2025–26 Melbourne City FC (women) season

Melbourne City (women)
2025–26 season
OwnerCity Football Group
ChairmanKhaldoon Al Mubarak
Head coachMichael Matricciani
Stadiumctrl:cyber Pitch
AAMI Park (doubleheaders)
A-League Women1st
AFC Women's Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Holly McNamara (12)
All: Holly McNamara (15)
Highest home attendance1,937
vs. Perth Glory
(28 December 2025)
A-League Women
Lowest home attendance211
vs. Central Coast Mariners
(8 November 2025)
A-League Women
Average home league attendance1,070
Biggest win7–0
vs. Stallion Laguna (N)
(16 November 2025)
AFC Women's Champions League
Biggest defeat1–3
vs. Newcastle Jets (H)
(16 January 2026)
A-League Women
All statistics correct as of 8 February 2026.

The 2025–26 season is Melbourne City Football Club's eleventh season in the A-League Women. They are also participating in the AFC Women's Champions League for the second time.

Players

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  AUS Dali Gorr-Burchmore
2 DF  ENG Ellie Wilson
3 DF  ENG Danielle Turner
5 DF  USA Taylor Otto
6 MF  AUS Leticia McKenna
7 MF  AUS Danella Butrus
8 MF  AUS Alexia Apostolakis
9 FW  AUS Holly McNamara
10 FW  AUS Izabella Rako
11 FW  NZL Deven Jackson
12 MF  AUS Shelby McMahon
13 DF  NZL Rebekah Stott (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  WAL Laura Hughes
15 FW  NGA Chinaza Uchendu
16 DF  AUS Karly Roestbakken
17 MF  AUS Kaya Jugovic
18 MF  AUS Leah Davidson
19 DF  AUS Keira Sarris
20 FW  AUS Caitlin Karic
21 FW  AUS Aideen Keane
22 FW  AUS Bryleeh Henry
23 GK  AUS Melissa Barbieri
24 GK  ESP Malena Mieres
25 GK  AUS Ayana Aoyagi

Transfers

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
3 DF Danielle Turner Aston Villa Free transfer 2 years 14 August 2025 [1]
21 FW Aideen Keane Canberra United Free transfer 1 year 25 August 2025 [2]
11 FW Deven Jackson Newcastle Jets Free transfer 1 year 28 August 2025 [3][4]
15 FW Chinaza Uchendu Nantes Free transfer 1 year 18 September 2025 [5]
2 DF Ellie Wilson Unattached Free transfer 1 year 19 September 2025 [6]
1 GK Dali Gorr-Burchmore South Melbourne Free transfer 1 year 25 September 2025 [7]
7 MF Danella Butrus Bulleen Lions Free transfer 1 year 25 September 2025 [7]
17 MF Kaya Jugovic Football Victoria Academy Free transfer 2 years 25 September 2025 [7]
19 DF Keira Sarris Football Victoria Academy Free transfer 1 year 25 September 2025 [7]
25 GK Ayana Aoyagi South Melbourne Free transfer 1 year 25 September 2025 [7]

From academy squad

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
10 FW Izabella Rako 16 two-year contract[7]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref.
10 MF Rhianna Pollicina Unattached End of contract 5 June 2025 [8]
1 GK Sophia Varley Unattached End of contract 17 June 2025 [9]
7 FW Kathryn Harvey Unattached End of contract 17 June 2025 [9]
17 FW Mariana Speckmaier Durham Undisclosed 13 August 2025 [10]
19 MF Lourdes Bosch Denver Summit Undisclosed 22 August 2025 [11]
15 MF Kiera Meyers Brisbane Roar End of contract 4 September 2025 [12][13]
11 MF Emilia Makris Unattached Mutual contract termination 5 September 2025 [12]
21 MF Isabella Accardo Unattached End of contract 5 September 2025 [12]
27 DF Tyla-Jay Vlajnic Unattached End of contract 5 September 2025 [12]

Contract extensions

No. Player Position Duration Date Ref.
5 Taylor Otto Centre-back 1 year 18 June 2025 [14]
24 Malena Mieres Goalkeeper 1 year 20 June 2025 [15]
13 Rebekah Stott Defender 2 years 27 June 2025 [16]
9 Holly McNamara Forward 1 year 30 June 2025 [17]
6 Leticia McKenna Midfielder 2 years 4 July 2025 [18]
18 Leah Davidson Midfielder 2 years 22 July 2025 [19]
20 Caitlin Karic Forward 1 year 5 September 2025 [20]
23 Melissa Barbieri Goalkeeper 1 year 12 September 2025 [21]

Pre-season and friendlies

11 October 2025 Melbourne Victory 4–1 Melbourne City Melbourne, Australia
  • Flannery 4', ?'
  • Lowe 43'
  • White 60'
 Report
Stadium: The Home of the Matildas
16 October 2025 Melbourne City 0–1 Adelaide United Melbourne, Australia
Report
  • Blieschke 50'
 Stadium: The Home of the Matildas
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Note: Played across two 40-minute halves

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Women 1 November 2025 5 April 2026 Matchday 1 18 10 4 4 32 18 +14 055.56
AFC Women's Champions League 13 November 2025 TBD Group stage 3 3 0 0 15 0 +15 100.00
Total 21 13 4 4 47 18 +29 061.90

Last updated: 18 March 2026
Source: Competitions

A-League Women

Main article: 2025–26 A-League Women

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne City (Q) 19 11 4 4 34 19 +15 37 Qualification for AFC Women's Champions League and Finals series
2 Wellington Phoenix[a] (Q) 17 9 4 4 35 14 +21 31 Qualification for Finals series
3 Canberra United 18 9 3 6 29 22 +7 30
4 Adelaide United 18 9 3 6 23 21 +2 30
5 Melbourne Victory 18 7 4 7 25 22 +3 25
Updated to match(es) played on 22 March 2026. Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) wins; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Women's Champions League as they are based in New Zealand, which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
18 10 4 4 32 18  +14 34 7 1 2 20 9  +11 3 3 2 12 9  +3

Last updated: 18 March 2026.
Source: A-Leagues

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAHBHHHAAHHHAHAAHAAHABA
ResultDWBDLWLDWWWWLWLWDWWB
Position5246647934211111111
Updated to match(es) played on 18 March 2026. Source: A-Leagues
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

The league fixtures were released on 11 September 2025.[22]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures   Postponed

1 November 2025 1 Sydney FC 2–2 Melbourne City Sydney
14:15 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 3,013
Referee: Molly Godsell
8 November 2025 2 Melbourne City 4–0 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
15:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: ctrl:cyber Pitch
Attendance: 211
Referee: Caitlin Williams
7 December 2025 6 Melbourne City 1–0 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
15:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: ctrl:cyber Pitch
Attendance: 619
Referee: Shab Roshan
13 December 2025 7 Canberra United 2–1 Melbourne City Canberra
17:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 978
Referee: Jock Quartermain
23 December 2025 10 Melbourne City 2–1 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
16:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 1,323
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
28 December 2025 9 Melbourne City 3–1 Perth Glory Melbourne
16:15 AEDT
Report
  • Trew 50'
 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 1,937
Referee: Bec Mackie
4 January 2026 11 Melbourne City 1–0 Sydney FC Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: ctrl:cyber Pitch
Attendance: 972
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
10 January 2026 12 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Melbourne City Porirua
16:00 NZDT
  • Woods 90'
 Report
Stadium: Porirua Park
Attendance: 1,301
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley
16 January 2026 13 Melbourne City 1–3 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
16:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 1,909
Referee: Page Malau-Aduli
20 January 2026 8 Brisbane Roar 1–1 Melbourne City Brisbane
19:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Spencer Park
Attendance: 688
Referee: Izzy Cooper
Note: The match was rescheduled due to Melbourne City's participation in the 2025–26 AFC Women's Champions League.[23]
24 January 2026 14 Perth Glory 0–2 Melbourne City Perth
17:00 AWST Report
Stadium: Sam Kerr Football Centre
Attendance: 856
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
31 January 2026 15 Adelaide United 2–1 Melbourne City Adelaide
16:00 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 654
Referee: Tom Brinkworth
Note: Due to forecasted heat, the match was postponed from its original date 30 January 2026.[24]
4 February 2026 5 Melbourne City 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
17:30 AEDT Report
Stadium: ctrl:cyber Pitch
Attendance: 520
Referee: Caitlin Williams
8 February 2026 16 Melbourne City 5–2 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
Report
  • Stephenson 8', 13'
 Stadium: ctrl:cyber Pitch
Attendance: 547
Referee: Isabella Mossin
15 February 2026 17 Melbourne Victory 0–0 Melbourne City Melbourne
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Home of the Matildas
Attendance: 1,566
Referee: Sophie Allum
20 February 2026 18 Central Coast Mariners 1–3 Melbourne City Gosford
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Polytec Stadium
Attendance: 1,003
Referee: Lara Lee
15 March 2026 19 Melbourne City 3–1 Canberra United Melbourne
14:00 AEDT
Report
  • Gordon 85'
 Stadium: ctrl:cyber Pitch
Attendance: 595
Referee: Isabella Mossin
18 March 2026 4 Melbourne City 0–0 Adelaide United Melbourne
16:30 AEDT Report Stadium: ctrl:cyber Pitch
Attendance: 651
Referee: Caitlin Williams
Note: Due to an outbreak of influenza A within the Adelaide United squad, the match was postponed from its original date 17 December 2025.[25][26]
22 March 2026 20 Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne City Sydney
16:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
5 April 2026 22 Newcastle Jets v Melbourne City Maitland
16:00 AEST Report Stadium: Maitland Regional Sportsground

AFC Women's Champions League

Main article: 2025–26 AFC Women's Champions League

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne City 3 3 0 0 15 0 +15 9 Advance to Knockout stage
2 Hồ Chí Minh City (H) 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6
3 Stallion Laguna 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3
4 Lion City Sailors 3 0 0 3 0 12 −12 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts


13 November 2025 (2025-11-13) 1 Melbourne City 5–0 Lion City Sailors Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
15:00 UTC+7
Report Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
Attendance: 512
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
16 November 2025 (2025-11-16) 2 Stallion Laguna 0–7 Melbourne City Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
15:00 UTC+7 Report
Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
Attendance: 323
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)
19 November 2025 (2025-11-19) 3 Hồ Chí Minh City 0–3 Melbourne City Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
19:00 UTC+7 Report
Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)

Knockout stage

29 March 2026 Quarter-final Melbourne City v Nasaf Melbourne
15:00 Stadium: The Home of The Matildas

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances are not included in the list.[27]

As of match played 18 March 2026
No. Pos Nat Player Total A-League Women A-League Women
Finals		 AFC Women's
Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF  ENG Ellie Wilson 8 0 0+8 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF  ENG Danielle Turner 21 0 18 0 0 0 3 0
5 DF  USA Taylor Otto 21 0 18 0 0 0 3 0
6 MF  AUS Leticia McKenna 21 4 16+2 2 0 0 3 2
7 MF  AUS Danella Butrus 17 2 6+8 0 0 0 1+2 2
8 DF  AUS Alexia Apostolakis 21 2 15+3 0 0 0 3 2
9 FW  AUS Holly McNamara 19 15 15+1 12 0 0 3 3
10 FW  AUS Izabella Rako 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
11 FW  NZL Deven Jackson 18 3 9+7 1 0 0 0+2 2
12 MF  AUS Shelby McMahon 16 4 11+2 3 0 0 2+1 1
13 DF  NZL Rebekah Stott 20 3 17 3 0 0 3 0
14 MF  WAL Laura Hughes 8 0 3+2 0 0 0 3 0
15 FW  NGA Chinaza Uchendu 18 3 8+8 3 0 0 0+2 0
16 DF  AUS Karly Roestbakken 15 0 8+6 0 0 0 0+1 0
17 MF  AUS Kaya Jugovic 4 0 0+2 0 0 0 0+2 0
18 MF  AUS Leah Davidson 15 1 10+2 0 0 0 3 1
19 DF  AUS Keira Sarris 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
20 FW  AUS Caitlin Karic 7 1 0+4 0 0 0 0+3 1
21 FW  AUS Aideen Keane 21 6 17+1 5 0 0 3 1
22 FW  AUS Bryleeh Henry 12 2 8+4 2 0 0 0 0
23 GK  AUS Melissa Barbieri 2 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
24 GK  ESP Malena Mieres 20 0 18 0 0 0 2 0

Disciplinary record

As of match played 18 March 2026
No. Pos Nat Player Total A-League Women A-League Women
Finals		 AFC Women's
Champions League
5 DF  USA Taylor Otto 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 DF  AUS Alexia Apostolakis 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 MF  AUS Shelby McMahon 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 FW  AUS Bryleeh Henry 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF  AUS Leticia McKenna 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15 MF  NGA Chinaza Uchendu 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 FW  AUS Aideen Keane 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF  NZL Deven Jackson 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF  AUS Leah Davidson 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Clean sheets

As of match played 18 March 2026

Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play.

Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Women A-League Women
Finals 		AFC Women's
Champions League 		Total
1 24 Malena Mieres 6 0 2 8
2 23 Melissa Barbieri 0 0 1(1) 2
Total 6 0 4 10

See also

References

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  2. ^ Kovacic, Jack (25 August 2025). "Australian U23 international joins Melbourne City". Melbourne City.
  3. ^ Logan, Tom (28 August 2025). "Deven Jackson departs the Newcastle Jets". Newcastle Jets.
  4. ^ Kovacic, Jack (28 August 2025). "Football Ferns attacker joins City". Melbourne City.
  5. ^ Kovacic, Jack (18 September 2025). "Nigerian international joins Melbourne City". Melbourne City.
  6. ^ Kovacic, Jack (19 September 2025). "English defender to pull on City blue after cross-town move". Melbourne City.
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  8. ^ Kovacic, Jack (5 June 2025). "Rhianna Pollicina departs Melbourne City". Melbourne City.
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  17. ^ Kovacic, Jack (30 June 2025). "Matildas star signs on for fifth season". Melbourne City.
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  19. ^ Kovacic, Jack (22 July 2025). "City and Matildas midfielder pens two-year extension". Melbourne City.
  20. ^ Kovacic, Jack (5 September 2025). "Karic extends for fifth season at City". Melbourne City.
  21. ^ Kovacic, Jack (12 September 2025). "RUNNING IT BACK: Barbieri extends remarkable professional career". Melbourne City.
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