| 2015–16 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | City Football Group | ||
| Chairman | Khaldoon Al Mubarak | ||
| Manager | John van 't Schip | ||
| Stadium | AAMI Park | ||
| A-League | 4th | ||
| A-League Finals | Semi-finals | ||
| FFA Cup | Semi-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Bruno Fornaroli (23) All: Bruno Fornaroli (28) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 25,738 vs. Melbourne Victory (13 February 2016) A-League | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 4,027 vs. Wellington Phoenix (27 November 2015) FFA Cup | ||
| Average home league attendance | 11,061 | ||
| Biggest win | 5–0 Heidelberg United (29 September 2015) FFA Cup | ||
| Biggest defeat | 0–3 Western Sydney Wanderers (13 November 2015) A-League 1–4 Adelaide United (13 November 2015) A-League Finals | ||
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The 2015–16 season was the sixth in the history of Melbourne City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the FFA Cup for the second time.
Players
Squad information
- As of 5 February 2016[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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From youth squad
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | FW | .svg.png.webp) | Wade Dekker | 21 | [2] | 
| 30 | FW | .svg.png.webp) | Hernan Espindola | 20 | [3] | 
Transfers in
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | DF | .svg.png.webp) | Ivan Franjic | 27 | Free agent | Transfer | Pre-season | 2018 | Free | [4] | 
| 28 | FW | .svg.png.webp) | Steve Kuzmanovski | 18 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Transfer | Pre-season | 2017 | Free | [5] | 
| 7 | FW | .svg.png.webp) | Corey Gameiro | 22 | Sydney FC | Transfer | Pre-season | 2017 | Free | [6] | 
| 3 | MF | .svg.png.webp) | Aaron Hughes | 35 | Free agent | Transfer | Pre-season | 2016 | Free | [7] | 
| 11 | DF | .svg.png.webp) | Michael Zullo | 26 | Utrecht  | Transfer | Pre-season | 2016 | Free | [8] | 
| 23 | FW |  | Bruno Fornaroli | 27 | Danubio  | Transfer | Pre-season | 2017 | Free | [9] | 
| 1 | GK |  | Thomas Sørensen | 39 | Free agent | Transfer | Pre-season | 2017 | Free | [10] | 
| 16 | MF | .svg.png.webp) | Jason Trifiro | 27 | Free agent | Transfer | Pre-season | 2016 | Free | [11] | 
| 27 | DF | .svg.png.webp) | Callum Richardson | 19 | Burnley  | Transfer | Pre-season | 2016 | Free | [3] | 
| 20 | GK | .svg.png.webp) | Dean Bouzanis | 20 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Transfer | Mid-season | 2016 | Free | [12] | 
| 29 | MF | .svg.png.webp) | Anthony Cáceres | 23 | Manchester City  | Loan | Mid-season | 2016 | Free | [13] | 
| 33 | MF | .svg.png.webp) | Osama Malik | 25 | Adelaide United | Transfer | Mid-season | 2018 | Free | [14] | 
| 27 | MF | .svg.png.webp) | Nick Fitzgerald | 23 | Free agent | Transfer | Mid-season | 2016 | Free | [14] | 
| 2 | DF | .svg.png.webp) | Alex Wilkinson | 31 | Free agent | Transfer | Mid-season | 2016 | Free | [15] | 
Transfers out
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | DF |  | Rob Wielaert | 36 | End of contract | Pre-season | Free | [16] | |
| 7 | MF | .svg.png.webp) | Iain Ramsay | 27 | End of contract | Pre-season | Free | [16] | |
| 11 | MF |  | Damien Duff | 36 | End of contract | Pre-season | Free | [16] | |
| 23 | FW | .svg.png.webp) | Mate Dugandzic | 25 | End of contract | Pre-season | Free | [16] | |
| 27 | DF |  | Kew Jaliens | 36 | End of contract | Pre-season | Free | [16] | |
| 27 | DF | .svg.png.webp) | Ross Archibald | 20 | Fortuna Düsseldorf II  | End of contract | Pre-season | Free | [17] | 
| 1 | GK | .svg.png.webp) | Andrew Redmayne | 26 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Transfer | Pre-season | Free | [18][19] | 
| 16 | FW | .svg.png.webp) | Joshua Kennedy | 32 | Retired | Pre-season | [20] | ||
| 8 | MF | .svg.png.webp) | Massimo Murdocca | 30 | Avondale FC | End of contract | Pre-season | Free | [21] | 
| 17 | DF | .svg.png.webp) | Jason Hoffman | 26 | Newcastle Jets | Transfer | Pre-season | Free | [22] | 
| 13 | MF |  | Jonatan Germano | 27 | End of Contract | Pre-season | Free | [23] | |
| 20 | GK | .svg.png.webp) | Tando Velaphi | 28 | Released | Mid-season | Free | [12] | |
| 15 | FW | .svg.png.webp) | David Williams | 27 | Released | Mid-season | Free | [24] | |
| 10 | MF |  | Robert Koren | 35 | Released | Mid-season | Free | [25] | |
| 21 | MF | .svg.png.webp) | Stefan Mauk | 20 | Adelaide United | Transfer | Mid-season | Free | [14] | 
| 27 | DF | .svg.png.webp) | Callum Richardson | 20 | End of contract | Mid-season | Free | ||
| 6 | MF | .svg.png.webp) | Erik Paartalu | 29 | Released | Mid-season | Free | [26] | |
| 30 | FW | .svg.png.webp) | Hernan Espindola | 21 | Hume City | Transfer | Mid-season | Free | [27] | 
| 36 | DF | .svg.png.webp) | Matt Millar | 19 | South Melbourne | Transfer | Mid-season | Free | [28] | 
Technical staff
| Position | Name | 
|---|---|
| Head coach |  John van 't Schip | 
| Senior Assistant Coach | .svg.png.webp) Luciano Trani | 
| Assistant coaches |  Joey Didulica | 
|  Ivan Jolic | |
| Goalkeeping coach | .svg.png.webp) Clint Bolton | 
| Physiotherapist | .svg.png.webp) Belinda Pacella | 
| Youth Team Coach | .svg.png.webp) Joe Palatsides | 
Statistics
Squad statistics
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Total | A-League | A-League Finals series | FFA Cup | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals |  |  |  | Apps | Goals |  |  |  | Apps | Goals |  |  |  | Apps | Goals |  |  |  | ||||
| 1 | GK |  | Thomas Sørensen | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27+0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2 | DF | .svg.png.webp) | Alex Wilkinson | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 3 | DF | .svg.png.webp) | Aaron Hughes | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 4 | DF | .svg.png.webp) | Connor Chapman | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12+0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 5 | DF | .svg.png.webp) | Ivan Franjic | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 7 | FW | .svg.png.webp) | Corey Gameiro | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 8 | MF | .svg.png.webp) | Aaron Mooy | 30 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23+1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 9 | FW |  | Harry Novillo | 23 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20+1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 11 | DF | .svg.png.webp) | Michael Zullo | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11+4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 14 | FW | .svg.png.webp) | James Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 16 | MF | .svg.png.webp) | Jason Trifiro | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 17 | FW | .svg.png.webp) | Wade Dekker | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 18 | MF | .svg.png.webp) | Paulo Retre | 27 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14+8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 19 | MF | .svg.png.webp) | Ben Garuccio | 22 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14+5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 19 | DF |  | Philip Petreski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 20 | GK | .svg.png.webp) | Dean Bouzanis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 22 | DF | .svg.png.webp) | Jack Clisby | 24 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12+6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 23 | FW |  | Bruno Fornaroli | 32 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27+0 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 24 | DF | .svg.png.webp) | Patrick Kisnorbo | 30 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24+0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 25 | MF | .svg.png.webp) | Jacob Melling | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 26 | FW | .svg.png.webp) | Marc Marino | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 27 | FW | .svg.png.webp) | Nick Fitzgerald | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 28 | FW | .svg.png.webp) | Steve Kuzmanovski | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 29 | MF | .svg.png.webp) | Anthony Cáceres | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7+2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 33 | DF | .svg.png.webp) | Osama Malik | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 34 | FW | .svg.png.webp) | Stefan Zinni | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 39 | MF | .svg.png.webp) | Ali Eyigun | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 50 | GK | .svg.png.webp) | Alex Pavlidis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Players no longer at the club: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | .svg.png.webp) | Erik Paartalu | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14+0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 10 | MF |  | Robert Koren | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 13 | MF |  | Jonatan Germano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 15 | FW | .svg.png.webp) | David Williams | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 20 | GK | .svg.png.webp) | Tando Velaphi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 21 | MF | .svg.png.webp) | Stefan Mauk | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9+3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 27 | DF | .svg.png.webp) | Callum Richardson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 30 | FW | .svg.png.webp) | Hernan Espindola | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 36 | DF | .svg.png.webp) | Matt Millar | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
- Last updated: 22 April 2016
- Source: au.soccerway.com
 = Number of bookings; = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card. = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Pre-season and friendlies
| 18 July 2015 Friendly | Melbourne City .svg.png.webp)  | 0–1 |  Manchester City | Robina, Australia | 
| 8:20 GMT+1 | Report | Nasri  86' | Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Referee: Strebre Delovski | 
| 28 July 2015 Friendly | Melbourne City .svg.png.webp)  | 5–1 | .svg.png.webp) Young Socceroos | Melbourne, Australia | 
| Goalscorers not recorded | Report | Goalscorers not recorded | Stadium: City Football Academy Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) | 
| 16 August 2015 Friendly | Melbourne City .svg.png.webp)  | 1–1 | .svg.png.webp) Newcastle Jets | Melbourne, Australia | 
| Goalscorers not recorded | Goalscorers not recorded | Stadium: City Football Academy Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) | 
| 22 August 2015 Friendly | Adelaide United .svg.png.webp)  | 4–3 | .svg.png.webp) Melbourne City | Darwin, Australia | 
| 19:00 (ACST) | Sánchez  18' Dugandzic  52' Jeggo  80' Goodwin  86' | Report | Espindola  16' Germano  29' Mauk  37' | Stadium: Larrakia Park Attendance: 1,600 | 
| 4 September 2015 Friendly | Melbourne City .svg.png.webp)  | 5–0 | .svg.png.webp) North Geelong Warriors | Port Melbourne, Australia | 
| 19:30 (AEST) | Marino  15' Chapman  50' Cristaldo  77' Dekker  79' Mauk  80' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: JL Murphy Reserve | 
| 9 September 2015 Friendly | Oakleigh Cannons .svg.png.webp)  | 0–8 | .svg.png.webp) Melbourne City | Oakleigh, Australia | 
| 19:30 (AEST) | Report | Paartalu  4' Koren  7', 42' Mauk  33' Dekker  65', 78' Cristaldo  71' Espindola  84' | Stadium: Jack Edwards Reserve Attendance: 1,907 | 
| 16 September 2015 Friendly | Melbourne City .svg.png.webp)  | 1–3 | .svg.png.webp) Adelaide United | Melbourne, Australia | 
| 13:00 (AEST) | Dekker  90' | Report | Jeggo  16' Carrusca  21' Cirio  58' | Stadium: City Football Academy Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) | 
| 15 October 2015 Friendly | Hume City .svg.png.webp)  | 2–0 | .svg.png.webp) Melbourne City | Melbourne, Australia | 
| Clark  4' Msahli  11' | Report | Stadium: ABD Stadium | 
Competitions
Overall
| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-League | — | 4th | 10 October 2015 | 8 April 2016 | 
| A-League Finals | Elimination-finals | Semi-finals | 17 April 2016 | 22 April 2016 | 
| FFA Cup | Round of 32 | Semi-finals | 4 August 2015 | 21 October 2015 | 
A-League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide United (C) | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 49 | Qualification for 2017 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series | 
| 2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 48 | |
| 3 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 48 | Qualification for 2017 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series | 
| 4 | Melbourne City | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 63 | 44 | +19 | 44 | Qualification for Finals series | 
| 5 | Perth Glory | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 43 | |
| 6 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 41 | |
| 7 | Sydney FC | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 34 | |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 30 | |
| 9 | Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 1] | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 25 | |
| 10 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 33 | 70 | −37 | 13 | 
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
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 | 
| 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 63 | 44 | +19 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 
Last updated: 8 April 2016.
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 8 April 2016. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Source: Melbourne City FC 2015–16 season fixtures
| 10 October 2015 1 | Sydney FC | 1–1 | Melbourne City | Sydney | 
| 19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Hološko  45+3' | Report | Dekker  16' | Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 17,051 Referee: Ben Williams | 
| 17 October 2015 2 | Melbourne Victory | 3–2 | Melbourne City | Melbourne | 
| 19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Ben Khalfallah  23' Barbarouses  57' Berisha  90' | Report | Fornaroli  69' Mauk  71' | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 40,217 Referee: Jarred Gillett | 
| 25 October 2015 3 | Melbourne City | 3–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne | 
| 17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Kisnorbo  11' Fornaroli  53', 72' | Report | Fitzgerald  13' | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 8,408 Referee: Chris Beath | 
| 30 October 2015 4 | Melbourne City | 2–3 | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne | 
| 19:40 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Mooy  12' Mauk  22' | Report | Kantarovski  58' Trifunović  74' (pen.), 79' | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 7,209 Referee: Jarred Gillett | 
| 5 November 2015 5 | Adelaide United | 2–4 | Melbourne City | Adelaide | 
| 19:30 ACDT (UTC+10:30) | Cirio  66' Sánchez  85' (pen.) | Report | Paartalu  8' Mooy  35' Fornaroli  56', 71' | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 8,632 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones | 
| 13 November 2015 6 | Melbourne City | 0–3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne | 
| 19:40 AEST (UTC+11:00) | Report | Nichols  47' Piovaccari  61' Bridge  84' | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 7,910 Referee: Peter Green | 
| 20 November 2015 7 | Brisbane Roar | 1–1 | Melbourne City | Brisbane | 
| 20:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Henrique  70' | Report | Novillo  47' | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 10,812 Referee: Chris Beath | 
| 27 November 2015 8 | Melbourne City | 5–1 | Perth Glory | Melbourne | 
| 19:40 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Paartalu  6' Chapman  19' Fornaroli  35' Novillo  53' Mooy  82' (pen.) | Report | Sidnei  45+2' A. Williams  75'  82' | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,953 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones | 
| 3 December 2015 9 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–5 | Melbourne City | Gosford | 
| 17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Austin  86' | Report | Novillo  26', 57' Fornaroli  45' Mauk  75' Mooy  90+5' | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 4,514 Referee: Strebre Delovski | 
| 13 December 2015 10 | Newcastle Jets | 0–4 | Melbourne City | Newcastle | 
| 17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Report | Mooy  43', 59' Fornaroli  56', 62' | Stadium: Hunter Stadium Attendance: 10,087 Referee: Chris Beath | 
| 19 December 2015 11 | Melbourne City | 2–1 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne | 
| 19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Mauk  20' Retre  30' | Report | Berisha  45' | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 23,572 Referee: Ben Williams | 
| 27 December 2015 12 | Brisbane Roar | 3–1 | Melbourne City | Brisbane | 
| 19:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Kisnorbo  31' (o.g.) Borrello  40' Henrique  90+4' | Report | Fornaroli  49' | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 16,435 Referee: Jarred Gillett | 
| 2 January 2016 13 | Melbourne City | 2–2 | Sydney FC | Melbourne | 
| 19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Hughes  37' Fornaroli  60' | Report | Ninković  53', 78' | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 10,140 Referee: Strebre Delovski | 
| 9 January 2016 14 | Melbourne City | 3–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne | 
| 19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Novillo  7', 85' Fornaroli  24' | Report | Nichols  29' Hughes  60' (o.g.) | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 9,776 Referee: Jarred Gillett | 
| 16 January 2016 15 | Perth Glory | 2–2 | Melbourne City | Perth | 
| 19:40 AWST (UTC+08:00) | Castro  45+2' Harold  60' Collard  30'  63' | Report | Paartalu  31' Mooy  47' | Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 7,021 Referee: Ben Williams | 
| 25 January 2016 16 | Melbourne City | 3–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne | 
| 19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Fornaroli  12' Novillo  31', 49' | Report | Bonevacia  66' | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 10,825 Referee: Peter Green | 
| 29 January 2016 17 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 4–3 | Melbourne City | Sydney | 
| 19:40 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Nichols  32' Bridge  60', 66' Šantalab  89' | Report | Novillo  76' Fornaroli  78' Cáceres  65'  85' Paartalu  90+3' | Stadium: Pirtek Stadium Attendance: 14,820 Referee: Shaun Evans | 
| 7 February 2016 18 | Newcastle Jets | 2–1 | Melbourne City | Newcastle | 
| 17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Trifunović  47' (pen.), 72' | Report | Melling  63' Fornaroli  80' | Stadium: Hunter Stadium Attendance: 7,266 Referee: Adam Fielding | 
| 13 February 2016 19 | Melbourne City | 2–2 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne | 
| 19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Fornaroli  22', 31' Cáceres  12'  79' | Report | Khalfallah  28' Finkler  47' | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 25,738 Referee: Chris Beath | 
| 21 February 2016 20 | Melbourne City | 4–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne | 
| 17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Kisnorbo  48' Mooy  66' (pen.), 90+10' Garuccio  69' | Report | Austin  34' Ferreira  55'  85' | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 7,535 Referee: Stephen Lucas | 
| 26 February 2016 21 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–1 | Melbourne City | Wellington | 
| 19:30 NZDT (UTC+13:00) | Fenton  12' Ridenton  15' | Report | Mooy  19' | Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 6,591 Referee: Matthew Conger | 
| 5 March 2016 22 | Melbourne City | 3–0 | Sydney FC | Melbourne | 
| 19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Fornaroli  41', 71', 82' | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 8,584 Referee: Jarred Gillett | 
| 11 March 2016 23 | Adelaide United | 0–1 | Melbourne City | Adelaide | 
| 19:10 ACDT (UTC+10:30) | Report | Fitzgerald  71' | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 14,274 Referee: Chris Beath | 
| 18 March 2016 24 | Melbourne City | 3–1 | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne | 
| 19:40 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Mooy  54' (pen.) Cáceres  81' Fitzgerald  84' | Report | Petratos  22' Hingert  45+1'  53' | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 7,658 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones | 
| 28 March 2016 25 | Melbourne City | 3–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne | 
| 19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Novillo  43' Fornaroli  66', 80' | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 9,895 Referee: Chris Beath | 
| 3 April 2016 26 | Perth Glory | 3–2 | Melbourne City | Perth | 
| 17:00 AWST (UTC+08:00) | Keogh  55' Sándor  67' Castro  71' | Report | Fornaroli  73' Marino  90+2' | Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 14,504 Referee: Shaun Evans | 
| 8 April 2016 27 | Melbourne City | 0–2 | Adelaide United | Melbourne | 
| 19:40 AEST (UTC+10:00) | Report | Isaías  4' Djite  45+2' (pen.) | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 11,454 Referee: Strebre Delovski | 
Finals series
| 17 April 2016 Elimination-finals | Melbourne City | 2–0 | Perth Glory | Melbourne | 
| 17:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) | Fornaroli  40', 76' | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 11,273 Referee: Chris Beath | 
| 22 April 2016 Semi-finals | Adelaide United | 4–1 | Melbourne City | Adelaide | 
| 19:15 ACST (UTC+9:30) | Djite  48', 60' (pen.) McGowan  88' Sánchez  90+4' | Report | Fitzgerald  72' | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 15,489 Referee: Strebre Delovski | 
FFA Cup
| 4 August 2015 Round of 32 | Edgeworth Eagles   | 1–2 | .svg.png.webp) Melbourne City | Newcastle | 
| 19:30 AEST | Hammel  26' (pen.) | Report | Mooy  35', 90+3' | Stadium: Magic Park Attendance: 2,430[29] Referee: Kris Griffiths Jones | 
| 26 August 2015 Round of 16 | Melbourne City .svg.png.webp)  | 5–1 |  Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne | 
| 19:30 AEST | Mooy  18' (pen.) Novillo  21' Fornaroli  32' (pen.) Koren  40' Dekker  49' | Report | Krishna  34' | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,027[30] Referee: Lucien Laverdure | 
| 29 September 2015 Quarter-finals | Heidelberg United .svg.png.webp)  | 0–5 | .svg.png.webp) Melbourne City | Melbourne | 
| 20:00 AEST | Report | Fornaroli  2', 90+2' Mooy  65', 69', 84' | Stadium: Olympic Village Attendance: 11,372 Referee: Strebre Delovski | 
| 21 October 2015 Semi-finals | Perth Glory   | 3–1 | .svg.png.webp) Melbourne City | Perth | 
| 18:30 AWST | Sándor  24' Garuccio  45+3' (o.g.) Harold  72' | Report | Millar  43' | Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 4,165 Referee: Shaun Evans | 
References
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- ↑ "Melbourne City sign Socceroos defender Michael Zullo". Football Federation Australia. 14 July 2015.
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- ↑ Jordan Lim (25 May 2015). "Avondale sign former A-League players Murdocca and Stella". CornerFlag.com.au.
- ↑ "Confirmed: Jason Hoffman re-joins Jets". Newcastle Jets. 16 July 2015.
- ↑ "Thomas Sørensen completes A-League move with Melbourne City". The Guardian. 31 August 2015.
- ↑ "Williams to Pursue Overseas Opportunity". Melbourne City FC. 19 January 2016. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ↑ "Melbourne City FC Release Robert Koren". Melbourne City FC. 21 January 2016. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
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- ↑ "SOUTH SIGN MILLAR AND M'BAKA ON DEADLINE DAY". South Melbourne. 17 February 2016.
- ↑ Attendance (FFA Cup Round of 32)
- ↑ Attendance (FFA Cup Round of 16)
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