Melbourne City FC
Melbourne City | ||||
Basic data | ||||
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Surname | Melbourne City Football Club | |||
Seat | Melbourne , Australia | |||
founding | 2009 (as Melbourne Heart) |
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owner |
City Football Group (80%) Melbourne Storm (20%) |
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Board | Khaldoon Al Mubarak | |||
Website | melbournecityfc.com.au | |||
First soccer team | ||||
Head coach | Erick Mombaerts | |||
Venue | AAMI Park | |||
Places | 30,050 | |||
league | A-League | |||
2019/20 | 2nd place (season) finalist (playoffs) |
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The Melbourne City Football Club (formerly Melbourne Heart ), shortly Melbourne City FC , but usually only Melbourne City is a football club in the Australian city of Melbourne in the state of Victoria , which since the 2010/11 season in the A-League participates. The club's women's football division plays in the W-League .
history
When the A-League was introduced for the 2005/06 season , the eight selected teams, including Melbourne Victory , were granted exclusive rights in their respective cities for the following five years. In view of the large number of spectators for Melbourne Victory, which have by far the highest average attendance, voices came up early that considered a second A-League team for Melbourne possible.
In addition to the application of a consortium around the businessman Peter Sidwell, which was under the working title Melbourne Heart , the multimillionaire Colin DeLutis and the club South Melbourne FC applied for a second Melbourne A-League license for the 2010/11 season. After DeLutis withdrew his application a few months before the award decision, Sidwell's consortium was the clear favorite for the contract, as the Football Federation Australia preferred ethnically neutral teams, which reduced the chances of the Greek-influenced South Melbourne FC.
In September 2008, the Australian association finally announced that it was holding talks exclusively with the Sidwell consortium on the issue of a license; the license was granted in June 2009.
The Dutchman John van 't Schip was presented as coach in October 2009 , and the announcement of the first player commitments took place in late November 2009. In 2012, John Aloisi was signed as the new coach.
In January 2014, 80% of the club was taken over by City Football Group and 20% by Melbourne Storm . As a result, the club was renamed Melbourne City Football Club on June 5, 2014 and the logo was changed.
Shareholders
The main shareholder is 80% of the City Football Group around Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan . 20% minority shareholder is Melbourne Storm .
Squad for the 2019/20 season
Status: January 22, 2020
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see also: List of players from Melbourne City
Trainer
- John Aloisi (2012-2013)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ heraldsun.com.au: DeLutis wants soccer team (March 1, 2008)
- ↑ au.fourfourtwo.com: South Melbourne's A-League Bid (April 6, 2008)
- ↑ theage.com.au: Sidwell bid tipped to win second franchise (July 25, 2008)
- ↑ au.fourfourtwo.com: FFA: Second Melbourne Side For 2010 (26 Sep 2008)
- ↑ foxsports.com.au: Melbourne awarded license for second A-League team (June 13, 2009)
- ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/sport/a-league/aloisi-named-new-coach-of-melbourne-heart-20120508-1y9wp.html
- ↑ City Football Group Confirms Name Change To Melbourne City FC
- ↑ Manchester City Football Club to acquire Melbourne Heart FC in partnership with owners of Melbourne Storm