Melbourne City begins their campaign for a second Australia Cup trophy with a trip to Western Australia in the only all A-League Men match up of the Round of 32 against Perth Glory.
Club: Melbourne City FC
Region: Victoria
Home ground: AAMI Park
Founded: 2009
Final Rounds appearances (inc. 2024): 10
Best result: Winners (2016)
Head Coach: Aurelio Vidmar
A-League Men 2023/24:
Position: 6th
Wins: 11
Draws: 6
Losses: 10
Points: 39
Goal difference: 12
Top goalscorer: Tolgay Arslan (13)
Melbourne City suffered a frustrating 2023/24 A-League Men’s campaign, ending a run of three straight Premierships with a sixth-placed finish.
Aurelio Vidmar will be facing a difficult rebuild for the upcoming campaign, with Tolgay Arslan, Jamie Maclaren, Curtis Good and Nuno Reis some of the most notable names to have departed in the offseason, and he will be looking for a positive start to the season in the Australia Cup.
With Melbourne City only once previously failing to progress past the Round of 32, the pressure will be on when facing a youthful, rejuvenated Perth Glory side that defeated Brisbane Roar 4-2 in the Australia Playoffs.
Australia Cup Record:
2014: Round of 32
2015: Semi-finals
2016: Winners
2017: Quarter-finals
2018: Quarter-finals
2019: Runners-up
2021: Quarter-finals
2022: Round of 16
2023: Semi-finals
Match Details:
Perth Glory vs Melbourne City
Date: Saturday 3 August
Time: 7:30pm AEST
Venue: Sam Kerr Football Centre
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