Melbourne City Football Club is an Australian amateur soccer club based in the Melbourne suburb of South Kingsville. , the club competes in the Victorian State League Division 4 West (VSL 4 West), the seventh tier of soccer in Victoria.
History
Melbourne City was founded in 1990 as Melbourne City Soccer Club after the Argentine community took over Footscray JUST, which had been established by Yugoslav migrants in 1950.
Footscray JUST (known as "Melbourne City JUST" in its final season) had finished in a relegation position at the end of the 1990 Victorian State League season. The newly-formed club did not initially perform any better, with relegation from the newly-formed State League Division 1 at the end of the 1991 season and from Division 2 after a last-placed finish in 1992. Melbourne City avoided further relegation following a tenth-placed Division 3 finish in 1993.
During the 2003 Provisional League Division 1 North-West season, Melbourne City was fined $16,500 and deducted 30 points for fielding a player under the false name of "Leonardo Cagliolo". As a result, the club finished last and was relegated.
In early 2005, the club changed its name to "Melbourne City Football Club". The club won its first premiership in 2015.
Legal dispute In January 2014, A-League club Melbourne Heart was acquired by the City Football Group (CFG) and Holding M.S. Australia, leading to media speculation about a potential rebrand of the club. On 5 June 2014, Heart's new name was officially unveiled as "Melbourne City FC".
Following the rebranding, both the A-League club and the State League club sought to trademark "Melbourne City Football Club". In a decision of the Australian Trade Marks Office in 2017 (Melbourne City Football Club Inc v MHFC Holdings Pty Ltd), the A-League club's applied trademark was refused registration.
In 2025, the A-League club partnered with the State League club as part of the "Macca's City Clubs" program for junior soccer teams.
Honours Club Victorian State League 4 West Premiership Premiers (1): 2015
Seasons SeasonLeague FinalsDockerty CupTop goalscorerRefDivisionPWDLFAPtsPosNameGoals 1991 VSL 1 28 7 7 14 33 47 21 — — 1992 VSL 2 30 3 10 17 19 57 16 — — 1993 VSL 3 28 8 9 11 46 46 25 — — 1994 VSL 3 26 7 8 11 25 35 22 — — 1995 VSL 3 26 15 3 8 39 29 48 — — 1996 VSL 3 26 8 7 11 38 43 31 — — 1997 VSL 3 26 16 4 6 60 43 52 — — 1998 VSL 2 26 16 6 4 55 25 54 — — 1999 VSL 1 26 9 3 14 38 48 30 — — 2000 VSL 2 NW 22 4 5 13 31 61 17 — — 2001 VSL 2 NW 22 1 0 21 7 132 3 — — 2002 VSL 3 NW 22 2 6 14 26 56 12 — — 2003 PL 1 NW 22 11 3 8 41 32 6 — — 2004 PL 2 NW 22 8 5 9 32 36 29 — — 2005 PL 2 NW 22 15 2 5 52 32 47 — — 2006 PL 1 NW 22 7 1 14 34 45 22 — — 2007 PL 1 NW 22 7 6 9 28 28 27 — — 2008 PL 1 NW 22 7 5 10 31 34 26 — — 2009 PL 1 NW 22 6 5 11 24 45 23 — — 2010 PL 1 NW 22 3 6 13 16 49 15 — — 2011 PL 2 NW 22 4 4 14 32 70 16 — — 2012 PL 3 NW 22 5 9 8 36 48 24 — — 2013 VSL 5 West 22 11 3 8 54 43 36 — — 2014 VSL 4 West 22 13 4 5 46 31 43 — — 2015 VSL 4 West 22 13 5 4 53 30 — — 2016 VSL 3 NW 22 8 3 11 38 57 27 — — 2017 VSL 3 NW 22 0 1 21 10 145 1 — — 2018 VSL 4 West 20 4 2 14 24 77 14 — — 2019 VSL 4 West 22 5 2 15 29 52 17 — — 2020 VSL 4 West No season due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 VSL 4 West 14 3 6 5 24 27 15 — — 2022 VSL 4 West 22 7 4 11 33 59 25 — — 2023 VSL 4 West 22 10 4 8 41 32 34 — — 2024 VSL 4 West 22 10 4 8 41 46 34 — Round 1 2025 VSL 4 West 22 6 4 12 27 51 22 8th — 2026VSL 5 NW
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References
External links Official website