2019–20 Melbourne City FC season
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The 2019–20 season was the tenth in the history of Melbourne City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, Melbourne City competed in the Australia Cup for the sixth time.
2019–20 season | ||||
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Chairman | Khaldoon Al Mubarak | |||
Manager | Erick Mombaerts | |||
Stadium | AAMI Park | |||
A-League | 2nd | |||
A-League Finals | Runners-up | |||
FFA Cup | Runners-up | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Jamie Maclaren (23) All: Jamie Maclaren (29) | |||
Highest home attendance | 17,083 vs. Melbourne Victory (21 December 2019) A-League | |||
Lowest home attendance | 2,292 vs. Western Sydney Wanderers (14 March 2020) A-League | |||
Average home league attendance | 8,310 | |||
Biggest win | 5–1 vs. Brisbane Strikers (A) (1 October 2019) FFA Cup 4–0 vs. Newcastle Jets (A) (15 December 2019) A-League | |||
Biggest defeat | 0–4 vs. Adelaide United (A) (23 October 2019) FFA Cup | |||
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The club appointed Erick Mombaerts to the vacant managerial role at the start of the season. On 24 March 2020, the FFA announced that the 2019–20 A-League season would be postponed until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and New Zealand,[1] and subsequently extended indefinitely. The season resumed on 17 July 2020.[2]
In the 2019–20 season, Melbourne City qualified for though lost both the FFA Cup Final and A-League Grand Final, the latter being the first time it had qualified for a Grand Final. It finished the season in its highest ever place of second position, and in doing so qualified for a maiden AFC Champions League spot in 2021.