Arguably the fixture of the Australia Cup 2023 Round of 32 pits reigning A-League Men premiers Melbourne City against fellow Victorians Oakleigh Cannons in what promises to be a cracking contest.
It has been an offseason of upheaval for Rado Vidosic’s squad which has included the departure of several talented young players securing European moves.
Club: Melbourne City
State: Victoria
Home ground: AAMI Park
Founded: 2009
Australia Cup Final Rounds appearances (inc. 2023): Nine
Best result: Winners (2016)
Head Coach: Rado Vidosic
Australia Cup Record
- 2014 – Round of 32
- 2015 – Semi Finals
- 2016 – Winners
- 2017 – Quarter Finals
- 2018 – Quarter Finals
- 2019 – Runners Up
- 2020 – Competition not held
- 2021 – Quarter Finals
- 2022 – Round of 16
Winners of the competition in 2016, City will be out to make a statement against one of the stronger NPL sides going around, who incidentally reached the Semi Finals of the Cup last year.
Melbourne were eliminated in the Round of 16 by Wellington Phoenix in last year’s iteration of the Australia Cup.
Ins & Outs
Ins: Tolgay Arslan (Udinese), Alessandro Lopane (Western Sydney Wanderers), Patrick Beach (Central Coast Mariners), Zane Schreiber (Sydney FC), Steven Ugarkovic (Wellington Phoenix), Jamie Young (Western United), Terry Antonis (Western Sydney Wanderers), Samuel Souprayen (Botev Plovdiv), Marin Jakolis (Angers on loan), Aziz Behich (Dundee United)
Re-signed: Emin Durakovic, Arion Sulemani, Max Caputo
Outs: Jordan Bos (KVC Westerlo), Scott Jamieson (retired), Valon Berisha (loan ended), Raphael Borges Rodrigues (Macarthur FC), Matt Sutton (Western United), Kerrin Stokes, Aiden O’Neill (Standard Liege), Thomas Lam (PEC Zwolle), Richard van der Venne (St Gallen), Marco Tilio (Celtic), Floren Berenguer (Brisbane Roar)
Match Details:
Oakleigh Cannons v Melbourne City
Date: Sunday, 13 August
Time: 2:00pm AEST
Venue: Jack Edwards Reserve
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