2016–17 Melbourne City FC season
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For the W-League team's 2016–17 season, see 2016–17 Melbourne City W-League season.
The 2016–17 season was the seventh in the history of Melbourne City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, the club competed in the FFA Cup for the third time.
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2016–17 season | |||
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Owner | City Football Group | ||
Chairman | Khaldoon Al Mubarak | ||
Manager | John van 't Schip (to 3 January 2017) Michael Valkanis (from 3 January 2017) | ||
Stadium | AAMI Park | ||
A-League | 4th | ||
A-League Finals | Elimination-finals | ||
FFA Cup | Winners | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Bruno Fornaroli (17) All: Bruno Fornaroli (20) | ||
Highest home attendance | 24,706 vs. Melbourne Victory (17 December 2016) A-League | ||
Lowest home attendance | 7,745 vs. Newcastle Jets (10 November 2016) A-League | ||
Average home league attendance | 10,499 | ||
Biggest win | 5–1 vs. Wellington Phoenix (18 February 2017) A-League 4–0 vs. Newcastle Jets (18 March 2017) A-League | ||
Biggest defeat | 0–3 vs. Sydney FC (1 April 2017) A-League | ||
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The club won the FFA Cup, its first ever silverware as a senior men's team. On 3 January 2017, manager John van 't Schip resigned from his position to return to the Netherlands and help care for his terminally-ill father.[1] Michael Valkanis was subsequently appointed manager for the remainder of the season.[2]