2016–17 Melbourne City W-League season
N Pos Name Age Moving to Transfer window Transfer fee
1 GK Brianna Davey 21 Carlton ( AFL ) Pre-season Free
2 MF Monique Iannella 20 Texas Longhorns Pre-season Free
3 MF Alex Chidiac 17 Adelaide United Pre-season Free
4 DF Jennifer Beattie 25 Manchester City Pre-season Free
8 MF Kim Little 26 Seattle Reign FC Pre-season Free
11 FW Lisa De Vanna 31 Orlando Pride Pre-season Free
16 MF Beattie Goad 18 Stanford University Pre-season Free
18 FW Anisa Guajardo 25 Pre-season Free
20 GK Trudy Burke 25 Canberra United Pre-season Free
Players -- Transfers out
The 2016-17 Melbourne City FC W-League season was the club's second season in the W-League, the premier competition for women's football in Australia. The team is based at the City Football Academy at La Trobe University and plays home games at both AAMI Park and CB Smith Reserve. The club was again by coached by manager Joe Montemurro, though in January 2017 Montemurro was promoted to assistant manager of the senior men's team and his role as manager was replaced by playing captain Jess Fishlock, who acted as captain/coach for the remainder of the season. The club's fixtures for the season were released on 31 August 2016. Melbourne City finished fourth in the league, qualifying for the finals series. They defeated Perth Glory in the 2017 W-League Grand Final to claim their second consecutive W-League championship.