Melbourne City FC – The Club

Founded in 2009 as Melbourne Heart, the club competed under that name from its inaugural 2010–11 A-League season until the end of the 2013–14 season. It was rebranded as Melbourne City following its acquisition by the City Football Group (CFG) and Holding M.S. Australia in January 2014.The club operates out of the City Football Academy, located at the Casey Fields sports precinct in Cranbourne East, a south-eastern suburb of Melbourne. Melbourne City’s home matches are played at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, known as AAMI Park for sponsorship reasons, a 30,050-seat multi-purpose venue situated in the city centre.