 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.