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Melbourne Victory
2022–23 season
ChairmanAnthony Di Pietro
ManagerTony Popovic
StadiumAAMI Park
Australia CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Nicholas D'Agostino, Chris Ikonomidis (2)
All: Jake Brimmer, Nicholas D'Agostino, Chris Ikonomidis (2)

The 2022–23 season will be the 18th in the history of Melbourne Victory Football Club. This will be Melbourne Victory's 18th season in the A-League. In addition to the domestic league, Melbourne Victory will also participate in the Australia Cup.

Players

First team squad

As of 31 October 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Matt Acton
2 DF Australia AUS Jason Geria
3 DF Spain ESP Cadete
4 MF Spain ESP Rai Marchán
5 DF Australia AUS Matthew Spiranovic
6 MF Australia AUS Leigh Broxham
7 MF Australia AUS Chris Ikonomidis
8 MF Australia AUS Joshua Brillante (captain)
9 FW Australia AUS Tomi Juric
10 FW Australia AUS Bruno Fornaroli (injury replacement)
11 FW Australia AUS Ben Folami
14 MF Australia AUS Jay Barnett
15 DF Australia AUS George Timotheou
16 DF Australia AUS Stefan Nigro
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Portugal POR Nani
18 FW Australia AUS Nicholas D'Agostino
19 MF Australia AUS Luka Prso
20 GK Australia AUS Paul Izzo
21 DF Portugal POR Roderick (vice-captain)
22 MF Australia AUS Jake Brimmer
23 MF Australia AUS Nathan Konstandopoulos
24 FW Australia AUS Nishan Velupillay (scholarship)
25 DF Australia AUS Noah Smith
26 FW Australia AUS Lleyton Brooks (scholarship)
28 MF Australia AUS William Wilson
29 MF Australia AUS Eli Adams (scholarship)
30 GK Australia AUS Ahmad Taleb (scholarship)
31 DF North Macedonia MKD Matthew Bozinovski (scholarship)

Transfers

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
31 DF North Macedonia Matthew Bozinovski Wellington Phoenix End of loan (1 year) 10 June 2022 [1]
25 DF Noah Smith Unattached Free transfer 1 year 10 June 2022 [1]
15 DF George Timotheou Unattached Free transfer 1 year 10 June 2022 [1]
9 FW Tomi Juric Unattached Free transfer 1 year 27 June 2022 [2]
29 FW Eli Adams Brisbane Roar Youth Free transfer 1 year (scholarship) 28 June 2022 [3]
30 GK Ahmad Taleb Melbourne City Free transfer 2 years (scholarship) 28 June 2022 [3]
20 GK Paul Izzo Unattached Free transfer 3 years 8 July 2022 [4]
17 MF Portugal Nani Italy Venezia Free transfer 2 years 12 July 2022 [5]
3 MF Spain Cadete Unattached Free transfer 1 year 22 July 2022 [6]
23 MF Nathan Konstandopoulos Adelaide United Free transfer 1 year 14 September 2022 [7]
10 FW Bruno Fornaroli Unattached Injury replacement 2 months 31 October 2022 [8]

From youth squad

No. Position Player Age Notes Ref
28 MF William Wilson 20 1-year senior contract [9]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
15 DF Aaron Anderson Unattached End of contract 25 May 2022 [10]
25 FW Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio Unattached End of contract 25 May 2022 [10]
10 FW Robbie Kruse Unattached End of contract 8 June 2022 [11]
3 DF Jason Davidson Belgium Eupen End of contract 22 June 2022 [12]
17 DF Brendan Hamill India ATK Mohun Bagan Undisclosed 22 June 2022 [13][14]
9 FW Italy Francesco Margiotta Unattached End of contract 23 June 2022 [14]
20 GK Croatia Ivan Kelava Unattached End of contract 8 July 2022 [15]
23 FW New Zealand Marco Rojas Chile Colo-Colo End of contract 11 July 2022 [16][17]
13 MF Birkan Kirdar Unattached Mutual contract termination 14 September 2022 [7]
27 DF Zaydan Bello Unattached Mutual contract termination 14 September 2022 [7]

Contract extensions

No. Player Position Duration Date Notes
4 Spain Rai Marchán Defensive midfielder 2 years 7 June 2022 [18]
6 Leigh Broxham Defensive midfielder 1 year 9 June 2022 [19]
5 Matthew Spiranovic Centre-back 1 year 22 June 2022 [20]
2 Jason Geria Right-back 2 years 24 June 2022 [21]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Cancelled or postponed

15 July 2022 (2022-07-15) Melbourne Victory Australia 1–4 England Manchester United Melbourne, Australia
Report
Stadium: Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 74,157
10 August 2022 Dandenong Thunder Australia 0–2 Australia Melbourne Victory Melbourne, Australia
19:30 AEST Report
Stadium: George Andrews Reserve
Referee: Adam Bavcar
24 August 2022 Northcote City Australia 0–7 Australia Melbourne Victory Melbourne, Australia
19:30 AEST Report
Stadium: John Cain Memorial Reserve
Attendance: 1,186
31 August 2022 Gold Coast camp Rochedale Rovers Australia 0–7 Australia Melbourne Victory Brisbane, Australia
19:30 AEST Report
Stadium: Underwood Park
4 September 2022 Gold Coast camp Brisbane Roar Australia 1–1 Australia Melbourne Victory Kippa-Ring, Australia
15:00 AEST
Report Stadium: A.J. Kelly Park
13 September 2022 Pascoe Vale Australia 0–6 Australia Melbourne Victory Melbourne, Australia
19:30 AEST Report
Stadium: CB Smith Reserve
Attendance: 1,212
Referee: Adam Bavcar
21 September 2022 Melbourne Victory Australia 2–3 Australia Central Coast Mariners Melbourne, Australia
16:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Epping Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

Competitions

A-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
8 Brisbane Roar 26 7 9 10 26 33 −7 30
9 Perth Glory 26 7 8 11 36 46 −10 29 Qualification for 2023 Australia Cup play-offs
10 Newcastle Jets 26 8 5 13 30 45 −15 29
11 Melbourne Victory 26 8 4 14 29 34 −5 28
12 Macarthur FC 26 7 5 14 31 48 −17 26 Qualification for AFC Cup group stage and 2023 Australia Cup play-offs[a]
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points per game; 5) Least red cards; 6) Least yellow cards; 7) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified to the AFC Cup as the 2022 Australia Cup winners.

Matches

8 October 2022 1 Sydney FC 2–3 Melbourne Victory Allianz Stadium, Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report Attendance: 21,840
Referee: Chris Beath
15 October 2022 2 Melbourne Victory 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers AAMI Park, Melbourne
17:00 AEDT Report
Attendance: 18,017
Referee: Alex King
4 November 2022 5 Melbourne Victory 4–0 Newcastle Jets AAMI Park, Melbourne
19:45 AEDT Report Attendance: 13,052
Referee: Ben Abraham
11 November 2022 6 Adelaide United 3–0 Melbourne Victory Coopers Stadium, Adelaide
19:15 ACDT
Report Attendance: 13,504
Referee: Adam Kersey

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHHAHA
ResultWLLDWL
Position167857
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Australia Cup

References

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  2. ^ "Melbourne Victory signs Tomi Juric". Melbourne Victory. 27 June 2022. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Melbourne Victory signs Eli Adams and Ahmad Taleb". Melbourne Victory. 28 June 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Melbourne Victory signs Paul Izzo". Melbourne Victory. 8 July 2022.
  5. ^ Rugari, Vince (12 July 2022). "Victory sign ex-Man United ace in big-name boost for A-League". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Melbourne Victory Signs Spanish Defender Enrique Lopez". Melbourne Victory. 22 July 2022. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  7. ^ a b c "Melbourne Victory signs Nathan Konstandopoulos". Melbourne Victory. 14 September 2022. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  8. ^ Pisani, Sacha (31 October 2022). "Fornaroli puts his City history aside to sign for Victory: They're the biggest team in the country!". KeepUp.
  9. ^ "Academy graduate Will Wilson signs first professional contract". Melbourne Victory. 8 June 2022. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Melbourne Victory Player Update". Melbourne Victory. 25 May 2022. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Robbie Kruse departs Melbourne Victory". Melbourne Victory. 8 June 2022. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  12. ^ "KAS Eupen signs Australian international Jason Davidson". Eupen. 22 June 2022. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  13. ^ "ডিফেন্সের শক্তি বাড়িয়ে নিলেন ফেরান্দো, এ লিগে খেলা ব্রেন্ডন হ্যামিল আসছেন মোহনবাগানে" [Ferrando boosts defense, Brendon Hamil arrives in Mohun Bagan]. Sangbad Pratidin (in Bengali). 22 June 2022. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  14. ^ a b "Melbourne Victory Player Update". Melbourne Victory. 23 June 2022. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  15. ^ "Ivan Kelava departs Melbourne Victory". Melbourne Victory. 8 July 2022. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  16. ^ "Marco Rojas departs Melbourne Victory". Melbourne Victory. 11 July 2022. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  17. ^ González, Christian (11 July 2022). "Marco Rojas, el último refuerzo de Colo Colo, ya está en Chile: "Es un orgullo para mi familia"" [Marco Rojas, the last reinforcement of Colo Colo, is already in Chile: "It is a pride for my family"]. La Tercera (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  18. ^ "Melbourne Victory re-signs Rai Marchan". Melbourne Victory. 7 June 2022. Archived from the original on 7 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  19. ^ "Melbourne Victory re-signs Leigh Broxham". Melbourne Victory. 9 June 2022. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  20. ^ "Melbourne Victory re-signs Matt Spiranovic". Melbourne Victory. 22 June 2022. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  21. ^ "Melbourne Victory re-signs Jason Geria". Melbourne Victory. 24 June 2022. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.

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