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Melbourne Victory
Full nameMelbourne Victory F.C.
Nickname(s)Melbourne, Victory, Dark Blues
Founded2004
GroundAAMI Park / Docklands Stadium
Capacity30,050 / 56,000
ChairmanAustralia Anthony Di Pietro
ManagerAustralia Ange Postecoglou
LeagueA-League
2012-133rd (League)
3rd (Finals)
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Melbourne Victory FC is an Australian professional association football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League, which is considered to be the biggest professional football club in Australia. Founded in 2004 after the announcement of a revamped domestic league in Australia, which saw the National Soccer League disbanded in 2003 and replaced by the A-League, Melbourne Victory has led the A-League in attendances every year since the 2006–07 season and is also considered the most successful club domestically in the A-League, having won two A-League Championships and two Premiers Plates. Melbourne Victory have completed the Premiership-Championship double twice, winning both during the 2006–07 (where it also won the pre-season Cup, technically securing The Treble - The pre-season Cup no longer exists) and 2008–09 seasons. The club also has a women's team, in the W-League.

History

Archie Thompson was Melbourne's first, as well as first senior international signing. He leads in most appearances & most goals scored for the club, and has been the only player to wear the number 10 in victory colours.
Season History: 2005'—Present
Year Members A-League table position
2005–06 15,000+ 7th
2006–07 18,239 1st
2007–08 22,634 5th
2008–09 17,780 1st
2009–10 20,808 2nd
2010–11 16,447 5th
2011–12 18,247 8th
2012–13 18,532 3rd
2013–14 TBD TBD

Beginning

See also: 2005–06 Melbourne Victory season

On 1 November 2004, Melbourne Victory was unveiled as Melbourne's representative in the A-League, along with 7 other foundation clubs; with Belgravia Leisure Pty Ltd backing the club.[1] The chairman and CEO of Belgravia Leisure, Geoff Lord, was installed as the inaugural chairman of Melbourne Victory FC. Samsung were announced as Victory's major sponsor on 5 December 2005.[2] Melbourne Victory is considered a broad-based club,[by whom?] appealing to all nationalities. The team colours – navy blue and white – are traditionally Victorian state colours.[3]

The Victory continued the sister-city relationship between Melbourne and Tianjin by playing against Chinese Super League club Tianjin Teda FC annually during the off-season just like its previous NSL predecessors, for the Lord Mayor's Cup.

Former Socceroo Gary Cole was hired as Football Operations Manager,[4] and was soon joined by Ernie Merrick, appointed as head coach from the Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS).[5] Archie Thompson, a then fringe player for the Socceroos who had been playing in Belgium with Lierse S.K., was the club's first player signing.[6] The club soon signed three more internationals for the inaugural squad – then Socceroo Kevin Muscat,[7] Austrian Richard Kitzbichler,[8] and Belgian Geoffrey Claeys.[9]

The Victory finished in a disappointing 7th place in the club's inaugural season.

2012–13 season (Most Recent Competed Season)

See also: 2012–13 Melbourne Victory season

At the start of the 2012–13 season Ubay Luzardo and Jean Carlos Solórzano returned to their respective clubs after their loan deals had expired.

In April 2012 Ange Postecoglou was appointed as Melbourne Victory manager.[10] Veterans Grant Brebner and Ante Covic were released from Melbourne Victory.[11] Fabio was then released and signed a two-year contract with arch rival Sydney FC.

In May 2012, it was announced that Carlos Hernandez had exited Melbourne Victory after the club couldn't come to agree a new deal with him as they attempted to slash costs to fit him into the salary cap.[12] On 26 May, Matthew Kemp retired from the A-League.

In June 2012 Harry Kewell quit Melbourne Victory to return to England to be with his family due to problems with his mother-in-law's health.

Several signings took place during pre-season period. Ivorian defender Adama Traoré was signed from the defunct Gold Coast United, Sam Gallagher was signed from Central Coast Mariners, Brazilian attacking midfielder Guilherme Finkler was signed from Criciúma Esporte Clube, Mauritian defensive midfield Jonathan Bru was signed from Moreirense F.C., Spase Dilevski was signed from Adelaide United, Theo Markelis was signed from Vicenza Calcio, former Johnny Warren Medal winner Marco Flores was signed from Henan Jianye and Mark Milligan was signed from JEF United Ichihara Chiba after an impressive loan spell with Melbourne Victory under former coach Jim Magilton.

In July 2012 it was announced that the club had agreed to a sponsorship deal for naming rights of the newly formed state-wide Victory League based in Tasmania.[13]

On 18 October 2012 Daniel Allsopp announced his retirement from professional football after four games from the new season.[14] while Nathan Coe returned to Australia to sign with Melbourne Victory on a three-year deal.[15] on 24 October 2012.

During January transfer window, Petar Franjic, Isaka Cernak & Julius Davies were released and replaced by Francesco Stella, Jesse Makarounas, Jason Geria & Scott Galloway. Former Adelaide United defender Daniel Mullen was loaned from Dalian Aerbin to replace injured Nicolas Ansell for the rest of the season.

Melbourne Victory finished the season in third place in the ladder and lost to Central Coast Mariners in final series semi final but they are qualified for 2014 Asian Champions League if Australia is given 2.5 slots based on the 2013 AFC Champions League evaluation.[16]

On 18 April 2013, a few days before the previous season ended, Marco Rojas quit Melbourne Victory to pursue his career in Europe after Melbourne Victory was defeated in the final series semi final.[17] On the following day, Tando Velaphi, Diogo Ferreira, Sam Gallagher and Spase Dilevski were released from the club.[18]

2013-14 Season (Current Season)

The 2013–14 season is Melbourne Victory's ninth season in the A-League.

On Monday 13 May 2013, Melbourne Victory announced their first signing of the season by signing Brisbane Roar Mitch Nichols on two-year deal, reuniting him with his former Roar manager Ange Postecoglou.[19] He became Postecoglou’s first new signing ahead of the 2013/14 Hyundai A-League season. On the 9th of June it is currently speculated that Melbourne Victory is the prime club looking to sign Greek national team captain, Giorgos Karagounis, [20][21][22][23] after it was confirmed he was to be released by EPL side Fulham.[24] After it was confirmed the Karagounis talks had come to a halt. Fulham then had second thoughts about the release and decided to pursue Karagounis' signature, which in the end they did.[25][26][27] Argentine Marque player Marcos Flores was released with mutual consent on the 5th of July.[28][29] Following Flores' departure to Central Coast Mariners, Victory attempted to sign Italian international Fabrizio Miccoli as their marquee player however he signed with U.S. Lecce.[30][31][32]

Support

Melbourne Victory has the largest supporter base in Australia and has consistently set record highs in membership and attendance.[33]

In January 2011, the HORDA active group was suspected to have stolen a Melbourne Heart banner.[34] In the following games, HORDA banners were banned, which led to great protest from the Northern Terrace active members.[35] At the following games, there was an increase in police and security present at the active area. Fans that were perceived as being "too aggressive" were escorted from the terrace, and in some cases fined or banned from the terrace.[citation needed] This led to the fans' anger escalating as they protested against the police control. On 2 February 2011, the fans from the Northern Terrace organised a silent protest for the Melbourne Victory – Newcastle Jets match. They left the Northern Terrace empty, and had a banner saying "No fans no past no future – without us you are nothing",[36] "NT United". The banner was later confiscated by the police.

In February 2011, Victoria Police said they were reluctant to cover Melbourne Victory games because of unacceptable behaviour by fans. Problems included violence, anti-social behaviour and the lighting of flares.[37][38]

Rivalries

Main articles: Melbourne Derby, The Cross Border Rivalry, and The City Derby

Rivalry exists with Sydney FC, Melbourne Heart and Adelaide United. Victory have recorded big wins against Adelaide (6–0 in the 2006–07 Grand Final) and Sydney (5–0 during the 2005–06 Season).

  • Template:ALeague MH – (Melbourne Derby.) Melbourne Victory's local rival is Melbourne Heart, who entered the competition in the 2010–11 season, becoming the 2nd club in Melbourne. The rivalry reached a whole new level when Victory skipper Kevin Muscat was red carded for an unacceptable tackle on Heart player Adrian Zahra.[39] Currently 4 former Victory players are at Melbourne Heart, with Mate Dugandžić doing the first ever direct switch from Victory to Heart in 2011. Currently no players have gone the other way (Heart to Victory)
File:AAMI Park panorama.jpg
Melbourne Victory FC vs Sydney FC on Australia Day 2013
  • Template:ALeague SFC – (The Big Blue). Sydney is considered Melbourne's major interstate rival, due to Melbourne and Sydney being Australia's two largest cities (see Melbourne-Sydney rivalry). Matches between the two teams are regularly controversial and bitter encounters. Strong tensions are also emerging between the supporters from opposing teams, evident in the sell-out crowds. The rivalry between the two teams was escalated further after Sydney beat Melbourne in the final match of the 2009–10 season to win the A-League Premiership, and again beat Melbourne in the 2010 A-League Grand Final.
  • Template:ALeague AU – (The Cross Border Rivalry). Melbourne Victory also has a rivalry with Adelaide United. This rivalry stems from the other football codes, where the interstate rivalry is big between Victorians and South Australians (see South Australia-Victoria rivalry). There has also been altercations between sets of opposing fans in Melbourne and Adelaide. The rivalry has built up from previous encounters, when an incident between the then Adelaide United manager, John Kosmina, and Victory skipper Kevin Muscat took place during a sideline altercation during a match in the 2006–07 season,[40] and when Victory striker Ney Fabiano allegedly spat in the direction of Adelaide defender Robert Cornthwaite during Round 4 in the 2008–09 season he was banned for 9 matches; however, this was reduced to 6 after a successful appeal.[41] Victory and Adelaide contested both the 2006–07 and 2008–09 Grand Finals, with Melbourne winning both.

Corporate

Victory FC Memberships 05/06—12/13
Year Members A-League table position
2005–06 15,000+ 7th
2006–07 18,239 1st
2007–08 22,634 5th
2008–09 17,780 1st
2009–10 20,808 2nd
2010–11 16,447 5th
2011–12 18,247 8th
2012–13 18,432 3rd

Victory struggled to raise the initial $5 million equity capital to join the A-League in its first year and the FFA helped the club over the line by contributing franchise and set-up fees of about $500,000.[42]

The FFA took a ten per cent holding in the club in return, as well as having a representative on the Victory board.[42]

The shareholding was offered back to the club in 2007 and Geoff Lord and his partners – including Ron Peck, Richard Wilson and John Harris – raised the money to buy the shares.[42]

On 5 December 2005, South Korean electronics giant Samsung became the club's major sponsor in a two-year deal.[2] This would ensure that Samsung would have their logo feature on the front and the back of Victory's home and away kits. Prior to the 2006–07 season, KFC were announced as Victory's sleeve sponsor, with their logo appearing on the sleeve of Victory's home and away kits.[43] On 28 January 2009, Samsung announced that they would not be renewing their sponsorship for the 2009–10 A-League season.

Intralot became the Melbourne Victory's new major sponsor when they signed a two season $2 million contract on 4 May 2009. Their logo subsequently featured on the front of Melbourne Victory's playing strip, starting from the 2009–10 season.[44]

On 6 August 2010, it was announced that law firm Florin Burhala Lawyers would be Melbourne Victory's official shorts sponsor for the 2010–11 season.[45]

On 1 June 2011, it was announced that human resources company Adecco Group signed a three-year deal as the club's major sponsor, replacing Intralot. As part of the deal, Adecco's logo will appear on the front of the club's playing strip.[46]

Melbourne Victory announced on 16 June 2011 that they had signed a five-year deal with global sportswear giant Adidas as the club's official kit manufacturer.[47]

Colours and badge

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2005–2009 Reebok Samsung
2009–2011 Intralot
2011– Adidas Adecco & Oliana Foods (from 2012)

Melbourne's kit colours are navy blue, silver and white (hence the alternate nickname of the Blues), which encompass the traditional state sporting colours of Victoria. In the Victory's inaugural A-League season, only the club badge displayed a chevron, known colloquially as the "Big V", a symbol traditionally used by the Victoria Australian rules football team. From the 2006–07 season the away strip was changed to a grey jersey with a white chevron on the front. This was an immediate hit with the club's supporters, and from the 2007–08 season onwards Melbourne's home jersey also sported the white chevron on the front. A new kit was introduced for the 2008 AFC Champions League[48] due to AFC rules requiring kits to have player numbers on the front of the uniform as well as the back, which would not fit well with the 'V' on the Victory's regular kit. For the 2009–10 season, Melbourne changed their away jersey to be a reverse of their home jersey; a white shirt with a blue chevron.[49] On 16 June 2011, the current kits were announced via the club's YouTube channel,[50] which features a change to a fluoro yellow away jersey. Adidas were announced as the club's official kit manufacturer for five years.[47]

A-League

Home
2005–2007
Home
2007–2011
Home
2011 – present
Away
2005–2006
Away
2006–2009
Away
2009–2011
Away
2011 – 2013

AFC Champions League

Home
2008 & 2011
Away
2008 & 2011

Stadium

2007 A-League Grand Final at Docklands Stadium
Melbourne Victory v Gamba Osaka at the Etihad Stadium in April 2008
File:AAMI Park panorama.jpg
Melbourne Victory playing against Sydney on Australia Day 2013, in front of 26,882, near AAMI Park capacity
Further information: Olympic Park Stadium, Docklands Stadium, and Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

Melbourne were originally based at the 50-year old Olympic Park Stadium, where they played all home matches during the 2005–06 A-League season. This stadium had seated areas only on the wings, with standing-room sandy terraces on the north and south ends. The average crowd during the first year was 14,158.

On 2 September 2006, Melbourne Victory played Sydney FC at the 56,000 capacity Docklands Stadium. The match was a runaway success in terms of crowds, with 39,730 in attendance.[51] As a result the club moved all home games to the ground,[52] except for the Round 17 clash against the New Zealand Knights on 17 December 2006 where the match was moved to Olympic Park due to a Robbie Williams concert that was held on the same day.

This move to such a large stadium was viewed with scepticism by many,[by whom?] but proved to be an outstanding success, with the Grand Final held there. The average attendance rose to 27,728 for the 2006–07 season, 10,000 above the next highest in the A-League.

Prior to the 2006–07 season the club had planned to move to a new $190 million stadium being built to the east of the current Olympic Park complex.[53] The new stadium was originally expected to sit approximately 20,000 spectators (expandable to 25,000) and was to be completed by 2009.[53]

These plans were revised after the Victory refused to commit to playing at such a small capacity stadium. On 23 May 2007, the club announced it had signed as a founding co-tenant of the new stadium, which would now be built to accommodate a maximum of 30,050 spectators with further renovations to 50,000 possible. However, further expansion in the near-term is unlikely as it was discovered during Australia's World Cup Bid process that to build such an expansion would be prohibitively expensive.[54]

Docklands Stadium continued to serve as the club's only home ground until the completion of AAMI Park. The club split its home games between the new stadium and Etihad Stadium from the 2010–11 A-League campaign onwards; the games of less importance or potential drawing power at the new stadium and the 'blockbusters' and finals matches at Etihad Stadium.

Players

Senior Squad

As of 30 August 2013.
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 Nathan Coe
2 DF Australia AUS Matthew Foschini
3 DF Ivory Coast CIV Adama Traore
4 DF Australia AUS Nick Ansell
5 MF Australia AUS Mark Milligan (2nd Vice-Captain)
6 MF Australia AUS Leigh Broxham (Captain)
7 MF Brazil BRA Guilherme Finkler
8 MF Mauritius MRI Jonathan Bru
10 FW Australia AUS Archie Thompson
13 FW Australia AUS Andrew Nabbout
15 MF Australia AUS Mitch Nichols
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Australia AUS James Jeggo
18 MF Australia AUS Francesco Stella
19 FW Australia AUS Connor Pain
20 GK Australia AUS Lawrence Thomas
22 FW Australia AUS Jesse Makarounas
23 DF Australia AUS Adrian Leijer (Vice-Captain)
24 DF Australia AUS Scott Galloway
25 MF Australia AUS Luke O'Dea (Youth)
26 MF Australia AUS Jordan Brown (Youth)
27 MF Australia AUS Christopher Cristaldo (Youth)
30 DF Australia AUS Jason Geria
34 DF Australia AUS Dylan Murnane (Youth)

Players With Multiple Nationalities

Player 1. Nationality 2. Nationality
Jonathan Bru Mauritius Mauritius France France
James Jeggo Australia Australia Austria Austria
Archie Thompson Australia Australia New Zealand New Zealand

Youth Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
25 MF Australia AUS Luke O'Dea
26 MF Australia AUS Jordan Brown
27 MF Australia AUS Christopher Cristaldo
34 DF Australia AUS Dylan Murnane
-- GK Australia AUS Phillip Petrovski
-- GK Australia AUS Luke Radonich
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- DF Australia AUS Daniel Chaabani
-- MF Australia AUS Kwabena Boahene
-- MF Australia AUS Hernan Espindola
-- MF Australia AUS Luc Jeggo
-- MF Australia AUS Jake Nakic
-- FW Australia AUS John Buceto

Players With Senior Status

Notable Former Players

See also: Category:Melbourne Victory FC players

See Also: List Of Melbourne Victory Players International Players

Below is a list of notable footballers who have previously played for Melbourne Victory. Generally, this means players that have played 50 or more first-class matches for the club. However, some players who have played fewer matches are also included, are the club's integral founding members, were integral members of a championship winning team, have at least one senior international cap or made other significant contributions to the club's history.

Argentina

Australia

 

Australia (cont.)

Austria

Belgium

Brazil

 

Costa Rica

England

New Zealand

Scotland

Thailand

 

Personnel

Board Members

Source: [55]

Club chairman Anthony Di Pietro took charge in the 2011-12 pre-season following inaugural chairman Geoff Lord's retirement from football commerce.

Current technical staff

Position Staff
Head Coach Australia Ange Postecoglou
Assistant Coach Australia Kevin Muscat
NYL Coach Wales Darren Davies
Football Operations Manager Australia Paul Trimboli
Goalkeeping Coach Australia Steve Mautone
Strength and Conditioning Coach Australia Peter Cklamovski
Sports Science Cadet Australia Amber Rowell
Doctor Australia Dr Andrew Jowett
Doctor Australia Dr Krishant Naidu
Physiotherapist Australia Travis Maude
Assistant HAL Physiotherapist & NYL Physiotherapist Australia Ryan Florence-Rieniets
Women's Head Coach England Dave Edmondson

Source: "About Us". Melbourne Victory FC.
"W-League: Edmondson named as coach". Melbourne Victory FC. 4 February 2013.

Director of Football

Dates Name Notes
2005 – 12 April 2011 Australia Gary Cole Football Operation Manager
21 June 2011 – 22 November 2011[56] Australia Francis Awaritefe Director of Football
25 June 2012 – present Australia Paul Trimboli[57] Football Operations Manager

Managerial History

Dates Name Notes Honours
20 December 2004 – 12 March 2011 ScotlandAustralia Ernie Merrick Inaugural manager & first dual-nationality manager 2006–07 A-League Premiership
2008–09 A-League Premiership
2009–10 A-League Premiership Runner Up
2006–07 A-League Championship
2008–09 A-League Championship
2009–10 A-League Championship Runner Up
2008 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup
A-League Coach of the Year 2006–07
A-League Coach of the Year 2009–10
12 March 2011 – 20 June 2011 Australia Mehmet Durakovic Caretaker Manager
21 June 2011 – 6 January 2012 Australia Mehmet Durakovic First manager who previously represented Socceroos
6 January 2012 – 7 January 2012 Australia Kevin Muscat Caretaker manager for one match, only ever A-league manager with a 100% win record
7 January 2012 – 1 April 2012 Northern Ireland Jim Magilton First foreign manager
26 April 2012 – present[58] AustraliaAnge Postecoglou

Club captains

Dates Name Notes
5 May 2005 – 16 February 2011 Australia Kevin Muscat Inaugural club captain
16 February 2011 – present Australia Adrian Leijer –

Affiliated clubs

Honours

Domestic

League

Cups

Continental

Asia

Worldwide

Youth

Doubles and Trebles

Individual honours

Year-by-year history

Melbourne League history
Season Teams Pre-Season Premiership Ladder
Position		 Finals
Qualification		 Final Ladder
Position		 ACL Qualification ACL Placing
2005–06 8 Semi-Final 7th DNQ 7th DNQ DNQ
2006–07 8 5th Premiers Qualified Champions Qualified for 2008 DNQ
2007–08 8 8th 5th DNQ 5th DNQ Group Stage (2nd)
2008–09 8 Winners Premiers Qualified Champions Qualified for 2010 DNQ
2009–10 10 N/A 2nd Qualified 2nd Qualified for 2011 Group Stage (4th)
2010–11 11 N/A 5th Qualified 5th DNQ Group Stage (4th)
2011–12 10 N/A 8th DNQ 8th DNQ DNQ
2012–13 10 N/A 3rd Qualified 3rd Qualified for 2014 -
A-League

Records and statistics

For detailed records and statistics see Melbourne Victory records and statistics.

Records

Most appearances

Archie Thompson holds the record for most league appearances with 150 (including finals) as of January 2013[63]

Last updated 14 January 2013

Competitive, professional matches only, appearances including substitutes appear in brackets.
Name Years A-League Finals ACL Total
1 Australia Archie Thompson 2005– 150 (4) 9 (2) 10 (2) 123 (8)
2 Australia Rodrigo Vargas 2006–2012 118 (1) 10 (0) 14 (0) 142 (1)
3 Australia Kevin Muscat 2005–2011 113 (0) 9 (0) 16 (0) 138 (1)
4 Australia Grant Brebner 2006–2012 100 (19) 9 (3) 7 (0) 116 (22)
5 Costa Rica Carlos Hernández 2007–2012 93 (9) 7 (1) 13 (4) 113 (14)

Leading scorers

Archie Thompson holds the record for most league goals with 55 (including finals) as of January 2013.[64]

Last updated June 2011

Competitive, professional matches only, appearances including substitutes appear in brackets.
Name Years A-League Finals ACL Total Games per goal
1 Australia Archie Thompson 2005– 46 (101) 7 (9) 1 (7) 54 (121) 2.20
2 Australia Danny Allsopp 2005–2009, 2011–2012 38 (91) 3 (7) 4 (11) 45 (109) 2.38
3 Australia Kevin Muscat 2005–2011 28 (113) 0 (9) 6 (16) 34 (138) 4.00
4 Costa Rica Carlos Hernández 2007–2012 23 (85) 3 (9) 2 (11) 28 (112) 3.92
5 Australia Robbie Kruse 2009–2011 15 (36) 1 (3) 0 (8) 16 (47) 2.88

All-time international win/loss

Last updated 19 September 2012

Club Pld W D L GF GA GD
China Tianjin Teda 4 1 2 1 5 5 0
Japan Gamba Osaka 4 0 1 3 5 12 −7
China Beijing Guoan 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1
Japan Kawasaki Frontale 2 1 0 1 1 4 −3
Thailand Chonburi FC 2 1 0 1 4 4 0
South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3
South Korea Chunnam Dragons 2 1 1 0 3 1 2
South Korea Jeju United 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1

See also

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