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Melbourne Victory
2015–16 season
ChairmanAnthony Di Pietro
ManagerKevin Muscat
StadiumAAMI Park, Melbourne
A-League6th
A-League Finals SeriesElimination-finals
FFA CupChampions
AFC Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Besart Berisha (17 goals)
All: Besart Berisha (25 goals)
Highest home attendance40,217 vs Template:ALeague MC
(17 October 2015)
Lowest home attendance14,383 vs Template:ALeague NUJ
(20 March 2016)
Average home league attendance23,112
← 2014–15
2016–17 →

The 2015–16 Melbourne Victory FC season is the club's 11th season since its establishment in 2004. The club participated in the A-League for the 11th time, the FFA Cup for the second time, as well as the AFC Champions League for the fifth time.

Players

First team squad

As of 7 January 2016.

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 Danny Vukovic
2 DF Australia AUS Jason Geria
3 DF Australia AUS Scott Galloway
4 DF Australia AUS Nick Ansell
5 DF North Macedonia MKD Daniel Georgievski
6 MF Australia AUS Leigh Broxham (vice-captain)
7 MF Brazil BRA Gui Finkler
8 FW Albania ALB Besart Berisha
9 FW New Zealand NZL Kosta Barbarouses
10 FW Australia AUS Archie Thompson
11 FW Australia AUS Connor Pain
13 MF Australia AUS Oliver Bozanic
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW Tunisia TUN Fahid Ben Khalfallah
15 DF Australia AUS Giancarlo Gallifuoco
16 MF Australia AUS Rashid Mahazi
17 DF France FRA Matthieu Delpierre
18 DF Australia AUS Dylan Murnane
19 FW Australia AUS George Howard (Youth)
20 GK Australia AUS Lawrence Thomas
21 MF Australia AUS Carl Valeri (Captain)
23 FW Australia AUS Jai Ingham
22 MF Australia AUS Jesse Makarounas
24 DF Australia AUS Thomas Deng (Youth)
30 GK Australia AUS Lucas Spinella (Youth)

From youth squad

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
19 FW Australia George Howard 18 [1]
24 DF Australia Thomas Deng 18
30 GK Australia Lucas Spinella 18

Transfers in

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
1 GK Australia Danny Vukovic 30 Perth Glory Mutual termination Pre-season 2018 Free [2]
13 MF Australia Oliver Bozanic 26 Free agent Transfer Pre-season 2018 Free [3]
15 DF Australia Giancarlo Gallifuoco 21 Swansea City Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [4]
23 FW Australia Jai Ingham 22 Hume City Transfer Round 14 2017 Free [5]

Transfers out

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
1 GK Australia Nathan Coe 30 Free agent Released Pre-season [6]
13 FW Australia Andrew Nabbout 22 Free agent Released Pre-season [6]
26 MF Australia Jordan Brown 18 Free agent Released Pre-season [6]
5 MF Australia Mark Milligan 29 Baniyas Transfer Pre-season [7]

Technical staff

Position Name
Manager Australia Kevin Muscat
Assistant Manager Australia Rado Vidošić
Goalkeeping Coach Australia Dean Anastasiadis
Youth Team Manager Wales Darren Davies
Youth Team Assistant Manager Scotland Grant Brebner
Youth Team Assistant Manager Australia Brian Vanega
Youth Team Developmental Manager New Zealand Vaughan Coveny
Strength & Conditioning Coach Australia Anthony Crea
Physiotherapist Australia Travis Maude

Statistics

Squad statistics

N Pos. Nat. Name Total A-League FFA Cup AFC Champions League
Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 GK Australia Danny Vukovic 30 0 0 0 0 23+0 0 0 0 0 4+0 0 0 0 0 3+0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Australia Jason Geria 28 1 7 1 0 17+1 0 6 1 0 3+1 1 0 0 0 5+1 0 1 0 0
3 DF Australia Scott Galloway 16 0 5 0 0 9+2 0 4 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0 2+1 0 1 0 0
4 DF Australia Nick Ansell 12 1 0 0 0 4+3 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 5+0 1 0 0 0
5 DF North Macedonia Daniel Georgievski 32 1 11 0 0 19+4 0 10 0 0 4+0 1 0 0 0 5+0 0 1 0 0
6 MF Australia Leigh Broxham 36 0 5 1 0 25+0 0 3 1 0 5+0 0 1 0 0 6+0 0 1 0 0
7 MF Brazil Gui Finkler 29 5 6 0 0 26+0 4 6 0 0 3+0 1 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
8 FW Albania Besart Berisha 37 25 4 0 1 26+0 18 4 0 1 5+0 5 0 0 0 6+0 2 0 0 0
9 FW New Zealand Kosta Barbarouses 34 10 7 0 0 23+1 6 5 0 0 4+0 3 1 0 0 6+0 1 1 0 0
10 FW Australia Archie Thompson 21 2 1 0 0 2+11 1 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 6+0 1 1 0 0
11 FW Australia Connor Pain 18 1 3 0 0 1+11 0 3 0 0 2+1 1 0 0 0 0+3 0 0 0 0
13 MF Australia Oliver Bozanic 36 5 4 0 0 25+2 4 2 0 0 3+0 1 2 0 0 5+1 0 0 0 0
14 FW Tunisia Fahid Ben Khalfallah 31 6 6 0 1 26+0 5 4 0 1 3+2 1 2 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
15 DF Australia Giancarlo Gallifuoco 6 0 1 0 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 1 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0
16 MF Australia Rashid Mahazi 31 0 11 0 0 16+7 0 10 0 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 2+2 0 1 0 0
17 DF France Matthieu Delpierre 36 0 6 0 0 26+0 0 6 0 0 4+0 0 0 0 0 6+0 0 0 0 0
18 DF Australia Dylan Murnane 13 0 0 0 0 8+3 0 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
19 FW Australia George Howard 14 2 0 0 0 2+8 1 0 0 0 0+2 1 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0
20 GK Australia Lawrence Thomas 9 0 1 0 0 5+0 0 1 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0 3+0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Australia Carl Valeri 12 0 1 1 0 5+2 0 1 0 0 3+0 0 0 1 0 2+0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Australia Jesse Makarounas 22 3 5 0 0 2+12 0 4 0 0 3+0 2 0 0 0 1+4 1 1 0 0
23 FW Australia Jai Ingham 10 1 5 0 0 3+4 0 2 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 3+0 1 3 0 0
23 MF Australia Kieran Dover 1 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
24 DF Australia Thomas Deng 17 0 2 0 0 10+3 0 2 0 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
30 GK Australia Lucas Spinella 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
32 MF Australia Stefan Nigro 3 0 1 0 0 3+0 0 1 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
33 FW Australia Joey Katebian 2 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0

Pre-season and friendlies

20 August 2015 Template:ALeague BR 0–1 Template:ALeague MV Southport
19:00 AEST Report Geria 71' Stadium: Fankhauser Reserve
25 August 2015 Port Melbourne 0–4 Template:ALeague MV Melbourne
19:30 AEST Report Pain 24', 37'
Ben Khalfallah 63' (pen.), 71'		 Stadium: SS Anderson Reserve
9 September Hume City 3–4 Template:ALeague MV Melbourne
19:30 AEST Ingham 24'
Jackson 62'
Msahli 74'		 Report Berisha 27', 90+2'
Mahazi 33'
Broxham 90'		 Stadium: ABD Stadium
Attendance: 1,858
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
14 September Template:ALeague MV 3–0 Template:ALeague CCM Melbourne
14:00 AEST Georgievski 50'
Berisha 58', 60'		 Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position / round 		Final
position / round 		First match Last match
A-League — — 6th 9 October 2015 9 April 2016
A-League Finals Elimination-finals — Elimination-finals 15 April 2016 15 April 2016
FFA Cup Round of 32 — Champions 4 August 2015 7 November 2015
AFC Champions League Group stage Round of 16 24 February 2016

A-League

Main article: 2015–16 A-League

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide United (C) 27 14 7 6 45 28 +17 49 Qualification for 2017 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 14 6 7 44 33 +11 48
3 Brisbane Roar 27 14 6 7 49 40 +9 48 Qualification for 2017 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series
4 Melbourne City 27 13 5 9 63 44 +19 44 Qualification for Finals series
5 Perth Glory 27 13 4 10 49 42 +7 43
6 Melbourne Victory 27 11 8 8 40 33 +7 41
7 Sydney FC 27 8 10 9 36 36 0 34
8 Newcastle Jets 27 8 6 13 28 41 −13 30
9 Wellington Phoenix[a] 27 7 4 16 34 54 −20 25
10 Central Coast Mariners 27 3 4 20 33 70 −37 13
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
27 11 8 8 40 33  +7 41 7 5 1 21 9  +12 4 3 7 19 24  −5

Last updated: 9 April 2016.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round

Template:Fb rbr header Template:Fb rbr ground Template:Fb rbr result Template:Fb rbr position Template:Fb rbr footer   Win   Draw   Loss

Matches

9 October 2015 1 Template:ALeague AU 0 – 0 Template:ALeague MV Adelaide
Friday 19:10 ACDT Report Broxham Yellow card 26' Yellow-red card 72' Stadium: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 19,079
Referee: Peter Green
17 October 2015 2 Template:ALeague MV 3 – 2 Template:ALeague MC Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Ben Khalfallah 23'
Barbarouses 57'
Berisha 90'		 Report Fornaroli 69'
Mauk 71'		 Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 40,217
Referee: Jarred Gillett
23 October 2015 3 Template:ALeague NUJ 1 – 0 Template:ALeague MV Newcastle
19:40 AEDT Carney 75' Report Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 10,087
Referee: Strebre Delovski
2 November 2015 4 Template:ALeague MV 3 – 0 Template:ALeague WP Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Berisha 10', 61'
Durante 55' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 24,934
Referee: Shaun Evans
16 December 2015 5 Template:ALeague PG 1 – 0 Template:ALeague MV Perth
18:00 AWST Castro 74' Report Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 5,398
Referee: Chris Beath
14 November 2015 6 Template:ALeague SFC 2 – 4 Template:ALeague MV Sydney
19:30 AEDT Hološko 5'
Brosque 20'		 Report Berisha 9', 90+2'
Finkler 28'
Barbarouses 68'		 Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 15,947
Referee: Chris Beath
19 November 2015 7 Template:ALeague MV 2 – 1 Template:ALeague CCM Melbourne
20:00 AEDT Finkler 16', 19' Report Sim 89' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 16,669
Referee: Ben Williams
28 November 2015 8 Template:ALeague MV 2 – 1 Template:ALeague AU Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Berisha 14' (pen.)
Bozanic 30'		 Report Carrusca 87' (pen.) Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 23,415
Referee: Jarred Gillett
5 December 2015 9 Template:ALeague WP 2 – 0 Template:ALeague MV Auckland
19:15 NZDT Krishna 18'
Bonevacia 44'		 Report Stadium: QBE Stadium
Attendance: 10,852
Referee: Alan Milliner
12 December 2015 10 Template:ALeague WSW 2 – 0 Template:ALeague MV Parramatta
19:30 AEDT Bridge 54'
Castelen 79'		 Report Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 17,073
Referee: Shaun Evans
19 December 2015 11 Template:ALeague MC 2 – 1 Template:ALeague MV Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Mauk 20'
Retre 30'		 Report Berisha 45' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 23,572
Referee: Ben Williams
27 December 2015 12 Template:ALeague MV 1 – 1 Template:ALeague PG Melbourne
17:00 AEDT Berisha 25' (pen.) Report Castro 74' (pen.) Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 22,544
Referee: Shaun Evans
3 January 2016 13 Template:ALeague NUJ 0 – 1 Template:ALeague MV Newcastle
17:00 AEDT Report Ben Khalfallah 71' Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 8,864
Referee: Jarred Gillett
8 January 2016 14 Template:ALeague CCM 3 – 3 Template:ALeague MV Geelong
19:40 AEDT Ascroft 12'
Bingham 30'
Austin 35'		 Report Berisha 60' (pen.), 90+2'
Thompson 66'		 Stadium: Simonds Stadium
Attendance: 14,268
Referee: Peter Green
15 January 2016 15 Template:ALeague MV 4 – 0 Template:ALeague BR Melbourne
19:40 AEDT Ben Khalfallah 5'
Barbarouses 11', 30'
Berisha 52'		 Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 23,207
Referee: Shaun Evans
26 January 2016 16 Template:ALeague MV 1 – 0 Template:ALeague SFC Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Jurman 79' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 30,493
Referee: Strebre Delovski
30 January 2016 17 Template:ALeague PG 3 – 2 Template:ALeague MV Perth
18:40 AWST Keogh 27'
Castro 29', 82' (pen.)		 Report Berisha 44', 69'
Ben Khalfallah Red card 57'		 Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 10,501
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
6 February 2016 18 Template:ALeague MV 1 – 1 Template:ALeague WSW Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Berisha 16' Report Šantalab 89'
Alberto Red card 90+3'		 Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 25,445
Referee: Ben Williams
13 February 2016 19 Template:ALeague MC 2 – 2 Template:ALeague MV Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Fornaroli 22', 31'
Cáceres Yellow card 12' Yellow-red card 79'		 Report Khalfallah 28'
Finkler 47'		 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 25,738
Referee: Chris Beath
19 February 2016 20 Template:ALeague MV 0 – 1 Template:ALeague AU Melbourne
19:40 AEDT Report Kamau 90' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 18,924
Referee: Ben Williams
27 February 2016 21 Template:ALeague MV 1 – 1 Template:ALeague SFC Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Barbarouses 46' Report Faty Red card 64'
Carney 76'		 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 20,112
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
6 March 2016 22 Template:ALeague CCM 0 – 2 Template:ALeague MV Gosford
17:00 AEDT Neill Yellow card 7' Yellow-red card 48' Report Berisha 12'
Ben Khalfallah 90'		 Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 5,032
Referee: Shaun Evans
12 March 2016 23 Template:ALeague BR 5 – 0 Template:ALeague MV Brisbane
18:30 AEST Maclaren 18', 22', 87'
Brown 55'
Corona 76'		 Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 15,892
Referee: Jarred Gillett
20 March 2016 24 Template:ALeague MV 1 – 1 Template:ALeague NUJ Melbourne
17:00 AEDT Berisha 57' Report Kitto 37'
D. Mullen Yellow card 5' Yellow-red card 39'		 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 14,383
Referee: Chris Beath
25 March 2016 25 Template:ALeague MV 2 – 0 Template:ALeague WSW Melbourne
19:40 AEDT Bozanic 3', 66' Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 20,097
Referee: Strebre Delovski
2 April 2016 26 Template:ALeague WP 1 – 4 Template:ALeague MV Wellington
19:15 NZDT Riera Yellow card 45+2' Yellow-red card 55'
Bonevacia 82'		 Report Berisha 8' Red card 35'
Bozanic 19'
Barbarouses 56'
Howard 90+3'		 Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 5,103
Referee: Ben Williams
9 April 2016 27 Template:ALeague MV 0 – 0 Template:ALeague BR Melbourne
19:30 AEST Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 20,012
Referee: Peter Green

Finals series

15 April 2016 Elimination-finals Template:ALeague BR 2 – 1 Template:ALeague MV Brisbane
19:30 AEST McKay 88'
Broich 90+3'		 Report Geria Red card 83'
Berisha 86'		 Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 20,157
Referee: Jarred Gillett

FFA Cup

Main article: 2015 FFA Cup
4 August 2015 Round of 32 Balmain Tigers New South Wales 0–6 Victoria (state) Melbourne Victory Sydney
19:30 AEST Report Berisha 11'
Pain 41'
Barbarouses 56'
Georgievski 58'
Howard 70'
Ben Khalfallah 84'		 Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 4,849
Referee: Steve Lucas
1 September 2015 Round of 16 Rockdale City Suns New South Wales 2–3 Victoria (state) Melbourne Victory Sydney
19:30 AEST Ješić 53' (pen.)
Broxham 86' (o.g.)		 Report Makarounas 29', 65'
Berisha 50'		 Stadium: Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 4,165
Referee: Katie Patterson
22 September 2015 Quarter-finals Template:ALeague MV Victoria (state) 3–1 South Australia Template:ALeague AU Melbourne
19:30 AEST Finkler 10'
Barbarouses 45+1'
Berisha 82' (pen.)		 Report Carrusca 78' (pen.) Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 10,521
Referee: Peter Green
28 October 2015 Semi-finals Hume City Victoria (state) 0–3 Victoria (state) Template:ALeague MV Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Report Berisha 41' (pen.)
Barbarouses 89'
Geria 90+4'		 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,575
Referee: Ben Williams
7 November 2015 Final Template:ALeague MV Victoria (state) 2–0 Western Australia Template:ALeague PG Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Bozanic 35'
Berisha 42'		 Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 15,098
Referee: Ben Williams

AFC Champions League

Main article: 2016 AFC Champions League

Group stage

Template:2016 AFC Champions League Group G

24 February 2016 1 Template:ALeague MV Australia 2 – 1 China Shanghai SIPG Melbourne, Australia
19:45 AEDT Ingham 31'
Berisha 73' (pen.)		 Report Wu 52' Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 9,701
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
2 March 2016 2 Gamba Osaka Japan 1 – 1 Australia Template:ALeague MV Suita, Japan
19:00 JST Endō 57' Report Ansell 3' Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 14,270
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
15 March 2016 3 Template:ALeague MV Australia 0 – 0 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings Melbourne, Australia
19:45 AEDT Report Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 7,066
Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)
6 April 2016 4 Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea 1 – 1 Australia Template:ALeague MV Suwon, South Korea
19:30 KST Kwon 58' Report Barbarouses 60' Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 6,123
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
19 April 2016 5 Shanghai SIPG China 3 – 1 Australia Template:ALeague MV Shanghai, China
19:30 CST Yu 38'
Elkeson 40'
Conca 65' (pen.)		 Report Makarounas 81' Stadium: Shanghai Stadium
Attendance: 32,355
Referee: Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar)
3 May 2016 6 Melbourne Victory Australia 2 – 1 Japan Gamba Osaka Melbourne, Australia
20:00 AEST Berisha 13' (pen.)
Thompson 16'		 Report Ademilson 84' Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 10,147
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Round of 16

17 May 2016 First leg Melbourne Victory Australia v South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Melbourne, Australia
Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
24 May 2016 Second leg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea v Australia Melbourne Victory Jeonju, South Korea
Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium

References

  1. ^ "Victory signs teenage forward George Howard". Template:ALeague MV. 5 October 2015.
  2. ^ #WelcomeVuka: MVFC signs Danny Vukovic Melbourne Victory Official Website
  3. ^ Davutovic, David (2 September 2015). "Melbourne Victory sign Socceroos Oliver Bozanic on three-year deal". Herald Sun.
  4. ^ "Victory signs Giancarlo Gallifuoco". Template:ALeague MV. 29 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Victory signs Hume City winger Jai Ingham". Template:ALeague MV. 6 January 2016.
  6. ^ a b c MVFC bids farewell to three players Melbourne Victory Official Website
  7. ^ "Mark Milligan set to join Arabian Gulf League club Baniyas FC". Template:ALeague MV. 24 June 2015.
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