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Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Association football (soccer) team in the Australian A-League based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 2008-09 Squad Players in bold have senior international caps Transfers In 2008 Hyundai A-League Pre-Season Cup fixtures Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. Docklands Stadium, known as Telstra Dome, and originally as Victoria Stadium and Colonial Stadium, is a multi purpose sports and entertainment Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Geoff Lord is the current chairman of the Australian Football (soccer club the Melbourne Victory in the newly formed A-League. Ernest 'Ernie' Merrick (born 3 January 1953 in Scotland) Scottish-Australian Ernie Merrick is the current head coach for the Australian The A-League is the premier Australasian domestic Association football competition Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The A-League is the premier Australasian domestic Association football competition Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 They draw the largest average crowd of any A-League club and consistently set attendance records. As of 2008, they are the only club to complete the Premiership-Championship double, having won both during the 2006-07 season. This is a list of A-League champions, that is all the clubs that have won the finals series (play-offs of the A-League Football (soccer competition The A-League 's 2006-07 season was a Football (soccer competition
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History
Melbourne Victory were founded in 2004 after the announcement of a revamped domestic league in Australia. The National Soccer League, which was disbanded in 2004. This page is on the former Australian soccer league For the former Canadian league see Canadian National Soccer League. They replaced Victorian teams South Melbourne FC and Melbourne Knights, who now play in the second tier competition - the Victorian Premier League. This page relates to the association football club known as South Melbourne FC The Melbourne Knights Football Club is a Football (soccer club representing Melbourne in the Victorian Premier League (VPL and is a two-time championship The Victorian Premier League (known as the Foxtel Cup in 2007 and 2008 for sponsorship purposes is the highest State level Association football (soccer competition
The FFA approved the Melbourne Victory consortium as Melbourne's representative in the league, with Belgravia Leisure Pty Ltd backing the club. Football Federation Australia (FFA is the governing body for the sport of football (soccer in Australia. The Chairman and CEO of Belgravia Leisure, Geoff Lord, was installed as the inaugural Chairman of Melbourne Victory F. Geoff Lord is the current chairman of the Australian Football (soccer club the Melbourne Victory in the newly formed A-League. C. Gary Cole (an ex-Socceroo) was hired to become Football Operations manager, and was soon joined by Ernie Merrick, appointed as head coach from the Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS). Gary Cole is an Australian Football (soccer player who played for the Australia national football team 40 times and scored 20 goals between 1975 and The Australian national football team represents Australia in international association football competitions Ernest 'Ernie' Merrick (born 3 January 1953 in Scotland) Scottish-Australian Ernie Merrick is the current head coach for the Australian The Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS is the government-funded sporting institute of the Australian state of Victoria. Archie Thompson, a current Socceroo who had been playing in Belgium with Lierse S.K., was the club's first player signing. Archibald Gerald "Archie" Thompson (born 23 October 1978 in Otorohanga, New Zealand) is an Australian Football (soccer player The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those K Lierse SK is a Belgian football club from the town of Lier in the Antwerp province The club soon signed three more internationals for the inaugural squad - Socceroo Kevin Muscat, Austrian Richard Kitzbichler and Belgian Geoffrey Claeys. Kevin Vincent Shaun Muscat (born 7 August 1973 in Crawley, England) is an Australian soccer player who currently plays Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Richard Kitzbichler (born January 12, 1974 in Wörgl, Tyrol) is an Austrian Football (soccer player for Red Bull The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Geoffrey Claeys (born October 5, 1974 in Brugge, Belgium) is a football player who last played for Melbourne Victory in the
The remainder of the squad was quickly assembled, although room was left for signings before Melbourne played its first competitive match against Adelaide United in a World Club Championship qualifier. Adelaide United Football Club is a Football (soccer team in the Australian A-League based in Adelaide, South Australia. The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by Unfortunatly, this resulted in a up and down first season. Whilst highlights included a 5-0 drubbing of major rivals Sydney FC, Melbourne Victory finished as the worst Australian team, whilst Sydney, their major rivals went on to win the first A-league Championship. Sydney FC, founded in 2004, is an Australian Association football (soccer club based in Sydney and competes in Australia's premier competition The A-League is the premier Australasian domestic Association football competition
Melbourne were the first team to complete the A-League double in the history of the competition; clinching the premiership against the New Zealand Knights 4-0 at Olympic Park with 4 rounds of competition remaining, then beating Adelaide United 6-0 in the grand final at a sold out Telstra Dome to take the championship. The A-League is the premier Australasian domestic Association football competition New Zealand Knights Football Club (known as Football Kingz Football Club until 2004 were the only professional Football (soccer team in New Zealand before Adelaide United Football Club is a Football (soccer team in the Australian A-League based in Adelaide, South Australia. Docklands Stadium, known as Telstra Dome, and originally as Victoria Stadium and Colonial Stadium, is a multi purpose sports and entertainment
Melbourne were also the first side in A-League history to score 100 goals, reaching the mark after 65 games, with their first goal against Wellington Phoenix at Telstra Dome on January 11, 2008. Wellington Phoenix is an association football (soccer team based in Wellington, New Zealand, competing in the Australian A-League Docklands Stadium, known as Telstra Dome, and originally as Victoria Stadium and Colonial Stadium, is a multi purpose sports and entertainment Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire.
They also became the first Australian team to play against a team from a top European league, losing 4-1 to Juventus at the Telstra Dome on May 30, 2008
Corporate
Geoff Lord and his partners have become the sole owners of Melbourne after buying out the shares held by Football Federation Australia. Docklands Stadium, known as Telstra Dome, and originally as Victoria Stadium and Colonial Stadium, is a multi purpose sports and entertainment Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following
Victory struggled to raise the initial $5 million equity capital to join the A-League three years ago and the FFA helped the club over the line by contributing franchise and set-up fees of about $500,000.
The FFA took a 10 per cent holding in the club in return, as well as having a representative on the Victory board.
The shareholding was offered back to the club in 2007 and Lord and his partners -- including Ron Peck, Richard Wilson and John Harris -- raised the money to buy the shares.
The old ownership of the club was structured as such:
- Geoff Lord - 50%
- Private Investors - 50%
Sponsors
On October 27, 2005, South Korean electronics giant Samsung became the club's major sponsor in a two year deal. Geoff Lord is the current chairman of the Australian Football (soccer club the Melbourne Victory in the newly formed A-League. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː The Samsung Group ( Korean:, Samsung Guerup) is South Korea 's largest company or Chaebol and the world's largest conglomerate Prior to the 2006-07 season KFC announced they would be Victory's Shirt sponsor. Kentucky Fried Chicken, usually known as KFC, is a chain of Fast food restaurants based in Louisville Kentucky.
Colours and badge
Melbourne's kit colours are navy blue, silver and white, which encompass the traditional state sporting colours of Victoria. In the first 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. The A-League is the premier Australasian domestic Association football competition A chevron (also spelled cheveron, especially in older documents is a V-shaped pattern The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria Australia in the sport of Australian rules football In 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 the Melbourne's home jersey also sported the white chevron on the front.
A new kit was introduced for the 2008 AFC Champions League. The AFC Champions League 2008 is the 27th AFC Champions League, the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 6th under the current AFC Champions League title
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Stadium
- Further information: Telstra Dome, Olympic Park Stadium, and Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Melbourne were originally based at the aging Olympic Park stadium, where they played all home matches during the 2005-06 A-League season. Docklands Stadium, known as Telstra Dome, and originally as Victoria Stadium and Colonial Stadium, is a multi purpose sports and entertainment Olympic Park Stadium is a multi-purpose outdoor Stadium located in Olympic Boulevard in inner Melbourne. The Melbourne Rectangular Stadium is a planned outdoor sports stadium to be located on Olympic Boulevard in inner Melbourne, Australia. Olympic Park Stadium is a multi-purpose outdoor Stadium located in Olympic Boulevard in inner Melbourne. This stadium has seated areas only on the wings, with standing-room sandy terraces on the north and south ends.
On the back of a then-record regular season attendance of 39,730 at the all-seater Telstra Dome for the match against Sydney FC on September 2, 2006, it was announced that seven home matches would be moved to "the Dome". Docklands Stadium, known as Telstra Dome, and originally as Victoria Stadium and Colonial Stadium, is a multi purpose sports and entertainment Sydney FC, founded in 2004, is an Australian Association football (soccer club based in Sydney and competes in Australia's premier competition Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Only one match (due to a Robbie Williams concert)- against the struggling New Zealand Knights - would remain at Olympic Park. Robert Peter Maximilian Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer New Zealand Knights Football Club (known as Football Kingz Football Club until 2004 were the only professional Football (soccer team in New Zealand before See also Olympic Village An Olympic Park is a venue or group of venues set up when a country hosts the Olympic Games.
This move to such a large stadium was viewed with skepticism by many, but proved to be an outstanding success, with the average attendance rising to over 27,000 during the season. However, some of the Victory's active supporter groups have little affection for "The Dome", citing over-zelous security restrictions for hampering their efforts on match day.
Prior to the 06-07 season the club had planned to move to a new stadium being planned to the east of the current Olympic Park complex. The new Melbourne Rectangular Stadium was originally expected to seat approximately 20,000 spectators (expandable to 25,000) and was to be completed in time for the start of the 2008-09 campaign. The Melbourne Rectangular Stadium is a planned outdoor sports stadium to be located on Olympic Boulevard in inner Melbourne, Australia.
These plans have since been revised after the Victory refused to commit to playing at such a small capacity stadium. On May 23, 2007, the club announced it had signed as a founding co-tenant of the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, which would now be built to accommodate a maximum of 31,000 spectators with further renovations to 50,000 possible. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
Telstra Dome will continue to serve as the club's home ground until the completion of the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium. The club will split its home games between the new stadium and the Telstra Dome from the 2009-10 A-League campaign.
Rivalry
Rivalry exists between Sydney FC and Adelaide United. Sydney FC, founded in 2004, is an Australian Association football (soccer club based in Sydney and competes in Australia's premier competition Adelaide United Football Club is a Football (soccer team in the Australian A-League based in Adelaide, South Australia. Victory have recorded big wins against Adelaide (6-0 in the 2006-7 Grand Final) and Sydney (5-0 during the 05-06 Season). Sydney are considered Melbourne's major rivals, due to Melbourne and Sydney being Australia's two largest cities. 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, and Melbourne's regular large travelling group of away supporters. Adelaide are Melbourne's geographical rivals as they are the closest team to Melbourne in Australia.
Supporters
Melbourne is the only A-League team based in Victoria, and have a dedicated fan base - the club have consistently set records for A-League attendances. With the move to Telstra Dome during the 2006/07 season, large crowds have been a feature of Victory home games. On February 18, 2007, a capacity crowd of 55,436 attended the Grand Final against Adelaide United at the Telstra Dome. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Adelaide United Football Club is a Football (soccer team in the Australian A-League based in Adelaide, South Australia. This is the largest attendance on record for a domestic football match in Australia, surpassing the previous record of 50,333 set at the same venue earlier in the season in a match against Sydney F.C., recorded as the current record Australian Domestic regular season attendance. Sydney FC, founded in 2004, is an Australian Association football (soccer club based in Sydney and competes in Australia's premier competition
Melbourne has a number of supporter groups, each group with its own style of support. The biggest and most notable group of fans are the North Terrace, who situate themselves on either level 1 or level 3 of Telstra Dome, and the SDC (Southern Death Crew) based in the south end. These British style supporters generally stand at the North End of Telstra Dome, however it's referred to as the 'South End' because of the tradition started by the SDC and affiliates at the South-End terrace of Olympic Park. See also Olympic Village An Olympic Park is a venue or group of venues set up when a country hosts the Olympic Games.
Current Squad
Players in bold have senior international caps.
End of Season Transfers
In
| Player | From | League | Fee | Date |
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| Billy Celeski |
Perth Glory | A-League |
- | February 2008 |
| Tom Pondeljak |
Central Coast Mariners | A-League |
- | February 2008 |
| Nathan Elasi |
Marconi Stallions | New South Wales Premier League |
- | February 2008 |
| Steve Mautone |
Retired | None |
- | February 2008 |
 Ney Fabiano de Oliveira |
Chonburi FC |  Thailand Premier League |
- | 23 May 2008 |
 José Luis López Ramírez |
Deportivo Saprissa | Primera División de Costa Rica |
- | June 2008 |
Out
| Player | To | League | Fee | Date |
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| Ljubo Milicevic |
Released | - |
- | February 2008 |
| Adrian Caceres |
Central Coast Mariners | A-League |
* | July 2008 |
| Daniel Piorkowski |
Released | - |
* | July 2008 |
| Kaz Patafta |
Newcastle Jets | A-League |
* | June 2008 |
| Leandro Love |
Vissel Kobe (loan ended) |  J.League |
* | June 2008 |
* transfer to take effect after Asian Champions League group stage
Notable Former Players
See also: List of Melbourne Victory players
Personnel
Club officials
- Chairman: Geoff Lord
- Directors: Ron Peck, Richard Wilson, Anthony Di Pietro, Mario Biasin, John Harris
- CEO: Geoff Miles
Coaching and Medical Staff
- Football Operations Manager: Gary Cole
- Manager: Ernie Merrick
- Assistant Manager: Aaron Healey
- Assistant Manager: Kevin Muscat
- Goalkeeping Coach: Steve Mautone
- Strength & Conditioning Coach: Adam Basil
- Sports Scientist: Anita Pedrana
- Youth Team Head Coach: Mehmet Durakovic
- Physio: Jane Nailon
- Physio: Lauren Cramer
- Doctor: Dr Anik Shawdon
Coaches
- 2005 - Present Ernie Merrick
Honours
- Club
- A-League Premiership:
- Premiers (1): 2006-07
- A-League Championship:
- Champions (1): 2006-07
- A-League Finalists:
- Finalists (1): 2006-07
- AFC Champions League:
- Qualification (1): 2008
- Other Honours
- QNI North Queensland Trophy: (1) 2006
- Lord Mayors Cup: (1) 2007
- Individual
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Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Grant Brebner (born 6 December 1977) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for Australian A-League side Melbourne Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Also 1977 (album by Ash. 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Gary Cole is an Australian Football (soccer player who played for the Australia national football team 40 times and scored 20 goals between 1975 and Ernest 'Ernie' Merrick (born 3 January 1953 in Scotland) Scottish-Australian Ernie Merrick is the current head coach for the Australian Kevin Vincent Shaun Muscat (born 7 August 1973 in Crawley, England) is an Australian soccer player who currently plays Steve Mautone (born August 10, 1970) is an Australian Football (soccer coach who is the goalkeeper coach for the Melbourne Victory Adam Basil (born 14 April 1975 is an Australian athlete specialising in 100m and 4x100 m relay. Mehmet Durakovic (born 13 October 1965) is a retired Australian soccer player Ernest 'Ernie' Merrick (born 3 January 1953 in Scotland) Scottish-Australian Ernie Merrick is the current head coach for the Australian This is a list of A-League champions, that is all the clubs that have won the finals series (play-offs of the A-League Football (soccer competition This is a list of A-League champions, that is all the clubs that have won the finals series (play-offs of the A-League Football (soccer competition The A-League is the premier Australasian domestic Association football competition The AFC Champions League is the current annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation (AFC
- A-League Golden Boot Winners
- - 2005/06: Archie Thompson *
- - 2006/07: Daniel Allsopp
- Joe Marston Medal Winners
- - 2006/07: Archie Thompson
- A-League Rising Star
- - 2006/07: Adrian Leijer
- A-League Goalkeeper of the Year
- - 2006/07: Michael Theoklitos
- - 2007/08: Michael Theoklitos
- A-League Coach of the Year
- - 2006/07: Ernie Merrick
- Victory Medal: Club's best Player
- - 2005/06: Kevin Muscat
- - 2006/07: Kevin Muscat, Daniel Allsopp (tied vote)
- - 2007/08: Archie Thompson, Rodrigo Vargas (tied vote)
(*) Indicates co-winner
Year by Year History
Brackets indicate statistics including A-League finals.
| Season | P | W | D | L | F | A | Teams | Minor Ladder Position |
Finals Qualification |
Final Ladder Position |
ACL Qualification | ACL Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | 21 (21) | 7 (7) | 5 (5) | 9 (9) | 26 (26) | 24 (24) | 8 | 5th | DNQ | 5th | DNQ | Group Stages (2nd) |
| 2006-07 | 21 (24) | 14 (16) | 3 (4) | 4 (4) | 41 (49) | 20 (21) | 8 | Premiers | Qualified | Champions | Qualified for 2008 | DNQ |
| 2005-06 | 21 (21) | 6 (6) | 9 (9) | 6 (6) | 29 (29) | 29 (29) | 8 | 7th | DNQ | 7th | DNQ | n/a |
| Season | P | W | D | L | F | A | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | 3 (5) | 1 (3) | 2 (2) | 0 (0) | 2 (2) | 4 (4) | Group Stage |
| 2006-07 | 4 (6) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 2 (2) | 5 (6) | 7 (7) | 5th |
| 2005-05 | 3 (3) | 1 (0) | 2 (3) | 0 (0) | 2 (3) | 1 (4) | Semi-Final |
| Season | P | W | D | L | F | A | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 2nd in Group |
Records
- Record Victory: 6 - 0 vs Adelaide United, A-League Grand Final, February 18, 2007
- Record Defeat: 0 - 4 vs Newcastle Jets, January 19, 2007
- Record High Attendance: 55,436 vs Adelaide United, Telstra Dome, Melbourne, February 18, 2007
- Record High Attendance (Season): 50,333 vs Sydney FC, Telstra Dome, Melbourne, December 8, 2006
- Most Goals by a Player in a Game: 5 - Archie Thompson, A-League Grand Final, February 18, 2007
- Most Wins in a Row: 8 - February 4, 2006 – October 8, 2006
- Highest Season Average Attendance: 27,728 - A-League 2006-07
- All-time Leading Goal Scorer: Archie Thompson - 30 goals (as of May 21, 2008)
- Most Goals In a Regular Season: Danny Allsopp - 11 goals, A-League 2006-07
- All-time Leading Appearances: Danny Allsopp - 67 appearances (as of May 21, 2008)
- Longest Period Without Conceding a Goal: 329 minutes - November 3, 2006 - November 26, 2006
All-time A-League Records Against other clubs (including finals)
| Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide United | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 4 |
| Central Coast Mariners | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1 |
| Newcastle Jets | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -7 |
| New Zealand Knights | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 16 |
| Perth Glory | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Queensland Roar | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| Sydney FC | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 |
| Wellington Phoenix | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 66 | 29 | 18 | 19 | 104 | 74 | 30 |
Overall scorers
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| Name | Years | A-League | Finals | ACL | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archie Thompson |
2005/06 - | 24 (54) | 5 (3) | 1 (3) | 30 (60) |
| 2 | Danny Allsopp |
2005/06 - | 21 (58) | 1 (3) | 3 (6) | 25 (67) |
| 3 | Kevin Muscat |
2005/06 - | 17 (51) | 0 (3) | 2 (6) | 19 (60) |
| 4 | Adrian Caceres |
2006/07 - | 6 (40) | 0 (2) | 0 (5) | 6 (47) |
| 5= | Carlos Hernández |
2007/08 - | 4 (20) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 5 (22) |
| 5= |  Richard Kitzbichler |
2005/06 | 5 (18) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 5 (18) |
| 7 | Fred |
2006/07 | 4 (14) | 0 (3) | 0 (0) | 4 (17) |
| 8= | Kristian Sarkies |
2005/06-2006/07 | 2 (34) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 3 (35) |
| 8= | Rodrigo Vargas |
2006/07 - | 1 (40) | 0 (3) | 2 (6) | 3 (49) |
All-time Records
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| Name | Aust. Rep* | Games | A-League | Finals | ACL | Goals | Average | Assists | YC | RC | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Caceres |
- | 47 (23) | 40 (22) | 2 (0) | 5 (1) | 6 | 0. Claudio Adrian Caceres (born 10 January 1982 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine - Australian Football (soccer player 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 06/07-present |
| Adrian Leijer |
U23 U20 U17 | 41 (1) | 38 (1) | 3 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 | 0. Adrian Leijer (born 25 March 1986 in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia is an Australian Football (soccer player who currently plays as a 03 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 05/06 - 06/07 |
| Alessandro |
- | 16 (9) | 16 (9) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | 0. Alessandro Viana da Silva (better known just as Alessandro, born August 10, 1982) is a Brazilian Football (soccer player who plays 00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 06/07 |
| Andy Vlahos |
- | 18 (6) | 18 (6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | 0. Andrew Vlahos (born 20 April 1976 is an Australian Football (soccer player with Greek heritage 00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 05/06 |
| Antun Kovacic |
- | 2 (0) | 2 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | 0. Antun Kovacic (born 10 July 1981 is an Australian Football (soccer player who currently plays central defence for the Newcastle Jets in the 00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06/07 |
| Archie Thompson |
Soc U23 | 60 (2) | 54 (1) | 3 (0) | 3 (1) | 30 | 0. Archibald Gerald "Archie" Thompson (born 23 October 1978 in Otorohanga, New Zealand) is an Australian Football (soccer player 50 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 05/06-present |
| Billy Celeski |
U23 U20 | 6 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 6 (0) | 0 | 0. Blagoja 'Billy' Celeski (Благоја Целески (born July 14, 1985 in Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia, is an Australian 00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2008-present |
| Carl Recchia |
- | 12 (2) | 12 (2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | 0. Carl Recchia (born December 13, 1984) is an Australian Football (soccer player who played as a central midfielder for the 00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 05/06 |
| Carlos Hernández |
- | 22 (6) | 20 (4) | 0 (0) | 2 (2) | 5 | 0. Carlos Hernández Valverde (born April 9, 1982) is a Costa Rican football player who currently plays as midfielder for Melbourne Victory 19 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 07/08-present |
| Chris Tadrosse |
- | 8 (0) | 8 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | 0. Chris Tadrosse (born September 10, 1985) is an Australian Football (soccer player who is currently uncontracted 00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 05/06 |
| Claudinho |
- | 5 (4) | 5 (4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 | 0. Cláudio André Santos Assis, better known as Claudinho (born May 7, 1982) is a Football (soccer player from Brazil. 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06/07 |
| Daniel Allsopp |
Soc U23 U20 U17 | 67 (1) | 58 (1) | 3 (0) | 6 (0) | 25 | 0. Daniel Allsopp (born on August 10, 1978 in Melbourne) is an Australian Football (soccer player who currently plays as a 37 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 05/06-present |
| Daniel Piorkowski |
U20 | 30 (1) | 30 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | 0. Daniel Piorkowski (born January 12, 1984) is an Australian Football (soccer player of Polish descent who plays as a defender 00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 05/06-present |
| Daniel Vasilevski |
U23 U20 | 14 (5) | 12 (3) | 0( 0) | 3 (3) | 0 | 0. Daniel Vasilevski (born September 4, 1981 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer 00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 07/08-present |
| Evan Berger |
U20 | 7 (7) | 5 (5) | 0 (0) | 2 (2) | 0 | 0. Evan James Berger (born 16 August 1987) is an Australian football player who plays as a left midfielder for Melbourne Victory 00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07/08-present |
| Fred |
- | 17 (0) | 14 (0) | 3 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 | 0. Helbert Frederico Carreiro da Silva, usually known as Fred (born 18 August 1979 is a Football (soccer player from Brazil. 19 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 06/07 |
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Geoffrey Claeys |
- | 16 (0) | 16 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | 0. Geoffrey Claeys (born October 5, 1974 in Brugge, Belgium) is a football player who last played for Melbourne Victory in the 00 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 05/06 |
| Grant Brebner |
- | 35 (1) | 32 (1) | 3 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 | 0. Grant Brebner (born 6 December 1977) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for Australian A-League side Melbourne 02 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 06/07-present |
 James Robinson |
- | 7 (6) | 5 (4) | 2 (2) | 0 (0) | 1 | 0. James Robinson, Jim Robinson or Jamie Robinson is a name shared by the following individuals Elected officials James W 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 06/07 |
| Joe Keenan |
- | 12 (2) | 12 (2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | 0. Joseph John Keenan (born 14 October 1982) is an English football player of Irish heritage who currently plays for Scottish 00 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 07/08-present |
| Kaz Patafta |
U20 U17 | 18 (15) | 14 (12) | 0 (0) | 4 (3) | 1 | 0. Kaz Phonesak Patafta (born October 25, 1988 in Canberra) is an Australian football (soccer attacking midfielder who currently 05 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 07/08-present |
| Kevin Muscat |
Soc U23 U20 | 60 (0) | 51 (0) | 3 (0) | 6 (0) | 19 | 0. Kevin Vincent Shaun Muscat (born 7 August 1973 in Crawley, England) is an Australian soccer player who currently plays 32 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 05/06-present |
| Kristian Sarkies |
Soc U23 U20 U17 | 34 (13) | 33 (12) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 3 | 0. Kristian Sarkies (born October 25, 1986 in Melbourne, Australia is an Australian Football (soccer player who plays in midfield 09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 05/06-06/07 |
| Leandro Love |
- | 16 (9) | 15 (8) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 0 | 0. Leandro Rodrigues da Silva (born on December 3, 1985) is a Brazilian footballer also known as Leandro Love. 00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07/08-present |
| Leigh Broxham |
U23 U20 U17 | 26 (4) | 20 (4) | 1 (1) | 5 (0) | 0 | 0. Leigh Broxham (born January 13, 1988) is an Australian Football (soccer player who currently plays as a central midfielder for the 00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 06/07-present |
| Ljubo Milicevic |
Soc U23 U20 | 2 (0) | 2 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | 0. Ljubomir (Ljubo Miličević (born 13 February, 1981 in Melbourne) is an Australian Football (soccer player who is currently 00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 07/08 |
| Mark Byrnes |
U17 | 19 (4) | 18 (3) | 1 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 | 0. Mark John Byrnes (born February 8, 1982 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian Football (soccer player 06 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 05/06-06/07 |
| Matthew Kemp |
- | 26 (2) | 18( 2) | 0 (0) | 6 (0) | 0 | 0. Matthew Allan Kemp (born August 8, 1980 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia) is an Australian Football 00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 07/08-present |
| Michael Ferrante |
U17 U20 | 26 (6) | 26 (6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 | 0. Michael Ferrante (born April 28, 1981) is an Australian Football (soccer player who plays a holding midfielder for the Wellington Phoenix 04 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 05/06-06/07 |
| Nick Ward |
U23 U20 | 11 (1) | 5 (1) | 0 (0) | 6 (0) | 1 | 0. Nick Ward may refer to Nick Ward (footballer, Australian football (soccer player Nick Ward (drummer, in original lineup of Australian 09 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 07/08-present |
| Nathan Elasi |
U20 | 1 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | 0 | 0. Nathan Elasi (born November 18 1989 in Sydney is an Australian footballer who plays for the Melbourne Victory. 00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2008-present |
| Ramazan Tavsancioglu |
- | 4 (2) | 4 (2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | 0. Ramazan Tavsancioglu (Turkish Ramazan Tavşancıoğlu) (born June 7, 1984 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian Football 00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 05/06 |
| Richard Kitzbichler |
- | 18 (2) | 18 (2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 5 | 0. Richard Kitzbichler (born January 12, 1974 in Wörgl, Tyrol) is an Austrian Football (soccer player for Red Bull 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 05/06 |
| Rodrigo Vargas |
- | 49 (0) | 40 (0) | 3 (0) | 6 (0) | 3 | 0. Rodrigo Alejandro "Roddy" Vargas (born 20 October, 1978 in Melbourne, Australia) is a Chilean-Australian Football (soccer 06 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 06/07-present |
| Sebastian Ryall |
U23 U20 | 20 (7) | 14 (5) | 0 (0) | 6 (2) | 0 | 0. Sebastian Ryall (born July 18 1989 in Sydney is an Australian footballer who currently plays as a defender for the Melbourne Victory. 00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 07/08-present |
| Simon Storey |
- | 32 (4) | 29 (4) | 3 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | 0. Simon Storey (born June 5, 1982) is an Australian footballer currently playing for Scottish Football League club Partick 00 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 05/06-06/07 |
| Steve Pantelidis |
U23 | 58 (9) | 50 (7) | 3 (0) | 5 (2) | 0 | 0. Steven Pantelidis (born August 17, 1983) is an Australian football (soccer player who currently plays as a central midfielder 00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 05/06-present |
| Steven Pace |
- | 8 (3) | 6 (3) | 0 (0) | 2 (0) | 0 | 0. Steven Pace is an Australian footballer with Maltese heritage who currently plays for the Melbourne Victory. 00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07/08-present |
| Tom Pondeljak |
Soc | 3 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (1) | 1 | 0. Tomislav ("Tom" Pondeljak (born January 8 1976 in Melbourne, Victoria Australia) is an Australian football 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2008-present |
| Vince Lia |
U23 U20 U17 | 24 (17) | 24 (17) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | 0. Vince Lia (born March 18, 1985, in Shepparton Victoria) is a Football (soccer player who plays for Wellington Phoenix FC in 00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 05/06-06/07 |
Goalkeepers
| Name | Aust Rep* | Games | A-League | Finals | ACL | Clean Sheets | Saves | YC | RC | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Theoklitos |
- | 57 (2) | 49 (2) | 3 (0) | 5 (0) | 17 | 162 | 3 | 0 | 05/06-present |
| Mitchell Langerak |
U20 | 2 (0) | 1 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 07/08-present |
| Peter Gavalas |
- | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06/07 |
| Eugene Galekovic |
U23 | 15 (0) | 15 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 05/06 - 07/08 |
*Players that have represented Australia at national level; Soc = Qantas Socceroo, U23 = Qantas Under 23's (Olyroos), U20 = Qantas Young Socceroos, U17 = Qantas Joeys
References
- ^ "The big V: how Melbourne got on the road to victory", 2007-02-03. Serafim Michael Theoklitos (born February 11, 1981) is an Australian Football (soccer player who currently plays as a Goalkeeper Mitchell Langerak (born 22 August, 1988) is a football (soccer goalkeeper from Bundaberg Queensland, currently playing for A-League 2006-07 Eugen-Josip "Eugene" Galeković (born June 12, 1981) is an Australian Football (soccer player who currently plays as a Goalkeeper Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states
- ^ "Big V for Victory", 2007-02-02. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor
External links
- Melbourne - Official Website
- Pictures of Melbourne supporters
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