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Melbourne Victory FC

Melbourne Victory FC
Football club information
Full nameMelbourne Victory Football Club
NicknameVictory, The Big V, Melbourne
Founded2004
StadiumAAMI Park
(Capacity: 30,050)
Etihad Stadium
(Capacity: 56,347)
ChairmanAustralia Geoff Lord
ManagerScotland Ernie Merrick
LeagueA-League
2010 � 115th (league)
Current seasonMelbourne Victory season 2010 � 11

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Melbourne Victory Football Club is a professional association football club in the Australian A-League. Based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia since the 2006-07 season, Melbourne Victory have led the A-League in attendances 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 are the only club to complete the Premiership-Championship double twice, winning both during the 2006 � 07 and 2008 � 09 seasons.

They are also the first and only club to complete the domestic treble, winning the Challenge Cup, Premiership and Championship, all in the 2008 � 09 season.

Melbourne Victory FC Video

Kevin Muscat earns himself back to back red cards Melbourne Derby (22/1/11)
1.57 min. | 3.84 user rating		 The best goals from 2005 to 2009. Oh god, bitch bitch bitch, reading the comments on this video is exactly why i dont do things for you anymore. go enjoy dinxbeau's embarrassing 2 minute intros as he tries to push his mediocre artwork that no one will buy. Marko Jesic V Melbourne Victory - R8 V4 Ben Griffin V Central Coast Mariners - R17 V2 Adrian Caceres V Perth Glory - R15 V3 Shengqing Qu V Queensland Roar - R16 V1 Matt Thompson V Central Coast Mariners - Minor Semi Final V1 Sergio van Dijk V Central Coast Mariners - R14 V4 John Hutchinson V Perth Glory - R18 V4 Brendon Santalab V Adelaide United - R5 V4 Archie Thompson V Sydney FC - R8 V1 Terry McFlynn V Queensland Roar - R5 V1 Tom Pondeljak V Perth Glory - R9 V2 Lucas Pantelis V Melbourne Victory - R7 V3 Fabian Barbiero V Newcastle Jets - R19 v4 Mile Jedinak V Perth Glory - R6 V4 Charlie Miller V Perth Glory - V4 Hyuk-Su Seo V New Zewland Knights - V1 Matt McKay V Perth Glory - R15 V2 Nick Ward V Sydney FC - V4 Fabian Barbiero V Queensland Roar - V4 Preliminary Final ****** Malik Buari V Adelaide United - R2 V2 Brendon Santalab V Adelaide United - R18 V3 Nicky Carle V Adelaide United - R10 V2 Labinot Haliti V NZ Knights - R18 V1 Adrian Pelligrino V Melbourne Victory - R14 V4 Joel Griffiths V Melbourne Victory - R17 V3 Shane Smeltz V Melbourne Victory - R13 V4 Danny Allsopp V Adelaide United - Major Semi Final V2 Ahmad Elrich V Perth Glory - R9 V3 Brendon Santalab V Central Coast Mariners - R15 V3 Noel Spencer V Perth <b>...</b>
10.97 min. | 4.64 user rating		 Sydney FC "ultra" group, Sin City Crew, gets destroyed in their OWN bay by a dozen traveling Melbourne fans. An absolute embarrassment to the whole of Australian football. Go back to ultras-tifo.net ya fuckheads. SIMON OVERALL IS A FAGGOT!!! SIMON OVERALL IS A FAGGOT!!! SIMON OVERALL IS A FAGGOT!!! SIMON OVERALL IS A FAGGOT!!! SIMON OVERALL IS A FAGGOT!!! SIMON OVERALL IS A FAGGOT!!! SIMON OVERALL IS A FAGGOT!!! SIMON OVERALL IS A FAGGOT!!! SIMON OVERALL IS A FAGGOT!!! SIMON OVERALL IS A FAGGOT!!!
1.07 min. | 3.97 user rating		 Chonburi FC V Melbourne Victory - Goals - 19mar08
3.78 min. | 4.61 user rating		 For the top 10 goals of the 2009-10 season see: www.youtube.com The Top 10 goals of last season. enjoy! 10 - Matt Simon (Central Coast Mariners) 9 - Eugene Dadi (Perth Glory) 8 - Serginho Van Djik (Queensland Roar) 7 - Charlie Miller (Queensland Roar) 6 - Shane Smeltz (Wellington Pheonix) 5 - Brenden Gan (Sydney FC) 4 - Shane Smeltz (Wellington Pheonix) 3 - Shannon Cole (Sydney FC) 2 - Nick Ward (Melbourne Victory) 1 - Adriano Pellagrino (Perth Glory)
6.00 min. | 4.25 user rating
Melbourne Victory V Sydney FC - Goals - 27dec08
7.50 min. | 4.70 user rating		 Chonburi FC V Melbourne Victory - Highlights - 19mar08
6.93 min. | 4.52 user rating		 The top 10 goals of the 08/09 season: 10: Nikita Rukavytsya (Perth Glory) 9: Charlie Miller (QLD Roar) 8: Brendan Gan (Sydney FC) 7: Shane Smeltz (Wellington Phoenix) 6: Shannon Cole (Sydney FC) 5: Nick Ward (Melbourne Victory 4: Fabian Barbiero (Adelaide United) 3: Danny Tiatto (QLD Roar) 2: Terry Mcflynn (Sydney FC) 1: Adriano Pellegrino (Perth Glory)
7.65 min. | 4.52 user rating		 Melbourne looking for trouble but the Sydney army gave it to them
0.95 min. | 3.15 user rating		 Melbourne Victory - Tribute to the best damn football team in australia
4.48 min. | 4.81 user rating

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young gun Leckie out for two months - Sydney Morning Herald Tweet this news
Sydney Morning Herald---...- in his left knee with contusion to the surrounding bone after a heavy challenge during the Reds' A-League loss to -Melbourne Victory- on the weekend. ... - Date : Mon, 01 Nov 2010 05:45:13 GMT+00:00
Kevin Muscat wants early results - Herald Sun Tweet this news
Herald Sun--Kevin Muscat will lead a -Melbourne Victory- side minus Archie Thompson this season. Source: Getty Images CAPTAIN Kevin Muscat has cautioned -Melbourne Victory- ... - Date : Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:04:59 GMT+00:00
Lavicka broke Victory's spell over Sydney - Sydney Morning Herald Tweet this news
Sydney Morning Herald---MELBOURNE VICTORY- might boast one of the league's best records against Sydney -FC- but Adrian Leijer believes the arrival of Vitezslav Lavicka has made the ... - Date : Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:56:28 GMT+00:00
A-League Blog: Heart on the right track - Back Page Lead (blog) Tweet this news
Back Page Lead (blog)--The introduction of the -Melbourne- Heart in the Hyundai A-League will provide the competition with its first real derby. The success of -Melbourne Victory- has ... - Date : Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:03:22 GMT+00:00
A-League Blog: winds of change in Gosford - Back Page Lead (blog) Tweet this news
Back Page Lead (blog)--With the -Victory-, Sydney -FC-, Gold Coast and the -Melbourne- Heart all expected to challenge this season, the Central Coast will have to fight it out for one ... - Date : Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:38:29 GMT+00:00
MP & Silva bring Boca Juniors to Australasia - Sportbusiness.com Tweet this news
Sportbusiness.com--The only match of the tour announced so far is against Australian A-League Championship runners-up, -Melbourne Victory Football Club-, at Etihad Stadium, ... - Date : Tue, 25 May 2010 07:43:23 GMT+00:00
Fixtures nightmare for Melbourne Victory - Herald Sun Tweet this news
Herald Sun--With the A-League finals running from February 18-March 13, -Victory- and champion Sydney -FC- could face a fixture pile-up as they play the first two rounds of ... - Date : Tue, 18 May 2010 11:46:10 GMT+00:00
Ex-Melbourne Victory striker Allsopp hamstrung at DC United - Tribalfootball.com Tweet this news
Tribalfootball.com--Former -Melbourne Victory- striker Danny Allsopp is currently out of action for MLS club DC United because of a hamstring injury. The 31-year old has started ... - Date : Wed, 28 Apr 2010 02:30:46 GMT+00:00
Victory skipper in hot water for lashing ACL - Sydney Morning Herald Tweet this news
Sydney Morning Herald--At this stage, -Melbourne- will again participate in the ACL in 2011, alongside Sydney -FC-. ''If Kevin's comments reflect the attitude of the leadership of ... - Date : Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:07:29 GMT+00:00
Kruse feeling good and looking to score for Melbourne Victory - Tribalfootball.com Tweet this news
Tribalfootball.com---Melbourne Victory- striker Robbie Kruse says the way the second part of the Asian Champions League group stage has panned out has been much better for him ... - Date : Mon, 12 Apr 2010 06:06:17 GMT+00:00

No. Nationality Position Player Other
1AUSGKMichael Petkovic
2AUSDFKevin Muscat
3AUSMFMate Dugandžić
4AUSDFPetar Franjic
5THADFSurat Sukha
6AUSMFLeigh Broxham
7AUSDFMatthew Kemp
8SCOMFGrant Brebner
9BrazilFW[[Ricardo Weslei de Campelo
10AUSFWArchie Thompson
11CRCMFMarvin Angulo (on loan from CS Herediano)
12AUSDFRodrigo Vargas
13AUSMFDiogo Ferreira
14AUSMFBilly Celeski
15AUSMFTom Pondeljak
16CRCMF[[Carlos Hernández Valverde
17AUSDFMatthew Foschini
18AUSFWDanny Allsopp
19AUSDFEvan Berger
20AUSGKSebastian Mattei
21AUSFWRobbie Kruse
22ENGMFGeoff Kellaway
23AUSDFAdrian Leijer

No. Nationality Position Player Other
1AUSGKRani Dowisha
2AUSMFLuke Pilkington
3AUSMFJason Ricciuti
4AUSDFNicholas Ansell
6AUSMFPaulo Retre
7AUSFWJames Jeggo
8AUSMFJake Nakic
9AUSFWTedros Yabio
10AUSMFDamir Lokvancic
11AUSFWDavid Stirton
12AUSDFJames Kalafatidis
13AUSFWLuke O’Dea
14AUSMFAndrew Mullet
16AUSMFStephen Hatzikostas
17AUSMFAnthony Selemidis
18AUSMFDaniel Chaabani
20AUSGKAlastair Bray

No. Nationality Position Player Other
1AustraliaGKMelissa Barbieri
2AustraliaDFVedrana Popovic
3New ZealandDFMarlies Oostdam
4AustraliaMFTal Karp
5AustraliaDFLaura Alleway
6AustraliaDFMaika Ruyter-Hooley
7AustraliaMFSarah Groenewald
8CanadaFWKatie Thorlakson
9AustraliaMFStephanie Catley
10AustraliaFWDeanna Niceski
11USAMFJulianne Sitch
12AustraliaMFMonnique Hansen Kofoed
13AustraliaMFKatrina Gorry
14AustraliaMFSelin Kuralay
15AustraliaDFJessica Humble
16AustraliaMFGulcan Koca
17AustraliaFWCaitlin Friend
18AustraliaMFUrsula Hughson
19AustraliaMFEnza Barilla
20AustraliaGKNicole Paul

Preceded by
Adelaide United		Challenge Cup Winners
2008/09		Succeeded by
Was Not Held
Preceded by
Adelaide United		A-League Premiers
2006/07		Succeeded by
Central Coast Mariners
Preceded by
Central Coast Mariners		A-League Premiers
2008/09		Succeeded by
Sydney FC
Preceded by
Sydney FC		A-League Champions
2006/07		Succeeded by
Newcastle Jets
Preceded by
Newcastle Jets		A-League Champions
2008/09		Succeeded by
Sydney FC

Affiliated clubs :

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Affiliated clubs :

Women's squad :

Melbourne League history>
Melbourne League history
Women's squad :
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 n/a
2006 � 07 8 5th Premiers Qualified Champions Qualified for 2008 DNQ
2007 � 08 8 8th 5th DNQ 5th DNQ Group Stages (2nd)
2008 � 09 8 Winners Premiers Qualified Champions Qualified for 2010 DNQ
2009 � 10 10   - 2nd Qualified 2nd Qualified for 2011 Group Stages (4th)
2010 � 11 11   -   -   -   -   - Group Stages

Records : Leading Scorers
Name Years A-League Finals ACL Total Games per goal
1 Australia Archie Thompson 2005/06 -         2.12
2 Australia Danny Allsopp 2005/06 - 2009, 2011 -         2.45
3 Australia Kevin Muscat 2005/06 -         3.90
4 Costa Rica Carlos Hernández 2007/08 -         3.75
5 Australia Robbie Kruse 2009/10 -         3.20
6 Australia Tom Pondeljak 2008/09 -         7.75
7 Australia Rodrigo Vargas 2006/07 -         17.14
=8 Brazil Ney Fabiano 2008/09 - 2009/10         5.00
=8 Australia Adrian Caceres 2006/07 - 2007/08         7.83
=10 Austria Richard Kitzbichler 2005/06         3.60
=10 Australia Nick Ward 2007/08 -         11.40

: Most Number of Appearances
Name Years A-League Finals ACL Total
1 Australia Kevin Muscat 2005/06 -        
2 Australia Rodrigo Vargas 2006/07 -        
3 Australia Archie Thompson 2005/06 -        
4 Australia Grant Brebner 2006/07 -        
5 Australia Danny Allsopp 2005/06 - 2009        
6 Costa Rica Carlos Hernández 2007/08 -        
7 Australia Adrian Leijer 2006/07 - 2007/08, 2009/10 -        
8 Australia Leigh Broxham 2005/06 - 2008/09        
9 Australia Michael Theoklitos 2005/06 - 2008/09        
10 Australia Matthew Kemp 2006/07 -        

Melbourne Victory FC|name=AUS fb A-League MV

HomeEtihad Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria
Seasons2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11
RivalriesThe City Derby, Adelaide United, Melbourne Heart
RecordsRecords and statistics

Association football in Australia

National teamsMen's (Socceroos) , Women's (Matildas) , Men's U23 (Olyroos) , Men's U20 (Young Socceroos), Women's U20 (Young Matildas) , U18 Australian Youth Olympic team , Men's U17 (Joeys)
Current National LeaguesA-League , Youth League , W-League
Former LeaguesNational Soccer League , National Soccer Youth League , Women's National Soccer League

AFC Champions League 2010 Quarter-finalsIR Zob Ahan * QA Al-Gharafa * SA Al-Hilal * Al-Shabab * KR Jeonbuk Hyundai * Pohang Steelers * Seongnam Ilhwa * Suwon SamsungEliminated in round of 16IR Esteghlal * Mes Kerman * UZ Bunyodkor * Pakhtakor * JP Kashima Antlers * Gamba Osaka * CN Beijing Guoan * AU Adelaide UnitedEliminated in group stageIR Sepahan * SA Al-Ahli * Al-Ittihad * AE Al-Ahli Dubai * Al-Ain * Al-Jazira * Al-Wahda * QA Al-Sadd * JP Kawasaki Frontale * Sanfrecce Hiroshima * CN Changchun Yatai * Henan Construction * Shandong Luneng * AU Melbourne Victory * ID Persipura Jayapura * SG Singapore Armed ForcesEliminated in Qualifying play-offIN Churchill Brothers * SY Al-Karamah * ID Sriwijaya * VN Ðà Nẵng * TH Muang Thong UnitedDisqualifiedKW Al Kuwait Kaifan

Sporting teams based in Melbourne

Association Football (soccer)A-League: Melbourne Heart FC * Melbourne Victory FC * W-League: Melbourne Victory
Australian FootballAFL: Carlton * Collingwood * Essendon * Hawthorn * Melbourne * North Melbourne * Richmond * St Kilda * Western Bulldogs
BaseballClaxton Shield: Victoria Aces
BasketballNBL: Melbourne Tigers * WNBL: Bulleen Boomers * Dandenong Rangers
CricketSheffield Shield/50 overs/20 overs: Victorian Bushrangers WNCL: Victorian Spirit
Field HockeyAHL: Victorian Vikings mens division, Victorian Vipers womens division
Ice hockeyAIHL: Melbourne Ice
MotorsportV8 Supercar: Ford Performance Racing * Garry Rogers Motorsport * Holden Racing Team * Kelly Racing * Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport * Rod Nash Racing * Tony D'Alberto Racing * Walkinshaw Racing
NetballANZ Championship: Melbourne Vixens
Rugby LeagueNRL/NYC: Melbourne Storm
Rugby UnionSuper 15: Melbourne Rebels
Water PoloAustralian National Water Polo League: Victoria Tigers



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