2016–17 Melbourne Victory FC season

Melbourne Victory
2016–17 season
Chairman Anthony Di Pietro
Manager Kevin Muscat
Stadium AAMI Park & Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
A-League 2nd
A-League Finals Series Runners-up
FFA Cup Semi-finals
Top goalscorer League: Besart Berisha (19 goals)
All: Besart Berisha (23 goals)
Highest home attendance 43,188 vs Melbourne City
(15 October 2016)
Lowest home attendance 14,081 vs Newcastle Jets
(2 January 2017)
Average home league attendance 22,008[1]
Home colours
Away colours

The 2016–17 Melbourne Victory FC season was the club's 12th season since its establishment in 2004. The club participated in the A-League for the 12th time, and the FFA Cup for the third time.

Players

Squad information

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

No. Position Player
2 Australia DF Jason Geria
4 Australia DF Nick Ansell
5 Republic of Macedonia DF Daniel Georgievski
6 Australia MF Leigh Broxham (vice-captain)
7 New Zealand MF Marco Rojas
8 Kosovo FW Besart Berisha
10 Australia FW James Troisi
11 Australia FW Mitch Austin
14 Tunisia FW Fahid Ben Khalfallah
15 Spain DF Alan Baró
No. Position Player
16 Australia MF Rashid Mahazi
17 Australia DF James Donachie
20 Australia GK Lawrence Thomas
21 Australia MF Carl Valeri (Captain)
22 Australia MF Stefan Nigro
23 New Zealand FW Jai Ingham
27 Australia GK Alastair Bray
30 Australia GK Lucas Spinella (Youth)
31 Australia FW Christian Theoharous (Youth)
40 Australia GK Matt Acton (Injury replacement)

From youth squad

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes
22 MF Australia Stefan Nigro19 2 year contact[2]
31 FW Australia Christian Theoharous17 Scholarship contract[3]

Transfers in

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
17 DF Australia James Donachie 23 Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free [4]
11 FW Australia Mitch Austin 25 Central Coast Mariners Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free [5]
15 DF Spain Alan Baró 31 Ponferradina Spain Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free [6]
10 FW Australia James Troisi 28 Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free [7]
7 MF New Zealand Marco Rojas 24 Transfer Pre-season 2018 Free [8]
27 GK Australia Alastair Bray 23 Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free [9]
9 FW Germany Maximilian Beister 26 Mainz 05 Germany Loan Mid-season 2017 Free [10]
40 GK Australia Matt Acton 24 Injury replacement Mid-season 2017 Free [11]

Transfers out

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
9 FW New Zealand Kosta Barbarouses 26 Wellington Phoenix Transfer Pre-season [12]
7 MF Brazil Guilherme Finkler 30 Wellington Phoenix Transfer Pre-season [13]
17 DF France Matthieu Delpierre 35 Retired Pre-season [14]
10 FW Australia Archie Thompson 37 Released Pre-season [15]
15 DF Australia Giancarlo Gallifuoco 22 Released Pre-season [16]
18 DF Australia Dylan Murnane 21 Released Pre-season [16]
22 MF Australia Jesse Makarounas 22 Released Pre-season [16]
33 FW Australia Joey Katebian 20 Released Pre-season [17]
11 MF Australia Connor Pain 22 Central Coast Mariners Transfer Pre-season Free [5]
24 DF Australia Thomas Deng 19 Jong PSV Netherlands Loan Pre-season Free [18]
1 GK Australia Danny Vukovic 31 Sydney FC Transfer Pre-season Free [19]
3 DF Australia Scott Galloway 21 Central Coast Mariners Transfer Mid-season Free [20]
25 MF Australia Sebastian Pasquali 17 Jong Ajax Netherlands Transfer Mid-season [21]
9 FW Germany Maximilian Beister 26 Mainz 05 Germany Loan return Mid-season Free [22]
13 MF Australia Oliver Bozanic 28 Ventforet Kofu Japan Transfer Mid-season $3,250,00 [23]

Contact extensions

NamePositionDurationContract ExpiryNotes
Australia Jason GeriaRight back3 years2020[24]
Australia Lawrence ThomasGoalkeeper1 year2018[25]
New Zealand Jai InghamWinger2 years2019[26]
Australia Carl ValeriDefensive midfielder1 year2018[27]

Technical staff

Position Name
Manager Australia Kevin Muscat
Assistant Manager Australia Jean-Paul de Marigny
Goalkeeping Coach Australia Dean Anastasiadis
Youth Team Manager Australia Gareth Naven
Youth Team Assistant Manager New Zealand Vaughan Coveny
Youth Team Developmental Manager Scotland Grant Brebner
Youth Goalkeeping Coach Vacant
Strength & Conditioning Coach Australia Anthony Crea
Physiotherapist Australia Travis Maude

Statistics

Squad statistics

N Pos. Nat. Name TotalA-LeagueFFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2 DF Australia Jason Geria 30 0 10 0 0 27+009003+00100
4 DF Australia Nick Ansell 23 0 3 0 0 15+402003+10100
5 DF Republic of Macedonia Daniel Georgievski 27 0 5 1 0 15+804103+10100
6 MF Australia Leigh Broxham 33 0 7 0 0 25+405004+00200
7 MF New Zealand Marco Rojas 27 13 0 0 0 24+1120002+01000
8 FW Kosovo Besart Berisha 32 23 3 0 1 28+0212014+02100
10 FW Australia James Troisi 28 7 7 0 0 25+167002+01000
11 FW Australia Mitch Austin 22 3 1 0 0 10+931002+10000
14 FW Tunisia Fahid Ben Khalfallah 27 2 7 0 0 20+327003+10000
15 DF Spain Alan Baró 30 0 10 0 1 26+008014+00200
16 MF Australia Rashid Mahazi 16 0 4 0 0 5+803001+20100
17 DF Australia James Donachie 24 1 2 0 1 17+612011+00000
19 FW Australia George Howard 3 1 1 0 0 1+101000+11000
20 GK Australia Lawrence Thomas 32 0 2 0 0 28+002004+00000
21 MF Australia Carl Valeri 30 0 8 0 0 27+006003+00200
22 MF Australia Stefan Nigro 5 0 1 0 0 2+301000+00000
23 FW New Zealand Jai Ingham 23 1 2 0 0 4+1712001+10000
27 GK Australia Alastair Bray 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
30 GK Australia Lucas Spinella 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
31 FW Australia Christian Theoharous 1 0 0 0 0 0+100000+00000
32 MF Australia Cameron McGilp 1 0 0 0 0 0+100000+00000
35 MF Australia Josh Hope 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
40 GK Australia Matt Acton 1 0 0 0 0 1+000000+00000
Players no longer at the club:
3 DF Australia Scott Galloway 1 0 0 0 0 0+000001+00000
9 FW Germany Maximilian Beister 9 1 0 0 0 1+810000+00000
13 MF Australia Oliver Bozanic 25 2 1 0 0 18+311003+11000
25 MF Australia Sebastian Pasquali 4 0 0 0 0 0+200000+20000

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
A-League 2nd 7 October 2016 14 April 2017
A-League Finals Semi-finals Runners-up 30 April 2017 7 May 2017
FFA Cup Round of 32 Semi-finals 3 August 2016 25 October 2016

A-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC (C) 27 20 6 1 55 12 +43 66 Qualification to AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Melbourne Victory 27 15 4 8 49 31 +18 49
3 Brisbane Roar 27 11 9 7 43 37 +6 42 Qualification to AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series
4 Melbourne City 27 11 6 10 49 44 +5 39 Qualification to Finals series
5 Perth Glory 27 10 9 8 53 53 0 39
6 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 8 12 7 35 35 0 36
7 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 1] 27 8 6 13 41 46 5 30
8 Central Coast Mariners 27 6 5 16 31 52 21 23
9 Adelaide United 27 5 8 14 25 46 21 23
10 Newcastle Jets 27 5 7 15 28 53 25 22
Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2018 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
27 15 4 8 49 31  +18 49 10 1 3 34 19  +15 5 3 5 15 12  +3

Last updated: 14 April 2017.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round

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GroundAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHHAAHAHAHAH
ResultDLWWLWLWDWWWWWWLLWDWWLWLLDW
Position575354533322222222222222222

Updated to match(es) played on 14 April 2017. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Finals series

FFA Cup

References

  1. http://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/aus-a-league-2016-2017/1/
  2. "Victory adds Stefan Nigro to senior squad". Melbourne Victory. 1 June 2016.
  3. "Melbourne Victory signs Christian Theoharous as scholarship player". Melbourne Victory. 27 February 2017.
  4. "James Donachie agrees to terms with Melbourne Victory". Melbourne Victory. 11 June 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Victory signs Mitch Austin, releases Connor Pain". Melbourne Victory. 17 June 2016.
  6. Hassett, Sebastian (7 July 2016). "Victory nab Spaniard Alan Baró as Delpierre replacement". SBS.
  7. Windley, Matt (1 August 2016). "Socceroo James Troisi signs one-year deal with Melbourne Victory". Herald Sun.
  8. "Rojas signs for Melbourne Victory". Radio New Zealand. 25 August 2016.
  9. "Victory bring in Bray". FourFourTwo. 23 September 2016.
  10. "Victory signs German forward". FourFourTwo. 18 October 2016.
  11. Huguenin, Michael (25 November 2016). "Victory draft in Acton for injured Bray". Goal.com.
  12. "Kosta Barbarouses to leave Victory for Wellington". Melbourne Victory. 8 March 2016.
  13. "Gui Finkler to leave Victory". Melbourne Victory. 24 March 2016.
  14. "Matthieu Delpierre announces retirement". Melbourne Victory. 26 April 2016.
  15. "Archie Thompson calls time at Melbourne Victory". Melbourne Victory. 30 April 2016.
  16. 1 2 3 "Melbourne Victory announces squad changes". Melbourne Victory. 28 May 2016.
  17. "Joey Katebian to depart Melbourne Victory". Melbourne Victory. 31 May 2016.
  18. "Thomas Deng joins PSV Eindhoven on loan". Melbourne Victory. 28 June 2016.
  19. "Danny Vukovic departs Melbourne Victory". Melbourne Victory. 19 July 2016.
  20. "Victory defender exits club". FourFourTwo. 19 October 2016.
  21. "Ajax confirm Aussie teen signing". FourFourTwo. 26 November 2016.
  22. Lynch, Michael (2 February 2017). "Beister quits Victory to return to Germany on compassionate grounds". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  23. "Melbourne Victory marquee Bozanic signs with J.League club". The World Game. SBS. 16 March 2017. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  24. "Jason Geria signs Victory contract extension". Melbourne Victory. 11 January 2017.
  25. "Lawrence Thomas re-signs with Victory". Melbourne Victory. 12 January 2017.
  26. "Jai Ingham signs Victory contract extension". Melbourne Victory. 24 February 2017.
  27. "Carl Valeri signs Victory contract extension". Melbourne Victory. 7 March 2017.
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