2018–19 Melbourne Victory FC season

Melbourne Victory
2018–19 season
Chairman	Anthony Di Pietro
Manager	Kevin Muscat
Stadium	AAMI Park & Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
A-League	TBD
FFA Cup	Round of 32
AFC Champions League	Group stage
Home colours	Away colours

The 2018–19 Melbourne Victory FC season will be the club's 14th season since its establishment in 2004. The club will participate in the A-League for the 14th time and the AFC Champions League for the seventh 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
1	GK	Matt Acton
2	DF	Storm Roux
3	DF	Corey Brown
4	MF	Keisuke Honda
5	DF	Georg Niedermeier
6	MF	Leigh Broxham (vice-captain)
7	FW	Kenny Athiu
8	MF	Terry Antonis
9	FW	Kosta Barbarouses

No.	Position	Player
10	MF	James Troisi
14	DF	Thomas Deng
16	MF	Joshua Hope
20	GK	Lawrence Thomas
21	MF	Carl Valeri (Captain)
22	DF	Nick Ansell
23	FW	Jai Ingham
	MF	Raúl Baena
	FW	Ola Toivonen

From youth system

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

No.	Position	Player
25	MF	Birkan Kirdar
26	FW	Nicholas Sette
30	GK	Matthew Sutton

No.	Position	Player
31	DF	Ben Carrigan
32	MF	Thiel Iradukunda
40		Majak Mawith

From youth squad

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Notes
25	MF		Birkan Kirdar	16	2 year contract^[1]
26	FW		Nicholas Sette	18	1 year contract^[1]

Transfers in

No.	Position	Player	Transferred from	Type/fee	Contract length	Date	Ref
3	DF	Corey Brown^[A]	Brisbane Roar	Free transfer	2 years	22 June 2018	^[2]
2	DF	Storm Roux^[A]	Central Coast Mariners	Free transfer	2 years	22 June 2018	^[2]
22	DF	Nick Ansell^[A]	Tondela	Free transfer	2 years	18 July 2018	^[3]
5	DF	Georg Niedermeier	Freiburg	Free transfer	1 year	18 July 2018	^[4]
4	MF	Keisuke Honda^[A]	Pachuca	Free transfer	1 year	6 August 2018	^[5]
TBD	FW	Ola Toivonen	Toulouse		2 years	30 August 2018	^[6]
TBD	MF	Raúl Baena^[A]	Granada	Loan	1 year	31 August 2018	^[7]

Transfers out

No.	Position	Player	Transferred to	Type/fee	Date	Ref
11	FW	Mitch Austin^[A]	Newcastle Jets	End of contract	15 May 2018	^[8]
15	MF	Cameron McGilp^[A]	Birmingham City	End of contract	15 May 2018	^[8]
18	MF	Matías Sánchez		End of contract	15 May 2018	^[8]
31	FW	Christian Theoharous	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Free transfer	19 May 2018	^[9]
17	DF	James Donachie	Jeonnam Dragons	Free transfer	19 June 2018	^[10]
8	FW	Besart Berisha	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Undisclosed Fee	29 June 2018	^[11]
19	FW	Pierce Waring^[A]	Cerezo Osaka	Free transfer	4 July 2018	^[12]
4	DF	Rhys Williams	Al-Qadsiah	Free transfer	12 July 2018	^[13]
22	MF	Stefan Nigro^[A]	Brisbane Roar	Free transfer	19 July 2018	^[14]
41	FW	Leroy George	Baniyas	Free transfer	29 July 2018	^[15]

Contract extensions

No.	Name	Position	Duration	Date	Notes
20	Lawrence Thomas	Goalkeeper	2 years	30 May 2018	^[16]
6	Leigh Broxham	Midfielder	1 year	30 May 2018	^[16]
21	Carl Valeri	Defensive midfielder	1 year	30 May 2018	^[16]
16	Joshua Hope	Attacking midfielder	1 year	1 June 2018	^[1]
7	Kenny Athiu	Forward	2 years	18 June 2018	^[17]

Technical staff

Position	Name
Manager	Kevin Muscat
Assistant Manager	Carlos Pérez Salvachúa
Goalkeeping Coach	Jess Vanstrattan
Youth Team Manager	Gareth Naven
Youth Team Assistant Manager	Vaughan Coveny
Youth Team Developmental Manager	Grant Brebner
Youth Goalkeeping Coach	Vacant
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Anthony Crea
Physiotherapist	Justin Dougherty

Statistics

Squad statistics

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Total					A-League					FFA Cup					AFC Champions League
N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals
1	GK		Matt Acton	2	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	2+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Storm Roux	2	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	2+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Corey Brown	2	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	2+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
4	MF		Keisuke Honda	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
5	DF		Georg Niedermeier	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
6	MF		Leigh Broxham	2	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	2+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
7	MF		Kenny Athiu	2	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	2+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
8	MF		Terry Antonis	2	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	2+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Kosta Barbarouses	2	1	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	2+0	1	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
10	FW		James Troisi	2	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
11	FW		Ola Toivonen	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
14	DF		Thomas Deng	2	0	1	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	2+0	0	1	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
15	MF		Jack Palazzolo	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
16	MF		Joshua Hope	2	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
18	FW		Yazid Said	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
20	GK		Lawrence Thomas	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
21	MF		Carl Valeri	2	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	2+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
22	DF		Nick Ansell	1	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
23	FW		Jai Ingham	2	0	1	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	2+0	0	1	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
25	MF		Birkan Kirdar	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
26	FW		Nicholas Sette	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
30	GK		Matthew Sutton	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
31	DF		Benjamin Carrigan	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		Thiel Iradukunda	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
40	GK		Majak Mawith	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Raúl Baena	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 31 August 2018
Source: au.soccerway.com
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Pre-season and friendlies

24 July 2018	Oakleigh Cannons	2–4	Melbourne Victory	Oakleigh
19:30 AEST	13' (pen.) 70'		Athiu 7' Barbarouses 16' Brown 59' Said 87'	Stadium: Jack Edwards Reserve

31 July 2018	Port Melbourne Sharks	1–5	Melbourne Victory	Port Melbourne
19:30 AEST	30'		Antonis 14', 17', 19' Athiu 27' Hope 54'	Stadium: JL Murphy Reserve

15 August 2018	Bentleigh Greens	0–0	Melbourne Victory	Cheltenham
19:30 AEST				Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex

1 September 2018	Melbourne Victory	1–1	Brisbane Roar	Morwell
14:30 AEST	Broxham 20'	Report	Taggart 22'	Stadium: Latrobe City Sports & Entertainment Centre Attendance: 1,638

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
A-League	—			20 October 2018
FFA Cup	Round of 32	—	Round of 16	7 August 2018	21 August 2018
AFC Champions League	Group stage	Group stage		5-6 March 2019

A-League

League table

Pos

Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Qualification

1

Adelaide United

0

Qualification to 2020 AFC Champions League group stage

Qualification to Finals series semi-finals

2

Brisbane Roar

0

Qualification to 2020 AFC Champions League preliminary round 2

Qualification to Finals series semi-finals

3

Central Coast Mariners

0

Qualification to Finals series elimination-finals

4

Melbourne City

0

5

Melbourne Victory

0

6

Newcastle Jets

0

7

Perth Glory

0

8

Sydney FC

0

9

Wellington Phoenix^{[lower-alpha 1]}

0

10

Western Sydney Wanderers

0

First match(es) will be played on 19 October 2018. Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2020 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
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 17 May 2018.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
Ground	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A
Result
Position

Updated to match(es) played on 11 July 2018. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss

20 October 2018 1	Melbourne Victory	v	Melbourne City	Melbourne
19:50 AEDT				Stadium: Marvel Stadium

28 October 2018 2	Melbourne Victory	v	Perth Glory	Melbourne
19:00 AEDT				Stadium: AAMI Park

3 November 2018 3	Newcastle Jets	v	Melbourne Victory	Newcastle
19:50 AEDT				Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium

11 November 2018 4	Melbourne Victory	v	Central Coast Mariners	Melbourne
19:00 AEDT				Stadium: AAMI Park

25 November 2018 5	Sydney FC	v	Melbourne Victory	Sydney
17:00 AEDT				Stadium: Jubilee Oval

1 December 2018 6	Melbourne Victory	v	Western Sydney Wanderers	Melbourne
19:50 AEDT				Stadium: Marvel Stadium

8 December 2018 7	Melbourne Victory	v	Adelaide United	Melbourne
19:50 AEDT				Stadium: Marvel Stadium

14 December 2018 8	Brisbane Roar	v	Melbourne Victory	Brisbane
19:50 AEDT				Stadium: Suncorp Stadium

22 December 2018 9	Melbourne City	v	Melbourne Victory	Melbourne
19:50 AEDT				Stadium: AAMI Park

28 December 2018 10	Melbourne Victory	v	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne
19:50 AEDT				Stadium: AAMI Park

5 January 2019 11	Western Sydney Wanderers	v	Melbourne Victory	Sydney
19:50 AEDT				Stadium: ANZ Stadium

9 January 2019 12	Adelaide United	v	Melbourne Victory	Adelaide
19:50 AEDT				Stadium: Coopers Stadium

12 January 2019 13	Melbourne Victory	v	Newcastle Jets	Melbourne
19:50 AEDT				Stadium: AAMI Park

15 January 2019 14	Brisbane Roar	v	Melbourne Victory	TBC
19:50 AEDT

20 January 2019 15	Melbourne Victory	v	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne
17:00 AEDT				Stadium: AAMI Park

26 January 2019 16	Melbourne Victory	v	Sydney FC	Melbourne
19:50 AEDT				Stadium: AAMI Park

2 February 2019 17	Central Coast Mariners	v	Melbourne Victory	Gosford
17:35 AEDT				Stadium: Central Coast Stadium

10 February 2019 18	Melbourne Victory	v	Perth Glory	Melbourne
17:00 AEDT				Stadium: AAMI Park

16 February 2019 19	Wellington Phoenix	v	Melbourne Victory	TBC
17:35 AEDT

23 February 2019 20	Melbourne Victory	v	Melbourne City	Melbourne
19:50 AEDT				Stadium: Marvel Stadium

2 March 2019 21	Melbourne Victory	v	Newcastle Jets	Geelong
19:50 AEDT				Stadium: GMHBA Stadium

15 March 2019 22	Melbourne Victory	v	Brisbane Roar	Melbourne
19:50 AEDT				Stadium: Marvel Stadium

30 March 2019 23	Perth Glory	v	Melbourne Victory	Perth
22:00 AEDT				Stadium: nib Stadium

6 April 2019 24	Sydney FC	v	Melbourne Victory	Sydney
19:50 AEDT				Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground

14 April 2019 25	Melbourne Victory	v	Central Coast Mariners	Melbourne
17:00 AEDT				Stadium: AAMI Park

19 April 2019 26	Adelaide United	v	Melbourne Victory	Adelaide
19:50 AEDT				Stadium: Coopers Stadium

27 April 2019 27	Western Sydney Wanderers	v	Melbourne Victory	Sydney
19:50 AEDT				Stadium: ANZ Stadium

FFA Cup

7 August 2018 Round of 32	Perth Glory	0–1	Melbourne Victory	Perth
18:30 AWST		Report	Barbarouses 38'	Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Attendance: 1,754 Referee: Shaun Evans

21 August 2018 Round of 16	APIA Leichhardt Tigers	3–2	Melbourne Victory	Sydney
19:30	Sekiya 9', 47' Millgate 80'	Report	Athiu 60', 66'	Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 2,467 Referee: Ben Abraham

AFC Champions League

Group stage

5-6 March 2019 1	Melbourne Victory	v		Melbourne, Australia
				Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

12-13 March 2019 2		v	Melbourne Victory

9-10 April 2019 3		v	Melbourne Victory

23-24 April 2019 4	Melbourne Victory	v		Melbourne, Australia

7-8 May 2019 5		v	Melbourne Victory

21-22 May 2019 6	Melbourne Victory	v		Melbourne, Australia
				Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

References

1 2 3 "Young guns commit to Victory". Melbourne Victory. 1 June 2018.
1 2 Rugari, Vince (22 June 2018). "Victory confirm Brown, Roux signings". The Newcastle Herald.
↑ "Victory signs Championship-winner Nick Ansell". Melbourne Victory. 20 July 2018.
↑ "Melbourne Victory agrees terms with Georg Niedermeier". Melbourne Victory. 19 July 2018.
↑ Pollock, Tom. "This is Keisuke Honda". Retrieved 6 August 2018.
↑ Sports, FOX. "Ola Toivonen to sign for Melbourne Victory". Retrieved 30 August 2018.
↑ CF, Granada. "Raúl Baena signs for Melbourne Victory". Retrieved 31 August 2018.
1 2 3 Radbourne-Pugh, Lucas (15 May 2018). "Quartet depart Big V". FourFourTwo.
↑ McKay, Ben (19 May 2018). "Victory's Theoharous moves to Germany". The Newcastle Herald.
↑ "Donachie exits Victory for the K-League". FourFourTwo. 19 June 2018.
↑ Colangelo, Anthony (29 June 2018). "Berisha leaves Victory bound for Japan's Sanfrecce Hiroshima". The Sydney Morning Herald.
↑ Dorman, Matt (4 July 2018). "Ex-Victory youngster makes big J.League move". Football Federation Australia.
↑ "Rhys Williams exits Melbourne Victory, joins Saudi Arabia's Al-Qadsiah". ESPN. 12 July 2018.
↑ "Roar sign championship-winning defender". Brisbane Roar. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
↑ Hammadi, Mohammed (29 July 2018). "Leroy George joins Baniyas coming from Melbourne Victory". Baniyas.
1 2 3 "Victory re-signs Championship heroes". Melbourne Victory. 30 May 2018.
↑ "Athiu signs two year deal". Melbourne Victory. 18 June 2018.

External links

Official Website

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[table_note_WEL0.29614057685069-18] Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2020 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

[HopeKirdarSette-1] 1 2 3 "Young guns commit to Victory". Melbourne Victory. 1 June 2018.

[BrownRoux-2] 1 2 Rugari, Vince (22 June 2018). "Victory confirm Brown, Roux signings". The Newcastle Herald.

[3] "Victory signs Championship-winner Nick Ansell". Melbourne Victory. 20 July 2018.

[4] "Melbourne Victory agrees terms with Georg Niedermeier". Melbourne Victory. 19 July 2018.

[5] Pollock, Tom. "This is Keisuke Honda". Retrieved 6 August 2018.

[6] Sports, FOX. "Ola Toivonen to sign for Melbourne Victory". Retrieved 30 August 2018.

[7] CF, Granada. "Raúl Baena signs for Melbourne Victory". Retrieved 31 August 2018.

[MelbV15May-8] 1 2 3 Radbourne-Pugh, Lucas (15 May 2018). "Quartet depart Big V". FourFourTwo.

[9] McKay, Ben (19 May 2018). "Victory's Theoharous moves to Germany". The Newcastle Herald.

[Donachie-10] "Donachie exits Victory for the K-League". FourFourTwo. 19 June 2018.

[11] Colangelo, Anthony (29 June 2018). "Berisha leaves Victory bound for Japan's Sanfrecce Hiroshima". The Sydney Morning Herald.

[Waring-12] Dorman, Matt (4 July 2018). "Ex-Victory youngster makes big J.League move". Football Federation Australia.

[13] "Rhys Williams exits Melbourne Victory, joins Saudi Arabia's Al-Qadsiah". ESPN. 12 July 2018.

[NigroRoar-14] "Roar sign championship-winning defender". Brisbane Roar. Retrieved 19 July 2018.

[GeorgeUAE-15] Hammadi, Mohammed (29 July 2018). "Leroy George joins Baniyas coming from Melbourne Victory". Baniyas.

[ThomasBroxhamValeri-16] 1 2 3 "Victory re-signs Championship heroes". Melbourne Victory. 30 May 2018.

[Athiu-17] "Athiu signs two year deal". Melbourne Victory. 18 June 2018.

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Melbourne Victory FC
Men Women Youth
Club	History Players Records Seasons
Grounds	Olympic Park Stadium (2005–2007) Marvel Stadium (2006–present) AAMI Park (2010–present)
Seasons (14)	2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Managers	Ernie Merrick (2005–2011) Mehmet Durakovic (2011–2012) Jim Magilton (2012) Ange Postecoglou (2012–13) Kevin Muscat (2013–)
Captains	Kevin Muscat (2005–2011) Adrian Leijer (2011–2013) Mark Milligan (2013–2015) Carl Valeri (2015–)
Rivalries	Melbourne Derby The Big Blue