Melbourne Victory FC

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Melbourne Victory FC
Full name	Melbourne Victory Football Club
Nickname(s)	Victory, The Big V[1][2]
Founded	2004
Ground	Telstra Dome Melbourne, Australia (Capacity 56,347)
Chairman	Geoff Lord
Head Coach	Ernie Merrick
League	A-League
2007-08	5th (league)
Home colours 　 Away colours

Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Association football (soccer) team in the Australian A-League based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 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.

Contents 1 History 2 Corporate 2.1 Sponsors 3 Colours and badge 4 Stadium 5 Rivalry 6 Supporters 7 Current Squad 8 End of Season Transfers 9 Notable Former Players 10 Personnel 10.1 Club officials 10.2 Coaching and Medical Staff 11 Coaches 12 Honours 13 Year by Year History 14 Records 14.1 All-time A-League Records Against other clubs (including finals) 14.2 Overall scorers 14.3 All-time Records 14.4 Goalkeepers 15 References 16 External links

[edit] 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. They replaced Victorian teams South Melbourne FC and Melbourne Knights, who now play in the second tier competition - the Victorian Premier League.

The FFA approved the Melbourne Victory consortium as Melbourne's representative in the league, with Belgravia Leisure Pty Ltd backing the club. The Chairman and CEO of Belgravia Leisure, Geoff Lord, was installed as the inaugural Chairman of Melbourne Victory F.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). Archie Thompson, a current Socceroo who had been playing in Belgium with Lierse S.K., was the club's first player signing. The club soon signed three more internationals for the inaugural squad - Socceroo Kevin Muscat, Austrian Richard Kitzbichler and Belgian Geoffrey Claeys.

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. 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.

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.

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.

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

[edit] Corporate

Geoff Lord and his partners have become the sole owners of Melbourne after buying out the shares held by Football Federation Australia.

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%

[edit] Sponsors

On October 27, 2005, South Korean electronics giant Samsung became the club's major sponsor in a two year deal. Prior to the 2006-07 season KFC announced they would be Victory's Shirt sponsor.

[edit] 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. 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.

2005-2007 Home

2005-2006 Away

2007-2008 Home

2006-2008 Away

2008 AFC Champions League

[edit] 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. 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". Only one match (due to a Robbie Williams concert)- against the struggling New Zealand Knights - would remain at Olympic Park.

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.

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.

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.

[edit] Rivalry

Rivalry exists between Sydney FC and Adelaide United. 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.

[edit] 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. 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.

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.

[edit] Current Squad

Players in bold have senior international caps.

Name and position	No	Joined in	Former team	Birth date	Citizenship
Goalkeepers
Michael Theoklitos	1	2005	South Melbourne	11 February 1981
Mitchell Langerak	20	2007	Across The Waves	22 August 1988
Defenders
Steven Pace	4	2007	Preston Lions	6 March 1983
Steve Pantelidis	6	2005	Heidelberg United	17 August 1983
Matthew Kemp	7	2007	Adelaide United	8 August 1980
Joe Keenan	11	2007	Willem II Tilburg	21 January 1984
Rodrigo Vargas	12	2006	Green Gully Cavaliers	20 October 1978
Sebastian Ryall	21	2007	AIS	18 July 1989
Midfielders
Kevin Muscat	2	2005	Millwall	7 August 1973
Grant Brebner	8	2006	Dundee United	6 December 1977
Carlos Hernández (loan)	16	2007	LD Alajuelense	9 April 1982
Daniel Vasilevski	17	2007	Altona Magic	4 September 1981
Leigh Broxham	18	2006	VIS	13 January 1988
Evan Berger	19	2007	Marconi Stallions	16 August 1987
Nick Ward	22	2007	QPR	24 March 1985
Billy Celeski	24	2008	Perth Glory	14 July 1985
Tom Pondeljak	25	2008	Central Coast Mariners	8 January 1976
José Luis López Ramírez	??	2008	Deportivo Saprissa	31 March 1981
Strikers
Danny Allsopp	9	2005	Hull City	10 August 1978
Archie Thompson	10	2005	Lierse	23 October 1978
Nathan Elasi	23	2007	Marconi Stallions	18 November 1989
Ney Fabiano de Oliveira	??	2008	Chonburi FC	9 February 1979

[edit] End of Season Transfers

In

Player	From	League	Fee	Date
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
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

[edit] Notable Former Players

• Fred
• Geoffrey Claeys
• Adrian Leijer
• Ljubo Milicevic
• Richard Kitzbichler

See also: List of Melbourne Victory players

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Club officials

• Chairman: Geoff Lord
• Directors: Ron Peck, Richard Wilson, Anthony Di Pietro, Mario Biasin, John Harris
• CEO: Geoff Miles

[edit] 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

[edit] Coaches

• 2005 - Present Ernie Merrick

[edit] 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

List of Individual award winners who won awards while playing for Melbourne Victory FC.

• 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

[edit] Year by Year History

Brackets indicate statistics including A-League finals.

Melbourne League History

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

Melbourne Pre-Season Cup History

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

Melbourne Asian Champions League History

Season	P	W	D	L	F	A	Position
2008	6	2	1	3	10	11	2nd in Group

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Overall scorers

Competitive, professional matches only, appearances including substitutes appear in brackets.

	Name	Years	A-League	Finals	ACL	Total
1	Archie Thompson	2005/06 -	24 24 (54)	05 5 (3)	01 1 (3)	30 30 (60)
2	Danny Allsopp	2005/06 -	21 21 (58)	01 1 (3)	03 3 (6)	25 25 (67)
3	Kevin Muscat	2005/06 -	17 17 (51)	00 0 (3)	02 2 (6)	19 19 (60)
4	Adrian Caceres	2006/07 -	06 6 (40)	00 0 (2)	00 0 (5)	06 6 (47)
5=	Carlos Hernández	2007/08 -	04 4 (20)	00 0 (0)	02 1 (2)	05 5 (22)
5=	Richard Kitzbichler	2005/06	05 5 (18)	00 0 (0)	00 0 (0)	05 5 (18)
7	Fred	2006/07	04 4 (14)	00 0 (3)	00 0 (0)	04 4 (17)
8=	Kristian Sarkies	2005/06-2006/07	02 2 (34)	01 1 (1)	00 0 (0)	03 3 (35)
8=	Rodrigo Vargas	2006/07 -	01 1 (40)	00 0 (3)	02 2 (6)	03 3 (49)

[edit] All-time Records

Last updated May 21, 2008,

Number of appearances as substitute in brackets.

Name	Aust. Rep*	Games	A-League	Finals	ACL	Goals	Average	Assists	YC	RC	Years
Adrian Caceres	-	047 47 (23)	040 40 (22)	002 2 (0)	005 5 (1)	6	0.12	9	1	0	06/07-present
Adrian Leijer	U23 U20 U17	041 41 (1)	041 38 (1)	003 3 (0)	000 0 (0)	1	0.03	0	11	0	05/06 - 06/07
Alessandro	-	016 16 (9)	016 16 (9)	000 0 (0)	000 0 (0)	0	0.00	2	1	0	06/07
Andy Vlahos	-	018 18 (6)	018 18 (6)	000 0 (0)	000 0 (0)	0	0.00	0	2	0	05/06
Antun Kovacic	-	002 2 (0)	002 2 (0)	000 0 (0)	000 0 (0)	0	0.00	0	0	0	06/07
Archie Thompson	Soc U23	060 60 (2)	054 54 (1)	003 3 (0)	003 3 (1)	30	0.50	13	11	0	05/06-present
Billy Celeski	U23 U20	006 6 (0)	000 0 (0)	000 0 (0)	006 6 (0)	0	0.00	3	0	0	2008-present
Carl Recchia	-	012 12 (2)	012 12 (2)	000 0 (0)	000 0 (0)	0	0.00	1	0	0	05/06
Carlos Hernández	-	022 22 (6)	020 20 (4)	000 0 (0)	002 2 (2)	5	0.19	3	5	0	07/08-present
Chris Tadrosse	-	008 8 (0)	008 8 (0)	000 0 (0)	000 0 (0)	0	0.00	0	1	0	05/06
Claudinho	-	005 5 (4)	005 5 (4)	000 0 (0)	000 0 (0)	1	0.20	0	0	0	06/07
Daniel Allsopp	Soc U23 U20 U17	067 67 (1)	058 58 (1)	003 3 (0)	006 6 (0)	25	0.37	10	4	0	05/06-present
Daniel Piorkowski	U20	030 30 (1)	030 30 (1)	000 0 (0)	000 0 (0)	0	0.00	0	5	0	05/06-present
Daniel Vasilevski	U23 U20	014 14 (5)	012 12 (3)	000 0( 0)	003 3 (3)	0	0.00	0	1	0	07/08-present
Evan Berger	U20	007 7 (7)	005 5 (5)	000 0 (0)	002 2 (2)	0	0.00	0	0	0	07/08-present
Fred	-	017 17 (0)	014 14 (0)	003 3 (0)	000 0 (0)	4	0.19	9	2	0	06/07
Geoffrey Claeys	-	016 16 (0)	016 16 (0)	000 0 (0)	000 0 (0)	0	0.00	0	4	1	05/06
Grant Brebner	-	035 35 (1)	032 32 (1)	003 3 (0)	000 0 (0)	1	0.02	4	9	1	06/07-present
James Robinson	-	007 7 (6)	005 5 (4)	000 2 (2)	000 0 (0)	1	0.13	1	1	0	06/07
Joe Keenan	-	012 12 (2)	012 12 (2)	000 0 (0)	000 0 (0)	0	0.00	1	3	1	07/08-present
Kaz Patafta	U20 U17	018 18 (15)	014 14 (12)	000 0 (0)	004 4 (3)	1	0.05	0	1	0	07/08-present
Kevin Muscat	Soc U23 U20	060 60 (0)	051 51 (0)	003 3 (0)	006 6 (0)	19	0.32	7	16	3	05/06-present
Kristian Sarkies	Soc U23 U20 U17	034 34 (13)	033 33 (12)	001 1 (1)	000 0 (0)	3	0.09	0	0	0	05/06-06/07
Leandro Love	-	016 16 (9)	015 15 (8)	000 0 (0)	001 1 (1)	0	0.00	0	0	0	07/08-present
Leigh Broxham	U23 U20 U17	026 26 (4)	020 20 (4)	001 1 (1)	005 5 (0)	0	0.00	0	4	0	06/07-present
Ljubo Milicevic	Soc U23 U20	002 2 (0)	000 2 (0)	000 0 (0)	000 0 (0)	0	0.00	0	2	0	07/08
Mark Byrnes	U17	019 19 (4)	015 18 (3)	001 1 (0)	000 0 (0)	1	0.06	0	2	0	05/06-06/07
Matthew Kemp	-	026 26 (2)	018 18( 2)	000 0 (0)	006 6 (0)	0	0.00	0	3	0	07/08-present
Michael Ferrante	U17 U20	026 26 (6)	026 26 (6)	000 0 (0)	000 0 (0)	1	0.04	1	3	0	05/06-06/07
Nick Ward	U23 U20	011 11 (1)	005 5 (1)	000 0 (0)	006 6 (0)	1	0.09	2	2	0	07/08-present
Nathan Elasi	U20	001 1 (0)	000 0 (0)	000 0 (0)	001 1 (0)	0	0.00	0	0	0	2008-present
Ramazan Tavsancioglu	-	004 4 (2)	004 4 (2)	000 0 (0)	000 0 (0)	0	0.00	0	0	0	05/06
Richard Kitzbichler	-	018 18 (2)	018 18 (2)	000 0 (0)	000 0 (0)	5	0.28	2	0	0	05/06
Rodrigo Vargas	-	049 49 (0)	040 40 (0)	003 3 (0)	006 6 (0)	3	0.06	2	7	2	06/07-present
Sebastian Ryall	U23 U20	020 20 (7)	014 14 (5)	000 0 (0)	006 6 (2)	0	0.00	0	3	0	07/08-present
Simon Storey	-	032 32 (4)	029 29 (4)	003 3 (0)	000 0 (0)	0	0.00	1	5	0	05/06-06/07
Steve Pantelidis	U23	058 58 (9)	050 50 (7)	003 3 (0)	005 5 (2)	0	0.00	0	12	1	05/06-present
Steven Pace	-	008 8 (3)	006 6 (3)	000 0 (0)	002 2 (0)	0	0.00	0	0	0	07/08-present
Tom Pondeljak	Soc	003 3 (1)	000 0 (0)	000 0 (0)	003 3 (1)	1	0.50	0	0	0	2008-present
Vince Lia	U23 U20 U17	024 24 (17)	024 24 (17)	000 0 (0)	000 0 (0)	0	0.00	1	2	0	05/06-06/07

[edit] 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

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Melbourne - Official Website
• Pictures of Melbourne supporters

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