Melbourne Victory season 2008-09
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| Melbourne Victory FC
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| Season 2008-2009 | |
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| Manager |   Ernie Merrick |
| Chairman | |
| League | A-League |
| Final league position | tbd |
| A-League Preseason Cup | tbd |
| Top goalscorer | |
The 2008–09 season is Melbourne Victory FC's fourth season of football (soccer) in Australia, and will compete in the A-League 2008-09 season.
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[edit] 2008-09 Squad
Players in bold have senior international caps.
[edit] 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[1]. |
Chonburi FC |  Thailand Premier League |
- | 23 May 2008 |
* Steve Mautone is the current Melbourne Victory Goalkeeping coach and was named as the 3rd choice 'keeper for the AFC Champions League
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 |
| Leandro Love |
Vissel Kobe (loan ended) |  J.League |
- | July 2008 |
| Kaz Patafta[2]. |
Newcastle Jets | A-League |
- | July 2008 |
[edit] 2008 Hyundai A-League Pre-Season Cup fixtures
| Round | Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Crowd | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 July 2008 | Melbourne Victory | --- | Adelaide United | TBA | Aurora Stadium |
| 2 | 26 July 2008 | Perth Glory | --- | Melbourne Victory | TBA | Bunbury |
| 3 | 2 August 2008 | Newcastle Jets | --- | Melbourne Victory | TBA | Port Macquarie |
[edit] 2008-09 Hyundai A-League fixtures
[edit] References
- ^ FIFA.com Fabiano leaves Chonburi for Victory Accessed 31 May 2008
- ^ a-league.com.au Patafta moves north to join Newcastle Accessed 31 May 2008
[edit] External links
- Melbourne - Official Website
- Pictures of Melbourne supporters
| Preceded by Adelaide United |
A-League Premiers 2006/07 |
Succeeded by Central Coast Mariners |
| Preceded by Sydney FC |
A-League Champions 2006/07 |
Succeeded by Newcastle Jets |
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