2011–12 Melbourne Victory FC season

The Melbourne Victory 2011–12 season is Melbourne Victory's seventh season in the Hyundai A-League, the highest level association football league in Australia.

Melbourne Victory
2011–12 season
ChairmanAnthony Di Pietro
ManagerMehmet Durakovic (until 5 January)
Kevin Muscat (7 January)
Jim Magilton (from 8 January)
StadiumAAMI Park and Etihad Stadium
A-League Premiership8th
A-League ChampionshipDNQ
Top goalscorerCarlos Hernández10
Highest home attendance40,651 v Sydney FC
8 October 2011
Lowest home attendance14,023 v Wellington
18 December 2011
Average home league attendance24,284

Season summary

On 27 May 2011, erratic Costa Rican Marvin Angulo was axed by Melbourne Victory just weeks after his loan deal appeared set to be extended,[1] while goalkeeper Michael Petkovic announced his retirement.[1] Thai defender Surat Sukha left to join Buriram PEA after he was released by the Victory on compassionate grounds.[2][3] It was also announced on 16 June 2011 that Adidas had signed a five-year deal as the club's official kit manufacturer.[4] On 21 June 2011, Mehmet Durakovic was appointed as head coach of Melbourne Victory while former Socceroo and SBS football analyst Francis Awaritefe was appointed as Director of Football.[5] However, after a brief five-month stint in his job as the Director of Football with Melbourne Victory, Awaritefe was axed by Melbourne Victory, after a run of poor results.[6]

On 20 August 2011, Melbourne Victory officially confirmed the signing of Socceroos and former Leeds, Liverpool and Galatasaray player Harry Kewell on a three-year contract.[7]

On 15 September 2011, it was announced Brazilian Fabio Alves had signed a one-year contract with Victory, after an impressive trial performance in a pre-season friendly against reigning champions Brisbane Roar.[8]

On 4 October 2011, Ante Covic signed a one-year deal with Melbourne Victory as an injury replacement for Tando Velaphi who was ruled out for 12 weeks.

On 5 January 2012, it was announced that manager Mehmet Durakovic had been sacked due to poor performances throughout the season, with only three wins from their first 14 games. Assistant coach, Kevin Muscat, was appointed caretaker coach while the club searched for a new coach.[9]

On 7 January 2012, the former manager of Ipswich Town, Jim Magilton, was appointed as interim manager until the end of the current season.[10][11]

On 23 January 2012 it was reported that Melbourne Victory was to secure Mark Milligan on loan until the end of the season.[12] It was confirmed on 24 January that Milligan has signed the contract for a loan deal until the end of the 2011–12 A-League season.[13] On 24 January 2012 it was confirmed that Julius Davies had signed with Melbourne Victory after impressing the staff during his two weeks of training with the club, although he was not cleared to play until 16 March 2012. On 8 February 2012 Hong Kong based Spanish defender Ubay Luzardo secured a loan deal to Melbourne Victory until the end of the season.

Veterans Tom Pondeljak, Rodrigo Vargas and Fabio were released days before the final series began.

On 15 March, Victory confirmed the signing of sought-after Gold Coast United defender Adama Traore on a two-year deal. On 16 March, Jim Magilton boosted his defensive stocks for the upcoming season with the capture of Central Coast Mariners utility Sam Gallagher.

Melbourne Victory finished the 2011–2012 season in eighth place and missed the finals campaign. Magilton was not offered a further contract and departed the club in April 2012.

The Melbourne Victory 2011–12 season is Melbourne Victory's seventh A-League season.

Players

First team squad

As of 9 February 2012.[14] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  AUS Tando Velaphi
2 DF  AUS Matthew Foschini
3 DF  BRA Fabio
4 DF  AUS Petar Franjic
5 DF  AUS Mark Milligan [nb 1]
6 MF  AUS Leigh Broxham
7 DF  AUS Matthew Kemp
8 MF  SCO Grant Brebner
9 FW  CRC Jean Carlos Solórzano [nb 2]
10 FW  AUS Archie Thompson (Vice-captain)
11 MF  NZL Marco Rojas
12 DF  AUS Rodrigo Vargas
13 MF  AUS Diogo Ferreira
14 MF  AUS Billy Celeski
15 MF  AUS Tom Pondeljak
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  CRC Carlos Hernández
17 MF  AUS James Jeggo
18 FW  AUS Danny Allsopp
19 MF  AUS Isaka Cernak
20 GK  AUS Lawrence Thomas
21 GK  AUS Ante Čović
22 MF  AUS Harry Kewell
23 DF  AUS Adrian Leijer (Captain)
25 MF  AUS Luke O'Dea
26 DF  AUS Nicholas Ansell
27 MF  AUS Paulo Retre
28 DF  ESP Ubay Luzardo [nb 3]
29 FW  AUS Julius Davies
30 GK  AUS Rani Dowisha

Player Notes

  1. On loan from JEF United
  2. On loan from L.D. Alajuelense
  3. On loan from Kitchee SC

Transfers

In

Date Position Name From Fee
20 October 2010 MF Isaka Cernak North Queensland Fury Undisclosed[15]
8 February 2011 GK Tando Velaphi Perth Glory Undisclosed[16]
11 March 2011 MF Marco Rojas Wellington Phoenix Undisclosed[17]
21 March 2011 MF James Jeggo Melbourne Victory Youth 3 yr Contract
28 March 2011 FW Jean Carlos Solórzano LD Alajuelense 1 yr Loan (May 2012)[18]
20 August 2011 MF Harry Kewell Galatasaray 3 yr Contract[19]
15 September 2011 DF Fabio Alves Volta Redonda Futebol Clube 1 yr Contract[20]
15 September 2011 GK Lawrence Thomas Sheffield United 2 yr Contract[20]
4 October 2011 GK Ante Čović IF Elfsborg 1 yr Contract
  • Isaka Cernak and Tando Velaphi were signed during season 2010/11 after regular season and in between final series for the AFC Champions League.

Out

Date Position Name To Fee
16 February 2011 DF Kevin Muscat Unattached Retired[21]
1 March 2011 DF Evan Berger Perth Glory Free
1 March 2011 MF Mate Dugandzic Melbourne Heart Free
21 March 2011 MF Ricardinho Paraná Clube[22] Loan, Undisclosed
26 March 2011 FW Robbie Kruse Fortuna Düsseldorf Undisclosed[23]
27 May 2011 GK Michael Petkovic Unattached Retired[24]
27 May 2011 MF Marvin Angulo CS Herediano Released[25]
12 July 2011 DF Surat Sukha Buriram PEA Free[26]

In

Date Position Name From Fee
24 January 2012 DF Mark Milligan JEF United End of Season Loan, undisclosed fee[27]
8 February 2012 DF Ubay Luzardo Kitchee SC End of Season Loan, undisclosed fee[28]

Out

Date Position Name To Fee
24 January 2012 FW Ricardinho Unattached Released[27]

Coaching staff

Position Staff
First-team Manager Jim Magilton
First-team Assistant manager Kevin Muscat
First-team Coach Chris O'Loughlin
Youth-team Manager Darren Davies
Youth-team Assistant manager Vaughan Coveny
Youth-team Coach Dean Anastasiadis
Goalkeeping Coach Steve Mautone
Fitness Coach Adam Basil
Sports Scientist Anita Pedrana
Physiotherapist Sam Bugeja
Physiotherapist Daniel Jones
Physiotherapist Sharbil Wehbe
Personal Trainer Andrew Brown
Club Doctor Dr. Anik Shawdon

Source:

Matches

2011–2012 Pre-season friendlies

Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A
Scorers Attendance
13 July 2011 Celtic H 0 – 1 20,794
26 July 2011 Port Melbourne A 2 – 0 Allsopp 15', Broxham 35'
3 August 2011 Dandenong Thunder N 0 – 1
10 August 2011 Bentleigh Greens N 2 – 3 Hernández (2)
24 August 2011 Springvale White Eagles A 5 – 1 Thompson (2), Solórzano, Hernández, Allsopp
4 September 2011 Gold Coast United N 0 – 1
11 September 2011 Brisbane Roar N 2 – 0 Hernández 39', Allsopp 50' 6,307
23 September 2011 Adelaide United A 1 – 1 Hernández 87' 9,543

2011–2012 Hyundai A-League fixtures

8 October 2011 Round 1 Melbourne Victory 0 : 0 Sydney FC Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Docklands
Summary Attendance: 40,651
Referee:
30 October 2011 Round 4 Wellington Phoenix 1 : 2 Melbourne Victory Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:30 NZDT
14:30 AEDT
Ben Sigmund  54'  66'
D. Sánchez  60'  71'
(0:1)
Report
 42' A. Thompson
 53' T. Pondeljak
 67' (pen.) C. Hernández
 82' Fabio
Attendance: 9,369
Referee: Peter Green
12 November 2011 Round 6 Central Coast Mariners 0 : 0 Melbourne Victory Bluetongue Stadium
7:45pm AEDT (UTC+11) P. Bojić  11'
R. Griffiths  61'
Report  44' A. Thompson
 52' M. Kemp
Attendance: 10,251
27 November 2011 Round 8 Melbourne Victory 3 : 2 Gold Coast United AAMI Park, Melbourne
5:00pm AEDT (UTC+11) Attendance: 16,522
3 December 2011 Round 9 Newcastle Jets 3 : 1 Melbourne Victory Ausgrid Stadium, New Lambton
7:45 PM AEDT (UTC+11) Griffiths  27' (pen.), 88'
Haliti  47'
Report Hernández  20' Attendance: 17,245
10 December 2011 Round 10 Melbourne Victory 1 : 1 Adelaide United Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Docklands
7:45pm AEDT (UTC+11) Thompson  59' Report Barbiero  82' Attendance: 16,562
18 December 2011 Round 11 Melbourne Victory 3 : 1 Wellington Phoenix AAMI Park, Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
19:00 NZDT
A. Thompson  3'
H. Kewell  15'
B. Celeski  19'  79'
V. Lia  22' (o.g.)
D. Ferreira  24'
L. Broxham  28'
Summary
Report
13   Shots   18
6   Shots on Target   5
10   Fouls Committed   9
3   Corners   9
1   Offsides   2
54%   Possession   46%
 84' A. Smith Attendance: 14,023
Referee: Matthew Gillett
23 December 2011 Round 12 Melbourne Heart 3 : 2 Melbourne Victory AAMI Park, Melbourne
20:00 AEDT
Thompson  37',  39'
Terra  62'
Summary
Report
55%   Possession   45%
54%   Territory   46%
18   Shots   15
8   Shots On Target   5
5   Shots Off Target   5
6   Corners   6
2   Offsides   297
6   Completed Passes   315
22   Total Crosses   15
3   Saves   4
12   Clearances   16
25   Tackles   23
15   Fouls   14
4   Yellow Cards   1
0   Red Cards   0
Thompson  21'
Hernández  90+2'
Attendance: 26,579
Referee: Strebre Delovski
31 December 2011 Round 13 Brisbane Roar 3 : 1 Melbourne Victory Suncorp Stadium
9:30 Sayed Adnan  33'
Nichols  44'
Visconte  50'
Franjic  53'
Summary Kewell  3'
Vargas  20'
Celeski  45'
Allsopp  78'
Attendance: 14,852
Referee: Jarred Gillett
4 January 2012 Round 14 Central Coast Mariners 2 : 0 Melbourne Victory Bluetongue Stadium
08:45 Simon  1' (84)
Sainsbury  53'
Summary Attendance: 12,284
Referee: Peter Green
7 January 2012 Round 15 Melbourne Victory 2 : 1 Newcastle Jets AAMI Park, Melbourne
08:45 Allsopp  6'
Franjic  12'
Sung-Hwan Byun  74' (o.g.)
Allsopp  81'
Broxham  90'
Summary Kantarovski  36'
Elrich  53'
Griffiths  85'
Simic  90'
Attendance: 14,897
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
13 January 2012 Round 16 Melbourne Victory 1 : 1 Adelaide United AAMI Park, Melbourne
09:00 Thompson  6'
Brebner  43'
Fabinho  82'
Summary van Dijk  53'
Boogaard  65'
Attendance: 20,959
Referee: Jarred Gillett
22 January 2012 Round 17 Perth Glory 4 : 1 Melbourne Victory nib Stadium, Perth
08:30 Smeltz  14' (35), pen.'
Sterjovski  42' (pen.)
Smeltz  84'
Andrezinho  90'
Summary Kewell  16'
Leijer  34'
Kewell  69' (pen.)
Cernak  71'
Allsopp  78'
Attendance: 12,358
Referee: Peter Green
26 January 2012 Round 18 Melbourne Victory 2 : 2 Sydney FC AAMI Park, Melbourne
05:00 Cernak  45'
Fabinho  45+2'
Ferreira  59'
Summary Bosschaart  45+1'
Bruno Cazarine  56'
Ryall  89'
Attendance: 20,053
Referee: Strebre Delovski
1 February 2012 Round 19 Gold Coast United 1 : 1 Melbourne Victory Aurora Stadium, Launceston
07:30 Thwaite  90' Summary Kewell  66' Attendance: 5,268

Exhibition Match

6 December 2011 Friendly Melbourne Victory 2 : 2
(3–4 p)
Los Angeles Galaxy Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Docklands
7:30 PM Hernández  15', Cernak  37' Report Keane  40' pen,  49' pen Attendance: 34,608
Referee: Strebre Delovski

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
14 3 6 5 17 21  −4 15 2 5 0 11 8  +3 1 1 5 6 13  −7

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHAHAHAHHAHHAAAHHAHAAHAAHAHA
ResultDLDWDDDWLDWLLLWDLDDDWLDLLWL
Position587466637856687888888888888
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Statistics

Appearances

No. Pos. Name League Finals Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GK Tando Velaphi 00000000
2DF Matthew Foschini 50005021
3DF Fabio 70007030
4DF Petar Franjic 20002000
6MF Leigh Broxham 70007000
7DF Matthew Kemp 20002010
8MF Grant Brebner 30003000
9FW Jean Carlos Solórzano 50005000
10FW Archie Thompson 73007610
11MF Marco Rojas 70007000
12DF Rodrigo Vargas 70007000
13MF Diogo Ferreira 20002000
14MF Billy Celeski 50005010
15MF Tom Pondeljak 40004010
16MF Carlos Hernández 52005610
17MF James Jeggo 20002000
18FW Danny Allsopp 51005110
19MF Isaka Cernak 30003000
20GK Lawrence Thomas 20002000
21GK Ante Čović 60006001
22FW Harry Kewell 50005010
23DF Adrian Leijer 60006031
25FW Luke O'Dea 00000000
26DF Nicholas Ansell 00000000
30GK Rani Dowisha 00000000
Own goals 000

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Central Coast Mariners 27 15 6 6 40 24 +16 51 Finals Series and 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Brisbane Roar (C) 27 14 7 6 50 28 +22 49 Finals Series and 2013 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off
3 Perth Glory 27 13 4 10 40 35 +5 43 Finals Series
4 Wellington Phoenix 27 12 4 11 34 32 +2 40
5 Sydney FC 27 10 8 9 37 42 5 38
6 Melbourne Heart 27 9 10 8 35 34 +1 37
7 Newcastle Jets 27 10 5 12 38 41 3 35
8 Melbourne Victory 27 6 11 10 35 43 8 29
9 Adelaide United 27 5 10 12 26 44 18 25
10 Gold Coast United 27 4 9 14 30 42 12 21 Disbanded at end of season
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. First place qualifies for the 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage.
    Winning the 2012 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off, unless first place are champions.

National Youth League

Fixtures

Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A
Scorers
23 October 2011 Melbourne Heart Youth A 0–2
6 November 2011 Brisbane Roar Youth H 1–5 Jeggo  9'
11 November 2011 Central Coast Mariners Youth A 0–6
20 November 2011 Sydney FC Youth A 1–5 Srahah  59'
27 November 2011 Gold Coast United Youth H 1–2 O'Dea  24'
4 December 2011 Newcastle Jets Youth A 1–2 Jeggo  56'
11 December 2011 Adelaide United Youth H 1–2 Chaabani  76'
17 December 2011 A.I.S. H 0–2
21 December 2011 A.I.S. A 2–3 Jeggo  56',  OG'
8 January 2012 Newcastle Jets Youth H 2–0 O'Dea  37'
Srahah  78'
14 January 2012 Adelaide United Youth A 1–0
21 January 2012 Perth Glory Youth A 0–0
29 January 2012 Sydney FC Youth H 1–2 Srahah  26'
Dea  33'
5 February 2012 Melbourne Heart Youth H 1–2 Srahah  16'
Cristaldo  70'
11 February 2012 Central Coast Mariners Youth H 0–0
19 February 2012 Brisbane Roar Youth A 2–1 Srahah  48'
26 February 2012 Gold Coast United Youth A
4 March 2012 Perth Glory Youth H 1–0 Srahah  37'

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Central Coast Mariners Academy (C) 18 11 3 4 41 16 +25 36
2 Brisbane Roar Youth 18 9 5 4 50 33 +17 32
3 Perth Glory Youth 18 9 5 4 36 31 +5 32
4 Gold Coast United Youth 18 7 5 6 33 30 +3 26
5 Melbourne Heart Youth 18 8 2 8 35 37 2 26
6 Sydney FC Youth 18 7 4 7 40 31 +9 25
7 Adelaide United Youth 18 6 5 7 30 34 4 23
8 Newcastle Jets Youth 18 5 5 8 27 29 2 20
9 AIS Football Program 18 5 1 12 28 59 31 16
10 Melbourne Victory Youth 18 4 3 11 15 34 19 15
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
10 1 0 9 9 29  −20 3 1 0 4 5 11  −6 0 0 5 4 18  −14

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundAHAAHAHHAHAAHHHAAH
ResultLLLLLLLLLW
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

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