2017–18 Melbourne Victory FC season

The 2017–18 Melbourne Victory FC season was the club's 13th season since its establishment in 2004. The club participated in the A-League for the 13th time, the FFA Cup for the fourth time, as well as the AFC Champions League for the sixth time.

Melbourne Victory
2017–18 season
ChairmanAnthony Di Pietro
ManagerKevin Muscat
StadiumAAMI Park & Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
A-League4th
A-League Finals SeriesChampions
FFA CupRound of 16
AFC Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Besart Berisha (13 goals)
All: Besart Berisha (18 goals)
Highest home attendance35,792 vs Melbourne City
(14 October 2017)
Lowest home attendance8,370 vs Central Coast Mariners
(6 January 2018)
Average home league attendance17,631

Players

Squad information

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 Matt Acton
4 DF  AUS Rhys Williams
6 MF  AUS Leigh Broxham (vice-captain)
7 FW  AUS Kenny Athiu (on loan from Heidelberg United)
8 FW  KVX Besart Berisha
9 FW  NZL Kosta Barbarouses
10 FW  AUS James Troisi
11 FW  AUS Mitch Austin
14 DF  AUS Thomas Deng
15 MF  AUS Cameron McGilp
16 MF  AUS Josh Hope
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF  AUS James Donachie
18 MF  ARG Matías Sánchez
19 FW  AUS Pierce Waring
20 GK  AUS Lawrence Thomas
21 MF  AUS Carl Valeri (Captain)
22 MF  AUS Stefan Nigro
23 FW  NZL Jai Ingham
24 MF  AUS Terry Antonis
31 FW  AUS Christian Theoharous (Youth)
40 GK  AUS Matt Sutton (Scholarship)
41 FW  NED Leroy George

From youth squad

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes
15 MF Cameron McGilp19 [1]
16 MF Josh Hope19 [1]
19 FW Pierce Waring18 [1]
40 GK Matt Sutton17 2.5 year scholarship contract[2]

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
4DF Rhys Williams Perth Glory Free transfer 2 years 15 May 2017 [3]
14DF Thomas Deng Jong PSV Loan return 15 May 2017 [4]
9FW Kosta Barbarouses Free transfer 2 years 13 June 2017 [5]
5MF Mark Milligan Free transfer 1 year 31 July 2017 [6]
18MF Matías Sánchez Temperley Free transfer 1 year 16 August 2017 [7]
41MF Leroy George Free transfer 1 year 16 September 2017 [8]
7FW Kenny Athiu Heidelberg United Loan 1 year 13 October 2017 [9]
24MF Terry Antonis Free transfer 2.5 years 3 January 2018 [10]
3DF Dino Djulbic Injury replacement contract 2 weeks 3 January 2018 [10]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
5DF Daniel Georgievski Newcastle Jets Free transfer 30 March 2017 [11]
14FW Fahid Ben Khalfallah End of contract 26 April 2017 [12]
16MF Rashid Mahazi Retired 10 May 2017 [13]
4DF Nick Ansell End of contract 12 May 2017 [14]
15DF Alan Baró End of contract 12 May 2017 [14]
19FW George Howard End of contract 12 May 2017 [14]
27GK Alastair Bray End of contract 12 May 2017 [14]
30GK Lucas Spinella End of contract 12 May 2017 [14]
7MF Marco Rojas Heerenveen Undisclosed 26 July 2017 [15]
3DF Dino Djulbic End of contract 18 January 2018 [16]
5MF Mark Milligan Al-Ahli $1,000,000 28 January 2018 [17]
2DF Jason Geria JEF United Chiba $800,000 3 March 2018 [18]

Contract extensions

No.NamePositionDurationDateNotes
40Matt ActonGoalkeeper1 year16 May 2017[19]
10James TroisiWinger2 years26 July 2017[20]
8 Besart BerishaStriker1 year21 December 2017[21]
1Matt ActonGoalkeeper2 years16 February 2018[22]

Technical staff

Position Name
Manager Kevin Muscat
Assistant Manager Jean-Paul de Marigny
Goalkeeping Coach Dean Anastasiadis
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 Travis Maude

Statistics

Squad statistics

N Pos. Nat. Name TotalA-LeagueA-League Finals SeriesFFA CupAFC Champions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Matt Acton 4 0 0 0 0 2+100000+000000+000001+00000
4 DF Rhys Williams 32 2 12 0 1 24+018011+001002+001005+01200
6 MF Leigh Broxham 35 0 6 0 0 20+405003+001002+000005+10000
7 MF Kenny Athiu 11 2 0 0 0 0+410000+200000+000001+41000
8 FW Besart Berisha 35 18 2 0 0 25+0131003+011002+020005+02000
9 FW Kosta Barbarouses 32 12 3 0 1 22+082013+020002+000005+02100
10 FW James Troisi 32 5 8 0 0 21+136003+011002+011005+00000
11 FW Mitch Austin 7 2 1 1 0 3+211100+000002+010000+00000
14 DF Thomas Deng 29 2 6 0 0 20+125003+000000+000004+10100
15 MF Cameron McGilp 2 0 0 0 0 0+000000+000000+100000+10000
16 MF Josh Hope 12 0 2 0 0 0+500000+000000+201002+30100
17 DF James Donachie 23 0 4 0 0 10+202003+001002+001006+00000
18 MF Matías Sánchez 25 0 8 0 0 14+806000+302000+000000+00000
19 FW Pierce Waring 2 1 0 0 0 0+100000+000000+000001+01000
20 GK Lawrence Thomas 35 0 1 0 0 25+001003+000002+000005+00000
21 MF Carl Valeri 33 0 10 0 0 23+206003+001001+000004+00300
22 MF Stefan Nigro 23 0 2 0 0 10+601002+000001+100003+00100
23 FW Jai Ingham 25 1 0 0 0 6+1400000+000000+200001+21000
24 MF Terry Antonis 22 1 5 0 0 10+402003+011000+000005+00200
25 MF Birkan Kirdar 1 0 0 0 0 0+000000+000000+000000+10000
26 MF Nicholas Sette 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+000000+000000+00000
27 DF Callum Goulding 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+000000+000000+00000
30 GK Stephen Hatzikourtis 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+000000+000000+00000
31 FW Christian Theoharous 24 1 1 0 0 2+1411000+200000+000001+50000
40 GK Matt Sutton 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+000000+000000+00000
41 MF Leroy George 34 12 4 0 0 24+284003+010000+000005+03000
Players no longer at the club:
2 DF Jason Geria 25 0 4 1 0 20+103100+000002+001002+00000
3 DF Dino Djulbic 3 0 0 0 0 3+000000+000000+000000+00000
5 MF Mark Milligan 15 4 2 0 1 12+131010+000002+011000+00000

Pre-season and friendlies

16 August 2017 Oakleigh Cannons 2–5 Melbourne Victory Melbourne, Australia
19:30 AEST
  • Podaridis  22'
  • Piemonte  48'
Report
Stadium: Jack Edwards Reserve

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
A-League 4th 7 October 2017 14 April 2018
A-League Finals Elimination-finals Champions 22 April 2018 5 May 2018
FFA Cup Round of 32 Round of 16 9 August 2017 23 August 2017
AFC Champions League Group stage Group stage 13 February 2018 18 April 2018

A-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC 27 20 4 3 64 22 +42 64 Qualification to Finals series and AFC Champions League group stage
2 Newcastle Jets 27 15 5 7 57 37 +20 50 Qualification to Finals series and AFC Champions League second preliminary round
3 Melbourne City 27 13 4 10 41 33 +8 43 Qualification to Finals series
4 Melbourne Victory (C) 27 12 5 10 43 37 +6 41 Qualification to Finals series and AFC Champions League group stage
5 Adelaide United 27 11 6 10 36 38 2 39 Qualification to Finals series
6 Brisbane Roar 27 10 5 12 33 39 6 35
7 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 8 9 10 38 47 9 33
8 Perth Glory 27 10 2 15 36 50 14 32
9 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 1] 27 5 6 16 31 55 24 21
10 Central Coast Mariners 27 4 8 15 28 49 21 20
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 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
27 12 5 10 43 37  +6 41 6 3 5 25 20  +5 6 2 5 18 17  +1

Last updated: 13 April 2018.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHHAAHHAAAHAAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHA
ResultLLDDDDWLWLWWWDLWWLLLWWWLWWW
Position897879686755355444554434444
Updated to match(es) played on 15 April 2018. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

7 October 2017 1 Melbourne Victory 0–1 Sydney FC Melbourne
19:50 AEDT Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 24,804
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
14 October 2017 2 Melbourne Victory 1–2 Melbourne City Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 35,792
Referee: Peter Green
20 October 2017 3 Adelaide United 2–2 Melbourne Victory Adelaide
19:20 ACDT
  • Lia  23', 62'
Report
Stadium: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 19,416
Referee: Shaun Evans
29 October 2017 4 Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Melbourne Victory Gosford
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 5,519
Referee: Adam Fielding
11 November 2017 6 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 18,098
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
19 November 2017 7 Perth Glory 0–2 Melbourne Victory Perth
16:00 AWST Report
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 13,565
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
23 November 2017 8 Newcastle Jets 4–1 Melbourne Victory Newcastle
19:50 AEDT
Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 8,427
Referee: Stephan Lucas
3 December 2017 9 Wellington Phoenix 2–3 Melbourne Victory Wellington
16:30 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 5,765
Referee: Alex King
8 December 2017 10 Melbourne Victory 1–2 Adelaide United Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 16,778
Referee: Kurt Ams
17 December 2017 11 Brisbane Roar 1–2 Melbourne Victory Brisbane
18:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 10,225
Referee: Peter Green
23 December 2017 12 Melbourne City 0–1 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
19:50 AEDT Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 22,515
Referee: Jarred Gillett
29 December 2017 13 Melbourne Victory 2–1 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 15,534
Referee: Chris Beath
6 January 2018 14 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Central Coast Mariners Geelong
18:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: GMHBA Stadium
Attendance: 8,370
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
13 January 2018 16 Melbourne Victory 3–2 Perth Glory Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 14,332
Referee: Shaun Evans
19 January 2018 17 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–3 Melbourne Victory Sydney
19:50 AEDT Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 11,864
Referee: Adam Kersey
26 January 2018 18 Melbourne Victory 1–3 Sydney FC Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 21,037
Referee: Jarred Gillett
3 February 2018 19 Newcastle Jets 2–0 Melbourne Victory Newcastle
17:35 AEDT
Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 11,473
Referee: Shaun Evans
9 February 2018 20 Melbourne Victory 1–2 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 14,576
Referee: Chris Beath
24 February 2018 21 Melbourne Victory 3–0 Adelaide United Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 13,396
Referee: Alex King
2 March 2018 22 Melbourne City 1–2 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 20,083
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
18 March 2018 23 Melbourne Victory 5–2 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 14,076
Referee: Jarred Gillett
31 March 2018 25 Melbourne Victory 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 15,280
Referee: Shaun Evans
8 April 2018 26 Melbourne Victory 2–1 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
17:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 13,182
Referee: Jarred Gillett
13 April 2018 27 Sydney FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory Sydney
19:50 AEST
Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 15,567
Referee: Chris Beath

Finals series

28 April 2018 Semi-final Sydney FC 2–3 (a.e.t.) Melbourne Victory Sydney
19:50 AEST
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 17,775
Referee: Kurt Ams

FFA Cup

9 August 2017 Round of 32 Brisbane Roar 1–5 Melbourne Victory Brisbane
19:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,184
Referee: Chris Beath
23 August 2017 Round of 16 Adelaide United 3–0 Melbourne Victory Adelaide
19:00 ACST Report Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
Attendance: 3,342
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro

AFC Champions League

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Shanghai SIPG 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 Advance to knockout stage
2 Ulsan Hyundai 6 2 3 1 15 11 +4 9
3 Melbourne Victory 6 2 2 2 11 16 5 8
4 Kawasaki Frontale 6 0 3 3 6 9 3 3
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
13 February 2018 1 Melbourne Victory 3–3 Ulsan Hyundai Melbourne, Australia
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 5,127
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
20 February 2018 2 Shanghai SIPG 4–1 Melbourne Victory Shanghai, China
20:00 CST
Report
Stadium: Shanghai Stadium
Attendance: 16,697
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
4 April 2018 5 Ulsan Hyundai 6–2 Melbourne Victory Ulsan, South Korea
19:00 KST
Report
Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Attendance: 834
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
18 April 2018 6 Melbourne Victory 2–1 Shanghai SIPG Melbourne, Australia
20:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 7,148
Referee: Mohammed Al-Khudairi (Saudi Arabia)

References

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  8. "Muscat brings Dutchman George to Victory". The World Game. SBS. 16 September 2017.
  9. "Victory confirm Athiu signing". FourFourTwo. 13 October 2017.
  10. "Victory sign Antonis and Djulbic". The World Game. SBS. 3 January 2018.
  11. Gardiner, James (30 March 2017). "A-League: Newcastle Jets sign Daniel Georgievski from Melbourne Victory". The Newcastle Herald.
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  13. Davutovic, David; Windley, Matt (10 May 2017). "Studs Up: Rashid Mahazi to quit football as Rhys Williams move to Melbourne Victory looms". Herald Sun.
  14. "Khalfallah heads massive Victory exodus". FourFourTwo. 12 May 2017.
  15. "All Whites midfielder Marco Rojas signs with Dutch club SC Heerenveen". Stuff.co.nz. 26 July 2017.
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