2020–21 Melbourne Victory FC season
The 2020–21 season is Melbourne Victory's 16th season since its establishment in 2004. The club will be participating in the A-League for the 16th time.
| 2020–21 season | |||
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| Chairman | Anthony Di Pietro | ||
| Manager | Grant Brebner | ||
| Stadium | AAMI Park Marvel Stadium | ||
| A-League | 12th | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Callum McManaman (1) All: Callum McManaman (1) | ||
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Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
Transfers in
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref |
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| 20 | GK |  Max Crocombe |
Brisbane Roar | Free transfer | 1 year | 1 October 2020 | [1] |
| 22 | MF | Jake Brimmer | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 9 October 2020 | [2] |
| 7 | MF |  Callum McManaman |
Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 13 October 2020 | [3] |
| 4 | DF | Nick Ansell | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year[4] | 22 October 2020 | [5] |
| 8 | MF | Jacob Butterfield |
Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 26 October 2020 | [6] |
| 11 | FW | Ben Folami | Ipswich Town |
Loan | 1 year | 29 October 2020 | [7] |
| 19 | DF | Dylan Ryan |  Willem II |
Loan | 1 year | 11 November 2020 | [8] |
| 36 | FW | Gianluca Iannucci | Unattached | Free transfer | 18 November 2020 | [9][10] | |
| 9 | FW |  Rudy Gestede |
Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 25 November 2020 | [11] |
| 5 | DF | Ryan Shotton |
Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 18 December 2020 | [12] |
Transfers out
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
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| 4 | DF | James Donachie | Newcastle Jets | Free transfer | 5 June 2020 | [13] |
| 18 | MF |  Migjen Basha |
Unattached | End of contract | 27 August 2020 | [14] |
| 7 | FW |  Kenny Athiu |
Unattached | End of contract | 28 August 2020 | [15] |
| 19 | MF | Benjamin Carrigan | Unattached | End of contract | 28 August 2020 | [15] |
| 16 | MF | Josh Hope | Unattached | End of contract | 28 August 2020 | [15] |
| 15 | MF | Giancarlo Gallifuoco | Unattached | End of contract | 28 August 2020 | [15] |
| 9 | FW | Andrew Nabbout | Perth Glory | Free transfer | 1 September 2020 | [16] |
| 20 | GK | Matthew Sutton | Melbourne City | Free transfer | 21 September 2020 | [17] |
| 24 | MF | Anthony Lesiotis | Unattached | End of contract | 21 September 2020 | [18] |
Contract extensions
| No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Acton | Goalkeeper | 3 years | 24 September 2020 | [19] |
| 3 |  Adama Traoré | Left-back | 1 year | 25 September 2020 | [20] |
| 2 | Storm Roux | Right-back | 1 year | 26 September 2020 | [21] |
| 17 |  Elvis Kamsoba | Winger | 1 year | 27 September 2020 | [22] |
| 13 | Birkan Kirdar | Midfielder | 1 year | 29 September 2020 | [23] |
| 14 | Jay Barnett | Midfielder | 2 years | 29 September 2020 | [23] |
| 15 | Aaron Anderson | Central defender | 1 year | 29 September 2020 | [23] |
Technical staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Grant Brebner[24] |
| Assistant coach | Steve Kean[25] |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Vacant |
Pre-season and friendlies
| 16 November 2020 Friendly | Melbourne Victory .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 3–3 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Marvel Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) | |||
| Note: Match was played with 3 x 45-minute halves. | ||||
Competitions
Win Draw Loss
Overview
| Competition | Record | |||||||
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| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| A-League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
Updated to match played 2 January 2021
Source: Competitions
A-League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane Roar | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 12 | Qualification to Finals Series, 2021 FFA Cup round of 32, and 2022 AFC Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1] |
| 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 12 | Qualification to Finals Series and 2021 FFA Cup round of 32[lower-alpha 1] |
| 3 | Perth Glory | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 9 | |
| 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 9 | |
| 5 | Macarthur FC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 8 | |
| 6 | Sydney FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | |
| 7 | Adelaide United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | Qualification to 2021 FFA Cup round of 32[lower-alpha 2] |
| 8 | Melbourne City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 | |
| 9 | Western United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | |
| 10 | Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 3] | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
| 11 | Newcastle Jets | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 4 | |
| 12 | Melbourne Victory | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 |
Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Least red cards; 5) Least yellow cards; 6) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Least red cards; 5) Least yellow cards; 6) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
Notes:
- The top two teams enter the Finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the Finals series at the elimination-finals.
- The top 8 teams qualify for the round of 32, while the bottom four teams participate in a playoff round.[26]
- Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
Matches
| 2 January 2021 1 | Melbourne Victory | 1–3 | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne |
| 19:10 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 10,304 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 23 January 2021 4 | Adelaide United | 1–0 | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide |
| 18:40 ACDT |
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Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Referee: Chris Beath |
| TBD 2 | Central Coast Mariners | Postponed | Melbourne Victory | Gosford |
| 18:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium |
| 26 January 2021 18 | Melbourne Victory | 2–1 | Perth Glory | Melbourne |
| 19:05 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 30 January 2021 10 | Western United | 0–0 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
| 17:05 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| TBD 7 | Wellington Phoenix | Postponed | Melbourne Victory | Wollongong |
| 17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: WIN Stadium |
| TBC 8 | Perth Glory | Postponed | Melbourne Victory | Perth |
| 19:05 AWST | Report | Stadium: HBF Park |
| 6 February 2021 15 | Brisbane Roar | v | Melbourne Victory | Kippa-Ring |
| 17:05 AEST | Report | Stadium: Dolphin Stadium |
| 10 February 2021 6 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
| 19:05 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Bankwest Stadium |
| 17 February 2021 3 | Melbourne Victory | v | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
| 17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 21 February 2021 9 | Melbourne Victory | v | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne |
| 16:05 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 27 February 2021 11 | Melbourne Victory | v | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
| 19:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Marvel Stadium |
| 6 March 2021 12 | Melbourne Victory | v | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 19:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 13 March 2021 13 | Melbourne Victory | v | Western United | Melbourne |
| 19:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Marvel Stadium |
| 20 March 2021 14 | Sydney FC | v | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
| 19:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Jubilee Stadium |
| 4 April 2021 16 | Melbourne Victory | v | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne |
| 16:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 7 April 2021 17 | Macarthur FC | v | Melbourne Victory | Campbelltown |
| 19:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium |
| 17 April 2021 19 | Melbourne City | v | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
| 19:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 21 April 2021 20 | Newcastle Jets | v | Melbourne Victory | Newcastle |
| 19:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium |
| TBD 21 | Melbourne Victory | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
| TBD | Report | Stadium: Marvel Stadium |
| 2 May 2021 22 | Western United | v | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
| 16:05 AEST | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| TBD 23 | Melbourne Victory | v | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| TBD | Report | Stadium: Marvel Stadium |
| 16 May 2021 24 | Melbourne Victory | v | Macarthur FC | Melbourne |
| 18:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 22 May 2021 25 | Sydney FC | v | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
| 19:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Jubilee Stadium |
| 28 May 2021 26 | Melbourne Victory | v | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
| 19:00 AEST | Stadium: AAMI Park |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Players with no appearances not included in the list.
- As of 2 January 2021
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League | Total | ||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 2 | DF | |
Storm Roux | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | |
Adama Traoré | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | |
Nick Ansell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | |
Leigh Broxham | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | |
Callum McManaman | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | |
Jacob Butterfield | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | |
Rudy Gestede | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| 11 | FW | |
Ben Folami | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | |
Jay Barnett | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| 15 | FW | |
Aaron Anderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | |
Elvis Kamsoba | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| 20 | GK | |
Max Crocombe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | |
Jake Brimmer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | |
Marco Rojas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Goalscorers
- As of 2 January 2021
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | A-League | Total |
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| 1 | 7 | MF | |
Callum McManaman | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | ||||
Disciplinary record
- As of 2 January 2021
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | A-League | Total | ||
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| 1 | 2 | DF | |
Storm Roux | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | |
Adama Traoré | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | |
Callum McManaman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | |
Aaron Anderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
References
- "Melbourne Victory signs shot-stopper Max Crocombe". Melbourne Victory. 1 October 2020.
- "Melbourne Victory signs Jake Brimmer". Melbourne Victory. 9 October 2020.
- Lynch, Michael (13 October 2020). "Victory sign ex-Premier League winger and FA Cup final man of match McManaman". The Age.
- @DailyOzFootball (22 October 2020). "OFFICIAL: Nick Ansell has joined Melbourne Victory on a one-year deal" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Nick Ansell returns home". Melbourne Victory. 22 October 2020.
- "Melbourne Victory signs Jacob Butterfield". Melbourne Victory. 26 October 2020.
- Larkin, Steve (29 October 2020). "A-League's Victory laud 'very talented, bright future' Aussie signing". FTBL.
- "Victory signs Dylan Ryan". Melbourne Victory. 11 November 2020.
- "AFC Champions League squad for Qatar named". Melbourne Victory. 18 November 2020.
- Mannion, Luke (17 December 2020). "Meet the new faces for 2020/21: Part 1". Melbourne Victory.
Iannucci joined Victory from Melbourne City in November and will be keen to make his first A-League appearance under Brebner.
- "Melbourne Victory signs Rudy Gestede". Melbourne Victory. 25 November 2020.
- "Melbourne Victory signs Ryan Shotton". Melbourne Victory. 18 December 2020.
- "A-League: Jets sign Victory defender but door still open for captain Nigel Boogaard to play on". newcastleherald.com.au. 5 June 2020.
- "Migjen Basha returns to Europe". Melbourne Victory. 27 August 2020.
- "Squad update". Melbourne Victory. 28 August 2020.
- "Glory swoop for exciting Aussie duo". Perth Glory. 1 September 2020.
- "Melbourne City FC Signs Talented Youth Trio". Melbourne City. 21 September 2020.
- Radbourne, Lucas (21 September 2020). "Victory midfielder announces exit via Twitch stream". FTBL.
- "Matt Acton re-signs on three-year deal". Melbourne Victory. 24 September 2020.
- "Adama Traore extends contract for 2020/21". Melbourne Victory. 25 September 2020.
- "Storm Roux extends Victory stay". Melbourne Victory. 26 September 2020.
- "Elvis Kamsoba signs new Victory deal". Melbourne Victory. 27 September 2020.
- "Trio of young guns locked in". Melbourne Victory. 29 September 2020.
- "Grant Brebner appointed Head Coach". Melbourne Victory. 24 August 2020.
- "Kean appointed Assistant Coach". Melbourne Victory. 23 October 2020.
- "FFA Cup to introduce Hyundai A-League play-off process from 2020". Football Australia. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
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