2014–15 Melbourne Victory FC season

The 2014–15 Melbourne Victory FC season was the club's 10th season since its establishment in 2004. The club participated in the A-League for the 10th time, winning the double for the third time, and competed in the FFA Cup for the first time.

Melbourne Victory
2014–15 season
ChairmanAnthony Di Pietro
ManagerKevin Muscat
StadiumAAMI Park, Melbourne
A-LeaguePremiers
A-League Finals SeriesChampions
FFA CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Besart Berisha (13)
All: Besart Berisha (18)
Highest home attendance50,873 vs Melbourne City
8 May 2015
Lowest home attendance18,205 vs Central Coast Mariners
27 March 2015
Average home league attendance25,931

Players

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Squad information

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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 Nathan Coe
2 DF   AUS Jason Geria
4 DF   AUS Nick Ansell
5 MF   AUS Mark Milligan (captain)
6 MF   AUS Leigh Broxham (vice-captain)
7 MF   BRA Gui Finkler
8 FW   ALB Besart Berisha
9 FW   NZL Kosta Barbarouses
10 FW   AUS Archie Thompson
11 FW   AUS Connor Pain
13 FW   AUS Andrew Nabbout
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF   TUN Fahid Ben Khalfallah
15 DF   MKD Daniel Georgievski
16 MF   AUS Rashid Mahazi
17 DF   FRA Matthieu Delpierre
18 DF   AUS Dylan Murnane
20 GK   AUS Lawrence Thomas
21 MF   AUS Carl Valeri
22 MF   AUS Jesse Makarounas
24 DF   AUS Scott Galloway
26 MF   AUS Jordan Brown
40 GK   AUS Michael Turnbull

From the youth system

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
31 MF   AUS Kieran Dover
33 DF   AUS Christian Cavallo
34 DF   AUS Thomas Deng
No. Pos. Nation Player
35 FW   AUS George Howard
42 GK   AUS Lucas Spinella

Transfers in

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No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
8 FW   Besart Berisha 28 Brisbane Roar Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free footballaustralia.com.au
21 MF   Carl Valeri 29 Ternana   Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free footballaustralia.com.au
17 DF   Matthieu Delpierre 33 Utrecht   Transfer Pre-season 2015 Free footballaustralia.com.au
15 DF   Daniel Georgievski 26 Steaua București   Transfer Pre-season 2015 Free melbournevictory.com.au
14 MF   Fahid Ben Khalfallah 31 Troyes   Transfer Pre-season 2015 Free melbournevictory.com.au
40 GK   Michael Turnbull 30 Brisbane Strikers Injury Replacement Mid-season 2015 melbournevictory.com.au

Transfers out

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Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
2 DF   Pablo Contreras 35 Retired Pre-season Free [1]
17 MF   James Jeggo 22 Adelaide United Signed pre-season contract Pre-season Free [1]
21 MF   Tom Rogic 21 Celtic   End of loan Pre-season Free [citation needed]
18 DF   Francesco Stella 22 Free agent Released Pre-season [2]
14 FW   James Troisi 25 Atalanta   End of loan Pre-season Free [3]
3 DF   Adama Traoré 24 Vitória de Guimarães   End of contract Pre-season Free [3]
27 FW   Christopher Cristaldo 20 Werribee City Mid-season [4]
23 DF   Adrian Leijer 28 Chongqing Lifan   Transfer Mid-season [5]

Technical staff

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Position Name
Manager   Kevin Muscat
Assistant Manager   Jean-Paul de Marigny
Goalkeeping Coach   Steve Mautone
Youth Team Manager   Darren Davies
Youth Team Assistant Manager   Vaughan Coveny
Youth Team Developmental Manager   John Aloisi
Youth Goalkeeping Coach   Dean Anastasiadis
Strength & Conditioning Coach   Anthony Crea
Physiotherapist   Travis Maude

Statistics

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Squad statistics

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N Pos. Nat. Name Total A-League FFA Cup
Apps Goals       Apps Goals       Apps Goals      
1 GK   Nathan Coe 26 0 1 0 0 23 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
2 DF   Jason Geria 18 0 3 0 0 14+2 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
4 DF   Nick Ansell 22 1 4 0 0 19+3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 MF   Mark Milligan 23 1 6 0 0 20 1 6 0 0 2+1 0 0 0 0
6 MF   Leigh Broxham 31 3 8 0 0 23+5 3 7 0 0 2+1 0 1 0 0
7 MF   Guilherme Finkler 29 9 4 0 0 24+2 7 4 0 0 2+1 2 0 0 0
8 FW   Besart Berisha 31 18 6 0 0 28 15 6 0 0 3 3 0 0 0
9 FW   Kosta Barbarouses 28 7 4 0 0 22+3 6 3 0 0 3 1 1 0 0
10 FW   Archie Thompson 28 12 1 0 0 16+10 11 1 0 0 1+1 1 0 0 0
11 FW   Connor Pain 15 3 0 0 0 0+13 2 0 0 0 1+1 1 0 0 0
13 FW   Andrew Nabbout 6 0 0 0 0 0+5 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
14 MF   Fahid Ben Khalfallah 28 6 8 0 0 24+3 5 8 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
15 DF   Daniel Georgievski 22 3 4 1 0 18+3 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
16 MF   Rashid Mahazi 22 0 1 0 0 5+16 0 1 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
17 DF   Matthieu Delpierre 18 2 2 0 0 14+1 1 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0
18 DF   Dylan Murnane 9 0 1 0 0 6+1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
20 GK   Lawrence Thomas 7 0 0 0 0 6+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF   Carl Valeri 31 2 3 1 1 29 2 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
22 MF   Jesse Makarounas 11 0 0 0 0 2+7 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0
24 DF   Scott Galloway 15 1 1 0 0 12+1 1 1 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0
26 MF   Jordan Brown 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF   Kieran Dover 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF   Christian Cavallo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF   Thomas Deng 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 FW   George Howard 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 GK   Michael Turnbull 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 GK   Lucas Spinella 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players no longer at the club:
23 DF   Adrian Leijer 17 0 7 1 0 14 0 7 0 0 3 0 0 1 0

Pre-season and friendlies

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22 July 2014 Friendly Bentleigh Greens   0–3   Melbourne Victory Cheltenham, Melbourne
19:30 Report Pain   18'
Broxham   38'
Makarounas   57' (pen.)
Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
5 August 2014 Friendly Port Melbourne   0–5   Melbourne Victory Port Melbourne, Melbourne
19:00 Report Broxham   24' (pen.)
Nabbout   53', 81'
Leijer   58'
Pain   83'
Stadium: SS Anderson Reserve
Referee: Lucien Laverdure
7 September 2014 Friendly Melbourne Victory   3–0   Perth Glory Melbourne
14:00 Finkler   35'
Berisha   69', 75' (pen.)
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Referee: Shaun Evans
12 September 2014 Friendly Adelaide United   0–1   Melbourne Victory Adelaide
15:00 (ACST) Report Berisha   34' (pen.) Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Referee: Adam Fielding
28 September 2014 Friendly Melbourne Victory   1–1   Sydney FC Hobart
15:00 Ben Khalfallah   90' Report Janko   21' Stadium: North Hobart Oval
Attendance: 6,920
Referee: Shaun Evans

Competitions

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Overall

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Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
A-League Premiers 10 October 2014 26 April 2015
A-League Finals Semi-finals Champions 8 May 2015 17 May 2015
FFA Cup Round of 32 Quarter-finals 20 August 2014 29 October 2014

A-League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne Victory (C) 27 15 8 4 56 31 +25 53 Qualification for 2016 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Sydney FC 27 14 8 5 52 35 +17 50
3 Adelaide United 27 14 4 9 47 32 +15 46 Qualification for 2016 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and Finals series
4 Wellington Phoenix[a] 27 14 4 9 45 35 +10 46 Qualification for Finals series
5 Melbourne City 27 9 8 10 36 41 −5 35
6 Brisbane Roar 27 10 4 13 42 43 −1 34
7 Perth Glory[b] 27 14 8 5 45 35 +10 50
8 Central Coast Mariners 27 5 8 14 26 50 −24 23
9 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 4 6 17 29 44 −15 18
10 Newcastle Jets 27 3 8 16 23 55 −32 17
Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
  2. ^ Perth Glory disqualified from the Finals series and given a compulsory 7th-place finish due to salary cap violations.[6]


Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
27 15 8 4 56 31  +25 53 9 2 3 31 17  +14 6 6 1 25 14  +11

Last updated: 26 April 2015.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHAHHAAHHAHAHAAAHAAHHAAHAHAH
ResultWDWWDDWWWDLWLWDWDWLDWDWWLWW
Position121123322222233222243221111
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2015. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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10 October 2014 1 Melbourne Victory 4–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
Friday 19:40 AEDT Delpierre   8'
Berisha   19' (pen.)
Broxham   28'
Thompson   54'
Report Bridge   41' Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 30,083
Referee: Jarred Gillett
17 October 2014 2 Adelaide United 1–1 Melbourne Victory Adelaide
Friday 19:00 ACDT Cirio   85' Report Ben Khalfallah   89' Stadium: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 33,126
Referee: Peter O'Leary
25 October 2014 3 Melbourne Victory 5–2 Melbourne City Melbourne
Saturday 19:30 AEDT Thompson   23', 87'
Berisha   45+1', 46', 67' (pen.)
Report Wielaert   13'
Hoffman   26'
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 43,729
Referee: Strebre Delovski
3 November 2014 4 Melbourne Victory 2–0 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
Monday 19:30 AEDT Finkler   24'
Pain   68'
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 23,827
Referee: Shaun Evans
8 November 2014 5 Newcastle Jets 2–2 Melbourne Victory Newcastle
Saturday 17:00 AEDT Jaliens   31'
J. Griffiths   33' (pen.)
Report Ben Khalfallah   36'
Berisha   48'
Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 11,884
Referee: Strebre Delovski
15 November 2014 6 Sydney FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory Sydney
Saturday 19:30 AEDT Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 21,242
Referee: Peter Green
21 November 2014 7 Melbourne Victory 1–0 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
Friday 19:40 AEDT North   77' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 23,740
Referee: Chris Beath
28 November 2014 8 Melbourne Victory 3–2 Adelaide United Melbourne
Friday 19:40 AEDT Boogaard   7' (o.g.)
Cirio   16' (o.g.)
Broxham   32'
Report Mabil   14'
Carrusca   37' (pen.)
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 22,334
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
5 December 2014 9 Central Coast Mariners 0–3 Melbourne Victory Sydney
Friday 19:40 AEDT Report Berisha   62'
Georgievski   68'
Pain   73'
Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 7,098
Referee: Strebre Delovski
13 December 2014 10 Melbourne Victory 3–3 Sydney FC Melbourne
Saturday 19:30 AEDT Thompson   12', 47', 79' Report Janko   17'
Smeltz   50', 76'
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 25,242
Referee: Peter Green
20 December 2014 11 Melbourne City 1–0 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
Saturday 19:30 AEDT Paartalu   90+1' Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 26,372
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
27 December 2014 12 Melbourne Victory 1–0 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
Saturday 19:30 AEDT Finkler   85' Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 20,801
Referee: Ben Williams
2 January 2015 13 Melbourne Victory 1–2 Perth Glory Geelong
Friday 19:40 AEDT Berisha   58' (pen.) Report Keogh   9'
Harold   16'
Stadium: Simonds Stadium
Attendance: 21,289
Referee: Shaun Evans
6 January 2015 14 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–2 Melbourne Victory Parramatta
Tuesday 19:30 AEDT Kalmar   55' Report Valeri   26'
Finkler   80'
Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 14,619
Referee: Alan Milliner
25 January 2015 15 Perth Glory 3–3 Melbourne Victory Perth
Sunday 17:00 AWST Keogh   22' (pen.)
R. Griffiths   79'
Maclaren   89'
Report Ben Khalfallah   18'
Berisha   42'
Barbarouses   57'
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 12,271
Referee: Peter Green
7 February 2015 16 Melbourne Victory 3–0 Melbourne City Melbourne
Saturday 19:00 AEDT Berisha   10'
Barbarouses   53'
Ben Khalfallah   62'
Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 40,042
Referee: Peter Green
14 February 2015 17 Sydney FC 3–3 Melbourne Victory Sydney
Saturday 19:30 AEDT Janko   8' (pen.)
Smeltz   73' (pen.), 85'
Report Barbarouses   34'
Finkler   41'
Ansell   78'
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 17,356
Referee: Strebre Delovski
15 April 2015
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Brisbane Roar 1–2 Melbourne Victory Brisbane
Wednesday 19:40 AEST McKay   51' Report Valeri   17'
Berisha   22'
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 10,642
Referee: Chris Beath
1 March 2015 19 Melbourne Victory 2–3 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
Sunday 17:00 AEDT Galloway   34'
Barbarouses   53'
Report Bonevacia   42'
Boxall   68'
Burns   77'
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 22,096
Referee: Jarred Gillett
7 March 2015 20 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Perth Glory Melbourne
Saturday 19:30 AEDT Georgievski   64' Report Keogh   43'
Nichols   34'   90+2'
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 22,525
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
13 March 2015 21 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–3 Melbourne Victory Parramatta
Friday 19:40 AEDT Report Berisha   26', 82'
Thompson   62'
Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 11,073
Referee: Peter O'Leary
21 March 2015 22 Adelaide United 2–2 Melbourne Victory Adelaide
Saturday 19:30 ACDT Sánchez   43'
McGowan   74'
Report Ben Khalfallah   9'
Thompson   77'
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 16,077
Referee: Peter Green
27 March 2015 23 Melbourne Victory 2–1 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
Friday 19:40 AEDT Finkler   40', 77' Report Cernak   32' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 18,205
Referee: Jarred Gillett
5 April 2015 24 Wellington Phoenix 0–3 Melbourne Victory Wellington
Sunday 19:00 NZST Report Finkler   1'
Durante   59' (o.g.)
Thompson   66'
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 8,417
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
10 April 2015 25 Melbourne Victory 0–1 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
Friday 19:40 AEST Report Montaño   54' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 19,277
Referee: Peter O'Leary
18 April 2015 26 Brisbane Roar 0–1 Melbourne Victory Brisbane
Saturday 19:30 AEST Report Milligan   45+2' Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 11,582
Referee: Ben Williams
26 April 2015 27 Melbourne Victory 3–1 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
Sunday 17:00 AEST Georgievski   32'
Thompson   34'
Berisha   47'
Report Bosnar   45' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 22,285
Referee: Peter Green

Finals series

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17 May 2015 Grand Final Melbourne Victory 3–0 Sydney FC Melbourne
Sunday 16:00 AEST Berisha   33'
Barbarouses   83'
Valeri   67'   88'
Broxham   90'
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 29,843
Referee: Jarred Gillett

FFA Cup

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16 September 2014 Round of 16 Tuggeranong United   0–6   Melbourne Victory Canberra
19:30 AEST Report Berisha   11', 21', 86'
Delpierre   14'
Finkler   52'
Pain   57'
Stadium: Viking Park
Attendance: 5,150
Referee: Ben Williams
29 October 2014 Quarter final Perth Glory   4–2 (a.e.t.)   Melbourne Victory Perth
19:00 AWST Keogh   15' (pen.), 82'
De Silva   103'
Marinković   111'
Report Ben Khalfallah   8'
Finkler   90+2'
Georgievski   25'   99'
Leijer   11'   112'
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 3,899
Referee: Alan Milliner

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b Windley, Matt (1 May 2014). "Chilean defender Pablo Contreras retires, Jimmy Jeggo leaves Victory to join Adelaide". The Advertiser.
  2. ^ "Francesco Stella released". Melbourne Victory. 1 July 2014.
  3. ^ a b Davutovic, David (5 May 2014). "Melbourne Victory suffers a blow with gun left-back Adama Traore quitting the A-League club". Herald Sun.
  4. ^ "Leader soccer reporter John Bonacci runs the rule over the teams vying for this year's NPL Victoria title". Herald Sun. 18 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Leijer completes move to China". Football Federation Australia. 2 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Perth Glory banned from A-League finals". Australian Associated Press. Sports Yahoo (Australia). 10 April 2015. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
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