2016–17 Melbourne Victory FC season
Melbourne Victory 2016–17 football season
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The 2016–17 Melbourne Victory FC season was the club's 12th season since its establishment in 2004. The club participated in the A-League for the 12th time, and the FFA Cup for the third time.
| 2016–17 season | |||
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| Chairman | Anthony Di Pietro | ||
| Manager | Kevin Muscat | ||
| Stadium | AAMI Park & Etihad Stadium, Melbourne | ||
| A-League | 2nd | ||
| A-League Finals Series | Runners-up | ||
| FFA Cup | Semi-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Besart Berisha (19 goals) All: Besart Berisha (23 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 43,188 vs Melbourne City (15 October 2016) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 14,081 vs Newcastle Jets (2 January 2017) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 22,008[1] | ||
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Players
Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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From youth squad
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | MF |  |
Stefan Nigro | 19 | 2 year senior contact[2] |
| 31 | FW | |
Christian Theoharous | 17 | 2 year scholarship contract[3] |
Transfers in
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | DF | James Donachie | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 11 June 2016 | [4] |
| 11 | FW | Mitch Austin | Central Coast Mariners | Undisclosed Fee | 1 year | 17 June 2016 | [5] |
| 15 | DF |  Alan Baró |
Ponferradina |
Free transfer | 1 year | 7 July 2016 | [6] |
| 10 | FW | James Troisi | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 1 August 2016 | [7] |
| 7 | MF |  Marco Rojas |
Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 25 August 2016 | [8] |
| 27 | GK | Alastair Bray | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 23 September 2016 | [9] |
| 9 | FW |  Maximilian Beister |
Mainz 05 |
Loan | 1 year | 18 October 2016 | [10] |
| 40 | GK | Matt Acton | Unattached | Injury replacement loan | 1 year | 25 November 2016 | [11] |
Transfers out
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FW | Kosta Barbarouses |
Wellington Phoenix | Free transfer | 8 March 2016 | [12] |
| 7 | MF |  Guilherme Finkler |
Wellington Phoenix | Free transfer | 24 March 2016 | [13] |
| 17 | DF |  Matthieu Delpierre |
Retired | 26 April 2016 | [14] | |
| 10 | FW | Archie Thompson | Unattached | Free transfer | 30 April 2016 | [15] |
| 15 | DF | Giancarlo Gallifuoco | Unattached | Free transfer | 28 May 2016 | [16] |
| 18 | DF | Dylan Murnane | Unattached | Undisclosed Fee | 28 May 2016 | [16] |
| 22 | MF | Jesse Makarounas | Adelaide United | Free transfer | 28 May 2016 | [16] |
| 33 | FW | Joey Katebian | Unattached | Undisclosed Fee | 31 May 2016 | [17] |
| 11 | MF | Connor Pain | Central Coast Mariners | Undisclosed Fee | 17 June 2016 | [5] |
| 24 | DF | Thomas Deng |  Jong PSV |
Loan | 28 June 2016 | [18] |
| 1 | GK | Danny Vukovic | Sydney FC | Free transfer | 18 July 2016 | [19] |
| 3 | DF | Scott Galloway | Central Coast Mariners | Free transfer | 19 October 2016 | [20] |
| 25 | MF | Sebastian Pasquali | Jong Ajax |
Undisclosed Fee | 26 November 2016 | [21] |
| 9 | FW | Maximilian Beister |
Mainz 05 |
Loan return | 2 February 2017 | [22] |
| 13 | MF | Oliver Bozanic |  Ventforet Kofu |
$3,250,000 | 16 March 2017 | [23] |
Contact extensions
| Name | Position | Duration | Contract Expiry | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Geria | Right back | 3 years | 2020 | [24] |
| Lawrence Thomas | Goalkeeper | 1 year | 2018 | [25] |
| Jai Ingham | Winger | 2 years | 2019 | [26] |
| Carl Valeri | Defensive midfielder | 1 year | 2018 | [27] |
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 | Total | A-League | FFA Cup | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals |  |  |  | Apps | Goals | | | | Apps | Goals | | | | ||||
| 2 | DF | |
Jason Geria | 30 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 27+0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | |
Nick Ansell | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  |
Daniel Georgievski | 27 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15+8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | |
Leigh Broxham | 33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25+4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | |
Marco Rojas | 27 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24+1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW |  |
Besart Berisha | 32 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 28+0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4+0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | |
James Troisi | 28 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25+1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | |
Mitch Austin | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10+9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW |  |
Fahid Ben Khalfallah | 27 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20+3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | |
Alan Baró | 30 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 26+0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | |
Rashid Mahazi | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5+8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | |
James Donachie | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17+6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | |
George Howard | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | |
Lawrence Thomas | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28+0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | |
Carl Valeri | 30 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 27+0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | |
Stefan Nigro | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | |
Jai Ingham | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4+17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | |
Alastair Bray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | |
Lucas Spinella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | |
Christian Theoharous | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | |
Cameron McGilp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | |
Josh Hope | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | |
Matt Acton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players no longer at the club: | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | |
Scott Galloway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | |
Maximilian Beister | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | |
Oliver Bozanic | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | |
Sebastian Pasquali | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Last updated: 7 May 2017
- Source: au.soccerway.com
= Number of bookings; 
= Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; 
= Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Pre-season and friendlies
| 23 July 2016 International Champions Cup | Melbourne Victory | 1–1 (4–3 p) |  Juventus | Melbourne, Australia |
| 19:00 AEST | J. Ingham  83' |
Report | Blanco 58' |
Stadium: MCG Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan) |
| Penalties | ||||
| 31 July 2016 | Melbourne Victory | 1–0 | Atlético Madrid | Geelong, Australia |
| 14:00 AEST | Ansell 44' |
Report | Stadium: Simonds Stadium Attendance: 16,652 Referee: Alan Milliner (Australia) |
| 9 August 2016 | Port Melbourne | 0–6 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne, Australia |
| 19:30 AEST | Report | Stadium: JL Murphy Reserve |
| 7 September 2016 | Melbourne Victory | 3–1 | Sydney FC | Melbourne, Australia |
| Report | O'Neill 19' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 14 September 2016 | Adelaide United | 0–1 | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide, Australia |
| 14:30 ACST | Report | Rojas 9' |
Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| A-League | 7 October 2016 | 14 April 2017 | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 49 | 31 | +18 | 55.56 |
| A-League Finals | 30 April 2017 | 7 May 2017 | Elimination-finals | Elimination-finals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50.00 |
| FFA Cup | 2 August 2016 | 30 November 2016 | Round of 32 | Semi-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 75.00 |
| Total | 33 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 57 | 35 | +22 | 57.58 | ||||
Source: Competitions
A-League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney FC (C) | 27 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 55 | 12 | +43 | 66 | Qualification for 2018 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 2 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 49 | 31 | +18 | 49 | |
| 3 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 42 | Qualification for 2018 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series |
| 4 | Melbourne City | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 39 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 5 | Perth Glory | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 39 | |
| 6 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 36 | |
| 7 | Wellington Phoenix[a] | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 30 | |
| 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 52 | −21 | 23 | |
| 9 | Adelaide United | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 46 | −21 | 23 | |
| 10 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 53 | −25 | 22 |
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
Results summary
| 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 | 4 | 8 | 49 | 31 | +18 | 49 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 12 | +3 |
Last updated: 14 April 2017.
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 14 April 2017. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 7 October 2016 1 | Brisbane Roar | 1–1 | Melbourne Victory | Brisbane |
| 18:50 AEST | DeVere 90+6' |
Report | Austin 83' |
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 15,805 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 15 October 2016 2 | Melbourne Victory | 1–4 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEDT | Rojas 62' |
Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 43,188 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 22 October 2016 3 | Adelaide United | 1–2 | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide |
| 19:20 ACDT | Elrich 68' |
Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 14,908 Referee: Peter Green |
| 31 October 2016 4 | Melbourne Victory | 6–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEDT | Report | Krishna 63' (pen.) |
Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 20,113 Referee: Alan Milliner |
| 5 November 2016 5 | Sydney FC | 2–1 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
| 19:50 AEDT | Carney 63', 78' |
Report | Austin 41' |
Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 19,143 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 12 November 2016 6 | Melbourne Victory | 3–0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 21,480 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 26 November 2016 8 | Melbourne Victory | 2–0 | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne |
| 17:35 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 18,267 Referee: Alan Milliner |
| 2 December 2016 9 | Melbourne Victory | 1–1 | Perth Glory | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEDT | Berisha 41' |
Report | Keogh 17' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 16,017 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 10 December 2016 10 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–3 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
| 19:50 AEDT | Report | Berisha 32', 66', 82' |
Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 16,231 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 17 December 2016 11 | Melbourne City | 1–2 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEDT | Cahill 16' |
Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 24,706 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 28 December 2016 12 | Melbourne Victory | 4–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEDT | Report | Buhagiar 89' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 20,491 Referee: Adam Fielding |
| 2 January 2017 13 | Melbourne Victory | 4–2 | Newcastle Jets | Geelong |
| 19:50 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Simonds Stadium Attendance: 14,081 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 7 January 2017 14 | Adelaide United | 0–2 | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide |
| 19:20 ACDT | Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 10,036 Referee: Adam Fielding |
| 13 January 2017 15 | Melbourne Victory | 3–2 | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 21,103 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 17 January 2017 7 | Wellington Phoenix | 3–0 | Melbourne Victory | Wellington |
| 19:45 NZDT |
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Report | Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 5,865 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones |
| 21 January 2017 16 | Perth Glory | 2–1 | Melbourne Victory | Perth |
| 17:00 AWST |
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Report | Berisha 58' (pen.) |
Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 11,271 Referee: Peter Green |
| 26 January 2017 17 | Melbourne Victory | 1–2 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEDT | Troisi 18' |
Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 30,262 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 4 February 2017 18 | Melbourne Victory | 2–1 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEDT | Report | Baró  70' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 35,426 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 13 February 2017 19 | Newcastle Jets | 0–0 | Melbourne Victory | Newcastle |
| 19:50 AEDT | Report | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 6,233 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
| 19 February 2017 20 | Central Coast Mariners | 0–3 | Melbourne Victory | Gosford |
| 17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 7,013 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 25 February 2017 21 | Melbourne Victory | 2–1 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEDT | Report | Elrich 90' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 19,035 Referee: Matthew Conger |
| 3 March 2017 22 | Sydney FC | 1–0 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
| 19:50 AEDT | Bobô 50' |
Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 13,310 Referee: Peter Green |
| 11 March 2017 23 | Melbourne Victory | 4–1 | Perth Glory | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEDT |
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Report | Castro 5' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 16,814 Referee: Kurt Ams |
| 25 March 2017 24 | Brisbane Roar | 1–0 | Melbourne Victory | Brisbane |
| 18:50 AEST | Maclaren 51' |
Report | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 13,576 Referee: Matthew Conger |
| 2 April 2017 25 | Melbourne Victory | 0–3 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
| 17:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 17,011 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 8 April 2017 26 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–0 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
| 18:50 AEST | Report | Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 16,345 Referee: Peter Green |
| 14 April 2017 27 | Melbourne Victory | 1–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEST | Berisha 80' |
Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 14,827 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
Finals series
| 30 April 2017 Semi-final | Melbourne Victory | 1–0 | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne |
| 17:00 AEST | Berisha 70' |
Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 20,202 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones |
FFA Cup
| 3 August 2016 Round of 32 | Newcastle Jets  | 1–3 |  Melbourne Victory | Newcastle |
| 19:30 AEST | W. Brown 50' |
Report | Stadium: Magic Park Attendance: 1,956 Referee: Alan Milliner |
| 24 August 2016 Round of 16 | Hume City | 0–1 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
| 19:30 AEST | Report | Berisha 27' (pen.) |
Stadium: ABD Stadium Attendance: 2,866 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 27 September 2016 Quarter-final | Bentleigh Greens | 0–2 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
| 19:30 AEST | Report | Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex Attendance: 3,754 Referee: Alan Milliner |
| 25 October 2016 Semi-final | Melbourne Victory | 0–2 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 19:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 15,791 Referee: Shaun Evans |