2017–18 Melbourne Victory FC season
Melbourne Victory 2017–18 football season
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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.
| 2017–18 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Anthony Di Pietro | ||
| Manager | Kevin Muscat | ||
| Stadium | AAMI Park & Etihad Stadium, Melbourne | ||
| A-League | 4th | ||
| A-League Finals Series | Champions | ||
| FFA Cup | Round of 16 | ||
| AFC Champions League | Group stage | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Besart Berisha (13 goals) All: Besart Berisha (18 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 35,792 vs Melbourne City (14 October 2017) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 8,370 vs Central Coast Mariners (6 January 2018) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 17,631 | ||
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | MF |  |
Cameron McGilp | 19 | [1] |
| 16 | MF | |
Josh Hope | 19 | [1] |
| 19 | FW | |
Pierce Waring | 18 | [1] |
| 40 | GK | |
Matt Sutton | 17 | 2.5 year scholarship contract[2] |
Transfers in
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | DF | Rhys Williams | Perth Glory | Free transfer | 2 years | 15 May 2017 | [3] |
| 14 | DF | Thomas Deng |  Jong PSV |
Loan return | 15 May 2017 | [4] | |
| 9 | FW |  Kosta Barbarouses |
Free transfer | 2 years | 13 June 2017 | [5] | |
| 5 | MF | Mark Milligan | Free transfer | 1 year | 31 July 2017 | [6] | |
| 18 | MF |  Matías Sánchez |
Temperley |
Free transfer | 1 year | 16 August 2017 | [7] |
| 41 | MF | Leroy George |
Free transfer | 1 year | 16 September 2017 | [8] | |
| 7 | FW | Kenny Athiu | Heidelberg United |
Loan | 1 year | 13 October 2017 | [9] |
| 24 | MF | Terry Antonis | Free transfer | 2.5 years | 3 January 2018 | [10] | |
| 3 | DF | Dino Djulbic | Injury replacement contract | 2 weeks | 3 January 2018 | [10] |
Transfers out
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | DF |  Daniel Georgievski |
Newcastle Jets | Free transfer | 30 March 2017 | [11] |
| 14 | FW |  Fahid Ben Khalfallah |
End of contract | 26 April 2017 | [12] | |
| 16 | MF | Rashid Mahazi | Retired | 10 May 2017 | [13] | |
| 4 | DF | Nick Ansell | End of contract | 12 May 2017 | [14] | |
| 15 | DF |  Alan Baró |
End of contract | 12 May 2017 | [14] | |
| 19 | FW | George Howard | End of contract | 12 May 2017 | [14] | |
| 27 | GK | Alastair Bray | End of contract | 12 May 2017 | [14] | |
| 30 | GK | Lucas Spinella | End of contract | 12 May 2017 | [14] | |
| 7 | MF | Marco Rojas |
Heerenveen |
Undisclosed | 26 July 2017 | [15] |
| 3 | DF | Dino Djulbic | End of contract | 18 January 2018 | [16] | |
| 5 | MF | Mark Milligan |  Al-Ahli |
$1,000,000 | 28 January 2018 | [17] |
| 2 | DF | Jason Geria |  JEF United Chiba |
$800,000 | 3 March 2018 | [18] |
Contract extensions
| No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Matt Acton | Goalkeeper | 1 year | 16 May 2017 | [19] |
| 10 | James Troisi | Winger | 2 years | 26 July 2017 | [20] |
| 8 |  Besart Berisha | Striker | 1 year | 21 December 2017 | [21] |
| 1 | Matt Acton | Goalkeeper | 2 years | 16 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 | Total | A-League | A-League Finals Series | FFA Cup | AFC Champions League | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals |  |  |  | Apps | Goals | | | | Apps | Goals | | | | Apps | Goals | | | | Apps | Goals | | | | ||||
| 1 | GK | |
Matt Acton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | |
Rhys Williams | 32 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 24+0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | |
Leigh Broxham | 35 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20+4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | |
Kenny Athiu | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | |
Besart Berisha | 35 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25+0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | |
Kosta Barbarouses | 32 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22+0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3+0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | |
James Troisi | 32 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 21+1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | |
Mitch Austin | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | |
Thomas Deng | 29 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20+1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | |
Cameron McGilp | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | |
Josh Hope | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | |
James Donachie | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | |
Matías Sánchez | 25 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14+8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | |
Pierce Waring | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | |
Lawrence Thomas | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | |
Carl Valeri | 33 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 23+2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | |
Stefan Nigro | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | |
Jai Ingham | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | |
Terry Antonis | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | |
Birkan Kirdar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | |
Nicholas Sette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | |
Callum Goulding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | |
Stephen Hatzikourtis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | |
Christian Theoharous | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | |
Matt Sutton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | |
Leroy George | 34 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24+2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players no longer at the club: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | |
Jason Geria | 25 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | |
Dino Djulbic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | |
Mark Milligan | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Last updated: 5 May 2018
- 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
| 25 July 2017 | Port Melbourne | 0–3 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne, Australia |
| 19:30 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: SS Anderson Reserve |
| 2 August 2017 | Bentleigh Greens | 0–5 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne, Australia |
| 19:30 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex |
| 16 August 2017 | Oakleigh Cannons | 2–5 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne, Australia |
| 19:30 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: Jack Edwards Reserve |
| 1 September 2017 | Melbourne Victory | 3–1 | Brisbane Roar | Ballarat, Australia |
| 19:30 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: Morshead Park Stadium |
| 20 September 2017 | Melbourne Victory | 0–2 | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne, Australia |
| 13:30 AEST | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park |
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 for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 2 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 50 | Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series |
| 3 | Melbourne City | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 43 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 41 | Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 5 | Adelaide United | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 39 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 6 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 35 | |
| 7 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 33 | |
| 8 | Perth Glory | 27 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 32 | |
| 9 | Wellington Phoenix[a] | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 55 | −24 | 21 | |
| 10 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 49 | −21 | 20 |
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 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 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
Updated to match(es) played on 15 April 2018. 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 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 |
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Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 35,792 Referee: Peter Green |
| 20 October 2017 3 | Adelaide United | 2–2 | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide |
| 19:20 ACDT |
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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 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 5,519 Referee: Adam Fielding |
| 6 November 2017 5 | Melbourne Victory | 1–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 21,577 Referee: Peter Green |
| 11 November 2017 6 | Melbourne Victory | 1–1 | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEDT |
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Report |
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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 |
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Report |
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Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 8,427 Referee: Stephan Lucas |
| 3 December 2017 9 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–3 | Melbourne Victory | Wellington |
| 16:30 NZDT |
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Report | Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 5,765 Referee: Alex King |
| 8 December 2017 10 | Melbourne Victory | 1–2 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 16,778 Referee: Kurt Ams |
| 17 December 2017 11 | Brisbane Roar | 1–2 | Melbourne Victory | Brisbane |
| 18:00 AEST |
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Report |
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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 |
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Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 15,534 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 6 January 2018 14 | Melbourne Victory | 1–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Geelong |
| 18:00 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: GMHBA Stadium Attendance: 8,370 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
| 10 January 2018 15 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–1 | Melbourne Victory | Wellington |
| 19:35 NZDT | Report |
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Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 5,105 Referee: Matthew Conger |
| 13 January 2018 16 | Melbourne Victory | 3–2 | Perth Glory | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEDT |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 14,076 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 25 March 2018 24 | Perth Glory | 1–0 | Melbourne Victory | Perth |
| 16:00 AWST |
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Report | Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: https://www.melbournevictory.com.au/news/report-glory-1-0-victory Referee: Adam Fielding |
| 31 March 2018 25 | Melbourne Victory | 3–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEDT | Report |
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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 |
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Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 15,567 Referee: Chris Beath |
Finals series
| 22 April 2018 Elimination-final | Melbourne Victory | 2–1 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
| 18:00 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 15,502 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 28 April 2018 Semi-final | Sydney FC | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
| 19:50 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 17,775 Referee: Kurt Ams |
| 5 May 2018 Grand Final | Newcastle Jets | 0–1 | Melbourne Victory | Newcastle |
| 19:50 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 29,410 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
FFA Cup
| 9 August 2017 Round of 32 | Brisbane Roar  | 1–5 |  Melbourne Victory | Brisbane |
| 19:30 AEST |
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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 |
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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 |
| 13 February 2018 1 | Melbourne Victory | 3–3 | Ulsan Hyundai | Melbourne, Australia |
| 19:30 AEDT | Report |
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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) |
| 7 March 2018 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 2–2 | Melbourne Victory | Kawasaki, Japan |
| 19:00 JST |
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Report | Stadium: Todoroki Athletics Stadium Attendance: 11,189 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar) |
| 13 March 2018 4 | Melbourne Victory | 1–0 | Kawasaki Frontale | Melbourne, Australia |
| 19:30 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Attendance: 6,639 Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates) |
| 4 April 2018 5 | Ulsan Hyundai | 6–2 | Melbourne Victory | Ulsan, South Korea |
| 19:00 KST |
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Report |
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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 |
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Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Attendance: 7,148 Referee: Mohammed Al-Khudairi (Saudi Arabia) |