2019–20 Melbourne Victory FC season

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The 2019–20 season was the Melbourne Victory's 15th season in the A-League. The club participated in the A-League, the FFA Cup, and the AFC Champions League.

ManagerMarco Kurz
(to 15 January 2020)
Carlos Pérez Salvachúa (caretaker)
(from 15 January 2020 to 30 May 2020)
Grant Brebner (caretaker)
(from 11 June 2020)
Quick facts Chairman, Manager ...
Melbourne Victory
2019–20 season
ChairmanAnthony Di Pietro
ManagerMarco Kurz
(to 15 January 2020)
Carlos Pérez Salvachúa (caretaker)
(from 15 January 2020 to 30 May 2020)
Grant Brebner (caretaker)
(from 11 June 2020)
StadiumAAMI Park
Marvel Stadium
A-League10th
FFA CupRound of 32
AFC Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Ola Toivonen (10 goals)
All: Ola Toivonen (12 goals)
Highest home attendance33,523 vs Melbourne City
(12 October 2019)
Lowest home attendance12,023 vs Wellington Phoenix
(14 December 2019)
Average home league attendance17,366
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On 24 March 2020, the FFA announced that the 2019–20 A-League season would be postponed until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and New Zealand,[1] and subsequently extended indefinitely. The season resumed on 17 July 2020.[2] Similarly, the 2020 AFC Champions League competition has been suspended until at least mid-September 2020 in West Zone.[3] The AFC Executive Committee agreed to played AFC Champions League East Zone matches which are now scheduled to be played between 15 November and 13 December 2020 in Qatar.[4][5]

Players

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

Transfers

Transfers in

More information No., Position ...
No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
26MF Jay Barnett Brisbane Roar Scholarship 1 year 4 June 2019 [6]
10FW Robbie Kruse Unattached Free transfer 2 years 23 July 2019 [7]
9FW Andrew Nabbout Japan Urawa Red Diamonds Undisclosed 1 year 25 July 2019 [8]
5DF Germany Tim Hoogland Germany VfL Bochum Free transfer 1 year 16 August 2019 [9]
22MF Austria Kristijan Dobras Unattached Free transfer 1 year 20 August 2019 [10]
8MF Denmark Jakob Poulsen Denmark Midtjylland Undisclosed 1 year 2 September 2019 [11]
21DF Ivory Coast Adama Traoré Unattached Undisclosed 1 year 12 September 2019 [12]
18MF Albania Migjen Basha Greece Aris Thessaloniki Free transfer 2 years 19 September 2019 [13]
50GK Brendan White Australia Heidelberg United Injury replacement 31 October 2019 [14]
23MF New Zealand Marco Rojas Unattached Free transfer 2.5 years 22 January 2020 [15]
15DF Giancarlo Gallifuoco Unattached Free transfer 0.5 years 3 February 2020 [16]
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From youth squad

More information N, Pos. ...
N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes
19 DF Australia Benjamin Carrigan21 1 year contract[17]
25 MF Australia Brandon Lauton19 2 year scholarship contract[17]
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Transfers out

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No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
21MF Carl Valeri Retired 12 April 2019 [18]
4MF Japan Keisuke Honda Unattached End of contract 3 May 2019 [19]
15MF Spain Raúl Baena Spain Granada Loan return 28 May 2019 [20]
5DF Germany Georg Niedermeier Unattached End of contract 28 May 2019 [20]
23FW New Zealand Jai Ingham Unattached End of contract 28 May 2019 [20]
19MF Rahmat Akbari Brisbane Roar Loan return 4 June 2019 [6]
9FW New Zealand Kosta Barbarouses Sydney FC Free transfer 6 June 2019 [21]
8MF Terry Antonis South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings Undisclosed 23 July 2019 [22]
10FW James Troisi Unattached End of contract 6 August 2019 [23]
3DF Corey Brown Brisbane Roar Free transfer 17 January 2020 [24][25]
22MF Austria Kristijan Dobras Unattached Mutual contract termination 22 January 2020 [15]
14DF Thomas Deng Japan Urawa Red Diamonds Undisclosed 28 January 2020 [26]
50GK Brendan White Unattached End of contract 20 February 2020 [27]
8MF Denmark Jakob Poulsen Retired 6 May 2020 [28]
11FW Sweden Ola Toivonen Unattached End of contract 4 June 2020 [29]
5DF Germany Tim Hoogland Unattached End of contract 15 July 2020 [30]
20GK Lawrence Thomas Denmark SønderjyskE End of contract 26 July 2020 [31]
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Contract extensions

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No.NamePositionDurationDateNotes
6Leigh BroxhamMidfielder2 years29 May 2019[32]
16Joshua HopeAttacking midfielder1 year29 May 2019[32]
4James DonachieCentre-back1 year16 August 2019[9][a]
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  1. Donachie formally returned to his parent club Jeonnam Dragons at the end of his loan contract and then transferred permanently to Melbourne Victory, signing a one-year contract.[9]

Technical staff

More information Position, Name ...
Position Name
Head coach Scotland Grant Brebner (caretaker)[33]
Assistant coach Wales Jeff Hopkins (caretaker)[33]
Goalkeeping Coach Vacant
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Pre-season and friendlies

14 August 2019 Dandenong City Australia 0–4 Australia Melbourne Victory Melbourne, Australia
19:30 AEST Report
Stadium: Frank Holohan Reserve
15 September 2019 Western United Australia 0–6 Australia Melbourne Victory Melbourne, Australia
13:00 AEST Report
Stadium: City Vista Pavilion and Sports Field
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
29 September 2019 Melbourne Victory Australia 1–1 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Melbourne, Australia
15:00 AEST
Report Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

More information Competition, First match ...
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League 12 October 2019 12 August 2020 Matchday 1 10th 26 6 5 15 33 44 −11 023.08
FFA Cup 7 August 2019 Round of 32 Round of 32 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 000.00
AFC Champions League 21 January 2020 18 February 2020 Preliminary stage Group stage 4 3 0 1 7 1 +6 075.00
Total 31 9 5 17 42 48 −6 029.03
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Source: Soccerway

A-League

League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC (C) 26 16 5 5 49 25 +24 53 Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series[a][34][b]
2 Melbourne City 26 14 5 7 49 37 +12 47 Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and Finals series[a][b]
3 Wellington Phoenix[c] 26 12 5 9 38 33 +5 41 Qualification for Finals series[b]
4 Brisbane Roar 26 11 7 8 29 28 +1 40 Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and Finals series[a][b]
5 Western United 26 12 3 11 46 37 +9 39 Qualification for Finals series[b]
6 Perth Glory 26 10 7 9 43 36 +7 37
7 Adelaide United 26 11 3 12 44 49 5 36
8 Newcastle Jets 26 9 7 10 32 40 8 34
9 Western Sydney Wanderers 26 9 6 11 35 40 5 33
10 Melbourne Victory 26 6 5 15 33 44 11 23
11 Central Coast Mariners 26 5 3 18 26 55 29 18
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Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. All Australian teams withdrew from the 2021 AFC Champions League on 4 June 2021.
  2. 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.
  3. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2021 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary

More information Overall, Home ...
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 6 5 15 33 44  −11 23 3 3 7 16 21  −5 3 2 8 17 23  −6
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Last updated: 14 December 2019.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round

More information Round, Ground ...
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232824262527
GroundHHAHHAAHAHABHAAHAABAHHANNNNN
ResultDLWLDLLWLDWXWLLLDLXDWLLLLLWL
Position696778108108787688999999101010101010
Points1144555889121215151515161616172020202020202323
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Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; X = Bye

Matches

12 October 2019 1 Melbourne Victory 0–0 Melbourne City Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Report Stadium: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 33,523
Referee: Chris Beath
25 October 2019 3 Brisbane Roar 0–1 Melbourne Victory Brisbane
18:30 AEST Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 12,859
Referee: Kurt Ams
10 November 2019 5 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
16:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 15,014
Referee: Adam Kersey
17 November 2019 6 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory Sydney
18:30 AEDT Report Stadium: Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 16,115
Referee: Shaun Evans
23 November 2019 7 Adelaide United 3–1 Melbourne Victory Adelaide
19:00 ACDT
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 12,198
Referee: Alireza Faghani
29 November 2019 8 Melbourne Victory 1–0 Perth Glory Melbourne
19:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 13,084
Referee: Alex King
8 December 2019 9 Western United 3–1 Melbourne Victory Geelong
16:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: GMHBA Stadium
Attendance: 10,128
Referee: Adam Kersey
14 December 2019 10 Melbourne Victory 0–0 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 12,023
Referee: Stephen Lucas
21 December 2019 11 Melbourne City 1–2 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
17:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 17,083
Referee: Alex King
5 January 2020 13 Melbourne Victory 4–0 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
18:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 14,582
Referee: Daniel Elder
12 January 2020 14 Central Coast Mariners 3–2 Melbourne Victory Gosford
18:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 4,957
Referee: Kurt Ams
17 January 2020 15 Adelaide United 1–0 Melbourne Victory Adelaide
19:00 ACDT Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 11,412
Referee: Adam Kersey
24 January 2020 16 Melbourne Victory 0–3 Sydney FC Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 17,814
Referee: Alex King
1 February 2020 17 Perth Glory 2–2 Melbourne Victory Perth
18:45 AWST Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 9,435
Referee: Stephen Lucas
7 February 2020 18 Melbourne City 2–1 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 16,872
Referee: Shaun Evans
22 February 2020 20 Newcastle Jets 1–1 Melbourne Victory Newcastle
17:00 AEDT O'Donovan 24' Report Toivonen 49' Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 7,115
Referee: Alireza Faghani
29 February 2020 21 Melbourne Victory 2–1 Adelaide United Melbourne
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 14,424
Referee: Chris Beath
7 March 2020 22 Melbourne Victory 1–4 Sydney FC Melbourne
19:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 15,102
Referee: Shaun Evans
15 March 2020 23 Wellington Phoenix 3–0 Melbourne Victory Wellington
18:00 NZDT
Report Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 7,519
Referee: Alex King
29 July 2020 24 Melbourne Victory 1–2 Brisbane Roar Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alex King
3 August 2020 26 Melbourne Victory 2–3 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Danaskos
8 August 2020 25 Perth Glory 0–4 Melbourne Victory Sydney
17:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Beath

FFA Cup

7 August Round of 32 Melbourne Victory Victoria (state) 2–3 (a.e.t.) New South Wales Newcastle Jets Melbourne
19:30
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 4,045
Referee: Shaun Evans

AFC Champions League

Qualifying play-offs

21 January 2020 (2020-01-21) Prelim. round 2 Melbourne Victory Australia 5–0 Indonesia Bali United Melbourne, Australia
19:35 UTC+11
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 5,387
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
28 January 2020 (2020-01-28) Play-off round Kashima Antlers Japan 0–1 Australia Melbourne Victory Kashima, Japan
19:00 UTC+9 Report
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,275
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)

Group stage

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 China Beijing Guoan 6 5 1 0 12 4 +8 16 Advance to knockout stage
2 Australia Melbourne Victory 6 2 1 3 6 9 3 7
3 South Korea FC Seoul 6 2 0 4 10 9 +1 6
4 Thailand Chiangrai United 6 1 2 3 5 11 6 5
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Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
11 February 2020 (2020-02-11) Melbourne Victory Australia 1–0 Thailand Chiangrai United Melbourne, Australia
19:35 UTC+11
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 4,156
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)
18 February 2020 (2020-02-18) FC Seoul South Korea 1–0 Australia Melbourne Victory Seoul, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9 Report Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 6,035
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Melbourne Victory continued their 2020 AFC Champions League campaign in their 2020–21 season.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[35]

More information No., Pos ...
No. Pos Nat Player TotalA-LeagueFFA CupAFC Champions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Australia AUS Matt Acton 60500+1000
2 DF New Zealand NZL Storm Roux 24118+310030
3 DF Australia AUS Corey Brown 703+301000
4 DF Australia AUS James Donachie 2902500040
5 DF Germany GER Tim Hoogland 605+100000
6 MF Australia AUS Leigh Broxham 2602301020
7 FW South Sudan SSD Kenny Athiu 1701+130101+10
8 MF Denmark DEN Jakob Poulsen 17011+500010
9 FW Australia AUS Andrew Nabbout 27112281241
10 FW Australia AUS Robbie Kruse 1338+320021
11 FW Sweden SWE Ola Toivonen 231217+1100+102+22
13 MF Australia AUS Birkan Kirdar 60600000
14 DF Australia AUS Thomas Deng 70601000
15 DF Australia AUS Giancarlo Gallifuoco 60400020
16 MF Australia AUS Josh Hope 1111+801011
17 FW Burundi BDI Elvis Kamsoba 29221+411031
18 MF Albania ALB Migjen Basha 29220+510041
19 DF Australia AUS Benjamin Carrigan 1004+20101+20
20 GK Australia AUS Lawrence Thomas 2602101040
21 FW Ivory Coast CIV Adama Traoré 2702300040
22 MF Austria AUT Kristijan Dobras 927+220000
23 FW New Zealand NZL Marco Rojas 1268+26000+20
24 MF Australia AUS Anthony Lesiotis 22010+70102+20
25 DF Australia AUS Brandon Lauton 1604+80102+10
26 MF Australia AUS Jay Barnett 1205+40001+20
32 FW Australia AUS Jack Palazzolo 10000+1000
33 DF Australia AUS Aaron Anderson 40400000
38 DF Japan JPN So Nishikawa 400+400000
39 FW Australia AUS Lleyton Brooks 200+200000
43 FW Australia AUS Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio 504+100000
46 MF Australia AUS Joshua Varga 100+100000
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Disciplinary record

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.[35]

More information No., Pos ...
No. Pos Nat Player TotalA-LeagueFFA CupAFC Champions League
Yellow cardSecond yellow cardRed cardYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed cardYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed cardYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed card
22 MF Austria AUT Kristijan Dobras 101101000000
5 DF Germany GER Tim Hoogland 001001000000
6 MF Australia AUS Leigh Broxham 610510100000
4 DF Australia AUS James Donachie 800600000200
11 FW Sweden SWE Ola Toivonen 800700100000
18 MF Albania ALB Migjen Basha 500400000100
2 DF New Zealand NZL Storm Roux 400300000100
9 FW Australia AUS Andrew Nabbout 400400000000
7 FW South Sudan SSD Kenny Athiu 300300000000
15 DF Australia AUS Giancarlo Gallifuoco 300200000100
21 FW Ivory Coast CIV Adama Traoré 300200000100
8 MF Denmark DEN Jakob Poulsen 200200000000
10 FW Australia AUS Robbie Kruse 200200000000
13 MF Australia AUS Birkan Kirdar 200200000000
14 DF Australia AUS Thomas Deng 200200000000
16 MF Australia AUS Josh Hope 200100000100
23 FW New Zealand NZL Marco Rojas 200200000000
24 MF Australia AUS Anthony Lesiotis 200200000000
26 MF Australia AUS Jay Barnett 200200000000
33 DF Australia AUS Aaron Anderson 200200000000
17 FW Burundi BDI Elvis Kamsoba 100100000000
20 GK Australia AUS Lawrence Thomas 100100000000
25 DF Australia AUS Brandon Lauton 200100000100
43 FW Australia AUS Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio 100100000000
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More information Rank, No. ...
Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League FFA Cup AFC Champions League Total
1 20 Australia Lawrence Thomas 503 8
2 1 Australia Matt Acton 100 1
Total6039
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