2010–11 Melbourne Victory season

Melbourne Victory
2010–11 season
Manager Ernie Merrick
Mehmet Durakovic (caretaker)
A-League 5th
AFC Champions League Qualified
Top goalscorer Robbie Kruse - 11
Highest home attendance 32,231 v Melbourne Heart (22 Jan 2011)
Lowest home attendance 8,287 v Gold Coast United (30 Jan 2011)
Average home attendance N/A
Home colours
Away colours
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The 2010–11 season was Melbourne Victory's sixth season in the Hyundai A-League. It was the first A-League season with two teams from the same city, after the introduction of Melbourne Heart.

Contents

Players

First team squad

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Michael Petkovic
2 DF Kevin Muscat (Captain)
3 MF Mate Dugandžić (Youth)
4 DF Petar Franjic (Youth)
5 DF Surat Sukha
6 MF Leigh Broxham
7 DF Matthew Kemp
8 MF Grant Brebner
9 FW Ricardinho (Marquee)
10 FW Archie Thompson (Australian Marquee)
11 MF Marvin Angulo (on loan from CS Herediano)
12 DF Rodrigo Vargas
No. Position Player
13 MF Diogo Ferreira (Youth)
14 MF Billy Celeski
15 MF Tom Pondeljak
16 MF Carlos Hernández
17 DF Matthew Foschini (Youth)
18 FW Danny Allsopp
19 DF Evan Berger
20 GK Sebastian Mattei (Youth)
21 FW Robbie Kruse
22 MF Geoff Kellaway
23 DF Adrian Leijer (Vice Captain)

Transfers

In

Player From League Fee Date
Diogo Ferreira Melbourne Victory – Youth National Youth League Free April 2010
Petar Franjic Melbourne Victory – Youth National Youth League Free April 2010
Michael Petkovic Sivasspor Turkcell Super League Free June 2010
Sebastian Mattei Melbourne Victory – Youth National Youth League Free July 2010
Geoff Kellaway Dandenong Thunder Victorian Premier League Loan August 2010
Ricardinho Oeste Futebol Clube Campeonato Brasileiro Série D Not disclosed August 2010
Danny Allsopp D.C. United Major League Soccer Free December 2010
Tando Velaphi Perth Glory A-league Free March 2011
Isaka Cernak North Queensland Fury A-league Free March 2011
Marco Rojas Wellington Phoenix A-league Free March 2011

Out

Player To League Fee Date
Mitchell Langerak Borussia Dortmund Fußball-Bundesliga Not disclosed May 2010
Nathan Elasi Bonnyrigg White Eagles NSW Premier League Released May 2010
Mathew Theodore Altona Magic Victorian Premier League Released May 2010
Nik Mrdja Central Coast Mariners A-League End of Loan May 2010
Glen Moss Gold Coast United A-League Free July 2010
Nick Ward Wellington Phoenix A-League Free August 2010
Mate Dugandzic Melbourne Heart A-League Free March 2011
Evan Berger Perth Glory A-League Free March 2011

Managerial and captain changes

Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment Time
Ernie Merrick Sacked 12 March 2011[1] 5th (10–11) Mehmet Durakovic (caretaker) 12 March 2011 GF week
Previous captain Manner of change hand Date of change hand New captain Date of appointment Time
Kevin Muscat Resigned as captain 16 Feb 2011 Adrian Leijer 16 Feb 2011 Regular season

Matches

2010–11 Pre-season friendlies

2010–11 Hyundai A-League fixtures

Notes
  1. ^ Game was moved to stop a clash with the AFL grand final replay [1]

2010-11 Finals series

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 Brisbane Roar 30 18 11 1 58 26 +32 65
2 Central Coast Mariners 30 16 9 5 50 31 +19 57
3 Adelaide United 30 15 5 10 51 36 +15 50
4 Gold Coast United 30 12 10 8 40 32 +8 46
5 Melbourne Victory 30 11 10 9 45 39 +6 43
6 Wellington Phoenix 30 12 5 13 39 41 −2 41
7 Newcastle Jets 30 9 8 13 29 33 −4 35
8 Melbourne Heart 30 8 11 11 32 42 −10 35
9 Sydney FC 30 8 10 12 35 40 −5 34
10 Perth Glory 30 5 8 17 27 54 −27 23
11 North Queensland Fury 30 4 7 19 28 60 −32 19
Rules for classification:1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
  
Teams qualify for finals.
Updated to Week 27
Teams qualify for AFC Champions League.

Statistics

Leading scorers

Total Player Goals per Match
 1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
11 Robbie Kruse 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1
5 Carlos Hernández 1 1 1 1 1
Mate Dugandžić 1 1 1 2
Daniel Allsopp 1 1 1 2
4 Archie Thompson 1 1 1 1
3 Rodrigo Vargas 1 1 1
2 Kevin Muscat 2
Ricardinho 1 1
Grant Brebner 1 1
Tom Pondeljak 1 1
1
Leigh Broxham 1
Billy Celeski 1
Diogo Ferreira 1

Discipline

Updated as end of the Season

Name Cautions 2nd Caution – Send-Off Send-Offs
Rodrigo Vargas 6
Billy Celeski 6
Grant Brebner 5
Adrian Leijer 6
Leigh Broxham 4
Robbie Kruse 5
Diogo Ferreira 5
Mate Dugandzic 2
Matthew Foschini 1
Ricardinho 3
Surat Sukha 1
Kevin Muscat 5 1 1
Carlos Hernández 4
Marvin Angulo 3
Michael Petkovic 4
Matthew Kemp 1
Tom Pondeljak 3
Daniel Allsopp 2
Evan Berger 1

AFC Champions League 2011

Group stage

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Gamba Osaka 6 3 1 2 13 7 +6 10
Tianjin Teda 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10
Jeju United 6 2 1 3 6 10 −4 7
Melbourne Victory 6 1 3 2 7 11 −4 6
1 March 2011
19:00 UTC+09:00
 Gamba Osaka 5–1 Melbourne Victory Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita
Attendance: 12,949
Referee: Ali Hamad Madhad Saif Albadwawi (UAE)
Takei  4'
Adriano  7' (pen.)
Lee Keun-Ho  10'
Futagawa  62'
Kim Seung-Yong  90+1'		 Report Muscat  21' (pen.)
5 April 2011
19:30 UTC+08:00
 Tianjin Teda 1 – 1 Melbourne Victory TEDA Football Stadium, Tianjin
Attendance: 25,456
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Zorić  19' Report Muscat  52'
20 April 2011
19:30 UTC+10:00
 Melbourne Victory 2 – 1 Tianjin Teda Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 5,693
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Hernández  44'
Muscat  45+1' (pen.)		 Report Chen Tao  37'
4 May 2011
19:30 UTC+10:00
 Melbourne Victory 1 – 1 Gamba Osaka Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 7,437
Referee: Abdulrahman Mohammed Hussain (Qatar)
Leijer  12' Report Nakazawa  43'
11 May 2011
19:30 UTC+09:00
 Jeju United 1 – 1 Melbourne Victory Jeju World Cup Stadium, Jeju
Attendance: 1,519
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Kim Eun-Jung  25' Report Ferreira  61'
Round Date Home Team Score Away Team Crowd Stadium
Group Stage 1 March 2011 Gamba Osaka 5–1 Melbourne Victory 12,949 Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita
Group Stage 15 March 2011 Melbourne Victory 1–2 Jeju United 4,825 Etihad Stadium
Group Stage 5 April 2011 Tianjin Teda 1–1 Melbourne Victory 25,456 TEDA Football Stadium, Tianjin
Group Stage 20 April 2011 Melbourne Victory 2-1 Tianjin Teda 5,693 Etihad Stadium
Group Stage 4 May 2011 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Gamba Osaka 7,437 Etihad Stadium
Group Stage 11 May 2011 Jeju United 1–1 Melbourne Victory 1,519 Jeju World Cup Stadium

References

  1. ^ Merrick and Melbourne Victory part ways

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