2005–06 Melbourne Victory FC season
2005–06 season | |
Manager | Ernie Merrick |
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A-League | 7th |
Pre-Season Challenge Cup | Semi-Final |
Top goalscorer | Archie Thompson (8) |
Highest home attendance | 18,260 vs Sydney FC (16 October 2005) |
Lowest home attendance | 10,078 vs New Zealand Knights (4 February 2006) |
Average home league attendance | 14,158 |
← first 2006–07 → |
Melbourne Victory were considered to be one of the future "powerhouse" football clubs in Australia prior to the 2005/06 A-League season, with Socceroos Kevin Muscat and Archie Thompson returning to Melbourne from successful club careers in Europe. It was widely believed that they would be contenders for the A-League championship. However, the team ended up finishing a disappointing seventh and missed out on the finals.
Players
First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
Player | From | Country/State & League From | Date |
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Michael Theoklitos | Bulleen Zebras | VPL | |
Kevin Muscat | Millwall | English Championship | |
Daniel Piorkowski | Melbourne Knights | VPL | |
Mark Byrnes | FC Hameenlinna | Finnish First Division | |
Geoffrey Claeys | Excelsior Mouscron | Jupiler League | |
Steve Pantelidis | Heidelberg United FC | VPL | |
Michael Ferrante | Fawkner Blues | VPL | |
Andy Vlahos | Cercle Brugge | Jupiler League | |
Danny Allsopp | Hull City | English Championship | |
Archie Thompson | Lierse SK | Jupiler League | |
Vince Lia | Fawkner Blues | VPL | |
Carl Recchia | South Melbourne FC | VPL | |
Kristian Sarkies | South Melbourne FC | VPL | |
Adrian Leijer | Melbourne Knights | VPL | |
Simon Storey | Altona Magic | VPL | |
Richard Kitzbichler | Austria Wien | Austrian Bundesliga | |
Chris Tadrosse | Blacktown City FC | NSW Premier League | |
Ricky Diaco | Bulleen Zebras | VPL | |
Eugene Galekovic | SC Beira-Mar | Primeira Liga |
Matches
2005-06 Hyundai A-League fixtures
Round 1 28 August 2005 | Sydney FC | 1 : 1 | Melbourne Victory | Aussie Stadium, Sydney | ||
17:00 UTC+10 | Yorke 44' | Thompson 73' | Attendance: 25,208 Referee: Mark Shield | |||
Round 2 4 September 2005 | Melbourne Victory | 2 : 2 | Perth Glory | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne | ||
17:00 UTC+10 | Kitzbichler 11' Muscat 85' (pen) |
Caceres 40' Despotovski 56' |
Attendance: 17,960 Referee: Matthew Breeze | |||
Round 3 9 September 2005 | Adelaide United | 1 : 0 | Melbourne Victory | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide | ||
19:30 UTC+9:30 | Brain 1' Alagich 15' |
Attendance: 8,785 Referee: Peter O'Leary | ||||
Round 4 18 September 2005 | Queensland Roar | 1 : 1 | Melbourne Victory | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | ||
15:00 UTC+10 | Baird 62' McKay 40' |
Allsopp 88' | Attendance: 15,444 Referee: Ben Williams | |||
Round 5 25 September 2005 | Melbourne Victory | 1 : 0 | Newcastle Jets | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne | ||
17:00 UTC+10 | Thompson 68' | Attendance: 13,831 Referee: Craig Zetter | ||||
Round 6 30 September 2005 | Central Coast Mariners | 1 : 2 | Melbourne Victory | Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium, Gosford | ||
20:00 UTC+10 | Heffernan 33' | Thompson 73' Leijer 81' |
Attendance: 9,313 Referee: Ben Williams | |||
Round 7 10 October 2005 | Melbourne Victory | 3 : 0 | New Zealand Knights | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne | ||
19:00 UTC+10 | Kitzbichler 23' Muscat 62' Diaco 64' |
Attendance: 11,010 Referee: Peter Green | ||||
Round 8 16 October 2005 | Melbourne Victory | 5 : 0 | Sydney FC | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne | ||
13:00 UTC+10 | Kitzbichler 34' Muscat 53' 78' Thompson 57' 69' |
Talay 58' | Attendance: 18,206 Referee: Matthew Breeze | |||
Round 9 23 October 2005 | Perth Glory | 2 : 1 | Melbourne Victory | Members Equity Stadium, Perth | ||
17:00 UTC+8 | Deane 22' Sekulovski 55' |
Thompson 39' | Attendance: 12,312 Referee: Mark Shield | |||
Round 10 28 October 2005 | Melbourne Victory | 0 : 1 | Adelaide United | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne | ||
20:00 UTC+10 | Veart 83' | Attendance: 16,201 Referee: Matthew Breeze | ||||
Round 11 4 November 2005 | Melbourne Victory | 0 : 1 | Queensland Roar | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne | ||
20:00 UTC+11 | Matt McKay 15' | Attendance: 13,239 Referee: Mark Shield | ||||
Round 12 11 November 2005 | Melbourne Victory | 0 : 0 | Newcastle Jets | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne | ||
20:00 UTC+11 | Attendance: 12,407 Referee: Simon Przydacz | |||||
Round 13 18 November 2005 | Melbourne Victory | 0 : 2 | Central Coast Mariners | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne | ||
20:00 UTC+11 | Hutchinson 38' Heffernan 75' |
Attendance: 13,892 Referee: Ben Williams | ||||
Round 14 28 November 2005 | New Zealand Knights | 2 : 3 | Melbourne Victory | North Harbour Stadium, Auckland | ||
20:00 UTC+11 | Christie 31' Devine 41' (pen) |
Muscat 41' (pen) Kitzbichler 44' Kitzbichler 75' |
Attendance: 1,922 Referee: Peter O'Leary | |||
Round 15 3 December 2005 | Sydney FC | 2 : 1 | Melbourne Victory | Aussie Stadium, Sydney | ||
19:00 UTC+11 | Corica 24' Carney 81' |
Allsopp 88' | Attendance: 17,272 Referee: Mark Shield | |||
Round 16 29 December 2005 | Melbourne Victory | 2 : 2 | Perth Glory | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne | ||
20:00 UTC+11 | Thompson 23' Allsopp 45' |
Mori 24' Ward 67' |
Attendance: 14,754 Referee: Peter O'Leary | |||
Round 17 5 January 2006 | Adelaide United | 1 : 0 | Melbourne Victory | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide | ||
20:00 UTC+11 | Dodd 14' | Attendance: 13,427 Referee: Mark Shield | ||||
Round 18 15 January 2006 | Queensland Roar | 0 : 1 | Melbourne Victory | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | ||
19:00 UTC+11 | Thompson 55' | Attendance: 12,710 Referee: Mark Shield | ||||
Round 19 21 January 2006 | Newcastle Jets | 1 : 0 | Melbourne Victory | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle | ||
17:00 UTC+11 | Coveny 36' | Attendance: 9,073 Referee: Matthew Breeze | ||||
Round 20 27 January 2006 | Central Coast Mariners | 3 : 1 | Melbourne Victory | Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium, Gosford | ||
20:00 UTC+11 | Spencer 28' Spencer 63' Heffernan 88' |
Michael Ferrante 13' | Attendance: 11,925 Referee: Simon Przydacz | |||
Round 21 3 February 2006 | Melbourne Victory | 2 : 1 | New Zealand Knights | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne | ||
17:00 UTC+11 | Byrnes 2' Muscat 21' (pen) |
Brockie 90' | Attendance: 10,078 Referee: Angelo Nadi | |||
Ladder
Pos |
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Adelaide United | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 43 | 2007 AFC Champions League Group stage |
2 | Sydney FC (C) | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 36 | |
3 | Central Coast Mariners | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 32 | 2006 A-League Finals Series |
4 | Newcastle Jets | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 31 | |
5 | Perth Glory | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 29 | |
6 | Queensland Roar | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 28 | |
7 | Melbourne Victory | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 26 | |
8 | New Zealand Knights | 21 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 47 | −32 | 6 |
Updated to games played on 5 February 2006
Source: theworldgame.sbs.com.au
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
1First place through to fourth place qualify for the 2006 A-League Finals Series.
2First place qualifies for the 2007 AFC Champions League Group stage.
3Winning the 2006 A-League Grand Final earns qualification for the 2007 AFC Champions League Group stage, unless the Grand Final winners are also first place, in which case the Grand Final runner up qualifies.
4New Zealand Knights cannot qualify for the 2007 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
2005/06 end-of-season awards
- Player of the Year (Victory Medal)
- Clubman of the Year
- Players' Player of the Year
- Golden Boot
- Union Supporters Fans' Player of the Year
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