2008–09 Melbourne Victory FC season

Melbourne Victory

2008–2009 season

Manager

Ernie Merrick

A-League Championship

1st

Pre-Season Challenge Cup

Champions

A-League Premiership

1st

Top goalscorer

Daniel Allsopp (13)

Highest home attendance

53,273 vs Adelaide United (28 February 2009)

Lowest home attendance

18,036 vs Perth Glory (4 October 2008)

Average home league attendance

24,516

Home colours

Away colours

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The 2008-09 Hyundai A-League season was Melbourne Victory's fourth season. They finished top of the table at the end of the regular season and defeated Adelaide United in the Grand Final to take their second A-League title.

Season Summary

The 2008–09 season brought the start of the A-League Youth League and the introduction of the W-League with Melbourne fielding teams in both competitions. Melbourne actively recruited, bringing in Socceroo Michael Thwaite on a one-year loan,^[1] Costa Rican World Cup player José Luis López,^[2] as well as Ney Fabiano from Asian Champions League rivals Chonburi FC.^[3]

Melbourne's season got off to an optimal start, winning the Pre-Season Challenge Cup. A 0–0 draw resulted in a penalty shoot-out, with Victory winning 8–7 on penalties against Wellington Phoenix.^[4]

After winning the pre-season cup, the Victory were held to a 0–0 draw away against Sydney FC.^[5] They reinforced their premiership favouritism by coasting to 4–2 and 5–0 victories against Wellington Phoenix and the Newcastle Jets respectively.^[6]^[7] Despite this, they succumbed 0–2 to an undermanned Sydney side at the Telstra Dome in front of 31,564 fans.^[8]

On 6 December 2008, Melbourne Victory became the first A-League club to amass total crowd figures of 1,000,000 after their away match against Perth Glory.

On 24 January 2009, Melbourne Victory won its final game of the season against Wellington Phoenix.^[9] The 2–0 win in front of 28,905 fans placed Victory ahead of Adelaide United on goals scored for the premiership title, a margin United failed to achieve in its 1–0 win over the Central Coast Mariners !Central Coast Mariners.

The Victory kicked off their finals campaign on 7 February 2009 in the major semi-final first leg against bitter rival Adelaide United at Hindmarsh Stadium, a game which was won courtesy of goals from Carlos Hernández and Danny Allsopp.^[10] In the second leg Melbourne defeated Adelaide United 4–0 with goals from Archie Thompson, Hernandez, Allsopp and Tom Pondeljak, granting Melbourne passage to the Grand Final on a 6–0 aggregate.^[11]

Adelaide then defeated Queensland Roar to set up a rematch with Melbourne in the Grand Final,^[12] which the Victory won 1–0 with Tom Pondeljak scoring in the 59th minute to regain the A-League Championship and becoming the first A-League team to win their second championship,^[13] a feat since achieved by Sydney FC and Brisbane Roar.

Players

First team squad

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Michael Theoklitos
2	MF	Kevin Muscat (captain)
3	DF	Michael Thwaite (loan)
4	DF	Steven Pace
5	DF	Sebastian Ryall (youth)
6	DF	Steve Pantelidis
7	DF	Matthew Kemp
8	MF	Grant Brebner
9	FW	Danny Allsopp
10	FW	Archie Thompson (marquee)
11	FW	Ney Fabiano

No.	Position	Player
12	DF	Rodrigo Vargas
13	FW	Nathan Elasi (youth)
14	MF	Billy Celeski
15	MF	Tom Pondeljak
16	MF	Carlos Hernández (loan)
17	MF	José Luis López
18	MF	Leigh Broxham
19	MF	Evan Berger
20	GK	Mitchell Langerak
21	DF	Daniel Vasilevski
22	MF	Nick Ward (marquee youth)

Transfers

Player	From	League	Fee	Date
Billy Celeski	Perth Glory	A-League	–	February 2008
Tom Pondeljak	Central Coast Mariners	A-League	–	February 2008
Nathan Elasi	Marconi Stallions	New South Wales Premier League	–	February 2008
Steve Mautone*	Retired	None	–	February 2008
Ney Fabiano^[14]	Chonburi FC	Thailand Premier League	$13,500 USD	1 July 2008
Michael Thwaite	SK Brann	Norwegian Premier League	Loan	1 July 2008
José Luis López	Deportivo Saprissa	Primera División de Costa Rica	Loan	14 July 2008

* Steve Mautone is the current Melbourne Victory Goalkeeping coach and was named as the third choice goalkeeper for the AFC Champions League

Out

Player	To	League	Fee	Date
Ljubo Milicevic	Released	–	–	February 2008
Steve Mautone	Retired	–	–	June 2008
Adrian Caceres	Central Coast Mariners	A-League	–	July 2008
Daniel Piorkowski	Released	–	–	July 2008
Leandro Love	Vissel Kobe (loan ended)	J.League	–	July 2008
Kaz Patafta^[15]	Newcastle Jets	A-League	–	July 2008

Matches

2008 Pre-Season Cup fixtures

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	3	2	0	1	3	2	6
Adelaide United !Adelaide United	3	1	2	0	2	1	5
Newcastle Jets !Newcastle Jets	3	0	2	1	1	2	2
Perth Glory !Perth Glory	3	0	2	1	1	2	2

20 July 2008 Group Stage	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	1 : 2	Adelaide United !Adelaide United	Aurora Stadium, Launceston
13:00 UTC+10	Fabiano 8'	Report	33', 90' Cristiano	Attendance: 4,720 Referee: Ben Williams

26 July 2008 Group Stage	Perth Glory !Perth Glory	0 : 1	Melbourne Victory	Members Equity Stadium, Perth
15:00 UTC+8		Report	11' M. Thwaite	Attendance: 3,020

2 August 2008 Group Stage	Newcastle Jets !Newcastle Jets	0 : 1	Melbourne Victory	Port Macquarie Regional Stadium, Port Macquarie
14:30 UTC+10		Report	82' T. Pondeljak	Attendance: 3,133

6 August 2008 Final	Wellington Phoenix	0 : 0	Melbourne Victory	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:30 UTC+12		(7 – 8 PSO) Report		Attendance: 9,208 Referee: Peter O'Leary

2008-09 Hyundai A-League fixtures

16 August 2008 Round 1	Sydney FC !Sydney FC	0 : 0	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
		Report		Attendance: 16,227 Referee: Mark Shield

24 August 2008 Round 2	Wellington Phoenix !Wellington Phoenix	2 : 4	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
	Smeltz 29', 65' (Pen)	Report	Allsopp 16', 35' Ney Fabiano 47' Muscat 68' (Pen)	Attendance: 6,110 Referee: Strebre Delovski

29 August 2008 Round 3	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	5 : 0	Newcastle Jets !Newcastle Jets	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
	Hernández 41' A. Thompson 45+2' Allsopp 61' 64' Brebner 90'			Attendance: 22,589 Referee: Mark Shield

12 September 2008 Round 4	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	1 : 0	Adelaide United !Adelaide United	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
	Ney Fabiano 29' Muscat 64'			Attendance: 24,812 Referee: Matthew Breeze

20 September 2008 Round 5	Central Coast Mariners !Central Coast Mariners	2 : 2	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
	Simon 12' 84'	Report Summary	A. Thompson 16' 90+4' Theoklitos 57'	Attendance: 9,009 Referee: Peter Green

28 September 2008 Round 6	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	0 : 2	Queensland Roar	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
	Hernández 48', 58'	Report Summary	Minniecon 83' Zullo 90+4'	Attendance: 22,266 Referee: Ben Williams

4 October 2008 Round 7	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	4 : 0	Perth Glory !Perth Glory	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
	Brebner 25' Allsopp 39' 71' Vargas 46'			Attendance: 18,036 Referee: Srebre Delovski

18 October 2008 Round 8	Newcastle Jets !Newcastle Jets	1 : 0	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
	Jesic 85'		A. Thompson 58'	Attendance: 11,384 Referee: Matthew Breeze

25 October 2008 Round 9	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	0 : 2	Sydney FC !Sydney FC	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
		Summary	Bridge 20' Aloisi 62'	Attendance: 31,654 Referee: Ben Williams

31 October 2008 Round 10	Adelaide United !Adelaide United	2 : 3	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
	Travis Dodd 28' (Pen) Cássio 67'	Report Summary	Muscat 55' (Pen) Muscat 81' (Pen) Billy Celeski 84'	Attendance: 13,191 Referee: Matthew Breeze

8 November 2008 Round 11	Queensland Roar	0 : 1	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
		Summary	Thompson 71'	Attendance: 12,022 Referee: Peter O'Leary

21 November 2008 Round 12	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	2 : 1	Central Coast Mariners !Central Coast Mariners	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
	Tom Pondeljak 37' A. Thompson 60'	Report Summary	John Hutchinson 34'	Attendance: 21,455 Referee: Srebre Delovski

28 November 2008 Round 13	Wellington Phoenix !Wellington Phoenix	2 : 1	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
	Brown 21' Smeltz 58'		Allsopp 20'	Attendance: 7,593 Referee: Craig Zetter

6 December 2008 Round 14	Perth Glory !Perth Glory	3 : 1	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	Members Equity Stadium, Perth
	Dadi 19', 23' Pellegrino 79'	Report Summary	Ney Fabiano 55'	Attendance: 6,621 Referee: Peter Green

19 December 2008 Round 15	Newcastle Jets !Newcastle Jets	4 : 2	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
	M. Thompson 16', 45', 49' Song 60'	Report Summary	Allsopp 66' Ney Fabiano 87'	Attendance: 6,268 Referee: Craig Zetter

27 December 2008 Round 16	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	3 : 2	Sydney FC !Sydney FC	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
	Thompson 14' Ward 71' Ney Fabiano 80'	Report Summary	Cole 1' Gan 4'	Attendance: 25,395 Referee: Matthew Breeze

2 January 2009 Round 17	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	2 : 1	Queensland Roar	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
	Allsopp 55' Vargas 67'	Summary Report	Moore 75'	Attendance: 23,447 Referee: Peter O’Leary

6 January 2009^[16] Round 18	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	1 : 0	Adelaide United !Adelaide United	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
	Ward 58'	Report Summary		Attendance: 27,196 Referee: Matthew Breeze

11 January 2009 Round 19	Perth Glory !Perth Glory	3 : 2	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	Members Equity Stadium, Perth
	Dadi 32', 76' Rukavytsya 36'	Summary	Allsopp 3' Ney Fabiano 48' Kemp 33', 88'	Attendance: 9,381 Referee: Chris Beath

16 January 2009 Round 20	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	3 : 0	Central Coast Mariners !Central Coast Mariners	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
	Allsopp 68' Hernández 71' A. Thompson 75'	Summary	Heffernan 87'	Attendance: 24,003 Referee: Peter Green

23 January 2009 Round 21	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	2 : 0	Wellington Phoenix !Wellington Phoenix	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
	K. Muscat 40' (pen.) A. Thompson 90'	Report Summary		Attendance: 28,905 Referee: Srebre Delovski

2008-09 finals series

7 February 2009 Major Semi Final Leg 1	Adelaide United !Adelaide United	0 : 2	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory,	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
18:30 UTC+10:30 Adelaide Starting XI 20 GK Eugene Galeković 05 DF Michael Valkanis 46' 07 MF Lucas Pantelis 08 MF Kristian Sarkies 41' 09 FW Paul Agostino 72' 13 FW Travis Dodd (c) 14 DF Scott Jamieson 18 MF Fabian Barbiero 19 DF Saša Ognenovski 24 MF Paul Reid 27 DF Michael Marrone Substitutes: 30 GK Mark Birighitti 03 MF Alemão 41' 10 FW Cristiano 72' 16 DF Daniel Mullen 46' 28 MF Rostyn Griffiths Manager: Aurelio Vidmar	S. Ognenovski 5' S. Jamieson 35' Adelaide	(0:1) Report Summary Man of the Match: Carlos Hernández	13' C. Hernández 51' N. Ward 54' K. Muscat 89' D. Allsopp Melbourne	Attendance: 14,119 Referee: Srebre Delovski Melbourne Starting XI 01 GK Michael Theoklitos 02 DF Kevin Muscat (c) 05 DF Sebastian Ryall 07 DF Matthew Kemp 65' 09 FW Danny Allsopp 10 FW Archie Thompson 12 DF Rodrigo Vargas 14 MF Billy Celeski 15 MF Tom Pondeljak 16 MF Carlos Hernández 76' 22 MF Nick Ward 56' Substitutes: 20 GK Mitchell Langerak 08 MF Grant Brebner 56' 11 MF Ney Fabiano 17 FW José Luis López 76' 19 FW Evan Berger 65' Manager: Ernie Merrick

14 February 2009 Major Semi Final Leg 2	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	4 : 0	Adelaide United !Adelaide United	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
19:30 UTC+11:30 Melbourne Starting XI 01 GK Michael Theoklitos 02 DF Kevin Muscat (c) 05 DF Sebastian Ryall 07 DF Matthew Kemp 09 FW Danny Allsopp 10 FW Archie Thompson 12 DF Rodrigo Vargas 14 MF Billy Celeski 76' 15 MF Tom Pondeljak 16 MF Carlos Hernández 59' 22 MF Nick Ward 79' Substitutes: 20 GK Mitchell Langerak 08 MF Grant Brebner 59' 11 MF Ney Fabiano 79' 17 FW José Luis López 76' 19 FW Evan Berger Manager: Ernie Merrick	A. Thompson 10' C. Hernández 24' D. Allsopp 44' T. Pondeljak 48' Nick Ward 51' Melbourne	(3:0) Report Summary Man of the Match: Carlos Hernández	30' S. Ognenovski 53' R. Griffiths 62', 81' Cássio 88' T. Dodd Adelaide	Attendance: 34,736 Referee: Matthew Breeze Adelaide Starting XI 20 GK Eugene Galeković 02 DF Robert Cornthwaite 03 MF Alemão 56' 06 MF Cássio 07 MF Lucas Pantelis 46' 10 FW Cristiano 13 FW Travis Dodd (c) 14 DF Scott Jamieson 16 DF Daniel Mullen 19 DF Saša Ognenovski 24 MF Paul Reid Substitutes: 30 GK Mark Birighitti 09 FW Paul Agostino 18 MF Fabian Barbiero 56' 27 DF Michael Marrone 28 MF Rostyn Griffiths 46' Manager: Aurelio Vidmar

28 February 2009 Grand Final	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	1 : 0	Adelaide United !Adelaide United	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
19:30 UTC+11 Melbourne Starting XI 01 GK Michael Theoklitos 02 DF Kevin Muscat (c) 05 DF Sebastian Ryall 07 DF Matthew Kemp 09 FW Daniel Allsopp 10 FW Archie Thompson 12 DF Rodrigo Vargas 14 MF Billy Celeski 15 MF Tom Pondeljak 83' 16 MF Carlos Hernández 22 MF Nick Ward 56' Substitutes: 20 GK Mitchell Langerak 8 MF Grant Brebner 83' 11 FW Ney Fabiano 17 MF José Luis López 89' 19 MF Evan Berger 56' 89' Manager: Ernie Merrick	T. Pondeljak 60' 61' D. Allsopp 65' Melbourne	(0:0)Report Summary Joe Marston Medal: Tom Pondeljak	10' Cristiano 37' S. Ognenovski 56' S. Jamieson 64' F. Barbiero 81' R. Cornthwaite 90' T. Dodd (c) Adelaide	Attendance: 53,273 Referee: Matthew Breeze Adelaide Starting XI 20 GK Eugene Galeković 02 DF Robert Cornthwaite 07 MF Lucas Pantelis 63' 10 FW Cristiano 13 MF Travis Dodd (c) 14 DF Scott Jamieson 73' 15 MF Jonas Salley 16 DF Daniel Mullen 18 MF Fabian Barbiero 19 DF Saša Ognenovski 24 MF Paul Reid Substitutes: 30 GK Mark Birighitti 03 FW Alemão 06 MF Cássio 73' 09 FW Paul Agostino 63' 28 MF Rostyn Griffiths Manager: Aurelio Vidmar

Statistics

Goals

Total	Player		Goals per Round
Total	Player		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	S1	S2	GF
13		Daniel Allsopp		2	2				2						1			1		1	1	1		1	1
9		Archie Thompson			1		2						1	1					1			1	1		1
5		Ney Fabiano		1												1		1	1		1
5		Kevin Muscat		1		1						2											1
4		Carlos Hernández			1																	1		1	1
3		Tom Pondeljak												1											1	1
2		Grant Brebner			1				1
2		Rodrigo Vargas							1											1
2		Nick Ward															1		1
1		Billy Celeski										1

A goal was scored from a penalty kick

Two goals were scored from penalty kicks

Ladder

League table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory (C)	21	12	2	7	39	27	+12	38	2010 AFC Champions League Group stage
2	Adelaide United !Adelaide United	21	11	5	5	31	19	+12	38	2010 AFC Champions League Group stage
3	Queensland Roar !Queensland Roar	21	10	6	5	36	25	+11	36	2009 A-League Finals Series
4	Central Coast Mariners !Central Coast Mariners	21	7	7	7	35	32	+3	28	2009 A-League Finals Series
5	Sydney FC !Sydney FC	21	7	5	9	33	32	+1	26
6	Wellington Phoenix !Wellington Phoenix	21	7	5	9	23	31	−8	26
7	Perth Glory !Perth Glory	21	6	4	11	31	44	−13	22
8	Newcastle Jets !Newcastle Jets	21	4	6	11	21	39	−18	18

Source: the-AFC.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
¹First place through to sixth place qualify for the 2009 A-League Finals Series.
²First place qualifies for the 2010 AFC Champions League Group stage.
³Winning the 2009 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2010 AFC Champions League Group stage, unless first place are champions.
⁴Second place qualifies for the 2010 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off, unless they qualify for the 2010 A-League Grand Final alongside first place or become A-League Champions, subsequently third place then qualify for the 2010 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off.

Finals series

Semi Finals				Preliminary Final			Grand Final
		L1	L2

1	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	2	4
2	Adelaide United !Adelaide United	0	0					Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	1
					Adelaide United !Adelaide United	1		Adelaide United !Adelaide United	0
					Queensland Roar	0
3	Queensland Roar	2	2
4	Central Coast Mariners !Central Coast Mariners	0	1

2008–09 Awards

Victory Medal
- Kevin Muscat and Danny Allsopp
Players' Player of the Year
- Rodrigo Vargas
Clubman of the Year
- Evan Berger
Golden Boot
- Danny Allsopp
Women's Player of the Year
- Brittany Timko
Youth Team Player of the Year
- Matthew Theodore

W-League

2008–09 Westfield W-League fixtures

25 October 2008	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	2 : 0	Central Coast Mariners !Central Coast Mariners	Telstra Dome
16:00 UTC+10	Marlies Oostdam 52' Rebecca Tegg 60'	Report		Referee: Lee Corey

1 November 2008	Sydney FC !Sydney FC	2 : 1	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	Parramatta Stadium
14:00 UTC+10	Nicole Bulger 55' Leena Khamis 82'	Report	Sarah Groenewald 24'	Referee: Jacqui Melksham

8 November 2008	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	3 : 0	Perth Glory !Perth Glory	Bob Jane Stadium
14:00 UTC+10	Kal Tarp 47' (Pen) Carys Hawkins 75' (o.g.) Louisa Bisby 82'	Report		Referee: Kate Jacewicz

15 November 2008	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	0 : 1	Canberra United	Bob Jane Stadium
19:00 UTC+10		Report	Sasha McDonnell 24'	Referee: Kate Jacewicz

22 November 2008	Queensland Roar	2 : 0	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	Ballymore Stadium
19:00 UTC+10	Courtney Beutel 33' Tameka Butt 57'	Report		Referee: Lee Corey

29 November 2008	Adelaide United !Adelaide United	0 : 3	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	Hindmarsh Stadium
14:00 UTC+9.5	Selin Kuralay 36' Daniela Digiammarco 64' Selin Kuralay 70'	Report

6 December 2008	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	1 : 0	Newcastle Jets !Newcastle Jets	Epping Stadium
19:00 UTC+10	Brittany Timko 82'	Report		Referee: Sara Hodson

13 December 2008	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	1 : 3	Queensland Roar	Epping Stadium
14:00 UTC+10	Brittany Timko 26'	Report	Courtney Beutel 10' Alicia Ferguson 23' Tameka Butt 55'	Referee: Kate Jacewicz

20 December 2008	Canberra United	3 : 2	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	McKellar Park
18:00 UTC+10	Ellie Brush 35' Kara Mowbray 83' Amy Chapman 93'	Report	Sarah Groenewald 82' Marlies Oostdam 85'	Referee: Lee Corey

28 December 2008	Central Coast Mariners !Central Coast Mariners	2 : 0	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	Parramatta Stadium
16:00 UTC+10	Jenna Kingsley 89' Elizabeth O'Reilly 93'	Report		Referee: Kate Jacewicz

References

↑ "Thwaite Signs For Victory". FourFourTwo Australia. Haymarket Group. 19 June 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
↑ "Pupy Lopez Signs For Victory (At Last)". FourFourTwo Australia. Haymarket Group. 14 July 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
↑ Desira, Peter (24 May 2008). "Ney Fabiano signs two-year deal with Melbourne Victory". Herald Sun (Herald and Weekly Times). Retrieved 28 June 2011.
↑ "Victory claim Pre-Season Cup". A-League Official Website. 6 August 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
↑ "Sydney and Melbourne share honours". A-League Official Website. 16 August 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
↑ "Clinical Victory blasts past Phoenix". A-League Official Website. 24 August 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
↑ "Victory run riot". A-League Official Website. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
↑ "Sydney's double bonus". A-League Official Website. 25 October 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
↑ "Victory get jump in premiers' race". A-League Official Website. 23 January 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
↑ Goraya, Raman (7 February 2009). "Victory head home with hefty advantage". ABC News.
↑ Maasdorp, James (14 February 2009). "Victory maul Adelaide en route to home final". ABC News. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
↑ "Adelaide earns shot at redemption". ABC News. 21 February 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
↑ "Victory prevail in epic". A-League Official Website. 28 February 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
↑ FIFA.com Fabiano leaves Chonburi for Victory Accessed 31 May 2008
↑ a-league.com.au Patafta moves north to join Newcastle Accessed 31 May 2008
↑ Match re-scheduled due to Adelaide's participation in FIFA Club World Cup

External links

Melbourne – Official Website
Pictures of Melbourne supporters
MVFC – Melbourne Victory Videos

Preceded by Central Coast Mariners	A-League Premiers 2008/09	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Sydney FC	A-League Champions 2006/07	Succeeded by Newcastle Jets

A-League

Seasons	2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Grand Finals	2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Current clubs	Adelaide United Brisbane Roar Central Coast Mariners Melbourne City Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Sydney FC Wellington Phoenix Western Sydney Wanderers

Former clubs	Gold Coast United New Zealand Knights North Queensland Fury

Proposed clubs	Canberra South Coast Sydney Rovers Tasmanian

Rivalries	The Big Blue F3 Derby Melbourne Derby Sydney Derby

Competition	Players (Foreign) Head coaches Records (All-time table Golden Boot Young Footballer of the Year Hat-tricks Highest scoring games Attendance Clubs in Asia) Honours Stadiums Expansion

Associated competitions	W-League National Youth League National Premier Leagues AFC Champions League FFA Cup Pre-Season Challenge Cup (defunct) All Stars Game

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Club	History Players Records Seasons

Grounds	Olympic Park Stadium (2005–2007) Etihad Stadium (2006–present) AAMI Park (2010–present)

Seasons (11)	2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Managers	Ernie Merrick (2005–2011) Mehmet Durakovic (2011–2012) Jim Magilton (2012) Ange Postecoglou (2012–13) Kevin Muscat (2013–)

Captains	Kevin Muscat (2005–2011) Adrian Leijer (2011–2013) Mark Milligan (2013–2015) Carl Valeri (2015–)

Rivalries	Melbourne Derby The Big Blue

2008–09 in Australian soccer

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Domestic leagues	A-League (Pre-Season Challenge Cup, Grand Final) National Youth League W–League (Grand Final)

International competitions	AFC Champions League ('08, '09) 2008 FIFA Club World Cup

National team	Results ('08, '09)

Club seasons

A-League	Adelaide United Central Coast Mariners Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Queensland Roar Sydney FC Wellington Phoenix

W-League	Adelaide United Canberra United Central Coast Mariners Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Queensland Roar Sydney FC

A-League transfers

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