Melbourne Victory FC Reserves
| Full name | Melbourne Victory FC Reserves | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Victory NYL | ||
| Founded | 2008 | ||
| Ground | Epping Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||
| Chairman | Anthony Di Pietro | ||
| Manager | Gareth Naven | ||
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NYL (Oct-Feb) NPLV (Mar-Sep) | ||
| 2013–14 | NYL, 3rd | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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| Active teams of Melbourne Victory | ||
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Melbourne Victory FC Reserves is an Australian semi-professional association football team based in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 2008, it is the reserve and youth team of Melbourne Victory. The team currently plays in the National Premier Leagues Victoria which is the second level of Australia's football pyramid and in the National Youth League. They play home matches at Epping Stadium.
History
The team was founded in 2008, as a Melbourne Victory representative team for the inaugural season of the National Youth League competition, along with six other youth squads, and finished a disappointing sixth. The development side has had three managers, Mehmet Durakovic, who was promoted to manager of the senior squad in 2011, and current managers Darren Davies and John Aloisi. Davies led the youth side to its first silverware victory in winning the premiership plate, finishing first on the National Youth League ladder in the 2012-13 season. It would be current club chairman Anthony Di Pietro's first silverware victory as well. On 7 November 2014, it was confirmed that the team would compete in the National Premier Leagues Victoria 1 competition for 2015 season onwards.[1] Victory managed promotion at their first attempt, placing second in the NPL1 East division, going on to beat Moreland Zebras FC in the qualification playoff and then North Geelong Warriors FC in the promotion playoff. For the club's first season in the top tier of football in Victorian state football, Matt Hennessey and Ryan Lambert were signed from Hume City FC and Richmond SC respectively.[2]
Stadiums
The team will play their home matches for the 2016 NPL Victoria season at Epping Stadium in Melbourne's northern suburb of Epping. The stadium has a total capacity of 10,000, with a single grandstand of approximately 1,000 seats. Past venues used as a home ground by the club have been South Melbourne FC home ground Lakeside Stadium in Albert Park, Bentleigh Greens' Kingston Heath in Cheltenham and Northcote City's John Cain Memorial Reserve in Thornbury; however, with the side now competing the top division of Victorian football, along with all three of these sides, ground-sharing with any of the sides was not a preferred option, with Epping Stadium providing the club with the facilities required. The team has also played competitive matches at Victory's senior team home venues, AAMI Park and Etihad Stadium.
Current squad
- As of 28 October 2016[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Former players
This is a list of former Melbourne Victory Youth players, who have played at least 20 A-League competitive matches for the first team.
- As of 4 Aug 2017.
| Name | Nationality | Position | Melbourne career | Appearances | Goals |
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| Nick Ansell |  Australia | Defender | 2011–17 | 71 | 1 |
| Mate Dugandzic | Australia | Forward | 2009–11 | 36 | 7 |
| Diogo Ferreira | Australia | Midfielder | 2010–13 | 52 | 2 |
| Matthew Foschini | Australia | Defender | 2009–13 | 53 | 0 |
| Petar Franjic | Australia | Defender | 2010–13 | 31 | 0 |
| Scott Galloway | Australia | Defender | 2013–16 | 54 | 1 |
| Jason Geria | Australia | Defender | 2012– | 86 | 0 |
| James Jeggo | Australia | Midfielder | 2011–14 | 30 | 2 |
| Mitchell Langerak | Australia | Goalkeeper | 2007–10 | 21 | 0 |
| Dylan Murnane | Australia | Defender | 2013–16 | 24 | 0 |
| Andrew Nabbout | Australia | Forward | 2012–15 | 37 | 5 |
| Sebastian Ryall | Australia | Defender | 2007–09 | 24 | 0 |
| Connor Pain | Australia | Forward | 2013–16 | 53 | 3 |
- Bold denotes players still playing in Melbourne Victory
- Appearances only consist of competitive domestic league appearances
NPL personnel
| Position | Staff |
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| Team Manager | Ryan Timmins |
| Coach | Gareth Naven |
| Assistant Coach |  Vaughan Coveny |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Dean Anastasiadis |
| Physiotherapist | Michael Giakoumis |
Source: "Y-League: Players & Staff". Melbourne Victory FC. 10 November 2014.
Managerial history
| Dates | Name | Notes | Honours |
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| 2008 – 12 March 2011 |  Mehmet Durakovic |
Inaugural manager First dual-nationality manager First manager to be directly promoted to manager of the senior squad |
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| 20 March 2011 – 30 May 2016 |  Darren Davies[4] |
First official foreign manager First manager to earn honours |
2012–13 NYL Premiership[5] |
| 30 May 2016 – |  Gareth Naven[6] |
Honours
- Premiership (1): 2012–13
- La Ionica Community Cup
- Winners (1) – record: 2015
- Premiership (1) – record: 2015
See also
References
- ↑ "Four More Clubs Granted NPL Licences". foxsportspulse.com. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ↑ Kounelis, Jordan. "Kokolakis signs for Richmond, Tom Cahill yet to re-sign". MFootball. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ↑ "Victory finalises National Youth League 2016/17 squad". Melbourne Victory. 28 October 2016.
- ↑ http://www.footballfedvic.com.au/index.php?id=17&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2011&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=09&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=19&cHash=f9102eccaacd92d30b9407ec83640bca
- ↑ "Darren Davies Delighted With NYL Championship Especially For His Boys That Have Been Through The Ups And Downs". Breathing Football.com. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ↑ "Victory appoints Gareth Naven as NPL/NYL Head Coach". Melbourne Victory. 30 May 2016.