2013–14 Melbourne Victory FC season
2013–14 season | |||
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Chairman | Anthony Di Pietro | ||
Manager | Ange Postecoglou (until 31 October 2013) Kevin Muscat (from 31 October 2013) | ||
Stadium | Etihad Stadium, AAMI Park | ||
A-League | 4th | ||
A-League Finals series | Semi-finals | ||
AFC Champions League | Group stage | ||
Top goalscorer | James Troisi (12) | ||
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The 2013–14 Melbourne Victory season is the ninth
History
The 2013–14 season was Melbourne Victory's ninth season in the A-League. On Monday 13 May 2013, Melbourne Victory announced their first signing of the season by signing
Players
Senior squad
As of 21 January 2014.
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Transfers
Winter
In
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Out
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Summer
In
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Out
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Competitions
Overall
Competition | Started round | Current position / round |
Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
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A-League | — | — | 4th | 12 October 2013 | 12 April 2014 |
AFC Champions League | Qualifying play-off | — | Group stage | 15 February 2014 | 22 April 2014 |
National Youth League
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— | — | 3rd | 26 October 2013 | 1 March 2014 |
Pre-season
2 July 2013 | Richmond SC | 1–2 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
Armenian 9' | Report | 35' | Stadium: Kevin Bartlett Reserve |
9 July 2013 | 1–1 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne | |
Milovanović 24' | Report | Nabbout 76' | Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex |
16 July 2013 | 0–1 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne | |
Report | Geria 22' | Stadium: SS Anderson Reserve |
24 July 2013 | Melbourne Victory | 0–2 | Liverpool | Melbourne |
Report | Gerrard 36' Aspas 90+3' |
Stadium: MCG Attendance: 95,446 |
8 September 2013 | Hume City | 0–3 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
Sunday 14:00 | Report | 85' | Stadium: Broadmeadows Valley Park |
14 September 2013 | Brisbane Roar | 1–0 | Melbourne Victory | Ipswich |
Saturday 15:15 | Yeboah 83' | Report | Stadium: Qld Group Stadium Attendance: 2,542 Referee: Alan Milliner |
18 September 2013 | Melbourne Victory | 0–1 | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne |
Wednesday 14:00 | Report | Virgili 49' (pen.) | Stadium: AAMI Park Referee: Lucien Laverdure |
29 September 2013 | 1–6 | Melbourne Victory | Kingston | |
Sunday 12:00 | Brassington 11' | Report | Finkler 8', 28', 39' Proia 36', 60' Duzel 90' |
Stadium: Twin Ovals |
29 September 2013 | Melbourne Victory | 3–0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Kingston |
Sunday 14:30 | Čović 76' (o.g. ) |
Report | Stadium: Twin Ovals Attendance: 5,290 |
3 October 2013 | Melbourne Victory | 1–2 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
Thursday 15:30 | Barbarouses 83' | Report | Neumann 23' Elrich 72' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: Closed to the public Referee: Shaun Evans |
A-League
Matches
12 October 2013 1 | Melbourne Victory | 0–0 | Melbourne Heart | Melbourne |
Saturday 19:45 | Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 45,202 Referee: Peter Green |
18 October 2013 2 | Adelaide United | 2–2 | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide |
Friday 19:30 | Cirio 21' (pen.) Jerónimo 25' |
Report | Finkler 79' Troisi 90+3' |
Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 16,504 Referee: Alan Milliner |
25 October 2013 3 | Melbourne Victory | 1–0 | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne |
Friday 19:30 | Troisi 56' | Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 21,693 Referee: Ben Williams |
4 November 2013 4 | Melbourne Victory | 3–2 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
Monday 19:30 | A. Thompson 9' Troisi 22', 31' |
Report | Brockie 37' Ifill 85' |
Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 23,226 Referee: Matthew Gillett |
9 November 2013 5 | Sydney FC | 3–2 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
Saturday 19:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 18,784 Referee: Peter Green |
16 November 2013 6 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–0 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
Saturday 19:45 | Bridge 82' | Report | Stadium: Pirtek Stadium Attendance: 15,854 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones |
23 November 2013 7 | Melbourne Victory | 3–0 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
Saturday 19:45 |
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Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 20,064 Referee: Ben Williams |
29 November 2013 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 0–0 | Melbourne Victory | Gosford |
Friday 19:30 | Report | Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 5,787 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones |
8 December 2013 9 | Melbourne Victory | 1–2 | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne |
Sunday 17:00 | Troisi 50' | Report | N. Burns 44', 66' | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 18,113 Referee: Alan Milliner |
13 December 2013 10 | Melbourne Victory | 2–0 | Perth Glory | Melbourne |
Friday 19:30 | Traoré 36' Finkler 90' |
Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 17,008 Referee: Peter Green |
21 December 2013 11 | Melbourne Heart | 1–3 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
Saturday 19:30 | Kalmar 81' | Report | Nichols 38', 63' Troisi 60' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 26,491 Referee: Ben Williams |
28 December 2013 12 | Melbourne Victory | 1–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
Saturday 19:30 | Finkler 90+4' | Report | Šantalab 71' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 22,133 Referee: Peter Green |
4 January 2014 13 | Melbourne Victory | 0–3 | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne |
Saturday 19:30 | Report | Miller 28' McKay 56' Petratos 67' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 23,121 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones |
10 January 2014 14 | Newcastle Jets | 1–1 | Melbourne Victory | Newcastle |
Friday 19:30 | Nichols 42' (o.g.) | Report | Nabbout 49' | Stadium: Hunter Stadium Attendance: 12,270 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
18 January 2014 15 | Wellington Phoenix | 5–0 | Melbourne Victory | Wellington |
Saturday 17:30 | 87' | Report | Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 6,813 Referee: Adam Kersey |
26 January 2014 16 | Melbourne Victory | 0–5 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
Sunday 17:00 | Report | Despotović 11' Del Piero 20' (pen.), 54' Ryall 25' Carle 87' |
Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 24,354 Referee: Ben Williams |
31 January 2014 17 | Perth Glory | 1–1 | Melbourne Victory | Perth |
Friday 21:45 | Šernas 50' | Report | Finkler 37' (pen.) | Stadium: |
8 February 2014 18 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–3 | Melbourne Victory | Gosford |
Saturday 17:30 | Ibini 11' | Report | Troisi 45+1', 62' A. Thompson 50' |
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 9,138 Referee: Matthew Gillett |
14 January 2014 Rescheduled 19 | Melbourne Victory | 3–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
Tuesday 19:30 | A. Thompson 52' Barbarouses 62' Finkler 90+5' |
Report | Jurić 90+4' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 14,774 Referee: Ben Williams |
22 February 2014 20 | Melbourne Victory | 4–3 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
Saturday 19:30 | Finkler 15', 56' A. Thompson 66' Barbarouses 75' |
Report | Cirio 3', 45', 83' | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 18,341 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones |
1 March 2014 21 | Melbourne Heart | 4–0 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
Saturday 19:30 | 86' | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 25,546 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
7 March 2014 22 | Melbourne Victory | 3–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne |
Friday 19:30 | 90+2' | Report | Anderson 63' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 15,031 Referee: Ben Williams |
15 March 2014 23 | Perth Glory | 1–2 | Melbourne Victory | Perth |
Saturday 22:15 | Milligan 27' (o.g.) | Report | Milligan 40' (pen.) A. Thompson 90' |
Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 7,068 Referee: Shaun Evans |
22 March 2014 24 | Brisbane Roar | 1–0 | Melbourne Victory | Brisbane |
Saturday 19:30 | Brattan 90+2' | Report | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 17,965 Referee: Peter Green |
29 March 2014 25 | Melbourne Victory | 1–1 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
Saturday 19:30 | Troisi 64' | Report | Chianese 48' | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 20,447 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
5 April 2014 26 | Newcastle Jets | 2–2 | Melbourne Victory | Newcastle |
Saturday 17:30 | Taggart 18' Leijer 23' (o.g.) |
Report | Milligan 21', 85' (pen.) | Stadium: Hunter Stadium Attendance: 10,185 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
12 April 2014 27 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–4 | Melbourne Victory | Wellington |
Saturday 15:30 | Brockie 90' | Report | Thompson 1' Troisi 29' Finkler 45' Milligan 59' (pen.) |
Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 5,336 Referee: Chris Beath |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Brisbane Roar (C) | 27 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 52 | Qualificaition for 2015 AFC Champions League group stage and finals series |
2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 42 | |
3 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 42 | Qualification for 2015 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and finals series[a] |
4 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 41 | Qualification for Finals series |
5 | Sydney FC | 27 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 39 | |
6 | Adelaide United | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 38 | |
7 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 36 | |
8 | Perth Glory | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 28 | |
9 | Wellington Phoenix[b] | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 28 | |
10 | Melbourne Heart | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 26 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Since the winner of 2014 A-League Grand Final (Brisbane Roar) qualified for the 2015 AFC Champions League group stage, the 2nd and 3rd placed teams qualified for the group stage and the qualifying play-off of 2015 AFC Champions League.
- ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 24 | −4 |
Last updated: 13 April 2014.
Source: Competitive Matches
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
League Goalscorers per Round
Total | Player | Goals per Round | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||
12 | James Troisi | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | Archie Thompson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Guilherme Finkler | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Kosta Barbarouses | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mark Milligan | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Mitch Nichols | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Adama Traoré | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Andrew Nabbout | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Jeggo |
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42 | TOTAL | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
AFC Champions League
Qualifying play-off
15 February 2014 1 | Melbourne Victory | 2–1 | Muangthong United | Geelong, Australia |
Saturday 19:45 AEDT | Troisi 58' Broxham 83' |
Report | Gjurovski 22' Thonglao 90+4' |
Stadium: Kardinia Park Attendance: 8,304 Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan) |
Group stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GUA
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JEO | MEL | YFM | |
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1 | Guangzhou Evergrande
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | |
2 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | ||
3 | Melbourne Victory | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
4 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 7 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | — |
26 February 2014 | 4–2 | Melbourne Victory | Guangzhou, China | |
Wednesday 20:00 CST | Huang B W 59' Diamanti 65', 85' Elkeson 71' |
Report | Contreras 36' Broxham 41' |
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 39,841 Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar) |
12 March 2014 2 | Melbourne Victory | 2–2 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Melbourne, Australia |
Wednesday 19:30 AEDT | Ansell 31' Barbarouses 81' |
Report | Lee Dong-Gook 76', 79' |
Stadium: Mohamed Al Zarouni (United Arab Emirates ) |
18 March 2014 3 | Melbourne Victory | 1–0 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Melbourne, Australia |
Tuesday 19:30 AEDT | Barbarouses 9' | Report | Stadium: Mohd Amirul Izwan Bin Yaacob (Malaysia ) |
2 April 2014 4 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 3–2 | Melbourne Victory | Yokohama, Japan |
Wednesday 19:30 JST | Ito 21' Nakamachi 27' Hyodo 89' |
Report | J. Jeggo 90+2' |
Stadium: Hong Kong ) |
15 April 2014 Guangzhou Evergrande | Melbourne, Australia | |||
Tuesday 19:30 AEST | Milligan 2' Troisi 90+1' |
Report | Stadium: Docklands Stadium Attendance: 13,120 Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia) |
22 April 2014 6 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 0–0 | Melbourne Victory | Jeonju, South Korea |
Tuesday 19:00 KST | Report | Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 12,891 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) |
Goalscorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Nick Ansell
- Pablo Contreras
- James Jeggo
- Mark Milligan
Awards
- Player of the Week (Round 25) – Mark Milligan[37]
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