2017–18 Melbourne Victory FC (W-League) season

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For the A-League team's 2017–18 season, see 2017–18 Melbourne Victory FC season.

Western Sydney Wanderers

24 November 2017
Average home league attendance2,366
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The 2017–18

W-League, the premier competition for women's football in Australia. The team played home games at Epping Stadium, Lakeside Stadium and AAMI Park. The club was managed by Jeff Hopkins
.

Players

Squad information

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Casey Dumont
2 FW Australia AUS Whitney Knight
3 DF Australia AUS Alexandra Gummer
5 DF Australia AUS
Laura Alleway
6 DF Australia AUS Annabelle Martin
7 FW South Korea KOR Jeon Ga-eul
8 DF Australia AUS Angela Beard
9 FW England ENG Natasha Dowie (Captain, on loan from Boston Breakers)
10 FW Australia AUS Kyra Cooney-Cross
11 MF Australia AUS MelindaJ Barbieri
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 FW Australia AUS Laura Spiranovic
14 FW Australia AUS Melina Ayres
15 MF Australia AUS Adriana Taranto
16 MF Australia AUS Lia Privitelli
17 MF Turkey TUR Gülcan Koca
18 MF Australia AUS Tiffany Eliadis
19 DF United States USA Kristen McNabb (on loan from Seattle Reign FC)
20 GK Australia AUS Bethany Mason-Jones
31 DF United States USA Christina Gibbons (on loan from FC Kansas City)

Transfers in

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
5 DF Australia
Laura Alleway
 27 United States Orlando Pride Transfer Pre-season 2019 Free [1]
1 GK Australia Casey Dumont 25
Western Sydney Wanderers
 Transfer Pre-season Free [2]
8 DF Australia Angela Beard 20
Brisbane Roar
 Transfer Pre-season 2018 Free [3]
10 FW Australia Kyra Cooney-Cross 15 Unattached Transfer Pre-season Free [4]
14 FW Australia Melina Ayres 18
Melbourne City
 Transfer Pre-season 2018 Free [5]
31 DF United States Christina Gibbons 21 United States FC Kansas City Loan Pre-season Free [6]
18 FW Australia Tiffany Eliadis 22 Australia South Melbourne Transfer Pre-season Free [7]
2 FW Australia Whitney Knight 17 Unattached Transfer Pre-season Free [7]
19 DF United States Kristen McNabb 23 United States Seattle Reign FC Loan Pre-season Free [8]
7 MF South Korea Jeon Ga-eul 29
Incheon Red Angels
 Transfer Pre-season Free [9]

Transfers out

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
8 MF Australia Ayesha Norrie 20
Brisbane Roar
 Transfer Pre-season Free [10]
10 MF United States Christine Nairn 27 Unattached Transfer Pre-season Free [11]
1 GK Mexico Bianca Henninger 27 United States Houston Dash Loan return Pre-season Free [12]
16 DF United States Samantha Johnson 26 United States Chicago Red Stars Loan return Pre-season Free [12]
10 MF United States Christine Nairn 27 United States Washington Spirit Loan return Pre-season Free [12]
2 DF Australia Alex Natoli 21 Unattached Transfer Pre-season Free [12]
Australia Kariah White Unattached Transfer Pre-season Free [12]
MF New Zealand Kirsty Yallop 30 Unattached Transfer Pre-season Free [12]

Contract extensions

No. Name Position Duration Date Notes

Managerial staff

Position Name
Head coach Wales Jeff Hopkins
Assistant coach
Team manager

Squad statistics

N Pos. Nat. Name Total W-League
Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 GK Australia Casey Dumont 6 0 0 0 0 6+0 0 0 0 0
2 FW Australia Whitney Knight 2 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0
3 DF Australia Alexandra Gummer 3 0 0 0 0 3+0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Australia
Laura Alleway
 5 0 0 0 0 5+0 0 0 0 0
6 DF Australia Annabelle Martin 5 0 1 0 0 5+0 0 1 0 0
7 FW South Korea Jeon Ga-eul 5 1 1 0 0 5+0 1 1 0 0
8 DF Australia Angela Beard 6 0 0 0 0 6+0 0 0 0 0
9 FW England Natasha Dowie 6 5 0 0 0 6+0 5 0 0 0
10 FW Australia Kyra Cooney-Cross 6 0 0 0 0 4+2 0 0 0 0
11 MF Australia MelindaJ Barbieri 4 0 0 0 0 1+3 0 0 0 0
13 FW Australia Laura Spiranovic 4 0 1 0 0 3+1 0 1 0 0
14 FW Australia Melina Ayres 4 0 0 0 0 4+0 0 0 0 0
15 MF Australia Adriana Taranto 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
16 MF Australia Lia Privitelli 5 1 0 0 0 2+3 1 0 0 0
17 MF Turkey Gülcan Koca 5 0 1 0 0 4+1 0 1 0 0
18 MF Australia Tiffany Eliadis 5 0 0 0 0 2+3 0 0 0 0
19 DF United States Kristen McNabb 5 1 2 0 0 5+0 1 2 0 0
20 GK Australia Bethany Mason-Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
31 DF United States Christina Gibbons 4 0 0 0 0 4+0 0 0 0 0

Competitions

W-League

Main article: 2017–18 W-League

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1
Brisbane Roar
 12 9 1 2 21 12 +9 28 Qualification to Finals series
2
Sydney FC
 12 8 1 3 26 16 +10 25
3
Newcastle Jets
 12 6 2 4 26 21 +5 20
4
Melbourne City
(C) 		12 6 2 4 20 15 +5 20
5 Canberra United 12 5 1 6 24 27 −3 16
6
Perth Glory
 12 4 2 6 25 27 −2 14
7
Melbourne Victory
 12 3 2 7 15 19 −4 11
8
Western Sydney Wanderers
 12 3 2 7 13 21 −8 11
9
Adelaide United
 12 3 1 8 15 27 −12 10
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions


Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
12 3 2 7 15 19  −4 11 3 1 2 11 8  +3 0 1 5 4 11  −7

Last updated: 2 February 2018.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314
Ground
A
HAHBHAAAHA
ResultWL✖LDLW✖LLWDLL
Position34787977777777
Updated to match(es) played on 4 February 2018. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye
; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures
27 October 2017 1
Melbourne Victory
2–1 Canberra United Melbourne
19:00 AWST
Report
Stadium: Epping Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
3 November 2017 2
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne
17:20 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 3,510
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
19 November 2017 4
Melbourne Victory
Perth
13:30 AWST
Report
Stadium:
nib Stadium
Attendance: 2,104
Referee: Katie Patterson
24 November 2017 5
Western Sydney Wanderers
Melbourne
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
Attendance: 336
Referee: Lara Lee
2 December 2017 6
Melbourne Victory
Sydney
16:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Cromer Park
Attendance: 1,644
Referee: Casey Reibelt
9 December 2017 7
Adelaide United
Melbourne
16:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
Attendance: 637
Referee: Rachel Mitchenson
29 December 2017 9
Newcastle Jets
Melbourne
17:20 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 5,533
Referee: Kelly Jones
5 January 2018 10
Melbourne Victory
Brisbane
16:20 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 3,981
Referee: Rachel Mitchenson
14 January 2018 11
Melbourne City
Melbourne
16:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Epping Stadium
Attendance: 1,143
Referee: Lara Lee
19 January 2018 12
Melbourne Victory
Sydney
17:20 AEDT
Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 2,859
Referee: Kelly Jones
26 January 2018 13
Sydney FC
Melbourne
17:20 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,045
Referee: Maddison Kennedy
2 February 2018 14
Melbourne Victory
Adelaide
21:30 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
Attendance: 719
Referee: Katie Patterson

References

  1. ^ "Melbourne Victory sign defender Laura Alleway". The Women's Game. 29 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Casey Dumont joins Beth Mason-Jones as Melbourne Victory 'keepers". The Women's Game. 18 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Beard joins Victory". Melbourne Victory. 19 September 2017. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Young stars sign two-year deals". Melbourne Victory. 20 September 2017. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Ayres bolsters attacking options". Melbourne Victory. 22 September 2017. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Melbourne Victory sign versatile American Christina Gibbons". The Women's Game. 4 October 2017.
  7. ^ a b "A trio of W-League signings". Melbourne Victory. 19 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Victory signs Kristen McNabb". Melbourne Victory. 24 October 2017.
  9. ^ "South Korean international joins W-League". Melbourne Victory. 25 October 2017.
  10. ^ "Local stars sign on for Roar Women". Brisbane Roar. 22 September 2017. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  11. ^ @AnnOdong (8 October 2017). "Last season's Melbourne Victory captain Christine Nairn won't be back this season. Her blog explains why" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ^ a b c d e f "Complete preview for each W-League team for season 2017/18". news.com.au. News Corp Australia. 26 October 2017.

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