2013–14 Melbourne Victory FC (W-League) season

The 2013–14 Melbourne Victory FC W-League season was the club's sixth participation in the W-League, since the league's formation in 2008.

For the A-League team's 2013-14 season, see 2013–14 Melbourne Victory FC season.

Melbourne Victory WFC
2013–14 season
ChairmanAnthony Di Pietro
ManagerDave Edmondson
StadiumKingston Heath Soccer Complex / Lakeside Stadium
W-League3rd
W-League Finals seriesChampions
Top goalscorerLeague: Caitlin Friend, Lisa De Vanna (7)
All: Lisa De Vanna (8)

Season overview

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 Brianna Davey
3 DF Australia AUS Jessica Humble
4 MF New Zealand NZL Katie Hoyle
5 FW Australia AUS Laura Špiranović
6 MF Australia AUS Cindy Lay
7 DF Australia AUS Stephanie Catley (Captain)
8 FW Australia AUS Ashley Brown
9 FW Australia AUS Caitlin Friend
10 MF Wales WAL Jessica Fishlock
11 FW Australia AUS Lisa De Vanna
12 DF Sweden SWE Jessica Samuelsson
13 FW Australia AUS Tiffany Eliadis
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Australia AUS Enza Barilla
15 DF Australia AUS Emma Checker
16 MF Australia AUS Beattie Goad
17 MF Turkey TUR Gülcan Koca
18 MF Australia AUS Emily Hulbert
19 DF Australia AUS Alex Natoli
20 GK Australia AUS Cassandra Dimovski
21 MF Australia AUS Ella Mastrantonio
22 DF United States USA Lauren Barnes (Guest player)
25 DF Australia AUS Maika Ruyter-Hooley
30 GK Australia AUS Melissa Maizels

Transfers in

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
11 FW Australia AUS Lisa De Vanna (from Australia Perth Glory)[1][2]
15 DF Australia AUS Emma Checker (from Australia Adelaide United)[1][2]
12 DF Sweden SWE Jessica Samuelsson (from Sweden Linköpings FC)[2][3]
4 MF New Zealand NZL Katie Hoyle (from New Zealand Eastern Suburbs AFC)[2][3]
16 MF Australia AUS Beattie Goad (from Australia EAP)[2][3]
18 MF Australia AUS Emily Hulbert (from Australia Box Hill United)[2][3]
19 DF Australia AUS Alex Natoli (from Australia Adelaide United)[2]
22 DF United States USA Lauren Barnes (Guest player from United States Seattle Reign FC)[4]
21 MF Australia AUS Ella Mastrantonio (from Australia Perth Glory)[5]

Transfers out

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF United States USA Danielle Johnson (To Canada Vancouver Whitecaps)[2][6]
6 MF Sweden SWE Petra Larsson (Returned to Sweden Linköpings FC)[2][6]
10 FW United States USA Jessica McDonald (To United States Chicago Red Stars)[2][6]
12 DF Australia AUS Jackie Vogt [2][6]
13 MF Australia AUS Louisa Bisby [2][6]
15 MF Australia AUS Amy Jackson [2][6]
16 MF Australia AUS Georgie Koutrouvelis (to Australia Box Hill United)[7]
19 FW Australia AUS Rachel Alonso (to Australia Bundoora United)[7]

Squad statistics

Disciplinary record
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Notes
1 GK Australia Brianna Davey 0 0 0
3 DF Australia Jessica Humble 1 0 0
4 MF New Zealand Katie Hoyle 0 0 0
5 FW Australia Laura Špiranović 0 0 0
6 MF Australia Cindy Lay 0 0 0
7 DF Australia Stephanie Catley 2 0 0
8 FW Australia Ashley Brown 0 0 0
9 FW Australia Caitlin Friend 0 0 0
10 MF Wales Jessica Fishlock 1 0 0
11 FW Australia Lisa De Vanna 2 0 0
12 DF Sweden Jessica Samuelsson 2 0 0
13 FW Australia Tiffany Eliadis 0 0 0
14 MF Australia Enza Barilla 1 0 0
15 DF Australia Emma Checker 1 0 0
16 MF Australia Beattie Goad 0 0 0
17 MF Turkey Gülcan Koca 0 0 0
18 MF Australia Emily Hulbert 0 0 0
19 DF Australia Alex Natoli 0 0 0
20 GK Australia Cassandra Dimovski 0 0 0
21 MF Australia Ella Mastrantonio 0 0 0
22 DF United States Lauren Barnes 0 0 0
25 DF Australia Maika Ruyter-Hooley 0 0 0
30 GK Australia Melissa Maizels 0 0 0

Last updated: 10 February 2014
Source: Competitive matches
Only competitive matches
Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Goal scorers
Total Player Goals per round
123456789101112
7 AustraliaCaitlin Friend11311
AustraliaLisa De Vanna11113
2 AustraliaEnza Barilla2
WalesJessica Fishlock11
1 AustraliaEmma Checker1
TurkeyGülcan Koca1
AustraliaBeattie Goad1
AustraliaStephanie Catley1
-Own goal1
23 Total123611221400

Competitions

Overall
Competition Started round Current
position / round		 Final
position / round		 First match Last match
W-League — — 3rd 10 November 2013 9 February 2014
W-League Finals series Semi-finals Grand Final Champions 16 February 2014 23 February 2014

W-League
Main article: 2013–14 W-League

Matches
10 November 2013 1 Melbourne Victory 1 – 5 Sydney FC Melbourne
Sunday 15:00 Checker 3' Report L. Khamis 18'
Bolger 21', 73'
Taylor 59'
Kete 89'		 Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
Referee: Kirralee Andruschak
16 November 2013 2 Adelaide United 0 – 2 Melbourne Victory Adelaide
Saturday 14:00 Report De Vanna 40' (pen.)
Friend 59'		 Stadium: Burton Park
Referee: Kelly Jones
1 December 2013 3 Perth Glory 1 – 3 Melbourne Victory Perth
Sunday 12:00 Julien 84' Report Fishlock 24'
Friend 32'
De Vanna 82'		 Stadium: nib Stadium
Referee: Casey Reibelt
7 December 2013 4 Melbourne Victory 6 – 0 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
Saturday 15:00 Friend 30', 42', 68'
Koca 34'
Barilla 52', 70'		 Report Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
Referee: Rachel Mitchenson
15 December 2013 5 Sydney FC 1 – 1 Melbourne Victory Sydney
Sunday 14:15 Kete 33' Report Fishlock 81' Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 1,480
Referee: Casey Reibelt
21 December 2013 6 Melbourne Victory 1 – 0 Adelaide United Melbourne
Saturday 15:00 De Vanna 83' Report Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
Referee: Katie Patterson
4 January 2014 7 Melbourne Victory 2 – 0 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
Saturday 16:30 Friend 47'
Goad 73'		 Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
12 January 2014 8 Melbourne Victory 2 – 1 Canberra United Melbourne
Sunday 15:00 De Vanna 47'
Friend 83'		 Report Fletcher 66' Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
Attendance: 350
Referee: Kirralee Andruschak
19 January 2014 9 Western Sydney Wanderers 1 – 1 Melbourne Victory Sydney
Sunday 16:00 Seaman 85' Report O'Neill 34' (o.g.) Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Referee: Kelly Jones
25 January 2014 10 Newcastle Jets 1 – 4 Melbourne Victory Newcastle
Saturday 11:00 Dobson 74' Report De Vanna 12', 53', 56'
Catley 57'		 Stadium: Adamstown Oval
Referee: Katie Patterson
1 February 2014 11 Melbourne Victory 0 – 1 Perth Glory Melbourne
Saturday 15:00 Report K. Gill 22' Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
Attendance: 300
Referee: Casey Reibelt
9 February 2014 12 Brisbane Roar 1 – 0 Melbourne Victory Brisbane
Sunday 14:00 Gorry 40' Report Stadium: QSAC
Referee: Rebecca Durcau

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Canberra United 12 9 0 3 28 8 +20 27 Qualification to Finals series
2 Sydney FC 12 8 2 2 37 14 +23 26
3 Melbourne Victory (C) 12 7 2 3 23 12 +11 23
4 Brisbane Roar 12 7 2 3 22 16 +6 23
5 Perth Glory 12 5 0 7 17 31 −14 15
6 Adelaide United 12 3 4 5 12 15 −3 13
7 Western Sydney Wanderers 12 2 3 7 17 23 −6 9
8 Newcastle Jets 12 0 1 11 10 47 −37 1
Source: au.soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
12 7 2 3 23 12  +11 23 4 0 2 12 7  +5 3 2 1 11 5  +6

Last updated: 10 February 2014.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round
Round123456789101112
GroundHAAHAHHHAAHA
ResultLWWWDWWWDWLL
Position854111112233
Updated to match(es) played on 10 February 2014. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

W-League Finals series
16 February 2014 Semi-final Sydney FC 2 – 3 Melbourne Victory Sydney
15:00 AEDT Kerr 45+1'
L. Khamis 52'		 Report Fishlock 22'
Humble 36'
Barnes 71' (pen.)		 Stadium: Jubilee Oval
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
23 February 2014 Grand final Melbourne Victory 2 – 0 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
15:00 AEDT De Vanna 38'
Barnes 41'		 Report Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
Attendance: 2,504
Referee: Casey Reibelt

Awards

References
  1. "Lisa De Vanna and Emma Checker join Melbourne Victory". The Women's Game. 10 October 2013.
  2. "W-League: Squad poised for success". Football Federation Australia. 30 October 2013.
  3. "Melbourne Victory building for a maiden Championship". The Women's Game. 11 October 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.
  4. "Melbourne Victory sign Seattle Reign's Lauren Barnes on loan". The Women's Game. 17 January 2014.
  5. "Ella Mastrantonio becomes latest Melbourne Victory signing". The Women's Game. 30 January 2014.
  6. Ko, Zee (11 October 2013). "First Look: Victory W-League". The Corner Flag.
  7. Smith, Pete (6 November 2013). "Victory aim for ultimate goal". Football Federation Australia.
  8. "Our W-League stars take top awards". Football Federation Australia. 14 November 2013. Archived from the original on 8 December 2013.
  9. Smith, Peter (2 December 2013). "W-League Player of the Week: Jess Fishlock". Football Federation Australia.
  10. "W-League Player of the Week: Katie Hoyle". Football Federation Australia. 13 January 2014.
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