2014–15 Melbourne Victory FC season

The 2014–15 Melbourne Victory FC season was the club's 10th season since its establishment in 2004. The club participated in the A-League for the 10th time, winning the double for the third time, and competed in the FFA Cup for the first time.

Melbourne Victory
2014–15 season
ChairmanAnthony Di Pietro
ManagerKevin Muscat
StadiumAAMI Park, Melbourne
A-LeaguePremiers
A-League Finals SeriesChampions
FFA CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Besart Berisha (13)
All: Besart Berisha (18)
Highest home attendance50,873 vs Melbourne City
8 May 2015
Lowest home attendance18,205 vs Central Coast Mariners
27 March 2015
Average home league attendance25,931

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 Nathan Coe
2 DF Australia AUS Jason Geria
4 DF Australia AUS Nick Ansell
5 MF Australia AUS Mark Milligan (captain)
6 MF Australia AUS Leigh Broxham (vice-captain)
7 MF Brazil BRA Gui Finkler
8 FW Albania ALB Besart Berisha
9 FW New Zealand NZL Kosta Barbarouses
10 FW Australia AUS Archie Thompson
11 FW Australia AUS Connor Pain
13 FW Australia AUS Andrew Nabbout
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Tunisia TUN Fahid Ben Khalfallah
15 DF North Macedonia MKD Daniel Georgievski
16 MF Australia AUS Rashid Mahazi
17 DF France FRA Matthieu Delpierre
18 DF Australia AUS Dylan Murnane
20 GK Australia AUS Lawrence Thomas
21 MF Australia AUS Carl Valeri
22 MF Australia AUS Jesse Makarounas
24 DF Australia AUS Scott Galloway
26 MF Australia AUS Jordan Brown
40 GK Australia AUS Michael Turnbull

From the youth system

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
31 MF Australia AUS Kieran Dover
33 DF Australia AUS Christian Cavallo
34 DF Australia AUS Thomas Deng
No. Pos. Nation Player
35 FW Australia AUS George Howard
42 GK Australia AUS Lucas Spinella

Transfers in

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
8 FW Albania Besart Berisha 28 Brisbane Roar Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free footballaustralia.com.au
21 MF Australia Carl Valeri 29 Ternana Italy Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free footballaustralia.com.au
17 DF France Matthieu Delpierre 33 Utrecht Netherlands Transfer Pre-season 2015 Free footballaustralia.com.au
15 DF North Macedonia Daniel Georgievski 26 Steaua București Romania Transfer Pre-season 2015 Free melbournevictory.com.au
14 MF Tunisia Fahid Ben Khalfallah 31 Troyes France Transfer Pre-season 2015 Free melbournevictory.com.au
40 GK Australia Michael Turnbull 30 Brisbane Strikers Injury Replacement Mid-season 2015 melbournevictory.com.au

Transfers out

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
2 DF Chile Pablo Contreras 35 Retired Pre-season Free [1]
17 MF Australia James Jeggo 22 Adelaide United Signed pre-season contract Pre-season Free [1]
21 MF Australia Tom Rogic 21 Celtic Scotland End of loan Pre-season Free
18 DF Australia Francesco Stella 22 Free agent Released Pre-season [2]
14 FW Australia James Troisi 25 Atalanta Italy End of loan Pre-season Free [3]
3 DF Ivory Coast Adama Traoré 24 Vitória de Guimarães Portugal End of contract Pre-season Free [3]
27 FW Australia Christopher Cristaldo 20 Werribee City Mid-season [4]
23 DF Australia Adrian Leijer 28 Chongqing Lifan China Transfer Mid-season [5]

Technical staff

Position Name
Manager Australia Kevin Muscat
Assistant Manager Australia Jean-Paul de Marigny
Goalkeeping Coach Australia Steve Mautone
Youth Team Manager Wales Darren Davies
Youth Team Assistant Manager New Zealand Vaughan Coveny
Youth Team Developmental Manager Australia John Aloisi
Youth Goalkeeping Coach Australia Dean Anastasiadis
Strength & Conditioning Coach Australia Anthony Crea
Physiotherapist Australia Travis Maude

Statistics

Squad statistics

N Pos. Nat. Name TotalA-LeagueFFA Cup
AppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed cardAppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed cardAppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed card
1 GK Australia Nathan Coe 26 0 1 0 0 23010030000
2 DF Australia Jason Geria 18 0 3 0 0 14+2030020000
4 DF Australia Nick Ansell 22 1 4 0 0 19+3140000000
5 MF Australia Mark Milligan 23 1 6 0 0 2016002+10000
6 MF Australia Leigh Broxham 31 3 8 0 0 23+537002+10100
7 MF Brazil Guilherme Finkler 29 9 4 0 0 24+274002+12000
8 FW Albania Besart Berisha 31 18 6 0 0 281560033000
9 FW New Zealand Kosta Barbarouses 28 7 4 0 0 22+3630031100
10 FW Australia Archie Thompson 28 12 1 0 0 16+10111001+11000
11 FW Australia Connor Pain 15 3 0 0 0 0+1320001+11000
13 FW Australia Andrew Nabbout 6 0 0 0 0 0+500000+10000
14 MF Tunisia Fahid Ben Khalfallah 28 6 8 0 0 24+3580011000
15 DF North Macedonia Daniel Georgievski 22 3 4 1 0 18+3340010010
16 MF Australia Rashid Mahazi 22 0 1 0 0 5+1601000+10000
17 DF France Matthieu Delpierre 18 2 2 0 0 14+1120031000
18 DF Australia Dylan Murnane 9 0 1 0 0 6+1010020000
20 GK Australia Lawrence Thomas 7 0 0 0 0 6+1000000000
21 MF Australia Carl Valeri 31 2 3 1 1 29231120000
22 MF Australia Jesse Makarounas 11 0 0 0 0 2+700001+10000
24 DF Australia Scott Galloway 15 1 1 0 0 12+111001+10000
26 MF Australia Jordan Brown 1 0 0 0 0 0+1000000000
31 MF Australia Kieran Dover 1 0 0 0 0 0+1000000000
33 DF Australia Christian Cavallo 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000
34 DF Australia Thomas Deng 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000
35 FW Australia George Howard 1 0 0 0 0 0+1000000000
40 GK Australia Michael Turnbull 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000
42 GK Australia Lucas Spinella 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000
Players no longer at the club:
23 DF Australia Adrian Leijer 17 0 7 1 0 14070030010

Pre-season and friendlies

22 July 2014 Friendly Bentleigh Greens Australia 0–3 Australia Melbourne Victory Cheltenham, Melbourne
19:30 Report Pain 18'
Broxham 38'
Makarounas 57' (pen.)
Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
5 August 2014 Friendly Port Melbourne Australia 0–5 Australia Melbourne Victory Port Melbourne, Melbourne
19:00 Report Broxham 24' (pen.)
Nabbout 53', 81'
Leijer 58'
Pain 83'
Stadium: SS Anderson Reserve
Referee: Lucien Laverdure
7 September 2014 Friendly Melbourne Victory Australia 3–0 Australia Perth Glory Melbourne
14:00 Finkler 35'
Berisha 69', 75' (pen.)
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Referee: Shaun Evans
12 September 2014 Friendly Adelaide United Australia 0–1 Australia Melbourne Victory Adelaide
15:00 (ACST) Report Berisha 34' (pen.) Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Referee: Adam Fielding
28 September 2014 Friendly Melbourne Victory Australia 1–1 Australia Sydney FC Hobart
15:00 Ben Khalfallah 90' Report Janko 21' Stadium: North Hobart Oval
Attendance: 6,920
Referee: Shaun Evans

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
A-League Premiers 10 October 2014 26 April 2015
A-League Finals Semi-finals Champions 8 May 2015 17 May 2015
FFA Cup Round of 32 Quarter-finals 20 August 2014 29 October 2014

A-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne Victory (C) 27 15 8 4 56 31 +25 53 Qualification for 2016 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Sydney FC 27 14 8 5 52 35 +17 50
3 Adelaide United 27 14 4 9 47 32 +15 46 Qualification for 2016 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and Finals series
4 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 1] 27 14 4 9 45 35 +10 46 Qualification for Finals series
5 Melbourne City 27 9 8 10 36 41 5 35
6 Brisbane Roar 27 10 4 13 42 43 1 34
7 Perth Glory[lower-alpha 2] 27 14 8 5 45 35 +10 50
8 Central Coast Mariners 27 5 8 14 26 50 24 23
9 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 4 6 17 29 44 15 18
10 Newcastle Jets 27 3 8 16 23 55 32 17
Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
  2. Perth Glory disqualified from the Finals series and given a compulsory 7th-place finish due to salary cap violations.[6]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
27 15 8 4 56 31  +25 53 9 2 3 31 17  +14 6 6 1 25 14  +11

Last updated: 26 April 2015.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHAHHAAHHAHAHAAAHAAHHAAHAHAH
ResultWDWWDDWWWDLWLWDWDWLDWDWWLWW
Position121123322222233222243221111
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2015. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

17 October 2014 2 Adelaide United 1–1 Melbourne Victory Adelaide
Friday 19:00 ACDT Cirio 85' Report Ben Khalfallah 89' Stadium: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 33,126
Referee: Peter O'Leary
25 October 2014 3 Melbourne Victory 5–2 Melbourne City Melbourne
Saturday 19:30 AEDT Thompson 23', 87'
Berisha 45+1', 46', 67' (pen.)
Report Wielaert 13'
Hoffman 26'
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 43,729
Referee: Strebre Delovski
3 November 2014 4 Melbourne Victory 2–0 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
Monday 19:30 AEDT Finkler 24'
Pain 68'
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 23,827
Referee: Shaun Evans
8 November 2014 5 Newcastle Jets 2–2 Melbourne Victory Newcastle
Saturday 17:00 AEDT Jaliens 31'
J. Griffiths 33' (pen.)
Report Ben Khalfallah 36'
Berisha 48'
Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 11,884
Referee: Strebre Delovski
15 November 2014 6 Sydney FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory Sydney
Saturday 19:30 AEDT Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 21,242
Referee: Peter Green
21 November 2014 7 Melbourne Victory 1–0 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
Friday 19:40 AEDT North 77' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 23,740
Referee: Chris Beath
28 November 2014 8 Melbourne Victory 3–2 Adelaide United Melbourne
Friday 19:40 AEDT Boogaard 7' (o.g.)
Cirio 16' (o.g.)
Broxham 32'
Report Mabil 14'
Carrusca 37' (pen.)
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 22,334
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
13 December 2014 10 Melbourne Victory 3–3 Sydney FC Melbourne
Saturday 19:30 AEDT Thompson 12', 47', 79' Report Janko 17'
Smeltz 50', 76'
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 25,242
Referee: Peter Green
20 December 2014 11 Melbourne City 1–0 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
Saturday 19:30 AEDT Paartalu 90+1' Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 26,372
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
27 December 2014 12 Melbourne Victory 1–0 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
Saturday 19:30 AEDT Finkler 85' Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 20,801
Referee: Ben Williams
2 January 2015 13 Melbourne Victory 1–2 Perth Glory Geelong
Friday 19:40 AEDT Berisha 58' (pen.) Report Keogh 9'
Harold 16'
Stadium: Simonds Stadium
Attendance: 21,289
Referee: Shaun Evans
6 January 2015 14 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–2 Melbourne Victory Parramatta
Tuesday 19:30 AEDT Kalmar 55' Report Valeri 26'
Finkler 80'
Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 14,619
Referee: Alan Milliner
25 January 2015 15 Perth Glory 3–3 Melbourne Victory Perth
Sunday 17:00 AWST Keogh 22' (pen.)
R. Griffiths 79'
Maclaren 89'
Report Ben Khalfallah 18'
Berisha 42'
Barbarouses 57'
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 12,271
Referee: Peter Green
7 February 2015 16 Melbourne Victory 3–0 Melbourne City Melbourne
Saturday 19:00 AEDT Berisha 10'
Barbarouses 53'
Ben Khalfallah 62'
Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 40,042
Referee: Peter Green
14 February 2015 17 Sydney FC 3–3 Melbourne Victory Sydney
Saturday 19:30 AEDT Janko 8' (pen.)
Smeltz 73' (pen.), 85'
Report Barbarouses 34'
Finkler 41'
Ansell 78'
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 17,356
Referee: Strebre Delovski
15 April 2015
Rescheduled
18
Brisbane Roar 1–2 Melbourne Victory Brisbane
Wednesday 19:40 AEST McKay 51' Report Valeri 17'
Berisha 22'
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 10,642
Referee: Chris Beath
1 March 2015 19 Melbourne Victory 2–3 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
Sunday 17:00 AEDT Galloway 34'
Barbarouses 53'
Report Bonevacia 42'
Boxall 68'
Burns 77'
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 22,096
Referee: Jarred Gillett
7 March 2015 20 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Perth Glory Melbourne
Saturday 19:30 AEDT Georgievski 64' Report Keogh 43'
Nichols Yellow card 34' Yellow-red card 90+2'
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 22,525
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
21 March 2015 22 Adelaide United 2–2 Melbourne Victory Adelaide
Saturday 19:30 ACDT Sánchez 43'
McGowan 74'
Report Ben Khalfallah 9'
Thompson 77'
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 16,077
Referee: Peter Green
27 March 2015 23 Melbourne Victory 2–1 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
Friday 19:40 AEDT Finkler 40', 77' Report Cernak 32' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 18,205
Referee: Jarred Gillett
10 April 2015 25 Melbourne Victory 0–1 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
Friday 19:40 AEST Report Montaño 54' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 19,277
Referee: Peter O'Leary
18 April 2015 26 Brisbane Roar 0–1 Melbourne Victory Brisbane
Saturday 19:30 AEST Report Milligan 45+2' Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 11,582
Referee: Ben Williams
26 April 2015 27 Melbourne Victory 3–1 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
Sunday 17:00 AEST Georgievski 32'
Thompson 34'
Berisha 47'
Report Bosnar 45' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 22,285
Referee: Peter Green

Finals series

17 May 2015 Grand Final Melbourne Victory 3–0 Sydney FC Melbourne
Sunday 16:00 AEST Berisha 33'
Barbarouses 83'
Valeri Yellow card 67' Yellow-red card 88'
Broxham 90'
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 29,843
Referee: Jarred Gillett

FFA Cup

16 September 2014 Round of 16 Tuggeranong United Australian Capital Territory 0–6 Victoria (state) Melbourne Victory Canberra
19:30 AEST Report Berisha 11', 21', 86'
Delpierre 14'
Finkler 52'
Pain 57'
Stadium: Viking Park
Attendance: 5,150
Referee: Ben Williams
29 October 2014 Quarter final Perth Glory Western Australia 4–2 (a.e.t.) Victoria (state) Melbourne Victory Perth
19:00 AWST Keogh 15' (pen.), 82'
De Silva 103'
Marinković 111'
Report Ben Khalfallah 8'
Finkler 90+2'
Georgievski Yellow card 25' Red card 99'
Leijer Yellow card 11' Red card 112'
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 3,899
Referee: Alan Milliner

Awards

References

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