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  AUS Nathan Coe
2 DF  AUS Jason Geria
4 DF  AUS Nick Ansell
5 MF  AUS Mark Milligan (captain)
6 MF  AUS Leigh Broxham (vice-captain)
7 MF  BRA Gui Finkler
8 FW  ALB Besart Berisha
9 FW  NZL Kosta Barbarouses
10 FW  AUS Archie Thompson
11 FW  AUS Connor Pain
13 FW  AUS Andrew Nabbout
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  TUN Fahid Ben Khalfallah
15 DF  MKD Daniel Georgievski
16 MF  AUS Rashid Mahazi
17 DF  FRA Matthieu Delpierre
18 DF  AUS Dylan Murnane
20 GK  AUS Lawrence Thomas
21 MF  AUS Carl Valeri
22 MF  AUS Jesse Makarounas
24 DF  AUS Scott Galloway
26 MF  AUS Jordan Brown
40 GK  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  AUS Kieran Dover
33 DF  AUS Christian Cavallo
34 DF  AUS Thomas Deng
No. Pos. Nation Player
35 FW  AUS George Howard
42 GK  AUS Lucas Spinella

Transfers in
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
8 FW Besart Berisha 28 Brisbane Roar Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free footballaustralia.com.au
21 MF Carl Valeri 29 Ternana Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free footballaustralia.com.au
17 DF Matthieu Delpierre 33 Utrecht Transfer Pre-season 2015 Free footballaustralia.com.au
15 DF Daniel Georgievski 26 Steaua București Transfer Pre-season 2015 Free melbournevictory.com.au
14 MF Fahid Ben Khalfallah 31 Troyes Transfer Pre-season 2015 Free melbournevictory.com.au
40 GK 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 Pablo Contreras 35 Retired Pre-season Free [1]
17 MF James Jeggo 22 Adelaide United Signed pre-season contract Pre-season Free [2]
21 MF Tom Rogić 21 Celtic End of loan Pre-season Free [3]
18 DF Francesco Stella 22 Free agent Released Pre-season [3]
14 FW James Troisi 25 Atalanta End of loan Pre-season Free [4]
3 DF Adama Traoré 24 Vitória de Guimarães End of contract Pre-season Free [4]
27 FW Christopher Cristaldo 20 Werribee City Mid-season [5]
23 DF Adrian Leijer 28 Chongqing Lifan Transfer Mid-season [6]

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

Statistics

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

Pre-season and friendlies
22 July 2014 FriendlyBentleigh Greens 0–3 Melbourne VictoryCheltenham, Melbourne
19:30 Report Pain  18'
Broxham  38'
Makarounas  57' (pen.)		 Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
29 July 2014 FriendlyHume City 1–4 Melbourne VictoryWestmeadows, Melbourne
19:30 Desmit  29' Report Berisha  37'
Finkler  73'
Howard  75'
Thompson  80'		 Stadium: John Ilhan Memorial Reserve
5 August 2014 FriendlyPort Melbourne 0–5 Melbourne VictoryPort Melbourne, Melbourne
19:00 Report Broxham  24' (pen.)
Nabbout  53', 81'
Leijer  58'
Pain  83'		 Stadium: SS Anderson Reserve
Referee: Lucien Laverdure
10 August 2014 FriendlyRichmond 0–3 Melbourne VictoryBurnley, Melbourne
15:00 Report Delpierre  14'
Pain  26'
Makarounas  45'		 Stadium: Kevin Bartlett Reserve
26 August 2014 FriendlyBallarat Red Devils 0–10 Melbourne VictoryRedan, Ballarat
19:00 Report Pain  2', 37', 48'
Finkler  26'
Nabbout  30'
Galloway  56'
Milligan  68'
Barbarouses  70', 89'
Thompson  83'		 Stadium: Ballarat Regional Soccer Facility
7 September 2014 FriendlyMelbourne Victory 3–0 Perth GloryMelbourne
14:00 Finkler  35'
Berisha  69', 75' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Referee: Shaun Evans
12 September 2014 FriendlyAdelaide United 0–1 Melbourne VictoryAdelaide
15:00 (ACST) Report Berisha  34' (pen.) Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Referee: Adam Fielding
28 September 2014 FriendlyVictory League All Stars 2–1 Melbourne Victory YouthHobart
12:15 Brassington  25'
Holden  71'		 Katebian  90+3' Stadium: North Hobart Oval
28 September 2014 FriendlyMelbourne Victory 1–1 Sydney FCHobart
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
Main article: 2014–15 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 to Finals series and Champions League group stage
2 Sydney FC 27 14 8 5 52 35 +17 50
3 Adelaide United 27 14 4 9 47 32 +15 46 Qualification to Finals series and Champions League qualifying play-off
4 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 1] 27 14 4 9 45 35 +10 46 Qualification to 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
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2015. Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
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.[7]

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
10 October 2014 1Melbourne Victory4–1Western Sydney WanderersMelbourne
Friday 19:40 AEDT Delpierre  8'
Berisha  19' (pen.)
Broxham  28'
Thompson  54'		 Report Bridge  41' Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 30,083
Referee: Jarred Gillett
17 October 2014 2Adelaide United1–1Melbourne VictoryAdelaide
Friday 19:00 ACDT Cirio  85' Report Ben Khalfallah  89' Stadium: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 33,126
Referee: Peter O'Leary
25 October 2014 3Melbourne Victory5–2Melbourne CityMelbourne
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 4Melbourne Victory2–0Wellington PhoenixMelbourne
Monday 19:30 AEDT Finkler  24'
Pain  68'		 Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 23,827
Referee: Shaun Evans
8 November 2014 5Newcastle Jets2–2Melbourne VictoryNewcastle
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 6Sydney FC0–0Melbourne VictorySydney
Saturday 19:30 AEDT Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 21,242
Referee: Peter Green
21 November 2014 7Melbourne Victory1–0Brisbane RoarMelbourne
Friday 19:40 AEDT North  77' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 23,740
Referee: Chris Beath
28 November 2014 8Melbourne Victory3–2Adelaide UnitedMelbourne
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
5 December 2014 9Central Coast Mariners0–3Melbourne VictorySydney
Friday 19:40 AEDT Report Berisha  62'
Georgievski  68'
Pain  73'		 Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 7,098
Referee: Strebre Delovski
13 December 2014 10Melbourne Victory3–3Sydney FCMelbourne
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 11Melbourne City1–0Melbourne VictoryMelbourne
Saturday 19:30 AEDT Paartalu  90+1' Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 26,372
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
27 December 2014 12Melbourne Victory1–0Newcastle JetsMelbourne
Saturday 19:30 AEDT Finkler  85' Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 20,801
Referee: Ben Williams
2 January 2015 13Melbourne Victory1–2Perth GloryGeelong
Friday 19:40 AEDT Berisha  58' (pen.) Report Keogh  9'
Harold  16'		 Stadium: Simonds Stadium
Attendance: 21,289
Referee: Shaun Evans
6 January 2015 14Western Sydney Wanderers1–2Melbourne VictoryParramatta
Tuesday 19:30 AEDT Kalmar  55' Report Valeri  26'
Finkler  80'		 Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 14,619
Referee: Alan Milliner
25 January 2015 15Perth Glory3–3Melbourne VictoryPerth
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 16Melbourne Victory3–0Melbourne CityMelbourne
Saturday 19:00 AEDT Berisha  10'
Barbarouses  53'
Ben Khalfallah  62'		 Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 40,042
Referee: Peter Green
14 February 2015 17Sydney FC3–3Melbourne VictorySydney
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 Roar1–2Melbourne VictoryBrisbane
Wednesday 19:40 AEST McKay  51' Report Valeri  17'
Berisha  22'		 Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 10,642
Referee: Chris Beath
1 March 2015 19Melbourne Victory2–3Wellington PhoenixMelbourne
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 20Melbourne Victory1–1Perth GloryMelbourne
Saturday 19:30 AEDT Georgievski  64' Report Keogh  43'
Nichols  34'  90+2'		 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 22,525
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
13 March 2015 21Western Sydney Wanderers0–3Melbourne VictoryParramatta
Friday 19:40 AEDT Report Berisha  26', 82'
Thompson  62'		 Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 11,073
Referee: Peter O'Leary
21 March 2015 22Adelaide United2–2Melbourne VictoryAdelaide
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 23Melbourne Victory2–1Central Coast MarinersMelbourne
Friday 19:40 AEDT Finkler  40', 77' Report Cernak  32' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 18,205
Referee: Jarred Gillett
5 April 2015 24Wellington Phoenix0–3Melbourne VictoryWellington
Sunday 19:00 NZST Report Finkler  1'
Durante  59' (o.g.)
Thompson  66'		 Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 8,417
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
10 April 2015 25Melbourne Victory0–1Newcastle JetsMelbourne
Friday 19:40 AEST Report Montaño  54' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 19,277
Referee: Peter O'Leary
18 April 2015 26Brisbane Roar0–1Melbourne VictoryBrisbane
Saturday 19:30 AEST Report Milligan  45+2' Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 11,582
Referee: Ben Williams
26 April 2015 27Melbourne Victory3–1Central Coast MarinersMelbourne
Sunday 17:00 AEST Georgievski  32'
Thompson  34'
Berisha  47'		 Report Bosnar  45' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 22,285
Referee: Peter Green

Finals series
8 May 2015 Semi-finalsMelbourne Victory3–0Melbourne CityMelbourne
Friday 19:30 AEST Berisha  18'
Barbarouses  30'
Thompson  87'		 Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 50,873
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
17 May 2015 Grand FinalMelbourne Victory3–0Sydney FCMelbourne
Sunday 16:00 AEST Berisha  33'
Barbarouses  83'
Valeri  67'  88'
Broxham  90'		 Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 29,843
Referee: Jarred Gillett

FFA Cup
Main article: 2014 FFA Cup
20 August 2014 Round of 32Bayswater City 0–2 Melbourne VictoryPerth
19:30 AWST Report Barbarouses  22'
Thompson  77'		 Stadium: Western Australian Athletics Stadium
Attendance: 1,650
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
16 September 2014 Round of 16Tuggeranong United 0–6 Melbourne VictoryCanberra
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 finalPerth Glory 4–2 (a.e.t.) Melbourne VictoryPerth
19:00 AWST Keogh  15' (pen.), 82'
De Silva  103'
Marinković  111'		 Report Ben Khalfallah  8'
Finkler  90+2'
Georgievski  25'  99'
Leijer  11'  112'		 Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 3,899
Referee: Alan Milliner

Awards
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  2. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/football/jimmy-jeggo-looking-forward-to-fresh-challenge-after-moving-from-melbourne-victory-to-adelaide-united/story-fnibbvew-1226912907824
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  5. "Leader soccer reporter John Bonacci runs the rule over the teams vying for this year's NPL Victoria title". Herald Sun. 18 February 2015.
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