2015–16 Melbourne Victory FC season

The 2015–16 Melbourne Victory FC season was the club's 11th season since its establishment in 2004. The club participated in the A-League for the 11th time, the FFA Cup for the second time, as well as the AFC Champions League for the fifth time.

Melbourne Victory
2015–16 season
ChairmanAnthony Di Pietro
ManagerKevin Muscat
StadiumAAMI Park, Melbourne
A-League6th
A-League Finals SeriesElimination-finals
FFA CupChampions
AFC Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Besart Berisha (17 goals)
All: Besart Berisha (27 goals)
Highest home attendance40,217 vs Melbourne City
(17 October 2015)
Lowest home attendance14,383 vs Newcastle Jets
(20 March 2016)
Average home league attendance23,112

Players

First team squad

As of 7 January 2016.

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 Danny Vukovic
2 DF  AUS Jason Geria
3 DF  AUS Scott Galloway
4 DF  AUS Nick Ansell
5 DF  MKD Daniel Georgievski
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 MF  AUS Oliver Bozanic
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW  TUN Fahid Ben Khalfallah
15 DF  AUS Giancarlo Gallifuoco
16 MF  AUS Rashid Mahazi
17 DF  FRA Matthieu Delpierre
18 DF  AUS Dylan Murnane
19 FW  AUS George Howard
20 GK  AUS Lawrence Thomas
21 MF  AUS Carl Valeri (Captain)
23 FW  AUS Jai Ingham
22 MF  AUS Jesse Makarounas
24 DF  AUS Thomas Deng
30 GK  AUS Lucas Spinella

From youth squad

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes
19 FW George Howard18 1 year senior contract[1]
24 DF Thomas Deng18 2 year senior contract[2]
30 GK Lucas Spinella18 2 year senior contract[2]

Transfers in

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
1 GK Danny Vukovic 30 Perth Glory Mutual termination Pre-season 2018 Free [3]
13 MF Oliver Bozanic 26 Free agent Transfer Pre-season 2018 Free [4]
15 DF Giancarlo Gallifuoco 21 Swansea City Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [5]
23 FW Jai Ingham 22 Hume City Transfer Round 14 2017 Free [6]

Transfers out

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
1 GK Nathan Coe 30 Free agent Released Pre-season [7]
13 FW Andrew Nabbout 22 Free agent Released Pre-season [7]
26 MF Jordan Brown 18 Free agent Released Pre-season [7]
5 MF Mark Milligan 29 Baniyas SC Transfer Pre-season [8]

Technical staff

Position Name
Manager Kevin Muscat
Assistant Manager Rado Vidošić
Goalkeeping Coach Dean Anastasiadis
Youth Team Manager Darren Davies
Youth Team Assistant Manager Grant Brebner
Youth Team Assistant Manager Brian Vanega
Youth Team Developmental Manager Vaughan Coveny
Strength & Conditioning Coach Anthony Crea
Physiotherapist Travis Maude

Statistics

Squad statistics

N Pos. Nat. Name TotalA-LeagueFFA CupAFC Champions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Danny Vukovic 30 0 0 0 0 23+000004+000003+00000
2 DF Jason Geria 30 1 7 1 0 17+106103+110007+10100
3 DF Scott Galloway 16 0 5 0 0 9+204002+000002+10100
4 DF Nick Ansell 14 1 0 0 0 4+300000+000007+01000
5 DF Daniel Georgievski 34 1 12 0 0 19+4010004+010007+00200
6 MF Leigh Broxham 38 0 5 1 0 25+003105+001008+00100
7 MF Gui Finkler 29 5 6 0 0 26+046003+010000+00000
8 FW Besart Berisha 39 27 4 0 1 26+0184015+050008+04000
9 FW Kosta Barbarouses 36 10 7 0 0 23+165004+031008+01100
10 FW Archie Thompson 23 2 1 0 0 2+1110001+100008+01100
11 FW Connor Pain 19 1 3 0 0 1+1103002+110000+40000
13 MF Oliver Bozanic 38 5 4 0 0 25+242003+012007+10000
14 FW Fahid Ben Khalfallah 31 6 6 0 1 26+054013+212000+00000
15 DF Giancarlo Gallifuoco 6 0 1 0 0 2+100001+001000+20000
16 MF Rashid Mahazi 31 0 11 0 0 16+7010001+300002+20100
17 DF Matthieu Delpierre 38 0 8 0 0 26+006004+000008+00200
18 DF Dylan Murnane 13 0 0 0 0 8+300002+000000+00000
19 FW George Howard 15 2 1 0 0 2+810000+210000+30100
20 GK Lawrence Thomas 11 0 1 0 0 5+001001+000005+00000
21 MF Carl Valeri 14 0 2 1 0 5+201003+000104+00100
22 MF Jesse Makarounas 24 3 5 0 0 2+1204003+020001+61100
23 FW Jai Ingham 11 1 5 0 0 3+402000+000003+11300
23 MF Kieran Dover 1 0 0 0 0 0+000000+100000+00000
24 DF Thomas Deng 17 0 2 0 0 10+302002+100000+10000
30 GK Lucas Spinella 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+000000+00000
32 MF Stefan Nigro 3 0 1 0 0 3+001000+000000+00000
33 FW Joey Katebian 2 0 0 0 0 0+100000+100000+00000

Pre-season and friendlies

9 September Hume City3–4Melbourne VictoryMelbourne
19:30 AEST Ingham  24'
Jackson  62'
Msahli  74'
Report Berisha  27', 90+2'
Mahazi  33'
Broxham  90'
Stadium: ABD Stadium
Attendance: 1,858
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
14 September Melbourne Victory3–0Central Coast MarinersMelbourne
14:00 AEST Georgievski  50'
Berisha  58', 60'
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
A-League 6th 9 October 2015 9 April 2016
A-League Finals Elimination-finals Elimination-finals 15 April 2016 15 April 2016
FFA Cup Round of 32 Champions 4 August 2015 7 November 2015
AFC Champions League Group stage Round of 16 24 February 2016 24 May 2016

A-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide United (C) 27 14 7 6 45 28 +17 49 Qualification to Finals series and AFC Champions League group stage
2 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 14 6 7 44 33 +11 48
3 Brisbane Roar 27 14 6 7 49 40 +9 48 Qualification to Finals series and AFC Champions League second preliminary round
4 Melbourne City 27 13 5 9 63 44 +19 44 Qualification to Finals series
5 Perth Glory 27 13 4 10 49 42 +7 43
6 Melbourne Victory 27 11 8 8 40 33 +7 41
7 Sydney FC 27 8 10 9 36 36 0 34
8 Newcastle Jets 27 8 6 13 28 41 13 30
9 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 1] 27 7 4 16 34 54 20 25
10 Central Coast Mariners 27 3 4 20 33 70 37 13
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.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
27 11 8 8 40 33  +7 41 7 5 1 21 9  +12 4 3 7 19 24  −5

Last updated: 9 April 2016.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundAHAHAAHHAAAHAAHHAHAHHAAHHAH
ResultDWLWLWWWLLLDWDWWLDDLDWLDWWD
Position626443212455555444555566666
Updated to match(es) played on 9 April 2016. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

9 October 2015 1Adelaide United0–0Melbourne VictoryAdelaide
Friday 19:10 ACDT Report Broxham  26'  72' Stadium: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 19,079
Referee: Peter Green
17 October 2015 2Melbourne Victory3–2Melbourne CityMelbourne
19:30 AEDT Ben Khalfallah  23'
Barbarouses  57'
Berisha  90'
Report Fornaroli  69'
Mauk  71'
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 40,217
Referee: Jarred Gillett
2 November 2015 4Melbourne Victory3–0Wellington PhoenixMelbourne
19:30 AEDT Berisha  10', 61'
Durante  55' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 24,934
Referee: Shaun Evans
16 December 2015 5Perth Glory1–0Melbourne VictoryPerth
18:00 AWST Castro  74' Report Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 5,398
Referee: Chris Beath
14 November 2015 6Sydney FC2–4Melbourne VictorySydney
19:30 AEDT Hološko  5'
Brosque  20'
Report Berisha  9', 90+2'
Finkler  28'
Barbarouses  68'
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 15,947
Referee: Chris Beath
19 November 2015 7Melbourne Victory2–1Central Coast MarinersMelbourne
20:00 AEDT Finkler  16', 19' Report Sim  89' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 16,669
Referee: Ben Williams
28 November 2015 8Melbourne Victory2–1Adelaide UnitedMelbourne
19:30 AEDT Berisha  14' (pen.)
Bozanic  30'
Report Carrusca  87' (pen.) Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 23,415
Referee: Jarred Gillett
5 December 2015 9Wellington Phoenix2–0Melbourne VictoryAuckland
19:15 NZDT Krishna  18'
Bonevacia  44'
Report Stadium: QBE Stadium
Attendance: 10,852
Referee: Alan Milliner
12 December 2015 10Western Sydney Wanderers2–0Melbourne VictoryParramatta
19:30 AEDT Bridge  54'
Castelen  79'
Report Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 17,073
Referee: Shaun Evans
19 December 2015 11Melbourne City2–1Melbourne VictoryMelbourne
19:30 AEDT Mauk  20'
Retre  30'
Report Berisha  45' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 23,572
Referee: Ben Williams
27 December 2015 12Melbourne Victory1–1Perth GloryMelbourne
17:00 AEDT Berisha  25' (pen.) Report Castro  74' (pen.) Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 22,544
Referee: Shaun Evans
8 January 2016 14Central Coast Mariners3–3Melbourne VictoryGeelong
19:40 AEDT Ascroft  12'
Bingham  30'
Austin  35'
Report Berisha  60' (pen.), 90+2'
Thompson  66'
Stadium: Simonds Stadium
Attendance: 14,268
Referee: Peter Green
15 January 2016 15Melbourne Victory4–0Brisbane RoarMelbourne
19:40 AEDT Ben Khalfallah  5'
Barbarouses  11', 30'
Berisha  52'
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 23,207
Referee: Shaun Evans
26 January 2016 16Melbourne Victory1–0Sydney FCMelbourne
19:30 AEDT Jurman  79' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 30,493
Referee: Strebre Delovski
30 January 2016 17Perth Glory3–2Melbourne VictoryPerth
18:40 AWST Keogh  27'
Castro  29', 82' (pen.)
Report Berisha  44', 69'
Ben Khalfallah  57'
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 10,501
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
6 February 2016 18Melbourne Victory1–1Western Sydney WanderersMelbourne
19:30 AEDT Berisha  16' Report Šantalab  89'
Alberto  90+3'
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 25,445
Referee: Ben Williams
13 February 2016 19Melbourne City2–2Melbourne VictoryMelbourne
19:30 AEDT Fornaroli  22', 31'
Cáceres  12'  79'
Report Khalfallah  28'
Finkler  47'
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 25,738
Referee: Chris Beath
19 February 2016 20Melbourne Victory0–1Adelaide UnitedMelbourne
19:40 AEDT Report Kamau  90' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 18,924
Referee: Ben Williams
27 February 2016 21Melbourne Victory1–1Sydney FCMelbourne
19:30 AEDT Barbarouses  46' Report Faty  64'
Carney  76'
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 20,112
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
6 March 2016 22Central Coast Mariners0–2Melbourne VictoryGosford
17:00 AEDT Neill  7'  48' Report Berisha  12'
Ben Khalfallah  90'
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 5,032
Referee: Shaun Evans
12 March 2016 23Brisbane Roar5–0Melbourne VictoryBrisbane
18:30 AEST Maclaren  18', 22', 87'
Brown  55'
Corona  76'
Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 15,892
Referee: Jarred Gillett
20 March 2016 24Melbourne Victory1–1Newcastle JetsMelbourne
17:00 AEDT Berisha  57' Report Kitto  37'
D. Mullen  5'  39'
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 14,383
Referee: Chris Beath
2 April 2016 26Wellington Phoenix1–4Melbourne VictoryWellington
19:15 NZDT Riera  45+2'  55'
Bonevacia  82'
Report Berisha  8'  35'
Bozanic  19'
Barbarouses  56'
Howard  90+3'
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 5,103
Referee: Ben Williams
9 April 2016 27Melbourne Victory0–0Brisbane RoarMelbourne
19:30 AEST Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 20,012
Referee: Peter Green

Finals series

FFA Cup

4 August 2015 Round of 32Balmain Tigers 0–6 Melbourne VictorySydney
19:30 AEST Report Berisha  11'
Pain  41'
Barbarouses  56'
Georgievski  58'
Howard  70'
Ben Khalfallah  84'
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 4,849
Referee: Steve Lucas
1 September 2015 Round of 16Rockdale City Suns 2–3 Melbourne VictorySydney
19:30 AEST Ješić  53' (pen.)
Broxham  86' (o.g.)
Report Makarounas  29', 65'
Berisha  50'
Stadium: Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 4,165
Referee: Katie Patterson
22 September 2015 Quarter-finalsMelbourne Victory 3–1 Adelaide UnitedMelbourne
19:30 AEST Finkler  10'
Barbarouses  45+1'
Berisha  82' (pen.)
Report Carrusca  78' (pen.) Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 10,521
Referee: Peter Green
28 October 2015 Semi-finalsHume City 0–3 Melbourne VictoryMelbourne
19:30 AEDT Report Berisha  41' (pen.)
Barbarouses  89'
Geria  90+4'
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,575
Referee: Ben Williams
7 November 2015 FinalMelbourne Victory 2–0 Perth GloryMelbourne
19:30 AEDT Bozanic  35'
Berisha  42'
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 15,098
Referee: Ben Williams

AFC Champions League

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Shanghai SIPG 6 4 0 2 10 8 +2 12 Knockout stage
2 Melbourne Victory 6 2 3 1 7 7 0 9
3 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 6 2 3 1 7 4 +3 9
4 Gamba Osaka 6 0 2 4 4 9 5 2
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
24 February 2016 1Melbourne Victory 2–1 Shanghai SIPGMelbourne, Australia
19:45 AEDT Ingham  31'
Berisha  73' (pen.)
Report Wu  52' Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 9,701
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
2 March 2016 2Gamba Osaka 1–1 Melbourne VictorySuita, Japan
19:00 JST Endō  57' Report Ansell  3' Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 14,270
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
15 March 2016 3Melbourne Victory 0–0 Suwon Samsung BluewingsMelbourne, Australia
19:45 AEDT Report Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 7,066
Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)
19 April 2016 5Shanghai SIPG 3–1 Melbourne VictoryShanghai, China
19:30 CST Yu  38'
Elkeson  40'
Conca  65' (pen.)
Report Makarounas  81' Stadium: Shanghai Stadium
Attendance: 32,355
Referee: Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar)
3 May 2016 6Melbourne Victory 2–1 Gamba OsakaMelbourne, Australia
20:00 AEST Berisha  13' (pen.)
Thompson  16'
Report Ademilson  84' Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 10,147
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Round of 16

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