Adelaide United FC–Melbourne Victory FC rivalry

The Adelaide United FC–Melbourne Victory FC rivalry is a rivalry between South Australian-based club Adelaide United and Victorian-based club Melbourne Victory. It was then officially named "The Original Rivalry".[1]

The Original Rivalry
Other namesAdelaide United FC vs Melbourne Victory FC
TeamsAdelaide United,
Melbourne Victory
First meetingAdelaide United 0–0 Melbourne Victory
OFC Club Championship Qualification
(7 May 2005)
Latest meetingAdelaide United 1–0 Melbourne Victory
A-League
(19 April 2019)
Next meetingAdelaide United v Melbourne Victory
2019–20
(23 November 2019)
StadiumsHindmarsh Stadium (Adelaide United)
Marvel Stadium (Melbourne Victory)
Statistics
Meetings total56
Most winsMelbourne Victory (26)
Top scorerArchie Thompson (13)
All-time seriesAdelaide United: 17
Drawn: 13
Melbourne Victory: 26
Largest victoryMelbourne Victory 6–0 Adelaide United
(18 February 2007)

History

Early matches

The first meeting between the two teams was a friendly on 26 June 2005. The match played in Bendigo, Australia in a 0–0 draw. A month later, they met in a non-friendly which was the FIFA Club World Cup Qualification and yet again, the two teams could not be split, as the game resulted in a 0–0 draw.

Beginning of rivalry

However, a proper rivalry between the two teams did not begin until 2010, when Adelaide United were defeated twice in an A-League Grand Final both in 2007 and 2009. During the 2008–09 season, they both finished on the top of the ladder equal on both points and the goal difference. The rivalry between both sets of fans remains very strong,[2][3] since the majority of the matches get an attendance of at least over 12,500.

Cup knockouts and title deciders

Adelaide and Melbourne have met twice in an A-League Grand Final, there have also been Original Rivalry games in the FFA Cup which have significantly contributed to one of the two clubs winning a trophy. These include:

  • Melbourne Victory 6–0 Adelaide United (18 February 2007) The Grand Final match of the 2006–07 league campaign, with both Adelaide and Melbourne to reach their first A-League Finals trophy. The game had most amount of goals and largest victory in an A-League Grand Final with Archie Thompson scoring five goals and Kristian Sarkies scoring the sixth goal in the third minute of stoppage time.
  • Melbourne Victory 1–0 Adelaide United (28 February 2009) The Grand Final match of the 2008–09 league campaign, with Adelaide and Melbourne facing each other at Telstra Dome again since the 2007 A-League Grand Final. The final result was a 1–0 scoreline with Tom Pondeljak scoring the goal in the 60th minute.
  • Adelaide United 3–0 Melbourne Victory (23 August 2017) The FFA Cup Round of 16 match to face Heidelberg United next round.[5] No goals were scored in the first half until Johan Absalonsen scored the opener in the 53rd. Ten minutes later, a penalty was awarded via a handball by Rhys Williams. The penalty was successfully converted by George Blackwood sending Melbourne Victory goalkeeper Lawrence Thomas the wrong way. Nathan Konstandopoulos in the final minute of regular time scored his first FFA Cup goal. After, stoppage time was up. The Reds moved on in the quarter-finals to face Heidelberg United in Melbourne.

Results

Adelaide United vs. Melbourne Victory

Venue Date Competition Score Home goalscorers Away goalscorers Attendance
Hindmarsh Stadium 7 May 2005 OFC Club Championship Qualification 0–0
(4–1 pen.)
9 September 2005 A-League 1–0 Brain 1' 8,785
5 January 2006 A-League 1–0 Dodd 14' 13,427
1 December 2006 A-League 1–3 Fernando 42' Muscat 16' (pen.), Allsopp 61', Fred 86' 16,378
28 January 2007 A-League Finals 0–0 15,575
7 September 2007 A-League 1–1 Dodd 83' (pen.) Vargas 80' 12,231
12 October 2007 A-League 4–1 Milicevic 14' (o.g.), Dodd 15', 54', Pantelis 90' Thompson 45' 13,372
31 October 2008 A-League 2–3 Dodd 28' (pen.), Cássio 67' Muscat 55' (pen.), 81' (pen.), Celeski 84' 13,191
7 February 2009 A-League Finals 0–2 Hernández 13', Allsopp 89' 14,119
18 September 2009 A-League 0–2 Ward 7', Brebner 90' 15,038
Adelaide Oval 11 February 2011 A-League 2–1 Reid 6', Dodd 78' Thompson 65' 21,083
Hindmarsh Stadium 14 October 2011 A-League 1–0 van Dijk 52' 14,573
7 December 2012 A-League 4–2 Kostopoulos 3', 32', F. Ferreira 22', Carrusca 25' Nabbout 6', Rojas 47' 14,115
8 February 2013 A-League 1–0 Jerónimo 43' 12,029
18 October 2013 A-League 2–2 Cirio 21' (pen.), Jerónimo 25' Finkler 79', Troisi 90+3' 16,504
Adelaide Oval 17 October 2014 A-League 1–1 Cirio 85' Khalfallah 89' 33,126
Hindmarsh Stadium 21 March 2015 A-League 2–2 Sánchez 43', McGowan 75' Khalfallah 9', Thompson 77' 16,077
Adelaide Oval 9 October 2015 A-League 0–0 19,079
Hindmarsh Stadium 22 October 2016 A-League 1–2 Elrich 68' Berisha 20', Rojas 90+3' 19,079
7 January 2017 A-League 0–2 Troisi 22', Berisha 68' 10,036
Marden Sports Complex 23 August 2017 FFA Cup 3–0 Absalonsen 53', Blackwood 66' (pen.), N. Konstandopoulos 89' 3,342
Adelaide Oval 20 October 2017 A-League 2–2 Lia 23', 62' Berisha 13', Austin 82' 19,415
Hindmarsh Stadium 9 January 2019 A-League 2–0 Goodwin 18', Ilsø 21' 12,115
19 April 2019 A-League 1–0 Blackwood 81' 12,866
23 November 2019 A-League 3–1 McGree 23', 68', Maria 63' Toivonen 61' 12,198
17 January 2020 A-League 1–0 Halloran 32' 11,412

Melbourne Victory vs. Adelaide United

Venue Date Competition Score Home goalscorers Away goalscorers Attendance
Olympic Park 8 August 2005 Pre-Season Challenge Cup 0–0 4,687
28 October 2005 A-League 0–1 Veart 83' 16,201
Aurora Stadium 16 July 2006 A-League 0–1 Veart 65' 6,834
Olympic Park 25 August 2006 A-League 2–0 Muscat 29', Claudinho 78' 15,781
Docklands Stadium 15 October 2006 A-League 0–1 Owens 83' 32,368
4 February 2007 A-League Finals 2–1 Allsopp 48', Robinson 90+2' Dodd 4' 47,413
18 February 2007 A-League Finals 6–0 Thompson 21', 29', 40', 56', 73', Sarkies 90+3' 55,436
8 December 2007 A-League 2–2 Muscat 71' (pen.), Alagich 90' (o.g.) Agostino 18', 50' 22,466
12 September 2008 A-League 1–0 Muscat 63' 24,812
6 January 2009 A-League 1–0 Ward 58' 27,196
14 February 2009 A-League Finals 4–0 Thompson 10', Hernández 24', Allsopp 44', Pondeljak 48' 34,476
28 February 2009 A-League Finals 1–0 Pondeljak 60' 53,273
24 October 2009 A-League 3–1 Dugandzic 18', 56', Leijer 90' Hughes 64' 21,182
23 January 2010 A-League 2–0 Pondeljak 1', Muscat 90' (pen.) 20,351
29 October 2010 A-League 2–1 Kruse 22', Hernández 68' Fyfe 2' 16,269
AAMI Park 9 January 2011 A-League 1–4 Dugandzic 90+4' Flores 12', van Dijk 57', 78', Barbiero 75' 18,558
Docklands Stadium 10 December 2011 A-League 1–1 Thompson 58' Barbiero 81' 16,562
AAMI Park 13 January 2012 A-League 1–1 Thompson 6' van Dijk 53' 20,959
Docklands Stadium 19 October 2012 A-League 2–1 Milligan 52', Rojas 67' Vidošić 49' (pen.) 19,174
23 November 2013 A-League 3–0 Barbarouses 14', A. Thompson 68, Nichols 76' 20,064
AAMI Park 22 February 2014 A-League 4–3 Finkler 15', 56', A. Thompson 66', Barbarouses 75' Cirio 3', 45', 83' 18,341
28 November 2014 A-League 3–2 Boogaard 7' (o.g.), Cirio 16' (o.g.), Broxham 32' Mabil 14', Carrusca 37' 22,334
22 September 2015 FFA Cup 3–1 Finkler 10', Barbarouses 45+1', Berisha 82' (pen.) Carrusca 78' (pen.) 10,521
Docklands Stadium 28 November 2015 A-League 2–1 Berisha 14' (pen.), Bozanic 30' Carrusca 87' (pen.) 23,415
AAMI Park 19 February 2016 A-League 0–1 Kamau 90' 18,924
25 February 2017 A-League 2–1 Rojas 66, Berisha 82' Elrich 90' 19,035
Docklands Stadium 8 December 2017 A-League 1–2 Milligan 56' Diawara 17', Blackwood 72' 16,778
AAMI Park 24 February 2018 A-League 3–0 Regan 22' (o.g.), George 29', Berisha 59' 18,924
22 April 2018 A-League Finals 2–1 George 63', Berisha 89' Mileusnic 57' 15,502
Docklands Stadium 8 December 2018 A-League 2–0 Barbarouses 62', Toivonen 81' 20,629

Clubs' honours

These are the football honours of Adelaide United and Melbourne Victory:

National Competition Adelaide United Melbourne Victory
A-League Premiership 2 3
A-League Championship 1 4
Pre-Season Challenge Cup 2 1
FFA Cup 3 1

Highest attendances

  • Melbourne 6–0 Adelaide; 55,436 (18 February 2007); Telstra Dome
  • Melbourne 1–0 Adelaide; 53,273 (28 February 2009); Telstra Dome
  • Melbourne 2–1 Adelaide; 47,413 (4 February 2007); Telstra Dome
  • Adelaide 1–1 Melbourne; 33,126 (17 October 2014); Adelaide Oval
  • Melbourne 0–1 Adelaide; 32,368 (15 October 2006); Telstra Dome
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See also

  • Sports rivalry

References

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