2013–14 Melbourne Heart FC season explained

Club:	Melbourne Heart
Season:	2013–14
Chairman:	Peter Sidwell
Manager:	John Aloisi (until 28 December 2013) John van 't Schip (from 30 December 2013)
Stadium:	AAMI Park
Chrtitle:	Chairman
League:	A-League
League Result:	10th
League Topscorer:	David Williams (12)
Prevseason:	2012–13
Nextseason:	2014–15
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The 2013–14 Melbourne Heart FC season was the club's fourth since its establishment in 2009. The club participated in the A-League for the fourth time. This season was the club's last season under the "Melbourne Heart" name. After being taken over and rebranded by Manchester City, from mid-2014 onwards, the club was to be called "Melbourne City FC".

Players

Transfers in

Name	Position	Moving from	Notes
Jeremy Walker	Defender		1-year contract^[1]
Sam Mitchinson	Defender		1-year contract^[2]
Stefan Mauk	Midfielder		1-year contract
Iain Ramsay	Midfielder		1-year contract
Massimo Murdocca	Midfielder		2-year contract^[3]
Harry Kewell	Midfielder		1-year contract^[4]
Rob Wielaert	Defender		1-year contract^[5]
Aziz Behich	Defender		1-year loan ^[6]
Tando Velaphi	Goalkeeper		1-year contract
Orlando Engelaar	Midfielder		1-year contract^[7]
Patrick Kisnorbo	Defender		1-year contract ^[8]
Michael Mifsud	Striker		1-year contract^[9]
Andrea Migliorini	Midfielder		3-month injury replacement^[10]
Luke O'Dea	Midfielder		Youth player^[11]

Transfers out

Name	Position	Moving to	Notes
	Midfielder		Retired^[12]
	Defender		Released^[13]
	Midfielder		Released
	Goalkeeper		Released
	Midfielder		Released
	Defender		Released
	Midfielder		Released
	Defender		Released
	Midfielder		Released
	Striker		Released
Eli Babalj	Striker		Transfer^[14]
	Midfielder		Released^[15]
	Forward		Released^[16]
	Forward		Released^[17]
	Forward		Released^[18]

Technical staff

Position	Name
Manager	John van 't Schip
Assistant manager	Gerard Nus
Goalkeeping coach	Peter Zoïs
Strength & Conditioning Coach
Physiotherapist	Belinda Pacella

Statistics

Goal scorers

Total	Player		Goals per Game
			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
12				2						1	1								1	1	3		1		1			1
5																					1	1	1			1			1
4																	2						1					1
3									1	2
2																		1		1
																		1					1
																			1						1
1												1
													1
																	1
																											1
																													1
																					1
36	TOTAL		0	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	3	2	2	2	5	1	4	0	2	1	1	2	2

	2 were scored from penalty kicks

Home attendance

width=60	Round	Opponent	width=90	Attendance
2	Central Coast Mariners	8,734
5	Western Sydney Wanderers	8,070
6	Sydney FC	8,941
8	Adelaide United	6,002
10	Melbourne Victory	26,491
12	Wellington Phoenix	6,486
15	Newcastle Jets	5,046
17	Sydney FC	7,674
18	Perth Glory	7,218
20	Brisbane Roar	7,816
21	Melbourne Victory	25,546
23	Wellington Phoenix	5,614
24	Central Coast Mariners	5,480
26	Western Sydney Wanderers	10,003
Total Attendance		139,121
Average Attendance		9,937

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
A-League	—	10th	12 October 2013	12 April 2014
National Youth League	—	5th	26 October 2013	2 March 2014

A-League

See main article: 2013–14 A-League.

Matches

Awards

• Player of the Week (Round 8) – Andrea Migliorini^[19]
• Player of the Week (Round 15) – Mate Dugandžić^[20]

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Walker signs professional contract. 15 March 2013. Football Federation Australia. 15 March 2013.
2. Web site: Melbourne Heart release Simon Colosimo, Matt Thompson, Fred and Clint Bolton, sign Iain Ramsey. 8 April 2013. Fox Sport. 11 April 2013.
3. Web site: Melbourne Heart FC signs Massimo Murdocca. 20 May 2013. Football Federation Australia. 20 May 2013. 8 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131108001706/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/melbourneheart/news-display/Melbourne-Heart-FC-signs-Massimo-Murdocca/67617. dead.
4. Web site: Heart confirms Kewell signing. 5 June 2013. Football Federation Australia. 5 June 2013. 10 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140110131832/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/melbourneheart/news-display/Heart-confirms-Kewell-signing/68483. dead.
5. Web site: Heart strengthens defence with Dutchman. 12 June 2013. Football Federation Australia. 12 June 2013.
6. Web site: Heart Welcome Back Behich. 25 July 2013. Football Federation Australia. 25 July 2013. 18 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130918095903/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/melbourneheart/news-display/Heart-Welcome-Back-Behich/71376. dead.
7. Web site: Melbourne Heart FC agree terms with Orlando Engelaar. 9 August 2013. Football Federation Australia. 9 August 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130918204639/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/melbourneheart/news-display/Melbourne-Heart-FC-agree-terms-with-Orlando-Engelaar/72374. 18 September 2013. dead. dmy-all.
8. Web site: Melbourne Heart FC signs Patrick Kisnorbo. 10 September 2013. Football Federation Australia. 10 September 2013. 10 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140110132020/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/melbourneheart/news-display/Melbourne-Heart-FC-signs-Patrick-Kisnorbo/74573. dead.
9. Web site: Mifsud joins Melbourne Heart FC. 18 September 2013. Football Federation Australia. 18 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130926041709/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/melbourneheart/news-display/Mifsud-joins-Melbourne-Heart-FC/75076. 26 September 2013. dead. dmy-all.
10. Web site: Migliorini latest Red and White recruit. 23 September 2013. Football Federation Australia. 23 September 2013.
11. Web site: Former Victory skipper headlines new-look Heart youth squad. Donald. Sutherland. mfootball. 4 October 2013.
12. Web site: Grella hangs up the boots . 28 January 2013 . . 28 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203172625/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/Grella-hangs-up-the-boots/59363 . 3 December 2013 .
13. Web site: Tadic, Mitchinson join injured list, Gray Released and Coyne joins. 6 February 2013. Football Federation Australia. 6 February 2013. 10 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140110132015/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/melbourneheart/news-display/Tadic-Mitchinson-join-injured-list-Gray-Released-and-Coyne-joins/60176. dead.
14. Web site: Babalj signs with AZ Alkmaar . 20 April 2013 . . 20 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140110203613/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/melbourneheart/news-display/Babalj-signs-with-AZ-Alkmaar/65681 . 10 January 2014 . dmy .
15. Web site: Sydney FC signs Socceroo Richard Garcia . 16 August 2013. Football Federation Australia. 16 August 2013.
16. Web site: Melbourne Heart FC release Macallister. 17 January 2014. Football Federation Australia. 20 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140203105521/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/melbourneheart/news-display/Melbourne-Heart-FC-release-Macallister/83677. 3 February 2014. dead. dmy-all.
17. Web site: Melbourne Heart release Mebrahtu . 2 February 2014 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140325230138/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/Melbourne-Heart-release-Mebrahtu/84911 . 25 March 2014 . dmy .
18. Web site: Williams Re-Signs with Melbourne Heart FC. 21 March 2014. Football Federation Australia. 21 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140327120156/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/melbourneheart/news-display/Williams-ReSigns-with-Melbourne-Heart-FC/88611. 27 March 2014. dead. dmy-all.
19. Web site: Team of the Week – Round Eight. Matthew. Connellan. Football Federation Australia. 2 December 2013.
20. Web site: Team of the Week – Round 15. David. Moore. Football Federation Australia. 20 January 2014.