2016–17 Melbourne Victory FC season explained

Club:Melbourne Victory
Season:2016–17
Manager:Kevin Muscat
Chairman:Anthony Di Pietro
League:A-League
League Result:2nd
Cup1:A-League Finals Series
Cup1 Result:Runners-up
Cup2:FFA Cup
Cup2 Result:Semi-finals
League Topscorer:Besart Berisha (19 goals)
Season Topscorer:Besart Berisha (23 goals)
Highest Attendance:43,188 vs Melbourne City
(15 October 2016)
Lowest Attendance:14,081 vs Newcastle Jets
(2 January 2017)
Average Attendance:22,008[1]
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Prevseason:2015–16
Nextseason:2017–18

The 2016–17 Melbourne Victory FC season was the club's 12th season since its establishment in 2004. The club participated in the A-League for the 12th time, and the FFA Cup for the third time.

Players

Transfers in

No.PositionPlayerTransferred fromType/feeContract lengthDateRef
17 UnattachedFree transfer1 year11 June 2016[2]
11 Central Coast MarinersUndisclosed Fee1 year17 June 2016[3]
15 Free transfer1 year7 July 2016[4]
10 UnattachedFree transfer1 year1 August 2016[5]
7 UnattachedFree transfer2 years25 August 2016[6]
27 UnattachedFree transfer1 year23 September 2016[7]
9 Loan1 year18 October 2016[8]
40 UnattachedInjury replacement loan1 year25 November 2016[9]

Transfers out

No.PositionPlayerTransferred toType/feeDateRef
9 Wellington PhoenixFree transfer8 March 2016[10]
7 Wellington PhoenixFree transfer24 March 2016[11]
17 Retired26 April 2016[12]
10 UnattachedFree transfer30 April 2016[13]
15 UnattachedFree transfer28 May 2016[14]
18 UnattachedUndisclosed Fee28 May 2016
22 Adelaide UnitedFree transfer28 May 2016
33 UnattachedUndisclosed Fee31 May 2016[15]
11 Central Coast MarinersUndisclosed Fee17 June 2016
24 Loan28 June 2016[16]
1 Sydney FCFree transfer18 July 2016[17]
3 Central Coast MarinersFree transfer19 October 2016[18]
25 Undisclosed Fee26 November 2016[19]
9 Loan return2 February 2017[20]
13 $3,250,00016 March 2017[21]

Contact extensions

Name Position Duration Contract Expiry Notes
Jason GeriaRight back 3 years 2020 [22]
Lawrence ThomasGoalkeeper 1 year 2018 [23]
Jai InghamWinger 2 years 2019 [24]
Carl ValeriDefensive midfielder 1 year 2018 [25]

Technical staff

PositionName
Manager Kevin Muscat
Assistant manager Jean-Paul de Marigny
Goalkeeping coach Dean Anastasiadis
Youth Team Manager Gareth Naven
Youth Team Assistant Manager Vaughan Coveny
Youth Team Developmental Manager Grant Brebner
Youth Goalkeeping CoachVacant
Strength & conditioning Coach Anthony Crea
Physiotherapist Travis Maude

Statistics

Squad statistics

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Competitions

Overall

CompetitionStarted roundFinal
position / round		First matchLast match
A-League—2nd7 October 201614 April 2017
A-League FinalsSemi-finalsRunners-up30 April 20177 May 2017
FFA CupRound of 32Semi-finals3 August 201625 October 2016

A-League

See main article: 2016–17 A-League.

Finals series

FFA Cup

See main article: 2016 FFA Cup.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A-League 2016/2017 - Attendance.
  2. Web site: James Donachie agrees to terms with Melbourne Victory. Melbourne Victory. 11 June 2016. 12 June 2016. 7 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160807123856/http://www.melbournevictory.com.au/article/james-donachie-agrees-to-terms-with-victory/xcrjdr5m9gqb1r4kyxuqobm8e. dead.
  3. Web site: Victory signs Mitch Austin, releases Connor Pain. Melbourne Victory. 17 June 2016.
  4. Web site: Victory nab Spaniard Alan Baró as Delpierre replacement. SBS. Sebastian. Hassett. 7 July 2016.
  5. News: Socceroo James Troisi signs one-year deal with Melbourne Victory. Herald Sun. Matt. Windley. 1 August 2016.
  6. News: Rojas signs for Melbourne Victory. 25 August 2016. Radio New Zealand.
  7. News: Victory bring in Bray. FourFourTwo. 23 September 2016. 23 September 2016. 24 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160924035333/http://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/victory-bring-in-bray-438148. dead.
  8. News: Victory signs German forward. FourFourTwo. 18 October 2016. 18 October 2016. 19 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161019062548/http://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/victory-signs-german-forward-439650. dead.
  9. Web site: Victory draft in Acton for injured Bray. Michael. Huguenin. Goal.com. 25 November 2016.
  10. Web site: Kosta Barbarouses to leave Victory for Wellington. Melbourne Victory. 8 March 2016.
  11. Web site: Gui Finkler to leave Victory. Melbourne Victory. 24 March 2016.
  12. Web site: Matthieu Delpierre announces retirement. Melbourne Victory. 26 April 2016. 1 June 2016. 2 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160602232346/http://www.melbournevictory.com.au/article/matthieu-delpierre-announces-retirement/1bgqw4a3efdmh17nhteoi7zzu2. dead.
  13. Web site: Archie Thompson calls time at Melbourne Victory. Melbourne Victory. 30 April 2016.
  14. Web site: Melbourne Victory announces squad changes. Melbourne Victory. 28 May 2016. 1 June 2016. 26 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170926231432/http://www.melbournevictory.com.au/article/melbourne-victory-announces-squad-changes/1k8uevubx62cv1xf2wiloax58j. dead.
  15. Web site: Joey Katebian to depart Melbourne Victory. Melbourne Victory. 31 May 2016.
  16. Web site: Thomas Deng joins PSV Eindhoven on loan. Melbourne Victory. 28 June 2016. 28 June 2016. 3 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161003094608/http://www.melbournevictory.com.au/article/thomas-deng-joins-psv-eindhoven-on-loan/1srxg725j0c5g151vzmwk40vx7. dead.
  17. Web site: Danny Vukovic departs Melbourne Victory. Melbourne Victory. 19 July 2016. 19 July 2016. 17 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160817151455/http://www.melbournevictory.com.au/article/danny-vukovic-departs-melbourne-victory/1ni6b1pur808g1r4d4gsk1358v. dead.
  18. News: Victory defender exits club. FourFourTwo. 19 October 2016. 19 October 2016. 19 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161019214150/http://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/victory-defender-exits-club-439691. dead.
  19. News: Ajax confirm Aussie teen signing. FourFourTwo. 26 November 2016. 27 February 2017. 29 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161129155003/http://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/ajax-confirm-aussie-teen-signing-442644. dead.
  20. News: Beister quits Victory to return to Germany on compassionate grounds. Michael. Lynch. The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 February 2017.
  21. Web site: Melbourne Victory marquee Bozanic signs with J.League club. SBS. The World Game. 16 March 2017. 16 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170316094901/http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2017/03/16/melbourne-victory-marquee-bozanic-signs-jleague-club. 16 March 2017. dead. dmy-all.
  22. Web site: Jason Geria signs Victory contract extension. Melbourne Victory. 11 January 2017.
  23. Web site: Lawrence Thomas re-signs with Victory. Melbourne Victory. 12 January 2017.
  24. Web site: Jai Ingham signs Victory contract extension. Melbourne Victory. 24 February 2017.
  25. Web site: Carl Valeri signs Victory contract extension. Melbourne Victory. 7 March 2017.

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