2017–18 Melbourne Victory FC season explained

Club:Melbourne Victory
Season:2017–18
Chairman:Anthony Di Pietro
Manager:Kevin Muscat
League:A-League
League Result:4th
Cup1:A-League Finals Series
Cup1 Result:Champions
Cup2:FFA Cup
Cup2 Result:Round of 16
Cup3:AFC Champions League
Cup3 Result:Group stage
League Topscorer:Besart Berisha (13 goals)
Season Topscorer:Besart Berisha (18 goals)
Highest Attendance:35,792 vs Melbourne City
(14 October 2017)
Lowest Attendance:8,370 vs Central Coast Mariners
(6 January 2018)
Average Attendance:17,631
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Prevseason:2016–17
Nextseason:2018–19

The 2017–18 Melbourne Victory FC season was the club's 13th season since its establishment in 2004. The club participated in the A-League for the 13th time, the FFA Cup for the fourth time, as well as the AFC Champions League for the sixth time.

Players

Transfers in

No.PositionPlayerTransferred fromType/feeContract lengthDateRef
4 Perth GloryFree transfer2 years15 May 2017[1]
14 Loan return15 May 2017[2]
9 Free transfer2 years13 June 2017[3]
5 Free transfer1 year31 July 2017[4]
18 Free transfer1 year16 August 2017[5]
41 Free transfer1 year16 September 2017[6]
7 Loan1 year13 October 2017[7]
24 Free transfer2.5 years3 January 2018[8]
3 Injury replacement contract2 weeks3 January 2018

Transfers out

No.PositionPlayerTransferred toType/feeDateRef
5 Newcastle JetsFree transfer30 March 2017[9]
14 End of contract26 April 2017[10]
16 Retired10 May 2017[11]
4 End of contract12 May 2017[12]
15 End of contract12 May 2017
19 End of contract12 May 2017
27 End of contract12 May 2017
30 End of contract12 May 2017
7 Undisclosed26 July 2017[13]
3 End of contract18 January 2018[14]
5 $1,000,00028 January 2018[15]
2 $800,0003 March 2018[16]

Contract extensions

No. Name Position Duration Date Notes
40 Goalkeeper 1 year 16 May 2017 [17]
10 Winger 2 years 26 July 2017 [18]
8 Striker 1 year 21 December 2017 [19]
1 Goalkeeper 2 years 16 February 2018 [20]

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-League4th7 October 201714 April 2018
A-League FinalsElimination-finalsChampions22 April 20185 May 2018
FFA CupRound of 32Round of 169 August 201723 August 2017
AFC Champions LeagueGroup stageGroup stage13 February 201818 April 2018

A-League

See main article: article and 2017–18 A-League.

Finals series

FFA Cup

See main article: 2017 FFA Cup.

AFC Champions League

See main article: article and 2018 AFC Champions League.

Group stage

References

Notes

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Williams signs two-year Melbourne Victory deal. SBS. The World Game. 15 May 2017.
  2. News: Deng could strengthen Victory's defence.... Clement. Tito. FourFourTwo. 15 May 2017. 21 May 2017. 21 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180621073358/https://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/deng-could-stengthen-victorys-defence-461792. dead.
  3. News: Kosta Barbarouses returns to Melbourne Victory after Phoenix release. Stuff.co.nz. 13 June 2017.
  4. Web site: Melbourne Victory confirm Milligan return on marquee return. SBS. The World Game. 31 July 2017.
  5. News: Victory sign Argentinean midfielder Matias Sanchez. FourFourTwo. 16 August 2017.
  6. News: Muscat brings Dutchman George to Victory. SBS. The World Game. 16 September 2017.
  7. News: Victory confirm Athiu signing. FourFourTwo. 13 October 2017. 13 October 2017. 13 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171013121347/https://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/victory-confirm-athiu-signing-475373. dead.
  8. Web site: Victory sign Antonis and Djulbic. SBS. The World Game. 3 January 2018.
  9. News: A-League: Newcastle Jets sign Daniel Georgievski from Melbourne Victory. James. Gardiner. The Newcastle Herald. 30 March 2017.
  10. Web site: Fahid Ben Khalfallah set to leave Melbourne Victory. ESPN FC. 26 April 2017.
  11. News: Studs Up: Rashid Mahazi to quit football as Rhys Williams move to Melbourne Victory looms. David. Davutovic. Matt. Windley. Herald Sun. 10 May 2017.
  12. News: Khalfallah heads massive Victory exodus. FourFourTwo. 12 May 2017.
  13. News: All Whites midfielder Marco Rojas signs with Dutch club SC Heerenveen. Stuff.co.nz. 26 July 2017.
  14. Web site: Deng in the mix for Wanderers clash. Tom. Pollock. Melbourne Victory. 18 January 2018.
  15. News: Melbourne Victory agree to sell Mark Milligan to Saudi Arabian club Al-Ahli. Dominic. Bossi. The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 January 2018.
  16. News: Melbourne Victory get mojo back with derby win as Jason Geria farewells A-League. Michael. Lynch. The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 March 2018.
  17. Web site: Matt Acton extends Victory stay. Melbourne Victory. 16 May 2017. 21 May 2017. 6 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170606010441/http://www.melbournevictory.com.au/article/matt-acton-extends-melbourne-victory-stay/y1flop9dwm2g1gaprmkd02bae. dead.
  18. News: James Troisi set to re-sign with Melbourne Victory after almost moving to arch-rivals. Matt. Windley. David. Davutovic. Herald Sun. 26 July 2017.
  19. News: Berisha pens Victory extension. FourFourTwo. 21 December 2017. 20 December 2017. 22 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171222053536/https://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/berisha-pens-victory-extension-480204. dead.
  20. Web site: Acton signs on for two more years. Melbourne Victory. 16 February 2018.