2019–20 Melbourne Victory FC season explained

Club:	Melbourne Victory
Season:	2019–20
Manager:	Marco Kurz (to 15 January 2020) Carlos Pérez Salvachúa (caretaker) (from 15 January 2020 to 30 May 2020) Grant Brebner (caretaker) (from 11 June 2020)
Chairman:	Anthony Di Pietro
Stadium:	AAMI Park Marvel Stadium
League:	A-League
League Result:	10th
Cup1:	A-League Finals
Cup2:	FFA Cup
Cup2 Result:	Round of 32
Cup3:	AFC Champions League
Cup3 Result:	Round of 16
League Topscorer:	Ola Toivonen (10 goals)
Season Topscorer:	Ola Toivonen (12 goals)
Highest Attendance:	33,523 vs Melbourne City (12 October 2019)
Lowest Attendance:	12,023 vs Wellington Phoenix (14 December 2019)
Average Attendance:	17,366
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Prevseason:	2018–19
Nextseason:	2020–21

The 2019–20 season was the Melbourne Victory's 15th season in the A-League. The club participated in the A-League, the FFA Cup, and the AFC Champions League.

On 24 March 2020, the FFA announced that the 2019–20 A-League season would be postponed until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and New Zealand,^[1] and subsequently extended indefinitely. The season resumed on 17 July 2020.^[2] Similarly, the 2020 AFC Champions League competition has been suspended until at least mid-September 2020 in West Zone.^[3] The AFC Executive Committee agreed to played AFC Champions League East Zone matches which are now scheduled to be played between 15 November and 13 December 2020 in Qatar.^{[4] [5]}

Transfers

Transfers in

No.	Position	Player	Transferred from	Type/fee	Contract length	Date	Ref
26			Brisbane Roar	Scholarship	1 year	4 June 2019	^[6]
10			Unattached	Free transfer	2 years	23 July 2019	^[7]
9				Undisclosed	1 year	25 July 2019	^[8]
5				Free transfer	1 year	16 August 2019	^[9]
22			Unattached	Free transfer	1 year	20 August 2019	^[10]
8				Undisclosed	1 year	2 September 2019	^[11]
21			Unattached	Undisclosed	1 year	12 September 2019	^[12]
18				Free transfer	2 years	19 September 2019	^[13]
50				Injury replacement		31 October 2019	^[14]
23			Unattached	Free transfer	2.5 years	22 January 2020
15			Unattached	Free transfer	0.5 years	3 February 2020	^[15]

From youth squad

Transfers out

No.	Position	Player	Transferred to	Type/fee	Date	Ref
21			Retired		12 April 2019	^[16]
4			Unattached	End of contract	3 May 2019	^[17]
15				Loan return	28 May 2019	^[18]
5			Unattached	End of contract	28 May 2019
23			Unattached	End of contract	28 May 2019
19			Brisbane Roar	Loan return	4 June 2019
9			Sydney FC	Free transfer	6 June 2019	^[19]
8				Undisclosed	23 July 2019	^[20]
10			Unattached	End of contract	6 August 2019	^[21]
3			Brisbane Roar	Free transfer	17 January 2020	^[22] ^[23]
22			Unattached	Mutual contract termination	22 January 2020	^[24]
14				Undisclosed	28 January 2020	^[25]
50			Unattached	End of contract	20 February 2020	^[26]
8			Retired		6 May 2020	^[27]
11			Unattached	End of contract	4 June 2020	^[28]
5			Unattached	End of contract	15 July 2020	^[29]
20				End of contract	26 July 2020	^[30]

Contract extensions

No.	Name	Position	Duration	Date	Notes
6		Midfielder	2 years	29 May 2019	^[31]
16		Attacking midfielder	1 year	29 May 2019
4		Centre-back	1 year	16 August 2019

Technical staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Grant Brebner (caretaker)^[32]
Assistant coach	Jeff Hopkins (caretaker)
Goalkeeping Coach	Vacant

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

		Player	A-League		FFA Cup		AFC Champions League		Total
				Goals		Goals		Goals		Goals
1	GK	Matt Acton<	--A-League-->	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
2	DF	Storm Roux<	--A-League-->	7+2	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
3	DF	Corey Brown<	--A-League-->	3+3	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
4	DF	James Donachie<	--A-League-->	11	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
5	DF	Tim Hoogland<	--A-League-->	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
6	MF	Leigh Broxham<	--A-League-->	11	0	1	0	0	0	12	0
7	FW	Kenny Athiu<	--A-League-->	1+5	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
8	MF	Jakob Poulsen<	--A-League-->	7+3	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
9	FW	Andrew Nabbout<	--A-League-->	7	2	1	2	0	0	8	4
10	FW	Robbie Kruse<	--A-League-->	4+2	1	0	0	0	0	6	1
11	FW	Ola Toivonen<	--A-League-->	11	7	0+1	0	0	0	12	7
13	MF	Birkan Kirdar<	--A-League-->	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	Thomas Deng<	--A-League-->	6	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
16	MF	Josh Hope<	--A-League-->	1+2	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
17	DF	Elvis Kamsoba<	--A-League-->	8+2	0	1	0	0	0	11	0
18	MF	Migjen Basha<	--A-League-->	9+2	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
19	DF	Benjamin Carrigan<	--A-League-->	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
20	GK	Lawrence Thomas<	--A-League-->	10	0	1	0	0	0	11	0
21	DF	Adama Traoré<	--A-League-->	11	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
22	MF	Kristijan Dobras<	--A-League-->	5+2	1	0	0	0	0	7	1
24	MF	Anthony Lesiotis<	--A-League-->	4+2	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
25	MF	Brandon Lauton<	--A-League-->	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
26	MF	Jay Barnett<	--A-League-->	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
28	DF	Benjamin Carrigan<	--A-League-->	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
29	MF	Brandon Lauton<	--A-League-->	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
30	GK	Matthew Sutton<	--A-League-->	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	FW	Jack Palazzolo<	--A-League-->	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
33	DF	Aaron Anderson<	--A-League-->	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	DF	Matthew Bozinovski<	--A-League-->	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
50	GK	Brendan White<	--A-League-->	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Disciplinary record

Rank	Position	Name	A-League		FFA Cup		AFC Champions League		Total
1	MF	Kristijan Dobras<	--A-League-->	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
2	FW	Ola Toivonen<	--A-League-->	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
3	DF	James Donachie<	--A-League-->	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
4	DF	Leigh Broxham<	--A-League-->	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
5	FW	Kenny Athiu<	--A-League-->	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	Migjen Basha<	--A-League-->	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	Thomas Deng<	--A-League-->	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	Jakob Poulsen<	--A-League-->	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
9	MF	Brandon Lauton<	--A-League-->	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Andrew Nabbout<	--A-League-->	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Adama Traoré<	--A-League-->	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total			21	1	3	0	0	0	24	1

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
A-League
FFA Cup
AFC Champions League
Total FFA Cup See main article: 2019 FFA Cup. A-League Matches AFC Champions League See main article: article and 2020 AFC Champions League. Knockout stage References

Notes and References

1. Web site: FFA to postpone remaining matches in the Hyundai A-League season due to COVID-19. 24 March 2020 . Football Australia . 30 December 2023.
2. Web site: 15 July 2020 . Hyundai A-League 2019/20 season updated match schedule released . 16 July 2020 . A-League.com.au. Football Federation Australia . en.
3. Web site: AFC reiterates commitment to complete 2020 competitions with new calendar. AFC. 9 July 2020.
4. Web site: AFC executive committee announces updates to 2020 competitions calendar. AFC. 10 September 2020.
5. Web site: AFC Champions League (East) to be staged in Doha. AFC. 9 October 2020.
6. Web site: Signing news: Victory secure exciting teenager Barnett. Football Federation Australia. A-League. 4 June 2019.
7. News: Robbie Kruse re-joins Melbourne Victory. The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 July 2019.
8. Web site: A-League news: Melbourne Victory sign second Socceroo. Zac. Rayson. Fox Sports. 25 July 2019.
9. News: Victory confirm Hoogland, Donachie signings. Michael. Lynch. The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 August 2019.
10. News: Austrian playmaker for Victory. FTBL. 20 August 2019.
11. News: Victory sign veteran Danish midfielder. Michael. Lynch. The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 September 2019.
12. Web site: Victory re-sign former fan favourite Adama Traore. SBS. The World Game. 12 September 2019.
13. News: Victory bring in Albanian to midfield. FTBL. 19 September 2019.
14. Web site: White signs as injury replacement goalkeeper. Melbourne Victory. 31 October 2019.
15. News: Melbourne Victory signs former player Giancarlo Gallifuoco to bolster squad for Asian Champions League campaign. David. Davutovic. Herald Sun. 3 February 2020.
16. News: Victory captain Valeri to retire at season's end. The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 April 2019.
17. News: Victory to search for a replacement star as Honda moves on. Michael. Lynch. The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 May 2019.
18. News: Victory sever ties with visa stars. FTBL. 28 May 2019.
19. Web site: A-League news: Melbourne Victory star Kosta Barbarouses to join Sydney FC, transfer news. 2019-06-05. Fox Sports. en-AU. 2019-06-06.
20. Web site: Antonis seals Suwon move to join Taggart in Korea. Dave. Lewis. SBS. The World Game. 23 July 2019.
21. Web site: Kurz keen but Kruse out of FFA Cup tie. Ben. McKay. ESPN. 6 August 2019. James Troisi, is unattached after his contract at Victory ran out but Kurz said he had turned down a contract to stay..
22. Web site: Corey Brown departs Victory. Melbourne Victory. 15 January 2020.
23. Web site: 2016/17 Gary Wilkins Medallist Corey Brown returns to Brisbane Roar. Brisbane Roar. 16 January 2020.
24. News: Victory sign Rojas after parting ways with Dobras. Anthony. Colangelo. The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 January 2020.
25. News: Deng quits Victory to join J-League giants Urawa. Michael. Lynch. The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 January 2020.
26. Web site: Hyundai Ins and Outs - Round 20. A-League. 20 February 2020. Outs: [...] 50.Brendan WHITE (released).
27. Web site: Poulsen calls time on playing career . . 6 May 2020.
28. News: A-League loses a star as Ola Toivonen departs Melbourne Victory. The Guardian. 4 June 2020.
29. News: Melbourne Victory's Hoogland joins A-League exodus. Michael. Lynch. The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 July 2020.
30. News: A-League 2020: Victory goalkeeper moving to Danish club SonderjyskE. news.com.au. Marco. Monteverde. 27 July 2020.
31. News: Broxham signs new two-year deal with Victory, Hope a one-year contract. Michael. Lynch. The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 May 2019.
32. Web site: Grant Brebner appointed interim Head Coach for 2019/20 season. Melbourne Victory. 11 June 2020.