2021–22 Melbourne Victory FC season explained

Club:Melbourne Victory
Season:2021–22
Manager:Tony Popovic
Chairman:Anthony Di Pietro
Stadium:AAMI Park
League:A-League Men
League Result:2nd
Cup1:A-League Men Finals Series
Cup1 Result:Semi-finals
Cup2:FFA Cup
Cup2 Result:Winners
Cup3:AFC Champions League
Cup3 Result:Qualifying play-off round
League Topscorer:Nicholas D'Agostino (10)
Season Topscorer:Nicholas D'Agostino (12)
Average Attendance:9,473
Prevseason:2020–21
Nextseason:2022–23

The 2021–22 season was the 17th in the history of Melbourne Victory Football Club. This was Melbourne Victory's 17th season in the A-League Men. In addition to the domestic league, Melbourne Victory also participated in the FFA Cup.

The season was documented in the Network Ten, Paramount+ and Amazon Prime Video series Dream Big.

Review

Background

Melbourne Victory's 2020–21 campaign had seen their first ever last-place finish in a league season, after they finished 12th forcing the club to play an FFA Cup Round of 32 play-off against ninth-placed Perth Glory. Before their 2021–22 season, Melbourne Victory announced on 19 April 2021 that Tony Popovic would be managing the club for three years.[1]

Players

First team squad

Transfers

Transfers in

No.PositionPlayerTransferred fromType/feeContract lengthDateRef
2 UnattachedFree transfer1 year14 July 2021[2]
8 Free transfer3 years15 July 2021[3]
3 UnattachedFree transfer1 year16 July 2021[4]
16 Central Coast MarinersFree transfer3 years19 July 2021[5]
5 UnattachedFree transfer1 year20 July 2021[6]
7 Perth GloryFree transfer3 years21 July 2021[7]
17 Western UnitedFree transfer2 years26 July 2021[8]
4 Free transfer1 year27 July 2021[9]
20 Free transfer1 year30 July 2021[10]
18 UnattachedFree transfer3 years14 August 2021[11]
21 UnattachedFree transfer2 years1 October 2021[12]
9 UnattachedFree transfer1 year20 October 2021[13]
19 Injury replacement2 months4 November 2021[14]
19 UnattachedFree transfer1.5 years19 January 2022[15]

From youth squad

Transfers out

No.PositionPlayerTransferred toType/feeDateRef
20 UnattachedEnd of contract11 June 2021[16]
2 UnattachedEnd of contract
3 UnattachedEnd of contract
4 UnattachedEnd of contract
19 End of loan30 June 2021[17]
7 Mutual contract termination9 July 2021[18] [19]
9 UnattachedEnd of contract
8 UnattachedEnd of contract15 July 2021[20]
17 Sydney FCEnd of contract22 July 2021[21] [22]
16 UnattachedEnd of contract11 September 2021[23] [24]
44 Wellington PhoenixLoan13 October 2021[25]
19 UnattachedEnd of contract4 January 2022[26]

Contract extensions

No. Name Position Duration Date Notes
13 Midfielder 2 years 18 June 2021 scholarship contract[27]
11 Striker 2 years 12 July 2021 permanent contract following loan[28]
6 Midfielder 1 year 13 July 2021 [29]
15 Centre-back 1 year 19 July 2021 scholarship contract[30]
10 Striker 1 year 21 July 2021 [31]
44 Defender 2 years 13 October 2021 [32]
22 Midfielder 28 October 2021 [33]
22 Midfielder 2.5 years 19 January 2022 [34]
14 Defensive midfielder 1 year 1 February 2022 [35]
26 Winger 1 year 1 February 2022

Competitions

A-League

See main article: 2021–22 A-League.

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 23 September 2021.[36]

Finals series

FFA Cup

See main article: 2021 FFA Cup.

Final rounds

AFC Champions League

See main article: article and 2022 AFC Champions League.

Qualifying play-offs

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Melbourne Victory name Steve Kean as interim manager. 19 April 2021. 11 June 2021. AAP. ESPN.
  2. Web site: Melbourne Victory signs Jason Geria. Melbourne Victory. 14 July 2021.
  3. Web site: Melbourne Victory signs Josh Brillante. Melbourne Victory. 15 July 2021.
  4. Web site: Melbourne Victory signs Jason Davidson. Melbourne Victory. 16 July 2021.
  5. Web site: Melbourne Victory signs Stefan Nigro. Melbourne Victory. 19 July 2021.
  6. Web site: Melbourne Victory signs Matthew Spiranovic. Melbourne Victory. 20 July 2021.
  7. Web site: Melbourne Victory signs Chris Ikonomidis. Melbourne Victory. 21 July 2021.
  8. Web site: Melbourne Victory signs Brendan Hamill. Melbourne Victory. 26 July 2021.
  9. Web site: Melbourne Victory signs Rai Marchán. Melbourne Victory. 27 July 2021.
  10. Web site: Melbourne Victory signs Ivan Kelava. Melbourne Victory. 15 July 2021.
  11. Web site: Melbourne Victory signs Nick D'Agostino. Melbourne Victory. 14 August 2021.
  12. Web site: Melbourne Victory signs Portuguese defender Roderick Miranda. Melbourne Victory. 1 October 2021.
  13. Web site: Melbourne Victory signs Italian forward Francesco Margiotta. Melbourne Victory. 20 October 2021.
  14. Web site: Injury Update: Matt Acton. Melbourne Victory. 5 November 2021. Ivan Kelava and current NPL Victoria goalkeeper Marko Bulic will be joined by Jerrard Tyson who has signed with the club on an injury-replacement contract..
  15. Web site: Melbourne Victory signs Australian midfielder Luka Prso. Melbourne Victory. 19 January 2022.
  16. News: Players depart Victory first team. Melbourne Victory. 11 June 2021.
  17. Web site: Defenders depart Melbourne Victory. Melbourne Victory. 30 June 2021.
  18. Web site: Players depart Victory first team. Melbourne Victory. 9 July 2021.
  19. Web site: Callum McManaman and Elliott Nevitt both sign for Tranmere. Tranmere Rovers. 9 July 2021.
  20. Web site: Jacob Butterfield departs Melbourne Victory. Melbourne Victory. 15 July 2021.
  21. Web site: Elvis Kamsoba departs Melbourne Victory. Melbourne Victory. 22 July 2021.
  22. Web site: Sydney FC sign exciting attacking talent. Sydney FC. 22 July 2021.
  23. joeylynchy. 1436490962327375872. Brandon Lauton trialling with Western United.. 11 September 2021.
  24. TomWilliamsPol. 1436527396602056707. It appears that Melbourne Victory have released Brandon Lauton and that he is now on trial with Western United.. 11 September 2021.
  25. Web site: Wellington Phoenix Agrees To Loan Deal For Matthew Bozinovski. Wellington Phoenix. 13 October 2021. 13 October 2021. 13 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211013010432/https://www.wellingtonphoenix.com/news/wellington-phoenix-agrees-loan-deal-matthew-bozinovski. dead.
  26. 1478159840551718912. gomvfc. Melbourne Victory. Goalkeeper Jerrad Tyson has concluded his time at Melbourne Victory. Jerrad has been an integral part of our FFA Cup run and a valued member of our football community over the last few months.. 4 January 2022.
  27. Web site: Brooks and Kirdar re-sign with Victory. Melbourne Victory. 18 June 2021.
  28. Web site: Melbourne Victory signs Ben Folami. Melbourne Victory. 12 July 2021.
  29. Web site: Broxham signs contract extension. Melbourne Victory. 13 July 2021.
  30. Web site: Anderson re-signs with Victory. Melbourne Victory. 19 July 2021.
  31. Web site: Robbie Kruse re-signs with Victory. Melbourne Victory. 21 July 2021.
  32. News: Victory sign A-League defender, loan him to Wellington. Catherine. Paquette. FTBL. 13 October 2021.
  33. Web site: Brimmer capable of building on promising season. Melbourne Victory. 28 October 2021. 30 October 2021. 30 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211030201550/https://www.melbournevictory.com.au/news/brimmer-capable-building-promising-season. dead.
  34. Web site: Melbourne Victory re-signs Jake Brimmer. Melbourne Victory. 19 January 2022.
  35. Web site: Melbourne Victory re-signs Lleyton Brooks and Jay Barnett. Melbourne Victory. 1 February 2022.
  36. Web site: Western United to host opening round of 2021/22 A-League Season. 23 September 2021. Western United FC. 14 November 2021. 14 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211114224446/https://www.wufc.com.au/news/western-united-host-opening-round-202122-a-league-season. dead.

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