2009–10 Melbourne Victory FC season

Melbourne Victory
2009–10 season
ManagerErnie Merrick
A-League2nd
AFC Champions LeagueGroup Stage
Top goalscorerCarlos Hernandez (13)
Highest home attendance30,668 vs Sydney FC (9 October 2009)
Lowest home attendance15,168 vs Newcastle Jets (3 September 2009)
Average home league attendance20,750

The Melbourne Victory 2009–10 season was Melbourne Victory's fifth A-League season.

Season summary

From the 2009–10 season, Greek gambling giant Intralot became the Melbourne Victory's new major sponsor to replace Samsung in a two-year deal valued at $2 million.[1] Their logo subsequently featured on the front of Melbourne Victory's strip.[1]

The Victory made some off-season changes by releasing Steve Pantelidis and Michael Thwaite to Gold Coast United,[2][3] Sebastian Ryall was transferred to Sydney FC,[4] and veteran goalkeeper Michael Theoklitos ended his contract and later joined Norwich City F.C.[5] Moreover, José Luis López Ramírez's loan spell was terminated from Deportivo Saprissa[6] and Daniel Allsopp moved to Al Rayyan.[7]

Several new signings were made, bringing New Zealand international goalkeeper Glen Moss from Wellington Phoenix,[8] Thai midfielder Surat Sukha from Chonburi FC,[9] the promotion of Mathew Theodore and Matthew Foschini from the youth squad[10][11] and the permanent signing of veteran Carlos Hernández from L.D. Alajuelense for three years (after his two-year loan).[12]

Meanwhile, Mate Dugandžić was signed from Melbourne Knights,[13] Robbie Kruse from Brisbane Roar,[13] Marvin Angulo from Club Sport Herediano[14] and Sutee Suksomkit was signed as a nine match guest player.[15]

On 1 December 2009, it was announced that Ney Fabiano was leaving Melbourne and had signed a contract with Thai Premier League team Bangkok Glass FC for the 2010 season.[16]

The Victory finished second to Sydney FC on the ladder and lost the 2010 A-League Grand Final to Sydney 4–2 on penalties.[17]

Melbourne Victory were drawn into Group E in the 2010 AFC Champions League along with Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma, Beijing Guoan and Kawasaki Frontale.[18] With key players Archie Thompson, Matthew Kemp and Billy Celeski sidelined for long term injuries,[19][20][21] Victory finished bottom of Group E.

Players

First team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Mitchell Langerak
2 DF Australia AUS Kevin Muscat (Captain)
3 MF Australia AUS Mate Dugandžić (Youth)
5 DF Thailand THA Surat Sukha
6 MF Australia AUS Leigh Broxham
7 DF Australia AUS Matthew Kemp
8 MF Scotland SCO Grant Brebner
10 FW Australia AUS Archie Thompson (Marquee)
11 MF Costa Rica CRC Marvin Angulo
12 DF Australia AUS Rodrigo Vargas (Vice-Captain)
13 FW Australia AUS Nathan Elasi (Youth)
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Australia AUS Billy Celeski
15 MF Australia AUS Tom Pondeljak
16 MF Costa Rica CRC Carlos Hernández
17 DF Australia AUS Matthew Foschini (Youth)
18 MF England ENG Chris Windsor
19 DF Australia AUS Evan Berger
20 GK New Zealand NZL Glen Moss
21 FW Australia AUS Robbie Kruse
22 MF Australia AUS Nick Ward
23 DF Australia AUS Adrian Leijer
29 FW Australia AUS Nik Mrdja (Injury replacement player)

Transfers

In

Player From League Fee Date
New Zealand Glen Moss Wellington Phoenix Australia A-League Free March 2009
Australia Mathew Theodore Melbourne Victory Australia A-League National Youth League Free April 2009
Costa Rica Carlos Hernández L.D. Alajuelense Costa Rica Primera División de Costa Rica Not Disclosed May 2009
Thailand Surat Sukha Chonburi Thailand Thai Premier League $57,000 May 2009
Australia Matthew Foschini Melbourne Victory Australia A-League National Youth League Free August 2009
Australia Adrian Leijer Fulham England Premier League Not Disclosed August 2009
Australia Robbie Kruse Brisbane Roar Australia A-League Not Disclosed September 2009
Australia Mate Dugandzic Melbourne Knights FC Australia Victorian Premier League Not Disclosed September 2009
Thailand Sutee Suksomkit Tampines Rovers Singapore S-League Guest Contract September 2009

Out

Player To League Fee Date
Australia Steve Pantelidis Gold Coast United Australia A-League Free March 2009
Australia Michael Thwaite Gold Coast United Australia A-League Free March 2009
Australia Sebastian Ryall Sydney FC Australia A-League Free March 2009
Australia Michael Theoklitos Norwich City England Football League One End of Contract June 2009
Costa Rica José Luis López Deportivo Saprissa Costa Rica Primera División de Costa Rica Contract Terminated June 2009
Australia Daniel Vasilevski South Melbourne FC Australia Victorian Premier League Contract Terminated August 2009
Australia Daniel Allsopp Al-Rayyan Sports Club Qatar Qatari League Not Disclosed September 2009
Brazil Ney Fabiano Bangkok Glass Thailand Thai Premier League Contract Terminated December 2009
Thailand Sutee Suksomkit Bangkok Glass Thailand Thai Premier League End of Contract December 2009

Matches

2009-10 pre-season friendlies

12 May 2009 Melbourne Victory Australia 2 : 0 Australia Victorian Men's Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
N. Fabiano 56'
N. Elasi 68'		 Attendance: 2,000
20 May 2009 Victorian Men's Australia 3 : 1 Australia Melbourne Victory Mansion Stadium, Melbourne
T. Pondeljak Attendance: 1,000
27 May 2009 Melbourne Victory Australia 2 : 1 Australia Dandenong Thunder Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
D. Allsopp 30'
N. Ward
5 June 2009 Guangzhou Pharmaceutical China 2 : 1 Australia Melbourne Victory Yuexiushan Stadium, Guangzhou
90' L. Broxham
7 June 2009 Tianjin Teda China 2 : 1 Australia Melbourne Victory TEDA Football Stadium, Tianjin
47' N. Ward
16 June 2009 Melbourne Victory Australia 4 : 0 Australia Hume City Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
27 June 2009 Wellington Phoenix New Zealand 1 : 1 Australia Melbourne Victory Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown
55' N. Ward Attendance: 2,000
4 July 2009 Victorian Men's Australia 0 : 3 Australia Melbourne Victory Deakin Reserve, Shepparton
L. Broxham
N. Elasi
P. Franjic		 Attendance: 2,000
11 July 2009 Melbourne Victory Australia 0 : 3 England Fulham FC Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 20,666
22 July 2009 Melbourne Victory Australia 1 : 1 Australia Green Gully Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
N. Ward
26 July 2009 Adelaide United Australia 1 : 2 Australia Melbourne Victory Aurora Stadium, Adelaide
19' G. Brebner
29' A. Thompson		 Attendance: 6,257

2009-10 Hyundai A-League fixtures

6 August 2009 Round 1 Melbourne Victory 0 : 2 Central Coast Mariners Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:30 UTC+10 Report
Summary		 Simon 10'
McGlinchey 16'		 Attendance: 18,885
Referee: Matthew Breeze
15 August 2009 Round 2 Melbourne Victory 3 : 3 Brisbane Roar Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:30 UTC+10 Hernández 33', 70'
Allsopp 63'		 Report
Summary		 Tiatto 22'
van Dijk 24' (pen.)
Henrique 37'		 Attendance: 18,603
Referee: Strebre Delovski
22 August 2009 Round 3 North Queensland Fury 0 : 1 Melbourne Victory Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
17:00 UTC+10 Report
Summary		 A. Thompson 45' Attendance: 6,514
Referee: Peter Green
28 August 2009 Round 4 Perth Glory 2 : 1 Melbourne Victory Members Equity Stadium, Perth
20:00 UTC+8 Jelić 5', 54' Report
Summary		 A. Thompson 9' Attendance: 8,057
Referee: Chris Beath
3 September 2009 Round 5 Melbourne Victory 1 : 1 Newcastle Jets Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:30 UTC+10 A. Thompson 42' Report
Summary		 Haliti 87' Attendance: 15,168
Referee: Chris Beath
13 September 2009 Round 6 Melbourne Victory 1 : 1 Wellington Phoenix Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
15:00 UTC+10 Hernández 4' Summary T. Brown 30' Attendance: 17,644
Referee: Craig Zetter
18 September 2009 Round 7 Adelaide United 0 : 2 Melbourne Victory Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+9:30 Summary Ward 7'
Brebner 90'		 Attendance: 15,038
Referee: Strebre Delovski
26 September 2009 Round 8 Gold Coast United 2 : 3 Melbourne Victory Skilled Park, Gold Coast
19:30 UTC+10 Culina 18' (pen.)
Fitzsimmons Red card 29'
Porter 45'		 Report
Summary		 Hernández 22'
A. Thompson 43'
K. Muscat 86' (pen.)		 Attendance: 5,603
Referee: Peter Green
3 October 2009 Round 9 Melbourne Victory 2 : 1 Brisbane Roar Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:30 UTC+10 Ney Fabiano 3'
Leijer 72'		 Report
Summary		 Reinaldo 11' Attendance: 19,587
Referee: Strebre Delovski
9 October 2009 Round 10 Melbourne Victory 0 : 3 Sydney FC Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
20:00 UTC+11 Summary Brosque 14'
Bridge 16', 19'		 Attendance: 30,668
Referee: Peter Green
18 October 2009 Round 11 Newcastle Jets 1 : 3 Melbourne Victory EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
15:00 UTC+11 Haliti 22' Report
Summary		 A. Thompson 62'
Pondeljak 80'
Hernández 84'		 Attendance: 6,029
Referee: Ben Williams
24 October 2009 Round 12 Melbourne Victory 3 : 1 Adelaide United Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
18:30 UTC+11 Dugandžić 18', 56'
Leijer 89'		 Report
Summary		 Hughes 64' Attendance: 21,182
Referee: Ben Williams
1 November 2009 Round 13 Perth Glory 1 : 2 Melbourne Victory ME Bank Stadium, Perth
16:00 UTC+8 Sterjovski 19' Report
Summary		 C. Coyne 7' (o.g.)
C. Windsor 87'		 Attendance: 10,035
Referee: Strebre Delovski
7 November 2009 Round 14 Melbourne Victory 0 : 4 Central Coast Mariners Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:00 UTC+11 Report
Summary		 Kwasnik 15'
Simon 75'
Heffernan 80'
Mrdja 83'		 Attendance: 18,531
Referee: Strebre Delovski
21 November 2009 Round 15 Brisbane Roar 0 : 1 Melbourne Victory Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
18:00 UTC+10 Henrique Red card 85' Summary A. Thompson 8' Attendance: 9,904
Referee: Ben Williams
28 November 2009 Round 16 Melbourne Victory 4 : 0 Gold Coast United Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:00 UTC+11 Kruse 28'
Ward 45+1'
A. Thompson 54', 68'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 20,537
Referee: Ben Williams
4 December 2009 Round 17 Wellington Phoenix 1 : 1 Melbourne Victory Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:30 UTC+13 T. Brown 58' Summary Ward Yellow card 40' Yellow-red card
Vargas 87'		 Attendance: 8,200
Referee: Michael Hester
12 December 2009 Round 18 Central Coast Mariners 0 : 3 Melbourne Victory Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
19:00 UTC+11 Report
Summary		 Hernández 57'
Kemp 70'
Boogaard 77' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 7,571
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
19 December 2009 Round 19 Melbourne Victory 0 : 0 Sydney FC Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
20:00 UTC+11 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 27,344
Referee: Strebre Delovski
27 December 2009 Round 20 North Queensland Fury 1 : 0 Melbourne Victory Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
20:00 UTC+10 Daal 31' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 7,031
Referee: Peter Green
10 January 2010 Round 21 Newcastle Jets 3 : 2 Melbourne Victory EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
17:00 UTC+11 Kantarovski Yellow card 22' Yellow-red card 34'
M. Thompson 26'
Bridges 45'
Haliti 56'		 Report
Summary		 K. Muscat 35' (pen.)
Hernández 90+1'		 Attendance: 6,979
Referee: Matthew Breeze
16 January 2010 Round 22 Melbourne Victory 6 : 2 Perth Glory Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:00 UTC+11 A. Thompson 4'
Kruse 12', 26', 39'
K. Muscat 81' (pen.)
Hernández 83'		 Report
Summary		 Vargas 23' (o.g.)
Sterjovski 52'		 Attendance: 20,448
Referee: Strebre Delovski
23 January 2010 Round 23 Melbourne Victory 2 : 0 Adelaide United Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:00 UTC+11 Pondeljak 1'
K. Muscat 90+4' (pen.)		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 20,361
Referee: Matthew Breeze
26 January 2010 Round 24 Melbourne Victory 4 : 0 Wellington Phoenix Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
18:00 UTC+11 Brown 17' (o.g.)
A. Thompson 50'
Hernández 66'
Kemp 87'
Summary		 Attendance: 18,819
Referee: Chris Beath
29 January 2010 Round 25 Gold Coast United 1 : 0 Melbourne Victory Skilled Park, Gold Coast
19:30 UTC+10 Caravella 77' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 7,249
Referee: Chris Beath
5 February 2010 Round 26 Melbourne Victory 2 : 0 North Queensland Fury Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
20:00 UTC+11 Hernández 36', 66' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 22,726
Referee: Ben Williams
14 February 2010 Round 27 Sydney FC 2 : 0 Melbourne Victory Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+11 Kisel 34'
Aloisi 49'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 25,407
Referee: Matthew Breeze

2009-10 finals series

18 February 2010 Major Semi Final Leg 1 Melbourne Victory 2 : 1 Sydney FC Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
20:00 UTC+11 N. Mrdja 16' Red card 73'
C. Hernández 40'		 Report
Summary		 42' J. Aloisi Attendance: 18,453
Referee: Peter Green
7 March 2010 Major Semi Final Leg 2 Sydney FC 2 : 2 (a.e.t.) Melbourne Victory Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+11 K. Kisel 36' (pen.)
M. Bridge 54'		 3-4 on aggregate
Report
Summary		 15' R. Kruse
113' A. Thompson		 Attendance: 23,818
Referee: Strebre Delovski
20 March 2010 Grand Final Melbourne Victory 1 : 1 (a.e.t.) Sydney FC Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:00 UTC+11 A. Leijer 81' (2-4 pen.)
Report
Summary		 63' M. Bridge Attendance: 44,560
Referee: Strebre Delovski
Penalties
K. Muscat soccer ball with red X
G. Brebner soccer ball with check mark
M. Angulo soccer ball with red X
L. Broxham soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark S. Colosimo
soccer ball with red X S. Cole
soccer ball with check mark H. Foxe
soccer ball with check mark K. Kisel
soccer ball with check mark S. Byun
See also: 2010 A-League Grand Final

Statistics

Goals

Total Player Goals per Round
 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 SF1 SF2 GF
13 Costa Rica Carlos Hernández 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
11 Australia Archie Thompson 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
5 Australia Robbie Kruse 1 3 1
4 Australia Kevin Muscat 1 1 1 1
3 Australia Adrian Leijer 1 1 1
2 Australia Mate Dugandžić 2
2 Australia Nick Ward 1 1
2 Australia Tom Pondeljak 1 1
2 Australia Matthew Kemp 1 1
1 Australia Danny Allsopp 1
1 Scotland Grant Brebner 1
1 Brazil Ney Fabiano 1
1 Australia Rodrigo Vargas 1
1 Australia Nik Mrdja 1 1

Ladder

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC (C) 27 15 3 9 35 23 +12 48 Qualification for 2011 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Melbourne Victory 27 14 5 8 47 32 +15 47
3 Gold Coast United 27 13 5 9 39 35 +4 44 Qualification for Finals series
4 Wellington Phoenix 27 10 10 7 37 29 +8 40
5 Perth Glory 27 11 6 10 40 34 +6 39
6 Newcastle Jets 27 10 4 13 33 45 −12 34
7 North Queensland Fury 27 8 8 11 29 46 −17 32
8 Central Coast Mariners 27 7 9 11 32 29 +3 30
9 Brisbane Roar 27 8 6 13 32 42 −10 30
10 Adelaide United 27 7 8 12 24 33 −9 29
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Finals

AFC Champions League

Main article: 2010 AFC Champions League
Round Date Home team Score Away team Crowd Stadium
Group Stage 23 February 2010 Beijing Guoan 1-0 Melbourne Victory 31,000 Workers Stadium
Group Stage 9 March 2010 Melbourne Victory 0-2 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 7,899 Etihad Stadium
Group Stage 23 March 2010 Kawasaki Frontale 4-0 Melbourne Victory 9,728 Todoroki Athletics Stadium
Group Stage 31 March 2010 Melbourne Victory 1-0 Kawasaki Frontale 6,011 Etihad Stadium
Group Stage 14 April 2010 Melbourne Victory 0-0 Beijing Guoan 6,394 Etihad Stadium
Group Stage 28 April 2010 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 3-2 Melbourne Victory 502 Tancheon Sports Complex
Beijing Guoan China1 – 0Australia Melbourne Victory
J. Griffiths 52' Report
Attendance: 31,000
Melbourne Victory Australia1 – 0Japan Kawasaki Frontale
Muscat 60' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 6,011
Melbourne Victory Australia0 – 0China Beijing Guoan
Report
Attendance: 6,394

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 6 5 0 1 11 6 +5 15 Advance to knockout stage
2 China Beijing Guoan 6 3 1 2 7 5 +2 10
3 Japan Kawasaki Frontale 6 2 0 4 8 8 0 6
4 Australia Melbourne Victory 6 1 1 4 3 10 −7 4
Source: AFC Champions League Official Page

W-League

2009-10 Westfield W-League fixtures

Round 1

Melbourne Victory2 – 0Perth Glory
Enza Barilla 34'
Katie Thorlakson 71'
Selin Kuralay Yellow card 79' Yellow-red card 90'		 Report

Round 2

Melbourne Victory0 – 1Brisbane Roar
Report Ellen Beaumont 84'
Epping Soccer Stadium

Round 3

Adelaide United0 – 2Melbourne Victory
Report Katrina Gorry 29'
Selin Kuralay 81'

Round 4

Canberra United2 – 0Melbourne Victory
Tseng Shu-o 27', 49' Report
McKellar Park, A.C.T.

Round 5

Melbourne Victory2 – 1Newcastle Jets
Katrina Gorry 45'
Deanna Niceski 91'		 Report Renee Cartwright 62'
Veneto Club

Round 6

Melbourne Victory1 – 1Sydney FC
Julianne Sitch 62' Report Maika Ruyter-Hooley 90+5' (o.g.)
Deakin Reserve, Shepparton

Round 7

Brisbane Roar1 – 1Melbourne Victory
Clare Polkinghorne 49' Report Kara Mowbray 88'

Round 8

Central Coast Mariners2 – 0Melbourne Victory
Michelle Heyman 27', 52' Report

Round 9

Melbourne Victory1 – 0Canberra United
Katie Thorlakson 87' Report

Round 10

Perth Glory2 – 0Melbourne Victory
Lisa De Vanna 81'
Katie Gill 87'		 Report
Clipsal Stadium, Ingelwood

2009-10 W-League fixtures

Round Date Home team Score Away team Stadium
1 3 October 2009 Melbourne Victory 2-0 Perth Glory FC Etihad Stadium
2 10 October 2009 Melbourne Victory 0-1 Brisbane Roar Epping Stadium
3 17 October 2009 Adelaide United 0-2 Melbourne Victory Hindmarsh Stadium
4 24 October 2009 Canberra United 2-0 Melbourne Victory McKellar Park, A.C.T.
5 31 October 2009 Melbourne Victory 2 - 1 Newcastle Jets Veneto Club
6 7 November 2009 Melbourne Victory 1 - 1 Sydney FC Deakin Reserve, Shepparton
7 14 November 2009 Brisbane Roar 1 - 1 Melbourne Victory Ballymore Stadium
8 21 November 2009 Central Coast Mariners 2 - 0 Melbourne Victory Leichhardt Oval
9 28 November 2009 Melbourne Victory 1 - 0 Canberra United Bob Jane Stadium
10 5 December 2008 Perth Glory FC 2 - 0 Melbourne Victory Clipsal Stadium, Ingelwood

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