2011–12 Melbourne Victory FC (W-League) season
The 2011–12 season was Melbourne Victory Football Club (W-League)'s fourth season, in the W-League. Melbourne Victory finished 4th in their W-League season, finishing in the semi-finals.
2011–12 season | |||
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Chairman | Anthony Di Pietro | ||
Head Coach | Vicki Linton | ||
Stadiums | Veneto Club Skilled Stadium | ||
W-League | 4th | ||
W-League Finals | Semi-finals | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Jodie Taylor (8) All: Jodie Taylor (8) | ||
Biggest win | 5–0 vs. Perth Glory (A) (10 December 2011) W-League | ||
Biggest defeat | 1–2 (twice) 0–1 (twice) | ||
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Review
editBackground
editThe Victory entered the 2011–12 season having finished fourth in 2010–11 and being eliminated in the semi-finals in their first finals appearance.[1][2]
Vicki Linton returned for a second year as head coach, the only female coach in the W-League.[3]
Regular season
editVictory opened the season with a 2–0 victory over Perth Glory at the Veneto Club with Caitlin Friend and Amy Jackson scoring either side of half-time.[4][5]
Playing against Sydney FC in their second match, the Victory lost a tight battle 2–1 with Sydney's guest player Megan Rapinoe scoring a winner late in the match.[6][7]
Travelling to Canberra, Victory faced Canberra United at McKellar Park. Victory conceded two goals in the first half and Kendall Fletcher could only score a consolation goal with twelve minutes to play.[8]
Returning to Victoria, the team faced winless Adelaide United at Veneto Club. Victory prevailed 4–0, with Caitlin Friend scoring three times.[9]
In their sixth match of the season, Victory played Newcastle Jets in Geelong, marking Melissa Barbieri's return to Victoria. The Victory used her return to market the match and tried, unsuccessfully, to attract a W-League record crowd. Before the match, Barbieri complained, saying, "they are billing me, in front of their own players, to market the game and I think that's poor form." Ultimately, the Victory prevailed 2–1, with Jodie Taylor scoring two goals for the home team.[10][11][12][13]
Playing in Perth a week later, Victory faced a Perth Glory team who had been defeated 11–0 by Sydney FC the previous week. The Glory were also missing two players who had been suspended after a fight at training. Victory recorded their biggest win of the season in a 5–0 defeat with Katrina Gorry scoring a brace and Jodie Taylor a hat-trick.[14][15]
Facing the undefeated Canberra United in late December, the Victory led early with Taylor converting a 20th minute penalty after Fletcher was brought down in the penalty area. Michelle Heyman equalised for Canberra in the 81st minute and the final score remained 1–1.[16]
Entering their final match of the season against Adelaide United at Burton Park in Adelaide, the Victory were guaranteed of making the finals, with the Newcastle Jets losing to Perth Glory the day before. Had the Jets won, the Victory would have needed a point to lock in fourth spot. The Victory won comfortably with four players sharing in the goals in a 4–1 win over the Reds.[17][18][19][20]
Transfers
editIn September, Linton made the decision to release national team goalkeeper Melissa Barbieri ahead of the season in favour of 16-year-old Brianna Davey.[21][22][23]
England international Jodie Taylor returned to the club from Birmingham City in the FA Women's Super League (WSL).[24] American players, Kendall Fletcher and Danielle Johnson from Sky Blue FC in Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) returned for a second season.[21]
In October 2011, the Victory recruited Laura Spiranovic, sister of Australian men's international Matthew Spiranovic, from South Melbourne. Spiranovic had come off a big season in the Victorian Women's Premier League having won both the best player award as well as being the league's leading goalscorer.[24][25][26]
Linton also brought in local players, Jackie Vogt, Cassandra Dimovski and Georgie Koutrouvelis.[21]
In
editPos. | Name | From | Ref. |
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FW | Jodie Taylor | Birmingham City | [24] |
DF | Kendall Fletcher | Sky Blue FC | [27] |
DF | Danielle Johnson | Sky Blue FC | [21] |
FW | Laura Spiranovic | South Melbourne FC | [21] |
DF | Rebekah Stott | Brisbane Roar | [21] |
MF | Katrina Gorry | Adelaide United | [21] |
MF | Stephanie Tanti | Sandringham | [21] |
DF | Jackie Vogt | NTC | [21] |
GK | Cassandra Dimovski | Box Hill | [21] |
FW | Georgie Koutrouvelis | Box Hill | [21] |
Out
editPos. | Name | To | Ref. |
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GK | Melissa Barbieri | Newcastle Jets | [22] |
DF | Snez Veljanovska | Canberra United | [28] |
DF | Ella Mastrantonio | Perth Glory | [21] |
MF | Ursula Hughson | Released | [21] |
FW | Deanna Niceski | Released | [21] |
DF | Marlies Oostdam | Released | [21] |
MF | Nicole Paul | Released | [21] |
Competitions
editOverall record
editCompetition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
W-League | 22 October 2011 | 15 January 2012 | Matchday 1 | 4th | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 50.00 |
W-League Finals | 21 January 2012 | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 | |
Total | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 45.45 |
Source: Competitions
W-League
editLeague table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Canberra United (C) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 24 | Qualification to Finals series |
2 | Brisbane Roar | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 21 | |
3 | Sydney FC | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 8 | +18 | 17 | |
4 | Melbourne Victory | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 17 | |
5 | Newcastle Jets | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 12 | |
6 | Perth Glory | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 36 | −25 | 6 | |
7 | Adelaide United | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 30 | −24 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Results summary
editOverall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | +5 |
Source: worldfootball.net
Results by round
editMatches
editThe league fixtures were announced on 27 September 2011.[29]
Win Draw Loss
22 October 2011 1 | Melbourne Victory | 2–0 | Perth Glory | Melbourne |
17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Veneto Club Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
29 October 2011 2 | Sydney FC | 2–1 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
15:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Referee: Jacqui Melksham |
12 November 2011 4 | Canberra United | 2–1 | Melbourne Victory | Canberra |
15:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 732 Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
19 November 2011 5 | Melbourne Victory | 4–0 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Veneto Club Attendance: 556 Referee: Catherine Hoffman |
26 November 2011 6 | Brisbane Roar | 1–0 | Melbourne Victory | Brisbane |
15:00 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: Cleveland Showgrounds Referee: Rebecca Durcau |
3 December 2011 7 | Melbourne Victory | 2–1 | Newcastle Jets | Geelong |
15:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Skilled Stadium Referee: Catherine Hoffman |
10 December 2011 8 | Perth Glory | 0–5 | Melbourne Victory | Perth |
16:00 AWST | Report | Stadium: 6PR Stadium Referee: David Costello |
17 December 2011 9 | Melbourne Victory | 1–1 | Brisbane Roar | Geelong |
15:00 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Skilled Stadium Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
30 December 2011 10 | Melbourne Victory | 1–1 | Canberra United | Melbourne |
17:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Veneto Club Referee: Catherine Hoffman |
15 January 2012 12 | Adelaide United | 1–4 | Melbourne VIctory | Adelaide |
15:00 ACDT |
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Report | Stadium: Burton Park Referee: Stacey Sasopolous |
Finals series
edit21 January 2012 Semi-finals | Canberra United | 1–0 | Melbourne Victory | Canberra |
15:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,785 Referee: Kirralee Andruschak |
Squad statistics
editNo. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | ||
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1 | GK | Brianna Davey | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | DF | Rita Mankowska | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | MF | Ashley Brown | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
4 | DF | Kendall Fletcher | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
5 | DF | Rebekah Stott | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
6 | DF | Maika Ruyter-Hooley | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
7 | DF | Steph Catley | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | MF | Enza Barilla | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | FW | Georgie Koutrouvelis | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | FW | Jodie Taylor | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
11 | FW | Caitlin Friend | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
12 | MF | Amy Jackson | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
13 | MF | Katrina Gorry | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
14 | MF | Stephanie Tanti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | DF | Danielle Johnson | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | MF | Louisa Bisby | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | DF | Gülcan Koca | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | DF | Jackie Vogt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | FW | Laura Spiranovic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | GK | Cassandra Dimovski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Soccerway[30]
Coaching staff
editVicki Linton returned for a second season at Melbourne Victory. Michael Edwards acted as an assistant for several matches before taking control of the 12 November match against Canberra United while Linton was coaching the Australia women's national under-17 soccer team at the 2011 AFC U-16 Women's Championship in China.[31][32]
Awards
edit- W-League Fair Play Award[33]
- W-League Young Player of the Year: Ashley Brown[33]
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- ^ Cook, Jonathan (8 December 2011). "Pair axed after training punch-up". The West Australian. p. 66.
Two players from the Perth Glory women's team have been axed after a physical altercation. The West Australian understands Norwegian Lisa-Marie Woods and New Zealand international Emma Kete had a training ground bust-up, which blew up again at their shared accommodation.
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