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2015–16 Melbourne Victory FC season

The 2015–16 Melbourne Victory FC season was the club's 11th season since its establishment in 2004. The club participated in the A-League for the 11th time, the FFA Cup for the second time, as well as the AFC Champions League for the fifth time.

Melbourne Victory
2015–16 season
ChairmanAnthony Di Pietro
ManagerKevin Muscat
StadiumAAMI Park, Melbourne
A-League6th
A-League Finals SeriesElimination-finals
FFA CupChampions
AFC Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Besart Berisha (17 goals)
All: Besart Berisha (27 goals)
Highest home attendance40,217 vs Melbourne City
(17 October 2015)
Lowest home attendance14,383 vs Newcastle Jets
(20 March 2016)
Average home league attendance23,112

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of 7 January 2016.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   AUS Danny Vukovic
2 DF   AUS Jason Geria
3 DF   AUS Scott Galloway
4 DF   AUS Nick Ansell
5 DF   MKD Daniel Georgievski
6 MF   AUS Leigh Broxham (vice-captain)
7 MF   BRA Gui Finkler
8 FW   ALB Besart Berisha
9 FW   NZL Kosta Barbarouses
10 FW   AUS Archie Thompson
11 FW   AUS Connor Pain
13 MF   AUS Oliver Bozanic
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW   TUN Fahid Ben Khalfallah
15 DF   AUS Giancarlo Gallifuoco
16 MF   AUS Rashid Mahazi
17 DF   FRA Matthieu Delpierre
18 DF   AUS Dylan Murnane
19 FW   AUS George Howard
20 GK   AUS Lawrence Thomas
21 MF   AUS Carl Valeri (Captain)
22 MF   AUS Jesse Makarounas
23 FW   AUS Jai Ingham
24 DF   AUS Thomas Deng
30 GK   AUS Lucas Spinella

From youth squad edit

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
19 FW   George Howard 18 1 year senior contract[1]
24 DF   Thomas Deng 18 2 year senior contract[2]
30 GK   Lucas Spinella 18 2 year senior contract[2]

Transfers in edit

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
1 GK   Danny Vukovic 30 Perth Glory Mutual termination Pre-season 2018 Free [3]
13 MF   Oliver Bozanic 26 Free agent Transfer Pre-season 2018 Free [4]
15 DF   Giancarlo Gallifuoco 21 Swansea City   Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [5]
23 FW   Jai Ingham 22 Hume City Transfer Round 14 2017 Free [6]

Transfers out edit

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
1 GK   Nathan Coe 30 Free agent Released Pre-season [7]
13 FW   Andrew Nabbout 22 Free agent Released Pre-season [7]
26 MF   Jordan Brown 18 Free agent Released Pre-season [7]
5 MF   Mark Milligan 29 Baniyas SC   Transfer Pre-season [8]

Technical staff edit

Position Name
Manager   Kevin Muscat
Assistant manager   Rado Vidošić
Goalkeeping coach   Dean Anastasiadis
Youth Team Manager   Darren Davies
Youth Team Assistant Manager   Grant Brebner
Youth Team Assistant Manager   Brian Vanega
Youth Team Developmental Manager   Vaughan Coveny
Strength & Conditioning Coach   Anthony Crea
Physiotherapist   Travis Maude

Statistics edit

Squad statistics edit

N Pos. Nat. Name Total A-League FFA Cup AFC Champions League
Apps Goals       Apps Goals       Apps Goals       Apps Goals      
1 GK   Danny Vukovic 30 0 0 0 0 23+0 0 0 0 0 4+0 0 0 0 0 3+0 0 0 0 0
2 DF   Jason Geria 30 1 7 1 0 17+1 0 6 1 0 3+1 1 0 0 0 7+1 0 1 0 0
3 DF   Scott Galloway 16 0 5 0 0 9+2 0 4 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0 2+1 0 1 0 0
4 DF   Nick Ansell 14 1 0 0 0 4+3 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 7+0 1 0 0 0
5 DF   Daniel Georgievski 34 1 12 0 0 19+4 0 10 0 0 4+0 1 0 0 0 7+0 0 2 0 0
6 MF   Leigh Broxham 38 0 5 1 0 25+0 0 3 1 0 5+0 0 1 0 0 8+0 0 1 0 0
7 MF   Gui Finkler 29 5 6 0 0 26+0 4 6 0 0 3+0 1 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
8 FW   Besart Berisha 39 27 4 0 1 26+0 18 4 0 1 5+0 5 0 0 0 8+0 4 0 0 0
9 FW   Kosta Barbarouses 36 10 7 0 0 23+1 6 5 0 0 4+0 3 1 0 0 8+0 1 1 0 0
10 FW   Archie Thompson 23 2 1 0 0 2+11 1 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 8+0 1 1 0 0
11 FW   Connor Pain 19 1 3 0 0 1+11 0 3 0 0 2+1 1 0 0 0 0+4 0 0 0 0
13 MF   Oliver Bozanic 38 5 4 0 0 25+2 4 2 0 0 3+0 1 2 0 0 7+1 0 0 0 0
14 FW   Fahid Ben Khalfallah 31 6 6 0 1 26+0 5 4 0 1 3+2 1 2 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
15 DF   Giancarlo Gallifuoco 6 0 1 0 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 1 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0
16 MF   Rashid Mahazi 31 0 11 0 0 16+7 0 10 0 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 2+2 0 1 0 0
17 DF   Matthieu Delpierre 38 0 8 0 0 26+0 0 6 0 0 4+0 0 0 0 0 8+0 0 2 0 0
18 DF   Dylan Murnane 13 0 0 0 0 8+3 0 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
19 FW   George Howard 15 2 1 0 0 2+8 1 0 0 0 0+2 1 0 0 0 0+3 0 1 0 0
20 GK   Lawrence Thomas 11 0 1 0 0 5+0 0 1 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0 5+0 0 0 0 0
21 MF   Carl Valeri 14 0 2 1 0 5+2 0 1 0 0 3+0 0 0 1 0 4+0 0 1 0 0
22 MF   Jesse Makarounas 24 3 5 0 0 2+12 0 4 0 0 3+0 2 0 0 0 1+6 1 1 0 0
23 FW   Jai Ingham 11 1 5 0 0 3+4 0 2 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 3+1 1 3 0 0
23 MF   Kieran Dover 1 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
24 DF   Thomas Deng 17 0 2 0 0 10+3 0 2 0 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
30 GK   Lucas Spinella 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
32 MF   Stefan Nigro 3 0 1 0 0 3+0 0 1 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
33 FW   Joey Katebian 2 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0

Pre-season and friendlies edit

20 August 2015 Brisbane Roar 0–1 Melbourne Victory Southport
19:00 AEST Report Geria   71' Stadium: Fankhauser Reserve
25 August 2015 Port Melbourne 0–4 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
19:30 AEST Report Pain   24', 37'
Ben Khalfallah   63' (pen.), 71'		 Stadium: SS Anderson Reserve
9 September Hume City 3–4 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
19:30 AEST Ingham   24'
Jackson   62'
Msahli   74'		 Report Berisha   27', 90+2'
Mahazi   33'
Broxham   90'		 Stadium: ABD Stadium
Attendance: 1,858
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
14 September Melbourne Victory 3–0 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
14:00 AEST Georgievski   50'
Berisha   58', 60'		 Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro

Competitions edit

Overall edit

Competition Started round Final
position / round 		First match Last match
A-League — 6th 9 October 2015 9 April 2016
A-League Finals Elimination-finals Elimination-finals 15 April 2016 15 April 2016
FFA Cup Round of 32 Champions 4 August 2015 7 November 2015
AFC Champions League Group stage Round of 16 24 February 2016 24 May 2016

A-League edit

Main article: 2015–16 A-League

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide United (C) 27 14 7 6 45 28 +17 49 Qualification for 2017 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 14 6 7 44 33 +11 48
3 Brisbane Roar 27 14 6 7 49 40 +9 48 Qualification for 2017 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series
4 Melbourne City 27 13 5 9 63 44 +19 44 Qualification for Finals series
5 Perth Glory 27 13 4 10 49 42 +7 43
6 Melbourne Victory 27 11 8 8 40 33 +7 41
7 Sydney FC 27 8 10 9 36 36 0 34
8 Newcastle Jets 27 8 6 13 28 41 −13 30
9 Wellington Phoenix[a] 27 7 4 16 34 54 −20 25
10 Central Coast Mariners 27 3 4 20 33 70 −37 13
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
27 11 8 8 40 33  +7 41 7 5 1 21 9  +12 4 3 7 19 24  −5

Last updated: 9 April 2016.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundAHAHAAHHAAAHAAHHAHAHHAAHHAH
ResultDWLWLWWWLLLDWDWWLDDLDWLDWWD
Position626443212455555444555566666
Updated to match(es) played on 9 April 2016. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

9 October 2015 1 Adelaide United 0–0 Melbourne Victory Adelaide
Friday 19:10 ACDT Report Broxham   26'   72' Stadium: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 19,079
Referee: Peter Green
17 October 2015 2 Melbourne Victory 3–2 Melbourne City Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Ben Khalfallah   23'
Barbarouses   57'
Berisha   90'		 Report Fornaroli   69'
Mauk   71'		 Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 40,217
Referee: Jarred Gillett
23 October 2015 3 Newcastle Jets 1–0 Melbourne Victory Newcastle
19:40 AEDT Carney   75' Report Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 10,087
Referee: Strebre Delovski
2 November 2015 4 Melbourne Victory 3–0 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Berisha   10', 61'
Durante   55' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 24,934
Referee: Shaun Evans
16 December 2015 5 Perth Glory 1–0 Melbourne Victory Perth
18:00 AWST Castro   74' Report Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 5,398
Referee: Chris Beath
14 November 2015 6 Sydney FC 2–4 Melbourne Victory Sydney
19:30 AEDT Hološko   5'
Brosque   20'		 Report Berisha   9', 90+2'
Finkler   28'
Barbarouses   68'		 Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 15,947
Referee: Chris Beath
19 November 2015 7 Melbourne Victory 2–1 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
20:00 AEDT Finkler   16', 19' Report Sim   89' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 16,669
Referee: Ben Williams
28 November 2015 8 Melbourne Victory 2–1 Adelaide United Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Berisha   14' (pen.)
Bozanic   30'		 Report Carrusca   87' (pen.) Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 23,415
Referee: Jarred Gillett
5 December 2015 9 Wellington Phoenix 2–0 Melbourne Victory Auckland
19:15 NZDT Krishna   18'
Bonevacia   44'		 Report Stadium: QBE Stadium
Attendance: 10,852
Referee: Alan Milliner
12 December 2015 10 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–0 Melbourne Victory Parramatta
19:30 AEDT Bridge   54'
Castelen   79'		 Report Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 17,073
Referee: Shaun Evans
19 December 2015 11 Melbourne City 2–1 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Mauk   20'
Retre   30'		 Report Berisha   45' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 23,572
Referee: Ben Williams
27 December 2015 12 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Perth Glory Melbourne
17:00 AEDT Berisha   25' (pen.) Report Castro   74' (pen.) Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 22,544
Referee: Shaun Evans
3 January 2016 13 Newcastle Jets 0–1 Melbourne Victory Newcastle
17:00 AEDT Report Ben Khalfallah   71' Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 8,864
Referee: Jarred Gillett
8 January 2016 14 Central Coast Mariners 3–3 Melbourne Victory Geelong
19:40 AEDT Ascroft   12'
Bingham   30'
Austin   35'		 Report Berisha   60' (pen.), 90+2'
Thompson   66'		 Stadium: Simonds Stadium
Attendance: 14,268
Referee: Peter Green
15 January 2016 15 Melbourne Victory 4–0 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
19:40 AEDT Ben Khalfallah   5'
Barbarouses   11', 30'
Berisha   52'		 Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 23,207
Referee: Shaun Evans
26 January 2016 16 Melbourne Victory 1–0 Sydney FC Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Jurman   79' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 30,493
Referee: Strebre Delovski
30 January 2016 17 Perth Glory 3–2 Melbourne Victory Perth
18:40 AWST Keogh   27'
Castro   29', 82' (pen.)		 Report Berisha   44', 69'
Ben Khalfallah   57'		 Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 10,501
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
6 February 2016 18 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Berisha   16' Report Šantalab   89'
Alberto   90+3'		 Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 25,445
Referee: Ben Williams
13 February 2016 19 Melbourne City 2–2 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Fornaroli   22', 31'
Cáceres   12'   79'		 Report Khalfallah   28'
Finkler   47'		 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 25,738
Referee: Chris Beath
19 February 2016 20 Melbourne Victory 0–1 Adelaide United Melbourne
19:40 AEDT Report Kamau   90' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 18,924
Referee: Ben Williams
27 February 2016 21 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Sydney FC Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Barbarouses   46' Report Faty   64'
Carney   76'		 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 20,112
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
6 March 2016 22 Central Coast Mariners 0–2 Melbourne Victory Gosford
17:00 AEDT Neill   7'   48' Report Berisha   12'
Ben Khalfallah   90'		 Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 5,032
Referee: Shaun Evans
12 March 2016 23 Brisbane Roar 5–0 Melbourne Victory Brisbane
18:30 AEST Maclaren   18', 22', 87'
Brown   55'
Corona   76'		 Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 15,892
Referee: Jarred Gillett
20 March 2016 24 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
17:00 AEDT Berisha   57' Report Kitto   37'
D. Mullen   5'   39'		 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 14,383
Referee: Chris Beath
25 March 2016 25 Melbourne Victory 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:40 AEDT Bozanic   3', 66' Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 20,097
Referee: Strebre Delovski
2 April 2016 26 Wellington Phoenix 1–4 Melbourne Victory Wellington
19:15 NZDT Riera   45+2'   55'
Bonevacia   82'		 Report Berisha   8'   35'
Bozanic   19'
Barbarouses   56'
Howard   90+3'		 Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 5,103
Referee: Ben Williams
9 April 2016 27 Melbourne Victory 0–0 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
19:30 AEST Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 20,012
Referee: Peter Green

Finals series edit

15 April 2016 Elimination-finals Brisbane Roar 2–1 Melbourne Victory Brisbane
19:30 AEST McKay   88'
Broich   90+3'		 Report Geria   83'
Berisha   86'		 Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 20,157
Referee: Jarred Gillett

FFA Cup edit

Main article: 2015 FFA Cup
4 August 2015 Round of 32 Balmain Tigers   0–6   Melbourne Victory Sydney
19:30 AEST Report Berisha   11'
Pain   41'
Barbarouses   56'
Georgievski   58'
Howard   70'
Ben Khalfallah   84'		 Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 4,849
Referee: Steve Lucas
1 September 2015 Round of 16 Rockdale City Suns   2–3   Melbourne Victory Sydney
19:30 AEST Ješić   53' (pen.)
Broxham   86' (o.g.)		 Report Makarounas   29', 65'
Berisha   50'		 Stadium: Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 4,165
Referee: Katie Patterson
22 September 2015 Quarter-finals Melbourne Victory   3–1   Adelaide United Melbourne
19:30 AEST Finkler   10'
Barbarouses   45+1'
Berisha   82' (pen.)		 Report Carrusca   78' (pen.) Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 10,521
Referee: Peter Green
28 October 2015 Semi-finals Hume City   0–3   Melbourne Victory Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Report Berisha   41' (pen.)
Barbarouses   89'
Geria   90+4'		 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,575
Referee: Ben Williams
7 November 2015 Final Melbourne Victory   2–0   Perth Glory Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Bozanic   35'
Berisha   42'		 Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 15,098
Referee: Ben Williams

AFC Champions League edit

Main article: 2016 AFC Champions League

Group stage edit

Main article: 2016 AFC Champions League group stage § Group G

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Shanghai SIPG 6 4 0 2 10 8 +2 12 Advance to knockout stage
2   Melbourne Victory 6 2 3 1 7 7 0 9
3   Suwon Samsung Bluewings 6 2 3 1 7 4 +3 9
4   Gamba Osaka 6 0 2 4 4 9 −5 2
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
24 February 2016 1 Melbourne Victory   2–1   Shanghai SIPG Melbourne, Australia
19:45 AEDT Ingham   31'
Berisha   73' (pen.)		 Report Wu Lei   52' Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 9,701
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
2 March 2016 2 Gamba Osaka   1–1   Melbourne Victory Suita, Japan
19:00 JST Endō   57' Report Ansell   3' Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 14,270
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
15 March 2016 3 Melbourne Victory   0–0   Suwon Samsung Bluewings Melbourne, Australia
19:45 AEDT Report Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 7,066
Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)
6 April 2016 4 Suwon Samsung Bluewings   1–1   Melbourne Victory Suwon, South Korea
19:30 KST Kwon   58' Report Barbarouses   60' Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 6,123
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
19 April 2016 5 Shanghai SIPG   3–1   Melbourne Victory Shanghai, China
19:30 CST Yu   38'
Elkeson   40'
Conca   65' (pen.)		 Report Makarounas   81' Stadium: Shanghai Stadium
Attendance: 32,355
Referee: Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar)
3 May 2016 6 Melbourne Victory   2–1   Gamba Osaka Melbourne, Australia
20:00 AEST Berisha   13' (pen.)
Thompson   16'		 Report Ademilson   84' Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 10,147
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Round of 16 edit

17 May 2016 First leg Melbourne Victory   1–1   Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Melbourne, Australia
19:45 AEST Berisha   5' Report Leonardo   14' Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 11,542
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
24 May 2016 Second leg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors   2–1
(3–2 agg.)		   Melbourne Victory Jeonju, South Korea
19:00 KST Leonardo   29', 71' Report Berisha   84' Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 12,811
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

References edit

  1. ^ "Victory signs teenage forward George Howard". Melbourne Victory. 5 October 2015. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Victory signs youth team duo". A-League. 6 July 2015.
  3. ^ #WelcomeVuka: MVFC signs Danny Vukovic[permanent dead link] Melbourne Victory Official Website
  4. ^ Davutovic, David (2 September 2015). "Melbourne Victory sign Socceroos Oliver Bozanic on three-year deal". Herald Sun.
  5. ^ "Victory signs Giancarlo Gallifuoco". Melbourne Victory. 29 September 2015. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Victory signs Hume City winger Jai Ingham". Melbourne Victory. 6 January 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  7. ^ a b c MVFC bids farewell to three players Archived 26 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine Melbourne Victory Official Website
  8. ^ "Mark Milligan set to join Arabian Gulf League club Baniyas FC". Melbourne Victory. 24 June 2015.

External links edit

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