2019–20 Melbourne Victory FC (W-League) season
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The 2019–20 season is the Melbourne Victory Women's twelfth season in the W-League, and twelfth in top flight Australian women's soccer. The club is participating in the A-League and the AFC Women's Club Championship.
| 2019–20 season | |||
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| Chairman | Anthony Di Pietro | ||
| Head Coach | Jeff Hopkins | ||
| Stadium | Lakeside Stadium | ||
| W-League | 2nd | ||
| AFC Women's Club Championship | 4th | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Natasha Dowie (7) All: Natasha Dowie (7) | ||
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Players
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
editTransfers in
edit| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref |
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| 10 | DF | Jenna McCormick | Brisbane Roar | Free | 5 October 2019 | [1] | |
| 20 | GK | Melissa Maizels | Canberra United | Free | 24 October 2019 | [2] | |
| 16 | MF |  Annalie Longo
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Unattached | Free | 25 October 2019 | [3] | |
| 15 | MF | Amy Jackson | Melbourne City | Undisclosed | 30 October 2019 | [4] | |
| 2 | FW | Rosie Sutton | Unattached | Free | [4] | ||
| 13 | MF | Polly Doran |  Calder United
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Undisclosed | 31 October 2019 | [5] | |
| 7 | MF | Emma Robers | Calder United
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Undisclosed | [5] | ||
| 4 | DF |  Emily Menges
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Portland Thorns
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Loan | 1 year | 6 November 2019 | [6] |
| 6 | MF | Haley Hanson
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Houston Dash
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Free | [7] | ||
| 11 | FW | Darian Jenkins
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Reign FC
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Free | [8] |
Transfers out
edit| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
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| 15 | FW | Emily Gielnik |  Bayern Munich
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Free | 23 August 2019 | [9] |
| 6 | DF | Annabel Martin | Newcastle Jets | Undisclosed | 11 October 2019 | [10] |
| 16 | DF | Samantha Johnson
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Retired | 22 October 2019 | [11] | |
| 10 | FW | Kyra Cooney-Cross | Western Sydney Wanderers | Free | 6 November 2019 | [12] |
| 21 | MF | Ella Mastrantonio | Western Sydney Wanderers | Free | 8 November 2019 | [13] |
| 11 | MF | MelindaJ Barbieri | Unattached | Undisclosed | 12 November 2019 | [14] |
| 20 | GK | Bethany Mason-Jones | Houston Dash
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Undisclosed | [14] | |
| 7 | MF | Christine Nairn
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Houston Dash
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Free | [14][15] | |
| 17 | MF | Dani Weatherholt
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Orlando Pride
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Loan return | [14] | |
W-League
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Melbourne City (C) | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 4 | +23 | 34 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Melbourne Victory | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 23 | |
| 3 | Sydney FC | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 22 | |
| 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 22 | |
| 5 | Brisbane Roar | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 17 | |
| 6 | Canberra United | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 29 | −16 | 13 | |
| 7 | Perth Glory | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 11 | |
| 8 | Adelaide United | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 24 | −12 | 7 | |
| 9 | Newcastle Jets | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 27 | −15 | 7 |
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Fixtures
edit| 17 November 2019 1 | Sydney FC | 3–0 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
| 16:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 3,219 Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
| 21 November 2019 2 | Brisbane Roar | 2–3 | Melbourne Victory | Brisbane |
| Report | Stadium: Dolphin Oval Attendance: 2,139 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson |
| 7 December 2019 4 | Melbourne Victory | 1–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
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Report |
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Stadium: Latrobe City Stadium Attendance: 443 Referee: Kelly Jones |
| 12 December 2019 5 | Melbourne City | 1–0 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
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Report | Stadium: ABD Stadium Attendance: 907 Referee: Isabella Blaess |
| 21 December 2019 6 | Melbourne Victory | 0–0 | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne |
| 10:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Epping Stadium Attendance: 406 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson |
| 28 December 2019 7 | Perth Glory | 1–2 | Melbourne Victory FC | Perth |
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Report |
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Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Attendance: 618 Referee: Isabella Blaess |
| 5 January 2020 8 | Melbourne Victory | 2–1 | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,961 Referee: Rebecca Durcau |
| 18 January 2020 10 | Adelaide United | 0–3 | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide |
| Report | Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 692 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson |
| 26 January 2020 11 | Melbourne Victory | 3–0 | Canberra United | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Attendance: 562 Referee: Lara Lee |
| 13 February 2020 12 | Melbourne Victory | 0–4 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Attendance: 1,097 Referee: Rebecca Durcau |
| 23 February 2020 13 | Newcastle Jets | 0–7 | Melbourne Victory | Newcastle |
| Report | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 1,321 Referee: Isabella Blaess |
| 29 February 2020 14 | Melbourne Victory | 3–1 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Marvel Stadium Attendance: 3,310 Referee: Casey Reibelt |
Finals series
edit| 14 March 2020 Semi-final | Melbourne Victory | 0–1 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
| 14:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Epping Stadium Attendance: 704 Referee: Lara Lee |
References
edit- ^ Lynch, Michael (5 October 2019). "McCormick quits AFLW, joins Victory in bid to snare Olympic spot". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Victory in safe hands for 2019/20". Melbourne Victory. 24 October 2019.
- ^ Lynch, Michael (25 October 2019). "Kiwi ace Longo joins Victory on one-year deal". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ a b Colangelo, Anthony (30 October 2019). "Victory add experienced duo to W-League squad". Brisbane Times.
- ^ a b "Victory signs WNPL duo". Melbourne Victory. 31 October 2019.
- ^ "US defender Menges completes W-League roster". Melbourne Victory. 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Victory signs US midfielder Haley Hanson". Melbourne Victory. 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Victory signs US forward Darian Jenkins". Melbourne Victory. 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Matildas forward Gielnik signs for Bayern Munich". The World Game. SBS. 23 August 2019.
- ^ "W-League: New faces on and off the park". Newcastle Jets. 11 October 2019.
- ^ Jensen, Merisa (22 October 2019). "Following a new path - Johnson hangs up her soccer cleats". Antelope Valley Press.
- ^ "Cooney-Cross commits to Wanderers". Western Sydney Wanderers. 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Mastrantonio is Red & Black". Western Sydney Wanderers. 8 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d Reilly, Ella; Lewis, Samantha (12 November 2019). "W-League 2019-20 season preview: team-by-team guide". The Guardian.
- ^ Lynch, Michael (16 November 2019). "Hopkins looking for Victory to go one better than last season". The Sydney Morning Herald.