The 2020–21 season is Melbourne Victory's 16th season since its establishment in 2004. The club will be participating in the A-League for the 16th time. This season was the last season where the Victory played home matches at Marvel Stadium; from the 2021-22 season onwards, the Victory play all home matches of all competitions exclusively at AAMI Park.
| 2020–21 season | |||
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| Chairman | Anthony Di Pietro | ||
| Manager | Grant Brebner (to 17 April 2021) Steve Kean (caretaker) (from 19 April 2021) | ||
| Stadium | AAMI Park Marvel Stadium | ||
| A-League | 12th | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jake Brimmer, Elvis Kamsoba, Rudy Gestede (5) All: Jake Brimmer, Elvis Kamsoba, Rudy Gestede (5) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 11,467 (6 March 2021 vs. Melbourne City | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,235 (23 April 2021 vs. Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
| Average home league attendance | 5,823 | ||
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Players edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers edit
Transfers in edit
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref |
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| 20 | GK |  Max Crocombe
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Brisbane Roar | Free transfer | 1 year | 1 October 2020 | [1] |
| 22 | MF | Jake Brimmer | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 9 October 2020 | [2] |
| 7 | MF |  Callum McManaman
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Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 13 October 2020 | [3] |
| 4 | DF | Nick Ansell | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year[4] | 22 October 2020 | [5] |
| 8 | MF | Jacob Butterfield
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Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 26 October 2020 | [6] |
| 11 | FW | Ben Folami | Ipswich Town
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Loan | 1 year | 29 October 2020 | [7] |
| 19 | DF | Dylan Ryan |  Willem II
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Loan | 1 year | 11 November 2020 | [8] |
| 34 | FW | Gianluca Iannucci | Unattached | Free transfer | 18 November 2020 | [9][10] | |
| 9 | FW |  Rudy Gestede
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Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 25 November 2020 | [11] |
| 5 | DF | Ryan Shotton
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Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 18 December 2020 | [12] |
Transfers out edit
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | DF | James Donachie | Newcastle Jets | Free transfer | 5 June 2020 | [13] |
| 18 | MF |  Migjen Basha
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Unattached | End of contract | 27 August 2020 | [14] |
| 7 | FW |  Kenny Athiu
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Unattached | End of contract | 28 August 2020 | [15] |
| 19 | MF | Benjamin Carrigan | Unattached | End of contract | 28 August 2020 | [15] |
| 16 | MF | Josh Hope | Unattached | End of contract | 28 August 2020 | [15] |
| 15 | MF | Giancarlo Gallifuoco | Unattached | End of contract | 28 August 2020 | [15] |
| 9 | FW | Andrew Nabbout | Perth Glory | Free transfer | 1 September 2020 | [16] |
| 20 | GK | Matthew Sutton | Melbourne City | Free transfer | 21 September 2020 | [17] |
| 24 | MF | Anthony Lesiotis | Unattached | End of contract | 21 September 2020 | [18] |
| 33 | DF | Dalibor Markovic | Western United | Free transfer | 12 April 2021 | [19] |
| 5 | DF | Ryan Shotton
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Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 20 May 2021 | [20] |
Contract extensions edit
| No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
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| 1 | Matt Acton | Goalkeeper | 3 years | 24 September 2020 | [21] |
| 3 |  Adama Traoré |
Left-back | 1 year | 25 September 2020 | [22] |
| 2 | Storm Roux |
Right-back | 1 year | 26 September 2020 | [23] |
| 17 |  Elvis Kamsoba |
Winger | 1 year | 27 September 2020 | [24] |
| 13 | Birkan Kirdar | Midfielder | 1 year | 29 September 2020 | [25] |
| 14 | Jay Barnett | Midfielder | 2 years | 29 September 2020 | [25] |
| 15 | Aaron Anderson | Central defender | 1 year | 29 September 2020 | [25] |
Technical staff edit
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |  Grant Brebner[26]
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| Assistant coach | Steve Kean[27]
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| Goalkeeping Coach | Vacant |
Pre-season and friendlies edit
| 16 November 2020 Friendly | Melbourne Victory  | 3–3 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Marvel Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) | |||
| Note: Match was played with 3 x 45-minute halves. | ||||
| 13 January 2021 Friendly | Hume City | 1–1 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: ABD Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 19 January 2021 Friendly | Altona Magic | 0–4 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
| Report |
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Stadium: Paisley Park Soccer Complex Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
Competitions edit
Win Draw Loss
Overview edit
| Competition | Record | |||||||
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| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| A-League | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 31 | 60 | −29 | 19.23 |
| Total | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 31 | 60 | −29 | 19.23 |
Updated to match played 14 February 2021
Source: Competitions
A-League edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 35 | |
| 9 | Perth Glory | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 34 | Qualification for 2021 FFA Cup play-offs[a] |
| 10 | Western United | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 28 | |
| 11 | Newcastle Jets | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 21 | |
| 12 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 31 | 60 | −29 | 19 | Qualification for 2022 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and 2021 FFA Cup play-offs[b] |
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Least red cards; 5) Least yellow cards; 6) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Least red cards; 5) Least yellow cards; 6) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
Notes:
- ^ The top 8 teams qualified for the round of 32, while the bottom four teams participated in a playoff round.[28]
- ^ Qualified as the 2021 FFA Cup winners.
Matches edit
| 2 January 2021 1 | Melbourne Victory | 1–3 | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne |
| 19:10 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 10,304 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 23 January 2021 4 | Adelaide United | 1–0 | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide |
| 18:40 ACDT |
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Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 8,133 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 26 January 2021 18 | Melbourne Victory | 2–1 | Perth Glory | Melbourne |
| 19:05 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 7,018 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 30 January 2021 10 | Western United | 0–0 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
| 17:05 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 7,016 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 6 February 2021 15 | Brisbane Roar | 5–2 | Melbourne Victory | Kippa-Ring |
| 17:05 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: Dolphin Stadium Attendance: 8,847 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 10 February 2021 6 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–0 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
| 19:05 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 5,376 Referee: Alex King |
| 21 February 2021 9 | Melbourne Victory | 0–1 | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne |
| 16:05 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,166 Referee: Kurt Ams |
| 24 February 2021 3 | Melbourne Victory | 2–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
| 17:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 3,424 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 27 February 2021 13 | Melbourne Victory | 3–4 | Western United | Melbourne |
| 19:10 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Marvel Stadium Attendance: 7,190 Referee: Ben Abraham |
| 6 March 2021 11 | Melbourne Victory | 0–6 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 19:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Marvel Stadium Attendance: 11,467 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 13 March 2021 12 | Melbourne Victory | 1–3 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
| 19:10 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Marvel Stadium Attendance: 5,217 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 24 March 2021 7 | Wellington Phoenix | 4–1 | Melbourne Victory | Wollongong |
| 19:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Win Stadium Attendance: 1,184 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 27 March 2021 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–1 | Melbourne Victory | Gosford |
| 19:10 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 5,730 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 4 April 2021 5 | Melbourne Victory | 0–3 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
| 19:05 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,347 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 10 April 2021 20 | Newcastle Jets | 1–2 | Melbourne Victory | Newcastle |
| 15:05 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 3,860 Referee: Adam Fielding |
| 17 April 2021 19 | Melbourne City | 7–0 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
| 19:10 AEST | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 14,031 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 23 April 2021 21 | Melbourne Victory | 5–4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
| 19:05 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: Marvel Stadium Attendance: 3,235 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 27 April 2021 14 | Sydney FC | 1–0 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
| 19:35 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 4,816 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 2 May 2021 16 | Melbourne Victory | 1–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne |
| 16:05 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,019 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
| 6 May 2021 24 | Melbourne Victory | 1–2 | Macarthur FC | Melbourne |
| 19:05 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 3,822 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 9 May 2021 8 | Perth Glory | 2–1 | Melbourne Victory | Perth |
| 18:10 AWST |
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Report |
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Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 3,134 Referee: Kurt Ams |
| 14 May 2021 17 | Macarthur FC | 3–1 | Melbourne Victory | Campbelltown |
| 19:05 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 3,212 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 19 May 2021 25 | Sydney FC | 2–0 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
| 19:05 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 4,226 Referee: Alex King |
| 23 May 2021 26 | Melbourne Victory | 0–1 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
| 18:10 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,413 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 28 May 2021 22 | Western United | 1–6 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
| 19:05 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 0 (No spectators permitted) Referee: Adam Bavcar |
| 6 June 2021 23 | Melbourne Victory | 1–1 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 16:05 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 0 (No spectators permitted) Referee: Shaun Evans |
Statistics edit
Appearances and goals edit
Players with no appearances not included in the list.
- As of 30 May 2021
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League | Total | ||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |
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Matt Acton | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |
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Storm Roux | 23 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| 3 | DF |
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Adama Traoré | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 4 | DF |
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Nick Ansell | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |
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Ryan Shotton | 7(1) | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 6 | MF |
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Leigh Broxham | 18(2) | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 7 | MF |
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Callum McManaman | 17 | 4 | 17 | 4 |
| 8 | MF |
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Jacob Butterfield | 24(1) | 3 | 25 | 3 |
| 9 | FW |
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Rudy Gestede | 14(3) | 5 | 17 | 5 |
| 10 | FW |
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Robbie Kruse | 16(2) | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 11 | FW |
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Ben Folami | 12(4) | 3 | 16 | 3 |
| 13 | MF |
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Birkan Kirdar | 5(8) | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 14 | MF |
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Jay Barnett | 7(11) | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 15 | FW |
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Aaron Anderson | 6(4) | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 16 | MF |
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Brandon Lauton | 4(8) | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 17 | FW |
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Elvis Kamsoba | 9(10) | 5 | 19 | 5 |
| 19 | DF |
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Dylan Ryan | 17(2) | 2 | 19 | 2 |
| 20 | GK |
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Max Crocombe | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 22 | MF |
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Jake Brimmer | 24 | 5 | 24 | 5 |
| 23 | FW |
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Marco Rojas | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 25 | FW |
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Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio | 5(7) | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| 26 | FW |
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Lleyton Brooks | 3(5) | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 29 | FW |
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Nishan Velupillay | 0(3) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | DF |
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Dalibor Markovic | 3(1) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | FW |
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Gianluca Iannucci | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | DF |
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Zaydan Bello | 0(4) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Goalscorers edit
- As of 23 April 2021
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League | Total |
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| 1 | 22 | MF |
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Jake Brimmer | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | 7 | MF |
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Callum McManaman | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | FW |
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Rudy Gestede | 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | 8 | MF |
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Jacob Butterfield | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | FW |
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Ben Folami | 2 | 2 | |
| 19 | DF |
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Dylan Ryan | 2 | 2 | |
| 7 | 2 | DF |
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Storm Roux | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | MF |
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Elvis Kamsoba | 1 | 1 | |
| 25 | FW |
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Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio | 1 | 1 | |
| 26 | FW |
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Lleyton Brooks | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 20 | 20 | ||||
Disciplinary record edit
- As of 23 April 2021
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | A-League | Total | ||
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| 1 | 3 | DF |
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Adama Traoré | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | 6 | MF |
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Leigh Broxham | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | MF |
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Callum McManaman | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 10 | FW |
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Robbie Kruse | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 5 | 2 | DF |
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Storm Roux | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |
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Ryan Shotton | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 22 | MF |
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Jake Brimmer | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 8 | 8 | MF |
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Jacob Butterfield | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | DF |
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Aaron Anderson | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 25 | FW |
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Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 11 | 9 | FW |
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Rudy Gestede | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | MF |
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Birkan Kirdar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 13 | 4 | DF |
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Nick Ansell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF |
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Jay Barnett | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF |
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Elvis Kamsoba | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 19 | DF |
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Dylan Ryan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 25 | MF |
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Brandon Lauton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | 1 | 49 | 1 | ||||
Clean sheets edit
- As of 23 April 2021
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League | Total |
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| 1 | 20 | GK |
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Max Crocombe | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Melbourne Victory signs shot-stopper Max Crocombe". Melbourne Victory. 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Melbourne Victory signs Jake Brimmer". Melbourne Victory. 9 October 2020.
- ^ Lynch, Michael (13 October 2020). "Victory sign ex-Premier League winger and FA Cup final man of match McManaman". The Age.
- ^ @DailyOzFootball (22 October 2020). "OFFICIAL: Nick Ansell has joined Melbourne Victory on a one-year deal" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Nick Ansell returns home". Melbourne Victory. 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Melbourne Victory signs Jacob Butterfield". Melbourne Victory. 26 October 2020.
- ^ Larkin, Steve (29 October 2020). "A-League's Victory laud 'very talented, bright future' Aussie signing". FTBL.
- ^ "Victory signs Dylan Ryan". Melbourne Victory. 11 November 2020.
- ^ "AFC Champions League squad for Qatar named". Melbourne Victory. 18 November 2020.
- ^ Mannion, Luke (17 December 2020). "Meet the new faces for 2020/21: Part 1". Melbourne Victory.
Iannucci joined Victory from Melbourne City in November and will be keen to make his first A-League appearance under Brebner.
- ^ "Melbourne Victory signs Rudy Gestede". Melbourne Victory. 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Melbourne Victory signs Ryan Shotton". Melbourne Victory. 18 December 2020.
- ^ "A-League: Jets sign Victory defender but door still open for captain Nigel Boogaard to play on". newcastleherald.com.au. 5 June 2020.
- ^ "Migjen Basha returns to Europe". Melbourne Victory. 27 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Squad update". Melbourne Victory. 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Glory swoop for exciting Aussie duo". Perth Glory. 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Melbourne City FC Signs Talented Youth Trio". Melbourne City. 21 September 2020.
- ^ Radbourne, Lucas (21 September 2020). "Victory midfielder announces exit via Twitch stream". FTBL.
- ^ Markovic, Dalior (10 April 2021). "Western United sign talented full-back Dalibor Markovic". Western United.
- ^ "Victory and Shotton part ways". Melbourne Victory. 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Matt Acton re-signs on three-year deal". Melbourne Victory. 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Adama Traore extends contract for 2020/21". Melbourne Victory. 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Storm Roux extends Victory stay". Melbourne Victory. 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Elvis Kamsoba signs new Victory deal". Melbourne Victory. 27 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Trio of young guns locked in". Melbourne Victory. 29 September 2020.
- ^ "Grant Brebner appointed Head Coach". Melbourne Victory. 24 August 2020.
- ^ "Kean appointed Assistant Coach". Melbourne Victory. 23 October 2020.
- ^ "FFA Cup to introduce Hyundai A-League play-off process from 2020". Football Federation Australia. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2021.