2019–20 Melbourne Victory FC season

Melbourne Victory
2019–20 season
Chairman	Anthony Di Pietro
Manager	Marco Kurz; (to 15 January 2020) ; Carlos Pérez Salvachúa (caretaker); (from 15 January 2020 to 30 May 2020) ; Grant Brebner (caretaker); (from 11 June 2020)
Stadium	AAMI Park; Marvel Stadium
A-League	10th
FFA Cup	Round of 32
AFC Champions League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Ola Toivonen (10 goals); All: Ola Toivonen (12 goals)
Highest home attendance	33,523 vs Melbourne City; (12 October 2019)
Lowest home attendance	12,023 vs Wellington Phoenix; (14 December 2019)
Average home league attendance	17,366
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2018–19 2020–21 →

The 2019–20 season was the Melbourne Victory's 15th season in the A-League. The club participated in the A-League, the FFA Cup, and the AFC Champions League.

On 24 March 2020, the FFA announced that the 2019–20 A-League season would be postponed until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and New Zealand,^[1] and subsequently extended indefinitely. The season resumed on 17 July 2020.^[2] Similarly, the 2020 AFC Champions League competition has been suspended until at least mid-September 2020 in West Zone.^[3] The AFC Executive Committee agreed to played AFC Champions League East Zone matches which are now scheduled to be played between 15 November and 13 December 2020 in Qatar.^[4]^[5]

Players

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	Matt Acton
2	DF	NZL	Storm Roux
4	DF	AUS	James Donachie
6	MF	AUS	Leigh Broxham (Vice-captain)
7	FW	SSD	Kenny Athiu
9	FW	AUS	Andrew Nabbout
10	FW	AUS	Robbie Kruse
13	MF	AUS	Birkan Kirdar (Scholarship)
15	DF	AUS	Giancarlo Gallifuoco
16	MF	AUS	Josh Hope


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	BDI	Elvis Kamsoba
18	MF	ALB	Migjen Basha
19	DF	AUS	Benjamin Carrigan
21	DF	CIV	Adama Traoré
23	MF	NZL	Marco Rojas
24	MF	AUS	Anthony Lesiotis
25	MF	AUS	Brandon Lauton (Scholarship)
26	MF	AUS	Jay Barnett (Scholarship)
30	GK	AUS	Matthew Sutton (Scholarship)

Transfers

Transfers in

No.	Position	Player	Transferred from	Type/fee	Contract length	Date	Ref
26	MF	Jay Barnett	Brisbane Roar	Scholarship	1 year	4 June 2019	^[6]
10	FW	Robbie Kruse	Unattached	Free transfer	2 years	23 July 2019	^[7]
9	FW	Andrew Nabbout	Urawa Red Diamonds	Undisclosed	1 year	25 July 2019	^[8]
5	DF	Tim Hoogland	VfL Bochum	Free transfer	1 year	16 August 2019	^[9]
22	MF	Kristijan Dobras	Unattached	Free transfer	1 year	20 August 2019	^[10]
8	MF	Jakob Poulsen	Midtjylland	Undisclosed	1 year	2 September 2019	^[11]
21	DF	Adama Traoré	Unattached	Undisclosed	1 year	12 September 2019	^[12]
18	MF	Migjen Basha	Aris Thessaloniki	Free transfer	2 years	19 September 2019	^[13]
50	GK	Brendan White	Heidelberg United	Injury replacement		31 October 2019	^[14]
23	MF	Marco Rojas	Unattached	Free transfer	2.5 years	22 January 2020	^[15]
15	DF	Giancarlo Gallifuoco	Unattached	Free transfer	0.5 years	3 February 2020	^[16]

From youth squad

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Notes
19	DF		Benjamin Carrigan	21	1 year contract^[17]
25	MF		Brandon Lauton	19	2 year scholarship contract^[17]

Transfers out

No.	Position	Player	Transferred to	Type/fee	Date	Ref
21	MF	Carl Valeri	Retired		12 April 2019	^[18]
4	MF	Keisuke Honda	Unattached	End of contract	3 May 2019	^[19]
15	MF	Raúl Baena	Granada	Loan return	28 May 2019	^[20]
5	DF	Georg Niedermeier	Unattached	End of contract	28 May 2019	^[20]
23	FW	Jai Ingham	Unattached	End of contract	28 May 2019	^[20]
19	MF	Rahmat Akbari	Brisbane Roar	Loan return	4 June 2019	^[6]
9	FW	Kosta Barbarouses	Sydney FC	Free transfer	6 June 2019	^[21]
8	MF	Terry Antonis	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Undisclosed	23 July 2019	^[22]
10	FW	James Troisi	Unattached	End of contract	6 August 2019	^[23]
3	DF	Corey Brown	Brisbane Roar	Free transfer	17 January 2020	^[24]^[25]
22	MF	Kristijan Dobras	Unattached	Mutual contract termination	22 January 2020	^[15]
14	DF	Thomas Deng	Urawa Red Diamonds	Undisclosed	28 January 2020	^[26]
50	GK	Brendan White	Unattached	End of contract	20 February 2020	^[27]
8	MF	Jakob Poulsen	Retired		6 May 2020	^[28]
11	FW	Ola Toivonen	Unattached	End of contract	4 June 2020	^[29]
5	DF	Tim Hoogland	Unattached	End of contract	15 July 2020	^[30]
20	GK	Lawrence Thomas	SønderjyskE	End of contract	26 July 2020	^[31]

Contract extensions

No.	Name	Position	Duration	Date	Notes
6	Leigh Broxham	Midfielder	2 years	29 May 2019	^[32]
16	Joshua Hope	Attacking midfielder	1 year	29 May 2019	^[32]
4	James Donachie	Centre-back	1 year	16 August 2019	^[9]^[a]

^ Donachie formally returned to his parent club Jeonnam Dragons at the end of his loan contract and then transferred permanently to Melbourne Victory, signing a one-year contract.^[9]

Technical staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Grant Brebner (caretaker)^[33]
Assistant coach	Jeff Hopkins (caretaker)^[33]
Goalkeeping Coach	Vacant

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 21 December 2019

No.	Pos.	Player	A-League		FFA Cup		AFC Champions League		Total
No.	Pos.	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Matt Acton	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
2	DF	Storm Roux	7+2	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
3	DF	Corey Brown	3+3	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
4	DF	James Donachie	11	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
5	DF	Tim Hoogland	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
6	MF	Leigh Broxham	11	0	1	0	0	0	12	0
7	FW	Kenny Athiu	1+5	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
8	MF	Jakob Poulsen	7+3	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
9	FW	Andrew Nabbout	7	2	1	2	0	0	8	4
10	FW	Robbie Kruse	4+2	1	0	0	0	0	6	1
11	FW	Ola Toivonen	11	7	0+1	0	0	0	12	7
13	MF	Birkan Kirdar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	Thomas Deng	6	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
16	MF	Josh Hope	1+2	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
17	DF	Elvis Kamsoba	8+2	0	1	0	0	0	11	0
18	MF	Migjen Basha	9+2	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
19	DF	Benjamin Carrigan	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
20^[a]	GK	Lawrence Thomas	10	0	1	0	0	0	11	0
21	DF	Adama Traoré	11	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
22	MF	Kristijan Dobras	5+2	1	0	0	0	0	7	1
24	MF	Anthony Lesiotis	4+2	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
25	MF	Brandon Lauton	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
26	MF	Jay Barnett	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
28	DF	Benjamin Carrigan	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
29	MF	Brandon Lauton	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
30	GK	Matthew Sutton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	FW	Jack Palazzolo	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
33	DF	Aaron Anderson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	DF	Matthew Bozinovski	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
50	GK	Brendan White	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

^ Thomas wore the number "0" for three home matches in partnership with TAC to promote a message against road deaths and injuries.^[34]

Disciplinary record

As of 14 December 2019

Rank	Position	Name	A-League		FFA Cup		AFC Champions League		Total
Rank	Position	Name
1	MF	Kristijan Dobras	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
2	FW	Ola Toivonen	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
3	DF	James Donachie	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
4	DF	Leigh Broxham	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
5	FW	Kenny Athiu	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	Migjen Basha	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	Thomas Deng	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	Jakob Poulsen	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
9	MF	Brandon Lauton	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Andrew Nabbout	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Adama Traoré	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total			21	1	3	0	0	0	24	1

Pre-season and friendlies

14 August 2019	Dandenong City	0–4	Melbourne Victory	Melbourne, Australia
19:30 AEST		Report	Kamsoba 54', 82' Toivonen 68' Kirdar 81'	Stadium: Frank Holohan Reserve

20 August 2019	Oakleigh Cannons	0–3	Melbourne Victory	Melbourne, Australia
19:30 AEST		Report	Kamsoba 31', 89' Athiu 51'	Stadium: Jack Edwards Reserve

28 August 2019	Port Melbourne	1–5	Melbourne Victory	Melbourne, Australia
19:30 AEST	Lauton 64' (o.g.)	Report	Athiu 12', 47' Nabbout 14', 22' Toivonen 52'	Stadium: SS Anderson Reserve

6 September 2019	Dandenong Thunder	1–6	Melbourne Victory	Melbourne, Australia
19:30 AEST	43'	Report	Toivonen 25' (pen.), 79' Hoogland 31' Kamsoba 70' Nabbout 73' Dobras 89'	Stadium: George Andrews Reserve

15 September 2019	Western United	0–6	Melbourne Victory	Melbourne, Australia
13:00 AEST		Report	Toivonen ?' (pen.), ?' Nabbout ?' Athiu ?' Kamsoba ?' Kirdar ?'	Stadium: City Vista Pavilion and Sports Field Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

21 September 2019	Melbourne Victory	2–0	Perth Glory	Morwell, Australia
14:00 AEST	Toivonen 40' Kamsoba 85'	Report		Stadium: Latrobe City Stadium

29 September 2019	Melbourne Victory	1–1	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne, Australia
15:00 AEST		Report	Piscopo	Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

11 January 2020	Oakleigh Cannons	4–1	Melbourne Victory	Melbourne, Australia
10:30 AEST		Report		Stadium: Jack Edwards Reserve

Competitions

Win Draw Loss

Overview

Competition	Record
Competition	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
A-League	26	6	5	15	33	44	−11	023.08
FFA Cup	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	000.00
AFC Champions League	7	2	1	4	6	12	−6	028.57
Total	34	8	6	20	41	59	−18	023.53

Updated to match played 25 July 2020
Source: Competitions

FFA Cup

7 August Round of 32	Melbourne Victory	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Newcastle Jets	Melbourne
19:30	Nabbout 45+1', 61'	Report	Koutroumbis 74' D. Petratos 81' Langlois 113'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,045 Referee: Shaun Evans

A-League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sydney FC (C)	26	16	5	5	49	25	+24	53	Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series^[a]^[35]^[b]
2	Melbourne City	26	14	5	7	49	37	+12	47	Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and Finals series^[a]^[b]
3	Wellington Phoenix^[c]	26	12	5	9	38	33	+5	41	Qualification for Finals series^[b]
4	Brisbane Roar	26	11	7	8	29	28	+1	40	Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and Finals series^[a]^[b]
5	Western United	26	12	3	11	46	37	+9	39	Qualification for Finals series^[b]
6	Perth Glory	26	10	7	9	43	36	+7	37	Qualification for Finals series^[b]
7	Adelaide United	26	11	3	12	44	49	−5	36
8	Newcastle Jets	26	9	7	10	32	40	−8	34
9	Western Sydney Wanderers	26	9	6	11	35	40	−5	33
10	Melbourne Victory	26	6	5	15	33	44	−11	23
11	Central Coast Mariners	26	5	3	18	26	55	−29	18

Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ ^a ^b All Australian teams withdrew from the 2021 AFC Champions League on 4 June 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e The top two teams enter the Finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the Finals series at the elimination-finals.
^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2021 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
26	6	5	15	33	44	−11	23	3	3	7	16	21	−5	3	2	8	17	23	−6

Last updated: 14 December 2019.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Result by round

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	28	29
Ground	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	B	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	B	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	B
Result	D	L	W	L	D	L	L	W	L	D	W	✖	W	L	L	L	D	L	✖	D	W	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	✖
Position	7	9	6	7	7	8	10	8	10	8	7	8	7	6	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	–	–	–	–	–	10

Updated to match(es) played on 4 January 2020. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

12 October 2019 1	Melbourne Victory	0–0	Melbourne City	Melbourne
19:30 AEDT		Report		Stadium: Marvel Stadium Attendance: 33,523 Referee: Chris Beath

18 October 2019 2	Melbourne Victory	1–2	Western Sydney Wanderers	Melbourne
19:30 AEDT	Toivonen 72' (pen.)	Report	Baccus 54' Meier 62'	Stadium: Marvel Stadium Attendance: 17,231 Referee: Alex King

25 October 2019 3	Brisbane Roar	0–1	Melbourne Victory	Brisbane
18:30 AEST		Report	Nabbout 19'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 12,859 Referee: Kurt Ams

2 November 2019 4	Melbourne Victory	2–3	Western United	Melbourne
19:30 AEDT	Toivonen 6' Dobras 7'	Report	Diamanti 16' Donachie 29' (o.g.) McDonald 51'	Stadium: Marvel Stadium Attendance: 20,865 Referee: Alireza Faghani

10 November 2019 5	Melbourne Victory	1–1	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne
16:00 AEDT	Toivonen 66'	Report	Dávila 5' (pen.)	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 15,014 Referee: Adam Kersey

17 November 2019 6	Sydney FC	2–1	Melbourne Victory	Sydney
18:30 AEDT	Le Fondre 61' Barbarouses 68'	Report	Toivonen 45'	Stadium: Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 16,115 Referee: Shaun Evans

23 November 2019 7	Adelaide United	3–1	Melbourne Victory	Adelaide
19:00 ACDT	McGree 23', 68' Maria 63'	Report	Toivonen 61'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 12,198 Referee: Alireza Faghani

29 November 2019 8	Melbourne Victory	1–0	Perth Glory	Melbourne
19:30 AEDT	Kruse 33'	Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 13,084 Referee: Alex King

8 December 2019 9	Western United	3–1	Melbourne Victory	Geelong
16:00 AEDT	Berisha 17' Kone 24' Berisha 43'	Report	Nabbout 14'	Stadium: GMHBA Stadium Attendance: 10,128 Referee: Adam Kersey

14 December 2019 10	Melbourne Victory	0–0	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne
17:00 AEDT		Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 12,023 Referee: Stephen Lucas

21 December 2019 11	Melbourne City	1–2	Melbourne Victory	Melbourne
17:00 AEDT	Delbridge 56'	Report	Toivonen 15', 41'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 17,083 Referee: Alex King

5 January 2020 13	Melbourne Victory	4–0	Newcastle Jets	Melbourne
18:30 AEDT	Kruse 9' Basha 61' Nabbout 64' Millar 86' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 14,582 Referee: Daniel Elder

12 January 2020 14	Central Coast Mariners	3–2	Melbourne Victory	Gosford
18:00 AEDT	Murray 44' Simon 90+4' (pen.), 90+10' (pen.)	Report	Dobras 8' Rowles 78' (o.g.)	Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 4,957 Referee: Kurt Ams

17 January 2020 15	Adelaide United	1–0	Melbourne Victory	Adelaide
19:00 ACDT	Halloran 32'	Report		Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 11,412 Referee: Adam Kersey

24 January 2020 16	Melbourne Victory	0–3	Sydney FC	Melbourne
19:30 AEDT		Report	Le Fondre 27' Barbarouses 53' Baumjohann 85'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 17,814 Referee: Alex King

1 February 2020 17	Perth Glory	2–2	Melbourne Victory	Perth
18:45 AWST	Fornaroli 45+2' D'Agostino 90'	Report	Toivonen 23' Nabbout 58'	Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 9,435 Referee: Stephen Lucas

7 February 2020 18	Melbourne City	2–1	Melbourne Victory	Melbourne
19:30 AEDT	Berenguer 8' Maclaren 71'	Report	Toivonen 78'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 16,872 Referee: Shaun Evans

22 February 2020 20	Newcastle Jets	1–1	Melbourne Victory	Newcastle
17:00 AEDT	O'Donovan 24'	Report	Toivonen 49'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 7,115 Referee: Alireza Faghani

29 February 2020 21	Melbourne Victory	2–1	Adelaide United	Melbourne
19:30 AEDT	Rojas 57' Nabbout 90+1'	Report	Opseth 7'	Stadium: Marvel Stadium Attendance: 14,424 Referee: Chris Beath

7 March 2020 22	Melbourne Victory	1–4	Sydney FC	Melbourne
19:30 AEDT	Rojas 5'	Report	Ninković 43' Caceres 64' Le Fondre 66' Barbarouses 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Marvel Stadium Attendance: 15,102 Referee: Shaun Evans

15 March 2020 23	Wellington Phoenix	3–0	Melbourne Victory	Wellington
18:00 NZDT	Dávila 3' Hooper 21' Ball 55'	Report		Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 7,519 Referee: Alex King

25 July 2020 28	Melbourne Victory	1–2	Western United	Sydney
19:35 AEDT	Roux 83'	Report	Uskok 38' Burgess 57'	Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alireza Faghani

29 July 2020 24	Melbourne Victory	1–2	Brisbane Roar	Sydney
19:30 AEDT	Nabbout 86' (pen.)	Report	McDonald 56' Ridenton 78'	Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alex King

3 August 2020 26	Melbourne Victory	2–3	Central Coast Mariners	Sydney
19:30 AEDT	Rojas 22', 65'	Report	Fox 48' Ruiz-Diaz 85', 89'	Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Danaskos

8 August 2020 25	Perth Glory	0–4	Melbourne Victory	Sydney
17:00 AEDT		Report	Rojas 29', 69' Nabbout 60' (pen.) Kamsoba 90'	Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Beath

12 August 2020 27	Western Sydney Wanderers	2–1	Melbourne Victory	Sydney
20:10 AEDT	Schwegler 34' O'Doherty 62'	Report	Nabbout 66'	Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 1,118 Referee: Ben Abraham

AFC Champions League

Qualifying play-offs

21 January 2020 (2020-01-21) Prelim. round 2	Melbourne Victory	5–0	Bali United	Melbourne, Australia
19:35 UTC+11	Basha 14' Hope 37' Kruse 59' Toivonen 81' Kamsoba 90'	Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,387 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

28 January 2020 (2020-01-28) Play-off round	Kashima Antlers	0–1	Melbourne Victory	Kashima, Japan
19:00 UTC+9		Report	Nabbout 54'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,275 Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Beijing Guoan	6	5	1	0	12	4	+8	16	Advance to knockout stage
2	Melbourne Victory	6	2	1	3	6	9	−3	7	Advance to knockout stage
3	FC Seoul	6	2	0	4	10	9	+1	6
4	Chiangrai United	6	1	2	3	5	11	−6	5

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

11 February 2020 (2020-02-11)	Melbourne Victory	1–0	Chiangrai United	Melbourne, Australia
19:35 UTC+11	Toivonen 25' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,156 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)

18 February 2020 (2020-02-18)	FC Seoul	1–0	Melbourne Victory	Seoul, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9	C.Y. Park 8'	Report		Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 6,035 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

24 November 2020 (2020-11-24)	Beijing FC	3–1	Melbourne Victory	Doha, Qatar
13:00 UTC+3	Augusto 22' Alan 34' Wang 74'	Report	Iannucci 78'	Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Saoud Al-Athbah (Qatar)

27 November 2020 (2020-11-27)	Melbourne Victory	0–2	Beijing FC	Doha, Qatar
13:00 UTC+3		Report	Viera 9' Y. Zhang 35'	Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)

30 November 2020 (2020-11-30)	Chiangrai United	2–2	Melbourne Victory	Doha, Qatar
16:00 UTC+3	Sivakorn 47' Verzura 82'	Report	Brimmer 8' (pen.) Folami 27'	Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

3 December 2020 (2020-12-03)	Melbourne Victory	2–1	FC Seoul	Doha, Qatar
16:00 UTC+3	Rojas 5' Brimmer 23' (pen.)	Report	Hwang 64'	Stadium: Education City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Knockout stage

6 December 2020 (2020-12-06) Round of 16	Ulsan Hyundai	3–0	Melbourne Victory	Doha, Qatar
17:00 UTC+3	Johnsen 65', 86' Won 77'	Report		Stadium: Education City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)

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^ "A-League news: Melbourne Victory star Kosta Barbarouses to join Sydney FC, transfer news". Fox Sports. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
^ Lewis, Dave (23 July 2019). "Antonis seals Suwon move to join Taggart in Korea". The World Game. SBS.
^ McKay, Ben (6 August 2019). "Kurz keen but Kruse out of FFA Cup tie". ESPN. James Troisi, is unattached after his contract at Victory ran out but Kurz said he had turned down a contract to stay.
^ "Corey Brown departs Victory". Melbourne Victory. 15 January 2020.
^ "2016/17 Gary Wilkins Medallist Corey Brown returns to Brisbane Roar". Brisbane Roar. 16 January 2020.
^ Lynch, Michael (28 January 2020). "Deng quits Victory to join J-League giants Urawa". The Sydney Morning Herald.
^ "Hyundai Ins and Outs - Round 20". A-League. 20 February 2020. Outs: [...] 50.Brendan WHITE (released)
^ "Poulsen calls time on playing career". Melbourne Victory. 6 May 2020.
^ "A-League loses a star as Ola Toivonen departs Melbourne Victory". The Guardian. 4 June 2020.
^ Lynch, Michael (15 July 2020). "Melbourne Victory's Hoogland joins A-League exodus". The Sydney Morning Herald.
^ Monteverde, Marco (27 July 2020). "A-League 2020: Victory goalkeeper moving to Danish club SonderjyskE". news.com.au.
^ ^a ^b Lynch, Michael (29 May 2019). "Broxham signs new two-year deal with Victory, Hope a one-year contract". The Sydney Morning Herald.
^ ^a ^b "Grant Brebner appointed interim Head Coach for 2019/20 season". Melbourne Victory. 11 June 2020.
^ "Lawrence Thomas to wear 0 jersey". Melbourne Victory. Football Federation Australia.
^ "Latest update on AFC Champions League". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 4 June 2021.

[33] Donachie formally returned to his parent club Jeonnam Dragons at the end of his loan contract and then transferred permanently to Melbourne Victory, signing a one-year contract.^[9]

[36] Thomas wore the number "0" for three home matches in partnership with TAC to promote a message against road deaths and injuries.^[34]

[2019–20_A-League_table_withdrawal-37] All Australian teams withdrew from the 2021 AFC Champions League on 4 June 2021.

[table_note_res_AFCGS0.94666274261971-39] The top two teams enter the Finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the Finals series at the elimination-finals.

[table_note_WEL0.94666274261971-40] Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2021 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

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[covidstart-2] "Hyundai A-League 2019/20 season updated match schedule released". A-League.com.au. Football Federation Australia. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

[ACL_resumption-3] "AFC reiterates commitment to complete 2020 competitions with new calendar". AFC. 9 July 2020.

[4] "AFC executive committee announces updates to 2020 competitions calendar". AFC. 10 September 2020.

[5] "AFC Champions League (East) to be staged in Doha". AFC. 9 October 2020.

[BarnettAkbari-6] "Signing news: Victory secure exciting teenager Barnett". A-League. Football Federation Australia. 4 June 2019.

[7] "Robbie Kruse re-joins Melbourne Victory". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 July 2019.

[8] Rayson, Zac (25 July 2019). "A-League news: Melbourne Victory sign second Socceroo". Fox Sports.

[HooglandDonachie-9] Lynch, Michael (16 August 2019). "Victory confirm Hoogland, Donachie signings". The Sydney Morning Herald.

[10] "Austrian playmaker for Victory". FTBL. 20 August 2019.

[11] Lynch, Michael (2 September 2019). "Victory sign veteran Danish midfielder". The Sydney Morning Herald.

[12] "Victory re-sign former fan favourite Adama Traore". The World Game. SBS. 12 September 2019.

[13] "Victory bring in Albanian to midfield". FTBL. 19 September 2019.

[14] "White signs as injury replacement goalkeeper". Melbourne Victory. 31 October 2019.

[DobrasRojas-15] Colangelo, Anthony (22 January 2020). "Victory sign Rojas after parting ways with Dobras". The Sydney Morning Herald.

[16] Davutovic, David (3 February 2020). "Melbourne Victory signs former player Giancarlo Gallifuoco to bolster squad for Asian Champions League campaign". Herald Sun.

[CarriganLauton-17] "Carrigan, Lauton sign with Victory". Melbourne Victory. Football Federation Australia. 30 August 2019.

[18] "Victory captain Valeri to retire at season's end". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 April 2019.

[19] Lynch, Michael (3 May 2019). "Victory to search for a replacement star as Honda moves on". The Sydney Morning Herald.

[MelbV28May-20] "Victory sever ties with visa stars". FTBL. 28 May 2019.

[21] "A-League news: Melbourne Victory star Kosta Barbarouses to join Sydney FC, transfer news". Fox Sports. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.

[22] Lewis, Dave (23 July 2019). "Antonis seals Suwon move to join Taggart in Korea". The World Game. SBS.

[23] McKay, Ben (6 August 2019). "Kurz keen but Kruse out of FFA Cup tie". ESPN. James Troisi, is unattached after his contract at Victory ran out but Kurz said he had turned down a contract to stay.

[24] "Corey Brown departs Victory". Melbourne Victory. 15 January 2020.

[25] "2016/17 Gary Wilkins Medallist Corey Brown returns to Brisbane Roar". Brisbane Roar. 16 January 2020.

[26] Lynch, Michael (28 January 2020). "Deng quits Victory to join J-League giants Urawa". The Sydney Morning Herald.

[27] "Hyundai Ins and Outs - Round 20". A-League. 20 February 2020. Outs: [...] 50.Brendan WHITE (released)

[28] "Poulsen calls time on playing career". Melbourne Victory. 6 May 2020.

[29] "A-League loses a star as Ola Toivonen departs Melbourne Victory". The Guardian. 4 June 2020.

[30] Lynch, Michael (15 July 2020). "Melbourne Victory's Hoogland joins A-League exodus". The Sydney Morning Herald.

[31] Monteverde, Marco (27 July 2020). "A-League 2020: Victory goalkeeper moving to Danish club SonderjyskE". news.com.au.

[BroxhamHopeExtensions-32] Lynch, Michael (29 May 2019). "Broxham signs new two-year deal with Victory, Hope a one-year contract". The Sydney Morning Herald.

[BrebnerAICoach-34] "Grant Brebner appointed interim Head Coach for 2019/20 season". Melbourne Victory. 11 June 2020.

[35] "Lawrence Thomas to wear 0 jersey". Melbourne Victory. Football Federation Australia.

[04Jun21-38] "Latest update on AFC Champions League". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 4 June 2021.

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