2017–18 Melbourne Victory FC season

Melbourne Victory 2017–18 football season

Melbourne Victory2017–18 season

Chairman| Anthony Di Pietro
Manager| Kevin Muscat
Stadium| AAMI Park & Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
A-League| 4th
A-League Finals Series| Champions
FFA Cup| Round of 16
AFC Champions League| Group stage
Top goalscorer| League: Besart Berisha (13 goals)
All: Besart Berisha (18 goals)
Highest home attendance| 35,792 vs Melbourne City
(14 October 2017)
Lowest home attendance| 8,370 vs Central Coast Mariners
(6 January 2018)
Average home league attendance| 17,631

Home colours

Away colours

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The 2017–18 Melbourne Victory FC season was the club's 13th season since its establishment in 2004. The club participated in the A-League for the 13th time, the FFA Cup for the fourth time, as well as the AFC Champions League for the sixth time.

## Players

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### Squad information

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

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1  | GK |  AUS | Matt Acton
4  | DF |  AUS | Rhys Williams
6  | MF |  AUS | Leigh Broxham (vice-captain)
7  | FW |  AUS | Kenny Athiu (on loan from Heidelberg United)
8  | FW |  KOS | Besart Berisha
9  | FW |  NZL | Kosta Barbarouses
10  | FW |  AUS | James Troisi
11  | FW |  AUS | Mitch Austin
14  | DF |  AUS | Thomas Deng
15  | MF |  AUS | Cameron McGilp
16  | MF |  AUS | Josh Hope
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17  | DF |  AUS | James Donachie
18  | MF |  ARG | Matías Sánchez
19  | FW |  AUS | Pierce Waring
20  | GK |  AUS | Lawrence Thomas
21  | MF |  AUS | Carl Valeri (Captain)
22  | MF |  AUS | Stefan Nigro
23  | FW |  NZL | Jai Ingham
24  | MF |  AUS | Terry Antonis
31  | FW |  AUS | Christian Theoharous (Youth)
40  | GK |  AUS | Matt Sutton (Scholarship)
41  | FW |  NED | Leroy George

### From youth squad

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15  | MF |  | Cameron McGilp | 19  | [1]
16  | MF |  | Josh Hope | 19  | [1]
19  | FW |  | Pierce Waring | 18  | [1]
40  | GK |  | Matt Sutton | 17  | 2.5 year scholarship contract[2]

### Transfers in

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No.  | Position  | Player  | Transferred from  | Type/fee  | Contract length  | Date  | Ref

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4 | DF | Rhys Williams | Perth Glory | Free transfer  | 2 years  | 15 May 2017  | [3]
14 | DF | Thomas Deng |  Jong PSV | Loan return  |  | 15 May 2017  | [4]
9 | FW |  Kosta Barbarouses |  | Free transfer  | 2 years  | 13 June 2017  | [5]
5 | MF | Mark Milligan |  | Free transfer  | 1 year  | 31 July 2017  | [6]
18 | MF |  Matías Sánchez |  Temperley | Free transfer  | 1 year  | 16 August 2017  | [7]
41 | MF |  Leroy George |  | Free transfer  | 1 year  | 16 September 2017  | [8]
7 | FW | Kenny Athiu |  Heidelberg United | Loan  | 1 year  | 13 October 2017  | [9]
24 | MF | Terry Antonis |  | Free transfer  | 2.5 years  | 3 January 2018  | [10]
3 | DF | Dino Djulbic |  | Injury replacement contract  | 2 weeks  | 3 January 2018  | [10]

### Transfers out

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No.  | Position  | Player  | Transferred to  | Type/fee  | Date  | Ref

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5 | DF |  Daniel Georgievski | Newcastle Jets | Free transfer  | 30 March 2017  | [11]
14 | FW |  Fahid Ben Khalfallah |  | End of contract  | 26 April 2017  | [12]
16 | MF | Rashid Mahazi |  | Retired  | 10 May 2017  | [13]
4 | DF | Nick Ansell |  | End of contract  | 12 May 2017  | [14]
15 | DF |  Alan Baró |  | End of contract  | 12 May 2017  | [14]
19 | FW | George Howard |  | End of contract  | 12 May 2017  | [14]
27 | GK | Alastair Bray |  | End of contract  | 12 May 2017  | [14]
30 | GK | Lucas Spinella |  | End of contract  | 12 May 2017  | [14]
7 | MF |  Marco Rojas |  Heerenveen | Undisclosed  | 26 July 2017  | [15]
3 | DF | Dino Djulbic |  | End of contract  | 18 January 2018  | [16]
5 | MF | Mark Milligan |  Al-Ahli | $1,000,000  | 28 January 2018  | [17]
2 | DF | Jason Geria |  JEF United Chiba | $800,000  | 3 March 2018  | [18]

### Contract extensions

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No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes

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40 | Matt Acton | Goalkeeper | 1 year | 16 May 2017 | [19]
10 | James Troisi | Winger | 2 years | 26 July 2017 | [20]
8 |  Besart Berisha | Striker | 1 year | 21 December 2017 | [21]
1 | Matt Acton | Goalkeeper | 2 years | 16 February 2018 | [22]

## Technical staff

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Position  | Name

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Manager  |  Kevin Muscat
Assistant manager  |  Jean-Paul de Marigny
Goalkeeping coach  |  Dean Anastasiadis
Youth Team Manager  |  Gareth Naven
Youth Team Assistant Manager  |  Vaughan Coveny
Youth Team Developmental Manager  |  Grant Brebner
Youth goalkeeping coach  | Vacant
Strength & Conditioning Coach  |  Anthony Crea
Physiotherapist  |  Travis Maude

## Statistics

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### Squad statistics

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N | Pos. | Nat. | Name  | Total | A-League | A-League Finals Series | FFA Cup | AFC Champions League

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Apps | Goals |  |  |  | Apps | Goals |  |  |  | Apps | Goals |  |  |  | Apps | Goals |  |  |  | Apps | Goals |  |  |
1  | GK |  | Matt Acton | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
4  | DF |  | Rhys Williams | 32  | 2  | 12  | 0  | 1  | 24+0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0
6  | MF |  | Leigh Broxham | 35  | 0  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 20+4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
7  | MF |  | Kenny Athiu | 11  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
8  | FW |  | Besart Berisha | 35  | 18  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 25+0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0
9  | FW |  | Kosta Barbarouses | 32  | 12  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 22+0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3+0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0
10  | FW |  | James Troisi | 32  | 5  | 8  | 0  | 0  | 21+1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
11  | FW |  | Mitch Austin | 7  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 3+2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
14  | DF |  | Thomas Deng | 29  | 2  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 20+1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0
15  | MF |  | Cameron McGilp | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
16  | MF |  | Josh Hope | 12  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0
17  | DF |  | James Donachie | 23  | 0  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 10+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
18  | MF |  | Matías Sánchez | 25  | 0  | 8  | 0  | 0  | 14+8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
19  | FW |  | Pierce Waring | 2  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
20  | GK |  | Lawrence Thomas | 35  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 25+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
21  | MF |  | Carl Valeri | 33  | 0  | 10  | 0  | 0  | 23+2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0
22  | MF |  | Stefan Nigro | 23  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 10+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0
23  | FW |  | Jai Ingham | 25  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 6+14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
24  | MF |  | Terry Antonis | 22  | 1  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 10+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0
25  | MF |  | Birkan Kirdar | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
26  | MF |  | Nicholas Sette | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
27  | DF |  | Callum Goulding | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
30  | GK |  | Stephen Hatzikourtis | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
31  | FW |  | Christian Theoharous | 24  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2+14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
40  | GK |  | Matt Sutton | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
41  | MF |  | Leroy George | 34  | 12  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 24+2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0
Players no longer at the club:
2  | DF |  | Jason Geria | 25  | 0  | 4  | 1  | 0  | 20+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
3  | DF |  | Dino Djulbic | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
5  | MF |  | Mark Milligan | 15  | 4  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 12+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

* Last updated: 5 May 2018
* Source: au.soccerway.com
* = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

## Pre-season and friendlies

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Port Melbourne v  Melbourne Victory 25 July 2017 |  Port Melbourne | 0–3|  Melbourne Victory | Melbourne, Australia

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19:30 AEST |  | Report |

* Goulding 55'
* Theoharous 79'
* Waring 89'

| Stadium: SS Anderson Reserve

Bentleigh Greens v  Melbourne Victory 2 August 2017 |  Bentleigh Greens | 0–5|  Melbourne Victory | Melbourne, Australia

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19:30 AEST |  | Report |

* Berisha 7'
* Austin 33'
* Barbarouses 56', 61', 90'

| Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex

Oakleigh Cannons v  Melbourne Victory 16 August 2017 |  Oakleigh Cannons | 2–5|  Melbourne Victory | Melbourne, Australia

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19:30 AEST |

* Podaridis 22'
* Piemonte 48'

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* Austin 25', 31'
* J. Ingham 69'
* Sette 73'
* Waring 78'

| Stadium: Jack Edwards Reserve

Melbourne Victory v  Brisbane Roar 1 September 2017 |  Melbourne Victory | 3–1|  Brisbane Roar | Ballarat, Australia

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19:30 AEST |

* Berisha 14', 66'
* J. Ingham 19'

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* Skapetis 31'

| Stadium: Morshead Park Stadium

Melbourne Victory v  Central Coast Mariners 20 September 2017 |  Melbourne Victory | 0–2|  Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne, Australia

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13:30 AEST |  | Report |

* Asdrúbal 40'
* Brama 72'

| Stadium: AAMI Park

## Competitions

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### Overall

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Competition  | Started round  | Final
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A-League | —  | 4th  | 7 October 2017  | 14 April 2018
A-League Finals | Elimination-finals | Champions | 22 April 2018  | 5 May 2018
FFA Cup | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | 9 August 2017  | 23 August 2017
AFC Champions League | Group stage | Group stage | 13 February 2018  | 18 April 2018

### A-League

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Main article: 2017–18 A-League

#### League table

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Pos | Team

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1  | Sydney FC | 27  | 20  | 4  | 3  | 64  | 22  | +42  | 64  | Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2  | Newcastle Jets | 27  | 15  | 5  | 7  | 57  | 37  | +20  | 50  | Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series
3  | Melbourne City | 27  | 13  | 4  | 10  | 41  | 33  | +8  | 43  | Qualification for Finals series
4  | Melbourne Victory (C) | 27  | 12  | 5  | 10  | 43  | 37  | +6  | 41  | Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
5  | Adelaide United | 27  | 11  | 6  | 10  | 36  | 38  | −2  | 39  | Qualification for Finals series
6  | Brisbane Roar | 27  | 10  | 5  | 12  | 33  | 40  | −7  | 35
7  | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 38  | 47  | −9  | 33  |
8  | Perth Glory | 27  | 10  | 2  | 15  | 37  | 50  | −13  | 32
9  | Wellington Phoenix[a] | 27  | 5  | 6  | 16  | 31  | 55  | −24  | 21
10  | Central Coast Mariners | 27  | 4  | 8  | 15  | 28  | 49  | −21  | 20

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

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Overall | 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
27  | 12  | 5  | 10  | 43  | 37  |  +6  | 41  | 6  | 3  | 5  | 25  | 20  |  +5  | 6  | 2  | 5  | 18  | 17  |  +1

Last updated: 13 April 2018.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

#### Results by round

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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

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Ground| H| H| A| A| H| H| A| A| A| H| A| A| H| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| H| A| H| A| H| H| A
Result| L| L| D| D| D| D| W| L| W| L| W| W| W| D| L| W| W| L| L| L| W| W| W| L| W| W| W
Position| 8| 9| 7| 8| 7| 9| 6| 8| 6| 7| 5| 5| 3| 5| 5| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 4| 4| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4

Updated to match(es) played on 15 April 2018. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

#### Matches

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Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC 7 October 2017 1|  Melbourne Victory | 0–1|  Sydney FC | Melbourne

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19:50 AEDT |  | Report |

* Deng 53' (o.g.)

| Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 24,804
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City 14 October 2017 2|  Melbourne Victory | 1–2|  Melbourne City | Melbourne

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19:50 AEDT |

* George 55'

| Report |

* Budziński 45+3'
* Kamau 64'

| Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 35,792
Referee: Peter Green

Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory 20 October 2017 3|  Adelaide United | 2–2|  Melbourne Victory | Adelaide

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19:20 ACDT |

* Lia 23', 62'

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* Berisha 13'
* Austin 82'

| Stadium: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 19,416
Referee: Shaun Evans

Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Victory 29 October 2017 4|  Central Coast Mariners | 1–1|  Melbourne Victory | Gosford

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19:00 AEDT |

* Pain 58'

| Report |

* George 66'

| Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 5,519
Referee: Adam Fielding

Melbourne Victory v Western Sydney Wanderers 6 November 2017 5|  Melbourne Victory | 1–1|  Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne

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19:50 AEDT |

* Deng 49'

| Report |

* Riera 32'

| Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 21,577
Referee: Peter Green

Melbourne Victory v Brisbane Roar 11 November 2017 6|  Melbourne Victory | 1–1|  Brisbane Roar | Melbourne

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19:50 AEDT |

* Berisha 79'

| Report |

* Holman 84'

| Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 18,098
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory 19 November 2017 7|  Perth Glory | 0–2|  Melbourne Victory | Perth

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16:00 AWST |  | Report |

* Berisha 56'
* George 67'

| Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 13,565
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro

Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory 23 November 2017 8|  Newcastle Jets | 4–1|  Melbourne Victory | Newcastle

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19:50 AEDT |

* Georgievski 13'
* Nabbout 37', 83'
* Champness 75'

| Report |

* Barbarouses 5'

| Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 8,427
Referee: Stephan Lucas

Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne Victory 3 December 2017 9|  Wellington Phoenix | 2–3|  Melbourne Victory | Wellington

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16:30 NZDT |

* Kaluđerović 29', 31'

| Report |

* Berisha 54'
* Paracki 57' (o.g.)
* Troisi 87'

| Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 5,765
Referee: Alex King

Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United 8 December 2017 10|  Melbourne Victory | 1–2|  Adelaide United | Melbourne

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19:50 AEDT |

* Milligan 56'

| Report |

* Diawara 17'
* Blackwood 72'

| Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 16,778
Referee: Kurt Ams

Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Victory 17 December 2017 11|  Brisbane Roar | 1–2|  Melbourne Victory | Brisbane

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18:00 AEST |

* Maccarone 56'

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* Williams 12'
* Barbarouses 19'

| Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 10,225
Referee: Peter Green

Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory 23 December 2017 12|  Melbourne City | 0–1|  Melbourne Victory | Melbourne

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19:50 AEDT |  | Report |

* Milligan 90+6' (pen.)

| Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 22,515
Referee: Jarred Gillett

Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets 29 December 2017 13|  Melbourne Victory | 2–1|  Newcastle Jets | Melbourne

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19:50 AEDT |

* Barbarouses 33'
* Berisha 53'

| Report |

* Hoffman 45+1'

| Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 15,534
Referee: Chris Beath

Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners 6 January 2018 14|  Melbourne Victory | 1–1|  Central Coast Mariners | Geelong

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18:00 AEDT |

* Berisha 49'

| Report |

* Powell 71'

| Stadium: GMHBA Stadium
Attendance: 8,370
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro

Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne Victory 10 January 2018 15|  Wellington Phoenix | 2–1|  Melbourne Victory | Wellington

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19:35 NZDT |

* Krishna 64'
* Milligan 83' (o.g.)

| Report |

* Barbarouses 40'

| Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 5,105
Referee: Matthew Conger

Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory 13 January 2018 16|  Melbourne Victory | 3–2|  Perth Glory | Melbourne

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19:50 AEDT |

* Troisi 27'
* Milligan 47'
* Barbarouses 90'

| Report |

* Neville 2'
* Castro 83'

| Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 14,332
Referee: Shaun Evans

Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne Victory 19 January 2018 17|  Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–3|  Melbourne Victory | Sydney

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19:50 AEDT |  | Report |

* Barbarouses 36', 90+2'
* Berisha 67'

| Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 11,864
Referee: Adam Kersey

Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC 26 January 2018 18|  Melbourne Victory | 1–3|  Sydney FC | Melbourne

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19:50 AEDT |

* Berisha 58' (pen.)

| Report |

* Bobô 60', 78' (pen.)
* Carney 84'

| Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 21,037
Referee: Jarred Gillett

Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory 3 February 2018 19|  Newcastle Jets | 2–0|  Melbourne Victory | Newcastle

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17:35 AEDT |

* Boogaard 31'
* McGree 70'

| Report |  | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 11,473
Referee: Shaun Evans

Melbourne Victory v Brisbane Roar 9 February 2018 20|  Melbourne Victory | 1–2|  Brisbane Roar | Melbourne

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19:50 AEDT |

* Troisi 83'

| Report |

* Maccarone 7'
* Holman 28'

| Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 14,576
Referee: Chris Beath

Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United 24 February 2018 21|  Melbourne Victory | 3–0|  Adelaide United | Melbourne

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19:50 AEDT |

* Regan 22' (o.g.)
* George 29'
* Berisha 59'

| Report |  | Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 13,396
Referee: Alex King

Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory 2 March 2018 22|  Melbourne City | 1–2|  Melbourne Victory | Melbourne

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19:50 AEDT |

* Fornaroli 54' (pen.)

| Report |

* Barbarouses 12'
* George 62'

| Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 20,083
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners 18 March 2018 23|  Melbourne Victory | 5–2|  Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne

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17:00 AEDT |

* George 15'
* Berisha 25', 54', 74'
* Theoharous 83'

| Report |

* Pain 87', 90+7'

| Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 14,076
Referee: Jarred Gillett

Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory 25 March 2018 24|  Perth Glory | 1–0|  Melbourne Victory | Perth

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16:00 AWST |

* Keogh 43'

| Report |  | Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: https://www.melbournevictory.com.au/news/report-glory-1-0-victory
Referee: Adam Fielding

Melbourne Victory v Western Sydney Wanderers 31 March 2018 25|  Melbourne Victory | 3–1|  Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne

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19:50 AEDT |

* George 30'
* Berisha 45+7' (pen.)
* Deng 51'

| Report |

* Cejudo 45+2'

| Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 15,280
Referee: Shaun Evans

Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix 8 April 2018 26|  Melbourne Victory | 2–1|  Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne

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17:00 AEST |

* George 83' (pen.)
* Athiu 87'

| Report |

* Broxham 23' (o.g.)

| Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 13,182
Referee: Jarred Gillett

Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory 13 April 2018 27|  Sydney FC | 1–0|  Melbourne Victory | Sydney

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19:50 AEST |

* Bobô 8'

| Report |  | Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 15,567
Referee: Chris Beath

#### Finals series

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Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United 22 April 2018 Elimination-final|  Melbourne Victory | 2–1|  Adelaide United | Melbourne

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18:00 AEST |

* George 63'
* Berisha 89'

| Report |

* Mileusnic 57'

| Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 15,502
Referee: Chris Beath

Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory 28 April 2018 Semi-final|  Sydney FC | 2–3 (a.e.t.)|  Melbourne Victory | Sydney

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19:50 AEST |

* Nigro 23' (o.g.)
* Antonis 90+4' (o.g.)

| Report |

* Barbarouses 30'
* Troisi 46'
* Antonis 116'

| Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 17,775
Referee: Kurt Ams

Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory 5 May 2018 Grand Final|  Newcastle Jets | 0–1|  Melbourne Victory | Newcastle

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19:50 AEST |  | Report |

* Barbarouses 9'

| Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 29,410
Referee: Jarred Gillett

### FFA Cup

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Main article: 2017 FFA Cup

Brisbane Roar v  Melbourne Victory 9 August 2017 Round of 32|  Brisbane Roar | 1–5|  Melbourne Victory | Brisbane

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19:30 AEST |

* Skapetis 90'

| Report |

* Austin 26'
* Troisi 35'
* Berisha 48' (pen.), 74'
* Milligan 51' (pen.)

| Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,184
Referee: Chris Beath

Adelaide United v  Melbourne Victory 23 August 2017 Round of 16|  Adelaide United | 3–0|  Melbourne Victory | Adelaide

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19:00 ACST |

* Absalonsen 53'
* Blackwood 66' (pen.)
* Konstandopoulos 89'

| Report |  | Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
Attendance: 3,342
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro

### AFC Champions League

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Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League

#### Group stage

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Pos | Team

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1  |  Shanghai SIPG | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 10  | 6  | +4  | 11  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Ulsan Hyundai | 6  | 2  | 3  | 1  | 15  | 11  | +4  | 9
3  |  Melbourne Victory | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 11  | 16  | −5  | 8  |
4  |  Kawasaki Frontale | 6  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 6  | 9  | −3  | 3

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Melbourne Victory v  Ulsan Hyundai 13 February 2018 1|  Melbourne Victory | 3–3|  Ulsan Hyundai | Melbourne, Australia

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19:30 AEDT |

* George 26', 37'
* Williams 54'

| Report |

* Oršić 24', 51'
* Windbichler 34'

| Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 5,127
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Shanghai SIPG v  Melbourne Victory 20 February 2018 2|  Shanghai SIPG | 4–1|  Melbourne Victory | Shanghai, China

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20:00 CST |

* Hulk 27' (pen.)
* Wu Lei 41'
* Oscar 47', 77'

| Report |

* Berisha 69' (pen.)

| Stadium: Shanghai Stadium
Attendance: 16,697
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

Kawasaki Frontale v  Melbourne Victory 7 March 2018 3|  Kawasaki Frontale | 2–2|  Melbourne Victory | Kawasaki, Japan

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19:00 JST |

* Elsinho 28'
* Noborizato 55'

| Report |

* Berisha 36'
* George 90+3' (pen.)

| Stadium: Todoroki Athletics Stadium
Attendance: 11,189
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Melbourne Victory v  Kawasaki Frontale 13 March 2018 4|  Melbourne Victory | 1–0|  Kawasaki Frontale | Melbourne, Australia

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19:30 AEDT |

* Barbarouses 90'

| Report |  | Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 6,639
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)

Ulsan Hyundai v  Melbourne Victory 4 April 2018 5|  Ulsan Hyundai | 6–2|  Melbourne Victory | Ulsan, South Korea

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19:00 KST |

* Júnior 12', 67'
* Lim 20'
* Oršić 38', 75'
* Seu.J. Kim 55'

| Report |

* Athiu 72'
* Barbarouses 74'

| Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Attendance: 834
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Melbourne Victory v  Shanghai SIPG 18 April 2018 6|  Melbourne Victory | 2–1|  Shanghai SIPG | Melbourne, Australia

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20:00 AEST |

* Waring 40'
* Ingham 68'

| Report |

* Lin 45'

| Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 7,148
Referee: Mohammed Al-Khudairi (Saudi Arabia)

## References

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4. ^ Tito, Clement (15 May 2017). "Deng could strengthen Victory's defence..." FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
5. ^ "Kosta Barbarouses returns to Melbourne Victory after Phoenix release". Stuff.co.nz. 13 June 2017.
6. ^ "Melbourne Victory confirm Milligan return on marquee return". The World Game. SBS. 31 July 2017.
7. ^ "Victory sign Argentinean midfielder Matias Sanchez". FourFourTwo. 16 August 2017.
8. ^ "Muscat brings Dutchman George to Victory". The World Game. SBS. 16 September 2017.
9. ^ "Victory confirm Athiu signing". FourFourTwo. 13 October 2017. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
10. ^ a b "Victory sign Antonis and Djulbic". The World Game. SBS. 3 January 2018.
11. ^ Gardiner, James (30 March 2017). "A-League: Newcastle Jets sign Daniel Georgievski from Melbourne Victory". The Newcastle Herald.
12. ^ "Fahid Ben Khalfallah set to leave Melbourne Victory". ESPN FC. 26 April 2017.
13. ^ Davutovic, David; Windley, Matt (10 May 2017). "Studs Up: Rashid Mahazi to quit football as Rhys Williams move to Melbourne Victory looms". Herald Sun.
14. ^ a b c d e "Khalfallah heads massive Victory exodus". FourFourTwo. 12 May 2017.
15. ^ "All Whites midfielder Marco Rojas signs with Dutch club SC Heerenveen". Stuff.co.nz. 26 July 2017.
16. ^ Pollock, Tom (18 January 2018). "Deng in the mix for Wanderers clash". Melbourne Victory.
17. ^ Bossi, Dominic (28 January 2018). "Melbourne Victory agree to sell Mark Milligan to Saudi Arabian club Al-Ahli". The Sydney Morning Herald.
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19. ^ "Matt Acton extends Victory stay". Melbourne Victory. 16 May 2017. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
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22. ^ "Acton signs on for two more years". Melbourne Victory. 16 February 2018.

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