2018–19 Melbourne Victory FC season

Melbourne Victory 2018–19 football season

Melbourne Victory2018–19 season

Chairman| Anthony Di Pietro
Manager| Kevin Muscat
Stadium| AAMI Park & Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
A-League| 3rd
A-League Finals Series| Semi-final
FFA Cup| Round of 16
AFC Champions League| Group stage
Top goalscorer| League:
Kosta Barbarouses
Ola Toivonen
(15 each)
All: Kosta Barbarouses (17)
Highest home attendance| 40,504 vs. Melbourne City
(20 October 2018)
Lowest home attendance| 8,039 vs. Newcastle Jets
(2 March 2019)
Average home league attendance| 20,604

Home colours

Away colours

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<- 2017–18

2019–20 ->

The 2018–19 Melbourne Victory FC season was the club's 14th season since its establishment in 2004. The club participated in the A-League for the 14th time and the AFC Champions League for the seventh 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.

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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1  | GK |  AUS | Matt Acton
2  | DF |  NZL | Storm Roux
3  | DF |  AUS | Corey Brown
4  | MF |  JPN | Keisuke Honda
5  | DF |  GER | Georg Niedermeier
6  | MF |  AUS | Leigh Broxham (vice-captain)
7  | FW |  AUS | Kenny Athiu
8  | MF |  AUS | Terry Antonis
9  | FW |  NZL | Kosta Barbarouses
10  | FW |  AUS | James Troisi
11  | FW |  SWE | Ola Toivonen
13  | MF |  AUS | Birkan Kirdar
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14  | DF |  AUS | Thomas Deng
15  | MF |  ESP | Raúl Baena (on loan from Granada)
16  | MF |  AUS | Josh Hope
17  | DF |  AUS | James Donachie
19  | MF |  AUS | Rahmat Akbari (on loan from Brisbane Roar)
20  | GK |  AUS | Lawrence Thomas
21  | MF |  AUS | Carl Valeri (Captain)
23  | FW |  NZL | Jai Ingham
24  | MF |  AUS | Elvis Kamsoba
25  | MF |  AUS | Anthony Lesiotis
30  | GK |  AUS | Matthew Sutton (Scholarship)

## Transfers

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### Transfers in

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

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3 | DF | Corey Brown |  | Free transfer  | 2 years  | 22 June 2018  | [1]
2 | DF |  Storm Roux |  | Free transfer  | 2 years  | 22 June 2018  | [1]
22 | DF | Nick Ansell |  | Free transfer  | 2 years  | 18 July 2018  | [2]
5 | DF |  Georg Niedermeier |  Freiburg | Free transfer  | 1 year  | 18 July 2018  | [3]
4 | MF |  Keisuke Honda |  | Free transfer  | 1 year  | 6 August 2018  | [4]
11 | FW |  Ola Toivonen |  |  | 2 years  | 30 August 2018  | [5]
15 | MF |  Raúl Baena |  Granada | Loan  | 1 year  | 31 August 2018  | [6]
19 | MF | Rahmat Akbari | Brisbane Roar | Loan  | 1 year  | 19 October 2018  | [7][8]
24 | FW | Elvis Kamsoba |  Avondale | Free transfer  | 1.5 years  | 3 January 2019  | [9]
25 | MF | Anthony Lesiotis | Melbourne City | Free transfer  | 1.5 years  | 3 January 2019  | [9]
17 | DF | James Donachie |  Jeonnam Dragons | Loan  | 4 months  | 1 February 2019  | [10]

### Transfers out

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

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11 | FW | Mitch Austin |  | End of contract  | 15 May 2018  | [11]
15 | MF | Cameron McGilp |  | End of contract  | 15 May 2018  | [11]
18 | MF |  Matías Sánchez |  | End of contract  | 15 May 2018  | [11]
22 | MF | Stefan Nigro |  | Free transfer  | 15 May 2018  | [11]
31 | FW | Christian Theoharous |  Borussia Mönchengladbach | Free transfer  | 19 May 2018  | [12]
17 | DF | James Donachie |  Jeonnam Dragons | Free transfer  | 19 June 2018  | [13]
19 | FW | Pierce Waring |  | Free transfer  | 19 June 2018  | [13]
8 | FW |  Besart Berisha |  Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Undisclosed Fee  | 29 June 2018  | [14]
4 | DF | Rhys Williams |  Al-Qadsiah | $456,000  | 12 July 2018  | [15]
41 | FW |  Leroy George |  | Mutual contract termination  | 12 July 2018  | [16]
26 | FW | Nicholas Sette |  | Mutual contract termination  | 23 January 2019  | [17]
22 | DF | Nick Ansell |  Jeonnam Dragons |  | 24 January 2019  | [10]

### From youth squad

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13  | MF |  | Birkan Kirdar | 16  | 2 year contract[18]
26  | FW |  | Nicholas Sette | 18  | 1 year contract[18]

### Contract extensions

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

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20 | Lawrence Thomas | Goalkeeper | 2 years | 30 May 2018 | [19]
6 | Leigh Broxham | Midfielder | 1 year | 30 May 2018 | [19]
21 | Carl Valeri | Defensive midfielder | 1 year | 30 May 2018 | [19]
16 | Joshua Hope | Attacking midfielder | 1 year | 1 June 2018 | [18]
7 | Kenny Athiu | Forward | 2 years | 18 June 2018 | [20]
14 | Thomas Deng | Defender | 1 year | 26 October 2018 | [21]

## Technical staff

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Position  | Name

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Manager  |  Kevin Muscat
Assistant manager  |  Carlos Pérez Salvachúa
Goalkeeping coach  |  Jess Vanstrattan
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  |  Justin Dougherty

## Squad statistics

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### Appearances and goals

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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 | 9  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 5+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
2  | DF |  | Storm Roux | 34  | 2  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 21+4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0
3  | DF |  | Corey Brown | 30  | 1  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 21+2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0
4  | MF |  | Keisuke Honda | 23  | 8  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 16+2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
5  | DF |  | Georg Niedermeier | 18  | 2  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 14+3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
6  | MF |  | Leigh Broxham | 33  | 0  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 21+5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0
7  | FW |  | Kenny Athiu | 22  | 2  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 7+7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
8  | MF |  | Terry Antonis | 30  | 4  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 23+1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
9  | FW |  | Kosta Barbarouses | 34  | 16  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 26+1 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0
10  | FW |  | James Troisi | 31  | 5  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 24+1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
11  | FW |  | Ola Toivonen | 25  | 16  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 18+2 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0
13  | 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
14  | DF |  | Thomas Deng | 34  | 0  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 23+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
15  | MF |  | Raúl Baena | 23  | 1  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 13+6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0
16  | MF |  | Josh Hope | 17  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 5+8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
17  | DF |  | James Donachie | 14  | 0  | 4  | 1  | 0  | 6+2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0
19  | MF |  | Rahmat Akbari | 11  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
20  | GK |  | Lawrence Thomas | 27  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 22+0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
21  | MF |  | Carl Valeri | 27  | 0  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 18+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0
23  | FW |  | Jai Ingham | 8  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
24  | MF |  | Elvis Kamsoba | 19  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 6+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
25  | MF |  | Anthony Lesiotis | 9  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0
27  | DF |  | Aaron Anderson†  | 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
28  | DF |  | Benjamin Carrigan†  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
29  | MF |  | Thiel Iradukunda†  | 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 |  | Matthew 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
31  | MF |  | Brandon Lauton†  | 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
32  | FW |  | Jack Palazzolo†  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
33  | FW |  | Yazid Said†  | 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
Players no longer at the club
22  | DF |  | Nick Ansell | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
26  | FW |  | 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

* Last updated: 22 May 2019
* 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.

† = Scholarship or NPL/NYL-listed player

## Pre-season and friendlies

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Oakleigh Cannons v  Melbourne Victory 24 July 2018 |  Oakleigh Cannons | 2–4|  Melbourne Victory | Oakleigh

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19:30 AEST |

* 13' (pen.)
* 70'

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* Athiu 7'
* Barbarouses 16'
* Brown 59'
* Said 87'

| Stadium: Jack Edwards Reserve

Port Melbourne Sharks v  Melbourne Victory 31 July 2018 |  Port Melbourne Sharks | 1–5|  Melbourne Victory | Port Melbourne

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19:30 AEST |

* 30'

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* Antonis 14', 16', 18'
* Athiu 27'
* Hope 54'

| Stadium: JL Murphy Reserve

Bentleigh Greens v  Melbourne Victory 15 August 2018 |  Bentleigh Greens | 0–0|  Melbourne Victory | Cheltenham

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19:30 AEST |  | Report |  | Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex

Melbourne Victory v  Brisbane Roar 1 September 2018 |  Melbourne Victory | 1–1|  Brisbane Roar | Morwell

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14:30 AEST |

* Broxham 20'

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* Taggart 22'

| Stadium: Latrobe City Sports & Entertainment Centre
Attendance: 1,638
Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Melbourne Victory v  Western Sydney Wanderers 8 September 2018 |  Melbourne Victory | 1–1|  Western Sydney Wanderers | Ballarat

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14:30 AEST |

* Troisi 18'

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* Bonevacia 79'

| Stadium: Morshead Park

Melbourne Victory v  Wellington Phoenix 5 October 2018 |  Melbourne Victory | 1–3|  Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne

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12:30 AEST |

* Honda ?' (pen.)

| Report |

* Krishna ?' (pen.), ?', ?'

| Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Adelaide United v  Melbourne Victory 12 October 2018 |  Adelaide United | 2–1|  Melbourne Victory | Adelaide

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ACST |

* Strain 72'
* Blackwood 84'

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* Marrone 67' (o.g.)

| Stadium: Coopers Stadium

## Competitions

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### Overall

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A-League | —  | 3rd  | 20 October 2018  | 27 April 2019
A-League Finals | Elimination-finals | Semi-finals | 3 May 2019  | 12 May 2019
FFA Cup | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | 7 August 2018  | 21 August 2018
AFC Champions League | Group stage | Group stage | 5 March 2019  | 22 May 2019

### A-League

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Main article: 2018–19 A-League

#### League table

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Pos | Team

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1  | Perth Glory | 27  | 18  | 6  | 3  | 56  | 23  | +33  | 60  | Qualification for 2020 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series[a]
2  | Sydney FC (C) | 27  | 16  | 4  | 7  | 43  | 29  | +14  | 52
3  | Melbourne Victory | 27  | 15  | 5  | 7  | 50  | 32  | +18  | 50  | Qualification for 2020 AFC Champions League preliminary round 2 and Finals series[a]
4  | Adelaide United | 27  | 12  | 8  | 7  | 37  | 32  | +5  | 44  | Qualification for Finals series[a]
5  | Melbourne City | 27  | 11  | 7  | 9  | 39  | 32  | +7  | 40
6  | Wellington Phoenix[b] | 27  | 11  | 7  | 9  | 46  | 43  | +3  | 40
7  | Newcastle Jets | 27  | 10  | 5  | 12  | 40  | 36  | +4  | 35  |
8  | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27  | 6  | 6  | 15  | 42  | 54  | −12  | 24
9  | Brisbane Roar | 27  | 4  | 6  | 17  | 38  | 71  | −33  | 18
10  | Central Coast Mariners | 27  | 3  | 4  | 20  | 31  | 70  | −39  | 13

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

1. ^ a b c 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.
2. ^ 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  | 15  | 5  | 7  | 50  | 32  |  +18  | 50  | 7  | 3  | 4  | 27  | 19  |  +8  | 8  | 2  | 3  | 23  | 13  |  +10

Last updated: 27 April 2019.
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| H| A| H| H| A| A| H| A| A| H| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| H| H| A| A| H| A| A
Result| L| L| W| W| W| W| W| W| D| D| W| L| W| D| W| W| W| L| D| D| L| W| W| L| W| L| W
Position| 9| 10| 7| 4| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2019. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

#### Matches

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Win Draw Loss

Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City 20 October 2018 1|  Melbourne Victory | 1–2|  Melbourne City | Melbourne

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19:50 AEDT |

* Honda 28'

| Report |

* de Laet 40'
* McGree 70'

| Stadium: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 40,504
Referee: Kurt Ams

Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory 28 October 2018 2|  Melbourne Victory | 2–3|  Perth Glory | Melbourne

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19:00 AEDT |

* Antonis 47'
* Roux 87'

| Report |

* Chianese 8'
* Keogh 23'
* Ikonomidis 90+3'

| Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 17,219
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro

Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory 3 November 2018 3|  Newcastle Jets | 0–1|  Melbourne Victory | Newcastle

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19:50 AEDT |  | Report |

* Antonis 71'

| Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 11,813
Referee: Chris Beath

Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners 11 November 2018 4|  Melbourne Victory | 4–1|  Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne

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19:00 AEDT |

* Honda 30'
* Troisi 35'
* Brown 45+2'
* Hope 90+4'

| Report |

* Shabow 63'

| Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 16,508
Referee: Stephan Lucas

Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory 25 November 2018 5|  Sydney FC | 1–2|  Melbourne Victory | Sydney

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17:00 AEDT |

* Le Fondre 35'

| Report |

* Toivonen 23'
* Honda 71' (pen.)

| Stadium: Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 19,081
Referee: Peter Green

Melbourne Victory v Western Sydney Wanderers 1 December 2018 6|  Melbourne Victory | 4–0|  Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne

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19:50 AEDT |

* Honda 11'
* Baena 31'
* Barbarouses 39' (pen.)
* Antonis 89'

| Report |  | Stadium: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 19,556
Referee: Chris Beath

Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United 8 December 2018 7|  Melbourne Victory | 2–0|  Adelaide United | Melbourne

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19:50 AEDT |

* Barbarouses 62'
* Toivonen 81'

| Report |  | Stadium: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 20,629
Referee: Shaun Evans

Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Victory 14 December 2018 8|  Brisbane Roar | 2–4|  Melbourne Victory | Brisbane

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19:50 AEDT |

* Taggart 27' (pen.)
* Toivonen 42' (o.g.)

| Report |

* Barbarouses 13', 45+2'
* Toivonen 32'
* Honda 40' (pen.)

| Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 10,289
Referee: Adam Fielding

Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory 22 December 2018 9|  Melbourne City | 1–1|  Melbourne Victory | Melbourne

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19:50 AEDT |

* Vidošić 90+2'

| Report |

* Toivonen 55'

| Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 24,306
Referee: Shaun Evans

Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix 28 December 2018 10|  Melbourne Victory | 1–1|  Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne

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19:50 AEDT |

* Toivonen 77'

| Report |

* Williams 62'

| Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 20,066
Referee: Daniel Elder

Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne Victory 5 January 2019 11|  Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–2|  Melbourne Victory | Sydney

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19:50 AEDT |

* Baumjohann 74' (pen.)

| Report |

* Toivonen 45', 86'

| Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 7,062
Referee: Jarred Gillett

Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory 9 January 2019 12|  Adelaide United | 2–0|  Melbourne Victory | Adelaide

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19:50 AEDT |

* Goodwin 18'
* Ilsø 21'

| Report |  | Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 12,115
Referee: Shaun Evans

Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets 12 January 2019 13|  Melbourne Victory | 2–1|  Newcastle Jets | Melbourne

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19:50 AEDT |

* Antonis 48'
* Troisi 84'

| Report |

* Sheppard 78'

| Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 16,694
Referee: Daniel Elder

Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Victory 15 January 2019 15|  Brisbane Roar | 0–5|  Melbourne Victory | Brisbane

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19:50 AEDT |  | Report |

* Toivonen 14'
* Barbarouses 48' (pen.), 72', 87'
* Roux 65'

| Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 7,131
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro

Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix 20 January 2019 14|  Melbourne Victory | 3–3|  Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne

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17:00 AEDT |

* Toivonen 5'
* Troisi 56'
* Barbarouses 88'

| Report |

* Williams 7'
* Krishna 20' (pen.), 28'

| Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 18,136
Referee: Jarred Gillett

Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC 26 January 2019 16|  Melbourne Victory | 2–1|  Sydney FC | Melbourne

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19:50 AEDT |

* Toivonen 20'
* Troisi 58'

| Report |

* Ninković 63'

| Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 21,085
Referee: Shaun Evans

Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Victory 2 February 2019 17|  Central Coast Mariners | 2–3|  Melbourne Victory | Gosford

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17:35 AEDT |

* Hoole 18', 45+4'

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* Troisi 50'
* Kennedy 68' (o.g.)
* Barbarouses 88'

| Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 5,223
Referee: Kurt Ams

Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory 10 February 2019 18|  Melbourne Victory | 1–2|  Perth Glory | Melbourne

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17:00 AEDT |

* Barbarouses 78'

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* Kilkenny 61' (pen.)
* Castro 69'

| Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 25,071
Referee: Jarred Gillett

Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne Victory 15 February 2019 19|  Wellington Phoenix | 1–1|  Melbourne Victory | Auckland

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19:35 NZDT |

* Krishna 57'

| Report |

* Honda 67' (pen.)

| Stadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 23,648
Referee: Peter Green

Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City 23 February 2019 20|  Melbourne Victory | 1–1|  Melbourne City | Melbourne

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19:50 AEDT |

* Barbarouses 50'

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* Maclaren 16' (pen.)

| Stadium: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 32,431
Referee: Peter Green

Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets 2 March 2019 21|  Melbourne Victory | 0–2|  Newcastle Jets | Geelong

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19:50 AEDT |  | Report |

* Koutroumbis 34'
* D. Petratos 90+6'

| Stadium: GMHBA Stadium
Attendance: 8,039
Referee: Shaun Evans

Melbourne Victory v Brisbane Roar 16 March 2019 22|  Melbourne Victory | 2–1|  Brisbane Roar | Melbourne

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19:50 AEDT |

* Barbarouses 24', 39'

| Report |

* Bauthéac 50'

| Stadium: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 16,357
Referee: Chris Beath

Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory 30 March 2019 23|  Perth Glory | 0–2|  Melbourne Victory | Perth

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22:00 AEDT |  | Report |

* Toivonen 25'
* Honda 67' (pen.)

| Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 17,856
Referee: Shaun Evans

Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory 6 April 2019 24|  Sydney FC | 2–1|  Melbourne Victory | Sydney

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19:50 AEDT |

* O'Neill 6'
* Ninković 90+3'

| Report |

* Barbarouses 16'

| Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 14,155
Referee: Alex King

Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners 14 April 2019 25|  Melbourne Victory | 2–1|  Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne

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17:00 AEDT |

* Toivonen 21'
* Niedermeier 79'

| Report |

* Simon 53' (pen.)

| Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 16,158
Referee: Chris Beath

Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory 19 April 2019 26|  Adelaide United | 1–0|  Melbourne Victory | Adelaide

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19:50 AEDT |

* Blackwood 81'

| Report |  | Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 12,866
Referee: Peter Green

Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne Victory 27 April 2019 27|  Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–1|  Melbourne Victory | Sydney

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19:50 AEDT |  | Report |

* Toivonen 22'

| Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 7,919
Referee: Chris Beath

#### Finals series

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Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix 3 May 2019 Elimination-final|  Melbourne Victory | 3–1|  Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne

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19:50 AEST |

* Niedermeier 42'
* Toivonen 53'
* Barbarouses 71'

| Report |

* Krishna 64'

| Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 16,010
Referee: Shaun Evans

Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory 12 May 2019 Semi-final|  Sydney FC | 6–1|  Melbourne Victory | Sydney

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19:00 AEST |

* Calver 3'
* Brosque 43'
* Broxham 45+2' (o.g.)
* Le Fondre 63' (pen.), 68'
* Ninkovic 88'

| Report |

* Toivonen 90+1'

| Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 12,141
Referee: Chris Beath

### FFA Cup

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Main article: 2018 FFA Cup

Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory 7 August 2018 Round of 32|  Perth Glory | 0–1|  Melbourne Victory | Perth

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18:30 AWST |  | Report |

* Barbarouses 38'

| Stadium: Dorrien Gardens
Attendance: 1,754
Referee: Shaun Evans

APIA Leichhardt Tigers v Melbourne Victory 21 August 2018 Round of 16|  APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 3–2|  Melbourne Victory | Sydney

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19:30 |

* Sekiya 9', 47'
* Millgate 80'

| Report |

* Athiu 60', 66'

| Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 2,467
Referee: Ben Abraham

### AFC Champions League

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Main article: 2019 AFC Champions League

#### Group stage

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1  |  Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 6  | 5  | 0  | 1  | 9  | 4  | +5  | 15  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Guangzhou Evergrande | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 9  | 5  | +4  | 10
3  |  Daegu FC | 6  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 10  | 6  | +4  | 9  |
4  |  Melbourne Victory | 6  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 4  | 17  | −13  | 1

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Melbourne Victory v  Daegu FC 5 March 2019 1|  Melbourne Victory | 1–3|  Daegu FC | Melbourne, Australia

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19:30 AEDT |

* Toivonen 29'

| Report |

* Cesinha 31'
* S.M. Hwang 51'
* Edgar 61'

| Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 5,572
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima v  Melbourne Victory 12 March 2019 2|  Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2–1|  Melbourne Victory | Hiroshima, Japan

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19:00 JST |

* Higashi 3'
* Watari 86'

| Report |

* Honda 71'

| Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 8,968
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

Guangzhou Evergrande v  Melbourne Victory 10 April 2019 3|  Guangzhou Evergrande | 4–0|  Melbourne Victory | Guangzhou, China

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20:00 CST |

* Talisca 6', 10'
* Yang 42'
* Broxham 73' (o.g.)

| Report |  | Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)

Melbourne Victory v  Guangzhou Evergrande 23 April 2019 4|  Melbourne Victory | 1–1|  Guangzhou Evergrande | Melbourne, Australia

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19:30 AEST |

* Ingham 26'

| Report |

* Huang 24'

| Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 10,041
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Daegu FC v  Melbourne Victory 8 May 2019 5|  Daegu FC | 4–0|  Melbourne Victory | Daegu, South Korea

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19:00 KST |

* Edgar 9' (pen.)
* T. W. Jeong 53'
* D. W. Kim 80'
* S. H. Jung 61'

| Report |  | Stadium: DGB Daegu Bank Park
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Melbourne Victory v  Sanfrecce Hiroshima 22 May 2019 6|  Melbourne Victory | 1–3|  Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Melbourne, Australia

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20:00 AEST |

* Toivonen 70'

| Report |

* Matsumoto 5'
* Minagawa 73'
* Morishima 75'

| Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 6,053
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)

## References

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1. ^ a b Rugari, Vince (22 June 2018). "Victory confirm Brown, Roux signings". The Newcastle Herald.
2. ^ "Victory signs Championship-winner Nick Ansell". Melbourne Victory. 20 July 2018.
3. ^ "Melbourne Victory sign ex-Bundesliga defender". FourFourTwo. 19 July 2018.
4. ^ "Victory land Honda for $2.9 million but Maclaren wavering". The World Game. SBS. 31 July 2018.
5. ^ "Sweden World Cup striker Ola Toivonen set for Melbourne Victory". The Guardian. 31 August 2018.
6. ^ Lynch, Michael (3 September 2018). "Melbourne Victory sign Spanish midfielder Raul Baena". The Sydney Morning Herald.
7. ^ Rugari, Vince (19 October 2018). "Victory sign exciting teen Akbari in time for A-League kick-off". The Sydney Morning Herald.
8. ^ "Signing news: Victory secure exciting teenager Barnett". A-League. Football Federation Australia. 4 June 2019. "Rahmat Akbari was on loan at Victory from Roar for the 2018/19 Season"
9. ^ a b Sakkal, Paul (3 January 2019). "Honda to miss a month with hamstring strain as Victory sign two players". The Sydney Morning Herald.
10. ^ a b "Victory confirm Ansell-Donachie switch". FTBL. 31 January 2019.
11. ^ a b c d Radbourne-Pugh, Lucas (15 May 2018). "Quartet depart Big V". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
12. ^ McKay, Ben (19 May 2018). "Victory's Theoharous moves to Germany". The Newcastle Herald.
13. ^ a b "Donachie exits Victory for the K-League". FourFourTwo. 19 June 2018. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
14. ^ Colangelo, Anthony (29 June 2018). "Berisha leaves Victory bound for Japan's Sanfrecce Hiroshima". The Sydney Morning Herald.
15. ^ "Rhys Williams exits Melbourne Victory, joins Saudi Arabia's Al-Qadsiah". ESPN. 12 July 2018.
16. ^ "Leroy George on why he left party-hard Melbourne Victory". FTBL. 12 July 2018.
17. ^ "Nicholas Sette departs Melbourne Victory". Melbourne Victory. 23 January 2019.
18. ^ a b c "Young guns commit to Victory". Melbourne Victory. 1 June 2018.
19. ^ a b c "Victory re-signs Championship heroes". Melbourne Victory. 30 May 2018.
20. ^ "Athiu signs two year deal". Melbourne Victory. 18 June 2018.
21. ^ "Thomas Deng signs one-year extension". Melbourne Victory. 26 October 2018.

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