2019–20 Melbourne Victory FC season

Melbourne Victory 2019–20 football season

Melbourne Victory2019–20 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

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<- 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[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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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
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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[edit]

### Transfers in[edit]

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

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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[edit]

| Pos.
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19  | DF |  | Benjamin Carrigan | 21  | 1 year contract[17]
25  | MF |  | Brandon Lauton | 19  | 2 year scholarship contract[17]

### Transfers out[edit]

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

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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[edit]

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

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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]

1. ^ 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[edit]

Position  | Name

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

## Squad statistics[edit]

### Appearances and goals[edit]

As of 21 December 2019
No. | Pos. | Player  | A-League | FFA Cup | AFC Champions League | Total

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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

1. ^ 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[edit]

As of 14 December 2019
Rank  | Position  | Name  | A-League | FFA Cup | AFC Champions League | Total

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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[edit]

Dandenong City v  Melbourne Victory 14 August 2019 |  Dandenong City | 0–4|  Melbourne Victory | Melbourne, Australia

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19:30 AEST |  | Report |

* Kamsoba 54', 82'
* Toivonen 68'
* Kirdar 81'

| Stadium: Frank Holohan Reserve

Oakleigh Cannons v  Melbourne Victory 20 August 2019 |  Oakleigh Cannons | 0–3|  Melbourne Victory | Melbourne, Australia

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19:30 AEST |  | Report |

* Kamsoba 31', 89'
* Athiu 51'

| Stadium: Jack Edwards Reserve

Port Melbourne v  Melbourne Victory 28 August 2019 |  Port Melbourne | 1–5|  Melbourne Victory | Melbourne, Australia

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19:30 AEST |

* Lauton 64' (o.g.)

| Report |

* Athiu 12', 47'
* Nabbout 14', 22'
* Toivonen 52'

| Stadium: SS Anderson Reserve

Dandenong Thunder v  Melbourne Victory 6 September 2019 |  Dandenong Thunder | 1–6|  Melbourne Victory | Melbourne, Australia

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19:30 AEST |

* 43'

| Report |

* Toivonen 25' (pen.), 79'
* Hoogland 31'
* Kamsoba 70'
* Nabbout 73'
* Dobras 89'

| Stadium: George Andrews Reserve

Western United v  Melbourne Victory 15 September 2019 |  Western United | 0–6|  Melbourne Victory | Melbourne, Australia

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13:00 AEST |  | Report |

* Toivonen ?' (pen.), ?'
* Nabbout ?'
* Athiu ?'
* Kamsoba ?'
* Kirdar ?'

| Stadium: City Vista Pavilion and Sports Field
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Melbourne Victory v  Perth Glory 21 September 2019 |  Melbourne Victory | 2–0|  Perth Glory | Morwell, Australia

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14:00 AEST |

* Toivonen 40'
* Kamsoba 85'

| Report |  | Stadium: Latrobe City Stadium

Melbourne Victory v  Wellington Phoenix 29 September 2019 |  Melbourne Victory | 1–1|  Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne, Australia

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15:00 AEST |

| Report |

* Piscopo

| Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Oakleigh Cannons v  Melbourne Victory 11 January 2020 |  Oakleigh Cannons | 4–1|  Melbourne Victory | Melbourne, Australia

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10:30 AEST |  | Report |  | Stadium: Jack Edwards Reserve

## Competitions[edit]

Win Draw Loss

### Overview[edit]

Competition  | Record

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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[edit]

Main article: 2019 FFA Cup

Melbourne Victory v  Newcastle Jets 7 August Round of 32|  Melbourne Victory | 2–3 (a.e.t.)|  Newcastle Jets | Melbourne

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* Nabbout 45+1', 61'

| Report |

* Koutroumbis 74'
* D. Petratos 81'
* Langlois 113'

| Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 4,045
Referee: Shaun Evans

### A-League[edit]

Main article: 2019–20 A-League

#### League table[edit]

Pos | Team

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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
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:

1. ^ a b All Australian teams withdrew from the 2021 AFC Champions League on 4 June 2021.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2021 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

#### Results summary[edit]

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
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[edit]

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

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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[edit]

Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City 12 October 2019 1|  Melbourne Victory | 0–0|  Melbourne City | Melbourne

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19:30 AEDT |  | Report |  | Stadium: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 33,523
Referee: Chris Beath

Melbourne Victory v Western Sydney Wanderers 18 October 2019 2|  Melbourne Victory | 1–2|  Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne

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19:30 AEDT |

* Toivonen 72' (pen.)

| Report |

* Baccus 54'
* Meier 62'

| Stadium: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 17,231
Referee: Alex King

Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Victory 25 October 2019 3|  Brisbane Roar | 0–1|  Melbourne Victory | Brisbane

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18:30 AEST |  | Report |

* Nabbout 19'

| Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 12,859
Referee: Kurt Ams

Melbourne Victory v Western United 2 November 2019 4|  Melbourne Victory | 2–3|  Western United | Melbourne

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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

Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix 10 November 2019 5|  Melbourne Victory | 1–1|  Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne

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16:00 AEDT |

* Toivonen 66'

| Report |

* Dávila 5' (pen.)

| Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 15,014
Referee: Adam Kersey

Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory 17 November 2019 6|  Sydney FC | 2–1|  Melbourne Victory | Sydney

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18:30 AEDT |

* Le Fondre 61'
* Barbarouses 68'

| Report |

* Toivonen 45'

| Stadium: Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 16,115
Referee: Shaun Evans

Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory 23 November 2019 7|  Adelaide United | 3–1|  Melbourne Victory | Adelaide

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19:00 ACDT |

* McGree 23', 68'
* Maria 63'

| Report |

* Toivonen 61'

| Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 12,198
Referee: Alireza Faghani

Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory 29 November 2019 8|  Melbourne Victory | 1–0|  Perth Glory | Melbourne

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19:30 AEDT |

* Kruse 33'

| Report |  | Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 13,084
Referee: Alex King

Western United v Melbourne Victory 8 December 2019 9|  Western United | 3–1|  Melbourne Victory | Geelong

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16:00 AEDT |

* Berisha 17'
* Kone 24'
* Berisha 43'

| Report |

* Nabbout 14'

| Stadium: GMHBA Stadium
Attendance: 10,128
Referee: Adam Kersey

Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix 14 December 2019 10|  Melbourne Victory | 0–0|  Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne

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17:00 AEDT |  | Report |  | Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 12,023
Referee: Stephen Lucas

Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory 21 December 2019 11|  Melbourne City | 1–2|  Melbourne Victory | Melbourne

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17:00 AEDT |

* Delbridge 56'

| Report |

* Toivonen 15', 41'

| Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 17,083
Referee: Alex King

Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets 5 January 2020 13|  Melbourne Victory | 4–0|  Newcastle Jets | Melbourne

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18:30 AEDT |

* Kruse 9'
* Basha 61'
* Nabbout 64'
* Millar 86' (o.g.)

| Report |  | Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 14,582
Referee: Daniel Elder

Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Victory 12 January 2020 14|  Central Coast Mariners | 3–2|  Melbourne Victory | Gosford

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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

Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory 17 January 2020 15|  Adelaide United | 1–0|  Melbourne Victory | Adelaide

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19:00 ACDT |

* Halloran 32'

| Report |  | Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 11,412
Referee: Adam Kersey

Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC 24 January 2020 16|  Melbourne Victory | 0–3|  Sydney FC | Melbourne

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19:30 AEDT |  | Report |

* Le Fondre 27'
* Barbarouses 53'
* Baumjohann 85'

| Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 17,814
Referee: Alex King

Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory 1 February 2020 17|  Perth Glory | 2–2|  Melbourne Victory | Perth

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18:45 AWST |

* Fornaroli 45+2'
* D'Agostino 90'

| Report |

* Toivonen 23'
* Nabbout 58'

| Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 9,435
Referee: Stephen Lucas

Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory 7 February 2020 18|  Melbourne City | 2–1|  Melbourne Victory | Melbourne

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19:30 AEDT |

* Berenguer 8'
* Maclaren 71'

| Report |

* Toivonen 78'

| Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 16,872
Referee: Shaun Evans

Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory 22 February 2020 20|  Newcastle Jets | 1–1|  Melbourne Victory | Newcastle

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17:00 AEDT | O'Donovan 24' | Report | Toivonen 49' | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 7,115
Referee: Alireza Faghani

Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United 29 February 2020 21|  Melbourne Victory | 2–1|  Adelaide United | Melbourne

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19:30 AEDT |

* Rojas 57'
* Nabbout 90+1'

| Report |

* Opseth 7'

| Stadium: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 14,424
Referee: Chris Beath

Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC 7 March 2020 22|  Melbourne Victory | 1–4|  Sydney FC | Melbourne

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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

Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne Victory 15 March 2020 23|  Wellington Phoenix | 3–0|  Melbourne Victory | Wellington

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18:00 NZDT |

* Dávila 3'
* Hooper 21'
* Ball 55'

| Report |  | Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 7,519
Referee: Alex King

Melbourne Victory v Western United 25 July 2020 28|  Melbourne Victory | 1–2|  Western United | Sydney

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19:35 AEDT |

* Roux 83'

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* Uskok 38'
* Burgess 57'

| Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alireza Faghani

Melbourne Victory v Brisbane Roar 29 July 2020 24|  Melbourne Victory | 1–2|  Brisbane Roar | Sydney

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19:30 AEDT |

* Nabbout 86' (pen.)

| Report |

* McDonald 56'
* Ridenton 78'

| Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alex King

Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners 3 August 2020 26|  Melbourne Victory | 2–3|  Central Coast Mariners | Sydney

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19:30 AEDT |

* Rojas 22', 65'

| Report |

* Fox 48'
* Ruiz-Diaz 85', 89'

| Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Danaskos

Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory 8 August 2020 25|  Perth Glory | 0–4|  Melbourne Victory | Sydney

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17:00 AEDT |  | Report |

* Rojas 29', 69'
* Nabbout 60' (pen.)
* Kamsoba 90'

| Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Beath

Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne Victory 12 August 2020 27|  Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–1|  Melbourne Victory | Sydney

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20:10 AEDT |

* Schwegler 34'
* O'Doherty 62'

| Report |

* Nabbout 66'

| Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 1,118
Referee: Ben Abraham

### AFC Champions League[edit]

Main article: 2020 AFC Champions League

#### Qualifying play-offs[edit]

Melbourne Victory v  Bali United 21 January 2020 (2020-01-21) Prelim. round 2|  Melbourne Victory | 5–0|  Bali United | Melbourne, Australia

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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)

Kashima Antlers v  Melbourne Victory 28 January 2020 (2020-01-28) Play-off round|  Kashima Antlers | 0–1|  Melbourne Victory | Kashima, Japan

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19:00 UTC+9 |  | Report |

* Nabbout 54'

| Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,275
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)

#### Group stage[edit]

Pos | Team

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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
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

Melbourne Victory v  Chiangrai United 11 February 2020 (2020-02-11) |  Melbourne Victory | 1–0|  Chiangrai United | Melbourne, Australia

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19:35 UTC+11 |

* Toivonen 25' (pen.)

| Report |  | Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 4,156
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)

FC Seoul v  Melbourne Victory 18 February 2020 (2020-02-18) |  FC Seoul | 1–0|  Melbourne Victory | Seoul, South Korea

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19:30 UTC+9 |

* C.Y. Park 8'

| Report |  | Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 6,035
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Beijing FC v  Melbourne Victory 24 November 2020 (2020-11-24) |  Beijing FC | 3–1|  Melbourne Victory | Doha, Qatar

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13:00 UTC+3 |

* Augusto 22'
* Alan 34'
* Wang 74'

| Report |

* Iannucci 78'

| Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Saoud Al-Athbah (Qatar)

Melbourne Victory v  Beijing FC 27 November 2020 (2020-11-27) |  Melbourne Victory | 0–2|  Beijing FC | Doha, Qatar

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13:00 UTC+3 |  | Report |

* Viera 9'
* Y. Zhang 35'

| Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)

Chiangrai United v  Melbourne Victory 30 November 2020 (2020-11-30) |  Chiangrai United | 2–2|  Melbourne Victory | Doha, Qatar

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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)

Melbourne Victory v  FC Seoul 3 December 2020 (2020-12-03) |  Melbourne Victory | 2–1|  FC Seoul | Doha, Qatar

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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[edit]

Ulsan Hyundai v  Melbourne Victory 6 December 2020 (2020-12-06) Round of 16|  Ulsan Hyundai | 3–0|  Melbourne Victory | Doha, Qatar

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17:00 UTC+3 |

* Johnsen 65', 86'
* Won 77'

| Report |  | Stadium: Education City Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)

## References[edit]

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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.
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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.
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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.
15. ^ a b Colangelo, Anthony (22 January 2020). "Victory sign Rojas after parting ways with Dobras". The Sydney Morning Herald.
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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.
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35. ^ "Latest update on AFC Champions League". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 4 June 2021.

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National teams|

| Men's|

* Senior (FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifying)
* U23 (2020 AFC Championship tournament)
* U20 (2019 AFF Championship tournament)
* U17 (FIFA World Cup 2021 qualifying)

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Women's|

* Senior (FIFA World Cup 2019 tournament, AFC Women's Olympic qualifying)
* U20 (AFC Championship qualifying)
* U17 (AFC Championship tournament)

League competitions|

| Men's|

| Level 1|

* A-League (Grand Final)
* Asian Champions League (2019, 2020)

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Level 2|

* National Premier Leagues (2019, 2020)
* Capital Football (2019, 2020)
* NSW (2019, 2020)
* NNSW (2019, 2020)
* Queensland (2019, 2020)
* South Australia (2019, 2020)
* Tasmania (2019, 2020)
* Victoria (2019, 2020)
* Western Australia (2019, 2020)

Women's|

| Level 1|

* W-League
* Grand final
* AFC Club Championship

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Cup competitions|

| FFA Cup|

* 2019 FFA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final)
* ~~2020 FFA Cup~~ (Qualifying rounds)

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Youth competitions|

| Under-23|

* Y-League

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Club seasons

A-League|

* Adelaide United
* Brisbane Roar
* Central Coast Mariners
* Melbourne City
* Melbourne Victory
* Newcastle Jets
* Perth Glory
* Sydney FC
* Wellington Phoenix
* Western Sydney Wanderers
* Western United

W-League|

* Adelaide United
* Brisbane Roar
* Canberra United
* Melbourne City
* Melbourne Victory
* Newcastle Jets
* Perth Glory
* Sydney FC
* Western Sydney Wanderers

* A-League transfers
* W-League transfers

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*[Pos.]: Playing position
*[GK]: Goalkeeper
*[DF]: Defender
*[MF]: Midfielder
*[FW]: Forward
*[N]: Squad Number
*[Nat.]: Nationality
*[Name]: Name of the player
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*[Pos]: Position
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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
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*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points