2007–08 Melbourne Victory season

Melbourne Victory

2007–08 season

Manager

Ernie Merrick

A-League

5th

Pre-Season Challenge Cup

8th

AFC Champions League

Group Stage (2^nd)

Top goalscorer

League:
Daniel Allsopp (7)
All:
Daniel Allsopp (9)

Highest home attendance

31,884 vs Sydney FC (10 November 2007)

Lowest home attendance

9,558 vs Chonburi FC (21 May 2008)

Average home attendance

24,439

Home colours

Away colours

← 2006–07

2008–09 →

1 Players
- 1.1 First team squad
- 1.2 Transfers
2 Matches
3 Ladder
4 2008 AFC Champions League
- 4.1 Warm-up matches
- 4.2 Matches

Players

First team squad

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Michael Theoklitos
2	MF	Kevin Muscat (captain)
3	DF	Daniel Piorkowski
5	DF	Ljubo Milicevic
6	DF	Steve Pantelidis
7	DF	Matthew Kemp
8	MF	Grant Brebner
9	FW	Daniel Allsopp
10	FW	Archie Thompson
11	DF	Joe Keenan
12	DF	Rodrigo Vargas

No.	Position	Player
13	MF	Kaz Patafta
14	MF	Adrian Caceres
15	FW	Leandro Love
16	MF	Carlos Hernández
17	MF	Daniel Vasilevski
18	MF	Leigh Broxham
19	MF	Evan Berger
20	GK	Eugene Galekovic
21	DF	Sebastian Ryall
30	GK	Mitchell Langerak

Transfers

In

Player	From	League	Date
Mitchell Langerak	AIS	VPL	23 February 2007
Ljubo Milicevic	BSC Young Boys	Swiss Super League	20 February 2007
Joe Keenan	Willem II	Eredivisie	30 March 2007
Matthew Kemp	Adelaide United	A-League	11 April 2007
Evan Berger	Marconi Stallions	NSWPL	29 May 2007
Carlos Hernández	LD Alajuelense	Primera División de Costa Rica	12 June 2007
Kaz Patafta	Benfica	Portuguese Liga	20 June 2007
Leandro Love	Vissel Kobe	J-League	25 July 2007
Sebastian Ryall	AIS	VPL	28 August 2007
Steven Pace	Preston Lions	VPL	30 October 2007
Nick Ward	Queens Park Rangers	Football League Championship	5 December 2007

Out

Player	To	League	Date
Michael Ferrante	Wellington Phoenix	A-League	1 March 2007
Mark Byrnes	released	-	1 March 2007
Fred	D.C. United	MLS	30 March 2007
James Robinson	Perth Glory	A-League	17 March 2007
Vince Lia	Wellington Phoenix	A-League	21 March 2007
Simon Storey	Partick Thistle F.C.	Scottish First Division	21 March 2007
Kristian Sarkies	Adelaide United	A-League	30 March 2007
Adrian Leijer	Fulham F.C.	Premier League	4 August 2007
Eugene Galekovic	Adelaide United	A-League	30 October 2007

Matches

Pre-season matches

30 May 2007	Melbourne Victory	1 : 4	Juventus	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
				Attendance: 43,357

6 June 2007	Richmond Eagles	0 : 1	Melbourne Victory	Kevin Bartlett Reserve, Melbourne

13 June 2007	Oakleigh Cannons	2 : 3	Melbourne Victory	Jack Edwards Reserve, Melbourne

20 June 2007	South Melbourne	1 : 5	Melbourne Victory	Bob Jane Stadium, Melbourne

4 July 2007	China PR	1 : 0	Melbourne Victory	Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Hong Kong

7 July 2007	Tianjin Teda	1 : 1	Melbourne Victory	TEDA Football Stadium, Tianjin
		(5 - 6 pen.)

The match against China was played over three 30 minute periods.

2007 Pre-Season Cup

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	BP
Adelaide United	8	3	1	2	0	6	3	3
Perth Glory	8	3	2	1	0	4	2	1
Newcastle Jets	3	3	1	0	2	2	5	0
Melbourne Victory	1	3	0	1	2	2	4	0

Group Stage 15 July 2007	Melbourne Victory	1 : 1	Adelaide United	Aurora Stadium, Launceston
				Attendance: 8,061

Group Stage 22 July 2007	Melbourne Victory	0 : 1	Newcastle Jets	Skilled Stadium, Geelong
				Attendance: 8,500

Group Stage 28 July 2007	Perth Glory	2 : 1	Melbourne Victory	Darwin Football Stadium, Darwin
				Attendance: 2,700

Play-offs 4 August 2007	Melbourne Victory	1 : 2	Wellington Phoenix	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
				Attendance: 4,100

Seventh Place Play-off 11 August 2007	Melbourne Victory	0 : 1	Sydney FC	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
				Attendance: 3,400

2007-08 Hyundai A-League fixtures

Round 1 25 August 2007	Wellington Phoenix	2 : 2	Melbourne Victory	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:00 UTC+12	Daniel 79' Smeltz 84'		Muscat 19' (pen) Allsopp 60'	Attendance: 14,421 Referee: Mark Shield

Round 2 1 September 2007	Melbourne Victory	0 : 0	Perth Glory	Telstra Dome, Melbourne, Melbourne
19:00 UTC+10				Attendance: 31,545 Referee: Peter O'Leary

Round 3 7 September 2007	Adelaide United	1 : 1	Melbourne Victory	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+9:30	Dodd 83' (pen)		Vargas 80'	Attendance: 13,231 Referee: Peter Green

Round 4 16 September 2007	Melbourne Victory	0 : 0	Central Coast Mariners	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
17:00 UTC+10			Vidmar 90+2'	Attendance: 27,351 Referee: Mark Shield

Round 5 21 September 2007	Newcastle Jets	2 : 2	Melbourne Victory	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+10	A Griffiths 5' Musialik 21'		Thompson 65' Caceres 83'	Attendance: 11,179 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 6 28 September 2007	Melbourne Victory	2 : 0	Queensland Roar	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
20:00 UTC+10	Muscat 68' (pen) Thompson 85'			Attendance: 25,622 Referee: Ben Williams

Round 7 6 October 2007	Sydney FC	0 : 1	Melbourne Victory	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19:00 UTC+10	Corica 25'		Allsopp 82'	Attendance: 18,436 Referee: Mark Shield

Round 8 12 October 2007	Adelaide United	4 : 1	Melbourne Victory	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+9:30	Milicevic 14' (o.g.) Dodd 15', 54' Pantelis 90+2'		Thompson 45+2'	Attendance: 13,372 Referee: Mark Shield

Round 9 21 October 2007	Melbourne Victory	2 : 1	Perth Glory	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
16:30 UTC+10	Hernandez 24' Thompson 34'		Harnwell 42'	Attendance: 25,598 Referee: Simon Przydacz

Round 10 26 October 2007	Melbourne Victory	0 : 2	Newcastle Jets	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
20:00 UTC+10	Pantelidis 66'		A. Griffiths 8' J. Griffiths 88'	Attendance: 27,123 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 11 4 November 2007	Central Coast Mariners	2 : 1	Melbourne Victory	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
17:00 UTC+11	Petrovski 83', 73', 90' Pondeljak 88'		Keenan 22' Hernández 77' Vargas 90'	Attendance: 11,354 Referee: Mark Shield

Round 12 10 November 2007	Melbourne Victory	0 : 0	Sydney FC	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
19:00 UTC+11				Attendance: 31,884 Referee: Mark Shield

Round 13 16 November 2007	Queensland Roar	1 : 0	Melbourne Victory	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:00 UTC+10	Kruse 10'			Attendance: 17,207 Referee: Ben Williams

Round 14 24 November 2007	Melbourne Victory	1 : 1	Wellington Phoenix	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
19:00 UTC+11	Muscat 34', 35' Allsopp 43'		Lia 58'	Attendance: 20,938 Referee: Peter Green

Round 15 2 December 2007	Perth Glory	3 : 1	Melbourne Victory	Members Equity Stadium, Perth
17:00 UTC+9	Harnwell 18' Rukavytsya 27' 46'		Caceres 38'	Attendance: 8,030 Referee: Ben Williams

Round 16 8 December 2007	Melbourne Victory	2 : 2	Adelaide United	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
19:00 UTC+11	Muscat 71' (pen) Alagich 90+2' (o.g.)		Agostino 18' 50'	Attendance: 22,466 Referee: Peter Green

Round 17 16 December 2007	Melbourne Victory	1 : 3	Newcastle Jets	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
17:00 UTC+11	Hernández 11'		Denni 41' J. Griffiths 54' 76'	Attendance: 22,626 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 18 31 December 2007	Central Coast Mariners	2 : 5	Melbourne Victory	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
18:00 UTC+11	Jedinak 32' J.Aloisi 63'		Caceres 4' Allsopp 23' 61' Thompson 36' Muscat 43' (pen)	Attendance: 18,686 Referee: Mark Shield

Round 19 5 January 2008	Queensland Roar	1 : 2	Melbourne Victory	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:00 UTC+10	Marcinho 73'		Allsopp 56' Thompson 63'	Attendance: 21,475 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 20 11 January 2008	Melbourne Victory	3 : 0	Wellington Phoenix	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
20:00 UTC+11	Hernández 31' Ward 35' Patafta 88'			Attendance: 25,489 Referee: Peter Green

Round 21 20 January 2008	Sydney FC	2 : 2	Melbourne Victory	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+11	Corica 4' Brosque 62'	(Report) (Summary)	Milligan 46' (o.g.) Allsopp 76'	Attendance: 33,458 Referee: Peter O'Leary

Ladder

#	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Central Coast Mariners	21	10	4	7	30	25	+5sm=n	34
2	Newcastle Jets	21	9	7	5	25	21	+4sm=n	34
3	Sydney FC	21	8	8	5	28	24	+4sm=n	32
4	Queensland Roar	21	8	7	6	25	21	+4sm=n	31
5	Melbourne Victory	21	6	9	6	29	29	0sm=n	27
6	Adelaide United	21	6	8	7	31	29	+2sm=n	26
7	Perth Glory	21	4	8	9	27	34	-7sm=n	20
8	Wellington Phoenix	21	5	5	11	25	37	-12sm=n	20

2008 AFC Champions League

Warm-up matches

14 February 2008	Whittlesea Zebras	1 : 3	Melbourne Victory	Epping Stadium, Melbourne

26 February 2008	Melbourne Victory	2 : 1	Adelaide United	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne

4 March 2008	Adelaide United	1 : 1	Melbourne Victory	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide

Matches

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Gamba Osaka	6	4	2	0	14	8	6	14
Melbourne Victory	6	2	1	3	10	11	-1	7
Chunnam Dragons	6	1	3	2	8	10	-2	6
Chonburi FC	6	1	2	3	7	10	-3	5

12 March 2008	Melbourne Victory	2 : 0	Chunnam Dragons	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
				Attendance: 23,356

19 March 2008	Chonburi FC	3 : 1	Melbourne Victory	Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok
				Attendance: 10,000

9 April 2008	Melbourne Victory	3 : 4	Gamba Osaka	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
				Attendance: 23,857

23 April 2008	Gamba Osaka	2 : 0	Melbourne Victory	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita
				Attendance: 8,132

7 May 2008	Chunnam Dragons	1 : 1	Melbourne Victory	Gwang-Yang Stadium, Gwangyang
				Attendance: 3,000

21 May 2008	Melbourne Victory	3 : 1	Chonburi FC	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
				Attendance: 9,558

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Est. 2004 in Melbourne, Victoria

The Club	History · Players · Records & Statistics · W-League

Home Grounds	Olympic Park Stadium (2005-2007) · Etihad Stadium (2006-2011) · AAMI Park (2010-present)

League	A-League

Seasons (7)	2005–06 · 2006–07 · 2007–08 · 2008–09 · 2009–10 · 2010–11 · 2011-12

Championships (2)	2007 · 2009

Premierships (2)	2006-07 · 2008-09

Managers	Ernie Merrick (2005-2011) · Mehmet Durakovic (2011-)

Captains	Kevin Muscat (2005-2011) · Adrian Leijer (2011-)

Rivalries	Sydney F.C. rivalry · Adelaide United rivalry · Melbourne derby

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