- 2006–07 Melbourne Victory season
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Melbourne Victory 2006–07 season Manager 
Ernie MerrickA-League 1st Pre-Season Challenge Cup 5th Top goalscorer Archie Thompson (15) Highest home attendance 50,333 vs Sydney FC (8 December 2006) Lowest home attendance 15,563 vs New Zealand Knights (17 December 2006) Average home attendance 27,728 ← 2005–06 2007–08 → The Melbourne Victory A-League 2006-07 season was their most successful A-League season. They defeated Adelaide United 6-0 in their first Grand Final, winning the Championship, Premiership and qualifying for the AFC Champions League 2008.
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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) 6 DF Steve Pantelidis 7 FW Michael Ferrante 8 
MF Fred 9 FW Daniel Allsopp 10 FW Archie Thompson 11 MF Vince Lia 12 DF Rodrigo Vargas No. Position Player 13 MF Kristian Sarkies 14 MF Adrian Caceres 15 DF Adrian Leijer 16 DF Simon Storey 17 MF Grant Brebner 18 MF Alessandro 20 GK Eugene Galeković 21 
FW James Robinson 22 MF Leigh Broxham Transfers
In
Player From Country/State & League From Date Adrian CaceresPerth Glory A-League13 February 2006 AlessandroSport Club Internacional Brazil Serie AJuly 2006 ClaudinhoAtlético Paranaense Brazil Serie A24 May 2006 FredGuarani Brazil Serie B24 May 2006 Rodrigo VargasGreen Gully Cavaliers 
VPLJuly 2006 Grant BrebnerDundee United Scottish Premier LeagueJuly 2006 James RobinsonRichmond SC VPL23 November 2006 Out
Player To Country/State & League From Date Chris TadrosseReleased (KFC Uerdingen) 
Oberliga Nordrhein24 January 2006 
Richard KitzbichlerReleased (Red Bull Salzburg) Austrian Bundesliga31 January 2006 Ricky DiacoReleased (Bulleen Zebras) VPL15 February 2006 Carl RecchiaReleased (Fawkner-Whittlesea Blues) (Club Disabanded) VPL15 February 2006 Andy VlahosReleased (Heidelberg United) VPL- 
Geoffrey ClaeysMelbourne Victory retired A-League21 November 2006 ClaudinhoReleased 17 December 2006 Matches
Pre-season friendlies
Melbourne started their 2006-07 pre-season with a number of practise matches against Victorian Premier League clubs. These included a laboured 1-0 win over Richmond SC, a 2-2 draw against Bulleen Zebras, a 4-0 victory against Green Gully, a 7-0 victory of Kingston City FC and 3-0 victories over Altona Magic and Oakleigh Cannons.
Victory also won the QNI North Queensland Trophy by beating leading Chinese Super League team Changchun Yatai 6-1 in the final. Michael Ferrante scored twice early on and then-trialist Grant Brebner added a spectacular thirty-yard free-kick to make it 3-0 at half-time, while Danny Allsopp scored three times in the second half to seal the win. The competition featured fellow A-League side Central Coast Mariners (Victory won 4-2 on penalties), the Young Socceroos (Victory lost 5-6 on penalties), and Changchun Yatai (Victory won 3-1 in the first meeting).
Melbourne kicked off their A-League Pre-Season Cup campaign with a disappointing 1-0 loss to Adelaide United at Launceston's Aurora Stadium in front of 6,834 spectators. The second match saw them play out a 1-1 draw away to Perth Glory, with Daniel Allsopp scoring Melbourne's only goal. Back at Olympic Park for the final group match, they were soundly beaten 3-1 by the Central Coast Mariners, ending the club's hopes of progressing to the next round of the competition. A "bonus round" match finished off the group stage, with the Melbourne defeating Newcastle Jets 3-2.
In the first match of a rather meaningless playoff section involving the lower placed teams of the group stage, Victory defeated the Queensland Roar 4-2 on penalties, having been locked at 0-0 after 120 minutes of play. The match was held at Epping Stadium in the outer north of Melbourne. The final match of the pre-season cup saw the Victory defeat Perth Glory 1-0 at Olympic Park in front of 2,215 loyal fans, and finish the competition in 5th place.
2006-07 Hyundai A-League fixtures
Round 1 25 August 2006 Melbourne Victory 
2 : 0 
Adelaide UnitedOlympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Melbourne 20:00 UTC+10 Muscat 
29' (pen)
Claudinho 78'Attendance: 15,781
Referee: Matthew BreezeRound 2 2 September 2006 Melbourne Victory 3 : 2 
Sydney FCTelstra Dome, Melbourne 19:00 UTC+10 Allsopp 8'
Muscat 11' (pen)
Allsopp 51'Fyfe 18'
Vargas 83' (OG)
Rudan
13'Attendance: 39,730
Referee: Mark ShieldRound 3 9 September 2006 New Zealand Knights 
0 : 3 Melbourne VictoryNorth Harbour Stadium, Auckland 19:30 UTC+9:30 Allsopp 9'
Thompson 22'
Muscat 35'Attendance: 2,107
Referee: Matthew BreezeRound 4 17 September 2006 Melbourne Victory 1 : 0 
Central Coast MarinersOlympic Park Stadium, Melbourne 15:00 UTC+10 Thompson 51'Attendance: 17,617
Referee: Angelo NardiRound 5 24 September 2006 Perth Glory 
1 : 2 Melbourne VictoryMembers Equity Stadium, Perth 17:00 UTC+10 Tarka 90'Caceres 55'
Muscat 72' (pen)Attendance: 7,983
Referee: Peter GreenRound 6 1 October 2006 Melbourne Victory 4 : 1 
Queensland RoarTelstra Dome, Melbourne 20:00 UTC+10 Fred 11'
Muscat 22' (pen)
Muscat 57' (pen)
Allsopp 82'Milicic 16'Attendance: 25,921
Referee: Simon PrzydaczRound 7 8 October 2006 Newcastle Jets 
0 : 2 Melbourne VictoryEnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 19:00 UTC+10 Allsopp 69'
Allsopp 89'Attendance: 4,635
Referee: Peter GreenRound 8 14 October 2006 Melbourne Victory 0 : 1 Adelaide UnitedTelstra Dome, Melbourne 13:00 UTC+10 Owens 83'Attendance: 32,368
Referee: Matthew BreezeRound 9 21 October 2006 Sydney FC 1 : 2 Melbourne VictoryAussie Stadium, Sydney 20:00UTC+10 Corica 8'Thompson 50'
Thompson 73'Attendance: 20,881
Referee: Mark ShieldRound 10 27 October 2006 New Zealand Knights 0 : 4 Melbourne VictoryNorth Harbour Stadium, Auckland 20:00 UTC+10 Fred 5'
Thompson 57'
Caceres 59'
Allsopp 72'
Caceres 87'Attendance: 2,357
Referee: Simon PrzydaczRound 11 3 November 2006 Melbourne Victory 3 : 3 Central Coast MarinersTelstra Dome, Melbourne 19:00 UTC+11 Allsopp 5'
Thompson 11'
Allsopp 86'
Vargas 23'
Muscat 45'McMaster 7'
Petrie 12'
Kwasnik 23' (pen)Attendance: 28,118
Referee: Peter GreenRound 12 9 November 2006 Melbourne Victory 1 : 0 Perth GloryTelstra Dome, Melbourne 20:00 UTC+11 Brebner 89'Attendance: 22,890
Referee: Craig ZetterRound 13 17 November 2006 Queensland Roar 0 : 2 Melbourne VictorySuncorp Stadium, Brisbane 19:00 UTC+11 Parker 18' (OG)
Thompson 47'Attendance: 14,797
Referee: Simon PrzydaczRound 14 25 November 2006 Melbourne Victory 0 : 1 Newcastle JetsTelstra Dome, Melbourne 17:00 UTC+11 Rodriguez 61'Attendance: 27,753
Referee: Matthew BreezeRound 15 1 December 2006 Adelaide United 1 : 3 Melbourne VictoryHindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 19:00 UTC+11 Fernando 43'
Bajic 13'Muscat 16' (pen)
Allsopp 62'
Fred 86'
Brebner 21'Attendance: 16,378
Referee: Mark ShieldRound 16 8 December 2006 Melbourne Victory 0 : 0 Sydney FCTelstra Stadium, Sydney 20:00 UTC+11 Attendance: 50,333
Referee: Mark ShieldRound 17 17 December 2006 Melbourne Victory 4 : 0 New Zealand KnightsOlympic Park Stadium, Melbourne 20:00 UTC+11 Allsopp 34'
Caceres 39'
Allsopp 44'
Thompson 45'Attendance: 15,563
Referee: Angelo NardiRound 18 30 December 2006 Central Coast Mariners 1 : 2 Melbourne VictorySuncorp Stadium, Brisbane 17:00 UTC+11 Kwasnik 53'Fred 23'
Thompson 27'Attendance: 15,404
Referee: Simon PrzydaczRound 19 7 January 2007 Perth Glory 2 : 2 Melbourne VictoryMembers Equity Stadium, Perth 17:00 UTC+11 Harnwell 29'
Byrnes 43' (OG)Sarkies 59'
Sarkies 76'
Byrnes 75'Attendance: 6,462
Referee: Peter GreenRound 20 12 January 2007 Melbourne Victory 1 : 2 Queensland RoarTelstra Dome, Melbourne 20:00 UTC+11 Thompson 80'Mori 18'
Vidosic 90'Attendance: 28,937
Referee: Mark ShieldRound 21 19 January 2007 Newcastle Jets 4 : 0 Melbourne VictoryEnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 17:00 UTC+11 Bridge 36'
Bridge 48'
Coveny 51'
Griffiths 73'Attendance: 19,601
Referee: Matthew Breeze2006-07 Finals series
Major Semi Final Leg 1 27 January 2007 Adelaide United 0 : 0 Melbourne VictoryHindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 16:30 UTC+11 Attendance: 15,575
Referee: Simon PrzydaczMajor Semi Final Leg 2 3 February 2007 Melbourne Victory 2 : 1 Adelaide UnitedTelstra Dome, Melbourne 17:00 UTC+11 Allsopp 48'
Robinson 90'Dodd 4'Attendance: 47,413
Referee: Mark ShieldGrand Final 18 February 2007 Melbourne Victory 6 : 0 Adelaide UnitedTelstra Dome, Melbourne 16:00 UTC+11 Thompson 21', 29', 40', 56', 73'
Sarkies 90'Aloisi 34'Attendance: 55,436
Referee: Mark ShieldLadder
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Melbourne Victory 21 14 3 4 41 20 +21 45 Adelaide United 21 10 3 8 32 27 +5 33 Newcastle Jets 21 8 6 7 32 30 +2 30 Sydney FC 21 8 8 5 29 19 +10 29 Queensland Roar 21 8 5 8 25 27 -2 29 Central Coast Mariners 21 6 6 9 22 26 -4 24 Perth Glory 21 5 5 11 24 30 -6 20 New Zealand Knights 21 5 4 12 13 39 -26 19 2006-07 Awards
- Victory Medal
- Players' Player of the Year
- Clubman of the Year
- Golden Boot
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