- 2007–08 Melbourne Victory season
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Melbourne Victory 2007–08 season Manager Ernie Merrick A-League 5th Pre-Season Challenge Cup 8th AFC Champions League Group Stage (2nd) 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 coloursAway colours← 2006–07 2008–09 → Contents
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
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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 ShieldRound 2 1 September 2007 Melbourne Victory 0 : 0 Perth Glory Telstra Dome, Melbourne, Melbourne 19:00 UTC+10 Attendance: 31,545
Referee: Peter O'LearyRound 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 GreenRound 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 ShieldRound 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 BreezeRound 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 WilliamsRound 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 ShieldRound 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 ShieldRound 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 PrzydaczRound 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 BreezeRound 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 ShieldRound 12 10 November 2007 Melbourne Victory 0 : 0 Sydney FC Telstra Dome, Melbourne 19:00 UTC+11 Attendance: 31,884
Referee: Mark ShieldRound 13 16 November 2007 Queensland Roar 1 : 0 Melbourne Victory Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 19:00 UTC+10 Kruse 10' Attendance: 17,207
Referee: Ben WilliamsRound 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 GreenRound 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 WilliamsRound 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 GreenRound 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 BreezeRound 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 ShieldRound 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 BreezeRound 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 GreenRound 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'LearyLadder
# Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Central Coast Mariners 21 10 4 7 30 25 +5 34 2 Newcastle Jets 21 9 7 5 25 21 +4 34 3 Sydney FC 21 8 8 5 28 24 +4 32 4 Queensland Roar 21 8 7 6 25 21 +4 31 5 Melbourne Victory 21 6 9 6 29 29 0 27 6 Adelaide United 21 6 8 7 31 29 +2 26 7 Perth Glory 21 4 8 9 27 34 -7 20 8 Wellington Phoenix 21 5 5 11 25 37 -12 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 Soccer in Australia National teams Current national leagues Former leagues Cup competitions Australian Cup (defunct) • FFA Cup (proposed)Domestic leagues Australian Capital Territory • New South Wales (Northern, Southern) • Queensland • South Australia • Tasmania (Northern, Southern) • Victoria • Western AustraliaA-League Seasons 2005–06 · 2006–07 · 2007–08 · 2008–09 · 2009–10 · 2010–11 · 2011–12Grand Finals 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 20112011–12 Clubs Adelaide United · Brisbane Roar · Central Coast Mariners · Gold Coast United · Melbourne Heart · Melbourne Victory · Newcastle Jets · Perth Glory · Sydney FC · Wellington PhoenixFormer Clubs Associated competitions W-League · National Youth League · A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup (defunct) · AFC Champions League · FFA Cup (proposed)Melbourne Victory Football Club Est. 2004 in Melbourne, VictoriaThe Club Home Grounds League Seasons (7) Championships (2) 2007 · 2009Premierships (2) 2006-07 · 2008-09Managers Captains Rivalries Categories:- Melbourne Victory seasons
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