- 2009–10 Melbourne Victory season
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Melbourne Victory 2009-10 season Manager Ernie Merrick
A-League 2nd Pre-Season Cup N/A AFC Champions League Group Stage Top goalscorer Archie Thompson (8) Highest home attendance 30,668 vs Sydney FC (9 October 2009) Lowest home attendance 15,168 vs Newcastle Jets (3 September 2009) Average home attendance 20,750 Home coloursAway colours← 2008–09 2010–11 → The Melbourne Victory 2009-10 season was Melbourne Victory's fifth A-League season.
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 Mitchell Langerak 2 DF Kevin Muscat (Captain) 3 MF Mate Dugandžić (Youth) 5 DF Surat Sukha 6 MF Leigh Broxham 7 DF Matthew Kemp 8 MF Grant Brebner 10 FW Archie Thompson (Marquee) 11 MF Marvin Angulo 12 DF Rodrigo Vargas (Vice-Captain) 13 FW Nathan Elasi (Youth) No. Position Player 14 MF Billy Celeski 15 MF Tom Pondeljak 16 MF Carlos Hernández 17 DF Matthew Foschini (Youth) 18 MF Mathew Theodore 19 DF Evan Berger 20 GK Glen Moss 21 FW Robbie Kruse 22 MF Nick Ward 23 DF Adrian Leijer 29 FW Nik Mrdja (Injury replacement player) Transfers
In
Player From League Fee Date Glen Moss
Wellington Phoenix A-League
Free March 2009 Mathew Theodore
Melbourne Victory A-League National Youth League
Free April 2009 Carlos Hernández
L.D. Alajuelense Primera División de Costa Rica
Not Disclosed May 2009 Surat Sukha
Chonburi Thai Premier League
$57,000 May 2009 Matthew Foschini
Melbourne Victory A-League National Youth League
Free August 2009 Adrian Leijer
Fulham Premier League
Not Disclosed August 2009 Robbie Kruse
Brisbane Roar A-League
Not Disclosed September 2009 Mate Dugandzic
Melbourne Knights FC Victorian Premier League
Not Disclosed September 2009 Sutee Suksomkit
Tampines Rovers S-League
Guest Contract September 2009 Out
Player To League Fee Date Steve Pantelidis
Gold Coast United A-League
Free March 2009 Michael Thwaite
Gold Coast United A-League
Free March 2009 Sebastian Ryall
Sydney FC A-League
Free March 2009 Michael Theoklitos
Norwich City Football League One
End of Contract June 2009 José Luis López
Deportivo Saprissa Primera División de Costa Rica
Contract Terminated June 2009 Daniel Vasilevski
South Melbourne FC Victorian Premier League
Contract Terminated August 2009 Daniel Allsopp
Al-Rayyan Sports Club Qatari League
Not Disclosed September 2009 Ney Fabiano
Bangkok Glass Thai Premier League
Contract Terminated December 2009 Sutee Suksomkit
Bangkok Glass Thai Premier League
End of Contract December 2009 Matches
2009-10 pre-season friendlies
12 May 2009 Melbourne Victory 2 : 0 Victorian Men's
Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne N. Fabiano 56'
N. Elasi68'
Attendance: 2,000 20 May 2009 Victorian Men's 3 : 1 Melbourne Victory
Mansion Stadium, Melbourne T. Pondeljak
Attendance: 1,000 27 May 2009 Melbourne Victory 2 : 1 Dandenong Thunder
Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne D. Allsopp 30'
N. Ward5 June 2009 Guangzhou Pharmaceutical 2 : 1 Melbourne Victory
Yuexiushan Stadium, Guangzhou 90' L. Broxham
7 June 2009 Tianjin Teda 2 : 1 Melbourne Victory
TEDA Football Stadium, Tianjin 47' N. Ward
16 June 2009 Melbourne Victory 4 : 0 Hume City
Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne 27 June 2009 Wellington Phoenix 1 : 1 Melbourne Victory
Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown 55' N. Ward
Attendance: 2,000 4 July 2009 Victorian Men's 0 : 3 Melbourne Victory
Deakin Reserve, Shepparton L. Broxham
N. Elasi
P. Franjic
Attendance: 2,000 11 July 2009 Melbourne Victory 0 : 3 Fulham FC
Etihad Stadium Attendance: 20,666 22 July 2009 Melbourne Victory 1 : 1 Green Gully
Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne N. Ward
26 July 2009 Adelaide United 2 : 1 Melbourne Victory
Aurora Stadium, Adelaide 19' G. Brebner
29' A. Thompson
Attendance: 6,257 2009-10 Hyundai A-League fixtures
Round 1 6 August 2009 Melbourne Victory 0 : 2 Central Coast Mariners
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne 19:30 UTC+10 Report
SummarySimon 10'
McGlinchey16'
Attendance: 18,885
Referee: Matthew BreezeRound 2 15 August 2009 Melbourne Victory 3 : 3 Brisbane Roar
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne 19:30 UTC+10 Hernández 33',
70'
Allsopp63'
Report
SummaryTiatto 22'
van Dijk24' (pen.)
Henrique37'
Attendance: 18,603
Referee: Srebre DelovskiRound 3 22 August 2009 North Queensland Fury 0 : 1 Melbourne Victory
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville 17:00 UTC+10 Report
SummaryA. Thompson 45'
Attendance: 6,514
Referee: Peter GreenRound 4 28 August 2009 Perth Glory 2 : 1 Melbourne Victory
Members Equity Stadium, Perth 20:00 UTC+8 Jelić 5', 54'
Report
SummaryA. Thompson 9'
Attendance: 8,057
Referee: Chris BeathRound 5 3 September 2009 Melbourne Victory 1 : 1 Newcastle Jets
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne 19:30 UTC+10 A. Thompson 42'
Report
SummaryHaliti 87'
Attendance: 15,168
Referee: Chris BeathRound 6 13 September 2009 Melbourne Victory 1 : 1 Wellington Phoenix
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne 15:00 UTC+10 Hernández 4'
Summary T. Brown 30'
Attendance: 17,644
Referee: Craig ZetterRound 7 18 September 2009 Adelaide United 0 : 2 Melbourne Victory
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 19:30 UTC+9:30 Summary Ward 7'
Brebner90'
Attendance: 15,038
Referee: Strebre DelovskiRound 8 26 September 2009 Gold Coast United 2 : 3 Melbourne Victory
Skilled Park, Gold Coast 19:30 UTC+10 Culina 18' (pen.)
Fitzsimmons29'
Porter45'
Report
SummaryHernández 22'
A. Thompson43'
K. Muscat86' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,603
Referee: Peter GreenRound 9 3 October 2009 Melbourne Victory 2 : 1 Brisbane Roar
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne 19:30 UTC+10 Ney Fabiano 3'
Leijer72'
Report
SummaryReinaldo 11'
Attendance: 19,587
Referee: Strebre DelovskiRound 10 9 October 2009 Melbourne Victory 0 : 3 Sydney FC
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne 20:00 UTC+11 Summary Brosque 14'
Bridge16', 19'
Attendance: 30,668
Referee: Peter GreenRound 11 18 October 2009 Newcastle Jets 1 : 3 Melbourne Victory
EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 15:00 UTC+11 Haliti 22'
Report
SummaryA. Thompson 62'
Pondeljak80'
Hernández84'
Attendance: 6,029
Referee: Ben WilliamsRound 12 24 October 2009 Melbourne Victory 3 : 1 Adelaide United
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne 18:30 UTC+11 Dugandžić 18', 56'
Leijer89'
Report
SummaryHughes 64'
Attendance: 21,182
Referee: Ben WilliamsRound 13 1 November 2009 Perth Glory 1 : 2 Melbourne Victory
ME Bank Stadium, Perth 16:00 UTC+8 Sterjovski 19'
Report
SummaryC. Coyne 7' (o.g.)
Hernández67'
Attendance: 10,035
Referee: Strebre DelovskiRound 14 7 November 2009 Melbourne Victory 0 : 4 Central Coast Mariners
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne 19:00 UTC+11 Report
SummaryKwasnik 15'
Simon75'
Heffernan80'
Mrdja83'
Attendance: 18,531
Referee: Strebre DelovskiRound 15 21 November 2009 Brisbane Roar 0 : 1 Melbourne Victory
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 18:00 UTC+10 Henrique 85'
Summary A. Thompson 8'
Attendance: 9,904
Referee: Ben WilliamsRound 16 28 November 2009 Melbourne Victory 4 : 0 Gold Coast United
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne 19:00 UTC+11 Kruse 28'
Ward45+1'
A. Thompson54', 68'
Report
SummaryAttendance: 20,537
Referee: Ben WilliamsRound 17 4 December 2009 Wellington Phoenix 1 : 1 Melbourne Victory
Westpac Stadium, Wellington 19:30 UTC+13 T. Brown 58'
Summary Ward 40'
Vargas87'
Attendance: 8,200
Referee: Michael HesterRound 18 12 December 2009 Central Coast Mariners 0 : 3 Melbourne Victory
Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford 19:00 UTC+11 Report
SummaryHernández 57'
Kemp70'
Boogaard77' (o.g.)
Attendance: 7,571
Referee: Ryan ShepheardRound 19 19 December 2009 Melbourne Victory 0 : 0 Sydney FC
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne 20:00 UTC+11 Report
SummaryAttendance: 27,344
Referee: Strebre DelovskiRound 20 27 December 2009 North Queensland Fury 1 : 0 Melbourne Victory
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville 20:00 UTC+10 Daal 31'
Report
SummaryAttendance: 7,031
Referee: Peter GreenRound 21 10 January 2010 Newcastle Jets 3 : 2 Melbourne Victory
EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 17:00 UTC+11 Kantarovski 22', 34'
M. Thompson26'
Bridges45'
Haliti56'
Report
SummaryK. Muscat 35' (pen.)
Hernández90+1'
Attendance: 6,979
Referee: Matthew BreezeRound 22 16 January 2010 Melbourne Victory 6 : 2 Perth Glory
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne 19:00 UTC+11 A. Thompson 4'
Kruse12', 26', 39'
K. Muscat81' (pen.)
Hernández83'
Report
SummaryVargas 23' (o.g.)
Sterjovski52'
Attendance: 20,448
Referee: Strebre DelovskiRound 23 23 January 2010 Melbourne Victory 2 : 0 Adelaide United
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne 19:00 UTC+11 Pondeljak 1'
K. Muscat90+4' (pen.)
Report
SummaryAttendance: 20,361
Referee: Matthew BreezeRound 24 26 January 2010 Melbourne Victory 4 : 0 Wellington Phoenix
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne 18:00 UTC+11 Brown 17' (o.g.)
A. Thompson50'
Hernández66'
Kemp87'
SummaryAttendance: 18,819
Referee: Chris BeathRound 25 29 January 2010 Gold Coast United 1 : 0 Melbourne Victory
Skilled Park, Gold Coast 19:30 UTC+10 Caravella 77'
Report
SummaryAttendance: 7,249
Referee: Chris BeathRound 26 5 February 2010 Melbourne Victory 2 : 0 North Queensland Fury
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne 20:00 UTC+11 Hernández 36', 66'
Report
SummaryAttendance: 22,726
Referee: Ben WilliamsRound 27 14 February 2010 Sydney FC 2 : 0 Melbourne Victory
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 17:00 UTC+11 Kisel 34'
Aloisi49'
Report
SummaryAttendance: 25,407
Referee: Matthew Breeze2009-10 finals series
Major Semi Final Leg 1 18 February 2010 Melbourne Victory 2 : 1 Sydney FC
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne 20:00 UTC+11 N. Mrdja 16'
73'
C. Hernández40'
Report
Summary42' J. Aloisi
Attendance: 18,453
Referee: Peter GreenMajor Semi Final Leg 2 7 March 2010 Sydney FC 2 : 2 (a.e.t.) Melbourne Victory
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 17:00 UTC+11 K. Kisel 36' (pen.)
M. Bridge54'
3-4 on aggregate
Report
Summary15' R. Kruse
113' A. Thompson
Attendance: 23,818
Referee: Strebre DelovskiGrand Final 20 March 2010 Melbourne Victory 1 : 1 (a.e.t.) Sydney FC
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne 19:00 UTC+11 A. Leijer 81'
{2-4 pen.)
Report
Summary63' M. Bridge
Attendance: 44,560
Referee: Strebre DelovskiSee also: 2010 A-League Grand FinalStatistics
Goals
Total Player Goals per 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 SF1 SF2 GF 13 Carlos Hernández 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 11 Archie Thompson 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 5 Robbie Kruse 1 3 1 4 Kevin Muscat 1 1 1 1 3 Adrian Leijer 1 1 1 2 Mate Dugandžić 2 2 Nick Ward 1 1 2 Tom Pondeljak 1 1 2 Matthew Kemp 1 1 1 Danny Allsopp 1 1 Grant Brebner 1 1 Ney Fabiano 1 1 Rodrigo Vargas 1 1 Nik Mrdja 1 1 Ladder
League table
P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Sydney FC 27 15 3 9 35 23 +12 48 2 Melbourne Victory 27 14 5 8 47 32 +15 47 3 Gold Coast United 27 13 5 9 39 35 +4 44 4 Wellington Phoenix 27 10 10 7 37 29 +8 40 5 Perth Glory 27 11 6 10 40 34 +6 39 6 Newcastle Jets 27 10 4 13 33 45 −12 34 7 North Queensland Fury 27 8 8 11 29 46 −17 32 8 Central Coast Mariners 27 7 9 11 32 29 +3 30 9 Brisbane Roar 27 8 6 13 32 42 −10 30 10 Adelaide United 27 7 8 12 24 33 −9 29 Rules for classification:1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
Finals
Semifinals Wk1 Semifinals Wk2 Preliminary final Grand final A - 18 February D - 7 March G - 20 March 1 Sydney FC 1 — Sydney FC 2 Melbourne Victory 1 (2) 2 Melbourne Victory 2 — Melbourne Victory (a.e.t.) 2 Sydney FC (p.s.o) 1 (4) F - 13 March B - 20 February Sydney FC 4 3 Gold Coast United 0 (5) Wellington Phoenix 2 6 Newcastle Jets (p.s.o) 0 (6) E - 7 March Wellington Phoenix (a.e.t.) 3 C - 21 February Newcastle Jets 1 4 Wellington Phoenix (p.s.o) 1 (4) 5 Perth Glory 1 (2) AFC Champions League
Round Date Home Team Score Away Team Crowd Stadium Group Stage 23 February 2010 Beijing Guoan 1-0 Melbourne Victory 31,000 Workers Stadium Group Stage 9 March 2010 Melbourne Victory 0-2 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 7,899 Etihad Stadium Group Stage 23 March 2010 Kawasaki Frontale 4-0 Melbourne Victory 9,728 Todoroki Athletics Stadium Group Stage 31 March 2010 Melbourne Victory 1-0 Kawasaki Frontale 6,011 Etihad Stadium Group Stage 14 April 2010 Melbourne Victory 0-0 Beijing Guoan 6,394 Etihad Stadium Group Stage 28 April 2010 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 3-2 Melbourne Victory 502 Tancheon Sports Complex
23 February 2010
19:30 (UTC+8)Beijing Guoan 1 – 0 Melbourne Victory
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Ali Hamad Al-Badwawi (UAE)J. Griffiths 52'
Report
9 March 2010
19:30 (UTC+11)Melbourne Victory 0 – 2 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 7,899
Referee: Nawaf Abdulla (Bahrain)Report Ognenovski 40'
Yun Young-Sun85'
23 March 2010
19:00 (UTC+9)Kawasaki Frontale 4 – 0 Melbourne Victory
Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki
Attendance: 9,728
Referee: Khalil Ibrahim M. Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)Chong Tese 3'
Kurotsu11'
Renatinho22'
Taniguchi90'
Report
31 March 2010
19:30 (UTC+11)Melbourne Victory 1 – 0 Kawasaki Frontale
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 6,011
Referee: Saeid Mozaffarizadeh (Iran)Muscat 60' (pen.)
Report
14 April 2010
19:30 (UTC+10)Melbourne Victory 0 – 0 Beijing Guoan
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 6,394
Referee: Abdul Malik Bashir (Singapore)Report
28 April 2010
19:00 (UTC+9)Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 3 – 2 Melbourne Victory
Tancheon Sports Complex, Seongnam
Attendance: 502
Referee: Mohamed Abdelkarim Mohamed Ismail Al-Zarouni (UAE)Jeon Kwang-Jin 27'
Namgung Do72'
Jo Jae-Cheol83'
Report Dugandžić 46'
Pondeljak77'
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
6 5 0 1 11 6 +5 15 Beijing Guoan
6 3 1 2 7 5 +2 10 Kawasaki Frontale
6 2 0 4 8 8 0 6 Melbourne Victory
6 1 1 4 3 10 −7 4 W-League
2009-10 Westfield W-League fixtures
Round 1
3 October 2009
16:45 UTC+10Melbourne Victory 2 – 0 Perth Glory Etihad Stadium Enza Barilla 34'
Katie Thorlakson71'
Selin Kuralay79', 90'
Report Round 2
10 October 2009
18:00 UTC+10Melbourne Victory 0 – 1 Brisbane Roar Epping Soccer Stadium Report Ellen Beaumont 84'
Round 3
17 October 2009
14:30 UTC+10:30Adelaide United 0 – 2 Melbourne Victory Hindmarsh Stadium Report Katrina Gorry 29'
Selin Kuralay81'
Round 4
24 October 2009
14:30 UTC+10:30Canberra United 2 – 0 Melbourne Victory McKellar Park, A.C.T. Tseng Shu-o 27', 49'
Report Round 5
31 October 2009
14:00 UTC+11Melbourne Victory 2 – 1 Newcastle Jets Veneto Club Katrina Gorry 45'
Deanna Niceski91'
Report Renee Cartwright 62'
Round 6
7 November 2009
19:00 UTC+11Melbourne Victory 1 – 1 Sydney FC Deakin Reserve, Shepparton Julianne Sitch 62'
Report Maika Ruyter-Hooley 90+5' (o.g.)
Round 7
14 November 2009
19:00 UTC+11Brisbane Roar 1 – 1 Melbourne Victory Ballymore Stadium Clare Polkinghorne 49'
Report Kara Mowbray 88'
Round 8
21 November 2009
17:45 UTC+11Central Coast Mariners 2 – 0 Melbourne Victory Leichhardt Oval Michelle Heyman 27', 52'
Report Round 9
28 November 2009
15:00 UTC+11Melbourne Victory 1 – 0 Canberra United Olympic Park Katie Thorlakson 87'
Report Round 10
5 December 2009
18:00 UTC+11Perth Glory 2 – 0 Melbourne Victory Clipsal Stadium, Ingelwood Lisa De Vanna 81'
Katie Gill87'
Report 2009-10 W-League fixtures
Round Date Home Team Score Away Team Stadium 1 3 October 2009 Melbourne Victory 2-0 Perth Glory FC Etihad Stadium 2 10 October 2009 Melbourne Victory 0-1 Brisbane Roar Epping Stadium 3 17 October 2009 Adelaide United 0-2 Melbourne Victory Hindmarsh Stadium 4 24 October 2009 Canberra United 2-0 Melbourne Victory McKellar Park, A.C.T. 5 31 October 2009 Melbourne Victory 2 - 1 Newcastle Jets Veneto Club 6 7 November 2009 Melbourne Victory 1 - 1 Sydney FC Deakin Reserve, Shepparton 7 14 November 2009 Brisbane Roar 1 - 1 Melbourne Victory Ballymore Stadium 8 21 November 2009 Central Coast Mariners 2 - 0 Melbourne Victory Leichhardt Oval 9 28 November 2009 Melbourne Victory 1 - 0 Canberra United Bob Jane Stadium 10 5 December 2008 Perth Glory FC 2 - 0 Melbourne Victory Clipsal Stadium, Ingelwood References
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