2007–08 Melbourne Victory FC season

October 2015 March 2020 Melbourne Victory 2007–08 Ernie Merrick A-League 5th Pre-Season Challenge Cup 8th AFC Champions League Group Stage (2nd) Daniel Allsopp (7) Daniel Allsopp (9) _whiteVwide 000066 000066 000066 000066 000066 _upperwhite _whiteVwide _upperwhite 000066 CCCCCC 000066 CCCCCC FFFFFF 31,884 vs Sydney FC (10 November 2007) 14,558 vs Chonburi FC (21 May 2008) 24,439 2006–07 2008–09 Season summary Looking to capitalise on their successful 2006–07 campaign, Melbourne made some strong off-season signings including Costa Rican international Carlos Hernández to cover the hole left by the departure of Fred to MLS club D.C. United.http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/victory-sign-costa-rican-star/story-e6frg7s6-1111113732605 The Australian Victory sign Costa Rican star 12 June 2007 28 June 2011October 2026 medicmedic Again with the league's largest crowds and a record membership of over 20,000,http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/60317,victory-hits-the-magic-20k-mark.aspx Victory Hits The Magic 20K Mark Aidan Ormond 31 August 2007 28 June 2011 FourFourTwo Australia Haymarket Group dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121005061105/http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/60317%2Cvictory-hits-the-magic-20k-mark.aspx 5 October 2012 dmy Melbourne were undefeated after 7 rounds but the season slipped away with some poor home performances and a mounting injury list. A late season rally gave Melbourne a hope of making the finals up to the second last round but they finished 5th, 4 points out of the finals. Players First team squad 1 Australia Michael Theoklitos GK 2 Australia MF Kevin Muscat captain 3 Australia Daniel Piorkowski DF 5 Australia Ljubo Milicevic DF 6 Australia Steve Pantelidis DF 7 Australia Matthew Kemp DF 8 Scotland Grant Brebner MF 9 Australia Daniel Allsopp FW 10 Australia Archie Thompson FW 11 England Joe Keenan DF 12 Australia Rodrigo Vargas DF 13 Australia Kaz Patafta MF 14 Australia Adrian Caceres MF 15 Brazil Leandro Love FW 16 Costa Rica Carlos Hernández MF 17 Australia Daniel Vasilevski MF 18 Australia Leigh Broxham MF 19 Australia Evan Berger MF 20 Australia Eugene Galekovic GK 21 Australia Sebastian Ryall DF 30 Australia Mitchell Langerak GK Transfers In PlayerFromLeagueDateAustralia Mitchell Langerak AIS Australia VPL 23 February 2007Australia Ljubo Milicevic BSC Young Boys Switzerland Swiss Super League 20 February 2007England Joe Keenan Willem II Netherlands Eredivisie 30 March 2007Australia Matthew Kemp Adelaide United Australia A-League 11 April 2007Australia Evan Berger Marconi Stallions Australia NSWPL 29 May 2007Costa Rica Carlos Hernández LD Alajuelense Costa Rica Primera División de Costa Rica 12 June 2007Australia Kaz Patafta Benfica Portugal Portuguese Liga 20 June 2007Brazil Leandro Love Vissel Kobe Japan J-League 25 July 2007Australia Sebastian Ryall AIS Australia VPL 28 August 2007Australia Steven Pace Preston Lions Australia VPL 30 October 2007Australia Nick Ward Queens Park Rangers England Football League Championship 5 December 2007 Out PlayerToLeagueDateAustralia Michael Ferrante Wellington Phoenix Australia A-League 1 March 2007Australia Mark Byrnes released - 1 March 2007Brazil Fred D.C. United USA MLS 30 March 2007England James Robinson Perth Glory Australia A-League 17 March 2007Australia Vince Lia Wellington Phoenix Australia A-League21 March 2007Australia Simon Storey Partick Thistle F.C. Scotland Scottish First Division 21 March 2007Australia Kristian Sarkies Adelaide United Australia A-League 30 March 2007Australia Adrian Leijer Fulham F.C. England Premier League 4 August 2007Australia Eugene Galekovic Adelaide United Australia A-League 30 October 2007 Matches Pre-season matches 30 May 2007 Melbourne Victory AUS 1 : 4 ITA Juventus Telstra Dome, Melbourne 43,357 L 6 June 2007 Richmond Eagles AUS 0 : 1 AUS Melbourne Victory Kevin Bartlett Reserve, Melbourne W 13 June 2007 Oakleigh Cannons AUS 2 : 3 AUS Melbourne Victory Jack Edwards Reserve, Melbourne W 20 June 2007 South Melbourne AUS 1 : 5 AUS Melbourne Victory Bob Jane Stadium, Melbourne W 4 July 2007 China 1 : 0 AUS Melbourne Victory Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Hong Kong L 7 July 2007 Tianjin Teda China 1 : 1 AUS Melbourne Victory (5–6 pen.) TEDA Football Stadium, Tianjin D The match against China was played over three 30-minute periods. 2007 Pre-Season Cup Group A Group A MV Group Stage 15 July 2007 Melbourne Victory 20px 1 : 1 20px Adelaide United Aurora Stadium, Launceston 8,061 D Group Stage 22 July 2007 Melbourne Victory 20px 0 : 1 20px Newcastle Jets Skilled Stadium, Geelong 8,500 L Group Stage 28 July 2007 Perth Glory 20px 2 : 1 20px Melbourne Victory Darwin Football Stadium, Darwin 2,700 L Play-offs 4 August 2007 Melbourne Victory 20px 1 : 2 20px Wellington Phoenix Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne 4,100 L Seventh Place Play-off 11 August 2007 Melbourne Victory 20px 0 : 1 20px Sydney FC Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne 3,400 L 2007-08 Hyundai A-League fixtures Round 1 25 August 2007 16:00 UTC+12 Wellington Phoenix 20px 2 : 2 20px Melbourne Victory Daniel 79 Smeltz 84 Muscat 19 pen Allsopp 60 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 14,421 Mark Shield D Round 2 1 September 2007 19:00 UTC+10 Melbourne Victory 20px 0 : 0 20px Perth Glory Telstra Dome, Melbourne, Melbourne 31,545 Peter O'Leary D Round 3 7 September 2007 19:30 UTC+9:30 Adelaide United 20px 1 : 1 20px Melbourne Victory Dodd 83 pen Vargas 80 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 13,231 Peter Green D Round 4 16 September 2007 17:00 UTC+10 Melbourne Victory 20px 0 : 0 20px Central Coast Mariners Vidmar 0 90+2 Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne 27,351 Mark Shield D Round 5 21 September 2007 20:00 UTC+10 Newcastle Jets 20px 2 : 2 20px Melbourne Victory A Griffiths 5Musialik 21 Thompson 65 Caceres 83 EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 11,179 Matthew Breeze D Round 6 28 September 2007 20:00 UTC+10 Melbourne Victory 20px 2 : 0 20px Queensland Roar Muscat 68 penThompson 85 Telstra Dome, Melbourne 25,622 Ben Williams W Round 7 6 October 2007 19:00 UTC+10 Sydney FC 20px 0 : 1 20px Melbourne Victory Corica 0 25 Allsopp 82 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 18,436 Mark Shield W Round 8 12 October 2007 19:30 UTC+9:30 Adelaide United 20px 4 : 1 20px Melbourne Victory Milicevic 14 o.g.Dodd 15, 54Pantelis 90+2 Thompson 45+2 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 13,372 Mark Shield L Round 9 21 October 2007 16:30 UTC+10 Melbourne Victory 20px 2 : 1 20px Perth Glory Hernandez 24Thompson 34 Harnwell 42 Telstra Dome, Melbourne 25,598 Simon Przydacz W Round 10 26 October 2007 20:00 UTC+10 Melbourne Victory 20px 0 : 2 20px Newcastle Jets Pantelidis 0 66 A. 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Griffiths 88 Telstra Dome, Melbourne 27,123 Matthew Breeze L Round 11 4 November 2007 17:00 UTC+11 Central Coast Mariners 20px 2 : 1 20px Melbourne Victory Petrovski 83, 2 73 90Pondeljak 88 Keenan 0 22Hernández 77Vargas 0 90 Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford 11,354 Mark Shield L Round 12 10 November 2007 19:00 UTC+11 Melbourne Victory 20px 0 : 0 20px Sydney FC Telstra Dome, Melbourne 31,884 Mark Shield D Round 13 16 November 2007 19:00 UTC+10 Queensland Roar 20px 1 : 0 20px Melbourne Victory Kruse 10 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 17,207 Ben Williams L Round 14 24 November 2007 19:00 UTC+11 Melbourne Victory 20px 1 : 1 20px Wellington Phoenix Muscat 2 34 35Allsopp 43 Lia 58 Telstra Dome, Melbourne 20,938 Peter Green D Round 15 2 December 2007 17:00 UTC+9 Perth Glory 20px 3 : 1 20px Melbourne Victory Harnwell 18 Rukavytsya 27 46 Caceres 38 Members Equity Stadium, Perth 8,030 Ben Williams L Round 16 8 December 2007 19:00 UTC+11 Melbourne Victory 20px 2 : 2 20px Adelaide United Muscat 71 penAlagich 90+2 o.g. Agostino 18 50 Telstra Dome, Melbourne 22,466 Peter Green D Round 17 16 December 2007 17:00 UTC+11 Melbourne Victory 20px 1 : 3 20px Newcastle Jets Hernández 11 Denni 41J. Griffiths 54 76 Telstra Dome, Melbourne 22,626 Matthew Breeze L Round 18 31 December 2007 18:00 UTC+11 Central Coast Mariners 20px 2 : 5 20px Melbourne Victory Jedinak 32 J.Aloisi 63 Caceres 4 Allsopp 23 61 Thompson 36 Muscat 43 pen Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford 18,686 Mark Shield W Round 19 5 January 2008 19:00 UTC+10 Queensland Roar 20px 1 : 2 20px Melbourne Victory Marcinho 73 Allsopp 56Thompson 63 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 21,475 Matthew Breeze W Round 20 11 January 2008 20:00 UTC+11 Melbourne Victory 20px 3 : 0 20px Wellington Phoenix Hernández 31Ward 35Patafta 88 Telstra Dome, Melbourne 25,489 Peter Green W Round 21 20 January 2008 17:00 UTC+11 Sydney FC 20px 2 : 2 (Report)(Summary) 20px Melbourne Victory Corica 4 Brosque 62 Milligan 46 o.g. Allsopp 76 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 33,458 Peter O'Leary D Ladder Standings MV 2008 AFC Champions League Warm-up matches 14 February 2008 Whittlesea Zebras AUS 1 : 3 AUS Melbourne Victory Epping Stadium, Melbourne W 26 February 2008 Melbourne Victory AUS 2 : 1 AUS Adelaide United Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne W 4 March 2008 Adelaide United AUS 1 : 1 AUS Melbourne Victory Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide D Matches 2008 AFC Champions League#Group stage Group G MVC 12 March 2008 Melbourne Victory AUS 2 : 0 South Korea Chunnam Dragons Telstra Dome, Melbourne 23,356 W 19 March 2008 Chonburi FCThailand 3 : 1 AUS Melbourne Victory Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok 10,000 L 9 April 2008 Melbourne Victory AUS 3 : 4 Japan Gamba Osaka Telstra Dome, Melbourne 23,857 L 23 April 2008 Gamba Osaka Japan 2 : 0 AUS Melbourne Victory Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita 8,132 L 7 May 2008 Chunnam Dragons South Korea 1 : 1 AUS Melbourne Victory Gwang-Yang Stadium, Gwangyang 3,000 D 21 May 2008 Melbourne Victory AUS 3 : 1 Thailand Chonburi FC Telstra Dome, Melbourne 9,558 W References 2007–08 Category:2007–08 A-League by team Category:2007 in sport in Melbourne Category:2008 in sport in Melbourne