2013–14 Melbourne Victory FC season

the W-League team's 2013–14 season 2013–14 Melbourne Victory W-League season April 2014 Melbourne Victory 2013–14 Ange Postecoglou (until 31 October 2013) Kevin Muscat (from 31 October 2013) Anthony Di Pietro Etihad Stadium, AAMI Park A-League 4th A-League Finals series Semi-finals AFC Champions League Group stage James Troisi (12) _adidasaltwhite _VICTORY_1112h _adidasaltwhite _mvfc_stripes2 _3_stripes_white 000030 FFFFFF 000030 000030 000030 _mvfc_left_arm_2013 _mvfc_adidas_away_2013 _mvfc_left_arm_2013 _mvfc_away_shorts_2013 _Mvfc_away_socks_2013 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 2012–13 2014–15 The 2013–14 Melbourne Victory season is the ninth A-League season for the club. History The 2013–14 season was Melbourne Victory's ninth season in the A-League. On Monday 13 May 2013, Melbourne Victory announced their first signing of the season by signing Brisbane Roar Mitch Nichols on a two-year deal, reuniting him with his former Roar manager Ange Postecoglou.Mitch Nichols headed for Victory http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/melbournevictory/news-display/Mitch-Nichols-headed-for-Victory/67157 Football Federation Australia 13 May 2013 19 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130926002218/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/melbournevictory/news-display/Mitch-Nichols-headed-for-Victory/67157 26 September 2013 dead dmy-all He became Postecoglou's first new signing ahead of the 2013/14 A-League season. On 9 June it was speculated that Melbourne Victory was the prime club looking to sign Greece national team captain, Giorgos Karagounis,https://www.sbnation.com/2013/6/9/4410724/giorgos-karagounis-transfer-rumor Giorgos Karagounis in talks with Melbourne Victory Michael Orr SB Nation 9 June 2013https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/football/victory-lures-greek-champion-giorgos-karagounis/news-story/dea7a95ef6cb04fcf88ca3dd54501b48 Victory lures Greek champion Giorgos Karagounis Ray Gatt The Australian 2013-06-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20130611111949/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/football/victory-lures-greek-champion-giorgos-karagounis/story-fn63e0vj-1226660817310 subscription live 9 June 2013http://www.smh.com.au/sport/a-league/victory-in-negotiations-with-karagounis-20130609-2nxsk.html Victory in negotiations with Karagounis Michael Lynch The Sydney Morning Herald 9 June 2013http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/football/socceroo-tim-cahill-hopes-strong-local-support-will-help-cheers-australia-to-victory-over-jordan/story-fni2wcjl-1226661039411 Socceroo Tim Cahill hopes strong local support will help cheer Australia to victory over Jordan David Davutovic The Daily Telegraph 10 June 2013 after it was confirmed he was to be released by Premier League club Fulham.http://www.football365.com/news/21554/8719694/Premier-League-Giorgos-Karagounis-and-Simon-Davies-to-depart-Fulham Fulham duo to leave Football365 19 May 2013 19 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130926113734/http://www.football365.com/news/21554/8719694/Premier-League-Giorgos-Karagounis-and-Simon-Davies-to-depart-Fulham 26 September 2013 dead dmy-all After it was confirmed the Karagounis talks had come to a halt, Fulham then had second thoughts about the release and decided to pursue Karagounis' signature, which in the end they did.https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/giorgos-karagounis-signs-new-oneyear-deal-with-fulham-8697858.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/giorgos-karagounis-signs-new-oneyear-deal-with-fulham-8697858.html 1 May 2022 subscription Giorgos Karagounis signs new one-year deal with Fulham The Independent 9 July 2013http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/210545-giorgos-karagounis-extends-fulham-stay-by-one-year Giorgos Karagounis extends Fulham stay by one year Agence France-Presse NDTV 9 July 2013 19 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130820084326/http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/210545-giorgos-karagounis-extends-fulham-stay-by-one-year 20 August 2013 deadhttp://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league/melbourne-victory-have-lost-out-on-securing-greek-international-giorgos-karagounis/story-e6frf4gl-1226676900412 Melbourne Victory have lost out on securing Greek international Giorgos Karagounis Fox Sports 10 July 2013 Argentine Marque player Marcos Flores was released with mutual consent on 5 July.https://www.sbnation.com/2013/7/5/4495500/marcos-flores-central-coast Marcos Flores joins Central Coast Mariners Michael Orr SB Nation 5 July 2013http://www.smh.com.au/sport/a-league/flores-signs-with-central-coast-20130705-2ph1i.html Flores signs with Central Coast Sebastien Hassett The Sydney Morning Herald 5 July 2013 Following Flores' departure to Central Coast Mariners, Victory attempted to sign Italian international Fabrizio Miccoli as their marquee playerhttp://www.smh.com.au/sport/football/former-palermo-captain-miccoli-linked-with-melbourne-victory-20130707-2pkoa.html Former Palermo captain Miccoli linked with Melbourne Victory Sebastien Hassett The Sydney Morning Herald 7 July 2013http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/transfer-rumour--miccoli-linked-to-victory/70310 Transfer Rumour: Miccoli linked to Victory Football Federation Australia 9 July 2013 19 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130926002337/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/transfer-rumour--miccoli-linked-to-victory/70310 26 September 2013 dead dmy-all however he signed with Lecce.http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11854/8825376/transfer-news-lecce-sign-fabrizio-miccoli-after-palermo-release Transfer news: Lecce sign Fabrizio Miccoli after Palermo release Sky Sports 15 July 2013 Following these two disappointments for the Melbourne Victory stakeholders, the victory hosted one of the most notable sporting events in Australian Sporting history. This event was a Melbourne Victory against Liverpool at the MCG in front of 95,446 spectators. The full Liverpool squad was brought to Melbourne, including stars such as Steven Gerrard, Luis Suárez, Kolo Touré, Simon Mignolet, and Brad Jones. Melbourne lost the game 0–2 in what was considered a 'thriller', and has since sparked rumours of the development of a sister club relationship.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-24/reds-down-gutsy-victory-at-packed-mcg/4841856 Steven Gerrard delights the MCG crowd as Liverpool beats Melbourne Victory 2–0 ABC News 25 July 2013http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league/why-liverpool-v-melbourne-victory-at-the-mcg-tonight-is-a-friendly-worth-getting-excited-about/story-e6frf4gl-1226684274161#.UkFRhn-bHd4 Why Liverpool v Melbourne Victory at the MCG is a friendly worth getting excited about Patrick Horan Fox Sports 24 July 2013 Following the Liverpool match, Kosta Barbarouses was signed on a 3-year deal.http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league/kosta-barbarouses-signs-a-three-year-a-league-deal-with-melbourne-victory/story-e6frf4hl-1226692799305#.UkFUZn-bHd4 Kosta Barbarouses signs a three-year A-League deal with Melbourne Victory Matt Windley Fox Sports 7 August 2013http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/melbournevictory/news-display/Barbarouses-joins-Melbourne-Victory/72220 Barbarouses joins Melbourne Victory Football Federation Australia 7 August 2013 24 September 2013 17 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130917164546/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/melbournevictory/news-display/Barbarouses-joins-Melbourne-Victory/72220 dead On 17 September, Adrian Leijer handed over the captaincy role to Mark Milligan.http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/football/socceroo-mark-milligan-confirmed-as-melbourne-victory-captain-for-the-2013-2014-a-league-season/story-fnibbvjo-1226720802953?from=herald+sun_rss Socceroo Mark Milligan confirmed as Melbourne Victory captain for the 2013–2014 A-League season David Davutovic Herald Sun 17 September 2013http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/melbournevictory/news-display/Milligan-to-lead-Victory-forward/75069 Milligan to lead Victory forward Football Federation Australia 17 September 2013 19 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130926002016/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/melbournevictory/news-display/Milligan-to-lead-Victory-forward/75069 26 September 2013 dead dmy-all On 23 October 2013, it was revealed that Ange Postecoglou will coach the Socceroos and it was rumoured that Kevin Muscat would take over as coach of Melbourne Victory.http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/Ange-Postecoglou-appointed-Socceroos-coach/77480 Ange Postecoglou appointed Socceroos coach Football Federation Australia 23 October 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131029191629/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/ange-postecoglou-appointed-socceroos-coach/77480 29 October 2013 http://www.theage.com.au/sport/soccer/ange-postecoglou-named-as-socceroos-head-coach-but-melbourne-victory-gets-no-compensation-20131023-2w0a2.html Ange Postecoglou named as Socceroos head coach but Melbourne Victory gets no compensation Sebastian Hassett The Age 23 October 2013 On 31 October 2013, Muscat was officially appointed as Melbourne Victory's coach.http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/Kevin-Muscat-appointed-Victory-coach/77696 Kevin Muscat appointed Victory coach Football Federation Australia 31 October 2013 31 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131104042141/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/kevin-muscat-appointed-victory-coach/77696 4 November 2013 dead dmy-all Players Senior squad As of 21 January 2014. 1 AUS GK Nathan Coe 2 CHI DF Pablo Contreras 3 CIV DF Adama Traoré 4 AUS DF Nick Ansell 5 AUS MF Mark Milligan Captain 6 AUS MF Leigh Broxham Vice-Captain 7 BRA MF Guilherme Finkler 9 NZL FW Kosta Barbarouses 10 AUS FW Archie Thompson 11 AUS FW Connor Pain 13 AUS FW Andrew Nabbout 14 AUS MF James Troisi On loan from Atalanta 16 AUS MF Rashid Mahazi 17 AUS MF James Jeggo 18 AUS MF Francesco Stella 20 AUS GK Lawrence Thomas 21 AUS MF Tom Rogić On loan from Celtic 22 AUS FW Jesse Makarounas 23 AUS DF Adrian Leijer 2nd Vice-Captain 24 AUS DF Scott Galloway 25 AUS DF Jason Geria 26 AUS MF Jordan Brown 27 AUS MF Christopher Cristaldo 31 AUS DF Dylan Murnane Transfers Winter In 15 AUS MF Mitch Nichols Free transfer from AUS Brisbane Roar 9 NZL FW Kosta Barbarouses Free transfer from RUS Alania Vladikavkaz 2 CHI DF Pablo Contreras Free transfer from GRE Olympiacoshttp://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/Victory-gets-its-marquee-man/75478 Victory gets its marquee man Football Federation Australia 22 September 2013 24 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130927030102/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/Victory-gets-its-marquee-man/75478 27 September 2013 dead dmy-all 14 AUS FW James Troisi Loan from Italy Atalantahttp://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/Talented-Troisi-joins-Melbourne-Victory/75645 Talented Troisi joins Melbourne Victory Football Federation Australia 24 September 2013 16 AUS MF Rashid Mahazi Free transfer from AUS Northcote Cityhttp://www.footballaustralia.com.au/melbournevictory/news-display/Mahazis-Melbourne-move/76454 Mahazi's Melbourne move Football Federation Australia 4 October 2013 4 October 2013 4 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131004225952/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/melbournevictory/news-display/Mahazis-Melbourne-move/76454 dead Out 1 AUS GK Tando Velaphi Releasedhttp://www.theweeklyreviewmelbournetimes.com.au/story/1443848/ferreira-and-dilevski-among-four-cut-loose-by-victory/?cs=12 Ferreira and Dilevski among four cut loose by Victory Michael Lynch Melbourne Times 24 September 2013 2 AUS DF Matthew Foschini Free transfer to IND Salgaocarhttp://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/Matthew-Foschini-released/72306 Matthew Foschini released Football Federation Australia 8 August 2013 9 ARG MF Marcos Flores Free transfer to AUS Central Coast Mariners 11 NZL FW Marco Rojas Free transfer to GER VfB Stuttgarthttp://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/meldungen/news/2013/verpflichtung-marco-rojas-vfb-stuttgart/page/2272-1-1-.html Marco Rojas signs for VfB VfB Stuttgart 8 May 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130927061010/http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/meldungen/news/2013/verpflichtung-marco-rojas-vfb-stuttgart/page/2272-1-1-.html 27 September 2013 13 AUS DF Diogo Ferreira Released 14 AUS MF Billy Celeski Transfer to UAE Al Shaabhttp://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/victory-s-celeski-heads-to-uae/71693 Victory's Celeski heads to UAE Football Federation Australia 30 July 2013 24 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130927030231/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/victory-s-celeski-heads-to-uae/71693 27 September 2013 dead dmy-all 15 AUS DF Sam Gallagher Released 16 AUS FW Theo Markelis Releasedhttp://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/Theo-Markelis-released/71767 Theo Markelis released Football Federation Australia 31 July 2013 21 AUS DF Spase Dilevski Released 25 AUS MF Luke O'Dea Transfer to AUS Melbourne Heart Youthhttp://www.mfootball.com.au/former-victory-skipper-headlines-new-look-heart-youth-squad/ Former Victory skipper headlines new-look Heart youth squad Donald Sutherland mfootball 4 October 2013 33 AUS DF Daniel Mullen Loan return to CHN Dalian Aerbinhttp://www.sportal.com.au/football/news/melbourne-victory-sign-pablo-contreras-252862 Melbourne Victory sign marquee Pablo Contreras Sportal.com.au 22 September 2013 24 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130927173751/http://www.sportal.com.au/football/news/melbourne-victory-sign-pablo-contreras-252862 27 September 2013 dead Summer In 21 AUS MF Tom Rogić Loan from SCO Celtichttp://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/Tom-Rogic-joins-Melbourne-Victory-on-loan/83695 Tom Rogic joins Melbourne Victory on loan 20 January 2014 Football Federation Australia Robert Somers 20 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140121124646/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/Tom-Rogic-joins-Melbourne-Victory-on-loan/83695 21 January 2014 dead dmy-all Out 8 MRI MF Jonathan Bru Releasedhttp://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/Melbourne-Victory-and-Jonathan-Bru-agree-to-part-ways/82534 Melbourne Victory and Jonathan Bru agree to part ways Football Federation Australia 7 January 2014 9 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140109151914/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/Melbourne-Victory-and-Jonathan-Bru-agree-to-part-ways/82534 9 January 2014 dead dmy-all 15 AUS MF Mitch Nichols To JPN Cerezo Osakahttp://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/Mitch-Nichols-headed-for-Japan/83697 Mitch Nichols headed for Japan 20 January 2014 Football Federation Australia dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140204032537/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/Mitch-Nichols-headed-for-Japan/83697 4 February 2014 dmy Competitions Overall Competition Started round Current position / round Final position / round First match Last matchA-League — — 4th 12 October 2013 12 April 2014AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off — Group stage 15 February 2014 22 April 2014National Youth League — — 3rd 26 October 2013 1 March 2014 Pre-season 2 July 2013 1–2 Richmond SC AUS AUS Melbourne Victory Armenian 9 J. Jeggo 25 Nabbout 35 Melbourne Kevin Bartlett Reserve Report W 9 July 2013 1–1 Bentleigh Greens AUS AUS Melbourne Victory Milovanović 24 Nabbout 76 Melbourne Kingston Heath Soccer Complex Report D 16 July 2013 0–1 Port Melbourne Sharks AUS AUS Melbourne Victory Geria 22 Melbourne SS Anderson Reserve Report W 24 July 2013 0–2 Melbourne Victory AUS ENG Liverpool Gerrard 36 Aspas 90+3 Melbourne MCG Report 95,446 L 8 September 2013 Sunday 14:00 0–3 Hume City AUS AUS Melbourne Victory Makarounas 11 Stella 50 Cristaldo 85 Melbourne Broadmeadows Valley Park Report W 14 September 2013 Saturday 15:15 1–0 Brisbane Roar 20px 20px Melbourne Victory Yeboah 83 Ipswich Qld Group Stadium Report 2,542 Alan Milliner L 18 September 2013 Wednesday 14:00 0–1 Melbourne Victory 20px 20px Newcastle Jets Virgili 49 pen. Melbourne AAMI Park Report Lucien Laverdure L 29 September 2013 Sunday 12:00 1–6 Tasmania XI AUS AUS Melbourne Victory Brassington 11 Finkler 8 28 39 Proia 36 60 Duzel 90 Kingston Twin Ovals Report W 29 September 2013 Sunday 14:30 3–0 Melbourne Victory 20px 20px Western Sydney Wanderers Nichols 1 Barbarouses 27 Čović 76 o.g. Kingston Twin Ovals Report 5,290 W 3 October 2013 Thursday 15:30 1–2 Melbourne Victory 20px 20px Adelaide United Barbarouses 83 Neumann 23 Elrich 72 Melbourne AAMI Park Report Closed to the public Shaun Evans L A-League 2013–14 A-League Matches 1 12 October 2013 Saturday 19:45 Melbourne Victory 20px 0–0 20px Melbourne Heart Melbourne Etihad Stadium Report 45,202 Peter Green D 2 18 October 2013 Friday 19:30 Adelaide United 20px 2–2 20px Melbourne Victory Cirio 21 pen. Jerónimo 25 Finkler 79 Troisi 90+3 Adelaide Coopers Stadium Report 16,504 Alan Milliner D 3 25 October 2013 Friday 19:30 Melbourne Victory 20px 1–0 20px Brisbane Roar Troisi 56 Melbourne Etihad Stadium Report 21,693 Ben Williams W 4 4 November 2013 Monday 19:30 Melbourne Victory 20px 3–2 20px Wellington Phoenix A. Thompson 9 Troisi 22 31 Brockie 37 Ifill 85 Melbourne Etihad Stadium Report 23,226 Matthew Gillett W 5 9 November 2013 Saturday 19:30 Sydney FC 20px 3–2 20px Melbourne Victory Garcia 3 Ryall 15 Del Piero 37 pen. A. Thompson 17 Troisi 27 Sydney Allianz Stadium Report 18,784 Peter Green L 6 16 November 2013 Saturday 19:45 Western Sydney Wanderers 20px 1–0 20px Melbourne Victory Bridge 82 Sydney Pirtek Stadium Report 15,854 Kris Griffiths-Jones L 7 23 November 2013 Saturday 19:45 Melbourne Victory 20px 3–0 20px Adelaide United Barbarouses 14 A. Thompson 68 Nichols 76 Melbourne Etihad Stadium Report 20,064 Ben Williams W 8 29 November 2013 Friday 19:30 Central Coast Mariners 20px 0–0 20px Melbourne Victory Gosford Bluetongue Stadium Report 5,787 Kris Griffiths-Jones D 9 8 December 2013 Sunday 17:00 Melbourne Victory 20px 1–2 20px Newcastle Jets Troisi 50 N. Burns 44 66 Melbourne AAMI Park Report 18,113 Alan Milliner L 10 13 December 2013 Friday 19:30 Melbourne Victory 20px 2–0 20px Perth Glory Traoré 36Finkler 90 Melbourne AAMI Park Report 17,008 Peter Green W 11 21 December 2013 Saturday 19:30 Melbourne Heart 20px 1–3 20px Melbourne Victory Kalmar 81 Nichols 38 63Troisi 60 Melbourne AAMI Park Report 26,491 Ben Williams W 12 28 December 2013 Saturday 19:30 Melbourne Victory 20px 1–1 20px Western Sydney Wanderers Finkler 90+4 Šantalab 71 Melbourne AAMI Park Report 22,133 Peter Green D 13 4 January 2014 Saturday 19:30 Melbourne Victory 20px 0–3 20px Brisbane Roar Miller 28McKay 56Petratos 67 Melbourne AAMI Park Report 23,121 Kris Griffiths-Jones L 14 10 January 2014 Friday 19:30 Newcastle Jets 20px 1–1 20px Melbourne Victory Nichols 42 o.g. Nabbout 49 Newcastle Hunter Stadium Report 12,270 Strebre Delovski D 15 18 January 2014 Saturday 17:30 Wellington Phoenix 20px 5–0 20px Melbourne Victory Hernández 21 45+2 pen.Cunningham 45+1Brockie 85Huysegems 87 Wellington Westpac Stadium Report 6,813 Adam Kersey L 16 26 January 2014 Sunday 17:00 Melbourne Victory 20px 0–5 20px Sydney FC Despotović 11 Del Piero 20 pen. 54 Ryall 25 Carle 87 Melbourne Etihad Stadium Report 24,354 Ben Williams L 17 31 January 2014 Friday 21:45 Perth Glory 20px 1–1 20px Melbourne Victory Šernas 50 Finkler 37 pen. Perth nib Stadium Report 10,151 Kris Griffiths-Jones D 18 8 February 2014 Saturday 17:30 Central Coast Mariners 20px 1–3 20px Melbourne Victory Ibini 11 Troisi 45+1 62A. Thompson 50 Gosford Central Coast Stadium Report 9,138 Matthew Gillett W 19 14 January 2014 Rescheduled Tuesday 19:30 Melbourne Victory 20px 3–1 20px Western Sydney Wanderers A. Thompson 52Barbarouses 62Finkler 90+5 Juric 90+4 Melbourne AAMI Park Report 14,774 Ben Williams W 20 22 February 2014 Saturday 19:30 Melbourne Victory 20px 4–3 20px Adelaide United Finkler 15 56 A. Thompson 66 Barbarouses 75 Cirio 3 45 83 Melbourne AAMI Park Report 18,341 Kris Griffiths-Jones W 21 1 March 2014 Saturday 19:30 Melbourne Heart 20px 4–0 20px Melbourne Victory Engelaar 9 Dugandžić 15 Williams 83 Kewell 86 Melbourne AAMI Park Report 25,546 Strebre Delovski L 22 7 March 2014 Friday 19:30 Melbourne Victory 20px 3–1 20px Central Coast Mariners J. Jeggo 31 Troisi 77 pen. Barbarouses 90+2 Anderson 63 Melbourne AAMI Park Report 15,031 Ben Williams W 23 15 March 2014 Saturday 22:15 Perth Glory 20px 1–2 20px Melbourne Victory Milligan 27 o.g. Milligan 40 pen.A. Thompson 90 Perth nib Stadium Report 7,068 Shaun Evans W 24 22 March 2014 Saturday 19:30 Brisbane Roar 20px 1–0 20px Melbourne Victory Brattan 90+2 Brisbane Suncorp Stadium Report 17,965 Peter Green L 25 29 March 2014 Saturday 19:30 Melbourne Victory 20px 1–1 20px Sydney FC Troisi 64 Chianese 48 Melbourne AAMI Park Report 20,447 Jarred Gillett D 26 5 April 2014 Saturday 17:30 Newcastle Jets 20px 2–2 20px Melbourne Victory Taggart 18 Leijer 23 o.g. Milligan 21 85 pen. Newcastle Hunter Stadium Report 10,185 Strebre Delovski D 27 12 April 2014 Saturday 15:30 Wellington Phoenix 20px 1–4 20px Melbourne Victory Brockie 90 Thompson 1 Troisi 29 Finkler 45 Milligan 59 pen. Wellington Westpac Stadium Report 5,336 Chris Beath W League table MV Results summary 7 3 3 22 19 4 5 5 20 24 13 April 2014 Competitive Matches April 2014 Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/A Result D /D /W /W /L /L /W /D /L /W /W /D /L /D /L /L /D /W /W /W /L /W /W /L /D /D /W Position 6 /5 /4 /3 /3 /6 /5 /4 /6 /4 /3 /3 /4 /4 /4 /4 /4 /4 /3\4 /3 /5 /3 /2 /3 /5 /5 /4 Round 19 was played early (between rounds 14 and 15) due to clash with ACL games. The first position (3) is after the round 19 match. The second position (4) is after the rest of round 19 matches. Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 13 April 2014 Matches April 2014 League Goalscorers per Round TotalPlayerGoals 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 12 AUS James Troisi 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 8 AUS Archie Thompson 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 BRA Guilherme Finkler 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 4 NZL Kosta Barbarouses 1 1 1 1 AUS Mark Milligan 1 2 1 3 AUS Mitch Nichols 1 2 1 CIV Adama Traoré 1 AUS Andrew Nabbout 1 AUS James Jeggo 1 42 TOTAL 0 2 1 3 2 0 3 0 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 3 4 0 3 2 0 1 2 4 AFC Champions League 2014 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off 1 15 February 2014 Saturday 19:45 AEDT Melbourne Victory AUS 2–1 Report THA Muangthong United Troisi 58 Broxham 83 Gjurovski 22 Thonglao 0 90+4 Geelong, Australia Kardinia Park 8,304 Masaaki Toma (Japan) W Group stage Group G MEL 1 26 February 2014 Wednesday 20:00 CST Guangzhou Evergrande CHN 4–2 AUS Melbourne Victory Huang B W 59 Diamanti 65 85 Elkeson 71 Contreras 36 Broxham 41 Guangzhou, China Tianhe Stadium Report 39,841 Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar) L 2 12 March 2014 Wednesday 19:30 AEDT Melbourne Victory AUS 2–2 KOR Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Ansell 31 Barbarouses 81 Lee Dong-Gook 76 79 Melbourne, Australia Docklands Stadium Report 6,128 Mohamed Al Zarouni (United Arab Emirates) D 3 18 March 2014 Tuesday 19:30 AEDT Melbourne Victory AUS 1–0 JPN Yokohama F. Marinos Barbarouses 9 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Report 6,357 Mohd Amirul Izwan Bin Yaacob (Malaysia) W 4 2 April 2014 Wednesday 19:30 JST Yokohama F. Marinos JPN 3–2 AUS Melbourne Victory Ito 21 Nakamachi 27 Hyodo 89 Troisi 7 pen. J. Jeggo 90+2 Yokohama, Japan International Stadium Yokohama Report 7,395 Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong) L 5 15 April 2014 Tuesday 19:30 AEST Melbourne Victory AUS 2–0 CHN Guangzhou Evergrande Milligan 2Troisi 90+1 Melbourne, Australia Docklands Stadium Report 13,120 Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia) W 6 22 April 2014 Tuesday 19:00 KST Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors KOR 0–0 AUS Melbourne Victory Jeonju, South Korea Jeonju World Cup Stadium Report 12,891 Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) D Goalscorers 3 goals AUS James Troisi 2 goals NZL Kosta Barbarouses AUS Leigh Broxham 1 goal AUS Nick Ansell CHI Pablo Contreras AUS James Jeggo AUS Mark Milligan Awards Player of the Week (Round 25) – Mark Milliganhttp://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/Team-of-the-Week--Round-25/89190 Team of the Week – Round 25 Aidan Ormond Football Federation Australia 31 March 2014 References External links Official website A-League website Melbourne Victory Videos April 2014 2013–14 Category:2013–14 A-League by team Category:2013 in sport in Melbourne Category:2014 in sport in Melbourne