2005–06 Melbourne Victory FC season

October 2015 March 2021 June 2025 Melbourne Victory 2005–06 Ernie Merrick A-League 7th Pre-Season Challenge Cup Semi-final Archie Thompson (8) 18,260 vs Sydney FC (16 October 2005) 10,078 vs New Zealand Knights (4 February 2006) 14,158 2006–07 Melbourne Victory were considered to be one of the future "powerhouse" football clubs in Australia prior to the 2005/06 A-League season, with Socceroos Kevin Muscat and Archie Thompson returning to Melbourne from successful club careers in Europe. It was widely believed that they would be contenders for the A-League championship. However, the team ended up finishing a disappointing seventh and missed out on the finals. Players First-team squad 1 Australia Michael Theoklitos GK 2 Australia MF Kevin Muscat captain 3 Australia Daniel Piorkowski DF 4 Australia Mark Byrnes DF 5 Belgium Geoffrey Claeys DF 6 Australia Steve Pantelidis DF 7 Australia Michael Ferrante FW 8 Australia Andy Vlahos MF 9 Australia Daniel Allsopp FW 10 Australia Archie Thompson FW 11 Australia Vince Lia MF 12 Australia Carl Recchia MF 13 Australia Kristian Sarkies MF 15 Australia Adrian Leijer DF 16 Australia Simon Storey DF 17 Austria Richard Kitzbichler MF 18 Australia Chris Tadrosse MF 19 Australia Ricky Diaco FW 20 Australia Eugene Galeković GK Transfers In PlayerFromCountry/State & League FromDateAustralia Michael Theoklitos Bulleen ZebrasAustralia VPL Australia Kevin Muscat Millwall England English Championship Australia Daniel Piorkowski Melbourne Knights Australia VPL Australia Mark Byrnes FC Hameenlinna Finland Finnish First Division Belgium Geoffrey Claeys Excelsior Mouscron Belgium Jupiler League Australia Steve Pantelidis Heidelberg United FC Australia VPL Australia Michael Ferrante Fawkner Blues Australia VPL Australia Andy Vlahos Cercle Brugge Belgium Jupiler League Australia Danny Allsopp Hull City England English Championship Australia Archie Thompson Lierse SK Belgium Jupiler League Australia Vince Lia Fawkner Blues Australia VPL Australia Carl Recchia South Melbourne FC Australia VPL Australia Kristian Sarkies South Melbourne FC Australia VPL Australia Adrian Leijer Melbourne Knights Australia VPL Australia Simon Storey Altona Magic Australia VPL Austria Richard Kitzbichler Austria Wien Austria Austrian Bundesliga Australia Chris Tadrosse Blacktown City FC Australia NSW Premier League Australia Ricky Diaco Bulleen Zebras Australia VPL Australia Eugene Galekovic SC Beira-Mar Portugal Primeira Liga Matches 2005-06 Hyundai A-League fixtures Round 1 28 August 2005 17:00 UTC+10 Sydney FC 20px 1 : 1 https://web.archive.org/web/20060902095817/http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=488&pageid=18 20px Melbourne Victory Yorke 44 Thompson 73 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 25,208 Mark Shield D Round 2 4 September 2005 17:00 UTC+10 Melbourne Victory 20px 2 : 2 https://web.archive.org/web/20060819130435/http://a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=4673&pageid=547 20px Perth Glory Kitzbichler 11Muscat 85 pen Caceres 40Despotovski 56 Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne 17,960 Matthew Breeze D Round 3 9 September 2005 19:30 UTC+9:30 Adelaide United 20px 1 : 0 20px Melbourne Victory Brain 1Alagich 0 15 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 8,785 Peter O'Leary L Round 4 18 September 2005 15:00 UTC+10 Queensland Roar 20px 1 : 1 20px Melbourne Victory Baird 62McKay 0 40 Allsopp 88 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 15,444 Ben Williams D Round 5 25 September 2005 17:00 UTC+10 Melbourne Victory 20px 1 : 0 20px Newcastle Jets Thompson 68 Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne 13,831 Craig Zetter W Round 6 30 September 2005 20:00 UTC+10 Central Coast Mariners 20px 1 : 2 20px Melbourne Victory Heffernan 33 Thompson 73Leijer 81 Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium, Gosford 9,313 Ben Williams W Round 7 10 October 2005 19:00 UTC+10 Melbourne Victory 20px 3 : 0 20px New Zealand Knights Kitzbichler 23 Muscat 62 Diaco 64 Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne 11,010 Peter Green W Round 8 16 October 2005 13:00 UTC+10 Melbourne Victory 20px 5 : 0 20px Sydney FC Kitzbichler 34 Muscat 53 78 Thompson 57 69 Talay 0 58 Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne 18,206 Matthew Breeze W Round 9 23 October 2005 17:00 UTC+8 Perth Glory 20px 2 : 1 20px Melbourne Victory Deane 22 Sekulovski 55 Thompson 39 Members Equity Stadium, Perth 12,312 Mark Shield L Round 10 28 October 2005 20:00 UTC+10 Melbourne Victory 20px 0 : 1 20px Adelaide United Veart 83 Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne 16,201 Matthew Breeze L Round 11 4 November 2005 20:00 UTC+11 Melbourne Victory 20px 0 : 1 20px Queensland Roar Matt McKay 15 Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne 13,239 Mark Shield L Round 12 11 November 2005 20:00 UTC+11 Melbourne Victory 20px 0 : 0 20px Newcastle Jets Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne 12,407 Simon Przydacz D Round 13 18 November 2005 20:00 UTC+11 Melbourne Victory 20px 0 : 2 20px Central Coast Mariners Hutchinson 38 Heffernan 75 Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne 13,892 Ben Williams L Round 14 28 November 2005 20:00 UTC+11 New Zealand Knights 20px 2 : 3 20px Melbourne Victory Christie 31 Devine 41 pen Muscat 41 pen Kitzbichler 44 Kitzbichler 75 North Harbour Stadium, Auckland 1,922 Peter O'Leary W Round 15 3 December 2005 19:00 UTC+11 Sydney FC 20px 2 : 1 20px Melbourne Victory Corica 24 Carney 81 Allsopp 88 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 17,272 Mark Shield L Round 16 29 December 2005 20:00 UTC+11 Melbourne Victory 20px 2 : 2 20px Perth Glory Thompson 23 Allsopp 45 Mori 24 Ward 67 Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne 14,754 Peter O'Leary D Round 17 5 January 2006 20:00 UTC+11 Adelaide United 20px 1 : 0 20px Melbourne Victory Dodd 14 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 13,427 Mark Shield L Round 18 15 January 2006 19:00 UTC+11 Queensland Roar 20px 0 : 1 20px Melbourne Victory Thompson 55 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 12,710 Mark Shield W Round 19 21 January 2006 17:00 UTC+11 Newcastle Jets 20px 1 : 0 20px Melbourne Victory Coveny 36 EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 9,073 Matthew Breeze L Round 20 27 January 2006 20:00 UTC+11 Central Coast Mariners 20px 3 : 1 20px Melbourne Victory Spencer 28 Spencer 63 Heffernan 88 Michael Ferrante 13 Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium, Gosford 11,925 Simon Przydacz L Round 21 3 February 2006 17:00 UTC+11 Melbourne Victory 20px 2 : 1 20px New Zealand Knights Byrnes 2 Muscat 21 pen Brockie 90 Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne 10,078 Angelo Nadi W Ladder Standings MV 2005–06 end-of-season awards Player of the Year (Victory Medal) Kevin Muscathttps://melbournevictory.com.au/club/history/honour-roll/ Honour Roll Melbourne Victory FC 30 June 2025 Clubman of the Year Adrian Leijer Players' Player of the Year Adrian Leijer Golden Boot Archie Thompson Union Supporters Fans' Player of the Year Richard Kitzbichler References 2005–06 Category:2005–06 A-League by team Category:2005 in sport in Melbourne Category:2006 in sport in Melbourne