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Football club
Melbourne Victory Football Club Youth is the youth system of Melbourne Victory based in Melbourne , Victoria. The team plays in the National Premier Leagues , the second level of Australia's soccer pyramid in Australia. The club also competes in the under-23s Y-League competition.
Youth team history
The team was founded in 2008, as a Melbourne Victory representative team for the inaugural season of the National Youth League competition, along with six other youth squads, and finished a disappointing sixth. The development side has had three managers, Mehmet Durakovic , who was promoted to manager of the senior squad in 2011, and current managers Darren Davies and John Aloisi . Davies led the youth side to its first silverware victory in winning the premiership plate, finishing first on the National Youth League ladder in the 2012-13 season . It would be current club chairman Anthony Di Pietro 's first silverware victory as well.
On 7 November 2014, it was confirmed that the team would compete in the National Premier Leagues Victoria 1 competition for 2015 season onwards. Victory managed promotion at their first attempt, placing second in the NPL1 East division, going on to beat Moreland Zebras FC in the qualification playoff and then North Geelong Warriors FC in the promotion playoff. For the club's first season in the top tier of football in Victorian state football, Matt Hennessey and Ryan Lambert were signed from Hume City FC and Richmond SC respectively.
Youth/NPL current squad
As of 13 February 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Current staff
Head Coaches:
Joe Palatsides
1st Grade Head Coach
Rodrigo Vargas
U21 Head Coach
Andreas Papanicolaou
U18 Head Coach
Joaquín Moreno
U16 Head Coach
Matthew Sultana
U15 Head Coach
Rob Wielaert
U14 Head Coach
Tom Paton
Pre Academy Head Coach
Mark Topic
Pre Academy Head Coach
Isabella Santilli
Pre Academy Head Coach
Matt Fletcher
Pre Academy Head Coach
Brad Roberts
Pre Academy Head Coach
Reide Mulholland
Pre Academy Head Coach
Staff:
Joe Palatsides
Head of Academy Coaching
Andrew Kentepozidis
Academy Operations Manager
Jayden Anderson
Academy Sports Science Lead
Amelia Thomas
Academy Medical Lead
Sebastian Bechaud
Head of Academy Goalkeeping
Agim Sherifovski
Academy Assistant Coach
Piotr Rutkowski
Academy Assistant Coach
Mark Spiteri
Pre Academy Head Goalkeeping Coach
Ashley Wisneske
Pre Academy Goalkeeping Coach
Archie Thompson
Academy Development Coach
Fahid Ben Khalfallah
Academy Development Coach
Gaby Garton
Academy Development Coach
Joey Didulica
Academy Development Coach
Sasa Ognenovski
Academy Development Coach
Honours
Youth
Winners (1): 2015
National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 / Victoria Premier Leagues 1 Premiership
National Premier Leagues Victoria 3 Premiership
Under-23s
Academy
National Premier Leagues Victoria U-18 Premiership
Stadiums
The team play their home matches at Epping Stadium in Melbourne's northern suburb of Epping . The stadium has a total capacity of 10,000, with a single grandstand of approximately 1,000 seats. Past venues used as a home ground by the club have been South Melbourne FC home ground Lakeside Stadium in Albert Park , Bentleigh Greens' Kingston Heath in Cheltenham and Northcote City's John Cain Memorial Park in Thornbury ; however, with the side now competing the top division of Victorian football, along with all three of these sides, ground-sharing with any of the sides was not a preferred option, with Epping Stadium providing the club with the facilities required. The team has also played competitive matches at Victory's senior team home venues, AAMI Park and Etihad Stadium .
Former players
This is a list of former Melbourne Victory Youth players, who have played at least 20 A-League competitive matches for the first team.
As of 22 December 2021
Bold denotes players still playing in Melbourne Victory
Appearances only consist of competitive domestic league appearances
Season by season history
Y League
National Premier Leagues
Managerial history
See also
Notes
^ No National Youth League Finals
6 point deduction
3 point deduction
References
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Melbourne Victory VPL1 Squad 2024
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"Y-League Ladder 2012/13 - Football/Australia" . www.flashscore.com.au . Retrieved 29 June 2024.
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"Metro Melbourne 2021 season status | Football Victoria" . www.footballvictoria.com.au . 3 September 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
"Ladder for NPL 3 VIC Men 2022" . GameDay . Retrieved 29 June 2024.
oscar (29 July 2023). "NPL Report: Victory secure promotion" . Melbourne Victory . Retrieved 8 July 2024.
"Ladder for NPL 3 VIC Men 2023" . GameDay . Retrieved 30 June 2024.
oscar (30 July 2024). "VPL Report: Spoils shared in ten-goal thriller" . Melbourne Victory . Retrieved 5 August 2024.
"Ladder for VPL 1 Men" . GameDay . Retrieved 5 August 2024.
"Home Page | Football Victoria" . 3 October 2018.
"Darren Davies Delighted With NYL Championship Especially For His Boys That Have Been Through The Ups And Downs" . Breathing Football.com. 5 March 2013. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
"Gareth Naven returns to Perth" . Melbourne Victory FC . 21 February 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
"Victory appoints Gareth Naven as NPL/NYL Head Coach" . Melbourne Victory . 30 May 2016.
External links
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