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Melbourne Victory 2007–08 football season
Melbourne Victory
2007–08 season
ManagerErnie Merrick
A-League5th
Pre-Season Challenge Cup8th
AFC Champions LeagueGroup Stage (2nd)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Daniel Allsopp (7)
All:
Daniel Allsopp (9)
Highest home attendance31,884 vs Sydney FC (10 November 2007)
Lowest home attendance14,558 vs Chonburi FC (21 May 2008)
Average home league attendance24,439
Home colours Away colours
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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. Again with the league's largest crowds and a record membership of over 20,000, 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

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Michael Theoklitos
2 MF Australia AUS Kevin Muscat (captain)
3 DF Australia AUS Daniel Piorkowski
5 DF Australia AUS Ljubo Milicevic
6 DF Australia AUS Steve Pantelidis
7 DF Australia AUS Matthew Kemp
8 MF Scotland SCO Grant Brebner
9 FW Australia AUS Daniel Allsopp
10 FW Australia AUS Archie Thompson
11 DF England ENG Joe Keenan
12 DF Australia AUS Rodrigo Vargas
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF Australia AUS Kaz Patafta
14 MF Australia AUS Adrian Caceres
15 FW Brazil BRA Leandro Love
16 MF Costa Rica CRC Carlos Hernández
17 MF Australia AUS Daniel Vasilevski
18 MF Australia AUS Leigh Broxham
19 MF Australia AUS Evan Berger
20 GK Australia AUS Eugene Galekovic
21 DF Australia AUS Sebastian Ryall
30 GK Australia AUS Mitchell Langerak

Transfers

In
Player From League Date
Australia Mitchell Langerak AIS Australia VPL 23 February 2007
Australia Ljubo Milicevic BSC Young Boys Switzerland Swiss Super League 20 February 2007
England Joe Keenan Willem II Netherlands Eredivisie 30 March 2007
Australia Matthew Kemp Adelaide United Australia A-League 11 April 2007
Australia Evan Berger Marconi Stallions Australia NSWPL 29 May 2007
Costa Rica Carlos Hernández LD Alajuelense Costa Rica Primera División de Costa Rica 12 June 2007
Australia Kaz Patafta Benfica Portugal Portuguese Liga 20 June 2007
Brazil Leandro Love Vissel Kobe Japan J-League 25 July 2007
Australia Sebastian Ryall AIS Australia VPL 28 August 2007
Australia Steven Pace Preston Lions Australia VPL 30 October 2007
Australia Nick Ward Queens Park Rangers England Football League Championship 5 December 2007
Out
Player To League Date
Australia Michael Ferrante Wellington Phoenix Australia A-League 1 March 2007
Australia Mark Byrnes released - 1 March 2007
Brazil Fred D.C. United United States MLS 30 March 2007
England James Robinson Perth Glory Australia A-League 17 March 2007
Australia Vince Lia Wellington Phoenix Australia A-League 21 March 2007
Australia Simon Storey Partick Thistle F.C. Scotland Scottish First Division 21 March 2007
Australia Kristian Sarkies Adelaide United Australia A-League 30 March 2007
Australia Adrian Leijer Fulham F.C. England Premier League 4 August 2007
Australia Eugene Galekovic Adelaide United Australia A-League 30 October 2007

Matches

Pre-season matches

Melbourne Victory Australia v Italy Juventus
30 May 2007 Melbourne Victory Australia 1 : 4 Italy Juventus Telstra Dome, Melbourne
Attendance: 43,357
Richmond Eagles Australia v Australia Melbourne Victory
6 June 2007 Richmond Eagles Australia 0 : 1 Australia Melbourne Victory Kevin Bartlett Reserve, Melbourne
Oakleigh Cannons Australia v Australia Melbourne Victory
13 June 2007 Oakleigh Cannons Australia 2 : 3 Australia Melbourne Victory Jack Edwards Reserve, Melbourne
South Melbourne Australia v Australia Melbourne Victory
20 June 2007 South Melbourne Australia 1 : 5 Australia Melbourne Victory Bob Jane Stadium, Melbourne
China  v Australia Melbourne Victory
4 July 2007 China  1 : 0 Australia Melbourne Victory Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Hong Kong
Tianjin Teda China v Australia Melbourne Victory
7 July 2007 Tianjin Teda China 1 : 1 Australia Melbourne Victory TEDA Football Stadium, Tianjin
(5–6 pen.)
  • The match against China was played over three 30-minute periods.

2007 Pre-Season Cup

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts
1 Adelaide United 3 1 2 0 6 3 +3 3 8
2 Perth Glory 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 1 8
3 Newcastle Jets 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 0 3
4 Melbourne Victory 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 0 1
Source: Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United
15 July 2007 Group Stage Melbourne Victory 1 : 1 Adelaide United Aurora Stadium, Launceston
Attendance: 8,061
Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets
22 July 2007 Group Stage Melbourne Victory 0 : 1 Newcastle Jets Skilled Stadium, Geelong
Attendance: 8,500
Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory
28 July 2007 Group Stage Perth Glory 2 : 1 Melbourne Victory Darwin Football Stadium, Darwin
Attendance: 2,700
Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix
4 August 2007 Play-offs Melbourne Victory 1 : 2 Wellington Phoenix Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 4,100
Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC
11 August 2007 Seventh Place Play-off Melbourne Victory 0 : 1 Sydney FC Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 3,400

2007-08 Hyundai A-League fixtures

Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne Victory
25 August 2007 Round 1 Wellington Phoenix 2 : 2 Melbourne Victory Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:00 UTC+12 Daniel 79'
Smeltz 84'		 Muscat 19' (pen)
Allsopp 60'		 Attendance: 14,421
Referee: Mark Shield
Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory
1 September 2007 Round 2 Melbourne Victory 0 : 0 Perth Glory Telstra Dome, Melbourne, Melbourne
19:00 UTC+10 Attendance: 31,545
Referee: Peter O'Leary
Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory
7 September 2007 Round 3 Adelaide United 1 : 1 Melbourne Victory Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+9:30 Dodd 83' (pen) Vargas 80' Attendance: 13,231
Referee: Peter Green
Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners
16 September 2007 Round 4 Melbourne Victory 0 : 0 Central Coast Mariners Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
17:00 UTC+10 Vidmar Red card 90+2' Attendance: 27,351
Referee: Mark Shield
Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory
21 September 2007 Round 5 Newcastle Jets 2 : 2 Melbourne Victory EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+10 A Griffiths 5'
Musialik 21'		 Thompson 65'
Caceres 83'		 Attendance: 11,179
Referee: Matthew Breeze
Melbourne Victory v Queensland Roar
28 September 2007 Round 6 Melbourne Victory 2 : 0 Queensland Roar Telstra Dome, Melbourne
20:00 UTC+10 Muscat 68' (pen)
Thompson 85'		 Attendance: 25,622
Referee: Ben Williams
Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory
6 October 2007 Round 7 Sydney FC 0 : 1 Melbourne Victory Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19:00 UTC+10 Corica Red card 25' Allsopp 82' Attendance: 18,436
Referee: Mark Shield
Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory
12 October 2007 Round 8 Adelaide United 4 : 1 Melbourne Victory Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+9:30 Milicevic 14' (o.g.)
Dodd 15', 54'
Pantelis 90+2'		 Thompson 45+2' Attendance: 13,372
Referee: Mark Shield
Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory
21 October 2007 Round 9 Melbourne Victory 2 : 1 Perth Glory Telstra Dome, Melbourne
16:30 UTC+10 Hernandez 24'
Thompson 34'		 Harnwell 42' Attendance: 25,598
Referee: Simon Przydacz
Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets
26 October 2007 Round 10 Melbourne Victory 0 : 2 Newcastle Jets Telstra Dome, Melbourne
20:00 UTC+10 Pantelidis Red card 66' A. Griffiths 8'
J. Griffiths 88'		 Attendance: 27,123
Referee: Matthew Breeze
Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Victory
4 November 2007 Round 11 Central Coast Mariners 2 : 1 Melbourne Victory Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
17:00 UTC+11 Petrovski 83', Yellow card 73' Yellow-red card 90'
Pondeljak 88'		 Keenan Red card 22'
Hernández 77'
Vargas Red card 90'		 Attendance: 11,354
Referee: Mark Shield
Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC
10 November 2007 Round 12 Melbourne Victory 0 : 0 Sydney FC Telstra Dome, Melbourne
19:00 UTC+11 Attendance: 31,884
Referee: Mark Shield
Queensland Roar v Melbourne Victory
16 November 2007 Round 13 Queensland Roar 1 : 0 Melbourne Victory Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:00 UTC+10 Kruse 10' Attendance: 17,207
Referee: Ben Williams
Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix
24 November 2007 Round 14 Melbourne Victory 1 : 1 Wellington Phoenix Telstra Dome, Melbourne
19:00 UTC+11 Muscat Yellow card 34' Yellow-red card 35'
Allsopp 43'		 Lia 58' Attendance: 20,938
Referee: Peter Green
Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory
2 December 2007 Round 15 Perth Glory 3 : 1 Melbourne Victory Members Equity Stadium, Perth
17:00 UTC+9 Harnwell 18'
Rukavytsya 27' 46'		 Caceres 38' Attendance: 8,030
Referee: Ben Williams
Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United
8 December 2007 Round 16 Melbourne Victory 2 : 2 Adelaide United Telstra Dome, Melbourne
19:00 UTC+11 Muscat 71' (pen)
Alagich 90+2' (o.g.)		 Agostino 18' 50' Attendance: 22,466
Referee: Peter Green
Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets
16 December 2007 Round 17 Melbourne Victory 1 : 3 Newcastle Jets Telstra Dome, Melbourne
17:00 UTC+11 Hernández 11' Denni 41'
J. Griffiths 54' 76'		 Attendance: 22,626
Referee: Matthew Breeze
Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Victory
31 December 2007 Round 18 Central Coast Mariners 2 : 5 Melbourne Victory Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
18:00 UTC+11 Jedinak 32'
J.Aloisi 63'		 Caceres 4'
Allsopp 23' 61'
Thompson 36'
Muscat 43' (pen)		 Attendance: 18,686
Referee: Mark Shield
Queensland Roar v Melbourne Victory
5 January 2008 Round 19 Queensland Roar 1 : 2 Melbourne Victory Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:00 UTC+10 Marcinho 73' Allsopp 56'
Thompson 63'		 Attendance: 21,475
Referee: Matthew Breeze
Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix
11 January 2008 Round 20 Melbourne Victory 3 : 0 Wellington Phoenix Telstra Dome, Melbourne
20:00 UTC+11 Hernández 31'
Ward 35'
Patafta 88'		 Attendance: 25,489
Referee: Peter Green
Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory
20 January 2008 Round 21 Sydney FC 2 : 2 Melbourne Victory Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+11 Corica 4'
Brosque 62'		 (Report)
(Summary)		 Milligan 46' (o.g.)
Allsopp 76'		 Attendance: 33,458
Referee: Peter O'Leary

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Central Coast Mariners 21 10 4 7 30 25 +5 34 Qualification for 2009 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Newcastle Jets (C) 21 9 7 5 25 21 +4 34
3 Sydney FC 21 8 8 5 28 24 +4 32 Qualification for 2008 Pan-Pacific Championship and Finals series
4 Queensland Roar 21 8 7 6 25 21 +4 31 Qualification for Finals series
5 Melbourne Victory 21 6 9 6 29 29 0 27
6 Adelaide United 21 6 8 7 31 29 +2 26
7 Perth Glory 21 4 8 9 27 34 −7 20
8 Wellington Phoenix 21 5 5 11 25 37 −12 20
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. First place qualifies for the 2009 AFC Champions League group stage.
    Winning the 2008 A-League Grand Final earns qualification for the 2009 AFC Champions League group stage, unless the Grand Final winners are also first place, in which case the Grand Final runner up qualifies.
  2. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

2008 AFC Champions League

Warm-up matches

Whittlesea Zebras Australia v Australia Melbourne Victory
14 February 2008 Whittlesea Zebras Australia 1 : 3 Australia Melbourne Victory Epping Stadium, Melbourne
Melbourne Victory Australia v Australia Adelaide United
26 February 2008 Melbourne Victory Australia 2 : 1 Australia Adelaide United Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
Adelaide United Australia v Australia Melbourne Victory
4 March 2008 Adelaide United Australia 1 : 1 Australia Melbourne Victory Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide

Matches

Main article: 2008 AFC Champions League § Group stage

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Japan Gamba Osaka 6 4 2 0 14 8 +6 14
Australia Melbourne Victory 6 2 1 3 10 11 −1 7
South Korea Chunnam Dragons 6 1 3 2 8 10 −2 6
Thailand Chonburi 6 1 2 3 7 10 −3 5
Source: Melbourne Victory Australia v South Korea Chunnam Dragons
12 March 2008 Melbourne Victory Australia 2 : 0 South Korea Chunnam Dragons Telstra Dome, Melbourne
Attendance: 23,356
Chonburi FCThailand v Australia Melbourne Victory
19 March 2008 Chonburi FCThailand 3 : 1 Australia Melbourne Victory Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 10,000
Melbourne Victory Australia v Japan Gamba Osaka
9 April 2008 Melbourne Victory Australia 3 : 4 Japan Gamba Osaka Telstra Dome, Melbourne
Attendance: 23,857
Gamba Osaka Japan v Australia Melbourne Victory
23 April 2008 Gamba Osaka Japan 2 : 0 Australia Melbourne Victory Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita
Attendance: 8,132
Chunnam Dragons South Korea v Australia Melbourne Victory
7 May 2008 Chunnam Dragons South Korea 1 : 1 Australia Melbourne Victory Gwang-Yang Stadium, Gwangyang
Attendance: 3,000
Melbourne Victory Australia v Thailand Chonburi FC
21 May 2008 Melbourne Victory Australia 3 : 1 Thailand Chonburi FC Telstra Dome, Melbourne
Attendance: 9,558

References

  1. "Victory sign Costa Rican star". The Australian. 12 June 2007. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  2. Ormond, Aidan (31 August 2007). "Victory Hits The Magic 20K Mark". FourFourTwo Australia. Haymarket Group. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
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