A-League - Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
| Points | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 20 |
Full name: Melbourne Victory
Nickname(s): Victory
Founded: 2004
Ground: Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
Capacity: 18,500
Chairman: Geoff Lord
Manager: Ernie Merrick
League: A-League
2005-06 Rank: 7th
Melbourne Victory FC is a football (soccer) club from Melbourne, Australia. It was selected as Melbourne's entry in the re-vamped national league, the A-League.
Currently, the Victory play at Olympic Park Stadium. The club is planning to move to a brand new stadium to the east of the current Olympic Park complex, which will be shared with rugby league side Melbourne Storm. It will be rectangular, seat approximately 20,000 and is expected to be completed in time for the start of the 2008-2009 campaign.
On the 27th of October 2005 it was revealed that Korean electronics giant Samsung had become the club's major sponsor in a 2 year deal, believed to be the largest in Australian domestic football history. Multinational fast food giant KFC have also signed on as a secondary shirt sponsor for the 06/07 season.
Melbourne Victory's colours are navy blue and white, the traditional state colours of Victoria. Their badge displays the "V", a symbol that has long been an identifier of Victorian sporting teams.
More Info: http://www.melbournevictory.com.au
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Players
| Name | Position | Goals | Yellow Cards | Red Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Theoklitos | Goalkeeper | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eugene Galekovic | Goalkeeper | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Byrnes | Defence | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geoggrey Claeys | Defence | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodrigo Vargas | Defence | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Leijer | Defence | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Piorkowski | Defence | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Pantelidis | Defence | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Storey | Defence | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allesandro | Defence | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Muscat | Midfield | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Brebner | Midfield | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Lia | Midfield | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Caceres | Midfield | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Ferrante | Attack | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kristian Sarkies | Attack | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred | Attack | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Allsopp | Attack | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Archie Thompson | Attack | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claudinho | Attack | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Table |
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|---|---|---|---|
| # | Club | Pl | Pts |
| 1 |  Melbourne Victory |
21 | 45 |
| 2 |  Adelaide United |
21 | 33 |
| 3 |  Newcastle Jets |
21 | 30 |
| 4 |  Sydney FC |
21 | 29 |
| 5 |  Queensland Roar |
21 | 29 |
| 6 |  Central Coast Mariners |
21 | 24 |
| 7 |  Perth Glory |
21 | 20 |
| 8 |  New Zealand Knights |
21 | 19 |
Top Goalscorers |
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| # | Player | Goals |
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| Claudinho | 1 |
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| Kevin Muscat | 1 |
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| Mark Byrnes | 0 |
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