Melbourne Victory FC
Full name	Melbourne Victory Football Club
Nickname(s)	Victory
Founded	2004
Ground	Olympic Park Stadium / Telstra Dome
Capacity	18,500 / 53,355
Chairman	Geoff Lord
Manager	Ernie Merrick
League	A-League
A-League 2005-06	7th
Home colours Away colours

Melbourne Victory FC is a football (soccer) club based in Melbourne, Australia. It was selected as Melbourne's entry in the re-vamped national league, the A-League. They have been guaranteed the Premiership for this season since their win against the New Zealand Knights on December 17 and qualify for the 2008 AFC Champions League. Image File history File links MelbVictory-logo. ... Olympic Park Stadium was built as a training venue for the 1956 Olympic Games. ... Telstra Dome is a stadium in the developing Docklands precinct of Melbourne, Australia, that caters for both sporting and entertainment events. ... This is a list of major football (soccer) stadia, grouped by country and ordered by capacity. ... Geoff Lord is the current chairman of the Australian football (soccer) club the Melbourne Victory in the newly formed A-League. ... Ernie Merrick is the current head coach for the Australian Hyundai A-League team, Melbourne Victory. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links soccer jersey with thin white sides File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Kit_left_arm_navylower. ... File links The following pages link to this file: Template talk:Football kit Brescia Calcio FC Girondins de Bordeaux User:Johan Elisson/football kits Categories: GFDL images | Football kit templates ... Image File history File links Kit_right_arm_navylower. ... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Melbournes Yarra River is a popular area for walking, jogging, cycling, rowing and for relaxing on the banks with a picnic Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... New Zealand Knights FC, formerly the Auckland Kingz Football Club, is the only professional football (soccer) team in New Zealand. ... AFC Champions League logo The AFC Champions League is an annual international inter-club football competition between the champions and cup winners of the top 14 Asian leagues. ...

Stadium

On the back of a then home-and-away season record attendance of 39,730 at the Telstra Dome (the new record of 50,333 was set on December 8, 2006- see below) for the 3-2 win over Sydney FC on September 2, 2006, it was announced that seven home matches would be moved to the Dome. Only one match - against the struggling New Zealand Knights - would remain at the club's original home Olympic Park, due to a music concert the night of and after the game by Robbie Williams. ^[1],^[2] Telstra Dome is a stadium in the developing Docklands precinct of Melbourne, Australia, that caters for both sporting and entertainment events. ... Sydney Football Club, founded in 2004, is an Australian football (soccer) club based in Sydney and competes in Australias premier competition, the A-League. ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... New Zealand Knights FC, formerly the Auckland Kingz Football Club, is the only professional football (soccer) team in New Zealand. ... Olympic Park is a sporting precinct located a few kilometres from the CBD of Melbourne, Australia. ... For footballers with the same name, see Robbie Williams (footballer). ...

The new record attendance of 50,333 was achieved on the 8th of December 2006 for the return match against Sydney FC. It was an anticlimatic game with the result being 0-0 with Archie Thompson and Daniel Allsopp missing crucial chances. Archie Gerald Thompson (born October 23, 1978 in New Zealand) is an Australian football (soccer) player, currently playing for the Melbourne Victory in the Australian A-League. ... Daniel (Danny) Allsopp (born on August 10, 1978 in Melbourne) is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays as a striker for the Melbourne Victory in the newly formed Hyundai A-League. ...

The club is planning to move to a new stadium to the east of the current Olympic Park complex. The new Melbourne Rectangular Stadium is currently planned to seat approximately 20,000 spectators (expandable to 25,000) and is expected to be completed in time for the start of the 2008-2009 campaign. Given current attendances often approach and sometimes exceed that capacity there is a strong push for the stadium plan to be revised. The possibility of the club remaining at the Telstra Dome has not been ruled out if the proposed stadium design cannot be revised and/or the club's attendances remain high (they currently stand at over 26,000 for the 2006/07 season). On December 5, the news surfaced that the club would fight the size of the stadium to 30,000 seats with the Government's minister of sport. Melbourne Rectangular Stadium is to be a purpose built outdoor stadium located in Swan Street in inner Melbourne. ...

Sponsorship

On 27 October 2005, it was announced that South Korean electronics giant Samsung would become the club's major sponsor in a two 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 2006-07 season. October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... Anthem: Aegukga (The Patriotic Song) Capital (and largest city) Seoul Korean Government Republic  - President Roh Moo-hyun  - Prime Minister Han Myung-sook Establishment    - Gojoseon October 3, 2333 BCa   - Liberation declared March 1, 1919 (de jure)   - Liberation August 15, 1945   - First Republic August 15, 1948   - United Nations Recognition December 12, 1948... Samsung Group is one of the largest South Korean business groupings. ... Fast food is food prepared and served quickly at a fast-food restaurant or shop at low cost. ... KFC, or Kentucky Fried Chicken, is a fast food restaurant chain based in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. ...

Kit

Melbourne Victory have one home and one away kit for the 2006/07 A-League season. The kit colours are navy blue, silver and white, which encompass the navy blue and white traditional state sporting colours of Victoria. The club badge and away kit display the "V", a symbol that has long been an identifier of Victorian sporting teams. Emblems: Pink heath (floral)Weedy Seadragon (Aquatic) helmeted honeyeater (bird) Leadbeaters possum (faunal) Motto: Peace and Prosperity Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place To Be, On The Move Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Const. ...

Supporters

Melbourne Victory is the only A-League team based in Victoria, and have a dedicated fan base - the club have consistently set records for A-League attendances. With the move to Telstra Dome during the 2006/07 season and as the team have been top of the league throughout the season large crowds have been constant feature. On the 8th of December a crowd of 50,333 attended the match against Sydney FC at the Telstra Dome. This is the largest attendance on record for a domestic football match in Australia. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Emblems: Pink heath (floral)Weedy Seadragon (Aquatic) helmeted honeyeater (bird) Leadbeaters possum (faunal) Motto: Peace and Prosperity Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place To Be, On The Move Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Const. ... Telstra Dome is a stadium in the developing Docklands precinct of Melbourne, Australia, that caters for both sporting and entertainment events. ... Sydney Football Club, founded in 2004, is an Australian football (soccer) club based in Sydney and competes in Australias premier competition, the A-League. ... Telstra Dome is a stadium in the developing Docklands precinct of Melbourne, Australia, that caters for both sporting and entertainment events. ...

Melbourne Victory has a number of supporter groups, each group with its own style of support. These groups include BWB (Blue and White Brigade), M7C (May 7 Crew), SDC (Southern Death Crew), Flat Cap Crew (Ozspurs), BWB Youth, Frontline, the OSS (Offside Set) and T-27 (Terrace 27).

The British style support, from the many fans of the FA Premier League and The Football League, can be found at the Southern End. The North-East Terrace of Olympic Park houses the European style support led by the BWB. Those seated in the northern stands chant to the southern end "We're north end over here!" and vice versa. The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in the UK and the Barclays English Premier League or just simply The EPL internationally) is a league competition for football clubs located at the top of the English football league system (above The Football League), making it England... The Football League is a league competition for professional football clubs in England, the oldest such competition in world football. ... An Olympic Park is a venue or group of venues set up when a country hosts the Olympic Games. ...

When games are played at Telstra Dome, the North-East Terrace supporters stand behind the southern goal (Coventry End), while the Southern End supporters stand behind the northern goal (Lockett End), however, as a tribute to where the fans sit at Olympic Park, the Terrace fans still chant "We're North end over here" and the Lockett end "We're South end over here." Telstra Dome is a stadium in the developing Docklands precinct of Melbourne, Australia, that caters for both sporting and entertainment events. ...

The atmosphere created by Melbourne Victory fans under the roof at the Telstra Dome, has become the benchmark in the competition. This atmosphere is now a draw card for the club with people from interstate and overseas making the trip to Telstra Dome to soak up the experience. Telstra Dome is a stadium in the developing Docklands precinct of Melbourne, Australia, that caters for both sporting and entertainment events. ... Telstra Dome is a stadium in the developing Docklands precinct of Melbourne, Australia, that caters for both sporting and entertainment events. ...

Melbourne Victory's fans are also renowned as one of the best travelers in the A-League. Despite having to travel 1000's of kilometers to get to some opponents, Melbourne Victory fans travel in big numbers. In recent away clashes an estimated 400 fans made the journey to Sydney and Adelaide to see Melbourne take full points over Sydney FC and Adelaide United respectively. The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... For other uses, see Adelaide (disambiguation). ... Sydney Football Club, founded in 2004, is an Australian football (soccer) club based in Sydney and competes in Australias premier competition, the A-League. ... Adelaide United FC are a football (soccer) club from Adelaide, Australia. ...

Rivalries

Sydney FC are developing into Melbourne Victory's main rivals, which Melbourne fans consider the most heated rivalry in the A-League. Given the short history of the league, this is primarily due to other historical competitions and rivalries between the cities of Melbourne and Sydney. Sydney Football Club, founded in 2004, is an Australian football (soccer) club based in Sydney and competes in Australias premier competition, the A-League. ... Melbournes Yarra River is a popular area for walking, jogging, cycling, rowing and for relaxing on the banks with a picnic Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ...

Melbourne and Adelaide United are also developing a rivalry. Both sides' travelling fans turn out in good numbers when the two teams clash, and often have heated exchanges. An incident during the Round 8 clash of the 2006/07 season saw Melbourne captain Kevin Muscat knock Adelaide United coach John Kosmina from his chair in the technical area, as he was retrieving the play ball that had rolled under Kosmina's chair. The Adelaide coach jumped to his feet and grabbed Muscat by the throat as the two exchanged words on the sideline. Muscat was given a yellow card, while Kosmina was sent to the stand and later received a four-match ban from the technical area for his part in the altercation. Adelaide United FC are a football (soccer) club from Adelaide, Australia. ... Kevin Vincent Muscat (born 7 August 1973 in Crawley, England) is an Australian football (soccer) player, who currently plays for and is captain of Melbourne Victory in the Australian Hyundai A-League. ... Alexander John Kosmina (born August 17, 1956) known as John Kosmina is the current head coach for the Australian A-League football club Adelaide United. ...

2006-07 Season

Main article: Melbourne Victory Season 2006-07

Melbourne Victory are currently participating in the 2006-07 A-League competition and are a certainty to finish top of the table this season, a vast improvement over their 7th-placed finish in the inaugural competition. After defeating New Zealand 4-0 Melbourne Victory secured the premiership in round 17. // In Out Melbourne started their 2006-07 pre-season with a number of practise matches against Victorian Premier League clubs. ... Wikinews has news related to: Melbourne Victory clinch A-League premiership The A-Leagues 2006-07 season is the second season of the Australian A-League football (soccer) competition. ...

A-League Table

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Current squad

No. Position Player 1 GK Michael Theoklitos 2 DF Kevin Muscat (captain) 3 DF Daniel Piorkowski 4 DF Mark Byrnes 6 MF Steve Pantelidis 7 MF Michael Ferrante 8 MF Fred 9 FW Daniel Allsopp 10 FW Archie Thompson 11 MF Vince Lia

No. Position Player 12 DF Rodrigo Vargas 13 MF Kristian Sarkies 14 MF Adrian Caceres 15 DF Adrian Leijer 16 DF Simon Storey 17 MF Grant Brebner 18 DF Alessandro 20 GK Eugene Galekovic 21 FW James Robinson

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Daniel (Danny) Allsopp (born on August 10, 1978 in Melbourne) is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays as a striker for the Melbourne Victory in the newly formed Hyundai A-League. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ... Archie Gerald Thompson (born October 23, 1978 in New Zealand) is an Australian football (soccer) player, currently playing for the Melbourne Victory in the Australian A-League. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... Midfielder is a position in football (soccer). ... Vince Lia (born March 18, 1985) is a promising young footballer who plays for Melbourne Victory in the newly formed Hyundai A-League. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... 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Adrian Leijer (born March 25, 1986) is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays as a centre back for the Melbourne Victory in the Hyundai A-League. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... The Bolton player in white closest to the camera is a defender in this case, trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Simon Storey (born June 5, 1982) is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays as a left full back for the Melbourne Victory in the A-League. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... Midfielder is a position in football (soccer). ... Grant Brebner (born December 06, 1977) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for Australian A-League side Melbourne Victory. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... The Bolton player in white closest to the camera is a defender in this case, trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... 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Notable former players

• Claudinho
• Geoffrey Claeys
• Richard Kitzbichler

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Records

• Record Victory: 6 - 1 vs Changchun Yatai, QNI North Queensland Trophy, 24 June 2006
• Record Victory (A-League): 5 - 0 vs Sydney FC, 16 October 2005
• Record Defeat: 1 - 3 vs Central Coast Mariners, 12 August 2005 & 29 July 2006
• Record Defeat (A-League): 1 - 3 vs Central Coast Mariners, 27 January 2006
• Undefeated Streak: 7, 4th February 2006 – 8th October 2006
• Most Wins in a Row: 7, 4th February 2006 – 8th October 2006
• Most Away Wins in a Row: 8, 10th September 2006 - Current
• Record High Attendance: 50,333 vs Sydney FC, Telstra Dome, Melbourne, 8th December 2006
• Record Low Attendance: 10,078 vs New Zealand Knights, Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, 4 February 2006
• Highest Season Average Attendance: 14,157 - A-League 2005-06
• All-time Leading Goal Scorer: Archie Thompson - 15 goals (as of 4th December 2006)
• Longest Period Without Conceding a Goal: 309 minutes, 3rd November 2006 - 26th November 2006
• Most Cards: Kevin Muscat

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Honours

• A-League Titles:
  • Premierships (1): 2006/07

• Other Titles
  • QNI North Queensland Trophy Winners: 2006

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Notable Appearances

• A-League Competition
  • A-League Finalists: (0)- (Have qualified for 2006/07 A-League Finals)
• Asian Competition:
  • AFC Champions League (0) - (Have qualified for 2008 ACL by winning 2006/07 Premiership)

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References

1. ^ "Victory makes leap from park to stadium", The Age, 2006-09-21.
2. ^ "Victory Jets to Dome again", 2006-10-20.

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External links

• melbournevictory.com.au - Official Website
• melbournevictory.net - Supporters Home
• ESPNsoccernet - ESPNsoccernet Statistics for MVFC (2005-2006)
• BlueWhiteBrigade.com - Blue & White Brigade
• FrontlineUltras.com - Frontline Ultras