List of Melbourne Victory FC records and statistics
Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional association football club based at the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium. The club was formed in 2004.
The list encompasses the honours won by Melbourne Victory, records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section itemises the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club. Attendance records at Olympic Park, Docklands Stadium and Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, the club's present home, are also included.
Melbourne Victory have won 7 top-flight titles, and have two Australia Cups. The club's record appearance maker is Leigh Broxham, who has currently made 444 appearances from 2005 to the present day. Archie Thompson is Melbourne Victory's record goalscorer, scoring 97 goals in total.
All figures are correct as of 16 December 2023
Honours and achievements
[edit]Domestic
[edit]- A-League Men Premiership
- A-League Men Championship
- Winners (1): 2008
Player records
[edit]Appearances
[edit]- Most A-League Men appearances: Leigh Broxham, 382[1][2]
- Most national cup appearances: Leigh Broxham, 27[3]
- Most AFC Champions League appearances: Leigh Broxham, 47[4]
- Youngest first-team player: Birkan Kirdar, 16 years, 70 days (against Shanghai SIPG, AFC Champions League group stage, 18 April 2018)[5]
- Oldest first-team player: Kevin Muscat, 37 years, 277 days (against Tianjin TEDA, AFC Champions League group stage, 20 April 2011)[5]
- Most consecutive appearances: Rodrigo Vargas, 54 (from 16 November 2007 to 18 October 2009)[6]
Most appearances
[edit]Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute. Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored.[5]
| # | Name | Years | A-League Men | National Cupa | Asia | Otherb | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | Finals series | |||||||
| 1 |  Leigh Broxham
|
2005– | 363 (4) | 19 (1) | 27 (0) | 47 (2) | 1 (0) | 457 (7) |
| 2 | Archie Thompson
|
2005–2016 | 209 (80) | 15 (10) | 15 (5) | 23 (2) | 0 (0) | 262 (97) |
| 3 | Adrian Leijer
|
2005–2007 2009–2015 |
167 (8) | 9 (1) | 14 (0) | 15 (1) | 1 (0) | 205 (8) |
| 4 | Jason Geria
|
2013–2018 2021– |
144 (2) | 11 (0) | 13 (1) | 17 (0) | 0 (0) | 185 (3) |
| 5 | Rodrigo Vargas
|
2006–2012 | 129 (6) | 10 (0) | 14 (0) | 14 (2) | 0 (0) | 167 (8) |
| 6 |  Kosta Barbarouses
|
2013–2016 2017–2019 |
117 (36) | 10 (5) | 11 (5) | 23 (5) | 0 (0) | 161 (51) |
| 7 | Kevin Muscat
|
2005–2011 | 113 (28) | 9 (0) | 13 (1) | 16 (6) | 0 (0) | 151 (35) |
| Lawrence Thomas
|
2005–2011 | 112 (0) | 10 (0) | 8 (0) | 21 (0) | 0 (0) | 151 (0) | |
| 9 | Danny Allsopp
|
2005–2011 | 111 (39) | 7 (3) | 19 (4) | 11 (4) | 1 (0) | 149 (50) |
| 10 |  Carlos Hernández
|
2005–2011 | 114 (33) | 7 (3) | 7 (1) | 13 (2) | 0 (0) | 141 (39) |
- a. Includes the A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup and Australia Cup
- b. Includes goals and appearances (including those as a substitute) in the 2005 Australian Club World Championship Qualifying Tournament.
Goalscorers
[edit]- Most league goals in a season: Besart Berisha, 21 goals in the A-League, 2016–17[2]
- Youngest goalscorer: Christopher Cristaldo, 18 years, 67 days (against Perth Glory, A-League, 23 March 2013)[5]
- Oldest goalscorer: Kevin Muscat, 37 years, 256 days (against Tianjin TEDA, AFC Champions League group stage, 20 April 2011)[5]
- Most consecutive goalscoring appearances: Besart Berisha, 6 (from 26 April 2015 to 22 September 2015)[6]
Top goalscorers
[edit]Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances made.[5]
| # | Name | Years | A-League Men | National Cupa | Asia | Otherb | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | Finals series | |||||||
| 1 | Archie Thompson
|
2005–2016 | 80 (209) | 10 (15) | 5 (15) | 2 (23) | 0 (0) | 97 (262) |
| 2 |  Besart Berisha
|
2014–2018 | 62 (95) | 6 (8) | 12 (14) | 6 (20) | 0 (0) | 86 (137) |
| 3 | Kosta Barbarouses
|
2013–2016 2017–2019 |
36 (117) | 5 (10) | 5 (11) | 5 (23) | 0 (0) | 51 (161) |
| 4 | Danny Allsopp
|
2005–2009 2011–2012 |
39 (111) | 3 (7) | 4 (19) | 4 (11) | 0 (1) | 50 (149) |
| 5 | Marco Rojas
|
2011–2013 2016–2017 2020–2022 |
39 (113) | 0 (6) | 1 (5) | 1 (8) | 0 (0) | 41 (132) |
| 6 | Carlos Hernández
|
2007–2009 2009–2012 |
33 (114) | 3 (7) | 1 (7) | 2 (13) | 0 (0) | 39 (141) |
| 7 | Kevin Muscat
|
2005–2011 | 28 (113) | 0 (9) | 1 (13) | 6 (16) | 0 (0) | 35 (151) |
| 8 | James Troisi
|
2013–2014 2016–2019 |
26 (98) | 1 (7) | 2 (6) | 3 (15) | 0 (0) | 32 (126) |
| 9 |  Ola Toivonen
|
2018–2020 | 23 (38) | 2 (2) | 0 (1) | 4 (8) | 0 (0) | 29 (49) |
| 10 |  Guilherme Finkler
|
2012–2016 | 19 (87) | 1 (5) | 3 (7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 23 (99) |
- a. Includes the A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup and Australia Cup
- b. Includes goals and appearances (including those as a substitute) in the 2005 Australian Club World Championship Qualifying Tournament.
Award winners
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Transfers
[edit]Record transfer fees received
[edit]
| # | Fee | Received from | For | Date | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1.3m | Borussia Dortmund | Mitchell Langerak | 2009 | A further $500k in add-ons | [12] |
| 2 | $1m | Al-Ahli | Mark Milligan | 28 January 2018 | [13] | |
| 3 | $900k | Baniyas Club | Mark Milligan | 2015 | [12] | |
| 4 | $800k | JEF United Chiba | Jason Geria | 3 March 2018 | [12] |
Managerial records
[edit]- First full-time manager: Ernie Merrick managed Melbourne Victory from December 2004 to March 2011.[14]
- Longest serving manager: Ernie Merrick – 6 years, 82 days (21 December 2004 to 13 March 2011)
- Shortest serving manager: Kevin Muscat – 2 days (6 January 2012 – 8 January 2012)
- Shortest serving manager excluding caretaker: Jim Magilton – 85 days (8 January 2012 – 2 April 2012)
- Highest win percentage: Kevin Muscat (caretaker), 100.00%
- Highest win percentage excluding caretaker: Kevin Muscat, 49.07%
- Lowest win percentage: Jim Magilton, 16.67%
Club records
[edit]Matches
[edit]Firsts
[edit]- First match: Adelaide United 0–0 (4–1 pen.) Melbourne Victory, 2005 Australian Club World Championship Qualifying Tournament, 7 May 2005[15]
- First A-League Men match: Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory, 28 August 2005
- First national cup match: Newcastle Jets 1–1 Melbourne Victory, A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup, 22 July 2005
- First Asian match: Melbourne Victory 2–0 Chunham Dragons, AFC Champions League group stage, 12 March 2008
- First home match at Olympic Park Stadium: Melbourne Victory 1–0 Perth Glory, A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup, 30 July 2005
- First home match at Marvel Stadium: Melbourne Victory 1–2 Queensland Roar, A-League, 12 January 2007
- First home match at AAMI Park: Melbourne Victory 0–2 Perth Glory, A-League, 14 August 2010
Record wins
[edit]- Record A-League Men win: 6–0 against Adelaide United, Grand Final, 18 February 2007
- Record national cup win:
- 6–0 against Tuggeranong United, FFA Cup Round of 16, 16 September 2014
- 6–0 against Balmain Tigers, FFA Cup Round of 32, 4 August 2015
- Record Asian win: 5–0 against Bali United, AFC Champions League preliminary round 2, 21 January 2020
Record defeats
[edit]- Record A-League Men defeat: 0–7 against Melbourne City, 17 April 2021
- Record national cup defeat: 0–3 against Adelaide United, FFA Cup Round of 16, 23 August 2017
- Record Asian defeat:
- 0–4 against Kawasaki Frontale, AFC Champions League group stage, 23 March 2010
- 1–5 against Gamba Osaka, AFC Champions League group stage, 1 March 2011
- 2–6 against Ulsan Hyundai, AFC Champions League group stage, 4 April 2018
- 0–4 against Guangzhou Evergrande, AFC Champions League group stage, 10 April 2019
- 0–4 against Daegu FC, AFC Champions League group stage, 8 May 2019
Record consecutive results
[edit]- Record consecutive wins: 10, from 5 August 2006 to 8 October 2006[6]
- Record consecutive defeats: 5[6]
- from 7 March 2020 to 3 August 2020
- from 6 May 2021 to 23 May 2021
- Record consecutive matches without a defeat: 13, from 19 March 2022 to 17 May 2022[6]
- Record consecutive league matches without a defeat: 17, from 19 February 2022 to 8 October 2022[2]
- Record consecutive matches without a win: 10, from 15 July 2007 to 21 September 2007[6]
- Record consecutive matches without conceding a goal: 5, from 16 January 2009 to 28 February 2009[6]
- Record consecutive matches without scoring a goal: 4, from 28 October 2005 to 18 November 2005[6]
Goals
[edit]- Most A-League Men goals scored in a season: 56 in 27 matches, 2014–15
- Fewest A-League Men goals scored in a season: 26 in 21 matches, 2005–06[16]
- Most A-League Men goals conceded in a season: 60 in 26 matches, 2020–21
- Fewest A-League Men goals conceded in a season: 20 in 21 matches, 2006–07[16]
Points
[edit]- Most points in an A-League Men season: 53 in 27 matches, 2014–15
- Fewest points in an A-League Men season: 19 in 26 matches, 2020–21
Attendances
[edit]This section applies to attendances at Olympic Park, Docklands Stadium, where Melbourne Victory played their home matches from 2007 to 2021, and AAMI Park, the club's present home.
- Highest attendance at Olympic Park: 18,206 against Sydney FC, A-League, 16 October 2005
- Lowest attendance at Olympic Park: 2,215 against Perth Glory, A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup, 18 August 2006
- Highest attendance at Docklands Stadium: 55,436 against Adelaide United, A-League Grand Final, 18 February 2007
- Lowest attendance at Docklands Stadium: 3,235 against Western Sydney Wanderers, A-League, 23 April 2021
- Highest attendance at AAMI Park: 29,843 against Sydney FC, A-League Grand Final, 17 May 2015
- Lowest attendance at AAMI Park: 3,424 against Wellington Phoenix, A-League, 24 February 2021
References
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- ^ a b c "Club Records". Melbourne Victory FC. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018.
- ^ "National Cups". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ Howe, Andrew. "Isuzu UTE A-League 2022/23 Season Guide" (PDF). p. 377. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "Melbourne Victory Team Statistics". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Melbourne Victory Streaks". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "The great Archie Thompson by the numbers". Melbourne Victory. 30 April 2016. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Melbourne Victory win dramatic A-League grand final over Adelaide". Fox Sports. 28 February 2009.
- ^ "Melbourne Victory captain Mark Milligan wins Joe Marston medal". The Guardian. 17 May 2015.
- ^ "Georgievski wins Joe Marston Medal". Nine's Wide World of Sports. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ Connell, Tim (5 May 2018). "Melbourne Victory claim record fourth A-League title with win over Newcastle Jets". The Guardian.
- ^ a b c Davutovic, David (30 July 2020). "A history of Australian transfers: Why our record is unbroken since 1995". Optus Sport. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ Bossi, Dominic (28 January 2018). "Melbourne Victory agree to sell Mark Milligan to Saudi Arabian club Al-Ahli". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Merrick entrusted with Victory job". The Age. 21 December 2004. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Adelaide v Melbourne". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 12 July 2005. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ a b Mavroudis, Paul. "Melbourne Victory Divisional History". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
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