2011–12 Melbourne Victory FC season

Melbourne Victory
2011–12 season
Chairman Anthony Di Pietro
Manager

Mehmet Durakovic (until 5 January)

Kevin Muscat (7 January)

Jim Magilton (from 8 January)
Stadium AAMI Park and Etihad Stadium
A-League Premiership 8th
A-League Championship DNQ
Top goalscorer Carlos Hernández - 10
Highest home attendance 40,651 v Sydney FC
8 October 2011
Lowest home attendance 14,023 v Wellington Phoenix
Average home league attendance 24,284
Home colours
Away colours
← 2010–11 2012-13 →

The Melbourne Victory 2011–12 season is Melbourne Victory's seventh season in the Hyundai A-League, the highest level association football league in Australia.

Season Summary

On 27 May 2011, erratic Costa Rican Marvin Angulo was axed by Melbourne Victory just weeks after his loan deal appeared set to be extended,[1] while goalkeeper Michael Petkovic announced his retirement.[1] Thai defender Surat Sukha left to join Buriram PEA after he was released by the Victory on compassionate grounds.[2][3] It was also announced on 16 June 2011 that Adidas had signed a five-year deal as the club's official kit manufacturer.[4] On 21 June 2011, Mehmet Durakovic was appointed as head coach of Melbourne Victory while former Socceroo and SBS football analyst Francis Awaritefe was appointed as Director of Football.[5] However, after a brief five-month stint in his job as the Director of Football with Melbourne Victory, Awaritefe was axed by Melbourne Victory, after a run of poor results.[6]

On 20 August 2011, Melbourne Victory officially confirmed the signing of Socceroos and former Leeds, Liverpool and Galatasaray player Harry Kewell on a three-year contract.[7]

On 15 September 2011, it was announced Brazilian Fabio Alves had signed a one-year contract with Victory, after an impressive trial performance in a pre-season friendly against reigning champions Brisbane Roar.[8]

On 4 October 2011, Ante Covic signed a one-year deal with Melbourne Victory as an injury replacement for Tando Velaphi who was ruled out for 12 weeks.

On 5 January 2012, it was announced that manager Mehmet Durakovic had been sacked due to poor performances throughout the season, with only three wins from their first 14 games. Assistant coach, Kevin Muscat, was appointed caretaker coach while the club searched for a new coach.[9]

On 7 January 2012, the former manager of Ipswich Town, Jim Magilton, was appointed as interim manager until the end of the current season.[10][11]

On 23 January 2012 it was reported that Melbourne Victory was to secure Mark Milligan on loan until the end of the season.[12] It was confirmed on 24 January that Milligan has signed the contract for a loan deal until the end of the 2011–12 A-League season.[13] On 24 January 2012 it was confirmed that Julius Davies had signed with Melbourne Victory after impressing the staff during his two weeks of training with the club, although he was not cleared to play until 16 March 2012. On 8 February 2012 Hong Kong based Spanish defender Ubay Luzardo secured a loan deal to Melbourne Victory until the end of the season.

Veterans Tom Pondeljak, Rodrigo Vargas and Fabio were released days before the final series began.

On 15 March, Victory confirmed the signing of sought-after Gold Coast United defender Adama Traore on a two-year deal. On 16 March, Jim Magilton boosted his defensive stocks for the upcoming season with the capture of Central Coast Mariners utility Sam Gallagher.

Melbourne Victory finished the 2011–2012 season in eighth place and missed the finals campaign. Magilton was not offered a further contract and departed the club in April 2012.

The Melbourne Victory 2011–12 season is Melbourne Victory's seventh A-League season.

Players

First team squad

As of 9 February 2012.[14] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Australia GK Tando Velaphi
2 Australia DF Matthew Foschini
3 Brazil DF Fabio
4 Australia DF Petar Franjic
5 Australia DF Mark Milligan [nb 1]
6 Australia MF Leigh Broxham
7 Australia DF Matthew Kemp
8 Scotland MF Grant Brebner
9 Costa Rica FW Jean Carlos Solórzano [nb 2]
10 Australia FW Archie Thompson (Vice-captain)
11 New Zealand MF Marco Rojas
12 Australia DF Rodrigo Vargas
13 Australia MF Diogo Ferreira
14 Australia MF Billy Celeski
15 Australia MF Tom Pondeljak
No. Position Player
16 Costa Rica MF Carlos Hernández
17 Australia FW James Jeggo
18 Australia FW Danny Allsopp
19 Australia MF Isaka Cernak
20 Australia GK Lawrence Thomas
21 Australia GK Ante Čović
22 Australia FW Harry Kewell
23 Australia DF Adrian Leijer (Captain)
25 Australia FW Luke O'Dea
26 Australia DF Nicholas Ansell
27 Australia MF Paulo Retre
28 Spain DF Ubay Luzardo [nb 3]
29 Sierra Leone FW Julius Davies
30 Australia GK Rani Dowisha

Player Notes

  1. ↑ On loan from Japan JEF United
  2. ↑ On loan from Costa Rica L.D. Alajuelense
  3. ↑ On loan from Hong Kong Kitchee SC

Transfers

Winter

In

Date Position Name From Fee
20 October 2010 MF Australia Isaka Cernak Australia North Queensland Fury Undisclosed[15]
8 February 2011 GK Australia Tando Velaphi Australia Perth Glory Undisclosed[16]
11 March 2011 MF New Zealand Marco Rojas New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Undisclosed[17]
21 March 2011 MF Australia James Jeggo Australia Melbourne Victory Youth 3 yr Contract
28 March 2011 FW Costa Rica Jean Carlos Solórzano Costa Rica LD Alajuelense 1 yr Loan (May 2012)[18]
20 August 2011 MF Australia Harry Kewell Turkey Galatasaray 3 yr Contract[19]
15 September 2011 DF Brazil Fabio Alves Brazil Volta Redonda Futebol Clube 1 yr Contract[20]
15 September 2011 GK Australia Lawrence Thomas England Sheffield United 2 yr Contract[20]
4 October 2011 GK Australia Ante Čović Sweden IF Elfsborg 1 yr Contract

Out

Date Position Name To Fee
16 February 2011 DF Australia Kevin Muscat Unattached Retired[21]
1 March 2011 DF Australia Evan Berger Australia Perth Glory Free
1 March 2011 MF Australia Mate Dugandzic Australia Melbourne Heart Free
21 March 2011 MF Brazil Ricardinho Brazil Paraná Clube[22] Loan, Undisclosed
26 March 2011 FW Australia Robbie Kruse Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf Undisclosed[23]
27 May 2011 GK Australia Michael Petkovic Unattached Retired[24]
27 May 2011 MF Costa Rica Marvin Angulo Costa Rica CS Herediano Released[25]
12 July 2011 DF Thailand Surat Sukha Thailand Buriram PEA Free[26]

Summer

In

Date Position Name From Fee
24 January 2012 DF Australia Mark Milligan Japan JEF United End of Season Loan, undisclosed fee[27]
8 February 2012 DF Spain Ubay Luzardo Hong Kong Kitchee SC End of Season Loan, undisclosed fee[28]

Out

Date Position Name To Fee
24 January 2012 FW Brazil Ricardinho Unattached Released[27]

Coaching staff

Position Staff
First-team Manager Northern Ireland Jim Magilton
First-team Assistant manager Australia Kevin Muscat
First-team Coach Northern Ireland Chris O'Loughlin
Youth-team Manager Wales Darren Davies
Youth-team Assistant manager New Zealand Vaughan Coveny
Youth-team Coach Australia Dean Anastasiadis
Goalkeeping Coach Australia Steve Mautone
Fitness Coach Australia Adam Basil
Sports Scientist Australia Anita Pedrana
Physiotherapist Australia Sam Bugeja
Physiotherapist Australia Daniel Jones
Physiotherapist Australia Sharbil Wehbe
Personal Trainer Australia Andrew Brown
Club Doctor Australia Dr. Anik Shawdon

Source:

Matches

2011-2012 Pre-season friendlies

Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers Attendance
13 July 2011 Celtic H 0 - 1 20,794
26 July 2011 Port Melbourne A 2 - 0 Allsopp 15', Broxham 35'
3 August 2011 Dandenong Thunder N 0 - 1
10 August 2011 Bentleigh Greens N 2 - 3 Hernández (2)
24 August 2011 Springvale White Eagles A 5 - 1 Thompson (2), Solórzano, Hernández, Allsopp
4 September 2011 Gold Coast United N 0 - 1
11 September 2011 Brisbane Roar N 2 - 0 Hernández 39', Allsopp 50' 6,307
23 September 2011 Adelaide United A 1 - 1 Hernández 87' 9,543

2011-2012 Hyundai A-League fixtures

Exhibition Match

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
14 3 6 5 17 21 −4 15 2 5 0 11 8 +3 1 1 5 6 13 −7

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHAHAHAHHAHHAAAHHAHAAHAAHAHA
Result D L D W D D D W L D W L L L W D L D D D W L D L L W L
Position 5 8 7 4 6 6 6 3 7 8 5 6 6 8                          

Source:
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Statistics

Appearances

No. Pos. Name League Finals Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GKAustralia Tando Velaphi 00000000
2DFAustralia Matthew Foschini 50005021
3DFBrazil Fabio 70007030
4DFAustralia Petar Franjic 20002000
6MFAustralia Leigh Broxham 70007000
7DFAustralia Matthew Kemp 20002010
8MFScotland Grant Brebner 30003000
9FWCosta Rica Jean Carlos Solórzano 50005000
10FWAustralia Archie Thompson 73007610
11MFNew Zealand Marco Rojas 70007000
12DFAustralia Rodrigo Vargas 70007000
13MFAustralia Diogo Ferreira 20002000
14MFAustralia Billy Celeski 50005010
15MFAustralia Tom Pondeljak 40004010
16MFCosta Rica Carlos Hernández 52005610
17MFAustralia James Jeggo 20002000
18FWAustralia Danny Allsopp 51005110
19MFAustralia Isaka Cernak 30003000
20GKAustralia Lawrence Thomas 20002000
21GKAustralia Ante Čović 60006001
22FWAustralia Harry Kewell 50005010
23DFAustralia Adrian Leijer 60006031
25FWAustralia Luke O'Dea 00000000
26DFAustralia Nicholas Ansell 00000000
30GKAustralia Rani Dowisha 00000000
––Own goals –0–0–0––

Ladder

Pos
 Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Central Coast Mariners 27 15 6 6 40 24+16 51 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage
2 Brisbane Roar (C) 27 14 7 6 50 28+22 49 2013 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off
3 Perth Glory 27 13 4 10 40 35+5 43 2012 A-League Finals Series
4 Wellington Phoenix 27 12 4 11 34 32+2 40
5 Sydney FC 27 10 8 9 37 42−5 38
6 Melbourne Heart 27 9 10 8 35 34+1 37
7 Newcastle Jets 27 10 5 12 38 41−3 35
8 Melbourne Victory 27 6 11 10 35 43−8 29
9 Adelaide United 27 5 10 12 26 44−18 25
10 Gold Coast United 27 4 9 14 30 42−12 21 Disbanded at end of season

Updated to games played on 25 March 2012..
Source: the-AFC.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1First place through to sixth place qualify for the 2012 A-League Finals Series.
2First place qualifies for the 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage.
3Winning the 2012 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off, unless first place are champions.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

National Youth League

Fixtures

Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers
23 October 2011 Melbourne Heart Youth A 0 - 2
6 November 2011 Brisbane Roar Youth H 1 - 5 Jeggo  9'
11 November 2011 Central Coast Mariners Youth A 0 - 6
20 November 2011 Sydney FC Youth A 1 - 5 Srahah  59'
27 November 2011 Gold Coast United Youth H 1 - 2 O'Dea  24'
4 December 2011 Newcastle Jets Youth A 1 - 2 Jeggo  56'
11 December 2011 Adelaide United Youth H 1 - 2 Chaabani  76'
17 December 2011 A.I.S. H 0 - 2
21 December 2011 A.I.S. A 2 - 3 Jeggo  56',  OG'
8 January 2012 Newcastle Jets Youth H 2 - 0 O'Dea  37'
Srahah  78'
14 January 2012 Adelaide United Youth A 1 - 0
21 January 2012 Perth Glory Youth A 0 - 0
29 January 2012 Sydney FC Youth H 1 - 2 Srahah  26'
Dea  33'
5 February 2012 Melbourne Heart Youth H 1 - 2 Srahah  16'
Cristaldo  70'
11 February 2012 Central Coast Mariners Youth H 0 - 0
19 February 2012 Brisbane Roar Youth A 2 - 1 Srahah  48'
26 February 2012 Gold Coast United Youth A
4 March 2012 Perth Glory Youth H 1 - 0 Srahah  37'

League table

edit ladder
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Central Coast Mariners Academy (C) 18 11 3 4 41 16 +25 36
2 Brisbane Roar Youth 18 9 5 4 50 33 +17 32
3 Perth Glory Youth 18 9 5 4 36 31 +5 32
4 Gold Coast United Youth 18 7 5 6 33 30 +3 26
5 Melbourne Heart Youth 18 8 2 8 35 37 −2 26
6 Sydney FC Youth 18 7 4 7 40 31 +9 25
7 Adelaide United Youth 18 6 5 7 30 34 −4 23
8 Newcastle Jets Youth 18 5 5 8 27 29 −2 20
9 AIS Football Program 18 5 1 12 28 59 −31 16
10 Melbourne Victory Youth 18 4 3 11 15 34 −19 15
Updated to match(es) played on 28 June 2012. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Rules for classification:1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
# = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
10 1 0 9 9 29 −20 3 1 0 4 5 11 −6 0 0 5 4 18 −14

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundAHAAHAHHAHAAHHHAAH
Result L L L L L L L L L W                

Source:
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

References

  1. 1 2 "Angulo Axed, Petko Retires". FourFourTwo Australia. Haymarket Group. 27 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "Surat Sukha returns to Thailand". melbournevictory.com.au (Melbourne Victory). 12 July 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Victory releases defender Sukha". ABC News. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "Victory joins the world's elite". melbournevictory.com.au (Melbourne Victory). 16 June 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  5. ↑ "Durakovic gets Victory job". The World Game. Special Broadcasting Service (SBS). 21 June 2011.
  6. ↑ "Awaritefe Axed By Melbourne Victory". au.fourfourtwo.com (Australian Four Four Two). Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  7. ↑ "Kewell Officially Joins Victory". FourFourTwo Australia. Haymarket Group. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  8. ↑ "2011/12 Playing Squad Nearing Completion". Melbourne Victory FC. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  9. ↑ "Victory axe Durakovic as new coach looms". The Age. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  10. ↑ "Jim Magilton revealed as Melbourne Victory's new coach". Herald Sun. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  11. ↑ "Magilton keen to lift Victory". The Age (Melbourne). 8 January 2012.
  12. ↑ "Victory poised for loan deal with Socceroos defender". Herald Sun. 23 January 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  13. ↑ "Victory Ink Milligan Deal". FourFourTwo Australia. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  14. ↑ "Changes to playing group". Melbourne Victory. 27 May 2011.
  15. ↑ "Victory Swoop For Cernak". FourFourTwo Australia. Haymarket Group. 20 October 2010.
  16. ↑ "Velaphi Move To Victory Sealed". FourFourTwo Australia. Haymarket Group. 8 February 2011.
  17. ↑ "Victory secure Rojas signing". A-League Official Website. 11 March 2011.
  18. ↑ "Victory snare Roar's Solorzano". A-League Official Website. 28 March 2011.
  19. ↑ Smithies, Tom (20 August 2011). "Harry Kewell signs three-year deal with Melbourne Victory". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney: Nationwide News Pty Limited).
  20. 1 2 "2011/12 Playing Squad Nearing Completion". Melbourne Victory. 15 September 2011.
  21. ↑ Bernard, Grantley (16 February 2011). "Tears flow as Melbourne Victory captain Kevin Muscat retires". Herald Sun (Herald and Weekly Times).
  22. ↑ "Ricardinho loaned to Parana Clube". Melbourne Victory. 21 March 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  23. ↑ "Kruse Completes Fortuna Deal". FourFourTwo Australia. Haymarket Group. 26 March 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
  24. ↑ "Victory keeper Petkovic retires". A-League Official Website. 27 May 2011.
  25. ↑ "Angulo Axed, Petko Retires". FourFourTwo Australia. 27 May 2011.
  26. ↑ "Victory release Surat Sukha". A-League Official Website. 12 July 2011.
  27. 1 2 "Victory Ink Milligan Deal". FourFourTwo Australia. 24 January 2012.
  28. ↑ "Melbourne Victory Snap Up Ubay Lazardo". FourFourTwo Australia. 8 February 2012.

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