2015–16 Melbourne Victory FC season
| 2015–16 season | ||||
| Chairman | Anthony Di Pietro | |||
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| Manager | Kevin Muscat | |||
| Stadium | AAMI Park, Melbourne | |||
| A-League | 6th | |||
| A-League Finals Series | Elimination-finals | |||
| FFA Cup | Champions | |||
| AFC Champions League | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Besart Berisha (17 goals) All: Besart Berisha (25 goals) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 40,217 vs Melbourne City (17 October 2015) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 14,383 vs Newcastle Jets (20 March 2016) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 23,112 | |||
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The 2015–16 Melbourne Victory FC season is the club's 11th season since its establishment in 2004. The club participated in the A-League for the 11th time, the FFA Cup for the second time, as well as the AFC Champions League for the fifth time.
Players
First team squad
-  As of 7 January 2016.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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From youth squad
| N | P | Nat. | Name | Age | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | FW |  | George Howard | 18 | [1] | 
| 24 | DF |  | Thomas Deng | 18 | |
| 30 | GK |  | Lucas Spinella | 18 | 
Transfers in
| N | P | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  | Danny Vukovic | 30 | Perth Glory | Mutual termination | Pre-season | 2018 | Free | [2] | 
| 13 | MF |  | Oliver Bozanic | 26 | Free agent | Transfer | Pre-season | 2018 | Free | [3] | 
| 15 | DF |  | Giancarlo Gallifuoco | 21 | Swansea City | Transfer | Pre-season | 2016 | Free | [4] | 
| 23 | FW |  | Jai Ingham | 22 | Hume City | Transfer | Round 14 | 2017 | Free | [5] | 
Transfers out
| N | P | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  | Nathan Coe | 30 | Free agent | Released | Pre-season | [6] | |
| 13 | FW |  | Andrew Nabbout | 22 | Free agent | Released | Pre-season | [6] | |
| 26 | MF |  | Jordan Brown | 18 | Free agent | Released | Pre-season | [6] | |
| 5 | MF |  | Mark Milligan | 29 | Baniyas SC | Transfer | Pre-season | [7] | 
Technical staff
| Position | Name | 
|---|---|
| Manager |  Kevin Muscat | 
| Assistant Manager |  Rado Vidošić | 
| Goalkeeping Coach |  Dean Anastasiadis | 
| Youth Team Manager |  Darren Davies | 
| Youth Team Assistant Manager |  Grant Brebner | 
| Youth Team Assistant Manager |  Brian Vanega | 
| Youth Team Developmental Manager |  Vaughan Coveny | 
| Strength & Conditioning Coach |  Anthony Crea | 
| Physiotherapist |  Travis Maude | 
Statistics
Squad statistics
| N | P | Nat. | Name | Total | A-League | FFA Cup | AFC Champions League | ||||||||||||||||
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| Apps | Goals |   |   |   | Apps | Goals |   |   |   | Apps | Goals |   |   |   | Apps | Goals |   |   |  | ||||
| 1 | GK |  | Danny Vukovic | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2 | DF |  | Jason Geria | 28 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17+1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 3 | DF |  | Scott Galloway | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 4 | DF |  | Nick Ansell | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 5 | DF |  | Daniel Georgievski | 32 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 19+4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 6 | MF |  | Leigh Broxham | 36 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 25+0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 7 | MF |  | Gui Finkler | 29 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 26+0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 8 | FW |  | Besart Berisha | 37 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 26+0 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5+0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 9 | FW |  | Kosta Barbarouses | 34 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 23+1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6+0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 10 | FW |  | Archie Thompson | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 11 | FW |  | Connor Pain | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1+11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 13 | MF |  | Oliver Bozanic | 36 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25+2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 14 | FW |  | Fahid Ben Khalfallah | 31 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 26+0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 15 | DF |  | Giancarlo Gallifuoco | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 16 | MF |  | Rashid Mahazi | 31 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 16+7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 17 | DF |  | Matthieu Delpierre | 36 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 26+0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 18 | DF |  | Dylan Murnane | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 19 | FW |  | George Howard | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 20 | GK |  | Lawrence Thomas | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 21 | MF |  | Carl Valeri | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 22 | MF |  | Jesse Makarounas | 22 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2+12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 23 | FW |  | Jai Ingham | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 
| 23 | MF |  | Kieran Dover | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 24 | DF |  | Thomas Deng | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 30 | GK |  | Lucas Spinella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 32 | MF |  | Stefan Nigro | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 33 | FW |  | Joey Katebian | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
- Last updated: 3 May 2016
- Source: au.soccerway.com
-   = Number of bookings; = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card. = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Pre-season and friendlies
| 20 August 2015 | Brisbane Roar | 0–1 | Melbourne Victory | Southport | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 AEST | Report | Geria  71' | Stadium: Fankhauser Reserve | 
| 25 August 2015 | Port Melbourne | 0–4 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 AEST | Report | Pain  24', 37' Ben Khalfallah  63' (pen.), 71' | Stadium: SS Anderson Reserve | 
| 9 September | Hume City | 3–4 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 AEST | Ingham  24' Jackson  62' Msahli  74' | Report | Berisha  27', 90+2' Mahazi  33' Broxham  90' | Stadium: ABD Stadium Attendance: 1,858 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro | 
| 14 September | Melbourne Victory | 3–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 AEST | Georgievski  50' Berisha  58', 60' | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) Referee: Jonathan Barreiro | 
Competitions
Overall
| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-League | — | — | 6th | 9 October 2015 | 9 April 2016 | 
| A-League Finals | Elimination-finals | — | Elimination-finals | 15 April 2016 | 15 April 2016 | 
| FFA Cup | Round of 32 | — | Champions | 4 August 2015 | 7 November 2015 | 
| AFC Champions League | Group stage | Round of 16 | 24 February 2016 | 
A-League
Main article: 2015–16 A-League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide United (C) | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 49 | Qualification to AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series | 
| 2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 48 | |
| 3 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 48 | Qualification to AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and Finals series | 
| 4 | Melbourne City | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 63 | 44 | +19 | 44 | Qualification to Finals series | 
| 5 | Perth Glory | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 43 | |
| 6 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 41 | |
| 7 | Sydney FC | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 34 | |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 30 | |
| 9 | Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 1] | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 25 | |
| 10 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 33 | 70 | −37 | 13 | 
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2016. Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
- ↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2017 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 41 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 
Last updated: 9 April 2016.
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Results by round
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | 
| Result | D | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | D | W | D | W | W | L | D | D | L | D | W | L | D | W | W | D | 
| Position | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 
Last updated: 9 April 2016.
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
      Win
      Draw
      Loss
Matches
| 9 October 2015 1 | Adelaide United  | 0 – 0 |  Melbourne Victory | Adelaide | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 19:10 ACDT | Report | Broxham    26', 72' | Stadium: Adelaide Oval Attendance: 19,079 Referee: Peter Green | 
| 17 October 2015 2 | Melbourne Victory  | 3 – 2 |  Melbourne City | Melbourne | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 AEDT | Ben Khalfallah  23' Barbarouses  57' Berisha  90' | Report | Fornaroli  69' Mauk  71' | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 40,217 Referee: Jarred Gillett | 
| 23 October 2015 3 | Newcastle Jets  | 1 – 0 |  Melbourne Victory | Newcastle | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:40 AEDT | Carney  75' | Report | Stadium: Hunter Stadium Attendance: 10,087 Referee: Strebre Delovski | 
| 2 November 2015 4 | Melbourne Victory  | 3 – 0 |  Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 AEDT | Berisha  10', 61' Durante  55' (o.g.) | Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 24,934 Referee: Shaun Evans | 
| 16 December 2015 5 | Perth Glory  | 1 – 0 |  Melbourne Victory | Perth | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 AWST | Castro  74' | Report | Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 5,398 Referee: Chris Beath | 
| 14 November 2015 6 | Sydney FC  | 2 – 4 |  Melbourne Victory | Sydney | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 AEDT | Hološko  5' Brosque  20' | Report | Berisha  9', 90+2' Finkler  28' Barbarouses  68' | Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 15,947 Referee: Chris Beath | 
| 19 November 2015 7 | Melbourne Victory  | 2 – 1 |  Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 AEDT | Finkler  16', 19' | Report | Sim  89' | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 16,669 Referee: Ben Williams | 
| 28 November 2015 8 | Melbourne Victory  | 2 – 1 |  Adelaide United | Melbourne | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 AEDT | Berisha  14' (pen.) Bozanic  30' | Report | Carrusca  87' (pen.) | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 23,415 Referee: Jarred Gillett | 
| 5 December 2015 9 | Wellington Phoenix  | 2 – 0 |  Melbourne Victory | Auckland | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:15 NZDT | Krishna  18' Bonevacia  44' | Report | Stadium: QBE Stadium Attendance: 10,852 Referee: Alan Milliner | 
| 12 December 2015 10 | Western Sydney Wanderers  | 2 – 0 |  Melbourne Victory | Parramatta | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 AEDT | Bridge  54' Castelen  79' | Report | Stadium: Pirtek Stadium Attendance: 17,073 Referee: Shaun Evans | 
| 19 December 2015 11 | Melbourne City  | 2 – 1 |  Melbourne Victory | Melbourne | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 AEDT | Mauk  20' Retre  30' | Report | Berisha  45' | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 23,572 Referee: Ben Williams | 
| 27 December 2015 12 | Melbourne Victory  | 1 – 1 |  Perth Glory | Melbourne | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 AEDT | Berisha  25' (pen.) | Report | Castro  74' (pen.) | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 22,544 Referee: Shaun Evans | 
| 3 January 2016 13 | Newcastle Jets  | 0 – 1 |  Melbourne Victory | Newcastle | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 AEDT | Report | Ben Khalfallah  71' | Stadium: Hunter Stadium Attendance: 8,864 Referee: Jarred Gillett | 
| 8 January 2016 14 | Central Coast Mariners  | 3 – 3 |  Melbourne Victory | Geelong | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:40 AEDT | Ascroft  12' Bingham  30' Austin  35' | Report | Berisha  60' (pen.), 90+2' Thompson  66' | Stadium: Simonds Stadium Attendance: 14,268 Referee: Peter Green | 
| 15 January 2016 15 | Melbourne Victory  | 4 – 0 |  Brisbane Roar | Melbourne | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:40 AEDT | Ben Khalfallah  5' Barbarouses  11', 30' Berisha  52' | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 23,207 Referee: Shaun Evans | 
| 26 January 2016 16 | Melbourne Victory  | 1 – 0 |  Sydney FC | Melbourne | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 AEDT | Jurman  79' (o.g.) | Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 30,493 Referee: Strebre Delovski | 
| 30 January 2016 17 | Perth Glory  | 3 – 2 |  Melbourne Victory | Perth | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:40 AWST | Keogh  27' Castro  29', 82' (pen.) | Report | Berisha  44', 69' Ben Khalfallah  57' | Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 10,501 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones | 
| 6 February 2016 18 | Melbourne Victory  | 1 – 1 |  Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 AEDT | Berisha  16' | Report | Šantalab  89' Alberto  90+3' | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 25,445 Referee: Ben Williams | 
| 13 February 2016 19 | Melbourne City  | 2 – 2 |  Melbourne Victory | Melbourne | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 AEDT | Fornaroli  22', 31' Cáceres    12', 79' | Report | Khalfallah  28' Finkler  47' | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 25,738 Referee: Chris Beath | 
| 19 February 2016 20 | Melbourne Victory  | 0 – 1 |  Adelaide United | Melbourne | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:40 AEDT | Report | Kamau  90' | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 18,924 Referee: Ben Williams | 
| 27 February 2016 21 | Melbourne Victory  | 1 – 1 |  Sydney FC | Melbourne | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 AEDT | Barbarouses  46' | Report | Faty  64' Carney  76' | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 20,112 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones | 
| 6 March 2016 22 | Central Coast Mariners  | 0 – 2 |  Melbourne Victory | Gosford | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 AEDT | Neill    7', 48' | Report | Berisha  12' Ben Khalfallah  90' | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 5,032 Referee: Shaun Evans | 
| 12 March 2016 23 | Brisbane Roar  | 5 – 0 |  Melbourne Victory | Brisbane | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 AEST | Maclaren  18', 22', 87' Brown  55' Corona  76' | Report | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 15,892 Referee: Jarred Gillett | 
| 20 March 2016 24 | Melbourne Victory  | 1 – 1 |  Newcastle Jets | Melbourne | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 AEDT | Berisha  57' | Report | Kitto  37' D. Mullen    5', 39' | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 14,383 Referee: Chris Beath | 
| 25 March 2016 25 | Melbourne Victory  | 2 – 0 |  Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:40 AEDT | Bozanic  3', 66' | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 20,097 Referee: Strebre Delovski | 
| 2 April 2016 26 | Wellington Phoenix  | 1 – 4 |  Melbourne Victory | Wellington | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:15 NZDT | Riera    45+2', 55' Bonevacia  82' | Report | Berisha  8'  35' Bozanic  19' Barbarouses  56' Howard  90+3' | Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 5,103 Referee: Ben Williams | 
| 9 April 2016 27 | Melbourne Victory  | 0 – 0 |  Brisbane Roar | Melbourne | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 AEST | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 20,012 Referee: Peter Green | 
Finals series
| 15 April 2016 Elimination-finals | Brisbane Roar  | 2 – 1 |  Melbourne Victory | Brisbane | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 AEST | McKay  88' Broich  90+3' | Report | Geria    83' Berisha  86' | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 20,157 Referee: Jarred Gillett | 
FFA Cup
Main article: 2015 FFA Cup
| 4 August 2015 Round of 32 | Balmain Tigers  | 0–6 | .svg.png) Melbourne Victory | Sydney | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 AEST | Report | Berisha  11' Pain  41' Barbarouses  56' Georgievski  58' Howard  70' Ben Khalfallah  84' | Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 4,849 Referee: Steve Lucas | 
| 1 September 2015 Round of 16 | Rockdale City Suns  | 2–3 | .svg.png) Melbourne Victory | Sydney | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 AEST | Ješić  53' (pen.) Broxham  86' (o.g.) | Report | Makarounas  29', 65' Berisha  50' | Stadium: Jubilee Oval Attendance: 4,165 Referee: Katie Patterson | 
| 22 September 2015 Quarter-finals | Melbourne Victory .svg.png) | 3–1 |  Adelaide United | Melbourne | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 AEST | Finkler  10' Barbarouses  45+1' Berisha  82' (pen.) | Report | Carrusca  78' (pen.) | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 10,521 Referee: Peter Green | 
| 28 October 2015 Semi-finals | Hume City .svg.png) | 0–3 | .svg.png) Melbourne Victory | Melbourne | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 AEDT | Report | Berisha  41' (pen.) Barbarouses  89' Geria  90+4' | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 6,575 Referee: Ben Williams | 
| 7 November 2015 Final | Melbourne Victory .svg.png) | 2–0 |  Perth Glory | Melbourne | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 AEDT | Bozanic  35' Berisha  42' | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 15,098 Referee: Ben Williams | 
AFC Champions League
Main article: 2016 AFC Champions League
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Shanghai SIPG (A) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 12 | Knock-out stage | 
| 2 |  Melbourne Victory (A) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Suwon Samsung Bluewings (E) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 9 | |
| 4 |  Gamba Osaka (E) | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 2 | 
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(A) Advanced to a further round; (E) Eliminated.
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(A) Advanced to a further round; (E) Eliminated.
| 24 February 2016 1 | Melbourne Victory  | 2 – 1 |  Shanghai SIPG | Melbourne, Australia | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 AEDT | Ingham  31' Berisha  73' (pen.) | Report | Wu  52' | Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Attendance: 9,701 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar) | 
| 2 March 2016 2 | Gamba Osaka  | 1 – 1 |  Melbourne Victory | Suita, Japan | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 JST | Endō  57' | Report | Ansell  3' | Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium Attendance: 14,270 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman) | 
| 15 March 2016 3 | Melbourne Victory  | 0 – 0 |  Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Melbourne, Australia | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Attendance: 7,066 Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore) | 
| 6 April 2016 4 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings  | 1 – 1 |  Melbourne Victory | Suwon, South Korea | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 KST | Kwon  58' | Report | Barbarouses  60' | Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 6,123 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan) | 
| 19 April 2016 5 | Shanghai SIPG  | 3 – 1 |  Melbourne Victory | Shanghai, China | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 CST | Yu  38' Elkeson  40' Conca  65' (pen.) | Report | Makarounas  81' | Stadium: Shanghai Stadium Attendance: 32,355 Referee: Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar) | 
| 3 May 2016 6 | Melbourne Victory  | 2 – 1 |  Gamba Osaka | Melbourne, Australia | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 AEST | Berisha  13' (pen.) Thompson  16' | Report | Ademilson  84' | Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Attendance: 10,147 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) | 
Round of 16
| 17 May 2016 First leg | Melbourne Victory  | v |  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Melbourne, Australia | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium | 
| 24 May 2016 Second leg | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors  | v |  Melbourne Victory | Jeonju, South Korea | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium | 
References
- ↑ "Victory signs teenage forward George Howard". Melbourne Victory. 5 October 2015.
- ↑ #WelcomeVuka: MVFC signs Danny Vukovic Melbourne Victory Official Website
- ↑ Davutovic, David (2 September 2015). "Melbourne Victory sign Socceroos Oliver Bozanic on three-year deal". Herald Sun.
- ↑ "Victory signs Giancarlo Gallifuoco". Melbourne Victory. 29 September 2015.
- ↑ "Victory signs Hume City winger Jai Ingham". Melbourne Victory. 6 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 MVFC bids farewell to three players Melbourne Victory Official Website
- ↑ "Mark Milligan set to join Arabian Gulf League club Baniyas FC". Melbourne Victory. 24 June 2015.
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