2021–22 Melbourne Victory FC season

The 2021–22 season will be the 17th in the history of Melbourne Victory Football Club. This will be Melbourne Victory's 17th season in the A-League. In addition to the domestic league, Melbourne Victory will also participate in the FFA Cup.

Melbourne Victory
2021–22 season
ChairmanAnthony Di Pietro
ManagerTony Popovic
StadiumAAMI Park
A-League6th
FFA CupWinners
AFC Champions LeagueQualifying play-off round

Review

Background

Melbourne Victory's 2020–21 campaign had seen their first ever last-place finish in a league season, after they finished 12th forcing the club to play an FFA Cup Round of 32 play-off against ninth-placed Perth Glory. Before their 2021–22 season, Melbourne Victory announced on 19 April 2021 that Tony Popovic would be managing the club for three years.[1]

Players

First team squad
As of 4 January 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  AUS Matt Acton
2 DF  AUS Jason Geria
3 DF  AUS Jason Davidson
4 MF  ESP Rai Marchán
5 DF  AUS Matthew Spiranovic
6 MF  AUS Leigh Broxham (vice-captain)
7 MF  AUS Chris Ikonomidis
8 MF  AUS Joshua Brillante (captain)
9 FW  ITA Francesco Margiotta
10 FW  AUS Robbie Kruse
11 FW  AUS Ben Folami
13 MF  AUS Birkan Kirdar (scholarship)
14 MF  AUS Jay Barnett
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  AUS Aaron Anderson (scholarship)
16 DF  AUS Stefan Nigro
17 DF  AUS Brendan Hamill
18 FW  AUS Nicholas D'Agostino
19 MF  AUS Luka Prso
20 GK  CRO Ivan Kelava
21 DF  POR Roderick Miranda (vice-captain)
22 MF  AUS Jake Brimmer
23 FW  NZL Marco Rojas
24 FW  AUS Nishan Velupillay (scholarship)
26 MF  AUS Lleyton Brooks (scholarship)
34 FW  AUS Gianluca Iannucci
35 DF  AUS Zaydan Bello (scholarship)

Transfers

Transfers in
No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
2DF Jason Geria Unattached Free transfer 1 year 14 July 2021 [2]
8MF Joshua Brillante Xanthi Free transfer 3 years 15 July 2021 [3]
3DF Jason Davidson Unattached Free transfer 1 year 16 July 2021 [4]
16DF Stefan Nigro Central Coast Mariners Free transfer 3 years 19 July 2021 [5]
5DF Matthew Spiranovic Unattached Free transfer 1 year 20 July 2021 [6]
7MF Chris Ikonomidis Perth Glory Free transfer 3 years 21 July 2021 [7]
17DF Brendan Hamill Western United Free transfer 2 years 26 July 2021 [8]
4MF Rai Marchán Andorra Free transfer 1 year 27 July 2021 [9]
20GK Ivan Kelava Xanthi Free transfer 1 year 30 July 2021 [10]
18FW Nicholas D'Agostino Unattached Free transfer 3 years 14 August 2021 [11]
21DF Roderick Miranda Unattached Free transfer 2 years 1 October 2021 [12]
9FW Francesco Margiotta Unattached Free transfer 1 year 20 October 2021 [13]
19GK Jerrad Tyson Green Gully Injury replacement 2 months 4 November 2021 [14]
TBDMF Luka Prso Unattached Free transfer 1.5 years 19 January 2022 [15]

From youth squad
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
26 MF Lleyton Brooks20 1 year scholarship contract[16]
24 FW Nishan Velupillay20 2 year scholarship contract[17]
35 DF Zaydan Bello19 2 year scholarship contract[17]

Transfers out
No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
20GK Max Crocombe Unattached End of contract 11 June 2021 [18]
2DF Storm Roux Unattached End of contract [18]
3DF Adama Traoré Unattached End of contract [18]
4DF Nick Ansell Unattached End of contract [18]
19DF Dylan Ryan Willem II End of loan 30 June 2021 [19]
7FW Callum McManaman Tranmere Rovers Mutual contract termination 9 July 2021 [20][21]
9FW Rudy Gestede Unattached End of contract [20]
8MF Jacob Butterfield Unattached End of contract 15 July 2021 [22]
17FW Elvis Kamsoba Sydney FC End of contract 22 July 2021 [23][24]
16DF Brandon Lauton Unattached End of contract 11 September 2021 [25][26]
44DF Matthew Bozinovski Wellington Phoenix Loan 13 October 2021 [27]
19GK Jerrad Tyson Unattached End of contract 4 January 2022 [28]

Contract extensions
No.NamePositionDurationDateNotes
13Birkan KirdarMidfielder2 years18 June 2021scholarship contract[16]
11Ben FolamiStriker2 years12 July 2021permanent contract following loan[29]
6Leigh BroxhamMidfielder1 year13 July 2021[30]
15Aaron AndersonCentre-back1 year19 July 2021scholarship contract[31]
10Robbie KruseStriker1 year21 July 2021[32]
44 Matthew BozinovskiDefender2 years13 October 2021[33]
22Jake BrimmerMidfielder28 October 2021[34]
22Jake BrimmerMidfielder2.5 years19 January 2022[35]

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Cancelled or postponed

Pre-season and friendlies
4 August 2021 (2021-08-04) Friendly Box Hill United 0–2 Melbourne Victory Box Hill
19:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Wembley Park
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) Friendly Hume City 1–3 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
16:00 AEDT ? Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
3 November 2021 (2021-11-03) Friendly Port Melbourne 0–5 Melbourne Victory Port Melbourne
19:00 Report
Stadium: SS Anderson Reserve
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
6 November 2021 (2021-11-06) Friendly North Geelong Warriors 0–10 Melbourne Victory Geelong
20:00 Report Stadium: GMHBA Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
13 November 2021 (2021-11-13) Friendly Avondale 2–2 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
19:30 Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League 20 Nov 2021 TBD Matchday 1 12 5 3 4 16 15 +1 041.67
FFA Cup 24 Nov 2021 5 February 2022 A-League play-off round 6 5 1 0 12 5 +7 083.33
Total 18 10 4 4 28 20 +8 055.56

Last updated: 19 February 2022
Source: Competitions

A-League
Main article: 2021–22 A-League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne City (F) 25 13 7 5 53 32 +21 46 Qualification to Finals series, 2022 Australia Cup round of 32,
and 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Melbourne Victory (F) 25 12 9 4 38 24 +14 45 Qualification to Finals series, 2022 Australia Cup round of 32,
and 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage[lower-alpha 1]
3 Western United (F) 25 13 6 6 39 28 +11 45 Qualification to Finals series and 2022 Australia Cup round of 32[lower-alpha 1]
4 Adelaide United (Q) 25 11 7 7 36 30 +6 40
5 Central Coast Mariners (Q) 25 11 6 8 47 35 +12 39
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2022. Source: A-League Men
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points per game; 5) Least red cards; 6) Least yellow cards; 7) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
(F) Assured of the Finals series, and only teams who can now qualify for AFC competitions; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. The top two teams enter the Finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the Finals series at the elimination-finals.

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 23 September 2021.[36]

20 November 2021 1 Western United 0–1 Melbourne Victory Geelong
19:45 AEDT Report
Stadium: GMHBA Stadium
Attendance: 8,120
Referee: Lachlan Keevers
28 November 2021 2 Melbourne Victory 3–0 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
16:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 13,026
Referee: Alex King
5 December 2021 3 Melbourne Victory 0–3 Perth Glory Melbourne
18:45 AEDT Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 14,122
Referee: Kurt Ams
11 December 2021 4 Adelaide United 1–2 Melbourne Victory Adelaide
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,145
Referee: Adam Kersey
18 December 2021 5 Melbourne City 2–2 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 19,640
Referee: Chris Beath
26 December 2021 6 Melbourne Victory 3–1 Western United Melbourne
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 13,186
Referee: Shaun Evans
8 January 2021 9 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Adelaide United Melbourne
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,912
Referee: Shaun Evans
25 January 2022 8 Melbourne Victory 2–2 Sydney FC Melbourne
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 10,496
Referee: Alireza Faghani
9 February 2022 12 Wellington Phoenix 1–0 Melbourne Victory Wollongong
19:05 AEDT
Report Stadium: WIN Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Ben Abraham
12 February 2022 14 Melbourne Victory 1–2 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,181
Referee: Daniel Elder
16 February 2022 10 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–0 Melbourne Victory Sydney
19:55 AEDT
Report Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 4,321
Referee: Alireza Faghani
19 February 2022 15 Melbourne Victory 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
19:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 8,017
Referee: Adam Kersey
4 March 2022 17 Melbourne Victory 3–1 Macarthur FC Melbourne
19:45 AEDT
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,011
Referee: Kurt Ams
9 March 2022 11 Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Melbourne Victory Gosford
17:05 AEDT
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 2,003
Referee: Stephen Lucas
19 March 2022 18 Melbourne City 1–1 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
19:45 AEDT
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 18,080
Referee: Alex King
23 March 2022 13 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Western United Melbourne
19:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 5,022
Referee: Alireza Faghani
27 March 2022 20 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
18:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,014
Referee: Shaun Evans
2 April 2022 21 Adelaide United 0–1 Melbourne Victory Adelaide
19:45 AEST Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,044
Referee: Alex King
6 April 2022 22 Perth Glory 0–1 Melbourne Victory Perth
22:05 AWST Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 3,342
Referee: Tim Danaskos
9 April 2022 23 Melbourne Victory 3–0 Melbourne City Melbourne
19:45 AEST
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: Chris Beath
Referee: 17,754
12 April 2022 7 Melbourne Victory 0–0 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
19:05 AEST Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,127
Referee: Kurt Ams
16 April 2022 24 Newcastle Jets 1–2 Melbourne Victory Newcastle
19:45 AEST
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 5,649
Referee: Jonathon Barreiro
23 April 2022 25 Macarthur FC 1–4 Melbourne Victory Campbelltown
17:05 AEST
Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 3,188
Referee: Daniel Elder
25 April 2022 16 Brisbane Roar 1–1 Melbourne Victory Brisbane
14:05 AEST
Report
Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium
Attendance: 7,127
Referee: Lachlan Keevers
29 April 2022 26 Melbourne Victory 3-1 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
19:45 AEST
Source
Stadium: AAMI Park
7 May 2022 19 Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory Sydney
19:45 AEST Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium

FFA Cup
Main article: 2021 FFA Cup

Preliminary rounds
24 November 2021 Play-off Perth Glory 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Melbourne Victory Adelaide
19:30 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
Attendance: 430
Referee: Daniel Elder
Penalties

Final rounds
1 December 2021 Round of 32 Adelaide City 0–1 Melbourne Victory Adelaide
19:30 ACDT Report
Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,550
Referee: Daniel Cook
30 December 2021 Round of 16 Gold Coast Knights 1–2 (a.e.t.) Melbourne Victory Gold Coast
19:30 AEST
  • Tipaldo 28'
 Report
Stadium: Croatian Sports Centre
Attendance: 2,417
Referee: Chris Beath
5 January 2022 Quarter-final Adelaide United 1–2 Melbourne Victory Adelaide
19:15 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 3,156
Referee: Alex King
29 January 2022 Semi-final Melbourne Victory 4–1 Wellington Phoenix Geelong
17:35 AEDT
Report
Stadium: GMHBA Stadium
Attendance: 2,034
Referee: Daniel Elder
5 February 2022 Final Melbourne Victory 2–1 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
20:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 15,343
Referee: Shaun Evans

AFC Champions League
Main article: 2022 AFC Champions League

Qualifying play-offs
8 March 2022 Preliminary round Melbourne Victory w/o Shan United
Withdrawal
15 March 2022 Play-off round Vissel Kobe 4–3 (a.e.t.) Melbourne Victory Kobe, Japan
19:00 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 7,861
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

See also

References
  1. "Melbourne Victory name Steve Kean as interim manager". ESPN. AAP. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. "Melbourne Victory signs Jason Geria". Melbourne Victory. 14 July 2021.
  3. "Melbourne Victory signs Josh Brillante". Melbourne Victory. 15 July 2021.
  4. "Melbourne Victory signs Jason Davidson". Melbourne Victory. 16 July 2021.
  5. "Melbourne Victory signs Stefan Nigro". Melbourne Victory. 19 July 2021.
  6. "Melbourne Victory signs Matthew Spiranovic". Melbourne Victory. 20 July 2021.
  7. "Melbourne Victory signs Chris Ikonomidis". Melbourne Victory. 21 July 2021.
  8. "Melbourne Victory signs Brendan Hamill". Melbourne Victory. 26 July 2021.
  9. "Melbourne Victory signs Rai Marchán". Melbourne Victory. 27 July 2021.
  10. "Melbourne Victory signs Ivan Kelava". Melbourne Victory. 15 July 2021.
  11. "Melbourne Victory signs Nick D'Agostino". Melbourne Victory. 14 August 2021.
  12. "Melbourne Victory signs Portuguese defender Roderick Miranda". Melbourne Victory. 1 October 2021.
  13. "Melbourne Victory signs Italian forward Francesco Margiotta". Melbourne Victory. 20 October 2021.
  14. "Injury Update: Matt Acton". Melbourne Victory. 5 November 2021. Ivan Kelava and current NPL Victoria goalkeeper Marko Bulic will be joined by Jerrard Tyson who has signed with the club on an injury-replacement contract.
  15. "Melbourne Victory signs Australian midfielder Luka Prso". Melbourne Victory. 19 January 2022.
  16. "Brooks and Kirdar re-sign with Victory". Melbourne Victory. 18 June 2021.
  17. "Velupillay and Bello re-sign with Victory". Melbourne Victory. 6 July 2021.
  18. "Players depart Victory first team". Melbourne Victory. 11 June 2021.
  19. "Defenders depart Melbourne Victory". Melbourne Victory. 30 June 2021.
  20. "Players depart Victory first team". Melbourne Victory. 9 July 2021.
  21. "Callum McManaman and Elliott Nevitt both sign for Tranmere". Tranmere Rovers. 9 July 2021.
  22. "Jacob Butterfield departs Melbourne Victory". Melbourne Victory. 15 July 2021.
  23. "Elvis Kamsoba departs Melbourne Victory". Melbourne Victory. 22 July 2021.
  24. "Sydney FC sign exciting attacking talent". Sydney FC. 22 July 2021.
  25. @joeylynchy (11 September 2021). "Brandon Lauton trialling with Western United" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  26. @TomWilliamsPol (11 September 2021). "It appears that Melbourne Victory have released Brandon Lauton and that he is now on trial with Western United" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  27. "Wellington Phoenix Agrees To Loan Deal For Matthew Bozinovski". Wellington Phoenix. 13 October 2021.
  28. Melbourne Victory [@gomvfc] (4 January 2022). "Goalkeeper Jerrad Tyson has concluded his time at Melbourne Victory. Jerrad has been an integral part of our FFA Cup run and a valued member of our football community over the last few months" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  29. "Melbourne Victory signs Ben Folami". Melbourne Victory. 12 July 2021.
  30. "Broxham signs contract extension". Melbourne Victory. 13 July 2021.
  31. "Anderson re-signs with Victory". Melbourne Victory. 19 July 2021.
  32. "Robbie Kruse re-signs with Victory". Melbourne Victory. 21 July 2021.
  33. Paquette, Catherine (13 October 2021). "Victory sign A-League defender, loan him to Wellington". FTBL.
  34. "Brimmer capable of building on promising season". Melbourne Victory. 28 October 2021.
  35. "Melbourne Victory re-signs Jake Brimmer". Melbourne Victory. 19 January 2022.
  36. "Western United to host opening round of 2021/22 A-League Season". Western United FC. 23 September 2021.
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