2011–12 Melbourne Victory FC season

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.

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 18 December 2011
Average home league attendance	24,284
Home colours Away colours
← 2010–11 2012–13 →

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. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  AUS Tando Velaphi 2 DF  AUS Matthew Foschini 3 DF  BRA Fabio 4 DF  AUS Petar Franjic 5 DF  AUS Mark Milligan[nb 1] 6 MF  AUS Leigh Broxham 7 DF  AUS Matthew Kemp 8 MF  SCO Grant Brebner 9 FW  CRC Jean Carlos Solórzano[nb 2] 10 FW  AUS Archie Thompson (Vice-captain) 11 MF  NZL Marco Rojas 12 DF  AUS Rodrigo Vargas 13 MF  AUS Diogo Ferreira 14 MF  AUS Billy Celeski 15 MF  AUS Tom Pondeljak

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF  CRC Carlos Hernández 17 MF  AUS James Jeggo 18 FW  AUS Danny Allsopp 19 MF  AUS Isaka Cernak 20 GK  AUS Lawrence Thomas 21 GK  AUS Ante Čović 22 MF  AUS Harry Kewell 23 DF  AUS Adrian Leijer (Captain) 25 MF  AUS Luke O'Dea 26 DF  AUS Nicholas Ansell 27 MF  AUS Paulo Retre 28 DF  ESP Ubay Luzardo[nb 3] 29 FW  AUS Julius Davies 30 GK  AUS Rani Dowisha

Player Notes

1. On loan from JEF United
2. On loan from L.D. Alajuelense
3. On loan from Kitchee SC

Transfers

Winter

In

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

• Isaka Cernak and Tando Velaphi were signed during season 2010/11 after regular season and in between final series for the AFC Champions League.

Out

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

Summer

In

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

Out

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

Coaching staff

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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Matches

2011–2012 Pre-season friendlies

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

2011–2012 Hyundai A-League fixtures

Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC

8 October 2011 Round 1	Melbourne Victory	0 : 0	Sydney FC	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Docklands
		Summary		Attendance: 40,651 Referee:

Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory

14 October 2011 Round 2	Adelaide United	1 : 0	Melbourne Victory	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
	S. van Dijk 52'	Summary		Attendance: 14,573

Melbourne Victory v Melbourne Heart

22 October 2011 Round 3	Melbourne Victory	0 : 0	Melbourne Heart	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Docklands
		Summary		Attendance: 39,309

Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne Victory

30 October 2011 Round 4	Wellington Phoenix	1 : 2	Melbourne Victory	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:30 NZDT 14:30 AEDT	Ben Sigmund  54'  66' D. Sánchez  60' 71'	(0:1) Report	42' A. Thompson  53' T. Pondeljak 67' (pen.) C. Hernández  82' Fabio	Attendance: 9,369 Referee: Peter Green

Melbourne Victory v Brisbane Roar

5 November 2011 Round 5	Melbourne Victory	2 : 2	Brisbane Roar	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Docklands
	A. Čović  2' C. Hernández  7' A. Thompson 9', 20'  90' A. Leijer  25' M. Foschini  36' D. Allsopp  78'	Summary	5' (pen.) Henrique 27' T. Broich  69' B. Berisha  89' L. Brattan	Attendance: 24,820 Referee: Ben Williams

Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Victory

12 November 2011 Round 6	Central Coast Mariners	0 : 0	Melbourne Victory	Bluetongue Stadium
7:45pm AEDT (UTC+11)	P. Bojić  11' R. Griffiths  61'	Report	44' A. Thompson  52' M. Kemp	Attendance: 10,251

Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory

20 November 2011 Round 7	Melbourne Victory	2 : 2	Perth Glory	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Docklands
	C. Hernández 67' (pen.) D. Allsopp 57'	Summary	36' L. Miller 70' Andrezinho 87' S. Smeltz	Attendance: 18,404

Melbourne Victory v Gold Coast United

27 November 2011 Round 8	Melbourne Victory	3 : 2	Gold Coast United	AAMI Park, Melbourne
5:00pm AEDT (UTC+11)	Kewell 9' (pen.) Hernandez 23' (79)  34' Vargas		McAllister 45+4' (pen.) Junschlager 47'	Attendance: 16,522

Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory

3 December 2011 Round 9	Newcastle Jets	3 : 1	Melbourne Victory	Ausgrid Stadium, New Lambton
7:45 PM AEDT (UTC+11)	Griffiths 27' (pen.), 88' Haliti 47'	Report	Hernández 20'	Attendance: 17,245

Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United

10 December 2011 Round 10	Melbourne Victory	1 : 1	Adelaide United	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Docklands
7:45pm AEDT (UTC+11)	Thompson 59'	Report	Barbiero 82'	Attendance: 16,562

Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix

18 December 2011 Round 11	Melbourne Victory	3 : 1	Wellington Phoenix	AAMI Park, Melbourne
17:00 AEDT 19:00 NZDT Melbourne Starting XI 21 GK Ante Čović 02 DF Matthew Foschini 03 DF Fabio 04 DF Petar Franjic 06 MF Leigh Broxham 10 FW Archie Thompson  76' 13 MF Diogo Ferreira 14 MF Billy Celeski 16 MF Carlos Hernández  72' 22 FW Harry Kewell  82' 23 DF Adrian Leijer (c) Substitutes: 20 GK Lawrence Thomas 11 MF Marco Rojas  76' 18 FW Danny Allsopp  72' 19 MF Isaka Cernak  82'	A. Thompson 3' H. Kewell  15' B. Celeski  19'  79' V. Lia 22' (o.g.) D. Ferreira 24' L. Broxham  28'	Summary Report 13   Shots   18 6   Shots on Target   5 10   Fouls Committed   9 3   Corners   9 1   Offsides   2 54%   Possession   46%	84' A. Smith	Attendance: 14,023 Referee: Matthew Gillett Wellington Starting XI 20 GK Tony Warner 02 MF Manny Muscat 04 DF Brent Griffiths  63' 06 MF Tim Brown 07 MF Leo Bertos 09 FW Chris Greenacre  63' 12 MF Nick Ward  66' 17 MF Vince Lia 18 DF Ben Sigmund 22 DF Andrew Durante (c) 24 FW Alex Smith Substitutes: 01 GK Mark Paston 11 MF Daniel  63' 14 FW Mirjan Pavlovic  63' 21 MF Dani Sánchez  66'

Melbourne Heart v Melbourne Victory

23 December 2011 Round 12	Melbourne Heart	3 : 2	Melbourne Victory	AAMI Park, Melbourne
20:00 AEDT Melbourne Heart XI 01 GK Clint Bolton 02 DF Michael Marrone 03 DF Brendan Hamill 16 DF Aziz Behich 25 DF Adrian Madaschi 05 MF Fred (c) 06 MF Matt Thompson  78' 10 MF Wayne Srhoj 07 FW Rutger Worm  71' 19 FW Eli Babalj  59' 23 FW Mate Dugandžić Substitutes: 11 FW Alex Terra  59' 17 FW Jason Hoffman  71' 18 DF Curtis Good  78' 30 GK Sebastian Mattei	Thompson 37', 39' Terra 62'	Summary Report 55%   Possession   45% 54%   Territory   46% 18   Shots   15 8   Shots On Target   5 5   Shots Off Target   5 6   Corners   6 2   Offsides   297 6   Completed Passes   315 22   Total Crosses   15 3   Saves   4 12   Clearances   16 25   Tackles   23 15   Fouls   14 4   Yellow Cards   1 0   Red Cards   0	Thompson 21' Hernández 90+2'	Attendance: 26,579 Referee: Strebre Delovski Melbourne Victory XI 21 GK Ante Čović 02 DF Matthew Foschini 03 DF Fabio  72' 04 DF Petar Franjic 23 DF Adrian Leijer (c) 06 MF Leigh Broxham 13 MF Diogo Ferreira 16 MF Carlos Hernández 19 MF Isaka Cernak  55' 10 FW Archie Thompson 22 FW Harry Kewell Substitutes: 08 MF Grant Brebner 11 MF Marco Rojas  55' 18 FW Danny Allsopp  72' 20 GK Lawrence Thomas  66'

Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Victory

31 December 2011 Round 13	Brisbane Roar	3 : 1	Melbourne Victory	Suncorp Stadium
9:30	Sayed Adnan  33' Nichols 44' Visconte 50' Franjic 53'	Summary	Kewell 3' Vargas  20' Celeski  45' Allsopp  78'	Attendance: 14,852 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Victory

4 January 2012 Round 14	Central Coast Mariners	2 : 0	Melbourne Victory	Bluetongue Stadium
08:45	Simon 1' (84) Sainsbury  53'	Summary		Attendance: 12,284 Referee: Peter Green

Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets

7 January 2012 Round 15	Melbourne Victory	2 : 1	Newcastle Jets	AAMI Park, Melbourne
08:45	Allsopp 6' Franjic  12' Sung-Hwan Byun 74' (o.g.) Allsopp  81' Broxham  90'	Summary	Kantarovski  36' Elrich  53' Griffiths 85' Simic  90'	Attendance: 14,897 Referee: Ryan Shepheard

Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United

13 January 2012 Round 16	Melbourne Victory	1 : 1	Adelaide United	AAMI Park, Melbourne
09:00	Thompson 6' Brebner  43' Fabinho  82'	Summary	van Dijk 53' Boogaard  65'	Attendance: 20,959 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory

22 January 2012 Round 17	Perth Glory	4 : 1	Melbourne Victory	nib Stadium, Perth
08:30	Smeltz 14' (35), pen.' Sterjovski 42' (pen.) Smeltz  84' Andrezinho 90'	Summary	Kewell  16' Leijer  34' Kewell 69' (pen.) Cernak  71' Allsopp  78'	Attendance: 12,358 Referee: Peter Green

Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC

26 January 2012 Round 18	Melbourne Victory	2 : 2	Sydney FC	AAMI Park, Melbourne
05:00	Cernak 45' Fabinho 45+2' Ferreira  59'	Summary	Bosschaart  45+1' Bruno Cazarine 56' Ryall 89'	Attendance: 20,053 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Gold Coast United v Melbourne Victory

1 February 2012 Round 19	Gold Coast United	1 : 1	Melbourne Victory	Aurora Stadium, Launceston
07:30	Thwaite 90'	Summary	Kewell 66'	Attendance: 5,268

Melbourne Heart v Melbourne Victory

4 February 2012 Round 20

Melbourne Heart

0 : 0

Melbourne Victory

AAMI Park, Melbourne

Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners

10 February 2012 Round 21

Melbourne Victory

2 : 1

Central Coast Mariners

AAMI Park, Melbourne

Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Victory

18 February 2012 Round 22

Brisbane Roar

3 : 2

Melbourne Victory

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

Gold Coast United v Melbourne Victory

25 February 2012 Round 23

Gold Coast United

1 : 1

Melbourne Victory

Skilled Park, Gold Coast

Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets

3 March 2012 Round 24

Melbourne Victory

1 : 3

Newcastle Jets

AAMI Park, Melbourne

Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory

10 March 2012 Round 25

Sydney FC

1 : 0

Melbourne Victory

Allianz Stadium, Sydney

Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix

16 March 2012 Round 26

Melbourne Victory

3 : 0

Wellington Phoenix

AAMI Park, Melbourne

Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory

24 March 2012 Round 27

Perth Glory

4 : 2

Melbourne Victory

nib Stadium, Perth

Exhibition Match

Melbourne Victory v Los Angeles Galaxy

6 December 2011 Friendly	Melbourne Victory	2 : 2 (3–4 p)	Los Angeles Galaxy	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Docklands
7:30 PM	Hernández 15', Cernak 37'	Report	Keane 40' pen, 49' pen	Attendance: 34,608 Referee: Strebre Delovski

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

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
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	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Statistics

Appearances

No.	Pos.	Name	League		Finals		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Tando Velaphi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	Matthew Foschini	5	0	0	0	5	0	2	1
3	DF	Fabio	7	0	0	0	7	0	3	0
4	DF	Petar Franjic	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
6	MF	Leigh Broxham	7	0	0	0	7	0	0	0
7	DF	Matthew Kemp	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
8	MF	Grant Brebner	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
9	FW	Jean Carlos Solórzano	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
10	FW	Archie Thompson	7	3	0	0	7	6	1	0
11	MF	Marco Rojas	7	0	0	0	7	0	0	0
12	DF	Rodrigo Vargas	7	0	0	0	7	0	0	0
13	MF	Diogo Ferreira	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
14	MF	Billy Celeski	5	0	0	0	5	0	1	0
15	MF	Tom Pondeljak	4	0	0	0	4	0	1	0
16	MF	Carlos Hernández	5	2	0	0	5	6	1	0
17	MF	James Jeggo	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
18	FW	Danny Allsopp	5	1	0	0	5	1	1	0
19	MF	Isaka Cernak	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
20	GK	Lawrence Thomas	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
21	GK	Ante Čović	6	0	0	0	6	0	0	1
22	FW	Harry Kewell	5	0	0	0	5	0	1	0
23	DF	Adrian Leijer	6	0	0	0	6	0	3	1
25	FW	Luke O'Dea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF	Nicholas Ansell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK	Rani Dowisha	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
–	–	Own goals	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	–

Ladder

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Central Coast Mariners	27	15	6	6	40	24	+16	51	Qualification for 2013 AFC Champions League group stage and finals series[lower-alpha 1]
2	Brisbane Roar (C)	27	14	7	6	50	28	+22	49	Qualification for 2013 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and finals series
3	Perth Glory	27	13	4	10	40	35	+5	43	Qualification for 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

Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. First place qualifies for the 2013 AFC Champions League group stage. Winning the 2012 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off, unless first place are champions.

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External links

• Official website
• A-League website
• Melbourne Victory Videos