2019–20 season | |||
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Chairman | Anthony Di Pietro | ||
Manager |
Marco Kurz (to 15 January 2020) Carlos Pérez Salvachúa (caretaker) (from 15 January 2020 to 30 May 2020) Grant Brebner (caretaker) (from 11 June 2020) | ||
Stadium |
AAMI Park Marvel Stadium | ||
A-League | 10th | ||
FFA Cup | Round of 32 | ||
AFC Champions League | Round of 16 | ||
Top goalscorer | League:
Ola Toivonen (10 goals) All: Ola Toivonen (12 goals) | ||
Highest home attendance | 33,523 vs
Melbourne City (12 October 2019) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 12,023 vs
Wellington Phoenix (14 December 2019) | ||
Average home league attendance | 17,366 | ||
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The 2019–20 season was the Melbourne Victory's 15th season in the A-League. The club participated in the A-League, the FFA Cup, and the AFC Champions League.
On 24 March 2020, the FFA announced that the 2019–20 A-League season would be postponed until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and New Zealand, [1] and subsequently extended indefinitely. The season resumed on 17 July 2020. [2] Similarly, the 2020 AFC Champions League competition has been suspended until at least mid-September 2020 in West Zone. [3] The AFC Executive Committee agreed to played AFC Champions League East Zone matches which are now scheduled to be played between 15 November and 13 December 2020 in Qatar. [4] [5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref |
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26 | MF | Jay Barnett | Brisbane Roar | Scholarship | 1 year | 4 June 2019 | [6] |
10 | FW | Robbie Kruse | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 23 July 2019 | [7] |
9 | FW | Andrew Nabbout |
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Undisclosed | 1 year | 25 July 2019 | [8] |
5 | DF |
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Free transfer | 1 year | 16 August 2019 | [9] |
22 | MF |
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Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 20 August 2019 | [10] |
8 | MF |
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Undisclosed | 1 year | 2 September 2019 | [11] |
21 | DF |
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Unattached | Undisclosed | 1 year | 12 September 2019 | [12] |
18 | MF |
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Free transfer | 2 years | 19 September 2019 | [13] |
50 | GK | Brendan White |
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Injury replacement | 31 October 2019 | [14] | |
23 | MF |
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Unattached | Free transfer | 2.5 years | 22 January 2020 | [15] |
15 | DF | Giancarlo Gallifuoco | Unattached | Free transfer | 0.5 years | 3 February 2020 | [16] |
N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Notes |
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19 | DF |
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Benjamin Carrigan | 21 | 1 year contract [17] |
25 | MF |
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Brandon Lauton | 19 | 2 year scholarship contract [17] |
No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
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21 | MF | Carl Valeri | Retired | 12 April 2019 | [18] | |
4 | MF |
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Unattached | End of contract | 3 May 2019 | [19] |
15 | MF |
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Loan return | 28 May 2019 | [20] |
5 | DF |
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Unattached | End of contract | 28 May 2019 | [20] |
23 | FW |
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Unattached | End of contract | 28 May 2019 | [20] |
19 | MF | Rahmat Akbari | Brisbane Roar | Loan return | 4 June 2019 | [6] |
9 | FW |
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Sydney FC | Free transfer | 6 June 2019 | [21] |
8 | MF | Terry Antonis |
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Undisclosed | 23 July 2019 | [22] |
10 | FW | James Troisi | Unattached | End of contract | 6 August 2019 | [23] |
3 | DF | Corey Brown | Brisbane Roar | Free transfer | 17 January 2020 | [24] [25] |
22 | MF |
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Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 22 January 2020 | [15] |
14 | DF | Thomas Deng |
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Undisclosed | 28 January 2020 | [26] |
50 | GK | Brendan White | Unattached | End of contract | 20 February 2020 | [27] |
8 | MF |
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Retired | 6 May 2020 | [28] | |
11 | FW |
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Unattached | End of contract | 4 June 2020 | [29] |
5 | DF |
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Unattached | End of contract | 15 July 2020 | [30] |
20 | GK | Lawrence Thomas |
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End of contract | 26 July 2020 | [31] |
No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
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6 | Leigh Broxham | Midfielder | 2 years | 29 May 2019 | [32] |
16 | Joshua Hope | Attacking midfielder | 1 year | 29 May 2019 | [32] |
4 | James Donachie | Centre-back | 1 year | 16 August 2019 | [9] [a] |
Position | Name |
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Head coach |
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Assistant coach |
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Goalkeeping Coach | Vacant |
No. | Pos. | Player | A-League | FFA Cup | AFC Champions League | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
1 | GK |
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0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2 | DF |
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7+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
3 | DF |
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3+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
4 | DF |
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11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
5 | DF |
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1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
6 | MF |
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11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
7 | FW |
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1+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
8 | MF |
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7+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
9 | FW |
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7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
10 | FW |
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4+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
11 | FW |
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11 | 7 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 |
13 | MF |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | DF |
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6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
16 | MF |
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1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
17 | DF |
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8+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
18 | MF |
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9+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
19 | DF |
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0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
20 [a] | GK |
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10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
21 | DF |
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11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
22 | MF |
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5+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
24 | MF |
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4+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
25 | MF |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
26 | MF |
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0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
28 | DF |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
29 | MF |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
30 | GK |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | FW |
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0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
33 | DF |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
34 | DF |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
50 | GK |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rank | Position | Name | A-League | FFA Cup | AFC Champions League | Total | ||||
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1 | MF |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2 | FW |
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4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
3 | DF |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
4 | DF |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
5 | FW |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
MF |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
9 | MF |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FW |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
14 August 2019 |
Dandenong City
![]() | 0–4 |
![]() | Melbourne, Australia |
19:30 AEST | Report | Stadium: Frank Holohan Reserve |
20 August 2019 |
Oakleigh Cannons
![]() | 0–3 |
![]() | Melbourne, Australia |
19:30 AEST | Report | Stadium: Jack Edwards Reserve |
28 August 2019 |
Port Melbourne
![]() | 1–5 |
![]() | Melbourne, Australia |
19:30 AEST | Report | Stadium: SS Anderson Reserve |
6 September 2019 |
Dandenong Thunder
![]() | 1–6 |
![]() | Melbourne, Australia |
19:30 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: George Andrews Reserve |
15 September 2019 |
Western United
![]() | 0–6 |
![]() | Melbourne, Australia |
13:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: City Vista Pavilion and Sports Field Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
21 September 2019 |
Melbourne Victory
![]() | 2–0 |
![]() | Morwell, Australia |
14:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Latrobe City Stadium |
29 September 2019 |
Melbourne Victory
![]() | 1–1 |
![]() | Melbourne, Australia |
15:00 AEST | Report | Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
11 January 2020 |
Oakleigh Cannons
![]() | 4–1 |
![]() | Melbourne, Australia |
10:30 AEST | Report | Stadium: Jack Edwards Reserve |
Win Draw Loss
Competition | Record | |||||||
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P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
A-League | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 23.08 |
FFA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
AFC Champions League | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 28.57 |
Total | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 41 | 59 | −18 | 23.53 |
Updated to match played 25 July 2020
Source:
Competitions
7 August Round of 32 |
Melbourne Victory
![]() | 2–3 ( a.e.t.) |
![]() | Melbourne |
19:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium:
AAMI Park Attendance: 4,045 Referee: Shaun Evans |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Sydney FC (C) | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 25 | +24 | 53 | Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series [a] [35] [b] |
2 | Melbourne City | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 47 | Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and Finals series [a] [b] |
3 | Wellington Phoenix [c] | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 41 | Qualification for Finals series [b] |
4 | Brisbane Roar | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 40 | Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and Finals series [a] [b] |
5 | Western United | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 39 | Qualification for Finals series [b] |
6 | Perth Glory | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 37 | |
7 | Adelaide United | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 36 | |
8 | Newcastle Jets | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 34 | |
9 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 33 | |
10 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 23 | |
11 | Central Coast Mariners | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 26 | 55 | −29 | 18 |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 23 | −6 |
Last updated: 14 December 2019.
Source:
ultimatealeague.com
12 October 2019 1 | Melbourne Victory | 0–0 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
19:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium:
Marvel Stadium Attendance: 33,523 Referee: Chris Beath |
18 October 2019 2 | Melbourne Victory | 1–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
19:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium:
Marvel Stadium Attendance: 17,231 Referee: Alex King |
25 October 2019 3 | Brisbane Roar | 0–1 | Melbourne Victory | Brisbane |
18:30 AEST | Report |
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Stadium:
Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 12,859 Referee: Kurt Ams |
2 November 2019 4 | Melbourne Victory | 2–3 | Western United | Melbourne |
19:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium:
Marvel Stadium Attendance: 20,865 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
10 November 2019 5 | Melbourne Victory | 1–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
16:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium:
AAMI Park Attendance: 15,014 Referee: Adam Kersey |
17 November 2019 6 | Sydney FC | 2–1 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
18:30 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium:
Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 16,115 Referee: Shaun Evans |
23 November 2019 7 | Adelaide United | 3–1 | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide |
19:00 ACDT | Report |
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Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 12,198 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
29 November 2019 8 | Melbourne Victory | 1–0 | Perth Glory | Melbourne |
19:30 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium:
AAMI Park Attendance: 13,084 Referee: Alex King |
8 December 2019 9 | Western United | 3–1 | Melbourne Victory | Geelong |
16:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium:
GMHBA Stadium Attendance: 10,128 Referee: Adam Kersey |
14 December 2019 10 | Melbourne Victory | 0–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium:
AAMI Park Attendance: 12,023 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
21 December 2019 11 | Melbourne City | 1–2 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
17:00 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium:
AAMI Park Attendance: 17,083 Referee: Alex King |
5 January 2020 13 | Melbourne Victory | 4–0 | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne |
18:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium:
AAMI Park Attendance: 14,582 Referee: Daniel Elder |
12 January 2020 14 | Central Coast Mariners | 3–2 | Melbourne Victory | Gosford |
18:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium:
Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 4,957 Referee: Kurt Ams |
17 January 2020 15 | Adelaide United | 1–0 | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide |
19:00 ACDT |
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Report | Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 11,412 Referee: Adam Kersey |
24 January 2020 16 | Melbourne Victory | 0–3 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
19:30 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium:
AAMI Park Attendance: 17,814 Referee: Alex King |
1 February 2020 17 | Perth Glory | 2–2 | Melbourne Victory | Perth |
18:45 AWST |
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Report | Stadium:
HBF Park Attendance: 9,435 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
7 February 2020 18 | Melbourne City | 2–1 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
19:30 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium:
AAMI Park Attendance: 16,872 Referee: Shaun Evans |
22 February 2020 20 | Newcastle Jets | 1–1 | Melbourne Victory | Newcastle |
17:00 AEDT |
O'Donovan ![]() |
Report |
Toivonen ![]() |
Stadium:
McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 7,115 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
29 February 2020 21 | Melbourne Victory | 2–1 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
19:30 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium:
Marvel Stadium Attendance: 14,424 Referee: Chris Beath |
7 March 2020 22 | Melbourne Victory | 1–4 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
19:30 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium:
Marvel Stadium Attendance: 15,102 Referee: Shaun Evans |
15 March 2020 23 | Wellington Phoenix | 3–0 | Melbourne Victory | Wellington |
18:00 NZDT | Report | Stadium:
Westpac Stadium Attendance: 7,519 Referee: Alex King |
25 July 2020 28 | Melbourne Victory | 1–2 | Western United | Sydney |
19:35 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium:
Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
29 July 2020 24 | Melbourne Victory | 1–2 | Brisbane Roar | Sydney |
19:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium:
Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alex King |
3 August 2020 26 | Melbourne Victory | 2–3 | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney |
19:30 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium:
Netstrata Jubilee Oval Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Danaskos |
8 August 2020 25 | Perth Glory | 0–4 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium:
Netstrata Jubilee Oval Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Beath |
12 August 2020 27 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–1 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
20:10 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium:
Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 1,118 Referee: Ben Abraham |
21 January 2020 Prelim. round 2 |
Melbourne Victory
![]() | 5–0 |
![]() | Melbourne, Australia |
19:35 UTC+11 | Report | Stadium:
AAMI Park Attendance: 5,387 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish ( Saudi Arabia) |
28 January 2020 Play-off round |
Kashima Antlers
![]() | 0–1 |
![]() | Kashima, Japan |
19:00 UTC+9 | Report |
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Stadium:
Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,275 Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar ( Iran) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 16 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 |
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 7 | |
3 |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 6 | |
4 |
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 5 |
11 February 2020 |
Melbourne Victory
![]() | 1–0 |
![]() | Melbourne, Australia |
19:35 UTC+11 | Report | Stadium:
AAMI Park Attendance: 4,156 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr ( Saudi Arabia) |
18 February 2020 |
FC Seoul
![]() | 1–0 |
![]() | Seoul, South Korea |
19:30 UTC+9 |
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Report | Stadium:
Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 6,035 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim ( Qatar) |
24 November 2020 |
Beijing FC
![]() | 3–1 |
![]() | Doha, Qatar |
13:00 UTC+3 | Report |
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Stadium:
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Saoud Al-Athbah ( Qatar) |
27 November 2020 |
Melbourne Victory
![]() | 0–2 |
![]() | Doha, Qatar |
13:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium:
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob ( Malaysia) |
30 November 2020 |
Chiangrai United
![]() | 2–2 |
![]() | Doha, Qatar |
16:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium:
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev ( Uzbekistan) |
3 December 2020 |
Melbourne Victory
![]() | 2–1 |
![]() | Doha, Qatar |
16:00 UTC+3 | Report |
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Stadium:
Education City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim ( Qatar) |
6 December 2020 Round of 16 |
Ulsan Hyundai
![]() | 3–0 |
![]() | Doha, Qatar |
17:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium:
Education City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr ( Saudi Arabia) |
James Troisi, is unattached after his contract at Victory ran out but Kurz said he had turned down a contract to stay.
Outs: [...] 50.Brendan WHITE (released)