Melbourne Victory season 2007-08
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Transfers
In| Player | From | League | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mitchell LangerakMitchell Langerak Mitchell James Langerak is an Australian football goalkeeper, currently playing for Borussia Dortmund in the German Bundesliga.-Melbourne Victory:... |
AIS Australian Institute of Sport The Australian Institute of Sport is a sports training institution in Australia with world class facilities and support services. The Institute's headquarters is situated in Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The 66.0 hectare site campus is in the northern suburb of Bruce, but some of the... |
VPL Victorian Premier League The Victorian Premier League is the highest State level association football competition in Victoria, Australia, and second highest nationally after the A-League... |
23 February 2007 |
| Ljubo Milicevic Ljubo Milicevic Ljubo Miličević is an Australian football player who currently plays for Hajduk Split in the Prva HNL.-Early Career and Overseas:... |
BSC Young Boys BSC Young Boys Berner Sport Club Young Boys 1898 is a Swiss sporting club based in the capital city of Bern. The name is often abbreviated to YB . Abroad, YB is often referred to as Young Boys Bern. The club's colors are yellow and black.... |
 Swiss Super LeagueSwiss Super League The Swiss Super League or Axpo Super League is the top tier of the Swiss Football League. The Swiss Super League is currently ranked 16th according to UEFA's ranking of league coefficients, which is based upon Swiss team performances in European competitions.-Names:-Participating clubs:The teams... |
20 February 2007 |
 Joe KeenanJoe Keenan (footballer) Joseph John Keenan is an English professional footballer, who plays for Victorian Premier League club South Melbourne, as a left midfielder.-Club career:Keenan started his career with Premier League club Chelsea... |
Willem II |  EredivisieEredivisie The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA.... |
30 March 2007 |
| Matthew Kemp |
Adelaide United | A-League A-League The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company... |
11 April 2007 |
| Evan Berger Evan Berger Evan James Berger is an Australian football player who plays as a left midfielder for Perth Glory in the Hyundai A-League.-Club career:... |
Marconi Stallions Marconi Stallions The Marconi Stallions Football Club is an Australian football club located in Sydney, Australia. The club won the National Soccer League title a record four times, along with South Melbourne FC and Sydney City SC... |
NSWPL New South Wales Premier League The New South Wales Premier League is the highest state-level men's soccer competition in New South Wales, Australia. Nationally, it is considered one grade lower than the A-League... |
29 May 2007 |
 Carlos Hernández |
LD Alajuelense LD Alajuelense Liga Deportiva Alajuelense , is a Costa Rican football club, currently playing in the Primera División de Costa Rica. It was founded on June 18, 1919. The team is located in Alajuela's downtown and they play their local games at the Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto.Alajuelense was the first Costa... |
Primera División de Costa Rica Primera División de Costa Rica Primera División de Costa Rica is a professional league for association football clubs in Costa Rica. At the top of the Costa Rican league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 12 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Segunda División... |
12 June 2007 |
| Kaz Patafta Kaz Patafta Kaz Phonesak Patafta is an Australian professional football player of Laotian and Croatian descent. Patafta formerly played as an attacking midfielder for the Newcastle Jets in the A-League... |
Benfica |  Portuguese LigaPortuguese Liga The Primeira Liga , formerly called Primeira Divisão, currently named Liga ZON Sagres after their main sponsors, is the top professional association football division of the Portuguese football league system... |
20 June 2007 |
 Leandro LoveLeandro Rodrigues Da Silva Leandro Rodrigues da Silva is a Brazilian footballer, known as Leandro Love or just Leandro. He currently plays for Portuguesa.-Club career:... |
Vissel Kobe Vissel Kobe is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1. The team is located in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture. The home stadium is Kobe Wing Stadium, in Hyōgo-ku, though some home matches are played at Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium in Suma-ku.-History:The club was... |
 J-League |
25 July 2007 |
| Sebastian Ryall Sebastian Ryall Sebastian Ryall is an Australian football player who currently plays as a defender for Sydney FC.-Melbourne Victory:Ryall played junior football for West Pymble Soccer Club in Sydney... |
AIS Australian Institute of Sport The Australian Institute of Sport is a sports training institution in Australia with world class facilities and support services. The Institute's headquarters is situated in Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The 66.0 hectare site campus is in the northern suburb of Bruce, but some of the... |
VPL Victorian Premier League The Victorian Premier League is the highest State level association football competition in Victoria, Australia, and second highest nationally after the A-League... |
28 August 2007 |
| Steven Pace Steven Pace Steven Pace is an Australian football player with Maltese heritage who currently plays for the Hume City FC. He was signed on 30 October 2007 as a replacement for long-term injury victim Daniel Piorkowski.-Club career:... |
Preston Lions | VPL Victorian Premier League The Victorian Premier League is the highest State level association football competition in Victoria, Australia, and second highest nationally after the A-League... |
30 October 2007 |
| Nick Ward |
Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers F.C. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years... |
Football League Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
5 December 2007 |
Out
| Player | To | League | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Ferrante Michael Ferrante Michael Ferrante is an Australian football player plays for Richmond.-Biography:He attended St. Joseph's College Melbourne from years 1992-1997 being a star week in week out for his school side. He came through the ranks at the Australian Institute of Sport and from there he moved on to the youth... |
Wellington Phoenix | A-League A-League The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company... |
1 March 2007 |
| Mark Byrnes Mark Byrnes Mark John Byrnes is an Australian football defender who currently plays for the APIA Leichhardt Tigers in the New South Wales Premier League.-Club career:... |
released | ||
| 1 March 2007 | |||
| Fred Helbert Frederico Carreiro da Silva Helbert Frederico Carreiro da Silva, commonly known as Fred is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for A-League club Melbourne Heart, and is also the team captain.-Brazil:... |
D.C. United D.C. United D.C. United is an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league since its inception, in 1996.Over the... |
 MLSMajor League Soccer Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada... |
30 March 2007 |
| James Robinson James Robinson (footballer born 1982) James Robinson is an English/ Australian professional footballer who currently plays for Oakleigh Cannons in the Victorian Premier League, as a Midfielder-England:... |
Perth Glory | A-League A-League The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company... |
17 March 2007 |
| Vince Lia Vince Lia Vince Lia is a football player who plays for Wellington Phoenix in the A-League.-Melbourne Victory:Lia spent the early stages of his professional career in the NSL at South Melbourne... |
Wellington Phoenix | A-League A-League The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company... |
21 March 2007 |
| Simon Storey Simon Storey Simon Storey is an Australian association football player. He has previously played for Melbourne Victory in the A-League in their Championship and Premiership winning team.-Club career:... |
Partick Thistle F.C. Partick Thistle F.C. Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football club from Glasgow. Despite their name, the club are based in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908... |
 Scottish First Division |
21 March 2007 |
| Kristian Sarkies Kristian Sarkies Kristian Sarkies is an Australian football player who currently plays for Melbourne Heart... |
Adelaide United | A-League A-League The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company... |
30 March 2007 |
| Adrian Leijer Adrian Leijer Adrian Leijer is an Australian football player who currently plays as a centre back for A-League team Melbourne Victory and is also the Captain of the side.-Early years:... |
Fulham F.C. Fulham F.C. Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season... |
Premier League |
4 August 2007 |
| Eugene Galekovic Eugene Galekovic Eugen-Josip "Eugene" Galeković is an Australian football player who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Adelaide United in the A-League and internationally for Australia.-Club career:... |
Adelaide United | A-League A-League The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company... |
30 October 2007 |
Pre-season matches
- The match against China was played over three 30 minute periods.
2007 Pre-Season Cup
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | BP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
2007-08 Hyundai A-League fixtures
Ladder
Warm-up matches
Matches
| Gamba Osaka Gamba Osaka is a Japanese professional association football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1. The team's name comes from the Italian word "gamba" meaning "leg" and the Japanese , meaning "to do your best" or "to stand firm". Located in Suita, Osaka, the team's home stadium is Osaka Expo '70... |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League.... |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | ||
| 7 | ||||||||
 Chunnam DragonsChunnam Dragons Chunnam Dragons is a football club founded in 1995 in the Korean city of Gwangyang, which joined the K-League for the 1995 season at the same time as Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, their Jeolla province rivals.-History:... |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 6 | ||||||||
 Chonburi FCChonburi FC Chonburi Football Club is a Thai professional football club based in city of Chonburi, Chonburi province and currently playing in the top division in Thai football, the Thai Premier League... |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 5 |