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The Melbourne Victory 2011–12 season is 's seventh A-League

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season. It is the first A-League season that the Victory will wear a kit not made by Reebok

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First team squad

In

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee
20 October 2010	MF	Isaka Cernak Isaka Cernak Isaka Aongor Cernak-Okanya , better known as Isaka Cernak, is an Australian football player who currently plays for as an attacking midfielder.-Early Life:...	North Queensland Fury	Undisclosed
8 February 2011	GK	Tando Velaphi Tando Velaphi Tando Yuji Velaphi is an Australian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Melbourne Victory in the A-League. Before joining Victory in 2011, he spent several seasons at , eventually developing into their first-choice 'keeper....	Perth Glory	Undisclosed
11 March 2011	MF	Marco Rojas Marco Rojas Marco Rodrigo Rojas is a New Zealand association football player who plays as a midfielder for A-League team Melbourne Victory, and for the New Zealand national team.-Wellington Phoenix:...	Wellington Phoenix	Undisclosed
21 March 2011	MF	James Jeggo	Melbourne Victory – Youth Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League....	3 yr Contract
28 March 2011	FW	Jean Carlos Solórzano	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...	1 yr Loan
20 August 2011	MF	Harry Kewell Harry Kewell Harold "Harry" Kewell is an Australian professional football midfielder who plays for Melbourne Victory in the A-League. Internationally he has received 55 caps, and scored 16 goals, while playing for the Australian national team...	Galatasaray Galatasaray S.K. (football team) Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....	3 yr Contract
15 September 2011	DF	Fabio Alves Fabio Alves Fabio Alves Macedo commonly known as Fabio, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for A-League club Melbourne Victory.-Club Career:...	Volta Redonda Futebol Clube Volta Redonda Futebol Clube Volta Redonda Futebol Clube, Volta Redonda or simply by its nickname Voltaço, as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Volta Redonda in Rio de Janeiro, founded on February 9, 1976....	1 yr Contract
15 September 2011	GK	Lawrence Thomas Lawrence Thomas (goalkeeper) Lawrence Thomas is an Australian football player who plays for Melbourne Victory in the A-League. He plays as a Goalkeeper...	Sheffield United	2 yr Contract
4 October 2011	GK	Ante Čović Ante Covic Ante Čović is an Australian football player. He is a goalkeeper who currently plays for Melbourne Victory in the Hyundai A-League...	IF Elfsborg IF Elfsborg IF Elfsborg is a Swedish football club located in Borås. The club has won five national championship titles, the latest in 2006, and two national cup titles. Currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan. Elfsborg is based at Borås Arena...	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 Kevin Muscat Kevin Muscat is an Australian football player who currently plays for Victorian State League Division 1 side Sunshine George Cross and is assistant coach of Melbourne Victory...	Unattached	Retired
1 March 2011	DF	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:...	Perth Glory	Free
1 March 2011	MF	Mate Dugandzic Mate Dugandžic Mate Dugandžić is an Australian football player, who currently plays for Melbourne Heart FC in the Hyundai A-League. He was the first player ever to make a direct switch between Melbourne Victory and Melbourne Heart....	Melbourne Heart	Free
26 March 2011	FW	Robbie Kruse Robbie Kruse Robbie Thomas Kruse is an Australian football player who currently plays as a forward for German side Fortuna Düsseldorf in the 2. Bundesliga and the Australian national team...	Fortuna Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf ' is a German association football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the second tier of German league football, the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga...	Undisclosed
27 May 2011	GK	Michael Petkovic Michael Petkovic Michael Petkovic is a former Australian football player.Petkovic last played as a goalkeeper for Melbourne Victory in the Hyundai A-League...	Unattached	Retired
27 May 2011	MF	Marvin Angulo Marvin Angulo Marvin Angulo is a Costa Rican professional footballer. He currently plays for CS Herediano.-Club career:On October 1, 2009 it was thought he will join the Melbourne Victory from CS Herediano as an injury replacement player for Billy Celeski. The deal was agreed in principle on September 21, 2009...	CS Herediano	Loan terminated
12 July 2011	DF	Surat Sukha Surat Sukha Surat Sukha is a Thai international footballer who plays for Buriram PEA. He is a defensive midfielder who can also play as a left or right back.-Melbourne Victory:Thailand international recruited from Chonburi FC in Thailand...	Buriram PEA	Free

Loan out

Date from	Date to	Pos.	Name	To
21 March 2011	31 December 2011	FW	Ricardinho Ricardo Weslei de Campelo Ricardo Weslei de Campelo, also known as Ricardinho , is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Paraná Clube in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.-Melbourne Victory:...	Paraná Clube Paraná Clube Paraná Clube is a Brazilian football team. It was established on December 19, 1989, in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. Its uniform is composed of a blue/red shirt, white shorts and white socks....

Coaching staff

2011-2012 Pre-season friendlies

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
13 July 2011	Celtic Celtic F.C. Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...	H	0 - 1		20,794
26 July 2011	Port Melbourne Port Melbourne Sharks The Port Melbourne Sharks are an Australian association football club from Port Melbourne, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The club was formed in 1968 by local Greek Australians, and were promoted as Champions of Victorian State League Division 2 for season 2010.They will play season...	A SS Anderson Reserve SS Anderson Reserve, situated in JL Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne, is the home of the Port Melbourne Sharks football club, who currently play in the Victorian State League Division 1.-External links:*...	2 - 0	Allsopp 15', Broxham Leigh Broxham Leigh Broxham is an Australian football player who currently plays as a central midfielder for the Melbourne Victory in the Hyundai A-League.-Club career:... 35'
3 August 2011	Dandenong Thunder	N Olympic Park Stadium Olympic Park Stadium was a multi-purpose outdoor stadium located on Olympic Boulevard in inner Melbourne. The stadium was built as an athletics training venue for the 1956 Olympics, a short distance from the MCG, which served as the Olympic Stadium...	0 - 1
10 August 2011	Bentleigh Greens Bentleigh Greens Bentleigh Greens Soccer Club is a football club from Cheltenham, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The club was formed in 1986 by the Greek Cypriot community and currently play in the Victorian Premier League. They spent the years 1996–2005 in the Victorian Premier League,...	N Olympic Park Stadium Olympic Park Stadium was a multi-purpose outdoor stadium located on Olympic Boulevard in inner Melbourne. The stadium was built as an athletics training venue for the 1956 Olympics, a short distance from the MCG, which served as the Olympic Stadium...	2 - 3	Hernández (2)
24 August 2011	Springvale White Eagles Springvale White Eagles Springvale White Eagles Soccer Club is an Australian association football club based in Melbourne, Victoria currently playing in Victorian State League Division 1...	A	5 - 1	Thompson Archie Thompson Archibald Gerald Thompson is a New Zealand-born Australian professional football player, currently playing for Melbourne Victory in the Hyundai A-League, where he holds the League all time scoring record... (2), Solórzano Jean Carlos Solórzano Madrigal Jean Carlos Solórzano Madrigal is a Costa Rican footballer who plays for Melbourne Victory in the Australian A-League, on loan from LD Alajuelense. He plays as a forward.-Club career:... , Hernández, Allsopp
4 September 2011	Gold Coast United	N	0 - 1
11 September 2011	Brisbane Roar	N	2 - 0	Hernández 39', Allsopp 50'	6,307
23 September 2011	Adelaide United	A Hindmarsh Stadium Hindmarsh Stadium is a rectangular stadium located in Adelaide, South Australia. It is the home of the Australian A-League team, Adelaide United....	1 - 1	Hernández 87'	9,543

2011-2012 Hyundai A-League fixtures

Results by round

Appearances

No.	Pos.	Name	League		Finals		Total		Discipline
No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Tando Velaphi Tando Velaphi Tando Yuji Velaphi is an Australian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Melbourne Victory in the A-League. Before joining Victory in 2011, he spent several seasons at , eventually developing into their first-choice 'keeper....	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	Matthew Foschini Matthew Foschini Matthew Foschini is an Australian football player currently playing for Melbourne Victory.-Club career:On 18 August 2009, he was signed to a contract with the Melbourne Victory senior squad on a two-year deal...	5	0	0	0	5	0	2	1
3	DF	Fabio Fabio Alves Fabio Alves Macedo commonly known as Fabio, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for A-League club Melbourne Victory.-Club Career:...	7	0	0	0	7	0	3	0
4	DF	Petar Franjic Petar Franjic Petar Franjic is an Australian football player currently playing for Melbourne Victory.-Personal:He attended St Helena Secondary College, and is the younger brother of Brisbane Roar player Ivan Franjic.-Honours:...	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
6	MF	Leigh Broxham Leigh Broxham Leigh Broxham is an Australian football player who currently plays as a central midfielder for the Melbourne Victory in the Hyundai A-League.-Club career:...	7	0	0	0	7	0	0	0
7	DF	Matthew Kemp	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
8	MF	Grant Brebner Grant Brebner Grant Ian Brebner is a Scottish association football player, who currently plays for Australian A-League side Melbourne Victory. Born in Edinburgh, Brebner joined Manchester United as a 16-year-old in 1994, and although he was a member of the club's successful youth side, he failed to break into...	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 Archie Thompson Archibald Gerald Thompson is a New Zealand-born Australian professional football player, currently playing for Melbourne Victory in the Hyundai A-League, where he holds the League all time scoring record...	7	3	0	0	7	3	1	0
11	MF	Marco Rojas Marco Rojas Marco Rodrigo Rojas is a New Zealand association football player who plays as a midfielder for A-League team Melbourne Victory, and for the New Zealand national team.-Wellington Phoenix:...	7	0	0	0	7	0	0	0
12	DF	Rodrigo Vargas Rodrigo Vargas Rodrigo Alejandro "Roddy" Vargas is a Australian football player. He currently plays as a central defender for the Australian A-League club Melbourne Victory.-Club career:...	7	0	0	0	7	0	0	0
13	MF	Diogo Ferreira Diogo Ferreira Diogo Ferreira is an Australian football player currently playing for Melbourne Victory.-Early career:At the age of 16, Diogo completed a successful trial with Portuguese giants FC Porto and was signed to the club's youth academy. Whilst in Portugal, he was loaned out to a second division team...	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
14	MF	Billy Celeski Billy Celeski Blagoja 'Billy' Celeski , is an Australian football player. He currently plays for Melbourne Victory as a central midfielder. His cousin is Perth Glory player Naum Sekulovski.-Club career:...	5	0	0	0	5	0	1	0
15	MF	Tom Pondeljak Tom Pondeljak Tomislav Pondeljak is an Australian football player, who is currently playing for A-league club Melbourne Victory.-Club career:...	4	0	0	0	4	0	1	0
16	MF	Carlos Hernández	5	2	0	0	5	2	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 Isaka Cernak Isaka Aongor Cernak-Okanya , better known as Isaka Cernak, is an Australian football player who currently plays for as an attacking midfielder.-Early Life:...	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
20	GK	Lawrence Thomas Lawrence Thomas (goalkeeper) Lawrence Thomas is an Australian football player who plays for Melbourne Victory in the A-League. He plays as a Goalkeeper...	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
21	GK	Ante Čović Ante Covic Ante Čović is an Australian football player. He is a goalkeeper who currently plays for Melbourne Victory in the Hyundai A-League...	6	0	0	0	6	0	0	1
22	FW	Harry Kewell Harry Kewell Harold "Harry" Kewell is an Australian professional football midfielder who plays for Melbourne Victory in the A-League. Internationally he has received 55 caps, and scored 16 goals, while playing for the Australian national team...	5	0	0	0	5	0	1	0
23	DF	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:...	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	–	–

Fixtures

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers
23 October 2011	Melbourne Heart Youth	A	0 - 2
6 November 2011	Brisbane Roar Youth	H	1 - 5	Jeggo 9'
11 November 2011	Central Coast Mariners Youth	A	0 - 6
20 November 2011	Sydney FC Youth	A	1 - 5	O'Dea 59'
27 November 2011	Gold Coast United Youth	H
4 December 2011	Newcastle Jets Youth	A
11 December 2011	Adelaide United Youth	H
17 December 2011	A.I.S.	H
21 December 2011	A.I.S.	A
8 January 2012	Newcastle Jets Youth	H
14 January 2012	Adelaide United Youth	A
21 January 2012	Perth Glory Youth	A
29 January 2012	Sydney FC Youth	H
5 February 2012	Melbourne Heart Youth	H
11 February 2012	Central Coast Mariners Youth	H
19 February 2012	Brisbane Roar Youth	A
26 February 2012	Gold Coast United Youth	A
4 March 2012	Perth Glory Youth	H

League table

Pos	Team	GD
1	Adelaide United Youth	\|
2	A.I.S.	\|
3	Brisbane Roar Youth	\|
4	Central Coast Mariners Youth	\|
5	Gold Coast United Youth	\|
6	Melbourne Heart Youth	\|
7	Melbourne Victory Youth	\|
8	Newcastle Jets Youth	\|
9	Perth Glory Youth	\|
10	Sydney FC Youth	\|

Results by round

Fixtures

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	League position
22 October 2011	Perth Glory Women Perth Glory FC W-League The Perth Glory FC W-League team, also known as the Perth Glory Women, represents the Perth Glory in the Australian Women's National football League, the W-League.-Standings:-W-League Squad:...	H	2 - 0	Friend 38', Jackson 48'	2nd
29 October 2011	Sydney FC Women Sydney FC W-League The Sydney FC W-League team, also known as the Sydney FC Women, represents the Sydney FC in the Australian Women's National football League, the W-League.-Season 2011-12:-Standings:-Squad:As of November 3, 2010....	A
12 November 2011	Canberra United Women Canberra United FC Canberra United Football Club is an Australian football club that competes in the W-League, the national women's competition. Based in Canberra, the club was formed in 2008 for the league's inaugural season...	A
19 November 2011	Adelaide United Women Adelaide United FC W-League Adelaide United Women's Football Club, also known as the Adelaide United W-League is a football team in Adelaide, South Australia. It currently participates in the W-League as the sole women's team from the state of South Australia...	H
26 November 2011	Brisbane Roar Women	A
3 December 2011	Newcastle Jets Women Newcastle United Jets FC W-League The Newcastle Jets W-League team, also known as the Newcastle Jets Women, represents the Newcastle Jets in the Australian Women's National football League, the W-League.-Standings:-Players:-Milestones:...	H
10 December 2011	Perth Glory Women Perth Glory FC W-League The Perth Glory FC W-League team, also known as the Perth Glory Women, represents the Perth Glory in the Australian Women's National football League, the W-League.-Standings:-W-League Squad:...	A
17 December 2011	Brisbane Roar Women	H
30 December 2011	Canberra United Women Canberra United FC Canberra United Football Club is an Australian football club that competes in the W-League, the national women's competition. Based in Canberra, the club was formed in 2008 for the league's inaugural season...	H
15 January 2011	Adelaide United Women Adelaide United FC W-League Adelaide United Women's Football Club, also known as the Adelaide United W-League is a football team in Adelaide, South Australia. It currently participates in the W-League as the sole women's team from the state of South Australia...	A

League table

Pos	Team	GD
1	Adelaide United Women Adelaide United FC W-League Adelaide United Women's Football Club, also known as the Adelaide United W-League is a football team in Adelaide, South Australia. It currently participates in the W-League as the sole women's team from the state of South Australia...	\|
2	Brisbane Roar Women	\|
3	Canberra United Women Canberra United FC Canberra United Football Club is an Australian football club that competes in the W-League, the national women's competition. Based in Canberra, the club was formed in 2008 for the league's inaugural season...	\|
4	Melbourne Victory Women Melbourne Victory FC W-League The Melbourne Victory Womens Football Club are an Australian women's association football club affiliated with Melbourne Victory FC. Founded in 2008 this team represents Melbourne in the Australian Women's National football League, the W-League....	\|
5	Newcastle Jets Women Newcastle United Jets FC W-League The Newcastle Jets W-League team, also known as the Newcastle Jets Women, represents the Newcastle Jets in the Australian Women's National football League, the W-League.-Standings:-Players:-Milestones:...	\|
6	Perth Glory Women Perth Glory FC W-League The Perth Glory FC W-League team, also known as the Perth Glory Women, represents the Perth Glory in the Australian Women's National football League, the W-League.-Standings:-W-League Squad:...	\|
7	Sydney FC Women Sydney FC W-League The Sydney FC W-League team, also known as the Sydney FC Women, represents the Sydney FC in the Australian Women's National football League, the W-League.-Season 2011-12:-Standings:-Squad:As of November 3, 2010....	\|

Results by round

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