2014 Melbourne Victory FC (W-League) season

The 2014 Melbourne Victory FC W-League season in soccer was the club's seventh participation in the W-League, since the league's formation in 2008.

Melbourne Victory WFC
2014 season
ChairmanAnthony Di Pietro
ManagerJoe Montemurro
StadiumLakeside Stadium
W-League2nd
W-League Finals seriesSemi-finals
International Women's Club ChampionshipFirst round
Top goalscorerRacheal Quigley (8)
2015–16 →

Players edit

Squad information edit

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 Brianna Davey
2 DF   AUS Hannah Brewer
3 MF   AUS Jessica Au
4 DF   AUS Alex Natoli
5 DF   USA Lauren Barnes (on loan from Seattle Reign FC)
6 MF   AUS Gema Simon
7 DF   AUS Stephanie Catley (Captain)
8 MF   AUS Amy Jackson
9 FW   AUS Racheal Quigley
10 MF   USA Christine Nairn (on loan from Washington Spirit)
11 FW   AUS Lisa De Vanna
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 MF   AUS Ella Mastrantonio
13 DF   AUS Alexandra Gummer
14 FW   AUS Tiffany Eliadis
15 DF   AUS Emma Checker
16 MF   AUS Beattie Goad
17 MF   TUR Gülcan Koca
18 DF   USA Elli Reed (on loan from Seattle Reign FC)
19 DF   AUS Maika Ruyter-Hooley
20 GK   AUS Cassandra Dimovski
29 FW   AUS Caitlin Friend
30 GK   AUS Erin Herd (Injury replacement)

Transfers in edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF   AUS Amy Jackson [1]
9 FW   AUS Racheal Quigley (from   Adelaide United)[1]
6 MF   AUS Gema Simon (from   Newcastle Jets)[2]
2 DF   AUS Hannah Brewer (from   Newcastle Jets)[2]
18 DF   USA Elli Reed (on loan from   Seattle Reign FC)[3][4]
5 DF   USA Lauren Barnes (on loan from   Seattle Reign FC)[5]
10 MF   USA Christine Nairn (on loan from   Washington Spirit)[6][7]
11 FW   AUS Lisa De Vanna (from   Washington Spirit)[8]
13 DF   AUS Alexandra Gummer (from   Adelaide United)[9]
3 MF   AUS Jessica Au (from   South Melbourne)[9]
30 GK   AUS Tori Snelleksz (injury replacement from   Bundoora United)[10]
29 FW   AUS Caitlin Friend (from   Notts County)[11]
30 GK   AUS Erin Herd (injury replacement)[12]

Transfers out edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF   AUS Jessica Humble [13]
4 MF   NZL Katie Hoyle (to   Notts County)[14]
5 FW   AUS Laura Spiranovic [13]
6 MF   AUS Cindy Lay [13]
8 FW   AUS Ashley Brown [13]
9 FW   AUS Caitlin Friend (to   Notts County)[15]
11 FW   AUS Lisa De Vanna (to   Boston Breakers)[8]
10 MF   WAL Jess Fishlock (to   FFC Frankfurt)[2][16]
12 DF   SWE Jessica Samuelsson (to   Linköpings FC)[2]
14 MF   AUS Enza Barilla [13]
18 MF   AUS Emily Hulbert [13]
30 GK   AUS Melissa Maizels (to   Canberra United)[17]

Competitions edit

Overall edit

Competition Started round Current
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
W-League 2nd 13 September 2014 29 October 2014
W-League Finals series Semi-finals Semi-finals 13 December 2014 13 December 2014
IWCC Cup First round First round 30 November 2014 30 November 2014

W-League edit

Fixtures edit

13 September 2014 1 Newcastle Jets 1–0 Melbourne Victory Newcastle
15:00 AEST Salem Report Stadium: Wanderers Oval
Referee: Lara Smith
21 September 2014 2 Melbourne Victory 5–3 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
15:00 AEST Jackson   20'
Quigley   24', 46'
De Vanna   51'
Koca   74'
Report Winters   12', 55'
Carney   90+3'
Stadium: Broadmeadows Valley Park
Referee: Casey Reibelt
28 September 2014 3 Canberra United 2–4 Melbourne Victory Canberra
15:00 AEST Lindsey   59'
Munoz   80'
Report Barnes   38' (pen.)
Catley   43'
De Vanna   49'
Simon   69'
Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 1,018
Referee: Casey Reibelt
6 October 2014 4 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory Sydney
17:00 AEDT Spencer   60' Report Simon   86' Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 733
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
12 October 2014 5 Melbourne Victory 4–0 Adelaide United Melbourne
15:00 AEDT Nairn   29'
Jackson   59', 87', 89'
Report Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
Attendance: 900
Referee: Rachel Mitchenson
19 October 2014 6 Brisbane Roar 1–1 Melbourne Victory Brisbane
14:00 AEST Franco   82' Report Jackson   69' Stadium: Goodwin Park
Referee: Kirralee Andruschak
25 October 2014 7 Melbourne Victory 0–1 Canberra United Melbourne
16:30 AEDT Report Sykes   29' Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 14,068
Referee: Kelly Jones
2 November 2014 8 Melbourne Victory 1–3 Perth Glory Melbourne
15:00 AEDT Quigley   4' Report Kennedy   40'
D'Ovidio   81'
Foord   90'
Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
9 November 2014 9 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–3 Melbourne Victory Sydney
15:00 AEDT Report Catley   4'
Quigley   38'
De Vanna   74'
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Referee: Kirralee Andruschak
22 November 2014 11 Melbourne Victory 4–0 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
15:00 AEDT Quigley   23', 46', 69'
Goad   31'
Report Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
Referee: Kelly Jones
29 October 2014 12 Adelaide United 2–1 Melbourne Victory Adelaide
19:00 ACDT Woods   80'
Powell   84'
Report Barnes   3' Stadium: Adelaide Shores Football Centre

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Perth Glory 12 10 0 2 39 10 +29 30 Qualification to Finals series
2 Melbourne Victory 12 6 2 4 26 15 +11 20
3 Canberra United (C) 12 6 2 4 22 18 +4 20
4 Sydney FC 12 5 3 4 17 16 +1 18
5 Newcastle Jets 12 5 2 5 25 21 +4 17
6 Brisbane Roar 12 4 2 6 18 19 −1 14
7 Adelaide United 12 3 1 8 9 29 −20 10
8 Western Sydney Wanderers 12 2 2 8 14 42 −28 8
Source: au.soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
12 6 2 4 26 15  +11 20 4 0 2 16 8  +8 2 2 2 10 7  +3

Last updated: 22 November 2014.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round edit

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ResultLWWDWDLLWWWL
Position643433553222
Updated to match(es) played on 7 December 2014. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Goal scorers edit

Total Player Goals per Round
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
8   Racheal Quigley 2 1 1 1 3
5   Amy Jackson 1 3 1
3   Lisa De Vanna 1 1 1
2   Gema Simon 1 1
  Lauren Barnes 1 1
  Stephanie Catley 1 1
  Christine Nairn 1 1
1   Gülcan Koca 1
  Beattie Goad 1
26 TOTAL 0 5 4 1 4 1 0 1 3 2 4 1

W-League Finals series edit

International Women's Club Championship edit

Matches edit

30 November 2014 First round Okayama Yunogo Belle   5–0   Melbourne Victory Mimasaka, Japan
14:10 JST Nakano   1', 82'
Arimachi   6', 37'
Miyama   75'
Report Stadium: Mimasaka Rugby Football Field
Attendance: 1,863

Awards edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Lim, Jordan (3 September 2014). "Victory re-sign De Vanna". The Corner Flag.
  2. ^ a b c d "Victory lands Jets duo". Football Federation Australia. 14 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Reign FC Defender Elli Reed Loaned to Melbourne Victory". Our Sports Central. 25 August 2014.
  4. ^ Trantino, Julian (26 August 2014). "Victory signs Seattle Reign FC defender". Football Federation Victoria.
  5. ^ "Victory secure American defender". Football Federation Australia. 27 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Midfielder Christine Nairn Melbourne Victory's final international". The Women's. 2 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Melbourne Victory signs third American". Football Federation Victoria. 2 September 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Lisa De Vanna signs with Victory W-League". Football Federation Australia. 4 September 2014. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  9. ^ a b Lim, Jordan (10 September 2014). "Victory complete WPL double swoop". The Corner Flag.
  10. ^ "Davey and Dumont sidelined, Dimovski and Harris to fill the void". The Women's Game. 24 October 2014.
  11. ^ "Friend returns to Victory fold". Football Federation Australia. 6 November 2014.
  12. ^ Trantino, Julian (7 November 2014). "Victory makes four changes for Wanderers clash". Football Federation Victoria.
  13. ^ a b c d e f "Westfield W-League Round 1 Ins-and-Outs". Football Federation Australia. 12 September 2014.
  14. ^ "Notts Sign Katie Hoyle". Notts County Ladies. 13 January 2014. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  15. ^ "Caitlin Friend: Notts County Ladies sign Melbourne Victory striker". BBC Sport. 27 January 2014.
  16. ^ "Jessica Fishlock not returning Victory, Jodie Taylor also in doubt". The Women's Game. 13 August 2014.
  17. ^ "Jones Signs for Canberra United". Football Federation Australia. 24 July 2014.
  18. ^ "W-League Player of the Week: Lisa De Vanna". Football Federation Australia. 30 September 2014.
  19. ^ "W-League Player of the Week: Amy Jackson". Football Federation Australia. 14 October 2014.
  20. ^ "W-League Player of the Week: Christine Nairn". Football Federation Australia. 17 November 2014.
  21. ^ "Westfield W-League player of the week: Racheal Quigley". Football Federation Australia. 24 November 2014.

External links edit