2009–10 Melbourne Victory FC season


The Melbourne Victory 2009–10 season was Melbourne Victory's fifth A-League season.

Season summary

From the 2009–10 season, Greek gambling giant Intralot became the Melbourne Victory's new major sponsor to replace Samsung in a two-year deal valued at $2 million. Their logo subsequently featured on the front of Melbourne Victory's strip.
The Victory made some off-season changes by releasing Steve Pantelidis and Michael Thwaite to Gold Coast United, Sebastian Ryall was transferred to Sydney FC, and veteran goalkeeper Michael Theoklitos ended his contract and later joined Norwich City F.C.. Moreover, José Luis López Ramírez's loan spell was terminated from Deportivo Saprissa and Daniel Allsopp moved to Al Rayyan.
Several new signings were made, bringing New Zealand international goalkeeper Glen Moss from Wellington Phoenix, Thai midfielder Surat Sukha from Chonburi FC, the promotion of Mathew Theodore and Matthew Foschini from the youth squad and the permanent signing of veteran Carlos Hernández from L.D. Alajuelense for three years.
Meanwhile, Mate Dugandžić was signed from Melbourne Knights, Robbie Kruse from Brisbane Roar, Marvin Angulo from Club Sport Herediano and Sutee Suksomkit was signed as a nine match guest player.
On 1 December 2009, it was announced that Ney Fabiano was leaving Melbourne and had signed a contract with Thai Premier League team Bangkok Glass FC for the 2010 season.
The Victory finished second to Sydney FC on the ladder and lost the 2010 A-League Grand Final to Sydney 4–2 on penalties.
Melbourne Victory were drawn into Group E in the 2010 AFC Champions League along with Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma, Beijing Guoan and Kawasaki Frontale. With key players Archie Thompson, Matthew Kemp and Billy Celeski sidelined for long term injuries, Victory finished bottom of Group E.

Players

First team squad

Transfers

In
PlayerFromLeagueFeeDate
Glen MossWellington Phoenix A-LeagueFreeMarch 2009
Mathew TheodoreMelbourne Victory A-League National Youth LeagueFreeApril 2009
Carlos HernándezL.D. Alajuelense Primera División de Costa RicaNot DisclosedMay 2009
Surat SukhaChonburi Thai Premier League$57,000May 2009
Matthew FoschiniMelbourne Victory A-League National Youth LeagueFreeAugust 2009
Adrian LeijerFulham Premier LeagueNot DisclosedAugust 2009
Robbie KruseBrisbane Roar A-LeagueNot DisclosedSeptember 2009
Mate DugandzicMelbourne Knights FC Victorian Premier LeagueNot DisclosedSeptember 2009
Sutee SuksomkitTampines Rovers S-LeagueGuest ContractSeptember 2009

Out
PlayerToLeagueFeeDate
Steve PantelidisGold Coast United A-LeagueFreeMarch 2009
Michael ThwaiteGold Coast United A-LeagueFreeMarch 2009
Sebastian RyallSydney FC A-LeagueFreeMarch 2009
Michael TheoklitosNorwich City Football League OneEnd of ContractJune 2009
José Luis LópezDeportivo Saprissa Primera División de Costa RicaContract TerminatedJune 2009
Daniel VasilevskiSouth Melbourne FC Victorian Premier LeagueContract TerminatedAugust 2009
Daniel AllsoppAl-Rayyan Sports Club Qatari LeagueNot DisclosedSeptember 2009
Ney FabianoBangkok Glass Thai Premier LeagueContract TerminatedDecember 2009
Sutee SuksomkitBangkok Glass Thai Premier LeagueEnd of ContractDecember 2009

Matches

2009-10 pre-season friendlies

2009-10 Hyundai A-League fixtures

2009-10 finals series

Statistics

Goals

Ladder

Finals

AFC Champions League

RoundDateHome TeamScoreAway TeamCrowdStadium
Group Stage23 February 2010Beijing Guoan1-0Melbourne Victory31,000Workers Stadium
Group Stage9 March 2010Melbourne Victory0-2Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma7,899Etihad Stadium
Group Stage23 March 2010Kawasaki Frontale4-0Melbourne Victory9,728Todoroki Athletics Stadium
Group Stage31 March 2010Melbourne Victory1-0Kawasaki Frontale6,011Etihad Stadium
Group Stage14 April 2010Melbourne Victory0-0Beijing Guoan6,394Etihad Stadium
Group Stage28 April 2010Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma3-2Melbourne Victory502Tancheon Sports Complex

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W-League

2009-10 Westfield W-League fixtures

Round 1
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Round 2
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Round 3
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Round 4
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Round 5
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Round 6
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Round 7
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Round 8
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Round 9
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Round 10
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2009-10 W-League fixtures