List of Melbourne Victory FC records and statistics

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Leigh Broxham has the record for the most appearances for the Victory. Leigh Broxham 2018.jpg
Leigh Broxham has the record for the most appearances for the Victory.

Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional association football club based at the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium. The club was formed in 2004.

Contents

The list encompasses the honours won by Melbourne Victory, records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section itemises the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club. Attendance records at Olympic Park, Docklands Stadium and Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, the club's present home, are also included.

Melbourne Victory have won 7 top-flight titles, and have two Australia Cups. The club's record appearance maker is Leigh Broxham, who has currently made 444 appearances from 2005 to the present day. Archie Thompson is Melbourne Victory's record goalscorer, scoring 97 goals in total.

All figures are correct as of 16 December 2023

Honours and achievements

Domestic

Winners (3): 2006–07, 2008–09, 2014–15
Runners-up (3): 2009–10, 2016–17, 2021–22
Winners (4): 2007, 2009, 2015, 2018
Runners-up (2): 2010, 2017
Winners (2): 2015, 2021
Winners (1): 2008

Player records

Appearances

Most appearances

Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute. Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored. [5]

#NameYears A-League Men National Cupa Asia OtherbTotal
Regular seasonFinals series
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leigh Broxham 2005–363 (4)19 (1)27 (0)47 (2)1 (0)457 (7)
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Archie Thompson 2005–2016209 (80)15 (10)15 (5)23 (2)0 (0)262 (97)
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adrian Leijer 2005–2007
2009–2015		167 (8)9 (1)14 (0)15 (1)1 (0)205 (8)
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Geria 2013–2018
2021–		144 (2)11 (0)13 (1)17 (0)0 (0)185 (3)
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodrigo Vargas 2006–2012129 (6)10 (0)14 (0)14 (2)0 (0)167 (8)
6 Flag of New Zealand.svg Kosta Barbarouses 2013–2016
2017–2019		117 (36)10 (5)11 (5)23 (5)0 (0)161 (51)
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin Muscat 2005–2011113 (28)9 (0)13 (1)16 (6)0 (0)151 (35)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lawrence Thomas 2005–2011112 (0)10 (0)8 (0)21 (0)0 (0)151 (0)
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Danny Allsopp 2005–2011111 (39)7 (3)19 (4)11 (4)1 (0)149 (50)
10 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Carlos Hernández 2005–2011114 (33)7 (3)7 (1)13 (2)0 (0)141 (39)
a. Includes the A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup and Australia Cup
b. Includes goals and appearances (including those as a substitute) in the 2005 Australian Club World Championship Qualifying Tournament.

Goalscorers

Top goalscorers

Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances made. [5]

#NameYears A-League Men National Cupa Asia OtherbTotal
Regular seasonFinals series
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Archie Thompson 2005–201680 (209)10 (15)5 (15)2 (23)0 (0)97 (262)
2 Flag of Kosovo.svg Besart Berisha 2014–201862 (95)6 (8)12 (14)6 (20)0 (0)86 (137)
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Kosta Barbarouses 2013–2016
2017–2019		36 (117)5 (10)5 (11)5 (23)0 (0)51 (161)
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Danny Allsopp 2005–2009
2011–2012		39 (111)3 (7)4 (19)4 (11)0 (1)50 (149)
5 Flag of New Zealand.svg Marco Rojas 2011–2013
2016–2017
2020–2022		39 (113)0 (6)1 (5)1 (8)0 (0)41 (132)
6 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Carlos Hernández 2007–2009
2009–2012		33 (114)3 (7)1 (7)2 (13)0 (0)39 (141)
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin Muscat 2005–201128 (113)0 (9)1 (13)6 (16)0 (0)35 (151)
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Troisi 2013–2014
2016–2019		26 (98)1 (7)2 (6)3 (15)0 (0)32 (126)
9 Flag of Sweden.svg Ola Toivonen 2018–202023 (38)2 (2)0 (1)4 (8)0 (0)29 (49)
10 Flag of Brazil.svg Guilherme Finkler 2012–201619 (87)1 (5)3 (7)0 (0)0 (0)23 (99)
a. Includes the A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup and Australia Cup
b. Includes goals and appearances (including those as a substitute) in the 2005 Australian Club World Championship Qualifying Tournament.

Award winners

Transfers

Record transfer fees received

Mitchell Langerak, the club's current record signing. Mitchell Langerak IMG 1570.jpg
Mitchell Langerak, the club's current record signing.
#FeeReceived fromForDateNotesRef
1$1.3m Borussia Dortmund Mitchell Langerak 2009A further $500k in add-ons [12]
2$1m Al-Ahli Mark Milligan 28 January 2018 [13]
3$900k Baniyas Club Mark Milligan 2015 [12]
4$800k JEF United Chiba Jason Geria 3 March 2018 [12]

Managerial records

Club records

Matches

Firsts

Record wins

Record defeats

  • Record A-League Men defeat: 0–7 against Melbourne City, 17 April 2021
  • Record national cup defeat: 0–3 against Adelaide United, FFA Cup Round of 16, 23 August 2017
  • Record Asian defeat:
    • 0–4 against Kawasaki Frontale, AFC Champions League group stage, 23 March 2010
    • 1–5 against Gamba Osaka, AFC Champions League group stage, 1 March 2011
    • 2–6 against Ulsan Hyundai, AFC Champions League group stage, 4 April 2018
    • 0–4 against Guangzhou Evergrande, AFC Champions League group stage, 10 April 2019
    • 0–4 against Daegu FC, AFC Champions League group stage, 8 May 2019

Record consecutive results

  • Record consecutive wins: 10, from 5 August 2006 to 8 October 2006 [6]
  • Record consecutive defeats: 5 [6]
    • from 7 March 2020 to 3 August 2020
    • from 6 May 2021 to 23 May 2021
  • Record consecutive matches without a defeat: 13, from 19 March 2022 to 17 May 2022 [6]
  • Record consecutive league matches without a defeat: 17, from 19 February 2022 to 8 October 2022 [2]
  • Record consecutive matches without a win: 10, from 15 July 2007 to 21 September 2007 [6]
  • Record consecutive matches without conceding a goal: 5, from 16 January 2009 to 28 February 2009 [6]
  • Record consecutive matches without scoring a goal: 4, from 28 October 2005 to 18 November 2005 [6]

Goals

Points

Attendances

This section applies to attendances at Olympic Park, Docklands Stadium, where Melbourne Victory played their home matches from 2007 to 2021, and AAMI Park, the club's present home.

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  15. ↑ "Adelaide v Melbourne". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 12 July 2005. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
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