Teams | Adelaide United Melbourne Victory |
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First meeting | 7 May 2005 OFC Club Championship United 0–0 Victory |
Latest meeting | 9 March 2024 A-League Men United 1–2 Victory |
Stadiums | Hindmarsh Stadium Melbourne Rectangular Stadium |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 72 |
Most wins | Melbourne Victory: 32 |
Top scorer | Archie Thompson: 13 goals |
All-time record | Adelaide United: 24 Drawn: 16 Melbourne Victory: 32 |
Largest victory | Victory 6–0 United (18 February 2007) |
Longest win streak | Melbourne Victory: 10 (12 September 2008–29 October 2010) |
Longest unbeaten streak | Melbourne Victory: 10 (12 September 2008–29 October 2010) |
Current win streak | Melbourne Victory: 2 (30 December 2023–) |
Current unbeaten streak | Melbourne Victory: 5 (14 January 2023–) |
The Original Rivalry is a rivalry between South Australian-based club Adelaide United and Victorian-based club Melbourne Victory. It is also referred to as 'The Original Derby'. [1]
The two teams first met in a 2005 Australian Club World Championship Qualifying Tournament match on 7 May 2005 with Adelaide progressing to the next round of qualifying, winning a penalty shootout after the match remained 0–0 after extra time. [2] The teams met again in a friendly match on 26 June 2005 in Bendigo, with the teams finishing 0–0 at full time.
However, a proper rivalry between the two teams did not begin until 2010, when Adelaide United were defeated twice in an A-League Grand Final both in 2007 and 2009. During the 2008–09 season, they both finished on the top of the ladder equal on both points and the goal difference. The rivalry between both sets of fans remains very strong, [3] [4] since the majority of the matches get an attendance of at least over 12,500.
Adelaide and Melbourne have met twice in an A-League Grand Final, there have also been Original Rivalry games in the FFA Cup which have significantly contributed to one of the two clubs winning a trophy. These include:
Venue | Date | Competition | Score | Home goalscorers | Away goalscorers | Attendance |
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Hindmarsh Stadium | 7 May 2005 | OFC Club Championship qualification | 0–0 (4–1 pen.) | 7,254 | ||
9 September 2005 | A-League | 1–0 | Brain 1' | 8,785 | ||
5 January 2006 | A-League | 1–0 | Dodd 14' | 13,427 | ||
1 December 2006 | A-League | 1–3 | Fernando 42' | Muscat 16' (pen.), Allsopp 61', Fred 86' | 16,378 | |
28 January 2007 | A-League Finals | 0–0 | 15,575 | |||
7 September 2007 | A-League | 1–1 | Dodd 83' (pen.) | Vargas 80' | 12,231 | |
12 October 2007 | A-League | 4–1 | Milicevic 14' (o.g.), Dodd (2) 15', 54', Pantelis 90' | Thompson 45' | 13,372 | |
31 October 2008 | A-League | 2–3 | Dodd 28' (pen.), Cássio 67' | Muscat 55' (pen.), 81' (pen.), Celeski 84' | 13,191 | |
7 February 2009 | A-League Finals | 0–2 | Hernández 13', Allsopp 89' | 14,119 | ||
18 September 2009 | A-League | 0–2 | Ward 7', Brebner 90' | 15,038 | ||
Adelaide Oval | 11 February 2011 | A-League | 2–1 | Reid 6', Dodd 78' | Thompson 65' | 21,083 |
Hindmarsh Stadium | 14 October 2011 | A-League | 1–0 | Van Dijk 52' | 14,573 | |
7 December 2012 | A-League | 4–2 | Kostopoulos (2) 3', 32', F. Ferreira 22', Carrusca 25' | Nabbout 6', Rojas 47' | 14,115 | |
8 February 2013 | A-League | 1–0 | Jerónimo 43' | 12,029 | ||
18 October 2013 | A-League | 2–2 | Cirio 21' (pen.), Jerónimo 25' | Finkler 79', Troisi 90+3' | 16,504 | |
Adelaide Oval | 17 October 2014 | A-League | 1–1 | Cirio 85' | Khalfallah 89' | 33,126 |
Hindmarsh Stadium | 21 March 2015 | A-League | 2–2 | Sánchez 43', McGowan 75' | Khalfallah 9', Thompson 77' | 16,077 |
Adelaide Oval | 9 October 2015 | A-League | 0–0 | 19,079 | ||
Hindmarsh Stadium | 22 October 2016 | A-League | 1–2 | Elrich 68' | Berisha 20', Rojas 90+3' | 14,908 |
7 January 2017 | A-League | 0–2 | Troisi 22', Berisha 68' | 10,036 | ||
Marden Sports Complex | 23 August 2017 | FFA Cup | 3–0 | Absalonsen 53', Blackwood 66' (pen.), N. Konstandopoulos 89' | 3,342 | |
Adelaide Oval | 20 October 2017 | A-League | 2–2 | Lia (2) 23', 62' | Berisha 13', Austin 82' | 19,415 |
Hindmarsh Stadium | 9 January 2019 | A-League | 2–0 | Goodwin 18', Ilsø 21' | 12,115 | |
19 April 2019 | A-League | 1–0 | Blackwood 81' | 12,866 | ||
23 November 2019 | A-League | 3–1 | McGree (2) 23', 68', Maria 63' | Toivonen 61' | 12,198 | |
17 January 2020 | A-League | 1–0 | Halloran 32' | 11,412 | ||
23 January 2021 | A-League | 1–0 | M. Toure 53' | 8,133 | ||
11 December 2021 | A-League Men | 1–2 | Spiranovic 70' (o.g.) | Margiotta 59', Velupillay 78' | 8,145 | |
5 January 2022 | FFA Cup | 1–2 | Goodwin 33' | Brillante 62', Margiotta 79' (pen.) | 3,156 | |
2 April 2022 | A-League Men | 0–1 | Rojas 7' | 8,044 | ||
11 November 2022 | A-League Men | 3–0 | Ibusuki 37', Goodwin 86' (pen.), Warland 90+1' | 13,504 | ||
14 January 2023 | A-League Men | 1–1 | Goodwin 7' | D'Agostino 49' | 11,168 | |
9 March 2024 | A-League Men | 2–1 | Irankunda 51' | Fornaroli (2) 33', 57' (pen.) | 8,731 |
Venue | Date | Competition | Score | Home goalscorers | Away goalscorers | Attendance |
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Olympic Park | 8 August 2005 | Pre-Season Challenge Cup | 0–0 | 4,687 | ||
28 October 2005 | A-League | 0–1 | Veart 83' | 16,201 | ||
Aurora Stadium | 16 July 2006 | Pre-Season Challenge Cup | 0–1 | Veart 65' | 6,834 | |
Olympic Park | 25 August 2006 | A-League | 2–0 | Muscat 29', Claudinho 78' | 15,781 | |
Docklands Stadium | 15 October 2006 | A-League | 0–1 | Owens 83' | 32,368 | |
4 February 2007 | A-League Finals | 2–1 | Allsopp 48', Robinson 90+2' | Dodd 4' | 47,413 | |
18 February 2007 | A-League Finals | 6–0 | Thompson (5) 21', 29', 40', 56', 73', Sarkies 90+3' | 55,436 | ||
Aurora Stadium | 15 July 2007 | Pre-Season Challenge Cup | 1–1 | Allsopp 74' | Dodd 9' | 8,061 |
Docklands Stadium | 8 December 2007 | A-League | 2–2 | Muscat 71' (pen.), Alagich 90' (o.g.) | Agostino (2) 18', 50' | 22,466 |
Aurora Stadium | 20 July 2008 | Pre-Season Challenge Cup | 1–2 | Ney Fabiano 8' | Cristiano (2) 21', 90' | 4,720 |
Docklands Stadium | 12 September 2008 | A-League | 1–0 | Muscat 63' | 24,812 | |
6 January 2009 | A-League | 1–0 | Ward 58' | 27,196 | ||
14 February 2009 | A-League Finals | 4–0 | Thompson 10', Hernández 24', Allsopp 44', Pondeljak 48' | 34,476 | ||
28 February 2009 | A-League Finals | 1–0 | Pondeljak 60' | 53,273 | ||
24 October 2009 | A-League | 3–1 | Dugandzic (2) 18', 56', Leijer 90' | Hughes 64' | 21,182 | |
23 January 2010 | A-League | 2–0 | Pondeljak 1', Muscat 90' (pen.) | 20,351 | ||
29 October 2010 | A-League | 2–1 | Kruse 22', Hernández 68' | Fyfe 2' | 16,269 | |
AAMI Park | 9 January 2011 | A-League | 1–4 | Dugandzic 90+4' | Flores 12', Van Dijk (2) 57', 78', Barbiero 75' | 18,558 |
Docklands Stadium | 10 December 2011 | A-League | 1–1 | Thompson 58' | Barbiero 81' | 16,562 |
AAMI Park | 13 January 2012 | A-League | 1–1 | Thompson 6' | Van Dijk 53' | 20,959 |
Docklands Stadium | 19 October 2012 | A-League | 2–1 | Milligan 52', Rojas 67' | Vidošić 49' (pen.) | 19,174 |
23 November 2013 | A-League | 3–0 | Barbarouses 14', A. Thompson 68, Nichols 76' | 20,064 | ||
AAMI Park | 22 February 2014 | A-League | 4–3 | Finkler (2) 15', 56', A. Thompson 66', Barbarouses 75' | Cirio (3) 3', 45', 83' | 18,341 |
28 November 2014 | A-League | 3–2 | Boogaard 7' (o.g.), Cirio 16' (o.g.), Broxham 32' | Mabil 14', Carrusca 37' | 22,334 | |
22 September 2015 | FFA Cup | 3–1 | Finkler 10', Barbarouses 45+1', Berisha 82' (pen.) | Carrusca 78' (pen.) | 10,521 | |
Docklands Stadium | 28 November 2015 | A-League | 2–1 | Berisha 14' (pen.), Bozanic 30' | Carrusca 87' (pen.) | 23,415 |
AAMI Park | 19 February 2016 | A-League | 0–1 | Kamau 90' | 18,924 | |
25 February 2017 | A-League | 2–1 | Rojas 66, Berisha 82' | Elrich 90' | 19,035 | |
Docklands Stadium | 8 December 2017 | A-League | 1–2 | Milligan 56' | Diawara 17', Blackwood 72' | 16,778 |
AAMI Park | 24 February 2018 | A-League | 3–0 | Regan 22' (o.g.), George 29', Berisha 59' | 18,924 | |
22 April 2018 | A-League Finals | 2–1 | George 63', Berisha 89' | Mileusnic 57' | 15,502 | |
Docklands Stadium | 8 December 2018 | A-League | 2–0 | Barbarouses 62', Toivonen 81' | 20,629 | |
29 February 2020 | A-League | 2–1 | Rojas 57', Nabbout 90+1' | Opseth 7' | 14,414 | |
13 March 2021 | A-League | 1–3 | Brimmer 28' | Mauk (2) 35, 77', Yengi 61' | 5,217 | |
AAMI Park | 23 May 2021 | A-League | 0–1 | Goodwin 39' | 5,413 | |
8 January 2022 | A-League Men | 1–1 | D'Agostino 84' | Goodwin 90+1' | 6,912 | |
26 February 2023 | A-League Men | 1–1 | Fornaroli 81' (pen.) | Irankunda 87' | 8,838 | |
4 November 2023 | A-League Men | 1–1 | Fornaroli 28' | Ibusuki 59' | 15,229 | |
30 December 2023 | A-League Men | 2–0 | Machach 73', Fornaroli 90' | 15,216 |
Despite the rivalry between the clubs, 13 players have played for Adelaide United and Melbourne Victory since 2005. The first player to have played for both clubs was Matthew Kemp who joined Adelaide United in 2005 and Melbourne Victory in 2007 Statistics are sourced from ALeagueStats.com [7] and updated as of 27 June 2021.
Name | Pos | Adelaide United | Melbourne Victory | ||||
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Career | Apps | Goals | Career | Apps | Goals | ||
Matthew Kemp | DF | 2005–07 | 47 | 1 | 2007–12 | 96 | 2 |
Daniel Mullen | DF | 2008–12 | 79 | 5 | 2013 | 9 | 0 |
Marcos Flores | MF | 2010–11 | 38 | 9 | 2012–13 | 24 | 4 |
Paul Izzo | GK | 2011–15, 2017–2020 | 99 | 0 | 2022– | 25 | 0 |
Tomi Juric | FW | 2013, 2020–2021 | 25 | 11 | 2022–2023 | 7 | 1 |
Noah Smith | DF | 2020–2021 | 10 | 0 | 2022–2023 | 7 | 0 |
Nathan Konstandopoulos | MF | 2014–2016, 2017–2022 | 77 | 7 | 2022–2024 | 11 | 0 |
George Timotheou | DF | 2020–2022 | 22 | 0 | 2022–2023 | 7 | 0 |
Bruce Kamau | FW | 2014–2016 | 29 | 3 | 2023 | 9 | 0 |
Name | Pos | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide United | ||||
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Career | Apps | Goals | Career | Apps | Goals | ||
Vince Lia | MF | 2005–07 | 31 | 0 | 2017–19 | 43 | 3 |
Kristian Sarkies | MF | 2005–07 | 45 | 3 | 2007–09 | 44 | 3 |
Eugene Galekovic | GK | 2005–07 | 22 | 0 | 2007–2017 | 285 | 0 |
Joe Keenan | MF | 2007 | 17 | 0 | 2010–11 | 17 | 1 |
Mate Dugandzic | MF | 2009–10 | 40 | 8 | 2015–16 | 21 | 1 |
James Jeggo | MF | 2011–14 | 34 | 3 | 2014–16 | 51 | 4 |
Scott Galloway | DF | 2013–16 | 65 | 1 | 2018–19 | 34 | 1 |
Jesse Makarounas | FW | 2013–16 | 54 | 3 | 2016–17 | 13 | 1 |
James Troisi | MF | 2013–19 | 126 | 32 | 2019–20 | 13 | 1 |
Nick Ansell | DF | 2012–2017, 2018–2019, 2020–2021 | 92 | 1 | 2021– | 15 | 1 |
National Competition | Adelaide United | Melbourne Victory |
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A-League Premiership | 2 | 3 |
A-League Championship | 1 | 4 |
Australia Cup | 3 | 2 |
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