The 2022–23 season was the 18th in the history of Melbourne Victory Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, Melbourne Victory participated in the Australia Cup.
Players
First team squad
Transfers Transfers in No.PositionPlayerTransferred fromType/feeContract lengthDateRef. 31 Wellington PhoenixEnd of loan(1 year)10 June 2022 25 UnattachedFree transfer1 year10 June 2022 15 UnattachedFree transfer1 year10 June 2022 9 UnattachedFree transfer1 year27 June 2022 29 Brisbane Roar YouthFree transfer1 year (scholarship)28 June 2022 30 Melbourne CityFree transfer2 years (scholarship)28 June 2022 20 UnattachedFree transfer3 years8 July 2022 17 Free transfer2 years12 July 20223 UnattachedFree transfer1 year22 July 2022 23 Adelaide UnitedFree transfer1 year14 September 2022 10 UnattachedInjury replacement2 months31 October 2022 18 Loan6 months1 February 2023 5 Free transfer1.5 years6 February 2023 14 Brisbane RoarFree transfer1.5 years7 February 2023 19 Injury replacement loan6 months8 February 2023
From youth squad No.PositionPlayerAgeNotesRef 28 20 1-year senior contract
Transfers out No.PositionPlayerTransferred toType/feeDateRef15UnattachedEnd of contract25 May 202225UnattachedEnd of contract25 May 202210UnattachedEnd of contract8 June 20223End of contract22 June 202217Undisclosed22 June 20229UnattachedEnd of contract23 June 202220UnattachedEnd of contract8 July 202223End of contract11 July 202213UnattachedMutual contract termination14 September 202227UnattachedMutual contract termination14 September 202218 Undisclosed 21 January 20235Retired2 February 202319Mutual contract termination2 February 202314Adelaide UnitedMutual contract termination7 February 202325Brisbane RoarMutual contract termination7 February 2023
Contract extensions No.PlayerPositionDurationDateNotes 4 Rai Marchán Defensive midfielder 2 years 7 June 2022 6 Leigh Broxham Defensive midfielder 1 year 9 June 2022 5 Matthew Spiranovic Centre-back 1 year 22 June 2022 2 Jason Geria Right-back 2 years 24 June 2022 10 Bruno Fornaroli Forward 18 January 2023 signed on permanent basis 11 Ben Folami Winger 2 years 8 February 2023 Contract extended from end of 2022–23 until end of 2024–25. 28 William Wilson Central midfielder 2 years 8 February 2023 Contract extended from end of 2022–23 until end of 2024–25. 31 Matthew Bozinovski Centre-back 1 year 8 February 2023 Contract extended from end of 2022–23 until end of 2023–24.
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Overall record
A-League Men
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Australia Cup
Statistics
Appearances and goals Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
Name A-League Men Australia Cup Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1 GK 7 0 0 0 7 0 2 DF 14+1 0 0 0 15 0 3 DF 24+1 1 0+1 0 26 1 4 DF 13+6 0 1 0 20 0 5 DF 12 2 0 0 12 2 6 MF 16+4 0 0+1 0 21 0 7 FW 17+6 2 1 0 24 2 8 MF 21+3 3 1 0 25 3 9 FW 0+6 1 0+1 0 7 1 10 FW 18+2 7 0 0 20 7 11 FW 19+7 1 1 0 27 1 14 MF 11+1 0 0 0 12 0 15 DF 4+1 0 1 0 6 0 16 DF 10+8 0 1 0 19 0 17 MF 10 0 0+1 0 11 0 18 FW 1+8 0 0 0 7 0 19 FW 6+4 2 0 0 10 2 20 GK 19 0 1 0 20 0 21 DF 20+1 0 1 0 22 0 22 MF 17+1 3 1 1 19 4 23 MF 0+10 0 0 0 10 0 24 FW 9+17 3 1 0 27 3 26 FW 0+12 1 0+1 0 13 1 28 MF 1+8 0 0 0 9 0 29 MF 1+4 0 0 0 5 0 31 DF 4+1 0 0 0 5 0 46 MF 1+1 0 0 0 2 0 Player(s) transferred out but featured this season 5 DF 4 0 0 0 4 0 14 MF 0+4 0 1 0 5 0 18 FW 9+2 3 0 0 11 3 25 DF 2+5 0 0 0 7 0
Disciplinary record Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.
Rank Name A-League Men Australia Cup Total 1 21 DF 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 1 2 7 FW 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 19 FW 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 8 MF 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 5 3 DF 5 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 6 4 MF 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 7 10 FW 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 16 DF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 9 6 MF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 10 5 DF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 17 MF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 22 MF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 13 11 FW 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 FW 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 GK 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Player(s) transferred out but featured this season 1 18 FW 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 25 DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 46 1 3 1 0 0 47 1 3
Clean sheets Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start and end of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.
Rank Goalkeeper A-League Men Australia Cup Total 1 20 5 0 5 Total 5 0 5
Notes
References
External links Melbourne Victory official website