The 2025–26 season was Melbourne Victory Football Club's 21st season in the A-League Men. In addition to the domestic league, Melbourne Victory participated in this season's edition of the Australia Cup.
Players
First-team squad
Transfers and contracts
Transfers in No.PositionPlayerTransferred fromType/feeContract lengthDateRef.27Free transfer2 years1 July 202523Free transfer2 years1 July 202518Loan1 year3 July 202515Loan1 year11 August 20252Free transfer2 years13 August 202524Loan1 year30 August 202529Free transfer3 years30 August 202534Melbourne City FC NPLFree transfer3 years30 August 202510Free transfer3 years8 September 202540Free transfer1 year9 September 202514UnattachedFree transfer1 year13 September 202564Western Sydney WanderersFree transfer1 year16 September 202544Free transfer6 months14 January 2026
From youth squad No.PositionPlayerAgeNotesRef 28 20 1-year contract 33 18 1-year contract 31 19 1-year contract
Transfers out No.PositionPlayerTransferred toType/feeDateRef28Undisclosed fee13 June 20257End of contract13 June 202518End of contract28 June 202540End of contract28 June 202523 Western Sydney Wanderers End of loan30 June 2025 24End of contract30 June 202510Retired30 June 20256Undisclosed1 July 20251 Retired10 July 202510UnattachedMutual contract termination8 August 202526Mutual contract termination31 December 2025
Contract extensions No.PositionPlayerDurationDateNotesRef25GoalkeeperJack Duncan1 year9 July 2024Contract extension triggered11 Winger Clarismario Santos2 years 18 June 20253Left-back Adama Traoré1 year8 July 202521Centre-back Roderick Miranda1 year8 July 2025Contract extension triggered 26Attacking midfielderLuka Kolić1 year23 July 2025Promoted to full contract16Right-backJoshua Inserra2 years19 September 2025Contract extended from end of 2025–26 to end of 2027–2830GoalkeeperDaniel Graskoski3 years19 September 2025Promoted to full contract
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Overall record
A-League Men
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches Fixtures released on 11 September 2025.
Finals series
Australia Cup
Statistics
Appearances and goals Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
Name A-League Men A-League Men finals series Australia Cup Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 2 DF 21+2 1 1 0 0 0 24 1 3 DF 2+4 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 4 DF 8+2 1 0 0 1 0 11 1 5 DF 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 MF 1+8 0 0+1 0 0+1 1 11 1 8 MF 20+3 0 1 0 1 1 25 1 9 FW 14+10 7 0+1 0 1 0 26 7 10 MF 21+3 2 1 0 0 0 25 2 11 FW 14+10 6 1 0 1 0 26 6 14 MF 8+18 2 0+1 0 0 0 27 2 15 DF 22+2 2 0 0 0 0 24 2 16 DF 9+2 0 0 0 1 0 12 0 17 FW 17+4 4 1 0 0 0 22 4 18 DF 5 1 1 0 0 0 6 1 19 FW 3+13 0 0 0 0+1 0 17 0 21 DF 19 0 1 0 1 0 21 0 22 DF 18+3 0 1 0 0+1 0 23 0 23 MF 15+11 5 0+1 0 1 1 28 6 25 GK 11 0 0 0 1 0 12 0 27 MF 11+5 2 0+1 0 1 0 18 2 28 MF 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 29 MF 0+7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 34 MF 3+6 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 34 DF 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0 39 FW 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0 40 GK 15 0 1 0 0 0 16 0 44 FW 9+3 5 1 0 0 0 13 5 64 MF 20+4 5 1 0 0 0 25 5 Player(s) transferred out but featured this season 10 MF 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 26 MF 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 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 A-League Men finals series Australia Cup Total 1 10 MF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 22 DF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 2 DF 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 4 21 DF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 5 8 MF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 9 FW 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 7 3 DF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 DF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 15 DF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 22 DF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 11 11 FW 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 23 MF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 27 MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 44 FW 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 64 MF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16 14 MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 FW 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 FW 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 46 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 50 0 2
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 of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.
Rank Goalkeeper A-League Men A-League Men finals series Australia Cup Total 1 25 4 0 0 4 2 40 2 0 0 2 Total 6 0 0 6
See also 2025–26 Melbourne Victory FC (women) season
References