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2005–06 Melbourne Victory FC season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Melbourne Victory |
| season | 2005–06 |
| manager | Ernie Merrick |
| league | A-League |
| league result | 7th |
| cup1 | Pre-Season Challenge Cup |
| cup1 result | Semi-final |
| league topscorer | Archie Thompson (8) |
| highest attendance | 18,260 vs Sydney FC (16 October 2005) |
| lowest attendance | 10,078 vs New Zealand Knights (4 February 2006) |
| average attendance | 14,158 |
| nextseason | 2006–07 |
Melbourne Victory were considered to be one of the future "powerhouse" football clubs in Australia prior to the 2005/06 A-League season, with Socceroos Kevin Muscat and Archie Thompson returning to Melbourne from successful club careers in Europe. It was widely believed that they would be contenders for the A-League championship. However, the team ended up finishing a disappointing seventh and missed out on the finals.
Players
First-team squad
Transfers
In
| Player | From | Country/State & League From | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia Michael Theoklitos | Bulleen Zebras | Australia VPL | |
| Australia Kevin Muscat | Millwall | England English Championship | |
| Australia Daniel Piorkowski | Melbourne Knights | Australia VPL | |
| Australia Mark Byrnes | FC Hameenlinna | Finland Finnish First Division | |
| Belgium Geoffrey Claeys | Excelsior Mouscron | Belgium Jupiler League | |
| Australia Steve Pantelidis | Heidelberg United FC | Australia VPL | |
| Australia Michael Ferrante | Fawkner Blues | Australia VPL | |
| Australia Andy Vlahos | Cercle Brugge | Belgium Jupiler League | |
| Australia Danny Allsopp | Hull City | England English Championship | |
| Australia Archie Thompson | Lierse SK | Belgium Jupiler League | |
| Australia Vince Lia | Fawkner Blues | Australia VPL | |
| Australia Carl Recchia | South Melbourne FC | Australia VPL | |
| Australia Kristian Sarkies | South Melbourne FC | Australia VPL | |
| Australia Adrian Leijer | Melbourne Knights | Australia VPL | |
| Australia Simon Storey | Altona Magic | Australia VPL | |
| Austria Richard Kitzbichler | Austria Wien | Austria Austrian Bundesliga | |
| Australia Chris Tadrosse | Blacktown City FC | Australia NSW Premier League | |
| Australia Ricky Diaco | Bulleen Zebras | Australia VPL | |
| Australia Eugene Galekovic | SC Beira-Mar | Portugal Primeira Liga |
Matches
2005-06 Hyundai A-League fixtures
Muscat Despotovski
Alagich
McKay
Leijer
Muscat Diaco
Muscat
Thompson
Sekulovski
Heffernan
Devine
Kitzbichler
Kitzbichler
Carney
Allsopp Ward
Spencer
Heffernan
Muscat
Ladder
2005–06 end-of-season awards
- Player of the Year (Victory Medal)
- Kevin Muscat
- Clubman of the Year
- Adrian Leijer
- Players' Player of the Year
- Adrian Leijer
- Golden Boot
- Archie Thompson
- Union Supporters Fans' Player of the Year
- Richard Kitzbichler
References
References
- "Honour Roll". [[Melbourne Victory FC]].
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