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2007–08 Melbourne Victory FC season
| Field | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| club | Melbourne Victory | |||
| season | 2007–08 | |||
| manager | Ernie Merrick | |||
| league | A-League | |||
| league result | 5th | |||
| cup1 | Pre-Season Challenge Cup | |||
| cup1 result | 8th | |||
| cup2 | AFC Champions League | |||
| cup2 result | Group Stage (2nd) | |||
| league topscorer | ||||
| Daniel Allsopp (7) | ||||
| season topscorer | ||||
| Daniel Allsopp (9) | ||||
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| highest attendance | 31,884 vs Sydney FC (10 November 2007) | |||
| lowest attendance | 14,558 vs Chonburi FC (21 May 2008) | |||
| average attendance | 24,439 | |||
| prevseason | 2006–07 | |||
| nextseason | 2008–09 |
Daniel Allsopp (7) Daniel Allsopp (9)
Season summary
Looking to capitalise on their successful 2006–07 campaign, Melbourne made some strong off-season signings including Costa Rican international Carlos Hernández to cover the hole left by the departure of Fred to MLS club D.C. United. Again with the league's largest crowds and a record membership of over 20,000, Melbourne were undefeated after 7 rounds but the season slipped away with some poor home performances and a mounting injury list. A late season rally gave Melbourne a hope of making the finals up to the second last round but they finished 5th, 4 points out of the finals.
Players
First team squad
Transfers
;In
| Player | From | League | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia Mitchell Langerak | AIS | Australia VPL | 23 February 2007 |
| Australia Ljubo Milicevic | BSC Young Boys | Switzerland Swiss Super League | 20 February 2007 |
| England Joe Keenan | Willem II | Netherlands Eredivisie | 30 March 2007 |
| Australia Matthew Kemp | Adelaide United | Australia A-League | 11 April 2007 |
| Australia Evan Berger | Marconi Stallions | Australia NSWPL | 29 May 2007 |
| Costa Rica Carlos Hernández | LD Alajuelense | Costa Rica Primera División de Costa Rica | 12 June 2007 |
| Australia Kaz Patafta | Benfica | Portugal Portuguese Liga | 20 June 2007 |
| Brazil Leandro Love | Vissel Kobe | Japan J-League | 25 July 2007 |
| Australia Sebastian Ryall | AIS | Australia VPL | 28 August 2007 |
| Australia Steven Pace | Preston Lions | Australia VPL | 30 October 2007 |
| Australia Nick Ward | Queens Park Rangers | England Football League Championship | 5 December 2007 |
;Out
| Player | To | League | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia Michael Ferrante | Wellington Phoenix | Australia A-League | 1 March 2007 |
| Australia Mark Byrnes | released | - | 1 March 2007 |
| Brazil Fred | D.C. United | USA MLS | 30 March 2007 |
| England James Robinson | Perth Glory | Australia A-League | 17 March 2007 |
| Australia Vince Lia | Wellington Phoenix | Australia A-League | 21 March 2007 |
| Australia Simon Storey | Partick Thistle F.C. | Scotland Scottish First Division | 21 March 2007 |
| Australia Kristian Sarkies | Adelaide United | Australia A-League | 30 March 2007 |
| Australia Adrian Leijer | Fulham F.C. | England Premier League | 4 August 2007 |
| Australia Eugene Galekovic | Adelaide United | Australia A-League | 30 October 2007 |
Matches
Pre-season matches
- The match against China was played over three 30-minute periods.
2007 Pre-Season Cup
2007-08 Hyundai A-League fixtures
Smeltz Allsopp
Musialik Caceres
Thompson
Dodd , Pantelis
Thompson
J. Griffiths
Pondeljak Hernández Vargas
Allsopp
Rukavytsya
Alagich
J. Griffiths
J.Aloisi
Allsopp
Thompson
Muscat
Thompson
Ward Patafta
(Summary) Brosque Allsopp
Ladder
2008 AFC Champions League
Warm-up matches
Matches
Main article: 2008 AFC Champions League#Group stage
References
References
- (12 June 2007). "Victory sign Costa Rican star". [[The Australian]].
- Ormond, Aidan. (31 August 2007). "Victory Hits The Magic 20K Mark". [[Haymarket Group]].
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