Melbourne Victory

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Melbourne Victory FC
Melbourne Victory Logo
Club Name	Melbourne
Nickname(s)	The Victory
Year Founded	2004
Manager	Ernie Merrick
Stadium	Telstra Dome
Country	Australia
Division	Hyundai A-League

The Melbourne Victory are the Hyundai A-League's most successful club winning 4 major titles in 4 years. Melbourne are the only club to have won the Premiership-Championship double, a feat they have achieved twice, in the 2006/2007 and 2008/2009 seasons. They are also the only club to complete a Domestic Treble winning the A-League's Premiership, Championship and Challenge Cup (Pre Season) which they did in the 2008/2009 season.

Titles

Premiers: 2006/2007, 2008/2009
Champions: 2006/2007 2008/2009
Runners-Up: None
Challenge Cup: 2008/2009

Rivalries

Sydney FC

Melbourne has a strong rivalry with Sydney FC as they are Australia's largest cities. The matches are very bitter and sometimes controversial, The Victory's biggest win against Sydney FC was 5-0 during the 05/06 season.

Adelaide United

Adelaide United are the closest city to Melbourne geographically but the rivalry is not as heated as the one with Sydney FC, Melbourne's biggest victory over Adelaide was 6-0 in the 06/07 A-League Grand Final.

Current Player List

Records

• Biggest Victory: 6-0 Against Adelaide United
• Biggest Loss: 0-4 against Newcastle Jets
• Highest Attendance: 55,436 against Adelaide United
• Longest Winning Streak: 8 Games
• Longest Period Without Conceding a Goal: 329 Minutes
• Leading Goal Scorer: 30 Archie Thompson
• Most Goals in a Season: 11 Danny Allsopp
• Most Games Played: 67 Danny Allsopp

FIFA 08

In FIFA 08 The Victory are the strongest team from the Hyundai A-League to take into Manager Mode.

Major portions of this page were written by: TheViperX