The 2021–22 season was Melbourne Victory Football Club (women)'s 14th season in the A-League Women. Melbourne Victory finished 4th in their A-League Women season, and won the Grand Final.
| 2021–22 season | |||
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| Chairman | Anthony Di Pietro | ||
| Head Coach | Jeff Hopkins | ||
| Stadium | AAMI Park (doubleheaders) | ||
| A-League Women | 4th | ||
| A-League Women Finals | Winners | ||
| Highest home attendance | 4,682 vs. Melbourne City (26 December 2021) A-League Women | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 605 vs. Brisbane Roar (2 January 2022) A-League Women | ||
| Average home league attendance | 1,939 | ||
| Biggest win | 5–0 vs. Western Sydney Wanderers (H) (12 February 2022) A-League Women | ||
| Biggest defeat | 1–5 vs. Melbourne City (H) (26 December 2021) A-League Women | ||
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Players
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers and contracts
editTransfers in
edit| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | MF | Alana Murphy | Unattached | Free transfer | 11 August 2021 | [1] |
| 11 | FW | Harriet Withers | Melbourne City | Free transfer | 29 September 2021 | [2] |
| 5 | DF | Courtney Nevin | Western Sydney Wanderers | Free transfer | 2 October 2021 | [3] |
| 1 | GK | Casey Dumont | Unattached | Free transfer | 5 October 2021 | [4] |
| 4 | MF | Emma Robers | Unattached | Free transfer | 10 November 2021 | [5] |
| 6 | FW | Lynn Williams |  North Carolina Courage |
Loan | 4 December 2021 | [6] |
| 40 | GK | Sophia Varley | Melbourne City | Free transfer | 5 December 2021 | [6] |
| 10 | MF | Alex Chidiac |  JEF United Chiba |
Loan | 9 December 2021 | [7] |
| 22 | DF | Francesca Iermano | Unattached | Free transfer | 17 December 2021 | [8] |
| 25 | DF | Brooke Hendrix |
Racing Louisville |
Free transfer | 3 February 2022 | [9] |
Transfers out
edit| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | MF |  Natalie Martineau |
 South Melbourne |
Free transfer | 17 April 2021 | [10] |
| 8 | DF | Angela Beard |  Fortuna Hjørring |
Free transfer | 18 June 2021 | [11] |
| 10 | MF |  Annalie Longo |
Unattached | Free transfer | 4 September 2021 | [12] |
| 5 | FW | Gabe Marzano | Retired | 1 November 2021 | ||
| 6 | DF | Natalie Tathem | Brisbane Roar | Free transfer | [13] | |
| 1 | GK |  Gaby Garton |
Unattached | Free transfer | 12 November 2021 | [14] |
| 11 | FW | Lisa De Vanna | Perth Glory | Free transfer | 25 November 2021 | [15] |
| 6 | FW | Lynn Williams | North Carolina Courage |
Loan return | 13 January 2022 | [16] |
Contract extensions
edit| No. | Position | Player | Duration | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | DF | Claudia Bunge |
1 year | 5 August 2021 | [17] |
| 13 | DF | Polly Doran | 1 year | [17] | |
| 18 | DF | Kayla Morrison |
1 year | [17] | |
| 15 | MF | Amy Jackson | 1 year | 12 August 2021 | [18] |
| 30 | MF | MelindaJ Barbieri | 1 year | [18] | |
| 9 | FW | Catherine Zimmerman |
1 year | 19 August 2021 | [19] |
| 19 | FW | Lia Privitelli | 1 year | [19] | |
| 2 | MF | Tiffany Eliadis | 1 year | 16 September 2021 | [20] |
| 16 | MF | Paige Zois | 2 years | 29 September 2021 | [21] |
| 20 | GK | Melissa Maizels | 1 year | 5 October 2021 | [4] |
| 17 | FW | Maja Markovski | 1 year | 10 November 2021 | [5] |
Competitions
editOverall record
edit| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| A-League Women | 5 December 2021 | 4 March 2022 | Matchday 1 | 4th | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 50.00 |
| A-League Women Finals | 13 March 2022 | 27 March 2022 | Semi-finals | Winners | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Total | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 58.82 | ||||
Source: Competitions
A-League Women
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney FC | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 6 | +30 | 35 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Melbourne City | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 33 | |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 27 | |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 24 | |
| 5 | Perth Glory | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 24 | |
| 6 | Brisbane Roar | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 17 | |
| 7 | Canberra United | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 13 | |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 30 | −15 | 10 | |
| 9 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 27 | −20 | 7 | |
| 10 | Wellington Phoenix | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 36 | −23 | 7 |
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Results summary
edit| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 |
Source: worldfootball.net
Results by round
editMatches
editThe first four rounds of the league fixtures were announced on 23 September 2021.[22] The rest were announced on 9 November 2021.[23]
Win Draw Loss
| 5 December 2021 1 | Melbourne Victory | 5–1 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
| 16:05 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 3,450 Referee: Isabella Blaess |
| 12 December 2021 2 | Melbourne City | 1–2 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
| 16:05 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 1,092 Referee: Casey Reibelt |
| 18 December 2021 3 | Brisbane Roar | 2–3 | Melbourne Victory | Brisbane |
| 16:05 AEST | Report | Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium Attendance: 1,258 Referee: Lara Lee |
| 26 December 2021 4 | Melbourne Victory | 1–5 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 17:05 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,682 Referee: Lara Lee |
| 2 January 2022 5 | Melbourne Victory | 2–4 | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne |
| 16:05 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 605 Referee: Isabella Blaess |
| 16 January 2022 7 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–1 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
| 16:05 AEDT | Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 458 Referee: Rachael Mitchenson |
| 4 February 2022 10 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–2 | Melbourne Victory | Wollongong |
| 18:35 AEDT | Report | Stadium: WIN Stadium Attendance: 61 Referee: Caitlin Williams | ||
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 6 February, but rescheduled for 4 February.[24] | ||||
| 8 February 2022 6 | Newcastle Jets | 0–1 | Melbourne Victory | Newcastle |
| 17:25 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 1,135 Referee: Kelly Jones | |
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 7 January at No.2 Sportsground, but postponed due to positive COVID-19 cases.[25] It was rescheduled and relocated for 8 February at McDonald Jones Stadium. | ||||
| 12 February 2022 11 | Melbourne Victory | 5–0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
| 16:50 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 1,691 Referee: Kelly Jones |
| 16 February 2022 9 | Melbourne Victory | 2–2 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
| 20:05 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: City Vista Recreation Reserve Attendance: 814 Referee: Rachael Mitchenson |
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 26 January at AAMI Park, but postponed due to positive COVID-19 cases within the team of Melbourne Victory.[26] It was rescheduled and relocated for 16 February at City Vista Recreation Reserve.[27] | ||||
| 19 February 2022 12 | Melbourne Victory | 0–2 | Perth Glory | Melbourne |
| 17:05 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 1,243 Referee: Rebecca Mackie |
| 22 February 2022 8 | Canberra United | 2–2 | Melbourne Victory | Canberra |
| 17:25 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Viking Park Attendance: 1,089 Referee: Rachael Mitchenson | |
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 23 January, but postponed due to positive COVID-19 cases within the team of Canberra United.[28] It was rescheduled for 22 February. | ||||
| 26 February 2022 13 | Adelaide United | 3–0 | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide |
| 16:20 ACDT |
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Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 2,421 Referee: Lara Lee |
| 4 March 2022 14 | Melbourne Victory | 0–0 | Canberra United | Melbourne |
| 17:05 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 1,091 Referee: Rebecca Mackie |
Finals series
edit| 13 March 2022 Semi-finals | Adelaide United | 1–2 | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide |
| 15:35 ACDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 2,607 Referee: Lara Lee |
| 20 March 2022 Preliminary Final | Melbourne City | 1–3 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
| 16:05 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 1,306 Referee: Casey Reibelt |
| 27 March 2022 Grand Final | Sydney FC | 1–2 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
| 16:05 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 5,027 Referee: Lara Lee |
Statistics
editAppearances and goals
editIncludes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[29]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | A-League Women | A-League Women Finals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | AUS |
Casey Dumont | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | AUS |
Tiffany Eliadis | 13 | 2 | 6+4 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | AUS |
Claudia Bunge | 13 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | AUS |
Emma Robers | 8 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | AUS |
Courtney Nevin | 15 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | FW | USA |
Lynn Williams | 4 | 3 | 3+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | AUS |
Kyra Cooney-Cross | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | AUS |
Alana Murphy | 13 | 1 | 8+3 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | USA |
Catherine Zimmerman | 16 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | AUS |
Alex Chidiac | 14 | 1 | 10+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | AUS |
Harriet Withers | 13 | 1 | 3+8 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | AUS |
Polly Doran | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | AUS |
Melina Ayres | 4 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | MF | AUS |
Amy Jackson | 12 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | AUS |
Paige Zois | 7 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | AUS |
Maja Markovski | 14 | 2 | 7+6 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | AUS |
Kayla Morrison | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | AUS |
Lia Privitelli | 16 | 5 | 11+2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | GK | AUS |
Melissa Maizels | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | AUS |
Francesca Iermano | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | USA |
Brooke Hendrix | 11 | 1 | 7+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | AUS |
MelindaJ Barbieri | 13 | 1 | 9+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: Soccerway
Disciplinary record
editIncludes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.[29]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | A-League Women | A-League Women Finals | ||||||
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| 7 | MF | AUS |
Kyra Cooney-Cross | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | AUS |
Amy Jackson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | AUS |
Polly Doran | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | AUS |
Courtney Nevin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | USA |
Catherine Zimmerman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | AUS |
Casey Dumont | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | AUS |
Tiffany Eliadis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | AUS |
Harriet Withers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | AUS |
Paige Zois | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | AUS |
Maja Markovski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | USA |
Brooke Hendrix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: Soccerway
= Number of bookings; 
= Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; 
= Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
References
edit- ↑ "Melbourne Victory signs Alana Murphy". Melbourne Victory. 11 August 2021. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ↑ "Melbourne Victory signs Australian forward Harriet Withers". Melbourne Victory. 29 September 2021. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ↑ "Melbourne Victory signs Matildas defender Courtney Nevin". Melbourne Victory. 2 October 2021. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- 1 2 "Victory confirms 2021/22 A-League Women's goalkeepers". Melbourne Victory. 5 October 2021. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- 1 2 "Melbourne Victory re-signs Victorian duo". Melbourne Victory. 10 November 2021. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- 1 2 "Melbourne Victory signs US Women's National Team forward Lynn Williams". Melbourne Victory. 5 December 2021. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ↑ "Melbourne Victory signs Matildas midfielder Alex Chidiac". Melbourne Victory. 9 December 2021. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ↑ "Melbourne Victory signs Francesca Iermano to a injury replacement contract". Melbourne Victory. 17 December 2021. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ↑ "Melbourne Victory signs American defender Brooke Hendrix". Melbourne Victory. 3 February 2022. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ↑ "Natalie Martineau marked her return to the club with this courageous effort at the back post. As well as scoring the goal that gave us the lead, she also collided quite heavily with the post". South Melbourne. 17 April 2021 – via Facebook.
- ↑ Paquette, Catherine (18 June 2021). "Victory W-League star seals European move". The Women's Game. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ↑ Melbourne Victory [@victorywleague] (4 September 2021). "Melbourne Victory and @annalielongo can confirm that the midfielder will not be returning next season" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Tathem returns to Roar for new A-League Women's season". Brisbane Roar. 1 November 2021. Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ↑ "Melbourne Victory welcomes Club legends to Development Coaching roles". Melbourne Victory. 12 November 2021. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
...Garton - who stepped away from her A-League Women's commitments this season as an expectant mother...
- ↑ Morgan, Gareth (25 November 2021). "Matildas legend De Vanna joins Glory for 2021/22 Season". Perth Glory. Archived from the original on 25 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ↑ "Team News: Round 7 (W)". Melbourne Victory. 13 January 2022. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
USWNT striker Lynn Williams has completed her loan and returned to the U.S, creating an opportunity up front.
- 1 2 3 "Victory re-signs W-League defenders". Melbourne Victory. 5 August 2021. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- 1 2 "Victory confirms 2021/22 W-League midfielders". Melbourne Victory. 12 August 2021. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- 1 2 "Victory confirms 2021/22 W-League attackers". Melbourne Victory. 19 August 2021. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ↑ "Championship-winning core retained as Victory builds squad". Melbourne Victory. 16 September 2021. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ↑ "Melbourne Victory re-signs Elite Girls Program graduate Paige Zois". Melbourne Victory. 29 September 2021. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ↑ "Melbourne Victory's opening 2021/22 fixtures confirmed". Melbourne Victory. 23 September 2021.
- ↑ "Victory to play every A-League Women home game at AAMI Park". Melbourne Victory. 9 November 2021.
- ↑ "A-League Women fixture update". Melbourne Victory. 31 January 2022.
- ↑ "Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory Liberty A-League Women's match postponed". Melbourne Victory. 5 January 2022.
- ↑ "Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC Liberty A-League Women's match postponed". Melbourne Victory. 21 January 2022.
- ↑ "Victory Women to host Sydney FC in Melbourne's West". Melbourne Victory. 11 February 2022.
- ↑ "Canberra United v Melbourne Victory Liberty A-League Women's match postponed". Melbourne Victory. 17 January 2022.
- 1 2 "Melbourne Victory FC - Squad". Soccerway.
External links
edit- Melbourne Victory official website