2014–15 Melbourne Victory FC season
| 2014–15 season | |||
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| Chairman | Anthony Di Pietro | ||
| Manager | Kevin Muscat | ||
| Stadium | AAMI Park, Melbourne | ||
| A-League | Premiers | ||
| A-League Finals Series | Champions | ||
| FFA Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Besart Berisha (13) All: Besart Berisha (18)  | ||
| Highest home attendance | 50,873 vs Melbourne City  8 May 2015  | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 18,205 vs Central Coast Mariners  27 March 2015  | ||
| Average home league attendance | 25,931 | ||
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The 2014–15 Melbourne Victory FC season was the club's 10th season since its establishment in 2004. The club participated in the A-League for the 10th time, winning the double for the third time, and competed in the FFA Cup for the first time.
Players
Squad information
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From the youth system
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Transfers in
| No. | 
Pos. | 
Nat. | 
Name | 
Age | 
Moving from | 
Type | 
Transfer window  | 
Ends | 
Transfer fee  | 
Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | FW | Besart Berisha | 28 | Brisbane Roar | Transfer | Pre-season | 2016 | Free | footballaustralia.com.au | |
| 21 | MF | Carl Valeri | 29 | Ternana  | 
Transfer | Pre-season | 2017 | Free | footballaustralia.com.au | |
| 17 | DF | Matthieu Delpierre | 33 | Utrecht  | 
Transfer | Pre-season | 2015 | Free | footballaustralia.com.au | |
| 15 | DF | Daniel Georgievski | 26 | Steaua București  | 
Transfer | Pre-season | 2015 | Free | melbournevictory.com.au | |
| 14 | MF | Fahid Ben Khalfallah | 31 | Troyes  | 
Transfer | Pre-season | 2015 | Free | melbournevictory.com.au | |
| 40 | GK | Michael Turnbull | 30 | Brisbane Strikers | Injury Replacement | Mid-season | 2015 | melbournevictory.com.au | 
Transfers out
| No. | 
Pos. | 
Nat. | 
Name | 
Age | 
Moving to | 
Type | 
Transfer window  | 
Transfer fee  | 
Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | Pablo Contreras | 35 | Retired | Pre-season | Free | [1] | ||
| 17 | MF | James Jeggo | 22 | Adelaide United | Signed pre-season contract | Pre-season | Free | [1] | |
| 21 | MF | Tom Rogic | 21 | Celtic   | 
End of loan | Pre-season | Free | ||
| 18 | DF | Francesco Stella | 22 | Free agent | Released | Pre-season | [2] | ||
| 14 | FW | James Troisi | 25 | Atalanta   | 
End of loan | Pre-season | Free | [3] | |
| 3 | DF | Adama Traoré | 24 | Vitória de Guimarães   | 
End of contract | Pre-season | Free | [3] | |
| 27 | FW | Christopher Cristaldo | 20 | Werribee City | Mid-season | [4] | |||
| 23 | DF | Adrian Leijer | 28 | Chongqing Lifan   | 
Transfer | Mid-season | [5] | 
Technical staff
| Position | Name | 
|---|---|
| Manager | |
| Assistant Manager | |
| Goalkeeping Coach | |
| Youth Team Manager | |
| Youth Team Assistant Manager | |
| Youth Team Developmental Manager | |
| Youth Goalkeeping Coach | |
| Strength & Conditioning Coach | |
| Physiotherapist | 
Statistics
Squad statistics
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Total | A-League | FFA Cup | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Nathan Coe | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Jason Geria | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Nick Ansell | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19+3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | MF | Mark Milligan | 23 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | Leigh Broxham | 31 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23+5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Guilherme Finkler | 29 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24+2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | FW | Besart Berisha | 31 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Kosta Barbarouses | 28 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22+3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | FW | Archie Thompson | 28 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16+10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | Connor Pain | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | FW | Andrew Nabbout | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Fahid Ben Khalfallah | 28 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24+3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | Daniel Georgievski | 22 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18+3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | Rashid Mahazi | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5+16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | DF | Matthieu Delpierre | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | DF | Dylan Murnane | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | GK | Lawrence Thomas | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | Carl Valeri | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | MF | Jesse Makarounas | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | DF | Scott Galloway | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | MF | Jordan Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | MF | Kieran Dover | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | DF | Christian Cavallo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | DF | Thomas Deng | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | FW | George Howard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 40 | GK | Michael Turnbull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42 | GK | Lucas Spinella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Players no longer at the club: | ||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | DF | Adrian Leijer | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
- Last updated: 17 May 2015
 - Source: au.soccerway.com
 
 = Number of bookings; 
 = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; 
 = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Pre-season and friendlies
| 22 July 2014 Friendly |  Bentleigh Greens  | 0–3 |   | Cheltenham, Melbourne | 
| 19:30 | Report | Pain  Broxham Makarounas  | 
Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex | 
| 29 July 2014 Friendly |  Hume City  | 1–4 |   | Westmeadows, Melbourne | 
| 19:30 | Desmit  | 
Report | Berisha  Finkler Howard Thompson  | 
Stadium: John Ilhan Memorial Reserve | 
| 5 August 2014 Friendly |  Port Melbourne  | 0–5 |   | Port Melbourne, Melbourne | 
| 19:00 | Report | Broxham  Nabbout Leijer Pain  | 
Stadium: SS Anderson Reserve Referee: Lucien Laverdure  | 
| 10 August 2014 Friendly |  Richmond  | 0–3 |   | Burnley, Melbourne | 
| 15:00 | Report | Delpierre  Pain Makarounas  | 
Stadium: Kevin Bartlett Reserve | 
| 26 August 2014 Friendly |  Ballarat Red Devils  | 0–10 |   | Redan, Ballarat | 
| 19:00 | Report | Pain  Finkler Nabbout Galloway Milligan Barbarouses Thompson  | 
Stadium: Ballarat Regional Soccer Facility | 
| 7 September 2014 Friendly |  Melbourne Victory  | 3–0 |   | Melbourne | 
| 14:00 | Finkler  Berisha  | 
Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) Referee: Shaun Evans  | 
| 12 September 2014 Friendly |  Adelaide United  | 0–1 |   | Adelaide | 
| 15:00 (ACST) | Report | Berisha  | 
Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) Referee: Adam Fielding  | 
| 28 September 2014 Friendly |  Victory League All Stars  | 2–1 |   | Hobart | 
| 12:15 | Brassington  Holden  | 
Katebian  | 
Stadium: North Hobart Oval | 
| 28 September 2014 Friendly |  Melbourne Victory  | 1–1 |   | Hobart | 
| 15:00 | Ben Khalfallah  | 
Report | Janko  | 
Stadium: North Hobart Oval Attendance: 6,920 Referee: Shaun Evans  | 
Competitions
Overall
| Competition | Started round | Final  position / round  | 
First match | Last match | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-League | — | Premiers | 10 October 2014 | 26 April 2015 | 
| A-League Finals | Semi-finals | Champions | 8 May 2015 | 17 May 2015 | 
| FFA Cup | Round of 32 | Quarter-finals | 20 August 2014 | 29 October 2014 | 
A-League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 56 | 31 | +25 | 53 | Qualification for 2016 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series | 
| 2 | Sydney FC | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 50 | |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 46 | Qualification for 2016 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and Finals series | 
| 4 | Wellington Phoenix[a] | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 46 | Qualification for Finals series | 
| 5 | Melbourne City | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 35 | |
| 6 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 34 | |
| 7 | Perth Glory[b] | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 50 | |
| 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 50 | −24 | 23 | |
| 9 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 18 | |
| 10 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 55 | −32 | 17 | 
Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
 - ^ Perth Glory disqualified from the Finals series and given a compulsory 7th-place finish due to salary cap violations.[6]
 
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 56 | 31 | +25 | 53 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 
Last updated: 26 April 2015.
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2015. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 10 October 2014 1 | Melbourne Victory | 4–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne | 
| Friday 19:40 AEDT | Delpierre  Berisha Broxham Thompson  | 
Report | Bridge  | 
Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 30,083 Referee: Jarred Gillett  | 
| 17 October 2014 2 | Adelaide United | 1–1 | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide | 
| Friday 19:00 ACDT | Cirio  | 
Report | Ben Khalfallah  | 
Stadium: Adelaide Oval Attendance: 33,126 Referee: Peter O'Leary  | 
| 25 October 2014 3 | Melbourne Victory | 5–2 | Melbourne City | Melbourne | 
| Saturday 19:30 AEDT | Thompson  Berisha  | 
Report | Wielaert  Hoffman  | 
Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 43,729 Referee: Strebre Delovski  | 
| 3 November 2014 4 | Melbourne Victory | 2–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne | 
| Monday 19:30 AEDT | Finkler  Pain  | 
Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 23,827 Referee: Shaun Evans  | 
| 8 November 2014 5 | Newcastle Jets | 2–2 | Melbourne Victory | Newcastle | 
| Saturday 17:00 AEDT | Jaliens  J. Griffiths  | 
Report | Ben Khalfallah  Berisha  | 
Stadium: Hunter Stadium Attendance: 11,884 Referee: Strebre Delovski  | 
| 15 November 2014 6 | Sydney FC | 0–0 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney | 
| Saturday 19:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 21,242 Referee: Peter Green  | 
| 21 November 2014 7 | Melbourne Victory | 1–0 | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne | 
| Friday 19:40 AEDT | North  | 
Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 23,740 Referee: Chris Beath  | 
| 28 November 2014 8 | Melbourne Victory | 3–2 | Adelaide United | Melbourne | 
| Friday 19:40 AEDT | Boogaard  Cirio Broxham  | 
Report | Mabil  Carrusca  | 
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 22,334 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones  | 
| 5 December 2014 9 | Central Coast Mariners | 0–3 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney | 
| Friday 19:40 AEDT | Report | Berisha  Georgievski Pain  | 
Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 7,098 Referee: Strebre Delovski  | 
| 13 December 2014 10 | Melbourne Victory | 3–3 | Sydney FC | Melbourne | 
| Saturday 19:30 AEDT | Thompson  | 
Report | Janko  Smeltz  | 
Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 25,242 Referee: Peter Green  | 
| 20 December 2014 11 | Melbourne City | 1–0 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne | 
| Saturday 19:30 AEDT | Paartalu  | 
Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 26,372 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones  | 
| 27 December 2014 12 | Melbourne Victory | 1–0 | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne | 
| Saturday 19:30 AEDT | Finkler  | 
Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 20,801 Referee: Ben Williams  | 
| 2 January 2015 13 | Melbourne Victory | 1–2 | Perth Glory | Geelong | 
| Friday 19:40 AEDT | Berisha  | 
Report | Keogh  Harold  | 
Stadium: Simonds Stadium Attendance: 21,289 Referee: Shaun Evans  | 
| 6 January 2015 14 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–2 | Melbourne Victory | Parramatta | 
| Tuesday 19:30 AEDT | Kalmar  | 
Report | Valeri  Finkler  | 
Stadium: Pirtek Stadium Attendance: 14,619 Referee: Alan Milliner  | 
| 25 January 2015 15 | Perth Glory | 3–3 | Melbourne Victory | Perth | 
| Sunday 17:00 AWST | Keogh  R. Griffiths Maclaren  | 
Report | Ben Khalfallah  Berisha Barbarouses  | 
Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 12,271 Referee: Peter Green  | 
| 7 February 2015 16 | Melbourne Victory | 3–0 | Melbourne City | Melbourne | 
| Saturday 19:00 AEDT | Berisha  Barbarouses Ben Khalfallah  | 
Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 40,042 Referee: Peter Green  | 
| 14 February 2015 17 | Sydney FC | 3–3 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney | 
| Saturday 19:30 AEDT | Janko  Smeltz  | 
Report | Barbarouses  Finkler Ansell  | 
Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 17,356 Referee: Strebre Delovski  | 
| 15 April 2015 Rescheduled 18  | Brisbane Roar | 1–2 | Melbourne Victory | Brisbane | 
| Wednesday 19:40 AEST | McKay  | 
Report | Valeri  Berisha  | 
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 10,642 Referee: Chris Beath  | 
| 1 March 2015 19 | Melbourne Victory | 2–3 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne | 
| Sunday 17:00 AEDT | Galloway  Barbarouses  | 
Report | Bonevacia  Boxall Burns  | 
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 22,096 Referee: Jarred Gillett  | 
| 7 March 2015 20 | Melbourne Victory | 1–1 | Perth Glory | Melbourne | 
| Saturday 19:30 AEDT | Georgievski  | 
Report | Keogh  Nichols  | 
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 22,525 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones  | 
| 13 March 2015 21 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–3 | Melbourne Victory | Parramatta | 
| Friday 19:40 AEDT | Report | Berisha  Thompson  | 
Stadium: Pirtek Stadium Attendance: 11,073 Referee: Peter O'Leary  | 
| 21 March 2015 22 | Adelaide United | 2–2 | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide | 
| Saturday 19:30 ACDT | Sánchez  McGowan  | 
Report | Ben Khalfallah  Thompson  | 
Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 16,077 Referee: Peter Green  | 
| 27 March 2015 23 | Melbourne Victory | 2–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne | 
| Friday 19:40 AEDT | Finkler  | 
Report | Cernak  | 
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 18,205 Referee: Jarred Gillett  | 
| 5 April 2015 24 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–3 | Melbourne Victory | Wellington | 
| Sunday 19:00 NZST | Report | Finkler  Durante Thompson  | 
Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 8,417 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones  | 
| 10 April 2015 25 | Melbourne Victory | 0–1 | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne | 
| Friday 19:40 AEST | Report | Montaño  | 
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 19,277 Referee: Peter O'Leary  | 
| 18 April 2015 26 | Brisbane Roar | 0–1 | Melbourne Victory | Brisbane | 
| Saturday 19:30 AEST | Report | Milligan  | 
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 11,582 Referee: Ben Williams  | 
| 26 April 2015 27 | Melbourne Victory | 3–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne | 
| Sunday 17:00 AEST | Georgievski  Thompson Berisha  | 
Report | Bosnar  | 
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 22,285 Referee: Peter Green  | 
Finals series
| 8 May 2015 Semi-finals | Melbourne Victory | 3–0 | Melbourne City | Melbourne | 
| Friday 19:30 AEST | Berisha  Barbarouses Thompson  | 
Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 50,873 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones  | 
| 17 May 2015 Grand Final | Melbourne Victory | 3–0 | Sydney FC | Melbourne | 
| Sunday 16:00 AEST | Berisha  Barbarouses Valeri Broxham  | 
Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 29,843 Referee: Jarred Gillett  | 
FFA Cup
| 20 August 2014 Round of 32 |  Bayswater City  | 0–2 |   | Perth | 
| 19:30 AWST | Report | Barbarouses  Thompson  | 
Stadium: Western Australian Athletics Stadium Attendance: 1,650 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones  | 
| 16 September 2014 Round of 16 |  Tuggeranong United  | 0–6 |   | Canberra | 
| 19:30 AEST | Report | Berisha  Delpierre Finkler Pain  | 
Stadium: Viking Park Attendance: 5,150 Referee: Ben Williams  | 
| 29 October 2014 Quarter final |  Perth Glory  | 4–2 (a.e.t.) |   | Perth | 
| 19:00 AWST | Keogh  De Silva Marinković  | 
Report | Ben Khalfallah  Finkler Georgievski Leijer  | 
Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 3,899 Referee: Alan Milliner  | 
Awards
- A-League Premiers
 - A-League Champions
 - Mark Milligan – Joe Marston Medal
 
References
- ^ a b Windley, Matt (1 May 2014). "Chilean defender Pablo Contreras retires, Jimmy Jeggo leaves Victory to join Adelaide". The Advertiser.
 - ^ "Francesco Stella released". Melbourne Victory. 1 July 2014.
 - ^ a b Davutovic, David (5 May 2014). "Melbourne Victory suffers a blow with gun left-back Adama Traore quitting the A-League club". Herald Sun.
 - ^ "Leader soccer reporter John Bonacci runs the rule over the teams vying for this year's NPL Victoria title". Herald Sun. 18 February 2015.
 - ^ "Leijer completes move to China". Football Federation Australia. 2 March 2015.
 - ^ "Perth Glory banned from A-League finals". Australian Associated Press. Sports Yahoo (Australia). 10 April 2015. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.