 | |||
| Full name | Melbourne Victory Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Big V[1][2][3] Boys in Blue[4] Dark Blues[5][6][7] Victory The Vuck[8] | ||
| Short name | MVFC | ||
| Founded | 1 November 2004 | ||
| Ground | AAMI Park | ||
| Capacity | 30,050 | ||
| Owner | Melbourne City F.C | ||
| Manager | Patrick Kisnorbo | ||
| League | A-League Men | ||
| 2023–24 | 3rd of 12 | ||
| Website | http://www.melbournevictory.com.au | ||
|
| |||
| Active departments of Melbourne Victory FC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria. Competing in the country's premier men's competition, the A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL),[9] Victory entered the competition in the inaugural season as the only Victorian-based club in the newly revamped domestic Australian league.
Recognised as the second most successful club in the league to date, Victory has won four A-League Championships, three A-League Premierships, one Pre-Season Challenge Cup and two Australia Cups, the only club to have won all four domestic trophies in the modern era of Australian soccer. They have also competed in the AFC Champions League on seven occasions, most recently in 2020. Their furthest placement in the tournament was in the 2016 campaign and 2020 campaign, where they were knocked out in the Round of 16 by the eventual champion on both occasions.
The club's home ground is the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, currently known as AAMI Park for sponsorship purposes, a 30,050-seat stadium on Olympic Boulevard in Melbourne's city centre. The Victory has previously played its home matches at other stadiums throughout Melbourne and surrounding areas, including Olympic Park Stadium, Docklands Stadium and Kardinia Park.
Although Victory is supported across the whole Melbourne metropolitan area, as well as regional cities in the state, it is based primarily in the city centre. The club has rivalries with Melbourne City (the Melbourne Derby), Sydney (The Big Blue), Adelaide United (The Original Rivalry), and Western United (the Westgate Derby/the Battle of the Bridge). The club's all-time leading goalscorer is Archie Thompson, with 97 goals to his name in all competitions. Leigh Broxham has the record for most matches played, with 405 appearances for the Victory.
- ^ "Victory star backs Big V ahead of Big Blue". A-League. Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Troisi's bold Big V statement". Melbourne Victory FC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Archie plays 200th game for Big V". Melbourne Victory FC. Archived from the original on 25 February 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Gallery: Our boys in blue". 26 September 2016. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "Big Blue great on field, but not so compelling as derbies now?". 26 February 2016. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "Victory Sets Dark Blues up for Huge Sydney Clash". 28 March 2021. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "Dark Blues' Victory Dents WSW Finals Hopes". 7 March 2021. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ Lynch, Joey (4 August 2022). "Nani not only eyes titles with Melbourne Victory, he wants to instill a champion's mentality". ESPN. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
Undoubtedly, playing in ALM for "the Vuck"...
- ^ "A-League owners to be offered far longer licences by Football Federation Australia". The Advertiser. 28 October 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2014.