2014 Melbourne Victory FC (W-League) season

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For the A-League team's 2014–15 season, see 2014–15 Melbourne Victory FC season.

Melbourne Victory WFC
2014 season
ChairmanAnthony Di Pietro
ManagerJoe Montemurro
StadiumLakeside Stadium
W-League2nd
W-League Finals seriesSemi-finals
International Women's Club ChampionshipFirst round
Top goalscorerRacheal Quigley (8)
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The 2014 Melbourne Victory FC W-League season in soccer was the club's seventh participation in the W-League, since the league's formation in 2008.

Players[edit]

Squad information[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Brianna Davey
2 DF Australia AUS Hannah Brewer
3 MF Australia AUS Jessica Au
4 DF Australia AUS Alex Natoli
5 DF United States USA Lauren Barnes (on loan from Seattle Reign FC)
6 MF Australia AUS Gema Simon
7 DF Australia AUS Stephanie Catley (Captain)
8 MF Australia AUS Amy Jackson
9 FW Australia AUS Racheal Quigley
10 MF United States USA Christine Nairn (on loan from Washington Spirit)
11 FW Australia AUS Lisa De Vanna
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 MF Australia AUS Ella Mastrantonio
13 DF Australia AUS Alexandra Gummer
14 FW Australia AUS Tiffany Eliadis
15 DF Australia AUS Emma Checker
16 MF Australia AUS Beattie Goad
17 MF Turkey TUR Gülcan Koca
18 DF United States USA Elli Reed (on loan from Seattle Reign FC)
19 DF Australia AUS Maika Ruyter-Hooley
20 GK Australia AUS Cassandra Dimovski
29 FW Australia AUS Caitlin Friend
30 GK Australia AUS Erin Herd (Injury replacement)

Transfers in[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF Australia AUS Amy Jackson [1]
9 FW Australia AUS Racheal Quigley (from Australia Adelaide United)[1]
6 MF Australia AUS Gema Simon (from Australia Newcastle Jets)[2]
2 DF Australia AUS Hannah Brewer (from Australia Newcastle Jets)[2]
18 DF United States USA Elli Reed (on loan from United States Seattle Reign FC)[3][4]
5 DF United States USA Lauren Barnes (on loan from United States Seattle Reign FC)[5]
10 MF United States USA Christine Nairn (on loan from United States Washington Spirit)[6][7]
11 FW Australia AUS Lisa De Vanna (from United States Washington Spirit)[8]
13 DF Australia AUS Alexandra Gummer (from Australia Adelaide United)[9]
3 MF Australia AUS Jessica Au (from Australia South Melbourne)[9]
30 GK Australia AUS Tori Snelleksz (injury replacement from Australia Bundoora United)[10]
29 FW Australia AUS Caitlin Friend (from England Notts County)[11]
30 GK Australia AUS Erin Herd (injury replacement)[12]

Transfers out[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Australia AUS Jessica Humble [13]
4 MF New Zealand NZL Katie Hoyle (to England Notts County)[14]
5 FW Australia AUS Laura Spiranovic [13]
6 MF Australia AUS Cindy Lay [13]
8 FW Australia AUS Ashley Brown [13]
9 FW Australia AUS Caitlin Friend (to England Notts County)[15]
11 FW Australia AUS Lisa De Vanna (to United States Boston Breakers)[8]
10 MF Wales WAL Jess Fishlock (to Germany FFC Frankfurt)[2][16]
12 DF Sweden SWE Jessica Samuelsson (to Sweden Linköpings FC)[2]
14 MF Australia AUS Enza Barilla [13]
18 MF Australia AUS Emily Hulbert [13]
30 GK Australia AUS Melissa Maizels (to Australia Canberra United)[17]

Competitions[edit]

Overall[edit]

Competition Started round Current
position / round 		Final
position / round 		First match Last match
W-League — — 2nd 13 September 2014 29 October 2014
W-League Finals series Semi-finals — Semi-finals 13 December 2014 13 December 2014
IWCC Cup First round — First round 30 November 2014 30 November 2014

W-League[edit]

Main article: 2014 W-League (Australia)

Fixtures[edit]

13 September 2014 1 Newcastle Jets 1–0 Melbourne Victory Newcastle
15:00 AEST Salem Report Stadium: Wanderers Oval
Referee: Lara Smith
21 September 2014 2 Melbourne Victory 5–3 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
15:00 AEST Jackson 20'
Quigley 24', 46'
De Vanna 51'
Koca 74'		 Report Winters 12', 55'
Carney 90+3'		 Stadium: Broadmeadows Valley Park
Referee: Casey Reibelt
28 September 2014 3 Canberra United 2–4 Melbourne Victory Canberra
15:00 AEST Lindsey 59'
Munoz 80'		 Report Barnes 38' (pen.)
Catley 43'
De Vanna 49'
Simon 69'		 Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 1,018
Referee: Casey Reibelt
6 October 2014 4 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory Sydney
17:00 AEDT Spencer 60' Report Simon 86' Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 733
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
12 October 2014 5 Melbourne Victory 4–0 Adelaide United Melbourne
15:00 AEDT Nairn 29'
Jackson 59', 87', 89'		 Report Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
Attendance: 900
Referee: Rachel Mitchenson
19 October 2014 6 Brisbane Roar 1–1 Melbourne Victory Brisbane
14:00 AEST Franco 82' Report Jackson 69' Stadium: Goodwin Park
Referee: Kirralee Andruschak
25 October 2014 7 Melbourne Victory 0–1 Canberra United Melbourne
16:30 AEDT Report Sykes 29' Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 14,068
Referee: Kelly Jones
2 November 2014 8 Melbourne Victory 1–3 Perth Glory Melbourne
15:00 AEDT Quigley 4' Report Kennedy 40'
D'Ovidio 81'
Foord 90'		 Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
9 November 2014 9 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–3 Melbourne Victory Sydney
15:00 AEDT Report Catley 4'
Quigley 38'
De Vanna 74'		 Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Referee: Kirralee Andruschak
16 November 2014 10 Melbourne Victory 2–1 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
15:00 AEDT Quigley 44'
Nairn 80'		 Report Raso 2' Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
22 November 2014 11 Melbourne Victory 4–0 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
15:00 AEDT Quigley 23', 46', 69'
Goad 31'		 Report Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
Referee: Kelly Jones
29 October 2014 12 Adelaide United 2–1 Melbourne Victory Adelaide
19:00 ACDT Woods 80'
Powell 84'		 Report Barnes 3' Stadium: Adelaide Shores Football Centre

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Perth Glory 12 10 0 2 39 10 +29 30 Qualification to Finals series
2 Melbourne Victory 12 6 2 4 26 15 +11 20
3 Canberra United (C) 12 6 2 4 22 18 +4 20
4 Sydney FC 12 5 3 4 17 16 +1 18
5 Newcastle Jets 12 5 2 5 25 21 +4 17
6 Brisbane Roar 12 4 2 6 18 19 −1 14
7 Adelaide United 12 3 1 8 9 29 −20 10
8 Western Sydney Wanderers 12 2 2 8 14 42 −28 8
Source: au.soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
12 6 2 4 26 15  +11 20 4 0 2 16 8  +8 2 2 2 10 7  +3

Last updated: 22 November 2014.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round[edit]

Round123456789101112
GroundAHAAHAHHAHHA
ResultLWWDWDLLWWWL
Position643433553222
Updated to match(es) played on 7 December 2014. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Goal scorers[edit]

Total Player Goals per Round
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
8 Australia Racheal Quigley 2 1 1 1 3
5 Australia Amy Jackson 1 3 1
3 Australia Lisa De Vanna 1 1 1
2 Australia Gema Simon 1 1
United States Lauren Barnes 1 1
Australia Stephanie Catley 1 1
United States Christine Nairn 1 1
1 Turkey Gülcan Koca 1
Australia Beattie Goad 1
26 TOTAL 0 5 4 1 4 1 0 1 3 2 4 1

W-League Finals series[edit]

13 December 2014 Semi-final Melbourne Victory 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Canberra United Geelong
15:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Simonds Stadium
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
Penalties
Barnes soccer ball with check mark
Catley soccer ball with check mark
Reed soccer ball with check mark
Nairn soccer ball with check mark
Koca soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark G. Gill
soccer ball with check mark Lindsey
soccer ball with check mark Ochs
soccer ball with check mark Munoz
soccer ball with check mark Fletcher

International Women's Club Championship[edit]

Main article: 2014 International Women's Club Championship

Matches[edit]

30 November 2014 First round Okayama Yunogo Belle Japan 5–0 Australia Melbourne Victory Mimasaka, Japan
14:10 JST Nakano 1', 82'
Arimachi 6', 37'
Miyama 75'		 Report Stadium: Mimasaka Rugby Football Field
Attendance: 1,863

Awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Lim, Jordan (3 September 2014). "Victory re-sign De Vanna". The Corner Flag.
  2. ^ a b c d "Victory lands Jets duo". Football Federation Australia. 14 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Reign FC Defender Elli Reed Loaned to Melbourne Victory". Our Sports Central. 25 August 2014.
  4. ^ Trantino, Julian (26 August 2014). "Victory signs Seattle Reign FC defender". Football Federation Victoria.
  5. ^ "Victory secure American defender". Football Federation Australia. 27 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Midfielder Christine Nairn Melbourne Victory's final international". The Women's. 2 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Melbourne Victory signs third American". Football Federation Victoria. 2 September 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Lisa De Vanna signs with Victory W-League". Football Federation Australia. 4 September 2014. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  9. ^ a b Lim, Jordan (10 September 2014). "Victory complete WPL double swoop". The Corner Flag.
  10. ^ "Davey and Dumont sidelined, Dimovski and Harris to fill the void". The Women's Game. 24 October 2014.
  11. ^ "Friend returns to Victory fold". Football Federation Australia. 6 November 2014.
  12. ^ Trantino, Julian (7 November 2014). "Victory makes four changes for Wanderers clash". Football Federation Victoria.
  13. ^ a b c d e f "Westfield W-League Round 1 Ins-and-Outs". Football Federation Australia. 12 September 2014.
  14. ^ "Notts Sign Katie Hoyle". Notts County Ladies. 13 January 2014. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  15. ^ "Caitlin Friend: Notts County Ladies sign Melbourne Victory striker". BBC Sport. 27 January 2014.
  16. ^ "Jessica Fishlock not returning Victory, Jodie Taylor also in doubt". The Women's Game. 13 August 2014.
  17. ^ "Jones Signs for Canberra United". Football Federation Australia. 24 July 2014.
  18. ^ "W-League Player of the Week: Lisa De Vanna". Football Federation Australia. 30 September 2014.
  19. ^ "W-League Player of the Week: Amy Jackson". Football Federation Australia. 14 October 2014.
  20. ^ "W-League Player of the Week: Christine Nairn". Football Federation Australia. 17 November 2014.
  21. ^ "Westfield W-League player of the week: Racheal Quigley". Football Federation Australia. 24 November 2014.

External links[edit]

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