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Melbourne Victory FC Youth

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Melbourne Victory Football Club Youth
Company typeDevelopmental squad
IndustrySoccer
Founded2008
Headquarters
Melbourne
,
Australia
Area served
Australia
ProductsSoccer team (youth/development)
Websitewww.melbournevictory.com.au

Melbourne Victory Football Club Youth serves as the developmental squad for Melbourne Victory, located in Melbourne, Victoria. This team participates in the National Premier Leagues (NPL), which represents the second level within the Australian soccer league system hierarchy.

History

Established in 2008 to represent Melbourne Victory in the first-ever season of the National Youth League, the squad concluded the season in sixth place out of seven teams. Since its inception, three individuals have held managerial roles: Mehmet Durakovic, who later took charge of the senior team in 2011; followed by current coaches Darren Davies and John Aloisi. Under Davies' leadership, the youth side achieved its inaugural trophy by clinching the premiership plate as league leaders during the 2012-13 campaign, a significant achievement for both the club and chairman Anthony Di Pietro.

On 7 November 2014, it was announced that Melbourne Victory Youth would enter the National Premier Leagues Victoria 1 starting with the 2015 season. In their debut NPL1 campaign, the team secured promotion by finishing runner-up in the NPL1 East division and subsequently triumphing in playoff matches against Moreland Zebras FC and North Geelong Warriors FC. Prior to their inaugural season competing in Victoria’s premier state league, notable acquisitions included Matt Hennessey from Hume City FC and Ryan Lambert from Richmond SC.

Youth/NPL current squad

(Note: The original text had two players numbered 35; combined here for brevity)







Current staff

Head Coaches:

Joe Palatsides Head Coach, 1st Grade
Rodrigo Vargas Head Coach, U21
Andreas Papanicolaou Head Coach, U18
Joaquín Moreno Head Coach, U16
Matthew Sultana Head Coach, U15
Rob Wielaert Head Coach, U14
Tom Paton Head Coach, Pre Academy
Mark Topic Head Coach, Pre Academy
Isabella Santilli Head Coach, Pre Academy
Matt Fletcher Head Coach, Pre Academy
Brad Roberts Head Coach, Pre Academy
Reide Mulholland Head Coach, Pre Academy

Staff:

Joe Palatsides Academy Coaching Director
Andrew Kentepozidis Manager of Academy Operations
Jayden Anderson Lead of Sports Science, Academy
Amelia Thomas Medical Lead, Academy
Sebastian Bechaud Head Goalkeeping Coach, Academy
Agim Sherifovski Assistant Coach, Academy
Piotr Rutkowski Assistant Coach, Academy
Mark Spiteri Lead Goalkeeping Coach, Pre Academy
Ashley Wisneske Goalkeeping Coach, Pre Academy
Archie Thompson Development Coach, Academy
Fahid Ben Khalfallah Development Coach, Academy
Gaby Garton Development Coach, Academy
Joey Didulica Development Coach, Academy
Sasa Ognenovski Development Coach, Academy

Honours

Youth
  • La Ionica Community Cup
Champions (1): 2015

National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 / Victoria Premier Leagues 1 Premiership

    • Winners (1): 2024
    • Second place (1): 2015

National Premier Leagues Victoria 3 Premiership

  • Second place (1): 2023
Under-23s
  • Y-League Premiership
    • Champions (1): 2012–13
Academy

National Premier Leagues Victoria U-18 Premiership

    • Champions (1): 2019

Stadiums

The team's home fixtures take place at The Home of the Matildas, located in Bundoora, a northern suburb of Melbourne. This venue accommodates up to 3,000 spectators, featuring around 800 seats within a single grandstand. Previous home grounds have included Lakeside Stadium in Albert Park, Kingston Heath Soccer Complex in Cheltenham, John Cain Memorial Park in Thornbury, and Epping Stadium in Epping. Additionally, the team has played official matches at senior venues such as AAMI Park and Docklands Stadium.

Former players

Below is a list of ex-Melbourne Victory Youth players who have made 20 or more competitive appearances for the senior team in the A-League.

Name Nationality Position Melbourne tenure Appearances Goals
Nick Ansell Template:AUS Defender 2011–17, 2018–19, 2020–21 92 1
Thomas Deng Template:AUS Defender 2015–2020 71 2
Mate Dugandzic Template:AUS Forward 2009–11 36 7
Diogo Ferreira Template:AUS Midfielder 2010–13 52 2
Matthew Foschini Template:AUS Defender 2009–13 53 0
Petar Franjic Template:AUS Defender 2010–13 31 0
Scott Galloway Template:AUS Defender 2013–16 54 1
Jason Geria Template:AUS Defender 2012–18, 2021–2025 189 4
James Jeggo Template:AUS Midfielder 2011–14 30 2
Mitchell Langerak Template:AUS Goalkeeper 2007–10 21 0
Dylan Murnane Template:AUS Defender 2013–16 24 0
Andrew Nabbout Template:AUS Forward 2012–15 37 5
Sebastian Ryall Template:AUS Defender 2007–09 24 0
Connor Pain Template:AUS Forward 2013–16 53 3
Stefan Nigro Template:AUS Midfielder 2015–18, 2021–2024 69 0
Lleyton Brooks Template:AUS Midfielder 2020–2023 31 3
Nishan Velupillay Template:AUS Forward 2021– 106 15
Kasey Bos Template:AUS Defender 2023– 28 4
  • Players highlighted in bold are currently part of Melbourne Victory
  • Statistics reflect appearances exclusively in competitive domestic league matches

Y League

Season League Tms. conf. size P W D L GF GA GD Pts Pos Finals ref
2008-09 "A-League Youth" "7" "N/A" "18" "6" "1" "11" "20" "36" "−16" "20" "6th" "DNQ"
2009-10 "A-League Youth" "9" "N/A" "24" "7" "8" "9" "36" "37" "−1" "29" "6th" "DNQ"
2010-11 "A-League Youth" "9" "N/A" "19" "7" "0" "12" "29" "42" "−13" "21" "8th"
2011-12 "A-League Youth" "10" "N/A" "18" "4" "3" "11" "15" "34" "−19" "15" "10th"
2012-13 "A-League Youth" "10" "N/A" "18" "12" "1" "5" "57" "20" "+37" "37" "1st"
2013-14 "A-League Youth" "10" "N/A" "18" "9" "4" "5" "50" "36" "+14" "31" "3rd"
Season League Tms. Conf. size P W D L GF GA GD Pts Pos Finals ref
"2014-15" "A-League Youth" 10 N/A 18 8 3 7 34 33 +1 27 5th N/A
"2015-16" "A-League Youth" 10 5 8 3 0 5 17 22 −5 9 4th DNQ
"2016-17" "A-League Youth" 10 5 8 1 2 5 13 23 −10 5 5th DNQ
"2017–18 Y-League" "A-League Youth" 10 5 8 4 1 3 17 25 −8 13 2nd DNQ
"2018–19 Y-League" "A-League Youth" 10 5 8 1 1 6 8 22 −14 4 5th DNQ
"2019–20 Y-League" "A-League Youth" 10 5 8 5 1 2 17 16 +1 16 1st bgcolor=#DCDCDC |Runner up
"2020-21" "A-League Youth" colspan="13" rowspan="2"|Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
"2021-22" "A-League Youth"
"2022-23" to "2024-25" seasons include no competition held.


National Premier Leagues

Season Competition Tms. P W D L GF GA GD Pts Pos Pro/Rel NPL Finals
2015 NPL VIC 1 East 10 28 17 4 7 87 44
43
55 2nd Promoted (via play-off) DNQ
2016 NPL Victoria 14 26 3 1 22 24 68
4 (6-point deduction) 14th Relegated DNQ
2017 NPL VIC 2 West 10 28 8 5 15 55 56
29 9th n/a DNQ
2018 NPL VIC 2 West 10 28 11 4 13 48 54
34 7th n/a DNQ
Season League Teams P W D L GF GA GD Pts Pos Pro/Rel Finals finish
2019 NPL VIC 2 West 10 teams 28 matches 6 wins, 7 draws, 15 losses, 36 goals for, 48 goals against, -12 goal difference, 25 points, 9th place (relegated), DNQ finals.
2020 and 2021 seasons were not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2022 NPL Victoria 3 12 teams 22 games 11 victories, 5 draws, 6 defeats, 38 goals scored, 27 conceded, +11 goal difference, 38 points, finished 4th, no promotion or relegation, did not qualify for finals.
2023 NPL Victoria 3 12 teams 22 matches 13 wins, 3 draws, 6 losses, 47 goals for, 22 against, +25 goal difference, accumulated 42 points, placed 2nd, achieved promotion, did not qualify for finals.
2024 Victoria Premier League 1 (VPL 1) 14 teams 26 matches 15 wins, 7 draws, 4 losses, scored 66 goals, conceded 39, +27 goal difference, totalled 52 points Finished top of the table as champions and secured promotion; did not qualify for finals.
2025 NPL Victoria 14 teams Season details to be announced.

Managerial history

30 May 2016 – 22 February 2020 Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showallTemplate:Country data ENGTemplate:Namespace detect showallGareth Naven
Period Manager Remarks Achievements
2008 – 12 March 2011 Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showallTemplate:Country data MNETemplate:Namespace detect showall Mehmet Durakovic First-ever manager
Initial dual-nationality coach
Promoted directly from youth to senior team manager role.
20 March 2011 – 30 May 2016 Template:Country data WALTemplate:Namespace detect showall Darren Davies First officially appointed foreign manager
First to secure club honours.

2012–13 NYL Premiership

See also

Notes


External links

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