2021–22 Melbourne Victory FC (women) season

Melbourne Victory (women)
2021–22 season
ChairmanAnthony Di Pietro
Head CoachJeff Hopkins
StadiumAAMI Park (doubleheaders)
A-League Women4th
A-League Women FinalsWinners
Highest home attendance4,682
vs. Melbourne City
(26 December 2021)
A-League Women
Lowest home attendance605
vs. Brisbane Roar
(2 January 2022)
A-League Women
Average home league attendance1,939
Biggest win5–0
vs. Western Sydney Wanderers (H)
(12 February 2022)
A-League Women
Biggest defeat1–5
vs. Melbourne City (H)
(26 December 2021)
A-League Women

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.

Players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  AUS Casey Dumont
2 MF  AUS Tiffany Eliadis
3 DF  AUS Claudia Bunge
4 MF  AUS Emma Robers
5 DF  AUS Courtney Nevin
6 FW  USA Lynn Williams (on loan from North Carolina Courage)
7 MF  AUS Kyra Cooney-Cross
8 MF  AUS Alana Murphy
9 FW  USA Catherine Zimmerman
10 MF  AUS Alex Chidiac (on loan from JEF United Chiba)
11 FW  AUS Harriet Withers
13 DF  AUS Polly Doran
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW  AUS Melina Ayres
15 MF  AUS Amy Jackson
16 MF  AUS Paige Zois
17 FW  AUS Maja Markovski
18 DF  AUS Kayla Morrison
19 FW  AUS Lia Privitelli
20 GK  AUS Melissa Maizels
22 DF  AUS Francesca Iermano
25 DF  USA Brooke Hendrix
30 MF  AUS MelindaJ Barbieri
40 GK  AUS Sophia Varley

Transfers and contracts

Transfers in

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

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

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

Overall record

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 +4 050.00
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 +8 058.82

Source: Competitions

A-League Women

Main article: 2021–22 A-League Women

League table

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


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
14 7 3 4 26 22  +4 24 2 2 3 15 14  +1 5 1 1 11 8  +3

Results by round

Round1234571061191281314
GroundHAAHHAAAHHHAAH
ResultWWWLLWWWWDLDLD
Position11233344434444
Points36999121518212222232324
Source: A-Leagues
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The 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
  • Privitelli 10', 69'
  • Morrison 19'
  • Bunge 23'
  • Zimmerman 39'
 Report
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
  • Markovski 84'
 Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 4,682
Referee: Lara Lee
2 January 2022 5 Melbourne Victory 2–4 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
16:05 AEDT
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
  • Markovski 74' (pen.)
 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
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
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 1,691
Referee: Kelly Jones
16 February 2022 9 Melbourne Victory 2–2 Sydney FC Melbourne
20:05 AEDT
Report
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
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
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

13 March 2022 Semi-finals Adelaide United 1–2 Melbourne Victory Adelaide
15:35 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 2,607
Referee: Lara Lee
20 March 2022 Preliminary Final Melbourne City 1–3 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
16:05 AEDT
  • Tumeth 80'
 Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 1,306
Referee: Casey Reibelt
27 March 2022 Grand Final Sydney FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory Sydney
16:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 5,027
Referee: Lara Lee

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes 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

Disciplinary record

Includes 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
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

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