2025–26 Melbourne Victory FC season

Melbourne Victory
2025–26 season
ChairmanJohn Dovaston
Head CoachArthur Diles
StadiumAAMI Park
A-League Men4th
Australia CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Keegan Jelacic
Clarismario Santos
Nikos Vergos (5)

All: Keegan Jelacic (6)
Highest home attendance18,319
vs. Melbourne City
(8 November 2025)
A League Men
Lowest home attendance6,012
vs. Macarthur FC
(15 March 2026)
A League Men
Average home league attendance11,628
Biggest win5–1
vs. Wellington Phoenix (H)
(29 December 2025)
A-League Men
4–0
vs. Sydney FC (H)
(26 January 2026)
Biggest defeat2–5
vs. Newcastle Jets (A)
(24 October 2025)
A-League Men
0–3
vs. Sydney FC (A)
(22 November 2025)
A-League Men
All statistics correct as of 15 March 2026.

The 2025–26 season will be Melbourne Victory Football Club's 21st season in the A-League Men. In addition to the domestic league, Melbourne Victory will participate in this season's edition of the Australia Cup.

Players

First-team squad

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
2 DF  AUS Jason Davidson
3 DF  CIV Adama Traoré
4 DF  AUS Lachlan Jackson
5 DF  AUS Brendan Hamill
7 MF  AUS Reno Piscopo
8 MF  AUS Jordi Valadon
9 FW  GRE Nikos Vergos
10 MF  AUS Denis Genreau
11 FW  BRA Santos
14 MF  AUS Matthew Grimaldi
15 DF  AUS Sebastian Esposito (on loan from Lecce)
16 DF  AUS Joshua Inserra (scholarship)
17 FW  AUS Nishan Velupillay
18 DF  AUS Franco Lino (on loan from Viking)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  AUS Jing Reec
21 DF  POR Roderick Miranda (captain)
22 DF  AUS Joshua Rawlins
23 MF  AUS Keegan Jelacic
24 MF  AUS Emre Sağlam (on loan from Gençlerbirliği)
25 GK  AUS Jack Duncan
27 MF  AUS Louis D'Arrigo
28 DF  AUS Kayne Razmovski
29 MF  AUS Oliver Dragičević
30 GK  AUS Daniel Graskoski (scholarship)
34 MF  AUS Xavier Stella
40 GK  AUS Jack Warshawsky
44 FW  JPN Charles Nduka
64 MF  ESP Juan Mata

Transfers and contracts

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
27 MF Louis D'Arrigo Lechia Gdańsk Free transfer 2 years 1 July 2025 [1]
23 MF Keegan Jelacic Gent Free transfer 2 years 1 July 2025 [2]
18 DF Franco Lino Viking Loan 1 year 3 July 2025 [3]
15 DF Sebastian Esposito Lecce Loan 1 year 11 August 2025 [4]
2 DF Jason Davidson Panserraikos Free transfer 2 years 13 August 2025 [5]
24 MF Emre Saglam Gençlerbirliği Loan 1 year 30 August 2025 [6]
29 MF Oliver Dragičević St Albans Dinamo Free transfer 3 years 30 August 2025 [6][7]
34 MF Xavier Stella Melbourne City FC NPL Free transfer 3 years 30 August 2025 [6][8]
10 MF Denis Genreau Deportivo La Coruña Free transfer 3 years 8 September 2025 [9]
40 GK Jack Warshawsky Oakleigh Cannons Free transfer 1 year 9 September 2025 [10]
14 MF Matthew Grimaldi Unattached Free transfer 1 year 13 September 2025 [11]
64 MF Juan Mata Western Sydney Wanderers Free transfer 1 year 16 September 2025 [12]
44 FW Charles Nduka Kagoshima United Free transfer 6 months 14 January 2026 [13]

From youth squad

No. Position Player Age Notes Ref
28 DF Kayne Razmovski 20 1-year contract [14]
33 MF Jack Mihailidis 18 1-year contract [6]
31 FW Daniel Lazarevski 19 1-year contract [6]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
28 DF Kasey Bos Mainz 05 Undisclosed fee 13 June 2025 [15]
7 FW Daniel Arzani Ferencváros End of contract 13 June 2025 [16]
18 MF Fabian Monge APIA Leichhardt End of contract 28 June 2025 [17][18]
40 GK Christian Siciliano Caroline Springs George Cross End of contract 28 June 2025 [17][19]
23 FW Alexander Badolato Western Sydney Wanderers End of loan 30 June 2025 [20]
24 MF Alexander Menelaou South Melbourne End of contract 30 June 2025 [17][21]
10 FW Bruno Fornaroli Retired 30 June 2025 [22][23]
6 MF Ryan Teague Mechelen Undisclosed 1 July 2025 [24]
1 GK Mitchell Langerak Retired 10 July 2025 [25]
10 MF Zinédine Machach Unattached Mutual contract termination 8 August 2025 [26]
26 MF Luka Kolić Melbourne Knights Mutual contract termination 31 December 2025 [27][28]

Contract extensions

No. Position Player Duration Date Notes Ref
25 Goalkeeper Jack Duncan 1 year 9 July 2024 Contract extension triggered [29]
11 Winger Clarismario Santos 2 years 18 June 2025 [30]
3 Left-back Adama Traoré 1 year 8 July 2025 [31]
21 Centre-back Roderick Miranda 1 year 8 July 2025 Contract extension triggered [31]
26 Attacking midfielder Luka Kolić 1 year 23 July 2025 Promoted to full contract [14]
16 Right-back Joshua Inserra 2 years 19 September 2025 Contract extended from end of 2025–26 to end of 2027–28 [32]
30 Goalkeeper Daniel Graskoski 3 years 19 September 2025 Promoted to full contract [32]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

11 July 2025 Melbourne Victory 0–3 Wrexham Melbourne
19:30 AEST Report
  • O'Connor 43'
  • Hardie 66'
  • Evans 78'
Stadium: Docklands Stadium
Attendance: 37,020
15 July 2025 Caroline Springs George Cross 1–1 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
19:00 AEST
  • Whiteley 6'
Report
Stadium: DEKA Park City Vista Pavilion & Sports Field
9 August 2025 Hume City 0–5 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
13:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Nasiol Stadium
19 August 2025 Oakleigh Cannons 1–0 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
20:15 AEST Report Stadium: Jack Edwards Reserve
27 August 2025 Northcote City 1–3 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
19:30 AEST
  • Webb 10'
Report
Stadium: John Cain Memorial Park
5 September 2025 Melbourne Victory 1–2 Adelaide United Melbourne
Report
Stadium: The Home of the Matildas
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
21 September 2025 Perth Glory 0–1 Melbourne Victory Mandurah
15:00 AWST Report
Stadium: Peelwood Reserve
Attendance: 2,000+
Referee: Shane Skinner
24 September 2025 Perth Glory 0–3 Melbourne Victory Bunbury
18:30 AWST Report
Stadium: Hay Park
4 October 2025 Melbourne Victory 3–0 Adelaide United Mildura
17:30 AEST Report Stadium: Mildura Sporting Precinct

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Men 18 October 2025 25 April 2026 Matchday 1 21 10 4 7 34 27 +7 047.62
Australia Cup 29 July 2025 29 July 2025 Round of 32 Round of 32 1 0 0 1 3 4 −1 000.00
Total 22 10 4 8 37 31 +6 045.45

Last updated: 15 March 2026
Source: Competitions

A-League Men

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Adelaide United 22 10 5 7 39 32 +7 35 Qualification for AFC Champions League Two and Finals series[a]
4 Sydney FC 21 10 3 8 28 21 +7 33 Qualification for Finals series[b]
5 Melbourne Victory 21 9 5 7 34 27 +7 32
6 Central Coast Mariners 20 7 6 7 28 28 0 27
7 Melbourne City 20 6 7 7 21 27 −6 25
Updated to match(es) played on 20 March 2026. Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) wins; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the 2025 Australia Cup winners, Newcastle Jets, occupy an AFC Champions League Elite position, the 2026–27 AFC Champions League Two spot goes to the next eligible team.
  2. ^ The top two teams enter the finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the finals series at the elimination-finals.

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
21 9 5 7 33 27  +6 32 5 3 2 19 10  +9 4 2 5 14 17  −3

Last updated: 15 March 2026.
Source: Ultimate A-League

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAAHAAAHAHHHAHAAHAHAHHHAHA
ResultDLWLLLDWWWWLLWLWDWDDW
Position81179101212129657978565554
Points1144445811141717172020232427282932
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2026. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; X = Bye

Matches

Fixtures released on 11 September 2025.[33]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

18 October 2025 1 Melbourne Victory 0–0 Auckland FC Melbourne
19:35 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 11,558
Referee: Daniel Elder
24 October 2025 2 Newcastle Jets 5–2 Melbourne Victory Newcastle
19:35 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 6,137
Referee: Adam Kersey
31 October 2025 3 Perth Glory 0–2 Melbourne Victory Perth
21:35 AEDT Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 5,295
Referee: Shaun Evans
8 November 2025 4 Melbourne Victory 0–2 Melbourne City Melbourne
19:35 AEDT Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 18,319
Referee: Alex King
22 November 2025 5 Sydney FC 3–0 Melbourne Victory Sydney
19:35 AEDT
Report Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 10,916
Referee: Alex King
28 November 2025 6 Brisbane Roar 1–0 Melbourne Victory Brisbane
19:35 AEDT
Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 8,218
Referee: Shaun Evans
5 December 2025 7 Macarthur FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory Sydney
19:35 AEDT Report Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Attendance: 3,046
Referee: Alex King
13 December 2025 8 Melbourne Victory 2–1 Adelaide United Melbourne
19:35 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 9,103
Referee: Shaun Evans
20 December 2025 9 Melbourne City 0–1 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
19:35 AEDT Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 17,619
Referee: Alireza Faghani
29 December 2025 10 Melbourne Victory 5–1 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
19:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 10,769
Referee: Shaun Evans
2 January 2026 11 Melbourne Victory 3–2 Perth Glory Melbourne
19:35 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 10,533
Referee: Casey Reibelt
10 January 2026 12 Melbourne Victory 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:35 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 12,502
Referee: Daniel Elder
17 January 2026 13 Adelaide United 2–1 Melbourne Victory Adelaide
19:35 AEDT
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 14,784
Referee: Lachlan Keevers
26 January 2026 14 Melbourne Victory 4–0 Sydney FC Melbourne
17:40 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 14,816
Referee: Daniel Elder
1 February 2026 15 Central Coast Mariners 1–0 Melbourne Victory Gosford
17:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Polytec Stadium
Attendance: 3,865
Referee: Tim Danaskos
6 February 2026 16 Wellington Phoenix 2–3 Melbourne Victory Wellington
17:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 5,783
Referee: Jack Morgan
14 February 2026 17 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 11,163
Referee: Shaun Evans
21 February 2026 18 Melbourne City 1–3 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
19:35 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 21,439
Referee: Daniel Elder
27 February 2026 19 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Adelaide United Melbourne
19:35 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 11,506
Referee: Alex King
7 March 2026 20 Sydney FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory Sydney
19:35 AEDT Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 15,071
Referee: Lachlan Keevers
15 March 2026 21 Melbourne Victory 4–1 Macarthur FC Melbourne
19:00 AEDT
Report
  • Vickery 37'
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,012
Referee: Shaun Evans
21 March 2026 22 Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
17:00 AEDT Stadium: AAMI Park
5 April 2026 23 Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
15:00 AEST Stadium: AAMI Park
11 April 2026 24 Auckland FC v Melbourne Victory Auckland
15:00 AEDT Stadium: Go Media Stadium
17 April 2026 25 Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets Melbourne
19:35 AEST Stadium: AAMI Park
25 April 2026 26 Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne Victory Sydney
19:35 AEDT Stadium: CommBank Stadium

Australia Cup

29 July 2025 Round of 32 Olympic Kingsway 4–3 (a.e.t.) Melbourne Victory Perth
21:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Kingsway Reserve
Attendance: 3,033
Referee: Sam Kelly

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 15 March 2026
No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men Australia Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF Jason Davidson 18 0 0 0 18 0
3 DF Adama Traoré 2+3 0 1 0 6 0
4 DF Lachlan Jackson 8+1 1 1 0 10 1
7 MF Reno Piscopo 1+5 0 0+1 1 7 1
8 MF Jordi Valadon 16+2 0 1 1 19 1
9 FW Nikos Vergos 13+8 5 1 0 22 5
10 MF Denis Genreau 16+3 2 0 0 19 2
11 FW Santos 12+8 5 1 0 21 5
14 MF Matthew Grimaldi 6+15 2 0 0 21 2
15 DF Sebastian Esposito 18+2 2 0 0 20 2
16 DF Joshua Inserra 9+2 0 1 0 12 0
17 FW Nishan Velupillay 12+4 2 0 0 16 2
18 DF Franco Lino 1 0 0 0 1 0
19 FW Jing Reec 3+13 0 0+1 0 17 0
21 DF Roderick Miranda 14 0 1 0 15 0
22 DF Joshua Rawlins 13+3 0 0+1 0 17 0
23 MF Keegan Jelacic 12+9 5 1 1 23 6
25 GK Jack Duncan 11 0 1 0 12 0
27 MF Louis D'Arrigo 10+2 2 1 0 13 2
28 MF Kayne Razmovski 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
29 MF Oliver Dragičević 0+6 0 0 0 6 0
34 MF Xavier Stella 3+6 0 0 0 9 0
34 DF John Radimisis 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
39 FW Alex Lee 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
40 GK Jack Warshawsky 10 0 0 0 10 0
44 FW Charles Nduka 5+2 3 0 0 7 3
64 MF Juan Mata 18+3 4 0 0 21 4
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
10 MF Zinédine Machach 0 0 1 0 1 0
26 MF Luka Kolić 0 0 0+1 0 1 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.

As of 15 March 2026
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men Australia Cup Total
     
1 10 MF Denis Genreau 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1
2 22 DF Josh Rawlins 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
3 2 DF Jason Davidson 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
8 MF Jordi Valadon 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
21 DF Roderick Miranda 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
6 3 DF Adama Traoré 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
9 FW Nikos Vergos 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
15 DF Sebastian Esposito 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
9 4 DF Lachlan Jackson 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
11 FW Santos 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
22 DF Joshua Rawlins 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
23 MF Keegan Jelacic 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
27 MF Louis D'Arrigo 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
44 FW Charles Nduka 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
64 MF Juan Mata 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
16 14 MF Matthew Grimaldi 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
16 DF Joshua Inserra 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
19 FW Jing Reec 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 38 0 1 4 0 1 42 0 2

Clean sheets

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

As of 15 March 2026
Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Men Australia Cup Total
1 25 Jack Duncan 4 0 4
1 40 Jack Warshawsky 1 0 1
Total 5 0 5

See also

References

  1. ^ "Melbourne Victory signs Louis D'Arrigo". Melbourne Victory. 19 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Melbourne Victory signs Keegan Jelacic". Melbourne Victory. 20 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Melbourne Victory signs Franco Lino". Melbourne Victory. 3 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Sebastian Esposito joins Melbourne Victory on loan". Melbourne Victory. 11 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Jason Davidson returns to Melbourne Victory". Melbourne Victory. 13 August 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Victory to add five young talents to its 2025/26 campaign". Melbourne Victory. 30 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Oliver Dragicevic". Melbourne Victory.
  8. ^ "Xavier Stella". Melbourne Victory.
  9. ^ "Melbourne Victory sign Denis Genreau". Melbourne Victory. 8 September 2025.
  10. ^ "Melbourne Victory sign Jack Warshawsky". Melbourne Victory. 9 September 2025.
  11. ^ "Melbourne Victory sign Matthew Grimaldi". Melbourne Victory. 13 September 2025.
  12. ^ "Juan Mata signs for Melbourne Victory". Melbourne Victory. 16 September 2025.
  13. ^ "Melbourne Victory sign Japanese attacker Charles Nduka". Melbourne Victory. 9 January 2026.
  14. ^ a b "Academy young guns Razmovski and Kolic sign". Melbourne Victory. 23 July 2025.
  15. ^ "Bos Departs Victory for Bundesliga side 1. FSV Mainz 05". Melbourne Victory. 13 June 2025.
  16. ^ "Ausztrál válogatott szélsőt szerződtetett a Ferencváros – hivatalos" [Ferencváros signs Australian international winger – official] (in Hungarian). M4 Sport. 13 June 2025.
  17. ^ a b c "Monge, Menealou and Siciliano depart Melbourne Victory". Melbourne Victory. 3 June 2025.
  18. ^ APIA Leichhardt [@apialeichhardt] (28 June 2025). "𝑯𝒆'𝒔 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌. 👋 Mongie today returns to the Marronazzuri after two seasons with @gomvfc in the @aleaguemen 🥳❤️‍🔥" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  19. ^ "Player statistics for Christian Siciliano". GameDay. 13 July 2025.
  20. ^ "Wanderers confirm departure of Alex Badolato". Western Sydney Wanderers. 27 June 2025.
  21. ^ South Melbourne [@smfc] (30 June 2025). "South Melbourne FC is pleased to confirm the signing of midfielder Alex Menelaou from Melbourne Victory" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  22. ^ "Bruno Fornaroli transitions to Melbourne Victory's Football Department". Melbourne Victory. 10 September 2025.
  23. ^ "Goal-scoring great Bruno Fornaroli transitions to off-field role at Melbourne Victory after ending playing career". news.com.au. 10 September 2025.
  24. ^ "Ryan Teague departs Victory for KV Mechelen". Melbourne Victory. 1 July 2025.
  25. ^ "Mitch Langerak announces retirement from professional football". Melbourne Victory. 10 July 2025.
  26. ^ "Zinédine Machach departs Melbourne Victory". Melbourne Victory. 8 August 2025.
  27. ^ "Victory and Luka Kolic mutually part ways". Melbourne Victory. 31 December 2025.
  28. ^ "Knights Fans this one's for you, as Luka Kolić returns to Melbourne Knights! After a breakout season with the Knights in 2023, Kolić earned a move to Melbourne Victory, where he has spent the past two years. Now, he returns to where it all began. A technically gifted and versatile attacking midfielder with a keen eye for goal - and the occasional Rabona - we're thrilled to welcome Luka back home to Tompsett Stadium with open arms. Kolić's words on re-joining the Knights: "Proud to be back at Melbourne Croatia. Missed the feeling of walking out at Knights in front of the fans. This club means a lot to me and I'm ready to give everything on the pitch to get us back to where we belong." Welcome back, Luka!". Facebook. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  29. ^ Monteverde, Marco (1 June 2025). "Jack Duncan 'proud' of himself despite Melbourne Victory's grand final loss". news.com.au. Duncan revealed that his effort of 19 games this season was enough to trigger a contract extension with the Victory.
  30. ^ "Melbourne Victory re-signs Clerismario Santos Rodrigues". Melbourne Victory. 18 June 2025.
  31. ^ a b "Miranda and Traore to play on with Melbourne Victory". Melbourne Victory. 8 July 2025.
  32. ^ a b "Melbourne Victory young duo Graskoski and Inserra extended". Melbourne Victory. 19 September 2025.
  33. ^ Victory, Melbourne (10 September 2025). "Melbourne Victory A-League Men's 2025/26 fixtures". Melbourne Victory. Retrieved 18 September 2025.