2013–14 Melbourne Victory FC (women) season

For the men's team 2013–14 season, see 2013–14 Melbourne Victory FC season.

The 2013–14 season was Melbourne Victory (women)'s sixth season in the W-League.

Melbourne Victory (women)

2013–14 season
Chairman	Anthony Di Pietro
Head Coach	Dave Edmondson
Stadium	Lakeside Stadium Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
W-League	3rd
W-League Finals	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Caitlin Friend Lisa De Vanna (7 each) All: Lisa De Vanna (8)
Home colours Away colours
← 2012–13 2014 →

Summary

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 Brianna Davey 3 DF  AUS Jessica Humble 4 MF  NZL Katie Hoyle 5 FW  AUS Laura Spiranovic 6 MF  AUS Cindy Lay 7 DF  AUS Steph Catley (captain) 8 FW  AUS Ashley Brown 9 FW  AUS Caitlin Friend 10 MF  WAL Jess Fishlock 11 FW  AUS Lisa De Vanna 12 DF  SWE Jessica Samuelsson 13 FW  AUS Tiffany Eliadis

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 MF  AUS Enza Barilla 15 DF  AUS Emma Checker 16 MF  AUS Beattie Goad 17 MF  TUR Gülcan Koca 18 MF  AUS Emily Hulbert 19 DF  AUS Alex Natoli 20 GK  AUS Cassandra Dimovski 21 MF  AUS Ella Mastrantonio 22 DF  USA Lauren Barnes (Guest player) 25 DF  AUS Maika Ruyter-Hooley 30 GK  AUS Melissa Maizels

Transfers

Transfers in

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 11 FW  AUS Lisa De Vanna (from Perth Glory)[1][2] 15 DF  AUS Emma Checker (from Adelaide United)[1][2] 12 DF  SWE Jessica Samuelsson (from Linköpings FC)[2][3] 4 MF  NZL Katie Hoyle (from Eastern Suburbs AFC)[2][3] 16 MF  AUS Beattie Goad (from EAP)[2][3] 18 MF  AUS Emily Hulbert (from Box Hill United)[2][3] 19 DF  AUS Alex Natoli (from Adelaide United)[2] 22 DF  USA Lauren Barnes (Guest player from Seattle Reign FC)[4] 21 MF  AUS Ella Mastrantonio (from Perth Glory)[5]

Transfers out

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  USA Danielle Johnson (To Vancouver Whitecaps)[2][6] 6 MF  SWE Petra Larsson (Returned to Linköpings FC)[2][6] 10 FW  USA Jessica McDonald (To Chicago Red Stars)[2][6] 12 DF  AUS Jackie Vogt [2][6] 13 MF  AUS Louisa Bisby [2][6] 15 MF  AUS Amy Jackson [2][6] 16 MF  AUS Georgie Koutrouvelis (to Box Hill United)[7] 19 FW  AUS Rachel Alonso (to Bundoora United)[7]

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
W-League	10 November 2013	9 February 2014	Matchday 1	3rd	12	7	2	3	23	12	+11	058.33
W-League Finals	16 February 2024	23 February 2014	Semi-finals	Winners	2	2	0	0	5	2	+3	100.00
Total					14	9	2	3	28	14	+14	064.29

Source: Competitions

W-League

Main article: 2013–14 W-League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canberra United	12	9	0	3	28	8	+20	27	Qualification to Finals series
2	Sydney FC	12	8	2	2	37	14	+23	26
3	Melbourne Victory (C)	12	7	2	3	23	12	+11	23
4	Brisbane Roar	12	7	2	3	22	16	+6	23
5	Perth Glory	12	5	0	7	17	31	−14	15
6	Adelaide United	12	3	4	5	12	15	−3	13
7	Western Sydney Wanderers	12	2	3	7	17	23	−6	9
8	Newcastle Jets	12	0	1	11	10	47	−37	1

Source: au.soccerway.com
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
12	7	2	3	23	12	+11	23	4	0	2	12	7	+5	3	2	1	11	5	+6

Source: worldfootball.net

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A
Result	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	L	L
Position	8	5	4	2	3	2	1	1	2	2	3	3
Points	0	3	6	9	10	13	16	19	20	23	23	23

Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC

10 November 2013 1	Melbourne Victory	1–5	Sydney FC	Melbourne
15:00 AEDT	Checker 3'	Report	Khamis 18' Bolger 21', 73' Taylor 59' Kete 89'	Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Referee: Kirralee Andruschak

Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory

16 November 2013 2	Adelaide United	0–2	Melbourne Victory	Adelaide
14:00 ACDT		Report	De Vanna 40' (pen.) Friend 59'	Stadium: Burton Park Referee: Kelly Jones

Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory

1 December 2013 3	Perth Glory	1–3	Melbourne Victory	Perth
12:00 AWST	Julien 84'	Report	Fishlock 24' Friend 32' De Vanna 82'	Stadium: nib Stadium Referee: Casey Reibelt

Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets

7 December 2013 4	Melbourne Victory	6–0	Newcastle Jets	Melbourne
15:00 AEDT	Friend 31', 42', 68' Koca 34' Barilla 52', 70'	Report		Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex Referee: Rachael Mitchenson

Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory

15 December 2013 5	Sydney FC	1–1	Melbourne Victory	Sydney
14:15 AEDT	Kete 33'	Report	Fishlock 81'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Referee: Casey Reibelt

Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United

21 December 2013 6	Melbourne Victory	1–0	Adelaide United	Melbourne
15:00 AEDT	De Vanna 83'	Report		Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex Referee: Katie Patterson

Melbourne Victory v Western Sydney Wanderers

4 January 2014 7	Melbourne Victory	2–0	Western Sydney Wanderers	Melbourne
16:30 AEDT	Friend 47' Goad 77'	Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Melbourne Victory v Canberra United

12 January 2014 8	Melbourne Victory	2–1	Canberra United	Melbourne
15:00 AEDT	De Vanna 47' Friend 83'	Report	Fletcher 66'	Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Referee: Kirralee Andruschak

Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne Victory

19 January 2014 9	Western Sydney Wanderers	1–1	Melbourne Victory	Sydney
16:00 AEDT	Seaman 85'	Report	O'Neill 34' (o.g.)	Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Referee: Kelly Jones

Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory

25 January 2014 10	Newcastle Jets	1–4	Melbourne Victory	Newcastle
11:00 AEDT	Dobson 74'	Report	De Vanna 12', 53', 56' Catley 57'	Stadium: Adamstown Oval Referee: Katie Patterson

Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory

1 February 2014 11	Melbourne Victory	0–1	Perth Glory	Melbourne
15:00 AEDT		Report	Gill 22'	Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex Referee: Casey Reibelt

Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Victory

9 February 2014 12	Brisbane Roar	1–0	Melbourne Victory	Brisbane
14:00 AEST	Gorry 40'	Report		Stadium: Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Finals series

Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory

16 February 2014 Semi-finals	Sydney FC	2–3	Melbourne Victory	Sydney
15:00 AEDT	Kerr 45+1' Khamis 52'	Report	Fishlock 22' Humble 36' Barnes 71' (pen.)	Stadium: WIN Jubilee Oval Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Melbourne Victory v Brisbane Roar

23 February 2014 Grand final	Melbourne Victory	2–0	Brisbane Roar	Melbourne
15:00 AEDT	De Vanna 38' Barnes 41'	Report		Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Attendance: 2,504 Referee: Casey Reibelt

Awards

• Female Footballer of the Year - Lisa De Vanna^[8]
• Female U20 Footballer of the Year - Stephanie Catley^[8]
• Player of the Week (Round 3) - Jessica Fishlock^[9]
• Player of the Week (Round 8) - Katie Hoyle^[10]