2014 Melbourne Victory FC (women) season

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

Squad information

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

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
8 MF  AUS Amy Jackson
9 FW  AUS Racheal Quigley (from Adelaide United)
6 MF  AUS Gema Simon (from Newcastle Jets)
2 DF  AUS Hannah Brewer (from Newcastle Jets)
18 DF  USA Elli Reed (on loan from Seattle Reign FC)
5 DF  USA Lauren Barnes (on loan from Seattle Reign FC)
10 MF  USA Christine Nairn (on loan from Washington Spirit)
11 FW  AUS Lisa De Vanna (from Washington Spirit)
13 DF  AUS Alexandra Gummer (from Adelaide United)
3 MF  AUS Jessica Au (from South Melbourne)
30 GK  AUS Tori Snelleksz (injury replacement from Bundoora United)
29 FW  AUS Caitlin Friend (from Notts County)
30 GK  AUS Erin Herd (injury replacement)

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
3 DF  AUS Jessica Humble
4 MF  NZL Katie Hoyle (to Notts County)
5 FW  AUS Laura Spiranovic
6 MF  AUS Cindy Lay
8 FW  AUS Ashley Brown
9 FW  AUS Caitlin Friend (to Notts County)
11 FW  AUS Lisa De Vanna (to Boston Breakers)
10 MF  WAL Jess Fishlock (to FFC Frankfurt)
12 DF  SWE Jessica Samuelsson (to Linköpings FC)
14 MF  AUS Enza Barilla
18 MF  AUS Emily Hulbert
30 GK  AUS Melissa Maizels (to Canberra United)

Competitions

Overall

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

Main article: 2014 W-League (Australia)

Fixtures

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

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

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

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

Goal scorers

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

W-League Finals series

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
Catley
Reed
Nairn
Koca 		G. Gill
Lindsey
Ochs
Munoz
Fletcher

International Women's Club Championship

Main article: 2014 International Women's Club Championship

Matches

30 November 2014 First round Okayama Yunogo Belle 5–0 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

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