| 2013–14 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Anthony Di Pietro | ||
| Manager | Dave Edmondson | ||
| Stadium | Kingston Heath Soccer Complex / Lakeside Stadium | ||
| W-League | 3rd | ||
| W-League Finals series | Champions | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Caitlin Friend, Lisa De Vanna (7) All: Lisa De Vanna (8)  | ||
| 
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The 2013–14 Melbourne Victory FC W-League season was the club's sixth participation in the W-League, since the league's formation in 2008.
Season overview
Players
Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers in
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Transfers out
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Squad statistics
Disciplinary record
| N | 
Pos. | 
Nat. | 
Name | 
Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Brianna Davey | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | Jessica Humble | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | MF | Katie Hoyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | FW | Laura Špiranović | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF | Cindy Lay | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | DF | Stephanie Catley | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | FW | Ashley Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | Caitlin Friend | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | MF | Jessica Fishlock | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | FW | Lisa De Vanna | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | DF | Jessica Samuelsson | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | FW | Tiffany Eliadis | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF | Enza Barilla | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF | Emma Checker | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | MF | Beattie Goad | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | MF | Gülcan Koca | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | MF | Emily Hulbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | DF | Alex Natoli | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | GK | Cassandra Dimovski | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | MF | Ella Mastrantonio | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | DF | Lauren Barnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | DF | Maika Ruyter-Hooley | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | GK | Melissa Maizels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
Last updated: 10 February 2014
Source: Competitive matches
Only competitive matches
 = Number of bookings; 
 = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; 
 = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Goal scorers
| Total | Player | Goals per round | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||
| 7 | Caitlin Friend | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Lisa De Vanna | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 | Enza Barilla | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Jessica Fishlock | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Emma Checker | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Gülcan Koca | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Beattie Goad | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Stephanie Catley | 1 | |||||||||||||
| - | Own goal | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Competitions
Overall
| Competition | Started round | Current  position / round  | 
Final  position / round  | 
First match | Last match | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W-League | — | — | 3rd | 10 November 2013 | 9 February 2014 | 
| W-League Finals series | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Champions | 16 February 2014 | 23 February 2014 | 
W-League
Matches
| 10 November 2013 1 |  Melbourne Victory  | 1 – 5 |   | Melbourne | 
| Sunday 15:00 | Checker  | 
Report | L. Khamis  Bolger Taylor Kete  | 
Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Referee: Kirralee Andruschak  | 
| 16 November 2013 2 |  Adelaide United  | 0 – 2 |   | Adelaide | 
| Saturday 14:00 | Report | De Vanna  Friend  | 
Stadium: Burton Park Referee: Kelly Jones  | 
| 1 December 2013 3 |  Perth Glory  | 1 – 3 |   | Perth | 
| Sunday 12:00 | Julien  | 
Report | Fishlock  Friend De Vanna  | 
Stadium: nib Stadium Referee: Casey Reibelt  | 
| 7 December 2013 4 |  Melbourne Victory  | 6 – 0 |   | Melbourne | 
| Saturday 15:00 | Friend  Koca Barilla  | 
Report | Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex Referee: Rachel Mitchenson  | 
| 15 December 2013 5 |  Sydney FC  | 1 – 1 |   | Sydney | 
| Sunday 14:15 | Kete  | 
Report | Fishlock  | 
Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 1,480 Referee: Casey Reibelt  | 
| 21 December 2013 6 |  Melbourne Victory  | 1 – 0 |   | Melbourne | 
| Saturday 15:00 | De Vanna  | 
Report | Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex Referee: Katie Patterson  | 
| 4 January 2014 7 |  Melbourne Victory  | 2 – 0 |   | Melbourne | 
| Saturday 16:30 | Friend  Goad  | 
Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Referee: Rebecca Durcau  | 
| 12 January 2014 8 |  Melbourne Victory  | 2 – 1 |   | Melbourne | 
| Sunday 15:00 | De Vanna  Friend  | 
Report | Fletcher  | 
Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Attendance: 350 Referee: Kirralee Andruschak  | 
| 19 January 2014 9 |  Western Sydney Wanderers  | 1 – 1 |   | Sydney | 
| Sunday 16:00 | Seaman  | 
Report | O'Neill  | 
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Referee: Kelly Jones  | 
| 25 January 2014 10 |  Newcastle Jets  | 1 – 4 |   | Newcastle | 
| Saturday 11:00 | Dobson  | 
Report | De Vanna  Catley  | 
Stadium: Adamstown Oval Referee: Katie Patterson  | 
| 1 February 2014 11 |  Melbourne Victory  | 0 – 1 |   | Melbourne | 
| Saturday 15:00 | Report | K. Gill  | 
Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex Attendance: 300 Referee: Casey Reibelt  | 
| 9 February 2014 12 |  Brisbane Roar  | 1 – 0 |   | Brisbane | 
| Sunday 14:00 | Gorry  | 
Report | Stadium: QSAC Referee: Rebecca Durcau  | 
League table
| Pos | Team | 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 | 
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 | 
Last updated: 10 February 2014.
Source: Competitive Matches
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
W-League Finals series
| 16 February 2014 Semi-final |  Sydney FC  | 2 – 3 |   | Sydney | 
| 15:00 AEDT | Kerr  L. Khamis  | 
Report | Fishlock  Humble Barnes  | 
Stadium: Jubilee Oval Referee: Kate Jacewicz  | 
| 23 February 2014 Grand final |   | 2 – 0 |   | Melbourne | 
| 15:00 AEDT | De Vanna  Barnes  | 
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]
 
References
- 1 2 "Lisa De Vanna and Emma Checker join Melbourne Victory". The Women's Game. 10 October 2013.
 - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "W-League: Squad poised for success". Football Federation Australia. 30 October 2013.
 - 1 2 3 4 "Melbourne Victory building for a maiden Championship". The Women's Game. 11 October 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.
 - ↑ "Melbourne Victory sign Seattle Reign's Lauren Barnes on loan". The Women's Game. 17 January 2014.
 - ↑ "Ella Mastrantonio becomes latest Melbourne Victory signing". The Women's Game. 30 January 2014.
 - 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ko, Zee (11 October 2013). "First Look: Victory W-League". The Corner Flag.
 - 1 2 Smith, Pete (6 November 2013). "Victory aim for ultimate goal". Football Federation Australia.
 - 1 2 "Our W-League stars take top awards". Football Federation Australia. 14 November 2013. Archived from the original on 8 December 2013.
 - ↑ Smith, Peter (2 December 2013). "W-League Player of the Week: Jess Fishlock". Football Federation Australia.
 - ↑ "W-League Player of the Week: Katie Hoyle". Football Federation Australia. 13 January 2014.