Adelaide United vs Melbourne Victory rivalry
The Adelaide vs Melbourne rivalry, is a football (soccer) match between rivals Adelaide United and Melbourne Victory. It is one of the most bitter rivalries in the A-League and the matches are often filled with controversy. The "Reds versus Blues" contest carries on from a longstanding rivalry between the two states.
League Matches
Game |
Date |
Round |
Home team |
Away team |
Score |
Goals (home) |
Goals (away) |
Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
9 September 2005 |
3 |
Adelaide United |
Melbourne Victory |
1-0 |
Brain (1) |
8,785 |
|
2 |
28 October 2005 |
10 |
Melbourne Victory |
Adelaide United |
0-1 |
Veart (83) |
16,201 |
|
3 |
5 January 2006 |
17 |
Adelaide United |
Melbourne Victory |
1-0 |
Dodd (14) |
13,427 |
|
4 |
25 August 2006 |
1 |
Melbourne Victory |
Adelaide United |
2-0 |
Muscat (p 29) Claudinho (78) |
15,781 |
|
5 |
15 October 2006 |
8 |
Melbourne Victory |
Adelaide United |
0-1 |
Owens (83) |
32,368 |
|
6 |
1 December 2006 |
15 |
Adelaide United |
Melbourne Victory |
1-3 |
Fernando (42) |
Muscat (p 16), Allsopp (61), Fred (86) |
16,378 |
7 |
January 28, 2007 |
SF Leg 1 |
Adelaide United |
Melbourne Victory |
0-0 |
15,575 |
||
8 |
4 February 2007 |
SF Leg 2 |
Melbourne Victory |
Adelaide United |
2-1 |
Allsopp (48), Robinson (90+2) |
Dodd (4) |
47,413 |
9 |
18 February 2007 |
Grand Final |
Melbourne Victory |
Adelaide United |
6-0 |
Thompson (20, 29, 39, 56, 72), Sarkies (90+3) |
55,436 |
|
10 |
7 September 2007 |
3 |
Adelaide United |
Melbourne Victory |
1-1 |
Dodd (p 83) |
Vargas (80) |
12,231 |
11 |
12 October 2007 |
8 |
Adelaide United |
Melbourne Victory |
4-1 |
Milicevic (o.g.14), Dodd (15, 54), Pantelis (90+2) |
Thompson (45+2) |
13,372 |
12 |
8 December 2007 |
16 |
Melbourne Victory |
Adelaide United |
2-2 |
Muscat (p 71), Alagich (o.g 90+2) |
Agostino (18,50) |
22,466 |
13 |
12 September 2008 |
4 |
Melbourne Victory |
Adelaide United |
1-0 |
Muscat (64) |
24,812 |
|
14 |
31 October 2008 |
10 |
Adelaide United |
Melbourne Victory |
2-3 |
Dodd (p 28), Cassio (67) |
Muscat (p 55,p 81), Celeski (84) |
13,191 |
15 |
6 January 2009 |
15 |
Melbourne Victory |
Adelaide United |
1-0 |
Ward (58) |
27,196 |
|
16 |
7 February 2009 |
SF Leg 1 |
Adelaide United |
Melbourne Victory |
0-2 |
Hernández (13), Allsopp (89) |
14,119 |
|
17 |
14 February 2009 |
SF Leg 2 |
Melbourne Victory |
Adelaide United |
4-0 |
Thompson (10), Hernández (24), Allsopp (44), Pondeljak (48) |
34,736 |
|
18 |
28 February 2009 |
Grand Final |
Melbourne Victory |
Adelaide United |
1-0 |
Pondeljak (60) |
53,273 |
|
19 |
18 September 2009 |
7 |
Adelaide United |
Melbourne Victory |
0-2 |
Ward (7), Brebner (90) |
15,038 |
|
20 |
24 October 2009 |
12 |
Melbourne Victory |
Adelaide United |
3-1 |
Dugandžić (18, 56) Leijer (89) |
Hughes (64) |
21,182 |
21 |
23 January 2010 |
24 |
Melbourne Victory |
Adelaide United |
2-0 |
Pondeljak (1) Muscat (p 90+3) |
20,361 |
Non-League Matches
Date |
Match |
Home team |
Away team |
Score |
Goals (home) |
Goals (away) |
Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 May 2005 |
OCC Qualfiers |
Adelaide United |
Melbourne Victory |
'''0-0 (p.s.o 4-1)''' |
Costanzo, Alagich, Veart, Brain (p.s.o) |
Diaco (p.s.o) |
7254 |
6 August 2005 |
Challenge Cup |
Melbourne Victory |
Adelaide United |
0-0 |
4,687 |
||
16 July 2006 |
Challenge Cup1 |
Melbourne Victory |
Adelaide United |
0-1 |
Veart (65) |
6,834 |
|
15 July 2007 |
Challenge Cup1 |
Melbourne Victory |
Adelaide United |
1-1 |
Allsopp (74) |
Dodd (9) |
8,000 |
26 February 2008 |
Friendly |
Melbourne Victory |
Adelaide United |
2-1 |
Caceres (17), Allsopp (22) |
Giraldi (42) |
Closed Match |
4 March 2008 |
Friendly |
Adelaide United |
Melbourne Victory |
1-1 |
Cassio (p 67) |
Allsopp |
Closed Match |
20 July 2008 |
Challenge Cup1 |
Melbourne Victory |
Adelaide United |
1-2 |
Fabiano (8) |
Cristiano (33, 90) |
4,720 |
26 July 2009 |
Friendly1 |
Melbourne Victory |
Adelaide United |
2-1 |
Brebner (19) Thompson (29) |
Cassio (58) |
6,257 |
1Matches played at the neutral Aurora Stadium in Launceston, Tasmania
Head to Head
Team |
Win |
Draw |
Loss |
Goals for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Melbourne Victory |
13 |
3 |
5 |
36 |
Adelaide United |
5 |
3 |
13 |
16 |
Team |
Home Win |
Home Draw |
Home Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
Melbourne Victory |
9 |
1 |
2 |
Adelaide United |
3 |
2 |
4 |
Team |
Visitor Win |
Visitor Draw |
Visitor Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
Melbourne Victory |
4 |
2 |
3 |
Adelaide United |
2 |
1 |
9 |
Leading Goalscorers
Player |
Club |
Goals Scored |
|---|---|---|
Archie Thompson |
Melbourne Victory |
7 |
Kevin Muscat |
Melbourne Victory |
7 |
Travis Dodd |
Adelaide United |
6 |
Daniel Allsopp |
Melbourne Victory |
4 |
Tom Pondeljak |
Melbourne Victory |
3 |
Paul Agostino |
Adelaide United |
2 |
Mate Dugandžić |
Melbourne Victory |
2 |
Carlos Hernández |
Melbourne Victory |
2 |
Nick Ward |
Melbourne Victory |
2 |
Louis Brain |
Adelaide United |
1 |
Grant Brebner |
Melbourne Victory |
1 |
Claudinho |
Melbourne Victory |
1 |
Adam Hughes |
Adelaide United |
1 |
Adrian Leijer |
Melbourne Victory |
1 |
Greg Owens |
Adelaide United |
1 |
Lucas Pantelis |
Adelaide United |
1 |
Fernando Rech |
Adelaide United |
1 |
James Robinson |
Melbourne Victory |
1 |
Kristian Sarkies |
Melbourne Victory |
1 |
Rodrigo Vargas |
Melbourne Victory |
1 |
Carl Veart |
Adelaide United |
1 |
- BOLD indicates player still playing for that club.
Players who played for both clubs
Matthew Kemp (Adelaide to Melbourne) (2007)
Eugene Galeković (Melbourne to Adelaide) (2007)
Kristian Sarkies (Melbourne to Adelaide) (2007)
See also
- Football (soccer) in Australia
- Major football rivalries