Melbourne Victory

Football Australia has found that Melbourne Victory Football Club (the Club) has brought the game into disrepute following the unacceptable actions of the ...

Football Australia has confirmed the Match Official appointments for Round 11 of the Isuzu UTE A-League 2022/23 season. “The field of play is sacred and the safety of our players and match officials is paramount. These sanctions are reflective of our desire to remove this behaviour, and those that perpetuate it, from our game. Football Australia has also determined that the 2022-23 A-League Men Round 8 match between Melbourne City FC and Melbourne Victory FC on Saturday 17 December, which was abandoned after 22 minutes, must be replayed in April 2023 from the 22nd minute. Football Australia will establish and manage a taskforce and include various stakeholders and experts from the Victoria and NSW Police, and hosting venues. This could include a requirement to ensure all active supporters to be valid Club Members, or allocated ticketing where tickets are sold in designated active supporter areas.

Football Australia has handed A-League outfit Melbourne Victory a $550,000 fine and a suspended 10-point deduction along with several other sanctions as a ...

– An automatic 10-point deduction for each instance of a triggering event during this season and the next three seasons, ending at the conclusion of the 2025-26 A-League Men season. Affected ticket holders to re-allocated seating by the Club to other parts of the venue in groups of up to four (4) people or refunded. Direct families of up to six (6) will be permitted to be seated together. This is an integral part of what has made the Club and football iconic in Australian sport.” Affected ticket holders need to contact the Club to be re-allocated seating in other parts of the venue in groups of up to four (4) people or be refunded. “The field of play is sacred and the safety of our players and match officials is paramount. This requirement represents lost revenue of $100,000. These sanctions are reflective of our desire to remove this behaviour, and those that perpetuate it, from our game. – Melbourne Victory FC must not sell any match day tickets in the areas ordinarily designated within their home venue at AAMI Park as Club home active supporter bays, including the areas known as the North End active fans or South End active fans for the remainder of the 2022-23 A-League Men season at the Club home games – irrespective of venue – including any A-League Men Finals. “As part of this, the Club is focused to revitalising the match day experience in a safe and secure way that is reflective of what fans want to experience at a Melbourne Victory match. Those individuals that illegally entered the field of play, caused damage, and verbally and physically assaulted players and officials, crossed the line. “The sanctions we have issued against Melbourne Victory are the heaviest in the A-League era.

The club have been hit with the 'heaviest sanctions in the A-League era' following the violent incident last month.

Those individuals that illegally entered the field of play, caused damage, and verbally and physically assaulted players and officials, crossed the line. These sanctions are reflective of our desire to remove this behaviour, and those that perpetuate it, from our game. “Football Australia has found that the Melbourne Victory Football Club, through the inexcusable conduct of many individuals who entered the field of play from the Melbourne Victory Active Supporters section at the Melbourne Derby on 17 December 2022, has committed a serious breach of our rules and regulations,” Johnson said in a statement. “The field of play is sacred and the safety of our players and match officials is paramount. Football Australia CEO James Johnson said that the scenes at the Melbourne derby were the worst witnessed in Australian football during the A-League era and that Football Australia would continue to work with Victory and the Australian Professional Leagues to ensure there is never a repeat of this conduct. - Requiring the club to block access to select seating behind the goals and otherwise restrict seating in the North End of AAMI Park to registered club members for the remainder of the 2022-23 A-League Men season and 2022-23 A-League Men Finals Series; and

Melbourne Victory have been handed a suspended points deduction and $550000 worth of fines following last month's crowd violence in the A-League Men derby.

We wanted the integrity of the season to remain intact." "If a spectator runs onto the pitch, there's an assault, there will be an automatic 10-point deduction and if that were to occur, that will destroy Melbourne Victory's (season)." - The crowd violence led to the abandonment of the fixture with Melbourne City.

FA described Victory pitch invasion as 'worst witnessed in Australian football' after five people were injured, $150000 caused in damage and 29 arrests.

“The field of play is sacred and the safety of our players and match officials is paramount. “The sanctions imposed on Melbourne Victory are a necessary step to ensure we create an environment where we place football first, and our community can enjoy matches.” These sanctions are reflective of our desire to remove this behaviour, and those that perpetuate it, from our game. The recommencement score line will be City goalkeeper Tom Glover left the field bleeding from a head wound and referee Alex King, two security guards, and a camera operator were injured by 80 flares and fireworks that caused $AUD 150,000 damage in 22 minutes of mayhem. Thirty-six people in total were identified by police and more arrests are expected.

Football Australia (FA) has today handed down its final determination to Melbourne Victory FC in relation to the pitch invasion incident that occurred ...

This is an integral part of what has made the Club and football iconic in Australian sport. - A requirement that the Club must block access to select seating behind the goals and restrict seating in the North End of AAMI Park (all bays) to registered Club members. As part of this, the Club is focused to revitalising the match day experience in a safe and secure way that is reflective of what fans want to experience at a Melbourne Victory match.

The pitch invasion during a derby against Melbourne City in December left goalkeeper Tom Glover injured.

“Those individuals that illegally entered the field of play, caused damage, and verbally and physically assaulted players and officials, crossed the line. “Melbourne Victory will comply with all sanctions handed down by FA in its final determination and is working with the relevant stakeholders to ensure its matches moving forward will be a safe environment for players, fans and everyone involved,” it read. “The field of play is sacred and the safety of our players and match officials is paramount,” he said in a statement on Tuesday.

Melbourne Victory FC has been fined $310000 (AUS$ 450000) and hit with a number of sanctions by Football Australia (FA) after the ugly scenes that forced ...

It said it was now “working with the relevant stakeholders to ensure its matches moving forward will be a safe environment for players, fans and everyone involved.” [Melbourne Victory](https://melbournevictory.com.au/news/melbourne-victory-responds-to-football-australias-show-cause-determination) had the right to appeal the decision but released a statement Tuesday saying it would “comply with all sanctions handed down.” [Melbourne Victory FC](https://cnn.com/2022/12/17/football/australia-football-pitch-invasion-melbourne-spt-intl/index.html) has been fined $310,000 (AUS$ 450,000) and hit with a number of sanctions by [Football Australia](https://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news/football-australia-imposes-record-financial-and-sporting-sanctions-melbourne-victory) (FA) after the ugly scenes that forced its derby match against Melbourne City to be abandoned in December.