Academy News

7 days ago

Victory’s 2026 VPL1 fixtures announced

Melbourne Victory’s 2026 VPL1 fixtures have been released.  The new-season schedule, with matches set to be played from mid-February until the end of August 2026, was published by Football Victoria on Tuesday, December 9.  Victory’s NPL senior sides will open...

1 week ago

Victory’s 2026 NPLW fixtures released

Melbourne Victory have discovered their inaugural NPLW season schedule.  Fixtures for the 2026 season, set to be played between February and August, were confirmed by Football Victoria on Monday, December 8.  Victory’s NPLW Senior side will begin the campaign by...

2 weeks ago

Victory quartet secure Joeys Asian Cup qualification 

Four young stars in the Melbourne Victory Academy helped guide the CommBank Joeys to qualification for the U17 AFC Asian Cup 2026.  Receiving call-ups to represent the Joeys in their pursuit of Asian Cup qualification, Victory’s Winston Ashburner, Oliver Dimovski, William...

4 weeks ago

Victory Championship winner Checker returns for new NPLW role 

Melbourne Victory is pleased to announce Emma Checker as the Club’s inaugural NPLW Manager.  As a player, the 29-year-old Checker made 40 appearances across two spells at Victory, winning the A-League Championship during the first of these in 2014, and represented The Matildas on seven...

4 weeks ago

Escudero named Victory’s NPLW Head Coach 

Melbourne Victory is delighted to announce Santi Escudero as the Club’s inaugural NPLW Head Coach. Most recently serving as the Head Coach of Football Victoria’s NPLW side, Escudero also previously oversaw the Emerging Matildas program, making history by winning the...

2 months ago

Victory NPL product moving to Asian giant 

Melbourne Victory can confirm that Academy player Luka Didulica will depart the Club for a professional contract with J1 League giant Urawa Red Diamonds.  Didulica represented Victory’s Senior NPL during the 2025 season and most notably featured in the match...

3 months ago

Melbourne Victory appoints Besart Berisha and Mitch Langerak as Academy coaches

Melbourne Victory is thrilled to announce that Club icon Besart Berisha has been appointed as Head Coach of our Senior Academy team for the 2026 Football Victoria season. In addition to Berisha, Melbourne Victory goalkeeping legend Mitch Langerak will also...

3 months ago

2025 Academy Victory Medal Review

The 2025 Academy Victory Medal – proudly presented by Richard Smith – took place at the Olympic Room in AAMI Park on Tuesday night. The event is a celebration of the Academy season, with players and staff joined by proud...

3 months ago

Melbourne Victory Academy Season Wrap 

The 2025 Academy season has concluded following last Sunday’s Junior Boys National Premier Leagues (JBNPL) Grand Finals, which were held at Home of the Matildas.   The U15s capped off an outstanding season by clinching the Premiership-Championship double after defeating...

4 months ago

Melbourne Victory Junior Academy Update

Melbourne Victory’s Junior Academy teams have finished the 2025 regular season on top of the Junior Boys NPL (JBNPL) Club Rankings. This ranking system combines the performance of all four Junior Academy teams against the 47 other JBNPL clubs to...

4 months ago

Melbourne Victory to enter NPLW competition

Melbourne Victory is pleased to confirm that following an extensive process, and more than 10 years of lobbying within the football pyramid to be issued a licence in the NPLW, today Football Victoria have confirmed that it intends to issue...

5 months ago • Isuzu UTE A-League Men

Academy young guns Razmovski and Kolic sign

Melbourne Victory is pleased to confirm the signing of Kayne Razmovski and Luka Kolić to professional contracts for the 2025/26 A-League Men’s Season. Razmovski, a member of the Young Socceroos squad during their AFC Asian Cup winning campaign, has been...