Melbourne Victory Youth
 |
|
| Full name | Melbourne Victory FC Reserves |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Victory NYL |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Ground | Epping Stadium |
| Capacity | 10,000 |
| Chairman | Anthony Di Pietro |
| Manager | Gareth Naven |
| League |
NYL (Oct-Feb) NPLV (Mar-Sep) |
| Website | Club website |
| Active teams of Melbourne Victory | ||
|---|---|---|
 |
|
|
| A-League (Men's) | NYL & NPL (Men's) | W-League (Women's) |
Melbourne Victory FC Reserves is an Australian semi-professional association football team based in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 2008, it is the reserve and youth team of Melbourne Victory. The team currently plays in the National Premier Leagues Victoria which is the second level of Australia's football pyramid and in the National Youth League. They play home matches at Epping Stadium.
The team was founded in 2008, as a Melbourne Victory representative team for the inaugural season of the National Youth League competition, along with six other youth squads, and finished a disappointing sixth. The development side has had three managers, Mehmet Durakovic, who was promoted to manager of the senior squad in 2011, and current managers Darren Davies and John Aloisi. Davies led the youth side to its first silverware victory in winning the premiership plate, finishing first on the National Youth League ladder in the 2012-13 season. It would be current club chairman Anthony Di Pietro's first silverware victory as well. On 7 November 2014, it was confirmed that the team would compete in the National Premier Leagues Victoria 1 competition for 2015 season onwards. Victory managed promotion at their first attempt, placing second in the NPL1 East division, going on to beat Moreland Zebras FC in the qualification playoff and then North Geelong Warriors FC in the promotion playoff. For the club's first season in the top tier of football in Victorian state football, Matt Hennessey and Ryan Lambert were signed from Hume City FC and Richmond SC respectively.
...
Wikipedia