The 2013–14 Melbourne Heart FC season was the club's fourth since its establishment in 2009. The club participated in the A-League for the fourth time. This season was the club's last season under the "Melbourne Heart" name. After being taken over and rebranded by Manchester City, from mid-2014 onwards, the club was to be called "Melbourne City FC".
Players
Squad information
From youth squad
Transfers in Name Position Moving from Notes Jeremy Walker Defender Melbourne Heart Youth 1-year contract Sam Mitchinson Defender Melbourne Heart Youth 1-year contract Stefan Mauk Midfielder Melbourne Heart Youth 1-year contract Iain Ramsay Midfielder Adelaide United 1-year contract Massimo Murdocca Midfielder Brisbane Roar 2-year contract Harry Kewell Midfielder Al-Gharafa 1-year contract Rob Wielaert Defender Roda JC Kerkrade 1-year contract Aziz Behich Defender Bursaspor 1-year loan Tando Velaphi Goalkeeper Melbourne Victory 1-year contract Orlando Engelaar Midfielder PSV Eindhoven 1-year contract Patrick Kisnorbo Defender Leeds United 1-year contract Michael Mifsud Striker Valletta 1-year contract Andrea Migliorini Midfielder Koper 3-month injury replacement Luke O'Dea Midfielder Melbourne Victory Youth player
Transfers out Name Position Moving to Notes Vince Grella Midfielder Retired Retired Steven Gray Defender Free agent Released Matt Thompson Midfielder Sydney FC Released Clint Bolton Goalkeeper Retired Released Fred Midfielder Free agent Released Simon Colosimo Defender Dempo Released Cameron Edwards Midfielder Perth Glory Released Jamie Coyne Defender Free agent Released Marcel Meeuwis Midfielder FC Eindhoven Released Josip Tadić Striker HNK Rijeka Released Eli Babalj Striker AZ Alkmaar Transfer Richard Garcia Midfielder Sydney FC Released Dylan Macallister Forward Eastern Salon Released Golgol Mebrahtu Forward Free agent Released Michael Mifsud Forward Free agent Released
Technical staff PositionName Manager John van 't Schip Assistant manager Gerard Nus Goalkeeping coach Peter Zoïs Strength & Conditioning Coach Physiotherapist Belinda Pacella
Statistics
Squad statistics
Goal scorers TotalPlayerGoals per Game 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 12 David Williams 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 5 Orlando Engelaar 1 1 1 1 1 4 Mate Dugandžić 2 1 1 3 Andrea Migliorini 1 2 2 Patrick Kisnorbo 1 1 Harry Kewell 1 1 Jonatan Germano 1 1 1 Michael Mifsud 1 Nick Kalmar 1 Iain Ramsay 1 Aziz Behich 1 Jason Hoffman 1 Own goal 1 36 TOTAL 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 2 2 5 1 4 0 2 1 1 2 2 A goal was scored from a penalty kick 2 were scored from penalty kicks
Home attendance Round Opponent Attendance 2 Central Coast Mariners 8,734 5 Western Sydney Wanderers 8,070 6 Sydney FC 8,941 8 Adelaide United 6,002 10 Melbourne Victory 26,491 12 Wellington Phoenix 6,486 15 Newcastle Jets 5,046 17 Sydney FC 7,674 18 Perth Glory 7,218 20 Brisbane Roar 7,816 21 Melbourne Victory 25,546 23 Wellington Phoenix 5,614 24 Central Coast Mariners 5,480 26 Western Sydney Wanderers 10,003Total Attendance 139,121Average Attendance 9,937
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Overall Competition Started round Final position / round First match Last matchA-League — 10th 12 October 2013 12 April 2014National Youth League — 5th 26 October 2013 2 March 2014
A-League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Awards Player of the Week (Round 8) – Andrea Migliorini Player of the Week (Round 15) – Mate Dugandžić
References
External links Official website