2005–06 Melbourne Victory FC season
Melbourne Victory were considered to be one of the future "powerhouse" football clubs in Australia prior to the 2005/06 A-League season, with Socceroos Kevin Muscat and Archie Thompson returning to Melbourne from successful club careers in Europe. It was widely believed that they would be contenders for the A-League championship. However, the team ended up finishing a disappointing seventh and missed out on the finals.
Players
First team squad
Transfers
In| Player | From | Country/State & League From | Date |
 Michael Theoklitos | Bulleen Zebras | VPL | |
| Kevin Muscat | Millwall |  English Championship | |
| Daniel Piorkowski | Melbourne Knights | VPL | |
| Mark Byrnes | FC Hameenlinna |  Finnish First Division | |
 Geoffrey Claeys | Excelsior Mouscron | Jupiler League | |
| Steve Pantelidis | Heidelberg United FC | VPL | |
| Michael Ferrante | Fawkner Blues | VPL | |
| Andy Vlahos | Cercle Brugge | Jupiler League | |
| Danny Allsopp | Hull City | English Championship | |
| Archie Thompson | Lierse SK | Jupiler League | |
| Vince Lia | Fawkner Blues | VPL | |
| Carl Recchia | South Melbourne FC | VPL | |
| Kristian Sarkies | South Melbourne FC | VPL | |
| Adrian Leijer | Melbourne Knights | VPL | |
| Simon Storey | Altona Magic | VPL | |
 Richard Kitzbichler | Austria Wien | Austrian Bundesliga | |
| Chris Tadrosse | Blacktown City FC | NSW Premier League | |
| Ricky Diaco | Bulleen Zebras | VPL | |
| Eugene Galekovic | SC Beira-Mar |  Primeira Liga |
Matches
2005-06 Hyundai A-League fixtures
Ladder
2005–06 end-of-season awards
- Player of the Year
- *Kevin Muscat
- Clubman of the Year
- *Adrian Leijer
- Players' Player of the Year
- *Adrian Leijer
- Golden Boot
- *Archie Thompson
- Union Supporters Fans' Player of the Year
- *Richard Kitzbichler