Victory hits the Dome for Six

Melbourne Victory today announced that six of its remaining eight home games in Version Two of the Hyundai A-League would be moved to Telstra Dome.

Following on from the extraordinary success of the club’s round two experiment against Sydney FC which attracted an A-League record crowd of 39,780, Melbourne Victory will play all but two of its remaining home fixtures at the state-of-the-art stadium.

Victory’s Round 14 and 17 matches against Newcastle and New Zealand will remain at Olympic Park Stadium.

Club Chairman Geoff Lord said the club felt obligated to supporters to provide an opportunity for as many people to watch Melbourne Victory as possible.

“Our match against Sydney at the Dome was an unqualified success, and it would be disappointing to have to turn away supporters at our games this season,” Lord said. “We feel we have an obligation to allow as many people as possible to see the Victory play.”

Telstra Dome CEO, Mr. Ian Collins AM, said he was delighted to enable more supporters to cheer on the Victory.

“I think it’s fantastic that fans who may have otherwise missed out now have the opportunity to see the action live in comfort at Telstra Dome,” Collins said.

“The atmosphere for the Sydney FC match was electric and Victory is in winning form. I’m sure there will be plenty for fans to cheer about.”

The first game to be moved is the Round Six match against Queensland Roar on Sunday October 1st at 5:00pm. The Roar is currently challenging Melbourne for top spot, and the top of the table clash is expected to draw a large crowd.

Tickets for Melbourne Victory’s Telstra Dome games will be available from Ticketmaster.com.au, by calling 136 100 or online through Ticketmaster.com.au from tomorrow (Friday), while existing season member tickets will be honoured at the Dome without the need for new paper tickets to be issued.