Corporate
| Year | Members | A-League table position |
|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | 7,000+ | 7th |
| 2006-07 | 11,200 | 1st |
| 2007-08 | 20,000+ | 5th |
| 2008-09 | ? | 1st |
| 2009-10 | ? | 2nd |
| 2010-11 | ? | 5th |
| 2011-12 | 18,767 | 9th |
| 2012-13 | 18,000 (currently) | 3rd (currently) |
Victory struggled to raise the initial $5 million equity capital to join the A-League in its first year and the FFA helped the club over the line by contributing franchise and set-up fees of about $500,000.
The FFA took a ten per cent holding in the club in return, as well as having a representative on the Victory board.
The shareholding was offered back to the club in 2007 and Geoff Lord and his partners — including Ron Peck, Richard Wilson and John Harris — raised the money to buy the shares.
On 5 December 2005, South Korean electronics giant Samsung became the club's major sponsor in a two-year deal. This would ensure that Samsung would have their logo feature on the front and the back of Victory's home and away kits. Prior to the 2006–07 season, KFC were announced as Victory's sleeve sponsor, with their logo appearing on the sleeve of Victory's home and away kits. On 28 January 2009, Samsung announced that they would not be renewing their sponsorship for the 2009–10 A-League season.
Intralot became the Melbourne Victory's new major sponsor when they signed a two season $2 million contract on 4 May 2009. Their logo subsequently featured on the front of Melbourne Victory's playing strip, starting from the 2009–10 season.
On 6 August 2010, it was announced that law firm Florin Burhala Lawyers would be Melbourne Victory's official shorts sponsor for the 2010–11 season.
On 1 June 2011, it was announced that human resources company Adecco Group signed a three-year deal as the club's major sponsor, replacing Intralot. As part of the deal, Adecco's logo will appear on the front of the club's playing strip.
Melbourne Victory announced on 16 June 2011 that they had signed a five-year deal with global sportswear giant Adidas as the club's official kit manufacturer.
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