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| fullname = Melbourne Heart Football Club
| fullname = Melbourne Heart Football Club
| nickname = Heart
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| capacity = 31,500
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| chairman = {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Peter Sidwell]]
| chairman = {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Peter Sidwell]]
| cheif executive = scott munn
| cheif executive = Scott Munn
| league = [[A-League]]
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'''Melbourne Heart Football Club''' is an Australian professional [[football (soccer)]] club in the [[Australia]]n [[A-League]]. Based in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Led by Victorian businessman Peter Sidwell and operating under the working title Melbourne Heart, the bid received exclusive negotiating rights for A-League’s 11th licence in September 2008. Sidwell's group was awarded the license to join the 2010-11 season on 12 June 2009.
'''Melbourne Heart Football Club''' is an [[Australia]]n professional [[football (soccer)]] club in the [[A-League]], based in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]. Led by Victorian businessman Peter Sidwell, the bid for a new Melbourne team in the A-League received exclusive negotiating rights for the league's 11th licence in September 2008. Sidwell's group was awarded the license to join the A-League's 2010-11 season on 12 June 2009.


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Melbourne Heart was founded in 2009 after the announcement of a sencond expansion in the A-League and will become the league's 11th club. In June 2009, it was announced the existence of three separate consortiums bidding for second Melbourne franchise.
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== Signings ==
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Melbourne Heart was founded in 2009 after the announcement of a sencond expansion in the [[Hyundai A-League]], which will be the leagues 11th club.
Melbourne Heart have also been rumoured to sign [[Australia national association football team|Socceroo]] Striker [[Mark Viduka]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24427094-5000940,00.html|title=Melbourne Heart 'will sign' Viduka|last=Smithies|first=Tom|date=1 October 2008|publisher=''[[Fox Sports (Australia)]]''|accessdate=18 August 2009}}</ref> The Heart is also believed to be close to securing a Dutch coach, after Scott Munn was recently appointed as chief executive.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25943080-2883,00.html|title=Heart set on Dutch|last=Bernard|first=Grantley|date=18 August 2009|publisher=''[[Herald Sun]]''|accessdate=18 August 2009}}</ref>


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== References ==
In June, it was announced the existence of three separate consortiums bidding for second Melbourne franchise.[28] 23 March 2009, Led by Victorian businessman Peter Sidwell and operating under the working title Melbourne Heart, the bid received exclusive negotiating rights for A-League’s 11th licence in September 2008. Sidwell's group was awarded the license to join the 2010-11 season on 12 June 2009.
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[[Category:A-League teams]]
Melbourne Heart have also been rumored to sign former Melbourne Knights Striker Mark Viduka.
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Heart, which will play in next season's A-League, is believed to be close to securing a Dutch coach, after the recent appointment of Scott Munn as chief executive.
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==References==
http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24427094-5000940,00.html<br/>
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25943080-2883,00.html

Revision as of 10:41, 18 August 2009

Melbourne Heart
Full nameMelbourne Heart Football Club
Nickname(s)Heart
Founded2009
GroundMelbourne Rectangular Stadium
Melbourne, Australia (Possible)
Capacity31,500
ChairmanAustralia Peter Sidwell
LeagueA-League

Melbourne Heart Football Club is an Australian professional football (soccer) club in the A-League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. Led by Victorian businessman Peter Sidwell, the bid for a new Melbourne team in the A-League received exclusive negotiating rights for the league's 11th licence in September 2008. Sidwell's group was awarded the license to join the A-League's 2010-11 season on 12 June 2009.

Melbourne Heart was founded in 2009 after the announcement of a sencond expansion in the A-League and will become the league's 11th club. In June 2009, it was announced the existence of three separate consortiums bidding for second Melbourne franchise.

Signings

Melbourne Heart have also been rumoured to sign Socceroo Striker Mark Viduka.[1] The Heart is also believed to be close to securing a Dutch coach, after Scott Munn was recently appointed as chief executive.[2]

References

  1. ^ Smithies, Tom (1 October 2008). "Melbourne Heart 'will sign' Viduka". Fox Sports (Australia). Retrieved 18 August 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ Bernard, Grantley (18 August 2009). "Heart set on Dutch". Herald Sun. Retrieved 18 August 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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