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Season | 2008–09 |
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Dates | 15 August 2008 – 28 February 2009 |
Champions | Melbourne Victory (2nd title) |
Premiers | Melbourne Victory (2nd title) |
AFC Champions League | Melbourne Victory, Adelaide United |
Matches played | 84 |
Goals scored | 249 (2.96 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Shane Smeltz (12 goals) |
Best goalkeeper | Eugene Galekovic |
Highest attendance | 31,564 |
Lowest attendance | 4,433 |
Average attendance | 12,180 (![]() |
← 2007–08 2009–10 → |
The 2008–09 A-League was the 32nd season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the fourth season of the A-League competition since its establishment in 2004. Two new clubs, North Queensland Thunder and Gold Coast Galaxy[1][2] had received tentative licences from the FFA but these were revoked for the 2008–09 season on 12 March 2008.[3] Expansion plans are on hold until the 2009–10 season. Based on their 2007–08 performances, the Central Coast Mariners and the Newcastle Jets competed in the 2009 AFC Champions League for the first time.
Changes to the league included:
- The introduction of both a youth league and women's league aligned with A-League clubs.[4]
- An increase in the salary cap to A$1.9 million.[5]
- The addition of a Junior Marquee player. (A player under the age of 23 who has up to A$150,000 of his salary outside of the cap.[5]
- Injury replacement players can only match the injured players' salary, or have any excess included within the total Salary Cap.[5]
Clubs
[edit]Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Adelaide United | Adelaide | Hindmarsh Stadium | 17,000 |
Central Coast Mariners | Gosford | Bluetongue Stadium | 20,119 |
Melbourne Victory | Melbourne | Telstra Dome | 56,347 |
Newcastle Jets | Newcastle | Energy Australia Stadium | 26,164 |
Perth Glory | Perth | Members Equity Stadium | 18,156 |
Queensland Roar | Brisbane | Suncorp Stadium | 52,500 |
Sydney FC | Sydney | Aussie Stadium | 42,500 |
Wellington Phoenix | Wellington | Westpac Stadium | 34,500 |
Foreign players
[edit]
The following do not fill a Visa position:
1Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian Residency (and New Zealand Residency, in the case of Wellington Phoenix);
2Australian residents (and New Zealand residents, in the case of Wellington Phoenix) who have chosen to represent another national team;
3Injury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players;
4Guest Players (eligible to play a maximum of ten games)
Salary cap exemptions and captains
[edit]Pre-season Challenge Cup
[edit]All A-League clubs played the pre-season cup competition held in July and August, and were drawn into two groups. Group A consisted of Adelaide United, Melbourne Victory, Newcastle Jets and Perth Glory. Group B was Central Coast Mariners, Queensland Roar, Sydney FC and Wellington Phoenix.
The winner of each group, Melbourne Victory and Wellington Phoenix, met in Wellington on 6 August 2008 for the Pre-Season Cup Final.[28] With the score at 0–0 after 90 minutes, the game went to penalties, Melbourne Victory eventually prevailing 8–7, thus becoming the first team in A-League history to claim all three available trophies, after winning the Premiership and Championship in the 2006–07 season.
Regular season
[edit]The 2008–09 A-League season was played over 21 rounds, followed by a finals series.[29]
League table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 38 | Qualification for 2010 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
2 | Adelaide United | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 38 | |
3 | Queensland Roar | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 36 | Qualification for Finals series |
4 | Central Coast Mariners | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 28 | |
5 | Sydney FC | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 26 | |
6 | Wellington Phoenix | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 26 | |
7 | Perth Glory | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 22 | |
8 | Newcastle Jets | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 18 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Results
[edit]Round 1
[edit]15 August 2008 | Newcastle Jets | 1–1 | Central Coast Mariners | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
20:00 UTC+10 | J. Griffiths ![]() |
Report Summary |
Simon ![]() |
Attendance: 16,022 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
16 August 2008 | Sydney FC | 0–0 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
19:00 UTC+10 | Report Summary |
Attendance: 16,227 Referee: Mark Shield |
17 August 2008 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–1 | Queensland Roar | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
17:00 UTC+12 | Smeltz ![]() |
Report Summary |
Miller ![]() |
Attendance: 10,516 Referee: Ben Williams |
17 August 2008 | Adelaide United | 1–0 | Perth Glory | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
16:30 UTC+9:30 | T. Dodd ![]() |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 10,510 Referee: Peter Green |
Round 2
[edit]22 August 2008 | Perth Glory | 3–3 | Newcastle Jets | Members Equity Stadium, Perth |
19:00 UTC+8 | Trinidad ![]() Dadi ![]() Rukavytsya ![]() |
Report Summary | J. Griffiths ![]() Coyne ![]() North ![]() |
Attendance: 8,876 Referee: Craig Zetter |
23 August 2008 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–3 | Sydney FC | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
19:00 UTC+10 | Petrovski ![]() |
Report Summary | Corica ![]() Cole ![]() |
Attendance: 10,932 Referee: Ben Williams |
24 August 2008 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–4 | Melbourne Victory | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
17:00 UTC+12 | Smeltz ![]() |
Report Summary | Allsopp ![]() Ney Fabiano ![]() K. Muscat ![]() |
Attendance: 6,110 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
24 August 2008 | Queensland Roar | 1–1 | Adelaide United | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
17:00 UTC+10 | Miller ![]() |
Report Summary | T. Dodd ![]() |
Attendance: 12,761 Referee: Mark Shield |
Round 3
[edit]29 August 2008 | Melbourne Victory | 5–0 | Newcastle Jets | Telstra Dome, Melbourne |
18:00 UTC+10 | Hernández ![]() A. Thompson ![]() Allsopp ![]() Brebner ![]() |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 22,589 Referee: Mark Shield |
30 August 2008 | Adelaide United | 3–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
18:30 UTC+9:30 | Pantelis ![]() Cristiano ![]() |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 7,832 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
31 August 2008 | Sydney FC | 5–2 | Perth Glory | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
15:00 UTC+10 | Brosque ![]() Corica ![]() Bridge ![]() Cole ![]() Topor-Stanley ![]() |
Report Summary |
Dadi ![]() |
Attendance: 11,732 Referee: Peter Green |
31 August 2008 | Queensland Roar | 2–4 | Central Coast Mariners | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
17:00 UTC+10 | Miller ![]() van Dijk ![]() |
Report Summary |
Simon ![]() Jedinak ![]() Macallister ![]() |
Attendance: 12,185 Referee: Peter O'Leary |
Round 4
[edit]12 September 2008 | Melbourne Victory | 1–0 | Adelaide United | Telstra Dome, Melbourne |
18:00 UTC+10 | K. Muscat ![]() |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 24,812 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
13 September 2008 | Newcastle Jets | 0–0 | Sydney FC | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
19:00 UTC+10 | Report Summary |
Attendance: 11,535 Referee: Peter O'Leary |
14 September 2008 | Perth Glory | 0–3 | Queensland Roar | Members Equity Stadium, Perth |
15:00 UTC+8 | Report Summary |
Moore ![]() McKay ![]() Miller ![]() |
Attendance: 8,203 Referee: Ben Williams |
14 September 2008 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
17:00 UTC+12 | Report Summary |
Attendance: 6,928 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
Round 5
[edit]19 September 2008 | Queensland Roar | 0–1 | Newcastle Jets | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
20:00 UTC+10 | Report Summary |
J. Griffiths ![]() |
Attendance: 12,103 Referee: Craig Zetter |
20 September 2008 | Sydney FC | 3–0 | Adelaide United | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
17:00 UTC+10 | McFlynn ![]() Brosque ![]() Santalab ![]() |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 12,462 Referee: Ben Williams |
20 September 2008 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–2 | Melbourne Victory | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
19:00 UTC+10 | Simon ![]() |
Report Summary |
A. Thompson ![]() |
Attendance: 9,010 Referee: Peter Green |
21 September 2008 | Perth Glory | 1–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Members Equity Stadium, Perth |
15:00 UTC+8 | Dadi ![]() |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 4,433 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
Round 6
[edit]26 September 2008 | Central Coast Mariners | 4–1 | Perth Glory | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
20:00 UTC+10 | Petrovski ![]() Jedinak ![]() Caceres ![]() Osman ![]() |
Report Summary |
Rukavytsya ![]() |
Attendance: 8,016 Referee: Mark Shield |
27 September 2008 | Adelaide United | 2–0 | Newcastle Jets | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
18:30 UTC+9:30 | Cristiano ![]() |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 8,111 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
28 September 2008 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–1 | Sydney FC | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
17:00 UTC+12 | Smeltz ![]() Brown ![]() |
Report Summary |
Brosque ![]() |
Attendance: 6,729 Referee: Chris Beath |
28 September 2008 | Melbourne Victory | 0–2 | Queensland Roar | Telstra Dome, Melbourne |
17:00 UTC+10 | Report Summary |
Minniecon ![]() Zullo ![]() |
Attendance: 22,266 Referee: Ben Williams |
Round 7
[edit]3 October 2008 | Adelaide United | 3–3 | Central Coast Mariners | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
19:30 UTC+9:30 | T. Dodd ![]() Cornthwaite ![]() Cristiano ![]() |
Report Summary |
Jedinak ![]() Simon ![]() |
Attendance: 9,074 Referee: Ben Williams |
4 October 2008 | Melbourne Victory | 4–0 | Perth Glory | Telstra Dome, Melbourne |
17:00 UTC+10 | Brebner ![]() Allsopp ![]() Vargas ![]() |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 18,036 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
4 October 2008 | Sydney FC | 1–1 | Queensland Roar | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
19:00 UTC+10 | Musialik ![]() |
Report Summary |
Miller ![]() |
Attendance: 12,403 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
6 October 2008 | Newcastle Jets | 2–2 | Wellington Phoenix | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
15:00 UTC+11 | T. Elrich ![]() Patafta ![]() |
Report Summary |
Smeltz ![]() |
Attendance: 8,492 Referee: Craig Zetter |
Round 8
[edit]17 October 2008 | Queensland Roar | 0–1 | Adelaide United | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
19:30 UTC+10 | Report Summary |
Cornthwaite ![]() |
Attendance: 11,117 Referee: Mark Shield |
18 October 2008 | Newcastle Jets | 1–0 | Melbourne Victory | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
19:00 UTC+11 | Jesic ![]() |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 11,384 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
19 October 2008 | Central Coast Mariners | 0–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
15:00 UTC+11 | Report Summary |
K. Dodd ![]() |
Attendance: 9,011 Referee: Ben Williams |
19 October 2008 | Perth Glory | 2–1 | Sydney FC | Members Equity Stadium, Perth |
14:00 UTC+8 | Harnwell ![]() |
Report Summary |
Santalab ![]() |
Attendance: 7,759 Referee: Peter O'Leary |
Round 9
[edit]24 October 2008 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–0 | Newcastle Jets | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
20:00 UTC+11 | Macallister ![]() |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 10,710 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
25 October 2008 | Melbourne Victory | 0–2 | Sydney FC | Telstra Dome, Melbourne |
19:00 UTC+11 | Report Summary |
Bridge ![]() Aloisi ![]() |
Attendance: 31,564 Referee: Ben Williams |
26 October 2008 | Adelaide United | 2–1 | Perth Glory | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
16:30 UTC+10:30 | Alemão ![]() T. Dodd ![]() |
Report Summary |
Rukavytsya ![]() |
Attendance: 10,126 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
26 October 2008 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–1 | Queensland Roar | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
17:00 UTC+13 | Report Summary |
McCloughan ![]() |
Attendance: 6,543 Referee: Peter O'Leary |
Round 10
[edit]31 October 2008 | Adelaide United | 2–3 | Melbourne Victory | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
19:30 UTC+10:30 | T. Dodd ![]() Cássio ![]() |
Report Summary |
K. Muscat ![]() Celeski ![]() |
Attendance: 13,191 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
1 November 2008 | Sydney FC | 3–3 | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
19:00 UTC+11 | Bridge ![]() Casey ![]() McFlynn ![]() |
Report Summary |
Simon ![]() Mrdja ![]() |
Attendance: 18,251 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
2 November 2008 | Newcastle Jets | 1–2 | Queensland Roar | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
17:00 UTC+11 | J. Griffiths ![]() |
Report Summary |
McKay ![]() Miller ![]() |
Attendance: 10,507 Referee: Craig Zetter |
2 November 2008 | Perth Glory | 2–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Members Equity Stadium, Perth |
17:00 UTC+9 | Rukavytsya ![]() |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 7,228 Referee: Chris Beath |
Round 11
[edit]7 November 2008 | Sydney FC | 1–2 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
20:00 UTC+11 | Musialik ![]() |
Report Summary |
Bertos ![]() Smeltz ![]() |
Attendance: 12,856 Referee: Craig Zetter |
8 November 2008 | Queensland Roar | 0–1 | Melbourne Victory | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
19:00 UTC+10 | Report Summary |
A. Thompson ![]() |
Attendance: 12,022 Referee: Peter O'Leary |
9 November 2008 | Perth Glory | 2–2 | Newcastle Jets | Members Equity Stadium, Perth |
17:00 UTC+9 | Rukavytsya ![]() Dadi ![]() |
Report Summary |
J. Griffiths ![]() T. Elrich ![]() |
Attendance: 7,837 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
15 November 2008 | Central Coast Mariners | 3–0 | Adelaide United | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
19:30 UTC+11 | Simon ![]() Petrovski ![]() Caceres ![]() |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 7,865 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
Round 12
[edit]21 November 2008 | Melbourne Victory | 2–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Telstra Dome, Melbourne |
20:00 UTC+11 | Pondeljak ![]() A. Thompson ![]() |
Report Summary |
Hutchinson ![]() |
Attendance: 21,455 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
22 November 2008 | Adelaide United | 2–0 | Sydney FC | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
18:30 UTC+10:30 | Ognenovski ![]() T. Dodd ![]() |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 9,509 Referee: Ben Williams |
23 November 2008 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–0 | Newcastle Jets | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
18:00 UTC+13 | Smeltz ![]() Hearfield ![]() |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
23 November 2008 | Queensland Roar | 4–1 | Perth Glory | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
17:00 UTC+10 | van Dijk ![]() Minniecon ![]() Miller ![]() Nichols ![]() |
Report Summary |
Harnwell ![]() |
Attendance: 9,118 Referee: Peter Green |
Round 13
[edit]28 November 2008 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–1 | Melbourne Victory | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
19:30 UTC+13 | Brown ![]() Smeltz ![]() |
Report Summary |
Allsopp ![]() |
Attendance: 7,953 Referee: Craig Zetter |
28 November 2008 | Sydney FC | 1–1 | Queensland Roar | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
20:00 UTC+10 | Corica ![]() |
Report Summary |
McKay ![]() |
Attendance: 8,502 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
29 November 2008 | Perth Glory | 2–2 | Central Coast Mariners | Members Equity Stadium, Perth |
18:00 UTC+9 | Rukavytsya ![]() |
Report Summary |
Jedinak ![]() Petrovski ![]() |
Attendance: 6,496 Referee: Peter O'Leary |
30 November 2008 | Newcastle Jets | 1–1 | Adelaide United | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
17:00 UTC+11 | M. Thompson ![]() |
Report Summary |
Ognenovski ![]() |
Attendance: 7,136 Referee: Chris Beath |
Round 14
[edit]5 December 2008 | Adelaide United | 6–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
19:30 UTC+10:30 | Ognenovski ![]() Cristiano ![]() Cassio ![]() T. Dodd ![]() |
Report Summary |
Fred ![]() |
Attendance: 9,442 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
6 December 2008 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–1 | Queensland Roar | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
18:00 UTC+11 | Gumprecht ![]() |
Report Summary |
van Dijk ![]() |
Attendance: 8,995 Referee: Ben Williams |
6 December 2008 | Perth Glory | 3–1 | Melbourne Victory | Members Equity Stadium, Perth |
18:00 UTC+9 | Dadi ![]() Pellegrino ![]() |
Report Summary |
Ney Fabiano ![]() |
Attendance: 6,621 Referee: Peter Green |
7 December 2008 | Newcastle Jets | 1–2 | Sydney FC | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
17:00 UTC+11 | Wheelhouse ![]() |
Report Summary |
Fyfe ![]() Gan ![]() |
Attendance: 7,872 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
Round 15
[edit]13 December 2008 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–1 | Perth Glory | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
19:00 UTC+13 | Brown ![]() |
Report Summary |
Dadi ![]() |
Attendance: 6,362 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
13 December 2008 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–1 | Sydney FC | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
19:00 UTC+11 | Macallister ![]() Jedinak ![]() |
Report Summary |
Aloisi ![]() |
Attendance: 11,220 Referee: Peter Green |
14 December 2008 | Queensland Roar | 2–1 | Newcastle Jets | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
18:00 UTC+10 | Nichols ![]() van Dijk ![]() |
Report Summary |
J. Griffiths ![]() |
Attendance: 11,048 Referee: Ben Williams |
6 January 2009[30] | Melbourne Victory | 1–0 | Adelaide United | Telstra Dome, Melbourne |
19:30 UTC+11 | Ward ![]() |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 27,196 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
Round 16
[edit]19 December 2008 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
19:30 UTC+13 | Smeltz ![]() |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 6,722 Referee: Chris Beath |
19 December 2008 | Newcastle Jets | 4–2 | Melbourne Victory | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
20:00 UTC+11 | M. Thompson ![]() Song ![]() |
Report Summary |
Allsopp ![]() Ney Fabiano ![]() |
Attendance: 6,268 Referee: Craig Zetter |
21 December 2008 | Sydney FC | 1–4 | Perth Glory | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
17:00 UTC+11 | Musialik ![]() |
Report Summary |
Pellegrino ![]() Golec ![]() Srhoj ![]() Middleby ![]() |
Attendance: 12,165 Referee: Ben Williams |
14 January 2009[30] | Adelaide United | 0–0 | Queensland Roar | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
19:30 UTC+10:30 | Report Summary |
Attendance: 14,450 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
Round 17
[edit]26 December 2008 | Newcastle Jets | 1–2 | Central Coast Mariners | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
20:00 UTC+11 | J. Griffiths ![]() |
Report Summary |
Petrovski ![]() Simon ![]() |
Attendance: 11,413 Referee: Peter O'Leary |
26 December 2008 | Perth Glory | 0–1 | Adelaide United | Members Equity Stadium, Perth |
20:00 UTC+9 | Report Summary |
Sarkies ![]() |
Attendance: 12,581 Referee: Craig Zetter |
27 December 2008 | Melbourne Victory | 3–2 | Sydney FC | Telstra Dome, Melbourne |
19:00 UTC+11 | A. Thompson ![]() Ward ![]() Ney Fabiano ![]() |
Report Summary |
Cole ![]() Gan ![]() |
Attendance: 25,398 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
28 December 2008 | Queensland Roar | 3–2 | Wellington Phoenix | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
18:00 UTC+10 | McKay ![]() van Dijk ![]() Oar ![]() |
Report Summary |
de Vere ![]() Hearfield ![]() |
Attendance: 13,115 Referee: Ben Williams |
Round 18
[edit]31 December 2008 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–0 | Perth Glory | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
18:00 UTC+11 | Hutchinson ![]() |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 15,546 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
2 January 2009 | Melbourne Victory | 2–1 | Queensland Roar | Telstra Dome, Melbourne |
20:00 UTC+11 | Allsopp ![]() Vargas ![]() |
Report Summary |
Moore ![]() |
Attendance: 23,447 Referee: Peter O'Leary |
3 January 2009 | Adelaide United | 2–0 | Sydney FC | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
19:30 UTC+10:30 | Cássio ![]() Alemão ![]() |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 23,002 Referee: Chris Beath |
4 January 2009 | Wellington Phoenix | 3–0 | Newcastle Jets | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
19:00 UTC+13 | Bertos ![]() Smeltz ![]() |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 7,520 Referee: Craig Zetter |
Round 19
[edit]9 January 2009 | Adelaide United | 2–0 | Newcastle Jets | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
19:30 UTC+10:30 | Barbiero ![]() Pantelis ![]() |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 13,585 Referee: Peter Green |
10 January 2009 | Central Coast Mariners | 3–4 | Queensland Roar | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
19:00 UTC+11 | Mrdja ![]() Simon ![]() |
Report Summary |
van Dijk ![]() Minniecon ![]() Porter ![]() |
Attendance: 11,454 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
11 January 2009 | Sydney FC | 1–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
18:00 UTC+11 | Danning ![]() |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 9,605 Referee: Ben Williams |
11 January 2009 | Perth Glory | 3–2 | Melbourne Victory | Members Equity Stadium, Perth |
18:00 UTC+9 | Dadi ![]() Rukavytsya ![]() |
Report Summary |
Allsopp ![]() Ney Fabiano ![]() |
Attendance: 9,381 Referee: Chris Beath |
Round 20
[edit]16 January 2009 | Melbourne Victory | 3–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Telstra Dome, Melbourne |
20:00 UTC+11 | Allsopp ![]() Hernández ![]() A. Thompson ![]() |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 24,003 Referee: Peter Green |
17 January 2009 | Queensland Roar | 3–1 | Sydney FC | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
19:00 UTC+10 | van Dijk ![]() |
Report Summary |
Danning ![]() |
Attendance: 19,111 Referee: Craig Zetter |
18 January 2009 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–1 | Adelaide United | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
17:00 UTC+13 | Barbarouses ![]() |
Report Summary |
Reid ![]() |
Attendance: 8,241 Referee: Chris Beath |
18 January 2009 | Newcastle Jets | 2–1 | Perth Glory | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
17:00 UTC+11 | Kovacic ![]() Milligan ![]() |
Report Summary |
Bulloch ![]() |
Attendance: 6,665 Referee: Kris Griffith-Jones |
Round 21
[edit]23 January 2009 | Melbourne Victory | 2–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Telstra Dome, Melbourne |
20:00 UTC+11 | K. Muscat ![]() A. Thompson ![]() |
Report[permanent dead link] Summary |
Attendance: 28,905 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
24 January 2009 | Queensland Roar | 4–2 | Perth Glory | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
20:00 UTC+10 | Nichols ![]() Tiatto ![]() van Dijk ![]() McCloughan ![]() |
Report Summary |
Rukavytsya ![]() Skorich ![]() |
Attendance: 17,367 Referee: Peter O'Leary |
25 January 2009 | Sydney FC | 4–0 | Newcastle Jets | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
17:00 UTC+11 | Brosque ![]() Milligan ![]() Bridge ![]() |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 9,551 Referee: Kevin Docherty |
25 January 2009 | Central Coast Mariners | 0–1 | Adelaide United | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
19:00 UTC+11 | Report Summary |
Cristiano ![]() |
Attendance: 12,351 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
Finals series
[edit]Semifinals | Preliminary final | Final | |||||||||||||
2 | Adelaide United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Melbourne Victory | 1 | ||||||||
1 | Melbourne Victory | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | Adelaide United | 0 | ||||||||
2 | Adelaide United | 1 | |||||||||||||
3 | Queensland Roar | 0 | |||||||||||||
4 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
3 | Queensland Roar | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||
6 February 2009 Minor Semi-Final Leg 1 | Central Coast Mariners | 0–2 | Queensland Roar | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
20:00 UTC+11 | Report Summary |
Attendance: 9,514 Referee: Ben Williams |
7 February 2009 Major Semi-Final Leg 1 | Adelaide United | 0–2 | Melbourne Victory | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
18:30 UTC+10:30 | Report Summary |
Hernández ![]() Allsopp ![]() |
Attendance: 14,119 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
13 February 2009 Minor Semi-Final Leg 2 | Queensland Roar | 2–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
19:30 UTC+10 | Nichols ![]() McKay ![]() |
Report Summary |
Mrdja ![]() |
Attendance: 23,705 Referee: Peter Green |
14 February 2009 Major Semi-Final Leg 2 | Melbourne Victory | 4–0 | Adelaide United | Telstra Dome, Melbourne |
19:30 UTC+11 | Report Summary |
Attendance: 34,736 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
21 February 2009 Preliminary Final | Adelaide United | 1–0 | Queensland Roar | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
18:30 UTC+10:30 | Barbiero ![]() |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 8,472 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
28 February 2009 Grand Final | Melbourne Victory | 1–0 | Adelaide United | Telstra Dome, Melbourne |
19:30 UTC+11 | Pondeljak ![]() |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 53,273 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
Statistics
[edit]Leading scorers
[edit]Total | Player | Team | Goals per Round | |||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | ||||
12 | ![]() |
Shane Smeltz | Wellington Phoenix | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
11 | ![]() |
Matt Simon | Central Coast Mariners | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
11 | ![]() |
Daniel Allsopp | Melbourne Victory | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
11 | ![]() |
Sergio van Dijk | Queensland Roar | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||
10 | ![]() |
Eugène Dadi | Perth Glory | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
10 | ![]() |
Nikita Rukavytsya | Perth Glory | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
8 | ![]() |
Archie Thompson | Melbourne Victory | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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Cristiano | Adelaide United | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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Charlie Miller | Queensland Roar | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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Travis Dodd | Adelaide United | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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Joel Griffiths | Newcastle Jets | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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Mile Jedinak | Central Coast Mariners | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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Sasho Petrovski | Central Coast Mariners | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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Ney Fabiano de Oliveira | Melbourne Victory | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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Kevin Muscat | Melbourne Victory | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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Alex Brosque | Sydney FC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
As of the end of the home and away season |
A goal was scored from a penalty kick | |
Two goals were scored from penalty kicks |
Attendance
[edit]These are the attendance records of each of the teams at the end of the home and away season. The table does not include finals series attendances.
Team | Hosted | Average | High | Low | Total |
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Melbourne Victory | 11 | 24,516 | 31,564 | 18,036 | 269,671 |
Queensland Roar | 10 | 12,995 | 19,111 | 9,118 | 129,947 |
Sydney FC | 10 | 12,375 | 18,251 | 8,502 | 123,754 |
Adelaide United | 11 | 11,712 | 23,002 | 7,832 | 128,832 |
Central Coast Mariners | 11 | 10,465 | 15,546 | 7,865 | 115,110 |
Newcastle Jets | 10 | 9,729 | 16,022 | 6,268 | 97,294 |
Perth Glory | 10 | 7,942 | 12,581 | 4,433 | 79,415 |
Wellington Phoenix | 11 | 7,193 | 10,516 | 5,500 | 79,124 |
League total | 84 | 12,180 | 31,564 | 4,433 | 1,023,147 |
* Adelaide United played a one-off match at the Adelaide Oval against Sydney FC in their Round 18 match. This is why Adelaide United's highest single attendance exceeds the capacity of Hindmarsh Stadium.
Top 10 Attendances
[edit]Attendance | Round | Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Weekday | Time of Day |
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53,273 | Grand Final | 28 February 2009 | Melbourne Victory | 1–0 | Adelaide United | Telstra Dome | Saturday | Night |
34,736 | Major SF (L2) | 14 February 2009 | Melbourne Victory | 4–0 | Adelaide United | Telstra Dome | Saturday | Night |
31,654 | Round 9 | 25 October 2008 | Melbourne Victory | 0–2 | Sydney FC | Telstra Dome | Saturday | Night |
28,905 | Round 21 | 23 January 2009 | Melbourne Victory | 2–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Telstra Dome | Friday | Night |
27,196 | Round 15 | 6 January 2009 | Melbourne Victory | 1–0 | Adelaide United | Telstra Dome | Tuesday | Night |
25,398 | Round 17 | 27 December 2008 | Melbourne Victory | 3–2 | Sydney FC | Telstra Dome | Saturday | Night |
24,812 | Round 4 | 12 September 2008 | Melbourne Victory | 1–0 | Adelaide United | Telstra Dome | Friday | Night |
24,003 | Round 20 | 16 January 2009 | Melbourne Victory | 3–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Telstra Dome | Friday | Night |
23,705 | Minor SF (L2) | 13 February 2009 | Queensland Roar | 2–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Suncorp Stadium | Friday | Night |
23,447 | Round 18 | 2 January 2009 | Melbourne Victory | 2–1 | Queensland Roar | Telstra Dome | Friday | Night |
Awards
[edit]- The Premiers' Plate was awarded to the Melbourne Victory, who finished on top of the ladder after the regular season.
- The Johnny Warren Medal was awarded to Shane Smeltz from the Wellington Phoenix.
- The Coach of the Year was awarded to Aurelio Vidmar of Adelaide United.
- The Reebok Golden Boot was awarded to Shane Smeltz of the Wellington Phoenix (12 goals - regular season).
- The Rising Star award was awarded to Scott Jamieson of Adelaide United.
- The Fair Play Award was awarded to the Queensland Roar.
- Goalkeeper of the Year was awarded to Eugene Galekovic of Adelaide United.
- Referee of the Year was awarded to Matthew Breeze.
- Foreign Player of the Year was awarded to Charlie Miller of the Queensland Roar.
See also
[edit]- Adelaide United season 2008-09
- Central Coast Mariners season 2008-09
- Melbourne Victory season 2008-09
- Newcastle United Jets FC season 2008-09
- Perth Glory season 2008-09
- Queensland Roar season 2008-09
- Sydney FC season 2008-09
- Wellington Phoenix season 2008-09
- 2008 Australian football code crowds
Notes
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- ^ a b Brettig, Daniel (30 July 2008). "Cool Dodd new Adelaide United skipper". The Advertiser.
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- ^ Lynch, Michael (30 April 2016). "Archie Thompson should play on after leaving Melbourne Victory". The Sydney Morning Herald.
As Victory's inauguaral marquee signing...
- ^ "Archie Thompson, Adrian Leijer sign new deals with Melbourne Victory". The Guardian. 2 May 2014.
Victory's first ever signing, and scorer, will join up with new marquee Besart Berisha next season, after agreeing a new deal with the club that takes him inside the salary cap
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Sydney FC, Melbourne Victory and Newcastle Jets, confirmed they had signed junior marquees for the new season – Mark Bridge (Sydney), Nick Ward (Victory) and Adam D'Apuzzo (Jets).
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A second-half goal by midfielder Nick Ward, who, injury-free, is finally finding the sort of form that justified making him the club's junior marquee player
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Phoenix's Ernie Merrick was the Victory's inaugural coach and Muscat the club's inaugural captain
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- ^ "Matt Thompson tipping Kaz Patafta to kick on". The Newcastle Herald. 23 January 2009.
Stand-in Jets captain Matt Thompson has...
- ^ "Nikita Fills Marquee Role". FTBL. 17 November 2008.
Perth Glory striking sensation Nikita Rukavytsya has been confirmed as the club's Under-23 marquee player for this season.
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- ^ Ritson, Jon (24 July 2007). "Moore Signs With Roar". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012.
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Aloisi, 32, signed a lucrative two-year deal as the marquee player...
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- ^ 2008 Pre-Season Cup Draw Archived 18 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Football Federation Australia, 2 May 2008
- ^ Hyundai A-League 2008/09 Season Draw Archived 18 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Football Federation Australia, 2 May 2008
- ^ a b Match rescheduled due to Adelaide's participation in FIFA Club World Cup