2008–09 Canberra United FC (women) season

November 2015 November 2015 Canberra United 2008–09 Mel Patzwald Head Coach Robbie Hooker McKellar Park W-League 3rd W-League Finals Runners-up Caitlin Munoz (4) 1,637vs. Central Coast Mariners(9 November 2008)W-League 712vs. Queensland Roar(27 December 2008)W-League 1637 804 840 1152 712 0 3–0vs. Central Coast Mariners (A)(13 December 2008)W-League 0–2vs. Queensland Roar (A)(17 January 2009)W-League Grand Final 2009 The 2008–09 season was Canberra United Football Club's first season, in the newly formed women's league in Australia the W-League. Canberra United finished 3rd in their W-League season, finishing as runners-up in the Grand Final. Review The first announcement of the club came in July 2008, coinciding with the establishment of the new W-League. The formation of the new club presented a unique situation in the league, that it was not associated with an established A-League side. In August, Canberra appointed Matildas assistant coach Robbie Hooker as coach for the inaugural season, and ACT Senator Kate Lundy as club chair.http://www.capitalfootball.com.au/notice.asp?nID=814 Canberra United appoint Chair and Head Coach Capital Football 2008-08-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20081009151646/http://www.capitalfootball.com.au/notice.asp?nID=814 9 October 2008 dead http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/sport/soccer/canberras-best-players-on-national-stage/1228759.aspx Canberras best players on national stage The Canberra Times Sherwood, M 2008-07-28 2008-08-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20080804111405/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/sport/soccer/canberras-best-players-on-national-stage/1228759.aspx 4 August 2008 dead United also announced its first key signing in local Canberran and Matildas goalkeeper Lydia Williams. Hooker made a number of key signings in the first registration window, also securing Caitlin Munoz, Amy Chapman, Grace Gill-McGrath, Hayley Crawford, Rhian Davies, Thea Slatyer for the inaugural season. The squad was further expanded in the lead up to the first round, signing on a number of players from the ACT and Southern NSW, and also signing Sasha McDonnell and Kara Mowbray from Queensland. The final squad presented significant strength on paper, boasting eight full internationals and a further four Young Matildas. United started the season steadily, alternating losses and wins in the opening rounds - including a win over eventual Premiers Queensland Roar. Scoring came with some difficulty for the side, with four goals in their opening first five matches. Influencing this record was an injury to striker Caitlin Munoz in Round 1, keeping her sidelined for a number of weeks. Munoz's return to the side in Round 6 immediately lifted the scoring rate, contributing four goals in the last five rounds. Despite early losses, Canberra were unbeaten in the last seven rounds of the competition, achieving a third placed finish with a record of four wins, four draws and two losses. Canberra's strength throughout the season has been in defence, drawn from a number of experienced players. In front of a dependable Williams in goal, a defensive backline led by Thea Slatyer and captain Ellie Brush frustrated opposition and ensured the second-best defensive record in the competition, bettered only by Premiers Queensland. United won their away semi-final against Newcastle Jets,Canberra into Westfield W-League final http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=hal_newsdisplay&id=26008&pageid=2775 Smith, P A-League.com.au 2009-01-10 2009-02-01 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070706044557/http://a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=hal_newsdisplay 6 July 2007 and progressed to the inaugural final, where they were defeated by Queensland Roar. Players Name and positionNoJoined inFormer teamBirth dateCitizenship GoalkeepersLydia Williams 1 2008 AUS ACT Academy of Sport yes 1988 5 13 AUS Maja Blasch 20 2008 AUS Canberra City SC yes 1990 6 19 AUS DefendersEllie Brush (c) 7 2008 AUS ACT Academy of Sport yes 1988 8 19 AUS Rhian Davies 2 2008 AUS NSW Institute of Sport yes 1981 1 5 AUS Grace Gill-McGrath 9 2008 AUS ACT Academy of Sport yes 1989 6 27 AUS Rebecca Kiting 8 2008 AUS ACT Academy of Sport yes 1991 5 8 AUS Thea Slatyer (vc) 13 2008 AUS NSW Institute of Sport yes 1983 2 2 AUS Bronwyn Studman 4 2008 AUS ACT Academy of Sport yes 1992 3 24 AUS Snez Veljanovska 16 2008 AUS ACT Academy of Sport (age 20) AUS Christine Walters 17 2008 AUS ACT Academy of Sport yes 1991 6 17 AUS Midfielders Lucy Allan 18 2008 AUS ACT Academy of Sport yes 1991 6 30 AUS Jennifer Bisset 19 2008 AUS ACT Academy of Sport yes 1992 1 28 AUS Cian Maciejewski 11 2008 AUS Belwest Foxes yes 1987 6 14 AUS Kara Mowbray 12 2008 AUS Queensland Lions yes 1985 5 7 AUS Nicole Sykes 15 2008 AUS Western NSW Panthers FC yes 1991 12 15 AUS ForwardsAmy Chapman 3 2008 AUS ACT Academy of Sport yes 1987 12 2 AUS Hayley Crawford 10 2008 AUS NSW Institute of Sport yes 1984 3 27 AUS Sasha McDonnell 5 2008 AUS Queensland Lions yes 1987 1 12 AUS Caitlin Munoz 6 2008 USA Pali Blues yes 1983 10 4 AUS Ashleigh Sykes 14 2008 AUS Western NSW Panthers FC yes 1991 12 15 AUS Transfers Short-term signings PlayerTeamStart DateEnd DateReasonAUS Ellie RaymondACTAS 29 October 2008 6 November 2008Cover for Ashleigh Sykes while on international dutyCanberra United gets a top up http://www.canberraunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=24506 Canberra United FC Gottaas, C 2008-10-29 2008-10-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20110311093559/http://www.canberraunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=24506 11 March 2011 dead dmy-all AUS Sophie KochinosACTAS 29 October 2008 6 November 2008Cover for Christine Walters while on international dutyAUS Michaela DayBelwest Foxes 29 October 2008 6 November 2008Cover for Bronwyn Studman while on international duty Competitions Overall record 2 W-League 26 October 2008 27 December 2008 Matchday 1 3rd 4 4 2 14 10 W-League Finals 10 January 2009 17 January 2009 Semi-finals Grand Final 1 0 1 1 2 W-League 2008–09 W-League League table CNU Results summary 1 3 1 6 6 3 1 1 8 4 worldfootball.net April 2024 Results by round table b Round Ground A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H Result L/W/L/W/D/D/D/W/W/D Position 5/6/6/4/4/5/5/4/3/3 Points 0p/3p/3p/6p/7p/8p/9p/12p/15p/16p green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss Home Away gold yellow1 worldfootball.net Matches The league fixtures were announced on 1 October 2008. #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA 1 26 October 2008 13:30 AEDT Newcastle Jets 2–1 https://aleagues.com.au/news/jets-start-a-win/ Canberra United Gil 24 82 McDonnell 2 Wanderers Oval Newcastle 1,110 Jacqui Melksham L 2 1 November 2008 15:00 AEST Queensland Roar 0–1 https://aleagues.com.au/news/canberra-claims-gutsy-win/ Canberra United Mowbray 16 Perry Park Brisbane 610 Prue Donohoe W 3 9 November 2008 17:00 AEDT Canberra United 1–2 https://aleagues.com.au/news/10-woman-mariners-defeat-canberra/ Central Coast Mariners Brush 51 pen. Simon 46 73 McKellar Park Canberra 1,637 Jacqui Melksham L 4 15 November 2008 19:00 AEDT Melbourne Victory 0–1 https://aleagues.com.au/news/canberra-edge-out-victory-0/ Canberra United McDonnell 24 Bob Jane Stadium Melbourne 700~ Casey Reibelt W 5 22 November 2008 16:00 AEDT Canberra United 0–0 https://aleagues.com.au/news/canberra-adelaide-play-out-draw/ Adelaide United McKellar Park Canberra 804 Casey Reibelt D 6 30 November 2008 16:00 AWST Perth Glory 2–2 https://aleagues.com.au/news/sykes-rescues-a-point/ Canberra United D'Ovidio 34 De Vanna 54 Munoz 81 Sykes 89 Members Equity Stadium Perth 479 Lee Corey D 7 6 December 2008 18:00 AEDT Canberra United 1–1 https://aleagues.com.au/news/canberra-and-sydney-share-spoils/ Sydney FC Munoz 37 Marsh 43 McKellar Park Canberra 840 Prue Donohoe D 8 13 December 2008 18:00 AEDT Central Coast Mariners 0–3 https://aleagues.com.au/news/canberra-crushes-mariners/ Canberra United Brush 21 Crawford 71 Munoz 78 Parramatta Stadium Sydney Kirralee Gardener W 9 20 December 2008 18:00 AEDT Canberra United 3–2 https://aleagues.com.au/news/canberra-women-edge-out-victory/ Melbourne Victory Brush 35 Mowbray 83 Chapman 90+3 Groenewald 82 Oostdam 85 McKellar Park Canberra 1,152 Lee Corey W 10 27 December 2008 18:00 AEDT Canberra United 1–1 https://aleagues.com.au/news/roar-pinch-a-point/ Queensland Roar Munoz 66 Popovic 87 McKellar Park Canberra 712 Jacqui Melksham D Finals series Semi-finals 10 January 2009 16:00 AEDT Newcastle Jets 0–1 https://aleagues.com.au/news/canberra-westfield-w-league-final/ Canberra United Mowbray 25 EnergyAustralia Stadium Newcastle 2,889 Sara Hodson W Grand Final 17 January 2009 15:00 AEST Queensland Roar 2–0 https://aleagues.com.au/news/roar-take-out-westfield-w-league-final/ Canberra United Harch 6 Butt 26 Ballymore Stadium Brisbane 4,554 Kate Jacewicz L Statistics Appearances and goals Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.https://www.worldfootball.net/team_performance/canberra-united-frauen/aus-test-2008-2009/ https://web.archive.org/web/20240501020630/https://www.worldfootball.net/team_performance/canberra-united-frauen/aus-test-2008-2009/ dead 1 May 2024 Canberra United [Women] » Appearances Women A-League Women 2008/2009 worldfootball.net W-League W-League Finals 1 AUS 1 GK Lydia Williams 10 0 2 0 2 AUS 2 DF Rhian Davies 4 0 2 0 3 AUS 4 FW Amy Chapman 10 1 2 0 4 AUS 2 DF Bronwyn Studman 5+1 0 0+1 0 5 AUS 4 FW Sasha McDonnell 9 2 2 0 6 AUS 4 FW Caitlin Munoz 5+1 3 2 0 7 AUS 2 DF Ellie Brush 10 3 2 0 8 AUS 2 DF Rebecca Kiting 6+4 0 1 0 9 AUS 3 MF Grace Gill 7 0 1+1 0 10 AUS 4 FW Hayley Crawford 5 1 2 0 11 AUS 3 MF Cian Maciejewski 8 0 1+1 0 12 AUS 3 MF Kara Mowbray 8+2 2 2 1 13 AUS 2 DF Thea Slatyer 9 0 2 0 14 AUS 4 FW Ashleigh Sykes 6+3 2 1+1 0 15 AUS 2 DF Nicole Begg 4+2 0 0+1 0 16 AUS 2 DF Snez Veljanovska 0+1 0 0 0 17 AUS 2 DF Christine Walters 2+4 0 0 0 18 AUS 3 MF Lucy Allan soccer 2+2 0 0 0 19 AUS 3 MF Jennifer Bisset 6 0 0 0 23 AUS 4 FW Ellie Raymond 0+2 0 0 0 worldfootball.net Disciplinary record Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list. W-League W-League Finals 13 AUS 2 DF Thea Slatyer 1 0 1 0 0 0 11 AUS 3 MF Cian Maciejewski 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 AUS 4 FW Sasha McDonnell 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 AUS 3 MF Kara Mowbray 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 AUS 2 DF Rhian Davies 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 AUS 4 FW Amy Chapman 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 AUS 2 DF Bronwyn Studman 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 AUS 4 FW Caitlin Munoz 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 AUS 2 DF Ellie Brush 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 AUS 4 FW Hayley Crawford 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 AUS 2 DF Nicole Begg 1 0 0 0 0 0 worldfootball.net References 30em Category:Canberra United FC seasons Canberra United