2008–09 W-League

Inaugural season of the top women's football (soccer) league in Australia March 2020 December 2011 2008–09 25 October 2008 – 17 January 2009 W-League 41 130 Queensland Roar 4–1 Adelaide United(25 October 2008)Melbourne Victory 3–0 Perth Glory(8 November 2008)Newcastle Jets 4–1 Perth Glory(23 November 2008)Queensland Roar 3–0 Sydney FC(29 November 2008) Adelaide United 0–6 Central Coast Mariners(6 December 2008) Perth Glory 3–5 Queensland Roar(7 December 2008) 2009 The 2008–09 W-League was the first season of the W-League, the top Australian professional women's soccer league, since its establishment in 2008. The season was played over 10 rounds, followed by a finals series.http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=wleague_newsdisplay&id=24048 Westfield W-League draw released 6 October 2008 A-League dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101107200238/http://a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=wleague_newsdisplay&id=24048 7 November 2010 Queensland Roar were crowned as Premiers for winning the home-and-away season and also Champions after defeating Canberra United 2–0 in the Grand Final. 3 Clubs Eight clubs competed in the league. Team Location Stadium CapacityAdelaide UnitedAdelaideHindmarsh Stadium16,500Canberra UnitedCanberraMcKellar Park3,500Central Coast MarinersGosfordParramatta Stadium24,000Melbourne VictoryMelbourneBob Jane Stadium12,000Newcastle JetsNewcastleWanderers Oval1,000Perth GloryPerthMembers Equity Stadium20,500Queensland RoarBrisbaneBallymore Stadium18,000Sydney FCSydneyParramatta Stadium24,000 Foreign players Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Non-Visa foreigner(s) Former player(s) Adelaide United CAN Leah Robinson Canberra United Central Coast Mariners Melbourne Victory CAN Brittany Timko NZL Marlies Oostdam NZL Rebecca Tegg Newcastle Jets ENG Kirstyn Pearce NZL Rebecca Smith SWE Sanna Frostevall ENG Stacey DayB Perth Glory ENG Katy Coghlan SIN Lim Shiya WAL Carys HawkinsA Queensland Roar Sydney FC The following do not fill a Visa position: A Australian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team; B Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian citizenship; G Guest players; R Injury replacement players, or national team replacement players; Regular season League table main WDL complete Q Q Q Q BRI 8 1 1 27 7 NEW 5 2 3 17 12 CNU 4 4 2 14 10 SYD 4 2 4 15 14 MVC 4 0 6 13 13 CCM 4 0 6 15 20 PER 3 2 5 14 24 ADE 2 1 7 13 28 Adelaide United Queensland Roar Canberra United Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Sydney FC Central Coast Mariners C 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Q yellow1 Qualification to Finals series Results main WorldFootball.net complete FBR ADL CAN CCM MVC NEW PER QLD SYD Adelaide United Canberra United Central Coast Mariners Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Queensland Roar Sydney FC null 0–6 0–3 3–2 1–3 null 3–2 0–0 1–2 3–2 null null 1–1 1–1 null 0–3 2–0 2–4 3–1 0–5 null null 0–1 2–0 1–0 3–0 1–3 null 2–1 2–1 null null 4–1 0–2 2–0 3–2 2–2 null null 0–0 3–5 0–4 4–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 null null 3–0 3–2 null 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 null Finals series Semi-finals Grand Final 1 Queensland Roar 1 (5) 4 Sydney FC 1 (4) 2 Newcastle Jets 0 3 Canberra United 1 1 Queensland Roar 2 3 Canberra United 0 Semi-finals 10 January 2009 16:00 AEST Newcastle Jets 0–1 Canberra United Mowbray 25 Newcastle Wanderers Oval 2,889 Sara Hodson 11 January 2009 16:00 AEST Queensland Roar Yallop 29 1–1 yes Sydney FC O'Neill 71 Dumont Yallop Kellond-Knight Harch Beaumont Reuter Brogan Bolger Clifford Ledbrook Khamis Walsh Brisbane Ballymore Stadium 1,891 Jacqui Melksham Grand Final 2009 W-League grand final (January) 17 January 2009 16:00 AEST Queensland Roar Harch 6 Yallop 26 2–0 Canberra United Brisbane Ballymore Stadium 4,553 Kate Jacewicz Leading scorers W-League (Australia) all-time records#Top Scorers of All Time W-League Top scorers TotalPlayerClubGoals per Game  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10 7 AUS Leena Khamis Sydney FC 2 1 1 1 1 16 AUS Courtney Beutel Queensland Roar 1 1 1 1 1 1 AUS Katie Gill Newcastle Jets 2 1 1 2 5 AUS Lana Harch Queensland Roar 2 1 1 1 AUS Kyah Simon Central Coast Mariners 2 1 2 4 AUS Lauren Colthorpe Queensland Roar 1 1 1 1 AUS Caitlin Munoz Canberra United 1 1 1 1 AUS Sandra Scalzi Adelaide United 3 1 AUS Marianna Tabain Perth Glory 1 1 1 1 #CCFFCC Goal scored from penalty kick 1px solid #AAAAAA Awards The following end of the season awards were announced at the 2008–09 Westfield W-League Awards night that took place on 21 January 2009.https://keepup.com.au/news/lana-harch-wins-top-gong/ Lana Harch wins top gong Keep Up 21 January 2009 Player of the Year: Lana Harch, Queensland Roar Goalkeeper of the Year: Melissa Barbieri, Melbourne Victory Golden Boot: Leena Khamis, Sydney FC – 7 goals Goal of the Year: Marianna Tabain, Perth Glory – Round 9, Adelaide United v Perth Glory Fair Play Award: Queensland Roar Referee of the Year: Jacqui Melksham Coach of the Year: Jeff Hopkins, Queensland Roar See also Adelaide United W-League season 2008-09 Queensland Roar W-League season 2008-09 Canberra United W-League season 2008-09 Central Coast Mariners W-League season 2008-09 Melbourne Victory FC W-League season 2008-09 Newcastle Jets W-League season 2008-09 Perth Glory W-League season 2008-09 Sydney FC W-League season 2008-09 References 2008–09 Category:2008–09 in Australian women's soccer Category:2008–09 in Australian soccer leagues Australia Category:October 2008 sports events in Australia Category:November 2008 sports events in Australia Category:December 2008 sports events in Australia Category:January 2009 sports events in Australia