2007–08 A-League

31st season of top-tier soccer league in Australia October 2015 June 2020 A-League 2007–08 24 August 2007 – 24 February 2008 Newcastle Jets (1st title) Central Coast Mariners(1st title) AFC Champions League Newcastle Jets,Central Coast Mariners 111 223 Joel Griffiths (12 goals) Michael Theoklitos Central Coast Mariners 3–0 Wellington PhoenixWellington Phoenix 4–1 Perth GloryAdelaide United 4–1 Melbourne VictoryAdelaide United 4–1 Wellington PhoenixQueensland Roar 3–0 Wellington PhoenixWellington Phoenix 3–0 Perth GloryMelbourne Victory 3–0 Wellington PhoenixCentral Coast Mariners 3–0 Newcastle Jets Newcastle Jets 1–4 Perth GloryPerth Glory 1–4 Queensland RoarCentral Coast Mariners 2–5 Melbourne Victory Central Coast Mariners 4–5 Sydney FC 4 gamesNewcastle Jets 6 gamesMelbourne Victory 11 gamesPerth Glory 4 gamesAdelaide UnitedWellington Phoenix 33,458 6,252 14,610 (12px 1683) 2006–07 2008–09 The 2007–08 A-League was the 31st season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the third season of the A-League competition since its establishment in 2004. Football Federation Australia hoped to build on the success of the previous two seasons and on the interest generated by Sydney FC and Adelaide United playing in the 2007 AFC Champions League, and the Socceroos competing in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. Based on their A-League 2006-07 season performances Adelaide United and Melbourne Victory competed in the 2008 AFC Champions League, making it two consecutive seasons in the competition for Adelaide United. Based on the 2007–08 season of the A-League, the Central Coast Mariners and Newcastle Jets qualified for the 2009 AFC Champions League, as the competition's Premiers and Champions respectively. Changes included: The New Zealand Knights, who folded at the conclusion of the 2006–07 season, were replaced by Wellington Phoenix.http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,21407148-5000940,00.html Kiwis alive as Townsville pulls pin Fox Sports 19 March 2007 19 March 2007 An increase of the squad size, from 20 to 23 players, increasing the salary cap from A$1.6 million to A$1.8 million.http://www.theage.com.au/news/soccer/the-time-is-right-to-go-into-the-refs-book/2006/12/30/1166895525216.html The time is right to go into the ref's book The Age 31 December 2006 24 January 2007http://www.theage.com.au/news/Sport/ALeague-lifts-its-salary-cap-to-18m/2007/04/23/1177180562411.html A-League lifts its salary cap to $1.8m The Sydney Morning Herald 23 April 2007 23 April 2007 3 Clubs A-League#Clubs 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 Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 Non-Visa foreigner(s) Former player(s) Adelaide United BRA Cássio BRA Diego Walsh NED Bobby Petta CIV Jonas Salley1 Central Coast Mariners GER André Gumprecht MLT John Hutchinson2 Melbourne Victory BRA Leandro Love CRC Carlos Hernández ENG Joe Keenan SCO Grant Brebner Newcastle Jets BRA Denni BRA Mário Jardel KOR Song Jin-hyung ARG Jorge Drovandi Perth Glory ENG James Robinson CRO Mate Dragicevic LBR Jerry Karpeh1 Queensland Roar BRA Marcinho BRA Reinaldo SCO Simon Lynch KOR Seo Hyuk-su1 Sydney FC BRA Juninho BRA Patrick da Silva NIR Terry McFlynn USA Michael Enfield ENG Michael Bridges3FRA Michael Herbet3 Wellington Phoenix BRA Cleberson BRA Daniel BRA Felipe BRA George 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 Club Marquee Captain Vice-Captain Adelaide United AUS Paul Agostinohttps://www.ftbl.com.au/news/agostino-scores-on-his-debut-89848 Agostino Scores on His Debut FTBL 17 August 2007 United’s marquee Paul Agostino scored in... AUS Michael Valkanishttps://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/injured-adelaide-united-skipper-out-for-season-20070910-ge92ql.html Injured Adelaide United skipper out for season Brisbane Times 10 September 2007https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/valkanis-and-costanzo-stay-with-adelaide-103223 Valkanis and Costanzo Stay With Adelaide FTBL 12 February 2008 Valkanis, a member of Adelaide United’s inaugural squad back in 2003, was appointed captain prior to the 2007/08 season AUS Travis Doddhttps://www.ftbl.com.au/news/dodd-gets-the-nod-as-skipper-118367 Dodd Gets The Nod As Skipper FTBL 31 July 2008 Travis was vice-captain last year Central Coast Mariners AUS Tony Vidmarhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-02-14/vidmar-announces-retirement/1042562 Vidmar announces retirement ABC News 14 February 2008 Vidmar joined the Mariners as a marquee signing in the 2006–07 season AUS Alex Wilkinsonhttps://www.ccmariners.com.au/news/captain-wilkinson-promoted-centurion Captain Wilkinson promoted to Centurion Football Federation Australia Central Coast Mariners 8 February 2011 Wilkinson took the captain-s armband from an injured Noel Spencer late in the second season of the Hyundai A-League None Melbourne Victory AUS Archie Thompsonhttps://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/archie-thompson-should-play-on-after-leaving-melbourne-victory-20160430-goiuao.html Archie Thompson should play on after leaving Melbourne Victory Michael Lynch The Sydney Morning Herald 30 April 2016 As Victory's inauguaral marquee signing...https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/02/archie-thompson-adrian-leijer-sign-new-deals-with-melbourne-victory 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 AUS Kevin Muscathttps://www.ftbl.com.au/news/muscat-takes-on-coaching-role-90860 Muscat Takes on Coaching Role FTBL 29 August 2007 MELBOURNE Victory skipper Kevin Muscat has signed a new two-year contract that sees him taking on a coaching role as well as the captaincyhttps://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/oct/31/kevin-muscat-new-melbourne-victory-coach Kevin Muscat appointed as new Melbourne Victory coach The Guardian 31 October 2013 Phoenix’s Ernie Merrick was the Victory's inaugural coach and Muscat the club's inaugural captain None Newcastle Jets BRA Mário Jardelhttps://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/jardel-flies-in-for-jets Jardel flies in for Jets SBS The World Game 14 August 2007 AUS Jade Northhttps://www.newcastlejets.com.au/news/north-heading-korea North heading to Korea North is a Newcastle Jets foundation player, having been with the club since the 2005/06 Hyundai A-League season, and was instated as captain last season. Newcastle Jets 13 December 2008 AUS Ante CovicFebruary 2020 Perth Glory AUS Stan Lazaridishttps://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/sydney-stars-on-the-radar-as-smith-goes-glory-seeking-20061214-gdp1rc.html Sydney stars on the radar as Smith goes Glory seeking Michael Cockerill The Sydney Morning Herald 14 December 2006 One player who will still be at the Glory next season is marquee signing Stan Lazaridis AUS Simon Colosimohttp://www.theworldgame.com.au/home/index.php?pid=st&cid=93190 Colosimo new Perth skipper SBS The World Game 8 August 2007 19 January 2008 dead https://archive.today/20120914162434/http://www.theworldgame.com.au/home/index.php?pid=st&cid=93190 14 September 2012 None Queensland Roar AUS Craig Moorehttp://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/57086,moore-signs-up-with-roar.aspx Moore Signs With Roar FourFourTwo Jon Ritson 24 July 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20120930141024/http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/57086,moore-signs-up-with-roar.aspx 30 September 2012 AUS Craig Moorehttps://www.a-league.com.au/news/moore-has-his-hands-full Moore has his hands full Queensland Roar captain Craig Moore might be.... A-League 28 September 2008 None Sydney FC BRA Juninhohttps://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/sydney-fc-end-marquee-mess-with-juninho-swoop-20070801-gdqr38.html Sydney FC end marquee mess with Juninho swoop Michael Cockerill The Sydney Morning Herald 1 August 2007 AUS Tony Popovichttps://www.ftbl.com.au/news/poppas-yer-ante-in-family-affair-92607 Poppa's Yer Ante in Family Affair ROAR striker Ante Milicic says there will be no love lost when he faces brother-in-law and Sydney FC captain Tony Popovic this Saturday. FTBL 19 September 2007 None Wellington Phoenix AUS Ahmad Elrichhttps://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10509898 Soccer: Phoenix patient for marquee player Terry Maddaford The New Zealand Herald 13 May 2008 Of the marquee player – they had Socceroo Ahmad Elrich filling that role for the latter part of last season... AUS Ross Aloisihttps://www.smh.com.au/sport/aloisi-named-captain-of-phoenix-20070617-gdqels.html Aloisi named captain of Phoenix The Sydney Morning Herald 17 June 2007 NZL Tim Brownhttp://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=598972 Durante named Wellington Phoenix skipper Nine MSN 17 July 2008 Midfielder Brown filled the vice-captain's role with the Phoenix last season, also taking the field with the captain's armband despite a frustrating run of injuries. https://web.archive.org/web/20120330072014/http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=598972 30 March 2012 dead Pre-Season Challenge Cup 2007 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup The pre-season cup competition was held in July and August in the lead up to the start of the A-League season. The opening round began on 14 July 2007. The competition featured a group stage, with three regular rounds, followed by a two-week finals playoff. The pre-season cup was won by Adelaide United at the final on 12 August 2007. Regular season The league season took a triple round-robin format over 21 rounds between 24 August 2007 and 20 January 2008 with each team playing the other seven teams three times.Hyundai A-League 2007–08 Season DrawApril 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes , A-League, 23 April 2007. League table main WDL Standings Q CCM Central Coast Mariners NJ Newcastle Jets SFC Sydney FC QR Queensland Roar MV Melbourne Victory AU Adelaide United PG Perth Glory WP Wellington Phoenix 10 4 7 30 25 9 7 5 25 21 C 8 8 5 28 24 8 7 6 25 21 6 9 6 29 29 6 8 7 31 29 4 8 9 27 34 5 5 11 25 37 GS green1 Qualification for 2009 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series GS PPC blue1 Qualification for 2008 Pan-Pacific Championship and Finals series FS yellow1 Qualification for Finals series First place qualifies for the 2009 AFC Champions League group stage.Winning the 2008 A-League Grand Final earns qualification for the 2009 AFC Champions League group stage, unless the Grand Final winners are also first place, in which case the Grand Final runner up qualifies. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club. complete ultimatealeague.com 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Round 1 24 August 2007 20:00 UTC+10 Sydney FC 0–1 ReportSummary Central Coast Mariners Petrovski 7 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 18,457 Peter Green 25 August 2007 19:00 UTC+10 Queensland Roar 2–2 Reporthttps://archive.today/20121230065230/http://www.a-league.com.au/Scoreboard_HAL/0000780022/scoreboard.html Summary Adelaide United McKay 45Ognenovski 76 Burns 8Djité 47 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 16,828 Ben Williams 26 August 2007 15:00 UTC+8 Perth Glory 0–0 Reporthttps://archive.today/20120721190250/http://www.a-league.com.au/Scoreboard_HAL/0000780024/scoreboard.html Summary Newcastle Jets Members Equity Stadium, Perth 8,508 Simon Przydacz 26 August 2007 16:00 UTC+12 Wellington Phoenix 2–2 ReportSummary Melbourne Victory Daniel 79Smeltz 84 Muscat 19 pen.Allsopp 60 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 14,421 Mark Shield Round 2 31 August 2007 20:00 UTC+10 Central Coast Mariners 3–0 ReportSummary Wellington Phoenix Mrdja 9 35Kwasnik 13 Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford 9,052 Peter Green 1 September 2007 17:00 UTC+10 Sydney FC 2–2 Reporthttps://archive.today/20121230114820/http://www.a-league.com.au/Scoreboard_HAL/0000780027/scoreboard.html Summary Adelaide United Talay13Brosque 74 Alagich 9Burns 76 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 14,233 Mark Shield 1 September 2007 19:00 UTC+10 Melbourne Victory 0–0 ReportSummary Perth Glory Telstra Dome, Melbourne 31,545 Peter O'Leary 2 September 2007 17:00 UTC+10 Newcastle Jets 1–1 Reporthttps://archive.today/20121230090226/http://www.a-league.com.au/Scoreboard_HAL/0000780030/scoreboard.html Summary Queensland Roar J. Griffiths 89 Reinaldo 70 EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 13,144 Simon Przydacz Round 3 6 September 2007 20:00 UTC+10 Queensland Roar 0–1 ReportSummary Central Coast Mariners Kwasnik 55 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 8,815 Mark Shield 7 September 2007 19:30 UTC+9:30 Adelaide United 1–1 Reporthttps://archive.today/20121230060630/http://www.a-league.com.au/Scoreboard_HAL/0000780032/scoreboard.html Summary Melbourne Victory Dodd 83 pen. Vargas 80 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 12,231 Peter Green 9 September 2007 17:00 UTC+12 Wellington Phoenix 0–1 ReportSummary Newcastle Jets Thompson 77 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 11,478 Peter O'Leary 9 September 2007 15:00 UTC+8 Perth Glory 0–0 ReportSummary Sydney FC Members Equity Stadium, Perth 7,907 Craig Zetter Round 4 14 September 2007 20:00 UTC+10 Sydney FC 1–2 ReportSummary Wellington Phoenix Casey 6 Felipè 8Daniel 29 pen. Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 11,491 Matthew Breeze 15 September 2007 19:00 UTC+10 Newcastle Jets 1–0 Reporthttps://archive.today/20120717075455/http://www.a-league.com.au/Scoreboard_HAL/0000780036/scoreboard.html Summary Adelaide United Bridge 81 EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 13,627 Angelo Nardi 16 September 2007 17:00 UTC+10 Melbourne Victory 0–0 ReportSummary Central Coast Mariners Telstra Dome, Melbourne 27,351 Mark Shield 16 September 2007 17:00 UTC+8 Perth Glory 1–2 ReportSummary Queensland Roar Harnwell 14 McCloughan 21McKay 84 Members Equity Stadium, Perth 7,203 Ben Williams Round 5 21 September 2007 20:00 UTC+10 Newcastle Jets 2–2 ReportSummary Melbourne Victory A Griffiths 5Musialik 21 Thompson 65 Caceres 83 EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 11,179 Matthew Breeze 22 September 2007 19:00 UTC+12 Wellington Phoenix 2–2 Reporthttps://archive.today/20121230070626/http://www.a-league.com.au/Scoreboard_HAL/0000780040/scoreboard.html Summary Adelaide United Felipe 65Smeltz 87 Diego 70 Djite 78 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 12,127 Ben Williams 22 September 2007 19:00 UTC+10 Queensland Roar 0–1 ReportSummary Sydney FC Patrick 69 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 16,582 Mark Shield 23 September 2007 19:00 UTC+10 Central Coast Mariners 1–0 ReportSummary Perth Glory Petrovski 80 Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford 9,274 Craig Zetter Round 6 28 September 2007 20:00 UTC+10 Melbourne Victory 2–0 ReportSummary Queensland Roar Muscat 68 pen.Thompson 85 Telstra Dome, Melbourne 25,622 Ben Williams 29 September 2007 19:00 UTC+10 Sydney FC 1–0 ReportSummary Newcastle Jets Brosque 36 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 13,755 Craig Zetter 30 September 2007 16:30 UTC+9:30 Adelaide United 2–1 Reporthttps://archive.today/20121230084441/http://www.a-league.com.au/Scoreboard_HAL/0000780046/scoreboard.html Summary Central Coast Mariners Djite 19 88 Petrovski 37 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 11,019 Matthew Breeze 30 September 2007 17:00 UTC+12 Wellington Phoenix 4–1 ReportSummary Perth Glory R.Aloisi 14Smeltz 42Coveny 55Lochhead 83 Celeski 10 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 10,127 Peter Green Round 7 5 October 2007 20:00 UTC+10 Queensland Roar 2–1 ReportSummary Wellington Phoenix Zullo 4Kruse 45+1 Smeltz 90+5 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 12,458 Craig Zetter 6 October 2007 19:00 UTC+10 Sydney FC 0–1 ReportSummary Melbourne Victory Allsopp 82 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 18,436 Mark Shield 7 October 2007 17:00 UTC+10 Central Coast Mariners 1–1 ReportSummary Newcastle Jets Pondeljak 62 Bridge 82 Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford 12,622 Matthew Breeze 7 October 2007 17:00 UTC+8 Perth Glory 0–0 Reporthttps://archive.today/20121230084125/http://www.a-league.com.au/Scoreboard_HAL/0000780050/scoreboard.html Summary Adelaide United Members Equity Stadium, Perth 6,252 Peter Green Round 8 12 October 2007 19:30 UTC+9:30 Adelaide United 4–1 Reporthttps://archive.today/20121231070229/http://www.a-league.com.au/Scoreboard_HAL/0000780051/scoreboard.html Summary Melbourne Victory Milicevic 14 o.g.Dodd 15 54Pantelis 90+2 Thompson 45+2 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 13,372 Mark Shield 12 October 2007 20:00 UTC+8 Perth Glory 3–3 ReportSummary Sydney FC Harnwell 53Robinson 59Prentice 69 Brosque 40 90+3Patrick 72 Members Equity Stadium, Perth 6,876 Matthew Breeze 14 October 2007 15:00 UTC+10 Newcastle Jets 2–1 ReportSummary Wellington Phoenix Holland 17J. Griffiths 40 Old 90+4 EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 11,947 Ben Williams 14 October 2007 17:00 UTC+10 Central Coast Mariners 0–1 ReportSummary Queensland Roar McCloughan 5 Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford 8,113 Peter O'Leary Round 9 19 October 2007 20:00 UTC+10 Newcastle Jets 1–1 ReportSummary Queensland Roar J. Griffiths 49 pen. Kruse 1 EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 12,326 Mark Shield 20 October 2007 19:00 UTC+10 Sydney FC 0–1 Reporthttps://archive.today/20121230145606/http://www.a-league.com.au/Scoreboard_HAL/0000380008/scoreboard.html Summary Adelaide United Pantelis 53 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 12,922 Matthew Breeze 21 October 2007 17:00 UTC+12 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 ReportSummary Central Coast Mariners Elrich 24 Heffernan 16Petrovski 90+1 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 10,560 Peter Green 21 October 2007 16:30 UTC+10 Melbourne Victory 2–1 ReportSummary Perth Glory Hernandez 24Thompson 34 Harnwell 42 Telstra Dome, Melbourne 25,598 Simon Przydacz Round 10 26 October 2007 20:00 UTC+10 Melbourne Victory 0–2 ReportSummary Newcastle Jets A. Griffiths 8J. Griffiths 88 Telstra Dome, Melbourne 27,123 Matthew Breeze 27 October 2007 19:00 UTC+10 Queensland Roar 3–3 ReportSummary Perth Glory Marcinho 45+3 Lynch 69 pen. 86 Moore 18 o.g.Harnwell 43Coyne 90+3 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 16,715 Ben Williams 28 October 2007 15:00 UTC+10 Sydney FC 3–2 Report Summary Central Coast Mariners Brosque 16 26 Popovic 32 Hutchinson 27 56 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 17,652 Mark Shield 28 October 2007 16:30 UTC+9:30 Adelaide United 4–1 Report Summary Wellington Phoenix Giraldi 5Burns 45+4Pantelis 50Spagnuolo 75 Smeltz 3 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 11,740 Simon Przydacz Round 11 2 November 2007 19:30 UTC+10:30 Adelaide United 0–1 Reporthttps://archive.today/20121230134800/http://www.a-league.com.au/Scoreboard_HAL/0000780060/scoreboard.html Summary Queensland Roar Reinaldo 63 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 10,705 Peter Green 2 November 2007 20:00 UTC+9 Perth Glory 0–1 ReportSummary Wellington Phoenix Daniel 51 Members Equity Stadium, Perth 7,105 Simon Przydacz 3 November 2007 19:00 UTC+11 Newcastle Jets 0–1 ReportSummary Sydney FC Bridges 69 EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 16,433 Matthew Breeze 4 November 2007 17:00 UTC+11 Central Coast Mariners 2–1 ReportSummary Melbourne Victory Petrovski 83Pondeljak 88 [ Hernández 77 Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford 11,354 Mark Shield Round 12 9 November 2007 20:00 UTC+11 Newcastle Jets 1–4 ReportSummary Perth Glory J. Griffiths 49 Durante 25 o.g.J. Simpson 51Rukavytsya 63 90+1 EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 8,112 Peter Green 10 November 2007 17:00 UTC+11 Central Coast Mariners 2–0 Reporthttps://archive.today/20121230122439/http://www.a-league.com.au/Scoreboard_HAL/0000780065/scoreboard.html Summary Adelaide United J.Aloisi 48 pen. 59 Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford 11,680 Simon Przydacz 10 November 2007 19:00 UTC+11 Melbourne Victory 0–0 ReportSummary Sydney FC Telstra Dome, Melbourne 31,884 Mark Shield 11 November 2007 17:00 UTC+10 Queensland Roar 3–0 ReportSummary Wellington Phoenix Reinaldo 67 pen. 79Marcinho 83 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 13,808 Matthew Breeze Round 13 16 November 2007 19:00 UTC+10 Queensland Roar 1–0 ReportSummary Melbourne Victory Kruse 10 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 17,207 Ben Williams 17 November 2007 19:00 UTC+12 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 ReportSummary Sydney FC R.Aloisi 29 Talay 90+3 pen. Westpac Stadium, Wellington 8,062 Peter Green 18 November 2007 18:30 UTC+10:30 Adelaide United 1–1 Reporthttps://archive.today/20121230072514/http://www.a-league.com.au/Scoreboard_HAL/0000780071/scoreboard.html Summary Newcastle Jets Dodd 76 J. Griffiths 70 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 10,256 Matthew Breeze 18 November 2007 19:00 UTC+9 Perth Glory 0–1 Summary Central Coast Mariners Owens 13 Members Equity Stadium, Perth 7,310 Craig Zetter Round 14 23 November 2007 19:30 UTC+10:30 Adelaide United 1–1 Reporthttps://archive.today/20121230103701/http://www.a-league.com.au/Scoreboard_HAL/0000780073/scoreboard.html Summary Perth Glory Alagich 41 Harnwell 68 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 10,678 Peter O'Leary 24 November 2007 19:00 UTC+11 Melbourne Victory 1–1 ReportSummary Wellington Phoenix Allsopp 43 Lia 58 Telstra Dome, Melbourne 20,938 Peter Green 25 November 2007 17:00 UTC+11 Newcastle Jets 0–0 ReportSummary Central Coast Mariners EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 14,169 Mark Shield 25 November 2007 19:00 UTC+11 Sydney FC 0–0 ReportSummary Queensland Roar Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 16,569 Matthew Breeze Round 15 30 November 2007 19:30 UTC+12 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Reporthttps://archive.today/20121230115440/http://www.a-league.com.au/Scoreboard_HAL/0000780077/scoreboard.html Summary Adelaide United Daniel 69 pen. Agostino 9Pantelis 79 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 18,345 Craig Zetter 30 November 2007 19:00 UTC+10 Queensland Roar 0–1 ReportSummary Newcastle Jets J. Griffiths 90+2 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 14,193 Peter Green 22 December 2007Match postponed due to heavy rain affecting pitch conditions. 19:00 UTC+11 Central Coast Mariners 4–5 ReportSummary Sydney FC Jedinak 3J.Aloisi 16 Owens 63 pen.Kwasnik 86 Fyfe 33McFlynn 50Biddle 71Santalab 76Talay 90+5 pen. Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford 17,514 Matthew Breeze 2 December 2007 17:00 UTC+9 Perth Glory 3–1 ReportSummary Melbourne Victory Harnwell 18 Rukavytsya 27 46 Caceres 38 Members Equity Stadium, Perth 8,030 Ben Williams Round 16 7 December 2007 19:00 UTC+12 Wellington Phoenix 3–0 Report Summary Perth Glory Smeltz 29 pen. 72Felipe 32 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 8,039 Strebre Delovski 7 December 2007 20:00 UTC+11 Sydney FC 1–0 ReportSummary Newcastle Jets Corica 90+3 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 10,732 Matthew Breeze 8 December 2007 19:00 UTC+11 Melbourne Victory 2–2 Reporthttps://archive.today/20121230160148/http://www.a-league.com.au/Scoreboard_HAL/0000780084/scoreboard.html Summary Adelaide United Muscat 71 pen.Alagich 90+2 o.g. Agostino 18 50 Telstra Dome, Melbourne 22,466 Peter Green 9 December 2007 18:00 UTC+10 Queensland Roar 2–1 ReportSummary Central Coast Mariners Vidmar 21 o.g.McKay 28 J.Aloisi 13 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 16,442 Ben Williams Round 17 14 December 2007 19:30 UTC+12 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 ReportSummary Queensland Roar Smeltz 24 Reinaldo 5 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 9,384 Ben Williams 14 December 2007 19:30 UTC+10:30 Adelaide United 1–2 Reporthttps://archive.today/20121230155728/http://www.a-league.com.au/Scoreboard_HAL/0000780087/scoreboard.html Summary Central Coast Mariners Agostino 70 J.Aloisi 24Petrovski 48 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 11,123 Peter Green 15 December 2007 19:00 UTC+11 Sydney FC 2–4 ReportSummary Perth Glory Corica 50Bridges 90 Celeski 34 35 77 pen.Bertos 49 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 12,402 Michael Hester 16 December 2007 17:00 UTC+11 Melbourne Victory 1–3 ReportSummary Newcastle Jets Hernández 11 Denni 41J. Griffiths 54 76 Telstra Dome, Melbourne 22,626 Matthew Breeze Round 18 28 December 2007 19:30 UTC+10:30 Adelaide United 1–3 Reporthttps://archive.today/20121230104107/http://www.a-league.com.au/Scoreboard_HAL/0000780090/scoreboard.html Summary Sydney FC Sarkies 20 Santalab 44Corica 54Middleby 66 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 25,039 Matthew Breeze 30 December 2007 19:00 UTC+11 Newcastle Jets 2–3 ReportSummary Wellington Phoenix Bridge 29 pen.Tunbridge 81 Smeltz 16Ferrante 49Rees 51 EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 15,107 Strebre Delovski 30 December 2007 19:00 UTC+9 Perth Glory 1–4 ReportSummary Queensland Roar Rizzo 57 Kruse 34 Reinaldo 42 Minniecon 59 McCloughan 74 Members Equity Stadium, Perth 9,614 Peter Green 31 December 2007 18:00 UTC+11 Central Coast Mariners 2–5 ReportSummary Melbourne Victory Jedinak 32 J.Aloisi 63 Caceres 4 Allsopp 23 61 Thompson 36 Muscat 43 pen. Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford 18,686 Mark Shield Round 19 4 January 2008 19:30 UTC+12 Wellington Phoenix 0–2 ReportSummary Sydney FC McFlynn 79Brosque 83 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 14,288 Ben Williams 4 January 2008 20:00 UTC+11 Newcastle Jets 2–1 Reporthttps://archive.today/20121230060359/http://www.a-league.com.au/Scoreboard_HAL/0000780095/scoreboard.html Summary Adelaide United J. Griffiths 13Holland 73 Pantelis 41 EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 13,047 Peter Green 5 January 2008 19:00 UTC+10 Queensland Roar 1–2 ReportSummary Melbourne Victory Marcinho 73 Allsopp 56Thompson 63 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 21,475 Matthew Breeze 6 January 2008 19:00 UTC+9 Perth Glory 1–1 ReportSummary Central Coast Mariners Rukavytsya 69 Hutchinson 38 Members Equity Stadium, Perth 6,727 Strebre Delovski Round 20 11 January 2008 20:00 UTC+11 Melbourne Victory 3–0 ReportSummary Wellington Phoenix Hernández 31Ward 35Patafta 88 Telstra Dome, Melbourne 25,489 Peter Green 12 January 2008 19:00 UTC+11 Central Coast Mariners 1–2 ReportSummary Newcastle Jets Kwasnik 9 Holland 6J. Griffiths 52 Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford 19,238 Matthew Breeze 13 January 2008 18:00 UTC+10 Queensland Roar 0–0 ReportSummary Sydney FC Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 31,933 Mark Shield 13 January 2008 19:00 UTC+9 Perth Glory 3–2 Reporthttps://archive.today/20121230133838/http://www.a-league.com.au/Scoreboard_HAL/0000780101/scoreboard.html Summary Adelaide United Robinson 12Rukavytsya 45+1Harnwell 62 Djité 8Dodd 59 Members Equity Stadium, Perth 8,025 Ben Williams Round 21 18 January 2008 20:00 UTC+11 Newcastle Jets 2–1 ReportSummary Perth Glory J. Griffiths 22Bridge 64 Harnwell 45+2 EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 16,212 Michael Hester 19 January 2008 19:00 UTC+11 Central Coast Mariners 2–0 ReportSummary Wellington Phoenix Aloisi 52Kwasnik 90+4 Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford 9,849 Kevin Docherty 20 January 2008 17:00 UTC+11 Sydney FC 2–2 ReportSummary Melbourne Victory Corica 4 Brosque 62 Milligan 46 o.g. Allsopp 76 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 33,458 Peter O'Leary 20 January 2008 18:30 UTC+10:30 Adelaide United 2–0 Reporthttps://archive.today/20121230200758/http://www.a-league.com.au/Scoreboard_HAL/0000780105/scoreboard.html Summary Queensland Roar Djite 18Pantelis 45 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 10,803 Strebre Delovski Finals series main Bracket y 2 27 January & 10 February Central Coast Mariners 1 0 3 3 Newcastle Jets 2 2 0 2 25 January & 8 February Sydney FC 3 0 0 0 Queensland Roar 4 0 2 2 17 February 2 4 Newcastle Jets Queensland Roar 3 2 24 February 1 2 Central Coast Mariners Newcastle Jets 0 1 Semi-finals 25 January 2008 20:00 UTC+11 Sydney FC 0–0 ReportSummary Queensland Roar Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 23,450 Mark Shield 27 January 2008 18:00 UTC+11 Newcastle Jets 2–0 ReportSummary Central Coast Mariners A. Griffiths 22J. Griffiths 85 pen. EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 22,960 Matthew Breeze 8 February 2008 20:07 UTC+10(Delayed Kickoff) Queensland Roar 2–0 ReportSummary Sydney FC Reinaldo 13 S. Ognenovski 84 pen. Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 36,221 Mark Shield 10 February 2008 18:00 UTC+11 Central Coast Mariners 3–0 yes Summary Newcastle Jets Kwasnik 37Petrovski 74 95 Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford 19,112 Ben Williams Preliminary-final 17 February 2008 18:00 UTC+11 Newcastle Jets 3–2 yes ReportSummary Queensland Roar Thompson 40 J.Griffiths 104 pen. Elrich 111 Reinaldo 90+2 pen. 118 pen. EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 16,021 Peter Green Grand Final 2008 A-League Grand Final 24 February 2008 17:00 UTC+11 Central Coast Mariners 0–1 Summary Newcastle Jets Mark Bridge 64 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 36,354 Mark Shield Season statistics Leading scorers A-League all-time records#Top scorers of all time A-League Top scorers TotalPlayerTeamGoals per Round  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2112 AUS Joel Griffiths Newcastle Jets 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 19 NZL Shane Smeltz Wellington Phoenix 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 8 AUS Alex Brosque Sydney FC 1 1 2 2 1 18 AUS Jamie Harnwell Perth Glory 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 17 AUS Daniel Allsopp Melbourne Victory 1 1 1 2 1 17 AUS John Aloisi Central Coast Mariners 2 1 1 1 1 16 AUS Sasho Petrovski Central Coast Mariners 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 BRA Reinaldo Queensland Roar 1 1 2 1 1 6 AUS Archie Thompson Melbourne Victory 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 AUS Lucas Pantelis Adelaide United 1 1 1 1 1 1 #CCFFCC Goal scored from penalty kick 1px solid #AAAAAA Attendance The attendance records of each of the teams at the end of the home and away season, does not include finals series attendances. MV 10 31884 20938 31545 +27351 +25622 +25598 +27123 +31884 +20938 +22466 +22626 +25489 QR 11 31933 8815 16828 +8815 +16582 +12458 +16715 +13808 +17207 +14193 +16442 +21475 +31933 SFC 11 33458 10732 18457 +14233 +11491 +13755 +18436 +12922 +17652 +16569 +10732 +12402 +33458 NUJ 11 16433 8112 13144 +13627 +11179 +11947 +12326 +16433 +8112 +14169 +15107 +13047 +16212 CCM 10 19238 8113 9052 +9274 +12622 +8113 +11354 +11680 +17541 +18686 +19238 +9849 AU 10 25039 10256 11019 +12231 +13372 +11740 +10705 +10256 +10678 +11123 +25039 +10803 WP 10 18345 8039 14421 +11478 +12127 +10127 +10562 +8062 +18345 +8039 +9384 +14288 PG 11 9614 6252 8508 +7907 +7203 +6252 +6876 +7105 +7310 +8030 +9614 +6727 +8025 * 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 Attendance Round Date Home Score Away Venue Weekday Time of Day 36,354 Grand Final 24 February 2008 Central Coast Mariners 0–1 Newcastle Jets Sydney Football Stadium Sunday Day 36,221 Finals – Week 2 8 February 2008 Queensland Roar 2–0 Sydney FC Suncorp Stadium Friday Night 33,458 Round 21 20 January 2008 Sydney FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory Sydney Football Stadium Sunday Day 31,933 Round 20 13 January 2008 Queensland Roar 0–0 Sydney FC Suncorp Stadium Sunday Twilight 31,884 Round 12 10 November 2007 Melbourne Victory 0–0 Sydney FC Telstra Dome Saturday Night 31,545 Round 2 1 September 2007 Melbourne Victory 0–0 Perth Glory Telstra Dome Saturday Night 27,351 Round 4 16 September 2007 Melbourne Victory 0–0 Central Coast Mariners Telstra Dome Sunday Afternoon 27,123 Round 10 26 October 2007 Melbourne Victory 0–2 Newcastle Jets Telstra Dome Friday Night 25,622 Round 6 28 September 2007 Melbourne Victory 2–0 Queensland Roar Telstra Dome Friday Night 25,598 Round 9 21 October 2007 Melbourne Victory 2–1 Perth Glory Telstra Dome Sunday Afternoon Disciplinary The Fair Play Award was awarded to Newcastle Jets, the team with the lowest points on the fair play ladder at the conclusion of the home and away season. NUJ 44 0 0 PG 34 1 3 SFC 42 1 2 QR 45 3 0 WP 46 1 2 AU 45 3 1 MV 43 1 3 CCM 44 3 4 Awards The Premiers' Plate was awarded to Central Coast Mariners, who finished on top of the ladder after the regular season. The Championship Trophy was awarded to the Newcastle Jets. The Johnny Warren Medal was awarded to Joel Griffiths from the Newcastle Jets for the best player in the league. The Coach of the Year was awarded to Gary van Egmond of the Newcastle Jets. The Joe Marston Medal was awarded to Andrew Durante of Newcastle Jets. The Reebok Golden Boot was awarded to Joel Griffiths of Newcastle Jets (12 goals - regular season). The Rising Star award was awarded to Bruce Djite of Adelaide United. The Fair Play Award was awarded to the Newcastle Jets. See also 2007 Australian football code crowds Adelaide United season 2007-08 Central Coast Mariners season 2007-08 Melbourne Victory season 2007-08 Newcastle United Jets season 2007-08 Perth Glory season 2007-08 Queensland Roar season 2007-08 Sydney FC season 2007-08 Wellington Phoenix season 2007-08 References 2007–08 Category:2007–08 in Australian men's soccer leagues Australia Category:August 2007 sports events in Australia Category:September 2007 sports events in Australia Category:October 2007 sports events in Australia Category:November 2007 sports events in Australia Category:December 2007 sports events in Australia Category:January 2008 sports events in Australia Category:February 2008 sports events in Australia