2008–09 A-League

32nd season of top-tier soccer league in Australia October 2015 March 2020 A-League 2008–09 15 August 2008 – 28 February 2009 Melbourne Victory (2nd title) Melbourne Victory (2nd title) AFC Champions League Melbourne Victory, Adelaide United Shane Smeltz (12 goals) Eugene Galekovic 84 249 31,564 4,433 12,180 (12px 2,430) 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 Galaxy12 February 2008 Galaxy, Thunder to join A-League http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,23198594-23215,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110522130651/http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league/galaxy-thunder-to-join-a-league/story-e6frf4gl-1111115530475 22 May 2011 17 February 2008 Fox Sports21 February 2008 Thunder, Galaxy get go-ahead http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/70598,thunder-galaxy-get-goahead.aspx dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131029185158/http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/70598,thunder-galaxy-get-goahead.aspx 29 October 2013 21 February 2008 FourFourTwo had received tentative licences from the FFA but these were revoked for the 2008–09 season on 12 March 2008.12 March 2008 A-League expansion plans postponed http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/a-league-expansion-plans-postponed-108022/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080313180946/http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/a-league-expansion-plans-postponed-108022/ 13 March 2008 12 March 2008 SBS 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.19 January 2007 FFA: A-League WILL Get Bigger http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/68598,ffa-aleague-will-get-bigger.aspx dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140106010917/http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/68598,ffa-aleague-will-get-bigger.aspx 6 January 2014 17 February 2008 FourFourTwo An increase in the salary cap to A$1.9 million.2 May 2008 New season to start with a bang sea http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/75151,new-season-to-start-with-a-bang.aspx dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080503031516/http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/75151%2Cnew-season-to-start-with-a-bang.aspx 3 May 2008 2 May 2008 AU FourFourTwo dmy 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. Injury replacement players can only match the injured players' salary, or have any excess included within the total Salary Cap. 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 Alemão BRA Cássio BRA Cristiano BRA Diego Walsh CIV Jonas Salley1 Central Coast Mariners GER André Gumprecht ITA Andrea Merenda3MLT John Hutchinson2 Melbourne Victory BRA Ney Fabiano CRC Carlos Hernández CRC José Luis López SCO Grant Brebner1 Newcastle Jets DEN Jesper Håkansson KOR Song Jin-hyung ECU Edmundo Zura Perth Glory ARG Adrian Trinidad BRA Amaral ENG James Robinson CIV Eugène Dadi NED Victor Sikora3 Queensland Roar BRA Reinaldo IDN Sergio van Dijk SCO Charlie Miller BRA Henrique3KOR Seo Hyuk-su1 Sydney FC NED Bobby Petta NIR Terry McFlynn USA Michael Enfield Wellington Phoenix BRA Daniel CHN Gao Leilei ENG Chris Greenacre MLT Manny Muscat2 BRA Fred4 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 Junior Marquee Captain Vice-Captain Adelaide United AUS Paul Agostino14 August 2008 Agostino fit for season kick-off https://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-08-14/agostino-fit-for-season-kick-off/476386 ABC News Adelaide United marquee player Paul Agostino has been declared fit... None AUS Travis DoddBrettig Daniel 30 July 2008 Cool Dodd new Adelaide United skipper https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/archive/sport/archive-sports/soccer-old/cool-dodd-new-adelaide-united-skipper/news-story/851c21fab62a550046ed0951e7dfd677 The Advertiser AUS Lucas Pantelis Central Coast Mariners None None AUS Alex Wilkinson8 February 2011 Captain Wilkinson promoted to Centurion https://www.ccmariners.com.au/news/captain-wilkinson-promoted-centurion Central Coast Mariners Football Federation Australia 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 ThompsonLynch Michael 30 April 2016 Archie Thompson should play on after leaving Melbourne Victory https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/archie-thompson-should-play-on-after-leaving-melbourne-victory-20160430-goiuao.html The Sydney Morning Herald As Victory's inauguaral marquee signing...2 May 2014 Archie Thompson, Adrian Leijer sign new deals with Melbourne Victory https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/02/archie-thompson-adrian-leijer-sign-new-deals-with-melbourne-victory The Guardian 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 Nick WardRitson Jon 15 May 2008 Marquee Glee For Victory's Ward https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/marquee-glee-for-victorys-ward-111178 FTBLRitson Jon 8 August 2008 Slow Start For Marquee Scheme https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/slow-start-for-marquee-scheme-119055 FTBL 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).Lynch Michael 7 January 2009 Victory take top spot https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/victory-take-top-spot-20090107-geaps7.html Brisbane Times 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 AUS Kevin Muscat29 August 2007 Muscat Takes on Coaching Role https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/muscat-takes-on-coaching-role-90860 FTBL MELBOURNE Victory skipper Kevin Muscat has signed a new two-year contract that sees him taking on a coaching role as well as the captaincy31 October 2013 Kevin Muscat appointed as new Melbourne Victory coach https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/oct/31/kevin-muscat-new-melbourne-victory-coach The Guardian Phoenix’s Ernie Merrick was the Victory's inaugural coach and Muscat the club's inaugural captain None Newcastle Jets ECU Edmundo ZuraGardiner James 31 July 2008 Newcastle Jets unveil Edmundo Zura as marquee signing https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/485880/newcastle-jets-unveil-edmundo-zura-as-marquee-signing/?cs=7580 The Newcastle Heraldnote Zura's contract was mutually terminated part-way through his marquee deal on 2 November 2008.Dillon Robert Gardiner James 2 November 2008 Exit Edmundo: Zura bids Jets farewell https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/489595/exit-edmundo-zura-bids-jets-farewell/ The Newcastle Herald AUS Adam D'Apuzzo AUS Jade North13 December 2008 North heading to Korea https://www.newcastlejets.com.au/news/north-heading-korea Newcastle Jets 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. AUS Matt Thompsonnote Thompson replaced North as captain mid-season23 January 2009 Matt Thompson tipping Kaz Patafta to kick on https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/492097/matt-thompson-tipping-kaz-patafta-to-kick-on/ The Newcastle Herald Stand-in Jets captain Matt Thompson has... AUS Ante CovicFebruary 2020 AUS Adam GriffithsFebruary 2020 Perth Glory None AUS Nikita Rukavytsya17 November 2008 Nikita Fills Marquee Role https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/nikita-fills-marquee-role-128591 FTBL Perth Glory striking sensation Nikita Rukavytsya has been confirmed as the club’s Under-23 marquee player for this season. AUS Jamie Coyne15 August 2008 Coyne leads the way for Glory https://www.a-league.com.au/news/coyne-leads-way-glory A-League None Queensland Roar AUS Craig MooreRitson Jon 24 July 2007 Moore Signs With Roar http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/57086,moore-signs-up-with-roar.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20120930141024/http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/57086,moore-signs-up-with-roar.aspx 30 September 2012 FourFourTwo None AUS Craig MooreLomax Andrew 22 December 2008 Former Rangers captain Craig Moore given all-clear after cancer https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/rangers/3902019/Former-Rangers-captain-Craig-Moore-given-all-clear-after-cancer.html The Daily Telegraph Moore, 32, had the operation at a hospital in Brisbane, where he is now captain of Queensland Roar. None Sydney FC AUS John Aloisi3 March 2008 Sydney FC put players on notice http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league/sydney-fc-put-players-on-notice/story-e6frf4h3-1111115692785#.UOElt33LdRw https://archive.today/20121231054244/http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,23306722-5000940,00.html 31 December 2012 Fox Sports Aloisi, 32, signed a lucrative two-year deal as the marquee player... AUS Mark Bridge AUS Steve Corica12 January 2009 Teenage sensation Danning lifts Sydney FC https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/teenage-sensation-danning-lifts-sydney-fc-20090112-gdt9fr.html The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney Captain Steve Corica was left on the bench... None Wellington Phoenix None None NZL Andrew Durante17 July 2008 Durante named Wellington Phoenix skipper http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=598972 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120330072014/http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=598972 30 March 2012 Nine MSN NZL Tim Brown AUS Jon McKain11 August 2008 You Can't Beat McKain: Herbert https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/you-cant-beat-mckain-herbert-119240 FTBL McKain, who will be Phoenix vice-captain this season AUS Richard Johnson Pre-season Challenge Cup 2008 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup 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.2008 Pre-Season Cup Draw https://web.archive.org/web/20110518042209/http://www.a-league.com.au/site/_content/document/00000680-source.pdf 18 May 2011 , Football Federation Australia, 2 May 2008 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 The 2008–09 A-League season was played over 21 rounds, followed by a finals series.Hyundai A-League 2008/09 Season Draw https://web.archive.org/web/20110518042200/http://www.a-league.com.au/site/_content/document/00000678-source.pdf 18 May 2011 , Football Federation Australia, 2 May 2008 League table main WDL Standings Q MV Melbourne Victory AU Adelaide United QR Queensland Roar CCM Central Coast Mariners SFC Sydney FC WP Wellington Phoenix PG Perth Glory NJ Newcastle Jets 12 2 7 39 27 C 11 5 5 31 19 10 6 5 36 25 7 7 7 35 32 7 5 9 33 32 7 5 9 23 31 6 4 11 31 44 4 6 11 21 39 GS green1 Qualification for 2010 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series GS FS yellow1 Qualification for Finals series FS complete ultimatealeague.com 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Results Round 1 15 August 2008 20:00 UTC+10 Newcastle Jets 1–1 Reporthttps://archive.today/20121208185136/http://www.a-league.com.au/Scoreboard_HAL/0000290002/scoreboard.html Summary Central Coast Mariners J. Griffiths 90+1 pen. Simon 87 EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 16,022 Matthew Breeze 16 August 2008 19:00 UTC+10 Sydney FC 0–0 ReportSummary Melbourne Victory Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 16,227 Mark Shield 17 August 2008 17:00 UTC+12 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 ReportSummary Queensland Roar Smeltz 51 Miller 46 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 10,516 Ben Williams 17 August 2008 16:30 UTC+9:30 Adelaide United 1–0 ReportSummary Perth Glory T. Dodd 41 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 10,510 Peter Green Round 2 22 August 2008 19:00 UTC+8 Perth Glory 3–3 Report https://archive.today/20120718042126/http://www.a-league.com.au/Scoreboard_HAL/0000290007/scoreboard.html Summary Newcastle Jets Trinidad 35 pen.Dadi 58Rukavytsya 81 J. Griffiths 20 pen.Coyne 49 o.g.North 90+5 Members Equity Stadium, Perth 8,876 Craig Zetter 23 August 2008 19:00 UTC+10 Central Coast Mariners 2–3 Report Summary Sydney FC Petrovski 13 pen. 67 Corica 6 14 Cole 81 Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford 10,932 Ben Williams 24 August 2008 17:00 UTC+12 Wellington Phoenix 2–4 Report Summary Melbourne Victory Smeltz 29 65 pen. Allsopp 16 35 Ney Fabiano 47 K. Muscat 68 pen. Westpac Stadium, Wellington 6,110 Strebre Delovski 24 August 2008 17:00 UTC+10 Queensland Roar 1–1 Report Summary Adelaide United Miller 47 T. Dodd 8 pen. Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 12,761 Mark Shield Round 3 29 August 2008 18:00 UTC+10 Melbourne Victory 5–0 ReportSummary Newcastle Jets Hernández 41A. Thompson 45+2Allsopp 61 64Brebner 90 Telstra Dome, Melbourne 22,589 Mark Shield 30 August 2008 18:30 UTC+9:30 Adelaide United 3–0 ReportSummary Wellington Phoenix Pantelis 15Cristiano 49 60 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 7,832 Matthew Breeze 31 August 2008 15:00 UTC+10 Sydney FC 5–2 Report Summary Perth Glory Brosque 3Corica 21 pen.Bridge 39Cole 43Topor-Stanley 88 o.g. Dadi 12 67 pen. Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 11,732 Peter Green 31 August 2008 17:00 UTC+10 Queensland Roar 2–4 Report Summary Central Coast Mariners Miller 69van Dijk 73 pen Simon 31Jedinak 48Macallister 64 71 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 12,185 Peter O'Leary Round 4 12 September 2008 18:00 UTC+10 Melbourne Victory 1–0 ReportSummary Adelaide United K. Muscat 64 Telstra Dome, Melbourne 24,812 Matthew Breeze 13 September 2008 19:00 UTC+10 Newcastle Jets 0–0 ReportSummary Sydney FC EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 11,535 Peter O'Leary 14 September 2008 15:00 UTC+8 Perth Glory 0–3 ReportSummary Queensland Roar Moore 14 McKay 23 Miller 45+2 Members Equity Stadium, Perth 8,203 Ben Williams 14 September 2008 17:00 UTC+12 Wellington Phoenix 0–0 ReportSummary Central Coast Mariners Westpac Stadium, Wellington 6,928 Strebre Delovski Round 5 19 September 2008 20:00 UTC+10 Queensland Roar 0–1 Report Summary Newcastle Jets J. Griffiths 83 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 12,103 Craig Zetter 20 September 2008 17:00 UTC+10 Sydney FC 3–0 ReportSummary Adelaide United McFlynn 2Brosque 34 Santalab 79 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 12,462 Ben Williams 20 September 2008 19:00 UTC+10 Central Coast Mariners 2–2 ReportSummary Melbourne Victory Simon 12 84 A. Thompson 16 90+4 Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford 9,010 Peter Green 21 September 2008 15:00 UTC+8 Perth Glory 1–0 ReportSummary Wellington Phoenix Dadi 79 pen. Members Equity Stadium, Perth 4,433 Strebre Delovski Round 6 26 September 2008 20:00 UTC+10 Central Coast Mariners 4–1 Report Summary Perth Glory Petrovski 9Jedinak 29Caceres 45 Osman 64 Rukavytsya 63 Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford 8,016 Mark Shield 27 September 2008 18:30 UTC+9:30 Adelaide United 2–0 Report Summary Newcastle Jets Cristiano 72 89 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 8,111 Strebre Delovski 28 September 2008 17:00 UTC+12 Wellington Phoenix 2–1 Report Summary Sydney FC Smeltz 42 Brown 76 Brosque 20 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 6,729 Chris Beath 28 September 2008 17:00 UTC+10 Melbourne Victory 0–2 ReportSummary Queensland Roar Minniecon 83 Zullo 90+4 Telstra Dome, Melbourne 22,266 Ben Williams Round 7 3 October 2008 19:30 UTC+9:30 Adelaide United 3–3 ReportSummary Central Coast Mariners T. Dodd 7 pen. Cornthwaite 19Cristiano 50 Jedinak 66 pen. 76Simon 84 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 9,074 Ben Williams 4 October 2008 17:00 UTC+10 Melbourne Victory 4–0 ReportSummary Perth Glory Brebner 25 Allsopp 39 71 Vargas 46 Telstra Dome, Melbourne 18,036 Strebre Delovski 4 October 2008 19:00 UTC+10 Sydney FC 1–1 ReportSummary Queensland Roar Musialik 90+3 Miller 49 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 12,403 Matthew Breeze 6 October 2008 15:00 UTC+11 Newcastle Jets 2–2 ReportSummary Wellington Phoenix T. Elrich 59 Patafta 68 Smeltz 52 pen. 89 pen. EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 8,492 Craig Zetter Round 8 17 October 2008 19:30 UTC+10 Queensland Roar 0–1 ReportSummary Adelaide United Cornthwaite 60 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 11,117 Mark Shield 18 October 2008 19:00 UTC+11 Newcastle Jets 1–0 ReportSummary Melbourne Victory Jesic 85 EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 11,384 Matthew Breeze 19 October 2008 15:00 UTC+11 Central Coast Mariners 0–1 ReportSummary Wellington Phoenix K. Dodd 53 Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford 9,011 Ben Williams 19 October 2008 14:00 UTC+8 Perth Glory 2–1 ReportSummary Sydney FC Harnwell 5 47 Santalab 11 Members Equity Stadium, Perth 7,759 Peter O'Leary Round 9 24 October 2008 20:00 UTC+11 Central Coast Mariners 1–0 ReportSummary Newcastle Jets Macallister 33 Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford 10,710 Matthew Breeze 25 October 2008 19:00 UTC+11 Melbourne Victory 0–2 ReportSummary Sydney FC Bridge 20 Aloisi 62 Telstra Dome, Melbourne 31,564 Ben Williams 26 October 2008 16:30 UTC+10:30 Adelaide United 2–1 ReportSummary Perth Glory Alemão 80T. Dodd 82 pen. Rukavytsya 55 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 10,126 Strebre Delovski 26 October 2008 17:00 UTC+13 Wellington Phoenix 0–1 ReportSummary Queensland Roar McCloughan 40 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 6,543 Peter O'Leary Round 10 31 October 2008 19:30 UTC+10:30 Adelaide United 2–3 ReportSummary Melbourne Victory T. Dodd 28 pen. Cássio 67 K. Muscat 55 pen. 81 pen. Celeski 84 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 13,191 Matthew Breeze 1 November 2008 19:00 UTC+11 Sydney FC 3–3 ReportSummary Central Coast Mariners Bridge 28Casey 39McFlynn 57 Simon 63 81Mrdja 78 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 18,251 Strebre Delovski 2 November 2008 17:00 UTC+11 Newcastle Jets 1–2 ReportSummary Queensland Roar J. Griffiths 23 McKay 24Miller 35 EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 10,507 Craig Zetter 2 November 2008 17:00 UTC+9 Perth Glory 2–0 ReportSummary Wellington Phoenix Rukavytsya 15 70 Members Equity Stadium, Perth 7,228 Chris Beath Round 11 7 November 2008 20:00 UTC+11 Sydney FC 1–2 ReportSummary Wellington Phoenix Musialik 77 Bertos 34Smeltz 89 pen. Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 12,856 Craig Zetter 8 November 2008 19:00 UTC+10 Queensland Roar 0–1 ReportSummary Melbourne Victory A. Thompson 71 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 12,022 Peter O'Leary 9 November 2008 17:00 UTC+9 Perth Glory 2–2 ReportSummary Newcastle Jets Rukavytsya 27Dadi 90+2 pen. J. Griffiths 17T. Elrich 45 Members Equity Stadium, Perth 7,837 Matthew Breeze 15 November 2008 19:30 UTC+11 Central Coast Mariners 3–0 ReportSummary Adelaide United Simon 18Petrovski 44Caceres 50 Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford 7,865 Matthew Breeze Round 12 21 November 2008 20:00 UTC+11 Melbourne Victory 2–1 ReportSummary Central Coast Mariners Pondeljak 37 A. Thompson 60 Hutchinson 34 Telstra Dome, Melbourne 21,455 Strebre Delovski 22 November 2008 18:30 UTC+10:30 Adelaide United 2–0 ReportSummary Sydney FC Ognenovski 45+2T. Dodd 78 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 9,509 Ben Williams 23 November 2008 18:00 UTC+13 Wellington Phoenix 2–0 ReportSummary Newcastle Jets Smeltz 79 Hearfield 86 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 5,500 Matthew Breeze 23 November 2008 17:00 UTC+10 Queensland Roar 4–1 ReportSummary Perth Glory van Dijk 45+1 pen. Minniecon 45+3 Miller 55 Nichols 82 Harnwell 57 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 9,118 Peter Green Round 13 28 November 2008 19:30 UTC+13 Wellington Phoenix 2–1 ReportSummary Melbourne Victory Brown 21 Smeltz 58 Allsopp 20 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 7,953 Craig Zetter 28 November 2008 20:00 UTC+10 Sydney FC 1–1 ReportSummary Queensland Roar Corica 64 McKay 12 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 8,502 Matthew Breeze 29 November 2008 18:00 UTC+9 Perth Glory 2–2 ReportSummary Central Coast Mariners Rukavytsya 55 62 Jedinak 31Petrovski 90+2 Members Equity Stadium, Perth 6,496 Peter O'Leary 30 November 2008 17:00 UTC+11 Newcastle Jets 1–1 ReportSummary Adelaide United M. Thompson 56 Ognenovski 90+4 EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 7,136 Chris Beath Round 14 5 December 2008 19:30 UTC+10:30 Adelaide United 6–1 ReportSummary Wellington Phoenix Ognenovski 21Cristiano 43 74Cassio 57 70T. Dodd 90+1 Fred 56 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 9,442 Matthew Breeze 6 December 2008 18:00 UTC+11 Central Coast Mariners 1–1 ReportSummary Queensland Roar Gumprecht 83 van Dijk 11 Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford 8,995 Ben Williams 6 December 2008 18:00 UTC+9 Perth Glory 3–1 ReportSummary Melbourne Victory Dadi 19 23Pellegrino 79 Ney Fabiano 55 Members Equity Stadium, Perth 6,621 Peter Green 7 December 2008 17:00 UTC+11 Newcastle Jets 1–2 ReportSummary Sydney FC Wheelhouse 11 Fyfe 15Gan 78 EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 7,872 Strebre Delovski Round 15 13 December 2008 19:00 UTC+13 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 ReportSummary Perth Glory Brown 83 Dadi 76 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 6,362 Strebre Delovski 13 December 2008 19:00 UTC+11 Central Coast Mariners 2–1 ReportSummary Sydney FC Macallister 11Jedinak 90+1 pen. Aloisi 65 pen. Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford 11,220 Peter Green 14 December 2008 18:00 UTC+10 Queensland Roar 2–1 ReportSummary Newcastle Jets Nichols 45+2van Dijk 90+1 J. Griffiths 26 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 11,048 Ben Williams 6 January 2009Match rescheduled due to Adelaide's participation in FIFA Club World Cup 19:30 UTC+11 Melbourne Victory 1–0 ReportSummary Adelaide United Ward 58 Telstra Dome, Melbourne 27,196 Matthew Breeze Round 16 19 December 2008 19:30 UTC+13 Wellington Phoenix 1–0 ReportSummary Central Coast Mariners Smeltz 2 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 6,722 Chris Beath 19 December 2008 20:00 UTC+11 Newcastle Jets 4–2 ReportSummary Melbourne Victory M. Thompson 16 45 49Song 60 Allsopp 66Ney Fabiano 87 EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 6,268 Craig Zetter 21 December 2008 17:00 UTC+11 Sydney FC 1–4 ReportSummary Perth Glory Musialik 61 Pellegrino 11Golec 36 o.g.Srhoj 49Middleby 69 o.g. Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 12,165 Ben Williams 14 January 2009 19:30 UTC+10:30 Adelaide United 0–0 ReportSummary Queensland Roar Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 14,450 Strebre Delovski Round 17 26 December 2008 20:00 UTC+11 Newcastle Jets 1–2 ReportSummary Central Coast Mariners J. Griffiths 9 pen. Petrovski 67Simon 80 EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 11,413 Peter O'Leary 26 December 2008 20:00 UTC+9 Perth Glory 0–1 ReportSummary Adelaide United Sarkies 40 Members Equity Stadium, Perth 12,581 Craig Zetter 27 December 2008 19:00 UTC+11 Melbourne Victory 3–2 ReportSummary Sydney FC A. Thompson 14Ward 71Ney Fabiano 80 Cole 1Gan 4 Telstra Dome, Melbourne 25,398 Matthew Breeze 28 December 2008 18:00 UTC+10 Queensland Roar 3–2 ReportSummary Wellington Phoenix McKay 39van Dijk 48Oar 90+1 de Vere 11 o.g.Hearfield 46 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 13,115 Ben Williams Round 18 31 December 2008 18:00 UTC+11 Central Coast Mariners 1–0 ReportSummary Perth Glory Hutchinson 80 Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford 15,546 Strebre Delovski 2 January 2009 20:00 UTC+11 Melbourne Victory 2–1 ReportSummary Queensland Roar Allsopp 55Vargas 67 Moore 75 Telstra Dome, Melbourne 23,447 Peter O'Leary 3 January 2009 19:30 UTC+10:30 Adelaide United 2–0 ReportSummary Sydney FC Cássio 45+1Alemão 83 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 23,002 Chris Beath 4 January 2009 19:00 UTC+13 Wellington Phoenix 3–0 ReportSummary Newcastle Jets Bertos 62Smeltz 67 86 pen. Westpac Stadium, Wellington 7,520 Craig Zetter Round 19 9 January 2009 19:30 UTC+10:30 Adelaide United 2–0 ReportSummary Newcastle Jets Barbiero 23Pantelis 74 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 13,585 Peter Green 10 January 2009 19:00 UTC+11 Central Coast Mariners 3–4 ReportSummary Queensland Roar Mrdja 5Simon 55 81 van Dijk 43 48Minniecon 60Porter 69 o.g. Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford 11,454 Matthew Breeze 11 January 2009 18:00 UTC+11 Sydney FC 1–0 ReportSummary Wellington Phoenix Danning 85 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 9,605 Ben Williams 11 January 2009 18:00 UTC+9 Perth Glory 3–2 ReportSummary Melbourne Victory Dadi 32 76Rukavytsya 36 Allsopp 3Ney Fabiano 48 Members Equity Stadium, Perth 9,381 Chris Beath Round 20 16 January 2009 20:00 UTC+11 Melbourne Victory 3–0 ReportSummary Central Coast Mariners Allsopp 68Hernández 71A. Thompson 75 Telstra Dome, Melbourne 24,003 Peter Green 17 January 2009 19:00 UTC+10 Queensland Roar 3–1 ReportSummary Sydney FC van Dijk 16 28 90+3 Danning 25 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 19,111 Craig Zetter 18 January 2009 17:00 UTC+13 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 ReportSummary Adelaide United Barbarouses 31 Reid 9 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 8,241 Chris Beath 18 January 2009 17:00 UTC+11 Newcastle Jets 2–1 ReportSummary Perth Glory Kovacic 41Milligan 55 pen. Bulloch 65 EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 6,665 Kris Griffith-Jones Round 21 23 January 2009 20:00 UTC+11 Melbourne Victory 2–0 ReportJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Summary Wellington Phoenix K. Muscat 40 pen.A. Thompson 90 Telstra Dome, Melbourne 28,905 Strebre Delovski 24 January 2009 20:00 UTC+10 Queensland Roar 4–2 Reporthttps://archive.today/20120720112350/http://www.a-league.com.au/Scoreboard_HAL/0000290086/scoreboard.html Summary Perth Glory Nichols 27Tiatto 63van Dijk 76McCloughan 82 Rukavytsya 21Skorich 66 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 17,367 Peter O'Leary 25 January 2009 17:00 UTC+11 Sydney FC 4–0 ReportSummary Newcastle Jets Brosque 13 41Milligan 77 o.g.Bridge 86 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 9,551 Kevin Docherty 25 January 2009 19:00 UTC+11 Central Coast Mariners 0–1 ReportSummary Adelaide United Cristiano 82 Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford 12,351 Matthew Breeze Finals series Bracket main Bracket 2 y y Melbourne Victory 1 2 4 6 Adelaide United 2 0 0 0 Queensland Roar 3 2 2 4 Central Coast Mariners 4 0 1 1 2 3 Adelaide United Queensland Roar 1 0 1 2 Melbourne Victory Adelaide United 1 0 Semi-finals 6 February 2009 20:00 UTC+11 Central Coast Mariners 0–2 ReportSummary Queensland Roar Nichols 30 van Dijk 54 pen. Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford 9,514 Ben Williams 13 February 2009 19:30 UTC+10 Queensland Roar 2–1 ReportSummary Central Coast Mariners Nichols 21McKay 49 Mrdja 64 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 23,705 Peter Green Queensland Roar won 4–1 on aggregate. 7 February 2009 18:30 UTC+10:30 Adelaide United 0–2 ReportSummary Melbourne Victory Hernández 13Allsopp 89 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 14,119 Strebre Delovski 14 February 2009 19:30 UTC+11 Melbourne Victory 4–0 ReportSummary Adelaide United Thompson 10 Hernández 24 Allsopp 44 Pondeljak 48 Telstra Dome, Melbourne 34,736 Matthew Breeze Melbourne Victory won 6–0 on aggregate. Preliminary final 21 February 2009 18:30 UTC+10:30 Adelaide United 1–0 ReportSummary Queensland Roar Barbiero 25 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 8,472 Strebre Delovski Grand Final 2009 A-League Grand Final 28 February 2009 19:30 UTC+11 Melbourne Victory 1–0 ReportSummary Adelaide United Pondeljak 60 Telstra Dome, Melbourne 53,273 Matthew Breeze 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 21 12 NZ Shane Smeltz Wellington Phoenix 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 11 AUS Matt Simon Central Coast Mariners 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 11 AUS Daniel Allsopp Melbourne Victory 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 11 IDN Sergio van Dijk Queensland Roar 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 10 CIV Eugène Dadi Perth Glory 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 10 AUS Nikita Rukavytsya Perth Glory 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 8 AUS Archie Thompson Melbourne Victory 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 8 BRA Cristiano Adelaide United 2 2 1 2 1 8 SCO Charlie Miller Queensland Roar 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 AUS Travis Dodd Adelaide United 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 AUS Joel Griffiths Newcastle Jets 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 AUS Mile Jedinak Central Coast Mariners 1 1 2 1 1 6 AUS Sasho Petrovski Central Coast Mariners 2 1 1 1 1 5 BRA Ney Fabiano de Oliveira Melbourne Victory 1 1 1 1 1 5 AUS Kevin Muscat Melbourne Victory 1 1 2 1 5 AUS 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 kickTwo goals were scored from penalty kicks Attendance 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. MV 11 31564 18036 22589 +24812 +22266 +18036 +31564 +21455 +25398 +23447 +27196 +24003 +28905 QR 10 19111 9118 12761 +12185 +12103 +11117 +12022 +9118 +11048 +13115 +19111 +17367 SFC 10 18251 8502 16227 +11732 +12462 +12403 +18251 +12856 +8502 +12165 +9605 +9551 AU 11 23002 7832 10510 +7832 +8111 +9074 +10126 +13191 +9509 +9442 +23002 +13585 +14450 CCM 11 15546 7865 10932 +9010 +8016 +9011 +10710 +7865 +8995 +11220 +15546 +11454 +12351 NUJ 10 16022 6268 16022 +11535 +8492 +11384 +10507 +7136 +7872 +6268 +11413 +6665 PG 10 12581 4433 8876 +8203 +4433 +7759 +7228 +7837 +6496 +6621 +12581 +9381 WP 11 10516 5500 10516 +6110 +6928 +6729 +6543 +5500 +7953 +6362 +6722 +7520 +8241 * 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 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 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 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 note References External links A-League official website, including fixtures Football Federation Australia SBS The World Game A-League section FOXSPORTS.com.au A-League section and Official A-League Fantasy competition 2008–09 Category:2008–09 in Australian men's soccer leagues Australia Category:August 2008 sports events in Australia Category:September 2008 sports events in 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 Category:February 2009 sports events in Australia