A-League 2008/09

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The 2008/09 season was the fourth season of the Australian A-League professional football league . Champion became Melbourne Victory for the second time after 2007 with a 1-0 win over Adelaide United . Last year's champions Newcastle United Jets ended the season in last place. For the following season, North Queensland Fury and Gold Coast United, two new teams were added to the league, making this season the last with eight teams for the time being.

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points Comments
 1. Melbourne Victory  21st  12  2  7th 039:270 +12 38 Qualified for the major semi-final
 2. Adelaide United  21st  11  5  5 031:190 +12 38
 3. Queensland Roar  21st  10  6th  5 036:250 +11 36 Qualified for the minor semi-final
 4th Central Coast Mariners  21st  7th  7th  7th 035:320  +3 28
 5. Sydney FC  21st  7th  5  9 033:320  +1 26th
 6th Wellington Phoenix  21st  7th  5  9 023:310  −8 26th
 7th Perth Glory  21st  6th  4th  11 031:440 −13 22nd
 8th. Newcastle United Jets (M)  21st  4th  6th  11 021:390 −18 18th

Final round

  Semifinals Preliminary final Grand final
    L1 L2    
                             
1  Melbourne Victory 2 4th      
2  Adelaide United 0 0             1  Melbourne Victory 1
    2  Adelaide United 1   2  Adelaide United 0
      3  Queensland Roar 0  
3  Queensland Roar 2 2
4th  CC Mariners 0 1  

Grand Final

Melbourne Victory Adelaide United
Melbourne Victory
February 28, 2009 in Melbourne ( Telstra Dome )
Result: 1: 0 (0: 0)
Spectators: 53,273
Referee: Matthew Breeze
Adelaide United


Michael Theoklitos - Matthew Kemp , Rodrigo Vargas , Kevin Muscat , Sebastian Ryall - Nick Ward (56th Evan Berger (89th José Luis López )), Billy Celeski , Carlos Hernández , Tom Pondeljak (83rd Grant Brebner ) - Archie Thompson , Daniel Allsopp Trainer: Ernie Merrick(C)Captain of the crew
 Eugene Galekovic - Daniel Mullen , Robert Cornthwaite , Saša Ognenovski , Scott Jamieson (73rd Cássio ) - Paul Reid , Jonas Salley - Travis Dodd , Fabian Barbiero , Lucas Pantelis (63rd Paul Agostino ) - Cristiano Trainer: Aurelio Vidmar(C)Captain of the crew
goal 1: 0 Pondeljak (60.)
yellow cards Pondeljak (61.) yellow cards Ognenovski (37.), Jamieson (56.), Barbiero (64.), Cornthwaite (81.), Dodd (90.)
Red cards Allsopp (65.) Red cards Cristiano (10.)

Awards

Award winner
Johnny Warren Medal (Player of the Year) Shane Smeltz (Wellington Phoenix)
Reebok Golden Boot Award (Top Goalscorer) Shane Smeltz (Wellington Phoenix)
Hyundai Rising Star Award (Young Player of the Year (U-20)) Scott Jamieson (Adelaide United)
Hyundai A-League Coach of the Year Aurelio Vidmar (Adelaide United)
Zurich Referee of the Year Matthew Breeze
Joe Marston Medal (Best Player in Grand Final) Tom Pondeljak (Melbourne Victory)
Foreign Player of the Year Charlie Miller (Queensland Roar)
Goalkeeper of the Year Eugene Galekovic (Adelaide United)

List of goalscorers

Pl. Nat. player society Gates
1 New ZealandNew Zealand Shane Smeltz Wellington Phoenix 12
2 AustraliaAustralia Matt Simon Central Coast Mariners 11
AustraliaAustralia Daniel Allsopp Melbourne Victory 11
NetherlandsNetherlands Sergio van Dijk Queensland Roar 11
5 Ivory CoastIvory Coast Eugène Dadi Perth Glory 10
AustraliaAustralia Nikita Rukavytsya Perth Glory 10

Venues

society Stadion capacity Average audience
Melbourne Victory Telstra Dome 56,347 24,516
Queensland Roar Suncorp Stadium 52,500 12,995
Sydney FC Sydney Football Stadium 45,500 12,375
Adelaide United Hindmarsh Stadium 17,000 11,712
Central Coast Mariners Central Coast Stadium 20,119 10,465
Newcastle United Jets EnergyAustralia Stadium 26,164 9,729
Perth Glory Members Equity Stadium 18,156 7,942
Wellington Phoenix Westpac Stadium 36,000 7.193

Preseason competitions

Before the start of the A-League season, the mandatory pre-season cup was held.

Pre-Season Challenge Cup

The Pre-Season Challenge Cup 2008 took place in July and August as a run-up to the main season. The eight A-League teams were divided into two preliminary round groups of four teams each and played in a simple league round. The two group winners advanced to the final and played the winner in one game.

Most of the games were played in Australian cities without an A-League team to promote the league there.

In the final Melbourne Victory prevailed 8-7 on penalties against Wellington Phoenix.

Group stage

Group A

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Melbourne Victory  3  2  0  1 003: 200  +1 06th
 2. Adelaide United  3  1  2  0 002: 100  +1 05
 3. Newcastle United Jets  3  0  2  1 001: 200  −1 02
 4th Perth Glory  3  0  1  2 001: 200  −1 01

Group B

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Wellington Phoenix  3  2  1  0 005: 300  +2 07th
 2. Central Coast Mariners  3  2  0  1 005: 200  +3 06th
 3. Sydney FC  3  1  0  2 004: 700  −3 03
 4th Queensland Roar  3  0  1  2 003: 500  −2 01

final

August 6, 2008, 7:30 p.m. Wellington Wellington Phoenix - Melbourne Victory 0: 0, 7: 8 i. E.

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