The following article is a summary of the 2008–09 football season in Australia, which was the 4th competitive season since the restructuring of the domestic system and commencement of the A-League .
Domestic leagues [ ]
A-League [ ]
Regular season [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1
Melbourne Victory (C)
21
12
2
7
39
27
+12
38
Finals Series and 2010 AFC Champions League Group stage
2
Adelaide United
21
11
5
5
31
19
+12
38
3
Queensland Roar
21
10
6
5
36
25
+11
36
Finals Series
4
Central Coast Mariners
21
7
7
7
35
32
+3
28
5
Sydney FC
21
7
5
9
33
32
+1
26
6
Wellington Phoenix
21
7
5
9
23
31
−8
26
7
Perth Glory
21
6
4
11
31
44
−13
22
8
Newcastle Jets
21
4
6
11
21
39
−18
18
Source:
ultimatealeague.com Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Finals series [ ]
Semi Finals
Preliminary Final
Grand Final
L1
L2
1
Melbourne Victory
2
4
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
4
Central Coast Mariners
0
1
W-League [ ]
Regular season [ ]
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:[citation needed ] Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.(C) Champion
Finals series [ ]
National Youth League [ ]
Regular season [ ]
Source:[citation needed ] Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.(C) Champion
Grand Final [ ]
Domestic cups [ ]
A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup [ ]
Main article: 2008 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup
Group A
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
Melbourne Victory
3
2
0
1
3
2
+1
6
Advances to final
Adelaide United
3
1
2
0
2
1
+1
5
Newcastle Jets
3
0
2
1
1
2
−1
2
Perth Glory
3
0
2
1
1
2
−1
2
Source:[citation needed ]
Group B
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
Wellington Phoenix
3
2
1
0
5
3
+2
7
Advances to final
Central Coast Mariners
3
2
0
1
5
2
+3
6
Sydney FC
3
1
0
2
4
7
−3
3
Queensland Roar
3
0
1
2
3
5
−2
1
Source:[citation needed ]
Final
International club competitions [ ]
FIFA Club World Cup [ ]
Adelaide United [ ]
Adelaide United v Gamba Osaka
AFC Champions League [ ]
Central Coast Mariners [ ]
Newcastle Jets [ ]
Beijing Guoan v Newcastle Jets
10 March 2009 Group Stage Beijing Guoan 2–0 Newcastle Jets show Beijing , China20:00
R. Griffiths 7' Du Wenhui 90'
Report
Stadium: Workers Stadium Attendance: 31,895 Referee: Mohsen Basma (Syria )
Newcastle Jets v Ulsan Hyundai
17 March 2009 Group Stage Newcastle Jets 2–0 Ulsan Hyundai show Newcastle , Australia20:00
Petrovski 15' 43'
Report
Stadium: EnergyAustralia Stadium Attendance: 7,415 Referee: Masoud Moradi
Nagoya Grampus v Newcastle Jets
7 April 2009 Group Stage Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Newcastle Jets show Nagoya , Japan19:00
Tamada 65'
Report
Elrich 9'
Stadium: Mizuho Athletic Stadium Attendance: 7,198 Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia )
Newcastle Jets v Nagoya Grampus
22 April 2009 Group Stage Newcastle Jets 0–1 Nagoya Grampus show Newcastle , Australia
Ogawa 57'
Stadium: EnergyAustralia Stadium Attendance: 8,492 Referee: Ali Hamad Madhad Saif Albadwawi
Newcastle Jets v Beijing Guoan
6 May 2009 Group Stage Newcastle Jets 2–1 Beijing Guoan show Newcastle , Australia
Petrovski 88' Rooney 90+4'
R. Griffiths 69'
Stadium: EnergyAustralia Stadium Attendance: 6,106 Referee: A. M. Hussein Abdulrahman
Ulsan Hyundai v Newcastle Jets
20 May 2009 Group Stage Ulsan Hyundai 0–1 Newcastle Jets show Ulsan , South Korea
Hoffman 36'
Stadium: Munsu Cup Stadium Referee: Abdul Malik bin Abdul Bashir
National teams [ ]
Men's senior [ ]
Friendlies [ ]
Australia v South Africa
19 August 2008 Friendly Australia 2–2 South Africa show London, England
Sterjovski 25' Kennedy 38'
(Report)
Nkosi 21' Modise 58'
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Howard Webb (England )
Netherlands v Australia
6 September 2008 Friendly Netherlands 1–2 Australia show Eindhoven , Netherlands
Huntelaar 6'
(Report)
Kewell 45+1' (pen. ) Kennedy 76'
Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Martin Atkinson (England )
FIFA World Cup qualification [ ]
Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Bahrain v Australia
Japan v Australia
Australia v Bahrain
Australia v Japan
AFC Asian Cup qualification [ ]
Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Indonesia v Australia
28 January 2009 Indonesia 0–0 Australia show Jakarta , Indonesia 19:30 (UTC+07:00 )
Report
Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore )
Men's under-23 [ ]
Friendlies [ ]
China PR v Australia
20 July 2008 China PR 1–0 Australia show Changchun , China
Zhao Xuri 78'
Report
Stadium: Changchun City Stadium
Japan v Australia
24 July 2008 Japan 2–1 Australia show Kobe , Japan
Kagawa 42' Okazaki 90'
Report
Thompson 35'
Olympics [ ]
Australia v Serbia
Men's under-20 [ ]
Friendlies [ ]
AFF U-19 Youth Championship [ ]
AFC U-19 Championship [ ]
Main article: 2008 AFC U-19 Championship
Men's under-17 [ ]
Friendlies [ ]
Australia v Japan
10 April 2009 Australia 3–2 Japan show Canberra , Australia
2' , 62' 30'
Report [permanent dead link ]
Hayakawa 10' Kanda 37'
Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport Attendance: 300 Referee: (Australia )
AFF U-16 Youth Championship [ ]
AFC U-16 Championship [ ]
Women's senior [ ]
Friendlies [ ]
AFF Women's Championship [ ]
Women's under-20 [ ]
Friendlies [ ]
AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification [ ]
Australia v India
2 November 2011 Australia 18–0 India show Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia 16:00 (UTC+08:00 )
Polias 7' Kerr 9' , 14' 13' , 20' , 48' , 69' Sykes 22' , 27' , 37' , 43' Quigley 33' , 52' , 79' Studman 78' Simon 80' Gorry 83' van Egmond 90+1'
Report
Stadium: KLFA Stadium Attendance: 20 Referee: Shen Huang Ying (China PR )
Women's under-17 [ ]
AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification [ ]
v Australia
8 November 2008 0–17 Australia show Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
Report
Foord 2' , 16' , 20' , 23' , 49' , 77' 5' , 10' , 34' Searl 8' Allen 17' , 40' Wallace 67' , 81' , 89' 77' (o.g. ) Stott 87'
Stadium: MBPJ Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: (India )
Philippines v Australia
15 November 2008 Philippines 0–20 Australia show Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
Report
7' , 43' , 48' Stott 13' , 31' Foord 16' , 34' , 44' Wallace 22' , 42' Kennedy 29' , 87' 58' Searl 60' Andrews 62' , 72' , 90' Whitfield 54' , 64' , 80'
Stadium: MBPJ Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: (India )
References [ ]
External links [ ]
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