2008–09 W-League

W-League 2008–09
League	W-League
Sport	Women's association football
Duration	2008–2009
Number of teams	8
TV partner(s)	ABC1 (1 game + highlights)
W-League season
Champions	Queensland Roar
Premiers	Queensland Roar
Top scorer	Leena Khamis (7)

The 2008–09 W-League season was the first season of the W-League, the Australian national women's football (soccer) competition. The season was played over 10 rounds, followed by a finals series.^[1] Queensland Roar were crowned as Champions for winning the home-and-away season and also Premiers after defeating Canberra United 2–0 in the final.

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Queensland Roar (C)	10	8	1	1	27	7	+20	25	Qualification to Finals series
2	Newcastle Jets	10	5	2	3	17	12	+5	17
3	Canberra United	10	4	4	2	14	10	+4	16
4	Sydney FC	10	4	2	4	15	12	+3	14
5	Melbourne Victory	10	4	0	6	13	13	0	12
6	Central Coast Mariners	10	4	0	6	15	20	−5	12
7	Perth Glory	10	3	2	5	14	24	−10	11
8	Adelaide United	10	2	1	7	11	28	−17	7

Updated to match(es) played on 28 December 2008. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Round 1

25 October 2008
13:00

Perth Glory	0–4	Sydney FC
	Report	Khamis 6' 8' Small 39' Garriock 61'

Members Equity Stadium

Referee: Sara Hodson

25 October 2008
16:00

Melbourne Victory	2–0	Central Coast Mariners
Oostdam 52' Tegg 60'	Report

Docklands Stadium

Referee: Lee Corey

25 October 2008
17:00

Queensland Roar	4–1	Adelaide United
Harch 22' 66' Colthorpe 58' Ferguson 64'	Report	Black 46'

Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre

Attendance: 835

Referee: Kirralee Gardener

26 October 2008
13:30

Newcastle Jets	2–1	Canberra United
Gill 24' 82'	Report	McDonnell 2'

Wanderers Oval

Attendance: 1,100

Referee: Jacqui Melksham

Round 2

31 October 2008
16:45

Adelaide United	3–2	Newcastle Jets
Scalzi 11' 46' 50'	Report	Day 38' Salisbury 89'

Hindmarsh Stadium

Referee: Sara Hodson

1 November 2008
15:00

Queensland Roar	0–1	Canberra United
	Report	Mowbray 16'

Perry Park

Attendance: 610

Referee: Pru Donohoe

1 November 2008
16:00

Sydney FC	2–1	Melbourne Victory
Bolger 55' Khamis 82'	Report	Groenewald 24'

Parramatta Stadium

Referee: Jacqui Melksham

1 November 2008
18:00

Central Coast Mariners	3–1	Perth Glory
Camilleri 69' Rollason 83' 91' (pen.)	Report	May 85'

Parramatta Stadium

Attendance: 832

Referee: Amelia Morris

Round 3

8 November 2008
16:00

Melbourne Victory	3–0	Perth Glory
Karp 47' (pen.) Hawkins 75' (o.g.) Bisby 82'	Report

Bob Jane Stadium

Referee: Kate Jacewicz

8 November 2008
19:00

Newcastle Jets	0–2	Queensland Roar
	Report	Beutel 14' Colthorpe 84'

Oakes Oval

Attendance: 1,140

Referee: Casey Reibelt

9 November 2008
14:30

Adelaide United	3–2	Sydney FC
Black 7' Gilbert 30' (o.g.) Balomenos 48'	Report	Khamis 4' Ledbrook 69'

Hindmarsh Stadium

Referee: Kirralee Gardener

9 November 2008
17:00

Canberra United	1–2	Central Coast Mariners
Brush 51' (pen.)	Report	Simon 46', 73'

McKellar Park

Attendance: 1,637

Referee: Jacqui Melksham

Round 4

15 November 2008
16:00

Sydney FC	1–1	Newcastle Jets
Khamis 48'	Report	Gill 68'

Campbelltown Stadium

Referee: Lee Corey

15 November 2008
16:00

Perth Glory	3–2	Adelaide United
McCallum 25' De Vanna 41' Alagich 56' (o.g.)	Report	Black 90' Balomenos 90+3'

Members Equity Stadium

Referee: Prue Donohoe

15 November 2008
18:00

Central Coast Mariners	0–5	Queensland Roar
	Report	Polkinghorne 12' Harch 66' Colthorpe 68' (pen.) Kellond-Knight 80' Latham 89'

Campbelltown Stadium

Referee: Kate Jacewicz

15 November 2008
19:00

Melbourne Victory	0–1	Canberra United
	Report	McDonnell 24'

Bob Jane Stadium

Attendance: 700

Referee: Casey Reibelt

Round 5

22 November 2008
16:00

Canberra United	0–0	Adelaide United
	Report

McKellar Park

Attendance: 804

Referee: Casey Reibelt

22 November 2008
17:00

Queensland Roar	2–0	Melbourne Victory
Beutel 33' Butt 57'	Report

Ballymore Stadium

Referee: Lee Corey

22 November 2008
18:00

Sydney FC	2–0	Central Coast Mariners
Khamis 23' Gilbert 38'	Report

Campbelltown Stadium

Attendance: 652

Referee: Prue Donohoe

23 November 2008
15:00

Newcastle Jets	4–1	Perth Glory
Pearce 17' Gill 24' Jones 27' Amber Neilson 76'	Report	Tabain 6'

Wanderers Oval

Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Round 6

29 November 2008
14:30

Adelaide United	0–3	Melbourne Victory
	Report	Kuralay 36', 71' Diagiammarco 64'

Hindmarsh Stadium

Referee: Prue Donohoe

29 November 2008
15:00

Queensland Roar	3–0	Sydney FC
Reuter 12' Ferguson 30' Beutel 63'	Report

Ballymore Stadium

Attendance: 580

Referee: Sara Hodson

29 November 2008
18:00

Central Coast Mariners	2–4	Newcastle Jets
Rollason 65' Simon 90+1'	Report	Jones 34' van Egmond 44', 46' Peters 77'

Campbelltown Stadium

Attendance: 211

Referee: Kirralee Gardener

30 November 2008
16:00

Perth Glory	2–2	Canberra United
D'Ovidio 33' de Vanna 54'	Report	Munoz 81' Sykes 89'

Members Equity Stadium

Attendance: 479

Referee: Lee Corey

Round 7

6 December 2008
15:30

Adelaide United	0–6	Central Coast Mariners
	Report	Camilleri 34', 58' Kingsley 50', 60' Simon 62', 83'

Hindmarsh Stadium

Referee: Kate Jacewicz

6 December 2008
18:00

Canberra United	1–1	Sydney FC
Munoz 37'	Report	Marsh 43' (Pen)

McKellar Park

Attendance: 840

Referee: Prue Donohoe

6 December 2008
19:00

Melbourne Victory	1–0	Newcastle Jets
Timko 82'	Report

Epping Stadium

Referee: Sara Hodson

7 December 2008
16:00

Perth Glory	3–5	Queensland Roar
Kerr 7' De Vanna 40' Tabain 45'	Report	Colthorpe 2' Harch 49' Kellond-Knight 57' Latham 89' Beutel 90+3'

Members Equity Stadium

Referee: Casey Reibelt

Round 8

13 December 2008
16:00

Melbourne Victory	1–3	Queensland Roar
Timko 26'	Report	Beutel 9' Ferguson 23' Butt 55'

Bob Jane Stadium

Referee: Kate Jacewicz

13 December 2008
16:00

Sydney FC	0–1	Perth Glory
	Report	Tabain 64'

Parramatta Stadium

Attendance: 300

Referee: Sara Hodson

13 December 2008
18:00

Central Coast Mariners	0–3	Canberra United
	Report	Brush 21' Crawford 71' Munoz 77'

Parramatta Stadium

Attendance: 300

Referee: Kirralee Gardener

14 December 2008
17:00

Newcastle Jets	2–1	Adelaide United
Smith 35' Neilson 81'	Report	Balomenos 19' (pen.)

Wanderers Oval

Referee: Lee Corey

Round 9

19 December 2008
19:30

Adelaide United	1–3	Perth Glory
Scalzi 90+2'	Report	Tabain 52' McCallum 71' D'Ovidio 86'

Hindmarsh Stadium

Referee: Lee Corey

20 December 2008
16:00

Newcastle Jets	2–0	Sydney FC
Gill 21', 28'	Report

Campbelltown Stadium

Attendance: 300

Referee: Jacqui Melksham

20 December 2008
18:00

Queensland Roar	2–0	Central Coast Mariners
Beutel 51' Harch 57'	Report

Ballymore Stadium

Attendance: 940

Referee: Prue Donohoe

20 December 2008
18:00

Canberra United	3–2	Melbourne Victory
Brush 35' Mowbray 83' Chapman 90+3'	Report	Groenewald 82' Oostdam 85'

McKellar Park

Attendance: 1,152

Referee: Lee Corey

Round 10

27 December 2008
16:00

Central Coast Mariners	2–0	Melbourne Victory
Kingsley 87' O'Reilly 90+2'	Report

Parramatta Stadium

Attendance: 795

Referee: Kate Jacewicz

27 December 2008
18:00

Sydney FC	3–2	Adelaide United
Khamis 4' Ledbrook 6' Burgess 28'	Report	Balomenos 52' Swaffer 59'

Parramatta Stadium

Attendance: 795

Referee: Casey Reibelt

27 December 2008
18:00

Canberra United	1–1	Queensland Roar
Munoz 66'	Report	Popovic 87'

McKellar Park

Attendance: 712

Referee: Jacqui Melksham

28 December 2008
16:00

Perth Glory	0–0	Newcastle Jets
	Report

Members Equity Stadium

Attendance: 693

Referee: Lee Corey

Finals Series

Bracket

Semi Finals			Grand Final


1	Queensland Roar	1 (5)

4	Sydney FC	1 (4)
			1	Queensland Roar	2

			3	Canberra United	0
2	Newcastle Jets	0

3	Canberra United	1

Semi-Final

10 January 2009
16:00

Newcastle Jets	0–1	Canberra United
	Report	Mowbray 26'

EnergyAustralia Stadium

Attendance: 2,889

Referee: Sara Hodson

11 January 2009
15:00

Queensland Roar	1 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Sydney FC
Butt 29'	Report	O'Neill 71'
Penalties
Dumount Butt Kellond-Knight Harch Beaumount Reuter	5–4	Brogan Bolger Clifford Ledbrook Khamis Walsh

Ballymore Stadium

Attendance: 1,891

Referee: Jacqui Melksham

Final

17 January 2009
16:00

Queensland Roar	2–0	Canberra United
Harch 6' Butt 23'	Report

Ballymore Stadium

Attendance: 4,554

Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Leading scorers

Total	Player		Team	Goals per Round
Total	Player		Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
7		Leena Khamis	Sydney FC	2	1	1	1	1					1
6		Courtney Beutel	Queensland Roar			1		1	1	1	1	1
6		Katie Gill	Newcastle Jets	2			1	1				2
5		Lana Harch	Queensland Roar	2			1			1		1
5		Kyah Simon	Central Coast Mariners			2			1	2
4		Lauren Colthorpe	Queensland Roar	1		1	1		1
4		Caitlin Munoz	Canberra United						1	1	1		1
4		Sandra Scalzi	Adelaide United		3							1
4		Marianna Tabain	Perth Glory					1		1	1	1
As of the end of the regular season

A goal was scored from a penalty kick

Awards

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
Hat Trick Award: Sandra Scalzi, Adelaide United – Round 2, Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets
Fair Play Award: Queensland Roar
Referee of the Year: Jacqui Melksham
Coach of the Year: Jeff Hopkins, Queensland Roar

References

↑ "Westfield W-League draw released". A-League. 6 October 2008. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010.

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[1] "Westfield W-League draw released". A-League. 6 October 2008. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010.

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2008–09 W-League

Regular season

League table

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Finals Series

Bracket

Semi-Final

Final

Leading scorers

Awards

See also

References