2008–09 A-League National Youth League

The A-League National Youth League's 2008–09 season was the first season of the Australian A-League National Youth League football competition.

A-League National Youth League
Season2008–09
ChampionsSydney FC (1st title)
Matches played41
Goals scored199 (4.85 per match)
Top goalscorerFrancesco Monterosso (13 goals)
Biggest home winAdelaide United 5–0 Newcastle Jets
(9 January 2009)
Biggest away winNewcastle Jets 1–7 Sydney FC
(7 February 2009)
Highest scoringPerth Glory 3–5 Sydney FC
(19 October 2008)
Newcastle Jets 1–7 Sydney FC
(7 February 2009)
Longest winning run8 matches
Sydney FC
Longest unbeaten run8 matches
Sydney FC
Longest winless run9 matches
Newcastle Jets
Longest losing run9 matches
Newcastle Jets

Regular season

The season was played over 21 rounds, with 3 byes per team, followed by a grand final for the top two teams.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC Youth (C) 18 13 2 3 43 22 +21 41 Qualification to Grand Final
2 Adelaide United Youth 18 10 5 3 36 14 +22 35
3 Brisbane Roar Youth 18 10 3 5 34 22 +12 33
4 Perth Glory Youth 18 7 2 9 28 31 −3 23
5 Central Coast Mariners Academy 18 6 2 10 20 36 −16 20
6 Melbourne Victory Youth 18 6 1 11 21 26 −5 19
7 Newcastle Jets Youth 18 3 1 14 17 48 −31 10
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Home and away season

Round 1
Melbourne Victory0–2Queensland Roar
Result[1] McVey  50'
Nichols  65'
Central Coast Mariners0–1Perth Glory
Report[2] Boi  57'
Bluetongue Stadium
Adelaide United0–0Newcastle Jets
Report[3]

Round 2
Adelaide United3–0Central Coast Mariners
Monterosso  20'  28'
Younis  85'		 Report[4]
Sydney FC2–1Queensland Roar
Biddle  68'
Payne  75'		 Report[5] McVey  14'
Referee: Chris Beath
Melbourne Victory0–2Perth Glory
Report[6] Trinidad  34'  90+2'
Referee: Lucien Laverdure

Round 3
Sydney FC2–1Adelaide United
Rooney  29'
Bulut  69'		 Report[7] De Bono  72'
Referee: Steven Gregory
Central Coast Mariners2–1Melbourne Victory
D'Apuzzo  44'
Macallister  66'		 Report[8] Hatzimouratis  15'
Bluetongue Stadium
Referee: Tim McGilchrist
Queensland Roar3–0Newcastle Jets
Grossman  38'  90+2'
McCloughan  49'		 Report[9]
Attendance: 367
Referee: Alan Milliner

Round 4
Queensland Roar0–1Adelaide United
Report[10] Monterosso  19'
Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 706
Referee: Kevin Docherty
Newcastle Jets0–1Melbourne Victory
Report[11] Elasi  78'
EnergyAustralia Stadium
Referee: Kurt Ams
Perth Glory3–5Sydney FC
Jukic  23'  28'  72' Report[12] Rooney  15'  43'  44'
Jurman  70'
Gan  83'
Members Equity Stadium
Referee: David Costello

Round 5
Central Coast Mariners0–4Newcastle Jets
Report[13] Pinto  21'
Karakolevski  38'
Virgili  83'
Mooy  89'
Bluetongue Stadium
Referee: James Lewis
Adelaide United0–0Perth Glory
Report[14]
Referee: Regis Queffelec
Melbourne Victory1–2Sydney FC
Pantelidis  22' Report[15] Danning  69'  85'
Bob Jane Stadium
Referee: Kevin Docherty

Round 6
Adelaide United3–1Melbourne Victory
Monterosso  47'  90+3'
Costa  56'		 Report[16] Lokvancic  20'
Referee: Stephen Toth
Sydney FC2–1Central Coast Mariners
Gan  52'
Bulut  89'		 Report[17] Smith  37'
Referee: Gary Vandeburgt
Newcastle Jets0–3Queensland Roar
Report[18] McVey  26'
Bevan  60'
Grossman  63'
EnergyAustralia Stadium

Round 7
Queensland Roar3–1Melbourne Victory
McVey  34'
Grossman  60'  87'		 Report[19] Hatzimouratis  12'
Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 750
Perth Glory2–1Newcastle Jets
Vittiglia  55'
Skorich  77' (Pen)		 Report[20] Virgili  58'
Members Equity Stadium
Referee: Troy Miller
Central Coast Mariners1–6Adelaide United
Smith  90+3' Report[21] Tobias  11'
Doyle  22'
Younis  32'  77'
Sarkies  40'  90+2'
Bluetongue Stadium
Referee: Stuart Wolfe

Round 8
Sydney FC3–0Perth Glory
Rooney  5'  74'
Golec  90+4'		 Report[22]
Attendance: 400 (approx)
Referee: Brett Hookham
Melbourne Victory0–1Newcastle Jets
Report[23] Jesic  27'
Bob Jane Stadium
Referee: Alex Azcurra
Queensland Roar2–1Central Coast Mariners
Smits  4'
Oar  81'		 Report[24] Vidovic  14' (Pen)
Referee: Alan Milliner

Round 9
Adelaide United0–1Sydney FC
Report[25] Gan  35'
Referee: Regis Queffelec
Melbourne Victory1–1Central Coast Mariners
Lujic  56' Report[26] Mrdja  42'
Bob Jane Stadium
Referee: Lucien Lavedure
Queensland Roar5–1Perth Glory
Grossman  43'  51'  88'
Oar  47'
McVey  59'		 Report[27] Babalj  67'
Suncorp Stadium
Referee: Nathan MacDonald

Round 10
Sydney FC3–0Queensland Roar
Biddle  14'
Rooney  73'
Bulut  78'		 Report[28]
Perth Glory1–2Central Coast Mariners
Vittiglia  58' Report[29] Vidovic  70'
Wright  86'
Members Equity Stadium
Referee: David Costello
Newcastle Jets0–3Adelaide United
Report[30] Mullen  41'
Monterosso  77'
Tobias  88'
EnergyAustralia Stadium
Referee: James Gillet

Round 11
Perth Glory3–1Melbourne Victory
Eli Babalj  17'
Jukic  77'
Vittiglia  87'		 Report[31] Elasi  50'
Members Equity Stadium
Referee: Troy Miller
Central Coast Mariners1–0Queensland Roar
Owens  28' Report[32]
Bluetongue Stadium
Referee: Tim McGilchrist
Newcastle Jets3–2Sydney FC
Regan  5'
Mooy  47'
Karakolevski  88'		 Report[33] Rooney  39'  87'
Referee: James Lewis

Round 12
Central Coast Mariners1–3Sydney FC
Owens  29' Report[34] Cairncross  5'
Munro  48'
Danning  87'
Bluetongue Stadium
Referee: Kurt Ams
Queensland Roar3–2Newcastle Jets
Mundy  47'
Smits  65'
Antun Kovacic  90' (o.g.)		 Report[35] Regan  44'
Karakolevski  60'
Referee: Nathan MacDonald
Melbourne Victory0–1Adelaide United
Report[36] Ciarla  51'
Bob Jane Stadium

Round 13
Newcastle Jets0–2Melbourne Victory
Report[37] De Lizia  22'
Elasi  52'
EnergyAustralia Stadium
Referee: Kevin Docherty
Sydney FC1–0Perth Glory
Mileski  90+5' Report[38]
Attendance: 220
Referee: Gary Vandeburgt
Adelaide United1–1Queensland Roar
Marrone  45+1' Report[39] Bratten  88'
Referee: Stephen Toth

Round 14
Newcastle Jets2–4Central Coast Mariners
Mooy  31'
Karakolevski  42'		 Report[40] Smith  3'
Mrdja  27'  69'
Owens  65'
EnergyAustralia Stadium
Perth Glory2–0Adelaide United
Hesketh  64'
Sammut  90+3'		 Report[41]
Members Equity Stadium
Referee: Steven Gregory
Melbourne Victory3–1Sydney FC
Elasi  47',  80',  90+3' Report[42] Mileski  48'
Epping Soccer Stadium
Referee: Alex Azcurra

Round 15
Central Coast Mariners2–2Perth Glory
Boogaard  62'
Owens  71'		 Report[43] Skoric  22'
Clark  29' (o.g.)
Frank Millington Field
Referee: Brett Hookham
Adelaide United3–3Sydney FC
Agostino  13'
Marrone  22'
Mullen  29' (Pen)		 Report[44] Payne  4'  49'
Golec  34'
Referee: Regis Queffelec
Melbourne Victory3–0Queensland Roar
Elasi  25'  65'
Behich  59'		 Report[45]
Epping Soccer Stadium
Referee: Lucien Lavedure

Round 16
Adelaide United5–0Newcastle Jets
De Bono  8'  31'
Spagnuolo  29'  56'
Monterosso  76'		 Report[46]
Referee: Elvis Mustafic
Central Coast Mariners0–3Queensland Roar
Report[47] Smits  25'  68'  86'
Bluetongue Stadium
Referee: Stuart Wolfe
Perth Glory0–2Melbourne Victory
Report[48] Hatzimouratis  52'
Behich  79'

Round 17
Newcastle Jets2–5Perth Glory
  • Martin  71'
  • Wheeler  77'
 Report[49]
Referee: Stuart Wolfe
Melbourne Victory1–2Central Coast Mariners
Theodore  9' Report[50]
Epping Soccer Stadium
Referee: Kevin Docherty
Queensland Roar1–1Sydney FC
Cernak  58' Report[51] Mileski  64'
Attendance: 166

Round 18
Queensland Roar3–2Perth Glory
Brattan  56'
Grossman  78'  79'		 Report[52] Fondyke  1'
Boi  13'
Suncorp Stadium
Referee: Alan Milliner
Sydney FC2–0Newcastle Jets
Triantis  55'
Lustica  80'		 Report[53]
Referee: James Lewis
Central Coast Mariners0–2Adelaide United
Report[54] De Nono  43'
Monterosso  72'
Bluetongue Stadium
Referee: Tim McGilchrist

Round 19
Newcastle Jets1–2Central Coast Mariners
Virgili  24' Report[55] Boogaard  55'
Osman  63'
Adelaide United3–0Perth Glory
Monterosso  1'  46'  50' Report[56]
Sydney FC2–3Melbourne Victory
Payne  57'
Gan  66'		 Report[57] Elasi  36'  45'
Hatzimouratis  51'

Round 20
Perth Glory0–1Queensland Roar
Report[58] Bratten  39' (Pen)
Referee: David Costello
Newcastle Jets1–7Sydney FC
Virgili  6' Report[59] Payne  16'
Danning  19'
Grant  23'
Regan  34' (o.g.)
Munro  42'
Gan  79'
Cairncross  84'
Melbourne Victory0–1Adelaide United
Report[60] Griffiths  11'
Bob Jane Stadium

Round 21
Queensland Roar3–3Adelaide United
Kruse  23'
Smits  30'
Grossman  51'		 Report[61] Allwright  32'
Monterosso  36'  75'
Spencer Park Stadium[lower-alpha 4]
Referee: Chris Beath
Perth Glory4–0Newcastle Jets
Vittiglia  4'
Boi  48'
Jukic  60'  78'		 Report[62]
Central Coast Mariners0–1Sydney FC
Report[63] Mileski  8'
Pluim Park

Notes
  1. Match re-scheduled due to rain.
  2. Match re-scheduled due to Adelaide's participation in FIFA Club World Cup
  3. Match re-scheduled due to Adelaide's participation in FIFA Club World Cup
  4. The venue for this match was changed due to adverse weather conditions

Grand final
Adelaide United0–2Sydney FC
Report[64] Haydar  21'
Mileski  77'

Leading scorers
Pos Player Team Gls
1
 Francesco Monterosso Adelaide United
13
2
 Chris Grossman Queensland Roar
11
3
 Nathan Elasi Melbourne Victory
10
4
 Sean Rooney Sydney FC
9
5
 Andrija Jukic Perth Glory
6
Tim Smits Queensland Roar

Awards

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