2008–09 W-League

The 2008–09 W-League was the first season of the W-League, the top Australian professional women's soccer league, since its establishment in 2008.

W-League
Season2008–09
Dates25 October 2008 – 17 January 2009
Matches played41
Goals scored130 (3.17 per match)
Biggest home winQueensland Roar 4–1 Adelaide United
(25 October 2008)
Melbourne Victory 3–0 Perth Glory
(8 November 2008)
Newcastle Jets 4–1 Perth Glory
(23 November 2008)
Queensland Roar 3–0 Sydney FC
(29 November 2008)
Biggest away winAdelaide United 0–6 Central Coast Mariners
(6 December 2008)
Highest scoringPerth Glory 3–5 Queensland Roar
(7 December 2008)
2009

The season was played over 10 rounds, followed by a finals series.[1] Queensland Roar were crowned as Premiers for winning the home-and-away season and also Champions after defeating Canberra United 2–0 in the Grand Final.

Teams

Eight teams competed in the league.

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Adelaide United Adelaide Hindmarsh Stadium 16,500
Canberra United Canberra McKellar Park 3,500
Central Coast Mariners Gosford Parramatta Stadium 24,000
Melbourne Victory Melbourne Bob Jane Stadium 12,000
Newcastle Jets Newcastle Wanderers Oval 1,000
Perth Glory Perth Members Equity Stadium 20,500
Queensland Roar Brisbane Ballymore Stadium 18,000
Sydney FC Sydney Parramatta Stadium 24,000

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 unknown. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Results

Home \ Away ADL CAN CCM MVC NEW PER QLD SYD
Adelaide United 0–6 0–3 3–2 1–3 3–2
Canberra United 0–0 1–2 3–2 1–1 1–1
Central Coast Mariners 0–3 2–0 2–4 3–1 0–5
Melbourne Victory 0–1 2–0 1–0 3–0 1–3
Newcastle Jets 2–1 2–1 4–1 0–2 2–0
Perth Glory 3–2 2–2 0–0 3–5 0–4
Queensland Roar 4–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 3–0
Sydney FC 3–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 28 December 2008. Source: WorldFootball.net
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Finals series

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-finals

10 January 2009 Newcastle Jets0–1Canberra UnitedNewcastle
16:00 AEST
Stadium: Wanderers Oval
Attendance: 2,889
Referee: Sara Hodson

Grand Final

17 January 2009 Queensland Roar2–0Canberra UnitedBrisbane
16:00 AEST
Stadium: Ballymore Stadium
Attendance: 4,553
Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Leading scorers

Total Player Team Goals per Round
 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10
7Leena KhamisSydney FC211111
6Courtney BeutelQueensland Roar111111
6Katie GillNewcastle Jets2112
5Lana HarchQueensland Roar2111
5Kyah SimonCentral Coast Mariners212
4Lauren ColthorpeQueensland Roar1111
4Caitlin MunozCanberra United1111
4Sandra ScalziAdelaide United31
4Marianna TabainPerth Glory1111
As of the end of the regular season
A goal was scored from a penalty kick

Awards

See also

  • Adelaide United W-League season 2008-09
  • Queensland Roar W-League season 2008-09
  • Canberra United W-League season 2008-09
  • Central Coast Mariners W-League season 2008-09
  • Melbourne Victory FC W-League season 2008-09
  • Newcastle Jets W-League season 2008-09
  • Perth Glory W-League season 2008-09
  • Sydney FC W-League season 2008-09

References

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