A-League 2008-09

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A-League 2008-09
League	A-League
Sport	Association football
Duration	2008-2009
Number of teams	8
Total attendance	-
TV partner/s	Fox Sports Sky Sports (UK Highlights)
A-League season
Champions	TBA
Premiers	TBA
Top scorer	-
Pre-season Cup
Champions	TBA
A-League seasons < 2007-08

The A-League's 2008-09 season will be the fourth season of the Australian A-League football competition.

Based on their 2007-08 performances, Central Coast Mariners and Newcastle Jets will compete in the 2009 AFC Champions League for the first time.

Changes to the league include:

• Adelaide United playing an increased number of games at Adelaide Oval.^[1]
• The introduction of a youth league aligned with A-League clubs.^[2]
• An increase in the salary cap to AU$ 1.9 million. ^[3]
• The addition of a Junior Marquee player. (A player under the age of 23 who has up to $AU 150,000 of his salary outside of the cap. ^[4]
• Injury replacement players can only match the injured players' salary, or have any excess included within the total Salary Cap. ^[5]
• A-League squads will be increased to 30 or 35 ^[6] (inclusive of Youth Team Players)

Two new clubs, North Queensland Thunder and the Gold Coast Galaxy.^[7][8] had received tentative licences from the FFA but these were revoked for season 2008-09 on March 12th 2008. ^[9] Expansion plans now seem on hold until season 2009-10.

Contents 1 Pre-Season Challenge Cup 2 A-League 2.1 Round 1 2.2 Round 2 2.3 Round 3 2.4 Round 4 2.5 Round 5 2.6 Round 6 2.7 Round 7 2.8 Round 8 2.9 Round 9 2.10 Round 10 2.11 Round 11 2.12 Round 12 2.13 Round 13 2.14 Round 14 2.15 Round 15 2.16 Round 16 2.17 Round 17 2.18 Round 18 2.19 Round 19 2.20 Round 20 2.21 Round 21 2.22 Finals 3 Player transfers 3.1 Adelaide United 3.2 Central Coast Mariners 3.3 Melbourne Victory 3.4 Newcastle Jets 3.5 Perth Glory 3.6 Queensland Roar 3.7 Sydney FC 3.8 Wellington Phoenix 4 References

[edit] Pre-Season Challenge Cup

Main article: 2008 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup

All A-League clubs will play the pre-season cup competition to be held in July and August, and have been drawn into two groups. Group A is Newcastle Jets, Adelaide United, Melbourne Victory, Perth Glory and Group B is Sydney FC, Queensland Roar, Central Coast Mariners and Wellington Phoenix. The winner of each group will meet in the cup final on 6 August 2008.^[10]

[edit] A-League

The 2008-09 A-League season will again be played over 21 rounds, followed by a finals series.^[11]

[edit] Round 1

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date	Venue	Crowd	Reports
Newcastle Jets	–	Central Coast Mariners	15 August 2008	EnergyAustralia Stadium
Sydney FC	–	Melbourne Victory	16 August 2008	Sydney Football Stadium
Wellington Phoenix	–	Queensland Roar	17 August 2008	Westpac Stadium
Adelaide United	–	Perth Glory	17 August 2008	Hindmarsh Stadium

[edit] Round 2

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date	Venue	Crowd	Reports
Perth Glory	–	Newcastle Jets	22 August 2008	Members Equity Stadium
Central Coast Mariners	–	Sydney FC	23 August 2008	Bluetongue Stadium
Wellington Phoenix	–	Melbourne Victory	24 August 2008	Westpac Stadium
Queensland Roar	–	Adelaide United	24 August 2008	Suncorp Stadium

[edit] Round 3

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date	Venue	Crowd	Reports
Melbourne Victory	–	Newcastle Jets	29 August 2008	Telstra Dome
Adelaide United	–	Wellington Phoenix	30 August 2008	Hindmarsh Stadium
Sydney FC	–	Perth Glory	31 August 2008	Sydney Football Stadium
Queensland Roar	–	Central Coast Mariners	31 August 2008	Suncorp Stadium

[edit] Round 4

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date	Venue	Crowd	Reports
Melbourne Victory	–	Adelaide United	12 September 2008	Telstra Dome
Newcastle Jets	–	Sydney FC	13 September 2008	EnergyAustralia Stadium
Perth Glory	–	Queensland Roar	14 September 2008	Members Equity Stadium
Wellington Phoenix	–	Central Coast Mariners	14 September 2008	Westpac Stadium

[edit] Round 5

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date	Venue	Crowd	Reports
Queensland Roar	–	Newcastle Jets	19 September 2008	Suncorp Stadium
Sydney FC	–	Adelaide United	19 September 2008	Sydney Football Stadium
Central Coast Mariners	–	Melbourne Victory	20 September 2008	Bluetongue Stadium
Perth Glory	–	Wellington Phoenix	21 September 2008	Westpac Stadium

[edit] Round 6

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date	Venue	Crowd	Reports
Central Coast Mariners	–	Perth Glory	26 September 2008	Bluetongue Stadium
Adelaide United	–	Newcastle Jets	27 September 2008	Hindmarsh Stadium
Wellington Phoenix	–	Sydney FC	28 September 2008	Westpac Stadium
Melbourne Victory	–	Queensland Roar	28 September 2008	Telstra Dome

[edit] Round 7

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date	Venue	Crowd	Reports
Adelaide United	–	Central Coast Mariners	3 October 2008	Hindmarsh Stadium
Melbourne Victory	–	Perth Glory	4 October 2008	Telstra Dome
Sydney FC	–	Queensland Roar	4 October 2008	Sydney Football Stadium
Newcastle Jets	–	Wellington Phoenix	6 October 2008	EnergyAustralia Stadium

[edit] Round 8

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date	Venue	Crowd	Reports
Queensland Roar	–	Adelaide United	17 October 2008	Suncorp Stadium
Newcastle Jets	–	Melbourne Victory	18 October 2008	EnergyAustralia Stadium
Central Coast Mariners	–	Wellington Phoenix	19 October 2008	Bluetongue Stadium
Perth Glory	–	Sydney FC	19 October 2008	Members Equity Stadium

[edit] Round 9

[edit] Round 10

[edit] Round 11

[edit] Round 12

[edit] Round 13

[edit] Round 14

[edit] Round 15

[edit] Round 16

[edit] Round 17

[edit] Round 18

[edit] Round 19

[edit] Round 20

[edit] Round 21

[edit] Finals

[edit] Player transfers

[edit] Adelaide United

In

Name	Position	Moving from
Sasa Ognenovski	Defender	Queensland Roar
Daniel Mullen	Defender	Australian Institute of Sport
Cristiano	Forward	Willem II Tilburg
Alemão	Defender	CA Juventus
Mark Birighitti	Goalkeeper	Australian Institute of Sport
Scott Jamieson	Defender	Bolton Wanderers

Out

Name	Position	Moving to
Dez Giraldi	Forward	A.G. Nocerina 1910
Bobby Petta	Midfielder	Released
Robert Bajic	Goalkeeper	Released
Milan Susak	Defender	Released
Richie Alagich	Defender	Retired
Shaun Ontong	Midfield	Newcastle Jets
Bruce Djite	Forward	Gençlerbirliği

[edit] Central Coast Mariners

In

Name	Position	Moving from
Adrian Caceres	Midfielder	Melbourne Victory
Ahmad Elrich	Midfielder	Wellington Phoenix
Dylan Macallister	Striker	FC Lyn Oslo

Out

Name	Position	Moving to
Tom Pondeljak	Midfielder	Melbourne Victory
John Aloisi	Striker	Sydney FC
Tony Vidmar	Defender	Retired

[edit] Melbourne Victory

In

Name	Position	Moving from
Billy Celeski	Midfielder	Perth Glory
Tom Pondeljak	Midfielder	Central Coast Mariners

Out

Name	Position	Moving to
Adrian Caceres	Midfielder	Central Coast Mariners
Ljubo Milicevic	Defender	Released
Daniel Piorkowski	Defender	Released

[edit] Newcastle Jets

In

Name	Position	Moving from
Shaun Ontong	Midfielder	Adelaide United
Jason Naidovski	Forward	AIS

Out

Name	Position	Moving to
Andrew Durante	Defender	Wellington Phoenix
Mark Bridge	Midfielder	Sydney FC
Stuart Musialik	Midfielder	Sydney FC
Troy Hearfield	Midfielder	Wellington Phoenix
Stephen Laybutt	Defender	Contract not renewed
Denni	Midfielder	Released
Paul Kohler	Defender	Released
Steve Eagleton	Defender	Retired
Scott Tunbridge	Forward	Adelaide United

[edit] Perth Glory

In

Name	Position	Moving from
Eugene Dadi	Striker	Hapoel Acre F.C.
Josip Magdic	Midfielder	Floreat Athena
Adrian Trinidad	Midfielder	KL PLUS FC
Adriano Pellegrino	Midfielder	North Eastern MetroStars

Out

Name	Position	Moving to
Simon Colosimo	Midfielder	Sydney FC
Billy Celeski	Midfielder	Melbourne Victory
Leo Bertos	Defender	Wellington Phoenix
Jerry Karpeh	Striker	Whittlesea Zebras
Stan Lazaridis	Midfielder	Released

[edit] Queensland Roar

In

Name	Position	Moving from
Tim Smits	Striker	Palm Beach
David Dodd	Midfielder	Rochedale Rovers
Thomas Oar	Midfielder	QAS
Bruno Mezenga	Striker	Flamengo

Out

Name	Position	Moving to
Sasa Ognenovski	Defender	Adelaide United
Justin Pasfield	Goal Keeper	Sydney United
Reinaldo	Forward	Busan I'Park
Simon Lynch	Forward	Released
Marcinho	Midfielder	Released

[edit] Sydney FC

In

Name	Position	Moving from
Simon Colosimo	Midfielder	Perth Glory
Mark Bridge	Midfielder	Newcastle Jets
John Aloisi	Striker	Central Coast Mariners
Stuart Musialik	Midfielder	Newcastle Jets

Out

Name	Position	Moving to
Ufuk Talay	Midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka
Ruben Zadkovich	Midfielder	Derby County F.C.
Ben Vidaic	Striker	Sydney United
Mark Milligan	Midfielder	Uncontracted
David Zdrilić	Striker	Released
Patrick	Striker	Released
Mark Robertson	Midfielder	Released
Brendan Renaud	Defender	Retired
Juninho	Midfielder	Released

[edit] Wellington Phoenix

In

Name	Position	Moving from
Leo Bertos	Midfielder	Perth Glory
Andrew Durante	Defender	Newcastle Jets
Jon McKain	Defender	FCU Politehnica Timişoara
Gao Leilei	Midfielder	MyPa
Troy Hearfield	Midfielder	Newcastle Jets

Out

Name	Position	Moving to
Ahmad Elrich	Midfielder	Central Coast Mariners
Steven Old	Defender	Macarthur Rams
Felipe	Midfielder	Released
Kristian Rees	Defender	Released
Royce Brownlie	Striker	Released
Jacob Spoonley	Goalkeeper	Released

[edit] References

Football in Australia v • d • e
Governing body: Football Federation Australia National leagues: A-League • Youth League | Former: National Soccer League
Hyundai A-League v • d • e
Lists: Champions • Records • Foreign players Seasons:  2005-06 • 2006-07 • 2007-08 • 2008-09 Teams:  Adelaide United • Central Coast Mariners Melbourne Victory • Newcastle Jets • Perth Glory Queensland Roar • Sydney FC • Wellington Phoenix Defunct team: New Zealand Knights