2008–09 W-League
Inaugural season of the top women's football (soccer) league in Australia
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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.
| Season | 2008–09 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 October 2008 – 17 January 2009 |
| Matches | 41 |
| Goals | 130 (3.17 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Queensland 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 win | Adelaide United 0–6 Central Coast Mariners (6 December 2008) |
| Highest scoring | Perth 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.
Clubs
Eight clubs competed in the league.
| 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 |
Foreign players
| Club | Visa 1 | Visa 2 | Visa 3 | Non-Visa foreigner(s) | Former player(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide United |  Leah Robinson |
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| Canberra United | |||||
| Central Coast Mariners | |||||
| Melbourne Victory | Brittany Timko |
 Marlies Oostdam |
Rebecca Tegg |
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| Newcastle Jets |  Kirstyn Pearce |
Rebecca Smith |
 Sanna Frostevall |
Stacey DayB |
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| Perth Glory | Katy Coghlan |
 Lim Shiya |
 Carys HawkinsA |
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| Queensland Roar | |||||
| Sydney FC |
The following do not fill a Visa position:
A Australian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team;
B Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian citizenship;
G Guest players;
R Injury replacement players, or national team replacement players;
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 | 14 | +1 | 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 | 13 | 28 | −15 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Results
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 Jets | 0–1 | Canberra United | Newcastle |
| 16:00 AEST |
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Stadium: Wanderers Oval Attendance: 2,889 Referee: Sara Hodson |
Grand Final
| 17 January 2009 | Queensland Roar | 2–0 | Canberra United | Brisbane |
| 16:00 AEST | Stadium: Ballymore Stadium Attendance: 4,553 Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
Leading scorers
| Total | Player | Club | Goals per Game | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Katie Gill | Newcastle Jets | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 5 | | Lana Harch | Queensland Roar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Kyah Simon | Central Coast Mariners | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 4 | | Lauren Colthorpe | Queensland Roar | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Caitlin Munoz | Canberra United | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Sandra Scalzi | Adelaide United | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
| Marianna Tabain | Perth Glory | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Goal scored from penalty kick
Awards
The following end of the season awards were announced at the 2008–09 Westfield W-League Awards night that took place on 21 January 2009.[2]
- 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
- Fair Play Award: Queensland Roar
- Referee of the Year: Jacqui Melksham
- Coach of the Year: Jeff Hopkins, Queensland Roar
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