| 2008-09 season | |||
| Chairman | Matt Shepherd | ||
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| Manager | Geoff Lord | ||
| W-League | 5th (of 8) | ||
| Top goalscorer | Marlies Oostdam - 2 goals Sarah Groenewald - 2 goals Brittany Timko - 2 goals |
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Melbourne Victory FC W-League
The 2008–09 season is the Melbourne Victory's first season of football (soccer) in Australia's new women's league, the W-League.
Contents |
| 25 October 2008 16:00 |
Melbourne Victory | 2 – 0 | Central Coast Mariners | Docklands Stadium Referee: Lee Corey |
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| Oostdam 52' Tegg 60' |
Report |
| 1 November 2008 16:00 |
Sydney FC | 2 – 1 | Melbourne Victory | Parramatta Stadium Referee: Jacqui Melksham |
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| Bolger 55' Khamis 82' |
Report | Groenwald 24' |
| 8 November 2008 16:00 |
Melbourne Victory | 3 – 0 | Perth Glory | Bob Jane Stadium Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
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| Karp 47' (pen.) Hawkins 75' (o.g.) Bisby 82' |
Report |
| 15 November 2008 19:00 |
Melbourne Victory | 0 – 1 | Canberra United | Bob Jane Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: Casey Reibelt |
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| Report | McDonnell 24' |
| 22 November 2008 17:00 |
Brisbane Roar | 2 – 0 | Melbourne Victory | Ballymore Stadium Referee: Lee Corey |
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| Beutel 33' Butt 57' |
Report |
| 29 November 2008 14:30 |
Adelaide United | 0 – 3 | Melbourne Victory | Hindmarsh Stadium Referee: Prue Donohoe |
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| Report | Kuralay 36', 71' Diagiammarco 64' |
| 6 December 2008 19:00 |
Melbourne Victory | 1 – 0 | Newcastle Jets | Epping Soccer Stadium Referee: Sara Hodson |
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| Timko 82' | Report |
| 13 December 2008 16:00 |
Melbourne Victory | 1 – 3 | Brisbane Roar | Bob Jane Stadium Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
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| Timko 26' | Report | Beutel 9' Ferguson 23' Butt 55' |
| 20 December 2008 18:00 |
Canberra United | 3 – 2 | Melbourne Victory | McKellar Park Attendance: 1,152 Referee: Lee Corey |
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| Brush 35' Mowbray 83' Chapman 90+3' |
Report | Groenewald 82' Oostdam 85' |
| 27 December 2008 16:00 |
Central Coast Mariners | 2 – 0 | Melbourne Victory | Parramatta Stadium Attendance: 795 Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
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| Kingsley 87' O'Reilly 90+2' |
Report |
| # | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Queensland Roar | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 20 | 25 |
| 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 |
Rules for classification:1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
# = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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The leading goal scores from the regular season.
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Marlies Oostdam | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | MF | Sarah Groenewald | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | FW | Brittany Timko | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | FW | Rebecca Tegg | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | MF | Tal Karp | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | MF | Louisa Bisby | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | MF | Selin Kuralay | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | DF | Daniela Digiammarco | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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A goal was scored from a penalty kick |
First game = 2-0 win home V Central Coast Mariners
Largest win = 3-0 win home V Perth Glory & away V Adelaide United
Largest loss = 3-1 loss home V Brisbane Roar
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