2008–09 A-League National Youth League

A-League National Youth League 2008–09
League A-League National Youth League 2008–09
Sport Association football
Duration 2008–2009
Number of teams 7
A-League National Youth League season
Champions Sydney FC
Premiers Sydney FC
Top scorer Francesco Monterosso (13 goals)
A-League National Youth League seasons

2009-10 →

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

Contents

Regular season

Home and away season

The 2008–09 A-League National Youth League season will be played over 21 rounds, followed by a finals series.

Round 1

26 September 2008
 Melbourne Victory 0 – 2 Queensland Roar Green Gully Reserve
Report McVey  50'
Nichols  65'
26 September 2008
 Central Coast Mariners 0 – 1 Perth Glory Bluetongue Stadium
Report Boi  57'
27 September 2008
 Adelaide United 0 – 0 Newcastle Jets Hindmarsh Stadium
Report

Round 2

3 October 2008
 Adelaide United 3 – 0 Central Coast Mariners Hindmarsh Stadium
Monterosso  20'  28'
Younis  85'		 Report
4 October 2008
 Sydney FC 2 – 1 Queensland Roar Sydney Football Stadium
Referee: Chris Beath
Biddle  68'
Payne  75'		 Report McVey  14'
5 October 2008
 Melbourne Victory 0 – 2 Perth Glory Green Gully Reserve
Referee: Lucien Laverdure
Report Trinidad  34'  90+2'

Round 3

11 October 2008
 Sydney FC 2 – 1 Adelaide United Seymour Shaw Park
Referee: Steven Gregory
Rooney  29'
Bulut  69'		 Report De Bono  72'
11 October 2008
 Central Coast Mariners 2 – 1 Melbourne Victory Bluetongue Stadium
Referee: Tim McGilchrist
D'Apuzzo  44'
Macallister  66'		 Report Hatzimouratis  15'
12 October 2008
 Queensland Roar 3 – 0 Newcastle Jets Perry Park
Attendance: 367
Referee: Alan Milliner
Grossman  38'  90+2'
McCloughan  49'		 Report

Round 4

17 October 2008
 Queensland Roar 0 – 1 Adelaide United Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 706
Referee: Kevin Docherty
Report Monterosso  19'
18 October 2008
 Newcastle Jets 0 – 1 Melbourne Victory EnergyAustralia Stadium
Referee: Kurt Ams
Report Elasi  78'
19 October 2008
 Perth Glory 3 – 5 Sydney FC Members Equity Stadium
Referee: David Costello
Jukic  23'  28'  72' Report Rooney  15'  43'  44'
Jurman  70'
Gan  83'

Round 5

24 October 2008
 Central Coast Mariners 0 – 4 Newcastle Jets Bluetongue Stadium
Referee: James Lewis
Report Pinto  21'
Karakolevski  38'
Virgili  83'
Mooy  89'
26 October 2008
 Adelaide United 0 – 0 Perth Glory Hindmarsh Stadium
Referee: Regis Queffelec
Report
26 October 2008
 Melbourne Victory 1 – 2 Sydney FC Bob Jane Stadium
Referee: Kevin Docherty
Pantelidis  22' Report Danning  69'  85'

Round 6

1 November 2008
 Adelaide United 3 – 1 Melbourne Victory Hindmarsh Stadium
Referee: Stephen Toth
Monterosso  47'  90+3'
Costa  56'		 Report Lokvancic  20'
1 November 2008
 Sydney FC 2 – 1 Central Coast Mariners Sydney Football Stadium
Referee: Gary Vandeburgt
Gan  52'
Bulut  89'		 Report Smith  37'
2 November 2008
 Newcastle Jets 0 – 3 Queensland Roar EnergyAustralia Stadium
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
Report McVey  26'
Bevan  60'
Grossman  63'

Round 7

8 November 2008
 Queensland Roar 3 – 1 Melbourne Victory Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 750
Referee: Jared Gillett
McVey  34'
Grossman  60'  87'		 Report Hatzimouratis  12'
9 November 2008
 Perth Glory 2 – 1 Newcastle Jets Members Equity Stadium
Referee: Troy Miller
Vittiglia  55'
Skorich  77' (Pen)		 Report Virgili  58'
15 November 2008
 Central Coast Mariners 1 – 6 Adelaide United Bluetongue Stadium
Referee: Stuart Wolfe
Smith  90+3' Report Tobias  11'
Doyle  22'
Younis  32'  77'
Sarkies  40'  90+2'

Round 8

15 November 2008
 Sydney FC 3 – 0 Perth Glory Seymour Shaw Park
Attendance: 400 (approx)
Referee: Brett Hookham
Rooney  5'  74'
Golec  90+4'		 Report
15 November 2008
 Melbourne Victory 0 – 1 Newcastle Jets Bob Jane Stadium
Referee: Alex Azcurra
Report Jesic  27'
20 December 2008[1]
15:30 UTC+10
 Queensland Roar 2 – 1 Central Coast Mariners Ballymore Stadium
Referee: Alan Milliner
Smits  4'
Oar  81'		 Report Vidovic  14' (Pen)

Round 9

22 November 2008
 Adelaide United 0 – 1 Sydney FC Hindmarsh Stadium
Referee: Regis Queffelec
Report Gan  35'
22 November 2008
 Melbourne Victory 1 – 1 Central Coast Mariners Bob Jane Stadium
Referee: Lucien Lavedure
Lujic  56' Report Mrdja  42'
23 November 2008
 Queensland Roar 5 – 1 Perth Glory Suncorp Stadium
Referee: Nathan MacDonald
Grossman  43'  51'  88'
Oar  47'
McVey  59'		 Report Babalj  67'

Round 10

28 November 2008
 Sydney FC 3 – 0 Queensland Roar Sydney Football Stadium
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
Biddle  14'
Rooney  73'
Bulut  78'		 Report
29 November 2008
 Perth Glory 1 – 2 Central Coast Mariners Members Equity Stadium
Referee: David Costello
Vittiglia  58' Report Vidovic  70'
Wright  86'
30 November 2008
 Newcastle Jets 0 – 3 Adelaide United EnergyAustralia Stadium
Referee: James Gillet
Report Mullen  41'
Monterosso  77'
Tobias  88'

Round 11

6 December 2008
 Perth Glory 3 – 1 Melbourne Victory Members Equity Stadium
Referee: Troy Miller
Eli Babalj  17'
Jukic  77'
Vittiglia  87'		 Report Elasi  50'
6 December 2008
19:00 UTC+10
 Central Coast Mariners 1 – 0 Queensland Roar Bluetongue Stadium
Referee: Tim McGilchrist
Owens  28' Report
6 December 2008
 Newcastle Jets 3 – 2 Sydney FC Adamstown Oval
Referee: James Lewis
Regan  5'
Mooy  47'
Karakolevski  88'		 Report Rooney  39'  87'

Round 12

13 December 2008
16:00 UTC+11
 Central Coast Mariners 1 – 3 Sydney FC Bluetongue Stadium
Referee: Kurt Ams
Owens  29' Report Cairncross  5'
Munro  48'
Danning  87'
16 December 2008
18:00 UTC+11
 Queensland Roar 3 – 2 Newcastle Jets Ballymore Stadium
Referee: Nathan MacDonald
Mundy  47'
Smits  65'
Antun Kovacic  90' (o.g.)		 Report Regan  44'
Karakolevski  60'
21 January 2009[2]
17:00 UTC+11
 Melbourne Victory 0 – 1 Adelaide United Bob Jane Stadium
Report Ciarla  51'

Round 13

19 December 2008
17:15 UTC+11
 Newcastle Jets 0 – 2 Melbourne Victory EnergyAustralia Stadium
Referee: Kevin Docherty
Report De Lizia  22'
Elasi  52'
20 December 2008
10:00 UTC+11
 Sydney FC 1 – 0 Perth Glory Cromer Park
Attendance: 220
Referee: Gary Vandeburgt
Mileski  90+5' Report
14 January 2009[2]
16:45 UTC+11
 Adelaide United 1 – 1 Queensland Roar Hindmarsh Stadium
Referee: Stephen Toth
Marrone  45+1' Report Bratten  88'

Round 14

26 December 2008
17:15 UTC+11
 Newcastle Jets 2 – 4 Central Coast Mariners EnergyAustralia Stadium
Mooy  31'
Karakolevski  42'		 Report Smith  3'
Mrdja  27'  69'
Owens  65'
26 December 2008
17:15 UTC+9
 Perth Glory 2 – 0 Adelaide United Members Equity Stadium
Referee: Steven Gregory
Hesketh  64'
Sammut  90+3'		 Report
28 December 2008
16:00 UTC+11
 Melbourne Victory 3 – 1 Sydney FC Epping Soccer Stadium
Referee: Alex Azcurra
Elasi  47',  80',  90+3' Report Mileski  48'

Round 15

3 January 2009
10:30 UTC+11
 Central Coast Mariners 2 – 2 Perth Glory Frank Millington Field
Referee: Brett Hookham
Boogaard  62'
Owens  71'		 Report Skoric  22'
Clark  29' (o.g.)
3 January 2009
10:30 UTC+10:30
 Adelaide United 3 – 3 Sydney FC Hindmarsh Stadium
Referee: Regis Queffelec
Agostino  13'
Marrone  22'
Mullen  29' (Pen)		 Report Payne  4'  49'
Golec  34'
3 January 2009
17:00 UTC+11
 Melbourne Victory 3 – 0 Queensland Roar Epping Soccer Stadium
Referee: Lucien Lavedure
Elasi  25'  65'
Behich  59'		 Report

Round 16

9 January 2009
16:45 UTC+10:30
 Adelaide United 5 – 0 Newcastle Jets Hindmarsh Stadium
Referee: Elvis Mustafic
De Bono  8'  31'
Spagnuolo  29'  56'
Monterosso  76'		 Report
10 January 2009
16:00 UTC+11
 Central Coast Mariners 0 – 3 Queensland Roar Bluetongue Stadium
Referee: Stuart Wolfe
Report Smits  25'  68'  86'
10 January 2009
17:00 UTC+9
 Perth Glory 0 – 2 Melbourne Victory BGC Stadium
Report Hatzimouratis  52'
Behich  79'

Round 17

17 January 2009
10:00 UTC+11
 Newcastle Jets 2 – 5 Perth Glory Adamstown Oval
Referee: Stuart Wolfe
Martin  71'
Wheeler  77'		 Report Skorich  26'  35'  89'
Trinidad  28'  37'
17 January 2009
16:00 UTC+11
 Melbourne Victory 1 – 2 Central Coast Mariners Epping Soccer Stadium
Referee: Kevin Docherty
Theodore  9'
Berger  45+1', 53'		 Report Taylor  10'
Lewis  88'
18 January 2009
16:00 UTC+11
 Queensland Roar 1 – 1 Sydney FC Ballymore Stadium
Attendance: 166
Referee: Jared Gillet
Cernak  58' Report Mileski  64'

Round 18

24 January 2009
16:15 UTC+11
 Queensland Roar 3 – 2 Perth Glory Suncorp Stadium
Referee: Alan Milliner
Brattan  56'
Grossman  78'  79'		 Report Fondyke  1'
Boi  13'
24 January 2009
17:00 UTC+11
 Sydney FC 2 – 0 Newcastle Jets Cromer Park
Referee: James Lewis
Triantis  55'
Lustica  80'		 Report
25 January 2009
16:00 UTC+11
 Central Coast Mariners 0 – 2 Adelaide United Bluetongue Stadium
Referee: Tim McGilchrist
Report De Nono  43'
Monterosso  72'

Round 19

30 January 2009
17:00 UTC+11
 Newcastle Jets 1 - 2 Central Coast Mariners Adamstown Oval
Virgili  24' Report Boogaard  55'
Osman  63'
31 January 2009
16:00 UTC+10:30
 Adelaide United 3 – 0 Perth Glory Hindmarsh Stadium
Monterosso  1'  46'  50' Report
1 February 2009
17:00 UTC+11
 Sydney FC 2 – 3 Melbourne Victory Cromer Park
Payne  57'
Gan  66'		 Report Elasi  36'  45'
Hatzimouratis  51'

Round 20

7 February 2009
17:00 UTC+9
 Perth Glory 0 – 1 Queensland Roar BGC Stadium
Referee: David Costello
Report Bratten  39' (Pen)
7 February 2009
17:00 UTC+11
 Newcastle Jets 1 – 7 Sydney FC Adamstown Oval
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
Virgili  6' Report Payne  16'
Danning  19'
Grant  23'
Regan  34' (o.g.)
Munro  42'
Gan  79'
Cairncross  84'
8 February 2009
17:00 UTC+11
 Melbourne Victory 0 – 1 Adelaide United Bob Jane Stadium
Report Griffiths  11'

Round 21

13 February 2009
18:00 UTC+11
 Queensland Roar 3 – 3 Adelaide United Spencer Park Stadium[3]
Referee: Chris Beath
Kruse  23'
Smits  30'
Grossman  51'		 Report Allwright  32'
Monterosso  36'  75'
14 February 2009
17:00 UTC+9
 Perth Glory 4 – 0 Newcastle Jets BGC Stadium
Vittiglia  4'
Boi  48'
Jukic  60'  78'		 Report
14 February 2009
17:00 UTC+11
 Central Coast Mariners 0 – 1 Sydney FC Pluim Park
Report Mileski  8'

League table

# Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sydney FC 18 13 2 3 43 22 +21 41
2 Adelaide United 18 10 5 3 36 14 +22 35
3 Queensland Roar 18 10 3 5 34 12 +12 33
4 Perth Glory FC 18 7 2 9 28 31 -3 23
5 Central Coast Mariners 18 6 2 10 20 36 -16 20
6 Melbourne Victory 18 6 1 11 21 26 -5 19
7 Newcastle Jets 18 3 1 14 17 48 -31 10
Premier and Qualification for the Grand Final
Qualification for the Grand Final

Grand final

21 February 2009
14:30 UTC+10:30
 Adelaide United 0 – 2 Sydney FC Hindmarsh Stadium
Report 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

(Current as of end of the regular season)

Awards

References

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