2008 NSW Premier League season

TeleChoice Premier League 2008
League NSW Premier League
Sport Association football
Duration February 22, 2008 - September 7, 2008
Number of teams 12
2008
Champions Wollongong FC
Premiers Sutherland Sharks FC
Top scorer Robert Younis (21)
TigerTurf Cup
Champions Bankstown City Lions FC
Johnny Warren Cup
Champions Sydney Olympic FC
NSW Premier League seasons
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The 2008 TeleChoice Premier League season was the eighth season of the revamped NSW Premier League. This season also marked the promotion of two new teams, in the West Sydney Berries and the Macarthur Rams from the Super League (one division lower).

The 2008 season officially began on February 22 and concluded with the Grand Final between Wollongong FC and the Sutherland Sharks on September 7.

Before the start of the season, all the 2008 teams competed in the Johnny Warren Cup, the official pre-season tournament. On February 16, Sydney Olympic defeated the Sutherland Sharks 2 goals to 1 at Seymour Shaw Park to win the Johnny Warren Cup[1].

Throughout the season many Premier League, Super League, Division One and Division Two teams competed in an FA Cup-style knockout competition in which the Bankstown City Lions and Sydney Olympic contested the Grand Final with Bankstown prevailing 3-1 winners[2].

Contents

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from Super League:
(After the end of the 2007 season.)

Teams relegated to Super League:
(After the end of the 2007 season.)

Teams and locations

Club Ground Capacity
Bankstown City Lions FC Jensen Oval 8,000
Blacktown City Demons FC Fairfax Community Stadium 7,500
Macarthur Rams Campbelltown Stadium 20,000
Manly United FC Cromer Park 5,000
Marconi Stallions FC Marconi Stadium 11,500
Penrith Nepean United FC CUA Stadium 21,000
Sutherland Sharks FC Seymour Shaw Park 5,000
Sydney Olympic FC Belmore Sports Ground 25,000
A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers Lambert Park 7,000
Sydney United FC Sydney United Sports Centre 12,000
West Sydney Berries FC Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre 18,000
Wollongong FC John Crehan Park 7,500


League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Sutherland Sharks FC 22 12 8 2 48 19 +29 44 Qualified for the Championship Finals Series
2 Wollongong FC 22 13 5 4 39 19 +20 44
3 Sydney Olympic FC 22 12 5 5 38 23 +15 41
4 Manly United FC 22 12 3 7 42 21 +21 39
5 Sydney United FC 22 9 7 6 29 21 +8 34
6 APIA Leichhardt Tigers 22 9 7 6 41 35 +6 34
7 Bankstown City Lions FC 22 7 6 9 27 27 0 27
8 West Sydney Berries FC 22 7 3 12 30 41 −11 24
9 Marconi Stallions FC 22 3 10 9 29 41 −12 19
10 Macarthur Rams FC 22 4 7 11 16 41 −25 19 Relegation to Super League
11 Penrith Nepean United FC 22 3 8 11 25 50 −25 17
12 Blacktown City Demons FC 22 3 7 12 14 40 −26 16

Source: NSW Premier League Ladder @ SportingPulse
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Finals Series

First Week

Preliminary Semi-Final:

2008-08-15
19:30 UTC+10
 Wollongong FC 3 – 2 Sydney Olympic FC WIN Stadium,
Wollongong, New South Wales
Attendance: 1,200 approx.
Referee: Strebre Delovski
Ilija Prenzoski  12', 90'
Matt Bailey  84'		 Report Siraj Al Tall  73'
Matthew Mayora  75'

Elimination Semi-Final:

2008-08-15
19:45 UTC+10
 Manly United FC 2 – 1 Sydney United FC Cromer Park,
Dee Why, New South Wales
Attendance: 1,000 approx.
Referee: Peter Vrtkovski
Craig Midgley  56', 85' Report Luka Glavaš  61'

Second Week

Minor Semi-Final:

2008-08-24
15:00 UTC+10
 Sydney Olympic FC 2 – 1 Manly United FC Belmore Sports Ground,
Belmore, New South Wales
Attendance: 900 approx.
Referee: Atila Stibinger
Paul Wither  32', 61' Report Michael Lloyd-Green  47'

Major Semi-Final:

2008-08-24
15:00 UTC+10
 Sutherland Sharks FC 1 – 2 Wollongong FC Seymour Shaw Park,
Miranda, New South Wales
Attendance: 983
Referee: Peter Vrtkovski
Jim Bakis  10' Report Matt Bailey  66'
Ilija Prenzoski  106'

Third Week

Preliminary Final:

2008-08-30
19:30 UTC+10
 Sutherland Sharks FC 2 – 1 Sydney Olympic FC Seymour Shaw Park,
Miranda, New South Wales
Attendance: 1,020
Referee: James Lewis
David Reid  13'
Nick Stavroulakis  25'		 Report Anthony Hartshorn  53'

Grand Final

2008-09-07
15:00 UTC+10
 Wollongong FC 4 – 2 Sutherland Sharks FC CUA Stadium,
Penrith, New South Wales
Attendance: 4,586 approx.
Referee: Jonathan Streater
Matt Bailey  28'
Tynan Diaz  38'
Chris Price  60' (Penalty)
Samet Kaynak  90 + 3'		 Report Nick Stavroulakis  8'
Neil Jablonski  90 + 2'

Gold Medal Dinner

At the end of the season, Football NSW hosted the Gold Medal Dinner, where players, coaches and referees were awarded for their work throughout the Premier League season[3].

Award Grade Name Club
Player of the Year First Grade Brendan Gan Sutherland Sharks
Andreas Golden Boot First Grade Robert Younis A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers
Player of the Year 20's Daniel Rezo Sydney United
Golden Boot 20's Brodie Mooy Marconi Stallions
Goalkeeper of the Year First Grade Matthew Nash A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers
Coach of the Year First Grade Brian Brown Sutherland Sharks
Referee of the Year - Jonathan Streater -

All-Stars Team

Based on a points system in which all match reporters took part in during the course of the 22 rounds, eleven players were selected in various positions highlighting their performances for season 2008.

All-Stars Team
Zunino
Cummins
Arrarte
Boyle
Boardman

Goalkeeper: Matthew Nash (A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers)

Defence: Emmanuel Zunino (Sydney Olympic), Pedj Bojić (Sutherland Sharks), Danial Cummins (Wollongong FC), Shane Webb (Bankstown City Lions)

Midfield: Nahuel Arrarte (Marconi Stallions), Robbie Cattanach (Manly United), Brendan Gan (Sutherland Sharks), Christopher Boyle (Sydney United)

Attack: Robert Younis (A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers), Brad Boardman (Sutherland Sharks)

Coach: Brian "Bomber" Brown

See also

References

  1. ^ "10-man Olympic clinch Johnny Warren Cup". http://www.soccernsw.com.au/index.php?id=17&tx_ttnews%5BpS%5D=1201784400&tx_ttnews%5BpL%5D=2505599&tx_ttnews%5Barc%5D=1&tx_ttnews%5Bpointer%5D=4&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=148&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=455&cHash=fecedec777. 
  2. ^ "Bankstown City Lions clinch 2008 Tiger Turf Cup". http://www.soccernsw.com.au/index.php?id=17&tx_ttnews%5BpS%5D=1217512800&tx_ttnews%5BpL%5D=2678399&tx_ttnews%5Barc%5D=1&tx_ttnews%5Bpointer%5D=10&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1118&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=455&cHash=54a256e878. 
  3. ^ "2008 Gold Medal Dinner a huge success as Brendan Gan scoops major award". Football NSW. 2008-09-26. http://www.footballnsw.com/index.php?id=17&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1343&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=1&cHash=c6099d763e. Retrieved 2009-04-05. 

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