2008–09 W-League

W-League 2008-09
League W-League
Sport Women's association football
Duration 2008-2009
Number of teams 8
TV partner(s) ABC1 (1 game + highlights)
W-League season
Champions Queensland Roar
Premiers Queensland Roar
Top scorer Leena Khamis (7)

The 2008–09 W-League season was the first season of the W-League, the Australian national women's football (soccer) competition. The season was played over 10 rounds, followed by a finals series.[1] Queensland Roar were crowned as Champions for winning the home-and-away season and also Premiers after defeating Canberra United 2–0 in the final.

Regular season

Home and away season

Round 1

25 October 2008
13:00
Perth Glory 0 – 4 Sydney FC
Report Khamis  6'  8'
Small  39'
Garriock  61'
Members Equity Stadium
Referee: Sara Hodson

25 October 2008
17:00
Queensland Roar 4 – 1 Adelaide United
Harch  22'  66'
Colthorpe  58'
Ferguson  64' 		Report Black  46'
Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre
Attendance: 835
Referee: Kirralee Gardener

26 October 2008
13:30
Newcastle Jets 2 – 1 Canberra United
Gill  24'  82' Report McDonnell  2'
Wanderers Oval
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Jacqui Melksham

Round 2

31 October 2008
16:45
Adelaide United 3 – 2 Newcastle Jets
Scalzi  11'  46'  50' Report Day  38'
Salisbury  89'
Hindmarsh Stadium
Referee: Sara Hodson

1 November 2008
15:00
Queensland Roar 0 – 1 Canberra United
Report Mowbray  16'
Perry Park
Attendance: 610
Referee: Pru Donohoe

1 November 2008
18:00
Central Coast Mariners 3 – 1 Perth Glory
Camilleri  69'
Rollason  83'  91' (pen.) 		Report May  85'
Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 832
Referee: Amelia Morris

Round 3

8 November 2008
16:00
Melbourne Victory 3 – 0 Perth Glory
Karp  47' (pen.)
Hawkins  75' (o.g.)
Bisby  82' 		Report
Bob Jane Stadium
Referee: Kate Jacewicz

8 November 2008
19:00
Newcastle Jets 0 – 2 Queensland Roar
Report Beutel  14'
Colthorpe  84'
Oakes Oval
Attendance: 1,140
Referee: Casey Reibelt

9 November 2008
14:30
Adelaide United 3 – 2 Sydney FC
Black  7'
Gilbert  30' (o.g.)
Balomenos  48' 		Report Khamis  4'
Ledbrook  69'
Hindmarsh Stadium
Referee: Kirralee Gardener

9 November 2008
17:00
Canberra United 1 – 2 Central Coast Mariners
Brush  51' (pen.) Report Simon  46',  73'
Hartley Red card 48'
McKellar Park
Attendance: 1,637
Referee: Jacqui Melksham

Round 4

15 November 2008
16:00
Sydney FC 1 – 1 Newcastle Jets
Khamis  48' Report Gill  68'
Campbelltown Stadium
Referee: Lee Corey

15 November 2008
16:00
Perth Glory 3 – 2 Adelaide United
McCallum  25'
De Vanna  41'
Alagich  56' (o.g.) 		Report Black  90'
Balomenos  90+3'
Members Equity Stadium
Referee: Prue Donohoe

15 November 2008
19:00
Melbourne Victory 0 – 1 Canberra United
Report McDonnell  24'
Bob Jane Stadium
Attendance: 700
Referee: Casey Reibelt

Round 5

22 November 2008
16:00
Canberra United 0 – 0 Adelaide United
Slayter Red card 10' Report
McKellar Park
Attendance: 804
Referee: Casey Reibelt

22 November 2008
17:00
Queensland Roar 2 – 0 Melbourne Victory
Beutel  33'
Butt  57' 		Report
Ballymore Stadium
Referee: Lee Corey

22 November 2008
18:00
Sydney FC 2 – 0 Central Coast Mariners
Khamis  23'
Gilbert  38' 		Report
Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 652
Referee: Prue Donohoe

23 November 2008
15:00
Newcastle Jets 4 – 1 Perth Glory
Pearce  17'
Gill  24'
Jones  27'
Amber Neilson  76' 		Report Tabain  6'

Round 6

29 November 2008
14:30
Adelaide United 0 – 3 Melbourne Victory
Report Kuralay  36',  71'
Diagiammarco  64'
Hindmarsh Stadium
Referee: Prue Donohoe

29 November 2008
15:00
Queensland Roar 3 – 0 Sydney FC
Reuter  12'
Ferguson  30'
Beutel  63' 		Report
Ballymore Stadium
Attendance: 580
Referee: Sara Hodson

29 November 2008
18:00
Central Coast Mariners 2 – 4 Newcastle Jets
Rollason  65'
Simon  90+1' 		Report Jones  34'
van Egmond  44',  46'
Peters  77'
Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 211
Referee: Kirralee Gardener

30 November 2008
16:00
Perth Glory 2 – 2 Canberra United
D'Ovidio  33'
de Vanna  54' 		Report Munoz  81'
Sykes  89'
Members Equity Stadium
Attendance: 479
Referee: Lee Corey

Round 7

6 December 2008
15:30
Adelaide United 0 – 6 Central Coast Mariners
Report Camilleri  34',  58'
Kingsley  50',  60'
Simon  62',  83'

6 December 2008
18:00
Canberra United 1 – 1 Sydney FC
Munoz  37' Report Marsh  43' (Pen)
McKellar Park
Attendance: 840
Referee: Prue Donohoe

6 December 2008
19:00
Melbourne Victory 1 – 0 Newcastle Jets
Timko  82' Report
Epping Stadium
Referee: Sara Hodson

7 December 2008
16:00
Perth Glory 3 – 5 Queensland Roar
Kerr  7'
De Vanna  40'
Tabain  45' 		Report Colthorpe  2'
Harch  49'
Kellond-Knight  57'
McShea Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 38', 82'
Latham  89'
Beutel  90+3'
Members Equity Stadium
Referee: Casey Reibelt

Round 8

13 December 2008
16:00
Melbourne Victory 1 – 3 Queensland Roar
Timko  26' Report Beutel  9'
Ferguson  23'
Butt  55'
Bob Jane Stadium
Referee: Kate Jacewicz

13 December 2008
16:00
Sydney FC 0 – 1 Perth Glory
Report Tabain  64'
Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Sara Hodson

13 December 2008
18:00
Central Coast Mariners 0 – 3 Canberra United
Report Brush  21'
Crawford  71'
Munoz  77'
Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Kirralee Gardener

14 December 2008
17:00
Newcastle Jets 2 – 1 Adelaide United
Smith  35'
Neilson  81' 		Report Balomenos  19' (pen.)
Wanderers Oval
Referee: Lee Corey

Round 9

19 December 2008
19:30
Adelaide United 1 – 3 Perth Glory
Scalzi  90+2' Report Tabain  52'
McCallum  71'
D'Ovidio  86'
Hindmarsh Stadium
Referee: Lee Corey

20 December 2008
16:00
Newcastle Jets 2 – 0 Sydney FC
Gill  21',  28' Report
Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Jacqui Melksham

20 December 2008
18:00
Queensland Roar 2 – 0 Central Coast Mariners
Beutel  51'
Harch  57' 		Report
Ballymore Stadium
Attendance: 940
Referee: Prue Donohoe

20 December 2008
18:00
Canberra United 3 – 2 Melbourne Victory
Brush  35'
Mowbray  83'
Chapman  90+3' 		Report Groenewald  82'
Oostdam  85'
McKellar Park
Attendance: 1,152
Referee: Lee Corey

Round 10

27 December 2008
18:00
Sydney FC 3 – 2 Adelaide United
Khamis  4'
Ledbrook  6'
Burgess  28' 		Report Balomenos  52'
Swaffer  59'
Harrison Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 70', 86'
Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 795
Referee: Casey Reibelt

27 December 2008
18:00
Canberra United 1 – 1 Queensland Roar
Munoz  66' Report Popovic  87'
McKellar Park
Attendance: 712
Referee: Jacqui Melksham

28 December 2008
16:00
Perth Glory 0 – 0 Newcastle Jets
Report
Members Equity Stadium
Attendance: 693
Referee: Lee Corey

League table

Pos Team P W D L F A +/- Pts
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 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 11 28 -17 7
Premier and Qualification for the Semi-Final
Qualification for the Semi-Final

Leading scorers

The leading goal scores from the regular season.

Further information: W-League Top scorers
Total Player Team Goals per Round
 1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10
7 Australia Leena Khamis Sydney FC 2 1 1 1 1 1
6 Australia Courtney Beutel Queensland Roar 1 1 1 1 1 1
6 Australia Katie Gill Newcastle Jets 2 1 1 2
5 Australia Lana Harch Queensland Roar 2 1 1 1
5 Australia Kyah Simon Central Coast Mariners 2 1 2
4 Australia Lauren Colthorpe Queensland Roar 1 1 1 1
4 Australia Caitlin Munoz Canberra United 1 1 1 1
4 Australia Sandra Scalzi Adelaide United 3 1
4 Australia Marianna Tabain Perth Glory 1 1 1 1
As of the end of the regular season
 A goal was scored from a penalty kick

Finals Series

Bracket

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-Final

10 January 2009
16:00
Newcastle Jets 0 – 1 Canberra United
Report Mowbray  26'
EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 2,889
Referee: Sara Hodson

Final

17 January 2009
16:00
Queensland Roar 2 – 0 Canberra United
Harch  6'
Butt  23' 		Report
Ballymore Stadium
Attendance: 4,554
Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Referees

The W-League features Women Referees and Assistant Referees from Australia. Referees include:

Awards

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Westfield W-League draw released". A-League. 6 October 2008.
  2. ↑ "Roar Land Inaugural W-League". http://au.fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 2009-01-17.