2008–09 W-League

W-League
Season2008–09
Dates25 October 2008 – 17 January 2009
Matches played41
Goals scored130 (3.17 per match)
Biggest home winQueensland 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 winAdelaide United 0–6 Central Coast Mariners
(6 December 2008)
Highest scoringPerth Glory 3–5 Queensland Roar
(7 December 2008)
2009 →

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.

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.

Teams

Eight teams 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

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
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away ADL CAN CCM MVC NEW PER QLD SYD
Adelaide United — — 0–6 0–3 3–2 1–3 — 3–2
Canberra United 0–0 — 1–2 3–2 — — 1–1 1–1
Central Coast Mariners — 0–3 — 2–0 2–4 3–1 0–5 —
Melbourne Victory — 0–1 2–0 — 1–0 3–0 1–3 —
Newcastle Jets 2–1 2–1 — — — 4–1 0–2 2–0
Perth Glory 3–2 2–2 — — 0–0 — 3–5 0–4
Queensland Roar 4–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 — — — 3–0
Sydney FC 3–2 — 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 — —
Source: WorldFootball.net
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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
  • Mowbray 25'
 Stadium: Wanderers Oval
Attendance: 2,889
Referee: Sara Hodson
11 January 2009 Queensland Roar 1–1 (a.e.t.) Sydney FC Brisbane
16:00 AEST
Stadium: Ballymore Stadium
Attendance: 1,891
Referee: Jacqui Melksham
Penalties

Grand Final

See also: 2009 W-League grand final (January)
17 January 2009 Queensland Roar 2–0 Canberra United Brisbane
16:00 AEST
Stadium: Ballymore Stadium
Attendance: 4,553
Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Leading scorers

Further information: W-League Top scorers
Total Player Club Goals per Game
 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
Australia Katie Gill Newcastle Jets 2 1 1 2
5 Australia Lana Harch Queensland Roar 2 1 1 1
Australia Kyah Simon Central Coast Mariners 2 1 2
4 Australia Lauren Colthorpe Queensland Roar 1 1 1 1
Australia Caitlin Munoz Canberra United 1 1 1 1
Australia Sandra Scalzi Adelaide United 3 1
Australia 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]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Westfield W-League draw released". A-League. 6 October 2008. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Lana Harch wins top gong". Keep Up. 21 January 2009.