2008–09 in Australian soccer


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory (C)	21	12	2	7	39	27	+12	38	2010 AFC Champions League Group stage
2	Adelaide United !Adelaide United	21	11	5	5	31	19	+12	38	2010 AFC Champions League Group stage
3	Queensland Roar !Queensland Roar	21	10	6	5	36	25	+11	36	2009 A-League Finals Series
4	Central Coast Mariners !Central Coast Mariners	21	7	7	7	35	32	+3	28	2009 A-League Finals Series
5	Sydney FC !Sydney FC	21	7	5	9	33	32	+1	26
6	Wellington Phoenix !Wellington Phoenix	21	7	5	9	23	31	−8	26
7	Perth Glory !Perth Glory	21	6	4	11	31	44	−13	22
8	Newcastle Jets !Newcastle Jets	21	4	6	11	21	39	−18	18

Source: the-AFC.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
¹First place through to sixth place qualify for the 2009 A-League Finals Series.
²First place qualifies for the 2010 AFC Champions League Group stage.
³Winning the 2009 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2010 AFC Champions League Group stage, unless first place are champions.
⁴Second place qualifies for the 2010 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off, unless they qualify for the 2010 A-League Grand Final alongside first place or become A-League Champions, subsequently third place then qualify for the 2010 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off.

Finals series

Semi Finals				Preliminary Final			Grand Final
		L1	L2

1	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	2	4
2	Adelaide United !Adelaide United	0	0				1	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	1
				2	Adelaide United !Adelaide United	1	2	Adelaide United !Adelaide United	0
				3	Queensland Roar	0
3	Queensland Roar	2	2
4	Central Coast Mariners !Central Coast Mariners	0	1

W-League

Main article: 2008–09 W-League

Regular season

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	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

Updated to match(es) played on 28 December 2008. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

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

National Youth League

Main article: 2008–09 A-League National Youth League

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sydney FC Youth (C)	18	13	2	3	43	22	+21	41	Qualification to Grand Final
2	Adelaide United Youth	18	10	5	3	36	14	+22	35	Qualification to Grand Final
3	Brisbane Roar Youth	18	10	3	5	34	22	+12	33
4	Perth Glory Youth	18	7	2	9	28	31	−3	23
5	Central Coast Mariners Academy	18	6	2	10	20	36	−16	20
6	Melbourne Victory Youth	18	6	1	11	21	26	−5	19
7	Newcastle Jets Youth	18	3	1	14	17	48	−31	10

Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2009. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Grand Final

Adelaide United v Sydney FC

21 February 2009
14:30 UTC+10:30

Adelaide United	0 – 2	Sydney FC
	Report^[1]	Haydar 21' Mileski 77'

Hindmarsh Stadium

Domestic cups

A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup

Main article: 2008 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Wellington Phoenix !Wellington Phoenix	3	2	1	0	5	3	7
Central Coast Mariners !Central Coast Mariners	3	2	0	1	5	2	6
Sydney FC !Sydney FC	3	1	0	2	4	7	3
Queensland Roar	3	0	1	2	3	5	1

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Wellington Phoenix !Wellington Phoenix	3	2	1	0	5	3	7
Central Coast Mariners !Central Coast Mariners	3	2	0	1	5	2	6
Sydney FC !Sydney FC	3	1	0	2	4	7	3
Queensland Roar	3	0	1	2	3	5	1

Final

Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne Victory

6 August 2008
19:30 (UTC+12:00)

Wellington Phoenix	0–0	Melbourne Victory
	Report
	Penalties
Smeltz Bertos Hearfield Coveny Daniel Ferrante McKain Johnson Dodd	7–8	Vargas Pondeljak López Ward Hernández Ryall Allsopp Kemp Berger

Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 9,208
Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)

International club competitions

FIFA Club World Cup

Main article: 2008 FIFA Club World Cup

Adelaide United

11 December 2008 Play-off	Adelaide United	2–1	Waitakere United	Tokyo, Japan
19:45 (UTC+09:00)	Mullen 39' Dodd 83'	Report	Seaman 34'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 19,777 Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)

14 December 2008 Quarter-final	Adelaide United	0–1	Gamba Osaka	Toyota, Japan
19:30 (UTC+09:00)		Report	Endō 23'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 38,141 Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)

18 December 2008 Match for fifth place	Al-Ahly	0–1	Adelaide United	Yokohama, Japan
16:30 (UTC+09:00)		Report	Cristiano 7'	Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Attendance: 35,154 Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)

AFC Champions League

Main article: 2009 AFC Champions League

Central Coast Mariners

11 March 2009 Group Stage	Central Coast Mariners !Central Coast Mariners	0 – 0	Pohang Steelers	Gosford, Australia
20:00 AEDT	Bojić 40' Simon 82'	Report	Shin Hyung-min 78'	Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 6,870 Referee: Khalil Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

18 March 2009 Group Stage	Tianjin Teda	2 – 2	Central Coast Mariners !Central Coast Mariners	Tianjin, China
20:00 CST	Éber 37' Tan Wangsong 41' Wu Weian 66' Cao Yang 84'	Report	Simon 6' 61' Boogaard 30' Bojić 40' Caceres 48'	Stadium: TEDA Football Stadium Attendance: 27,005 Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

8 April 2009 Group Stage	Central Coast Mariners !Central Coast Mariners	0 – 5	Kawasaki Frontale	Gosford, Australia
20:00 (AEST)	Osman 10'	Report	Jong Tae-se 8' Taniguchi 22' Juninho 37' Nakamura 49' Renatinho 70'	Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 9,419 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

21 April 2009 Group Stage	Kawasaki Frontale	2 – 1	Central Coast Mariners !Central Coast Mariners	Kawasaki, Japan
JST	Igawa 19' Juninho 47' Mori 73' Renatinho 81'	Report	Boogaard 39' Osman 39' Simon 59' Clark 79' Gumprecht 84'	Stadium: Todoroki Athletics Stadium Attendance: 8,419 Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)

5 May 2009 Group Stage	Pohang Steelers	3 – 2	Central Coast Mariners !Central Coast Mariners	Pohang, South Korea
13:00 (KST	Denílson 8' (pen.), 71' (88)	Report	Bojić 7' Simon 27' Kwasnik 54', 57'	Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard Attendance: 11,539 Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

19 May 2009 Group Stage	Central Coast Mariners !Central Coast Mariners	0 – 1	Tianjin Teda	Gosford, Australia
20:00 (AEST	Caceres 90+5'	Report	Han Yanming 12' Ma Leilei 34' Mao Biao 64' Zhao Yanming 90+3' Fan Baiqun 90+4'	Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 5,843 Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)

Newcastle Jets

10 March 2009 Group Stage	Beijing Guoan	2–0	Newcastle Jets !Newcastle Jets	Beijing, China
20:00	R. Griffiths 7' Du Wenhui 90'	Report		Stadium: Workers Stadium Attendance: 31,895 Referee: Mohsen Basma (Syria)

17 March 2009 Group Stage	Newcastle Jets !Newcastle Jets	2–0	Ulsan Hyundai	Newcastle, Australia
20:00	Petrovski 15' 43'	Report		Stadium: EnergyAustralia Stadium Attendance: 7,415 Referee: Masoud Moradi

7 April 2009 Group Stage	Nagoya Grampus	1–1	Newcastle Jets !Newcastle Jets	Nagoya, Japan
19:00	Tamada 65'	Report	Elrich 9'	Stadium: Mizuho Athletic Stadium Attendance: 7,198 Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

22 April 2009 Group Stage	Newcastle Jets !Newcastle Jets	0–1	Nagoya Grampus	Newcastle, Australia
			Ogawa 57'	Stadium: EnergyAustralia Stadium Attendance: 8,492 Referee: Ali Hamad Madhad Saif Albadwawi

6 May 2009 Group Stage	Newcastle Jets !Newcastle Jets	2–1	Beijing Guoan	Newcastle, Australia
	Petrovski 88' Rooney 90+4'		R. Griffiths 69'	Stadium: EnergyAustralia Stadium Attendance: 6,106 Referee: A. M. Hussein Abdulrahman

20 May 2009 Group Stage	Ulsan Hyundai	0–1	Newcastle Jets !Newcastle Jets	Ulsan, South Korea
			Hoffman 36'	Stadium: Munsu Cup Stadium Referee: Abdul Malik bin Abdul Bashir

24 June 2009 Round of 16	Pohang Steelers	6–0	Newcastle United Jets	Pohang, South Korea
19:30 (UTC+9)	Denilson 9' (pen.) Choi Hyo-Jin 15' 63' 72' Kim Jae-Sung 56' Ristić 85'	Report		Stadium: Steelyard Stadium Attendance: 15,253 Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

National teams

Men's senior

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2008–09.

19 August 2008 Friendly	Australia	2–2	South Africa	London, England
	Sterjovski 25' Kennedy 38'	(Report)	Nkosi 21' Modise 58'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Howard Webb (England)

6 September 2008 Friendly	Netherlands	1–2	Australia	Eindhoven, Netherlands
	Huntelaar 6'	(Report)	Kewell 45+1' (pen.) Kennedy 76'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

FIFA World Cup qualification

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

10 September 2008 Fourth Round	Uzbekistan	0–1	Australia	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
		[ (Report)]	Chipperfield 26'	Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium Attendance: 34,000 Referee: Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)

15 October 2008 Fourth Round	Australia	4–0	Qatar	Brisbane, Australia
	Cahill 8' Emerton 17', 58' Kennedy 76'	[ (Report)]		Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 34,320 Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi Saudi Arabia

19 November 2008 Fourth Round	Bahrain	0–1	Australia	Manama, Bahrain
		[ (Report)]	Bresciano 90+3'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

11 February 2009 Fourth Round	Japan	0–0	Australia	Yokohama, Japan
19:20 UTC+09:00		Report		Stadium: International Stadium Attendance: 66,000 Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)

1 April 2009 Fourth Round	Australia	2–0	Uzbekistan	Sydney, Australia
20:00 UTC+11:00	Kennedy 66' Kewell 73' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stadium Australia Attendance: 59,292 Referee: Ali Hamad Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)

6 June 2009 Fourth Round	Qatar	0–0	Australia	Doha, Qatar
19:00 UTC+03:00		Report		Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Abdul Malik Bashir (Singapore)

10 June 2009 Fourth Round	Australia	2–0	Bahrain	Sydney, Australia
20:00 UTC+10:00	Sterjovski 55' Carney 88'	Report		Stadium: Stadium Australia Attendance: 39,450 Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

17 June 2009 Fourth Round	Australia	2–1	Japan	Melbourne, Australia
20:20 UTC+10:00	Cahill 59', 77'	Report	Tulio 40'	Stadium: MCG Attendance: 69,238 Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

AFC Asian Cup qualification

Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification

28 January 2009	Indonesia	0–0	Australia	Jakarta, Indonesia
19:30 (UTC+07:00)		Report		Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

5 March 2009	Australia	0–1	Kuwait	Canberra, Australia
20:00 (UTC+11:00)		Report	38' Neda	Stadium: Canberra Stadium Attendance: 20,032 Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

Men's under-23

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under-23 national team in 2008–09.

12 July 2008	Australia	3–2	New Zealand	Sydney, Australia
14:00	Milligan 26', 79' Sarkies 38'	Report	Brockie 28', 52'	Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 2,312 Referee: Strebre Delovski (Australia)

20 July 2008	China PR	1–0	Australia	Changchun, China
	Zhao Xuri 78'	Report		Stadium: Changchun City Stadium

24 July 2008	Japan	2–1	Australia	Kobe, Japan
	Kagawa 42' Okazaki 90'	Report	Thompson 35'

31 July 2008	South Korea	1–0	Australia	Seoul, South Korea
	Shin Young-rok 24'	Report

Olympics

Main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

7 August 2008 Group stage	Australia	1–1	Serbia	Shanghai, China
17:00 (UTC+08:00)	Zadkovich 69'	Report	Rajković 78'	Stadium: Shanghai Stadium Attendance: 36,184 Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa)

10 August 2008 Group stage	Argentina	1–0	Australia	Shanghai, China
17:00 (UTC+08:00)	Lavezzi 76'	Report		Stadium: Shanghai Stadium Attendance: 38,182 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

13 August 2008 Group stage	Ivory Coast	1–0	Australia	Tianjin, China
19:45 (UTC+08:00)	Kalou 81'	Report		Stadium: Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium Attendance: 50,437 Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)

Men's under-20

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under-20 national team in 2008–09.

23 August 2008	Japan	0–0 (5–4 p)	Australia	Shizuoka, Japan
		Report

26 August 2008	Australia	0–2	Argentina	Shizuoka, Japan
		Report

26 May 2009	Australia	1–3	Egypt	Terborg, Netherlands
	Nichols 65'	Report

AFF U-19 Youth Championship

Main article: 2008 AFF U-19 Youth Championship

5 October 2008 Group stage	Australia	3–1	China PR	Bangkok, Thailand
19:30 (UTC+07:00)	Lujic 6' (18) Nichols 74'	Report	Piao Cheng 3'	Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium

7 October 2009 Group stage	South Korea	0–0	Australia	Bangkok, Thailand
17:00 (UTC+07:00)		Report		Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium

9 October 2009 Group stage	Thailand	1–2	Australia	Bangkok, Thailand
19:30 (UTC+07:00)	Jaroensuk 76'	Report	Nichols 52' Elasi 61'	Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium

11 October 2008 Final	Australia	0–0 (3–1 p)	South Korea	Bangkok, Thailand
19:30 (UTC+07:00)		Report		Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
		Penalties
	Elasi Ryall Naidovski Minniecon Holland		Lee Chang-ho Park Jong-woo Yang Jun-a Kim Jae-min

AFC U-19 Championship

Main article: 2008 AFC U-19 Championship

1 November 2008 Group stage	Australia	1–0	Thailand	Khobar, Saudi Arabia
18:45 (UTC+03:00)	Munro 20'	Report		Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea)

3 November 2008 Group stage	Uzbekistan	1–1	Australia	Khobar, Saudi Arabia
16:15 (UTC+03:00)	Karimov 37'	Report	Minniecon 48'	Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Mahmood Al-Ghatrifi (Oman)

5 November 2008 Group stage	Jordan	1–2	Australia	Dammam, Saudi Arabia
18:45 (UTC+03:00)	Bani Attiah 81'	Report	Lujic 40' Ryall 71' (pen.)	Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Hedayat Mombeini (Iran)

8 November 2008 Quarterfinal	Australia	2–1 (a.e.t.)	North Korea	Khobar, Saudi Arabia
19:30 (UTC+03:00)	Nichols 12', 115'	Report	Myong Cha-Hyon 54'	Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

11 November 2008 Semifinal	United Arab Emirates	3–0	Australia	Dammam, Saudi Arabia
19:30 (UTC+03:00)	Khalil 4' Essa 12' Haikal 85'	Report		Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan)

Men's under-17

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under-23 national team in 2008–09.

7 December 2008	United States	3–3	Australia	Los Angeles, United States
11:00 (UTC–08:00)	Sarle 10', 42' Gyau 61'	Report	Stanojevic 7' Costa 9' Bulut 68' (pen.)	Attendance: 864

8 December 2008	Australia	1–4	Brazil	Los Angeles, United States
13:00 (UTC–08:00)	Sidimar 43' (o.g.)	Report	Willen 9' Neymar 20' Giovani 52', 67'	Attendance: 267

10 April 2009	Australia	3–2	Japan	Canberra, Australia
	Da Silva 2', 62' Proia 30'	Report	Hayakawa 10' Kanda 37'	Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport Attendance: 300 Referee: Richard Naumovski (Australia)

12 April 2009	Australia	2–2	Japan	Canberra, Australia
	Hayakawa 50' Hirasawa 79'	Report	Makarounas 66' Musa 75'	Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport

24 April 2009	Turkey	1–0	Australia	Çanakkale, Turkey
	Sayan 64'	Report		Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Zafer Koçbay (Turkey)

26 April 2009	Turkey	2–1	Australia	Çanakkale, Turkey
	Akçakın 63', 80+1'	Report	Bulut 48'	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ayberk Altunay

AFF U-16 Youth Championship

Main article: 2008 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

9 July 2008 Group stage	Australia	2–1	Bahrain	Jakarta, Indonesia
16:00 (UTC+07:00)	Ibrahim 34' Lum 88' (pen.)	Report	Saeed 20'	Stadium: Lebak Bulus Stadium

11 July 2008 Group stage	Indonesia	0–6	Australia	Jakarta, Indonesia
19:00 (UTC+07:00)		Report	Hamill 15' Bulut 25' Yabio 32' Muhammad Abduh Lestaluhu 48' (o.g.) Ibrahim 57' Costa 83'	Stadium: Lebak Bulus Stadium

13 July 2008 Group stage	Australia	4–1	Malaysia	Jakarta, Indonesia
16:00 (UTC+07:00)	Ibrahim 51', 55' Bulut 83', 90'	Report	D. Saarvindran 62'	Stadium: Lebak Bulus Stadium

15 July 2008 Group stage	Singapore	1–1	Australia	Jakarta, Indonesia
19:00 (UTC+07:00)	Muhammad Muhaymin Salim 46'	Report	Bulut 42'	Stadium: Lebak Bulus Stadium

19 July 2008 Final	Australia	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Bahrain	Jakarta, Indonesia
19:00 (UTC+07:00)	Warren 87'	Report	Ali Muneer Redha 44'	Stadium: Lebak Bulus Stadium

AFC U-16 Championship

Main article: 2008 AFC U-16 Championship

5 October 2008 Group stage	Saudi Arabia	1–3	Australia	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
20:00 (UTC+05:00)	Al-Ghamdi 83'	Report	Domenici 14', 30' Hamill 49'	Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

7 October 2008 Group stage	Australia	2–1	China PR	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
16:00 (UTC+05:00)	Lum 16' (pen.) Ibrahim 50'	Report	Jin Jingdao 45+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

9 October 2008 Group stage	Australia	6–0	Turkmenistan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00 (UTC+05:00)	Kantarovski 7' Yabio 32' Gapare 43' 48' Petratos 63' Warren 65'	Report		Stadium: MHSK Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Salem Mujghef (Jordan

12 October 2008 Quarterfinal	Australia	2–3	United Arab Emirates	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
14:00 (UTC+05:00)	Kantarovski 48' Sainsbury 57'	Report	Salim 7' 62' Mohammad 90+1'	Stadium: MHSK Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Tojo (Japan)

Women's senior

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's senior national team in 2008–09.

5 July 2008	China PR	5–0	Australia	Tianjin, China
	Han Duan 7' Zhang Ying 22' Li Jie 48' (pen.) Xu Yuan 74', 87'	Report		Stadium: Tianjin Olympic Stadium Auxiliary Field Attendance: 1,000

12 July 2008	Australia	1–0	New Zealand	Sydney, Australia
	Khamis 35'	Report		Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 1,604 Referee: Krystyna Szokolai

24 July 2008	Japan	3–0	Australia	Kobe, Japan
	Sawa 43' Nagasato 47' Maruyama 86' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Home's Stadium Kobe Attendance: 9,195 Referee: Sook Hee Kim (South Korea)

31 January 2009	Australia	2–2	Italy	Sydney, Australia
	De Vanna 55' Salisbury 65' (pen.)	Report	Conti 58' Tuttino 78'	Stadium: Parramatta Stadium Attendance: 2,921 Referee: Jacqui Melksham

7 February 2009	Australia	1–5	Italy	Canberra, Australia
	McCallum 64'	Report	Gabbiadini 7' Panico 10', 58', 81' Conti 16'	Stadium: Canberra Stadium Attendance: 2,916 Referee: Sarah Hodson

AFF Women's Championship

Main article: 2008 AFF Women's Championship

9 October 2008 Group stage	Australia	2–0	Thailand	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
	Balomenos 71', 86'	Report		Stadium: Thanh Long Sports Centre

11 October 2008 Group stage	Australia	7–0	Philippines	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
	Rollason 34', 53' Tristram 36', 81' Sykes 65' Balomenos 86', 90'	Report		Stadium: Thanh Long Sports Centre

13 October 2008 Group stage	Singapore	0–6	Australia	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
		Report	Colthorpe 6', 22' Sykes 51' Tristram 69' Balomenos 78' Mastrantonio 90'	Stadium: Thanh Long Sports Centre

18 October 2008 Semi-final	Australia	5–1	Myanmar	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
	Chapman 3' Uzunlar 19' Colthorpe 27' (pen.) Tristram 42' Carroll 65' (pen.)	Report	unknown 72'	Stadium: Thanh Long Sports Centre

20 October 2008 Final	Vietnam	0–1	Australia	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
		Report	80' (o.g.)	Stadium: Thanh Long Sports Centre

Women's under-20

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's senior national team in 2008–09.

27 September 2008	Australia	2–1	China PR	Canberra, Australia
	Clifford 31', 82'	Report	Li Lin 10' (pen.)	Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport Referee: Richard Naumovski (Australia)

29 September 2008	Australia	2–0	China PR	Canberra, Australia
	Butt 15' Kerr 76'	Report		Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport Referee: Chris Young (Australia)

25 May 2009	Australia	4–1	Finland	Varese, Italy
	Tabain 4' Butt 7' Seaman 78' Bolger 80'	Report	Raihala 79'

26 May 2009	Australia	7–0	Finland	Varese, Italy
	Bolger 12' Fimmano 15', 57', 70' N. Sykes 21', 50', 52'	Report

27 May 2009	Australia	3–0	Germany	Varese, Italy
	Schult 37' (o.g.) Simon 75' Bolger 89'	Report

6 June 2009	Thailand	0–1	Australia	Bangkok, Thailand
		Report	Fimmano 55'

AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification

Main article: 2009 AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification

29 October 2008	Chinese Taipei	0–3	Australia	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
16:00 (UTC+08:00)		Report	Simon 35', 43' Mastrantonio 58'	Stadium: KLFA Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)

2 November 2011	Australia	18–0	India	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
16:00 (UTC+08:00)	Polias 7' Kerr 9', 14' Hogben 13', 20', 48', 69' Sykes 22', 27', 37', 43' Quigley 33', 52', 79' Studman 78' Simon 80' Gorry 83' van Egmond 90+1'	Report		Stadium: KLFA Stadium Attendance: 20 Referee: Shen Huang Ying (China PR)

5 November 2008	Iran	0–6	Australia	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
18:30 (UTC+08:00)		Report	Tabain 5' Simon 11', 44' van Egmond 70' Butt 79' Kerr 90+1'	Stadium: KLFA Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)

7 November 2008	Australia	1–2	Thailand	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
16:00 (UTC+08:00)	Quigley 25'	Report	Thongsombut 27' Pittayanukulsup 47'	Stadium: KLFA Stadium Attendance: 40 Referee: Shen Huang Ying (China PR)

Women's under-17

AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification

Main article: 2009 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification

8 November 2008	Singapore	0–17	Australia	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
		Report	Foord 2', 16', 20', 23', 49', 77' Hatzirodos 5', 10', 34' Searl 8' Allen 17', 40' Wallace 67', 81', 89' Azeman 77' (o.g.) Stott 87'	Stadium: MBPJ Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Chaitali Paul (India)

10 November 2008	Australia	4–0	Myanmar	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
	Kerr 2' Allen 48', 59' Bolger 53'	Report		Stadium: MBPJ Stadium Attendance: 80 Referee: Shen Huangying (China)

15 November 2008	Philippines	0–20	Australia	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
		Report	Hatzirodos 7', 43', 48' Stott 13', 31' Foord 16', 34', 44' Wallace 22', 42' Kennedy 29', 87' Gibbons 58' Searl 60' Andrews 62', 72', 90' Whitfield 54', 64', 80'	Stadium: MBPJ Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Chaitali Paul (India)

17 November 2008	Australia	0–2	Thailand	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
		Report	van Egmond 49' Andrews 89'	Stadium: MBPJ Stadium Attendance: 300

References

↑ Wilson, Marcus (21 February 2009). "Sydney Youth take title". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 3 April 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2015.

External links

Football Federation Australia official website

2008–09 in Australian soccer

« 2007–08 2009–10 »

Domestic leagues	A-League (Pre-Season Challenge Cup, Grand Final) National Youth League W–League (Grand Final)

International competitions	AFC Champions League ('08, '09) 2008 FIFA Club World Cup

National team	Results ('08, '09)

Club seasons

A-League	Adelaide United Central Coast Mariners Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Queensland Roar Sydney FC Wellington Phoenix

W-League	Adelaide United Canberra United Central Coast Mariners Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Queensland Roar Sydney FC

A-League transfers

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