2008–09 W-League

      W-League 2008-09
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      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)
      W-League seasons
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      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 Members Equity Stadium
      Referee: Sara Hodson
      Report Khamis Goal 6' Goal 8'
      Small Goal 39'
      Garriock Goal 61'
      25 October 2008
      16:00
      		 Melbourne Victory 2 – 0 Central Coast Mariners Docklands Stadium
      Referee: Lee Corey
      Oostdam Goal 52'
      Tegg Goal 60'      		 Report
      25 October 2008
      17:00
      		 Queensland Roar 4 – 1 Adelaide United Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre
      Attendance: 835
      Referee: Kirralee Gardener
      Harch Goal 22' Goal 66'
      Colthorpe Goal 58'
      Ferguson Goal 64'      		 Report Black Goal 46'
      26 October 2008
      13:30
      		 Newcastle Jets 2 – 1 Canberra United Wanderers Oval
      Attendance: 1,100
      Referee: Jacqui Melksham
      Gill Goal 24' Goal 82' Report McDonnell Goal 2'

      Round 2

      31 October 2008
      16:45
      		 Adelaide United 3 – 2 Newcastle Jets Hindmarsh Stadium
      Referee: Sara Hodson
      Scalzi Goal 11' Goal 46' Goal 50' Report Day Goal 38'
      Salisbury Goal 89'
      1 November 2008
      15:00
      		 Queensland Roar 0 – 1 Canberra United Perry Park
      Attendance: 610
      Referee: Pru Donohoe
      Report Mowbray Goal 16'
      1 November 2008
      16:00
      		 Sydney FC 2 – 1 Melbourne Victory Parramatta Stadium
      Referee: Jacqui Melksham
      Bolger Goal 55'
      Khamis Goal 82'      		 Report Groenewald Goal 24'
      1 November 2008
      18:00
      		 Central Coast Mariners 3 – 1 Perth Glory Parramatta Stadium
      Attendance: 832
      Referee: Amelia Morris
      Camilleri Goal 69'
      Rollason Goal 83' Goal 91' (pen.)      		 Report May Goal 85'

      Round 3

      8 November 2008
      16:00
      		 Melbourne Victory 3 – 0 Perth Glory Bob Jane Stadium
      Referee: Kate Jacewicz
      Karp Goal 47' (pen.)
      Hawkins Goal 75' (o.g.)
      Bisby Goal 82'      		 Report
      8 November 2008
      19:00
      		 Newcastle Jets 0 – 2 Queensland Roar Oakes Oval
      Attendance: 1,140
      Referee: Casey Reibelt
      Report Beutel Goal 14'
      Colthorpe Goal 84'
      9 November 2008
      14:30
      		 Adelaide United 3 – 2 Sydney FC Hindmarsh Stadium
      Referee: Kirralee Gardener
      Black Goal 7'
      Gilbert Goal 30' (o.g.)
      Balomenos Goal 48'      		 Report Khamis Goal 4'
      Ledbrook Goal 69'
      9 November 2008
      17:00
      		 Canberra United 1 – 2 Central Coast Mariners McKellar Park
      Attendance: 1,637
      Referee: Jacqui Melksham
      Brush Goal 51' (pen.) Report Simon Goal 46', Goal 73'
      Hartley Red card 48'

      Round 4

      15 November 2008
      16:00
      		 Sydney FC 1 – 1 Newcastle Jets Campbelltown Stadium
      Referee: Lee Corey
      Khamis Goal 48' Report Gill Goal 68'
      15 November 2008
      16:00
      		 Perth Glory 3 – 2 Adelaide United Members Equity Stadium
      Referee: Prue Donohoe
      McCallum Goal 25'
      De Vanna Goal 41'
      Alagich Goal 56' (o.g.)      		 Report Black Goal 90'
      Balomenos Goal 90+3'
      15 November 2008
      18:00
      		 Central Coast Mariners 0 – 5 Queensland Roar Campbelltown Stadium
      Referee: Kate Jacewicz
      Report Polkinghorne Goal 12'
      Harch Goal 66'
      Colthorpe Goal 68' (pen.)
      Kellond-Knight Goal 80'
      Latham Goal 89'
      15 November 2008
      19:00
      		 Melbourne Victory 0 – 1 Canberra United Bob Jane Stadium
      Attendance: 700
      Referee: Casey Reibelt
      Report McDonnell Goal 24'

      Round 5

      22 November 2008
      16:00
      		 Canberra United 0 – 0 Adelaide United McKellar Park
      Attendance: 804
      Referee: Casey Reibelt
      Slayter Red card 10' Report
      22 November 2008
      17:00
      		 Queensland Roar 2 – 0 Melbourne Victory Ballymore Stadium
      Referee: Lee Corey
      Beutel Goal 33'
      Butt Goal 57'      		 Report
      22 November 2008
      18:00
      		 Sydney FC 2 – 0 Central Coast Mariners Campbelltown Stadium
      Attendance: 652
      Referee: Prue Donohoe
      Khamis Goal 23'
      Gilbert Goal 38'      		 Report
      23 November 2008
      15:00
      		 Newcastle Jets 4 – 1 Perth Glory Wanderers Oval
      Referee: Kate Jacewicz
      Pearce Goal 17'
      Gill Goal 24'
      Jones Goal 27'
      Amber Neilson Goal 76'      		 Report Tabain Goal 6'

      Round 6

      29 November 2008
      14:30
      		 Adelaide United 0 – 3 Melbourne Victory Hindmarsh Stadium
      Referee: Prue Donohoe
      Report Kuralay Goal 36', Goal 71'
      Diagiammarco Goal 64'
      29 November 2008
      15:00
      		 Queensland Roar 3 – 0 Sydney FC Ballymore Stadium
      Attendance: 580
      Referee: Sara Hodson
      Reuter Goal 12'
      Ferguson Goal 30'
      Beutel Goal 63'      		 Report
      29 November 2008
      18:00
      		 Central Coast Mariners 2 – 4 Newcastle Jets Campbelltown Stadium
      Attendance: 211
      Referee: Kirralee Gardener
      Rollason Goal 65'
      Simon Goal 90+1'      		 Report Jones Goal 34'
      van Egmond Goal 44', Goal 46'
      Peters Goal 77'
      30 November 2008
      16:00
      		 Perth Glory 2 – 2 Canberra United Members Equity Stadium
      Attendance: 479
      Referee: Lee Corey
      D'Ovidio Goal 33'
      de Vanna Goal 54'      		 Report Munoz Goal 81'
      Sykes Goal 89'

      Round 7

      6 December 2008
      15:30
      		 Adelaide United 0 – 6 Central Coast Mariners Hindmarsh Stadium
      Referee: Kate Jacewicz
      Report Camilleri Goal 34', Goal 58'
      Kingsley Goal 50', Goal 60'
      Simon Goal 62', Goal 83'
      6 December 2008
      18:00
      		 Canberra United 1 – 1 Sydney FC McKellar Park
      Attendance: 840
      Referee: Prue Donohoe
      Munoz Goal 37' Report Marsh Goal 43' (Pen)
      6 December 2008
      19:00
      		 Melbourne Victory 1 – 0 Newcastle Jets Epping Stadium
      Referee: Sara Hodson
      Timko Goal 82' Report
      7 December 2008
      16:00
      		 Perth Glory 3 – 5 Queensland Roar Members Equity Stadium
      Referee: Casey Reibelt
      Kerr Goal 7'
      De Vanna Goal 40'
      Tabain Goal 45'      		 Report Colthorpe Goal 2'
      Harch Goal 49'
      Kellond-Knight Goal 57'
      McShea Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 38', 82'
      Latham Goal 89'
      Beutel Goal 90+3'

      Round 8

      13 December 2008
      16:00
      		 Melbourne Victory 1 – 3 Queensland Roar Bob Jane Stadium
      Referee: Kate Jacewicz
      Timko Goal 26' Report Beutel Goal 9'
      Ferguson Goal 23'
      Butt Goal 55'
      13 December 2008
      16:00
      		 Sydney FC 0 – 1 Perth Glory Parramatta Stadium
      Attendance: 300
      Referee: Sara Hodson
      Report Tabain Goal 64'
      13 December 2008
      18:00
      		 Central Coast Mariners 0 – 3 Canberra United Parramatta Stadium
      Attendance: 300
      Referee: Kirralee Gardener
      Report Brush Goal 21'
      Crawford Goal 71'
      Munoz Goal 77'
      14 December 2008
      17:00
      		 Newcastle Jets 2 – 1 Adelaide United Wanderers Oval
      Referee: Lee Corey
      Smith Goal 35'
      Neilson Goal 81'      		 Report Balomenos Goal 19' (pen.)

      Round 9

      19 December 2008
      19:30
      		 Adelaide United 1 – 3 Perth Glory Hindmarsh Stadium
      Referee: Lee Corey
      Scalzi Goal 90+2' Report Tabain Goal 52'
      McCallum Goal 71'
      D'Ovidio Goal 86'
      20 December 2008
      16:00
      		 Newcastle Jets 2 – 0 Sydney FC Campbelltown Stadium
      Attendance: 300
      Referee: Jacqui Melksham
      Gill Goal 21', Goal 28' Report
      20 December 2008
      18:00
      		 Queensland Roar 2 – 0 Central Coast Mariners Ballymore Stadium
      Attendance: 940
      Referee: Prue Donohoe
      Beutel Goal 51'
      Harch Goal 57'      		 Report
      20 December 2008
      18:00
      		 Canberra United 3 – 2 Melbourne Victory McKellar Park
      Attendance: 1,152
      Referee: Lee Corey
      Brush Goal 35'
      Mowbray Goal 83'
      Chapman Goal 90+3'      		 Report Groenewald Goal 82'
      Oostdam Goal 85'

      Round 10

      27 December 2008
      16:00
      		 Central Coast Mariners 2 – 0 Melbourne Victory Parramatta Stadium
      Attendance: 795
      Referee: Kate Jacewicz
      Kingsley Goal 87'
      O'Reilly Goal 90+2'      		 Report
      27 December 2008
      18:00
      		 Sydney FC 3 – 2 Adelaide United Parramatta Stadium
      Attendance: 795
      Referee: Casey Reibelt
      Khamis Goal 4'
      Ledbrook Goal 6'
      Burgess Goal 28'      		 Report Balomenos Goal 52'
      Swaffer Goal 59'
      Harrison Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 70', 86'
      27 December 2008
      18:00
      		 Canberra United 1 – 1 Queensland Roar McKellar Park
      Attendance: 712
      Referee: Jacqui Melksham
      Munoz Goal 66' Report Popovic Goal 87'
      28 December 2008
      16:00
      		 Perth Glory 0 – 0 Newcastle Jets Members Equity Stadium
      Attendance: 693
      Referee: Lee Corey
      Report
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      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
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      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
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      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 EnergyAustralia Stadium
      Attendance: 2,889
      Referee: Sara Hodson
      Report Mowbray Goal 26'
      11 January 2009
      15:00
      		 Queensland Roar 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) Sydney FC Ballymore Stadium
      Attendance: 1,891
      Referee: Jacqui Melksham
      Butt Goal 29' Report O'Neill Goal 71'
      Small Red card 78'
        Penalties  
      Dumount Penalty scored
      Butt Penalty scored
      Kellond-Knight Penalty scored
      Harch Penalty scored
      Beaumount Penalty missed
      Reuter Penalty scored      		 5 – 4 Penalty scoredBrogan
      Penalty missedBolger
      Penalty scoredClifford
      Penalty scoredLedbrook
      Penalty scoredKhamis
      Penalty missedWalsh

      Final

      See also: W-League Grand Final 2008-09
      17 January 2009
      16:00
      		 Queensland Roar 2 – 0 Canberra United Ballymore Stadium
      Attendance: 4,554
      Referee: Kate Jacewicz
      Harch Goal 6'
      Butt Goal 23'      		 Report
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      Referees

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

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      Awards

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      See also

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      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. 
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