2008–09 Adelaide United W-League season

Adelaide United FC

2008-09 season

Chairman

Mel Patzwald

Manager

Michael Barnett

W-League

8th

← First

2009 →

The Adelaide United W-League 2008-09 season was Adelaide United's inaugural W-League season.

Players

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Emma Wirkus
2	DF	Renee Harrison
3	DF	Sarah Amorim
4	DF	Dianne Alagich
5	MF	Angela Fimmano
6	DF	Kristyn Swaffer
7	FW	Racheal Quigley
8	FW	Sandra Scalzi
9	FW	Stephanie Tokich
10	FW	Victoria Balomenos

No.	Position	Player
11	MF	Sharon Black
12	MF	Tanya Harrison
13	MF	Leah Robinson
14	MF	Donna Cockayne
15	MF	Lauren Chilvers
16	DF	Leanne Slater
17	MF	April Mann
20	GK	Sian Mclaren
30	GK	Kristi Harvey

Transfers

Ladies Team

Name	Position	Moving from	Fee
Kristi Harvey	Goalkeeper	Metro United	Free
Sian Mclaren	Goalkeeper	South Australian Sports Institute	Free
Emma Wirkus	Goalkeeper	South Australian Sports Institute	Free
Dianne Alagich	Defender	NSW Sapphires	Free
Sarah Amorim	Defender	QLD Academy of Sport	Free
Renee Harrison	Defender	Fulham United	Free
Kristyn Swaffer	Defender	Sturt-Marion	Free
Sharon Black	Midfielder	Sturt-Marion	Free
Lauren Chilvers	Midfielder	Cumberland United	Free
Donna Cockayne	Midfielder	Metro United	Free
Angela Fimmano	Midfielder	South Australian Sports Institute	Free
Tanya Harrison	Midfielder	Fulham United	Free
April Mann	Midfielder	Queensland Lions	Free
Leah Robinson	Midfielder	Adelaide City	Free
Victoria Balomenos	Striker	South Australian Sports Institute	Free
Stephanie Tokich	Striker	ACT Academy of Sport	Free
Sandra Scalzi	Striker	Adelaide City	Free
Racheal Quigley	Striker	South Australian Sports Institute	Free

Out

Squad statistics

Last updated 29 December 2008

No.	Pos.	Name	W-League		Total		Discipline
No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Emma Wirkus	4	0	4	0	0	0
2	DF	Renee Harrison	9	0	9	0	2	1
3	DF	Sarah Amorim	9	0	9	0	3	0
4	DF	Dianne Alagich	10	0	10	0	0	0
5	MF	Angela Fimmano	6	0	6	0	0	0
6	DF	Kristyn Swaffer	10	1	10	1	1	0
7	FW	Racheal Quigley	7	0	7	0	0	0
8	FW	Sandra Scalzi	8	4	8	4	1	0
9	FW	Stephanie Tokich	10	0	10	0	0	0
10	FW	Victoria Balomenos	8	2	8	2	4	0
11	MF	Sharon Black	9	3	9	3	1	0
12	MF	Tanya Harrison	9	0	9	0	1	0
13	MF	Leah Robinson	5	0	5	0	1	0
14	MF	Donna Cockayne	8	1	8	1	1	0
15	MF	Lauren Chilvers	8	0	8	0	2	0
16	DF	Leanne Slater	4	0	4	0	1	0
17	MF	April Mann	8	0	8	0	0	0
20	GK	Sian Mclaren	5	0	5	0	0	0
30	GK	Kristi Harvey	2	0	2	0	0	0

Regular season

Fixtures

Round	Date	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Attendance	Stadium
1	25 October 2008	Queensland Roar	4 - 1 Black 46'	Adelaide United	-	QSAC
2	31 October 2008	Adelaide United	3 - 2 Scalzi 11', 46', 50'	Newcastle Jets	-	Hindmarsh Stadium
3	9 November 2008	Adelaide United	3 - 2 Black 7' Gilbert 30' (o.g.) Balomenos 48'	Sydney FC	-	Hindmarsh Stadium
4	15 November 2008	Perth Glory	3 - 2 Black 90' Cockayne 93'	Adelaide United	-	Members Equity Stadium
5	22 November 2008	Canberra United	0 - 0	Adelaide United	-	McKellar Park
6	29 November 2008	Adelaide United	0 - 3	Melbourne Victory	-	Hindmarsh Stadium
7	6 December 2008	Adelaide United	0 - 6	Central Coast Mariners	-	Hindmarsh Stadium
8	14 December 2008	Newcastle Jets	2 - 1 Balomenos 16'	Adelaide United	-	Wanderers Oval
9	19 December 2008	Adelaide United	1 - 3 Scalzi 92'	Perth Glory	-	Hindmarsh Stadium
10	27 December 2008	Sydney FC	3 - 2 Balomenos 53' Swaffer 60'	Adelaide United	-	Parramatta Stadium

Standings

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.

Leading scorers

Total	Player		Goals per Round
Total	Player		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
3		Sharon Black	1		1	1
3		Victoria Balomenos			1					1		1
2		Sandra Scalzi		1							1
1		Donna Cockayne				1
1		Kristyn Swaffer										1

Soccer in Australia

Football Federation Australia

National teams	Men's Men's U-23 Men's U-20 Men's U-17 Men's Beach Men's Paralympic Women's Women's U-20 Women's U-17

Current competitions	A-League Youth League W-League National Premier Leagues FFA Cup FFA State Institute Challenge Kanga Cup

Defunct competitions	National Soccer League NSL Cup National Youth League (1984–2004) Women's National Soccer League Australia Cup

Lists	Clubs Venues (stadiums by capacity) Champions

Other	League system Professional Footballers Australia Football Hall of Fame Women's soccer in Australia

W-League

Champions Records Julie Dolan Medal Foreign players Grand Finals

Seasons	2008–09 2009 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014 2015–16 2016–17

Grand Finals	2009 (Jan) 2009 (Dec) 2011 2012 2013 2014 (Feb) 2014 (Dec) 2016 2017

Current clubs	Adelaide United Brisbane Roar Canberra United Melbourne City Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Sydney FC Western Sydney Wanderers

Former clubs	Central Coast Mariners

Adelaide United Women's Football Club

Club	Hindmarsh Stadium List of players

Coach	Michael Barnett (2008–11) David Edmondson (2011–13) Ross Aloisi (2013–15) Jamie Harnwell (2013–)

Seasons	2008–09 2009 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014

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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