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2008–09 W-League
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.
| Season |
|---|
| 25 October 2008 – 17 January 2009 |
| 41 |
| 130 (3.17 per match) |
| Queensland 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) |
| Adelaide United 0–6 Central Coast Mariners(6 December 2008) |
| Perth 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. 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.
Eight clubs 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 |
| Club | Visa 1 | Visa 2 | Visa 3 | Non-Visa foreigner(s) | Former player(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide United | Leah Robinson | ||||
| Canberra United | |||||
| Central Coast Mariners | |||||
| Melbourne Victory | Brittany Timko | Marlies Oostdam | Rebecca Tegg | ||
| Newcastle Jets | Kirstyn Pearce | Rebecca Smith | Sanna Frostevall | Stacey DayB | |
| Perth Glory | Katy Coghlan | Lim Shiya | Carys HawkinsA | ||
| Queensland Roar | |||||
| Sydney FC |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 | Column 8 | Column 9 | Column 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
- Player of the Year: Lana Harch, Queensland Roar
- Goalkeeper of the Year: Melissa Barbieri, Melbourne Victory
- Golden Boot: Leena Khamis, Sydney FC – 7 goals
- Goal of the Year: Marianna Tabain, Perth Glory – Round 9, Adelaide United v Perth Glory
- Fair Play Award: Queensland Roar
- Referee of the Year: Jacqui Melksham
- Coach of the Year: Jeff Hopkins, Queensland Roar
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