2008–09 Melbourne Victory season

2008–09 Melbourne Victory season: Melbourne Victory
2008–2009 season

Manager Ernie Merrick

A-League 1st

Pre-Season Challenge Cup Champions

Top goalscorer Daniel Allsopp (13)

Highest home attendance 31,654 vs Sydney FC (26 October 2008)

Lowest home attendance 18,036 vs Perth Glory (4 October 2008)

Average home attendance 24,516

Home colours

Away colours

← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 2008-09 Hyundai A-League season was Melbourne Victory's fourth season. They finished top of the table at the end of the regular season and defeated Adelaide United in the Grand Final to take their second A-League title.

Contents

1 Players

1.1 First team squad

1.2 Transfers

2 Matches

2.1 2008 Pre-Season Cup fixtures

2.2 2008-09 Hyundai A-League fixtures

2.3 2008-09 finals series

3 Statistics

3.1 Goals

4 Ladder

4.1 League table

4.2 Finals series

4.3 2008–09 Awards

5 W-League

5.1 2008–09 Westfield W-League fixtures

6 References

7 External links

Players

First team squad

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

No. Position Player

1 GK Michael Theoklitos

2 MF Kevin Muscat (captain)

3 DF Michael Thwaite (loan)

4 DF Steven Pace

5 DF Sebastian Ryall (youth)

6 DF Steve Pantelidis

7 DF Matthew Kemp

8 MF Grant Brebner

9 FW Danny Allsopp

10 FW Archie Thompson (marquee)

11 FW Ney Fabiano

No. Position Player

12 DF Rodrigo Vargas

13 FW Nathan Elasi (youth)

14 MF Billy Celeski

15 MF Tom Pondeljak

16 MF Carlos Hernández (loan)

17 MF José Luis López

18 MF Leigh Broxham

19 MF Evan Berger

20 GK Mitchell Langerak

21 DF Daniel Vasilevski

22 MF Nick Ward (marquee youth)

Transfers

In

Player From League Fee Date

Billy Celeski Perth Glory A-League – February 2008

Tom Pondeljak Central Coast Mariners A-League – February 2008

Nathan Elasi Marconi Stallions New South Wales Premier League – February 2008

Steve Mautone* Retired None – February 2008

Ney Fabiano^[1]. Chonburi FC Thailand Premier League $13,500 USD 1 July 2008

Michael Thwaite SK Brann Norwegian Premier League Loan 1 July 2008

José Luis López Deportivo Saprissa Primera División de Costa Rica Loan 14 July 2008

* Steve Mautone is the current Melbourne Victory Goalkeeping coach and was named as the third choice goalkeeper for the AFC Champions League

Out

Player To League Fee Date

Ljubo Milicevic Released – – February 2008

Steve Mautone Retired – – June 2008

Adrian Caceres Central Coast Mariners A-League – July 2008

Daniel Piorkowski Released – – July 2008

Leandro Love Vissel Kobe (loan ended) J.League – July 2008

Kaz Patafta^[2]. Newcastle Jets A-League – July 2008

Matches

2008 Pre-Season Cup fixtures

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts

Melbourne Victory 3 2 0 1 3 2 6

Adelaide United 3 1 2 0 2 1 5

Newcastle Jets 3 0 2 1 1 2 2

Perth Glory 3 0 2 1 1 2 2

Group Stage 20 July 2008 Melbourne Victory 1 : 2 Adelaide United Aurora Stadium, Launceston

13:00 UTC+10 Fabiano 8' Report 33', 90' Cristiano Attendance: 4,720
Referee: Ben Williams

Group Stage 26 July 2008 Perth Glory 0 : 1 Melbourne Victory Members Equity Stadium, Perth

15:00 UTC+8 Report 11' M. Thwaite Attendance: 3,020

Group Stage 2 August 2008 Newcastle Jets 0 : 1 Melbourne Victory Port Macquarie Regional Stadium, Port Macquarie

14:30 UTC+10 Report 82' T. Pondeljak Attendance: 3,133

Final 6 August 2008 Wellington Phoenix 0 : 0 Melbourne Victory Westpac Stadium, Wellington

19:30 UTC+12 (7 – 8 PSO)
Report Attendance: 9,208
Referee: Peter O'Leary

2008-09 Hyundai A-League fixtures

Round 1 16 August 2008 Sydney FC 0 : 0 Melbourne Victory Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

Report Attendance: 16,227
Referee: Mark Shield

Round 2 24 August 2008 Wellington Phoenix 2 : 4 Melbourne Victory Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Smeltz 29', 65' (Pen) Report Allsopp 16', 35'
Ney Fabiano 47'
Muscat 68' (Pen) Attendance: 6,110
Referee: Strebre Delovski

Round 3 29 August 2008 Melbourne Victory 5 : 0 Newcastle Jets Telstra Dome, Melbourne

Hernández 41'
A. Thompson 45+2'
Allsopp 61' 64'
Brebner 90' Attendance: 22,589
Referee: Mark Shield

Round 4 12 September 2008 Melbourne Victory 1 : 0 Adelaide United Telstra Dome, Melbourne

Ney Fabiano 29'
Muscat 64' Attendance: 24,812
Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 5 20 September 2008 Central Coast Mariners 2 : 2 Melbourne Victory Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford

Simon 12' 84' Report
Summary A. Thompson 16' 90+4'
Theoklitos 57' Attendance: 9,009
Referee: Peter Green

Round 6 28 September 2008 Melbourne Victory 0 : 2 Queensland Roar Telstra Dome, Melbourne

Hernández 48', 58' Report
Summary Minniecon 83'
Zullo 90+4' Attendance: 22,266
Referee: Ben Williams

Round 7 4 October 2008 Melbourne Victory 4 : 0 Perth Glory Telstra Dome, Melbourne

Brebner 25'
Allsopp 39' 71'
Vargas 46' Attendance: 18,036
Referee: Srebre Delovski

Round 8 18 October 2008 Newcastle Jets 1 : 0 Melbourne Victory EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle

Jesic 85' A. Thompson 58' Attendance: 11,384
Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 9 25 October 2008 Melbourne Victory 0 : 2 Sydney FC Telstra Dome, Melbourne

Summary Bridge 20'
Aloisi 62' Attendance: 31,654
Referee: Ben Williams

Round 10 31 October 2008 Adelaide United 2 : 3 Melbourne Victory Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide

Travis Dodd 28' (Pen)
Cassio 67' Report
Summary Muscat 55' (Pen)
Muscat 81' (Pen)
Billy Celeski 84' Attendance: 13,191
Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 11 8 November 2008 Queensland Roar 0 : 1 Melbourne Victory Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

Summary Thompson 71' Attendance: 12,022
Referee: Peter O'Leary

Round 12 21 November 2008 Melbourne Victory 2 : 1 Central Coast Mariners Telstra Dome, Melbourne

Tom Pondeljak 37'
A. Thompson 60' Report
Summary John Hutchinson 34' Attendance: 21,455
Referee: Srebre Delovski

Round 13 28 November 2008 Wellington Phoenix 2 : 1 Melbourne Victory Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Brown 21'
Smeltz 58' Allsopp 20' Attendance: 7,593
Referee: Craig Zetter

Round 14 6 December 2008 Perth Glory 3 : 1 Melbourne Victory Members Equity Stadium, Perth

Dadi 19', 23'
Pellegrino 79' Report
Summary Ney Fabiano 55' Attendance: 6,621
Referee: Peter Green

Round 15 19 December 2008 Newcastle Jets 4 : 2 Melbourne Victory EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle

M. Thompson 16', 45', 49'
Song 60' Report
Summary Allsopp 66'
Ney Fabiano 87' Attendance: 6,268
Referee: Craig Zetter

Round 16 27 December 2008 Melbourne Victory 3 : 2 Sydney FC Telstra Dome, Melbourne

Thompson 14'
Ward 71'
Ney Fabiano 80' Report
Summary Cole 1'
Gan 4' Attendance: 25,395
Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 17 2 January 2009 Melbourne Victory 2 : 1 Queensland Roar Telstra Dome, Melbourne

Allsopp 55'
Vargas 67' Summary
Report Moore 75' Attendance: 23,447
Referee: Peter O’Leary

Round 18 6 January 2009^[3] Melbourne Victory 1 : 0 Adelaide United Telstra Dome, Melbourne

Ward 58' Report
Summary Attendance: 27,196
Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 19 11 January 2009 Perth Glory 3 : 2 Melbourne Victory Members Equity Stadium, Perth

Dadi 32', 76'
Rukavytsya 36' Summary Allsopp 3'
Ney Fabiano 48'
Kemp 33', 88' Attendance: 9,381
Referee: Chris Beath

Round 20 16 January 2009 Melbourne Victory 3 : 0 Central Coast Mariners Telstra Dome, Melbourne

Allsopp 68'
Hernández 71'
A. Thompson 75' Summary Heffernan 87' Attendance: 24,003
Referee: Peter Green

Round 21 23 January 2009 Melbourne Victory 2 : 0 Wellington Phoenix Telstra Dome, Melbourne

K. Muscat 40' (pen.)
A. Thompson 90' Report
Summary Attendance: 28,905
Referee: Srebre Delovski

2008-09 finals series

Major Semi Final Leg 1 7 February 2009 Adelaide United 0 : 2 Melbourne Victory, Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide

18:30 UTC+10:30

Adelaide Starting XI

20 GK Eugene Galeković

05 DF Michael Valkanis 46'

07 MF Lucas Pantelis

08 MF Kristian Sarkies 41'

09 FW Paul Agostino 72'

13 FW Travis Dodd (c)

14 DF Scott Jamieson

18 MF Fabian Barbiero

19 DF Saša Ognenovski

24 MF Paul Reid

27 DF Michael Marrone

Substitutes:

30 GK Mark Birighitti

03 MF Alemão 41'

10 FW Cristiano 72'

16 DF Daniel Mullen 46'

28 MF Rostyn Griffiths

Manager:

Aurelio Vidmar

S. Ognenovski 5'
S. Jamieson 35'

Adelaide

(0:1)
Report
Summary
Man of the Match:
Carlos Hernández

13' C. Hernández
51' N. Ward
54' K. Muscat
89' D. Allsopp

Melbourne

Attendance: 14,119
Referee: Srebre Delovski

Melbourne Starting XI

01 GK Michael Theoklitos

02 DF Kevin Muscat (c)

05 DF Sebastian Ryall

07 DF Matthew Kemp 65'

09 FW Danny Allsopp

10 FW Archie Thompson

12 DF Rodrigo Vargas

14 MF Billy Celeski

15 MF Tom Pondeljak

16 MF Carlos Hernández 76'

22 MF Nick Ward 56'

Substitutes:

20 GK Mitchell Langerak

08 MF Grant Brebner 56'

11 MF Ney Fabiano

17 FW José Luis López 76'

19 FW Evan Berger 65'

Manager:

Ernie Merrick

Major Semi Final Leg 2 14 February 2009 Melbourne Victory 4 : 0 Adelaide United Telstra Dome, Melbourne

19:30 UTC+11:30

Melbourne Starting XI

01 GK Michael Theoklitos

02 DF Kevin Muscat (c)

05 DF Sebastian Ryall

07 DF Matthew Kemp

09 FW Danny Allsopp

10 FW Archie Thompson

12 DF Rodrigo Vargas

14 MF Billy Celeski 76'

15 MF Tom Pondeljak

16 MF Carlos Hernández 59'

22 MF Nick Ward 79'

Substitutes:

20 GK Mitchell Langerak

08 MF Grant Brebner 59'

11 MF Ney Fabiano 79'

17 FW José Luis López 76'

19 FW Evan Berger

Manager:

Ernie Merrick

A. Thompson 10'
C. Hernández 24'
D. Allsopp 44'
T. Pondeljak 48'
Nick Ward 51'

Melbourne

(3:0)
Report
Summary
Man of the Match:
Carlos Hernández

30' S. Ognenovski
53' R. Griffiths
62', 81' Cássio
88' T. Dodd

Adelaide

Attendance: 34,736
Referee: Matthew Breeze

Adelaide Starting XI

20 GK Eugene Galeković

02 DF Robert Cornthwaite

03 MF Alemão 56'

06 MF Cássio

07 MF Lucas Pantelis 46'

10 FW Cristiano

13 FW Travis Dodd (c)

14 DF Scott Jamieson

16 DF Daniel Mullen

19 DF Saša Ognenovski

24 MF Paul Reid

Substitutes:

30 GK Mark Birighitti

09 FW Paul Agostino

18 MF Fabian Barbiero 56'

27 DF Michael Marrone

28 MF Rostyn Griffiths 46'

Manager:

Aurelio Vidmar

Grand Final 28 February 2009 Melbourne Victory 1 : 0 Adelaide United Telstra Dome, Melbourne

19:30 UTC+11

Melbourne Starting XI

01 GK Michael Theoklitos

02 DF Kevin Muscat (c)

05 DF Sebastian Ryall

07 DF Matthew Kemp

09 FW Daniel Allsopp

10 FW Archie Thompson

12 DF Rodrigo Vargas

14 MF Billy Celeski

15 MF Tom Pondeljak 83'

16 MF Carlos Hernández

22 MF Nick Ward 56'

Substitutes:

20 GK Mitchell Langerak

8 MF Grant Brebner 83'

11 FW Ney Fabiano

17 MF José Luis López 89'

19 MF Evan Berger 56' 89'

Manager:

Ernie Merrick

T. Pondeljak 60' 61'
D. Allsopp 65'

Melbourne

(0:0)Report
Summary
Joe Marston Medal:
Tom Pondeljak 10' Cristiano
37' S. Ognenovski
56' S. Jamieson
64' F. Barbiero
81' R. Cornthwaite
90' T. Dodd (c)

Adelaide

Attendance: 53,273
Referee: Matthew Breeze

Adelaide Starting XI

20 GK Eugene Galeković

02 DF Robert Cornthwaite

07 MF Lucas Pantelis 63'

10 FW Cristiano

13 MF Travis Dodd (c)

14 DF Scott Jamieson 73'

15 MF Jonas Salley

16 DF Daniel Mullen

18 MF Fabian Barbiero

19 DF Saša Ognenovski

24 MF Paul Reid

Substitutes:

30 GK Mark Birighitti

03 FW Alemão

06 MF Cássio 73'

09 FW Paul Agostino 63'

28 MF Rostyn Griffiths

Manager:

Aurelio Vidmar

Statistics

Goals

Total Player Goals per Round

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 S1 S2 GF

13 Daniel Allsopp 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

9 Archie Thompson 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1

5 Ney Fabiano 1 1 1 1 1

5 Kevin Muscat 1 1 2 1

4 Carlos Hernández 1 1 1 1

3 Tom Pondeljak 1 1 1

2 Grant Brebner 1 1

2 Rodrigo Vargas 1 1

2 Nick Ward 1 1

1 Billy Celeski 1

A goal was scored from a penalty kick

Two goals were scored from penalty kicks

Ladder

League table

# Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts

1 Melbourne Victory 21 12 2 7 39 27 +12sm=n 38

2 Adelaide United 21 11 5 5 31 19 +12sm=n 38

3 Queensland Roar 21 10 6 5 36 25 +11sm=n 36

4 Central Coast Mariners 21 7 7 7 35 32 +3sm=n 28

5 Sydney FC 21 7 5 9 33 32 +1sm=n 26

6 Wellington Phoenix 21 7 5 9 23 31 -8sm=n 26

7 Perth Glory 21 6 4 11 31 44 -13sm=n 22

8 Newcastle Jets 21 4 6 11 21 39 -18sm=n 18

Finals series

Semifinals Preliminary final Grand final

L1 L2

1 Melbourne Victory 2 4

2 Adelaide United 0 0 Melbourne Victory 1

Adelaide United 1 Adelaide United 0

Queensland Roar 0

3 Queensland Roar 2 2

4 Central Coast Mariners 0 1

2008–09 Awards

Victory Medal

Kevin Muscat and Danny Allsopp

Players' Player of the Year

Rodrigo Vargas

Clubman of the Year

Evan Berger

Golden Boot

Danny Allsopp

Women's Player of the Year

Brittany Timko

Youth Team Player of the Year

Matthew Theodore

W-League

2008–09 Westfield W-League fixtures

25 October 2008 Melbourne Victory 2 : 0 Central Coast Mariners Telstra Dome

16:00 UTC+10 Marlies Oostdam 52'
Rebecca Tegg 60' Report Referee: Lee Corey

1 November 2008 Sydney FC 2 : 1 Melbourne Victory Parramatta Stadium

14:00 UTC+10 Nicole Bulger 55'
Leena Khamis 82' Report Sarah Groenewald 24' Referee: Jacqui Melksham

8 November 2008 Melbourne Victory 3 : 0 Perth Glory Bob Jane Stadium

14:00 UTC+10 Kal Tarp 47' (Pen)
Carys Hawkins 75' (o.g.)
Louisa Bisby 82' Report Referee: Kate Jacewicz

15 November 2008 Melbourne Victory 0 : 1 Canberra United Bob Jane Stadium

19:00 UTC+10 Report Sasha McDonnell 24' Referee: Kate Jacewicz

22 November 2008 Queensland Roar 2 : 0 Melbourne Victory Ballymore Stadium

19:00 UTC+10 Courtney Beutel 33'
Tameka Butt 57' Report Referee: Lee Corey

29 November 2008 Adelaide United 0 : 3 Melbourne Victory Hindmarsh Stadium

14:00 UTC+9.5 Selin Kuralay 36'
Daniela Digiammarco 64'
Selin Kuralay 70' Report

6 December 2008 Melbourne Victory 1 : 0 Newcastle Jets Epping Soccer Stadium

19:00 UTC+10 Brittany Timko 82' Report Referee: Sara Hodson

13 December 2008 Melbourne Victory 1 : 3 Queensland Roar Epping Soccer Stadium

14:00 UTC+10 Brittany Timko 26' Report Courtney Beutel 10'
Alicia Ferguson 23'
Tameka Butt 55' Referee: Kate Jacewicz

20 December 2008 Canberra United 3 : 2 Melbourne Victory McKellar Park, A.C.T.

18:00 UTC+10 Ellie Brush 35'
Kara Mowbray 83'
Amy Chapman 93' Report Sarah Groenwald 82'
Marlies Oostdam 85' Referee: Lee Corey

28 December 2008 Central Coast Mariners 2 : 0 Melbourne Victory Parramatta Stadium

16:00 UTC+10 Jenna Kingsley 89'
Elizabeth O'Reilly 93' Report Referee: Kate Jacewicz

References

^ FIFA.com Fabiano leaves Chonburi for Victory Accessed 31 May 2008

^ a-league.com.au Patafta moves north to join Newcastle Accessed 31 May 2008

^ Match re-scheduled due to Adelaide's participation in FIFA Club World Cup

External links

Melbourne – Official Website

Pictures of Melbourne supporters

MVFC – Melbourne Victory Videos

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Player	From	League	Fee	Date
Billy Celeski	Perth Glory	A-League	–	February 2008
Tom Pondeljak	Central Coast Mariners	A-League	–	February 2008
Nathan Elasi	Marconi Stallions	New South Wales Premier League	–	February 2008
Steve Mautone*	Retired	None	–	February 2008
Ney Fabiano^[1].	Chonburi FC	Thailand Premier League	$13,500 USD	1 July 2008
Michael Thwaite	SK Brann	Norwegian Premier League	Loan	1 July 2008
José Luis López	Deportivo Saprissa	Primera División de Costa Rica	Loan	14 July 2008

Player	To	League	Fee	Date
Ljubo Milicevic	Released	–	–	February 2008
Steve Mautone	Retired	–	–	June 2008
Adrian Caceres	Central Coast Mariners	A-League	–	July 2008
Daniel Piorkowski	Released	–	–	July 2008
Leandro Love	Vissel Kobe (loan ended)	J.League	–	July 2008
Kaz Patafta^[2].	Newcastle Jets	A-League	–	July 2008

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Melbourne Victory	3	2	0	1	3	2	6
Adelaide United	3	1	2	0	2	1	5
Newcastle Jets	3	0	2	1	1	2	2
Perth Glory	3	0	2	1	1	2	2

Group Stage 20 July 2008	Melbourne Victory	1 : 2	Adelaide United	Aurora Stadium, Launceston
13:00 UTC+10	Fabiano 8'	Report	33', 90' Cristiano	Attendance: 4,720 Referee: Ben Williams

Group Stage 26 July 2008	Perth Glory	0 : 1	Melbourne Victory	Members Equity Stadium, Perth
15:00 UTC+8		Report	11' M. Thwaite	Attendance: 3,020

Group Stage 2 August 2008	Newcastle Jets	0 : 1	Melbourne Victory	Port Macquarie Regional Stadium, Port Macquarie
14:30 UTC+10		Report	82' T. Pondeljak	Attendance: 3,133

Final 6 August 2008	Wellington Phoenix	0 : 0	Melbourne Victory	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:30 UTC+12		(7 – 8 PSO) Report		Attendance: 9,208 Referee: Peter O'Leary

Round 1 16 August 2008	Sydney FC	0 : 0	Melbourne Victory	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
		Report		Attendance: 16,227 Referee: Mark Shield

Round 2 24 August 2008	Wellington Phoenix	2 : 4	Melbourne Victory	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
	Smeltz 29', 65' (Pen)	Report	Allsopp 16', 35' Ney Fabiano 47' Muscat 68' (Pen)	Attendance: 6,110 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Round 3 29 August 2008	Melbourne Victory	5 : 0	Newcastle Jets	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
	Hernández 41' A. Thompson 45+2' Allsopp 61' 64' Brebner 90'			Attendance: 22,589 Referee: Mark Shield

Round 4 12 September 2008	Melbourne Victory	1 : 0	Adelaide United	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
	Ney Fabiano 29' Muscat 64'			Attendance: 24,812 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 5 20 September 2008	Central Coast Mariners	2 : 2	Melbourne Victory	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
	Simon 12' 84'	Report Summary	A. Thompson 16' 90+4' Theoklitos 57'	Attendance: 9,009 Referee: Peter Green

Round 6 28 September 2008	Melbourne Victory	0 : 2	Queensland Roar	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
	Hernández 48', 58'	Report Summary	Minniecon 83' Zullo 90+4'	Attendance: 22,266 Referee: Ben Williams

Round 7 4 October 2008	Melbourne Victory	4 : 0	Perth Glory	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
	Brebner 25' Allsopp 39' 71' Vargas 46'			Attendance: 18,036 Referee: Srebre Delovski

Round 8 18 October 2008	Newcastle Jets	1 : 0	Melbourne Victory	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
	Jesic 85'		A. Thompson 58'	Attendance: 11,384 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 9 25 October 2008	Melbourne Victory	0 : 2	Sydney FC	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
		Summary	Bridge 20' Aloisi 62'	Attendance: 31,654 Referee: Ben Williams

Round 10 31 October 2008	Adelaide United	2 : 3	Melbourne Victory	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
	Travis Dodd 28' (Pen) Cassio 67'	Report Summary	Muscat 55' (Pen) Muscat 81' (Pen) Billy Celeski 84'	Attendance: 13,191 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 11 8 November 2008	Queensland Roar	0 : 1	Melbourne Victory	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
		Summary	Thompson 71'	Attendance: 12,022 Referee: Peter O'Leary

Round 12 21 November 2008	Melbourne Victory	2 : 1	Central Coast Mariners	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
	Tom Pondeljak 37' A. Thompson 60'	Report Summary	John Hutchinson 34'	Attendance: 21,455 Referee: Srebre Delovski

Round 13 28 November 2008	Wellington Phoenix	2 : 1	Melbourne Victory	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
	Brown 21' Smeltz 58'		Allsopp 20'	Attendance: 7,593 Referee: Craig Zetter

Round 14 6 December 2008	Perth Glory	3 : 1	Melbourne Victory	Members Equity Stadium, Perth
	Dadi 19', 23' Pellegrino 79'	Report Summary	Ney Fabiano 55'	Attendance: 6,621 Referee: Peter Green

Round 15 19 December 2008	Newcastle Jets	4 : 2	Melbourne Victory	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
	M. Thompson 16', 45', 49' Song 60'	Report Summary	Allsopp 66' Ney Fabiano 87'	Attendance: 6,268 Referee: Craig Zetter

Round 16 27 December 2008	Melbourne Victory	3 : 2	Sydney FC	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
	Thompson 14' Ward 71' Ney Fabiano 80'	Report Summary	Cole 1' Gan 4'	Attendance: 25,395 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 17 2 January 2009	Melbourne Victory	2 : 1	Queensland Roar	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
	Allsopp 55' Vargas 67'	Summary Report	Moore 75'	Attendance: 23,447 Referee: Peter O’Leary

Round 18 6 January 2009^[3]	Melbourne Victory	1 : 0	Adelaide United	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
	Ward 58'	Report Summary		Attendance: 27,196 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 19 11 January 2009	Perth Glory	3 : 2	Melbourne Victory	Members Equity Stadium, Perth
	Dadi 32', 76' Rukavytsya 36'	Summary	Allsopp 3' Ney Fabiano 48' Kemp 33', 88'	Attendance: 9,381 Referee: Chris Beath

Round 20 16 January 2009	Melbourne Victory	3 : 0	Central Coast Mariners	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
	Allsopp 68' Hernández 71' A. Thompson 75'	Summary	Heffernan 87'	Attendance: 24,003 Referee: Peter Green

Round 21 23 January 2009	Melbourne Victory	2 : 0	Wellington Phoenix	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
	K. Muscat 40' (pen.) A. Thompson 90'	Report Summary		Attendance: 28,905 Referee: Srebre Delovski

Major Semi Final Leg 1 7 February 2009	Adelaide United	0 : 2	Melbourne Victory,	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
18:30 UTC+10:30 Adelaide Starting XI 20 GK Eugene Galeković 05 DF Michael Valkanis 46' 07 MF Lucas Pantelis 08 MF Kristian Sarkies 41' 09 FW Paul Agostino 72' 13 FW Travis Dodd (c) 14 DF Scott Jamieson 18 MF Fabian Barbiero 19 DF Saša Ognenovski 24 MF Paul Reid 27 DF Michael Marrone Substitutes: 30 GK Mark Birighitti 03 MF Alemão 41' 10 FW Cristiano 72' 16 DF Daniel Mullen 46' 28 MF Rostyn Griffiths Manager: Aurelio Vidmar	S. Ognenovski 5' S. Jamieson 35' Adelaide	(0:1) Report Summary Man of the Match: Carlos Hernández	13' C. Hernández 51' N. Ward 54' K. Muscat 89' D. Allsopp Melbourne	Attendance: 14,119 Referee: Srebre Delovski Melbourne Starting XI 01 GK Michael Theoklitos 02 DF Kevin Muscat (c) 05 DF Sebastian Ryall 07 DF Matthew Kemp 65' 09 FW Danny Allsopp 10 FW Archie Thompson 12 DF Rodrigo Vargas 14 MF Billy Celeski 15 MF Tom Pondeljak 16 MF Carlos Hernández 76' 22 MF Nick Ward 56' Substitutes: 20 GK Mitchell Langerak 08 MF Grant Brebner 56' 11 MF Ney Fabiano 17 FW José Luis López 76' 19 FW Evan Berger 65' Manager: Ernie Merrick

Major Semi Final Leg 2 14 February 2009	Melbourne Victory	4 : 0	Adelaide United	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
19:30 UTC+11:30 Melbourne Starting XI 01 GK Michael Theoklitos 02 DF Kevin Muscat (c) 05 DF Sebastian Ryall 07 DF Matthew Kemp 09 FW Danny Allsopp 10 FW Archie Thompson 12 DF Rodrigo Vargas 14 MF Billy Celeski 76' 15 MF Tom Pondeljak 16 MF Carlos Hernández 59' 22 MF Nick Ward 79' Substitutes: 20 GK Mitchell Langerak 08 MF Grant Brebner 59' 11 MF Ney Fabiano 79' 17 FW José Luis López 76' 19 FW Evan Berger Manager: Ernie Merrick	A. Thompson 10' C. Hernández 24' D. Allsopp 44' T. Pondeljak 48' Nick Ward 51' Melbourne	(3:0) Report Summary Man of the Match: Carlos Hernández	30' S. Ognenovski 53' R. Griffiths 62', 81' Cássio 88' T. Dodd Adelaide	Attendance: 34,736 Referee: Matthew Breeze Adelaide Starting XI 20 GK Eugene Galeković 02 DF Robert Cornthwaite 03 MF Alemão 56' 06 MF Cássio 07 MF Lucas Pantelis 46' 10 FW Cristiano 13 FW Travis Dodd (c) 14 DF Scott Jamieson 16 DF Daniel Mullen 19 DF Saša Ognenovski 24 MF Paul Reid Substitutes: 30 GK Mark Birighitti 09 FW Paul Agostino 18 MF Fabian Barbiero 56' 27 DF Michael Marrone 28 MF Rostyn Griffiths 46' Manager: Aurelio Vidmar

Grand Final 28 February 2009	Melbourne Victory	1 : 0	Adelaide United	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
19:30 UTC+11 Melbourne Starting XI 01 GK Michael Theoklitos 02 DF Kevin Muscat (c) 05 DF Sebastian Ryall 07 DF Matthew Kemp 09 FW Daniel Allsopp 10 FW Archie Thompson 12 DF Rodrigo Vargas 14 MF Billy Celeski 15 MF Tom Pondeljak 83' 16 MF Carlos Hernández 22 MF Nick Ward 56' Substitutes: 20 GK Mitchell Langerak 8 MF Grant Brebner 83' 11 FW Ney Fabiano 17 MF José Luis López 89' 19 MF Evan Berger 56' 89' Manager: Ernie Merrick	T. Pondeljak 60' 61' D. Allsopp 65' Melbourne	(0:0)Report Summary Joe Marston Medal: Tom Pondeljak	10' Cristiano 37' S. Ognenovski 56' S. Jamieson 64' F. Barbiero 81' R. Cornthwaite 90' T. Dodd (c) Adelaide	Attendance: 53,273 Referee: Matthew Breeze Adelaide Starting XI 20 GK Eugene Galeković 02 DF Robert Cornthwaite 07 MF Lucas Pantelis 63' 10 FW Cristiano 13 MF Travis Dodd (c) 14 DF Scott Jamieson 73' 15 MF Jonas Salley 16 DF Daniel Mullen 18 MF Fabian Barbiero 19 DF Saša Ognenovski 24 MF Paul Reid Substitutes: 30 GK Mark Birighitti 03 FW Alemão 06 MF Cássio 73' 09 FW Paul Agostino 63' 28 MF Rostyn Griffiths Manager: Aurelio Vidmar

#	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Melbourne Victory	21	12	2	7	39	27	+12sm=n	38
2	Adelaide United	21	11	5	5	31	19	+12sm=n	38
3	Queensland Roar	21	10	6	5	36	25	+11sm=n	36
4	Central Coast Mariners	21	7	7	7	35	32	+3sm=n	28
5	Sydney FC	21	7	5	9	33	32	+1sm=n	26
6	Wellington Phoenix	21	7	5	9	23	31	-8sm=n	26
7	Perth Glory	21	6	4	11	31	44	-13sm=n	22
8	Newcastle Jets	21	4	6	11	21	39	-18sm=n	18

25 October 2008	Melbourne Victory	2 : 0	Central Coast Mariners	Telstra Dome
16:00 UTC+10	Marlies Oostdam 52' Rebecca Tegg 60'	Report		Referee: Lee Corey

1 November 2008	Sydney FC	2 : 1	Melbourne Victory	Parramatta Stadium
14:00 UTC+10	Nicole Bulger 55' Leena Khamis 82'	Report	Sarah Groenewald 24'	Referee: Jacqui Melksham

8 November 2008	Melbourne Victory	3 : 0	Perth Glory	Bob Jane Stadium
14:00 UTC+10	Kal Tarp 47' (Pen) Carys Hawkins 75' (o.g.) Louisa Bisby 82'	Report		Referee: Kate Jacewicz

15 November 2008	Melbourne Victory	0 : 1	Canberra United	Bob Jane Stadium
19:00 UTC+10		Report	Sasha McDonnell 24'	Referee: Kate Jacewicz

22 November 2008	Queensland Roar	2 : 0	Melbourne Victory	Ballymore Stadium
19:00 UTC+10	Courtney Beutel 33' Tameka Butt 57'	Report		Referee: Lee Corey

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Total	Player		Goals per Round
Total	Player		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	S1	S2	GF
13		Daniel Allsopp		2	2				2						1			1		1	1	1		1	1
9		Archie Thompson			1		2						1	1					1			1	1		1
5		Ney Fabiano		1												1		1	1		1
5		Kevin Muscat		1		1						2											1
4		Carlos Hernández			1																	1		1	1
3		Tom Pondeljak												1											1	1
2		Grant Brebner			1				1
2		Rodrigo Vargas							1											1
2		Nick Ward															1		1
1		Billy Celeski										1

Semifinals				Preliminary final			Grand final
		L1	L2

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

29 November 2008	Adelaide United	0 : 3	Melbourne Victory	Hindmarsh Stadium
14:00 UTC+9.5	Selin Kuralay 36' Daniela Digiammarco 64' Selin Kuralay 70'	Report

6 December 2008	Melbourne Victory	1 : 0	Newcastle Jets	Epping Soccer Stadium
19:00 UTC+10	Brittany Timko 82'	Report		Referee: Sara Hodson

13 December 2008	Melbourne Victory	1 : 3	Queensland Roar	Epping Soccer Stadium
14:00 UTC+10	Brittany Timko 26'	Report	Courtney Beutel 10' Alicia Ferguson 23' Tameka Butt 55'	Referee: Kate Jacewicz

20 December 2008	Canberra United	3 : 2	Melbourne Victory	McKellar Park, A.C.T.
18:00 UTC+10	Ellie Brush 35' Kara Mowbray 83' Amy Chapman 93'	Report	Sarah Groenwald 82' Marlies Oostdam 85'	Referee: Lee Corey

28 December 2008	Central Coast Mariners	2 : 0	Melbourne Victory	Parramatta Stadium
16:00 UTC+10	Jenna Kingsley 89' Elizabeth O'Reilly 93'	Report		Referee: Kate Jacewicz

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2008 Pre-Season Cup fixtures

2008-09 Hyundai A-League fixtures

2008-09 finals series

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