2008–2009 season | |||
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Manager | Ernie Merrick | ||
A-League Championship | 1st | ||
Pre-Season Challenge Cup | Champions | ||
A-League Premiership | 1st | ||
Top goalscorer | Daniel Allsopp (13) | ||
Highest home attendance | 53,273 vs Adelaide United (28 February 2009) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 18,036 vs Perth Glory (4 October 2008) | ||
Average home league attendance | 24,516 | ||
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.
The 2008–09 season brought the start of the A-League Youth League and the introduction of the W-League with Melbourne fielding teams in both competitions. Melbourne actively recruited, bringing in Socceroo Michael Thwaite on a one-year loan, [1] Costa Rican World Cup player José Luis López, [2] as well as Ney Fabiano from Asian Champions League rivals Chonburi FC. [3]
Melbourne's season got off to an optimal start, winning the Pre-Season Challenge Cup. A 0–0 draw resulted in a penalty shoot-out, with Victory winning 8–7 on penalties against Wellington Phoenix. [4]
After winning the pre-season cup, the Victory were held to a 0–0 draw away against Sydney FC. [5] They reinforced their premiership favouritism by coasting to 4–2 and 5–0 victories against Wellington Phoenix and the Newcastle Jets respectively. [6] [7] Despite this, they succumbed 0–2 to an undermanned Sydney side at the Telstra Dome in front of 31,564 fans. [8]
On 6 December 2008, Melbourne Victory became the first A-League club to amass total crowd figures of 1,000,000 after their away match against Perth Glory.
On 24 January 2009, Melbourne Victory won its final game of the season against Wellington Phoenix. [9] The 2–0 win in front of 28,905 fans placed Victory ahead of Adelaide United on goals scored for the premiership title, a margin United failed to achieve in its 1–0 win over the Central Coast Mariners.
The Victory kicked off their finals campaign on 7 February 2009 in the major semi-final first leg against bitter rival Adelaide United at Hindmarsh Stadium, a game which was won courtesy of goals from Carlos Hernández and Danny Allsopp. [10] In the second leg Melbourne defeated Adelaide United 4–0 with goals from Archie Thompson, Hernandez, Allsopp and Tom Pondeljak, granting Melbourne passage to the Grand Final on a 6–0 aggregate. [11]
Adelaide then defeated Queensland Roar to set up a rematch with Melbourne in the Grand Final, [12] which the Victory won 1–0 with Tom Pondeljak scoring in the 59th minute to regain the A-League Championship and becoming the first A-League team to win their second championship, [13] a feat since achieved by Sydney FC and Brisbane Roar.
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Player | From | League | Fee | Date |
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![]() | Perth Glory | ![]() | – | February 2008 |
![]() | Central Coast Mariners | ![]() | – | February 2008 |
![]() | Marconi Stallions | ![]() | – | February 2008 |
![]() | Retired | ![]() | – | February 2008 |
![]() | Chonburi FC | ![]() | US$13,500 | 1 July 2008 |
![]() | SK Brann | ![]() | Loan | 1 July 2008 |
![]() | Deportivo Saprissa | ![]() | 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 |
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![]() | Released | ![]() | – | February 2008 |
![]() | Retired | ![]() | – | June 2008 |
![]() | Central Coast Mariners | ![]() | – | July 2008 |
![]() | Released | ![]() | – | July 2008 |
![]() | Vissel Kobe (loan ended) | ![]() | – | July 2008 |
![]() | Newcastle Jets | ![]() | – | July 2008 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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Melbourne Victory | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | Advances to final |
Adelaide United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
Newcastle Jets | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
Perth Glory | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
20 July 2008Group Stage | Melbourne Victory ![]() | 1 : 2 | ![]() | Aurora Stadium, Launceston |
13:00 UTC+10 | Fabiano ![]() | Report | ![]() | Attendance: 4,720 Referee: Ben Williams |
26 July 2008Group Stage | Perth Glory ![]() | 0 : 1 | ![]() | Members Equity Stadium, Perth |
15:00 UTC+8 | Report | ![]() | Attendance: 3,020 |
2 August 2008Group Stage | Newcastle Jets ![]() | 0 : 1 | ![]() | Port Macquarie Regional Stadium, Port Macquarie |
14:30 UTC+10 | Report | ![]() | Attendance: 3,133 |
6 August 2008Final | Wellington Phoenix ![]() | 0 : 0 | ![]() | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
19:30 UTC+12 | (7–8 PSO) Report | Attendance: 9,208 Referee: Peter O'Leary |
16 August 2008Round 1 | Sydney FC ![]() | 0 : 0 | ![]() | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
19:00 UTC+10 | Report | Attendance: 16,227 Referee: Mark Shield |
24 August 2008Round 2 | Wellington Phoenix ![]() | 2 : 4 | ![]() | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
17:00 UTC+12 | Smeltz ![]() ![]() | Report | Allsopp ![]() ![]() Ney Fabiano ![]() Muscat ![]() | Attendance: 6,110 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
29 August 2008Round 3 | Melbourne Victory ![]() | 5 : 0 | ![]() | Telstra Dome, Melbourne |
18:00 UTC+10 | Hernández ![]() A. Thompson ![]() Allsopp ![]() ![]() Brebner ![]() | Attendance: 22,589 Referee: Mark Shield |
12 September 2008Round 4 | Melbourne Victory ![]() | 1 : 0 | ![]() | Telstra Dome, Melbourne |
18:00 UTC+10 | Ney Fabiano ![]() Muscat ![]() | Attendance: 24,812 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
20 September 2008Round 5 | Central Coast Mariners ![]() | 2 : 2 | ![]() | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
19:00 UTC+10 | Simon ![]() ![]() | Report Summary | A. Thompson ![]() ![]() Theoklitos ![]() | Attendance: 9,009 Referee: Peter Green |
28 September 2008Round 6 | Melbourne Victory ![]() | 0 : 2 | ![]() | Telstra Dome, Melbourne |
17:00 UTC+10 | Hernández ![]() ![]() | Report Summary | Minniecon ![]() Zullo ![]() | Attendance: 22,266 Referee: Ben Williams |
4 October 2008Round 7 | Melbourne Victory ![]() | 4 : 0 | ![]() | Telstra Dome, Melbourne |
17:00 UTC+10 | Brebner ![]() Allsopp ![]() ![]() Vargas ![]() | Attendance: 18,036 Referee: Srebre Delovski |
18 October 2008Round 8 | Newcastle Jets ![]() | 1 : 0 | ![]() | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
19:00 UTC+11 | Jesic ![]() | A. Thompson ![]() | Attendance: 11,384 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
25 October 2008Round 9 | Melbourne Victory ![]() | 0 : 2 | ![]() | Telstra Dome, Melbourne |
19:00 UTC+11 | Summary | Bridge ![]() Aloisi ![]() | Attendance: 31,654 Referee: Ben Williams |
31 October 2008Round 10 | Adelaide United ![]() | 2 : 3 | ![]() | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
19:30 UTC+10:30 | Travis Dodd ![]() Cássio ![]() | Report Summary | Muscat ![]() Muscat ![]() Billy Celeski ![]() | Attendance: 13,191 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
8 November 2008Round 11 | Queensland Roar ![]() | 0 : 1 | ![]() | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
19:00 UTC+10 | Summary | Thompson ![]() | Attendance: 12,022 Referee: Peter O'Leary |
21 November 2008Round 12 | Melbourne Victory ![]() | 2 : 1 | ![]() | Telstra Dome, Melbourne |
20:00 UTC+11 | Tom Pondeljak ![]() A. Thompson ![]() | Report Summary | John Hutchinson ![]() | Attendance: 21,455 Referee: Srebre Delovski |
28 November 2008Round 13 | Wellington Phoenix ![]() | 2 : 1 | ![]() | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
19:30 UTC+13 | Brown ![]() Smeltz ![]() | Allsopp ![]() | Attendance: 7,593 Referee: Craig Zetter |
6 December 2008Round 14 | Perth Glory ![]() | 3 : 1 | ![]() | Members Equity Stadium, Perth |
18:00 UTC+9 | Dadi ![]() ![]() Pellegrino ![]() | Report Summary | Ney Fabiano ![]() | Attendance: 6,621 Referee: Peter Green |
19 December 2008Round 15 | Newcastle Jets ![]() | 4 : 2 | ![]() | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
20:00 UTC+11 | M. Thompson ![]() ![]() ![]() Song ![]() | Report Summary | Allsopp ![]() Ney Fabiano ![]() | Attendance: 6,268 Referee: Craig Zetter |
27 December 2008Round 16 | Melbourne Victory ![]() | 3 : 2 | ![]() | Telstra Dome, Melbourne |
19:00 UTC+11 | Thompson ![]() Ward ![]() Ney Fabiano ![]() | Report Summary | Cole ![]() Gan ![]() | Attendance: 25,395 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
2 January 2009Round 17 | Melbourne Victory ![]() | 2 : 1 | ![]() | Telstra Dome, Melbourne |
20:00 UTC+11 | Allsopp ![]() Vargas ![]() | Summary Report | Moore ![]() | Attendance: 23,447 Referee: Peter O’Leary |
6 January 2009 [16] Round 18 | Melbourne Victory ![]() | 1 : 0 | ![]() | Telstra Dome, Melbourne |
19:30 UTC+11 | Ward ![]() | Report Summary | Attendance: 27,196 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
11 January 2009Round 19 | Perth Glory ![]() | 3 : 2 | ![]() | Members Equity Stadium, Perth |
18:00 UTC+9 | Dadi ![]() ![]() Rukavytsya ![]() | Summary | Allsopp ![]() Ney Fabiano ![]() Kemp ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 9,381 Referee: Chris Beath |
16 January 2009Round 20 | Melbourne Victory ![]() | 3 : 0 | ![]() | Telstra Dome, Melbourne |
20:00 UTC+11 | Allsopp ![]() Hernández ![]() A. Thompson ![]() | Summary | Heffernan ![]() | Attendance: 24,003 Referee: Peter Green |
23 January 2009Round 21 | Melbourne Victory ![]() | 2 : 0 | ![]() | Telstra Dome, Melbourne |
20:00 UTC+11 | K. Muscat ![]() A. Thompson ![]() | Report [ permanent dead link ] Summary | Attendance: 28,905 Referee: Srebre Delovski |
Total | Player | Goals per Round | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 38 | Qualification for 2010 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
2 | Adelaide United | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 38 | |
3 | Queensland Roar | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 36 | Qualification for Finals series |
4 | Central Coast Mariners | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 28 | |
5 | Sydney FC | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 26 | |
6 | Wellington Phoenix | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 26 | |
7 | Perth Glory | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 22 | |
8 | Newcastle Jets | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 18 |
Semifinals | Preliminary final | Final | ||||||||||||
Melbourne Victory | 2 | 4 | Melbourne Victory | 1 | ||||||||||
Adelaide United | 0 | 0 | Adelaide United | 0 | ||||||||||
Adelaide United | 1 | |||||||||||||
Queensland Roar | 0 | |||||||||||||
Queensland Roar | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Central Coast Mariners | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
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