2008–09 Adelaide United FC (W-League) season

Adelaide United (W-League)
2008–09 season
Chairman	Mel Patzwald
Head Coach	Michael Barnett
W-League	8th
W-League Finals	DNQ
Top goalscorer	Sandra Scalzi (4)
Biggest win	3–2; vs. Newcastle Jets (H); (31 October 2008); W-League; 3–2; vs. Sydney FC (H); (9 November 2008); W-League
Biggest defeat	0–6; vs. Central Coast Mariners (H) ; (6 December 2008); W-League
Home colours	Away colours
	2009 →

The 2008–09 season was Adelaide United Football Club (W-League)'s first season, in the newly formed women's league in Australia the W-League. Adelaide United finished 8th in their W-League season.

Players

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


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


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

Transfers

Transfers in

No.	Position	Name	From	Type/fee	Date	Ref.
4	DF	Dianne Alagich	NSW Sapphires	Free transfer	10 September 2008	^[1]
10	FW	Victoria Balomenos	Adelaide Sensation		10 September 2008	^[1]
1	GK	Sian McLaren	Free agent		16 October 2008	^[2]
2	DF	Renee Harrison	Adelaide Sensation			^[2]
3	DF	Sarah Amorim	Free agent			^[2]
5	MF	Angela Fimmano	Free agent			^[2]
6	DF	Kristyn Swaffer	Adelaide Sensation			^[2]
7	FW	Rachael Quigley	Free agent			^[2]
8	MF	Tanya Harrison	Adelaide Sensation			^[2]
9	FW	Stephanie Tokich	Free agent			^[2]
11	MF	Sharon Black	Adelaide Sensation			^[2]
12	FW	Sandra Scalzi	Free agent			^[2]
13	MF	Leah Robinson	Free agent			^[2]
14	MF	Donna Cockayne	Free agent			^[2]
15	MF	Lauren Chilvers	Free agent			^[2]
16	MF	Nenita Burgess	Adelaide Sensation			^[2]
20	GK	Emma Wirkus	Adelaide Sensation			^[2]
30	GK	Kristi Harvey	Free agent			^[2]

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
W-League	25 October 2008	27 December 2008	Matchday 1	8th	10	2	1	7	13	28	−15	020.00
Total					10	2	1	7	13	28	−15	020.00

Source: Competitions

W-League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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	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	13	28	−15	7

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
10	2	1	7	13	28	−15	7	2	0	3	7	16	−9	0	1	4	6	12	−6

Source: worldfootball.net

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Ground	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	W	L	D	L	L	L	L	L
Position	7	7	5	5	5	6	7	8	8	8
Points	0	3	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7

Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 1 October 2008.

Win Draw Loss

25 October 2008 1	Queensland Roar	4–1	Adelaide United	Brisbane
17:00 AEST	Harch 22', 66' Colthorpe 58' Ferguson 64'	Report	Black 46'	Stadium: QSAC Stadium Attendance: 835 Referee: Kirralee Gardener

31 October 2008 2	Adelaide United	3–2	Newcastle Jets	Adelaide
16:45 ACDT	Scalzi 11', 46', 50'	Report	Day 38' Salisbury 89'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Referee: Sara Hodson

9 November 2008 3	Adelaide United	3–2	Sydney FC	Adelaide
14:30 ACDT	Black 7' Gilbert 30' (o.g.) Balomenos 48'	Report	Khamis 4' Ledbrook 69'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 618 Referee: Kirralee Gardener

15 November 2008 4	Perth Glory	3–2	Adelaide United	Perth
16:00 AWST	McCallum 25' De Vanna 41' Alagich 56' (o.g.)	Report	Black 90' Cockayne 90+3'	Stadium: Members Equity Stadium Referee: Prue Donohoe

22 November 2008 5	Canberra United	0–0	Adelaide United	Canberra
16:00 AEDT		Report		Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 804 Referee: Casey Reibelt

29 November 2008 6	Adelaide United	0–3	Melbourne Victory	Adelaide
14:30 ACDT		Report	Kuralay 36', 71' Digiammarco 64'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Referee: Prue Donohoe

6 December 2008 7	Adelaide United	0–6	Central Coast Mariners	Adelaide
15:30 ACDT		Report	Camilleri 35', 58' Kingsley 50', 60' Simon 62', 83'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Referee: Kate Jacewicz

14 December 2008 8	Newcastle Jets	2–1	Adelaide United	Newcastle
17:00 AEDT	Frostevall 35' Neilson 81'	Report	Balomenos 19'	Stadium: Wanderers Oval Referee: Lee Corey

19 December 2008 9	Adelaide United	1–3	Perth Glory	Adelaide
19:30 ACDT	Scalzi 90+'	Report	Tabain 52' McCallum 71' D'Ovidio 86'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Referee: Kirralee Gardener

27 December 2008 10	Sydney FC	3–2	Adelaide United	Sydney
18:00 AEDT	Khamis 4' Ledbrook 6' Burgess 28'	Report	Balomenos 52' Swaffer 59'	Stadium: Parramatta Stadium Attendance: 795 Referee: Casey Reibelt

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.

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

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	W-League			Total
Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name
1	2	DF		Renee Harrison	3	1	0	3	1	0
2	10	FW		Victoria Balomenos	4	0	0	4	0	0
3	3	DF		Sarah Amorim	3	0	0	3	0	0
4	15	MF		Lauren Chilvers	2	0	0	2	0	0
5	6	DF		Kristyn Swaffer	1	0	0	1	0	0
	8	FW		Sandra Scalzi	1	0	0	1	0	0
	11	MF		Sharon Black	1	0	0	1	0	0
	12	MF		Tanya Harrison	1	0	0	1	0	0
	13	MF		Leah Robinson	1	0	0	1	0	0
	14	FW		Donna Cockayne	1	0	0	1	0	0
	16	DF		Leanne Slater	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Total					19	1	0	19	1	0

Clean sheets

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

Rank	No.	Nat.	Goalkeeper	W-League	Total
1	1		Emma Wirkus	1	1

Awards

W-League

Award	Player	Ref.
2008–09 Hat Trick Award	Sandra Scalzi	^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Former Matilda named as Reds' W-League Captain". Adelaide United. 10 September 2008. Archived from the original on 12 March 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "Reds finalise squad for Westfield W-League". Adelaide United. 16 October 2008. Archived from the original on 12 March 2011.
^ "Scalzi receives W-League accolade". Adelaide United. 21 January 2009. Archived from the original on 12 March 2011.

External links

Adelaide United official website

[AlagichBalomenos-1] "Former Matilda named as Reds' W-League Captain". Adelaide United. 10 September 2008. Archived from the original on 12 March 2011.

[FinalSquad-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "Reds finalise squad for Westfield W-League". Adelaide United. 16 October 2008. Archived from the original on 12 March 2011.

[3] "Scalzi receives W-League accolade". Adelaide United. 21 January 2009. Archived from the original on 12 March 2011.

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