2008–09 Perth Glory FC season

Perth Glory FC
2008–09 season
Manager David Mitchell
A-League 7th
Top goalscorer 10 goals
Eugene Dadi
Nikita Rukavytsya
Highest home attendance 12,581 v Adelaide
26 December 2008
Lowest home attendance 4,433 v Wellington
21 September 2008
Average home league attendance 7,941
Home colours
Away colours

The 2008–09 season was Perth Glory FC's 4th season since the inception of the A-League and 12th since the club's founding, in 1996.

2008–09 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 Australia GK Jason Petkovic
2 Australia DF Nikolai Topor-Stanley
3 Australia DF David Tarka
4 Australia DF Jamie Coyne
5 Australia DF Jamie Harnwell
6 Australia DF Dino Djulbic
7 Australia MF Nick Rizzo
8 England FW James Robinson
9 Argentina MF Adrian Trinidad
10 Brazil MF Amaral
11 Australia MF Scott Bulloch
12 Australia MF Josip Magdic
13 Australia FW Nikita Rukavytsya
No. Position Player
14 Ivory Coast FW Eugene Dadi
15 Australia DF Hayden Doyle
16 Australia MF Adriano Pellegrino
17 Australia MF Jimmy Downey
18 Australia DF Hayden Foxe
19 Australia MF Naum Sekulovski
20 Australia GK Frank Juric
21 Australia MF Mark Lee
22 Australia MF Wayne Srhoj
25 Australia MF Marc Anthony
29 Netherlands FW Victor Sikora
30 Australia GK Tando Velaphi
31 Australia DF Scott Neville

Squad changes for 2008–09 season

In:

Out:

Friendlies

China Tour

Perth Glory began their pre-season early, with a three match trip to China, in early March.[1] The team played three matches against three Chinese Super League sides, Changchun Yatai, Changsha Ginde and Guangzhou Pharmaceutical. Glory lost all three matches, but the tour was successful for trialling many new players in the lineup.[2]

Local Friendlies

In June, the Perth Glory squad took on Football West State League side Rockingham City in Port Kennedy, defeating the side 8–0 in front of a crowd of around 1,500.[3] Glory also played the WA State Team, losing 2–3, with David Tarka making a successful return to competitive football in the match, after being out of the game through a hamstring injury for the past ten months.

Indonesia Tour

Finally in July, Perth Glory embarked on a short pre-season tour of Indonesia, playing and defeating Indonesian Super League sides, Persik Kediri and Deltras Sidoarjo, 2–1[4] and 1–0 respectively. Mitchell was able to give new recruits, like Eugene Dadi, Adrian Trinidad and Amaral a good run as well as a competitive hit out for younger State League recruits to impress, like Josip Magdic who scored the winner against Deltras Sidoarjo.[5]

Pre-Season Cup

Round Date Home Team Score Away Team Crowd Stadium
1 19 July 2008 Perth Glory 1 – 1 Newcastle Jets 3,825 Hyundai Stadium, Mandurah, Western Australia
2 26 July 2008 Perth Glory 0 – 1 Melbourne Victory 3,020 Members Equity Stadium, Perth, Western Australia
3 2 August 2008 Adelaide United 0 – 0 Perth Glory 3,000 Vansittart Park, Mount Gambier, South Australia

Unlike last season, Perth were not as successful in this season's Pre-Season Cup, though also unlike last season, Glory had some pre-season cup games scheduled at home this time. Adrian Trinidad impressed, including creating and scoring a penalty in the first match against the Newcastle Jets, in Mandurah.

2008–09 Hyundai A-League fixtures

Home-and-Away Season

Pos
Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Melbourne Victory (C) 21 12 2 7 39 27+12 38 2010 AFC Champions League Group stage
2 Adelaide United 21 11 5 5 31 19+12 38
3 Queensland Roar 21 10 6 5 36 25+11 36 2009 A-League 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 23 318 26
7 Perth Glory 21 6 4 11 31 4413 22
8 Newcastle Jets 21 4 6 11 21 3918 18

Source: the-AFC.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
1First place through to sixth place qualify for the 2009 A-League Finals Series.
2First place qualifies for the 2010 AFC Champions League Group stage.
3Winning the 2009 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2010 AFC Champions League Group stage, unless first place are champions.
4Second place qualifies for the 2010 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off, unless they qualify for the 2010 A-League Grand Final alongside first place or become A-League Champions, subsequently third place then qualify for the 2010 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off.

Goal scorers

Last updated 24 January 2009

Name Pre-Season A-League Finals Total
Ivory Coast Eugene Dadi 0 10 0 10
Australia Nikita Rukavytsya 0 10 0 10
Australia Jamie Harnwell 0 3 0 3
Australia Adriano Pellegrino 0 2 0 2
Argentina Adrian Trinidad 1 1 0 2
Australia Wayne Srhoj 0 1 0 1
Australia Scott Bulloch 0 1 0 1
Australia Anthony Skorich 0 1 0 1

Notes and references

See also

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