2008–09 in Australian soccer

Soccer in Australia

Season	2008–09
A-League Champions	Melbourne Victory
A-League Premiers	Melbourne Victory
W-League Champions	Queensland Roar
W-League Premiers	Queensland Roar
National Youth League Champions	Sydney FC
Pre-Season Cup	Melbourne Victory
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The following article is a summary of the 2008–09 football season in Australia, which was the 4th competitive season in its history.

Domestic leagues

A-League

Regular 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	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

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.

Finals series

	Semi Finals						Preliminary Final					Grand Final
			L1	L2
	1	Melbourne Victory	2	4
	2	Adelaide United	0	0								1	Melbourne Victory	1
							2	Adelaide United	1			2	Adelaide United	0
							3	Queensland Roar	0
	3	Queensland Roar	2	2
	4	Central Coast Mariners	0	1

W-League

Regular season

Pos	Team	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	12	+3	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	11	28	−17	7

Updated to match(es) played on 28 December 2008. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Finals series

	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

National Youth League

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sydney FC Youth (C)	18	13	2	3	43	22	+21	41	Qualification to Grand Final
2	Adelaide United Youth	18	10	5	3	36	14	+22	35
3	Brisbane Roar Youth	18	10	3	5	34	22	+12	33
4	Perth Glory Youth	18	7	2	9	28	31	−3	23
5	Central Coast Mariners Academy	18	6	2	10	20	36	−16	20
6	Melbourne Victory Youth	18	6	1	11	21	26	−5	19
7	Newcastle Jets Youth	18	3	1	14	17	48	−31	10

Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2009. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Grand Final

Adelaide United v Sydney FC

21 February 2009 14:30 UTC+10:30

Adelaide United	0 – 2	Sydney FC
	Report[1]	Haydar  21' Mileski  77'

Hindmarsh Stadium

Domestic cups

A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Wellington Phoenix	3	2	1	0	5	3	7
Central Coast Mariners	3	2	0	1	5	2	6
Sydney FC	3	1	0	2	4	7	3
Queensland Roar	3	0	1	2	3	5	1

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Wellington Phoenix	3	2	1	0	5	3	7
Central Coast Mariners	3	2	0	1	5	2	6
Sydney FC	3	1	0	2	4	7	3
Queensland Roar	3	0	1	2	3	5	1

Final

Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne Victory

6 August 2008 19:30 (UTC+12:00)

Wellington Phoenix	0–0	Melbourne Victory
	Report
	Penalties
Smeltz Bertos Hearfield Coveny Daniel Ferrante McKain Johnson Dodd	7–8	Vargas Pondeljak López Ward Hernández Ryall Allsopp Kemp Berger

Westpac Stadium Attendance: 9,208 Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)

International club competitions

FIFA Club World Cup

Adelaide United

Adelaide United v Waitakere United

11 December 2008 Play-off	Adelaide United	2–1	Waitakere United	Tokyo, Japan
19:45 (UTC+09:00)	Mullen  39' Dodd  83'	Report	Seaman  34'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 19,777 Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)

Adelaide United v Gamba Osaka

14 December 2008 Quarter-final	Adelaide United	0–1	Gamba Osaka	Toyota, Japan
19:30 (UTC+09:00)		Report	Endō  23'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 38,141 Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)

Al-Ahly v Adelaide United

18 December 2008 Match for fifth place	Al-Ahly	0–1	Adelaide United	Yokohama, Japan
16:30 (UTC+09:00)		Report	Cristiano  7'	Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Attendance: 35,154 Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)

AFC Champions League

Central Coast Mariners

Central Coast Mariners v Pohang Steelers

11 March 2009 Group Stage	Central Coast Mariners	0 – 0	Pohang Steelers	Gosford, Australia
20:00 AEDT	Bojić  40' Simon  82'	Report	Shin Hyung-min  78'	Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 6,870 Referee: Khalil Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

Tianjin Teda v Central Coast Mariners

18 March 2009 Group Stage	Tianjin Teda	2 – 2	Central Coast Mariners	Tianjin, China
20:00 CST	Éber  37' Tan Wangsong  41' Wu Weian  66' Cao Yang  84'	Report	Simon  6'  61' Boogaard  30' Bojić  40' Caceres  48'	Stadium: TEDA Football Stadium Attendance: 27,005 Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

Central Coast Mariners v Kawasaki Frontale

8 April 2009 Group Stage	Central Coast Mariners	0 – 5	Kawasaki Frontale	Gosford, Australia
20:00 (AEST)	Osman  10'	Report	Jong Tae-se  8' Taniguchi  22' Juninho  37' Nakamura  49' Renatinho  70'	Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 9,419 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Kawasaki Frontale v Central Coast Mariners

21 April 2009 Group Stage	Kawasaki Frontale	2 – 1	Central Coast Mariners	Kawasaki, Japan
JST	Igawa  19' Juninho  47' Mori  73' Renatinho  81'	Report	Boogaard  39' Osman  39' Simon  59' Clark  79' Gumprecht  84'	Stadium: Todoroki Athletics Stadium Attendance: 8,419 Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)

Pohang Steelers v Central Coast Mariners

5 May 2009 Group Stage	Pohang Steelers	3 – 2	Central Coast Mariners	Pohang, South Korea
13:00 (KST	Denílson  8' (pen.), 71' (88)	Report	Bojić  7' Simon  27' Kwasnik  54', 57'	Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard Attendance: 11,539 Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

Central Coast Mariners v Tianjin Teda

19 May 2009 Group Stage	Central Coast Mariners	0 – 1	Tianjin Teda	Gosford, Australia
20:00 (AEST	Caceres  90+5'	Report	Han Yanming  12' Ma Leilei  34' Mao Biao  64' Zhao Yanming  90+3' Fan Baiqun  90+4'	Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 5,843 Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)

Newcastle Jets

Beijing Guoan v Newcastle Jets

10 March 2009 Group Stage	Beijing Guoan	2–0	Newcastle Jets	Beijing, China
20:00	R. Griffiths  7' Du Wenhui  90'	Report		Stadium: Workers Stadium Attendance: 31,895 Referee: Mohsen Basma (Syria)

Newcastle Jets v Ulsan Hyundai

17 March 2009 Group Stage	Newcastle Jets	2–0	Ulsan Hyundai	Newcastle, Australia
20:00	Petrovski  15'  43'	Report		Stadium: EnergyAustralia Stadium Attendance: 7,415 Referee: Masoud Moradi

Nagoya Grampus v Newcastle Jets

7 April 2009 Group Stage	Nagoya Grampus	1–1	Newcastle Jets	Nagoya, Japan
19:00	Tamada  65'	Report	Elrich  9'	Stadium: Mizuho Athletic Stadium Attendance: 7,198 Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

Newcastle Jets v Nagoya Grampus

22 April 2009 Group Stage	Newcastle Jets	0–1	Nagoya Grampus	Newcastle, Australia
			Ogawa  57'	Stadium: EnergyAustralia Stadium Attendance: 8,492 Referee: Ali Hamad Madhad Saif Albadwawi

Newcastle Jets v Beijing Guoan

6 May 2009 Group Stage	Newcastle Jets	2–1	Beijing Guoan	Newcastle, Australia
	Petrovski  88' Rooney  90+4'		R. Griffiths  69'	Stadium: EnergyAustralia Stadium Attendance: 6,106 Referee: A. M. Hussein Abdulrahman

Ulsan Hyundai v Newcastle Jets

20 May 2009 Group Stage	Ulsan Hyundai	0–1	Newcastle Jets	Ulsan, South Korea
			Hoffman  36'	Stadium: Munsu Cup Stadium Referee: Abdul Malik bin Abdul Bashir

Pohang Steelers v Newcastle United Jets

24 June 2009 Round of 16	Pohang Steelers	6–0	Newcastle United Jets	Pohang, South Korea
19:30 (UTC+9)	Denilson  9' (pen.) Choi Hyo-Jin  15'  63'  72' Kim Jae-Sung  56' Ristić  85'	Report		Stadium: Steelyard Stadium Attendance: 15,253 Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

National teams

Men's senior

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2008–09.

Australia  v  South Africa

19 August 2008 Friendly	Australia	2–2	South Africa	London, England
	Sterjovski  25' Kennedy  38'	(Report)	Nkosi  21' Modise  58'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Netherlands  v  Australia

6 September 2008 Friendly	Netherlands	1–2	Australia	Eindhoven, Netherlands
	Huntelaar  6'	(Report)	Kewell  45+1' (pen.) Kennedy  76'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

FIFA World Cup qualification

Uzbekistan  v  Australia

10 September 2008 Fourth Round	Uzbekistan	0–1	Australia	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
		[ (Report)]	Chipperfield  26'	Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium Attendance: 34,000 Referee: Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)

Australia  v  Qatar

15 October 2008 Fourth Round	Australia	4–0	Qatar	Brisbane, Australia
	Cahill  8' Emerton  17', 58' Kennedy  76'	[ (Report)]		Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 34,320 Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi Saudi Arabia

Bahrain  v  Australia

19 November 2008 Fourth Round	Bahrain	0–1	Australia	Manama, Bahrain
		[ (Report)]	Bresciano  90+3'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

Japan  v  Australia

11 February 2009 Fourth Round	Japan	0–0	Australia	Yokohama, Japan
19:20 UTC+09:00		Report		Stadium: International Stadium Attendance: 66,000 Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)

Australia  v  Uzbekistan

1 April 2009 Fourth Round	Australia	2–0	Uzbekistan	Sydney, Australia
20:00 UTC+11:00	Kennedy  66' Kewell  73' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stadium Australia Attendance: 59,292 Referee: Ali Hamad Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)

Qatar  v  Australia

6 June 2009 Fourth Round	Qatar	0–0	Australia	Doha, Qatar
19:00 UTC+03:00		Report		Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Abdul Malik Bashir (Singapore)

Australia  v  Bahrain

10 June 2009 Fourth Round	Australia	2–0	Bahrain	Sydney, Australia
20:00 UTC+10:00	Sterjovski  55' Carney  88'	Report		Stadium: Stadium Australia Attendance: 39,450 Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

Australia  v  Japan

17 June 2009 Fourth Round	Australia	2–1	Japan	Melbourne, Australia
20:20 UTC+10:00	Cahill  59', 77'	Report	Tulio  40'	Stadium: MCG Attendance: 69,238 Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

AFC Asian Cup qualification

Indonesia  v  Australia

28 January 2009	Indonesia	0–0	Australia	Jakarta, Indonesia
19:30 (UTC+07:00)		Report		Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

Australia  v  Kuwait

5 March 2009	Australia	0–1	Kuwait	Canberra, Australia
20:00 (UTC+11:00)		Report	38' Neda	Stadium: Canberra Stadium Attendance: 20,032 Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

Men's under-23

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under-23 national team in 2008–09.

Australia  v  New Zealand

12 July 2008	Australia	3–2	New Zealand	Sydney, Australia
14:00	Milligan  26', 79' Sarkies  38'	Report	Brockie  28', 52'	Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 2,312 Referee: Strebre Delovski (Australia)

China PR  v  Australia

20 July 2008	China PR	1–0	Australia	Changchun, China
	Zhao Xuri  78'	Report		Stadium: Changchun City Stadium

Japan  v  Australia

24 July 2008	Japan	2–1	Australia	Kobe, Japan
	Kagawa  42' Okazaki  90'	Report	Thompson  35'

South Korea  v  Australia

31 July 2008	South Korea	1–0	Australia	Seoul, South Korea
	Shin Young-rok  24'	Report

Olympics

Australia  v  Serbia

7 August 2008 Group stage	Australia	1–1	Serbia	Shanghai, China
17:00 (UTC+08:00)	Zadkovich  69'	Report	Rajković  78'	Stadium: Shanghai Stadium Attendance: 36,184 Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa)

Argentina  v  Australia

10 August 2008 Group stage	Argentina	1–0	Australia	Shanghai, China
17:00 (UTC+08:00)	Lavezzi  76'	Report		Stadium: Shanghai Stadium Attendance: 38,182 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

Ivory Coast  v  Australia

13 August 2008 Group stage	Ivory Coast	1–0	Australia	Tianjin, China
19:45 (UTC+08:00)	Kalou  81'	Report		Stadium: Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium Attendance: 50,437 Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)

Men's under-20

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under-20 national team in 2008–09.

Japan  v  Australia

23 August 2008	Japan	0–0 (5–4 p)	Australia	Shizuoka, Japan
		Report

Australia  v  Argentina

26 August 2008	Australia	0–2	Argentina	Shizuoka, Japan
		Report

Australia  v  Egypt

26 May 2009	Australia	1–3	Egypt	Terborg, Netherlands
	Nichols  65'	Report

AFF U-19 Youth Championship

Australia  v  China PR

5 October 2008 Group stage	Australia	3–1	China PR	Bangkok, Thailand
19:30 (UTC+07:00)	Lujic  6' (18) Nichols  74'	Report	Piao Cheng  3'	Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium

South Korea  v  Australia

7 October 2009 Group stage	South Korea	0–0	Australia	Bangkok, Thailand
17:00 (UTC+07:00)		Report		Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium

Thailand  v  Australia

9 October 2009 Group stage	Thailand	1–2	Australia	Bangkok, Thailand
19:30 (UTC+07:00)	Jaroensuk  76'	Report	Nichols  52' Elasi  61'	Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium

Australia  v  South Korea

11 October 2008 Final	Australia	0–0 (3–1 p)	South Korea	Bangkok, Thailand
19:30 (UTC+07:00)		Report		Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
		Penalties
	Elasi Ryall Naidovski Minniecon Holland		Lee Chang-ho Park Jong-woo Yang Jun-a Kim Jae-min

AFC U-19 Championship

Australia  v  Thailand

1 November 2008 Group stage	Australia	1–0	Thailand	Khobar, Saudi Arabia
18:45 (UTC+03:00)	Munro  20'	Report		Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea)

Uzbekistan  v  Australia

3 November 2008 Group stage	Uzbekistan	1–1	Australia	Khobar, Saudi Arabia
16:15 (UTC+03:00)	Karimov  37'	Report	Minniecon  48'	Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Mahmood Al-Ghatrifi (Oman)

Jordan  v  Australia

5 November 2008 Group stage	Jordan	1–2	Australia	Dammam, Saudi Arabia
18:45 (UTC+03:00)	Bani Attiah  81'	Report	Lujic  40' Ryall  71' (pen.)	Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Hedayat Mombeini (Iran)

Australia  v  North Korea

8 November 2008 Quarterfinal	Australia	2–1 (a.e.t.)	North Korea	Khobar, Saudi Arabia
19:30 (UTC+03:00)	Nichols  12', 115'	Report	Myong Cha-Hyon  54'	Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

United Arab Emirates  v  Australia

11 November 2008 Semifinal	United Arab Emirates	3–0	Australia	Dammam, Saudi Arabia
19:30 (UTC+03:00)	Khalil  4' Essa  12' Haikal  85'	Report		Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan)

Men's under-17

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under-23 national team in 2008–09.

United States  v  Australia

7 December 2008	United States	3–3	Australia	Los Angeles, United States
11:00 (UTC–08:00)	Sarle  10', 42' Gyau  61'	Report	Stanojevic  7' Costa  9' Bulut  68' (pen.)	Attendance: 864

Australia  v  Brazil

8 December 2008	Australia	1–4	Brazil	Los Angeles, United States
13:00 (UTC–08:00)	Sidimar  43' (o.g.)	Report	Willen  9' Neymar  20' Giovani  52', 67'	Attendance: 267

Australia  v  Japan

10 April 2009	Australia	3–2	Japan	Canberra, Australia
	Da Silva  2', 62' Proia  30'	Report	Hayakawa  10' Kanda  37'	Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport Attendance: 300 Referee: Richard Naumovski (Australia)

Australia  v  Japan

12 April 2009	Australia	2–2	Japan	Canberra, Australia
	Hayakawa  50' Hirasawa  79'	Report	Makarounas  66' Musa  75'	Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport

Turkey  v  Australia

24 April 2009	Turkey	1–0	Australia	Çanakkale, Turkey
	Sayan  64'	Report		Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Zafer Koçbay (Turkey)

Turkey  v  Australia

26 April 2009	Turkey	2–1	Australia	Çanakkale, Turkey
	Akçakın  63', 80+1'	Report	Bulut  48'	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ayberk Altunay

AFF U-16 Youth Championship

Australia  v  Bahrain

9 July 2008 Group stage	Australia	2–1	Bahrain	Jakarta, Indonesia
16:00 (UTC+07:00)	Ibrahim  34' Lum  88' (pen.)	Report	Saeed  20'	Stadium: Lebak Bulus Stadium

Indonesia  v  Australia

11 July 2008 Group stage	Indonesia	0–6	Australia	Jakarta, Indonesia
19:00 (UTC+07:00)		Report	Hamill  15' Bulut  25' Yabio  32' Muhammad Abduh Lestaluhu  48' (o.g.) Ibrahim  57' Costa  83'	Stadium: Lebak Bulus Stadium

Australia  v  Malaysia

13 July 2008 Group stage	Australia	4–1	Malaysia	Jakarta, Indonesia
16:00 (UTC+07:00)	Ibrahim  51', 55' Bulut  83', 90'	Report	D. Saarvindran  62'	Stadium: Lebak Bulus Stadium

Singapore  v  Australia

15 July 2008 Group stage	Singapore	1–1	Australia	Jakarta, Indonesia
19:00 (UTC+07:00)	Muhammad Muhaymin Salim  46'	Report	Bulut  42'	Stadium: Lebak Bulus Stadium

Australia  v  Bahrain

19 July 2008 Final	Australia	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Bahrain	Jakarta, Indonesia
19:00 (UTC+07:00)	Warren  87'	Report	Ali Muneer Redha  44'	Stadium: Lebak Bulus Stadium

AFC U-16 Championship

Saudi Arabia  v Australia

5 October 2008 Group stage	Saudi Arabia	1–3	Australia	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
20:00 (UTC+05:00)	Al-Ghamdi  83'	Report	Domenici  14', 30' Hamill  49'	Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

Australia v  China PR

7 October 2008 Group stage	Australia	2–1	China PR	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
16:00 (UTC+05:00)	Lum  16' (pen.) Ibrahim  50'	Report	Jin Jingdao  45+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

Australia v  Turkmenistan

9 October 2008 Group stage	Australia	6–0	Turkmenistan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00 (UTC+05:00)	Kantarovski  7' Yabio  32' Gapare  43'  48' Petratos  63' Warren  65'	Report		Stadium: MHSK Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Salem Mujghef (Jordan

Australia v  United Arab Emirates

12 October 2008 Quarterfinal	Australia	2–3	United Arab Emirates	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
14:00 (UTC+05:00)	Kantarovski  48' Sainsbury  57'	Report	Salim  7'  62' Mohammad  90+1'	Stadium: MHSK Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Tojo (Japan)

Women's senior

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's senior national team in 2008–09.

China PR  v  Australia

5 July 2008	China PR	5–0	Australia	Tianjin, China
	Han Duan  7' Zhang Ying  22' Li Jie  48' (pen.) Xu Yuan  74', 87'	Report		Stadium: Tianjin Olympic Stadium Auxiliary Field Attendance: 1,000

Australia  v  New Zealand

12 July 2008	Australia	1–0	New Zealand	Sydney, Australia
	Khamis  35'	Report		Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 1,604 Referee: Krystyna Szokolai

Japan  v  Australia

24 July 2008	Japan	3–0	Australia	Kobe, Japan
	Sawa  43' Nagasato  47' Maruyama  86' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Home's Stadium Kobe Attendance: 9,195 Referee: Sook Hee Kim (South Korea)

Australia  v  Italy

31 January 2009	Australia	2–2	Italy	Sydney, Australia
	De Vanna  55' Salisbury  65' (pen.)	Report	Conti  58' Tuttino  78'	Stadium: Parramatta Stadium Attendance: 2,921 Referee: Jacqui Melksham

Australia  v  Italy

7 February 2009	Australia	1–5	Italy	Canberra, Australia
	McCallum  64'	Report	Gabbiadini  7' Panico  10', 58', 81' Conti  16'	Stadium: Canberra Stadium Attendance: 2,916 Referee: Sarah Hodson

AFF Women's Championship

Australia  v  Thailand

9 October 2008 Group stage	Australia	2–0	Thailand	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
	Balomenos  71', 86'	Report		Stadium: Thanh Long Sports Centre

Australia  v  Philippines

11 October 2008 Group stage	Australia	7–0	Philippines	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
	Rollason  34', 53' Tristram  36', 81' Sykes  65' Balomenos  86', 90'	Report		Stadium: Thanh Long Sports Centre

Singapore  v  Australia

13 October 2008 Group stage	Singapore	0–6	Australia	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
		Report	Colthorpe  6', 22' Sykes  51' Tristram  69' Balomenos  78' Mastrantonio  90'	Stadium: Thanh Long Sports Centre

Australia  v  Myanmar

18 October 2008 Semi-final	Australia	5–1	Myanmar	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
	Chapman  3' Uzunlar  19' Colthorpe  27' (pen.) Tristram  42' Carroll  65' (pen.)	Report	unknown  72'	Stadium: Thanh Long Sports Centre

Vietnam  v  Australia

20 October 2008 Final	Vietnam	0–1	Australia	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
		Report	80' (o.g.)	Stadium: Thanh Long Sports Centre

Women's under-20

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's senior national team in 2008–09.

Australia  v  China PR

27 September 2008	Australia	2–1	China PR	Canberra, Australia
	Clifford  31', 82'	Report	Li Lin  10' (pen.)	Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport Referee: Richard Naumovski (Australia)

Australia  v  China PR

29 September 2008	Australia	2–0	China PR	Canberra, Australia
	Butt  15' Kerr  76'	Report		Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport Referee: Chris Young (Australia)

Australia  v  Finland

25 May 2009	Australia	4–1	Finland	Varese, Italy
	Tabain  4' Butt  7' Seaman  78' Bolger  80'	Report	Raihala  79'

Australia  v  Finland

26 May 2009	Australia	7–0	Finland	Varese, Italy
	Bolger  12' Fimmano  15', 57', 70' N. Sykes  21', 50', 52'	Report

Australia  v  Germany

27 May 2009	Australia	3–0	Germany	Varese, Italy
	Schult  37' (o.g.) Simon  75' Bolger  89'	Report

Thailand  v  Australia

6 June 2009	Thailand	0–1	Australia	Bangkok, Thailand
		Report	Fimmano  55'

AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification

Chinese Taipei  v  Australia

29 October 2008	Chinese Taipei	0–3	Australia	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
16:00 (UTC+08:00)		Report	Simon  35', 43' Mastrantonio  58'	Stadium: KLFA Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)

Australia  v  India

2 November 2011	Australia	18–0	India	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
16:00 (UTC+08:00)	Polias  7' Kerr  9', 14' Hogben  13', 20', 48', 69' Sykes  22', 27', 37', 43' Quigley  33', 52', 79' Studman  78' Simon  80' Gorry  83' van Egmond  90+1'	Report		Stadium: KLFA Stadium Attendance: 20 Referee: Shen Huang Ying (China PR)

Iran  v  Australia

5 November 2008	Iran	0–6	Australia	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
18:30 (UTC+08:00)		Report	Tabain  5' Simon  11', 44' van Egmond  70' Butt  79' Kerr  90+1'	Stadium: KLFA Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)

Australia  v  Thailand

7 November 2008	Australia	1–2	Thailand	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
16:00 (UTC+08:00)	Quigley  25'	Report	Thongsombut  27' Pittayanukulsup  47'	Stadium: KLFA Stadium Attendance: 40 Referee: Shen Huang Ying (China PR)

Women's under-17

AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification

Singapore  v  Australia

8 November 2008	Singapore	0–17	Australia	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
		Report	Foord  2', 16', 20', 23', 49', 77' Hatzirodos  5', 10', 34' Searl  8' Allen  17', 40' Wallace  67', 81', 89' Azeman  77' (o.g.) Stott  87'	Stadium: MBPJ Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Chaitali Paul (India)

Australia  v  Myanmar

10 November 2008	Australia	4–0	Myanmar	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
	Kerr  2' Allen  48', 59' Bolger  53'	Report		Stadium: MBPJ Stadium Attendance: 80 Referee: Shen Huangying (China)

Philippines  v  Australia

15 November 2008	Philippines	0–20	Australia	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
		Report	Hatzirodos  7', 43', 48' Stott  13', 31' Foord  16', 34', 44' Wallace  22', 42' Kennedy  29', 87' Gibbons  58' Searl  60' Andrews  62', 72', 90' Whitfield  54', 64', 80'	Stadium: MBPJ Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Chaitali Paul (India)

Australia  v  Thailand

17 November 2008	Australia	0–2	Thailand	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
		Report	van Egmond  49' Andrews  89'	Stadium: MBPJ Stadium Attendance: 300

References

1. Wilson, Marcus (21 February 2009). "Sydney Youth take title". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 3 April 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2015.

External links

• Football Federation Australia official website