2008–09 Perth Glory FC season

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.

Perth Glory FC
2008–09 season
ManagerDavid Mitchell
A-League7th
Top goalscorer10 goals
Eugene Dadi
Nikita Rukavytsya
Highest home attendance12,581 v Adelaide
26 December 2008
Lowest home attendance4,433 v Wellington
21 September 2008
Average home league attendance7,941

2008–09 Squad

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

Squad changes for 2008–09 season

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In:

Out:

Friendlies

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China Tour

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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

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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

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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

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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

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17 August 2008 Adelaide United   1 : 0   Perth Glory Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
16:30 UTC+9:30 T. Dodd   41' Report
Summary
Attendance: 10,510
Referee:   Peter Green
22 August 2008 Perth Glory   3 : 3   Newcastle Jets Members Equity Stadium, Perth
19:00 UTC+8 Trinidad   35' (pen.)
Dadi   58'
Rukavytsya   81'
Report Summary J. Griffiths   20' (pen.)
Coyne   49' (o.g.)
North   90+5'
Attendance: 8,876
Referee:   Craig Zetter
31 August 2008 Sydney FC   5 : 2   Perth Glory Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
15:00 UTC+10 Brosque   3'
Corica   21' (pen.)
Bridge   39'
Cole   43'
Topor-Stanley   88' (o.g.)
Report
Summary
Dadi   12', 67' (pen.)
Djulbic   20'   20'
Attendance: 11,732
Referee:   Peter Green
14 September 2008 Perth Glory   0 : 3   Queensland Roar Members Equity Stadium, Perth
15:00 UTC+8 Report
Summary
Moore   14'
McKay   23'
Miller   45+2'
Attendance: 8,203
Referee:   Ben Williams
4 October 2008 Melbourne Victory   4 : 0   Perth Glory Telstra Dome, Melbourne
17:00 UTC+10 Brebner   25'
Allsopp   39', 71'
Vargas   46'
Report
Summary
Attendance: 18,036
Referee:   Strebre Delovski
19 October 2008 Perth Glory   2 : 1   Sydney FC Members Equity Stadium, Perth
14:00 UTC+8 Harnwell   5', 47' Report
Summary
Santalab   11'
Fyfe   90+1'
Attendance: 7,759
Referee:   Peter O'Leary
9 November 2008 Perth Glory   2 : 2   Newcastle Jets Members Equity Stadium, Perth
17:00 UTC+9 Rukavytsya   27'
Dadi   90+2' (pen.)
Coyne   60'
Report
Summary
J. Griffiths   17'
T. Elrich   45'
Piorkowski   68'
Attendance: 7,837
Referee:   Matthew Breeze
23 November 2008 Queensland Roar   4 : 1   Perth Glory Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
17:00 UTC+10 van Dijk   45+1' (pen.)
Minniecon   45+3'
Miller   55'
Nichols   82'
Report
Summary
Harnwell   57' Attendance: 9,118
Referee:   Peter Green
6 December 2008 Perth Glory   3 : 1   Melbourne Victory Members Equity Stadium, Perth
18:00 UTC+9 Dadi   19', 23'
Pellegrino   79'
Report
Summary
Ney Fabiano   55' Attendance: 6,621
Referee:   Peter Green
21 December 2008 Sydney FC   1 : 4   Perth Glory Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+11 Musialik   61' Report
Summary
Pellegrino   11'
Golec   36' (o.g.)
Srhoj   49'
Middleby   69' (o.g.)
Attendance: 12,165
Referee:   Ben Williams
26 December 2008 Perth Glory   0 : 1   Adelaide United Members Equity Stadium, Perth
20:00 UTC+9 Report
Summary
Sarkies   40' Attendance: 12,581
Referee:   Craig Zetter
11 January 2009 Perth Glory   3 : 2   Melbourne Victory Members Equity Stadium, Perth
18:00 UTC+9 Dadi   32', 76'
Rukavytsya   36'
Report
Summary
Allsopp   3'
Ney Fabiano   48'
Kemp   33'   88'
Attendance: 9,381
Referee:   Chris Beath
24 January 2009 Queensland Roar   4 : 2   Perth Glory Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
20:00 UTC+10 Nichols   27'
Tiatto   63'
van Dijk   76'
McCloughan   82'
Report
Summary
Rukavytsya   21'
Skorich   66'
Attendance: 17,367
Referee:   Peter O'Leary

Home-and-Away Season

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Goal scorers

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Last updated 24 January 2009

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

Notes and references

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  1. ^ "Glory road to China". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
  2. ^ "Mission accomplished in China". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
  3. ^ "Glory score on and off the pitch". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
  4. ^ "Glory's super start in Indonesia". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
  5. ^ "Magdic wins it for Glory". Archived from the original on 26 July 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2008.