2008–09 Melbourne Victory FC (W-League) season

Melbourne Victory (W-League)
2008–09 season
Chairman	Geoff Lord
Head Coach	Matt Shepherd
W-League	5th
W-League Finals	DNQ
Top goalscorer	Marlies Oostdam; Sarah Groenewald; Brittany Timko; (2 each)
Biggest win	3–0; vs. Perth Glory (H); (8 November 2008); W-League; 3–0; vs. Adelaide United (A); (29 November 2008); W-League
Biggest defeat	0–2; vs. Queensland Roar (A); (22 November 2008); W-League; 1–3; vs. Queensland Roar (H); (13 December 2008); W-League; 0–2; vs. Central Coast Mariners (A); (27 December 2008); W-League
Home colours	Away colours
	2009 →

The 2008–09 season was Melbourne Victory Football Club (W-League)'s first season, in the newly formed women's league in Australia the W-League.^[1] Melbourne Victory finished 5th 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	Melissa Barbieri
2	MF	AUS	Meghan Archer
3	DF	NZL	Marlies Oostdam
4	MF	AUS	Tal Karp (captain)
5	DF	AUS	Laura Alleway
6	DF	AUS	Maika Ruyter-Hooley
7	MF	AUS	Sarah Groenewald
8	MF	ENG	Louisa Bisby
9	FW	NZL	Rebecca Tegg
10	MF	AUS	Stephanie Tanti


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
11	FW	CAN	Brittany Timko
12	MF	AUS	Sophie Hogben
13	FW	AUS	Deanna Niceski
14	MF	AUS	Selin Kuralay
15	DF	AUS	Daniela Digiammarco
16	DF	AUS	Bronwyn Nutley
17	FW	AUS	Alisha Foote
18	MF	AUS	Ursula Hughson
19	MF	AUS	Enza Barilla
20	GK	AUS	Nicole Paul

No.	Position	Name	From	Type/fee	Date	Ref.
1	GK	Melissa Barbieri	Free agent	Free transfer	8 August 2008	^[2]
2	DF	Meghan Archer	Free agent		14 October 2008	^[3]
3	DF	Marlies Oostdam	Free agent			^[3]
4	MF	Tal Karp	Free agent			^[3]
5	DF	Laura Alleway	Free agent			^[3]
6	DF	Maika Ruyter-Hooley	Free agent			^[3]
7	MF	Sarah Groenewald	Free agent			^[3]
8	MF	Louisa Bisby	Free agent			^[3]
9	FW	Rebecca Tegg	Free agent			^[3]
10	MF	Stephanie Tanti	Free agent			^[3]
11	FW	Brittany Timko	Free agent			^[3]
12	MF	Sophie Hogben	Free agent			^[3]
13	FW	Deanna Niceski	Free agent			^[3]
14	MF	Selin Kuralay	Free agent			^[3]
15	DF	Daniela Digiammarco	Free agent			^[3]
16	DF	Bronwyn Nutley	Free agent			^[3]
17	FW	Alisha Foote	Free agent			^[3]
18	MF	Ursula Hughson	Free agent			^[3]
19	MF	Enza Barilla	Free agent			^[3]
20	GK	Nicole Paul	Free agent			^[3]

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	5th	10	4	0	6	13	13	+0	040.00
Total					10	4	0	6	13	13	+0	040.00

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


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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Ground	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A
Result	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	L	L	L
Position	3	3	2	3	6	4	2	3	4	5
Points	3	3	6	6	6	9	12	12	12	12

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

The league fixtures were announced on 1 October 2008.

Win Draw Loss

25 October 2008 1	Melbourne Victory	2–0	Central Coast Mariners	Melbourne
16:00 AEDT	Oostdam 52' Tegg 60'	Report		Stadium: Telstra Dome Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Lee Corey

1 November 2008 2	Sydney FC	2–1	Melbourne Victory	Sydney
16:00 AEDT	Bolger 55' Khamis 82'	Report	Groenewald 24'	Stadium: Parramatta Stadium Referee: Jacqui Melksham

8 November 2008 3	Melbourne Victory	3–0	Perth Glory	Melbourne
16:00 AEDT	Karp 47' (pen.) Hawkins 75' (o.g.) Bisby 82'	Report		Stadium: Bob Jane Stadium Referee: Kate Jacewicz

15 November 2008 4	Melbourne Victory	0–1	Canberra United	Melbourne
19:00 AEDT		Report	McDonnell 24'	Stadium: Bob Jane Stadium Attendance: 700~ Referee: Casey Reibelt

22 November 2008 5	Queensland Roar	2–0	Melbourne Victory	Brisbane
17:00 AEST	Beutel 33' Butt 57'	Report		Stadium: Ballymore Stadium Referee: Lee Corey
Note: Match originally located for Spencer Park, but relocated due to lightning. It was relocated to Ballymore Stadium.^[4]

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	Melbourne Victory	1–0	Newcastle Jets	Melbourne
19:00 AEDT	Timko 82'	Report		Stadium: Epping Stadium Referee: Sara Hodson

13 December 2008 8	Melbourne Victory	1–3	Queensland Roar	Melbourne
16:00 AEDT	Timko 26'	Report	Beutel 10' Ferguson 23' Butt 55'	Stadium: Bob Jane Stadium Referee: Kate Jacewicz

20 December 2008 9	Canberra United	3–2	Melbourne Victory	Canberra
18:00 AEDT	Brush 35' Mowbray 83' Chapman 90+3'	Report	Groenewald 82' Oostdam 85'	Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,152 Referee: Lee Corey

27 December 2008 10	Central Coast Mariners	2–0	Melbourne Victory	Sydney
16:00 AEDT	Kingsley 87' O'Reilly 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Parramatta Stadium Attendance: 795 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

The leading goal scores from the regular season.

A goal was scored from a penalty kick

First game = 2–0 win home V Central Coast Mariners
Largest win = 3–0 win home V Perth Glory & away V Adelaide United
Largest loss = 3–1 loss home V Brisbane Roar