2008–09 Queensland Roar FC (W-League) season

Queensland Roar (W-League)
2008–09 season
Head Coach	Jeff Hopkins
Stadium	Ballymore Stadium
W-League	1st
W-League Finals	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: ; Courtney Beutel (6); All: ; Courtney Beutel; Lana Harch; (6 each)
Highest home attendance	4,554; vs. Canberra United; (17 January 2009); W-League Grand Final
Lowest home attendance	580; vs. Sydney FC; (29 November 2008); W-League
Average home league attendance	741
Biggest win	5–0; vs. Central Coast Mariners (A); (15 November 2008); W-League
Biggest defeat	0–1; vs. Canberra United (H); (1 November 2008); W-League
Home colours	Away colours
	2009 →

The 2008–09 season was Queensland Roar Football Club (W-League) (now Brisbane Roar)'s first season, in the newly formed women's league in Australia the W-League. Queensland Roar finished 1st in their W-League season, finishing as winners in the Grand Final.

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	Casey Dumont
2	DF	AUS	Kate McShea (Captain)
3	DF	AUS	Karla Reuter
4	DF	AUS	Clare Polkinghorne
5	DF	AUS	Brooke Spence
6	FW	AUS	Jenna Tristram
7	DF	AUS	Kim Carroll
8	MF	AUS	Elise Kellond-Knight
9	MF	AUS	Alicia Ferguson
10	FW	AUS	Lana Harch
11	FW	AUS	Ruth Blackburn


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
12	MF	AUS	Veronica Williams
13	MF	AUS	Tameka Butt
14	DF	AUS	Vedrana Popovic
15	MF	AUS	Stephanie Latham
16	MF	AUS	Lauren Colthorpe
17	FW	AUS	Tashina Roma
18	FW	AUS	Courtney Beutel
19	MF	AUS	Ellen Beaumont
20	GK	AUS	Lara Boon
30	GK	AUS	Alycia Catchpole

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	1st	10	8	1	1	27	7	+20	080.00
W-League Finals	11 January 2009	17 January 2009	Semi-finals	Winners	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	050.00
Total					12	9	2	1	30	8	+22	075.00

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	8	1	1	27	7	+20	25	4	0	1	11	2	+9	4	1	0	16	5	+11

Source: worldfootball.net

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Ground	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A
Result	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D
Position	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Points	3	3	6	9	12	15	18	21	24	25

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

1 November 2008 2	Queensland Roar	0–1	Canberra United	Brisbane
15:00 AEST		Report	Mowbray 16'	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 610 Referee: Prue Donohoe

8 November 2008 3	Newcastle Jets	0–2	Queensland Roar	Lismore
19:00 AEDT		Report	Beutel 14' Colthorpe 84'	Stadium: Oakes Oval Attendance: 1,140 Referee: Casey Reibelt

15 November 2008 4	Central Coast Mariners	0–5	Queensland Roar	Sydney
18:00 AEDT		Report	Polkinghorne 12' Harch 66' Colthorpe 68' Kellond-Knight 80' Latham 89'	Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Referee: Kate Jacewicz

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.^[1]

29 November 2008 6	Queensland Roar	3–0	Sydney FC	Brisbane
15:00 AEST	Reuter 12' Ferguson 30' Beutel 63'	Report		Stadium: Ballymore Stadium Attendance: 580 Referee: Sara Hodson

7 December 2008 7	Perth Glory	3–5	Queensland Roar	Perth
16:00 AWST	Kerr 7' De Vanna 40' Tabain 45+'	Report	Colthorpe 2' Harch 49' Kellond-Knight 57' Lathma 89' Beutel 90+3'	Stadium: Members Equity Stadium Referee: Casey Reibelt

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	Queensland Roar	2–0	Central Coast Mariners	Brisbane
18:00 AEST	Beutel 51' Harch 57'	Report		Stadium: Ballymore Stadium Attendance: 940 Referee: Prue Donohoe

27 December 2008 10	Canberra United	1–1	Queensland Roar	Canberra
18:00 AEDT	Munoz 66'	Report	Popovic 87'	Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 712 Referee: Jacqui Melksham

Finals series

11 January 2009 Semi-finals	Queensland Roar	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Sydney FC	Brisbane
15:00 AEST	Butt 29'	Report	O'Neill 71'	Stadium: Ballymore Stadium Attendance: 1,891 Referee: Jacqui Melksham
	Penalties
	Dumount Butt Kellond-Knight Harch Beaumount Reuter		Brogan Bolger Clifford Ledbrook Khamis Walsh

17 January 2009 Grand Final	Queensland Roar	2–0	Canberra United	Brisbane
15:00 AEST	Harch 6' Butt 26'	Report		Stadium: Ballymore Stadium Attendance: 4,554 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Leading scorers (regular season)

Total	Pos	Player		Goals per Round
Total	Pos	Player		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
6	FW		Courtney Beutel			1		1	1	1	1	1
5	FW		Lana Harch	2			1			1		1
4	FW		Lauren Colthorpe	1		1	1			1
3	FW		Alicia Ferguson	1					1		1
2	FW		Tameka Butt					1			1
2	FW		Elise Kellond-Knight				1			1
2	FW		Stephanie Latham				1
1	FW		Karla Reuter						1
1	FW		Clare Polkinghorne				1
1	FW		Vedrana Popovic										1

A goal was scored from a penalty kick

Awards

W-League

Award	Player	Ref.
2008–09 Player of the Year	Lana Harch

References

^ "Storms force stadium switch in Westfield W-League". A-Leagues. November 2008.

[1] "Storms force stadium switch in Westfield W-League". A-Leagues. November 2008.

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