- 2008–09 Melbourne Victory season
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Melbourne Victory 2008–2009 season Manager 
Ernie MerrickA-League 1st Pre-Season Challenge Cup Champions Top goalscorer Daniel Allsopp (13) Highest home attendance 31,654 vs Sydney FC (26 October 2008) Lowest home attendance 18,036 vs Perth Glory (4 October 2008) Average home attendance 24,516 
Home colours
Away colours← 2007–08 2009–10 → The 2008-09 Hyundai A-League season was Melbourne Victory's fourth season. They finished top of the table at the end of the regular season and defeated Adelaide United in the Grand Final to take their second A-League title.
Contents
Players
First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player 1 GK Michael Theoklitos 2 MF Kevin Muscat (captain) 3 DF Michael Thwaite (loan) 4 DF Steven Pace 5 DF Sebastian Ryall (youth) 6 DF Steve Pantelidis 7 DF Matthew Kemp 8 MF Grant Brebner 9 FW Danny Allsopp 10 FW Archie Thompson (marquee) 11 
FW Ney Fabiano No. Position Player 12 DF Rodrigo Vargas 13 FW Nathan Elasi (youth) 14 MF Billy Celeski 15 MF Tom Pondeljak 16 
MF Carlos Hernández (loan) 17 MF José Luis López 18 MF Leigh Broxham 19 MF Evan Berger 20 GK Mitchell Langerak 21 DF Daniel Vasilevski 22 MF Nick Ward (marquee youth) Transfers
In
Player From League Fee Date Billy CeleskiPerth Glory A-League– February 2008 Tom PondeljakCentral Coast Mariners A-League– February 2008 Nathan ElasiMarconi Stallions New South Wales Premier League– February 2008 Steve Mautone*Retired None– February 2008 Ney Fabiano[1].Chonburi FC 
Thailand Premier League$13,500 USD 1 July 2008 Michael ThwaiteSK Brann 
Norwegian Premier LeagueLoan 1 July 2008 José Luis LópezDeportivo Saprissa Primera División de Costa RicaLoan 14 July 2008 * Steve Mautone is the current Melbourne Victory Goalkeeping coach and was named as the third choice goalkeeper for the AFC Champions League
Out
Player To League Fee Date Ljubo MilicevicReleased –– February 2008 Steve MautoneRetired –– June 2008 Adrian CaceresCentral Coast Mariners A-League– July 2008 Daniel PiorkowskiReleased –– July 2008 Leandro LoveVissel Kobe (loan ended) 
J.League– July 2008 Kaz Patafta[2].Newcastle Jets A-League– July 2008 Matches
2008 Pre-Season Cup fixtures
Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts Melbourne Victory 3 2 0 1 3 2 6 Adelaide United 3 1 2 0 2 1 5 Newcastle Jets 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 Perth Glory 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 Group Stage 20 July 2008 Melbourne Victory 
1 : 2 
Adelaide UnitedAurora Stadium, Launceston 13:00 UTC+10 Fabiano 
8'Report 33', 90' CristianoAttendance: 4,720
Referee: Ben WilliamsGroup Stage 26 July 2008 Perth Glory 
0 : 1 Melbourne VictoryMembers Equity Stadium, Perth 15:00 UTC+8 Report 11' M. ThwaiteAttendance: 3,020 Group Stage 2 August 2008 Newcastle Jets 
0 : 1 Melbourne VictoryPort Macquarie Regional Stadium, Port Macquarie 14:30 UTC+10 Report 82' T. PondeljakAttendance: 3,133 Final 6 August 2008 Wellington Phoenix 
0 : 0 Melbourne VictoryWestpac Stadium, Wellington 19:30 UTC+12 (7 – 8 PSO)
ReportAttendance: 9,208
Referee: Peter O'Leary2008-09 Hyundai A-League fixtures
Round 1 16 August 2008 Sydney FC 
0 : 0 Melbourne VictorySydney Football Stadium, Sydney Report Attendance: 16,227
Referee: Mark ShieldRound 2 24 August 2008 Wellington Phoenix 2 : 4 Melbourne VictoryWestpac Stadium, Wellington Smeltz 29', 65' (Pen)Report Allsopp 16', 35'
Ney Fabiano 47'
Muscat 68' (Pen)Attendance: 6,110
Referee: Strebre DelovskiRound 3 29 August 2008 Melbourne Victory 5 : 0 Newcastle JetsTelstra Dome, Melbourne Hernández 41'
A. Thompson 45+2'
Allsopp 61' 64'
Brebner 90'Attendance: 22,589
Referee: Mark ShieldRound 4 12 September 2008 Melbourne Victory 1 : 0 Adelaide UnitedTelstra Dome, Melbourne Ney Fabiano 
29'
Muscat 64'Attendance: 24,812
Referee: Matthew BreezeRound 5 20 September 2008 Central Coast Mariners 
2 : 2 Melbourne VictoryBluetongue Stadium, Gosford Simon 12' 84'Report
SummaryA. Thompson 16' 90+4'
Theoklitos 57'Attendance: 9,009
Referee: Peter GreenRound 6 28 September 2008 Melbourne Victory 0 : 2 
Queensland RoarTelstra Dome, Melbourne Hernández 
48', 58'Report
SummaryMinniecon 83'
Zullo 90+4'Attendance: 22,266
Referee: Ben WilliamsRound 7 4 October 2008 Melbourne Victory 4 : 0 Perth GloryTelstra Dome, Melbourne Brebner 25'
Allsopp 39' 71'
Vargas 46'Attendance: 18,036
Referee: Srebre DelovskiRound 8 18 October 2008 Newcastle Jets 1 : 0 Melbourne VictoryEnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle Jesic 85'A. Thompson 58'Attendance: 11,384
Referee: Matthew BreezeRound 9 25 October 2008 Melbourne Victory 0 : 2 Sydney FCTelstra Dome, Melbourne Summary Bridge 20'
Aloisi 62'Attendance: 31,654
Referee: Ben WilliamsRound 10 31 October 2008 Adelaide United 2 : 3 Melbourne VictoryHindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide Travis Dodd 28' (Pen)
Cassio 67'Report
SummaryMuscat 55' (Pen)
Muscat 81' (Pen)
Billy Celeski 84'Attendance: 13,191
Referee: Matthew BreezeRound 11 8 November 2008 Queensland Roar 0 : 1 Melbourne VictorySuncorp Stadium, Brisbane Summary Thompson 71'Attendance: 12,022
Referee: Peter O'LearyRound 12 21 November 2008 Melbourne Victory 2 : 1 Central Coast MarinersTelstra Dome, Melbourne Tom Pondeljak 37'
A. Thompson 60'Report
SummaryJohn Hutchinson 34'Attendance: 21,455
Referee: Srebre DelovskiRound 13 28 November 2008 Wellington Phoenix 2 : 1 Melbourne VictoryWestpac Stadium, Wellington Brown 21'
Smeltz 58'Allsopp 20'Attendance: 7,593
Referee: Craig ZetterRound 14 6 December 2008 Perth Glory 3 : 1 Melbourne VictoryMembers Equity Stadium, Perth Dadi 19', 23'
Pellegrino 79'Report
SummaryNey Fabiano 55'Attendance: 6,621
Referee: Peter GreenRound 15 19 December 2008 Newcastle Jets 4 : 2 Melbourne VictoryEnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle M. Thompson 16', 45', 49'
Song 60'Report
SummaryAllsopp 66'
Ney Fabiano 87'Attendance: 6,268
Referee: Craig ZetterRound 16 27 December 2008 Melbourne Victory 3 : 2 Sydney FCTelstra Dome, Melbourne Thompson 14'
Ward 71'
Ney Fabiano 80'Report
SummaryCole 1'
Gan 4'Attendance: 25,395
Referee: Matthew BreezeRound 17 2 January 2009 Melbourne Victory 2 : 1 Queensland RoarTelstra Dome, Melbourne Allsopp 55'
Vargas 67'Summary
ReportMoore 75'Attendance: 23,447
Referee: Peter O’LearyRound 18 6 January 2009[3] Melbourne Victory 1 : 0 Adelaide UnitedTelstra Dome, Melbourne Ward 58'Report
SummaryAttendance: 27,196
Referee: Matthew BreezeRound 19 11 January 2009 Perth Glory 3 : 2 Melbourne VictoryMembers Equity Stadium, Perth Dadi 32', 76'
Rukavytsya 36'Summary Allsopp 3'
Ney Fabiano 48'
Kemp 33', 88'Attendance: 9,381
Referee: Chris BeathRound 20 16 January 2009 Melbourne Victory 3 : 0 Central Coast MarinersTelstra Dome, Melbourne Allsopp 68'
Hernández 71'
A. Thompson 75'Summary Heffernan 87'Attendance: 24,003
Referee: Peter GreenRound 21 23 January 2009 Melbourne Victory 2 : 0 Wellington PhoenixTelstra Dome, Melbourne K. Muscat 40' (pen.)
A. Thompson 90'Report
SummaryAttendance: 28,905
Referee: Srebre Delovski2008-09 finals series
Statistics
Goals
Total Player Goals per Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 S1 S2 GF 13 Daniel Allsopp 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 Archie Thompson 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 Ney Fabiano 1 1 1 1 1 5 Kevin Muscat 1 1 2 1 4 Carlos Hernández 1 1 1 1 3 Tom Pondeljak 1 1 1 2 Grant Brebner 1 1 2 Rodrigo Vargas 1 1 2 Nick Ward 1 1 1 Billy Celeski 1 A goal was scored from a penalty kick Two goals were scored from penalty kicks Ladder
League table
# Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Melbourne Victory 21 12 2 7 39 27 +12 38 2 Adelaide United 21 11 5 5 31 19 +12 38 3 Queensland Roar 21 10 6 5 36 25 +11 36 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 Finals series
Semifinals Preliminary final Grand final L1 L2 1 Melbourne Victory 2 4 2 Adelaide United 0 0 Melbourne Victory 1 Adelaide United 1 Adelaide United 0 Queensland Roar 0 3 Queensland Roar 2 2 4 Central Coast Mariners 0 1 2008–09 Awards
- Victory Medal
- Players' Player of the Year
- Clubman of the Year
- Golden Boot
- Women's Player of the Year
- Youth Team Player of the Year
- Matthew Theodore
W-League
2008–09 Westfield W-League fixtures
25 October 2008 Melbourne Victory 2 : 0 Central Coast Mariners Telstra Dome 16:00 UTC+10 Marlies Oostdam 52'
Rebecca Tegg 60'Report Referee: Lee Corey 1 November 2008 Sydney FC 2 : 1 Melbourne Victory Parramatta Stadium 14:00 UTC+10 Nicole Bulger 55'
Leena Khamis 82'Report Sarah Groenewald 24'Referee: Jacqui Melksham 8 November 2008 Melbourne Victory 3 : 0 Perth Glory Bob Jane Stadium 14:00 UTC+10 Kal Tarp 47' (Pen)
Carys Hawkins 75' (o.g.)
Louisa Bisby 82'Report Referee: Kate Jacewicz 15 November 2008 Melbourne Victory 0 : 1 Canberra United Bob Jane Stadium 19:00 UTC+10 Report Sasha McDonnell 24'Referee: Kate Jacewicz 22 November 2008 Queensland Roar 2 : 0 Melbourne Victory Ballymore Stadium 19:00 UTC+10 Courtney Beutel 33'
Tameka Butt 57'Report Referee: Lee Corey 29 November 2008 Adelaide United 0 : 3 Melbourne Victory Hindmarsh Stadium 14:00 UTC+9.5 Selin Kuralay 36'
Daniela Digiammarco 64'
Selin Kuralay 70'Report 6 December 2008 Melbourne Victory 1 : 0 Newcastle Jets Epping Soccer Stadium 19:00 UTC+10 Brittany Timko 82'Report Referee: Sara Hodson 13 December 2008 Melbourne Victory 1 : 3 Queensland Roar Epping Soccer Stadium 14:00 UTC+10 Brittany Timko 26'Report Courtney Beutel 10'
Alicia Ferguson 23'
Tameka Butt 55'Referee: Kate Jacewicz 20 December 2008 Canberra United 3 : 2 Melbourne Victory McKellar Park, A.C.T. 18:00 UTC+10 Ellie Brush 35'
Kara Mowbray 83'
Amy Chapman 93'Report Sarah Groenwald 82'
Marlies Oostdam 85'Referee: Lee Corey 28 December 2008 Central Coast Mariners 2 : 0 Melbourne Victory Parramatta Stadium 16:00 UTC+10 Jenna Kingsley 89'
Elizabeth O'Reilly 93'Report Referee: Kate Jacewicz References
- ^ FIFA.com Fabiano leaves Chonburi for Victory Accessed 31 May 2008
- ^ a-league.com.au Patafta moves north to join Newcastle Accessed 31 May 2008
- ^ Match re-scheduled due to Adelaide's participation in FIFA Club World Cup
External links
- Melbourne – Official Website
- Pictures of Melbourne supporters
- MVFC – Melbourne Victory Videos
Preceded by
Central Coast MarinersA-League Premiers
2008/09Succeeded by
IncumbentPreceded by
Sydney FCA-League Champions
2006/07Succeeded by
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