2008–09 Melbourne Victory W-League season

Melbourne Victory FC

2008-09 season
Chairman	Matt Shepherd
Manager	Geoff Lord
W-League	5th (of 8)
Top goalscorer	Marlies Oostdam - 2 goals Sarah Groenewald - 2 goals Brittany Timko - 2 goals
2009 →

Melbourne Victory FC W-League

The 2008–09 season is the Melbourne Victory's first season of football (soccer) in Australia's new women's league, the W-League.

Season

Fixtures

Round 1

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25 October 2008 16:00	Melbourne Victory	2 – 0	Central Coast Mariners	Docklands Stadium Referee: Lee Corey
	Oostdam  52' Tegg  60'	Report

Round 2

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

Round 3

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

Round 4

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

Round 5

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22 November 2008 17:00	Brisbane Roar	2 – 0	Melbourne Victory	Ballymore Stadium Referee: Lee Corey
	Beutel  33' Butt  57'	Report

Round 6

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29 November 2008 14:30	Adelaide United	0 – 3	Melbourne Victory	Hindmarsh Stadium Referee: Prue Donohoe
		Report	Kuralay  36',  71' Diagiammarco  64'

Round 7

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6 December 2008 19:00	Melbourne Victory	1 – 0	Newcastle Jets	Epping Soccer Stadium Referee: Sara Hodson
	Timko  82'	Report

Round 8

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13 December 2008 16:00	Melbourne Victory	1 – 3	Brisbane Roar	Bob Jane Stadium Referee: Kate Jacewicz
	Timko  26'	Report	Beutel  9' Ferguson  23' Butt  55'

Round 9

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

Round 10

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

Standings

#	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Queensland Roar	10	8	1	1	27	7	20sm=n	25
2	Newcastle Jets	10	5	2	3	17	12	5sm=n	17
3	Canberra United	10	4	4	2	14	10	4sm=n	16
4	Sydney FC	10	4	2	4	15	12	3sm=n	14
5	Melbourne Victory	10	4	0	6	13	13	0sm=n	12
6	Central Coast Mariners	10	4	0	6	15	20	-5sm=n	12
7	Perth Glory	10	3	2	5	14	24	-10sm=n	11
8	Adelaide United	10	2	1	7	11	28	-17sm=n	7

Rules for classification:1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
# = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points.

Players

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 Melissa Barbieri 2 MF Meghan Archer 3 DF Marlies Oostdam 4 MF Tal Karp (captain) 5 DF Laura Alleway 6 DF Maika Ruyter-Hooley 7 MF Sarah Groenewald 8 MF Louisa Bisby 9 FW Rebecca Tegg 10 MF Stephanie Tanti

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

Leading scorers

The leading goal scores from the regular season.

Further information: Victory W-League Top scorers

Total	Pos	Player		Goals per Round
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
2	DF		Marlies Oostdam	1								1
2	MF		Sarah Groenewald		1							1
2	FW		Brittany Timko							1	1
1	FW		Rebecca Tegg	1
1	MF		Tal Karp			1
1	MF		Louisa Bisby			1
1	MF		Selin Kuralay						1
1	DF		Daniela Digiammarco						1

A goal was scored from a penalty kick

Milestones

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