2008 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Country | Australia New Zealand |
Dates | 19 July – 6 August 2008 |
Teams | 8 |
Defending champions | |
The 2008 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup competition was held in July and August 2008, in the lead up to the start of the Australian
2008–09
season.
All eight
A-League clubs competed and were drawn into two groups of four teams. The format of the cup was modified from previous editions, reducing the number of matches. A group stage with three regular rounds saw team play each other in their group once, with the winner of each group advancing to the final. The final was played on 6 August, the first mid-week final in the competition history. The shortened format allowed clubs to schedule other matches in the lead up to the start of the A-League, and was completed before the 2008 Summer Olympics
in which Australia competed.
Continuing from previous years, most Pre-Season Cup matches were played at venues in regional centres to expand the profile of the clubs and the league.
Port Macquarie and Wollongong hosted matches again.[1]
Group stage
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Melbourne Victory | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | Advances to final |
Adelaide United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
Newcastle Jets | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
Perth Glory | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Perth Glory | 1–1 | Newcastle Jets |
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Trinidad ![]() |
Report | Spencer ![]() |
Mandurah
Attendance: 3,825
Referee: Steven Gregory
Melbourne Victory | 1–2 | Adelaide United |
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Ney Fabiano ![]() |
Report | Cristiano ![]() ![]() |
Aurora Stadium, Launceston
Attendance: 4,720
Referee: Ben Williams
Perth Glory | 0–1 | Melbourne Victory |
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Report | Thwaite ![]() |
Members Equity Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 3,020
Referee: Craig Zetter
Newcastle Jets | 0–1 | Melbourne Victory |
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Report | Pondeljak ![]() |
Port Macquarie
Attendance: 3,133
Referee: Stuart Wolfe
Adelaide United | 0–0 | Perth Glory |
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Report |
Mount Gambier
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Kevin Docherty
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wellington Phoenix | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advances to final |
Central Coast Mariners | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
Sydney FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
Queensland Roar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Sydney FC | 2–1 | Queensland Roar |
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Report | Hyuk-Su Seo ![]() |
Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 4,222
Referee: Matthew Breeze
Wellington Phoenix | 1–0 | Central Coast Mariners |
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Daniel ![]() |
Report |
Wellington
Attendance: 4,853
Referee: Michael Hester
Central Coast Mariners | 3–0 | Sydney FC |
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Porter ![]() Petrovski ![]() Mrdja ![]() |
Report |
Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Attendance: 7,107
Referee: Chris Beath
Queensland Roar | 1–1 | Wellington Phoenix |
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van Dijk ![]() |
Report | Kwasnik ![]() |
Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast
Attendance: 3,832
Referee: Regis Queffelec
Sydney FC | 2–3 | Wellington Phoenix |
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Brosque ![]() Fyfe ![]() Prentice ![]() |
Report | Hearfield ![]() Smeltz ![]() Gao ![]() Durante ![]() ![]() |
Wollongong
Attendance: 6,124
Referee: Strebre Delovski
Queensland Roar | 1–2 | Central Coast Mariners |
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Moore ![]() Zullo ![]() |
Report | MacAllister ![]() |
Brisbane
Attendance: 3,241
Referee: Peter Green
Final
Wellington Phoenix | 0–0 | Melbourne Victory |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
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7–8 | Vargas ![]() Pondeljak ![]() López ![]() Ward ![]() Hernández ![]() Ryall ![]() Allsopp ![]() Kemp ![]() Berger ![]() |
Wellington
Attendance: 9,208
Referee: Peter O'Leary
Top goalscorers
2 Goals:
- Adelaide United)
- Queensland Roar)
1 Goal:
- Perth Glory)
- Central Coast Mariners)
- Central Coast Mariners)
- Central Coast Mariners)
- Central Coast Mariners)
- Central Coast Mariners)
- Melbourne Victory)
- Melbourne Victory)
- Newcastle Jets)
- Queensland Roar)
Alex Brosque (Sydney FC)
Iain Fyfe (Sydney FC)
- Chris Payne (Sydney FC)
Mitchell Prentice (Sydney FC)
Troy Hearfield (Wellington Phoenix FC)
Adam Kwasnik (Wellington Phoenix FC)
- Melbourne Victory)
- Daniel (Wellington Phoenix FC)
Gao Leilei (Wellington Phoenix FC)
Shane Smeltz (Wellington Phoenix FC)
References
- ^ "Football spreads its reach". Football Federation Australia. 2 May 2007. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved 2007-05-07.