2008–09 Perth Glory FC season

The 2008–09 season was Perth Glory FC's 4th season since the inception of the A-League and 12th since the club's founding, in 1996.

Perth Glory FC
2008–09 season
ManagerDavid Mitchell
A-League7th
Top goalscorer10 goals
Eugene Dadi
Nikita Rukavytsya
Highest home attendance12,581 v Adelaide
26 December 2008
Lowest home attendance4,433 v Wellington
21 September 2008
Average home league attendance7,941

2008–09 Squad

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 Jason Petkovic
2 DF  AUS Nikolai Topor-Stanley
3 DF  AUS David Tarka
4 DF  AUS Jamie Coyne
5 DF  AUS Jamie Harnwell
6 DF  AUS Dino Djulbic
7 MF  AUS Nick Rizzo
8 FW  ENG James Robinson
9 MF  ARG Adrian Trinidad
10 MF  BRA Amaral
11 MF  AUS Scott Bulloch
12 MF  AUS Josip Magdic
13 FW  AUS Nikita Rukavytsya
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW  CIV Eugene Dadi
15 DF  AUS Hayden Doyle
16 MF  AUS Adriano Pellegrino
17 MF  AUS Jimmy Downey
18 DF  AUS Hayden Foxe
19 MF  AUS Naum Sekulovski
20 GK  AUS Frank Juric
21 MF  AUS Mark Lee
22 MF  AUS Wayne Srhoj
25 MF  AUS Marc Anthony
29 FW  NED Victor Sikora
30 GK  AUS Tando Velaphi
31 DF  AUS Scott Neville

Squad changes for 2008–09 season

Friendlies

China Tour

Perth Glory began their pre-season early, with a three match trip to China, in early March.[1] The team played three matches against three Chinese Super League sides, Changchun Yatai, Changsha Ginde and Guangzhou Pharmaceutical. Glory lost all three matches, but the tour was successful for trialling many new players in the lineup.[2]

Local Friendlies

In June, the Perth Glory squad took on Football West State League side Rockingham City in Port Kennedy, defeating the side 8–0 in front of a crowd of around 1,500.[3] Glory also played the WA State Team, losing 2–3, with David Tarka making a successful return to competitive football in the match, after being out of the game through a hamstring injury for the past ten months.

Indonesia Tour

Finally in July, Perth Glory embarked on a short pre-season tour of Indonesia, playing and defeating Indonesian Super League sides, Persik Kediri and Deltras Sidoarjo, 2–1[4] and 1–0 respectively. Mitchell was able to give new recruits, like Eugene Dadi, Adrian Trinidad and Amaral a good run as well as a competitive hit out for younger State League recruits to impress, like Josip Magdic who scored the winner against Deltras Sidoarjo.[5]

1 Persik Kediri 1–2 Perth Glory Brawijaya Stadium, Kediri
2 Deltras Sidoarjo 0–1 Perth Glory Gelora Delta Stadium, Sidoarjo

Pre-Season Cup
RoundDateHome TeamScoreAway TeamCrowdStadium
1 19 July 2008Perth Glory1 – 1Newcastle Jets3,825Hyundai Stadium, Mandurah, Western Australia
2 26 July 2008Perth Glory0 – 1Melbourne Victory3,020Members Equity Stadium, Perth, Western Australia
3 2 August 2008Adelaide United0 – 0Perth Glory3,000Vansittart Park, Mount Gambier, South Australia

Unlike last season, Perth were not as successful in this season's Pre-Season Cup, though also unlike last season, Glory had some pre-season cup games scheduled at home this time. Adrian Trinidad impressed, including creating and scoring a penalty in the first match against the Newcastle Jets, in Mandurah.

2008–09 Hyundai A-League fixtures
17 August 2008 Adelaide United 1 : 0 Perth Glory Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
16:30 UTC+9:30 T. Dodd 41' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 10,510
Referee: Peter Green
22 August 2008 Perth Glory 3 : 3 Newcastle Jets Members Equity Stadium, Perth
19:00 UTC+8 Trinidad 35' (pen.)
Dadi 58'
Rukavytsya 81'		 Report Summary J. Griffiths 20' (pen.)
Coyne 49' (o.g.)
North 90+5'		 Attendance: 8,876
Referee: Craig Zetter
31 August 2008 Sydney FC 5 : 2 Perth Glory Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
15:00 UTC+10 Brosque 3'
Corica 21' (pen.)
Bridge 39'
Cole 43'
Topor-Stanley 88' (o.g.)		 Report
Summary		 Dadi 12', 67' (pen.)
Djulbic  20'  20'		 Attendance: 11,732
Referee: Peter Green
14 September 2008 Perth Glory 0 : 3 Queensland Roar Members Equity Stadium, Perth
15:00 UTC+8 Report
Summary		 Moore 14'
McKay 23'
Miller 45+2'		 Attendance: 8,203
Referee: Ben Williams
21 September 2008 Perth Glory 1 : 0 Wellington Phoenix Members Equity Stadium, Perth
15:00 UTC+8 Dadi 79' (pen.) Report
Summary		 Attendance: 4,433
Referee: Strebre Delovski
26 September 2008 Central Coast Mariners 4 : 1 Perth Glory Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
20:00 UTC+10 Petrovski 9'
Jedinak 29'
Caceres 45'
Osman 64'		 Report
Summary		 Rukavytsya 63' Attendance: 8,016
Referee: Mark Shield
4 October 2008 Melbourne Victory 4 : 0 Perth Glory Telstra Dome, Melbourne
17:00 UTC+10 Brebner 25'
Allsopp 39', 71'
Vargas 46'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 18,036
Referee: Strebre Delovski
19 October 2008 Perth Glory 2 : 1 Sydney FC Members Equity Stadium, Perth
14:00 UTC+8 Harnwell 5', 47' Report
Summary		 Santalab 11'
Fyfe  90+1'		 Attendance: 7,759
Referee: Peter O'Leary
26 October 2008 Adelaide United 2 : 1 Perth Glory Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
16:30 UTC+10:30 Alemão 80'
T. Dodd 82' (pen.)		 Report
Summary		 Rukavytsya 55' Attendance: 10,126
Referee: Strebre Delovski
2 November 2008 Perth Glory 2 : 0 Wellington Phoenix Members Equity Stadium, Perth
17:00 UTC+9 Rukavytsya 15', 70' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 7,228
Referee: Chris Beath
9 November 2008 Perth Glory 2 : 2 Newcastle Jets Members Equity Stadium, Perth
17:00 UTC+9 Rukavytsya 27'
Dadi 90+2' (pen.)
Coyne  60'		 Report
Summary		 J. Griffiths 17'
T. Elrich 45'
Piorkowski  68'		 Attendance: 7,837
Referee: Matthew Breeze
23 November 2008 Queensland Roar 4 : 1 Perth Glory Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
17:00 UTC+10 van Dijk 45+1' (pen.)
Minniecon 45+3'
Miller 55'
Nichols 82'		 Report
Summary		 Harnwell 57' Attendance: 9,118
Referee: Peter Green
29 November 2008 Perth Glory 2 : 2 Central Coast Mariners Members Equity Stadium, Perth
18:00 UTC+9 Rukavytsya 55', 62' Report
Summary		 Jedinak 31'
Boogaard  90'
Petrovski 90+2'		 Attendance: 6,496
Referee: Peter O'Leary
6 December 2008 Perth Glory 3 : 1 Melbourne Victory Members Equity Stadium, Perth
18:00 UTC+9 Dadi 19', 23'
Pellegrino 79'		 Report
Summary		 Ney Fabiano 55' Attendance: 6,621
Referee: Peter Green
13 December 2008 Wellington Phoenix 1 : 1 Perth Glory Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:00 UTC+13 Brown 83' Report
Summary		 Dadi 76' Attendance: 6,362
Referee: Strebre Delovski
21 December 2008 Sydney FC 1 : 4 Perth Glory Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+11 Musialik 61' Report
Summary		 Pellegrino 11'
Golec 36' (o.g.)
Srhoj 49'
Middleby 69' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 12,165
Referee: Ben Williams
26 December 2008 Perth Glory 0 : 1 Adelaide United Members Equity Stadium, Perth
20:00 UTC+9 Report
Summary		 Sarkies 40' Attendance: 12,581
Referee: Craig Zetter
31 December 2008 Central Coast Mariners 1 : 0 Perth Glory Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
18:00 UTC+11 Hutchinson 80' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 15,546
Referee: Strebre Delovski
11 January 2009 Perth Glory 3 : 2 Melbourne Victory Members Equity Stadium, Perth
18:00 UTC+9 Dadi 32', 76'
Rukavytsya 36'		 Report
Summary		 Allsopp 3'
Ney Fabiano 48'
Kemp  33'  88'		 Attendance: 9,381
Referee: Chris Beath
18 January 2009 Newcastle Jets 2 : 1 Perth Glory EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
17:00 UTC+11 Kovacic 41'
Milligan 55' (pen.)		 Report
Summary		 Bulloch 65' Attendance: 6,665
Referee: Kris Griffith-Jones
24 January 2009 Queensland Roar 4 : 2 Perth Glory Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
20:00 UTC+10 Nichols 27'
Tiatto 63'
van Dijk 76'
McCloughan 82'		 Report
Summary		 Rukavytsya 21'
Skorich 66'		 Attendance: 17,367
Referee: Peter O'Leary

Home-and-Away Season
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Melbourne Victory (C) 21 12 2 7 39 27 +12 38 Finals Series and 2010 AFC Champions League Group stage
2 Adelaide United 21 11 5 5 31 19 +12 38
3 Queensland Roar 21 10 6 5 36 25 +11 36 Finals Series
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
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion

Goal scorers

Last updated 24 January 2009

Name Pre-Season A-League Finals Total
Eugene Dadi010010
Nikita Rukavytsya010010
Jamie Harnwell0303
Adriano Pellegrino0202
Adrian Trinidad1102
Wayne Srhoj0101
Scott Bulloch0101
Anthony Skorich0101

Notes and references
  1. "Glory road to China". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
  2. "Mission accomplished in China". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
  3. "Glory score on and off the pitch". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
  4. "Glory's super start in Indonesia". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
  5. "Magdic wins it for Glory". Archived from the original on 26 July 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
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