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Sydney FC (W-League) 2008–09 football season

Sydney FC (W-League)

2008–09 season

Head Coach

Top goalscorer

Leena Khamis (7)

Highest home attendance

795
vs. Adelaide United
(27 December 2008)
W-League

Lowest home attendance

300
vs. Perth Glory
(13 December 2008)
W-League

Average home league attendance

582

Biggest win

4–0
vs. Perth Glory (A)
(25 October 2008)
W-League

Biggest defeat

0–3
vs. Queensland Roar (A)
(29 November 2008)
W-League

Home colours

Away colours

2009 →

The 2008–09 season was Sydney Football Club (W-League)'s first season, in the newly formed women's league in Australia the W-League. Sydney FC finished 4th in their W-League season, finishing in the semi-finals.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	AUS	Rachel Cooper
2	MF	AUS	Samantha Spackman
3	DF	AUS	Danielle Brogan
4	DF	AUS	Alesha Clifford
5	DF	AUS	Lisa Gilbert
6	MF	AUS	Servet Uzunlar
7	MF	AUS	Heather Garriock (Captain)
8	FW	AUS	Joanne Burgess
9	FW	AUS	Sarah Walsh
10	MF	AUS	Kylie Ledbrook
11	FW	AUS	Michelle Heyman
12	MF	AUS	Carlie Ikonumou


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	FW	AUS	Loren Mahoney
14	MF	AUS	Maggie Elhusseini
15	DF	AUS	Jessica Seaman
16	MF	AUS	Linda O'Neill
17	FW	AUS	Danielle Small
18	MF	AUS	Nicola Bolger
19	FW	AUS	Leena Khamis
20	GK	AUS	Nikola Dieter
21	MF	AUS	Jordan Marsh
22	MF	AUS	Kelly Golebiowski
23	MF	AUS	Leah Blayney

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	4th	10	4	2	4	15	14	+1	040.00
W-League Finals	11 January 2009		Semi-finals	Semi-finals	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Total					11	4	3	4	16	15	+1	036.36

Source: Competitions

W-League

Main article: 2008–09 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:
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	4	2	4	15	14	+1	14	3	1	1	8	5	+3	1	1	3	7	9	−2

Source: worldfootball.net

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	L	D	W	L	D	L	L	W
Position	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	5	5	4
Points	3	6	6	7	10	10	11	11	11	14

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

Perth Glory v Sydney FC

25 October 2008 1	Perth Glory	0–4	Sydney FC	Perth
13:00 AWST		Report	Khamis 6', 8' Small 39' Garriock 61'	Stadium: Members Equity Stadium Referee: Sara Hodson

Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory

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

Adelaide United v Sydney FC

9 November 2008 3	Adelaide United	3–2	Sydney FC	Adelaide
14:30 ACDT	Black 7' Gilbert 30' (o.g.) Balomenos 48'	Report	Khamis 4' Ledbrook 69'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 618 Referee: Kirralee Gardener

Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets

15 November 2008 4	Sydney FC	1–1	Newcastle Jets	Sydney
16:00 AEDT	Khamis 48'	Report	Gill 68'	Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Referee: Lee Corey

Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners

22 November 2008 5	Sydney FC	2–0	Central Coast Mariners	Sydney
18:00 AEDT	Khamis 23' Gilbert 38'	Report		Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 652 Referee: Prue Donohoe

Queensland Roar v Sydney FC

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

Canberra United v Sydney FC

6 December 2008 7	Canberra United	1–1	Sydney FC	Canberra
18:00 AEDT	Munoz 37'	Report	Marsh 43'	Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 840 Referee: Prue Donohoe

Sydney FC v Perth Glory

13 December 2008 8	Sydney FC	0–1	Perth Glory	Sydney
16:00 AEDT		Report	Tabain 64'	Stadium: Parramatta Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Sara Hodson

Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC

20 December 2008 9	Newcastle Jets	2–0	Sydney FC	Sydney
16:00 AEDT	Gill 21', 28'	Report		Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Jacqui Melksham

Sydney FC v Adelaide United

27 December 2008 10	Sydney FC	3–2	Adelaide United	Sydney
18:00 AEDT	Khamis 4' Ledbrook 6' Burgess 28'	Report	Balomenos 52' Swaffer 59'	Stadium: Parramatta Stadium Attendance: 795 Referee: Casey Reibelt

Finals series

Queensland Roar v Sydney FC

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

Leading scorers

The leading goal scores from the regular season.

Total	Pos	Player		Goals per Round
Total	Pos	Player		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
7	FW		Leena Khamis	2	1	1	1	1					1
2	MF		Kylie Ledbrook			1							1
1	FW		Jo Burgess										1
1	FW		Danielle Small	1
1	MF		Nicola Bolger		1
1	MF		Heather Garriock	1
1	MF		Jordan Marsh							1
1	DF		Lisa Gilbert					1

A goal was scored from a penalty kick

Awards

W-League

Award	Player	Ref.
2008–09 Golden Boot	Leena Khamis

References

"Khamis's Golden season spurs Sydney FC". Sydney FC. 7 January 2009.

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2008–09 in Australian soccer

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National teams

Men's	Senior (2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying, 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifying) U23 (2008 Summer Olympics finals) U20 (2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup qualifying) U17 (2008 AFF U-16 Youth Championship, 2008 AFC U-16 Championship finals)
Women's	Senior (2008 AFF Women's Championship) U20 (2009 AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualifying)

League competitions

Men's	A-League (Grand Final)
Women's	W-League (Grand Final)

Cup competitions

A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup

Youth competitions

National Youth League

Club seasons
A-League	Adelaide United Central Coast Mariners Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Queensland Roar Sydney FC Wellington Phoenix
W-League	Adelaide United Canberra United Central Coast Mariners Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Queensland Roar Sydney FC

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