2008 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup

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2008 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup
Tournament details
CountryAustralia
New Zealand
Dates19 July – 6 August 2008
Teams8
Defending championsAdelaide United
Final positions
ChampionsMelbourne Victory (1st title)
Runner-upWellington Phoenix
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored24 (1.85 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Cristiano
Sergio van Dijk
(2 goals)
← 2007

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 A-League football 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. Bunbury, Caloundra, Cessnock, Mandurah and Mount Gambier all hosted matches for the first time, while Launceston, Campbelltown, Port Macquarie and Wollongong hosted matches again.[1]

Group stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

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 Glory1–1Newcastle Jets
Trinidad 12' Report Spencer 36'
Attendance: 3,825
Referee: Steven Gregory
Melbourne Victory1–2Adelaide United
Ney Fabiano 8' Report Cristiano 33', 90'
Attendance: 4,720
Referee: Ben Williams
Perth Glory0–1Melbourne Victory
Report Thwaite 11'
Attendance: 3,020
Referee: Craig Zetter
Newcastle Jets0–0Adelaide United
Report
Attendance: 2,756
Referee: James Lewis
Newcastle Jets0–1Melbourne Victory
Report Pondeljak 82'
Attendance: 3,133
Referee: Stuart Wolfe
Adelaide United0–0Perth Glory
Report
Attendance: 3,000

Group B[edit]

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 FC2–1Queensland Roar
Payne 53'
Prentice 57'		 Report van Dijk 49'
Hyuk-Su Seo Red card 57'
Attendance: 4,222
Wellington Phoenix1–0Central Coast Mariners
Daniel 72' Report
Attendance: 4,853
Central Coast Mariners3–0Sydney FC
Porter 43'
Petrovski 60'
Mrdja 68'		 Report
Attendance: 7,107
Referee: Chris Beath
Queensland Roar1–1Wellington Phoenix
van Dijk 18' Report Kwasnik 74'
Attendance: 3,832
Sydney FC2–3Wellington Phoenix
Brosque 16'
Fyfe 39'
Prentice Red card 90'		 Report Hearfield 57'
Smeltz 62'
Gao 82'
Durante Yellow card 90' Yellow-red card
Attendance: 6,124
Queensland Roar1–2Central Coast Mariners
Moore Red card 49'
Zullo 51'		 Report Elrich 29'
MacAllister 32'
Attendance: 3,241
Referee: Peter Green

Final[edit]

Wellington Phoenix0–0Melbourne Victory
Report
Penalties
Smeltz soccer ball with red X
Bertos soccer ball with check mark
Hearfield soccer ball with check mark
Conveny soccer ball with check mark
Daniel soccer ball with check mark
Ferrante soccer ball with check mark
McKain soccer ball with check mark
Johnson soccer ball with check mark
Dodd soccer ball with red X		 7–8 Vargas soccer ball with check mark
Pondeljak soccer ball with check mark
López soccer ball with check mark
Ward soccer ball with red X
Hernández soccer ball with check mark
Ryall soccer ball with check mark
Allsopp soccer ball with check mark
Kemp soccer ball with check mark
Berger soccer ball with check mark
Attendance: 9,208
Referee: Peter O'Leary

Top goalscorers[edit]

2 Goals:

1 Goal:

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Football spreads its reach". Football Federation Australia. 2 May 2007. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
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