2007–08 in Australian soccer
The 2007–08 season 31st season of competitive association football in Australia since restructuring of domestic system.
| Season | 2007–08 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's soccer | ||||
| A-League Premiership | Central Coast Mariners | |||
| A-League Championship | Newcastle Jets | |||
| Pre-Season Challenge Cup | Adelaide United | |||
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National teams
Australia national soccer team
Friendlies
| 11 September 2007 | Australia .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 0–1 |  Argentina | Melbourne, Australia |
| Report | Demichelis  49' |
Stadium: Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 70,171 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 17 November 2007 | Australia | 1–0 |  Nigeria | London, England |
| Carney 52' |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 11,953 Referee: Mark Clatenburg |
| 22 March 2008 | Singapore  | 0–0 | Australia | Singapore |
| Report | Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 6,282 Referee: Veerapool Prayoon |
| 23 May 2008 | Australia | 1–0 |  Ghana | Sydney, Australia |
| Sterjovski 47' |
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 29,910 Referee: Hajime Matsuo |
World Cup 2010 qualifying
Group 1
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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 |
 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 10 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Qatar |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 10 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Iraq |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 7 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | |
| China PR |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — |
Source:
| 6 February 2008 1 | Australia | 3–0 | Qatar | Melbourne, Australia |
| Kennedy 10' Cahill 18'Bresciano 33' |
Stadium: Telstra Dome Attendance: 50,969 Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) |
| 26 March 2008 2 | China PR | 0–0 | Australia | Kunming, China |
| Stadium: Kunming Tuodong Sports Center Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Mohamed Omar Al Saeedi (United Arab Emirates) |
| 1 June 2008 3 | Australia | 1–0 | Iraq | Brisbane, Australia |
| Kewell 47' |
Stadium: Lang Park Attendance: 48,678 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
| 7 June 2008 4 | Iraq | 1–0 | Australia | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Emad 27' |
Stadium: Al-Ahli Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura (Japan) |
| 14 June 2008 5 | Qatar | 1–3 | Australia | Doha, Qatar |
| Ibrahim 89' |
Emerton 17', 56' Kewell 74' |
Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Gi Young Lee (South Korea) |
| 22 June 2008 6 | Australia | 0–1 | China PR | Sydney, Australia |
| Sun 11' |
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 70,054 Referee: Khalil Ibrahim Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) |
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2007–08.
| 2 March 2008 | Australia | 1–1 |  Mexico | San Francisco, United States |
| Hearfield 88' |
Report | D'Apuzzo 18' (o.g.) |
Stadium: McAfee Coliseum Attendance: 47,440 |
| 15 May 2008 Intercontinental Cup group stage | Australia | 3–0 |  Croatia | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Rukavytsya 19' Hearfield 52'Troisi 74' |
Report | Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium |
| 18 May 2008 Intercontinental Cup group stage | Australia | 2–1 |  Chile | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Simon 25' Zadkovich 60' |
Report |
| 20 May 2008 Intercontinental Cup group stage | Australia | 4–0 |  Togo | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Hoffman 7' Downes 42'Zullo 65'Simon 70' |
Report |
| 23 May 2008 Intercontinental Cup semifinal | Australia | 3–1 |  Republic of Ireland | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Simon 7', 13', 75' |
Report | Judge 85' |
| 25 May 2008 Intercontinental Cup final | Australia | 0–2 | Nigeria | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Report | Okorowanta 7' Sarki 85' |
Referee: Krishnan Ramachandran (Malaysia) |
2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers
| 22 August 2007 Preliminary Round 3 | Iraq | 0–0 | Australia | Al Rayyan, Qatar |
| Report | Stadium: Ahmed bin Ali Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Sun Baojie (China) |
| 8 September 2007 Preliminary Round 3 | Australia | 1–0 |  North Korea | Newcastle, Australia |
| Milligan 49' |
Report | Stadium: EnergyAustralia Stadium Attendance: 4,903 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan) |
| 12 September 2007 Preliminary Round 3 | Australia | 3–0 |  Lebanon | Gosford, Australia |
| Ward 6' |
Report | Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 4,171 Referee: Kadyrbek Chynybekov () |
| 17 October 2007 Preliminary Round 3 | Lebanon | 0–0 | Australia | Beirut, Lebanon |
| Report | Stadium: Beirut Municipal Stadium Attendance: 350 Referee: Lee Gi-young (South Korea) |
| 17 November 2007 Preliminary Round 3 | Australia | 2–0 | Iraq | Gosford, Australia |
| Leijer 18' Milligan 58' |
Report | Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 13,888 Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore) |
| 21 November 2007 Preliminary Round 3 | North Korea | 1–1 | Australia | Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Pak 10' |
Report | Milligan 71' |
Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria) |
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2007–08.
| 27 July 2007 Weifang Cup | Australia | 1–0 |  South Korea | Weifang, China |
| M. Mullen 73' |
Report |
| 5 August 2007 Weifang Cup | Australia | 1–0 |  Uzbekistan | Weifang, China |
| M. Mullen 31' |
Report |
2008 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
| 6 November 2007 | Australia | 2–0 |  Indonesia | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| D. Mullen 60' Nichols 80' |
Report | Stadium: Thanh Long Sports Centre Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Yang Zhiqiang (China) |
| 8 November 2007 | Australia | 2–0 |  Vietnam | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| Nichols 73' Cernak 80' |
Report | Stadium: Thanh Long Sports Centre Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Mahmoud Turki (Syria) |
| 10 November 2007 | Guatemala  | 0–15 | Australia | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| Report | Nichols 9', 34', 51' Minniecon 15', 40'Trifiro 31', 45+1'Jesic 45+2'Lujic 53'Hoffman 60'Cernak 70'Sebastian Ryall 74', 80'Theodore 85'DeVere 90+4' |
Stadium: Thanh Long Sports Centre Attendance: 500 Referee: Rustam Saidov (Uzbekistan) |
| 14 November2007 | South Korea | 4–0 | Australia | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| Kim Bo-kyung 3' Kim Dong-sub 28'Cho Young-cheol 40'Park Seung-il 69' |
Report | Stadium: Thanh Long Sports Centre Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Mohamad Mansour (Lebanon) |
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2007–08.
| 11 August 2007 Toyota International Youth Cup | Australia | 0–3 |  United States | Nagoya, Japan |
| Report |
AFC U-16 Championship qualification
| 17 October 2007 | Malaysia  | 0–2 | Australia | Singapore |
| Report | Warren 14' Babalj 26' |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Ram Krishna Gosh (Bangladesh) |
| 17 October 2007 | Australia | 0–0 | North Korea | Singapore |
| Report | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam |
Friendlies
| 1 March 2008 | Australia | 2–0 |  New Zealand | Sydney, Australia |
| Walsh 16' Burgess 54' |
Report | Stadium: Stockland Park |
| 3 March 2008 | Australia | 2–1 | New Zealand | Sydney, Australia |
| Gill 22' Chapman 47' |
Report | Kete 30' |
Stadium: Stockland Park |
| 5 March 2008 | Australia | 4–2 | New Zealand | Sydney, Australia |
| McCallum 9' Salisbury 58' (pen.)Polkinghorne 90' |
Report | Smith 13' Moorwood 45' |
Stadium: Stockland Park |
| 27 April 2008 | United States | 3–2 | Australia | Cary, North Carolina, United States |
| Kai 35' Wambach 49'Lloyd 90' |
Report | Gill 86' Salisbury 88' |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,698 Referee: Margaret Domka (United States) |
| 3 May 2008 | United States | 5–4 | Australia | Birmingham, Alabama, United States |
| Tarpley 28', 42' Wambach 29', 46'Hucles 90+4' |
Report | Whitehill 19' (o.g.) Walsh 49'Colthorpe 64'Rampone 69' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Legion Field Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Sandra Serafini (United States) |
| 23 May 2008 | Australia | 2–1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | Sydney, Australia |
| Chapman 22' Munoz 40' |
Report | Lang 55' |
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Referee: Tammy Ogston (Australia) |
| 15 June 2008 | Australia | 1–2 | United States | Suwon, South Korea |
| Garriock 57' |
Report | Kai 35' Wambach 77' |
Stadium: Suwon Sports Complex Attendance: 1,357 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany) |
| 17 June 2008 | Australia | 3–0 |  Italy | Suwon, South Korea |
| Garriock 66', 68' Chapman 89' |
Report | Stadium: Suwon Sports Complex |
| 19 June 2008 | Australia | 1–0 |  Brazil | Suwon, South Korea |
| Simon 90' |
Stadium: Suwon Sports Complex Attendance: 1,075 |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Australia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 | |
| 3 | Canada |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Ghana |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 0 |
Source: FIFA
| 12 September 2007 1 | Ghana | 1–4 | Australia | Hangzhou, China |
| Amankwa 70' |
Report | Walsh 15' De Vanna 57', 81'Garriock 69' |
Stadium: Hangzhou Dragon Stadium Attendance: 30,752 Referee: Adriana Correa (Colombia) |
| 15 September 2007 2 | Australia | 1–1 | Norway | Hangzhou, China |
| De Vanna 83' |
Report | Gulbrandsen 5' |
Stadium: Hangzhou Dragon Stadium Attendance: 33,835 Referee: Huijin Niu (China) |
| 20 September 2007 3 | Australia | 2–2 | Canada | Chengdu, China |
| McCallum 53' Salisbury 90+2' |
Report | Tancredi 1' Christine Sinclair 85' |
Stadium: Chengu Sports Center Stadium Attendance: 29,300 Referee: Gyoengi Gaal (Hungary) |
Knockout stage
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Japan |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 6 |
| Australia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 |
| South Korea |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Chinese Taipei |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 |
| 29 May 2008 1 | Australia | 4–0 | Chinese Taipei | Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam |
| Garriock 19', 42' Tristram 51'De Vanna 82' |
Report | Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Hong Sil Ri (North Korea) |
| 31 May 2008 2 | South Korea | 0–2 | Australia | Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam |
| Report | Perry 30' De Vanna 69' |
Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Bentla D'Coth (India) |
| 2 June 2008 3 | Australia | 1–3 | Japan | Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam |
| Polkinghorne 70' |
Report | Ando 8' Nagasato 33'Miyama 50' |
Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Hong Sil Ri (North Korea) |
Knockout stage
| 5 June 2008 Semi-finals | North Korea | 3–0 | Australia | Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam |
| Kum-suk 2', 41', 60' |
Report | Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Pannipar Kamneung (Thailand) |
| 8 June 2008 Third place play-off | Australia | 0–3 | Japan | Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam |
| Report | Nagasato 15' Miyama 78'Sawa 86' |
Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Hong Eun-ah (South Korea) |
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's under-20 national team in 2007–08.
AFC U-19 Women's Championship
| 6 October 2007 | Japan | 1–0 | Australia | Chongqing, China |
| Kira 21' |
Report | Stadium: Chongqing Olympic Sports Center Attendance: 300 Referee: Pannipar Kamueng (Thailand) |
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's under-17 national team in 2007–08.
| 29 January 2008 | Australia | 0–6 | United States | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Report | S. Mewis 32', 41', 67' DiMartino 40'K. Mewis 59'Verloo 79' |
Stadium: North Harbour Stadium |
| 31 January 2008 | Australia | 1–5 |  Germany | Auckland, New Zealand |
| van Egmond 44' |
Report | Huth 4' Knaak 26'Zumbült 33'Doppler 62'Popp 81' |
Stadium: North Harbour Stadium |
| 2 February 2008 | New Zealand | 0–1 | Australia | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Report | Tabain 44' (pen.) |
Stadium: North Harbour Stadium |
| 15 April 2008 | Australia | 0–4 | New Zealand | Canberra, Australia |
| Report | Wall 16', 86' Pearl 35'Campbell 77' |
Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport |
| 17 April 2008 | Australia | 0–4 | New Zealand | Canberra, Australia |
| Report | Murray 3', 40' McLaughlin 23', 33' |
Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport |
AFC competitions
AFC Champions League
Group E
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide United |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 14 |
| Changchun Yatai |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 12 |
| Pohang Steelers |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 |
| Bình Dương |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 1 |
Source:
Group G
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gamba Osaka |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 14 |
| Melbourne Victory |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 7 |
| Chunnam Dragons |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 6 |
 Chonburi |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 5 |
Source:
Men's soccer
A-League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Coast Mariners | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 34 | Finals Series and 2009 AFC Champions League Group stage[lower-alpha 1] |
| 2 | Newcastle Jets (C) | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 34 | |
| 3 | Sydney FC | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 32 | Finals Series and 2008 Pan-Pacific Championship |
| 4 | Queensland Roar | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 31 | Finals Series |
| 5 | Melbourne Victory | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 27 | |
| 6 | Adelaide United | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 26 | |
| 7 | Perth Glory | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 20 | |
| 8 | Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 2] | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 20 |
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
- First place qualifies for the 2009 AFC Champions League Group stage.
Winning the 2008 A-League Grand Final earns qualification for the 2009 AFC Champions League Group stage, unless the Grand Final winners are also first place, in which case the Grand Final runner up qualifies. - Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
Pre-Season Challenge Cup
Final
| Adelaide United | 2–1 | Perth Glory |
|---|---|---|
| Djite 65' Cássio 83' |
Bertos 45' |
Retirements
- 1 July 2007: Paul Okon, 35, former Marconi Stallions and Newcastle Jets midfielder.
- 1 July 2007: Fernando Rech, 33, former Brisbane Strikers and Parramatta Power striker.[1]
- 1 January 2008: Brendan Renaud, 34, former Marconi Stallions, Parramatta Power, St George, Blacktown City and Sydney FC midfielder.
- 1 February 2008: Craig Deans, 33, former Fremantle Spirit and Newcastle Jets centre-back.
- 1 February 2008: Tony Vidmar, 37, former Adelaide City and Central Coast Mariners left-back.[2]
- 1 March 2008: Damien Brown, 33, former Central Coast Mariners, Canberra Cosmos, Parramatta Power and Newcastle Jets midfielder.
- 21 April 2008: Stan Lazaridis, 35, former West Adelaide left midfielder.[3]
- 12 July 2008: Richie Alagich, 34, former West Adelaide, South Melbourne, Brisbane Strikers and Adelaide United right-back.[4]
References
- Young, Richir (20 March 2007). "In My Own Words — Fernando Rech". ftbl.com.au.
- "Vidmar calls it a day"
- "Lazaridis cut loose by Glory". SBS. 21 April 2008.
- Hassett, Sebastian (12 July 2008). "Alagich quits after three World Cups, two Olympics, two Asian Cups". The Sydney Morning Herald.
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