Melbourne Victory season 2008-09
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The 2008-09 Hyundai A-League season was Melbourne Victory's fourth season. They finished top of the table at the end of the regular season and defeated Adelaide United in the Grand Final to take their second A-League title.
* Steve Mautone is the current Melbourne Victory Goalkeeping coach and was named as the third choice goalkeeper for the AFC Champions League
Out
First team squad
Transfers
In| Player | From | League | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Billy CeleskiBilly Celeski Blagoja 'Billy' Celeski , is an Australian football player. He currently plays for Melbourne Victory as a central midfielder. His cousin is Perth Glory player Naum Sekulovski.-Club career:... |
Perth Glory | A-League A-League The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company... |
– | February 2008 |
| Tom Pondeljak Tom Pondeljak Tomislav Pondeljak is an Australian football player, who is currently playing for A-league club Melbourne Victory.-Club career:... |
Central Coast Mariners | A-League A-League The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company... |
– | February 2008 |
| Nathan Elasi Nathan Elasi Nathan Elasi is an Australian football player who plays for the Bonnyrigg White Eagles in the NSW Premier League.-Club career:... |
Marconi Stallions Marconi Stallions The Marconi Stallions Football Club is an Australian football club located in Sydney, Australia. The club won the National Soccer League title a record four times, along with South Melbourne FC and Sydney City SC... |
New South Wales Premier League New South Wales Premier League The New South Wales Premier League is the highest state-level men's soccer competition in New South Wales, Australia. Nationally, it is considered one grade lower than the A-League... |
– | February 2008 |
| Steve Mautone Steve Mautone Steve Mautone is an Australian football coach with Melbourne Victory in the A-League. Mautone was initially recruited by Melbourne Victory to assume responsibility for training their goalkeepers Michael Theoklitos and Eugene Galekovic... * |
Retired | None |
– | February 2008 |
 Ney Fabiano. |
Chonburi FC Chonburi FC Chonburi Football Club is a Thai professional football club based in city of Chonburi, Chonburi province and currently playing in the top division in Thai football, the Thai Premier League... |
 Thailand Premier LeagueThailand Premier League The Thai Premier League is a Thai professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Thai football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 18 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Thai Division 1 League. The Thai... |
$13,500 USD | 1 July 2008 |
| Michael Thwaite Michael Thwaite Michael Errol Thwaite is an Australian football player from Cairns who plays for Gold Coast United.-Club career:His career began at Sydney University in the New South Wales Winter Super League... |
SK Brann |  Norwegian Premier LeagueNorwegian Premier League Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official... |
Loan | 1 July 2008 |
 José Luis LópezJosé Luis López Ramírez José Luis López Ramírez is a Costa Rican footballer.-Club career:With Saprissa he has already won five national championships, a UNCAF Cup and a CONCACAF Champions Cup title, in less than four years, and was part of the team that played the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup, where... |
Deportivo Saprissa | Primera División de Costa Rica Primera División de Costa Rica Primera División de Costa Rica is a professional league for association football clubs in Costa Rica. At the top of the Costa Rican league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 12 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Segunda División... |
Loan | 14 July 2008 |
* Steve Mautone is the current Melbourne Victory Goalkeeping coach and was named as the third choice goalkeeper for the AFC Champions League
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| Player | To | League | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ljubo Milicevic Ljubo Milicevic Ljubo Miličević is an Australian football player who currently plays for Hajduk Split in the Prva HNL.-Early Career and Overseas:... |
Released Legal release A legal release is a legal instrument that acts to terminate any legal liability between the releasor and the releasee, signed by the releasor. A release may also be made orally in some circumstances... |
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– | February 2008 |
| Steve Mautone Steve Mautone Steve Mautone is an Australian football coach with Melbourne Victory in the A-League. Mautone was initially recruited by Melbourne Victory to assume responsibility for training their goalkeepers Michael Theoklitos and Eugene Galekovic... |
Retired | – |
– | June 2008 |
| Adrian Caceres Adrian Caceres Claudio Adrian Caceres is an Argentine-Australian football player who currently is playing for Real Mataram.-Club career:... |
Central Coast Mariners | A-League A-League The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company... |
– | July 2008 |
| Daniel Piorkowski Daniel Piorkowski Daniel Piorkowski is an Australian football player of Polish descent who is currently without a club.-Melbourne Knights:... |
Released Legal release A legal release is a legal instrument that acts to terminate any legal liability between the releasor and the releasee, signed by the releasor. A release may also be made orally in some circumstances... |
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– | July 2008 |
| Leandro Love |
Vissel Kobe Vissel Kobe is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1. The team is located in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture. The home stadium is Kobe Wing Stadium, in Hyōgo-ku, though some home matches are played at Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium in Suma-ku.-History:The club was... (loan ended) |
 J.League |
– | July 2008 |
| Kaz Patafta Kaz Patafta Kaz Phonesak Patafta is an Australian professional football player of Laotian and Croatian descent. Patafta formerly played as an attacking midfielder for the Newcastle Jets in the A-League... . |
Newcastle Jets | A-League A-League The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company... |
– | July 2008 |
2008 Pre-Season Cup fixtures
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
2008-09 Hyundai A-League fixtures
2008-09 finals series
Goals
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | S1 | S2 | GF | |||
| 13 | |
Daniel Allsopp Daniel Allsopp Daniel Lee "Danny" Allsopp is an Australian professional football player.He is a full international for the Australia national football team, and is Melbourne Victory's second highest, and the A-League's third highest all-time goalscorer, behind teammate Archie Thompson and Shane Smeltz.-Club... |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | |
Archie Thompson Archie Thompson Archibald Gerald Thompson is a New Zealand-born Australian professional football player, currently playing for Melbourne Victory in the Hyundai A-League, where he holds the League all time scoring record... |
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| 5 | |
Ney Fabiano Ney Fabiano de Oliveira Ney Fabiano de Oliveira , more commonly known as Ney Fabiano, is a Brazilian football player, currently playing for Chonburi in the Thai Premier League.-Club career:... |
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Kevin Muscat Kevin Muscat Kevin Muscat is an Australian football player who currently plays for Victorian State League Division 1 side Sunshine George Cross and is assistant coach of Melbourne Victory... |
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Carlos Hernández | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Tom Pondeljak Tom Pondeljak Tomislav Pondeljak is an Australian football player, who is currently playing for A-league club Melbourne Victory.-Club career:... |
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Grant Brebner Grant Brebner Grant Ian Brebner is a Scottish association football player, who currently plays for Australian A-League side Melbourne Victory. Born in Edinburgh, Brebner joined Manchester United as a 16-year-old in 1994, and although he was a member of the club's successful youth side, he failed to break into... |
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Rodrigo Vargas Rodrigo Vargas Rodrigo Alejandro "Roddy" Vargas is a Australian football player. He currently plays as a central defender for the Australian A-League club Melbourne Victory.-Club career:... |
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Nick Ward | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Billy Celeski Billy Celeski Blagoja 'Billy' Celeski , is an Australian football player. He currently plays for Melbourne Victory as a central midfielder. His cousin is Perth Glory player Naum Sekulovski.-Club career:... |
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A goal was scored from a penalty kick Penalty kick A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play... |
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Two goals were scored from penalty kicks |
League table
Finals series
2008–09 Awards
- Victory Medal
- Kevin MuscatKevin MuscatKevin Muscat is an Australian football player who currently plays for Victorian State League Division 1 side Sunshine George Cross and is assistant coach of Melbourne Victory...
and Danny Allsopp
- Kevin Muscat
- Players' Player of the Year
- Rodrigo VargasRodrigo VargasRodrigo Alejandro "Roddy" Vargas is a Australian football player. He currently plays as a central defender for the Australian A-League club Melbourne Victory.-Club career:...
- Rodrigo Vargas
- Clubman of the Year
- Evan BergerEvan BergerEvan James Berger is an Australian football player who plays as a left midfielder for Perth Glory in the Hyundai A-League.-Club career:...
- Evan Berger
- Golden Boot
- Danny Allsopp
- Women's Player of the Year
- Brittany TimkoBrittany TimkoBrittany Timko is a Canadian female soccer player.- Career :She played for the Vancouver Whitecaps Women. She also played on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln soccer team from 2003 to 2007, and graduated in May 2007...
- Brittany Timko
- Youth Team Player of the Year
- Matthew Theodore
2008–09 Westfield W-League fixtures
External links
- Melbourne – Official Website
- Pictures of Melbourne supporters
- MVFC – Melbourne Victory Videos