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2008–09 Queensland Roar FC (W-League) season

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The 2008–09 season was Queensland Roar Football Club (W-League) (now Brisbane Roar)'s first season, in the newly formed women's league in Australia the W-League. Queensland Roar finished 1st in their W-League season, finishing as winners in the Grand Final.

Queensland Roar (W-League)
2008–09 season
Head CoachJeff Hopkins
StadiumBallymore Stadium
W-League1st
W-League FinalsWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Courtney Beutel (6)
All:
Courtney Beutel
Lana Harch
(6 each)
Highest home attendance4,554
vs. Canberra United
(17 January 2009)
W-League Grand Final
Lowest home attendance580
vs. Sydney FC
(29 November 2008)
W-League
Average home league attendance741
Biggest win5–0
vs. Central Coast Mariners (A)
(15 November 2008)
W-League
Biggest defeat0–1
vs. Canberra United (H)
(1 November 2008)
W-League
2009 →

Players edit

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 Casey Dumont
2 DF   AUS Kate McShea (Captain)
3 DF   AUS Karla Reuter
4 DF   AUS Clare Polkinghorne
5 DF   AUS Brooke Spence
6 FW   AUS Jenna Tristram
7 DF   AUS Kim Carroll
8 MF   AUS Elise Kellond-Knight
9 MF   AUS Alicia Ferguson
10 FW   AUS Lana Harch
11 FW   AUS Ruth Blackburn
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 MF   AUS Veronica Williams
13 MF   AUS Tameka Butt
14 DF   AUS Vedrana Popovic
15 MF   AUS Stephanie Latham
16 MF   AUS Lauren Colthorpe
17 FW   AUS Tashina Roma
18 FW   AUS Courtney Beutel
19 MF   AUS Ellen Beaumont
20 GK   AUS Lara Boon
30 GK   AUS Alycia Catchpole

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
W-League 25 October 2008 27 December 2008 Matchday 1 1st 10 8 1 1 27 7 +20 080.00
W-League Finals 11 January 2009 17 January 2009 Semi-finals Winners 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 050.00
Total 12 9 2 1 30 8 +22 075.00

Source: Competitions

W-League edit

Main article: 2008–09 W-League

League table edit

Pos Team
 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: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
10 8 1 1 27 7  +20 25 4 0 1 11 2  +9 4 1 0 16 5  +11

Results by round edit

Round12345678910
GroundHHAAHHAAHA
ResultWLWWWWWWWD
Position2221111111
Points3369121518212425
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The league fixtures were announced on 1 October 2008.

  Win   Draw   Loss

25 October 2008 1 Queensland Roar 4–1 Adelaide United Brisbane
17:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: QSAC Stadium
Attendance: 835
Referee: Kirralee Gardener
1 November 2008 2 Queensland Roar 0–1 Canberra United Brisbane
15:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 610
Referee: Prue Donohoe
8 November 2008 3 Newcastle Jets 0–2 Queensland Roar Lismore
19:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Oakes Oval
Attendance: 1,140
Referee: Casey Reibelt
15 November 2008 4 Central Coast Mariners 0–5 Queensland Roar Sydney
18:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
22 November 2008 5 Queensland Roar 2–0 Melbourne Victory Brisbane
17:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Ballymore Stadium
Referee: Lee Corey
Note: Match originally located for Spencer Park, but relocated due to lightning. It was relocated to Ballymore Stadium.[1]
29 November 2008 6 Queensland Roar 3–0 Sydney FC Brisbane
15:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Ballymore Stadium
Attendance: 580
Referee: Sara Hodson
7 December 2008 7 Perth Glory 3–5 Queensland Roar Perth
16:00 AWST
Report
Stadium: Members Equity Stadium
Referee: Casey Reibelt
13 December 2008 8 Melbourne Victory 1–3 Queensland Roar Melbourne
16:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Bob Jane Stadium
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
20 December 2008 9 Queensland Roar 2–0 Central Coast Mariners Brisbane
18:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Ballymore Stadium
Attendance: 940
Referee: Prue Donohoe
27 December 2008 10 Canberra United 1–1 Queensland Roar Canberra
18:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 712
Referee: Jacqui Melksham

Finals series edit

11 January 2009 Semi-finals Queensland Roar 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 Sydney FC Brisbane
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Ballymore Stadium
Attendance: 1,891
Referee: Jacqui Melksham
Penalties
17 January 2009 Grand Final Queensland Roar 2–0 Canberra United Brisbane
15:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Ballymore Stadium
Attendance: 4,554
Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Leading scorers (regular season) edit

Total Pos Player Goals per Round
 1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10
6 FW   Courtney Beutel 1 1 1 1 1 1
5 FW   Lana Harch 2 1 1 1
4 FW   Lauren Colthorpe 1 1 1 1
3 FW   Alicia Ferguson 1 1 1
2 FW   Tameka Butt 1 1
2 FW   Elise Kellond-Knight 1 1
2 FW   Stephanie Latham 1
1 FW   Karla Reuter 1
1 FW   Clare Polkinghorne 1
1 FW   Vedrana Popovic 1

  A goal was scored from a penalty kick

Awards edit

W-League edit

Award Player Ref.
2008–09 Player of the Year Lana Harch

References edit

  1. ^ "Storms force stadium switch in Westfield W-League". A-Leagues. November 2008.
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