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The 2007–08 Adelaide United FC season was the club's third season since the inception of the A-League. The club competed in the 2007–08 A-League and finished sixth on the ladder.
The 2007–08 season was a season to forget for Adelaide as they battled a huge amount of player injury throughout the season. This effectively ended their finals hopes and it was the first time Adelaide had failed to make the top two in A-League history.
In their opening match of the 2008 campaign, Adelaide United defeated Pohang 2–0 in Korea. United drew against Changchun 0–0 in their second game, defeated Bình Dương 2–1 in Vietnam and followed this up with a 4–1 victory in the return leg. In their final group tie at home, Adelaide defeated Pohang 1–0, setting up a deciding away tie against Changchun to determine the Group E winner. In Changchun, Adelaide withstood considerable pressure to achieve an historic 0–0 draw, thus becoming the first Australian team to ever progress to the knockout stage of the Asian Champions League.
Adelaide drew J-League and Emperor's Cup champions Kashima Antlers in a two legged quarter-final starting in Japan, where they managed a 1–1 draw. Adelaide captain Travis Dodd scored first in the opening half, but right before halftime the score levelled when Robert Cornthwaite scored an own goal. In the return leg at the Hindmarsh Stadium a week later, Adelaide became the first Australian team to progress to the semi-finals of the competition with a 1–0 win. Cornthwaite redeemed himself from his own goal in the first leg by scoring the only goal of the game midway through the second half.
Adelaide drew 2007 Uzbek League Runners-up FC Bunyodkor in the semi-final, after the Uzbeks knocked out Saipa F.C. in their quarter-final. In the first leg of the semi-final, Adelaide won 3–0 with Diego, Barbiero, and Cristiano (via a penalty) scoring. The match was witnessed by 16,998 fans at Hindmarsh Stadium.[2]
In the second leg of the semi-finals Adelaide United lost 1–0 to FC Bunyodkor but went through to the final 3–1 on aggregate.[3] Thus they became the first Australian team to make it to the final of Asia's premier club competition.[4] In the two legged final, they took on Japanese team Gamba Osaka who deposed 2007 champions Urawa Red Diamonds in the other semi-final.[5]
This result ensured that Adelaide would participate in the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup either as the AFC representatives or as the highest placed non-Japanese team – as the rules do not allow more than one Japanese team to participate.[6]
Adelaide lost heavily over two legs to Gamba Osaka. The score was 3–0 to Gamba Osaka away and 2–0 to Osaka at home in Adelaide, the Japanese club winning 5–0 on aggregate.[7]
^Sarkies joins United [dead link], A-League Official News
^Reds take giant leap towards AFC Champions League Final 12 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^Adelaide United into AFC Champions League Final [dead link]
^Vidmar: ‘As big as the World Cup!’ 27 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^Nishino: We won the mental battle 25 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^Adelaide toasted by Oz media 28 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^Gamba crowned kings of Asia 25 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
External linksedit
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May 09, 2024
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This article s lead section may be too long Please read the length guidelines and help move details into the article s body August 2023 The 2007 08 Adelaide United FC season was the club s third season since the inception of the A League The club competed in the 2007 08 A League and finished sixth on the ladder Adelaide United2007 08 seasonChairmanMel PatzwaldManagerAurelio VidmarA League6thPre Season CupChampionsAFC Champions LeagueGroup stagesHighest home attendance25 039 vs Sydney FC 28 December 2007 Lowest home attendance10 256 vs Newcastle Jets 18 November 2007 Average home league attendance12 697Home coloursAway colours 2006 072008 09 For the 2007 08 season Adelaide recruited ex Socceroo Paul Agostino marquee Ivorian Jonas Salley and ex Olyroo Kristian Sarkies 1 They also signed Issy Erdogan of Preston Lions One of the success stories of the season was the signing of former Flamengo FC player Cassio on a free transfer from Brazilian club Cassio who joined from Santa Cruz FC won the Club Champion award in his first season Shaun Ontong and Matthew Mullen from the AIS were also signed to replenish their defensive stocks after the departure of Kristian Rees Adam van Dommele and Aaron Goulding The 2007 08 season was a season to forget for Adelaide as they battled a huge amount of player injury throughout the season This effectively ended their finals hopes and it was the first time Adelaide had failed to make the top two in A League history Adelaide United participated in the 2008 AFC Champions League after finishing runner up in the 2006 07 regular season and finals series to Melbourne Victory Adelaide was drawn into Group E along with V League and Super Cup winners Binh Dương F C CSL champions Changchun Yatai and K League winners Pohang Steelers In their opening match of the 2008 campaign Adelaide United defeated Pohang 2 0 in Korea United drew against Changchun 0 0 in their second game defeated Binh Dương 2 1 in Vietnam and followed this up with a 4 1 victory in the return leg In their final group tie at home Adelaide defeated Pohang 1 0 setting up a deciding away tie against Changchun to determine the Group E winner In Changchun Adelaide withstood considerable pressure to achieve an historic 0 0 draw thus becoming the first Australian team to ever progress to the knockout stage of the Asian Champions League Adelaide drew J League and Emperor s Cup champions Kashima Antlers in a two legged quarter final starting in Japan where they managed a 1 1 draw Adelaide captain Travis Dodd scored first in the opening half but right before halftime the score levelled when Robert Cornthwaite scored an own goal In the return leg at the Hindmarsh Stadium a week later Adelaide became the first Australian team to progress to the semi finals of the competition with a 1 0 win Cornthwaite redeemed himself from his own goal in the first leg by scoring the only goal of the game midway through the second half Adelaide drew 2007 Uzbek League Runners up FC Bunyodkor in the semi final after the Uzbeks knocked out Saipa F C in their quarter final In the first leg of the semi final Adelaide won 3 0 with Diego Barbiero and Cristiano via a penalty scoring The match was witnessed by 16 998 fans at Hindmarsh Stadium 2 In the second leg of the semi finals Adelaide United lost 1 0 to FC Bunyodkor but went through to the final 3 1 on aggregate 3 Thus they became the first Australian team to make it to the final of Asia s premier club competition 4 In the two legged final they took on Japanese team Gamba Osaka who deposed 2007 champions Urawa Red Diamonds in the other semi final 5 This result ensured that Adelaide would participate in the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup either as the AFC representatives or as the highest placed non Japanese team as the rules do not allow more than one Japanese team to participate 6 Adelaide lost heavily over two legs to Gamba Osaka The score was 3 0 to Gamba Osaka away and 2 0 to Osaka at home in Adelaide the Japanese club winning 5 0 on aggregate 7 Contents 1 Players 2 Transfers 2 1 Transfers in 2 2 Transfers out 3 Goal scorers 4 Competitions 4 1 Pre season 4 2 A League 4 2 1 League table 4 2 2 Matches 4 3 AFC Champions League 4 3 1 Group stage 4 3 2 Knockout stage 5 References 6 External linksPlayers editNote 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 nbsp AUS Daniel Beltrame 2 DF nbsp AUS Robert Cornthwaite 4 DF nbsp AUS Angelo Costanzo 5 DF nbsp AUS Michael Valkanis captain 6 DF nbsp BRA Cassio 7 MF nbsp AUS Lucas Pantelis 8 MF nbsp AUS Kristian Sarkies 9 FW nbsp AUS Paul Agostino 13 MF nbsp AUS Travis Dodd 15 MF nbsp CIV Jonas Salley 17 DF nbsp AUS Isyan Erdogan 18 MF nbsp AUS Fabian Barbiero No Pos Nation Player 20 GK nbsp AUS Eugene Galekovic 21 MF nbsp AUS Jason Spagnuolo 22 MF nbsp BRA Diego 28 MF nbsp AUS Rostyn Griffiths DF nbsp AUS Richie Alagich FW nbsp AUS Bruce Djite FW nbsp AUS Nathan Burns MF nbsp AUS Shaun Ontong DF nbsp AUS Milan Susak MF nbsp NED Bobby Petta FW nbsp AUS Dez Giraldi GK nbsp AUS Robert BajicTransfers editTransfers in edit Name Position Moving from nbsp Paul Agostino Forward TSV 1860 Munchen nbsp Jonas Salley Midfield New Zealand Knights nbsp Kristian Sarkies Forward Melbourne Victory nbsp Cassio Defender Santa Cruz nbsp Shaun Ontong Defender AIS nbsp Matthew Mullen Midfield AIS nbsp Isyan Erdogan Defender Preston Lions nbsp Milan Susak Defender FK Vojvodina nbsp Eugene Galekovic Goalkeeper Melbourne Victory Transfers out edit Name Position Moving to nbsp Greg Owens Midfield Central Coast Mariners nbsp Ross Aloisi Midfield Wellington Phoenix nbsp Matthew Kemp Defender Melbourne Victory nbsp Shengqing Qu Forward released nbsp Carl Veart Forward retired nbsp Fernando Forward released nbsp Kristian Rees Defender Whittlesea Zebras nbsp Aaron Goulding Defender released nbsp Adam van Dommele Defender South MelbourneGoal scorers editTotal Player Goals per Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 6 nbsp Bruce Djite 1 1 2 1 1 5 nbsp Travis Dodd 1 2 1 1 5 nbsp Lucas Pantelis 1 1 1 1 1 4 nbsp Nathan Burns 1 1 1 1 4 nbsp Paul Agostino 1 2 1 2 nbsp Richie Alagich 1 1 1 nbsp Diego 1 1 nbsp Kristian Sarkies 1 A goal was scored from a penalty kickCompetitions editPre season edit Round Date Home team Score Away team Crowd Stadium Match Details 1 15 July 2007 Melbourne Victory 1 1 Adelaide United 8 061 Aurora Stadium Report 2 20 July 2007 Adelaide United 1 1 Perth Glory 3 513 Hindmarsh Stadium Report 3 27 July 2007 Adelaide United 4 1 Newcastle Jets 3 800 Hindmarsh Stadium Report Playoff 5 August 2007 Adelaide United 3 2 Queensland Roar 5 221 Hindmarsh Stadium Report Grand Final 12 August 2007 Adelaide United 2 1 Perth Glory 9 606 Hindmarsh Stadium Report A League edit League table edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Central Coast Mariners 21 10 4 7 30 25 5 34 Qualification for 2009 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series a 2 Newcastle Jets C 21 9 7 5 25 21 4 34 3 Sydney FC 21 8 8 5 28 24 4 32 Qualification for 2008 Pan Pacific Championship and Finals series 4 Queensland Roar 21 8 7 6 25 21 4 31 Qualification for 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 b 21 5 5 11 25 37 12 20Source ultimatealeague comRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored C ChampionsNotes 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 Matches edit Round Date Home team Score Away team Crowd Stadium Match Details 1 25 August 2007 Queensland Roar 2 2 Adelaide United 16 828 Suncorp Stadium ReportSummary 2 1 September 2007 Sydney FC 2 2 Adelaide United 14 233 Sydney Football Stadium ReportSummary 3 7 September 2007 Adelaide United 1 1 Melbourne Victory 12 231 Hindmarsh Stadium ReportSummary 4 15 September 2007 Newcastle Jets 1 0 Adelaide United 13 627 EnergyAustralia Stadium ReportSummary 5 22 September 2007 Wellington Phoenix 2 2 Adelaide United 12 127 Westpac Stadium ReportSummary 6 30 September 2007 Adelaide United 2 1 Central Coast Mariners 11 019 Hindmarsh Stadium ReportSummary 7 7 October 2007 Perth Glory 0 0 Adelaide United 6 252 Members Equity Stadium ReportSummary 8 12 October 2007 Adelaide United 4 1 Melbourne Victory 13 372 Hindmarsh Stadium ReportSummary 9 20 October 2007 Sydney FC 0 1 Adelaide United 12 922 Sydney Football Stadium ReportSummary 10 28 October 2007 Adelaide United 4 1 Wellington Phoenix 11 740 Hindmarsh Stadium ReportSummary 11 2 November 2007 Adelaide United 0 1 Queensland Roar 10 705 Hindmarsh Stadium ReportSummary 12 10 November 2007 Central Coast Mariners 2 0 Adelaide United 11 680 Bluetongue Stadium ReportSummary 13 18 November 2007 Adelaide United 1 1 Newcastle Jets 10 256 Hindmarsh Stadium ReportSummary 14 23 November 2007 Adelaide United 1 1 Perth Glory 10 678 Hindmarsh Stadium ReportSummary 15 30 November 2007 Wellington Phoenix 1 2 Adelaide United 18 345 Westpac Stadium ReportSummary 16 8 December 2007 Melbourne Victory 2 2 Adelaide United 22 466 Telstra Dome ReportSummary 17 14 December 2007 Adelaide United 1 2 Central Coast Mariners 11 123 Hindmarsh Stadium ReportSummary 18 28 December 2007 Adelaide United 1 3 Sydney FC 25 039 Adelaide Oval ReportSummary 19 4 January 2008 Newcastle Jets 2 1 Adelaide United 13 047 EnergyAustralia Stadium ReportSummary 20 13 January 2008 Perth Glory 3 2 Adelaide United 8 025 Members Equity Stadium ReportSummary 21 20 January 2008 Adelaide United 2 0 Queensland Roar 10 803 Hindmarsh Stadium ReportSummary AFC Champions League edit Main article 2008 AFC Champions League Group stage edit Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Adelaide United 6 4 2 0 9 2 7 14 nbsp Changchun Yatai 6 3 3 0 10 3 7 12 nbsp Pohang Steelers 6 1 2 3 6 7 1 5 nbsp Binh Dương 6 0 1 5 4 17 13 1Source citation needed Round Date Home team Score Away team Attendance Stadium 1 12 March 2008 Pohang Steelers 0 2Cornthwaite nbsp 3 Djite nbsp 59 Adelaide United 8 436 Steelyard Stadium 2 19 March 2008 Adelaide United 0 0 Changchun Yatai 10 510 Hindmarsh Stadium 3 9 April 2008 Binh Dương 1 2Diego nbsp 10 Alagich nbsp 78 Adelaide United 15 000 Go Đậu Stadium 4 23 April 2008 Adelaide United 4 1Pantelis nbsp 56 Dodd nbsp 58 nbsp 62 Diego nbsp 77 Binh Dương 13 802 Hindmarsh Stadium 5 7 May 2008 Adelaide United 1 0Diego nbsp 63 Pohang Steelers 11 805 Hindmarsh Stadium 6 22 May 2008 Changchun Yatai 0 0 Adelaide United 20 000 Changchun City Stadium Knockout stage edit Final Date Home team Score Away team Attendance Stadium Quarter 1 17 September 2008 Kashima Antlers 1 1Dodd nbsp 38 Adelaide United 7 004 Kashima Soccer Stadium Quarter 2 24 September 2008 Adelaide United 1 0Cornthwaite nbsp 73 Kashima Antlers 16 965 Hindmarsh Stadium Semi 1 8 October 2008 Adelaide United 3 0Diego nbsp 57 Barbiero nbsp 70 Cristiano nbsp 89 pen Bunyodkor 16 998 Hindmarsh Stadium Semi 2 22 October 2008 Bunyodkor 1 0 Adelaide United 17 000 MHSK Stadium Grand 1 5 November 2008 Gamba Osaka 3 0 Adelaide United 20 639 Osaka Expo 70 Stadium Grand 2 12 November 2008 Adelaide United 0 2 Gamba Osaka 17 000 Hindmarsh StadiumReferences edit Sarkies joins United dead link A League Official News Reds take giant leap towards AFC Champions League Final Archived 12 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine Adelaide United into AFC Champions League Final dead link Vidmar As big as the World Cup Archived 27 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine Nishino We won the mental battle Archived 25 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine Adelaide toasted by Oz media Archived 28 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine Gamba crowned kings of Asia Archived 25 January 2009 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2007 08 Adelaide United FC season amp oldid 1188188653, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
