This season, Adelaide United passed the one millionth spectator milestone of total crowds since the inception of the A-League. They reached this achievement when their 7,052nd fan passed through the gate, for the Round 3 match against Wellington. Adelaide United are only the third A-League club to do so thus far, the other two being Melbourne Victory and Sydney FC.[3]
The round 18 A-League match against Sydney FC at the Adelaide Oval saw $23,002 donated to the Starlight Foundation as $1 from every ticket sold for the match went to the charity.[4]
By the end of round 27, Adelaide had drawn level for first, equalling Melbourne's 38 points on the ladder, having needed to win 2–0 against the Central Coast Mariners away to win the premiership and only securing a 1–0 win. Adelaide was pushed down to second because of goal difference. The Reds, along with Melbourne, the Queensland Roar and Central Coast, proceeded to the finals where they lost 1–0 against Melbourne Victory in the grand final at Etihad Stadium, Melbourne.
An early highlight for the season was Adelaide's run to the final of the AFC Champions League against Gamba Osaka.[5][6] Because of this performance, Adelaide participated in the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup. They played in the play-off round against Waitakere United on 11 December, defeating them 2–1.[7][8] The Reds' next game was played against AFC Champions League rivals, Gamba Osaka, in the quarterfinal round on 14 December in Toyota, Japan. This match, despite Adelaide's grown skill since their first meeting with ACL champions, was won by Gamba Osaka 0–1.[9][10] Adelaide's last appearance in the Club World Cup was against Al Ahly, from Egypt, to determine the fifth-placed club. The match was played on 18 December, and Adelaide defeated Al-Ahly 0–1.[11][12]
1 – does not include own goal(s) * – player(s) who competed in the ACL but not in the 2008–09 A-League season or the CWC ** – player(s) who competed in the CWC but not in the 2008–09 A-League season or the ACL
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The 2008 09 Adelaide United FC season was the club s fourth A League season since the inception in the Australian football league since it first started in 2005 The club competed in the 2008 09 A League 2008 AFC Champions League and 2008 FIFA Club World Cup Adelaide United2008 09 seasonManagerAurelio Vidmar Chairman Mel PatzwaldA League2ndPre Season Cup2ndAFC Champions LeagueRunners upTop goalscorerLeague Cristiano 8 All Cristiano 10 Highest home attendance23 002 vs Sydney FC 3 January 2009 Lowest home attendance7 832 vs Wellington Phoenix 30 August 2008 Average home league attendance12 500Home coloursAway colours 2007 082009 10 For the 2008 09 season Adelaide United made some significant signings to strengthen the squad most notably striker Cristiano from Willem II for two years on a free transfer Another key signing to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Richie Alagich was Alemao formerly of CA Juventus Sasa Ognenovski joined the club from Queensland Roar to help shore up the defence midfielder Paul Reid joined from Brighton amp Hove Albion F C while promising youngsters Scott Jamieson Daniel Mullen Mark Birighitti and Robert Younis also signed Bobby Petta Shaun Ontong Milan Susak Dez Giraldi and Robert Bajic were all released Bruce Djite was sold for an A League record of A 850 000 to Genclerbirligi whilst Nathan Burns also transferred to pursue his European dreams joining Greek first division outfit AEK Athens 1 for A 500 000 2 Kristian Sarkies Lucas Pantelis and Fabian Barbiero all had their contracts renewed This season Adelaide United passed the one millionth spectator milestone of total crowds since the inception of the A League They reached this achievement when their 7 052nd fan passed through the gate for the Round 3 match against Wellington Adelaide United are only the third A League club to do so thus far the other two being Melbourne Victory and Sydney FC 3 The round 18 A League match against Sydney FC at the Adelaide Oval saw 23 002 donated to the Starlight Foundation as 1 from every ticket sold for the match went to the charity 4 By the end of round 27 Adelaide had drawn level for first equalling Melbourne s 38 points on the ladder having needed to win 2 0 against the Central Coast Mariners away to win the premiership and only securing a 1 0 win Adelaide was pushed down to second because of goal difference The Reds along with Melbourne the Queensland Roar and Central Coast proceeded to the finals where they lost 1 0 against Melbourne Victory in the grand final at Etihad Stadium Melbourne An early highlight for the season was Adelaide s run to the final of the AFC Champions League against Gamba Osaka 5 6 Because of this performance Adelaide participated in the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup They played in the play off round against Waitakere United on 11 December defeating them 2 1 7 8 The Reds next game was played against AFC Champions League rivals Gamba Osaka in the quarterfinal round on 14 December in Toyota Japan This match despite Adelaide s grown skill since their first meeting with ACL champions was won by Gamba Osaka 0 1 9 10 Adelaide s last appearance in the Club World Cup was against Al Ahly from Egypt to determine the fifth placed club The match was played on 18 December and Adelaide defeated Al Ahly 0 1 11 12 This season also saw the introduction of the Adelaide United W League team and the A League National Youth League team Former Adelaide player Richie Alagich along with Michael Barnett and former Socceroos Tony Vidmar and Joe Mullen joined the coaching staff of these teams Contents 1 Players 1 1 Squad information 1 1 1 First Team roster 1 1 2 Youth Team roster 1 2 Transfers 1 2 1 First Team 1 2 2 Youth Team 2 Technical staff 3 Statistics 3 1 Squad statistics 3 2 Goal scorers 3 3 Attendance at home games 4 Competitions 4 1 Pre season 4 2 A League 4 2 1 League table 4 2 2 Matches 4 2 3 Finals series 4 3 FIFA Club World Cup 5 References 6 External linksPlayers editSquad information edit First Team roster 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 nbsp AUS Daniel Beltrame 2 DF nbsp AUS Robert Cornthwaite 3 DF nbsp BRA Alemao 4 DF nbsp AUS Angelo Costanzo 5 DF nbsp AUS Michael Valkanis 6 DF nbsp BRA Cassio 7 MF nbsp AUS Lucas Pantelis 8 MF nbsp AUS Kristian Sarkies 9 FW nbsp AUS Paul Agostino 10 FW nbsp BRA Cristiano 13 MF nbsp AUS Travis Dodd captain 14 DF nbsp AUS Scott Jamieson No Pos Nation Player 15 MF nbsp CIV Jonas Salley 16 DF nbsp AUS Daniel Mullen 17 DF nbsp AUS Isyan Erdogan 18 MF nbsp AUS Fabian Barbiero 19 DF nbsp AUS Sasa Ognenovski 20 GK nbsp AUS Eugene Galekovic 21 MF nbsp AUS Jason Spagnuolo 22 MF nbsp BRA Diego 24 MF nbsp AUS Paul Reid 25 FW nbsp AUS Robert Younis 28 MF nbsp AUS Rostyn Griffiths 30 GK nbsp AUS Mark Birighitti Youth Team roster 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 GK nbsp AUS Lucas Andreucci GK nbsp AUS Luke Ostybe DF nbsp AUS Michael Doyle DF nbsp AUS Michael Marrone DF nbsp AUS Alex Sunasky DF nbsp AUS Scott Weidnebach MF nbsp AUS Joel Allwright MF nbsp AUS Travis Anderson MF nbsp AUS Andrew Ciarla No Pos Nation Player MF nbsp AUS Joe Costa MF nbsp AUS Osama Malik MF nbsp AUS Matthew Mullen MF nbsp AUS Ivan Pavlak FW nbsp AUS Angelo Arambatsis FW nbsp AUS Michael De Bono FW nbsp AUS Francesco Monterosso FW nbsp AUS Shane Tobias Transfers edit First Team edit In Name Position Moving from Fee nbsp Mark Birighitti Goalkeeper nbsp Australian Institute of Sport Free nbsp Sasa Ognenovski Defender nbsp Queensland Roar Free nbsp Daniel Mullen Defender nbsp Australian Institute of Sport Free nbsp Scott Jamieson Defender nbsp Bolton Wanderers Free nbsp Alemao Defender nbsp CA Juventus Free nbsp Paul Reid Midfielder nbsp Brighton amp Hove Albion Free nbsp Cristiano Striker nbsp Willem II Tilburg Free nbsp Robert Younis Striker nbsp APIA Leichhardt Free Out Name Position Moving to Fee nbsp Robert Bajic Goalkeeper Released nbsp Milan Susak Defender Released nbsp Richie Alagich Defender Retired nbsp Bobby Petta Midfielder nbsp Para Hills Knights Free nbsp Shaun Ontong Midfielder nbsp Newcastle Jets Free nbsp Bruce Djite Striker nbsp Genclerbirligi 500 000 nbsp Dez Giraldi Striker Released nbsp Nathan Burns Striker nbsp AEK Athens 290 000 Youth Team edit In Name Position Moving from Fee nbsp Lucas Andreucci Goalkeeper nbsp South Australian Sports Institute Free nbsp Alex Sunasky Defender nbsp Australian Institute of Sport Free nbsp Michael Doyle Defender nbsp Adelaide Galaxy Free nbsp Scott Weidnebach Defender nbsp Adelaide City Free nbsp Michael Marrone Defender nbsp Para Hills Knights Free nbsp Joel Allwright Midfielder nbsp Para Hills Knights Free nbsp Andrew Ciarla Midfielder nbsp North Eastern MetroStars Free nbsp Matthew Mullen Midfielder nbsp Australian Institute of Sport Free nbsp Osama Malik Midfielder nbsp Adelaide Raiders Free nbsp Angelo Arambatsis Striker nbsp Adelaide Blue Eagles Free nbsp Francesco Monterosso Striker nbsp South Australian Sports Institute Free nbsp Shane Tobias Striker nbsp Para Hills Knights Free OutTechnical staff editPosition Name Head coach nbsp Aurelio Vidmar Assistant coach nbsp Phil Stubbins Specialist coach nbsp Carl Veart Goalkeeping coach nbsp Peter Blazincic Youth Team Coach nbsp Joe Mullen Youth Team Assistant Coach nbsp Tony Vidmar Women s Team Coach nbsp Michael Barnett Women s Team Assistant Coach nbsp Richie AlagichStatistics editSquad statistics edit No Pos Name A League A LeagueFinals Pre Season Cup ACL CWC Total Discipline Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals nbsp nbsp 1 GK nbsp Daniel Beltrame 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 DF nbsp Robert Cornthwaite 17 2 3 0 3 0 10 21 3 0 35 41 10 0 3 DF nbsp Alemao 18 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 25 2 2 0 4 DF nbsp Angelo Costanzo 12 0 0 0 3 0 10 0 1 0 26 0 8 0 5 DF nbsp Michael Valkanis 5 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 10 0 2 0 6 DF nbsp Cassio 14 4 2 0 3 0 10 0 1 0 29 4 6 1 7 MF nbsp Lucas Pantelis 10 2 4 0 2 0 11 1 0 0 26 3 2 0 8 MF nbsp Kristian Sarkies 10 1 1 0 0 0 7 0 2 0 20 1 1 0 9 FW nbsp Paul Agostino 7 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 10 FW nbsp Cristiano 21 8 4 0 3 2 6 1 3 1 36 12 4 0 11 MF nbsp Osama Malik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 13 MF nbsp Travis Dodd 20 7 4 0 3 0 12 3 2 1 40 11 6 0 14 DF nbsp Scott Jamieson 21 2 2 0 3 0 6 0 3 0 36 0 7 0 15 MF nbsp Jonas Salley 17 0 2 0 3 0 5 0 1 0 27 0 2 1 16 DF nbsp Daniel Mullen 9 0 4 0 2 0 3 0 3 1 20 1 1 0 17 DF nbsp Isyan Erdogan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 MF nbsp Fabian Barbiero 15 1 4 1 3 0 6 1 2 0 29 3 6 0 19 DF nbsp Sasa Ognenovski 20 3 4 0 1 0 9 0 2 0 35 3 12 0 20 GK nbsp Eugene Galekovic 18 0 4 0 3 0 11 0 3 0 38 0 2 0 21 MF nbsp Jason Spagnuolo 10 0 0 0 3 0 9 0 1 0 23 0 2 0 22 MF nbsp Diego 8 0 0 0 1 0 11 4 2 0 22 4 3 0 23 DF nbsp Michael Marrone 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 24 MF nbsp Paul Reid 18 1 4 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 29 1 3 0 25 FW nbsp Robert Younis 12 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 17 0 1 0 26 MF nbsp Matthew Mullen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 28 MF nbsp Rostyn Griffiths 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 30 GK nbsp Mark Birighitti 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 DF nbsp Richie Alagich 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 6 1 1 0 FW nbsp Bruce Djite 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 DF nbsp Milan Susak 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 FW nbsp Nathan Burns 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 FW nbsp Dez Giraldi 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 MF nbsp Shaun Ontong 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 does not include own goal s player s who competed in the ACL but not in the 2008 09 A League season or the CWC player s who competed in the CWC but not in the 2008 09 A League season or the ACL Goal scorers edit Total 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 8 nbsp Cristiano 2 2 1 2 1 7 nbsp Travis Dodd 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 nbsp Cassio 1 2 1 3 nbsp Sasa Ognenovski 1 1 1 2 nbsp Robert Cornthwaite 1 1 2 nbsp Alemao 1 1 2 nbsp Lucas Pantelis 1 1 1 nbsp Kristian Sarkies 1 1 nbsp Fabian Barbiero 1 1 nbsp Paul Reid 1 A goal was scored from a penalty kick Two goals were scored from penalty kicks Attendance at home games edit Round Date Opponent Score AUFC Away Attendance Weekday 1 17 August 2008 Perth Glory 1 0 10 510 Sunday 3 30 August 2008 Wellington Phoenix 3 0 7 832 Saturday 6 27 September 2008 Newcastle Jets 2 0 8 111 Saturday 7 3 October 2008 Central Coast Mariners 3 3 9 074 Friday 9 26 October 2008 Perth Glory 2 1 10 126 Sunday 10 31 October 2008 Melbourne Victory 2 3 13 191 Friday 12 22 November 2008 Sydney FC 2 0 9 509 Saturday 14 5 December 2008 Wellington Phoenix 6 1 9 442 Friday 16 14 January 2009 Queensland Roar 0 0 14 450 Wednesday 18 3 January 2009 Sydney FC 2 0 23 002 Saturday 19 9 January 2009 Newcastle Jets 2 0 13 585 Friday SF1 7 February 2009 Melbourne Victory 0 2 14 119 Saturday PF 21 February 2009 Queensland Roar 1 0 8 472 SaturdayCompetitions editPre season edit Round Date Home team Score Away team Attendance Stadium 1 20 July 2008 Melbourne Victory 1 2Cristiano nbsp 33 nbsp 90 Adelaide United 4 720 Aurora Stadium 2 26 July 2008 Newcastle Jets 0 0 Adelaide United 2 756 Baddeley Park 3 2 August 2008 Adelaide United 0 0 Perth Glory 3 000 Vansittart Park A League edit Main article 2008 09 A League League table edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Melbourne Victory C 21 12 2 7 39 27 12 38 Qualification for 2010 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series 2 Adelaide United 21 11 5 5 31 19 12 38 3 Queensland Roar 21 10 6 5 36 25 11 36 Qualification for Finals series 4 Central Coast Mariners 21 7 7 7 35 32 3 28 5 Sydney FC 21 7 5 9 33 32 1 26 6 Wellington Phoenix 21 7 5 9 23 31 8 26 7 Perth Glory 21 6 4 11 31 44 13 22 8 Newcastle Jets 21 4 6 11 21 39 18 18Source ultimatealeague comRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored C Champions Matches edit Round Date Home team Score Away team Attendance Stadium 1 17 August 2008 Adelaide United 1 0Dodd nbsp 41 Perth Glory 10 510 Hindmarsh Stadium 2 24 August 2008 Queensland Roar 1 1Dodd nbsp 8 pen Adelaide United 12 761 Suncorp Stadium 3 30 August 2008 Adelaide United 3 0Pantelis nbsp 15 Cristiano nbsp 49 nbsp 60 Wellington Phoenix 7 832 Hindmarsh Stadium 4 12 September 2008 Melbourne Victory 1 0 Adelaide United 24 812 Telstra Dome 5 20 September 2008 Sydney FC 3 0 Adelaide United 12 462 Sydney Football Stadium 6 27 September 2008 Adelaide United 2 0Cristiano nbsp 72 nbsp 60 Newcastle Jets 8 111 Hindmarsh Stadium 7 3 October 2008 Adelaide United 3 3Dodd nbsp 7 pen Cornthwaite nbsp 19 Cristiano nbsp 50 Central Coast Mariners 9 074 Hindmarsh Stadium 8 17 October 2008 Queensland Roar 0 1Cornthwaite nbsp 60 Adelaide United 11 117 Suncorp Stadium 9 26 October 2008 Adelaide United 2 1Alemao nbsp 80 Dodd nbsp 82 pen Perth Glory 10 126 Hindmarsh Stadium 10 31 October 2008 Adelaide United 2 3Dodd nbsp 28 pen Cassio nbsp 67 Melbourne Victory 13 191 Hindmarsh Stadium 11 15 November 2008 Central Coast Mariners 3 0 Adelaide United 7 865 Bluetongue Stadium 12 22 November 2008 Adelaide United 2 0Ognenovski nbsp 45 2 Dodd nbsp 78 Sydney FC 9 509 Hindmarsh Stadium 13 30 November 2008 Newcastle Jets 1 1Ognenovski nbsp 90 4 Adelaide United 7 136 Energy Australia Stadium 14 5 December 2008 Adelaide United 6 1Ognenovski nbsp 21 Cristiano nbsp 43 nbsp 74 Cassio nbsp 47 nbsp 70 Dodd nbsp 90 1 Wellington Phoenix 9 442 Hindmarsh Stadium 15 6 January 2009 13 Melbourne Victory 1 0 Adelaide United 27 196 Telstra Dome 16 14 January 2009 13 Adelaide United 0 0 Queensland Roar 14 450 Hindmarsh Stadium 17 26 December 2008 Perth Glory 0 1Sarkies nbsp 40 Adelaide United 12 581 Members Equity Stadium 18 3 January 2009 Adelaide United 2 0Cassio nbsp 45 Alemao nbsp 82 Sydney FC 23 002 Adelaide Oval 19 9 January 2009 Adelaide United 2 0Barbiero nbsp 23 Pantelis nbsp 74 Newcastle Jets 13 585 Hindmarsh Stadium 20 18 January 2009 Wellington Phoenix 1 1Reid nbsp 9 Adelaide United 8 241 Westpac Stadium 21 25 January 2009 Central Coast Mariners 0 1Cristiano nbsp 82 Adelaide United 12 351 Bluetongue Stadium Finals series edit Final Date Home team Score Away team Attendance Stadium Semi 1 7 February 2009 Adelaide United 0 2 Melbourne Victory 14 119 Hindmarsh Stadium Semi 2 14 February 2009 Melbourne Victory 4 0 Adelaide United 34 736 Telstra Dome Preliminary 21 February 2009 Adelaide United 1 0 Queensland Roar 8 472 Hindmarsh Stadium Grand 28 February 2009 Melbourne Victory 1 0 Adelaide United 53 273 Telstra Dome FIFA Club World Cup edit Main article 2008 FIFA Club World Cup Final Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Attendance Stadium Play off 11 December 2008 Adelaide United 2 1Mullen nbsp 39 Dodd nbsp 83 Waitakere United 19 777 National Stadium Tokyo Quarter 14 December 2008 Adelaide United 0 1 Gamba Osaka 38 141 Toyota Stadium Toyota Fifth Place 18 December 2008 Al Ahly 0 1Cristiano nbsp 7 Adelaide United 35 154 International Stadium YokohamaReferences edit Burns is Athens bound Archived 21 September 2012 at the Wayback MachineRetrieved on 11 June 2008 Rivaldo Inspires Burns Adelaide Advertiser Friday 13 June 2008 p118 Adelaide United set to reach magic million Archived 28 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine Adelaide regains top spot with win over Sydney FC Adelaide United 3 January 2009 Archived from the original on 14 April 2011 Retrieved 4 January 2009 AFC Champions League 2008 Final First Leg Summary PDF Asian Football Confederation 5 November 2008 Archived from the original PDF on 6 January 2009 Retrieved 14 January 2009 AFC Champions League 2008 Final Second Leg Summary PDF Asian Football Confederation 12 November 2008 Archived from the original PDF on 6 January 2009 Retrieved 14 January 2009 Adelaide United Waitakere United Match Report FIFA 11 December 2008 Archived from the original on 20 December 2008 Retrieved 14 January 2009 Travis makes Adelaide sing FIFA 11 December 2008 Archived from the original on 14 December 2008 Retrieved 14 January 2009 Adelaide United Gamba Osaka Match Report FIFA 14 December 2008 Archived from the original on 30 January 2009 Retrieved 14 January 2009 Endo the road for Adelaide FIFA 14 December 2008 Archived from the original on 2 February 2009 Retrieved 14 January 2009 Al Ahly Adelaide United Match Report FIFA 18 December 2008 Archived from the original on 21 December 2008 Retrieved 14 January 2009 Adelaide s high five FIFA 18 December 2008 Archived from the original on 2 February 2009 Retrieved 14 January 2009 a b Match rescheduled due to Adelaide s participation in FIFA Club World CupExternal links editOfficial website AFC Champions League Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2008 09 Adelaide United FC season amp oldid 1220012886, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
