2008–09 Adelaide United FC season

Adelaide United
2008–09 season
ManagerAurelio Vidmar Chairman Mel Patzwald
A-League2nd
Pre-Season Cup2nd
AFC Champions LeagueRunners-up
Top 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 attendance12,500

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.

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 Alemão formerly of CA Juventus. Saša Ognenovski joined the club from Queensland Roar to help shore up the defence, midfielder Paul Reid joined from Brighton & 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.

Players

Squad information

First Team roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Daniel Beltrame
2 DF Australia AUS Robert Cornthwaite
3 DF Brazil BRA Alemão
4 DF Australia AUS Angelo Costanzo
5 DF Australia AUS Michael Valkanis
6 DF Brazil BRA Cássio
7 MF Australia AUS Lucas Pantelis
8 MF Australia AUS Kristian Sarkies
9 FW Australia AUS Paul Agostino
10 FW Brazil BRA Cristiano
13 MF Australia AUS Travis Dodd (captain)
14 DF Australia AUS Scott Jamieson
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF Ivory Coast CIV Jonas Salley
16 DF Australia AUS Daniel Mullen
17 DF Australia AUS Isyan Erdoğan
18 MF Australia AUS Fabian Barbiero
19 DF Australia AUS Saša Ognenovski
20 GK Australia AUS Eugene Galeković
21 MF Australia AUS Jason Spagnuolo
22 MF Brazil BRA Diego
24 MF Australia AUS Paul Reid
25 FW Australia AUS Robert Younis
28 MF Australia AUS Rostyn Griffiths
30 GK Australia AUS Mark Birighitti

Youth Team roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Australia AUS Lucas Andreucci
— GK Australia AUS Luke Ostybe
— DF Australia AUS Michael Doyle
— DF Australia AUS Michael Marrone
— DF Australia AUS Alex Sunasky
— DF Australia AUS Scott Weidnebach
— MF Australia AUS Joel Allwright
— MF Australia AUS Travis Anderson
— MF Australia AUS Andrew Ciarla
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Australia AUS Joe Costa
— MF Australia AUS Osama Malik
— MF Australia AUS Matthew Mullen
— MF Australia AUS Ivan Pavlak
— FW Australia AUS Angelo Arambatsis
— FW Australia AUS Michael De Bono
— FW Australia AUS Francesco Monterosso
— FW Australia AUS Shane Tobias

Transfers

First Team

Youth Team

Technical staff

Position Name
Head coach Australia Aurelio Vidmar
Assistant coach Australia Phil Stubbins
Specialist coach Australia Carl Veart
Goalkeeping coach Australia Peter Blazincic
Youth Team Coach Australia Joe Mullen
Youth Team Assistant Coach Australia Tony Vidmar
Women's Team Coach Australia Michael Barnett
Women's Team Assistant Coach Australia Richie Alagich

Statistics

Squad statistics

No. Pos. Name A-League A-League
Finals 		Pre-Season Cup ACL CWC Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Australia Daniel Beltrame 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Australia Robert Cornthwaite 17 2 3 0 3 0 10 21 3 0 35 41 10 0
3 DF Brazil Alemão 18 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 25 2 2 0
4 DF Australia Angelo Costanzo 12 0 0 0 3 0 10 0 1 0 26 0 8 0
5 DF Australia Michael Valkanis 5 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 10 0 2 0
6 DF Brazil Cássio 14 4 2 0 3 0 10 0 1 0 29 4 6 1
7 MF Australia Lucas Pantelis 10 2 4 0 2 0 11 1 0 0 26 3 2 0
8 MF Australia Kristian Sarkies 10 1 1 0 0 0 7 0 2 0 20 1 1 0
9 FW Australia Paul Agostino 7 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 13 0 0 0
10 FW Brazil Cristiano 21 8 4 0 3 2 6 1 3 1 36 12 4 0
11 MF Australia Osama Malik** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
13 MF Australia Travis Dodd 20 7 4 0 3 0 12 3 2 1 40 11 6 0
14 DF Australia Scott Jamieson 21 2 2 0 3 0 6 0 3 0 36 0 7 0
15 MF Australia Jonas Salley 17 0 2 0 3 0 5 0 1 0 27 0 2 1
16 DF Australia Daniel Mullen 9 0 4 0 2 0 3 0 3 1 20 1 1 0
17 DF Australia Isyan Erdogan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Australia Fabian Barbiero 15 1 4 1 3 0 6 1 2 0 29 3 6 0
19 DF Australia Saša Ognenovski 20 3 4 0 1 0 9 0 2 0 35 3 12 0
20 GK Australia Eugene Galekovic 18 0 4 0 3 0 11 0 3 0 38 0 2 0
21 MF Australia Jason Spagnuolo 10 0 0 0 3 0 9 0 1 0 23 0 2 0
22 MF Brazil Diego 8 0 0 0 1 0 11 4 2 0 22 4 3 0
23 DF Australia Michael Marrone 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0
24 MF Australia Paul Reid 18 1 4 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 29 1 3 0
25 FW Australia Robert Younis 12 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 17 0 1 0
26 MF Australia Matthew Mullen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
28 MF Australia Rostyn Griffiths 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
30 GK Australia Mark Birighitti 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 0
—— DF Australia Richie Alagich* 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 6 1 1 0
—— FW Australia Bruce Djite* 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 0
—— DF Australia Milan Susak* 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
—— FW Australia Nathan Burns* 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
—— FW Australia Dez Giraldi* 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
—— MF Australia 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

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 Brazil Cristiano 2 2 1 2 1
7 Australia Travis Dodd 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
4 Brazil Cássio 1 2 1
3 Australia Saša Ognenovski 1 1 1
2 Australia Robert Cornthwaite 1 1
2 Brazil Alemão 1 1
2 Australia Lucas Pantelis 1 1
1 Australia Kristian Sarkies 1
1 Australia Fabian Barbiero 1
1 Australia Paul Reid 1
A goal was scored from a penalty kick
Two goals were scored from penalty kicks

Attendance at home games

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 Saturday

Competitions

Pre-season

Round Date Home team Score Away team Attendance Stadium
1 20 July 2008 Melbourne Victory 1–2
Cristiano 33', 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

Main article: 2008–09 A-League

League table

Pos Team
 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 18
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Matches

Round Date Home team Score Away team Attendance Stadium
1 17 August 2008 Adelaide United 1–0
Dodd 41'
 Perth Glory 10,510 Hindmarsh Stadium
2 24 August 2008 Queensland Roar 1–1
Dodd 8' (pen)		 Adelaide United 12,761 Suncorp Stadium
3 30 August 2008 Adelaide United 3 -0
Pantelis 15'
Cristiano 49', 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 2–0
Cristiano 72', 60'		 Newcastle Jets 8,111 Hindmarsh Stadium
7 3 October 2008 Adelaide United 3–3
Dodd 7' (pen)
Cornthwaite 19'
Cristiano 50'		 Central Coast Mariners 9,074 Hindmarsh Stadium
8 17 October 2008 Queensland Roar 0–1
Cornthwaite 60'		 Adelaide United 11,117 Suncorp Stadium
9 26 October 2008 Adelaide United 2–1
Alemão 80'
Dodd 82' (pen)		 Perth Glory 10,126 Hindmarsh Stadium
10 31 October 2008 Adelaide United 2–3
Dodd 28' (pen)
Cássio 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 2–0
Ognenovski 45+2'
Dodd 78'		 Sydney FC 9,509 Hindmarsh Stadium
13 30 November 2008 Newcastle Jets 1–1
Ognenovski 90+4'		 Adelaide United 7,136 Energy Australia Stadium
14 5 December 2008 Adelaide United 6–1
Ognenovski 21'
Cristiano 43', 74'
Cassio 47', 70'
Dodd 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 0–1
Sarkies 40'		 Adelaide United 12,581 Members Equity Stadium
18 3 January 2009 Adelaide United 2–0
Cassio 45'
Alemão 82'		 Sydney FC 23,002 Adelaide Oval
19 9 January 2009 Adelaide United 2–0
Barbiero 23'
Pantelis 74'		 Newcastle Jets 13,585 Hindmarsh Stadium
20 18 January 2009 Wellington Phoenix 1–1
Reid 9'		 Adelaide United 8,241 Westpac Stadium
21 25 January 2009 Central Coast Mariners 0–1
Cristiano 82'		 Adelaide United 12,351 Bluetongue Stadium

Finals series

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

Main article: 2008 FIFA Club World Cup
Final Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Attendance Stadium
Play-off 11 December 2008 Adelaide United 2–1
Mullen 39'
Dodd 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 0–1
Cristiano 7'		 Adelaide United 35,154 International Stadium Yokohama

References

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  13. ^ a b Match rescheduled due to Adelaide's participation in FIFA Club World Cup

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