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2008 A-League Pre-season Challenge Cup

FieldValue
titleA-League Pre-season Challenge Cup
year2008
countryAustralia
New Zealand
dates19 July – 6 August 2008
num_teams8
championsMelbourne Victory
defending_championsAdelaide United
count1
runner-upWellington Phoenix
matches13
goals24
top goal scorerCristiano
Sergio van Dijk
(2 goals)
prevseason[2007](2007-a-league-pre-season-challenge-cup)

New Zealand | runner-up = Wellington Phoenix Sergio van Dijk (2 goals) The 2008 A-League Pre-season Challenge Cup competition was held in July and August 2008, in the lead up to the start of the Australian A-League football 2008–09 season.

All eight A-League clubs competed and were drawn into two groups of four teams. The format of the cup was modified from previous editions, reducing the number of matches. A group stage with three regular rounds saw team play each other in their group once, with the winner of each group advancing to the final. The final was played on 6 August, the first mid-week final in the competition history. The shortened format allowed clubs to schedule other matches in the lead up to the start of the A-League, and was completed before the 2008 Summer Olympics in which Australia competed.

Continuing from previous years, most Pre-season Cup matches were played at venues in regional centres to expand the profile of the clubs and the league. Bunbury, Caloundra, Cessnock, Mandurah and Mount Gambier all hosted matches for the first time, while Launceston, Campbelltown, Port Macquarie and Wollongong hosted matches again.

Group stage

Group A

19:00 UTC+8 13:00 UTC+10

15:00 UTC+8 19:00 UTC+10

14:30 UTC+10 14:30 UTC+9:30

Group B

19:00 UTC+8 Prentice 16:00 UTC+12

15:00 UTC+10 Petrovski
Mrdja 15:00 UTC+10

19:00 UTC+10 Fyfe Prentice Smeltz Gao Durante 15:00 UTC+10 Zullo MacAllister

Final

19:30 UTC+12 Bertos Hearfield Conveny Daniel Ferrante McKain Johnson Dodd Pondeljak López Ward Hernández Ryall Allsopp Kemp Berger

Top goalscorers

2 Goals:

  • Brazil Cristiano (Adelaide United)
  • Netherlands Sergio van Dijk (Queensland Roar)

1 Goal:

  • Argentina Adrian Trinidad (Perth Glory)
  • Australia Ahmad Elrich (Central Coast Mariners)
  • Australia Dylan MacAllister (Central Coast Mariners)
  • Australia Nik Mrdja (Central Coast Mariners)
  • Australia Sasho Petrovski (Central Coast Mariners)
  • Australia Brad Porter (Central Coast Mariners)
  • Australia Tom Pondeljak (Melbourne Victory)
  • Australia Michael Thwaite (Melbourne Victory)
  • Australia Noel Spencer (Newcastle Jets)
  • Australia Michael Zullo (Queensland Roar)
  • Australia Alex Brosque (Sydney FC)
  • Australia Iain Fyfe (Sydney FC)
  • Australia Chris Payne (Sydney FC)
  • Australia Mitchell Prentice (Sydney FC)
  • Australia Troy Hearfield (Wellington Phoenix FC)
  • Australia Adam Kwasnik (Wellington Phoenix FC)
  • Brazil Ney Fabiano (Melbourne Victory)
  • Brazil Daniel (Wellington Phoenix FC)
  • China Gao Leilei (Wellington Phoenix FC)
  • New Zealand Shane Smeltz (Wellington Phoenix FC)

References

References

  1. (2007-05-02). "Football spreads its reach". Football Federation Australia.
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