2008–09 Perth Glory FC season

Perth Glory FC
2008–09 season
Manager	David Mitchell
A-League	7th
Top goalscorer	10 goals ; Eugene Dadi ; Nikita Rukavytsya
Highest home attendance	12,581 v Adelaide ; 26 December 2008
Lowest home attendance	4,433 v Wellington ; 21 September 2008
Average home league attendance	7,941
Home colours	Away colours
	← 7th – 2007–08 5th – 2009–10 →

The 2008–09 season was Perth Glory FC's 4th season since the inception of the A-League and 12th since the club's founding, in 1996.

2008–09 Squad

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	Jason Petkovic
2	DF	AUS	Nikolai Topor-Stanley
3	DF	AUS	David Tarka
4	DF	AUS	Jamie Coyne
5	DF	AUS	Jamie Harnwell
6	DF	AUS	Dino Djulbic
7	MF	AUS	Nick Rizzo
8	FW	ENG	James Robinson
9	MF	ARG	Adrian Trinidad
10	MF	BRA	Amaral
11	MF	AUS	Scott Bulloch
12	MF	AUS	Josip Magdic
13	FW	AUS	Nikita Rukavytsya


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	FW	CIV	Eugene Dadi
15	DF	AUS	Hayden Doyle
16	MF	AUS	Adriano Pellegrino
17	MF	AUS	Jimmy Downey
18	DF	AUS	Hayden Foxe
19	MF	AUS	Naum Sekulovski
20	GK	AUS	Frank Juric
21	MF	AUS	Mark Lee
22	MF	AUS	Wayne Srhoj
25	MF	AUS	Marc Anthony
29	FW	NED	Victor Sikora
30	GK	AUS	Tando Velaphi
31	DF	AUS	Scott Neville

Squad changes for 2008–09 season

In: Eugene Dadi – From Hapoel Acre F.C. Josip Magdic – From Floreat Athena Adriano Pellegrino – From North Eastern MetroStars Adrian Trinidad – From KL PLUS FC Frank Jurić – From Hannover 96 Mark Lee – From ECU Joondalup Hayden Doyle – From Niki Volou FC Amaral – From Grêmio Recreativo Barueri Scott Bulloch – From Sorrento FC Wayne Srhoj – From FC Timişoara Victor Sikora – From FC Dallas 96	Out: Leo Bertos – To Wellington Phoenix Simon Colosimo – To Sydney FC Billy Celeski – To Melbourne Victory Jerry Karpeh – To Whittlesea Zebras Jordan Simpson – Released David Micevski – To Western Knights Tyler Simpson – To Blacktown City Demons Stan Lazaridis – Retired Mitchell Prentice – To Sydney FC

Friendlies

China Tour

Perth Glory began their pre-season early, with a three match trip to China, in early March.^[1] The team played three matches against three Chinese Super League sides, Changchun Yatai, Changsha Ginde and Guangzhou Pharmaceutical. Glory lost all three matches, but the tour was successful for trialling many new players in the lineup.^[2]

Local Friendlies

In June, the Perth Glory squad took on Football West State League side Rockingham City in Port Kennedy, defeating the side 8–0 in front of a crowd of around 1,500.^[3] Glory also played the WA State Team, losing 2–3, with David Tarka making a successful return to competitive football in the match, after being out of the game through a hamstring injury for the past ten months.

Indonesia Tour

Finally in July, Perth Glory embarked on a short pre-season tour of Indonesia, playing and defeating Indonesian Super League sides, Persik Kediri and Deltras Sidoarjo, 2–1^[4] and 1–0 respectively. Mitchell was able to give new recruits, like Eugene Dadi, Adrian Trinidad and Amaral a good run as well as a competitive hit out for younger State League recruits to impress, like Josip Magdic who scored the winner against Deltras Sidoarjo.^[5]

1

Persik Kediri

1–2

Perth Glory

Brawijaya Stadium, Kediri

2

Deltras Sidoarjo

0–1

Perth Glory

Gelora Delta Stadium, Sidoarjo

Pre-Season Cup

Round	Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Crowd	Stadium
1	19 July 2008	Perth Glory	1 – 1	Newcastle Jets	3,825	Hyundai Stadium, Mandurah, Western Australia
2	26 July 2008	Perth Glory	0 – 1	Melbourne Victory	3,020	Members Equity Stadium, Perth, Western Australia
3	2 August 2008	Adelaide United	0 – 0	Perth Glory	3,000	Vansittart Park, Mount Gambier, South Australia

Unlike last season, Perth were not as successful in this season's Pre-Season Cup, though also unlike last season, Glory had some pre-season cup games scheduled at home this time. Adrian Trinidad impressed, including creating and scoring a penalty in the first match against the Newcastle Jets, in Mandurah.

2008–09 Hyundai A-League fixtures

17 August 2008	Adelaide United	1 : 0	Perth Glory	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
16:30 UTC+9:30	T. Dodd 41'	Report Summary		Attendance: 10,510 Referee: Peter Green

22 August 2008	Perth Glory	3 : 3	Newcastle Jets	Members Equity Stadium, Perth
19:00 UTC+8	Trinidad 35' (pen.) Dadi 58' Rukavytsya 81'	Report Summary	J. Griffiths 20' (pen.) Coyne 49' (o.g.) North 90+5'	Attendance: 8,876 Referee: Craig Zetter

31 August 2008	Sydney FC	5 : 2	Perth Glory	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
15:00 UTC+10	Brosque 3' Corica 21' (pen.) Bridge 39' Cole 43' Topor-Stanley 88' (o.g.)	Report Summary	Dadi 12', 67' (pen.) Djulbic 20' 20'	Attendance: 11,732 Referee: Peter Green

14 September 2008	Perth Glory	0 : 3	Queensland Roar	Members Equity Stadium, Perth
15:00 UTC+8		Report Summary	Moore 14' McKay 23' Miller 45+2'	Attendance: 8,203 Referee: Ben Williams

21 September 2008	Perth Glory	1 : 0	Wellington Phoenix	Members Equity Stadium, Perth
15:00 UTC+8	Dadi 79' (pen.)	Report Summary		Attendance: 4,433 Referee: Strebre Delovski

26 September 2008	Central Coast Mariners	4 : 1	Perth Glory	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
20:00 UTC+10	Petrovski 9' Jedinak 29' Caceres 45' Osman 64'	Report Summary	Rukavytsya 63'	Attendance: 8,016 Referee: Mark Shield

4 October 2008	Melbourne Victory	4 : 0	Perth Glory	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
17:00 UTC+10	Brebner 25' Allsopp 39', 71' Vargas 46'	Report Summary		Attendance: 18,036 Referee: Strebre Delovski

19 October 2008	Perth Glory	2 : 1	Sydney FC	Members Equity Stadium, Perth
14:00 UTC+8	Harnwell 5', 47'	Report Summary	Santalab 11' Fyfe 90+1'	Attendance: 7,759 Referee: Peter O'Leary

26 October 2008	Adelaide United	2 : 1	Perth Glory	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
16:30 UTC+10:30	Alemão 80' T. Dodd 82' (pen.)	Report Summary	Rukavytsya 55'	Attendance: 10,126 Referee: Strebre Delovski

2 November 2008	Perth Glory	2 : 0	Wellington Phoenix	Members Equity Stadium, Perth
17:00 UTC+9	Rukavytsya 15', 70'	Report Summary		Attendance: 7,228 Referee: Chris Beath

9 November 2008	Perth Glory	2 : 2	Newcastle Jets	Members Equity Stadium, Perth
17:00 UTC+9	Rukavytsya 27' Dadi 90+2' (pen.) Coyne 60'	Report Summary	J. Griffiths 17' T. Elrich 45' Piorkowski 68'	Attendance: 7,837 Referee: Matthew Breeze

23 November 2008	Queensland Roar	4 : 1	Perth Glory	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
17:00 UTC+10	van Dijk 45+1' (pen.) Minniecon 45+3' Miller 55' Nichols 82'	Report Summary	Harnwell 57'	Attendance: 9,118 Referee: Peter Green

29 November 2008	Perth Glory	2 : 2	Central Coast Mariners	Members Equity Stadium, Perth
18:00 UTC+9	Rukavytsya 55', 62'	Report Summary	Jedinak 31' Boogaard 90' Petrovski 90+2'	Attendance: 6,496 Referee: Peter O'Leary

6 December 2008	Perth Glory	3 : 1	Melbourne Victory	Members Equity Stadium, Perth
18:00 UTC+9	Dadi 19', 23' Pellegrino 79'	Report Summary	Ney Fabiano 55'	Attendance: 6,621 Referee: Peter Green

13 December 2008	Wellington Phoenix	1 : 1	Perth Glory	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:00 UTC+13	Brown 83'	Report Summary	Dadi 76'	Attendance: 6,362 Referee: Strebre Delovski

21 December 2008	Sydney FC	1 : 4	Perth Glory	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+11	Musialik 61'	Report Summary	Pellegrino 11' Golec 36' (o.g.) Srhoj 49' Middleby 69' (o.g.)	Attendance: 12,165 Referee: Ben Williams

26 December 2008	Perth Glory	0 : 1	Adelaide United	Members Equity Stadium, Perth
20:00 UTC+9		Report Summary	Sarkies 40'	Attendance: 12,581 Referee: Craig Zetter

31 December 2008	Central Coast Mariners	1 : 0	Perth Glory	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
18:00 UTC+11	Hutchinson 80'	Report Summary		Attendance: 15,546 Referee: Strebre Delovski

11 January 2009	Perth Glory	3 : 2	Melbourne Victory	Members Equity Stadium, Perth
18:00 UTC+9	Dadi 32', 76' Rukavytsya 36'	Report Summary	Allsopp 3' Ney Fabiano 48' Kemp 33' 88'	Attendance: 9,381 Referee: Chris Beath

18 January 2009	Newcastle Jets	2 : 1	Perth Glory	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
17:00 UTC+11	Kovacic 41' Milligan 55' (pen.)	Report Summary	Bulloch 65'	Attendance: 6,665 Referee: Kris Griffith-Jones

24 January 2009	Queensland Roar	4 : 2	Perth Glory	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
20:00 UTC+10	Nichols 27' Tiatto 63' van Dijk 76' McCloughan 82'	Report Summary	Rukavytsya 21' Skorich 66'	Attendance: 17,367 Referee: Peter O'Leary

Home-and-Away Season

Pos	Team v t e	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	Qualification for Finals series
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

Goal scorers

Last updated 24 January 2009

Name	Pre-Season	A-League	Total
Eugene Dadi	0	10	10
Nikita Rukavytsya	0	10	10
Jamie Harnwell	0	3	3
Adriano Pellegrino	0	2	2
Adrian Trinidad	1	1	2
Wayne Srhoj	0	1	1
Scott Bulloch	0	1	1
Anthony Skorich	0	1	1

Notes and references

^ "Glory road to China". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
^ "Mission accomplished in China". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
^ "Glory score on and off the pitch". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
^ "Glory's super start in Indonesia". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
^ "Magdic wins it for Glory". Archived from the original on 26 July 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2008.

[1] "Glory road to China". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2008.

[2] "Mission accomplished in China". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2008.

[3] "Glory score on and off the pitch". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2008.

[4] "Glory's super start in Indonesia". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2008.

[5] "Magdic wins it for Glory". Archived from the original on 26 July 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2008.

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