2008–09 National Youth League (Australia)

National Youth League

Season	2008–09
Champions	Sydney FC (1st title)
Matches played	41
Goals scored	199 (4.85 per match)
Top goalscorer	Francesco Monterosso (13 goals)
Biggest home win	Adelaide United 5–0 Newcastle Jets (9 January 2009)
Biggest away win	Newcastle Jets 1–7 Sydney FC (7 February 2009)
Highest scoring	Perth Glory 3–5 Sydney FC (19 October 2008) Newcastle Jets 1–7 Sydney FC (7 February 2009)
Longest winning run	8 matches Sydney FC
Longest unbeaten run	8 matches Sydney FC
Longest winless run	9 matches Newcastle Jets
Longest losing run	9 matches Newcastle Jets
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The 2008–09 National Youth League was the first season of the National Youth League, the top Australian youth soccer league.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Adelaide United U21s	Adelaide	Hindmarsh Stadium	16,500
Central Coast Mariners U21s	Gosford	Central Coast Stadium	20,059
Melbourne Victory U21s	Melbourne	Bob Jane Stadium	12,000
Newcastle Jets U21s	Newcastle	Energy Australia Stadium	33,000
Perth Glory U21s	Perth	Members Equity Stadium	20,500
Queensland Roar U21s	Brisbane	Suncorp Stadium	52,500
Sydney FC U21s	Sydney	Sydney Football Stadium	45,500

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sydney FC U21s (C)	18	13	2	3	43	22	+21	41	Qualification to Grand Final
2	Adelaide United U21s	18	10	5	3	36	14	+22	35
3	Brisbane Roar U21s	18	10	3	5	34	22	+12	33
4	Perth Glory U21s	18	7	2	9	28	31	−3	23
5	Central Coast Mariners U21s	18	6	2	10	20	36	−16	20
6	Melbourne Victory U21s	18	6	1	11	21	26	−5	19
7	Newcastle Jets U21s	18	3	1	14	17	48	−31	10

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

Results

Home \ Away	ADE	CCM	MVC	NEW	PER	QLD	SYD	ADE	CCM	MVC	NEW	PER	QLD	SYD
Adelaide United		3–0	3–1	0–0	0–0	1–1	0–1				5–0	3–0		3–3
Central Coast Mariners	1–6		2–1	0–4	0–1	1–0	1–3	0–2				2–2	0–3	0–1
Melbourne Victory	0–1	1–1		0–1	0–2	0–2	1–2	0–1	1–2				3–0	3–1
Newcastle Jets	0–3	2–4	0–1		2–5	0–3	3–2		1–2	0–2				1–7
Perth Glory	2–0	1–2	3–1	2–1		0–1	3–5			0–2	4–0
Queensland Roar	0–1	2–1	3–1	3–0	5–1		1–1	3–3			3–2	3–2
Sydney FC	2–1	2–1	2–3	2–0	3–0	2–1						1–0	3–0

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: ozfootball.net
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Grand Final

21 February 2009

Adelaide United	0–2	Sydney FC
	Report	Haydar 21' Mileski 77'

Hindmarsh Stadium

Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Francesco Monterosso	Adelaide United U21s	13
2	Chris Grossman	Queensland Roar U21s	11
3	Nathan Elasi	Melbourne Victory U21s	10
4	Sean Rooney	Sydney FC U21s	9
5	Andrija Jukic	Perth Glory U21s	6
	Tim Smits	Queensland Roar U21s

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Sean Rooney	Sydney FC U21s	Perth Glory U21s	5–3 (A)	19 October 2008
Andrija Jukic	Perth Glory U21s	Sydney FC U21s	3–5 (H)	19 October 2008
Chris Grossman	Queensland Roar U21s	Perth Glory U21s	5–1 (H)	23 November 2008
Nathan Elasi	Melbourne Victory U21s	Sydney FC U21s	3–1 (H)	28 December 2008

Awards

• Player of the Year: Adam Sarota, Brisbane Roar
• Golden Boot: Francesco Monterosso, Adelaide United – 13 goals