2007–08 in Australian soccer
Appearance
Season | 2007–08 | |
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Men's soccer | ||
A-League Premiership | Central Coast Mariners | |
A-League Championship | Newcastle Jets | |
Pre-Season Challenge Cup | Adelaide United | |
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The 2007–08 season 31st season of competitive association football in Australia since restructing of domestic system.
National teams
Australia national soccer team
Results and fixtures
Friendlies
11 September 2007 | Australia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Melbourne, Australia |
Report | Demichelis ![]() |
Stadium: Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 70,171 Referee: Mike Dean |
17 November 2007 | Australia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | London, England |
Carney ![]() |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 11,953 Referee: Mark Clatenburg |
22 March 2008 | Singapore ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Singapore |
Report | Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 6,282 Referee: Veerapool Prayoon |
23 May 2008 | Australia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Sydney, Australia |
Sterjovski ![]() |
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 29,910 Referee: Hajime Matsuo |
World Cup 2010 qualifying
Group 1
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ![]() |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 10 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 10 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 7 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | |
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6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
6 February 2008 1 | Australia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Melbourne, Australia |
Kennedy ![]() Cahill ![]() Bresciano ![]() |
Stadium: Telstra Dome Attendance: 50,969 Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) |
26 March 2008 2 | China ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Kunming, China |
Stadium: Kunming Tuodong Sports Center Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Mohamed Omar Al Saeedi (United Arab Emirates) |
1 June 2008 3 | Australia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Brisbane, Australia |
Kewell ![]() |
Stadium: Lang Park Attendance: 48,678 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
7 June 2008 4 | Iraq ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Emad ![]() |
Stadium: Al-Ahli Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura (Japan) |
14 June 2008 5 | Qatar ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Doha, Qatar |
Ibrahim ![]() |
Emerton ![]() Kewell ![]() |
Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Gi Young Lee (South Korea) |
22 June 2008 6 | Australia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Sydney, Australia |
Sun ![]() |
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 70,054 Referee: Khalil Ibrahim Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) |
Men's under-23
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2007–08.
2 March 2008 | Australia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | San Francisco, United States |
Hearfield ![]() |
Report | D'Apuzzo ![]() |
Stadium: McAfee Coliseum Attendance: 47,440 |
15 May 2008 Intercontinental Cup group stage | Australia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Rukavytsya ![]() Hearfield ![]() Troisi ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium |
18 May 2008 Intercontinental Cup group stage | Australia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Simon ![]() Zadkovich ![]() |
Report |
20 May 2008 Intercontinental Cup group stage | Australia ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Hoffman ![]() Downes ![]() Zullo ![]() Simon ![]() |
Report |
23 May 2008 Intercontinental Cup semifinal | Australia ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Simon ![]() |
Report | Judge ![]() |
25 May 2008 Intercontinental Cup final | Australia ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Report | Okorowanta ![]() Sarki ![]() |
Referee: Krishnan Ramachandran (Malaysia) |
28 June 2008 | Australia ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() | Darwin, Australia |
Downes ![]() Hearfield ![]() |
Report | Paredes ![]() Sagredo ![]() Vargas ![]() |
Stadium: Darwin Football Stadium Attendance: 1,404 Referee: Ben Williams (Australia) |
29 June 2008 | Australia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Darwin, Australia |
Sarkies ![]() |
Report | Seymour ![]() |
Stadium: Darwin Football Stadium Attendance: 1,780 Referee: Peter Green (Australia) |
2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers
22 August 2007 Preliminary Round 3 | Iraq ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Al Rayyan, Qatar |
Report | Stadium: Ahmed bin Ali Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Sun Baojie (China) |
8 September 2007 Preliminary Round 3 | Australia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Newcastle, Australia |
Milligan ![]() |
Report | Stadium: EnergyAustralia Stadium Attendance: 4,903 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan) |
12 September 2007 Preliminary Round 3 | Australia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Gosford, Australia |
Ward ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 4,171 Referee: Kadyrbek Chynybekov () |
17 October 2007 Preliminary Round 3 | Lebanon ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Beirut, Lebanon |
Report | Stadium: Beirut Municipal Stadium Attendance: 350 Referee: Lee Gi-young (South Korea) |
17 November 2007 Preliminary Round 3 | Australia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Gosford, Australia |
Leijer ![]() Milligan ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 13,888 Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore) |
21 November 2007 Preliminary Round 3 | North Korea ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Pyongyang, North Korea |
Pak ![]() |
Report | Milligan ![]() |
Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria) |
Men's under-20
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2007–08.
27 July 2007 Weifang Cup | Australia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Weifang, China |
M. Mullen ![]() |
Report |
5 August 2007 Weifang Cup | Australia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Weifang, China |
M. Mullen ![]() |
Report |
2008 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
6 November 2007 | Australia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
D. Mullen ![]() Nichols ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Thanh Long Sports Centre Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Yang Zhiqiang (China) |
8 November 2007 | Australia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
Nichols ![]() Cernak ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Thanh Long Sports Centre Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Mahmoud Turki (Syria) |
10 November 2007 | Guatemala ![]() | 0–15 | ![]() | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
Report | Nichols ![]() Minniecon ![]() Trifiro ![]() Jesic ![]() Lujic ![]() Hoffman ![]() Cernak ![]() Sebastian Ryall ![]() Theodore ![]() DeVere ![]() |
Stadium: Thanh Long Sports Centre Attendance: 500 Referee: Rustam Saidov (Uzbekistan) |
14 November2007 | South Korea ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
Kim Bo-kyung ![]() Kim Dong-sub ![]() Cho Young-cheol ![]() Park Seung-il ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Thanh Long Sports Centre Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Mohamad Mansour (Lebanon) |
Men's under-17
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2007–08.
11 August 2007 Toyota International Youth Cup | Australia ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Nagoya, Japan |
Report |
13 August 2007 Toyota International Youth Cup | Australia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Nagoya, Japan |
DiLizia ![]() Ibrahim ![]() Warren ![]() |
Report |
AFC U-16 Championship qualification
17 October 2007 | Malaysia ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Singapore |
Report | Warren ![]() Babalj ![]() |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Ram Krishna Gosh (Bangladesh) |
17 October 2007 | Australia ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Singapore |
Report | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam |
Women's senior
Results and fixtures
Friendlies
1 March 2008 | Australia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Sydney, Australia |
Walsh ![]() Burgess ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Stockland Park |
3 March 2008 | Australia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Sydney, Australia |
Gill ![]() Chapman ![]() |
Report | Kete ![]() |
Stadium: Stockland Park |
5 March 2008 | Australia ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | Sydney, Australia |
McCallum ![]() Salisbury ![]() Polkinghorne ![]() |
Report | Smith ![]() Moorwood ![]() |
Stadium: Stockland Park |
27 April 2008 | United States ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Cary, North Carolina, United States |
Kai ![]() Wambach ![]() Lloyd ![]() |
Report | Gill ![]() Salisbury ![]() |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,698 Referee: Margaret Domka (United States) |
3 May 2008 | United States ![]() | 5–4 | ![]() | Birmingham, Alabama, United States |
Tarpley ![]() Wambach ![]() Hucles ![]() |
Report | Whitehill ![]() Walsh ![]() Colthorpe ![]() Rampone ![]() |
Stadium: Legion Field Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Sandra Serafini (United States) |
23 May 2008 | Australia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Sydney, Australia |
Chapman ![]() Munoz ![]() |
Report | Lang ![]() |
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Referee: Tammy Ogston (Australia) |
15 June 2008 | Australia ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Suwon, South Korea |
Garriock ![]() |
Report | Kai ![]() Wambach ![]() |
Stadium: Suwon Sports Complex Attendance: 1,357 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany) |
17 June 2008 | Australia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Suwon, South Korea |
Garriock ![]() Chapman ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Suwon Sports Complex |
19 June 2008 | Australia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Suwon, South Korea |
Simon ![]() |
Stadium: Suwon Sports Complex Attendance: 1,075 |
Women's World Cup 2007
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 0 |
Source: FIFA
12 September 2007 1 | Ghana ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | Hangzhou, China |
Amankwa ![]() |
Report | Walsh ![]() De Vanna ![]() Garriock ![]() |
Stadium: Hangzhou Dragon Stadium Attendance: 30,752 Referee: Adriana Correa (Colombia) |
15 September 2007 2 | Australia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Hangzhou, China |
De Vanna ![]() |
Report | Gulbrandsen ![]() |
Stadium: Hangzhou Dragon Stadium Attendance: 33,835 Referee: Huijin Niu (China) |
20 September 2007 3 | Australia ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Chengdu, China |
McCallum ![]() Salisbury ![]() |
Report | Tancredi ![]() Christine Sinclair ![]() |
Stadium: Chengu Sports Center Stadium Attendance: 29,300 Referee: Gyoengi Gaal (Hungary) |
Knockout stage
23 September 2007 Quarter-finals | Brazil ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Tianjin, China |
Formiga ![]() Marta ![]() Rozeira ![]() |
Report | De Vanna ![]() Colthorpe ![]() |
Stadium: Olympic Center Stadium Attendance: 35,061 Referee: Christine Beck (Germany) |
Women's Asian Cup 2008
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 |
29 May 2008 1 | Australia ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam |
Garriock ![]() Tristram ![]() De Vanna ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Hong Sil Ri (North Korea) |
31 May 2008 2 | South Korea ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam |
Report | Perry ![]() De Vanna ![]() |
Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Bentla D'Coth (India) |
2 June 2008 3 | Australia ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam |
Polkinghorne ![]() |
Report | Ando ![]() Nagasato ![]() Miyama ![]() |
Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Hong Sil Ri (North Korea) |
Knockout stage
5 June 2008 Semi-finals | North Korea ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam |
Kum-suk ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Pannipar Kamneung (Thailand) |
8 June 2008 Third place play-off | Australia ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam |
Report | Nagasato ![]() Miyama ![]() Sawa ![]() |
Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Hong Eun-ah (South Korea) |
Women's under-20
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's under-20 national team in 2007–08.
AFC U-19 Women's Championship
6 October 2007 | Japan ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Chongqing, China |
Kira ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Chongqing Olympic Sports Center Attendance: 300 Referee: Pannipar Kamueng (Thailand) |
8 October 2007 | Australia ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Chongqing, China |
Butt ![]() |
Report | Cha Hu-nam ![]() Ra Un-sim ![]() |
Stadium: Chongqing Olympic Sports Center Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Wang Jia (China) |
10 October 2007 | Australia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Chongqing, China |
Connor ![]() Simon ![]() |
Report | Mu Mu Lwin ![]() |
Stadium: Chongqing Olympic Sports Center Attendance: 150 Referee: Praew Semaksuk (Thailand) |
Women's under-17
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's under-17 national team in 2007–08.
29 January 2008 | Australia ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() | Auckland, New Zealand |
Report | S. Mewis ![]() DiMartino ![]() K. Mewis ![]() Verloo ![]() |
Stadium: North Harbour Stadium |
31 January 2008 | Australia ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() | Auckland, New Zealand |
van Egmond ![]() |
Report | Huth ![]() Knaak ![]() Zumbült ![]() Doppler ![]() Popp ![]() |
Stadium: North Harbour Stadium |
2 February 2008 | New Zealand ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Auckland, New Zealand |
Report | Tabain ![]() |
Stadium: North Harbour Stadium |
15 April 2008 | Australia ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Canberra, Australia |
Report | Wall ![]() Pearl ![]() Campbell ![]() |
Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport |
17 April 2008 | Australia ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Canberra, Australia |
Report | Murray ![]() McLaughlin ![]() |
Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport |
AFC competitions
AFC Champions League
Group stage
Group E
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 14 |
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 12 |
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 |
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group G
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 14 |
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 7 |
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6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 6 |
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 5 |
Source: [citation needed]
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Kashima Antlers ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
1–1 | 0–1 |
Semi-finals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Adelaide United ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
3–0 | 0–1 |
Final
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Gamba Osaka ![]() |
5–0 | ![]() |
3–0 | 2–0 |
Men's soccer
A-League
Template:2007–08 A-League table
Cup competitions
Pre-Season Challenge Cup
Final
Adelaide United | 2–1 | Perth Glory |
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Djite ![]() Cássio ![]() |
Bertos ![]() |
Retirements
- 1 July 2007: Paul Okon, 35, former Marconi Stallions and Newcastle Jets midfielder.
- 1 July 2007: Fernando Rech, 33, former Brisbane Strikers and Parramatta Power striker.[1]
- 1 January 2008: Brendan Renaud, 34, former Marconi Stallions, Parramatta Power, St George, Blacktown City and Sydney FC midfielder.
- 1 February 2008: Craig Deans, 33, former Fremantle Spirit and Newcastle Jets centre-back.
- 1 February 2008: Tony Vidmar, 37, former Adelaide City and Central Coast Mariners left-back.[2]
- 1 March 2008: Damien Brown, 33, former Central Coast Mariners, Canberra Cosmos, Parramatta Power and Newcastle Jets midfielder.
- 21 April 2008: Stan Lazaridis, 35, former West Adelaide left midfielder.[3]
- 12 July 2008: Richie Alagich, 34, former West Adelaide, South Melbourne, Brisbane Strikers and Adelaide United right-back.[4]
References
- ^ Young, Richir (20 March 2007). "In My Own Words — Fernando Rech". ftbl.com.au.
- ^ "Vidmar calls it a day"
- ^ "Lazaridis cut loose by Glory". SBS. 21 April 2008.
- ^ Hassett, Sebastian (12 July 2008). "Alagich quits after three World Cups, two Olympics, two Asian Cups". The Sydney Morning Herald.