title: 2008–09 W-League
text: # 2008–09 W-League
  
  The 2008–09 W-League was the first season of the W-League, the top Australian professional women's soccer league, since its establishment in 2008.
  
  The season was played over 10 rounds, followed by a finals series. Queensland Roar were crowned as Premiers for winning the home-and-away season and also Champions after defeating Canberra United 2–0 in the Grand Final.
  
  ## Teams
  
  Eight teams competed in the league.
  
  | Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Adelaide United | Adelaide | Hindmarsh Stadium | 16,500 |
  | Canberra United | Canberra | McKellar Park | 3,500 |
  | Central Coast Mariners | Gosford | Parramatta Stadium | 24,000 |
  | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne | Bob Jane Stadium | 12,000 |
  | Newcastle Jets | Newcastle | Wanderers Oval | 1,000 |
  | Perth Glory | Perth | Members Equity Stadium | 20,500 |
  | Queensland Roar | Brisbane | Ballymore Stadium | 18,000 |
  | Sydney FC | Sydney | Parramatta Stadium | 24,000 |
  
  ## Regular season
  
  ### League table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Queensland Roar (C) | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 7 | +20 | 25 | Qualification to Finals series |
  | 2 | Newcastle Jets | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 17 | Qualification to Finals series |
  | 3 | Canberra United | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 16 | Qualification to Finals series |
  | 4 | Sydney FC | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 14 | Qualification to Finals series |
  | 5 | Melbourne Victory | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 12 | |
  | 6 | Central Coast Mariners | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 12 | |
  | 7 | Perth Glory | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 11 | |
  | 8 | Adelaide United | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 28 | −17 | 7 | |
  
  ### Results
  
  | Home \ Away | ADL | CAN | CCM | MVC | NEW | PER | QLD | SYD |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Adelaide United | — | — | 0–6 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | — | 3–2 |
  | Canberra United | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 3–2 | — | — | 1–1 | 1–1 |
  | Central Coast Mariners | — | 0–3 | — | 2–0 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 0–5 | — |
  | Melbourne Victory | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | — |
  | Newcastle Jets | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | — | — | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
  | Perth Glory | 3–2 | 2–2 | — | — | 0–0 | — | 3–5 | 0–4 |
  | Queensland Roar | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | — | — | 3–0 |
  | Sydney FC | 3–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | — |
  
  ## Finals series
  
  | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Queensland Roar | 1 (5) | | | |
  | 4 | Sydney FC | 1 (4) | | | |
  | 4 | Sydney FC | 1 (4) | 1 | Queensland Roar | 2 |
  | | | | 3 | Canberra United | 0 |
  | 2 | Newcastle Jets | 0 | 3 | Canberra United | 0 |
  | 3 | Canberra United | 1 | | | |
  
  ## Leading scorers
  
  | Total | Player | Player | Club | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Total | Player | Player | Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
  | 7 | | Leena Khamis | Sydney FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | 1 |
  | 6 | | Courtney Beutel | Queensland Roar | | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
  | 6 | | Katie Gill | Newcastle Jets | 2 | | | 1 | 1 | | | | 2 | |
  | 5 | | Lana Harch | Queensland Roar | 2 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | 1 | |
  | 5 | | Kyah Simon | Central Coast Mariners | | | 2 | | | 1 | 2 | | | |
  | 4 | | Lauren Colthorpe | Queensland Roar | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | | | |
  | 4 | | Caitlin Munoz | Canberra United | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 |
  | 4 | | Sandra Scalzi | Adelaide United | | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | |
  | 4 | | Marianna Tabain | Perth Glory | | | | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
  
  Goal scored from penalty kick
  
  ## Awards
  
  The following end of the season awards were announced at the 2008–09 Westfield W-League Awards night that took place on 21 January 2009.
  
  * Player of the Year: Lana Harch, Queensland Roar
  * Goalkeeper of the Year: Melissa Barbieri, Melbourne Victory
  * Golden Boot: Leena Khamis, Sydney FC – 7 goals
  * Goal of the Year: Marianna Tabain, Perth Glory – Round 9, Adelaide United v Perth Glory
  * Fair Play Award: Queensland Roar
  * Referee of the Year: Jacqui Melksham
  * Coach of the Year: Jeff Hopkins, Queensland Roar
  