2007–08 A-League

The 2007–08 A-League was the 31st season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the third season of the A-League competition since its establishment in 2004. Football Federation Australia hoped to build on the success of the previous two seasons and on the interest generated by Sydney FC and Adelaide United playing in the 2007 AFC Champions League, and the Socceroos competing in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup.

A-League
Season2007–08
Dates24 August 2007 – 24 February 2008
ChampionsNewcastle Jets (1st title)
PremiersCentral Coast Mariners
(1st title)
AFC Champions LeagueNewcastle Jets,
Central Coast Mariners
Matches played111
Goals scored223 (2.01 per match)
Top goalscorerJoel Griffiths
(12 goals)
Best goalkeeperMichael Theoklitos
Biggest home winCentral Coast Mariners 3–0 Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix 4–1 Perth Glory
Adelaide United 4–1 Melbourne Victory
Adelaide United 4–1 Wellington Phoenix
Queensland Roar 3–0 Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix 3–0 Perth Glory
Melbourne Victory 3–0 Wellington Phoenix
Central Coast Mariners 3–0 Newcastle Jets
Biggest away winNewcastle Jets 1–4 Perth Glory
Perth Glory 1–4 Queensland Roar
Central Coast Mariners 2–5 Melbourne Victory
Highest scoringCentral Coast Mariners 4–5 Sydney FC
Longest winning run4 games
Newcastle Jets
Longest unbeaten run6 games
Melbourne Victory
Longest winless run11 games
Perth Glory
Longest losing run4 games
Adelaide United
Wellington Phoenix
Highest attendance33,458
Lowest attendance6,252
Average attendance14,610 ( 1683)

Based on their A-League 2006-07 season performances Adelaide United and Melbourne Victory competed in the 2008 AFC Champions League, making it two consecutive seasons in the competition for Adelaide United. Based on the 2007–08 season of the A-League, the Central Coast Mariners and Newcastle Jets qualified for the 2009 AFC Champions League, as the competition's Premiers and Champions respectively.

Changes included:

Clubs
Further information: A-League § Clubs
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Adelaide United Adelaide Hindmarsh Stadium 17,000
Central Coast Mariners Gosford Bluetongue Stadium 20,119
Melbourne Victory Melbourne Telstra Dome 56,347
Newcastle Jets Newcastle Energy Australia Stadium 26,164
Perth Glory Perth Members Equity Stadium 18,156
Queensland Roar Brisbane Suncorp Stadium 52,500
Sydney FC Sydney Aussie Stadium 42,500
Wellington Phoenix Wellington Westpac Stadium 34,500

Foreign players
Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 Non-Visa foreigner(s) Former player(s)
Adelaide United Brazil Cássio Brazil Diego Walsh Netherlands Bobby Petta Ivory Coast Jonas Salley1
Central Coast Mariners Germany André Gumprecht Malta John Hutchinson2
Melbourne Victory Brazil Leandro Love Costa Rica Carlos Hernández England Joe Keenan Scotland Grant Brebner
Newcastle Jets Brazil Denni Brazil Mário Jardel South Korea Song Jin-hyung Argentina Jorge Drovandi
Perth Glory England James Robinson Croatia Mate Dragicevic Liberia Jerry Karpeh1
Queensland Roar Brazil Marcinho Brazil Reinaldo Scotland Simon Lynch South Korea Seo Hyuk-su1
Sydney FC Brazil Juninho Brazil Patrick da Silva Northern Ireland Terry McFlynn United States Michael Enfield England Michael Bridges3
France Michael Herbet3
Wellington Phoenix Brazil Cleberson Brazil Daniel Brazil Felipe Brazil George

The following do not fill a Visa position:
1Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian Residency (and New Zealand Residency, in the case of Wellington Phoenix);
2Australian residents (and New Zealand residents, in the case of Wellington Phoenix) who have chosen to represent another national team;
3Injury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players;
4Guest Players (eligible to play a maximum of ten games)

Salary cap exemptions and captains
Club Marquee Captain Vice-Captain
Adelaide United Australia Paul Agostino[4] Australia Michael Valkanis[5][6] Australia Travis Dodd[7]
Central Coast Mariners Australia Tony Vidmar[8] Australia Alex Wilkinson[9] None
Melbourne Victory Australia Archie Thompson[10][11] Australia Kevin Muscat[12][13] None
Newcastle Jets Brazil Mário Jardel[14] Australia Jade North[15] Australia Ante Covic
Perth Glory Australia Stan Lazaridis[16] Australia Simon Colosimo[17] None
Queensland Roar Australia Craig Moore[18] Australia Craig Moore[19] None
Sydney FC Brazil Juninho[20] Australia Tony Popovic[21] None
Wellington Phoenix Australia Ahmad Elrich[22] Australia Ross Aloisi[23] New Zealand Tim Brown[23][24]

Pre-Season Challenge Cup
Main article: 2007 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup

The pre-season cup competition was held in July and August in the lead up to the start of the A-League season. The opening round began on 14 July 2007. The competition featured a group stage, with three regular rounds, followed by a two-week finals playoff.

The pre-season cup was won by Adelaide United at the final on 12 August 2007.

Regular season

The league season took a triple round-robin format over 21 rounds between 24 August 2007 and 20 January 2008 with each team playing the other seven teams three times.[25]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Central Coast Mariners 21 10 4 7 30 25 +5 34 Qualification for 2009 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series[lower-alpha 1]
2 Newcastle Jets (C) 21 9 7 5 25 21 +4 34
3 Sydney FC 21 8 8 5 28 24 +4 32 Qualification for 2008 Pan-Pacific Championship and Finals series
4 Queensland Roar 21 8 7 6 25 21 +4 31 Qualification for Finals series
5 Melbourne Victory 21 6 9 6 29 29 0 27
6 Adelaide United 21 6 8 7 31 29 +2 26
7 Perth Glory 21 4 8 9 27 34 −7 20
8 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 2] 21 5 5 11 25 37 −12 20
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. First place qualifies for the 2009 AFC Champions League group stage.
    Winning the 2008 A-League Grand Final earns qualification for the 2009 AFC Champions League group stage, unless the Grand Final winners are also first place, in which case the Grand Final runner up qualifies.
  2. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Round 1
24 August 2007 Sydney FC 0–1 Central Coast Mariners Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
20:00 UTC+10 Report
Summary		 Petrovski 7' Attendance: 18,457
Referee: Peter Green
25 August 2007 Queensland Roar 2–2 Adelaide United Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:00 UTC+10 McKay 45'
Ognenovski 76'		 Report
Summary		 Burns 8'
Djité 47'		 Attendance: 16,828
Referee: Ben Williams
26 August 2007 Perth Glory 0–0 Newcastle Jets Members Equity Stadium, Perth
15:00 UTC+8 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 8,508
Referee: Simon Przydacz
26 August 2007 Wellington Phoenix 2–2 Melbourne Victory Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:00 UTC+12 Daniel 79'
Smeltz 84'		 Report
Summary		 Muscat 19' (pen.)
Allsopp 60'		 Attendance: 14,421
Referee: Mark Shield

Round 2
31 August 2007 Central Coast Mariners 3–0 Wellington Phoenix Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
20:00 UTC+10 Mrdja 9', 35'
Kwasnik 13'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 9,052
Referee: Peter Green
1 September 2007 Sydney FC 2–2 Adelaide United Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+10 Talay 13'
Brosque 74'		 Report
Summary		 Alagich 9'
Burns 76'		 Attendance: 14,233
Referee: Mark Shield
1 September 2007 Melbourne Victory 0–0 Perth Glory Telstra Dome, Melbourne
19:00 UTC+10 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 31,545
Referee: Peter O'Leary
2 September 2007 Newcastle Jets 1–1 Queensland Roar EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
17:00 UTC+10 J. Griffiths 89' Report
Summary		 Reinaldo 70' Attendance: 13,144
Referee: Simon Przydacz

Round 3
6 September 2007 Queensland Roar 0–1 Central Coast Mariners Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
20:00 UTC+10 Report
Summary		 Kwasnik 55' Attendance: 8,815
Referee: Mark Shield
7 September 2007 Adelaide United 1–1 Melbourne Victory Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+9:30 Dodd 83' (pen.) Report
Summary		 Vargas 80' Attendance: 12,231
Referee: Peter Green
9 September 2007 Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Newcastle Jets Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:00 UTC+12 Report
Summary		 Thompson 77' Attendance: 11,478
Referee: Peter O'Leary
9 September 2007 Perth Glory 0–0 Sydney FC Members Equity Stadium, Perth
15:00 UTC+8 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 7,907
Referee: Craig Zetter

Round 4
14 September 2007 Sydney FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
20:00 UTC+10 Casey 6' Report
Summary		 Felipè 8'
Daniel 29' (pen.)		 Attendance: 11,491
Referee: Matthew Breeze
15 September 2007 Newcastle Jets 1–0 Adelaide United EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
19:00 UTC+10 Bridge 81' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 13,627
Referee: Angelo Nardi
16 September 2007 Melbourne Victory 0–0 Central Coast Mariners Telstra Dome, Melbourne
17:00 UTC+10 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 27,351
Referee: Mark Shield
16 September 2007 Perth Glory 1–2 Queensland Roar Members Equity Stadium, Perth
17:00 UTC+8 Harnwell 14' Report
Summary		 McCloughan 21'
McKay 84'		 Attendance: 7,203
Referee: Ben Williams

Round 5
21 September 2007 Newcastle Jets 2–2 Melbourne Victory EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+10 A Griffiths 5'
Musialik 21'		 Report
Summary		 Thompson 65'
Caceres 83'		 Attendance: 11,179
Referee: Matthew Breeze
22 September 2007 Wellington Phoenix 2–2 Adelaide United Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:00 UTC+12 Felipe 65'
Smeltz 87'		 Report
Summary		 Diego 70'
Djite 78'		 Attendance: 12,127
Referee: Ben Williams
22 September 2007 Queensland Roar 0–1 Sydney FC Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:00 UTC+10 Report
Summary		 Patrick 69' Attendance: 16,582
Referee: Mark Shield
23 September 2007 Central Coast Mariners 1–0 Perth Glory Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
19:00 UTC+10 Petrovski 80' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 9,274
Referee: Craig Zetter

Round 6
28 September 2007 Melbourne Victory 2–0 Queensland Roar Telstra Dome, Melbourne
20:00 UTC+10 Muscat 68' (pen.)
Thompson 85'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 25,622
Referee: Ben Williams
29 September 2007 Sydney FC 1–0 Newcastle Jets Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19:00 UTC+10 Brosque 36' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 13,755
Referee: Craig Zetter
30 September 2007 Adelaide United 2–1 Central Coast Mariners Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
16:30 UTC+9:30 Djite 19', 88' Report
Summary		 Petrovski 37' Attendance: 11,019
Referee: Matthew Breeze
30 September 2007 Wellington Phoenix 4–1 Perth Glory Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:00 UTC+12 R.Aloisi 14'
Smeltz 42'
Coveny 55'
Lochhead 83'		 Report
Summary		 Celeski 10' Attendance: 10,127
Referee: Peter Green

Round 7
5 October 2007 Queensland Roar 2–1 Wellington Phoenix Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
20:00 UTC+10 Zullo 4'
Kruse 45+1'		 Report
Summary		 Smeltz 90+5' Attendance: 12,458
Referee: Craig Zetter
6 October 2007 Sydney FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19:00 UTC+10 Report
Summary		 Allsopp 82' Attendance: 18,436
Referee: Mark Shield
7 October 2007 Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Newcastle Jets Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
17:00 UTC+10 Pondeljak 62' Report
Summary		 Bridge 82' Attendance: 12,622
Referee: Matthew Breeze
7 October 2007 Perth Glory 0–0 Adelaide United Members Equity Stadium, Perth
17:00 UTC+8 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 6,252
Referee: Peter Green

Round 8
12 October 2007 Adelaide United 4–1 Melbourne Victory Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+9:30 Milicevic 14' (o.g.)
Dodd 15', 54'
Pantelis 90+2'		 Report
Summary		 Thompson 45+2' Attendance: 13,372
Referee: Mark Shield
12 October 2007 Perth Glory 3–3 Sydney FC Members Equity Stadium, Perth
20:00 UTC+8 Harnwell 53'
Robinson 59'
Prentice 69'		 Report
Summary		 Brosque 40', 90+3'
Patrick 72'		 Attendance: 6,876
Referee: Matthew Breeze
14 October 2007 Newcastle Jets 2–1 Wellington Phoenix EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
15:00 UTC+10 Holland 17'
J. Griffiths 40'		 Report
Summary		 Old 90+4' Attendance: 11,947
Referee: Ben Williams
14 October 2007 Central Coast Mariners 0–1 Queensland Roar Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
17:00 UTC+10 Report
Summary		 McCloughan 5' Attendance: 8,113
Referee: Peter O'Leary

Round 9
19 October 2007 Newcastle Jets 1–1 Queensland Roar EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+10 J. Griffiths 49' (pen.) Report
Summary		 Kruse 1' Attendance: 12,326
Referee: Mark Shield
20 October 2007 Sydney FC 0–1 Adelaide United Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19:00 UTC+10 Report
Summary		 Pantelis 53' Attendance: 12,922
Referee: Matthew Breeze
21 October 2007 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Central Coast Mariners Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:00 UTC+12 Elrich 24' Report
Summary		 Heffernan 16'
Petrovski 90+1'		 Attendance: 10,560
Referee: Peter Green
21 October 2007 Melbourne Victory 2–1 Perth Glory Telstra Dome, Melbourne
16:30 UTC+10 Hernandez 24'
Thompson 34'		 Report
Summary		 Harnwell 42' Attendance: 25,598
Referee: Simon Przydacz

Round 10
26 October 2007 Melbourne Victory 0–2 Newcastle Jets Telstra Dome, Melbourne
20:00 UTC+10 Report
Summary		 A. Griffiths 8'
J. Griffiths 88'		 Attendance: 27,123
Referee: Matthew Breeze
27 October 2007 Queensland Roar 3–3 Perth Glory Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:00 UTC+10 Marcinho 45+3'
Lynch 69' (pen.), 86'		 Report
Summary		 Moore 18' (o.g.)
Harnwell 43'
Coyne 90+3'		 Attendance: 16,715
Referee: Ben Williams
28 October 2007 Sydney FC 3–2 Central Coast Mariners Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
15:00 UTC+10 Brosque 16', 26'
Popovic 32'		 Report
Summary		 Hutchinson 27', 56' Attendance: 17,652
Referee: Mark Shield
28 October 2007 Adelaide United 4–1 Wellington Phoenix Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
16:30 UTC+9:30 Giraldi 5'
Burns 45+4'
Pantelis 50'
Spagnuolo 75'		 Report
Summary		 Smeltz 3' Attendance: 11,740
Referee: Simon Przydacz

Round 11
2 November 2007 Adelaide United 0–1 Queensland Roar Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+10:30 Report
Summary		 Reinaldo 63' Attendance: 10,705
Referee: Peter Green
2 November 2007 Perth Glory 0–1 Wellington Phoenix Members Equity Stadium, Perth
20:00 UTC+9 Report
Summary		 Daniel 51' Attendance: 7,105
Referee: Simon Przydacz
3 November 2007 Newcastle Jets 0–1 Sydney FC EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
19:00 UTC+11 Report
Summary		 Bridges 69' Attendance: 16,433
Referee: Matthew Breeze
4 November 2007 Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Melbourne Victory Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
17:00 UTC+11 Petrovski 83'
Pondeljak 88'		 Report
Summary		 [ Hernández 77' Attendance: 11,354
Referee: Mark Shield

Round 12
9 November 2007 Newcastle Jets 1–4 Perth Glory EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+11 J. Griffiths 49' Report
Summary		 Durante 25' (o.g.)
J. Simpson 51'
Rukavytsya 63', 90+1'		 Attendance: 8,112
Referee: Peter Green
10 November 2007 Central Coast Mariners 2–0 Adelaide United Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
17:00 UTC+11 J.Aloisi 48' (pen.), 59' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 11,680
Referee: Simon Przydacz
10 November 2007 Melbourne Victory 0–0 Sydney FC Telstra Dome, Melbourne
19:00 UTC+11 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 31,884
Referee: Mark Shield
11 November 2007 Queensland Roar 3–0 Wellington Phoenix Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
17:00 UTC+10 Reinaldo 67' (pen.), 79'
Marcinho 83'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 13,808
Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 13
16 November 2007 Queensland Roar 1–0 Melbourne Victory Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:00 UTC+10 Kruse 10' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 17,207
Referee: Ben Williams
17 November 2007 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Sydney FC Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:00 UTC+12 R.Aloisi 29' Report
Summary		 Talay 90+3' (pen.) Attendance: 8,062
Referee: Peter Green
18 November 2007 Adelaide United 1–1 Newcastle Jets Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
18:30 UTC+10:30 Dodd 76' Report
Summary		 J. Griffiths 70' Attendance: 10,256
Referee: Matthew Breeze
18 November 2007 Perth Glory 0–1 Central Coast Mariners Members Equity Stadium, Perth
19:00 UTC+9 Summary Owens 13' Attendance: 7,310
Referee: Craig Zetter

Round 14
23 November 2007 Adelaide United 1–1 Perth Glory Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+10:30 Alagich 41' Report
Summary		 Harnwell 68' Attendance: 10,678
Referee: Peter O'Leary
24 November 2007 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Wellington Phoenix Telstra Dome, Melbourne
19:00 UTC+11 Allsopp 43' Report
Summary		 Lia 58' Attendance: 20,938
Referee: Peter Green
25 November 2007 Newcastle Jets 0–0 Central Coast Mariners EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
17:00 UTC+11 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 14,169
Referee: Mark Shield
25 November 2007 Sydney FC 0–0 Queensland Roar Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19:00 UTC+11 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 16,569
Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 15
30 November 2007 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Adelaide United Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:30 UTC+12 Daniel 69' (pen.) Report
Summary		 Agostino 9'
Pantelis 79'		 Attendance: 18,345
Referee: Craig Zetter
30 November 2007 Queensland Roar 0–1 Newcastle Jets Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:00 UTC+10 Report
Summary		 J. Griffiths 90+2' Attendance: 14,193
Referee: Peter Green
22 December 2007[26] Central Coast Mariners 4–5 Sydney FC Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
19:00 UTC+11 Jedinak 3'
J.Aloisi 16'
Owens 63' (pen.)
Kwasnik 86'		 Report
Summary		 Fyfe 33'
McFlynn 50'
Biddle 71'
Santalab 76'
Talay 90+5' (pen.)		 Attendance: 17,514
Referee: Matthew Breeze
2 December 2007 Perth Glory 3–1 Melbourne Victory Members Equity Stadium, Perth
17:00 UTC+9 Harnwell 18'
Rukavytsya 27', 46'		 Report
Summary		 Caceres 38' Attendance: 8,030
Referee: Ben Williams

Round 16
7 December 2007 Wellington Phoenix 3–0 Perth Glory Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:00 UTC+12 Smeltz 29' (pen.), 72'
Felipe 32'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 8,039
Referee: Strebre Delovski
7 December 2007 Sydney FC 1–0 Newcastle Jets Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
20:00 UTC+11 Corica 90+3' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 10,732
Referee: Matthew Breeze
8 December 2007 Melbourne Victory 2–2 Adelaide United Telstra Dome, Melbourne
19:00 UTC+11 Muscat 71' (pen.)
Alagich 90+2' (o.g.)		 Report
Summary		 Agostino 18', 50' Attendance: 22,466
Referee: Peter Green
9 December 2007 Queensland Roar 2–1 Central Coast Mariners Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
18:00 UTC+10 Vidmar 21' (o.g.)
McKay 28'		 Report
Summary		 J.Aloisi 13' Attendance: 16,442
Referee: Ben Williams

Round 17
14 December 2007 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Queensland Roar Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:30 UTC+12 Smeltz 24' Report
Summary		 Reinaldo 5' Attendance: 9,384
Referee: Ben Williams
14 December 2007 Adelaide United 1–2 Central Coast Mariners Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+10:30 Agostino 70' Report
Summary		 J.Aloisi 24'
Petrovski 48'		 Attendance: 11,123
Referee: Peter Green
15 December 2007 Sydney FC 2–4 Perth Glory Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19:00 UTC+11 Corica 50'
Bridges 90'		 Report
Summary		 Celeski 34', 35', 77' (pen.)
Bertos 49'		 Attendance: 12,402
Referee: Michael Hester
16 December 2007 Melbourne Victory 1–3 Newcastle Jets Telstra Dome, Melbourne
17:00 UTC+11 Hernández 11' Report
Summary		 Denni 41'
J. Griffiths 54', 76'		 Attendance: 22,626
Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 18
28 December 2007 Adelaide United 1–3 Sydney FC Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+10:30 Sarkies 20' Report
Summary		 Santalab 44'
Corica 54'
Middleby 66'		 Attendance: 25,039
Referee: Matthew Breeze
30 December 2007 Newcastle Jets 2–3 Wellington Phoenix EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
19:00 UTC+11 Bridge 29' (pen.)
Tunbridge 81'		 Report
Summary		 Smeltz 16'
Ferrante 49'
Rees 51'		 Attendance: 15,107
Referee: Strebre Delovski
30 December 2007 Perth Glory 1–4 Queensland Roar Members Equity Stadium, Perth
19:00 UTC+9 Rizzo 57' Report
Summary		 Kruse 34'
Reinaldo 42'
Minniecon 59'
McCloughan 74'		 Attendance: 9,614
Referee: Peter Green
31 December 2007 Central Coast Mariners 2–5 Melbourne Victory Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
18:00 UTC+11 Jedinak 32'
J.Aloisi 63'		 Report
Summary		 Caceres 4'
Allsopp 23', 61'
Thompson 36'
Muscat 43' (pen.)		 Attendance: 18,686
Referee: Mark Shield

Round 19
4 January 2008 Wellington Phoenix 0–2 Sydney FC Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:30 UTC+12 Report
Summary		 McFlynn 79'
Brosque 83'		 Attendance: 14,288
Referee: Ben Williams
4 January 2008 Newcastle Jets 2–1 Adelaide United EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+11 J. Griffiths 13'
Holland 73'		 Report
Summary		 Pantelis 41' Attendance: 13,047
Referee: Peter Green
5 January 2008 Queensland Roar 1–2 Melbourne Victory Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:00 UTC+10 Marcinho 73' Report
Summary		 Allsopp 56'
Thompson 63'		 Attendance: 21,475
Referee: Matthew Breeze
6 January 2008 Perth Glory 1–1 Central Coast Mariners Members Equity Stadium, Perth
19:00 UTC+9 Rukavytsya 69' Report
Summary		 Hutchinson 38' Attendance: 6,727
Referee: Strebre Delovski

Round 20
11 January 2008 Melbourne Victory 3–0 Wellington Phoenix Telstra Dome, Melbourne
20:00 UTC+11 Hernández 31'
Ward 35'
Patafta 88'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 25,489
Referee: Peter Green
12 January 2008 Central Coast Mariners 1–2 Newcastle Jets Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
19:00 UTC+11 Kwasnik 9' Report
Summary		 Holland 6'
J. Griffiths 52'		 Attendance: 19,238
Referee: Matthew Breeze
13 January 2008 Queensland Roar 0–0 Sydney FC Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
18:00 UTC+10 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 31,933
Referee: Mark Shield
13 January 2008 Perth Glory 3–2 Adelaide United Members Equity Stadium, Perth
19:00 UTC+9 Robinson 12'
Rukavytsya 45+1'
Harnwell 62'		 Report
Summary		 Djité 8'
Dodd 59'		 Attendance: 8,025
Referee: Ben Williams

Round 21
18 January 2008 Newcastle Jets 2–1 Perth Glory EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+11 J. Griffiths 22'
Bridge 64'		 Report
Summary		 Harnwell 45+2' Attendance: 16,212
Referee: Michael Hester
19 January 2008 Central Coast Mariners 2–0 Wellington Phoenix Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
19:00 UTC+11 Aloisi 52'
Kwasnik 90+4'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 9,849
Referee: Kevin Docherty
20 January 2008 Sydney FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+11 Corica 4'
Brosque 62'		 Report
Summary		 Milligan 46' (o.g.)
Allsopp 76'		 Attendance: 33,458
Referee: Peter O'Leary
20 January 2008 Adelaide United 2–0 Queensland Roar Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
18:30 UTC+10:30 Djite 18'
Pantelis 45'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 10,803
Referee: Strebre Delovski

Finals series

Semi-finals
25 January 2008 Sydney FC 0–0 Queensland Roar Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
20:00 UTC+11 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 23,450
Referee: Mark Shield
27 January 2008 Newcastle Jets 2–0 Central Coast Mariners EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
18:00 UTC+11 A. Griffiths 22'
J. Griffiths 85' (pen.)		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 22,960
Referee: Matthew Breeze
8 February 2008 Queensland Roar 2–0 Sydney FC Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
20:07 UTC+10
(Delayed Kickoff)
Report
Summary		 Attendance: 36,221
Referee: Mark Shield
10 February 2008 Central Coast Mariners 3–0 (a.e.t.) Newcastle Jets Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
18:00 UTC+11 Kwasnik 37'
Petrovski 74', 95'		 Summary Attendance: 19,112
Referee: Ben Williams

Preliminary-final
17 February 2008 Newcastle Jets 3–2 (a.e.t.) Queensland Roar EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
18:00 UTC+11
Report
Summary		 Reinaldo 90+2' (pen.), 118' (pen.) Attendance: 16,021
Referee: Peter Green

Grand Final
See also: 2008 A-League Grand Final
24 February 2008 Central Coast Mariners 0–1 Newcastle Jets Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+11 Summary Mark Bridge 64' Attendance: 36,354
Referee: Mark Shield

Season statistics

Leading scorers
Further information: A-League Top scorers
Total Player Team Goals per Round
 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718192021
12AustraliaJoel GriffithsNewcastle Jets11111112111
9New ZealandShane SmeltzWellington Phoenix11111211
8AustraliaAlex BrosqueSydney FC112211
8AustraliaJamie HarnwellPerth Glory11111111
7AustraliaDaniel AllsoppMelbourne Victory111211
7AustraliaJohn AloisiCentral Coast Mariners211111
6AustraliaSasho PetrovskiCentral Coast Mariners111111
6BrazilReinaldoQueensland Roar11211
6AustraliaArchie ThompsonMelbourne Victory111111
6AustraliaLucas PantelisAdelaide United111111

  Goal scored from penalty kick

Attendance

The attendance records of each of the teams at the end of the home and away season, does not include finals series attendances.

Team Hosted Average High Low Total
Melbourne Victory1026,06431,88420,938260,642
Queensland Roar1116,95131,9338,815186,456
Sydney FC1116,37333,45810,732180,107
Newcastle Jets1113,20916,4338,112145,303
Central Coast Mariners1012,74119,2388,113127,409
Adelaide United1012,69725,03910,256126,966
Wellington Phoenix1011,68318,3458,039116,833
Perth Glory117,5969,6146,25283,557
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League total 84 14,610 33,458 6,252 1,227,273

* Adelaide United played a one off match at the Adelaide Oval against Sydney FC in their Round 18 match. This is why Adelaide United's Highest single attendance exceeds the capacity of Hindmarsh Stadium.

Top 10 attendances
AttendanceRoundDateHomeScoreAwayVenueWeekdayTime of Day
36,354Grand Final24 February 2008Central Coast Mariners0–1Newcastle JetsSydney Football StadiumSundayDay
36,221Finals – Week 28 February 2008Queensland Roar2–0Sydney FCSuncorp StadiumFridayNight
33,458Round 2120 January 2008Sydney FC2–2Melbourne VictorySydney Football StadiumSundayDay
31,933Round 2013 January 2008Queensland Roar0–0Sydney FCSuncorp StadiumSundayTwilight
31,884Round 1210 November 2007Melbourne Victory0–0Sydney FCTelstra DomeSaturdayNight
31,545Round 21 September 2007Melbourne Victory0–0Perth GloryTelstra DomeSaturdayNight
27,351Round 416 September 2007Melbourne Victory0–0Central Coast MarinersTelstra DomeSundayAfternoon
27,123Round 1026 October 2007Melbourne Victory0–2Newcastle JetsTelstra DomeFridayNight
25,622Round 628 September 2007Melbourne Victory2–0Queensland RoarTelstra DomeFridayNight
25,598Round 921 October 2007Melbourne Victory2–1Perth GloryTelstra DomeSundayAfternoon

Disciplinary

The Fair Play Award was awarded to Newcastle Jets, the team with the lowest points on the fair play ladder at the conclusion of the home and away season.

1 pointYellow Card
2 pointsSecond Caution Red Card
3 pointsDirect Red Card
TeamPoints
Newcastle Jets440044
Perth Glory341345
Sydney FC421250
Queensland Roar453051
Wellington Phoenix461254
Adelaide United453154
Melbourne Victory431354
Central Coast Mariners443462
Sydney FC0000
Wellington Phoenix0000
Melbourne Heart0000
Sydney Rovers0000
Totals3431315

Awards

See also

References
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  26. Match postponed due to heavy rain affecting pitch conditions.
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