# 2008–09 in Australian soccer

The 2008–09 season was the 40th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 126th overall.

## Domestic leagues
### A-League
#### Regular season

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification for 2010 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 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 | |

#### Finals series

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Adelaide United | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | 1 | Melbourne Victory | 1 |
| 1 | Melbourne Victory | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | 2 | Adelaide United | 0 |
| | | | | | 2 | Adelaide United | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Queensland Roar | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Queensland Roar | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |

### W-League
#### Regular season

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | 14 | +1 | 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 | 13 | 28 | −15 | 7 | |

#### 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 | | | |

### National Youth League
#### Regular season

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification to Grand Final |
| 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 | |

#### Grand Final
## Domestic cups
### A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup
#### Group A

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| Melbourne Victory | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | Advances to final |
| Adelaide United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
| Newcastle Jets | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
| Perth Glory | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |

#### Group B

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| Wellington Phoenix | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advances to final |
| Central Coast Mariners | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
| Sydney FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
| Queensland Roar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 | |