# 2007–08 in Australian soccer

The 2007–08 season was the 39th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 125th overall.

## National teams
### Australia national soccer team
#### Results and fixtures
##### World Cup 2010 qualifying
###### Group 1

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | | | | |
| Australia | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 10 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Qatar | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 10 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Iraq | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 7 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 |
| China | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — |

### Men's under-23
#### Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2007–08.

#### 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers
### Men's under-20
#### Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2007–08.

#### 2008 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
### Men's under-17
#### Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2007–08.

#### AFC U-16 Championship qualification
### Women's senior
#### Results and fixtures
##### Women's World Cup 2007
###### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Ghana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 0 | |

###### Knockout stage
##### Women's Asian Cup 2008
###### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 6 |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 |
| South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 |

###### Knockout stage
### 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
### Women's under-17
#### Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's under-17 national team in 2007–08.

## AFC competitions
### AFC Champions League
#### Group stage
##### Group E

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Adelaide United | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 14 |
| Changchun Yatai | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 12 |
| Pohang Steelers | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 |
| Bình Dương | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 1 |

##### Group G

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Gamba Osaka | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 14 |
| Melbourne Victory | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 7 |
| Chunnam Dragons | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 6 |
| Chonburi | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 5 |

#### Knockout stage
##### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Kashima Antlers | 1–2 | Adelaide United | 1–1 | 0–1 |

##### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Adelaide United | 3–1 | Bunyodkor | 3–0 | 0–1 |

##### Final

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Gamba Osaka | 5–0 | Adelaide United | 3–0 | 2–0 |

## Men's soccer
### A-League

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
| 2 | Newcastle Jets (C) | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 34 | Qualification for 2009 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 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 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 20 | |
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Newcastle Jets | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | 1 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 |
| 1 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | 2 | Newcastle Jets | 1 |
| | | | | | 2 | Newcastle Jets (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Queensland Roar | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Sydney FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Queensland Roar | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |

### Cup competitions
#### Pre-Season Challenge Cup
##### Final
## 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 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.
* 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.
* 12 July 2008: Richie Alagich, 34, former West Adelaide, South Melbourne, Brisbane Strikers and Adelaide United right-back.