# 2008–09 Perth Glory FC season

The 2008–09 season was Perth Glory FC's 4th season since the inception of the A-League and 12th since the club's founding, in 1996.

## 2008–09 Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AUS | Jason Petkovic |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Nikolai Topor-Stanley |
| 3 | DF | AUS | David Tarka |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Jamie Coyne |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Jamie Harnwell |
| 6 | DF | AUS | Dino Djulbic |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Nick Rizzo |
| 8 | FW | ENG | James Robinson |
| 9 | MF | ARG | Adrian Trinidad |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Amaral |
| 11 | MF | AUS | Scott Bulloch |
| 12 | MF | AUS | Josip Magdic |
| 13 | FW | AUS | Nikita Rukavytsya |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | FW | CIV | Eugene Dadi |
| 15 | DF | AUS | Hayden Doyle |
| 16 | MF | AUS | Adriano Pellegrino |
| 17 | MF | AUS | Jimmy Downey |
| 18 | DF | AUS | Hayden Foxe |
| 19 | MF | AUS | Naum Sekulovski |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Frank Juric |
| 21 | MF | AUS | Mark Lee |
| 22 | MF | AUS | Wayne Srhoj |
| 25 | MF | AUS | Marc Anthony |
| 29 | FW | NED | Victor Sikora |
| 30 | GK | AUS | Tando Velaphi |
| 31 | DF | AUS | Scott Neville |

### Squad changes for 2008–09 season

| In: Eugene Dadi – From Hapoel Acre F.C. Josip Magdic – From Floreat Athena Adriano Pellegrino – From North Eastern MetroStars Adrian Trinidad – From KL PLUS FC Frank Jurić – From Hannover 96 Mark Lee – From ECU Joondalup Hayden Doyle – From Niki Volou FC Amaral – From Grêmio Recreativo Barueri Scott Bulloch – From Sorrento FC Wayne Srhoj – From FC Timişoara Victor Sikora – From FC Dallas 96 | Out: Leo Bertos – To Wellington Phoenix Simon Colosimo – To Sydney FC Billy Celeski – To Melbourne Victory Jerry Karpeh – To Whittlesea Zebras Jordan Simpson – Released David Micevski – To Western Knights Tyler Simpson – To Blacktown City Demons Stan Lazaridis – Retired Mitchell Prentice – To Sydney FC |

## Friendlies
### China Tour

Perth Glory began their pre-season early, with a three match trip to China, in early March. The team played three matches against three Chinese Super League sides, Changchun Yatai, Changsha Ginde and Guangzhou Pharmaceutical. Glory lost all three matches, but the tour was successful for trialling many new players in the lineup.

### Local Friendlies

In June, the Perth Glory squad took on Football West State League side Rockingham City in Port Kennedy, defeating the side 8–0 in front of a crowd of around 1,500. Glory also played the WA State Team, losing 2–3, with David Tarka making a successful return to competitive football in the match, after being out of the game through a hamstring injury for the past ten months.

### Indonesia Tour

Finally in July, Perth Glory embarked on a short pre-season tour of Indonesia, playing and defeating Indonesian Super League sides, Persik Kediri and Deltras Sidoarjo, 2–1 and 1–0 respectively. Mitchell was able to give new recruits, like Eugene Dadi, Adrian Trinidad and Amaral a good run as well as a competitive hit out for younger State League recruits to impress, like Josip Magdic who scored the winner against Deltras Sidoarjo.

## Pre-Season Cup

| Round | Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Crowd | Stadium |
| 1 | 19 July 2008 | Perth Glory | 1 – 1 | Newcastle Jets | 3,825 | Hyundai Stadium, Mandurah, Western Australia |
| 2 | 26 July 2008 | Perth Glory | 0 – 1 | Melbourne Victory | 3,020 | Members Equity Stadium, Perth, Western Australia |
| 3 | 2 August 2008 | Adelaide United | 0 – 0 | Perth Glory | 3,000 | Vansittart Park, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
Unlike last season, Perth were not as successful in this season's Pre-Season Cup, though also unlike last season, Glory had some pre-season cup games scheduled at home this time. Adrian Trinidad impressed, including creating and scoring a penalty in the first match against the Newcastle Jets, in Mandurah.

## Home-and-Away 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 | |

## Goal scorers

Last updated 24 January 2009
| Name | Pre-Season | A-League | Finals | Total |
| Eugene Dadi | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Nikita Rukavytsya | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Jamie Harnwell | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Adriano Pellegrino | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Adrian Trinidad | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Srhoj | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Bulloch | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Skorich | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |