2007–08 in Australian soccer

Soccer in AustraliaSeason| 2007–08

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Men's soccer
A-League Premiership| Central Coast Mariners
A-League Championship| [[the first one was the same thing as I said to gramy na mnie brzes nie jest mała czarna z kamilem

FC|Newcastle Jets]]
Pre-Season Challenge Cup| Adelaide United
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The 2007–08 season was the 39th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 125th overall.

## National teams

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### Australia national soccer team

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Main article: Australia men's national soccer team

#### Results and fixtures

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##### Friendlies

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Australia v  Argentina 11 September 2007 |  Australia | 0–1|  Argentina | Melbourne, Australia

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|  | Report | Demichelis 49' | Stadium: Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 70,171
Referee: Mike Dean

Australia v  Nigeria 17 November 2007 |  Australia | 1–0|  Nigeria | London, England

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| Carney 52' |  |  | Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 11,953
Referee: Mark Clatenburg

Singapore v  Australia 22 March 2008 |  Singapore | 0–0|  Australia | Singapore

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|  | Report |  | Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 6,282
Referee: Veerapool Prayoon

Australia v  Ghana 23 May 2008 |  Australia | 1–0|  Ghana | Sydney, Australia

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| Sterjovski 47' |  |  | Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 29,910
Referee: Hajime Matsuo

##### World Cup 2010 qualifying

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Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

###### Group 1

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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 | --

Source: [citation needed]

Australia v  Qatar 6 February 2008 1|  Australia | 3–0|  Qatar | Melbourne, Australia

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| Kennedy 10'
Cahill 18'
Bresciano 33' |  |  | Stadium: Telstra Dome
Attendance: 50,969
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

China v  Australia 26 March 2008 2|  China | 0–0|  Australia | Kunming, China

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Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Mohamed Omar Al Saeedi (United Arab Emirates)

Australia v  Iraq 1 June 2008 3|  Australia | 1–0|  Iraq | Brisbane, Australia

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| Kewell 47' |  |  | Stadium: Lang Park
Attendance: 48,678
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Iraq v  Australia 7 June 2008 4|  Iraq | 1–0|  Australia | Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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| Emad 27' |  |  | Stadium: Al-Ahli Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura (Japan)

Qatar v  Australia 14 June 2008 5|  Qatar | 1–3|  Australia | Doha, Qatar

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| Ibrahim 89' |  | Emerton 17', 56'
Kewell 74' | Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Gi Young Lee (South Korea)

Australia v  China 22 June 2008 6|  Australia | 0–1|  China | Sydney, Australia

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|  |  | Sun 11' | Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 70,054
Referee: Khalil Ibrahim Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

### Men's under-23

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#### Friendlies

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

Australia v  Mexico 2 March 2008 |  Australia | 1–1|  Mexico | San Francisco, United States

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| Hearfield 88' | Report | D'Apuzzo 18' (o.g.) | Stadium: McAfee Coliseum
Attendance: 47,440

Australia v  Croatia 15 May 2008 Intercontinental Cup group stage|  Australia | 3–0|  Croatia | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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| Rukavytsya 19'
Hearfield 52'
Troisi 74' | Report |  | Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium

Australia v  Chile 18 May 2008 Intercontinental Cup group stage|  Australia | 2–1|  Chile | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Zadkovich 60' | Report |  |

Australia v  Togo 20 May 2008 Intercontinental Cup group stage|  Australia | 4–0|  Togo | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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| Hoffman 7'
Downes 42'
Zullo 65'
Simon 70' | Report |  |

Australia v  Republic of Ireland 23 May 2008 Intercontinental Cup semifinal|  Australia | 3–1|  Republic of Ireland | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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| Simon 7', 13', 75' | Report | Judge 85' |

Australia v  Nigeria 25 May 2008 Intercontinental Cup final|  Australia | 0–2|  Nigeria | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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|  | Report | Okorowanta 7'
Sarki 85' | Referee: Krishnan Ramachandran (Malaysia)

Australia v  Chile 28 June 2008 |  Australia | 3–4|  Chile | Darwin, Australia

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| Downes 20', 68'
Hearfield 76' | Report | Paredes 26', 85'
Sagredo 47'
Vargas 82' | Stadium: Darwin Football Stadium
Attendance: 1,404
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

Australia v  Chile 29 June 2008 |  Australia | 1–1|  Chile | Darwin, Australia

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| Sarkies 27' (pen.) | Report | Seymour 67' | Stadium: Darwin Football Stadium
Attendance: 1,780
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

#### 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers

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Main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers

Iraq v  Australia 22 August 2007 Preliminary Round 3|  Iraq | 0–0|  Australia | Al Rayyan, Qatar

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|  | Report |  | Stadium: Ahmed bin Ali Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)

Australia v  North Korea 8 September 2007 Preliminary Round 3|  Australia | 1–0|  North Korea | Newcastle, Australia

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| Milligan 49' | Report |  | Stadium: EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 4,903
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan)

Australia v  Lebanon 12 September 2007 Preliminary Round 3|  Australia | 3–0|  Lebanon | Gosford, Australia

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| Ward 6' | Report |  | Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 4,171
Referee: Kadyrbek Chynybekov ()

Lebanon v  Australia 17 October 2007 Preliminary Round 3|  Lebanon | 0–0|  Australia | Beirut, Lebanon

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|  | Report |  | Stadium: Beirut Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 350
Referee: Lee Gi-young (South Korea)

Australia v  Iraq 17 November 2007 Preliminary Round 3|  Australia | 2–0|  Iraq | Gosford, Australia

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| Leijer 18'
Milligan 58' | Report |  | Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 13,888
Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

North Korea v  Australia 21 November 2007 Preliminary Round 3|  North Korea | 1–1|  Australia | Pyongyang, North Korea

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| Pak 10' | Report | Milligan 71' | Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)

### Men's under-20

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#### Friendlies

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

Australia v  South Korea 27 July 2007 Weifang Cup|  Australia | 1–0|  South Korea | Weifang, China

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Australia v  Iran 29 July 2007 Weifang Cup|  Australia | 4–1|  Iran | Weifang, China

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| Holland 8', 76'
Lujic 26', 89' | Report |  60' |

China v  Australia 31 July 2007 Weifang Cup|  China | 1–0|  Australia | Weifang, China

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Australia v  Uzbekistan 5 August 2007 Weifang Cup|  Australia | 1–0|  Uzbekistan | Weifang, China

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| M. Mullen 31' | Report |  |

#### 2008 AFC U-19 Championship qualification

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Main article: 2008 AFC U-19 Championship qualification

Australia v  Indonesia 6 November 2007 |  Australia | 2–0|  Indonesia | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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| D. Mullen 60'
Nichols 80' | Report |  | Stadium: Thanh Long Sports Centre
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Yang Zhiqiang (China)

Australia v  Vietnam 8 November 2007 |  Australia | 2–0|  Vietnam | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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| Nichols 73'
Cernak 80' | Report |  | Stadium: Thanh Long Sports Centre
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mahmoud Turki (Syria)

Guatemala v  Australia 10 November 2007 |  Guatemala | 0–15|  Australia | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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|  | Report | Nichols 9', 34', 51'
Minniecon 15', 40'
Trifiro 31', 45+1'
Jesic 45+2'
Lujic 53'
Hoffman 60'
Cernak 70'
Sebastian Ryall 74', 80'
Theodore 85'
DeVere 90+4' | Stadium: Thanh Long Sports Centre
Attendance: 500
Referee: Rustam Saidov (Uzbekistan)

South Korea v  Australia 14 November 2007 |  South Korea | 4–0|  Australia | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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| Kim Bo-kyung 3'
Kim Dong-sub 28'
Cho Young-cheol 40'
Park Seung-il 69' | Report |  | Stadium: Thanh Long Sports Centre
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mohamad Mansour (Lebanon)

### Men's under-17

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#### Friendlies

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

Japan v  Australia 9 August 2007 Toyota International Youth Cup|  Japan | 3–0|  Australia | Nagoya, Japan

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Australia v  United States 11 August 2007 Toyota International Youth Cup|  Australia | 0–3|  United States | Nagoya, Japan

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Australia v  South Korea 13 August 2007 Toyota International Youth Cup|  Australia | 3–0|  South Korea | Nagoya, Japan

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#### AFC U-16 Championship qualification

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Main article: 2008 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

Malaysia v  Australia 17 October 2007 |  Malaysia | 0–2|  Australia | Singapore

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|  | Report | Warren 14'
Babalj 26' | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ram Krishna Gosh (Bangladesh)

Australia v  North Korea 17 October 2007 |  Australia | 0–0|  North Korea | Singapore

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|  | Report |  | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam

### Women's senior

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#### Results and fixtures

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##### Friendlies

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Australia v  New Zealand 1 March 2008 |  Australia | 2–0|  New Zealand | Sydney, Australia

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| Walsh 16'
Burgess 54' | Report |  | Stadium: Stockland Park

Australia v  New Zealand 3 March 2008 |  Australia | 2–1|  New Zealand | Sydney, Australia

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| Gill 22'
Chapman 47' | Report | Kete 30' | Stadium: Stockland Park

Australia v  New Zealand 5 March 2008 |  Australia | 4–2|  New Zealand | Sydney, Australia

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| McCallum 9'
Salisbury 58' (pen.)
Polkinghorne 90' | Report | Smith 13'
Moorwood 45' | Stadium: Stockland Park

United States v  Australia 27 April 2008 |  United States | 3–2|  Australia | Cary, North Carolina, United States

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| Kai 35'
Wambach 49'
Lloyd 90' | Report | Gill 86'
Salisbury 88' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,698
Referee: Margaret Domka (United States)

United States v  Australia 3 May 2008 |  United States | 5–4|  Australia | Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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| Tarpley 28', 42'
Wambach 29', 46'
Hucles 90+4' | Report | Whitehill 19' (o.g.)
Walsh 49'
Colthorpe 64'
Rampone 69' (o.g.) | Stadium: Legion Field
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Sandra Serafini (United States)

Australia v  Canada 23 May 2008 |  Australia | 2–1|  Canada | Sydney, Australia

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| Chapman 22'
Munoz 40' | Report | Lang 55' | Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Referee: Tammy Ogston (Australia)

Australia v  United States 15 June 2008 |  Australia | 1–2|  United States | Suwon, South Korea

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| Garriock 57' | Report | Kai 35'
Wambach 77' | Stadium: Suwon Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,357
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)

Australia v  Italy 17 June 2008 |  Australia | 3–0|  Italy | Suwon, South Korea

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| Garriock 66', 68'
Chapman 89' | Report |  | Stadium: Suwon Sports Complex

Australia v  Brazil 19 June 2008 |  Australia | 1–0|  Brazil | Suwon, South Korea

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| Simon 90' |  |  | Stadium: Suwon Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,075

##### Women's World Cup 2007

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###### Group C

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1  |  Norway | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 10  | 4  | +6  | 7  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Australia | 3  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 7  | 4  | +3  | 5
3  |  Canada | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 7  | 4  | +3  | 4  |
4  |  Ghana | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 15  | −12  | 0

Source: FIFA

Ghana v  Australia 12 September 2007 1|  Ghana | 1–4|  Australia | Hangzhou, China

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| Amankwa 70' | Report | Walsh 15'
De Vanna 57', 81'
Garriock 69' | Stadium: Hangzhou Dragon Stadium
Attendance: 30,752
Referee: Adriana Correa (Colombia)

Australia v  Norway 15 September 2007 2|  Australia | 1–1|  Norway | Hangzhou, China

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| De Vanna 83' | Report | Gulbrandsen 5' | Stadium: Hangzhou Dragon Stadium
Attendance: 33,835
Referee: Huijin Niu (China)

Australia v  Canada 20 September 2007 3|  Australia | 2–2|  Canada | Chengdu, China

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| McCallum 53'
Salisbury 90+2' | Report | Tancredi 1'
Christine Sinclair 85' | Stadium: Chengu Sports Center Stadium
Attendance: 29,300
Referee: Gyoengi Gaal (Hungary)

###### Knockout stage

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Brazil v  Australia 23 September 2007 Quarter-finals|  Brazil | 3–2|  Australia | Tianjin, China

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| Formiga 4'
Marta 23' (pen.)
Rozeira 75' | Report | De Vanna 36'
Colthorpe 68' | Stadium: Olympic Center Stadium
Attendance: 35,061
Referee: Christine Beck (Germany)

##### Women's Asian Cup 2008

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###### Group B

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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

Australia v  Chinese Taipei 29 May 2008 1|  Australia | 4–0|  Chinese Taipei | Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

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| Garriock 19', 42'
Tristram 51'
De Vanna 82' | Report |  | Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Hong Sil Ri (North Korea)

South Korea v  Australia 31 May 2008 2|  South Korea | 0–2|  Australia | Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

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|  | Report | Perry 30'
De Vanna 69' | Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Bentla D'Coth (India)

Australia v  Japan 2 June 2008 3|  Australia | 1–3|  Japan | Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

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| Polkinghorne 70' | Report | Ando 8'
Nagasato 33'
Miyama 50' | Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Hong Sil Ri (North Korea)

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North Korea v  Australia 5 June 2008 Semi-finals|  North Korea | 3–0|  Australia | Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

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| Kum-suk 2', 41', 60' | Report |  | Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Pannipar Kamneung (Thailand)

Australia v  Japan 8 June 2008 Third place play-off|  Australia | 0–3|  Japan | Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

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|  | Report | Nagasato 15'
Miyama 78'
Sawa 86' | Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Hong Eun-ah (South Korea)

### Women's under-20

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#### Friendlies

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The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's under-20 national team in 2007–08.

China v  Australia 28 September 2007 |  China | 1–0|  Australia | Chengdu, China

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China v  Australia 30 September 2007 |  China | 0–0|  Australia | Chengdu, China

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#### AFC U-19 Women's Championship

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Main article: 2007 AFC U-19 Women's Championship

Japan v  Australia 6 October 2007 |  Japan | 1–0|  Australia | Chongqing, China

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| Kira 21' | Report |  | Stadium: Chongqing Olympic Sports Center
Attendance: 300
Referee: Pannipar Kamueng (Thailand)

Australia v  North Korea 8 October 2007 |  Australia | 1–2|  North Korea | Chongqing, China

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| Butt 13' (pen.) | Report | Cha Hu-nam 41'
Ra Un-sim 83' (pen.) | Stadium: Chongqing Olympic Sports Center
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Wang Jia (China)

Australia v  Myanmar 10 October 2007 |  Australia | 2–1|  Myanmar | Chongqing, China

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| Connor 33'
Simon 53' | Report | Mu Mu Lwin 32' | Stadium: Chongqing Olympic Sports Center
Attendance: 150
Referee: Praew Semaksuk (Thailand)

### Women's under-17

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#### Friendlies

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

Australia v  United States 29 January 2008 |  Australia | 0–6|  United States | Auckland, New Zealand

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|  | Report | S. Mewis 32', 41', 67'
DiMartino 40'
K. Mewis 59'
Verloo 79' | Stadium: North Harbour Stadium

Australia v  Germany 31 January 2008 |  Australia | 1–5|  Germany | Auckland, New Zealand

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| van Egmond 44' | Report | Huth 4'
Knaak 26'
Zumbült 33'
Doppler 62'
Popp 81' | Stadium: North Harbour Stadium

New Zealand v  Australia 2 February 2008 |  New Zealand | 0–1|  Australia | Auckland, New Zealand

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Australia v  New Zealand 15 April 2008 |  Australia | 0–4|  New Zealand | Canberra, Australia

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Pearl 35'
Campbell 77' | Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport

Australia v  New Zealand 17 April 2008 |  Australia | 0–4|  New Zealand | Canberra, Australia

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McLaughlin 23', 33' | Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport

## AFC competitions

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### AFC Champions League

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Main article: 2008 AFC Champions League

#### Group stage

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Main article: 2008 AFC Champions League group stage

##### Group E

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Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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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

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##### Group G

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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

Source: [citation needed]

#### Knockout stage

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Main article: 2008 AFC Champions League knockout phase

##### Quarter-finals

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Kashima Antlers | 1–2  |  Adelaide United | 1–1 | 0–1

##### Semi-finals

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Adelaide United | 3–1  |  Bunyodkor | 3–0 | 0–1

##### Final

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Gamba Osaka | 5–0  |  Adelaide United | 3–0 | 2–0

## Men's soccer

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### A-League

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Main article: 2007–08 A-League

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1  | Central Coast Mariners | 21  | 10  | 4  | 7  | 30  | 25  | +5  | 34  | Qualification for 2009 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series[a]
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[b] | 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.

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### Cup competitions

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#### Pre-Season Challenge Cup

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

##### Final

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12 August 2007

15:00 ACST

Adelaide United| 2–1| Perth Glory

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Djite 65'
Cássio 83' |  | Bertos 45'

Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide

Attendance: 9,606

Referee: Ben Williams

## Retirements

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* 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]
* 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.[2]
* 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.[3]
* 12 July 2008: Richie Alagich, 34, former West Adelaide, South Melbourne, Brisbane Strikers and Adelaide United right-back.[4]

## References

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1. ^ Young, Richir (20 March 2007). "In My Own Words — Fernando Rech". ftbl.com.au.
2. ^ ""Vidmar calls it a day"". Archived from the original on 3 June 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
3. ^ "Lazaridis cut loose by Glory". SBS. 21 April 2008.
4. ^ Hassett, Sebastian (12 July 2008). "Alagich quits after three World Cups, two Olympics, two Asian Cups". The Sydney Morning Herald.

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