2008 NSW Premier League season

Football league season

NSW Premier LeagueChampions| Wollongong FC

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Premiers| Sutherland Sharks FC
Top goalscorer| Robert Younis (21)

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The 2008 TeleChoice Premier League season was the eighth season of the revamped NSW Premier League. This season also marked the promotion of two new teams, in the West Sydney Berries and the Macarthur Rams from the Super League (one division lower). This increased the teams competing in the competition from 10 to 12 teams and the number of rounds from 18 to 22 in the regular season.

The 2008 season officially began on 22 February and concluded with the grand final between Wollongong FC and the Sutherland Sharks on 7 September.

Before the start of the season, all the 2008 teams competed in the Johnny Warren Cup, the official pre-season tournament. On 16 February, Sydney Olympic defeated the Sutherland Sharks 2 goals to 1 at Seymour Shaw Park to win the Johnny Warren Cup.[1]

Throughout the season many Premier League, Super League, Division One and Division Two teams competed in an FA Cup-style knockout competition in which the Bankstown City Lions and Sydney Olympic contested the grand final with Bankstown prevailing 3–1 winners.[2]

## Changes from Previous Season

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The number of teams competing increased from 10 to 12, with the inclusion of the West Sydney Berries and the Macarthur Rams. The regular season remained a home-away round-robin format, thus increasing the number of rounds from 18 to 22. The final series was therefore also adapted. The number of teams competing in the finals series increased from 4 to 5. The finals series used a 5-team McIntyre system to determine the champions.

## Clubs

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Teams promoted from Super League:
(After the end of the 2007 season.)

* West Sydney Berries
* Macarthur Rams

Teams relegated to Super League:
(After the end of the 2007 season.)

* Nil

Club  | Ground  | Capacity

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A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers | Lambert Park | 7,000
Bankstown City Lions FC | Jensen Oval | 8,000
Blacktown City Demons FC | Fairfax Community Stadium | 7,500
Macarthur Rams | Campbelltown Stadium | 20,000
Manly United FC | Cromer Park  | 5,000
Marconi Stallions FC | Marconi Stadium | 11,500
Penrith Nepean United FC | CUA Stadium | 21,000
Sutherland Sharks FC | Seymour Shaw Park | 5,000
Sydney Olympic FC | Belmore Sports Ground | 25,000
Sydney United FC | Sydney United Sports Centre | 12,000
West Sydney Berries FC | Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre | 18,000
Wollongong FC | John Crehan Park | 7,500

## Regular season

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### League table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  | Sutherland Sharks | 22  | 12  | 8  | 2  | 48  | 19  | +29  | 44  | Qualified for the Championship Finals series
2  | Wollongong FC (C) | 22  | 13  | 5  | 4  | 39  | 19  | +20  | 44
3  | Sydney Olympic | 22  | 12  | 5  | 5  | 38  | 23  | +15  | 41
4  | Manly United | 22  | 12  | 3  | 7  | 42  | 21  | +21  | 39
5  | Sydney United | 22  | 9  | 7  | 6  | 29  | 21  | +8  | 34
6  | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 22  | 9  | 7  | 6  | 41  | 35  | +6  | 34  |
7  | Bankstown City | 22  | 7  | 6  | 9  | 27  | 27  | 0  | 27
8  | West Sydney Berries | 22  | 7  | 3  | 12  | 30  | 41  | −11  | 24
9  | Marconi Stallions | 22  | 3  | 10  | 9  | 29  | 41  | −12  | 19
10  | Macarthur Rams (R) | 22  | 4  | 7  | 11  | 16  | 41  | −25  | 19  | Relegation to Super League
11  | Penrith Nepean United | 22  | 3  | 8  | 11  | 25  | 50  | −25  | 17  |
12  | Blacktown City | 22  | 3  | 7  | 12  | 14  | 40  | −26  | 16

Source: NSW Premier League Ladder @ SportingPulse
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

### Results

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Home \ Away  | API | BAN | BLC | MAR | MAN | MST | PNU | SUT | SYO | SYU | WSB | WOL

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APIA Leichhardt Tigers |  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 7–0  | 2–2  | 3–4  | 0–3  | 3–2  | 1–1
Bankstown City | 3–0  |  | 4–0  | 2–1  | 0–3  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 3–0  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 1–2
Blacktown City | 1–1  | 1–1  |  | 1–1  | 0–4  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 3–1  | 0–2  | 1–3  | 0–2  | 1–1
Macarthur Rams | 0–3  | 0–4  | 1–0  |  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 3–2  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 0–3  | 0–1
Manly United | 3–3  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 2–2  |  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 0–1
Marconi Stallions | 2–2  | 1–3  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 3–3  |  | 0–0  | 3–0  | 1–3  | 2–2  | 2–2  | 1–1
Penrith Nepean United | 3–4  | 3–0  | 2–2  | 1–3  | 0–4  | 3–3  |  | 0–2  | 2–4  | 0–4  | 4–1  | 0–1
Sutherland Sharks | 4–1  | 3–1  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 7–0  |  | 3–0  | 4–2  | 6–0  | 1–1
Sydney Olympic | 3–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 5–0  | 1–2  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 1–1  |  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 4–0
Sydney United | 0–1  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 2–2  | 2–2  | 0–1  |  | 1–0  | 0–2
West Sydney Berries | 1–1  | 2–0  | 4–1  | 1–2  | 0–4  | 5–2  | 1–1  | 0–4  | 3–1  | 0–1  |  | 0–2
Wollongong FC | 2–0  | 3–0  | 3–0  | 7–0  | 1–4  | 3–2  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 3–0  | 2–0  |

Updated to match(es) played on 3 August 2008. Source: socceraust.co.uk
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## Finals series

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| Qualifying Finals| | | Semi-finals| | | Preliminary final| | | Grand final
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| 1| Sutherland Sharks| 1| | 2| Wollongong FC| 4
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| | | 2| Wollongong FC| 2| | | | | | 1| Sutherland Sharks| 2
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| 2| Wollongong FC| 3| | 1| Sutherland Sharks| 2|
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| 3| Sydney Olympic FC| 2| | | | | 3| Sydney Olympic FC| 1| |
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| 4| Manly United FC| 2|
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| 5| Sydney United FC| 1| |
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### Qualifying Finals

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Wollongong FC v Sydney Olympic FC 15 August 2008 Qualifying Final|  Wollongong FC | 3–2|  Sydney Olympic FC | WIN Stadium, Wollongong

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19:30 UTC+10 | Ilija Prenzoski  12', 90'
Matt Bailey  84' | Report | Siraj Al Tall 73'
Matthew Mayora 75' | Attendance: 1,200 approx.
Referee: Strebre Delovski

Manly United FC v Sydney United FC 15 August 2008 Elimination final|  Manly United FC | 2–1|  Sydney United FC | Cromer Park, Sydney

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19:45 UTC+10 | Craig Midgley 56', 85' | Report | Luka Glavaš 61' | Attendance: 1,000 approx.
Referee: Peter Vrtkovski

### Semi-finals

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Sydney Olympic FC v Manly United FC 24 August 2008 Minor semi-final|  Sydney Olympic FC | 2–1|  Manly United FC | Belmore Sports Ground, Sydney

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15:00 UTC+10 | Paul Wither  32', 61' | Report | Michael Lloyd-Green  47' | Attendance: 900 approx.
Referee: Atila Stibinger

Sutherland Sharks FC v Wollongong FC 24 August 2008 Major semi-final|  Sutherland Sharks FC | 1–2|  Wollongong FC | Seymour Shaw Park, Sydney

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15:00 UTC+10 | Jim Bakis  10' | Report | Matt Bailey  66'
Ilija Prenzoski  106' | Attendance: 983
Referee: Peter Vrtkovski

### Preliminary final

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Sutherland Sharks FC v Sydney Olympic FC 20 August 2008 |  Sutherland Sharks FC | 2–1|  Sydney Olympic FC | Seymour Shaw Park, Sydney

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19:30 UTC+10 | David Reid  13'
Nick Stavroulakis  25' | Report | Anthony Hartshorn  53' | Attendance: 1,020
Referee: James Lewis

### Grand final

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Wollongong FC v Sutherland Sharks FC 7 September 2008 |  Wollongong FC | 4–2|  Sutherland Sharks FC | CUA Stadium, Sydney

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15:00 UTC+10 | Matt Bailey  28'
Tynan Diaz  38'
Chris Price  60' (pen.)
Samet Kaynak  90 + 3' | Report | Nick Stavroulakis  8'
Neil Jablonski 90+2' | Attendance: 4,586 approx.
Referee: Jonathan Streater

## Gold Medal Dinner

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At the end of the season, Football NSW hosted the Gold Medal Dinner, where players, coaches and referees were awarded for their work throughout the Premier League season.[3]

Award | Grade | Name | Club

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Player of the Year | First Grade | Brendan Gan | Sutherland Sharks
Andreas Golden Boot | First Grade | Robert Younis | A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers
Player of the Year | 20's | Daniel Rezo | Sydney United
Golden Boot | 20's | Brodie Mooy | Marconi Stallions
Goalkeeper of the Year | First Grade | Matthew Nash | A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers
Coach of the Year | First Grade | Brian Brown | Sutherland Sharks
Referee of the Year | – | Jonathan Streater | –

### All-Stars Team

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Nash

Bojić

Cummins

Zunino

Webb

Cattanach

Gan

Arrarte

Boyle

Boardman

Younis

All-Stars Team

Based on a points system in which all match reporters took part in during the course of the 22 rounds, eleven players were selected in various positions highlighting their performances for season 2008.

Goalkeeper: Matthew Nash (A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers)

Defence: Emmanuel Zunino (Sydney Olympic), Pedj Bojić (Sutherland Sharks), Danial Cummins (Wollongong FC), Shane Webb (Bankstown City Lions)

Midfield: Nahuel Arrarte (Marconi Stallions), Robbie Cattanach (Manly United), Brendan Gan (Sutherland Sharks), Christopher Boyle (Sydney United)

Attack: Robert Younis (A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers), Brad Boardman (Sutherland Sharks)

Coach: Brian "Bomber" Brown

## See also

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* NSW Premier League
* Football NSW

## References

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1. ^ "10-man Olympic clinch Johnny Warren Cup".
2. ^ "Bankstown City Lions clinch 2008 Tiger Turf Cup". Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
3. ^ "2008 Gold Medal Dinner a huge success as Brendan Gan scoops major award". Football NSW. 26 September 2008. Retrieved 5 April 2009.

## External links

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