2008 Pre-Season Cup - Round 1
All the team news for the opening round of the 2008 Pre-Season Cup
The 2008 Pre-Season Cup gets underway with some out-of-town trips for most teams this weekend with matches to be held in Campbelltown in Sydney's south-west, Mandurah (south of Perth), Launceston and the New Zealand capital.
Sydney FC hosts Queensland Roar in the opening match of the round on Saturday at Campbelltown Sports Stadium (Kick-Off 3.00pm AEST), while Perth Glory take on the Newcastle Jets at Hyundai Stadium, Mandurah at 3.00pm AWST.
On Sunday 20 July Melbourne Victory face Adelaide United at the Aurora Stadium in Launceston (Kick-Off 1.00pm AEST) and, to complete the round, the Central Coast Mariners will travel to Wellington-s Westpac Stadium to meet Wellington Phoenix (Kick-Off 4.00pm NZST).
At the completion of the group stage of the 2008 Pre-Season Cup, the two teams that finish first in the respective groups will progress through to the 2008 Pre- Season Cup Final which will be played on Wednesday 6 August.
Past winners of the Pre-Season Cup were the Central Coast Mariners (2005) and Adelaide United (2006 and 2007).
The Hyundai A-League kicks-off on 15 August.
Team Line-ups
Sydney FC V Queensland Roar Saturday 19 July 2008 Kick-Off 7:00pm AEST (9:00pm NZST, 6:30pm ACST, 5:00pm AWST) Campbelltown Sports Stadium, Campbelltown, NSW Referee: Matthew Breeze Assistant Referees: Alex Glasgow & Daniel Dewhurst Fourth Official: Kris Griffiths-Jones
Sydney FC Squad: 1 Clint BOLTON, 2 Iain FYFE, 3 Nick TSATTALIOS, 4 Simon COLOSIMO, 5 Mitchell PRENTICE, 10 Steve CORICA, 14 Alex BROSQUE, 15 Terry McFLYNN, 16, Chris PAYNE, 17 Jacob TIMPANO, 18 Adam CASEY, 20 Ivan NECEVSKI (GK), 21 Adam BIDDLE, 24 Ryan WALSH, 25 Chris Van Leur
Unavailable: John ALOISI (recovery from injury), Robbie MIDDLEBY (suspended); Stuart MUSIALIK & Mark BRIDGE (both Qantas Under 23 duty); Tony POPOVIC, Brendon SANTALAB, Mike Enfield (injured)
Queensland Roar Squad: 1. Liam REDDY, 2. Andrew PACKER, 3. Luke DEVERE, 7, Michael ZULLO, 8. Massimo MURDOCCA, 9. Sergio VAN DIJK, 10. Charlie MILLER, 13. Chris GROSSMAN, 14. Ben GRIFFIN, 15. Matthew McKAY, 16. Hyuk-Su SEO, 18. Danny TIATTO, 20. Griffin McMASTER, 22. Robbie KRUSE, 21. Tim SMITS.
Head to Head
Played 15: Sydney FC wins 6, Queensland Roar wins 2 (7 draws)
Previous confrontations: 07-05-05 Sydney FC 3 - 0 Queensland Roar (Bluetongue Stadium) 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Australian Qualifying Tournament 06-08-05 Sydney FC 0 - 0 Queensland Roar (Barlow Park) 2005 Pre-Season Cup 23-09-05 Sydney FC 3 - 1 Queensland Roar (Suncorp Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2005/06 13-11-05 Sydney FC 1 - 0 Queensland Roar (Sydney Football Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2005/06 20-01-06 Sydney FC 1 - 2 Queensland Roar (Suncorp Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2005/06 15-07-06 Sydney FC 2 - 1 Queensland Roar (Carrara Stadium) 2006 Pre-Season Cup 08-10-06 Sydney FC 1 - 1 Queensland Roar (Sydney Football Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2006/07 24-11-06 Sydney FC 3 - 0 Queensland Roar (Sydney Football Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2006/07 20-01-07 Sydney FC 1 - 1 Queensland Roar (Suncorp Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2006/07 14-07-07 Sydney FC 0 - 0 Queensland Roar (Maroochydore Soccer Club) 2007 Pre-Season Cup 22-09-07 Sydney FC 1 - 0 Queensland Roar (Suncorp Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2007/08 25-11-07 Sydney FC 0 - 0 Queensland Roar (Sydney Football Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2007/08 13-01-08 Sydney FC 0 - 0 Queensland Roar (Suncorp Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2007/08 25-01-08 Sydney FC 0 - 0 Queensland Roar (Sydney Football Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2007/08 Finals Series 08-02-08 Sydney FC 0 - 2 Queensland Roar (Suncorp Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2007/08 Finals Series
Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets Saturday 19 July 2008 Kick-Off 3:00pm AWST (7:00pm NZST, 5:00pm AEST, 4:30pm ACST) Hyundai Stadium, Mandurah, Western Australia Referee: Steven Gregory Assistant Referees: Joe Fusari & Mathew Cheeseman Fourth Official: Troy Miller
Perth Glory Squad: 1.Jason PETKOVIC (gk), 3.David TARKA, 4.Jamie COYNE, 6.Dino DJULBIC, 8.James ROBINSON, 9.Adrian TRINIDAD, 15.Hayden DOYLE, 16.Adriano PELLEGRINO, 17.James DOWNEY, 18.Hayden FOXE, 19.Naum SEKULOVSKI, 20.Frank JURIC (gk), 21.Mark LEE
Unavailable: 2.Nikolai TOPOR-STANLEY (Olympic Team), 5.Jamie HARNWELL (hip - 4 weeks), 7.Nick RIZZO (knee - 1 week), 10.AMARAL (Awaiting Visa), 12.Josip MAGDIC (ankle - 2 weeks), 13.Nikita RUKAVYTSYA (Olympic Team), 14.Eugene DADI (hamstring - 1 week), 30.Tando VELAPHI (Olympic Team)
Newcastle Jets Squad: 1 Ante COVIC (gk); 7 Kaz PATAFTA, 8 Matt THOMPSON, 9 Joel GRIFFITHS, 10 Jin-Hyung SONG, 11 Tarek ELRICH 12 Jobe WHEELHOUSE, 13 Adam D-APUZZO, 15 Jason HOFFMAN, 17 Antun KOVACIC, 18 Noel SPENCER, 19 Jason NAIDOVSKI, 20 Ben KENNEDY (gk), 24 Beau BUSCH, 25 Jarrad ROSS
Head to Head
Played 11: Perth Glory wins 7, Newcastle Jets wins 2 (2 draws)
Previous confrontations: 06-08-05 Perth Glory 2 - 1 Newcastle Jets (Members Equity Stadium) 2005 Pre-Season Cup 08-10-05 Perth Glory 5 - 1 Newcastle Jets (EnergyAustralia Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2005/06 25-11-05 Perth Glory 0 - 1 Newcastle Jets (Members Equity Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2005/06 05-02-06 Perth Glory 3 - 1 Newcastle Jets (EnergyAustralia Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2005/06 29-09-06 Perth Glory 3 - 0 Newcastle Jets (EnergyAustralia Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2006/07 18-11-06 Perth Glory 2 - 1 Newcastle Jets (Members Equity Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2006/07 14-01-07 Perth Glory 3 - 3 Newcastle Jets (Members Equity Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2006/07 14-07-07 Perth Glory 1 - 0 Newcastle Jets (Port Macquarie Regional Stadium) 2007 Pre-Season Cup 26-08-07 Perth Glory 0 - 0 Newcastle Jets (Members Equity Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2007/08 09-11-07 Perth Glory 4 - 1 Newcastle Jets (EnergyAustralia Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2007/08 18-01-08 Perth Glory 1 - 2 Newcastle Jets (EnergyAustralia Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2007/08
Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United Sunday 20 July 2008 Kick-Off 1:00pm AEST (3:00pm NZST, 12:30pm ACST, 11:00am AWST) Aurora Stadium, Launceston, Tasmania Referee: Ben Williams Assistant Referee: Luke Brennan & Shaun Evans Fourth Official: Kevin Docherty
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Melbourne Victory Squad: 1.Michael THEOKLITOS (gk), 3.Michael THWAITE, 4.Steven PACE, 5.Sebastian RYALL, 6.Steve PANTELIDIS, 7.Matthew KEMP, 9.Danny ALLSOPP, 11.NEY FABIANO, 12.Rodrigo VARGAS, 13.Nathan ELASI, 15.Tom PONDELJAK, 19.Evan BERGER, 20.Mitchell LANGERAK (gk), 22.Nick WARD, 24.Semir SIVIC (on trial)
Unavailable: 2.Kevin MUSCAT (hamstring - 2 weeks), 8.Grant BREBNER (groin - indefinite), 10.Archie THOMPSON (Olympic duty - 4 weeks), 14.Billy CELESKI (Olympic duty - 4 weeks), 16.Carlos HERNANDEZ (quad - 2 weeks) 18.Leigh BROXHAM (Olympic duty - 4 weeks), 21.Daniel VASILEVSKI (hip - 6 weeks)
Adelaide United Squad: 20. Eugene GALEKOVIC (gk), 2.Robert CORNTHWAITE, 3. ALEMAO, 4. Angelo COSTANZO, 5. Michael VALKANIS, 6.CASSIO, 9. Paul AGOSTINO, 10. CRISTIANO, 13.Travis DODD, 14. Scott JAMIESON, 15.Jonas SALLEY, 16.Daniel MULLEN, 18.Fabian BARBIERO, 21.Jason SPAGNUOLO, 22. DIEGO, 30 Mark BIRIGHITTI (gk) one to be omitted
Unavailable: Kristian SARKIES (Qantas U23 duty), Daniel BELTRAME (knee - 6 weeks), Isyan ERDOGAN (hamstring - indefinite), Lucas PANTELIS & Sasa OGNENOVSKI (both suspended - 1 game)
Head to Head
Played 16: Melbourne Victory wins 4, Adelaide United wins 6 (6 draws)
Previous confrontations: 07-05-05 Melbourne Victory 0 - 0 Adelaide United (Hindmarsh Stadium) 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Australian Qualifying Tournament 06-08-05 Melbourne Victory 0 - 0 Adelaide United (Olympic Park) 2005 Pre-Season Cup 09-09-05 Melbourne Victory 0 - 1 Adelaide United (Hindmarsh Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2005/06 28-10-05 Melbourne Victory 0 - 1 Adelaide United (Olympic Park) Hyundai A-League 2005/06 05-01-06 Melbourne Victory 0 - 1 Adelaide United (Hindmarsh Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2005/06 16-07-06 Melbourne Victory 0 - 1 Adelaide United (Aurora Stadium) 2006 Pre-Season Cup 25-08-06 Melbourne Victory 2 - 0 Adelaide United (Olympic Park) Hyundai A-League 2006/07 15-10-06 Melbourne Victory 0 - 1 Adelaide United (Telstra Dome) Hyundai A-League 2006/07 01-12-06 Melbourne Victory 3 - 1 Adelaide United (Hindmarsh Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2006/07 28-01-07 Melbourne Victory 0 - 0 Adelaide United (Hindmarsh Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2006/07 Finals Series 04-02-07 Melbourne Victory 2 - 1 Adelaide United (Telstra Dome) Hyundai A-League 2006/07 Finals Series 18-02-07 Melbourne Victory 6 - 0 Adelaide United (Telstra Dome) Hyundai A-League 2006/07 Grand Final 15-07-07 Melbourne Victory 1 - 1 Adelaide United (Aurora Stadium) 2007 Pre-Season Cup 07-09-07 Melbourne Victory 1 - 1 Adelaide United (Hindmarsh Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2007/08 12-10-07 Melbourne Victory 1 - 4 Adelaide United (Hindmarsh Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2007/08 08-12-07 Melbourne Victory 2 - 2 Adelaide United (Telstra Dome) Hyundai A-League 2007/08
Wellington Phoenix v Central Coast Mariners Sunday 20 July 2008 Kick-Off 4:00pm NZST (2:00pm AEST, 1:30pm ACST, 12:00pm AWST) Westpac Stadium, Wellington Referee: Peter O-Leary Assistant Referees: Glen Lochrie Mark Rule Fourth Official: Brent Best
Wellington Phoenix Squad: 1. Mark PASTON (gk), 3. Tony LOCHHEAD, 4. Jon McKAIN, 5. Karl DODD, 7. Leo BERTOS, 8, Vaughan COVENY, 9. Shane SMELTZ, 10. Michael FERRANTE, 11. DANIEL, 12. Richard JOHNSON, 13. Troy HEARFIELD, 17. Vince LIA, 18. Ben SIGMUND, 19. Greg DRAPER, 20. Glen MOSS (gk), 21. Leilei GAO, 23. Costa BARBAROUSES, 24. Andrew DURANTE (captain), 27. Adam KWASNIK four to be omitted
Unavailable: 2. Jeremy CHRISTIE (suspended - 1 week), 6. Tim BROWN (groin - 1 week)
Central Coast Mariners Squad: 30. Andrew REDMAYNE (gk), 2. Andre GUMPRECHT, 5. Bradley PORTER, 7. John HUTCHINSON, 8. Dean HEFFERNAN, 10. Adrian CACERES, 11. Dylan MACALLISTER, 15. Andrew CLARK, 17. Matthew OSMAN, 18. Alex WILKINSON, 20. Danny VUKOVIC (gk), 21. Ahmad ELRICH, 22. Sasho PETROVSKI, 24. David D'APUZZO, 25. Nik MRDJA
Unavailable: 12. Greg OWENS (Hamstring - Indefinite), 13. Paul O'GRADY (Achilles - Indefinite), 16. Nigel BOOOGAARD (International Duty), 19. Matt SIMON (International Duty), 23. Mile JEDINAK (Groin - Indefinite)
Head to Head Played 4: Wellington Phoenix wins 0, Central Coast Mariners wins 4 (0 draws)
Previous confrontations: 14-07-07 Wellington Phoenix 0 - 2 Central Coast Mariners (Bluetongue Stadium) 2007 Pre-Season Cup 31-08-07 Wellington Phoenix 0 - 3 Central Coast Mariners (Bluetongue Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2007/08 21-10-07 Wellington Phoenix 1 - 2 Central Coast Mariners (Westpac Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2007/08 19-01-08 Wellington Phoenix 0 - 2 Central Coast Mariners (Bluetongue Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2007/08
N.B. Squads subject to change
2008 Pre-Season Cup - Fixtures
Group A: Adelaide United, Melbourne Victory, Perth Glory, Newcastle Jets Group B: Sydney FC, Wellington Phoenix, Queensland Roar, Central Coast Mariners
Round 2 Saturday 26 July 2008: Newcastle Jets v Adelaide United @ Baddeley Park, Cessnock - Kick-Off 7:00pm AEST (9:00pm NZST, 6:30pm ACST, 5:00pm AWST) Saturday 26 July 2008: Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory @ Members Equity Stadium, Perth - Kick-Off 6:30pm AWST (10:30pm NZST, 8:30pm AEST, 8:00pm ACST) Sunday 27 July 2008: Queensland Roar v Wellington Phoenix @ Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast 2:30pm AEST (4:30pm NZST, 2:00pm ACST, 12:30pm AWST) Sunday 27 July 2008: Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC @ Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford - Kick-Off 3:00pm AEST (5:00pm AWST, 2:30pm ACST, 1:00pm AWST)
Round 3 Saturday 2 August 2008: Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory @ Port Macquarie Stadium, Port Macquarie - Kick-Off 2:30pm AEST (4:30pm NZST, 2:00pm ACST, 12:30pm AWST) Saturday 2 August 2008: Adelaide United v Perth Glory @ Vansittart Pk, Mt Gambier - Kick-Off 2:30pm ACST (5:00pm NZST, 3:00pm AEST, 1:00pm AWST) Saturday 2 August 2008: Sydney FC v Wellington Phoenix @ WIN Stadium, Wollongong - Kick-Off 7:00pm AEST (9:00pm NZST, 6:30pm ACST, 5:00pm AWST) Sunday 3 August 2008: Queensland Roar v Central Coast Mariners @ Perry Park, Brisbane - Kick-Off 3:00pm AEST (5:00pm NZST, 2:30pm ACST, 1:00pm AWST)
Playoffs Wednesday 6 August 2008: Winner of Group A v Winner of Group B For more information regarding the 2008 Pre-Season Cup rules, go to www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=hal_rules
*NOTE: Match date and kick-off times are subject to change without notice.
Time Key: AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10) ACST = Australian Central Standard Time (UTC+9:30) AWST = Australian Western Standard Time (UTC+8) NZST = New Zealand Standard Time (UTC + 12) UTC = Coordinated Universal Time