Perth Glory season 2007-08
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The Perth Glory
finished 7th in the 2007-08 A-League competition
making them the worst Australia
n team in the A-League
, for the second consecutive season. Given the team's promising pre-season performances, expectations at the club were to achieve a Top 4 finish, or to at least significantly improve over the performance in he previous A-League
season. After a poor start to the season, without a win after the first 11 games and Glory winless for 18 consecutive A-League
matches, coach Ron Smith
departed and assistant coach, David Mitchell took over for the rest of the season. After 2 wins from his first 4 games in charge, Mitchell was rewarded by having his contract extended till the end of the 2008-09
Season.
Perth Glory began their pre-seaon with three preseason friendlies in Malaysia. Firstly the team defeated Selangor PKNS 3-0 with goals to David Tarka
, Naum Sekulovski
and Anthony Danze
. Perth then moved on to sweep Perak FA 4-0 with a brace to both Nikita Rukavytsya
and Jamie Harnwell
. Finally, Perth defeated Penang FA 5-1 with another brace to Rukavytsya and goals to Nick Rizzo
, Danze and Mate Dragičević
.
Local Friendlies
Following the tour of Malaysia, the Perth Glory squad was hit hard by injuries and illness, ahead of a planned series of games against Football West State League sides. Nikolai Topor-Stanley
was granted leave due to personal issues, while Mate Dragičević
was forced to return to Croatia
as a result of visa
complications. With only twelve players to call on, Perth Glory succumbed to a 2-1 defeat to Perth SC
, with Rukavytsya scoring early in the second half. Perth Glory postponed the remaining friendlies, citing the depletion of their playing stocks.
Perth Glory began their Pre-Season Cup campaign with a 1-0 victory over . Jamie Harnwell
scored in the second half. However, Perth's injury problems were compounded with Anthony Danze
and David Micevski
the latest players to be put out of action. Perth Glory rushed to sign Mitchell Prentice
ahead of the match in order to boost their playing stocks.
The following week, Perth Glory drew 1-1 with . Nikita Rukavytsya
scored in the 53rd minute after being played through by a Jamie Harnwell
backheel. Cássio
equalised in the 60th minute via a well-taken freekick. Hayden Foxe
and Nikolai Topor-Stanley
made their debuts for the Glory, with Foxe substituted in the 73rd minute due to a minor knee complaint.
In the third round Perth Glory staged a come-from-behind victory over to win 2-1 in Darwin. Nikita Rukavytsya and Jamie Harnwell were the goalscorers. Perth Glory finished equal with on points and second in the group due to goal difference, despite winning the most games in the group.
Perth Glory progressed to the pre-season grand final with a 2-3 away victory to the Central Coast Mariners. Dragicevic
opened the scoring for the Glory, with Nick Mrdja equalising before half-time. Goals to Bertos
and Tarka
in the second half sealed the victory for the Glory, with Sasho Petrovski
scoring a consolation goal deep in injury time.
Once again forced to travel interstate, Perth Glory lost the pre-season cup grand final to Adelaide United. Perth led at half-time through a Leo Bertos strike, but second half goals to Cássio and Bruce Djite
saw Adelaide take the pre-season cup.
Perth Glory FC
Perth Glory Football Club is a professional football club in Perth, Western Australia, Australia, competing in Australia's top football competition the A-League. Perth Glory is one of only three clubs to survive from the now defunct National Soccer League...
finished 7th in the 2007-08 A-League competition
A-League 2007-08
The A-League 2007-08 season was the third season of the Australian A-League football competition, won by the Newcastle Jets. Football Federation Australia hoped to build on the success of the previous two seasons and on the interest generated by and playing in the 2007 AFC Champions League, and...
making them the worst Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n team in the A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
, for the second consecutive season. Given the team's promising pre-season performances, expectations at the club were to achieve a Top 4 finish, or to at least significantly improve over the performance in he previous A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
season. After a poor start to the season, without a win after the first 11 games and Glory winless for 18 consecutive A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
matches, coach Ron Smith
Ron Smith (football coach)
Ronald "Ron" Smith is an Australian football coach, who currently works as Technical Director of Sydney Olympic.-Playing career:...
departed and assistant coach, David Mitchell took over for the rest of the season. After 2 wins from his first 4 games in charge, Mitchell was rewarded by having his contract extended till the end of the 2008-09
A-League 2008-09
The 2008–09 A-League season was the fourth season of the Australasian A-League association football competition. Two new clubs, North Queensland Thunder and Gold Coast Galaxy had received tentative licences from the FFA but these were revoked for the 2008–09 season on 12 March 2008. Expansion...
Season.
Squad changes for 2007-08 season
In: Anthony Danze Anthony Danze Anthony Danze is an Australian football player of Sicilian descent who plays for Balcatta as a midfielder in the Football West Premier League.-Club career:... - From Inglewood United Inglewood United Inglewood United is a football team from Perth, Western Australia. They play in the Football West State League, the top league in Western Australia. Their home ground, Clipsal Stadium, is located in Inglewood.... Blagoja Celeski - From Bulleen Zebras Bulleen Zebras Whittlesea Zebras is an Australian association football club based in Epping, Melbourne. The Zebras play in the Victorian Premier League.... Dino Djulbic Dino Djulbic Dino Đulbić is a Bosnian Australian football player who currently plays for Shaanxi Renhe Commercial Chanba F.C.-Club career:... - From South Melbourne FC South Melbourne FC South Melbourne FC is a football club based in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Considered the most successful association football club in Australia, they have won four national championships, a string of Victorian State League titles, and represented Oceania in the 2000 FIFA Club World... Jimmy Downey Jimmy Downey James "Jimmy" Downey is an Australian football player for New Zealand club Wellington Phoenix as wingback.Downey holds the AIS football program beep test record .-Club career:... - From Australian Institute of Sport Australian Institute of Sport The Australian Institute of Sport is a sports training institution in Australia with world class facilities and support services. The Institute's headquarters is situated in Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The 66.0 hectare site campus is in the northern suburb of Bruce, but some of the... Tando Velaphi Tando Velaphi Tando Yuji Velaphi is an Australian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Melbourne Victory in the A-League. Before joining Victory in 2011, he spent several seasons at , eventually developing into their first-choice 'keeper.... - From Perth SC Perth SC Perth Soccer Club is a football club based in West Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the Football West Premier League.-Perth Italia:... Nikita Rukavytsya Nikita Rukavytsya Nikita Vadimovich Rukavytsya is a Ukrainian-Australian professional football player currently playing for Hertha BSC in the German Bundesliga... - From Perth SC Perth SC Perth Soccer Club is a football club based in West Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the Football West Premier League.-Perth Italia:... Nikolai Topor-Stanley Nikolai Topor-Stanley Nikolai Topor-Stanley is an Australian professional football player who currently plays as a defender for the Newcastle Jets in the A-League.-Club career:... - From Sydney FC Sydney FC Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League... Nick Rizzo Nick Rizzo Nick Rizzo is an Australian Football player who plays for the APIA Leichhardt Tigers in the NSW Premier League.-Club career:... - From Milton Keynes Dons Mate Dragičević Mate Dragicevic Mate Dragičević is a Croatian football striker who currently plays for KF Laçi.-Biography:He has enjoyed successful stints at several clubs, with Croatian giants Hajduk Split and Dinamo Zagreb the standouts and has won two Prva HNL Croatian First League championships... - From NK Pula NK Pula NK Istra 1961 is a football club from Pula, Croatia, currently playing in the Croatian First Division.The football club NK Uljanik from which the club originates from was founded in 1948. In 1961 it joined with another local club, NK Pula, to form NK Istra. For this reason, 1961 is occasionally... Hayden Foxe Hayden Foxe Hayden Vernon Foxe is a former Australian football player. He last played with A-League club Sydney FC.-Europe:... - From Leeds United Mitchell Prentice Mitchell Prentice Mitchell Prentice is an Australian football player who is currently off contract after being released by Sydney FC in the transfer window.-Club career:... - From Pahang FA Pahang FA The Football Association of Pahang enters a team in Malaysian football competitions to represent the state of Pahang. The team is based in Kuantan, Pahang. They play in the top division in Malaysian football, the Malaysian Super League... |
Out: Bobby Despotovski Bobby Despotovski Slobodan "Bobby" Despotovski is an Australian football player of Serbian origin.-Biography:Only nine months after his birth his family moved to Yugoslavia because his mother, Valentina, was home-sick... - To Inglewood United Inglewood United Inglewood United is a football team from Perth, Western Australia. They play in the Football West State League, the top league in Western Australia. Their home ground, Clipsal Stadium, is located in Inglewood.... (Coach/Player) Luka Glavas Luka Glavas Luka Glavaš is an Australian football player.-Biography:Luka Glavas is an Australian semi professional football player.Glavaš has previously played for Hurstville Zagreb, Melbourne Knights and Sydney UnitedIn the 2006 NSW Premier League Grand Final against Blacktown City Demons, Glavas scored all... - to Sydney FC Sydney FC Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League... Ante Kovacevic Ante Kovacevic Andrew Kovacevic is an Australian football player with Croatian origins playing for Floreat Athena. He last played as a centre full back for the Australian A-League club Perth Glory before retiring in March 2007... - Floreat Athena Floreat Athena Floreat Athena Football Club is a football club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club competes in the Football West Premier League. The club's founders were of Greek heritage.... Josip Magdic Josip Magdic Josip Magdić is a professional football player. He currently plays as an attacking midfielder for the Australian club Melbourne Knights.-Club career:... - Floreat Athena Floreat Athena Floreat Athena Football Club is a football club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club competes in the Football West Premier League. The club's founders were of Greek heritage.... Mark Robertson Mark Robertson Mark Robertson is a former football player who earned one Socceroo caps in 2001.-Club career:... - Released Mimi Saric Mimi Saric Mislav "Mimi" Saric is an Australian football player who currently plays for South Australian Super League team Adelaide Raiders... - Released Adrian Webster Adrian Webster Adrian Webster is a New Zealand football player who plays for Cockburn City. He has represented New Zealand at full international level.-Biography:... - Blacktown City Demons Blacktown City Demons Blacktown City FC, formerly The Demons, are an Australian football club based in Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia. The club was formed in 1953 as Toongabbie Soccer Club and changed their name to Blacktown City in 1979... Stuart Young Stuart Young Stuart Young is an English footballer.-Career:Young’s senior football career began at Arsenal FC in 1990, before moving to his home town of Hull City in 1991. He spent two seasons at the Tigers, before spells at Northampton Town in 1993, Scarborough FC 1994, Scunthorpe United between 1994 to 1996,... - Mandurah City Jeremy Christie Jeremy Christie Jeremy Christie is a New Zealand international footballer currently playing for FC Tampa Bay in the North American Soccer League.Christie can play in central midfield or as a defender... - Wellington Phoenix |
Friendlies
Malaysian TourPerth Glory began their pre-seaon with three preseason friendlies in Malaysia. Firstly the team defeated Selangor PKNS 3-0 with goals to David Tarka
David Tarka
David Tarka is an Australian football player. He plays as a central defender for WA state league club Cockburn City.-Club career:...
, Naum Sekulovski
Naum Sekulovski
Naum Sekulovski is an Australian football player. He last played as a left winger for the A-League club Perth Glory.- A-League career statistics :...
and Anthony Danze
Anthony Danze
Anthony Danze is an Australian football player of Sicilian descent who plays for Balcatta as a midfielder in the Football West Premier League.-Club career:...
. Perth then moved on to sweep Perak FA 4-0 with a brace to both Nikita Rukavytsya
Nikita Rukavytsya
Nikita Vadimovich Rukavytsya is a Ukrainian-Australian professional football player currently playing for Hertha BSC in the German Bundesliga...
and Jamie Harnwell
Jamie Harnwell
Jamie Richard Harnwell is an Australian football player. He last played as a centre half for Sorrento FC.-Perth Glory:...
. Finally, Perth defeated Penang FA 5-1 with another brace to Rukavytsya and goals to Nick Rizzo
Nick Rizzo
Nick Rizzo is an Australian Football player who plays for the APIA Leichhardt Tigers in the NSW Premier League.-Club career:...
, Danze and Mate Dragičević
Mate Dragicevic
Mate Dragičević is a Croatian football striker who currently plays for KF Laçi.-Biography:He has enjoyed successful stints at several clubs, with Croatian giants Hajduk Split and Dinamo Zagreb the standouts and has won two Prva HNL Croatian First League championships...
.
Local Friendlies
Following the tour of Malaysia, the Perth Glory squad was hit hard by injuries and illness, ahead of a planned series of games against Football West State League sides. Nikolai Topor-Stanley
Nikolai Topor-Stanley
Nikolai Topor-Stanley is an Australian professional football player who currently plays as a defender for the Newcastle Jets in the A-League.-Club career:...
was granted leave due to personal issues, while Mate Dragičević
Mate Dragicevic
Mate Dragičević is a Croatian football striker who currently plays for KF Laçi.-Biography:He has enjoyed successful stints at several clubs, with Croatian giants Hajduk Split and Dinamo Zagreb the standouts and has won two Prva HNL Croatian First League championships...
was forced to return to Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
as a result of visa
Visa (document)
A visa is a document showing that a person is authorized to enter the territory for which it was issued, subject to permission of an immigration official at the time of actual entry. The authorization may be a document, but more commonly it is a stamp endorsed in the applicant's passport...
complications. With only twelve players to call on, Perth Glory succumbed to a 2-1 defeat to Perth SC
Perth SC
Perth Soccer Club is a football club based in West Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the Football West Premier League.-Perth Italia:...
, with Rukavytsya scoring early in the second half. Perth Glory postponed the remaining friendlies, citing the depletion of their playing stocks.
Pre-Season Cup
| Round | Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Crowd | Stadium |
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| 1 | 14 July 2007 | 0 - 1 | 2,700 | Port Macquarie Regional Stadium Port Macquarie Regional Stadium The Port Macquarie Regional Stadium was constructed in 1992 with funding assistance by NSW Sport & Recreation, NSW Country Rugby League and Hastings Council, making the venue become a primary location of rugby league in the New South Wales' North Coast region.... |
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| 2 | 20 July 2007 | 1 - 1 | 3,513 | Hindmarsh Stadium Hindmarsh Stadium Hindmarsh Stadium is a rectangular stadium located in Adelaide, South Australia. It is the home of the Australian A-League team, Adelaide United.... |
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| 3 | 28 July 2007 | 2 - 1 | 2,700 | Darwin Football Stadium Darwin Football Stadium Darwin Football Stadium is a sports stadium in Darwin, Australia in the Marrara Sporting Complex.Work began on the stadium in 2007 and was officially opened on 28 July 2007 when it played host to an A-League Pre-Season Cup game between Perth Glory and Melbourne Victory.The stadium has a seating... |
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| SF | 4 August 2007 | 2 - 3 | 5,967 | Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Central Coast Stadium, named Bluetongue Stadium due to sponsorship, is a sports venue in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales. The stadium is home to the Central Coast Mariners Football Club who compete in the A-League... |
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| GF | 12 August 2007 | 2 - 1 | 9,606 | Hindmarsh Stadium Hindmarsh Stadium Hindmarsh Stadium is a rectangular stadium located in Adelaide, South Australia. It is the home of the Australian A-League team, Adelaide United.... |
Perth Glory began their Pre-Season Cup campaign with a 1-0 victory over . Jamie Harnwell
Jamie Harnwell
Jamie Richard Harnwell is an Australian football player. He last played as a centre half for Sorrento FC.-Perth Glory:...
scored in the second half. However, Perth's injury problems were compounded with Anthony Danze
Anthony Danze
Anthony Danze is an Australian football player of Sicilian descent who plays for Balcatta as a midfielder in the Football West Premier League.-Club career:...
and David Micevski
David Micevski
David Micevski is an Australian soccer player who currently plays for Solo FC in Liga Primer Indonesia.-Club career:He was identified by former Perth Glory technical manager, Mich d'Avray as one of the brightest young prospects in the WA State League...
the latest players to be put out of action. Perth Glory rushed to sign Mitchell Prentice
Mitchell Prentice
Mitchell Prentice is an Australian football player who is currently off contract after being released by Sydney FC in the transfer window.-Club career:...
ahead of the match in order to boost their playing stocks.
The following week, Perth Glory drew 1-1 with . Nikita Rukavytsya
Nikita Rukavytsya
Nikita Vadimovich Rukavytsya is a Ukrainian-Australian professional football player currently playing for Hertha BSC in the German Bundesliga...
scored in the 53rd minute after being played through by a Jamie Harnwell
Jamie Harnwell
Jamie Richard Harnwell is an Australian football player. He last played as a centre half for Sorrento FC.-Perth Glory:...
backheel. Cássio
Cássio José de Abreu Oliveira
Cássio José de Abreu Oliveira known as Cássio is a Brazilian professional football player who currently plays for Adelaide United in the Australian A-League.-Biography:...
equalised in the 60th minute via a well-taken freekick. Hayden Foxe
Hayden Foxe
Hayden Vernon Foxe is a former Australian football player. He last played with A-League club Sydney FC.-Europe:...
and Nikolai Topor-Stanley
Nikolai Topor-Stanley
Nikolai Topor-Stanley is an Australian professional football player who currently plays as a defender for the Newcastle Jets in the A-League.-Club career:...
made their debuts for the Glory, with Foxe substituted in the 73rd minute due to a minor knee complaint.
In the third round Perth Glory staged a come-from-behind victory over to win 2-1 in Darwin. Nikita Rukavytsya and Jamie Harnwell were the goalscorers. Perth Glory finished equal with on points and second in the group due to goal difference, despite winning the most games in the group.
Perth Glory progressed to the pre-season grand final with a 2-3 away victory to the Central Coast Mariners. Dragicevic
Mate Dragicevic
Mate Dragičević is a Croatian football striker who currently plays for KF Laçi.-Biography:He has enjoyed successful stints at several clubs, with Croatian giants Hajduk Split and Dinamo Zagreb the standouts and has won two Prva HNL Croatian First League championships...
opened the scoring for the Glory, with Nick Mrdja equalising before half-time. Goals to Bertos
Leo Bertos
Leonida Christos "Leo" Bertos is a New Zealand association football player who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for New Zealand-based A-League team Wellington Phoenix and has represented the New Zealand national football team.-Early life:Bertos was born in Wellington, to a Greek...
and Tarka
David Tarka
David Tarka is an Australian football player. He plays as a central defender for WA state league club Cockburn City.-Club career:...
in the second half sealed the victory for the Glory, with Sasho Petrovski
Sasho Petrovski
Sasho Petrovski is an Australian football player. He is a striker who last played for the Newcastle Jets in the Hyundai A-League. Petrovski has two caps for the Australian national team...
scoring a consolation goal deep in injury time.
Once again forced to travel interstate, Perth Glory lost the pre-season cup grand final to Adelaide United. Perth led at half-time through a Leo Bertos strike, but second half goals to Cássio and Bruce Djite
Bruce Djite
Bruce José Djite is an American-born Australian football striker who currently plays for Adelaide United F.C. in the A-League.-Club career:...
saw Adelaide take the pre-season cup.
2007-08 Hyundai A-League fixtures
| Round | Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Crowd | Stadium |
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| 1 | 26 August 2007 | 0-0 | Newcastle Jets | 8,508 | Members Equity Stadium Members Equity Stadium Perth Oval, known by its sponsored name nib Stadium since July 2010, is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. It has been the home of A-League club Perth Glory since 1996 and has housed the administrative facilities of the Western Australia Rugby League since 2003... |
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| 2 | 1 September 2007 | Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League.... |
0-0 | 31,545 | Telstra Dome Telstra Dome Docklands Stadium is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment stadium in the Docklands precinct of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia... |
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| 3 | 9 September 2007 | 0-0 | Sydney FC Sydney FC Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League... |
7,907 | Members Equity Stadium Members Equity Stadium Perth Oval, known by its sponsored name nib Stadium since July 2010, is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. It has been the home of A-League club Perth Glory since 1996 and has housed the administrative facilities of the Western Australia Rugby League since 2003... |
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| 4 | 16 September 2007 | 1-2 | Queensland Roar | 7,203 | Members Equity Stadium Members Equity Stadium Perth Oval, known by its sponsored name nib Stadium since July 2010, is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. It has been the home of A-League club Perth Glory since 1996 and has housed the administrative facilities of the Western Australia Rugby League since 2003... |
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| 5 | 23 September 2007 | Central Coast Mariners Central Coast Mariners FC Central Coast Mariners Football Club is a professional football club based on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. They participate in the A-League and are one of three teams from the state of New South Wales playing in the competition... |
1-0 | 5,274 | Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Central Coast Stadium, named Bluetongue Stadium due to sponsorship, is a sports venue in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales. The stadium is home to the Central Coast Mariners Football Club who compete in the A-League... |
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| 6 | 30 September 2007 | Wellington Phoenix | 4-1 | 10,127 | Westpac Stadium Westpac Stadium Westpac Stadium, is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. Due to its shape and silver coloured external walls, it is colloquially known as The Cake-Tin to the locals and other New Zealanders... |
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| 7 | 7 October 2007 | 0-0 | Adelaide United | 6,252 | Members Equity Stadium Members Equity Stadium Perth Oval, known by its sponsored name nib Stadium since July 2010, is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. It has been the home of A-League club Perth Glory since 1996 and has housed the administrative facilities of the Western Australia Rugby League since 2003... |
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| 8 | 12 October 2007 | 3-3 | Sydney FC Sydney FC Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League... |
6,876 | Members Equity Stadium Members Equity Stadium Perth Oval, known by its sponsored name nib Stadium since July 2010, is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. It has been the home of A-League club Perth Glory since 1996 and has housed the administrative facilities of the Western Australia Rugby League since 2003... |
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| 9 | 21 October 2007 | Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League.... |
2-1 | 25,598 | Telstra Dome Telstra Dome Docklands Stadium is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment stadium in the Docklands precinct of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia... |
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| 10 | 27 October 2007 | Queensland Roar | 3-3 | 16,715 | Suncorp Stadium Suncorp Stadium Lang Park is the original name of the site located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, Queensland, Australia, now occupied by the major sports facility known by its sponsorship name, Suncorp Stadium... |
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| 11 | 2 November 2007 | 0-1 | Wellington Phoenix | 10,705 | Members Equity Stadium Members Equity Stadium Perth Oval, known by its sponsored name nib Stadium since July 2010, is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. It has been the home of A-League club Perth Glory since 1996 and has housed the administrative facilities of the Western Australia Rugby League since 2003... |
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| 12 | 9 November 2007 | Newcastle Jets | 1-4 | 8,112 | EnergyAustralia Stadium EnergyAustralia Stadium Newcastle International Sports Centre is a multi-purpose sports stadium located in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. It is the home ground of the Newcastle Knights and the Newcastle United Jets teams. It is owned by the New South Wales government and administered by the Hunter Region... |
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| 13 | 18 November 2007 | 0-1 | Central Coast Mariners Central Coast Mariners FC Central Coast Mariners Football Club is a professional football club based on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. They participate in the A-League and are one of three teams from the state of New South Wales playing in the competition... |
7,310 | Members Equity Stadium Members Equity Stadium Perth Oval, known by its sponsored name nib Stadium since July 2010, is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. It has been the home of A-League club Perth Glory since 1996 and has housed the administrative facilities of the Western Australia Rugby League since 2003... |
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| 14 | 23 November 2007 | Adelaide United | 1-1 | 10,678 | Hindmarsh Stadium Hindmarsh Stadium Hindmarsh Stadium is a rectangular stadium located in Adelaide, South Australia. It is the home of the Australian A-League team, Adelaide United.... |
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| 15 | 2 December 2007 | 3-1 | Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League.... |
8,030 | Members Equity Stadium Members Equity Stadium Perth Oval, known by its sponsored name nib Stadium since July 2010, is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. It has been the home of A-League club Perth Glory since 1996 and has housed the administrative facilities of the Western Australia Rugby League since 2003... |
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| 16 | 7 December 2007 | Wellington Phoenix | 3-0 | 8,039 | Westpac Stadium Westpac Stadium Westpac Stadium, is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. Due to its shape and silver coloured external walls, it is colloquially known as The Cake-Tin to the locals and other New Zealanders... |
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| 17 | 15 December 2007 | Sydney FC Sydney FC Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League... |
2-4 | 12,402 | Aussie Stadium Aussie Stadium Sydney Football Stadium is located in Moore Park, in Sydney, New South Wales. It was built in 1988, to be the city's premier "rectangular field" for rugby league, rugby union and football for major matches and domestic competition... |
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| 18 | 30 December 2007 | 1-4 | Queensland Roar | 9,614 | Members Equity Stadium Members Equity Stadium Perth Oval, known by its sponsored name nib Stadium since July 2010, is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. It has been the home of A-League club Perth Glory since 1996 and has housed the administrative facilities of the Western Australia Rugby League since 2003... |
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| 19 | 6 January 2008 | 1-1 | Central Coast Mariners Central Coast Mariners FC Central Coast Mariners Football Club is a professional football club based on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. They participate in the A-League and are one of three teams from the state of New South Wales playing in the competition... |
6,727 | Members Equity Stadium Members Equity Stadium Perth Oval, known by its sponsored name nib Stadium since July 2010, is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. It has been the home of A-League club Perth Glory since 1996 and has housed the administrative facilities of the Western Australia Rugby League since 2003... |
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| 20 | 13 January 2008 | 3-2 | Adelaide United | 8,025 | Members Equity Stadium Members Equity Stadium Perth Oval, known by its sponsored name nib Stadium since July 2010, is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. It has been the home of A-League club Perth Glory since 1996 and has housed the administrative facilities of the Western Australia Rugby League since 2003... |
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| 21 | 18 January 2008 | Newcastle Jets | 2-1 | 16,212 | EnergyAustralia Stadium EnergyAustralia Stadium Newcastle International Sports Centre is a multi-purpose sports stadium located in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. It is the home ground of the Newcastle Knights and the Newcastle United Jets teams. It is owned by the New South Wales government and administered by the Hunter Region... |