2008 Victorian Premier League
| Season | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Altona Magic |
| Premiers | Green Gully |
| Relegated | Western Suburbs Fawkner Blues Frankston Pines |
| Matches played | 189 |
| Goals scored | 494 (2.61 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Pablo Cardozo (21 goals) |
← 2007 2009 → | |
The 2008 Victorian Premier League (also known as the 2008 Foxtel Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the 97th season of top-tier football in Victoria. It began on 15 February 2008 and ended on 21 September 2008. Preston Lions was the defending champion.
Teams
[edit]Standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green Gully | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 41 | 17 | +24 | 53 | VPL 2008 Victorian Premier League Finals series |
| 2 | Melbourne Knights | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 47 | 25 | +22 | 52 | |
| 3 | Altona Magic (C) | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 47 | |
| 4 | Heidelberg United | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 42 | |
| 5 | Richmond | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 57 | 35 | +22 | 40 | |
| 6 | Preston Lions | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 39 | |
| 7 | Oakleigh Cannons | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 37 | |
| 8 | Australian Institute of Sport | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 36 | |
| 9 | South Melbourne | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 34 | |
| 10 | Hume City | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 31 | |
| 11 | Whittlesea Zebras | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 30 | |
| 12 | Western Suburbs | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 42 | −19 | 22 | Relegation to Victorian State League Division 1 |
| 13 | Fawkner Blues | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 22 | 59 | −37 | 21 | |
| 14 | Frankston Pines | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 48 | −29 | 17 |
Finals series
[edit]| 30 August Elimination final | Altona Magic | 2–1 | Preston Lions FC | Paisley Park Soccer Complex |
Fa'arodo  44'Curcija 89' |
Bosevski 14' |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Laz Vassiliadis |
| 30 August Elimination final | Heidelberg United | 2–1 | Richmond | John Cain Memorial Park |
| Hockless 79' (pen.) Alilovic 90+3' |
P. Cardozo 90+6' (pen.) |
Attendance: 900 Referee: Senko Rastocic |
| 31 August Qualifying final | Green Gully | 1–1 (5–6 p) | Melbourne Knights | Green Gully Reserve |
| Nikolic 18' |
Franjic 19' |
Attendance: 600 Referee: Sergio Terceiro | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Burton  Adam  Koce Delev Sanders Ivesic Vargas De Oliveira Medjedovic |
Franjic Watson Barisic Muriqi Iosifidis Elvin Timmons Kiratzoglou |
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| 6 September 2008 Minor semi-final | Green Gully | 0–2 | Heidelberg United | Green Gully Reserve |
| Tsiorlas 16', 68' |
Attendance: 600 Referee: Phil Taverna |
| 7 September 2008 Major semi-final | Melbourne Knights | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Altona Magic | Knights Stadium |
| Kiratzoglou 7' |
Recchia 63' |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Perry Mur | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Watson Barisic Kiratzoglou Spiteri Iosifidis |
Curcija Recchia Bozinovski MladenovicKalmar |
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| 14 September Preliminary final | Melbourne Knights | 2–1 | Heidelberg United | Epping Stadium |
| Spiteri 18' Barisic 35' |
Hockless 76' |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Bruno D'Aniello |
| 21 September Grand Final | Altona Magic | 1–0 | Melbourne Knights | Lakeside Stadium |
| Recchia 119' |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Hakan Anaz |
Top goalscorers
[edit]| Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pablo Cardozo
|
Richmond | 21 |
| 2 | Andrew Barisic
|
Melbourne Knights | 18 |
| 3 | Michael Curcija
|
Altona Magic | 16 |
| 4 | Joel Nikolic
|
Green Gully | 12 |
| Jason Naidovski
|
AIS | 12 | |
| 6 | Richard Cardozo
|
Richmond | 10 |
| Frankie Lagana
|
Oakleigh Cannons | 10 | |
| Johnny Sapazovski
|
Preston Lions | 10 | |
| 9 | Kofi Danning
|
AIS | 9 |
| Fernando de Moraes
|
South Melbourne | 9 | |
 Graham Hockless
|
Heidelberg United | 9 | |
| Jerry Karpeh
|
Whittlesea Zebras | 9 | |
| Mark Tsiorlas
|
Heidelberg United | 9 |