| Season | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Adelaide City |
← 2007 2009 → | |
The 2008 Football Federation South Australia season was the 102nd season of soccer in South Australia, and the third under the FFSA format.
2008 FFSA Super League
| Season | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Grand Final Adelaide City Minor Premiership Adelaide City |
| Relegated | White City Croydon Kings |
| Matches played | 90 |
| Biggest home win | Adelaide Raiders 5–0 Adelaide Blue Eagles (17 May 2008) |
| Biggest away win | Croydon Kings 0–6 North Eastern MetroStars (26 July 2008) |
| Highest scoring | Adelaide City 4–3 Adelaide Raiders (26 May 2010) (7 goals) |
← 2007 2009 → | |
The 2008 South Australian Super League was the third edition of the South Australian Super League, the top level domestic association football competition in South Australia, and was the first season to use a finals system, with the top five teams in the league progressing to the finals. The number of teams relegated to the South Australian Premier League also increased from one to two. The league was won by Adelaide City after they beat the North Eastern MetroStars 2–0 in the Grand Final.[1]
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide City (C) | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 37 | Qualification for Finals |
| 2 | North Eastern MetroStars | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 34 | |
| 3 | Campbelltown City | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 29 | |
| 4 | Para Hills Knights | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 28 | |
| 5 | Adelaide Raiders | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 25 | |
| 6 | Adelaide Galaxy | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 24 | |
| 7 | Modbury Jets | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 26 | −6 | 22 | |
| 8 | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 21 | |
| 9 | White City (R) | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 20 | Relegation to FFSA Premier League |
| 10 | Croydon Kings (R) | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 46 | −31 | 10 |
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Finals
| Elimination and Qualifying Finals | Semifinals | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Adelaide City | 1 | 1 | Adelaide City | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | North Eastern MetroStars | 2 | 2 | North Eastern MetroStars | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | North Eastern MetroStars | 3 | 1 | Adelaide City | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Campbelltown City | 0 | 3 | Campbelltown City | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Campbelltown City | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Adelaide Raiders | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Para Hills Knights | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Adelaide Raiders | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
2008 FFSA Premier League
| Season | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Grand Final Adelaide Hills Minor Premiership Adelaide Hills |
| Relegated | Enfield City Noarlunga United |
| Matches played | 90 |
| Biggest home win | Adelaide Hills 7–1 Adelaide Olympic (16 August 2008) |
| Biggest away win | Noarlunga United 1–6 Adelaide Olympic (15 March 2008) |
| Highest scoring | Adelaide Comets 6–2 South Adelaide (31 May 2008) Adelaide Hills 7–1 Adelaide Olympic (16 August 2008) (8 goals) |
← 2007 2009 → | |
The 2008 FFSA Premier League was the third edition of the FFSA Premier League as the second level domestic association football competition in South Australia. 10 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 18 rounds, with the top five at the end of the year qualifying for the McIntyre final five finals system to determine 1st to 5th place. The League winners and second placers were promoted to the 2009 FFSA Super League, and the bottom two placed teams relegated to the 2009 FFSA State League.[2]
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide Hills Hawks (C, P) | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 15 | +24 | 36 | Promotion to FFSA Super League and qualification for Finals |
| 2 | Western Strikers (P) | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 34 | |
| 3 | Adelaide Comets | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 30 | Qualification for Finals |
| 4 | Port Adelaide Pirates | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 26 | |
| 5 | Adelaide Cobras | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 26 | |
| 6 | Adelaide Olympic | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 26 | |
| 7 | Cumberland United | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 22 | |
| 8 | South Adelaide | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 41 | −14 | 21 | |
| 9 | Enfield City (R) | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 20 | Relegation to FFSA State League |
| 10 | Noarlunga United (R) | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 41 | −21 | 11 |
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Finals
| Elimination and Preliminary Finals | Semifinals | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Adelaide Hills | 5 (9) | 1 | Adelaide Hills | 2 (6) | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Western Strikers | 5 (8) | 2 | Western Strikers | 2 (5) | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Western Strikers | 5 | 2 | Western Strikers | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Adelaide Comets | 1 | 5 | Adelaide Cobras | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Adelaide Comets | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Adelaide Cobras | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Port Adelaide Pirates | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Adelaide Cobras | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||||||
2008 FFSA State League
| Season | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Promoted | Salisbury United S.A.S.I. |
| Matches played | 90 |
| Biggest home win | N.A.B. 8–2 Port Pirie City (29 April 2008) |
| Biggest away win | 5 goals (3 times) |
| Highest scoring | N.A.B. 8–2 Port Pirie City (29 April 2008) (10 goals) |
← 2007 2009 → | |
The 2008 FFSA State League was the third edition of the FFSA State League as the third level domestic association football competition in South Australia. 10 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 18 rounds. The League winners and second placers were promoted to the 2009 FFSA Premier League.[3]
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salisbury United (P) | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 49 | 30 | +19 | 40 | Promotion to FFSA Premier League and qualification for Finals |
| 2 | S.A.S.I. (P) | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 29 | +31 | 39 | |
| 3 | West Adelaide (C) | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 58 | 22 | +36 | 38 | Qualification for Finals |
| 4 | N.A.B. | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 38 | |
| 5 | Playford City | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 32 | |
| 6 | Northern Demons | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 31 | |
| 7 | Gawler Eagles | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 25 | 45 | −20 | 13 | |
| 8 | Seaford Rangers | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 42 | −27 | 12 | |
| 9 | Western Toros | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 22 | 47 | −25 | 10 | |
| 10 | Port Pirie City | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 65 | −47 | 5 |
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Finals
| Elimination and Preliminary Finals | Semifinals | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Salisbury United | 2 | 1 | Salisbury United | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | West Adelaide | 0 | 3 | West Adelaide | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | S.A.S.I. | 2 | 2 | S.A.S.I. | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | West Adelaide | 4 | 3 | West Adelaide | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | S.A.S.I. | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Playford City Patriots | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | N.A.B. | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Playford City Patriots | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
See also
References
- ↑ "South Australian Super League 2008 – Schedule". Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ↑ "South Australian Premier League 2008 -Fixtures". Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ↑ "South Australian State League 2008 - Fixtures". Retrieved 12 June 2014.