The 2008–09 season was Perth Glory FC's 4th season since the inception of the A-League and 12th since the club's founding, in 1996.
2008–09 Squad
Squad changes for 2008-2009 season
In DatePos.NameFromFee23 March 2008FW Eugene Dadi Hapoel Acre F.C.Free7 April 2008MF Josip Magdic Floreat AthenaFree2 May 2008MF Adriano Pellegrino North Eastern MetroStarsFree2 May 2008FW Adrian Trinidad KL PLUS FCFree5 May 2008GK Frank Juric Hannover 96Free10 June 2008MF Mark Lee ECU JoondalupFree20 June 2008DF Hayden Doyle Niki VolosFree6 July 2008MF Amaral Grêmio Recreativo BarueriFree11 August 2008DF Scott Bulloch Sorrento FCFree5 September 2008MF Wayne Shroj FC Timişoara Free13 September 2008DF Stuart McLaren Brisbane StrikersShort-Term Injury Loan (4 weeks)13 September 2008DF Jeff Bright Mandurah CityShort-Term Injury Loan (8 weeks)
Out DatePos.NameToFee27 January 2008DF Simon Colosimo Sydney FCFree6 February 2008MF Billy Celeski Melbourne VictoryFreeFebruary 2008FW Jerry Karpeh Whittlesea ZebrasFreeFebruary 2008FW David Micevski Western KnightsFree17 March 2008FW Jordan Simpson Blacktown City DemonsFree17 March 2008FW Tyler Simpson Blacktown City DemonsFree3 April 2008MF Leo Bertos Wellington PhoenixFree21 April 2008MF Stan LazaridisRetiredFree6 May 2008MF Mitchell Prentice Sydney FCFree
Mid-Season Gains DatePos.NameFromFee17 November 2008MF Marc Anthony Stirling MacedoniaFree18 December 2008MF Victor Sikora FC Dallas 96 Short-Term Injury Contract (5 weeks)
Mid-Season Losses DatePos.NameToFeeOctober 2008DF Stuart McLaren Brisbane StrikersShort-Term Loan expiredNovember 2008DF Jeff Bright Mandurah CityShort-Term Loan expired
Friendlies
China Tour
Perth Glory began their pre-season early, with a three match trip to China, in early March. The team played three matches against three Chinese Super League sides, Changchun Yatai, Changsha Ginde and Guangzhou Pharmaceutical. Glory lost all three matches, but the tour was successful for trialling many new players in the lineup.
Local Friendlies In June, the Perth Glory squad took on Football West State League side Rockingham City in Port Kennedy, defeating the side 8–0 in front of a crowd of around 1,500. Glory also played the WA State Team, losing 2–3, with David Tarka making a successful return to competitive football in the match, after being out of the game through a hamstring injury for the past ten months.
Indonesia Tour Finally in July, Perth Glory embarked on a short pre-season tour of Indonesia, playing and defeating Indonesian Super League sides, Persik Kediri and Deltras Sidoarjo, 2–1 and 1–0 respectively. Mitchell was able to give new recruits, like Eugene Dadi, Adrian Trinidad and Amaral a good run as well as a competitive hit out for younger State League recruits to impress, like Josip Magdic who scored the winner against Deltras Sidoarjo.
Pre-Season Cup Round Date Home team Score Away team Crowd Stadium 1 19 July 2008 Perth Glory 1 – 1 Newcastle Jets 3,825 Hyundai Stadium, Mandurah, Western Australia 2 26 July 2008 Perth Glory 0 – 1 Melbourne Victory 3,020 Members Equity Stadium, Perth, Western Australia 3 2 August 2008 Adelaide United 0 – 0 Perth Glory 3,000 Vansittart Park, Mount Gambier, South Australia
Unlike last season, Perth were not as successful in this season's Pre-Season Cup, though also unlike last season, Glory had some pre-season cup games scheduled at home this time. Adrian Trinidad impressed, including creating and scoring a penalty in the first match against the Newcastle Jets, in Mandurah.
2008–09 Hyundai A-League fixtures
Home-and-Away Season
Goal scorers Last updated 24 January 2009 Name Pre-Season A-League Finals Total Eugene Dadi 0 10 0 10 Nikita Rukavytsya 0 10 0 10 Jamie Harnwell 0 3 0 3 Adriano Pellegrino 0 2 0 2 Adrian Trinidad 1 1 0 2 Wayne Srhoj 0 1 0 1 Scott Bulloch 0 1 0 1 Anthony Skorich 0 1 0 1
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