FFA release:
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.
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 Aloi$i, Robbie MIDDLEBY (suspended); Stuart MUSIALIK,
Mark BRIDGE (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.
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, 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, 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, 24 Beau BUSCH, 25 Jarrad ROSS
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
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 Musc**t (hamstring - 2 weeks), 8.Grant BREBNER
(groin - indefinite), 10.Archie THOMPSON (international duty - 4 weeks),
14.Billy CELESKI (international duty - 4 weeks), 16.Carlos HERNANDEZ
(quad - 2 weeks) 18.Leigh BROXHAM (international 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)
* 1 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)
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 Kwa$nik (four to be omitted)
Unavailable: 2. Jeremy CHRISTIE (suspended - 1 week), 6. Tim BROWN
(groin - 1 week)
Central Coast Mariners Squad: 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, 30. Andrew REDMAYNE (gk)
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)
Note:
- Squads subject to change
- To receive more information regarding Media Accreditation for the 2008
Pre-Season Cup or Hyundai A-League 2008/09 season please contact Adam
Mark, FFA Media Operations Manager (adam.mark@footballaustralia.com.au)
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