2008 FFSA season

Football Federation South Australia
Season 2008
Champions Adelaide City
← 2007
2009 →

The Football Federation South Australia 2008 season was the third season under the previous competition format in South Australia. The competition consisted of three divisions across the State of South Australia.

League Tables

2008 FFSA Super League

FFSA Super League
Season 2008
Champions Grand Final
Adelaide City
Minor Premiership
Adelaide City
Relegated White City
Croydon Kings
Matches played 90
Goals scored 253 (2.81 per match)
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 utilize 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]

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 2008 FFSA Champions
2 North Eastern MetroStars 18 10 4 4 36 16+20 34 Qualified for the 2008 FFSA Super League Finals
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 Relegated to the 2009 FFSA Premier League
10 Croydon Kings (R) 18 2 4 12 15 46−31 10

Finals

  Elimination and Qualifying Finals Semifinals Preliminary Final Grand Final
                                     
1  Adelaide City 1  
    2  North Eastern MetroStars 2         1  Adelaide City 2
2  North Eastern MetroStars 3     1  Adelaide City 1   2  North Eastern MetroStars 0
3  Campbelltown City 0       3  Campbelltown City     0  
3  Campbelltown City 3
4  Para Hills Knights 2   4  Adelaide Raiders 2  
5  Adelaide Raiders 3

2008 FFSA Premier League

FFSA Premier League
Season 2008
Champions Grand Final
Adelaide Hills
Minor Premiership
Adelaide Hills
Relegated Enfield City
Noarlunga United
Matches played 90
Goals scored 287 (3.19 per match)
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]

Pos
 Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Adelaide Hills Hawks (C) (P) 18 11 3 4 39 15+24 36 Promoted to the 2009 FFSA Super League
2 Western Strikers (P) 18 10 4 4 36 20+16 34
3 Adelaide Comets 18 9 3 6 38 27+11 30 Qualified for the 2008 FFSA Premier League 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 Relegated to the 2009 FFSA State League
10 Noarlunga United (R) 18 3 2 13 20 41−21 11

Finals

  Elimination and Preliminary Finals Semifinals Preliminary Final Grand Final
                                     
1  Adelaide Hills 5 (9)  
    2  Western Strikers 5 (8)         1  Adelaide Hills 2 (6)
2  Western Strikers 5     2  Western Strikers 4   2  Western Strikers 2 (5)
3  Adelaide Comets 1       5  Adelaide Cobras 3  
3  Adelaide Comets 0
4  Port Adelaide Pirates 0 (3)   5  Adelaide Cobras 1  
5  Adelaide Cobras 0 (4)

2008 FFSA State League

FFSA State League
Season 2008
Promoted Salisbury United
S.A.S.I.
Matches played 90
Goals scored 363 (4.03 per match)
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]

Pos
 Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Salisbury United (P) 18 13 1 4 49 30+19 40 Promoted to the 2008 FFSA Premier League
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 Qualified for the 2009 FFSA Premier League Finals
4 N.A.B. 18 12 2 4 45 33+12 38
5 Playford City Patriots 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

Finals

  Elimination and Preliminary Finals Semifinals Preliminary Final Grand Final
                                     
1  Salisbury United 2  
    3  West Adelaide 0         1  Salisbury United 2
2  S.A.S.I. 2     2  S.A.S.I. 0   3  West Adelaide 5
3  West Adelaide 4       3  West Adelaide 6  
2  S.A.S.I. 3
4  N.A.B. 1   5  Playford City Patriots 2  
5  Playford City Patriots 2

See also

References

  1. ↑ "South Australian Super League 2008 – Schedule". Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "South Australian Premier League 2008 -Fixtures". Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "South Australian State League 2008 - Fixtures". Retrieved 12 June 2014.
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