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Australian soccer state leagues

Season	2008
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The 2008 Australian soccer state leagues were eight different state league tournaments, ran by each major state football federation. The competitions were the ACT Premier League, NSW Premier League, Northern NSW State League, Queensland State League, South Australian Super League, Tasmanian State Finals, Victorian Premier League and Western Australian Premier League.

League tables

ACT

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Canberra	16	15	0	1	50	10	+40	45	2008 ACT Premier League Finals
2	Canberra Olympic	16	10	3	3	47	16	+31	33
3	Belconnen United (C)	16	9	2	5	36	18	+18	29	2008 ACT Premier League Champions
4	O'Connor Knights	16	6	4	6	24	30	−6	22	2008 ACT Premier League Finals
5	Woden Valley	16	5	4	7	20	35	−15	19
6	Tuggeranong United	16	4	5	7	17	24	−7	17
7	Queanbeyan City	16	3	6	7	17	39	−22	15
8	Canberra City	16	3	5	8	21	31	−10	14
9	ANU FC	16	2	1	13	16	45	−29	7

Updated to match(es) played on 24 August 2008. Source: http://www.socceraust.co.uk/2008/ACT/Premier/fixtures.html
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

NSW

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sutherland Sharks	22	12	8	2	48	19	+29	44	2008 NSW Premier League Finals
2	Wollongong FC (C)	22	13	5	4	39	19	+20	44	2008 NSW Premier League Champions
3	Sydney Olympic	22	12	5	5	38	23	+15	41	2008 NSW Premier League Finals
4	Manly United	22	12	3	7	42	21	+21	39
5	Sydney United	22	9	7	6	29	21	+8	34
6	APIA Leichhardt Tigers	22	9	7	6	41	35	+6	34
7	Bankstown City	22	7	6	9	27	27	0	27
8	West Sydney Berries	22	7	3	12	30	41	−11	24
9	Marconi Stallions	22	3	10	9	29	41	−12	19
10	Macarthur Rams (R)	22	4	7	11	16	41	−25	19	Relegated to the 2009 NSW Super League
11	Penrith Nepean United	22	3	8	11	25	50	−25	17
12	Blacktown City	22	3	7	12	14	40	−26	16

Updated to match(es) played on 9 August 2008. Source: http://www.socceraust.co.uk/2008/NSW/PL/fixtures.html
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Northern NSW

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Broadmeadow Magic (C)	18	12	2	4	47	23	+24	38	2008 NNSW State League Champions
2	Hamilton Olympic	18	11	0	7	45	27	+18	33	2008 NNSW State League Finals
3	Highfields Azzurri	18	9	5	4	28	21	+7	32
4	Weston Workers	18	10	2	6	34	32	+2	32
5	Valentine Phoenix	18	9	4	5	40	24	+16	31
6	Edgeworth Eagles	18	7	4	7	27	29	−2	25
7	Lake Macquarie City	18	5	5	8	25	34	−9	20
8	West Wallsend	18	4	3	11	19	31	−12	15
9	South Cardiff	18	3	5	10	24	44	−20	14
10	Toronto Awaba Stags	18	3	4	11	18	42	−24	13

Updated to match(es) played on 10 August 2008. Source: http://www.socceraust.co.uk/2008/NNSW/SL/fixtures.html
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Queensland

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sunshine Coast (C)	18	16	1	1	73	11	+62	49	2008 QLD State League Champions
2	Brisbane Strikers	18	12	3	3	37	18	+19	39	2008 QLD State League Finals
3	North Queensland Razorbacks	18	12	1	5	53	23	+30	37
4	Redlands City Devils	18	11	1	6	50	30	+20	34
5	Olympic FC	18	9	2	7	39	37	+2	29
6	Queensland Academy of Sport	18	6	3	9	33	40	−7	21
7	Capricorn Cougars	18	5	3	10	20	37	−17	18
8	Logan United	18	3	3	12	23	60	−37	12
9	Whitsunday Miners	18	3	2	13	29	64	−35	11
10	Bundaberg Spirit	18	3	1	14	13	50	−37	10

Updated to match(es) played on 3 August 2008. Source: http://www.socceraust.co.uk/2008/QLD/State/fixtures.html
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

South Australia

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 SA Super League Champions
2	North Eastern MetroStars	18	10	4	4	36	16	+20	34	2008 SA 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 SA Premier League
10	Croydon Kings (R)	18	2	4	12	15	46	−31	10

Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2008. Source: http://www.socceraust.co.uk/2008/SA/Super/fixtures.html
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Tasmania

Northern Premier League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Devonport City	16	14	1	1	59	14	+45	43	2008 TAS State Finals
2	Northern Rangers	16	8	5	3	42	20	+22	29
3	Somerset	16	9	1	6	43	24	+19	28
4	Prospect Knights	16	9	1	6	35	28	+7	28
5	Burnie United	16	7	5	4	34	37	−3	26
6	Riverside Olympic	16	5	2	9	31	37	−6	17
7	Launceston City	16	4	4	8	28	35	−7	16
8	Ulverstone	16	3	2	11	18	47	−29	11
9	Launceston United	16	2	1	13	17	65	−48	7

Updated to match(es) played on 23 August 2008. Source: http://www.socceraust.co.uk/2008/TAS/North/fixtures.html
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Southern Premier League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	South Hobart (C)	18	14	2	2	49	15	+34	44	2008 TAS Champions
2	Hobart Zebras	18	12	3	3	68	27	+41	39
3	Hobart Olympic	18	11	3	4	46	34	+12	36
4	Glenorchy Knights	18	9	2	7	39	31	+8	29
5	Clarence United	18	8	2	8	33	36	−3	26
6	University of Tasmania	18	7	4	7	33	36	−3	25
7	Kingborough Lions United	18	6	5	7	32	42	−10	23
8	New Town Eagles	18	5	6	7	28	28	0	21
9	Metro Claremont (R)	18	2	2	14	23	56	−33	8	Relegated to the 2009 TAS South Division 1
10	Taroona (R)	18	0	3	15	17	72	−55	3

Updated to match(es) played on 19 August 2008. Source: http://www.socceraust.co.uk/2008/TAS/South/fixtures.html
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Final

6 September 2008

20:00

South Hobart	3–0	Devonport City

South Hobart Ground, South Hobart

Victoria

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Green Gully	26	15	8	3	41	17	+24	53	2008 VIC Premier League Finals
2	Melbourne Knights	26	14	10	2	47	25	+22	52
3	Altona Magic (C)	26	13	8	5	44	29	+15	47	2008 VIC Premier League Champions
4	Heidelberg United	26	11	9	6	41	30	+11	42	2008 VIC Premier League Finals
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 (R)	26	10	6	10	41	35	+6	36	Team withdrew at end of season
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 (R)	26	5	7	14	23	42	−19	22	Relegated to the 2009 VIC State League Division 1
13	Fawkner Blues (R)	26	6	3	17	22	59	−37	21
14	Frankston Pines (R)	26	4	5	17	19	48	−29	17

Updated to match(es) played on 24 August 2008. Source: http://www.socceraust.co.uk/2008/VIC/Premier/fixtures.html
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Western Australia

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sorrento	22	15	4	3	59	31	+28	49	2008 WA Premier League Finals
2	Floreat Athena	22	14	3	5	47	27	+20	45
3	Perth SC (C)	22	13	4	5	48	33	+15	43	2008 WA Premier League Champions
4	Inglewood United	22	11	4	7	38	35	+3	37	2008 WA Premier League Finals
5	Mandurah City	22	10	6	6	57	40	+17	36
6	Stirling Lions	22	9	6	7	42	30	+12	33
7	Swan IC	22	8	3	11	42	47	−5	27
8	Cockburn City	22	7	5	10	45	56	−11	26
9	Western Knights	22	7	3	12	34	51	−17	24
10	Armadale	22	6	5	11	33	53	−20	23
11	ECU Joondalup	22	6	4	12	47	51	−4	22
12	Fremantle Spirit (R)	22	0	5	17	24	62	−38	5	Relegated to 2009 WA State League Division 1

Updated to match(es) played on 20 September 2008. Source: http://www.socceraust.co.uk/2008/WA/Premier/fixtures.html
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated