A-League 2007–08

A-League

Season	2007–08
Champions	Newcastle Jets (1st title)
Premiers	Central Coast Mariners (1st title)
AFC Champions League	Newcastle Jets, Central Coast Mariners
Matches played	111
Goals scored	223 (2.01 per match)
Top goalscorer	Joel Griffiths (12 goals)
Best goalkeeper	Michael Theoklitos
Biggest home win	Central Coast Mariners 3–0 Wellington Phoenix Wellington Phoenix 4–1 Perth Glory Adelaide United 4–1 Melbourne Victory Adelaide United 4–1 Wellington Phoenix Queensland Roar 3–0 Wellington Phoenix Wellington Phoenix 3–0 Perth Glory Melbourne Victory 3–0 Wellington Phoenix Central Coast Mariners 3–0 Newcastle Jets
Biggest away win	Newcastle Jets 1–4 Perth Glory Perth Glory 1–4 Queensland Roar Central Coast Mariners 2–5 Melbourne Victory
Highest scoring	Central Coast Mariners 4–5 Sydney FC
Longest winning run	4 games Newcastle Jets
Longest unbeaten run	6 games Melbourne Victory
Longest winless run	11 games Perth Glory
Longest losing run	4 games Adelaide United Wellington Phoenix
Highest attendance	33,458
Lowest attendance	6,252
Average attendance	14,610
← 2006–07 2008–09 →

The 2007–08 A-League was the 31st season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the third season of the A-League competition since its establishment in 2004. Football Federation Australia hoped to build on the success of the previous two seasons and on the interest generated by Sydney FC !Sydney FC and Adelaide United !Adelaide United playing in the 2007 AFC Champions League, and the Socceroos competing in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup.

Based on their A-League 2006-07 season performances Adelaide United !Adelaide United and Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory competed in the 2008 AFC Champions League, making it two consecutive seasons in the competition for Adelaide United !Adelaide United. Based on the 2007–08 season of the A-League, the Central Coast Mariners and Newcastle Jets !Newcastle Jets qualified for the 2009 AFC Champions League, as the competition's Premiers and Champions respectively.

Changes included:

The following do not fill a Visa position:
¹Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian Residency (and New Zealand Residency, in the case of Wellington Phoenix);
²Australian residents (and New Zealand residents, in the case of Wellington Phoenix) who have chosen to represent another national team;
³Injury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players;
⁴Guest Players (eligible to play a maximum of ten games)

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