The 2007–08 A-League was the 31st season of top-flight

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in Australia, and the third season of the

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competition since its establishment in 2004.

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hoped to build on the success of the previous two seasons and on the interest generated by

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and

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playing in the

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, and the Socceroos competing in the

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. Based on their A-League 2006-07 season performances

and

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competed in the

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, making it two consecutive seasons in the competition for

. Based on the 2007–08 season of the A-League, the

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and

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qualified for the

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, as the competition's Premiers and Champions respectively. Changes included: *The New Zealand Knights, who folded at the conclusion of the 2006–07 season, were replaced by

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. *An increase of the squad size, from 20 to 23 players, increasing the

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from A$1.6 million to A$1.8 million.

Clubs

Foreign players

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

);
²Australian residents (and New Zealand residents, in the case of

) 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)

Salary cap exemptions and captains

Pre-Season Challenge Cup

The pre-season cup competition was held in July and August in the lead up to the start of the A-League season. The opening round began on 14 July 2007. The competition featured a group stage, with three regular rounds, followed by a two-week finals playoff. The pre-season cup was won by

at the final on 12 August 2007.

Regular season

The league season took a triple round-robin format over 21 rounds between 24 August 2007 and 20 January 2008 with each team playing the other seven teams three times.Hyundai A-League 2007–08 Season Draw

, 23 April 2007.

League table

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Round 21

Finals series

Semi-finals

Preliminary-final

Grand Final

Season statistics

Leading scorers

Attendance

The attendance records of each of the teams at the end of the home and away season, does not include finals series attendances. * Adelaide United played a one-off match at the

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against Sydney FC in their Round 18 match. This is why Adelaide United's Highest single attendance exceeds the capacity of

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Top 10 attendances

Disciplinary

The Fair Play Award was awarded to Newcastle Jets, the team with the lowest points on the fair play ladder at the conclusion of the home and away season.

Awards

* The Premiers' Plate was awarded to

, who finished on top of the ladder after the regular season. * The Championship Trophy was awarded to the

. * The Johnny Warren Medal was awarded to Joel Griffiths from the

for the best player in the league. * The Coach of the Year was awarded to

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of the

. * The Joe Marston Medal was awarded to Andrew Durante of

. * The Reebok Golden Boot was awarded to Joel Griffiths of

(12 goals - regular season). * The Rising Star award was awarded to

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. * The Fair Play Award was awarded to the

References

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