The 2007–08 season was the 39th season of national competitive

soccer in Australia In Australia, Association football, soccer, also known as Football (word), football, and to a lesser extent as "association football", is the most played outdoor team sport, and ranked in the top ten for television audience as of 2015. The nat ...

and 125th overall.

National teams

Australia national soccer team

Results and fixtures

=Friendlies

=World Cup 2010 qualifying

Group 1

Men's under-23

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2007–08.

2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers

Men's under-20

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2007–08.

2008 AFC U-19 Championship qualification

Men's under-17

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2007–08.

AFC U-16 Championship qualification

Women's senior

Results and fixtures

=Friendlies

=Women's World Cup 2007

Group C

Knockout stage

=Women's Asian Cup 2008

Group B

Knockout stage

Women's under-20

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's under-20 national team in 2007–08.

AFC U-19 Women's Championship

Women's under-17

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's under-17 national team in 2007–08.

AFC competitions

AFC Champions League

Group stage

=Group E

=Group G

Knockout stage

=Quarter-finals

=Semi-finals

=Final

Men's soccer

A-League

Cup competitions

Pre-Season Challenge Cup

=Final

Retirements

* 1 July 2007:

Paul Okon Paul Michael Okon (born 5 April 1972) is a former Australian soccer player who played as a defender or midfielder. He previously captained the Australia national team and has represented Australia Olympic Football Team at the 1992 Summer ...

, 35, former

Marconi Stallions Marconi Stallions Football Club is an Australian semi-professional association football club based in Fairfield, Sydney, New South Wales. The club has been crowned Australian champion four times. The Stallions are the soccer team of Club Marc ...

and

Newcastle Jets Newcastle United Jets Football Club, commonly known as Newcastle Jets, is an Australian professional soccer club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier competition, the A-League, under licence from the Australi ...

midfielder. * 1 July 2007:

Fernando Rech Fernando Rech (born March 13, 1974, in Caxias do Sul, Brazil) is a Brazilian former Football (soccer), footballer. He played either as a Striker (association football), striker or an midfielder, attacking midfielder. Life and career He has retir ...

, 33, former

Brisbane Strikers Brisbane Strikers Football Club is an Australian semi-professional football club based in Brisbane, Queensland. Founded in 1991 as Brisbane United, the club competed in the National Soccer League until the 2003–04 season. Brisbane Strikers ...

and

Parramatta Power Parramatta Power Soccer Club were a professional association football club who were based in the Western Sydney city of Parramatta. They played in the National Soccer League (Australia), National Soccer League from season National Soccer League ...

striker. * 1 January 2008: Brendan Renaud, 34, former

St George Saint George (;Geʽez: ጊዮርጊስ, , ka, გიორგი, , , died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was an early Christian martyr who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to holy tradition, he was a soldier in the R ...

Blacktown City Blacktown City Council is a local government area in Western Sydney, situated on the Cumberland Plain, approximately west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1906 as the Blacktow ...

and

Sydney FC Sydney Football Club, commonly known as Sydney FC, is a professional association football, soccer club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. They compete in the top-tier men's league in Australia, the A-League Men. Established in 2004, ...

midfielder. * 1 February 2008:

Craig Deans Craig Deans (born 7 May 1974) is an Australian former soccer player and former head coach of the Newcastle Jets. Playing career Deans was a central defender for multiple Australian clubs, with most of his appearances coming in the National Soc ...

, 33, former Fremantle Spirit and

centre-back. * 1 February 2008:

Tony Vidmar Antony Vidmar (born 4 July 1970) is an Australian soccer coach and former player, who serves as an assistant coach with the Australia and head coach of Australia. He was a member of the Australia national team, competed at the 1992 Summer Olympic ...

, 37, former

Adelaide City Adelaide City Football Club is a semi-professional soccer club based in Oakden, a north-eastern suburb of Adelaide. The club was a founding member of the now-defunct National Soccer League (NSL) and currently competes in the National Premier ...

and

Central Coast Mariners Central Coast Mariners Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales. It competes in the A-League Men, under licence from the Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The Mar ...

left-back. * 1 March 2008: Damien Brown, 33, former

Canberra Cosmos Canberra Cosmos Football Club was an Australian soccer club based in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. It participated in the National Soccer League from the 1995/96 season until the end of the 2000/01 season, after which it folded, prima ...

and

midfielder. * 21 April 2008:

Stan Lazaridis Stan Lazaridis (born 16 August 1972) is an Australian former soccer player. He was predominantly a left winger though he was known to perform at left-back. He notably played for Birmingham City and West Ham United and made 58 official appearan ...

, 35, former West Adelaide left midfielder. * 12 July 2008:

Richie Alagich Richie Alagich (born 30 October 1973) is an Australian retired footballer. Club career Early career Born in Woodville, South Australia, Alagich played representative football for his home state from 1985 through to 1991. He started his professi ...

, 34, former West Adelaide,

South Melbourne South Melbourne is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Port Phillip local government area. South Melbourne recorded a population of 11,548 at the 2021 ...

and

Adelaide United Adelaide United Football Club is a professional men's soccer club located in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. The club was one of the eight founding members of the A-League Men and have competed in it concurrently since its formation, u ...

right-back.

References

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