2008 FFSA season

The 2008 Football Federation South Australia season was the 102nd season of soccer in South Australia, and the third under the FFSA format.

Football Federation South Australia

Season	2008
Champions	Adelaide City
← 2007 2009 →

2008 FFSA Super League

South Australian Super League

Season	2008
Champions	Grand Final Adelaide City Minor Premiership Adelaide City
Relegated	White City Croydon Kings
Matches played	90
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 use 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]

League table

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	Qualification for Finals
2	North Eastern MetroStars	18	10	4	4	36	16	+20	34
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	Relegation to FFSA Premier League
10	Croydon Kings (R)	18	2	4	12	15	46	−31	10

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Finals

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

League table

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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Finals

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

2008 FFSA State League

FFSA State League

Season	2008
Promoted	Salisbury United S.A.S.I.
Matches played	90
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]

League table

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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Finals

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

See also

• 2008 FFSA Premier League
• 2008 FFSA Super League
• 2008 FFSA State League
• National Premier Leagues South Australia
• Football Federation South Australia