The 2008–09 season was Perth Glory FC's 4th season since the inception of the

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and 12th since the club's founding, in

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2008–09 Squad

Squad changes for 2008–09 season

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Friendlies

China Tour

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began their pre-season early, with a three match trip to

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, in early March. The team played three matches against three

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sides,

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and

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. Glory lost all three matches, but the tour was successful for trialling many new players in the lineup.

Local Friendlies

In June, the Perth Glory squad took on

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side Rockingham City in

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, defeating the side 8–0 in front of a crowd of around 1,500. Glory also played the WA State Team, losing 2–3, with

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making a successful return to competitive football in the match, after being out of the game through a hamstring injury for the past ten months.

Indonesia Tour

Finally in July,

embarked on a short pre-season tour of

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, playing and defeating Indonesian Super League sides, Persik Kediri and

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, 2–1 and 1–0 respectively.

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was able to give new recruits, like

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who scored the winner against

Pre-Season Cup

Unlike last season, Perth were not as successful in this season's

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, though also unlike last season, Glory had some pre-season cup games scheduled at home this time.

impressed, including creating and scoring a penalty in the first match against the Newcastle Jets, in

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2008–09 Hyundai A-League fixtures

Home-and-Away Season

Goal scorers

''Last updated 24 January 2009''

Notes and references

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