| Club: | Adelaide United (W-League) |
| Season: | 2008–09 |
| Mgrtitle: | Head Coach |
| Manager: | Michael Barnett |
| Chairman: | Mel Patzwald |
| League: | W-League |
| League Result: | 8th |
| Cup1: | W-League Finals |
| Cup1 Result: | DNQ |
| League Topscorer: | Sandra Scalzi (4) |
| Largest Win: | 3–2 vs. Newcastle Jets (H) (31 October 2008) W-League 3–2 vs. Sydney FC (H) (9 November 2008) W-League |
| Largest Loss: | 0–6 (6 December 2008) W-League |
| Pattern B1: | _Kit_frount_AU_reebok_spikes |
| Leftarm1: | FF0000 |
| Body1: | FF0000 |
| Rightarm1: | FF0000 |
| Shorts1: | FF0000 |
| Socks1: | FF0000 |
| Leftarm2: | FF0000 |
| Body2: | FFFFFF |
| Rightarm2: | FF0000 |
| Shorts2: | FFFFFF |
| Socks2: | FFFFFF |
| Nextseason: | 2009 |
The 2008–09 season was Adelaide United Football Club (W-League)'s first season, in the newly formed women's league in Australia the W-League. Adelaide United finished 8th in their W-League season.
| No. | Position | Name | From | Type/fee | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Free transfer | 10 September 2008 | [1] | |||
| 10 | Adelaide Sensation | |||||
| 1 | Free agent | 16 October 2008 | [2] | |||
| 2 | Adelaide Sensation | |||||
| 3 | Free agent | |||||
| 5 | Free agent | |||||
| 6 | Adelaide Sensation | |||||
| 7 | Free agent | |||||
| 8 | Adelaide Sensation | |||||
| 9 | Free agent | |||||
| 11 | Adelaide Sensation | |||||
| 12 | Free agent | |||||
| 13 | Free agent | |||||
| 14 | Free agent | |||||
| 15 | Free agent | |||||
| 16 | Adelaide Sensation | |||||
| 20 | Adelaide Sensation | |||||
| 30 | Free agent |
See main article: 2008–09 W-League.
The league fixtures were announced on 1 October 2008.
Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
| Name | W-League | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 1 | GK | < | --W-League--> | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2 | DF | < | --W-League--> | 8+1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | < | --W-League--> | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | < | --W-League--> | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 5 | MF | < | --W-League--> | 2+4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF | < | --W-League--> | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 7 | FW | < | --W-League--> | 3+4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 8 | FW | < | --W-League--> | 7+1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 9 | FW | < | --W-League--> | 7+3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 10 | FW | < | --W-League--> | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | ||
| 11 | MF | < | --W-League--> | 8+1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | ||
| 12 | MF | < | --W-League--> | 4+5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 13 | MF | < | --W-League--> | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 14 | FW | < | --W-League--> | 4+4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 15 | MF | < | --W-League--> | 4+4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 16 | DF | < | --W-League--> | 2+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 17 | MF | < | --W-League--> | 7+1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 20 | GK | < | --W-League--> | 4+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 30 | GK | < | --W-League--> | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| — | MF | < | --W-League--> | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.
| Rank | Name | W-League | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < | --Two yellows that make a red--> | < | --Straight red--> | < | --Two yellows that make a red--> | < | --Straight red--> | |||||
| 1 | 2 | DF |  | < | --W-League--> | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | 10 | FW | | < | --W-League--> | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 3 | DF | | < | --W-League--> | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 15 | MF | | < | --W-League--> | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 6 | DF | | < | --W-League--> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | FW | | < | --W-League--> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | MF | | < | --W-League--> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | MF | | < | --W-League--> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | MF |  | < | --W-League--> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | FW | | < | --W-League--> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | DF | | < | --W-League--> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total< | --W-League--> | 19 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.