2009 W-League (Australia)
| W-League 2009 | |
|---|---|
| League | W-League |
| Sport | Women's association football |
| Duration | 3 October – 19 December 2009 |
| Teams | 8 |
| TV partner | ABC1 |
| W-League season | |
| Champions | Sydney FC |
| Premiers | Sydney FC |
| Top scorer | Michelle Heyman (11) |
| W-League seasons | |
The 2009 W-League season was the second season of the W-League, the Australian national women's football (soccer) competition. The season was played over 10 rounds followed by a finals series. Sydney FC were both the champions and premiers after finishing the regular season at the top of the table and defeating Brisbane Roar 3–2 in the grand final.
Clubs
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W-League teams for the 2009 season:
| Team | City | Years in competition |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide United | South Australia Adelaide, SA | 2008–09 – present |
| Brisbane Roar | Queensland Brisbane, Qld | 2008–09 – present |
| Canberra United | Australian Capital Territory Canberra, ACT | 2008–09 – present |
| Central Coast Mariners | New South Wales Gosford, NSW | 2008–09 – 2009 |
| Melbourne Victory | Victoria (state) Melbourne, Vic | 2008–09 – present |
| Newcastle Jets | New South Wales Newcastle, NSW | 2008–09 – present |
| Perth Glory | Western Australia Perth, WA | 2008–09 – present |
| Sydney FC | New South Wales Sydney, NSW | 2008–09 – present |
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Foreign players
[edit ]The following do not fill a Visa position:
A Australian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team;
B Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian citizenship;
G Guest players;
R Injury replacement players, or national team replacement players;
Regular season
[edit ]The 2009 W-League season was played over 10 rounds, followed by a finals series involving the four highest placed teams, starting in October and completing in December 2009.[1]
League table
[edit ]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney FC (C) | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 23 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 22 | |
| 3 | Brisbane Roar | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 21 | |
| 4 | Canberra United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 14 | |
| 5 | Melbourne Victory | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 14 | |
| 6 | Perth Glory | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 13 | |
| 7 | Adelaide United | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 | −24 | 3 | |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 25 | −18 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Fixtures
[edit ]Individual matches are collated at each club's season article.
Finals series
[edit ]Bracket
[edit ]Semi-finals
[edit ]Final
[edit ]Season statistics
[edit ]Leading scorers
[edit ]| Total | Player | Team | Goals per Round | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Australia | Michelle Heyman | Central Coast Mariners | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Australia | Leena Khamis | Sydney FC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Australia | Sarah Walsh | Sydney FC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Australia | Racheal Quigley | Adelaide United | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia | Tameka Butt | Brisbane Roar | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | United States | Lydia Vandenbergh | Central Coast Mariners | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States | Kendall Fletcher | Central Coast Mariners | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia | Courtney Beutel | Brisbane Roar | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | Tseng Shu-o | Canberra United | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia | Ellie Brush | Canberra United | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Goal scored from penalty kick
Awards
[edit ]- Player of the Year: Michelle Heyman, Central Coast Mariners
- Young Player of the Year: Elise Kellond-Knight, Brisbane Roar and Ellyse Perry, Canberra United
- Player's Player of the Year: Samantha Kerr, Perth Glory
- Goalkeeper of the Year: Jillian Loyden, Central Coast Mariners
- Golden Boot: Michelle Heyman, Central Coast Mariners – 11 goals
- Goal of the Year: Samantha Kerr, Perth Glory – Round 8 (Perth Glory v Sydney FC)
- Fair Play Award: Sydney FC and Canberra United
- Referee of the Year: Kate Jacewicz
- Coach of the Year: Ray Junna, Canberra United and Stephen Roche, Central Coast Mariners
See also
[edit ]Notes
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ↑ "Westfield W-League – 2009 Season Draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2010. (43.4 KiB) Football Federation Australia , 31 July 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
