2009 W-League (Australia)
Appearance
(Redirected from W-League 2009)
W-League 2009 | |
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League | W-League |
Sport | Women's association football |
Duration | 3 October – 19 December 2009 |
Number of teams | 8 |
TV partner(s) | ABC1 |
W-League season | |
Champions | Sydney FC |
Premiers | Sydney FC |
Top scorer | Michelle Heyman (11) |
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
[edit]W-League teams for the 2009 season:
Team | City | Years in competition |
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Adelaide United | Adelaide, SA | 2008–09 – present |
Brisbane Roar | Brisbane, Qld | 2008–09 – present |
Canberra United | Canberra, ACT | 2008–09 – present |
Central Coast Mariners | Gosford, NSW | 2008–09 – 2009 |
Melbourne Victory | Melbourne, Vic | 2008–09 – present |
Newcastle Jets | Newcastle, NSW | 2008–09 – present |
Perth Glory | Perth, WA | 2008–09 – present |
Sydney FC | Sydney, NSW | 2008–09 – present |
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 |
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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 |
Source: au.soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
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 | Grand Final | ||||||||
1 | Sydney FC | 3 | |||||||
4 | Canberra United | 0 | |||||||
1 | Sydney FC | 3 | |||||||
3 | Brisbane Roar | 2 | |||||||
2 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 | |||||||
3 | Brisbane Roar | 1 |
Semi-finals
[edit]12 December 2009 | Sydney FC | 3–0 | Canberra United | Toyota Stadium |
Walsh 45' Khamis 61' Garriock 84' |
Report Summary |
Referee: Casey Reibelt |
13 December 2009 | Central Coast Mariners | 0–1 | Brisbane Roar | Bluetongue Stadium |
Report Summary |
Reuter 61' | Referee: Kirralee Gardener |
Final
[edit]19 December 2009 | Sydney FC | 3–2 | Brisbane Roar | Toyota Stadium |
O'Neill 66' Walsh 73' Rydahl 78' |
Summary | Harch 15' Butt 90+3' (pen.) |
Attendance: 1,439 Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
Season statistics
[edit]Leading scorers
[edit]Total | Player | Team | Goals per Round | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Michelle Heyman | Central Coast Mariners | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Leena Khamis | Sydney FC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Sarah Walsh | Sydney FC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Racheal Quigley | Adelaide United | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tameka Butt | Brisbane Roar | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Lydia Vandenbergh | Central Coast Mariners | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kendall Fletcher | Central Coast Mariners | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Courtney Beutel | Brisbane Roar | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tseng Shu-o | Canberra United | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.