2009 Victorian Premier League
Football league season
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The 2009 Victorian Premier League season was held between February and September 2009.[1]
| Season | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Teams | 12 (+1) |
| Champions | Altona Magic SC |
| Premiers | Dandenong Thunder SC |
| Relegated | Whittlesea Zebras Preston Lions |
← 2008 2010 → | |
Teams
Victorian Premier League teams for the 2009 season:
| Club | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Altona Magic SC | Paisley Park Soccer Complex | 5,000 |
| Dandenong Thunder SC | George Andrews Reserve | 5,000 |
| Green Gully SC | Green Gully Reserve | 10,000 |
| Heidelberg United FC | Olympic Village | 10,000 |
| Hume City FC | John Ilhan Memorial Reserve | 5,000 |
| Melbourne Knights FC | Knights Stadium (Melbourne) | 15,000 |
| Oakleigh Cannons FC | Jack Edwards Reserve | 5,000 |
| Preston Lions FC | B.T. Connor Reserve | 8,000 |
| Richmond SC | Kevin Bartlett Reserve | 5,000 |
| South Melbourne FC | Bob Jane Stadium | 14,000 |
| Sunshine George Cross FC | Chaplin Reserve | 5,000 |
| Whittlesea Zebras FC | Epping Stadium | 10,000 |
Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted from Division 1:
(After the end of the 2008 season.)
Teams relegated to Division 1:
(After the end of the 2008 season.)
Teams ceasing competition
(After the end of the 2008 season.)
League table
The regular season concluded on 15 August.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dandenong Thunder | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 21 | +24 | 50 | Victorian Premier League Finals |
| 2 | Altona Magic (C) | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 38 | |
| 3 | Green Gully | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 38 | |
| 4 | Hume City | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 16 | +23 | 37 | |
| 5 | South Melbourne | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 22 | +19 | 37 | |
| 6 | Heidelberg United | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 34 | |
| 7 | Oakleigh Cannons | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 33 | |
| 8 | Sunshine George Cross | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 32 | |
| 9 | Melbourne Knights | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 27 | |
| 10 | Richmond | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 24 | |
| 11 | Whittlesea Zebras | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 42 | −27 | 10 | Relegation to Vic State League Div 1 |
| 12 | Preston Lions | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 80 | −66 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Finals Series
Qualifying Final
| Altona Magic SC | 3–3 (AET) (4–3 PSO) | Green Gully SC |
|---|---|---|
Slave Bozinovski  42'Nicholas Kalmar 72'Carl Recchia 75' |
Report | Mathew Sanders 6' Pablo Cardozo 38' Aziz Behich 94' |
Elimination Final
| Hume City FC | 2–0 | South Melbourne FC |
|---|---|---|
| Alfonso Opazo 2' Andrew Vlahos 47' |
Report |
Minor Semi-Final
Major Semi-Final
| Dandenong Thunder SC | 0–1 | Altona Magic SC |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kliment Taseski 56' |
Preliminary final
| Dandenong Thunder SC | 3–1 | Hume City FC |
|---|---|---|
| Veton Korcarevski 9' Hamlet Armenian 46' Joseph Di Iorio 49' |
Report | Isyan Erdogan 62' |
Grand final
| Altona Magic SC | 1–1 (AET) (5–4 PSO) | Dandenong Thunder SC |
|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Kalmar 65' |
Report | Veton Korcarevski 51' |
Victoria Men's Team 2009
A Victoria Men's Team consisting of Victorian Premier League players formed to compete against Melbourne Victory for two Victorian bushfire charity appeals matches. The games were scheduled for 12 May[3] and 20 May.[4] Victoria coach Chris Taylor stated that the players were selected "on the basis that some...may go on to play in the national competition in the future."[3]
The players selected to represent Victoria were:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
|
| Victorian Premier League Team | 3–1 | Melbourne Victory |
|---|---|---|
| Joel Nikolic , Osagie Ederaro |
Report | Tom Pondeljak |
Shepparton, Victoria