2009 W-League (Australia)
Second season of the top women's football (soccer) league in Australia
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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.
| 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) |
Clubs
W-League teams for the 2009 season:
| Team | City | Years in competition |
|---|---|---|
 Adelaide United |
 Adelaide, SA |
2008–09 – present |
.png){kind=small} 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 |
Foreign players
| Club | Visa 1 | Visa 2 | Visa 3 | Non-Visa foreigner(s) | Former player(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide United | |||||
| Brisbane Roar | |||||
| Canberra United |  Lin Chiung-ying |
Tseng Shu-o |
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| Central Coast Mariners |  Kendall Fletcher |
Jillian Loyden |
Lydia Vandenbergh |
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| Melbourne Victory |  Katie Thorlakson |
 Marlies Oostdam |
Julianne Sitch |
 Gülcan KocaA |
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| Newcastle Jets |  Kirstyn Pearce |
Stacey DayB |
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| Perth Glory | Alex Singer |
 Carys HawkinsA |
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| Sydney FC |  Cathrine Paaske Sørensen |
Julie Rydahl Bukh |
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
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
| 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
Individual matches are collated at each club's season article.
Finals series
Bracket
| 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
| 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
| 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
Leading scorers
| Total | Player | Team | Goals per Round | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 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