2009 W-League (Australia)

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
LeagueW-League
SportWomen's association football
Duration3 October – 19 December 2009
Number of teams8
TV partner(s)ABC1
W-League season
ChampionsSydney FC
PremiersSydney FC
Top scorerMichelle Heyman (11)

Clubs

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

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
Source: au.soccerway.com
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
Main article: 2009 W-League grand 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 AustraliaMichelle HeymanCentral Coast Mariners 221321
7 AustraliaLeena KhamisSydney FC 111211
6 AustraliaSarah WalshSydney FC 11211
5 AustraliaRacheal QuigleyAdelaide United 212
AustraliaTameka ButtBrisbane Roar 113
4 United StatesLydia VandenberghCentral Coast Mariners 1111
United StatesKendall FletcherCentral Coast Mariners 1111
AustraliaCourtney BeutelBrisbane Roar 211
Chinese TaipeiTseng Shu-oCanberra United 121
AustraliaEllie BrushCanberra United 1111

  Goal scored from penalty kick

Awards

See also

Notes

    References
    1. "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.
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