2009 W-League (Australia)
| W-League 2009 | |
|---|---|
| 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
W-League teams for the 2009 season:
| Team | City | Years in competition |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 | |||
| Central Coast Mariners | Kendall Fletcher | Jillian Loyden | Lydia Vandenbergh | ||
| Melbourne Victory | Katie Thorlakson | Marlies Oostdam | Julianne Sitch | Gülcan KocaA | |
| Newcastle Jets | Kirstyn Pearce | Stacey DayB | |||
| Perth Glory | Alex Singer | Carys HawkinsA | |||
| 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
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "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.