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.
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 |
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]
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 |
Individual matches are collated at each club's season article.
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 |
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 |
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 |
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
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