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)
W-League seasons

Clubs

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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

Regular season

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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

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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

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

Finals series

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Bracket

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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

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12 December 2009 Sydney FC 3–0 Canberra United Toyota Stadium
Walsh   45'
Khamis   61'
Garriock   84'
Report
Summary
Referee: Casey Reibelt

Final

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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

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Leading scorers

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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

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See also

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Notes

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References

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  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.