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2009 W-League (Australia)

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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

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

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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

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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
13 December 2009 Central Coast Mariners 0–1 Brisbane Roar Bluetongue Stadium
Report
Summary		 Reuter 61' Referee: Kirralee Gardener

Final

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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

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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 Australia Michelle Heyman Central Coast Mariners 2 2 1 3 2 1
7 Australia Leena Khamis Sydney FC 1 1 1 2 1 1
6 Australia Sarah Walsh Sydney FC 1 1 2 1 1
5 Australia Racheal Quigley Adelaide United 2 1 2
Australia Tameka Butt Brisbane Roar 1 1 3
4 United States Lydia Vandenbergh Central Coast Mariners 1 1 1 1
United States Kendall Fletcher Central Coast Mariners 1 1 1 1
Australia Courtney Beutel Brisbane Roar 2 1 1
Chinese Taipei Tseng Shu-o Canberra United 1 2 1
Australia 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.
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