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

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.

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 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

See also