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2009–10 A-League
33rd season of top-tier soccer league in Australia
33rd season of top-tier soccer league in Australia
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| competition | A-League | |
| season | 2009–10 | |
| dates | 6 August 2009 – 20 March 2010 | |
| winners | Sydney FC (2nd title) | |
| premiers | Sydney FC (1st title) | |
| continentalcup1 | [AFC Champions League](2011-afc-champions-league) | |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Sydney FC, Melbourne Victory | |
| league topscorer | Shane Smeltz | |
| (19 goals) | ||
| best goalkeeper | Eugene Galekovic | |
| biggest home win | Wellington Phoenix 6–0 Gold Coast United | |
| (25 October 2009) | ||
| biggest away win | Melbourne Victory 0–4 Central Coast Mariners | |
| (7 November 2009) | ||
| North Queensland Fury 1–5 Central Coast Mariners | ||
| (21 November 2009) | ||
| highest scoring | Melbourne Victory 6–2 Perth Glory | |
| (16 January 2010) | ||
| (8 goals) | ||
| matches | 135 | |
| total goals | 348 | |
| highest attendance | 30,668 | |
| lowest attendance | 2,616 | |
| average attendance | 9,796 ([[Image:Red Arrow Down.svg | 12px]] 2,384) |
| prevseason | [2008–09](2008-09-a-league) | |
| nextseason | [2010–11](2010-11-a-league) |
(19 goals) (25 October 2009) (7 November 2009) North Queensland Fury 1–5 Central Coast Mariners (21 November 2009) (16 January 2010) (8 goals)
The 2009–10 A-League was the 33rd season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the fifth season of the A-League competition since its establishment in 2004. The season marked the addition of two new teams from Queensland. Gold Coast United FC and the North Queensland Fury FC made their A-League debuts at the start of the season. Because of this, Queensland Roar were renamed to Brisbane Roar, as they were no longer the only A-League club from Queensland. With the inception of the two new clubs, many club transfers took place both within Australia and New Zealand, and around the world.
The length of the regular season was longer than in previous years, with 27 rounds rather than 21, plus finals. The season began on 6 August, with Melbourne hosting the Central Coast at home. As well as these major changes to the league, the Pre-Season Challenge Cup was no longer held as part of the 2009–10 season due to a busier regular season schedule, and clubs attracting higher profile pre-season friendlies. The Premiership and Championship double was completed by Sydney FC with victory over Melbourne in the final match of the regular season and on penalties in the Championship Grand Final.
Clubs
| Team | City | Home Ground | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide United | Adelaide | Hindmarsh Stadium | 17,000 |
| Brisbane Roar | Brisbane | Suncorp Stadium | 52,500 |
| Central Coast Mariners | Gosford | Bluetongue Stadium | 20,119 |
| Gold Coast United | Gold Coast | Skilled Park | 27,400 |
| Melbourne Victory | Melbourne | Etihad Stadium | 56,347 |
| Newcastle Jets | Newcastle | Energy Australia Stadium | 26,164 |
| North Queensland Fury | Townsville | Dairy Farmers Stadium | 26,500 |
| Perth Glory | Perth | ME Bank Stadium | 20,500 |
| Sydney FC | Sydney | Sydney Football Stadium | 45,500 |
| Wellington Phoenix | Wellington | Westpac Stadium | 36,000 |
Transfers
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney FC | Sacked | 31 January 2009 | 5th (08–09) | 4 February 2009 | Pre-season | ||
| Newcastle Jets | Resigned | 27 June 2009 | 8th (08–09) | 30 June 2009 | Pre-Season | ||
| Brisbane Roar | Sacked | 14 October 2009 | 6th (09–10) | 16 October 2009 | Round 10 |
Foreign players
| Club | Visa 1 | Visa 2 | Visa 3 | Visa 4 | Visa 5 | Non-Visa foreigner(s) | Former player(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide United | BRA Alemão | BRA Cássio | BRA Cristiano | GHA Lloyd Owusu | KOR Shin In-seob | ARG Marcos Flores3 | |
| Brisbane Roar | BEL Pieter Collen | BRA Henrique | BRA Reinaldo | CRC Steven Bryce | IDN Sergio van Dijk | SCO Bob Malcolm | |
| Central Coast Mariners | ENG Nicky Travis | SCO Chris Doig | WAL Jonathan Brown | WAL Matt Crowell | MLT John Hutchinson2 | JAM Wolry Wolfe4 | |
| NZL Michael McGlinchey | |||||||
| Gold Coast United | BRA Jefferson | BRA Robson | CIV Adama Traoré | NED Bas van den Brink | SCO Charlie Miller | BRA Anderson3 | BRA Milson |
| Melbourne Victory | CRC Marvin Angulo | CRC Carlos Hernández | THA Surat Sukha | NZL Glen Moss2 | |||
| SCO Grant Brebner1 | BRA Ney Fabiano | ||||||
| THA Sutee Suksomkit | |||||||
| Newcastle Jets | ENG Michael Bridges | ITA Marcello Fiorentini | KOR Song Jin-hyung | IRQ Ali Abbas3 | |||
| North Queensland Fury | ENG Robbie Fowler | ENG James Robinson | JPN Kojiro Kaimoto | NZL Jeremy Brockie | SCO Scott Wilson | ENG Terry Cooke3 | |
| ANT Dyron Daal3 | |||||||
| SRI Jack Hingert2 | |||||||
| Perth Glory | ENG Andy Todd | NED Victor Sikora | SRB Branko Jelić | SCO Steven McGarry | BRA Amaral4 | ||
| CIV Eugène Dadi | |||||||
| Sydney FC | SVK Karol Kisel | KOR Byun Sung-hwan | SUI Stephan Keller | NIR Terry McFlynn1 | |||
| PHI Iain Ramsay2 | |||||||
| Wellington Phoenix | BAR Paul Ifill | BRA Daniel | BRA Diego Walsh | CHN Jiang Chen | ENG Chris Greenacre | CIV Eugène Dadi4 | |
| MLT Manny Muscat2 |
The following do not fill a Visa position:
1Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian Residency (and New Zealand Residency, in the case of Wellington Phoenix);
2Australian residents (and New Zealand residents, in the case of Wellington Phoenix) who have chosen to represent another national team;
3Injury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players;
4Guest Players (eligible to play a maximum of ten games)
Salary cap exemptions and captains
| Club | Marquee | Junior Marquee | Captain | Vice-Captain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Adelaide United** | *None* | *None* | AUS Travis Dodd | AUS Lucas Pantelis |
| **Brisbane Roar** | *None* | AUS Michael Zullo | AUS Matt McKay | *None* |
| **Central Coast Mariners** | *None* | *None* | AUS Alex Wilkinson | MLT John Hutchinson |
| **Gold Coast United** | AUS Jason Culina | AUS Tahj Minniecon | AUS Jason Culina | AUS Michael Thwaite |
| **Melbourne Victory** | AUS Archie Thompson | *None* | AUS Kevin Muscat | AUS Rodrigo Vargas |
| **Newcastle Jets** | ITA Fabio Vignaroli | AUS Adam D'Apuzzo | AUS Matt Thompson | *None* |
| **North Queensland Fury** | ENG Robbie Fowler | *None* | ENG Robbie Fowler | *None* |
| **Perth Glory** | AUS Mile Sterjovski | *None* | AUS Jacob Burns | *None* |
| **Sydney FC** | AUS John Aloisi | AUS Mark Bridge | AUS Steve Corica | *None* |
| **Wellington Phoenix** | *None* | *None* | NZL Andrew Durante | NZL Tim Brown |
Regular season
League table
Home and away season
The 2009–10 A-League season was played over 27 rounds, followed by a finals series.
Round 1
Summary McGlinchey
Summary Fowler Danning
Summary Culina Robson
Summary Naidovski Greenacre
Round 2
Summary Minniecon
Summary Allsopp van Dijk Henrique
Summary Bertos
Round 3
Summary Fitzsimmons
Summary Pellegrino
Round 4
Summary Owusu Daal McBreen
Summary Aloisi
Round 5
Summary Simon
Round 6
Summary Reinaldo Miller
Summary Sikora Smeltz
Round 7
Summary Brebner
Summary Simon Hutchinson
Summary Corica
Summary C. Coyne Shroj Jelić Reddy
Round 8
Summary Porter A. Thompson K. Muscat
Summary Leckie
Round 9
Summary Leijer
Round 10
Summary Bridge
20:00 UTC+13 Summary Greenacre Ifill
Round 11
Summary Hutchinson Bojić
Summary Pondeljak Hernández
Summary Smeltz
Round 12
Summary Haliti
Summary Leijer
Summary Daal
Summary T. Brown Greenacre Ifill Hearfield
Summary Kisel
Round 13
Summary Corica
Summary Hernández
Round 14
Summary Simon Heffernan Mrdja
Summary Bridges
Round 15
Summary Mrdja A. Elrich Hutchinson
Summary Jelić
Round 16
Summary Ward A. Thompson
Summary Fowler
Summary M. Thompson
Summary van Dijk D. Dodd
Round 17
Summary Song
Summary Brosque Corica
Summary Barisić
Round 18
Summary Kemp Boogaard
Summary Rooney Petrovski
Round 19
Summary J. Brown
Summary T. Dodd McBreen
Summary A. Thompson Hernández Kemp
Round 20
Summary Macallister van Dijk McKay
Summary Song Petrovski
Summary Miller
Round 21
Summary Smeltz
Summary Harnwell Sterjovski
Round 22
Summary Dadi
Summary Bridges Haliti Hernández
Round 23
Summary Ifill McKain
Summary Kruse K. Muscat Hernández Sterjovski
Summary Bridges
Round 24
Summary Howarth
Summary K. Muscat
Summary Musialik Payne
Round 25
Summary Jukic
Summary Tadrosse
Round 26
Summary Pantelis
Summary Aloisi McBreen
Summary Kwasnik Simon
Round 27
Summary Ifill
Summary Leckie
Summary Bulloch
Summary Cooke
Summary Aloisi
Finals series
Bracket
|RD1-text1= |RD1-team1= Gold Coast United |RD1-score1= 0 (5) |RD1-team2= Newcastle Jets (p.s.o.) |RD1-score2= 0 (6) |RD1-text2= |RD1-team3= Wellington Phoenix (p.s.o.) |RD1-score3=1 (4) |RD1-team4= Perth Glory |RD1-score4=1 (2) |RD2-text1= |RD2-team1=Sydney FC |RD2-score1-1= 1 |RD2-score1-2= 2 |RD2-team2=Melbourne Victory |RD2-score2-1= 2 |RD2-score2-2= 2 |RD2-text2= |RD2-team3=Wellington Phoenix |RD2-score3=3 |RD2-team4=Newcastle Jets |RD2-score4=1 |RD3-text1= |RD3-team1= Sydney FC |RD3-score1=4 |RD3-team2=Wellington Phoenix |RD3-score2=2 |RD4-text1= |RD4-team1= Melbourne Victory |RD4-score1=1 (2) |RD4-team2=Sydney FC (p.s.o.) |RD4-score2=1 (4)
Elimination finals
Summary Djulbic Thwaite Anderson Smeltz Rees Caravella Petrovski Patafta M. Thompson Miličević Song Topor-Stanley}}
Summary Durante T. Brown Caceres Sekulovski Bulloch McBreen}}
Semi-finals
Major semi-final
- Mrdja
- Hernández
Summary Bridge A. Thompson Melbourne Victory won 4–3 on aggregate.
Minor semi-final
Summary Ifill Dadi
Preliminary final
Summary Brosque Bridge Dadi
Grand Final
Main article: 2010 A-League Grand Final
Summary Brebner Angulo Broxham Cole Foxe Kisel Byun
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NZL Shane Smeltz | Gold Coast United | 19 |
| 2 | IDN Sergio van Dijk | Brisbane Roar | 13 |
| 3 | CRC Carlos Hernández | Melbourne Victory | 12 |
| BRB Paul Ifill | Wellington Phoenix | ||
| 5 | AUS Archie Thompson | Melbourne Victory | 10 |
| 6 | AUS John Aloisi | Sydney FC | 9 |
| ENG Robbie Fowler | North Queensland Fury | ||
| 8 | AUS Daniel McBreen | Perth Glory | 8 |
| 9 | NZL Tim Brown | Wellington Phoenix | 7 |
| AUS Steve Corica | Sydney FC | ||
| AUS Matt Thompson | Newcastle Jets |
Attendance
These are the attendance records of each of the teams at the end of the home and away season. The table does not include finals series attendances.
Top 10 Attendances
| Attendance | Round | Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Weekday | Time of Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44,560 | [Grand Final](2010-a-league-grand-final) | 20 March 2010 | Melbourne Victory | 1–1 | Sydney FC | Etihad Stadium | Saturday | Evening |
| 32,792 | Finals | |||||||
| Wk 2 | 7 March 2010 | Wellington Phoenix | 3–1 | Newcastle Jets | Westpac Stadium | Sunday | Afternoon | |
| 30,668 | 10 | 9 October 2009 | Melbourne Victory | 0–3 | Sydney FC | Etihad Stadium | Friday | Night |
| 27,344 | 20 | 19 December 2009 | Melbourne Victory | 0–0 | Sydney FC | Etihad Stadium | Saturday | Evening |
| 25,407 | 27 | 14 February 2010 | Sydney FC | 2–0 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney Football Stadium | Sunday | Evening |
| 24,278 | Finals | |||||||
| Wk 1 | 21 February 2010 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–1 | Perth Glory | Westpac Stadium | Sunday | Evening | |
| 23,818 | Final | |||||||
| Wk 2 | 7 March 2010 | Sydney FC | 2–2 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney Football Stadium | Sunday | Evening | |
| 22,726 | 26 | 5 February 2010 | Melbourne Victory | 2–0 | North Queensland Fury | Etihad Stadium | Friday | Night |
| 21,182 | 12 | 24 October 2009 | Melbourne Victory | 3–1 | Adelaide United | Etihad Stadium | Saturday | Evening |
| 20,537 | 16 | 28 November 2009 | Melbourne Victory | 4–0 | Gold Coast United | Etihad Stadium | Saturday | Evening |
Discipline
The Fair Play Award will go to the team with the lowest points on the fair play ladder at the conclusion of the home and away season. It was awarded to Premiers Sydney FC who scraped in by 4 points from rivals Melbourne Victory.
T1=SFC | T1Y = 38| T1YYR = 0 | T1R = 1 | T2=MV| T2Y = 40| T2YYR = 1 | T2R = 1 | T3=NQF | T3Y = 41| T3YYR = 2 | T3R = 0 | T4=AU| T4Y = 43| T4YYR = 1 | T4R = 1 | T5=CCM | T5Y = 42| T5YYR = 2 | T5R = 0 | T6=NUJ | T6Y = 43| T6YYR = 1 | T6R = 0 | T7=PG| T7Y = 50| T7YYR = 1 | T7R = 0 | T8=GCU | T8Y = 48| T8YYR = 1 | T8R = 2 | T9=WP| T9Y = 54| T9YYR = 0 | T9R = 1 | T10=BR | T10Y= 54| T10YYR= 2 | T10R= 1 |
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The Newcastle Jets' Tarek Elrich received a direct red card in their round 7 fixture against Sydney FC. However, this was successfully appealed by the club and expunged from Elrich and the team's records.
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Adelaide United's Iain Fyfe received a direct red card in their round 19 fixture against Perth Glory. However, this was overruled by the match review panel and expunged from Fyfe and the team's records.
References
References
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- "Hyundai A-League 2009/10 Season Draw".
- Hassett, Sebastian. (20 April 2009). "Clubs ditch Pre-Season Cup". [[The Sydney Morning Herald]].
- [http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,24988842-5003412,00.html Coach John Kosmina dumped by A-League club Sydney FC]
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- "Branko Named as New Jets Boss - Australia News - Australian FourFourTwo - the Ultimate Football Website".
- [http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,26206178-5000940,00.html Brisbane Sack Farina]
- "Ange Is The Man For Roar".
- Brettig, Daniel. (30 July 2008). "Cool Dodd new Adelaide United skipper". [[The Advertiser (Adelaide).
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- (6 February 2010). "No Reds Wooden Spoon Just Yet". FTBL.
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- (22 October 2009). "Vargas Ruled Out of Final Rematch". FTBL.
- Gardiner, James. (5 August 2009). "V for Vignaroli - Jets splash the cash to get their man". [[The Newcastle Herald]].
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- Gardiner, James. (18 November 2009). "Matt Thompson to leave Jets". [[The Newcastle Herald]].
- Hannah, Matthew. (4 February 2009). "Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler fancies Fury as he heads off to Queensland". [[The Daily Telegraph]].
- (7 August 2009). "Robbie Fowler named captain of North Queensland Fury". [[The Guardian]].
- (12 June 2009). "Three Year Deal For Sterj". FTBL.
- Chadwick, Justin. (29 July 2009). "Jacob Burns to captain Perth Glory". [[The Sydney Morning Herald]].
- (3 March 2008). "Sydney FC put players on notice". [[Fox Sports (Australia).
- (10 February 2010). "Sydney FC captain Steve Corica to retire at end of the season". [[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney).
- (17 July 2008). "Durante named Wellington Phoenix skipper".
- Match rescheduled due to World Cup qualifying fixture for New Zealand
- "- YouTube".
- Originally to be played on 30 January but rescheduled due to heavy rain.
- Originally to be played on 6 February but rescheduled due to drenched pitch caused by heavy rain.
- (21 September 2009). "Elrich red overturned". Football Federation Australia.
- (20 January 2010). "Outcome of independent Match Review Panel – Round 19". Football Federation Australia.
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