A-League 2009/10
The 2009/10 A-League was the fifth season of the top Australian division in men's football . It began on August 6, 2009 with the reigning champions Melbourne Victory's game against the Central Coast Mariners (0-2) and ended on March 20, 2010 with the Grand Final between Melbourne Victory and Sydney FC (2-4 on penalties) .
Closing table
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Sydney FC | 27 | 15th | 3 | 9 | 35:23 | +12 | 48 |
2. | Melbourne Victory (M) | 27 | 14th | 5 | 8th | 47:32 | +15 | 47 |
3. | Gold Coast United (N) | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 39:35 | +4 | 44 |
4th | Wellington Phoenix | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7th | 37:29 | +8 | 40 |
5. | Perth Glory | 27 | 11 | 6th | 10 | 38:34 | +4 | 39 |
6th | Newcastle United Jets | 21st | 6th | 7th | 8th | 19:20 | −1 | 25th |
7th | North Queensland Fury (N) | 27 | 8th | 8th | 11 | 29:46 | −17 | 32 |
8th. | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 7th | 9 | 11 | 32:29 | +3 | 30th |
9. | Brisbane Roar | 27 | 8th | 6th | 13 | 32:42 | −10 | 30th |
10. | Adelaide United | 27 | 7th | 8th | 12 | 24:33 | −9 | 29 |
Final round
Knockout / semifinals | Semifinals | Preliminary final | Grand Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A: February 18, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A2: March 6, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Sydney FC | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Melbourne Victory | 2 | 2 | Q: March 20, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Melbourne Victory | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
B: February 20, 2010 | E: March 13, 2010 | Sydney FC | 4 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Gold Coast United | 5 | Sydney FC | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6th | Newcastle United Jets | 6th | D: March 7, 2010 | Wellington Phoenix | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wellington Phoenix | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
C: February 21, 2010 | Newcastle United Jets | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4th | Wellington Phoenix | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Perth Glory | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 win on penalties
Melbourne Victory | Sydney FC | |||||||
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Mitchell Langerak - Surat Sukha (70th Evan Berger ), Kevin Muscat , Rodrigo Vargas , Adrian Leijer - Leigh Broxham , Carlos Hernández , Nick Ward (74th Aziz Behich ) - Grant Brebner , Archie Thompson (16th Marvin Angulo ), Robbie Kruse Trainer: Ernie Merrick |
Clint Bolton - Sebastian Ryall , Stephan Keller , Simon Colosimo , Karol Kisel , Stuart Musialik (105th Hayden Foxe ), Terry McFlynn , Byun Sung-hwan , Alex Brosque (115th Joey Gibbs ), Chris Payne (73rd Shannon Cole ), Mark Bridge Coach: Vítězslav Lavička |
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1: 1 Leijer (81st) |
0: 1 bridge (63rd) | |||||||
penalties shoot | ||||||||
0: 1 Muscat 1: 1 Brebner 1: 2 Angulo 2: 3 Broxham |
0: 1 Colosimo 0: 1 Cole 1: 2 Foxe 1: 3 Kisel 2: 4 Byun |
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Muscat (62nd), Berger (100th) | Ryall (26th), Bridge (31st), Colosimo (51st), Kisel (84th) |
Crosstab
The crosstab shows the results of all games this season. The home team is listed in the left column, the visiting team in the top row.
2009/10 |
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1. | Adelaide United | 0: 2 2: 0 |
1: 0 1: 1 |
0: 2 1: 1 |
0: 2 | 3: 3 | 1: 1 0: 2 |
1: 0 2: 3 |
2: 1 | 1: 1 | |
2. | Brisbane Roar | 0: 1 | 1: 0 0: 3 |
1: 3 0: 1 |
0: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 0: 2 |
2: 4 | 1: 0 1: 0 |
1: 1 4: 1 |
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3. | Central Coast Mariners | 0-0 | 2: 3 | 3: 0 1: 1 |
0: 3 | 1: 1 1: 1 |
1: 1 3: 0 |
2: 1 0: 0 |
0-0 | 0: 2 | |
4th | Gold Coast United | 1: 1 | 5: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 3 1: 0 |
5: 0 0: 2 |
2-0 | 2: 1 2: 0 |
2: 1 1: 0 |
0: 0 0: 1 |
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5. | Melbourne Victory | 3: 1 2: 0 |
3: 3 2: 1 |
0: 2 0: 4 |
4-0 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 6: 2 | 0: 3 0: 0 |
1: 1 4: 0 |
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6th | North Queensland Fury | 0: 2 2: 1 |
1: 1 1: 1 |
1: 5 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 1: 0 |
2: 1 | 2: 1 1: 0 |
2: 3 | 1: 1 | |
7th | Newcastle United Jets | 1: 2 | 0: 3 | 2: 1 | 1-0 3-2 |
1: 3 3: 2 |
2-0 3-2 |
0: 1 | 1: 3 | 3: 2 0: 1 |
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8th. | Perth Glory | 1-0 | 1: 1 2: 0 |
3: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 1: 2 |
1: 1 | 2-0 4-0 |
2: 0 0: 0 |
2-0 | |
9. | Sydney FC | 1: 0 1: 0 |
2: 1 | 1: 0 1: 0 |
0: 1 | 2-0 | 0: 1 4: 1 |
2: 1 1: 3 |
3: 2 | 2-0 3-1 |
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10. | Wellington Phoenix | 1: 1 1: 0 |
3: 1 | 0-0 3-0 |
6-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 3: 0 |
3-0 | 2: 1 1: 1 |
0: 1 |
Awards
Award | winner |
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Johnny Warren Medal (Player of the Year) | Carlos Hernández (Melbourne Victory) |
Reebok Golden Boot Award (Top Goalscorer) | Shane Smeltz (Gold Coast United) |
Hyundai Rising Star Award (Young Player of the Year (U-20)) | Tommy Oar (Brisbane Roar) |
Hyundai A-League Coach of the Year | Ernie Merrick (Melbourne Victory) |
Zurich Referee of the Year | Strebre Delovski |
Joe Marston Medal (Best Player in Grand Final) | Simon Colosimo (Sydney FC) |
Goalkeeper of the Year | Eugene Galekovic (Adelaide United) |
List of goalscorers
Pl. | Nat. | player | society | Gates |
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1 | Shane Smeltz | Gold Coast United | 19th | |
2 | Sergio van Dijk | Brisbane Roar | 13 | |
3 | Carlos Hernández | Melbourne Victory | 12 | |
Paul Ifill | Wellington Phoenix | 12 | ||
5 | Archie Thompson | Melbourne Victory | 10 |