Biography

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

Perth

Adelaide

Melbourne

Newcastle

Central Coast

Sydney

Brisbane

Canberra

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.^[1]

League table

Fixtures

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

Finals series

Bracket

Semi-finals

Sydney FC v Canberra United

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

Central Coast Mariners v Brisbane Roar

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

Final

Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar

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

• Player of the Year: Michelle Heyman, Central Coast Mariners
• Young Player of the Year: Elise Kellond-Knight, Brisbane Roar and Ellyse Perry, Canberra United
• Player's Player of the Year: Samantha Kerr, Perth Glory
• Goalkeeper of the Year: Jillian Loyden, Central Coast Mariners
• Golden Boot: Michelle Heyman, Central Coast Mariners – 11 goals
• Goal of the Year: Samantha Kerr, Perth Glory – Round 8 (Perth Glory v Sydney FC)
• Fair Play Award: Sydney FC and Canberra United
• Referee of the Year: Kate Jacewicz
• Coach of the Year: Ray Junna, Canberra United and Stephen Roche, Central Coast Mariners

See also

Notes

References