2009 W-League (Australia)
Introduction 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 12px '''Adelaide United'''  Adelaide, SA 2008–09 – present 12px '''Brisbane Roar'''  Brisbane, Qld 2008–09 – present 12px '''Canberra United'''  Canberra, ACT 2008–09 – present 12px '''Central Coast Mariners'''  Gosford, NSW 2008–09 – 2009 12px '''Melbourne Victory'''  Melbourne, Vic 2008–09 – present 12px '''Newcastle Jets'''  Newcastle, NSW 2008–09 – present 12px '''Perth Glory'''  Perth, WA 2008–09 – present 12px '''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======Fixtures===Individual matches are collated at each club's season article.
Finals series ===Bracket======Semi-finals======Final===
Season statistics ===Leading scorers===TotalPlayerTeamGoals per Round  1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8     9   1011   Michelle Heyman  Central Coast Mariners 2    2   1  3  2  1 7   Leena Khamis  Sydney FC   1   1   1  2  1  16   Sarah Walsh  Sydney FC 1  1    2    1  1 5   Racheal Quigley  Adelaide United      2   1  2    Tameka Butt  Brisbane Roar 1        1   34   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
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 * Adelaide United W-League season 2009* Brisbane Roar W-League season 2009* Canberra United W-League season 2009* Central Coast Mariners W-League season 2009* Melbourne Victory W-League season 2009* Newcastle Jets W-League season 2009* Perth Glory W-League season 2009* Sydney FC W-League season 2009
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