2009–10 A-League

A-League
Season	2009-10
Champions	Sydney FC
Premiers	Sydney FC
AFC Champions League	Sydney FC, Melbourne Victory
Top goalscorer	Shane Smeltz (19 goals)
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)
Highest attendance	30,668
Lowest attendance	2,616
Average attendance	9,796
← 2008–09 2010–11 →

The A-League's 2009-10 season was the fifth season of the Australasian A-League football (soccer) competition. The season marked the addition of two new teams from Queensland. Gold Coast United and the North Queensland Fury made their A-League debuts at the start of the season.^[1] Because of this, Queensland Roar were re-named 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.^[2] 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,^[3] 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

Stadiums and locations

A-League teams for the 2009-10 season:

Further information: A-League#Clubs

Team	City	Home Ground	Capacity
Adelaide United	Adelaide, SA	Hindmarsh Stadium	17,000
Brisbane Roar	Brisbane, Qld	Suncorp Stadium	52,500
Central Coast Mariners	Gosford, NSW	Bluetongue Stadium	20,119
Gold Coast United	Gold Coast, Qld	Skilled Park	27,400
Melbourne Victory	Melbourne, VIC	Etihad Stadium	56,347
Newcastle Jets	Newcastle, NSW	Energy Australia Stadium	26,164
North Queensland Fury	Townsville, Qld	Dairy Farmers Stadium	26,500
Perth Glory	Perth, WA	ME Bank Stadium	20,500
Sydney FC	Sydney, NSW	Sydney Football Stadium	45,500
Wellington Phoenix	Wellington, NZ	Westpac Stadium	36,000

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment	Table
Sydney FC	John Kosmina	Sacked	31 January 2009^[4]	5th (08–09)	Vítězslav Lavička	4 February 2009^[5]	Pre-season
Newcastle Jets	Gary van Egmond	Resigned	27 June 2009^[6]	8th (08–09)	Branko Čulina	30 June 2009	Pre-Season
Brisbane Roar	Frank Farina	Sacked	14 October 2009^[7]	6th (09–10)	Ange Postecoglou	16 October 2009^[8]	Round 10

Transfers

Further information: A-League transfers for 2009–10 season

Regular season

League table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Sydney FC	27	15	3	9	35	23	42+12	48
2	Melbourne Victory	27	14	5	8	47	32	45+15	47
3	Gold Coast United	27	13	5	9	39	35	34+4	44
4	Wellington Phoenix	27	10	10	7	37	29	38+8	40
5	Perth Glory	27	11	6	10	40	34	36+6	39
6	Newcastle Jets	27	10	4	13	33	45	18−12	34
7	North Queensland Fury	27	8	8	11	29	46	13−17	32
8	Central Coast Mariners	27	7	9	11	32	29	33+3	30
9	Brisbane Roar	27	8	6	13	32	42	20−10	30
10	Adelaide United	27	7	8	12	24	33	21−9	29
11	Melbourne Heart	0	0	0	0	0	0	300	0
12	Sydney Rovers	0	0	0	0	0	0	300	0

Rules for classification:1^st points; 2^nd goal difference; 3^rd goals scored.

Home and away season

The 2009–10 A-League season was played over 27 rounds, followed by a finals series.^[2]

Round 1

6 August 2009	Melbourne Victory	0 : 2	Central Coast Mariners	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:30 UTC+10		Report Summary	Simon 10' McGlinchey 16'	Attendance: 18,885 Referee: Matthew Breeze

7 August 2009	Adelaide United	1 : 0	Perth Glory	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
20:00 UTC+9:30	T. Dodd 30' (pen.)	Report Summary		Attendance: 13,847 Referee: Craig Zetter

8 August 2009	North Queensland Fury	2 : 3	Sydney FC	Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
17:30 UTC+10	R. Griffiths 41' Fowler 60' (pen.)	Report Summary	Aloisi 4', 73' (pen.) Danning 28'	Attendance: 8,897 Referee: Strebre Delovski

8 August 2009	Brisbane Roar	1 : 3	Gold Coast United	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:30 UTC+10	van Dijk 90+1' (pen.)	Report Summary	Smeltz 17' Culina 59' Robson 90+3'	Attendance: 19,902 Referee: Peter Green

9 August 2009	Newcastle Jets	3 : 2	Wellington Phoenix	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
15:00 UTC+10	Hoffman 12', 23' Naidovski 84'	Report Summary	Sigmund 26' Greenacre 43'	Attendance: 6,654 Referee: Chris Beath

Round 2

14 August 2009	Central Coast Mariners	1 : 1	Newcastle Jets	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
20:00 UTC+10	Boogaard 50'	Report Summary	Song 47'	Attendance: 9,573 Referee: Ben Williams

15 August 2009	Gold Coast United	5 : 0	North Queensland Fury	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
17:30 UTC+10	Smeltz 30', 54' (pen.), 63', 64' Minniecon 80'	Report Summary		Attendance: 7,526 Referee: Chris Beath

15 August 2009	Melbourne Victory	3 : 3	Brisbane Roar	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:30 UTC+10	Hernández 33', 70' Allsopp 63'	Report Summary	Tiatto 22' van Dijk 24' (pen.) Henrique 37'	Attendance: 18,603 Referee: Strebre Delovski

16 August 2009	Wellington Phoenix	2 : 1	Perth Glory	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:00 UTC+12	Ifill 24' Bertos 85'	Report Summary	Sikora 3'	Attendance: 10,024 Referee: Peter O'Leary

16 August 2009	Sydney FC	1 : 0	Adelaide United	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+10	Bridge 77'	Report Summary		Attendance: 14,924 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 3

21 August 2009	Adelaide United	0 : 2	Gold Coast United	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+9:30		Report Summary	Smeltz 13' Fitzsimmons 51'	Attendance: 12,741 Referee: Matthew Breeze

22 August 2009	Central Coast Mariners	0 : 0	Sydney FC	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
15:00 UTC+10		Report Summary		Attendance: 10,029 Referee: Strebre Delovski

22 August 2009	North Queensland Fury	0 : 1	Melbourne Victory	Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
17:00 UTC+10		Report Summary	A. Thompson 45'	Attendance: 6,514 Referee: Peter Green

23 August 2009	Brisbane Roar	1 : 1	Wellington Phoenix	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
15:00 UTC+10	van Dijk 10' Oar 86', 88'	Report Summary	Greenacre 85'	Attendance: 7,084 Referee: Chris Beath

23 August 2009	Perth Glory	2 : 0	Newcastle Jets	ME Bank Stadium, Perth
15:00 UTC+8	Shroj 24' Pellegrino 73'	Report Summary		Attendance: 9,398 Referee: Craig Zetter

Round 4

28 August 2009	Adelaide United	3 : 3	North Queensland Fury	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+9:30	Pantelis 23', 90+3' (pen.) Owusu 34'	Report Summary	Fowler 5' Daal 84' McBreen 87'	Attendance: 10,773 Referee: Peter Green

28 August 2009	Perth Glory	2 : 1	Melbourne Victory	ME Bank Stadium, Perth
20:00 UTC+8	Jelić 5', 54'	Report Summary	A. Thompson 9'	Attendance: 8,057 Referee: Chris Beath

29 August 2009	Brisbane Roar	1 : 0	Central Coast Mariners	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
15:00 UTC+10	Moore 11'	Report Summary		Attendance: 6,433 Referee: Ben Williams

30 August 2009	Newcastle Jets	1 : 0	Gold Coast United	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
15:00 UTC+10	Rooney 39'	Report Summary		Attendance: 6,390 Referee: Matthew Breeze

30 August 2009	Sydney FC	2 : 0	Wellington Phoenix	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+10	Gan 77' Aloisi 81'	Report Summary		Attendance: 11,718 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Round 5

3 September 2009	Melbourne Victory	1 : 1	Newcastle Jets	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:30 UTC+10	A. Thompson 42'	Report Summary	Haliti 87'	Attendance: 15,168 Referee: Chris Beath

4 September 2009	Wellington Phoenix	1 : 1	Adelaide United	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:30 UTC+12	Ifill 35'	Report Summary	Fyfe 42'	Attendance: 7,523 Referee: Michael Hester

4 September 2009	Central Coast Mariners	2 : 1	Perth Glory	Canberra Stadium, Canberra
20:00 UTC+10	Wilkinson 42' Simon 89'	Report Summary	Sterjovski 82'	Attendance: 5,193 Referee: Ben Williams

5 September 2009	Gold Coast United	2 : 1	Sydney FC	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
17:00 UTC+10	Smeltz 45+1', 56'	Report Summary	Corica 75'	Attendance: 6,406 Referee: Strebre Delovski

5 September 2009	North Queensland Fury	1 : 1	Brisbane Roar	Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
19:00 UTC+10	Fowler 7' Kohler 28', 31'	Report Summary	Nichols 85'	Attendance: 7,173 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 6

11 September 2009	Adelaide United	1 : 0	Central Coast Mariners	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+9:30	Cássio 33'	Report Summary		Attendance: 10,262 Referee: Strebre Delovski

12 September 2009	Newcastle Jets	0 : 3	Brisbane Roar	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
17:30 UTC+10		Report Summary	Henrique 24' Reinaldo 26' Miller 70'	Attendance: 6,026 Referee: Ben Williams

12 September 2009	Sydney FC	0 : 1	North Queensland Fury	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19:30 UTC+10		Report Summary	Fowler 54'	Attendance: 16,699 Referee: Chris Beath

13 September 2009	Melbourne Victory	1 : 1	Wellington Phoenix	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
15:00 UTC+10	Hernández 4'	Report Summary	T. Brown 30'	Attendance: 17,644 Referee: Craig Zetter

13 September 2009	Perth Glory	2 : 2	Gold Coast United	ME Bank Stadium, Perth
15:00 UTC+8	Jelić 14' Sikora 16'	Report Summary	Burns 53' (o.g.) Smeltz 90+1'	Attendance: 9,408 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 7

18 September 2009	Adelaide United	0 : 2	Melbourne Victory	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+9:30		Report Summary	Ward 7' Brebner 90'	Attendance: 15,038 Referee: Strebre Delovski

19 September 2009	Central Coast Mariners	3 : 0	Gold Coast United	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
19:30 UTC+10	Travis 26' Simon 54' Hutchinson 70'	Report Summary	Smeltz 9', 69'	Attendance: 7,943 Referee: Matthew Breeze

20 September 2009	Wellington Phoenix	1 : 1	North Queensland Fury	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
15:00 UTC+12	Bertos 6'	Report Summary	Grossman 90+4'	Attendance: 9,713 Referee: Peter Green

20 September 2009	Sydney FC	2 : 1	Newcastle Jets	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
15:00 UTC+10	Bridge 26' Corica 55' (pen.)	Report Summary	M. Thompson 37' T. Elrich 90'	Attendance: 10,357 Referee: Ben Williams

20 September 2009	Brisbane Roar	2 : 4	Perth Glory	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
17:00 UTC+10	Henrique 50' C. Coyne 64' (o.g.)	Report Summary	McCloughan 1' (o.g.) Shroj 41' Jelić 61' Reddy 76' (o.g.)	Attendance: 7,367 Referee: Chris Beath

Round 8

25 September 2009	Newcastle Jets	0 : 1	Perth Glory	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+10		Report Summary	Sterjovski 81' (pen.)	Attendance: 4,738 Referee: Matthew Breeze

26 September 2009	Gold Coast United	2 : 3	Melbourne Victory	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
19:30 UTC+10	Culina 18' (pen.) Fitzsimmons 29' Porter 45'	Report Summary	Hernández 22' A. Thompson 43' K. Muscat 86' (pen.)	Attendance: 5,603 Referee: Peter Green

27 September 2009	Wellington Phoenix	0 : 0	Central Coast Mariners	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:00 UTC+13		Report Summary		Attendance: 6,769 Referee: Michael Hester

27 September 2009	Brisbane Roar	1 : 0	Sydney FC	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
15:00 UTC+10	van Dijk 85'	Report Summary		Attendance: 7,677 Referee: Strebre Delovski

27 September 2009	North Queensland Fury	0 : 2	Adelaide United	Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
17:00 UTC+10		Report Summary	Pantelis 60' Leckie 90+2'	Attendance: 6,745 Referee: Chris Beath

Round 9

2 October 2009	Gold Coast United	0 : 0	Wellington Phoenix	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
20:00 UTC+10		Report Summary		Attendance: 4,209 Referee: Gerard Parsons

3 October 2009	Perth Glory	1 : 1	North Queensland Fury	ME Bank Stadium, Perth
15:30 UTC+8	Sterjovski 49' (pen.)	Report Summary	Talay 24', 45' Velaphi 70' (o.g.)	Attendance: 12,822 Referee: Ben Williams

3 October 2009	Melbourne Victory	2 : 1	Brisbane Roar	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:30 UTC+10	Ney Fabiano 3' Leijer 72'	Report Summary	Reinaldo 11'	Attendance: 19,587 Referee: Strebre Delovski

5 October 2009	Sydney FC	1 : 0	Central Coast Mariners	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
15:00 UTC+11	McFlynn 20'	Report Summary		Attendance: 13,887 Referee: Matthew Breeze

5 October 2009	Adelaide United	1 : 1	Newcastle Jets	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
16:30 UTC+10:30	Cássio 76'	Report Summary	Song 6'	Attendance: 12,090 Referee: Chris Beath

Round 10

9 October 2009	Melbourne Victory	0 : 3	Sydney FC	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
20:00 UTC+11		Report Summary	Brosque 14' Bridge 15', 19'	Attendance: 30,668 Referee: Peter Green

9 October 2009	Perth Glory	1 : 0	Adelaide United	ME Bank Stadium, Perth
19:00 UTC+8	Sikora 79' Todd 43', 89'	Report Summary		Attendance: 9,482 Referee: Chris Beath

11 October 2009	Central Coast Mariners	1 : 1	North Queensland Fury	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
15:00 UTC+11	Simon 1'	Report Summary	McBreen 75'	Attendance: 8,042 Referee: Ryan Shepheard

11 October 2009	Brisbane Roar	0 : 1	Gold Coast United	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
16:00 UTC+10		Report Summary	Porter 31'	Attendance: 8,882 Referee: Ben Williams

4 November 2009^[9]	Wellington Phoenix	3 : 0	Newcastle Jets	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
20:00 UTC+13	T. Brown 27' Greenacre 55' Ifill 90+1'	Report Summary		Attendance: 4,115^[10] Referee: Ben Williams

Round 11

16 October 2009	Adelaide United	2 : 1	Sydney FC	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+10:30	Barbiero 8' Cristiano 30', 54'	Report Summary	Aloisi 78'	Attendance: 10,291 Referee: Strebre Delovski

17 October 2009	Brisbane Roar	0 : 3	Central Coast Mariners	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
17:30 UTC+10		Report Summary	Travis 4' Hutchinson 18' Bojić 70'	Attendance: 7,434 Referee: Peter Green

17 October 2009	North Queensland Fury	1 : 1	Wellington Phoenix	Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
19:30 UTC+10	Fowler 84'	Report Summary	T. Brown 6'	Attendance: 6,191 Referee: Chris Beath

18 October 2009	Newcastle Jets	1 : 3	Melbourne Victory	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
15:00 UTC+11	Haliti 22'	Report Summary	A. Thompson 62' Pondeljak 79' Hernández 85'	Attendance: 6,029 Referee: Ben Williams

18 October 2009	Gold Coast United	2 : 1	Perth Glory	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
16:00 UTC+10	Neville 13' (o.g.) Smeltz 56'	Report Summary	Howarth 55'	Attendance: 4,509 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 12

23 October 2009	Newcastle Jets	2 : 1	Central Coast Mariners	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+11	Bridges 8' Haliti 14'	Report Summary	Kwasnik 19'	Attendance: 6,188 Referee: Strebre Delovski

24 October 2009	Melbourne Victory	3 : 1	Adelaide United	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
18:30 UTC+11	Dugandžić 18', 56' Leijer 89'	Report Summary	Hughes 64'	Attendance: 21,182 Referee: Ben Williams

24 October 2009	North Queensland Fury	2 : 1	Perth Glory	Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
19:30 UTC+10	Fowler 65' Daal 71'	Report Summary	Sikora 25'	Attendance: 6,332 Referee: Peter Green

25 October 2009	Wellington Phoenix	6 : 0	Gold Coast United	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:00 UTC+13	Daniel 28', 53' T. Brown 48' Greenacre 54' Ifill 59' Hearfield 82'	Report Summary		Attendance: 6,571 Referee: Peter O'Leary

25 October 2009	Sydney FC	2 : 1	Brisbane Roar	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+11	Brosque 55' Kisel 69'	Report Summary	Cernak 73'	Attendance: 8,456 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 13

30 October 2009	Brisbane Roar	1 : 1	Newcastle Jets	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:30 UTC+10	van Dijk 36' (pen.)	Report Summary	Haliti 32'	Attendance: 7,509 Referee: Chris Beath

31 October 2009	Central Coast Mariners	0 : 0	Adelaide United	Canberra Stadium, Canberra
19:00 UTC+11	Crowell 78', 83'	Report Summary		Attendance: 5,437 Referee: Ben Williams

31 October 2009	Gold Coast United	0 : 2	North Queensland Fury	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
20:00 UTC+10		Report Summary	Fowler 64', 76' (pen.)	Attendance: 2,616 Referee: Craig Zetter

1 November 2009	Sydney FC	3 : 1	Wellington Phoenix	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+11	Bridge 15', 35' Corica 32'	Report Summary	Barbarouses 81'	Attendance: 10,653 Referee: Gerard Parsons

1 November 2009	Perth Glory	1 : 2	Melbourne Victory	ME Bank Stadium, Perth
16:00 UTC+8	Sterjovski 19'	Report Summary	C. Coyne 7' (o.g.) Hernández 67'	Attendance: 10,035 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Round 14

6 November 2009	Adelaide United	0 : 2	Brisbane Roar	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+10:30		Report Summary	van Dijk 35' (pen.), 51'	Attendance: 11,209 Referee: Craig Zetter

7 November 2009	Melbourne Victory	0 : 4	Central Coast Mariners	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:00 UTC+11		Report Summary	Kwasnik 15' Simon 75' Heffernan 80' Mrdja 84'	Attendance: 18,531 Referee: Strebre Delovski

7 November 2009	Gold Coast United	1 : 0	Sydney FC	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
20:00 UTC+10	Smeltz 36'	Report Summary		Attendance: 5,364 Referee: Ben Williams

8 November 2009	Wellington Phoenix	1 : 1	Perth Glory	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:00 UTC+13	Ifill 82'	Report Summary	Shroj 68'	Attendance: 6,930 Referee: Matthew Gillett

8 November 2009	Newcastle Jets	2 : 0	North Queensland Fury	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
17:00 UTC+11	M. Thompson 55' Bridges 85' (pen.)	Report Summary		Attendance: 6,271 Referee: Ryan Shepheard

Round 15

20 November 2009	Adelaide United	1 : 1	Gold Coast United	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+10:30	Leckie 90+3'	Report Summary	Rees 33' Fitzsimmons 64'	Attendance: 9,578 Referee: Chris Beath

21 November 2009	Brisbane Roar	0 : 1	Melbourne Victory	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
18:00 UTC+10	Henrique 85'	Report Summary	A. Thompson 8'	Attendance: 9,904 Referee: Ben Williams

21 November 2009	North Queensland Fury	1 : 5	Central Coast Mariners	Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
20:00 UTC+10	R. Griffiths 68'	Report Summary	Bojić 22' Mrdja 35', 59' A. Elrich 62' Hutchinson 82'	Attendance: 7,587 Referee: Gerard Parsons

22 November 2009	Newcastle Jets	0 : 1	Wellington Phoenix	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
17:00 UTC+11		Report Summary	Ifill 14'	Attendance: 4,329 Referee: Peter Green

22 November 2009	Perth Glory	2 : 0	Sydney FC	ME Bank Stadium, Perth
16:00 UTC+8	Bulloch 57' Jelić 88'	Report Summary		Attendance: 8,932 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Round 16

27 November 2009	Central Coast Mariners	0 : 0	Perth Glory	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
20:00 UTC+11		Report Summary		Attendance: 7,857 Referee: Gerard Parsons

28 November 2009	Melbourne Victory	4 : 0	Gold Coast United	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:00 UTC+11	Kruse 28' Ward 45+1' A. Thompson 54', 68'	Report Summary		Attendance: 20,537 Referee: Ben Williams

28 November 2009	North Queensland Fury	2 : 1	Adelaide United	Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
20:00 UTC+10	McBreen 38' Fowler 67'	Report Summary	Cristiano 90+2'	Attendance: 5,356 Referee: Peter Green

29 November 2009	Sydney FC	1 : 3	Newcastle Jets	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+11	Brosque 75'	Report Summary	Bridges 22' (pen.), 55' M. Thompson 58'	Attendance: 9,996 Referee: Strebre Delovski

29 November 2009	Brisbane Roar	4 : 1	Wellington Phoenix	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
18:00 UTC+10	Reinaldo 17', 56' van Dijk 79' D. Dodd 90+1'	Report Summary	Greenacre 27' M. Muscat 57'	Attendance: 6,307 Referee: Alan Milliner

Round 17

4 December 2009	Wellington Phoenix	1 : 1	Melbourne Victory	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:30 UTC+13	T. Brown 58'	Report Summary	Ward 25', 40' Vargas 87'	Attendance: 8,206 Referee: Michael Hester

4 December 2009	Adelaide United	0 : 2	Newcastle Jets	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+10:30		Report Summary	M. Thompson 45+1' Song 81' (pen.)	Attendance: 8,502 Referee: Kevin Docherty

5 December 2009	Sydney FC	4 : 1	North Queensland Fury	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19:00 UTC+11	Aloisi 13' Brosque 19', 58' Corica 64'	Report Summary	R. Griffiths 61'	Attendance: 11,871 Referee: Ben Williams

5 December 2009	Gold Coast United	2 : 1	Central Coast Mariners	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
20:00 UTC+10	Smeltz 67' Barisić 76'	Report Summary	Simon 38'	Attendance: 4,117 Referee: Peter Green

6 December 2009	Perth Glory	1 : 1	Brisbane Roar	ME Bank Stadium, Perth
16:00 UTC+8	Harnwell 78'	Report Summary	DeVere 52'	Attendance: 7,217 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Round 18

11 December 2009	North Queensland Fury	1 : 0	Perth Glory	Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
19:30 UTC+10	Williams 32'	Report Summary		Attendance: 5,287 Referee: Peter Green

12 December 2009	Wellington Phoenix	0 : 1	Sydney FC	FMG Stadium, Palmerston North
19:00 UTC+13		Report Summary	Corica 16' (pen.) Colosimo 80'	Attendance: 6,459 Referee: Michael Hester

12 December 2009	Central Coast Mariners	0 : 3	Melbourne Victory	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
19:00 UTC+11		Report Summary	Hernández 57' Kemp 70' Boogaard 77' (o.g.)	Attendance: 7,571 Referee: Ryan Shepheard

12 December 2009	Brisbane Roar	0 : 1	Adelaide United	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
20:00 UTC+10		Report Summary	Barbiero 78'	Attendance: 5,801 Referee: Strebre Delovski

13 December 2009	Newcastle Jets	3 : 2	Gold Coast United	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
17:00 UTC+11	Wheelhouse 6' Rooney 70' Petrovski 82'	Report Summary	Smeltz 44' (pen.), 84'	Attendance: 5,254 Referee: Ben Williams

Round 19

16 December 2009	Brisbane Roar	2 : 0	North Queensland Fury	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:30 UTC+10	van Dijk 20', 42'	Report Summary		Attendance: 11,530 Referee: Matthew Gillett

23 December 2009	Sydney FC	1 : 0	Central Coast Mariners	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19:30 UTC+11	Brosque 34'	Report Summary		Attendance: 12,689 Referee: Matthew Breeze

13 January 2010	Gold Coast United	2 : 0	Newcastle Jets	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
19:30 UTC+10	Culina 33' J. Brown 38'	Report Summary		Attendance: 4,853 Referee: Chris Beath

19 January 2010	Adelaide United	2 : 3	Perth Glory	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+10:30	Pantelis 13' 67', 90+6' T. Dodd 52' Fyfe 61'	Report Summary	Burns 63', 69' McBreen 78'	Attendance: 8,904 Referee: Ben Williams

26 January 2010	Melbourne Victory	4 : 0	Wellington Phoenix	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
18:00 UTC+11	T. Brown 17' (o.g.) A. Thompson 50' Hernández 66' Kemp 87'	Report Summary		Attendance: 18,819 Referee: Chris Beath

Round 20

18 December 2009	Adelaide United	1 : 1	Wellington Phoenix	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+10:30	Alemão 57'	Report Summary	Cáceres 77'	Attendance: 9,070 Referee: Craig Zetter

19 December 2009	Central Coast Mariners	2 : 3	Brisbane Roar	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
18:00 UTC+11	Travis 35' Macallister 77'	Report Summary	Oar 10' van Dijk 22' McKay 90+1'	Attendance: 5,684 Referee: Alan Milliner

19 December 2009	Melbourne Victory	0 : 0	Sydney FC	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
20:00 UTC+11		Report Summary		Attendance: 27,344 Referee: Strebre Delovski

20 December 2009	Newcastle Jets	3 : 2	North Queensland Fury	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
17:00 UTC+11	Tadrosse 24' (o.g.) Song 38' Petrovski 83'	Report Summary	Daal 44', 61'	Attendance: 7,026 Referee: Gerard Parsons

20 December 2009	Gold Coast United	2 : 0	Perth Glory	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
18:00 UTC+10	Smeltz 3' Miller 76'	Report Summary		Attendance: 4,310 Referee: Chris Beath

Round 21

26 December 2009	Gold Coast United	5 : 1	Brisbane Roar	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
17:00 UTC+10	Rees 45+1', 53' Smeltz 50' (pen.), 61', 77'	Report Summary	McKay 7'	Attendance: 10,024 Referee: Strebre Delovski

26 December 2009	Perth Glory	4 : 0	Newcastle Jets	ME Bank Stadium, Perth
17:00 UTC+8	Sekulovski 19' Harnwell 24', 69' Sterjovski 36' (pen.)	Report Summary		Attendance: 9,418 Referee: Ben Williams

27 December 2009	Sydney FC	1 : 0	Adelaide United	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19:00 UTC+11	Corica 49'	Report Summary		Attendance: 11,741 Referee: Chris Beath

27 December 2009	North Queensland Fury	1 : 0	Melbourne Victory	Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
20:00 UTC+10	Daal 31'	Report Summary		Attendance: 7,031 Referee: Peter Green

31 December 2009	Central Coast Mariners	0 : 2	Wellington Phoenix	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
18:00 UTC+11		Report Summary	Ifill 47' (pen.), 81'	Attendance: 11,137 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 22

9 January 2010	Wellington Phoenix	3 : 1	Brisbane Roar	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:00 UTC+13	T. Brown 26' Dadi 56', 62'	Report Summary	van Dijk 88'	Attendance: 8,927 Referee: Peter O'Leary

9 January 2010	Central Coast Mariners	1 : 1	North Queensland Fury	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
19:00 UTC+11	Mrdja 3'	Report Summary	Brockie 20'	Attendance: 6,556 Referee: Ryan Shepheard

9 January 2010	Gold Coast United	1 : 1	Adelaide United	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
20:00 UTC+10	Smeltz 90+3'	Report Summary	T. Dodd 20'	Attendance: 4,505 Referee: Peter Green

10 January 2010	Newcastle Jets	3 : 2	Melbourne Victory	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
17:00 UTC+11	Kantarovski 22', 34' M. Thompson 26' Bridges 45' Haliti 56'	Report Summary	K. Muscat 35' (pen.) Hernández 90+1'	Attendance: 6,979 Referee: Matthew Breeze

10 January 2010	Perth Glory	0 : 0	Sydney FC	ME Bank Stadium, Perth
16:00 UTC+8		Report Summary		Attendance: 9,319 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Round 23

15 January 2010	Wellington Phoenix	3 : 0	North Queensland Fury	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:30 UTC+13	Dadi 47' Ifill 78' McKain 90'	Report Summary		Attendance: 7,727 Referee: Peter Green

15 January 2010	Adelaide United	1 : 1	Central Coast Mariners	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+10:30	T. Dodd 43'	Report Summary	Mrdja 39' (pen.)	Attendance: 10,156 Referee: Chris Beath

16 January 2010	Melbourne Victory	6 : 2	Perth Glory	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:00 UTC+11	A. Thompson 4' Kruse 12', 26', 39' K. Muscat 81' (pen.) Hernández 83'	Report Summary	Vargas 20' (o.g.) Sterjovski 52'	Attendance: 20,448 Referee: Strebre Delovski

16 January 2010	Brisbane Roar	0 : 2	Newcastle Jets	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
20:00 UTC+10		Report Summary	M. Thompson 50' Bridges 55' (pen.)	Attendance: 6,656 Referee: Matthew Breeze

17 January 2010	Sydney FC	0 : 1	Gold Coast United	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+11		Report Summary	J. Porter 19'	Attendance: 14,941 Referee: Ben Williams

Round 24

22 January 2010	Central Coast Mariners	1 : 1	Gold Coast United	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
20:00 UTC+11	Mrdja 68' (pen.) Boogaard 69', 90+1'	Report Summary	J. Porter 66'	Attendance: 5,724 Referee: Chris Beath

22 January 2010	Perth Glory	2 : 0	Wellington Phoenix	ME Bank Stadium, Perth
19:00 UTC+8	McBreen 23' Howarth 42'	Report Summary		Attendance: 9,368 Referee: Ryan Shepheard

23 January 2010	Melbourne Victory	2 : 0	Adelaide United	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:00 UTC+11	Pondeljak 1' K. Muscat 90+4' (pen.)	Report Summary		Attendance: 20,361 Referee: Matthew Breeze

23 January 2010	North Queensland Fury	1 : 1	Brisbane Roar	Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
20:00 UTC+10	Williams 55'	Report Summary	DeVere 49'	Attendance: 7,610 Referee: Gerard Parsons

24 January 2010	Newcastle Jets	1 : 3	Sydney FC	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
17:00 UTC+11	Wheelhouse 33'	Report Summary	Aloisi 45' Musialik 45+4' Payne 90+2'	Attendance: 9,892 Referee: Peter Green

Round 25

29 January 2010	Gold Coast United	1 : 0	Melbourne Victory	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
19:30 UTC+10	Caravella 77'	Report Summary		Attendance: 7,249 Referee: Chris Beath

30 January 2010	Wellington Phoenix	1 : 0	Adelaide United	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
19:00 UTC+13	McKain 22'	Report Summary		Attendance: 19,258 Referee: Peter O'Leary

30 January 2010	Brisbane Roar	1 : 0	Sydney FC	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
18:00 UTC+10	van Dijk 89'	Report Summary		Attendance: 8,613 Referee: Michael Hester

31 January 2010	Perth Glory	3 : 1	Central Coast Mariners	ME Bank Stadium, Perth
16:00 UTC+8	McBreen 1', 13' Jukic 45+1'	Report Summary	Kwasnik 49'	Attendance: 8,160 Referee: Gerard Parsons

2 February 2010^[11]	North Queensland Fury	2 : 1	Newcastle Jets	Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
19:30 UTC+10	Grossman 39' Tadrosse 81'	Report Summary	M. Thompson 19'	Attendance: 4,156 Referee: Chris Beath

Round 26

5 February 2010	Melbourne Victory	2 : 0	North Queensland Fury	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
20:00 UTC+11	Hernández 36', 66'	Report Summary		Attendance: 22,726 Referee: Ben Williams

6 February 2010	Adelaide United	2 : 0	Brisbane Roar	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+10:30	Barbiero 7' Pantelis 51'	Report Summary	McKay 61', 81'	Attendance: 8,244 Referee: Gerard Parsons

7 February 2010	Sydney FC	3 : 2	Perth Glory	Parramatta Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+11	Corica 24' (pen.) Aloisi 48', 87'	Report Summary	Shroj 45+2' McBreen 79'	Attendance: 8,359 Referee: Chris Beath

7 February 2010	Gold Coast United	0 : 1	Wellington Phoenix	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
18:00 UTC+10		Report Summary	Ifill 45+2' (pen.)	Attendance: 4,202 Referee: Matthew Breeze

8 February 2010^[12]	Central Coast Mariners	3 : 0	Newcastle Jets	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
19:30 UTC+11	Bojic 79', 88' Boogaard 17' Kwasnik 50' Simon 72'	Report Summary	Haliti 49', 57'	Attendance: 5,842 Referee: Peter Green

Round 27

12 February 2010	Wellington Phoenix	3 : 0	Central Coast Mariners	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:30 UTC+13	T. Brown 14' Ifill 79', 81'	Report Summary		Attendance: 14,327 Referee: Chris Beath

12 February 2010	Newcastle Jets	1 : 2	Adelaide United	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+11	Ali Abbas 41'	Report Summary	Barbiero 8' Leckie 74'	Attendance: 6,880 Referee: Gerard Parsons

13 February 2010	Perth Glory	2 : 0	Brisbane Roar	ME Bank Stadium, Perth
16:00 UTC+8	Neville 9' Bulloch 73'	Report Summary		Attendance: 8,054 Referee: Peter Green

13 February 2010	North Queensland Fury	2 : 1	Gold Coast United	Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
20:00 UTC+10	Williams 9' Cooke 83'	Report Summary	J. Porter 62'	Attendance: 8,517 Referee: Ben Williams

14 February 2010	Sydney FC	2 : 0	Melbourne Victory	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+11	Kisel 34' Aloisi 49'	Report Summary		Attendance: 25,407 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Finals series

Semifinals Wk1				Semifinals Wk2		Preliminary final		Grand final
	A - 18 February			D - 7 March				G - 20 March
1	Sydney FC	1	—	Sydney FC	2			Melbourne Victory	1 (2)
2	Melbourne Victory	2	—	Melbourne Victory (a.e.t.)	2			Sydney FC (p.s.o)	1 (4)
						F - 13 March
	B - 20 February					Sydney FC	4
3	Gold Coast United	0 (5)				Wellington Phoenix	2
6	Newcastle Jets (p.s.o)	0 (6)		E - 7 March
				Wellington Phoenix (a.e.t.)	3
	C - 21 February			Newcastle Jets	1
4	Wellington Phoenix (p.s.o)	1 (4)
5	Perth Glory	1 (2)

Major Semi-Final Leg 1 18 February 2010	Melbourne Victory	2 : 1	Sydney FC	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
20:00 UTC+11	Mrdja 16' Hernández 40' Mrdja 73'	Report Summary	Aloisi 42'	Attendance: 18,453 Referee: Peter Green

Semi-Final 3 v 6 20 February 2010	Gold Coast United	0 : 0 (a.e.t.)	Newcastle Jets	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
19:00 UTC+10		(5-6 pen.) Report Summary		Attendance: 4,109 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Semi-Final 4 v 5 21 February 2010	Wellington Phoenix	1 : 1 (a.e.t.)	Perth Glory	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:00 UTC+13	Greenacre 37' McKain 32', 105'	(4-2 pen.) Report Summary	Neville 67'	Attendance: 24,278 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Minor Semi-Final 7 March 2010	Wellington Phoenix	3 : 1 (a.e.t.)	Newcastle Jets	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:00 UTC+13	T. Brown 33' Ifill 105+1' Dadi 115'	Report Summary	M. Thompson 20'	Attendance: 32,792 Referee: Chris Beath

Major Semi-Final Leg 2 7 March 2010	Sydney FC	2 : 2 (a.e.t.)	Melbourne Victory	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+11	Kisel 36' (pen.) Bridge 54'	3-4 on aggregate Report Summary	Kruse 15' A. Thompson 113'	Attendance: 23,818 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Preliminary Final 13 March 2010	Sydney FC	4 : 2	Wellington Phoenix	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
20:30 UTC+11	Payne 21', 31' Brosque 63' Bridge 71'	Report Summary	Durante 27' Dadi 81'	Attendance: 13,196 Referee: Peter Green

Grand Final 20 March 2010	Melbourne Victory	1 : 1 (a.e.t.)	Sydney FC	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:00 UTC+11	Leijer 81'	(2-4 pen.) Report Summary	Bridge 63'	Attendance: 44,560 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Season statistics

Leading scorers

Further information: A-League top scorers

Total	Player		Team	Goals per Round
Total	Player		Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
19		Shane Smeltz	Gold Coast United	1	4	1		2	1					1			1			1	2		1	3	1
13		Sergio van Dijk	Brisbane Roar	1	1	1					1					1	2		1			2	1		1			1
12		Carlos Hernández	Melbourne Victory		2				1		1			1		1					1	1			1	1			2
12		Paul Ifill	Wellington Phoenix		1			1					1		1		1	1						2		1			1	2
10		Archie Thompson	Melbourne Victory			1	1	1			1			1				1	2			1				1
9		Robbie Fowler	North Queensland Fury	1			1	1	1					1	1	2			1
9		John Aloisi	Sydney FC	2			1							1						1							1		2	1
8		Daniel McBreen	Perth Glory				1						1						1			1					1	2	1
7		Matt Thompson	Newcastle Jets							1							1		1	1					1	1		1
		Steve Corica	Sydney FC					1		1						1				1	1			1					1
		Tim Brown	Wellington Phoenix						1				1	1	1					1					1					1

A goal was scored from a penalty kick

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.

Team	Hosted	Average	Highest	Lowest	Total
Melbourne Victory	14	20,750	30,668	15,168	290,503
Sydney FC	14	12,987	25,407	8,359	181,816
Adelaide United	14	10,765	15,038	8,244	150,705
Perth Glory	13	9,205	12,822	7,217	119,670
Wellington Phoenix	13	8,965	19,258	4,115	116,549
Brisbane Roar	14	8,650	19,902	5,801	121,099
Central Coast Mariners	13	7,430	11,137	5,193	96,588
North Queensland Fury	13	6,723	8,897	4,156	87,396
Newcastle Jets	13	6,358	9,892	4,329	82,656
Gold Coast United	14	5,392	10,024	2,616	75,493
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{{ALeague {{{T12}}}}}	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	135	9,796	30,668	2,616	1,322,475

Top 10 Attendances

Attendance	Round	Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Weekday	Time of Day
44,560	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 just 1 point from rivals Melbourne Victory.

1 point		Yellow Card
2 points		Second Caution Red Card
3 points		Direct Red Card

Team				Points
Sydney FC	38	0	1	41
Melbourne Victory	40	1	1	45
North Queensland Fury	41	2	0	45
Adelaide United	43	1	1	48
Central Coast Mariners	42	2	0	46
Newcastle Jets	43	1	0	45
Perth Glory	50	1	0	52
Gold Coast United	48	1	2	56
Wellington Phoenix	54	0	1	57
Brisbane Roar	54	2	1	61
Melbourne Heart	0	0	0	0
Sydney Rovers	0	0	0	0
Totals	453	11	7

* 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.^[13]
* 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.^[14]

NAB Young Footballer of the Year Award

The NAB Young Footballer of the Year Award will be awarded to the finest U/21 player talent throughout the Hyundai A-League 2009–10 competition. One nominee is announced per month and all nominees will qualify to be named the NAB Footballer of the Year at the conclusion of the season.

Month	Player	Club
August	Kofi Danning	Sydney FC
September	Leigh Broxham	Melbourne Victory
October	Tommy Oar	Brisbane Roar
November	Rostyn Griffiths	North Queensland Fury
December	Ben Kantarovski	Newcastle Jets
January	Mathew Leckie	Adelaide United

At the end of season awards night, it was announced that Brisbane Roar's Tommy Oar was the winner of NAB Young Footballer of the Year Award.^[15]

References

^ "Gold Coast And Townsville Set For A-League". FourFourTwo. 28 August 2008. http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/83528,gold-coast-and-townsville-set-for-aleague.aspx. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
^ ^a ^b Hyundai A-League 2009/10 Season DrawPDF (2.33 MB) Football Federation Australia, 20 April 2009. Retrieved on 20 April 2009.
^ Hassett, Sebastian (20 April 2009). "Clubs ditch Pre-Season Cup". The Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/news/sport/football/a-league/clubs-ditch-preseason-cup/2009/04/19/1240079538095.html. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
^ Coach John Kosmina dumped by A-League club Sydney FC
^ Czech mate: Sydney FC confirm Lavicka appointment
^ http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/106588,branko-is-new-jets-boss.aspx
^ Brisbane Sack Farina
^ Ange Is The Man For Roar
^ Match re-scheduled due to World Cup qualifying fixture for New Zealand
^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKFPKHlR09E
^ 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.
^ "Elrich red overturned". Football Federation Australia. 21 September 2009. http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=29456. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
^ "Outcome of independent Match Review Panel - Round 19". Football Federation Australia. 20 January 2010. http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=32099. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
^ "NAB Young Footballer of the Year". Football Federation Australia. http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=28778. Retrieved 18 May 2010.

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