2009 NSW Premier League season

TeleChoice Premier League 2009
League	NSW Premier League
Sport	Association football
Duration	1 March 2009 – 13 September 2009
Number of teams	12
Total attendance	75,698 (approximately)
2009
Champions	Sutherland Sharks FC
Premiers	Sydney United FC
Top scorer	Matthew Mayora (15)
TigerTurf Cup
Champions	Sutherland Sharks FC

The 2009 TeleChoice Premier League season is the ninth season of the revamped NSW Premier League. This season also marks the addition of a new team, in the Bonnyrigg White Eagles Football Club from the Super League (one division lower).

The 2009 regular season began on 1 March 2009, at 18:00 UTC+10,^[1] and concluded on 9 August 2009 with the Finals Series commencing a fortnight later.

During the course of the season, all Premier League, Super League and Division teams were involved in the TigerTurf Cup, an equivalent to the English FA Cup with teams competing in a series of elimation games. On Sunday, 16 August, the Sutherland Sharks Football Club were crowned the 2009 TigerTurf Cup Champions after defeating Manly United FC 1-0.^[2] On Sunday, 13 September, the Sutherland Sharks Football Club won their second championship of the year when they defeated Marconi Stallions 4 goals to 1 in the TeleChoice Premier League Grand Final at CUA Stadium, Penrith.

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from Super League:
(After the end of the 2008 season.)

• Bonnyrigg White Eagles

Teams relegated to Super League:
(After the end of the 2008 season.)

• Macarthur Rams

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sydney United 58	22	13	7	2	42	22	+20	46	Qualified for the Championship Finals Series
2	Marconi Stallions	22	11	6	5	44	22	+22	39
3	Sutherland Sharks	22	10	8	4	46	26	+20	38
4	Bankstown City	22	11	5	6	39	31	+8	38
5	Manly United	22	10	7	5	33	22	+11	37
6	West Sydney Berries	22	8	6	8	37	37	0	30
7	Blacktown City	22	7	7	8	29	31	−2	28
8	Sydney Olympic	22	8	4	10	37	43	−6	28
9	Bonnyrigg White Eagles	22	6	8	8	28	39	−11	26
10	Penrith Nepean United FC	22	6	5	11	19	31	−12	23	Relegated to Super League
11	APIA Leichhardt Tigers	22	5	7	10	30	38	−8	22
12	South Coast Wolves	22	1	2	19	20	62	−42	5

Source: TeleChoice Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

The results of the 2009 Home and Away season are as follows:

	BCL	BCD	BWE	MU	MS	PNU	SS	SO	ST	SU	WSB	WC
Bankstown City Lions		4-2	0-0	0-2	2-1	2-0	4-2	2-1	5-3	1-1	2-2	1-0
Blacktown City Demons	3-2		0-1	3-3	0-3	1-1	0-0	0-1	2-1	0-3	1-2	3-0
Bonnyrigg White Eagles	0-2	0-0		1-4	1-5	1-1	1-3	4-3	1-5	1-1	3-3	2-0
Manly United	2-0	0-1	2-1		0-0	2-1	0-0	1-2	1-1	2-3	3-0	1-1
Marconi Stallions	2-2	3-1	2-1	1-1		2-0	0-2	2-1	1-1	1-2	2-3	2-0
Penrith Nepean United	0-0	1-1	0-1	2-0	0-3		0-2	3-2	1-0	0-4	1-2	1-0
Sutherland Sharks	3-4	0-0	3-4	0-1	1-1	2-1		4-1	0-0	2-2	3-0	3-0
Sydney Olympic	2-1	2-1	1-1	2-1	1-2	3-2	1-4		1-1	1-1*	1-3	5-2
Sydney Tigers	1-0	1-1	0-1	0-1	1-1	0-1	1-3	2-0		1-1	2-0	6-5
Sydney United	1-0	0-3	1-1	2-3	2-1	1-0	2-2	2-1	6-1		2-0	2-1
West Sydney Berries	1-2	1-2	0-0	1-1	0-2	2-2	2-2	4-2	3-1	0-2		6-1
Wollongong Community	2-3	2-4	3-2	0-2	0-7	0-1	1-5	1-1	1-2	0-1	0-2

Source: footballnsw.com.au ^[3]
(*) = Both encounters between Sydney Olympic and Sydney United were Olympic home games with the 1-1 scoreline being the Round 20 battle.
Home team listed in left column.

Finals Series

First Week

Elimination Semi-Final:

Preliminary Semi-Final:

Second Week

Minor Semi-Final:

Major Semi-Final:

Third Week

Preliminary Final:

Grand Final

Teams and locations

Club	Ground	Capacity
Bankstown City Lions FC	Jensen Oval	8,000
Blacktown City Demons FC	Fairfax Community Stadium	7,500
Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC	Bonnyrigg Sports Club	5,000
Manly United FC	Cromer Park	5,000
Marconi Stallions FC	Marconi Stadium	11,500
Penrith Nepean United FC	CUA Stadium	21,000
Sutherland Sharks FC	Seymour Shaw Park	5,000
Sydney Olympic FC	Belmore Sports Ground	25,000
APIA Tigers	Leichhardt Oval	20,000
Sydney United FC	Sydney United Sports Centre	12,000
West Sydney Berries FC	Lidcombe Oval	20,000
Wollongong Community FC	Hooka Creek Park	5,000

Season statistics

• Includes finals matches.

Scoring

• First goal of the season: Almir Dizdaric for Bonnyrigg against Sydney Tigers, 49 seconds. (1 March 2009).
• Last goal of the season: Panni Nikas for Sutherland against Marconi, 90+3 minutes. (13 September 2009)
• Fastest goal in a match: 38 seconds – Ilija Prenzoski for Wollongong against Sydney Olympic (22 March 2009)
• Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 122 minutes – Vamara Diarra for Marconi against Manly United (29 August 2009)
• First own goal of the season: George Souris (Sutherland) for Bankstown City, 33 minutes (15 March 2009)
• First hat-trick of the season: Jamie McMaster (Sydney Tigers) against Bonnyrigg (1 March 2009)
• Most goals scored by one player in a match: 4 goals – Robert Younis (Sydney Tigers) against Wollongong, 3', 18', 46', 75' (9 August 2009)

• Widest winning margin: 7 goals – Marconi 7-0 Wollongong (19 April 2009)
• Most goals in a match: 11 goals
  • Sydney Tigers 6–5 Wollongong (9 August 2009)
• Most goals in one half: 5 goals – Sydney Tigers v Wollongong (9 August 2009) 2–3 at half time, 6–5 final
• Most goals in one half by a single team: 5 goals – Sydney United v Sydney Tigers (19 April 2009) 5–0 at half-time, 6–1 final
• All season goals (excluding finals): 404 goals

Discipline

• First yellow card of the season: Daniel Wilkinson for Blacktown City against Sydney United, 2 minutes (1 March 2009)
• First red card of the season: Mark D’Alessandro for Bonnyrigg against Sydney Tigers, 2 minutes (1 March 2009)
• Card given at latest point in a game: James Chronopoulos (yellow) at 108 minutes for Marconi against Manly United (29 August 2009)

Overall

• Most wins – Sydney United (13)
• Fewest wins – Wollongong (1)
• Most losses – Wollongong (19)
• Fewest losses – Sydney United (2)
• Most goals scored – Sutherland (46)
• Fewest goals scored – Penrith Nepean (19)
• Most goals conceded – Wollongong (62)
• Fewest goals conceded – Sydney United, Marconi and Manly United (22)

Clean sheets

• Most clean sheets – Sutherland (9)
• Fewest clean sheets – Wollongong (0)

Attendances

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 Sydney Olympic FC 11 893 1,600 612 20,878 Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC 11 812 1,300 550 14,105 Sutherland Sharks FC 11 542 1,004 400 7,937 Sydney United FC 11 519 1,002 360 7,910 Marconi Stallions FC 11 493 1,004 500 6,854 Bankstown City Lions FC 11 474 750 300 6,200 Wollongong Community FC 11 454 1,189 250 6,089 Blacktown City Demons FC 11 320 1,000 150 5,250 APIA Tigers 10 340 750 300 4,600 Penrith Nepean United FC 11 335 500 250 4,350 Manly United FC 11 333 850 100 4,100 West Sydney Berries FC 11 293 550 150 3,220 Totals 132 484 1,600 100 1,010,986 Top scorers Matthew Mayora won the Golden Boot with 15 goals . Rank Scorer Club Goals[4] 1 Matthew Mayora Sydney Olympic 15 2 Brad Boardman Sutherland 12 Dimitri Zakilas West Sydney 12 3 Luka Glavaš Sydney United 11 Panni Nikas Sutherland 11 Hussein Salameh Bankstown 11 Robert Younis Sydney Tigers 11 4 Tolgay Özbey Sydney Olympic 10 Alexander Canak Marconi 10 5 Almir Dizdaric Bonnyrigg 9 6 Ilija Prenzoski Wollongong 7 Giosuè Sama Manly United 7 John Tsironis West Sydney 7 David Zdrilic Sydney United 7 Managerial changes Team Outgoing Manner Date Incoming Date Sydney Olympic FC Aytek Genc Resigned 31 March 2009[5] Nick Theodorakopoulos 2 April 2009[6] Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC Blagoja Kuleski Sacked 30 March 2009[7] Brian Brown 4 April 2009[8] Sydney Tigers FC Paul Okon Resigned 18 March 2009[9] Luke McGuire 5 April 2009[10] Wollongong CFC Tony Pace Sacked 23 April 2009[11] Glenn Fontana (interim) 23 April 2009 Penrith Nepean United Ian Gillan Mutual Agreement 23 June 2009[12] Ante Jurić 23 June 2009 Sydney Olympic FC Nick Theodorakopoulos Resigned 2 September 2009[13] Pat Marando 2 September 2009 Wollongong CFC Glenn Fontana Mutual Agreement 12 September 2009[14] Trevor Morgan 12 September 2009 Gold Medal Dinner At the end of the season, Football NSW hosted the Gold Medal Dinner, where players, coaches and referees were awarded for their work throughout the Premier League season.[15] Award Grade Name Club Player of the Year First Grade Brad Boardman Sutherland Sharks Andreas Golden Boot First Grade Matthew Mayora Sydney Olympic Player of the Year Under 20's Damian Brosque Bankstown City Lions Golden Boot Under 20's Steven Veleski Sydney United Goalkeeper of the Year First Grade Vedran Janjetovic Sydney United Coach of the Year First Grade Ante Milicic Sydney United Referee of the Year - Peter Vrtkovski - All-Stars Team Based on a points system in which all match reporters took part in during the course of the 22 rounds, eleven players were selected in various positions highlighting their performances for the season. All-Stars Team Janjetovic Robinson Webb Vrkic Luksic Thomas Al-Hilfi Nikas Canak Boardman Glavaš Goalkeeper: Vedran Janjetovic (Sydney United) Defence: Michael Robinson (Sutherland Sharks), Shane Webb (Bankstown City Lions), Joe Vrkic (Sydney United), Richard Luksic (Bankstown City Lions) Midfield: Scott Thomas (Manly United), Ali Abbas Al-Hilfi (Marconi Stallions), Panni Nikas (Sutherland Sharks), Alexander Canak (Marconi Stallions) Attack: Brad Boardman (Sutherland Sharks), Luka Glavaš (Sydney United) Coach: Ante Milicic (Sydney United) See also NSW Premier League Football NSW References ↑ "2009 NSW Premier League Draw". Archived from the original on 10 February 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2009.  ↑ Brock, Micky (2009-08-16). "Sutherland Sharks crowned TigerTurf Cup winners after late extra-time winner against Manly United". Football NSW. Retrieved 2009-08-17.  ↑ NSW Premier League ↑ "Competition Stats for Telechoice Premier League 2009". NSW Premier League. SportingPulse. 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Press Release (Wollongong Community FC). 23 April 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2009.  ↑ "Penrith Nepean United parts company with Ian Gillan as Ante Juric appointed new coach". Press Release (Football NSW). 23 June 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2009.  ↑ "Sydney Olympic appoint Pat Marando as new first grade coach". News Article (Football NSW). 2 September 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2009.  ↑ "WCFC's new coach a top catch". News Article (Illawarra Mercury). 14 September 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2009.  ↑ "2009 Gold Medal Dinner a huge success as Bradley Boardman scoops major award". Football NSW. 2009-10-10. 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