# 2009–10 National Youth League (Australia)

The 2009–10 A-League National Youth League season was the second season of the Australian A-League National Youth League soccer competition. Like the previous season, the season ran alongside the 2009–10 A-League season.

## Teams

| Team | Location | Stadium | Stadium capacity |
| Adelaide United Youth | Adelaide | Hindmarsh Stadium | 16,500 |
| A.I.S. Football Program | Canberra | Australian Institute of Sport | Unknown |
| Brisbane Roar Youth | Brisbane | Goodwin Park | 1,500 |
| Central Coast Mariners Youth | Gosford | Pluim Park | 2,200 |
| Melbourne Victory Youth | Melbourne | Veneto Club | Unknown |
| Newcastle Jets Youth | Newcastle | Energy Australia Stadium | 33,000 |
| Perth Glory Youth | Perth | Members Equity Stadium | 20,500 |
| Sydney Youth | Sydney | Sydney Football Stadium | 45,500 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Central Coast Mariners Academy | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 44 | Qualification to Finals Series |
| 2 | Perth Glory Youth | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 43 | Qualification to Finals Series |
| 3 | Adelaide United Youth | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 50 | 37 | +13 | 40 | Qualification to Finals Series |
| 4 | Gold Coast United Youth (C) | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 54 | 37 | +17 | 39 | Qualification to Finals Series |
| 5 | Sydney FC Youth | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 39 | |
| 6 | Melbourne Victory Youth | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 29 | |
| 7 | Newcastle Jets Youth | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 27 | |
| 8 | Brisbane Roar Youth | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 38 | 58 | −20 | 20 | |
| 9 | AIS Football Program | 24 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 57 | −25 | 14 | |

## Results

The 2009–10 A-League National Youth League season was played over 27 rounds, followed by a finals series.
| Home \ Away | ADL | AIS | BRI | CCM | GCU | MVC | NEW | PER | SYD | ADL | AIS | BRI | CCM | GCU | MVC | NEW | PER | SYD |
| Adelaide United Youth | | 4–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | | 4–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 5–2 | 0–1 | |
| A.I.S. Football Program | 1–4 | | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | | 1–2 | | | 5–1 | | 0–2 | |
| Brisbane Roar Youth | 1–2 | 4–2 | | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | | | | 1–3 | 2–2 | | 2–1 | | 1–2 |
| Central Coast Mariners Youth | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | | | 2–2 | | 3–2 | 0–1 | |
| Gold Coast United Youth | 0–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–5 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | | 5–0 | | | | 2–2 | | 0–1 | 4–3 |
| Melbourne Victory Youth | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–5 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | | 2–4 | 6–1 | 1–1 | | | | | 0–1 |
| Newcastle Jets Youth | 2–5 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 1–2 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 3–1 | | | 2–2 | 0–0 | | | |
| Perth Glory Youth | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | | 3–2 | | | 2–1 | | | 0–3 | 2–3 | | 3–3 |
| Sydney Youth | 3–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | | 3–3 | 2–2 | | 1–2 | | | 1–3 | | |

### Finals series
#### Grand Final
## Season statistics
### Scoring

* First goal of the season: 78 minutes – Francesco Monterosso for Adelaide United Youth against Central Coast Mariners Youth (11 September 2009)
* Fastest goal in a match: 1 minute – Mario Simic for Newcastle Jets Youth against Sydney FC Youth (29 November 2009) & Ben Wearing for Gold Coast United Youth against Central Coast Mariners Youth (13 March 2010)
* Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+5 minutes – Tim Smits for Brisbane Roar Youth against Sydney FC Youth (31 January 2010)
* First own goal of the season: Steve Lewis Hesketh (Brisbane Roar Youth) for Perth Glory Youth, 9 minutes (18 September 2009)
* First hat-trick of the season: Nik Mrdja (Central Coast Mariners Youth) against Newcastle Jets Youth (23 October 2009)

#### Top scorers

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Francesco Monterosso | Adelaide United Youth | 17 |
| 2 | Chris Harold | Gold Coast United Youth | 14 |
| 3 | Kerem Bulut | Sydney Youth | 13 |
| 4 | Panni Nikas | Central Coast Mariners Youth | 12 |
| 5 | Andrew Barisić | Gold Coast United Youth | 11 |
| 6 | Nathan Elasi | Melbourne Victory Youth | 10 |
| 7 | Eli Babalj | Australian Institute of Sport | 9 |
| 7 | Tim Smits | Brisbane Roar Youth | 9 |
| 8 | Kamal Ibrahim | Australian Institute of Sport | 8 |

### Table-related statistics
#### Overall

* Most wins – Perth Glory Youth (13)
* Fewest wins – Australian Institute of Sport (3)
* Most losses – Australian Institute of Sport (16)
* Fewest losses – Central Coast Mariners Youth & Adelaide United Youth (4)
* Most goals scored – Gold Coast United Youth (54)
* Fewest goals scored – Australian Institute of Sport (32)
* Most goals conceded – Brisbane Roar Youth (58)
* Fewest goals conceded – Sydney Youth (33)
* Best goal difference – Gold Coast United Youth (+10)
* Worst goal difference – Australian Institute of Sport (−25)

## Awards

* Champions: Gold Coast United
* Minor Premiers: Central Coast Mariners
* Player of the Year: Panni Nikas, Central Coast Mariners
* Golden Boot: Chris Harrold (16 goals), Gold Coast United, (Francesco Monterosso, (17 goals), Was top scorer but ineligible due to being an A League contracted player)
* Fair Play Award: Brisbane Roar