# 2009 Adelaide United FC (women) season

The 2009 season was Adelaide United Football Club (W-League)'s second season, in the W-League. Adelaide United finished 7th in their W-League season.

## Review
### September

This season saw drastic squad changes after a disappointing inaugural season, including new signing Christina Papageorgiou taking the captaincy. However, Adelaide still struggled in the league failing to win a single game, and finished seventh ahead of the Newcastle Jets.

### March

Racheal Quigley was named Adelaide United 2009/10 Westfield W-League Most Valuable Player.

## Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AUS | Sian McLaren |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Ebony Weidenbach |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Renee Harrison |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Ruth Blackburn |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Ashlee Faul |
| 6 | DF | AUS | Thomai Kezios |
| 7 | FW | AUS | Racheal Quigley |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Ruth Wallace |
| 9 | MF | AUS | Angela Fimmano |
| 10 | FW | AUS | Marijana Rajcic |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 11 | MF | AUS | Georgia Chapman |
| 12 | FW | AUS | Katerina Bexis |
| 13 | MF | AUS | Lauren Chilvers |
| 14 | FW | AUS | Donna Cockayne |
| 15 | MF | AUS | Tenneille Boaler |
| 16 | MF | AUS | Christina Papageorgiou (Captain) |
| 17 | MF | AUS | Karina Roweth |
| 18 | MF | AUS | Rochelle Kuhar |
| 19 | DF | AUS | Nenita Burgess |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Kristi Harvey |

## Transfers

| Name | Position | Moving from |
| Thomai Kezios | Defender | Adelaide Olympic |
| Ebony Weidenbach | Defender | SASI |
| Ashlee Faul | Defender | SASI |
| Ruth Blackburn | Defender | Brisbane Roar |
| Ruth Wallace | Midfielder | SASI |
| Georgia Chapman | Midfielder | Redlands United |
| Tenneille Boaler | Midfielder | Redlands United |
| Rochelle Kuhar | Midfielder | Metro United |
| Christina Papageorgiou | Midfielder | Adelaide City |
| Marijana Rajcic | Striker | Fulham United |
| Katerina Bexis | Striker | Adelaide Olympic |
| Nenita Burgess | Defender | Fulham United |
| Name | Position | Moving to |
| Emma Wirkus | Goalkeeper | Perth Glory; |
| Dianne Alagich | Defender | – |
| Sarah Amorim | Defender | – |
| Kristyn Swaffer | Defender | – |
| Sharon Black | Midfielder | – |
| Tanya Harrison | Midfielder | – |
| April Mann | Midfielder | – |
| Leah Robinson | Midfielder | – |
| Victoria Balomenos | Striker | – |
| Stephanie Tokich | Striker | – |
| Sandra Scalzi | Striker | – |

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| W-League | 25 October 2008 | 27 December 2008 | Matchday 1 | 8th | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 28 | −15 | 020.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 28 | −15 | 020.00 |
Source: Competitions

### W-League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sydney FC (C) | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 23 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 22 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Brisbane Roar | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 21 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Canberra United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 14 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 5 | Melbourne Victory | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 14 | |
| 6 | Perth Glory | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 13 | |
| 7 | Adelaide United | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 | −24 | 3 | |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 25 | −18 | 2 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: worldfootball.net

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Ground | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | L |
| Position | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Points | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

#### Matches
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos. | Name | W-League | W-League | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | Sian McLaren | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Ebony Weidenbach | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Renee Harrison | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Ruth Blackburn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Ashlee Faul | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Thomai Kezios | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Racheal Quigley | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Ruth Wallace | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Angela Fimmano | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Marijana Rajcic | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Georgia Chapman | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | Katerina Bexis | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Lauren Chilvers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Donna Cockayne | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Tenneille Boaler | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Christina Papageorgiou | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Karina Roweth | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Rochelle Kuhar | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Nenita Burgess | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | Kristi Harvey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Greta French-Kennedy$^1$ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
$^1$Short-term injury cover