# 2009 NSW Premier League season

The 2009 TeleChoice Premier League season was the ninth season of the revamped National Premier Leagues NSW. This season also marked the addition of the Bonnyrigg White Eagles Football Club, promoted from the Super League.
The 2009 regular season began on 1 March, and concluded on 9 August. The Finals series commenced a fortnight later. On 13 September the Sutherland Sharks Football Club won their second championship of the year when they defeated Marconi Stallions 4–1 in the Grand Final at CUA Stadium.
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 elimination games. On 16 August the Sutherland Sharks Football Club were crowned the Cup Champions after defeating Manly United FC 1–0.

## Clubs

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
| Club | Ground | Capacity |
| APIA Tigers | Leichhardt Oval | 20,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing | Manner | Date | Incoming | Date |
| Sydney Olympic FC | Aytek Genc | Resigned | 31 March 2009 | Nick Theodorakopoulos | 2 April 2009 |
| Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC | Blagoja Kuleski | Sacked | 30 March 2009 | Brian Brown | 4 April 2009 |
| Sydney Tigers FC | Paul Okon | Resigned | 18 March 2009 | Luke McGuire | 5 April 2009 |
| Wollongong CFC | Tony Pace | Sacked | 23 April 2009 | Glenn Fontana (interim) | 23 April 2009 |
| Penrith Nepean United | Ian Gillan | Mutual Agreement | 23 June 2009 | Ante Jurić | 23 June 2009 |
| Sydney Olympic FC | Nick Theodorakopoulos | Resigned | 2 September 2009 | Pat Marando | 2 September 2009 |
| Wollongong CFC | Glenn Fontana | Mutual Agreement | 12 September 2009 | Trevor Morgan | 12 September 2009 |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sydney United | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 42 | 22 | +20 | 46 | Qualified for the 2009 NSW Premier League Finals |
| 2 | Marconi Stallions | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 22 | +22 | 39 | Qualified for the 2009 NSW Premier League Finals |
| 3 | Sutherland Sharks (C) | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 26 | +20 | 38 | Qualified for the 2009 NSW Premier League Finals |
| 4 | Bankstown City | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 38 | Qualified for the 2009 NSW Premier League Finals |
| 5 | Manly United | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 37 | Qualified for the 2009 NSW Premier League Finals |
| 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 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 23 | Withdrew at end of the season |
| 11 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 22 | |
| 12 | South Coast Wolves | 22 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 20 | 62 | −42 | 5 | |

### Results

The results of the 2009 Home and Away season are as follows:
| Home \ Away | 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 | |
* ↑ Both encounters between Sydney Olympic and Sydney United were Olympic home games with the 1–1 scoreline being the Round 20 battle.

## Finals series

| Qualifying Finals | Qualifying Finals | Qualifying Finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| | | | 1 | Sydney United FC | 2 | | | | 3 | Sutherland Sharks | 4 |
| | | | 3 | Sutherland Sharks | 3 | | | | 2 | Marconi Stallions | 1 |
| 2 | Marconi Stallions | 0 | | | | 1 | Sydney United FC | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Sutherland Sharks | 1 | | | | 2 | Marconi Stallions | 4 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Marconi Stallions | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Manly United FC | 0 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Bankstown City | 0(2) | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Manly United (p) | 0(4) | | | | | | | | | |

### Grand Final
## Statistics
### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Matthew Mayora | Sydney Olympic | 15 |
| 2 | Brad Boardman | Sutherland | 12 |
| 2 | Dimitri Zakilas | West Sydney | 12 |
| 4 | Luka Glavaš | Sydney United | 11 |
| 4 | Panni Nikas | Sutherland | 11 |
| 4 | Hussein Salameh | Bankstown | 11 |
| 4 | Robert Younis | Sydney Tigers | 11 |
| 8 | Tolgay Özbey | Sydney Olympic | 10 |
| 8 | Alexander Canak | Marconi | 10 |
| 10 | Almir Dizdaric | Bonnyrigg | 9 |

### Scoring

* First hat-trick of the season: Jamie McMaster (Sydney Tigers) against Bonnyrigg (1 March)
* Most goals scored by one player in a match: 4 goals – Robert Younis (Sydney Tigers) against Wollongong, (9 August)
* Widest winning margin: 7 goals – Marconi 7–0 Wollongong (19 April)
* Most goals in a match: 11 goals
** Sydney Tigers 6–5 Wollongong (9 August)
* All season goals (excluding finals): 404 goals

### Clean sheets

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

### Attendances

The table is for the home and away season and 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 |

## Awards
### 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.
| Award | Name | Club |
| Player of the Year | Brad Boardman | Sutherland Sharks |
| Andreas Golden Boot | Matthew Mayora | Sydney Olympic |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Vedran Janjetovic | Sydney United |
| Coach of the Year | 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.
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 Glavas (Sydney United)
Coach: Ante Milicic (Sydney United)