# 2009 W-League (Australia)

The 2009 W-League season was the second season of the W-League, the Australian national women's football (soccer) competition. The season was played over 10 rounds followed by a finals series. Sydney FC were both the champions and premiers after finishing the regular season at the top of the table and defeating Brisbane Roar 3–2 in the grand final.

## Clubs

W-League teams for the 2009 season:
| Team | City | Years in competition |
| Adelaide United | Adelaide, SA | 2008–09 – present |
| Brisbane Roar | Brisbane, Qld | 2008–09 – present |
| Canberra United | Canberra, ACT | 2008–09 – present |
| Central Coast Mariners | Gosford, NSW | 2008–09 – 2009 |
| Melbourne Victory | Melbourne, Vic | 2008–09 – present |
| Newcastle Jets | Newcastle, NSW | 2008–09 – present |
| Perth Glory | Perth, WA | 2008–09 – present |
| Sydney FC | Sydney, NSW | 2008–09 – present |

### Foreign players

| Club | Visa 1 | Visa 2 | Visa 3 | Non-Visa foreigner(s) |
| Adelaide United | | | | |
| Brisbane Roar | | | | |
| Canberra United | Lin Chiung-ying | Tseng Shu-o | | |
| Central Coast Mariners | Kendall Fletcher | Jillian Loyden | Lydia Vandenbergh | |
| Melbourne Victory | Katie Thorlakson | Marlies Oostdam | Julianne Sitch | Gülcan Koca$^A$ |
| Newcastle Jets | Kirstyn Pearce | | | Stacey Day$^B$ |
| Perth Glory | Alex Singer | | | Carys Hawkins$^A$ |
| Sydney FC | Cathrine Paaske Sørensen | Julie Rydahl Bukh | | |
The following do not fill a Visa position: $^A$Australian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team; $^B$Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian citizenship; $^G$ Guest players; $^R$ Injury replacement players, or national team replacement players;

## Regular season

The 2009 W-League season was played over 10 rounds, followed by a finals series involving the four highest placed teams, starting in October and completing in December 2009.

### League table

| Pos | Team | 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 | |

### Fixtures

Individual matches are collated at each club's season article.

## Finals series
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 1 | Sydney FC | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Canberra United | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Canberra United | 0 | 1 | Sydney FC | 3 |
| | | | 3 | Brisbane Roar | 2 |
| 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 | 3 | Brisbane Roar | 2 |
| 3 | Brisbane Roar | 1 | | | |

### Final
## Season statistics
### Leading scorers

| Total | Player | Player | Team | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round |
| Total | Player | Player | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | | Michelle Heyman | Central Coast Mariners | 2 | | | 2 | | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 7 | | Leena Khamis | Sydney FC | | | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | | Sarah Walsh | Sydney FC | 1 | 1 | | | 2 | | | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | | Racheal Quigley | Adelaide United | | | | | | 2 | | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | | Tameka Butt | Brisbane Roar | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | 3 |
| 4 | | Lydia Vandenbergh | Central Coast Mariners | | | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | |
| 4 | | Kendall Fletcher | Central Coast Mariners | | | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | |
| 4 | | Courtney Beutel | Brisbane Roar | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | |
| 4 | | Tseng Shu-o | Canberra United | | | 1 | 2 | | | | 1 | | |
| 4 | | Ellie Brush | Canberra United | | 1 | | | 1 | | 1 | | | 1 |
Goal scored from penalty kick

## Awards

* Player of the Year: Michelle Heyman, Central Coast Mariners
* Young Player of the Year: Elise Kellond-Knight, Brisbane Roar and Ellyse Perry, Canberra United
* Player's Player of the Year: Samantha Kerr, Perth Glory
* Goalkeeper of the Year: Jillian Loyden, Central Coast Mariners
* Golden Boot: Michelle Heyman, Central Coast Mariners – 11 goals
* Goal of the Year: Samantha Kerr, Perth Glory – Round 8 (Perth Glory v Sydney FC)
* Fair Play Award: Sydney FC and Canberra United
* Referee of the Year: Kate Jacewicz
* Coach of the Year: Ray Junna, Canberra United and Stephen Roche, Central Coast Mariners