# 2009–10 Gold Coast United FC season

The 2009–10 season was Gold Coast United's inaugural season in the A-League, becoming one of two new expansion clubs in the Australian state of Queensland.

## Squad

    As of match played 20 February 2010
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Jess Vanstrattan | GK | (1982-07-19)19 July 1982 (aged 27) | Verona | 2008 | 2010 | 18 | 0 |
| 20 | Scott Higgins | GK | (1976-06-09)9 June 1976 (aged 33) | Wellington Phoenix | 2009 | | 10 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | Michael Thwaite | DF | (1983-05-02)2 May 1983 (aged 26) | Brann | 2009 | | 28 | 0 |
| 4 | Daniel Piorkowski | DF | (1984-01-12)12 January 1984 (aged 26) | Newcastle Jets | 2009 | 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Bas van den Brink | DF | (1982-09-11)11 September 1982 (aged 27) | Omniworld | 2009 | | 27 | 1 |
| 16 | Kristian Rees | DF | (1980-01-06)6 January 1980 (aged 30) | Adelaide City | 2009 | 2011 | 26 | 2 |
| 22 | Adama Traoré | DF | (1990-02-03)3 February 1990 (aged 20) | EF Yéo Martial | 2009 | | 11 | 0 |
| 36 | Dino Djulbic | DF | (1983-02-16)16 February 1983 (aged 27) | Rot Weiss Ahlen | 2010 | | 8 | 0 |
| | Zac Anderson | DF | (1991-04-30)30 April 1991 (aged 18) | QAS | 2009 | | 3 | 0 |
| | Ben Wearing | DF | (1989-05-08)8 May 1989 (aged 20) | Musgrave | 2009 | | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 2 | Steve Pantelidis | MF | (1983-08-17)17 August 1983 (aged 26) | Melbourne Victory | 2009 | 2011 | 20 | 0 |
| 5 | Robson | MF | (1986-11-03)3 November 1986 (aged 23) | Cabofriense | 2009 | 2010 | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | Zenon Caravella | MF | (1983-05-17)17 May 1983 (aged 26) | Omniworld | 2009 | 2011 | 24 | 1 |
| 8 | Jefferson | MF | (1982-03-28)28 March 1982 (aged 27) | | 2009 | 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Jason Culina | MF | (1980-08-05)5 August 1980 (aged 29) | PSV Eindhoven | 2009 | 2012 | 26 | 3 |
| 11 | Charlie Miller | MF | (1976-03-18)18 March 1976 (aged 33) | Brisbane Roar | 2009 | 2010 | 10 | 1 |
| 17 | Matthew Osman | MF | (1983-07-29)29 July 1983 (aged 26) | Central Coast Mariners | 2009 | 2011 | 15 | 0 |
| 18 | James Brown | MF | (1990-02-19)19 February 1990 (aged 20) | AIS | 2009 | 2012 | 9 | 1 |
| 21 | Richard Greer | MF | | | 2009 | | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Steve Fitzsimmons | MF | (1976-09-07)7 September 1976 (aged 33) | Beenleigh | 2009 | 2010 | 19 | 2 |
| 24 | Anderson | MF | (1983-01-10)10 January 1983 (aged 27) | Loan from Criciúma | 2009 | 2010 | 26 | 0 |
| | Mitch Bevan | MF | (1991-02-20)20 February 1991 (aged 19) | Brisbane Roar | 2009 | | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Shane Smeltz | FW | (1981-09-29)29 September 1981 (aged 28) | Wellington Phoenix | 2008 | 2012 | 26 | 19 |
| 14 | Joel Porter | FW | (1978-12-25)25 December 1978 (aged 31) | Hartlepool United | 2009 | | 24 | 5 |
| 15 | Tahj Minniecon | FW | (1989-02-13)13 February 1989 (aged 21) | AIS | 2009 | 2012 | 17 | 1 |
| 19 | Andrew Barisic | FW | (1986-03-22)22 March 1986 (aged 23) | Melbourne Knights | 2009 | 2010 | 6 | 1 |
| 26 | Golgol Mebrahtu | FW | (1990-08-28)28 August 1990 (aged 19) | Brisbane Strikers | 2009 | | 6 | 0 |
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 6 | Adam Griffiths | FW | (1979-08-21)21 August 1979 (aged 30) | Newcastle Jet | 2009 | 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Milson | FW | (1977-11-24)24 November 1977 (aged 32) | Tombense | 2009 | 2010 | 9 | 0 |
| 27 | Mark Byrnes | DF | (1982-02-08)8 February 1982 (aged 28) | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 2009 | 2009 | 1 | 0 |

## Competitions
### A-League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sydney FC (C) | 27 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 48 | Qualification for 2011 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 2 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 47 | Qualification for 2011 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 3 | Gold Coast United | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 44 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 4 | Wellington Phoenix | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 40 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 5 | Perth Glory | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 39 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 6 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 34 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 7 | North Queensland Fury | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 32 | |
| 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 30 | |
| 9 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 30 | |
| 10 | Adelaide United | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 29 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 13 February 2010. Source: See Results

#### Results
### A-League Finals
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 20 February 2010

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | A-League | A-League | A-League Finals | A-League Finals |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | AUS | Jess Vanstrattan | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | AUS | Steve Pantelidis | 20 | 0 | 17+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Michael Thwaite | 28 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Daniel Piorkowski | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | BRA | Robson | 11 | 1 | 8+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Zenon Caravella | 24 | 1 | 20+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Jefferson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | NZL | Shane Smeltz | 26 | 19 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | AUS | Jason Culina | 26 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SCO | Charlie Miller | 10 | 1 | 7+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | NED | Bas van den Brink | 27 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | AUS | Joel Porter | 24 | 5 | 21+2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | AUS | Tahj Minniecon | 17 | 1 | 7+10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | AUS | Kristian Rees | 26 | 2 | 24+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | AUS | Matthew Osman | 15 | 0 | 5+9 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | AUS | James Brown | 9 | 1 | 2+6 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | AUS | Andrew Barisic | 6 | 1 | 1+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Scott Higgins | 11 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | CIV | Adama Traoré | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | AUS | Steve Fitzsimmons | 19 | 2 | 10+9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | BRA | Anderson | 26 | 0 | 18+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | AUS | Steven Lustica | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | AUS | Golgol Mebrahtu | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | BIH | Dino Djulbic | 8 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | DF | AUS | Zac Anderson | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | AUS | Mitch Bevan | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | AUS | Ben Wearing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left Gold Coast United during the season: ||||||||||
| 6 | DF | AUS | Adam Griffiths | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Milson | 9 | 0 | 1+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | AUS | Mark Byrnes | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | A-League | A-League Finals | Total |
| 1 | FW | | 9 | Shane Smeltz | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| 2 | FW | | 14 | Joel Porter | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | MF | | 10 | Jason Culina | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | DF | | 16 | Kristian Rees | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | | 23 | Steve Fitzsimmons | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | | 5 | Robson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | FW | | 19 | Andrew Barisic | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | | 13 | Bas van den Brink | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | | 11 | Charlie Miller | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | FW | | 15 | Tahj Minniecon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | | 18 | James Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | | 7 | Zenon Caravella | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 39 | 0 | 39 |

### Disciplinary record

| Position | Nation | Number | Name | A-League | A-League | A-League Finals | A-League Finals | Total | Total |
| 2 | | MF | Steve Pantelidis | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 3 | | DF | Michael Thwaite | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | | MF | Robson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | | MF | Zenon Caravella | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | | FW | Shane Smeltz | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | | MF | Jason Culina | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | | MF | Charlie Miller | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | | DF | Bas van den Brink | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | | DF | Kristian Rees | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | | MF | James Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | | FW | Andrew Barisic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | | GK | Scott Higgins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | | DF | Adama Traoré | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | | MF | Steve Fitzsimmons | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | | MF | Anderson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | | DF | Dino Djulbic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | DF | Zac Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 56 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 3 |