2009–10 A-League
The 2009–10 A-League was the 33rd season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the fifth season of the A-League competition since its establishment in 2004. The season marked the addition of two new teams from Queensland. Gold Coast United FC and the North Queensland Fury FC made their A-League debuts at the start of the season. Because of this, Queensland Roar were renamed to Brisbane Roar, as they were no longer the only A-League club from Queensland. With the inception of the two new clubs, many club transfers took place both within  Australia and New Zealand, and around the world. The length of the regular season was longer than in previous years, with 27 rounds rather than 21, plus finals. The season began on 6 August, with Melbourne hosting the Central Coast at home. As well as these major changes to the league, the Pre-Season Challenge Cup was no longer held as part of the 2009–10 season due to a busier regular season schedule, and clubs attracting higher profile pre-season friendlies. The Premiership and Championship double was completed by Sydney FC with victory over Melbourne in the final match of  the regular season and on penalties in the Championship Grand Final. Regular season. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Home and away season. The 2009–10 A-League season was played over 27 rounds, followed by a finals series. Finals series. "Melbourne Victory won 4–3 on aggregate." Season statistics. Attendance. These are the attendance records of each of the teams at the end of the home and away season. The table does not include finals series attendances. Discipline. The Fair Play Award will go to the team with the lowest points on the fair play ladder at the conclusion of the home and away  season. It was awarded to Premiers Sydney FC who scraped in by 4 points from rivals Melbourne Victory. <nowiki>*</nowiki> The Newcastle Jets' Tarek Elrich received a direct red card in their round 7 fixture against Sydney FC. However, this was successfully appealed by the club and expunged from Elrich and the team's records. <nowiki>*</nowiki> Adelaide United's Iain Fyfe received a direct red card in their round 19 fixture against Perth Glory. However, this was overruled by the match review panel and expunged from Fyfe and the team's records. Awards. NAB Young Footballer of  the Year Award. The NAB Young Footballer of the Year Award was awarded to the finest U-21 player talent throughout the Hyundai A-League 2009–10 competition, based on a monthly nomination. At the end of season awards night, it was announced that Brisbane Roar's Tommy Oar was the winner of NAB Young Footballer of the Year Award.