2009 NSW Premier League season
The 2009 TeleChoice Premier League season is the ninth season of the revamped NSW Premier League. This season also marks the addition of a new team, in the Bonnyrigg White Eagles Football Club from the Super League (one division lower).
| TeleChoice Premier League 2009 | |
|---|---|
| League | NSW Premier League |
| Sport | Association football |
| Duration | 1 March 2009 – 13 September 2009 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Total attendance | 75,698 (approximately) |
| 2009 | |
| Champions | Sutherland Sharks FC |
| Premiers | Sydney United FC |
| Top scorer | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Matthew Mayora (15) |
| 2009 TigerTurf Cup | |
| Champions | Sutherland Sharks FC |
The 2009 regular season began on 1 March 2009, at 18:00 UTC+10,[1] and concluded on 9 August 2009 with the Finals Series commencing a fortnight later.
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 Sunday, 16 August, the Sutherland Sharks Football Club were crowned the 2009 TigerTurf Cup Champions after defeating Manly United FC 1-0.[2] On Sunday, 13 September, the Sutherland Sharks Football Club won their second championship of the year when they defeated Marconi Stallions 4 goals to 1 in the TeleChoice Premier League Grand Final at CUA Stadium, Penrith.
Clubs
Teams promoted from Super League:
(After the end of the 2008 season.)
Teams relegated to Super League:
(After the end of the 2008 season.)
(Sydney - see left)
| 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[3] |  Nick Theodorakopoulos |
2 April 2009[4] |
| Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC | Blagoja Kuleski |
Sacked | 30 March 2009[5] | Brian Brown |
4 April 2009[6] |
| Sydney Tigers FC | Paul Okon |
Resigned | 18 March 2009[7] | Luke McGuire |
5 April 2009[8] |
| Wollongong CFC | Tony Pace |
Sacked | 23 April 2009[9] | Glenn Fontana (interim) |
23 April 2009 |
| Penrith Nepean United | Ian Gillan |
Mutual Agreement | 23 June 2009[10] | Ante Jurić |
23 June 2009 |
| Sydney Olympic FC | Nick Theodorakopoulos |
Resigned | 2 September 2009[11] | Pat Marando |
2 September 2009 |
| Wollongong CFC | Glenn Fontana |
Mutual Agreement | 12 September 2009[12] | 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 | |
| 3 | Sutherland Sharks (C) | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 26 | +20 | 38 | |
| 4 | Bankstown City | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 38 | |
| 5 | Manly United | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 37 | |
| 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 |
Source: TeleChoice Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Results
The results of the 2009 Home and Away season are as follows:
Finals series
| Qualifying Finals | Semi Finals | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Sydney United FC | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sutherland Sharks | 3 | 3 | Sutherland Sharks | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Marconi Stallions | 0 | 1 | Sydney United FC | 2 | 2 | Marconi Stallions | 1 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Sutherland Sharks | 1 | 2 | Marconi Stallions | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Marconi Stallions | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Bankstown City | 0(2) | 5 | Manly United FC | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Manly United (p) | 0(4) | ||||||||||||||||
First Week
| 2009-08-22 Elimination Final | Bankstown City Lions FC | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (2 – 4 p) | Manly United FC | Jensen Oval, Sefton |
| 19:30 UTC+10 | Report | Attendance: 1,000 approx. Referee: Peter Vrtkovski | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Phillip Makrys Tallan Martin |
Andrew Mailer Craig Midgley Scott Thomas Keith Shevlin |
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| 2009-08-23 Qualifying Final | Marconi Stallions FC | 0 – 1 | Sutherland Sharks FC | Marconi Stadium, Bossley Park |
| 15:00 UTC+10 | Report | Panni Nikas  47' |
Attendance: 1,100 approx. Referee: Gerard Parsons |
Second week
| 2009-08-29 Minor semi-final | Marconi Stallions FC | 2 – 0 | Manly United FC | Marconi Stadium, Bossley Park |
| 18:00 UTC+10 | Ali Abbas Al-Hilfi 95' Vamara Diarra 122' |
Report | Attendance: 500 approx. Referee: Kris Griffith-Jones |
| 2009-08-30 Major semi-final | Sydney United FC | 2 – 3 | Sutherland Sharks FC | Sydney United Sports Centre, Sydney |
| 16:00 UTC+10 | Ante Milicic 45' Andrija Petkovic 58' |
Report | Panni Nikas 69' (pen.) Jim Bakis 86'Chris Price 90+2' |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Kurt Ams |
Preliminary Final
| 2009-09-06 | Sydney United FC | 2 – 4 | Marconi Stallions FC | Sydney United Sports Centre, Sydney |
| 16:00 UTC+10 | Ante Milicic 24' Luka Glavaš 75' (pen.) |
Report | Alexander Canak 5' Erick Anabalon 23'Wade Oostendorp 33', 66' |
Attendance: 1,100 approx. Referee: Gerard Parsons |
Grand Final
| 2009-09-13 | Sutherland Sharks FC | 4 – 1 | Marconi Stallions FC | CUA Stadium, Penrith |
| 15:00 UTC+10 | Neil Jablonski 27' Brad Boardman 75'Michael Katz 86'Panni Nikas 90+3' |
Report | Nahuel Arrarte 71' |
Attendance: 3,000 approx. Referee: Peter Vrtkovski |
Statistics
Top goalscorers
Matthew Mayora won the Golden Boot with 15 goals
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals[13] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Mayora |
Sydney Olympic | 15 |
| 2 | Brad Boardman |
Sutherland | 12 |
| Dimitri Zakilas |
West Sydney | 12 | |
| 4 | Luka Glavaš |
Sydney United | 11 |
| Panni Nikas |
Sutherland | 11 | |
 Hussein Salameh |
Bankstown | 11 | |
| Robert Younis |
Sydney Tigers | 11 | |
| 8 |  Tolgay Özbey |
Sydney Olympic | 10 |
| Alexander Canak |
Marconi | 10 | |
| 10 | Almir Dizdaric |
Bonnyrigg | 9 |
| 11 | Ilija Prenzoski |
Wollongong | 7 |
| Giosuè Sama |
Manly United | 7 | |
| John Tsironis |
West Sydney | 7 | |
| David Zdrilic |
Sydney United | 7 |
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Almir Dizdaric for Bonnyrigg against Sydney Tigers, 49 seconds. (1 March 2009).
- Last goal of the season: Panni Nikas for Sutherland against Marconi, 90+3 minutes. (13 September 2009)
- Fastest goal in a match: 38 seconds – Ilija Prenzoski for Wollongong against Sydney Olympic (22 March 2009)
- Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 122 minutes – Vamara Diarra for Marconi against Manly United (29 August 2009)
- First own goal of the season: George Souris (Sutherland) for Bankstown City, 33 minutes (15 March 2009)
- First hat-trick of the season: Jamie McMaster (Sydney Tigers) against Bonnyrigg (1 March 2009)
- Most goals scored by one player in a match: 4 goals – Robert Younis (Sydney Tigers) against Wollongong, 3', 18', 46', 75' (9 August 2009)
- Widest winning margin: 7 goals – Marconi 7-0 Wollongong (19 April 2009)
- Most goals in a match: 11 goals
- Sydney Tigers 6–5 Wollongong (9 August 2009)
- Most goals in one half: 5 goals – Sydney Tigers v Wollongong (9 August 2009) 2–3 at half time, 6–5 final
- Most goals in one half by a single team: 5 goals – Sydney United v Sydney Tigers (19 April 2009) 5–0 at half-time, 6–1 final
- All season goals (excluding finals): 404 goals
Discipline
- First yellow card of the season: Daniel Wilkinson for Blacktown City against Sydney United, 2 minutes (1 March 2009)
- First red card of the season: Mark D’Alessandro for Bonnyrigg against Sydney Tigers, 2 minutes (1 March 2009)
- Card given at latest point in a game: James Chronopoulos (yellow) at 108 minutes for Marconi against Manly United (29 August 2009)
Overall
- Most wins – Sydney United (13)
- Fewest wins – Wollongong (1)
- Most losses – Wollongong (19)
- Fewest losses – Sydney United (2)
- Most goals scored – Sutherland (46)
- Fewest goals scored – Penrith Nepean (19)
- Most goals conceded – Wollongong (62)
- Fewest goals conceded – Sydney United, Marconi and Manly United (22)
Clean sheets
- Most clean sheets – Sutherland (9)
- Fewest clean sheets – Wollongong (0)
Attendances
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.
AwardsGold medal dinnerAt 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.[14]
All-Stars TeamBased 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 Glavaš (Sydney United) Coach: Ante Milicic (Sydney United) See alsoReferences
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