The 2009 W-League season was the second season of the W-League, the Australian national women's

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competition. The season was played over 10 rounds followed by a finals series. Sydney FC were both the

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and premiers after finishing the regular season at the top of the table and defeating

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3–2 in the

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Clubs

W-League teams for the 2009 season:

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. ''

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League table

Fixtures

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

Finals series

Bracket

Semi-finals

Final

Season statistics

Leading scorers

Awards

*Player of the Year:

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*Young Player of the Year:

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and

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, Canberra United *Player's Player of the Year: Samantha Kerr, Perth Glory *Goalkeeper of the Year: Jillian Loyden,

*Golden Boot:

– 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,

Notes

References

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