2009–10 A-League

A-League
Season2009–10
Dates6 August 2009 – 20 March 2010
ChampionsSydney FC (2nd title)
PremiersSydney FC (1st title)
AFC Champions LeagueSydney FC, Melbourne Victory
Matches played135
Goals scored348 (2.58 per match)
Top goalscorerShane Smeltz
(19 goals)
Best goalkeeperEugene Galekovic
Biggest home winWellington Phoenix 6–0 Gold Coast United
(25 October 2009)
Biggest away winMelbourne Victory 0–4 Central Coast Mariners
(7 November 2009)
North Queensland Fury 1–5 Central Coast Mariners
(21 November 2009)
Highest scoringMelbourne Victory 6–2 Perth Glory
(16 January 2010)
(8 goals)
Highest attendance30,668
Lowest attendance2,616
Average attendance9,796 ( 2384)

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.[1] 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.[2] 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,[3] 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.

Clubs

Further information: A-League § Clubs
Team City Home Ground Capacity
Adelaide United Adelaide Hindmarsh Stadium 17,000
Brisbane Roar Brisbane Suncorp Stadium 52,500
Central Coast Mariners Gosford Bluetongue Stadium 20,119
Gold Coast United Gold Coast Skilled Park 27,400
Melbourne Victory Melbourne Etihad Stadium 56,347
Newcastle Jets Newcastle Energy Australia Stadium 26,164
North Queensland Fury Townsville Dairy Farmers Stadium 26,500
Perth Glory Perth ME Bank Stadium 20,500
Sydney FC Sydney Sydney Football Stadium 45,500
Wellington Phoenix Wellington Westpac Stadium 36,000

Transfers

Further information: A-League transfers for 2009–10 season

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment Table
Sydney FC Australia John Kosmina Sacked 31 January 2009[4] 5th (08–09) Czech Republic Vítězslav Lavička 4 February 2009[5] Pre-season
Newcastle Jets Australia Gary van Egmond Resigned 27 June 2009 8th (08–09) Australia Branko Čulina 30 June 2009[6] Pre-Season
Brisbane Roar Australia Frank Farina Sacked 14 October 2009[7] 6th (09–10) Australia Ange Postecoglou 16 October 2009[8] Round 10

Foreign players

Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 Visa 5 Non-Visa foreigner(s) Former player(s)
Adelaide United Brazil Alemão Brazil Cássio Brazil Cristiano Ghana Lloyd Owusu South Korea Shin In-seob Argentina Marcos Flores3
Brisbane Roar Belgium Pieter Collen Brazil Henrique Brazil Reinaldo Costa Rica Steven Bryce Indonesia Sergio van Dijk Scotland Bob Malcolm
Central Coast Mariners England Nicky Travis Scotland Chris Doig Wales Jonathan Brown Wales Matt Crowell Malta John Hutchinson2 Jamaica Wolry Wolfe4
New Zealand Michael McGlinchey
Gold Coast United Brazil Jefferson Brazil Robson Ivory Coast Adama Traoré Netherlands Bas van den Brink Scotland Charlie Miller Brazil Anderson3 Brazil Milson
Melbourne Victory Costa Rica Marvin Angulo Costa Rica Carlos Hernández Thailand Surat Sukha New Zealand Glen Moss2
Scotland Grant Brebner1 		Brazil Ney Fabiano
Thailand Sutee Suksomkit
Newcastle Jets England Michael Bridges Italy Marcello Fiorentini South Korea Song Jin-hyung Iraq Ali Abbas3
North Queensland Fury England Robbie Fowler England James Robinson Japan Kojiro Kaimoto New Zealand Jeremy Brockie Scotland Scott Wilson England Terry Cooke3
Netherlands Antilles Dyron Daal3
Sri Lanka Jack Hingert2
Perth Glory England Andy Todd Netherlands Victor Sikora Serbia Branko Jelić Scotland Steven McGarry Brazil Amaral4
Ivory Coast Eugène Dadi
Sydney FC Slovakia Karol Kisel South Korea Byun Sung-hwan Switzerland Stephan Keller Northern Ireland Terry McFlynn1
Wellington Phoenix Barbados Paul Ifill Brazil Daniel Brazil Diego Walsh China Jiang Chen England Chris Greenacre Ivory Coast Eugène Dadi4
Malta Manny Muscat2

The following do not fill a Visa position:
1Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian Residency (and New Zealand Residency, in the case of Wellington Phoenix);
2Australian residents (and New Zealand residents, in the case of Wellington Phoenix) who have chosen to represent another national team;
3Injury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players;
4Guest Players (eligible to play a maximum of ten games)

Salary cap exemptions and captains

Club Marquee Junior Marquee Captain Vice-Captain
Adelaide United None None Australia Travis Dodd[9] Australia Lucas Pantelis[9]
Brisbane Roar None Australia Michael Zullo[10] Australia Matt McKay[11] None
Central Coast Mariners None None Australia Alex Wilkinson[12] Malta John Hutchinson[13]
Gold Coast United Australia Jason Culina[14] Australia Tahj Minniecon[15] Australia Jason Culina[16][17] Australia Michael Thwaite[16][17]
Melbourne Victory Australia Archie Thompson[18][19] None Australia Kevin Muscat[20] Australia Rodrigo Vargas[21]
Newcastle Jets Italy Fabio Vignaroli[22] Australia Adam D'Apuzzo[23] Australia Matt Thompson[24] None
North Queensland Fury England Robbie Fowler[25] None England Robbie Fowler[26] None
Perth Glory Australia Mile Sterjovski[27] None Australia Jacob Burns[28] None
Sydney FC Australia John Aloisi[29] Australia Mark Bridge[23] Australia Steve Corica[30] None
Wellington Phoenix None None New Zealand Andrew Durante[31] New Zealand Tim Brown[31]

Regular season

League table

Pos Team 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
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
5 Perth Glory 27 11 6 10 40 34 +6 39
6 Newcastle Jets 27 10 4 13 33 45 −12 34
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
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Home and away season

The 2009–10 A-League season was played over 27 rounds, followed by a finals series.[2]

Round 1

6 August 2009 Melbourne Victory 0–2 Central Coast Mariners Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:30 UTC+10 Report
Summary		 Simon 10'
McGlinchey 16'		 Attendance: 18,885
Referee: Matthew Breeze
7 August 2009 Adelaide United 1–0 Perth Glory Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
20:00 UTC+9:30 T. Dodd 30' (pen.) Report
Summary		 Attendance: 13,847
Referee: Craig Zetter
8 August 2009 North Queensland Fury 2–3 Sydney FC Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
17:30 UTC+10 R. Griffiths 41'
Fowler 60' (pen.)		 Report
Summary		 Aloisi 4', 73' (pen.)
Danning 28'		 Attendance: 8,897
Referee: Strebre Delovski
8 August 2009 Brisbane Roar 1–3 Gold Coast United Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:30 UTC+10 van Dijk 90+1' (pen.) Report
Summary		 Smeltz 17'
Culina 59'
Robson 90+3'		 Attendance: 19,902
Referee: Peter Green
9 August 2009 Newcastle Jets 3–2 Wellington Phoenix EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
15:00 UTC+10 Hoffman 12', 23'
Naidovski 84'		 Report
Summary		 Sigmund 26'
Greenacre 43'		 Attendance: 6,654
Referee: Chris Beath

Round 2

14 August 2009 Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Newcastle Jets Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
20:00 UTC+10 Boogaard 50' Report
Summary		 Song 47' Attendance: 9,573
Referee: Ben Williams
15 August 2009 Gold Coast United 5–0 North Queensland Fury Skilled Park, Gold Coast
17:30 UTC+10 Smeltz 30', 54' (pen.), 63', 64'
Minniecon 80'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 7,526
Referee: Chris Beath
15 August 2009 Melbourne Victory 3–3 Brisbane Roar Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:30 UTC+10 Hernández 33', 70'
Allsopp 63'		 Report
Summary		 Tiatto 22'
van Dijk 24' (pen.)
Henrique 37'		 Attendance: 18,603
Referee: Strebre Delovski
16 August 2009 Wellington Phoenix 2–1 Perth Glory Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:00 UTC+12 Ifill 24'
Bertos 85'		 Report
Summary		 Sikora 3' Attendance: 10,024
Referee: Peter O'Leary
16 August 2009 Sydney FC 1–0 Adelaide United Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+10 Bridge 77' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 14,924
Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 3

21 August 2009 Adelaide United 0–2 Gold Coast United Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+9:30 Report
Summary		 Smeltz 13'
Fitzsimmons 51'		 Attendance: 12,741
Referee: Matthew Breeze
22 August 2009 Central Coast Mariners 0–0 Sydney FC Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
15:00 UTC+10 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 10,029
Referee: Strebre Delovski
22 August 2009 North Queensland Fury 0–1 Melbourne Victory Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
17:00 UTC+10 Report
Summary		 A. Thompson 45' Attendance: 6,514
Referee: Peter Green
23 August 2009 Brisbane Roar 1–1 Wellington Phoenix Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
15:00 UTC+10 van Dijk 10' Report
Summary		 Greenacre 85' Attendance: 7,084
Referee: Chris Beath
23 August 2009 Perth Glory 2–0 Newcastle Jets ME Bank Stadium, Perth
15:00 UTC+8 Shroj 24'
Pellegrino 73'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 9,398
Referee: Craig Zetter

Round 4

28 August 2009 Adelaide United 3–3 North Queensland Fury Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+9:30 Pantelis 23', 90+3' (pen.)
Owusu 34'		 Report
Summary		 Fowler 5'
Daal 84'
McBreen 87'		 Attendance: 10,773
Referee: Peter Green
28 August 2009 Perth Glory 2–1 Melbourne Victory ME Bank Stadium, Perth
20:00 UTC+8 Jelić 5', 54' Report
Summary		 A. Thompson 9' Attendance: 8,057
Referee: Chris Beath
29 August 2009 Brisbane Roar 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
15:00 UTC+10 Moore 11' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 6,433
Referee: Ben Williams
30 August 2009 Newcastle Jets 1–0 Gold Coast United EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
15:00 UTC+10 Rooney 39' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 6,390
Referee: Matthew Breeze
30 August 2009 Sydney FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+10 Gan 77'
Aloisi 81'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 11,718
Referee: Strebre Delovski

Round 5

3 September 2009 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Newcastle Jets Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:30 UTC+10 A. Thompson 42' Report
Summary		 Haliti 87' Attendance: 15,168
Referee: Chris Beath
4 September 2009 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Adelaide United Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:30 UTC+12 Ifill 35' Report
Summary		 Fyfe 42' Attendance: 7,523
Referee: Michael Hester
4 September 2009 Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Perth Glory Canberra Stadium, Canberra
20:00 UTC+10 Wilkinson 42'
Simon 89'		 Report
Summary		 Sterjovski 82' Attendance: 5,193
Referee: Ben Williams
5 September 2009 Gold Coast United 2–1 Sydney FC Skilled Park, Gold Coast
17:00 UTC+10 Smeltz 45+1', 56' Report
Summary		 Corica 75' Attendance: 6,406
Referee: Strebre Delovski
5 September 2009 North Queensland Fury 1–1 Brisbane Roar Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
19:00 UTC+10 Fowler 7' Report
Summary		 Nichols 85' Attendance: 7,173
Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 6

11 September 2009 Adelaide United 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+9:30 Cássio 33' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 10,262
Referee: Strebre Delovski
12 September 2009 Newcastle Jets 0–3 Brisbane Roar EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
17:30 UTC+10 Report
Summary		 Henrique 24'
Reinaldo 26'
Miller 70'		 Attendance: 6,026
Referee: Ben Williams
12 September 2009 Sydney FC 0–1 North Queensland Fury Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19:30 UTC+10 Report
Summary		 Fowler 54' Attendance: 16,699
Referee: Chris Beath
13 September 2009 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Wellington Phoenix Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
15:00 UTC+10 Hernández 4' Report
Summary		 T. Brown 30' Attendance: 17,644
Referee: Craig Zetter
13 September 2009 Perth Glory 2–2 Gold Coast United ME Bank Stadium, Perth
15:00 UTC+8 Jelić 14'
Sikora 16'		 Report
Summary		 Burns 53' (o.g.)
Smeltz 90+1'		 Attendance: 9,408
Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 7

18 September 2009 Adelaide United 0–2 Melbourne Victory Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+9:30 Report
Summary		 Ward 7'
Brebner 90'		 Attendance: 15,038
Referee: Strebre Delovski
19 September 2009 Central Coast Mariners 3–0 Gold Coast United Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
19:30 UTC+10 Travis 26'
Simon 54'
Hutchinson 70'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 7,943
Referee: Matthew Breeze
20 September 2009 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 North Queensland Fury Westpac Stadium, Wellington
15:00 UTC+12 Bertos 6' Report
Summary		 Grossman 90+4' Attendance: 9,713
Referee: Peter Green
20 September 2009 Sydney FC 2–1 Newcastle Jets Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
15:00 UTC+10 Bridge 26'
Corica 55' (pen.)		 Report
Summary		 M. Thompson 37' Attendance: 10,357
Referee: Ben Williams
20 September 2009 Brisbane Roar 2–4 Perth Glory Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
17:00 UTC+10 Henrique 50'
C. Coyne 64' (o.g.)		 Report
Summary		 McCloughan 1' (o.g.)
Shroj 41'
Jelić 61'
Reddy 76' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 7,367
Referee: Chris Beath

Round 8

25 September 2009 Newcastle Jets 0–1 Perth Glory EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+10 Report
Summary		 Sterjovski 81' (pen.) Attendance: 4,738
Referee: Matthew Breeze
26 September 2009 Gold Coast United 2–3 Melbourne Victory Skilled Park, Gold Coast
19:30 UTC+10 Culina 18' (pen.)
Porter 45'		 Report
Summary		 Hernández 22'
A. Thompson 43'
K. Muscat 86' (pen.)		 Attendance: 5,603
Referee: Peter Green
27 September 2009 Wellington Phoenix 0–0 Central Coast Mariners Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:00 UTC+13 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 6,769
Referee: New Zealand Michael Hester
27 September 2009 Brisbane Roar 1–0 Sydney FC Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
15:00 UTC+10 van Dijk 85' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 7,677
Referee: Strebre Delovski
27 September 2009 North Queensland Fury 0–2 Adelaide United Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
17:00 UTC+10 Report
Summary		 Pantelis 60'
Leckie 90+2'		 Attendance: 6,745
Referee: Chris Beath

Round 9

2 October 2009 Gold Coast United 0–0 Wellington Phoenix Skilled Park, Gold Coast
20:00 UTC+10 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 4,209
Referee: Gerard Parsons
3 October 2009 Perth Glory 1–1 North Queensland Fury ME Bank Stadium, Perth
15:30 UTC+8 Sterjovski 49' (pen.) Report
Summary		 Velaphi 70' (o.g.) Attendance: 12,822
Referee: Ben Williams
3 October 2009 Melbourne Victory 2–1 Brisbane Roar Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:30 UTC+10 Ney Fabiano 3'
Leijer 72'		 Report
Summary		 Reinaldo 11' Attendance: 19,587
Referee: Strebre Delovski
5 October 2009 Sydney FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
15:00 UTC+11 McFlynn 20' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 13,887
Referee: Matthew Breeze
5 October 2009 Adelaide United 1–1 Newcastle Jets Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
16:30 UTC+10:30 Cássio 76' Report
Summary		 Song 6' Attendance: 12,090
Referee: Chris Beath

Round 10

9 October 2009 Melbourne Victory 0–3 Sydney FC Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
20:00 UTC+11 Report
Summary		 Brosque 14'
Bridge 15', 19'		 Attendance: 30,668
Referee: Peter Green
9 October 2009 Perth Glory 1–0 Adelaide United ME Bank Stadium, Perth
19:00 UTC+8 Sikora 79' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 9,482
Referee: Chris Beath
11 October 2009 Central Coast Mariners 1–1 North Queensland Fury Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
15:00 UTC+11 Simon 1' Report
Summary		 McBreen 75' Attendance: 8,042
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
11 October 2009 Brisbane Roar 0–1 Gold Coast United Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
16:00 UTC+10 Report
Summary		 Porter 31' Attendance: 8,882
Referee: Ben Williams
4 November 2009[32] Wellington Phoenix 3–0 Newcastle Jets Westpac Stadium, Wellington

20:00 UTC+13		 T. Brown 27'
Greenacre 55'
Ifill 90+1'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 4,115[33]
Referee: Ben Williams

Round 11

16 October 2009 Adelaide United 2–1 Sydney FC Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+10:30 Cristiano 30', 54' Report
Summary		 Aloisi 78' Attendance: 10,291
Referee: Strebre Delovski
17 October 2009 Brisbane Roar 0–3 Central Coast Mariners Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
17:30 UTC+10 Report
Summary		 Travis 4'
Hutchinson 18'
Bojić 70'		 Attendance: 7,434
Referee: Peter Green
17 October 2009 North Queensland Fury 1–1 Wellington Phoenix Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
19:30 UTC+10 Fowler 84' Report
Summary		 T. Brown 6' Attendance: 6,191
Referee: Chris Beath
18 October 2009 Newcastle Jets 1–3 Melbourne Victory EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
15:00 UTC+11 Haliti 22' Report
Summary		 A. Thompson 62'
Pondeljak 79'
Hernández 85'		 Attendance: 6,029
Referee: Ben Williams
18 October 2009 Gold Coast United 2–1 Perth Glory Skilled Park, Gold Coast
16:00 UTC+10 Neville 13' (o.g.)
Smeltz 56'		 Report
Summary		 Howarth 55' Attendance: 4,509
Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 12

23 October 2009 Newcastle Jets 2–1 Central Coast Mariners EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+11 Bridges 8'
Haliti 14'		 Report
Summary		 Kwasnik 19' Attendance: 6,188
Referee: Strebre Delovski
24 October 2009 Melbourne Victory 3–1 Adelaide United Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
18:30 UTC+11 Dugandžić 18', 56'
Leijer 89'		 Report
Summary		 Hughes 64' Attendance: 21,182
Referee: Ben Williams
24 October 2009 North Queensland Fury 2–1 Perth Glory Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
19:30 UTC+10 Fowler 65'
Daal 71'		 Report
Summary		 Sikora 25' Attendance: 6,332
Referee: Peter Green
25 October 2009 Wellington Phoenix 6–0 Gold Coast United Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:00 UTC+13 Daniel 28', 53'
T. Brown 48'
Greenacre 54'
Ifill 59'
Hearfield 82'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 6,571
Referee: New Zealand Peter O'Leary
25 October 2009 Sydney FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+11 Brosque 55'
Kisel 69'		 Report
Summary		 Cernak 73' Attendance: 8,456
Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 13

30 October 2009 Brisbane Roar 1–1 Newcastle Jets Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:30 UTC+10 van Dijk 36' (pen.) Report
Summary		 Haliti 32' Attendance: 7,509
Referee: Chris Beath
31 October 2009 Central Coast Mariners 0–0 Adelaide United Canberra Stadium, Canberra
19:00 UTC+11 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 5,437
Referee: Ben Williams
31 October 2009 Gold Coast United 0–2 North Queensland Fury Skilled Park, Gold Coast
20:00 UTC+10 Report
Summary		 Fowler 64', 76' (pen.) Attendance: 2,616
Referee: Craig Zetter
1 November 2009 Sydney FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+11 Bridge 15', 35'
Corica 32'		 Report
Summary		 Barbarouses 81' Attendance: 10,653
Referee: Gerard Parsons
1 November 2009 Perth Glory 1–2 Melbourne Victory ME Bank Stadium, Perth
16:00 UTC+8 Sterjovski 19' Report
Summary		 C. Coyne 7' (o.g.)
Hernández 67'		 Attendance: 10,035
Referee: Strebre Delovski

Round 14

6 November 2009 Adelaide United 0–2 Brisbane Roar Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+10:30 Report
Summary		 van Dijk 35' (pen.), 51' Attendance: 11,209
Referee: Australia Craig Zetter
7 November 2009 Melbourne Victory 0–4 Central Coast Mariners Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:00 UTC+11 Report
Summary		 Kwasnik 15'
Simon 75'
Heffernan 80'
Mrdja 84'		 Attendance: 18,531
Referee: Australia Strebre Delovski
7 November 2009 Gold Coast United 1–0 Sydney FC Skilled Park, Gold Coast
20:00 UTC+10 Smeltz 36' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 5,364
Referee: Ben Williams
8 November 2009 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Perth Glory Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:00 UTC+13 Ifill 82' Report
Summary		 Shroj 68' Attendance: 6,930
Referee: Matthew Gillett
8 November 2009 Newcastle Jets 2–0 North Queensland Fury EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
17:00 UTC+11 M. Thompson 55'
Bridges 85' (pen.)		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 6,271
Referee: Ryan Shepheard

Round 15

20 November 2009 Adelaide United 1–1 Gold Coast United Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+10:30 Leckie 90+3' Report
Summary		 Fitzsimmons 64' Attendance: 9,578
Referee: Chris Beath
21 November 2009 Brisbane Roar 0–1 Melbourne Victory Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
18:00 UTC+10 Report
Summary		 A. Thompson 8' Attendance: 9,904
Referee: Ben Williams
21 November 2009 North Queensland Fury 1–5 Central Coast Mariners Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
20:00 UTC+10 R. Griffiths 68' Report
Summary		 Bojić 22'
Mrdja 35', 59'
A. Elrich 62'
Hutchinson 82'		 Attendance: 7,587
Referee: Gerard Parsons
22 November 2009 Newcastle Jets 0–1 Wellington Phoenix EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
17:00 UTC+11 Report
Summary		 Ifill 14' Attendance: 4,329
Referee: Peter Green
22 November 2009 Perth Glory 2–0 Sydney FC ME Bank Stadium, Perth
16:00 UTC+8 Bulloch 57'
Jelić 88'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 8,932
Referee: Strebre Delovski

Round 16

27 November 2009 Central Coast Mariners 0–0 Perth Glory Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
20:00 UTC+11 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 7,857
Referee: Gerard Parsons
28 November 2009 Melbourne Victory 4–0 Gold Coast United Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:00 UTC+11 Kruse 28'
Ward 45+1'
A. Thompson 54', 68'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 20,537
Referee: Ben Williams
28 November 2009 North Queensland Fury 2–1 Adelaide United Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
20:00 UTC+10 McBreen 38'
Fowler 67'		 Report
Summary		 Cristiano 90+2' Attendance: 5,356
Referee: Peter Green
29 November 2009 Sydney FC 1–3 Newcastle Jets Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+11 Brosque 75' Report
Summary		 Bridges 22' (pen.), 55'
M. Thompson 58'		 Attendance: 9,996
Referee: Strebre Delovski
29 November 2009 Brisbane Roar 4–1 Wellington Phoenix Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
18:00 UTC+10 Reinaldo 17', 56'
van Dijk 79'
D. Dodd 90+1'		 Report
Summary		 Greenacre 27' Attendance: 6,307
Referee: Alan Milliner

Round 17

4 December 2009 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Melbourne Victory Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:30 UTC+13 T. Brown 58' Report
Summary		 Vargas 87' Attendance: 8,206
Referee: New Zealand Michael Hester
4 December 2009 Adelaide United 0–2 Newcastle Jets Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+10:30 Report
Summary		 M. Thompson 45+1'
Song 81' (pen.)		 Attendance: 8,502
Referee: Kevin Docherty
5 December 2009 Sydney FC 4–1 North Queensland Fury Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19:00 UTC+11 Aloisi 13'
Brosque 19', 58'
Corica 64'		 Report
Summary		 R. Griffiths 61' Attendance: 11,871
Referee: Ben Williams
5 December 2009 Gold Coast United 2–1 Central Coast Mariners Skilled Park, Gold Coast
20:00 UTC+10 Smeltz 67'
Barisić 76'		 Report
Summary		 Simon 38' Attendance: 4,117
Referee: Peter Green
6 December 2009 Perth Glory 1–1 Brisbane Roar ME Bank Stadium, Perth
16:00 UTC+8 Harnwell 78' Report
Summary		 DeVere 52' Attendance: 7,217
Referee: Strebre Delovski

Round 18

11 December 2009 North Queensland Fury 1–0 Perth Glory Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
19:30 UTC+10 Williams 32' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 5,287
Referee: Peter Green
12 December 2009 Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Sydney FC FMG Stadium, Palmerston North
19:00 UTC+13 Report
Summary		 Corica 16' (pen.) Attendance: 6,459
Referee: New Zealand Michael Hester
12 December 2009 Central Coast Mariners 0–3 Melbourne Victory Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
19:00 UTC+11 Report
Summary		 Hernández 57'
Kemp 70'
Boogaard 77' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 7,571
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
12 December 2009 Brisbane Roar 0–1 Adelaide United Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
20:00 UTC+10 Report
Summary		 Barbiero 78' Attendance: 5,801
Referee: Strebre Delovski
13 December 2009 Newcastle Jets 3–2 Gold Coast United EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
17:00 UTC+11 Wheelhouse 6'
Rooney 70'
Petrovski 82'		 Report
Summary		 Smeltz 44' (pen.), 84' Attendance: 5,254
Referee: Ben Williams

Round 19

16 December 2009 Brisbane Roar 2–0 North Queensland Fury Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:30 UTC+10 van Dijk 20', 42' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 11,530
Referee: Matthew Gillett
23 December 2009 Sydney FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19:30 UTC+11 Brosque 34' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 12,689
Referee: Matthew Breeze
13 January 2010 Gold Coast United 2–0 Newcastle Jets Skilled Park, Gold Coast
19:30 UTC+10 Culina 33'
J. Brown 38'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 4,853
Referee: Australia Chris Beath
19 January 2010 Adelaide United 2–3 Perth Glory Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+10:30 Pantelis 13'
T. Dodd 52'		 Report
Summary		 Burns 63', 69'
McBreen 78'		 Attendance: 8,904
Referee: Ben Williams
26 January 2010 Melbourne Victory 4–0 Wellington Phoenix Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
18:00 UTC+11 T. Brown 17' (o.g.)
A. Thompson 50'
Hernández 66'
Kemp 87'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 18,819
Referee: Chris Beath

Round 20

18 December 2009 Adelaide United 1–1 Wellington Phoenix Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+10:30 Alemão 57' Report
Summary		 Cáceres 77' Attendance: 9,070
Referee: Craig Zetter
19 December 2009 Central Coast Mariners 2–3 Brisbane Roar Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
18:00 UTC+11 Travis 35'
Macallister 77'		 Report
Summary		 Oar 10'
van Dijk 22'
McKay 90+1'		 Attendance: 5,684
Referee: Alan Milliner
19 December 2009 Melbourne Victory 0–0 Sydney FC Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
20:00 UTC+11 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 27,344
Referee: Strebre Delovski
20 December 2009 Newcastle Jets 3–2 North Queensland Fury EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
17:00 UTC+11 Tadrosse 24' (o.g.)
Song 38'
Petrovski 83'		 Report
Summary		 Daal 44', 61' Attendance: 7,026
Referee: Gerard Parsons
20 December 2009 Gold Coast United 2–0 Perth Glory Skilled Park, Gold Coast
18:00 UTC+10 Smeltz 3'
Miller 76'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 4,310
Referee: Chris Beath

Round 21

26 December 2009 Gold Coast United 5–1 Brisbane Roar Skilled Park, Gold Coast
17:00 UTC+10 Rees 45+1', 53'
Smeltz 50' (pen.), 61', 77'		 Report
Summary		 McKay 7' Attendance: 10,024
Referee: Strebre Delovski
26 December 2009 Perth Glory 4–0 Newcastle Jets ME Bank Stadium, Perth
17:00 UTC+8 Sekulovski 19'
Harnwell 24', 69'
Sterjovski 36' (pen.)		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 9,418
Referee: Ben Williams
27 December 2009 Sydney FC 1–0 Adelaide United Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19:00 UTC+11 Corica 49' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 11,741
Referee: Chris Beath
27 December 2009 North Queensland Fury 1–0 Melbourne Victory Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
20:00 UTC+10 Daal 31' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 7,031
Referee: Peter Green
31 December 2009 Central Coast Mariners 0–2 Wellington Phoenix Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
18:00 UTC+11 Report
Summary		 Ifill 47' (pen.), 81' Attendance: 11,137
Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 22

9 January 2010 Wellington Phoenix 3–1 Brisbane Roar Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:00 UTC+13 T. Brown 26'
Dadi 56', 62'		 Report
Summary		 van Dijk 88' Attendance: 8,927
Referee: New Zealand Peter O'Leary
9 January 2010 Central Coast Mariners 1–1 North Queensland Fury Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
19:00 UTC+11 Mrdja 3' Report
Summary		 Brockie 20' Attendance: 6,556
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
9 January 2010 Gold Coast United 1–1 Adelaide United Skilled Park, Gold Coast
20:00 UTC+10 Smeltz 90+3' Report
Summary		 T. Dodd 20' Attendance: 4,505
Referee: Peter Green
10 January 2010 Newcastle Jets 3–2 Melbourne Victory EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
17:00 UTC+11 M. Thompson 26'
Bridges 45'
Haliti 56'		 Report
Summary		 K. Muscat 35' (pen.)
Hernández 90+1'		 Attendance: 6,979
Referee: Matthew Breeze
10 January 2010 Perth Glory 0–0 Sydney FC ME Bank Stadium, Perth
16:00 UTC+8 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 9,319
Referee: Strebre Delovski

Round 23

15 January 2010 Wellington Phoenix 3–0 North Queensland Fury Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:30 UTC+13 Dadi 47'
Ifill 78'
McKain 90'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 7,727
Referee: Peter Green
15 January 2010 Adelaide United 1–1 Central Coast Mariners Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+10:30 T. Dodd 43' Report
Summary		 Mrdja 39' (pen.) Attendance: 10,156
Referee: Chris Beath
16 January 2010 Melbourne Victory 6–2 Perth Glory Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:00 UTC+11 A. Thompson 4'
Kruse 12', 26', 39'
K. Muscat 81' (pen.)
Hernández 83'		 Report
Summary		 Vargas 20' (o.g.)
Sterjovski 52'		 Attendance: 20,448
Referee: Strebre Delovski
16 January 2010 Brisbane Roar 0–2 Newcastle Jets Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
20:00 UTC+10 Report
Summary		 M. Thompson 50'
Bridges 55' (pen.)		 Attendance: 6,656
Referee: Matthew Breeze
17 January 2010 Sydney FC 0–1 Gold Coast United Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+11 Report
Summary		 J. Porter 19' Attendance: 14,941
Referee: Ben Williams

Round 24

22 January 2010 Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Gold Coast United Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
20:00 UTC+11 Mrdja 68' (pen.) Report
Summary		 J. Porter 66' Attendance: 5,724
Referee: Chris Beath
22 January 2010 Perth Glory 2–0 Wellington Phoenix ME Bank Stadium, Perth
19:00 UTC+8 McBreen 23'
Howarth 42'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 9,368
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
23 January 2010 Melbourne Victory 2–0 Adelaide United Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:00 UTC+11 Pondeljak 1'
K. Muscat 90+4' (pen.)		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 20,361
Referee: Matthew Breeze
23 January 2010 North Queensland Fury 1–1 Brisbane Roar Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
20:00 UTC+10 Williams 55' Report
Summary		 DeVere 49' Attendance: 7,610
Referee: Gerard Parsons
24 January 2010 Newcastle Jets 1–3 Sydney FC EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
17:00 UTC+11 Wheelhouse 33' Report
Summary		 Aloisi 45'
Musialik 45+4'
Payne 90+2'		 Attendance: 9,892
Referee: Peter Green

Round 25

29 January 2010 Gold Coast United 1–0 Melbourne Victory Skilled Park, Gold Coast
19:30 UTC+10 Caravella 77' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 7,249
Referee: Chris Beath
30 January 2010 Wellington Phoenix 1–0 Adelaide United AMI Stadium, Christchurch
19:00 UTC+13 McKain 22' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 19,258
Referee: New Zealand Peter O'Leary
30 January 2010 Brisbane Roar 1–0 Sydney FC Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
18:00 UTC+10 van Dijk 89' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 8,613
Referee: New Zealand Michael Hester
31 January 2010 Perth Glory 3–1 Central Coast Mariners ME Bank Stadium, Perth
16:00 UTC+8 McBreen 1', 13'
Jukic 45+1'		 Report
Summary		 Kwasnik 49' Attendance: 8,160
Referee: Gerard Parsons
2 February 2010[34] North Queensland Fury 2–1 Newcastle Jets Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
19:30 UTC+10 Grossman 39'
Tadrosse 81'		 Report
Summary		 M. Thompson 19' Attendance: 4,156
Referee: Chris Beath

Round 26

5 February 2010 Melbourne Victory 2–0 North Queensland Fury Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
20:00 UTC+11 Hernández 36', 66' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 22,726
Referee: Ben Williams
6 February 2010 Adelaide United 2–0 Brisbane Roar Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+10:30 Barbiero 7'
Pantelis 51'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 8,244
Referee: Gerard Parsons
7 February 2010 Sydney FC 3–2 Perth Glory Parramatta Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+11 Corica 24' (pen.)
Aloisi 48', 87'		 Report
Summary		 Shroj 45+2'
McBreen 79'		 Attendance: 8,359
Referee: Chris Beath
7 February 2010 Gold Coast United 0–1 Wellington Phoenix Skilled Park, Gold Coast
18:00 UTC+10 Report
Summary		 Ifill 45+2' (pen.) Attendance: 4,202
Referee: Matthew Breeze
8 February 2010[35] Central Coast Mariners 3–0 Newcastle Jets Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
19:30 UTC+11 Boogaard 17'
Kwasnik 50'
Simon 72'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 5,842
Referee: Peter Green

Round 27

12 February 2010 Wellington Phoenix 3–0 Central Coast Mariners Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:30 UTC+13 T. Brown 14'
Ifill 79', 81'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 14,327
Referee: Chris Beath
12 February 2010 Newcastle Jets 1–2 Adelaide United EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+11 Ali Abbas 41' Report
Summary		 Barbiero 8'
Leckie 74'		 Attendance: 6,880
Referee: Gerard Parsons
13 February 2010 Perth Glory 2–0 Brisbane Roar ME Bank Stadium, Perth
16:00 UTC+8 Neville 9'
Bulloch 73'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 8,054
Referee: Peter Green
13 February 2010 North Queensland Fury 2–1 Gold Coast United Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
20:00 UTC+10 Williams 9'
Cooke 83'		 Report
Summary		 J. Porter 62' Attendance: 8,517
Referee: Ben Williams
14 February 2010 Sydney FC 2–0 Melbourne Victory Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+11 Kisel 34'
Aloisi 49'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 25,407
Referee: Matthew Breeze

Finals series

18 February 2010 Major Semi-Final Leg 1 Melbourne Victory 2–1 Sydney FC Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
20:00 UTC+11
Report
Summary		 Aloisi 42' Attendance: 18,453
Referee: Australia Peter Green
20 February 2010 Semi-Final 3 v 6 Gold Coast United 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)		 Newcastle Jets Skilled Park, Gold Coast
19:00 UTC+10 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 4,109
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
Penalties
Culina soccer ball with check mark
Djulbic soccer ball with check mark
Thwaite soccer ball with check mark
Anderson soccer ball with check mark
Smeltz soccer ball with check mark
Rees soccer ball with red X
Caravella soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark T. Elrich
soccer ball with check mark Petrovski
soccer ball with check mark Patafta
soccer ball with check mark M. Thompson
soccer ball with check mark Miličević
soccer ball with red X Song
soccer ball with check mark Topor-Stanley
21 February 2010 Semi-Final 4 v 5 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Perth Glory Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:00 UTC+13 Greenacre 37' Report
Summary		 Neville 67' Attendance: 24,278
Referee: Australia Strebre Delovski
Penalties
Ifill soccer ball with check mark
Durante soccer ball with check mark
T. Brown soccer ball with check mark
Caceres soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark McGarry
soccer ball with red X Sekulovski
soccer ball with red X Bulloch
soccer ball with check mark McBreen
7 March 2010 Minor Semi-Final Wellington Phoenix 3–1 (a.e.t.) Newcastle Jets Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:00 UTC+13 T. Brown 33'
Ifill 105+1'
Dadi 115'		 Report
Summary		 M. Thompson 20' Attendance: 32,792
Referee: Australia Chris Beath
7 March 2010 Major Semi-Final Leg 2 Sydney FC 2–2 (a.e.t.) Melbourne Victory Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+11 Kisel 36' (pen.)
Bridge 54'		 Report
Summary		 Kruse 15'
A. Thompson 113'		 Attendance: 23,818
Referee: Australia Strebre Delovski

Melbourne Victory won 4–3 on aggregate.

13 March 2010 Preliminary Final Sydney FC 4–2 Wellington Phoenix Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
20:30 UTC+11 Payne 21', 31'
Brosque 63'
Bridge 71'		 Report
Summary		 Durante 27'
Dadi 81'		 Attendance: 13,196
Referee: Australia Peter Green
See also: 2010 A-League Grand Final
20 March 2010 Grand Final Melbourne Victory 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 Sydney FC Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:00 UTC+11 Leijer 81' Report
Summary		 Bridge 63' Attendance: 48,560
Referee: Australia Strebre Delovski
Penalties
Muscat soccer ball with red X
Brebner soccer ball with check mark
Angulo soccer ball with red X
Broxham soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Colosimo
soccer ball with red X Cole
soccer ball with check mark Foxe
soccer ball with check mark Kisel
soccer ball with check mark Byun

Season statistics

Top scorers

Further information: A-League top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 New Zealand Shane Smeltz Gold Coast United 19
2 Indonesia Sergio van Dijk Brisbane Roar 13
3 Costa Rica Carlos Hernández Melbourne Victory 12
Barbados Paul Ifill Wellington Phoenix
5 Australia Archie Thompson Melbourne Victory 10
6 Australia John Aloisi Sydney FC 9
England Robbie Fowler North Queensland Fury
8 Australia Daniel McBreen Perth Glory 8
9 New Zealand Tim Brown Wellington Phoenix 7
Australia Steve Corica Sydney FC
Australia Matt Thompson Newcastle Jets

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.

Team Hosted Average High Low Total
Melbourne Victory 14 20,750 30,668 15,168 290,503
Sydney FC 14 12,987 25,407 8,359 181,816
Adelaide United 14 10,765 15,038 8,244 150,705
Perth Glory 13 9,205 12,822 7,217 119,670
Wellington Phoenix 13 8,965 19,258 4,115 116,549
Brisbane Roar 14 8,650 19,902 5,801 121,099
Central Coast Mariners 13 7,430 11,137 5,193 96,588
North Queensland Fury 13 6,723 8,897 4,156 87,396
Newcastle Jets 13 6,358 9,892 4,329 82,656
Gold Coast United 14 5,392 10,024 2,616 75,493
{{{T11}}} 0 0 0 0 0
{{{T12}}} 0 0 0 0 0
League total 135 9,796 30,668 2,616 1,322,475

Top 10 Attendances

Attendance Round Date Home Score Away Venue Weekday Time of Day
44,560 Grand Final 20 March 2010 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Sydney FC Etihad Stadium Saturday Evening
32,792 Finals
Wk 2		 7 March 2010 Wellington Phoenix 3–1 Newcastle Jets Westpac Stadium Sunday Afternoon
30,668 10 9 October 2009 Melbourne Victory 0–3 Sydney FC Etihad Stadium Friday Night
27,344 20 19 December 2009 Melbourne Victory 0–0 Sydney FC Etihad Stadium Saturday Evening
25,407 27 14 February 2010 Sydney FC 2–0 Melbourne Victory Sydney Football Stadium Sunday Evening
24,278 Finals
Wk 1		 21 February 2010 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Perth Glory Westpac Stadium Sunday Evening
23,818 Final
Wk 2		 7 March 2010 Sydney FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory Sydney Football Stadium Sunday Evening
22,726 26 5 February 2010 Melbourne Victory 2–0 North Queensland Fury Etihad Stadium Friday Night
21,182 12 24 October 2009 Melbourne Victory 3–1 Adelaide United Etihad Stadium Saturday Evening
20,537 16 28 November 2009 Melbourne Victory 4–0 Gold Coast United Etihad Stadium Saturday Evening

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.

1 point Yellow Card
2 points Second Caution Red Card
3 points Direct Red Card
Team Points
Sydney FC 38 0 1 41
Melbourne Victory 40 1 1 45
North Queensland Fury 41 2 0 45
Adelaide United 43 1 1 48
Central Coast Mariners 42 2 0 46
Newcastle Jets 43 1 0 45
Perth Glory 50 1 0 52
Gold Coast United 48 1 2 56
Wellington Phoenix 54 0 1 57
Brisbane Roar 54 2 1 61
Melbourne Heart 0 0 0 0
Sydney Rovers 0 0 0 0
Totals 453 11 7

* 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.[36]
* 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.[37]

See also

Team season articles

References

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