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Australian 2009/2010
HAL Season 5

AFC Champions League - 2010
Shandong Luneng 0 - Adelaide United 2
10/03/2010

'Adelaide Make it Two' - Adelaide United made the most of the long trip to the cold northern Chinese province of Shandong by defeating sister club Shandong Luneng 2-0, with good goals, a first half header by Sergio van Dijk, and a second half header by Matthew Leckie from a corner; taking full points in the process from the first two games .. Chris Dunkerley reports .. ..
[ AFC ...] [ AFC stats ...] [ BOTN Report ]

AFC Champions League - 2010
Melbourne Victory 0 - Seongnam Ilhwa 2
09/03/2010

'ACL tie a game too far' - Just two days after gaining a place in the A-League Grand Final Melbourne Victory hosted Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma of South Korea in an ACF Champions League tie and, though it was a closely matched performance, they went down 0-2 with tired legs at Docklands in front of just under 8,000 fans .. Peter Humffray reports from Docklands
[ AFC ...] [ AFC stats ...] [ BOTN Match Report ...]

A-League: Championship Finals
Major Semi-Final - 2nd Leg
07/03/2010

Sydney FC 2(2)- Melbourne Victory 1(2)
(Melbourne Victory go through to Grand Final on aggregate 4-3 to them)

'Victory first into Grand Final' - Melbourne will host the Hyundai A-League Grand Final and NYL Final at Docklands after a late extra-time goal to Archie Thompson from a disputed free-kick quickly taken by Kevin Muscat secured a 2-2 draw with Sydney FC in the pulsating major semi-final second leg at the SFS on Sunday and 3-4 on aggregate ..
Chris Dunkerley & Peter Rowney report ..
[ Match report .... ]

A-League: Championship Finals
Elimination Semi-Final
07/03/2010

Wellington Phoenix 1 (3) - Newcastle Jets 1 (1)

'Phoenix Rise & Rise' - Wellington Phoenix delighted a crowd of over 32,000 on a balmy Wellington day to come from behind and defeat Newcastle Jets 3-2 after extra time. They now move to Australia to play either Sydney or Melbourne for the right to play in the Grand Final ..
Jeremy Ruane reports from NZ ..
[ Match report .... ]

International Football: Women
Australia 3 - North Korea 2

06/03/2010: The Qantas Matildas defeated DPR Korea 3-2 in a tough international 'friendly' on Saturday 6 March at a wet Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane. Twice the Australian's lead was closed by the temperamental Koreans but some magic in stoppage time of the game saw Kyah Simon score an audacious goal. [ BOTN Match Report ...]

National Youth League: Round 27
Mariners are NYL 2010 Premiers
06/03/2010

Central Coast 0 - Sydney FC 0

Central Coast Mariners drew with Sydney FC in a close fought game at Pluim Park, Lisarow on Saturday 6 March, but had to wait for Newcastle Jets to beat Perth Glory 2-3 in Perth to claim the premiership by one point. Adelaide drew with Gold Coast so the finals teams are Central Coast, Perth Glory, Adelaide, and Gold Coast. Sydney missed on goal difference.
Ray Sandell reports from Lisarow ...
[ Match report .... ]

A-League: Season 5
HAL Finals - Week 2
NYL Round 27 (last)
Previews
04/02/2010

This preview covers HAL Finals - Week 2, with Wellington hosting Newcastle in an elimination game, and Melbourne visiting Sydney with the winner going to the Grand Final; and of course NYL continues with Round 27, the last round, where the finals places will be decided. Get out to a local game this weekend! Otherwise catch it at your local club, pub, or new-found best friend's house! Lineups, tickets, TV and radio, etc.
All the details in .. [ Previews .... ]

International Football: Men
Australia 1 - Indonesia 0

03/03/2010: Australia's Qantas Socceroos advanced to the finals tournament of the Asian Cup in Qatar in January 2011 with a dominant display that belied the 1-0 scoreline. The single goal scrambled by defender Mark Milligan was enough to seal qualification ... [ FFA scoreboard ...]
[ More ...]

International Football: Women
Australia 2 - North Korea 2

03/03/2010: The Qantas Matildas drew their international friendly with Asian hot-shots DPR Korea on Wednesday 3 March at Spencer Park, Brisbane.

[ FFA news ...]

National Youth League: Round 26
Mariners move back top with youth derby win
27/02/2010

Central Coast 3 - Newcastle Jets 2

Central Coast Mariners reversed the result of two weeks ago against Newcastle Jets with a come from behind 3-2 win, and in doing so went back to the top of the A-League Youth competition, albeit on goal difference ...
Ray Sandell reports from Lisarow ...
[ Match Report .... ]

NSW Premier League
Launched and ready to roll for 2010

25/02/2009: NSW Premier League clubs showcased the launch of the new top level season for NSW football at the Pullman Hotel at Sydney Olympic Park last Thursday morning. The 2010 competition promises to provide an evenly matched 'playing field' with no clear outright favourite in the lead-up to Round 1, which starts this Saturday 27 February, 2010 ...
Football NSW launch details ... [ .. More ...]

AFC Champions League - 2010
Adelaide United 1 - Pohang Steelers 0
24/02/2010

'Reds show some steel for win' - Adelaide United showed some steel to snatch a 1-0 win over ACL champions Pohang Steelers of South Korea tonight at Hindmarsh Stadium, with Matthew Leckie forcing the ball over the line in first half stoppage time .. BOTN reports ..
[ AFC ...] [ AFC Stats ...] [ BOTN Report ...]

AFC Champions League - 2010
Beijing Guoan 1 - Melbourne Victory 0
23/02/2010

'Beijing Guoan freeze out Victory' - On a cold Beijing evening, and on a horrid pitch, Melbourne Victory were unable to come back from a 1-0 deficit caused by a finely taken goal in the 52nd minute by Beijing Guoan's Australian striker Joel Griffiths. .. BOTN reports, incl. Alan Fleming at the game ..
[ AFC ...] [ AFC Stats ...] [ BOTN Report ...]

AFC Champions League - 2010
Now for Melbourne Victory & Adelaide United in Asia
22/02/2010

Australia's entrants in the 2010 AFC Champions League, Melbourne Victory FC & Adelaide United FC, know their opponents following the draw which was held in Kuala Lumpur on Monday 7 December 2009; and are ready to face their foes in round 1 this week ... Chris Dunkerley reports ..
[ More ...]

A-League: 2009-2010 Season
Finals week 1 in Review
22/02/2010
Jeremy Ruane

'Its now down to four for the Championship finals' - In the final semi-final of week 1 two splendid penalty shoot-out saves by Wellington Phoenix goalkeeper Liam Reddy broke the hearts of Perth Glory at Westpac Stadium on February 21, as the visitors were ousted 4-2 on spot-kicks after two hours of Hyundai A-League play-offs football had resulted in a 1-1 stalemate ..
Round review plus all HAL and NYL results
[ More ...]

A-League: Championship Finals
Minor Semi-Final (4v5)
21/02/2010

Wellington Phoenix 1(0)(4p) - Perth Glory 1(0)(2p)

'Reddy's Shoot-Out saves help Wellington, edge Perth' - Two splendid penalty shoot-out saves by Wellington Phoenix goalkeeper Liam Reddy broke the hearts of Perth Glory at Westpac Stadium on February 21, as the visitors were ousted 4-2 on spot-kicks after two hours of Hyundai A-League play-offs football had resulted in a 1-1 stalemate ..
Jeremy Ruane reports from NZ ..
[ Match report .... ]

International Football: Women
New Zealand 0 - Australia 3

20/02/2010: The Matildas' ability to mercilessly punish errors was at the heart of their second 3-0 triumph of the tour over a vastly improved Football Ferns combination at Bill McKinlay Park on Saturday 20 February, 2010 - a match watched by a decent crowd on a gloriously sunny Auckland afternoon ...

[ Jeremy Ruane's Report from NZ ...]

A-League: Championship Finals
Minor Semi-Final (3v6)
20/02/2010

Gold Coast 0(0)(5p) - Newcastle 0 (0)(6p)

'Jets fly on by penalties' - Newcastle have caused one of the upsets of the season, knocking pre-season favourites Gold Coast United out of the competition in a penalty shoot-out. Newcastle we’re equal to it for 120 minutes and six penalties when the unlikely hero of the night Ben Kennedy saved Zenon Caravella’s weak effort to the right to let the Jets advance to the next stage ..
Adrian Demack reports from Robina ..
[ Match report .... ]

A-League: Championship Finals
Major Semi-Final - Leg 1
18/02/2010

Melbourne Victory 2 - Sydney FC 1

'Melbourne edges ahead' - Melbourne has taken a step towards hosting the Hyundai A-League Grand Final after prevailing from an epic first & home leg of its major semi-final against Sydney 2-1 at Docklands Stadium on Thursday night ..
Peter Humffray reports from Melbourne ..
[ Match report .... ]

International Football: Women
New Zealand 0 - Australia 3

17/02/2010: New Zealand's Football Ferns produced one of their flattest performances in many a moon at North Harbour Stadium on February 17, and Australia's Matildas took full advantage to record a 3-0 win which flattered their trans-Tasman rivals.

[ Jeremy Ruane's Report from NZ ...]

A-League: 2009-2010 Season
Hyundai A-League 5 Awards
15/02/2010

The FFA presented the 2009/2010 Hyundai A-League Awards:

Johnny Warren Medal - Player of the Year:
Carlos Hernandez (Melbourne Victory FC)

Goalkeeper of the Year:
Eugene Galekovic (Adelaide United FC)

Young Player of the Year:
Tommy Oar (Brisbane Roar FC)

Coach of the Year:
Ernie Merrick (Melbourne Victory FC)

Referee of the Year: Srebre Delovski

Golden Boot: Shane Smeltz (Gold Coast FC) - 19 goals

Goal of the Year: Archie Thompson (MVvsGC, Round 16, Docklands Stadium)

Fair Play Award: Sydney FC
[ FFA more .... ]

A-League: 2009-2010 Season
Round 27 in Review
10/02/2010
Jeremy Ruane

'Sydney down Melbourne to clinch Premiership' - Sydney FC clinched the 2009-10 Hyundai A-League premiership crown on Valentine's Day, downing reigning champions Melbourne Victory 2-0 in a closely contested affair at the Sydney Football Stadium, after third-placed Gold Coast United bottled their chance to stake a claim for a top-two finish when losing their second successive match on Saturday evening ..
Every week we bring you a round review by Jeremy Ruane .. plus all results
[ More ...]
Link to HAL Finals week 1 page (F1)

R.I.P: Johnny Warren (1943 - 2004)
'The Conscience of Australian Football!'

Link to HAL Finals 1 page (F1)

A-League 2009/10 Season 5 Championship Finals Results & Reports
Melbourne	2	1	Sydney FC
Gold Coast	0(5p)	0(6p)	Newcastle
Wellington	1(4p)	1(2p)	Perth Glory
Sydney FC	2(2)	1(2)	Melbourne
Wellington	1(3)	1(1)	Newcastle
Sydney	-	-	Wellington
Melbourne	-	-	Sydney or Wellington


2009/2010 A-League Table
Round 27 - Premiership completed
#	Team	Pl	Wo	Dr	Lo	Gf	Ga	Dif	Pts
1	Sydney	27	15	3	9	35	23	12	48
2	Melbourne V	27	14	5	8	47	32	15	47
3	Gold Coast	27	13	5	9	39	35	4	44
4	Wellington	27	10	10	7	36	28	8	40
5	Perth Glory	27	11	6	10	40	34	6	39
6	Newcastle J	27	10	4	13	33	45	-12	34
7	NQ Fury	27	8	8	11	29	46	-17	32
8	CentralCoast	27	7	9	11	32	29	3	30
9	Brisbane R	27	8	6	13	32	42	-10	30
10	Adelaide U	27	7	8	12	23	32	-9	29
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2009/10 Premiers - Sydney FC
2008/09 Premiers - Melbourne Victory FC
Champions - Melbourne Victory FC
Runners up - Adelaide United FC
2007/08 Premiers - Central Coast Mariners FC
Champions - Newcastle Jets FC
Runners up - Central Coast Mariners FC
2006/07 Premiers - Melbourne Victory FC
Champions - Melbourne Victory FC
Runners Up - Adelaide United FC
2005/06 Premiers - Adelaide United FC
Champion - Sydney FC
Runners Up - Central Coast Mariners FC

Matches

Socceroos & Matildas:
Socceroos:

Next Men's friendly - tba

Next AC Qualifier - Australia vs NZ - Melbourne

Matildas & Young Matildas :
- Matildas in China, Asian Cup, May 2010

Olyroos (U23):
- tba
Fixtures & Results

A-League fixtures:
HAL Season 5, Round 1 - Started on Friday 6 August 2009. Round 27 - 12/14 February, 2010. Finals - 20 February to 13 March; with Grand Final on Saturday 20 March, 2009

Fixtures & Results

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