2009–10 National Youth League (Australia)

Football league season

The 2009–10 A-League National Youth League season was the second season of the Australian A-League National Youth League soccer competition. Like the previous season, the season ran alongside the 2009–10 A-League season.

Teams

League table

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results

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

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Finals series

Semi-finals

Central Coast Mariners Youth v Gold Coast United Youth

Perth Glory Youth v Adelaide United Youth

Grand Final

Perth Glory Youth v Gold Coast United Youth

Season statistics

Scoring

• First goal of the season: 78 minutes – Francesco Monterosso for Adelaide United Youth against Central Coast Mariners Youth (11 September 2009)
• Fastest goal in a match: 1 minute – Mario Simic for Newcastle Jets Youth against Sydney FC Youth (29 November 2009) & Ben Wearing for Gold Coast United Youth against Central Coast Mariners Youth (13 March 2010)
• Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+5 minutes – Tim Smits for Brisbane Roar Youth against Sydney FC Youth (31 January 2010)
• First own goal of the season: Steve Lewis Hesketh (Brisbane Roar Youth) for Perth Glory Youth, 9 minutes (18 September 2009)
• First hat-trick of the season: Nik Mrdja (Central Coast Mariners Youth) against Newcastle Jets Youth (23 October 2009)

Top scorers

Table-related statistics

Overall

• Most wins – Perth Glory Youth (13)
• Fewest wins – Australian Institute of Sport (3)
• Most losses – Australian Institute of Sport (16)
• Fewest losses – Central Coast Mariners Youth & Adelaide United Youth (4)
• Most goals scored – Gold Coast United Youth (54)
• Fewest goals scored – Australian Institute of Sport (32)
• Most goals conceded – Brisbane Roar Youth (58)
• Fewest goals conceded – Sydney Youth (33)
• Best goal difference – Gold Coast United Youth (+10)
• Worst goal difference – Australian Institute of Sport (−25)

Awards

• Champions: Gold Coast United
• Minor Premiers: Central Coast Mariners
• Player of the Year: Panni Nikas, Central Coast Mariners
• Golden Boot: Chris Harrold (16 goals), Gold Coast United, (Francesco Monterosso, (17 goals), Was top scorer but ineligible due to being an A League contracted player)
• Fair Play Award: Brisbane Roar

Notes

References

1. The top goalscorer was Francesco Monterosso with 17 goals, but he was ineligible to be the top goalscorer since he was due to being an A-League contracted player
2. "National Youth League 2009/10 Season Draw" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. 14 August 2009. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 April 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
3. Sportal (13 March 2010). "GCU Youth move into final". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
4. Barbieri, Paul (14 March 2010). "Perth into Grand Final". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
5. Ranson, James (20 March 2010). "Tahj secures glory for Gold Coast". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2015.

External links

• Australien National Youth League 2009/2010 at weltfussball.de (in German)