- 2009 Melbourne Victory W-League season
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Melbourne Victory FC 2008-09 season Chairman 
Geoff LordManager Matt ShepherdW-League - (of 8) Top goalscorer - goals ← 2008-09 2010 → The 2009 season is the Melbourne Victory's second season of football (soccer) in Australia's women's league, the W-League.
Contents
Season 2 - 2009
Fixtures
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Victory Scorers Stadium Crowd 1 3 October 2009 Perth Glory H W 2-0 Barilla 
34'
Thorlakson 71'
Kuralay
79', 90' Etihad Stadium 2 10 October 2009 Brisbane Roar H L 0-1 Epping Stadium 3 17 October 2009 Adelaide United A W 0-2 Gorry 29'
Kuralay 81'Hindmarsh Stadium 4 24 October 2009 Canberra United A --- --- McKellar Park 5 31 October 2009 Newcastle Jets H --- --- Bob Jane Stadium 6 7 November 2009 Sydney FC H --- --- Deakin Reserve 7 14 November 2009 Brisbane Roar A --- --- Ballymore Stadium 8 21 November 2009 Central Coast Mariners A --- --- Leichhardt Oval 9 28 November 2009 Canberra United H --- --- Bob Jane Stadium 10 5 December 2009 Perth Glory A --- --- Clipsal Stadium Standings
# Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Sydney FC 10 7 2 1 25 10 15 23 2 Central Coast Mariners 10 7 1 2 24 7 17 22 3 Brisbane Roar 10 6 3 1 24 7 17 21 4 Canberra United 10 4 2 4 17 12 5 14 5 Melbourne Victory 10 4 2 4 9 10 -1 14 6 Perth Glory 10 4 1 5 11 22 -11 13 7 Adelaide United 10 0 3 7 7 31 -24 3 8 Newcastle Jets 10 0 2 8 7 25 -18 2 Rules for classification:1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
# = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points.
Rules for classification:1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
# = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points.Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player 1 GK Melissa Barbieri 2 DF Vedrana Popovic 3 
DF Marlies Oostdam 4 MF Tal Karp (captain) 5 DF Laura Alleway 6 DF Maika Ruyter-Hooley 7 MF Sarah Groenewald 8 
FW Katie Thorlakson 9 MF Stephanie Catley 10 FW Deanna Niceski 11 
MF Julianne Sitch No. Position Player 12 MF Monnique Hansen Kofoed 13 MF Katrina Gorry 14 MF Selin Kuralay 15 DF Jessica Humble 16 MF Gulcan Koca 17 FW Caitlin Friend 18 MF Ursula Hughson 19 MF Enza Barilla 20 GK Nicole Paul 21 MF Kara Mowbray Player Movement
In
- Vedrana Popovic (Sydney FC)
- Katie Thorlakson
- Stephanie Catley
- Deanna Niceski
- Julianne Sitch
- Monnique Hansen Kofoed
- Katrina Gorry
- Jessica Humble
- Gulcan Koca
- Caitlin Friend
Out
- Meghan Archer
- Louisa Bisby
- Rebecca Tegg
- Stephanie Tanti
- Brittany Timko
- Sophie Hogben
- Deanna Niceski
- Daniela Digiammarco
- Bronwyn Nutley
- Alisha Foote
Leading scorers
The leading goal scorers from the regular season.
Further information: Victory W-League Top scorersTotal Pos Player Goals per Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 MF Enza Barilla 1 1 FW Katie Thorlakson 1 1 MF Katrina Gorry 1 1 MF Selin Kuralay 1 A goal was scored from a penalty kick Squad statistics
Last updated 18 October 2009
No. Pos. Name W-League W-League
FinalsTotal Discipline Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 
1 GK Melissa Barbieri3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 DF Vedrana Popovic3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 DF Marlies Oostdam3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 MF Tal Karp3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 DF Laura Alleway3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 DF Maika Ruyter-Hooley3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 MF Sarah Groenewald2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 FW Katie Thorlakson3 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 9 MF Stephanie Catley1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 FW Deanna Niceski0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 MF Julianne Sitch3 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 12 MF Monnique Hansen Kofoed3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 13 MF Katrina Gorry3 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 14 MF Selin Kuralay2 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 15 DF Jessica Humble0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 MF Gulcan Koca0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 FW Caitlin Friend0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 MF Ursula Hughson0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 MF Enza Barilla3 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 20 GK Nicole Paul0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 MF Kara Mowbray3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 Milestones
First game = 2-0 win home V Perth Glory
Largest win = 2-0 away V Adelaide United
Largest loss = 0-1 home V Brisbane RoarSoccer in Australia National teams Current national leagues Former leagues Cup competitions Australian Cup (defunct) • FFA Cup (proposed)Domestic leagues Australian Capital Territory • New South Wales (Northern, Southern) • Queensland • South Australia • Tasmania (Northern, Southern) • Victoria • Western AustraliaW-League Champions · Records · Foreign playersSeasons 2008–09 · 2009 · 2010–11 · 2011–12Grand Finals 2009 (Jan) · 2009 (Dec) · 2011 · 2012Clubs Adelaide United · Brisbane Roar · Canberra United · Central Coast Mariners · Melbourne Victory · Newcastle Jets · Perth Glory · Sydney FCMelbourne Victory Womens Football Club Est. 2008 in Melbourne, VictoriaThe Club PlayersHome Grounds Etihad Stadium (2008-09) · Bob Jane Stadium (2008-09) · Epping Stadium (2008-present) · LaTrobe City Stadium (2010-present) · AAMI Park (2010-present) · Skilled Stadium (2010-present) · John Cain Memorial Reserve (2010-present)League Seasons 2008-09 · 2009Coach Matt Shepherd · Captain: Tal Karp2009–10 in Australian association football « 2008–092010–11 »Domestic leagues A-League (Grand Final) · National Youth League · W–League (Grand Final)Asian competitions Champions League ('09, '10)National team Men's Results ('09, '10) · 2010 FIFA World Cup (Group D)Women's Results ('09, '10) · 2010 AFC Women's Asian CupClub seasonsA-League Adelaide United · Brisbane Roar · Central Coast Mariners · Gold Coast United · Melbourne Victory · Newcastle Jets · North Queensland Fury · Perth Glory · Sydney FC · Wellington PhoenixW-League Adelaide United · Brisbane Roar · Canberra United · Central Coast Mariners · Melbourne Victory · Newcastle Jets · Perth Glory · Sydney FCA-League transfersCategories:- Melbourne Victory F.C. W-League seasons
- 2009 W-League (Australia)
- Association football clubs 2009 season
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