2009 Adelaide United FC (W-League) season

Adelaide United Women
2009 season
Chairman
Manager
W-League	7th
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2008–09 2010–11 →

The 2009 season is Adelaide United Women's second season in the W-League.

Review[]

September[]

This season saw drastic squad changes after a disappointing inaugural season, including new signing Christina Papageorgiou taking the captaincy.^[1] However, Adelaide still struggled in the league failing to win a single game, and finished seventh ahead of the Newcastle Jets.^[2]

March[]

Racheal Quigley was named Adelaide United 2009/10 Westfield W-League Most Valuable Player.^[3]

Players[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	AUS	Sian McLaren
2	DF	AUS	Ebony Weidenbach
3	DF	AUS	Renee Harrison
4	DF	AUS	Ruth Blackburn
5	DF	AUS	Ashlee Faul
6	DF	AUS	Thomai Kezios
7	FW	AUS	Racheal Quigley
8	MF	AUS	Ruth Wallace
9	MF	AUS	Angela Fimmano
10	FW	AUS	Marijana Rajcic


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
11	MF	AUS	Georgia Chapman
12	FW	AUS	Katerina Bexis
13	MF	AUS	Lauren Chilvers
14	FW	AUS	Donna Cockayne
15	MF	AUS	Tenneille Boaler
16	MF	AUS	Christina Papageorgiou (Captain)
17	MF	AUS	Karina Roweth
18	MF	AUS	Rochelle Kuhar
19	DF	AUS	Nenita Burgess
20	GK	AUS	Kristi Harvey

Transfers[]

In

Name	Position	Moving from
Thomai Kezios	Defender	Adelaide Olympic
Ebony Weidenbach	Defender	SASI
Ashlee Faul	Defender	SASI
Ruth Blackburn	Defender	Brisbane Roar
Ruth Wallace	Midfielder	SASI
Georgia Chapman	Midfielder	Redlands United
Tenneille Boaler	Midfielder	Redlands United
Rochelle Kuhar	Midfielder	Metro United
Christina Papageorgiou	Midfielder	Adelaide City
Marijana Rajcic	Striker	Fulham United
Katerina Bexis	Striker	Adelaide Olympic
Nenita Burgess	Defender	Fulham United

Out

Name	Position	Moving to
Emma Wirkus	Goalkeeper	Perth Glory;
Dianne Alagich	Defender	–
Sarah Amorim	Defender	–
Kristyn Swaffer	Defender	–
Sharon Black	Midfielder	–
Tanya Harrison	Midfielder	–
April Mann	Midfielder	–
Leah Robinson	Midfielder	–
Victoria Balomenos	Striker	–
Stephanie Tokich	Striker	–
Sandra Scalzi	Striker	–

Squad statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

As of 6 December 2009

No.	Pos.	Name	W-League		Total		Discipline
No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Sian McLaren	10	0	10	0	0	0
2	DF	Ebony Weidenbach	6	0	6	0	1	0
3	DF	Renee Harrison	9	0	9	0	3	0
4	DF	Ruth Blackburn	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	Ashlee Faul	2	0	2	0	1	0
6	DF	Thomai Kezios	5	0	5	0	0	0
7	FW	Racheal Quigley	10	5	10	5	0	0
8	MF	Ruth Wallace	3	1	3	1	0	0
9	MF	Angela Fimmano	8	0	8	0	0	0
10	FW	Marijana Rajcic	5	0	5	0	0	0
11	MF	Georgia Chapman	10	0	10	0	1	0
12	FW	Katerina Bexis	8	0	8	0	0	0
13	MF	Lauren Chilvers	7	0	7	0	0	0
14	FW	Donna Cockayne	9	0	9	0	3	0
15	MF	Tenneille Boaler	10	1	10	1	1	0
16	MF	Christina Papageorgiou	8	0	8	0	0	0
17	MF	Karina Roweth	8	0	8	0	2	0
18	MF	Rochelle Kuhar	9	0	9	0	0	0
19	DF	Nenita Burgess	6	0	6	0	0	0
20	GK	Kristi Harvey	1	0	1	0	0	0
21	MF	Greta French-Kennedy¹	1	0	1	0	0	0

¹Short-term injury cover

Competitions[]

W-League[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sydney FC (C)	10	7	2	1	25	10	+15	23	Qualification to Finals series
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

Source: au.soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion

Results by matchday[]

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Ground	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	L	L	L	D	L	D	L	L
Position	4	7	8	7	8	8	8	7	7	7

Updated to match(es) played on 5 December 2009. Source:^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

5 October 2009 1	Adelaide United	0–0	Newcastle Jets	Adelaide
14:15 ACDT				Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Referee: Lee Corey

11 October 2009 2	Central Coast Mariners	2–0	Adelaide United	Gosford
12:15 AEST	Camilleri 74' Connor 88'			Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Referee: Kate Jacewicz

17 October 2009 3	Adelaide United	0–2	Melbourne Victory	Adelaide
15:00 ACDT			Gorry 29' Kuralay 82'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Referee: Lee Corey

24 October 2009 4	Adelaide United	0–1	Perth Glory	Adelaide
15:00 ACDT			Singer	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Referee: Jacqui Melksham

1 November 2009 5	Sydney FC	6–0	Adelaide United	Sydney
14:15 AEST	Clifford 6' Walsh 23', 36' Khamis 60' Carney 74' Cannuli 84'			Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Referee:

7 November 2009 6	Newcastle Jets	3–3	Adelaide United	Newcastle
16:00 AEST	Smith 20' Crawfod 60' 78'		Boaler 26' 45', 57' (pen.)	Stadium: Wanderers Oval Referee: Kate Jacewicz

14 November 2009 7	Adelaide United	0–6	Central Coast Mariners	Adelaide
15:00 ACDT			Heyman 22', 40', 59' Connor 45' Fletcher 51' Vandenbergh 73'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Referee: Lee Corey

22 November 2009 8	Brisbane Roar	2–2	Adelaide United	Brisbane
19:00 AEST	Yallop 42' Kellond-Knight 53'		10' Wallace 20'	Stadium: Ballymore Stadium Referee:

28 November 2009 9	Adelaide United	2–6	Sydney FC	Adelaide
16:00 ACDT	82', 90'		Walsh 8' Garriock 10' Khamis 26' Garriock 74' Whitfield 90' Simon 90'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Referee: Lee Corey

5 December 2009 10	Canberra United	3–0	Adelaide United	Canberra
17:00 AEST	Brush 45' van Egmond 86' Perry 90'			Stadium: Referee:

References[]

^ "Lady Reds to take off against Jets in Westfield W-League". Adelaide United. 30 September 2009. Archived from the original on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
^ Guoth, Nick (5 December 2009). "Adelaide United Women go down to Canberra United". Adelaide United. Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
^ "Galekovic cleans up at Awards Night". Adelaide United. 19 March 2010. Archived from the original on 28 March 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2010.

External links[]

Official club website

[1] "Lady Reds to take off against Jets in Westfield W-League". Adelaide United. 30 September 2009. Archived from the original on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2009.

[2] Guoth, Nick (5 December 2009). "Adelaide United Women go down to Canberra United". Adelaide United. Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2009.

[3] "Galekovic cleans up at Awards Night". Adelaide United. 19 March 2010. Archived from the original on 28 March 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2010.

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