2009 Melbourne Victory W-League season

The 2009 season is the Melbourne Victory's second season of football (soccer) in Australia's women's league, the W-League.

Season 2 - 2009[]

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Victory Scorers	Stadium
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

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

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	Melissa Barbieri
2	DF	AUS	Vedrana Popovic
3	DF	NZL	Marlies Oostdam
4	MF	AUS	Tal Karp (captain)
5	DF	AUS	Laura Alleway
6	DF	AUS	Maika Ruyter-Hooley
7	MF	AUS	Sarah Groenewald
8	FW	CAN	Katie Thorlakson
9	MF	AUS	Stephanie Catley
10	FW	AUS	Deanna Niceski
11	MF	USA	Julianne Sitch


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
12	MF	AUS	Monnique Hansen Kofoed
13	MF	AUS	Katrina Gorry
14	MF	AUS	Selin Kuralay
15	DF	AUS	Jessica Humble
16	MF	AUS	Gulcan Koca
17	FW	AUS	Caitlin Friend
18	MF	AUS	Ursula Hughson
19	MF	AUS	Enza Barilla
20	GK	AUS	Nicole Paul
21	MF	AUS	Kara Mowbray

The leading goal scorers from the regular season.

A goal was scored from a penalty kick

Last updated 18 October 2009

No.	Pos.	Name	W-League		W-League Finals		Total		Discipline
No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Melissa Barbieri	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
2	DF	Vedrana Popovic	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
3	DF	Marlies Oostdam	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
4	MF	Tal Karp	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
5	DF	Laura Alleway	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
6	DF	Maika Ruyter-Hooley	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
7	MF	Sarah Groenewald	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
8	FW	Katie Thorlakson	3	1	0	0	3	1	0	0
9	MF	Stephanie Catley	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
10	FW	Deanna Niceski	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF	Julianne Sitch	3	0	0	0	3	0	1	0
12	MF	Monnique Hansen Kofoed	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
13	MF	Katrina Gorry	3	1	0	0	3	1	1	0
14	MF	Selin Kuralay	2	1	0	0	2	1	2	1
15	DF	Jessica Humble	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	Gulcan Koca	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW	Caitlin Friend	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	Ursula Hughson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF	Enza Barilla	3	1	0	0	3	1	0	0
20	GK	Nicole Paul	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	Kara Mowbray	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0

First game = 2-0 win home V Perth Glory
Largest win = 2-0 away V Adelaide United
Largest loss = 0-1 home V Brisbane Roar

v t Melbourne Victory FC (W-League)
Est. 2008 in Melbourne, Victoria
The Club	Players
Home stadiums	Etihad Stadium (2008–09) Lakeside Stadium (2008–09, 2013–) Epping Stadium (2008–09, 2016–) Olympic Park (2008–09) Deakin Reserve (2009) LaTrobe City Stadium (2010) AAMI Park (2010) Kardinia Park (2011–12) John Cain Memorial Park (2011) Veneto Club Bulleen (2011–12) Wembley Park (2012–13) Kingston Heath Soccer Complex (2013–16) John Ilhan Memorial Reserve (2015–16)
League	A-League Women
Seasons (12)	2008–09 2009 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
Managers	Matt Shepard (2008–2009) Vicki Linton (2009–2012) Mike Mulvey (2012) Fabrizio Soncin (2012–2013) Dave Edmondson (2013–2014) Joe Montemurro (2014–2015) Dave Edmondson (2015–16) Jeff Hopkins (2016–)
Captains	Tal Karp (2008–2009) Melissa Barbieri (2009–11) Jodie Taylor (2011–12) Maika Ruyter-Hooley (2012) Jessica Fishlock (2012) Enza Barilla (2012) Steph Catley (2012–15) Melissa Barbieri (2015–16) Christine Nairn (2016–17) Natasha Dowie (2017–20)
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