The 2009 Victorian Premier League season was held between February and September 2009.[1]
Season | 2009 |
---|---|
Champions | Altona Magic SC |
Premiers | Dandenong Thunder SC |
Relegated | Whittlesea Zebras Preston Lions |
← 2008 2010 → |
Teams
editVictorian Premier League teams for the 2009 season:
Club | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|
Altona Magic SC | Paisley Park Soccer Complex | 5,000 |
Dandenong Thunder SC | George Andrews Reserve | 5,000 |
Green Gully SC | Green Gully Reserve | 10,000 |
Heidelberg United FC | Olympic Village | 10,000 |
Hume City FC | John Ilhan Memorial Reserve | 5,000 |
Melbourne Knights FC | Knights Stadium (Melbourne) | 15,000 |
Oakleigh Cannons FC | Jack Edwards Reserve | 5,000 |
Preston Lions FC | B.T. Connor Reserve | 8,000 |
Richmond SC | Kevin Bartlett Reserve | 5,000 |
South Melbourne FC | Bob Jane Stadium | 14,000 |
Sunshine George Cross FC | Chaplin Reserve | 5,000 |
Whittlesea Zebras FC | Epping Stadium | 10,000 |
Promotion and relegation
editTeams promoted from Division 1:
(After the end of the 2008 season.)
Teams relegated to Division 1:
(After the end of the 2008 season.)
Teams ceasing competition
(After the end of the 2008 season.)
League table
editThe regular season concluded on 15 August.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dandenong Thunder | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 21 | +24 | 50 | Victorian Premier League Finals |
2 | Altona Magic (C) | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 38 | |
3 | Green Gully | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 38 | |
4 | Hume City | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 16 | +23 | 37 | |
5 | South Melbourne | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 22 | +19 | 37 | |
6 | Heidelberg United | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 34 | |
7 | Oakleigh Cannons | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 33 | |
8 | Sunshine George Cross | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 32 | |
9 | Melbourne Knights | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 27 | |
10 | Richmond | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 24 | |
11 | Whittlesea Zebras | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 42 | −27 | 10 | Relegation to Vic State League Div 1 |
12 | Preston Lions | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 80 | −66 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Finals Series
editQualifying Final
editAltona Magic SC | 3–3 (AET) (4–3 PSO) | Green Gully SC |
---|---|---|
Slave Bozinovski 42' Nicholas Kalmar 72' Carl Recchia 75' |
Report | Mathew Sanders 6' Pablo Cardozo 38' Aziz Behich 94' |
Elimination Final
editHume City FC | 2–0 | South Melbourne FC |
---|---|---|
Alfonso Opazo 2' Andrew Vlahos 47' |
Report |
Minor Semi-Final
editMajor Semi-Final
editDandenong Thunder SC | 0–1 | Altona Magic SC |
---|---|---|
Report | Kliment Taseski 56' |
Preliminary final
editDandenong Thunder SC | 3–1 | Hume City FC |
---|---|---|
Veton Korcarevski 9' Hamlet Armenian 46' Joseph Di Iorio 49' |
Report | Isyan Erdogan 62' |
Grand final
editAltona Magic SC | 1–1 (AET) (5–4 PSO) | Dandenong Thunder SC |
---|---|---|
Nicholas Kalmar 65' | Report | Veton Korcarevski 51' |
Victoria Men's Team 2009
editA Victoria Men's Team consisting of Victorian Premier League players formed to compete against Melbourne Victory for two Victorian bushfire charity appeals matches. The games were scheduled for 12 May[3] and 20 May.[4] Victoria coach Chris Taylor stated that the players were selected "on the basis that some...may go on to play in the national competition in the future."[3]
The players selected to represent Victoria were:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
|
Melbourne Victory | 2–0 | Victorian Premier League Team |
---|---|---|
Ney Fabiano Nathan Elasi |
Report |
Victorian Premier League Team | 3–1 | Melbourne Victory |
---|---|---|
Joel Nikolic , Osagie Ederaro |
Report | Tom Pondeljak |
Melbourne Victory | 3–0 | Victorian Premier League Team |
---|---|---|
Leigh Broxham Nathan Elasi Kliment Taseski |
Report |
Shepparton, Victoria
Notes
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "FFV Fixtures". Football Federation Victoria. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
- ^ "Archived copy". premier.footballfedvic.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b "Talented VPL squad selected to take on Victory". Football Federation Victoria. 11 May 2009. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
- ^ "VPL boys get second crack at Melbourne Victory". Football Federation Victoria. 14 May 2009. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2009.