2009–10 National Youth League (Australia)

A-League National Youth League
Season	2009–10
Dates	11 September 2009 – 20 March 2010
Matches played	111
Top goalscorer	Chris Harold (16)
Biggest away win	Newcastle Jets Youth 0–6 Central Coast Mariners Youth; (23 October 2009)
Highest scoring	Adelaide United Youth 4–4 Australian Institute of Sport; (14 November 2009); Adelaide United Youth 4–4 Brisbane Roar Youth; (6 February 2010)
	← 2008–09 2010–11 →

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

Team	Location	Stadium	Stadium capacity
Adelaide United Youth	Adelaide	Hindmarsh Stadium	16,500
A.I.S. Football Program	Canberra	Australian Institute of Sport	Unknown
Brisbane Roar Youth	Brisbane	Goodwin Park	1,500
Central Coast Mariners Youth	Gosford	Pluim Park	2,200
Melbourne Victory Youth	Melbourne	Veneto Club	Unknown
Newcastle Jets Youth	Newcastle	Energy Australia Stadium	33,000
Perth Glory Youth	Perth	Members Equity Stadium	20,500
Sydney Youth	Sydney	Sydney Football Stadium	45,500

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Central Coast Mariners Academy	24	12	8	4	48	34	+14	44	Qualification to Finals Series
2	Perth Glory Youth	24	13	4	7	39	35	+4	43
3	Adelaide United Youth	24	10	10	4	50	37	+13	40
4	Gold Coast United Youth (C)	24	10	9	5	54	37	+17	39
5	Sydney FC Youth	24	11	6	7	43	33	+10	39
6	Melbourne Victory Youth	24	7	8	9	36	37	−1	29
7	Newcastle Jets Youth	24	8	3	13	36	48	−12	27
8	Brisbane Roar Youth	24	5	5	14	38	58	−20	20
9	AIS Football Program	24	3	5	16	32	57	−25	14

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

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

Home \ Away	ADL	AIS	BRI	CCM	GCU	MVC	NEW	PER	SYD	ADL	AIS	BRI	CCM	GCU	MVC	NEW	PER	SYD
Adelaide United Youth		4–4	2–2	1–1	3–2	3–3	1–0	2–1	1–1			4–4	0–0	1–1		5–2	0–1
A.I.S. Football Program	1–4		0–2	0–0	1–1	0–2	2–1	3–4	1–3	0–2		1–2			5–1		0–2
Brisbane Roar Youth	1–2	4–2		1–2	2–2	0–2	0–1	3–1	0–2				1–3	2–2		2–1		1–2
Central Coast Mariners Youth	2–1	2–2	4–3		3–3	2–1	1–4	0–1	0–0		2–0			2–2		3–2	0–1
Gold Coast United Youth	0–2	2–1	5–1	2–5		1–1	2–1	4–0	2–0		5–0				2–2		0–1	4–3
Melbourne Victory Youth	2–0	1–3	1–1	4–1	0–5		0–2	1–1	0–1		2–4	6–1	1–1					0–1
Newcastle Jets Youth	2–5	4–1	3–2	0–6	0–2	1–2		0–1	1–1	2–5	3–1			2–2	0–0
Perth Glory Youth	1–1	3–2	3–2	2–3	1–2	0–0	4–0		3–2			2–1			0–3	2–3		3–3
Sydney Youth	3–1	1–0	5–0	1–3	3–1	2–1	2–0	0–1		3–3	2–2		1–2			1–3

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

13 March 2010	Central Coast Mariners Youth	1–3	Gold Coast United Youth	Gosford
	Nikas 30' (pen.)	Report^[3]	Wearing 1' Halloran 4' Harold 83'	Stadium: Pluim Park

14 March 2010	Perth Glory Youth	1–0	Adelaide United Youth	Perth
	Trifiro 23'	Report^[4]		Stadium: Clipsal Stadium

20 March 2010	Perth Glory Youth	1–2	Gold Coast United Youth	Melbourne
	Evans 75'	Report^[5]	Harold 82' Minniecon 90'	Stadium: Etihad Stadium

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)

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals
1	Francesco Monterosso	Adelaide United Youth	17
2	Chris Harold	Gold Coast United Youth	14
3	Kerem Bulut	Sydney Youth	13
4	Panni Nikas	Central Coast Mariners Youth	12
5	Andrew Barisić	Gold Coast United Youth	11
6	Nathan Elasi	Melbourne Victory Youth	10
7	Eli Babalj	Australian Institute of Sport	9
7	Tim Smits	Brisbane Roar Youth	9
8	Kamal Ibrahim	Australian Institute of Sport	8

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

^ 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
^ "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.
^ Sportal (13 March 2010). "GCU Youth move into final". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
^ Barbieri, Paul (14 March 2010). "Perth into Grand Final". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
^ 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.