2009–10 National Youth League (Australia)

A-League National Youth League
Season2009–10
Dates11 September 2009 – 20 March 2010
Matches played111
Top goalscorerChris Harold (16)[1]
Biggest away winNewcastle Jets Youth 0–6 Central Coast Mariners Youth
(23 October 2009)
Highest scoringAdelaide United Youth 4–4 Australian Institute of Sport
(14 November 2009)
Adelaide United Youth 4–4 Brisbane Roar Youth
(6 February 2010)

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

League table

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

Results

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.

Finals series

Semi-finals

13 March 2010 Central Coast Mariners Youth1–3 Gold Coast United Youth Gosford
  • Nikas 30' (pen.)
 Report[3]
Stadium: Pluim Park
14 March 2010 Perth Glory Youth 1–0Adelaide United YouthPerth
 Report[4] Stadium: Clipsal Stadium

Grand Final

20 March 2010 Perth Glory Youth1–2 Gold Coast United Youth Melbourne
 Report[5]
Stadium: Etihad Stadium

Season statistics

Scoring

  • 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)

Top scorers

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

Overall

  • Most wins – Perth Glory Youth (13)
  • Fewest wins – Australian Institute of Sport (3)
  • Most losses – Australian Institute of Sport (16)
  • Fewest losses – Central Coast Mariners Youth & Adelaide United Youth (4)
  • Most goals scored – Gold Coast United Youth (54)
  • Fewest goals scored – Australian Institute of Sport (32)
  • Most goals conceded – Brisbane Roar Youth (58)
  • Fewest goals conceded – Sydney Youth (33)
  • Best goal difference – Gold Coast United Youth (+10)
  • Worst goal difference – Australian Institute of Sport (−25)

Awards

Notes

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Sportal (13 March 2010). "GCU Youth move into final". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  4. ^ Barbieri, Paul (14 March 2010). "Perth into Grand Final". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  5. ^ 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.