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
Results The 2009–10 A-League National Youth League season was played over 27 rounds, followed by a finals series.
Finals series
Semi-finals
Grand Final
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 RankScorerClubGoals1 Francesco MonterossoAdelaide United Youth172 Chris HaroldGold Coast United Youth143 Kerem BulutSydney Youth134 Panni NikasCentral Coast Mariners Youth125 Andrew BarisicGold Coast United Youth116 Nathan ElasiMelbourne Victory Youth107 Eli BabaljAustralian Institute of Sport9 Tim SmitsBrisbane Roar Youth8 Kamal IbrahimAustralian Institute of Sport8
Table-related statistics
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 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
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References
External links Australien National Youth League 2009/2010 at weltfussball.de