2009–10 National Youth League (Australia) Explained

Season:2009–10
Dates:11 September 2009 – 20 March 2010
Competition:A-League National Youth League
Matches:111
League Topscorer:Chris Harold (16)[1]
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)
Prevseason:2008–09
Nextseason: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

TeamLocationStadiumStadium capacity
Adelaide United YouthAdelaideHindmarsh Stadium16,500
A.I.S. Football ProgramCanberraAustralian Institute of SportUnknown
Brisbane Roar YouthBrisbaneGoodwin Park1,500
Central Coast Mariners YouthGosfordPluim Park2,200
Melbourne Victory YouthMelbourneVeneto ClubUnknown
Newcastle Jets YouthNewcastleEnergy Australia Stadium33,000
Perth Glory YouthPerthMembers Equity Stadium20,500
Sydney YouthSydneySydney Football Stadium45,500

League table

Results

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

Finals series

Grand Final

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

RankScorerClubGoals
1 Francesco MonterossoAdelaide United Youth17
2 Chris HaroldGold Coast United Youth14
3 Kerem BulutSydney Youth13
4 Panni NikasCentral Coast Mariners Youth12
5 Andrew BarisićGold Coast United Youth11
6 Nathan ElasiMelbourne Victory Youth10
7 Eli BabaljAustralian Institute of Sport9
Tim SmitsBrisbane Roar Youth
8 Kamal IbrahimAustralian Institute of Sport8

Table-related statistics

Overall

Awards

External links

Notes and 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. Web site: National Youth League 2009/10 Season Draw. pdf. 14 August 2009. Football Federation Australia. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110406143948/http://www.a-league.com.au/site/_content/document/00001343-source.pdf. 6 April 2011. 17 May 2015.