2009 Canberra United FC (W-League) season explained

Club:	Canberra United
Season:	2009
Chairman:	Kate Lundy
Mgrtitle:	Head Coach
Manager:	Ray Junna
Stadium:	McKellar Park
League:	W-League
League Result:	4th
Cup1:	W-League Finals
Cup1 Result:	Semi-finals
League Topscorer:	Ellie Brush Tseng Shu-o (4 each)
Season Topscorer:	Ellie Brush Tseng Shu-o (4 each)
Highest Attendance:	953 vs. Sydney FC (10 October 2009) W-League
Lowest Attendance:	602 vs. Brisbane Roar (7 November 2009) W-League
Average Attendance:
Largest Win:	4–0 vs. Perth Glory (H) (14 November 2009) W-League
Largest Loss:	0–3 (3 October 2009) W-League 0–3 vs. Sydney FC (A) (12 December 2009) W-League Finals
Prevseason:	2008–09
Nextseason:	2010–11

The 2009 season was Canberra United Football Club's second season, in the W-League. Canberra United finished 4th in their W-League season, and finished in the semi-finals.

Players

Players confirmed for 2009 season:^{[1] [2] [3]}

Transfers

Transfers in

• Kahlia Hogg (ACTAS)^[4]
• Ellie Raymond (ACTAS)
• Emily van Egmond (Newcastle Jets)^[5]
• Lin Chiung-ying (National Taiwan College of Physical Education)
• Tseng Shu-o (National Taiwan Normal University)
• Ellyse Perry (Central Coast Mariners)
• Sally Shipard (unattached)
• Jocelyn Mara (Belconnen United FC)

Transfers out

• Caitlin Munoz – Assistant Coach (non-playing; knee operation)^{[6] [7]}
• Amy Chapman (released / knee operation)
• Kara Mowbray (Melbourne Victory)
• Sasha McDonnell (Brisbane Roar)
• Maja Blasch (released)
• Rhian Davies (released)
• Thea Slatyer (released)
• Lucy Allan (released)
• Hayley Crawford (released)

Competitions

W-League

See main article: 2009 W-League (Australia).

Finals series

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated 10 October 2009

No.	Pos.	Name	W-League		W-League Finals		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Lydia Williams	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
2	DF	Rebecca Kiting	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	Bronwyn Studman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	Lin Chiung-ying	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
5	MF	Kahlia Hogg	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
6	FW	Ellie Raymond	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
7	DF	Ellie Brush	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0
8	MF	Emily van Egmond	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
9	DF	Grace Gill-McGrath	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
10	FW	Tseng Shu-o	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
11	MF	Cian Maciejewski	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
12	DF	Snez Veljanovska	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
14	FW	Ashleigh Sykes	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
15	MF	Nicole Sykes	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
16	DF	Ellyse Perry	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
17	DF	Christine Walters	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	Sally Shipard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF	Jennifer Bisset	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
20	GK	Jocelyn Mara	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Notes and References

1. "http://www.canberraunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=wleague_team " Canberra Team Profiles
2. "Web site: News Display . 2010-07-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110311084953/http://www.canberraunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=29542 . 11 March 2011 . " Perry joins United for 2009
3. "http://www.canberraunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=29609 " Matildas star returns to football with Canberra United
4. News: Canberra United retain local players for season two . Canberra United . 11 August 2009 . 11 August 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110311085136/http://www.canberraunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=28658 . 11 March 2011 . dead.
5. News: Midfield boost with Van Egmond coup . Canberra United . 27 August 2009 . 28 August 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110311085105/http://www.canberraunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=28955 . 11 March 2011 . dead.
6. News: Internationals trial for Canberra United . A-League.com.au . Gottas,C . 23 July 2009 . 11 August 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110306115719/http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay . 6 March 2011 . dead.
7. News: Munoz joins coaching ranks for 2009 season . Gottaas, C . Canberra United . 27 August 2009 . 28 August 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110311085031/http://www.canberraunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=28956 . 11 March 2011 .