2009 Victorian Premier League Explained

Competition:Victorian Premier League
Season:2009
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Teams:12 (+1)
Level On Pyramid:2
Winners:Altona Magic SC
Premiers:Dandenong Thunder SC
Relegated:Whittlesea Zebras
Preston Lions
Prevseason:2008
Nextseason:2010

The 2009 Victorian Premier League season was held between February and September 2009.[1]

Teams

Victorian Premier League teams for the 2009 season:

ClubStadiumCapacity
Altona Magic SCPaisley Park Soccer Complex5,000
Dandenong Thunder SCGeorge Andrews Reserve5,000
Green Gully SCGreen Gully Reserve10,000
Heidelberg United FCOlympic Village10,000
Hume City FCJohn Ilhan Memorial Reserve5,000
Melbourne Knights FCKnights Stadium (Melbourne)15,000
Oakleigh Cannons FCJack Edwards Reserve5,000
Preston Lions FCB.T. Connor Reserve8,000
Richmond SCKevin Bartlett Reserve5,000
South Melbourne FCBob Jane Stadium14,000
Sunshine George Cross FCChaplin Reserve5,000
Whittlesea Zebras FCEpping Stadium10,000

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from Division 1:
(After the end of the 2008 season.)

Teams relegated to Division 1:
(After the end of the 2008 season.)

Teams ceasing competition
(After the end of the 2008 season.)

League table

The regular season concluded on 15 August.

Finals Series

Qualifying Final

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Elimination Final

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Minor Semi-Final

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Major Semi-Final

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Preliminary final

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Grand final

Victoria Men's Team 2009

A Victoria Men's Team consisting of Victorian Premier League players formed to compete against Melbourne Victory for two Victorian bushfire charity appeals matches. The games were scheduled for 12 May[2] and 20 May.[3] Victoria coach Chris Taylor stated that the players were selected "on the basis that some...may go on to play in the national competition in the future."[2]

The players selected to represent Victoria were:

Source

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Notes

  1. Web site: FFV Fixtures . Football Federation Victoria . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706104138/http://premier.footballfedvic.com.au/common/pages/public/rv/draw.aspx?gradeid=1&entityid=7250&seasonid=64 . dead . 2011-07-06 . 2009-08-20.
  2. Web site: Talented VPL squad selected to take on Victory . Football Federation Victoria . 2009-05-11 . 2009-05-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717182522/http://www.footballfedvic.com.au/storyview.php?id=2290 . 17 July 2011 .
  3. Web site: VPL boys get second crack at Melbourne Victory . Football Federation Victoria . 2009-05-14 . 2009-05-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717182552/http://www.footballfedvic.com.au/storyview.php?id=2293 . 17 July 2011 .

See also

References

  1. Web site: FFV Fixtures . Football Federation Victoria . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706104138/http://premier.footballfedvic.com.au/common/pages/public/rv/draw.aspx?gradeid=1&entityid=7250&seasonid=64 . dead . 2011-07-06 . 2009-08-20.
  2. Web site: Talented VPL squad selected to take on Victory . Football Federation Victoria . 2009-05-11 . 2009-05-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717182522/http://www.footballfedvic.com.au/storyview.php?id=2290 . 17 July 2011 .
  3. Web site: VPL boys get second crack at Melbourne Victory . Football Federation Victoria . 2009-05-14 . 2009-05-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717182552/http://www.footballfedvic.com.au/storyview.php?id=2293 . 17 July 2011 .

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