2009 Canberra United FC (W-League) season
# 2009 Canberra United FC (W-League) season

The 2009 season is Canberra United's second season of football (soccer) in Australia competing in the W-League 2009 season.

## Fixtures

The 2009 season will be played over 10 rounds, followed by a finals series. A rematch of the grand final between Canberra and Queensland Roar served as the season's opener. Just four players that started the grand final nine months earlier remained for Canberra, and were outplayed by a Roar team that retained much of their championship winning squad for the second season.

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | CU Scorers | Stadium | Crowd |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 October 2009 | Brisbane Roar | A | L 0–3 | A. Sykes 89' | Ballymore Stadium | 1,174 |
| 2 | 10 October 2009 | Sydney FC | H | L 1–2 | Brush 89' Tseng Shu-o 39' Lin Chiung-ying 54' | Belconnen Soccer Centre | 953 |
| 3 | 17 October 2009 | Perth Glory | A | D 2–2 | --- | Clipsal Stadium | |
| 4 | 24 October 2009 | Melbourne Victory | H | W 2–0 | --- | Belconnen Soccer Centre | |
| 5 | 31 October 2009 | Central Coast Mariners | A | D 1–1 | --- | Canberra Stadium | |
| 6 | 7 November 2009 | Brisbane Roar | H | L 1–2 | --- | Belconnen Soccer Centre | |
| 7 | 14 November 2009 | Perth Glory | H | W 4–0 | --- | Belconnen Soccer Centre | |
| 8 | 22 November 2009 | Newcastle Jets | A | W 3–1 | --- | EnergyAustralia Stadium | |
| 9 | 28 November 2009 | Melbourne Victory | A | L 0–1 | --- | Bob Jane Stadium | |
| 10 | 5 December 2009 | Adelaide United | H | W 3–0 | --- | Deakin Football Stadium | |
| SF | 12 December 2009 | tbd | N | --- | --- | tbd | |
| F | 19 December 2009 | tbd | N | --- | --- | tbd | |

* In the Round 5 match, Central Coast are the nominated home team, with the W-League match to be played as a curtain raiser to a men's A-League match.

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sydney FC (C) | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 23 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 22 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Brisbane Roar | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 21 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Canberra United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 14 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 5 | Melbourne Victory | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 14 | |
| 6 | Perth Glory | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 13 | |
| 7 | Adelaide United | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 | −24 | 3 | |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 25 | −18 | 2 | |

## Players

Players confirmed for 2009 season:

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | AUS | Lydia Williams (co-captain) |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Rebecca Kiting |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Bronwyn Studman |
| 4 | DF | TPE | Lin Chiung-ying |
| 5 | MF | AUS | Kahlia Hogg |
| 6 | FW | AUS | Ellie Raymond |
| 7 | DF | AUS | Ellie Brush (co-captain) |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Emily van Egmond |
| 9 | DF | AUS | Grace Gill-McGrath |
| 10 | FW | TPE | Tseng Shu-o |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 11 | MF | AUS | Cian Maciejewski |
| 12 | DF | AUS | Snez Veljanovska |
| 14 | FW | AUS | Ashleigh Sykes |
| 15 | MF | AUS | Nicole Sykes |
| 16 | DF | AUS | Ellyse Perry |
| 17 | DF | AUS | Christine Walters |
| 18 | MF | AUS | Sally Shipard |
| 19 | MF | AUS | Jennifer Bisset |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Jocelyn Mara |

### In

* Kahlia Hogg (ACTAS)
* Ellie Raymond (ACTAS)
* Emily van Egmond (Newcastle Jets)
* 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)

### Out

* Caitlin Munoz – Assistant Coach (non-playing; knee operation)
* 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)

## Leading scorers

The leading goal scorers from the regular season.

| Total | Pos | Player | Player | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | Pos | Player | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 1 | 1 | | Ellie Brush | | 1 | | | | | | | | |

* A goal was scored from a penalty kick

## Squad statistics

Last updated 10 October 2009

| No. | Pos. | Name | W-League | W-League | W-League Finals | W-League Finals | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos. | Name | 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 |
