2009 NSW Premier League season
The 2009 TeleChoice Premier League season is the ninth season of the revamped NSW Premier League. This season also marks the addition of a new team, in the Bonnyrigg White Eagles Football Club from the Super League.
The 2009 regular season began on 1 March 2009, at 18:00 UTC+10, and concluded on 9 August 2009 with the Finals Series commencing a fortnight later.
During the course of the season, all Premier League, Super League and Division teams were involved in the TigerTurf Cup, an equivalent to the English FA Cup with teams competing in a series of elimination games. On Sunday, 16 August, the Sutherland Sharks Football Club were crowned the 2009 TigerTurf Cup Champions after defeating Manly United FC 1-0.
On Sunday, 13 September, the Sutherland Sharks Football Club won their second championship of the year when they defeated Marconi Stallions 4 goals to 1 in the TeleChoice Premier League Grand Final at CUA Stadium, Penrith.
Clubs
Teams promoted from Super League:- Bonnyrigg White Eagles
- Macarthur Rams
| Club | Ground | Capacity |
| APIA Tigers | Leichhardt Oval | 20,000 |
| Bankstown City Lions FC | Jensen Oval | 8,000 |
| Blacktown City Demons FC | Fairfax Community Stadium | 7,500 |
| Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC | Bonnyrigg Sports Club | 5,000 |
| Manly United FC | Cromer Park | 5,000 |
| Marconi Stallions FC | Marconi Stadium | 11,500 |
| Penrith Nepean United FC | CUA Stadium | 21,000 |
| Sutherland Sharks FC | Seymour Shaw Park | 5,000 |
| Sydney Olympic FC | Belmore Sports Ground | 25,000 |
| Sydney United FC | Sydney United Sports Centre | 12,000 |
| West Sydney Berries FC | Lidcombe Oval | 20,000 |
| Wollongong Community FC | Hooka Creek Park | 5,000 |
Managerial changes
Regular season
League table
Results
The results of the 2009 Home and Away season are as follows:Finals series
First Week
Second week
Preliminary Final
Grand Final
Statistics
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 |  Matthew Mayora | Sydney Olympic | 15 |
| 2 | Brad Boardman | Sutherland | 12 |
| 2 | Dimitri Zakilas | West Sydney | 12 |
| 4 | Luka Glavaš | Sydney United | 11 |
| 4 |  Panni Nikas | Sutherland | 11 |
| 4 |  Hussein Salameh | Bankstown | 11 |
| 4 | Robert Younis | Sydney Tigers | 11 |
| 8 |  Tolgay Özbey | Sydney Olympic | 10 |
| 8 | Alexander Canak | Marconi | 10 |
| 10 | Almir Dizdaric | Bonnyrigg | 9 |
| 11 | Ilija Prenzoski | Wollongong | 7 |
| 11 | Giosuè Sama | Manly United | 7 |
| 11 | John Tsironis | West Sydney | 7 |
| 11 | David Zdrilic | Sydney United | 7 |
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Almir Dizdaric for Bonnyrigg against Sydney Tigers, 49 seconds..
- Last goal of the season: Panni Nikas for Sutherland against Marconi, 90+3 minutes.
- Fastest goal in a match: 38 seconds – Ilija Prenzoski for Wollongong against Sydney Olympic
- Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 122 minutes – Vamara Diarra for Marconi against Manly United
- First own goal of the season: George Souris for Bankstown City, 33 minutes
- First hat-trick of the season: Jamie McMaster against Bonnyrigg
- Most goals scored by one player in a match: 4 goals – Robert Younis against Wollongong, 3', 18', 46', 75'
- Widest winning margin: 7 goals – Marconi 7-0 Wollongong
- Most goals in a match: 11 goals
- *Sydney Tigers 6–5 Wollongong
- Most goals in one half: 5 goals – Sydney Tigers v Wollongong 2–3 at half time, 6–5 final
- Most goals in one half by a single team: 5 goals – Sydney United v Sydney Tigers 5–0 at half-time, 6–1 final
- All season goals : 404 goals
Discipline
- First yellow card of the season: Daniel Wilkinson for Blacktown City against Sydney United, 2 minutes
- First red card of the season: Mark D’Alessandro for Bonnyrigg against Sydney Tigers, 2 minutes
- Card given at latest point in a game: James Chronopoulos at 108 minutes for Marconi against Manly United
Overall
- Most wins – Sydney United
- Fewest wins – Wollongong
- Most losses – Wollongong
- Fewest losses – Sydney United
- Most goals scored – Sutherland
- Fewest goals scored – Penrith Nepean
- Most goals conceded – Wollongong
- Fewest goals conceded – Sydney United, Marconi and Manly United
Clean sheets
- Most clean sheets – Sutherland
- Fewest clean sheets – Wollongong
Attendances
| Team | Hosted | Average | Highest | Lowest | Total |
| Sydney Olympic FC | 11 | 893 | 1,600 | 612 | 20,878 |
| Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC | 11 | 812 | 1,300 | 550 | 14,105 |
| Sutherland Sharks FC | 11 | 542 | 1,004 | 400 | 7,937 |
| Sydney United FC | 11 | 519 | 1,002 | 360 | 7,910 |
| Marconi Stallions FC | 11 | 493 | 1,004 | 500 | 6,854 |
| Bankstown City Lions FC | 11 | 474 | 750 | 300 | 6,200 |
| Wollongong Community FC | 11 | 454 | 1,189 | 250 | 6,089 |
| Blacktown City Demons FC | 11 | 320 | 1,000 | 150 | 5,250 |
| APIA Tigers | 10 | 340 | 750 | 300 | 4,600 |
| Penrith Nepean United FC | 11 | 335 | 500 | 250 | 4,350 |
| Manly United FC | 11 | 333 | 850 | 100 | 4,100 |
| West Sydney Berries FC | 11 | 293 | 550 | 150 | 3,220 |
| Totals | 132 | 484 | 1,600 | 100 | 1,010,986 |
Awards
Gold medal dinner
At the end of the season, Football NSW hosted the Gold Medal Dinner, where players, coaches and referees were awarded for their work throughout the Premier League season.| Award | Grade | Name | Club |
| Player of the Year | First Grade | Brad Boardman | Sutherland Sharks |
| Andreas Golden Boot | First Grade | Matthew Mayora | Sydney Olympic |
| Player of the Year | Under 20's | Damian Brosque | Bankstown City Lions |
| Golden Boot | Under 20's | Steven Veleski | Sydney United |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | First Grade | Vedran Janjetovic | Sydney United |
| Coach of the Year | First Grade | Ante Milicic | Sydney United |
| Referee of the Year | - | Peter Vrtkovski | - |
All-Stars Team
Based on a points system in which all match reporters took part in during the course of the 22 rounds, eleven players were selected in various positions highlighting their performances for the season.Goalkeeper: Vedran Janjetovic
Defence: Michael Robinson, Shane Webb, Joe Vrkic, Richard Luksic
Midfield: Scott Thomas, Ali Abbas Al-Hilfi, Panni Nikas, Alexander Canak
Attack: Brad Boardman, Luka Glavaš
Coach: Ante Milicic