2009–10 Gold Coast United FC season

Gold Coast United
2009–10 season
Chairman Clive Palmer
Manager Miron Bleiberg
A-League 3rd
A-League Finals Semi Final
Top goalscorer League: Shane Smeltz (19)
All: Shane Smeltz (19)
Highest home attendance 10,024 vs Brisbane Roar
(26 December 2009)
Lowest home attendance 2,616 vs North Queensland Fury
(31 October 2009)
Average home league attendance 5,434
(20 February 2010)
Home colours
Away colours

The 2009–10 season was Gold Coast United's inaugural season in the A-League, becoming one of two new expansion clubs in the Australian state of Queensland.

Transfers

Squad

As of match played 20 February 2010
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age[N 1]) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Jess Vanstrattan Australia GK 19 July 1982 (aged 27) Verona 2008 2010[1] 18 0
20 Scott Higgins Australia GK 9 June 1976 (aged 33) Wellington Phoenix 2009 10 0
Defenders
3 Michael Thwaite Australia DF 2 May 1983 (aged 26) Brann 2009 28 0
4 Daniel Piorkowski Australia DF 12 January 1984 (aged 26) Newcastle Jets 2009 2011[6] 2 0
13 Bas van den Brink Netherlands DF 11 September 1982 (aged 27) Omniworld 2009 27 1
16 Kristian Rees Australia DF 6 January 1980 (aged 30) Adelaide City 2009 2011[6] 26 2
22 Adama Traoré Ivory Coast DF 3 February 1990 (aged 20) EF Yéo Martial 2009 11 0
36 Dino Djulbic Bosnia and Herzegovina DF 16 February 1983 (aged 27) Rot Weiss Ahlen 2010 8 0
Zac Anderson Australia DF 30 April 1991 (aged 18) QAS 2009 3 0
Ben Wearing Australia DF 8 May 1989 (aged 20) Musgrave 2009 1 0
Midfielders
2 Steve Pantelidis Australia MF 17 August 1983 (aged 26) Melbourne Victory 2009 2011[6] 20 0
5 Robson Brazil MF 3 November 1986 (aged 23) Cabofriense 2009 2010[5] 11 1
7 Zenon Caravella Australia MF 17 May 1983 (aged 26) Omniworld 2009 2011[6] 24 1
8 Jefferson Brazil MF 28 March 1982 (aged 27) 2009 2010[5] 1 0
10 Jason Culina Australia MF 5 August 1980 (aged 29) PSV Eindhoven 2009 2012[11] 26 3
11 Charlie Miller Scotland MF 18 March 1976 (aged 33) Brisbane Roar 2009 2010[12] 10 1
17 Matthew Osman Australia MF 29 July 1983 (aged 26) Central Coast Mariners 2009 2011[6] 15 0
18 James Brown Australia MF 19 February 1990 (aged 20) AIS 2009 2012[7] 9 1
21 Richard Greer Australia MF 2009 0 0
23 Steve Fitzsimmons Australia MF 7 September 1976 (aged 33) Beenleigh 2009 2010[6] 19 2
24 Anderson Brazil MF 10 January 1983 (aged 27) Loan from Criciúma 2009 2010[15] 26 0
Mitch Bevan Australia MF 20 February 1991 (aged 19) Brisbane Roar 2009 1 0
Forwards
9 Shane Smeltz New Zealand FW 29 September 1981 (aged 28) Wellington Phoenix 2008 2012 26 19
14 Joel Porter Australia FW 25 December 1978 (aged 31) Hartlepool United 2009 24 5
15 Tahj Minniecon Australia FW 13 February 1989 (aged 21) AIS 2009 2012[9] 17 1
19 Andrew Barisic Australia FW 22 March 1986 (aged 23) Melbourne Knights 2009 2010[8] 6 1
26 Golgol Mebrahtu Australia FW 28 August 1990 (aged 19) Brisbane Strikers 2009 6 0
Left during the season
6 Adam Griffiths Australia FW 21 August 1979 (aged 30) Newcastle Jet 2009 2012[3] 1 0
11 Milson Brazil FW 24 November 1977 (aged 32) Tombense 2009 2010[8] 9 0
27 Mark Byrnes Australia DF 8 February 1982 (aged 28) APIA Leichhardt Tigers 2009 2009[16] 1 0

Friendlies

Competitions

A-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sydney FC (C) 27 15 3 9 35 23 +12 48 2011 AFC Champions League Group Stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Melbourne Victory 27 14 5 8 47 32 +15 47
3 Gold Coast United 27 13 5 9 39 35 +4 44 2010 A-League Finals Series[lower-alpha 2]
4 Wellington Phoenix 27 10 10 7 37 29 +8 40
5 Perth Glory 27 11 6 10 40 34 +6 39
6 Newcastle Jets 27 10 4 13 33 45 −12 34
7 North Queensland Fury 27 8 8 11 29 46 −17 32
8 Central Coast Mariners 27 7 9 11 32 29 +3 30
9 Brisbane Roar 27 8 6 13 32 42 −10 30
10 Adelaide United 27 7 8 12 24 33 −9 29
Source: the-AFC.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. ↑ First place qualifies for the 2011 AFC Champions League Group stage.
    Winning the 2010 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2011 AFC Champions League Group stage, unless first place are champions.
    Second place qualifies for the 2011 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off, unless they qualify for the 2010 A-League Grand Final alongside first place or become A-League Champions, subsequently third place then qualify for the 2011 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off.
  2. ↑ First place through to sixth place qualify for the 2010 A-League Finals Series.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
27 13 5 9 39 35  +4 44 9 2 3 25 11  +14 4 3 6 14 24  −10

Last updated: 13 February 2010.
Source: See Results

Results

A-League Finals

Squad statistics

As of match played 20 February 2010

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalA-LeagueA-League Finals
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Australia Jess Vanstrattan 18017010
2 MF Australia Steve Pantelidis 20017+3000
3 DF Australia Michael Thwaite 28027010
4 DF Australia Daniel Piorkowski 202000
5 MF Brazil Robson 1118+2110
7 MF Australia Zenon Caravella 24120+3110
8 MF Brazil Jefferson 101000
9 FW New Zealand Shane Smeltz 2619251910
10 MF Australia Jason Culina 26325310
11 MF Scotland Charlie Miller 1017+2110
13 DF Netherlands Bas van den Brink 27126110
14 FW Australia Joel Porter 24521+2510
15 FW Australia Tahj Minniecon 1717+10100
16 DF Australia Kristian Rees 26224+1210
17 MF Australia Matthew Osman 1505+900+10
18 MF Australia James Brown 912+610+10
19 FW Australia Andrew Barisic 611+5100
20 GK Australia Scott Higgins 11010+1000
22 DF Ivory Coast Adama Traoré 11011000
23 MF Australia Steve Fitzsimmons 19210+9200
24 MF Brazil Anderson 26018+7010
25 MF Australia Steven Lustica 201+1000
26 FW Australia Golgol Mebrahtu 602+4000
36 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina Dino Djulbic 805+200+10
DF Australia Zac Anderson 302+1000
MF Australia Mitch Bevan 100+1000
DF Australia Ben Wearing 101000
Players who left Gold Coast United during the season:
6 DF Australia Adam Griffiths 101000
11 FW Brazil Milson 901+8000
27 DF Australia Mark Byrnes 100+1000

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name A-League A-League Finals Total
1FWNew Zealand9Shane Smeltz19019
2FWAustralia14Joel Porter505
3MFAustralia10Jason Culina303
4DFAustralia16Kristian Rees202
MFAustralia23Steve Fitzsimmons202
6MFBrazil5Robson101
FWAustralia19Andrew Barisic101
DFNetherlands13Bas van den Brink101
MFScotland11Charlie Miller101
FWAustralia15Tahj Minniecon101
MFAustralia18James Brown101
MFAustralia7Zenon Caravella101
Own goal101
Total 39039

Disciplinary record

Position Nation Number Name A-League A-League Finals Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2AustraliaMFSteve Pantelidis12000120
3AustraliaDFMichael Thwaite301040
5BrazilMFRobson501060
7AustraliaMFZenon Caravella400040
9New ZealandFWShane Smeltz510051
10AustraliaMFJason Culina500050
11ScotlandMFCharlie Miller400040
13NetherlandsDFBas van den Brink300030
16AustraliaDFKristian Rees210021
18AustraliaMFJames Brown200020
19AustraliaFWAndrew Barisic100010
20AustraliaGKScott Higgins100010
22Ivory CoastDFAdama Traoré100010
23AustraliaMFSteve Fitzsimmons310031
24BrazilMFAnderson300030
36Bosnia and HerzegovinaDFDino Djulbic100010
AustraliaDFZac Anderson100010
Total 56320583

Notes

  1. ↑ Age as of the end of the season

References

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