A-League Fixtures 2009-10 – A-League Draw
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The A-League is Australia’s premier national football competition, having replaced the defunct NSL in 2004. Kicking off its inaugural season in 2005-06, the A-League 2009/10 soccer season draw currently features nine teams from Australia and one from New Zealand. Expansion teams Gold Coast United and North Queensland Fury joined for the 2008-09 campaign, while further expansion is expected in the near future.
The release of the 2009/10 A-League soccer season draw and fixtures brings with it 51 more games, with the inclusion of two new teams — Gold Coast and North Queensland — debut games at the SCG and Subiaco, the introduction of Thursday night games, and a new midweek round.
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Round 1
Aug 6 – Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners, Melbourne.
Aug 7 – Adelaide Utd v Perth Glory, Adelaide.
Aug 8 – North Queensland Fury v Sydney FC, Townsville
Aug 8 – Queensland Roar v Gold Coast Utd, Brisbane.
Aug 9 – Newcastle Jets v Wellington Phoenix, Newcastle.
Round 2
Aug 14 – Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets , Gosford.
Aug 15 – Gold Coast Utd v North Queensland Fury, Gold Coast
Aug 15 – Melbourne Victory v Queensland Roar, Melbourne.
Aug 16 – Wellington Phoenix v Perth Glory, Wellington
Aug 16 – Sydney FC v Adelaide Utd, Sydney.
Round 3
Aug 21 – Adelaide Utd v Gold Coast Utd, Adelaide.
Aug 22 – Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC, Gosford
Aug 22 – North Queensland Fury v Melbourne Victory , Townsville.
Aug 23 – Queensland Roar v Wellington Phoenix, Brisbane
Aug 23 – Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets, Perth.
Round 4
Aug 28 – Adelaide Utd v North Queensland Fury, Adelaide.
Aug 29 – Queensland Roar v Central Coast Mariners, Brisbane
Aug 29 – Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory, Perth.
Aug 30 – Newcastle Jets v Gold Coast Utd, Newcastle
Aug 30 – Sydney FC v Wellington Phoenix, Sydney.
Round 5
Sept 3 – Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets, Melbourne
Sept 4 – Wellington Phoenix v Adelaide Utd, Wellington
Sept 4 – Central Coast Mariners v Perth Glory Canberra Stadium.
Sept 5 – Gold Coast Utd v Sydney FC, Gold Coast
Sept 5 – North Queensland Fury v Queensland Roar, Townsville.
Round 6
Sept 11 – Adelaide Utd v Central Coast Mariners, Adelaide.
Sept 12 – Newcastle Jets v Queensland Roar , Newcastle
Sept 12 – Sydney FC v North Queensland Fury, Sydney
Sept 13 – Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix, Melbourne
Sept 13 – Perth Glory v Gold Coast Utd, Perth.
Round 7
Sept 18 – Adelaide Utd v Melbourne Victory, Adelaide
Sept 19 – Central Coast Mariners v Gold Coast Utd, Gosford.
Sept 20 – Wellington Phoenix v North Queensland Fury, Wellington
Sept 20 – Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets, Sydney
Sept 20 – Queensland Roar v Perth Glory, Brisbane.
Round 8
Sept 25 – Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory, Newcastle.
Sept 26 – Gold Coast Utd v Melbourne Victory, Gold Coast
Sept 26 – North Queensland Fury v Adelaide Utd, Townsville.
Sept 27 – Wellington Phoenix v Central Coast Mariners, Wellington
Sept 27 – Queensland Roar v Sydney FC, Brisbane.
Round 9
Oct 2 – Gold Coast Utd v Wellington Phoenix, Gold Coast.
Oct 3 – Perth Glory v North Queensland Fury , Perth.
Oct 3 – Melbourne Victory v Queensland Roar, Melbourne.
Oct 5 – Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners, Sydney.
Oct 5 – Adelaide Utd v Newcastle Jets, Adelaide.
Round 10
Oct 9 – Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC, Melbourne.
Oct 9 – Perth Glory v Adelaide Utd, Perth.
Oct 11 – Central Coast Mariners v North Queensland Fury, Gosford.
Oct 11 – Queensland Roar v Gold Coast Utd, Brisbane.
Nov 4 – Wellington Phoenix v Newcastle Jets, Wellington.
Round 11
Oct 16 – Adelaide Utd v Sydney FC, Adelaide.
Oct 17 – Queensland Roar v Central Coast Mariners, Brisbane.
Oct 17 – North Queensland Fury v Wellington Phoenix, Townsville.
Oct 18 – Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory, Newcastle.
Oct 18 – Gold Coast Utd v Perth Glory, Gold Coast.
Round 12
Oct 23 – Newcastle Jets v Central Coast Mariners, Newcastle.
Oct 24 – Melbourne Victory v Adelaide Utd, Melbourne.
Oct 24 – North Queensland Fury v Perth Glory, Townsville
Oct 25 – Wellington Phoenix v Gold Coast Utd, Wellington.
Oct 25 – Sydney FC v Queensland Roar, Sydney.
Round 13
Oct 30 – Queensland Roar v Newcastle Jets, Brisbane
Oct 31 – Central Coast Mariners v Adelaide Utd, Canberra Stadium.
Oct 31 – Gold Coast Utd v North Queensland Fury, Gold Coast.
Nov 1 – Sydney FC v Wellington Phoenix, Sydney
Nov 1 – Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory, Perth.
Round 10 (postponed fixture)
Nov 4 – Wellington Phoenix v Newcastle Jets, Wellington.
Round 14
Nov 6 – Adelaide Utd v Queensland Roar, Adelaide.
Nov 7 – Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners, Melbourne.
Nov 7 – Gold Coast Utd v Sydney FC, Gold Coast.
Nov 8 – Wellington Phoenix v Perth Glory, Wellington.
Nov 8 – Newcastle Jets v North Queensland Fury, Newcastle.
Round 15
Nov 20 – Adelaide Utd v Gold Coast Utd, Adelaide.
Nov 21 – Queensland Roar v Melbourne Victory, Brisbane.
Nov 21 – North Queensland Fury v Central Coast Mariners, Townsville.
Nov 22 – Newcastle Jets v Wellington Phoenix, Newcastle.
Nov 22 – Perth Glory v Sydney FC, Perth.
Round 16
Nov 27 – Central Coast Mariners v Perth Glory, Gosford.
Nov 28 – Melbourne Victory v Gold Coast Utd, Melbourne.
Nov 28 – North Queensland Fury v Adelaide Utd, Townsville.
Nov 29 – Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets, Sydney.
Nov 29 – Queensland Roar v Wellington Phoenix, Brisbane.
Round 17
Dec 4 – Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne Victory, Wellington.
Dec 4 – Adelaide Utd v Newcastle Jets, Adelaide.
Dec 5 – Sydney FC v North Queensland Fury, Sydney.
Dec 5 – Gold Coast Utd v Central Coast Mariners, Gold Coast.
Dec 6 – Perth Glory v Queensland Roar, Perth.
Round 18
Dec 11 – North Queensland Fury v Perth Glory, Townsville.
Dec 12 – Wellington Phoenix v Sydney FC, North Palmerston.
Dec 12 – Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Victory, Gosford.
Dec 12 – Queensland Roar v Adelaide Utd, Brisbane.
Dec 13 – Newcastle Jets v Gold Coast Utd, Newcastle.
Round 19 (game one)
Dec 16 – Queensland Roar v North Queensland Fury, Brisbane.
Round 20
Dec 18 – Adelaide Utd v Wellington Phoenix, Adelaide.
Dec 19 – Central Coast Mariners v Queensland Roar, Gosford.
Dec 19 – Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC, Melbourne.
Dec 20 – Newcastle Jets v North Queensland Fury, Newcastle.
Dec 20 – Gold Coast Utd v Perth Glory, Gold Coast.
Round 19 (game two)
Dec 23 – Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners, Sydney.
Round 21
Dec 26 – Gold Coast Utd v Queensland Roar, Gold Coast.
Dec 26 – Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets, Perth.
Dec 27 – Sydney FC v Adelaide Utd, Sydney.
Dec 27 – North Queensland Fury v Melbourne Victory, Townsville.
Dec 31 – Central Coast Mariners v Wellington Phoenix, Gosford.
Round 22
Jan 9 – Wellington Phoenix v Queensland Roar, Wellington.
Jan 9 – Central Coast Mariners v North Queensland Fury, Gosford.
Jan 9 – Gold Coast Utd v Adelaide Utd, Gold Coast.
Jan 10 – Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory, Newcastle.
Jan 10 – Perth Glory v Sydney FC, Perth.
Round 19 (game three)
Jan 13 – Gold Coast Utd v Newcastle Jets, Gold Coast.
Round 23
Jan 15 – Wellington Phoenix v North Queensland Fury, Wellington
Jan 15 – Adelaide Utd v Central Coast Mariners, Adelaide.
Jan 16 – Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory, Melbourne
Jan 16 – Queensland Roar v Newcastle Jets, Brisbane.
Jan 17 – Sydney FC v Gold Coast Utd, Sydney.
Round 19 (game four)
Jan 19 – Adelaide Utd v Perth Glory, Adelaide.
Round 24
Jan 22 – Central Coast Mariners v Gold Coast Utd, Gosford.
Jan 22 – Perth Glory v Wellington Phoenix, Perth.
Jan 23 – Melbourne Victory v Adelaide Utd, Melbourne.
Jan 23 – North Queensland Fury v Queensland Roar, Townsville.
Jan 24 – Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC, Newcastle.
Round 19 (game five)
Jan 26 – Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix, Melbourne.
Round 25
Jan 29 – Gold Coast Utd v Melbourne Victory, Gold Coast
Jan 30 – Wellington Phoenix v Adelaide Utd, Christchurch
Jan 30 – Queensland Roar v Sydney FC, Brisbane
Jan 30 – North Queensland Fury v Newcastle Jets, Townsville.
Jan 31 – Perth Glory v Central Coast Mariners, Perth
Round 26
Feb 5 – Melbourne Victory v North Queensland Fury, Melbourne.
Feb 6 – Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets, Gosf ord
Feb 6 – Adelaide Utd v Queensland Roar, Adelaide.
Feb 7 – Sydney FC v Perth Glory, Parramatta
Feb 7 – Gold Coast Utd v Wellington Phoenix, Gold Coast.
Round 27
Feb 12 – Wellington Phoenix v Central Coast Mariners, Wellington.
Feb 12 – Newcastle Jets v Adelaide Utd, Newcastle.
Feb 13 – Perth Glory v Queensland Roar, Perth.
Feb 13 – North Queensland Fury v Gold Coast Utd, Townsville.
Feb 14 – Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory, Sydney.
Final series
Feb 20 – 1st v 2nd (leg one); 3rd v 6th
Feb 21 – 4th v 5thMarch 6 – 1st v 2nd (leg two)
March 7 – winner 3rd/6th v winner 4th/5th (minor semifinal)March 13 – loser 1st/2nd v winner minor semifinal (major semifinal)
March 20 – Grand final
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