2009–10 Gold Coast United FC season

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.

Gold Coast United
2009–10 season
ChairmanClive Palmer
ManagerMiron Bleiberg
A-League3rd
A-League FinalsSemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Shane Smeltz (19)
All: Shane Smeltz (19)
Highest home attendance10,024 vs Brisbane Roar
(26 December 2009)
Lowest home attendance2,616 vs North Queensland Fury
(31 October 2009)
Average home league attendance5,434
(20 February 2010)
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Season review

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Transfers

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Squad

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As of match played 20 February 2010
No.NameNationalityPositionDate of birth (Age[N 1])Signed fromSigned inContract endsApps.Goals
Goalkeepers
1Jess Vanstrattan GK (1982-07-19)19 July 1982 (aged 27)Verona20082010[1]180
20Scott Higgins GK (1976-06-09)9 June 1976 (aged 33)Wellington Phoenix2009100
Defenders
3Michael Thwaite DF (1983-05-02)2 May 1983 (aged 26)Brann2009280
4Daniel Piorkowski DF (1984-01-12)12 January 1984 (aged 26)Newcastle Jets20092011[6]20
13Bas van den Brink DF (1982-09-11)11 September 1982 (aged 27)Omniworld2009271
16Kristian Rees DF (1980-01-06)6 January 1980 (aged 30)Adelaide City20092011[6]262
22Adama Traoré DF (1990-02-03)3 February 1990 (aged 20)EF Yéo Martial2009110
36Dino Djulbic DF (1983-02-16)16 February 1983 (aged 27)Rot Weiss Ahlen201080
Zac Anderson DF (1991-04-30)30 April 1991 (aged 18)QAS200930
Ben Wearing DF (1989-05-08)8 May 1989 (aged 20)Musgrave200910
Midfielders
2Steve Pantelidis MF (1983-08-17)17 August 1983 (aged 26)Melbourne Victory20092011[6]200
5Robson MF (1986-11-03)3 November 1986 (aged 23)Cabofriense20092010[5]111
7Zenon Caravella MF (1983-05-17)17 May 1983 (aged 26)Omniworld20092011[6]241
8Jefferson MF (1982-03-28)28 March 1982 (aged 27)20092010[5]10
10Jason Culina MF (1980-08-05)5 August 1980 (aged 29)PSV Eindhoven20092012[11]263
11Charlie Miller MF (1976-03-18)18 March 1976 (aged 33)Brisbane Roar20092010[12]101
17Matthew Osman MF (1983-07-29)29 July 1983 (aged 26)Central Coast Mariners20092011[6]150
18James Brown MF (1990-02-19)19 February 1990 (aged 20)AIS20092012[7]91
21Richard Greer MF200900
23Steve Fitzsimmons MF (1976-09-07)7 September 1976 (aged 33)Beenleigh20092010[6]192
24Anderson MF (1983-01-10)10 January 1983 (aged 27)Loan from Criciúma20092010[15]260
Mitch Bevan MF (1991-02-20)20 February 1991 (aged 19)Brisbane Roar200910
Forwards
9Shane Smeltz FW (1981-09-29)29 September 1981 (aged 28)Wellington Phoenix200820122619
14Joel Porter FW (1978-12-25)25 December 1978 (aged 31)Hartlepool United2009245
15Tahj Minniecon FW (1989-02-13)13 February 1989 (aged 21)AIS20092012[9]171
19Andrew Barisic FW (1986-03-22)22 March 1986 (aged 23)Melbourne Knights20092010[8]61
26Golgol Mebrahtu FW (1990-08-28)28 August 1990 (aged 19)Brisbane Strikers200960
Left during the season
6Adam Griffiths FW (1979-08-21)21 August 1979 (aged 30)Newcastle Jet20092012[3]10
11Milson FW (1977-11-24)24 November 1977 (aged 32)Tombense20092010[8]90
27Mark Byrnes DF (1982-02-08)8 February 1982 (aged 28)APIA Leichhardt Tigers20092009[16]10

Friendlies

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23 June 2009 Gold Coast United 2–0 North Queensland Fury Gold Coast
17:00 AEST (UTC+10)Pantelidis 85'
Lustica 89'
Stadium: Skilled Park
Attendance: 3,000
27 June 2009 New Caledonia 0–5 Gold Coast United Nouméa, New Caledonia
17:00 AEST (UTC+10)ReportBarisic 5'
Osman 68'
Mebrahtu 78'
Pantelidis 86'
Thwaite 89'
Stadium: Stade Numa Daly
1 July 2009 Young Lions 0–4 Gold Coast United Hougang, Singapore
17:00 AEST (UTC+10)ReportQalyyim 27' (o.g)
Thwaite 35'
Porter 51'
Culina 81'
Stadium: Hougang Stadium
3 July 2009 Hong Kong 0–5 Gold Coast United Happy Valley, Hong Kong
17:00 AEST (UTC+10)Milson 30', 31'
Mebrahtu 46'
Barisic 51', 81'
Stadium: Happy Valley
8 July 2009 Gold Coast United 2–1 Fulham Gold Coast
19:00 AEST (UTC+10)Milson 80'
Smeltz 86'
Murphy 15'Stadium: Skilled Park
Attendance: 10,336
12 July 2009 Byron Bay Select XI 1–5 Gold Coast United Byron Bay
15:30 AEST (UTC+10)Milson 80'
Smeltz 86'
Murphy 15'Stadium: Byron Recreation Grounds
Attendance: 2,000
14 July 2009 Rochedale Rovers 1–1 Gold Coast United Gold Coast
19:00 AEST (UTC+10) Spencer 66'Stadium: Skilled Park
16 July 2009 Tweed Valley Kings 0–5 Gold Coast United Gold Coast
19:00 AEST (UTC+10)Stadium: Skilled Park
18 July 2009 Gold Coast United 2–2 Central Coast Mariners Gold Coast
15:00 AEST (UTC+10)Thwaite
Traore 81'
Smeltz 90+1'
Bojic 49'
Kwasnik 53'
Stadium: Skilled Park
Referee: Matthew Gillett
25 July 2009 Perth Glory 0–1 Gold Coast United South Bunbury
17:00 AEST (UTC+10)Porter 23'Stadium: Hands Oval

Competitions

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A-League

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League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Sydney FC (C)2715393523+1248Qualification for 2011 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2Melbourne Victory2714584732+1547
3Gold Coast United2713593935+444Qualification for Finals series
4Wellington Phoenix27101073729+840
5Perth Glory27116104034+639
6Newcastle Jets27104133345−1234
7North Queensland Fury2788112946−1732
8Central Coast Mariners2779113229+330
9Brisbane Roar2786133242−1030
10Adelaide United2778122433−929
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary

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OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
2713593935 +4449232511 +144361424 −10

Last updated: 13 February 2010.
Source: See Results

Results by matchday

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Results

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8 August 2009 1 Brisbane Roar 1–3 Gold Coast United Brisbane
19:30 AEST (UTC+10)Nichols  4'
Kruse  26'
Tiatto  41'
Moore  45'
Miller  62'
van Dijk 89' (pen.)
SummarySmeltz 17'  82'
Culina 59'  89'
Robson  64' 90'
Pantelidis  66'
Higgins  90'
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 19,902
Referee: Peter Green
15 August 2009 2 Gold Coast United 5–0 North Queensland Fury Gold Coast
17:30 AEST (UTC+10)Smeltz 30', 55' (pen.), 63', 64'
Pantelidis  79'
Minniecon 80'
SummaryBusch  54'
Dodd  56'
Griffiths  60'
Middleby  69'
Kohler  86'
Stadium: Skilled Park
Attendance: 7,526
Referee: Chris Beath
21 August 2009 3 Adelaide United 0–2 Gold Coast United Adelaide
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)SummarySmeltz 13'
Fitzsimmons  23' 51'
van den Brink  40'
Pantelidis  82'
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 12,741
Referee: Matthew Breeze
30 August 2009 4 Newcastle Jets 1–0 Gold Coast United Newcastle
15:00 AEST (UTC+10)Milicevic  38'
Rooney 39'
Petrovski  45'
SummaryTraoré  51'
Thwaite  88'
Stadium: EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 6,390
Referee: Matthew Breeze
5 September 2009 5 Gold Coast United 2–1 Sydney Gold Coast
17:00 AEST (UTC+10)Robson  6'
Smeltz 45+1', 56'
SummaryCorica 75'Stadium: Skilled Park
Attendance: 6,800
Referee: Strebre Delovski
13 September 2009 6 Perth Glory 2–2 Gold Coast United Perth
17:00 AEST (UTC+10)Jelić 14'
Sikora 16'
SummaryPantelidis  39'
Burns 53' (o.g.)
Smeltz 90+1'
Stadium: ME Bank Stadium
Attendance: 9,408
Referee: Matthew Breeze
19 September 2009 7 Central Coast Mariners 3–0 Gold Coast United Gosford
19:30 AEST (UTC+10)Travis  16' 26'
Simon 54'
Heffernan  63'
Hutchinson 70'
SummarySmeltz  9'   69'
Thwaite  83'
Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 7,394
Referee: Matthew Breeze
26 September 2009 8 Gold Coast United 2–3 Melbourne Victory Gold Coast
19:30 AEST (UTC+10)Culina 18' (pen.)
Fitzsimmons  29'
Porter 45'
Pantelidis  69'
van den Brink  86'
SummaryHernández 22'
A.Thompson 43'
Brebner  45'
K.Muscat 86' (pen.)
Stadium: Skilled Park
Attendance: 5,063
Referee: Peter Green
2 October 2009 9 Gold Coast United 0–0 Wellington Phoenix Gold Coast
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)Robson  89'SummaryLia  89'Stadium: Skilled Park
Attendance: 4,209
Referee: Gerard Parsons
11 October 2009 10 Brisbane Roar 0–1 Gold Coast United Brisbane
16:00 AEST (UTC+10)McCloughan  42'
Nichols  63'
McKay  67'
Karlović  71'
SummaryPorter 31'Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 8,882
Referee: Ben Williams
18 October 2009 11 Gold Coast United 2–1 Perth Glory Gold Coast
16:00 AEST (UTC+10)Neville 13' (o.g.)
Smeltz 56'
Pantelidis  84'
SummaryHowarth 55'
Pellegrino  68'
Coyne  90'
Stadium: Skilled Park
Attendance: 4,509
Referee: Matthew Breeze
25 October 2009 12 Wellington Phoenix 6–0 Gold Coast United Wellington
17:00 AEST (UTC+10)Greenacre  25' 54'
Daniel 28', 53'
Brown 48'  56'
Ifill 59'
Jiang  78'
Hearfield 82'
SummaryPantelidis  38'
Robson  88'
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 6,571
Referee: Peter O'Leary
31 October 2009 13 Gold Coast United 0–2 North Queensland Fury Gold Coast
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)SummaryGriffiths  39'
Fowler 64', 76' (pen.)
Stadium: Skilled Park
Attendance: 2,616
Referee: Craig Zetter
7 November 2009 14 Gold Coast United 1–0 Sydney Gold Coast
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)Smeltz 36'
Culina  39'
Pantelidis  89'
SummaryMcFlynn  36'
Cole  25'
Musialik  39'
Stadium: Skilled Park
Attendance: 5,364
Referee: Ben Williams
20 November 2009 15 Adelaide United 1–1 Gold Coast United Adelaide
19:00 AEST (UTC+10)Hughes  7'
Leckie 90+3'
SummaryRees  33'
Anderson  45'
Fitzsimmons 64'
Brown  85'
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 9,578
Referee: Chris Beath
28 November 2009 16 Melbourne Victory 4–0 Gold Coast United Melbourne
18:00 AEST (UTC+10)Kruse 28'
Ward 45+1'
A. Thompson 54'
Vargas 68'
SummaryStadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 20,537
Referee: Ben Williams
5 December 2009 17 Gold Coast United 2–1 Central Coast Mariners Gold Coast
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)Smeltz 67'
Rees  74'
Barisić 76'
Culina  87'
SummarySimon 38'
Heffernan  40'
Stadium: Skilled Park
Attendance: 4,117
Referee: Daniel Goodwin
13 December 2009 18 Newcastle Jets 3–2 Gold Coast United Newcastle
16:00 AEST (UTC+10)Wheelhouse 6'  25'
Kantarovski  43'
Elrich  53'
Rooney 70'
Petrovski 82'
SummarySmeltz 44' (pen.), 84'
Anderson  50'
Pantelidis  65'
van den Brink  77'
Stadium: EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 5,254
Referee: Ben Williams
20 December 2009 19 Gold Coast United 2–0 Perth Glory Gold Coast
18:00 AEST (UTC+10)Smeltz 3'
Pantelidis  40'
Miller  69' 76'
Barisic  90'
SummaryTodd  18'
Sterjovski  62'
Coyne  65'
Srhoj  75'
Stadium: Skilled Park
Attendance: 4,310
Referee: Chris Beath
26 December 2009 20 Gold Coast United 5–1 Brisbane Roar Gold Coast
17:00 AEST (UTC+10)Rees  23' 45+1', 53'
Pantelidis  25'
Smeltz 50' (pen.), 61', 77'
SummaryMcKay 7'
Moore  88'
Stadium: Skilled Park
Attendance: 10,024
Referee: Strebre Delovski
9 January 2010 21 Gold Coast United 1–1 Adelaide United Gold Coast
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)Smeltz  41' 90'
Caravella  66'
SummaryT.Dodd 20'Stadium: Skilled Park
Attendance: 6,556
Referee: Peter Green
13 January 2010 22 Gold Coast United 2–0 Newcastle Jets Gold Coast
19:30 AEST (UTC+10)Culina 33'
Anderson  36'
Brown 37'
SummaryAbbas  57'Stadium: Skilled Park
Attendance: 4,853
Referee: Chris Beath
17 January 2010 23 Sydney 0–1 Gold Coast United Sydney
16:00 AEST (UTC+10)Colosimo  26'
Bridge  55'
SummaryPorter 19'
Brown  70'
Fitzsimmons  87'
Culina  90'
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 14,941
Referee: Ben Williams
22 January 2010 24 Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Gold Coast United Gosford
AEST (UTC+10)Clark  21'
Mrdja 68' (pen.)
Boogaard  69'   71'
Hutchinson  71'
SummaryPorter 66'Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 5,724
Referee: Chris Beath
29 January 2010 25 Gold Coast United 1–0 Melbourne Victory Gold Coast
19:30 AEST (UTC+10)Pantelidis  34'
Miller  45'
Caravella 77'  78'
Smeltz  85'
SummaryHernández  53'
Muscat  66'
Behich  90'
Stadium: Skilled Park
Attendance: 7,249
Referee: Chris Beath
7 February 2010 26 Gold Coast United 0–1 Wellington Phoenix Gold Coast
18:00 AEST (UTC+10)Miller  20'
Caravella  41'
Anderson  44'
SummaryMuscat  21'
Durante  42'
Ifill 45' (pen.)
Stadium: Skilled Park
Attendance: 4,202
Referee: Matthew Breeze
13 February 2010 27 North Queensland Fury 2–1 Gold Coast United Townsville
20:10 AEST (UTC+10)Williams 7'  57'
Griffiths  55'
Daal  70'
Cooke 83'
Spagnuolo  90'
SummaryCaravella  37'
Djulbic  40'
Culina  61'
Porter 62'
Miller  79'
Stadium: Dairy Farmers Stadium
Attendance: 8,517
Referee: Ben Williams

A-League Finals

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20 February 2010 Semi-Final 3 v 6 Gold Coast United 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)
Newcastle Jets Gold Coast
19:00 AEST (UTC+10)Robson  27'
Thwaite  73'
Summary
Report
Summary
Pavlović  90'Stadium: Skilled Park
Attendance: 4,109
Referee: Matthew Breeze
Penalties
Culina
Djulbic
Thwaite
Anderson
Smeltz
Rees
Caravella
T.Elrich
Petrovski
Patafta
M.Thompson
Miličević
Song
Topor-Stanley

Squad statistics

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As of match played 20 February 2010

Appearances and goals

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No.PosNatPlayerTotalA-LeagueA-League Finals
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK  AUSJess Vanstrattan18017010
2MF  AUSSteve Pantelidis20017+3000
3DF  AUSMichael Thwaite28027010
4DF  AUSDaniel Piorkowski202000
5MF  BRARobson1118+2110
7MF  AUSZenon Caravella24120+3110
8MF  BRAJefferson101000
9FW  NZLShane Smeltz2619251910
10MF  AUSJason Culina26325310
11MF  SCOCharlie Miller1017+2110
13DF  NEDBas van den Brink27126110
14FW  AUSJoel Porter24521+2510
15FW  AUSTahj Minniecon1717+10100
16DF  AUSKristian Rees26224+1210
17MF  AUSMatthew Osman1505+900+10
18MF  AUSJames Brown912+610+10
19FW  AUSAndrew Barisic611+5100
20GK  AUSScott Higgins11010+1000
22DF  CIVAdama Traoré11011000
23MF  AUSSteve Fitzsimmons19210+9200
24MF  BRAAnderson26018+7010
25MF  AUSSteven Lustica201+1000
26FW  AUSGolgol Mebrahtu602+4000
36DF  BIHDino Djulbic805+200+10
DF  AUSZac Anderson302+1000
MF  AUSMitch Bevan100+1000
DF  AUSBen Wearing101000
Players who left Gold Coast United during the season:
6DF  AUSAdam Griffiths101000
11FW  BRAMilson901+8000
27DF  AUSMark Byrnes100+1000

Goal scorers

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PlacePositionNationNumberNameA-LeagueA-League FinalsTotal
1FW 9Shane Smeltz19019
2FW 14Joel Porter505
3MF 10Jason Culina303
4DF 16Kristian Rees202
MF 23Steve Fitzsimmons202
6MF 5Robson101
FW 19Andrew Barisic101
DF 13Bas van den Brink101
MF 11Charlie Miller101
FW 15Tahj Minniecon101
MF 18James Brown101
MF 7Zenon Caravella101
Own goal101
Total39039

Disciplinary record

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PositionNationNumberNameA-LeagueA-League FinalsTotal
2 MFSteve Pantelidis12000120
3 DFMichael Thwaite301040
5 MFRobson501060
7 MFZenon Caravella400040
9 FWShane Smeltz510051
10 MFJason Culina500050
11 MFCharlie Miller400040
13 DFBas van den Brink300030
16 DFKristian Rees210021
18 MFJames Brown200020
19 FWAndrew Barisic100010
20 GKScott Higgins100010
22 DFAdama Traoré100010
23 MFSteve Fitzsimmons310031
24 MFAnderson300030
36 DFDino Djulbic100010
DFZac Anderson100010
Total56320583

Notes

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  1. ^ Age as of the end of the season

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