2009 Copa Libertadores First Stage
The First Stage of the 2009 Copa Santander Libertadores ran from January 27 to February 5.


2009 Copa Libertadores First Stage, Format
Twelve teams qualified into this rounds and each will play a two-legged tie, one at home and one away. The winner of each tie will advance to the Second Stage. The teams will earn 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 for a loss. The team with the most points advances. The following criteria will be used for breaking ties on points:


2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
The Second Stage of the 2009 Copa Santander Libertadores was a group stage. It was played from February 10 to April 30.


2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage, Format
Twenty-six teams qualified directly into this round, plus six that advanced from the First Stage. This brings the total number of teams in the Second Stage to 32. The teams were drawn into eight groups of four. The teams in each group will play each other in a double round-robin format, playing the other teams in the group once at home and once away. Teams will be awarded 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. The following criteria will be used for breaking ties on points:


2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage, Format
The top two teams from each group advance to the Round of 16.


2009 Copa Libertadores knockout stages
The last four stages of the 2009 Copa Santander Libertadores are the knockout stages: the Round of 16, the Quarterfinals, the Semifinals, and the Finals.


2009 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Format
The remaining stages of the tournament constitute a single-elimination tournament. In each stage, the teams will play an opponent in a two-legged tie on a home-away basis. Each team will earn three points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. The team with the most points at the end of each tie will advance.


2009 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Format, Tie-breaking
The following criteria will be used for breaking ties on points:


2009 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Format, Seeding
The 16 qualified teams in the knockout round will be seeded according to their results in the group stage. The top teams from each group are seeded 1-8, with the team with the most points as seed 1 and the team with the least as seed 8. The second-best teams from each group are seeded 9-16, with the team with the most points as seed 9 and the team with the least as seed 16. Teams with a higher seed will play the second leg of each tie at home.


2009 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Round of 16
The Round of 16 began on May 5. Team #1, as the higher seeded team, played the second leg at home.


2009 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Round of 16, Second leg
Sport Recife 3–3 Palmeiras on points, Sport Recife & Palmeiras tied on goal difference and goals scored. Palmeiras won 3–1 on penalties.


2009 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Round of 16, Second leg
Caracas 3–3 Deportivo Cuenca on points. Caracas won +3 on goal difference.


2009 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Quarterfinals
Team #1, as the higher seed, will play the second leg at home.


2009 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Quarterfinals, Second leg
Nacional 2–2 Palmeiras on points. Nacional and Palmeiras tied on goal difference and goals scored. Nacional advances on away goals.


2009 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Quarterfinals, Second leg
Grêmio 2−2 Caracas on points. Grêmio and Caracas tied on goal difference and goals scored. Grêmio advances on away goals.


2009 Copa Pachuca
XIV Cuadrangular Cuna de Futbol Mexicano Banorte or simply known as Copa Pachuca is the 14th edition of the Copa Pachuca.


2009 Copa Perú
The 2009 Copa Perú season (Spanish: Copa Perú 2009), the promotion tournament of Peruvian football, started on February.


2009 Copa Perú
The tournament has 5 stages. The first four stages are played as mini-league round-robin tournaments, except for third stage in region IV, which is played as a knockout stage. The final stage features two knockout rounds and a final four-team group stage to determine the two promoted teams.


2009 Copa Perú
The 2009 Peru Cup started with the District Stage (Spanish: Etapa Distrital) on February. The next stage was the Provincial Stage (Spanish: Etapa Provincial) which started, on June. The tournament continued with the Departamental Stage (Spanish: Etapa Departamental) on July. The Regional Staged followed. The National Stage (Spanish: Etapa Nacional) started on November. The winner and runner-up of the National Stage will be promoted to the First Division.


2009 Copa Perú, Departmental Stage
The following list shows the teams that qualified for the Regional Stage.


2009 Copa Perú, Regional Stage
Each region had two teams qualify for the next stage. The playoffs only determined the respective regional winners.


2009 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region I
Region I includes qualified teams from Amazonas, Lambayeque, Tumbes and Piura region.


2009 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region II
Region II includes qualified teams from Ancash, Cajamarca, La Libertad and San Martín region.


2009 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region III
Region III includes qualified teams from Loreto and Ucayali region.


2009 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region IV
Region IV includes qualified teams from Lima and Callao region. This region played as a knockout cup system and the finalists qualified.


2009 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region V
Region V includes qualified teams from Junín, Pasco and Huánuco region.


2009 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region VI
Region VI includes qualified teams from Ayacucho, Huancavelica and Ica region. Two teams qualified from this stage.


2009 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region VII
Region VII includes qualified teams from Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna region.


2009 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region VIII
Region VIII includes qualified teams from Apurimac, Cusco, Madre de Dios and Puno region.


2009 Copa Perú, National Stage
The National Stage started on November 8. This stage had two knockout rounds and four-team group stage. The winner will be promoted to the First Division and the runner-up of the National Stage will be promoted to the Segunda División Peruana.


2009 Copa Petrobras Asunción
The 2009 Copa Petrobras Asunción was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the fourth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Asunción, Paraguay between 12 and 18 October 2009.


2009 Copa Petrobras Asunción, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2009 Copa Petrobras Asunción, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following player received a Special Exempt into the singles main draw:


2009 Copa Petrobras Asunción, Champions, Doubles
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo /  Santiago Ventura def. Máximo González /  Eduardo Schwank, 6–3, 0–6, [10–8]


2009 Copa Petrobras Asunción – Doubles
Alejandro Fabbri and Leonardo Mayer were the defending champions, but they chose to not participate this year. Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo and Santiago Ventura won in the final 6–3, 0–6, [10–8], against Máximo González and Eduardo Schwank.


2009 Copa Petrobras Asunción – Singles
Martín Vassallo Argüello chose to not defend his 2008 title. Ramón Delgado won the tournament in his own country, after defeating Daniel Gimeno-Traver 7–6(2), 1–6, 6–3 in the final.


2009 Copa Petrobras Bogotá
The 2009 Copa Petrobras Bogotá was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor Clay courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Bogotá, Colombia between 21 and 27 September 2009.


2009 Copa Petrobras Bogotá, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2009 Copa Petrobras Bogotá, Champions, Doubles
Alejandro Falla /  Alejandro González def. Sebastián Decoud /  Diego Álvarez, 5–7, 6–4, [10–8]


2009 Copa Petrobras Bogotá – Doubles
Juan Sebastián Cabal and Alejandro Falla were the defending champions, but Cabal didn't start this year. Falla partnered with Alejandro González and they won this tournament, after defeating Sebastián Decoud and Diego Álvarez 5–7, 6–4, [10–8] in the final.


2009 Copa Petrobras Bogotá – Singles
Marcos Daniel was the defender of title, but he chose to not participate this year. Carlos Salamanca won in the final 6–1, 7–6(5), against Riccardo Ghedin.


2009 Copa Petrobras Buenos Aires
The 2009 Copa Petrobras Buenos Aires was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor Clay courts. It was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina between 28 September and 4 October 2009.


2009 Copa Petrobras Buenos Aires, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2009 Copa Petrobras Buenos Aires, Champions, Doubles
Brian Dabul /  Sergio Roitman def. Máximo González /  Lucas Arnold Ker, 6–4, 7–5


2009 Copa Petrobras Buenos Aires – Doubles
Máximo González and Sebastián Prieto were the defending champions, but they didn't participate together this year. Prieto played with Horacio Zeballos, but they were eliminated by Juan Pablo Brzezicki and David Marrero already in the first round. González played with Lucas Arnold Ker and they reached the final, where they lost to Brian Dabul and Sergio Roitman 4–6, 5–7.


2009 Copa Petrobras Buenos Aires – Singles
Martín Vassallo Argüello chose to not defend his 2008 title. Horacio Zeballos won in the final 6–2, 3–6, 6–3, against Gastón Gaudio.


2009 Copa Petrobras Montevideo
The 2009 Copa Petrobras Montevideo was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the fifth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Montevideo, Uruguay between 5 and 11 October 2009.


2009 Copa Petrobras Montevideo, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2009 Copa Petrobras Montevideo, Champions, Doubles
Juan Pablo Brzezicki /  David Marrero def. Martín Cuevas /  Pablo Cuevas, 6–4, 6–4


2009 Copa Petrobras Montevideo – Doubles
Franco Ferreiro and Flávio Saretta were the defending champions, but they didn't start this year. Juan Pablo Brzezicki and David Marrero defeated Martín Cuevas and Pablo Cuevas 6–4, 6–4 in the final.


2009 Copa Petrobras Montevideo – Singles
Peter Luczak chose not to defend his 2008 title. Pablo Cuevas became the new champion, after beating Nicolás Lapentti 7–5, 6–1 in the final.


2009 Copa Petrobras Santiago
The 2009 Copa Petrobras Santiago was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Santiago de Chile, Chile between 19 and 25 October 2009.


2009 Copa Petrobras Santiago, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2009 Copa Petrobras Santiago, Champions, Doubles
Diego Cristín /  Eduardo Schwank def. Juan Pablo Brzezicki /  David Marrero, 6–4, 7–5


2009 Copa Petrobras Santiago – Doubles
Diego Cristín and Eduardo Schwank won in the final 6–4, 7–5, against Juan Pablo Brzezicki and David Marrero.


2009 Copa Petrobras Santiago – Doubles, Seeds
The top seed received a bye to the first round.


2009 Copa Petrobras Santiago – Singles
Eduardo Schwank defeated Nicolás Massú 6–2, 6–2 in the final.


2009 Copa Petrobras São Paulo
The 2009 Copa Petrobras São Paulo was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in São Paulo, Brazil between 26 October and 1 November 2009.


2009 Copa Petrobras São Paulo, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2009 Copa Petrobras São Paulo, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following player received a Special Exempt into the singles main draw:


2009 Copa Petrobras São Paulo, Champions, Doubles
Franco Ferreiro /  Ricardo Mello def. Diego Junqueira /  David Marrero, 6–3, 6–3


2009 Copa Petrobras São Paulo – Doubles
Juan-Martín Aranguren and Franco Ferreiro were the defending champions, but they chose to not compete together. Aranguren partnered with Sebastián Decoud, but they lost to Ricardo Hocevar and João Souza in the quarterfinal. Ferreiro decided to play with Ricardo Mello. They reached the final, when they won 6–3, 6–3, against Diego Junqueira and David Marrero.


2009 Copa Petrobras São Paulo – Singles
Paul Capdeville was the defending champion, but he was eliminated by Franco Ferreiro in the second round. Thomaz Bellucci defeated Nicolás Lapentti 6–4, 6–4 in the final match.


2009 Copa Rommel Fernández
The Copa Rommel Fernández 2009 season (officially "XIII Copa Rommel Fernández ") started on January 2009. On 26 February 2009 Millenium was crowned champions after defeating El Tecal 5-4 after extra time. Due to the expansion of Primera A, both teams were promoted and will participate in the 2009 season. José Tobio was the top goal scorer in this 2009 season with 9 goals.


2009 Copa Sevilla
The 2009 Copa Sevilla was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor yellow clay courts. It was the seventh edition of the tournament which was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Sevilla, Spain between 7 and 13 September 2009.


2009 Copa Sevilla, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2009 Copa Sevilla, Champions, Doubles
Treat Conrad Huey /  Harsh Mankad def. Alberto Brizzi /  Simone Vagnozzi, 6–1, 7–5


2009 Copa Sevilla – Doubles
David Marrero and Pablo Santos were the defending champions of the Copa Sevilla men's doubles tennis tournament. They chose to compete this year, but were eliminated by Enrico Burzi and Pavol Červenák already in the first round. Treat Conrad Huey and Harsh Mankad defeated Alberto Brizzi and Simone Vagnozzi 6–1, 7–5 in the final and won € 2,650 in prize money and 80 ranking points..


2009 Copa Sevilla – Singles
5th-seeded Pere Riba successfully defended his 2008 title, winning 7–6(2), 6–2, against qualifier Albert Ramos-Viñolas.


2009 Copa Simón Bolívar (Bolivia)
The 2nd tier in the Bolivian Football pyramid consists of 9 regional leagues (one for each department), the number of participants varies depending on the department,  It usually has between 8 and 12 teams. Both winner and runner-up of each league compete in the Copa Simón Bolívar, with the winner of such tournament gaining promotion to the 1st Division, and the runner-up playing a play-off match with the 11th placed team in the 1st Division. Until 1976 all 8 regional championships (Pando didn't have an organized tournament at the time) were the top in the national football pyramid, with the winner of the Copa Simón Bolívar being crowned as national champion.


2009 Copa Simón Bolívar (Bolivia)
The oldest regional championship is the one played in La Paz, it started in 1914 and it was considered for many years as the top Bolivian league, even more when it turned into a semi-pro tournament in 1950 and started including teams from Oruro and Cochabamba.


2009 Copa Simón Bolívar (Bolivia)
6 teams with the best average qualify for Aerosur Cup 2010 Qualifying Round.


2009 Copa Simón Bolívar (Bolivia), Group phase, Quarterfinals
The ties are played in two legs, with the first leg taking place on 31 October 2009 and the second leg being played on 7 November 2009. Each club will play one leg at home. The winners on aggregate will advance to the semifinals. In case of both teams being tied on aggregate after both matches a penalty shootout will be conducted.


2009 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas
The 2009 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 12th edition of the Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas, and was on the International category of the 2009 WTA Tour. It took place at the Club Campestre El Rancho in Bogotá, Colombia, from February 14 through February 22, 2009. This was the first year it was sponsored by Sony Ericsson.


2009 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas
World No. 11 Flavia Pennetta was the top-seeded player. Also in the field were 2008 semifinalist Carla Suárez Navarro, Argentine Gisela Dulko, defending champion Nuria Llagostera Vives, Klára Zakopalová, Mathilde Johansson, María José Martínez Sánchez, and Lourdes Domínguez Lino.


2009 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas, Finals, Doubles
Nuria Llagostera Vives /  María José Martínez Sánchez defeated  Gisela Dulko /  Flavia Pennetta 7–5, 3–6, [10–7]


2009 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas – Doubles
Iveta Benešová and Bethanie Mattek were the defending champions, but they chose not to participate this year.


2009 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas – Singles
Nuria Llagostera Vives was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Patricia Mayr.


2009 Copa Sudamericana
The 2009 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes (officially the 2009 Copa Nissan Sudamericana de Clubes for sponsorship reasons) is the 8th edition of the CONMEBOL's secondary international club tournament. Internacional were the defending champions, having won the trophy the previous season. Ecuadorian side LDU Quito won the 2009 tournament, becoming the first Ecuadorian winners of the trophy.


2009 Copa Sudamericana
From this edition onward, CONCACAF teams, which have participated in the tournament since 2005, will no longer be participating because of the format change in the CONCACAF Champions League, which conflicted with scheduling. This will also mark the last tournament in which Argentine clubs River Plate and Boca Juniors will be invited to participate without qualification. Further changes include the additional allocation of berths (1) to all the countries except Brazil and Argentina.


2009 Copa Sudamericana, First stage
The first stage began on August 4, and ended on September 17. Team #1 played the first leg at home. All teams, except for defending champion Internacional, entered the tournament in the First Stage.


2009 Copa Sudamericana, Final stages, Round of 16
The first leg of the round of 16 was played from September 22 to September 24. The second leg was played from September 30 to October 1. Team #1 played the first leg at home.


2009 Copa Sudamericana, Final stages, Quarterfinals
The first leg of the Quarterfinals was played from October 20–22. The second leg was played from November 4–5. Team #1 played the first leg at home.


2009 Copa Sudamericana, Final stages, Semifinals
The first leg was played from November 11–12. The second leg was played from November 18–19. Team #1 played the first leg at home.


2009 Copa Sudamericana, Final stages, Finals
The Finals were played on November 25 and December 2. Just like the 2008 Copa Libertadores Finals, both teams played against each other in a final.


2009 Copa Sudamericana Finals
The 2009 Copa Sudamericana Finals was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 2009 Copa Sudamericana champion. It was contested by Ecuadorian club LDU Quito and Brazilian club Fluminense. Both teams were playing in their first Copa Sudamericana finals. The first leg was played in Estadio Casa Blanca in Quito on 25 November, and the host team LDU Quito won 5–1.


2009 Copa Sudamericana Finals
The second leg was played in Estádio Mário Filho, better known as Maracanã, in Rio de Janeiro on 2 December and the host team Fluminese won 3–0, but LDU Quito won 5–4 on aggregate and was thus crowned the champions. Coincidentally, the finals were a rematch of the 2008 Copa Libertadores Finals, which were contested under similar circumstances 17 months prior to the day.


2009 Copa Sudamericana Finals, Rules
The final was played over two legs; home and away. The higher seeded team played the second leg at home. The team that accumulated the most points —three for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss— after the two legs was crowned the champion. The away-goals rule was not used. Should the two teams be tied on points after the second leg, the team with the best goal difference won. If the two teams had equal goal difference, extra time would be used. The extra time consisted of two 15-minute halves. If the tie was still not broken, a penalty shoot-out would ensue according to the Laws of the Game.


2009 Copa Sudamericana Finals, Route to the finals
Both teams entered the competition in the First Stage. Fluminense qualified after finishing 14th in the 2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. LDU Quito qualified after finishing second in the First Stage of the 2009 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A.


2009 Copa Sudamericana Finals, Route to the finals, Fluminense's route
Fluminense's First Stage was bitter cross-town rival Flamengo. Both matches of the Fla-Flu in the tournament were held Maracanã, and both ended in a draw (0–0 and 1–1, respectively). Fluminense, as the designated away in the second leg, advanced on an away goal by Roni. For winning Qualifier O5 of the First Stage, Fluminense was awarded the 5 seed for the Round of 16 onward.


2009 Copa Sudamericana Finals, Route to the finals, Fluminense's route
Their Round of 16 rival was Peruvian club Alianza Atlético. The first leg, held in Estadio Miguel Grau in Piura, ended in a 2–2 draw. Flu's goals were scored by Luiz Alberto and Conca. The second leg, held in Maracanã, ended in a decisive 4–1 for Fluminense. Conca, Alan, and Adeílson (twice) made the scores for the Brazilians, and passage to the Quarterfinals.


2009 Copa Sudamericana Finals, Route to the finals, Fluminense's route
Their Quarterfinals rival was Chilean club Universidad de Chile. The first leg, at Maracanã, ended in another draw (2–2). Fred scored twice for Fluminense. In the second leg, held at Estadio Santa Laura in Santiago, Fred scored the lone goal of the match to give Fluminense passage to the Semifinals.


2009 Copa Sudamericana Finals, Route to the finals, Fluminense's route
Fluminense's Semifinal rival was Paraguayan club Cerro Porteño. The first leg was held at Estadio General Pablo Rojas, nicknamed La Olla, in Asunción, and ended in a 1–0 for Fluminense. Fred scored his fourth goal in three matches for the advantage. In the second leg at Maracanã, Fluminense trailed for most of the game thanks to a Cerro Porteño goal by Luis Cáceres. However, Gum and Alan each scored a goal for Fluminense in stoppage time of the second half to give Flu the win and passage to the Finals.


2009 Copa Sudamericana Finals, Route to the finals, LDU Quito's route
LDU Quito's First Stage rival was Paraguayan club Libertad. The first leg, held in Estadio Casa Blanca in Quito, ended in a 1–0 win for Liga. Team captain Néicer Reasco scored the goal for the home team. The second leg, held back in Asunción at the Estadio Defensores del Chaco, ended in a 1–1 tie. Édison Méndez scored the come from behind goal for Liga to give them passage to the Round of 16, and the 10 seed.


2009 Copa Sudamericana Finals, Route to the finals, LDU Quito's route
Liga played the Round of 16 against Argentine club Lanús. The first leg, held in Quito, was a goal-fest for Liga. A hat-trick by Claudio Bieler and a goal by Édison Méndez gave LDU Quito a 4–0 win and a significant advantage in the next leg. The second leg, held in Estadio Ciudad de Lanús, ended in a 1–1 draw. Claudio Bieler again scored for Liga.


2009 Copa Sudamericana Finals, Route to the finals, LDU Quito's route
LDU Quito Quarterfinal rival was defending Argentine champion Vélez Sarsfield. The first leg, held in Estadio José Amalfitani in Buenos Aires, ended in a 1–1 draw. Claudio Bieler again scored for Liga, who were trailing to give them the draw. The second leg, held back in Quito, ended in 2–1 win for the home team. Initially trailing 1–0, goals by Enrique Vera and Carlos Espínola gave LDU Quito passage to the Semifinals.


2009 Copa Sudamericana Finals, Route to the finals, LDU Quito's route
Liga's Semifinal rival was Uruguayan club River Plate. The first leg, held at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, ended in a 2–1 loss for LDU Quito. Édison Méndez scored the lone goal for Liga. The second leg, held back in Quito, ended in a hugely one-sided 7–0 win for LDU Quito. The goals were provided by Claudio Bieler (hat-trick), Carlos Espínola, Miller Bolaños, Édison Méndez, and Ulises de la Cruz.


2009 Copa Sudamericana Finals, Matches, First leg
The first leg, played at Estadio Casa Blanca in Quito, began much like it did in 2008: with a quick goal. This time, Fluminense quickly struck first with a goal by Marquinho in the first minute. Liga answered back with a hat-trick by Édison Méndez, who made two powerful long-range shots (21st and 44th minutes) and a header (60th minute). He later assisted Franklin Salas' goal in the 78th minute. Ulises de la Cruz capped off the scoring with another long-range shot from outside the box in the 87th minute. The win gave Liga a favorable 4-goal advantage going into the second leg.


2009 Copa Sudamericana Finals, Matches, First leg
Man of the Match: Édison Méndez (LDU Quito)Assistant referees: Pablo Fandiño Wálter RialFourth official: Darío Ubríaco


2009 Copa Sudamericana Finals, Matches, Second leg
The match started with a goal scored by Diguinho in the 14th minute. When LDU Quito player Ulises de la Cruz was given a red card in the 18th minute, Fluminense increased the pressure on the Ecuadorians. Two minutes before half-time, Fred scored the second for Fluminense. At half-time, Fluminense curiously stayed on the pitch. The second half continued with Fluminense continuing the pressure. Gum scored the third for the Brazilian side in the 72nd minute. The match grew more intensive as time went on. Fluminense captain Fred was sent-off in the 76th minute for arguing and touching the referee.


2009 Copa Sudamericana Finals, Matches, Second leg
LDU Quito defender Jairo Campos was shown his second yellow card 82nd minute and was ejected. With LDU Quito left with 9 players and Fluminense left with 10, Fluminense continued their search for the fourth goal, which would have sent the game into extra time. Fluminense never got the goal, and LDU Quito were crowned Copa Sudamericana champions for the first time.


2009 Copa Sudamericana Finals, Matches, Second leg
Man of the Match: Claudio Bieler (LDU Quito)Assistant referees: Emigdio Ruiz Roa Nicolás YegrósFourth official: Antonio Arias


2009 Copa Sudamericana final stages
The last four stages of the 2009 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes are the Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Finals.


2009 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Bracket, Seeding
Teams from the Round of 16 onwards were seeded depending on which First Stage qualifier they won (ex: the winner of First Stage Qualifier O1 were given the 1 seed). The lower seeded team will play the first leg at home.


2009 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Round of 16
The first leg of the Round of 16 was played from September 22 to September 24. The second leg was played from September 30 to October 1. Team #1 played the first leg at home.


2009 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Quarterfinals
The first leg of the Quarterfinals was played from October 20–22. The second leg was played from November 4–5. Team #1 played the first leg at home.


2009 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Quarterfinals, Match S3
River Plate and San Lorenzo tied on points and goal difference. River Plate advanced 7–6 on penalties.


2009 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Semifinals
The first leg of the Semifinals was played from November 11–12. The second leg was played from November 18–19. Team #1 played the first leg at home.


2009 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Finals
The finals were played on November 25 and December 2.


2009 Copa Sudamericana first stage
The First Stage, or the Preliminary Phase, of the 2009 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes was the first round of the tournament. It was contested by 30 teams in 15 two-legged ties. The winners of each tie advanced to the Second Stage (also known as the Round of 16).


2009 Copa Sudamericana first stage, Matches
The first stage began on August 4, and ended on September 17. Team #1 played the first leg at home.


2009 Copa Sudamericana first stage, Matches, Qualifier O3
Vitória and Coritiba tied on points (3 each), goal difference (0 each), and away goals (0 each). Vitória advances 5–3 on penalties.


2009 Copa Telmex
The 2009 Copa Telmex was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 12th edition of the Copa Telmex, and was part of the International Series of the 2009 ATP Tour. It took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from February 16 through February 22, 2009.


2009 Copa Telmex
The singles line up is led by world no. 10 and defending champion David Nalbandian, Nicolás Almagro and 2009 Costa do Sauípe champion Tommy Robredo. Other top seeds are Carlos Moyá, 2009 Viña del Mar finalist José Acasuso, Albert Montañés, Marcel Granollers and Eduardo Schwank.


2009 Copa Telmex, Finals, Doubles
Marcel Granollers /  Alberto Martín defeated  Nicolás Almagro /  Santiago Ventura, 6–3, 5–7, [10–8]


2009 Copa Telmex – Doubles
Agustín Calleri and Luis Horna were the defending champions of the 2008 Copa Telmex men's doubles tennis tournament, but did not play together that year.


2009 Copa Telmex – Doubles
Agustín Calleri partnered with Potito Starace, but lost in the semifinals to Marcel Granollers and Alberto Martín.


2009 Copa Telmex – Singles
David Nalbandian was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Juan Mónaco.


2009 Copa Telmex – Singles
Tommy Robredo won in the final 7–5, 2–6, 7–6(7–5), against Juan Mónaco.


2009 Copa Venezuela
The 2009 Copa Venezuela was the 40th staging of the Copa Venezuela.


2009 Copa Venezuela
The competition started on September 2, 2009 and concluded on December 2, 2009 with a two leg final, in which Caracas FC won the trophy for the fifth time with a 3-0 win away and a 1-0 win at home over Trujillanos FC.


2009 Copa Venezuela, Second round
One leg - 2A/2B Division Teams v/s 1 Division Teams. The matches were played on 5–6 September 2009.


2009 Copa Venezuela, Second round
Two legs - 1 Division Teams v/s 1 Division Teams. The matches were played on 5-9 September 2009.


2009 Copa Venezuela, Finals
NB: Caracas FC qualify to Copa Sudamericana 2010 as cup winners


2009 Copa de España de Futsal
The 2009 Copa de España de Fútbol Sala is the 20th staging of the Copa de España de Fútbol Sala. It was held in the Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada, in Granada, Spain, between 26 February and 1 March 2009.


2009 Copa de la Reina de Fútbol
The 2009 Copa de la Reina is the 27th edition of the competition, taking place between May 24 and June 21, 2009. The final was held in La Romareda, in Zaragoza.


2009 Copa del Rey Final
The 2009 Copa del Rey Final was the 107th final of the Spanish cup competition, the Copa del Rey (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The final was played at Mestalla in Valencia on 13 May 2009. The match was won by FC Barcelona, who beat Athletic Bilbao 4–1. This was the first title of Barcelona that year, before winning La Liga and the UEFA Champions League to earn their first treble.


2009 Copa del Rey Final, Anthem controversy
The pre-match playing of the Spanish national anthem prompted widespread booing from Catalan nationalist fans of FC Barcelona and Basque nationalist fans of Athletic Bilbao. Televisión Española (TVE) cut away from its coverage as soon as this started and consequently did not show the playing of the anthem live, instead showing it at half time with the booing edited out. Afterwards, its director Javier Pons apologised for the "mistake", and Julian Reyes, the head of sports news, was fired as a result of the censorship.


2009 Copa del Rey Juvenil
The 2009 Copa del Rey Juvenil was the 59th staging of the tournament. The competition began on 17 May and ended on 27 June with the final.


2009 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto
The Copa del Rey 2008-09 was the 73rd edition of the Spanish basketball Cup. It was managed by the ACB and was disputed in Madrid, Community of Madrid in the Palacio de Deportes between days 19 and 22 of February. The winning team was TAU Cerámica.


2009 Copa del Rey de Balonmano
The 2009 edition of Copa del Rey de Balonmano took place in Granollers, city of the autonomous community of Catalonia. This tournament was played by the 8 first of the Liga ASOBAL when reached the half of the league.


2009 Copa del Rey de Balonmano
All matches were played in Palau D'Esports de Granollers with capacity of 8,300 seats.


2009 Copa del Rey de Balonmano, Bracket, Quarterfinals
(8) Octavio Pilotes Posadas 34-36 (7) CAI BM Aragón: (19:00, GTM+1) ()


2009 Copa del Rey de Balonmano, Bracket, Quarterfinals
(4) Reale Ademar León 28-32 (1) BM Ciudad Real: (21:00, GTM+1) ()


2009 Copa del Rey de Balonmano, Bracket, Quarterfinals
(3) Portland San Antonio 32-30 (5) Pevafersa Valladolid: (19:00, GTM+1) ()


2009 Copa del Rey de Balonmano, Bracket, Quarterfinals
(6) Fraikin Granollers 25-30  (2) Barcelona Borges: (21:00, GTM+1) ()


2009 Copa del Rey de Balonmano, Bracket, SemiFinals
(7) CAI BM Aragón 29-33 (1) BM Ciudad Real: (18:00, GTM+1) ()


2009 Copa del Rey de Balonmano, Bracket, SemiFinals
(3) Portland San Antonio 26-35 (2) Barcelona Borges: (20:00, GTM+1) ()


2009 Copa del Rey de Balonmano, Bracket, Final
(1) BM Ciudad Real 26-29 (2) Barcelona Borges: (18:00, GTM+1) ()


2009 Copa do Brasil
The 2009 Copa do Brasil was the 21st edition of the Copa do Brasil. It began on February 18 and ended on July 1.


2009 Copa do Brasil, Format
The tournament is played in six stages, with two teams playing a two-legged tie in each stage. In the first two rounds, if the away team wins the first match by at least a 2-goal difference, it will move towards next round. The away goals rule is also used in the Copa do Brasil. The winner will qualify to the 2010 Copa Libertadores, which prevents them from participating in next year's Copa do Brasil.


2009 Copa do Brasil, Qualified teams
The 2009 edition was contested by 64 teams. 54 clubs qualified through their respective state championship or some other competition. The number of berth given to each state (one, two, or three) is determined through CBF's state ranking. Criteria may vary, but usually state federations indicate clubs with best records in the state championships or other special competitions organized by such institutions. The remaining ten clubs qualified through CBF's club ranking. Clubs that participated in the 2009 Copa Libertadores did not take part in the competition because of scheduling conflicts.


2009 Copa do Brasil, Qualified teams, Qualified by state championships and other competitions
1 2008 State Championship winners Palmeiras qualified to 2009 Copa Libertadores2 2008 Copa Rio winners Nova Iguaçu withdrew. 3 2008 State Championship winners Cruzeiro qualified to 2009 Copa Libertadores. 4 2008 Taça Minas Gerais winners Tupi qualified via State Championship. 5 2008 State Championship winners Sport qualified to 2009 Copa Libertadores. 6 2008 Copa Governador João Alves winners Confiança already qualified via State Championship. 7 2008 State Championship winners Ulbra Ji-Paraná is now defunct.


2009 Copa do Brasil, Stages 1–4
Teams that play in their home stadium in the first leg are marked with †.


2009 Copa do Brasil, Stages 5 and 6
Teams that play in their home stadium in the first leg are marked with †.


2009 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino
The 2009 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino was the third staging of the competition. The competition started on September 24, 2009, and concluded on December 5, 2009. 32 clubs of all regions of Brazil participated of the cup, which is organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). The winner of the cup represented Brazil in the 2010 Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Femenino.


2009 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino, Competition format
The competition was contested by 32 clubs in a knock-out format where in the first three rounds was played over two legs and the away goals rule was used, but if the away team won the first leg with an advantage of at least three goals, the second leg would not be played and the club automatically qualified to the next round. The fourth round was played in one leg. The final and the third-place game was played in one leg in a neutral venue.


2009 Coppa Italia Final
The 2009 Coppa Italia Final was the final match of the 2008–09 Coppa Italia, the 62nd season of the top cup competition in Italian football. The match was played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on 13 May 2009 between Lazio and Sampdoria; Lazio won 6–5 on penalties after the match ended 1–1 after extra time. Hugo Campagnaro missed his spot kick for Sampdoria and  allowed Ousmane Dabo to slot home the winner for Lazio.


2009 Coppa Italia Final, Pre-match, Team selection
Goran Pandev and Pasquale Foggia both returned to fitness for Lazio in the lead up to this match; however, they had to do without the services of their Brazilian midfielder Matuzalém, who missed out through suspension. Sampdoria welcomed back defensive duo Pietro Accardi and Stefano Lucchini, as well as Paolo Sammarco, who passed a late fitness test, to assure him of a spot in the final.


2009 Coppa Italia Final, Pre-match, Team selection
Sampdoria coach Walter Mazzarri said that the final should be played in a neutral venue, and that it would give more balance to the match.


2009 Coppa Italia Final, Pre-match, Ticketing
Although the usual capacity of the Stadio Olimpico is over 72,000, not every single ticket has been sold. In fact, Lega Calcio decided to sell about 20,000 tickets for each club, and the remain tickets at the neutral public (even if they had been bought for the most part from Lazio fans because the final was in Rome). Lazio fans took place in "Curva Nord", while the Sampdoria ones at the opposite side.


2009 Coppa Italia Final, Pre-match, Ticketing
Between Lazio fans and Sampdoria fans a sector, the "Distinti Sud Est", has been left empty to leave a large space between the "Curva Sud" and the "Tribuna Tevere", due to avoid fights between fans. That space was occupied in part by children of the youth Lazio teams. At the end of the match, it has been counted about 50,000 Lazio fans and 18,000 Sampdoria fans.


2009 Coppa Italia Final, Pre-match, Kits
Having been designated as the official "home" team, Lazio could wear their usual kit, that is the light-blue one. Nevertheless, Sampdoria could wear their home kit too, but with blue shorts instead of white ones.


2009 Coppa Italia Final, Post-match
After the match, some Lazio players wore a T-shirt to joke A.S. Roma rivals with written on it Io campione, tu zero titoli (I'm a champion, you have no honours), quoting a sentence said by José Mourinho who had, earlier in the season, correctly predicted that Milan, Juventus and Roma would have completed the season with no honours.


2009 Coppa Italia Final, Post-match
Lazio captain, Tommaso Rocchi, has been rewarded by the President of the Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano in front of the "Tribuna Montemario", and gave him the trophy that Rocchi lifted with the captain of that match, Cristian Ledesma.


2009 Coppa Italia Final, Post-match
Cristian Brocchi and Lorenzo De Silvestri dedicated the victory to Gabriele Sandri, a fan who was killed last season, and coach Delio Rossi said that the triumph was also dedicated to the fans and everyone who had made many sacrifices to get the team to the final.


2009 Coppa Italia Final, Post-match
After the match, a minority of Lazio fans clashed with police and tried to smash shops in Rome city centre following the win over Sampdoria, according to a statement on 14 May 2009. Police said three arrests had been made before and after the final and added that five police officers had been injured.


2009 Cork City Council election
An election to Cork City Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 31 councillors were elected from three electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.


2009 Cork County Council election
An election to Cork County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 48 councillors were elected from ten electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.


2009 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
The 2009 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 100th staging of the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 13 December 2008. The championship began on 2 May 2009 and ended on 13 September 2009.


2009 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
On 13 September 2009, Valley Rovers won the championship after a 1–17 to 1–13 defeat of Kilworth in the final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. This was their second championship title overall and their first title since 1989. Delanys returned to junior status for the first time in 21 years after suffering a five-point defeat by Ballygarvan in a relegation play-off.


2009 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
Kilworth's Adrian Mannix was the championship's top scorer with 2-49.


2009 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
The 2009 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship was the 112th staging of the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship began on 10 October 2009 and ended on 1 November 2009.


2009 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
On 1 November 2009, Fermoy won the championship following a 1-14 to 0-10 defeat of Cloughduv in the final. This was their first championship title in the grade.


2009 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
Castlemartyr's Evan O'Keeffe and Cloughduv's Darragh Ring were the championship's top scorer.


2009 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship
The 2009 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship was the fourth staging of the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2006. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 13 December 2008. The championship began on 1 April 2009 and ended on 18 October 2009.


2009 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship
St. Finbarr's and Youghal left the championship after their respective promotion and relegation to different grades. Bantry Blues and Valley Rovers joined the championship. Killavullen were relegated from the championship after being beaten in a playoff by Mayfield.


2009 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship
The final was played on 18 October 2009 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Valley Rovers and Clyda Rovers. Valley Rovers won the final by 0-07 to 0-05 to claim their first championship title in the grade and a second successive promotion.


2009 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship
Glanmire's James Murphy was the championship's top scorer with 2-25.


2009 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
The 2009 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship was the sixth staging of the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2004. The championship began on 30 April 2009 and ended on 11 October 2009.


2009 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
On 17 July 2009, St. Catherine's were relegated from the championship following a 1-10 to 0-9 defeat by Mallow.


2009 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
On 11 October 2009, Douglas won the championship following a 0-20 to 0-16 defeat of Ballymartle in the final. It remains their only championship title in this grade.


2009 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
Newcestown's Daniel Twomey was the championship's top scorer with 3-20.


2009 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship, Teams
A total of 16 teams contested the Premier Intermediate Championship, including 14 teams from the 2008 premier intermediate championship, one relegated from the 2008 senior championship and one promoted from the 2008 intermediate championship.


2009 Cork Senior Football Championship
The 2009 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 121st staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening fixtures took place on 14 December 2008. The championship began on 18 April 2009 and ended on 9 October 2009.


2009 Cork Senior Football Championship
Nemo Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Carbery at the quarter-final stage.


2009 Cork Senior Football Championship
On 27 September 2009, Clonakilty won the championship following a 1-13 to 1-12 defeat of St. Finbarr's in the final. This was their 9th championship title overall and their first title since 1996.


2009 Cork Senior Football Championship
Duhallow's Donncha O'Connor was the championship's top scorer with 3-19.


2009 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The 2009 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 121st staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the 2009 opening round fixtures took place at the County Convention in December 2008. The championship began on 2 May 2009 and ended on 11 October 2009.


2009 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
On 4 September 2009, Castlelyons were relegated from the championship following a 3-9 to 3-12 defeat by Carrigtwohill.


2009 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
On 11 October 2009, Newtownshandrum won the championship following a 3-22 to 1-12 defeat of Sarsfields. This was their fourth championship title overall and their first in four championship seasons.


2009 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Carrigtwohill's Niall McCarthy was the championship's top scorer with 4-27.


2009 Cork county hurling team season
The 2009 season was the Cork senior hurling team's 122nd consecutive season appearing in the Championship, and their 78th season appearing in the National Hurling League. The season has, for a second year running, began badly as the hurling panel withdrew their services because their confidence in manager Gerald McCarthy has been eroded.


2009 Cork county hurling team season, Panel statistics, Management teams
Following the resignation of Gerald McCarthy and his selectors, the following management team was put in place on a temporary basis on 12 March 2009.


2009 Cornell Big Red football team
The 2009 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Jim Knowles and played their home games at Schoellkopf Field. Cornell finished the season 2–8 overall and 1–6 in Ivy League play to place eighth.


2009 Cornwall Council election
The Cornwall Council election, 2009, was an election for all 123 seats on the council. Cornwall Council is a unitary authority that covers the majority of the ceremonial county of Cornwall, with the exception of the Isles of Scilly which have an independent local authority. The elections took place concurrently with other local elections across England and Wales as well as the UK component of the elections to the European Parliament. Cornwall had seen its district and county councils abolished, replaced by a single 123-member Cornish unitary authority, for which councillors were elected for a full term.


2009 Cornwall Council election
All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 2 May 2009 were entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections, although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections.


2009 Cornwall Council election
It is possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remains an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election.


2009 Costa Book Awards
The Costa Book Awards (before 2006 known as the Whitbread Awards) are among the United Kingdom's most prestigious literary awards. They were launched in 1971, are given both for high literary merit but also for works that are enjoyable reading and whose aim is to convey the enjoyment of reading to the widest possible audience. This page gives details of the awards given in the year 2009.


2009 Costa Book Awards
The shortlists were announced on 25 November 2009. The winners in each category were announced on 4 January 2010 on the BBC Radio 4 Front Row programme.


2009 Cotton Bowl Classic
The 2009 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic was the 73rd edition of the annual college football bowl game that was part of the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season and was one of 34 games in the 2008–09 bowl season. The game featured the Ole Miss Rebels of the Southeastern Conference and the Texas Tech Red Raiders of the Big 12 Conference. Ole Miss won the game 47–34, in what turned out to be the highest scoring game in front of the largest Cotton Bowl Classic crowd in history.


2009 Cotton Bowl Classic
The game was played on January 2, 2009, at the self-named stadium in Dallas, Texas, and was televised in the United States on FOX. This was the final Cotton Bowl Classic to be played at the stadium in the home of the State Fair of Texas, Fair Park. Since 2010, the game has been played at Cowboys Stadium in nearby Arlington.


2009 Cotton Bowl Classic, Game summary, First half
Texas Tech was able to convert a pair of early turnovers into an early lead. The Raiders had the first two scores (both touchdowns) of the game with a 35-yard pass from Graham Harrell at the 6:31 mark of the first quarter and a Darcel McBath 45 yard interception return at the 5:22 mark of the first quarter to start the game with a 14-0 lead over the Ole Miss Rebels.


2009 Cotton Bowl Classic, Game summary, First half
However, Ole Miss quarterback Jevan Snead was able to lead the Rebels to touchdowns on their next three drives, and a late field goal by Joshua Shene put the Rebels up 24-21 going into halftime.


2009 Cotton Bowl Classic, Game summary, Second half
The second half began with a Marshay Green 65-yard interception return for the Rebels which gave them a 10-point lead, 31-21. Ole Miss would remain in the lead over Texas Tech for the rest of the game, ending with a final score of 47-34.


2009 Cotton Bowl Classic, Game summary, Second half
By the end of the game, fans were chanting "S-E-C! S-E-C!" in reference to the Southeastern Conference, which Ole Miss is a part of, and the perceived rivalry with the Big 12 Conference, with which Texas Tech is a part of. This had another meaning, as it foreshadowed the next week in the 2009 BCS National Championship Game, which pitted the Florida Gators, also of the SEC, against the Oklahoma Sooners, also of the Big 12.


2009 Cotton Bowl Classic, Records
The game was the highest scoring game in Cotton Bowl history, until the Baylor-Michigan State game on January 1, 2015.


2009 Cotton Bowl Classic, Records
After the game, the Rebels are 20-12 all-time in bowl games, with this being their fourth Cotton Bowl appearance. In their last appearance, they beat Oklahoma State by three points in the 2004 Cotton Bowl.


2009 Cotton Bowl Classic, Records
After the game, Texas Tech is now 10-21-1 all-time in bowl games. Ole Miss had 223 yards of rushing offense compared to 105 for Texas Tech.


2009 Cotton Bowl Classic, Records, Graham Harrell record
In the game, Graham Harrell broke the record for more touchdown passes thrown than anyone in major-college history. Harrell first tied, then broke, the record with two scoring passes. The record-setting 132nd touchdown pass was a two-yard slant to Michael Crabtree early in the second quarter. (Colt Brennan had previously held the record with Hawaii, having 131 from 2005 to 2007.) Harrell passed for 364 yards, which is a Cotton Bowl record, and finished his collegiate career with 15,793 yards passing and 134 TDs.


2009 Council of the Isles of Scilly election
Elections to the Council of the Isles of Scilly, a sui generis unitary authority in the far southwest of England, were held on 4 June 2009.


2009 Council of the Isles of Scilly election
The whole council of 21 members was up for election, with thirteen members elected in the St Mary's electoral division and another eight from the 'Off Islands', being two each from Bryher, St Martin's, St Agnes and Tresco. All eight seats for the 'Off Islands' were uncontested.


2009 Council of the Isles of Scilly election
As with other unitary elections in England, these local elections in the Isles of Scilly took place on the same day as the European elections of 2009. The previous election, in 2005, coincided with the 2005 United Kingdom general election.


2009 Country Music Association Awards
The 2009 Country Music Association Awards, 43rd Annual Ceremony, was held on November 11, 2009, at the Sommet Center (later the Bridgestone Arena) in Nashville, Tennessee and was hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood for the second time. Taylor Swift became the youngest person in CMA history to be nominated for and win Entertainer of the Year.


2009 County Championship
The 2009 County Championship season, known as the LV County Championship for sponsorship reasons, was the 110th County Championship season. It was contested through two divisions: Division One and Division Two. Each team played all the others in their division both home and away. The top two teams from Division Two were promoted to the first division for the 2010 season, while the bottom two sides from Division 1 were relegated.


2009 County Championship
Durham County Cricket Club won the Championship for the second consecutive season. Worcestershire and Sussex were relegated from Division One, with Kent and Essex promoted in their place.


2009 County Championship, Standings
Fourteen points were awarded for each win, four points were awarded for a draw or abandonment. Defeats scored no points. Teams were awarded bonus points during the first 130 overs of their first innings; one bowling point for every three wickets taken (up to three points available), and one batting point gained when teams reached 200, 250, 300, 350 and 400 runs (up to five points available).


2009 Coupe Internationale de Nice
The 2009 Coupe Internationale de Nice (English: 2009 International Cup of Nice) was the 14th edition of an annual international figure skating competition held in Nice, France. It was held between November 4 and 8, 2009. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the levels of senior and junior. Unlike most other competitions, there was no compulsory dance segment in the ice dancing competition.


2009 Coupe de France Final
The 2009 Coupe de France Final was the 91st final of France's most prestigious cup competition, the Coupe de France. The final was played at the Stade de France in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis on 9 May 2009 and was contested between Rennes of Ligue 1 and Guingamp of Ligue 2. Guingamp earned its first Coupe de France trophy after defeating Rennes 2–1 through two second-half goals from Eduardo.


2009 Coupe de France Final, Background
This was Rennes' fifth appearance in the final, having won the cup in 1965 and 1971, and finishing as runners-up in 1922 and 1935. It was Rennes' first final playing under its new emblem and name having achieved the previous honours under the Université Club emblem. This was Guingamp's second appearance in the final, having previously appeared in the 1997 final, losing to Nice on penalties.


2009 Coupe de France Final, Background
This was the first final since 1956 in which both finalists were based in the same region of France, Brittany.


2009 Coupe de France Final, Background
Rennes was designated as the home team and wore their original red and black kit. Due to Guingamp having similar colours, both for home and away, they turned out in an all-white kit for the final.


2009 Coupe de France Final, Match report
The first half of the 91st final of the Coupe de France was relatively equal early on, but it was Guingamp who attacked early on, with striker Eduardo forcing a fingertip save from Nicolas Douchez after he dislodged defender Rod Fanni in the 12th minute. This was followed up by a long-range chance from midfielder Lionel Mathis, which sailed wide left. Rennes was primarily held to taking long-range shots, however Moussa Sow tested Guillaume Gauclin in the 23rd minute, producing a shot which went just wide.


2009 Coupe de France Final, Match report
The best chance of the first half would come for Guingamp in the 31st minute when Wilson Oruma' cross into the box found an un-marked Richard Soumah, who forced a tremendous save from Douchez. Rennes responded in the 40th minute with Jérôme Leroy taking an unexpected shot from nearly 30 metres from goal; the shot went past goalkeeper Gauclin, but struck the post going out of play.


2009 Coupe de France Final, Match report
The second half began with a quick attack from Rennes. Capitalizing on a Guingamp turnover, Rennes started a counterattack led by Moussa Sow. Their chance, taken by Leroy, was shot straight at the Guingamp goalkeeper. In the 53rd minute, Rennes almost scored the first goal of the match again when Leroy found Sow. For the second time in the match, however, the shot from Sow hit the post after beating the goalkeeper.


2009 Coupe de France Final, Match report
Leroy and Sow would be involved in another chance again from Rennes in the 65th minute: after a cross into the box, Sow attempted an overhead kick, but instead knocked the ball into the air and into the path of Leroy, who again blew a chance, sending the ball into the stands despite being about ten metres from goal. Rennes would finally score goal, following a free-kick into the box. The ball travelled passed everyone save for Carlos Bocanegra, who headed the ball past Gauclin to give Rennes a 1–0 lead.


2009 Coupe de France Final, Match report
Within minutes, however, Guingamp would respond: following a Felipe Saad cross into the box, the ball landed at the feet of Peter Hansson who inadvertently redirected it into the path of Eduardo, who converted to even the match at 1–1. Ten minutes later, Eduardo would strike again when, after a scramble in the box, he found the ball at his feet and proceeded to take a driven, right-footed shot which ran under Douchez to give the Ligue 2 side a 2–1 lead. The goal eventually turned out to be the winner, giving the second division side its first ever Coupe de France title. Guingamp's victory also earned the club an appearance in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.


2009 Coupe de la Ligue Final
The 2009 Coupe de la Ligue Final was the 15th final in this young cup's history. The final was played at the Stade de France in Paris on 25 April 2009 was contested between FC Girondins de Bordeaux of Ligue 1 and Vannes OC of Ligue 2. This was the first meeting between the two clubs. This was Bordeaux's fifth appearance in the final having won in 2002 and 2007 and losing in the 1997 and 1998 editions of the cup. This was Vannes's first ever appearance in the cup final. With their appearance, Vannes were the first ever club to reach the final after beginning from the 1st round. Bordeaux won the match 4–0 after getting off to a fast start scoring their first three goals inside of 13 minutes.


2009 Coupe de la Ligue Final, Match Report
Bordeaux got off to a fast start, in all aspects of the match, scoring in just the 2nd minute with the Brazilian Wendel chipping the ball over Vannes keeper Christophe Revel. Bordeaux then tripled their lead in a span of two minutes with Marc Planus scoring on a header off a corner kick from Wendel in the 10th minute and Yoan Gouffran scoring just his second goal for Bordeaux in the 12th minute off a free kick from Yoann Gourcuff, though the latter was first credited with the goal.


2009 Coupe de la Ligue Final, Match Report
However, after looking at the replay, it was determined that Gouffran got a slight head on the ball redirecting it slightly. Gourcuff would get his goal in the 40th minute scoring on a right footed shot just outside the box. The ball deflected off a Vannes defender before going into the back off the net. This goal gave Bordeaux a 4–0 lead heading into halftime.


2009 Cowansville municipal election
The 2009 Cowansville municipal election was held on November 1, 2009, to elect a mayor and councillors in Cowansville, Quebec. Incumbent mayor Arthur Fauteux was re-elected over former Brigham mayor André Leroux.


2009 Credicard Citi MasterCard Tennis Cup
The 2009 Credicard Citi MasterCard Tennis Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the ninth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Campos do Jordão, Brazil between 3 and 9 August 2009.


2009 Credicard Citi MasterCard Tennis Cup, Singles entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2009 Credicard Citi MasterCard Tennis Cup, Singles entrants, Other entrants
The following players received a Special Exempt into the main draw:


2009 Credicard Citi MasterCard Tennis Cup, Champions, Doubles
Joshua Goodall /  Samuel Groth def. Rogério Dutra da Silva /  Júlio Silva, 7–6(4), 6–3


2009 Credicard Citi MasterCard Tennis Cup – Doubles
Brian Dabul and Marcel Felder were the defending champions, but only Felder tried to defend his title. He partnered with Juan-Pablo Amado, but they lost to Joshua Goodall and Samuel Groth in the semis. Goodall and Groth won this tournament, by defeating Rogério Dutra da Silva and Júlio Silva 7–6(4), 6–3 in the final.


2009 Credicard Citi MasterCard Tennis Cup – Singles
Brian Dabul was the defending champion, but he chose to not participate this year. Horacio Zeballos defeated Thiago Alves 6–7(4), 6–4, 6–3 in the final.


2009 Cricket World Cup Qualifier
The 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier was a cricket tournament that took place in April 2009 in South Africa. It was the final part of the Cricket World Cup qualification process for the 2011 Cricket World Cup.


2009 Cricket World Cup Qualifier
The tournament is the renamed version of the ICC Trophy, and was the final event of the 2007–09 ICC World Cricket League.


2009 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, Teams
The following teams, who attained One Day International status from the previous World Cup, and who made up Division One of the World Cricket League qualified automatically. Kenya did not play in the last 2 qualifying tournaments as they were the first associate team to gain ODI status and thus qualified for the last 2 World Cups automatically but are no longer guaranteed ODI status and will once again need to compete in the qualifying tournament.


2009 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, Teams
The top four teams (previously 6) from this tournament qualified for the 2011 Cricket World Cup, while the top six teams gained One Day International or maintained One Day International status for the following four years and also automatically qualify for the ICC Intercontinental Cup. The bottom two teams were relegated to 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three. The final and the play-offs for third and fifth place were official ODIs.


2009 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, Teams
Ireland won the tournament after beating Netherlands. Ireland, Netherlands, Canada and Kenya all qualified for the 2011 ICC World Cup. Despite not qualifying for the World Cup Afghanistan and Scotland secured ODI status and competed for 5th spot, with Afghanistan winning the playoff.


2009 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, Teams
As a result of the tournament, Afghanistan gained ODI status for the first time. Afghanistan had begun the ICC World Cricket League 2007-09 in the bottom division, but won the Division Five, Division Four and Division Three tournaments to qualify for this event, and ultimately win ODI status. Afghanistan replaced Bermuda as the sixth Associate Nation with ODI status.


2009 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, Teams, Status of games
All matches played in this tournament have List A cricket status. Additionally, some matches have One Day International status; these matches are:


2009 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, Teams, Status of games
None of the Super Eight matches were considered ODIs, even if played between teams who started or finished with ODI status.


2009 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, Teams, Status of games
Significantly, this meant that Afghanistan's Group Stage matches were not considered ODIs, but its 5th place playoff match against Scotland was considered an ODI.


2009 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
The 2009 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 61st edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré stage race. It took place from 7 June to 14 June, and was part of both the 2009 UCI ProTour and the inaugural World Calendar. It began in Nancy, France with an individual time trial, and ended in Grenoble. It began with a time trial, two flat stages and another time trial, and ended with four consecutive mountain stages.


2009 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Teams
As the Dauphiné Libéré is a UCI ProTour event, the 18 ProTour teams are invited automatically. They were joined by BMC Racing Team, a Professional Continental team, to form the event's 19-team peloton.


2009 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Stages, Stage 1
7 June 2009 – Nancy, 12.1 km (7.5 mi) (ITT)


2009 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Stages, Stage 1
The course for the opening individual time trial was mostly flat, with the category four Côte du Haut-du-Lièvre coming after 3 km (1.9 mi). Three of the favourites for the final classification took the podium places, benefiting from improving weather after Iván Gutiérrez had held the lead for nearly an hour.


2009 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Stages, Stage 2
8 June 2009 – Nancy to Dijon, 228 km (142 mi)


2009 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Stages, Stage 2
This was the longest stage of the 2009 Dauphiné, and its profile is mostly flat. It saw very gentle undulation until the fairly steep descent from the category four Côte de Montcharvot, 100 km (62 mi) from the finish. There was one other fourth-category climb on the stage. A group of five riders held an advantage over the peloton that reached more than six minutes, but they were caught in the last 10 km (6.2 mi). David Millar attempted a late escape, but he was overhauled by the sprinters, including stage winner Angelo Furlan.


2009 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Stages, Stage 3
9 June 2009 – Tournus to Saint-Étienne, 182 km (113 mi)


2009 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Stages, Stage 3
This was another largely flat stage, with four small category four climbs, including a relatively steep (though short) one about 40 km (25 mi) from the finish. A group of five riders escaped after 34 km (21 mi), and were able to stay more than a minute and a half clear of the main group to the finish. Niki Terpstra won in a sprint finish over his fellow escapees, and took the yellow leader's jersey from Cadel Evans.


2009 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Stages, Stage 4
10 June 2009 – Bourg-lès-Valence to Valence, 42.4 km (26.3 mi) (ITT)


2009 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Stages, Stage 4
The second individual time trial is very similar to the first in profile, featuring only a single fourth-category climb. Bert Grabsch, the current time trial world champion, won the stage. Cadel Evans won the yellow jersey back beating last stage's yellow jersey winner Niki Terpstra, who fell and finished on a replacement bike, by over 5 minutes.


2009 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Stages, Stage 5
11 June 2009 – Valence to Mont Ventoux, 154 km (96 mi)


2009 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Stages, Stage 5
The first of the 2009 Dauphiné's four straight mountain stages sees the peloton ascend to the peak colloquially known as "Mount Baldy", some six weeks before the mountain hosts a critical stage finish in the 2009 Tour de France. There are three fourth-category climbs and a third-category climb on course, while the finish itself to Mont Ventoux is an Hors Categorie, or outside categorization climb. Sylwester Szmyd and Alejandro Valverde managed to break away on the ascent of Mount Ventoux, and worked to gain over a minute lead to Haimar Zubeldia. Szmyd took the stage win, while Valverde took the yellow jersey from Cadel Evans, who finished just over 2 minutes behind. After the stage, Ivan Basso dropped out.


2009 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Stages, Stage 6
12 June 2009 – Gap to Briançon, 106 km (66 mi)


2009 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Stages, Stage 6
This short stage features another outside categorization climb, the Col d'Izoard, which is visited 20 km (12 mi) before the finish line. The fourth-category Côte du Châteauroux-les-Alpes is visited earlier on in the stage, and the finish into Briançon is also a categorized climb. Fourteen men formed a breakaway early in the stage, and Pierrick Fédrigo, Jurgen Van de Walle, Stéphane Goubert and Juan Manuel Gárate broke free of the lead group on the ascent on Col d'Izoard. Fédrigo won the stage, and Alejandro Valverde finished together with Cadel Evans, defending the yellow jersey.


2009 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Stages, Stage 7
13 June 2009 – Briançon to Saint-François-Longchamp, 157 km (98 mi)


2009 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Stages, Stage 7
This is the queen stage of the 2009 Dauphiné Libéré, with two outside categorization climbs on course and a first-category climb to the finish in Saint-François-Longchamp. The first of those outside categorization climbs is the Col du Galibier, which at 2,556 m (8,386 ft) is the highest point of the 2009 Dauphiné.


2009 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Stages, Stage 8
14 June 2009 – Faverges to Grenoble, 146 km (91 mi)


2009 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Stages, Stage 8
This is branded as a mountain stage, but it is significantly less imposing than the previous three stages. There are two third-category climbs within the first 57 km (35 mi) of the stage, along with the first-category Montée de Saint-Bernard-du-Touvet coming 27 km (17 mi) from the finish. After a rapid descent from that climb, there is a stretch of 12 km (7.5 mi) to the finish that is mostly flat.


2009 Croatian Figure Skating Championships
The 2009 Croatian Figure Skating Championships (Croatian: Prvenstvo Hrvatske za 2009) took place between December 20 and 21, 2008 in Zagreb. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles and ladies' singles.


2009 Croatian Football Cup Final
The 2009 Croatian Cup Final was a two-legged affair played between Hajduk Split and Dinamo Zagreb. The first leg was played in Zagreb on 13 May 2009, while the second leg on 28 May 2009 in Split.


2009 Croatian Football Cup Final
Dinamo Zagreb won the trophy after the penalty shoot-out after was an affair finished on aggregate result of 3–3.


2009 Croatian local elections
The 2009 Croatian local elections were held on 17 May, with the second round held on 31 May where necessary.


2009 Croatian local elections
The elections were held to elect members of city councils, mayors, members of county councils and county prefects. These were the first elections in which mayors and county prefects were elected directly by popular vote, rather than by a majority coalition in the council. The new system allowed many independent politicians to run against big party nominees. Many cities elected independent mayors, most notable being Split, Croatia's second largest city and Kaštela. As a result many cities and counties elected opposite lists for mayoral and council elections causing a larger number of cohabitation local governments.


2009 Croatian local elections, Election results
The Croatian Democratic Union won the largest number of cities and counties carrying ten prefect elections, thirteen in coalition, and fifteen council elections largely in coalition with the Croatian Peasant Party and the Croatian Social Liberal Party. The Social Democratic Party of Croatia won five prefect elections, seven in coalitions, and six council elections mostly in coalition with the Croatian People's Party - Liberal Democrats and the Istrian Democratic Assembly. The social democrats fared better in mayoral elections as well as in city council elections.


2009 Croatian local elections, Election results
They made considerable gains in Dalmatia winning certain traditionally HDZ leaning cities such as Dubrovnik, Šibenik and Trogir and also managed to win Vukovar, a city that was almost destroyed in the Croatian War of Independence and was since a HDZ stronghold. They also kept economically the most powerful parts of the country, Zagreb, Rijeka and, in coalition, Istria. HDZ lost Split and Osijek, the second and the fourth most populous cities in the country respectively, but held Zadar.


2009 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
The 2009 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 43rd in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2009 Telstra Premiership.


2009 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Ladder
* Bulldogs stripped of 2 competition points after an interchange breach in round 2


2009 CrossFit Games
The 2009 CrossFit Games were the third annual CrossFit Games held on July 10-12, 2009 at a ranch in Aromas, California. The men's competition, with a field of 74 competitors, was won by Mikko Salo. The women's, with a field of 72, was won by Tanya Wagner. The team competition by Northwest CrossFit.


2009 CrossFit Games
Qualification events called the Regionals were introduced this year as the number of athletes who wanted to participate in the Games increased. 150 athletes qualified for the individual events, while nearly 100 teams in the Affiliate Cup which required no qualification. The Affiliate Cup became an official team competition this year with its own separate team-based events. Cuts in the number of athletes in the Games were introduced this year to reduce the field during the course of the competition. Each winner of the individual competitions received a prize of $5,000. This was also the first time steroid testing was included at the Games.


2009 CrossFit Games, Qualification
Due to the increasing number of competitors, qualification events were initiated this year for individual athletes: 17 Regionals were held worldwide so competitors can qualify for the Games. This year there was also a "last chance online qualifier" – athletes who missed the Regionals can submit their videoed workouts via email. Among those who qualified this way was this year's podium finisher, Tommy Hackenbruck. Special invites were also given to the top 5 men and women from the 2008 Games and the champions of the 2007 Games. No qualification was required for the team events.


2009 CrossFit Games, Individual Competition
The first five events took place Saturday, July 10, 2009, followed by the last three events on Sunday. For the first time, the number of athletes was cut during the Games. There were 74 men and 72 women at the start of the competition, and they were reduced progressively – the bottom 10 men and 10 women were cut after the Deadlift event and after the Row/Hammer Stake event, and only 16 men and 16 women were left after the fifth event Couplet to compete in the last three events on Sunday. This year the scoring system was changed to points awarded exactly the same as the placing, i.e. one point for first, two for second, etc. The competitor with the lowest total would be the winner.


2009 CrossFit Games, Individual Competition, Event 1: Run
During the run, the previous year's champion Jason Khalipa blacked out, collapsing a few times, but recovered enough to complete the race third from last. Chris Spealler won the men's event, and Sarah Dunsmore won the women's.


2009 CrossFit Games, Individual Competition, Event 2: Deadlift
A deadlift ladder – In 30-second intervals each competitor completes one deadlift in increasing 10 pound increments until they are unable to complete the lift or finish the ladder. The men started at 315 pounds and went up to 505 pounds while the women started at 185 pound and went up to 375 pounds.


2009 CrossFit Games, Individual Competition, Event 2: Deadlift
Despite collapsing in the first event, Khalipa managed to win the Deadlift event.


2009 CrossFit Games, Individual Competition, Event 3: Sandbag Hill Sprint
A 170-meter hill sprint while carrying 35-pound sandbags, two bags for men and one for women.


2009 CrossFit Games, Individual Competition, Event 4: Row / Hammer Stake
Each competitor completed a 500-meter row on a Concept-2 rowing machine, hammered a stake into the ground (4-foot for men and 3-foot for women), and then finished with another 500-meter row.


2009 CrossFit Games, Individual Competition, Event 5: Couplet
This event consisted of three rounds of 30 wallballs and 30 squat snatches.


2009 CrossFit Games, Individual Competition, Event 7: Triplet
Each competitor had to complete as many rounds as possible in 8 minutes with each round consisting of 4 handstand  push-ups, 8 kettlebell swings, and 12 GHD sit-ups.


2009 CrossFit Games, Individual Competition, Event 8: Chipper
The competitors progressed through this event by completing the required number of repetitions of each movement before moving to the next movement. The event consisted of 15 cleans, 30 toes-to-bar, 30 box jumps, 15 muscle-ups, 30 dumbbell push press, 30 double-unders, 15 thrusters, 30  pull-ups, 30 burpees, and 300-foot walking lunges with a barbell plate held overhead.


2009 CrossFit Games, Affiliate Cup
For the third annual CrossFit Games, the Affiliate Cup was awarded using a separate team based competition instead of awarding it to an affiliate with the top individual competitors. Teams only had to register in order to compete without the need to qualify prior to the games, and 96 teams competed. Team workouts consisted of two men and two women and the teams were allowed two substitute competitors on their roster. Scoring is the same as for the individual events, i.e. lowest points total wins the Games. The first three events took place on Friday, July 10, 2009, and the final event was on Sunday, July 12, 2009.


2009 CrossFit Games, Affiliate Cup, Stadium Workout
The first movement was 30 wallballs completed relay style by all four competitors. Then each competitor had to simultaneously complete a 300 meter row on a Concept-2 rowing machine, 30 twenty-four inch box jumps, 30 kettlebell swings, and 30 dumbbell push press or push jerks with one competitor at each station at a time. Once each competitor had finished all movements the team moved on to the deadlift station where they each had to complete 30 deadlifts in a relay style.


2009 CrossFit Games, Affiliate Cup, Hill Workout
An approximately 2500 meter hill run. Each competitor completes a 500 meter leg of the run followed by a final 500 meters run by the entire team.


2009 CrossFit Games, Affiliate Cup, North Pad Workout
Maximum weight 3-repetition overhead squat plus maximum repetitions of  pull-ups combined over three attempts.


2009 CrossFit Games, Affiliate Cup, The Final
A combined chipper style workout consisting of 75 squat cleans, 150 toes-to-bar, 150 box jumps, 75 thrusters, 35 muscle-ups, 150 burpees, 150 double-unders, and 300-foot walking lunges with a 35lb. plate overhead.


2009 Crown Royal 200 at the Glen
The 2009 Crown Royal 200 at the Glen was the ninth round of the 2009 Rolex Sports Car Series season. It took place at Watkins Glen International on August 7, 2009.


2009 Crown Royal Presents the Russ Friedman 400
The 2009 Crown Royal presents the Russ Friedman 400 was the tenth race in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, which took place on May 2, 2009 at the Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia.


2009 Crown Royal Presents the Russ Friedman 400, Race recap
Brian Vickers won his second pole position of the season. Kyle Busch won the 400 lap race in his Toyota on his 24th birthday, with Tony Stewart, Jeff Burton, and Ryan Newman following. In total, there were 15 caution flags during the course of the race. Busch also won the NASCAR Nationwide Series race the previous day. This would also be the final start for Jeremy Mayfield, as he was suspended by NASCAR soon after for failing the drug policy rule.


2009 Crown Royal Presents the Russ Friedman 400, Television coverage
The race was telecast on Fox/Speed starting at 7 PM US EDT, because of baseball with radio coverage on Sirius Satellite Radio and MRN beginning at 7:30 PM US EDT.


2009 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2009 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube season, Transfers, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2009 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube season, Transfers, In
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2009 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube season, Transfers, Out
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2009 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube season, Campeonato Brasileiro, League table, Results summary
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost;


2009 Crystal Skate of Romania
The 2009 Crystal Skate of Romania was the 10th edition of an annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Romania. It was held between November 27 and 29, 2009 in Galați. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles and ladies' singles.


2009 Cuban government dismissals
In March 2009, President Raúl Castro of Cuba dismissed numerous government ministers.


2009 Cuban government dismissals, Theories, Economic reforms
In an article "Purge Aims to Halt Cuba's Economic Free Fall", written by Frances Robles and Wilfredo Cancio and published in the Miami Herald in March 2009, the authors suggested that the purge was to get rid of the people who may have stood in the way of economic reforms.


2009 Cuban government dismissals, Theories, Hugo Chávez
Former Mexican foreign minister Jorge Castañeda Gutman, in his Newsweek article published in the March 23, 2009 issue, suggested that Hugo Chávez was plotting a coup in Cuba due to concerns that Raul Castro would make concessions that would betray the 50-year-old Cuban Revolution. However, "long-time Cuba watchers expressed skepticism" about this claim.


2009 Cuban government dismissals, Theories, Hugo Chávez
According to his thesis, Hugo Chávez asked Leonel Fernández of the Dominican Republic to support the plot, but he declined.


2009 Cumbria County Council election
An election to Cumbria County Council took place on 2 May 2013 as part of the 2009 United Kingdom local elections. All 84 councillors were elected from various electoral divisions, which returned one or two county councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. They coincided with an election for the European Parliament. All 84 seats in the Council were up for election, and a total of 301 candidates stood. The total number of people registered to vote was 392,931. Prior to the election local Conservatives were leading a coalition with the Liberal Democrats with the Labour party as the council's official opposition.


2009 Cumbria County Council election
All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 2 May 2013 were entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections, although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections.


2009 Cumbria County Council election
It is possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remains an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election.


2009 Cumbria County Council election, Background
In the previous election, held on 5 May 2005, the Labour Party won 39 seats, the Conservative Party 32, the Liberal Democrats 11, and independents two. By the end of this term, the Liberal Democrats had lost one councillor, and there were three independents. As in the 2001 election, the Council was left hung. For most of these eight years, the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats formed a coalition, although Labour is running a minority administration going into the election.


2009 Cumbria County Council election, Background
On a national level, the Conservative Party are polling well and have targeted Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness, although Richard Moss, BBC Political Editor for the North East and Cumbria, has said that an absolute majority is unlikely. It is considered to be a "safer area" than some of the other councils up for election in 2009, but the Liberal Democrats have also been making a push in the region.


2009 Cumbria County Council election, Background
In 2008, the Council rejected the idea of having a directly elected mayor, instead opting for a cabinet-style administration that resembled the previous system. The new model will be adopted after this election. A proposal for the Council to become a unitary authority was made in 2007, and Cumbria went into consultation stage, although the idea was rejected. The plan was opposed by the district councils—which would have disappeared under the arrangement—of Carlisle, Allerdale, Eden, Copeland, South Lakeland, and Barrow-in-Furness, and Carlisle MP Eric Martlew, who believed that a referendum should have been held on the same day as the district council elections of 3 May 2007.


2009 Cumbria County Council election, Background
Other parties fielding candidates in the election included the British National Party (BNP), the Green Party, the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP), and the People's Party, which had seen success in Barrow previous years, where all six of its candidates were standing. The BNP is set to stand in 42 wards, after fielding none in the 2005 election. The leaders of the Council's Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat and People's Party groups all said that they felt the BNP would be unsuccessful.


2009 Cumbria County Council election, Background
Christian church leaders also criticised the BNP for appealing to Christians in its campaigns, saying that the party was trying to stir up "racial and religious hatred." Mike Ashburner, Barrow and South Lakeland organiser for the BNP and the party's Hawcoat candidate, denied that the BNP was a racist party, and said that the reason for standing in Cumbria was "simply that our policies are so popular with people." In a 2007 by-election for the Kells and Sandwith (Whitehaven) ward, the party's candidate gained 40.1% of the vote, narrowly losing to the Labour candidate. Coming into the European elections, the BNP was perceived as having the best chance, nationally, to win a seat in the North West England constituency, where party leader Nick Griffin is running.


2009 Cumbria County Council election, Background
In the Labour Party's manifesto, plans were set out to cap council tax increases at three per cent in each of the next four years; Council leader Stewart Young justified this by saying that people were not prepared to pay above the rate of inflation any more. The party promised improvements to schooling and roads, and Young said that he hoped the party would be judged on its record in office, and not by the performances for the incumbent UK Labour government.


2009 Cumbria County Council election, Background
The Conservatives pledged to have a blanket 30 mph speed limit in any village big enough to display a name sign, improved roads, and said that they would "remodel" Cumbria Care so that fewer elderly people felt the need to move into care homes. The Liberal Democrats said that they would introduce cheaper bus fees for young people, a clampdown on speeding, a review of road maintenance and the introduction of four new transport schemes, and schemes designed to give communities greater access to the Council.


2009 Cup of China
The 2009 Cup of China was the third event of six in the 2009–10 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing on October 29 – November 1. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2009–10 Grand Prix Final. The compulsory dance was the Golden Waltz.


2009 Cupa României Final
The 2009 Cupa României Final was the 71st final of Romania's most prestigious cup competition. The final was played at the Stadionul Tudor Vladimirescu in Târgu Jiu on 13 June 2009 and was contested between Liga I sides FC Timişoara and the defending champions CFR Cluj. The final whistle saw CFR Cluj winning the cup after a three goals to nill margin and also defending last season trophy.


2009 Curaçao status referendum
A status referendum was held in Curaçao on 15 May 2009. The referendum was on whether to accept the proposed agreement on becoming an autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands as part of the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles. It was approved by 51.99% of voters.


2009 Currie Cup First Division
The 2009 Absa Currie Cup First Division season was contested from 11 July through to 16 October. The Currie Cup is an annual domestic competition for provincial rugby union teams in South Africa.


2009 Currie Cup First Division
The Currie Cup tournament (also known as the Absa Currie Cup for sponsorship reasons) is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces.


2009 Currie Cup First Division
The 2008 Champions The Griffons won their first Currie Cup First Division trophy by winning the Currie Cup First Division Final, against the Platinum Leopards in Potchefstroom on 10 October 2008, by 31 – 26.


2009 Currie Cup First Division
The 2009 Champions The Pumas won their second Currie Cup First Division trophy by winning the Currie Cup First Division Final, against the SWD Eagles in Witbank on 16 October 2009, by 47 - 19.


2009 Currie Cup First Division, Promotion/Relegation Matches, Round 2
The Pumas are promoted to the Premier Division while the Boland Cavaliers are relegated to the First Division. The Platinum Leopards retain their place in the Premier Division while the SWD Eagles remain in the First Division.


2009 Currie Cup Premier Division
The 2009 Absa Currie Cup Premier Division season was the 71st season in the competition since it started in 1889. The competition was contested from 10 July through to 31 October.


2009 Currie Cup Premier Division
It was won by the Blue Bulls, who defeated the Free State Cheetahs 36-24 in the final at Loftus Versfeld. The Boland Cavaliers, who finished bottom of the Premier Division, were relegated after losing their promotion-relegation playoff to the First Division Champions, the Pumas, while the Leopards, who finished second from bottom in the Premier Division, narrowly retained their place in the top division after defeating the South Western District Eagles in the other playoff.


2009 Currie Cup Premier Division, Promotion/Relegation Matches, Round 2
The Pumas are promoted to the Premier Division while the Boland Cavaliers are relegated to the First Division. The Leopards retain their place in the Premier Division while the SWD Eagles remain in the First Division.


2009 Cyclus Open de Tênis
The 2009 Cyclus Open de Tênis was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the fourth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Florianópolis, Brazil between 19 and 25 October 2009.


2009 Cyclus Open de Tênis, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2009 Cyclus Open de Tênis, Champions, Doubles
Tomasz Bednarek /  Mateusz Kowalczyk def. Daniel Gimeno-Traver /  Pere Riba, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3


2009 Cyclus Open de Tênis – Doubles
Rogério Dutra da Silva and Júlio Silva were the defending champions, but only Dutra da Silva competed this year. He partnered with André Baran, but they lost to Tomasz Bednarek and Mateusz Kowalczyk in the semifinals. Polish pair won this tournament, after defeating Daniel Gimeno-Traver and Pere Riba 6–1, 6–4 in the final match.


2009 Cyclus Open de Tênis – Singles
Nicolás Massú was the defending champion, but he chose to not compete this year. Guillaume Rufin won this tournament, after beating Pere Riba 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 in the final.


2009 Cyprus Rally
The 2009 Cyprus Rally, officially 37th FxPro Cyprus Rally, was the third round of the 2009 World Rally Championship season and was held between March 13 and March 15, 2009 in Limassol, Cyprus. Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena claimed the title and won the WRC's first mixed-surface round since 1996.


2009 Cyprus Rally
The Cyprus Rally was last held in 2006, but was dropped along with Rally Australia in favour of new rallies such as Rally Norway, and Rally Ireland, and the returning Rally de Portugal.


2009 Cyprus Rally
Its format changed to a mixed surface rally format from all-gravel rally. The Cyprus Rally was the first rally since Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia in 1996 to host a mixed surfaced event. Day 1 was contested on tarmac, while days 2 & 3 were contested on rough gravel roads.


2009 Cyprus Women's Cup
The 2009 Cyprus Women's Cup was the second edition of the Cyprus Women's Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Cyprus. The tournament was won by England.


2009 Czech Lion Awards
2010 Czech Lion Awards ceremony was held on 5 March 2011.


2009 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2009 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 14–16 August 2009 at the Masaryk Circuit located in Brno. The MotoGP race was won by Valentino Rossi.


2009 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round eleven has concluded.


2009 Czech Social Democratic Party leadership election
The Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) leadership election of 2007 was held on 21 March 2009. Jiří Paroubek was reelected as party's leader when he received 74%. Paroubek was the only candidate.


2009 Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division
The 2009 Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division season was the 49th edition of the top-tier competition of Côte d'Ivoire football. The season concluded on the 1 November 2009. ASEC Mimosas were crowned as the Champions for 22nd time in their history.


2009 D.C. United season
The 2009 D.C. United season was the fourteenth season of the team's existence. It began on March 22, 2009 with a 2-2 draw at the Los Angeles Galaxy and ended on October 22, 2009 at the Kansas City Wizards by the same 2-2 scoreline.


2009 D.C. United season, Off-season, Draft
The 2009 MLS SuperDraft took place on January 15, 2009. With draft order determined by regular and post-season record, United received the sixth pick in each round. Additionally, United acquired the Colorado Rapids' first-round pick (#7 overall) and Houston Dynamo's second-round (#26 overall). United's fourth-round (#51 overall) pick went to Colorado.


2009 D.C. United season, Squad, First-team squad
As of August 25, 2009. For recent transfers, see List of transfers for the 2009 Major League Soccer season.


2009 D.C. United season, Squad, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2009 D.C. United season, Competitions, Major League Soccer, Standings
(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion


2009 D.C. United season, Competitions, Major League Soccer, Results summary
Last updated: October 25, 2009Source: Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won;  T = Matches tied;  L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference


2009 D1 Grand Prix series
The 2009 Gran Turismo D1 Grand Prix series was the ninth season for the D1 Grand Prix series and the fourth for the D1 Street Legal spinoff series. This year saw the return of the US series after its cancellation last year, its second season. The series began on March 29, 2009 at Ebisu Circuit for the D1GP and April 11 for D1SL at Bihoku Highland Circuit. The USA series consisted of four rounds and the first round was on May 2, 2009. The series concluded on December 5 as a D1SL point scoring round. Youichi Imamura took advantage of a non-score by Tsuyoshi Tezuka at the final round to claim the D1GP title in his Nissan Silvia. Meanwhile, in D1SL, Naoki Nakamura claimed that championship, also in a Silvia.


2009 DD45
2009 DD45 is a very small Apollo asteroid that passed near Earth at an altitude of 63,500 km (39,500 mi) on 2 March 2009 at 13:44 UTC. It was discovered by Australian astronomers with the Siding Spring Survey at the Siding Spring Observatory on 27 February 2009, only three days before its closest approach to the Earth. Its estimated diameter is between 15 and 23 metres. This is about the same size as a hypothetical object that could have caused the Tunguska event in 1908.


2009 DD45
BBC News Online cites the minimum distance as 72,000 km (45,000 mi) (about 1/5 lunar distances). 2009 DD45 passed farther away (40 thousand miles versus 4 thousand miles) but was substantially larger than 2004 FU162, a small asteroid about 6 m (20 ft) across which came within about 6,500 km (4,000 mi) in 2004, and is more similar in size to 2004 FH. With an observation arc of 7 days and an uncertainty parameter of 3, the asteroid will make its next close encounter with Earth on 29 February 2056 and then potentially around 3 March 2067.


2009 DDoS attacks against South Korea
The July 2009 cyberattacks were a series of coordinated cyberattacks against major government, news media, and financial websites in South Korea and the United States. The attacks involved the activation of a botnet—a large number of hijacked computers—that maliciously accessed targeted websites with the intention of causing their servers to overload due to the influx of traffic, known as a DDoS attack. Most of the hijacked computers were located in South Korea.