2009–10 Chamois Niortais F.C. season, News
03.10.09: The side progress to the fifth round of the Coupe de France with a 6–2 win over Angoulême CFC, a game which included a second-half hat-trick by striker Mouhamadou Diaw.


2009–10 Chamois Niortais F.C. season, News
05.01.10: Former striker Luigi Glombard is the club's first signing of the January transfer window.


2009–10 Chamois Niortais F.C. season, First-team squad
During the summer of 2009, Chamois Niortais made a total of eight new signings, whilst a total of sixteen players left the club and three players were promoted from the youth team. The summer also saw a change of management, with former Chamois Niortais player Pascal Gastien being appointed for his third spell in charge of the club, replacing Denis Troch, who was sacked following the relegation to the CFA.


2009–10 Chamois Niortais F.C. season, Statistics, League position
Pld = Games played, W = Games won, D = Games drawn, L = Games lost, F = Goals scored, A = Goals against, GD = Goal difference, Pts = Points (Win = 4 points, Draw = 2 points, Loss = 1 point)1st position gains promotion to Championnat National.16th, 17th and 18th positions are relegated to Championnat de France amateur 2.Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion to the National; in the event of a reserve team winning the league, promotion will be awarded to the highest-placed senior team.


2009–10 Chamois Niortais F.C. season, Statistics, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by firstly league goals, and then alphabetical order, when total goals are equal.


2009–10 Chamois Niortais F.C. season, Matches, Pre-season
For their pre-season, Chamois Niortais played friendly matches against a series of Championnat de France amateur and Championnat de France amateur 2 sides. Two of the teams, Les Herbiers VF and Vendée Fontenay Foot, will be in the same division as Niort this season.


2009–10 Chamois Niortais F.C. season, Matches, Pre-season
The team began their pre-season campaign with a convincing 6–0 victory over CFA2 side SO Châtellerault at the Stade de la Montée Rouge, with the goals being scored by six different players including new signings Djibril Konaté, Mouhamadou Diaw and Germain Lugier. They followed this up with their only pre-season game to be played at the Stade René Gaillard, a comfortable 2–0 defeat of Les Herbiers VF, where both goals were scored by long-time Chamois Niortais striker Arnaud Gonzalez.


2009–10 Chamois Niortais F.C. season, Matches, Pre-season
On 22 July 2009, trialist Gilles Fabien scored a hat-trick and recent signings Diaw and Konaté each scored their second goals of the pre-season as Chamois Niortais drew 5–5 with local club Vendée Fontenay Foot. Three days later, Chamois Niortais won away from home at CFA2 outfit USSA Vertou by two goals to one, eventually scraping victory thanks to a second-half strike from trialist Si Salem. The team's final pre-season friendly ended in a "cruel" 0–3 defeat to CFA2 side SO Cholet, with the result being described as "one to be placed among the accidents".


2009–10 Chamois Niortais F.C. season, Matches, Coupe de France
Along with all the clubs in the Championnat de France amateur, Chamois Niortais entered the competition at the fourth-round stage this season. The draw for the fourth round was made on 23 September 2009 and Niort were drawn at home to Division d'Honneur outfit Angoulême CFC. Niort reached the fifth round with a convincing 6–2 victory over Angoulême, a game which saw the club's first hat-trick of the season, scored by Mouhamadou Diaw, and were again drawn against a Division d'Honneur side, this time away to Ligugé.


2009–10 Chamois Niortais F.C. season, Matches, Coupe de France
On 17 October 2009, the side secured a 5–0 win over Ligugé to progress to the sixth round. After another 5–0 victory over SO Châtellerault in the sixth round, the side were handed a seventh round away tie at seventh-division outfit FC Saint-Jean-le-Blanc. Niort were eventually knocked out of the competition in the eighth round following a 3–1 defeat away at SA Thiers.


2009–10 Championnat National
The 2009–10 Championnat National was the 17th edition of the 3rd division league. Play commenced on 7 August 2009 and ended on 21 May 2010.


2009–10 Championnat National, DNCG Rulings
All clubs that secured Championnat National status for next season were subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.


2009–10 Championnat National, DNCG Rulings
Following the DNCG's annual report on clubs, on 25 June, it was announced that six clubs had been relegated from the National to lower divisions. AS Beauvais, SO Cassis Carnoux, CS Louhans-Cuiseaux, and FC Libourne Saint-Seurin were relegated to the Championnat de France Amateurs. Besançon RC, US Luzenac, and FC Rouen, who were all recently promoted, were relegated to Championnat de France Amateurs 2, while FC Sète and Calais RUFC were relegated to the Division d'Honneur. All clubs relegated were allowed to appeal the decision.


2009–10 Championnat National, DNCG Rulings
Following an appeal from the aforementioned clubs, FC Rouen, AS Beauvais, and US Luzenac had their appeals overturned meaning they will remain in the Championnat National. Some clubs were, however, unsuccessful. FC Sète's appeal was upheld relegating them to the Division d'Honneur. Stade Plabennecois will replace them in the Championnat National. FC Libourne Saint-Seurin, Besançon RC, and Calais RUFC appeals were also rejected by the DNCG, however, all three clubs have decided to take their case to the CNOSF, the National Sporting Committee of France which governs sport in France. Both Calais and Besançon's rulings were determined on 23 July. The CNOSF determined that Besançon should be relegated to the CFA and not CFA 2, while Calais should respect and oblige the DNCG's ruling relegated them to CFA 2.


2009–10 Championnat National, DNCG Rulings
Libourne's ruling was determined on 27 July, when the CNOSF informed the club that they should honour the DNCG's ruling and suffer relegation to the CFA. Libourne's chairman Bernard Layda responded by announcing the club will file for bankruptcy, restructure the club, and oblige the ruling. Besançon and Libourne were replaced by ES Fréjus and AS Moulins.


2009–10 Championnat National, DNCG Rulings
Both CS Louhans-Cuiseaux and SO Cassis Carnoux had their appeals heard by the DNCG on 9 July. On 10 July, the DNGC ruled that both Louhans-Cuiseaux and Cassis-Carnoux rulings had been overturned meaning they will play in the Championnat National this season.


2009–10 Championnat de France Amateur
The 2009–10 Championnat de France Amateurs season was the 12th edition of the competition since its establishment. The competition officially began on 8 August 2009 and ended in May 2010. The competition consisted of 73 clubs spread into four parallel groups of 18 with one of the groups containing 19 clubs. It is open to reserve teams in France and amateur clubs in France, although only the amateur clubs are eligible for promotion to the Championnat National. The highest-placed amateur team in each pool are promoted, replaced by the four lowest-placed in the Championnat.


2009–10 Championnat de France Amateur, DNGC Rulings
All clubs that secured CFA status for the 2009–10 season were subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.


2009–10 Championnat de France Amateur, DNGC Rulings
Following the DNCG's annual report on clubs, on 25 June, it was announced that six clubs had been relegated from the National to lower divisions. AS Beauvais, SO Cassis Carnoux, CS Louhans-Cuiseaux, and FC Libourne Saint-Seurin were relegated to the Championnat de France Amateurs. Besançon RC, US Luzenac, and FC Rouen, who were all recently promoted, were relegated to Championnat de France Amateurs 2, while FC Sète and Calais RUFC were relegated to the Division d'Honneur. All clubs relegated were allowed to appeal the decision.


2009–10 Championnat de France Amateur, DNGC Rulings
Following an appeal from the aforementioned clubs, FC Rouen, AS Beauvais, and US Luzenac had their appeals successfully overturned meaning they will remain in the Championnat National. Some clubs were, however, unsuccessful. FC Sète's appeal was upheld relegating them to the Division d'Honneur. Stade Plabennecois will replace them in the Championnat National. FC Libourne Saint-Seurin, Besançon RC, and Calais RUFC appeals were also rejected by the DNCG, however, all three clubs decided to take their case to the CNOSF, the National Sporting Committee of France which governs sport in France. Both Calais and Besançon's rulings were determined on 23 July. The CNOSF determined that Besançon should be relegated to the CFA and not CFA 2, while Calais should respect and oblige the DNCG's ruling relegated them to CFA 2.


2009–10 Championnat de France Amateur, DNGC Rulings
Libourne's ruling was determined on 27 July, when the CNOSF informed the club that they should honor the DNCG's ruling and suffer relegation to the CFA. Libourne's chairman Bernard Layda responded by announcing the club will file for bankruptcy, restructure themselves, and oblige the ruling. Besançon and Libourne are slated to be replaced by ES Fréjus and AS Moulins.


2009–10 Championnat de France Amateur, DNGC Rulings
Both CS Louhans-Cuiseaux and SO Cassis Carnoux had their appeals heard by the DNCG on 9 July. On 10 July, the DNGC ruled that both Louhans-Cuiseaux and Cassis-Carnoux rulings had been overturned meaning they will play in the Championnat National this season.


2009–10 Championnat de France Amateur, DNGC Rulings
On 29 July, the French Football Federation unanimously suspended newly promoted CFA club Toulouse Rodéo FC from the league following abnormalities detected in the club's use of non-licensed players. The club was replaced by Red Star Saint-Ouen, who were relegated from the CFA last year.


2009–10 Championnat de France Amateur, DNGC Rulings
On 6 August, just three days before the start of the season, the CNSOF ruled that CFA 2 club Olympique Saumur would be allowed promotion to the CFA on the assumption that the club was ranked second behind Les Herbiers VF in terms of the promotion chart following a current CFA club's relegation by means of a federation ruling. With Besançon's relegation to the CFA, it has been determined that two groups would have an allocation of 20 clubs, while one group would have an allocation of 19 clubs. Due to the sudden circumstances, on 7 August, the FFF devised a brand new schedule for the CFA. The federation also announced that they had rejected the CNOSF's proposal for integrating Saumur into the CFA. Saumur responding by announcing their intent to appeal the judgment in Administrative Court.


2009–10 Championnat de France Amateur, Promotion and relegation from 2008–09
1Saint-Raphael finished Champions, but cannot participate in next season's CFA because the club will fuse with ES Fréjus to form a new club. As such, Le Pontet was allowed to take their promotion spot.


2009–10 Championnat de France Amateur, Promotion and relegation from 2008–09
2Tours B finished Champions, but cannot participate in CFA because the DNCG deemed the formation structure of the reserve inadequate. Les Herbiers were allowed to take their promotion spot.


2009–10 Championnat de France Amateur, League Tables, Groupe D
3 Racing have been docked 3 points due to financial irregularities.


2009–10 Championnat de France Amateur, Playoffs
The Championnat de France Amateurs playoffs are designated for only the professional clubs B teams playing in the league. The best finishing professional reserve club in each group will advance to the playoffs where they will face each other at a site to be determined. The semi-final opponents are determined by the best finishing place. The best finishing reserve club will be awarded the 1st seed, while the worst finishing reserve club of the four will be awarded the 4th seed.


2009–10 Championnat de France Amateur 2
The 2009–10 Championnat de France Amateurs 2 season was the 12th edition of the competition since its establishment. The competition officially began on 15 August and ended in May 2010. The competition consisted of 128 clubs spread into 8 parallel groups of 16. It was open to reserve teams in France and amateur clubs in France, however, unlike the preceding league Championnat de France amateur, both the reserve and amateur clubs are eligible for promotion to the next league, the Championnat de France amateur. The highest-placed team in each pool are promoted, replaced by the 3 lowest-placed in the Championnat de France amateur.


2009–10 Championnat de France Amateur 2, DNCG Rulings
All clubs that secured CFA 2 status for this season were subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.


2009–10 Championnat de France Amateur 2, DNCG Rulings
Following the DNCG's annual report on clubs, on 25 June, it was announced that three clubs had been relegated from the National to the CFA 2. Besançon RC, US Luzenac, and FC Rouen, who were all promoted to the Championnat National, were relegated due to financial abnormalities in their accounts. All clubs relegated were allowed to appeal the decision.


2009–10 Championnat de France Amateur 2, DNCG Rulings
Following an appeal from the aforementioned clubs, the CNOSF determined that Besançon should be relegated to the CFA and not CFA 2. FC Rouen and US Luzenac had their appeals overturned meaning they would remain in the Championnat National.


2009–10 Championnat de France Amateur 2, DNCG Rulings
On 29 July, the French Football Federation unanimously suspended newly promoted CFA club Toulouse Rodéo FC from the league and to the CFA 2 following abnormalities detected in the club's use of non-licensed players. The club was replaced by Red Star Saint-Ouen, who were relegated from the CFA last year.


2009–10 Championnat de France Amateur 2, DNCG Rulings
On 6 August, just three days before the start of the season, the CNSOF ruled that CFA 2 club Olympique Saumur would be allowed promotion to the CFA on the assumption that the club was ranked second behind Les Herbiers VF in terms of the promotion chart following a current CFA club's relegation by means of a federation ruling. With Besançon's relegation to the CFA, it has been determined that two groups would have an allocation of 20 clubs, while one group would have an allocation of 19 clubs. Due to the sudden circumstances, on 7 August, the FFF devised a brand new schedule for the CFA. The federation also announced that they had rejected the CNOSF's proposal for integrating Saumur into the CFA. Saumur responding by announcing their intent to appeal the judgment in Administrative Court.


2009–10 Championnat de France Amateur 2, League tables, Second-place promotion
Along with the group winners, the top four second-place clubs in CFA 2 earn promotion to the CFA.


2009–10 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team
The 2009–10 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Bobby Lutz's twelfth season at Charlotte. The 49ers compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at Dale F. Halton Arena. They finished the season 19–12, 9–7 in A-10 play and lost in the first round of the 2010 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament. They were not invited to a post season tournament.


2009–10 Charlotte Bobcats season
The 2009–10 Charlotte Bobcats season was the 20th season of NBA basketball in Charlotte, and their 6th as the Charlotte Bobcats. Michael Jordan bought controlling interest in the team from founding owner Bob Johnson in March.


2009–10 Charlotte Bobcats season
The season saw the franchise finish with its first winning record and playoff appearance in its current incarnation. However, their playoff stay was short-lived, as they were swept by the Orlando Magic in four games.


2009–10 Charlotte Bobcats season, Awards, records and milestones, Milestones
The Bobcats made the playoffs for the first time ever, had a winning record for the first time ever, and had an NBA All-Star (Wallace) for the first time ever. They broke (and as of April 10 continue to set) a franchise record for wins in a season with 42, setting them for an above-.500 season. They clinched their first ever playoff berth April 8.


2009–10 Charlton Athletic F.C. season
During the 2010–11 English football season, Charlton Athletic F.C. competed in Football League One.


2009–10 Charlton Athletic F.C. season, Season summary
Charlton managed to start off their first season after relegation from the Championship with some good results and looked safe bets for an automatic return to the second tier of English football, but a late slump saw Charlton fall to fourth, still good enough for a playoff spot. After a 2–1 defeat at the County Ground and a 2–1 win at the Valley saw Charlton draw 3–3 on aggregate with Swindon Town, the two teams went to a penalty shootout. Nicky Bailey missed his penalty to give Swindon the win, thus condemning Charlton to another season in the third tier.


2009–10 Charlton Athletic F.C. season, Season summary
Charlton also suffered demoralising defeats in the first rounds in both domestic cups. In the FA Cup, Charlton lost 1–0 to Northwich Victoria at Victoria Stadium, while, in the League Cup, Charlton lost 1–0 after extra time to Hereford United at Edgar Street.


2009–10 Charlton Athletic F.C. season, Kit
Spanish company Joma remained Charlton's kit manufacturers, and introduced a new home and a new away kit for the season, the home kit featuring a white vertical stripe last seen on the club's centenary kit in 2005, the away kit featuring black shorts and socks and a blue and black striped shirt. The kits were sponsored by krbs.com, but, for the match against Millwall on 19 December, the club wore kits sponsoring the Street Violence Ruins Lives campaign, with proceeds going to the Rob Knox Memorial Fund. Rob Knox was an actor and a Charlton fan who was stabbed to death in a street attack in May 2008.


2009–10 Charlton Athletic F.C. season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2009–10 Charlton Athletic F.C. season, Players, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2009–10 Chelsea F.C. season
The 2009–10 season was Chelsea Football Club's 96th competitive season, 18th consecutive season in the Premier League, 104th year in existence as a football club and their first season coached by Carlo Ancelotti. Despite disappointment in the Champions League going out to eventual winners Inter Milan in the round of 16, the club had the most successful season in its history, winning the Premier League for a third time and retaining the FA Cup for the first time, thus becoming the seventh English club to complete the "Double".


2009–10 Chelsea F.C. season
The season is also notable for the attacking football that was displayed, which resulted in the team breaking several Premier League records and statistics including most goals scored in a season (103), most goals scored at home in a season (68) and best goal difference in a season (+71). Chelsea became the first top-flight team to reach a century of league goals since Tottenham Hotspur in 1962/63.


2009–10 Chelsea F.C. season, Season summary
Chelsea won the FA Cup and the English Premier League to complete the Double for the first time in their history, while breaking numerous Premier League records in the number of goals they managed.


2009–10 Chelsea F.C. 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.


2009–10 Chelsea F.C. season, Squad, Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2009–10 Chelsea F.C. season, Squad, Youth squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2009–10 Chelsea F.C. season, Squad, UEFA Champions League squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2009–10 Chelsea F.C. season, Transfers, Overall
This section displays the club's financial expenditure's in the transfer market. Because all transfer fees are not disclosed to the public, the numbers displayed in this section are only based on figures released by media outlets.


2009–10 Chelsea F.C. season, Competitions, Premier League
Chelsea's 18th consecutive season in the Premier League began on 15 August 2009 and ended on 9 May 2010. Chelsea won their fourth national league title on 86 points, one point ahead of Manchester United.


2009–10 Chelsea F.C. season, Statistics, Top scorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2009–10 Chelsea F.C. season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.


2009–10 Chesterfield F.C. season
The 2009–10 season was the 143rd season of competitive association football played by Chesterfield Football Club, a professional football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. During the 2009–10 season, the club competed in League Two, the fourth tier of English football, for the third year in succession.


2009–10 Chesterfield F.C. season, Season summary
On 9 June 2009, John Sheridan was named as manager of Chesterfield in League Two. Signing a three-year contract with the club, he appointed Tommy Wright as assistant manager and Mark Crossley as coach. Chesterfield finished eighth in League Two.


2009–10 Chesterfield F.C. season, Season summary
At the end of the season, the club left Saltergate, and moved to the newly built B2net Stadium.


2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks season
The 2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 84th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. The season began on October 2, 2009, with a pair of games against the Florida Panthers in Helsinki, and ended on June 9, 2010, when the Blackhawks defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 in the 2010 Stanley Cup Final, giving the organization its first NHL championship since 1961 and fourth overall. For the first time since the 1996–97 season, the Blackhawks made the playoffs in back-to-back seasons. The 2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks were voted by fans on NHL.com as one of the top 20 greatest teams in NHL history.


2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks season, Before the season
The Blackhawks were coming off one of their best years in recent history during the 2008–09 season, going 46–24–12 and finishing with 104 points. They finished second in the Central Division and fourth in the Western Conference. The Blackhawks' 46 wins were their most since winning 47 in the 1992–93 NHL season. The Blackhawks' reached the 100-point mark for the first time since 1992–93 season and improved by 16 points over the past season, when their 88-point total left them three points away of a playoff berth.


2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks season, Before the season
They were the only NHL to improve on its record in each of the previous four seasons. The Blackhawks made it to the playoffs for the first time since 2002 and it was their second playoff appearance in the previous 11 years. In the playoffs, the Blackhawks defeated the Calgary Flames and the Vancouver Canucks before losing to the Detroit Red Wings in the Western Conference Finals. It was the Blackhawks' first appearance in the Western Conference Finals since 1995.


2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks season, Before the season
The Blackhawks, however, had a turbulent off-season. The Blackhawks saw Assistant General Manager Rick Dudley resign from his position and join the Atlanta Thrashers as associate general manager. On July 1, 2009, the Blackhawks made a significant acquisition to the team when they signed five-time NHL All-Star Marian Hossa to a 12 year contract worth $62.8 million. At the time, it was the most lucrative deal in team history. The signing of Hossa by the Blackhawks coincided with the departure of the team's leading scorer from the previous season, Martin Havlat, to the Minnesota Wild. Other key additions for the Blackhawks were John Madden and Tomas Kopecky. Along with Havlat, Nikolai Khabibulin, Samuel Pahlsson and Matt Walker were notable losses for the team.


2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks season, Before the season
Shortly after signing Hossa, the team disclosed that he was still rehabilitating a shoulder injury he sustained during the previous post-season. He underwent shoulder surgery and ended up missing the first 22 games of the season. During the off-season, The NHL Players' Association (NHLPA) filed a grievance, stating that the Blackhawks missed the deadline for giving qualifying offers to restricted free agents. This caused General Manager Dale Tallon to quickly sign eight players to make sure they did not end up as unrestricted free agents.


2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks season, Before the season
The mistake proved to be a large influence in the removing of Tallon as general manager. He was replaced with Stan Bowman, the assistant general manager and son of Hockey Hall of Fame coach Scotty Bowman. The NHL also investigated Hossa's contract as well. The Blackhawks named Kevin Cheveldayoff, the general manager of the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League (AHL), as assistant general manager. The team also promoted Assistant Coach Marc Bergevin to the position of director of player personnel.


2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks season, Before the season
In August, the Blackhawks saw star player Patrick Kane embroiled in controversy when he and his cousin were arrested in Buffalo, New York. Kane was apprehended in the early morning hours after allegedly punching a cab driver when he claimed to not have proper change for their trip fare. Kane was charged with second-degree robbery, a Class C felony and fourth-degree criminal mischief and theft-of-services, both of which were Class A misdemeanors. He pleaded not guilty. On August 17, Kane apologized for the arrest. Kane and his cousin appeared before a grand jury on August 19.


2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks season, Before the season
While they were cleared of any felony charges, the two were still indicted on misdemeanor assault, theft and harassment charges. Kane and his cousin reiterated their not guilty pleas when appearing in court the next day. On August 27, Kane and his cousin pleaded guilty to noncriminal disorderly conduct charges, and were both given conditional discharges.


2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks season, Before the season
The Blackhawks entered the 2009–10 season with high expectations. Bob Duff of NBC Sports predicted that the Blackhawks would finish with 101 points, finish second in the division and be a fourth seed in the Western Conference. Jim Neveau of The Hockey Writer's wrote that the Blackhawks would win the division and be a second seed in the conference.


2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks season, Regular season
The 'Hawks had solid goaltending during the regular season, finishing first in the League in shutouts, with 11. They also led the NHL in shorthanded goals scored, with 13.


2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks season, Regular season, Conference standings
bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won conference (and division)


2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks season, Schedule and results
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks season, Player statistics, Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts


2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Blackhawks. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only. ‡Traded mid-seasonBold/italics denotes franchise record


2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks season, Transactions
The Blackhawks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.


2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks season, Draft picks
The 2009 NHL Entry Draft was hosted at Bell Centre in Montreal on June 26 and 27. The Blackhawks made a total of six picks.


2009–10 Chicago Bulls season
The 2009–10 Chicago Bulls season was the 44th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).


2009–10 Chicago Bulls season
In the playoffs, the Bulls lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers in five games in the First Round.


2009–10 Chicago Bulls season, Offseason
On May 20, the Bulls promoted Gar Forman to General Manager. Former GM John Paxson accepted a new role as executive vice president of basketball operations. Forman's top priority for the offseason was to re-sign Ben Gordon. Ben Gordon signed with the Detroit Pistons on July 1, 2009.


2009–10 Chicago Bulls season, Offseason, Free agency
On July 13, 2009, the Bulls signed guard Jannero Pargo to a one-year deal, helping to fill the void Ben Gordon made in leaving the team. On July 14, the Bulls re-signed guard Lindsey Hunter with a one-year contract.


2009–10 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season summary
On January 25, 2010, the Bulls traded center Aaron Gray for guard Devin Brown of the New Orleans Hornets. On February 18, 2010, the Bulls traded guard John Salmons for forwards Hakim Warrick and Joe Alexander of the Milwaukee Bucks. Meanwhile, the Bulls traded forward Tyrus Thomas for guards Ronald Murray and Acie Law of the Charlotte Bobcats.


2009–10 Chicago Bulls season, Playoffs
The Bulls managed to clinch the 8th seed in the Eastern Conference over the Toronto Raptors near the final day of the regular season. This marked the fifth time in six years Chicago has made the playoffs. With the lowest seed they faced the number one ranked Cleveland Cavaliers. Poised to win a championship LeBron James and the Cavs defeated the Bulls 4 games to 1 with the over-matched Bulls making a valiant effort in game 5, losing 96-94.


2009–10 Chicago Bulls season, Awards, records and milestones, Milestones
First team to win five consecutive games over opponents over .500 on the road


2009–10 Chilean presidential election
The first round of the Chilean presidential election of 2009–2010 was held on Sunday December 13, 2009. Based on the two-round system, since none of the candidates secured the absolute majority needed to take the presidency outright, a run-off between the two most-voted candidates —center-right Sebastián Piñera and center-left Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle— was held on Sunday, January 17, 2010. Piñera, who won the runoff with about 51.6% of the vote, succeeded Michelle Bachelet on March 11, 2010. Parliamentary elections took place on the same day.


2009–10 Chilean presidential election
Chilean politics is dominated by two main coalitions: the center-left Concert of Parties for Democracy (Concertación de Partidos por la Democracia), composed of the Christian Democrat Party, the Socialist Party, the Party for Democracy, and the Social Democrat Radical Party; and the center-right Alliance for Chile (Alianza por Chile), composed of the Independent Democratic Union and National Renewal. The Concertación selected former president Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle as their candidate, while the Alianza chose former presidential candidate Sebastián Piñera, who is supported by the newly created Coalition for Change electoral group. The far-left Juntos Podemos Más pact selected former Socialist Party member Jorge Arrate as its candidate. Another former Socialist party member, deputy Marco Enríquez-Ominami (MEO), ran as independent.


2009–10 Chilean presidential election, Coalition for Change candidate, Party pre-candidates
ChileFirst decided to support Piñera on March 29, 2009 after its leader, senator Fernando Flores, declined to run for president. It officially proclaimed him on August 15, 2009.


2009–10 Chilean presidential election, Concertación candidate
Frei was legally proclaimed as presidential candidate by the PPD on August 1, 2009 and by the PDC, PS and PRSD on August 22, 2009. He submitted his candidacy to the Electoral Service on September 12, 2009.


2009–10 Chilean presidential election, Concertación candidate, Party pre-candidates
Each Concertación party selected its own pre-candidate for president. Only Frei and Gómez submitted their candidacies before the January 26, 2009 deadline.


2009–10 Chilean presidential election, Concertación candidate, Primary results
The primary was carried out on April 5, 2009 in the Maule and O'Higgins regions. Frei became the single Concertación candidate by beating Gómez by a 20-point lead, cancelling the need for further regional primaries.


2009–10 Chilean presidential election, Juntos Podemos candidate, Primary results
The election to define the sole Juntos Podemos candidate was carried out on April 25, 2009 in Santiago. Arrate beat Hirsch and became the single Juntos Podemos candidate.


2009–10 Chilean presidential election, Opinion polls
List of opinion polls released within a year of the election. Only responses from persons registered to vote are shown.


2009–10 Chilean presidential election, Debates
The first debate was organized by TVN and took place in Studio #9 at the station's main headquarters in Santiago. It was broadcast live on September 23, 2009 at 10:40 p.m and included all four candidates. A poll published by Ipsos the following day, showed that Enríquez-Ominami, Arrate and Piñera were each considered to have had the best performance over the rest, with 29-30% of support, while Frei's showing only had the support of 9%. Frei was seen by 45% as the worst performer, followed by Piñera (37%), Arrate (10%) and Enríquez-Ominami (5%). Another poll by La Segunda found 23% thought Piñera had won the debate, followed by Arrate (21%), Enríquez-Ominami (15%) and Frei (9%). 31% thought none had won the debate.


2009–10 Chilean presidential election, Debates
The second debate was organized by Archi (Radio Broadcasters Association) and Mayor University. It took place at 8:30 AM on October 9, 2009. It was a radio-only debate, though some local 24-hour news channels broadcast live some parts of it. A poll carried out by Mayor University showed Piñera had won the debate by 41%, followed by Enríquez-Ominami (22%), Arrate (19%) and Frei Ruiz-Tagle (17%).


2009–10 Chilean presidential election, Debates
There was an online debate on November 4, organized by Terra and Radio Cooperativa. Only Arrate was present after the other three candidates declined to attend. Frei and Piñera had confirmed their presence in May, while Enríquez-Ominami backed down on the same day of the debate.


2009–10 Chilean presidential election, Debates
A debate to discuss regional issues took place on November 6 at 9 AM in Talca's casino. It was organized by the National Press Association (ANP) and was attended by all four candidates.


2009–10 Chilean presidential election, Debates
A fifth debate took place on November 9 at Canal 13's studios in Santiago, which was broadcast live at 10 PM. All four candidates were present. This debate was notable because the candidates were able to ask questions to one another and freely talk to each other.


2009–10 Chilean presidential election, Debates
The last debate was organized by the National Television Association (Anatel) and broadcast live on November 16 at 10 PM by all terrestrial television stations. All candidates attended. There was no audience present.


2009–10 Chilean presidential election, Results
On December 20, 2009, the Juntos Podemos Más coalition gave his support to Eduardo Frei's candidacy, after the former president agreed to include a number of policies into his government program. Two days later, Jorge Arrate also gave his full support to Frei. On January 13, 2010 Enríquez-Ominami held a press conference to state he would vote for Frei, although he did not say his name. He had previously said that voting for Piñera would be a regression and voting for Frei would not be an advancement.


2009–10 Chilean presidential election, Results, Debates
There was a single debate between the two candidates. It was organized by Anatel and broadcast at 10 PM by all terrestrial television stations on January 11, 2010.


2009–10 Chinese Basketball Association season
The 2009–10 CBA season was the 15th CBA season. Guangdong Southern Tigers won their third consecutive CBA title for the second time, defeating Xinjiang Flying Tigers in the Finals, four games to one.


2009–10 Chinese Basketball Association season
Yunnan Bulls were suspended for the season due to salary reasons, and would conditionally retain their eligibility for the 2010–11 season.


2009–10 Chinese Basketball Association season
Foreign players of each team could play no more than 6 quarters (5 quarters when facing Bayi Rockets) collectively each game. Asian players were not regarded as foreign players.


2009–10 Chinese Basketball Association season
In the Playoffs, the distance of 3 point line expanded from 6.25m to 6.75m.


2009–10 Chinese Basketball Association season, Playoffs
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in regular season, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. Home court advantage belongs to the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics.


2009–10 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
The 2009–10 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Cincinnati, Ohio at the Fifth Third Arena, which has a capacity of 13,176. They are members of the Big East Conference. The Bearcats finished the season 19–16, 7–11 in Big East play and advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2010 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament before losing to eventual champion West Virginia. They were invited to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament where they advanced to the second round before falling to Dayton.


2009–10 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team, Rankings
1 - Note that rankings above 25 are not official rankings. They are representations of ranking based on the number of points received in the weekly poll.


2009–10 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team
The 2009–10 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team will represent the University of Cincinnati in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bearcats will be coached by Jamelle Elliott, and play their home games at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Bearcats are a member of the Big East conference and will attempt to win the NCAA championship.


2009–10 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team, Regular season
The Bearcats will compete in the Great Alaska Shootout from November 24 to 25.


2009–10 Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey season
The Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey program represented Clarkson University during the2009–10 NCAA women's ice hockey season. The Golden Knights secured their sixth consecutive appearance in the ECAC playoffs, and qualified for their first NCAA tournament.


2009–10 Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey season, Class of 2010
Britney Selina, Carlee Eusepi, Genevieve Lavoie, Ashleigh Moorehead, Tegan Schroeder, and Dominique Thibault were the senior class of 2010. During their four years with Clarkson, the club accumulated 81 victories. This was highlighted by two 20+ win campaigns (2007–08 and 2009–10). In addition, there were four appearances in the ECAC Hockey playoffs and two championship tournament showings in 2008 and 2010. The final year was highlighted by the Golden Knights first ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament this season.


2009–10 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team
The 2009–10 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team represented Clemson University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. Their head coach was Oliver Purnell. The team played its home games at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, South Carolina and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. All games were produced and broadcast locally by the Clemson Tigers Sports Network. The Tigers finished the season 21–11, 9–7 in ACC play. They lost in the first round of the 2010 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, earning a 7 seed in the East Region, where they lost to 10-seed Missouri in the first round.


2009–10 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team, Pre-season
On Wednesday, May 27, guard Terrence Oglesby announced he would forgo his final two seasons at the school to pursue a professional basketball career. Oglesby appeared in 66 games and scored 777 points in his two seasons at Clemson. Previously, Oglesby played for Norway at the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. In a press release issued by Clemson University, Oglesby indicated that his time spent playing internationally helped fuel his decision to turn pro. Oglesby's departure left an open roster spot which was filled by the commitment of shooting guard Noel Johnson, a former USC commitment.


2009–10 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team, Pre-season
On Tuesday, August 18, ESPN announced that Clemson will serve as one of the host sites for the network's popular basketball series, College GameDay, during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Two one-hour shows (11:00 am and 8:00 pm Eastern) will originate from Littlejohn Coliseum on Jan 23, 2010 for the Clemson vs. Duke game. This is Clemson's first appearance on ESPN College GameDay. The series, which is in its sixth season, will make four first-time stops in 2010. Other first-time hosts include Illinois, Kansas State and Washington. The Clemson/Duke game will be one of two ACC tilts featured this season, with the other being North Carolina at Duke on Mar. 6.


2009–10 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team, Pre-season
On Sunday, October 26, 2008, members of the ACC Media were polled and picked Clemson to finish third in the conference behind North Carolina and Duke.


2009–10 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team, Regular season
On December 2, 2009, Illinois came back from a 23-point second-half deficit to upset the No. 18 Tigers, 76–74 at Littlejohn Coliseum. The victory was the biggest comeback win in school history and was also notable as it helped the Big Ten win their first ACC – Big Ten Challenge in eleven tries.


2009–10 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team, Regular season
On December 6, 2009, Clemson beat rival South Carolina 72–61, extending their winning streak over the Gamecocks to six games. Carolina leads the overall series, 86–74.


2009–10 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team, Regular season
On January 3, 2010, the No. 21 Tigers managed only 12 points in the first half as they lost to No. 7 Duke for the 13th straight time at Cameron Indoor Stadium, 74–53. Clemson had as many fouls as points in the opening period, and their scoring total and shooting percentage (5–30, 17%) were the lowest for a half in Oliver Purnell's seven years as head coach.


2009–10 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team, Regular season
On January 13, 2010, the No. 19 Tigers ended a 10-game losing streak to North Carolina by defeating the No. 13 Tar Heels, 83–64 at Littlejohn Arena. It was the second largest margin of victory ever for the Tigers over the Tar Heels. The most being a 20-point 93–73 win in 1976–77, Tree Rollins' senior season. Clemson then followed the win with a 73–70 win at NC State, ending a streak of 13 consecutive losses in the game following a victory over a top 25 team.


2009–10 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team, Regular season
On January 23, 2010, ESPN's College GameDay broadcast live from Littlejohn Coliseum for the first time. Afterward, GameDay host Digger Phelps said of the broadcast at Clemson: "It was the best". The crowd was so loud during the broadcast that the production director requested that the crowd keep the noise down when cameras were rolling. The day culminated in a 47–60 loss to Duke, the lowest point total for Duke thus far this season, and the lowest point total of a Clemson team at home since the 2003–04 season, Oliver Purnell's first at Clemson.


2009–10 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team, Postseason, ACC tournament
Clemson entered the ACC Tournament as the No. 6 seed with a 9–7 record in the ACC regular season. The Tigers lost their opening game to No. 11 seed NC State 59–57, dropping their record in the tournament to 16–57 all-time with 43 of their losses coming in the first round. Clemson remains the only original member of the ACC to have never won the tournament.


2009–10 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team, Postseason, NCAA tournament
Clemson entered the tournament as the No. 7 seed in the East Region, but was knocked out in the opening round by a lower-seeded team for the third straight year, losing 86–78 to No. 10 seed Missouri. The loss dropped Oliver Purnell to 0–6 all-time in NCAA Tournament games as a head coach for three different schools.


2009–10 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team, Schedule and results
1 – Note that rankings above 25 are not official rankings. They are representations of ranking based on the number of points received in the weekly poll.


2009–10 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team, Rankings
1 – Note that rankings above 25 are not official rankings. They are representations of ranking based on the number of points received in the weekly poll.


2009–10 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team
The 2009–10 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team will represent the University of Clemson in the 2009–2010 NCAA Division I basketball season. The team will be coached by Cristy McKinney. The Tigers are a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference and will attempt to win an NCAA championship.


2009–10 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team, Regular season, Schedule
The Tigers will compete in the WBCA Classic in Storrs, CT from November 27–29.


2009–10 Cleveland Cavaliers season
The 2009–10 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 40th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Cavaliers finished with the best record in the NBA at 61–21, earning them first place in the East. The season saw LeBron James win the MVP award for the second straight year. The Cavaliers had the fifth best team offensive rating in the NBA.


2009–10 Cleveland Cavaliers season
After defeating the Derrick Rose-led Chicago Bulls in the first round, the Cavs faced the 4th-seeded Boston Celtics in the Semifinals in which the Cavaliers were favored to beat them, but lost in six games. The Celtics would advance to the NBA Finals and lose to the Los Angeles Lakers in seven games in a rematch from 2008 in which the Celtics won.


2009–10 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Following the season, head coach Mike Brown was fired, James signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat, but would return to the Cavaliers in 2014, Shaquille O'Neal signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics, which turned out to be O'Neal's final season as a player, and Zydrunas Ilgauskas also left the team to join the Miami Heat.


2009–10 Cleveland Cavaliers season
After LeBron's departure, the Cavaliers struggled greatly without him for four seasons, and entered a state of rebuilding. The Cavaliers would not make the playoffs again until 2015, when LeBron returned to the Cavaliers, who drafted All-Star Kyrie Irving and traded for All-Star Kevin Love.


2009–10 Cleveland Cavaliers season
As of 2020, this was the last time that the Cavaliers have won 60 or more games.


2009–10 Cleveland Cavaliers season, Player statistics, Regular season
Stats with the Cavaliers1Did not start or finish the season with the Cavs.


2009–10 Cleveland Cavaliers season, Awards,  Records and Milestones, Milestones
*Spent the entire NBA Career with the Cleveland Cavaliers, until reach these Milestones.


2009–10 Cleveland Cavaliers season, Transactions, Trades
On February 17, the Cavaliers completed a three-team trade with the Washington Wizards and the Los Angeles Clippers, acquiring Antawn Jamison from Washington and Sebastian Telfair from L.A. The Cavs sent Zydrunas Ilgauskas to the Wizards, plus a first round draft pick in 2010 and the rights to Emir Preldžić.


2009–10 Cleveland Cavaliers season, Transactions, Trades
On March 23, the Cavaliers re-signed Zydrunas Ilgauskas for the remainder of the season after his contract was bought out by the Washington Wizards. The Cavaliers also waived Darnell Jackson to make room on the roster.


2009–10 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team
The 2009–10 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Cleveland State University in the 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Gary Waters and played their home games at the Wolstein Center. They finished the season 16–17, 10–8 in Horizon League play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament. It was the 79th season of Cleveland State basketball.


2009–10 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team, Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.


2009–10 Club Atlético River Plate season
The 2009–10 season is C.A. River Plate's 80th season in Primera División Argentina.


2009–10 Club Atlético River Plate season, Apertura Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2009–10 Club Atlético River Plate season, Clausura Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2009–10 Club Nacional de Football season, Squad
As of 2 May 2010Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2009–10 Club Nacional de Football season, Transfers, In
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2009–10 Club Nacional de Football season, Transfers, Out
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2009–10 Club Nacional de Football season, Statistics, International players
The following is a list of all squad members who have played for their national sides during the 2009–10 season. Players in bold were in the starting XI for their national side.


2009–10 Club Nacional de Football season, Statistics, Starting 11
Last updated: 18 May 2010Source: Squad stats and Start formations. Only competitive matches. Using the most used start formation. Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).


2009–10 Club Nacional de Football season, Records, Comeback
Nacional have conceded the first goal in a match 10 times this season in the Primera División and the Copa Libertadores, recorded 5 wins, 1 draw and 5 loss.


2009–10 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team
The 2009–10 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team represented Coastal Carolina University during the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Cliff Ellis's third season at Coastal Carolina. The Chanticleers competed in the Big South Conference and played their home games at Kimbel Arena. They finished the season 28–7, 15–3 in Big South play to capture the regular season championship and lost in the championship game of the 2010 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to Winthrop. As regular season champions they received an automatic bid to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to UAB.


2009–10 Coca-Cola Tigers season
The 2009–10 Coca-Cola Tigers season was the 8th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


2009–10 Colchester United F.C. season
The 2009–10 season was Colchester United's 68th season in their history and second successive season in the third tier of English football, League One. Alongside competing in the League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy.


2009–10 Colchester United F.C. season
Following a famous 7–1 opening day win at Norwich City, manager Paul Lambert left Colchester for the Canaries under a storm surrounding compensation. Aidy Boothroyd was later appointed Lambert's successor and the club spent most of the season in the play-off positions. A late season collapse in form meant the U's dropped out of the play-offs with seven games remaining, but were not able to return, eventually finishing in eighth, eight points shy of the play-offs. Eighth place was still the fourth best-ever league result in the club's history.


2009–10 Colchester United F.C. season
In the cups, Colchester were eliminated in the first rounds of the League Cup and Football League Trophy, but progressed to the third round of the FA Cup. After beating Bromley and then Hereford United, Colchester faced Preston North End but were beaten 7–0 at Deepdale following five second half goals.


2009–10 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Paul Lambert vowed he would have a mass clear out of players over the summer as each player was called in to meet him to discuss their future before May was over. He had identified his transfer targets with chairman Robbie Cowling willing to fund those ambitions. Incoming were Ashley Vincent, following a loan spell last season, as well as Lee Beevers, David Fox, Magnus Okuonghae and Ben Williams, all on permanent deals. Outgoing was Mark Yeates, last season's top scorer, who joined Middlesbrough for £450,000.


2009–10 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Lambert's contracted outcasts were consigned to training with the youth team and denied squad numbers and a place in the squad photo. Chris Coyne left the club to return to his native Australia, while Jamie Guy, Matt Heath, Philip Ifil, Johnnie Jackson, Matt Lockwood and John White were all among those affected by Lambert's managerial tactics. He then brought in Hamilton Academical forward Joël Thomas in a long protracted transfer deal for £125,000.


2009–10 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Three days prior to the season opener against Norwich City, the club announced the signing of former striker Kevin Lisbie on loan from Ipswich Town. He scored twice on his second debut for the club as Colchester thrashed Norwich 7–1 at Carrow Road. A week later, Colchester remained at the top of League One following a 2–1 win over Yeovil Town. Norwich City contacted Robbie Cowling following the game asking to approach Lambert regarding their vacant manager position after they had sacked Bryan Gunn following the U's famous victory.


2009–10 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Cowling initially refused, but later relented with Lambert declaring his interest in joining City. Cowling offered Lambert the chance to talk to Norwich on the proviso no offer could be accepted until compensation was discussed and agreed between the two clubs. Compensation was never agreed and Lambert resigned with Colchester due to host Gillingham the same day. Lambert's assistants Ian Culverhouse and Gary Karsa also resigned the day after his appointment at Norwich.


2009–10 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Cowling vowed to take Norwich to a Football League tribunal. In the meantime, former Watford manager Aidy Boothroyd was unveiled on 3 September as Lambert's replacement. He enjoyed a nine game unbeaten run following his appointment, while making the loan signings of Danny Batth, Kayode Odejayi and John-Joe O'Toole. The latter two were then signed on a permanent basis in the January transfer window.


2009–10 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
With the Lambert compensation issue still continuing into January, and with the U's set to host Lambert's Norwich in the league, Cowling refused to allocate additional tickets to the travelling Norwich fans for the fixture. Cowling claimed he would prefer the stadium have an empty seat than one occupied by another Norwich City fan. The game itself attracted a record attendance of 10,064, but Norwich gained revenge over the U's, winning 5–0 on the day.


2009–10 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
At the end of February, Colchester's form took a negative turn, suffering an eight game winless run and dropped from third place to seventh and outside of the play-off places for only the second time this season. With seven games remaining, Colchester were unable to make a return to the play-off spots and would eventually finish eighth, eight points away from the play-offs, yet a result that was their fourth best-ever league result.


2009–10 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Colchester were eliminated from the League Cup in the first round by Leyton Orient, while Gillingham beat the U's following a penalty shoot-out in the Football League Trophy. In the FA Cup, the U's beat Bromley and Hereford United on their way to the third round, but were heavily beaten 7–0 at Deepdale by Preston North End in the game prior to their 5–0 home defeat by Norwich.


2009–10 Colchester United F.C. season, Squad statistics, Player debuts
Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.


2009–10 Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey season
The Colgate Raiders will represent Colgate University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Raiders head coach is Scott Wiley. Assisting him are Ryan Stone, and Carly McNaughton.


2009–10 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team
The 2009–10 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team represented the College of Charleston in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Bobby Cremins's fourth season at College of Charleston. The Cougars compete in the Southern Conference and played their home games at Carolina First Arena. They finished the season 22–12, 14–4 in SoCon play and advanced to the semifinals of the 2010 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament before losing to Appalachian State. They were invited to the 2010 College Basketball Invitational where they advanced to the quarterfinals before losing to VCU.


2009–10 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season
The 2009–10 CAA men's basketball season marks the 25th season of Colonial Athletic Association basketball. The conference is doing numerous "Silver Anniversary" programs and highlights throughout the season.


2009–10 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season, Preseason
On September 23, 2009 the Colonial Athletic Association announced that all 12 CAA teams had been named to ESPN's BracketBusters, which is set for February 19–20, 2010. Home games will be played by Delaware, George Mason, Georgia State, Hofstra, Northeastern and Virginia Commonwealth (VCU). Drexel, James Madison, UNC Wilmington, Old Dominion, Towson and William & Mary are all road teams.


2009–10 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season, Preseason, CAA Media Day
On October 20, 2009 the Colonial Athletic Association held their annual Media Day at the ESPN Zone in Washington, D.C. The results of a vote of the league's coaches, sports information directors and media was announced to unveil the predicted order of finish for the CAA teams in the conference as well as the preseason all-conference teams.


2009–10 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season, Preseason, CAA Preseason Poll
1. Old Dominion 2. Northeastern 3. VCU 4. George Mason 5. James Madison 6. Hofstra


2009–10 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season, Preseason, CAA Preseason Poll
7. Drexel 8. Georgia State 9. Towson 10. William and Mary 11. Delaware 12. UNC Wilmington


2009–10 Colorado Avalanche season
The 2009–10 Colorado Avalanche season was the franchise's 38th season, 31st in the National Hockey League (NHL) and 15th as the Colorado Avalanche.


2009–10 Colorado Avalanche season, Off-season
On June 3, 2009, the Avalanche began a complete overhaul of the coaching staff by firing head coach Tony Granato, along with assistants coaches Jacques Cloutier and Dave Barr, goaltending coach Jeff Hackett, assistant to the general manager Michel Goulet and video coordinator PJ DeLuca. Also on June 3, the Avalanche hired Greg Sherman as their new general manager, replacing Francois Giguere, who had been fired in April. On June 4, Joe Sacco was hired to be the new head coach. Before Sacco's hiring, an offer had been made to former Avalanche goaltender Patrick Roy to become head coach, which Roy declined.


2009–10 Colorado Avalanche season, Off-season
Defenceman Adam Foote was named team captain following the retirement of long-time captain Joe Sakic.


2009–10 Colorado Avalanche season, Regular season
On July 9, 2009, Avalanche captain Joe Sakic announced his retirement from the NHL after 20 seasons. The Avalanche retired Sakic's jersey #19 in a ceremony before the October 1, 2009 home opener of the 2009-10 season. On November 12, 2009, the Avalanche unveiled a new third jersey.


2009–10 Colorado Avalanche season, Regular season
On February 10, 2010, Kyle Cumiskey scored just 9 seconds into the overtime period to give the Avalanche a 4-3 home win over the Atlanta Thrashers. It would prove to be the fastest overtime goal scored during the 2009-10 NHL regular season.


2009–10 Colorado Avalanche season, Regular season, Conference standings
bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won conference (and division)


2009–10 Colorado Avalanche season, Regular season, Game log
Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2009–10 Colorado Avalanche season, Player statistics, Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2009–10 Colorado Avalanche season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts; G= Goals; A= Assists; PIM= Penalties in Minutes


2009–10 Colorado Avalanche season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Avalanche. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only. ‡Traded mid-season


2009–10 Colorado Avalanche season, Transactions
The Avalanche were involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.


2009–10 Colorado Avalanche season, Draft picks
Colorado had 7 picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.


2009–10 Colorado Avalanche season, Farm teams, Lake Erie Monsters
The Avalanche's American Hockey League affiliate was the Lake Erie Monsters, based in Cleveland, Ohio.


2009–10 Colorado Avalanche season, Farm teams, Johnstown Chiefs
The Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL were the Avalanche's second-tier affiliate.


2009–10 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team
The 2009–10 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team represented the University of Colorado in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buffaloes were members of the Big 12.


2009–10 Columbus Blue Jackets season
The 2009–10 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the team's tenth season of play in the National Hockey League (NHL).


2009–10 Columbus Blue Jackets season, Regular season
On February 3, 2010, the Jackets fired head coach Ken Hitchcock and named Claude Noel as interim head coach.


2009–10 Columbus Blue Jackets season, Regular season, Conference standings
bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won conference (and division)


2009–10 Columbus Blue Jackets season, Playoffs
The Blue Jackets were unable to qualify for the playoffs, despite qualifying the previous year.


2009–10 Columbus Blue Jackets season, Player statistics, Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2009–10 Columbus Blue Jackets season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts


2009–10 Columbus Blue Jackets season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Blue Jackets. Stats reflect time with the Blue Jackets only. ‡Traded mid-seasonItalics denotes franchise record


2009–10 Columbus Blue Jackets season, Transactions
The Blue Jackets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.


2009–10 Columbus Blue Jackets season, Draft picks
Columbus had six picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.


2009–10 Columbus Blue Jackets season, Farm teams
The American Hockey League's Syracuse Crunch and the ECHL's Gwinnett Gladiators are the Blue Jackets' minor league affiliates for the 2009–10 season.


2009–10 Combined Counties Football League
The 2009–10 Combined Counties Football League season was the 32nd in the history of the Combined Counties Football League, a football competition in England.


2009–10 Combined Counties Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured three new teams in a league of 22 teams after the promotion of Bedfont Green to the Southern Football League:


2009–10 Combined Counties Football League, Division One
Division One featured five new teams in a league of 21 teams:


2009–10 Conference USA men's basketball season
The 2009–10 Conference USA men's basketball season marks the 15th season of Conference USA basketball.


2009–10 Conference USA men's basketball season, Preseason
In a vote of league coaches, Tulsa center Jerome Jordan headed up the preseason All-CUSA team and was named preseason conference player of the year. On October 29, Jordan was named to the Naismith Award watch list. Jordan's teammate Ben Uzoh was named to the 30-man preseason candidate list for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award.


2009–10 Conference USA men's basketball season, Postseason, Conference USA Tournament
This season, the Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament started on March 10, 2010 and ended on March 13, 2010. The games were played in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the BOK Center, where 7th seeded Houston upset number 1 seeded UTEP in the championship game.


2009–10 Conference USA men's basketball season, Conference awards & honors, Weekly awards
Conference USA Players of the weekThroughout the conference season, the Conference USA offices name a player and rookie of the week.


2009–10 Conference USA men's basketball season, National awards & honors, USBWA
On March 9, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association released its 2009–10 Men's All-District Teams, based on voting from its national membership. There were nine regions from coast to coast and a player and coach of the year were selected in each. The following enumerates all the Conference USA representatives selected within their respective regions.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
The 2009–10 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2009–2010 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Huskies were coached by Jim Calhoun and played their home games at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and on campus at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut. The Huskies are a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 18–16, 7–11 in Big East play and lost in the first round of the 2010 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament. They were invited to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament and advanced to the second round before losing to Virginia Tech.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team, Preseason
Senior Jerome Dyson and sophomore Kemba Walker were named to the All-BIG EAST Preseason Team while senior Stanley Robinson garnered All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention accolades.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team, Preseason, Roster changes
UConn was hit hard due to the graduation of starters Jeff Adrien, A. J. Price, and Craig Austrie. They were also without center Hasheem Thabeet who decided to enter the NBA at the end of the 2008-09 season.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team, Broadcasters
Locally, the Connecticut Huskies we're broadcast on local radio by the UCONN Radio Network, with flagship station, WTIC–AM in Hartford, Connecticut.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team
The 2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2009–2010 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Huskies were coached by Geno Auriemma, as the Huskies played their home games at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in the  XL Center located in Hartford, Connecticut, and on campus at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut. The Huskies are a member of the Big East Conference and won their seventh NCAA championship against Stanford on April 6, 2010.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Pre-season
The Connecticut team opened the year ranked No. 1 in the ESPN Coaches poll and the AP Top 25 Poll, following a 39–0 record leading to a national championship in the prior season. In both cases, the polling results were unanimous. UConn graduated three seniors, Renee Montgomery, Tahirah Williams and Cassie Kerns, but only Renee was a regular starter. The team added one freshman, Kelly Faris, and Caroline Doty returned to the line-up after missing most of the prior season due to injury.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Pre-season
The two preseason games were wins against St. Rose College(85–44) and Vanguard (98–68).


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference games
The defending national champions opened their season against Northeastern. The outcome of the game was never in doubt, with a final score of 105–35; the game was more about personal accomplishments than the game itself. Senior Tina Charles pulled down her 1000th career rebound while senior Kalana Greene scored her 1000th career point. The win would continue a consecutive streak started the previous year, then at 40 games. The game against Texas, played in San Antonio, the location of this season's Final Four, was expected to be competitive, as Texas was ranked tenth in the nation by the AP. However, UConn pulled out to a 21-point lead by halftime, and ended up winning by 25, 83–58.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference games
Connecticut's next game against Holy Cross would mark the 20th game between the two teams, an annual competition going back to the 1985–86 season. At the start of the series, the schools were competitive, with the teams splitting the first four meetings. However, UConn has not lost since, and entered the game with a 17–2 series record. UConn prevailed 87–34.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference games
After the WBCA Classic, UConn would play Vermont  in a rematch of the previous year's NCAA opening round game. UConn won easily 84–42, on a night in which senior Tina Charles became the second leading rebounder in school history.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference games
UConn's next opponent, Hartford, was coached by former UConn star Jennifer Rizzotti. Hartford had never beaten UConn, and this game would be no exception, with UConn winning 80–45 for the eleventh consecutive victory over the Hawks. In the next game, UConn easily beat Iona 90–35.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference games
The Stanford game was one of the most anticipated games of the season. Both teams came into the game undefeated. UConn was ranked No. 1 in the AP writer's poll and the ESPN Coaches poll, while Stanford was ranked No. 2 in each poll. Stanford's last loss was to UConn in the 2009 NCAA Final Four game, while UConn's last loss was to Stanford in the 2008 Final Four game. UConn hadn't been behind in a game at halftime or later all season until this game, but Stanford entered halftime with a slim two-point lead. However, after trading baskets early in the second half, UConn pulled out to a 22-point lead (74–52) with five minutes left in the game, and coasted to their 49th consecutive victory, all of which were won with a double-digit margin.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference games
UConn ended the calendar year with a 78–59 victory over 11th-ranked Florida State. The game was relatively close at halftime, 41–35, but UConn's Tina Charles scored 16 of her 24 points in the second half to help ensure a victory.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference games
UConn took a break from conference games to play a home game against the University of North Carolina(UNC).


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference games
The first half wasn't just the best basketball Connecticut played; it might have been the best basketball it can play.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference games
At the time, UNC was ranked seventh in the country. Despite the prospect of a close game, it was never close. Tina Charles scored 25 points in the first half, single-handedly outscoring the entire UNC team. UConn lead at halftime 56–24, and go on to win by 41 points, 88–47. ESPN's Graham Hays called "the first-half play as good as it gets".


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference games
Connecticut had played ACC teams Florida State and North Carolina; on 18 January, they would play their third ACC team of the season, Duke. Just as North Carolina had been ranked seventh at the time of the game, the Duke team was the seventh ranked team in the country. The margin of victory would not be as large as the UNC game, but it was still a convincing win, with UConn outscoring Duke 81–48.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference games
In contrast to the UNC game in which the first half was decision, Duke would remain reasonably close at halftime, down only ten, 38–28, but UConn would stretch out the lead in the second half. Maya Moore hit six three point field goals in the game, and Kalana Greene scored 18 points.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference games
Connecticut faced Oklahoma in a late, out-of-conference match-up on the 15th of February. Oklahoma was ranked 12th in the nation, but UConn had faced higher ranked opponents, and won relatively easily. Midway through the first half, it appeared UConn was heading for another easy win, as they had doubled the Sooners score 24–12. However, Oklahoma brought the game back to a two-point margin at halftime, and took a one-point lead in the second half. Five minutes later, UConn had opened up a ten-point lead, and extended the lead to a final 16 point margin 76–60.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, WBCA Classic
The WBCA Classic Tournament was held at the UConn campus 27–29 November 2009. Coach Geno Auriemma is the current president of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The four teams participating in the three-day round robin event were host UConn, Hofstra, Richmond, and Clemson. Richmond beat Clemson 86–67 in the first game. UConn easily beat Hofstra 91–46, but the game was notable for being Auriemma's 700th career win. Auriemma reached 700 victories the fastest of any coach in Division I history, reaching the mark in his 822nd game.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, WBCA Classic
The following day, Clemson defeated Hofstra 69–68, while UConn defeated Richmond 86–37. On the final day of the tournament, Richmond defeated Hofstra 42–41, while UConn won the tournament with their victory over Clemson 87–48.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Conference games
UConn opened conference play against Seton Hall on 2 Jan 2010. Most away games against Seton Hall are played on campus, but this game was played at the Prudential Center in Newark. The result was never in doubt, as UConn won 91–24, their largest margin over a Big East team in seven years. UConn's second conference game was at home against the University of South Florida. UConn started out with an 18–2 run, but Charles and Moore got into early foul trouble, and had to sit on the bench. Nevertheless, UConn had a double-digit lead at halftime, leading coach Auriemma to quip, "This is the only place in America where you've got to apologize for being up 14 at halftime."


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Conference games
UConn's next game, against Cincinnati, was notable more for the coaching match up than the game. After twelve years as an assistant coach at Connecticut and four years as a player, Jamelle Elliott took the head coaching job at Cincinnati. This would be the first match up between Cincinnati and Connecticut since Elliot left Connecticut. UConn won easily 83–51.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Conference games
UConn returned to Big east play after the UNC game with a game against Marquette at their arena. The game outcome wasn't in doubt, as Tina Charles had a double-double (23 points, 11 rebounds) leading to a 24-point halftime lead, and a final score of 68–43. The game was unusual for a rare coaching decision near the end of the game. UConn typically declines to attempt to score if the game result is not in doubt, and they are inbounding the ball with less than 30 seconds to play, preferring just to dribble out the end of the game.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Conference games
However, in this game, with 72 seconds on the clock, Coach Auriemma instructed  his player not to even cross half-court, deliberately accepting a shot clock violation and a turnover. The announcers were unsure of the reason at the time, but subsequent remarks by Auriemma clarified that he felt the officials were not doing enough to stop rough play, and he didn't want to  "put his players into any more physical danger by crossing midcourt".


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Conference games
UConn's game against Notre Dame on 16 January didn't tipoff until 9 pm, but the arena opened at 7:30 in the morning. The ESPN CollegeGame Day event, traditionally held at the campus on a men's basketball game, held its first ever College Game Day in connection with a women's basketball game. The campus, shut down for winter break, opened a day earlier than usual to allow students to return in time to attend GameDay. Thousands turned to be in the backdrop of the 10 am national coverage. Because the event occurred in the morning, the UConn team was able to participate.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Conference games
Right now, if you took a poll of those award-voters who truly follow women's hoops, Charles likely would be the unanimous winner for national player of the year. And she should be.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Conference games
The game in the evening would pit two undefeated teams—UConn, ranked No. 1 in the country with a 16–0 record and Notre Dame, ranked No. 3 in the country, with a 15–0 record. Despite the closeness of the rankings, and records, the game would not be close. UConn pulled out to a 42–19 halftime lead, and coasted to a 24-point victory, winning 70–46. Tina Charles had a double-double (23 points, 13 rebounds), leading ESPN's Mechelle Voepel to call Charles "another one of UConn's all-time greats".


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Conference games
UConn continued their undefeated season with a win over Villanova, 74–35. This marked the first ever start for senior Meghan Gardler. While seniors traditionally get a starting role on senior day, the Villanova game was played near Gardler's hometown of Springfield Pennsylvania. Many friends and family members were at the game to see her play. The team, which normally would travel by plane to Pennsylvania, took the train, just for the experience.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Conference games
Rutgers is known for its defense, but UConn's defense would prove to be superior, as UConn held Rutgers to 36 points, while scoring 73. Rutgers was the last team to beat UConn in the regular season, winning at their home in 2008, but on this day, the results would not be close. UConn next played Pittsburgh, but the story of the game was not the game result, which UConn won easily. 98–56, but the benchmark reached by Tina Charles, as she became only the sixth player in UConn history to score 2,000 points in her career.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Conference games
The next conference opponent, West Virginia would be ranked No. 8 in the country at the time of the game, but had already faced strong teams this season, and had beaten West Virginia by 30 points in the previous year. This year's final score of 80–47 would produce a wider margin, but with a halftime margin of only 12, and a lead dropping to single-digits a few minutes into the second half, the game outcome appeared more in doubt than the final score would indicate.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Conference games
The last time Connecticut played Louisville, it was for the national championship in April 2009. That game wasn't close, but this one would be less of a challenge. UConn tripled Louisville's first half scoring, leading to a 54–18 first half score, and cruised to a final score of 84–38.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Conference games
DePaul was within nine points almost 15 minutes into the game, but Tiffany Hayes and Tina Charles started scoring, each ending up with 19 points for the game. The halftime lead was 20, and UConn started the second half with an 11–1 run to put the game away. The final score was 95–62.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Conference games
Before the game against St. John's, Tina Charles was inducted into Huskies of Honor, to reflect her position as one of the most significant figures in the history of the team. Despite the emotion, she scored 25 points and a career high 21 rebounds to help lead UConn over the 24th ranked Red Storm in one of the closest games of the year, with a final score of 66–52. Only the 12 point win over Stanford was closer than the 14 point win against St. John's.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Conference games
Connecticut did not have any  trouble against Providence on the 20th of February, quickly building a 20-point lead and extending the lead in the second half, behind a career high points total of 26 from Tina Charles and 21 from Maya Moore. UConn has now won 237 consecutive victories against unranked opponents at home. Connecticut would continue their winning streak against Syracuse four days later, when Maya Moore had a season high 38 points and a career-high 20 rebounds in an 87–66 victory.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Conference games
Connecticut played 11th ranked Georgetown with an opportunity to clinch the Big East regular season title. Tina Charles, who had tied her season high points total a week earlier, set a new season record with 33 points, hitting 14 of 16 shot. Seniors Kaili McLaren, Meghan Gardler and Jacquie Fernandes started the game along with Charles and Greene, to follow the tradition of starting seniors in their final home game. Although Georgetown started out strong, hitting three 3-pointers to take an early 9–4 lead, and extended it to 15–9, the largest deficit UConn has faced this season, the team retook the lead later in the first half and did not trail again, winning with a final score of 84–62.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Conference games
The last regular season game was a rematch against Notre Dame. The usual Big East schedule has two games against one opponent—for several seasons, that opponent was Rutgers, but this season, it was the eighth ranked Notre Dame team. UConn won easily 76–51. Tina Charles set two UConn career records in the same game, becoming the all-time scoring leader, surpassing Nykesha Sales's record of 2,178 and became the all-time rebound leader, surpassing Rebecca Lobo's record of 1,268.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Big East Tournament, Quarter-final
The Big East Tournament started with first round action on Friday, 5 March 2010. By virtue of being one of the top four seeds, UConn earned a double-bye, with their first game scheduled in the quarterfinals on Sunday. Syracuse beat Seton Hall on Friday, then beat Providence on Saturday to earn the match up against the number one seeded team in the tournament. The game would never be close, with UConn leading at the half 44–17, and ended with a 77–41 victory.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Big East Tournament, Quarter-final
UConn's Tina Charles would tie her career high with 34 points, while Maya Moore would score the 2000th point of her career, ending the game with 16 points, 14 rebounds  and 7 assists. The win would be UConn's 70th consecutive win, tying an NCAA Division I record for the longest winning streak in the history of women's college basketball, set by UConn in 2003.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Big East Tournament, Semi-Final
UConn would break their own 70-game winning streak with a 59–44 victory over Notre Dame on March 8, 2010, earning their 71st straight victory; every single victory during their current streak has been by at least 10 points. The Huskies will play in the Big East Championship game on March 9, 2010, which will be their last game before the NCAA Tournament.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Big East Tournament, Big East Championship Game
UConn defeated West Virginia, 60–32, to improve their winning streak to 72 games, and making their season record 33–0. Kalana Greene's 15 points guided the Huskies to victory, and help her to earn the Most Outstanding Player award for the tournament. UConn closed the game on 27–4 run after leading 33–28 early in the second half.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Postseason, NCAA Basketball Tournament
UConn was awarded a No. 1 seed (the number one overall seed) and assigned to the Dayton bracket. Their first-round game was against Southern, the winner of the SWAC tournament. Southern would score the first two points, but that would be their only lead of the game. Tina Charles hit her first nine shot attempts, on her way to a 22-point game, and teammate Maya More would add 21. Others would score as well, but those two scored enough to outscore the Jaguars. UConn's defense would hold the Jaguars to just ten second half points.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Postseason, NCAA Basketball Tournament
The second-round game was against Temple. The Temple team is coached by Tonya Cardoza, who was an assistant coach at UConn for 14 years, before she accepted the head coaching job at Temple prior to the start of the 2008–2009 season. The game also occurred on Auriemma's 56th birthday. UConn outscored Temple 55–12 in the first half, hitting 78% of their field goal attempts. The starting players ended up playing no more than half the game. Auriemma described the game as "pretty incredible performance".


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Postseason, NCAA Basketball Tournament
The Sweet Sixteen game was against Iowa State. The two teams last played each other in 1999, when Iowa State knocked number one seeded UConn out of the NCAA tournament. This time, the result would be quite different. Maya Moore outscored Iowa State in the first half, despite sitting more than ten minutes with two fouls. The lead would grow to 50, at which time the starters all sat for the remainder of the game, and the final margin tightened. The final score was 74–36.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Postseason, NCAA Basketball Tournament
In the Dayton Regional final, there was a rematch of a game earlier this season against Florida State, and it was no contest as the Huskies rolled thanks to Maya Moore's 22 points and Tina Charles added 20 points and had 14 rebounds in a 90–50 rout of the Lady Seminoles. The win earned them a trip to the Women's Final Four and a date with Baylor and one of the most dominant players in women's basketball, Brittney Griner.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Postseason, NCAA Basketball Tournament
The Final Four semi-final game against Baylor started the way many games this season have started. Despite playing a top-ranked team, Connecticut went out to leads of 11–3 and 25–8. Baylor didn’t quit, and by halftime, the 17-point lead was down to 13. UConn scored the first basket of the second half, but then Baylor scored twelve consecutive points, to cut the margin to three. Baylor's 6' 8" center Griner had five blocks to go along with 13 points and six rebounds. In contrast, UConn's center Charles had two blocks along with 21 points and 13 rebounds, while Maya Moore scored 34 points, the fourth highest point total in semifinal history. The final score in favor of Connecticut was 70–50, setting up a rematch with Stanford.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Postseason, NCAA Basketball Tournament
The National Championship game on Tuesday was against Stanford. Stanford's last loss was to Connecticut in December 2009, and Connecticut's last loss was to Stanford, exactly two years before, in the Final Four of 2008. The game started the way many games for Connecticut have started—just over two minutes into the game, Connecticut had a 5–0 lead. However, they would not score for over ten minutes, missing sixteen consecutive shots. Stanford would lead by as many as nine points, and would go to halftime with a 20–12 lead. The twelve points scored by UConn was the lowest first half total in the history of Connecticut basketball.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Postseason, NCAA Basketball Tournament
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2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Postseason, NCAA Basketball Tournament
Maya Moore lead the team after the half, scoring 11 of the team's first 17 points, including the basket that put Connecticut back into the lead, this time for good. Moore would end up with 23 points and 11 rebounds, and earned Most Outstanding Player honors for the Final Four. Connecticut would go on to win 53–47, ending their streak of double-digit victories, but winning their 78th consecutive game, resulting in their seventh national championship, their second consecutive undefeated season and their fourth overall undefeated season.


2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's ice hockey season
The head coach is Heather Linstad. Assisting Linstad are Jaime Totten and Kirsti Anderson. The first time the 2009/10 women's ice hockey team took the ice was at Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum. It will be in exhibition play against Dawson College on September 25 at 7 p.m. The regular season began on the road at New Hampshire on October 3. UConn's regular season home opener was October 16 against the Syracuse Orange women's ice hockey program at 7 p.m.


2009–10 Copa Federación de España
The 2009–10 Copa Federación de España was the 17th staging of the Copa Federación de España, a knockout competition for Spanish football clubs in Segunda División B and Tercera División.


2009–10 Copa Federación de España
The competition began on 1 August 2009 and ended with the finals on 24 March and 7 April 2010, where San Roque became champion after defeating Lorca Deportiva 3–0 on aggregate.


2009–10 Copa del Rey
The 2009–10 Copa del Rey was the 108th staging of the Copa del Rey (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The competition began on 22 August 2009 and concluded on 19 May 2010 with the final held at the Camp Nou in Barcelona, in which Sevilla lifted the trophy for the fifth time in their history with a 2–0 victory over Atlético Madrid. The defending cup holders were Barcelona, but were eliminated by Sevilla in the round of 16.


2009–10 Copa del Rey
This tournament had quite a number of notable upsets, including Barcelona's early exit in the round of 16, and Real Madrid's shocking 4–0 loss to Alcorcón, which was subsequently nicknamed the "Alcorconazo" and contributed to Real Madrid's early exit in the round of 32.


2009–10 Copa del Rey, Qualified teams
The following teams competed in the Copa del Rey 2009–10:


2009–10 Copa del Rey, Qualified teams
21 teams of 2008–09 Segunda División (Sevilla Atlético were excluded for being a reserve team of Sevilla):


2009–10 Copa del Rey, Qualified teams
24 teams of 2008–09 Segunda División B. Teams that qualified were the top five teams of each of the 4 groups (excluding reserve teams) and the four with the highest number of points out of the remaining non-reserve teams (*):


2009–10 Copa del Rey, Qualified teams
18 teams of 2008–09 Tercera División. Teams that qualified were the champions of each of the 18 groups (or at least the ones with the highest number of points within their group since reserve teams were excluded):


2009–10 Copa del Rey, First round
The matches were played on 22, 25, 26 and 27 August 2009.


2009–10 Copa del Rey, First round
Alcorcón, Alcoyano, Atlético Ciudad, Mérida, Ontinyent and Poli Ejido received a bye.


2009–10 Copa del Rey, Second round
The matches were played on 1, 2, 3, 9 and 16 September 2009.


2009–10 Copa del Rey, Final phase bracket
Teams that are listed first play at home in the first leg.


2009–10 Copa del Rey, Round of 32
The first leg matches were played on 27, 28 and 29 October while the second legs were played on 10, 11 and 12 November 2009.


2009–10 Copa del Rey, Round of 16
The first leg matches were played on 5, 6 and 7 January while the second legs were played on 12, 13 and 14 January 2010.


2009–10 Coppa Italia
The 2009–10 Coppa Italia was the 63rd season of the tournament. The competition started on 2 August 2009 and ended on 5 May 2010. As in the previous year, 78 clubs took part in the tournament. Internazionale were the cup holders.


2009–10 Coppa Italia, Final
This victory was the first of Inter's path to a grande treble which saw them sweep the domestic double in the form of the Coppa Italia, Serie A, and finally be crowned Champions of Europe, for the first time since the days of La Grande Inter, by winning the Champions League.


2009–10 Coppa Titano
The 2009-10 Coppa Titano was the fiftieth season of San Marino's oldest football competition. It began on 12 September 2009 with the first games of the Group Stage and ended in 2010 with the Final held at Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle. Juvenes/Dogana were the defending champions, having won their eighth cup final last season.


2009–10 Coppa Titano
Tre Fiori defeated Tre Penne 2–1 in extra time in the final, thereby earning at least a place in the first qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League. They have since been promoted to the second qualifying round because Atlético Madrid, winners of the 2009–10 Europa League, are also assured of qualifying domestically for the 2010–11 Europa League through the Copa del Rey. Tre Fiori can instead qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League by winning the 2009–10 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio, in which they are currently in the semifinals.


2009–10 Coppa Titano, Competition format
The competition consists of two stages, the Group Stage and the Elimination Rounds. The Group Stage consists of three groups with five teams each. Every team plays two games (once home and once away) against every other team of its group. The top two teams from each group, as well as the two best third-placed teams, qualify for the Elimination Rounds. The Elimination Rounds are a single-game elimination tournament. Games in the Elimination Rounds are decided by extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shootout.


2009–10 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team
The 2009–10 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team represented Cornell University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was coach Steve Donahue's tenth season at Cornell. The Big Red compete in the Ivy League and played their home games at Newman Arena. They went 13–1 in Ivy League play to win the championship for the third year in a row and received the league's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. They earned a 12 seed in the East Region.


2009–10 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team
They upset 5 seed and AP #12 Temple in the first round for the first tournament win in school history. They continued their success by upsetting 4 seed and AP #16 Wisconsin to advance to their first Sweet Sixteen where they lost to 1 seed and AP #2 Kentucky to finish their season at 29–5.


2009–10 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team, Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.


2009–10 Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey season
The 2009–10 Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey team represented Cornell University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's hockey season. The Big Red were coached by Doug Derraugh and assisted by Dani Bilodeau and Edith Zimmering. The Big Red were a member of the Eastern College Athletic Conference and were one of the most improved teams in the NCAA. The Big Red won 21 games, an improvement of nine wins over the 2008-09 season. The Big Red finished second in the USA Today poll and were 21-9-6 overall.


2009–10 Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey season
The team won both the regular season ECAC title with a 14-2-6 record as well as the Ivy League title. Cornell won the league's post-season tournament, defeating Clarkson 4-3 in overtime in the championship game. The team qualified for the NCAA tournament and advanced to the championship game before losing to Minnesota-Duluth 3-2 in the third overtime period. Coach Derraugh was named the AHCA Division 1 Coach of the Year.