2009–10 Albania floods, Detailed information
The Albanian government has used the army and police forces to help remove residents using boats and military vehicles. The Emergency Commission at Shkodër on 8 January 2010 reported an increase in the number of evacuations to 3,572 persons with 98% being accommodated by relatives. The government claimed that another 16,000 – 20,000 individuals need to be evacuated as more bad weather was predicted for the future.


2009–10 Albania floods, Aid
As an immediate relief, the Albanian government declared a "state of civil emergency" and founded an Inter-ministerial Committee. Organizations outside of the state such as the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the UN Development Program (UNDP) have supported affected families with grants for food and other basic needs.


2009–10 Albania floods, Aid
According to The Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Center (EADRCC), an organization that presents disaster requests and updates, Albania officially requested for assistance on 7 January 2010. The country requested for transportation boats for shallow water, transport helicopters, high capacity water pumps, mobile power generators, fuel, food, and medicine on 7 January 2010. Later reports throughout the month of January that reveal where donations have come from and the quantity of each. In efforts to control future damage, British engineers advised the Albanian Government to control its North West rivers' flow by dredging out the silt and other contaminants due to the flood.


2009–10 Albania floods, Aid
In addition to major organizational relief, around 1,200 individuals from the army, police, fire fighters and other state departments were deployed to assist the evacuation of people and their animals and provide health support, land protection, and to protect dams to reduce further flooding.


2009–10 Albania floods, Casualties
According to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Studies, there were eight main regions that were affected including the Shkodër municipality, Dajç, Ana Malit, Bërdicë, Gur i Zi, Bushat, Velipojë, and Qendër. The preliminary casualties in these regions reflect 9,150 hectares (22,600 acres) of land flooded, 3,572 people evacuated from their homes, and 2,200 houses damaged by flooding. The Albanian government originally reported on 7 January that in the upcoming days, 3,000–3,500 additional families will have to be evacuated. The majority of displaced families were sheltered in student dormitories provided by the government. The other families, however, were sheltered by relatives and friends.


2009–10 Albania floods, Casualties
Preliminary assessments of damage conducted by the Albania Red Cross (Kryqi i Kuq Shqiptar) revealed multiple damages to households and farmland including houses, home equipment and furniture, winter reserves of corn and vegetables, livestock and livestock food, and corn plants.


2009–10 Albanian Cup
2009–10 Albanian Cup was the fifty-eighth season of Albania's annual cup competition. It began on 23 September 2009 with the First Preliminary Round. The winners of the competition qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. Flamurtari were the defending champions.


2009–10 Albanian Cup
The rounds were played in a two-legged format similar to those of European competitions. If the aggregated score is tied after both games, the team with the higher number of away goals advances. If the number of away goals is equal in both games, the match is decided by extra time and a penalty shootout, if necessary.


2009–10 Albanian Cup, Preliminary Tournament
In order to reduce the number of participating teams for the First Round to 32, a preliminary tournament was played. Only teams from the Kategoria e Dytë (third level) were allowed to enter. Each Kategoria e Dytë group played its own tournament. In contrast to the main tournament, the preliminary tournament was held as a single-leg knock-out competition.


2009–10 Albanian Cup, First round
All twenty-eight teams of the 2009–10 Superiore and Kategoria e Parë entered in this round, along with the four Second Preliminary Round winners. First legs were played on 21 October 2009 and the second legs were played on 4 November 2009.


2009–10 Albanian Cup, Second round
In this round enter the 16 winners from the previous round. The first legs took place on 25 November and the second legs took place on 10 December.


2009–10 Albanian Cup, Third round
In this round enter the 8 winners from the previous round. The games are scheduled as shown below.


2009–10 Albanian Cup, Semifinals
In this round enter the four winners from the previous round.


2009–10 Alberta Pandas women's ice hockey season
The Alberta Pandas will represent the University of Alberta in the 2009-10 Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's hockey season. The Pandas won the Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's ice hockey championship. In the championship, they defeated the McGill Martlets by a score of 2-0


2009–10 Alberta Pandas women's ice hockey season, Regular season, Standings
In Canada West, an overtime loss is worth 1 point


2009–10 Aldershot Town F.C. season
The 2009–10 season is the 18th year of football played by Aldershot Town and covers the period from 8 August 2009.


2009–10 Alemannia Aachen season
Alemannia Aachen competed in the 2. Bundesliga in the 2009-10 season.


2009–10 Alemannia Aachen 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 Alemannia Aachen 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 Alemannia Aachen season, Players, Appearances and goals
Appearance and goalscoring records for all the players who are in the Alemannia Aachen first team squad during the 2009–10 season.


2009–10 Alemannia Aachen season, 2. Bundesliga, Results
Note: Results are given with Alemannia Aachen score listed first.


2009–10 Alemannia Aachen season, DFB-Pokal, Results
Note: Results are given with Alemannia Aachen score listed first.


2009–10 Algerian Championnat National
The 2009–10 Algerian Championnat National, referred to as the Nedjma Algerian Championnat National for sponsorship reasons, was the forty-sixth season of the Algerian Championnat National since its establishment in 1962. A total of 18 teams contested the league, with ES Sétif as the defending champions. It started on August 6, 2009, and ended on May 31, 2010.


2009–10 Algerian Championnat National
MC Alger were crowned champions, the seventh time in club history, on the final day of the season after a 4-0 win against MSP Batna.


2009–10 Algerian Championnat National 2
The Algerian Championnat National 2 season 2009–10 (referred to as the Nedjma Algerian Championnat National 2 for sponsorship reasons) is the sixtieth season of the league under its current title and eighteenth season under its current league division format. It started on 7 August 2009.


2009–10 Algerian Championnat National 2, League table
A total of 18 teams contest the division, including 14 sides remaining in the division from last season, three relegated from the Algerian Championnat National, and three promoted from the Inter-Régions Ligue.


2009–10 Algerian Cup
The 2009–10 Algerian Cup was the 46th edition of the Algerian Cup. ES Sétif won the Cup by defeating CA Batna 3-0 in the final with a brace from Hocine Metref and an own goal from Saber Chebana. It was the seventh time that Sétif won the trophy.


2009–10 All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship
The 2009–10 All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship was the sixth staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2004.


2009–10 All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship
On 13 February 2010, St. Lachtain’s won the championship following a 3–17 to 0–10 defeat of St. Gall's in the final.


2009–10 All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship
The 2009–10 All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship was the seventh staging of the All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association.


2009–10 All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship
On 13 February 2010, Blackrock won the championship following a 1–18 to 0–9 defeat of Naomh Colum Cille in the final.


2009–10 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
The 2009–10 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship  was the 40th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970-71. The championship began on 18 October 2009 and ended on 17 March 2010.


2009–10 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
Kilmacud Crokes were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being beaten by Ballyboden St. Enda's in a semi-final replay of the 2009 Dublin County Championship.


2009–10 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
On 17 March 2010, St. Gall's won the championship following a 0-13 to 1-05 defeat of Kilmurry-Ibrickane in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park. It remains their only championship title.


2009–10 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
C. J. McGourty of the St. Gall's club was the championship's top scorer with 2-28.


2009–10 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
The 2009–10 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 40th staging of Ireland's premier inter-county club hurling competition since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970–71. A total of 15 teams competed in the championship, with Ballyhale Shamrocks unseating the two-time defending champions Portumna by 1–19 to 0–17 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. The championship began on 11 October 2009 and concluded on 17 March 2010.


2009–10 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, Pre-championship
The build-up to the opening of the championship was dominated by Portumna and the possibility that they would become the first club to win three All-Ireland titles in-a-row, and a remarkable fourth in five championship seasons. Having secured their fifth county title since 2003, Portumna were only two games away from immortality. The club had already come to be regarded as possibly the greatest club side of all time. Winning an elusive three-in-a-row would close the argument on club hurling's greatest team.


2009–10 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, Pre-championship
Ballyhale Shamrocks were regarded as the primary challengers to Portumna's stranglehold on the championship. They entered the competition having captured their fourth county title and were hoping to become the first club to win five All-Ireland titles. Similarly, they were hoping to exact revenge on Portumna who dished out a 5–11 to 1–16 trouncing in the previous year's semi-final.


2009–10 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, The championship, Format
The 2009–10 club championship was run on a provincial basis as usual. It was a knockout tournament with pairings drawn at random in the respective provinces – there were no seeds.


2009–10 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, The championship, Format
Each match was played as a single leg. If a match was drawn there was a replay. If that match ended in a draw a period of extra time was played, however, if both sides were still level at the end of extra time another replay would take place.


2009–10 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, The championship, Format
Quarter-finals: (2 matches) These were two lone matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Leinster.


2009–10 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, The championship, Format
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the two quarter-finals joined the other two Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings.


2009–10 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, The championship, Format
Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contested this game.


2009–10 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, The championship, Format
Quarter-final: (1 match) This was a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Munster.


2009–10 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, The championship, Format
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winner of the lone quarter-final joined the other three Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings.


2009–10 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, The championship, Format
Semi-finals: (1 match) This was a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Ulster.


2009–10 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, The championship, Format
Final: (1 match) The winner of the lone semi-final joined another Ulster team, who received a bye to the final, to make up the final pairings.


2009–10 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, The championship, Format
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The four provincial champions contested these games.


2009–10 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, The championship, Format
Final: (1 match) The two semi-final winners contested the final.


2009–10 Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage
The 2009–10 Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage was the opening stage of the 14th season of the European Challenge Cup, the second-tier competition for European rugby union clubs. It began on 8 October 2009 when Worcester Warriors hosted Montpellier and ended on 24 January 2010 with the match between Leeds Carnegie and Bourgoin.


2009–10 Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage
Twenty teams participated in this phase of the competition; they were divided into five pools of four teams each, with each team playing the others home and away. Competition points were earned using the standard bonus point system. The pool winners advanced to the knockout stage, where they were joined by three entrants from the Heineken Cup pool stage. These teams then competed in a single-elimination tournament that ended with the final at the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille on 23 May 2010.


2009–10 Anaheim Ducks season
The 2009–10 Anaheim Ducks season was the team's 17th season of operation (16th season of play) in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Ducks first game of the season was held at home, on October 3, 2009, against the San Jose Sharks. The season began with high hopes, but ended with disappointment for its fans and players as the Ducks failed to make the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 2003–04.


2009–10 Anaheim Ducks season, Off-season
The Ducks made a major trade at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft on June 26, trading Chris Pronger and Ryan Dingle to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Joffrey Lupul, Luca Sbisa, two first-round draft picks and a conditional third-round pick. The Ducks then traded the Flyers' first-round pick for a later first-round pick and a second-round pick. The trades were the first in a series of 16 trades made by the Ducks in the 2009–10 season. The club signed former Montreal Canadiens captain Saku Koivu as a free agent, while Francois Beauchemin and Rob Niedermayer departed the Ducks for other teams.


2009–10 Anaheim Ducks season, Regular season
The Ducks started the season poorly, playing under .500 for the first month. The team's top goalie, Jean-Sebastien Giguere struggled, failing to win a game until November 23. The Ducks increasingly played Jonas Hiller and the club reached the .500 mark in January. The team was not able to catch up in the standings despite improved play in the second half. Nearing the NHL trade deadline, general manager Bob Murray traded Giguere to the Toronto Maple Leafs and made several trades at the deadline.


2009–10 Anaheim Ducks season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Ducks Win (2 pts.) Ducks Loss (0 pts.) Winter Olympics   OT Loss (1 pt.) Eliminated


2009–10 Anaheim Ducks season, Schedule and results, Regular season
1st (Pacific Division)  Not in Playoff Position  In Playoff Position


2009–10 Anaheim Ducks season, Standings, Conference standings
bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won conference (and division)


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


2009–10 Anaheim Ducks season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; GS = Games Started; 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 Anaheim Ducks season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Ducks. Stats reflect time with Ducks only. ‡Traded mid-season. Bold/italics denotes franchise record


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


2009–10 Anaheim Ducks season, Draft picks
The Ducks picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal.


2009–10 Angola Basketball Cup, 2010 Angola Men's Basketball Cup
The 2010 Men's Basketball Cup was contested by 8 teams and won by Recreativo do Libolo, to win its first title. The finals, at the best of three games, was played on May 11, 14 and 17.


2009–10 Angola Basketball Cup, 2010 Angola Women's Basketball Cup
The 2010 Women's Basketball Cup was contested by Interclube and Primeiro de Agosto, at the best of three games, on March 3 and 8, with Interclube winning the title by beating Primeiro de Agosto 50-46 and 56-53.


2009–10 Angola Basketball Super Cup
The 2010 Angola Basketball Super Cup (17th edition) was contested by Primeiro de Agosto, as the 2009 league champion and Petro Atlético, the 2009 cup runner-up. Primeiro de Agosto was the winner, making it is's 9th title.


2009–10 Angola Basketball Super Cup
The 2010 Women's Super Cup (15th edition) was contested by Primeiro de Agosto, as the 2009 women's league champion and Interclube, the 2009 cup runner-up. Interclube was the winner, making it is's 3rd title.


2009–10 Arema Indonesia season
The  2009–10  Arema Indonesia season is Arema's 23rd competitive season. The club will compete in Indonesia Super League and Piala Indonesia. Arema Indonesia a professional football club based in Malang, East Java, Indonesia. The season covers the period from 1 July 2009 to 1 August 2010.


2009–10 Arema Indonesia season, Squad information, 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 Arema Indonesia season, Squad information, Transfers
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2009–10 Arema Indonesia season, Squad information, Transfers
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2009–10 Arema Indonesia season, Statistics, Top scorers
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2009–10 Argentine Primera División season
The 2009–10 Primera División season was the 119th season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. A total of 20 teams competed in the season, which started on 21 August 2009 and ended on 23 May 2010.


2009–10 Argentine Primera División season, Changes from 2008–09
The major changes for this season apply to international qualification. For the 2010 Copa Libertadores, an aggregate table of the two tournaments held in 2009 (2009 Clausura and 2009 Apertura) will be taken into account, instead of an average of the past three tournaments. For the 2010 Copa Sudamericana, River Plate and Boca Juniors will no longer be invited without merit. Their open berths will be up for qualification to any team, including themselves.


2009–10 Argentine Primera División season, Changes from 2008–09
On 21 August, the Argentine Football Association revoked the television broadcasting contract with TyC in the hopes of increasing revenue to help the financially struggling clubs. On 18 August, the AFA and the Government of Argentina struck a deal to broadcast the season for free on non-cable channels, which allowed the season to start on the 21st.


2009–10 Argentine Primera División season, Club information
Twenty clubs will participate in the 2009–10 season, with eighteen sides remaining from the previous season. Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy and San Martín de Tucumán were relegated at the end of the 2008–09 season. They were replaced by Chacarita Juniors and Atlético Tucumán, both of whom were promoted from the Primera B Nacional. Rosario Central and Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) played the relegation/promotion playoffs against Belgrano and Atlético de Rafaela, respectively. Both Gimnasia y Esgrima and Rosario Central won their playoff matches and retained their status in top-flight football.


2009–10 Argentine Primera División season, Torneo Apertura
The Torneo Apertura was scheduled to begin on 14 August 2009 and end on 13 December 2009. However, the AFA delayed the start of the tournament until 21 August 2009 due to financial debts in some clubs.


2009–10 Argentine Primera División season, Relegation, Relegation/promotion playoffs
All Boys won 4–1 and was promoted for the next season to Primera División, while Rosario Central was relegated to the Primera B Nacional. Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) won 3–2 and stayed in the Primera División.


2009–10 Argentine Primera División season, International qualification, Copa Libertadores
The first two of Argentina's five allocated berths to the 2010 Copa Libertadores went to the 2009 Clausura champion (Vélez Sársfield) and the 2009 Apertura champion (Banfield). The remaining three berths went to the teams with the best average of the past two tournaments. Additionally, Estudiantes had a berth as the defending Copa Libertadores champion.


2009–10 Argentine Primera División season, International qualification, Copa Sudamericana
Qualification for the 2010 Copa Sudamericana is determined by an aggregate table of the Apertura 2009 and Clausura 2010 tournaments. The top six teams in the aggregate table qualify. Boca Juniors and River Plate will no longer be invited to the tournament without merit.


2009–10 Aris Thessaloniki F.C. season
The members of Lesxi Filon Ari elected Thanasis Athanasiadis as the new president of Aris Thessaloniki in the elections that took place in May.


2009–10 Aris Thessaloniki F.C. season
The club finished 5th in regular season of Super League and 4th after playoffs. Also, the club reached in the final of Greek Cup where lost by Panathinaikos. Aris Thessaloniki's fans made the biggest movement of fans in Greece for the final.


2009–10 Aris Thessaloniki F.C. season
Aris Thessaloniki started the season with Iomar Mazinho. In November Mazinho removed and Héctor Cúper was the manager for the rest of the season.


2009–10 Aris Thessaloniki F.C. season, Competitions, Super League, Play-offs
Team that finished fifth in Regular Season started Play-offs with 0 points. Every other team's points is the difference from fifth placed team divided with 5.


2009–10 Aris Thessaloniki F.C. season, Competitions, Greek Football Cup, Final
The 68th Greek Cup Final was played at Athens Olympic Stadium "Spyridon Louis" on Saturday, April 24, 2010.


2009–10 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team
The 2009–10 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team represented Arizona State University during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Herb Sendek. The Sun Devils played their home games at the Wells Fargo Arena and are members of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Sun Devils finished with 22–11, 12–6 in Pac-10 play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to Stanford. They earn to the trip to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament which they lost to Jacksonville in the first round.


2009–10 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team, Departures
The Sun Devils lost James Harden and Jeff Pendergraph they were both averaging over 10 points per game.


2009–10 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team
The 2009–10 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team will represent Arizona State University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sun Devils will be coached by Charli Turner Thorne. The Sun Devils are a member of the Pacific-10 Conference and will attempt to win the NCAA championship.


2009–10 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team, Offseason
McKinney will be coming to ASU from Bowie High School in Arlington, Texas She was a two-time District 4-5A Defensive Player of the Year. A four-year starter, McKinney led her team in both assists and steals three straight seasons. Watson A 5-9 guard from Long Beach, California. She previously played at Central Arizona College where she played a major role in leading her team to a perfect 35-0 season and the NJCAA championship. She put up All-American numbers as she averaged 13.8 points, 5.4 assists (13th in the nation) and 3.9 steals (fourth in the nation) per game. She was named the MVP of the NJCAA Tournament after averaging 16.8 points in the Vaqueras' four tournament games.


2009–10 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2009–10 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by first year head coach Sean Miller, played their home games at the McKale Center and are members of the Pacific-10 Conference.


2009–10 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team, Regular season
The Wildcats will compete in the Iona College Tip-Off Tournament from November 14–15. In addition, the Wildcats will participate in the JHG Jam on November 21.


2009–10 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
The 2009–10 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2009–10 college basketball season. The head coach was John Pelphrey, serving in his third year. The team played its home games at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas and are members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 7–9 in SEC play and lost in the first round of the 2010 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament.


2009–10 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team, 2009–10 Roster
It was announced on July 5 that Jason Henry would not return to the hardwood for the Razorbacks this fall.


2009–10 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team
The 2009–10 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Lions, led by 2nd-year head coach George Ivory, played their home games at the K. L. Johnson Complex in Pine Bluff, Arkansas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Despite not playing a home game until the 15th game of the season, and starting the season with 11 consecutive losses, Arkansas–Pine Bluff finished second in the SWAC regular season standings. The Golden Lions then won the SWAC Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. After defeating Winthrop in the play-in game, the Golden Lions advanced as the No. 16 seed in the South region where they lost to No. 1 seed and eventual National champion Duke, 73–44.


2009–10 Armenian Hockey League season
The 2009–10 Armenian Hockey League season was the ninth season of the Armenian Hockey League. Urartu Yerevan won the Armenian championship for the fourth consecutive year.


2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season
The 2009–10 season was the 115th in the history of Arsenal Football Club. It began on 1 July 2009 and concluded on 30 June 2010, with competitive matches played between August and May. The club ended the Premier League campaign in third position, 11 points behind champions Chelsea. In the domestic cup competitions, Arsenal were knocked out in the fourth round of the FA Cup to Stoke City and the fifth round of the League Cup against Manchester City. They failed to progress past the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, losing to reigning champions Barcelona in a two-legged tie.


2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season
Arsenal did little business in the transfer market; their only outfield signing of the summer was defender Thomas Vermaelen from Ajax. Several players however left the club before the campaign got under way, including Emmanuel Adebayor and Kolo Touré in separate deals to Manchester City. To reinvigorate the side and benefit from Cesc Fàbregas's creativity, manager Arsène Wenger instituted a fluid 4–3–3 formation. The team made an impressive start; by November they had scored 36 goals in 11 league games and qualified for the Champions League knockout stage with a game to spare. Arsenal's defensive fragility was a recurring theme throughout the season and meant the team struggled to sustain a title challenge; they suffered back-to-back Premier League losses on four occasions.


2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season
41 different players represented Arsenal in four competitions and there were 14 different goalscorers. Arsenal's top goalscorer was Fàbregas, who scored 19 goals in 36 appearances.


2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season, Background, Transfers
Arsenal made one outfield signing during the summer, defender Thomas Vermaelen from Ajax in a deal estimated at £10 million. Several players were let go, including Amaury Bischoff who joined in 2008 and played the majority of his football in the reserves and Rui Fonte. Striker Emmanuel Adebayor was sold to Manchester City for a fee of £25 million and Kolo Touré soon joined him, ending a seven-year association with Arsenal. His former teammate Sol Campbell rejoined the club during the winter transfer window, having been a free agent.


2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season, Background, Transfers
Wenger, who signed him to bolster the squad's defensive options, said: "He has a fantastic attitude and good fitness. Of course he is not the youngest but he is in a very good shape. He can still play in the Premier League. He is important in the dressing room as well. He's positive with the young players."


2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season, Background, Transfers
A number of players were loaned out during the season for game time and career development. Goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny joined Brentford in November 2009 and stayed their for the remainder of the season, while in the January window Jack Wilshere and Philippe Senderos moved to Bolton Wanderers and Everton respectively.


2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League
A total of 20 teams competed in the Premier League in the 2009–10 season. Each team played 38 matches; two against every other team and one match at each club's stadium. Three points were awarded for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. At the end of the season the top three teams qualified for the group stages of the UEFA Champions League; the team in fourth needed to play a qualifier.


2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League
The provisional fixture list was released on 17 June 2009, but was subject to change in the event of clashes with other competitions, inclement weather, or matches being selected for television coverage.


2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, August–October
The league campaign began for Arsenal with a trip to Goodison Park to face Everton on 15 August 2009. Denílson scored the opening goal four minutes before the half-hour and Vermaelen doubled Arsenal’s lead, heading the ball in from a Robin van Persie cross. Everton’s failure to mark Gallas brought about the visitors' third just before the break. Fàbregas scored two goals in the second half and substitute Eduardo added Arsenal's sixth, before Saha scored for Everton in stoppage time.


2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, August–October
The game marked Vermaelen’s league debut and the player was described by The Guardian's match correspondent Andy Hunter as "comfortably the finest defender on display," having limited his counterpart Marouane Fellaini to so few chances while "anticipating danger expertly". The following week Abou Diaby scored two goals as Arsenal beat Portsmouth 4–1. Arsenal then travelled to play the incumbent champions Manchester United at Old Trafford. Arshavin's goal in the 40th minute gave Arsenal the lead, but Manuel Almunia conceded a penalty in the second half, as he adjusted to have fouled striker Wayne Rooney in the penalty box.


2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, August–October
Rooney converted the spot kick to level the scoreline, before Diaby headed the ball into his own net from a United free-kick. Late on, Wenger was sent to the stands for kicking a water bottle after Van Persie's equaliser was correctly disallowed. He felt the defeat was an "undeserved" one, going further to criticise his opponents' tactics: "I have seen a player make 20 fouls without getting a yellow card. If you have seen the game, you don't need me to tell you who but their player gets away without a yellow card. It's quite amazing."


2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, August–October
Arsenal did not play another game for a fortnight because of the international football break. On the resumption of club football, they faced Manchester City. At the City of Manchester Stadium, Arsenal lost for the second league match in succession, this time by a two-goal margin. Adebayor scored against his former club and caused controversy by running towards the Arsenal section and celebrating in front of them. Television replays also caught the striker attempting to stamp Van Persie’s face.


2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, August–October
At home, Arsenal responded with a 4–0 win against Wigan Athletic and a single Van Persie’s goal was enough to beat Fulham away in the team’s final match of September. Vito Mannone's performance at Craven Cottage was praised; he stood in for the injured Almunia. After six games, Arsenal garnered 12 points and stood in fifth position, having played a game less than each of the teams occupying the top four.


2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, August–October
The visit of Blackburn Rovers to the Emirates Stadium in early October coincided with the start of Wenger's 13th year at the club. Six different players (Vermaelen, Van Persie, Arshavin, Fàbregas, Theo Walcott and Nicklas Bendtner) scored in the team's 6–2 win. Arsenal defeated Birmingham City 3–1 at home before conceding twice away to West Ham United on 25 October 2009 to draw. Arsenal's final game of October was a North London derby against Tottenham Hotspur.


2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, August–October
Van Persie scored the opening goal in the 42nd minute, before Fàbregas added a second immediately – he won the ball straight from the kick-off and went past Tottenham’s static defence, before shooting past Heurelho Gomes. Van Persie scored Arsenal’s third in the second half and the 3–0 win moved Arsenal into third position, five points behind Chelsea in first who played a game more.


2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, November–January
Arsenal's first fixture of November was against Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Molineux Stadium. The team moved into second place as a result of a 4–1 win. Wenger was sceptical of whether his team could reach a century of goals in the league, but was overjoyed at Arsenal's goal tally of 36 in 11 league matches: "[ It] shows that the way we play football, the way we are organised and the way we go forward suits our players." Following the international football break, Arsenal played Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.


2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, November–January
Eduardo deputised for Van Persie, who injured himself whilst playing for the Netherlands. Darren Bent's goal in the 71st minute won the match for Sunderland, who became the first team to prevent Arsenal from scoring in a league match. Manchester United's defeat of Everton moved Arsenal down into third position in the league table, three points ahead. At home to league leaders Chelsea on 29 November 2009, Arsenal lost 3–0; striker Didier Drogba scored two goals in either interval of the game. When asked if Arsenal's title chances were over, Wenger replied, "It is not over and I believe, on what I have seen of Chelsea, that the team can drop points."


2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, November–January
December saw Arsenal win five out of six league matches. Arshavin and Aaron Ramsey each scored against Stoke City at home, and the team came from behind to beat Liverpool at Anfield – a ground where they were winless in five years. The victory was attributed to Wenger's half-time team talk where he uncharacteristically shouted at his players and told them they were "not fit to wear the shirt" after a poor first-half performance. "Of course it can always go the other way and you can lose 6–1. Then it's a crisis; it is like that." he told reporters.


2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, November–January
Arsenal were then held to a 1–1 draw at Burnley which meant they remained in third spot, with the gap between themselves and Chelsea ever increasing. The team returned to winning ways at home to Hull City as Denílson, Eduardo and Diaby got on the scoresheet in a 3–0 victory. A day after Boxing Day, Arsenal beat Aston Villa by the same scoreline; Fàbregas came off the substitutes' bench and scored twice. The Arsenal captain however injured himself in the closing stages of the match and was ruled out for their next game, away to Portsmouth. Nevertheless, the team recorded a 4–1 victory to move four points behind leaders Chelsea with a game in hand.


2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, November–January
Tomáš Rosický scored in stoppage time to deny Everton their first win at Arsenal in 14 years. The match, which saw the visitors lead twice, was played in cold conditions as a result of the "Big Freeze". Arsenal then faced Bolton Wanderers back-to-back; the home fixture was originally called off on 6 January 2010 due to heavy snow. At the Reebok Stadium, goals from Fàbregas and Fran Mérida saw the visitors to victory in what was Owen Coyle's first game in charge of Bolton.


2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, November–January
In the reverse fixture three days later Arsenal won again to go back in first spot, this time coming back from two goals down to win 4–2. Their stay at the top of the table was brief and moved back down to third, after they were held to a goalless stalemate against Aston Villa in the midweek round, while Chelsea beat Birmingham. Arsenal's best chances in the match came in the first half; Fàbregas and Rosicky both had efforts hit the post and crossbar respectively.


2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, November–January
The end of January brought the visit of Manchester United to the Emirates Stadium. Wenger described the game as an opportunity for Arsenal to prove they were "mentally prepared" to compete in the title race, but his team were outclassed by the visitors which prompted boos from the home support at the final whistle. Nani opened the scoring just after the half-hour mark and was involved in the counter-attack that led to the second goal four minutes later, finished off by Rooney. Park Ji-sung added a third for United in the second half, before Vermaelen scored late on to make the scoreline 3–1. The defeat left Arsenal still in third with 14 games remaining, five points behind leaders Chelsea.


2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, February–May
Arsenal’s poor form against the title challengers continued: at Stamford Bridge they were unable to get the better of a Chelsea side that powered into a 2–0 lead in the first half-hour. Drogba opened the scoring in the eighth minute when John Terry headed the ball across the face of goal and he tapped in at the far post. The striker scored his second of the game from a counter-attack. In his match report for The Guardian, Kevin McCarra opined that Arsenal were "strangled by stereotype" and a second successive defeat put end to their title bid.


2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, February–May
Wenger downplayed the defeat, and told reporters "we didn't get a demonstration of football but they were efficient;” his comments on possession irked Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack. Arsenal returned to winning ways in midweek with a narrow victory against Liverpool and then scored twice to beat Sunderland. At the Britannia Stadium, Arsenal forged a comeback against Stoke City but their win was overshadowed by the injury to Ramsey. The midfielder broke his right leg following a challenge by Stoke defender Ryan Shawcross, who was immediately sent off. Wenger described the tackle as "horrendous" and added "People say we don’t fancy the physical side of it, but this is the result. If you see a player getting injured like that, it’s not acceptable."


2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, February–May
A win against Burnley in March put Arsenal level on points with second-place Chelsea having played a game more. The team needed a late goal against Hull City, courtesy of Bendtner in the third minute of stoppage time to get three points and move above Manchester United into second place. Wenger was defiant his team could win the title after Arsenal beat West Ham to move top; it was their sixth consecutive league win and victory was ensured when Fàbregas converted a penalty late on.


2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, February–May
They were without Vermaelen for the trip to St Andrew's as the defender was sent off against West Ham. Arsenal were unable to hold on to their lead against Birmingham as Almunia's error gifted a stoppage-time equaliser, scored by Kevin Phillips. With six games remaining, Arsenal stood in third place, three points behind Chelsea and four on leaders Manchester United.


2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, February–May
At home against Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bendtner scored the winning goal in stoppage time, rising highest inside the six-yard box and heading in Sagna's cross. In the North London derby, Tottenham beat Arsenal at White Hart Lane to record their first league win against Wenger's side since November 1999. Danny Rose on his debut opened the scoring with a 30-yard volley and Gareth Bale doubled the host’s lead minutes into the second half. Bendtner scored with five minutes remaining of normal time but the game ended 2–1 to Tottenham, leaving Arsenal six points adrift of Chelsea at the top.


2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, February–May
Wenger was so incensed by Arsenal's response against Wigan – conceding three in the final 10 minutes to throw away a 2–0 lead – that he ordered the team bus to drop his players at Wigan railway station and told them to make their way back home. With Arsenal's title bid over, the team played out a goalless draw against Manchester City and then lost to Blackburn Rovers in early May. Arsenal secured third place on the final day, beating Fulham at home by four goals.


2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season, FA Cup
Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round (last 64), in which they were drawn to face fellow Premier League club West Ham United away from home. They came from a goal down to beat their London rivals and progress, but made an exit the following round against Stoke where an understrength side were undone in the final 20 minutes. Wenger defended his team selection, pointing out to the media: "We had 10 injuries and a very difficult programme coming up."


2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season, Football League Cup
Arsenal entered the Football League Cup in the third round, where they were drawn at home against West Bromwich Albion. Helped by the dismissal of Jerome Thomas, Arsenal's young team – averaging at 20 years – were able to beat the visitors by two goals to progress. A strong performance against Liverpool followed in the competition, but Arsenal were knocked out in the quarter-final stage when Manchester City defeated them by three goals.


2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season, UEFA Champions League
Given Arsenal finished fourth in the league the previous season, the club played a qualifying round against Celtic to ensure progression into the group stages. In the first leg at Celtic Park, Arsenal broke the deadlock when Fábregas' free-kick deflected in off defender William Gallas and past the goal net. Gary Caldwell's own goal deep into the second half strengthened Arsenal’s advantage on a night when their midfielder Alex Song was described by journalist David Hytner as being "…outstanding, his strength, smart positioning and interceptions helping to stem Celtic raids and launch those of his own team."


2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season, UEFA Champions League
Arsenal beat Celtic 3–1 in the return leg a week later; it was not without controversy as the Celtic players accused Eduardo of diving to win his team a penalty that led to the first goal. UEFA charged the striker and banned him for two matches as he was found guilty of deceiving referee Manuel Gonzalez. Arsenal lodged an appeal and the ban was overturned at a later date.


2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Group stage
Arsenal were drawn in Group H, along with Greek club Olympiacos, Belgian side Standard Liège and Dutch champions AZ Alkmaar. The team mounted a comeback against Standard Liège on the first night of the competition, having conceded twice in the space of the first five minutes. Eduardo’s deciding goal, which came nine minutes before the end marked the fifth season in the previous six that Arsenal opened their campaign with a win.


2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Group stage
Late goals from Van Persie and Arshavin secured a 2–0 win at home to Olympiacos, but the team were unable to make it three wins after conceding a stoppage-time goal to draw 1–1 against AZ. In the reverse match, staged on matchday four, Fábregas scored twice in Arsenal's 4–1 win which put the club on 10 points in the group. Victory against Standard Liège ensured qualification into the knockout stages with a match to spare. That game was against Olympiacos, which Wenger made changes to his first XI. Arsenal lost 1–0 at the Karaiskakis Stadium.


2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase, Round of 16
Arsenal faced Porto in the knockout stages. In the first leg at the Estádio do Dragão, an own goal by goalkeeper Łukasz Fabiański gave Porto the lead, but Campbell scored Arsenal a crucial away goal seven minutes later when he headed in a corner. Radamel Falcao restored Porto's lead in the second half and the tie finished 2–1 in their favour. At the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal overturned Porto’s slender advantage as Bendtner scored twice inside the first 25 minutes. Nasri and Emmanuel Eboué added further goals before Bendtner converted a penalty to round off a hat-trick.


2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase, Quarter-finals
In the quarter-finals, Arsenal played Barcelona which marked the return of former club captain Thierry Henry. Barcelona dominated proceedings but did not find a way through the Arsenal defence until the early stages of the second half; Zlatan Ibrahimovic took advantage of Almunia leaving his box and rushing towards him by lofting the ball over the goalkeeper. Ibrahimovic doubled Barcelona’s lead, to which Wenger responded by bringing Walcott on. The forward made an instant impact with his pace and acceleration, scoring past Victor Valdes. Barcelona defender Carles Puyol was sent off for a second bookable offence when he fouled Fábregas in the box, and the Arsenal captain converted the penalty awarded by the referee to equalise.


2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase, Quarter-finals
Walcott, who Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola described as Arsenal's biggest threat, was named in the first XI for the return leg and set Bendtner up to score. The joy was short lived as Messi equalised within minutes and he added a further three goals to give Barcelona a 6–3 aggregate win – 4–1 on the night. Wenger was full of praise for Messi afterwards, telling reporters: "…We lost against a team that is better than us and that has the best player in the world. Once he's on the run, Messi is unstoppable. He's the only player who can change direction at such a pace."


2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season, Squad statistics
Arsenal used a total of 41 players during the 2009–10 season and there were 20 different goalscorers. There were also four squad members who did not make a first-team appearance in the campaign. This was the first season the team played in a 4–3–3 formation, utilised for the benefit of Fàbregas. Sagna featured in 44 matches – the most of any Arsenal player in the campaign. Vermaelen started in 33 league matches.


2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season, Squad statistics
The team scored a total of 115 goals in all competitions. The highest scorer was Fàbregas, with 19 goals, 15 of which scored in the league. Vermaelen was the only Arsenal player to be sent off in the entire season. The side's continuing sportsmanship was acknowledged at the end of the season with the Barclays Fair Play Award.


2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season, Squad statistics
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with number struck through and marked  left the club during the playing season.


2009–10 Asia League Ice Hockey season
The 2009–10 Asia League Ice Hockey season was the seventh season of Asia League Ice Hockey. Seven teams participated in the league, and Anyang Halla won the championship.


2009–10 Aston Villa F.C. season
The 2009–10 season was Aston Villa's 135th professional season; their 99th season in the top-flight and their 22nd consecutive season in the top flight of English football, the Premier League. They were managed by Martin O'Neill – in his fourth season since replacing David O'Leary. The 2009–10 season was Villa's second consecutive spell in European competition for the club, and the first in the newly formatted UEFA Europa League.


2009–10 Aston Villa F.C. season
This term marked the first for the club without long-term player and former captain Gareth Barry following his £12million move to Manchester City on 2 June 2009. Barry had been at the club since 1997.


2009–10 Aston Villa F.C. season
The Birmingham Derby made a return to the Premier League after local rivals Birmingham City were promoted to the top tier. Villa won the first of two fixtures 1–0 at St Andrew's on 13 September 2009 with Gabriel Agbonlahor scoring the winning goal. Villa also won the return fixture at Villa Park 1–0 on 25 April 2010, thanks to a James Milner penalty. Villa also played games against newly promoted Wolves from nearby Wolverhampton, resulting in a 1–1 draw at Molineux and a 2–2 draw at Villa Park.


2009–10 Aston Villa F.C. season
The club progressed to the final of the League Cup during this season, eliminating Cardiff City, Sunderland, Portsmouth and Blackburn Rovers along the way. However, Aston Villa were beaten 2–1 by Manchester United in the final at Wembley Stadium on 28 February 2010. Villa's other domestic cup venture also took the club to Wembley in the FA Cup, where they were defeated 3–0 by Chelsea in the semi-final. Aston Villa finished 6th in the Premier League for the 3rd year in a row, with 2 points more than previous season, they also qualified for the Europa League for the 3rd year running.


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


2009–10 Aston Villa F.C. season, Kit changes
The club once again dismissed sponsorship payments to allow Acorns as a charitable sponsor. A new away kit was unveiled on 24 May 2009 and inspired by the England national football team. It features a white and gray halved style with pinstripes and a navy accent, intended to pay tribute to the 67 Villa players that have appeared for the country while at the club. The blue and black away kit of 2008–09 also became this season's third kit. The new home kit was unveiled the day before the first clash of the Peace Cup 2009, which was against Málaga on Saturday 25 July.


2009–10 Athletic Bilbao season
The 2009–10 season was the 109th season in Athletic Bilbao's history and their 79th consecutive season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football.


2009–10 Atlanta Hawks season
The 2009–10 Atlanta Hawks season was the 60th season of the Atlanta Hawks in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team was eliminated in the second round of the 2010 NBA Playoffs on May 10 by the Orlando Magic. The Hawks had the second best team offensive rating in the NBA.


2009–10 Atlanta Hawks season, Transactions, Trades
On June 25, 2009 the Hawks traded guards Acie Law IV and Speedy Claxton to the Warriors for guard Jamal Crawford.


2009–10 Atlanta Hawks season, Transactions, Signs
On July 7, 2009 the Hawks re-signed veteran point guard Mike Bibby to a 3-year deal worth $18 million.


2009–10 Atlanta Hawks season, Transactions, Signs
On July 8, 2009 the Hawks re-signed center Zaza Pachulia to a 4-year deal at $4.75 mil per year.


2009–10 Atlanta Hawks season, Transactions, Signs
On August 14, 2009 the Hawks and unrestricted free agent forward Joe Smith agreed to terms on a 1-year contract at the veteran's minimum.


2009–10 Atlanta Thrashers season
The 2009–10 Atlanta Thrashers season was the 11th season of play for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. The Thrashers failed to make the Stanley Cup playoffs during the season, and at the end of the regular season, the team announced that it would not retain John Anderson as head coach. The Thrashers also promoted Don Waddell to president and Rick Dudley to general manager. Assistant coaches Randy Cunneyworth, Todd Nelson and Steve Weeks were also not retained.


2009–10 Atlanta Thrashers season, Off-season
With the fourth-overall pick in the Entry Draft, the Thrashers chose forward Evander Kane.


2009–10 Atlanta Thrashers season, Off-season
The Thrashers signed free agent forward Nik Antropov, intending to team him with Ilya Kovalchuk. The Thrashers made a trade for defenceman Pavel Kubina from the Toronto Maple Leafs, giving up Garnet Exelby in a four-player deal.


2009–10 Atlanta Thrashers season, Regular season, Conference standings
bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)


2009–10 Atlanta Thrashers season, Regular season, Conference standings
AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division


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


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


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


2009–10 Atlanta Thrashers season, Draft picks
Atlanta's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.


2009–10 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season
The 2009–10 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season marks the 34th season of Atlantic 10 Conference basketball.


2009–10 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season, Preseason
In the preseason, talk centered around the University of Dayton, who returned four starters from a 27–8 team that advanced to the second round of the 2009 NCAA Tournament. Dayton forward Chris Wright was named to the John R. Wooden Award preseason top 50 candidate list on August 19, the only Atlantic 10 player so honored. Wright also was named to the Naismith Award watch list on October 29. In other preseason recognition, Jason Duty of Duquesne and Yves Mekongo of La Salle were named to the 30-man preseason candidate list for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award.


2009–10 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season, Preseason
In a vote of league coaches and media, Dayton was named the preseason favorite to win the league. Dayton also received national recognition as the Flyers were ranked in both preseason polls – #21 in the AP Poll and #22 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' poll.


2009–10 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season, Postseason, Atlantic 10 Tournament
Beginning this season, the Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament changed formats so that first-round games would be played on the home court of the higher-seeded team, then the tournament would move to Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. In 2009, all rounds were held at the same site.


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


2009–10 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
The 2009–10 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season was the 57th season for the league.


2009–10 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
Duke and Maryland shared the regular season crown, while Duke won the ACC Tournament championship.


2009–10 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
The 2010 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, a part of the 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place from March 11–14, 2010, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. The championship game matched Duke against Georgia Tech. Duke won 65–61, winning its 9th ACC championship in 12 years, and the most titles in ACC history at 18. As conference champion, Duke received the ACC's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Tournament. Other teams to go to the tournament were Maryland, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, Florida State, and Clemson. North Carolina made the NIT post season tournament final, but lost there to Dayton. In the Big Ten- ACC Challenge, this was the first year the ACC lost, losing 6–5 overall.


2009–10 Atlantic Hockey season, Awards
The awards were presented on March 18, 2010 at the Atlantic Hockey awards banquet at the Radisson Hotel Riverside in Rochester, New York.


2009–10 Atlético Madrid season
The 2009–10 season was the 104th season in Atlético Madrid's history and their 73rd season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. It covers a period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010.


2009–10 Atlético Madrid season
Atlético salvaged a largely disappointing season, thanks to a late resurgence resulting in the UEFA Europa League title, following a 2–1 final victory against Fulham. During the course of the tournament, Atlético overcame Liverpool among others, much thanks to Diego Forlán's goalscoring talent. Forlán scored the winning away goal against Liverpool in the extra-time during the semis, as well as two goals against Fulham, culminating in another extra time-winner.


2009–10 Atlético Madrid season
Elsewhere, Atlético reached the final of Copa del Rey, where it lost to Sevilla. The league and Champions League runs were disappointing, however, not winning a single game in Champions League, and just finishing in the top half of the league.


2009–10 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team
The 2009–10 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team will represent Auburn University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Tigers will be coached by Nell Fortner. The Tigers are a member of the Southeast Conference and will attempt to win the NCAA championship.


2009–10 Australian Athletics Championships
The 2009–10 Australian Athletics Championships was the 88th edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for Australia. It was held from 16–18 April 2010 at the Western Australian Athletics Stadium in Perth. It served as a selection meeting for Australia at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. The 10,000 metres event took place separately at the Zatopek 10K on 10 December 2009 at Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne. The decathlon and heptathlon competitions were held in Hobart on 13 and 14 February 2010.


2009–10 Australian Figure Skating Championships
The 2009–10 Australian Figure Skating Championships was held in Penrith and Canterbury from 15 through 22 August 2009. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, ice dancing, and synchronized skating across many levels, including senior, junior, novice, adult, and the pre-novice disciplines of primary and intermediate.


2009–10 Australian Figure Skating Championships
Skaters from New Zealand and Japan competed as guest skaters and their results were discounted from the final results.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season
A bushfire season occurred predominantly from June 2009 to May 2010. Increased attention has been given to this season as authorities and government attempt to preempt any future loss of life after the Black Saturday bushfires during the previous season, 2008–09. Long range weather observations predict very hot, dry and windy weather conditions during the summer months, leading to a high risk of bushfire occurrence.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season
In late September, several bushfires affected southeastern and northern Queensland. In October, bushfires affected much of the central latitudes of Australia, across Western Australia, Queensland and New South Wales. In early November, a heat wave across southeastern Australia and high bushfire risk weather, precipitated a series of bushfires in those states, particularly South Australia, where 6 people were injured in separate incidents. In December, a further 5 people were injured and a helicopter pilot killed, whilst fighting bushfires in NSW. Later that month, a 60-year-old man and three other men suffered burns whilst fighting fires in Southern NSW, while major fires burnt in the Riverina, far east Gippsland and Port Lincoln.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season
Between Christmas and New Years 2009, bushfires affected the northern and central Wheatbelt of Western Australia, destroying 37 homes and about 3,000 hectares (7,410 acres) of bushland. In early January 2010, Victoria and South Australia experienced "Catastrophic" category fire conditions, and on 10 January, a CFA volunteer was killed and 2 others injured after a fire truck rolled en route to a fire near Mansfield, in Victoria's north east.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Context
Many parts of Australia, particularly southeastern Australia, have been in drought for the last 10–15 years. This has increased the fuel load potential by drying out vegetation, and increases the potential occurrence of hot temperature and high wind combinations that precipitate extreme bushfire conditions. The drought has increased potential for extreme conditions throughout the last decade.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Context
Major fires in the Victorian Alps during the 2003 and 2006/07 seasons and areas north-east of Melbourne in 2009, burnt large areas of vegetation in these areas resulting in reduced fuel loads in large areas of Victoria. However, other regions have not experienced major bushfires for a decade or longer, notably in the Otways, Mount Macedon, Southwest coast and much of the Dandenongs, requiring increased awareness and preparedness preceding the 2009–10 season, including controlled burns, general community preparations and overall education and awareness of the general population.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Predictions and assessments
Throughout mid-2009, the Victorian State Government has warned that the 2009–10 season has the potential to be "worse" than the 2008–09 season, however opponents suggest that this coming season has the same potential risk as several of the preceding seasons, but that increased awareness of the future bushfire season in general is a positive thing. A list of 52 towns in Victoria that are deemed to be most at risk was released by the Victorian State Government in August 2009. This list is separate from the Royal Commission's interim report released around the same time. The nominated centers will take priority for developing "township protection plans".


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Predictions and assessments
The Royal Commission into the Black Saturday bushfires of the preceding season released its interim report on 17 August 2009, including recommendations for the 2009–10 season and other future seasons. The recommendations included, better warning systems, increased public awareness and education preceding the season, and better chain of command within and between all relevant authorities, amongst much else.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Timeline, September (2009)
Dry conditions and high winds from mid September onwards precipitated several bushfires throughout parts of the state. From 22 September, fires were burning west of Ingham where half a dozen properties were affected by fires. Another fire began the same day on the Mount Lindsay Highway at Cedar Creek, south-west of Brisbane.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Timeline, September (2009)
As of 25 September, seven bushfires were burning at Coochin Creek, Cedar Pocket, east of Gympie, Neurum, west of Woodford, Beelbi Creek, north of Maryborough, at Johnstown, south-east of Murgon and near Roma and Injune in southern Queensland. Around half of the state has been under total fire ban since 22 September.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Timeline, October
Strong westerly winds fanned several bushfires across the central latitudes of Australia during October 2009, mostly in the states of Western Australia, Queensland and New South Wales. At least 20 fires are burning across Queensland, several large fires in Western Australia's Kimberly region and several fires on NSW Central Coast, as of 16 October.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Timeline, October
Throughout October, bushfires burnt around 800,000 hectares of land in the Kimberley. Most major fires are burning in the North Kimberley region, east of the Mitchell Plateau. One fire, burning near Broome, on 14 October, threatened property and homes in the outer suburb of Coconut Wells.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Timeline, October
Other major bushfires burning in the Kimberly include fires at Fitzroy Crossing on Leopold Downs and Mount Elizabeth Station. In 2008, late-season wildfires burnt more than 7 million hectares in the Kimberley.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Timeline, October
On 14 October, bushfires burnt on the Gold Coast in southeast Queensland affecting the areas around Nerang and Pacific Pines. On 14 October, the Nerang Shopping Centre was evacuated when flames reached within metres of the surrounding carpark.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Timeline, October
A large bushfire burnt during mid-October in the Mount Archer Range area on the outskirts of Rockhampton for several days. On 15 October, a large grassfire burnt near the Gateway Motorway at Deagon in Brisbane's north and a fire at Toorbul (east of Caboolture) jumped containment lines and began burning in a pine plantation.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Timeline, October
In mid-October, bushfires burnt in the Clarence Valley. On 14 October 2009, one fire threatened the town of Brooms Head. The fire penetrated the settlement and threatened its only shop. Another four fires are burning in remote areas in the Clarence Valley. Nearby towns are currently advised to remain aware of bushfire activity in the area.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Timeline, November
In very late October through much of November, a heat wave affected the south-eastern Australian states of South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory. This was the second major heatwave in the region within 10 months. On 19 November, strong winds and storms abated the heat wave and increased risk of bushfires.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Timeline, November
On 10 November, three controlled burns in Victoria breached containment lines following wind gusts and high 30-degree temperatures, one 15 hectare fire in Point Nepean and two in Gippsland, one of which burnt over 1,000 hectares. On 20 November, a cool change brought strong winds and storms to much of the state causing damage to buildings and other structures. The high winds fanned several small bushfires including a 40-hectare fire at Dorodong, north-west of Casterton and a 180-hectare fire in the Cobboboonee National Park near Heywood in the state's south west.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Timeline, November
On 19 November, Around 20,000 lightning strikes occurred in South Australia as storms and cold fronts abated the November heat wave, Adelaide recording a temperature of 43. The strikes ignited over 100 fires across the state. Over 1,000 hectares have thus far been burnt on the Yorke Peninsula, where five people were injured when two CFS trucks collided in heavy smoke near Curramulka. Another firefighter near Kingston was injured in a separate incident. Over 2,000 personnel aided firefighting efforts across the state during these fires.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Timeline, November
Dozens of fires ignited between 19 and 20 November were burning in north, central and western New South Wales, and on Sydney's northern outskirts. 1000 personnel were deployed on the fire front, 2 homes were damaged and approximately 3,000 hectares burnt in NSW in total.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Timeline, November
A number of bushfires near Swansea and St Helens on the east coast of Tasmania destroyed 5 houses, no one was injured.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Timeline, December
On 8 December, 90 fires were burning across New South Wales with 1,600 firefighters in attendance. A father and son suffered serious burns whilst defending property after a bushfire flared up in the central-west New South Wales town of Vittoria, near Bathurst. Both were taken to Orange Base Hospital for treatment before being transferred to Concord Hospital in Sydney.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Timeline, December
The same fire forced the closure of the Mitchell Highway, between Bathurst and Orange. Every region of NSW was under a high to catastrophic fire danger for 9 December and total fire bans remained in effect for the central ranges, northern slopes, northwestern and upper central west plains regions.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Timeline, December
Between 9 and 10 December, 3 helicopters were involved in separate incidents fighting the fires. A helicopter mapping the fires crashed in dense fog into rainforest in the Donigo National Park at around noon, the pilot was taken to hospital in a critical but stable condition, whilst the passenger, a park ranger, died. Less than 24 hours later, two water-bombing helicopters collided tail rotors, forcing both to land, no one was injured.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Timeline, December
Areas affected by the early December fires included; Vittoria, near Bathurst, Wallendbeen, near Cootamundra, Cudgen, near far north NSW coast and areas west of Tamworth. The Vittoria fire burnt around 2,000 hectares (4,940 acres), while the Diamond Swamp fire burnt around 7,000+.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Timeline, December
On 17 December, bushfires affected Southern NSW including a major fire which has burnt 5,500 hectares (13,590 acres) in the Gerogery area, which is believed to had started at the Walla Walla tip. A 60-year-old man suffered burns to 36 per-cent of his body whilst fighting fire near Walla Walla, with a number of vehicles, home, sheds, crops and livestock also destroyed by the fire. The fire also forced the closure of the Main Southern railway line between Melbourne and Sydney and the Olympic Highway.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Timeline, December
In Tooma near Tumbarumba, a bushfire had burnt 11,500 hectares (28,420 acres) destroying six homes and threatening the Tooma Hotel and also the Kosciuszko National Park. Three men suffered burns and smoke inhalation while trying to fight the fire just outside the village of Tooma. In Michelago, 54 kilometres (34 mi) south of Canberra, a bushfire burnt 9,000 hectares (22,240 acres) and three houses were also destroyed. A powerline is believed to have caused a bushfire in Gregadoo, near Wagga Wagga, which burnt approximately 10 hectares (20 acres) of pasture, destroying a new shed and farm machinery. Wagga Wagga recorded a catastrophic fire danger index of 170, the highest recording in seven years, due to the low humidity, high temperatures and strong winds.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Timeline, December
On 17 December, a bushfire burnt over 6,700 hectares in far east Gippsland, near Cann River. Victoria's first Emergency Warning message for the summer was issued to the towns of Cann River, Noorinbee and Tonghi Creek as these towns were under imminent threat of being directly impacted. However, later that evening, rain began to fall and put a dampener on the fire, thus reducing fire activity and ending the threat to the towns.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Timeline, December
On 31 December, a small grassfire started at approximately 4:45pm (AEDT) at Mount Clear near Ballarat.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Timeline, December
On 23 December, a bushfire burnt land around Port Lincoln, destroying several structures including the State Emergency Service Headquarters and six houses. The fire also cut power to approximately 6,000 properties after burning through the main power lines.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Timeline, December
An unauthorised campfire in state forest was thought to start a bushfire that began 13 December 2009 about 17 km East of Harvey The smoke from the fire later smothered Perth and other places along the Swan Coastal Plain in haze on 14 December until cleared by the sea breeze. Over 100 personnel were involved in combating the blaze including dozens of firefighters. FESA issued warnings to residents of Harvey and Dwellingup and many roads were closed. A total area of 9700ha was burnt but no private property was destroyed.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Timeline, December
On 29 December, following the state's first use of the "catastrophic" fire risk alert, temperatures in areas to the north and east of Perth passed 45 °C (113 °F) and a large bushfire started at 1pm AWST near the town of Toodyay, 85 kilometres (53 mi) north-east of Perth. The fire destroyed 37 homes and about 3,000 hectares (7,410 acres) of bushland. The fire continued into 30 December and was declared a natural disaster by the Premier, Colin Barnett. Two firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation and dehydration, with the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (FESA) also reported that it had believed that a resident was being treated for burns at the Royal Perth Hospital.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Timeline, December
A large bushfire was also reported at Badgingarra, about 200 kilometres (124 mi) north of Perth.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Timeline, January (2010)
In early January, a string of hot days with strong northerly winds were predicted for many areas of Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania, to present the highest bushfire risk since Black Saturday. Catastrophic and Extreme fire danger warnings across most regions in each state and it was the first time the new "Catastrophic" fire danger rating category was used in Victoria.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Timeline, January (2010)
On 3 January, a bushfire threatened homes in the Swan Valley suburb of Brigadoon, 36 kilometres (22 mi) north-east of Perth.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Timeline, January (2010)
On 8 January, a 26-year-old St Kilda man was seen trying to set fire to a park bench in the Sherbrooke State Forest in the Dandenong Ranges, 35 km east of Melbourne, just before 9.00am. He was later arrested on suspicion of attempted arson. Another man was accused of arson after it was alleged he started two fires in Templestowe, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, less than 500m from houses.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Timeline, January (2010)
On 10 January, a CFA volunteer firefighter was killed and 2 other CFA personnel seriously injured when a CFA fire truck carrying 5 personnel rolled on Spring Creek Road at Tatong, whilst en route to a controlled burn near Mansfield, in Victoria's north-east, shortly before 6:30 am. The cause of the crash is yet to be determined.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Timeline, January (2010)
On 11 January, the 'Catastrophic (Code Red)' fire danger rating was used for the first time in the state for 2010, in the Wimmera Region, prompting many residents to evacuate the town of Halls Gap whilst most other regions were classified as at 'Extreme' risk. Temperatures across much of the state exceeded 40 degrees, surpassing 43 in Melbourne, combined with strong northerly winds.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Timeline, January (2010)
On 12 January, a fire near Cann River in East Gippsland, broke containment lines. On 13 January, support personnel arrived from North America, taking Victoria's total fire fighting personnel on standby to 66,000.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Timeline, January (2010)
On 22 January, a lightning strike was suspected to have started a bushfire in the Grampians National Park, which had burnt 11,000 hectare and threatening the town of Dadswells Bridge and is also expected to impact on Ledcourt and Heatherlie.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Timeline, January (2010)
On 11 January, Catastrophic fire danger warnings were issued across southern parts of the state. Mid -morning, a fire threatened areas in the northern suburbs of Adelaide, water bombers were called in to provide support to ground crews.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Timeline, January (2010)
On 12 January, Catastrophic fire danger warnings were issued across south western parts of the state. Mid -afternoon, a bushfire broke out on Bakers Lane on the northern side of the disused Tumbarumba railway line in Gumly Gumly, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from the CBD of Wagga Wagga. The New South Wales Rural Fire Service, New South Wales Fire Brigades with support from aircraft including the Erickson Air-Crane "Delilah" contained the fire an hour later after burning approximately 35 hectares of grassland. The fire is believed to had started on the side of the road (Bakers Lane) however cause of the fire is currently under investigation by the New South Wales Police fire investigators, however, the cause is suspected to be arson.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Timeline, January (2010)
On 23 January, a bushfire caused by a lightning strike near Wog Way in the South East Forest National Park, the fire was contained on 27 January after it had burnt 459 hectares.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Timeline, February
On 2 February, a bushfire burnt 536 hectares, which broke out on a property called "The Hill" on the Burra Road at Reno near Gundagai. The New South Wales Rural Fire Service feared the fire could threaten other properties however the fire was brought under control at approximately 10pm. The cause of the fire is under investigation but its believed fallen power lines may have caused the blaze.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Timeline, March
On 12 March, 200ha of land was burnt in Coolup to the south of Pinjarra just after 3pm, $15,000 dollars worth of damage was done to a property in the township.


2009–10 Australian bushfire season, Timeline, March
The following day a bushfire warning was declared for Albany as flames of up to 10 metres (33 ft) high threaten the suburb of Little GroveThe suburbs of Robinson and Little Grove were evacuated as a result of the bushfire. The fire started after a motorcycle accident and quickly spread through the surrounding bushland. Fire fighters battled flames using two water bombers and a helicopter. The fire was eventually contained following overnight rain.


2009–10 Australian cricket season
The 2009–10 Australian cricket season consists of international matches played by the Australian cricket team in Australia as well as Australian domestic cricket matches under the auspices of Cricket Australia.


2009–10 Australian cricket season, Australian Cricket Team
West Indies will tour Australia between November and February in a three-Test tour as well as ODIs and Twenty-20 matches.


2009–10 Australian cricket season, Australian Cricket Team
Pakistan will tour Australia between December and February in a three-Test tour as well as ODIs and Twenty-20 matches.


2009–10 Australian cricket season, Australian Cricket Team
New Zealand women will tour Australia in February 2010 for ODI and Twenty-20 series.


2009–10 Australian cricket season, Sheffield Shield
The Sheffield Shield will open on 13 October 2009 with matches between South Australia and Tasmania in Adelaide and Western Australia and Queensland in Perth.


2009–10 Australian cricket season, One Day Domestic
The Ford Ranger One Day Cup will open on 11 October 2009 with a match between Western Australia and Queensland at the WACA Ground.


2009–10 Australian cricket season, Twenty20 Domestic
The KFC Twenty20 Big Bash will open on 28 December 2009 with a match between Queensland and Victoria.


2009–10 Australian region cyclone season
The 2009–10 Australian region cyclone season was a below average tropical cyclone season, with eight tropical cyclones forming compared to an average of 12. The season began on 1 November 2009 and ran through until it end on 30 April 2010. The Australian region is defined as being to south of the equator, between the 90th meridian east and 160th meridian east. Tropical cyclones in this area are monitored by five Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres (TCWC's): Jakarta, Port Moresby, Perth, Darwin, and Brisbane, each of which have the power to name a tropical cyclone.


2009–10 Australian region cyclone season
The TCWC's in Perth, Darwin, and Brisbane are run by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, who designate significant tropical lows with a number and the U suffix. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center also issues unofficial warnings for the region, designating significant tropical cyclones with the "S" suffix when they form west of 135°E, and the "P" suffix when they form east of 135°E.


2009–10 Australian region cyclone season
Torrential rains produced by Tropical Cyclones Olga and Paul resulted in widespread flooding and damage in northern Australia. The combined losses from these storms reached A$508 million (US$500 million).


2009–10 Australian region cyclone season, Seasonal forecasts, Bureau of Meteorology
For the first time this season, the Bureau of Meteorology's National Climate Center (NCC), issued a seasonal forecast for the whole basin between 90°E and 160°E and included forecasts for TCWC Jakarta and Port Moresby's area of responsibility. The NCC issued four separate forecasts, one for the whole basin and three for the subregions Western Northern and Eastern with each one covering the whole tropical cyclone year. For the whole region the NCC forecast that 7–13 tropical cyclones would develop or move into the region, compared with an average of 12 tropical cyclones.


2009–10 Australian region cyclone season, Seasonal forecasts, Bureau of Meteorology
For the Western region, which the NCC defined as being between 90°E and 125°E, they forecast that 5–8 tropical cyclones would develop or move into the region compared to an average of seven. For the Northern region which the NCC defined as being between 125°E and 142.5°E, they forecast that 3–4 tropical cyclones would develop and/or move through the region compared to an average of four. However they also noted that the model used for predicting cyclones in this area had a "low skill." For the Eastern region which the NCC defined as being between 142.5°E and 160°E, they reported that 3–4 tropical cyclones would also develop and/or move through the region compared to an average of four.


2009–10 Australian region cyclone season, Seasonal forecasts, City University of Hong Kong
For the first time, the Guy Carpenter Asia-Pacific Climate Impact Centre (GCACIC), of the City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK), have issued a forecasts of tropical cyclone activity for the cyclone season. A forecast predicting how many tropical cyclones there will be within the Australian region as a whole and for the western part of the basin between 90°E and 135°E, was released in November. For this season, the GCACIC predicted that the region as a whole would see activity, near the average, predicting that 8 tropical cyclones will be in the region, with 5 of them within the western part of the region.


2009–10 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Laurence
On 8 December, TCWC Darwin reported that a tropical low-pressure system had formed near the south coast of Papua New Guinea. As the system moved west north of the Top End on 10 December, TCWC Darwin issued a Tropical Cyclone Watch for coastal areas from Croker Island to Bathurst Island but excluding Darwin . Later that day, TCWC Perth cancelled all previous warnings and issued new watches for Kalumburu, south to Wyndham and west to Mitchell Plateau.


2009–10 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Laurence
The system hovered in the same general region for a day, before strengthening into a category one cyclone, and was named by the TCWC Darwin as Tropical Cyclone Laurence. During the morning of 15 December, the cyclone strengthened into a category 2 cyclone before strengthening further into a category 3 system. In the early hours of 16 December, Severe Tropical Cyclone Laurence was upgraded to a strong category 4 with an eye starting to develop; later developing into a category 5 system. The cyclone crossed the Kimberley coast southeast of Cockatoo Island on 16 December and passed near Derby.


2009–10 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Laurence
On 17 December the cyclone weakened as it meandered over land dumping heavy rain over northern Kimberley. The cyclone's track during the day veered south-west and re-intensification was likely by 18 December as it moved over warm waters. As predicted, Laurence restrengthened into a tropical cyclone after emerging over open waters. Later on 19 December, Laurence intensified further into a category 2 cyclone. On 20 December, Laurence intensified into a category 3 cyclone, and while continuing to turn to the south, it intensified to a category 4 cyclone on the morning of 21 December.


2009–10 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Laurence
Later that morning, Laurence further intensified into a category 5 cyclone, with Red Alerts issued for towns from Pardoo to Sandfire, and inland to Yarrie being advised to seek shelter immediately. Later that afternoon, Laurence made landfall as a severe category 5 cyclone, and was downgraded to a category 4 cyclone as it made landfall. There were reports of livestock deaths, flash flooding and damage to several homes caused by the cyclone, however, no loss of life was reported. On 22 December, Laurence was downgraded to a category 2 cyclone and then further downgraded to a category 1 cyclone later that day. On 23 December, Laurence was downgraded to a tropical low, as it continued to travel south. The cyclone's maximum wind gusts were reported to be 285 km/h.


2009–10 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Low 02U
A Tropical Low formed just north of Australia on 27 December. Tropical Low 02U moved into the Timor Sea on 3 January and a Cyclone watch was declared for Kalumburu to Cape Don, including the capital of the Northern Territory, Darwin. On 4 January, the low strengthened in the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf. By 5 January the Tropical Low was located in the western Victoria River District and affecting the area with heavy rain and wind gusts of up to 90 kilometres per hour (56 mph).


2009–10 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Low 03U (Edzani)
Tropical Low 03U developed near 9.6S, 94.4E, to the west of Indonesia and Malaysia, reported as 350 km northwest of the Cocos Islands. It was expected to intensify into a Tropical Cyclone within the next 48 hours, but did not reach Tropical Cyclone intensity. On 4 January, the tropical low moved west of 90E out of Australian area of responsibility, and it was later named Edzani by RSMC La Réunion and eventually strengthened into a very intense tropical cyclone.


2009–10 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Low 04U
The monsoon trough strengthened over northern Australia, and a tropical low developed off the Pilbara coast on 14 January. Shipping warnings were issued for this system but vertical wind shear prevented the system from intensifying into a Tropical Cyclone.


2009–10 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Neville
An undesignated tropical low formed in Darwin's Area of Responsibility, near 11.9ºS 138.5ºE located in the northern Gulf of Carpentaria. On 16 January, the tropical low was designated officially as 05U as it was expected to intensify and move eastward across the gulf. The system did not develop further before it crossed the Cape York Peninsula on 18 January, but after emerging over the Coral Sea it strengthened and was named Tropical Cyclone Neville on 20 January. It was downgraded to a tropical low later in the day. The low remained slow moving off the coast of Queensland until the 23rd, when it commenced an eastward motion, and then dissipated on the 24th.


2009–10 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Magda
On 19 January TCWC Perth and Darwin both reported that a Tropical Low had formed south of Timor close to the boundary of their respective areas of responsibility. Shortly after this TCWC Perth issued the designation 06U. It strengthened as it moved southwards, and was designated Tropical Cyclone Magda on 20 January. It made landfall near Kuri Bay late on 21 January as a category three cyclone.


2009–10 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Magda
Post-storm analysis upgraded Magda to a category three severe tropical cyclone.


2009–10 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Olga
On 20 January, RSMC Nadi and TCWC Brisbane reported that Tropical Depression 04F had moved into the region from the east and was re-designated as Tropical Low 07U. Late on 22 January, 07U had strengthened into a category one cyclone, and was named by TCWC Brisbane as Tropical Cyclone Olga. By 23 January the cyclone had strengthened into a category two cyclone. On 24 January had weakened significantly was downgraded to a tropical low as it remained near stationary off Cairns.


2009–10 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Olga
By 26 January the tropical low had crossed the lower Cape York Peninsula and was south of the Gulf of Carpentaria. Warnings were issued for the coastal areas between Burketown and Booroloola. On 28 January Olga was predicted to move offshore and enter the south-western Gulf of Carpentaria and possibly restrengthen into a tropical cyclone again, possibly strengthening to a category three in the southeastern part of the Gulf. A separate outburst of convection developed south of Darwin and tracked northeast toward the Timor Sea on 28 January. On 29 January, Olga had restrengthened into a category 1 tropical cyclone. Finally, Olga degenerated to a tropical low the next day.


2009–10 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Olga
The remnants of ex-tropical cyclone Olga then slowly moved south over the next week and merged with a monsoon trough to produce widespread heavy rainfall across Queensland and New South Wales, helping to ease short-term rainfall deficits over these areas.


2009–10 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Olga
Olga killed 2 children from New Zealand Camp east of Honiara on the Solomon Islands before it became a cyclone.


2009–10 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Low 08U
During the February of the last decade, TCWC Darwin reported a tropical low 08U moving over the Northern Territory and Western Queensland.


2009–10 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Ului
On 11 March, TCWC Brisbane started to issue warnings on Tropical Depression 13F and designated it as Tropical low 09U. The depression became Cyclone Ului, category 5 in the Pacific basin, but weakened to category 4 shortly after crossing the 160°E meridian. Ului was predicted to restrengthen back into a category 5 as it moved away from an upper-level low and Severe Tropical Cyclone Tomas, however Ului remained as a category 4 and had weakened to a category 3 system in the early hours of 18 March and on the 19 to a category 2, but was expected to restrengthen. As expected, Cyclone Ului became category 3 Severe Tropical Cyclone Ului on 20 March, and maintained its intensity until making landfall near Airlie Beach, Queensland on the fourth anniversary of Cyclone Larry's landfall on Queensland.


2009–10 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Low 10U (Imani)
On 22 March, TCWC Perth assigned the designation of 10U to a developing tropical low which was located just inside the southwestern Indian Ocean. Six hours later the RSMC Réunion reported that a tropical disturbance had developed near 10.9° S / 89.9° E in the north-eastern corner of its area of responsibility.


2009–10 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Low 10U (Imani)
The system stayed west of 90° E and drifted slowly to the southwest and intensified as the RSMC La Réunion took primary forecasting responsibility for the system. There the Mauritius Meteorological Service named the system as Moderate Tropical Storm Imani on 24 March.


2009–10 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Paul
On 23 March TCWC Darwin reported that a tropical low had formed in the Arafura Sea. On 27 March, Darwin reported that it had strengthened into Tropical Cyclone Paul and was moving southward parallel to the coast in north-east Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. On 28 March the system had stalled and was nearly stationary in the vicinity of Cape Shield. By 29 March the tropical cyclone had strengthened to a Category 2 cyclone. Later that evening the tropical system made landfall just south of Cape Shield. Over land the tropical system weakened and by afternoon on 30 March was downgraded to a tropical low. Late on 31 March, after meandering over Arnhem Land the tropical system re-entered the Gulf of Carpentaria.


2009–10 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Paul
Tropical Cyclone Paul inundated the region with heavy rainfall. Groote Eylandt had reported 40 hours of non stop rain with close areas reporting over 280mm of precipitation. Bulman received 442mm in the same period. Northern Territory Chief Minister Paul Henderson declared an emergency with plans for food drops and evacuations in parts of East Arnhem Land. Even though the system lost its strength it continued to produce vast rainfall totals. Up until 9am on 1 April 160mm fell at McArthur River Mine, their highest daily total in seven years. Borroloola's 185mm in the same period was an 11-year high and Bing Bong amassed 266mm, their highest in more than 14 years.


2009–10 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Robyn
On 2 April TCWC Perth reported that a Tropical Low had formed at 11.0ºS 92.3ºE. Shortly afterward JTWC classified it as a Tropical Cyclone, reporting the position as 260 nm west of Cocos Island. Moving southwards, it strengthened to Tropical Cyclone Robyn on 3 April, reaching Category 2 the next day. Over the next few hours northwesterly wind shear increased and took its toll on the cyclone. After a counter-clockwise loop the cyclone was steered to the west, due to a strengthening ridge to the southwest of the system. On 6 April 06:00 UTC the TCWC Perth downgraded Robyn to a tropical low.


2009–10 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Sean
On 21 April, TCWC Perth reported that a tropical low had formed at 10.3ºS, 116.4ºE, and designated it 13U. The next day it was upgraded to Tropical Cyclone Sean. Sean moved south and kept a steady track. It dissipated on 25 April.


2009–10 Australian region cyclone season, Retirement
In June 2010, the Bureau of Meteorology retired the names Laurence and Magda. They were later replaced by Lincoln and Megan respectively. The name Ului was also retired by the Regional Specialized Meteorological Center and was replaced by Vanessa after it caused damage over in Eastern Australia.


2009–10 Austrian Cup
The 2009–10 Austrian Cup (German: ÖFB-Cup, also Stiegl-Cup for sponsoring purposes) was the 76th season of Austria's nationwide football cup competition. It commenced with the matches of the Preliminary Round in July 2009 and concluded with the Final on 16 May 2010. The winners of the competition, Sturm Graz, qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.


2009–10 Austrian Cup, Preliminary round
The Preliminary Round involved 66 amateur clubs from all regional federations, divided into smaller groups according to the Austrian federal states. The draw for this round was conducted at Franz Horr Stadium in Vienna on 8 July 2009. Thirty-three matches were played between mid-July and 2 August 2009. The winners of these matches advanced to the First Round.


2009–10 Austrian Cup, First round
The draw for this round was conducted on 4 August 2009. The draw involved the 33 winners of the Preliminary Round, the 22 professional teams from the 2009–10 Bundesliga and First League, and nine regional cup winners. The matches of this round were played on 14 and 15 August 2009.


2009–10 Austrian Cup, Second round
This round involved the 32 winners from the First Round. These matches were played on 19 September 2009.


2009–10 Austrian Cup, Second round
1This match was abandoned in the 77th minute due to Grazer AK fans storming the pitch.


2009–10 Austrian Cup, Third round
This round involved the 16 winners from the previous round. The matches were played on 9 and 10 March 2010.