2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Duquesne University
The Dukes have played twice in national championship games in the 1950s and won the National Invitation Tournament championship in 1955, when the NIT was the premier collegiate basketball tournament in the country. The men's basketball Dukes annually play its cross-town rival, the University of Pittsburgh Panthers, in Pittsburgh's highly anticipated and well-attended City Game. The current head coach is Ron Everhart, who has a two-year record of 27–32 (13–19 in the Atlantic 10 Conference). Well-known Duquesne players of the past include All-Americans Chuck Cooper, Sihugo Green, Dick Ricketts and Willie Somerset, and Norm Nixon, who won the Most Outstanding Player in Duquesne's 57–54 victory over the Villanova Wildcats in the 1977 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament.


2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Preseason
Duquesne lost only one starter, Aaron Jackson, from the 2008–09 team which ended with a record of 21–13, the first time since 1981 that the school had 20 or more wins in a season. Picked to finish 12th in the Atlantic 10, Duquesne went on to finish second, losing to Temple by only five points in the conference championship game. This earned Duquesne a bid into the National Invitation Tournament, its first postseason appearance since 1994. The team was eliminated in a double-overtime first round loss to Virginia Tech, but the Dukes' unlikely success inspired the hope of a return to the NIT, or perhaps even the NCAA tournament.


2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Preseason
On May 12, 2009 the school announced that two freshman forwards, Shawntez Patterson and Aleksandar Milovic, had been released from their scholarships and cleared to transfer to other schools. Both saw limited action in the 2008 season. Shawntez Patterson transferred to Pensacola Junior College, and Aleksandar Milovic transferred to the University of Hawaii.


2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Preseason
Andre Marhold, a small forward and the first of two incoming freshmen, signed with Duquesne on April 16. Marhold, a native of Pittsburgh who moved to North Carolina for High School, averaged 17.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game his senior year, in which his team was the regular season champion. He was ranked 188 in the top 1000 high school seniors by Hoop Scoop. Marhold turned down scholarship offers from Clemson, Charlotte, and Purdue.


2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Preseason
Several weeks later on May 13, guard Sean Johnson of Queens, New York also signed with the team. He attended Christ the King high school, whose basketball team finished his senior year ranked fourth in the state and eleventh in the nation by ESPN. He averaged 22.4 points per game and was named New York City Catholic High School Athletic Association Most Valuable Player. Johnson also received scholarship offers from Nebraska, Manhattan, and Quinnipiac.


2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Preseason
Prior to the start of the season, ESPN picked Duquesne to finish fifth in the Atlantic 10 conference, noting the loss of star Aaron Jackson but looking with optimism at the addition of 7 ft (2.1 m) center Morakinyo Williams and the continued development of other stars. Sophomore Melquan Bolding was also highlighted by ESPN as a key player in the Atlantic 10.


2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Preseason, Coaching staff
Ron Everhart returned for his fourth season as head coach. After the departure of previous coach Danny Nee, Everhart steadily improved the team's record year after year, taking the team from 3–24 the year before he arrived to the 21–13 record of 2008–09. Everhart attended Virginia Tech, from which he graduated in 1985. He served as an assistant coach at Georgia Tech, Virginia Military Institute, and Tulane University. In 1995, he took his first head coaching job at McNeese State University, and also coached at Northeastern University before moving to Duquesne in 2006.


2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Preseason, Coaching staff
Bill Barton returned for his third season as Associate Head Coach. Steve Hall and Scott Rigot both served as Assistant Coaches for their second year. Jason Byrd was the Director of Basketball Operations.


2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Regular season, Exhibition, Nicholls State, and Iowa
The Dukes played their first game of the season on November 7 in an exhibition match against Division III La Roche. Duquesne scored a 47-point victory in which Damian Saunders led in scoring with 17 points. Despite the solid win, Duquesne made only 47.6% from the free throw line, a trend which haunted the team the rest of the season.


2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Regular season, Exhibition, Nicholls State, and Iowa
The regular season home-opener was another victory for the team, as they defeated Nicholls State 85–62 on November 13. Early in the game, Melquan Bolding hit the floor on a hard foul during a breakaway. After a few minutes, he recovered and went on to lead the team with 25 points. Saunders scored 17 points with 19 rebounds, his first of a long streak of double-doubles. This game was also the second and final game of B.J. Monteiro's 2-game suspension following allegations of participating in a robbery. Three days later, it was announced that Bolding had fractured his wrist when he was fouled, and would be unable to play for 4–6 weeks.


2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Regular season, Exhibition, Nicholls State, and Iowa
Despite the loss of Bolding, the team went on the road to face Iowa on November 17, with newly returned B.J. Monteiro starting in place of Melquan Bolding. When down 49–50 with 11.7 seconds left, Bill Clark took an off-balance 3-point shot which spun in, putting the team up 52–50 and sealing their second victory of the regular season. This was Duquesne's first ever victory at a Big Ten arena, and its first victory against a Big Ten school since a win over Illinois in 1973.


2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Regular season, The CBE Classic
The team then traveled to Cullowhee, North Carolina for three games as part of the O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic. Duquesne defeated Binghamton 70–52 to extend its record to 3–0, with Saunders leading the way with 24 points. The next day the team improved to 4–0 with an overtime 75–72 victory against Division II Arkansas-Monticello. On the third day of play, Duquesne finally lost to Western Carolina, 77–83.


2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Regular season, The City Game and Chuck Cooper Classic
The Dukes then returned home, where they faced Radford on November 29. B.J. Monteiro continued to perform well as a starter in replacing Melquan Bolding, leading the team with 21 points. Next up for the team was the annual City Game match-up between Duquesne and its crosstown rival Pitt. In front of 12,336 fans at the Mellon Arena, Duquesne sprang out to a 16-point lead before slipping and losing 58–67 in double overtime. Bill Clark led all players with 23 points but the team hit foul trouble, with Saunders, Monteiro, and Peggau all fouling out in the final minutes.


2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Regular season, The City Game and Chuck Cooper Classic
On December 5, Duquesne hosted the Chuck Cooper Classic, in which it defeated the Savannah State Tigers by a score of 58–44. Eric Evans led with 17 points and Damian Saunders contributed 15.


2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Regular season, West Virginia, Robert Morris, and Canisius
Four days later, the Dukes were blown out 39–68 by #7 West Virginia. Saunders led the team with only 12 points. One analyst attributed this loss to the skill of the Mountaineers, an abysmal night by star Bill Clark, as well as the continued absence of Melquan Bolding and now senior captain Jason Duty, who missed the game with a sprained ankle.


2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Regular season, West Virginia, Robert Morris, and Canisius
On December 12 the Dukes faced off against another local rival, Robert Morris. In a 59–54 win, B.J. Monteiro again led the team with 17 points. Monteiro's continued high level of play prompted some analysts, as well as fans, to wonder whether the approaching return of Melquan Bolding would send Monteiro back to the bench, or if someone else would lose their starting position. Four days later the Dukes held off the Canisius Golden Griffins in a double overtime 86–77 victory at home. Bill Clark and Damian Saunders both contributed double doubles while B.J. Monteiro scored a career high 27 points.


2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Regular season, The end of non-conference play
The team then traveled to Indianapolis, where they lost to IUPUI 64–73, despite a career high 20 points from Eric Evans. In their final game before a short Christmas break, Duquesne defeated the Saint Francis Red Flash 86–56. Damian Saunders scored his tenth double-double, making him the national leader in that statistic, as well as second in rebounds. Following the break, Duquesne lost its final non-conference game to the Old Dominion Monarchs by a score of 54–63, the first of a five-game losing streak. Saunders still managed to post his eleventh double-double, coming just one block short of what would have been only the second triple-double in school history.


2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Regular season, Early conference play
Duquesne opened conference play on January 6 in a match against the Richmond Spiders, a team which the Dukes had not defeated since the Spiders joined the Atlantic 10 in 2001. This game marked the return of Melquan Bolding, though he did not start and scored only three points in fourteen minutes of playing time. Richmond managed to extend their streak, defeating the Dukes 86–80, while Saunders maintained his nation-leading position and now placed eighth in both blocks and steals.


2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Regular season, Early conference play
Duquesne then traveled to Dayton, Ohio where they lost to the Dayton Flyers 72–78 in overtime in front of a crowd of 13,435, the largest crowd the team would see all season. Senior Jason Duty was fouled on a 3-point attempt at the end of the game when his team was down by one, but made only one of three foul shots, sending the game into overtime. Melquan Bolding scored 13 points in 36 minutes, though he did not start, and Saunders came into the game now leading the nation in rebounds.


2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Regular season, Early conference play
Duquesne found itself in overtime once again as they dropped another game against the St. Louis Billikens in double overtime, 75–79. Melquan Bolding suffered another setback as he sat out most of the game, playing only five minutes due to strep throat. The team then went back out on the road to face the Rhode Island Rams, where they again lost with a final score of 67–75, dropping their conference record to 0–4. Bill Clark missed a game for the first time in his college career due to a suspension on suspicion of a "secondary NCAA rules violation." Melquan Bolding started the game for the first time since his injury, but only scored 6 points.


2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Regular season, First conference win, Xavier, and Saint Joseph's
Two days later, Clark was reinstated. With Clark back in the lineup for a home game against St. Bonaventure Bonnies, Ron Everhart tried a new starting lineup: one that included Bolding and Monteiro, but left Senior Jason Duty on the bench. The Dukes took a 15-point lead at half time, but the Bonnies came back. With less than thirty seconds left, Bill Clark drew a charging penalty which gave his team the ball, down by two. One quick possession by each team left it 67–69 in favor of the Bonnies. On the final play, Damian Saunders drove towards the basket before passing it out to Melquan Bolding, who hit a 3-point shot to put the Dukes up by one with 3.5 seconds remaining. Duquesne won 70–69, giving them their first win since December 22.


2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Regular season, First conference win, Xavier, and Saint Joseph's
The winning feeling was short-lived, however, as the Dukes were shut down by the Xavier Musketeers on January 28, losing 86–50. Melquan Bolding led the team with 14 points, Damian Saunders scored only 6, and Bill Clark only 4. On January 31 the team pulled out a 74–71 win against the Saint Joseph's Hawks at home, with Melquan Bolding leading the team with 24 points.


2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Regular season, Temple, George Washington, and Massachusetts
Once again, though, the Dukes were unable to build momentum as they lost 60–76 to #19 ranked Temple. Bill Clark and Eric Evans led the team with just 12 points each. On February 6, the Dukes braved a blizzard for a game against the George Washington Colonials in Washington, D.C.. Saunders led the way to a 70–63 win with a career-high 27 points. Returning home on February 11 to face the Massachusetts Minutemen, the Dukes were unable to win two consecutive games for the third straight time, losing 80–84. Damian Saunders scored 15 points, but was injured and left the game for a while; when he returned, he did not score in the remainder of his playing time. He did, however, become Duquesne's 33rd player to pass the 1,000 career points mark.


2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Regular season, Introducing the 10–40, Charlotte, and a rematch with Dayton
Duquesne enjoyed another game at home on February 14 against the La Salle Explorers. Ron Everhart sought a new strategy for his team, which was struggling in conference play. In this game, La Salle was missing three players, leaving them with an active roster of only eight players. Duquesne ran a 10–40 pattern, in which two squads of five players execute short, intense bursts before being switched out for the other squad. At first, Duquesne fell behind by 14 points, but the strategy paid off as La Salle's players tired. With La Salle fatigued, Duquesne switched back to a normal rotation and went on to win 103–82. Bill Clark scored a career high 34 points, and also surpassed the 1,000 point mark.


2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Regular season, Introducing the 10–40, Charlotte, and a rematch with Dayton
As underdogs on the road against the Charlotte 49ers, the Dukes' new 10–40 strategy led them to an 83–77 upset victory. This was the first time of the season the team had managed to win two consecutive conference games. On February 21, Duquesne again returned home for a nationally televised game against the Dayton Flyers. Senior Jason Duty was honored in a pre-game ceremony, and the game's attendance of 5,144 was only 214 short of the A.J. Palumbo Center's capacity. A late layup drive by Damian Saunders put the Dukes up by one, and they went on to win 73–71.


2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Regular season, Ending the regular season
Duquesne was unable to extend its streak on the road against St. Louis, as they lost 59–69. Bill Clark led the team with 17 points and Saunders grabbed four steals, enough to raise his per-game average to 2.9, a nation-leading figure. With this, Saunders had at one point led the nation in double-doubles, rebounds, and steals. The Dukes lost again, 80–92, in their final road game against Saint Bonaventure. The loss put a damper on Duquesne's hopes for a home game in the first round of the Atlantic 10 tournament, as they fell into a tie for the ninth seed position.


2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Regular season, Ending the regular season
Duquesne closed its season against Fordham, who had yet to win a conference game and had only won two games all season. Fordham was hungry for a win, and a lack of effective defense on both sides led to a high scoring 111–100 victory for Duquesne. Melquan Bolding and Eric Evans both posted career high scores of 32 and 23, respectively.


2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Postseason
After Duquesne lost to Saint Bonaventure, the Bonnies also lost their final regular season game to Xavier, which left the two teams in a tie for the eighth seed and the home tournament game that went with it. The two teams had played each other twice during the season, with each team taking one victory, so the second tiebreaker came down to who had scored the best victory. Duquesne's best win came against Charlotte, while Saint Bonaventure's was against Rhode Island. Unfortunately, those two teams were also in a tie.


2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Postseason
So for Duquesne to get their home game, Charlotte had to win their final home game, and Rhode Island had to lose. Both teams lost, so the tie remained and Rhode Island won out due to their head-to-head records. Thus Duquesne would head back out on the road against the Bonnies.


2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Postseason
The game was played on March 9 and was close until the Bonnies went on a 14–0 run halfway into the second half, going on to win 71–83. Despite Damian Saunders posting his 20th and final double-double of the year, Duquesne's 5 for 21 performance from beyond the 3-point arc combined with St. Bonaventure's 75% 3-point shooting and two players scoring in the upper twenties put the game out of the Dukes' reach. The loss dashed Duquesne's last hopes at a bid to the NIT. However, an invitation to either the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) or CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament was still possible.


2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Postseason
Early on March 15, hours after the NCAA and NIT fields were announced, Duquesne accepted a bid into the CBI. This would be Duquesne's 23rd postseason appearance and first in the CBI, which started in 2008. This also marked the first time since 1981 that the Dukes made two consecutive postseason appearances. It was announced that the Dukes would face off against the Princeton Tigers at Jadwin Gymnasium on March 17.


2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Postseason
On Tuesday, March 16, it was announced that Junior Bill Clark had been suspended indefinitely from the team due to "conduct" issues. Clark had not attended practice the day before and would not travel to Princeton with the team for the CBI opening game on Wednesday. This would be only the second game that Bill Clark has missed in his college career.


2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Postseason
Duquesne suffered its final disappointment of the season on March 17 as it fell to the Princeton Tigers. Bill Clark remained suspended and Damian Saunders led the team with only 14 points. Duquesne dominated the game early on, taking a 20–11 lead before Princeton came back, eventually leading 28–23 at the half. The Dukes were unable to turn the momentum and continued to fall behind, eventually losing 51–65. The absence of Bill Clark showed on defense, as the Dukes were out-rebounded heavily. The Dukes also failed to improve on their issues from the regular season, going only 8 for 18 from the free throw line and 3 for 15 from 3-point range. This loss ended the 2009 season, and all Duquesne could do was look ahead to the next year.


2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Statistics
Duquesne was plagued by a few issues during the 2009 season. Most notable were the poor free-throw and 3-point shooting percentages. Duquesne was last in the Atlantic 10 in both of these categories at 60.8% and 26.3% respectively. Despite their poor performance shooting from beyond the 3-point line, Duquesne still shot the fourth most three-pointers of all teams in the Atlantic 10. The following chart displays player per-game average statistics for the regular season and Atlantic 10 tournament.


2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Statistics, Awards and controversies
Duquesne players received a few accolades in the 2009–10 season. Junior Damian Saunders's outstanding play earned him a spot on the Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team. He was also named the Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year. Earlier in the season, Jason Duty was nominated as a finalist for the Lowe's Senior CLASS award, an award which recognizes college seniors who demonstrate exemplary outstanding performance both on the court and in the classroom. Duty, who held a 3.72 GPA as an accounting major and had already accepted a job with PricewaterhouseCoopers, was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team.


2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Statistics, Awards and controversies
Early in the season, Damian Saunders was named Atlantic 10 (A-10) player of the week for two consecutive weeks, sharing the honors with Chris Wright of Dayton and Jordan Crawford of Xavier, respectively. Following his 34-point performance against La Salle, Bill Clark earned his first career A-10 Player of the Week award, with Richmond's Kevin Anderson.


2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Statistics, Awards and controversies
The season was also marred by a few controversies. Prior to the beginning of play, B.J. Monteiro was arrested on October 3 in Middletown, Connecticut. He turned himself into police on suspicion of participating in the theft of a laptop, iPod, and cash from a house during a party in early August. He was charged with third-degree larceny and, on October 6, he was suspended indefinitely from the team. Following his court appearance on October 13, all charges were dropped and Monteiro was reinstated to the team.


2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Statistics, Awards and controversies
In late January, Junior Bill Clark was benched for the game against Rhode Island as the NCAA investigated a potential secondary rules violation. The specific details of the incident were not released by Duquesne, even after Clark's return to the team the next day. A secondary rules violation is defined as "one that is isolated or inadvertent in nature, provides or is intended to provide only a minimal recruiting, competitive or other advantage."


2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Statistics, Awards and controversies
In the postseason, Bill Clark was again suspended, this time by coach Everhart for a conduct issue. The day before the CBI game against Princeton, Everhart announced that Clark would not travel to the game or participate in any practices or team activities until he felt the student ready to return. Clark was reinstated two weeks later, and, as before, no details were revealed.


2009–10 Dutch Basketball League
The 2009–10 Dutch Basketball League (DBL) was the 50th season of the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. GasTerra Flames dominated throughout the regular season and lost just three games. Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden player Danny Gibson was league top scorer and won the Most Valuable Player award. GasTerra Flames eventually won its third title in team history, by beating World Class Aviation Academy Giants 4–1 in the playoff finals.


2009–10 Dutch Basketball League
It was the first year the league was named the Dutch Basketball League (DBL), after previously being known as the Eredivisie.


2009–10 Dutch Basketball League, Playoffs
The playoffs started on 22 April and ended 25 May 2010. The winner of the playoffs was crowned Dutch national champion. In the quarterfinals a best-of-three format is used, while in the semifinals and finals are played in respectively a best-of-five format and best-of-seven format. The higher seeded team had home advantage and played games one, three, five and seven (if possible) at home. Small bold numbers indicate team seeding.


2009–10 Dynamo Dresden season
The 2009–10 season was a largely disappointing one for Dynamo Dresden. They began the season looking like relegation candidates, with a poor run of form that cost coach Ruud Kaiser his job. He was replaced by former Dynamo player Matthias Maucksch, promoted from the reserve team, who guided the club to the safety of 12th place.


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


2009–10 ECAC Hockey women's ice hockey season
The 2009–10 ECAC Hockey women's ice hockey season marked the continuation of the annual tradition of competitive ice hockey among ECAC Hockey members.


2009–10 ECAC Hockey women's ice hockey season, Pre-season
The Saints, garnered a total of 107 points, including three of 12 first-place votes. St. Lawrence, boasts returning all-league selection senior defender Britni Smith. Last season, the team finished second in the regular-season standings with a mark of 16-5-1.


2009–10 ECAC Hockey women's ice hockey season, Pre-season
Harvard claimed three first-place votes to finish second in the poll. The Crimson earned 103 total points. Harvard is the two-time defending regular-season champion. Dartmouth gained five first place votes, and is slotted to finish third in regular-season play according to the voting. The Big Green compiled 93 points in the poll. Princeton ranks fourth in the preseason poll with 89 points. Clarkson occupies the fifth slot with 85 points, earning one first-place vote. ECAC Hockey Championship runner-up Rensselaer was selected to finish in sixth place, with 74 points.


2009–10 ECAC Hockey women's ice hockey season, Regular season, US Olympic exhibition games
On January 3, the ECAC fielded an all-star team to take on the US Olympic Team. Caitlin Cahow (Branford, Conn.), Natalie Darwitz (Eagan, Minn.) and Jocelyne Lamoureux (Grand Forks, N.D.) each tallied two goals in pacing Team USA to victory.


2009–10 ECAC Hockey women's ice hockey season, In season honors
Throughout the conference regular season, Eastern College Athletic Conference offices names a player of the week each Monday.


2009–10 ECAC Hockey women's ice hockey season, 2010 Olympics, Active players
The following active ECAC players represented their respective countries in Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics.


2009–10 ECAC Hockey women's ice hockey season, ECAC awards and honors, All-Decade team
The All-Decade team involves players who played in the ECAC between 1999-00 and 2008-09.


2009–10 ECHL season
The 2009–10 ECHL season was the 22nd season of the ECHL. It ran from October, 2009 until April, 2010, followed by the Kelly Cup playoffs which lasted until May 21, 2010 as the Cincinnati Cyclones won their second Kelly Cup championship in three years by defeating the Idaho Steelheads in five games.


2009–10 ECHL season
The league welcomed two franchises to the league for the 2009–10 season with the return of the Toledo Storm as the Toledo Walleye, who will play in the Lucas County Arena in Toledo, Ohio, after a two-year suspension of the franchise to allow for the construction of their new arena, and the admission of the Kalamazoo Wings as an expansion franchise who will play in Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The ECHL held its annual All-Star Game and Skills Challenge on January 19–20 at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California, home of the Ontario Reign.


2009–10 ECHL season, League business, Team changes, Departures
Following the league's Mid-Season Board of Governors Meeting on March 27, 2009, the league announced that two teams had been granted one-year extensions to voluntary suspensions because of arena issues, two teams would suspend operations for the season and that one team would cease operations following the conclusion of the 2008–09 ECHL season. The economic crisis forced the ECHL to allow one-year extensions on voluntary suspensions for two teams in South Carolina, one in Columbia and one in Myrtle Beach. Both franchises awaited approvals for their new arenas in Irmo and Conway, respectively, as neither arena has begun construction.


2009–10 ECHL season, League business, Team changes, Departures
The Dayton Bombers and the Mississippi Sea Wolves announced that they would be suspending operations for the 2009–10 season and had to present new business plans to the league in June 2009. Dayton owner Costa Papista cited declining support as the reason for the team being forced to suspend operations. Dayton averaged 3,679 fans per home game in 2008–09 (up slightly from 3,663 in 2007–08), but the Bombers would consistently fall short of the league's average attendance each year (4,218 in 2008–09).


2009–10 ECHL season, League business, Team changes, Departures
Papista stated that it is hard to sell hockey at the Bombers primary arena, the Nutter Center on the campus of Wright State University in Fairborn as the seating capacity is upwards of 9,500 and has proposed building a $30 million, 5,500-seat arena in downtown Dayton that would house professional hockey in Dayton. The proposal is being explored by the Greater Downtown Dayton Plan. The suspension ended Dayton's run of 18 seasons in the ECHL, the second longest to league founder Johnstown Chiefs' 21-year run.


2009–10 ECHL season, League business, Team changes, Departures
With a team in Cincinnati and the return of a team to Toledo, ECHL Commissioner Brian McKenna said that he would like to see Dayton return to the league, stating "We very much would like to be back in Dayton and, hopefully, some day we will be." However, two Fort Wayne, Indiana-based businessmen gained approval from the International Hockey League to revive the Dayton Gems franchise. With the new IHL franchise in place and a failed drive for season tickets and managing partnership to resume play for the 2010-11 season, the Bombers owners relinquished their team's membership in the ECHL at the Annual Board of Governors' Meeting in Las Vegas in June 2009.


2009–10 ECHL season, League business, Team changes, Departures
Mississippi owner Mike Rogers and team president Bill Yates also announced that their team would suspend operations due to economic troubles that included travel expenses and low ticket sales. Mississippi became the latest team on the Interstate 10 corridor to cease operations, after the Baton Rouge Kingfish, Louisiana IceGators, Mobile Mysticks, and Pensacola Ice Pilots. Team president Bill Yates stated that the team intended to continue operations in the ECHL, including possibly playing in 2010–11, but there was still the possibility they may move the team to a new city or a different league, most notably the Central Hockey League.


2009–10 ECHL season, League business, Team changes, Departures
It was announced in May 2009 that Biloxi and Pensacola were expected to receive Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) franchises for the 2009–10 seasons; the SPHL also announced Lafayette, Louisiana would move to the SPHL. With the new SPHL franchise in place, the Sea Wolves former owners relinquished their team's membership in the ECHL at the Annual Board of Governors' Meeting.


2009–10 ECHL season, League business, Team changes, Departures
The Phoenix RoadRunners told the Board of Governors that the team would not participate in the 2009–10 season and would cease operations effective immediately following the 2008–09 season. At the Annual Board of Governors' Meeting, Phoenix officially relinquished their membership in the ECHL.


2009–10 ECHL season, League business, Team changes, Departures
After sitting out from the league for four seasons on voluntary suspension, the potential Myrtle Beach, South Carolina franchise (formerly the Pee Dee/Florence Pride) relinquished their franchise's membership in the league at the Annual Board of Governors' Meeting.


2009–10 ECHL season, League business, Team changes, Additions
Following their two-year voluntary suspension due to construction of a new arena, the Toledo Walleye (formerly Toledo Storm) returned to the ECHL and competed at the Lucas County Arena in downtown Toledo. The Walleye brought back former Storm boss Nick Vitucci as the team's inaugural head coach and Joe Napoli served as the team's general manager. Napoli also served as the general manager and vice president of the Toledo Mud Hens minor league baseball club, which owned the Walleye, their co-anchor tenant Toledo Bullfrogs arena football team, and Lucas County Arena, under the Mud Hens subsidiary, Toledo Arena Sports, Inc.


2009–10 ECHL season, League business, Team changes, Additions
On June 9, 2009, the ECHL welcomed the Kalamazoo Wings as an expansion member for the 2009–10 season. The Wings joined the American Conference's North Division, renewing old rivalries from the original IHL with Toledo and Cincinnati. The Wings became the second team in three years to jump from the new International Hockey League to the ECHL, following the Elmira Jackals who transferred from the IHL to the ECHL in time for the 2007–08 season. Kalamazoo's move to the ECHL was expected after the club announced they were leaving the IHL on June 3, 2009.


2009–10 ECHL season, League business, League realignment
With Phoenix ceasing operations, Dayton and Mississippi suspending operations for the season and Toledo being added, the ECHL found itself with 19 teams and in need for a realignment of its teams. Following the Mid-Season Board of Governors Meeting, the ECHL announced a new divisional alignment of 11 teams in the American Conference and 8 teams in the National Conference. In the American Conference, the expansion Toledo Walleye would move into the North Division, while the Reading Royals and Trenton Devils were forced to move from the North Division to the South Division. The Pacific and West Divisions of the National Conference will remain the same with the exception of the Phoenix Roadrunners and the Fresno Falcons who folded midway through the 2008-09 season.


2009–10 ECHL season, League business, League realignment
On June 9, 2009, the ECHL announced that the newly admitted Kalamazoo Wings would compete in the American Conference's North Division bring the total number of teams in the North Division to six and the total number of teams in the American Conference to twelve.


2009–10 ECHL season, League business, League realignment
Following the Annual Board of Governors' Meeting in June, the ECHL announced that it would establish a third division in the American Conference consisting of the Elmira, Johnstown, Reading and Trenton franchises. The move slightly balances the league as all five divisions have four members.


2009–10 ECHL season, League business, 2010 Kelly Cup Playoffs format
At the Annual Board of Governors' Meeting unanimously approved a new format for the Kelly Cup Playoffs in 2010 as follows:


2009–10 ECHL season, League business, 2010 Kelly Cup Playoffs format
The conference quarterfinals will be a best-of-five game series with the remaining rounds being best-of-seven game series. The best-of-five series will be a 2-3 format with the higher seed choosing if it wishes to host Games 1-2 or Games 3-5. Teams that are less than 350 miles apart may choose to play a 2-2-1 format.


2009–10 ECHL season, League business, 2010 Kelly Cup Playoffs format
In the National Conference, postseason berths will be awarded to the first-place team in each division and the next five teams in the conference, based on points. The division winner with the best record in the conference will receive a bye in the first round, the other division winner will play the 7th seed, and so on. The semifinals will put the Conference champion against the winner of the 4-5 seed games, and the other two series winners against each other.


2009–10 ECHL season, League business, 2010 Kelly Cup Playoffs format
In the American Conference, postseason berths will be awarded to the first-place team in each division and the next five teams in the conference, based on points, with the division winners being the top three seeds. The winners of the 1-8 matchup will play the winner of the 4-5 matchup in the first Conference semifinal series, and the other two winners will meet in the other semifinal.


2009–10 ECHL season, League business, 2010 Kelly Cup Playoffs format, Player roster revision
As well as the newly approved playoff format, the league also stated that the Injured Reserve would be abolished during the Kelly Cup Playoffs. Instead, the teams will have a maximum roster of 23 players for the postseason with 20 active players and up to three inactive players.


2009–10 ECHL season, League business, Other league business
During the Annual Board of Governors' Meeting in June, the league announced a few decisions set to try to stabilize the league. The first of which was the Board of Governors' unanimously re-electing Steve Chapman of the Gwinnett Gladiators as the Chairman of the Board of Governors for a fourth straight term. Chapman had been awarded the ECHL Executive of the Year Award in 2005 and 2006, the only person in league history to win the award multiple times.


2009–10 ECHL season, League business, Other league business
With the four team difference between the American and National Conferences, the league revised its expansion policy. After having a membership as high as 40 during the ECHL-WCHL merger, the league capped the number of teams the league would allow to 24, with a priority of putting teams in the South and West. The league currently has 20 active members and two inactive members in Columbia, SC and Reno, NV.


2009–10 ECHL season, League business, Other league business
The league received updates from the inactive Columbia Inferno and Reno, Nevada franchises who were granted a one-year extension to their voluntary suspensions. Columbia advised the Board that construction is scheduled to begin later in the Summer on the Lexington County Events Center and that the Inferno plan to return to the ice for the 2010-11 season. The team also announced that it retained the nucleus of its staff and plans to increase its preparation for 2010-11 in October. The Board unanimously approved a request from Reno for a one-year extension to its Home Arena Pending as the ownership group continues its work toward an arena project. The Reno franchise has been on voluntary suspension since the team was granted expansion rights in 2004.


2009–10 ECHL season, League business, Other league business
Finally, the league announced the creation of the Playing Schedule Committee. The committee was created to examine the overall scheduling process. The committee will report to the Board at the Preseason Meeting in September regarding the timing and release of the schedule in coming seasons as well as the criteria to be used in creating the schedule.


2009–10 ECHL season, Regular season, Conference standings
x - clinched playoff spot, y - clinched division title, z - clinched best conference record, e - eliminated from playoff contention


2009–10 ECHL season, Regular season, Conference standings
x - clinched playoff spot, y - clinched division title, b - clinched Brabham Cup, best record in the conference and first round bye, e - eliminated from playoff contention


2009–10 ECHL season, Regular season, Divisional standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; SOL = Shootout loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points


2009–10 ECHL season, Statistical leaders, Leading skaters
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; PTS = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; † = Player no longer with listed team


2009–10 ECHL season, Statistical leaders, Leading goaltenders
These are the top five goaltenders based on both goals against average and save percentage with at least one game played (Note: List is sorted by goals against average).


2009–10 ECHL season, Statistical leaders, Leading goaltenders
GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; TOI = Time on ice (in minutes)


2009–10 ECHL season, ECHL awards, All-ECHL Teams
F Mark Derlago (Idaho Steelheads) F Tyler Donati (Elmira Jackals) F Ryan Kinasewich (Utah Grizzlies) D Eric Regan (Bakersfield Condors) D J.C. Sawyer (Toledo Walleye) G Todd Ford (South Carolina Stingrays)


2009–10 ECHL season, ECHL awards, All-ECHL Teams
F Justin Donati (Elmira Jackals) F Adam Miller (Las Vegas Wranglers) F Tyler Spurgeon (Idaho Steelheads) D Mitch Ganzak (Wheeling Nailers) D Jimmy Sharrow (Victoria Salmon Kings) G Richard Bachman (Idaho Steelheads)


2009–10 ECHL season, ECHL awards, ECHL All-Rookie Team
The selections of two players from the Gwinnett Gladiators and Idaho Steelheads marked the eighth and ninth times that multiple players from the same team had been voted to the All-Rookie Team and the first time since the 2001-02 season.


2009–10 ECHL season, ECHL awards, ECHL All-Rookie Team
F Evan Barlow (Idaho) F Justin Donati (Elmira) F Maxime Tanguay (Toledo) D Drew Paris (Gwinnett) D Sam Roberts (Gwinnett) G Richard Bachman (Idaho)


2009–10 EHF Champions League
The 2009–10 EHF Champions League was the 50th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament and the seventeenth edition under the current EHF Champions League format. It was also the first edition under the new qualifying format. Ciudad Real were the defending champions. The final was played on 30 May 2010, at the Lanxess Arena, home ground of VfL Gummersbach and Kölner Haie, in Cologne, Germany.


2009–10 EHF Champions League, Draw
The draw for the group stage took place at the Liechtenstein Museum in Vienna on 24 June 2009. A total of 24 teams were drawn into four groups of six. Teams were divided into four pots, based on EHF coefficients. Clubs from the same pot or the same association cannot be drawn into the same group.


2009–10 EHF Champions League, Draw
Each team played against each other in its group twice. The top two in each group proceeded to the knockout stage, and the third-placed teams entered the EHF Cup's Winners Cup Round of 32.


2009–10 EHF Champions League, Qualification stage, Groups
Group 1 HC Vardar Skopje  HC Dinamo Minsk  Besiktas JK  RK Budućnost Podgorica


2009–10 EHF Champions League, Qualification stage, Groups
Group 4 Tatran Prešov  Vive Targi Kielce  FC Porto Vitalis


2009–10 EHF Champions League, Qualification stage, Groups
Group 5 CB Ademar León  TBV Lemgo  Celje  Kadetten Schaffhausen


2009–10 EHF Champions League, Group stage, Groups
Group A Chekhovskiye Medvedi  Montpellier HB  SC Pick Szeged  BM Valladolid  HCM Constanța  A.C. PAOK


2009–10 EHF Champions League, Group stage, Groups
Group B MKB Veszprém  Gorenje  Chambéry Savoie  Rhein-Neckar Löwen RK Bosna Sarajevo  Vive Targi Kielce


2009–10 EHF Champions League, Group stage, Groups
Group C BM Ciudad Real  HC Croatia Zagreb  HSV Hamburg  FCK Handbold  Alingsas HK  Fyllingen Handball


2009–10 EHF Champions League, Group stage, Groups
Group D THW Kiel  KIF Kolding  FC Barcelona  Ademar León  ZMC Amicitia Zürich  HC Vardar Skopje


2009–10 EHF Champions League, Knockout stage, 1/8 Final
The Last 16 fixtures of the 2009/10 EHF Men’s Champions League were drawn in the EHF Headquarters on 9 March 2010. The four group winners were drawn against the teams ranked fourth in the Group Phase. The second ranked teams will meet teams ranked third.


2009–10 EHF Champions League, Knockout stage, 1/4 Final
The Quarterfinals of the EHF Men's Champions League were drawn in the EHF Headquarters on 6 April 2010.


2009–10 EHF Cup
The 2090–10 EHF Cup season, TBV Lemgo won the Europe's club handball tournament.


2009–10 EHF Women's Champions League
The 2009–10 EHF Women's Champions League was the 17th edition of the EHF Women's Champions League, a handball competition for top women's clubs of Europe managed by the European Handball Federation. It was won by Danish club Viborg HK who defeated Romanian CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea at the finals with an aggregate score of 60–52. It was the third title for Viborg and the sixth for a Danish team.


2009–10 EHF Women's Champions League, Place distribution
A total of 30 teams participated in the 2009/10 Champions League, from 22 EHF federations. Each nation received a number of slots according to the . The first 24 nations were allowed to participate in the tournament with their national champion (Iceland has not registered a team). The nations ranked 1 to 7 received an additional slot, as well as the defending champion's federation (Denmark).


2009–10 EHF Women's Champions League, Place distribution
Since Viborg HK, 2009 title holder, qualified through domestic league placement, the defending champion wild card was awarded to FCK Handball.


2009–10 EHF Women's Champions League, Place distribution
On 19 June 2009, Macedonian champion Kometal withdrew from the tournament due to economic problems. As a consequence, the EHF promoted French champion Metz from Qualification Tournament 2 to Group Matches, and Greek champion Ormi Patras from Qualification Tournament 1 to Qualification Tournament 2.


2009–10 EHF Women's Champions League, Qualifying rounds
The draw for both tournaments took place on 18 June 2009 in Vienna. The rights to organize and host the group matches were also decided in this draw.


2009–10 EHF Women's Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Qualification Tournament 1
Six teams were divided into two groups of three teams. Two losers of the Qualification Tournament 1 entered the EHF Cup at Round 2. The first and second placed team of each group advanced to the second Qualification Tournament. Group A was organized by Brühl in St. Gallen, Switzerland, while Group B was hosted by Milli Piyango in Ankara, Turkey.


2009–10 EHF Women's Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Qualification Tournament 1
Both Brühl and Milli Piyango won their respective hosted group. The two winners, along with second placed clubs Sassari and Amsterdam, played the Qualification Tournament 2. By finishing last, Vrnjačka Banja and Madeira failed to qualify for the next Champions League round, but advanced to the EHF Cup instead.


2009–10 EHF Women's Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Qualification Tournament 2
Sixteen teams were divided into four groups of four teams each. Twelve losers of the Qualification Tournament 2 entered the EHF Cup at Round 3. The first placed team of each group advanced to the Group Matches.


2009–10 EHF Women's Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Qualification Tournament 2
Byåsen, Zvezda, FCK Handball and Aalborg qualified by winning all three matches of their respective groups, with Aalborg being the only host to advance to the next stage. None of the four teams coming from the first qualification tournament won any points.


2009–10 EHF Women's Champions League, Group Matches
Twelve teams, along with four winners of the qualifying rounds, competed in the group matches of the Champions League. There were four groups of four teams each. The first and second placed team of each group advanced to the Main Round. Third placed teams entered the Cup Winners' Cup in Round 4.


2009–10 EHF Women's Champions League, Group Matches
The draw for the round took place in Vienna on 24 June 2009 as part of a special event organized by the EHF, the Champions' Draw.


2009–10 EHF Women's Champions League, Main round
The eight teams qualified from the Group Matches were drawn into two groups. Each group contained two winners and two second placed teams, in a way that clubs which had faced each other at Group Matches would not meet again in this round. The first and second placed teams of each group played in the semifinals.


2009–10 EHF Women's Champions League, Main round
The draw for the round took place in Linz, Austria on 19 January 2010.


2009–10 EHF Women's Champions League, Final round
The semifinals and finals were played in two legs of home and away matches. Larvik and Oltchim had home court advantage for the second leg of the semifinals as winners of their respective groups.


2009–10 EHF Women's Champions League, Final round
After Viborg and Oltchim had secured their advance to the finals, the EHF announced that the home rights for those matches would be drawn on 20 April in Vienna. As a result of the draw, Viborg won home rights for the first leg and Oltchim for the second. To comply with EHF regulations about arenas' capacity, the matches were not played at the usual home ground of the clubs. The first leg took place on 8 May in Messecenter, Herning, while the second leg were played on 15 May at Sala Polivalentă, Bucharest.


2009–10 EIHL season
The 2009–10 EIHL season is the seventh season of the Elite Ice Hockey League. It began in September 2009 and concluded in April 2010.


2009–10 EIHL season, League business
On 25 March 2009, Basingstoke Bison announced their decision to depart from the Elite Ice Hockey League to join the second tier English Premier League, citing considerable financial losses as their reason for withdrawing. In the build up to the 2008–09 season finale, rumours circulated over the possible exclusion from the league of the Edinburgh Capitals, Manchester Phoenix and Newcastle Vipers, and the EIHL operating with six teams. Although it was initially stated that the league would continue with nine teams, it was announced on 1 May 2009 that Manchester Phoenix would also play in the English Premier League.


2009–10 EIHL season, League business
The resulting change in the format will see teams play a 56-game schedule, facing each of their opponents 8 times (4 home, 4 away) during the course of the regular season.


2009–10 EIHL season, Elite League Playoffs
After two legged quarter finals the end of season playoffs were held at the National Ice Centre in Nottingham from 3 to 4 April. The final was contested between the Cardiff Devils and the Belfast Giants. The match was 2-2 after all three periods and stayed 2-2 after 10 minutes of sudden death overtime. The match then went to a shootout which the Belfast Giants won in the sudden death stage of the shootout 1–0.


2009–10 EIHL season, 20/20 Hockey Fest
The 2009-10 Elite League Ice hockey season begun with a one-day competition at Sheffield Steelers, Sheffield Arena. The tournament was called the 20/20 Hockey fest and was designed to make British Ice hockey more exciting. It contested of 2 periods of 20-minute non-stop clock. The tournament winners were the hosts the Sheffield Steelers.


2009–10 EIHL season, 20/20 Hockey Fest
Sheffield Steelers 5-1 Hull StingraysBelfast Giants 2-3 Cardiff Devils (After Penalty Shoot out) Edinburgh Capitals 0-1 Newcastle VipersCoventry Blaze 6-0 Nottingham Panthers


2009–10 ES Sétif season
The 2009–10 season was be ES Sétif's 40th season in the Algerian top flight, newly renamed to the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1, as well as the 2010 CAF Champions League and the Algerian Cup.


2009–10 ES Sétif season, Squad list
Players and squad numbers last updated on 6 August 2009.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2009–10 ES Sétif season, Squad information, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.


2009–10 East Bengal FC season
The 2009–10 season is East Bengal Football Club's 3rd season in the I-League, and also marks the club's 90th season. East Bengal will seek to win their first league trophy for 5 seasons, competing in the I-League, the Federation Cup and the AFC Cup.


2009–10 East Bengal FC season, Squad
For the 2009–10 season. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2009–10 East Bengal FC season, Stadiums
Kingfisher East Bengal F.C. have been using both the Salt Lake Stadium and the East Bengal Ground sense Salt Lake Stadium opened in 1984. As of today the Salt Lake Stadium is used for East Bengal's I-League, AFC Cup, and Federation Cup games. The East Bengal Ground is used for the Calcutta Football League matches.


2009–10 East Bengal FC season, Pre Season tour of Myanmar
In 2009, under coach Subhash Bhowmick, East Bengal FC toured Myanmar in August for a set of friendlies as a part of their pre-season campaign after a heavy training camp in Puri, Odisha. The Red and Gold brigade had imported players like Jan Berger, Omar Sebastián Monesterolo and Ramez Dayoub, however, the latter could not be a part of the team since his previous club Safa SC denied transfer clearance.


2009–10 East Bengal FC season, Pre Season tour of Myanmar
East Bengal played 4 friendly games in Myanmar against Myanmar National League teams, in which they won 2, drew 1 and lost 1 before returning to Kolkata.


2009–10 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team
The 2009–2010 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 2009–2010 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Pirates were coached by Mack McCarthy and played their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. The Pirates finished the season 10–21 and 4–12 in Conference USA play and lost in the first round of the 2010 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament to eventual tournament champion Houston.


2009–10 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team, Roster
Listed are the student athletes who are members of the 2009-2010 team.


2009–10 East Midlands Counties Football League
The 2009–10 East Midlands Counties Football League season was the second in the history of East Midlands Counties Football League, a football competition in England.


2009–10 East Midlands Counties Football League, League
The league featured 17 clubs from the previous season, along with three new clubs:


2009–10 East Tennessee State Buccaneers basketball team
The 2009–10 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team represented East Tennessee State University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by head coach Murry Bartow, played their home games at the Memorial Center in Johnson City, Tennessee, as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. After finishing 5th in the conference regular season standings, the Buccaneers won the A-Sun Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as No. 16 seed in the East region. East Tennessee State was beaten by No. 1 seed Kentucky in the opening round, 100–71.


2009–10 Eastern Counties Football League
The 2009–10 Eastern Counties Football League season was the 68th in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England.


2009–10 Eastern Counties Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division One:


2009–10 Eastern Counties Football League, Division One
Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs:


2009–10 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team
The 2009–10 Eastern Michigan Eagles basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University in the college basketball season of 2009–10. The team was coached by Charles E. Ramsey and played their homes game in Convocation Center.


2009–10 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team, Roster
Roster current as of September 22, when their summer prospectus was published.


2009–10 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team, Season Highlights, 03/11 vs Akron
Carlos Medlock drafted by NBADL in 6th round by the Utah Flash.


2009–10 Eccellenza
This is a list of division winners and playoff matches in the regionally organized Eccellenza 2009–2010, which is the 6th level of Italian football.


2009–10 Eccellenza, Eccellenza Emilia-Romagna, Girone A, Play-off for first place
Bagnolese promoted to the Serie D while Virtus Pavullese qualified to the National Play-off.


2009–10 Eccellenza, Eccellenza Emilia-Romagna, Girone B, Play-out
Stuoie Baracca Lugo and Comacchio Lidi relegated to the Promozione.


2009–10 Eccellenza, Eccellenza Lazio, Girone A, Play-off for first place
Fidene promoted to the Serie D while Anziolavinio qualified to the National Play-off.


2009–10 Edmonton Oilers season
The 2009–10 Edmonton Oilers season was the team's 38th season of play, its 31st as a member of the National Hockey League (NHL). The 2009–10 season was one of the poorest in franchise history as the Oilers finished last in the NHL. The team's 62 points was the second-lowest point total in franchise history (the lowest point total was 60 points obtained back in 1992–93). However, despite the misery endured that season, the Oilers were compensated on April 13, 2010, when they won the 2010 NHL Draft Lottery to pick first overall for the first time in franchise history.


2009–10 Edmonton Oilers season
The Oilers have missed the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fourth consecutive season and have not appeared in a playoff game since Game 7 of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals against the Carolina Hurricanes.


2009–10 Edmonton Oilers season, Regular season
The Oilers allowed 278 goals (excluding 6 shootout goals), the most in the League.


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


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


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


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


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


2009–10 Eerste Divisie
The Eerste Divisie 2009–10 was the 54th season of the Eerste Divisie since its establishment in 1956. The previous year's winners were VVV-Venlo; they, with runner-up RKC Waalwijk, after a promotion/relegation playoff win over De Graafschap, were promoted to the Eredivisie. Twenty teams took part: eighteen from the 2008-2009 season and relegated teams FC Volendam and De Graafschap. The season's champion was promoted to the Eredivisie, while eight other teams, the second- through fifth-place finishers and period winners, faced the Eredivisie's sixteenth- and seventeenth-place finishers in promotion/relegation playoffs.


2009–10 Eerste Divisie
For the first time since 1971, Eerste Divisie clubs also faced relegation; the last- and second-to-last-place teams were relegated to the new Topklasse, in which the best teams from Dutch amateur football play. The 2009–10 Eerste Divisie was sponsored by the Belgian beer brand Jupiler and so the official name of the league was Jupiler League.


2009–10 Eerste Divisie
The league started with twenty teams, but was reduced to nineteen in January 2010 following the disbandment of debt-ridden HFC Haarlem. All league games involving HFC Haarlem were cancelled and the number of teams that was relegated was consequently reduced to one.


2009–10 Eerste Divisie, Playoffs
Please note that the following teams: Sparta Rotterdam & Willem II joined the Eerste Divisie-teams for the playoffs, after finishing 16th and 17th in the Eredivisie.


2009–10 Eerste Klasse
2009–10 Eerste Klasse was a Dutch association football season of the Eerste Klasse.


2009–10 Egypt Cup
The 2009–10 Egypt Cup is the seventy-ninth season of the Egypt Cup since its establishment in 1921. A total of 48 teams are contesting for the Cup.


2009–10 Egypt Cup, Round of 32
The sixteen 2009–10 Premier League teams entered the competition in this round, where they were joined by 16 winners from the Preliminary Round.


2009–10 Egyptian Handball League
The 2009–10 Egyptian Handball League was the 54th edition of the Egyptian Handball League, which Zamalek crowned For the second time in a row


2009–10 Egyptian Handball League, League System
The 2009–10 Egyptian Handball League system of The league is divided into three phases, the first phase is a combined cycle of 12 teams, they play two roles, the first 6 ascend according to the order of the second phase, the second phase is a round of one round, the teams are arranged through it and the first team gets six points and the second 5 points and so on and they qualify for the last phase They play a round of one turn and the one with the most points is crowned.


2009–10 Egyptian Handball League, The Final Stage
After the end of the final stage, Zamalek was declared the winner of the Egyptian Handball League.


2009–10 Egyptian Premier League
The 2009–10 Egyptian Premier League is the fifty-third season of the Egyptian Premier League since its establishment in 1948. A total of 16 teams are contesting the league, with Al Ahly the defending champions for the fifth year in a row and for the thirty-fourth time in total. The Egyptian season began on 6 August 2009 and ended on 17 May 2010.


2009–10 Egyptian Premier League
The defending champions, Al Ahly, won its sixth league title in a row after a 3-0 won against Mansoura.


2009–10 Egyptian Premier League, Overview, Teams and stadiums
The recently opened Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria its capacity 80,000 is currently mainly used for international competitions for Egyptian National Team, it was constructed as part of Egypt's failed bid to land the 2010 FIFA World Cup. However, there is speculation that League sides from Alexandria will eventually call it their home grounds. Cairo International Stadium is home to Egypt giants Al Ahly and Al-Zamalek and Ismailia Stadium is home to Al-Ismaily.


2009–10 Egyptian Premier League, Broadcasting
When Al Ahly announced that their satellite channel will have the exclusive satellite rights of airing the team's domestic games but they will be broadcast terrestrially as usual the problem began. After that EFA have earlier announced their rejection of Al-Ahly's proposal that club's channel and ESC would be the only satellite broadcaster due to the Association's running contract with other satellite networks to air all league games. After that Al-Ahly president Hassan Hamdy confirmed that the club is still keen on maintaining their rights of exclusive satellite broadcasting to the club's league football games.


2009–10 Egyptian Premier League, Broadcasting
On October, 2008 A Bahraini corporation has made a bid of EGP 200 million to acquire the Egyptian League broadcasting exclusive rights, The company is also interested in televising and promoting the Egyptian cup games as well as Egypt's international matches, It is worth noting that the EFA's current EGP 18-million deal with several satellite channels will run out by the end of the ongoing season. After that several TV networks have decided to sue the Egyptian FA (EFA) and the public Radio and TV Union (ERTU) after being prevented from broadcasting a league game for Ahly.


2009–10 Egyptian Premier League, Broadcasting
Zamalek chairman Mohamed Amer said his club might follow in the footsteps of arch-rivals Al Ahly in demanding the exclusive rights to broadcast their home league games. January, 2009 Egyptian Football Association (EFA) president Samir Zaher said that the league games' broadcasting row will be resolved before the upcoming Cairo derby. On April, 2009 the Egyptian FA reached an agreement with IMG Media Company to sell the rights of broadcasting the Premier League next season, The company made an amazing offer, guaranteeing at least a EGP 140million revenue.


2009–10 Egyptian Premier League, Broadcasting
They will also cost us nothing if they failed to reach that target.


2009–10 Egyptian Premier League, Broadcasting
Before the Egyptian Super Cup, Egyptian FA president Samir Zaher said the local Super Cup between Al Ahly and Haras El Hodood, which is scheduled for 21 July, would not be televised as the row over broadcasting rights intensified, TV viewers will not be able to watch the season curtain-raiser after a seven-member committee failed to reach an agreement with the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) over airing domestic games for next season, As the committee, which includes several clubs like Cairo duo Al Ahly and El Zamalek in addition to the FA, did not accept the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU)'s offer to broadcast league and cup matches for EGP90 million.


2009–10 Egyptian Premier League, Broadcasting
After 4 days the ERTU has acquired the broadcasting rights of the Super Cup match between Al Ahly and Haras El Hodood for EGP1.25 million, The first week of the Egyptian premier league have not been broadcasting on the cable channels but only on the state TV channels.


2009–10 Egyptian Premier League, Broadcasting
On 19 August 2009 (the second week of the league) Egyptian premier league clubs did not allow the state TV to air Wednesday's Egyptian Premier League matches after both parties failed to reach an agreement over the ongoing broadcasting saga, Only the first-half of Haras El Hodood and El Geish match was broadcast while usual TV viewers had to listen to radio to follow game between title holders Al-Ahly and Ittihad El-Shorta.


2009–10 Egyptian Premier League, Broadcasting
Zamalek will follow in the footsteps of those teams after deciding not to broadcast Thursday's match against Petrojet as Zamalek's spokesman Sabri Serag said on the club's official website. Finally after nearly two years and half the Egyptian Premier League broadcasting saga had been resolved, on Thursday 20 August 2009 this  means that Thursday's league games will be broadcast live. Local Channel 2 and the Egyptian Satellite Channel are entitled to broadcast games for free, while private cable networks will be charged EGP 8million each per season.


2009–10 Egyptian Second Division
Egyptian Second Division 2009–10 is the 2009–10 season of the Egyptian Second Division competition. A total of 48 teams are divided into 3 groups based on geographical distribution. The top team of each group promotes to the highest Egyptian football level (Egyptian Premier League), The Season started on Wednesday 23 September 2009 and ended on Wednesday 12 May 2010. This season witnessed the promotion of three teams that will play in the Premier League for their first time ever.


2009–10 Egyptian Second Division
On 28 April 2010, Smouha became the first team to secure a promotion seat to the 2010–11 Egyptian Premier League. Smouha earned promotion in style after an incredible 7-1 win against Abu Qair Semad. A week later, Misr El-Maqasha followed Smouha to the Preimer league. It earned promotion after a 2-0 win against Wadi El Gedid FC at home ground. It was Wadi Degla that sealed the third promotion seat. Wadi Degla defeated Al-Sekka Al-Hadid 3-1 in the last week of the competition.


2009–10 Egyptian Second Division
On the other hand, Al-Sekka Al-Hadid, the oldest club in the Middle East, failed to avoid relegation to the Egyptian Third Division.


2009–10 Egyptian Second Division, League tables, Group B
Gomhoreyat Shepin, the team with the fewest points among the three, relegated directly to Third Division, while a play-off match was scheduled to be played on May 19 at Sekka El Hadeed Stadium in Cairo between Banha and Suez Cement. The match ended in a 1-0 victory for Suez Cement, so Banha joined both Gomhoreyat Shepin and Al-Sekka Al-Hadid to the Third Division.


2009–10 Eintracht Frankfurt season
The 2009–10 season was Eintracht Frankfurt's 110th season and their fifth consecutive season in the Bundesliga.


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


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


2009–10 Ekstraklasa
The 2009–10 Ekstraklasa was the 76th season since its establishment as the highest football league of Poland. It began on 31 July 2009 and ended on 15 May 2010. The champions were Lech Poznań.


2009–10 Ekstraklasa, Teams
Due to several non-competitive events between last and this season, the team exchange among the two highest football divisions of Poland was only partially determined by the 2008–09 league tables.


2009–10 Ekstraklasa, Teams
ŁKS Łódź were denied a license by the Polish FA because of financial issues. ŁKS filed several appeals against this decision, but were eventually left without any success.


2009–10 Ekstraklasa, Teams
First League 2008–09 champions Widzew Łódź were not permitted to advance by the Polish FA after their involvement in the Polish corruption scandal. The club had its initial appeals rejected, however, an Arbitration Tribunal later returned a verdict in the club's favor which led the club to file a request for immediate reinstatement to the Ekstraklasa.


2009–10 Ekstraklasa, Teams
The decisions had a significant influence on the relegation and promotion of teams. As a consequence of their revoked license, ŁKS were put in last place of the 2008–09 Ekstraklasa standings and directly relegated to the First League. They were joined by Górnik Zabrze as 15th-placed team. Both teams were replaced with First League 2008–09 runners-up Zagłębie Lubin and third-placed Korona Kielce.


2009–10 Ekstraklasa, Teams
Because of the controversy surrounding both teams from Łódź, the Polish FA was forced to postpone the originally planned relegation/promotion play-off in June 2009 and eventually decided to cancel it completely.


2009–10 Elite One
The 2009–10 MTN Elite 1 is the 50th season of the Cameroonian Premier League, top football division in Cameroon.


2009–10 Elite Women's Hockey League
The 2009–10 Elite Women's Hockey League season was the sixth season of the Elite Women's Hockey League, a multi-national women's ice hockey league. ESC Planegg/Würmtal of Germany won the league title.


2009–10 Elitserien (bandy), League table
The regular season started 30 October 2009 and ended 19 February 2010.


2009–10 Elitserien (bandy), League table
Teams 1–8 qualified to the playoffs, teams 9–10 qualified to the 2010-11 Elitserien, teams 11–12 played the second placed teams of each Allsvenskan to qualify to next season and teams 13–14 was relegated to Allsvenskan


2009–10 Elitserien (bandy), League table, Knock-out stage
The quarter and semi finals started 23 February and ended 16 March. The final was played 21 March 2010.


2009–10 Elitserien (men's handball)
The 2009–10 Elitserien was the 76th season of the top division of Swedish handball. 14 teams competed in the league. The eight highest placed teams qualified for the playoffs, whereas teams 11–13 had to play relegation playoffs against teams from the second division, and team 14 was relegated automatically. IK Sävehof won the regular season and also won the playoffs to claim their third Swedish title.


2009–10 Elitserien season
The 2009–10 Elitserien season was the 35th season of Elitserien. It started on September 21, 2009 and ended on March 13, 2010. The playoffs started on March 18, 2010 and ended on April 24, 2010. HV71 won the playoffs, beating Timrå IK 4–1 in the quarter final series, Skellefteå AIK 4–1 in the semifinal series, and Djurgårdens IF 4–2 in the final series. The season had a mid-season break that started on February 9 and ended on February 26 to allow participation of Elitserien players in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.


2009–10 Elitserien season
In Kvalserien, Södertälje SK requalified and AIK qualified for the 2010–11 Elitserien season at the expense of Rögle BK.


2009–10 Elitserien season, League business, Rule changes
Elitserien will bring in a number of rule changes for the start of the 2009–10 Elitserien season aimed at increasing offence. Two rule changes are to Rule 440 on faceoffs. Firstly, the first faceoff of a power play will now be in the defending zone of the team that committed the foul, regardless of where the play was stopped. Secondly, a faceoff will always be located at one of the nine faceoff spots. In previous seasons a faceoff could have been located anywhere on the rink.


2009–10 Elitserien season, League business, Referees
For the 2009–10 Elitserien season around 100 matches will be refereed by four referees. Also, the referees uniforms will change to the classical black striped shirts with a number on the back instead of the referee's name, as in previous seasons.


2009–10 Elitserien season, League business, Season schedule
Each team will play each other five times during the regular season. Due to play in the Champions Hockey League and matches against two NHL teams, Färjestads BK's and Linköpings HC's matches in round 4 are played out of the schedule. After the initial season schedule have changes been made for rounds 3, 6, 13, 16 and 38.


2009–10 Elitserien season, League business, General managers' meeting
The general managers of the 12 elite league clubs in Elitserien met on June 9, 2009 and agreed on creating a jointly-owned development company that will focus its work on the development of elite ice hockey in Sweden. The company's executive officer is Håkan Loob who will put is work in Färjestads BK on hold. It was also decided that the elite clubs will produce a new shareholder deal for the Swedish hockey league, Svenska Hockeyligan AB (SHL), as the current deal expires on April 30, 2010. The clubs will participate in the current league system for seasons 2009–10 and 2010–11.


2009–10 Elitserien season, League business, Outdoor game
On December 28, 2009, Frölunda HC and Färjestads BK played their round 33 game outdoors at Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg. The match organizers' goal was to break the previous outdoor game spectator record from 1962 where 23,192 spectators attended a match between Frölunda HC and Djurgårdens IF at Ullevi. In the 2009 match, the boards of the rink were completely transparent and Frölunda HC played in jerseys looking as the jerseys from 1962, void of advertisements. 31,144 spectators watched the game.


2009–10 Elitserien season, Regular season, Standings
x – clinched playoff spot; y – clinched regular season league title; e – eliminated from playoff contention; r – played in relegation series


2009–10 Elitserien season, Regular season, Statistical leaders, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2009–10 Elitserien season, Regular season, Statistical leaders, Leading goaltenders
GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average


2009–10 Elitserien season, Playoffs
After the regular season, the standard of 8 teams qualify for the playoffs. HV71 won the regular season title with 95 points.


2009–10 Elitserien season, Playoffs, Playoff bracket
In the first round, the highest remaining seed chooses which of the two lowest remaining seeds to be matched against. In the second round, the highest remaining seed is matched against the lowest remaining seed. In each round the higher-seeded team is awarded home ice advantage. Each best-of-seven series follows a 1–1–1–2–1–1 format: the higher-seeded team will play at home for games 2 and 4 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary), and the lower-seeded team will be at home for game 1, 3 and 6 (if necessary).


2009–10 Elitserien season, Playoffs, Playoff bracket, Semifinals
In the semifinals, the best ranked team is paired with the lowest ranked team qualified for the semifinals. The two remaining teams will play against each other.


2009–10 Elitserien season, Playoffs, Playoff statistical leaders, Playoff scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2009–10 Elitserien season, Playoffs, Playoff statistical leaders, Playoff leading goaltenders
GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average


2009–10 Emporia State Lady Hornets basketball team
The 2009–10 Emporia State Lady Hornets basketball team represented Emporia State University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division II women's basketball season, which was the team's 36th basketball season. Led by Head Coach Brandon Schneider, who finished his 12th season at Emporia State, the Lady Hornets won the 2010 NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Tournament, claiming the school's first national title in any sport. The team played its home games at William L. White Auditorium in Emporia, Kansas, its home court since 1974. Emporia State is a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.


2009–10 Emporia State Lady Hornets basketball team, Media
The Lady Hornets basketball games were broadcast on KFFX-FM, Mix 104.9.


2009–10 England Hockey League season
The 2009–10 English Hockey League season took place from September 2009 until May 2010. The Men's Championship was won by East Grinstead and the Women's Championship was won by Slough.


2009–10 England Hockey League season
The Men's Cup was won by Beeston and the Women's Cup was won by Leicester.


2009–10 England Hockey League season, Men's Cup, Final
(Held at the Highfields Hockey Centre, Nottingham on 15 May)


2009–10 English Rugby Union Leagues, Guinness Premiership, Season: 2009/2010
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:


2009–10 English Rugby Union Leagues, Guinness Premiership, Season: 2009/2010
(C)-Champions(Q)-Qualified for home play-off. (q)-Qualified for away play-off. (F)-Losing Finalists(R)-Relegated to Championship


2009–10 Eredivisie
The 2009–10 Eredivisie was the 54th season of Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. AZ were the reigning champions. A total of 18 teams is taking part in the league, consisting of 16 who competed in the previous season and two promoted from the Eerste Divisie. The teams promoted from the Eerste Divisie at the end of the previous season were champions VVV-Venlo and promotion/relegation play-off winners RKC Waalwijk.


2009–10 Eredivisie
The season started on 31 July 2009 and ended on 2 May 2010. FC Twente won their first ever Eredivisie title. During the halfway break PSV Eindhoven had been evenly matched with Twente, however towards the end AFC Ajax had climbed up the table with remarkable wins and many goals scored, taken second from PSV Eindhoven, and PSV's falter landed them in third.


2009–10 Eredivisie, Goalscorers
Including games played on 2 May 2010; Source: , , ,  (in Dutch)


2009–10 Eredivisie, Play-offs, European competition
The teams placed 6th through 9th compete in a play-off tournament for one spot in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League 2010–11.


2009–10 Eredivisie, Play-offs, Relegation
The 16th and 17th placed teams, along with the teams from Eerste Divisie, participate in a play-off for two spots in 2010–11 Eredivisie.


2009–10 Eredivisie (ice hockey) season
The 2009–10 Eredivisie was the 50th season of the Eredivisie, the highest level of ice hockey competition in the Netherlands. The season started on November 13 following the quarterfinals of the league cup. Eight teams participated and played four times against each other in two home and two away games for a total of 28 league matches. The top six teams advanced to the playoffs with the top two teams receiving a bye into the semifinals. The Nijmegen Devils were the champions of both the regular season and playoffs.


2009–10 Eredivisie (women)
The 2009–10 Eredivisie Vrouwen was the third season of the Netherlands women's professional football league. The league took place from 1 October 2009 to 19 May 2010 with six teams. AZ successfully defended the title and became champions for a third year running. The 60 matches of the season had a 22,140 total attendance.


2009–10 Eredivisie (women), Teams
On 5 May 2009, financial problems forced Roda JC to announce its withdraw from the league. Six teams played in the season.


2009–10 Eredivisie (women), Format
The season was played in a quadruple round-robin format, where all six participating teams played each other four times (twice away and twice at home), a total of 20 matches each. The champion qualified to the UEFA Women's Champions League. There was no relegation system in place.


2009–10 Ergotelis F.C. season
The 2009–10 season was Ergotelis' 80th season in existence, 5th season in the Super League Greece, and the fourth consecutive since the club's latest promotion from the Football League. Ergotelis also participated in the Greek cup, entering the competition in the Fourth Round. The club ultimately managed to finish in 11th place, despite a notable fifth-place position at the end of the championship First Round. During this season the club celebrated its 80th anniversary, culminating relevant festivities in style, by thrashing Super League champions Olympiacos in a memorable friendly match with a 5–0 victory.


2009–10 Ergotelis F.C. season, Players, Out of team
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2009–10 Essex Senior Football League
The 2009–10 Essex Senior Football League season was the 39th in the history of Essex Senior Football League a football competition in England. Stansted won the league, but were not promoted due to ground grading requirements. The League Cup and the Gordon Brasted Memorial Trophy were both won by Bethnal Green United.


2009–10 Essex Senior Football League, Clubs
The league featured 15 clubs which competed in the league last season, along with three new clubs:


2009–10 Essex Senior Football League, Clubs
Also, Mauritius Sports & Pennant changed name to Mauritius Sports Association.


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


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


2009–10 Estonian Cup
2009–10 Estonian Cup was the twentieth season of the Estonian football knockout tournament organized by Estonian Football Association. Winners of the cup qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League. The defending champions were Flora Tallinn.


2009–10 Estonian Cup, 1/64, Teams with bye
Levadia, Flora II, Otepää, Noorus 96, Esteve, Olympic, Hell Hunt, Keskerakond, Toompea, Quattromed, Metec, Püsivus, Keskerakond II, Kalev Tallinn, Piraaja, Twister, Tammeka, Flora, aaMeraaS, Aspen, Toompea 1994, Soccernet, Eston Villa, Kuressaare, Elva II, HansaNet.ee, Tabasalu, A&A Kinnisvara, Rada II, Tamme Auto, Velldoris, Orbiit, Lootos, Rada, Elva, Nõmme United, Koeru, Navi, Kristiine, FCF Järva-Jaani.


2009–10 Ethiopian Premier League
The 2009–10 Ethiopian Premier League is the season of the Ethiopian Premier League since its establishment in 1944. A total of 18 teams are contesting the league, with Saint-George SA the defending champions for the second year in a row and for the twenty third time in total. The Ethiopian season began on 6 August 2009.


2009–10 Ethiopian Premier League, Table and results, Teams and stadiums
Dedebit, Hawassa City, Sidama Coffee, Southern Police, Sebeta City, Dire Dawa City and Meta Abo also use 35,000 capacity Addis Ababa Stadium.


2009–10 Etisalat Emirates Cup
The 2009–10 Etisalat Emirates Cup was the 2nd staging of the Etisalat Emirates Cup. The competition started on October 8, 2009 and concluded on May 21, 2009.


2009–10 Etisalat Emirates Cup, Round One Groups
12 clubs were drawn into 3 groups of 4 teams. The winners and the best runners-up will qualify for the semifinals.


2009–10 Euro Hockey League
The 2009–10 Euro Hockey League was the third season of the Euro Hockey League, Europe's premier club field hockey tournament organized by the EHF.


2009–10 Euro Hockey League
The final was played between UHC Hamburg and Rotterdam at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands. UHC Hamburg beat Rotterdam 3–1 to win their second title. Bloemendaal were the title holders, but were eliminated by UHC Hamburg in the quarter-finals.


2009–10 Euro Hockey League, Association team allocation
A total of 24 teams from 12 of the 45 EHF member associations participated in the 2019–20 Euro Hockey League. The association ranking based on the EHL country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:


2009–10 Euro Hockey League, Round one
In each group, teams played against each other once in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16. Pools A, C, D, and F were played in Paris, France between 23 and 25 October 2009 and the other pools were played in Barcelona, Spain between 9 and 11 October 2009. If a game was won, the winning team received 5 points. A draw resulted in both teams receiving 2 points. A loss gave the losing team 1 point unless the losing team lost by 3 or more goals, then they received 0 points.


2009–10 Euro Hockey League, Knockout stage
The Round of 16 and the quarterfinals were played in Rotterdam, Netherlands between 2 and 5 April 2010 and the semifinals, third place match and the final were played in Amstelveen, Netherlands between 22 and 23 May 2010. Matches that ended in a draw would then play two periods of 7.5 minutes, with the "Silver Goal" rule being enforced. Matches that remain tied at the end of extra time were settled by a penalty shoot-out.


2009–10 Euro Hockey League, Test Rules
The Euro Hockey League is considered to be something of a pioneer when it comes to rules and regulations. The tournament has introduced various test rules which have now been adopted by the global game, with the "Self Pass" - which allows players to dribble with the ball from a free hit rather than passing it - being arguably the most revolutionary.


2009–10 Euro Hockey League, Test Rules
The 2009-2010 Season saw the introduction of the "Own Goal" trial, which meant that defenders and goalkeepers could no longer force the ball into their own net when an opposing player has hit the ball from outside the circle. The first ever own goal in hockey arrived during Round 1.1, when Atletic Terrassa's Xavi Ribas accidentally deflected into his own goal during their match against Reading HC of England. In total, five own goals were scored during the 2009-2010 season. [ 2 ]


2009–10 Euro Hockey Tour
Euro Hockey Tour 2009–10 is the 14th edition of Euro Hockey Tour. There are only four teams: Czech Republic, Finland, Russia and Sweden are competing.


2009–10 Euro Hockey Tour, Format
The tournament consists of four stages: Czech Hockey Games in Czech Republic, Karjala Tournament in Finland, Channel One Cup in Russia and LG Hockey Games in Sweden. The intervals between stages are usually from 1 month to 3 months. In each phase teams played six games.


2009–10 EuroCup Women
The EuroCup Women 2009–10 was the eighth of FIBA Europe's second-tier international competition for women's basketball clubs under such name, running from 11 November 2009 to 8 April 2010. Athinaikos AS defeated Nadezhda Orenburg in the final to become the first Greek team to win the competition.


2009–10 EuroLeague Women
The 2009–10 season was the 14th edition of Europe's premier basketball tournament for women - EuroLeague Womensince it was rebranded to its current format


2009–10 EuroLeague Women, Individual leaders
Stats includes postseason games and are sorted on average per game.


2009–10 EuroLeague Women, Team leaders
Stats includes postseason games and are sorted on average per game.


2009–10 Eurocup Basketball
2009–10 Eurocup Basketball was the eighth edition of Europe's second-tier level transnational competition for men's professional basketball clubs, the EuroCup. The EuroCup is the European-wide league level that is one tier below the EuroLeague level. It began with qualifying round matches on October 20, 2009, and ended with the Eurocup Finals on April 17 and 18, 2010, at Fernando Buesa Arena in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain. The competition was won by Spanish club Power Electronics Valencia, who won their second EuroCup title, and also secured a place in the 2010–11 edition of the EuroCup's parent competition, the EuroLeague.


2009–10 Eurocup Basketball
For the first time, the EuroCup conducted a four-team final round, as in the EuroLeague. To accommodate this change, a quarterfinal round was introduced. As in the EuroLeague, where the top two teams from each of the four groups in its Top 16 phase advanced to the quarterfinals, the top two teams from each group in the analogous Last 16 phase advanced to the quarterfinals.


2009–10 Eurocup Basketball
However, the structure of the EuroCup quarterfinals was very different from that of the EuroLeague — instead of a best-of-5 series, as in the EuroLeague, each EuroCup quarterfinal was a two-legged tie, with the winner determined on aggregate score. Unlike virtually all other basketball competitions, the quarterfinals did not use overtime, unless necessary to break an aggregate tie.


2009–10 Eurocup Basketball, Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals were two-legged ties determined on aggregate score. The first leg of the Bilbao–Nymburk tie was played on March 23, with all other first legs played on March 24. All return legs were played on March 31. The group winner in each tie, listed as "Team #1", hosted the second leg.


2009–10 Eurocup Basketball, Final four
The first-ever "final four" in the history of the competition, officially called the Eurocup Finals, was held at Fernando Buesa Arena in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. Euroleague Basketball Company was initially noncommital on whether it would schedule a third-place game, but ultimately decided to do so.


2009–10 Euroleague
The 2009–10 Euroleague was the 10th season of the professional basketball competition for elite clubs throughout Europe, organised by Euroleague Basketball Company, and it was the 53rd season of the premier competition for European men's clubs overall. The regular season featured 24 teams from 13 different countries.


2009–10 Euroleague
This season marked the first time since 2001–02 season that a qualifying round was used to determine the last two teams for the regular season. The qualifying round started on September 29, 2009, while the regular season of the Euroleague started on October 15, 2010. The season ended with the Euroleague Final Four, which was hosted at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, with the Final on May 9, 2010.


2009–10 Euroleague, Format
For the first time in the modern Euroleague era, a preliminary stage was used to determine the last two teams in the regular season. 8 teams competed in qualification rounds, of which the 2 winners advanced to the regular season stage. Those teams joined 22 teams that had qualified directly to the regular season stage.


2009–10 Euroleague, Allocation
A maximum of three teams could qualify from any one country through their league position. However, 14 clubs held Euroleague Basketball A-linceces, which gave them automatic spots in the Euroleague Regular Season until 2011–12, regardless of their domestic league finish. These licenses were granted via a formula that considers each team's performance in its domestic league and the Euroleague, the television revenues Euroleague Basketball collects from its home country and the team's home attendance.


2009–10 Euroleague, Allocation
The rest of the field was filled with teams that qualified through their performance in their respective national leagues and wild card invitations.


2009–10 Euroleague, Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: Euroleague title holders):


2009–10 Euroleague, Qualifying rounds, First preliminary round
Games were played on September 29 and October 2. Winners advanced to the second preliminary round, while losers parachuted into the Eurocup.


2009–10 Euroleague, Qualifying rounds, Second preliminary round
Game 1 of each match was played on October 6. Game 2 of the Benetton Treviso-Entente Orléanaise match was played on October 9, and Game 2 of Maroussi-Alba Berlin was played on October 11. The winners of each match advanced to the Regular Season, with the losers parachuting into the Eurocup.


2009–10 Euroleague, Regular season
The Regular Season began on October 15, 2009 and concluded on January 14, 2010.


2009–10 Euroleague, Regular season
If teams were level on record at the end of the Regular Season, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:


2009–10 Euroleague, Top 16
The survivors from the Regular Season advanced to the Top 16, where they were drawn into four groups of four teams each, playing home-and-home from January 27 through March 11. The draw was held at Euroleague headquarters in Barcelona, starting at 13:00 CET on January 18, and was streamed live on the official Euroleague site.


2009–10 Euroleague, Quarterfinals
Team 1 hosted Games 1 and 2, plus Game 5 if necessary. Team 2 hosted Game 3, and Game 4 if necessary.


2009–10 Euroleague Qualifying rounds
The Qualifying round phase of the 2009–10 Euroleague basketball tournament is preceding the regular season. 8 teams will compete in two preliminary rounds, of which 2 teams will advance to the regular season stage.


2009–10 Euroleague Qualifying rounds, Results
Unless otherwise indicated, all attendance totals are from the corresponding match report posted on the official Euroleague site and included with each game summary.


2009–10 Euroleague Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals will be played from March 23 to April 7, 2010. Team #1 (i.e., the group winner in each series) will host Games 1 and 2, plus Game 5 if necessary. Team #2 will host Game 3, plus Game 4 if necessary.


2009–10 European Badminton Circuit season
The 2009-10 European Badminton Circuit season started in May 2009 and ended in May 2010.


2009–10 European Badminton Circuit season, Results, Performance by countries
Tabulated below are the Circuit performances based on countries. Only countries who have won a title are listed:


2009–10 European Challenge Cup
The 2009–10 Amlin Challenge Cup was the 14th season of the European Challenge Cup, the annual rugby union European club competition for clubs from six nations in European rugby. It started on 8 October 2009 at Sixways Stadium in Worcester with Worcester Warriors hosting Montpellier, and ended with the final at Stade Vélodrome in Marseille on 23 May 2010. The reigning champions were Northampton Saints, who did not defend their title as they qualified for the 2009–10 Heineken Cup. Cardiff Blues won the trophy after a 28–21 win against Toulon.


2009–10 European Challenge Cup, Teams
Five English teams and eight French teams competed because an English team – Leicester Tigers – progressed farther in the 2008–09 Heineken Cup than any French or Italian team.


2009–10 European Challenge Cup, Teams
Other countries will have their usual number of teams: Ireland one, Romania one and one from Spain.


2009–10 European Challenge Cup, Pool stage
The draw for the pool stages took place on 15 June 2009. The seeding system was the same as for the 2008–09 tournament. The 20 competing teams were ranked based on past Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup performance, with each pool receiving one team from each Tier. The requirement to have only one team per country in each pool was, however, still apply (with the exception of the inclusion of the sixth, seventh and eight French teams).


2009–10 European Challenge Cup, Pool stage
Beginning with this season's competition, only the pool winners advanced to the knockout stage. They were joined by three clubs from the 2009–10 Heineken Cup, specifically the third through fifth highest-ranking teams that finished second in their pool (the top two second-place teams entered the Heineken Cup knockout stage).


2009–10 European Challenge Cup, Pool stage, Team seedings
Seeding was determined by the teams' position in the ERC Rankings at the time of the pool draw in June 2009.


2009–10 European Challenge Cup, Knock-out stage, Final
On 28 April 2010, the competition organiser, European Rugby Cup, announced that the final would be held on 23 May. The time was set at 13:00 UTC (14:00 BST, 15:00 CEST), but the location would depend on the result of the Connacht–Toulon semi-final. Since Toulon won, the final was held at Stade Vélodrome in Marseille.


2009–10 European Challenge Cup, Knock-out stage, Final
Cardiff Blues were designated as the home team for the final. However, it was an effective home game for Toulon; Stade Vélodrome hosted two of that club's matches in their domestic season. Cardiff Blues won the final against Toulon by 28–21.


2009–10 Everton F.C. season
The 2009–10 season of Everton F.C. was Everton's 18th season in the Premier League and 56th consecutive season in the top division of English football. The club began their preseason friendly schedule on 10 July 2009 and concluded the summer friendlies on 7 August. Everton began their Premier League season at home in Goodison Park with a 6–1 defeat by Arsenal, the worst defeat by the North London side since a 7–0 loss in 2005.


2009–10 Everton F.C. season
Everton's poor form continued throughout most of the first half of the season; they found themselves in 16th place, only two points clear of the relegation zone, at Christmas, though their league form improved significantly from that time. Everton entered the League Cup in the Third Round against Hull City, a match they won, but the club was eliminated in the next round by Tottenham Hotspur. They also entered the FA Cup in the Third Round Proper and were eliminated in the Fourth Round by Birmingham City.


2009–10 Everton F.C. season
The Toffees also qualified for the Europa League, for which Everton qualified based upon their fifth-place finish in the 2008–09 Premier League, entering in the play-off round; Everton advanced through the group stage and were ultimately defeated 4–2 on aggregate by Portuguese club Sporting CP in the Round of 32. Everton finished the Premier League season in eighth place, failing to qualify for any European competitions for the first time since the 2005–06 season. The club ended the league campaign very strongly, suffering only two defeats in their final 24 league games.


2009–10 Everton F.C. season, Matches, Premier League, August
Everton began its Premier League season at home at Goodison Park against Arsenal on 15 August 2009. The Toffees were never competitive in the match and were defeated 6–1, the worst opening day loss by Everton and tied for worst opening day loss in Premier League history. Everton's second match was due to be away to Manchester City, but the match was postponed due to Everton's Europa League match with Sigma Olomouc.