2009–10 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Big East Tournament
In the quarterfinals, Georgetown faced No. 3 Syracuse, which had lost its final game of the regular season to Louisville but had received a bye in both the first and second rounds. The game was the 13th Big East Tournament game between the teams, the most between any two Big East teams in the tournament's 31-year history, and each team had won six of the previous meetings. This time, Syracuse, with a 28–3 record, was the tournament's No. 1 seed, had not lost two games in a row all season, and had defeated Georgetown twice in regular-season play.


2009–10 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Big East Tournament
Georgetown pulled out to an early 14–11 lead, but the Orange tied the game and pulled ahead, where they would remain for the next 21 minutes of play, including a 40–37 advantage at halftime. A Syracuse offensive spurt in the second half gave the Orange a nine-point advantage with 13:43 left in the game, but then the Hoyas began an offensive surge in which they outscored Syracuse 19–2, including a 13–0 run at one point.


2009–10 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Big East Tournament
During the surge, Georgetown freshman reserve guard Vee Sanford scored to give the Hoyas a 60–59 lead with 10:37 left to play – their first lead since 14–11 – and by the time the 19–2 run ended, Georgetown led 70–61 with 7:24 remaining in the game. Syracuse responded with an offensive push of its own, cutting Georgetown's lead to 74–72, but the Hoyas then outscored the Orange 11–4 to take an 85–76 lead with 1:39 remaining.


2009–10 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Big East Tournament
Georgetown went on to upset Syracuse 91–84, the first time the Orange had lost two games in a row all season and only the sixth team in Big East Tournament history that a top seed had lost its tournament opener. Although Syracuse's bench outscored Georgetown's 37–10, the Hoyas made up for it by shooting 57.9 percent from the field. Chris Wright led the team with a game-high 27 points and Austin Freeman scored 18, while Jason Clark contributed 17 points and Greg Monroe had a double-double (15 points and 10 rebounds) and a team-high seven assists.


2009–10 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Big East Tournament
Georgetown advanced to the semi-finals to meet fifth-seeded Marquette, another team that had beaten the Hoyas in their only regular-season meeting. The Hoyas scored on their first six field goal attempts and quickly pulled ahead to a 15–4 lead, but the Golden Eagles′ offense came alive and went on a 15–5 run that tied the game at 29–29. Georgetown led 37–34 at halftime and 56–51 with 10:48 left in the game, but after that the Hoyas went on a decisive 14–1 run that stretched their lead to 70–53.


2009–10 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Big East Tournament
The Hoyas cruised to an 80–57 victory, dealing the Golden Eagles their first double-digit loss of the season. Greg Monroe had one of the best all-around performances of his college career with another double-double (23 points and 13 rebounds) and seven assists, while Chris Wright and Jason Clark each scored 15 points and Austin Freeman added 12 points and eight rebounds.


2009–10 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Big East Tournament
Georgetown appeared in the Big East Tournament championship game for the first time since 2008, where it faced the tournament's third seed, No. 7 West Virginia. West Virginia had won six in a row and eight of nine entering the game and was making only its second appearance in the tournament championship game. The first half was close, and West Virginia led 32–28 at halftime.


2009–10 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Big East Tournament
The Mountaineers held their lead through most of the second half, stretching it to as many as nine points before the Hoyas began to close the gap, and Austin Freeman tied the score at 56–56 with a three-pointer with 54 seconds left to play. Chris Wright fouled West Virginia junior guard Joe Mazzulla, who hit two free throws with 27 seconds remaining to give the Mountaineers a 58–56 lead, but Wright then scored on a jumper to tie the game again at 58–58 with 17 seconds left to play.


2009–10 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Big East Tournament
After a timeout, West Virginia senior forward Da'Sean Butler, who had 20 points during the game, scored in the lane with 4.2 seconds left to give the Mountaineers a 60–58 lead. Chris Wright drove the length of the court and missed a final shot at the buzzer, and West Virginia won its first Big East Tournament championship. Chris Wright scored 20 points, Austin Freeman had 14, and Greg Monroe contributed 11.


2009–10 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, NCAA Tournament
Georgetown's deep Big East Tournament run gave the Hoyas a 23–10 record and made the case for the team's inclusion in the 2010 NCAA Tournament. Georgetown was seeded third in the Midwest Regional in the Hoyas′ first appearance in the tournament since 2008. Observers considered the Hoyas a legitimate Final Four threat, and Georgetown was the heavy favorite in its first-round game against 14th-seeded Ohio, a team that had posted a losing regular-season record in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) but had earned a tournament berth by winning the MAC Tournament championship.


2009–10 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, NCAA Tournament
The day before the game, John Thompson III said that the Hoyas were playing their best basketball of the season, but behind a 32-point effort by junior guard Armon Bassett, 23 points by freshman guard D. J. Cooper, and a strong team three-point shooting performance, the Bobcats jumped out to an early lead that Georgetown was never able to close.


2009–10 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, NCAA Tournament
Ohio led 48–36 at halftime and by as many as 19 points in the second half, and a second-half Georgetown offensive surge got the Hoyas no closer than seven points despite Chris Wright's team-leading 28 points, Greg Monroe's double-double (19 points and 13 rebounds), and Hollis Thompson's 16-point performance. Ohio cruised to a shocking 97–83 upset victory, the first time the Bobcats had won an NCAA Tournament game since 1983, and Georgetown's season came to a sudden and unexpected end.


2009–10 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Wrap-up
For the season, Austin Freeman led the Hoyas in scoring, shooting 52.5 percent from the field overall and 44.4 percent from three-point range and averaging 16.5 points per game, while Greg Monroe, who started all 34 games, also shot 52.5 percent and averaged 16.1 points per game. Chris Wright averaged 15.1 points per game and shot 47.0 percent, while Jason Clark averaged 10.5 points on 47.5 percent shooting. Freeman missed one game, came off the bench in another, and started 32 games, while the rest of them started in all 34 games during the season. Julian Vaughn also started in all 34 games, and Hollis Thompson appeared in all 34, starting in two of them.


2009–10 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Wrap-up
Monroe opted to leave the team after the season, foregoing his junior and senior years of college to enter the 2010 National Basketball Association draft; the Detroit Pistons selected him. He left Georgetown having started all 65 games of his collegiate career, shooting 54.3 percent from the field and averaging 14.5 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. After a first year in which he had scored only in the Lafayette game and taken only one shot and played only four minutes during the remainder of the season, reserve guard Stephan Stepka also left, transferring to James Madison. although he did not play there. They were the ninth and tenth Hoyas in five seasons to leave Georgetown prior to the expiration of their college eligibility.


2009–10 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Wrap-up
The 2009–10 Hoyas played short-handed, with an understrength roster, shallow bench, and no seniors, and, like the 2008–09 team, their fortunes declined as the regular season wore on. Unlike the Hoyas of 2008–09, however, they bounced back to make a deep run in the Big East Tournament and returned to the NCAA Tournament. But as they had two years earlier, the Hoyas lost to a double-digit seed in the tournament's first weekend. For the rest of John Thompson III's tenure as head coach, the Hoyas would never advance beyond the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament.


2009–10 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Wrap-up
The 2009–10 Hoyas finished with a record of 23–11 and were ranked No. 12 in the season's final AP Poll, which was taken before their loss to Ohio in the NCAA Tournament. They were unranked in the postseason Coaches Poll.


2009–10 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team
The 2009–10 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team represented the University of Georgia in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Lady Bulldogs compete in the Southeastern Conference.


2009–10 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team
The 2009–10 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented Georgia Institute of Technology  in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was Paul Hewitt's tenth season as head coach. The Yellow Jackets compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at Alexander Memorial Coliseum. They finished the season 23–13, 7–9 in ACC play. They advanced to the championship game of the 2010 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament as the 7 seed before losing to regular season champion Duke. They received an at–large bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, earning a 10 seed in the Midwest Region. They upset 7 seed Oklahoma State in the first round before falling to 2 seed and AP #5 Ohio State in the second round.


2009–10 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team, Pre-Season
On Thursday, September 24, it was announced that the Georgia Tech Men's basketball team had cancelled their trip to Canada, which was to take place the weekend of October 2–5, due to concerns over NCAA regulations. The Yellow Jackets were to depart October 2 for Windsor, Ontario to play two games against the Windsor Lancers Men's Basketball team and one against the Western Ontario Mustangs Men's Basketball team. The issue revolved around NCAArules prohibiting teams from taking trips within 30 days of the official start of pre-season practice. The trip did fall within Georgia Tech's fall break from classes.


2009–10 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team, Pre-Season
NCAA regulations allow teams to take an international trip once every four years, but the trip must occur before the 30-day period leading up to the official start of pre-season practice, which this year is October 16. Georgia Tech had asked for and received a waiver from the NCAA, but ultimately decided against taking the fall break trip amid concerns over the regulations.


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


2009–10 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team
The 2009–10 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team will represent Georgia Tech in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Jackets are coached by MaChelle Joseph. The Jackets are a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference and will attempt to win the NCAA Championship.


2009–10 Georgian Cup
The 2009–10 Georgian Cup (also known as the David Kipiani Cup) was the 66th season overall and twentieth since independence of the Georgian annual football tournament. The competition began on 25 August 2009 and ended with the Final on 26 May 2010. The defending champions were Dinamo Tbilisi.


2009–10 Georgian Cup, Round of 32
These matches were played on 25 and 26 August and 16 September 2009.


2009–10 Georgian Cup, Round of 16
In this round entered 12 winners from the previous round as well as four teams that finished first, second, third and fourth in last year's Umaglesi Liga: WIT Georgia, Dinamo Tbilisi, Olimpi Rustavi and Zestafoni. The matches were played on 21 October 2009.


2009–10 Georgian Cup, Quarterfinals
The eight winners from the previous round play in this round. The first legs were played on 3 November 2009 and the second legs were played on 1 and 2 December 2009.


2009–10 Georgian Cup, Semifinals
The four winners from the previous round played in this round. The first legs were played on 23 March 2010 and the second legs were played on 14 April 2010.


2009–10 Ghanaian Premier League, History
Aduana Stars won the league for the first time in the club's history.


2009–10 Gillingham F.C. season
Gillingham return to League One for the 2009–10 season after being promoted from League Two the previous season.


2009–10 Gillingham F.C. season, Season review, Kit
Vandanel continues as Gillingham's kit designer and KRBS.com stays as their main shirt sponsor.


2009–10 Gillingham F.C. season, Season review, League
Gillingham began their League One campaign with a 5–0 win over Swindon Town, with Simeon Jackson getting the first League One hat-trick of the season. This was followed by a 4–2 loss against Tranmere Rovers and another two losses followed against Colchester United and Hartlepool United, moving the Gills into the relegation zone.


2009–10 Gillingham F.C. season, Season review, League
The Gills were held to a draw at Walsall, they then beat Exeter City and then a win over Millwall. Leeds United defeated Gillingham 4–1, followed closely by a draw against Norwich City and then another 4–1 loss to Southampton, conceding 9 and scoring only 3 in three games.


2009–10 Gillingham F.C. season, Season review, League
They bounced back quickly with a 3–2 win over Wycombe Wanderers. Two loses followed against Brighton & Hove Albion and MK Dons. The Gills then held another side, who was relegated for the Championship, Charlton Athletic, to a draw. Southend United then beat Gillingham 1–0.


2009–10 Gillingham F.C. season, Season review, League
The Gills continue their rollercoaster season with a 1–0 win over Oldham Athletic and then a loss to Bristol Rovers. Three days later Simeon Jackson put an early penalty away to beat Yeovil Town. Leyton Orient then beat Gillingham 3–1 and Carlisle United held the Gills to a goalless draws. Promotion chaser Huddersfield Town beat Gillingham 2–1.


2009–10 Gillingham F.C. season, Season review, League
The nearly postponed game against Stockport County showed three stunning goals from Oli, on loan Brandy and Nutter, the second time the fans cleared out the snow it did not turn out so well as the Gills lost to Brentford, this was then followed by a scrappy draw against Exeter City.


2009–10 Gillingham F.C. season, Season review, League
Gillingham start the new year with a 3–1 loss to Swindon Town, followed by a goalless draw against Colchester United and then another draw against Hartlepool United. Walsall held Gillingham to a third consecutive draw. This undefeated streak ended with a 4–0 loss to Brentofrd and then a loss to Tranmere Rovers. A draw to Yeovil Town then followed, Bristol Rovers lost to Gillingham 1–0 but Leyton Orient held the Gills to a 1–1 draw. Carlisle United ended Gillingham's three-game unbeaten streak with a 2–0 win before quickly bouncing back and beating Huddersfield Town. Stockport County then drew with them, another draw with Charlton Athletic followed. MK Dons drew to Gillingham, to make the Gills third consecutive draw. Fellow relegation battlers Brighton & Hove Albion held Gillingham to a 1–1 draw. Gillingham beat an on form promotion hopefuls Leeds United.


2009–10 Gillingham F.C. season, Season review, League
Gillingham's four game unbeaten run was ended by fellow strugglers Oldham Athletic. Oli, Howe and Barcham gave Gillingham a 3–0 over Southend United. But losing the next game to Millwall.


2009–10 Gillingham F.C. season, Season review, League
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points


2009–10 Gillingham F.C. season, Season review, Cups, FA Cup
In the first round of the cup the Gills beat Southend United 3–0. Gillingham then beat League Two outfit, Burton Albion to go through to the third round. The Gills travels to Accrington Stanley for the fourth round. The third-round game was postponed due to heavy snow in Lancashire, meaning both clubs would be put in the draw for the 4th round. Gillingham were knocked out by Accrington after the third attempt of playing the game.


2009–10 Gillingham F.C. season, Season review, Cups, League Cup
Gillingham's first opponents in the Cup was Championship outfit Plymouth Argyle. The Gills beat the Pilgrims 2–1 to qualify for the next round. The second round Gillingham lost to Premier League side Blackburn Rovers.


2009–10 Gillingham F.C. season, Season review, Cups, Football League Trophy
Gillingham beat Colchester United in the first round. Then two weeks after playing Norwich City in the league, the Gills took them of in the FLT and were knocked out by the Canaries.


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


2009–10 Gimnàstic de Tarragona season
Is the 2009–10 Gimnàstic de Tarragona season. The club plays in two tournaments: the Segunda División and the Copa del Rey.


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


2009–10 Gimnàstic de Tarragona season, Squad, Youth Squad
Youth players with first team experienceNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2009–10 Glasgow Warriors season
The 2009-10 season saw Glasgow Warriors compete in the competitions: the Magners Celtic League and the European Champions Cup, the Heineken Cup.


2009–10 Glasgow Warriors season, Team, Squad
Props Ed Kalman Moray Low Hamish Mitchell Kevin Tkachuk Justin Va'a Jon Welsh


2009–10 Glasgow Warriors season, Team, Squad
Loose Forwards John Barclay Johnnie Beattie Kelly Brown James Eddie Scott Forrest Calum Forrester Richie Vernon


2009–10 Glasgow Warriors season, Team, Squad
Centres Max Evans Peter Horne Chris Kinloch Graeme Morrison Peter Murchie


2009–10 Glasgow Warriors season, Team, Squad
Back Three Rob Dewey Thom Evans Dave McCall Hefin O'Hare Colin Shaw Bernardo Stortoni D. T. H. van der Merwe


2009–10 Glasgow Warriors season, Player statistics
During the 2009–10 season, Glasgow have used 37 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and points scored by each player.


2009–10 Glasgow Warriors season, Player movements, Player transfers, Out
Steve Swindall to  Rotherham Titans Eric Milligan to  Glasgow Hawks


2009–10 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 1
Stade Rochelais: Replacements:Glasgow Warriors: Bernardo Stortoni; Chris Kinloch, Dave McCall, Rob Dewey, Hefin O"Hare; Dan Parks CAPTAIN, Colin Gregor; Kevin Tkachuk, Pat MacArthur, Hamish Mitchell, Tim Barker, Dan Turner, Calum Forrester, Paul Burke (Ayr), Richie VernonReplacements: Jon Welsh, Justin Va"a, Richie Gray, Chris Fusaro (Heriot's), Mark McMillan, Ruaridh Jackson, Peter Horne, Peter Murchie, Colin Shaw


2009–10 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 2
Clermont: Anthony Floch ; Aur_lien Rougerie CAPTAIN, Wesley Fofana, Gonzalo Canale, Napolioni Nalaga, Brock James, Morgan Parra, Davit Zirakashvili, Beno_t Cabello, Vincent Debaty, Jamie Cudmore, Thibaut Privat, Jason White, Alexandre Audebert, Elvis VermeulenReplacements: Willie Wepener, Martin Scelzo, Thomas Domingo, Lionel Faure, Julien Pierre, Christophe Samson, Julien Bardy, Kevin Senio, Ludovic Radosavljevic, Brent Russel, J_r_mie MalzieuGlasgow Warriors: Bernardo Stortoni; Rob Dewey, Peter Murchie, Peter Horne, Colin Shaw; Ruaridh Jackson, Mark McMillan; Justin Va"a, Dougie Hall, Hamish Mitchell, Richie Gray, Dan Turner, Calum Forrester, Chris Fusaro (Heriot's)*, Johnnie BeattieReplacements (all used): Pat MacArthur, Kevin Tkachuk, Jon Welsh, Tim Barker, Richie Vernon, Paul Burke (Ayr), Colin Gregor, Dan Parks, Dave McCall, Hefin O"Hare, Chris Kinloch


2009–10 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 3
Doncaster Knights: Replacements:Glasgow Warriors: Bernardo Stortoni; Rob Dewey, Peter Murchie, Peter Horne, Colin Shaw; Dan Parks, Mark McMillan; Justin Va"a, Pat MacArthur, Hamish Mitchell, Tim Barker, Dan Turner, Calum Forrester, John Barclay, Johnnie BeattieReplacements: Ed Kalman, Kevin Tkachuk, Jon Welsh, Dougie Hall, Alastair Kellock, Kelly Brown, Richie Vernon, Chris Cusiter, Colin Gregor, Ruaridh Jackson, Dave McCall, Graeme Morrison, Thom Evans, Hefin O"Hare, Chris Kinloch


2009–10 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 4
Glasgow Warriors: Bernardo Stortoni; Rob Dewey, Peter Murchie, Graeme Morrison, Thom Evans; Ruaridh Jackson, Mark McMillan; Jon Welsh, Dougie Hall, Moray Low, Tim Barker, Alastair Kellock CAPTAIN, Kelly Brown, John Barclay, Richie VernonReplacements (all used): Pat MacArthur, Ed Kalman, Hamish Mitchell, Kevin Tkachuk, Dan Turner, Calum Forrester, Johnnie Beattie, Chris Cusiter, Dan Parks, Peter Horne, Colin Shaw, Hefin O'HareWasps: Mark Van Gisbergen; Tom Varndell, Dominic Waldouck, Ben Jacobs, David Lemi; Danny Cipriani, Joe Simpson; Tim Payne, Rob Webber, Gabriel Bocca, Marty Veale, Richard Birkett, John Hart, Serge Betsen CAPTAIN, Dan Ward-SmithReplacements: Tom Lindsay, Ben Broster, Dan Leo, Harry Ellis, Warren Fury, Dave Walder, Lachlan Mitchell, Tom French, Will Matthews, Christian Wade, Arthur Ellis


2009–10 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Magners Celtic League, Results
Glasgow Warriors won the 1872 Cup with an aggregate score of 47 - 27.


2009–10 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitive debuts this season
A player's nationality shown is taken from the nationality at the highest honour for the national side obtained; or if never capped internationally their place of birth. Senior caps take precedence over junior caps or place of birth; junior caps take precedence over place of birth. A player's nationality at debut may be different from the nationality shown. Combination sides like the British and Irish Lions or Pacific Islanders are not national sides, or nationalities.


2009–10 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitive debuts this season
Players in BOLD font have been capped by their senior international XV side as nationality shown.


2009–10 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitive debuts this season
Players in Italic font have capped either by their international 7s side; or by the international XV 'A' side as nationality shown.


2009–10 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitive debuts this season
Players in normal font have not been capped at senior level.


2009–10 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitive debuts this season
A position in parentheses indicates that the player debuted as a substitute. A player may have made a prior debut for Glasgow Warriors in a non-competitive match, 'A' match or 7s match; these matches are not listed.


2009–10 Gold Coast United FC season
The 2009–10 season was Gold Coast United's inaugural season in the A-League, becoming one of two new expansion clubs in the Australian state of Queensland.


2009–10 Golden State Warriors season
The 2009–10 Golden State Warriors season was the 64th National Basketball Association (NBA) season for the Golden State Warriors basketball franchise and the first season for Stephen Curry.


2009–10 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 2009–10 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs are members of the West Coast Conference, were led by head coach Mark Few, and played they home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center on the Gonzaga campus in Spokane, Washington. The Zags finished the season 27–7, 12–2 in WCC play to claim the regular season championship. They advanced to the championship game of the 2010 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament before falling to Saint Mary's. They received an at–large bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, earning an 8 seed in the West Region. They defeated 9 seed Florida State in the first round before losing to 1 seed and AP #4 Syracuse in the second round.


2009–10 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team, Season, Preconference
Gonzaga opened the season with a 94–53 exhibition victory over Alberta on November 2. Matt Bouldin led the team with 17 points, followed by Sam Dower with 15 points and Robert Sacre with 11 points. Gonzaga led by as many as 26 points in the second half as they earned a 92–74 victory over Mississippi Valley State on November 14. Four Gonzaga players scored in double-figures, including Bouldin with a game-high 22 points, Elias Harris with 18, Steven Gray with 16, and Sacre with 17.


2009–10 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team, Season, Preconference
On November 17, they played against Michigan State at the Jack Breslin Student Events Center and finished with a 75–71 loss against the second-ranked Spartans. Sacre managed to match his career-high of 17 points, despite playing only 19 minutes in the game. The Zags returned home and finished with a 90–55 victory over IPFW on November 20. Sacre lead Gonzaga with 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 blocks.


2009–10 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team, Season, Preconference
During Thanksgiving week, Gonzaga participated in the 2009 Maui Invitational Tournament at the Lahaina Civic Center in Lahaina, Hawaii. On November 23, they defeated Colorado 76–72 during the opening round of the tournament. Steven Gray scored a game-high 27 points to help the Zags overcome a bad first half. In the second round of the tournament on November 24, Gonzaga defeated Wisconsin 74–61. Four Gonzaga players scored in double digits, which helped the Zags maintain a double digit lead for most of the second half. On November 25, Gonzaga beat Cincinnati 61–59 to win the Maui Invitational for the first time in school history. Steven Gray lead the Zags with 13 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists.


2009–10 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
The 2009–10 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final was a figure skating competition in the 2009–10 season. It was the culminating competition of the 2009–10 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition, and the 2009–10 ISU Junior Grand Prix, a junior-level international competition.


2009–10 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
Skaters earned points towards qualifying for the senior Grand Prix Final at the 2009 Trophée Eric Bompard, the 2009 NHK Trophy, the 2009 Rostelecom Cup, the 2009 Cup of China, the 2009 Skate America, and the 2009 Skate Canada International. Skaters earned points towards qualifying for the Junior Grand Prix Final at each of the seven Junior Grand Prix events. The six highest ranking skaters/teams from the Grand Prix series and the eight highest ranking skaters/teams from the Junior Grand Prix met at the Grand Prix Final.


2009–10 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
The event was held in Tokyo, Japan from December 2 to December 6, 2009. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior and junior levels.


2009–10 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
Unlike the other events in both series, there was no compulsory dance portion of the competition. Ice dancers were ranked in the original dance starting order in reverse order of their qualification to the Final.


2009–10 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, Qualifiers, Senior-level qualifiers
The following skaters qualified for the Grand Prix Final, in order of qualification.


2009–10 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, Qualifiers, Junior-level qualifiers
The following skaters qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final, in order of qualification.


2009–10 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, Senior-level results, Pairs
Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo set a new short program world record of 75.36, a new free skating world record of 138.89, and a new combined total score of 214.25.


2009–10 Great West Conference men's basketball season
The 2009–10 Great West Conference men's basketball season marks the inaugural season of Great West Conference basketball. The Great West is the first new Division I basketball conference since the Mountain West Conference began play in 1999. In 2008–09, the Great West Conference began competition in basketball, although they were transitioning to Division I at the time.


2009–10 Great West Conference men's basketball season, Preseason
On October 29, 2009, the Great West Conference held its first basketball media day. The league's coaches voted South Dakota the inaugural preseason #1 and South Dakota senior forward Tyler Cain the preseason player of the year.


2009–10 Great West Conference men's basketball season, Preseason, Preseason All-Great West Team
Honorable Mention: Mario Flaherty, Houston Baptist; Wendell Preadom, Houston Baptist; Gary Garris, NJIT; Nathan Hawkins, Texas Pan-American; Jon Montgomery, Chicago State; Ben Smith, Texas-Pan American


2009–10 Great West Conference men's basketball season, Postseason
As a new Division I conference, the Great West does not receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. However, the league's tournament champion will receive a berth in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.


2009–10 Great West Conference men's basketball season, Conference awards & honors, Weekly awards
Great West Player of the WeekThroughout the conference season, the Great West offices name a player of the week.


2009–10 Greek Basket League
The 2009–10 Greek Basket League season was the 70th season of the Greek Basket League, the highest tier professional basketball league in Greece. The winner was Panathinaikos that won Olympiacos in the finals of the championship.


2009–10 Greek Basket League, Regular season, Standings
Pts=Points, Pld=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, D=Points difference


2009–10 Greek Basket League, Playoffs
Teams in italics had home advantage. Teams in bold won the playoff series. Numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's original playoff seeding. Numbers to the right indicate the score of each playoff game.


2009–10 Greek Football Cup
The 2009–10 Greek Football Cup was the 68th edition of the Greek Football Cup. The competition culminated with the final held at Olympic Stadium on 24 April 2010. The final was contested by Panathinaikos and Aris. The last time that the two clubs were met in the Final was in 1940. Panathinaikos didn't win the Cup since 2004 and the last time that participated in a Final was in 2007. Aris on the other hand, didn't win the Cup since 1970 and the last time that played in a Final was in 2008. Panathinaikos earned the trophy with a 1-0 win over Aris.


2009–10 Greek Football Cup, Quarter-Finals, Matches
The match had been interrupted in the 69th minute due to bad condition of grass, that came from continuous raining. According to regulation, the match was continued from minute that had been stopped, 24 hours later (11 February 2010).


2009–10 Greek Football Cup, Final
The 66th Greek Cup Final was played at Olympic Stadium on Saturday, April 24, 2010.


2009–10 Greenock Morton F.C. season
Season 2009–10 saw Greenock Morton compete in their third consecutive season in the First Division, in which they finished 8th after a last day victory over Ayr United which relegated the visitors.


2009–10 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, May
After the end of the 2008–09 season, Kieran McAnespie (signed for amateur side Milngavie Wanderers), Jamie Stevenson (signed for East Stirlingshire), Chris Smith (signed for Dumbarton) and Jon Newby (signed for Northwich Victoria) were all released.


2009–10 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, May
Brian Graham returned from his loan spell at East Stirlingshire, where he finished as the Third Division's top scoring forward.


2009–10 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, June
Neil MacFarlane was brought in under freedom of contract from Queen of the South.


2009–10 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, July
Bryn Halliwell signed as emergency goalkeeping cover following injuries to Kevin Cuthbert and Colin Stewart.


2009–10 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, August
At the end of Halliwell's short-term contract, he was released before the close of the transfer window thus making him available to sign for a new club at any time after the window shut.


2009–10 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, August
Morton were knocked out of the two SFL cup competitions by Ross County and Kilmarnock, after victories over Dumbarton and Cowdenbeath.


2009–10 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, September
Davie Irons and Derek Collins had their contracts as the club's management team cancelled on 21 September, with the club sitting bottom of the First Division with only three points from their first six games. Allan McManus and James Grady took over as caretakers until replacements for Irons and Collins could be appointed.


2009–10 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, October
McManus and Grady were appointed permanently (until the end of the season) on Halloween 2009. This time though, Grady was made manager with McManus his assistant.


2009–10 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, November
With injuries mounting up, Grady brought in Alan Reid and David van Zanten in on trial. Both players made their débuts on 7 November, against Partick Thistle, this was however Reid's THIRD début for the club having played two games on trial the previous season and having a spell on loan in 2001. On 10 November, it was revealed in the Greenock Telegraph that van Zanten had signed on a permanent contract until January 2010.


2009–10 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, November
Alan Reid was signed on a permanent basis on 27 November, following the release of Ryan Harding by mutual consent.


2009–10 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, December
After a replay, Morton defeated Dumbarton, to set up a Scottish Cup fourth round tie at Cappielow against Celtic.


2009–10 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, January
David van Zanten's short-term deal at Cappielow expires, and the Irishman signs for Hamilton Academical.


2009–10 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, January
Ex-Celtic youth Michael Tidser returns from Sweden, where he played for Ostersunds FK to sign with Morton.


2009–10 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, January
Alex Walker was loaned out to Brechin City for three months.


2009–10 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, January
Brian Wake was released, with his next destination being Gateshead.


2009–10 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, January
As the transfer window slammed shut, Kevin McKinlay was signed on a free transfer.


2009–10 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, February
Erik Paartalu signed a pre-contract agreement with Brisbane Roar back in his homeland of Australia.


2009–10 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, February
Donovan Simmonds was signed until the end of the season on a free transfer from Maltese Premier League side Floriana.


2009–10 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, March
Austrian Striker David Witteveen signed on loan from Hearts until the end of the season.


2009–10 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, March
Iain Russell and Ryan McWilliams were sent out on loan to Stirling Albion and Largs Thistle respectively.


2009–10 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, April
Jim McAlister broke his foot in a 3–3 draw with Queen of the South – this was most likely his final game for Morton with his contract running down at the end of the season.


2009–10 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, April
Michael Tidser was awarded the Scottish Football League young player of the month award for March.


2009–10 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Story of the season, May
With a 2–1 victory at Cappielow over Ayr United, Morton avoided relegation to the Second Division whilst condemning their opponents to automatic relegation.


2009–10 Greenock Morton F.C. season, Squad (that played for first team)
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2009–10 Grimsby Town F.C. season
Grimsby Town Football Club entered the 2009–10 as a member of Football League Two for the 6th season on the trot. The club are still aiming to leave Blundell Park within the next few seasons. Manager Mike Newell brought in eight players in the close season, four of which were on loan at the club the previous season, he also released eight players, the club also offered four contracts to youth team members. Manager Mike Newell also gave new contracts to midfielders Jamie Clarke and Danny Boshell. Also in the close season Assistant Manager, Stuart Watkiss did not have his contract renewed and he joined Hull City as Development Coach, and Brian Stein who was chief scout took on the responsibilities of Stuart Watkiss.


2009–10 Grimsby Town F.C. season, Fixtures and results, Pre season matches, Friendlies
Mike Newell took Grimsby Town to the 2009 South West Challenge Cup in Devon, in which the rules allowed him to make ten changes in each match, which he did on each occasion. They started off strong in pre-season with a one-nil win against Belgian side R.R.F.C. Montegnée, with a late free kick from Jamie Clarke. They then played in a five-goal thriller against Yeovil Town in which Grimsby Town won 3–2, with Barry Conlon, Danny North, Nathan Arnold all scoring, going on to reach the semi-final and finishing top of their group.


2009–10 Grimsby Town F.C. season, Fixtures and results, Pre season matches, Friendlies
Then continuing their strong form they beat Rushden & Diamonds 4–1 with Adrian Forbes, Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro, Nathan Arnold, Danny North all scoring, putting them into the final. After reaching the Final they had to withdraw on the grounds that they could not agree a kick-off time with their opponents Luton Town, in which there would be police at the ground, providing protection for the fans, as fans' safety concerns had been expressed earlier in the tournament.


2009–10 Grimsby Town F.C. season, Fixtures and results, Pre season matches, Friendlies
During the 2009 South West Challenge Cup Mike Newell named two trialists in his 23-man squad, who were Nathan Arnold from Mansfield Town in which he impressed by scoring two goals and he also named Swansea City striker  Chris Jones in his squad, although he didn't score, he impressed enough to be offered a contract. Also joining for their last match, defender Sol Davis from Luton Town joined up for a trial.


2009–10 Grimsby Town F.C. season, Fixtures and results, Pre season matches, Friendlies
On their return home they faced Scunthorpe United in the Lincolnshire Senior Cup Semi-Final, in which they were beaten by a strong Scunthorpe United side 3–0, after Mike Newell fielded a weakened team. Their next opponents were Leeds United, in which they drew 1–1 in front of a big crowd after Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro had put them in the lead in the first half.


2009–10 Grimsby Town F.C. season, Fixtures and results, Pre season matches, Friendlies
They faced Stockport County in their next pre-season match and were beaten one-nil, they were without skipper Ryan Bennett, Rob Atkinson and Danny North, in a well worked play eight minutes into the second half, Poole slotted the ball under Grimsby's Nick Colgan. Both Nick Hegarty and Nathan Jarman had good chances to score but were denied by Stockport County's defence. In the second half of the match Stockport County's Matty Mainwaring went off with two fractures to his leg after a tackle from Michael Leary, new striker Chris Jones, came on for Nick Hegarty.


2009–10 Grimsby Town F.C. season, Fixtures and results, Pre season matches, Friendlies
In their last pre-season friendly Grimsby played Northern Counties East Premier League side Winterton Rangers, the Mariners were the dominant force throughout the game with Barry Conlon grabbing a first half hat-trick in under twenty-five minutes after his first goal after eight minutes and completed his hat-trick twenty five minutes later, with a Nathan Jarman goal after his second. Winterton Rangers scored through Gary Jones after he spotted Leigh Overton off his line and chipping it into the back of the net.


2009–10 Grimsby Town F.C. season, Fixtures and results, Pre season matches, Friendlies
Nathan Jarman coming off in the first half with a suspected broken toe, which was later confirmed along with a broken metatarsal. In the second half the manager changing his squad totally with the exception of the keeper and Chris Jones, who came on for the injured Nathan Jarman, in the second half Akpa Akpro scoring four after he walked through the defence, Danny North scored a brace after chipping the keeper twice and nearly grabbing his hat-trick only for his effort to be tipped onto the bar but he later set up Michael Leary for a tap in. Clarke scored his second free kick. Grimsby had left sided Watford player Louis Lavers on trial who started in the first half in left back but moved to the left side of midfield in the second half, on the 75th minute Grimsby brought on 14-year-old Jack Barlow from the youth-team.


2009–10 Grimsby Town F.C. season, Fixtures and results, Football League Trophy
Grimsby received a bye into the second round of the competition, in the Northern Section. Due to the new way of determining which teams received byes into the second round of the competition, the teams who received a bye last season, will not receive a bye two seasons in succession, the byes are now determined by recommendation at club meetings.


2009–10 Grimsby Town F.C. season, League table
Notts County's season mostly made the headlines for all the wrong reasons, as they were involved in an abortive high-spending takeover by a consortium who bought in Sven-Göran Eriksson as Director of Football, and got through four managers during the course of the season. However, they managed to shake off their off-field problems and won the title. Bournemouth continued their revival under Eddie Howe and won promotion in the runners-up spot. The last automatic promotion spot was won by Rochdale, who were promoted for the first time since 1969


2009–10 Grimsby Town F.C. season, League table
Dagenham and Redbridge won the play-offs, reaching the 2nd tier of the Football League for the first time in their 18-year history.


2009–10 Grimsby Town F.C. season, League table
Darlington were unable to recover from losing many of their players during their spell in administration at the end of the previous season, and were relegated in bottom place, becoming only the third club (after Halifax Town and Chester City) to be relegated to the Football Conference on two separate occasions.


2009–10 Grimsby Town F.C. season, League table
Grimsby suffered the relegation that they only avoided the previous year due to Luton Town's points deduction; their form improved significantly in the final weeks of the season, but they were ultimately undone by a run of nearly five months without a win earlier in the season, and were relegated to the Football Conference after losing on the final day of the season.


2009–10 Grimsby Town F.C. season, Trialists
Manager Mike Newell took two of the trialists Nathan Arnold, Chris Jones in his 23-man squad to the 2009 South West Challenge Cup and defender Sol Davis joined up with the squad mini way through the 2009 South West Challenge Cup and was given 45 minutes to impress. Before the 2009 South West Challenge Cup Mike Newell had a number of strikers on trial, but none of them were offered a contract. Although not scoring Chris Jones impressed enough to be offered a contract by the club and which was later accepted.


2009–10 Guam Men's Soccer League
2009–10 Guam Men's Soccer League, officially named Budweiser Guam Men's Soccer League due to sponsorship reason, is the association football league of Guam.


2009–10 Guatemalan Liga Nacional
The 2009–10 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala season is the 11th season in which the Apertura and Clausura season is used.


2009–10 Guatemalan Liga Nacional, Format
The format for both championships are identical. Each championship will have two stages: a first stage and a playoff stage. The first stage of each championship is a double round-robin format. The teams that finishes 1 and 2 in the standings will advance to the payoffs semifinals, while the teams that finish 3–6 will enter in the quarterfinals. The winner of each quarterfinals will advance to the semifinals. The winners of the semifinals will advance to the finals, which will determine the tournament champion.


2009–10 Guatemalan Liga Nacional, Torneo Clausura
The Torneo de Clausura is the second championship of the season. It began on January 15 and will end on May 9.


2009–10 Guelph Gryphons women's ice hockey season
The Guelph Gryphons represented the University of Guelph in the 2009-10 Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's hockey season. The Gryphons attempted to win their first Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's ice hockey championship. Their head coach was Rachel Flanagan, assisted by Kirsten Thatcher and John Lovell.


2009–10 Guildford Flames season
During the 2009–10 season, the Guildford Flames participated in the semi-professional English Premier Ice Hockey League. It was the 18th year of ice hockey played by the Guildford Flames and the third season under Paul Dixon as head coach.


2009–10 Guildford Flames season
After a disappointing season in 2008–2009, Paul Dixon decided to shake up the Flames roster during the off-season. British netminders Joe Watkins and Alex Mettam, Canadian forward Taras Foremsky, Czech forward Martin Bouz, and British forward Ollie Bronnimann all were released. British defenceman Stephen Lee also left the Surrey-based outfit after he accepted an offer from the Nottingham Panthers, however a replacement was found in Newcastle Vipers defenceman Jez Lundin. The Flames re-signed Milos Melicherik on 1 May and gave him the added responsibility of being the new head coach of the under-18 side. Nathan Rempel and Gary Clarke both joined the club. The much anticipated final import signing of Martin Masa was confirmed in August.


2009–10 Guildford Flames season
The club confirmed in September that the Guildford Flames had begun the season with nearly 50 more season ticket holders than ever before – approaching 600.


2009–10 Guildford Flames season, League table
The top eight teams progress to two-leg play-off quarter-finals (1st vs 8th, 2nd vs 7th, 3rd vs 6th, 4th vs 5th). Ties take place on 3 and 4 April with the higher seeded team given choice of home-leg date.


2009–10 Guildford Flames season, Premier Cup table
Top 4 teams progress to 2-leg semi-finals (1st vs 4th, 2nd vs 3rd).


2009–10 Guildford Flames season, Results
Legend:   Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2009–10 Guildford Flames season, Results, January
10th @ Bracknell was postponed to 18 February due to adverse weather conditions.


2009–10 Guildford Flames season, End of Season Awards
The traditional End of Season Awards dinner was held on Monday 29 March 2010. The following awards were given out:


2009–10 Guildford Flames season, End of Season Awards
The GIHSC (Guildford Ice Hockey Supporters Club) Voted the following:


2009–10 Guildford Flames season, End of Season Awards
Supporters British Player of the year – #19 Tom Duggan


2009–10 Gulf Club Champions Cup
The GCC Champions League (Arabic: دوري أبطال الخليج للأندية), is an annually organized football league tournament for club of the Arabian peninsula.


2009–10 Gulf Club Champions Cup
The 2009 edition is the 25th time that it has been organized. The tournament format has changed from the 2008 edition, from two groups of 5 teams to four groups of three teams.


2009–10 Gulf Club Champions Cup, The Groups
The draw was made on 18 July 2009 in Bahrain.


2009–10 HNK Hajduk Split season
The 2009–10 season was the 99th season in Hajduk Split’s history and their nineteenth in the Prva HNL. Their 2nd place finish in the 2008–09 season meant it was their 19th successive season playing in the Prva HNL.


2009–10 HNK Hajduk Split 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 HNK Hajduk Split season, Player seasonal records
Competitive matches only. Updated to games played 13 May 2010.


2009–10 HNK Rijeka season
The 2009–10 season was the 64th season in Rijeka's history. It was their 19th season in the Prva HNL and 36th successive top tier season.


2009–10 HNK Rijeka season, Matches, Squad statistics
Competitive matches only. Appearances in brackets indicate numbers of times the player came on as a substitute.


2009–10 HRV Cup
The 2009–10 HRV Cup (named after the competition's sponsor HRV) was the fifth season of the Super Smash Twenty20 cricket tournament in New Zealand. This season is the first to be sponsored by Heat recovery ventilation vendor, HRV, and was held between 2 January and 31 January 2010.


2009–10 HRV Cup, Rules and regulations
If a match ends with the scores tied, the tie is broken with a one-over-per-side Super Over.


2009–10 HV71 season
The 2009–10 HV71 season saw HV71's attempt to win the Swedish Championship title after having lost the previous season's final, which they succeeded to do. It was the 26th season in the Swedish elite league Elitserien for the club.


2009–10 HV71 season
HV71 won the playoffs, beating Timrå IK 4–1 in the quarter final series, Skellefteå AIK 4–1 in the semi final series, and Djurgårdens IF 4–2 in the final series.


2009–10 HV71 season
HV71 started the season in the beginning of August playing in the Nordic Trophy, which that year only consisted of Swedish teams. After having won the tournament round-robin stage, HV71 lost against Linköpings HC in the semi-final but clinched the bronzed medal defeating Frölunda HC. HV71 was also rewarded with 30,000 euro; 20,000 for winning the series and 10,000 for the bronze medal. On September 21, HV71 played its first game of the season, defeating Linköpings HC away with the score 6–2.


2009–10 HV71 season
After 54 games of the regular season, HV71 lead the league table with one point over the second placed team, Linköpings HC. The last game of the regular season, HV71 faced Linköping away and managed to tie the game and win the regular season championship.


2009–10 HV71 season, Offseason
January 16: Defenseman Lance Ward signed a two-year deal with HV71.


2009–10 HV71 season, Offseason
April 10: Defenseman Per Gustafsson and goaltender Andreas Andersson re-signed with HV71. Both agreed to a one-year extension.


2009–10 HV71 season, Offseason
April 14: Janne Karlsson signed for three years as head coach for HV71. HV71's previous head coach, Kent Johansson, signed earlier with the Swiss team HC Lugano.


2009–10 HV71 season, Offseason
April 17: Forwards David Ullström and Simon Önerud, and defenseman Nichlas Torp re-signed with HV71 for another two years.


2009–10 HV71 season, Offseason
April 20: Defenseman Johan Björk and winger Johan Lindström re-signed with HV71. Both agreed to a two-year extension. Forward and junior player André Petersson signed with HV71 for a one-year deal.


2009–10 HV71 season, Offseason
April 23: Finnish power forward Teemu Laine agreed with HV71 for a two-year extension. Goalie Stefan Liv re-signed with HV71 for another year.


2009–10 HV71 season, Offseason
April 24: Forward Oscar Sundh signed with HV71 for two years.


2009–10 HV71 season, Offseason
April 28: Canadian centre Kris Beech re-signed with HV71 for another two years.


2009–10 HV71 season, Offseason
April 29: Forward Per Ledin returned from play in NHL and AHL, and signed a six-year deal with HV71.


2009–10 HV71 season, Offseason
May 20: Forward Mattias Tedenby re-signed with HV71 and agreed to a two-year extension.


2009–10 HV71 season, Offseason
August 16: Finnish defenseman Janne Niinimaa signed with HV71 for one year.


2009–10 HV71 season, Pre-season
HV71 began the pre-season playing in the Nordic Trophy tournament, a total of five games plus two playoff games, from August 11 to August 30, 2009.


2009–10 HV71 season, Pre-season, Nordic Trophy, Standings
y - clinched semi-final spot for championship, x - play for 5th place


2009–10 HV71 season, Pre-season, Nordic Trophy, Game log
Legend:   Win (3 points)  Overtime win (2 point)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime loss (1 point)


2009–10 HV71 season, Regular season
HV71 won the regular season league title after a last game tie with Linköpings HC.


2009–10 HV71 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 HV71 season, Regular season, Game log
Legend:   Win (3 points)  Overtime win (2 point)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime loss (1 point)  Tie (1 point)


2009–10 HV71 season, Playoffs
As winner of the regular series, HV71 received first pick to choose opponent for the quarterfinals. HV71 chose the 8th seed, Timrå IK. HV71 beat Timrå IK in five games, winning the series with 4–1 in games. For the semifinals, HV71 met Skellefteå AIK, the lowest seeded team remaining from the quarterfinals. In five games, HV71 won the semifinals and advanced to the finals where they met Djurgårdens IF, the regular season runner-up. In six games, where all but one game were decided in overtime, HV71 won their fourth Swedish Championship.


2009–10 HV71 season, Player stats, Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes


2009–10 HV71 season, Player stats, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTW = Overtime Wins; OTL = Overtime Losses GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average


2009–10 Hamburger SV season
During the 2009–10 German football season, Hamburger SV competed in the Bundesliga.


2009–10 Hamburger SV season, Season summary
Hamburg reached the Europa League semi-final for the second season running, but were eliminated by Fulham (thus missing out on the chance to play the final at their home ground). However, a seventh-placed finish in the final table meant that the club would not be competing in Europe for the first time in 7 years. Manager Bruno Labbadia paid for the poor form with his job in late April, with technical coach Ricardo Moniz taking charge for the final two games. Armin Veh was appointed permanent manager in May.


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


2009–10 Hamilton Academical F.C. season
The 2009–10 season was the 123rd season of competitive football by Hamilton Academical and the second season back in the top-flight of Scottish football. Hamilton Academical competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup.


2009–10 Hamilton Academical F.C. season, Transfers, Summer Transfer Window (1 July – 1 September 2009)
For a list of Scottish football transfers in 2009–10, see transfers in season 2009-10


2009–10 Handball-Bundesliga
The 2009–10 Handball-Bundesliga is the 45th season of the Handball-Bundesliga, Germany's premier handball league.


2009–10 Hannover 96 season
The 2009–10 Hannover 96 season was the 114th season in the football club's history and 21st overall and eighth consecutive season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 2002. Hannover 96 also participated in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This was the 51st season for Hannover in the HDI-Arena, located in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany. The season covered a period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010.


2009–10 Hannover 96 season
The season was overshadowed by the suicide of the team's captain and goalkeeper Robert Enke on 10 November 2009.


2009–10 Hannover 96 season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2009–10 Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. season
The 2009–10 season was Hapoel Tel Aviv's 69th season in Israeli Premier League, and their 20th consecutive season in the top division of Israeli football.


2009–10 Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. season
The season was a great success for the club winning both the league and Israel State Cup.


2009–10 Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. season, Toto Cup
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points


2009–10 Hartford Hawks women's basketball team
The 2009–10 Hartford Hawks women's basketball team represented the University of Hartford during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was coached by Jen Rizzotti. The 2009–10 season was one of the most successful seasons for Hartford, going undefeated in America East play and qualifying for the NCAA tournament for the fifth time in its history.


2009–10 Hartlepool United F.C. season
The 2009–10 season was Hartlepool United's 101st year in existence and their third consecutive season in League One. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010.


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


2009–10 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team
The 2009–10 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team represented Harvard University in the Ivy League athletic conference during the 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Cambridge, Massachusetts at the Lavietes Pavilion, which has a capacity of 2,195. The team was led by third-year head coach Tommy Amaker and starred highly touted prospect Jeremy Lin.


2009–10 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team
Building on the success of the prior season when the 2008–09 team beat then ranked Boston College (#17 AP Poll/#24 Coaches' Poll) for the program's first win over a ranked team in the school's history,  The 2009–10 team broke many all-time program records including the following:


2009–10 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team
The team received a vote in the AP Poll four times: (November 23, January 11, January 18 and 25). Amaker was a nominee for the inaugural Ben Jobe Award as the top minority Division I college basketball coach. Amaker was recognized by Fox Sports as the 2010 Ivy League Coach of the Year.


2009–10 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team
As a result of its 21–7 overall record and a 10–4 Ivy League conference record, the team was invited to play in the 16-team single-elimination 2010 CollegeInsider.com Tournament.


2009–10 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team
Over the course of the season, the team was highly publicized, with Lin being featured in Sports Illustrated and ESPN, while the team's early match against defending conference champion Cornell  was written up in Time.


2009–10 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team, Preseason
The Ivy League held its pre-season media day on October 28, 2009 in Princeton, New Jersey. The league's media unanimously voted Cornell the preseason #1 for the second straight season. Harvard was ranked fourth.


2009–10 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team, Honors
Over the course of the season, the Ivy League office recognized several members of the team regularly for excellent play:


2009–10 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team, Honors
During the season, Lin was recognized as one of eleven finalists for the Bob Cousy Award. He was one of 31 midseason watchlist candidates for the Wooden Award. At the conclusion of the 2009–10 Ivy League men's basketball season, Lin was selected as a repeat first team All-Ivy selection after becoming the first player in Ivy League history to record 1,450 points (1,471), 450 rebounds (487), 400 assists (401) and 200 steals (224). He was also selected to the United States Basketball Writers Association All-District team.


2009–10 Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey season
The 2009–10 Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey team represented Harvard University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's hockey season. The team was coached by Katey Stone. Assisting Stone were Joakim Flygh, Melanie Ruzzi and Sara DeCosta. The Crimson captured the program's 13th Beanpot title and earned a berth in the NCAA quarterfinals. Games will be broadcast locally on 95.3 FM WHRB.


2009–10 Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey season, Postseason
On March 13, 2010, the Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey program defeated the Crimson by a score of 6-2 to earn its first ever trip to the NCAA Frozen Four.


2009–10 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team
The 2009–10 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mãnoa in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rainbow Wahine, coached by Dana Takahara-Dias, are a member of the Western Athletic Conference.


2009–10 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team, Regular season
The Rainbow Wahine will participate in several tournaments. The Jack in the Box Rainbow Wahine Classic will be held from November 27–29. The Hukilau Tournament will be played from December 4–5. On December 19, the school will participate in the Duel in the Desert. From December 29–31, the Rainbow Wahine will play in the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort Classic.


2009–10 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team
The 2009–10 Hawaiʻi Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the University of Hawaiʻi during the 2009–10 men's college basketball season. This was Bob Nash's third and final season as head coach as he was fired at the end of the season. The Warriors played their home games at the Stan Sheriff Center and competed in the Western Athletic Conference. The Rainbow Warriors finished the season 10–20 and 3–13 in WAC play to finish ninth and failed to qualify for the 2010 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament.


2009–10 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team, Pre-season
In the WAC preseason polls, released October 20 via media teleconference Hawai'i was selected to finish 9th in the coaches and media polls. Sr . Roderick Flemings was selected to the coaches All-WAC second team.


2009–10 Hazfi Cup
The 2009–10 Hazfi Cup was the 23rd season of the Iranian football knockout competition. Zob Ahan Isfahan was the defending champion.


2009–10 Hazfi Cup
The cup winner were guaranteed a place in the 2011 AFC Champions League.


2009–10 Hazfi Cup, Participating teams
Totally 115 teams got permission to participate in the season “2009–10 Hazfi Cup”. These teams were divided into four main groups which are introduced here.


2009–10 Hazfi Cup, Participating teams
In total 33 teams (30 teams from 30 different provinces in Iran (each province: one), 2 additional teams from Tehran province, and 1 team from Kish:


2009–10 Hazfi Cup, Participating teams
1- Zoratkaran Parsabad (Ardabil Province), 2- Sanat Bargh Tabriz (Azerbaijan Sharqi Province), 3- Shahrdari Piranshahr (Azerbaijan Gharbi Province), 4- Tohid Bushehr (Bushehr Province), 5- Boroojen Foolad Charmahal (Chahar Mahaal va Bakhtiari Province), 6- Montakhab Fars (Fars Province), 7- Malavan Sepid Bandar Anzali (Gilan Province), 8-


2009–10 Hazfi Cup, Participating teams
Shahin Bandar Gaz (Golestan Province), 9- Behzisti Hamedan (Hamadan Province), 10- Keshavarzi Minab (Hormozgan Province), 11- Montakhab Ilam (Ilam Province), 12- Zob Ahan Novin Isfahan (Isfahan Province), 13- Montakhab Kerman (Kerman Province), 14- Ghand Eslam Abad (Kermanshah Province), 15- Montakhab Khorasan Shomali (Khorasan Shomali Province), 16- Otobos Rani Quchan (Khorasan Razavi Province), 17- Montakhab Khorasan Jonoobi (Khorasan Jonoobi Province), 18- Montakhab Khuzaestan (Khuzestan Province), 19- Montakhab Kohgiluyeh (Kohgiluyeh va Boyer-Ahmad Province), 20- Ararat Sanandaj (Kurdistan Province), 21- Dar Tak Lorestan (Lorestan Province), 22- Montakhab Markazi (Markazi Province), 23- Goal Navad Qa'em Shahr (Mazandaran Province), 24- Sandan Iranian Qazvin (Qazvin Province), 25- Panah Afarin Qom (Qom Province), 26- Ansar Siman Shahrood (Semnan Province), 27- Pas Zahedan (Sistan and Baluchistan Province), 28- Naz Saram Meybod Yazd (Yazd Province), 29- Alborz Shahdari Zanjan (Zanjan Province), 30- Montakhab Tehran (Tehran Province), 31- Omid Hasan Abad Tehran (Tehran Province / Tavabe), 32- Shahrdari Karaj (Tehran Province / Karaj), 33- Montakhab Kish (Kish Island)


2009–10 Hazfi Cup, Participating teams
In total 36 teams (All teams playing in Iran Football's 2nd Division):


2009–10 Hazfi Cup, Participating teams
1- Aflak Lorestan, 2- Ariya Sepahan Qom, 3- Armin Tehran, 4- Damash Tehran, 5- Esteghlal Jonub Tehran, 6- Estghlal Qazvin, 7- Foolad Yazd, 8-


2009–10 Hazfi Cup, Participating teams
Golchin Robat Karim, 9- Hepco Arak, 10- Heyat Football Chaharmahal, 11- Heyat Khorasan Jonoobi, 12- Homa Tehran, 13- Mashin Sazi Tabriz, 14- Moghavemat Sari, 15- Moghavemat Tehran, 16- Naft Ahvaz, 17- Naft va Gaz Gachsaran, 18- Nirooye Zamini Tehran, 19- Nozhan Mazandaran, 20- Palayesh Gaz Ilam, 21- Persepolis Borazjan, 22- Persepolis Ganaveh, 23- Persepolis Khorasan Shomali, 24- Persepolis Zahedan, 25- Saipa Shomal Sari, 26- Sanat Ard Golestan, 27- Sanat Gaz Sarakhs, 28- Sanat Naft Novin Abadan, 29- Sepidrood Rasht, 30- Shahrdari Bandar Anzali, 31- Shahrdari Hamedan, 32- Shahrdari Langarud, 33- Shahrdari Mahshahr, 34- Shahrdari Yasuj, 35- Shahrdari Zanjan, 36- Zob Ahan Ardebil


2009–10 Hazfi Cup, Participating teams
In total 28 teams (All teams playing in Azadegan League):


2009–10 Hazfi Cup, Participating teams
1- Aluminium Hormozgan, 2- Bargh Shiraz, 3- Damash Gilan, 4- Damash Lorestan, 5- Etka Gorgan, 6- Foolad Novin Ahvaz, 7- Gol Gohar Sirjan, 8- Gostaresh Foolad Tabriz, 9- Iranjavan Bushehr, 10- Kowsar Lorestan, 11- Mehrkam Pars Tehran, 12- Mes Rafsanjan, 13- Mes Sarcheshme, 14- Naft Tehran, 15- Nassaji Mazandaran, 16- Payam Mashhad, 17- Payam Mokhaberat Shiraz, 18- Petrochimi Tabriz, 19- Sanat Naft Abadan, 20- Sanati Kaveh Tehran, 21- Sepahan Novin Isfahan, 22- Shahin Ahvaz, 23- Shahrdari Bandar Abbas, 24- Shahrdari Tabriz, 25- Shamoushak Noshahr, 26- Shensa Arak, 27- Shirin Faraz Kermanshah, 28- Tarbiat Yazd


2009–10 Hazfi Cup, Participating teams
In total 18 teams (All teams playing in Iran Pro League):


2009–10 Hazfi Cup, Participating teams
1- Aboomoslem, 2- Esteghlal, 3- Esteghlal Ahvaz, 4- Foolad, 5- Mes Kerman, 6- Malavan, 7- Moghavemat, 8- Pas Hamedan, 9- Paykan, 10- Persepolis, 11- Rahahan, 12- Saba, 13- Saipa, 14- Sepahan, 15- Shahin Bushehr, 16- Steel Azin, 17- Tractor Sazi, 18- Zob Ahan


2009–10 Hazfi Cup, First stage
The first round of “2009–10 Hazfi Cup” started with 69 teams. From this round, 36 teams were allowed to go to the second round. From total 69 teams, 3 of them got “Rest” at the first round and other 64 went through 32 matches.


2009–10 Hazfi Cup, First stage
Totally 64 teams (36 teams from the first round and 28 teams from two groups in Azadegan League) went through the second round. From this round, 32 teams went through the third round.


2009–10 Hazfi Cup, First stage
In the third round 16 matches were done and 16 teams were qualified for the next round.


2009–10 Hazfi Cup, Second stage
From this stage the 18 teams from Iran Pro League were entered into the Main Draw. However the number of participating teams were 34 (16 teams from the third round and 18 teams from “Iran Pro League”).


2009–10 Hazfi Cup, Second stage
For solving this problem, the total 30 teams (15 teams from the third round and 15 teams from “Iran Pro League”) went directly to the fourth round. For defining the other two, two extra matches were done between 3 teams form Iran Pro League and 1 team from the third round.


2009–10 Hazfi Cup, Second stage
Finally 32 teams went through the fourth round (1/16 Final - Last 32).


2009–10 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
The 2009–10 season was the 113th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian, and their 27th consecutive season in the top level of Scottish football, competing in the Scottish Premier League.


2009–10 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
Hearts  first four SPL games of the 2009–10 season were announced as Dundee United away, Rangers at home, newly promoted St Johnstone away and Kilmarnock at home. Heart of Midlothian made five signings over the summer break: Ian Black, Dawid Kucharski, Ismael Bouzid, Suso Santana and David Witteveen.


2009–10 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
On 13 August 2009, Hearts manager Csaba Laszlo announced the appointment of midfielder Michael Stewart to the role of club captain, replacing Robbie Neilson after his move to Leicester City. Central defender Marius Zaliukas was appointed vice-captain. On 17 August 2009, Stewart was sent off against Dundee United in a 2–0 reverse at Tannadice.


2009–10 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
Despite a poor start to the season Hearts recorded a 1–0 win over Celtic in the League Cup at Parkhead with a Michael Stewart penalty.


2009–10 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
Laszlo was sacked on 29 January, after a 3–0 home loss to Aberdeen. Jim Jefferies was appointed shortly afterwards to the job, for a return to Tynecastle.


2009–10 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
Before the January transfer window was closed, Jim Jefferies signed Ryan Stevenson from Ayr United for a five figure undisclosed fee. Jefferies first game in charge was against St Mirren in the League Cup. He did not enjoy a successful start as Hearts crashed out of the League Cup, losing 1 – 0 to St Mirren, with Billy Mehmet the only scorer. Jefferies' first league game in charge saw his team lose 2 – 0 to Celtic.


2009–10 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
Shortly after the Celtic away defeat, Hearts some form under Jefferies. Three wins in a row against Falkirk, Hamilton and Aberdeen saw Hearts move to 6th place in the league. Although, the winning streak ended at Dundee Utd away, losing 1 – 0, which saw them only 7 points ahead of 7th placed Aberdeen, with Aberdeen having a game in hand.


2009–10 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
Hearts' win over Kilmarnock on 10 April 2010 confirmed their place in the top six for the SPL late-season split.


2009–10 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season, September
On 23 October 2009, Hearts supporter Gary Gray gave over £4,500 to two Bosnian children's charities after raising the money himself.


2009–10 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season, September
On 21 October 2009, Umbro released a limited edition Hearts shirt for the weekend game against Falkirk. The shirts had a poppy sewn into the left side of the shirt and a picture of the Hearts memorial statue sewn into the right. The memorial statue commemorates when the whole Hearts team enlisted themselves into the Great War, the first team in Britain to do so.


2009–10 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season, League table, Captains
Last updated: 6 October 2009Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches onlyMatches started as captain onlyCountry: FIFA nationality; No. : Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.


2009–10 Heineken Cup
The 2009–10 Heineken Cup was the 15th season of the Heineken Cup, the annual rugby union European club competition for clubs from the top six nations in European rugby. It started in October 2009 and ended on 22 May 2010 with the final at Stade de France in which Toulouse defeated Biarritz 21 – 19 to win the trophy for the fourth time.


2009–10 Heineken Cup, Teams
Seven English teams participated, as an English team, Leicester Tigers, progressed further in the previous year's tournament than any French or Italian team. France had six participants, Ireland three, Wales four, Italy two and Scotland two.


2009–10 Heineken Cup, Teams
On Friday 29 May 2009, Newport Gwent Dragons defeated Calvisano 42–17 in a play-off to secure the 24th and final qualification place.


2009–10 Heineken Cup, Seeding
The seeding system was the same as in the 2008–09 tournament. The 24 competing teams are ranked based on past Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup performance, with each pool receiving one team from each quartile, or Tier. The requirement to have only one team per country in each pool, however, still applied (with the exception of the inclusion of the seventh English team).


2009–10 Heineken Cup, Seeding
The brackets show each team's European Rugby Club Ranking at the start of the 2009–10 season.


2009–10 Heineken Cup, Pool stage
The draw for the pool stage took place on 9 June 2009 in Paris.


2009–10 Heineken Cup, Knock-out stage
The semi-final draw was conducted on 24 January in Paris. The winner of the topmost quarter-final on each side of the bracket receives home-country advantage in its semi-final. (The competition organisers have traditionally allowed Biarritz to take semi-finals to Spain, as it has stadiums that meet Heineken Cup semi-final hosting requirements that are far closer to Biarritz than any acceptable venue in France. The club also enjoys large support in the Basque Country of Spain, a region with which it shares a cultural affinity.)


2009–10 Heineken Cup, Knock-out stage, Final
The final was played at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis.


2009–10 Heineken Cup pool stage
The pool stage of the 2009–10 Heineken Cup was the opening phase of the annual competition, in which 24 teams were arranged into six pools contesting of four teams each and then competed in a home-and-away double round robin. Eight teams, specifically the six pool winners and the two best runners-up, qualified for the quarter-finals, starting a knock-out phase that will end with the final at Stade de France in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis.


2009–10 Heineken Cup pool stage
For the first time, the third- through fifth-ranking runners-up parachuted into the knockout stage of the European Challenge Cup. Also for the first time, the winner of the Heineken Cup will receive an automatic berth in the following season's competition. The draw for the pools took place on 9 June 2009 in Paris.


2009–10 Heineken Cup pool stage, Seeding within pools
The seeding system was the same as in the 2008–09 tournament. The 24 competing teams were ranked based on past Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup performance, with each pool receiving one team from each quartile, or Tier. The requirement to have only one team per country in each pool, however, still applied (with the exception of the inclusion of the seventh English team).


2009–10 Heineken Cup pool stage, Seeding within pools
The brackets show each team's European Rugby Club Ranking at the start of the 2009–10 season.


2009–10 Heineken Cup pool stage, Seeding for the knockout phase
The winners of each of the six pools were seeded 1 to 6 first by competition points, then tries scored, and finally score difference. The runners-up were similarly sorted, and the best two were seeded seven and eight and progressed to the quarter-finals alongside the six winners. The top four seeds are given home matches in the quarter-finals, with seed 1 playing seed 8, seed 2 playing seed 7, etc.


2009–10 Heineken Cup pool stage, Seeding for the knockout phase
After the two second-place teams advancing to the Heineken Cup quarter-finals were determined, the next three second-place finishers parachuted into the quarter-finals of the Amlin Challenge Cup. These teams became the 5th through 7th seeds in the Challenge Cup knockout phase, and played their quarter-finals away.


2009–10 Hellenic Football League
The 2009–10 Hellenic Football League season was the 57th in the history of the Hellenic Football League, a football competition in England.


2009–10 Hellenic Football League, Premier Division
Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:


2009–10 Hellenic Football League, Division One East
Division One East featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four clubs:


2009–10 Hellenic Football League, Division One West
Division One West featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:


2009–10 Hereford United F.C. season
The 2009–10 season was Hereford United's 29th season in the Football League and the club competed in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football. Having been promoted from this division in 2007–08, Hereford spent the previous season in Football League One and were relegated in 24th place.


2009–10 Hereford United F.C. season
John Trewick managed his first full season at the club, having taken charge of the club for the final two matches of the 2008–09 season. Former manager Graham Turner remained as Chairman and Director of Football. Trewick built an almost entirely new squad, with just four players – Matt Done, Sam Gwynne, Craig Jones and Richard Rose – retained from the previous season.


2009–10 Hereford United F.C. season
The club spent the majority of the season in the bottom half of the table, and Trewick was sacked mid-season. Turner became caretaker manager until the end of the season and guided the club to a final position of 16th. Progress was made in all three cup competitions, with a run to the last eight of the Football League Trophy ending in a 4–1 home defeat to MK Dons.


2009–10 Hereford United F.C. season
This season saw a number of changes off the field. A new home and away strip was launched as the club announced a three-year deal with shirt suppliers Admiral, the away colours changing from yellow to orange. The club's shirt sponsor changed from Sun Valley to parent company Cargill.


2009–10 Hereford United F.C. season
At the end of the season, Turner announced that the majority shareholding of the club was for sale, and on 4 June 2010 it was announced that he had left the club, bringing 15 years of service to an end, and that David Keyte had taken over as chairman with Tim Russon as vice-chairman.


2009–10 Hereford United F.C. season, Football League Trophy
Hereford United will enter the Football League Trophy at the First Round stage. The First Round match will be played during the week commencing 31 August 2009.


2009–10 Hereford United F.C. season, Herefordshire Senior Cup
The format of the Herefordshire Senior Cup was changed from a knockout competition to a one-off final: the winners of the County Challenge Cup play Hereford United in a pre-season match.


2009–10 Hereford United F.C. season, Transfers, Out
(*) fee believed to be in the region of £200,000.


2009–10 Hertha BSC season
The 2009–10 season Hertha BSC season began on 1 August 2009 with a DFB-Pokal match against Preußen Münster and ended on 8 May 2010, the last matchday of the Bundesliga, with a match against Bayern Munich. Hertha was eliminated in the second round of the DFB-Pokal by 1860 Munich, and in round of 32 in the Europa League by Benfica. The club finished in 18th and last place in the Bundesliga and was subsequently relegated.


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


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


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


2009–10 Hertha BSC season, International appearances
Appearances from 1 July 2009 – 30 June 2010 are included.


2009–10 Hessenliga
The 2009–10 season of the Hessenliga was the second season of the league at tier five (V) of the German football league system.


2009–10 Hessenliga
FSV Frankfurt II, champions of the Hessenliga, were promoted to the 2010–11 Regionalliga Süd. KSV Klein-Karben, 1. FC Germania 08 Ober-Roden, TSG Wörsdorf and SVA Bad Hersfeld were relegated to their respective Verbandsligen, whilst Viktoria Aschaffenburg had to withdraw from the Hessenliga after the end of the season as a result of going into administration. Due to their withdrawal, OSC Vellmar were allowed to stay in the league despite having lost in the relegation playoff round in which 1. FCA Darmstadt earned their Hessenliga place for the 2010–11 season.


2009–10 Hessenliga
The winners of the 2009–10 Verbandsliga Hessen-Nord, VfB Süsterfeld, also went into administration, thus SV Buchonia Flieden will take their place in the 2010–11 Hessenliga. Eintracht Wetzlar won the 2009–10 Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte and are promoted, as are the champions of the 2009–10 Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd, Rot-Weiß Darmstadt. Joining them in the Hessenliga are FC Bayern Alzenau, having been relegated from the Regionalliga.


2009–10 Hibernian F.C. season
Season 2009–10 for Hibernian was their eleventh consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier League. The SPL season began on 15 August 2009, with a 2–1 win against St Mirren at home. After a very strong start to the season in which they challenged for the league leadership, Hibs then had a slump in form in the later part of the season. The team eventually secured a Europa League place via finishing fourth in the SPL by winning 2–0 on the final day at Tannadice. Hibs were eliminated from the Scottish Cup in a quarter final replay by Ross County and were knocked out of the Scottish League Cup in the third round by St Johnstone.


2009–10 Hibernian F.C. season, Pre-season
Hibs initially confirmed seven friendly matches for pre-season, with two of those matches being billed as a "Hibernian XI". Hibs played their first match on 15 July, winning 7–0 against Selkirk. Hibs split their resources on 18 July, with a young side losing 4–2 at Berwick, while a more experienced side won 4–0 at Dunfermline. John Hughes only retained five players in the team that started against Dunfermline for the first team's next match, against Raith Rovers. Hibs were losing 1–0 when an electrical storm caused the floodlights to fail, prompting the referee David Somers to abandon the match after 46 minutes.


2009–10 Hibernian F.C. season, Pre-season
Hibs then underwent a short Irish tour, winning 2–0 against IFA Premiership champions Glentoran. Two days later they lost 1–0 against a Shamrock Rovers side managed by former Hibs player Michael O'Neill. Hibs also lost their only pre-season game at Easter Road, 3–1 against Preston North End on 1 August. The game was a rematch of sorts for a match played in 1887 dubbed the Championship of the World by the Football Association and the Scottish Football Association, as both clubs had won their respective national cup competitions that year.


2009–10 Hibernian F.C. season, Pre-season
Hibs' final two matches of pre-season saw them play out goalless draws against Blackburn Rovers on 5 August and against Bolton Wanderers, in a testimonial match for Jussi Jääskeläinen, on 8 August.


2009–10 Hibernian F.C. season, Scottish Premier League
Hibs began the 2009–10 league season with a 2–1 win against St Mirren, who had Steven Thomson sent off early in the match. Although Hibs conceded the first goal due to a series of defensive errors, David Wotherspoon scored a quick equaliser on his senior debut and Abdessalam Benjelloun scored a late winner. Inconsistent form in the early part of the season saw Hibs win their first two games, lose the next two, but then win the following two league matches.


2009–10 Hibernian F.C. season, Scottish Premier League
These results put Hibs tied with Rangers on points for second place in the league, but manager John Hughes commented that it would be a position that Hibs would be unlikely to hold for the rest of the season. Hughes put this inconsistency down to the team's failure to work hard enough in the games they had lost.


2009–10 Hibernian F.C. season, Scottish Premier League
Four points from the two following home games against Dundee United and Kilmarnock left Hibs clear in third place, just behind the Old Firm, after 8 games. Poor performances by the Old Firm, particularly in European competition, led some writers to comment that there was an opportunity for Hibs to challenge the Old Firm in a way not seen since the New Firm's success in the 1980s. John Hughes again tried to play down these expectations, stating that Hibs were "miles away" from challenging the Old Firm. Hibs continued their good start to the season with a 1–1 draw at Ibrox, and a 2–0 win against Aberdeen; former Hibs player and manager John Collins then praised the job that Hughes had done.


2009–10 Hibernian F.C. season, Scottish Premier League
Continued good form, including late winning goals against Celtic and St Mirren in late January, led to Hughes challenging his players to maintain that form and secure Europa League qualification by finishing third in the SPL. Hughes targeted third even though Hibs would move above second-placed Celtic by winning a game in hand, arguing that the Old Firm were still "miles and miles in front of us". Hibs suffered heavy defeats by Rangers and St Johnstone soon afterwards, however, with Hughes admitting that he had picked the wrong team for the latter game. A defeat at Motherwell and draw with St Johnstone extended a winless run to five games, with Hibs showing "defensive frailties". A narrow win against Kilmarnock was followed by an Edinburgh derby defeat, which led Graham Stack to comment that Hibs had perhaps been "found out".


2009–10 Hibernian F.C. season, Scottish Premier League
Further poor results, including a 4–1 defeat at Hamilton, led Hughes to concede that the team were "too expansive". Hibs had conceded 28 goals in a run of 13 matches that had produced only two wins. Defeats by Celtic, Rangers and Hearts meant that Hibs lost six straight matches, their worst sequence of results in 13 years. Despite this poor run, a win on the final day against Dundee United meant that Hibs finished in fourth place and qualified for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.


2009–10 Hibernian F.C. season, Scottish Cup
Hibs entered the Scottish Cup in the fourth round, and were drawn to play junior club Irvine Meadow at home. Irvine's secretary Iain McQueen described the tie as the "biggest game in our history". Hibs were heavy favourites to progress, and did so after surviving a few scares. Hibs again received a favourable draw for the fifth round, being drawn at home to either neighbours Edinburgh City or Montrose; Montrose won the tie 3–1 against Edinburgh City to set up a "lucrative visit to Easter Road". At the date of the tie, there were 39 league places between the two clubs, with Hibs third in the SPL and Montrose bottom of the Third Division. Hibs progressed to the quarter-finals after a "resounding" 5–1 win.


2009–10 Hibernian F.C. season, Scottish Cup
Hibs were given a third consecutive home draw in the quarter-final, paired with First Division club Ross County. The tie was the first meeting of the two clubs and Ross County's first appearance in a Scottish Cup quarter-final. Hibs were "fortunate" to remain in the cup, as Ross County forced a 2–2 draw and had chances to win the tie. The result meant that there would be a replay at Victoria Park, Dingwall on 23 March. Hibs went into the replay in poor form; manager John Hughes challenged his players to handle the pressure of the situation. They were unable to do this, however, as Ross County won the replay 2–1. Hughes admitted that the team's performance over the previous month, which had also seen poor results in the SPL, had not been acceptable.


2009–10 Hibernian F.C. season, Scottish League Cup
Having failed to qualify for European competition in the previous season, Hibernian entered the Scottish League Cup at the second round, and were drawn to play Brechin City, who were managed by former Hibs manager Jim Duffy. Hibs won the second round tie 3–0 on 26 August. In the third round, Hibs were again drawn to play at home, against SPL newcomers St Johnstone. Hibs beat St Johnstone 3–1 after extra time in the semi-final en route to their previous competition win in 2007. Despite winning a league match against the same opponents on the previous Saturday, Hibs lost 3–1 to exit the competition.


2009–10 Hibernian F.C. season, Transfers
Hibs' first significant move in the close season was to part company with manager Mixu Paatelainen, becoming the third SPL club to change manager in the space of a week. Falkirk manager John Hughes was immediately linked with the vacancy, and he was appointed Hibs manager 10 days later.


2009–10 Hibernian F.C. season, Transfers
Paatelainen had already begun making changes to the squad for the new season before he left, by releasing Fabián Yantorno, Damon Gray and Andrew McNeil. Grzegorz Szamotulski's departure under free agency meant that Hughes needed to sign a new goalkeeper, which he addressed by signing Graham Stack. Paatelainen had also done much of the work leading to the signing of Danny Galbraith, which Hughes completed after he was appointed.


2009–10 Hibernian F.C. season, Transfers
There were two significant departures early in the summer, with Scotland international Steven Fletcher moving to newly promoted Premier League club Burnley, and club captain Rob Jones signing for Scunthorpe United. Both buying clubs broke their transfer fee record to secure their services.


2009–10 Hibernian F.C. season, Transfers
Hughes went back to his former club to sign midfielders Patrick Cregg and Kevin McBride, with Cregg being his first signing as Hibs manager. Towards the end of the window, he signed Anthony Stokes from Sunderland, with the move going against a trend of SPL players moving to English clubs. Like Cregg and McBride, Stokes had previously played under Hughes' management at Falkirk.


2009–10 Hibernian F.C. season, Transfers
On the first day of the January 2010 transfer window, Hibs signed goalkeeper Graeme Smith on a free transfer. The club also loaned out youngsters Lee Currie and Sean Welsh to Stenhousemuir for a month. Towards the end of the window, Hibs signed another goalkeeper, Mark Brown, who had been released by Celtic. Hibs had tried to sign Brown in the previous window, but Celtic had been demanding a transfer fee at that time.


2009–10 Hibernian F.C. season, Transfers
John Hughes stated that it "looks as if" the deal to sign Brown would complete Hibs' transfer activity for the season, with the club now having a "goalkeeping school" in place. Nonetheless, late on transfer deadline day, Hibs brought in Alan Gow on loan from Plymouth. Gow had previously played for Hughes at Falkirk, forming a forward partnership with Anthony Stokes.


2009–10 Hibernian F.C. season, Player stats
During the 2009–10 season, Hibs used 25 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player. Forwards Anthony Stokes and Derek Riordan made the most appearances, only missing one game each. Stokes played in every game after he was signed, as the opening league match was played before that date.


2009–10 Highland Football League
The 2009–10 Highland Football League was competed for by 18 teams. This is three-up on the previous season after Formartine United, Strathspey Thistle and Turriff United were voted in. Buckie Thistle won the league on 1 May 2010 after a 3–0 win over Wick Academy. Strathspey Thistle, one of the new teams, finished bottom in their first season.


2009–10 HockeyAllsvenskan season
The 2009–10 HockeyAllsvenskan season was the fifth season of HockeyAllsvenskan, the second level of ice hockey in Sweden. 14 teams participated in the league, and the top four qualified for the Kvalserien, with the opportunity to be promoted to the Elitserien.


2009–10 HockeyAllsvenskan season, Playoffs
Teams ranked 4th through 7th met in a best-of-three elimination playoff, the winner of which continued to the Elitserien qualifiers (Swedish: Kvalserien). Starting with the following season, this playoff round was replaced by a double-round robin group stage.


2009–10 HockeyAllsvenskan season, Playoffs
In the first round, Almtuna and Malmö each beat their opponents (Mora and Bofors), both 2–0 in games. Almtuna then beat Malmö 2–1 in games in the second round, to continue to the Elitserien qualifier.


2009–10 Honduran Liga Nacional
The 2009–10 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras season is the 45th season of top-flight professional football in Honduras and the nineteenth season in which the Apertura and Clausura system is used.


2009–10 Honduran Liga Nacional
Marathón and Olimpia claimed the Apertura and Clausura championships, respectively.


2009–10 Honduran Liga Nacional, Club information
Ten teams will participate in the 2009–10 season. Nine teams from last season remain for this season. Real Juventud were relegated at the end of the 2008–09 season. They would have been replaced by Liga Nacional de Ascenso de Honduras promotion play-off winners Atlético Gualala. However, both teams decided to merge under the name of Real Juventud prior to the season.


2009–10 Honduran Liga Nacional, Torneo Apertura
The Torneo Apertura began on July 18, 2009, and ended on November 25, 2009. Marathón, Motagua, Olimpia and Real España qualified for the Apertura final round after ending the tournament in the top four places.


2009–10 Honduran Liga Nacional, Torneo Apertura, Final stage
The Final Stage ran from November 7, 2009, to November 25, 2009. Two-legged ties in this stage were settled by points: three for a win, one for a draw, and zero for a loss. Ties in points in the semifinals were settled first by goal difference, followed by the Classification Stage standings. A tie in points in the Finals would be settled by goal difference first, followed by two 15-minute extra-time periods, then a penalty shootout if necessary.


2009–10 Honduran Liga Nacional, Torneo Clausura
The Torneo Clausura will begin in January 2010 and end in May 2010. The best four clubs will qualify for the Clausura final round.


2009–10 Honduran Liga Nacional, Relegation
Relegation to the 2010–11 Liga Nacional de Ascenso de Honduras is determined from an aggregate table of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments. The team with the worst overall record will be relegated.


2009–10 Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso
The 2009–10 Liga Nacional de Ascenso de Honduras season is the 31st season of the Liga Nacional de Ascenso de Honduras, the second division of football in Honduras. It is contested by 28 teams, split into two zones with two divisions each.


2009–10 Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso
The season is split into two separate competitions, the Apertura and the Clausura. After the end of the Clausura, the winners of both competitions will face off against each other in order to determine the team which will earn promotion to the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras for the 2010–11 season.


2009–10 Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso, Torneo Apertura
The 2009–10 Apertura began on ???? 2009 with the first matches of the regular season and ended on 20 December 2009 with the second leg of the Finals. It was won by Necaxa, who beat Atlético Choloma in the Finals with an aggregated score of 3–1.


2009–10 Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso, Torneo Apertura, Regular season
Each of the seven teams in every group played its opponents once at home and once away for a total of twelve matches. The top two teams of each group qualified for the Final Round.


2009–10 Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso, Torneo Clausura
The Torneo Clausura will begin on ???? 2010 with the first matches of the regular season and end on ???? 2010 with the second leg of the Finals.


2009–10 Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso, Promotion playoff
To be played between winners of Apertura and Clausura tournaments.


2009–10 Hong Kong FA Cup
The 2009–10 Hong Kong FA Cup was the 36th season of Hong Kong FA Cup and was played as a knockout competition for all the teams of Hong Kong First Division League in the 2009–10 season. The first round matches were played on 7 March 2010, and the final was competed on 29 May 2010.


2009–10 Hong Kong FA Cup
TSW Pegasus won its first FA Cup title, and qualified for the 2011 AFC Cup as South China won both the 2009–10 Hong Kong First Division League and the 2009–10 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield.


2009–10 Hong Kong FA Cup, Final
MATCH OFFICIALSAssistant referees:Ng Chiu KokChow Chun KitFourth official:Lam Chi Ho


2009–10 Hong Kong FA Cup, Scorers
The scorers in the 2009–10 Hong Kong FA Cup are as follows:


2009–10 Hong Kong First Division League
The 2009–10 Hong Kong Football Association First Division League (known as HKFA bma First Division League for sponsorship reasons) was the 98th top tier football league of Hong Kong. Because of the renovation of Mong Kok Stadium which will last for two league seasons, the current First Division League has allocated eight stadia for the eleven participating teams to play their home games.


2009–10 Hong Kong First Division League
The inaugural match was held between South China and Tai Chung on 6 September 2009. It was the first time since 1987–88 season that the inaugural match was not played between the former season Champion and runner-up.


2009–10 Hong Kong First Division League
Hong Kong Football Association disqualified Tuen Mun Progoal on 27 November 2009 due to Tuen Mun Progoal defaulting on labour insurance.


2009–10 Hong Kong First Division League
The title was won by South China, their fourth title in a row. Happy Valley and Shatin were relegated at the end of the season. This is the first ever relegation for Happy Valley and came in their 60th anniversary season. The players from Happy Valley and Fourway Rangers were involved in a match-fixing scandal.