2009–10 Real Valladolid season, Others, Polemic game against Real Madrid
From the end of this match, the national press was fed by Real Valladolid. They accused it of violent and aggressive because of the badly referee's performance and the unfortunate foul committed by Nivaldo on Cristiano Ronaldo. Onésimo Sánchez, the press of Valladolid, Carlos Suárez and some Real Valladolid players were defending themselves saying that the match was not violent and that the referee's performance was wrong because of the non-signposting of two penalties (both of them committed by Sergio Ramos, booked at the 20th minute) to its favour and not by not send off any Valladolid player. A sector of Valladolid press assured to have seen Jorge Valdano, Real Madrid's general manager, to take to Mejuto González and his assistants at the half time of the match two black sport bags which content could not be revealed.


2009–10 Real Valladolid season, Others, Llanes deal
It's a supposed deal emerged because of the speculation between the supporters of Sporting Gijón and Racing Santander, twinned from some years ago. It consists in tampering Liga BBVA's last matchday with a double target: if Sporting Gijón loses (mathematically saved for the relegation), Racing Santander will win 3 points which will save the Miguel Ángel Portugal's team, harming and making more difficult the non-relegation for one of the most hated teams in Gijón: Real Valladolid. Obviously, presidents, coaches and players from both teams gradually denied this speculation, but the Spanish press continues speculating and encouraging this rumor. The name was invented by a sportswriter who noticed the table situation. Called Llanes deal because Llanes is a village between Asturias and Cantabria, autonomous communities in which Gijón and Santander are located.


2009–10 Real Valladolid season, Others, Battle for the non-relegation
According to the course of the season, the calculations indicate that with 40 points or more, the teams will not be relegated to Liga Adelante, so that, assuming Sporting Gijón and UD Almería are now saved (both with 37 points in the 30th matchday), the teams involved in the fight for non-relegation, waiting yet for several face-to-face between the teams involved, are the follows, including Real Valladolid:


2009–10 Red Star Belgrade season
During the 2009–10 season, the Serbian football club Red Star Belgrade won the Serbian Cup after a 3–0 win against Vojvodina. There were numerous transfers of players into and out of the team.


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


2009–10 Red Star Belgrade season, Transfers, Transfers in
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2009–10 Red Star Belgrade season, Transfers, Transfers out
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2009–10 Reggina Calcio season
Following are the results of the 2009–10 Reggina Calcio season in Italian football.


2009–10 Reggina Calcio season
Reggina Calcio were among the favourites for an immediate return to Serie A, but failed to make a mark in an extremely competitive Serie B, and despite finishing in the midfield, it was long involved in the fight for survival in the second flight. On a positive note, defensive midfielder Carlos Carmona got his breakthrough, and following an inspired showing at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the Chilean was sold to Atalanta for a good income.


2009–10 Regional Four Day Competition
The 2009–10 Regional Four Day Competition was the 44th domestic first-class cricket tournament held in the West Indies, it took place from 8 January 2010 – 1 March 2010. Jamaica won the tournament after finishing top of the table with five wins from their six matches. It was their 3rd tournament win in succession and their 10th overall.


2009–10 Regional Four Day Competition
Devon Smith of the Windward Islands finished as the tournament's highest run-scorer, he made 546 runs at an average of 49.63, including two centuries and a highest score of 193. The leading wicket-taker in the competition was Imran Khan of Trinidad and Tobago, he took 41 wickets at an average of 16.39 with best innings figures of 7/71.


2009–10 Regional Four Day Competition, Points allocation
In the event of a match being abandoned without any play having taken place, or in the event of there being no 1st innings decision, three points each.


2009–10 Regionalliga
The 2009–10 Regionalliga season was the sixteenth since its re-establishment after German reunification and the second as a fourth-level league within the German football league system. It was contested in three divisions with eighteen teams each. The competition began on 7 August 2008 with the first matches of each division and ended on 29 May 2010.


2009–10 Regionalliga, Team changes from 2008–09, Movement between 3. Liga and Regionalliga
The champions of the three 2008–09 Regionalliga divisions were promoted to the 2009–10 3. Liga. These were Holstein Kiel (North), Borussia Dortmund II (West) and 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 (South).


2009–10 Regionalliga, Team changes from 2008–09, Movement between 3. Liga and Regionalliga
VfR Aalen and Stuttgarter Kickers were relegated from the 2008–09 3. Liga after finishing the season in the bottom two places. 18th-placed Wacker Burghausen were eventually spared from relegation after 5th-placed Kickers Emden voluntarily retracted their application for a license because of financial issues. Since Emden did not apply for a Regionalliga license, they were eventually moved to the fifth-tier Oberliga Niedersachsen.


2009–10 Regionalliga, Team changes from 2008–09, Movement between Regionalliga and fifth-level leagues
Altona 93, Sachsen Leipzig, Energie Cottbus II (all North), BV Cloppenburg, 1. FC Kleve (both West), TSV Großbardorf and SpVgg Unterhaching II (both South) were relegated at the end of the 2008–09 season. Furthermore, FSV Oggersheim (West) and Viktoria Aschaffenburg (South) withdrew from the league due to financial issues.


2009–10 Regionalliga, Team changes from 2008–09, Movement between Regionalliga and fifth-level leagues
The relegated teams were replaced by teams from the fifth-level leagues of the German league pyramid and allocated to one of the three divisions. SC Goslar 08 as winners of a round between the champions of the fifth-level leagues on the territory of the former Oberliga Nord, Tennis Borussia Berlin as NOFV-Oberliga Nord champions and ZFC Meuselwitz as winners of the NOFV-Oberliga Süd joined the Northern division. NRW-Liga champions Bonner SC and  runners-up Fortuna Düsseldorf II, along with Oberliga Südwest champions 1. FC Saarbrücken were included to the Western division. Finally, SG Sonnenhof Großaspach as winners of the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg, SpVgg Weiden as Bayernliga champions and FC Bayern Alzenau as Hessenliga runners-up were added to the Southern division; Alzenau were granted promotion because Hessenliga champions SC Waldgirmes were not able to meet the necessary licensing criteria.


2009–10 Regionalliga, Team changes from 2008–09, Movement between divisions
In order to achieve a size of eighteen teams for each division, Waldhof Mannheim were moved from the Southern to the Western division for this season.


2009–10 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team
The 2009–10 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Jim Baron's ninth season at Rhode Island. The Rams compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Ryan Center. They finished the season 26–10, 9–7 in A-10 play and lost in the semifinals of the 2010 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament. They were invited to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament where they advanced to the semifinals before falling to North Carolina.


2009–10 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team
The 2009–10 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball during the 2009–10 season. Richmond competed as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) under fifth-year head basketball coach Chris Mooney and played its home games at the Robins Center.


2009–10 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team
Coming off a 20–16 performance in the 2008–09 season that saw the Spiders advance to the semifinals of the 2009 College Basketball Invitational, the Spiders were picked third in the Atlantic-10 preseason poll. Point guard Kevin Anderson was named to the Preseason All-Atlantic 10 First Team, with guard David Gonzalvez being named to the Second Team and center Dan Geriot to the Third Team.


2009–10 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team
Following the end of the regular season, Anderson was named Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, while Gonzalvez was named to both the All-Atlantic 10 Second Team and Defensive Team.


2009–10 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team
With its 26th win of the season coming in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament against Xavier, Richmond tied a school record for number of wins in a season.


2009–10 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team
After finishing in third place in the Atlantic 10 during the regular season, Richmond advanced to the finals of the conference tournament before falling to Temple. Richmond was awarded an at-large bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. As the seventh seed in the tournament's South region, Richmond earned the highest seeding in its history. They lost in the first round to ten seed Saint Mary's to end their season.


2009–10 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team
The 2009–10 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team represented Robert Morris University in the 2009–2010 NCAA Division I basketball season. Robert Morris was coached by Mike Rice Jr. and played their home games at the Charles L. Sewall Center in Moon Township, PA. The Colonials are a members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 23–12, 15–3 in NEC play. They won the 2010 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. They earned a 15 seed in the South Region and played 2 seed Villanova in the first round. The Colonials took Villanova to overtime before falling 73–70 to end their season.


2009–10 Rochdale A.F.C. season
The 2009–10 Rochdale A.F.C. season was the club's 89th season in the Football League, and the 36th consecutive season in the bottom division of the League. Rochdale finished the season in 3rd place in League Two and won automatic promotion to League One, ending a period of 36 years in the fourth tier.


2009–10 Romanian Hockey League season
The 2009–10 Romanian Hockey League season was the 80th season of the Romanian Hockey League. Six teams participated in the league, and SC Miercurea Ciuc won the championship.


2009–10 Rose Bowl series
The 2009–10 Rose Bowl series was held in Australia from 10 February to 23 February 2010 in which included five Women's One Day International matches were played in Adelaide and Melbourne. In addition, three Women's Twenty20 International were contested. Australia Women won the WODI series by 5–0 and New Zealand Women won the WT20I series by 3–0.


2009–10 Rose Bowl series
And also held in New Zealand from 26 February to 7 March 2010 in which included three Women's One Day International matches and in addition two Women's Twenty20 International matches were contested. New Zealand Women won the T20I series by 2–0 and Australia Women won the WODI series by 3–0.


2009–10 Ross County F.C. season
The 2009–10 season was Ross County's second consecutive season in the Scottish First Division, having been promoted as champions of the Scottish Second Division at the end of 2007–08 season. They also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup, and Scottish Cup.


2009–10 Ross County F.C. season, Summary
Ross County finished fifth in the First Division. They did, however, reach the semi-finals of the Challenge Cup,  and the third round of the League Cup. They also managed to gain entrance into the final round of the Scottish Cup, but lost to Dundee United.


2009–10 Rotherham United F.C. season
The 2009–10 season was 85th season in the existence of Rotherham United F.C., a football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The club participated in League Two, the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy.


2009–10 Rotherham United F.C. season, Season summary
On 9 September 2009, manager Mark Robins left Rotherham to manage local rivals Barnsley. Later that month, Ronnie Moore was appointed as his replacement.


2009–10 Rugby Pro D2 season
The 2009–10 Rugby Pro D2 was the second-level French rugby union club competition, behind the Top 14, for the 2009–10 season. It ran alongside the 2009–10 Top 14 competition; both competitions were operated by the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR).


2009–10 Rugby Pro D2 season
Dax and Mont-de-Marsan, the two major clubs from the Landes département, got relegated at the end of the previous Top 14 season and replaced Racing Métro and Albi, who gained promotion to the Top 14. This season also welcomed Lannemezan and Aix-en-Provence, respectively Fédérale 1 champions and runners-up, who took the place of Bourg-en-Bresse and Béziers, the previous year's two bottom finishers.


2009–10 Rugby Pro D2 season
Agen, who had been a favorite for promotion ever since they were relegated at the end of the 2006–07 season, finally lived up to the expectations and dominated the championship from the start, finishing with an 11-point margin over second-placed Lyon and thus earning promotion to the 2010–11 Top 14 season. Lyon and La Rochelle made the most of the home ground advantage to qualify for the promotion final with victories over Pau and Oyonnax, respectively, and faced each other in the final. La Rochelle, despite having lost both confrontations against Lyon during the regular season, triumphed 32–26 and earned the right to accompany Agen in the Top 14 after eight years spent in Pro D2.


2009–10 Rugby Pro D2 season
The two newly promoted teams, Aix-en-Provence and Lannemezan, were not able to rival the other teams and from early on in the season occupied the bottom two places that they kept until the end. Lannemezan in particular finished with three wins out of thirty games (one of which was against arch-rivals Tarbes), amounting to 19 points, the poorest record in the Pro D2 since the introduction of the bonus points.


2009–10 Rugby Pro D2 season
However, in a new twist of events, Montauban, who were already relegated to Pro D2 for financial reasons (thus saving Bayonne's spot in the Top 14), failed their audit on June 10, and were further relegated to Fédérale 1. Their decision not to appeal the DNACG's ruling also meant that Aix would be reprieved and compete again in Pro D2 for the next year.


2009–10 Rugby Pro D2 season, Previous season
At the end of the previous season, Racing Métro were champions and thus automatically promoted to Top 14. They were eventually followed by Albi, who defeated Oyonnax in the final of the promotion playoffs to secure a spot in the 2009–10 Top 14. Bourg-en-Bresse, which had been newly promoted to Pro D2 for the 2008–09 season, finished second-to-bottom of the table and were initially relegated to Fédérale 1, but were further relegated by French sporting authorities to Fédérale 2 due to financial problems.


2009–10 Rugby Pro D2 season, Previous season
Béziers finished bottom of the league; they would have however stayed in Pro D2 for the next season, had Tarbes not successfully appealed the decision of the DNACG (Direction nationale d'aide et de contrôle de gestion), the LNR's financial arm, to relegate them to Fédérale 1. The other promoted team in 2008–09, Colomiers, stayed up, finishing in 14th, the first safe spot.


2009–10 Rugby Pro D2 season, Previous season
Lannemezan and Aix-en-Provence earned promotion from Fédérale 1 for the 2009–10 season, while Dax and Mont-de-Marsan were relegated from the 2008–09 Top 14.


2009–10 Rugby Pro D2 season, Competition format
The top team at the end of the regular season (after all the teams played one another twice, once at home, once away), is declared champion and earns a spot in the next Top 14 season. Teams ranked second to fifth compete in promotion playoffs, with the semifinals being played at the home ground of the higher-ranked team. The final is then played on neutral ground, and the winner earned the second ticket to the next Top 14.


2009–10 Rugby Pro D2 season, Competition format
The LNR uses a slightly different bonus points system from that used in most other rugby competitions. It trialled a new system in 2007–08 explicitly designed to prevent a losing team from earning more than one bonus point in a match, a system that also made it impossible for either team to earn a bonus point in a drawn match. LNR chose to continue with this system for subsequent seasons.


2009–10 Rugby Pro D2 season, Results, Key
The score of the game is given by the middle (third and fourth) columns. The first and last column indicate the number of tries scored by the home and the away team, respectively. A blue border indicates that the team has earned an attacking bonus point (i.e. has scored at least three more tries than its opponent), a yellow one that the team has earned a defensive bonus point (defeat by 7 points or less). If a team earns both bonus points, this will be indicated by a green border.


2009–10 Rugby Pro D2 season, Results, Key
31 October and 1 November  Lyon – Tarbes was postponed to 15 November afteran H1N1 flu outbreak amongst Tarbes playersSaturday 31 October, Sunday 1 and Sunday 15 November


2009–10 Rugby Pro D2 season, Results, Key
18, 19 and 20 December  Aurillac – Mont-de-Marsan was postponed to 14 Februarydue to poor climatic conditions in Aurillac  Lannemezan – Lyon was postponed to 24 April due toheavy snowfalls in the Hautes-Pyrénées départementFriday 18, Saturday 19, Sunday 20 December, Sunday 14 February and Sunday 24 April


2009–10 Rugby Pro D2 season, Results, Key
9 and 10 January  Aix-en-Provence – Tarbes was postponed to 13 Februarydue to poor climatic conditions in Aix  Colomiers – Auch and Agen – Dax were postponed to14 February due to a frozen pitch and heavy snowfalls,respectivelySaturday 9, Sunday 10 January, Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 February


2009–10 Rugby Union County Championship
The 2009–10 Bill Beaumont Cup (Rugby Union County Championship) was the 110th edition of England's County Championship rugby union club competition.


2009–10 Rugby Union County Championship
Lancashire won their 20th title after defeating Gloucestershire in the final.


2009–10 Rugby-Bundesliga
The 2009–10 Rugby-Bundesliga was the 39th edition of this competition and the 90th edition of the German rugby union championship. Ten teams played a home-and-away season with a finals round between the top four teams at the end. The bottom two teams are relegated. The season started on 29 August 2009 and finished with the championship final on 29 May 2010, interrupted by a winter break from early December to late March.


2009–10 Rugby-Bundesliga
The competition's defending champion was SC 1880 Frankfurt, who won it in the previous two seasons. In the 2010 final, SC 1880 lost to Heidelberger RK, the previous seasons runners-up, which won its first championship since 1986 and its seventh overall. The final was drawn 22-all after regular time and was decided in extra time, where HRK scored 17 unanswered points to be crowned German champions of the men, already having won the 2010 women's final earlier that year.


2009–10 Rugby-Bundesliga
The 2010 final was contested by the two teams expected to do so at the start of the season, SC 1880 and HRK being the only two teams in Germany considered professional. The final was considered to have been of high niveau, with long-term German Bundestrainer Peter Ianusevici declaring it the best German championship final he had ever watched.


2009–10 Rugby-Bundesliga
Below the Rugby-Bundesliga sat the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga, which is divided into two divisions with ten teams each. With the RC Luxembourg, a team from Luxembourg, a non-German side competed in the league in 2009-10. The inclusion of this side in the 2009 promotion round to the 2nd Bundesliga had caused some debate in regard to its legality, as the club had not qualified to do so through the German league system and was not a member of any of the German regional rugby federations. However, RC Luxembourg's application was declared valid in regard to the German Rugby Federation's rules and regulations and the team finished second in the promotion round, earning a place in the 2nd Bundesliga for 2009-10.


2009–10 Rugby-Bundesliga, Overview
The 2009-10 modus was somewhat different from the previous season. The competition had been expanded from nine to ten teams. It marks the first time since introduction of the single-division Bundesliga in 2001, that ten teams competed in the league. This change of modus was decided upon on 19 July 2008 at the annual general meeting of the German rugby association, the DRV. It was decided to expand the league to ten teams for 2009-10. It was also then decided to introduce an extended play-off format. All up, the number of season games in the Rugby-Bundesliga increases to 94 from 76.


2009–10 Rugby-Bundesliga, Overview
Like in 2008-09, the top four teams qualified for the finals. The two semi-finals winners then contested the championship final.


2009–10 Rugby-Bundesliga, Overview
At the bottom end of the table, nominally the last two teams were relegated while the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga champions are promoted, however, this was subject to the 2nd Bundesliga champions accepting promotion, which was not the case.


2009–10 Rugby-Bundesliga, Overview
The defending champion in 2009-10 was SC 1880 Frankfurt, who beat Heidelberger RK in the 2008-09 final while the ASV Köln Rugby and DSV 78 Hannover were newly promoted to the league, having replaced the DRC Hannover. Suffering from a string of injuries, especially to its forward line, and heavy defeats during the season, ASV Köln Rugby made the decision in mid-April 2010, to withdraw from the Rugby-Bundesliga and not to play its five remaining matches. Köln thereby was automatically relegated from the league.


2009–10 Rugby-Bundesliga, Overview
In the 2nd Bundesliga, the winners of the two divisions were nominally promoted to the Bundesliga, unless they were reserve teams, in which case the right for promotion would have gone to the next-best non-reserve team. The bottom two teams in the 2nd Bundesliga faced the prospect of relegation to the Rugby-Regionalliga. In the South/West Division, the Karlsruher SV Rugby withdrew in March 2010, its record being expulsed.


2009–10 Rugby-Bundesliga, Overview
As a sign of the gap between the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga, TSV Victoria Linden, who only won the 2009-10 North/East division in the last round of the championship, declined promotion, citing the additional cost of travelling and the limited player pool as their reason. The South/West champion, Stuttgarter RC, has also indicated that it would not take up promotion because of the loss of eight first-team players at the end of the season, leaving the Bundesliga with only eight clubs for the next season. It also meant, for the first time ever, that no club from Hanover would compete at the top level of German rugby.


2009–10 Rugby-Bundesliga, Overview
DSV 78 protested the decision to reduce the league to eight teams again and thereby relegating the club. For the 2nd Bundesliga, this also meant, only one team each would be promoted to the two regional divisions, in the North/East, this was SC Siemensstadt, the club being directly promoted, while, in the South/West, TV Pforzheim won the promotion tournament of the five southern Regionalliga champions in Nuremberg on 12 June 2010.


2009–10 Rugby-Bundesliga, Player statistics, Try scorers
The leading try scores in the Rugby-Bundesliga 2009–10 season were (10 tries or more):


2009–10 Rugby-Bundesliga, Player statistics, Point scorers
The leading point scores in the Rugby-Bundesliga 2009–10 season were (100 points or more):


2009–10 Russian Cup
The Russian Cup 2009–10 is the eighteenth season of the Russian football knockout tournament since the dissolution of Soviet Union. The competition started on April 20, 2009 and  finished with the Final held on 16 May 2010.


2009–10 Russian Cup, First round
This round featured 7 Second Division teams and 1 amateur team. The games were played April 20 and 3 May 2009.


2009–10 Russian Cup, Second round
In this round entered 4 winners from the First Round and the 58 Second Division teams and 2 amateur teams. The matches were played from April 24 to May 14, 2009.


2009–10 Russian Cup, Third round
In this round entered 32 winners from the Second Round and the 16 remaining Second Division teams. The matches were played from May 14 to June 7, 2009.


2009–10 Russian Cup, Fourth round
In this round entered 24 winners from the Third Round teams. The matches were played from June 5 to June 18, 2009.


2009–10 Russian Cup, Fifth round
In this round entered 12 winners from the Fourth Round teams and the 20 First Division teams. The matches were played on July 1, 2009.


2009–10 Russian Cup, Fifth round
Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participate in during the 2009 season.


2009–10 Russian Cup, Round of 32
In this round entered 16 winners from the Fifth Round teams and the all Premier League teams. The matches were played on July 15, 2009.


2009–10 Russian Cup, Round of 32
Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participate in during the 2009 season.


2009–10 Russian Cup, Round of 16
Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participate in during the 2009 season.


2009–10 Russian Cup, Quarter-finals
The matches were played on April 7, 2010. Amkar Perm was awarded a walkover after FC Moscow were relegated to the amateur league.


2009–10 Russian Cup, Quarter-finals
Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participate in during the 2010 season.


2009–10 Russian Cup, Final
Played in the earlier stages, but were not on the final game squad:


2009–10 Russian Cup, Final
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg:  Kamil Čontofalský (GK),  Kim Dong-Jin (DF),  Radek Šírl (MF), Aleksei Ionov (MF), Igor Semshov (MF),  Syarhey Karnilenka (FW),  Danko Lazović (FW), Pavel Pogrebnyak (FW).


2009–10 Russian Cup, Final
FC Sibir Novosibirsk:  Nenad Erić (GK), Sergei Chepchugov (GK), Roman Amirkhanov (DF),  Tomáš Vychodil (DF), Kirill Orlov (DF), Nikolai Samoylov (DF), Maksim Astafyev (MF), Aleksandr Vasilyev (MF), Yevgeni Zinovyev (MF), Denis Laktionov (MF), Nikolay Lipatkin (MF),  Mantas Savėnas (MF), Roman Belyayev (FW),  Gennadi Bliznyuk (FW),  Goran Stankovski (FW), Sergei Shumilin (FW).


2009–10 Russian Futsal Super League
The 2009–10 season of the Russian Futsal Super League is the 17th season of top-tier futsal in Russia.


2009–10 Russian Volleyball Super League
The Russian Volleyball Super League 2009–10 is the 19th official season of Russian Volleyball Super League.


2009–10 Russian Volleyball Super League
The Championship is held in two phases. In the preliminary stage each team played each other twice - once at home and once away. The top eight teams went into the playoffs. Quarterfinals, semifinals and finals for first and third places were the best of five . Unlike the previous season there was no playoff for the fifth to eighth places. The teams placed ninth to twelfth competed against each other over another twelve games with the two bottom sides being relegated.


2009–10 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team
The 2009–10 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team will represent the Rutgers University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Scarlet Knights will be coached by C. Vivian Stringer with Associate Head Coach E. Carlene Mitchell. The Scarlet Knights are a member of the Big East Conference and will attempt to win the NCAA championship.


2009–10 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team, Offseason
The two teams played once before at Madison Square Garden. Tennessee won 68-54 in 1999. Baylor will be making its first appearance at MSG.


2009–10 S.L. Benfica season
The 2009–10 European football season was the 106th season of Sport Lisboa e Benfica's existence and the club's 76th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. The season ran from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010; Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga. The club also participated in the UEFA Europa League after qualifying from the competition's play-off round, which they had to play as a result of finishing third in the previous season.


2009–10 S.L. Benfica season
On 16 June 2009, Jesus replaced Quique Sánchez Flores at the helm of Benfica. Jesus implemented a 4–1–3–2 formation, in which a winger, Ramires, provided cover and assistance to the defensive midfielder, Javi García, and other winger, Ángel Di María, conducted the counterattacks. Pablo Aimar, as an attacking midfielder, distributed play and Javier Saviola created space between lines for Óscar Cardozo, Aimar and Di María.


2009–10 S.L. Benfica season
This fast-paced, attractive football proved to be successful and in his first year Jesus led Benfica to the first division title after a five-year wait (only two league defeats, 78 goals scored), also reaching the quarterfinals in the Europa League, losing to Liverpool on a 3–5 aggregate score (this would be the last match Benfica would lose in a run that lasted 27 games).


2009–10 S.L. Benfica season
Benfica won their 32nd Primeira Liga and their second League Cup. They saw the definite breakthroughs of Ángel Di María, David Luiz and Fábio Coentrão, while Óscar Cardozo had his best season yet, scoring 26 league goals. The team's only disappointments of the season were a 4–1 loss to Liverpool at Anfield in the Europa League quarter-finals second leg, where Fernando Torres hit two second-half goals to knock Benfica out of Europe, and an early exit at the Taça de Portugal.


2009–10 S.S. Lazio season
The 2009–10 S.S. Lazio season was the club's 110th season in their history and their 22nd consecutive season in the top-flight of Italian football. After having won their fifth Coppa Italia the previous season, manager Delio Rossi opted to leave and was replaced by Davide Ballardini, the former manager of Palermo. In his first competitive match, Ballardini led the club to victory in the 2009 Supercoppa Italiana against Internazionale at the Beijing National Stadium.


2009–10 S.S. Lazio season, Pre-season and friendlies
As the previous year, Lazio played their 2009 pre-season matches at the Auronzo di Cadore in Veneto, where they stayed from 10 July to 30 July 2009. Prior to leaving, the kits for the 2009–10 season were presented: produced by Puma, they were shown for the first time at the "Lazio Style" store in Fiumicino on 8 July. At the ceremony, new manager Davide Ballardini and players Tommaso Rocchi, Modibo Diakité and Fernando Muslera were present.


2009–10 S.S. Lazio season, Pre-season and friendlies
Two days later, the 32-man squad arrived at Auronzo, where they started training under Ballardini, the new manager who replaced Delio Rossi in June, who left Lazio after four years. The first friendly match was played against the local side of Auronzo di Cadore on 12 July: Lazio won 10–0 easily. The next week, Romanian club Universitatea Craiova arrived in Auronzo to play Lazio in another friendly. This time, Lazio drew the match: after Lionel Scaloni scored at the 60th minute, a Michael Baird header locked the match at 1–1.


2009–10 S.S. Lazio season, Pre-season and friendlies
On 22 July, Lazio played against Lega Pro team SPAL 1907: the match was determined in the second half, with Mauro Zárate and Goran Pandev scoring and making the final Martinucci's goal vane. The final match at Auronzo was played against Serie B team Triestina; in this match, Lazio had a difficult start, with Testini and Luigi Della Rocca scoring two goals for Triestina in the first half. However, the Biancocelesti saved the match thanks to Zárate and Eliseu, who in the second half evened up the score.


2009–10 S.S. Lazio season, Pre-season and friendlies
After leaving Auronzo, Lazio travelled to China on 2 August in the offing of the Supercoppa Italiana match against Internazionale on 8 August. They stayed in Beijing for seven days and, after winning the game, came back to Rome on 9 August via the Fiumicino Airport, where they were greeted by over 2,000 fans, all celebrating the conquest of the trophy. Lazio played their last friendly match of the pre-season against CA Osasuna at the Stadio Olimpico.


2009–10 S.S. Lazio season, Pre-season and friendlies
Before the game started, the players celebrated in front of the Curva Nord the victory of the last two trophies (Coppa Italia and Supercoppa), with Tommaso Rocchi and Fernando Muslera showing them to the fans. After that, the game started and Osasuna went ahead with a Juanfran goal after 22 minutes, who beat Albano Bizzarri right in front of the goal. Approximately 15 minutes later, Zárate equalized after a Cristian Brocchi cross. No goals were scored after this and the match was determined in the penalty shootout; Lazio won 5–4, with Baronio scoring the last penalty.


2009–10 S.S. Lazio season, Pre-season and friendlies
Colours: Green = Lazio win; White = draw; Red = away team win.


2009–10 S.S. Lazio season, Supercoppa Italiana
As the 2008–09 Coppa Italia winners, Lazio kicked off the 2009–10 season with the traditional annual curtain-raiser, the 2009 Supercoppa Italiana. The match was played against 2008–09 Serie A winners Internazionale on 8 August at the Beijing National Stadium, exactly one year after the 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.


2009–10 S.S. Lazio season, Supercoppa Italiana
Lazio opened the scoring by a Matuzalém goal in the 62nd minute, who converted on his own rebound after his shot had been saved by Inter goalkeeper Júlio César. Just five minutes later, Lazio captain Tommaso Rocchi, assisted by Stefano Mauri, scored the second goal by lob in front of Júlio César. Samuel Eto'o scored for Inter by a powerful shot inside the area in the 77th minute, but Lazio defended well and Inter was not able to equalize. The win ensured Tommaso Rocchi could thus lift the Supercoppa Italiana trophy that Lazio won for the third time in their history, and the first one during Claudio Lotito's chairmanship.


2009–10 S.S. Lazio season, Supercoppa Italiana
Colours: Green = Lazio win; White = draw; Red = away team win.


2009–10 S.S. Lazio season, Serie A
The 2009–10 Serie A fixtures were released on 29 July 2009, with Lazio due to open their campaign against Atalanta. This match, as well as the next one, was played at 20:45 due to Lega Calcio's decision to play the first two-round on night because of the summer heat.


2009–10 S.S. Lazio season, Serie A
As the previous year, Lazio opened with a victory. Tommaso Rocchi, assisted at the 22nd minute by Pasquale Foggia, who with a long pass put him alone in front of Consigli, waited until the very last moment and placed the ball with cold shoulder. As the match went on, Lazio and Atalanta shared the ball possession and the goal occasions, and Lazio could thus conquest the first three points of the league.


2009–10 S.S. Lazio season, Serie A
After the Europa League match against Elfsborg played on 27 August at Borås, the Biancocelesti didn't come back to Rome but flew directly to Verona on 28 August to prepare the Serie A second turn against Chievo two days later. As the last match at the Stadio Bentegodi between the two teams, Sergio Pellissier opened the scoring in the first time by a header, after a Michele Marcolini's corner had been deviate by Nicolas Frey.


2009–10 S.S. Lazio season, Serie A
But at the end of the first half, Santiago Morero artlessly held back Julio Cruz in the penalty area: the referee decided for the penalty, that the same Cruz scored marking in this way his first goal at Lazio. At the 51st minute, Mauro Zárate tried a shot from outside the area that Sorrentino beat back inexpertly, allowing to Cruz to score his second goal at free net. Despite Emílson Cribari being sent off six minutes later due to his second yellow card, Lazio managed to win the match and to stay at the top flight with Sampdoria, Juventus and Genoa.


2009–10 S.S. Lazio season, Serie A
After this game, there was a week off for international duty: in this period, Lazio's players who were not occupied with national teams met Real Zaragoza in a friendly match at La Romareda on 4 September. Two goals in the second half, one by Pasquale Foggia on penalty and the other one by Zárate in the injury time, assured the victory to the Roman team.


2009–10 S.S. Lazio season, Serie A
Lazio returned to action on 12 September against Juventus at the Stadio Olimpico. The Biancocelesti couldn't line up their regular forwards, Zárate and Rocchi, both of them absent because of injuries. Also, the defender Cribari lost the match due to his red card during the previous game against Chievo. Before the starting whistle, the starting teams observed a moment of silence in memory of Alessandro Capponi and Nicola Lo Buono, two Lazio players who had died in the same week.


2009–10 S.S. Lazio season, Serie A
Lazio played very well in the first half and also scored with Mauri in the injury time, but the referee Gervasoni disallowed the goal due to a doubtful Cruz's foul. In the second half, Juventus surprisingly took the lead: a Claudio Marchisio's cross hit Trezeguet's back and the ball fell to Martín Cáceres, who at his first game in Serie A beat Muslera with a volley. Lazio looked tired in the last ten minutes, and at the 94th minute Juventus doubled by David Trezeguet after a break-back.


2009–10 S.S. Lazio season, Serie A
The following weekend, Lazio made the trip to Catania to take on Catania at the Angelo Massimino. Catania went immediately ahead after few minutes, by a valuable shot by Jorge Andrés Martínez just inside the penalty area. In the second half, Ballardini replaced Mourad Meghni with Julio Cruz: it was a successful move, as the Argentine striker equalized at the 57th minute by a header after Foggia's cross.


2009–10 S.S. Lazio season, Serie A
The league schedule took Lazio back to Stadio Olimpico for their next game against Parma on 23 September. As the match against Catania, Lazio went down in the first half, when Valeri Bojinov fired home on the volley within the box. However, Cruz gained a penalty kick at the 41st minute, when he was chopped down by McDonald Mariga inside the area. The penalty was kicked by Zárate who finalized and equalised. Only three minutes later, and Lazio returned the favour to Parma, as Kolarov took Bojinov down and was sent off. Nicola Amoruso made no mistake and put Parma ahead for the second time. Lazio, without a man, wasn't able to equalise again and collected the third home defeat in a row.


2009–10 S.S. Lazio season, UEFA Europa League, Play-off round
Despite Lazio finishing 10th in the 2008–09 Serie A placing, which does not allow participation in European Competitions, the team could participate in the new Europa League due to the triumph in the 2009 Coppa Italia Final.


2009–10 S.S. Lazio season, UEFA Europa League, Play-off round
Lazio started from the Play-off round, where in Nyon they drew Swedish club IF Elfsborg on 7 August. The first leg was played in Rome, where Lazio won 3–0. Elfsborg went behind after 24 minutes, as Aleksandar Kolarov scored from outside the area with an unstoppable shot that Ante Čović couldn't save. After 12 minutes, Mauro Zárate doubled with a placed shot after a move on the left. Elfsborg tried to score at least one goal, with Fernando Muslera saving multiple shots in the second half, but at the 69th minute, Stefano Mauri, assisted by Zárate, didn't miss in front of Čović and locked the match up for Lazio.


2009–10 S.S. Lazio season, UEFA Europa League, Play-off round
The team started the preparation for the second leg on 25 August, when they trained in the afternoon on an artificial turf pitch, to get used to play on this material present at the Borås Arena, the home ground of Elfsborg. The next day, the team left to Borås. There, Lazio ran into the first defeat of the season, losing for 1–0 at the Borås Arena. Elfsborg went ahead when Denni Avdić scored at the 70th minute by head.


2009–10 S.S. Lazio season, UEFA Europa League, Play-off round
In the next minutes, the Swedish team tried to make other two goals to lead the match to the extra time: there was many nervousness, with Kolarov who was sent out and other seven players cautioned at the end of the game. Anyway, Lazio won 3–0 on aggregate and could pass at the group stage.


2009–10 S.S. Lazio season, UEFA Europa League, Group stage
The draw for the group stage took place in Monaco on 28 August 2009. As the 24th top ranked side in this competition, Lazio was seeded in Pot 2 and couldn't meet any team of his own country. Eventually, they were drawn into Group G with Villarreal of Spain, Levski Sofia of Bulgaria and Red Bull Salzburg of Austria.


2009–10 S.S. Lazio season, UEFA Europa League, Group stage
Lazio started against Red Bull Salzburg on 17 September at home. After a poor first half, Lazio created a flurry of chances in the second half, and went ahead at the 59th minute thanks to Pasquale Foggia by a left-foot shot from the distance. When the match seemed to be going to finish, Salzburg equalized by Franz Schiemer after a defensive error by Lazio at the 82nd minute. Unbelievably, Salzburg went ahead in the stoppage time by Marc Janko, who scored after Cribari unintentionally passed him the ball disastrously. As Villarreal won 1–0 against Levsky Sofia, Lazio was sent temporarily at the third place of the group.


2009–10 S.S. Lazio season, UEFA Europa League, Group stage
For the next match, two weeks later, Lazio travelled to Sofia to meet Levski Sofia side. The Biancocelesti began the game strongly, and took the lead at the 22nd minute by Matuzalém, who assisted by Zárate in front of the net easily concluded. The Argentine forward doubled at the end of the first half, shooting by right foot beating Tzvetan Dimitrov, Levski Sofia's third goalkeeper who this time was guilty on the goal.


2009–10 S.S. Lazio season, UEFA Europa League, Group stage
Levski tried to respond in the second half, and continued to press their opponents as they took control of the game: Lazio then made them pay for their lack of finishing. Foggia spotted an opening and fed Mourad Meghni, who scored the third goal in front of Dimitrov. Not many minutes later, Foggia opened again, Youssef Rabeh slipped and fell, allowing Rocchi to tap it after avoiding Dimitrov, completing a 4–0 win for Lazio, the biggest one in their season so far. In the meantime, Salzburg surprisingly won in Europe again, this time 2–0 against Villarreal, taking the top of the group, while Lazio reached the second place.


2009–10 S.S. Lazio season, UEFA Europa League, Group stage
Lazio got their first win at home after almost two months on 22 October, when they were visited from Villarreal. Initially, they hardly got into the game, and didn't create any chances, but despite their poor start, it was them who took the lead. Cruz assisted Zárate in front of Diego López and chipped the ball over him and into the back of the net. Villarreal's dominance finally paid off, however, as they equalized by a Sebastián Eguren's header after a Joan Capdevila cross.


2009–10 S.S. Lazio season, UEFA Europa League, Group stage
Lazio came out stronger side in the second half, but were then dealt a major blow as Matuzalém was sent off for a suspect diving. As the match seemed to be finished, Rocchi did win the points at the death, scoring after Kolarov cross from the left that finalized through the goalkeeper's legs at the 92nd minute. By this victory, Lazio stayed at the second place of the group, three points above Villarreal and three points below Salzburg that won for the third time in a row in Europe.


2009–10 S.S. Lazio season, Coppa Italia
As winners of the tournament the previous season, Lazio automatically qualified to the Round of 16 for the 2009–10 Coppa Italia.


2009–10 S.S. Lazio season, Transfers
Lazio opened their summer market signing the goalkeeper Albano Bizzarri for free from Catania on 10 June, in offing of the departure of Juan Pablo Carrizo, who had stated many times his will to leave in the previous months. The next week, team president Claudio Lotito, after having spent many days in Qatar dealing with Al-Sadd Sports Club board, confirmed that Mauro Zárate's move to Lazio was made permanent for a fee of about €20 million. Later, it was reported that the player signed a new five-year contract with a €60 million buy-out clause. He was the most expensive signing during Lotito's chairmanship in five years. Before June finished, also the international Portuguese Eliseu reached Rome from Málaga for €1 million.


2009–10 S.S. Lazio season, Transfers
As expected, Carrizo left Lazio at the beginning of July. He was loaned out to Real Zaragoza in a €1 million season-long deal, with Carrizo having an option of signing permanently. Brazilian player Matuzalém, who was initially on loan for a season, was signed permanently for €6.5 million. Luciano Zauri was loaned out to Sampdoria and Alessandro Tuia to Monza. The end of July saw the departure of Czech defender David Rozehnal to German side Hamburger SV for €5 million, and the signing of the Argentine forward Julio Cruz, who had rescinded his contract with Internazionale.


2009–10 S.S. Lazio season, Transfers
At the end of August, the week of the transfer deadline, academy graduate Lorenzo De Silvestri signed for Fiorentina for €6 million. Also the young forwards Libor Kozák and Ettore Mendicino left the club on loan to Brescia and Crotone respectively.


2009–10 S.S. Lazio season, Transfers
Come the winter transfer window, Uruguyan youngster Gonzalo Barreto will be joining from Danubio with Lazio having already sealed a €3 million deal, but he will only join in January, when he has turned eighteen.


2009–10 S.S. Lazio season, Transfers
On 31 January, the club claimed to have signed Israeli prospect Eyal Golasa. However, the move was disputed by the club he played with until then, Maccabi Haifa, which claimed to have a valid contract with him.


2009–10 S.S. Lazio season, Transfers
And the last day of winter transfer window, Lazio signed Brazilian defender André Dias from São Paulo for a €2.5 million fee.


2009–10 S.S.C. Napoli season
The 2009–10 S.S.C. Napoli season was the club's 67th season in Serie A, its third consecutive season in Serie A and its 83rd season overall.


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


2009–10 S.S.C. Napoli season, Coppa Italia, Starting 11
Last updated: 16 May 2010Source: Squad statistics and Start formations Only competitive matches. Using the most used start formation. Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).


2009–10 SAFA Second Division
The 2009–10 SAFA Second Division season, also known as Vodacom League due to a sponsoring deal at the time, took place in South Africa between August and April. The season was scheduled to begin and end one month earlier than normal, due to the country's 2010 FIFA World Cup preparation. The league is the third tier of South African football, and is divided geographically into five divisions in the Coastal Stream and four divisions in the Inland Stream.


2009–10 SAFA Second Division, Coastal Stream, Eastern Cape Province
Leaving for 2010-11: Blackburn Rovers (promoted), African Juventus (relegated). Joining for 2010-11: Happy Brothers (promoted), Kokstad Liverpool (promoted).


2009–10 SAFA Second Division, Coastal Stream, Free State Province
Leaving for 2010-11: Welkom Real Hearts (relegated), Milan United (relegated). Joining for 2010-11: Bubchu United (promoted), United All Tigers (promoted).


2009–10 SAFA Second Division, Coastal Stream, KwaZulu-Natal Province
Leaving for 2010-11: Brazil (relegated), Durban Stars (2nd team will disband). Joining for 2010-11: SAPS Callies (promoted), Gqikazi All Stars (promoted).


2009–10 SAFA Second Division, Coastal Stream, Northern Cape Province
Leaving for 2010-11: Namaqua Stars (relegated), Kuruman Rovers (relegated). Joining for 2010-11: North East Celtics (promoted), Ray Madrid (promoted).


2009–10 SAFA Second Division, Coastal Stream, Western Cape Province
Leaving for 2010-11: Stellenbosch University (relegated), Briton Stars (relegated). Joining for 2010-11: Beaufortwest City (promoted), Jomo Powers (promoted), Ikapa Sporting (relegated).


2009–10 SAFA Second Division, Inland Stream, Gauteng Province
Leaving for 2010-11: FC AK (promoted), Senaoana Blackpool (relegated), Abakah (relegated). Joining for 2010-11: Supersport United 2nd team (promoted), Lesedi Shooting Stars (promoted).


2009–10 SAFA Second Division, Inland Stream, Limpopo Province
Leaving for 2010-11: Tebcon (relegated), Bahwiti (relegated), Z. Mathote Elephants (relegated). Joining for 2010-11: Blue Rocks (promoted), Maniini All Blacks (promoted), Winners Park (relegated).


2009–10 SAFA Second Division, Inland Stream, Mpumalanga Province
Leaving for 2010-11: Citizen (relegated), York (relegated). Joining for 2010-11: Lynville All Stars (promoted), Thabo All Stars (promoted).


2009–10 SAFA Second Division, Inland Stream, North-West Province
Leaving for 2010-11: Sea Rovers (relegated), Bophirima NW Stars (relegated). Joining for 2010-11: Mamusa United (promoted), Bakubung BK (promoted).


2009–10 SAFA Second Division, Playoff stage
The nine provincial winners were drawn into a round robin stage. The five Coastal stream teams and four Inland stream teams were put respectively into Group A and Group B. All the playoff matches were played from April 6–12, at two big stadiums in the Mpumalanga region: Themba Senamela Stadium in Mhluzi, Middelburg and Ackerville Stadium in eMalahleni. The respective winners of the two groups, would both gain promotion to the National First Division, beside meeting each other in a last show-off final, where only the champion honour was at stake.


2009–10 SC Bastia season
French football club SC Bastia's 2009–10 season. Finished 20th place in league and relegated to Championnat National. Top scorer of the season, including 14 goals in 14 league matches have been Pierre-Yves André. Was eliminated to Coupe de France 7. round, the Coupe de la Ligue was able to be among the 1. tour.


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


2009–10 SIJHL season
The 2009–10 SIJHL season is the 9th season of the Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL). The six teams of the SIJHL will play 52-game schedules, except for Wisconsin who will play a 20-game schedule.


2009–10 SIJHL season
Come February, the top teams of the league will play down for the Bill Salonen Cup, the SIJHL championship. The winner of the Bill Salonen Cup will compete in the Central Canadian Junior "A" championship, the Dudley Hewitt Cup. If successful against the winners of the Ontario Junior Hockey League and Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, the champion would then move on to play in the Canadian Junior Hockey League championship, the 2010 Royal Bank Cup.


2009–10 SIJHL season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title


2009–10 SIJHL season, 2009-10 Bill Salonen Cup Playoffs, Preliminary Round Robin
Home-and-home format between SIJHL's three top teams. No teams are eliminated, winner gets pick of opponent in semi-final.


2009–10 SIJHL season, Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship
Hosted by the Soo Thunderbirds in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Fort William finished in second place.


2009–10 SIJHL season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2009–10 SIJHL season, Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; Mins = Minutes Played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against Average


2009–10 SK Rapid Wien season
The 2009–10 SK Rapid Wien season is the 112th season in club history.


2009–10 SLC Super Provincial Twenty20
The 2009–10 SLC Super Provincial Twenty20 is the 3rd season of the official Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Sri Lanka. Six teams in total, five representing four provinces of Sri Lanka and a Sri Lanka Cricket team participating in the competition. The competition began on 24 February 2010 when Ruhuna elevens played the Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI at Dharmaraja College, Kandy.


2009–10 SLC Super Provincial Twenty20
This season comprised 15 regular matches, two semi finals and a grand final.


2009–10 SLC Super Provincial Twenty20, Rules and regulations
Teams received 4 points for a win, 2 for a tie or no result, and 0 for a loss. At the end of the regular matches the teams ranked two and three play each other in the preliminary final. The winner of the preliminary final earns the right to play the first placed team in the final at the home venue of the first placed team. In the event of several teams finishing with the same number of points, standings are determined by most wins, then net run rate (NRR). All finals were played at Tyronne Fernando Stadium.


2009–10 SLC Super Provincial Twenty20, Statistics, Most Runs
The top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the season are included in this table.


2009–10 SLC Super Provincial Twenty20, Statistics, Most Wickets
The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the season.


2009–10 SLC Super Provincial Twenty20, Statistics, Highest Team Totals
The following table lists the six highest team scores during this season.


2009–10 SLC Super Provincial Twenty20, Statistics, Highest Scores
This table contains the top five highest scores of the season made by a batsman in a single innings.


2009–10 SLC Super Provincial Twenty20, Statistics, Best Bowling Figures in an innings
This table lists the top five players with the best bowling figures in an innings.


2009–10 SM-liiga season
The 2009–10 SM-liiga season was the 35th season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland, since the league's formation in 1975. TPS won the Kanada-malja and Ilari Filppula from TPS won the Jari Kurri trophy. In the regular season, JYP finished atop the league, Jori Lehterä led the league in points and assists, and three players – Jukka Hentunen, Jonas Enlund, and Juhamatti Aaltonen – tied for the league lead in goals.


2009–10 SPHL season
The 2009–10 Southern Professional Hockey League season was the sixth season of the Southern Professional Hockey League. The season began October 22, 2009, and ended April 17, 2010, after a 56-game regular season and a six-team playoff. The Huntsville Havoc captured their first SPHL championship.


2009–10 SPHL season, Preseason
The Richmond Renegades and Twin City Cyclones franchises folded during the off-season. The Louisiana IceGators, Mississippi Surge, and Pensacola Ice Flyers joined the league, after each of those markets had recently lost an ECHL team.


2009–10 SPHL season, Awards
The SPHL All-Rookie team was announced March 25, 2010, followed by the All-SPHL teams on March 26, Rookie of the Year on March 29, Coach of the Year on March 30, Defenseman of the Year on March 31, Goaltender of the Year on April 1, and MVP on April 2.


2009–10 SPHL season, Awards, All-SPHL selections
F Chris Leveille (Fayetteville) F Rob Sich (Fayetteville) F Kevin Swider (Knoxville) D Mark Van Vliet (Knoxville) D Steve Weidlich (Mississippi) G Bill Zaniboni (Mississippi)


2009–10 SPHL season, Awards, All-SPHL selections
F Lorne Misita (Pensacola) F Michael Richard (Mississippi) F Matt Zultek (Mississippi) D Kevin Harris (Knoxville) D Jeff White (Huntsville) G Ian Vigier (Columbus)


2009–10 SPHL season, Awards, All-SPHL selections
F Jesse Biduke (Fayetteville) F Jesse Cole (Columbus) F Levi Lind (Columbus) D Mark Hinz (Pensacola) D Dean Petiot (Huntsville) G Mark Sibbald (Huntsville)


2009–10 SV Werder Bremen II season
The 2009–10 SV Werder Bremen II season started on 25 July 2009 against Rot-Weiß Erfurt and finished on 8 May 2010 against Erzgebirge Aue.


2009–10 SV Werder Bremen II season, Season, Season review, July and August
The opening match of the season happened on 25 July 2009 against Rot-Weiß Erfurt. The match finished in a 0–0 draw. Matchday two happened on 28 July 2009 against VfL Osnabrück. Osnabrück won the match 1–0 with a goal from the penalty spot from Matthias Heidrich. Matchday three happened on 7 August 2009 against Borussia Dortmund II. Werder Bremen II won the match 1–0 with a goal from Torsten Oehrl. Matchday four happened on 15 August 2009 against Holstein Kiel. Holstein Kiel won the match 4–0 with three goals from Michael Holt and a goal from Fiete Sykora.


2009–10 SV Werder Bremen II season, Season, Season review, July and August
Matchday five happened on 22 August 2009 against Wacker Burghausen. Wacker Burghausen won the match 4–3. Onur Ayık, Torsten Oehrl, and Pascal Testroet scored for Werder Bremen II. Wacker Burghausen got two goals from Christian Cappek and a goal each from Björn Hertl and Sven Kresin. Matchday six happened on 30 August 2010 against Eintracht Braunschweig. Werder Bremen II won the match 2–1. Pascal Testroet scored two goals for Werder Bremen II and Dennis Kruppke scored for Eintracht Braunschweig.


2009–10 SV Werder Bremen II season, Season, Season review, September and October
Matchday seven happened on 2 September 2009 against Jahn Regensburg. Jahn Regensburg won the match 1–0 with a goal from Anton Shynder. Matchday nine happened on 12 September 2009 against FC Ingolstadt 04. Ingolstadt won the match 4–1. Torsten Oehrl scored for Werder Bremen II. Ingolstadt got two goals from Stefan Leitl, and a goal each from Moritz Hartmann and Robert Braber. Matchday eight happened on 15 September 2009 against Kickers Offenbach. Kickers Offenbach won the match 1–0 with a goal from David Ulm. Matchday 10 happened on 19 September 2009 against SpVgg Unterhaching.


2009–10 SV Werder Bremen II season, Season, Season review, September and October
Werder Bremen II won the match 3–1. Werder Bremen II got two goals from Onur Ayık and a goal from Nicolas Feldhahn. Ömer Kanca scored for Unterhaching. Felix Schiller was sent-off during the match. Matchday 11 happened on 26 September 2009 against Carl Zeiss Jena. The match finished in a 2–2 draw. Pascal Testroet scored two goals for Werder Bremen II. Orlando Smeekes and Salvatore Amirante scored for Carl Zeiss Jena. Matchday 12 happened on 3 October 2009 against Dynamo Dresden. Werder Bremen II won the match 2–0 with two goals from Torsten Oehrl.


2009–10 SV Werder Bremen II season, Season, Season review, September and October
Matchday 13 happened on 17 October 2009 against 1. FC Heidenheim. Werder Bremen II won the match 2–1. Pascal Testroet scored two goals for Werder Bremen II. Dieter Jarosch scored for Heidenheim. Matchday 14 happened on 24 October 2009 against Wuppertaler SV. Wuppertal won the match 1–0 with a goal from Andrés Formento. Matchday 15 happened on 30 October 2009 against VfB Stuttgart II. Werder Bremen II won the match 1–0 with a goal from Onur Ayık.


2009–10 SV Werder Bremen II season, Season, Season review, November and December
Matchday 16 happened on 7 November 2009 against Wehen Wiesbaden. Werder Bremen II won the match 5–0 with two goals from Addy-Waku Menga and a goal each from Pascal Testroet, Stefan Ronneburg, and Onur Ayık. Matchday 17 happened on 21 November 2009 against SV Sandhausen. The match finished in a 2–2 draw. Addy-Waku Menga scored two goals for Werder Bremen II. Philipp Hosiner and Regis Dorn scored for Sandhausen. Matchday 18 happened on 29 November 2009 against Bayern Munich II. Bayern Munich II won the match 3–0 with two goals from Mehmet Ekici and a goal from Saër Sène.


2009–10 SV Werder Bremen II season, Season, Season review, November and December
Matchday 19 happened on 5 December 2009 against Erzgebirge Aue. Erzgebirge Aue won the match 2–1. Torsten Oehrl scored for Werder Bremen II. Sebastian Glasner and Jan Hochscheidt scored for Erzgebirge Aue. Alexander Hessel was sent-off during the match. Matchday 20 happened on 12 December 2009 against Rot-Weiß Erfurt. The match finished in a 1–1 draw. Onur Ayık scored for Werder Bremen II and Petr Smíšek scored for Rot-Weiß Erfurt.


2009–10 SV Werder Bremen II season, Season, Season review, March
Matchday 23 happened on 3 March 2010 against Holstein Kiel. Werder Bremen II won the match 6–1. Matchday 27 happened on 6 March 2010 against Kickers Offenbach. Werder Bremen II got three goals from Onur Ayık and a goal each from Addy-Waku Menga, Kevin Artmann, and Lennart Thy. Michael Holt scored for Holstein Kiel. Kickers Offenbach won the match 4–0 with two goals from Steffen Haas and a goal each from Kai Hesse and Nils Pfingsten-Reddig. Matchday 22 happened on 10 March 2010 against Borussia Dortmund II. Werder Bremen II won the match 2–1.


2009–10 SV Werder Bremen II season, Season, Season review, March
Tobias Kempe scored two goals for Werder Bremen II. Kempe's first goal was from the penalty spot. Uwe Hünemeier scored from the penalty spot for Burussia Dortmund II. Matchday 28 happened on 13 March 2010 against Ingolstadt. The match finished in a 0–0 draw. Matchday 21 happened on 16 March 2010 against Osnabrück. Osnabrück won the match 1–0 with a goal from Alexander Dercho. Matchday 21 happened on 21 March 2010 against Unterhaching. Werder Bremen II won the match 1–0 with a goal from Nicolas Feldhahn. Markus Schwabl was sent-off during the match.


2009–10 SV Werder Bremen II season, Season, Season review, March
Matchday 24 happened on 24 March 2010 against Wacker Burghausen. The match finished in a 1–1 draw. Lennart Thy scored for Werder Bremen II and Christian Holzer scored for Wacker Burghausen. Matchday 30 happened on 28 March 2010 against Carl Zeiss Jena. Carl Zeiss Jena won the match 2–1. Kevin Artmann scored for Werder Bremen II. Orlando Smeekes and Melvin Holwijn scored for Carl Zeiss Jena. Márkó Futács was sent-off during the match. Matchday 31 happened on 31 March 2010 against Dynamo Dresden. Dynamo Dresden won the match 1–0 with a goal from Robert Koch.


2009–10 SV Werder Bremen II season, Season, Season review, April and May
Matchday 32 happened on 3 April 2010 against Heidenheim. The matchday finished in a 1–1 draw. Onur Ayık scored for Werder Bremen II and Andreas Spann scored for Heidenheim. Stefan Ronneburg was sent-off during the match. Matchday 25 happened on 7 April 2010 against Eintracht Braunschweig. Eintracht Braunschweig won the match 3–0 with goals from Deniz Doğan, Damir Vrančić, and Marco Calamita. Matchday 33 happened on 10 April 2010 against Wuppertal. The match finished in a 1–1 draw. Sandro Wagner scored for Werder Bremen II and Nermin Čeliković scored for Wuppertal.


2009–10 SV Werder Bremen II season, Season, Season review, April and May
Matchday 34 happened on 13 April 2010 against Stuttgart II. Stuttgart II won the match 3–0 with goals from Tobias Rathgeb, who scored from the penalty spot, Julian Schieber, and Sven Schipplock. Matchday 35 happened on 17 April 2010 against Wehen Wiesbaden. Wehen Wiesbaden won the match 2–0 with goals from Dominik Stroh-Engel and Aykut Öztürk. Matchday 26 happened on 20 April 2010 against Jahn Regensburg. Werder Bremen II won the match 4–1. Werder Bremen II got three goals from Márkó Futács and a goal from Sandro Wagner. Petr Stoilov scored for Jahn Regensburg.


2009–10 SV Werder Bremen II season, Season, Season review, April and May
Matchday 36 happened on 24 April 2010 against Sandhausen. Werder Bremen II won the match 3–0 with goals from Timo Perthel, Sandro Wagner, and Onur Ayık. Matchday 37 happened on 30 April 2010 against Bayern Munich II. Bayern Munich II won the match 2–1. Nicolas Feldhahn scored for Werder Bremen II. Deniz Yılmaz and Saër Sène scored for Bayern Munich II. Matchday 38 happened on 8 May 2010 against Erzgebirge Aue. Werder Bremen II won the match 2–1. Nicolas Feldhahn and Tobias Kempe scored for  Werder Bremen II. Sebastian Glasner scored for Erzgebirge Aue.


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


2009–10 SV Werder Bremen season, Season summary
After last season's poor league form, 2009–10 saw a return to business for Bremen as they finished third, qualifying for the Champions League qualifying rounds. Bremen also reached the DFB-Pokal final for the second season running, but lost to Bayern Munich.


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


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


2009–10 SV Werder Bremen season, Results, Europa League, Round of 16
Valencia 5–5 Werder Bremen on aggregate. Valencia won on away goals.


2009–10 SVB Hoofdklasse
The 2009–10 Surinamese League (known officially as the Hoofdklasse) season was the 76th season of the Surinamese Hoofdklasse, the highest football league competition of Suriname.


2009–10 SVB Hoofdklasse, Teams
Excelsior, Super Red Eagles and Takdier Boys were relegated to the Eerste Klasse 2009-10 after finishing the 2008-2009 season in the bottom three places. Takdier Boys suffered their first relegation in Hoofdklasse. Super Red Eagles and Excelsior complete the list of relegated League


2009–10 SVB Hoofdklasse, Teams
The three teams relegated were replaced by the champion of the Eerste Klasse Jai Hanuman, runner-up The Brothers that he acquired the accessed via the play-offs for promotion to win the Excelsior.


2009–10 SVB Hoofdklasse, Teams, Stadiums and locations
The following 10 clubs competed in the Hoofdklasse during the 2009-10 season.


2009–10 Sacramento Kings season
The 2009–10 Sacramento Kings season was the 65th season of the franchise, and its 61st season in the National Basketball Association (NBA).


2009–10 Sacred Heart Pioneers women's ice hockey season
The 2009-10 Sacred Heart Pioneers season was their seventh season as a Division I Independent. Led by head coach Tom O’Malley, the Pioneers had 10 victories, compared to 19 defeats and 3 ties.


2009–10 Sacred Heart Pioneers women's ice hockey season, Postseason
Pioneers goalie Raelene Sydor recorded 19 saves for the Pioneers. Sacred Heart outshot Saint Michael's 44-22 for the game. The Pioneers converted only once in ten power play opportunities.


2009–10 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team
The 2009–10 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Rick Majerus's third season at Saint Louis. The Billikens compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at Chaifetz Arena. They finished the season 23–13, 11–5 in A-10 play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament. They were invited to the 2010 College Basketball Invitational where they advanced to the best-of-3 games final. They lost 0–2 to VCU.


2009–10 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team
The 2009–10 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California in the 2009–10 college basketball season, coached by Randy Bennett for the 9th consecutive year. The Gaels compete in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion. They finished conference play with a record of 11–3 to place second. They were the champions of the 2010 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they entered as a No 10 seed South Region. Their first round win over 7 seed Richmond was the school's first tournament win since beating Idaho State in 1959. They continued to beat No 2 seed Villanova and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to No 3 seed and AP #19 Baylor to end their season 28–6


2009–10 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team
The 2009–10 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Bob Marlin's twelfth season at Sam Houston State. The Bearkats competed in the Southland Conference and played their home games at Bernard Johnson Coliseum. They finished the season 25–8, 14–2 in Southland play to capture the regular season championship. They also were champions of the 2010 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to earn the conferences automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. They earned a 14 seed in the South Region and were defeated by 3 seed and AP #19 Baylor in the first round.


2009–10 Samoa National League
The 2009–10 Samoa National League was the 20th edition of the Samoa National League, the top league of the Football Federation Samoa. This season was won by Moaula United FC for the first recorded time.


2009–10 San Antonio Spurs season
The 2009–10 San Antonio Spurs season was the 43rd season of the franchise, 37th in San Antonio, and 34th in the National Basketball Association (NBA).


2009–10 San Antonio Spurs season
In the playoffs, the Spurs defeated the Dallas Mavericks in six games in the First Round, before being swept by the Phoenix Suns in four games in the Semifinals.


2009–10 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team
The 2009–10 San Diego State men's basketball team represented San Diego State University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Steve Fisher's eleventh season at San Diego State. The Aztecs competed in the Mountain West Conference and played their home games at the Viejas Arena. They finished the season 25–9, 11–5 in MWC play. They won the 2010 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. They earned an 11 seed in the Midwest Region and were defeated by 6 seed and AP #15 Tennessee in the first round.


2009–10 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team, Preseason
In the Mountain West preseason polls, released October 6 at The Mtn. studios in Denver, CO, San Diego State was selected to finish second in the media poll. Jr. Billy White was selected to the preseason MWC first team. Fr. Kawhi Leonard was selected as the preseason freshman of the year.


2009–10 San Jose Sharks season
The 2009–10 San Jose Sharks season was the team's 19th season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL).


2009–10 San Jose Sharks season, Off-season
At the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, the Sharks picked William Wrenn in the second round with their first choice. The Sharks had traded their first-round pick to the Tampa Bay Lightning as part of the trade to acquire defenseman Dan Boyle.


2009–10 San Jose Sharks season, Off-season
Forward Patrick Marleau was replaced as team captain by defenseman Rob Blake.


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


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


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


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


2009–10 San Jose Sharks season, Transactions
The Sharks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.


2009–10 San Jose Sharks season, Transactions, Draft picks
San Jose's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal.


2009–10 San Jose Sharks season, Farm teams
The Sharks' affiliate in the American Hockey League is the Worcester Sharks.


2009–10 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team
The 2009–10 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team represented San Jose State University during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was George Nessman's fifth season as head coach. The Spartans played their home games at The Event Center and competed in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). San Jose State finished the season 14–17, and 6–10 in WAC play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament to New Mexico State.


2009–10 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team, Preseason
In the WAC preseason polls, released October 20 via media teleconference San Jose State was selected to finish 8th in the coaches and media poll.


2009–10 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team, Roster
Brent Davis (San Diego State)Gary Stepan (California Lutheran)Donald Williams (Cal State Hayward)


2009–10 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team, Season highlights
On December 21, Jr. Adrian Oliver was named the WAC player of the week for the sixth week of the season with weekly averages of 31.0 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 2.0 AST, 2.0 Steals, 1.0 Block and 52.6 FG%.


2009–10 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team, Season highlights
On January 25, Oliver again was named the WAC player of the week for the eleventh week of the season with weekly averages of 30.5 PPG, 5. AST, 3.0 RPG, 2.0 Steals and 54.3 FG%. Oliver was the first player in the WAC to be awarded the WAC Player of the Week twice during the 2009–10 season. On January 26 Olvier was also named the Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association for games ending the week of January 24.


2009–10 San Miguel Beermen season
The 2009–10 San Miguel Beermen season is the 35th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


2009–10 Santosh Trophy
The 2010 Santosh Trophy was the 64th edition of the tournament. All matches of the tournament from the Quarter-finals stage were played at the Yuva Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium) in Kolkata. The tournament began on 16 July 2010 and ended on 8 August 2010 when the final match was played between Bengal and Punjab.


2009–10 Santosh Trophy
Bengal defeated Punjab 2-1 to lift the trophy for a record 30th time.


2009–10 Santosh Trophy, Participating teams
31 States / UT teams of India along with Services and Railways will participate in the tournament.


2009–10 Santosh Trophy, Participating teams
The defending champions Goa, runners-up West Bengal along with last year's losing semi-finalists Tamil Nadu and Services receive automatic qualification into the Quarter-final stage.


2009–10 Santosh Trophy, Final
Denson Devadas' brace was enough to see West Bengal claiming their record 30th Santosh Trophy title, edging past Punjab 2–1 in the grand finale played at the Salt Lake Stadium at Kolkata. The hosts came back strongly after trailing by a goal to outclass the Jaagir Singh-coached side. The hero of the final was Chirag United midfielder, who scored a goal in each half to seal the match.


2009–10 Santosh Trophy, Final
Bengal looked the better side right from the word go and took an attacking approach, but were missing their two key strikers and it was clearly making things difficult for Coach Shabbir Ali. Tarif Ahmed struggled and was substituted at the half-hour mark. Bengal could have scored in the 19th minute, but to their despair, a Gouranga Dutta right footer hit the woodwork. It was Punjab who, in spite of a cautious start, took the lead in the 31st minute through Balwant Singh, before his right footer was saved by Abhra Mondal two minutes back.


2009–10 Santosh Trophy, Final
Bengal was not to throw in the towel and pulled one back at the stroke of half-time, with Denson heading in a Snehasish Chakraborty corner kick in the near post. The half-time score was 1–1 with both teams leaving the match wide open. Bengal continued their good run and their hard work was finally paid, when Denson once again scored, with his 25-yard scorcher, leaving the Punjab goalkeeper Paramjit Singh stranded before hitting the woodwork and rolling inside in the 76th minute. Punjab tried hard in search of the equaliser, but Bengal successfully held their one-goal advantage to mark their 30th Santosh Trophy title.


2009–10 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
The 2009–10 Crown Prince Cup was the 35th season of the Saudi Crown Prince Cup since its establishment in 1957. This season's competition featured a total of 16 teams, 12 teams from the Pro League, and 4 teams from the Qualifying Rounds.


2009–10 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
Al-Hilal were the two-time defending champions, having retained the trophy in 2009, and won their third consecutive title, defeating Al-Ahli in the final on 19 February 2010. Al-Hilal won their record-extending 9th title and their third title in a row.


2009–10 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Qualifying rounds
All of the competing teams that are not members of the Pro League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 4 available places in the Round of 16. First Division sides Al-Ansar, Al-Faisaly, Al-Tai and Hajer qualified.


2009–10 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Qualifying rounds, Preliminary Round 1
The Preliminary Round 1 matches were played on 6 & 12 November 2009.


2009–10 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Qualifying rounds, Preliminary Round 2
The Preliminary Round 2 matches were played on 13 & 17 November 2009.


2009–10 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Qualifying rounds, First Round
The First Round matches were played on 3 & 4 December 2009.


2009–10 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Qualifying rounds, Second Round
The Second Round matches were played on 10 December 2009.


2009–10 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Qualifying rounds, Final Round
The Final Round matches were played on 17 December 2009.


2009–10 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Round of 16
The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 3, 4 and 5 February 2010. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).


2009–10 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Quarter-finals
The Quarter-finals fixtures were played on 9 and 10 February 2010. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).


2009–10 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Semi-finals
The Semi-finals fixtures were played on 14 and 15 February 2010. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).


2009–10 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Final
The final was held on 19 February 2010 in the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).


2009–10 Saudi Professional League
The 2009–10 Saudi Professional League (known as the Zain Professional League for sponsorship reasons) was the 34th season of the Saudi Professional League, the top Saudi professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1976. The season began on 18 August 2009, and ended on 18 March 2010. Al-Ittihad were the defending champions.


2009–10 Saudi Professional League
Al-Hilal secured the title with a 2–0 win away to Al-Hazem on 24 January 2010. Al-Hilal won the league with three games to spare. Al-Hilal, Al-Ittihad, Al-Shabab and Al-Nassr all secured a berth for the 2011 AFC Champions League. No teams were relegated at the end of the season following the decision to increase the number of teams from 12 to 14.


2009–10 Saudi Professional League, Name sponsorship
On 16 June 2009, the Saudi Professional League announced a sponsorship with telecommunication company Zain. As part of the sponsorship deal the Saudi Professional League would be known as the Zain Professional League for the next 4 seasons.


2009–10 Saudi Professional League, Qualification and Prize Money
The League champions, runners-up and third-placed team, as well as the winners of the King Cup of Champions, qualify for the 2011 AFC Champions League.


2009–10 Saudi Professional League, Qualification and Prize Money
The top six teams, and the Crown Prince Cup winners and runners-up qualify for King Cup of Champions.


2009–10 Saudi Professional League, Teams
Twelve teams competed in the league – the top nine teams from the previous season, the relegation play-off winner and the two teams promoted from the First Division. Al-Raed defeated Abha 4–3 on aggregate to confirm their top-flight status. The promoted teams were Al-Qadisiyah (returning after a season's absence) and Al-Fateh (playing top-flight football for the first time ever). They replaced Abha (relegated after a season's presence) and Al-Watani (ending their two-year top-flight spell).


2009–10 Saudi Professional League, Teams, Foreign players
The number of foreign players is restricted to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries.


2009–10 Saudi Professional League, Teams, Foreign players
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.


2009–10 Saudi Professional League, Season statistics, Scoring, Hat-tricks
4 Player scored 4 goals(H) – Home team(A) – Away team


2009–10 Saudi Professional League, Awards, Arriyadiyah and Mobily Awards for Sports Excellence
The Arriyadiyah and Mobily Awards for Sports Excellence were awarded at the conclusion of the season for the fourth time since its inception in 2007. The awards were sponsored by Saudi newspaper Arriyadiyah and Saudi telecommunication company Mobily. The awards were presented on 13 May 2010.


2009–10 Saudi Professional League, Awards, Al-Riyadiya Awards
Another set of awards were awarded at the end of the season. It was announced that Al-Riyadiya were presenting their awards for the first time. The awards were known as Al-Riyadiya Awards and were presented on 8 May 2010.


2009–10 Saudi Second Division
The Saudi Second Division is the Third level football competition in Saudi Arabia. Qualified three teams to Saudi First Division. In this season, the relegation was canceled after the Second division to 20 clubs.


2009–10 Saudi Second Division, Relegation play-offs
Al-Orobah climbed Saudi First Division after two matches with Al-Nahda after equal points.


2009–10 Savannah State Lady Tigers basketball team
The 2009–10 Savannah State Lady Tigers basketball team competed in American basketball on behalf of Savannah State University and had a record of 9-21. The Lady Tigers were members of the NCAA Division I-AA, as an independent. The head coach was Cedric Hardy, who served his sixth year. The team played its home games at Tiger Arena in Savannah, Georgia. The Lady Tigers entered the season seeking to improve on the 9-22 record posted in the 2008-09 season.


2009–10 Savannah State Tigers basketball team
The 2009–10 Savannah State Tigers basketball team competed in American basketball on behalf of Savannah State University. The Tigers competed in the NCAA Division I as an independent and finished the season 11–15. The team played its home games at Tiger Arena in Savannah, Georgia. The Tigers entered the season seeking to improve on the 15–14 record posted in the 2008–09 season, the team's first winning season in 23 years. The fifteen victories were the most since the university moved to Division I in 2002.


2009–10 Scarlets season
The 2009–10 season is the seventh in the history of the Scarlets regional side. The season will see the Scarlets compete in three competitions: the Celtic League, the Heineken Cup and the Anglo-Welsh Cup. The season will be their first full season at Parc y Scarlets.


2009–10 Scottish Challenge Cup
The 2009–10 Scottish Challenge Cup, known as the ALBA Challenge Cup due to sponsorship reasons with MG Alba, was the 19th season of the competition, competed for by all 30 members of the Scottish Football League. The previous winner was Airdrie United, who defeated Ross County 3–2 on penalties after a 2–2 draw in the 2008 final. Airdrie United were knocked out in the first round by Partick Thistle after a 1–0 loss.


2009–10 Scottish Challenge Cup
The final was contested by Dundee and Inverness Caledonian Thistle at McDiarmid Park, Perth on Sunday 22 November 2009. The competition was won by Dundee who came back from 2–0 down to eventually clinch the victory, 3–2.


2009–10 Scottish Challenge Cup, First round
The first round draw was conducted on 28 May 2009.


2009–10 Scottish Challenge Cup, First round, South and West region
East Stirlingshire received a random bye to the second round.


2009–10 Scottish Challenge Cup, Second round
The second round draw was conducted on 28 July 2009 at Hampden Park, Glasgow.


2009–10 Scottish Challenge Cup, Quarter-finals
The quarter-final draw was conducted on 20 August 2009 at Hampden Park.


2009–10 Scottish Cup
The 2009–10 Scottish Cup is the 125th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The competition is sponsored by the Scottish Government and for sponsorship reasons is known as the Active Nation Scottish Cup.


2009–10 Scottish Cup, Calendar
From the First Round to the Third Round, postponed or drawn ties are normally replayed on the following weekend and thereafter on consecutive midweeks. From the Fourth Round to the Sixth Round, postponed or drawn ties are normally replayed on the second midweek after the original date, and thereafter on consecutive midweeks. There are no replays in the Semi-Finals or the Final.


2009–10 Scottish Cup, First round
The draw for the First Round was made at Hamilton Crescent, popularly known as the West of Scotland Cricket Ground, at 15:00 on 3 September 2009. Hamilton Crescent is now the oldest surviving ground to have hosted Scottish Cup Finals, and also hosted the first ever international football match.


2009–10 Scottish Cup, First round
Burntisland Shipyard was the last club drawn and received a bye to the Second Round.


2009–10 Scottish Cup, First round
Four of the five Junior clubs (Girvan and the four qualifiers) won their ties, while Bonnyrigg Rose lost after a replay. Hawick Royal Albert's defeat by Huntly led to a police investigation of an allegation that the match had been fixed.


2009–10 Scottish Cup, Second round
The 17 winners and 1 bye from the First Round enter here, along with the 10 SFL Third Division clubs, and Cove Rangers (Highland League champions), Deveronvale (Highland League runners-up), Spartans (East of Scotland League champions), and Threave Rovers (South of Scotland League champions). The draw took place on Wednesday 30 September at Scotstoun Leisure Centre.


2009–10 Scottish Cup, Third round
The 16 winners from the Second Round enter here, along with the 10 SFL Second Division clubs, and 6 SFL First Division clubs (as the side relegated from the SPL and the clubs which finished 2nd, 3rd and 4th enter in the Fourth Round). The draw took place on Wednesday 28 October.


2009–10 Scottish Cup, Fourth round
The 16 winners from the Third Round entered here, along with the 12 SPL clubs and four SFL First Division clubs who were exempt from playing in the Third Round. The draw took place on Monday 30 November at 2:30pm at Hampden Park. The matches were scheduled for 9 January or 10 January 2010, but 10 games were postponed due to the severe weather conditions.


2009–10 Scottish Cup, Fourth round
There was controversy as First Division side, Dunfermline Athletic, fielded an ineligible player in their match against Stenhousemuir. As well as this, the club's management failed to register the two mandatory under-21 players required by the rules and submitted an inaccurate team sheet. As a result of these breaches in the rules, Dunfermline Athletic were to be expelled from the competition and Stenhousemuir were to progress their stead. However following an appeal by the club, a committee decided that expulsion from the competition was too harsh a punishment and wasn't merited by what the club's management described as "honest errors". The club were given a reprieve along with fines and forfeits of benefits totalling around £30,000. Furthermore, the result of the game was overturned was replayed at Ochilview Park to decide which team progressed in the competition.


2009–10 Scottish Cup, Fifth round
The Draw for the Fifth Round was made on Sunday 10 January at approximately 2:15pm at New Douglas Park. It featured the 16 winners of Round 4. The ties were played on 6 & 7 February.


2009–10 Scottish Cup, Quarter-Finals
The quarter-final draw took place on Wednesday 10 February at 1pm at Hampden Park.


2009–10 Scottish Cup, Semi-Finals
The semi-final draw took place in Hampden Park on Monday 15 March at 10.30am.


2009–10 Scottish Cup, Media coverage
From Round 4 onwards, the Scottish Cup will be broadcast live in the UK by BBC Scotland & Sky Sports.


2009–10 Scottish First Division
The 2009–10 Scottish First Division was the fifteenth season of the First Division in its current format of ten teams.


2009–10 Scottish First Division, Results
Teams play each other four times in this league. In the first half of the season each team plays every other team twice (home and away) and then does the same in the second half of the season.


2009–10 Scottish First Division, First Division Play-offs, Semi-Finals
The ninth placed team in the First Division played the fourth placed team in the Second Division and third placed team in the Second Division played the second placed team in the Second Division. The play-offs were played over two legs, the winning team in each semi-final advanced to the final.


2009–10 Scottish First Division, First Division Play-offs, Final
The two semi-final winners played each other over two legs. The winning team was awarded a place in the 2010–11 First Division.


2009–10 Scottish League Cup
The 2009–10 Scottish League Cup was the 64th season of the Scotland's second most prestigious football knockout competition, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-operative Insurance Cup. Rangers won the cup beating St Mirren 1–0 thanks to a goal from Kenny Miller.


2009–10 Scottish League Cup
The format of the competition was changed due to six Scottish clubs qualifying for European competition, two SPL clubs entered in the First Round.


2009–10 Scottish League Cup, Calendar
Note: the 4 best placed SPL teams not competing in European competition enter the tournament in the 2nd round and the 6 teams who are competing in European competition enter the tournament in the 3rd round.


2009–10 Scottish League Cup, First round
All 30 SFL clubs entered here, along with St Johnstone (as the team promoted to the SPL), and St Mirren (as the eleventh placed SPL team). The draw was held on 4 June 2009.


2009–10 Scottish League Cup, Second round
The 16 winners of the first round entered here, along with the remaining 4 SPL clubs not to have qualified for Europe. These were Dundee United, Hibernian, Kilmarnock, and Hamilton Academical.


2009–10 Scottish League Cup, Third round
The 10 winners of the second round entered here, along with the 6 Scottish clubs to have qualified for Europe. These were Rangers, Celtic, Heart of Midlothian, Aberdeen, Falkirk and Motherwell.


2009–10 Scottish League Cup, Quarter-finals
The quarter-final draw was conducted at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 24 September 2009. The ties were played in the week commencing 26 October.


2009–10 Scottish League Cup, Semi-finals
The semi-final draw was conducted at Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh on 9 November 2009. The ties were played in the week commencing 1 February 2010.


2009–10 Scottish League Cup, Awards
A team, player and young player were chosen by the Scottish sports press as the top performers in each round.


2009–10 Scottish League Cup, Media coverage
The 2009/10 Scottish League Cup was shown live in the UK on BBC One Scotland and in Ireland on Setanta Ireland and Setanta Sports 1. In Australia it was shown live on Setanta Sports Australia. In US, The Caribbean and Canada it was broadcast live on Setanta Premium.


2009–10 Scottish Men's National League season
The 2009–10 season was the 41st campaign of the Scottish Men's National League, the national basketball league of Scotland. The season featured 6 teams. There were no end-of-season playoffs. City of Edinburgh Kings won their 7th league title.


2009–10 Scottish Men's National League season, Teams
The line-up for the 2009-2010 season featured the following teams:


2009–10 Scottish Premier League
The 2009–10 Scottish Premier League season was the twelfth season of the Scottish Premier League. Rangers were the defending champions and they retained the championship with three games to spare by winning 1–0 against Hibernian at Easter Road on 25 April. The competition began on 15 August 2009 and ended on 9 May 2010.


2009–10 Scottish Premier League, Results, Matches 1–22
During their first 22 matches, each team played every other team home and away.


2009–10 Scottish Premier League, Results, Matches 23–33
During matches 23–33 each team played every other team once (either at home or away).


2009–10 Scottish Premier League, Results, Matches 34–38
After 33 matches, the table splits into two groups of six. Each team plays every team in their own half once (either at home or away)


2009–10 Scottish Second Division
The 2009–10 Scottish Second Division will be the fifteenth season of the Second Division in its current format of ten teams.


2009–10 Scottish Second Division, Results
Each team plays every other team four times during the season, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 36 matches.


2009–10 Scottish Second Division, Second Division Play-offs, Semi-Finals
The ninth placed team in the Second Division played the fourth placed team in the Third Division and third placed team in the Third Division played the second placed team in the Third Division. The play-offs were played over two legs, the winning team in each semi-final advanced to the final.


2009–10 Scottish Second Division, Second Division Play-offs, Final
The two semi-final winners played each other over two legs. The winning team was awarded a place in the 2010–11 Second Division.


2009–10 Scottish Third Division
The 2009–10 Scottish Football League Third Division (also known as the 2009–10 Irn-Bru Scottish Football League Third Division for sponsorship reasons) was the 15th season in the format of ten teams in the fourth-tier of Scottish football. The season started on 8 August 2009 and ended on 1 May 2010. Livingston F.C. finished top and were promoted alongside Forfar Athletic as play-off winners.


2009–10 Scottish Third Division, Teams, Promotion and relegation from 2008–09
Dumbarton as champions of the 2008–09 season were directly promoted to the 2009–10 Scottish Second Division. They were replaced by Stranraer who finished bottom of the 2008–09 Scottish Second Division.


2009–10 Scottish Third Division, Teams, Promotion and relegation from 2008–09
A second promotion place was available via a play-off tournament between the ninth-placed team of the 2008–09 Scottish Second Division, Queen's Park, and the sides ranked second, third and fourth in the 2008–09 Scottish Third Division, Cowdenbeath, East Stirlingshire and Stenhousemuir respectively. The play off was won by Stenhousemuir who defeated Cowdenbeath in the final. Queen's Park were therefore relegated. However, Livingston F.C. were demoted to the Third Division, leading to an extra promotion being awarded. Cowdenbeath as runners-up of the play-off final were therefore promoted.


2009–10 Scottish Third Division, Results
Teams play each other four times in this league. In the first half of the season each team plays every other team twice (home and away) and then do the same in the second half of the season.


2009–10 Scottish handball season
All competitive handball in Scotland is sanctioned and organised by the Scottish Handball Association.


2009–10 Scottish handball season
The Scottish Handball Men's League Season ran from 3 October 2009 until 22 May 2010.


2009–10 Scottish handball season
Gracemount Handball Club were crowned the Men's League Champions on 10 April 2010 after clinching a 32-32 draw against Glasgow Handball Club.


2009–10 Scottish handball season
All league games and cup qualification matches were played at Blackburn Community Centre, Blackburn, West Lothian.


2009–10 Scottish handball season
The Scottish Cup Finals were played at the Paisley Lagoon Leisure Centre.


2009–10 Scottish handball season, League statistics
The following statistics for the Scottish Handball League are up to and including week 14:


2009–10 Scunthorpe United F.C. season
During the 2009–10 English football season, Scunthorpe United F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.


2009–10 Scunthorpe United F.C. season, Season summary
Scunthorpe struggled all season on their return to the Championship, but eventually managed to survive. The goals of Gary Hooper, who was third-highest top-scorer in the Championship with 19, ahead of the likes of Charlie Adam and Andy Carroll, were crucial to the club's survival, but he left at the end of the season to join Scottish giants Celtic. His strike partner, Paul Hayes, also left, to Preston North End, making Scunthorpe's task of surviving in the Championship for a second consecutive season all the more difficult.


2009–10 Scunthorpe United F.C. season, Kit
Scunthorpe's kit was manufactured by Carlotti and sponsored by Rainham Steel, with Smith's Fashion as secondary kit sponsors. Scunthorpe's home kits reverted to stripes for the first time since 1992, with the home kits featuring blue shirts, black shorts and blue socks with black turnovers.


2009–10 Scunthorpe United 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 Scunthorpe United F.C. season, 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.