2009–10 Top League, Wildcard play-offs
The two second round winners qualified for the All-Japan Rugby Football Championship.


2009–10 Top League, Wildcard play-offs, First round
The Top League teams ranked 7th and 10th played-off for the right to meet the Top League team ranked 5th in the second round. The Top League teams ranked 8th and 9th played-off for the right to meet the Top League team ranked 6th in the second round.


2009–10 Top League, Wildcard play-offs, First round
So Coca-Cola West Red Sparks and NEC progressed to the second round.


2009–10 Top League, Wildcard play-offs, Second round
The Top League team ranked 5th played-off against the winner of the teams ranked 7th and 10th, and the Top League team ranked 6th played-off against the winner of the teams ranked 8th and 9th. The two winning second round teams advanced to the All-Japan Rugby Football Championship.


2009–10 Top League, Wildcard play-offs, Second round
So Kobe and NEC advanced to the All-Japan Rugby Football Championship.


2009–10 Top League, Top League Challenge Series
NTT Communications Shining Arcs and Toyota Industries Shuttles won promotion to the 2010–11 Top League via the 2010 Top League Challenge Series, while Mazda Blue Zoomers and Yokogawa Musashino Atlastars progressed to the promotion play-offs.


2009–10 Top League, Promotion and relegation play-offs
Two promotion/relegation matches (Irekaesen) were played. The Top League team ranked 12th played-off against the Challenge 1 team ranked 3rd, and the Top League team ranked 11th played-off against the Challenge 2 team ranked 1st. The winners were included in the Top League for the following season.


2009–10 Top League, Promotion and relegation play-offs
So Kintetsu and Ricoh remained in the Top League for the following season.


2009–10 Torneo Argentino A
The 2009–10 Argentine Torneo Argentino A was the fifteenth season of third division professional football in Argentina. A total of 25 teams competed; the champion was promoted to Primera B Nacional.


2009–10 Torneo Argentino A, Club information, Zone A
1 Play their home games at Estadio José María Minella.


2009–10 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 2009–10 Toronto Maple Leafs season is the franchise's 93rd, and their 83rd as the Maple Leafs. The Leafs had not qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs since the 2003–04 season, and began the regular season with its worst start in franchise history by going winless in the first eight games.


2009–10 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Team business
The team moved to a new practice facility, the MasterCard Centre, from their former practice facility, the Lakeshore Lions Arena. Built next door to the old arena, the new facility has four ice sheets, allowing the Maple Leafs and their farm team the Toronto Marlies to practice simultaneously on separate sheets.


2009–10 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Off-season
At the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, the Maple Leafs chose centre Nazem Kadri with their first round pick, seventh overall.


2009–10 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Off-season
In free agency, the Maple Leafs signed two defencemen of note – Mike Komisarek of the Montreal Canadiens and Francois Beauchemin of the Anaheim Ducks, signing both to multiple-year deals. At the same time, defenceman Pavel Kubina was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers for fellow defenceman Garnet Exelby. The Leafs also signed free agents Colton Orr and Tim Brent.


2009–10 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Off-season
After extensive talks, the Leafs were able to sign highly regarded Swedish free agent goaltender Jonas Gustavsson, who was considering offers from several NHL teams.


2009–10 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Off-season
The Leafs dealt for Boston Bruins' forward Phil Kessel, trading two first round draft picks and a second round draft pick. Kessel started the season on the injured list as he was recovering from an off-season shoulder surgery.


2009–10 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season
The Leafs got off to a slow start to the NHL season, with a record of 0–7–1, the worst start for the Leafs since the NHL formed in 1917. Additionally, the Leafs surrendered the first goal to their opposition in each of their first 11 games, and 17 of their first 19 games.


2009–10 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season
The Leafs struggled on the power play during the regular season, finishing 30th in power-play percentage, at just 13.97% (44 for 315). They also struggled on the penalty kill, allowing the most power-play goals in the League, with 73, and having the lowest penalty-kill percentage, at 74.65%.


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


2009–10 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season, Conference standings
AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division


2009–10 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Playoffs
The Toronto Maple Leafs were trying to achieve their first qualification since the 2003–04 NHL season, however they were mathematically eliminated after their 77th game. They were the first team eliminated in the Eastern Conference. Currently, only the Florida Panthers have failed to qualify for the playoffs for more consecutive years.


2009–10 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Maple Leafs. Stats reflect time with Maple Leafs only. ‡Traded mid-season. Bold/italics denotes franchise record.


2009–10 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Transactions
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.


2009–10 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Draft picks
Toronto's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.


2009–10 Toronto Raptors season
The 2009–10 Toronto Raptors season was the 15th season of the Canadian franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Raptors were the busiest team in preseason transactions, replacing the previous season's entire roster with the exception of Chris Bosh, Andrea Bargnani, José Calderón, Patrick O'Bryant and Marcus Banks. Although the Raptors were chasing the fourth playoff seed at one point, they capitulated after the All-Star break, and eventually lost the eighth and final playoff spot to Chicago. Following the season, Bosh would sign as a free agent with the Miami Heat.


2009–10 Toronto Raptors season, Summary, Preseason
The Raptors entered the 2009–10 NBA season in a state of flux: they had failed to qualify for the 2009 NBA Playoffs; it was Jay Triano's first full season in charge; and there was much uncertainty over the futures of perennial All-Star and captain Chris Bosh (who was into the final year of his contract), as well as Shawn Marion and Anthony Parker, both of whom could possibly become free agents before the season began.


2009–10 Toronto Raptors season, Summary, Preseason
The roster shakeup began on 9 June 2009, when three-point specialist Jason Kapono ended his two-year tenure with the Raptors, and was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers for the aggressive veteran forward Reggie Evans. Toronto then drafted DeMar DeRozan with the ninth pick, enabling them to fill a spot on the wings. The other major roster change came in the form of signing free agent Hedo Türkoğlu; this led to a sign-and-trade agreement involving four teams, with Toronto landing Devean George (who was later traded for Marco Belinelli) and Antoine Wright, while trading Marion, Kris Humphries and Nathan Jawai.


2009–10 Toronto Raptors season, Summary, Preseason
Around the same time, Parker signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers, while Indiana point guard Jarrett Jack was signed to back up José Calderón and former Raptor Radoslav Nesterović was brought back to the fold. Finally, Carlos Delfino and Roko Ukić were moved to the Milwaukee Bucks for Amir Johnson and Sonny Weems. It became increasingly clear that Colangelo, in securing a credible nucleus for the future, was doing this to persuade Bosh to stay.


2009–10 Toronto Raptors season, Summary, Regular season
The Raptors opened their season with a 101–91 home win over LeBron James' Cleveland Cavaliers. Bosh and Andrea Bargnani recorded impressive numbers—with Bosh leading the league in rebounds and free throw attempts, and also as one of the top scorers—but the Raptors were slow off the blocks, going 7–8 in their first 15 games. In that period, although the Raptors was fourth in the league in number of points scored per game, they were second last in the league in number of points allowed per game as well.


2009–10 Toronto Raptors season, Summary, Regular season
Newcomer Wright criticised the team for being unfocused in pre-game preparations, and appealed to team captain Bosh to change that. The Raptors persisted in being one of the worst defensive teams in the league, and their descent culminated in a 146–115 drubbing by the Atlanta Hawks—the second worst defeat in franchise history—bringing their record to 7–13. They were soon ranked last in most points allowed per 100 possessions, earning a defensive rating that was 10.8% worse than the second-last team, which was the largest disparity in NBA history. The team held a meeting to clear up communication issues among teammates, and this was followed by three consecutive wins.


2009–10 Toronto Raptors season, Summary, Regular season
Türkoğlu was having difficulty adapting to his new team, while injuries were also an issue for the Raptors: Evans had yet to feature with more than a third of the season gone, while Calderón missed a dozen after 20 games into the season. This, however, allowed front court role players like Johnson and Weems to pick up more minutes, and Jack to start at the point.


2009–10 Toronto Raptors season, Summary, Regular season
Toronto compiled a 5-game winning streak—its best in years—to climb back into the playoff race, and found themselves 16–17 to round off the year after a bad start to December, and .500 after 36 games. They were able to maintain this record for the next few games, beating premier teams such as the San Antonio Spurs, Orlando Magic, Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers along the way, while Bosh continued leading the league in double doubles and was only one of three players to average at least 20 points and 10 rebounds a game. By the time the All-Star break arrived, the team had a 29–23 record, going 18–6 after the emergency team meeting in mid-December, which was the second best in the league after Cleveland.


2009–10 Toronto Raptors season, Summary, Regular season
After hitting a season-high of six games above .500, Toronto's run of good form came to a halt after the All-Star break, due in large part to an injury to Bosh which occurred in a Feb. 17 OT loss to Memphis. The team struggled and went under .500 on 14 March 2010, going 32–33. Their form in March continued to be patchy, and their drop in the conference rankings resulted in a close jostle with the Chicago Bulls for the eighth and final playoffs spot.


2009–10 Toronto Raptors season, Summary, Regular season
Triano also adjusted the starting lineup, moving Türkoğlu and DeRozan to the bench and Wright and Weems in the opposite direction. As the Bulls closed in on the Raptors, Bosh and Türkoğlu suffered injuries, with the former being ruled out of the regular season five games before it ended.


2009–10 Toronto Raptors season, Summary, Regular season
When Chicago subsequently routed Toronto, the eighth spot remained up for grabs until the final day of the regular season: if Toronto won New York and Chicago lost to Charlotte, Toronto would prevail as they led the head-to-head 2–1; however, Chicago won and they took the final spot, with a record of 41–41, one win above Toronto.


2009–10 Torquay United F.C. season
The 2009–10 Torquay United F.C. season was Torquay United's 74th season in the Football League and their first season in League Two after being promoted from the Conference National. The season runs from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010.


2009–10 Torquay United F.C. season, Overview
Despite a 2–0 win over Chesterfield providing an encouraging start to the season, the Gulls soon stumbled upon a run of bad form which saw them play eleven games in League Two without a win. They had slightly more success in the early rounds of the cup competitions; aside from an early exit to Crystal Palace in the Carling Cup, Torquay enjoyed emphatic 3–1 victories over Cheltenham Town in the first rounds of both the FA Cup and Johnstone Paints Trophy. But, while they were beaten on penalties in the second round of the latter competition by eventual winners Southampton, the Gulls were finally knocked out in the third round of the FA Cup by Brighton after achieving a convincing 4–0 win against Stockport County in the second round.


2009–10 Torquay United F.C. season, Overview
With relegation from League Two still a real threat in late March, Torquay finally found the winning formula at just the right time, winning six and drawing two of their last eight games. The most impressive display during this run was a 5–0 thrashing of league leaders Rochdale at Plainmoor, a result which earned Torquay the F&C Investments Performance Of The Week Award from the League Managers Association. The dramatic upturn in the Gulls' on-field performances meant that their league survival was assured with three games to spare following a 3–0 victory away to relegation rivals Grimsby Town. Remarkably, Torquay managed to keep a clean sheet in all of their last seven games of the season and, in the process, set a new club record of 691 minutes played without conceding a goal.


2009–10 Torquay United F.C. season, Notes
. This match was played at a neutral venue due to the poor state of the pitch at Stockport's Edgeley Park ground.


2009–10 Toto Cup Al
The 2009–10 Toto Cup Al was the twenty-eighth season of the third most important football tournament in Israel since its introduction and sixth under the current format. It was held in two stages. First, sixteen Premier League teams were divided into four groups. The winners and runners-up, were advanced to the Quarterfinals. Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Final was held as one-legged matches, with the Final played at the Ramat Gan Stadium.


2009–10 Toto Cup Al
The defending champions were Maccabi Tel Aviv, making it their third Toto Cup title overall.


2009–10 Toto Cup Al
On 26 January 2010, Beitar Jerusalem won the 2009–10 Toto Cup Al making it their second Toto Cup title overall.


2009–10 Toto Cup Al, Group stage
The matches were played from August 1 to December 15, 2009.


2009–10 Toto Cup Al, Elimination rounds, Semifinals
The draw for the Semifinals took place on 31 December 2009, with matches played two weeks later on 13 January 2010.


2009–10 Toto Cup Leumit
The 2009–10 Toto Cup Leumit was the twenty-eight season of the third most important football tournament in Israel since its introduction and sixth under the current format. It was held in two stages. First, sixteen Liga Leumit teams were divided into four groups. The winners and runners-up, were advanced to the Quarterfinals. Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Finals was held as one-legged matches, with the Final played at Winter Stadium in Ramat Gan. The defending champions were Hapoel Be'er Sheva, making it their third Toto Cup title overall.


2009–10 Toto Cup Leumit
It won on 15 December 2009 by Ironi Kiryat Shmona.


2009–10 Toto Cup Leumit, Group stage
The matches were played from August 8 to October 11, 2009.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season
The 2009–10 season was Tottenham Hotspur's 18th season in the Premier League. It was their 32nd successive season in the top division of the English football league system.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season
Tottenham began the season under the stewardship of veteran manager Harry Redknapp in his first full season at the club. Relative to previous seasons, Tottenham's transfer dealings were limited, with only seven players brought in during the two transfer windows; 16 players left White Hart Lane over the course of the season.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season
Tottenham achieved UEFA Champions League football for the first time in their history, having not participated in the top European competition since 1961–62, by finishing fourth, ensuring their highest ever Premier League standing. They accumulated 70 points and finished the season with an average attendance of 35,794 for the second season running, the ninth-highest in the Premier League.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, Pre-season, Transfers
Tottenham's transfer involvement began on the first day of the newly opened transfer window with the release of a number of reserve and youth players, the most notable being former Portuguese international Ricardo Rocha, who in late August joined Belgian outfit Standard Liège. Tottenham's outgoing transfers continued into July, as defensive midfielder Didier Zokora joined Sevilla for around £8.6 million, swiftly followed by Welsh international right-back Chris Gunter making a £1.75 million move to Nottingham Forest, a team who Gunter had spent the end of the 2008–09 season with on loan. Also, Brazilian left-back Gilberto ended his spell at Spurs, moving back to Cruzeiro in the Brasileirão.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, Pre-season, Transfers
The first acquisitions made in the summer transfer window were the signings of youngsters Kyle Naughton and Kyle Walker, both from Sheffield United. Naughton moved straight into the first team, receiving the number 16 shirt, whereas Walker received a loan move back to Sheffield United for a year to continue his development at the Championship club.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, Pre-season, Transfers
Tottenham's largest transfer fee of the summer was spent signing Peter Crouch back to the club from Portsmouth. Crouch began his career at White Hart Lane before a move to Queens Park Rangers ended his time at Spurs, but with a move of around £9 million, he became the fourth player to make a return to Spurs after leaving in the past six months.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, Pre-season, Transfers
The money spent on Crouch was recouped by the sale of striker Darren Bent; Bent entered into a protracted transfer deal with Sunderland which was threatened, not only by the large bid lodged from Stoke City during negotiations, but by comments made by Bent on his Twitter page, criticising chairman Daniel Levy, to which he made a public apology. Bent joined Sunderland for £10 million.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, Pre-season, Transfers
Tottenham's summer continued with the arrival of Sébastien Bassong from Newcastle United for £8 million. During their pre-season, Spurs were hit with the double blow of losing both Jonathan Woodgate and Michael Dawson to serious injury and with the permanently semi-injured Ledley King the only fit central defender, the transfer impetus switched to defence, facilitating the arrival of Bassong.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, Pre-season, Friendlies
Tottenham began their pre-season schedule on 15 July 2009 with an away trip to St. James Park to face Exeter City. Tottenham won the encounter 3–0 against their League One opponents, A first-half goal from Jamie O'Hara set Spurs on their way before two goals in ten minutes from Aaron Lennon and Darren Bent ensured Tottenham's pre-season began with a winning start. Two days later, Tottenham took a south-west trip by facing both Harry Redknapp and Kevin Bond's former club, AFC Bournemouth, Tottenham replicated their result by running out 3–0 winners.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, Pre-season, Friendlies
Robbie Keane got his first goal of the pre-season campaign halfway through the first half, followed by a goal from Jermain Defoe, returning to his former club with whom he had a successful loan period in the 2000–01 season. The game was rounded off by a goal from Wilson Palacios, scoring his first-ever goal in English football.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, Pre-season, Friendlies
Tottenham continued their pre-season by facing newly promoted Championship side Peterborough United at the London Road. Spurs ended the match having won 4–0 with goals scored by Darren Bent, Jermain Defoe, Luka Modrić and Roman Pavlyuchenko, taking their tally to ten goals scored in three games and zero conceded.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, Pre-season, Friendlies
Beginning in late July, Spurs participated in the inaugural Wembley Cup. They began the tournament by facing off against Barcelona. Barcelona fielded a changed team, featuring a number of young players, Barcelona had the better of the first half, taking the lead through forward Bojan. Tottenham improved in the second half and earned a draw with a late header through youngster Jake Livermore. In the final game of the tournament, Spurs faced Scottish club Celtic. Tottenham suffered their first friendly loss in five years by losing 2–0.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, Pre-season, Friendlies
An early header from Chris Killen put Celtic 1–0 up before Celtic got their second through Georgios Samaras, a solo run earned the two goal cushion and eventually the win to claim the Wembley Cup. Egyptian champions Al Ahly were also a part of the tournament but were not an opponent of Spurs and finished bottom of the final group standings.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, Pre-season, Friendlies
Following the Wembley Cup, Tottenham competed in the 2009 Asia Trophy Tournament alongside fellow Premier League outfits West Ham United, Hull City and Chinese Super League team Beijing Guoan. Tottenham started the tournament against West Ham, winning 1–0. Goalkeeper Robert Green made several saves before ex-West Ham player Jermain Defoe returned to haunt his former club with a finish from close range to send Spurs to the final. Tottenham then claimed the Trophy with a 3–0 win over Hull City. Robbie Keane claimed two goals, one from open play and one from the penalty spot, and Aaron Lennon wrapped up the game with a tap-in, supplied by new signing Kyle Naughton.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, Pre-season, Friendlies
The Far-East section of the 2009–10 pre-season was then rounded off with a trip to Hong Kong to play the Hong Kong First Division champions South China. Tottenham lost the match 2–0, South China took the lead through Chan Siu Ki with a 30-yard volley before Li Haiqiang sealed the game from the penalty spot, with South China goalkeeper, Zhang Chunhui producing several saves to deny Tottenham any sort of comeback.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, Pre-season, Friendlies
Tottenham completed their 2009–10 pre-season by beating Greek opposition Olympiacos 3–0. Spurs gave debuts to Peter Crouch and Sébastien Bassong and took the lead in the second half thanks to Roman Pavlyuchenko's left-footed strike. Vedran Ćorluka's first goal in Spurs colours put daylight between the two teams and then a solo run from Jermain Defoe made the game safe at 3–0 and ended their only home fixture of the pre-season with a win.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, August
Tottenham began the 2009–10 season with their first home start in five years against Liverpool. Spurs took the lead before half-time with a thunderbolt effort from unlikely goalscorer Benoît Assou-Ekotto. Liverpool equalised in the second half thanks to a penalty from Steven Gerrard but Tottenham won all three points with a header from Sébastien Bassong on his debut. Tottenham followed up on the Liverpool win with a 5–1 thrashing of Hull City at the KC Stadium.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, August
Spurs moved in front in just ten minutes with a strike from Jermain Defoe, followed soon after by Wilson Palacios, who scored his first league goal in English football to give Spurs a two-goal cushion. Further goals from Robbie Keane and another two Defoe goals – to earn his first hat-trick since 2004 – completed the scoring.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, August
Spurs then faced London rivals West Ham in a scrappy affair. West Ham took the lead through a Carlton Cole volley, however only minutes later, Cole mis-placed a pass directly into the path of Jermain Defoe to give Tottenham a way back into the game. Spurs then took all three points when Aaron Lennon cut in from the right to slam the ball past Robert Green late in the game. Three wins out the first three games produced Tottenham's most successful start to a season since the double-winning team of 1961 and left them topping the table after the first three games of the season.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, August
The League Cup then took centre stage as Tottenham took on Doncaster Rovers in the second round. Spurs eased their way to a 5–1 victory over their lower league counterparts, with Spurs having the added bonus of five different goal scorers; strikes from Tom Huddlestone, Jamie O'Hara, Peter Crouch, David Bentley and Roman Pavlyuchenko sealed the win and passage to the next round. In the ensuing draw, it was announced that Tottenham would face Preston North End in the third round of the cup.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, August
Tottenham's final game of August was against newly promoted Birmingham City. Spurs battled their way to a 2–1 win, with Crouch scoring his first league goal for spurs before a Lee Bowyer tap in made the game 1–1. The match looked to be heading for a draw before Aaron Lennon scored the winner in the fifth minute of injury time. The game was marred for Spurs, however, as it was confirmed that influential midfielder Luka Modrić had suffered a fracture to his fibula, forcing him to miss a number of weeks in the season.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, August
Nearing the end of August, two players left Spurs for new teams in the Premier League: French defender Pascal Chimbonda left to join Blackburn Rovers in £2 million deal, while German Kevin-Prince Boateng made a £4 million move to Portsmouth.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, August
Following Tottenham's 2–1 win over Birmingham in which Modrić suffered a broken leg, Spurs entered the transfer market on deadline day for a midfielder. In the final hours, confirmation was made of the signing of fellow Croatian Niko Kranjčar from Portsmouth for £2.5 million. This transfer was thought to signal the end of Tottenham's transfer movement until on 3 September, it was announced that Spurs had signed veteran goalkeeper Jimmy Walker. Walker was a free agent following his release from West Ham.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, August
Throughout the transfer window, a number of loans were negotiated. Early in the transfer window, youngsters Ryan Mason and Steven Caulker joined Yeovil Town on loan for six months, followed soon by Adel Taarabt returning to Queens Park Rangers for a season-long loan. The transfers continued, as Troy Archibald-Henville rejoined Exeter City until January 2010, and on the same day, it was revealed that goalkeeper Ben Alnwick would join newly relegated Norwich City for three months.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, August
After this, young Adam Smith joined Wycombe Wanderers for an initial one-month deal, subsequently followed by the development of the deal to send Andros Townsend to long-term affiliate Leyton Orient for a period of six months. After a good pre-season with Spurs, midfielder Jake Livermore signed for Derby County for a period of a month but later extended to six thanks to a series of good performances. Jon Obika joined his fellow Spurs loanees at Yeovil in mid-August, putting pen to paper for an initial one-month loan.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, August
The loans continued with Jamie O'Hara joining Portsmouth until January 2010, in an effort to get first team football, followed later by the loan of midfielder Sam Cox to Cheltenham for one month. The last loans of the summer transfer window involved three youth goalkeepers, with David Button, Oscar Jansson and Lee Butcher joining Crewe Alexandra, Exeter and Grays Athletic respectively.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, August
After Spurs' good start to the season, Harry Redknapp and Jermain Defoe were awarded the Manager of the Month award and the Player of the Month award, respectively, for August.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, September
Following the International break, Tottenham entered into a run of fixtures to test their early form, starting with the Champions Manchester United at White Hart Lane. Spurs made a fast start, with Jermain Defoe scoring an overhead kick within the first minute of the game. Manchester United, however, turned the game around, taking all three points thanks to goals from Ryan Giggs, Anderson and Wayne Rooney.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, September
After the first loss of the season, Tottenham then had the challenge of Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, and although Spurs stayed in the game for long periods, they eventually succumbed to a 3–0 defeat. Tottenham had the chance to immediately bounce back in the League Cup facing Championship side Preston North End. The game played out on even footing with Preston giving as good as they got in the early stage until Tottenham finally got the breakthrough and ended the game with a 5–1 victory with Peter Crouch scoring a hat-trick in the process.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, September
September ended with a home visit of newly promoted Burnley. Spurs strolled their way to victory with a 5–0 victory, Tottenham had the better of the game, with Robbie Keane scoring four of the goals and ended the month with a win, retaining their place in the top four.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, October
October for Tottenham Hotspur began with a trip to the Reebok Stadium to face Bolton Wanderers. Bolton took the lead within five minutes when a throw-in landed at the feet of Ricardo Gardner who smashed the ball in the roof of the net. Tottenham battled back to find an equaliser through a Niko Kranjčar volley, Starting with a Wilson Palacios cross, Peter Crouch's downward header was met by the on-rushing Kranjčar to score his first Tottenham Hotspur goal.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, October
Early in the second half, slick football from Bolton earned them the lead for the second time, intricate play from Ricardo Gardner and Lee Chung-yong, set up a back-post header for Kevin Davies which squirmed over the line. Spurs rallied late on and struck another equaliser from a Vedran Ćorluka header to earn a point.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, October
Following the draw at Bolton, Tottenham travelled to Fratton Park to play Harry Redknapp's former club, Portsmouth. Portsmouth had started the season very poorly and experiencing off-field trouble involving various owners of the club, Tottenham took the lead early in the game on the 29th minute mark with Ledley King powering in a header from a Niko Kranjčar Corner, Spurs doubled their lead on half time with Jermain Defoe sliding the ball home from a Jermaine Jenas through-ball. Portsmouth began to battle in the second half and scored a goal through ex-Tottenham player Kevin-Prince Boateng and following Jermain Defoe's red card for a stamp on Aaron Mokoena, a tense finished ensued, however after the injury time sending off of Michael Brown, Tottenham secured the three points.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, October
After two away games, Spurs returned to White Hart Lane to face Stoke City. Tottenham monopolised possession and created many chances to which either poor finishing, or fantastic goalkeeping, prevented Tottenham from taking the lead. Late in the second half, Spurs went down to ten men after Aaron Lennon sustained an injury and all three allocated substitutions had been made. Stoke took advantage, with substitute Glenn Whelan hammering home the winner for the Potters to claim the maximum points. Tottenham rebounded from the disappointment of the loss three days later with a win over Everton in the League Cup. Goals from Tom Huddlestone and Robbie Keane ensured safe passage into the quarter-finals, to which Spurs were drawn against Manchester United at Old Trafford.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, October
Tottenham ended October with a North London derby against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, Spurs entered the game without Luka Modrić, Aaron Lennon and the suspended Jermain Defoe and the absences meant that David Bentley made his first start of the season against his former club. The first half played out on level pegging until late in the half when a cross let Robin van Persie poke the ball home to give Arsenal the lead. Immediately following, Poor defending from Spurs allowed Cesc Fàbregas to double Arsenal's lead, just 50 seconds later. Tottenham entered the second half with a mountain to climb, however the game was over when more poor defending allowed Van Persie to score his second and Arsenal's third. The game ended 3–0 and Spurs ended the month in fifth place in the table.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, November
Looking to respond from losing the most recent edition of the North London derby, Tottenham faced a home test against Sunderland. The game featured the return of a number of former players. Steed Malbranque, Andy Reid, Márton Fülöp, Fraizer Campbell and Darren Bent, making his first return to the Lane since his acrimonious departure in the summer. The game ended 2–0 to Tottenham thanks to goals from Robbie Keane and Tom Huddlestone, with Darren Bent having a penalty saved during the course of the match.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, November
Following the win against Sunderland, Spurs played Wigan in a home fixture. In what would become an historic fixture, Tottenham won 9–1. Redknapp chose to start with Peter Crouch up front with Defoe, and the move paid off as Spurs took the lead after a Crouch header from an Aaron Lennon cross that put Spurs 1–0 up at half-time. The second half entered the record books as Spurs scored eight goals, five coming from Defoe.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, November
Other goals came from Lennon and Niko Kranjčar, along with a David Bentley free-kick, originally given as a Chris Kirkland own goal before the dubious goal panel awarded the effort to Bentley. It became Tottenham's biggest ever Premier League win, the second biggest in Premier League history, and only the second time any team had scored nine goals in the Premier League since its inception in 1992. Defoe also got himself in the record books, becoming only the third player to score five goals in a Premier League match, the others being Andy Cole and Alan Shearer.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, November
Tottenham ended the month with a trip to Villa Park to face Aston Villa. Early into the first half, Aston Villa drew first blood with Gabriel Agbonlahor poking the ball in from close range to send Villa into the lead. Spurs fought back and in the 78th minute grabbed an equaliser with Michael Dawson hitting a volley into the net from just outside the area, earning a point for Tottenham and lifting the team into third place.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, December, Month summary
December began with a trip to Old Trafford to face Manchester United in the League Cup quarter-final. Spurs lost 2–0 courtesy of two long-range goals from Darron Gibson to put the incumbent champions into the semi-final at Tottenham's expense.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, December, Month summary
Tottenham's first league game of the month was to journey to Merseyside to face Everton. Early into the second half, Spurs took the lead through Jermain Defoe and then quickly doubled their lead through a diving header from Michael Dawson. Everton began to fight back and clawed a goal back through Louis Saha, followed minutes later by the equalising goal from Tim Cahill to end the game at 2–2, with the two teams sharing the points following a last minute penalty miss from Defoe. Six days later, Tottenham faced Wolverhampton Wanderers at White Hart Lane. In a tight game, Wolves took all three points with a header from Kevin Doyle in the third minute with Tottenham unable to break down Wolves' defence.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, December, Month summary
Tottenham then competed against fellow top-four hopefuls Manchester City in a home fixture. Tottenham took the lead towards the end of an even first half with Niko Kranjčar volleying the ball home following a Peter Crouch knock-down. Spurs then doubled their lead nine minutes into the second half with Jermain Defoe bagging the second; a long-kick out from goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes was met by Peter Crouch who headed the ball down for strike partner Defoe to steer the ball in the net. Spurs sealed the win in extra time with a sweeping move, following a through ball from Aaron Lennon; Kranjčar squeezed through the City defence before poking the ball through Shay Given's legs to earn a 3–0 win.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, December, Month summary
Three days later, Spurs made the trip to Ewood Park to face Blackburn Rovers. Tottenham took the lead moments before half-time, Peter Crouch earning the lead with a headed goal. Spurs then grounded out the win after Crouch scored his second following a through-ball from Jermaine Jenas to win the game 2–0. For the Boxing Day fixture, Spurs travelled across London to face Fulham. The two teams played out a 0–0 draw to share the points on the day.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, December, Month summary
Tottenham ended the month, year and decade with a home fixture against London rivals West Ham in which Spurs won 2–0. Tottenham took the lead early with the returning Luka Modrić scrambling the ball home in the 11th minute before Jermain Defoe closed the game with a well-struck volley late in the match to put Spurs in the UEFA Champions League places of the Premier League table as they entered 2010.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, January transfer window
In the 2008–09 transfer window, Tottenham experienced a relatively quiet transition over the course of January. With the transfer window opening on the first day of the month, transfer speculation was mostly rebuffed by manager Harry Redknapp for the majority of the month, however Tottenham managed to secure the arrival of two players in the window. On 28 January, experienced forward Eiður Guðjohnsen joined the club on loan from Monaco on a deal effective until the season's end. Two days later saw the return of another former player in Younès Kaboul, re-signed from Portsmouth for a fee believed to be around £5 million in what was Tottenham's only permanent signing of the window.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, January transfer window
The departures from Tottenham overshadowed the rest of the club's dealings both in terms of number and profile. The first sale involved the youngster Tomáš Pekhart, having just returned from a 12-month loan deal with Slavia Prague. Pekhart quickly joined Czech outfit Baumit Jablonec for an undisclosed fee. The only other outright leaving in January belonged to Troy Archibald-Henville, who after two successful loan spells with Exeter moved to Saint James' Park permanently, again for an undisclosed fee.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, January transfer window
Loan exits dominated the departures, beginning early with the loan move of Jake Livermore to Peterborough United achieving completion on 8 January, six days later, youngster Andros Townsend joined Milton Keynes Dons on a season-long loan. The loans continued 13 days later, with Mexican international Giovani dos Santos re-uniting with his old manager Frank Rijkaard through a loan deal to Galatasaray until the end of the season, swiftly followed two days later, with Jamie O'Hara re-joining relegation battling Portsmouth until the season end after his initial loan ended in early January.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, January transfer window
On the final day, Tottenham loaned out three players from the first team squad.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, January transfer window
Initially, young talent Kyle Naughton returned to the Championship, joining Middlesbrough until the end of the season, followed later in the day, with Scottish international Alan Hutton moving to Sunderland in a loan move until the league end in May, The transfer window closed in England at 5pm, however due to the Scottish transfer window remaining open until midnight, it paved the way for Robbie Keane to join Celtic in a loan deal until the end of the season, to the conclude Tottenham's 2009–10 January transfer window.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, January, Month summary
Tottenham began the month with FA Cup duty, on 2 January, with a third-round tie against Peterborough United at White Hart Lane. Spurs strolled to a 4–0 win, courtesy of a brace from Niko Kranjčar, Jermain Defoe and a late Robbie Keane penalty. A fortnight later, Spurs played their first league game of 2010, facing Hull City at home. The match ended 0–0, with Hull goalkeeper Boaz Myhill earning plaudits for an inspired performance.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, January, Month summary
On 20 January, Tottenham travelled to Anfield to face Liverpool. Spurs succumbed to a 2–0 defeat, with Dutch striker Dirk Kuyt scoring both goals, an early long-range effort and a late penalty. Three days later, Tottenham returned to the F.A. Cup to face Leeds United in the fourth round at White Hart Lane. Tottenham took the lead before half-time through a poached effort from Peter Crouch before Leeds equalised through Jermaine Beckford, who scrambled in a corner.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, January, Month summary
Tottenham re-took the lead thanks to a Roman Pavlyuchenko finish, his first goal since August, and held the scoreline until in the final moments. Michael Dawson was adjudged to have fouled Beckford in the penalty area and a penalty was duly awarded. Beckford converted the penalty six minutes into injury time to earn Leeds a replay.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, January, Month summary
Three days later, Spurs encountered Fulham in a home fixture. Tottenham scored early with Peter Crouch scoring a close-range finish before David Bentley settled the comfortable match with a free-kick goal with the help of a deflection. Tottenham concluded the month with a trip to Birmingham City. In an even game. Spurs took the lead deep into the second half through Jermain Defoe, before Liam Ridgewell scored a last-gasp header to equalise the game and end Tottenham's month with a draw.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, February, Month summary
The FA Cup opened February for Tottenham, facing Leeds United in a fourth round replay following the 2–2 draw at White Hart Lane in late January. Spurs took the lead at Elland Road midway through the first half with Jermain Defoe striking the ball home before Luciano Becchio equalised from close range at the end of the first half. Tottenham re-took the lead deep into the second half with Defoe's second before closing out the match in injury time with Defoe claiming a hat-trick and earning Spurs a place in the fifth round. Three days later, on 6 February, Spurs competed in their first Premier League match of the month, facing fellow top four contenders, Aston Villa at home. The game ended 0–0 with both teams earning a point in their quest for Champions League football.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, February, Month summary
Tottenham then travelled to Molineux to play Wolverhampton Wanderers in a contest which Wolves took all three points. A poor performance from Tottenham was punished by David Jones scoring the only goal of the game to secure the result for the relegation battlers.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, February, Month summary
Spurs returned to FA Cup action four days later with an away trip to Bolton Wanderers. Under new management with Owen Coyle at the helm, Bolton took the lead midway through the first half with Kevin Davies scoring a predatory strike. Spurs, however, forced a replay with Defoe slamming home the equaliser in the 61st minute to take the tie back to White Hart Lane.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, February, Month summary
Tottenham's away fixtures continued with a trip to Wigan, the team which succumbed to a 9–1 defeat in the reverse fixture earlier in season, Tottenham began the game well with a goal from Jermain Defoe and cruised to a 3–0 win with two late goals from the returning Roman Pavlyuchenko. Three days later, Spurs played Bolton in the FA fifth round replay in which they sealed a path to the sixth round in a comfortable 4–0 win, two goals from Pavlyuchenko and two own goals, one from goalkeeper Jussi Jääskeläinen and defender Andy O'Brien. This sealed their place in the next round of the FA Cup.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, February, Month summary
Spurs ended the month at home against Everton. Spurs controlled the first half and took the lead early through Roman Pavlyuchenko, with his fifth goal in three games, and a stunning Luka Modrić effort following good build-up play through Croatian compatriots Niko Kranjčar and Vedran Ćorluka. Everton responded in the second half with a strike from Yakubu, but the game ended 2–1 and Spurs ended February in the fourth Champions League place.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, March, Month summary
March began with Tottenham's trip to Craven Cottage to face Fulham in the FA Cup, where the tie ended 0–0, resulting in a replay having to be played later in the month.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, March, Month summary
Tottenham's first Premier League game of the month saw Blackburn visit White Hart Lane. The first-half played out on level pegging until just before the half-time whistle, where Jermain Defoe struck to give Spurs the lead. Tottenham extended their lead early in the second half through Roman Pavlyuchenko before Christopher Samba gave Blackburn hope, bringing the scoreline back to 2–1. Spurs wrapped up the points late in the game with Pavlyuchenko scoring his second and Tottenham's third to earn the three points.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, March, Month summary
A week later, Tottenham travelled north to face Stoke at the Britannia Stadium. The game remained 0–0 through to half-time, however in the first minute of the second-half, new loan signing Eiður Guðjohnsen powered his way to goal and scored his first goal for Spurs. Stoke clawed their way back into the game thanks to a Matthew Etherington penalty, given away after Benoît Assou-Ekotto was adjudged to have fouled Dave Kitson. Spurs secured the win, however, on the 77th minute mark, with Niko Kranjčar smashing the ball home to leave Spurs fourth in the league.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, March, Month summary
Four days later, Spurs returned to FA Cup action with the home replay against Fulham. Midway through the first-half, Fulham took the lead through a fine strike from ex-Tottenham player Bobby Zamora. Spurs rung the changes at half-time, making two substitutions and one immediately paid off, as the newly introduced David Bentley scored a free-kick to equalise the game. Tottenham took the lead ten minutes later through a Roman Pavlyuchenko volley and then put their name in the semi-final draw when Eiður Guðjohnsen squeezed home the third Spurs goal of the game.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, March, Month summary
Tottenham's last game of the month pitted Harry Redknapp, and numerous Spurs personnel, against their old club Portsmouth at White Hart Lane. Spurs took the lead early on through Peter Crouch before Niko Kranjčar compounded the game with a second goal and wrapped up the points for Tottenham.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, April, Month summary
The team went into April on the back of five-straight league victories for the first time since April 2007. The run ended, however, in a 3–1 defeat at the Stadium of Light to Sunderland. Darren Bent scored against his former club within a minute, stabbing home from close range from an early corner to give Sunderland the lead. Bent went on to double the scoreline from the penalty spot before half-time. Spurs goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes kept the score at 2–0 with two penalty stops before substitute Peter Crouch gave Spurs a route back into the game with a header, though only for a stunning Boudewijn Zenden volley to seal the points for Sunderland.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, April, Month summary
Following this was the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley Stadium. Tottenham entered the game as favourites against a recently relegated Portsmouth side. The game remained 0–0 for the 90 minutes and so entered extra time. Early in the first half of the extra 30, a Michael Dawson slip from a Portsmouth free-kick allowed Frédéric Piquionne to finish from a few yards out to give Portsmouth the initiative. Peter Crouch had a goal wrongly ruled out in the second half of extra time before ex-Tottenham player Kevin-Prince Boateng sealed the final place for Portsmouth with a last minute penalty.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, April, Month summary
Just three days later from disappointment of losing the FA Cup semi-final, Tottenham contested the North London derby against rivals Arsenal. Spurs took the lead in amazing fashion with league debutant Danny Rose scoring a wonder volley to give the home team a 1–0 lead. Spurs then doubled their lead a few minutes into the second half, with Gareth Bale tapping home from a Jermain Defoe through-ball. The introduction of the returning Robin van Persie led Gomes to make three miraculous saves to ensure Tottenham's lead before Nicklas Bendtner gave Arsenal a late consolation marker. The game finished 2–1 to give Spurs their first league win over Arsenal in 11 years.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, April, Month summary
The third game of the week came at White Hart Lane to league-leaders Chelsea. Spurs took the lead early in the first half from a Jermain Defoe penalty after John Terry handballed a Roman Pavlyuchenko flick-on. Gareth Bale scored his second goal of the week and doubled Tottenham's lead before half-time with a right-footed effort. Terry saw red in second half for two bookable offences of Pavlyuchenko and Bale respectively before Frank Lampard got a late consolation in injury time, but Spurs held on for another invaluable three points.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, April, Month summary
Tottenham faced their third consecutive top-four team when Spurs travelled to Old Trafford to face Manchester United the following weekend. After a goalless first half, United took the lead from the penalty spot in the first half after Benoît Assou-Ekotto brought down Patrice Evra in the area, with Ryan Giggs converting. Ledley King equalised with a header during the second half, before Nani chip and another Giggs penalty gave the points to United.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, May, Month summary
Tottenham began the final month of the season on the first day of the month with a home tie against Bolton, looking to keep the initiative in the race for fourth place. In a tense game, Tottenham won the game 1–0 thanks to a long range effort from Tom Huddlestone late in the first half to keep Spurs in the Champions League places and fate in their own hands.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, May, Month summary
Four days later, Tottenham travelled to Manchester to face the only remaining rival for the last Champions League spot, Manchester City, in a game which could have possibly decided the fate of the final place. Spurs and City battled out the first half with both teams creating chances to take the lead before Spurs gained a foothold in the second half. The game looked to be heading for a draw until on the 82nd minute, Peter Crouch scored a close-range header to give Tottenham the win and ensure the club Champions League football for the first time.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2009–2010, May, Month summary
Spurs ended the 2009–10 Premier League with an away trip to relegated Burnley. Tottenham took an early lead with Gareth Bale powering home in the third minute, then doubled the advantage after a Luka Modrić solo effort. Burnley clawed a goal back moments before half-time through Wade Elliott prodding the ball in through good play. Lingering thoughts of achieving third place above rivals Arsenal were extinguished after the Gunners won comfortably against Fulham in their final game. Early in the second half, Burnley equalised through Jack Cork and then took the lead minutes later through a Martin Paterson tap-in. Burnley sealed the points with a late Elliott goal to give Burnley a 4–2 win over Tottenham who, despite the final result, finished fourth, their highest ever Premier League finish.


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


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Statistics, Goal scorers
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Statistics, Clean sheets
The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.


2009–10 Tour de Ski
The 2009–10 Tour de Ski was the 4th edition of the Tour de Ski and took place 1–10 January 2010. The race started in Oberhof, Germany, and ended in Val di Fiemme, Italy. The defending champions are Switzerland's Dario Cologna for the men and Finland's Virpi Kuitunen for the ladies. This year's event was won by Lukáš Bauer of the Czech Republic for the men and Poland's Justyna Kowalczyk for the ladies.


2009–10 Tour de Ski, Stages, Stage 3
Defending champion  Virpi Kuitunen (FIN) abandoned Tour de Ski after Stage 3 positioned in sixth place overall.


2009–10 Tour de Ski, Stages, Stage 4
Twenty male athletes left Tour de Ski after stage 4, including the tour leader  Emil Jönsson (SWE), fourth placed  Maxim Vylegzhanin (RUS) and seventh placed  Eldar Rønning (NOR). The top three finishers in the ladies' sprint stage did not compete in the following stage.


2009–10 Tour de Ski, Stages, Stage 5
6 January 2010, Cortina d'Ampezzo – Toblach, Italy - handicap start


2009–10 Trabzonspor season
In the 2009–10 season, Trabzonspor finished in fifth place in the Süper Lig. The club also won the Turkish Cup for an eighth time. The top scorer of the team was Umut Bulut, who scored eighteen goals.


2009–10 Trabzonspor season
This article shows statistics of the club's players and matches during the season.


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


2009–10 Trabzonspor season, Turkish Cup, Quarterfinals
In this round the winners and runners-up of all of the previous round's groups were entered. The draw was conducted at the headquarters of the TFF in İstanbul on 27 January 2010 at 11:00 local time. The teams competed in two-leg playoffs with the first leg occurring on 3 February and the second on 10 February 2010.


2009–10 Trabzonspor season, Turkish Cup, Semifinals
The two legs were played on 24 March and 14 April 2010, respectively.


2009–10 Trabzonspor season, Turkish Cup, Final
Man of the match: Engin Baytar (Trabzonspor) Referee:  Cüneyt Çakır Assistant referees: Bahattin Duran Tarık OngunFourth referee: Halis Özkahya


2009–10 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season
During the 2009–10 English football season, Tranmere Rovers F.C. competed in Football League One.


2009–10 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season, Season summary
Jamaica manager John Barnes was appointed as Tranmere manager in mid-June, but only lasted until October. The Birkenhead club won only three of their first 14 games, culminating in a 5–0 loss at Millwall, with Barnes and his assistant Jason McAteer sacked six days later. Long-standing physio Les Parry was announced as caretaker manager, and was appointed permanently in December after winning 18 points during his time in charge. An away win at Stockport County on the last day of the season secured Tranmere's survival in League One, by a single point.


2009–10 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season, Kit
Tranmere's kits were manufactured by Vandanel and sponsored by the Wirral Metropolitan Council.


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


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


2009–10 Tulane Green Wave women's basketball team
The 2009–10 Tulane Green Wave women's basketball team will represent Tulane University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Green Wave will be coached by Lisa Stockton. The Green Wave are a member of Conference USA and will attempt to win its first NCAA championship.


2009–10 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
The 2009–10 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Doug Wojcik's fifth season at Tulsa. The Golden Hurricane competed in Conference USA and played their home games at the Reynolds Center. They finished the season 23–12, 10–6 in CUSA play, lost in the semifinals of the 2010 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament and were invited to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round.


2009–10 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
The 2009–10 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1(Tunisian Professional League)  season was the 84th season of top-tier football in Tunisia. The competition began on 27 July 2009, and concluded on 15 May 2010. The defending champions from the previous season are Espérance de Tunis.


2009–10 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 2
The 2009–10 season of the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 2 began on 16 August 2009 and ended on 27 May 2009. AS Marsa became champions of the 2009–10 season and were promoted to the 2009–10 CLP-1 along with AS Gabès who finished in runners-up.


2009–10 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 2, Television rights
The Communication bureau of the FTF attributed the broadcasting rights of the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 2 to .


2009–10 Turkish Basketball League
The 2009–10 Turkish Basketball League was the 44th season of the top professional basketball league in Turkey. The regular season leaders were Efes Pilsen, but Fenerbahçe Ülker defeated them in the play-offs 4–2.


2009–10 Turkish Cup
The 2009–10 Turkish Cup, also known due to sponsorship reasons as the Ziraat Türkiye Kupası, was the 48th edition of the annual tournament that determined the association football Süper Lig Turkish Cup (Turkish: Türkiye Kupası) champion under the auspices of the Turkish Football Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu; TFF). Seven-time defenders Trabzonspor successfully contested the four time defending champions, Istanbul-based Beşiktaş in the final, 3-1 The competition began on 2 September 2009 with the first round and concluded on 5 May 2010 with the final, held at Şanlıurfa GAP Stadium. This tournament was conducted under the UEFA Cup system having replaced at the 44th edition a standard knockout competition scheme.


2009–10 Turkish Cup
Trabzonspor advanced to the play-off round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League. Beşiktaş were the defending champions.


2009–10 Turkish Cup, First round
The draw for the First Round took place at the headquarters of the TFF in İstanbul on 25 August 2009. The matches were played on 2 September 2009.


2009–10 Turkish Cup, Second round
The draw for the Second Round was conducted at the headquarters of the TFF in İstanbul on 15 September 2009. The matches were played on 30 September 2009.


2009–10 Turkish Cup, Play-off round
The draw for the Third Round was conducted at the headquarters of the TFF in İstanbul on 19 October 2009. The matches were played starting on 28 October 2009.


2009–10 Turkish Cup, Group stage
The group stage consisted of four groups with five teams each. The top four teams that finished from 1st place to 4th in the 2008–09 Süper Lig were seeded as group heads: Beşiktaş, Sivasspor, Trabzonspor and Fenerbahçe. The sixteen teams who qualified through the first two rounds of elimination matches were randomly drawn into one of the four groups.


2009–10 Turkish Cup, Group stage
Every team played every other team of its group once, either home or away. The winners and runners-up of each group qualified for the quarterfinals.


2009–10 Turkish Cup, Quarterfinals
In this round the winners and runners-up of all of the previous round's groups were entered. The draw was conducted at the headquarters of the TFF in İstanbul on 27 January 2010 at 11:00 local time. The teams competed in two-leg playoffs with the first leg occurring on 3 February and the second on 10 February 2010.


2009–10 Turkish Cup, Semifinals
The two legs were played on 24 March and 14 April 2010, respectively.


2009–10 Turkish Women's First Football League
The 2009–10 season of the Turkish Women's First Football League is the 14th season of Turkey's premier women's football league. Gazi Üniversitesispor is the champion of the season.


2009–10 U.C. Sampdoria season
2009–10 Serie A is the 62nd Serie A season in Unione Calcio Sampdoria's history. Sampdoria also participated in 2009–10 Coppa Italia, starting from the 3rd round. Sampdoria finished the 2008–09 Serie A season in 13th place, so they failed to qualify for any of the European competitions for the 2009–10 season. On 16 May 2010, Sampdoria finished their great season with a 1–0 win against S.S.C. Napoli, securing 4th place in 2009–10 Serie A and the final 2010–11 UEFA Champions League qualification spot.


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


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


2009–10 U.S. Città di Palermo season
U.S. Città di Palermo played the 2009–10 season in Serie A, the sixth consecutive season for the Sicilian club in the Italian top flight since their return to the league in 2004.


2009–10 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Season overview
On May 30, 2009, hours before the final Serie A 2008–09 league game against Sampdoria, Palermo head coach Davide Ballardini announced he was taking a 10-day pause in order to decide with his future with the club. Later that day, Palermo chairman Maurizio Zamparini announced Ballardini had asked to be relieved from his position due to his unwillingness to keep on serving as Palermo head coach. This led Zamparini to start searching for a new head coach: successively, on June 5, Palermo announced they had finished their search for a new boss by appointing outgoing Catania manager Walter Zenga.


2009–10 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Season overview
The choice was not appreciated by a large part of the Palermo fanbase, who rejected the idea of appointing the head coach who had just guided Sicilian rivals Catania in the previous season, also leading his side to an astonishing 4–0 win at Palermo, the biggest one for Catania against their rosanero rivals. Successively, Zamparini motivated the appointment of Zenga by saying he wanted a manager he regarded as fit to fulfil his own personal ambitions of a UEFA Champions League spot for the new season.


2009–10 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Season overview
Since then, Zamparini started working on improving the current roster by a number of additions. Mirko Savini and Alberto Fontana's expiring contracts were not renewed, whereas Genoa applied an option to buy one half of Boško Janković rights, something that Sampdoria did not do on Andrea Raggi. The club was successively linked with Argentine players Nicolás Bertolo, Gabriel Paletta and Javier Pastore. Bertolo then announced on June 17 he had already agreed a permanent deal with Palermo which was set to be finalized later on July due to his ongoing involvement in the Clausura tournament.


2009–10 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Season overview
On June 25, Zamparini announced he had also completed the signing of Javier Pastore, dubbed by him as "the new Kaká", stating the move will being officially announced at the end of the Clausura tournament; this was however successively denied by the player's agent. On July 11, Palermo announced on its official website to have completed the signing of Pastore.


2009–10 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Season overview
Several other outgoing moves involved youngsters from the Under-19 squad who had just won the Trofeo Giacinto Facchetti: Samuele Romeo was loaned to Lumezzane, Gianvito Misuraca was sold to Vicenza in a co-ownership bid (as part of a deal from Palermo in order to buy Nicola Rigoni from the biancorossi starting from the 2010–11 season), midfielder Salvatore Temperino to Rimini and goalkeeper Giuseppe Ingrassia loaned to Verona. Also, on July 3 Hernán Dellafiore returned from relegated Torino only to be loaned out again, this time to Parma.


2009–10 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Season overview
On July 7 Palermo announced to have loaned out midfielder Roberto Guana to Bologna. On August 5, an exchange bid with Genoa was finalized, with first choice keeper Marco Amelia being transferred with the rossoblu club, and Rubinho joining the Sicilian side. On August 7 Palermo also finalized the signing of Romanian international Dorin Goian from Steaua. On August 10 young full-back Antonio Mazzotta, who had joined the first team during the pre-season phase, was then loaned out to Serie B outfit Lecce in order to gain some first team experience.


2009–10 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Season overview
Zenga made his first press conference as Palermo boss on July 8 in Udine, in the eve of the start of the pre-season phase in the training camps of Sankt Veit and Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria. In his first official appearances as new rosanero boss, Zenga surprised the press by declaring he wants to guide Palermo into winning the Serie A 2009–10 title.


2009–10 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Season overview
Palermo made their debut in front of its fans for a friendly tournament called Win Win Palermo and held at Stadio Renzo Barbera, against La Liga clubs RCD Mallorca and Sevilla FC, composed by three games of 45 minutes each; Palermo defeated Sevilla 1–0 in the first game, but then lost the following to Mallorca (who eventually won the tournament) in a 2–0 result. The rosanero side made their competitive debut on August 15, in a third round 2009–10 Coppa Italia single-legged home game against Lega Pro Prima Divisione club SPAL 1907, which they won 4–2.


2009–10 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Season overview
After an unimpressive start of season, with Palermo lying in twelfth place, on November 23, 2009 Palermo chairman Maurizio Zamparini announced to have dismissed Walter Zenga from the head coaching role; this followed a 1–1 home draw in the Derby di Sicilia against Catania which was received with massive disappointment by the rosanero supporters. He was replaced by former Lazio boss Delio Rossi.


2009–10 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Season overview
Under the tenure of Delio Rossi, Palermo enjoyed a considerable improvement in results, achieving 17 points in his first eight games in charge, and seven consecutive league games without a defeat. These results also included a shock 2–0 win at Stadio San Siro against A.C. Milan, and a 3–0 clear home win against UEFA Champions League competitors ACF Fiorentina. On the other hand, Palermo's run in the Coppa Italia was already halted at the round of 16 by incumbent champions Lazio.


2009–10 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Season overview
Another historic victory came on February 28, as Palermo cruised to defeat Juventus again also in the return leg in Turin, with a 2–0 result provided by goals from Fabrizio Miccoli and Igor Budan. Such victory led Palermo up to fourth place, the last remaining spot to qualify for the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League. This prestigious victory was then followed by a record seventh consecutive home win in a game against Livorno, ended 1–0.


2009–10 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Season overview
Palermo lost the fourth place to Sampdoria in the final games of the season, after losing 2–0 the Sicilian derby to Catania, and only achieving a 2–2 draw at Cagliari and a 1–1 home draw to Sampdoria itself; in the latter game, team captain Fabrizio Miccoli got seriously injured in action with broken knee ligaments after a challenge that led to a penalty scored by Miccoli himself. Palermo ended the season in fifth place, completing the season with an injury-time 2–1 win to Atalanta.


2009–10 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Season overview
Palermo will also have a number of players featuring in the 2010 FIFA World Cup: Javier Pastore with Argentina, Simon Kjær with Denmark, Edinson Cavani with Uruguay and out-of-contract Mark Bresciano with Australia. Two other players, Salvatore Sirigu and Mattia Cassani, were originally selected by Marcello Lippi to be part of a 28-player preliminary squad for Italy, but they did not make into the 23-player definitive squad in the end.


2009–10 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
The 2009–10 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Mike Davis's fourth season at UAB. The Blazers competed in Conference USA and played their home games at Bartow Arena. They finished the season 25–9, 11–5 in CUSA play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament. They were invited to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament and advanced to the quarterfinals before falling to North Carolina.


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


2009–10 UAE President's Cup
The 2009–10 UAE President's Cup was the 34th season of the UAE President's Cup, the premier knockout tournament for association football clubs in the United Arab Emirates.


2009–10 UAE President's Cup
The format has changed from previous editions, from a straight knockout tournament to a Group Phase tournament starting from Round 1


2009–10 UAE President's Cup
The cup winner were guaranteed a place in the 2011 AFC Champions League.


2009–10 UAE President's Cup, Round One, Groups
Al Shaab Dubba Al Hunsun Al Jazira Al Hamra Masafi


2009–10 UAE President's Cup, Round One, Groups
Ittihad Kalba Al Fujirah Dabba Al Fujirah Ras Al Khaimah


2009–10 UAE President's Cup, Round of 16
16 teams play a knockout tie. 8 clubs advance to the next round. Ties played over 23 & 24 November 2009


2009–10 UAE President's Cup, Quarter finals
8 teams play a knockout tie. 4 clubs advance to the next round. Ties played over 25 & 26 December 2009


2009–10 UAE President's Cup, Semi finals
4 teams play a knockout tie. 2 clubs advance to the final. Ties played over 22 & 23 January 2010


2009–10 UAE Pro League
The 2009–10 UAE League season was the 35th edition of top-level football in the United Arab Emirates.


2009–10 UAE Pro League
This was the second professional season in the history of the country.


2009–10 UAE Pro League
Al Khaleej and Al-Shaab were relegated from the previous season.


2009–10 UAE Pro League
Bani Yas Club and Emirates Club were promoted from the UAE Second Division.


2009–10 UAE Pro League
The winners of the league qualified for the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup as the host representative.


2009–10 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
The 2009–10 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by 13th year head coach Pat Douglass and played at the Bren Events Center. They were members of the Big West Conference. At the end of the season, head coach Pat Douglass did not have his contract renewed.


2009–10 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team, Previous season
The 2008–09 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 12–19 and 8–8 in Big West play.


2009–10 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team
The 2009–10 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2009–10 college basketball season. They were led by head coach Bob Williams in his 12th season at UCSB. The Gauchos were members of the Big West Conference and played their home games at the UC Santa Barbara Events Center, also known as The Thunderdome.


2009–10 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team
They finished the season 20–10, 12–4 in Big West play to win a share of the regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the Big West Tournament, they defeated UC Davis and Long Beach State to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As a No. 15 seed in the Midwest Region, they lost in the First Round to No. 2-seeded and No. 5-ranked Ohio State.


2009–10 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team, Previous season
The Gauchos finished the 2008–09 season 16–15, 8–8 in Big West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big West Tournament, they beat Cal State Fullerton before losing to top-seeded Cal State Northridge.


2009–10 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team, Schedule and results
* Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time


2009–10 UCF Knights men's basketball team
The 2009–10 UCF Knights men's basketball team was an NCAA Division I college basketball team that represented the University of Central Florida and competed in Conference USA. They played their home games at the UCF Arena in Orlando, Florida, and were led by head coach Kirk Speraw who was in his 17th and final season with the team. In the previous year, the Knights finished the season 17–14, 7–9 in C-USA play.


2009–10 UCF Knights men's basketball team
In February 2012, UCF vacated its wins from the 2009–10 season after it was discovered that there was an ineligible player on the team.


2009–10 UCF Knights men's basketball team, Postseason
Following the conclusion of the season, on March 15, 2010, Speraw was fired as head basketball coach. Speraw had amassed a 279-233 record over a 17-year stretch as the Knights head coach. On March 30, UCF announced current Marshall head coach, Donnie Jones, as the new UCF head coach.


2009–10 UCI Africa Tour
The 2009–10 UCI Africa Tour was the sixth season of the UCI Africa Tour. The season began on 1 October 2009 with the Grand Prix Chantal Biya and ended on 21 May 2010 with the Tour of Eritrea.


2009–10 UCI Africa Tour
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Africa Tour cycling jersey. Dan Craven of Namibia was the defending champion of the 2008–09 UCI Africa Tour. Abdelatif Saadoune of Morocco was crowned as the 2009–10 UCI Africa Tour champion.


2009–10 UCI Africa Tour
Throughout the season, points are awarded to the top finishers of stages within stage races and the final general classification standings of each of the stages races and one-day events. The quality and complexity of a race also determines how many points are awarded to the top finishers, the higher the UCI rating of a race, the more points are awarded. The UCI ratings from highest to lowest are as follows:


2009–10 UCI America Tour
The 2009–10 UCI America Tour was the sixth season for the UCI America Tour. The season began on 4 October 2009 with the Vuelta Chihuahua and ended on 12 September 2010 with the Univest Grand Prix.


2009–10 UCI America Tour
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI America Tour cycling jersey. Gregorio Ladino of Colombia was the defending champion of the 2008–09 UCI America Tour and was crowned as the 2009–10 UCI America Tour champion.


2009–10 UCI America Tour
Throughout the season, points are awarded to the top finishers of stages within stage races and the final general classification standings of each of the stages races and one-day events. The quality and complexity of a race also determines how many points are awarded to the top finishers, the higher the UCI rating of a race, the more points are awarded.


2009–10 UCI America Tour
The UCI ratings from highest to lowest are as follows:


2009–10 UCI Asia Tour
The 2009–10 UCI Asia Tour was the 6th season of the UCI Asia Tour. The season began on 6 October 2009 with the Tour of Milad du Nour, and ended on 20 September 2010 with the Tour de Hokkaido.


2009–10 UCI Asia Tour
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Asia Tour cycling jersey. Ghader Mizbani from Iran was the defending champion of the 2008–09 UCI Asia Tour. Mehdi Sohrabi of Iran was crowned as the 2009–10 UCI Asia Tour champion.


2009–10 UCI Asia Tour
Throughout the season, points are awarded to the top finishers of stages within stage races and the final general classification standings of each of the stages races and one-day events. The quality and complexity of a race also determines how many points are awarded to the top finishers, the higher the UCI rating of a race, the more points are awarded.


2009–10 UCI Asia Tour
The UCI ratings from highest to lowest are as follows:


2009–10 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup
The 2009–2010 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup events and season-long competition took place between 4 October 2009 and 24 January 2010, and was sponsored by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).


2009–10 UCI Europe Tour
The 2009–10 UCI Europe Tour was the sixth season of the UCI Europe Tour. The season began on 18 October 2009 with the Chrono des Nations and ended on 17 October 2010 with the Chrono des Nations.


2009–10 UCI Europe Tour
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Europe Tour cycling jersey. Giovanni Visconti of Italy was the defending champion of the 2008–09 UCI Europe Tour and was crowned as the 2009–10 UCI Europe Tour.


2009–10 UCI Europe Tour
Throughout the season, points are awarded to the top finishers of stages within stage races and the final general classification standings of each of the stages races and one-day events. The quality and complexity of a race also determines how many points are awarded to the top finishers, the higher the UCI rating of a race, the more points are awarded.


2009–10 UCI Europe Tour
The UCI ratings from highest to lowest are as follows:


2009–10 UCI Europe Tour, Final ranking
There is a competition for the rider, team and country with the most points gained from winning or achieving a high place in the above races.


2009–10 UCI Oceania Tour
The 2009–10 UCI Oceania Tour was the sixth season of the UCI Oceania Tour. The season began on 11 October 2009 with the Herald Sun Tour and ended on 31 January 2010 with the Tour of Wellington.


2009–10 UCI Oceania Tour
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Oceania Tour cycling jersey. Peter McDonald of Australia was the defending champion of the 2008–09 UCI Oceania Tour. Michael Matthews of Australia was crowned as the 2009–10 UCI Oceania Tour champion.


2009–10 UCI Oceania Tour
Throughout the season, points are awarded to the top finishers of stages within stage races and the final general classification standings of each of the stages races and one-day events. The quality and complexity of a race also determines how many points are awarded to the top finishers, the higher the UCI rating of a race, the more points are awarded. The UCI ratings from highest to lowest are as follows:


2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
The 2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics is a multi race tournament over a season of track cycling. The season ran from 30 October 2009 to 24 January 2010. The World Cup was organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale.


2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
The World Cup kicked off in Manchester, Great Britain, then moved to Melbourne, Australia, from 19–21 November.


2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
As in the previous season, there were also rounds at the Alcides Nieto Patiño Velodrome in Cali, Colombia, from 10–11 December 2009, and in Beijing, China, from 22–24 January 2010.


2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
Unlike previous year, there was no World Cup event in Copenhagen, Denmark, but that was the venue for the 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, which took place from 24–28 March.


2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Overall team standings
Overall team standings are calculated based on total number of points gained by the team's riders in each event. The top ten teams after round 4 are listed below:


2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 1 – Women's team pursuit
The first round of the women's team pursuit of the 2009–2010 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics took place in Manchester, Great Britain on 1 November 2009. 12 teams participated in the contest.


2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 1 – Women's team pursuit, Competition format
The women's team pursuit race consists of a 3 km race between two teams of three cyclists, starting on opposite sides of the track. If one team catches the other, the race is over.


2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 1 – Women's team pursuit, Competition format
The tournament consisted of an initial qualifying round. The top two teams in the qualifying round advanced to the gold medal match and the third and fourth teams advanced to the bronze medal race.


2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 2 – Women's individual pursuit
The second round of the women's individual pursuit of the 2009–2010 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics took place in Melbourne, Australia on 19 November 2009. 16 athletes participated in the contest


2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 2 – Women's individual pursuit, Competition format
The women's individual pursuit consists of a 3 km time trial race between two riders, starting on opposite sides of the track. If one rider catches the other, the race is over.


2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 2 – Women's individual pursuit, Competition format
The tournament consisted of an initial qualifying round. The top two riders in the qualifying round advanced to the gold medal match and the third and fourth riders advanced to the bronze medal race.


2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 2 – Women's individual pursuit, World Cup Standings
General standings after 2 of 4 2009–2010 World Cup races.


2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 2 – Women's points race
The women's points race during the second round of the 2009–2010 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics was the second women's scratch race in this season. It took place in Melbourne, Australia on 20 November 2009. 34 Athletes participated in the contest.


2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 2 – Women's points race, Competition format
A points race is a race in which all riders start together and the object is to earn points during sprints or to lap the bunch.


2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 2 – Women's points race, Competition format
The tournament consisted of two qualifying heats of 10 km (40 laps). The top twelve cyclist of each heat advanced to the 20 km final (80 laps).


2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 2 – Women's points race, Schedule
Friday 20 November12:00-12:20 Qualifying, heat 112:20-12:40 Qualifying, heat 219:30-22:00 Final20:25-20:30 Victory Ceremony


2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 2 – Women's scratch race
The women's scratch race during the second round of the 2009–2010 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics was the second women's scratch race in this season. It took place in Melbourne, Australia on 19 November 2009. Thirty-six athletes participated in the contest.


2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 2 – Women's scratch race, Competition format
A scratch race is a race in which all riders start together and the object is simply to be first over the finish line after a certain number of laps. There are no intermediate points or sprints.


2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 2 – Women's scratch race, Competition format
The tournament consisted of two qualifying heats of 7.5 km (30 laps). The top twelve cyclist of each heat advanced to the 10 km final (40 laps).


2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 2 – Women's team pursuit
The second round of the women's team pursuit of the 2009–2010 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics took place in Melbourne, Australia on 21 November 2009. 11 teams participated in the contest.


2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 2 – Women's team pursuit, Competition format
The women's team pursuit race consists of a 3 km race between two teams of three cyclists, starting on opposite sides of the track. If one team catches the other, the race is over.


2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 2 – Women's team pursuit, Competition format
The tournament consisted of an initial qualifying round. The top two teams in the qualifying round advanced to the gold medal match and the third and fourth teams advanced to the bronze medal race.


2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 3 – Women's individual pursuit
The third round of the women's individual pursuit of the 2009–2010 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics took place in Cali, Colombia on December 11, 2009. 11 athletes participated in the contest.


2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 3 – Women's individual pursuit, Competition format
The women's individual pursuit consists of a 3 km time trial race between two riders, starting on opposite sides of the track. If one rider catches the other, the race is over.


2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 3 – Women's individual pursuit, Competition format
The tournament consisted of an initial qualifying round. The top two riders in the qualifying round advanced to the gold medal match and the third and fourth riders advanced to the bronze medal race.


2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 3 – Women's individual pursuit, World Cup Standings
General standings after 3 of 4 2009–2010 World Cup races.


2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 4 – Women's individual pursuit
The fourth round of the women's individual pursuit of the 2009–2010 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics took place in Beijing, China on 22 January 2010. 17 athletes participated in the contest


2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 4 – Women's individual pursuit, Competition format
The women's individual pursuit consists of a 3 km time trial race between two riders, starting on opposite sides of the track. If one rider catches the other, the race is over.


2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 4 – Women's individual pursuit, Competition format
The tournament consisted of an initial qualifying round. The top two riders in the qualifying round advanced to the gold medal match and the third and fourth riders advanced to the bronze medal race.


2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 4 – Women's individual pursuit, World Cup Standings
Final standings after 4 of 4 2009–2010 World Cup races.


2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Ranking
The 2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Ranking is an overview of the UCI Track Cycling World Ranking, based upon the results in all UCI-sanctioned track cycling races of the 2009–10 track cycling season.


2009–10 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
The 2009–10 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented University of California, Los Angeles  during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins were led by head coach Ben Howland and played their home games at Pauley Pavilion. They finished the season 14–18, 8–10 in Pac-10 play and lost in the semifinals of the 2010 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. They were not invited to a post season tournament.


2009–10 UD Almería season
In the 2009–10 season, UD Almería played in two competitions: La Liga and the Copa del Rey. It was their third season in the top flight since promotion from the 2006–07 Segunda División.


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


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


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


2009–10 UEFA Champions League
The 2009–10 UEFA Champions League was the 55th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 18th under the current UEFA Champions League format. The final was played on 22 May 2010, at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, home of Real Madrid, in Madrid, Spain. The final was won by Italian club Inter Milan, who beat German side Bayern Munich 2–0. Inter Milan went on to represent Europe in the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup, beating Congolese side TP Mazembe 3–0 in the final, and played in the 2010 UEFA Super Cup against Europa League winners Atlético Madrid, losing 2–0.


2009–10 UEFA Champions League
Barcelona were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by eventual winners Inter Milan in the semi-finals.


2009–10 UEFA Champions League, Association team allocation
A total of 76 teams participated in the 2009–10 Champions League, from 52 UEFA associations (Liechtenstein organises no domestic league competition). Associations are allocated places according to their 2008 UEFA country coefficient, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2003–04 to 2007–08.


2009–10 UEFA Champions League, Association team allocation
Below is the qualification scheme for the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League:


2009–10 UEFA Champions League, Association team allocation, Distribution
Since the winners of the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League, Barcelona, obtained a place in the group stage through their domestic league placing, the reserved title holder spot in the group stage was effectively vacated. To compensate:


2009–10 UEFA Champions League, Round and draw dates
All draws held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland unless stated otherwise.


2009–10 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying phase
In a new system for the Champions League, there are two separate qualifying tournaments. The Champions Path (which start from the first qualifying round) is for clubs which won their domestic league and did not automatically qualify for the group stage, while the Non-Champions Path (which start from the third qualifying round) is for clubs which did not win their domestic league and did not automatically qualify for the group stage.


2009–10 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying phase
In the qualifying phase and the play-off round, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis.


2009–10 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying phase
The draw for the first and second qualifying rounds, conducted by UEFA President Michel Platini and UEFA General Secretary David Taylor, was held on 22 June 2009, and the draw for the third qualifying round, conducted by UEFA Competitions Director Giorgio Marchetti and Head of Club Competitions Michael Heselschwerdt, was held on 17 July 2009. For the draws, clubs were separated into seeded and unseeded teams based on their club coefficient. Because the draws for the second and third qualifying rounds took place before the previous round was completed, the teams were seeded assuming the seeded side in the previous round would be victorious.


2009–10 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying phase, First qualifying round
The first legs were played on 30 June and 1 July, and the second legs were played on 7 and 8 July 2009.


2009–10 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying phase, Second qualifying round
The first legs were played on 14 and 15 July, and the second legs were played on 21 and 22 July 2009.


2009–10 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying phase, Second qualifying round
Partizan's 8–0 win over Rhyl in the second leg equalled the record for the largest margin of victory in the current Champions League format.


2009–10 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying phase, Second qualifying round
As of November 2009, the second leg between Stabæk and Tirana was under investigation by UEFA and German authorities for possible match-fixing.


2009–10 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying phase, Third qualifying round
The third qualifying round was split into two separate sections: one for champions and one for non-champions. The first legs were played on 28 and 29 July, and the second legs were played on 4 and 5 August 2009. The losing teams in both sections entered the play-off round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.


2009–10 UEFA Champions League, Play-off round
An extra qualifying round, the play-off round, was introduced from this season. The teams were split into two separate sections: one for champions and one for non-champions. The draw for the play-off round, conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor and UEFA Competitions Director Giorgio Marchetti, was held on 7 August 2009. For the draw, clubs were separated into seeded and unseeded teams based on their club coefficient. The first legs were played on 18 and 19 August, and the second legs were played on 25 and 26 August 2009. The losing teams in both sections entered the group stage of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.


2009–10 UEFA Champions League, Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on 27 August 2009. A total of 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. Teams were divided into four pots, based on their club coefficient. Clubs from the same pot or the same association cannot be drawn into the same group.


2009–10 UEFA Champions League, Group stage
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away. The matchdays were 15–16 September, 29–30 September, 20–21 October, 3–4 November, 24–25 November, and 8–9 December 2009. The top two in each group advanced to the knockout phase, and the third-placed teams entered the round of 32 of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.


2009–10 UEFA Champions League, Group stage
Based on Article 7.06 in the UEFA regulations, if two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:


2009–10 UEFA Champions League, Group stage
AZ, Wolfsburg, Standard Liège, Zürich, APOEL, Rubin Kazan, Unirea Urziceni and Debrecen made their debut in the group stage.


2009–10 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase
In the knockout phase, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final.


2009–10 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 18 December 2009, conducted by UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino and Giorgio Marchetti, the UEFA Director of Competitions. The eight group winners, which would play the second leg at home, were drawn against the eight group runners-up, with the restriction that teams from the same group or the same association cannot be drawn with each other.


2009–10 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase
The draws for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final (to determine the "home" team) was held on 19 March 2010, conducted by Gianni Infantino and Emilio Butragueño, the ambassador for the final in Madrid. From the quarter-finals onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association may be drawn with each other.


2009–10 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase, Round of 16
Starting from this season, the matches in the round of 16 were held over four weeks, instead of the previous two weeks. The first legs were played on 16, 17, 23 and 24 February, and the second legs were played on 9, 10, 16 and 17 March 2010.


2009–10 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase, Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 30 and 31 March, and the second legs were played on 6 and 7 April 2010.


2009–10 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase, Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 20 and 21 April, and the second legs were played on 27 and 28 April 2010.


2009–10 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase, Final
The final of the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League was played at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid on 22 May 2010, between Germany's Bayern Munich and Italy's Inter Milan. The stadium, home of Real Madrid, has hosted three previous European Cup finals, in 1957, 1969 and 1980. It was the first time that a UEFA Champions League final has been played on a Saturday night. England's Howard Webb was appointed to referee the Final.


2009–10 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase, Final
The two clubs competing in the Final had each won their domestic league and cup competitions, meaning that the winner became only the sixth club in Europe to have achieved a continental treble, and the first such club from their respective countries. It was also the second consecutive treble, following that of Barcelona in the previous season.


2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage
The 2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage matches took place between 15 September and 9 December 2009. The draw for the eight groups took place on 27 August 2009, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.