2009–10 Hong Kong First Division League, Stadia
Since the Hong Kong Stadium held 2009 East Asian Games in December and 2010 Hong Kong Sevens in March, Kitchee and South China used Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground sometimes after December.


2009–10 Hong Kong First Division League, Stadia
NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po use Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground for 2010 AFC Cup due to Tai Po Sports Ground failed the criteria set by Asian Football Confederation.


2009–10 Hong Kong First Division League, Stadia
Sham Shui Po Sports Ground is the home stadium of Kitchee in later of season.


2009–10 Hong Kong Second Division League
2009–10 Hong Kong Second Division League is the 96th season of a football league in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Second Division League.


2009–10 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield
Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield 2009–10, officially named as Canbo Senior Shield (Chinese: 康寶高級組銀牌) due to the competition's sponsorship by Guangdong Canbo Electrical, was the 108th season of one of the Asian oldest football knockout competition, Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield. It was a knockout competition for all the teams of Hong Kong First Division League. The winner South China has guaranteed a place in the 2011 AFC Cup.


2009–10 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield, Scorers
The scorers in the 2009–10 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield are as follows:


2009–10 Hong Kong Third Division League
2009–10 Hong Kong Third Division League is one of the seasons of Hong Kong Third Division League.


2009–10 Hoofdklasse
The 2009–10 season of the Hoofdklasse was competed in six leagues, three Saturday leagues and three Sunday leagues. The Champions, second, third and fourth of each group promoted direct to the new Topklasse.


2009–10 Horizon League men's basketball season
The 2009–10 Horizon League men's basketball season marked the 30th season of Horizon League basketball.


2009–10 Horizon League men's basketball season, Preseason
In the preseason, Butler was the conference favorite - returning all players from their regular season HL championship team. Butler received all but three first-place votes in the preseason poll of HL coaches, media, and sports information directors. Wright State received the one first place vote, capturing second in the preseason poll, and defending HL Tournament champion Cleveland State claimed two first place votes, finishing third. The preseason player of the year was 2009 HL MVP Matt Howard of Butler. Also in the preseason, one HL player was named to both the John R. Wooden Award preseason candidate list and the Naismith Award preseason candidate list: Gordon Hayward of Butler.


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


2009–10 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
The 2009–10 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in the college basketball 2009-10 season. It was their 65th year of season play. The head coach for the Cougars was Tom Penders, who was serving in his 6th year in that position. The team played its home games at Hofheinz Pavilion on-campus in Houston and were members of Conference USA. The Cougars finished the season 19–16, 7–9 in CUSA play. They won the 2010 Conference USA Tournament, earning them a place in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1992. They earned a 13 seed in the Midwest Region where they were defeated by Maryland in the first round. Head coach Tom Penders retired at the end of the season.


2009–10 Houston Rockets season
The 2009–10 Houston Rockets season was the 43rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The news broke in the off-season when center Yao Ming would miss the upcoming season due to foot surgery. This injury would soon be considered career-threatening. Mid -season, All-Star Tracy McGrady, who was working his way back from knee surgery that kept him out of last season, was traded to the New York Knicks. Despite losing two All-Stars, the Rockets finished 42–40, but did not clinch a playoff spot.


2009–10 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
Huddersfield Town's 2009–10 campaign was the club's first full season under the chairmanship of Dean Hoyle, with manager Lee Clark in his first full season in charge of the team. They finished in 6th place, before losing to Millwall in the play-offs.


2009–10 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the start of the season
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2009–10 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
After the end of the centenary season, Dean Hoyle made wholesale changes at the club. As well as the retirement of Andy Booth, Clark released Jon Worthington, Malvin Kamara, Dominik Werling, Daniel Broadbent, Dan Codman. Danny Cadamarteri and Andy Holdsworth both rejected new deals and subsequently left the club. Cadamarteri joined Scottish Premier League side Dundee United, then a week later, ex-captain Worthington joined fellow League One side Oldham Athletic. On 16 July, young striker Tom Denton joined Football League Two side Cheltenham Town on a six-month loan deal.


2009–10 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
He returned to the club on 10 November, two months earlier than anticipated. On 22 July, midfielder Ian Craney and striker Phil Jevons joined League Two side Morecambe on season-long loans. Unfortunately, an injury cut short half of Craney's season, and he returned to the Galpharm on 20 April. The following day, his contract at the club was terminated. Also that day, Keigan Parker and Andy Holdsworth joined Oldham Athletic, following Jon Worthington. On 25 July, young goalkeeper Simon Eastwood joined Bradford City on loan until the end of the year. He returned to the Galpharm on 31 December.


2009–10 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
On 4 August, Eastwood was joined at Bradford by Michael Flynn after terminating his contract at the Galpharm. Kamara joined Conference National side Barrow on 25 September. On 14 December, young defender Spencer Harris moved to Northern Premier League Division One North side Curzon Ashton on a month's loan. On 1 January 2010, midfielder Jim Goodwin joined Oldham Athletic on a month's loan, which was extended to the end of the season on 1 February. On 7 January, defender Andy Butler joined Championship side Blackpool on loan until the end of the season.


2009–10 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
On 13 January, goalkeeper Matt Glennon terminated his contract with the Terriers, so he could join Bradford City on a permanent deal. On 21 January, left-back Joe Skarz joined League Two side Shrewsbury Town on loan until the end of the season. The following day, 2 of the team's youngsters, Jack Hunt & Leigh Franks were sent on loan to Conference National side Grays Athletic and Conference North side Fleetwood Town respectively. On 27 January, Lionel Ainsworth joined fellow League One side Brentford on a month's loan, which was extended to the end of the season on 1 February. On 1 February, Tom Denton and Lewis Nightingale joined Northern Premier League Division One North side Wakefield on one-month loans. On 17 March, young defender Spencer Harris was released from his contract, then signed for Ossett Town. On 17 May 2010, former captain Chris Lucketti left the club.


2009–10 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
On 29 May, Clark made his first signing of the summer, by bringing in Tranmere Rovers captain Antony Kay on a free transfer. On 12 June, Clark signed defender Peter Clarke on a free transfer from Southend United. On 18 June, Coventry City striker Robbie Simpson was signed for £300,000 on a three-year deal. On 30 June, Lee Peltier was signed from Yeovil Town on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee. On 3 July, young striker Theo Robinson was signed from Football League Championship side Watford for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal.


2009–10 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
On 31 July, Ipswich Town striker Jordan Rhodes joined the Terriers on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee. On 14 August, Clark signed Manchester United and England U-19 midfielder Danny Drinkwater on a season-long loan from Old Trafford. On 19 January, Birmingham City defender Krystian Pearce joined on an original emergency loan, to be made into a permanent deal. On 22 January, Lee Clark bolstered his defensive options further with the loan signing of Preston North End's Neal Trotman.


2009–10 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
On 28 January, Clark made a double signing, Australian international Dean Heffernan signed until the end of the season from A-League side Central Coast Mariners and young striker Nathan Eccleston signed on a month's loan from Liverpool. On 18 February, after impressing on a trial, young midfielder Taser Hassan signed a contract with the Terriers until the end of the season.


2009–10 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
Town finished in 6th place, meaning that they played Millwall in the play-offs. After a goalless first leg at the Galpharm, Huddersfield lost the second leg 2–0 at The New Den, meaning that they stay in League One for another season.


2009–10 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the end of the season
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2009–10 Hull City A.F.C. season
The 2009–10 season of Hull City is the club's second season in the Premier League. Home games were played at the KC Stadium, which has a capacity of 25,404. City had finished the 2008–09 season in 17th place in the table, successfully avoiding relegation by a margin of one point over Newcastle.


2009–10 Hull City A.F.C. season, Players, Current squad
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2009–10 Hull City A.F.C. season, Players, Squad statistics
All statistics below are correct as of 31 August 2009 and only Premier League games are included in the list below.


2009–10 Hull City A.F.C. season, Awards
Stephen Hunt was named as player of the year and also took the first Tigers Player trophy. George Boateng came second and Andy Dawson came third. Andy Dawson was awarded players' player of the year, with Mark Cullen taking the Young Player of the Year award.


2009–10 Hull City A.F.C. season, Awards
Tom Cairney's goal against Everton in March being voted goal of the season.


2009–10 Hull City A.F.C. season, Kits
For the 2009–10 season Hull used the most common black and amber stripes as their home kit. They used a blue coloured shirt as their away shirt. The goalkeeper kit was green. Hull's kit was produced by Umbro and all the shirts had totesport.com printed on the front as the sponsor.


2009–10 Hull City A.F.C. season, Preseason, Preseason training
Hull's preseason training took the tigers back to Bormio, Italy once more this time just for five days. Boaz Myhill spoke out saying it was hard work but essential. Injured Ian Ashbee was present in Bormio after he had a knee brace fitted and he was working to "Get the strength back in his leg". On day five in Bormio the tigers training include a 16 km bike ride. On the final day the team took part in a bike ride and further training along with massages with light training.


2009–10 Hull City A.F.C. season, Preseason, Preseason training
Winger Jerome Thomas joined Hull in part of their preseason training on a 10-day trial however he was not signed. On Hull's trip to China to play in the Barclays Beijing Asia Trophy and they trained at the Workers Stadium.


2009–10 Hull City A.F.C. season, Barclays Asia Trophy
On 10 June 2009, Hull City were officially announced as part of the Barclays Asia Trophy 2009. In this 4-team tournament Hull City competed against two English sides, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United, as well local side Beijing Guoan, who they beat 5–4 on a penalty shoot out after a 1–1 draw. On 31 July 2009, Hull City faced Tottenham Hotspur in the final of the Barclays Asia Trophy and were defeated 3–0.


2009–10 Hull City A.F.C. season, Premier League
Hull's second season in the top tier of English Football in their 105-year history.


2009–10 Hull City A.F.C. season, Premier League, August–December
On 29 October 2009 chairman Paul Duffen resigned his position with the club and was replaced by former chairman Adam Pearson on 2 November 2009.


2009–10 Hull City A.F.C. season, Premier League, January–June
On 15 March 2010 manager Phil Brown was relieved of his duties after a run of four defeats left Hull in the relegation zone. On 17 March 2010 Brown's replacement was named as former Crystal Palace and Charlton Athletic boss, Iain Dowie. Dowie's first move as manager was to bring Tim Flowers and Steve Wigley onto his backroom staff, with former Hull City assistant manager Brian Horton joining Phil Brown on gardening leave. Phil Brown's contract as manager was confirmed ended on 7 June 2010.


2009–10 Hull City A.F.C. season, FA Cup, Summary
On Sunday 29 November the draw for the F.A. Cup third round was made, Hull City were drawn away to fellow Premier League side Wigan Athletic.


2009–10 Hull City A.F.C. season, League Cup, Summary
On 12 August the draw for the League Cup second round was made. Hull were seeded so they couldn't get another Premier League side. Hull City were drawn at home to Football League One side Southend United. The match took place at the KC stadium on 25 August 2009 with Hull quickly off the mark with Tom Cairney scoring after seven minutes. They went further ahead from a Nicky Barmby free-kick which Jozy Altidore hit in. Southend replied minutes later on half-time through Franck Moussa.


2009–10 Hull City A.F.C. season, League Cup, Summary
In the second half Geovanni came on and scored giving Hull a 3–1 victory putting then into the League Cup third round. The draw took place on 29 August 2009 and Hull were drawn at home to fellow Premier League team Everton. The game took place on 23 September 2009 at the KC Stadium. Hull lost the game 0–4 ending their cup run for this season.


2009–10 Hyderabad C.A. season
The 2009–10 season is Hyderabad cricket team's 76th competitive season. The Hyderabad cricket team is senior men's domestic cricket team based in the city of Hyderabad, India, run by the Hyderabad Cricket Association. They represent the region of Telangana in the state of Andhra Pradesh in domestic competitions.


2009–10 Hyderabad C.A. season, Squads
Rayudu, Anirudh and Absolem returned from the Indian Cricket League to play for the Hyderabad while Raju replaced Kanwaljit Singh as the Hyderabad coach ahead of the 2009–10 season.


2009–10 Hyderabad C.A. season, Squads
Ojha got selected to the Rest of India squad for the 2009 Irani Cup, a first-class cricket competition in India.


2009–10 Hyderabad C.A. season, Squads
Absolem and Abhinav got selected to the South Zone squad for the 2009-10 Duleep Trophy, a first-class cricket tournament in India.


2009–10 Hyderabad C.A. season, Squads
Ojha and Rayudu got selected to the South Zone squad for the 2009-10 Deodhar Trophy, a List-A cricket competition in India.


2009–10 Hyderabad C.A. season, Squads
The local franchise, Deccan Chargers included Ashish and Anirudh to their squad and retained Arjun Yadav, Ravi Teja, Laxman, Ojha and Suman while the Mumbai Indians added Rayudu and the Rajasthan Royals added Quadri for the 2010 Indian Premier League, a professional Twenty20 cricket league in India.


2009–10 Hyderabad C.A. season, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
The Hyderabad team, led by Arjun Yadav, began their campaign in the maiden edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a Twenty20 tournament in India, with a win against Andhra at Visakhapatnam on 25 September 2009. The half-centuries from Ambati Rayudu and Abhinav Kumar helped the Hyderabad reach a total of 176 while the couple of wickets from Mungala Arjun and Pragyan Ojha helped them to overcome the unbeaten half-century from Gnaneswara Rao to win the match over the Andhra by 10 runs.


2009–10 Hyderabad C.A. season, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
The rest of the Hyderabad's South Zone matches were washed out due to the incessant rains at Visakhapatnam which led them to finish inside top-2 in the South Zone to advance to the knockout stage with a win and four no-results.


2009–10 Hyderabad C.A. season, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
In the quarterfinal, the Mumbai had posted a strong total of 181 with the help of an unbeaten half-century from Siddharth Chitnis and a 24-ball 46 from Paul Valthaty but an unbeaten century from Akshath Reddy along with some useful contributions from Anoop Pai and Danny Dereck Prince eased the chase for the Hyderabad as they defeated the Mumbai with seven wickets to spare.


2009–10 Hyderabad C.A. season, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
The Hyderabad reached the final of the tournament with the help from Vivek Krishna's four-wicket haul and the collective contribution from their batsmen as they easily chased the Delhi's target of 158 with five wickets to spare. The Hyderabad batsmen faltered while chasing in the low-scoring final as they were troubled by the Maharashtra opening bowlers, Samad Fallah and Kishor Bhikane and were bowled out for 100 to end the tournament as the Runners-up. Earlier, the Hyderabad troubled the Maharashtra batsmen with three-wicket hauls from Hanuma Vihari and Akash Bhandari but the useful contributions from Rohit Motwani and Digambar Waghmare helped the Maharashtra reach the total of 119 which proved to be enough in the end as they won the match by 19 runs.


2009–10 Hyderabad C.A. season, Ranji Trophy
The Hyderabad team, led by V. V. S. Laxman, began their campaign in the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India, with a draw against the Himachal Pradesh at Hyderabad on 3 November 2009. After the second match, Laxman was fined 20% of his match fee while rest of his team-mates were fined 10% of their match fee for the slow over-rate during the Punjab's second innings. Arjun Yadav led the team after two matches as Laxman was selected for the Sri Lanka tour of India. They finished last in Group A of the Super League with no wins, no losses and seven draws and got relegated for the first-time ever to the Plate League for the 2010–11 Ranji Trophy.


2009–10 Hyderabad C.A. season, Vijay Hazare Trophy
The Hyderabad team, led by Arjun Yadav, began their campaign in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, a List-A cricket tournament in India, with a win against the Andhra at Chennai on 10 February 2010. The Hyderabad bowlers started brightly removing the Andhra top-order cheaply but Siva Kumar's unbeaten knock of 67 in 41 balls in the end helped the Andhra post 201 in 50 overs. After surviving early scare of losing two quick wickets, Dwaraka Ravi Teja and Anirudh Singh struck half-centuries before Doddapaneni Kalyankrishna caused the middle-order collapse for Hyderabad.


2009–10 Hyderabad C.A. season, Vijay Hazare Trophy
However, Amol Shinde and Alfred Absolem helped the Hyderabad complete the chase in the penultimate over. In the second match, the centuries from both openers, Abhishek Hegde and VA Jagadeesh and a quick knock of 88 in 29 balls from Raiphi Gomez that includes 34 runs in the last over off Ravi Teja helped the Kerala post a mammoth total 358 in 50 overs. Ravi Teja scored a century in reply for the Hyderabad but no support on the other end apart from Ambati Rayudu's 48 forced the Hyderabad lose by 55 runs.


2009–10 Hyderabad C.A. season, Vijay Hazare Trophy
The Hyderabad's collapse at the end after the half-centuries from Rayudu and Akshath Reddy and Anirudha Srikkanth's maiden List-A century for the Tamil Nadu ensured that the Tamil Nadu defeat the Hyderabad by eight wickets in the third match. In the fourth match, the century from Akshath and the half-centuries from Rayudu and Neeraj Bist helped the Hyderabad post 310 in 50 overs but Amit Yadav's maiden century and collective effort from the rest ensured the Goa chase the target in the penultimate over.


2009–10 Hyderabad C.A. season, Vijay Hazare Trophy
The Hyderabad got the good start in the chase of 318 in their final zonal match with 54 from Rayudu and 40 from Ravi Teja but the Karnataka spinners derailed their chase in the middle bowling the Hyderabad out for 236 though there was Bist's unbeaten knock of 70 at the end. Earlier, Karnataka posted a 300-plus score, thanks to Robin Uthappa's 51 at the start and C. M. Gautam's unbeaten knock of 68. This loss eliminated the Hyderabad from the tournament as they finished fifth in the South Zone and failed to qualify for the knockout stage with a win and four losses.


2009–10 I liga
The 2009–10 I liga was the 62nd season of the second tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1949 and the 2nd season of the Polish I liga under its current title. The league was operated by the Polish Football Association (PZPN).


2009–10 I liga
The league is contested by 18 teams who competing for promotion to the 2010–11 Ekstraklasa. The regular season was played in a round-robin tournament. The champions and runners-up would receive promotion. Unlike in previous seasons the third-placed team no longer had the opportunity to compete in playoffs for promotion, while the 13th and 14th placed teams no longer had to compete in play-outs to remain in the I liga. The bottom four teams were automatically demoted to the II liga.


2009–10 I liga
The season began on 1 August 2009, and concluded on 9 June 2010. After the 19th matchday the league will be on winter break between 22 November 2009 and 5 March 2010.


2009–10 I liga, Changes from last season
Promotion and relegation from 2008–09 season. Relegated from Ekstraklasa to I liga:


2009–10 I-League
This season marks the addition of four new teams, with Lajong SSC, Pune FC, Salgaocar Sports Club and Viva Kerala are confirmed to participate in the I-League. With the inception of these four clubs, many club transfers have been undergone within India, and around the world. The length of the regular season will be longer than in previous years, with 26 rounds rather than 22.


2009–10 I-League
The season kicked off on October 1, 2009 with Mahindra United hosting defending champions Churchill Brothers in Mumbai.


2009–10 I-League, Rule changes
India became the latest member association to adopt AFC's 3+1 rule which will allow clubs to recruit one player of Asian origin in addition to their regular quota of three foreigners.


2009–10 I-League, Rule changes
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) executive committee decided to embrace the new AFC rule which encourages the mobility of talented Asian players and provides a fillip to the regional game.


2009–10 I-League, AFC Campaign
Two of the I-League teams are playing in 2010 AFC Cup. This has caused some delays in scheduling. East Bengal lost all its round robin matches and is out of the tourney, but Churchill Brothers are at Knockout stage.


2009–10 ICC Intercontinental Cup
The 2009–10 ICC Intercontinental Cup was the fifth edition of the ICC Intercontinental Cup tournament, an international first-class cricket competition between nations who had not been awarded Test status by the International Cricket Council. The first fixtures were played in July 2009. The format was changed since the previous edition, with a two division system being introduced. The 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier also served as a qualifier for this tournament. The top six teams from the qualifier, along with a Zimbabwe XI, would compete in a round robin top division. The teams ranked 7th–10th in the competition would contest the ICC Intercontinental Shield.


2009–10 ICC Intercontinental Cup, Summary, 2009 Season
The tournament began in July when Scotland beat Canada in Aberdeen, inside three days. Kenya then drew with Ireland in Eglinton. Paul Stirling scored his first century in the first innings. In the third match Daan van Bunge scored 98 not for the Netherlands in the draw with Canada in Rotterdam. In August Kenya visited Canada in King City. Steve Tikolo had a brilliant performance, scoring two centuries in the match for a total of 326 runs, with Kenya winning the game by 247 runs. Afghanistan made their debut in first class cricket, visiting Mutare to play the Zimbabwe XI.


2009–10 ICC Intercontinental Cup, Summary, 2009 Season
Noor Ali scored two centuries in this match (230 runs), securing the draw. Tatenda Taibu also scored two centuries for 279 runs. In a match reduced by rain on the final day, Scotland and Ireland played out a draw in Aberdeen. Qasim Sheikh and William Porterfield made centuries, but Regan West took seven Scottish wickets for 88 runs in Scotland's 2nd innings. In Amstelveen, Afghanistan secured their first win, beating the Netherlands by one wicket. Afghanistan's ninth 2nd Innings wicket fell with only six runs needed for victory; Samiullah Shenwari scored the winning runs with a four for the first victory for Afghanistan in first class cricket.


2009–10 ICC Intercontinental Cup, Summary, 2009-10 Season
Zimbabwe XI defeated Kenya with a notable performance of Vusi Sibanda, who scored 209 and 116*. Afghanistan scored their second win versus Ireland in Dambulla. Scotland made the target to obtain the win versus Kenya. Dewald Nel took 5 wickets, included to Morris Ouma, who scored 106 runs in the second inning. In February Afghanistan in Sharjah won on third occasion in the Intercontinental Cup by defeating Canada, with an amazing second innings of 494 runs. This was the ninth highest fourth-innings run chase in first-class cricket. Mohammad Shahzad contributed to the victory with 214 runs. The same day Kenya made a run chase of 320 runs versus Netherlands.


2009–10 ICC Intercontinental Shield
The ICC Intercontinental Shield 2009–2010, is the tier two of the ICC Intercontinental Cup, will be played between Bermuda, Namibia, Uganda and United Arab Emirates. The Shield started in August with the match Bermuda vs Uganda in Hamilton, Bermuda


2009–10 IFA Championship
The 2009–10 IFA Championship (known as the Ladbrokes.com Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the second season since its establishment after a major overhaul of the league system in Northern Ireland. It also marked the first season in which the Championship was divided into two divisions, with the clubs in both divisions having intermediate status. Championship 1 served as the second tier of Northern Irish football, with Championship 2 as the third tier.


2009–10 IFA Championship
In Championship 1, Loughgall were crowned champions on 8 May 2010 after a 2–0 win over Ards. However, they were denied promotion because they did not gain the required licence from the IFA. Therefore, runners-up Donegal Celtic entered into a two-leg play-off with the bottom club of the 2009–10 IFA Premiership, and achieved promotion with a 1–0 aggregate win. At the other end of the table, Coagh United and Armagh City finished in the bottom two, and were relegated to Championship 2 for next season.


2009–10 IFA Championship
In Championship 2, Harland & Wolff Welders won the title by 7 points, achieving promotion to Championship 1. Also promoted were Dergview who finished as runners-up. There was no relegation from Championship 2 this season.


2009–10 IFA Championship, Team changes from 2008–09
The 2008–09 Championship consisted of one division of 17 clubs. The bottom 3 clubs (Tobermore United, Killymoon Rangers and Dergview) were relegated to the newly introduced Championship 2 for this season. Championship 2 was set up to replace the IFA Interim Intermediate League, introduced as a temporary league for the 2008–09 season only, consisting of the former members of the IFA Intermediate League (dissolved in 2008) who did not meet the criteria for the new IFA Championship 2; it consisted of 12 clubs. Members of the Interim League had one year to make improvements in order to gain entry to Championship 2 for this season.


2009–10 IFA Championship, Team changes from 2008–09
10 of the 12 clubs managed to meet the criteria, along with Sport & Leisure Swifts and Knockbreda who both achieved intermediate status, with only Brantwood and Oxford United Stars failing to do so. Harland & Wolff Welders were the champions. There was no promotion from the Interim League which meant that Championship 1 would be reduced to 14 clubs, with Championship 2 having 15.


2009–10 IFA Championship, Team changes from 2008–09
Portadown were promoted to the 2009–10 IFA Premiership as 2008–09 Championship winners. Bangor entered Championship 1 after they announced that due to financial problems, they would not be able to renew their domestic licence required to take part in the Premiership.


2009–10 IFA Championship, Championship 1, Results
Each team played every other team twice (once at home, and once away) for a total of 26 games.


2009–10 IFA Championship, Championship 2, Results
Each team played every other team twice (once at home, and once away) for a total of 28 games.


2009–10 IFA Premiership
The 2009–10 IFA Premiership (known as the Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the second season of the league in this format since its establishment after a major overhaul of the league system in Northern Ireland, and the 109th season of Irish league football overall. It began on 8 August 2009 and ended on 1 May 2010. Glentoran were the defending champions. On 27 April 2010, Linfield clinched the title after a 1–0 victory against Cliftonville at Windsor Park. On 14 May 2010, Institute were relegated to the 2010–11 IFA Championship, after losing the two-legged relegation play-off to Donegal Celtic, who took their place in the 2010–11 IFA Premiership.


2009–10 IFA Premiership, Team changes from 2008–09
On 2 February 2009, Bangor's board announced that they would not be able to renew their domestic licence due to financial difficulties, and thereby would not compete in this season's premiership. They finished the 2008–09 season in 11th place. As a consequence, 12th-placed Dungannon Swifts, who were originally going to be directly relegated to the IFA Championship, earned the relegation play-off berth from Bangor. After a two-legged series against 2008–09 Championship runners-up Donegal Celtic, which ended in an aggregated 2–2 tie, Dungannon eventually retained their Premiership status on away goals.


2009–10 IFA Premiership, Team changes from 2008–09
Promoted from the Championship were 2008–09 champions Portadown, which marked their return to the highest football league of Northern Ireland after a one-year hiatus.


2009–10 IFA Premiership, Results, Matches 1–22
During matches 1–22 each team played every other team twice (home and away).


2009–10 IFA Premiership, Results, Matches 23–33
During matches 23–33 each team played every other team for the third time (either at home, or away).


2009–10 IFA Premiership, Results, Matches 34–38
During matches 34–38 each team played every other team in their half of the table once. As this was the fourth time that teams played each other this season, home sides in this round were chosen so that teams had played each other twice at home and twice away.


2009–10 IFA Premiership, Promotion/relegation play-off
The promotion/relegation play-off was slightly altered this season because Donegal Celtic, runners-up of the 2009–10 IFA Championship, were the only IFA Championship club to hold the Domestic Club Licence required to participate in the Premiership. Lisburn Distillery, who finished in 11th place, avoided having to play a relegation play-off, which was passed down instead to Institute, who finished in 12th place and would normally have been automatically relegated. The first leg ended 0-0, with Institute having a penalty saved in injury-time at the end of the game. The second leg stayed goalless until the 85th minute, when Stephen McAlorum scored for Donegal Celtic, to relegate Institute to the 2010–11 IFA Championship.


2009–10 IFA Premiership, Promotion/relegation play-off
Donegal Celtic won 1–0 on aggregate and were promoted, Institute were relegated


2009–10 IFA Premiership, IFA Premiership clubs in Europe 2009–10, UEFA coefficient and ranking
For the 2009–10 UEFA competitions, the associations were allocated places according to their 2008 UEFA country coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2003–04 to 2007–08. In the 2008 rankings used for this season's European competitions, Northern Ireland's coefficient points total was 2.332. After earning a score of 0.500 during the 2007–08 European campaign, the league was ranked by UEFA as the 46th best league in Europe out of 53 - not moving from the previous season. This season Northern Ireland earned only 0.125 points, which was added to the points total for the 2010 rankings used in 2011–12 UEFA competitions.


2009–10 IFA Premiership, IFA Premiership clubs in Europe 2009–10, UEFA Champions League
Having won the league in 2008–09 Glentoran represented the league in the premier football competition. They started in the second qualifying round, and were handed a tough draw against Israeli side Maccabi Haifa. Their worst fears were confirmed as they were hammered 6–0 away and 4–0 at home, 10–0 on aggregate. This ended Glentoran's participation in European football for the season.


2009–10 IFA Premiership, IFA Premiership clubs in Europe 2009–10, UEFA Europa League
Due to the abolition of the Intertoto Cup in 2008, the remaining teams qualified for the new Europa League instead. Linfield and Lisburn Distillery entered in the first qualifying round. The Blues were drawn against Danish club Randers. This was not a pleasant experience however, as after a 4–0 defeat in Denmark, Randers completed the disappointment with a 3–0 win at Mourneview Park, with Linfield forced to use Glenavon's ground as work was being done to the pitch at their Windsor Park home.


2009–10 IFA Premiership, IFA Premiership clubs in Europe 2009–10, UEFA Europa League
Lisburn Distillery were handed a tie with FC Zestafoni from Georgia. Despite being confident of qualification, they were taken apart 5–1 at home. With only pride to play for in the second leg, Lisburn were dumped out of Europe after a 6–0 hammering, which meant they lost the tie 11–1 on aggregate.


2009–10 IFA Premiership, IFA Premiership clubs in Europe 2009–10, UEFA Europa League
The last remaining club from Northern Ireland, Crusaders entered in the second qualifying round. They were drawn with FK Rabotnički from Macedonia. With not even a draw for a Northern Irish side before they started, Crusaders were the only hope of restoring pride to the league after some damaging European experiences in the weeks before. In a superb home performance, they did just that with a welcome 1–1 draw. They were quite unlucky in the second leg, where they were defeated 4–2 and 5–3 on aggregate. This result ended the IFA Premiership's interest in European competition for the remainder of the season.


2009–10 IHL season
The 2009–10 International Hockey League season was the 19th and last season of the International Hockey League (Colonial Hockey League before 1997, United Hockey League before 2007), a North American minor professional league. Seven teams participated in the regular season and the Fort Wayne Komets won the league title.


2009–10 IIHF Continental Cup
The Continental Cup 2009–10 was the 13th edition of the IIHF Continental Cup. The season started on September 25, 2009, and finished on January 15, 2010.


2009–10 IIHF Continental Cup
The tournament was won by Red Bull Salzburg, who led the final group.


2009–10 IIHF Continental Cup
The points system used in this tournament was: the winner in regular time won 3 points, the loser 0 points; in case of a tie, an overtime and a penalty shootout is played, the winner in penalty shootouts or overtime won 2 points and the loser won 1 point.


2009–10 IIHF Continental Cup, Second Group Stage, Group C standings
Sheffield Steelers, HDK Maribor, HC Bolzano, Red Bull Salzburg, Sokil Kiev,  Liepājas Metalurgs :  bye


2009–10 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup
The 2009–10 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup was the sixth holding of the IIHF European Women Champions Cup (EWCC). Tornado Moscow Region of the Russian Women's Hockey League won the tournament for the first time, becoming the second consecutive Russian team to claim the title.


2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series
The 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series was the eleventh of an annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments for full national sides run by the International Rugby Board since 1999–2000. Samoa won the IRB Sevens World Series crown for their first time.


2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series
Sevens is traditionally played in a two-day tournament format. However, the most famous event, the Hong Kong Sevens, is played over three days, largely because it involves 24 teams instead of the normal 16.


2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series
The 2009-10 Series was won by Samoa, who won four of the eight tournaments and placed second in two others. Samoa were led by top try-scorer Mikaele Pesamino, who led the Series with 56 tries.


2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series, Itinerary
The series' tournaments were identical to those in 2008–09 and spanned the globe, visiting five of the six populated continents.


2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series, Core teams
Before each season, the IRB announces the 12 "core teams" that will receive guaranteed berths in each event in that season's series. The core teams for 2009–10 were:


2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series, Core teams
The core teams were unchanged from 2008–09; the most recent change came before that season, when the USA replaced its neighbor Canada.


2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series, Points schedule
The season championship is determined by points earned in each tournament. Effective with this season, the IRB changed the points allocations for all events as follows:


2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series, Tournament structure
In all tournaments except Hong Kong, 16 teams participate. Due to its place as the sport's most prestigious annual event, the Hong Kong tournament has 24 teams. In each 16-team tournament, the teams are divided into pools of four teams, who play a round-robin within the pool. Points are awarded in each pool on a different schedule from most rugby tournaments—3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. The first tiebreaker is the head-to-head result between the tied teams, followed by difference in points scored during the tournament.


2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series, Tournament structure
Four trophies are awarded in each tournament. In descending order of prestige, they are the Cup, whose winner is the overall tournament champion, Plate, Bowl and Shield. The Shield was contested in Hong Kong for the first time in 2010. Each trophy is awarded at the end of a knockout tournament.


2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series, Tournament structure
In a 16-team tournament, the top two teams in each pool advance to the Cup competition. The four quarterfinal losers drop into the bracket for the Plate. The Bowl is contested by the third- and fourth-place finishers in each pool, with the losers in the Bowl quarterfinals dropping into the bracket for the Shield.


2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series, Tournament structure
The Hong Kong Sevens adopted a new structure effective with its 2010 edition. As in previous years, the 24 teams were divided into six pools of four teams each, with the competition points system and tiebreakers identical to those for a 16-team event. Also as in the past, the six pool winners and the two top second-place finishers advanced to the Cup competition. The changes made in 2010 were:


2009–10 ISAF Sailing World Cup
The 2008–09 ISAF Sailing World Cup was a series of sailing regattas staged during 2008–09 season. The series featured boats which feature at the Olympics and Paralympics.


2009–10 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
The 2009–10 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating was a series of senior-level international figure skating competitions in the 2009–10 season. The six invitational events took place in the fall of 2009, building to the Grand Prix Final. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior level. At each event, skaters earned points based on their placement and the top six in each discipline at the end of the series qualified for the 2009–10 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, held in Tokyo, Japan.


2009–10 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
The Grand Prix series set the stage for the 2010 European Figure Skating Championships, the 2010 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships, and the 2010 Winter Olympics, as well as each country's national championships. The Grand Prix series began on October 15, 2009, and ended on December 6, 2009.


2009–10 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
The Grand Prix was organized by the International Skating Union. Skaters competed for prize money and for a chance to compete in the Grand Prix Final. The corresponding series for Junior-level skaters was the 2009–10 ISU Junior Grand Prix.


2009–10 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Qualifying
Skaters who reached the age of 14 by July 1, 2009, were eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit. The top six skaters/teams from the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships were seeded and were guaranteed two events. Skaters/teams who placed 7th through 12th will also given two events, though they were not considered seeded.


2009–10 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Qualifying
Skaters and teams who were ranked in the top 24 in the world at the end of the 2008-2009 season and those who had an ISU personal best in the top-24 on the season's best list for the 2008–09 season were also guaranteed one event.


2009–10 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Qualifying
Skaters/teams who medaled at the 2008–09 JGP Final or the 2009 World Junior Figure Skating Championships were guaranteed one event. Skaters who medaled at both the Junior Grand Prix Final and the World Junior Championships were guaranteed only one event.


2009–10 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Qualifying
The host country was allowed to send three skaters/teams of their choosing from their country in each discipline.


2009–10 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Qualifying
The spots remaining were filled from the top 75 skaters/teams in the 2008–09 season's best list. Skaters could not be given a Grand Prix invitation without having been on the season's best list, with the following exceptions:


2009–10 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Qualifying, Assignments and withdrawals
Sasha Cohen withdrew from the Trophée Eric Bompard due to tendinitis in her right calf. She also withdrew from Skate America and was replaced by Emily Hughes. Kimmie Meissner withdrew from the Rostelecom Cup and NHK Trophy due to a right knee injury.


2009–10 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Grand Prix Final qualification points
After the final event, the 2009 Skate Canada International, the six skaters/teams with the most points advanced to the Grand Prix Final. The point system was as follows:


2009–10 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Grand Prix Final qualification points
There were 7 tie-breakers in cases of a tie in overall points:


2009–10 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Grand Prix Final qualification points
If there is still a tie, the tie is considered unbreakable and the tied skaters all qualify for the Grand Prix Final.


2009–10 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Prize money
The total prize money was $180,000 per individual event in the series and $272,000 for the Final. All amounts were in U.S. dollars. Pairs and dance teams split the money. The breakdown was as follows:


2009–10 ISU Junior Grand Prix
The 2009–10 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the 13th season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the Junior-level complement to the 2009–10 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which is for Senior-level skaters. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance.


2009–10 ISU Junior Grand Prix
Skaters earned points towards qualification at each of the seven Junior Grand Prix events. The top eight skaters/teams in the series from each discipline met at the Junior Grand Prix Final, which was held concurrently with the senior Grand Prix Final.


2009–10 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Competitions
The locations of the JGP events change yearly. In the 2009–10 season, the series was composed of the following events:


2009–10 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Competitions
For the second time, the Junior Grand Prix Final was held in conjunction with the senior Grand Prix Final.


2009–10 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Qualifying
Skaters who reached the age of 13 by July 1, 2009 but had not turned 19 (singles and females of the other two disciplines) or 21 (male pair skaters and ice dancers) were eligible to compete on the junior circuit. Unlike the senior ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, skaters for the Junior Grand Prix are entered by their national federations rather than seeded by the ISU. The number of entries allotted to each ISU member federation is determined by their skaters' placements at the previous season's World Junior Figure Skating Championships in each respective discipline.


2009–10 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Qualifying
For the 2009–2010 season, in singles, the three best placed member nations at the 2009 World Junior Figure Skating Championships were allowed to enter two skaters in all seven events. Member nations who placed fourth through sixth were allowed to enter one skater in all seven events. Member nations who placed seventh through twelfth were allowed to enter one skater in six of the seven events. Member nations with a skater who had qualified for the free skate at the World Junior Championships were allowed to enter one skater in five of the events.


2009–10 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Qualifying
Member nations who did not qualify for the free skate but placed 25th through 30th in the short program were allowed to enter one skater in four of the events. Member nations who did not qualify for the free skate but placed 31st and lower were allowed to enter one skater in three of the events. Member nations who had not participated in the 2009 World Junior Championships were allowed to enter one skater in two events. There were provisions for additional entries per member country if another country did not use all of its allotted entries.


2009–10 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Qualifying
In pairs, member nations who placed in the top five at the 2009 World Junior Championships were allowed to enter three entries in all four events in which pairs will be contested. Member nations who qualified for the free skate at the World Junior Championships were allowed to enter two entries in all four events. All other member nations were allowed to enter one entry in all four events. The host nation was allowed to enter as many pair teams as it wanted.


2009–10 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Qualifying
In ice dance, the multiple spots allowance was the same as for singles.


2009–10 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Qualifying
The host country was allowed to enter up to three skaters/teams in singles and dance in their event, and there was no limit to the number of pairs teams.


2009–10 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Qualifying
The general spots allowance for the 2009-2010 Junior Grand Prix events was as follows:


2009–10 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Qualifying
All other member nations had one entry per discipline in two of the seven events in singles and ice dance and one entry in all four events in pairs.


2009–10 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Prize money
The total prize money for the Junior Grand Prix events in the 2009/2010 season was $22,500. Pairs and dance teams split the money. Everything is in US dollars. The breakdown is as follows:


2009–10 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Prize money
The total prize money for the Junior Grand Prix Final in the 2009–2010 season was $105,000. Pairs and dance teams split the money. Everything is in US dollars. The breakdown is as follows:


2009–10 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Junior Grand Prix Final qualifiers
The following skaters have qualified for the 2009–2010 Junior Grand Prix Final, in order of qualification.


2009–10 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Medals table
The following is the table of total medals earned by each country on the 2009–2010 Junior Grand Prix. It can be sorted by country name, number of gold medals, number of silver medals, number of bronze medals, and total medals overall. The table is numbered by number of total medals.


2009–10 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup
The 2009–10 Short Track Speed Skating World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season for short track speed skating. The season began on 17 September 2009 and ended on 15 November 2009. The World Cup was organised by the ISU who also ran world cups and championships in speed skating and figure skating.


2009–10 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup
The World Cup consisted of just four competitions this year (rather than six) due to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup
The 2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, officially the Essent ISU World Cup Speed Skating 2009–2010, was a series of international speed skating competitions which ran the entire season. The season started on 6 November 2009 in Berlin, Germany, and ended on 14 March 2010 in Heerenveen, Netherlands. Compared to previous seasons, fewer competition weekends were held; the season was restricted due to the 2010 Winter Olympics, which were arranged in Vancouver, Canada, during February 2010. In total, seven competition weekends were held at six different locations, ten cups were contested (five for men, and five for women), and 70 races took place.


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup
The World Cup is organized by the International Skating Union (ISU).


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, Calendar
Note: the men's 5000 and 10000 metres were contested as one cup, and the women's 3000 and 5000 metres were contested as one cup, as indicated by the color coding.


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, World records, Men
At the World Cup stop in Salt Lake City on 11 December 2009, Shani Davis of the United States set a new world record on the men's 1500 metres with a time of 1:41.04.


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, World records, Women
At the World Cup stop in Calgary on 6 December 2009, the Canadian team – consisting of Kristina Groves, Christine Nesbitt and Brittany Schussler – set a new world record on the women's team pursuit with a time of 2:55.79.


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, World records, Women
At the World Cup stop in Salt Lake City on 11 December 2009, Jenny Wolf of Germany set a new world record on the women's 500 metres with a time of 37.00 seconds.


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 1000 metres
The 1000 metres distance for men in the 2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over seven races on six occasions, out of a total of seven World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Berlin, Germany, on 6–8 November 2009, and the final occasion taking place in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on 12–14 March 2010.


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 1000 metres
Shani Davis of the United States successfully defended his title from the previous season by winning all races, while Mark Tuitert of the Netherlands came second, and Stefan Groothuis, also of the Netherlands, repeated his third place from the previous season.


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 1000 metres, Final standings
Standings as of 14 March 2010 (end of the season).


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 1500 metres
The 1500 metres distance for men in the 2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over six races on six occasions, out of a total of seven World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Berlin, Germany, on 6–8 November 2009, and the final occasion taking place in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on 12–14 March 2010.


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 1500 metres
Shani Davis of the United States successfully defended his title from the previous season, while Håvard Bøkko of Norway came second, improving on his third place from the previous season, and Denny Morrison of Canada came third.


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 1500 metres
On the fifth competition weekend, in Salt Lake City, Davis set a new world record of 1:41.04.


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 1500 metres, Final standings
Standings as of 14 March 2010 (end of the season).


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 500 metres
The 500 metres distance for men in the 2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over 12 races on six occasions, out of a total of seven World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Berlin, Germany, on 6–8 November 2009, and the final occasion taking place in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on 12–14 March 2010.


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 500 metres
Tucker Fredricks of the United States won the cup, while Jan Smeekens of the Netherlands came second, and Mika Poutala of Finland came third. Defending champion Yu Fengtong of China finished in 20th place.


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 500 metres, Final standings
Standings as of 14 March 2010 (end of the season).


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 5000 and 10000 metres
The 5000 and 10000 metres distances for men in the 2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup were contested over six races on six occasions, out of a total of seven World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Berlin, Germany, on 6–8 November 2009, and the final occasion taking place in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on 12–14 March 2010.


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 5000 and 10000 metres
The previous season's runner-up, Håvard Bøkko of Norway, won the cup, while Ivan Skobrev of Russia came second, and Bob de Jong of the Netherlands repeated his third place from the previous season. The defending champion, Sven Kramer of the Netherlands, finished only fourth, despite winning the first four races.


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 5000 and 10000 metres, Final standings
Standings as of 14 March 2010 (end of the season).


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's team pursuit
The men's team pursuit in the 2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over four races on four occasions, out of a total of seven World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion involving the event taking place in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on 13–15 November 2009, and the last occasion also taking place in Heerenveen, on 12–14 March 2010.


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's team pursuit
Norway won the cup, while the Netherlands came second, and Canada, the defending champions, came third.


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's team pursuit, Final standings
Standings as of 14 March 2010 (end of the season).


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 1000 metres
The 1000 metres distance for women in the 2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over seven races on six occasions, out of a total of seven World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Berlin, Germany, on 6–8 November 2009, and the final occasion taking place in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on 12–14 March 2010.


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 1000 metres
Christine Nesbitt of Canada defended her title from the previous season, while Margot Boer of the Netherlands came second, and Monique Angermüller of Germany came third.


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 1000 metres, Final standings
Standings as of 14 March 2010 (end of the season).


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 1500 metres
The 1500 metres distance for women in the 2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over six races on six occasions, out of a total of seven World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Berlin, Germany, on 6–8 November 2009, and the final occasion taking place in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on 12–14 March 2010.


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 1500 metres
Kristina Groves of Canada successfully defended her title from the previous season, while fellow Canadian Christine Nesbitt came second, and Martina Sáblíková of the Czech Republic came third.


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 1500 metres, Final standings
Standings as of 14 March 2010 (end of the season).


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 3000 and 5000 metres
The 3000 and 5000 metres distances for women in the 2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup were contested over six races on six occasions, out of a total of nine World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Berlin, Germany, on 6–8 November 2009, and the final occasion taking place in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on 12–14 March 2010.


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 3000 and 5000 metres
Martina Sáblíková of the Czech Republic successfully defended her title from the previous season, while Stephanie Beckert of Germany came second, and Daniela Anschütz-Thoms, also of Germany, came third.


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 3000 and 5000 metres, Final standings
Standings as of 14 March 2010 (end of the season).


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 500 metres
The 500 metres distance for women in the 2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over 12 races on six occasions, out of a total of seven World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Berlin, Germany, on 6–8 November 2009, and the final occasion taking place in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on 12–14 March 2010.


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 500 metres
Jenny Wolf of Germany successfully defended her title, while Margot Boer of the Netherlands repeated her second place from the previous season. Wang Beixing of China came third.


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 500 metres
On the fifth competition weekend, in Salt Lake City, Wolf set a new world record of 37.00.


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 500 metres, Final standings
Standings as of 14 March 2010 (end of the season).


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's team pursuit
The women's team pursuit in the 2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over four races on four occasions, out of a total of seven World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion involving the event taking place in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on 13–15 November 2009, and the last occasion taking place, also in Heerenveen, on 12–14 March 2010.


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's team pursuit
Canada won the cup, while Russia came second, and Germany came third. The defending champions, the Czech Republic, ended up in 11th place.


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's team pursuit
On the fourth competition weekend, Canada's team, comprised by Kristina Groves, Christine Nesbitt and Brittany Schussler,  set a new world record of 2:55.79.


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's team pursuit, Final standings
Standings as of 14 March 2010 (end of the season).


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 1
The first competition weekend of the 2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was held in the Sportforum Hohenschönhausen in Berlin, Germany, from Friday, 6 November, until Sunday, 8 November 2009.


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 2
The second competition weekend of the 2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was held in Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands, from Friday, 13 November, until Sunday, 15 November 2009.


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 3
The third competition weekend of the 2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was held in the Vikingskipet, Hamar, Norway, from Saturday, 21 November, until Sunday, 22 November 2009.


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 4
The fourth competition weekend of the 2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was held in the Olympic Oval, Calgary, Canada, from Friday, 4 December, until Sunday, 6 December 2009.


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 4
In the women's team pursuit event, Canada's team, comprised by Kristina Groves, Christine Nesbitt and Brittany Schussler, set a new world record of 2:55.79.


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 5
The fifth competition weekend of the 2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was held at the Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City, United States, from Friday, December 11, until Sunday, December 13, 2009.


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 5
World records were set by American Shani Davis on the men's 1500 metres, and by Germany's Jenny Wolf on the women's 500 metres.


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 6
The sixth competition weekend of the 2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was held in the Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann-Halle, Erfurt, Germany, from Saturday, 6 March, until Sunday, 7 March 2010.


2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 7
The seventh and final competition weekend of the 2009–10 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was held in Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands, from Friday, 12 March, until Sunday, 14 March 2010.


2009–10 ISU World Standings
The 2009–10 ISU World Standings, are the World Standings published by the International Skating Union (ISU) during the 2009–10 season.


2009–10 ISU World Standings
The 2009–10 ISU World Standings for single & pair skating and ice dance, are taking into account results of the 2007–08, 2008–09 and 2009–10 seasons.


2009–10 ISU World Standings, World Standings for single & pair skating and ice dance, Season-end standings
The remainder of this section is a complete list, by discipline, published by the ISU.


2009–10 IUPUI Jaguars men's basketball team
The 2009–10 IUPUI Jaguars men's basketball team represented the Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis in the 2009–2010 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Jaguars were coached by Ron Hunter and played their home games at IUPUI Gymnasium, also known as The Jungle in Indianapolis, IN and played three home games plus one exhibition game at Conseco Fieldhouse. The Jaguars are members of The Summit League. They finished the season 25–11, 15–3 in Summit League play and advanced to the championship game of the 2010 The Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament before losing to Oakland. They were invited to the 2010 College Basketball Invitational, only the second time the school has ever participated in a post season tournament, where they advanced to the quarterfinals before losing to Princeton.


2009–10 IWBL League
The 2009–10 IWBL League was the ninth season of the WABA League. The study included ten teams from five states, and the winner has become the team Gospić Croatia Osiguranje. In this season participating clubs from Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and from Slovenia.


2009–10 IWBL League
IWBL League for the season 2009–10 has begun to play 10 October 2009 and ended on 22 February 2010, when he it was completed a Regular season. Final Four to be played from 12–13 March 2010. in Gospić, Croatia. Winner Final Four this season for the team Gospić Croatia Osiguranje from Croatia.


2009–10 IWBL League, Regular season
The League of the season was played with 10 teams and play a dual circuit system, each with each one game at home and away. The four best teams at the end of the regular season were placed in the Final Four. The regular season began on 10 October 2009 and it will end on 20 February 2010.


2009–10 IWBL League, Final four
Final Four to be played from 12–13 March 2010. in the Gradska Školska Sportska Dvorana in Gospić, Croatia.


2009–10 Icelandic Hockey League season
The 2009-10 Icelandic Hockey League season was the 19th season of the Icelandic Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Iceland. Three teams participated in the league, and Skautafelag Akureyrar won the championship.


2009–10 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The 2009–10 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), the Vandals were led by second-year head coach Don Verlin and played their home games on campus at Cowan Spectrum in Moscow, Idaho.


2009–10 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The Vandals were 15–15 overall in the regular season and 6–10 in conference play, tied for sixth in the standings. They met second-seed and host Nevada in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament in Reno and lost by sixteen points.


2009–10 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team, Pre-season
In the WAC preseason polls, released October 20 via media teleconference, Idaho was selected to finish fourth in both the media and coaches poll and senior guard Mac Hobson was selected to the All-WAC first team by both the media and coaches.


2009–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
The 2009–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Bruce Weber's seventh season at the school. They are members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Assembly Hall. The Illini finished the season 21–15, 10–8 in Big Ten play and lost in the semifinals of the 2010 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. They were invited to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament where they advanced to the quarterfinals before falling to Dayton.


2009–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Pre-season, College GameDay
On Tuesday, August 18, ESPN announced that Illinois will serve as one of the host sites for the network’s popular basketball series, College GameDay, during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Two one-hour shows (10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Central) will originate from the Assembly Hall on February 6, 2010 for the Illinois vs. Michigan State game. This is Illinois’s first appearance on ESPN College GameDay. The series, which is in its sixth season, will make four first-time stops in 2010. Other first-time hosts include Clemson, Kansas State and Washington. The Illinois/Michigan State game will be the only Big Ten game featured this season.


2009–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Pre-season, Jeffrey Jordan
On October 6, 2009 it was reported that Jeffrey Jordan was talking to former teammates and coaches about a possible return to the Illinois basketball team. Jordan had left the team in June, after his second season, to focus on school. October 16, 2009, coach Bruce Weber said that Jordan planned to return to the team.


2009–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Pre-season, Pre-season rankings
Various publications and news sources released their preseason rankings prior to the start of the 2009–10 season. Illinois has been ranked by the publications below. The Fighting Illini were ranked 23rd by the Associated Press in their pre-season poll released. The Illini received the 27th most votes in the Coaches poll and failed to make their Top 25.


2009–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Pre-season, Losses and additions
Illinois lost a good portion of their backcourt with the departure of 2008-09 senior guards Chester Frazier, Trent Meacham, and Calvin Brock. Freshmen Joseph Bertrand, Brandon Paul and D.J. Richardson help fill the holes in the guard positions, while freshmen Stan Simpson and Tyler Griffey will add depth to the frontcourt.


2009–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Schedule
The March 17, 2010 NIT first-round game was hosted by Stony Brook due to a previously-scheduled performance by Cirque du Soleil at Assembly Hall.


2009–10 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team
The 2009–10 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team will represent the University of Illinois in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It will be the 36th year of Illinois women's basketball. The Fighting Illini are a member of the Big 10 and will attempt to win their second Big Ten Championship and the NCAA championship.


2009–10 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team, Offseason
At the event, the Illinois men's and women's basketball teams held their first practice of the season immediately following the football game on a specially constructed outdoor court in the stadium's South end zone. Over 60,000 fans witnessed the practice, which also helped raise more than $20,000 for Coaches vs. Cancer. The World's Biggest Basketball Practice marked the largest crowd ever for a men's basketball practice and is the highest attendance to witness any women's basketball event. This honor marks the third year in a row that the Illinois marketing department has been awarded gold by NACMA for a Single-Day Attendance promotion.


2009–10 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team, Regular season, Roster
Jenna Smith was an all Big 10 selection the previous two seasons. Destiny Williams transferred to Baylor on January 20. The six incoming freshmen are ranked as the No. 3 recruiting class by ESPN HoopGurlz. Destiny Williams is a McDonald’s All-American.


2009–10 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
The 2009–10 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by third year head coach Tim Jankovich, played their home games at Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena and were a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.


2009–10 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
The Redbirds finished the season 22–11, 11–7 in conference play to finish in third place. They were the number three seed for the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. They won their quarterfinal game versus Indiana State University but lost their semifinal game versus Wichita State University.


2009–10 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
The Redbirds received an at-large bid to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament and were assigned the number six seed in the University of Illinois regional. They were defeated by the University of Dayton in the first round.


2009–10 Indian Federation Cup
The 2009–10 Indian Federation Cup (known as Hero Honda Federation Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 31st season of Indian Federation Cup. East Bengal defeated Shillong Lajong on penalties to win the competition in the final for their sixth time and earned a place in the AFC Cup.


2009–10 Indian Federation Cup, Semi-finals
In what was seen as a major upset, Shillong Lajong defeated defending I-League champions Churchill Brothers 1–0 in the first semi-final, thereby qualified for the final for their first time. East Bengal beat Mohun Bagan to make their 13th appearance in the final of the competition.


2009–10 Indian Federation Cup Final
The 2009–10 Indian Federation Cup Final was the 32nd final of the Indian Federation Cup, the top knock-out competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata giants East Bengal and Shillong Lajong on 3 January 2010.


2009–10 Indian Federation Cup Final
East Bengal won the final 3–0 via penalty shootouts after the game ended 0–0 after added extra time, to claim their sixth Federation Cup title.


2009–10 Indian Federation Cup Final, Route to the final, East Bengal
East Bengal entered the 2009–10 Indian Federation Cup automatically as they were already in the I-League. They were placed in Group A along with JCT, Salgaocar and Viva Kerala and their matches were played in Satindra Mohan Dev Stadium, Silchar. The tournament got off to mixed start for East Bengal as they drew goalless in their opening fixture against Viva Kerala and then defeated Salgaocar 1–0 in their second match. Yusif Yakubu scored in the 15th minute of the match.


2009–10 Indian Federation Cup Final, Route to the final, East Bengal
In the third match against JCT, East Bengal required a win to qualify and they managed to defeat the Punjab side by 1–0 with Bhaichung Bhutia scoring the winner in the 80th minute to take East Bengal into the Semi Finals. In the Semi Final, East Bengal faced their arch-rivals Mohun Bagan at the Nehru Stadium in Guwahati, with the memories of 5–3 defeat in the I-League match still fresh, the Red and Gold brigade took their revenge as they defeated Mohun Bagan by 2–0 with goals from Yusif Yakubu and Mehtab Hossain to reach the final. José Ramirez Barreto missed a penalty in the first half for Bagan.


2009–10 Indian Federation Cup Final, Route to the final, Shillong Lajong
Shillong Lajong entered the 2009–10 Indian Federation Cup automatically as they were already in the I-League. They were placed in Group D along with Air India, Dempo and Pune FC and their matches were played in Nehru Stadium in Guwahati. Lajong were the underdogs in the group and begand their campaign with a 1–1 draw against Air India. In their second match, they stunned the reigning I-League champions Dempo with a 2–1 win and with Dempo already losing their first match to Pune, Lajong required a draw against Pune to secure their qualification into the Semi Finals.


2009–10 Indian Federation Cup Final, Route to the final, Shillong Lajong
In the last group game, Lajong drew 1-1 and confirmed their spot in the Semis for the very first time. In the Semi Final, Lajong faced favourites Churchill Brothers but their fairy-tale run continued as they caused another upset with a 1–0 win courtesy of a solitary strike from Seikhohau Tuboi to reach their maiden Federation Cup final.


2009–10 Indian cricket season, Australia in India
Australia played seven ODIs in India from 25 October to 11 November 2009. The seven ODIs will complement the Test series that took place between the two nations in 2008 in India.


2009–10 Indian cricket season, Sri Lanka in India
The tour will begin with a practice match for the Sri Lankans against Indian Board President's XI starting November 11. The first test will begin on November 16 and the tour will conclude on December 27, with the last ODI. In all, the tour will include one First Class match, three Tests, two T20Is & five ODIs.


2009–10 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The 2009–10 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. Their head coach was Tom Crean, in his second season with the Hoosiers. The team played its home games at the Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 10–21, 4–12 in Big Ten play and lost in the first round of the 2010 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament.


2009–10 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team
The 2009–10 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team represents Indiana University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Hoosiers were coached by Felisha Legette-Jack. The Hoosiers are a member of the Big Ten Conference.


2009–10 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team, Regular season
The Hoosiers will participate in the Junkanoo Jam on November 26 and 27.


2009–10 Indiana Pacers season
The 2009–10 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's 43rd season as a franchise and 34th season in the NBA.


2009–10 Indiana Pacers season, Summary, Free agency
In July 2009, the Pacers signed nine-year veteran Earl Watson to a one-year contract, and the team also signed three-year veteran Solomon Jones to a two-year contract.


2009–10 Indonesia Super League
The 2009–10 Indonesia Super League is the second edition of this newly born competition (which replaced the Premier Division as the top rank of football system in the country.


2009–10 Indonesia Super League
Persipura Jayapura is the defending champion, having won its first title in the previous season, or the second title if counting the Premier Division era, equalling the record for the most top league titles, along with Persik Kediri.


2009–10 Indonesia Super League
The campaign began on 11 October 2009. A total of 18 teams are competing in the league, 14 of which contested the 2008–09 season and four of which were promoted from the Premier Division. The title was won by Arema Indonesia. This is their second title in their history.


2009–10 Indonesia Super League, Season statistics, Top goalscorers
Aldo Barreto is the top goalscorer of 2009–10 ISL with 19 goals.


2009–10 Indonesia Super League, Attendances
Updated to games played on 8 August 2010Source: Notes:† Team played previous season in Premier Division.


2009–10 Indonesia Super League U-21
The 2009–10 Indonesia Super League U-21 season will be the second edition of Indonesia Super League U-21 (ISL U-21), a companion competition Indonesian super league that are intended for footballers under the age of twenty-one years.


2009–10 Indonesia Super League U-21
Pelita Jaya U-21 is the defending champion in this season. Djarum, an Indonesian tobacco company will continue its participation as the competition's main sponsor.


2009–10 Indonesia Super League U-21, Format
The competition is divided into three acts consist of two round the group and knockout round. The first round is divided into three groups each containing six clubs, two top teams of each group advanced to the second round. The second half consisted of two groups containing three teams in each group intended, the two best teams from each group advanced to the semifinals. The winner advanced to the final semi-final, while two teams who defeated third-ranked fight. Final winner becomes the champion. Play On 29 November 2009 to 16 May 2010


2009–10 Inter Milan season
The 2009–10 season was Inter Milan's 101st in existence and 94th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. This was manager José Mourinho's second and final season with the club, before his departure to Real Madrid.


2009–10 Inter Milan season
Inter had the greatest season in their history, winning Serie A for the fifth consecutive season on the final matchday, the Coppa Italia, and the UEFA Champions League for the first time in 45 years, completing a historic treble. Inter became the sixth European club to complete a treble and the first and only Italian club to achieve this feat to date.


2009–10 Inter Milan season, Season overview
The main transfer move was an exchange with Barcelona, as Zlatan Ibrahimović and Samuel Eto'o swapped clubs. From a tactical point of view, the line-up was not made up from this fact: Eto'o was himself a centre-forward. His partner was Diego Milito, acquired from Genoa, like the midfielder Thiago Motta. There were also the arrivals of the centre-back Lúcio and the playmaker Wesley Sneijder. Inter unveiled the season losing the Supercoppa Italiana, due to a 2–1 knockout against Lazio.


2009–10 Inter Milan season, Season overview
During the brief pause in September, Inter had four points in the league, which became 16 before the October pause. Meanwhile, the side had started its European adventure (from group phase) drawing in the first part of the stage: it was renamed the "group of death" due to the presences of only national champions, from Spain (Barcelona, who was the European defending champion), Ukraine (Dynamo Kyiv) and Russia (Rubin Kazan). Inter retained the first place in Serie A without obstacles and managed to recover the Champions League gap, finishing the group in second place behind Barcelona.


2009–10 Inter Milan season, Season overview
In the round of 16, they defeated Chelsea (the club that José Mourinho coached from 2004 to 2007) via a 3–1 aggregate; in the quarter-finals, CSKA Moscow was beaten 1–0 in both legs. The last obstacle toward the final resulted – once again – Barcelona. Four days before the first leg, Inter won 2–0 over Juventus.


2009–10 Inter Milan season, Season overview
The Spanish side lost the first leg, despite having scored the first goal (with Pedro): the final score was 3–1, enough for Inter to progress to the final despite a 1–0 loss in the second leg, and down to 10 men with a red card to Thiago Motta. As result, Inter went to their first UEFA final in 12 years since the 1998 UEFA Cup.


2009–10 Inter Milan season, Season overview
Prior to the final, Mourinho added two trophies to the season: a Coppa Italia and the second consecutive Scudetto, both won due to Milito's goals and leaving Roma behind. Milito was also man of the match for Champions League final, scoring both goals in the 2–0 victory whereby Inter defeated Bayern Munich, winning this trophy for the first time since 1965, and for the third overall. Inter became the first Italian club to achieve the Treble.


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


2009–10 Inter Milan season, Transfers, Out on loan
Last updated: 10 JanuarySource:EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position; Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on the name); Cap: Cap = Captain, VC = Vice-captain; Since = the year the player start be a permanent part of the squad; App and  = Only competitive appearances and goals. See source for more detail; Ends = when the player's current contract ends.


2009–10 Inter Milan season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 17 May 2010Source: Only competitive matches = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card..


2009–10 Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament
The 2009–10 Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament was the second season of the official Limited overs domestic cricket competition in Sri Lanka. Six teams in total, five representing four provinces of Sri Lanka and a Sri Lanka Cricket team participating in the competition. The competition began on 6 February 2010 when Ruhuna elevens played the Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI at Galle International Stadium, in Galle.


2009–10 Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament
This season comprised 15 regular matches, two semi finals and a grand final.


2009–10 Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament, Rules and regulations
Teams received 5 points for a win, 2 for a tie or no result, and 0 for a loss. At the end of the regular matches the teams ranked two and three play each other in the preliminary final. The winner of the preliminary final earns the right to play the first placed team in the final at the home venue of the first placed team. In the event of several teams finishing with the same number of points, standings are determined by most wins, then net run rate (NRR).


2009–10 Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament, Statistics, Most Runs
The top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the season are included in this table.


2009–10 Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament, Statistics, Most Wickets
The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the season.


2009–10 Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament, Statistics, Highest Team Totals
The following table lists the six highest team scores during this season.


2009–10 Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament, Statistics, Highest Scores
This table contains the top five highest scores of the season made by a batsman in a single innings.


2009–10 Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament, Statistics, Best Bowling Figures
This table lists the top five players with the best bowling figures in the season.


2009–10 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season
The 2009–10 season was Inverness Caledonian Thistle's first in the Scottish First Division since relegation from the Scottish Premier League the previous season.


2009–10 Iona Gaels women's basketball team
The 2009–10 Iona Gaels women's basketball team represented the Iona College in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gaels were  coached by Anthony Bozzella. The Gaels are a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference playing towards the NCAA championship. Jessica Anger was the Director of Basketball Operations.


2009–10 Iona Gaels women's basketball team, Regular season, Schedule
The Gaels competed in the Iona Tip-Off Tournament (Arizona, Bucknell, Miami (OH)) from November 14–15. In addition, they competed in the Cancun Tournament November 26–27.


2009–10 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
The 2009–10 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in the 2009-10 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Todd Lickliter and team played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, which has been their home since 1983. They were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 10–22, 4–14 in Big Ten play and lost in the first round of the 2010 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament.


2009–10 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
At the end of the season, Lickliter was fired on March 15, 2010. He had gone 38-57 overall and 15-39 in Big Ten Conference games, the worst three-year stretch in program history.


2009–10 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team
The 2009–10 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes are members of the Big 10 conference.


2009–10 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team, Regular season
The Hawkeyes will host the KCRG-TV9 Hawkeye Challenge from November 14–15. Illinois State, UCLA and Santa Clara are the other teams. From November 27–28, the Hawkeyes will compete in the Nugget Classic. The Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk Series will resume against Iowa State on December 10.


2009–10 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team, Postseason, Big Ten tournament
Iowa went into the 2009–2010 Big Ten Tournament with a 17–12 (9–8) record and was seeded 3rd.


2009–10 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team, Postseason, NCAA Basketball Tournament
Iowa was invited to the 2009–2010 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament. They were seeded 8th in the Sacramento Division


2009–10 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
The 2009–10 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represents Iowa State University during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Greg McDermott, who was in his 4th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.


2009–10 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team, Previous season
The Cyclones finished 15-17, and 4-12 in Big 12 play to finish 10th in the regular season conference standings. They lost to Oklahomas State in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament.


2009–10 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team
The 2009–10 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team represented the Iowa State University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cyclones were coacheded by Bill Fennelly and played their home games at the Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. The Lady Clones finished second the Big 12 Conference and earned a #4 seed and a fourth consecutive trip to the NCAA women's tournament. Hilton Magic propelled the team through the first and second rounds with attendance at Hilton Coliseum ranked 2nd in the nation. However, UConn, the 2010 Champions, stopped the Lady Cyclones in the Sweet Sixteen.


2009–10 Ipswich Town F.C. season
During the 2009–10 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the Football League Championship. The 2009–10 football season marked the 131st year of existence of Ipswich Town Football Club. Additionally, it marked the club's 74th anniversary of turning professional and was the club's 71st consecutive season in the English football league system.


2009–10 Ipswich Town F.C. season
The 2009–10 season was Roy Keane's first full season as manager of Ipswich Town. Ipswich Town competed in the Football League Championship, finishing 15th out of the 24 teams. The club also competed in the Football League Cup, where it was eliminated in the Second Round, and the FA Cup, where it was eliminated in the Fourth Round.


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


2009–10 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Pre-season
Ipswich traveled to the Republic of Ireland for pre-season in 2009, playing friendlies against Irish sides Finn Harps, Waterford and Cork City. The squad also spent time in Portugal on a four-day training camp. On the 25 July Ipswich played Colchester United in a testimonial match for retired former player Fabian Wilnis, a match which Ipswich won 2–0.


2009–10 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
As in the League Cup, Ipswich only progressed through one round of the FA Cup, falling to a 2–1 defeat against Southampton at St Mary's. This meant Ipswich was only left with trying to improve its league position.


2009–10 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Competitions, League Cup
Ipswich Town's League Cup campaign was disappointing. After winning a thrilling first round tie against Shrewsbury Town, Ipswich was knocked out of the competition by Peterborough United at London Road after Ipswich striker Tamas Priskin missed a vital penalty.


2009–10 Iraklis F.C. season
The 2009–10 season is Iraklis 29th consecutive (and 50th in total) season in the Super League Greece.


2009–10 Iran 2nd Division
The following is the standings of the 2009–10 2nd Division football season. This is the 3rd rated football competition in Iran after the Azadegan League and Persian Gulf Cup.


2009–10 Iran 2nd Division
It will be divided into two phases: the regular season, played from October 2009 to March 2010, and the Second round from March to June 2010.


2009–10 Iran 2nd Division
The league will also be composed of 36 teams divided into four divisions of 9 teams each, whose teams will be divided geographically. Teams will play only other teams in their own division, once at home and once away for a total of 16 matches each.


2009–10 Iran 2nd Division
In each division, two teams are promoted to Second round, and two teams are relegated to  2nd Division and plus one relegation playoff losers from each division will be relegated to 3rd Division. In Second round, in each division two teams are promoted to Azadegan League. In total, the league promotes 4 teams to Azadegan League and relegates 10 teams to 3rd Division.


2009–10 Iran Football's 3rd Division
The following is the standings of the 2009–10 Iran 3rd Division football season. This is the 4th rated football competition in Iran after the Azadegan League,  Persian Gulf Cup and 2nd Division.


2009–10 Iran Football's 3rd Division, Final league standing
The championship round was played by the participation of the winners of groups A, B, and C.


2009–10 Iran Football's 3rd Division, Final league standing
Zob Ahan Novin Isfahan was chosen as the host of the matches.


2009–10 Iran Futsal's 1st Division
The 2009–10 Iranian Futsal 1st Division will be divided into two phases, the regular season, played from 13 November 2009.


2009–10 Iran Futsal's 1st Division
The league will also be composed of 16 teams divided into two divisions of 8 teams each, whose teams will be divided geographically. Teams will play only other teams in their own division, once at home and once away for a total of 14 matches each.


2009–10 Iranian Basketball Super League
The following is the results of the Iran Super League 2009/10 basketball season, Persian Gulf Cup.


2009–10 Iranian Futsal Super League
The following is the standings of the 2009–10 Futsal Super League season. Foolad Mahan are the defending champions.


2009–10 Iranian Futsal Super League, Play-off
After the Tam Iran Khodro withdrew from league, Football Association decided to hold a playoff game between the two teams that lost Promoted Play Off in the 2008–09 1st Division.


2009–10 Iranian Volleyball Super League
The following is the final results of the Iranian Volleyball Super League (Unity Cup) 2009/10 season.


2009–10 Iraqi Premier Division
The 2009–10 Iraqi Premier Division was the 36th edition of the competition. It was initially set to start in October 2009, but was later rescheduled for December as a 36-team league. The season saw Duhok crowned as champions for the first time.


2009–10 Irish Cup
The 2009–10 Irish Cup was the 130th edition of Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. The competition began on 19 September 2009 with the first Round and ended on 8 May 2010 with the final.


2009–10 Irish Cup
Crusaders were the defending champions, winning their third Irish Cup the previous season after a 1–0 win over Cliftonville in the 2009 final. This season they reached the quarter-finals, but were defeated by Portadown. Linfield went on to lift their 40th Irish Cup, and fourth in five years, beating Portadown 2–1 in the final. Portadown earned a place in the first qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League because Linfield had already qualified for the UEFA Champions League via the 2009–10 IFA Premiership.


2009–10 Irish Cup, First round
Bye: 1st Bangor Old Boys, Albert Foundry, Ards Rangers, Ballymacash Rangers, Banbridge Rangers, Brantwood, Broomhedge, Crumlin United, Dollingstown, Draperstown Celtic, Dromara Village, Dungiven Celtic, Dunmurry Rec., Fivemiletown United, Grove United, Holywood, Killyleagh Youth, Magherafelt Sky Blues, Mosside, Newbuildings United, Omagh United, Raceview, Rathfriland Rangers, Richhill, Saintfield United, Seagoe, Shorts, Sirocco Works, Tandragee Rovers, U.U.J, Warrenpoint Town


2009–10 Irish Cup, Second round
The matches were played on 24 and 31 October 2009.


2009–10 Irish Ice Hockey League season
The 2009-10 Irish Ice Hockey League season was the third season of the Irish Ice Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Ireland. Five teams participated in the league, and the Charlestown Chiefs won the championship.


2009–10 Irish Ice Hockey League season, Overview
Five teams participated. The season was abandoned partway through, and the Charlestown Chiefs were declared champions.


2009–10 Irish League Cup
The 2009–10 Irish League Cup (known as the Co-operative Insurance Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 24th edition of Northern Ireland's secondary football knock-out cup competition. The tournament started on 28 August 2009 with the first round and ended on 27 March 2010 with the Final. The cup was contested by the 12 members of the IFA Premiership and the 14 members of IFA Championship 1.


2009–10 Irish League Cup
Portadown were the defending champions after their second League Cup win last season; a 1–0 victory over Newry City in the previous final. This season however, they went out at the semi-final stage to eventual winners Glentoran, who defeated Coleraine 4–1 on penalties in the final after the game finished 2–2 following extra time. This was Glentoran's seventh League Cup win, and the eleventh time in thirteen years that the cup had been won by one of Belfast's Big Two.


2009–10 Irish League Cup, First round
The first legs were played on 28, 29 August and 1 October 2009. The second legs were played on 7 and 22 September 2009.


2009–10 Irish League Cup, Second round
The first legs were played on 26 September 2009. The second legs were played on 6 and 7 October 2009.


2009–10 Irish League Cup, Third round
In this round entered winners from the previous round together with all 12 teams from IFA Premiership. The first legs were played on 31 October and 10 November 2009. The second legs were played 10 November and 1 December 2009.


2009–10 Irish League Cup, Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 5 December 2009. The second legs were played on 15 December 2009.


2009–10 Isle of Man League
The 2009–10 Isle of Man League was the 101st season of the Isle of Man Football League on the Isle of Man.


2009–10 Israel State Cup
The 2009–10 Israel State Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה, Gvia HaMedina) was the 71st season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the 56th after the Israeli Declaration of Independence. It started on 4 September 2009, while the final was held in Ramat Gan Stadium on 11 May 2010.


2009–10 Israel State Cup
The competition was won by Hapoel Tel Aviv, who had beaten Bnei Yehuda 3–1 in the final.


2009–10 Israel State Cup
As Hapoel Tel Aviv won the double, Bnei Yehuda qualified to the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League, entering in the first qualifying round.


2009–10 Israel State Cup, Results, First Round
Games were played from September 4 to 8 and on September 29, 2009.


2009–10 Israel State Cup, Results, First Round
Clubs participating in the Liga Bet and Liga Gimel gain entry in this round.


2009–10 Israel State Cup, Results, Fifth Round
Clubs participating in the Liga Alef gain entry in this round.


2009–10 Israel State Cup, Results, Seventh Round
Clubs participating in the Liga Leumit gain entry in this round.


2009–10 Israel State Cup, Results, Eighth Round
Clubs participating in the Israeli Premier League gain entry in this round.


2009–10 Israel State Cup, Results, Round of 16 to the Final
Games were played from March 23 to May 11, 2010.


2009–10 Israeli Basketball State Cup
The 2009–10 Israeli Basketball State Cup was the 50th edition of the Israeli Basketball State Cup, organized by the Israel Basketball Association. 26 teams participated in the competition. The semifinals and finals was played at the Yad Eliyahu Arena in Tel Aviv.


2009–10 Israeli Basketball State Cup, Preliminary round
4 Liga Leumit teams have been drawn to play a preliminary round to earn a spot in the main draw.


2009–10 Israeli Basketball State Cup, Main draw
Following IBA's rules, the current champions, Maccabi Tel Aviv, and the cup holders, Hapoel Holon, have been drawn straight into the quarterfinals, into different halves of the draw. Two other random teams, Hapoel Jerusalem and Maccabi Haifa, have been drawn straight into the second round.


2009–10 Israeli Basketball Super League
The 2009–2010 Israeli Basketball Super League (Also known as Ligat Winner) was the 56th season of the top basketball league in Israel. The season began on 24 October 2009. The final four event was played on 25–27 May 2010.


2009–10 Israeli Basketball Super League, Format
Each out of the 12 participating teams played 22 regular league games, one home game and one away game against each other team. The top eight teams qualified to the playoff, where they play best-of-5 series decided by the rankings at the end of the regular season (first against eighth, second against seventh and so on).