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2009–10 Gold Coast United FC season

Field	Value
club	Gold Coast United
season	2009–10
manager	Miron Bleiberg
mgrtitle	Manager
chairman	Clive Palmer
league	A-League
league result	3rd
cup1	A-League Finals
cup1 result	Semi-final
league topscorer	Shane Smeltz (19)
season topscorer	Shane Smeltz (19)
highest attendance	10,024 vs Brisbane Roar
(26 December 2009)
lowest attendance	2,616 vs North Queensland Fury
(31 October 2009)
average attendance	5,434
(20 February 2010)
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(26 December 2009) (31 October 2009) (20 February 2010)

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

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
7 October 2008	GK	AUS	Jess Vanstrattan	Juventus	Free	title=Former Juventus 'keeper becomes United's first signing	url=http://www.goldcoastunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=24078	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302002055/http://www.goldcoastunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=24078	url-status=dead	archive-date=2 March 2011	website=goldcoastunited.com.au	publisher=Gold Coast United	accessdate=24 November 2016	date=7 October 2008}}
5 November 2008	FW	NZL	Shane Smeltz	Wellington Phoenix	Free	title=Shane Smeltz agrees to join Gold Coast United	url=http://www.goldcoastunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=24653	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302001958/http://www.goldcoastunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=24653	url-status=dead	archive-date=2 March 2011	website=goldcoastunited.com.au	publisher=Gold Coast United	accessdate=24 November 2016	date=5 November 2008}}
3 December 2008	DF	AUS	Adam Griffiths	Newcastle Jets	Free	title=Adam Griffiths on board in 2009	url=http://www.goldcoastunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=25246	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302001853/http://www.goldcoastunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=25246	url-status=dead	archive-date=2 March 2011	website=goldcoastunited.com.au	publisher=Gold Coast United	accessdate=24 November 2016	date=3 December 2008}}
3 December 2008	MF	BRA	Robson	Cabofriense	Free	title=United set to inject samba swagger into 2009/10 roster	url=http://www.goldcoastunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=25248	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302001626/http://www.goldcoastunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=25248	url-status=dead	archive-date=2 March 2011	website=goldcoastunited.com	publisher=Gold Coast United	accessdate=24 November 2016	date=3 December 2009}}
3 December 2008	MF	BRA	Jefferson		Free
3 December 2008	DF	AUS	Daniel Piorkowski	Newcastle Jets	Free	title=Six more names confirmed for United	url=http://www.goldcoastunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=25247	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302001751/http://www.goldcoastunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=25247	url-status=dead	archive-date=2 March 2011	website=goldcoastunited.com	publisher=Gold Coast United	accessdate=24 November 2016	date=3 December 2009}}
3 December 2008	DF	AUS	Kristian Rees	Adelaide City	Free
3 December 2008	MF	AUS	Matthew Osman	Central Coast Mariners	Free
3 December 2008	MF	AUS	Zenon Caravella	Omniworld	Free
3 December 2008	FW	AUS	Steve Fitzsimmons	Beenleigh	Free
3 December 2008	MF	AUS	Steve Pantelidis	Melbourne Victory	Free
9 December 2008	MF	AUS	James Brown	AIS	Free	title=Highly rated youngster pens 3-year deal with United	url=http://www.goldcoastunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=25382	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302001558/http://www.goldcoastunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=25382	url-status=dead	archive-date=2 March 2011	website=goldcoastunited.com.au	publisher=Gold Coast United	accessdate=24 November 2016	date=9 December 2008}}
10 December 2008	FW	AUS	Andrew Barisic	Melbourne Knights	Free	title=Gold Coast Add Their Twelfth Man	url=http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/90862,gold-coast-add-their-twelfth-man.aspx	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318203744/http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/90862%2Cgold-coast-add-their-twelfth-man.aspx	url-status=dead	archive-date=18 March 2012	website=au.fourfourtwo.com	publisher=Four Four Two	accessdate=24 November 2016	date=10 December 2008 }}
15 December 2008	FW	BRA	Milson	Tombense	Free	title=Brazilian trio all set for 2009/10 campaign	url=http://www.goldcoastunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=25497	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706104717/http://www.goldcoastunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=25497	url-status=dead	archive-date=6 July 2011	website=goldcoastunited.com.au	publisher=Gold Coast United	accessdate=24 November 2016	date=15 December 2008}}
3 January 2009	FW	AUS	Tahj Minniecon	AIS	Free	title=United coup as they score Minniecon	url=http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2009/01/03/36591_gold-coast-soccer.html	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214061228/http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2009/01/03/36591_gold-coast-soccer.html	url-status=dead	archive-date=14 February 2012	website=goldcoast.com.au	publisher=Gold Coast	accessdate=24 November 2016	date=3 January 2009}}
5 January 2009	DF	AUS	Michael Thwaite	Brann	Free
14 January 2009	DF	NLD	Bas van den Brink	Omniworld	Free	title=Gold Coast unveil Culina	url=http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/a-league/gold-coast-unveil-culina-163965/	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206024450/http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/a-league/gold-coast-unveil-culina-163965/	url-status=dead	archive-date=6 February 2009	website=theworldgame.sbs.com.au	publisher=The World Game	accessdate=24 November 2016	date=14 January 2008}}
14 January 2009	FW	AUS	Joel Porter	Hartlepool United	Free
14 January 2009	MF	AUS	Jason Culina	PSV Eindhoven	Free	title=Socceroo Jason Culina signs as Gold Coast United's marquee	url=http://www.goldcoastunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=26083	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302020748/http://www.goldcoastunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=26083	url-status=dead	archive-date=2 March 2011	website=goldcoastunited.com.au	publisher=Gold Coast United	accessdate=24 November 2016	date=14 January 2008}}
11 December 2009	MF	SCO	Charlie Miller	Brisbane Roar	Free	title=Deadline for impact	url=http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2009/12/12/168935_gold-coast-soccer.html	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309110131/http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2009/12/12/168935_gold-coast-soccer.html	url-status=dead	archive-date=9 March 2012	website=goldcoast.com.au	publisher=Gold Coast	accessdate=24 November 2016	date=12 December 2008}}
10 January 2010	DF	BIH	Dino Djulbic	Rot Weiss Ahlen	Free
	GK	AUS	Scott Higgins	Wellington Phoenix	Free
	DF	CIV	Adama Traoré	EF Yéo Martial	Free
	MF	AUS	Richard Greer		Free

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
14 August 2009	DF	AUS	Adam Griffiths	Al-Shabab

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
22 June 2009	MF	BRA	Anderson	Criciúma	End of season	title=Robson's brother to fill Jefferson void	url=http://www.goldcoastunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=27874	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110308124710/http://www.goldcoastunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=27874	url-status=dead	archive-date=8 March 2011	website=goldcoastunited.com.au	publisher=Gold Coast United	accessdate=24 November 2016	date=22 June 2009}}
23 September 2009	DF	AUS	Mark Byrnes	APIA Leichhardt Tigers	Four weeks	title=Bleiberg signs injury cover for Piorkowski	url=http://www.goldcoastunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=29492	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110308095921/http://www.goldcoastunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=29492	url-status=dead	archive-date=8 March 2011	website=goldcoastunited.com.au	publisher=Gold Coast United	accessdate=26 November 2016	date=23 September 2009}}

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date
14 January 2010	FW	BRA	Milson
2010	MF	SCO	Charlie Miller	Clyde	10 February 2011

Squad

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
1	Jess Vanstrattan	AUS	GK	Verona	2008	2010	18	0
20	Scott Higgins	AUS	GK	Wellington Phoenix	2009		10	0
3	Michael Thwaite	AUS	DF	Brann	2009		28	0
4	Daniel Piorkowski	AUS	DF	Newcastle Jets	2009	2011	2	0
13	Bas van den Brink	NLD	DF	Omniworld	2009		27	1
16	Kristian Rees	AUS	DF	Adelaide City	2009	2011	26	2
22	Adama Traoré	CIV	DF	EF Yéo Martial	2009		11	0
36	Dino Djulbic	BIH	DF	Rot Weiss Ahlen	2010		8	0
	Zac Anderson	AUS	DF	QAS	2009		3	0
	Ben Wearing	AUS	DF	Musgrave	2009		1	0
2	Steve Pantelidis	AUS	MF	Melbourne Victory	2009	2011	20	0
5	Robson	BRA	MF	Cabofriense	2009	2010	11	1
7	Zenon Caravella	AUS	MF	Omniworld	2009	2011	24	1
8	Jefferson	BRA	MF		2009	2010	1	0
10	Jason Culina	AUS	MF	PSV Eindhoven	2009	2012	26	3
11	Charlie Miller	SCO	MF	Brisbane Roar	2009	2010	10	1
17	Matthew Osman	AUS	MF	Central Coast Mariners	2009	2011	15	0
18	James Brown	AUS	MF	AIS	2009	2012	9	1
21	Richard Greer	AUS	MF		2009		0	0
23	Steve Fitzsimmons	AUS	MF	Beenleigh	2009	2010	19	2
24	Anderson	BRA	MF	Loan from Criciúma	2009	2010	26	0
	Mitch Bevan	AUS	MF	Brisbane Roar	2009		1	0
9	Shane Smeltz	NZL	FW	Wellington Phoenix	2008	2012	26	19
14	Joel Porter	AUS	FW	Hartlepool United	2009		24	5
15	Tahj Minniecon	AUS	FW	AIS	2009	2012	17	1
19	Andrew Barisic	AUS	FW	Melbourne Knights	2009	2010	6	1
26	Golgol Mebrahtu	AUS	FW	Brisbane Strikers	2009		6	0
6	Adam Griffiths	AUS	FW	Newcastle Jet	2009	2012	1	0
11	Milson	BRA	FW	Tombense	2009	2010	9	0
27	Mark Byrnes	AUS	DF	APIA Leichhardt Tigers	2009	2009	1	0

Friendlies

Lustica Osman
Mebrahtu
Pantelidis
Thwaite Thwaite
Porter
Culina Mebrahtu
Barisic Smeltz Smeltz Traore
Smeltz Kwasnik

Competitions

A-League

Main article: 2009–10 A-League

League table

Results summary

Results by matchday

Results

Kruse
Tiatto
Moore
Miller
van Dijk Culina
Robson
Pantelidis
Higgins Pantelidis
Minniecon Dodd
Griffiths
Middleby
Kohler Fitzsimmons
van den Brink
Pantelidis Rooney
Petrovski Thwaite Smeltz Sikora Burns
Smeltz Simon
Heffernan
Hutchinson Thwaite Fitzsimmons
Porter
Pantelidis
van den Brink A.Thompson
Brebner
K.Muscat Nichols
McKay
Karlović Smeltz
Pantelidis Pellegrino
Coyne Daniel
Brown
Ifill
Jiang
Hearfield Robson Fowler Culina
Pantelidis Cole
Musialik Leckie Anderson
Fitzsimmons
Brown Ward
A. Thompson
Vargas Rees
Barisić
Culina Heffernan Kantarovski
Elrich
Rooney
Petrovski Anderson
Pantelidis
van den Brink Pantelidis
Miller
Barisic Sterjovski
Coyne
Srhoj Pantelidis
Smeltz Moore Caravella Anderson
Brown Bridge Brown
Fitzsimmons
Culina Mrdja
Boogaard
Hutchinson Miller
Caravella
Smeltz Muscat
Behich Caravella
Anderson Durante
Ifill Griffiths
Daal
Cooke
Spagnuolo Djulbic
Culina
Porter
Miller

A-League Finals

Report Summary Thwaite Djulbic
Thwaite
Anderson
Smeltz
Rees
Caravella Petrovski Patafta M.Thompson Miličević Song Topor-Stanley

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	A-League	A-League Finals	Total
1	FW	NZL	9	Shane Smeltz	19	0	19
2	FW	AUS	14	Joel Porter	5	0	5
3	MF	AUS	10	Jason Culina	3	0	3
4	DF	AUS	16	Kristian Rees	2	0	2
	MF	AUS	23	Steve Fitzsimmons	2	0	2
6	MF	BRA	5	Robson	1	0	1
	FW	AUS	19	Andrew Barisic	1	0	1
	DF	NLD	13	Bas van den Brink	1	0	1
	MF	SCO	11	Charlie Miller	1	0	1
	FW	AUS	15	Tahj Minniecon	1	0	1
	MF	AUS	18	James Brown	1	0	1
	MF	AUS	7	Zenon Caravella	1	0	1
	Own goal	1	0	1

Disciplinary record

Position	Nation	Number	Name	A-League	A-League Finals	Total	56
2	AUS	MF	Steve Pantelidis	12	0	0	12
3	AUS	DF	Michael Thwaite	3	0	1	4
5	BRA	MF	Robson	5	0	1	6
7	AUS	MF	Zenon Caravella	4	0	0	4
9	NZL	FW	Shane Smeltz	5	1	0	5
10	AUS	MF	Jason Culina	5	0	0	5
11	SCO	MF	Charlie Miller	4	0	0	4
13	NLD	DF	Bas van den Brink	3	0	0	3
16	AUS	DF	Kristian Rees	2	1	0	2
18	AUS	MF	James Brown	2	0	0	2
19	AUS	FW	Andrew Barisic	1	0	0	1
20	AUS	GK	Scott Higgins	1	0	0	1
22	CIV	DF	Adama Traoré	1	0	0	1
23	AUS	MF	Steve Fitzsimmons	3	1	0	3
24	BRA	MF	Anderson	3	0	0	3
36	BIH	DF	Dino Djulbic	1	0	0	1
	AUS	DF	Zac Anderson	1	0	0	1

Notes

References

(7 October 2008). "Former Juventus 'keeper becomes United's first signing". Gold Coast United.
(5 November 2008). "Shane Smeltz agrees to join Gold Coast United". Gold Coast United.
(3 December 2008). "Adam Griffiths on board in 2009". Gold Coast United.
(3 December 2009). "United set to inject samba swagger into 2009/10 roster". Gold Coast United.
(3 December 2009). "Six more names confirmed for United". Gold Coast United.
(9 December 2008). "Highly rated youngster pens 3-year deal with United". Gold Coast United.
(10 December 2008). "Gold Coast Add Their Twelfth Man". Four Four Two.
(15 December 2008). "Brazilian trio all set for 2009/10 campaign". Gold Coast United.
(3 January 2009). "United coup as they score Minniecon". Gold Coast.
(14 January 2008). "Gold Coast unveil Culina". The World Game.
(14 January 2008). "Socceroo Jason Culina signs as Gold Coast United's marquee". Gold Coast United.
(12 December 2008). "Deadline for impact". Gold Coast.
(10 January 2010). "Djulbic signs on as United add depth for finals race". Gold Coast United.
(14 August 2009). "Big offer just too good to refuse". Gold Coast.
(22 June 2009). "Robson's brother to fill Jefferson void". Gold Coast United.
(23 September 2009). "Bleiberg signs injury cover for Piorkowski". Gold Coast United.
"Gold Coast United Release Brazilian Striker Milson". Goal.
"Miller leaves Gold Coast United, Moore unlikely to join". Tribal Football.
(10 February 2011). "Triple Capture". Clyde F.C..

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