2009 In Sports

2009 in sports describes the world events in sport.

Alpine skiing

* Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 held at Val d'Isère, Savoy, France

American football

* Super Bowl XLIII – the Pittsburgh Steelers (AFC) won 27–23 over the Arizona Cardinals (NFC)
**Location: Raymond James Stadium
**Attendance: 70,774
**MVP: Santonio Holmes, WR (Pittsburgh)
* BCS National Championship Game at Orange Bowl ( 2008 season):
** The Florida Gators won 24-14 over the Oklahoma Sooners in front of a record crowd of 78,468 to win the BCS National Championship
* September 20 – The Dallas Cowboys play their first game in the new Cowboys Stadium against the New York Giants and lose 31–33. The game drew an NFL record regular-season crowd of over 105,000.
* September 27 – Detroit Lions defeat the Washington Redskins to end a 19-game losing streak dating back to December 2007. This tied the 1942–45 Chicago Cardinals (who suspended independent operations in 1944) and the 1961–62 Oakland Raiders for the second longest such streak after the 1976–77 Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
* October 8 – The United Football League made its debut.
* November 27 – In the first UFL Championship Game, the Las Vegas Locomotives defeat the previously unbeaten Florida Tuskers 20–17 in overtime.

Association football

* Shakhtar Donetsk win the UEFA Cup after beating Werder Bremen 2–1 in extra time of the 2009 UEFA Cup Final in Istanbul.
* FC Barcelona win the UEFA Champions League after beating Manchester United 2–0 in the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final in Rome.
* Estudiantes win the Copa Libertadores after beating Cruzeiro 4–1 on points.
* win the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup after beating the 3–2 in the final in Johannesburg, South Africa.
* win the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup after beating the 5–0 in the final in East Rutherford, United States.
* win the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup after beating 4–3 in penalties (the match ended 0–0) in the final in Cairo, Egypt.
* win the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup after beating 1–0 in the final in Abuja, Nigeria.
* FC Barcelona win the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup after beating Estudiantes de La Plata 2–1 in the final in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
* Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito win the Recopa Sudamericana after defeating Internacional in the two-legged final.
* Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito win the Copa Sudamericana after defeating Fluminense FC in the two-legged final.
* FIFA World Player of the Year:
** Men: Lionel Messi, and FC Barcelona
** Women: Marta, and Los Angeles Sol
*** Marta becomes the first four-time winner of the award of either sex, with all of her awards consecutive.

Athletics

* 2009 World Championships in Athletics at Olympiastadion, Berlin

Australian Rules Football

* Australian Football League
** July 11 – kick the lowest score since 1961 when they score only 1.7 (13) against ’s 19.16 (130)
** September 26 – 2009 AFL Grand Final in Melbourne, Australia, is won by the Geelong Football Club against the St Kilda Football Club on by 12 points.

Bandy

* 2009 Bandy World Championship in Västerås, Sweden, is won by the host nation after defeating Russia in the final

Baseball

* Japan win the 2009 World Baseball Classic after beating South Korea by 5–3 (F/10) in the final at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California.
* New York City opens two new ballparks, The New Yankee Stadium for the New York Yankees and Citi Field for the New York Mets.
* Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox throws the 18th perfect game in Major League history against the Tampa Bay Rays.
* The New York Yankees defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 4 games to 2 to win their 27th World Series championship. Hideki Matsui is named World Series MVP
* The Yomiuri Giants defeat the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 4 games to 2 to win their 21st Japan Series championship. The Giants' Shinnosuke Abe is named MVP.

Basketball

* NCAA men's tournament — North Carolina defeats Michigan State 89–72 at Ford Field in Detroit. It is North Carolina's fifth national title.
* NBA Finals — The Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Orlando Magic 4 games to 1 to win the 2009 NBA Championship. The Lakers' Kobe Bryant is named Finals MVP.
* Euroleague — Panathinaikos win their fifth Euroleague crown, defeating defending champions CSKA Moscow 73–71 in the final in Berlin.
* NCAA women's tournament — Connecticut completes a 39–0 season with a 76–54 win over Louisville at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. It is the sixth national title and third unbeaten season for the Huskies.

Boxing

* 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships held in Mediolanum Forum, Milan
* David Haye defeats Nikolai Valuev to claim the WBA World heavyweight title.
* Vitali Klitchko comes back from injury
* Manny Pacquiao defeated Ricky Hatton to win the IBO and Ring Magazine Light Welterweight championship. Pacquiao also defeated Miguel Cotto to win the WBO Welterweight championship to become the first boxer to win 7 world title in seven different weight classes.
* Floyd Mayweather Jr. came out of retirement by facing lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez and defeating him by unanimous decision.

Canadian football

* 97th Grey Cup game at McMahon Stadium in Calgary – Montreal Alouettes defeat Saskatchewan Roughriders 28–27. Avon Cobourne was named MVP

Cricket

* March 3 – five members of the Sri Lanka national cricket team are injured when their team bus 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team, is attacked by masked gunmen en route to the third day's play of their Second Test against Pakistan national cricket team, Pakistan at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan in 2008-09, The tour is cancelled following the attack.
* March 7–22 – 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup held in Australia.
* Deccan Chargers win the 2009 Indian Premier League held in South Africa.
* June 5, – June 21, – 2009 ICC World Twenty20 held in England.
* September 22, – October 5, – 2009 ICC Champions Trophy held in South Africa

Cycling

* 2009 Giro d'Italia, Giro d'Italia – Denis Menchov
* 2009 Tour de France, Tour de France – Alberto Contador
* 2009 Vuelta a España, Vuelta a España – Alejandro Valverde
* 2009 UCI Road World Championships - Men's Road Race – Cadel Evans
* 2009 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial, 2009 UCI Road World Championships – Men's Time Trial – Fabian Cancellara
* 2009 UCI Road World Championships - Women's Road Race – Tatiana Guderzo
* 2009 UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial, 2009 UCI Road World Championships – Women's Time Trial – Kristin Armstrong

Floorball

* 2009 Women's World Floorball Championships, Women's World Floorball Championships
** Champion:
* 2009 Men's under-19 World Floorball Championships, Men's under-19 World Floorball Championships
** Champion:
* Champions Cup (floorball), EuroFloorball Cup
** Men's champion: SSV Helsinki
** Women's champion: IKSU, IKSU Innebandy

Golf

Men's major golf championships, Major championships
*2009 Masters Tournament, The Masters winner: Ángel Cabrera
*2009 U.S. Open (golf), U.S. Open winner: Lucas Glover
*2009 Open Championship, The Open Championship winner: Stewart Cink
*2009 PGA Championship, PGA Championship winner: Yang Yong-eun

Women's major golf championships, Women's major championships
*2009 Kraft Nabisco Championship, Kraft Nabisco Championship winner: Brittany Lincicome
*2009 LPGA Championship, LPGA Championship winner: Anna Nordqvist
*2009 U.S. Women's Open, U.S. Women's Open winner: Ji Eun-hee
*2009 Women's British Open, Women's British Open winner: Catriona Matthew

Senior major golf championships, Senior major championships
*Senior PGA Championship winner: Michael Allen (golfer), Michael Allen
*Senior British Open winner: Loren Roberts
*U.S. Senior Open winner: Fred Funk
*The Tradition winner: Mike Reid (golfer), Mike Reid
*Senior Players Championship winner: Jay Haas

Gymnastics

* 2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
* 2009 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships

Team handball, Handball

* 2009 World Men's Handball Championship – France men's national handball team, France defeats Croatia men's national handball team, Croatia 24–19 in the final

Horse racing

Steeplechases
* 2009 Cheltenham Gold Cup, Cheltenham Gold Cup – Kauto Star
* 2009 Grand National, Grand National – Mon Mome
Flat races
* Australia: 2009 Melbourne Cup, Melbourne Cup – Shocking (horse), Shocking
* Canadian Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, Canadian Triple Crown:
*# Queen's Plate – Eye of the Leopard (horse), Eye of the Leopard
*# Prince of Wales Stakes – Gallant
*# Breeders' Stakes – Purple Shower
* Dubai: 2009 Dubai World Cup, Dubai World Cup – Well Armed
* France: 2009 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – Sea the Stars
* Ireland: Irish Derby Stakes – Fame and Glory
* Japan: Japan Cup – Vodka (horse), Vodka
* Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing#English Triple Crowns, English Triple Crown:
*# 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Sea the Stars
*# 2009 Epsom Derby, The Derby – Sea the Stars
*# St. Leger Stakes – Mastery (horse), Mastery
* United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, United States Triple Crown:
*# 2009 Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby – Mine That Bird
*# 2009 Preakness Stakes, Preakness Stakes – Rachel Alexandra
*# 2009 Belmont Stakes, Belmont Stakes – Summer Bird
* 2009 Breeders' Cup, Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California, Arcadia, California (all races in order of running):
** Day 1 (November 6):
**# Breeders' Cup Marathon – Man of Iron (horse), Man of Iron
**# Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf – Tapitsfly
**# Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies – She Be Wild
**# Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf – Midday (horse), Midday
**# Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint – Informed Decision
**# Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic – Life Is Sweet (horse), Life Is Sweet
** Day 2 (November 7):
**# Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf – Pounced
**# Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint – California Flag
**# Breeders' Cup Sprint – Dancing in Silks
**# Breeders' Cup Juvenile – Vale of York (horse), Vale of York
**# Breeders' Cup Mile – Goldikova
**# Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile – Furthest Land
**# Breeders' Cup Turf – Conduit (horse), Conduit
**# Breeders' Cup Classic – Zenyatta

Ice hockey

* April 18 – Bentley Generals win 2009 Allan Cup Canadian senior championship.
* April 19 – Ak Bars Kazan win 2009 Gagarin Cup Finals, 2009 Gagarin Cup.
* May 10 – defeats 2–1 to win the 2009 IIHF World Championship.
* May 24 – Windsor Spitfires win 2009 Memorial Cup Canadian junior championship.
* June 12 – Pittsburgh Penguins defeat the Detroit Red Wings to win the 2009 Stanley Cup Finals, 2009 Stanley Cup. Evgeni Malkin is awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy.
* June 26–27 – 2009 NHL Entry Draft held in Montreal.
* September 29 – ZSC Lions defeat the Chicago Blackhawks to win the 2009 Victoria Cup.

Mixed martial arts

The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events by month.

January

1/14 – 2009 in World Victory Road#World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku no Ran 2009, World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku no Ran 2009

1/17 – UFC 93, UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson

1/24 – Affliction: Day of Reckoning ()

1/25 – WEC 38, WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone

1/31 – UFC 94, UFC 94: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2

February

2/7 – UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens

2/21 – UFC 95, UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson

March

3/1 – WEC 39, WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia

3/7 – UFC 96, UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine

3/8 – Dream 7, DREAM.7

3/20 – World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 7

April

4/1 – UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann

4/3 – Bellator 1, Bellator I ()

4/5 – WEC 40, WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki

4/5 – Dream 8, DREAM.8

4/10 – Bellator 2, Bellator II

4/11 – Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz

4/17 – Bellator 3, Bellator III

4/17 – Bellator 4, Bellator IV

4/18 – UFC 97, UFC 97: Redemption

May

5/1 – Bellator 5, Bellator V

5/2 – World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 8

5/8 – Bellator 6, Bellator VI

5/15 – ShoMMA#May 15, 2009 card, ShoMMA 1: Evangelista vs. Aina

5/15 – Bellator 7, Bellator VII

5/15 – MFC 21, MFC 21: Hard Knocks

5/23 – UFC 98, UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida

5/26 – Dream 9, DREAM.9

5/29 – Bellator 9, Bellator IX

June

6/5 – Bellator 10, Bellator X

6/6 – Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields

6/7 – WEC 41, WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber II

6/12 – Bellator 11, Bellator XI

6/13 – UFC 99, UFC 99: The Comeback

6/19 – ShoMMA#June 19, 2009 card, ShoMMA 2: Villasenor vs. Cyborg

6/19 – Bellator 12, Bellator XII ()

6/20 – The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale

July

7/11 – UFC 100 ()

7/20 – Dream 10, DREAM.10

8/2 – World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 9

8/8 – UFC 101, UFC 101: Declaration

8/9 – WEC 42, WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles

8/15 – Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg

8/29 – UFC 102, UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira

September

9/16 – UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard

9/19 – UFC 103, UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort

9/23 – World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 10

9/25 – ShoMMA#September 25, 2009 card, ShoMMA 3: Kennedy vs. Cummings

October

10/6 – Dream 11, DREAM.11

10/10 – WEC 43, WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson

10/24 – UFC 104, UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun

10/25 – Dream 12, DREAM.12

November

11/6 – ShoMMA#November 6, 2009 card, ShoMMA 4: Gurgel vs. Evangelista

11/7 – Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers

11/7 – World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 11

11/14 – UFC 105, UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera

11/18 – WEC 44, WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo

11/20 – ShoMMA#November 20, 2009 card, ShoMMA 5: Woodley vs. Bears

11/21 – UFC 106, UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin 2

December

12/5 – The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale

12/12 – UFC 107, UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez

12/19 – WEC 45, WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff

12/19 – Strikeforce: Evolution

12/31 – Dynamite!! 2009 ()

Motorsport

Netball

;International tournaments

;Major leagues

Pickleball

* November 2–8: The first United States national pickleball championships are held in Surprise, Arizona.

Rink hockey

* Spain wins the 2009 Rink Hockey World Championship, defeating Argentina in the final.

Rowing (sport), Rowing

* 2009 World Rowing Championships regatta will be held at Lake Malta, Poznań, Poland

Rugby league

* March 1 – Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles defeats Leeds Rhinos 28–20 to win the 2009 World Club Challenge at Elland Road
*March 22: Maesteg, South Wales – 20-year-old forward Leon Walker collapses and dies on the field in a reserve match between Wakefield Trinity, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and Crusaders Rugby League, Celtic Crusaders.
* June–July – Queensland Rugby League team, Queensland defeats New South Wales Rugby League team, New South Wales 2–1 in the 2009 State of Origin series to claim a record 4th straight Origin series victory.
* August 29 – Warrington Wolves defeats Huddersfield Giants 25 – 16 to win 2009 Challenge Cup Final, The Carnegie Challenge Cup at Wembley
* October 4 – Melbourne Storm defeat Parramatta Eels 23–16 in the 2009 NRL Grand Final to win their third NRL, premiership and second in two years. Billy Slater named Clive Churchill Medalist. On April 22, 2010, the Melbourne Storm were stripped of the 2007 and 2009 premierships and the 2006–2008 minor premierships, after Storm officials confessed to the NRL that the club had committed serious and systematic breaches of the salary cap between 2006 and 2010 by running a well-organized dual contract and bookkeeping system which concealed a total of $3.17 million in payments made to players outside of the salary cap.
* November – Australia national rugby league team, Australia defeat England national rugby league team, England 46–16 in the final of the 2009 Rugby League Four Nations, Rugby League Four Nations tournament in England.

Rugby union

* 115th 2009 Six Nations Championship, Six Nations Championship series is won by who complete the Grand Slam (rugby union), Grand Slam
* 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens
** win the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Men's tournament, men's competition.
** The inaugural 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Women's tournament, women's competition is won by Australia women's national rugby union team (sevens), Australia.
* 2008–09 IRB Sevens World Series –
* July 18 – The Pro14, Celtic League and Italian Rugby Federation tentatively agree that two Italian teams will enter the previously Celtic nations, Celtic league in 2010–11.
* September 14 – SANZAAR, SANZAR, the organiser of the Tri Nations (rugby union), Tri Nations and Super Rugby, Super 14 competitions, announces that has been provisionally invited to join an expanded "Four Nations" competition effective in 2012.
* November 12 – Independent arbitrators appointed by SANZAR award the 15th Super Rugby franchise to Melbourne, specifically to the operators of the Melbourne Rebels, the city's representative in the defunct Australian Rugby Championship. The new team, whose name was ultimately announced as the Rebels, will join an expanded Super 15 in 2011.
* 2009 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa – South Africa wins the Test series 2–1
* 2009 Tri Nations Series, Tri Nations –

Ski jumping

* January 6 – Wolfgang Loitzl wins the 2008–09 Four Hills Tournament, Four Hills Tournament

Speed skating

* Czech female skater Martina Sáblíková and Dutch male skater Sven Kramer win the 2009 World Allround Speed Skating Championships in Hamar

Swimming

* 2009 World Aquatics Championships held at Rome

2009 in tennis, Tennis

*2009 Australian Open, Australian Open
**2009 Australian Open – Men's singles, Men's final: Rafael Nadal defeats Roger Federer, 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(3), 3–6, 6–2
**2009 Australian Open – Women's singles, Women's final: Serena Williams defeats Dinara Safina, 6–0, 6–3
*2009 French Open, French Open
** 2009 French Open – Men's singles, Men's final: Roger Federer defeats Robin Söderling, 6–1, 7–6(1), 6–4
** 2009 French Open – Women's singles, Women's final: Svetlana Kuznetsova defeats Dinara Safina, 6–4, 6–2
*2009 Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon championships
**2009 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles, Men's final: Roger Federer defeats Andy Roddick, 5–7, 7–6(6), 7–6(5), 3–6, 16–14
** 2009 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles, Women's final: Serena Williams defeats Venus Williams, 7–6(3), 6–2
*2009 U.S. Open (tennis), U.S. Open
** 2009 U.S. Open – Men's singles, Men's final: Juan Martín del Potro defeats Roger Federer, 3–6, 7–6(5), 4–6, 7–6(4), 6–2
** 2009 US Open – Women's singles, Women's final: Kim Clijsters defeats Caroline Wozniacki, 7–5, 6–3
*2009 Davis Cup, Davis Cup
** defeats , 5–0
*2009 Fed Cup, Fed Cup
** defeats , 4–0

Water polo

* Water polo at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, Men's water polo World Championship 2009 : Serbia

Multi-sport events

* August 3 – 9 – 2009 World Waterski Championships in Calgary, Alberta, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
* July 11 – 19 – 2009 Lusophony Games in Lisbon, Portugal.
* July 16 – 26 – World Games 2009 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
** Chinese delegation boycotts the opening ceremony on July 16.
* 2009 Summer Deaflympics is held in Taipei, Taiwan
* December 5(some events will start from December 2)—December 13 – 2009 East Asian Games in Hong Kong, China
* December 9 – December 18 – 2009 Southeast Asian Games in Vientiane, Laos

References

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