2011–12 A-League

The 2011–12 A-League was the 35th season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the seventh season of the Australian A-League soccer competition since its establishment in 2004. At the end of the previous season, the North Queensland Fury were cut from the competition by the governing body, Football Federation Australia, due to financial reasons.[1]

A-League
Season2011–12
Dates8 October 2011 – 22 April 2012
ChampionsBrisbane Roar (2nd title)
PremiersCentral Coast Mariners (2nd title)
Champions LeagueCentral Coast Mariners
Brisbane Roar
Matches played135
Goals scored365 (2.7 per match)
Top goalscorerBesart Berisha
(19 goals)
Best goalkeeperMathew Ryan
Biggest home winBrisbane Roar 7–1 Adelaide United
(28 October 2011)
Biggest away winAdelaide United 0–4 Central Coast Mariners
(2 December 2011)
Sydney FC 0–4 Melbourne Heart
(29 December 2011)
Highest scoringBrisbane Roar 7–1 Adelaide United
(28 October 2011)
Perth Glory 4–2 Melbourne Victory
(24 March 2012)
Longest winning runCentral Coast Mariners (6)
Longest unbeaten runCentral Coast Mariners (15)
Longest winless runGold Coast United (13)
Longest losing runBrisbane Roar
Gold Coast United (5)
Highest attendance40,351
Lowest attendance1,141
Average attendance10,488 ( 2,095)

Clubs

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TeamCityHome GroundCapacity
Adelaide UnitedAdelaideHindmarsh Stadium17,000
Brisbane RoarBrisbaneSuncorp Stadium52,500
Central Coast MarinersGosfordBluetongue Stadium20,119
Gold Coast UnitedGold CoastSkilled Park27,400
Melbourne HeartMelbourneAAMI Park30,050
Melbourne VictoryMelbourneEtihad Stadium
AAMI Park
55,000
30,050
Newcastle JetsNewcastleAusgrid Stadium33,000
Perth GloryPerthNIB Stadium20,500
Sydney FCSydneySydney Football Stadium45,500
Wellington PhoenixWellingtonWestpac Stadium36,000

Personnel and kits

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TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerJersey sponsor
Adelaide United John Kosmina Eugene GalekovićErreàCoopers
Brisbane Roar Ange Postecoglou Matt SmithPumaThe Coffee Club
Central Coast Mariners Graham Arnold Alex WilkinsonHummelSoccer5s
Gold Coast United Mike Mulvey Michael ThwaiteFi-taHyatt Regency Coolum
Melbourne Heart John van 't Schip FredISCWestpac
Melbourne Victory Jim Magilton Adrian LeijerAdidas[2]Adecco
Newcastle Jets Gary van Egmond Jobe WheelhouseISCHunter Ports
Perth Glory Ian Ferguson Jacob BurnsX-bladesQBE Insurance
Sydney FC Vítězslav Lavička Terry McFlynnAdidasUNICEF
Wellington Phoenix Ricki Herbert Andrew DuranteAdidasSony

Transfers

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Managerial changes

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TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Newcastle Jets Branko ČulinaSacked4 October 2011[3]Pre-season Gary van Egmond20 October 2011[4]
Adelaide United Rini CoolenSacked18 December 2011[citation needed]9th John Kosmina18 December 2011[citation needed]
Melbourne Victory Mehmet DurakovicSacked6 January 2012[5]8th Jim Magilton7 January 2012[6]
Gold Coast United Miron BleibergSacked/Resigned19 February 2012[7][8]10th Mike Mulvey20 February 2012[9]

Foreign players

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ClubVisa 1Visa 2Visa 3Visa 4Visa 5Non-Visa foreigner(s)Former player(s)
Adelaide United Cássio Sergio van Dijk Yevhen Levchenko Francisco Usúcar Ricardo1
Brisbane Roar Besart Berisha Sayed Mohamed Adnan Henrique Issey Nakajima-Farran Thomas Broich Jack Hingert2
Central Coast Mariners John Sutton Patrick Zwaanswijk Michael McGlinchey John Hutchinson2
Brad McDonald2
Gold Coast United Robson Adama Traoré Paul Beekmans Peter Jungschläger Maceo Rigters Ante Rožić2
Samuel Tesfagabr1
Ambesager Yosief1
Glen Moss2
Jonas Salley1
Alex Smith
Melbourne Heart Jonatan Germano Fred Maycon Alex Terra Rutger Worm
Melbourne Victory Fábio Carlos Hernández Jean Carlos Solórzano Marco Rojas Ubay Luzardo Grant Brebner1
Newcastle Jets Tiago Michael Bridges Francis Jeffers Jeremy Brockie Byun Sung-hwan Ali Abbas1
Perth Glory Billy Mehmet Liam Miller Bas van den Brink Victor Sikora Steven McGarry Andrezinho3
Shane Smeltz2
Ndumba Makeche1
Sydney FC Bruno Cazarine Juho Mäkelä Hirofumi Moriyasu Pascal Bosschaart Karol Kisel Terry McFlynn1
Wellington Phoenix Paul Ifill Chris Greenacre Dani Sánchez Tony Warner Alex Smith Daniel1
Manny Muscat2

The following do not fill a Visa position:
1Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian Residency (and New Zealand Residency, in the case of Wellington Phoenix);
2Australian residents (and New Zealand residents, in the case of Wellington Phoenix) who have chosen to represent another national team;
3Injury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players;
4Guest Players (eligible to play a maximum of ten games)

Salary cap exemptions and captains

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ClubAustralian MarqueeInternational MarqueeJunior MarqueeCaptainVice-Captain
Adelaide United Dario Vidosic[10][11] Sergio van Dijk[12]None Jon McKain[13]
Eugene Galekovic[note 1][14]
Cássio[14]
Brisbane RoarNoneNoneNone Matt Smith[15] Shane Stefanutto[15]
Central Coast MarinersNoneNone Oliver Bozanic[16] Alex Wilkinson[17]None
Gold Coast UnitedNoneNone Tahj Minniecon[18][19] Michael Thwaite[20] Paul Beekmans[20]
Glen Moss[20]
Melbourne HeartNone Fred[21]None Fred[22][21] Matt Thompson[23]
Melbourne Victory Archie Thompson[24][25] Harry Kewell[26]None Adrian Leijer[27] Archie Thompson[citation needed]
Newcastle JetsNoneNoneNone Jobe Wheelhouse[28] Kasey Wehrman[29]
Perth Glory Mile Sterjovski[30] Shane Smeltz[31]None Jacob Burns[32] Chris Coyne[33]
Sydney FC Nick Carle[34] Brett Emerton[35]None Terry McFlynn[36] Alex Brosque[36]
Wellington PhoenixNoneNoneNone Andrew Durante[37] Tim Brown[37]

Regular season

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League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Central Coast Mariners2715664024+1651Qualification for 2013 AFC Champions League group stage and finals series[a]
2Brisbane Roar (C)2714765028+2249Qualification for 2013 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and finals series
3Perth Glory27134104035+543Qualification for Finals series
4Wellington Phoenix27124113432+240
5Sydney FC2710893742−538
6Melbourne Heart2791083534+137
7Newcastle Jets27105123841−335
8Melbourne Victory27611103543−829
9Adelaide United27510122644−1825
10Gold Coast United2749143042−1221
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ First place qualifies for the 2013 AFC Champions League group stage. Winning the 2012 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off, unless first place are champions.

Home and away season

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The 2011–12 season saw each team play 27 games, host 13 and play 1 regional game over 25 rounds. On 4 January, over 11 hours of soccer was broadcast with all matches aired back to back starting in Wellington and ending in Perth. The season began on 8 October 2011 and concluded on 22 April 2012. All times are local unless otherwise stated.

Round 1

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8 October 2011 4:30pm, Saturday Newcastle Jets 3–2 Melbourne Heart Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
4:30pm AEDTR. Griffiths 31', 45'
S. Byun 90+3'
(2–1)
Summary
23', 51' M. DuganzdicAttendance: 12,467
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
8 October 2011 6:30pm, Saturday Melbourne Victory 0–0 Sydney FC Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
6:30pm AEDT(0–0)
Summary
Attendance: 40,351
Referee: Peter Green
8 October 2011 7:45pm, Saturday Brisbane Roar 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
7:45pm AEST
8:45pm AEDT
M. Nichols 72'(0–0)
Summary
Attendance: 13,467
Referee: Chris Beath
9 October 2011 4:30pm, Sunday Perth Glory 1–0 Adelaide United nib Stadium, Perth
4:30pm AWST
7:30pm AEDT
B. Mehmet 76'(0–0)
Summary
Attendance: 9,452
Referee: Jarred Gillett

Round 2

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14 October 2011 7:30pm, Friday Adelaide United 1–0 Melbourne Victory Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 ACDT
20:00 AEDT
S. van Dijk 52'(0–0)
Summary
Attendance: 14,753
Referee: Ben Williams
15 October 2011 7:45pm, Saturday Sydney FC 0–2 Brisbane Roar Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19:45 AEDT(0–1)
Summary
43' Berisha
72' Broich
Attendance: 15,789
Referee: Strebre Delovski
16 October 2011 4:30pm, Sunday Wellington Phoenix 2–0 Newcastle Jets Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:30 NZDT
14:30 AEDT
T. Brown 18'
Daniel 60'
(1–0)
Report
Summary
Attendance: 7,643
Referee: Matthew Gillett
16 October 2011 5:00pm, Sunday Melbourne Heart 1–2 Perth Glory AAMI Park, Melbourne
17:00 AEDTD. Williams 45' (pen.)(1–1)
Summary
34', 67' S. SmeltzAttendance: 7,229
Referee: Gerard Parsons

Round 3

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21 October 2011 7:30pm, Friday Brisbane Roar 3–0 Gold Coast United Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:30 AESTE. Paartalu 15'
B. Berisha 61'
M. Nichols 79'
(1–0)
Summary
Attendance: 13,425
Referee: Peter Green
22 October 2011 5:00pm, Saturday Adelaide United 1–2 Sydney FC Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
17:00 ACDT
17:30 AEDT
D. Vidošić 36'(1–0)
Summary
60' J. Coyne
81' N. Carle
Attendance: 12,054
Referee: Gerard Parsons
22 October 2011 7:45pm, Saturday Melbourne Victory 0–0 Melbourne Heart Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:45 AEDT(0–0)
Summary
Attendance: 39,309
Referee: Strebre Delovski
23 October 2011 5:00pm, Sunday Newcastle Jets 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
17:00 AEDTJ. Brockie 24'(1–0)
Summary
Attendance: 14,421
Referee: Jarred Gillett
23 October 2011 4:30pm, Sunday Perth Glory 1–0 Wellington Phoenix nib Stadium, Perth
16:30 AWST
21:30 NZDT
S. Smeltz 32'(1–0)
Summary
Attendance: 8,299
Referee: Ben Williams

Round 4

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28 October 2011 7:00pm, Friday Brisbane Roar 7–1 Adelaide United Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:00 AEST
20:00 AEDT
Henrique 21' (pen.), 36' (pen.)
B. Berisha 23', 27', 29', 69'
I. Nakajima-Farran 80'
(5–1)
Summary
5' D. VidošićAttendance: 11,762
Referee: Strebre Delovski
29 October 2011 7:45pm, Saturday Melbourne Heart 1–1 Sydney FC AAMI Park, Melbourne
19:45 AEDTMaycon 85'(0–0)
Summary
90+4' N. CarleAttendance: 5,666
Referee: Chris Beath
30 October 2011 4:00pm, Sunday Gold Coast United 3–1 Newcastle Jets Skilled Park, Gold Coast
16:00 AEST
17:00 AEDT
M. Rigters 12'
K. Rees 58'
J. Brown 84'
(1–0)
Summary
68' J. WheelhouseAttendance: 2,947
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Round 5

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4 November 2011 7:30pm, Friday Adelaide United 1–1 Melbourne Heart Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 ACDT
20:00 AEDT
S. Dilevski 77'(0–0)
Summary
48' B. HamillAttendance: 10,294
Referee: Jarred Gillett
5 November 2011 5:30pm, Saturday Newcastle Jets 2–0 Perth Glory Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
17:30 AEDTJ. Brockie 10', 11'(2–0)
Report
Summary
Attendance: 12,383
Referee: Strebre Delovski
5 November 2011 7:45pm, Saturday Melbourne Victory 2–2 Brisbane Roar Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:45 AEDTA. Thompson 10', 21'(2–2)
Report
Summary
6' (pen.) Henrique
27' T. Broich
Attendance: 24,820
Referee: Ben Williams
6 November 2011 5:00pm, Sunday Sydney FC 3–2 Gold Coast United Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:00 AEDTB. Cazarine 60'
N. Carle 62'
K. Kisel 90+4' (pen.)
(0–1)
Report
Summary
21' K. Rees
46' D. MacAllister
Attendance: 11,051
Referee: Peter Green

Round 6

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11 November 2011 8:00pm, Friday Gold Coast United 1–2 Adelaide United Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide[38]
19:00 AEST
20:00 AEDT
J. Brown 67'(0–0)
Summary
57' Z. Caravella
69' I. Ramsay
Attendance: 6,368
Referee: Chris Beath
12 November 2011 5:30pm, Saturday Melbourne Heart 3–0 Newcastle Jets AAMI Park, Melbourne
17:30 AEDTFred 66'
M. Dugandzic 73'
A. Behich 85'
(0–0)
Summary
Attendance: 5,914
Referee: Kurt Ams
12 November 2011 7:45pm, Saturday Central Coast Mariners 0–0 Melbourne Victory Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
19:45 AEDT(0–0)
Summary
Attendance: 10,251
Referee: Strebre Delovski
12 November 2011 7:00pm, Saturday Perth Glory 0–1 Sydney FC nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWST
22:00 AEDT
(0–1)
Summary
45' M. BridgeAttendance: 9,046
Referee: Gerard Parsons
13 November 2011 5:00pm, Sunday Brisbane Roar 1–1 Wellington Phoenix Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
17:00 AEDT
19:00 NZDT
B. Berisha 11'(1–1)
Report
Summary
37' T. BrownAttendance: 16,428
Referee: Jarred Gillett

Round 7

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18 November 2011 7:00pm, Friday Gold Coast United 1–2 Melbourne Heart Skilled Park, Gold Coast
19:00 AEST
20:00 AEDT
P. Jungschläger 63'(0–1)
Summary
4' M. Thompson
68' J. Germano
Attendance: 4,031
Referee: Peter O'Leary
19 November 2011 5:00pm, Saturday Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Adelaide United Eden Park, Auckland
17:00 NZDT
19:30 ACST
N. Boogard 83' (o.g.)(0–1)
Report
Summary
44' B. DjiteAttendance: 20,078
Referee: Peter Green
19 November 2011 5:30pm, Saturday Newcastle Jets 1–2 Brisbane Roar Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
17:30 AEDTR. Griffiths 45'(1–0)
Summary
56' Henrique
83' J. Meyer
Attendance: 13,174
Referee: Gerard Parsons
20 November 2011 5:00pm, Sunday Melbourne Victory 2–2 Perth Glory Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
17:00 AEDTC. Hernandez 52' (pen.)
D. Allsopp 57'
(0–0)
Summary
70' Andrezinho
86' S. Smeltz
Attendance: 18,404
Referee: Chris Beath

Round 8

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25 November 2011 7:30pm, Friday Adelaide United 0–0 Newcastle Jets Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 ACDT
20:00 AEDT
(0–0)
Summary
Attendance: 8,403
Referee: Matthew Gillett
26 November 2011 6:45pm, Saturday Brisbane Roar 4–0 Perth Glory Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
18:45 AEST
19:45 AEDT
B. Berisha 23', 45'
I. Nakajima-Farran 33', 41'
(4–0)
Summary
Attendance: 19,339
Referee: Jarred Gillett
27 November 2011 4:30pm, Sunday Wellington Phoenix 2–1 Sydney FC Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:30 NZDT
14:30 AEDT
P. Ifill 7'
T. Brown 59'
(1–0)
Report
Summary
70' B. CazarineAttendance: 6,308
Referee: Ryan Shepheard

Round 9

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3 December 2011 7:45pm, Saturday Newcastle Jets 3–1 Melbourne Victory Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
19:45 AEDTR. Griffiths 27' (pen.), 88'
L. Haliti 47'
(1–1)
Summary
20' C. HernándezAttendance: 17,245
Referee: Jarred Gillett
3 December 2011 7:00pm, Saturday Perth Glory 2–0 Gold Coast United nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWST
21:00 AEST
M. Sterjovski 20' (pen.)
S. Smeltz 54' (pen.)
(1–0)
Summary
Attendance: 6,484
Referee: Strebre Delovski
4 December 2011 3:00pm, Sunday Melbourne Heart 1–0 Wellington Phoenix Latrobe City Stadium, Morwell
15:00 AEDT
17:00 NZDT
M. Dugandzic 40'(1–0)
Summary
Report
Attendance: 2,951
Referee: Ben Williams
4 December 2011 5:00pm, Sunday Sydney FC 2–0 Brisbane Roar WIN Jubilee Oval, Carlton
17:00 AEDTD. Petratos 1'
B. Emerton 20'
(2–0)
Summary
Attendance: 11,555
Referee: Peter Green

Midweek Fixture[note 2]

18 January 2012 5:30pm, Wednesday Sydney FC 1–1 Perth Glory Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown
17:30 AEDTM. Bridge 45'(1–0)
Summary
88' A. HughesAttendance: 5,505
Referee: Matthew Gillett

Round 10

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9 December 2011 7:00pm, Friday Brisbane Roar 1–2 Melbourne Heart Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:00 AEST
20:00 AEDT
M. Nichols 77'(0–2)
Summary
11' J. Germano
26' E. Babalj
Attendance: 10,667
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
10 December 2011 5:00pm, Saturday Wellington Phoenix 1–0 Perth Glory Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:00 NZDT
12:00 AWST
B. Sigmund 85'(0–0)
Summary
Report
Attendance: 6,020
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
10 December 2011 7:45pm, Saturday Melbourne Victory 1–1 Adelaide United Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:45 AEDTA. Thompson 59'(0–0)
Summary
82' F. BarbieroAttendance: 16,562
Referee: Peter Green
11 December 2011 4:00pm, Sunday Gold Coast United 0–0 Sydney FC Skilled Park, Gold Coast
16:00 AEST
17:00 AEDT
(0–0)
Summary
Attendance: 2,984
Referee: Ben Williams

Midweek Fixture

14 December 2011 7:30pm, Wednesday Wellington Phoenix 2–0 Brisbane Roar Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
19:30 NZDT
17:30 AEDT
P. Ifill 26'
N. Ward 80'
(1–0)
Summary
Report
Attendance: 4,628
Referee: Gerard Parsons

Round 11

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16 December 2011 7:30pm, Friday Adelaide United 0–3 Gold Coast United Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 ACDT
20:00 AEDT
(0–2)
Summary
18' B. Halloran
36' M. Rigters
90+3' D. MacAllister
Attendance: 7,967
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
17 December 2011 5:30pm, Saturday Newcastle Jets 1–2 Sydney FC Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
17:30 AEDTJ. Brockie 25'(1–0)
Summary
59' B. CazarineAttendance: 13,658
Referee: Chris Beath
84' J. Mäkelä
17 December 2011 6:45pm, Saturday Brisbane Roar 1–2 Central Coast Mariners Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
18:45 AEST
19:45 AEDT
K. Danning 83'(0–2)
Summary
6' M. Amini
45+2' P. Bojic
Attendance: 10,006
Referee: Peter Green
17 December 2011 7:00pm, Saturday Perth Glory 1–2 Melbourne Heart nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWST
22:00 AEDT
B. Mehmet 35'(1–1)
Summary
33' M. Thompson
87' M. Dugandzic
Attendance: 6,458
Referee: Jarred Gillett
18 December 2011 5:00pm, Sunday Melbourne Victory 3–1 Wellington Phoenix AAMI Park, Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
19:00 NZDT
A. Thompson 3'
V. Lia 22' (o.g.)
D. Ferreira 24'
(3–0)
Summary
Report
84' A. SmithAttendance: 14,023
Referee: Matthew Gillett

Round 12

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22 December 2011 7:30pm, Thursday Sydney FC 2–2 Adelaide United Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19:30 AEDTK. Kisel 19' (pen.)
D. Petratos 66'
(1–1)
Summary
8' D. Mullen
56' D. Vidošić
Attendance: 10,212
Referee: Jarred Gillett
23 December 2011 7:30pm, Friday Wellington Phoenix 5–2 Newcastle Jets Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:30 NZDT
17:30 AEDT
D. Sánchez 15', 33'
C. Greenacre 38'
M. Pavlovic 73', 76'
(3–0)
Summary
Report
50' S. Byun
88' R. Griffiths
Attendance: 6,471
Referee: Ben Williams
23 December 2011 8:00pm, Friday Melbourne Heart 3–2 Melbourne Victory AAMI Park, Melbourne
20:00 AEDTM. Thompson 37', 39'
A. Terra 62'
(2–1)
Summary
21' A. Thompson
90' C. Hernández
Attendance: 26,579
Referee: Strebre Delovski
23 December 2011 7:00pm, Friday Perth Glory 1–3 Central Coast Mariners nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWST
22:00 AEDT
S. McGarry 83'(0–0)
Summary
49' B. Ibini-Isei
59' P. Bojić
64' M. Simon
Attendance: 6,620
Referee: Matthew Gillett
26 December 2011 6:30pm, Monday Gold Coast United 1–0 Brisbane Roar Skilled Park, Gold Coast
18:30 AEST
19:30 AEDT
D. Severino 88' (pen.)(0–0)
Summary
Attendance: 6,927
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Round 13

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29 December 2011 7:30pm, Thursday Sydney FC 0–4 Melbourne Heart Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19:30 AEDT(0–2)
Summary
32' E. Babalj
45+1' M. Dugandzic
77' J. Hoffman
84' A. Terra
Attendance: 16,007
Referee: Peter Green
30 December 2011 7:30pm, Friday Adelaide United 2–0 Wellington Phoenix Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 ACDT
22:00 NZDT
B. Djite 17'
A. Golec 62'
(1–0)
Summary
Report
Attendance: 9,739
Referee: Chris Beath
31 December 2011 4:00pm, Saturday Newcastle Jets 1–1 Perth Glory Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
16:00 AEDTF. Jeffers 61'(0–1)
Summary
9' B. MehmetAttendance: 10,434
Referee: Strebre Delovski
31 December 2011 6:15pm, Saturday Central Coast Mariners 0–0 Gold Coast United Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
18:15 AEDT(0–0)
Summary
Attendance: 14,838
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
31 December 2011 7:30pm, Saturday Brisbane Roar 3–1 Melbourne Victory Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:30 AEST
20:30 AEDT
M. Nichols 44'
R. Visconte 50'
I. Franjic 53'
(1–1)
Summary
3' H. KewellAttendance: 14,852
Referee: Jarred Gillett

Midweek Round

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4 January 2012 3:00pm, Wednesday Wellington Phoenix 4–2 Sydney FC Westpac Stadium, Wellington
15:00 NZDT
13:00 AEDT
Daniel 24' (pen.)
D. Sánchez 41'
Ben Sigmund 77'
Paul Ifill 90+4'
(2–1)
Summary
Report
15' (pen.) B. Emerton
63' B. Cazarine
Attendance: 8,411
Referee: Alan Milliner
4 January 2012 3:15pm, Wednesday Melbourne Heart 1–3 Adelaide United AAMI Park, Melbourne
15:15 AEDTE. Babalj 90+2'(0–1)
Summary
37' (pen.), 78' S. van Dijk
48' D. Vidosic
Attendance: 8,272
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
4 January 2012 5:30pm, Wednesday Newcastle Jets 3–2 Gold Coast United Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
17:30 AEDTJ. Brockie 44', 65'
L. Haliti 73'
(1–0)
Summary
72' B. Halloran
78' A. Traoré
Attendance: 9,311
Referee: Gerard Parsons
4 January 2012 7:45pm, Wednesday Central Coast Mariners 2–0 Melbourne Victory Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
19:45 AEDTM. Simon 1', 84'(1–0)
Summary
Attendance: 12,284
Referee: Peter Green
4 January 2012 7:00pm, Wednesday Perth Glory 3–3 Brisbane Roar nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWST
22:00 AEDT
T. Dodd 16'
M. Sterjovski 24', 80' (pen.)
(2–2)
Summary
40', 69' M. Nichols
45' E. Paartalu
Attendance: 6,912
Referee: Chris Beath

Round 14

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7 January 2012 5:00pm, Saturday Adelaide United 1–1 Brisbane Roar Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
17:00 ACDT
17:30 AEDT
S. van Dijk 78' (pen.)(0–0)
Summary
60' I. Nakajima-FarranAttendance: 11,274
Referee: Ben Williams
7 January 2012 7:45pm, Saturday Melbourne Victory 2–1 Newcastle Jets AAMI Park, Melbourne
19:45 AEDTS. Byun 7' (o.g.), 75' (o.g.)(1–0)
Summary
85' R. GriffithsAttendance: 14,897
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
8 January 2012 4:00pm, Sunday Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Perth Glory Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:00 NZDT
22:00 AWST
(0–0)
Summary
Report
90+2' J. MitchellAttendance: 3,898
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
8 January 2012 4:00pm, Sunday Sydney FC 0–1 Central Coast Mariners Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
16:00 AEDT(0–1)
Summary
9' O. BozanicAttendance: 11,866
Referee: Jarred Gillett
8 January 2012 5:30pm, Sunday Gold Coast United 1–1 Melbourne Heart Skilled Park, Gold Coast
17:30 AEST
18:30 AEDT
M. Rigters 72'(0–1)
Summary
8' K. SarkiesAttendance: 2,081
Referee: Matthew Gillett

Round 15

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13 January 2012 8:00pm, Friday Melbourne Victory 1–1 Adelaide United AAMI Park, Melbourne
20:00 AEDTA. Thompson 6'(1–0)
Summary
53' S. van DijkAttendance: 20,959
Referee: Jarred Gillett
14 January 2012 5:30pm, Saturday Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Newcastle Jets Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
17:30 AEDTP. Zwaanswijk 59'(0–1)
Summary
16' L. HalitiAttendance: 10,904
Referee: Matthew Gillett
14 January 2012 6:45pm, Saturday Brisbane Roar 2–1 Sydney FC Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
18:45 AEST
19:45 AEDT
S. Adnan 90+4'
B. Berisha 90+5'
(0–1)
Summary
39' M. BridgeAttendance: 14,545
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
15 January 2012 4:00pm, Sunday Melbourne Heart 1–2 Perth Glory AAMI Park, Melbourne
16:00 AEDTK. Sarkies 65'
67' S. McGarry
(0–1)
Summary
15' S. SmeltzAttendance: 7,233
Referee: Chris Beath
15 January 2012 6:30pm, Sunday Gold Coast United 0–1 Wellington Phoenix Skilled Park, Gold Coast
18:30 AEDT
20:30 NZDT
(0–0)
Summary
Report
87' T. BrownAttendance: 2,135
Referee: Kurt Ams

Midweek Fixture

18 January 2012 7:30pm, Wednesday Melbourne Heart 0–1 Central Coast Mariners AAMI Park, Melbourne
19:30 AEDT(0–0)
Summary
89' A. KwasnikAttendance: 5,522
Referee: Strebre Delovski

Round 16

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20 January 2012 8:00pm, Friday Newcastle Jets 0–1 Wellington Phoenix Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 AEDT
22:00 NZDT
(0–0)
Summary
Report
57' M. MuscatAttendance: 11,694
Referee: Matthew Gillett
21 January 2012 7:45pm, Saturday Melbourne Heart 1–1 Brisbane Roar AAMI Park, Melbourne
19:45 AEDTJ. Germano 31'(1–0)
Summary
69' B. BerishaAttendance: 7,118
Referee: Chris Beath
22 January 2012 5:00pm, Sunday Sydney FC 2–1 Gold Coast United Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:00 AEDTK. Kisel 71'
B. Cazarine 89'
(0–0)
Summary
55' B. HalloranAttendance: 8,541
Referee: Strebre Delovski
22 January 2012 4:30pm, Sunday Perth Glory 4–1 Melbourne Victory nib Stadium, Perth
19:30 AEDTS. Smeltz 13', 34' (pen.)
M. Sterjovski 41' (pen.)
Andrezinho 88'
(3–0)
Summary
67' (pen.) H. KewellAttendance: 12,358
Referee: Peter Green

Midweek Fixture

25 January 2012 7:30pm, Wednesday Adelaide United 1–1 Newcastle Jets Carrington Park, Bathurst
19:30 AEDTS. van Dijk 57'(0–0)
Summary
72' J. WheelhouseAttendance: 2,363
Referee: Alan Milliner

Round 17

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26 January 2012 4:00pm, Thursday Melbourne Victory 2–2 Sydney FC AAMI Park, Melbourne
16:00 AEDTI. Cernak 45'
Fabinho 45+2'
(2–0)
Summary
56' B. Cazarine
89' S. Ryall
Attendance: 20,053
Referee: Strebre Delovski
28 January 2012 6:45pm, Saturday Brisbane Roar 0–1 Newcastle Jets Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:45 AEDT(0–1)
Summary
23' B. KantarovskiAttendance: 9,293
Referee: Ben Williams
29 January 2012 4:30pm, Sunday Wellington Phoenix 3–1 Melbourne Heart Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:30 NZDT
18:30 AEDT
P. Ifill 3', 64'
C. Greenacre 54'
(1–1)
Summary
Report
34' A. TerraAttendance: 13,601
Referee: Peter Green
29 January 2012 4:30pm, Sunday Adelaide United 0–3 Perth Glory Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
16:30 AEDT(0–2)
Summary
14' S. Smeltz
20' S. McGarry
82' L. Miller
Attendance: 9,063
Referee: Jarred Gillett

Midweek Fixture

1 February 2012 7:30pm, Wednesday Melbourne Victory 1–1 Gold Coast United Aurora Stadium, Launceston
19:30 AEDTH. Kewell 65'(0–0)
Summary
90' M. ThwaiteAttendance: 5,268
Referee: Matthew Gillett

Round 18

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4 February 2012 7:45pm, Saturday Melbourne Heart 0–0 Melbourne Victory AAMI Park, Melbourne
19:45 AEDT(0–0)
Summary
Attendance: 26,395
Referee: Jarred Gillett
5 February 2012 5:00pm, Sunday Sydney FC 2–5 Newcastle Jets Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:00 AEDTH. Moriyasu 47'
M. Beauchamp 72'
(0–3)
Summary
22' N. Topor-Stanley
29' R. Zadkovich
38', 87' J. Brockie
90+5' A. Abbas
Attendance: 10,232
Referee: Matthew Gillett
6 February 2012 7:00pm, Monday Perth Glory 4–0 Gold Coast United nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWST
22:00 AEDT
S. McGarry 18'
L. Miller 53'
T. Dodd 67'
A. Traore 84' (o.g.)
(1–0)
Summary
Attendance: 7,681
Referee: Alan Milliner

Round 19

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11 February 2012 5:30pm, Saturday Newcastle Jets 3–0 Melbourne Heart Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
17:30 AEDTJ. Brockie 23'
R. Griffiths 47'
M. Bridges 76'
(1–0)
Summary
Attendance: 10,619
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
11 February 2012 7:45pm, Saturday Sydney FC 2–1 Perth Glory Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19:45 AEDTB. Emerton 54'
B. Cazarine 72'
(0–0)
Summary
86' B. MehmetAttendance: 8,508
Referee: Strebre Delovski
12 February 2012 5:00pm, Sunday Wellington Phoenix 0–2 Brisbane Roar Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:00 NZDT
15:00 AEDT
(0–1)
Summary
Report
42' B. Berisha
80' M. Nichols
Attendance: 13,009
Referee: Jarred Gillett
12 February 2012 4:30pm, Sunday Gold Coast United 1–2 Adelaide United Skilled Park, Gold Coast
17:30 AEDT
16:30 AEDT
N. Boogaard 7' (o.g.)(1–1)
Summary
42' B. Djite
60' D. Vidosic
Attendance: 1,723
Referee: Chris Beath

Round 20

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17 February 2012 8:00pm, Friday Melbourne Heart 1–0 Gold Coast United AAMI Park, Melbourne
20:00 AEDTE. Babalj 80'(0–0)
Summary
Attendance: 4,972
Referee: Alan Milliner
18 February 2012 6:45pm, Saturday Brisbane Roar 3–2 Melbourne Victory Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
18:45 AEST
19:45 AEDT
B. Berisha 1', 32'
Henrique 38' (pen.)
(3–1)
Summary
9', 50' H. KewellAttendance: 18,523
Referee: Jarred Gillett
18 February 2012 7:00pm, Saturday Perth Glory 2–0 Newcastle Jets nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWST
22:00 AEDT
(1–0)
Summary
Attendance: 8,108
Referee: Ben Williams
19 February 2012 4:30pm, Sunday Adelaide United 1–2 Sydney FC Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
16:30 ACDT
17:00 AEDT
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Summary
Attendance: 8,259
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Postponed Round 17 Fixture[note 3]

22 February 2012 7:00pm, Wednesday Gold Coast United 3–3 Central Coast Mariners Skilled Park, Gold Coast
19:00 AEST
20:00 AEDT
C. Harold 9' (pen.)
B. Halloran 17'
M. Cooper 56'
(2–1)
Summary
4', 66' A. Kwasnik
59' B. Ibini-Isei
Attendance: 1,141
Referee: Matthew Gillett

Round 21

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24 February 2012 8:00pm, Friday Newcastle Jets 1–0 Adelaide United Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 AEDTT. Elrich 39'(1–0)
Summary
Attendance: 10,383
Referee: Ben Williams
25 February 2012 5:30pm, Saturday Sydney FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:30 AEDT
19:30 NZDT
(0–1)
Summary
Report
13' P. IfillAttendance: 10,165
Referee: Peter Green
25 February 2012 6:45pm, Saturday Gold Coast United 1–1 Melbourne Victory Skilled Park, Gold Coast
18:45 AEST
19:45 AEDT
M. Rigters 51'(0–0)
Summary
56' C. HernándezAttendance: 2,109
Referee: Regis Queffelec
25 February 2012 7:00pm, Saturday Perth Glory 0–3 Brisbane Roar nib Stadium, Perth
22:00 AEDT(0–1)
Summary
21' Henrique
59', 63' B. Berisha
Attendance: 10,367
Referee: Strebre Delovski
26 February 2012 5:00pm, Sunday Melbourne Heart 1–0 Central Coast Mariners AAMI Park, Melbourne
17:00 AEDTE. Babalj 50'(0–0)
Summary
Attendance: 5,034
Referee: Jarred Gillett

Round 22

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1 March 2012 7:30pm, Thursday Adelaide United 0–2 Perth Glory Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 ACDT
20:00 AEDT
(0–2)
Summary
6' B. Mehmet
24' J. Burns
Attendance: 5,898
Referee: Matthew Gillett
2 March 2012 7:00pm, Friday Brisbane Roar 1–1 Melbourne Heart Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:00 AEST
20:00 AEDT
M. Nichols 32'(1–0)
Summary
49' C. GoodAttendance: 10,988
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
3 March 2012 5:30pm, Saturday Melbourne Victory 1–3 Newcastle Jets AAMI Park, Melbourne
17:30 AEDTH. Kewell 24' (pen.)(1–3)
Summary
20' R. Griffiths
29', 39' J. Pepper
Attendance: 12,457
Referee: Jarred Gillett
3 March 2012 7:45pm, Saturday Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Sydney FC Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
19:45 AEDTT. Hearfield 90'(0–0)
Summary
55' J. ChianeseAttendance: 8,658
Referee: Chris Beath

Round 23

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10 March 2012 5:30pm, Saturday Melbourne Heart 1–1 Wellington Phoenix AAMI Park, Melbourne
17:30 AEDT
19:30 NZDT
E .Babalj 32'(1–0)
Summary
Report
80' P. IfillAttendance: 6,759
Referee: Peter Green
10 March 2012 7:45pm, Saturday Sydney FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19:45 AEDTK. Kisel 33' (pen.)(1–0)
Summary
Attendance: 18,180
Referee: Ben Williams
11 March 2012 4:00pm, Sunday Brisbane Roar 1–1 Adelaide United Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
16:00 AEST
17:00 AEDT
B. Berisha 70'(0–1)
Summary
14' I. RamsayAttendance: 10,739
Referee: Strebre Delovski
11 March 2012 4:30pm, Sunday Perth Glory 1–0 Central Coast Mariners nib Stadium, Perth
16:30 AWST
19:30 AEDT
T. Dodd 25'(1–0)
Summary
Attendance: 6,502
Referee: Chris Beath

Round 24

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16 March 2012 8:00pm, Friday Melbourne Victory 3–0 Wellington Phoenix AAMI Park, Melbourne
20:00 AEDT
22:00 NZDT
C. Hernández 11'
I. Cernak 58'
J. Jeggo 89'
(1–0)
Summary
Report
Attendance: 11,231
Referee: Chris Beath
17 March 2012 5:30pm, Saturday Newcastle Jets 1–2 Brisbane Roar Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
17:30 AEDTA. Abbas 39'(1–1)
Summary
12' B. Berisha
81' (pen.) M. Nichols
Attendance: 11,471
Referee: Jarred Gillett
17 March 2012 7:45pm, Saturday Melbourne Heart 2–2 Sydney FC AAMI Park, Melbourne
19:45 AEDTM. Dugandzic 31'
E. Babalj 36'
(2–0)
Summary
66', 77' S. ColeAttendance: 7,498
Referee: Strebre Delovski
18 March 2012 5:30pm, Sunday Gold Coast United 3–0 Perth Glory Skilled Park, Gold Coast
17:30 AEST
18:30 AEDT
Z. Anderson 6'
J. Brown 83', 90'
(1–0)
Summary
Attendance: 1,720
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Round 25

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23 March 2012 7:30pm, Friday Adelaide United 1–1 Melbourne Heart Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
7:30 ACDT
8:00 AEDT
S. van Dijk 37' (pen.)(1–0)
Summary
68' E. BabaljAttendance: 6,411
Referee: Adam Kersey
24 March 2012 6:30pm, Saturday Perth Glory 4–2 Melbourne Victory nib Stadium, Perth
6:30 AWST
21:30 AEDT
S. Smeltz 22', 47', 62' (pen.), 65'(1–2)
Summary
21' C. Hernández
45' M. Milligan
Attendance: 9,724
Referee: Alan Milliner
25 March 2012 4:00pm, Sunday Sydney FC 3–2 Newcastle Jets Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
16:00 AEDTB. Cazarine 12'
J. Chianese 30', 33'
(3–1)
Summary
26' M. Bridges
84' J. Wheelhouse
Attendance: 14,494
Referee: Chris Beath
25 March 2012 5:30pm, Sunday Gold Coast United 1–2 Brisbane Roar Skilled Park, Gold Coast
17:30 AEST
18:30 AEDT
D. Bowles 29'(1–0)
Summary
58' N. Fitzgerald
90' G. Lambadaridis
Attendance: 6,102
Referee: Peter Green

Table of results

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Abbreviation and Color Key:
ClubMatch
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Adelaide UnitedPGMVSFCBRMHGCUWPNUJCCMMVGCUSFCWPMHBRMVCCMNUJPGWPGCUSFCNUJPGBRCCMMH
1–01–01–27–11–11–21–10–00–41–10–32–22–01–31–11–13–21–10–31–21–21–21–00–21–11–01–1| | |
Brisbane RoarCCMSFCGCUAUMVWPNUJPGSFCMHWPCCMGCUMVPGAUSFCMHNUJCCMWPMVPGMHAUNUJGCU
1–00–23–07–12–21–11–24–02–01–22–01–21–03–13–31–12–11–10–10–20–23–20–31–11–11–21–2| | |
Central Coast MarinersBRGCUNUJPGWPMVSFCMHAUNUJBRPGGCUMVSFCNUJMHAUGCUBRMVWPMHSFCPGAUWP
1–01–11–02–11–20–02–33–10–42–01–21–30–02–00–11–10–13–23–30–22–12–01–01–11–01–01–2| | |
Gold Coast UnitedWPCCMBRNUJSFCAUMHMVPGSFCAUBRCCMNUJMHWPSFCCCMMVPGAUMHMVWPNUJPGBR
1–11–13–03–13–21–21–23–22–00–00–31–00–03–21–10–12–13–31–14–01–21–01–12–01–13–01–2| | |
Melbourne HeartNUJPGMVSFCAUNUJGCUCCMWPBRPGMVSFCAUGCUPGCCMBRWPMVNUJGCUCCMBRWPSFCAU
3–21–20–01–11–13–01–23–11–01–21–23–20–41–31–11–20–11–13–10–03–01–01–01–11–12–21–1| | |
Melbourne VictorySFCAUMHWPBRCCMPGGCUNUJAUWPMHBRCCMNUJAUPGSFCGCUMHCCMBRGCUNUJSFCWPPG
0–01–00–01–22–20–02–23–23–11–13–13–23–12–02–11–14–12–21–10–02–13–21–11–31–03–04–2| | |
Newcastle JetsMHWPCCMGCUPGMHBRAUMVCCMSFCWPPGGCUMVCCMWPAUBRSFCMHPGAUMVGCUBRSFC
3–22–01–03–12–03–01–20–03–12–01–25–21–13–22–11–10–11–10–12–53–02–01–01–31–11–23–2| | |
Perth GloryAUMHWPCCMNUJSFCMVBRGCUSFCWPMHCCMNUJBRWPMHMVAUGCUSFCNUJBRAUCCMGCUMV
1–01–21–02–12–00–12–24–02–01–11–01–21–31–13–30–11–24–10–34–02–12–00–30–21–00–34–2| | |
Sydney FCMVBRAUMHGCUPGCCMWPBRPGGCUNUJAUMHWPCCMBRGCUMVNUJPGAUWPCCMMVMHNUJ
0–00–21–21–13–20–12–32–12–01–10–01–22–20–44–20–12–12–12–22–52–11–20–11–11–02–23–2| | |
Wellington PhoenixGCUNUJPGMVCCMBRAUSFCMHPGBRMVNUJAUSFCPGGCUNUJMHAUBRCCMSFCGCUMHMVCCM
1–12–01–01–21–21–11–12–11–01–02–03–15–22–04–20–10–10–13–11–20–22–00–12–01–13–01–2| | |


Finals series

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Elimination-finals

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Wellington Phoenix3–2Sydney FC
Brown 47'
Sigmund 80'
Ifill 86' (pen.)
ReportChianese 81', 84'
Attendance: 10,019
Referee: Chris Beath

Perth Glory3–0Melbourne Heart
Smeltz 65', 72', 90+2'Report
Attendance: 12,600

Semi-finals

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Brisbane Roar won 5–2 on aggregate.


Preliminary final

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Grand Final

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Brisbane Roar2–1Perth Glory
Berisha 84', 90+7' (pen.)ReportFranjic 53' (o.g.)
Attendance: 50,334[40]
Referee: Jarred Gillett

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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As of end of regular season
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Besart BerishaBrisbane Roar19
2 Shane SmeltzPerth Glory13
3 Carlos HernándezMelbourne Victory10
4 Eli BabaljMelbourne Heart9
Jeremy BrockieNewcastle Jets
Ryan GriffithsNewcastle Jets
Mitch NicholsBrisbane Roar
8 Bruno CazarineSydney FC8
Harry KewellMelbourne Victory
Sergio van DijkAdelaide United

Own goals

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As of end of regular season
PlayerTeamAgainstWeek
Nigel BoogaardAdelaide UnitedWellington Phoenix7
Vince LiaWellington PhoenixMelbourne Victory11
Byun Sung-HwanNewcastle JetsMelbourne Victory14
Byun Sung-HwanNewcastle JetsMelbourne Victory14
Adama TraoréGold Coast UnitedPerth Glory18
Nigel BoogaardAdelaide UnitedGold Coast United19

Attendances

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These are the attendance records of each of the teams at the end of the home and away season. The table does not include finals series attendances.

TeamHostedAverageHighLowTotal
Melbourne Victory1320,28140,35111,231263,648
Brisbane Roar1313,38719,3399,293174,033
Newcastle Jets1312,11717,2459,311157,518
Sydney FC1411,86118,1805,505166,052
Central Coast Mariners139,60714,8386,883124,892
Melbourne Heart149,08226,5792,951127,142
Adelaide United148,79714,5732,363123,160
Wellington Phoenix148,69120,0783,898121,677
Perth Glory138,31512,3586,484108,101
Gold Coast United143,5466,9271,14149,649
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League total13510,48840,3511,1411,415,872

Updated to the 25 March 2012 note: Adelaide United's lowest crowd was at Bathurst's Carrington Park(NSW) as part of the regional round fixtures.

Top 10 Season Attendances

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AttendanceRoundDateHomeScoreAwayVenueWeekdayTime of Day
50,334GF22 April 2012Brisbane Roar2–1Perth GlorySuncorp StadiumSundayAfternoon
40,35118 October 2011Melbourne Victory0–0Sydney FCEtihad StadiumSaturdayNight
39,309322 October 2011Melbourne Victory0–0Melbourne HeartEtihad StadiumSaturdayNight
26,5791223 December 2011Melbourne Heart3–2Melbourne VictoryAAMI ParkFridayNight
26,395184 February 2012Melbourne Heart0–0Melbourne VictoryAAMI ParkSaturdayNight
24,82055 November 2011Melbourne Victory2–2Brisbane RoarEtihad StadiumSaturdayNight
20,9591513 January 2012Melbourne Victory1–1Adelaide UnitedAAMI ParkFridayNight
20,078719 November 2011Wellington Phoenix1–1Adelaide UnitedEden ParkSaturdayAfternoon
20,0531726 January 2012Melbourne Victory2–2Sydney FCAAMI ParkThursdayAfternoon
19,339826 November 2011Brisbane Roar4–0Perth GlorySuncorp StadiumSaturdayNight

Discipline

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Updated to end of Week 17, 2 February 2012The Fair Play Award will go to the team with the lowest points on the fair play table at the conclusion of the home and away season.

1 point Yellow Card
2 points Second Caution Red Card
3 points Direct Red Card
Team Points
Adelaide United442048
Brisbane Roar300133
Central Coast Mariners330033
Gold Coast United382042
Melbourne Heart351037
Melbourne Victory342450
Newcastle Jets411146
Perth Glory350344
Sydney FC480151
Wellington Phoenix322242
Melbourne Heart0000
Sydney Rovers0000
Totals3701012

Awards

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End-of-season awards

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All-Star team

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Formation: 3–4–3[42]

See also

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Team season articles

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Notes

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  1. ^ Galekovic replaced McKain as captain mid-season.
  2. ^ Game was postponed due to severe weather in Perth, preventing travel for Perth Glory.
  3. ^ Game was postponed due to risk of flooding in the Gold Coast.
  4. ^ Mathew Ryan was named as NAB Young Footballer of the Year for the second year running.[41]

References

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