2011–12 Gold Coast United FC season

The 2011–12 Gold Coast United season was the Gold Coast United's third and final season in the A-League.

Gold Coast United
2011–12 season
ChairmanClive Palmer
ManagerMiron Bleiberg
(until 19 February 2012)
Mike Mulvey
(from 20 February 2012)
A-League10th
Top goalscorerLeague: James Brown (6)
All: James Brown (6)

Season overview

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On 23 September 2011, it was announced the club would start a youth academy consisting of 22 players who missed out on a place in the NYL squad. It has been speculated that the aim of this project is to address issues of community engagement.[1]

On 19 February 2012, Miron Bleiberg was fired as manager,[2][3] with Mike Mulvey taking over the following day.[4]

Transfers

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Squad

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As of match played 9 March 2012
No.NameNationalityPositionDate of birth (Age[N 1])Signed fromSigned inContract endsApps.Goals
Goalkeepers
1Glen Moss GK (1983-01-19)19 January 1983 (aged 29)Melbourne Victory20102012[14]410
20Jerrad Tyson GK (1989-09-21)21 September 1989 (aged 22)Brisbane Strikers2010150
30Brendan White GK (1992-04-16)16 April 1992 (aged 19)201100
40Chris O'Connor GK (1985-05-07)7 May 1985 (aged 26)Bohemian201130
Defenders
3Michael Thwaite DF (1983-05-02)2 May 1983 (aged 28)Brann2009821
4Zac Anderson DF (1991-04-30)30 April 1991 (aged 20)QAS2009191
5Kristian Rees DF (1980-01-06)6 January 1980 (aged 32)Adelaide City20092011[15]734
13Ante Rožić DF (1986-03-08)8 March 1986 (aged 26)Arka Gdynia2011110
15Adama Traoré DF (1990-02-03)3 February 1990 (aged 22)EF Yéo Martial2009693
26Samuel Tesfagabr DF (1985-05-05)5 May 1985 (aged 26)Western Strikers2011[5]00
27Ambesager Yosief DF (1984-06-29)29 June 1984 (aged 27)Western Strikers2011[5]30
28Daniel Bowles DF (1991-10-19)19 October 1991 (aged 20)Brisbane Roar2011122
Midfielders
2Joshua Brillante MF (1993-03-25)25 March 1993 (aged 18)QAS2010170
6Paul Beekmans MF (1982-01-03)3 January 1982 (aged 30)Cambuur2011140
8Robson MF (1986-11-03)3 November 1986 (aged 25)Cabofriense2009342
11Jake Barker-Daish MF (1993-05-07)7 May 1993 (aged 18)AIS201170
14Ben Halloran MF (1992-06-14)14 June 1992 (aged 19)QAS2010264
21Daniel Severino MF (1982-02-11)11 February 1982 (aged 30)Sydney Olympic2011121
22Peter Jungschläger MF (1984-05-22)22 May 1984 (aged 27)De Graafschap2011222
24Jonas Salley MF (1982-03-16)16 March 1982 (aged 29)Chengdu Blades2011120
31Daniel Bragg MF (1982-08-03)3 August 1982 (aged 29)Blacktown City201230
33Mitch Cooper MF (1994-09-18)18 September 1994 (aged 17)QAS201261
Forwards
7Golgol Mebrahtu FW (1990-08-28)28 August 1990 (aged 21)Brisbane Strikers2009260
9Joel Porter FW (1978-12-25)25 December 1978 (aged 33)Hartlepool United2009437
10Tahj Minniecon FW (1989-02-13)13 February 1989 (aged 23)AIS20092012[16]391
12Dylan Macallister FW (1982-05-17)17 May 1982 (aged 29)Breiðablik2011153
16Maceo Rigters FW (1984-01-22)22 January 1984 (aged 28)Blackburn Rovers2011224
17Chris Harold FW (1992-07-14)14 July 1992 (aged 19)Brisbane Force2010252
18James Brown MF (1990-02-19)19 February 1990 (aged 22)AIS20092012[17]389
28Mitch Bevan MF (1991-02-20)20 February 1991 (aged 21)Brisbane Roar200980
32Chris Lucas FW (1981-09-29)29 September 1981 (aged 30)Palm Beach Sharks201110

Competitions

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A-League

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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.

Results summary

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OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
2749142942 −13213541614 +214101328 −15

Last updated: 9 March 2012.
Source: See Results

Results by matchday

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Results

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9 October 2011 1 Gold Coast United 1 – 1 Wellington Phoenix Gold Coast
16:00 AEST (UTC+10)Brown 88'SummaryGreenacre 17'
Durante  84'
Ward  90'
Stadium: Skilled Park
Attendance: 4,113
Referee: Gerard Parsons
15 October 2011 2 Central Coast Mariners 1 – 1 Gold Coast United Gosford
16:30 AEST (UTC+10)Anderson  42'
Brown 47'
Macallister  63'
Beekmans  71'
Rožić  73'
SummaryGriffiths  35'
McGlinchey  48'
Zwaanswijk 87'
Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 10,374
Referee: Peter O'Leary
21 October 2011 3 Brisbane Roar 3 – 0 Gold Coast United Brisbane
19:30 AEST (UTC+10)Paartalu 15'
Berisha 61'
Nichols 79'
SummaryBeekmans  16'
Macallister  52'
Traoré  74'
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 13,425
Referee: Peter Green
30 October 2011 4 Gold Coast United 3 – 1 Newcastle Jets Gold Coast
16:00 AEST (UTC+10)Rigters 11'
Rees 59'
Brown 83'
Thwaite  87'
SummaryWheelhouse 68'Stadium: Skilled Park
Attendance: 2,974
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
6 November 2011 5 Sydney 3 – 2 Gold Coast United Sydney
16:00 AEST (UTC+10)Bosschaart  20'
Cazarine 60'
Carle 63'  88'
McFlynn  66'
Emerton  80'
Kisel 90' (pen.)
SummaryRees 22'
Macallister 46'
McGowan  81'
Beekmans  89'
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 11,051
Referee: Peter Green
11 November 2011 6 Adelaide United 2 – 1 Gold Coast United Adelaide
19:00 AEST (UTC+10)Cássio  5'
McKain  49'
Djite  56'
Caravella 58'
Ramsay 69'
SummaryHalloran  17'
Traoré  22'
Brown 67'
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 6,368
Referee: Chris Beath
18 November 2011 7 Gold Coast United 1 – 2 Melbourne Heart Gold Coast
19:00 AEST (UTC+10)Jungschläger 62'
Mebrahtu  89'
SummaryThompson 4'  90'
Worm  26'
Germano 68'
Stadium: Skilled Park
Attendance: 4,031
Referee: Peter O'Leary
27 November 2011 8 Melbourne Victory 3 – 2 Gold Coast United Melbourne
16:00 AEST (UTC+10)Kewell 3' (pen.)
Hernández 23' (pen.), 79'
Broxham  31'
Vargas  34'
Cernak  62'
Celeski  81'
SummaryBeekmans  1'
Salley  22'
Traoré  29'
Macallister 45+4' (pen.)
Jungschläger 47'
Rees  75'
Rigters  85'
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 16,522
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
3 December 2011 9 Perth Glory 2 – 0 Gold Coast United Perth
21:00 AEST (UTC+10)McClenahan  14'
Sterjovski 20' (pen.)
Miller  36'
van den Brink  43'
Smeltz 54' (pen.)
SummaryAnderson  19'   62'
Salley  25'
Rees  77'
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 6,484
Referee: Strebre Delovski
11 December 2011 10 Gold Coast United 0 – 0 Sydney Gold Coast
16:00 AEST (UTC+10)J.Brown  82'
Halloran  87'
SummaryCoyne  18'
Cazarine  29'
Cole  34'
Bosschaart  45+2'
McFlynn  68'
Kisel  73'
Beauchamp  82'
Stadium: Skilled Park
Attendance: 2,984
Referee: Ben Williams
16 December 2011 11 Adelaide United 0 – 3 Gold Coast United Adelaide
19:00 AEST (UTC+10)McKain  34'
Dilevski  73'
Djite  84'
SummaryHalloran 19'
Rigters 37'
Macallister  42' 90+3'
Rožić  64'   76'
Thwaite  90'
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 7,967
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
26 December 2011 12 Gold Coast United 1 – 0 Brisbane Roar Gold Coast
18:30 AEST (UTC+10)Brown  23'
Salley  41'
Beekmans  50'
McGowan  66'
Severino 88' (pen.)  88'
Harold  90+4'
SummaryPaartalu  24'
Adnan  45+1'
Theo  46'
Hingert  71'
Berisha  88'
Stadium: Skilled Park
Attendance: 6,927
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
31 December 2011 13 Central Coast Mariners 0 – 0 Gold Coast United Gosford
17:15 AEST (UTC+10)Hutchinson  51'
Bojić  59'
Zwaanswijk  82'
SummaryBrown  70'
Salley  90+4'
Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 14,388
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
4 January 2012 14 Newcastle Jets 3 – 2 Gold Coast United Newcastle
16:30 AEST (UTC+10)Pepper  22'
Brockie 44', 65'
Zadkovich  62'
Elrich  68'
Haliti 79'
SummaryHalloran 72'
Traoré 78'
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 9,311
Referee: Gerard Parsons
8 January 2012 15 Gold Coast United 1 – 1 Melbourne Heart Gold Coast
17:30 AEST (UTC+10)Jungschläger  43'
Rigters 71'
SummarySarkies 9'  90+2'
Hamill  20'
Fred  24'
Stadium: Skilled Park
Attendance: 2,081
Referee: Matthew Gillett
15 January 2012 16 Gold Coast United 0 – 1 Wellington Phoenix Gold Coast
17:30 AEST (UTC+10)Rees  24'
Thwaite  73'
SummaryBrown  58' 88'
Ifill  86'
Stadium: Skilled Park
Attendance: 2,135
Referee: Kurt Ams
22 January 2012 17 Sydney 2 – 1 Gold Coast United Sydney
16:00 AEST (UTC+10)Emerton  64'
Kisel 71'
Grant  72'
Petratos  83'
Cazarine 89'
SummaryHalloran 55'Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 8,541
Referee: Strebre Delovski
1 February 2012 18 Melbourne Victory 1 – 1 Gold Coast United Adelaide
18:30 AEST (UTC+10)Kewell 66'
Leijer  73'
Fabinho  75'
SummaryThwaite  61' 90+3'
Rees  65'
Adama Traoré  78'
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 5,268
Referee: Matthew Gillett
6 February 2012 19 Perth Glory 4 – 0 Gold Coast United Perth
21:00 AEST (UTC+10)McGarry 18'
Pantelidis  32'
Miller 53'
Heffernan  57'
Dodd 67'
Hughes  81'
Traoré 84' (o.g.)
SummaryThwaite  55'
Halloran  88'
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 7,681
Referee: Alan Milliner
12 February 2012 20 Gold Coast United 1 – 2 Adelaide United Gold Coast
16:30 AEST (UTC+10)Boogaard 7' (o.g.)
Thwaite  20'
SummaryWatson  17'
Levchenko  35'
Djite 42'  49'
Vidošić 59'
Stadium: Skilled Park
Attendance: 1,723
Referee: Chris Beath
17 February 2012 21 Melbourne Heart 1 – 0 Gold Coast United Melbourne
19:00 AEST (UTC+10)Hamill  5'
Marrone  45+1'
Reid  67'
Babalj 80'
SummaryBowles  25'
Halloran  75'
Harold  84'
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 4,972
Referee: Alan Milliner
22 February 2012 22 Gold Coast United 3 – 3 Central Coast Mariners Gold Coast
19:00 AEST (UTC+10)Harold 10' (pen.)
Halloran 17'
Cooper 56'
Thwaite  81'
Rigters  83'
SummaryKwasnik 4', 66'
Griffiths  28'
Rose  45+1'
Ibini-Isei 59'
Bojić  75'
Stadium: Skilled Park
Attendance: 1,141
Referee: Matthew Gillett
25 February 2012 23 Gold Coast United 1 – 1 Melbourne Victory Gold Coast
18:45 AEST (UTC+10)Rigters 51'  78'
Barker-Daish  88'
SummaryHernández 57'
Milligan  59'
Stadium: Skilled Park
Attendance: 2,109
Referee: Regis Queffelec
4 March 2012 24 Wellington Phoenix 2 – 0 Gold Coast United Wellington
13:30 AEST (UTC+10)Durante 29'
Smith  38'
Ward 90+3'
SummaryStadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 7,431
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
9 March 2012 25 Newcastle Jets 1 – 1 Gold Coast United Newcastle
19:00 AEST (UTC+10)Jeffers  41'
Pepper  60'
Topor-Stanley 90+1'
SummaryBowles 25'
McGowan  26'
Rigters  86'
Traoré  90'
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 10,258
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
18 March 2012 26 Gold Coast United 3 – 0 Perth Glory Gold Coast
17:30 AEST (UTC+10)Anderson 7'
Bowles  80'
Brown 83', 90+3'  89'
Minniecon  84'
SummaryPantelidis  24'
Heffernan  36'
O'Neill  90+2'
Stadium: Skilled Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
25 March 2012 27 Gold Coast United 1 – 2 Brisbane Roar Gold Coast
18:30 AEST (UTC+10)Bowles 30'
Thwaite  77'
SummaryFitzgerald 57'  68'
Lambadaridis 90'
Stadium: Skilled Park
Attendance: 6,102
Referee: Peter Green

Squad statistics

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As of match played 9 March 2012

Appearances and goals

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No.PosNatPlayerTotalA-League
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK  NZLGlen Moss110110
2MF  AUSJoshua Brillante1209+30
3DF  AUSMichael Thwaite261261
4DF  AUSZac Anderson14112+21
5DF  AUSKristian Rees21219+22
6MF  NEDPaul Beekmans145145
7FW  AUSGolgol Mebrahtu1208+40
8MF  BRARobson403+10
9FW  AUSJoel Porter300+30
10FW  AUSTahj Minniecon410+41
11MF  AUSJake Barker-Daish714+31
12FW  AUSDylan Macallister15311+43
13DF  CROAnte Rožić11010+10
14MF  AUSBen Halloran21420+14
15DF  CIVAdama Traoré271271
16FW  NEDMaceo Rigters22419+34
17FW  AUSChris Harold1518+71
18FW  AUSJames Brown17616+16
20GK  AUSJerrad Tyson14013+10
21MF  AUSDaniel Severino1210+121
22MF  NEDPeter Jungschläger22121+11
23DF  AUSDylan McGowan18014+40
24MF  CIVJonas Salley124124
27DF  ERIAmbesager Yosief300+30
28DF  AUSDaniel Bowles1228+42
29FW  AUSMitch Bevan703+40
31MF  AUSDaniel Bragg301+20
32FW  AUSChris Lucas100+10
33MF  AUSMitch Cooper605+10
40GK  AUSChris O'Connor3030
Players who left Gold Coast United during the season:

Goal scorers

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PlacePositionNationNumberNameA-LeagueTotal
1FW 18James Brown66
2MF 14Ben Halloran44
FW 16Maceo Rigters44
4FW 12Dylan Macallister33
5DF 5Kristian Rees22
DF 28Daniel Bowles22
MF 22Peter Jungschläger22
8DF 3Michael Thwaite11
DF 15Adama Traoré11
MF 33Mitch Cooper11
DF 4Zac Anderson11
MF 21Daniel Severino11
FW 17Chris Harold11
Own goal11
Total3030

Disciplinary record

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PositionNationNumberNameA-LeagueTotal
3 DFMichael Thwaite8080
4 DFZac Anderson3131
5 DFKristian Rees4040
6 MFPaul Beekmans5050
7 FWGolgol Mebrahtu1010
10 FWTahj Minniecon1010
11 MFJake Barker-Daish1010
12 FWDylan Macallister3030
13 DFAnte Rožić3131
14 MFBen Halloran4040
15 DFAdama Traoré5050
16 FWMaceo Rigters4040
17 FWChris Harold2020
18 MFJames Brown4040
21 MFDaniel Severino1010
22 MFPeter Jungschläger1010
23 DFDylan McGowan3030
24 MFJonas Salley4040
28 DFDaniel Bowles2020
Total592592

Notes

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  1. ^ Age as of the end of the season

    References

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