2010–11 in Australian soccer

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Soccer in Australia
Season2010–11
Men's soccer
A-League PremiershipBrisbane Roar (1st title)
A-League ChampionshipBrisbane Roar (1st title)
Women's soccer
W-League PremiershipSydney FC
W-League ChampionshipBrisbane Roar
← 2009–10 Australia 2011–12 →

The 2010–11 season was the 128th season of competitive soccer in Australia.

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)[]

Teams promoted to the A-League 2010-11

  • Melbourne Heart

Teams promoted to the New South Wales Premier League 2010

  • Rockdale City Suns FC

Teams demoted to the New South Wales Super League

  • Penrith Nepean United FC (Now Defunct)

Teams promoted to the Victorian Premier League 2010

  • Bentleigh Greens FC
  • Northcote City SC

Teams demoted to the Victorian State League Division One

  • Preston Lions FC
  • Whittlesea Zebras FC

Managerial changes[]

A-League[]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment Table
Central Coast Mariners Lawrie McKinna Reassigned 9 February 2010[1] 8th (09–10) Graham Arnold 10 February 2010[2] Pre-season
Melbourne Heart
N/A (New Club)
 John van 't Schip[3] 12 October 2009 Pre-season
North Queensland Fury Ian Ferguson Moved to Perth Glory (asst.) 6 April 2010[4] 7th (09-10) František Straka 7 June 2010 Pre-season
Adelaide United Aurelio Vidmar Promoted to Olyroos coach & Socceroos assistant coach 3 June 2010[5] 10th (09–10) TBA TBA Pre-season

New South Wales Premier League[]

Team Outgoing Manner Date Incoming Date
Sydney United FC Ante Milicic Mutual Agreement 18 November 2009[6] David Zdrilic 4 December 2009[7]
Blacktown City Demons FC Ken Schembri Resigned 15 October 2009[8] Aytek Genc 15 October 2009
Manly United Phil Moss Moved to CCM as assistant coach to Graham Arnold. 14 May 2010[9] Craig Midgley 14 May 2010

Victorian Premier League[]

Events[]

January[]

  • 6th: Australia play their final away game for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification against Kuwait in Kuwait City and draw 2–2.[10]

February[]

  • 9th: Central Coast Mariners manager Lawrie McKinna is sacked from his position as head manager, and reassigned to director of footballing operations at the club, following a 2009 AFC Champions League campaign in which the Mariners failed to win a game, as well as missing out on the finals for the 2009–10 A-League season.[1]
  • 10th: Former Socceroos player and manager Graham Arnold is announced as the second-ever manager of the Central Coast Mariners the day after Lawrie McKinna was reassigned other duties within the club.[2]
  • 14th: Sydney FC defeat Melbourne Victory 2–0 at the Sydney Football Stadium in their final round 27 match to win the Premiers Plate, and book their position into the Asian Champions League[11]

March[]

  • 3rd: Australia play Indonesia in Brisbane and win 1–0, clinching qualification through to the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.[12]
  • 20th: Sydney FC defeat arch rivals Melbourne Victory 4–2 on penalties at Etihad Stadium in the 2010 A-League Grand Final giving Sydney FC their 2nd Championship and first Premiership & Championship double.[13]

April[]

  • 6th: North Queensland Fury manager Ian Ferguson announces he will be leaving the club as head manager and joining the Perth Glory following a turbulent season which saw him come under much scrutiny following results, players chosen as well as off field issues, including a public spiff with marquee player Robbie Fowler, who also signed with Perth Glory in the off season.[14]
  • 10th: Australian national team coach Pim Verbeek announced he will be quitting as Socceroos coach post-World Cup and will join the Morocco Football Federation as National Youth Technical Director.[15]
  • 27th: Adelaide United lose the final match of their Group H match against Shandong Luneng in the 2010 AFC Champions League group stage however move through to the next round.[16]
  • 28th: Melbourne Victory are knocked out of the Group Stage of the 2010 Asian Champions League, finishing last in Group E.[17]

May[]

  • 12th: Adelaide United are knocked out of the 2010 Asian Champions League after going down 3–2 in extra time to K-League club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in Adelaide.[18]
  • 24th: Australia play their final game on Australian Soil before the 2010 World Cup against New Zealand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia win 2–1 with goals from Dario Vidosic & Brett Holman.[19]

June[]

  • 1st: Australia play a friendly against Denmark in South Africa and win 1–0.[20]
  • 3rd: Aurelio Vidmar coach of Adelaide United steps down to accept a role as Socceroos assistant coach[21] as well as head coach for the Australia national under-23 football team during the 2012 Olympic Games in London.[22]
  • 5th: Australia play a friendly against the United States in South Africa and lose 3–1.[23]
  • 7th: North Queensland Fury announce they have signed former Czechoslovakian international František Straka as their head manager for the 2010-11 A-League season, following Ian Ferguson's departure to Perth Glory.[24]
  • 13th: 2010 FIFA World Cup: Australia are defeated 4–0 by Germany in their opening group game of the World Cup. Midfielder Tim Cahill was controversially sent off.[25]
  • 19th: 2010 FIFA World Cup: Australia draw their game against Ghana 1–1 in an eventful match which saw star striker Harry Kewell sent off, Australia's second of the tournament.[26]
  • 24th: 2010 FIFA World Cup: Australia win their final game against Serbia 2–1, however it is not enough to qualify for the Round of 16, Germany defeating Ghana 1–0. to top the group, with Ghana coming second, Australia third, and Serbia 4th.[27]

July[]

  • 1st: Socceroos veteran Craig Moore retires from both international and club football following Australia's exit from the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[28]

August[]

  • 5th: The 2010-11 A-League season kicks off with new team Melbourne Heat being defeated by Central Coast Mariners 1–0 at AAMI Park in front of 11,000.[29]
  • 11th: The Socceroos lose 2–0 to Slovenia in a friendly at Športni park Stožice, Slovenia.[30]

September[]

  • 7th: Australia defeat Poland 2–1 in Poland.[31]

Retirements[]

  • 11 February 2010: Steve Corica, 37-year-old Sydney FC midfielder after sustaining a hamstring injury in the final game of the season against Melbourne Victory which required surgery, thus ending his season. Corica represented Australia 32 times, scoring 5 times.[32]
  • 11 February 2010: Robbie Middleby, 34-year-old North Queensland Fury midfielder. Previously played for Sydney FC, as well as several clubs in the old National Soccer League.[33]
  • 3 May 2010: Mark Rudan, 34-year-old Adelaide United midfielder. Previously played for Sydney FC, as well as Avispa Fukuoka and FC Vaduz. Also represented Australia 3 times, although never scored for his country.[34]
  • 1 July 2010: Craig Moore, 34 years old, former Brisbane Roar and Socceroos defender. Played nearly 200 games for Scottish Premier League club Rangers F.C., as well as in England with Crystal Palace and Newcastle United. Finished his career in the A-League with Brisbane Roar before a pre-world cup stint in Greece with AO Kavala. Represented the Australian national football team 52 times, including 2 FIFA World Cup Appearances in Germany and in South Africa, after which he announced his retirement from club and international football.[35]
  • 2 July 2010: Scott Chipperfield, 34 years old, FC Basel player announces his retirement from international football. However will continue playing for Swiss Super League club FC Basel for the upcoming 2010–11 season, with his full retirement expected to be announced soon after. Played 68 times, scoring 12 goals for Australia and represented his country in both the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, and the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.[36]

National teams[]

Men's senior[]

Friendlies[]

11 August 2010 Slovenia  2–0  Australia Športni park Stožice, Ljubljana, Slovenia
UTC+2 Dedic Goal 78'
Ljubijankic Goal 90+1'		 Report Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)
3 September 2010 Switzerland   0 – 0  Australia AFG Arena, St. Gallen, Switzerland
UTC+2 Report Attendance: 14, 660
Referee: Thomas Einwaller (Austria)
7 September 2010 Poland  1 – 2  Australia Stadion Miejski, Krakow, Poland
UTC+2 Lewandowski Goal 18' Report Brett Holman Goal 13'
Wilkshire Goal pen' (26)
9 October 2010 Australia  1 – 0  Paraguay Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia
UTC+2 Carney Goal 53' Report Attendance: 25,210
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura ()
17 November 2010 Egypt  3 – 0  Australia Cairo, Egypt
UTC+2
5 January 2011 United Arab Emirates  0 – 0  Australia Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
18:30 UTC+4 Stadium: Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium
Referee: Ali Shaaban
29 March 2011 Germany  1 – 2  Australia Mönchengladbach, Germany
20:45 UTC+2 Gómez Goal 26' Carney Goal 61'
Wilkshire Goal 64' (pen.)		 Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 20,000
5 June 2011 Australia  3 – 0  New Zealand Adelaide, Australia
17:00 UTC+9:30 Kennedy Goal 10,59'
Troisi Goal 93' (pen.)		 Stadium: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 21,281
Referee: Minoru Tōjō
7 June 2011 Australia  0 – 0  Serbia Melbourne, Australia
19:30 UTC+10 Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 28,149
Referee: Minoru Tōjō

AFC Asian Cup[]

Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup
10 January 2011 Group Stage India  0 – 4  Australia Doha, Qatar
16:15 UTC+3 (Report) Cahill Goal 11', 65'
Kewell Goal 24'
Holman Goal 45+1'		 Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 11,749
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi
14 January 2011 Group Stage Australia  1 – 1  South Korea Doha, Qatar
16:15 UTC+3 Jedinak Goal 62' (Report)[permanent dead link] Koo Ja-Cheol Goal 24' Stadium: Al-Gharafa Stadium
Attendance: 15,526
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou
18 January 2011 Group Stage Australia  1 – 0  Bahrain Doha, Qatar
16:15 UTC+3 Jedinak Goal 37' (Report)[permanent dead link] Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
22 January 2011 Quarter-finals Australia  1 – 0 (a.e.t.)  Iraq Doha, Qatar
16:25 UTC+3 Kewell Goal 117' (Report) Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 7,889
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou
25 January 2011 Semi-finals Uzbekistan  0 – 6  Australia Doha, Qatar
19:25 UTC+3 (Report) Kewell Goal 5'
Ognenovski Goal 35'
Carney Goal 65'
Emerton Goal 74'
Valeri Goal 82'
Kruse Goal 83'		 Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
Attendance: 24,826
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi
29 January 2011 Final Australia  0 – 1 (a.e.t.)  Japan Doha, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3 Report Lee Goal 109' Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 37,174
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov

Men's under-23[]

Friendlies[]

20 November 2011 Australia  0 – 1  North Korea Hanoi, Vietnam
Report Pak Song-chol
22 November 2011 Vietnam  0 – 2  Australia Hanoi, Vietnam
Report Hoffman Goal 19'
Minniecon Goal 36'
24 November 2011 Australia  0 – 0  Kuwait Hanoi, Vietnam
Report
1 June 2011 Japan  3 – 1  Australia Niigata, Japan
Nagai Goal 45', 63'
Yuya Osako Goal 85'		 Report Nichols Goal 4' Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium
14 June 2011 Australia  6 – 0  Singapore Sydney, Australia
Danning Goal 6'
Mooy Goal 14'
Hoffman Goal 52'
Ješić Goal 55'
Amini Goal 69'
Behich Goal 90'		 Report Stadium: Blacktown Olympic Park

Olympic qualifying[]

Main article: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers
19 June 2011 Preliminary Round 2 Australia  3 – 0  Yemen Gosford, Australia
15:00 (UTC+10) Hoffman Goal 14', 90'
Nichols Goal 67'		 Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 2,597
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
23 June 2011 Preliminary Round 2 Yemen  0 – 4
(0 – 7 agg.)		  Australia Newcastle, Australia
18:30 (UTC+10) Report Hoffman Goal 18', 31', 52'
Mooy Goal 68'		 Stadium: Ausgrid Stadium
Attendance: 3,009
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

Men's under-20[]

Friendlies[]

27 May 2011 Germany  0 – 1  Australia Kamen, Germany
Report Danning Goal 44'

AFF U-19 Youth Championship[]

Main article: 2010 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
24 July 2010 Group stage  Australia 1 – 0  South Korea Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
16:00 (UTC+7) Petratos Goal 23' Report Stadium: Thong Nhat Stadium
26 July 2010 Group stage  Thailand 1 – 1  Australia Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
16:00 (UTC+7) Goal 71' Report Hamill Goal 4' Stadium: Thong Nhat Stadium
28 July 2010 Group stage  Vietnam 1 – 4  Australia Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
18:30 (UTC+7) Goal 57' Report Amini Goal 1'
Leckie Goal 14'
Halloran Goal 40'
Babalj Goal 73'		 Stadium: Thong Nhat Stadium
30 July 2010 Final  Australia 1 – 0  Thailand Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
18:00 (UTC+7) Babalj Goal 81' Report Stadium: Thong Nhat Stadium

AFC U-19 Championship[]

4 October 2010 Group stage  Australia 4 – 1  Yemen Zibo, China
17:30 (UTC+8) Danning Goal 14'
Bulut Goal 26' (pen.)
McGowan Goal 30'
Fletcher Goal 83'		 Report Goal 2' Stadium: Linzi Stadium
Attendance: 8,432
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman
6 October 2010 Group stage  Iran 0 – 3  Australia Zibo, China
14:30 (UTC+8) Report[permanent dead link] Amini Goal 39'
Bulut Goal 60'
Antonis Goal 88'		 Stadium: Linzi Stadium
Attendance: 8,761
Referee: Tan Hai (China)
8 October 2010 Group stage  South Korea 0 – 0  Australia Zibo, China
17:30 (UTC+8) Report Stadium: Zibo Sports Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Mohamed Al Zarouni (United Arab Emirates)
11 October 2011 Quarter-final  Australia 4 – 2 (a.e.t.)  United Arab Emirates Zibo, China
18:00 (UTC+8) Bulut Goal 6'
Amini Goal 48'
Leckie Goal 92'
Fletcher Goal 104'		 Report Khalil Goal 23' (pen.), 84' Stadium: Linzi Stadium
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
14 October 2010 Semi-final  Saudi Arabia 0 – 2  Australia Zibo, China
16:30 (UTC+8) Report Bulut Goal 70', 75' (pen.) Stadium: Linzi Stadium
Attendance: 5,430
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
17 October 2010 Final  North Korea 3 – 2  Australia Zibo, China
19:30 (UTC+8) Jong Il-gwan Goal 10', 43', 89' Report Bulut Goal 24', 30' Stadium: Zibo Sports Stadium
Attendance: 31,145
Referee: Tan Hai (China)

League tables[]

2010–11 Hyundai A-League[]

Main article: 2010–11 A-League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Brisbane Roar (C) 30 18 11 1 58 26 +32 65 Finals series and 2012 AFC Champions League group stage[a]
2 Central Coast Mariners 30 16 9 5 50 31 +19 57
3 Adelaide United 30 15 5 10 51 36 +15 50 Finals series and 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off
4 Gold Coast United 30 12 10 8 40 32 +8 46 Finals series
5 Melbourne Victory 30 11 10 9 45 39 +6 43
6 Wellington Phoenix 30 12 5 13 39 41 −2 41
7 Newcastle Jets 30 9 8 13 29 33 −4 35
8 Melbourne Heart 30 8 11 11 32 42 −10 35
9 Sydney FC 30 8 10 12 35 40 −5 34
10 Perth Glory 30 5 8 17 27 54 −27 23
11 North Queensland Fury 30 4 7 19 28 60 −32 19 Disbanded at end of season
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. ^ First place qualifies for the 2012 AFC Champions League group stage.
    Winning the 2011 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2012 AFC Champions League group stage, unless first place are champions.
    Second place qualifies for the 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off, unless they qualify for the 2011 A-League Grand Final alongside first place or become A-League Champions, subsequently third place then qualify for the 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off.

2010 NSWPL[]

Main article: 2010 NSW Premier League season
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bonnyrigg White Eagles 22 13 6 3 45 20 +25 45 Qualified for the 2010 NSW Premier League Finals
2 Blacktown City (C) 22 12 4 6 42 27 +15 40
3 Sydney United 22 11 6 5 39 26 +13 39
4 APIA Leichhardt Tigers 22 12 3 7 39 37 +2 39
5 Marconi Stallions 22 11 3 8 26 26 0 36
6 Sutherland Sharks 22 9 4 9 36 29 +7 31
7 Rockdale City Suns 22 6 12 4 23 23 0 30
8 Bankstown City 22 7 5 10 37 41 −4 26
9 Manly United 22 7 4 11 24 31 −7 25
10 South Coast Wolves 22 6 4 12 32 39 −7 22
11 Sydney Olympic 22 6 3 13 29 40 −11 21
12 West Sydney Berries (R) 22 2 6 14 17 50 −33 12 Relegated to the 2011 NSW Super League
Source: socceraust.co.uk, NSW Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated

2010 VPL[]

Main article: 2010 Victorian Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Richmond 22 12 4 6 33 26 +7 40 Victorian Premier League Finals
2 Hume City 22 12 6 4 41 29 +12 39[a]
3 Green Gully (C) 22 11 3 8 37 23 +14 36
4 Heidelberg United 22 10 6 6 34 33 +1 33[a]
5 Northcote City 22 9 4 9 47 35 +12 31
6 South Melbourne 22 10 6 6 41 28 +13 30[a]
7 Oakleigh Cannons 22 9 3 10 30 31 −1 30
8 Dandenong Thunder 22 9 4 9 24 30 −6 28[a]
9 Melbourne Knights 22 7 5 10 30 37 −7 23[a]
10 Bentleigh Greens 22 5 6 11 19 36 −17 21
11 Altona Magic 22 5 5 12 39 46 −7 20 Relegation to Vic State League Div 1
12 Sunshine George Cross 22 5 4 13 20 41 −21 19
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Hume City, Heidelberg Utd & Melbourne Knights were given a situation pending 3 point deduction as a result of failure to adhere to Rules of Competition 2009 – Section 1.6. South Melbourne lost 6 points because of an incident during the Round 6 home fixture against Heidelberg United.

Trophy & League Champions[]

Competition Winner Details Match Report
Hyundai A-League Premiers
Hyundai A-League Champions
New South Wales Premier League Bonnyrigg White Eagles (Premiers)
Blacktown City Demons (Champions) 		Premiers Report
Championship Report
Victorian Premier League
NSW Waratah Cup Marconi Stallions 0–0 (7–6 penalties) Report

Australian clubs in international competition[]

Summary[]

Club Competition Final round
Melbourne Victory 2011 AFC Champions League Group Stage
Sydney FC 2011 AFC Champions League Group Stage

  Win   Tie   Loss

Melbourne Victory[]

1 March 2011 2011 Champions League Group E Gamba Osaka 5–1 Melbourne Victory Suita, Japan
19:00 UTC+8 Takei Goal 4'
Adriano Goal 7' (pen.)
Lee Goal 10'
Futagawa Goal 62'
Kim Goal 90+1'		 (Report) Muscat Goal 21' (pen.) Stadium: Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
Attendance: 12,949
Referee: Ali Hamad Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)
15 March 2011 2011 Champions League Group E Melbourne Victory 1–2 Jeju United Melbourne, Australia
19:30 UTC+11 Allsoppp Goal 37' (Report) Park Goal 41'
Lee Goal 84'		 Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 4,825
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
5 April 2011 2011 Champions League Group E Tianjin Teda 1–1 Melbourne Victory Tianjin, China
19:30 UTC+08 Zorić Goal 19' (Report) Muscat Goal 52' Stadium: TEDA Football Stadium
Attendance: 25,456
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
20 April 2011 2011 Champions League Group E Melbourne Victory 2–1 Tianjin Teda Melbourne, Australia
19:30 UTC+10 Hernández Goal 44'
Muscat Goal 45+1' (pen.)		 (Report) Tao Goal 37' Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 5,693
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
4 May 2011 2011 Champions League Group E Melbourne Victory 1–1 Gamba Osaka Melbourne, Australia
19:30 UTC+10 Leijer Goal 12' (Report) Nakazawa Goal 43' Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 7,437
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)
11 May 2011 2011 Champions League Group E Jeju United 1–1 Melbourne Victory Seogwipo, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9 Kim Goal 25' (Report) Ferreira Goal 61' Stadium: Jeju World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 1,519
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

Sydney FC[]

2 March 2011 2011 Champions League Group H Sydney FC 0–0 Suwon Samsung Bluewings Sydney
20:00 UTC+11 (Report) Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 7,095
Referee: (Singapore)
6 April 2011 2011 Champions League Group H Sydney FC 1–1 Shanghai Shenhua Sydney
20:00 UTC+10 Carle Goal 12' (Report) Riascos Goal 6' Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 7,007
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)
13 April 2011 2011 Champions League Group H Sydney FC 0–3 Kashima Antlers Sydney
20:00 UTC+10 (Report) Nozawa Goal 41'
Gabriel Goal 51'
Koroki Goal 90+2'		 Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 7,320
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)
19 April 2011 2011 Champions League Group H Shanghai Shenhua 2–3 Sydney FC Shanghai, China
20:00 UTC+8 Jiajun Goal 8'
Jamieson Goal 52' (o.g.)		 (Report) Cazarine Goal 45+1', 59'
Bridge Goal 90+3'		 Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium
Attendance: 10,215
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
3 May 2011 2011 Champions League Group H Suwon Samsung Bluewings 3–1 Sydney FC Suwon, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9 Ha Goal 34'
Neretljak Goal 50'
Yeom Goal 80'		 (Report) Cazarine Goal 51' Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 9,495
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
10 May 2011 2011 Champions League Group H Kashima Antlers 2–1 Sydney FC Tokyo, Japan
15:00 UTC+9 Osako Goal 64'
Nozawa Goal 84'		 (Report) Jurman Goal 26' Stadium: National Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 3,164
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

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