2011–12 A-League

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A-League
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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

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]

Clubs[]

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Adelaide United
Brisbane Roar
Central Coast Mariners
Gold Coast United
Melbourne Heart
Melbourne Victory
Newcastle Jets
Wellington Phoenix
Further information: A-League § Clubs
Team City Home Ground Capacity
Adelaide United Adelaide Hindmarsh Stadium 17,000
Brisbane Roar Brisbane Suncorp Stadium 52,500
Central Coast Mariners Gosford Bluetongue Stadium 20,119
Gold Coast United Gold Coast Skilled Park 27,400
Melbourne Heart Melbourne AAMI Park 30,050
Melbourne Victory Melbourne Etihad Stadium
AAMI Park 		55,000
30,050
Newcastle Jets Newcastle Ausgrid Stadium 33,000
Perth Glory Perth NIB Stadium 20,500
Sydney FC Sydney Sydney Football Stadium 45,500
Wellington Phoenix Wellington Westpac Stadium 36,000

Personnel and kits[]

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Jersey sponsor
Adelaide United Australia John Kosmina Australia Eugene Galeković Erreà Coopers
Brisbane Roar Australia Ange Postecoglou Australia Matt Smith Puma The Coffee Club
Central Coast Mariners Australia Graham Arnold Australia Alex Wilkinson Hummel Soccer5s
Gold Coast United England Mike Mulvey Australia Michael Thwaite Fi-ta Hyatt Regency Coolum
Melbourne Heart Netherlands John van 't Schip Brazil Fred ISC Westpac
Melbourne Victory Northern Ireland Jim Magilton Australia Adrian Leijer Adidas[2] Adecco
Newcastle Jets Australia Gary van Egmond Australia Jobe Wheelhouse ISC Hunter Ports
Perth Glory Scotland Ian Ferguson Australia Jacob Burns X-blades QBE Insurance
Sydney FC Czech Republic Vítězslav Lavička Northern Ireland Terry McFlynn Adidas UNICEF
Wellington Phoenix New Zealand Ricki Herbert Australia Andrew Durante Adidas Sony

Transfers[]

Further information: A-League transfers for 2011–12 season

Managerial changes[]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Newcastle Jets Australia Branko Čulina Sacked 4 October 2011[3] Pre-season Australia Gary van Egmond 20 October 2011[4]
Adelaide United Netherlands Rini Coolen Sacked 18 December 2011[citation needed] 9th Australia John Kosmina 18 December 2011[citation needed]
Melbourne Victory Australia Mehmet Durakovic Sacked 6 January 2012[5] 8th Northern Ireland Jim Magilton 7 January 2012[6]
Gold Coast United Israel Miron Bleiberg Sacked/Resigned 19 February 2012[7][8] 10th England Mike Mulvey 20 February 2012[9]

Foreign players[]

Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 Visa 5 Non-Visa foreigner(s) Former player(s)
Adelaide United Brazil Cássio Indonesia Sergio van Dijk Ukraine Yevhen Levchenko Uruguay Francisco Usúcar Portugal Ricardo1
Brisbane Roar Albania Besart Berisha Bahrain Sayed Mohamed Adnan Brazil Henrique Canada Issey Nakajima-Farran Germany Thomas Broich
Central Coast Mariners England John Sutton Netherlands Patrick Zwaanswijk New Zealand Michael McGlinchey Malta John Hutchinson2
Papua New Guinea Brad McDonald2
Gold Coast United Brazil Robson Ivory Coast Adama Traoré Netherlands Paul Beekmans Netherlands Peter Jungschläger Netherlands Maceo Rigters Croatia Ante Rožić2
Eritrea Samuel Tesfagabr1
Eritrea Ambesager Yosief1
New Zealand Glen Moss2 		Ivory Coast Jonas Salley1
United States Alex Smith
Melbourne Heart Argentina Jonatan Germano Brazil Fred Brazil Maycon Brazil Alex Terra Netherlands Rutger Worm
Melbourne Victory Brazil Fábio Costa Rica Carlos Hernández Costa Rica Jean Carlos Solórzano New Zealand Marco Rojas Spain Ubay Luzardo Scotland Grant Brebner1
Newcastle Jets Brazil Tiago England Michael Bridges England Francis Jeffers New Zealand Jeremy Brockie South Korea Byun Sung-hwan Iraq Ali Abbas1
Perth Glory Republic of Ireland Billy Mehmet Republic of Ireland Liam Miller Netherlands Bas van den Brink Netherlands Victor Sikora Scotland Steven McGarry Brazil Andrezinho3
New Zealand Shane Smeltz2
Zambia Ndumba Makeche1
Sydney FC Brazil Bruno Cazarine Finland Juho Mäkelä Japan Hirofumi Moriyasu Netherlands Pascal Bosschaart Slovakia Karol Kisel Northern Ireland Terry McFlynn1
Wellington Phoenix Barbados Paul Ifill England Chris Greenacre Spain Dani Sánchez Trinidad and Tobago Tony Warner United States Alex Smith Brazil Daniel1
Malta 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[]

Club Australian Marquee International Marquee Junior Marquee Captain Vice-Captain
Adelaide United Australia Dario Vidosic[10][11] Indonesia Sergio van Dijk[12] None Australia Jon McKain[13]
Australia Eugene Galekovic[note 1][14] 		Brazil Cássio[14]
Brisbane Roar None None None Australia Matt Smith[15] Australia Shane Stefanutto[15]
Central Coast Mariners None None Australia Oliver Bozanic[16] Australia Alex Wilkinson[17] None
Gold Coast United None None Australia Tahj Minniecon[18][19] Australia Michael Thwaite[20] Netherlands Paul Beekmans[20]
New Zealand Glen Moss[20]
Melbourne Heart None Brazil Fred[21] None Brazil Fred[22][21] Australia Matt Thompson[23]
Melbourne Victory Australia Archie Thompson[24][25] Australia Harry Kewell[26] None Australia Adrian Leijer[27] Australia Archie Thompson[citation needed]
Newcastle Jets None None None Australia Jobe Wheelhouse[28] Australia Kasey Wehrman[29]
Perth Glory Australia Mile Sterjovski[30] New Zealand Shane Smeltz[31] None Australia Jacob Burns[32] Australia Chris Coyne[33]
Sydney FC Australia Nick Carle[34] Australia Brett Emerton[35] None Northern Ireland Terry McFlynn[36] Australia Alex Brosque[36]
Wellington Phoenix None None None New Zealand Andrew Durante[37] New Zealand Tim Brown[37]

Regular season[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Central Coast Mariners 27 15 6 6 40 24 +16 51 Finals Series and 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage[a]
2 Brisbane Roar (C) 27 14 7 6 50 28 +22 49 Finals Series and 2013 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off
3 Perth Glory 27 13 4 10 40 35 +5 43 Finals Series
4 Wellington Phoenix 27 12 4 11 34 32 +2 40
5 Sydney FC 27 10 8 9 37 42 −5 38
6 Melbourne Heart 27 9 10 8 35 34 +1 37
7 Newcastle Jets 27 10 5 12 38 41 −3 35
8 Melbourne Victory 27 6 11 10 35 43 −8 29
9 Adelaide United 27 5 10 12 26 44 −18 25
10 Gold Coast United 27 4 9 14 30 42 −12 21 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 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[]

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[]

8 October 2011 4:30pm, Saturday Newcastle Jets 3–2 Melbourne Heart Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
4:30pm AEDT R. Griffiths Goal 31', 45'
S. Byun Goal 90+3'		 (2–1)
Summary		 Goal 23', 51' M. Duganzdic Attendance: 12,467
Referee:
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 Goal 72' (0–0)
Summary		 Attendance: 13,467
Referee: Chris Beath
9 October 2011 5:00pm, Sunday Gold Coast United 1–1 Wellington Phoenix Skilled Park, Gold Coast
17:00 AEDT
19:00 NZDT		 J. Brown Goal 87' (0–1)
Report Summary		 Goal 17' C. Greenagcre Attendance: 4,113
Referee:
9 October 2011 4:30pm, Sunday Perth Glory 1–0 Adelaide United nib Stadium, Perth
4:30pm AWST
7:30pm AEDT		 B. Mehmet Goal 76' (0–0)
Summary		 Attendance: 9,452
Referee: Jarred Gillett

Round 2[]

14 October 2011 7:30pm, Friday Adelaide United 1–0 Melbourne Victory Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 ACDT
20:00 AEDT		 S. van Dijk Goal 52' (0–0)
Summary		 Attendance: 14,753
Referee: Ben Williams
15 October 2011 5:30pm, Saturday Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Gold Coast United Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
17:30 AEDT P. Zwaanswijk Goal 87' (0–0)
Summary		 Goal 47' J. Brown Attendance: 10,374
Referee: New Zealand Peter O'Leary
15 October 2011 7:45pm, Saturday Sydney FC 0–2 Brisbane Roar Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19:45 AEDT (0–1)
Summary		 Goal 43' Berisha
Goal 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 Goal 18'
Daniel Goal 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 AEDT D. Williams Goal 45' (pen.) (1–1)
Summary		 Goal 34', 67' S. Smeltz Attendance: 7,229
Referee:

Round 3[]

21 October 2011 7:30pm, Friday Brisbane Roar 3–0 Gold Coast United Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:30 AEST E. Paartalu Goal 15'
B. Berisha Goal 61'
M. Nichols Goal 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 Goal 36' (1–0)
Summary		 Goal 60' J. Coyne
Goal 81' N. Carle		 Attendance: 12,054
Referee:
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 AEDT J. Brockie Goal 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 Goal 32' (1–0)
Summary		 Attendance: 8,299
Referee: Ben Williams

Round 4[]

28 October 2011 7:00pm, Friday Brisbane Roar 7–1 Adelaide United Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:00 AEST
20:00 AEDT		 Henrique Goal 21' (pen.), 36' (pen.)
B. Berisha Goal 23', 27', 29', 69'
I. Nakajima-Farran Goal 80'		 (5–1)
Summary		 Goal 5' D. Vidošić Attendance: 11,762
Referee: Strebre Delovski
29 October 2011 5:30, Saturday Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Perth Glory Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
17:30 AEDT M. Simon Goal 27'
B. Ibini-Isei Goal 45'		 (2–1)
Summary		 Goal 6' T. Dodd Attendance: 6,883
Referee:
29 October 2011 7:45pm, Saturday Melbourne Heart 1–1 Sydney FC AAMI Park, Melbourne
19:45 AEDT Maycon Goal 85' (0–0)
Summary		 Goal 90+4' N. Carle Attendance: 5,666
Referee: Chris Beath
30 October 2011 4:30pm, Sunday Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Melbourne Victory Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:30 NZDT
14:30 AEDT		 D. Sánchez Goal 71' (0–1)
Report
Summary		 Goal 42' A. Thompson
Goal 67' (pen.) C. Hernández		 Attendance: 9,369
Referee: Peter Green
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 Goal 12'
K. Rees Goal 58'
J. Brown Goal 84'		 (1–0)
Summary		 Goal 68' J. Wheelhouse Attendance: 2,947
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Round 5[]

4 November 2011 7:30pm, Friday Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Central Coast Mariners Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:30 NZDT
17:30 AEDT		 C. Greenacre Goal 68' (0–0)
Report
Summary
Goal 47' B. Ibini-Isei
Goal 80' M. Simon		 Attendance: 5,090
Referee:
4 November 2011 7:30pm, Friday Adelaide United 1–1 Melbourne Heart Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 ACDT
20:00 AEDT		 S. Dilevski Goal 77' (0–0)
Summary		 Goal 48' B. Hamill Attendance: 10,294
Referee: Jarred Gillett
5 November 2011 5:30pm, Saturday Newcastle Jets 2–0 Perth Glory Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
17:30 AEDT J. Brockie Goal 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 AEDT A. Thompson Goal 10', 21' (2–2)
Report
Summary		 Goal 6' (pen.) Henrique
Goal 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 AEDT B. Cazarine Goal 60'
N. Carle Goal 62'
K. Kisel Goal 90+4' (pen.)		 (0–1)
Report
Summary		 Goal 21' K. Rees
Goal 46' D. MacAllister		 Attendance: 11,051
Referee: Peter Green

Round 6[]

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 Goal 67' (0–0)
Summary		 Goal 57' Z. Caravella
Goal 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 AEDT Fred Goal 66'
M. Dugandzic Goal 73'
A. Behich Goal 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		 Goal 45' M. Bridge Attendance: 9,046
Referee:
13 November 2011 5:00pm, Sunday Brisbane Roar 1–1 Wellington Phoenix Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
17:00 AEDT
19:00 NZDT		 B. Berisha Goal 11' (1–1)
Report
Summary		 Goal 37' T. Brown Attendance: 16,428
Referee: Jarred Gillett

Round 7[]

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 Goal 63' (0–1)
Summary		 Goal 4' M. Thompson
Goal 68' J. Germano		 Attendance: 4,031
Referee: New Zealand 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 Goal 83' (o.g.) (0–1)
Report
Summary		 Goal 44' B. Djite Attendance: 20,078
Referee: Peter Green
19 November 2011 5:30pm, Saturday Newcastle Jets 1–2 Brisbane Roar Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
17:30 AEDT R. Griffiths Goal 45' (1–0)
Summary		 Goal 56' Henrique
Goal 83' J. Meyer		 Attendance: 13,174
Referee:
19 November 2011 7:45pm, Saturday Sydney FC 2–3 Central Coast Mariners Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19:45 AEDT N. Carle Goal 77'
B. Emerton Goal 88'		 (0–1)
Summary		 Goal 41' P. Zwaanswijk
Goal 66' M. McGlinchey
Goal 82' T. Hearfield		 Attendance: 13,947
Referee: Strebre Delovski
20 November 2011 5:00pm, Sunday Melbourne Victory 2–2 Perth Glory Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
17:00 AEDT C. Hernandez Goal 52' (pen.)
D. Allsopp Goal 57'		 (0–0)
Summary		 Goal 70' Andrezinho
Goal 86' S. Smeltz		 Attendance: 18,404
Referee: Chris Beath

Round 8[]

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 5:30pm, Saturday Central Coast Mariners 3–1 Melbourne Heart Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
17:30 AEDT M. Simon Goal 45'
D. McBreen Goal 81' (pen.)
P. Zwaanswijk Goal 86'		 (1–0)
Summary		 Goal 78' E. Babalj Attendance: 7,242
Referee:
26 November 2011 6:45pm, Saturday Brisbane Roar 4–0 Perth Glory Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
18:45 AEST
19:45 AEDT		 B. Berisha Goal 23', 45'
I. Nakajima-Farran Goal 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 Goal 7'
T. Brown Goal 59'		 (1–0)
Report
Summary		 Goal 70' B. Cazarine Attendance: 6,308
Referee:
27 November 2011 5:00pm, Sunday Melbourne Victory 3–2 Gold Coast United AAMI Park, Melbourne
17:00 AEDT H. Kewell Goal 3' (pen.)
C. Hernández Goal 22' (pen.), 79'		 (2–1)
Summary		 Goal 45' (pen.) D. Macallister
Goal 47' P. Jungschläger		 Attendance: 16,522
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Round 9[]

2 December 2011 7:30pm, Friday Adelaide United 0–4 Central Coast Mariners Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 ACDT
20:00 AEDT		 (0–3)
Summary		 Goal 30' M. Amini
Goal 32' B. Ibini
Goal 38' (pen.) P. Zwaanswijk
Goal 66' R. Griffiths		 Attendance: 8,437
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
3 December 2011 7:45pm, Saturday Newcastle Jets 3–1 Melbourne Victory Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
19:45 AEDT R. Griffiths Goal 27' (pen.), 88'
L. Haliti Goal 47'		 (1–1)
Summary		 Goal 20' C. Hernández Attendance: 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 Goal 20' (pen.)
S. Smeltz Goal 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 Goal 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 AEDT D. Petratos Goal 1'
B. Emerton Goal 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 AEDT M. Bridge Goal 45' (1–0)
Summary		 Goal 88' A. Hughes Attendance: 5,505
Referee: Matthew Gillett

Round 10[]

9 December 2011 7:00pm, Friday Brisbane Roar 1–2 Melbourne Heart Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:00 AEST
20:00 AEDT		 M. Nichols Goal 77' (0–2)
Summary		 Goal 11' J. Germano
Goal 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 Goal 85' (0–0)
Summary
Report		 Attendance: 6,020
Referee:
10 December 2011 5:30pm, Saturday Central Coast Mariners 2–0 Newcastle Jets Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
17:30 AEDT R. Griffiths Goal 25'
M. Simon Goal 58'		 (1–0)
Summary		 Attendance: 10,643
Referee: Strebre Delovski
10 December 2011 7:45pm, Saturday Melbourne Victory 1–1 Adelaide United Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:45 AEDT A. Thompson Goal 59' (0–0)
Summary		 Goal 82' F. Barbiero Attendance: 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 Goal 26'
N. Ward Goal 80'		 (1–0)
Summary
Report		 Attendance: 4,628
Referee:

Round 11[]

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		 Goal 18' B. Halloran
Goal 36' M. Rigters
Goal 90+3' D. MacAllister		 Attendance: 7,967
Referee:
17 December 2011 5:30pm, Saturday Newcastle Jets 1–2 Sydney FC Ausgrid Stadium, Ne
17:30 AEDT J. Brockie Goal 25' (1–0)
Summary		 Goal 59' B. Cazarine Attendance: 13,658
Referee: Chris Beath
Goal 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 Goal 83' (0–2)
Summary		 Goal 6' M. Amini
Goal 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 Goal 35' (1–1)
Summary		 Goal 33' M. Thompson
Goal 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 Goal 3'
V. Lia Goal 22' (o.g.)
D. Ferreira Goal 24'		 (3–0)
Summary
Report		 Goal 84' A. Smith Attendance: 14,023
Referee: Matthew Gillett

Round 12[]

22 December 2011 7:30pm, Thursday Sydney FC 2–2 Adelaide United Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19:30 AEDT K. Kisel Goal 19' (pen.)
D. Petratos Goal 66'		 (1–1)
Summary		 Goal 8' D. Mullen
Goal 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 Goal 15', 33'
C. Greenacre Goal 38'
M. Pavlovic Goal 73', 76'		 (3–0)
Summary
Report		 Goal 50' S. Byun
Goal 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 AEDT M. Thompson Goal 37', 39'
A. Terra Goal 62'		 (2–1)
Summary		 Goal 21' A. Thompson
Goal 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 Goal 83' (0–0)
Summary		 Goal 49' B. Ibini-Isei
Goal 59' P. Bojić
Goal 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 Goal 88' (pen.) (0–0)
Summary		 Attendance: 6,927
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Round 13[]

29 December 2011 7:30pm, Thursday Sydney FC 0–4 Melbourne Heart Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19:30 AEDT (0–2)
Summary		 Goal 32' E. Babalj
Goal 45+1' M. Dugandzic
Goal 77' J. Hoffman
Goal 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 Goal 17'
A. Golec Goal 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 AEDT F. Jeffers Goal 61' (0–1)
Summary		 Goal 9' B. Mehmet Attendance: 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:
31 December 2011 7:30pm, Saturday Brisbane Roar 3–1 Melbourne Victory Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:30 AEST
20:30 AEDT		 M. Nichols Goal 44'
R. Visconte Goal 50'
I. Franjic Goal 53'		 (1–1)
Summary		 Goal 3' H. Kewell Attendance: 14,852
Referee: Jarred Gillett

Midweek Round[]

4 January 2012 3:00pm, Wednesday Wellington Phoenix 4–2 Sydney FC Westpac Stadium, Wellington
15:00 NZDT
13:00 AEDT		 Daniel Goal 24' (pen.)
D. Sánchez Goal 41'
Ben Sigmund Goal 77'
Paul Ifill Goal 90+4'		 (2–1)
Summary
Report		 Goal 15' (pen.) B. Emerton
Goal 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 AEDT E. Babalj Goal 90+2' (0–1)
Summary		 Goal 37' (pen.), 78' S. van Dijk
Goal 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 AEDT J. Brockie Goal 44', 65'
L. Haliti Goal 73'		 (1–0)
Summary		 Goal 72' B. Halloran
Goal 78' A. Traoré		 Attendance: 9,311
Referee:
4 January 2012 7:45pm, Wednesday Central Coast Mariners 2–0 Melbourne Victory Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
19:45 AEDT M. Simon Goal 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 Goal 16'
M. Sterjovski Goal 24', 80' (pen.)		 (2–2)
Summary		 Goal 40', 69' M. Nichols
Goal 45' E. Paartalu		 Attendance: 6,912
Referee: Chris Beath

Round 14[]

7 January 2012 5:00pm, Saturday Adelaide United 1–1 Brisbane Roar Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
17:00 ACDT
17:30 AEDT		 S. van Dijk Goal 78' (pen.) (0–0)
Summary		 Goal 60' I. Nakajima-Farran Attendance: 11,274
Referee: Ben Williams
7 January 2012 7:45pm, Saturday Melbourne Victory 2–1 Newcastle Jets AAMI Park, Melbourne
19:45 AEDT S. Byun Goal 7' (o.g.), 75' (o.g.) (1–0)
Summary		 Goal 85' R. Griffiths Attendance: 14,897
Referee:
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		 Goal 90+2' J. Mitchell Attendance: 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		 Goal 9' O. Bozanic Attendance: 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 Goal 72' (0–1)
Summary		 Goal 8' K. Sarkies Attendance: 2,081
Referee: Matthew Gillett

Round 15[]

13 January 2012 8:00pm, Friday Melbourne Victory 1–1 Adelaide United AAMI Park, Melbourne
20:00 AEDT A. Thompson Goal 6' (1–0)
Summary		 Goal 53' S. van Dijk Attendance: 20,959
Referee: Jarred Gillett
14 January 2012 5:30pm, Saturday Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Newcastle Jets Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
17:30 AEDT P. Zwaanswijk Goal 59' (0–1)
Summary		 Goal 16' L. Haliti Attendance: 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 Goal 90+4'
B. Berisha Goal 90+5'		 (0–1)
Summary		 Goal 39' M. Bridge Attendance: 14,545
Referee:
15 January 2012 4:00pm, Sunday Melbourne Heart 1–2 Perth Glory AAMI Park, Melbourne
16:00 AEDT K. Sarkies Goal 65'
Goal 67' S. McGarry		 (0–1)
Summary		 Goal 15' S. Smeltz Attendance: 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		 Goal 87' T. Brown Attendance: 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		 Goal 89' A. Kwasnik Attendance: 5,522
Referee: Strebre Delovski

Round 16[]

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		 Goal 57' M. Muscat Attendance: 11,694
Referee: Matthew Gillett
21 January 2012 5:30pm, Saturday Central Coast Mariners 3–2 Adelaide United Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
17:30 AEDT D. McBreen Goal 14'
A. Kwasnik Goal 74'
J. Rose Goal 77'		 (1–2)
Summary		 Goal 15' S. van Dijk
Goal 18' B. Djite		 Attendance: 7,478
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
21 January 2012 7:45pm, Saturday Melbourne Heart 1–1 Brisbane Roar AAMI Park, Melbourne
19:45 AEDT J. Germano Goal 31' (1–0)
Summary		 Goal 69' B. Berisha Attendance: 7,118
Referee: Chris Beath
22 January 2012 5:00pm, Sunday Sydney FC 2–1 Gold Coast United Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:00 AEDT K. Kisel Goal 71'
B. Cazarine Goal 89'		 (0–0)
Summary		 Goal 55' B. Halloran Attendance: 8,541
Referee: Strebre Delovski
22 January 2012 4:30pm, Sunday Perth Glory 4–1 Melbourne Victory nib Stadium, Perth
19:30 AEDT S. Smeltz Goal 13', 34' (pen.)
M. Sterjovski Goal 41' (pen.)
Andrezinho Goal 88'		 (3–0)
Summary		 Goal 67' (pen.) H. Kewell Attendance: 12,358
Referee: Peter Green

Midweek Fixture

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

Round 17[]

26 January 2012 4:00pm, Thursday Melbourne Victory 2–2 Sydney FC AAMI Park, Melbourne
16:00 AEDT I. Cernak Goal 45'
Fabinho Goal 45+2'		 (2–0)
Summary		 Goal 56' B. Cazarine
Goal 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		 Goal 23' B. Kantarovski Attendance: 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 Goal 3', 64'
C. Greenacre Goal 54'		 (1–1)
Summary
Report		 Goal 34' A. Terra Attendance: 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		 Goal 14' S. Smeltz
Goal 20' S. McGarry
Goal 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 AEDT H. Kewell Goal 65' (0–0)
Summary		 Goal 90' M. Thwaite Attendance: 5,268
Referee: Matthew Gillett

Round 18[]

3 February 2012 7:30pm, Friday Adelaide United 1–2 Wellington Phoenix Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 ACDT B. Djite Goal 9' (1–2)
Summary
Report		 Goal 13' T. Brown
Goal 38' D. Sánchez		 Attendance: 8,425
Referee:
4 February 2012 5:30pm, Saturday Central Coast Mariners 0–2 Brisbane Roar Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
17:30 AEDT (0–2)
Summary		 Goal 5' E. Paartalu
Goal 38' B. Berisha		 Attendance: 10,217
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
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 AEDT H. Moriyasu Goal 47'
M. Beauchamp Goal 72'		 (0–3)
Summary		 Goal 22' N. Topor-Stanley
Goal 29' R. Zadkovich
Goal 38', 87' J. Brockie
Goal 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 Goal 18'
L. Miller Goal 53'
T. Dodd Goal 67'
A. Traore Goal 84' (o.g.)		 (1–0)
Summary		 Attendance: 7,681
Referee: Alan Milliner

Round 19[]

10 February 2012 8:00pm, Friday Melbourne Victory 2–1 Central Coast Mariners AAMI Park, Melbourne
20:00 AEDT C. Hernández Goal 14'
H. Kewell Goal 51'		 (1–1)
Summary		 Goal 8' T. Rogic Attendance: 14,060
Referee: Peter Green
11 February 2012 5:30pm, Saturday Newcastle Jets 3–0 Melbourne Heart Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
17:30 AEDT J. Brockie Goal 23'
R. Griffiths Goal 47'
M. Bridges Goal 76'		 (1–0)
Summary		 Attendance: 10,619
Referee:
11 February 2012 7:45pm, Saturday Sydney FC 2–1 Perth Glory Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19:45 AEDT B. Emerton Goal 54'
B. Cazarine Goal 72'		 (0–0)
Summary		 Goal 86' B. Mehmet Attendance: 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		 Goal 42' B. Berisha
Goal 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 Goal 7' (o.g.) (1–1)
Summary		 Goal 42' B. Djite
Goal 60' D. Vidosic		 Attendance: 1,723
Referee: Chris Beath

Round 20[]

17 February 2012 8:00pm, Friday Melbourne Heart 1–0 Gold Coast United AAMI Park, Melbourne
20:00 AEDT E. Babalj Goal 80' (0–0)
Summary		 Attendance: 4,972
Referee: Alan Milliner
18 February 2012 5:30pm, Saturday Central Coast Mariners 2–0 Wellington Phoenix Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
17:30 AEDT
19:30 NZDT		 T. Rogic Goal 52'
P. Zwaanwijk Goal 83'		 (0–0)
Summary
Report		 Attendance: 7,845
Referee: Strebre Delovski
18 February 2012 6:45pm, Saturday Brisbane Roar 3–2 Melbourne Victory Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
18:45 AEST
19:45 AEDT		 B. Berisha Goal 1', 32'
Henrique Goal 38' (pen.)		 (3–1)
Summary		 Goal 9', 50' H. Kewell Attendance: 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		 (:)
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 Goal 9' (pen.)
B. Halloran Goal 17'
M. Cooper Goal 56'		 (2–1)
Summary		 Goal 4', 66' A. Kwasnik
Goal 59' B. Ibini-Isei		 Attendance: 1,141
Referee: Matthew Gillett

Round 21[]

24 February 2012 8:00pm, Friday Newcastle Jets 1–0 Adelaide United Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 AEDT T. Elrich Goal 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		 Goal 13' P. Ifill Attendance: 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 Goal 51' (0–0)
Summary		 Goal 56' C. Hernández Attendance: 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		 Goal 21' Henrique
Goal 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 AEDT E. Babalj Goal 50' (0–0)
Summary		 Attendance: 5,034
Referee: Jarred Gillett

Round 22[]

1 March 2012 7:30pm, Thursday Adelaide United 0–2 Perth Glory Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 ACDT
20:00 AEDT		 (0–2)
Summary		 Goal 6' B. Mehmet
Goal 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 Goal 32' (1–0)
Summary		 Goal 49' C. Good Attendance: 10,988
Referee:
3 March 2012 5:30pm, Saturday Melbourne Victory 1–3 Newcastle Jets AAMI Park, Melbourne
17:30 AEDT H. Kewell Goal 24' (pen.) (1–3)
Summary		 Goal 20' R. Griffiths
Goal 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 AEDT T. Hearfield Goal 90' (0–0)
Summary		 Goal 55' J. Chianese Attendance: 8,658
Referee: Chris Beath
4 March 2012 4:30pm, Sunday Wellington Phoenix 2–0 Gold Coast United Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:30 NZDT
19:30 AEST		 A. Durante Goal 29'
N. Ward Goal 90+2'		 (1–0)
Summary
Report		 Attendance: 7,431
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Round 23[]

9 March 2012 8:00pm, Friday Newcastle Jets 1–1 Gold Coast United Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 AEDT N. Topor-Stanley Goal 90' (0–1)
Summary		 Goal 24' D. Bowles Attendance: 10,258
Referee:
10 March 2012 5:30pm, Saturday Melbourne Heart 1–1 Wellington Phoenix AAMI Park, Melbourne
17:30 AEDT
19:30 NZDT		 E .Babalj Goal 32' (1–0)
Summary
Report		 Goal 80' P. Ifill Attendance: 6,759
Referee: Peter Green
10 March 2012 7:45pm, Saturday Sydney FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19:45 AEDT K. Kisel Goal 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 Goal 70' (0–1)
Summary		 Goal 14' I. Ramsay Attendance: 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 Goal 25' (1–0)
Summary		 Attendance: 6,502
Referee: Chris Beath

Round 24[]

16 March 2012 8:00pm, Friday Melbourne Victory 3–0 Wellington Phoenix AAMI Park, Melbourne
20:00 AEDT
22:00 NZDT		 C. Hernández Goal 11'
I. Cernak Goal 58'
J. Jeggo Goal 89'		 (1–0)
Summary
Report		 Attendance: 11,231
Referee: Chris Beath
17 March 2012 5:30pm, Saturday Central Coast Mariners 1–0 Adelaide United Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
17:30 AEDT B. Ibini-Isei Goal 46' (0–0)
Summary		 Attendance: 7,275
Referee: Ben Williams
17 March 2012 5:30pm, Saturday Newcastle Jets 1–2 Brisbane Roar Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
17:30 AEDT A. Abbas Goal 39' (1–1)
Summary		 Goal 12' B. Berisha
Goal 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 AEDT M. Dugandzic Goal 31'
E. Babalj Goal 36'		 (2–0)
Summary		 Goal 66', 77' S. Cole Attendance: 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 Goal 6'
J. Brown Goal 83', 90'		 (1–0)
Summary		 Attendance: 1,720
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Round 25[]

23 March 2012 7:30pm, Friday Adelaide United 1–1 Melbourne Heart Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
7:30 ACDT
8:00 AEDT		 S. van Dijk Goal 37' (pen.) (1–0)
Summary		 Goal 68' E. Babalj Attendance: 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 Goal 22', 47', 62' (pen.), 65' (1–2)
Summary		 Goal 21' C. Hernández
Goal 45' M. Milligan		 Attendance: 9,724
Referee: Alan Milliner
25 March 2012 4:00pm, Sunday Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Central Coast Mariners Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:00 NZDT
14:00 AEDT		 L. Bertos Goal 80' (0–1)
Summary
Report		 Goal 45' J. Sutton
Goal 51' B. Ibini-Isei		 Attendance: 9,740
Referee: Strebre Delovski
25 March 2012 4:00pm, Sunday Sydney FC 3–2 Newcastle Jets Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
16:00 AEDT B. Cazarine Goal 12'
J. Chianese Goal 30', 33'		 (3–1)
Summary		 Goal 26' M. Bridges
Goal 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 Goal 29' (1–0)
Summary		 Goal 58' N. Fitzgerald
Goal 90' G. Lambadaridis		 Attendance: 6,102
Referee: Peter Green

Table of results[]

Abbreviation and Color Key:
  • Adelaide United – AU
  • Brisbane Roar – BR
  • Central Coast Mariners – CCM
  • Gold Coast United – GCU
  • Melbourne Heart – MH
  • Melbourne Victory – MV
  • Newcastle Jets – NJ
  • Perth Glory – PG
  • Sydney FC – SFC
  • Wellington Phoenix – WP
  • Win
  • Loss
  • Draw
  • Home
Club Match
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Adelaide United PG MV SFC BR MH GCU WP NUJ CCM MV GCU SFC WP MH BR MV CCM NUJ PG WP GCU SFC NUJ PG BR CCM MH
1–0 1–2 7–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–4 0–3 2–2 2–0 1–3 1–1 3–2 1–1 0–3 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 | | |
Brisbane Roar CCM SFC GCU AU MV WP NUJ PG SFC MH WP CCM GCU MV PG AU SFC MH NUJ CCM WP MV PG MH AU NUJ GCU
1–0 0–2 7–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 4–0 2–0 1–2 2–0 1–2 3–1 3–3 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–2 3–2 0–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 | | |
Central Coast Mariners BR GCU NUJ PG WP MV SFC MH AU NUJ BR PG GCU MV SFC NUJ MH AU GCU BR MV WP MH SFC PG AU WP
1–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 3–1 0–4 2–0 1–2 1–3 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 3–2 3–3 0–2 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 | | |
Gold Coast United WP CCM BR NUJ SFC AU MH MV PG SFC AU BR CCM NUJ MH WP SFC CCM MV PG AU MH MV WP NUJ PG BR
1–1 1–1 3–1 3–2 1–2 1–2 3–2 2–0 0–0 0–3 0–0 3–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 3–3 1–1 4–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–0 | | |
Melbourne Heart NUJ PG MV SFC AU NUJ GCU CCM WP BR PG MV SFC AU GCU PG CCM BR WP MV NUJ GCU CCM BR WP SFC AU
3–2 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–2 3–1 1–0 1–2 1–2 3–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 3–1 0–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 | | |
Melbourne Victory SFC AU MH WP BR CCM PG GCU NUJ AU WP MH BR CCM NUJ AU PG SFC GCU MH CCM BR GCU NUJ SFC WP PG
0–0 0–0 1–2 2–2 0–0 2–2 3–2 3���1 3–1 3–2 3–1 2–0 2–1 4–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 3–2 1–1 1–3 1–0 3–0 4–2 | | |
Newcastle Jets MH WP CCM GCU PG MH BR AU MV CCM SFC WP PG GCU MV CCM WP AU BR SFC MH PG AU MV GCU BR SFC
3–2 2–0 1–0 3–1 2–0 3–0 1–2 0–0 3–1 2–0 1–2 5–2 1–1 3–2 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–5 3–0 2–0 1–0 1–3 1–1 1–2 3–2 | | |
Perth Glory AU MH WP CCM NUJ SFC MV BR GCU SFC WP MH CCM NUJ BR WP MH MV AU GCU SFC NUJ BR AU CCM GCU MV
1–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–3 1–1 3–3 0–1 1–2 4–1 0–3 4–0 2–1 2–0 0–3 0–2 1–0 0–3 4–2 | | |
Sydney FC MV BR AU MH GCU PG CCM WP BR PG GCU NUJ AU MH WP CCM BR GCU MV NUJ PG AU WP CCM MV MH NUJ
0–0 0–2 1–2 1–1 3–2 0–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–2 0–4 4–2 2–1 2–1 2–2 2–5 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 2–2 3–2 | | |
Wellington Phoenix GCU NUJ PG MV CCM BR AU SFC MH PG BR MV NUJ AU SFC PG GCU NUJ MH AU BR CCM SFC GCU MH MV CCM
1–1 2–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–1 5–2 2–0 4–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 3–1 1–2 0–2 2–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–2 | | |


Positions by round[]

Team / Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 M 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Central Coast Mariners 9 7 10 8 5 5 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1* 1 1** 1 1 1* 1 1 1 1 1
Brisbane Roar 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1* 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Perth Glory 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 7 8 7 7 9 7 5* 5 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 3
Wellington Phoenix 4 3 4 7 8 9 9 8 8 4* 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 4 3 3 4 4 4
Sydney FC 5 9 5 6 4 2 3 4 3 5 4 4 4 5 5 6* 6 6 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 5
Melbourne Heart 7 10 9 10 10 8 5 7 6 3 3 2 2 3 3 3* 4 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 6
Newcastle Jets 1 5 3 3 2 4 7 6 4 6 7 8 8 6 9 9 9* 7 6 5 7 6 6 6 6 7
Melbourne Victory 5 8 7 4 6 6 6 3 7 8 5 6 6 8 6 7 8 8* 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Adelaide United 9 4 6 9 9 7 8 9 9 9 9 10 9 7 8 8 7* 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Gold Coast United 4 6 8 5 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10* 10 10 10 10 10
  • *Team played two games in this round
  • **Team did not play in this round

NOTE: Brisbane Roar were tied with Perth Glory at the end of Round 1

Finals series[]

  Semi Finals Week 1 Semi Finals Week 2 Preliminary Final Grand Final
                         
  1  Central Coast Mariners  0 —  Central Coast Mariners  2    Brisbane Roar  2
  2  Brisbane Roar  2 —  Brisbane Roar  3              Perth Glory  1
                             
                   Central Coast Mariners  1 (3)        
  3  Perth Glory  3              Perth Glory (pen.)  1 (5)        
  6  Melbourne Heart  0                      
             Perth Glory  3                
           Wellington Phoenix  2                
  4  Wellington Phoenix  3                        
  5  Sydney FC  2                        

Semi-finals[]

30 March 2012 Wellington Phoenix 3–2Sydney FCWestpac Stadium, Wellington
20:00 NZDT
(UTC+13)		 Brown Goal 47'
Sigmund Goal 80'
Ifill Goal 86' (pen.)		 Report Chianese Goal 81', 84' Attendance: 10,019
Referee: Chris Beath
31 March 2012 Brisbane Roar 2–0Central Coast MarinersSuncorp Stadium, Brisbane
16:30 AEST
(UTC+10)		 Henrique Goal 9'
Paartalu Goal 86'		 Report Attendance: 15,081
Referee: Strebre Delovski
1 April 2012 Perth Glory 3–0Melbourne Heartnib Stadium, Perth
17:00 AWST
(UTC+8)		 Smeltz Goal 65', 72', 90+2' Report Attendance: 12,600
Referee: Jarred Gillett
7 April 2012 Perth Glory 3–2 (a.e.t.)Wellington Phoenixnib Stadium, Perth
17:30 AWST
(UTC+8)		 van den Brink Goal 12'
Mehmet Goal 71'
Howarth Goal 111'		 Report Greenacre Goal 46'
Muscat Goal 54'		 Attendance: 13,695
Referee: Peter Green
8 April 2012 Central Coast Mariners2–3 Brisbane Roar Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
17:00 AEST
(UTC+10)		 Zwaanswijk Goal 29'
Kwasnik Goal 32'		 Report Broich Goal 2'
Nichols Goal 26'
Henrique Goal 68'		 Attendance: 9,846
Referee: Jarred Gillett

Preliminary final[]

14 April 2012 Central Coast Mariners1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		 Perth Glory Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
16:00 AEST
(UTC+10)		 Kwasnik Goal 34' Report Smeltz Goal 37' Attendance: 7,572[39]
Referee: Strebre Delovski
Penalties
McBreen Penalty scored
Wilkinson Penalty scored
Ryan Penalty scored
McGlinchey Penalty missed		 Penalty scored Smeltz
Penalty scored Mehmet
Penalty scored Miller
Penalty scored Heffernan
Penalty scored Burns

Grand Final[]

See also: 2012 A-League Grand Final
Brisbane Roar2–1Perth Glory
Berisha Goal 84', 90+7' (pen.) Report Franjic Goal 53' (o.g.)
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 50,334[40]
Referee: Jarred Gillett

Season statistics[]

Top scorers[]

Further information: A-League top scorers
As of end of regular season
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Albania Besart Berisha Brisbane Roar 19
2 New Zealand Shane Smeltz Perth Glory 13
3 Costa Rica Carlos Hernández Melbourne Victory 10
4 Australia Eli Babalj Melbourne Heart 9
New Zealand Jeremy Brockie Newcastle Jets
Australia Ryan Griffiths Newcastle Jets
Australia Mitch Nichols Brisbane Roar
8 Brazil Bruno Cazarine Sydney FC 8
Australia Harry Kewell Melbourne Victory
Indonesia Sergio van Dijk Adelaide United

Own goals[]

As of end of regular season
Player Team Against Week
Australia Nigel Boogaard Adelaide United Wellington Phoenix 7
Australia Vince Lia Wellington Phoenix Melbourne Victory 11
South Korea Byun Sung-Hwan Newcastle Jets Melbourne Victory 14
South Korea Byun Sung-Hwan Newcastle Jets Melbourne Victory 14
Ivory Coast Adama Traoré Gold Coast United Perth Glory 18
Australia Nigel Boogaard Adelaide United Gold Coast United 19

Attendances[]

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.

Team Hosted Average High Low Total
Melbourne Victory 13 20,281 40,351 11,231 263,648
Brisbane Roar 13 13,387 19,339 9,293 174,033
Newcastle Jets 13 12,117 17,245 9,311 157,518
Sydney FC 14 11,861 18,180 5,505 166,052
Central Coast Mariners 13 9,607 14,838 6,883 124,892
Melbourne Heart 14 9,082 26,579 2,951 127,142
Adelaide United 14 8,797 14,573 2,363 123,160
Wellington Phoenix 14 8,691 20,078 3,898 121,677
Perth Glory 13 8,315 12,358 6,484 108,101
Gold Coast United 14 3,546 6,927 1,141 49,649
{{{T11}}} 0 0 0 0 0
{{{T12}}} 0 0 0 0 0
League total 135 10,488 40,351 1,141 1,415,872

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[]

Attendance Round Date Home Score Away Venue Weekday Time of Day
50,334 GF 22 April 2012 Brisbane Roar 2–1 Perth Glory Suncorp Stadium Sunday Afternoon
40,351 1 8 October 2011 Melbourne Victory 0–0 Sydney FC Etihad Stadium Saturday Night
39,309 3 22 October 2011 Melbourne Victory 0–0 Melbourne Heart Etihad Stadium Saturday Night
26,579 12 23 December 2011 Melbourne Heart 3–2 Melbourne Victory AAMI Park Friday Night
26,395 18 4 February 2012 Melbourne Heart 0–0 Melbourne Victory AAMI Park Saturday Night
24,820 5 5 November 2011 Melbourne Victory 2–2 Brisbane Roar Etihad Stadium Saturday Night
20,959 15 13 January 2012 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Adelaide United AAMI Park Friday Night
20,078 7 19 November 2011 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Adelaide United Eden Park Saturday Afternoon
20,053 17 26 January 2012 Melbourne Victory 2–2 Sydney FC AAMI Park Thursday Afternoon
19,339 8 26 November 2011 Brisbane Roar 4–0 Perth Glory Suncorp Stadium Saturday Night

Discipline[]

Updated to end of Week 17, 2 February 2012 The 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.svg Yellow Card
2 points Yellow card.svgYellow card.svgRed card.svg Second Caution Red Card
3 points Red card.svg Direct Red Card
Team Yellow card.svg Yellow card.svgYellow card.svgRed card.svg Red card.svg Points
Adelaide United 44 2 0 48
Brisbane Roar 30 0 1 33
Central Coast Mariners 33 0 0 33
Gold Coast United 38 2 0 42
Melbourne Heart 35 1 0 37
Melbourne Victory 34 2 4 50
Newcastle Jets 41 1 1 46
Perth Glory 35 0 3 44
Sydney FC 48 0 1 51
Wellington Phoenix 32 2 2 42
Melbourne Heart 0 0 0 0
Sydney Rovers 0 0 0 0
Totals 370 10 12
  • Wellington Phoenix's Nick Ward was given a straight red card that was later rescinded by the Match Review Panel.

Awards[]

NAB Young footballer of the Year Award[]

The NAB Young Footballer of the Year Award was awarded to the finest U-21 player talent throughout the Hyundai A-League 2011–12 competition, based on a monthly nomination.

Month Nominee Club
October 2011 Australia James Brown Gold Coast United
November 2011 Australia Bernie Ibini-Isei Central Coast Mariners
December 2011 Australia Mustafa Amini Central Coast Mariners
January 2012 Australia Mathew Ryan Central Coast Mariners
February 2012 Australia Tom Rogic Central Coast Mariners
March 2012 Australia Eli Babalj Melbourne Heart

End-of-season awards[]

  • Johnny Warren Medal – Germany Thomas Broich, Brisbane Roar
  • NAB Young Footballer of the Year – Australia Mathew Ryan[note 4], Central Coast Mariners
  • Nike Golden Boot Award – Albania Besart Berisha, Brisbane Roar, 19 Goals
  • Goalkeeper of the Year – Australia Mathew Ryan, Central Coast Mariners
  • Manager of the Year – Australia Graham Arnold, Central Coast Mariners
  • Fair Play Award – Brisbane Roar
  • Referee of the Year – Australia Jarred Gillett
  • Foreign Player of the Year – Germany Thomas Broich, Brisbane Roar
  • Solo Goal of the Year – Costa Rica Carlos Hernández, Melbourne Victory FC (Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners, 10-Feb-12)

All-Star team[]

Formation: 3–4–3[42]

See also[]

  • 2011 Australian football code crowds

Team season articles[]

Notes[]

  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]

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