2010–11 North Queensland Fury FC season

The 2010–11 season was North Queensland Fury's second, and final, season in the Hyundai A-League

North Queensland Fury
2010–11 season
ChairmanRabieh Krayem
ManagerFrantisek Straka[1]
A-League11th
Top goalscorerDavid Williams (5)
Highest home attendance7,195
Lowest home attendance2,761

Players

First team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  AUS Justin Pasfield
2 DF  AUS Jack Hingert (Youth)
3 DF  PNG Brad McDonald (Youth)
4 DF  TOG Eric Akoto
5 DF  ENG Mark Hughes
6 MF  AUS Ufuk Talay (Captain)
7 DF  AUS Gareth Edds (Vice-Captain)
8 MF  AUS Adam Casey
9 FW  UGA Eugene Sseppuya
10 FW  ANT Dyron Daal
11 FW  AUS David Williams
12 MF  AUS Panni Nikas
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF  GER André Kilian
14 MF  AUS Chris Grossman
15 FW  AUS Chris Payne (Youth)
16 DF  AUS Simon Storey
17 FW  AUS Alex Read (Youth)
18 DF  AUS Brett Studman
19 MF  AUS Isaka Cernak
20 GK  AUS Matt Ham
21 MF  AUS Jason Spagnuolo
22 DF  AUS Lorenzo Sipi (Youth)
28 GK  AUS Sebastian Usai (Injury replacement player*)
  • * Injury replacement player for Matt Ham.

Injury replacement list

Injured Player Injury Replacement Injury Injury Replacement Deal Fee
Matt Ham Jerrad TysonPartial tear of the anterior cruciate ligament.Six weeks.Loan From Gold Coast United
Matt Ham Sebastian UsaiPartial tear of the anterior cruciate ligament.Rest of the season (originally four weeks).Loan From Brisbane Strikers*
Eric Akoto Ramazan TavsanciogluGrade 2 tear of the medial ligament.Six weeks.Loan From South Melbourne
Osama Malik Ramazan TavsanciogluGrade 2 tear to his left hamstring.Six weeks.Loan From South Melbourne

Note: Sebastian Usai replaced Jerrad Tyson on the short term deal after he was called up for the U23 National side.

In

Date Player From Fee Source
2010-04-29 Matt Ham Brisbane Roar Free [2]
2010-04-29 Simon Storey Airdrie United Free [2]
2010-05-21 Adam Casey Sydney FC Free [3]
2010-05-21 André Kilian FC Schalke 04 II Free [3]
2010-05-24 Brett Studman Bankstown City Lions Free [4]
2010-06-01 Panni Nikas Central Coast Mariners Free [5]
2010-06-04 Isaka Cernak Brisbane Roar Free [6]
2010-06-23 Gareth Edds Tranmere Rovers Free [7]
2010-06-29 Chris Payne Sydney FC Free [8]
2010-06-29 Mark Hughes Walsall F.C. Free [9]
2010-07-05 Eric Akoto OFI Crete Free [10]
2010-07-31 Eugene Sseppuya FK Sūduva Free [11]
2010-08-12 Brad McDonald Brisbane Strikers Free [12]
2010-11-4 Lorenzo Sipi North Queensland Razorbacks Free [13]
January 2011 Alex Read Valentine Phoenix FC Free

Out

Date Player To Fee Source
2010-02-11 Robbie Middleby Retired [14]
2010-03-02 John Tambouras Guangzhou FC Free [15]
2010-03-24 Rostyn Griffiths Central Coast Mariners Free [16]
2010-04-01 Jeremy Brockie Newcastle Jets Free [17]
2010-04-10 Scott Wilson Released [18]
2010-04-13 Shane Stefanutto Brisbane Roar Free [19]
2010-04-17 Matt Smith Brisbane Roar Free [20]
2010-04-27 Robbie Fowler Perth Glory Free [21]
2010-05-07 Beau Busch Manly United Free [22]
2010-05-15 Paul Henderson Sydney Olympic Free [23]
2010-05-19 Fred Agius Adelaide City Free .[24]
2010-06-12 Jacob Timpano Sydney United Free [22]
2010-06-27 Paul Kohler Sutherland Sharks Free .[22]
2010-06-27 James Robinson Released [22]
2010-06-27 Terry Cooke Gabala FC Free .[22][25]
2010-06-27 Chris Tadrosse Bonnyrigg White Eagles Free [22]
2010-06-27 Karl Dodd Released .[22]
2010-07-25 Jimmy Downey Sparta Rotterdam Free [22][26]
January 2011 Eugene Sseppuya Released
January 2011 Osama Malik Adelaide United Free

Key dates

  • 20 February 2010: Former employee at the Fury Doug Kingston sues the club for $372,500 over a contract breach.[28] An agreement is reached five days later by both parties in Supreme Court.[29]
  • 3 March 2010: North Queensland Fury’s future is put into disarray when sole owner Don Matheson withdraws his support to the club.[30]
  • 31 March 2010: North Queensland Fury is saved by various local businessmen and by the Townsville City Council.[31]
  • 6 April 2010: Manager, Ian Ferguson, leaves the club to join Perth Glory as an assistant coach.[32]
  • 27 April 2010: Former marquee player for the Fury, Robbie Fowler, officially joins Perth Glory as their marquee player.[21]
  • 14 May 2010: North Queensland Fury sign former A-League player, Stuart McLaren, as an assistant coach.[33]
  • 7 June 2010: The Fury sign Frantisek Straka as head coach on a one-year contract.[34]
  • 10 June 2010: Rabieh Krayem is announced as the new CEO.[35]
  • 29 July 2010: The club announces Ufuk Talay as the Captain and Gareth Edds as Vice-Captain for the upcoming season.[36]
  • 5 August 2010: The club announces Mission Australia as one of the major sponsors for the next three seasons[37] as well as a three-year sponsorship deal with People Resourcing.[38]
  • 17 September 2010: The CEO Circle is signed on as a sleeve sponsor.[39]
  • 21 January 2011: North Queensland Fury suffer the worst defeat in A-League history going down 8–1 to Adelaide United.

Matches

Pre-season fixtures

30 July 2010 North Queensland Fury 1 : 0 Adelaide United Brolga Park
Adam Casey 70' Report Attendance: Approx 2000
Referee: Chris Beath

2010–11 Hyundai A-League fixtures

6 August 2010 Perth Glory 3 : 3 North Queensland Fury nib Stadium, Perth
Friday 20:00 WST Jelić  5'
Neville  74'
Sterjovski  79'
Report
Summary
Payne  34'
Williams  64'
Grossman  90+2'
Attendance: 16,019
Referee: Kevin Docherty
14 August 2010 North Queensland Fury 2 : 1 Sydney FC Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Saturday 17:15 EST Grossman  65'
Daal  83'
Report
Summary
Jamieson  82' Attendance: 5,177
Referee: Peter Green
22 August 2010 Melbourne Victory 2 : 2 North Queensland Fury AAMI Park, Melbourne
Sunday 15:00 EST K. Muscat  30' (pen.), 75' (pen.) Report
Summary
Sseppuya  16'
Grossman  30'
Akoto  81'
Payne  82' (pen.)
Attendance: 13,318
Referee: Chris Boyle
4 September 2010 Melbourne Heart 1 : 0 North Queensland Fury AAMI Park, Melbourne
Saturday 17:15 EST Kalmar  11' Report
Summary
Attendance: 4,184
Referee: Gerard Parsons
24 September 2010 Wellington Phoenix 2 : 1 North Queensland Fury Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Friday 19:30 NZST Greenacre  3'
Bertos  13'
Lia  37'  65'
Report
Summary
M. Hughes  67' Attendance: 7,212
Referee: Peter O'Leary
29 September 2010 Sydney FC 1 : 1 North Queensland Fury Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Wednesday 19:30 EST Cole  37' Report
Summary
Williams  76' Attendance: 6,978
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
2 October 2010 Central Coast Mariners 3 : 2 North Queensland Fury Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Saturday 17:15 EST Simon  47'
Pérez  57' (pen.)
Zwaanswijk  90+1'
Report
Summary
Storey  12'
McBreen  78' (o.g.)
Daal  45'  80'
Attendance: 6,656
Referee: Kurt Ams
15 October 2010 North Queensland Fury 2 : 1 Perth Glory Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Friday 19:30 EST Payne  16'
Williams  72'
Report
Summary
Baird  22' Attendance: 4,011
Referee: Gerard Parsons
5 November 2010 North Queensland Fury 0 : 1 Central Coast Mariners Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Friday 19:30 EST Report
Summary
Zwaanswijk  36' Attendance: 3,625
Referee: Gerard Parsons
10 November 2010 North Queensland Fury 2 : 3 Melbourne Heart Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Wednesday 20:00 EST Daal  12'
Talay  85' (pen.)
Report
Summary
Babalj  50'
Sibon  59'
Zahra  64'
Attendance: 2,866
Referee: Jarred Gillett
20 November 2010 Brisbane Roar 1 : 1 North Queensland Fury Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Saturday 20:15 EST Franjic  85' Report
Summary
Edds  9' Attendance: 10,126
Referee: Alan Milliner
28 November 2010 North Queensland Fury 1 : 1 Perth Glory Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Sunday 17:00 EST M. Hughes  80' Report
Summary
Fowler  23'
Sekulovski  38'  50'
B. Griffiths  59'  64'
Attendance: 4,491
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
1 December 2010 Gold Coast United 1 : 2 North Queensland Fury Skilled Park, Gold Coast
Wednesday 20:00 EST Robson  10' Report
Summary
Williams  28'
Talay  68'
Attendance: 1,714
Referee: Matthew Breeze
4 December 2010 North Queensland Fury 0 : 2 Newcastle Jets Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Saturday 20:15 EST Report
Summary
Topor-Stanley  79'
Petrovski  90+3'
Attendance: 3,573
Referee: Kurt Ams
10 December 2010 Adelaide United 2 : 0 North Queensland Fury Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:30 CDT Flores  5'
van Dijk  16'
Report
Summary
Attendance: 8,786
Referee: Matthew Gillett
15 December 2010 North Queensland Fury 1 : 0 Sydney FC Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Wednesday 20:00 EST Talay  71' Report
Summary
Attendance: 2,761
Referee: Chris Beath
18 December 2010 North Queensland Fury 0 : 2 Brisbane Roar Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Saturday 20:15 EST Report
Summary
Barbarouses  7', 76' Attendance: 4,412
Referee: Peter Green
22 December 2010 Central Coast Mariners 1 : 0 North Queensland Fury Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Wednesday 19:30 EDT Kwasnik  28' Report
Summary
Attendance: 5,979
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
2 January 2011 Melbourne Heart 2 : 0 North Queensland Fury AAMI Park, Melbourne
Sunday 17:00 EDT Aloisi  58'
Sibon  82'
Report
Summary
Attendance: 6,482
Referee: Peter Green
8 January 2011 North Queensland Fury 1 : 3 Newcastle Jets Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Saturday 20:15 EST M. Hughes  90+5' (pen.) Report
Summary
Zadkovich  13'
Haliti  16'
Ryan Griffiths  70'
Attendance: 4,315
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
11 January 2011 Newcastle Jets 1 : 0 North Queensland Fury EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
Tuesday 7:30 EDT Jesic  13' Report
Summary
Attendance: 8,218
Referee: Gerard Parsons
14 January 2011 Gold Coast United 4 : 0 North Queensland Fury Skilled Park, Gold Coast
Friday 19:30 EST Djite  22', 43'
Smeltz  52'
Harold  82'
Report
Summary
Attendance: 2,514
Referee: Matthew Gillett
21 January 2011 Adelaide United 8 : 1 North Queensland Fury Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:30 CDT Flores  4', 37', 87'
T. Dodd  28'
Ramsay  42'
van Dijk  46', 67', 83'
Report
Summary
Nikas  71' Attendance: 10,986
Referee: Peter Green
13 February 2011 Wellington Phoenix 3 : 1 North Queensland Fury Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Sunday 17:00 NZDT Greenacre  6'
Macallister  11'
Vukovic  90+4' (pen.)
Report
Summary
Studman  66'  90+4' Attendance: 12,718
Referee: Peter O'Leary
Notes
  1. Game was postponed and shifted from Dairy Farmers Stadium due to the impact of Cyclone Yasi.
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[lower-alpha 1]
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.

Statistics

Last updated on 19 February 2010.
(Substitute appearances in brackets)
No. Pos. Name A-league A-League Final Series Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GK Justin Pasfield 2600026010
2DF Jack Hingert 14 (6)00014 (6)050
3DF Brad McDonald 18 (7)00018 (7)010
4DF Éric Akoto 14 (1)00014 (1)051
5DF Mark Hughes 3040030470
6MF Ufuk Talay 17 (5)30017 (5)360
7DF Gareth Edds 25 (1)10025 (1)120
8MF Adam Casey 5 (4)0005 (4)010
9FW Eugene Sseppuya 7 (6)1007 (6)110
10FW Dyron Daal 8 (8)2008 (8)231
11FW David Williams 2850028530
12MF Panni Nikas 15 (3)10015 (3)120
13DF André Kilian 18 (1)00018 (1)040
14MF Chris Grossman 16 (6)30016 (6)311
15FW Chris Payne 15 (6)40015 (6)410
16DF Simon Storey 24 (1)10024 (1)120
17MF Osama Malik 15 (2)00015 (2)020
17FW Alex Read 0 (2)0000 (2)010
18DF Brett Studman 5 (4)1005 (4)101
19MF Isaka Cernak 12 (2)10012 (2)110
20GK Matthew Ham 00000000
21MF Jason Spagnuolo 5 (13)0005 (13)030
22DF Lorenzo Sipi 1 (4)0001 (4)000
24DF Ramazan Tavsancioglu 8 (4)0008 (4)030
28GK Jerrad Tyson 00000000
28GK Sebastian Usai 40004000

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