2011–12 A-League

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

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

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

Transfers

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Newcastle Jets Branko Čulina Sacked 4 October 2011[3] Pre-season Gary Van Egmond 20 October 2011[4]
Adelaide United Rini Coolen Sacked 18 December 2011 9th John Kosmina 18 December 2011
Melbourne Victory Mehmet Durakovic Sacked 6 January 2012[5] 8th Jim Magilton 7 January 2012[6]
Gold Coast United Miron Bleiberg Sacked/Resigned 19 February 2012[7][8] 10th 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 Cássio Sergio van Dijk Yevhen Levchenko Francisco Usúcar Ricardo1
Brisbane Roar Besart Berisha Sayed Mohamed Adnan Henrique Issey Nakajima-Farran Thomas Broich
Central Coast Mariners John Sutton Patrick Zwaanswijk Michael McGlinchey John Hutchinson2
Brad McDonald2
Gold Coast United Robson Adama Traoré Paul Beekmans Peter Jungschläger Maceo Rigters Ante Rožić2
Samuel Tesfagabr1
Ambesager Yosief1
Glen Moss2
Jonas Salley1
Alex Smith
Melbourne Heart Jonatan Germano Fred Maycon Alex Terra Rutger Worm
Melbourne Victory Fábio Carlos Hernández Jean Carlos Solórzano Marco Rojas Ubay Luzardo Grant Brebner1
Newcastle Jets Tiago Michael Bridges Francis Jeffers Jeremy Brockie Byun Sung-hwan Ali Abbas1
Perth Glory Billy Mehmet Liam Miller Bas van den Brink Victor Sikora Steven McGarry Andrezinho3
Shane Smeltz2
Ndumba Makeche1
Sydney FC Bruno Cazarine Juho Mäkelä Hirofumi Moriyasu Pascal Bosschaart Karol Kisel Terry McFlynn1
Wellington Phoenix Paul Ifill Chris Greenacre Dani Sánchez Tony Warner Alex Smith Daniel1
Manny Muscat2

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

Salary cap exemptions and captains

Club Australian Marquee International Marquee Junior Marquee Captain Vice-Captain
Adelaide United Dario Vidosic[10][11] Sergio van Dijk[12] None Jon McKain[13]
Eugene Galekovic[note 1][14]
Cássio[14]
Brisbane Roar None None None Matt Smith[15] Shane Stefanutto[15]
Central Coast Mariners None None Oliver Bozanic[16] Alex Wilkinson[17] None
Gold Coast United None None Tahj Minniecon[18][19] Michael Thwaite[20] Paul Beekmans[20]
Glen Moss[20]
Melbourne Heart None Fred[21] None Fred[22][21] Matt Thompson[23]
Melbourne Victory Archie Thompson[24][25] Harry Kewell[26] None Adrian Leijer[27] Archie Thompson
Newcastle Jets None None None Jobe Wheelhouse[28] Kasey Wehrman[29]
Perth Glory Mile Sterjovski[30] Shane Smeltz[31] None Jacob Burns[32] Chris Coyne[33]
Sydney FC Nick Carle[34] Brett Emerton[35] None Terry McFlynn[36] Alex Brosque[36]
Wellington Phoenix None None None Andrew Durante[37] 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[lower-alpha 1]
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  31', 45'
S. Byun  90+3'
(2–1)
Summary
 23', 51' M. Duganzdic Attendance: 12,467
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
8 October 2011 6:30pm, Saturday Melbourne Victory 0–0 Sydney FC Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
6:30pm AEDT (0–0)
Summary
Attendance: 40,351
Referee: Peter Green
8 October 2011 7:45pm, Saturday Brisbane Roar 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
7:45pm AEST
8:45pm AEDT
M. Nichols  72' (0–0)
Summary
Attendance: 13,467
Referee: Chris Beath
9 October 2011 5:00pm, Sunday Gold Coast United 1–1 Wellington Phoenix Skilled Park, Gold Coast
17:00 AEDT
19:00 NZDT
J. Brown  87' (0–1)
Report Summary
 17' C. Greenagcre Attendance: 4,113
Referee: Gerard Parsons
9 October 2011 4:30pm, Sunday Perth Glory 1–0 Adelaide United nib Stadium, Perth
4:30pm AWST
7:30pm AEDT
B. Mehmet  76' (0–0)
Summary
Attendance: 9,452
Referee: Jarred Gillett

Round 2

14 October 2011 7:30pm, Friday Adelaide United 1–0 Melbourne Victory Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 ACDT
20:00 AEDT
S. van Dijk  52' (0–0)
Summary
Attendance: 14,753
Referee: Ben Williams
15 October 2011 5:30pm, Saturday Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Gold Coast United Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
17:30 AEDT P. Zwaanswijk  87' (0–0)
Summary
 47' J. Brown Attendance: 10,374
Referee: 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
 43' Berisha
 72' Broich
Attendance: 15,789
Referee: Strebre Delovski
16 October 2011 4:30pm, Sunday Wellington Phoenix 2–0 Newcastle Jets Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:30 NZDT
14:30 AEDT
T. Brown  18'
Daniel  60'
(1–0)
Report
Summary
Attendance: 7,643
Referee: Matthew Gillett
16 October 2011 5:00pm, Sunday Melbourne Heart 1–2 Perth Glory AAMI Park, Melbourne
17:00 AEDT D. Williams  45' (pen.) (1–1)
Summary
 34', 67' S. Smeltz Attendance: 7,229
Referee: Gerard Parsons

Round 3

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

Round 4

28 October 2011 7:00pm, Friday Brisbane Roar 7–1 Adelaide United Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:00 AEST
20:00 AEDT
Henrique  21' (pen.), 36' (pen.)
B. Berisha  23', 27', 29', 69'
I. Nakajima-Farran  80'
(5–1)
Summary
 5' D. 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  27'
B. Ibini-Isei  45'
(2–1)
Summary
 6' T. Dodd Attendance: 6,883
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
29 October 2011 7:45pm, Saturday Melbourne Heart 1–1 Sydney FC AAMI Park, Melbourne
19:45 AEDT Maycon  85' (0–0)
Summary
 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  71' (0–1)
Report
Summary
 42' A. Thompson
 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  12'
K. Rees  58'
J. Brown  84'
(1–0)
Summary
 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  68' (0–0)
Report
Summary

 47' B. Ibini-Isei
 80' M. Simon
Attendance: 5,090
Referee: Gerard Parsons
4 November 2011 7:30pm, Friday Adelaide United 1–1 Melbourne Heart Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 ACDT
20:00 AEDT
S. Dilevski  77' (0–0)
Summary
 48' B. 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  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  10', 21' (2–2)
Report
Summary
 6' (pen.) Henrique
 27' T. Broich
Attendance: 24,820
Referee: Ben Williams
6 November 2011 5:00pm, Sunday Sydney FC 3–2 Gold Coast United Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:00 AEDT B. Cazarine  60'
N. Carle  62'
K. Kisel  90+4' (pen.)
(0–1)
Report
Summary
 21' K. Rees
 46' D. MacAllister
Attendance: 11,051
Referee: Peter Green

Round 6

11 November 2011 8:00pm, Friday Gold Coast United 1–2 Adelaide United Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide[38]
19:00 AEST
20:00 AEDT
J. Brown  67' (0–0)
Summary
 57' Z. Caravella
 69' I. Ramsay
Attendance: 6,368
Referee: Chris Beath
12 November 2011 5:30pm, Saturday Melbourne Heart 3–0 Newcastle Jets AAMI Park, Melbourne
17:30 AEDT Fred  66'
M. Dugandzic  73'
A. Behich  85'
(0–0)
Summary
Attendance: 5,914
Referee: Kurt Ams
12 November 2011 7:45pm, Saturday Central Coast Mariners 0–0 Melbourne Victory Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
19:45 AEDT (0–0)
Summary
Attendance: 10,251
Referee: Strebre Delovski
12 November 2011 7:00pm, Saturday Perth Glory 0–1 Sydney FC nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWST
22:00 AEDT
(0–1)
Summary
 45' M. Bridge Attendance: 9,046
Referee: Gerard Parsons
13 November 2011 5:00pm, Sunday Brisbane Roar 1–1 Wellington Phoenix Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
17:00 AEDT
19:00 NZDT
B. Berisha  11' (1–1)
Report
Summary
 37' T. 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  63' (0–1)
Summary
 4' M. Thompson
 68' J. Germano
Attendance: 4,031
Referee: Peter O'Leary
19 November 2011 5:00pm, Saturday Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Adelaide United Eden Park, Auckland
17:00 NZDT
19:30 ACST
N. Boogard  83' (o.g.) (0–1)
Report
Summary
 44' B. 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  45' (1–0)
Summary
 56' Henrique
 83' J. Meyer
Attendance: 13,174
Referee: Gerard Parsons
19 November 2011 7:45pm, Saturday Sydney FC 2–3 Central Coast Mariners Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19:45 AEDT N. Carle  77'
B. Emerton  88'
(0–1)
Summary
 41' P. Zwaanswijk
 66' M. McGlinchey
 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  52' (pen.)
D. Allsopp  57'
(0–0)
Summary
 70' Andrezinho
 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  45'
D. McBreen  81' (pen.)
P. Zwaanswijk  86'
(1–0)
Summary
 78' E. Babalj Attendance: 7,242
Referee: Gerard Parsons
26 November 2011 6:45pm, Saturday Brisbane Roar 4–0 Perth Glory Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
18:45 AEST
19:45 AEDT
B. Berisha  23', 45'
I. Nakajima-Farran  33', 41'
(4–0)
Summary
Attendance: 19,339
Referee: Jarred Gillett
27 November 2011 4:30pm, Sunday Wellington Phoenix 2–1 Sydney FC Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:30 NZDT
14:30 AEDT
P. Ifill  7'
T. Brown  59'
(1–0)
Report
Summary
 70' B. Cazarine Attendance: 6,308
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
27 November 2011 5:00pm, Sunday Melbourne Victory 3–2 Gold Coast United AAMI Park, Melbourne
17:00 AEDT H. Kewell  3' (pen.)
C. Hernández  22' (pen.), 79'
(2–1)
Summary
 45' (pen.) D. Macallister
 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
 30' M. Amini
 32' B. Ibini
 38' (pen.) P. Zwaanswijk
 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  27' (pen.), 88'
L. Haliti  47'
(1–1)
Summary
 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  20' (pen.)
S. Smeltz  54' (pen.)
(1–0)
Summary
Attendance: 6,484
Referee: Strebre Delovski
4 December 2011 3:00pm, Sunday Melbourne Heart 1–0 Wellington Phoenix Latrobe City Stadium, Morwell
15:00 AEDT
17:00 NZDT
M. Dugandzic  40' (1–0)
Summary
Report
Attendance: 2,951
Referee: Ben Williams
4 December 2011 5:00pm, Sunday Sydney FC 2–0 Brisbane Roar WIN Jubilee Oval, Carlton
17:00 AEDT D. Petratos  1'
B. Emerton  20'
(2–0)
Summary
Attendance: 11,555
Referee: Peter Green

Midweek Fixture[note 2]

18 January 2012 5:30pm, Wednesday Sydney FC 1–1 Perth Glory Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown
17:30 AEDT M. Bridge  45' (1–0)
Summary
 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  77' (0–2)
Summary
 11' J. Germano
 26' E. Babalj
Attendance: 10,667
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
10 December 2011 5:00pm, Saturday Wellington Phoenix 1–0 Perth Glory Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:00 NZDT
12:00 AWST
B. Sigmund  85' (0–0)
Summary
Report
Attendance: 6,020
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
10 December 2011 5:30pm, Saturday Central Coast Mariners 2–0 Newcastle Jets Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
17:30 AEDT R. Griffiths  25'
M. Simon  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  59' (0–0)
Summary
 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  26'
N. Ward  80'
(1–0)
Summary
Report
Attendance: 4,628
Referee: Gerard Parsons

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
 18' B. Halloran
 36' M. Rigters
 90+3' D. MacAllister
Attendance: 7,967
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
17 December 2011 5:30pm, Saturday Newcastle Jets 1–2 Sydney FC Ausgrid Stadium, Ne
17:30 AEDT J. Brockie  25' (1–0)
Summary
 59' B. Cazarine Attendance: 13,658
Referee: Chris Beath
 84' J. Mäkelä
17 December 2011 6:45pm, Saturday Brisbane Roar 1–2 Central Coast Mariners Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
18:45 AEST
19:45 AEDT
K. Danning  83' (0–2)
Summary
 6' M. Amini
 45+2' P. Bojic
Attendance: 10,006
Referee: Peter Green
17 December 2011 7:00pm, Saturday Perth Glory 1–2 Melbourne Heart nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWST
22:00 AEDT
B. Mehmet  35' (1–1)
Summary
 33' M. Thompson
 87' M. Dugandzic
Attendance: 6,458
Referee: Jarred Gillett
18 December 2011 5:00pm, Sunday Melbourne Victory 3–1 Wellington Phoenix AAMI Park, Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
19:00 NZDT
A. Thompson  3'
V. Lia  22' (o.g.)
D. Ferreira  24'
(3–0)
Summary
Report
 84' A. 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  19' (pen.)
D. Petratos  66'
(1–1)
Summary
 8' D. Mullen
 56' D. Vidošić
Attendance: 10,212
Referee: Jarred Gillett
23 December 2011 7:30pm, Friday Wellington Phoenix 5–2 Newcastle Jets Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:30 NZDT
17:30 AEDT
D. Sánchez  15', 33'
C. Greenacre  38'
M. Pavlovic  73', 76'
(3–0)
Summary
Report
 50' S. Byun
 88' R. Griffiths
Attendance: 6,471
Referee: Ben Williams
23 December 2011 8:00pm, Friday Melbourne Heart 3–2 Melbourne Victory AAMI Park, Melbourne
20:00 AEDT M. Thompson  37', 39'
A. Terra  62'
(2–1)
Summary
 21' A. Thompson
 90' C. Hernández
Attendance: 26,579
Referee: Strebre Delovski
23 December 2011 7:00pm, Friday Perth Glory 1–3 Central Coast Mariners nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWST
22:00 AEDT
S. McGarry  83' (0–0)
Summary
 49' B. Ibini-Isei
 59' P. Bojić
 64' M. Simon
Attendance: 6,620
Referee: Matthew Gillett
26 December 2011 6:30pm, Monday Gold Coast United 1–0 Brisbane Roar Skilled Park, Gold Coast
18:30 AEST
19:30 AEDT
D. Severino  88' (pen.) (0–0)
Summary
Attendance: 6,927
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Round 13

29 December 2011 7:30pm, Thursday Sydney FC 0–4 Melbourne Heart Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19:30 AEDT (0–2)
Summary
 32' E. Babalj
 45+1' M. Dugandzic
 77' J. Hoffman
 84' A. Terra
Attendance: 16,007
Referee: Peter Green
30 December 2011 7:30pm, Friday Adelaide United 2–0 Wellington Phoenix Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 ACDT
22:00 NZDT
B. Djite  17'
A. Golec  62'
(1–0)
Summary
Report
Attendance: 9,739
Referee: Chris Beath
31 December 2011 4:00pm, Saturday Newcastle Jets 1–1 Perth Glory Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
16:00 AEDT F. Jeffers  61' (0–1)
Summary
 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: Ryan Shepheard
31 December 2011 7:30pm, Saturday Brisbane Roar 3–1 Melbourne Victory Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:30 AEST
20:30 AEDT
M. Nichols  44'
R. Visconte  50'
I. Franjic  53'
(1–1)
Summary
 3' H. 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  24' (pen.)
D. Sánchez  41'
Ben Sigmund  77'
Paul Ifill  90+4'
(2–1)
Summary
Report
 15' (pen.) B. Emerton
 63' B. Cazarine
Attendance: 8,411
Referee: Alan Milliner
4 January 2012 3:15pm, Wednesday Melbourne Heart 1–3 Adelaide United AAMI Park, Melbourne
15:15 AEDT E. Babalj  90+2' (0–1)
Summary
 37' (pen.), 78' S. van Dijk
 48' D. Vidosic
Attendance: 8,272
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
4 January 2012 5:30pm, Wednesday Newcastle Jets 3–2 Gold Coast United Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
17:30 AEDT J. Brockie  44', 65'
L. Haliti  73'
(1–0)
Summary
 72' B. Halloran
 78' A. Traoré
Attendance: 9,311
Referee: Gerard Parsons
4 January 2012 7:45pm, Wednesday Central Coast Mariners 2–0 Melbourne Victory Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
19:45 AEDT M. Simon  1', 84' (1–0)
Summary
Attendance: 12,284
Referee: Peter Green
4 January 2012 7:00pm, Wednesday Perth Glory 3–3 Brisbane Roar nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWST
22:00 AEDT
T. Dodd  16'
M. Sterjovski  24', 80' (pen.)
(2–2)
Summary
 40', 69' M. Nichols
 45' E. Paartalu
Attendance: 6,912
Referee: Chris Beath

Round 14

7 January 2012 5:00pm, Saturday Adelaide United 1–1 Brisbane Roar Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
17:00 ACDT
17:30 AEDT
S. van Dijk  78' (pen.) (0–0)
Summary
 60' I. Nakajima-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  7' (o.g.), 75' (o.g.) (1–0)
Summary
 85' R. Griffiths Attendance: 14,897
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
8 January 2012 4:00pm, Sunday Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Perth Glory Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:00 NZDT
22:00 AWST
(0–0)
Summary
Report
 90+2' J. 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
 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  72' (0–1)
Summary
 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  6' (1–0)
Summary
 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  59' (0–1)
Summary
 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  90+4'
B. Berisha  90+5'
(0–1)
Summary
 39' M. Bridge Attendance: 14,545
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
15 January 2012 4:00pm, Sunday Melbourne Heart 1–2 Perth Glory AAMI Park, Melbourne
16:00 AEDT K. Sarkies  65'
 67' S. McGarry
(0–1)
Summary
 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
 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
 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
 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  14'
A. Kwasnik  74'
J. Rose  77'
(1–2)
Summary
 15' S. van Dijk
 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  31' (1–0)
Summary
 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  71'
B. Cazarine  89'
(0–0)
Summary
 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  13', 34' (pen.)
M. Sterjovski  41' (pen.)
Andrezinho  88'
(3–0)
Summary
 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  57' (0–0)
Summary
 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  45'
Fabinho  45+2'
(2–0)
Summary
 56' B. Cazarine
 89' S. Ryall
Attendance: 20,053
Referee: Strebre Delovski
28 January 2012 6:45pm, Saturday Brisbane Roar 0–1 Newcastle Jets Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:45 AEDT (0–1)
Summary
 23' B. 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  3', 64'
C. Greenacre  54'
(1–1)
Summary
Report
 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
 14' S. Smeltz
 20' S. McGarry
 82' L. Miller
Attendance: 9,063
Referee: Jarred Gillett

Midweek Fixture

1 February 2012 7:30pm, Wednesday Melbourne Victory 1–1 Gold Coast United Aurora Stadium, Launceston
19:30 AEDT H. Kewell  65' (0–0)
Summary
 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  9' (1–2)
Summary
Report
 13' T. Brown
 38' D. Sánchez
Attendance: 8,425
Referee: Gerard Parsons
4 February 2012 5:30pm, Saturday Central Coast Mariners 0–2 Brisbane Roar Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
17:30 AEDT (0–2)
Summary
 5' E. Paartalu
 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  47'
M. Beauchamp  72'
(0–3)
Summary
 22' N. Topor-Stanley
 29' R. Zadkovich
 38', 87' J. Brockie
 90+5' A. Abbas
Attendance: 10,232
Referee: Matthew Gillett
6 February 2012 7:00pm, Monday Perth Glory 4–0 Gold Coast United nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWST
22:00 AEDT
S. McGarry  18'
L. Miller  53'
T. Dodd  67'
A. Traore  84' (o.g.)
(1–0)
Summary
Attendance: 7,681
Referee: Alan Milliner

Round 19

10 February 2012 8:00pm, Friday Melbourne Victory 2–1 Central Coast Mariners AAMI Park, Melbourne
20:00 AEDT C. Hernández  14'
H. Kewell  51'
(1–1)
Summary
 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  23'
R. Griffiths  47'
M. Bridges  76'
(1–0)
Summary
Attendance: 10,619
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
11 February 2012 7:45pm, Saturday Sydney FC 2–1 Perth Glory Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19:45 AEDT B. Emerton  54'
B. Cazarine  72'
(0–0)
Summary
 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
 42' B. Berisha
 80' M. Nichols
Attendance: 13,009
Referee: Jarred Gillett
12 February 2012 4:30pm, Sunday Gold Coast United 1–2 Adelaide United Skilled Park, Gold Coast
17:30 AEDT
16:30 AEDT
N. Boogaard  7' (o.g.) (1–1)
Summary
 42' B. Djite
 60' D. Vidosic
Attendance: 1,723
Referee: Chris Beath

Round 20

17 February 2012 8:00pm, Friday Melbourne Heart 1–0 Gold Coast United AAMI Park, Melbourne
20:00 AEDT E. Babalj  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  52'
P. Zwaanwijk  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  1', 32'
Henrique  38' (pen.)
(3–1)
Summary
 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  9' (pen.)
B. Halloran  17'
M. Cooper  56'
(2–1)
Summary
 4', 66' A. Kwasnik
 59' B. Ibini-Isei
Attendance: 1,141
Referee: Matthew Gillett

Round 21

24 February 2012 8:00pm, Friday Newcastle Jets 1–0 Adelaide United Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 AEDT T. Elrich  39' (1–0)
Summary
Attendance: 10,383
Referee: Ben Williams
25 February 2012 5:30pm, Saturday Sydney FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:30 AEDT
19:30 NZDT
(0–1)
Summary
Report
 13' P. 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  51' (0–0)
Summary
 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
 21' Henrique
 59', 63' B. Berisha
Attendance: 10,367
Referee: Strebre Delovski
26 February 2012 5:00pm, Sunday Melbourne Heart 1–0 Central Coast Mariners AAMI Park, Melbourne
17:00 AEDT E. Babalj  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
 6' B. Mehmet
 24' J. Burns
Attendance: 5,898
Referee: Matthew Gillett
2 March 2012 7:00pm, Friday Brisbane Roar 1–1 Melbourne Heart Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:00 AEST
20:00 AEDT
M. Nichols  32' (1–0)
Summary
 49' C. Good Attendance: 10,988
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
3 March 2012 5:30pm, Saturday Melbourne Victory 1–3 Newcastle Jets AAMI Park, Melbourne
17:30 AEDT H. Kewell  24' (pen.) (1–3)
Summary
 20' R. Griffiths
 29', 39' J. Pepper
Attendance: 12,457
Referee: Jarred Gillett
3 March 2012 7:45pm, Saturday Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Sydney FC Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
19:45 AEDT T. Hearfield  90' (0–0)
Summary
 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  29'
N. Ward  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  90' (0–1)
Summary
 24' D. Bowles Attendance: 10,258
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
10 March 2012 5:30pm, Saturday Melbourne Heart 1–1 Wellington Phoenix AAMI Park, Melbourne
17:30 AEDT
19:30 NZDT
E .Babalj  32' (1–0)
Summary
Report
 80' P. 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  33' (pen.) (1–0)
Summary
Attendance: 18,180
Referee: Ben Williams
11 March 2012 4:00pm, Sunday Brisbane Roar 1–1 Adelaide United Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
16:00 AEST
17:00 AEDT
B. Berisha  70' (0–1)
Summary
 14' I. 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  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  11'
I. Cernak  58'
J. Jeggo  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  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  39' (1–1)
Summary
 12' B. Berisha
 81' (pen.) M. Nichols
Attendance: 11,471
Referee: Jarred Gillett
17 March 2012 7:45pm, Saturday Melbourne Heart 2–2 Sydney FC AAMI Park, Melbourne
19:45 AEDT M. Dugandzic  31'
E. Babalj  36'
(2–0)
Summary
 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  6'
J. Brown  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  37' (pen.) (1–0)
Summary
 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  22', 47', 62' (pen.), 65' (1–2)
Summary
 21' C. Hernández
 45' M. Milligan
Attendance: 9,724
Referee: Alan Milliner
25 March 2012 4:00pm, Sunday Sydney FC 3–2 Newcastle Jets Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
16:00 AEDT B. Cazarine  12'
J. Chianese  30', 33'
(3–1)
Summary
 26' M. Bridges
 84' J. Wheelhouse
Attendance: 14,494
Referee: Chris Beath
25 March 2012 5:30pm, Sunday Gold Coast United 1–2 Brisbane Roar Skilled Park, Gold Coast
17:30 AEST
18:30 AEDT
D. Bowles  29' (1–0)
Summary
 58' N. Fitzgerald
 90' G. Lambadaridis
Attendance: 6,102
Referee: Peter Green

Table of results

Abbreviation and Color Key:
  • 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 1–0 1–2 7–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–4 1–1 0–3 2–2 2–0 1–3 1–1 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 3–0 7–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 4–0 2–0 1–2 2–0 1–2 1–0 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 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 2–3 3–1 0–4 2–0 1–2 1–3 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 3–2 3–3 0–2 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 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 3–0 3–1 3–2 1–2 1–2 3–2 2–0 0–0 0–3 1–0 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 1–2 | | |
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 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–2 0–0 2–2 3–2 3–1 1–1 3–1 3–2 3–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 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 2–3 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–2 0–4 4–2 0–1 2–1 2–1 2–2 2–5 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 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 / Round12345678910111213M141516171819202122232425
Central Coast Mariners97108552222111111*11**111*11111
Brisbane Roar2111111111*2332222332222222
Perth Glory2222334557877975*5444344333
Wellington Phoenix4347899884*6554443223433444
Sydney FC5956423435444556*6677677775
Melbourne Heart7109101085763322333*4556555556
Newcastle Jets15332476467886999*765766667
Melbourne Victory587466637856686788*88888888
Adelaide United946997899991097887*999999999
Gold Coast United468571010101010109101010101010101010*1010101010
  • *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  47'
Sigmund  80'
Ifill  86' (pen.)
Report Chianese  81', 84' Attendance: 10,019
Referee: Chris Beath
1 April 2012 Perth Glory 3–0Melbourne Heartnib Stadium, Perth
17:00 AWST
(UTC+8)
Smeltz  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  12'
Mehmet  71'
Howarth  111'
Report Greenacre  46'
Muscat  54'
Attendance: 13,695
Referee: Peter Green

Preliminary final

Grand Final

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

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of end of regular season
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Besart BerishaBrisbane Roar 19
2 Shane SmeltzPerth Glory 13
3 Carlos HernándezMelbourne Victory 10
4 Eli BabaljMelbourne Heart 9
Jeremy BrockieNewcastle Jets
Ryan GriffithsNewcastle Jets
Mitch NicholsBrisbane Roar
8 Bruno CazarineSydney FC 8
Harry KewellMelbourne Victory
Sergio van DijkAdelaide United

Own goals

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

Attendances

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

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

Discipline

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 pointYellow Card
2 pointsSecond Caution Red Card
3 pointsDirect Red Card
TeamPoints
Adelaide United442048
Brisbane Roar300133
Central Coast Mariners330033
Gold Coast United382042
Melbourne Heart351037
Melbourne Victory342450
Newcastle Jets411146
Perth Glory350344
Sydney FC480151
Wellington Phoenix322242
Melbourne Heart0000
Sydney Rovers0000
Totals3701012

Awards

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.

MonthNomineeClub
October 2011 James BrownGold Coast United
November 2011 Bernie Ibini-IseiCentral Coast Mariners
December 2011 Mustafa AminiCentral Coast Mariners
January 2012 Mathew RyanCentral Coast Mariners
February 2012 Tom RogicCentral Coast Mariners
March 2012 Eli BabaljMelbourne Heart

End-of-season awards

All-Star team

Formation: 3–4–3[42]

See also

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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