2011–12 Perth Glory FC season

The 2011–12 Perth Glory FC season was the club's 15th season since its establishment in 1996. The club competed in the A-League for the 7th time. The club participated in its first A-League Grand Final this season, its 5th overall.

Perth Glory FC
2011–12 season
Glory fans prior to the 2012 A-League Grand Final
ChairmanTony Sage
ManagerIan Ferguson
A-League3rd
Top goalscorerLeague: Shane Smeltz – 13
All: Shane Smeltz – 17
Highest home attendance12,358(regular season) v Melbourne
22 January 2012
Lowest home attendance6,484 v Gold Coast
3 December 2011
Average home league attendance8,320

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 Danny Vukovic
2 DF  AUS Josh Mitchell
3 DF  NED Bas van den Brink
4 FW  IRL Billy Mehmet
5 DF  AUS Steve Pantelidis
6 DF  AUS Chris Coyne (Vice-Captain)
7 MF  AUS Jacob Burns (Captain)
8 MF  AUS Adam Hughes
9 FW  NZL Shane Smeltz
10 MF  IRL Liam Miller
11 MF  NED Victor Sikora
12 DF  AUS Scott Neville
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF  AUS Travis Dodd
14 MF  SCO Steven McGarry
15 FW  AUS Tommy Amphlett
16 MF  AUS Evan Berger
17 MF  AUS Todd Howarth
18 FW  AUS Jesse Makarounas (Youth)
19 DF  AUS Joshua Risdon (Youth)
20 GK  AUS Neil Young
22 FW  AUS Adam Taggart (Youth)
26 MF  AUS Brandon O'Neill (Youth)
27 MF  BRA Andrezinho (Injury Replacement)
35 DF  AUS Dean Heffernan

Transfers

Matches

2011–12 Pre-season friendlies
25 June 2011 Perth Glory 3 – 1 Bunbury Forum Force Hay Park, Bunbury
Taggart  43'
Dodd  54'
Amphlett  90'		  48' Fontanille Attendance: 1,500
5 July 2011 Perth Glory 9 – 4 WA State Team Dorrien Gardens
Dodd  19', 45'
McGarry  24'
Risdon  56'
Vittiglia  57', 79'
Taggart  ?', ?'
Amphlett  90'		 Report Morgan  30'
Pritchard  63'
Barlow  ?'
Kay  ?'		 Attendance: 1,589
Referee: David Costello
9 July 2011 Perth Glory 0 – 2 Celtic Nib Stadium, Perth
Report Hooper  16'
Mulgrew  51'		 Attendance: 15,350
Referee: Peter Green
3 August 2011 South African tour Platinum Stars 1 – 0 Perth Glory Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng
Report
6 August 2011 South African tour AmaZulu 1 – 3 Perth Glory Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
[ Report]
23 August 2011 Perth Glory 1 – 1 Al-Ahli Nib Stadium, Perth
Burns  41' Report Grafite 90+3' Referee: David Costello
3 September 2011 Bayswater City 0 – 3 Perth Glory Frank Drago Reserve, Bayswater
Taggart  43'
Dodd  54'
Amphlett  90'		 Fontanille  48'
7 September 2011 Stirling Lions 0 – 2 Perth Glory Macedonia Park, Stirling
19:00 Report Smeltz  56', 67'
10 September 2011 Balcatta 1 – 6 Perth Glory McGillivray Oval, Mt Claremont
13:00 Lowry  31' (og) Report Amphlett  13'
Sterjovski 20'
Mehmet  22'
Hughes 37'
Taggart  85'
13 September 2011 Perth Glory 2 – 1 UAE U23's AK Reserve, Mt Claremont
19:00 Taggart  8'
Dodd  63'		 Report Mabkhot  35' Attendance: 600
Referee: Matthew Cheeseman
18 September 2011 Central Coast Mariners 1 – 0 Perth Glory Knox Grammar School, Wahroonga
14:00 Report Attendance: 5000
24 September 2011 Sydney FC 2 – 2 Perth Glory Jubilee Oval, Carlton
15:00 [ Report] Attendance: 3539

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHAHAAHAAHAHHAHAAAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultWWWLLLDLWLLLDDWWDWWWLWLWWLW
Position222233455787797555444443333
Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
27 13 4 10 40 35  +5 43 8 1 3 24 12  +12 5 3 7 16 23  −7

Fixtures & Results
9 October 2011 Round 1 Perth Glory 1 : 0 Adelaide United nib Stadium, Perth
16:30 AWST B. Mehmet  76' Summary Attendance: 9,452
16 October 2011 Round 2 Melbourne Heart 1 : 2 Perth Glory AAMI Park, Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
14:00 AWST		 D. Williams  45' Report  33', 66' S. Smeltz Attendance: 7,229
23 October 2011 Round 3 Perth Glory 1 : 0 Wellington Phoenix nib Stadium, Perth
16:30 AWST
21:30 NZDT
 L. Miller  18'
S. Smeltz  32'
C. Coyne  82'		 (1:0)
Summary
8   Shots   12
5   Shots on Target   2
13   Fouls Committed   12
4   Corners   7
4   Offsides   4
48%   Possession   52%		  7' B. Sigmund
 12'  90' M. Muscat
    32' Daniel		 Attendance: 8,299
Referee: Ben Williams
29 October 2011 Round 4 Central Coast Mariners 2 : 1 Perth Glory Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
17:30 AEDT M. Simon  27'
B. Ibini-Isei  45'		 Report  6' T. Dodd Attendance: 6,883
5 November 2011 Round 5 Newcastle Jets 2 : 0 Perth Glory Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
17:30 AEDT J. Brockie  10', 11' Report Attendance: 12,383
12 November 2011 Round 6 Perth Glory 0 : 1 Sydney FC nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWST Summary  45' Bridge
 76' S. Jamieson		 Attendance: 9,046
20 November 2011 Round 7 Melbourne Victory 2 : 2 Perth Glory Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
17:00 AEDT C. Hernandez  52' (pen.)
D. Allsopp  58'		 Summary  38' L. Miller
 71' Andrezinho
 86' S. Smeltz		 Attendance: 18,404
26 November 2011 Round 8 Brisbane Roar 4 : 0 Perth Glory Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
18:45 AEST B. Berisha  23', 45'
I. Nakajima-Farran  34', 42'		 Summary Attendance: 19,339
3 December 2011 Round 9 Perth Glory 2 : 0 Gold Coast United nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWST M. Sterjovski  23' (pen.)
S. Smeltz  54' (pen.)		 Summary  19'  62' Anderson Attendance: 6,484
10 December 2011 Round 10 Wellington Phoenix 1 : 0 Perth Glory Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:00 NZDT
12:00 AWST
 P. Ifill  30'
T. Lochhead  31'
T. Brown  40'
B. Sigmund  85'
M. Pavlovic  90+4'		 Summary
Report
10   Shots   9
5   Shots on Target   4
18   Fouls Committed   13
6   Corners   1
0   Offsides   1
55%   Possession   45%		  64' T. Howarth
 88' J. Mitchell		 Attendance: 6,020
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
17 December 2011 Round 12 Perth Glory 1 : 2 Melbourne Heart nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWST M. Thompson  35' Summary  33' B. Mehmet
 86' A. Behich		 Attendance: 6,458
23 December 2011 Round 13 Perth Glory 1 : 3 Central Coast Mariners nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWST
22:00 AEDT		 Mitchell  26'
McGarry  83'		 Summary Ibini-Isei  49'
Bojić  60'
Simon  64'
31 December 2011 Round 14 Newcastle Jets 1 : 1 Perth Glory Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
16:00 AEDT Jeffers  61' Summary Mehmet  9'
Mehmet  34'		 Referee: Strebre Delovski
4 January 2012 Round 15 Perth Glory 3 : 3 Brisbane Roar nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWST
22:00 AEDT		 Dodd  16'
Sterjovski  24', 79' (pen.)		 Summary Nichols  40', 69'
Paartalu  45'		 Referee: Chris Beath
8 January 2012 Round 16 Wellington Phoenix 0 : 1 Perth Glory Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:00 NZDT Summary Mitchell  90+2' Referee: Kristian Griffiths-Jones
15 January 2012 Round 17 Melbourne Heart 1 : 2 Perth Glory AAMI Park, Melbourne
16:00 AEDT Sarkies  66' Summary Smeltz  16'
McGarry  69'		 Attendance: 7,233
Referee: Chris Beath
18 January 2012[Note 1] Round 11 Sydney FC 1 : 1 Perth Glory Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown
Bridge  45+3' Summary Hughes  89' Attendance: 5,505
Referee: Matthew Gillet
22 January 2012 Round 18 Perth Glory 4 : 1 Melbourne Victory nib Stadium, Perth
16:30 AWST
19:30 AEDT		 Smeltz  14', 35' (pen.)
Sterjovski  42' (pen.)
Andrezinho  90'		 Summary Kewell  69' (pen.)
Allsopp  78'		 Attendance: 12,358
29 January 2012 Round 19 Adelaide United 0 : 3 Perth Glory Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
16:30 ACDT Summary Smeltz  14'
McGarry  20'
Miller  82'		 Attendance: 9,063
Referee: Jarred Gillett
6 February 2012 Round 20 Perth Glory 4 : 0 Gold Coast United nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWST McGarry  18'
Miller  53'
Dodd  67'
Traoré  84' (o.g.)		 Summary
11 February 2012 Round 21 Sydney FC 2 : 1 Perth Glory Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19:45 AEDT Emerton  53'
Cazarinet  72'		 Summary Mehmet  86'
18 February 2012 Round 22 Perth Glory 2 : 0 Newcastle Jets nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWST Hughes  15'
Mehmet  60'		 Summary Attendance: 8,108
25 February 2012 Round 23 Perth Glory 0 : 3 Brisbane Roar nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWST Summary Henrique  21'
Berisha  59', 63'
Henrique  65'		 Attendance: 10,367
4 March 2012 Round 24 Adelaide United 0 : 2 Perth Glory Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
16:30 ACDT Barbiero  87' Summary Mehmet  6'
Burns  24'
11 March 2012 Round 25 Perth Glory 1 : 0 Central Coast Mariners nib Stadium, Perth
16:30 AWST Dodd  25' Summary Attendance: 6,502
18 March 2012 Round 26 Gold Coast United 3 : 0 Perth Glory Skilled Park, Gold Coast
17:30 AEST Anderson  4'
Brown  83', 90+3'		 Summary Heffernan  36' Attendance: 1,720
24 March 2012 Round 27 Perth Glory 4 : 2 Melbourne Victory nib Stadium, Perth
18:30 AWST Smeltz  24', 48', 63' (pen.), 66' Summary Hernández  22'
Milligan  45+4'		 Attendance: 9,724
  1. Originally scheduled for 7 December, this match was postponed due to severe weather in Perth, stopping travel for Perth Glory.
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.

2011–12 Finals Series
Main article: 2011–12 A-League § Finals_Series
1 April 2012 Semi-Final 3 v 6 Perth Glory 3 : 0 Melbourne Heart Perth
17:00 AWST
(UTC+8)		 Smeltz  65', 72', 90+1' Summary Srhoj  15' Stadium: nib Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 12,600
Referee: Jarred Gillett
7 April 2012 Minor Semi-Final Perth Glory 3 : 2 (a.e.t.) Wellington Phoenix Perth
17:30 AWST
(UTC+8)		 van den Brink  14'
Mehmet  72'
Howarth  113'		 Summary Greenacre  47'
Muscat  55'		 Stadium: nib Stadium, Perth
Referee: Peter Green
14 April 2012 Preliminary final Central Coast Mariners 1 : 1 (a.e.t.)
(3 – 5 p)		 Perth Glory Gosford
16:00 AEST
(UTC+10)		 Kwasnik  34' Report
Summary		 Smeltz  37' Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium,
Penalties
McBreen
Wilkinson
Ryan
McGlinchey 		Smeltz
Mehmet
Miller
Heffernan
Burns

Grand Final
See also: 2012 A-League Grand Final
22 April 2012 Brisbane Roar 2 - 1 Perth Glory Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
16:00 AEST
(UTC+10)		 Berisha  84', 90+7' (pen) Summary Franjic  53' (o.g.)
Heffernan  57'  90+1'		 Attendance: 50,314
Referee: Jarred Gillett

Statistics

Goal scorers
Rank Player Goals per Game
 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718192021222324252627FS-SF1FS-SF2FS-PFGrand FinalTotal
1 Shane Smeltz211112143117
2 Billy Mehmet11111117
3 Steven McGarry11114
Mile Sterjovski1214
Travis Dodd11114
6 Andrezinho112
Liam Miller112
Adam Hughes112
Own Goal112
9 Josh Mitchell11
Jacob Burns11
Bas van den Brink11
Todd Howarth111
 A goal was scored from a penalty kick
 2 were scored from penalty kicks

Disciplinary record
No. Position Name
1 GK Danny Vukovic 3 0 0
2 DF Josh Mitchell 6 0 1
3 DF Bas van den Brink 4 0 0
4 FW Billy Mehmet 4 0 1
5 DF Steve Pantelidis 7 0 0
6 DF Chris Coyne 3 0 0
7 MF Jacob Burns 9 0 0
8 DF Adam Hughes 1 0 0
9 FW Shane Smeltz 4 0 0
10 MF Liam Miller 5 0 1
12 DF Scott Neville 1 0 0
13 MF Travis Dodd 1 0 0
17 MF Todd Howarth 4 0 0
19 DF Joshua Risdon 1 0 0
21 FW Mile Sterjovski 1 0 0
25 DF Trent McClenahan 1 0 0
26 MF Brandon O'Neill 1 0 0
27 MF Andrezinho 1 0 0
35 DF Dean Heffernan 5 1 1

References
  1. http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/soccer/9594980/glory-sign-defender-van-den-brink/ Archived 12 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Glory sign defender Van Den Brink
  2. Mehmet shunned Brit return
  3. "A-League Hardman Pantelidis Joins Glory". FourFourTwoAustralia. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  4. "Massive coup for Perth Glory". Perth Glory. 3 June 2011. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  5. "Glory brings in Andrezinho". 4 August 2011. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  6. "Jelic let go by Glory". ABC Sport. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  7. http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/202778,young-aussie-duo-join-royals.aspx Young Aussie Brothers Join Royals
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