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.

Clubs

TeamCityHome GroundCapacity
Adelaide UnitedAdelaideHindmarsh Stadium17,000
Brisbane RoarBrisbaneSuncorp Stadium52,500
Central Coast MarinersGosfordBluetongue Stadium20,119
Gold Coast UnitedGold CoastSkilled Park27,400
Melbourne HeartMelbourneAAMI Park30,050
Melbourne VictoryMelbourneEtihad Stadium
AAMI Park		55,000
30,050
Newcastle JetsNewcastleAusgrid Stadium33,000
Perth GloryPerthNIB Stadium20,500
Sydney FCSydneySydney Football Stadium45,500
Wellington PhoenixWellingtonWestpac Stadium36,000

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerJersey sponsor
Adelaide Unitedsortname|John|Kosmina| |Kosmina, John

Foreign players

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 ;

2Australian residents who have chosen to represent another national team;

3Injury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players;

4Guest Players

Regular season

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 8


Round 9

'''Midweek Fixture'''

Round 10

'''Midweek Fixture'''

Round 15

'''Midweek Fixture'''

Round 16

'''Midweek Fixture'''

Round 17

'''Midweek Fixture'''

Round 20

'''Postponed Round 17 Fixture'''

Finals series


Elimination-finals

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Semi-finals

Brisbane Roar won 5–2 on aggregate.
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Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1

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.
''Updated to the 25 March 2012 note: Adelaide United's lowest crowd was at Bathurst's Carrington Park as part of the regional round fixtures.''

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.

Awards

End-of-season awards

Johnny Warren Medal – Thomas Broich, Brisbane RoarNAB Young Footballer of the Year – Mathew Ryan, Central Coast MarinersNike Golden Boot Award – Besart Berisha, Brisbane Roar, 19 GoalsGoalkeeper of the Year – Mathew Ryan, Central Coast MarinersManager of the Year – Graham Arnold, Central Coast MarinersFair Play Award – Brisbane RoarReferee of the Year – Jarred GillettForeign Player of the Year – Thomas Broich, Brisbane RoarSolo Goal of the Year – Carlos Hernández, Melbourne Victory FC

All-Star team

Formation: 3–4–3
PositionNameClub
GK

Team season articles