2010–11 A-League


The 2010–11 A-League was the 34th season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the sixth season of the Australian A-League soccer competition since its establishment in 2004. The home and away season began on 5 August 2010 and concluded on 13 February 2011. The addition of Melbourne Heart brought the total number of teams to 11. Brisbane Roar finished Premiers with two games remaining in the season following an Australian record unbeaten run, and later completed the Premiership and Championship double by beating the Central Coast Mariners in the Grand Final.

Rule changes

A new rule at the start of the season allows for two marquee players to be signed without salary cap restraints so long as one is Australian with a certain number of qualifications to be determined by FFA. This replaces the previous ruling of only one salary cap exempt player in previous seasons.

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 VictoryMelbourneAAMI Park
Etihad Stadium		30,050
56,347
Newcastle JetsNewcastleEnergyAustralia Stadium26,164
North Queensland FuryTownsvilleDairy Farmers Stadium26,500
Perth GloryPerthNIB Stadium20,500
Sydney FCSydneySydney Football Stadium45,500
Wellington PhoenixWellingtonWestpac Stadium36,000

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

League table


Home and away season

The 2010–11 A-League season had each team play 30 matches over 27 rounds. The regular season started on Thursday, 5 August 2010 and ended on Sunday, 13 February 2011. The opening game was played at the new Melbourne Rectangular Stadium and marked the A-League debut of the new franchise, Melbourne Heart. Mid week games were played to accommodate this extra team. The official 2010–11 fixture list was released on 18 May 2010.

Round 8


Round 16


Round 24


Round 27

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Finals series


Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
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Attendance

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 end of season.
  • A Gold Coast United match held on 19 December 2010 was postponed due to the poor playing surface of the pitch and torrential rain after the 21st minute of the game had been played. Spectators were allowed free entry prior to the postponement, of which there were 10,146 in attendance of the 21,000+ who applied for the free tickets. The abandoned game's attendance is not taken into account.

Top 10 Attendances

AttendanceRoundDateHomeScoreAwayVenueWeekdayTime of Day
50,168GF13 March 2011Brisbane Roar2–2 Central Coast MarinersSuncorp StadiumSundayAfternoon
32,3212422 January 2011Melbourne Victory2–2Melbourne HeartEtihad StadiumSaturdayNight
25,89798 October 2010Melbourne Heart2–1Melbourne VictoryAAMI ParkFridayNight
25,168SF Leg 226 February 2011Brisbane Roar2–2Central Coast MarinersSuncorpSaturdayNight
23,0591811 December 2010Melbourne Heart1–3Melbourne VictoryAAMI ParkSaturdayNight
21,0832711 February 2011Adelaide United2–1Melbourne VictoryAdelaide OvalFridayNight
20,8312712 February 2011Brisbane Roar4–0Gold Coast UnitedSuncorpSaturdayNight
20,358214 August 2010Melbourne Victory0–2Perth GloryAAMI ParkSaturdayNight
18,558229 January 2011Melbourne Victory1–4Adelaide UnitedAAMI ParkSundayAfternoon
17,2991016 October 2010Melbourne Victory3–0Sydney FCEtihad StadiumSaturdayNight

Discipline

The Fair Play Award will go to the team with the lowest points on the fair play ladder at the conclusion of the home and away season. It was awarded to Premiers Brisbane Roar who beat last year's Champions Sydney FC by 6 points.
''Updated to End of Week 27 ''

Awards

End-of-season awards

Johnny Warren Medal – Marcos FloresNAB Young Footballer of the Year – Mathew RyanGolden Boot Award – Sergio Van DijkGoalkeeper of the Year – Michael TheoklitosManager of the Year – Ange PostecoglouFair Play Award – Brisbane RoarReferee of the Year – Matthew BreezeForeign Player of the Year – Marcos FloresSolo Goal of the Year – Erik Paartalu
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All-Star team

Formation: 4–3–3
PositionNameClub
GK

Team season articles