2010–11 A-League

A-League
Season 2010–11
Dates 5 August 2010 – 13 March 2011
Champions Brisbane Roar (1st title)
Premiers Brisbane Roar (1st title)
AFC Champions League Brisbane Roar
Central Coast Mariners
Adelaide United
Matches played 165
Goals scored 434 (2.63 per match)
Top goalscorer Sergio van Dijk
(16 goals)
Best goalkeeper Michael Theoklitos
Biggest home win Adelaide United 8–1 North Queensland Fury
(21 January 2011)
Biggest away win Central Coast Mariners 1–5 Brisbane Roar
(28 November 2010)
Highest scoring Adelaide United 8–1 North Queensland Fury
(21 January 2011)
(9 goals)
Highest attendance 32,231
Lowest attendance 1,003
Average attendance 8,393

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 certain amount of qualifications to be determined by FFA. This replaces the previous ruling of only one salary cap exempt player in previous seasons.

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 AAMI Park
Etihad Stadium		 30,050
56,347
Newcastle Jets Newcastle EnergyAustralia Stadium 26,164
North Queensland Fury Townsville Dairy Farmers Stadium 26,500
Perth Glory Perth NIB Stadium 20,500
Sydney FC Sydney Sydney Football Stadium 45,500
Wellington Phoenix Wellington Westpac Stadium 36,000

Transfers

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Central Coast Mariners Australia Lawrie McKinna Reassigned 9 February 2010[1] Pre-season Australia Graham Arnold 10 February 2010[2]
Melbourne Heart N/A (New Club) Netherlands John van 't Schip[3] 12 October 2009
North Queensland Fury Scotland Ian Ferguson Signed by Perth Glory (assistant) 6 April 2010[4] Czech Republic Frantisek Straka 7 June 2010
Adelaide United Australia Aurelio Vidmar Sacked 3 June 2010[5] Netherlands Rini Coolen 5 July 2010[6]
Perth Glory Australia David Mitchell Reassigned, moved to director. 12 October 2010[7] 7th Scotland Ian Ferguson 12 October 2010
Melbourne Victory Scotland Ernie Merrick Sacked 12 March 2011[8] Post-season Australia Mehmet Durakovic 21 June 2011

Foreign players

Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 Visa 5 Non-Visa Foreign
Adelaide United Argentina Marcos Flores Brazil Cássio Croatia Dario Bodrušić Indonesia Sergio van Dijk Uruguay Francisco Usúcar England Joe Keenan3
Netherlands Andwélé Slory4
Brisbane Roar Brazil Henrique Costa Rica Jean Carlos Solórzano Germany Thomas Broich New Zealand Kosta Barbarouses None None
Central Coast Mariners Argentina Patricio Pérez Netherlands Patrick Zwaanswijk New Zealand Michael McGlinchey Scotland Chris Doig None Malta John Hutchinson2
Gold Coast United Brazil Anderson Brazil Robson Germany Peter Perchtold Ivory Coast Adama Traoré Netherlands Bas van den Brink New Zealand Glen Moss2
South Korea Kim Sung-Kil4
Melbourne Heart Brazil Alex Terra Netherlands Gerald Sibon Netherlands Rutger Worm None None None
Melbourne Victory Brazil Ricardinho Costa Rica Marvin Angulo Costa Rica Carlos Hernández England Geoff Kellaway Thailand Surat Sukha Scotland Grant Brebner1
Newcastle Jets China Zhang Shuo England Michael Bridges Italy Marcello Fiorentini None None England Francis Jeffers4
Iraq Ali Abbas1
Slovenia Tomislav Mišura3
North Queensland Fury England Mark Hughes Germany André Kilian Netherlands Antilles Dyron Daal Togo Eric Akoto Uganda Eugene Sseppuya Papua New Guinea Brad McDonald2
Perth Glory England Robbie Fowler England Andy Todd Netherlands Victor Sikora Serbia Branko Jelić Scotland Steven McGarry None
Sydney FC Brazil Bruno Cazarine Finland Juho Mäkelä Japan Hirofumi Moriyasu South Korea Byun Sung-Hwan Switzerland Stephan Keller Northern Ireland Terry McFlynn1
Wellington Phoenix Argentina Toto Cornejo Barbados Paul Ifill Brazil Daniel Brazil Diego Walsh England Chris Greenacre Malta 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)

Regular season

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 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 2012 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off
4 Gold Coast United 30 12 10 8 40 32 +8 46 2011 A-League Finals Series[lower-alpha 2]
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
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: the-AFC.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.
  2. ↑ First place through to sixth place qualify for the 2011 A-League Finals Series.

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 (AAMI Park) and marked the A-League debut of the new franchise, Melbourne Heart. Mid week games were played to accommodate this extra team.[9] The official 2010–11 fixture list was released on 18 May 2010.[10]

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Round 21

Round 22

Round 23

Round 24

Round 25

Round 26

Round 27

Notes
  1. ↑ Game was moved to stop a clash with the AFL grand final replay Archived 4 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Game was moved due to resurfacing of Sydney Football Stadium
  3. 1 2 Game was moved due to an exhibition match between Newcastle Jets and Los Angeles Galaxy which also resulted in the postponement of the F3 Derby.
  4. ↑ Game was moved due to a U2 concert at Suncorp Stadium.
  5. 1 2 Roar matches against Phoenix and Heart were originally scheduled at Suncorp Stadium for 16 and 26 January, respectively, but were postponed and relocated due to the floods in Brisbane and throughout Queensland.
  6. ↑ Game was postponed and shifted from Dairy Farmers Stadium due to the impact of Cyclone Yasi.
  7. ↑ Originally scheduled for 19 December 2010, this round 19 fixture was cancelled in the 20th minute due to the poor playing condition of the pitch. It was later replayed in week 26.

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 NJ CCM MH NQF SFC NJ BR PG SFC GCU WP MV BR PG NJ MH GCU WP NQF MH PG CCM SFC BR MV NQF CCM GCU WP MV
0–0 1–1 3–2 2–3 1–3 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–0 3–0 2–1 4–0 2–0 3–1 0–2 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–2 4–2 2–0 2–0 0–1 1–4 8–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 2–1
Brisbane Roar GCU SFC WP NJ MV AU MH PG NJ CCM MV SFC WP AU MH NJ NQF PG CCM MV SFC NQF GCU AU PG CCM WP MH NQF GCU
0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 4–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–4 4–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–5 3–3 0–1 0–2 2–2 0–1 1–1 3–3 2–0 2–1 1–2 4 –0
Central Coast Mariners MH AU WP SFC MV MH GCU NQF BR PG NQF WP MV GCU NJ BR SFC PG NQF AU MV WP BR NJ PG SFC AU MH GCU NJ
0–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 3–2 2–0 5–0 0–1 0–3 2–2 2–3 1–1 1–5 4–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 3–3 0–2 1–2 2–2 1–2 1–1 1–3 1–0
Gold Coast United BR WP MV PG CCM NJ SFC WP AU MH NQF MV SFC CCM AU NQF MH WP NJ BR PG SFC NQF MH NJ MV AU PG CCM BR
0–0 3–3 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–1 3–1 2–3 2–1 1–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 0–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 5–1 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–3 4–0
Melbourne Heart CCM NJ AU PG NQF CCM WP BR MV WP GCU NJ PG NQF BR AU WP SFC GCU NJ MV AU SFC NQF PG GCU MV BR CCM SFC
0–1 1–1 3–2 2–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 4–0 2–1 2–2 0–0 0–2 0–0 2–3 1–2 0–2 2–0 0–0 3–0 0–2 1–3 1–2 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 2–2
Melbourne Victory SFC PG NQF GCU CCM BR WP NQF NJ MH SFC BR AU GCU PG CCM WP BR MH PG NJ CCM WP AU SFC MH NQF GCU NJ AU
3–3 0–2 2–2 0–1 2–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 3–3 1–3 2–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–4 1–1 2–2 0–3 2–0 2–0 2–1
Newcastle Jets AU MH PG BR AU PG GCU MV BR MH SFC AU BR WP CCM NQF MH GCU WP MV SFC NQF NQF CCM GCU WP MV SFC PG CCM
0–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 4–0 2–1 1–2 1–3 1–0 0–2 5–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–0
North Queensland Fury PG SFC MV AU MH MV WP SFC CCM PG GCU CCM MH BR PG GCU NJ AU SFC BR CCM WP MH NJ NJ GCU AU MV BR WP
3–3 2–1 2–2 2–3 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 3–2 2–1 1–2 0–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 2–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–0 4–0 8–1 0–3 1–2 3–1
Perth Glory NQF MV NJ MH WP GCU NJ AU BR NQF SFC CCM MH WP AU MV SFC BR NQF CCM MV AU GCU BR MH CCM WP SFC GCU NJ
3–3 0–2 1–0 2–2 2–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 2–1 0–3 5–0 0–0 0–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 4–0 0–2 1–2 4–0
Sydney FC MV NQF BR CCM AU WP GCU NQF AU MV PG BR NJ GCU PG MH WP CCM BR NQF MH AU NJ GCU MV CCM PG NJ WP MH
3–3 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–0 0–3 1–1 1–0 3–1 2–0 0–0 3–1 4–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–2
Wellington Phoenix GCU CCM BR PG SFC MV MH NQF GCU MH AU BR PG CCM NJ MH MV SFC AU GCU NJ NQF MV CCM PG BR NJ AU SFC NQF
3–3 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 2–2 3–0 1–4 0–1 0–3 1–0 2–0 2–2 3–1 2–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 4–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 3–1

Finals series

  Semi Finals Week 1 Semi Finals Week 2 Preliminary Final Grand Final
                         
  1  Central Coast Mariners  0 —  Brisbane Roar (agg.)  2    Brisbane Roar (pen.)  2 (4)
  2  Brisbane Roar  2 —  Central Coast Mariners  2              Central Coast Mariners  2 (2)
                             
                   Central Coast Mariners  1        
  3  Adelaide United  1              Gold Coast United  0        
  6  Wellington Phoenix  0                      
             Adelaide United  2                
           Gold Coast United  3                
  4  Gold Coast United  1                        
  5  Melbourne Victory  0                        

Semi-finals

Preliminary final

Grand Final

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of end of regular season
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Indonesia Sergio van DijkAdelaide United 16
2 New Zealand Kosta BarbarousesBrisbane Roar 11
Australia Robbie KruseMelbourne Victory
Australia Matt SimonCentral Coast Mariners
Costa Rica Jean SolórzanoBrisbane Roar
6 Brazil Bruno CazarineSydney FC 9
Australia Bruce DjiteGold Coast United
England Robbie FowlerPerth Glory
Australia Adam KwasnikCentral Coast Mariners
10 Australia John AloisiMelbourne Heart 8
Argentina Marcos FloresAdelaide United
England Chris GreenacreWellington Phoenix

Own goals

Player Club Against Round
AustraliaBen KantarovskiNewcastle JetsMelbourne Heart2
AustraliaBrett StudmanNorth Queensland FuryAdelaide United4
AustraliaMichael MarroneMelbourne HeartPerth Glory4
AustraliaDaniel McBreenCentral Coast MarinersNorth Queensland Fury9
AustraliaShannon ColeSydney FCAdelaide United9
AustraliaMatt SmithBrisbane RoarNewcastle Jets10
AustraliaNaum SekulovskiPerth GloryCentral Coast Mariners12
AustraliaRodrigo VargasMelbourne VictoryGold Coast United13
AustraliaClint BoltonMelbourne HeartAdelaide United15
AustraliaAlex WilkinsonCentral Coast MarinersBrisbane Roar16
AustraliaMatthew KempMelbourne VictoryBrisbane Roar17
AustraliaSebastian RyallSydney FCCentral Coast Mariners17
AustraliaWayne SrhojMelbourne HeartMelbourne Victory18
IndonesiaSergio van DijkAdelaide UnitedCentral Coast Mariners20
AustraliaHayden FoxeSydney FCAdelaide United20
AustraliaAdrian LeijerMelbourne VictoryCentral Coast Mariners21
AustraliaTando VelaphiPerth GloryWellington Phoenix24
AustraliaNick WardWellington PhoenixSydney FC26

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.

Team Hosted Average High Low Total
Melbourne Victory1515,23432,3218,287228,517
Adelaide United1511,55221,0837,370173,286
Brisbane Roar159,27920,8313,522139,182
Perth Glory158,48816,0195,576127,322
Newcastle Jets158,42913,4633,114126,439
Melbourne Heart158,31525,8972,754124,725
Wellington Phoenix157,98114,1084,700119,716
Central Coast Mariners157,71312,4095,373115,695
Sydney FC157,65612,1064,012114,834
North Queensland Fury154,2457,1951,00363,681
Gold Coast United153,43414,7831,65851,505
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League total 165 8,393 32,321 1,003 1,384,902

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 (4–2 pen.)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.

1 pointYellow Card
2 pointsSecond Caution Red Card
3 pointsDirect Red Card
TeamPoints
Brisbane Roar372041
Sydney FC451047
Central Coast Mariners452049
Adelaide United421250
Wellington Phoenix561058
Gold Coast United521260
Newcastle Jets522365
North Queensland Fury541365
Melbourne Heart564167
Melbourne Victory671172
Perth Glory625587
Sydney Rovers0000
Totals5682117

Updated to End of Week 27 (End of Regular Season)

Notes

    NAB Young Footballer of the Year Award

    The NAB Young Footballer of the Year Award will be awarded to the finest U/21 player talent throughout the Hyundai A-League 2010–11 competition. One nominee is announced per month and all nominees will qualify to be named the NAB Footballer of the Year at the conclusion of the season. On 18 February, it was announced that young Central Coast Mariners Goalkeeper and December nominee Mathew Ryan was chosen as the NAB Young Footballer of the Year.[11]

    Month Player Club
    August Australia Chris Payne[12] North Queensland Fury
    September Australia Mathew Leckie[13] Adelaide United
    October Australia Luke DeVere[14] Brisbane Roar
    November Australia Mustafa Amini[15] Central Coast Mariners
    December Australia Mathew Ryan[16] Central Coast Mariners
    January Australia Aziz Behich[17] Melbourne Heart
    February New Zealand Marco Rojas[18] Wellington Phoenix

    End of season awards

    All-Star team

    Formation: 4–3–3

    See also

    Team season articles

    References

    1. ↑ Lawrie McKinna explains departure as coach of Central Coast Mariners
    2. ↑ Arnold to take over Mariners from McKinna
    3. ↑ A-League club Melbourne Heart sign Dutchman John van't Schip as coach
    4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 February 2011. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
    5. ↑ Vidmar appointed Assistant Socceroos and Olyroos Coach Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
    6. ↑ "Reds appoint Dutchman as new Head Coach". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
    7. ↑ "Mitchell steps down". Perth Glory. Sportal.com.au. 12 October 2010. Archived from the original on 25 February 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
    8. ↑ Merrick and Melbourne Victory part ways
    9. ↑ Cockerill, Michael (10 February 2010). "Sky Blues ready to raid Palace for Carle". The Sydney Morning Herald.
    10. ↑ Official season draw Archived 1 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine..
    11. ↑ http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=28778
    12. ↑ "NAB Young Footballer of the Year – August nominee". A-League. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
    13. ↑ "NAB Young Footballer of the Year – September nominee". A-League. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
    14. ↑ "NAB Young Footballer of the Year – October nominee". A-League. 9 November 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
    15. ↑ "NAB Young Footballer of the Year – November nominee". A-League. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
    16. ↑ "NAB Young Footballer of the Year – December nominee". A-League. 11 January 2011. Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
    17. ↑ "NAB Young Footballer of the Year- January nominee". A-League. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
    18. ↑ "Phoenix's Marco Rojas wins A-League award". stuff.co.nz. 18 February 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
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