2011–12 Melbourne Heart FC season

Melbourne Heart
2011–12 season
Chairman Peter Sidwell
Manager John van 't Schip
Stadium AAMI Park
A-League 6th
A-League Finals Series 6th
Top goalscorer Babalj (9)
Average home league attendance 9,553
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2011–12 Melbourne Heart FC season was the club's second since its establishment in 2009. The club participated in the A-League for the second time. The club was originally scheduled to compete in the first ever edition of the Mirabella Cup, along with fellow A-League side and fierce rival Melbourne Victory, but FFA forbade all A-League clubs from competing. The season saw the addition of a youth team to the club, which competed in the 2011–12 A-League National Youth League season.

Season overview

On 7 July 2011, the club announced it would take part in the inaugural Hawaiian Islands Invitational from 23–25 February 2012. The squad is set to be made up of emerging youth players as the tournament overlaps with the 2011–12 A-League season. Taking part in the Invitational will be Japan's Yokohama FC, South Korea's Incheon United FC and reigning MLS Cup winners the Colorado Rapids.[1]

Melbourne Heart, along with major sponsor Westpac will again stage the Westpac Community Football Festival. This will be three, three-day celebrations of football as well as a thank you to all of the club's regional supporters.[2] The three regional centers will be set up in Albury-Wodonga on 4–6 August,[3] in Morwell from 18–20 August[4] and in Shepparton from 25–27 August[5] with a practice match being played at each venue.

Team kit

From 1 April 2011, all A-League clubs were able to negotiate new kit supplier deals as the previous contract with Reebok had elapsed and as such, Melbourne Heart negotiated a one-year deal with ISC.[6]

In conjunction with new apparel partner ISC, the club offered supporters the chance to submit designs for a ‘Third Jersey’. A design created by Red and White Unite co-founder Steven Forbes was judged the winner.[7] The design was manufactured in a limited run of 150 and sold to the public.[8]

Players

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Australia GK Clint Bolton
2 Australia DF Michael Marrone
3 Australia DF Brendan Hamill
4 Australia DF Simon Colosimo
5 Brazil MF Fred
6 Australia DF Matt Thompson
7 Netherlands MF Rutger Worm
8 Australia MF Kristian Sarkies
9 Brazil FW Maycon
10 Australia MF Wayne Srhoj
11 Brazil FW Alex Terra
13 Argentina DF Jonatan Germano
14 Australia MF Kamal Ibrahim
No. Position Player
15 Australia FW David Williams
16 Australia DF Aziz Behich
17 Australia FW Jason Hoffman
18 Australia DF Curtis Good
19 Australia FW Eli Babalj
20 Australia MF Adrian Zahra
21 Australia MF Kliment Taseski
22 Australia MF Nick Kalmar
23 Australia MF Mate Dugandžić
24 Australia GK Nikola Roganović
27 Australia MF Craig Goodwin
30 Australia GK Sebastian Mattei

Transfers in

NamePositionMoving fromNotes
Australia Mate DugandžićMidfielderAustralia Melbourne Victory3 year contract[9]
Australia Curtis GoodDefenderAustralia AIS2 year contract[10]
Brazil FredMidfielderUnited States D.C. United2 year contract[11]
Australia David WilliamsForwardFree AgentSigned 3-year deal[11]
Brazil MayconForwardBrazil Nova Iguacu FC1 year contract[12]
Argentina Jonatan GermanoMidfielderArgentina Estudiantes2 year contract[13]
Australia Nikola RoganovicGoalkeeperAustralia Green Gully Cavaliers1 year contract[14]
Australia Adrian MadaschiDefenderFree AgentInjury replacement contract[15]
Australia Paul ReidMidfielderFree AgentInjury replacement contract[16]

Transfers out

NamePositionMoving toNotes
Australia John AloisiStrikerRetiredRetired[17]
Australia Josip SkokoMidfielderRetiredRetired[17]
Australia Ante TomićMidfielderAustralia Sydney UnitedReleased[18]
Australia Peter ZoisGoalkeeperAustralia OakleighReturned as Goalkeeping coach[19]
Netherlands Gerald SibonStrikerNetherlands SC HeerenveenSigned as free agent[20]
Australia Dean HeffernanDefenderAustralia Perth GloryReleased from contract[21]
Australia M. BeauchampDefenderAustralia Sydney FCReleased from contract[22]
Australia Adrian MadaschiDefenderSouth Korea Jeju UnitedInjury replacement contract expired
Australia Paul ReidMidfielderFree AgentInjury replacement contract expired

Youth Team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Australia GK Chris Maynard
3 Australia MF Kristian Konstantinidis
5 Australia MF Craig Goodwin
7 Australia FW Zac Walker
8 Australia FW Brodie Patterson
9 Australia MF Stipo Andrijasevic
10 Australia FW Dusan Bosnjak
11 Australia MF Josh Groenewald
12 Australia MF Jeremy Walker
No. Position Player
14 Australia MF Billy Liolios
15 Australia DF Philip Petreski
20 Australia GK Thomas Dunn
30 Australia GK Sebastian Mattei
–– Australia DF Charlie King
–– Australia DF Daniel Peluso
–– Australia DF Bradley Treloar
–– Australia MF Alon Blumgart

Statistics

Squad statistics

Updated on 2 April 2012
Players in italics left the team during the season.

Senior team
2011–12 Hyundai A-League 2011–12 Hyundai A-League Finals Total
NationNo.NameGSApp.Min.GSApp.Min.GSApp.Min.
Goalkeepers
Australia 1 Bolton 252522500 11900 262623400
Australia 24 Roganovic 221800 0000 221800
Defenders
Australia 2 Marrone 272724300 11900 282825200
Australia 3 Hamill 172214801 11900 182315701
Australia 4 Colosimo 131611490 0000 131611490
Australia 16 Behich 222320001 11900 232420901
Australia 18 Good 182310911 11900 192411811
Australia 25 Madaschi 897260 0000 897260
Australia 27 Goodwin 342980 0000 342980
Midfielders
Brazil 5 Fred 171813571 11900 181914471
Australia 6 Thompson 242520564 11460 252621024
Netherlands 7 Worm 141911310 01440 142011750
Australia 8 Sarkies 564602 0000 564602
Australia 10 Srhoj 161613340 11900 171714240
Argentina 13 Germano 182115773 11900 192216673
Australia 26 Reid 242070 0000 242070
Australia 14 Ibrahim 0000 0000 0000
Australia 20 Zahra 0000 0000 0000
Australia 21 Taseski 0000 0000 0000
Australia 22 Kalmar 02740 0190 03830
Australia 23 Dugandžić 212217887 11810 222318697
Forwards
Brazil 9 Maycon 5134891 0000 5134891
Brazil 11 Terra 112310993 0000 112310993
Australia 15 Williams 7157731 0000 7157731
Australia 17 Hoffman 5156361 0000 5156361
Australia 19 Babalj 172115019 11900 182215919

Disciplinary records

No. Pos. Nat. Player
10MFAustraliaWayne Srhoj900
4DFAustraliaSimon Colosimo510
6MFAustraliaMatt Thompson500
19FWAustraliaEli Babalj400
16DFAustraliaAziz Behich400
7FWNetherlandsRutger Worm400
18DFAustraliaCurtis Good310
5MFBrazilFred300
13MFArgentinaJonatan Germano300
2DFAustraliaMichael Marrone300
3DFAustraliaBrendan Hamill200
17FWAustraliaJason Hoffman200
26MFAustraliaPaul Reid200
1GKAustraliaClint Bolton100
23MFAustraliaMate Dugandzic100
25DFAustraliaAdrian Madaschi100
9FWBrazilMaycon100
24GKAustraliaNikola Roganovic100
8MFAustraliaKristian Sarkies100
11FWBrazilAlex Terra100
15FWAustraliaDavid Williams100

Last updated on 6 April 2012

Goal scorers

Total Player Goals per round
 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718192021222324252627F
9AustraliaBabalj1111111110
7AustraliaDugandzic2111110
4AustraliaThompson1120
3ArgentinaGermano1110
3BrazilAlex Terra1110
2AustraliaSarkies110
1AustraliaWilliams10
1BrazilMaycon10
1AustraliaHamill10
1BrazilFred10
1AustraliaBehich10
1AustraliaHoffman10
1AustraliaGood10
35Total2 101132112234111011001111210

Competitions

Pre-season

A-League

League table

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 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Brisbane Roar (C) 27 14 7 6 50 28 +22 49 2013 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off
3 Perth Glory 27 13 4 10 40 35 +5 43 2012 A-League Finals Series[lower-alpha 2]
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
Updated to match(es) played on 25 March 2012. 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 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.
  2. First place through to sixth place qualify for the 2012 A-League Finals Series.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
28 9 10 9 35 37  −2 37 5 5 4 17 15  +2 4 5 5 18 22  −4

Source: Competitive Matches

  • "Home" record includes a game at a neutral venue

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundAHAHAHAANAAHAHAHHHAHAHHAHHA
ResultLLDDDWWLWWWWWLDLLDLDLWWDDDD
Position810910108676332233334556555556

Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Finals

National Youth League

League table

edit ladder
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Central Coast Mariners Academy (C) 18 11 3 4 41 16 +25 36
2 Brisbane Roar Youth 18 9 5 4 50 33 +17 32
3 Perth Glory Youth 18 9 5 4 36 31 +5 32
4 Gold Coast United Youth 18 7 5 6 33 30 +3 26
5 Melbourne Heart Youth 18 8 2 8 35 37 2 26
6 Sydney FC Youth 18 7 4 7 40 31 +9 25
7 Adelaide United Youth 18 6 5 7 30 34 4 23
8 Newcastle Jets Youth 18 5 5 8 27 29 2 20
9 AIS Football Program 18 5 1 12 28 59 31 16
10 Melbourne Victory Youth 18 4 3 11 15 34 19 15
Updated to match(es) played on 28 June 2012. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Rules for classification:1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
# = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points.

Matches

Hawaiian Islands Invitational

The 2012 Hawaiian Islands Invitational took place from 23–25 February 2012 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. Taking part in the Invitational were to be Japan's Yokohama FC, South Korea's Incheon United FC and reigning MLS Cup winners the Colorado Rapids. Due to the competitions scheduling, Melbourne Heart were forced to field their youth team, because the competition overlaps with the domestic A-League season.

References

  1. http://www.melbourneheartfc.com.au/default.aspx?s=aleague_newsdisplay&id=40256
  2. http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=40354
  3. http://www.wodonga.vic.gov.au/events/images/Westpac_Community_Football_Festival_-_Albury_Wodonga_poster.pdf
  4. http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/InsideFFA/default.aspx?s=insideffa_newsfeatures_newsitem&id=39657
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  6. "Melbourne Heart - Product Range". Archived from the original on 2012-03-20.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  8. http://www.melbourneheartfc.com.au/default.aspx?s=aleague_newsdisplay&id=39986
  9. "Mate Dugandzic quits Melbourne Victory for Melbourne Heart". Melbourne Heart FC. Herald Sun. 2011-03-02. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
  10. "Good joins Melbourne Heart". Melbourne Heart FC. sportal.com.au. 2011-02-23. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  11. 1 2 http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/1061475/Heart-swoops-for-star-duo
  12. "Heart signs Brazilian striker". The Age. Melbourne. 20 July 2011.
  13. http://www.sportal.com.au/football-news-display/germano-heads-to-heart-136919
  14. http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/215370,freds-a-smart-heart.aspx
  15. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/soccer/adrian-madaschi-joins-melbourne-heart-instead-of-melbourne-victory/story-e6frfg8x-1226183953012
  16. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  17. 1 2 "Van 't Schip scouring Europe for star recruits". The Age. Melbourne. 2011-05-07.
  18. "Launch of the NSW Premier League". Retrieved 2013-05-07.
  19. "Bolton: I've Been Reborn". Retrieved 2013-05-07.
  20. Sibon als pinchhitter terug bij sc Heerenveen
  21. "Glory lock up Reds' Hughe". Retrieved 2013-05-07.
  22. "Signs for the future: Sydney's double deal for rising youth team stars". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2011-05-18.
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