2011–12 in Australian soccer

Soccer in Australia
Season 2011–12
Men's soccer
A-League Premiership Central Coast Mariners
A-League Championship Brisbane Roar
W-League Premiership Canberra United
W-League Championship Canberra United
National Youth League Central Coast Mariners
2010–11 Australia 2012–13

The following article is a summary of the 2011–12 soccer season in Australia.

Domestic leagues

A-League

The 2011–12 A-League began on 8 October 2011 and ended on 22 April 2012.

Regular season

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.

Finals

  Semi Finals Week 1 Semi Finals Week 2 Preliminary Final Grand Final
    A – 31 March 2012       D – 8 April 2012               22 April 2012  
  1  Central Coast Mariners  0  Central Coast Mariners  2    Brisbane Roar  2
  2  Brisbane Roar  2  Brisbane Roar  3              Perth Glory  1
                    F – 14 April 2012          
    B – 1 April 2012                Central Coast Mariners  1(3)        
  3  Perth Glory  3              Perth Glory  1(5)        
  6  Melbourne Heart  0     E – 7 April 2012                  
             Perth Glory  3                
    C – 30 March 2012        Wellington Phoenix  2                
  4  Wellington Phoenix  3                        
  5  Sydney FC  2                        

W-League

The 2011–12 W-League began on 22 October 2011 and ended on 28 January 2012.

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Canberra United (C) 10 7 3 0 23 9 +14 24 Qualification to Finals series
2 Brisbane Roar 10 6 3 1 20 11 +9 21
3 Sydney FC 10 5 2 3 26 8 +18 17
4 Melbourne Victory 10 5 2 3 21 9 +12 17
5 Newcastle Jets 10 4 0 6 18 22 4 12
6 Perth Glory 10 2 0 8 11 36 25 6
7 Adelaide United 10 1 0 9 6 30 24 3
Updated to match(es) played on 15 January 2012. Source: au.soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Finals

Semifinals Finals
      
1 Canberra United 1
4 Melbourne Victory 0
1 Canberra United 3
2 Brisbane Roar 2
2 Brisbane Roar (p) 1 (4)
3 Sydney FC 1 (3)

International club competitions

AFC Champions League

The 2012 AFC Champions League began on 10 February 2012 and ended on 10 November 2012. Brisbane Roar qualified after winning the 2011 A-League Grand Final, Central Coast Mariners after coming second in the 2010–11 A-League and Adelaide United, after coming third, entered in the qualifying stages.[1]

Adelaide United


Brisbane Roar

Central Coast Mariners

National teams

Men's senior

Friendlies

World Cup qualifying

Men's under-23

Friendlies

Olympic qualifying

Men's under-20

Friendlies

FIFA U-20 World Cup

AFC U-19 Championship qualifying

Men's under 17

AFC U-16 Championship qualifying

AFF U-16 Youth Championship

Women's senior

Friendlies

Olympic qualifying

Women's under-20

AFC U-19 Women's Championship

Women's under-17

Friendlies

AFC U-16 Women's Championship

References

  1. "Reds bound for AFC Champions League 2012". Adelaide United. 7 December 2011.
  2. http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/brisbane-hosts-socceroos-wc-qualifier-game-20110805-1iecg.html
  3. "FIFA World Cup 2014 – Final Round – Oman vs Australia". the-afc.com. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
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