2010–11 A-League

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

Transfers

Managerial changes

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 (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)

Salary cap exemptions and captains

Regular season

League table

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.

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. The official 2010–11 fixture list was released on 18 May 2010.

Round 1

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Summary Neville Sterjovski Williams Grossman

Summary McFlynn Cole Dugandžić Celeski

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Round 2

Summary Greenacre Culina

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Summary Daal

Summary Sterjovski

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Round 3

Summary Ramsay Babalj

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Summary Ifill

Summary Payne

Round 4

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Summary Williams Studman D. Mullen

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Summary Kalmar Fowler

Round 5

Summary McBreen

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Summary Leckie

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Summary Fowler

Round 6

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Summary Ward

Summary Flores

Summary Ricardinho Brebner

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Round 7

Summary Haliti

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Summary Alex

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Round 8

Summary Bertos

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Summary Paartalu Reinaldo Nichols

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Round 9

Summary J. Brown

Summary Pérez Zwaanswijk McBreen

Summary Visconte

Summary Ramsay Summary Alex

Round 10

Summary Williams

Summary Hernández Kruse

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Summary Bertos M. Thompson

Summary Summary I. Franjic

Round 11

Summary Flores
Dodd

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Summary Solórzano

Summary A. Brosque

Round 12

Summary Hernández

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Summary Simon Kwasnik Lewis Sekulovski

Summary Sibon

Summary Djulbic Summary Broich Murdocca Nichols

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Round 13

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Summary M. Smith Barbarouses

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Summary Summary van Dijk

Summary Talay Sibon Zahra

Round 14

Summary Culina

Summary Kwasnik

Summary Jesic

Summary Solórzano

Summary Summary

Summary Hernández Kwasnik

Round 15

Summary Bolton

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Summary A. Brosque

Summary Kwasnik Pantelidis
Barisić Summary

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Summary M. Smith Pellegrino

Round 16

Summary T. Dodd

Summary Ifill Kruse

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Summary Nichols
Reinaldo
Wilkinson

Summary Summary Bridge
A. Brosque

Summary Talay

Round 17

Summary A. Thompson Solórzano McKay

Summary Simon Ryall

Summary Petrovski

Summary Sigmund

Summary Culina Summary Jesic

Round 18

Summary van Dijk

Summary Leijer

Summary J. Brown

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Summary Summary Petrovski

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Round 19

Summary Aloisi

Summary Rojas
Greenacre
Macallister

Summary Vargas

Summary Summary

Summary Sterjovski
Fowler van Dijk

Round 20

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Summary van Dijk

Summary Solórzano Robson

Summary Ricardinho

Summary Summary Foxe

Round 21

Summary Brebner

Summary Sibon

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Summary Cazarine

Summary Summary Rojas

Round 22

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Summary Mäkelä

Summary Haliti
Ryan Griffiths

Summary van Dijk Barbiero

Summary Summary

Summary Simon Pérez Broich Meyer

Round 23

Summary Smeltz
Harold

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Summary Hutchinson Summary

Summary Simon

Round 24

Summary T. Dodd Ramsay van Dijk

Summary Hernández

Summary Djite Smeltz

Summary Macallister Lia Greenacre

Summary Simon Summary

Summary Dugandzic

Round 25

Summary Meyer

Summary Rose

Summary Cazarine

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Summary Kruse

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Round 26

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Summary Henrique

Summary Gan

Summary Amini
Duke

Summary Brockie
Petrovski

Round 27

Summary T. Dodd

Summary Aloisi

Summary Paartalu Henrique Broich

Summary Macallister Vukovic

Summary ;Notes

Table of results

Home team's score first REGARDLESS of the result ---

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Finals series

|RD1-text1= |RD1-team1= Adelaide United |RD1-score1= 1 |RD1-team2= Wellington Phoenix |RD1-score2= 0 |RD1-text2= |RD1-team3= Gold Coast United |RD1-score3= 1 |RD1-team4= Melbourne Victory |RD1-score4= 0 |RD2-text1= |RD2-team1= Brisbane Roar (agg.) |RD2-score1-1= 2 |RD2-score1-2= 2 |RD2-team2= Central Coast Mariners |RD2-score2-1= 0 |RD2-score2-2= 2 |RD2-text2= |RD2-team3= Adelaide United |RD2-score3= 2 |RD2-team4= Gold Coast United |RD2-score4= 3 |RD3-text1= |RD3-team1= Central Coast Mariners |RD3-score1= 1 |RD3-team2= Gold Coast United |RD3-score2= 0 |RD4-text1= |RD4-team1= Brisbane Roar (pen.) |RD4-score1= 2 (4) |RD4-team2= Central Coast Mariners |RD4-score2= 2 (2)

Semi-finals

Summary

Summary McKay

Summary

Summary

• Broich
• Henrique
• M. Smith
• Bozanic

Summary Leckie Djite

Preliminary final

Summary

Grand Final

Summary Paartalu Bozanic Paartalu McKay Henrique Wilkinson McBreen Bojić

Season statistics

Top scorers

Own goals

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

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 (End of Regular Season)

Awards

End-of-season awards

• Johnny Warren Medal – Argentina Marcos Flores
• NAB Young Footballer of the Year – Australia Mathew Ryan
• Golden Boot Award – Netherlands Sergio Van Dijk
• Goalkeeper of the Year – Australia Michael Theoklitos
• Manager of the Year – Australia Ange Postecoglou
• Fair Play Award – Brisbane Roar
• Referee of the Year – Matthew Breeze
• Foreign Player of the Year – Argentina Marcos Flores
• Solo Goal of the Year – Australia Erik Paartalu Source:

All-Star team

Formation: 4–3–3

Notes

References

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