2011–12 A-League

Clubs

Personnel and kits

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

Home and away season

The 2011–12 season saw each team play 27 games, host 13 and play 1 regional game over 25 rounds. On 4 January, over 11 hours of soccer was broadcast with all matches aired back to back starting in Wellington and ending in Perth. The season began on 8 October 2011 and concluded on 22 April 2012. All times are local unless otherwise stated.

Round 1

Summary S. Byun

Summary

8:45pm AEDT Summary

19:00 NZDT Report

Summary

7:30pm AEDT Summary

Round 2

20:00 AEDT Summary

Summary

Summary Broich

14:30 AEDT Report Summary Daniel

Summary

Round 3

Summary B. Berisha
M. Nichols

17:30 AEDT Summary N. Carle

Summary

Summary

21:30 NZDT Summary

Round 4

20:00 AEDT Summary B. Berisha I. Nakajima-Farran

Summary B. Ibini-Isei

Summary

14:30 AEDT Report Summary C. Hernández

17:00 AEDT Summary K. Rees J. Brown

Round 5

17:30 AEDT Report Summary B. Ibini-Isei M. Simon

20:00 AEDT Summary

Report Summary

Report Summary T. Broich

Report Summary N. Carle K. Kisel D. MacAllister

Round 6

20:00 AEDT Summary I. Ramsay

Summary M. Dugandzic A. Behich

Summary

22:00 AEDT Summary

19:00 NZDT Report Summary

Round 7

20:00 AEDT Summary J. Germano

19:30 ACST Report Summary

Summary J. Meyer

Summary B. Emerton M. McGlinchey T. Hearfield

Summary D. Allsopp S. Smeltz

Round 8

20:00 AEDT Summary

Summary D. McBreen P. Zwaanswijk

19:45 AEDT Summary I. Nakajima-Farran

14:30 AEDT Report Summary T. Brown

Summary C. Hernández P. Jungschläger

Round 9

20:00 AEDT Summary B. Ibini P. Zwaanswijk R. Griffiths

Summary L. Haliti

21:00 AEST Summary S. Smeltz

17:00 NZDT Summary Report

Summary B. Emerton

Midweek FixtureGame was postponed due to severe weather in Perth, preventing travel for Perth Glory. Summary

Round 10

20:00 AEDT Summary E. Babalj

12:00 AWST Summary Report

Summary M. Simon

Summary

17:00 AEDT Summary

Midweek Fixture 17:30 AEDT Summary Report N. Ward

Round 11

20:00 AEDT Summary M. Rigters D. MacAllister

Summary J. Mäkelä

19:45 AEDT Summary P. Bojic

22:00 AEDT Summary M. Dugandzic

19:00 NZDT Summary Report V. Lia D. Ferreira

Round 12

Summary D. Petratos D. Vidošić

17:30 AEDT Summary Report C. Greenacre M. Pavlovic R. Griffiths

Summary A. Terra C. Hernández

22:00 AEDT Summary P. Bojić M. Simon

19:30 AEDT Summary

Round 13

Summary M. Dugandzic J. Hoffman A. Terra

22:00 NZDT Summary

Report A. Golec

Summary

Summary

20:30 AEDT Summary R. Visconte I. Franjic

Midweek Round

13:00 AEDT Summary

Report D. Sánchez Ben Sigmund Paul Ifill B. Cazarine

Summary D. Vidosic

Summary L. Haliti A. Traoré

Summary

22:00 AEDT Summary M. Sterjovski E. Paartalu

Round 14

17:30 AEDT Summary

Summary

22:00 AWST Summary

Report

Summary

18:30 AEDT Summary

Round 15

Summary

Summary

19:45 AEDT Summary B. Berisha

Summary S. McGarry

20:30 NZDT Summary

Report

Midweek Fixture Summary

Round 16

22:00 NZDT Summary

Report

Summary A. Kwasnik J. Rose B. Djite

Summary

Summary B. Cazarine

Summary M. Sterjovski Andrezinho

Midweek Fixture Summary

Round 17

Summary Fabinho S. Ryall

Summary

18:30 AEDT Summary

Report C. Greenacre

Summary S. McGarry L. Miller

Midweek Fixture Summary

Round 18

Summary

Report D. Sánchez

Summary B. Berisha

Summary

Summary M. Beauchamp R. Zadkovich J. Brockie A. Abbas

22:00 AEDT Summary L. Miller T. Dodd A. Traore

Round 19

Summary H. Kewell

Summary R. Griffiths M. Bridges

Summary B. Cazarine

15:00 AEDT Summary

Report M. Nichols

16:30 AEDT Summary D. Vidosic

Round 20

Summary

19:30 NZDT Summary Report P. Zwaanwijk

19:45 AEDT Summary Henrique

22:00 AEDT Summary

17:00 AEDT Summary

Postponed Round 17 FixtureGame was postponed due to risk of flooding in the Gold Coast. 20:00 AEDT Summary B. Halloran M. Cooper B. Ibini-Isei

Round 21

Summary

19:30 NZDT Summary

Report

19:45 AEDT Summary

Summary B. Berisha

Summary

Round 22

20:00 AEDT Summary J. Burns

20:00 AEDT Summary

Summary J. Pepper

Summary

19:30 AEST Summary Report N. Ward

Round 23

Summary

19:30 NZDT Summary

Report

Summary

17:00 AEDT Summary

19:30 AEDT Summary

Round 24

22:00 NZDT Summary Report I. Cernak J. Jeggo

Summary

Summary M. Nichols

Summary E. Babalj

18:30 AEDT Summary J. Brown

Round 25

8:00 AEDT Summary

21:30 AEDT Summary M. Milligan

14:00 AEDT Summary Report B. Ibini-Isei

Summary J. Chianese J. Wheelhouse

18:30 AEDT Summary G. Lambadaridis

Table of results

Finals series

|RD1-text1= |RD1-team1= Perth Glory |RD1-score1= 3 |RD1-team2= Melbourne Heart |RD1-score2= 0 |RD1-text2= |RD1-team3= Wellington Phoenix |RD1-score3= 3 |RD1-team4= Sydney FC |RD1-score4= 2 |RD2-text1= |RD2-team1= Central Coast Mariners |RD2-score1-1= 0 |RD2-score1-2= 2 |RD2-score1-agg=2 |RD2-team2= Brisbane Roar |RD2-score2-1=2 |RD2-score2-2=3 |RD2-score2-agg=5 |RD2-text2= |RD2-team3= Perth Glory |RD2-score3= 3 |RD2-team4= Wellington Phoenix |RD2-score4= 2 |RD3-text1= |RD3-team1= Central Coast Mariners |RD3-score1= 1 (3) |RD3-team2= Perth Glory (pen.) |RD3-score2= 1 (5) |RD4-text1= |RD4-team1= Brisbane Roar |RD4-score1= 2 |RD4-team2= Perth Glory |RD4-score2= 1

Elimination-finals

Sigmund Ifill

Semi-finals

Paartalu Kwasnik Nichols Henrique Brisbane Roar won 5–2 on aggregate.

Mehmet Howarth Muscat

Preliminary final

Wilkinson
Ryan
McGlinchey Mehmet Miller Heffernan Burns

Grand Final

Season statistics

Top scorers

Own goals

Attendances

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 25 March 2012 note: Adelaide United's lowest crowd was at Bathurst's Carrington Park(NSW) as part of the regional round fixtures.

Top 10 Season Attendances

Discipline

Updated to end of Week 17, 2 February 2012 The Fair Play Award will go to the team with the lowest points on the fair play table at the conclusion of the home and away season.

• Wellington Phoenix's Nick Ward was given a straight red card that was later rescinded by the Match Review Panel.

Awards

End-of-season awards

• Johnny Warren Medal – GER Thomas Broich, Brisbane Roar
• NAB Young Footballer of the Year – AUS Mathew Ryan{{refn|group=note|Mathew Ryan was named as NAB Young Footballer of the Year for the second year running.
• Nike Golden Boot Award – Albania Besart Berisha, Brisbane Roar, 19 Goals
• Goalkeeper of the Year – AUS Mathew Ryan, Central Coast Mariners
• Manager of the Year – AUS Graham Arnold, Central Coast Mariners
• Fair Play Award – Brisbane Roar
• Referee of the Year – AUS Jarred Gillett
• Foreign Player of the Year – GER Thomas Broich, Brisbane Roar
• Solo Goal of the Year – Costa Rica Carlos Hernández, Melbourne Victory FC (Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners, 10-Feb-12)

All-Star team

Formation: 3–4–3

Notes

References

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