2011–12 A-League

A-League
Season	2011–12
Dates	8 October 2011 – 22 April 2012
Champions	Brisbane Roar (2nd title)
Premiers	Central Coast Mariners (2nd title)
Champions League	Central Coast Mariners; Brisbane Roar
Matches played	135
Goals scored	365 (2.7 per match)
Top goalscorer	Besart Berisha; (19 goals)
Best goalkeeper	Mathew Ryan
Biggest home win	Brisbane Roar 7–1 Adelaide United; (28 October 2011)
Biggest away win	Adelaide United 0–4 Central Coast Mariners; (2 December 2011) ; Sydney FC 0–4 Melbourne Heart; (29 December 2011)
Highest scoring	Brisbane Roar 7–1 Adelaide United; (28 October 2011) ; Perth Glory 4–2 Melbourne Victory; (24 March 2012)
Longest winning run	Central Coast Mariners (6)
Longest unbeaten run	Central Coast Mariners (15)
Longest winless run	Gold Coast United (13)
Longest losing run	Brisbane Roar; Gold Coast United (5)
Highest attendance	40,351
Lowest attendance	1,141
Average attendance	10,488 ( 2,095)
	← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 A-League was the 35th season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the seventh season of the Australian A-League soccer competition since its establishment in 2004. At the end of the previous season, the North Queensland Fury were cut from the competition by the governing body, Football Federation Australia, due to financial reasons.^[1]

Clubs

Adelaide United

Brisbane Roar

Central Coast Mariners

Gold Coast United

Melbourne Heart

Melbourne Victory

Newcastle Jets

Perth Glory

Sydney FC

Wellington Phoenix

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	Etihad Stadium AAMI Park	55,000 30,050
Newcastle Jets	Newcastle	Ausgrid Stadium	33,000
Perth Glory	Perth	NIB Stadium	20,500
Sydney FC	Sydney	Sydney Football Stadium	45,500
Wellington Phoenix	Wellington	Westpac Stadium	36,000

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Jersey sponsor
Adelaide United	John Kosmina	Eugene Galeković	Erreà	Coopers
Brisbane Roar	Ange Postecoglou	Matt Smith	Puma	The Coffee Club
Central Coast Mariners	Graham Arnold	Alex Wilkinson	Hummel	Soccer5s
Gold Coast United	Mike Mulvey	Michael Thwaite	Fi-ta	Hyatt Regency Coolum
Melbourne Heart	John van 't Schip	Fred	ISC	Westpac
Melbourne Victory	Jim Magilton	Adrian Leijer	Adidas^[2]	Adecco
Newcastle Jets	Gary van Egmond	Jobe Wheelhouse	ISC	Hunter Ports
Perth Glory	Ian Ferguson	Jacob Burns	X-blades	QBE Insurance
Sydney FC	Vítězslav Lavička	Terry McFlynn	Adidas	UNICEF
Wellington Phoenix	Ricki Herbert	Andrew Durante	Adidas	Sony

Transfers

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Newcastle Jets	Branko Čulina	Sacked	4 October 2011^[3]	Pre-season	Gary van Egmond	20 October 2011^[4]
Adelaide United	Rini Coolen	Sacked	18 December 2011^{[citation needed]}	9th	John Kosmina	18 December 2011^{[citation needed]}
Melbourne Victory	Mehmet Durakovic	Sacked	6 January 2012^[5]	8th	Jim Magilton	7 January 2012^[6]
Gold Coast United	Miron Bleiberg	Sacked/Resigned	19 February 2012^[7]^[8]	10th	Mike Mulvey	20 February 2012^[9]

Foreign players

Club	Visa 1	Visa 2	Visa 3	Visa 4	Visa 5	Non-Visa foreigner(s)	Former player(s)
Adelaide United	Cássio	Sergio van Dijk	Yevhen Levchenko	Francisco Usúcar		Ricardo¹
Brisbane Roar	Besart Berisha	Sayed Mohamed Adnan	Henrique	Issey Nakajima-Farran	Thomas Broich	Jack Hingert²
Central Coast Mariners	John Sutton	Patrick Zwaanswijk	Michael McGlinchey			John Hutchinson² Brad McDonald²
Gold Coast United	Robson	Adama Traoré	Paul Beekmans	Peter Jungschläger	Maceo Rigters	Ante Rožić² Samuel Tesfagabr¹ Ambesager Yosief¹ Glen Moss²	Jonas Salley¹ Alex Smith
Melbourne Heart	Jonatan Germano	Fred	Maycon	Alex Terra	Rutger Worm
Melbourne Victory	Fábio	Carlos Hernández	Jean Carlos Solórzano	Marco Rojas	Ubay Luzardo	Grant Brebner¹
Newcastle Jets	Tiago	Michael Bridges	Francis Jeffers	Jeremy Brockie	Byun Sung-hwan	Ali Abbas¹
Perth Glory	Billy Mehmet	Liam Miller	Bas van den Brink	Victor Sikora	Steven McGarry	Andrezinho³ Shane Smeltz² Ndumba Makeche¹
Sydney FC	Bruno Cazarine	Juho Mäkelä	Hirofumi Moriyasu	Pascal Bosschaart	Karol Kisel	Terry McFlynn¹
Wellington Phoenix	Paul Ifill	Chris Greenacre	Dani Sánchez	Tony Warner	Alex Smith	Daniel¹ 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)

Salary cap exemptions and captains

Club	Australian Marquee	International Marquee	Junior Marquee	Captain	Vice-Captain
Adelaide United	Dario Vidosic^[10]^[11]	Sergio van Dijk^[12]	None	Jon McKain^[13] Eugene Galekovic^{[note 1]}^[14]	Cássio^[14]
Brisbane Roar	None	None	None	Matt Smith^[15]	Shane Stefanutto^[15]
Central Coast Mariners	None	None	Oliver Bozanic^[16]	Alex Wilkinson^[17]	None
Gold Coast United	None	None	Tahj Minniecon^[18]^[19]	Michael Thwaite^[20]	Paul Beekmans^[20] Glen Moss^[20]
Melbourne Heart	None	Fred^[21]	None	Fred^[22]^[21]	Matt Thompson^[23]
Melbourne Victory	Archie Thompson^[24]^[25]	Harry Kewell^[26]	None	Adrian Leijer^[27]	Archie Thompson^{[citation needed]}
Newcastle Jets	None	None	None	Jobe Wheelhouse^[28]	Kasey Wehrman^[29]
Perth Glory	Mile Sterjovski^[30]	Shane Smeltz^[31]	None	Jacob Burns^[32]	Chris Coyne^[33]
Sydney FC	Nick Carle^[34]	Brett Emerton^[35]	None	Terry McFlynn^[36]	Alex Brosque^[36]
Wellington Phoenix	None	None	None	Andrew Durante^[37]	Tim Brown^[37]

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Central Coast Mariners	27	15	6	6	40	24	+16	51	Qualification for 2013 AFC Champions League group stage and finals series^[a]
2	Brisbane Roar (C)	27	14	7	6	50	28	+22	49	Qualification for 2013 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and finals series
3	Perth Glory	27	13	4	10	40	35	+5	43	Qualification for Finals series
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

Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ 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.

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

8 October 2011 4:30pm, Saturday	Newcastle Jets	3–2	Melbourne Heart	Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
4:30pm AEDT	R. Griffiths 31', 45' S. Byun 90+3'	(2–1) Summary	23', 51' M. Duganzdic	Attendance: 12,467 Referee: Ryan Shepheard

8 October 2011 6:30pm, Saturday	Melbourne Victory	0–0	Sydney FC	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
6:30pm AEDT		(0–0) Summary		Attendance: 40,351 Referee: Peter Green

8 October 2011 7:45pm, Saturday	Brisbane Roar	1–0	Central Coast Mariners	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
7:45pm AEST 8:45pm AEDT	M. Nichols 72'	(0–0) Summary		Attendance: 13,467 Referee: Chris Beath

9 October 2011 5:00pm, Sunday	Gold Coast United	1–1	Wellington Phoenix	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
17:00 AEDT 19:00 NZDT	J. Brown 87'	(0–1) Report Summary	17' C. Greenagcre	Attendance: 4,113 Referee: Gerard Parsons

9 October 2011 4:30pm, Sunday	Perth Glory	1–0	Adelaide United	nib Stadium, Perth
4:30pm AWST 7:30pm AEDT	B. Mehmet 76'	(0–0) Summary		Attendance: 9,452 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Round 2

14 October 2011 7:30pm, Friday	Adelaide United	1–0	Melbourne Victory	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 ACDT 20:00 AEDT	S. van Dijk 52'	(0–0) Summary		Attendance: 14,753 Referee: Ben Williams

15 October 2011 5:30pm, Saturday	Central Coast Mariners	1–1	Gold Coast United	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
17:30 AEDT	P. Zwaanswijk 87'	(0–0) Summary	47' J. Brown	Attendance: 10,374 Referee: Peter O'Leary

15 October 2011 7:45pm, Saturday	Sydney FC	0–2	Brisbane Roar	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19:45 AEDT		(0–1) Summary	43' Berisha 72' Broich	Attendance: 15,789 Referee: Strebre Delovski

16 October 2011 4:30pm, Sunday	Wellington Phoenix	2–0	Newcastle Jets	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:30 NZDT 14:30 AEDT	T. Brown 18' Daniel 60'	(1–0) Report Summary		Attendance: 7,643 Referee: Matthew Gillett

16 October 2011 5:00pm, Sunday	Melbourne Heart	1–2	Perth Glory	AAMI Park, Melbourne
17:00 AEDT	D. Williams 45' (pen.)	(1–1) Summary	34', 67' S. Smeltz	Attendance: 7,229 Referee: Gerard Parsons

Round 3

21 October 2011 7:30pm, Friday	Brisbane Roar	3–0	Gold Coast United	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:30 AEST	E. Paartalu 15' B. Berisha 61' M. Nichols 79'	(1–0) Summary		Attendance: 13,425 Referee: Peter Green

22 October 2011 5:00pm, Saturday	Adelaide United	1–2	Sydney FC	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
17:00 ACDT 17:30 AEDT	D. Vidošić 36'	(1–0) Summary	60' J. Coyne 81' N. Carle	Attendance: 12,054 Referee: Gerard Parsons

22 October 2011 7:45pm, Saturday	Melbourne Victory	0–0	Melbourne Heart	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:45 AEDT		(0–0) Summary		Attendance: 39,309 Referee: Strebre Delovski

23 October 2011 5:00pm, Sunday	Newcastle Jets	1–0	Central Coast Mariners	Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
17:00 AEDT	J. Brockie 24'	(1–0) Summary		Attendance: 14,421 Referee: Jarred Gillett

23 October 2011 4:30pm, Sunday	Perth Glory	1–0	Wellington Phoenix	nib Stadium, Perth
16:30 AWST 21:30 NZDT	S. Smeltz 32'	(1–0) Summary		Attendance: 8,299 Referee: Ben Williams

Round 4

28 October 2011 7:00pm, Friday	Brisbane Roar	7–1	Adelaide United	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:00 AEST 20:00 AEDT	Henrique 21' (pen.), 36' (pen.) B. Berisha 23', 27', 29', 69' I. Nakajima-Farran 80'	(5–1) Summary	5' D. Vidošić	Attendance: 11,762 Referee: Strebre Delovski

29 October 2011 5:30, Saturday	Central Coast Mariners	2–1	Perth Glory	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
17:30 AEDT	M. Simon 27' B. Ibini-Isei 45'	(2–1) Summary	6' T. Dodd	Attendance: 6,883 Referee: Ryan Shepheard

29 October 2011 7:45pm, Saturday	Melbourne Heart	1–1	Sydney FC	AAMI Park, Melbourne
19:45 AEDT	Maycon 85'	(0–0) Summary	90+4' N. Carle	Attendance: 5,666 Referee: Chris Beath

30 October 2011 4:30pm, Sunday	Wellington Phoenix	1–2	Melbourne Victory	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:30 NZDT 14:30 AEDT	D. Sánchez 71'	(0–1) Report Summary	42' A. Thompson 67' (pen.) C. Hernández	Attendance: 9,369 Referee: Peter Green

30 October 2011 4:00pm, Sunday	Gold Coast United	3–1	Newcastle Jets	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
16:00 AEST 17:00 AEDT	M. Rigters 12' K. Rees 58' J. Brown 84'	(1–0) Summary	68' J. Wheelhouse	Attendance: 2,947 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Round 5

4 November 2011 7:30pm, Friday	Wellington Phoenix	1–2	Central Coast Mariners	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:30 NZDT 17:30 AEDT	C. Greenacre 68'	(0–0) Report Summary	47' B. Ibini-Isei 80' M. Simon	Attendance: 5,090 Referee: Gerard Parsons

4 November 2011 7:30pm, Friday	Adelaide United	1–1	Melbourne Heart	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 ACDT 20:00 AEDT	S. Dilevski 77'	(0–0) Summary	48' B. Hamill	Attendance: 10,294 Referee: Jarred Gillett

5 November 2011 5:30pm, Saturday	Newcastle Jets	2–0	Perth Glory	Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
17:30 AEDT	J. Brockie 10', 11'	(2–0) Report Summary		Attendance: 12,383 Referee: Strebre Delovski

5 November 2011 7:45pm, Saturday	Melbourne Victory	2–2	Brisbane Roar	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:45 AEDT	A. Thompson 10', 21'	(2–2) Report Summary	6' (pen.) Henrique 27' T. Broich	Attendance: 24,820 Referee: Ben Williams

6 November 2011 5:00pm, Sunday	Sydney FC	3–2	Gold Coast United	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:00 AEDT	B. Cazarine 60' N. Carle 62' K. Kisel 90+4' (pen.)	(0–1) Report Summary	21' K. Rees 46' D. MacAllister	Attendance: 11,051 Referee: Peter Green

Round 6

11 November 2011 8:00pm, Friday	Gold Coast United	1–2	Adelaide United	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide^[38]
19:00 AEST 20:00 AEDT	J. Brown 67'	(0–0) Summary	57' Z. Caravella 69' I. Ramsay	Attendance: 6,368 Referee: Chris Beath

12 November 2011 5:30pm, Saturday	Melbourne Heart	3–0	Newcastle Jets	AAMI Park, Melbourne
17:30 AEDT	Fred 66' M. Dugandzic 73' A. Behich 85'	(0–0) Summary		Attendance: 5,914 Referee: Kurt Ams

12 November 2011 7:45pm, Saturday	Central Coast Mariners	0–0	Melbourne Victory	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
19:45 AEDT		(0–0) Summary		Attendance: 10,251 Referee: Strebre Delovski

12 November 2011 7:00pm, Saturday	Perth Glory	0–1	Sydney FC	nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWST 22:00 AEDT		(0–1) Summary	45' M. Bridge	Attendance: 9,046 Referee: Gerard Parsons

13 November 2011 5:00pm, Sunday	Brisbane Roar	1–1	Wellington Phoenix	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
17:00 AEDT 19:00 NZDT	B. Berisha 11'	(1–1) Report Summary	37' T. Brown	Attendance: 16,428 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Round 7

18 November 2011 7:00pm, Friday	Gold Coast United	1–2	Melbourne Heart	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
19:00 AEST 20:00 AEDT	P. Jungschläger 63'	(0–1) Summary	4' M. Thompson 68' J. Germano	Attendance: 4,031 Referee: Peter O'Leary

19 November 2011 5:00pm, Saturday	Wellington Phoenix	1–1	Adelaide United	Eden Park, Auckland
17:00 NZDT 19:30 ACST	N. Boogard 83' (o.g.)	(0–1) Report Summary	44' B. Djite	Attendance: 20,078 Referee: Peter Green

19 November 2011 5:30pm, Saturday	Newcastle Jets	1–2	Brisbane Roar	Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
17:30 AEDT	R. Griffiths 45'	(1–0) Summary	56' Henrique 83' J. Meyer	Attendance: 13,174 Referee: Gerard Parsons

19 November 2011 7:45pm, Saturday	Sydney FC	2–3	Central Coast Mariners	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19:45 AEDT	N. Carle 77' B. Emerton 88'	(0–1) Summary	41' P. Zwaanswijk 66' M. McGlinchey 82' T. Hearfield	Attendance: 13,947 Referee: Strebre Delovski

20 November 2011 5:00pm, Sunday	Melbourne Victory	2–2	Perth Glory	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
17:00 AEDT	C. Hernandez 52' (pen.) D. Allsopp 57'	(0–0) Summary	70' Andrezinho 86' S. Smeltz	Attendance: 18,404 Referee: Chris Beath

Round 8

25 November 2011 7:30pm, Friday	Adelaide United	0–0	Newcastle Jets	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 ACDT 20:00 AEDT		(0–0) Summary		Attendance: 8,403 Referee: Matthew Gillett

26 November 2011 5:30pm, Saturday	Central Coast Mariners	3–1	Melbourne Heart	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
17:30 AEDT	M. Simon 45' D. McBreen 81' (pen.) P. Zwaanswijk 86'	(1–0) Summary	78' E. Babalj	Attendance: 7,242 Referee: Gerard Parsons

26 November 2011 6:45pm, Saturday	Brisbane Roar	4–0	Perth Glory	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
18:45 AEST 19:45 AEDT	B. Berisha 23', 45' I. Nakajima-Farran 33', 41'	(4–0) Summary		Attendance: 19,339 Referee: Jarred Gillett

27 November 2011 4:30pm, Sunday	Wellington Phoenix	2–1	Sydney FC	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:30 NZDT 14:30 AEDT	P. Ifill 7' T. Brown 59'	(1–0) Report Summary	70' B. Cazarine	Attendance: 6,308 Referee: Ryan Shepheard

27 November 2011 5:00pm, Sunday	Melbourne Victory	3–2	Gold Coast United	AAMI Park, Melbourne
17:00 AEDT	H. Kewell 3' (pen.) C. Hernández 22' (pen.), 79'	(2–1) Summary	45' (pen.) D. Macallister 47' P. Jungschläger	Attendance: 16,522 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Round 9

2 December 2011 7:30pm, Friday	Adelaide United	0–4	Central Coast Mariners	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 ACDT 20:00 AEDT		(0–3) Summary	30' M. Amini 32' B. Ibini 38' (pen.) P. Zwaanswijk 66' R. Griffiths	Attendance: 8,437 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

3 December 2011 7:45pm, Saturday	Newcastle Jets	3–1	Melbourne Victory	Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
19:45 AEDT	R. Griffiths 27' (pen.), 88' L. Haliti 47'	(1–1) Summary	20' C. Hernández	Attendance: 17,245 Referee: Jarred Gillett

3 December 2011 7:00pm, Saturday	Perth Glory	2–0	Gold Coast United	nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWST 21:00 AEST	M. Sterjovski 20' (pen.) S. Smeltz 54' (pen.)	(1–0) Summary		Attendance: 6,484 Referee: Strebre Delovski

4 December 2011 3:00pm, Sunday	Melbourne Heart	1–0	Wellington Phoenix	Latrobe City Stadium, Morwell
15:00 AEDT 17:00 NZDT	M. Dugandzic 40'	(1–0) Summary Report		Attendance: 2,951 Referee: Ben Williams

4 December 2011 5:00pm, Sunday	Sydney FC	2–0	Brisbane Roar	WIN Jubilee Oval, Carlton
17:00 AEDT	D. Petratos 1' B. Emerton 20'	(2–0) Summary		Attendance: 11,555 Referee: Peter Green

Midweek Fixture^{[note 2]}

18 January 2012 5:30pm, Wednesday	Sydney FC	1–1	Perth Glory	Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown
17:30 AEDT	M. Bridge 45'	(1–0) Summary	88' A. Hughes	Attendance: 5,505 Referee: Matthew Gillett

Round 10

9 December 2011 7:00pm, Friday	Brisbane Roar	1–2	Melbourne Heart	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:00 AEST 20:00 AEDT	M. Nichols 77'	(0–2) Summary	11' J. Germano 26' E. Babalj	Attendance: 10,667 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

10 December 2011 5:00pm, Saturday	Wellington Phoenix	1–0	Perth Glory	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:00 NZDT 12:00 AWST	B. Sigmund 85'	(0–0) Summary Report		Attendance: 6,020 Referee: Ryan Shepheard

10 December 2011 5:30pm, Saturday	Central Coast Mariners	2–0	Newcastle Jets	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
17:30 AEDT	R. Griffiths 25' M. Simon 58'	(1–0) Summary		Attendance: 10,643 Referee: Strebre Delovski

10 December 2011 7:45pm, Saturday	Melbourne Victory	1–1	Adelaide United	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:45 AEDT	A. Thompson 59'	(0–0) Summary	82' F. Barbiero	Attendance: 16,562 Referee: Peter Green

11 December 2011 4:00pm, Sunday	Gold Coast United	0–0	Sydney FC	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
16:00 AEST 17:00 AEDT		(0–0) Summary		Attendance: 2,984 Referee: Ben Williams

Midweek Fixture

14 December 2011 7:30pm, Wednesday	Wellington Phoenix	2–0	Brisbane Roar	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
19:30 NZDT 17:30 AEDT	P. Ifill 26' N. Ward 80'	(1–0) Summary Report		Attendance: 4,628 Referee: Gerard Parsons

Round 11

16 December 2011 7:30pm, Friday	Adelaide United	0–3	Gold Coast United	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 ACDT 20:00 AEDT		(0–2) Summary	18' B. Halloran 36' M. Rigters 90+3' D. MacAllister	Attendance: 7,967 Referee: Ryan Shepheard

17 December 2011 5:30pm, Saturday	Newcastle Jets	1–2	Sydney FC	Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
17:30 AEDT	J. Brockie 25'	(1–0) Summary	59' B. Cazarine	Attendance: 13,658 Referee: Chris Beath 84' J. Mäkelä

17 December 2011 6:45pm, Saturday	Brisbane Roar	1–2	Central Coast Mariners	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
18:45 AEST 19:45 AEDT	K. Danning 83'	(0–2) Summary	6' M. Amini 45+2' P. Bojic	Attendance: 10,006 Referee: Peter Green

17 December 2011 7:00pm, Saturday	Perth Glory	1–2	Melbourne Heart	nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWST 22:00 AEDT	B. Mehmet 35'	(1–1) Summary	33' M. Thompson 87' M. Dugandzic	Attendance: 6,458 Referee: Jarred Gillett

18 December 2011 5:00pm, Sunday	Melbourne Victory	3–1	Wellington Phoenix	AAMI Park, Melbourne
17:00 AEDT 19:00 NZDT	A. Thompson 3' V. Lia 22' (o.g.) D. Ferreira 24'	(3–0) Summary Report	84' A. Smith	Attendance: 14,023 Referee: Matthew Gillett

Round 12

22 December 2011 7:30pm, Thursday	Sydney FC	2–2	Adelaide United	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19:30 AEDT	K. Kisel 19' (pen.) D. Petratos 66'	(1–1) Summary	8' D. Mullen 56' D. Vidošić	Attendance: 10,212 Referee: Jarred Gillett

23 December 2011 7:30pm, Friday	Wellington Phoenix	5–2	Newcastle Jets	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:30 NZDT 17:30 AEDT	D. Sánchez 15', 33' C. Greenacre 38' M. Pavlovic 73', 76'	(3–0) Summary Report	50' S. Byun 88' R. Griffiths	Attendance: 6,471 Referee: Ben Williams

23 December 2011 8:00pm, Friday	Melbourne Heart	3–2	Melbourne Victory	AAMI Park, Melbourne
20:00 AEDT	M. Thompson 37', 39' A. Terra 62'	(2–1) Summary	21' A. Thompson 90' C. Hernández	Attendance: 26,579 Referee: Strebre Delovski

23 December 2011 7:00pm, Friday	Perth Glory	1–3	Central Coast Mariners	nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWST 22:00 AEDT	S. McGarry 83'	(0–0) Summary	49' B. Ibini-Isei 59' P. Bojić 64' M. Simon	Attendance: 6,620 Referee: Matthew Gillett

26 December 2011 6:30pm, Monday	Gold Coast United	1–0	Brisbane Roar	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
18:30 AEST 19:30 AEDT	D. Severino 88' (pen.)	(0–0) Summary		Attendance: 6,927 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Round 13

29 December 2011 7:30pm, Thursday	Sydney FC	0–4	Melbourne Heart	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19:30 AEDT		(0–2) Summary	32' E. Babalj 45+1' M. Dugandzic 77' J. Hoffman 84' A. Terra	Attendance: 16,007 Referee: Peter Green

30 December 2011 7:30pm, Friday	Adelaide United	2–0	Wellington Phoenix	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 ACDT 22:00 NZDT	B. Djite 17' A. Golec 62'	(1–0) Summary Report		Attendance: 9,739 Referee: Chris Beath

31 December 2011 4:00pm, Saturday	Newcastle Jets	1–1	Perth Glory	Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
16:00 AEDT	F. Jeffers 61'	(0–1) Summary	9' B. Mehmet	Attendance: 10,434 Referee: Strebre Delovski

31 December 2011 6:15pm, Saturday	Central Coast Mariners	0–0	Gold Coast United	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
18:15 AEDT		(0–0) Summary		Attendance: 14,838 Referee: Ryan Shepheard

31 December 2011 7:30pm, Saturday	Brisbane Roar	3–1	Melbourne Victory	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:30 AEST 20:30 AEDT	M. Nichols 44' R. Visconte 50' I. Franjic 53'	(1–1) Summary	3' H. Kewell	Attendance: 14,852 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Midweek Round

4 January 2012 3:00pm, Wednesday	Wellington Phoenix	4–2	Sydney FC	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
15:00 NZDT 13:00 AEDT	Daniel 24' (pen.) D. Sánchez 41' Ben Sigmund 77' Paul Ifill 90+4'	(2–1) Summary Report	15' (pen.) B. Emerton 63' B. Cazarine	Attendance: 8,411 Referee: Alan Milliner

4 January 2012 3:15pm, Wednesday	Melbourne Heart	1–3	Adelaide United	AAMI Park, Melbourne
15:15 AEDT	E. Babalj 90+2'	(0–1) Summary	37' (pen.), 78' S. van Dijk 48' D. Vidosic	Attendance: 8,272 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

4 January 2012 5:30pm, Wednesday	Newcastle Jets	3–2	Gold Coast United	Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
17:30 AEDT	J. Brockie 44', 65' L. Haliti 73'	(1–0) Summary	72' B. Halloran 78' A. Traoré	Attendance: 9,311 Referee: Gerard Parsons

4 January 2012 7:45pm, Wednesday	Central Coast Mariners	2–0	Melbourne Victory	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
19:45 AEDT	M. Simon 1', 84'	(1–0) Summary		Attendance: 12,284 Referee: Peter Green

4 January 2012 7:00pm, Wednesday	Perth Glory	3–3	Brisbane Roar	nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWST 22:00 AEDT	T. Dodd 16' M. Sterjovski 24', 80' (pen.)	(2–2) Summary	40', 69' M. Nichols 45' E. Paartalu	Attendance: 6,912 Referee: Chris Beath

Round 14

7 January 2012 5:00pm, Saturday	Adelaide United	1–1	Brisbane Roar	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
17:00 ACDT 17:30 AEDT	S. van Dijk 78' (pen.)	(0–0) Summary	60' I. Nakajima-Farran	Attendance: 11,274 Referee: Ben Williams

7 January 2012 7:45pm, Saturday	Melbourne Victory	2–1	Newcastle Jets	AAMI Park, Melbourne
19:45 AEDT	S. Byun 7' (o.g.), 75' (o.g.)	(1–0) Summary	85' R. Griffiths	Attendance: 14,897 Referee: Ryan Shepheard

8 January 2012 4:00pm, Sunday	Wellington Phoenix	0–1	Perth Glory	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:00 NZDT 22:00 AWST		(0–0) Summary Report	90+2' J. Mitchell	Attendance: 3,898 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

8 January 2012 4:00pm, Sunday	Sydney FC	0–1	Central Coast Mariners	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
16:00 AEDT		(0–1) Summary	9' O. Bozanic	Attendance: 11,866 Referee: Jarred Gillett

8 January 2012 5:30pm, Sunday	Gold Coast United	1–1	Melbourne Heart	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
17:30 AEST 18:30 AEDT	M. Rigters 72'	(0–1) Summary	8' K. Sarkies	Attendance: 2,081 Referee: Matthew Gillett

Round 15

13 January 2012 8:00pm, Friday	Melbourne Victory	1–1	Adelaide United	AAMI Park, Melbourne
20:00 AEDT	A. Thompson 6'	(1–0) Summary	53' S. van Dijk	Attendance: 20,959 Referee: Jarred Gillett

14 January 2012 5:30pm, Saturday	Central Coast Mariners	1–1	Newcastle Jets	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
17:30 AEDT	P. Zwaanswijk 59'	(0–1) Summary	16' L. Haliti	Attendance: 10,904 Referee: Matthew Gillett

14 January 2012 6:45pm, Saturday	Brisbane Roar	2–1	Sydney FC	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
18:45 AEST 19:45 AEDT	S. Adnan 90+4' B. Berisha 90+5'	(0–1) Summary	39' M. Bridge	Attendance: 14,545 Referee: Ryan Shepheard

15 January 2012 4:00pm, Sunday	Melbourne Heart	1–2	Perth Glory	AAMI Park, Melbourne
16:00 AEDT	K. Sarkies 65' 67' S. McGarry	(0–1) Summary	15' S. Smeltz	Attendance: 7,233 Referee: Chris Beath

15 January 2012 6:30pm, Sunday	Gold Coast United	0–1	Wellington Phoenix	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
18:30 AEDT 20:30 NZDT		(0–0) Summary Report	87' T. Brown	Attendance: 2,135 Referee: Kurt Ams

Midweek Fixture

18 January 2012 7:30pm, Wednesday	Melbourne Heart	0–1	Central Coast Mariners	AAMI Park, Melbourne
19:30 AEDT		(0–0) Summary	89' A. Kwasnik	Attendance: 5,522 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Round 16

20 January 2012 8:00pm, Friday	Newcastle Jets	0–1	Wellington Phoenix	Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 AEDT 22:00 NZDT		(0–0) Summary Report	57' M. Muscat	Attendance: 11,694 Referee: Matthew Gillett

21 January 2012 5:30pm, Saturday	Central Coast Mariners	3–2	Adelaide United	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
17:30 AEDT	D. McBreen 14' A. Kwasnik 74' J. Rose 77'	(1–2) Summary	15' S. van Dijk 18' B. Djite	Attendance: 7,478 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

21 January 2012 7:45pm, Saturday	Melbourne Heart	1–1	Brisbane Roar	AAMI Park, Melbourne
19:45 AEDT	J. Germano 31'	(1–0) Summary	69' B. Berisha	Attendance: 7,118 Referee: Chris Beath

22 January 2012 5:00pm, Sunday	Sydney FC	2–1	Gold Coast United	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:00 AEDT	K. Kisel 71' B. Cazarine 89'	(0–0) Summary	55' B. Halloran	Attendance: 8,541 Referee: Strebre Delovski

22 January 2012 4:30pm, Sunday	Perth Glory	4–1	Melbourne Victory	nib Stadium, Perth
19:30 AEDT	S. Smeltz 13', 34' (pen.) M. Sterjovski 41' (pen.) Andrezinho 88'	(3–0) Summary	67' (pen.) H. Kewell	Attendance: 12,358 Referee: Peter Green

Midweek Fixture

25 January 2012 7:30pm, Wednesday	Adelaide United	1–1	Newcastle Jets	Carrington Park, Bathurst
19:30 AEDT	S. van Dijk 57'	(0–0) Summary	72' J. Wheelhouse	Attendance: 2,363 Referee: Alan Milliner

Round 17

26 January 2012 4:00pm, Thursday	Melbourne Victory	2–2	Sydney FC	AAMI Park, Melbourne
16:00 AEDT	I. Cernak 45' Fabinho 45+2'	(2–0) Summary	56' B. Cazarine 89' S. Ryall	Attendance: 20,053 Referee: Strebre Delovski

28 January 2012 6:45pm, Saturday	Brisbane Roar	0–1	Newcastle Jets	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:45 AEDT		(0–1) Summary	23' B. Kantarovski	Attendance: 9,293 Referee: Ben Williams

29 January 2012 4:30pm, Sunday	Wellington Phoenix	3–1	Melbourne Heart	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:30 NZDT 18:30 AEDT	P. Ifill 3', 64' C. Greenacre 54'	(1–1) Summary Report	34' A. Terra	Attendance: 13,601 Referee: Peter Green

29 January 2012 4:30pm, Sunday	Adelaide United	0–3	Perth Glory	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
16:30 AEDT		(0–2) Summary	14' S. Smeltz 20' S. McGarry 82' L. Miller	Attendance: 9,063 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Midweek Fixture

1 February 2012 7:30pm, Wednesday	Melbourne Victory	1–1	Gold Coast United	Aurora Stadium, Launceston
19:30 AEDT	H. Kewell 65'	(0–0) Summary	90' M. Thwaite	Attendance: 5,268 Referee: Matthew Gillett

Round 18

3 February 2012 7:30pm, Friday	Adelaide United	1–2	Wellington Phoenix	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 ACDT	B. Djite 9'	(1–2) Summary Report	2022 © WikiZero. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy \| Terms of Service

[table_note_res_GS0.33114279076976-39] 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.

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