2011–12 A-League

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]

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	135
Goals	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 →

Clubs

Adelaide United

Brisbane Roar

Central Coast Mariners

Gold Coast United

Melbourne Heart

Melbourne Victory

Newcastle Jets

Perth Glory

Sydney FC

Wellington Phoenix

Further information: A-League § Clubs

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

Further information: A-League transfers for 2011–12 season

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		Iain Ramsay2 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:

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.

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

Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Heart

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

Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC

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

Brisbane Roar v Central Coast Mariners

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

Gold Coast United v Wellington Phoenix

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

Perth Glory v Adelaide United

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

Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory

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

Central Coast Mariners v Gold Coast United

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

Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar

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

Wellington Phoenix v Newcastle Jets

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

Melbourne Heart v Perth Glory

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

Brisbane Roar v Gold Coast United

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

Adelaide United v Sydney FC

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

Melbourne Victory v Melbourne Heart

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

Newcastle Jets v Central Coast Mariners

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

Perth Glory v Wellington Phoenix

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

Brisbane Roar v Adelaide United

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

Central Coast Mariners v Perth Glory

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

Melbourne Heart v Sydney FC

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

Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne Victory

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

Gold Coast United v Newcastle Jets

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

Wellington Phoenix v Central Coast Mariners

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

Adelaide United v Melbourne Heart

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

Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory

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

Melbourne Victory v Brisbane Roar

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

Sydney FC v Gold Coast United

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

Gold Coast United v Adelaide United

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

Melbourne Heart v Newcastle Jets

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

Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Victory

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

Perth Glory v Sydney FC

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

Brisbane Roar v Wellington Phoenix

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

Gold Coast United v Melbourne Heart

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

Wellington Phoenix v Adelaide United

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

Newcastle Jets v Brisbane Roar

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

Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners

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

Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory

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

Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets

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

Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Heart

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

Brisbane Roar v Perth Glory

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

Wellington Phoenix v Sydney FC

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

Melbourne Victory v Gold Coast United

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

Adelaide United v Central Coast Mariners

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

Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory

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

Perth Glory v Gold Coast United

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

Melbourne Heart v Wellington Phoenix

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

Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar

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]}

Sydney FC v Perth Glory

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

Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Heart

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

Wellington Phoenix v Perth Glory

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

Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets

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

Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United

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

Gold Coast United v Sydney FC

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

Wellington Phoenix v Brisbane Roar

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

Adelaide United v Gold Coast United

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

Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC

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

Brisbane Roar v Central Coast Mariners

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

Perth Glory v Melbourne Heart

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

Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix

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

Sydney FC v Adelaide United

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

Wellington Phoenix v Newcastle Jets

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

Melbourne Heart v Melbourne Victory

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

Perth Glory v Central Coast Mariners

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

Gold Coast United v Brisbane Roar

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

Sydney FC v Melbourne Heart

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

Adelaide United v Wellington Phoenix

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

Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory

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

Central Coast Mariners v Gold Coast United

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

Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Victory

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

Wellington Phoenix v Sydney FC

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

Melbourne Heart v Adelaide United

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

Newcastle Jets v Gold Coast United

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

Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Victory

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

Perth Glory v Brisbane Roar

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

Adelaide United v Brisbane Roar

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

Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets

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

Wellington Phoenix v Perth Glory

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

Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners

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

Gold Coast United v Melbourne Heart

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

Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United

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

Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets

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

Brisbane Roar v Sydney FC

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

Melbourne Heart v Perth Glory

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

Gold Coast United v Wellington Phoenix

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

Melbourne Heart v Central Coast Mariners

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

Newcastle Jets v Wellington Phoenix

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

Central Coast Mariners v Adelaide United

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

Melbourne Heart v Brisbane Roar

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

Sydney FC v Gold Coast United

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

Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory

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

Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets

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

Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC

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

Brisbane Roar v Newcastle Jets

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

Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne Heart

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

Adelaide United v Perth Glory

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

Melbourne Victory v Gold Coast United

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

Adelaide United v Wellington Phoenix

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	13' T. Brown 38' D. Sánchez	Attendance: 8,425 Referee: Gerard Parsons

Central Coast Mariners v Brisbane Roar

4 February 2012 5:30pm, Saturday	Central Coast Mariners	0–2	Brisbane Roar	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
17:30 AEDT		(0–2) Summary	5' E. Paartalu 38' B. Berisha	Attendance: 10,217 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Melbourne Heart v Melbourne Victory

4 February 2012 7:45pm, Saturday	Melbourne Heart	0–0	Melbourne Victory	AAMI Park, Melbourne
19:45 AEDT		(0–0) Summary		Attendance: 26,395 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets

5 February 2012 5:00pm, Sunday	Sydney FC	2–5	Newcastle Jets	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:00 AEDT	H. Moriyasu 47' M. Beauchamp 72'	(0–3) Summary	22' N. Topor-Stanley 29' R. Zadkovich 38', 87' J. Brockie 90+5' A. Abbas	Attendance: 10,232 Referee: Matthew Gillett

Perth Glory v Gold Coast United

6 February 2012 7:00pm, Monday	Perth Glory	4–0	Gold Coast United	nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWST 22:00 AEDT	S. McGarry 18' L. Miller 53' T. Dodd 67' A. Traore 84' (o.g.)	(1–0) Summary		Attendance: 7,681 Referee: Alan Milliner

Round 19

Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners

10 February 2012 8:00pm, Friday	Melbourne Victory	2–1	Central Coast Mariners	AAMI Park, Melbourne
20:00 AEDT	C. Hernández 14' H. Kewell 51'	(1–1) Summary	8' T. Rogic	Attendance: 14,060 Referee: Peter Green

Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Heart

11 February 2012 5:30pm, Saturday	Newcastle Jets	3–0	Melbourne Heart	Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
17:30 AEDT	J. Brockie 23' R. Griffiths 47' M. Bridges 76'	(1–0) Summary		Attendance: 10,619 Referee: Ryan Shepheard

Sydney FC v Perth Glory

11 February 2012 7:45pm, Saturday	Sydney FC	2–1	Perth Glory	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19:45 AEDT	B. Emerton 54' B. Cazarine 72'	(0–0) Summary	86' B. Mehmet	Attendance: 8,508 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Wellington Phoenix v Brisbane Roar

12 February 2012 5:00pm, Sunday	Wellington Phoenix	0–2	Brisbane Roar	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:00 NZDT 15:00 AEDT		(0–1) Summary Report	42' B. Berisha 80' M. Nichols	Attendance: 13,009 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Gold Coast United v Adelaide United

12 February 2012 4:30pm, Sunday	Gold Coast United	1–2	Adelaide United	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
17:30 AEDT 16:30 AEDT	N. Boogaard 7' (o.g.)	(1–1) Summary	42' B. Djite 60' D. Vidosic	Attendance: 1,723 Referee: Chris Beath

Round 20

Melbourne Heart v Gold Coast United

17 February 2012 8:00pm, Friday	Melbourne Heart	1–0	Gold Coast United	AAMI Park, Melbourne
20:00 AEDT	E. Babalj 80'	(0–0) Summary		Attendance: 4,972 Referee: Alan Milliner

Central Coast Mariners v Wellington Phoenix

18 February 2012 5:30pm, Saturday	Central Coast Mariners	2–0	Wellington Phoenix	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
17:30 AEDT 19:30 NZDT	T. Rogic 52' P. Zwaanwijk 83'	(0–0) Summary Report		Attendance: 7,845 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Victory

18 February 2012 6:45pm, Saturday	Brisbane Roar	3–2	Melbourne Victory	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
18:45 AEST 19:45 AEDT	B. Berisha 1', 32' Henrique 38' (pen.)	(3–1) Summary	9', 50' H. Kewell	Attendance: 18,523 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets

18 February 2012 7:00pm, Saturday	Perth Glory	2–0	Newcastle Jets	nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWST 22:00 AEDT		(1–0) Summary		Attendance: 8,108 Referee: Ben Williams

Adelaide United v Sydney FC

19 February 2012 4:30pm, Sunday	Adelaide United	1–2	Sydney FC	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
16:30 ACDT 17:00 AEDT		(:) Summary		Attendance: 8,259 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Postponed Round 17 Fixture^{[note 3]}

Gold Coast United v Central Coast Mariners

22 February 2012 7:00pm, Wednesday	Gold Coast United	3–3	Central Coast Mariners	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
19:00 AEST 20:00 AEDT	C. Harold 9' (pen.) B. Halloran 17' M. Cooper 56'	(2–1) Summary	4', 66' A. Kwasnik 59' B. Ibini-Isei	Attendance: 1,141 Referee: Matthew Gillett

Round 21

Newcastle Jets v Adelaide United

24 February 2012 8:00pm, Friday	Newcastle Jets	1–0	Adelaide United	Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 AEDT	T. Elrich 39'	(1–0) Summary		Attendance: 10,383 Referee: Ben Williams

Sydney FC v Wellington Phoenix

25 February 2012 5:30pm, Saturday	Sydney FC	0–1	Wellington Phoenix	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:30 AEDT 19:30 NZDT		(0–1) Summary Report	13' P. Ifill	Attendance: 10,165 Referee: Peter Green

Gold Coast United v Melbourne Victory

25 February 2012 6:45pm, Saturday	Gold Coast United	1–1	Melbourne Victory	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
18:45 AEST 19:45 AEDT	M. Rigters 51'	(0–0) Summary	56' C. Hernández	Attendance: 2,109 Referee: Regis Queffelec

Perth Glory v Brisbane Roar

25 February 2012 7:00pm, Saturday	Perth Glory	0–3	Brisbane Roar	nib Stadium, Perth
22:00 AEDT		(0–1) Summary	21' Henrique 59', 63' B. Berisha	Attendance: 10,367 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Melbourne Heart v Central Coast Mariners

26 February 2012 5:00pm, Sunday	Melbourne Heart	1–0	Central Coast Mariners	AAMI Park, Melbourne
17:00 AEDT	E. Babalj 50'	(0–0) Summary		Attendance: 5,034 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Round 22

Adelaide United v Perth Glory

1 March 2012 7:30pm, Thursday	Adelaide United	0–2	Perth Glory	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 ACDT 20:00 AEDT		(0–2) Summary	6' B. Mehmet 24' J. Burns	Attendance: 5,898 Referee: Matthew Gillett

Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Heart

2 March 2012 7:00pm, Friday	Brisbane Roar	1–1	Melbourne Heart	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:00 AEST 20:00 AEDT	M. Nichols 32'	(1–0) Summary	49' C. Good	Attendance: 10,988 Referee: Ryan Shepheard

Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets

3 March 2012 5:30pm, Saturday	Melbourne Victory	1–3	Newcastle Jets	AAMI Park, Melbourne
17:30 AEDT	H. Kewell 24' (pen.)	(1–3) Summary	20' R. Griffiths 29', 39' J. Pepper	Attendance: 12,457 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC

3 March 2012 7:45pm, Saturday	Central Coast Mariners	1–1	Sydney FC	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
19:45 AEDT	T. Hearfield 90'	(0–0) Summary	55' J. Chianese	Attendance: 8,658 Referee: Chris Beath

Wellington Phoenix v Gold Coast United

4 March 2012 4:30pm, Sunday	Wellington Phoenix	2–0	Gold Coast United	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:30 NZDT 19:30 AEST	A. Durante 29' N. Ward 90+2'	(1–0) Summary Report		Attendance: 7,431 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Round 23

Newcastle Jets v Gold Coast United

9 March 2012 8:00pm, Friday	Newcastle Jets	1–1	Gold Coast United	Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 AEDT	N. Topor-Stanley 90'	(0–1) Summary	24' D. Bowles	Attendance: 10,258 Referee: Ryan Shepheard

Melbourne Heart v Wellington Phoenix

10 March 2012 5:30pm, Saturday	Melbourne Heart	1–1	Wellington Phoenix	AAMI Park, Melbourne
17:30 AEDT 19:30 NZDT	E .Babalj 32'	(1–0) Summary Report	80' P. Ifill	Attendance: 6,759 Referee: Peter Green

Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory

10 March 2012 7:45pm, Saturday	Sydney FC	1–0	Melbourne Victory	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19:45 AEDT	K. Kisel 33' (pen.)	(1–0) Summary		Attendance: 18,180 Referee: Ben Williams

Brisbane Roar v Adelaide United

11 March 2012 4:00pm, Sunday	Brisbane Roar	1–1	Adelaide United	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
16:00 AEST 17:00 AEDT	B. Berisha 70'	(0–1) Summary	14' I. Ramsay	Attendance: 10,739 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Perth Glory v Central Coast Mariners

11 March 2012 4:30pm, Sunday	Perth Glory	1–0	Central Coast Mariners	nib Stadium, Perth
16:30 AWST 19:30 AEDT	T. Dodd 25'	(1–0) Summary		Attendance: 6,502 Referee: Chris Beath

Round 24

Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix

16 March 2012 8:00pm, Friday	Melbourne Victory	3–0	Wellington Phoenix	AAMI Park, Melbourne
20:00 AEDT 22:00 NZDT	C. Hernández 11' I. Cernak 58' J. Jeggo 89'	(1–0) Summary Report		Attendance: 11,231 Referee: Chris Beath

Central Coast Mariners v Adelaide United

17 March 2012 5:30pm, Saturday	Central Coast Mariners	1–0	Adelaide United	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
17:30 AEDT	B. Ibini-Isei 46'	(0–0) Summary		Attendance: 7,275 Referee: Ben Williams

Newcastle Jets v Brisbane Roar

17 March 2012 5:30pm, Saturday	Newcastle Jets	1–2	Brisbane Roar	Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
17:30 AEDT	A. Abbas 39'	(1–1) Summary	12' B. Berisha 81' (pen.) M. Nichols	Attendance: 11,471 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Melbourne Heart v Sydney FC

17 March 2012 7:45pm, Saturday	Melbourne Heart	2–2	Sydney FC	AAMI Park, Melbourne
19:45 AEDT	M. Dugandzic 31' E. Babalj 36'	(2–0) Summary	66', 77' S. Cole	Attendance: 7,498 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Gold Coast United v Perth Glory

18 March 2012 5:30pm, Sunday	Gold Coast United	3–0	Perth Glory	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
17:30 AEST 18:30 AEDT	Z. Anderson 6' J. Brown 83', 90'	(1–0) Summary		Attendance: 1,720 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Round 25

Adelaide United v Melbourne Heart

23 March 2012 7:30pm, Friday	Adelaide United	1–1	Melbourne Heart	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
7:30 ACDT 8:00 AEDT	S. van Dijk 37' (pen.)	(1–0) Summary	68' E. Babalj	Attendance: 6,411 Referee: Adam Kersey

Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory

24 March 2012 6:30pm, Saturday	Perth Glory	4–2	Melbourne Victory	nib Stadium, Perth
6:30 AWST 21:30 AEDT	S. Smeltz 22', 47', 62' (pen.), 65'	(1–2) Summary	21' C. Hernández 45' M. Milligan	Attendance: 9,724 Referee: Alan Milliner

Wellington Phoenix v Central Coast Mariners

25 March 2012 4:00pm, Sunday	Wellington Phoenix	1–2	Central Coast Mariners	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:00 NZDT 14:00 AEDT	L. Bertos 80'	(0–1) Summary Report	45' J. Sutton 51' B. Ibini-Isei	Attendance: 9,740 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets

25 March 2012 4:00pm, Sunday	Sydney FC	3–2	Newcastle Jets	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
16:00 AEDT	B. Cazarine 12' J. Chianese 30', 33'	(3–1) Summary	26' M. Bridges 84' J. Wheelhouse	Attendance: 14,494 Referee: Chris Beath

Gold Coast United v Brisbane Roar

25 March 2012 5:30pm, Sunday	Gold Coast United	1–2	Brisbane Roar	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
17:30 AEST 18:30 AEDT	D. Bowles 29'	(1–0) Summary	58' N. Fitzgerald 90' G. Lambadaridis	Attendance: 6,102 Referee: Peter Green

Table of results

Abbreviation and Color Key: Adelaide United – AU Brisbane Roar – BR Central Coast Mariners – CCM Gold Coast United – GCU Melbourne Heart – MH Melbourne Victory – MV Newcastle Jets – NJ Perth Glory – PG Sydney FC – SFC Wellington Phoenix – WP Win Loss Draw Home
Club	Match
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Adelaide United	PG	MV	SFC	BR	MH	GCU	WP	NUJ	CCM	MV	GCU	SFC	WP	MH	BR	MV	CCM	NUJ	PG	WP	GCU	SFC	NUJ	PG	BR	CCM	MH
	1–0	1–0	1–2	7–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	0–0	0–4	1–1	0–3	2–2	2–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	3–2	1–1	0–3	1–2	1–2	1–2	1–0	0–2	1–1	1–0	1–1	|	|	|
Brisbane Roar	CCM	SFC	GCU	AU	MV	WP	NUJ	PG	SFC	MH	WP	CCM	GCU	MV	PG	AU	SFC	MH	NUJ	CCM	WP	MV	PG	MH	AU	NUJ	GCU
	1–0	0–2	3–0	7–1	2–2	1–1	1–2	4–0	2–0	1–2	2–0	1–2	1–0	3–1	3–3	1–1	2–1	1–1	0–1	0–2	0–2	3–2	0–3	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–2	|	|	|
Central Coast Mariners	BR	GCU	NUJ	PG	WP	MV	SFC	MH	AU	NUJ	BR	PG	GCU	MV	SFC	NUJ	MH	AU	GCU	BR	MV	WP	MH	SFC	PG	AU	WP
	1–0	1–1	1–0	2–1	1–2	0–0	2–3	3–1	0–4	2–0	1–2	1–3	0–0	2–0	0–1	1–1	0–1	3–2	3–3	0–2	2–1	2–0	1–0	1–1	1–0	1–0	1–2	|	|	|
Gold Coast United	WP	CCM	BR	NUJ	SFC	AU	MH	MV	PG	SFC	AU	BR	CCM	NUJ	MH	WP	SFC	CCM	MV	PG	AU	MH	MV	WP	NUJ	PG	BR
	1–1	1–1	3–0	3–1	3–2	1–2	1–2	3–2	2–0	0–0	0–3	1–0	0–0	3–2	1–1	0–1	2–1	3–3	1–1	4–0	1–2	1–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–0	1–2	|	|	|
Melbourne Heart	NUJ	PG	MV	SFC	AU	NUJ	GCU	CCM	WP	BR	PG	MV	SFC	AU	GCU	PG	CCM	BR	WP	MV	NUJ	GCU	CCM	BR	WP	SFC	AU
	3–2	1–2	0–0	1–1	1–1	3–0	1–2	3–1	1–0	1–2	1–2	3–2	0–4	1–3	1–1	1–2	0–1	1–1	3–1	0–0	3–0	1–0	1–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	|	|	|
Melbourne Victory	SFC	AU	MH	WP	BR	CCM	PG	GCU	NUJ	AU	WP	MH	BR	CCM	NUJ	AU	PG	SFC	GCU	MH	CCM	BR	GCU	NUJ	SFC	WP	PG
	0–0	1–0	0–0	1–2	2–2	0–0	2–2	3–2	3–1	1–1	3–1	3–2	3–1	2–0	2–1	1–1	4–1	2–2	1–1	0–0	2–1	3–2	1–1	1–3	1–0	3–0	4–2	|	|	|
Newcastle Jets	MH	WP	CCM	GCU	PG	MH	BR	AU	MV	CCM	SFC	WP	PG	GCU	MV	CCM	WP	AU	BR	SFC	MH	PG	AU	MV	GCU	BR	SFC
	3–2	2–0	1–0	3–1	2–0	3–0	1–2	0–0	3–1	2–0	1–2	5–2	1–1	3–2	2–1	1–1	0–1	1–1	0–1	2–5	3–0	2–0	1–0	1–3	1–1	1–2	3–2	|	|	|
Perth Glory	AU	MH	WP	CCM	NUJ	SFC	MV	BR	GCU	SFC	WP	MH	CCM	NUJ	BR	WP	MH	MV	AU	GCU	SFC	NUJ	BR	AU	CCM	GCU	MV
	1–0	1–2	1–0	2–1	2–0	0–1	2–2	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–0	1–2	1–3	1–1	3–3	0–1	1–2	4–1	0–3	4–0	2–1	2–0	0–3	0–2	1–0	0–3	4–2	|	|	|
Sydney FC	MV	BR	AU	MH	GCU	PG	CCM	WP	BR	PG	GCU	NUJ	AU	MH	WP	CCM	BR	GCU	MV	NUJ	PG	AU	WP	CCM	MV	MH	NUJ
	0–0	0–2	1–2	1–1	3–2	0–1	2–3	2–1	2–0	1–1	0–0	1–2	2–2	0–4	4–2	0–1	2–1	2–1	2–2	2–5	2–1	1–2	0–1	1–1	1–0	2–2	3–2	|	|	|
Wellington Phoenix	GCU	NUJ	PG	MV	CCM	BR	AU	SFC	MH	PG	BR	MV	NUJ	AU	SFC	PG	GCU	NUJ	MH	AU	BR	CCM	SFC	GCU	MH	MV	CCM
	1–1	2–0	1–0	1–2	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–0	1–0	2–0	3–1	5–2	2–0	4–2	0–1	0–1	0–1	3–1	1–2	0–2	2–0	0–1	2–0	1–1	3–0	1–2	|	|	|

Finals series

	Elimination finals					Semifinals						Preliminary final					Grand final
						1	Central Coast Mariners	0	2								Brisbane Roar		2
						2	Brisbane Roar	2	3								Perth Glory		1
												Central Coast Mariners		1 (3)
	3	Perth Glory	3
												Perth Glory (pen.)		1 (5)
	6	Melbourne Heart	0
						Perth Glory			3
						Wellington Phoenix			2
	4	Wellington Phoenix	3
	5	Sydney FC	2

Elimination-finals

30 March 2012

20:00 NZDT (UTC+13:00)

Wellington Phoenix	3–2	Sydney FC
Brown 47' Sigmund 80' Ifill 86' (pen.)	Report	Chianese 81', 84'

Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Attendance: 10,019

Referee: Chris Beath

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1 April 2012

17:00 AWST (UTC+08:00)

Perth Glory	3–0	Melbourne Heart
Smeltz 65', 72', 90+2'	Report

nib Stadium, Perth

Attendance: 12,600

Referee: Jarred Gillett

Semi-finals

31 March 2012

16:30 AEST (UTC+10:00)

Brisbane Roar	2–0	Central Coast Mariners
Henrique 9' Paartalu 86'	Report

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

Attendance: 15,081

Referee: Strebre Delovski

8 April 2012

17:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)

Central Coast Mariners	2–3	Brisbane Roar
Zwaanswijk 29' Kwasnik 32'	Report	Broich 2' Nichols 26' Henrique 68'

Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford

Attendance: 9,846

Referee: Jarred Gillett

Brisbane Roar won 5–2 on aggregate.

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7 April 2012

17:30 AWST (UTC+08:00)

Perth Glory	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Wellington Phoenix
van den Brink 12' Mehmet 71' Howarth 111'	Report	Greenacre 46' Muscat 54'

nib Stadium, Perth

Attendance: 13,695

Referee: Peter Green

Preliminary final

14 April 2012

16:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)

Central Coast Mariners	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Perth Glory
Kwasnik 34'	Report	Smeltz 37'
Penalties
McBreen Wilkinson Ryan McGlinchey	3–5	Smeltz Mehmet Miller Heffernan Burns

Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford

Attendance: 7,572^[39]

Referee: Strebre Delovski

Grand Final

See also: 2012 A-League Grand Final

22 April 2012

16:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)

Brisbane Roar	2–1	Perth Glory
Berisha 84', 90+7' (pen.)	Report	Franjic 53' (o.g.)

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

Attendance: 50,334^[40]

Referee: Jarred Gillett

Season statistics

Top scorers

Further information: A-League top scorers

As of end of regular season

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Besart Berisha	Brisbane Roar	19
2	Shane Smeltz	Perth Glory	13
3	Carlos Hernández	Melbourne Victory	10
4	Eli Babalj	Melbourne Heart	9
	Jeremy Brockie	Newcastle Jets
	Ryan Griffiths	Newcastle Jets
	Mitch Nichols	Brisbane Roar
8	Bruno Cazarine	Sydney FC	8
	Harry Kewell	Melbourne Victory
	Sergio van Dijk	Adelaide United

Own goals

As of end of regular season

Player		Team	Against	Week
	Nigel Boogaard	Adelaide United	Wellington Phoenix	7
	Vince Lia	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne Victory	11
	Byun Sung-Hwan	Newcastle Jets	Melbourne Victory	14
	Byun Sung-Hwan	Newcastle Jets	Melbourne Victory	14
	Adama Traoré	Gold Coast United	Perth Glory	18
	Nigel Boogaard	Adelaide United	Gold Coast United	19

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.

Team	Hosted	Average	High	Low	Total
Melbourne Victory	13	20,281	40,351	11,231	263,648
Brisbane Roar	13	13,387	19,339	9,293	174,033
Newcastle Jets	13	12,117	17,245	9,311	157,518
Sydney FC	14	11,861	18,180	5,505	166,052
Central Coast Mariners	13	9,607	14,838	6,883	124,892
Melbourne Heart	14	9,082	26,579	2,951	127,142
Adelaide United	14	8,797	14,573	2,363	123,160
Wellington Phoenix	14	8,691	20,078	3,898	121,677
Perth Glory	13	8,315	12,358	6,484	108,101
Gold Coast United	14	3,546	6,927	1,141	49,649
{{{T11}}}	0	0	0	0	0
{{{T12}}}	0	0	0	0	0
League total	135	10,488	40,351	1,141	1,415,872

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

Attendance	Round	Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Weekday	Time of Day
50,334	GF	22 April 2012	Brisbane Roar	2–1	Perth Glory	Suncorp Stadium	Sunday	Afternoon
40,351	1	8 October 2011	Melbourne Victory	0–0	Sydney FC	Etihad Stadium	Saturday	Night
39,309	3	22 October 2011	Melbourne Victory	0–0	Melbourne Heart	Etihad Stadium	Saturday	Night
26,579	12	23 December 2011	Melbourne Heart	3–2	Melbourne Victory	AAMI Park	Friday	Night
26,395	18	4 February 2012	Melbourne Heart	0–0	Melbourne Victory	AAMI Park	Saturday	Night
24,820	5	5 November 2011	Melbourne Victory	2–2	Brisbane Roar	Etihad Stadium	Saturday	Night
20,959	15	13 January 2012	Melbourne Victory	1–1	Adelaide United	AAMI Park	Friday	Night
20,078	7	19 November 2011	Wellington Phoenix	1–1	Adelaide United	Eden Park	Saturday	Afternoon
20,053	17	26 January 2012	Melbourne Victory	2–2	Sydney FC	AAMI Park	Thursday	Afternoon
19,339	8	26 November 2011	Brisbane Roar	4–0	Perth Glory	Suncorp Stadium	Saturday	Night

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.

1 point		Yellow Card
2 points		Second Caution Red Card
3 points		Direct Red Card

Team				Points
Adelaide United	44	2	0	48
Brisbane Roar	30	0	1	33
Central Coast Mariners	33	0	0	33
Gold Coast United	38	2	0	42
Melbourne Heart	35	1	0	37
Melbourne Victory	34	2	4	50
Newcastle Jets	41	1	1	46
Perth Glory	35	0	3	44
Sydney FC	48	0	1	51
Wellington Phoenix	32	2	2	42
Melbourne Heart	0	0	0	0
Sydney Rovers	0	0	0	0
Totals	370	10	12

• 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 – Thomas Broich, Brisbane Roar
• NAB Young Footballer of the Year – Mathew Ryan^{[note 4]}, Central Coast Mariners
• Nike Golden Boot Award – Besart Berisha, Brisbane Roar, 19 Goals
• Goalkeeper of the Year – Mathew Ryan, Central Coast Mariners
• Manager of the Year – Graham Arnold, Central Coast Mariners
• Fair Play Award – Brisbane Roar
• Referee of the Year – Jarred Gillett
• Foreign Player of the Year – Thomas Broich, Brisbane Roar
• Solo Goal of the Year – Carlos Hernández, Melbourne Victory FC (Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners, 10-Feb-12)

All-Star team

Formation: 3–4–3^[42]

Position Name Club GK Matt Ryan Central Coast Mariners RB Michael Marrone Melbourne Heart CB Patrick Zwaanswijk Central Coast Mariners LB Joshua Rose Central Coast Mariners RM Mitch Nichols Brisbane Roar CM Thomas Broich Brisbane Roar CM Fred Melbourne Heart LM Aziz Behich Melbourne Heart RF Paul Ifill Wellington Phoenix ST Besart Berisha Brisbane Roar LF Archie Thompson Melbourne Victory Coach Graham Arnold Central Coast Mariners Substitutes: GK Clint Bolton Melbourne Heart CB Andrew Durante Wellington Phoenix CM Nicky Carle Sydney FC CM Carlos Hernandez Melbourne Victory LF Harry Kewell Melbourne Victory

Ryan Zwaanswijk Marrone Rose Broich Fred Nichols Behich Berisha Ifill Thompson

See also

• 2011 Australian football code crowds

Team season articles

• 2011–12 Adelaide United season
• 2011–12 Brisbane Roar season
• 2011–12 Central Coast Mariners season
• 2011–12 Gold Coast United season
• 2011–12 Melbourne Heart season
• 2011–12 Melbourne Victory season
• 2011–12 Newcastle Jets season
• 2011–12 Perth Glory season
• 2011–12 Sydney FC season
• 2011–12 Wellington Phoenix season

Notes

1. Galekovic replaced McKain as captain mid-season.
2. Game was postponed due to severe weather in Perth, preventing travel for Perth Glory.
3. Game was postponed due to risk of flooding in the Gold Coast.
4. Mathew Ryan was named as NAB Young Footballer of the Year for the second year running.^[41]