2011–12 W-League

The 2011–12 W-League season was the fourth season of the W-League, the Australian national women's football (soccer) competition. The season consisted of twelve rounds, giving each team a total of ten games, followed by a finals series.

2011–12 W-League
League	W-League
Sport	Women's association football
Duration	2011–2012
Number of teams	7
TV partner(s)	ABC1
W-League season
Champions	Canberra United
Premiers	Canberra United
Top scorer	Michelle Heyman (15)

Clubs

Perth

Adelaide

Melbourne

Newcastle

Sydney

Brisbane

Canberra

W-League teams for the 2011–12 season:

Team	City	Years in competition
Adelaide United	Adelaide, SA	2008–09 — present
Brisbane Roar	Brisbane, Qld	2008–09 — present
Canberra United	Canberra, ACT	2008–09 — present
Melbourne Victory	Melbourne, Vic	2008–09 — present
Newcastle Jets	Newcastle, NSW	2008–09 — present
Perth Glory	Perth, WA	2008–09 — present
Sydney FC	Sydney, NSW	2008–09 — present

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer
Adelaide United	David Edmondson	Abby Erceg	Erreà
Brisbane Roar	Jeff Hopkins	Clare Polkinghorne	Puma
Canberra United	Jitka Klimkova	Ellie Brush	Hummel
Melbourne Victory	Vicki Linton	Jodie Taylor	Adidas
Newcastle Jets	Clayton Zane	Ariane Hingst	ISC
Perth Glory	Jamie Harnwell	Tanya Oxtoby	Kelme
Sydney FC	Alen Stajcic	Heather Garriock	Adidas

Foreign players

Club	Visa 1	Visa 2	Visa 3	Non-Visa foreigner(s)	Former player(s)
Adelaide United	Abby Erceg	Anna Green	Ashleigh Gunning
Brisbane Roar	Hoshimi Kishi	Olga Cebrián García
Canberra United	Aroon Clansey	Taryn Hemmings		Emma KeteR
Melbourne Victory	Jodie Taylor	Kendall Fletcher	Danielle Johnson	Gülcan KocaA
Newcastle Jets	Ariane Hingst			Stacey DayB
Perth Glory	Katie Holtham	Lisa-Marie Woods		Carys HawkinsA	Emma Kete
Sydney FC	Estelle Johnson	Alli Lipsher			Megan RapinoeG

The following do not fill a Visa position:
^A Australian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team;
^B Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian citizenship;
^G Guest players;
^R Injury replacement players, or national team replacement players;

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canberra United (C)	10	7	3	0	23	9	+14	24	Qualification to Finals series
2	Brisbane Roar	10	6	3	1	20	11	+9	21
3	Sydney FC	10	5	2	3	26	8	+18	17
4	Melbourne Victory	10	5	2	3	21	9	+12	17
5	Newcastle Jets	10	4	0	6	18	22	−4	12
6	Perth Glory	10	2	0	8	11	36	−25	6
7	Adelaide United	10	1	0	9	6	30	−24	3

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

Regular season

Round 1

Adelaide United v Canberra United

22 October 2011	Adelaide United	1–4	Canberra United	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
	Quigley 28'	report	Heyman 2', 82' Munoz 62', 72'	Attendance: 600

Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar

22 October 2011	Sydney FC	1–1	Brisbane Roar	Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt
	Rollason 26'	report	Burgess 51'	Attendance: 1,200

Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory

22 October 2011	Melbourne Victory	2–0	Perth Glory	Veneto Club, Bulleen
	Friend 38' Jackson 48'	report		Attendance: 300

Round 2

Newcastle Jets v Adelaide United

29 October 2011	Newcastle Jets	3–0	Adelaide United	Adamstown Oval, Newcastle
	O'Neill 5' De Vanna 47', 68'	report		Attendance: 847 Referee: Casey Reibelt

Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory

29 October 2011	Sydney FC	2–1	Melbourne Victory	Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt
	Ledbrook 9' Rapinoe 83'	report	Taylor 63' (pen.)	Referee: Jacqui Melksham

Canberra United v Perth Glory

29 October 2011	Canberra United	3–2	Perth Glory	McKellar Park, Canberra
	Heyman 64', 66', 80'	report	Kete 21' Tabain 89'	Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Round 3

Perth Glory v Adelaide United

5 November 2011	Perth Glory	2–1	Adelaide United	NIB Stadium, Perth
	Elze 6' Jukic 37'	report	Quigley 2'	Referee: Casey Reibelt

Sydney FC v Canberra United

5 November 2011	Sydney FC	0–1	Canberra United	Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt
		report	A. Sykes 18'	Referee: Kirralee Gardner

Brisbane Roar v Newcastle Jets

5 November 2011	Brisbane Roar	2–3	Newcastle Jets	Cleveland Showgrounds, Cleveland
	Alleway 18' Gielnik 55'	report	Andrews 24' De Vanna 72' (pen.), 83' (pen.)	Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Round 4

Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC

12 November 2011	Newcastle Jets	1–4	Sydney FC	Adamstown Oval, Newcastle
	Andrews 86'	report	Walsh 46' Slatyer 57' Foord 64' Garriock 76'	Attendance: 985 Referee: Casey Reibelt

Canberra United v Melbourne Victory

12 November 2011	Canberra United	2–1	Melbourne Victory	McKellar Park, Canberra
	A. Sykes 24' Hemmings 39'	report	Fletcher 78'	Attendance: 732 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Adelaide United v Brisbane Roar

12 November 2011	Adelaide United	1–2	Brisbane Roar	Burton Park, Adelaide
	Rajcic 76'	report	Polkinghorne 38' Spina 63'

Round 5

Canberra United v Newcastle Jets

19 November 2011	Canberra United	3–1	Newcastle Jets	McKellar Park, Canberra
	Shipard 29' Heyman 64', 80'	report	Simon 77'	Attendance: 887 Referee: Kiralee Gardner

Perth Glory v Brisbane Roar

19 November 2011	Perth Glory	2–5	Brisbane Roar	6PR Stadium, Perth
	Kete 24' Tabain 79'	report	Butt 6', 43', 75' Gielnik 59' Polkinghorne 71'	Referee: Trent Fleskins

Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United

19 November 2011	Melbourne Victory	4–0	Adelaide United	Veneto Club, Bulleen
	Friend 16', 56', 80' Taylor 23'	report		Attendance: 556 Referee: Catherine Hoffman

Round 6

Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory

21 December 2011[a]	Newcastle Jets	3–1	Perth Glory	Adamstown Oval, Newcastle
	Andrews 22' Bolger 55' Van Egmond 60'	report	Holtham 78'

Adelaide United v Sydney FC

26 November 2011	Adelaide United	1–4	Sydney FC	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
	Rajcic 30'	report	Garriock 38' Uzunlar 42' Khamis 76' Foord 78'

Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Victory

26 November 2011	Brisbane Roar	1–0	Melbourne Victory	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	Gielnik 47'	report

Round 7

Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets

3 December 2011	Melbourne Victory	2–1	Newcastle Jets	Skilled Stadium, Geelong
	Taylor 41', 65'	report	Bolger 37'

Brisbane Roar v Canberra United

3 December 2011	Brisbane Roar	2–2	Canberra United	Cleveland Showgrounds, Cleveland
	Burgess 7' Brush 88' (o.g.)	report	Shipard 9' (pen.) Heyman 78'

Sydney FC v Perth Glory

3 December 2011	Sydney FC	11–0	Perth Glory	Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt
	Rollason 24', 42', 50' Ledbrook 47', 78', 87' Oxtoby 58' (o.g.) Khamis 59', 60', 75' Simon 90+3'	report

Round 8

Brisbane Roar v Adelaide United

10 December 2011	Brisbane Roar	2–0	Adelaide United	Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast
	Luik 6' Gielnik 90'	report

Canberra United v Sydney FC

10 December 2011	Canberra United	0–0	Sydney FC	Deakin Stadium, Canberra
		report

Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory

10 December 2011	Perth Glory	0–5	Melbourne Victory	6PR Stadium, Perth
		report	Gorry 3', 23' Taylor 24', 62', 78'

Round 9

Adelaide United v Perth Glory

17 December 2011	Adelaide United	1–0	Perth Glory	Burton Park, Adelaide
	Ebbs 34'	report

Melbourne Victory v Brisbane Roar

17 December 2011	Melbourne Victory	1–1	Brisbane Roar	Simonds Stadium, Geelong
	Fletcher 78'	report	Gielnik 90'

Newcastle Jets v Canberra United

18 December 2011	Newcastle Jets	1–2	Canberra United	Adamstown Oval, Newcastle
	Dobson 86'	report	Hemmings 63' Heyman 74'

Round 10

Melbourne Victory v Canberra United

30 December 2011	Melbourne Victory	1–1	Canberra United	Veneto Club, Bulleen
	Taylor 20' (pen.)	report	Heyman 81'	Attendance: 601 Referee: Catherine Hoffman

Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets

31 December 2011	Sydney FC	1–2	Newcastle Jets	Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown
	Rollason 69'	report	Simon 10' Bolger 37'	Referee: Kirralee Gardner

Round 11

Canberra United v Adelaide United

7 January 2012	Canberra United	5–0	Adelaide United	McKellar Park, Canberra
	Heyman 28', 34' Hemmings 83', 85' A. Sykes 92'	report		Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Newcastle Jets v Brisbane Roar

7 January 2012	Newcastle Jets	1–3	Brisbane Roar	Adamstown Oval, Newcastle
	O'Neill 53'	report	Harch 29' Gielnik 69', 90'	Attendance: 822 Referee: Katie Patterson

Perth Glory v Sydney FC

7 January 2012	Perth Glory	0–3	Sydney FC	6PR Stadium, Perth
		report	Oxtoby 6' (o.g.) Simon 22', 45'	Referee: David Costello

Round 12

Brisbane Roar v Sydney FC

14 January 2012	Brisbane Roar	1–0	Sydney FC	QSAC, Brisbane
	Polias 32' (o.g.)	report		Referee: Kirralee Gardener

Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets

14 January 2012	Perth Glory	4–2	Newcastle Jets	6PR Stadium, Perth
	Jukic 9' Hawkins 63' D'Ovidio 72' Tabain 82'	report	De Vanna 76' Kennedy 90'	Referee: Matthew Souther

Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory

15 January 2012	Adelaide United	1–4	Melbourne Victory	Burton Park, Adelaide
	Rajcic 21'	report	Gorry 31' Brown 36' Friend 45' Fletcher 90'	Referee: Stacey Sasopoulos

Finals series

Semi-finals

Canberra United v Melbourne Victory

21 January 2012	Canberra United	1–0	Melbourne Victory	McKellar Park, Canberra
	Heyman 83'	report		Attendance: 1,825 Referee: Kirralee Gardener

Brisbane Roar v Sydney FC

22 January 2012	Brisbane Roar	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Sydney FC	QSAC, Brisbane
	Gielnik 90+4'	report	Rollason 18'	Attendance: 1,648 Referee: Casey Reibelt
	Penalties
	Carroll Butt Spence Cebrian Garcia Luik		Slatyer Johnson Brogan Polias Whitfield

Final

Main article: 2012 W-League grand final

Canberra United v Brisbane Roar

28 January 2012	Canberra United	3–2	Brisbane Roar	McKellar Park, Canberra
	Heyman 11', 55' A. Skyes 18'	report	Gielnik 23' Butt 66' (pen.)	Attendance: 2,512 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Regular season statistics

Leading goalscorers

Total	Player		Team	Goals per Round
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	SF	F
15		Michelle Heyman	Canberra United	2	3			2		1		1	1	2		1	2
9		Emily Gielnik	Brisbane Roar			1		1	1		1	1		2		1	1
8		Jodie Taylor	Melbourne Victory		1			1		2	3		1
6		Renee Rollason	Sydney FC	1						3			1			1
5		Lisa De Vanna	Newcastle Jets		2	2									1
		Caitlin Friend	Melbourne Victory	1				3							1
4		Tameka Butt	Brisbane Roar					3									1
		Taryn Hemmings	Canberra United				1					1		2
		Leena Khamis	Sydney FC						1	3
		Kylie Ledbrook	Sydney FC		1					3
		Ashleigh Sykes	Canberra United			1	1							1			1

  Goal scored from penalty kick       Two goals scored from penalty kick

Own goals

Player		Club	Against	Round
	Sian McLaren	Adelaide United	Sydney FC	6
	Ellie Brush	Canberra United	Brisbane Roar	7
	Tanya Oxtoby	Perth Glory	Sydney FC	7
	Tanya Oxtoby	Perth Glory	Sydney FC	11
	Teresa Polias	Sydney FC	Brisbane Roar	12

See also

• 2011–12 Adelaide United W-League season
• 2011–12 Brisbane Roar W-League season
• 2011–12 Melbourne Victory W-League season

Notes

1. match postponed due to inclement weather