2011–12 Melbourne Heart FC season

Melbourne Heart
2011–12 season
Chairman	Peter Sidwell
Manager	John van 't Schip
Stadium	AAMI Park
A-League	6th
A-League Finals Series	6th
Top goalscorer	Babalj (9)
Average home league attendance	9,553
	← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 Melbourne Heart FC season was the club's second since its establishment in 2009. The club participated in the A-League for the second time. The club was originally scheduled to compete in the first ever edition of the Mirabella Cup, along with fellow A-League side and fierce rival Melbourne Victory, but FFA forbade all A-League clubs from competing. The season saw the addition of a youth team to the club, which competed in the 2011–12 A-League National Youth League season.

Season overview

On 7 July 2011, the club announced it would take part in the inaugural Hawaiian Islands Invitational from 23–25 February 2012. The squad is set to be made up of emerging youth players as the tournament overlaps with the 2011–12 A-League season. Taking part in the Invitational will be Japan's Yokohama FC, South Korea's Incheon United FC and reigning MLS Cup winners the Colorado Rapids.^[1]

Melbourne Heart, along with major sponsor Westpac will again stage the Westpac Community Football Festival. This will be three, three-day celebrations of football as well as a thank you to all of the club's regional supporters.^[2] The three reigonal centers will be set up in Albury-Wodonga on 4–6 August,^[3] in Morwell from 18–20 August^[4] and in Shepparton from 25–27 August^[5] with a practice match being played at each venue.

Team kit

From 1 April 2011, all A-League clubs were able to negotiate new kit supplier deals as the previous contract with Reebok had elapsed and as such, Melbourne Heart negotiated a one-year deal with ISC.^[6]

In conjunction with new apparel partner ISC, the club offered supporters the chance to submit designs for a ‘Third Jersey’. A design created by Red and White Unite co-founder Steven Forbes was judged the winner.^[7] The design was manufactured in a limited run of 150 and sold to the public.^[8]

Players

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	AUS	Clint Bolton
2	DF	AUS	Michael Marrone
3	DF	AUS	Brendan Hamill
4	DF	AUS	Simon Colosimo
5	MF	BRA	Fred
6	DF	AUS	Matt Thompson
7	MF	NED	Rutger Worm
8	MF	AUS	Kristian Sarkies
9	FW	BRA	Maycon
10	MF	AUS	Wayne Srhoj
11	FW	BRA	Alex Terra
13	DF	ARG	Jonatan Germano
14	MF	AUS	Kamal Ibrahim


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	FW	AUS	David Williams
16	DF	AUS	Aziz Behich
17	FW	AUS	Jason Hoffman
18	DF	AUS	Curtis Good
19	FW	AUS	Eli Babalj
20	MF	AUS	Adrian Zahra
21	MF	AUS	Kliment Taseski
22	MF	AUS	Nick Kalmar
23	MF	AUS	Mate Dugandžić
24	GK	AUS	Nikola Roganović
27	MF	AUS	Craig Goodwin
30	GK	AUS	Sebastian Mattei

Transfers in

Name	Position	Moving from	Notes
Mate Dugandžić	Midfielder	Template:ALeague MV	3 year contract^[9]
Curtis Good	Defender	AIS	2 year contract^[10]
Fred	Midfielder	D.C. United	2 year contract^[11]
David Williams	Forward	Free Agent	Signed 3-year deal^[11]
Maycon	Forward	Nova Iguacu FC	1 year contract^[12]
Jonatan Germano	Midfielder	Estudiantes	2 year contract^[13]
Nikola Roganovic	Goalkeeper	Green Gully Cavaliers	1 year contract^[14]
Adrian Madaschi	Defender	Free Agent	Injury replacement contract^[15]
Paul Reid	Midfielder	Free Agent	Injury replacement contract^[16]

Transfers out

Name	Position	Moving to	Notes
John Aloisi	Striker	Retired	Retired^[17]
Josip Skoko	Midfielder	Retired	Retired^[17]
Ante Tomić	Midfielder	Sydney United	Released^[18]
Peter Zois	Goalkeeper	Oakleigh	Returned as Goalkeeping coach^[19]
Gerald Sibon	Striker	SC Heerenveen	Signed as free agent^[20]
Dean Heffernan	Defender	Perth Glory	Released from contract^[21]
M. Beauchamp	Defender	Sydney FC	Released from contract^[22]
Adrian Madaschi	Defender	Jeju United	Injury replacement contract expired
Paul Reid	Midfielder	Free Agent	Injury replacement contract expired

Youth Team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	AUS	Chris Maynard
3	MF	AUS	Kristian Konstantinidis
5	MF	AUS	Craig Goodwin
7	FW	AUS	Zac Walker
8	FW	AUS	Brodie Patterson
9	MF	AUS	Stipo Andrijasevic
10	FW	AUS	Dusan Bosnjak
11	MF	AUS	Josh Groenewald
12	MF	AUS	Jeremy Walker


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	MF	AUS	Billy Liolios
15	DF	AUS	Philip Petreski
20	GK	AUS	Thomas Dunn
30	GK	AUS	Sebastian Mattei
––	DF	AUS	Charlie King
––	DF	AUS	Daniel Peluso
––	DF	AUS	Bradley Treloar
––	MF	AUS	Alon Blumgart

Statistics

Squad statistics

Updated on 2 April 2012
Players in italics left the team during the season.

Senior team
			2011–12 Hyundai A-League				2011–12 Hyundai A-League Finals				Total
Nation	No.	Name	GS	App.	Min.		GS	App.	Min.		GS	App.	Min.
Goalkeepers
	1	Bolton	25	25	2250	0	1	1	90	0	26	26	2340	0
	24	Roganovic	2	2	180	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	180	0
Defenders
	2	Marrone	27	27	2430	0	1	1	90	0	28	28	2520	0
	3	Hamill	17	22	1480	1	1	1	90	0	18	23	1570	1
	4	Colosimo	13	16	1149	0	0	0	0	0	13	16	1149	0
	16	Behich	22	23	2000	1	1	1	90	0	23	24	2090	1
	18	Good	18	23	1091	1	1	1	90	0	19	24	1181	1
	25	Madaschi	8	9	726	0	0	0	0	0	8	9	726	0
	27	Goodwin	3	4	298	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	298	0
Midfielders
	5	Fred	17	18	1357	1	1	1	90	0	18	19	1447	1
	6	Thompson	24	25	2056	4	1	1	46	0	25	26	2102	4
	7	Worm	14	19	1131	0	0	1	44	0	14	20	1175	0
	8	Sarkies	5	6	460	2	0	0	0	0	5	6	460	2
	10	Srhoj	16	16	1334	0	1	1	90	0	17	17	1424	0
	13	Germano	18	21	1577	3	1	1	90	0	19	22	1667	3
	26	Reid	2	4	207	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	207	0
	14	Ibrahim	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	20	Zahra	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	21	Taseski	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	22	Kalmar	0	2	74	0	0	1	9	0	0	3	83	0
	23	Dugandžić	21	22	1788	7	1	1	81	0	22	23	1869	7
Forwards
	9	Maycon	5	13	489	1	0	0	0	0	5	13	489	1
	11	Terra	11	23	1099	3	0	0	0	0	11	23	1099	3
	15	Williams	7	15	773	1	0	0	0	0	7	15	773	1
	17	Hoffman	5	15	636	1	0	0	0	0	5	15	636	1
	19	Babalj	17	21	1501	9	1	1	90	0	18	22	1591	9

Disciplinary records

No.	Pos.	Player
10	MF	Wayne Srhoj	9	0
4	DF	Simon Colosimo	5	1
6	MF	Matt Thompson	5	0
19	FW	Eli Babalj	4	0
16	DF	Aziz Behich	4	0
7	FW	Rutger Worm	4	0
18	DF	Curtis Good	3	1
5	MF	Fred	3	0
13	MF	Jonatan Germano	3	0
2	DF	Michael Marrone	3	0
3	DF	Brendan Hamill	2	0
17	FW	Jason Hoffman	2	0
26	MF	Paul Reid	2	0
1	GK	Clint Bolton	1	0
23	MF	Mate Dugandzic	1	0
25	DF	Adrian Madaschi	1	0
9	FW	Maycon	1	0
24	GK	Nikola Roganovic	1	0
8	MF	Kristian Sarkies	1	0
11	FW	Alex Terra	1	0
15	FW	David Williams	1	0

Last updated on 6 April 2012

Goal scorers

Total	Player		Goals per round
	Player				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	F
9		Babalj								1		1			1	1								1	1		1	1	1	0
7		Dugandzic	2					1			1		1		1													1		0
4		Thompson							1				1	2																0
3		Germano							1			1								1										0
3		Alex Terra												1	1						1									0
2		Sarkies															1	1												0
1		Williams		1																										0
1		Maycon				1																								0
1		Hamill					1																							0
1		Fred						1																						0
1		Behich						1																						0
1		Hoffman													1															0
1		Good																								1				0
35	Total		2	1	0	1	1	3	2	1	1	2	2	3	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	0

Competitions

Pre-season

13 February 2011 1	Template:ALeague MH	6–2	Northcote City	La Trobe University, Bundoora
11:00 AEST	Hoffman 11', 35', 66' Ibrahim 42' Tomic 74' Trialist 78'

6 March 2011 2	Pascoe Vale	2–2	Template:ALeague MH	Hosken Reserve, Coburg North
17:00 AEST	Luca Santilli 48', 86'	Report	Thompson 59' (pen.) Trialist 76'	Attendance: 200

13 April 2011 3	Ballarat Red Devils	0–0	Template:ALeague MH	Eureka Stadium, Ballarat, Australia
20:15 AEST

20 April 2011 4	Green Gully	1–0	Template:ALeague MH	Green Gully Reserve, Keilor Downs
19:00 AEST

4 May 2011 5	Geelong XI	1–6	Template:ALeague MH	Elcho Park, Geelong, Australia
19:00 AEST	Player 16'		Hoffman 26' (pen.) 45+1', 58' Alon Blumgart 35' Trialist 60' Thompson 82'

11 May 2011 6	Port Melbourne	2–2	Template:ALeague MH	JL Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne
19:00 AEST			Jean-Charles Dubois 37', 61'

23 July 2011 7	La Trobe University	1–11	Template:ALeague MH	La Trobe University, Bundoora
12:00 AEST			Terra 6' (pen.), 16' (pen.) Hoffman 10', 22', 69', 76' Ibrahim 14' Worm 37' Babalj 48', 73' Dugandzic 55'	Attendance: 100

30 July 2011 8	VCL All-Stars	0–6	Template:ALeague MH	Veneto Social Club, Bulleen, Victoria
19:00 AEST		Report	Dugandzic 2' Hoffman 7', 15', 78' Srhoj 57' Ibrahim 79'	Attendance: 250

5 August 2011 9	Albury-Wodonga XI	0–3	Template:ALeague MH	La Trobe University, Wodonga
19:30 AEST		Report	Terra 22' Kalmar 26' Behich 45+1'

13 August 2011 10	Melbourne Knights	1–2	Template:ALeague MH	Knights Stadium, Sunshine, Victoria
15:00 AEST	A. Colosimo 35'	Report	Terra 12' Hoffman 52'	Attendance: 950

19 August 2011 11	Template:ALeague MH	0–1	Newcastle Jets	Latrobe City Sports Stadium, Morwell
19:30 AEST		Report	Jesic 9'

26 August 2011 12	Template:ALeague MH	2–2	Wellington Phoenix	Deakin Reserve, Shepparton
19:30 AEST	Hoffman 27' Williams 55'	Report	Sánchez 64' Bertos 78'

9 September 2011 13	Springvale White Eagles	0–7	Template:ALeague MH	Serbian Sports Centre, Keysborough
19:30 AEST			Hoffman 7', 14' Maycon 22' Dugandzic 34' Williams 36', 42' Worm 82'

16 September 2011 14	Template:ALeague MH	2–1	Northcote City	AAMI Park, Melbourne
15:00	Williams 5' Terra 88' (pen.)	Report	Covarrubias 24'

24 September 2011 15	Peninsula Select	0–1	Template:ALeague MH	Lawton Park , Langwarrin
15:00 AEST			Fred

A-League

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.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
28	9	10	9	35	37	−2	37	5	5	4	17	15	+2	4	5	5	18	22	−4

Source: Competitive Matches

"Home" record includes a game at a neutral venue

Results by round

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Matches

8 October 2011 1	Template:ALeague NUJ	3 – 2	Template:ALeague MH	Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
Saturday, 16:30 AEST	Griffiths 31', 45+1' Byun 90+1'	Report	Dugandzic 24', 51'	Attendance: 12,467

16 October 2011 2	Template:ALeague MH	1 – 2	Template:ALeague PG	AAMI Park, Melbourne
Sunday, 17:00 AEDT	Williams 45' (pen.)	Report	Smeltz 33', 66'	Attendance: 7,229 Referee: Gerard Parsons

22 October 2011 3	Template:ALeague MV	0 – 0	Template:ALeague MH	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Saturday, 19:45 AEDT		Report		Attendance: 39,309 Referee: Strebre Delovski

29 October 2011 4	Template:ALeague MH	1 – 1	Template:ALeague SFC	AAMI Park, Melbourne
Saturday, 19:30 AEDT	Maycon 88'	Report	Carle 90+4'	Attendance: 5,666 Referee: Chris Beath

4 November 2011 5	Template:ALeague AU	1 – 1	Template:ALeague MH	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday, 20:00 AEDT	Dilevski 78'	Report	Hamill	Attendance: 10,294 Referee: Jarred Gillett

12 November 2011 6	Template:ALeague MH	3 – 0	Template:ALeague NUJ	AAMI Park, Melbourne
17:30 AEDT	Fred 66' Dugandzic 73' Behich 85'	Report		Attendance: 5,914 Referee: Kurt Ams

18 November 2011 7	Template:ALeague GC	1 – 2	Template:ALeague MH	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
Friday, 20:00 AEDT	Jungschlager 63'	Report	Matt Thompson 4' Germano 68'	Attendance: 4,031 Referee: Peter O'Leary

26 November 2011 8	Template:ALeague CCM	3 – 1	Template:ALeague MH	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Saturday, 17:30 AEDT	Simon 45' McBreen 81' Zwaanswijk 87'	Report	Babalj 78'	Attendance: 7,242 Referee: Gerard Parsons

4 December 2011 9	Template:ALeague MH	1 – 0	Template:ALeague WP	Mobil Park, Morwell
Sunday, 15:00 AEDT	Dugandzic 41'	Report	2,951	Attendance: 2,951 Referee: Ben Williams

9 December 2011 10	Template:ALeague BR	1 – 2	Template:ALeague MH	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Friday, 20:00 AEDT	Nichols 77'	Report	Germano 12' Babalj 27'	Attendance: 10,666 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

17 December 2011 11	Template:ALeague PG	1 – 2	Template:ALeague MH	NIB Stadium, Perth
Saturday, 22:00 AEDT	Mehmet 35'	Report	Matt Thompson 33' Dugandzic 87'	Attendance: 6,458 Referee: Jarred Gillett

23 December 2011 12	Template:ALeague MH	3 – 2	Template:ALeague MV	AAMI Park, Melbourne
Friday, 20:00 AEDT	Thompson 37', 39' Terra 62'	Report	Thompson 21' Hernández 90+2'	Attendance: 26,579 Referee: Strebre Delovski

29 December 2011 13	Template:ALeague SFC	0 – 4	Template:ALeague MH	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Thursday, 19:30 AEDT		report	Babalj 32' Dugandzic 45+1' Hoffman 76' Terra 84'	Attendance: 16,007 Referee: Peter Green

4 January 2012 14	Template:ALeague MH	1 – 3	Template:ALeague AU	AAMI Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, 15:30 AEDT	Babalj 90'	Report	van Dijk 37' (pen.), 78' Vidošić 47'	Attendance: 8,272 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

8 January 2012 15	Template:ALeague GC	1 – 1	Template:ALeague MH	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
Sunday, 17:30 AEST	Rigters 72'	Report	Sarkies 8'	Attendance: 2,081 Referee: Jarred Gillett

15 January 2012 16	Template:ALeague MH	1 – 2	Template:ALeague PG	AAMI Park, Melbourne
Sunday, 16:00 AEDT	Sarkies 66'	Report	Smeltz 16' McGarry 68'	Attendance: 7,223 Referee: Chris Beath

18 January 2012 17	Template:ALeague MH	0 – 1	Template:ALeague CCM	AAMI Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, 19:30 AEDT		Report	Kwasnik 89'	Attendance: 5,522 Referee: Strebre Delovski

21 January 2011 18	Template:ALeague MH	1 – 1	Template:ALeague BR	AAMI Park, Melbourne
Saturday, 19:45 AEDT	Germano 31'	Report	Berisha 69'	Attendance: 7,118 Referee: Chris Beath

29 January 2011 19	Template:ALeague WP	3 – 1	Template:ALeague MH	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Sunday, 16:30 NZDT	Ifill 3', 64' Greenacre 53'	Report	Alex Terra 35'	Attendance: 13,601 Referee: Peter Green

4 February 2012 20	Template:ALeague MH	0 – 0	Template:ALeague MV	AAMI Park, Melbourne
Saturday, 20:00 AEDT		Report		Attendance: 26,395 Referee: Jarred Gillett

11 February 2012 21	Template:ALeague NUJ	3 – 0	Template:ALeague MH	Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
Saturday, 17:30 AEDT	Brockie 23' Griffiths 47' Bridges 76'	Report		Attendance: 10,619 Referee: Ryan Shepheard

17 February 2012 22	Template:ALeague MH	1 – 0	Template:ALeague GC	AAMI Park, Melbourne
Friday, 20:00 AEDT	Babalj 79'	Report		Attendance: 4,972 Referee: Alan Milliner

26 February 2012 23	Template:ALeague MH	1 - 0	Template:ALeague CCM	AAMI Park, Melbourne
Sunday, 17:00 AEDT	Babalj 50'	Report		Attendance: 5,034 Referee: Jarred Gillett

2 March 2012 24	Template:ALeague BR	1 - 1	Template:ALeague MH	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Friday, 19:00 AEST	Nichols 32'	Report	Good 49'	Attendance: 10,998 Referee: Ryan Shepheard

10 March 2012 25	Template:ALeague MH	1 - 1	Template:ALeague WP	AAMI Park, Melbourne
Saturday, 17:30 AEDT	Babalj 32'	Report	Ifill 80'	Attendance: 6,759 Referee: Peter Green

17 March 2012 26	Template:ALeague MH	2 - 2	Template:ALeague SFC	AAMI Park, Melbourne
Saturday, 19:45 AEDT	Dugandžić 31' Babalj 36'		Jamieson 66' (77)	Attendance: 7,498

23 March 2012 27	Template:ALeague AU	1 – 1	Template:ALeague MH	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:30	van Dijk 37' (pen.)	Report	Babalj 68'	Attendance: 6,411 Referee: Adam Kersey

Finals

1 April 2012 Semi-finals	Template:ALeague PG	3 – 0	Template:ALeague MH	nib Stadium, Perth
17:00 AWST (UTC+8)	Smeltz 65', 72', 90+2'	Report		Attendance: 12,600 Referee: Jarred Gillett

National Youth League

League table

edit ladder

Template:A-League National Youth League 2011-12 Position Ladder Rules for classification:1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
# = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points.

Matches

23 October 2011 1	Template:ALeague MH	2 – 0	Template:ALeague MV	John Cain Memorial Park, Thornbury
14:00 AEDT	Andrijasevic 33' Z Walker 76'	Report

29 October 2011 2	Template:ALeague SFC	5 – 1	Template:ALeague MH	Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt
12:00 AEDT	Lum 19' (pen.) Mallia 32', 65', 87' Rufer 81'	Report	Kalmar 27'

5 November 2011 3	Template:ALeague AU	0 – 1	Template:ALeague MH	Burton Park, Burton
16:30 ACDT		Report	Babalj 35'

13 November 2011 4	Template:ALeague MH	3 – 1	Template:ALeague NUJ	John Cain Memorial Park, Thornbury
15:00 AEDT	Worm 2' Groenewald 64' Z Walker 74'	Report	Haliti 23'

19 November 2011 5	Template:ALeague GCU	3 – 2	Template:ALeague MH	Owen Park, Southport
15:00 AEST	Lucas 12' Bowles 51' Barker-Daish 63'	Report	Goodwin 71', 75'

27 November 2011 6	Template:ALeague MH	2 – 1	Template:ALeague CCM	John Cain Memorial Park, Thornbury
14:30 AEDT	Andrijasevic 53' Z Walker 86'	Report	Hayward 73' (pen.)

3 December 2011 7	Template:ALeague AIS	0 – 2	Template:ALeague MH	AIS Athletics Track, Canberra
16:00 AEDT		Report	Oxborrow 13' (o.g.) Williams 23'

11 December 2011 8	Template:ALeague BR	2 – 5	Template:ALeague MH	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
15:00 AEST	Groenewald 4' (o.g.) Thurtell 8'	Report	Williams 70', 88' Z Walker 75', 76', 85'

18 December 2011 9	Template:ALeague PG	3 – 0	Template:ALeague MH	6PR Stadium, Inglewood
17:00 WST	Taggart 28' Arnez 59' Makarounas 90+2'	Report

7 January 2012 10	Template:ALeague MH	1 – 3	Template:ALeague SFC	John Cain Memorial Park, Thornbury
15:00 AEDT	Petreski 67'	Report	Powell 49', 90' Chianese 73'

10 January 2012 17	Template:ALeague CCM	3 – 1	Template:ALeague MH	Plium Park, Lisarow
16:00 AEDT	Treloar 7' (o.g.) Duke 57', 73'	Report	Z Walker 3'

16 January 2012 11	Template:ALeague MH	3 – 4	Template:ALeague PG	John Cain Memorial Park, Thornbury
10:00 AEDT	Bosnjak 11', 26' (pen.) J Walker 29'	Report	Treloar 13' (o.g.) Clisby 62' Makeche 84' Arnez 87'

22 January 2012 12	Template:ALeague MH	1 - 5	Template:ALeague BR	John Cain Memorial Park, Thornbury
16:00 AEDT	Goodwin 63'	Report	Fitzgerald 7' Thurtell 49', 75' Lambadaridis 73' Cirjak 90'

28 January 2012 13	Template:ALeague MH	2 - 2	Template:ALeague GCU	John Cain Memorial Park, Thornbury
16:00 AEDT	Goodwin 6' Zahra 27'	Report	Severino 21' Russell 77'

5 February 2012 14	Template:ALeague MV	2 - 1	Template:ALeague MH	Kingston Heath, Cheltenham
16:00 AEDT		[ Report]	Zahra 32'

12 February 2012 15	Template:ALeague MH	1 - 1	Template:ALeague AU	John Cain Memorial Park, Thornbury
15:00 AEDT	Z Walker 24'	[ Report]

18 February 2012 16	Template:ALeague MH	4 - 0	Template:ALeague AIS	John Cain Memorial Park, Thornbury
15:00 AEDT	Z Walker 39', 58', 84' Peluso 90+1'	[ Report]

4 March 2012 18	Template:ALeague NUJ	2 - 3	Template:ALeague MH	Adamstown Oval, Newcastle
15:00 AEDT	Bradbery 28' Virgili 90+1'	[ Report]	Kalmar 30' Williams 50' Zac Walker 75' (pen.)

Hawaiian Islands Invitational

The 2012 Hawaiian Islands Invitational took place from 23–25 February 2012 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. Taking part in the Invitational were be Japan's Yokohama FC, South Korea's Incheon United FC and reigning MLS Cup winners the Colorado Rapids. Due to the competitions scheduling, Melbourne Heart were forced to field their youth team, because the competition overlaps with the domestic A-League season.

23 February 2012	Busan IPark	0 – 0 (4 – 3 p)	Melbourne Heart	Aloha Stadium, Hawaii
6:00pm UTC−10		Report		Attendance: 7,388 Referee: Hilario Grajeda
	Penalties
	Kwang-Hee Dong-Min Jong-Won Mota Fágner Jin-Ho Ji-Hoon		Z. Walker Bosnjak Groenwald Paterson Trifiro Gray Grossman

25 February 2012	Melbourne Heart	0 – 1	Colorado Rapids	Aloha Stadium, Hawaii
5:00pm UTC−10		Report	Cascio 30'	Attendance: 10,073 Referee: Richard Salazar

References

^ http://www.melbourneheartfc.com.au/default.aspx?s=aleague_newsdisplay&id=40256
^ http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=40354
^ http://www.wodonga.vic.gov.au/events/images/Westpac_Community_Football_Festival_-_Albury_Wodonga_poster.pdf
^ http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/InsideFFA/default.aspx?s=insideffa_newsfeatures_newsitem&id=39657
^ http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/InsideFFA/default.aspx?s=insideffa_newsfeatures_newsitem&id=39656
^ "Melbourne Heart - Product Range". Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ http://www.therealgame.com.au/news/football-news/659/melbourne-heart-third-jersey-competition-winner-revealed
^ http://www.melbourneheartfc.com.au/default.aspx?s=aleague_newsdisplay&id=39986
^ "Mate Dugandzic quits Melbourne Victory for Melbourne Heart". Melbourne Heart FC. Herald Sun. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
^ "Good joins Melbourne Heart". Melbourne Heart FC. sportal.com.au. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
^ ^a ^b http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/1061475/Heart-swoops-for-star-duo
^ "Heart signs Brazilian striker". The Age. Melbourne. 20 July 2011.
^ http://www.sportal.com.au/football-news-display/germano-heads-to-heart-136919
^ http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/215370,freds-a-smart-heart.aspx
^ http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/soccer/adrian-madaschi-joins-melbourne-heart-instead-of-melbourne-victory/story-e6frfg8x-1226183953012
^ http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/melbourneheart/news-display/Reid-Signs-On-Short-Term-Deal/44559
^ ^a ^b "Van 't Schip scouring Europe for star recruits". The Age. Melbourne. 7 May 2011.
^ "Launch of the NSW Premier League". Retrieved 7 May 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Bolton: I've Been Reborn". Retrieved 7 May 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Sibon als pinchhitter terug bij sc Heerenveen
^ "Glory lock up Reds' Hughe". Retrieved 7 May 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Signs for the future: Sydney's double deal for rising youth team stars". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 May 2011.

External links

Official website

[table_note_res_GS0.92086025090928-23] 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.

[1] ttp://www.melbourneheartfc.com.au/default.aspx?s=aleague_newsdisplay&id=40256

[2] ttp://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=40354

[3] ttp://www.wodonga.vic.gov.au/events/images/Westpac_Community_Football_Festival_-_Albury_Wodonga_poster.pdf

[4] ttp://www.footballaustralia.com.au/InsideFFA/default.aspx?s=insideffa_newsfeatures_newsitem&id=39657

[5] ttp://www.footballaustralia.com.au/InsideFFA/default.aspx?s=insideffa_newsfeatures_newsitem&id=39656

[6] "Melbourne Heart - Product Range". Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[7] ttp://www.therealgame.com.au/news/football-news/659/melbourne-heart-third-jersey-competition-winner-revealed

[8] ttp://www.melbourneheartfc.com.au/default.aspx?s=aleague_newsdisplay&id=39986

[9] "Mate Dugandzic quits Melbourne Victory for Melbourne Heart". Melbourne Heart FC. Herald Sun. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2011.

[10] "Good joins Melbourne Heart". Melbourne Heart FC. sportal.com.au. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.

[autogenerated1-11] ttp://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/1061475/Heart-swoops-for-star-duo

[12] "Heart signs Brazilian striker". The Age. Melbourne. 20 July 2011.

[13] ttp://www.sportal.com.au/football-news-display/germano-heads-to-heart-136919

[14] ttp://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/215370,freds-a-smart-heart.aspx

[15] ttp://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/soccer/adrian-madaschi-joins-melbourne-heart-instead-of-melbourne-victory/story-e6frfg8x-1226183953012

[16] ttp://www.footballaustralia.com.au/melbourneheart/news-display/Reid-Signs-On-Short-Term-Deal/44559

[theage1-17] "Van 't Schip scouring Europe for star recruits". The Age. Melbourne. 7 May 2011.

[18] "Launch of the NSW Premier League". Retrieved 7 May 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[19] "Bolton: I've Been Reborn". Retrieved 7 May 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[20] Sibon als pinchhitter terug bij sc Heerenveen

[21] "Glory lock up Reds' Hughe". Retrieved 7 May 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[22] "Signs for the future: Sydney's double deal for rising youth team stars". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 May 2011.

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