2011–12 Wellington Phoenix FC season
2011–12 season | |||
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CEO | Nathan Greenham | ||
Chairman | Rob Morrison | ||
Manager | Ricki Herbert | ||
A-League | 4th | ||
Finals | Second round | ||
Top goalscorer | Paul Ifill 8 Goals | ||
Highest home attendance | 20,078 v Adelaide 19 November 2011 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 3,898 v Perth 8 January 2012 | ||
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The 2011–12 season was the Template:ALeague WP's fifth season in the Hyundai A-League. After placing 4th at the conclusion of the regular season, the Phoenix's title hopes came to an end in the second round of the finals series, losing 3–2 to Perth in extra time.
Players
First team squad
- As of 13 January 2012.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Contract extensions
No. | Pos. | Name | Extension | Contract end |
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8 | FW | Paul Ifill | 2 years | 2014[2] |
22 | DF | Andrew Durante | 3 years | 2015[3] |
24 | MF | Alex Smith | 1/2 year | 2012[4] |
2 | MF | Manny Muscat | 2 years | 2014[5] |
Transfers
In
No. | Pos. | Player | From† | Date | Notes |
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19 | DF | Jimmy Downey | Oakleigh Cannons | 5 May 2011 | [6] |
22 | DF | Andrew Durante | Sydney FC | 10 May 2011 | Loan Return[7] |
23 | FW | Lucas Pantelis | Adelaide United | 15 May 2011 | [8] |
13 | DF | Nikolas Tsattalios | Sutherland Sharks | 19 July 2011 | [9] |
20 | GK | Tony Warner | Tranmere Rovers | 17 August 2011 | [10] |
21 | MF | Dani Sánchez | ( Inverness CT) | 5 September 2011 | [11] |
4 | DF | Brent Griffiths | ( Perth Glory) | 30 September 2011 | [12] |
12 | MF | Nick Ward | Iraklis Thessaloniki | 3 October 2011 | [13] |
15 | DF | Cameron Lindsay | Blackburn Rovers Academy | 5 October 2011 | [14] |
24 | FW | Alex Smith | Sydney Olympic | 7 October 2011 | [15] |
30 | GK | Phil Imray | Team Wellington | 15 October 2011 | Short-term injury cover[16] |
- † Brackets round club names indicate the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Wellington Phoenix.
Out
No. | Pos. | Player | To† | Date | Notes |
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19 | GK | Danny Vukovic | Perth Glory | 14 November 2010 | [17] |
13 | DF | Troy Hearfield | Central Coast Mariners | 17 February 2011 | [18] |
15 | DF | Jade North | F.C. Tokyo | 20 February 2011 | [19] |
21 | MF | Marco Rojas | Melbourne Victory | 11 March 2011 | [20] |
10 | MF | Oscar Roberto Cornejo | ( Atlético Santa Rosa) | 29 June 2011 | [21] |
23 | FW | Dylan Macallister | Breiðablik | 29 June 2011 | [22] |
5 | MF | Diego | ( Charleston Battery) | 29 June 2011 | [23] |
12 | DF | James Musa | ( Team Wellington) | 29 June 2011 | [24] |
20 | GK | Reece Crowther | Released | 29 June 2011 | [25] |
4 | MF | Nick Ward | ( Iraklis Thessaloniki) | 29 June 2011 | [25] |
- † Brackets round a club denote the player joined that club after his Phoenix contract expired.
Loans out
No. | Pos. | Player | To† | Date | Duration |
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22 | DF | Andrew Durante | Sydney FC | 21 February 2011 | 3 Months[26] |
Matches
2011–12 Pre-season friendlies
6 July 2011 | Miramar Rangers | 0–2 | Template:ALeague WP | Te Whaea, Wellington |
Report | Daniel M. Pavlovic |
13 July 2011 | Template:ALeague WP | 6–1 | Western Suburbs FC | |
Report |
17 July 2011 | New Zealand U-20 | 1–2 | Template:ALeague WP | North Harbour Stadium, Auckland |
14:00 NZST | S. Lovemore 52' | Report | 61' J. Downey 90+3' D. Sánchez |
Attendance: 4,083 |
20 July 2011 | Waitakere United | 1–3 | Template:ALeague WP | Trusts Stadium, Auckland |
19:30 NZST | C. Bale 40' | Report | 23' P. Ifill M. Pavlovic 48', 82' |
14 August 2011 | Wellington Rep XI | 0–3 | Template:ALeague WP | Weka Park, Raumati |
14:00 NZST | Report |
20 August 2011 | Template:ALeague WP | 1–5 | Template:ALeague BR | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin |
17:30 NZST | M. Rigters 67' | (0–1) Report |
45+2', 90+1' J. Meyer 50' M. Nichols 57', 72' T. Broich |
Attendance: 15,037 |
26 August 2011 | Template:ALeague MH | 2–2 | Template:ALeague WP | Deakin Reserve, Shepparton |
21:30 | J. Hoffman 27' D. Williams 54' |
Report | 63' D. Sánchez 77' L. Bertos |
25 September 2011 | Template:ALeague WP | 0–2 | Template:ALeague CCM | Baypark Stadium, Tauranga |
15:00 NZDT | Report | 40' P. Zwaanswijk 79' B. Ibini-Isei |
Attendance: 3,000 |
2 October 2011 | Team Wellington | 0–4 | Template:ALeague WP | David Farrington Park, Wellington |
Report Highlights |
35', 40' D. Sánchez 60' L. Bertos 78' C. Greenacre |
2011–12 Hyundai A-League fixtures
9 October 2011 Round 1 | Template:ALeague GC | 1–1 | Template:ALeague WP | Skilled Park, Gold Coast |
16:00 AEDT 19:00 NZDT
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J. Brown 87' | (0–1) Report Summary 21 Shots 7 11 Shots on Target 5 11 Fouls Committed 15 9 Corners 5 3 Offsides 1 49% Possession 51% |
17' C. Greenacre 83' A. Durante 90' N. Ward |
Attendance: 4,113 Referee: Gerard Parsons
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16 October 2011 Round 2 | Template:ALeague WP | 2–0 | Template:ALeague NUJ | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
16:30 NZDT 14:30 AEDT
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T. Brown 18' 69' 90' T. Lochhead 22' Daniel 60' M. Muscat 66' N. Ward 70' 82'[27] |
(1–0) Report Summary 13 Shots 7 5 Shots on Target 3 11 Fouls Committed 11 6 Corners 3 5 Offsides 2 47% Possession 53% |
Attendance: 7,643 Referee: Matthew Gillett
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23 October 2011 Round 3 | Template:ALeague PG | 1–0 | Template:ALeague WP | nib Stadium, Perth |
16:30 AWST 21:30 NZDT
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L. Miller 18' S. Smeltz 32' C. Coyne 82' |
(1–0) Summary 8 Shots 12 5 Shots on Target 2 13 Fouls Committed 12 4 Corners 7 4 Offsides 4 48% Possession 52% |
7' B. Sigmund 12' 90' M. Muscat 32' Daniel |
Attendance: 8,299 Referee: Ben Williams
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4 November 2011 Round 5 | Template:ALeague WP | 1–2 | Template:ALeague CCM | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
19:30 NZDT 17:30 AEDT
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C. Greenacre 68' | (0–0) Report Summary 10 Shots 16 3 Shots on Target 7 14 Fouls Committed 15 5 Corners 5 5 Offsides 5 52% Possession 48% |
11' O. Bozanic 47' B. Ibini-Isei 80' M. Simon |
Attendance: 5,090 Referee: Gerard Parsons
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13 November 2011 Round 6 | Template:ALeague BR | 1–1 | Template:ALeague WP | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
19:00 NZDT 17:00 AEDT
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B. Berisha 11' I. Franjic 53' |
(1–1) Report Summary 17 Shots 4 10 Shots on Target 2 13 Fouls Committed 17 4 Corners 2 4 Offsides 5 60% Possession 40% |
19' N. Ward 26' M. Muscat 37' T. Brown 53' A. Smith |
Attendance: 16,428 Referee: Jarred Gillett
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19 November 2011 Round 7 | Template:ALeague WP | 1–1 | Template:ALeague AU | Eden Park, Auckland |
17:00 NZDT 19:30 ACST
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C. Greenacre 24' T. Brown 38' V. Lia 77' N. Boogard 83' (o.g.) |
(0–1) Report Summary 4 Shots 4 1 Shots on Target 2 18 Fouls Committed 19 9 Corners 3 6 Offsides 1 54% Possession 46% |
33' S. Dilevski 44' 90' B. Djite 67' F. Usucar 80' Z. Caravella |
Attendance: 20,078 Referee: Peter Green
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27 November 2011 Round 8 | Template:ALeague WP | 2–1 | Template:ALeague SFC | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
16:30 NZDT 14:30 AEDT
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P. Ifill 7' T. Brown 59' A. Durante 71' M. Muscat 73' |
(1–0) Report Summary 13 Shots 4 7 Shots on Target 2 10 Fouls Committed 5 9 Corners 5 3 Offsides 1 50% Possession 50% |
62' S. Jamieson 70' B. Cazarine |
Attendance: 6,308 Referee: Ryan Shepheard
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4 December 2011 Round 9 | Template:ALeague MH | 1–0 | Template:ALeague WP | Latrobe City Stadium, Morwell |
15:00 AEDT 17:00 NZDT
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M. Dugandzic 40' A. Madaschi 70' |
(1–0) Summary Report 8 Shots 11 5 Shots on Target 5 13 Fouls Committed 14 3 Corners 8 2 Offsides 3 54% Possession 46% |
Attendance: 2,951 Referee: Ben Williams
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10 December 2011 Round 10 | Template:ALeague WP | 1–0 | Template:ALeague PG | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
17:00 NZDT 12:00 AWST
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P. Ifill 30' T. Lochhead 31' T. Brown 40' B. Sigmund 85' M. Pavlovic 90+4' |
(0–0) Summary Report 10 Shots 9 5 Shots on Target 4 18 Fouls Committed 13 6 Corners 1 0 Offsides 1 55% Possession 45% |
64' T. Howarth 88' J. Mitchell |
Attendance: 6,020 Referee: Ryan Shepheard
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14 December 2011 Round 11 | Template:ALeague WP | 2–0 | Template:ALeague BR | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin |
19:30 NZDT 17:30 AEDT
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P. Ifill 26' N. Ward 80' |
(1–0) Summary Report 7 Shots 11 5 Shots on Target 5 17 Fouls Committed 9 3 Corners 6 7 Offsides 2 35% Possession 65% |
7' M. Jurman 79' M. Nichols |
Attendance: 4,628 Referee: Gerard Parsons
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18 December 2011 Round 12 | Template:ALeague MV | 3–1 | Template:ALeague WP | AAMI Park, Melbourne |
17:00 AEDT 19:00 NZDT
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A. Thompson 3' H. Kewell 15' B. Celeski 19' 79' V. Lia 22' (o.g.) D. Ferreira 24' L. Broxham 28' |
(3–0) Summary Report 12 Shots 20 6 Shots on Target 6 13 Fouls Committed 11 5 Corners 11 2 Offsides 2 49% Possession 51% |
84' A. Smith | Attendance: 14,023 Referee: Matthew Gillett
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8 January 2012 Round 16 | Template:ALeague WP | 0–1 | Template:ALeague PG | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
16:00 NZDT 22:00 AWST
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T. Lochhead 71' A. Durante 84' |
(0–0) Summary Report 4 Shots 10 1 Shots on Target 6 13 Fouls Committed 13 5 Corners 6 2 Offsides 0 48% Possession 52% |
82' S. Pantelidis 90+2' J. Mitchell |
Attendance: 3,898 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
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15 January 2012 Round 17 | Template:ALeague GCU | 0–1 | Template:ALeague WP | Skilled Park, Gold Coast |
18:30 AEDT 20:30 NZDT
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K. Rees 23' M. Thwaite 73' |
(0–0) Summary Report 16 Shots 12 9 Shots on Target 5 17 Fouls Committed 10 7 Corners 7 1 Offsides 0 54% Possession 46% |
57' 87' T. Brown 85' P. Ifill |
Attendance: 2,135 Referee: Kurt Ams
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20 January 2012 Round 18 | Template:ALeague NUJ | 0–1 | Template:ALeague WP | Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle |
20:00 AEDT 22:00 NZDT
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T. Elrich 48' J. Wheelhouse 73' R. Zadkovich 78' |
(0–0) Summary Report 14 Shots 12 5 Shots on Target 3 14 Fouls Committed 6 5 Corners 3 4 Offsides 2 56% Possession 44% |
57' M. Muscat | Attendance: 11,694 Referee: Matthew Gillett
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29 January 2012 Round 19 | Template:ALeague WP | 3–1 | Template:ALeague MH | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
16:30 NZDT 18:30 AEDT
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P. Ifill 3', 64' L. Bertos 47' C. Greenacre 54' |
(1–1) Summary Report 13 Shots 8 8 Shots on Target 2 12 Fouls Committed 12 3 Corners 5 9 Offsides 1 47% Possession 53% |
34' A. Terra | Attendance: 13,601 Referee: Peter Green
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3 February 2012 Round 20 | Template:ALeague AU | 1–2 | Template:ALeague WP | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
19:30 ACDT 22:00 NZDT
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B. Djite 9' O. Malik 36' |
(1–2) Summary Report 15 Shots 10 5 Shots on Target 6 7 Fouls Committed 14 6 Corners 0 2 Offsides 3 54% Possession 46% |
13' T. Brown 38' D. Sánchez 53' M. Muscat 76' B. Sigmund 86' P. Ifill 90' Daniel |
Attendance: 8,425 Referee: Gerard Parsons
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18 February 2012 Round 22 | Template:ALeague CCM | 2–0 | Template:ALeague WP | Bluetongue Stadium, Central Coast |
17:30 AEDT 19:30 NZDT
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J. Sutton 7' T. Rogic 52' A. Kwasnik 56' P. Zwaanwijk 83' |
(0–0) Summary Report 20 Shots 7 11 Shots on Target 5 8 Fouls Committed 10 6 Corners 4 3 Offsides 6 59% Possession 41% |
87' M. Muscat | Attendance: 7,845 Referee: Strebre Delovski
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25 February 2012 Round 23 | Template:ALeague SFC | 0–1 | Template:ALeague WP | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
17:30 AEDT 19:30 NZDT
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J. Chianese 23' M. Beauchamp 63' |
(0–1) Summary Report 24 Shots 8 6 Shots on Target 4 7 Fouls Committed 15 7 Corners 2 3 Offsides 2 55% Possession 45% |
13' P. Ifill 68' V. Lia |
Attendance: 10,165 Referee: Peter Green
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4 March 2012 Round 24 | Template:ALeague WP | 2–0 | Template:ALeague GC | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
16:30 NZDT 19:30 AEST
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A. Durante 29' A. Smith 37' N. Ward 90+2' |
(1–0) Summary Report 21 Shots 8 14 Shots on Target 3 12 Fouls Committed 7 15 Corners 4 3 Offsides 1 47% Possession 53% |
Attendance: 7,431 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
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10 March 2012 Round 25 | Template:ALeague MH | 1–1 | Template:ALeague WP | AAMI Park, Melbourne |
17:30 AEDT 19:30 NZDT
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E .Babalj 32' M. Dugandzic 41' |
(1–0) Summary Report 11 Shots 9 7 Shots on Target 4 18 Fouls Committed 23 6 Corners 4 1 Offsides 3 52% Possession 48% |
40' A. Durante 41' B. Sigmund 43' M. Muscat 80' P. Ifill |
Attendance: 6,759 Referee: Peter Green
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16 March 2012 Round 26 | Template:ALeague MV | 3–0 | Template:ALeague WP | AAMI Park, Melbourne |
20:00 AEDT 22:00 NZDT
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C. Hernández 11' I. Cernak 58' J. Jeggo 89' D. Ferreira 90' |
(1–0) Summary Report 12 Shots 9 9 Shots on Target 5 8 Fouls Committed 14 3 Corners 3 2 Offsides 3 48% Possession 52% |
24' V. Lia 40' T. Lochhead 90' P. Ifill |
Attendance: 11,231 Referee: Chris Beath
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25 March 2012 Round 27 | Template:ALeague WP | 1–2 | Template:ALeague CCM | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
16:00 NZDT 14:00 AEDT
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T. Brown 56' L. Bertos 80' |
(0–1) Summary Report 15 Shots 13 7 Shots on Target 8 14 Fouls Committed 8 2 Corners 3 1 Offsides 2 57% Possession 43% |
45' J. Sutton 51' B. Ibini-Isei |
Attendance: 9,740 Referee: Strebre Delovski
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2011–12 Finals Series
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Results by round
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Statistics
Appearances
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Goal scorers
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Goal assists
Discipline
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Goal times
Home attendance
Date | Round | Attendance | Opposition | Stadium |
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16 October 2011 | Round 2 | 7,643 | Template:ALeague NUJ | Westpac Stadium |
30 October 2011 | Round 4 | 9,369 | Template:ALeague MV | |
4 November 2011 | Round 5 | 5,090 | Template:ALeague CCM | |
19 November 2011 | Round 7 | 20,078 | Template:ALeague AU | Eden Park |
27 November 2011 | Round 8 | 6,308 | Template:ALeague SFC | Westpac Stadium |
10 December 2011 | Round 10 | 6,020 | Template:ALeague PG | |
14 December 2011 | Round 11 | 4,628 | Template:ALeague BR | Forsyth Barr Stadium |
23 December 2011 | Round 13 | 6,471 | Template:ALeague NUJ | Westpac Stadium |
4 January 2012 | Round 15 | 8,411 | Template:ALeague SFC | |
8 January 2012 | Round 16 | 3,898 | Template:ALeague PG | |
29 January 2012 | Round 19 | 13,601 | Template:ALeague MH | |
12 February 2012 | Round 21 | 13,009 | Template:ALeague BR | |
4 March 2012 | Round 24 | 7,431 | Template:ALeague GCU | |
25 March 2012 | Round 27 | 9,740 | Template:ALeague CCM | |
30 March 2012 | Semi-Final 4 v 5 | 10,019 | Template:ALeague SFC | |
Total | 131,716 | |||
Average | 8,781 |
Club
Technical staff
- First team Coach: Template:Flagicon Ricki Herbert
- Forwards Coach: Template:Flagicon Chris Greenacre
- Strength & Conditioning Coach: Lee Taylor
Kit
On 29 January 2012, The Wellington Phoenix wore a special black strip in their match against Template:ALeague MH. The strip was designed by Andrew Durante, Tim Brown and Leo Bertos to raise money for charity with 100% of the TradeMe auction proceeds going to Cure Kids.[28]
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End of season Awards
- Sony Player of the Year: Ben Sigmund
- Members’ Player of the Year: Ben Sigmund
- Players’ Player of the Year: Ben Sigmund
- Media Player of the Year: Ben Sigmund
- Golden Boot: Paul Ifill – 7 goals
References
External links
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