2011–12 A-League

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

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

Clubs

Adelaide United

Brisbane Roar

Central Coast Mariners

Gold Coast United

Melbourne Heart

Melbourne Victory

Newcastle Jets

Perth Glory

Sydney FC

Wellington Phoenix

Team	City	Home Ground	Capacity
Adelaide United	Adelaide	Hindmarsh Stadium	17,000
Brisbane Roar	Brisbane	Suncorp Stadium	52,500
Central Coast Mariners	Gosford	Bluetongue Stadium	20,119
Gold Coast United	Gold Coast	Skilled Park	27,400
Melbourne Heart	Melbourne	AAMI Park	30,050
Melbourne Victory	Melbourne	Etihad Stadium AAMI Park	55,000 30,050
Newcastle Jets	Newcastle	Ausgrid Stadium	33,000
Perth Glory	Perth	NIB Stadium	20,500
Sydney FC	Sydney	Sydney Football Stadium	45,500
Wellington Phoenix	Wellington	Westpac Stadium	36,000

Personnel and kits

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

Transfers

Managerial changes

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

Foreign players

Club	Visa 1	Visa 2	Visa 3	Visa 4	Visa 5	Non-Visa foreigner(s)	Former player(s)
Adelaide United	Cássio	Sergio van Dijk	Yevhen Levchenko	Francisco Usúcar		Ricardo¹
Brisbane Roar	Besart Berisha	Sayed Mohamed Adnan	Henrique	Issey Nakajima-Farran	Thomas Broich	Jack Hingert²
Central Coast Mariners	John Sutton	Patrick Zwaanswijk	Michael McGlinchey			John Hutchinson² Brad McDonald²
Gold Coast United	Robson	Adama Traoré	Paul Beekmans	Peter Jungschläger	Maceo Rigters	Ante Rožić² Samuel Tesfagabr¹ Ambesager Yosief¹ Glen Moss²	Jonas Salley¹ Alex Smith
Melbourne Heart	Jonatan Germano	Fred	Maycon	Alex Terra	Rutger Worm
Melbourne Victory	Fábio	Carlos Hernández	Jean Carlos Solórzano	Marco Rojas	Ubay Luzardo	Grant Brebner¹
Newcastle Jets	Tiago	Michael Bridges	Francis Jeffers	Jeremy Brockie	Byun Sung-hwan	Ali Abbas¹
Perth Glory	Billy Mehmet	Liam Miller	Bas van den Brink	Victor Sikora	Steven McGarry	Andrezinho³ Shane Smeltz² Ndumba Makeche¹
Sydney FC	Bruno Cazarine	Juho Mäkelä	Hirofumi Moriyasu	Pascal Bosschaart	Karol Kisel	Terry McFlynn¹
Wellington Phoenix	Paul Ifill	Chris Greenacre	Dani Sánchez	Tony Warner	Alex Smith	Daniel¹ Manny Muscat²

The following do not fill a Visa position:
¹Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian Residency (and New Zealand Residency, in the case of Wellington Phoenix);
²Australian residents (and New Zealand residents, in the case of Wellington Phoenix) who have chosen to represent another national team;
³Injury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players;
⁴Guest Players (eligible to play a maximum of ten games)

Salary cap exemptions and captains

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

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Central Coast Mariners	27	15	6	6	40	24	+16	51	Qualification for 2013 AFC Champions League group stage and finals series^[a]
2	Brisbane Roar (C)	27	14	7	6	50	28	+22	49	Qualification for 2013 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and finals series
3	Perth Glory	27	13	4	10	40	35	+5	43	Qualification for Finals series
4	Wellington Phoenix	27	12	4	11	34	32	+2	40
5	Sydney FC	27	10	8	9	37	42	−5	38
6	Melbourne Heart	27	9	10	8	35	34	+1	37
7	Newcastle Jets	27	10	5	12	38	41	−3	35
8	Melbourne Victory	27	6	11	10	35	43	−8	29
9	Adelaide United	27	5	10	12	26	44	−18	25
10	Gold Coast United	27	4	9	14	30	42	−12	21

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

^ First place qualifies for the 2013 AFC Champions League group stage. Winning the 2012 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off, unless first place are champions.

Home and away season

The 2011–12 season saw each team play 27 games, host 13 and play 1 regional game over 25 rounds. On 4 January, over 11 hours of soccer was broadcast with all matches aired back to back starting in Wellington and ending in Perth. The season began on 8 October 2011 and concluded on 22 April 2012. All times are local unless otherwise stated.

Round 1

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

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

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

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

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

Round 2

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

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

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

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

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

Round 3

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

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

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

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

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

Round 4

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

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

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

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

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

Round 5

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

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

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

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

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

Round 6

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

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

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

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

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

Round 7

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

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

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

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

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

Round 8

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

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

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

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

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

Round 9

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

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

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

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

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

Midweek Fixture^{[note 2]}

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

Round 10

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

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

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

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

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

Midweek Fixture

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

Round 11

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

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

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

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

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

Round 12

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

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

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

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

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

Round 13

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

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

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

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

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

Midweek Round

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

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

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

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

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

Round 14

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

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

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

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

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

Round 15

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

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

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

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

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

Midweek Fixture

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

Round 16

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

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

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

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

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

Midweek Fixture

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

Round 17

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

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

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

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

Midweek Fixture

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

Round 18

3 February 2012 7:30pm, Friday	Adelaide United	1–2	Wellington Phoenix	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 ACDT	B. Djite 9'	(1–2) Summary Report	13' T. Brown 38' D. Sánchez	Attendance: 8,425 Referee: Gerard Parsons

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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]}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
Club	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
Adelaide United	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
Brisbane Roar	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
Central Coast Mariners	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
Gold Coast United	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
Melbourne Heart	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
Melbourne Victory	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
Newcastle Jets	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
Perth Glory	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
Sydney FC	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
Wellington Phoenix	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

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.

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

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

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

	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

Notes

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

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[table_note_res_GS0.6865315449827-39] First place qualifies for the 2013 AFC Champions League group stage. Winning the 2012 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off, unless first place are champions.

[14] Galekovic replaced McKain as captain mid-season.

[Campbell-41] Game was postponed due to severe weather in Perth, preventing travel for Perth Glory.

[GCFlood-42] Game was postponed due to risk of flooding in the Gold Coast.

[46] Mathew Ryan was named as NAB Young Footballer of the Year for the second year running.^[41]

[1] "North Queensland Fury officially axed from A-League | Australia/Asia News". Tribal Football. Retrieved 7 May 2013.

[2] "Melbourne Victory extends partnership with adidas". Melbourne Victory. 6 February 2017.

[3] "Newcastle Jets Home".

[4] Kogoy, Peter (20 October 2011). "Gary Van Egmond returns to helm at Newcastle Jets". The Australian.

[5] "Durakovic, Victory part ways – Sportal for melbournevictory.com.au – Melbourne Victory FC 2013". Footballaustralia.com.au. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2013.

[6] "Magilton keen to start – Jonathan Healy for melbournevictory.com.au – Melbourne Victory FC 2013". Footballaustralia.com.au. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2013.

[7] "Miron Bleiberg quits Gold Coast United – Paul Johnson & Sportal – Football Australia 2013". Footballaustralia.com.au. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2013.

[8] "Mensink: Miron was sacked – Vince Rugari, Sportal – Football Australia 2013". Footballaustralia.com.au. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2013.

[9] [1]^{[dead link‍]}

[10] Earle, Richard (6 July 2011). "Socceroo Vidosic signs with Reds". The Advertiser. Vidosic's signature as an Australian marquee player...

[11] Migliaccio, Val (27 August 2013). "Adelaide United star Dario Vidosic leaves A-League club to join Swiss outfit FC Sion". news.com.au.

[12] "Coolen grateful to snare Vidosic". Adelaide United. Football Federation Australia. 7 July 2011. Next to our marquee player Sergio van Dijk...

[13] "McKain to lead Reds". A-League. Football Federation Australia. 26 August 2011.

[GalekovicCaptain-15] "Galekovic takes over as Reds skipper". A-League. Football Federation Australia. 28 December 2011. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2011.

[SmithCaptain-16] "Matt Smith to replace Matt McKay as Brisbane Roar skipper". The Courier-Mail. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2012.

[17] "Local junior returns home". Central Coast Mariners. Football Federation Australia. 10 May 2010. Oliver Bozanic agreeing to link up with the club for the next two Hyundai A-League seasons as the club's Under 23 Marquee player

[18] "Captain Wilkinson promoted to Centurion". Central Coast Mariners. Football Federation Australia. 8 February 2011. Wilkinson took the captain-s armband from an injured Noel Spencer late in the second season of the Hyundai A-League

[19] "Gold Coast signs two more". A-League. Football Federation Australia. 6 January 2009. Minniecon has also been confirmed as the club's under-23 marquee signing

[20] Monteverde, Marco (28 August 2012). "It's make or break for Tahj Minniecon with the Wanderers". news.com.au. Now 23, Minniecon had a breakthrough 2008-09 season with the Roar, and it was enough for a Gold Coast side about to enter the league to offer him a three-year youth marquee deal worth about $140,000 a season.

[GoldCoastLeadership-21] Woodcock, Fred (4 October 2011). "Moss gets extra responsibility at Gold Coast". Stuff.co.nz.

[FredMarqueeCaptain-22] "Fred leading from the front". A-League. Football Federation Australia. 17 November 2011.

[23] "Colosimo replaced as Heart captain". ABC News. 27 September 2011.

[24] "Heart Announces Championship Moves Partnership". Melbourne City. Football Federation Australia. 28 October 2011. Part of the partnership includes Melbourne Heart Vice Captain Matt Thompson...

[25] Lynch, Michael (30 April 2016). "Archie Thompson should play on after leaving Melbourne Victory". The Sydney Morning Herald. As Victory's inauguaral marquee signing...

[26] "Archie Thompson, Adrian Leijer sign new deals with Melbourne Victory". The Guardian. 2 May 2014. Victory's first ever signing, and scorer, will join up with new marquee Besart Berisha next season, after agreeing a new deal with the club that takes him inside the salary cap

[27] Langmaid, Aaron (12 September 2011). "Fans welcome Victory marquee player Harry Kewell to Melbourne as the Socceroo joins A-League soccer". The Daily Telegraph.

[28] Davutovic, David (11 September 2013). "Mark Milligan favourite to captain Melbourne Victory after Adrian Leijer relieved of armband". news.com.au.

[29] Gardiner, James (3 October 2011). "Jets captain Jobe Wheelhouse taking nothing for granted". The Newcastle Herald.

[30] Gardiner, James (7 December 2011). "Kasey Wehrman asks for call on Jets future". The Newcastle Herald. Wehrman, who is vice-captain...

[31] "Three Year Deal For Sterj". FTBL. 12 June 2009.

[32] "Glory days ahead for Smeltz". The World Game. SBS. 20 March 2011.

[33] Chadwick, Justin (29 July 2009). "Jacob Burns to captain Perth Glory". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.

[34] Bovell, Mike (15 September 2010). "Dose of Reality". FTBL. ...one day we might even see vice-captain Chris Coyne again don the purple colours

[35] "Sydney FC gets their marquee man, Carle joins Champions". Sydney FC. Football Federation Australia. 27 May 2010.

[36] Cockerill, Michael (25 August 2011). "History as Emerton swaps EPL for Sydney". The Age. Emerton has signed a three-year deal to fill the Sky Blues' second marquee spot

[SydneyCaptaincy-37] "Terry McFlynn Named Sydney FC Captain". Goal. 23 July 2010.

[DuranteCaptain-38] "Durante named Wellington Phoenix skipper". Nine MSN. 17 July 2008. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012.

[40] "Adelaide United Home".^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[43] "Mariners downed in penalty shoot-out with Perth through to grand final". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 April 2012.

[44] "Roar go back-to-back amid drama". Footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 7 May 2013.

[45] "Ryan, Arnold honoured at Hyundai A-League Awards". footballaustralia.com.au. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[47] "Arnie's Delight at Coach of the Year Award – Australia News – Australian FourFourTwo – The Ultimate Football Website". Au.fourfourtwo.com. 28 March 2012. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2013.

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Clubs

Personnel and kits

Transfers

Managerial changes

Foreign players

Salary cap exemptions and captains

Regular season

League table

Home and away season

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Midweek Round

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Round 21

Round 22

Round 23

Round 24

Round 25

Table of results

Finals series

Elimination-finals

Semi-finals

Preliminary final

Grand Final

Season statistics

Top scorers

Own goals

Attendances

Top 10 Season Attendances

Discipline

Awards

End-of-season awards

All-Star team

See also

Team season articles

Notes

References