2010–11 A-League
34th season of top-tier soccer league in Australia
Football league season
The 2010–11 A-League was the 34th season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the sixth season of the Australian A-League soccer competition since its establishment in 2004. The home and away season began on 5 August 2010 and concluded on 13 February 2011. The addition of Melbourne Heart brought the total number of teams to 11. Brisbane Roar finished Premiers with two games remaining in the season following an Australian record unbeaten run, and later completed the Premiership and Championship double by beating the Central Coast Mariners in the Grand Final.
Rule changes
A new rule at the start of the season allows for two marquee players to be signed without salary cap restraints so long as one is Australian with a certain number of qualifications to be determined by FFA. This replaces the previous ruling of only one salary cap exempt player in previous seasons.
Clubs
Team
City
Home Ground
Capacity
Adelaide United
Adelaide
Hindmarsh Stadium
17,000
Brisbane Roar
Brisbane
Suncorp Stadium
52,500
Central Coast Mariners
Gosford
Bluetongue Stadium
20,119
Gold Coast United
Gold Coast
Skilled Park
27,400
Melbourne Heart
Melbourne
AAMI Park
30,050
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne
AAMI Park Etihad Stadium
30,050 56,347
Newcastle Jets
Newcastle
EnergyAustralia Stadium
26,164
North Queensland Fury
Townsville
Dairy Farmers Stadium
26,500
Perth Glory
Perth
NIB Stadium
20,500
Sydney FC
Sydney
Sydney Football Stadium
45,500
Wellington Phoenix
Wellington
Westpac Stadium
36,000
Transfers
Managerial changes
Foreign players
The following do not fill a Visa position:
1 Those 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 );
2 Australian residents (and New Zealand residents, in the case of Wellington Phoenix ) who have chosen to represent another national team;
3 Injury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players;
4 Guest Players (eligible to play a maximum of ten games)
Salary cap exemptions and captains
Regular season
League table
Source:
ultimatealeague.com Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Home and away season
The 2010–11 A-League season had each team play 30 matches over 27 rounds. The regular season started on Thursday, 5 August 2010 and ended on Sunday, 13 February 2011. The opening game was played at the new Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (AAMI Park) and marked the A-League debut of the new franchise, Melbourne Heart . Mid week games were played to accommodate this extra team.[45] The official 2010–11 fixture list was released on 18 May 2010.[46]
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
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
Round 19
Round 20
Round 21
Round 22
Round 23
Round 24
Round 25
Round 26
Round 27
Notes
Table of results
Abbreviation and Color Key:
Club
Match
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Adelaide United
NJ
CCM
MH
NQF
SFC
NJ
BR
PG
SFC
GCU
WP
MV
BR
PG
NJ
MH
GCU
WP
NQF
MH
PG
CCM
SFC
BR
MV
NQF
CCM
GCU
WP
MV
0–0
1–1
3–2
2–3
1–3
2–1
1–1
2–0
1–2
0–0
3–0
2–1
4–0
2–0
3–1
0–2
2–1
2–1
2–0
1–2
4–2
2–0
2–0
0–1
1–4
8–1
1–2
0–0
0–1
2–1
Brisbane Roar
GCU
SFC
WP
NJ
MV
AU
MH
PG
NJ
CCM
MV
SFC
WP
AU
MH
NJ
NQF
PG
CCM
MV
SFC
NQF
GCU
AU
PG
CCM
WP
MH
NQF
GCU
0–0
1–0
1–0
0–0
3–0
1–1
4–0
1–2
1–1
2–0
2–1
1–1
1–4
4–0
1–2
1–1
1–1
3–2
1–5
3–3
0–1
0–2
2–2
0–1
1–1
3–3
2–0
2–1
1–2
4 –0
Central Coast Mariners
MH
AU
WP
SFC
MV
MH
GCU
NQF
BR
PG
NQF
WP
MV
GCU
NJ
BR
SFC
PG
NQF
AU
MV
WP
BR
NJ
PG
SFC
AU
MH
GCU
NJ
0–1
1–1
2–0
1–1
2–0
1–0
0–0
3–2
2–0
5–0
0–1
0–3
2–2
2–3
1–1
1–5
4–0
1–1
1–0
2–0
1–2
1–0
3–3
0–2
1–2
2–2
1–2
1–1
1–3
1–0
Gold Coast United
BR
WP
MV
PG
CCM
NJ
SFC
WP
AU
MH
NQF
MV
SFC
CCM
AU
NQF
MH
WP
NJ
BR
PG
SFC
NQF
MH
NJ
MV
AU
PG
CCM
BR
0–0
3–3
0–1
0–1
0–0
1–0
1–1
3–1
0–0
0–0
1–2
0–1
3–1
2–3
2–1
1–2
3–0
2–0
2–0
2–2
0–0
2–0
4–0
1–1
5–1
2–0
0–0
1–2
1–3
4–0
Melbourne Heart
CCM
NJ
AU
PG
NQF
CCM
WP
BR
MV
WP
GCU
NJ
PG
NQF
BR
AU
WP
SFC
GCU
NJ
MV
AU
SFC
NQF
PG
GCU
MV
BR
CCM
SFC
0–1
1–1
3–2
2–2
1–0
1–0
2–1
4–0
2–1
2–2
0–0
0–2
0–0
2–3
1–2
0–2
2–0
0–0
3–0
0–2
1–3
1–2
0–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
2–2
2–1
1–1
2–2
Melbourne Victory
SFC
PG
NQF
GCU
CCM
BR
WP
NQF
NJ
MH
SFC
BR
AU
GCU
PG
CCM
WP
BR
MH
PG
NJ
CCM
WP
AU
SFC
MH
NQF
GCU
NJ
AU
3–3
0–2
2–2
0–1
2–0
3–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
2–1
3–0
2–1
2–1
0–1
3–1
2–2
2–2
3–3
1–3
2–0
2–1
1–2
2–0
1–4
1–1
2–2
0–3
2–0
2–0
2–1
Newcastle Jets
AU
MH
PG
BR
AU
PG
GCU
MV
BR
MH
SFC
AU
BR
WP
CCM
NQF
MH
GCU
WP
MV
SFC
NQF
NQF
CCM
GCU
WP
MV
SFC
PG
CCM
0–0
1–1
1–0
0–0
2–1
2–0
1–0
0–0
1–1
0–2
1–0
3–1
1–1
1–0
1–1
0–2
0–2
2–0
4–0
2–1
1–2
1–3
1–0
0–2
5–1
1–0
2–0
1–1
4–0
1–0
North Queensland Fury
PG
SFC
MV
AU
MH
MV
WP
SFC
CCM
PG
GCU
CCM
MH
BR
PG
GCU
NJ
AU
SFC
BR
CCM
WP
MH
NJ
NJ
GCU
AU
MV
BR
WP
3–3
2–1
2–2
2–3
1–0
0–0
2–1
1–1
3–2
2–1
1–2
0–1
2–3
1–1
1–1
1–2
0–2
2–0
1–0
0–2
1–0
1–1
2–0
1–3
1–0
4–0
8–1
0–3
1–2
3–1
Perth Glory
NQF
MV
NJ
MH
WP
GCU
NJ
AU
BR
NQF
SFC
CCM
MH
WP
AU
MV
SFC
BR
NQF
CCM
MV
AU
GCU
BR
MH
CCM
WP
SFC
GCU
NJ
3–3
0–2
1–0
2–2
2–1
0–1
2–0
2–0
1–2
2–1
0–3
5–0
0–0
0–1
2–0
3–1
2–0
3–2
1–1
1–1
2–0
4–2
0–0
1–1
1–1
1–2
4–0
0–2
1–2
4–0
Sydney FC
MV
NQF
BR
CCM
AU
WP
GCU
NQF
AU
MV
PG
BR
NJ
GCU
PG
MH
WP
CCM
BR
NQF
MH
AU
NJ
GCU
MV
CCM
PG
NJ
WP
MH
3–3
2–1
1–0
1–1
1–3
2–1
1–1
1–1
1–2
3–0
0–3
1–1
1–0
3–1
2–0
0–0
3–1
4–0
0–1
1–0
0–1
2–0
1–2
2–0
1–1
2–2
0–2
1–1
2–0
2–2
Wellington Phoenix
GCU
CCM
BR
PG
SFC
MV
MH
NQF
GCU
MH
AU
BR
PG
CCM
NJ
MH
MV
SFC
AU
GCU
NJ
NQF
MV
CCM
PG
BR
NJ
AU
SFC
NQF
3–3
2–0
1–0
2–1
2–1
0–0
2–1
2–1
3–1
2–2
3–0
1–4
0–1
0–3
1–0
2–0
2–2
3–1
2–1
2–0
4–0
1–1
2–0
1–0
4–0
2–0
1–0
0–1
2–0
3–1
Finals series
Semi-finals
Preliminary final
Grand Final
Season statistics
Top scorers
As of end of regular season
Own goals
Attendance
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
15
15,234
32,321
8,287
228,517
Adelaide United
15
11,552
21,083
7,370
173,286
Brisbane Roar
15
9,279
20,831
3,522
139,182
Perth Glory
15
8,488
16,019
5,576
127,322
Newcastle Jets
15
8,429
13,463
3,114
126,439
Melbourne Heart
15
8,315
25,897
2,754
124,725
Wellington Phoenix
15
7,981
14,108
4,700
119,716
Central Coast Mariners
15
7,713
12,409
5,373
115,695
Sydney FC
15
7,656
12,106
4,012
114,834
North Queensland Fury
15
4,245
7,195
1,003
63,681
Gold Coast United
15
3,434
14,783
1,658
51,505
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0
0
0
0
0
League total
165
8,393
32,321
1,003
1,384,902
Updated to the end of season.
A Gold Coast United match held on 19 December 2010 was postponed due to the poor playing surface of the pitch and torrential rain after the 21st minute of the game had been played. Spectators were allowed free entry prior to the postponement, of which there were 10,146 in attendance of the 21,000+ who applied for the free tickets. The abandoned game's attendance is not taken into account.
Top 10 Attendances
Attendance
Round
Date
Home
Score
Away
Venue
Weekday
Time of Day
50,168
GF
13 March 2011
Brisbane Roar
2–2 (4–2 pen. )
Central Coast Mariners
Suncorp Stadium
Sunday
Afternoon
32,321
24
22 January 2011
Melbourne Victory
2–2
Melbourne Heart
Etihad Stadium
Saturday
Night
25,897
9
8 October 2010
Melbourne Heart
2–1
Melbourne Victory
AAMI Park
Friday
Night
25,168
SF Leg 2
26 February 2011
Brisbane Roar
2–2
Central Coast Mariners
Suncorp
Saturday
Night
23,059
18
11 December 2010
Melbourne Heart
1–3
Melbourne Victory
AAMI Park
Saturday
Night
21,083
27
11 February 2011
Adelaide United
2–1
Melbourne Victory
Adelaide Oval
Friday
Night
20,831
27
12 February 2011
Brisbane Roar
4–0
Gold Coast United
Suncorp
Saturday
Night
20,358
2
14 August 2010
Melbourne Victory
0–2
Perth Glory
AAMI Park
Saturday
Night
18,558
22
9 January 2011
Melbourne Victory
1–4
Adelaide United
AAMI Park
Sunday
Afternoon
17,299
10
16 October 2010
Melbourne Victory
3–0
Sydney FC
Etihad Stadium
Saturday
Night
Discipline
The Fair Play Award will go to the team with the lowest points on the fair play ladder at the conclusion of the home and away season. It was awarded to Premiers Brisbane Roar who beat last year's Champions Sydney FC by 6 points.
Updated to End of Week 27 (End of Regular Season)
Awards
End-of-season awards
Source: [47] [48]
All-Star team
Formation: 4–3–3
See also
Team season articles
Notes
^ Ricardinho was loaned out to Paraná on 22 March 2011.[29]
^ Leijer replaced Muscat as captain mid-season, on 16 February 2011 following Muscat's retirement[31]
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