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

2011–12 W-League
LeagueW-League
SportWomen's association football
Duration2011–2012
Number of teams7
TV partner(s)ABC1
W-League season
ChampionsCanberra United
PremiersCanberra United
Top scorerMichelle Heyman (15)
W-League seasons

Clubs

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W-League teams for the 2011–12 season:

Team City Years in competition
  Adelaide United   Adelaide, SA 2008–09 — present
  Brisbane Roar   Brisbane, Qld 2008–09 — present
  Canberra United   Canberra, ACT 2008–09 — present
  Melbourne Victory   Melbourne, Vic 2008–09 — present
  Newcastle Jets   Newcastle, NSW 2008–09 — present
  Perth Glory   Perth, WA 2008–09 — present
  Sydney FC   Sydney, NSW 2008–09 — present
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer
Adelaide United   David Edmondson   Abby Erceg Erreà
Brisbane Roar   Jeff Hopkins   Clare Polkinghorne Puma
Canberra United   Jitka Klimkova   Ellie Brush Hummel
Melbourne Victory   Vicki Linton   Jodie Taylor Adidas
Newcastle Jets   Clayton Zane   Ariane Hingst ISC
Perth Glory   Jamie Harnwell   Tanya Oxtoby Kelme
Sydney FC   Alen Stajcic   Heather Garriock Adidas

Regular season

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Canberra United (C) 10 7 3 0 23 9 +14 24 Qualification to Finals series
2 Brisbane Roar 10 6 3 1 20 11 +9 21
3 Sydney FC 10 5 2 3 26 8 +18 17
4 Melbourne Victory 10 5 2 3 21 9 +12 17
5 Newcastle Jets 10 4 0 6 18 22 −4 12
6 Perth Glory 10 2 0 8 11 36 −25 6
7 Adelaide United 10 1 0 9 6 30 −24 3
Source: au.soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Regular season

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Round 1

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22 October 2011 Adelaide United 1–4 Canberra United Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Quigley   28' report Heyman   2', 82'
Munoz   62', 72'
Attendance: 600
22 October 2011 Sydney FC 1–1 Brisbane Roar Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt
Rollason   26' report Burgess   51' Attendance: 1,200
22 October 2011 Melbourne Victory 2–0 Perth Glory Veneto Club, Bulleen
Friend   38'
Jackson   48'
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Round 2

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29 October 2011 Newcastle Jets 3–0 Adelaide United Adamstown Oval, Newcastle
O'Neill   5'
De Vanna   47', 68'
report Attendance: 847
Referee: Casey Reibelt
29 October 2011 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt
Ledbrook   9'
Rapinoe   83'
report Taylor   63' (pen.) Referee: Jacqui Melksham
29 October 2011 Canberra United 3–2 Perth Glory McKellar Park, Canberra
Heyman   64', 66', 80' report Kete   21'
Tabain   89'
Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Round 3

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5 November 2011 Perth Glory 2–1 Adelaide United NIB Stadium, Perth
Elze   6'
Jukic   37'
report Quigley   2' Referee: Casey Reibelt
5 November 2011 Sydney FC 0–1 Canberra United Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt
report A. Sykes   18' Referee: Kirralee Gardner

Round 4

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

Round 5

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19 November 2011 Canberra United 3–1 Newcastle Jets McKellar Park, Canberra
Shipard   29'
Heyman   64', 80'
report Simon   77' Attendance: 887
Referee: Kiralee Gardner
19 November 2011 Perth Glory 2–5 Brisbane Roar 6PR Stadium, Perth
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Referee: Trent Fleskins
19 November 2011 Melbourne Victory 4–0 Adelaide United Veneto Club, Bulleen
Friend   16', 56', 80'
Taylor   23'
report Attendance: 556
Referee: Catherine Hoffman

Round 6

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

Round 7

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3 December 2011 Sydney FC 11–0 Perth Glory Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt
Rollason   24', 42', 50'
Ledbrook   47', 78', 87'
Oxtoby   58' (o.g.)
Khamis   59', 60', 75'
Simon   90+3'
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Round 8

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10 December 2011 Perth Glory 0–5 Melbourne Victory 6PR Stadium, Perth
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Round 9

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

Round 10

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30 December 2011 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Canberra United Veneto Club, Bulleen
Taylor   20' (pen.) report Heyman   81' Attendance: 601
Referee: Catherine Hoffman
31 December 2011 Sydney FC 1–2 Newcastle Jets Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown
Rollason   69' report Simon   10'
Bolger   37'
Referee: Kirralee Gardner

Round 11

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7 January 2012 Canberra United 5–0 Adelaide United McKellar Park, Canberra
Heyman   28', 34'
Hemmings   83', 85'
A. Sykes   92'
report Referee: Rebecca Durcau
7 January 2012 Newcastle Jets 1–3 Brisbane Roar Adamstown Oval, Newcastle
O'Neill   53' report Harch   29'
Gielnik   69', 90'
Attendance: 822
Referee: Katie Patterson
7 January 2012 Perth Glory 0–3 Sydney FC 6PR Stadium, Perth
report Oxtoby   6' (o.g.)
Simon   22', 45'
Referee: David Costello

Round 12

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14 January 2012 Brisbane Roar 1–0 Sydney FC QSAC, Brisbane
Polias   32' (o.g.) report Referee: Kirralee Gardener
14 January 2012 Perth Glory 4–2 Newcastle Jets 6PR Stadium, Perth
Jukic   9'
Hawkins   63'
D'Ovidio   72'
Tabain   82'
report De Vanna   76'
Kennedy   90'
Referee: Matthew Souther
15 January 2012 Adelaide United 1–4 Melbourne Victory Burton Park, Adelaide
Rajcic   21' report Gorry   31'
Brown   36'
Friend   45'
Fletcher   90'
Referee: Stacey Sasopoulos

Finals series

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Semi-finals

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21 January 2012 Canberra United 1–0 Melbourne Victory McKellar Park, Canberra
Heyman   83' report Attendance: 1,825
Referee: Kirralee Gardener
22 January 2012 Brisbane Roar 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Sydney FC QSAC, Brisbane
Gielnik   90+4' report Rollason   18' Attendance: 1,648
Referee: Casey Reibelt
Penalties
Carroll  
Butt  
Spence  
Cebrian Garcia  
Luik  
  Slatyer
  Johnson
  Brogan
  Polias
  Whitfield

Final

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28 January 2012 Canberra United 3–2 Brisbane Roar McKellar Park, Canberra
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Attendance: 2,512
Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Regular season statistics

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Leading goalscorers

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

  Goal scored from penalty kick       Two goals scored from penalty kick

Own goals

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

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ match postponed due to inclement weather

References

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