2010–11 North Queensland Fury FC season

The 2010–11 season was North Queensland Fury's second, and final, season in the Hyundai A-League

North Queensland Fury
2010–11 season
ChairmanRabieh Krayem
ManagerFrantisek Straka[1]
A-League11th
Top goalscorerDavid Williams (5)
Highest home attendance7,195
Lowest home attendance2,761

Players edit

First team squad edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   AUS Justin Pasfield
2 DF   SRI Jack Hingert (Youth)
3 DF   PNG Brad McDonald (Youth)
4 DF   TOG Eric Akoto
5 DF   ENG Mark Hughes
6 MF   AUS Ufuk Talay (Captain)
7 DF   AUS Gareth Edds (Vice-Captain)
8 MF   AUS Adam Casey
9 FW   UGA Eugene Sseppuya
10 FW   ANT Dyron Daal
11 FW   AUS David Williams
12 MF   AUS Panni Nikas
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF   GER André Kilian
14 MF   AUS Chris Grossman
15 FW   AUS Chris Payne (Youth)
16 DF   AUS Simon Storey
17 FW   AUS Alex Read (Youth)
18 DF   AUS Brett Studman
19 MF   AUS Isaka Cernak
20 GK   AUS Matt Ham
21 MF   AUS Jason Spagnuolo
22 DF   AUS Lorenzo Sipi (Youth)
28 GK   AUS Sebastian Usai (Injury replacement player*)
  • * Injury replacement player for Matt Ham.

Injury replacement list edit

Injured Player Injury Replacement Injury Injury Replacement Deal Fee
  Matt Ham   Jerrad Tyson Partial tear of the anterior cruciate ligament. Six weeks. Loan From Gold Coast United
  Matt Ham   Sebastian Usai Partial tear of the anterior cruciate ligament. Rest of the season (originally four weeks). Loan From Brisbane Strikers*
  Eric Akoto   Ramazan Tavsancioglu Grade 2 tear of the medial ligament. Six weeks. Loan From South Melbourne
  Osama Malik   Ramazan Tavsancioglu Grade 2 tear to his left hamstring. Six weeks. Loan From South Melbourne

Note: Sebastian Usai replaced Jerrad Tyson on the short term deal after he was called up for the U23 National side.

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Player From Fee Source
2010-04-29   Matt Ham   Brisbane Roar Free [2]
2010-04-29   Simon Storey   Airdrie United Free [2]
2010-05-21   Adam Casey   Sydney FC Free [3]
2010-05-21   André Kilian   FC Schalke 04 II Free [3]
2010-05-24   Brett Studman   Bankstown City Lions Free [4]
2010-06-01   Panni Nikas   Central Coast Mariners Free [5]
2010-06-04   Isaka Cernak   Brisbane Roar Free [6]
2010-06-23   Gareth Edds   Tranmere Rovers Free [7]
2010-06-29   Chris Payne   Sydney FC Free [8]
2010-06-29   Mark Hughes   Walsall F.C. Free [9]
2010-07-05   Eric Akoto   OFI Crete Free [10]
2010-07-31   Eugene Sseppuya   FK Sūduva Free [11]
2010-08-12   Brad McDonald   Brisbane Strikers Free [12]
2010-11-4   Lorenzo Sipi   North Queensland Razorbacks Free [13]
January 2011   Alex Read   Valentine Phoenix FC Free

Out edit

Date Player To Fee Source
2010-02-11   Robbie Middleby Retired [14]
2010-03-02   John Tambouras   Guangzhou FC Free [15]
2010-03-24   Rostyn Griffiths   Central Coast Mariners Free [16]
2010-04-01   Jeremy Brockie   Newcastle Jets Free [17]
2010-04-10   Scott Wilson Released [18]
2010-04-13   Shane Stefanutto   Brisbane Roar Free [19]
2010-04-17   Matt Smith   Brisbane Roar Free [20]
2010-04-27   Robbie Fowler   Perth Glory Free [21]
2010-05-07   Beau Busch   Manly United Free [22]
2010-05-15   Paul Henderson   Sydney Olympic Free [23]
2010-05-19   Fred Agius   Adelaide City Free .[24]
2010-06-12   Jacob Timpano   Sydney United Free [22]
2010-06-27   Paul Kohler   Sutherland Sharks Free .[22]
2010-06-27   James Robinson Released [22]
2010-06-27   Terry Cooke   Gabala FC Free .[22][25]
2010-06-27   Chris Tadrosse   Bonnyrigg White Eagles Free [22]
2010-06-27   Karl Dodd Released .[22]
2010-07-25   Jimmy Downey   Sparta Rotterdam Free [22][26]
January 2011   Eugene Sseppuya Released
January 2011   Osama Malik   Adelaide United Free

Key dates edit

Matches edit

Pre-season fixtures edit

8 July 2010 Whitsunday Miners FC   0 : 8   North Queensland Fury Wanderers football grounds
Report Dyron Daal      
Chris Payne    
Brett Studman  
Isaka Cernak  
Jason Spagnuolo  
30 July 2010 North Queensland Fury   1 : 0   Adelaide United Brolga Park
Adam Casey   70' Report Attendance: Approx 2000
Referee: Chris Beath

2010–11 Hyundai A-League fixtures edit

6 August 2010 Perth Glory   3 : 3   North Queensland Fury nib Stadium, Perth
Friday 20:00 WST Jelić   5'
Neville   74'
Sterjovski   79'
Report
Summary
Payne   34'
Williams   64'
Grossman   90+2'
Attendance: 16,019
Referee:   Kevin Docherty
14 August 2010 North Queensland Fury   2 : 1   Sydney FC Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Saturday 17:15 EST Grossman   65'
Daal   83'
Report
Summary
Jamieson   82' Attendance: 5,177
Referee:   Peter Green
22 August 2010 Melbourne Victory   2 : 2   North Queensland Fury AAMI Park, Melbourne
Sunday 15:00 EST K. Muscat   30' (pen.), 75' (pen.) Report
Summary
Sseppuya   16'
Grossman   30'
Akoto   81'
Payne   82' (pen.)
Attendance: 13,318
Referee:   Chris Boyle
24 September 2010 Wellington Phoenix   2 : 1   North Queensland Fury Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Friday 19:30 NZST Greenacre   3'
Bertos   13'
Lia   37'   65'
Report
Summary
M. Hughes   67' Attendance: 7,212
Referee:   Peter O'Leary
29 September 2010 Sydney FC   1 : 1   North Queensland Fury Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Wednesday 19:30 EST Cole   37' Report
Summary
Williams   76' Attendance: 6,978
Referee:   Ryan Shepheard
2 October 2010 Central Coast Mariners   3 : 2   North Queensland Fury Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Saturday 17:15 EST Simon   47'
Pérez   57' (pen.)
Zwaanswijk   90+1'
Report
Summary
Storey   12'
McBreen   78' (o.g.)
Daal   45'   80'
Attendance: 6,656
Referee:   Kurt Ams
10 November 2010 North Queensland Fury   2 : 3   Melbourne Heart Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Wednesday 20:00 EST Daal   12'
Talay   85' (pen.)
Report
Summary
Babalj   50'
Sibon   59'
Zahra   64'
Attendance: 2,866
Referee:   Jarred Gillett
20 November 2010 Brisbane Roar   1 : 1   North Queensland Fury Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Saturday 20:15 EST Franjic   85' Report
Summary
Edds   9' Attendance: 10,126
Referee:   Alan Milliner
28 November 2010 North Queensland Fury   1 : 1   Perth Glory Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Sunday 17:00 EST M. Hughes   80' Report
Summary
Fowler   23'
Sekulovski   38'   50'
B. Griffiths   59'   64'
Attendance: 4,491
Referee:   Kris Griffiths-Jones
1 December 2010 Gold Coast United   1 : 2   North Queensland Fury Skilled Park, Gold Coast
Wednesday 20:00 EST Robson   10' Report
Summary
Williams   28'
Talay   68'
Attendance: 1,714
Referee:   Matthew Breeze
4 December 2010 North Queensland Fury   0 : 2   Newcastle Jets Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Saturday 20:15 EST Report
Summary
Topor-Stanley   79'
Petrovski   90+3'
Attendance: 3,573
Referee:   Kurt Ams
10 December 2010 Adelaide United   2 : 0   North Queensland Fury Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:30 CDT Flores   5'
van Dijk   16'
Report
Summary
Attendance: 8,786
Referee:   Matthew Gillett
15 December 2010 North Queensland Fury   1 : 0   Sydney FC Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Wednesday 20:00 EST Talay   71' Report
Summary
Attendance: 2,761
Referee:   Chris Beath
14 January 2011 Gold Coast United   4 : 0   North Queensland Fury Skilled Park, Gold Coast
Friday 19:30 EST Djite   22', 43'
Smeltz   52'
Harold   82'
Report
Summary
Attendance: 2,514
Referee:   Matthew Gillett
21 January 2011 Adelaide United   8 : 1   North Queensland Fury Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:30 CDT Flores   4', 37', 87'
T. Dodd   28'
Ramsay   42'
van Dijk   46', 67', 83'
Report
Summary
Nikas   71' Attendance: 10,986
Referee:   Peter Green
13 February 2011 Wellington Phoenix   3 : 1   North Queensland Fury Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Sunday 17:00 NZDT Greenacre   6'
Macallister   11'
Vukovic   90+4' (pen.)
Report
Summary
Studman   66'   90+4' Attendance: 12,718
Referee:   Peter O'Leary
Notes
  1. ^ Game was postponed and shifted from Dairy Farmers Stadium due to the impact of Cyclone Yasi.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brisbane Roar (C) 30 18 11 1 58 26 +32 65 Qualification for 2012 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series[a]
2 Central Coast Mariners 30 16 9 5 50 31 +19 57
3 Adelaide United 30 15 5 10 51 36 +15 50 Qualification for 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and Finals series
4 Gold Coast United 30 12 10 8 40 32 +8 46 Qualification for Finals series
5 Melbourne Victory 30 11 10 9 45 39 +6 43
6 Wellington Phoenix 30 12 5 13 39 41 −2 41
7 Newcastle Jets 30 9 8 13 29 33 −4 35
8 Melbourne Heart 30 8 11 11 32 42 −10 35
9 Sydney FC 30 8 10 12 35 40 −5 34
10 Perth Glory 30 5 8 17 27 54 −27 23
11 North Queensland Fury 30 4 7 19 28 60 −32 19
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ First place qualifies for the 2012 AFC Champions League group stage.
    Winning the 2011 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2012 AFC Champions League group stage, unless first place are champions.
    Second place qualifies for the 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off, unless they qualify for the 2011 A-League Grand Final alongside first place or become A-League Champions, subsequently third place then qualify for the 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off.

Statistics edit

Last updated on 19 February 2010.
(Substitute appearances in brackets)
No. Pos. Name A-league A-League Final Series Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals    
1 GK   Justin Pasfield 26 0 0 0 26 0 1 0
2 DF   Jack Hingert 14 (6) 0 0 0 14 (6) 0 5 0
3 DF   Brad McDonald 18 (7) 0 0 0 18 (7) 0 1 0
4 DF   Éric Akoto 14 (1) 0 0 0 14 (1) 0 5 1
5 DF   Mark Hughes 30 4 0 0 30 4 7 0
6 MF   Ufuk Talay 17 (5) 3 0 0 17 (5) 3 6 0
7 DF   Gareth Edds 25 (1) 1 0 0 25 (1) 1 2 0
8 MF   Adam Casey 5 (4) 0 0 0 5 (4) 0 1 0
9 FW   Eugene Sseppuya 7 (6) 1 0 0 7 (6) 1 1 0
10 FW   Dyron Daal 8 (8) 2 0 0 8 (8) 2 3 1
11 FW   David Williams 28 5 0 0 28 5 3 0
12 MF   Panni Nikas 15 (3) 1 0 0 15 (3) 1 2 0
13 DF   André Kilian 18 (1) 0 0 0 18 (1) 0 4 0
14 MF   Chris Grossman 16 (6) 3 0 0 16 (6) 3 1 1
15 FW   Chris Payne 15 (6) 4 0 0 15 (6) 4 1 0
16 DF   Simon Storey 24 (1) 1 0 0 24 (1) 1 2 0
17 MF   Osama Malik 15 (2) 0 0 0 15 (2) 0 2 0
17 FW   Alex Read 0 (2) 0 0 0 0 (2) 0 1 0
18 DF   Brett Studman 5 (4) 1 0 0 5 (4) 1 0 1
19 MF   Isaka Cernak 12 (2) 1 0 0 12 (2) 1 1 0
20 GK   Matthew Ham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF   Jason Spagnuolo 5 (13) 0 0 0 5 (13) 0 3 0
22 DF   Lorenzo Sipi 1 (4) 0 0 0 1 (4) 0 0 0
24 DF   Ramazan Tavsancioglu 8 (4) 0 0 0 8 (4) 0 3 0
28 GK   Jerrad Tyson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 GK   Sebastian Usai 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0

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