2010–11 Gold Coast United FC season

Gold Coast United
2010–11 season
Chairman	Clive Palmer
Manager	Miron Bleiberg
A-League	3rd
A-League Finals	Preliminary Final
Top goalscorer	League: Bruce Djite (9); All: Bruce Djite (10)
Highest home attendance	14,783 vs Newcastle Jets ; (22 January 2011)
Lowest home attendance	1,658 vs Melbourne Heart ; (5 December 2010)
Average home league attendance	3,317 ; (20 February 2011)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2009–10 2011–12 →

The 2010–11 Gold Coast United season was Gold Coast United's second season in the A-League. They finished the regular season in third place, and were defeated by Central Coast Mariners in the Preliminary Final.

Transfers edit

In edit

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
16 June 2010	DF	John Curtis	Northampton Town	Free	^[1]
19 July 2010	GK	Glen Moss	Melbourne Victory	Free	^[2]
2 September 2010	FW	Bruce Djite	Gençlerbirliği	Free	^[3]
10 January 2011	FW	Shane Smeltz	Gençlerbirliği	Free	^[4]
16 January 2011	MF	Kim Sung-kil	Busan Transportation Corporation	Free
	MF	Anderson	Criciúma	Free	^[5]

Out edit

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee
19 July 2010	GK	Jess Vanstrattan	Central Coast Mariners	Undisclosed
29 July 2010	MF	Richard Greer
24 August 2010	FW	Shane Smeltz	Gençlerbirliği	Undisclosed

Loans in edit

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
22 December 2010	MF		Peter Perchtold	1. FC Nürnberg	10-games	^[6]

Trial edit

Date From	Date To	Position	Nationality	Name	Last Club
14 May 2010^[7]	28 May 2010	DF		John Curtis	Northampton Town

Released edit

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date
23 February 2011^[8]	MF		Jason Culina	Newcastle Jets	23 February 2011^[9]

Squad edit

As of match played 5 March 2011

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth (Age^{[N 1]})	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Glen Moss	GK	(1983-01-19)19 January 1983 (aged 28)	Melbourne Victory	2010	2012^[2]	30	0
20	Scott Higgins	GK	(1976-06-09)9 June 1976 (aged 34)	Wellington Phoenix	2009		12	0
30	Jerrad Tyson	GK	(1989-09-21)21 September 1989 (aged 21)	Brisbane Strikers	2010		1	0
Defenders
3	Michael Thwaite	DF	(1983-05-02)2 May 1983 (aged 27)	Brann	2009		56	0
4	Daniel Piorkowski	DF	(1984-01-12)12 January 1984 (aged 26)	Newcastle Jets	2009	2011^[10]	2	0
6	Dino Djulbic	DF	(1983-02-16)16 February 1983 (aged 28)	Rot Weiss Ahlen	2010		40	4
13	Bas van den Brink	DF	(1982-09-11)11 September 1982 (aged 28)	Omniworld	2009		50	4
16	Kristian Rees	DF	(1980-01-06)6 January 1980 (aged 31)	Adelaide City	2009	2011^[10]	52	2
22	Adama Traoré	DF	(1990-02-03)3 February 1990 (aged 21)	EF Yéo Martial	2009		42	2
24	John Curtis	DF	(1978-09-03)3 September 1978 (aged 32)	Northampton Town	2010	2011^[1]	19	1
29	Zac Anderson	DF	(1991-04-30)30 April 1991 (aged 19)	QAS	2009		5	0
	Ben Wearing	DF	(1989-05-08)8 May 1989 (aged 20)	Musgrave	2009		1	0
Midfielders
2	Steve Pantelidis	MF	(1983-08-17)17 August 1983 (aged 27)	Melbourne Victory	2009	2011^[10]	49	1
5	Robson	MF	(1986-11-03)3 November 1986 (aged 24)	Cabofriense	2009		30	2
7	Zenon Caravella	MF	(1983-05-17)17 May 1983 (aged 27)	Omniworld	2009	2011^[10]	52	1
8	Anderson	MF	(1983-01-10)10 January 1983 (aged 28)	Criciúma	2010	2011^[5]	48	0
10	Jason Culina	MF	(1980-08-05)5 August 1980 (aged 30)	PSV Eindhoven	2009	2012^[11]	44	8
17	Matthew Osman	MF	(1983-07-29)29 July 1983 (aged 26)	Central Coast Mariners	2009	2011^[10]	15	0
18	James Brown	MF	(1990-02-19)19 February 1990 (aged 21)	AIS	2009	2012^[12]	21	3
23	Steve Fitzsimmons	MF	(1976-09-07)7 September 1976 (aged 34)	Beenleigh	2009	2010^[10]	34	2
26	Ben Halloran	MF	(1992-06-14)14 June 1992 (aged 18)	QAS	2010		2	0
28	Mitch Bevan	MF	(1991-02-20)20 February 1991 (aged 20)	Brisbane Roar	2009		1	0
31	Joshua Brillante	MF	(1993-03-25)25 March 1993 (aged 17)	QAS	2010		5	0
32	Steven Lustica	MF	(1976-03-18)18 March 1976 (aged 34)	Sydney Youth	2010		2	0
33	Peter Perchtold	MF	(1984-09-02)2 September 1984 (aged 26)	loan from 1. FC Nürnberg	2010	2010^[6]	10	0
34	Kim Sung-kil	MF	(1983-07-08)8 July 1983 (aged 27)	Busan Transportation Corporation	2010		1	0
Forwards
9	Shane Smeltz	FW	(1981-09-29)29 September 1981 (aged 29)	Gençlerbirliği	2010^[4]		38	28
11	Bruce Djite	FW	(1987-03-25)25 March 1987 (aged 23)	Gençlerbirliği	2010^[3]		23	10
14	Joel Porter	FW	(1978-12-25)25 December 1978 (aged 32)	Hartlepool United	2009		40	7
15	Tahj Minniecon	FW	(1989-02-13)13 February 1989 (aged 22)	AIS	2009	2012^[13]	35	1
19	Andrew Barisic	FW	(1986-03-22)22 March 1986 (aged 24)	Melbourne Knights	2009	2010^[14]	17	2
21	Golgol Mebrahtu	FW	(1990-08-28)28 August 1990 (aged 20)	Brisbane Strikers	2009		14	0
25	Chris Broadfoot	FW	(1981-04-11)11 April 1981 (aged 29)	Broadbeach United	2010		5	0
27	Chris Harold	FW	(1992-07-14)14 July 1992 (aged 18)	Brisbane Force	2010		10	1

Competitions edit

A-League edit

League table edit

Pos	Team v t e	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:

^ 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.

Results summary edit


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	12	10	8	40	32	+8	46	7	5	3	23	9	+14	5	5	5	17	23	−6

Last updated: 12 February 2011.
Source: See Results

Results by matchday edit

Results edit

8 August 2010 1	Gold Coast United	0 – 0	Brisbane Roar	Gold Coast
15:00 AEST (UTC+10)	Traoré 23' Pantelidis 27' van den Brink 41' Rees 90'	Summary	Smith 82'	Stadium: Skilled Park Attendance: 6,394 Referee: Peter Green

13 August 2010 2	Wellington Phoenix	3 – 3	Gold Coast United	Wellington
17:30 AEST (UTC+10)	Ifill 6' Bertos 22' Greenacre 37', 56' Durante 48' Sigmund 80'	Summary	Djulbic 18' Smeltz 35', 74' Thwaite 55' Culina 88' Minniecon 90'	Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 8,398 Referee: Peter O'Leary

29 August 2010 3	Gold Coast United	0 – 1	Melbourne Victory	Gold Coast
15:00 AEST (UTC+10)	Rees 24'	Summary	Kruse 20' Dugandzic 22'	Stadium: Skilled Park Attendance: 3,624 Referee: Ben Williams

12 September 2010 4	Perth Glory	0 – 1	Gold Coast United	Perth
17:00 AEST (UTC+10)	Sterjovski 55'	Summary	Culina 23' Fitzsimmons 34' Thwaite 36'	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 10,450 Referee: Matthew Breeze

19 September 2010 5	Gold Coast United	0 – 0	Central Coast Mariners	Gold Coast
17:00 AEST (UTC+10)	Caravella 36'	Summary	Griffiths 21' Pérez 76' Zwaanswijk 85'	Stadium: Skilled Park Attendance: 2,037 Referee: Matthew Gillett

22 September 2010 6	Gold Coast United	1 – 0	Newcastle Jets	Gold Coast
19:30 AEST (UTC+10)	Robson 61' Curtis 90'	Summary		Stadium: Skilled Park Attendance: 2,091 Referee: Peter Green

26 September 2010 7	Sydney	1 – 1	Gold Coast United	Sydney
15:00 AEST (UTC+10)	Cazarine 20' Brosque 36' Cole 45'	Summary	Rees 32' Djite 45+1' Thwaite 65' Curtis 68'	Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 9,977 Referee: Ben Williams

1 October 2010 8	Gold Coast United	3 – 1	Wellington Phoenix	Gold Coast
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)	Djite 6', 70' Culina 22' J.Brown 77' 82' Pantelidis 90'	Summary	Ifill 9' (pen.) T.Brown 24' Pavlović 81'	Stadium: Skilled Park Attendance: 2,943 Referee: Matthew Gillett

17 October 2010 9	Gold Coast United	0 – 0	Adelaide United	Gold Coast
16:00 AEST (UTC+10)		Summary		Stadium: Skilled Park Attendance: 2,389 Referee: Chris Beath

23 October 2010 10	Melbourne Heart	0 – 0	Gold Coast United	Melbourne
17:45 AEST (UTC+10)	Srhoj 52' Worm 74'	Summary	van den Brink 35' Curtis 88' Brown 90'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 6,150 Referee: Chris Beath

31 October 2010 11	North Queensland Fury	1 – 2	Gold Coast United	Townsville
17:00 AEST (UTC+10)	Hughes 13' 45'	Summary	Traoré 11' Djulbic 85' 88'	Stadium: Dairy Farmers Stadium Attendance: 7,195 Referee: Matthew Breeze

6 November 2010 12	Melbourne Victory	0 – 1	Gold Coast United	Melbourne
18:00 AEST (UTC+10)		Summary	Vargas 55' (o.g.) Moss 84' Traoré 90+5'	Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 15,534 Referee: Peter Green

12 November 2010 13	Gold Coast United	2 – 1	Sydney	Gold Coast
19:30 AEST (UTC+10)	Porter 15', 54' Culina 44' Pantelidis 38' Traoré 81'	Summary	Cazarine 58' Musialik 59'	Stadium: Skilled Park Attendance: 2,536 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

21 November 2010 14	Central Coast Mariners	2 – 3	Gold Coast United	Gosford
16:00 AEST (UTC+10)	Simon 42' Kwasnik 71' Lewis 82'	Summary	Djulbic 45' 65' Pantelidis 70' 90+3' Barisić 73'	Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 9,732 Referee: Matthew Gillett

26 November 2010 15	Adelaide United	2 – 1	Gold Coast United	Adelaide
19:00 AEST (UTC+10)	Reid 10' Dodd 47'	Summary	Djite 28' van den Brink 45+2' J. Brown 16' 61' Djulbic 73'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 12,005 Referee: Peter Green

1 December 2010 16	Gold Coast United	1 – 2	North Queensland Fury	Gold Coast
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)	Storey 9' (o.g.) Brillante 40' Rees 75'	Summary	Williams 29' Hingert 35' Malik 43' Talay 68' Spagnuolo 90'	Stadium: Skilled Park Attendance: 1,714 Referee: Matthew Breeze

5 December 2010 17	Gold Coast United	3 – 0	Melbourne Heart	Gold Coast
16:00 AEST (UTC+10)	van den Brink 41' 84' Culina 58' (pen.), 77'	Summary	Beauchamp 57' Zahra 65'	Stadium: Skilled Park Attendance: 1,658 Referee: Jarred Gillett

11 December 2010 18	Gold Coast United	2 – 0	Wellington Phoenix	Gold Coast
20:15 AEST (UTC+10)	van den Brink 21' Djulbic 51' Brown 66' 70' Barisic 84' Rees 90'	Summary	Lia 27' Sigmund 50' Durante 52' North 65'	Stadium: Skilled Park Attendance: 1,716 Referee: Alan Milliner

15 December 2010 19	Newcastle Jets	2 – 0	Gold Coast United	Newcastle
18:00 AEST (UTC+10)	Wehrman 34' Milicevic 51' 78' Abbas 77' Petrovski 82'	Summary	Pantelidis 19'	Stadium: EnergyAustralia Stadium Attendance: 8,046 Referee: Ryan Shepheard

19 December 2010 ^{[N 2]} 20	Gold Coast United	0 – 0	Central Coast Mariners	Gold Coast
16:00 AEST (UTC+10)		Summary		Stadium: Skilled Park Attendance: 10,147 Referee: Chris Beath

26 December 2010 21	Brisbane Roar	2 – 2	Gold Coast United	Brisbane
18:15 AEST (UTC+10)	Barbarouses 30' Smith 41' Solórzano 66' (pen.) Susak 90'	Summary	Djulbic 14' Thwaite 33' Robson 55' Curtis 65' Traoré 88'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 13,065 Referee: Chris Beath

3 January 2011 22	Gold Coast United	0 – 0	Perth Glory	Gold Coast
18:00 AEST (UTC+10)	Pantelidis 24' Anderson 76'	Summary	Coyne 48' Todd 76'	Stadium: Skilled Park Attendance: 2,931 Referee: Peter O'Leary

8 January 2011 23	Sydney	2 – 0	Gold Coast United	Sydney
18:00 AEST (UTC+10)	Petratos 32' Byun 65' McFlynn 68' Mäkelä 90'	Summary	van den Brink 60' Fitzsimmons 64'	Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 6,135 Referee: Chris Beath

14 January 2011 24	Gold Coast United	4 – 0	North Queensland Fury	Gold Coast
19:30 AEST (UTC+10)	Djite 22', 43' Smeltz 52' van den Brink 53' Harold 82'	Summary	Tavşancıoğlu 34' Hingert 46' Akoto 62' Casey 77' Hughes 86'	Stadium: Skilled Park Attendance: 2,514 Referee: Matthew Gillett

19 January 2011 25	Melbourne Heart	1 – 1	Gold Coast United	Melbourne
19:00 AEST (UTC+10)	Alex 17' Beauchamp 58'	Summary	Djite 40' Perchtold 43'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,187 Referee: Strebre Delovski

22 January 2011 26	Gold Coast United	5 – 1	Newcastle Jets	Gold Coast
20:15 AEST (UTC+10)	Traoré 9' Pantelidis 22' Djite 36', 79', 87' 81' Smeltz 61'	Summary	Elrich 63' Zhang 75'	Stadium: Skilled Park Attendance: 14,783 Referee: Matthew Breeze

30 January 2011 27	Melbourne Victory	2 – 0	Gold Coast United	Melbourne
16:00 AEST (UTC+10)	Vargas 12' Allsopp 25', 56' Pondeljak 48'	Summary		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 8,287 Referee: Peter Green

2 February 2011 28	Gold Coast United	0 – 0	Adelaide United	Gold Coast
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)	Perchtold 33'	Summary	Hughes 37' Reid 81'	Stadium: Skilled Park Attendance: 2,138 Referee: Chris Beath

6 February 2011 29	Perth Glory	1 – 2	Gold Coast United	Perth
19:00 AEST (UTC+10)	Neville 21' Burns 24' Harnwell 31' Taggart 75'	Summary	Smeltz 33' (pen.), 55' (pen.)	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 6,617 Referee: Jarred Gillett

9 February 2011 ^{[N 3]} 20	Gold Coast United	1 – 3	Central Coast Mariners	Gold Coast
16:00 AEST (UTC+10)	Barisic 61' Smeltz 84'	Summary	Ibini-Isei 13' Amini 40' Duke 67'	Stadium: Skilled Park Attendance: 2,037 Referee: Strebre Delovski

12 February 2011 30	Brisbane Roar	4 – 0	Gold Coast United	Brisbane
20:20 AEST (UTC+10)	Barbarouses 3' Paartalu 41' Henrique 65' Broich 84'	Summary	Pantelidis 37' Caravella 55' Thwaite 87'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 20,831 Referee: Peter Green

A-League Finals edit

20 February 2011 2011Semi-Final 4 v 5	Gold Coast United	1 – 0	Melbourne Victory	Gold Coast
16:30 AEST (UTC+10)	Pantelidis 84' Djulbic 90'	Summary	Angulo 87'	Stadium: Skilled Park Attendance: 3,281 Referee: Strebre Delovski

27 February 2011 Minor Semi-Final	Adelaide United	2 – 3	Gold Coast United	Adelaide
16:30 AEST (UTC+10)	van Dijk 56' (pen.) Leckie 70' Boogaard 77'	Summary	Smeltz 38', 79' (pen.) 38' Djite 47' 71' van den Brink 54' Pantelidis 82'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 15,028 Referee: Chris Beath

5 March 2011 Preliminary Final	Central Coast Mariners	1 – 0	Gold Coast United	Gosford
18:00 AEST (UTC+10)	Kwasnik 75' Hutchinson 88'	Summary		Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 7,539 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Squad statistics edit

As of match played 5 March 2011

Appearances and goals edit

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		A-League		A-League Finals
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	NZL	Glen Moss	30	0	27	0	3	0
2	MF	AUS	Steve Pantelidis	29	1	17+9	1	3	0
3	DF	AUS	Michael Thwaite	28	0	25	0	3	0
5	MF	BRA	Robson	19	1	13+6	1	0	0
6	DF	BIH	Dino Djulbic	32	4	29	3	3	1
7	MF	AUS	Zenon Caravella	28	0	22+3	0	3	0
8	MF	BRA	Anderson	22	0	17+2	0	3	0
9	FW	NZL	Shane Smeltz	12	9	9	7	3	2
10	MF	AUS	Jason Culina	18	5	18	5	0	0
11	FW	AUS	Bruce Djite	23	10	20	9	3	1
13	DF	NED	Bas van den Brink	23	3	19+2	3	2	0
14	FW	AUS	Joel Porter	16	2	8+5	2	0+3	0
15	FW	AUS	Tahj Minniecon	18	0	8+7	0	3	0
16	DF	AUS	Kristian Rees	26	0	19+6	0	0+1	0
18	MF	AUS	James Brown	12	2	9+3	2	0	0
19	FW	AUS	Andrew Barisic	11	1	2+8	1	0+1	0
20	GK	AUS	Scott Higgins	2	0	2	0	0	0
21	FW	AUS	Golgol Mebrahtu	8	0	4+4	0	0	0
22	DF	CIV	Adama Traoré	31	2	28+1	2	1+1	0
23	MF	AUS	Steve Fitzsimmons	15	0	7+8	0	0	0
24	DF	ENG	John Curtis	19	1	12+5	1	0+2	0
25	FW	AUS	Chris Broadfoot	5	0	0+5	0	0	0
26	MF	AUS	Ben Halloran	5	0	2+3	0	0	0
27	FW	AUS	Chris Harold	10	1	2+7	1	0+1	0
29	DF	AUS	Zac Anderson	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
30	GK	AUS	Jerrad Tyson	1	0	1	0	0	0
31	MF	AUS	Joshua Brillante	2	0	2	0	0	0
32	MF	AUS	Steven Lustica	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
33	MF	GER	Peter Perchtold	10	0	7	0	3	0
34	MF	KOR	Kim Sung-kil	1	0	1	0	0	0
Players who left Gold Coast United during the season:

Goal scorers edit

Place	Position	Number	Name	A-League	A-League Finals	Total
1	FW	11	Bruce Djite	9	1	10
2	FW	9	Shane Smeltz	7	2	9
3	MF	10	Jason Culina	5	0	5
4	DF	6	Dino Djulbic	3	1	4
5	DF	13	Bas van den Brink	3	0	3
6	DF	18	James Brown	2	0	2
	DF	22	Adama Traoré	2	0	2
	FW	14	Joel Porter	2	0	2
	MF	5	Robson	2	0	2
10	DF	24	John Curtis	1	0	1
	MF	2	Steve Pantelidis	1	0	1
	FW	19	Andrew Barisic	1	0	1
	FW	27	Chris Harold	1	0	1
			Own goal	1	0	1
Total				40	4	44

Disciplinary record edit

Position	Nation	Number	Name	A-League		A-League Finals		Total
Position	Nation	Number	Name
1		GK	Glen Moss	1	0	0	0	1	0
2		MF	Steve Pantelidis	8	0	2	0	10	0
3		DF	Michael Thwaite	5	0	0	0	5	0
5		MF	Robson	1	0	0	0	1	0
6		Df	Dino Djulbic	5	0	0	0	5	0
7		MF	Zenon Caravella	2	0	0	0	2	0
8		MF	Anderson	1	0	0	0	1	0
9		FW	Shane Smeltz	1	0	1	0	2	0
10		MF	Jason Culina	1	0	0	0	1	0
11		FW	Bruce Djite	2	0	1	0	3	0
13		DF	Bas van den Brink	5	0	1	0	6	0
15		FW	Tahj Minniecon	1	0	0	0	1	0
16		DF	Kristian Rees	5	0	0	0	5	0
18		MF	James Brown	5	1	0	0	5	1
19		FW	Andrew Barisic	2	0	0	0	2	0
22		DF	Adama Traoré	4	0	0	0	4	0
23		MF	Steve Fitzsimmons	1	1	0	0	1	1
24		DF	John Curtis	2	1	0	0	2	1
31		MF	Joshua Brillante	1	0	0	0	1	0
33		MF	Peter Perchtold	2	0	0	0	2	0
Total				55	3	5	0	60	0

Notes edit

^ Age as of the end of the season
^ Match was cancelled in the 20th minute on 19 December 2010 due to poor playing condition of the pitch. Replayed occurred on 9 February 2011
^ Match was cancelled in the 20th minute on 19 December 2010 due to poor playing condition of the pitch. Replayed occurred on 9 February 2011

References edit

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External links edit

Official website Archived 22 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine

[table_note_res_GS0.4376527520072-16] 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.

[10] Age as of the end of the season

[17] Match was cancelled in the 20th minute on 19 December 2010 due to poor playing condition of the pitch. Replayed occurred on 9 February 2011

[18] Match was cancelled in the 20th minute on 19 December 2010 due to poor playing condition of the pitch. Replayed occurred on 9 February 2011

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