2010–11 in Australian soccer

The 2010–11 season was the 128th season of competitive soccer in Australia.

Soccer in Australia
Season2010–11
Men's soccer
A-League PremiershipBrisbane Roar (1st title)
A-League ChampionshipBrisbane Roar (1st title)
Women's soccer
W-League PremiershipSydney FC
W-League ChampionshipBrisbane Roar
2009–10 2011–12

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

Teams promoted to the A-League 2010-11

  • Melbourne Heart

Teams promoted to the New South Wales Premier League 2010

  • Rockdale City Suns FC

Teams demoted to the New South Wales Super League

  • Penrith Nepean United FC (Now Defunct)

Teams promoted to the Victorian Premier League 2010

  • Bentleigh Greens FC
  • Northcote City SC

Teams demoted to the Victorian State League Division One

Managerial changes

A-League

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment Table
Central Coast Mariners Lawrie McKinna Reassigned 9 February 2010[1] 8th (09–10) Graham Arnold 10 February 2010[2] Pre-season
Melbourne Heart
N/A (New Club)
John van 't Schip[3] 12 October 2009 Pre-season
North Queensland Fury Ian Ferguson Moved to Perth Glory (asst.) 6 April 2010[4] 7th (09-10) Frantisek Straka 7 June 2010 Pre-season
Adelaide United Aurelio Vidmar Promoted to Olyroos coach & Socceroos assistant coach 3 June 2010[5] 10th (09–10) TBA TBA Pre-season

New South Wales Premier League

Team Outgoing Manner Date Incoming Date
Sydney United FC Ante Milicic Mutual Agreement 18 November 2009[6] David Zdrilic 4 December 2009[7]
Blacktown City Demons FC Ken Schembri Resigned 15 October 2009[8] Aytek Genc 15 October 2009
Manly United Phil Moss Moved to CCM as assistant coach to Graham Arnold. 14 May 2010[9] Craig Midgley 14 May 2010

Victorian Premier League

Events

January

February

March

April

  • 6th: North Queensland Fury manager Ian Ferguson announces he will be leaving the club as head manager and joining the Perth Glory following a turbulent season which saw him come under much scrutiny following results, players chosen as well as off field issues, including a public spiff with marquee player Robbie Fowler, who also signed with Perth Glory in the off season.[16]
  • 10th: Australian national team coach Pim Verbeek announced he will be quitting as Socceroos coach post-World Cup and will join the Morocco Football Federation as National Youth Technical Director.[17]
  • 27th: Adelaide United lose the final match of their Group H match against Shandong Luneng in the 2010 AFC Champions League group stage however move through to the next round.[18]
  • 28th: Melbourne Victory are knocked out of the Group Stage of the 2010 Asian Champions League, finishing last in Group E.[19]

May

  • 12th: Adelaide United are knocked out of the 2010 Asian Champions League after going down 3–2 in extra time to K-League club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in Adelaide.[20]
  • 24th: Australia play their final game on Australian Soil before the 2010 World Cup against New Zealand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia win 2–1 with goals from Dario Vidosic & Brett Holman.[21]

June

July

August

  • 5th: The 2010-11 A-League season kicks off with new team Melbourne Heat being defeated by Central Coast Mariners 1–0 at AAMI Park in front of 11,000.[31]
  • 11th: The Socceroos lose 2–0 to Slovenia in a friendly at Športni park Stožice, Slovenia.[32]

September

Retirements

National teams

Men's senior

Friendlies

11 August 2010 Slovenia 2–0 AustraliaŠportni park Stožice, Ljubljana, Slovenia
UTC+2 Dedic  78'
Ljubijankic  90+1'
Report Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)
3 September 2010 Switzerland  0 – 0 AustraliaAFG Arena, St. Gallen, Switzerland
UTC+2 Report Attendance: 14, 660
Referee: Thomas Einwaller (Austria)
7 September 2010 Poland 1 – 2 AustraliaStadion Miejski, Krakow, Poland
UTC+2 Lewandowski  18' Report Brett Holman  13'
Wilkshire  pen' (26)
9 October 2010 Australia 1 – 0 ParaguaySydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia
UTC+2 Carney  53' Report Attendance: 25,210
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
17 November 2010 Egypt 3 – 0 AustraliaCairo, Egypt
UTC+2
5 January 2011 United Arab Emirates 0 – 0 AustraliaAl Ain, United Arab Emirates
18:30 UTC+4 Stadium: Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium
Referee: Ali Shaaban
29 March 2011 Germany 1 – 2 AustraliaMönchengladbach, Germany
20:45 UTC+2 Gómez  26' Carney  61'
Wilkshire  64' (pen.)
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 20,000
5 June 2011 Australia 3 – 0 New ZealandAdelaide, Australia
17:00 UTC+9:30 Kennedy  10,59'
Troisi  93' (pen.)
Stadium: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 21,281
Referee: Minoru Tōjō
7 June 2011 Australia 0 – 0 SerbiaMelbourne, Australia
19:30 UTC+10 Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 28,149
Referee: Minoru Tōjō

AFC Asian Cup

10 January 2011 Group StageIndia 0 – 4 AustraliaDoha, Qatar
16:15 UTC+3 (Report) Cahill  11', 65'
Kewell  24'
Holman  45+1'
Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 11,749
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi
14 January 2011 Group StageAustralia 1 – 1 South KoreaDoha, Qatar
16:15 UTC+3 Jedinak  62' (Report) Koo Ja-Cheol  24' Stadium: Al-Gharafa Stadium
Attendance: 15,526
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou
18 January 2011 Group StageAustralia 1 – 0 BahrainDoha, Qatar
16:15 UTC+3 Jedinak  37' (Report) Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
22 January 2011 Quarter-finalsAustralia 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) IraqDoha, Qatar
16:25 UTC+3 Kewell  117' (Report) Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 7,889
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou
25 January 2011 Semi-finalsUzbekistan 0 – 6 AustraliaDoha, Qatar
19:25 UTC+3 (Report) Kewell  5'
Ognenovski  35'
Carney  65'
Emerton  74'
Valeri  82'
Kruse  83'
Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
Attendance: 24,826
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi
29 January 2011 FinalAustralia 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) JapanDoha, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3 Report Lee  109' Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 37,174
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov

Men's under-23

Friendlies

22 November 2011 Vietnam 0 – 2 AustraliaHanoi, Vietnam
Report Hoffman  19'
Minniecon  36'
24 November 2011 Australia 0 – 0 KuwaitHanoi, Vietnam
Report
1 June 2011 Japan 3 – 1 AustraliaNiigata, Japan
Nagai  45', 63'
Yuya Osako  85'
Report Nichols  4' Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium
14 June 2011 Australia 6 – 0 SingaporeSydney, Australia
Danning  6'
Mooy  14'
Hoffman  52'
Ješić  55'
Amini  69'
Behich  90'
Report Stadium: Blacktown Olympic Park

Olympic qualifying

19 June 2011 Preliminary Round 2Australia 3 – 0 YemenGosford, Australia
15:00 (UTC+10) Hoffman  14', 90'
Nichols  67'
Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 2,597
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
23 June 2011 Preliminary Round 2Yemen 0 – 4
(0 – 7 agg.)
 AustraliaNewcastle, Australia
18:30 (UTC+10) Report Hoffman  18', 31', 52'
Mooy  68'
Stadium: Ausgrid Stadium
Attendance: 3,009
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

Men's under-20

Friendlies

27 May 2011 Germany 0 – 1 AustraliaKamen, Germany
Report Danning  44'

AFF U-19 Youth Championship

24 July 2010 Group stage Australia1 – 0 South KoreaHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam
16:00 (UTC+7) Petratos  23' Report Stadium: Thong Nhat Stadium
26 July 2010 Group stage Thailand1 – 1 AustraliaHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam
16:00 (UTC+7) Sokjoho  71' Report Hamill  4' Stadium: Thong Nhat Stadium
28 July 2010 Group stage Vietnam1 – 4 AustraliaHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam
18:30 (UTC+7) Nguyen Van Thanh  57' Report Amini  1'
Leckie  14'
Halloran  40'
Babalj  73'
Stadium: Thong Nhat Stadium
30 July 2010 Final Australia1 – 0 ThailandHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam
18:00 (UTC+7) Babalj  81' Report Stadium: Thong Nhat Stadium

AFC U-19 Championship

4 October 2010 Group stage Australia4 – 1 YemenZibo, China
17:30 (UTC+8) Danning  14'
Bulut  26' (pen.)
McGowan  30'
Fletcher  83'
Report Al-Baidhani  2' Stadium: Linzi Stadium
Attendance: 8,432
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman
6 October 2010 Group stage Iran0 – 3 AustraliaZibo, China
14:30 (UTC+8) Report Amini  39'
Bulut  60'
Antonis  88'
Stadium: Linzi Stadium
Attendance: 8,761
Referee: Tan Hai (China)
8 October 2010 Group stage South Korea0 – 0 AustraliaZibo, China
17:30 (UTC+8) Report Stadium: Zibo Sports Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Mohamed Al Zarouni (United Arab Emirates)
11 October 2011 Quarter-final Australia4 – 2 (a.e.t.) United Arab EmiratesZibo, China
18:00 (UTC+8) Bulut  6'
Amini  48'
Leckie  92'
Fletcher  104'
Report Khalil  23' (pen.), 84' Stadium: Linzi Stadium
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
14 October 2010 Semi-final Saudi Arabia0 – 2 AustraliaZibo, China
16:30 (UTC+8) Report Bulut  70', 75' (pen.) Stadium: Linzi Stadium
Attendance: 5,430
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
17 October 2010 Final North Korea3 – 2 AustraliaZibo, China
19:30 (UTC+8) Jong Il-gwan  10', 43', 89' Report Bulut  24', 30' Stadium: Zibo Sports Stadium
Attendance: 31,145
Referee: Tan Hai (China)

League tables

2010–11 Hyundai A-League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Brisbane Roar (C) 30 18 11 1 58 26 +32 65 Finals series and 2012 AFC Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Central Coast Mariners 30 16 9 5 50 31 +19 57
3 Adelaide United 30 15 5 10 51 36 +15 50 Finals series and 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off
4 Gold Coast United 30 12 10 8 40 32 +8 46 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 Disbanded at end of season
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
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.

2010 NSWPL

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bonnyrigg White Eagles 22 13 6 3 45 20 +25 45 Qualified for the 2010 NSW Premier League Finals
2 Blacktown City (C) 22 12 4 6 42 27 +15 40
3 Sydney United 22 11 6 5 39 26 +13 39
4 APIA Leichhardt Tigers 22 12 3 7 39 37 +2 39
5 Marconi Stallions 22 11 3 8 26 26 0 36
6 Sutherland Sharks 22 9 4 9 36 29 +7 31
7 Rockdale City Suns 22 6 12 4 23 23 0 30
8 Bankstown City 22 7 5 10 37 41 4 26
9 Manly United 22 7 4 11 24 31 7 25
10 South Coast Wolves 22 6 4 12 32 39 7 22
11 Sydney Olympic 22 6 3 13 29 40 11 21
12 West Sydney Berries (R) 22 2 6 14 17 50 33 12 Relegated to the 2011 NSW Super League
Source: socceraust.co.uk, NSW Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

2010 VPL

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Richmond 22 12 4 6 33 26 +7 40 Victorian Premier League Finals
2 Hume City 22 12 6 4 41 29 +12 39[lower-alpha 1]
3 Green Gully 22 11 3 8 37 23 +14 36
4 Heidelberg United 22 10 6 6 34 33 +1 33[lower-alpha 1]
5 Northcote City 22 9 4 9 47 35 +12 31
6 South Melbourne 22 10 6 6 41 28 +13 30[lower-alpha 1]
7 Oakleigh Cannons 22 9 3 10 30 31 1 30
8 Dandenong Thunder 22 9 4 9 24 30 6 28[lower-alpha 1]
9 Melbourne Knights 22 7 5 10 30 37 7 23[lower-alpha 1]
10 Bentleigh Greens 22 5 6 11 19 36 17 21
11 Altona Magic 22 5 5 12 39 46 7 20 Relegation to Vic State League Div 1
12 Sunshine George Cross 22 5 4 13 20 41 21 19
Updated to match(es) played on Sep 6, 2010. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Hume City, Heidelberg Utd & Melbourne Knights were given a situation pending 3 point deduction as a result of failure to adhere to Rules of Competition 2009 – Section 1.6. South Melbourne lost 6 points because of an incident during the Round 6 home fixture against Heidelberg United.

Trophy & League Champions

Competition Winner Details Match Report
Hyundai A-League Premiers
Hyundai A-League Champions
New South Wales Premier League Bonnyrigg White Eagles (Premiers)
Blacktown City Demons (Champions)
Premiers Report
Championship Report
Victorian Premier League
NSW Waratah Cup Marconi Stallions 0–0 (7–6 penalties) Report

Australian clubs in international competition

Summary

Club Competition Final round
Melbourne Victory 2011 AFC Champions League Group Stage
Sydney FC 2011 AFC Champions League Group Stage

  Win   Tie   Loss

Melbourne Victory

1 March 2011 2011 Champions League Group EGamba Osaka5–1Melbourne VictorySuita, Japan
19:00 UTC+8 Takei  4'
Adriano  7' (pen.)
Lee  10'
Futagawa  62'
Kim  90+1'
(Report) Muscat  21' (pen.) Stadium: Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
Attendance: 12,949
Referee: Ali Hamad Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)
15 March 2011 2011 Champions League Group EMelbourne Victory1–2Jeju UnitedMelbourne, Australia
19:30 UTC+11 Allsoppp  37' (Report) Park  41'
Lee  84'
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 4,825
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
5 April 2011 2011 Champions League Group ETianjin Teda1–1Melbourne VictoryTianjin, China
19:30 UTC+08 Zorić  19' (Report) Muscat  52' Stadium: TEDA Football Stadium
Attendance: 25,456
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
20 April 2011 2011 Champions League Group EMelbourne Victory2–1Tianjin TedaMelbourne, Australia
19:30 UTC+10 Hernández  44'
Muscat  45+1' (pen.)
(Report) Tao  37' Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 5,693
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Sydney FC

6 April 2011 2011 Champions League Group HSydney FC1–1Shanghai ShenhuaSydney
20:00 UTC+10 Carle  12' (Report) Riascos  6' Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 7,007
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)
13 April 2011 2011 Champions League Group HSydney FC0–3Kashima AntlersSydney
20:00 UTC+10 (Report) Nozawa  41'
Gabriel  51'
Koroki  90+2'
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 7,320
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)
19 April 2011 2011 Champions League Group HShanghai Shenhua2–3Sydney FCShanghai, China
20:00 UTC+8 Jiajun  8'
Jamieson  52' (o.g.)
(Report) Cazarine  45+1', 59'
Bridge  90+3'
Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium
Attendance: 10,215
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
3 May 2011 2011 Champions League Group HSuwon Samsung Bluewings3–1Sydney FCSuwon, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9 Ha  34'
Neretljak  50'
Yeom  80'
(Report) Cazarine  51' Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 9,495
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
10 May 2011 2011 Champions League Group HKashima Antlers2–1Sydney FCTokyo, Japan
15:00 UTC+9 Osako  64'
Nozawa  84'
(Report) Jurman  26' Stadium: National Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 3,164
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

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