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The 2011–12 A-League was the 35th season of top-flight
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in Australia, and the seventh season of the Australian
A-League A-League Men, also known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional soccer league in Australia and New Zealand and the highest level of the Australian soccer league system. Established in 2004 as the A-League by the ...
soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...
competition since its establishment in 2004. At the end of the previous season, the North Queensland Fury were cut from the competition by the governing body,
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, due to financial reasons.


Clubs


Personnel and kits


Transfers


Managerial changes


Foreign players

The following do not fill a Visa position:
1Those 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 Wellington Phoenix Football Club is a professional football club based in Wellington, New Zealand. It competes in the Australian A-League Men, under licence from Football Federation Australia. Phoenix entered the competition in the 2007–08 ...
);
2Australian residents (and New Zealand residents, in the case of
Wellington Phoenix Wellington Phoenix Football Club is a professional football club based in Wellington, New Zealand. It competes in the Australian A-League Men, under licence from Football Federation Australia. Phoenix entered the competition in the 2007–08 ...
) who have chosen to represent another national team;
3Injury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players;
4Guest Players (eligible to play a maximum of ten games)


Salary cap exemptions and captains


Regular season


League table


Home and away season

The 2011–12 season saw each team play 27 games, host 13 and play 1 regional game over 25 rounds. On 4 January, over 11 hours of soccer was broadcast with all matches aired back to back starting in Wellington and ending in Perth. The season began on 8 October 2011 and concluded on 22 April 2012. ''All times are local unless otherwise stated.''


Round 1


Round 2


Round 3


Round 4


Round 5


Round 6


Round 7


Round 8


Round 9

Midweek FixtureGame was postponed due to severe weather in Perth, preventing travel for Perth Glory.


Round 10

Midweek Fixture


Round 11


Round 12


Round 13


Midweek Round


Round 14


Round 15

Midweek Fixture


Round 16

Midweek Fixture


Round 17

Midweek Fixture


Round 18


Round 19


Round 20

Postponed Round 17 FixtureGame was postponed due to risk of flooding in the Gold Coast.


Round 21


Round 22


Round 23


Round 24


Round 25


Table of results


Finals series


Elimination-finals

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Semi-finals

''Brisbane Roar won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ----


Preliminary final


Grand Final


Season statistics


Top scorers


Own goals


Attendances

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. ''Updated to the 25 March 2012 note: Adelaide United's lowest crowd was at Bathurst's Carrington Park(NSW) as part of the regional round fixtures.''


Top 10 Season Attendances


Discipline

''Updated to end of Week 17, 2 February 2012'' The Fair Play Award will go to the team with the lowest points on the fair play table at the conclusion of the home and away season. *
Wellington Phoenix Wellington Phoenix Football Club is a professional football club based in Wellington, New Zealand. It competes in the Australian A-League Men, under licence from Football Federation Australia. Phoenix entered the competition in the 2007–08 ...
's Nick Ward was given a straight red card that was later rescinded by the Match Review Panel.


Awards


End-of-season awards

* Johnny Warren Medal
Thomas Broich Thomas Broich (born 29 January 1981) is a German former professional association football, footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. A SpVgg Unterhaching youth product, Broich went on to play for SV Wacker Burghausen, Wacker Burghausen, ...
, Brisbane Roar * NAB Young Footballer of the YearMathew Ryan, Central Coast Mariners * Nike Golden Boot AwardBesart Berisha, Brisbane Roar, 19 Goals * Goalkeeper of the YearMathew Ryan, Central Coast Mariners * Manager of the Year
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, Central Coast Mariners * Fair Play AwardBrisbane Roar * Referee of the YearJarred Gillett * Foreign Player of the Year
Thomas Broich Thomas Broich (born 29 January 1981) is a German former professional association football, footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. A SpVgg Unterhaching youth product, Broich went on to play for SV Wacker Burghausen, Wacker Burghausen, ...
, Brisbane Roar * Solo Goal of the YearCarlos Hernández,
Melbourne Victory FC Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. Competing in the country's premier men's competition, the A-League Men, under North American professional sports leag ...
(
Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria. Competing in the country's premier men's competition, the A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL), Victory ...
v Central Coast Mariners, 10-Feb-12)


All-Star team

Formation: 3–4–3


See also

* 2011 Australian football code crowds


Team season articles

* 2011–12 Adelaide United season * 2011–12 Brisbane Roar season * 2011–12 Central Coast Mariners season * 2011–12 Gold Coast United season * 2011–12 Melbourne Heart season * 2011–12 Melbourne Victory season * 2011–12 Newcastle Jets season * 2011–12 Perth Glory season * 2011–12 Sydney FC season * 2011–12 Wellington Phoenix season


Notes


References

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A-League A-League Men, also known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional soccer league in Australia and New Zealand and the highest level of the Australian soccer league system. Established in 2004 as the A-League by the ...
A-League A-League Men, also known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional soccer league in Australia and New Zealand and the highest level of the Australian soccer league system. Established in 2004 as the A-League by the ...