2011–12 Gold Coast United season

Gold Coast United FC

2011–12 season

Chairman

Clive Palmer

Manager

Miron Bleiberg

Home colours

Away colours

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The 2011–12 Gold Coast United season will be Gold Coast United's third season in the A-League.

1 Season overview
2 Senior squad
3 Matches
- 3.1 2011-12 Hyundai A-League fixtures
4 References

Season overview

On the 23 September 2011, it was announced the club would start a youth academy consisting of 22 players who missed out on a place in the NYL squad. It has been speculated that the aim of this project is to address issues of community engagement.^[1]

Senior squad

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Glen Moss
2	MF	Joshua Brillante (Youth)
3	DF	Michael Thwaite
4	DF	Zachary Anderson (Youth)
5	DF	Kristian Rees
6	DF	Paul Beekmans
7	FW	Gol-Gol Mebrahtu
8	MF	Robson
9	FW	Joel Porter
10	FW	Tahj Minniecon (Junior Marquee)
11	MF	Jake Barker-Daish (Youth)
12	FW	Dylan Macallister
13	DF	Ante Rožić

No.	Position	Player
14	MF	Ben Halloran (Youth)
15	DF	Adama Traore (Youth)
16	FW	Maceo Rigters
17	FW	Chris Harold (Youth)
18	MF	James Brown (Youth)
19	FW	Chris Broadfoot
20	GK	Jerrad Tyson (Youth)
21	MF	Daniel Severino
22	MF	Peter Jungschläger
23	DF	Dylan McGowan (Youth) (on loan from Hearts)
24	MF	Jonas Salley (on loan from Chengdu Blades)
26	DF	Samuel Tesfagabr
27	DF	Ambes Yosief

Matches

2011-12 Hyundai A-League fixtures

Round 1 9 October 2011	Gold Coast United	1 : 1	Wellington Phoenix	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
16:00 AEDT 19:00 NZDT Gold Coast Starting XI 01 GK Glen Moss 03 DF Michael Thwaite (c) 06 DF Paul Beekmans 80' 08 MF Robson 12 FW Dylan Macallister 73' 13 DF Ante Rožić 14 MF Ben Halloran 15 DF Adama Traoré 18 MF James Brown 22 MF Peter Jungschläger 23 DF Dylan McGowan 57' Substitutes: 20 GK Jerrad Tyson 09 FW Joel Porter 57' 10 FW Tahj Minniecon 73' 21 MF Daniel Severino 80'	J. Brown 87'	(0:1) Report Summary 21 Shots 7 11 Shots on Target 5 11 Fouls Committed 15 9 Corners 5 3 Offsides 1 49% Possession 51%	17' C. Greenacre 83' A. Durante 90' N. Ward	Attendance: 4,113 Referee: Gerard Parsons Wellington Starting XI 01 GK Mark Paston 02 DF Manny Muscat 03 DF Tony Lochhead 06 MF Tim Brown 07 MF Leo Bertos 08 FW Paul Ifill 52' 09 FW Chris Greenacre 17 MF Vince Lia 49' 18 DF Ben Sigmund 21 MF Dani Sánchez 68' 22 DF Andrew Durante (c) Substitutes: 20 GK Tony Warner 11 MF Daniel 52' 12 MF Nick Ward 49' 19 DF Jimmy Downey 68'

Round 2 15 October 2011	Central Coast Mariners	1 : 1	Gold Coast United	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
5:30pm AEDT	P. Zwaanswijk 87'	Summary	47' J. Brown	Attendance: 10,374

Round 3 21 October 2011	Brisbane Roar	3 : 0	Gold Coast United	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
8:30pm AEDT	E. Paartalu 15' B. Berisha 61' M. Nichols 79'	Summary		Attendance: 13,425

Round 4 30 October 2011	Gold Coast United	3 : 1	Newcastle Jets	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
5:00pm AEDT	M. Rigters 12' K. Rees 58' J. Brown 84'		68' J. Wheelhouse	Attendance: 2,947

Round 5 6 November 2011	Sydney FC	3 : 2	Gold Coast United	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
5:00pm AEDT	B. Cazarine 60' N. Carle 62' K. Kisel 90+4' (pen.)	Report Summary	21' K. Rees 46' D. Macallister	Attendance: 11,051

Round 6 11 November 2011	Gold Coast United	1 : 2	Adelaide United	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide^[2]
8:00pm AEDT	B. Halloran 17' A. Traore 21' J. Brown 67'	Summary	5' Cássio 50' J. McKain 55' B. Djite 57' Z. Caravella 69' I. Ramsay	Attendance: 6,368

Round 7 18 November 2011	Gold Coast United	1 : 2	Melbourne Heart	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
8:00pm AEDT	P. Jungschläger 63'	Summary	4' M. Thompson 68' J. Germano	Attendance: 4,031

Round 8 27 November 2011	Melbourne Victory	3 : 2	Gold Coast United	AAMI Park, Melbourne
5:00pm AEDT	H. Kewell 3' (pen.) C. Hernández 22' (pen.), 79'	Summary	45' (pen.) D. Macallister 47' P. Jungschläger	Attendance: 16,522

Round 9 3 December 2011	Perth Glory	2 : 0	Gold Coast United	nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWST	M. Sterjovksi 20' (pen.) S. Smeltz 54' (pen.)	Summary		Attendance: 6,484

Round 10 11 December 2011	Gold Coast United	0 : 0	Sydney FC	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
		Summary		Attendance: 2,984 Referee: Ben Williams

Round 11 16 December 2011	Adelaide United	0 : 3	Gold Coast United	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
		Summary	18' B. Halloran 36' M. Rigters 63', 75' A. Rožić 90' D. Macallister	Referee: Ryan Shepheard

References

^ Gold Coast to launch junior academy
^ http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Ticketing-Information-for-Gold-Coast-clash/42049 Despite being played at Hindmarsh Stadium, this is nominally a Gold Coast home game.

Gold Coast United Football Club

Players

League	A-League

Home stadium	Skilled Park

Seasons (3)	2009–10 · 2010–11 · 2011–12

Championships (0)	Nil

Premierships (0)	Nil

Managers	Miron Bleiberg (2009-)

Captains	Jason Culina (2009-2011) · Michael Thwaite (2011-)

Rivalries	Brisbane Roar (M1 Derby) · Perth Glory (Iron Ore Cup)

website: www.goldcoastunited.com.au