2011–12 Sydney FC season

Sydney FC

2011-2012 season
Chairman	Paul Ramsay
Manager	Vítězslav Lavička
A-League	TBA
AFC Champions League	DNQ
Top goalscorer	TBA
Highest home attendance	TBA
Lowest home attendance	TBA
Home colours Away colours
← 2010–11 2012-13 →

The 2011-12 season will be Sydney FC's seventh consecutive season in the Hyundai A-League since its foundation season in 2005-2006. The club will not compete in the 2011 AFC Champions League after failing to qualify during the previous season. The 2011-12 season also marks a new chapter in the history of the A-League, with new kit manufacturers for all teams. Reebok had held the rights to jersey manufacturing rights for the first six A-League seasons. Sydney FC announced Adidas as their new kit maker.

Contents 1 2011-12 A-League Squad 2 Transfers 2.1 In 2.2 Out 2.3 Loan In 2.4 Loan Out 3 Events 3.1 May 3.2 June 3.3 July 3.4 August 3.5 September 3.6 October 3.7 November 3.8 December 3.9 January 3.10 February 3.11 March 4 Pre-Season 5 2011-12 Hyundai A-League 6 Statistics 6.1 Goal scorers 6.2 Disciplinary record 6.3 Home Crowds 6.3.1 Results by round 6.3.2 League table 7 See also 8 References 9 See Also 10 External links

2011-12 A-League Squad

Players included in a Sydney FC squad in the 2010-11 season 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 Liam Reddy 2 DF Sebastian Ryall 3 DF Jamie Coyne 4 DF Pascal Bosschaart 5 DF Michael Beauchamp 6 MF Hirofumi Moriyasu 7 MF Brett Emerton (Marquee) 8 MF Karol Kisel 9 FW Bruno Cazarine 10 FW Nick Carle (Australian Marquee) 11 FW Dimitri Petratos (Youth)

No. Position Player 12 MF Shannon Cole 15 MF Terry McFlynn (Captain) 16 MF Joel Chianese (Youth) 17 MF Terry Antonis (Youth) 18 FW Juho Mäkelä 19 FW Mark Bridge 20 GK Ivan Necevski 21 MF Scott Jamieson 22 DF Nathan Sherlock 23 MF Rhyan Grant (Youth)

Transfers

In

Player	From	Date	Fee
Karol Kisel	Slavia Praha	8 February 2011[1]	Free Transfer
Jamie Coyne	Perth Glory	20 April 2011[2]	Free Transfer
Michael Beauchamp	Melbourne Heart	20 April 2011[2]	Free Transfer
Joel Chianese	Sydney FC (Youth)	17 May 2011[3]	Free Transfer
Nathan Sherlock	Sydney FC (Youth)	17 May 2011[3]	Free Transfer
Pascal Bosschaart	ADO Den Haag	17 June 2011[4]	Free Transfer
Brett Emerton	Blackburn Rovers	25 August 2011[5]	Free Transfer

Out

Player	To	Date	Fee
Matthew Jurman	Brisbane Roar	10 February 2011[6]	Free Transfer
Byun Sung-Hwan	Newcastle Jets	11 April 2011[7]	Released[8]
Stephan Keller	Willem II	6 July 2011[9]	Released[10]
Stuart Musialik	Central Coast Mariners	25 July 2011[11]	Released[10]
Andrew Durante	Wellington Phoenix	14 May 2011[12]	Loan return
David Williams	Melbourne Heart	22 June, 2011[13]	Free Transfer
Kofi Danning	Brisbane Roar	27 June 2011[14]	Released[10]
Brendan Gan	Bonnyrigg White Eagles	4 July 2011[15]	Released[10]
Anthony Golec	Sydney United	30 June 2011	Released

Loan In

Player	From	Date	Duration

Loan Out

Player	To	Date	Duration

Events

May

• 10th: Jamie Coyne signs for Sydney FC from Perth Glory on a 2-year deal.^[16]
• 20th: Former chairman of the National Rugby League club Canterbury Bulldogs, Dirk Melton, is announced as the new CEO of Sydney FC.^[17]

June

July

• 18th: Sydney FC announce that Adidas will be replacing Reebok as their kit supplier, signing a 4-year deal.^[18]

August

• 3rd: Sydney FC play their first pre-season friendly in preparation for the 2011-12 season, and tie 1-1 with NSW Super League club Macarthur Rams at Campbelltown Stadium.^[19]
• 8th: Sydney FC reveal their new kits, as well us unveiling their 2011-12 Membership drive at Martin Place, Sydney CBD.^[20]
• 9th: Former Socceroos goalkeeper Zeljko Kalac is announced as the new Goalkeeping Coach of Sydney FC, replacing John Filan.^[21]
• 10th: Sydney FC win their first pre-season game of the 2011-12 campaign, with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over former NSL club St. George Saints Football Club at Kogarah Oval.^[22]
• 17th: Sydney FC thump NSW Premier League team Parramatta Eagles 6-0 at Parramatta Stadium.^[23]
• 24th: Sydney FC continue their pre-season undefeated run with a 4-2 win over Bankstown City Lions at Jensen Oval. Nick Carle scores a brace, giving him 5 goals in 2 games.^[24]
• 25th: Sydney FC announced Socceroo Brett Emerton as their second Marquee player.^[25] The announcement comes days after rival club Melbourne Victory announced they had signed Harry Kewell, whom it was believed Sydney FC was also chasing.
• 30th: New marquee signing Brett Emerton is unveiled, and presented with the #7 jersey.^[26]
• 30th: Sydney FC are humbled 3-0 by Sutherland Sharks at Seymour Shaw Park, Miranda making it the first loss of the pre-season for Sydney FC.^[27]

September

• 1st: Club stalwart and long time serviceman from season one Terry McFlynn is announced he will retain the captaincy for the upcoming season.^[28]
• 10th: Sydney FC go down to NSW Premier League club Sydney Olympic 1-0.^[29]
• 17th: Sydney FC lose their first pre-season game against A-League opposition going down to Newcastle Jets 1-0 in Cessnock.^[30]

October

• 8th: ROUND 1 v Melbourne Victory at Docklands Stadium finishes in a 0-0 draw. Striker Mark Bridge is sent off in the second half, following an incident with Rodrigo Vargas.^[31]
• 15th: ROUND 2 v Brisbane Roar at the Sydney Football Stadium, results in Sydney FC's first loss of the season, going down 2-0 to defending Premiers & Champions Brisbane. Goals from Besart Berisha and Thomas Broich either side of half time allowed the Roar to win their 30th consecutive game without defeat.^[32]
• 22nd: ROUND 3 v Adelaide United at Hindmarsh Stadium results in Sydney breaking their goal drought, and winning their first game of the season, with a come from behind 2-1 victory. Dario Vidosic put the Reds ahead after a mistake by defender Michael Beauchamp, however second half goals by Jamie Coyne, and Nick Carle allowed Sydney to post their first 3 points of the season.^[33]
• 29th: ROUND 4 v Melbourne Heart at AAMI Park see's Sydney FC salvage a 1-1 draw in the dying seconds of injury time. A scrappy affair played in torrential rain, both sides failed to take their chances. Heart opening the scoring with 5 minutes to play through Brazilian striker Maycon. However Sydney replied through Nick Carle who scored his second goal of the season, right at the death.^[34]

November

• 6th: ROUND 5 v Gold Coast United at the Sydney Football Stadium ends up with Sydney FC taking all 3 points in a miraculous second half comeback. Down 1-0 at half time, which was doubled to 2-0 seconds into the second half, 2 goals in as many minutes saw Bruno Cazarine and Nick Carle claw Sydney back to 2-2, before a penalty kick was awarded to Sydney FC deep into stoppage time. Karol Kisel converted, to give Sydney a 3-2 win.^[35] Gold Coast coach Miron Bleiberg accuses referee Peter Green of match fixing for "the sake of the game".^[36]
• 12th: ROUND 6 v Perth Glory at NIB Stadium see's Sydney win their second game on the trot, with a 1-0 win. Striker Mark Bridge giving the visitors all 3 points after converting a low cross from Nick Carle. The win moves Sydney FC into 2nd position on the ladder, at the time only 2 points behind reigning Premiers & Champions, and currently undefeated in 2011-12 team Brisbane.^[37]
• 19th: ROUND 7 v Central Coast Mariners at the Sydney Football Stadium results in a 3-2 loss to the Sky Blues, ending their 4-game unbeaten streak. The Mariners opened the scoring with a bullet free kick via Dutch import Patrick Zwaanswijk before extending the lead mid way into the 2nd half through New Zealand international Michael McGlinchey. Nick Carle however pulled one back, effectively scoring his 4th goal of the season, and for a short time it looked like a repeat of the 3-2 heroics against the Gold Coast a fortnight earlier, but those hopes were quashed when the Mariners striker Troy Hearfield put a third past Liam Reddy. In the dying minutes, Brett Emerton was fouled near the box, and he skillfully put the free kick up, and around the wall, scoring his first competitive goal in a Sydney FC shirt.^[38]
• 27th: ROUND 8 v Wellington Phoenix at Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand results in the second consecutive loss for the Sky Blues, going down 2-1 this time to New Zealand club Wellington Phoenix. Wellington were up 2-0 with goals through Paul Ifill and Tim Brown, before Sydney's Bruno Cazarine picked up his 2nd goal of the season with a consolation goal in the 70th minute. The loss means Sydney drop a further place down in the ladder to fourth, allowing rivals Central Coast Mariners and Melbourne Victory to move into 2nd and 3rd respectively after they won their games.^[39]

December

• 4th: ROUND 9 v Brisbane Roar at Jubilee Oval, Carlton in Sydney's South-East ends with Sydney FC defeating Brisbane 2-0, ending the current defending Premiers & Champions 36-game winning streak, which is a record in Australian sport. An early goal, after just 36 seconds from young striker Dimitri Petratos got Sydney underway. Marquee man Brett Emerton got a flukey second goal from a corner kick midway through the first half, which the wind took and blew into the Brisbane goal, despite the best efforts from Goalkeeper Michael Theoklitos and former Sydney FC defender Matthew Jurman. The loss ends Sydney's 2-game losing streak, and moves them back into 3rd position behind Central Coast Mariners. ^[40]
• 7th: Sydney FC were supposed to be playing the Perth Glory at Campbelltown Stadium, Leumeah as part of the A-League's regional round. However, the match was postponed until further notice due to Perth Glory being unable to fly out from Perth Airport due to heavy storm activity in the area which prevented planes from arriving or departing to and from the airport. Due to the long distance between Sydney and Perth, the Glory are unable to fly the next morning.^[41]
• 11th: Round 10 v Gold Coast United at Skilled Park Robina on the Gold Coast ends up with a disappointing 0-0 draw for the Sky Blues, against a Gold Coast United outfit sitting last on the A-League ladder.^[42] The game was slightly marred post game, when it was reveled that Sydney FC defender Shannon Cole would be fined by the club, after being found guilty of Diving, breaching the clubs no tolerance policy regarding simulation, which is frowned upon by the world governing body FIFA and fans world wide.^[43]
• 17th: Round 11 v Newcastle Jets at Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle results in a come-from-behind victory against Sydney's Northern New South Wales rivals. The Jets scored first after dominating the first half hour of the game via a strike from New Zealand international Jeremy Brockie before Sydney FC clawed their way back into the game. Brazilian striker Bruno Cazarine leveled the scoreline, 19 minutes into the second half, after a smart cross from Karol Kisel in front of goal, followed by a simple header from Finnish striker Juho Makela on 84 minutes. The game also marked the debut of youth player Mitchell Mallia who came on as a substitute in the second half.^[44]

January

February

March

Pre-Season

3 August 2011	Macarthur Rams	1 – 1	Sydney FC	Campbelltown Stadium
Wednesday, 7:30pm	Saddler  67'	Report	Cazarine  55'	Attendance: 2,349

10 August 2011	St. George F.C.	0 – 3	Sydney FC	Jubilee Oval
Wednesday, 7:30pm		Report	Bridge  40' Cazarine  50' Rufer  83' (pen)	Attendance: 2,352

17 August 2011	Parramatta Eagles	0 – 6	Sydney FC	Parramatta Stadium
Wednesday, 7:30pm		Report	Carle  27' (pen), 47', 60' (pen) Bridge  48' Rufer  86' Makela  88'	Attendance: ~2,000

24 August 2011	Bankstown City	2 – 4	Sydney FC	Jensen Oval
Wednesday, 7:30pm	Salameh  43' (pen) Gardiner  55'	Report	Moriyasu  36' Carle  51', 59' (pen) Petratos  67'	Attendance: 1,251 Referee: Kevin Peddie

31 August 2011	Sutherland Sharks	3 – 0	Sydney FC	Seymour Shaw Park
Wednesday, 7:30pm	Nikas  47' (pen) McGanty  70' Cahill  90'	Report		Attendance: ~2,000 Referee: Strebre Delovski

10 September, 2011	Sydney Olympic FC	1 – 0	Sydney FC	Belmore Oval
Saturday, 7:30pm	Smith  87'	Report		Attendance: ~2,500 Referee: Kris Griffith-Jones

17 September, 2011	Newcastle Jets	1 – 0	Sydney FC	Cessnock Sports Ground
Saturday, 5:00pm	Virgili  43'	Report		Attendance: 1,786 Referee: Stuart Wolfe

24 September, 2011	Sydney FC	2 – 2	Perth Glory	Jubilee Oval
Saturday, 3:00pm	Carle  19' Emerton  49' (pen)		Mehmet  35' Howarth  52'	Attendance: 3,577

2011-12 Hyundai A-League

8 October, 2011	Melbourne Victory	0 – 0	Sydney FC	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Saturday, 6:30pm AEST		Report Summary	Bridge  73'	Attendance: 40,351 Referee: Peter Green

15 October, 2011	Sydney FC	0 – 2	Brisbane Roar	Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park
Saturday, 7:30pm AEST		Report	Berisha  42' Broich  70'	Attendance: 15,789 Referee: Strebre Delovski

22 October, 2011	Adelaide United	1 – 2	Sydney FC	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Saturday, 5.30pm AEST	Vidosic  28'	Report	Coyne  60' Carle  81'	Attendance: 12,504 Referee: Gerard Parsons

29 October, 2011	Melbourne Heart	1 – 1	Sydney FC	AAMI Park, Melbourne
Saturday, 7.30pm AEST	Maycon  88'	Report	Carle  90+4'	Attendance: 5,666 Referee: Chris Beath

6 November, 2011	Sydney FC	3 – 2	Gold Coast United	Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park
Sunday, 5.00pm AEST	Cazarine  60' Carle  63' Kisel  90+4' (pen)	Report	Rees  22' Macallister  46'	Attendance: 11,051 Referee: Peter Green

12 November, 2011	Perth Glory	0 – 1	Sydney FC	NIB Stadium, Perth
Saturday, 7.30pm AWST		Report	Bridge  45'	Attendance: 9,046 Referee: Gerard Parsons

19 November, 2011	Sydney FC	2 – 3	Central Coast Mariners	Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park
Saturday, 7.45pm AEST	Carle  77' Emerton  88'	Report	Zwaanswijk  40' McGlinchey  66' Hearfield  82'	Attendance: 13,947 Referee: Strebre Delovski

27 November, 2011	Wellington Phoenix	2 – 1	Sydney FC	Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand
Sunday, 2:00pm AEST	Ifill  7' Brown  59'	Report	Cazarine  70'	Attendance: 6,308 Referee: Ryan Shepard

4 December, 2011	Sydney FC	2 – 0	Brisbane Roar	Jubilee Oval, Carlton†
Sunday, 4.30pm AEST	Petratos  1' Emerton  19'	Report		Attendance: 11,555 Referee: Peter Green

7 December, 2011† (Postponed until further notice)	Sydney FC	–	Perth Glory	Campbelltown Stadium, Leumeah
Wednesday, 7.30pm AEST

11 December, 2011	Gold Coast United	0 – 0	Sydney FC	Skilled Park, Robina
Sunday, 7.30pm AEST		Report		Attendance: 2,984 Referee: Ben Williams

17 December, 2011	Newcastle Jets	1 – 2	Sydney FC	Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
Saturday, 5.30pm AEST		[1]		Attendance: 13,658

†The Round 9 fixture against the Brisbane Roar was moved from the Sydney Football Stadium to Jubilee Oval due to a Eminem concert being held at the Sydney Football Stadium on the same day ^[45]

†The Round 10, regional fixture against Perth Glory was postponed until further notice, due to the Perth squad unable to leave Perth Airport due to bad weather.^[41]

Statistics

Goal scorers

Correct as of Round 9

Rank	Scorer	Goals
1	Nick Carle	4
2	Bruno Cazarine	4
3	Brett Emerton	3
4	Karol Kisel	2
5	Jamie Coyne	1
6	Mark Bridge	1
7	Dimitri Petratos	2

Disciplinary record

Correct as of Round 9

Name
Mark Bridge	0	0	1
Nick Carle	3	0	0
Scott Jamieson	5	0	0
Terry McFlynn	5	0	0
Michael Beauchamp	2	0	0
Brett Emerton	1	0	0
Shannon Cole	1	0	0
Liam Reddy	1	0	0
Terry Antonis	1	0	0
Jamie Coyne	2	0	0
Pascal Bosschaart	2	0	0
Karol Kisel	5	0	0
Bruno Cazarine	2	0	0
Juho Makela	1	0	0

Home Crowds

Correct as of Round 9

Round	Opponent	Attendance
2	Brisbane Roar	15,789
5	Gold Coast United	11,051
7	Central Coast Mariners	13,947
9†	Brisbane Roar	11,555
10	Perth Glory	Postponed, TBA

†The Round 9 fixture against the Brisbane Roar was moved from the Sydney Football Stadium to Jubilee Oval due to a Eminem concert being held at the Sydney Football Stadium on the same day .^[45]

†The Round 10, regional fixture against Perth Glory was postponed untill further notice, due to the Perth squad unable to leave Perth Airport due to bad weather.^[41]

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H†
Result	D	L	W	D	W	W	L	L	W
Position	5	9	5	6	4	2	3	4	3

Last updated: 6 Nov 2011.
Source: Competitive Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Central Coast Mariners	14	9	3	2	24	10	+14	30	2013 AFC Champions League Group stage
2	Brisbane Roar	15	7	3	5	30	18	+12	24	2013 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off
3	Melbourne Heart	14	7	3	4	24	18	+6	24	2012 A-League Finals Series
4	Wellington Phoenix	15	6	3	6	22	19	+3	21
5	Sydney FC	14	5	4	5	18	22	−4	19
6	Newcastle Jets	14	5	2	7	18	25	−7	17
7	Adelaide United	14	4	5	5	15	24	−9	17
8	Melbourne Victory	14	3	6	5	17	21	−4	15
9	Perth Glory	14	4	3	7	15	22	−7	15
10	Gold Coast United	14	3	4	7	17	21	−4	13

Updated to games played on Big Wednesday
Source: the-AFC.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
¹First place through to sixth place qualify for the 2012 A-League Finals Series.
²First place qualifies for the 2013 AFC Champions League Group Stage.
³Winning the 2012 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League Group Stage, unless first place are champions.
⁴Second place qualifies for the 2013 AFC Champions League Qualifying Play-Offs, unless they qualify for the 2012 A-League Grand Final alongside first place or become A-League Champions, subsequently third place then qualify for the 2013 AFC Champions League Qualifying Play-Offs.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

See also

• Sydney FC
• Sydney FC season 2010-11
• 2011–12 A-League

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References

See Also

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