2011–12 Perth Glory season

Perth Glory FC
2011–12 season
Chairman Tony Sage
Manager Ian Ferguson
A-League 8th
Top goalscorer Shane Smeltz - 5
Highest home attendance 9,452 v Adelaide
9 October 2011
Lowest home attendance 6,484 v Gold Coast
3 December 2011
Average home attendance 8,320
Home colours
Away colours

The 2011–12 season is Perth Glory FC's 7th season since the inception of the A-League and 15th since the club's founding, in 1996.

Contents

Players

First team 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 Danny Vukovic
2 DF Josh Mitchell
3 DF Bas van den Brink
4 FW Billy Mehmet
5 DF Steve Pantelidis
6 DF Chris Coyne (Vice-Captain)
7 MF Jacob Burns (Captain)
8 MF Adam Hughes
9 FW Shane Smeltz
10 MF Liam Miller
11 MF Victor Sikora
12 DF Scott Neville
No. Position Player
13 MF Travis Dodd
14 MF Steven McGarry
15 FW Tommy Amphlett
16 MF Evan Berger
17 MF Todd Howarth
18 FW Jesse Makarounas (Youth)
19 DF Joshua Risdon (Youth)
20 GK Neil Young
21 FW Mile Sterjovski
22 FW Adam Taggart (Youth)
27 MF Andrezinho (Injury Replacement)

Transfers

In: 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 Danny Vukovic (from Wellington Phoenix)
3 DF Bas van den Brink (from Busan I'Park)
4 FW Billy Mehmet (from Samsunspor)[1]
5 DF Steve Pantelidis (from Bintang Medan)[2]
8 MF Adam Hughes (from Adelaide United)
9 FW Shane Smeltz (from Gold Coast United)
10 MF Liam Miller (from Hibernian)
13 DF Travis Dodd (from Adelaide United)
16 DF Evan Berger (from Melbourne Victory)
18 FW Jesse Makarounas (from Australian Institute of Sport)
20 GK Neil Young (from Newcastle United Jets)
27 MF Andrezinho (from Consadole Sapporo)[3]
DF Dean Heffernan (from Melbourne Heart)

Out: 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
MF Andrija Jukic (to Bogor Raya FC)
MF Howard Fondyke (released)
DF Naum Sekulovski (released)
DF Brent Griffiths (to Stirling Lions)
FW Anthony Skorich (released)
DF Jamie Coyne (to Sydney FC)
DF Andy Todd (to Oldham Athletic)
FW Michael Baird (to Central Coast Mariners)
GK Aleks Vrteski (to Solo FC)
MF Adriano Pellegrino (to Central Coast Mariners)
FW Robbie Fowler (to Muangthong United)
FW Branko Jelic (released)
MF Cameron Edwards (to Reading)

Matches

2011-12 Pre-season friendlies

2011–12 Hyundai A-League

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
Ground H A H A A H A A H A H H A H A A A H A H A H H A H A H
Result W W W L L L D L W L L L D D
Position 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 7 8 7 7 9

Source: Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
14 4 3 7 15 22 −7 15 3 1 3 9 9 0 1 2 4 6 13 −7

Fixtures & Results

  1. ^ Originaly scheduled for 7 December, this match was postponed due to severe weather in Perth, stopping travel for Perth Glory.

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.

Statistics

Goal scorers

Rank Player Goals per 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 29 30 Total
1 Shane Smeltz 2 1 1 1 5
2 Billy Mehmet 1 1 1 3
Mile Sterjovski 1 2 3
4 Travis Dodd 1 1 2
5 Andrezinho 1 1
Steven McGarry 1 1
A goal was scored from a penalty kick
2 were scored from penalty kicks

Disciplinary record

No. Position Name
1 GK Danny Vukovic 1 0 0
2 DF Josh Mitchell 4 0 1
3 DF Bas van den Brink 4 0 0
4 FW Billy Mehmet 2 0 1
6 DF Chris Coyne 3 0 0
7 MF Jacob Burns 6 0 0
9 FW Shane Smeltz 2 0 0
10 MF Liam Miller 3 0 1
17 MF Todd Howarth 2 0 0
19 DF Joshua Risdon 1 0 0
25 DF Trent McClenahan 1 0 0

References

See also