2010–11 in Australian soccer

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

The season began on 27 February 2010 for the New South Wales Premier League.[1] Most other state leagues started within two weeks.

The 2010–11 A-League season kicked off on 5 August 2010.[2]

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

Teams promoted to the A-League 2010-11

Teams promoted to the New South Wales Premier League 2010

Teams demoted to the New South Wales Super League

Teams promoted to the Victorian Premier League 2010

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[3] 8th (09–10) Graham Arnold 10 February 2010[4] Pre-season
Melbourne Heart
N/A (New Club)
John van 't Schip[5] 12 October 2009 Pre-season
North Queensland Fury Ian Ferguson Moved to Perth Glory (asst.) 6 April 2010[6] 7th (09-10) Frantisek Straka 7 June 2010 Pre-season
Adelaide United Aurelio Vidmar Promoted to Olyroos coach & Socceroos assistant coach 3 June 2010[7] 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[8] David Zdrilic 4 December 2009[9]
Blacktown City Demons FC Ken Schembri Resigned 15 October 2009[10] Aytek Genc 15 October 2009
Manly United Phil Moss Moved to CCM as assistant coach to Graham Arnold. 14 May 2010[11] Craig Midgley 14 May 2010

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

Retirements

National team

International Friendlies

24 May 2010
Australia  2 – 1  New Zealand
Dario Vidošić  56'
Brett Holman  90+3'
Report Chris Killen  16'
MCG, Melbourne
Attendance: 55,659
Referee: Ricardo Salazar (United States)

1 June 2010
Australia  1–0  Denmark
Kennedy  71' Report
Roodepoort, Johannesburg, Gauteng,South Africa
Attendance: 6,000

5 June 2010
Australia  1–3  United States
Cahill  17' Buddle  4', 31'
Gomez
Roodepoort, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Attendance: 6,000

11 August 2010
UTC+2
Slovenia  2–0  Australia
Dedic  78'
Ljubijankic  90+1'
Report
Športni park Stožice, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)

3 September 2010
UTC+2
Switzerland   0 – 0  Australia
Report

7 September 2010
UTC+2
Poland  1 – 2  Australia
Lewandowski  18' Report Brett Holman  13'
Wilkshire  pen' (26)
Stadion Miejski, Krakow, Poland

9 October 2010
UTC+2
Australia  1 – 0  Paraguay
Carney  53' Report
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 25,210
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

17 November 2010
UTC+2
Egypt  3 – 0  Australia
TBA, Cairo, Egypt

2011 Asian Cup Qualifiers

6 January 2010
Kuwait  2 – 2  Australia
Bandar  40'
Naser  44'
Report Wilkshire  2'
Heffernan  4'

3 March 2010
Australia  1 – 0  Indonesia
Milligan  42' (Report)
Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 20,422
Referee: Kenji Ogiya (Japan)

2010 FIFA World Cup (South Africa)

13 June 2010
20:30 UTC+2
Germany  4 – 0  Australia
Podolski  8'
Klose  26'
Müller  67'
Cacau  70'
Report

19 June 2010
16:00 UTC+2
Ghana  1 – 1  Australia
Gyan  25' (pen.) Report Holman  11'
Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Attendance: 34,812
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

23 June 2010
20:30 UTC+2
Australia  2–1  Serbia
Cahill  69'
Holman  73'
Report Pantelić  84'
Mbombela Stadium
Attendance: 37,836
Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)

Goal scorers

Player Goals
Brett Holman 4
Tim Cahill 2
Luke Wilkshire 2
Dean Heffernan 1
Mark Milligan 1
Dario Vidošić 1
Joshua Kennedy 1
David Carney 1

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 2012 AFC Champions League Group stage
2 Central Coast Mariners 30 16 9 5 50 31+19 57
3 Adelaide United 30 15 5 10 51 36+15 50 2012 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off
4 Gold Coast United 30 12 10 8 40 32+8 46 2011 A-League Finals Series
5 Melbourne Victory 30 11 10 9 45 39+6 43
6 Wellington Phoenix 30 12 5 13 39 412 41
7 Newcastle Jets 30 9 8 13 29 334 35
8 Melbourne Heart 30 8 11 11 32 4210 35
9 Sydney FC 30 8 10 12 35 405 34
10 Perth Glory 30 5 8 17 27 5427 23
11 North Queensland Fury 30 4 7 19 28 6032 19 Disbanded at end of season

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 2011 A-League Finals Series.
2First place qualifies for the 2012 AFC Champions League Group stage.
3Winning the 2011 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2012 AFC Champions League Group stage, unless first place are champions.
4Second 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 17 10 2 5 33 16+17 32 Top 5 to Qualify for Finals
2 Sydney United 58 17 9 3 5 30 16+14 30
3 Marconi Stallions 17 10 5 2 22 17+5 35
4 Blacktown City 17 9 4 4 29 20+9 31
5 Sutherland Sharks 17 8 7 2 26 18+8 31
6 Bankstown City 17 6 8 3 29 28+1 26
7 Rockdale City Suns 16 4 3 9 17 181 15
8 APIA Leichhardt Tigers 16 6 7 3 23 318 25
9 South Coast Wolves 17 4 9 4 20 3414 21
10 Sydney Olympic 17 4 10 3 25 316 22
11 Manly United 14 3 8 3 14 228 17
12 West Sydney Berries 16 2 9 5 13 3421 15

Source: NSW Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

2010 VPL

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Richmond 16 9 2 5 24 20+4 29 Victorian Premier League Finals
2 Oakleigh Cannons 15 8 3 4 24 18+6 27
3 Green Gully 16 7 2 7 22 18+4 20*
4 Hume City 15 7 4 4 26 22+4 25
5 Dandenong Thunder 16 7 3 6 18 224 24
6 Northcote City 15 6 2 7 28 23+5 20
7 Bentleigh Greens 14 5 3 6 17 247 18
8 South Melbourne 15 6 4 5 26 21+5 22
9 Melbourne Knights 16 5 4 7 21 232 19
10 Heidelberg United 14 4 6 4 24 251 18
11 Sunshine George Cross FC 15 4 3 8 15 2712 12* Relegation to Vic State League Div 1
12 Altona Magic 15 3 4 8 28 302 10*

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

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

Sydney FC

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