2011–12 Perth Glory FC season

Perth Glory FC
2011–12 season
Chairman Tony Sage
Manager Ian Ferguson
A-League 3rd
Top goalscorer League: Shane Smeltz – 13
All: Shane Smeltz – 17
Highest home attendance 12,358(regular season) v Melbourne
22 January 2012
Lowest home attendance 6,484 v Gold Coast
3 December 2011
Average home league attendance 8,320
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 2010–11
2012-13 →

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.

Players

First team squad

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

No. Position Player
1 Australia GK Danny Vukovic
2 Australia DF Josh Mitchell
3 Netherlands DF Bas van den Brink
4 Republic of Ireland FW Billy Mehmet
5 Australia DF Steve Pantelidis
6 Australia DF Chris Coyne (Vice-Captain)
7 Australia MF Jacob Burns (Captain)
8 Australia MF Adam Hughes
9 New Zealand FW Shane Smeltz
10 Republic of Ireland MF Liam Miller
11 Netherlands MF Victor Sikora
12 Australia DF Scott Neville
No. Position Player
13 Australia MF Travis Dodd
14 Scotland MF Steven McGarry
15 Australia FW Tommy Amphlett
16 Australia MF Evan Berger
17 Australia MF Todd Howarth
18 Australia FW Jesse Makarounas (Youth)
19 Australia DF Joshua Risdon (Youth)
20 Australia GK Neil Young
22 Australia FW Adam Taggart (Youth)
26 Australia MF Brandon O'Neill (Youth)
27 Brazil MF Andrezinho (Injury Replacement)
35 Australia DF Dean Heffernan

Transfers

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

No. Position Player
Australia DF Dean Heffernan (from Australia Melbourne Heart)
1 Australia GK Danny Vukovic (from New Zealand Wellington Phoenix)
3 Netherlands DF Bas van den Brink (from South Korea Busan I'Park)[1]
4 Republic of Ireland FW Billy Mehmet (from Turkey Samsunspor)[2]
5 Australia DF Steve Pantelidis (from Indonesia Bintang Medan)[3]
8 Australia MF Adam Hughes (from Australia Adelaide United)
9 New Zealand FW Shane Smeltz (from Australia Gold Coast United)
10 Republic of Ireland MF Liam Miller (from Scotland Hibernian)[4]
13 Australia DF Travis Dodd (from Australia Adelaide United)
16 Australia DF Evan Berger (from Australia Melbourne Victory)
18 Australia FW Jesse Makarounas (from Australia Australian Institute of Sport)
20 Australia GK Neil Young (from Australia Newcastle United Jets)
27 Brazil MF Andrezinho (from Japan Consadole Sapporo)[5]
35 Australia DF Dean Heffernan (from China Liaoning Whowin)

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

No. Position Player
Australia MF Andrija Jukic (to Indonesia Bogor Raya FC)
Australia MF Howard Fondyke (released)
Australia DF Naum Sekulovski (released)
Australia DF Brent Griffiths (to Australia Stirling Lions)
Australia FW Anthony Skorich (released)
Australia DF Jamie Coyne (to Australia Sydney FC)
England DF Andy Todd (to England Oldham Athletic)
Australia DF Dean Heffernan (toChina Liaoning Whowin)
Australia FW Michael Baird (to Australia Central Coast Mariners)
Australia GK Aleks Vrteski (to Indonesia Solo FC)
Australia MF Adriano Pellegrino (to Australia Central Coast Mariners)
England FW Robbie Fowler (to Thailand Muangthong United)
Serbia FW Branko Jelic (released)[6]
Australia MF Cameron Edwards (to England Reading)[7]
21 Australia MF Mile Sterjovski (to China Dalian Aerbin)

Matches

2011–12 Pre-season friendlies

2011–12 Hyundai A-League

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHAHAAHAAHAHHAHAAAHAHAHHAHAH
Result W W W L L L D L W L L L D D W W D W W W L W L W W L W
Position 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 7 8 7 7 9 7 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3

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

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
27 13 4 10 40 35 +5 43 8 1 3 24 12 +12 5 3 7 16 23 −7

Fixtures & Results

  1. ↑ Originally scheduled for 7 December, this match was postponed due to severe weather in Perth, stopping travel for Perth Glory.
Pos
 Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Central Coast Mariners 27 15 6 6 40 24+16 51 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage
2 Brisbane Roar (C) 27 14 7 6 50 28+22 49 2013 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off
3 Perth Glory 27 13 4 10 40 35+5 43 2012 A-League Finals Series
4 Wellington Phoenix 27 12 4 11 34 32+2 40
5 Sydney FC 27 10 8 9 37 42−5 38
6 Melbourne Heart 27 9 10 8 35 34+1 37
7 Newcastle Jets 27 10 5 12 38 41−3 35
8 Melbourne Victory 27 6 11 10 35 43−8 29
9 Adelaide United 27 5 10 12 26 44−18 25
10 Gold Coast United 27 4 9 14 30 42−12 21 Disbanded at end of season

Updated to games played on 25 March 2012..
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 Qualifying play-off, unless first place are champions.
(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.

2011–12 Finals Series

Grand Final

Statistics

Goal scorers

Rank Player Goals per Game
 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 FS-SF1 FS-SF2 FS-PF Grand Final Total
1 New Zealand Shane Smeltz 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 4 3 1 17
2 Republic of Ireland Billy Mehmet 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7
3 Scotland Steven McGarry 1 1 1 1 4
Australia Mile Sterjovski 1 2 1 4
Australia Travis Dodd 1 1 1 1 4
6 Brazil Andrezinho 1 1 2
Republic of Ireland Liam Miller 1 1 2
Australia Adam Hughes 1 1 2
Own Goal 1 1 2
9 Australia Josh Mitchell 1 1
Australia Jacob Burns 1 1
Netherlands Bas van den Brink 1 1
Australia Todd Howarth 1 1 1
 A goal was scored from a penalty kick
2 were scored from penalty kicks

Disciplinary record

No. Position Name
1 GK Australia Danny Vukovic 3 0 0
2 DF Australia Josh Mitchell 6 0 1
3 DF Netherlands Bas van den Brink 4 0 0
4 FW Republic of Ireland Billy Mehmet 4 0 1
5 DF Australia Steve Pantelidis 7 0 0
6 DF Australia Chris Coyne 3 0 0
7 MF Australia Jacob Burns 9 0 0
8 DF Australia Adam Hughes 1 0 0
9 FW Australia Shane Smeltz 4 0 0
10 MF Republic of Ireland Liam Miller 5 0 1
12 DF Australia Scott Neville 1 0 0
13 MF Australia Travis Dodd 1 0 0
17 MF Australia Todd Howarth 4 0 0
19 DF Australia Joshua Risdon 1 0 0
21 FW Australia Mile Sterjovski 1 0 0
25 DF Australia Trent McClenahan 1 0 0
26 MF Australia Brandon O'Neill 1 0 0
27 MF Brazil Andrezinho 1 0 0
35 DF Australia Dean Heffernan 5 1 1

References

  1. ↑ http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/soccer/9594980/glory-sign-defender-van-den-brink/ Glory sign defender Van Den Brink
  2. ↑ Mehmet shunned Brit return
  3. ↑ "A-League Hardman Pantelidis Joins Glory". FourFourTwoAustralia. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "Massive coup for Perth Glory". Perth Glory. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  5. ↑ "Glory brings in Andrezinho". 4 August 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "Jelic let go by Glory". ABC Sport. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  7. ↑ http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/202778,young-aussie-duo-join-royals.aspx Young Aussie Brothers Join Royals