2011–12 A-League

The 2011–12 A-League was the 35th season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the seventh season of the Australian A-League soccer competition since its establishment in 2004. At the end of the previous season, the North Queensland Fury were cut from the competition by the governing body, Football Federation Australia, due to financial reasons.

Foreign players
The following do not fill a Visa position:

1Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian Residency (and New Zealand Residency, in the case of Wellington Phoenix);

2Australian residents (and New Zealand residents, in the case of Wellington Phoenix) who have chosen to represent another national team;

3Injury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players;

4Guest Players (eligible to play a maximum of ten games)

Home and away season
The 2011–12 season saw each team play 27 games, host 13 and play 1 regional game over 25 rounds. On 4 January, over 11 hours of soccer was broadcast with all matches aired back to back starting in Wellington and ending in Perth. The season began on 8 October 2011 and concluded on 22 April 2012. All times are local unless otherwise stated.

Round 9
Midweek Fixture

Round 10
Midweek Fixture

Round 15
Midweek Fixture

Round 16
Midweek Fixture

Round 17
Midweek Fixture

Round 20
Postponed Round 17 Fixture

Semi-finals
Brisbane Roar won 5–2 on aggregate.

Attendances
These are the attendance records of each of the teams at the end of the home and away season. The table does not include finals series attendances.

Updated to the 25 March 2012 note: Adelaide United's lowest crowd was at Bathurst's Carrington Park(NSW) as part of the regional round fixtures.

Discipline
Updated to end of Week 17, 2 February 2012 The Fair Play Award will go to the team with the lowest points on the fair play table at the conclusion of the home and away season.


 * Wellington Phoenix's Nick Ward was given a straight red card that was later rescinded by the Match Review Panel.

End-of-season awards

 * Johnny Warren Medal – 🇩🇪 Thomas Broich, Brisbane Roar
 * NAB Young Footballer of the Year – 🇦🇺 Mathew Ryan, Central Coast Mariners
 * Nike Golden Boot Award – 🇦🇱 Besart Berisha, Brisbane Roar, 19 Goals
 * Goalkeeper of the Year – 🇦🇺 Mathew Ryan, Central Coast Mariners
 * Manager of the Year – 🇦🇺 Graham Arnold, Central Coast Mariners
 * Fair Play Award – Brisbane Roar
 * Referee of the Year – 🇦🇺 Jarred Gillett
 * Foreign Player of the Year – 🇩🇪 Thomas Broich, Brisbane Roar
 * Solo Goal of the Year – 🇨🇷 Carlos Hernández, Melbourne Victory FC (Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners, 10-Feb-12)

All-Star team
Formation: 3–4–3

Team season articles

 * 2011–12 Adelaide United season
 * 2011–12 Brisbane Roar season
 * 2011–12 Central Coast Mariners season
 * 2011–12 Gold Coast United season
 * 2011–12 Melbourne Heart season
 * 2011–12 Melbourne Victory season
 * 2011–12 Newcastle Jets season
 * 2011–12 Perth Glory season
 * 2011–12 Sydney FC season
 * 2011–12 Wellington Phoenix season