2011–12 Perth Glory FC season

Perth Glory FC 2011–12 football season
Perth Glory FC
2011–12 season
Glory fans prior to the 2012 A-League Grand Final
ChairmanTony Sage
ManagerIan Ferguson
A-League3rd
A-League Finals SeriesRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Shane Smeltz – 13
All: Shane Smeltz – 17
Highest home attendance12,358(regular season) v Melbourne
22 January 2012
Lowest home attendance6,484 v Gold Coast
3 December 2011
Average home league attendance8,320
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2011–12 Perth Glory FC season was the club's 15th season since its establishment in 1996. The club competed in the A-League for the 7th time. The club participated in its first A-League Grand Final this season, its 5th overall.

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. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Danny Vukovic
2 DF Australia AUS Josh Mitchell
3 DF Netherlands NED Bas van den Brink
4 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Billy Mehmet
5 DF Australia AUS Steve Pantelidis
6 DF Australia AUS Chris Coyne (Vice-Captain)
7 MF Australia AUS Jacob Burns (Captain)
8 MF Australia AUS Adam Hughes
9 FW New Zealand NZL Shane Smeltz
10 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Liam Miller
11 MF Netherlands NED Victor Sikora
12 DF Australia AUS Scott Neville
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF Australia AUS Travis Dodd
14 MF Scotland SCO Steven McGarry
15 FW Australia AUS Tommy Amphlett
16 MF Australia AUS Evan Berger
17 MF Australia AUS Todd Howarth
18 FW Australia AUS Jesse Makarounas (Youth)
19 DF Australia AUS Joshua Risdon (Youth)
20 GK Australia AUS Neil Young
22 FW Australia AUS Adam Taggart (Youth)
26 MF Australia AUS Brandon O'Neill (Youth)
27 MF Brazil BRA Andrezinho (Injury Replacement)
35 DF Australia AUS 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. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Australia AUS Dean Heffernan (from Australia Melbourne Heart)
1 GK Australia AUS Danny Vukovic (from New Zealand Wellington Phoenix)
3 DF Netherlands NED Bas van den Brink (from South Korea Busan I'Park)[1]
4 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Billy Mehmet (from Turkey Samsunspor)[2]
5 DF Australia AUS Steve Pantelidis (from Indonesia Bintang Medan)[3]
8 MF Australia AUS Adam Hughes (from Australia Adelaide United)
9 FW New Zealand NZL Shane Smeltz (from Australia Gold Coast United)
10 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Liam Miller (from Scotland Hibernian)[4]
13 DF Australia AUS Travis Dodd (from Australia Adelaide United)
16 DF Australia AUS Evan Berger (from Australia Melbourne Victory)
18 FW Australia AUS Jesse Makarounas (from Australia Australian Institute of Sport)
20 GK Australia AUS Neil Young (from Australia Newcastle United Jets)
27 MF Brazil BRA Andrezinho (from Japan Consadole Sapporo)[5]
35 DF Australia AUS 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. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Australia AUS Andrija Jukic (to Indonesia Bogor Raya FC)
— MF Australia AUS Howard Fondyke (released)
— DF Australia AUS Naum Sekulovski (released)
— DF Australia AUS Brent Griffiths (to Australia Stirling Lions)
— FW Australia AUS Anthony Skorich (released)
— DF Australia AUS Jamie Coyne (to Australia Sydney FC)
— DF England ENG Andy Todd (to England Oldham Athletic)
— DF Australia AUS Dean Heffernan (toChina Liaoning Whowin)
— FW Australia AUS Michael Baird (to Australia Central Coast Mariners)
— GK Australia AUS Aleks Vrteski (to Indonesia Solo FC)
— MF Australia AUS Adriano Pellegrino (to Australia Central Coast Mariners)
— FW England ENG Robbie Fowler (to Thailand Muangthong United)
— FW Serbia SRB Branko Jelic (released)[6]
— MF Australia AUS Cameron Edwards (to England Reading)[7]
21 MF Australia AUS Mile Sterjovski (to China Dalian Aerbin)

Matches

2011–12 Pre-season friendlies

Perth Glory Australia v Australia Bunbury Forum Force
25 June 2011 Perth Glory Australia 3 – 1 Australia Bunbury Forum Force Hay Park, Bunbury
Taggart 43'
Dodd 54'
Amphlett 90'		 48' Fontanille Attendance: 1,500
Perth Glory Australia v Western Australia WA State Team
5 July 2011 Perth Glory Australia 9 – 4 Western Australia WA State Team Dorrien Gardens
Dodd 19', 45'
McGarry 24'
Risdon 56'
Vittiglia 57', 79'
Taggart ?', ?'
Amphlett 90'		 Report Morgan 30'
Pritchard 63'
Barlow ?'
Kay ?'		 Attendance: 1,589
Referee: David Costello
Perth Glory Australia v Scotland Celtic
9 July 2011 Perth Glory Australia 0 – 2 Scotland Celtic Nib Stadium, Perth
Report Hooper 16'
Mulgrew 51'		 Attendance: 15,350
Referee: Peter Green
Platinum Stars South Africa v Australia Perth Glory
3 August 2011 South African tour Platinum Stars South Africa 1 – 0 Australia Perth Glory Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng
Report[permanent dead link]
AmaZulu South Africa v Australia Perth Glory
6 August 2011 South African tour AmaZulu South Africa 1 – 3 Australia Perth Glory Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
[ Report]
Perth Glory Australia v United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli
23 August 2011 Perth Glory Australia 1 – 1 United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli Nib Stadium, Perth
Burns 41' Report[permanent dead link] Grafite 90+3' Referee: Australia David Costello
Bayswater City Australia v Australia Perth Glory
3 September 2011 Bayswater City Australia 0 – 3 Australia Perth Glory Frank Drago Reserve, Bayswater
Taggart 43'
Dodd 54'
Amphlett 90'		 Fontanille 48'
Stirling Lions Australia v Australia Perth Glory
7 September 2011 Stirling Lions Australia 0 – 2 Australia Perth Glory Macedonia Park, Stirling
19:00 Report Smeltz 56', 67'
Balcatta Australia v Australia Perth Glory
10 September 2011 Balcatta Australia 1 – 6 Australia Perth Glory McGillivray Oval, Mt Claremont
13:00 Lowry 31' (og) Report[permanent dead link] Amphlett 13'
Sterjovski 20'
Mehmet 22'
Hughes 37'
Taggart 85'
Perth Glory Australia v United Arab Emirates UAE U23's
13 September 2011 Perth Glory Australia 2 – 1 United Arab Emirates UAE U23's AK Reserve, Mt Claremont
19:00 Taggart 8'
Dodd 63'		 Report[permanent dead link] Mabkhot 35' Attendance: 600
Referee: Matthew Cheeseman
Central Coast Mariners Australia v Australia Perth Glory
18 September 2011 Central Coast Mariners Australia 1 – 0 Australia Perth Glory Knox Grammar School, Wahroonga
14:00 Report Attendance: 5000
Sydney FC Australia v Australia Perth Glory
24 September 2011 Sydney FC Australia 2 – 2 Australia Perth Glory Jubilee Oval, Carlton
15:00 [ Report] Attendance: 3539

2011–12 Hyundai A-League

Results by round

Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

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

Fixtures & Results

Perth Glory v Adelaide United
9 October 2011 Round 1 Perth Glory 1 : 0 Adelaide United nib Stadium, Perth
16:30 AWST B. Mehmet 76' Summary Attendance: 9,452
Melbourne Heart v Perth Glory
16 October 2011 Round 2 Melbourne Heart 1 : 2 Perth Glory AAMI Park, Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
14:00 AWST		 D. Williams 45' Report 33', 66' S. Smeltz Attendance: 7,229
Perth Glory v Wellington Phoenix
23 October 2011 Round 3 Perth Glory 1 : 0 Wellington Phoenix nib Stadium, Perth
16:30 AWST
21:30 NZDT
Perth Starting XI
 L. Miller Yellow card 18'
S. Smeltz 32'
C. Coyne Yellow card 82'		 (1:0)
Summary
8   Shots   12
5   Shots on Target   2
13   Fouls Committed   12
4   Corners   7
4   Offsides   4
48%   Possession   52%		 Yellow card 7' B. Sigmund
Yellow card 12' Yellow-red card 90' M. Muscat
   Yellow card 32' Daniel		 Attendance: 8,299
Referee: Australia Ben Williams
Wellington Starting XI
Central Coast Mariners v Perth Glory
29 October 2011 Round 4 Central Coast Mariners 2 : 1 Perth Glory Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
17:30 AEDT M. Simon 27'
B. Ibini-Isei 45'		 Report 6' T. Dodd Attendance: 6,883
Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory
5 November 2011 Round 5 Newcastle Jets 2 : 0 Perth Glory Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
17:30 AEDT J. Brockie 10', 11' Report Attendance: 12,383
Perth Glory v Sydney FC
12 November 2011 Round 6 Perth Glory 0 : 1 Sydney FC nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWST Summary 45' Bridge
Yellow card 76' S. Jamieson		 Attendance: 9,046
Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory
20 November 2011 Round 7 Melbourne Victory 2 : 2 Perth Glory Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
17:00 AEDT C. Hernandez 52' (pen.)
D. Allsopp 58'		 Summary Red card 38' L. Miller
71' Andrezinho
86' S. Smeltz		 Attendance: 18,404
Brisbane Roar v Perth Glory
26 November 2011 Round 8 Brisbane Roar 4 : 0 Perth Glory Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
18:45 AEST B. Berisha 23', 45'
I. Nakajima-Farran 34', 42'		 Summary Attendance: 19,339
Perth Glory v Gold Coast United
3 December 2011 Round 9 Perth Glory 2 : 0 Gold Coast United nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWST M. Sterjovski 23' (pen.)
S. Smeltz 54' (pen.)		 Summary Yellow card 19' Yellow-red card 62' Anderson Attendance: 6,484
Wellington Phoenix v Perth Glory
10 December 2011 Round 10 Wellington Phoenix 1 : 0 Perth Glory Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:00 NZDT
12:00 AWST
Wellington Starting XI
 P. Ifill Yellow card 30'
T. Lochhead Yellow card 31'
T. Brown Yellow card 40'
B. Sigmund 85'
M. Pavlovic Red card 90+4'		 Summary
Report
10   Shots   9
5   Shots on Target   4
18   Fouls Committed   13
6   Corners   1
0   Offsides   1
55%   Possession   45%		 Yellow card 64' T. Howarth
Yellow card 88' J. Mitchell		 Attendance: 6,020
Referee: Australia Ryan Shepheard
Perth Starting XI
Perth Glory v Melbourne Heart
17 December 2011 Round 12 Perth Glory 1 : 2 Melbourne Heart nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWST M. Thompson 35' Summary 33' B. Mehmet
86' A. Behich		 Attendance: 6,458
Perth Glory v Central Coast Mariners
23 December 2011 Round 13 Perth Glory 1 : 3 Central Coast Mariners nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWST
22:00 AEDT		 Mitchell Red card 26'
McGarry 83'		 Summary Ibini-Isei 49'
Bojić 60'
Simon 64'
Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory
31 December 2011 Round 14 Newcastle Jets 1 : 1 Perth Glory Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
16:00 AEDT Jeffers 61' Summary Mehmet 9'
Mehmet Red card 34'		 Referee: Strebre Delovski
Perth Glory v Brisbane Roar
4 January 2012 Round 15 Perth Glory 3 : 3 Brisbane Roar nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWST
22:00 AEDT		 Dodd 16'
Sterjovski 24', 79' (pen.)		 Summary Nichols 40', 69'
Paartalu 45'		 Referee: Chris Beath
Melbourne Heart v Perth Glory
15 January 2012 Round 17 Melbourne Heart 1 : 2 Perth Glory AAMI Park, Melbourne
16:00 AEDT Sarkies 66' Summary Smeltz 16'
McGarry 69'		 Attendance: 7,233
Referee: Chris Beath
Sydney FC v Perth Glory
18 January 2012[Note 1] Round 11 Sydney FC 1 : 1 Perth Glory Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown
Bridge 45+3' Summary Hughes 89' Attendance: 5,505
Referee: Matthew Gillet
Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory
22 January 2012 Round 18 Perth Glory 4 : 1 Melbourne Victory nib Stadium, Perth
16:30 AWST
19:30 AEDT		 Smeltz 14', 35' (pen.)
Sterjovski 42' (pen.)
Andrezinho 90'		 Summary Kewell 69' (pen.)
Allsopp Red card 78'		 Attendance: 12,358
Adelaide United v Perth Glory
29 January 2012 Round 19 Adelaide United 0 : 3 Perth Glory Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
16:30 ACDT Summary Smeltz 14'
McGarry 20'
Miller 82'		 Attendance: 9,063
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Perth Glory v Gold Coast United
6 February 2012 Round 20 Perth Glory 4 : 0 Gold Coast United nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWST McGarry 18'
Miller 53'
Dodd 67'
Traoré 84' (o.g.)		 Summary
Sydney FC v Perth Glory
11 February 2012 Round 21 Sydney FC 2 : 1 Perth Glory Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19:45 AEDT Emerton 53'
Cazarinet 72'		 Summary Mehmet 86'
Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets
18 February 2012 Round 22 Perth Glory 2 : 0 Newcastle Jets nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWST Hughes 15'
Mehmet 60'		 Summary Attendance: 8,108
Perth Glory v Brisbane Roar
25 February 2012 Round 23 Perth Glory 0 : 3 Brisbane Roar nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWST Summary Henrique 21'
Berisha 59', 63'
Henrique Red card 65'		 Attendance: 10,367
Adelaide United v Perth Glory
4 March 2012 Round 24 Adelaide United 0 : 2 Perth Glory Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
16:30 ACDT Barbiero Red card 87' Summary Mehmet 6'
Burns 24'
Perth Glory v Central Coast Mariners
11 March 2012 Round 25 Perth Glory 1 : 0 Central Coast Mariners nib Stadium, Perth
16:30 AWST Dodd 25' Summary Attendance: 6,502
Gold Coast United v Perth Glory
18 March 2012 Round 26 Gold Coast United 3 : 0 Perth Glory Skilled Park, Gold Coast
17:30 AEST Anderson 4'
Brown 83', 90+3'		 Summary Heffernan Red card 36' Attendance: 1,720
Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory
24 March 2012 Round 27 Perth Glory 4 : 2 Melbourne Victory nib Stadium, Perth
18:30 AWST Smeltz 24', 48', 63' (pen.), 66' Summary Hernández 22'
Milligan 45+4'		 Attendance: 9,724
  1. ^ Originally scheduled for 7 December, this match was postponed due to severe weather in Perth, stopping travel for Perth Glory.
Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Central Coast Mariners 27 15 6 6 40 24 +16 51 Qualification for 2013 AFC Champions League group stage and finals series[a]
2 Brisbane Roar (C) 27 14 7 6 50 28 +22 49 Qualification for 2013 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and finals series
3 Perth Glory 27 13 4 10 40 35 +5 43 Qualification for 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
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ First place qualifies for the 2013 AFC Champions League group stage. Winning the 2012 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off, unless first place are champions.

2011–12 Finals Series

Perth Glory v Melbourne Heart
1 April 2012 Semi-Final 3 v 6 Perth Glory 3 : 0 Melbourne Heart Perth
17:00 AWST
(UTC+8)		 Smeltz 65', 72', 90+1' Summary Srhoj Yellow card 15' Stadium: nib Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 12,600
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Perth Glory v Wellington Phoenix
7 April 2012 Minor Semi-Final Perth Glory 3 : 2 (a.e.t.) Wellington Phoenix Perth
17:30 AWST
(UTC+8)		 van den Brink 14'
Mehmet 72'
Howarth 113'		 Summary Greenacre 47'
Muscat 55'		 Stadium: nib Stadium, Perth
Referee: Peter Green
Central Coast Mariners v Perth Glory
14 April 2012 Preliminary final Central Coast Mariners 1 : 1 (a.e.t.)
(3 – 5 p)		 Perth Glory Gosford
16:00 AEST
(UTC+10)		 Kwasnik 34' Report
Summary		 Smeltz 37' Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium,
Penalties
McBreen soccer ball with check mark
Wilkinson soccer ball with check mark
Ryan soccer ball with check mark
McGlinchey soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Smeltz
soccer ball with check mark Mehmet
soccer ball with check mark Miller
soccer ball with check mark Heffernan
soccer ball with check mark Burns

Grand Final

Brisbane Roar v Perth Glory
22 April 2012 Brisbane Roar 2 - 1 Perth Glory Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
16:00 AEST
(UTC+10)		 Berisha 84', 90+7' (pen) Summary Franjic 53' (o.g.)
Heffernan Yellow card 57' Yellow-red card 90+1'		 Attendance: 50,314
Referee: Jarred Gillett

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/ Archived 12 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Glory sign defender Van Den Brink
  2. ^ Mehmet shunned Brit return
  3. ^ "A-League Hardman Pantelidis Joins Glory". FourFourTwoAustralia. 14 October 2011. Archived from the original on 3 August 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Massive coup for Perth Glory". Perth Glory. 3 June 2011. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Glory brings in Andrezinho". 4 August 2011. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. 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 Archived 5 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine Young Aussie Brothers Join Royals
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