2011–12 Perth Glory FC season

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.

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 Smeltz13
All: Shane Smeltz17
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

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

Matches

2011–12 Pre-season friendlies

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
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
9 July 2011 Perth Glory Australia 0 2 Scotland Celtic Nib Stadium, Perth
Report Hooper 16'
Mulgrew 51'
Attendance: 15,350
Referee: Peter Green
3 August 2011 South African tour Platinum Stars South Africa 1 0 Australia Perth Glory Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng
Report
6 August 2011 South African tour AmaZulu South Africa 1 3 Australia Perth Glory Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
[ Report]
23 August 2011 Perth Glory Australia 1 1 United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli Nib Stadium, Perth
Burns 41' Report Grafite 90+3' Referee: Australia David Costello
3 September 2011 Bayswater City Australia 0 3 Australia Perth Glory Frank Drago Reserve, Bayswater
Taggart 43'
Dodd 54'
Amphlett 90'
Fontanille 48'
7 September 2011 Stirling Lions Australia 0 2 Australia Perth Glory Macedonia Park, Stirling
19:00 Report Smeltz 56', 67'
10 September 2011 Balcatta Australia 1 6 Australia Perth Glory McGillivray Oval, Mt Claremont
13:00 Lowry 31' (og) Report Amphlett 13'
Sterjovski 20'
Mehmet 22'
Hughes 37'
Taggart 85'
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 Mabkhot 35' Attendance: 600
Referee: Matthew Cheeseman
18 September 2011 Central Coast Mariners Australia 1 0 Australia Perth Glory Knox Grammar School, Wahroonga
14:00 Report Attendance: 5000
24 September 2011 Sydney FC Australia 2 2 Australia Perth Glory Jubilee Oval, Carlton
15:00 [ Report] Attendance: 3539

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHAHAAHAAHAHHAHAAAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultWWWLLLDLWLLLDDWWDWWWLWLWWLW
Position222233455787797555444443333
Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

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

9 October 2011 Round 1 Perth Glory 1 : 0 Adelaide United nib Stadium, Perth
16:30 AWST B. Mehmet 76' Summary Attendance: 9,452
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
11 March 2012 Round 25 Perth Glory 1 : 0 Central Coast Mariners nib Stadium, Perth
16:30 AWST Dodd 25' Summary Attendance: 6,502
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
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 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[lower-alpha 1]
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

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
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

Grand Final

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 101112131415161718192021222324252627FS-SF1FS-SF2FS-PFGrand FinalTotal
1 New ZealandShane Smeltz211112143117
2 Republic of IrelandBilly Mehmet11111117
3 ScotlandSteven McGarry11114
AustraliaMile Sterjovski1214
AustraliaTravis Dodd11114
6 BrazilAndrezinho112
Republic of IrelandLiam Miller112
AustraliaAdam Hughes112
Own Goal112
9 AustraliaJosh Mitchell11
AustraliaJacob Burns11
NetherlandsBas van den Brink11
AustraliaTodd Howarth111
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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