- 2011–12 Melbourne Victory season
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Melbourne Victory 2011–12 season Chairman 
Anthony Di PietroManager Mehmet DurakovicStadium AAMI Park and Etihad Stadium A-League Premiership TBD Top goalscorer A. Thompson - 3Highest home attendance 40,651 v Sydney FC
8 October 2011Lowest home attendance 24,820 v Brisbane Roar
5 November 2011Average home attendance 34,927 
Home colours
Away colours← 2010–11 2012-13 → The Melbourne Victory 2011–12 season is Melbourne Victory's seventh A-League season. It is the first A-League season that the Victory will wear a kit not made by Reebok.
Contents
Players
First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player 1 GK Tando Velaphi 2 DF Matthew Foschini 3 
DF Fabio 4 DF Petar Franjic 6 MF Leigh Broxham 7 DF Matthew Kemp 8 
MF Grant Brebner (Vice-captain) 9 
FW Jean Carlos Solórzano (on loan from LD Alajuelense) 10 FW Archie Thompson 11 
MF Marco Rojas 12 DF Rodrigo Vargas 13 MF Diogo Ferreira 14 MF Billy Celeski No. Position Player 15 MF Tom Pondeljak 16 MF Carlos Hernández 17 MF James Jeggo 18 FW Danny Allsopp 19 MF Isaka Cernak 20 GK Lawrence Thomas 21 GK Ante Čović 22 FW Harry Kewell 23 DF Adrian Leijer (Captain) 25 FW Luke O'Dea 26 DF Nicholas Ansell 30 GK Rani Dowisha Transfers
In
Date Position Name From Fee 20 October 2010 MF Isaka Cernak North Queensland FuryUndisclosed[1] 8 February 2011 GK Tando Velaphi Perth GloryUndisclosed[2] 11 March 2011 MF Marco Rojas Wellington PhoenixUndisclosed[3] 21 March 2011 MF James Jeggo Melbourne Victory – Youth3 yr Contract 28 March 2011 FW Jean Carlos Solórzano LD Alajuelense1 yr Loan[4] 20 August 2011 MF Harry Kewell
Galatasaray3 yr Contract[5] 15 September 2011 DF Fabio Alves Volta Redonda Futebol Clube1 yr Contract[6] 15 September 2011 GK Lawrence Thomas
Sheffield United2 yr Contract[6] 4 October 2011 GK Ante Čović
IF Elfsborg1 yr Contract - Isaka Cernak and Tando Velaphi were signed during season 2010/11 after regular season and in between final series for the AFC Champions League.
Out
Date Position Name To Fee 16 February 2011 DF Kevin MuscatUnattached Retired[7] 1 March 2011 DF Evan Berger Perth GloryFree 1 March 2011 MF Mate Dugandzic Melbourne HeartFree 26 March 2011 FW Robbie Kruse
Fortuna DüsseldorfUndisclosed[8] 27 May 2011 GK Michael PetkovicUnattached Retired[9] 27 May 2011 MF Marvin Angulo CS HeredianoLoan terminated 12 July 2011 DF 
Surat Sukha Buriram PEAFree[10] Loan out
Date from Date to Pos. Name To 21 March 2011 31 December 2011 FW Ricardinho Paraná Clube[11]Coaching staff
Position Staff First-team Manager Mehmet DurakovicFirst-team Assistant manager Kevin MuscatFirst-team coach Steve MautoneYouth team Manager 
Darren DaviesYouth team Assistant manager Vaughan CovenyYouth team Physiotherapist Sharbil WehbeGoalkeeping coach Steve MautoneFitness coach Adam BasilSports scientist Anita PedranaPhysiotherapist Sam BugejaPhysiotherapist Daniel JonesPersonal trainer Andrew BrownClub doctor Dr Anik ShawdonSource:[citation needed]
Matches
2011-2012 Pre-season friendlies
Date Opponents H / A Result
F – AScorers Attendance 13 July 2011 Celtic H 0 - 1 20,794 26 July 2011 Port Melbourne A 2 - 0 Allsopp 15', Broxham 35' 3 August 2011 Dandenong Thunder N 0 - 1 10 August 2011 Bentleigh Greens N 2 - 3 Hernández (2) 24 August 2011 Springvale White Eagles A 5 - 1 Thompson (2), Solórzano, Hernández, Allsopp 4 September 2011 Gold Coast United N 0 - 1 11 September 2011 Brisbane Roar N 2 - 0 Hernández 39', Allsopp 50' 6,307 23 September 2011 Adelaide United A 1 - 1 Hernández 87' 9,543 2011-2012 Hyundai A-League fixtures
Round 1 8 October 2011 Melbourne Victory 
0 : 0 
Sydney FCEtihad Stadium, Melbourne Summary Attendance: 40,651
Referee:
Round 2 14 October 2011 Adelaide United 
1 : 0 Melbourne VictoryHindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide S. van Dijk 
52'Summary Attendance: 14,573 Round 3 22 October 2011 Melbourne Victory 0 : 0 
Melbourne HeartEtihad Stadium, Melbourne Summary Attendance: 39,309 Round 4 30 October 2011 Wellington Phoenix 
1 : 2 Melbourne VictoryWestpac Stadium, Wellington 16:30 NZDT
14:30 AEDT
Wellington Starting XI- 20
GK Tony Warner - 03 DF Tony Lochhead
- 06 MF Tim Brown
- 07 MF Leo Bertos
- 09 FW Chris Greenacre
- 11 MF Daniel
77' - 13 DF Nikolas Tsattalios
- 18 DF Ben Sigmund
- 21
MF Dani Sánchez - 22 DF Andrew Durante (c)
- 24
ST Alex Smith 68' - Substitutes:
- 01 GK Mark Paston
- 04 DF Brent Griffiths
68' - 12 MF Nick Ward 77'
- 15 MF Cameron Lindsay
Ben Sigmund 
54' 
66'
D. Sánchez 60' 71'(0:1)
Report
Summary
18 Shots 9
8 Shots on Target 3
16 Fouls Committed 9
2 Corners 9
1 Offsides 2
44% Possession 56% 42' A. Thompson
53' T. Pondeljak
67' (pen.) C. Hernández
82' FabioAttendance: 9,369
Referee: Peter Green
Melbourne Starting XI- 21 GK Ante Čović
- 02 DF Matthew Foschini
- 03 DF Fabio
- 06 MF Leigh Broxham
- 09 FW Jean Carlos Solórzano 72'
- 10 FW Archie Thompson
- 12 DF Rodrigo Vargas
- 15 MF Tom Pondeljak 64'
- 16 MF Carlos Hernández
- 22 FW Harry Kewell 89'
- 23 DF Adrian Leijer (c)
- Substitutes:
- 20 GK Lawrence Thomas
- 11 MF Marco Rojas 64'
- 14 MF Billy Celeski 89'
- 18 FW Danny Allsopp 72'
Round 5 5 November 2011 Melbourne Victory 2 : 2 
Brisbane RoarEtihad Stadium, Melbourne A. Čović 2'
C. Hernández 7'
A. Thompson 9', 20' 90'
A. Leijer 25'
M. Foschini 36'
D. Allsopp 78'Summary 5' (pen.) Henrique
27' T. Broich
69' B. Berisha
89' L. BrattanAttendance: 24,820
Referee: Ben WilliamsRound 6 12 November 2011 Central Coast Mariners 
v Melbourne VictoryRound 7 20 November 2011 Melbourne Victory v 
Perth GloryRound 8 27 November 2011 Melbourne Victory v 
Gold Coast UnitedRound 9 3 December 2011 Newcastle Jets 
v Melbourne VictoryRound 10 10 December 2011 Melbourne Victory v Adelaide UnitedRound 11 18 December 2011 Melbourne Victory v Wellington PhoenixRound 12 23 December 2011 Melbourne Heart v Melbourne VictoryRound 13 31 December 2011 Brisbane Roar v Melbourne VictoryRound 14 4 January 2012 Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne VictoryRound 15 7 January 2012 Melbourne Victory v Newcastle JetsRound 16 13 January 2012 Melbourne Victory v Adelaide UnitedRound 17 22 January 2012 Perth Glory v Melbourne VictoryRound 18 26 January 2012 Melbourne Victory v Sydney FCRound 19 1 February 2012 Gold Coast United v Melbourne VictoryRound 20 4 February 2012 Melbourne Heart v Melbourne VictoryRound 21 10 February 2012 Melbourne Victory v Central Coast MarinersRound 22 18 February 2012 Brisbane Roar v Melbourne VictoryRound 23 25 February 2012 Gold Coast United v Melbourne VictoryRound 24 3 March 2012 Melbourne Victory v Newcastle JetsRound 25 10 March 2012 Sydney FC v Melbourne VictoryRound 26 16 March 2012 Melbourne Victory v Wellington PhoenixRound 27 24 March 2012 Perth Glory v Melbourne VictoryResults summary
Overall Home Away Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD 4 1 2 1 2 2 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 Results by round
Round 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 Ground H A H A H A H H A H H A A A H H A H A A H A A H A H A Result D L D W D Position 6 8 8 4 6 Source:[citation needed]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.Statistics
Appearances
No. Pos. Name League Finals Total Discipline Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 
1 GK Tando Velaphi0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 DF Matthew Foschini1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 DF Fabio1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 DF Petar Franjic0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 MF Leigh Broxham1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 DF Matthew Kemp0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 MF Grant Brebner1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 FW Jean Carlos Solórzano1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 FW Archie Thompson1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 MF Marco Rojas1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 DF Rodrigo Vargas1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 MF Diogo Ferreira0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 MF Billy Celeski1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 MF Tom Pondeljak0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 MF Carlos Hernández0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 MF James Jeggo0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 FW Danny Allsopp1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19 MF Isaka Cernak1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20 GK Lawrence Thomas0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 GK Ante Čović1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 22 FW Harry Kewell1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 23 DF Adrian Leijer1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 25 FW Luke O'Dea0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 DF Nicholas Ansell0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – Own goals – 0 – 0 – 0 – – Ladder
League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Brisbane Roar 6 4 2 0 16 4 +12 14 2 Sydney FC 6 3 2 1 7 6 +1 11 3 Perth Glory 6 3 0 3 5 6 −1 9 4 Newcastle Jets 6 3 0 3 7 10 −3 9 5 Central Coast Mariners 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8 6 Melbourne Victory 6 1 4 1 4 4 0 7 7 Adelaide United 6 2 1 3 6 12 −6 7 8 Melbourne Heart 6 1 3 2 8 7 +1 6 9 Wellington Phoenix 6 1 2 3 6 7 −1 5 10 Gold Coast United 6 1 2 3 8 11 −3 5 Rules for classification:1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored. Teams qualify for finals. Updated to end of round 6 Teams qualify for AFC Champions League. National Youth League
Fixtures
Date Opponents H / A Result
F – AScorers Attendance League
position23 October 2011 Melbourne Heart Youth A 30 October 2011 A.I.S. A 6 November 2011 Brisbane Roar Youth H 11 November 2011 Central Coast Mariners Youth A 20 November 2011 Sydney FC Youth A 27 November 2011 Gold Coast United Youth H 4 December 2011 Newcastle Jets Youth A 11 December 2011 Adelaide United Youth H 17 December 2011 A.I.S. H 8 January 2012 Newcastle Jets Youth H 14 January 2012 Adelaide United Youth A 21 January 2012 Perth Glory Youth A 29 January 2012 Sydney FC Youth H 5 February 2012 Melbourne Heart Youth H 11 February 2012 Central Coast Mariners Youth H 19 February 2012 Brisbane Roar Youth A 26 February 2012 Gold Coast United Youth A 4 March 2012 Perth Glory Youth H League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Adelaide United Youth 2 A.I.S. 3 Brisbane Roar Youth 4 Central Coast Mariners Youth 5 Gold Coast United Youth 6 Melbourne Heart Youth 7 Melbourne Victory Youth 8 Newcastle Jets Youth 9 Perth Glory Youth 10 Sydney FC Youth 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Ground A A H A A H A H H H A A H H H A A H Result Position Source:[citation needed]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.W-League
Fixtures
Date Opponents H / A Result
F – AScorers Attendance League
position22 October 2011 Perth Glory Women H 2 - 0 Friend 38', Jackson 48' 2nd 29 October 2011 Sydney FC Women A 12 November 2011 Canberra United Women A 19 November 2011 Adelaide United Women H 26 November 2011 Brisbane Roar Women A 3 December 2011 Newcastle Jets Women H 10 December 2011 Perth Glory Women A 17 December 2011 Brisbane Roar Women H 30 December 2011 Canberra United Women H 15 January 2011 Adelaide United Women A League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Adelaide United Women 2 Brisbane Roar Women 3 Canberra United Women 4 Melbourne Victory Women 5 Newcastle Jets Women 6 Perth Glory Women 7 Sydney FC Women 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Ground H A A H A H A H H A Result Position Source:[citation needed]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.References
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