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2010–11 A League

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Season
  
2010–11

Goals scored
  
434 (2.63 per match)

Champion
  
Brisbane Roar FC

Matches played
  
165

Dates
  
5 Aug 2010 – 13 Feb 2011

2010–11 A-League

Champions
  
Brisbane Roar (1st title)

Premiers
  
Brisbane Roar (1st title)

AFC Champions League
  
Brisbane Roar Central Coast Mariners Adelaide United

Similar
  
2014–15 A‑League, 2015–16 A‑League, 2016–17 A‑League, 2010–11 Iraqi Premier L

The 2010–11 A-League was the sixth season of the Australian A-League soccer competition since its establishment in 2004. The home and away season began on 5 August 2010 and concluded on 13 February 2011. The addition of Melbourne Heart !Melbourne Heart brought the total number of teams to 11. Brisbane Roar !Brisbane Roar finished Premiers with two games remaining in the season following an Australian record unbeaten run, and later completed the Premiership and Championship double by beating the Central Coast Mariners !Central Coast Mariners in the Grand Final.

Contents

Rule changes

A new rule at the start of the season allows for two marquee players to be signed without salary cap restraints so long as one is Australian with certain amount of qualifications to be determined by FFA. This replaces the previous ruling of only one salary cap exempt player in previous seasons.

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)

Regular season

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 2011 A-League Finals Series.
2First place qualifies for the 2012 AFC Champions League Group stage.
3Winning the 2011 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2012 AFC Champions League Group stage, unless first place are champions.
4Second place qualifies for the 2012 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off, unless they qualify for the 2011 A-League Grand Final alongside first place or become A-League Champions, subsequently third place then qualify for the 2012 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off.

Home and away season

The 2010–11 A-League season had each team play 30 matches over 27 rounds. The regular season started on Thursday, 5 August 2010 and ended on Sunday, 13 February 2011. The opening game was played at the new Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (AAMI Park) and marked the A-League debut of the new franchise, Melbourne Heart !Melbourne Heart. Mid week games were played to accommodate this extra team. The official 2010–11 fixture list was released on 18 May 2010.

Round 1

On the weekend break: Wellington Phoenix !Wellington Phoenix

Round 2

On the weekend break: Brisbane Roar !Brisbane Roar

Round 3

On the weekend break: Gold Coast United

Round 4

On the weekend break: Newcastle Jets !Newcastle Jets

Round 5

On the weekend break: Gold Coast United

Round 6

On the weekend break: North Queensland Fury !North Queensland Fury

Round 7

On the weekend break: Sydney FC !Sydney FC

Round 8

On the weekend break: Central Coast Mariners !Central Coast Mariners

Round 9

On the weekend break: Newcastle Jets !Newcastle Jets

Round 10

On the weekend break: Central Coast Mariners !Central Coast Mariners

Round 11

On the weekend break: Central Coast Mariners !Central Coast Mariners

Round 12

On the weekend break: Wellington Phoenix !Wellington Phoenix

Round 13

On the weekend break: Melbourne Heart !Melbourne Heart

Round 14

On the weekend break: North Queensland Fury !North Queensland Fury

Round 15

On the weekend break: Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory

Round 16

On the weekend break: Newcastle Jets !Newcastle Jets

Round 17

On the weekend break: Perth Glory !Perth Glory

Round 18

On the weekend break: Newcastle Jets !Newcastle Jets

Round 19

On the weekend break: Sydney FC !Sydney FC

Round 20

On the weekend break: Perth Glory !Perth Glory

Round 21

On the weekend break: Wellington Phoenix !Wellington Phoenix

Round 22

On the weekend break: Melbourne Heart !Melbourne Heart

Round 23

On the weekend break: Adelaide United !Adelaide United

Round 24

On the weekend break: Brisbane Roar !Brisbane Roar

Round 25

On the weekend break: North Queensland Fury !North Queensland Fury

Round 26

On the weekend break: Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory

Round 27

On the weekend break: Perth Glory !Perth Glory

Notes

AFC Champions League qualification

For the 2012 AFC Champions League, the number of berths allocated to Australian clubs was increased from two to three. Two teams directly entered the group stage while the third team entered the qualifying play-off. The following teams qualified for the tournament:

  • Brisbane Roar (premiers and champions) qualified for the group stage.
  • Central Coast Mariners (losing grand finalists) qualified for the group stage.
  • Adelaide United (regular season third place) qualified for the play-off.

    • Top scorers

    As of end of regular season

    Attendance

    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 end of season.

  • A Gold Coast United match held on 19 December 2010 was postponed due to the poor playing surface of the pitch and torrential rain after the 21st minute of the game had been played. Spectators were allowed free entry prior to the postponement, of which there were 10,146 in attendance of the 21,000+ who applied for the free tickets. The abandoned game's attendance is not taken into account.

    • Discipline

    The Fair Play Award will go to the team with the lowest points on the fair play ladder at the conclusion of the home and away season. It was awarded to Premiers Brisbane Roar who beat last year's Champions Sydney FC by 6 points.

    Updated to End of Week 27 (End of Regular Season)

    Notes

    NAB Young footballer of the Year Award

    The NAB Young Footballer of the Year Award will be awarded to the finest U/21 player talent throughout the Hyundai A-League 2010–11 competition. One nominee is announced per month and all nominees will qualify to be named the NAB Footballer of the Year at the conclusion of the season. On 18 February, it was announced that young Central Coast Mariners Goalkeeper and December nominee Mathew Ryan was chosen as the NAB Young Footballer of the Year.

    End of season awards

  • Johnny Warren Medal – Marcos Flores
  • NAB Young Footballer of the Year – Mathew Ryan
  • Golden Boot Award – Sergio Van Dijk
  • Goalkeeper of the Year – Michael Theoklitos
  • Manager of the Year – Ange Postecoglou
  • Fair Play Award – Brisbane Roar
  • Referee of the Year – Matthew Breeze
  • Foreign Player of the Year – Marcos Flores
  • Solo Goal of the Year – Erik Paartalu

    • All-Star team

    Formation: 4–3–3

    References

    2010–11 A-League Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA