Chairman Peter Sidwell Stadium AAMI Park Top goalscorer John Aloisi (8) | Manager John van't Schip A-League 8th | |
Highest home attendance 25,897 vs. Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory (4 October 2010) | ||
The 2010–11 Melbourne Heart FC season was the clubs inaugural season since its establishment in 2009. The club participated in the A-League for the first time, finishing eighth on the ladder, a result not reflecting the overall success of their season, after being placed sixth on the ladder for the better part of the season.
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Former Australian international John Aloisi was the Heart's top goalscorer, with eight goals, in his final season in professional football.
Injury replacement
*Note: Both Behich and Zahra signed long term deals at the completion of their replacement deal period.
League table
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.