2011–12 Gold Coast United FC season

Gold Coast United FC
	2011–12 season
Chairman	Clive Palmer
Manager	Miron Bleiberg
Home colours	Away colours
← 2010–11	2012–13 →

The 2011–12 Gold Coast United season will be Gold Coast United's third and final season in the A-League.

Season overview

On the 23 September 2011, it was announced the club would start a youth academy consisting of 22 players who missed out on a place in the NYL squad. It has been speculated that the aim of this project is to address issues of community engagement.^[1]

Senior squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Glen Moss
2	MF	Joshua Brillante (Youth)
3	DF	Michael Thwaite
4	DF	Zachary Anderson (Youth)
5	DF	Kristian Rees
6	DF	Paul Beekmans
7	FW	Gol-Gol Mebrahtu
8	MF	Robson
9	FW	Joel Porter
10	FW	Tahj Minniecon (Junior Marquee)
11	MF	Jake Barker-Daish (Youth)
12	FW	Dylan Macallister
13	DF	Ante Rožić

No.	Position	Player
14	MF	Ben Halloran (Youth)
15	DF	Adama Traore (Youth)
16	FW	Maceo Rigters
17	FW	Chris Harold (Youth)
18	MF	James Brown (Youth)
19	FW	Chris Broadfoot
20	GK	Jerrad Tyson (Youth)
21	MF	Daniel Severino
22	MF	Peter Jungschläger
23	DF	Dylan McGowan (Youth) (on loan from Hearts)
24	MF	Jonas Salley (on loan from Chengdu Blades)
26	DF	Samuel Tesfagabr
27	DF	Ambes Yosief

Matches

2011-12 Hyundai A-League fixtures

9 October 2011 Round 1	Gold Coast United	1 : 1	Wellington Phoenix	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
16:00 AEDT 19:00 NZDT Gold Coast Starting XI 01 GK Glen Moss 03 DF Michael Thwaite (c) 06 DF Paul Beekmans 80' 08 MF Robson 12 FW Dylan Macallister 73' 13 DF Ante Rožić 14 MF Ben Halloran 15 DF Adama Traoré 18 MF James Brown 22 MF Peter Jungschläger 23 DF Dylan McGowan 57' Substitutes: 20 GK Jerrad Tyson 09 FW Joel Porter 57' 10 FW Tahj Minniecon 73' 21 MF Daniel Severino 80'	J. Brown 87'	(0:1) Report Summary 21 Shots 7 11 Shots on Target 5 11 Fouls Committed 15 9 Corners 5 3 Offsides 1 49% Possession 51%	17' C. Greenacre 83' A. Durante 90' N. Ward	Attendance: 4,113 Referee: Gerard Parsons Wellington Starting XI 01 GK Mark Paston 02 DF Manny Muscat 03 DF Tony Lochhead 06 MF Tim Brown 07 MF Leo Bertos 08 FW Paul Ifill 52' 09 FW Chris Greenacre 17 MF Vince Lia 49' 18 DF Ben Sigmund 21 MF Dani Sánchez 68' 22 DF Andrew Durante (c) Substitutes: 20 GK Tony Warner 11 MF Daniel 52' 12 MF Nick Ward 49' 19 DF Jimmy Downey 68'

15 October 2011 Round 2	Central Coast Mariners	1 : 1	Gold Coast United	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
5:30pm AEDT	P. Zwaanswijk 87'	Summary	47' J. Brown	Attendance: 10,374

21 October 2011 Round 3	Brisbane Roar	3 : 0	Gold Coast United	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
8:30pm AEDT	E. Paartalu 15' B. Berisha 61' M. Nichols 79'	Summary		Attendance: 13,425

30 October 2011 Round 4	Gold Coast United	3 : 1	Newcastle Jets	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
5:00pm AEDT	M. Rigters 12' K. Rees 58' J. Brown 84'		68' J. Wheelhouse	Attendance: 2,947

6 November 2011 Round 5	Sydney FC	3 : 2	Gold Coast United	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
5:00pm AEDT	B. Cazarine 60' N. Carle 62' K. Kisel 90+4' (pen.)	Report Summary	21' K. Rees 46' D. Macallister	Attendance: 11,051

11 November 2011 Round 6	Gold Coast United	1 : 2	Adelaide United	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide^[2]
8:00pm AEDT	B. Halloran 17' A. Traore 21' J. Brown 67'	Summary	5' Cássio 50' J. McKain 55' B. Djite 57' Z. Caravella 69' I. Ramsay	Attendance: 6,368

18 November 2011 Round 7	Gold Coast United	1 : 2	Melbourne Heart	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
8:00pm AEDT	P. Jungschläger 63'	Summary	4' M. Thompson 68' J. Germano	Attendance: 4,031

27 November 2011 Round 8	Melbourne Victory	3 : 2	Gold Coast United	AAMI Park, Melbourne
5:00pm AEDT	H. Kewell 3' (pen.) C. Hernández 22' (pen.), 79'	Summary	45' (pen.) D. Macallister 47' P. Jungschläger	Attendance: 16,522

3 December 2011 Round 9	Perth Glory	2 : 0	Gold Coast United	nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWST	M. Sterjovksi 20' (pen.) S. Smeltz 54' (pen.)	Summary		Attendance: 6,484

11 December 2011 Round 10	Gold Coast United	0 : 0	Sydney FC	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
		Summary		Attendance: 2,984 Referee: Ben Williams

16 December 2011 Round 11	Adelaide United	0 : 3	Gold Coast United	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
		Summary	18' B. Halloran 36' M. Rigters 63', 75' A. Rožić 90' D. Macallister	Referee: Ryan Shepheard

26 December 2011 Round 12	Gold Coast United	1 : 0	Brisbane Roar	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
8:30	Brown 23' Salley 41' Beekmans 50' McGowan 66' Severino 88' (pen.) Severino 88' Harold 90+4'	Summary	Paartalu 24' Sayed Adnan 45+1' Theoklitos 46' Hingert 71' Berisha 88'	Attendance: 6,927 Referee: Kristian Griffiths-Jones

31 December 2011 Round 13	Central Coast Mariners	0 : 0	Gold Coast United	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
07:15	Hutchinson 51' Bojic 59' Zwaanswijk 82'	Summary	Brown 70' Salley 90+4'	Attendance: 14,388 Referee: Ryan Shepheard

4 January 2012 Round 14	Newcastle Jets	3 : 2	Gold Coast United	Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
06:30	Pepper 22' Brockie 44' (65) Zadkovich 62' Elrich 68' Haliti 79'	Summary	Halloran 72' Traore 78'	Attendance: 9,311 Referee: Gerard Parsons

8 January 2012 Round 15	Gold Coast United	1 : 1	Melbourne Heart	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
07:30	Jungschläger 43' Rigters 71'	Summary	Sarkies 9' Hamill 20' Fred 24' Sarkies 90+2'	Attendance: 2,081 Referee: Matthew Gillett

15 January 2012 Round 16	Gold Coast United	0 : 1	Wellington Phoenix	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
07:30	Rees 24' Thwaite 73'	Summary	Brown 58' Ifill 86' Brown 88'	Attendance: 2,135 Referee: Kurt Ams

22 January 2012 Round 17	Sydney FC	2 : 1	Gold Coast United	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
06:00	Emerton 64' Kisel 71' Grant 72' Petratos 83' Cazarine 89'	Summary	Halloran 55'	Attendance: 8,541 Referee: Strebre Delovski

22 February 2012 Round 18	Gold Coast United	3 : 3	Central Coast Mariners	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
09:00	Harold 10' (pen.) Halloran 17' Cooper 56' Thwaite 81' Rigters 83'	Summary	Kwasnik 4' (66) Griffiths 28' Rose 45+1' Ibini-Isei 59' Bojic 75'	Attendance: 1,141 Referee: Matthew Gillett

6 February 2012 Round 19	Perth Glory	4 : 0	Gold Coast United	nib Stadium, Perth
11:00	McGarry 18' Miller 53' Dodd 67' Traore 84' (o.g.)	Summary		Attendance: 7,681 Referee: Alan Milliner

12 February 2012 Round 20	Gold Coast United	1 : 2	Adelaide United	Skilled Park, Gold Coast

17 February 2012 Round 21	Melbourne Heart	1 : 0	Gold Coast United	AAMI Park, Melbourne

22 February 2012 Round 22	Gold Coast United	3 : 3	Central Coast Mariners	Skilled Park, Gold Coast

25 February 2012 Round 23	Gold Coast United	1 : 1	Melbourne Victory	Skilled Park, Gold Coast

4 March 2012 Round 24	Wellington Phoenix	2 : 0	Gold Coast United	Westpac Stadium, Wellington

9 March 2012 Round 25	Newcastle Jets	1 : 1	Gold Coast United	Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle

18 March 2012 Round 26	Gold Coast United	3 : 0	Perth Glory	Skilled Park, Gold Coast

25 March 2012 Round 27	Gold Coast United	1 : 2	Brisbane Roar	Skilled Park, Gold Coast

References

↑ Gold Coast to launch junior academy
↑ http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Ticketing-Information-for-Gold-Coast-clash/42049 Despite being played at Hindmarsh Stadium, this is nominally a Gold Coast home game.

External links

Official website

[1] Gold Coast to launch junior academy

[2] ttp://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Ticketing-Information-for-Gold-Coast-clash/42049 Despite being played at Hindmarsh Stadium, this is nominally a Gold Coast home game.

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Managers	Miron Bleiberg (2009–2012) Mike Mulvey (2012)
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2011–12 Gold Coast United FC season

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Season overview

Senior squad

Matches

2011-12 Hyundai A-League fixtures

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