2011–12 Gold Coast United FC season

Gold Coast United
2011–12 season
Chairman Clive Palmer
Manager Miron Bleiberg
(until 19 February 2012)
Mike Mulvey
(from 20 February 2012)
A-League 10th
Top goalscorer League: James Brown (6)
All: James Brown (6)
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]

On 19 February 2012, Miron Bleiberg was fired as manager,[2][3] with Mike Mulvey taking over the following day.[4]

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
8 June 2011 MF Netherlands Paul Beekmans Cambuur Free
1 July 2011 DF Netherlands Peter Jungschläger De Graafschap Free
10 August 2011 DF Croatia Ante Rožić Arka Gdynia Free
11 August 2011 FW Australia Dylan Macallister Breiðablik Free
26 August 2011 DF Eritrea Samuel Tesfagabr Western Strikers Free [5]
26 August 2011 DF Eritrea Ambesager Yosief Western Strikers Free [5]
1 September 2011 FW Australia Maceo Rigters Blackburn Rovers Free
23 December 2011 GK Australia Chris O'Connor Bohemian Free
DF Australia Daniel Bowles Brisbane Roar Free
MF Australia Jake Barker-Daish AIS Free
MF Australia Daniel Severino Sydney Olympic Free
MF Ivory Coast Jonas Salley Chengdu Blades Free
MF Australia Daniel Bragg Blacktown City Free
MF Australia Mitch Cooper QAS Free
FW Australia Chris Lucas Gold Coast City Free

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
8 August 2012 FW Australia Tahj Minniecon Western Sydney Wanderers Undisclosed

Released

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date

Squad

As of match played 9 March 2012
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age[N 1]) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Glen Moss New Zealand GK 19 January 1983 (aged 29) Melbourne Victory 2010 2012[6] 41 0
20 Jerrad Tyson Australia GK 21 September 1989 (aged 22) Brisbane Strikers 2010 15 0
30 Brendan White Australia GK 16 April 1992 (aged 19) 2011 0 0
40 Chris O'Connor Australia GK 7 May 1985 (aged 26) Bohemian 2011 3 0
Defenders
3 Michael Thwaite Australia DF 2 May 1983 (aged 28) Brann 2009 82 1
4 Zac Anderson Australia DF 30 April 1991 (aged 20) QAS 2009 19 1
5 Kristian Rees Australia DF 6 January 1980 (aged 32) Adelaide City 2009 2011[7] 73 4
13 Ante Rožić Croatia DF 8 March 1986 (aged 26) Arka Gdynia 2011 11 0
15 Adama Traoré Ivory Coast DF 3 February 1990 (aged 22) EF Yéo Martial 2009 69 3
26 Samuel Tesfagabr Eritrea DF 5 May 1985 (aged 26) Western Strikers 2011[5] 0 0
27 Ambesager Yosief Eritrea DF 29 June 1984 (aged 27) Western Strikers 2011[5] 3 0
28 Daniel Bowles Australia DF 19 October 1991 (aged 20) Brisbane Roar 2011 12 2
Midfielders
2 Joshua Brillante Australia MF 25 March 1993 (aged 18) QAS 2010 17 0
6 Paul Beekmans Netherlands MF 3 January 1982 (aged 30) Cambuur 2011 14 0
8 Robson Brazil MF 3 November 1986 (aged 25) Cabofriense 2009 34 2
11 Jake Barker-Daish Australia MF 7 May 1993 (aged 18) AIS 2011 7 0
14 Ben Halloran Australia MF 14 June 1992 (aged 19) QAS 2010 26 4
21 Daniel Severino Australia MF 11 February 1982 (aged 30) Sydney Olympic 2011 12 1
22 Peter Jungschläger Netherlands MF 22 May 1984 (aged 27) De Graafschap 2011 22 2
24 Jonas Salley Ivory Coast MF 16 March 1982 (aged 29) Chengdu Blades 2011 12 0
31 Daniel Bragg Australia MF 3 August 1982 (aged 29) Blacktown City 2012 3 0
33 Mitch Cooper Australia MF 18 September 1994 (aged 17) QAS 2012 6 1
Forwards
7 Golgol Mebrahtu Australia FW 28 August 1990 (aged 21) Brisbane Strikers 2009 26 0
9 Joel Porter Australia FW 25 December 1978 (aged 33) Hartlepool United 2009 43 7
12 Dylan Macallister Australia FW 17 May 1982 (aged 29) Breiðablik 2011 15 3
16 Maceo Rigters Netherlands FW 22 January 1984 (aged 28) Blackburn Rovers 2011 22 4
17 Chris Harold Australia FW 14 July 1992 (aged 19) Brisbane Force 2010 25 2
18 James Brown Australia MF 19 February 1990 (aged 22) AIS 2009 2012[8] 38 9
28 Mitch Bevan Australia MF 20 February 1991 (aged 21) Brisbane Roar 2009 8 0
32 Chris Lucas Australia FW 29 September 1981 (aged 30) Palm Beach Sharks 2011 1 0
Left during the season
10 Tahj Minniecon Australia FW 13 February 1989 (aged 23) AIS 2009 2012[9] 39 1

Competitions

A-League

Main article: 2011–12 A-League

League table

Pos
 Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Central Coast Mariners 27 15 6 6 40 24+16 51 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage
2 Brisbane Roar (C) 27 14 7 6 50 28+22 49 2013 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off
3 Perth Glory 27 13 4 10 40 35+5 43 2012 A-League 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 Disbanded at end of season

Updated to games played on 25 March 2012..
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 2012 A-League Finals Series.
2First place qualifies for the 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage.
3Winning the 2012 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off, unless first place are champions.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
27 4 9 14 29 42  −13 21 3 5 4 16 14  +2 1 4 10 13 28  −15

Last updated: 9 March 2012.
Source: See Results

Results

Squad statistics

As of match played 9 March 2012

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalA-League
Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK New Zealand Glen Moss 11 0 11 0
2 MF Australia Joshua Brillante 12 0 9+3 0
3 DF Australia Michael Thwaite 26 1 26 1
4 DF Australia Zac Anderson 14 1 12+2 1
5 DF Australia Kristian Rees 21 2 19+2 2
6 MF Netherlands Paul Beekmans 14 5 14 5
7 FW Australia Golgol Mebrahtu 12 0 8+4 0
8 MF Brazil Robson 4 0 3+1 0
9 FW Australia Joel Porter 3 0 0+3 0
10 FW Australia Tahj Minniecon 4 1 0+4 1
11 MF Australia Jake Barker-Daish 7 1 4+3 1
12 FW Australia Dylan Macallister 15 3 11+4 3
13 DF Croatia Ante Rožić 11 0 10+1 0
14 MF Australia Ben Halloran 21 4 20+1 4
15 DF Ivory Coast Adama Traoré 27 1 27 1
16 FW Netherlands Maceo Rigters 22 4 19+3 4
17 FW Australia Chris Harold 15 1 8+7 1
18 FW Australia James Brown 17 6 16+1 6
20 GK Australia Jerrad Tyson 14 0 13+1 0
21 MF Australia Daniel Severino 12 1 0+12 1
22 MF Netherlands Peter Jungschläger 22 1 21+1 1
23 DF Australia Dylan McGowan 18 0 14+4 0
24 MF Ivory Coast Jonas Salley 12 4 12 4
27 DF Eritrea Ambesager Yosief 3 0 0+3 0
28 DF Australia Daniel Bowles 12 2 8+4 2
29 FW Australia Mitch Bevan 7 0 3+4 0
31 MF Australia Daniel Bragg 3 0 1+2 0
32 FW Australia Chris Lucas 1 0 0+1 0
33 MF Australia Mitch Cooper 6 0 5+1 0
40 GK Australia Chris O'Connor 3 0 3 0
Players who left Gold Coast United during the season:

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name A-League Total
1 FWAustralia18James Brown66
2 MFAustralia14Ben Halloran44
FWNetherlands16Maceo Rigters44
4 FWAustralia12Dylan Macallister33
5 DFAustralia5 Kristian Rees22
DFAustralia28Daniel Bowles22
MFNetherlands22Peter Jungschläger22
8 DFAustralia3 Michael Thwaite11
DFIvory Coast15Adama Traoré11
MFAustralia33Mitch Cooper11
DFAustralia4 Zac Anderson11
MFAustralia21Daniel Severino11
FWAustralia17Chris Harold11
Own goal11
Total 3030

Disciplinary record

Position Nation Number Name A-League Total
Red card Red card
3 AustraliaDFMichael Thwaite8080
4 AustraliaDFZac Anderson3131
5 AustraliaDFKristian Rees4040
6 NetherlandsMFPaul Beekmans5050
7 AustraliaFWGolgol Mebrahtu1010
10AustraliaFWTahj Minniecon1010
11AustraliaMFJake Barker-Daish1010
12AustraliaFWDylan Macallister3030
13CroatiaDFAnte Rožić3131
14AustraliaMFBen Halloran4040
15Ivory CoastDFAdama Traoré5050
16NetherlandsFWMaceo Rigters4040
17AustraliaFWChris Harold2020
18AustraliaMFJames Brown4040
21AustraliaMFDaniel Severino1010
22NetherlandsMFPeter Jungschläger1010
23AustraliaDFDylan McGowan3030
24Ivory CoastMFJonas Salley4040
28AustraliaDFDaniel Bowles2020
Total 592592

Notes

  1. ↑ Age as of the end of the season

References

  1. ↑ Gold Coast to launch junior academy
  2. ↑ "Miron Bleiberg quits Gold Coast United – Paul Johnson & Sportal – Football Australia 2013". Footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
  3. ↑ "Mensink: Miron was sacked – Vince Rugari, Sportal – Football Australia 2013". Footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
  4. ↑
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Gold Coast Sign Refugee Pair". au.fourfourtwo.com. Four Four Two. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Glen Moss to replace Jess Van Strattan". goldcoast.com.au. Gold Coast. 19 July 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Six more names confirmed for United". goldcoastunited.com. Gold Coast United. 3 December 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "Highly rated youngster pens 3-year deal with United". goldcoastunited.com.au. Gold Coast United. 9 December 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "United coup as they score Minniecon". goldcoast.com.au. Gold Coast. 3 January 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2016.

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