# 2011–12 National Youth League (Australia)

The 2011–12 A-League National Youth League was the fourth season of the Australian A-League National Youth League competition. The season ran alongside the 2011-12 A-League season and the winner was the Central Coast Mariners, who won the championship for the first time. The league expanded from 9 teams the previous year to 10 teams with the Melbourne Heart participating in the competition for the first time.

## Teams

| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Major Sponsor |
| Adelaide United | Michael Valkanis | Erreà | |
| Australian Institute of Sport | Jan Versleijen | Reebok | |
| Brisbane Roar FC | John Sime | Puma | |
| Central Coast Mariners | Tony Walmsley | Hummel | |
| Gold Coast United | Mike Mulvey | Fi-ta | |
| Melbourne Heart | John Aloisi | ISC | ParkTrent |
| Melbourne Victory | Darren Davies | Adidas | |
| Newcastle Jets | Craig Deans | ISC | |
| Perth Glory FC | Gareth Naven | X-blades | |
| Sydney FC | Ian Crook | Adidas | |

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Central Coast Mariners Academy (C) | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 16 | +25 | 36 |
| 2 | Brisbane Roar Youth | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 33 | +17 | 32 |
| 3 | Perth Glory Youth | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 32 |
| 4 | Gold Coast United Youth | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 26 |
| 5 | Melbourne Heart Youth | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 26 |
| 6 | Sydney FC Youth | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 25 |
| 7 | Adelaide United Youth | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 23 |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets Youth | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 20 |
| 9 | AIS Football Program | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 59 | −31 | 16 |
| 10 | Melbourne Victory Youth | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 34 | −19 | 15 |

## Regular season

Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18

### Leading scorers

Updated to end of round 10
| Total | Player | Player | Club | Goals per Week | Goals per Week | Goals per Week | Goals per Week | Goals per Week | Goals per Week | Goals per Week | Goals per Week | Goals per Week | Goals per Week | Goals per Week | Goals per Week | Goals per Week | Goals per Week | Goals per Week | Goals per Week | Goals per Week | Goals per Week |
| Total | Player | Player | Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 11 | | Mitchell Mallia | Sydney FC | 1 | 3 | | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | | Chris Payne | Newcastle Jets | 1 | 1 | | | | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | | Nicholas Fitzgerald | Brisbane Roar | | | | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | | Zac Walker | Melbourne Heart | 1 | | | 1 | | 1 | | 3 | | | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | | Ndumba Makeche | Perth Glory | | | | | 1 | | 1 | 2 | | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | | Geoffrey Srahah | Melbourne Victory | | | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | | Justin Hayward | Central Coast Mariners | | | | 3 | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | | Anthony Prior | Australian Institute of Sport | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | | Mitchell Duke | Central Coast Mariners | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | | Liam Wooding | Adelaide United | 1 | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | | Joel Chianese | Sydney FC | | | | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | | Blake Powell | Sydney FC | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | | Kwabena Appiah | Central Coast Mariners | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | | Reece Vittiglia | Perth Glory | | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | | Rocky Visconte | Brisbane Roar | | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | | Jared Lum | Sydney FC | | 1 | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | | Tomislav Cirjak | Brisbane Roar | | | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | | Matthew Thurtell | Brisbane Roar | | 1 | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | | David Williams | Melbourne Heart | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | | Teeboy Kamara | Adelaide United | | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | | Jesse Makarounas | Perth Glory | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | | James Jeggo | Melbourne Victory | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | | Jake Barker-Daish | Gold Coast United | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | | Brad McDonald | Central Coast Mariners | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | | Ben Garuccio | Australian Institute of Sport | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | | Luke O'Dea | Melbourne Victory | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | | George Lambadaridis | Brisbane Roar | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | | Craig Goodwin | Melbourne Heart | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | | Juho Makela | Sydney FC | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | | Kenneth Dougall | Brisbane Roar | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | | Kale Bradbery | Newcastle Jets | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | | David Talevski | Newcastle Jets | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | | Daniel Severino | Gold Coast United | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | | Daniel Bowles | Gold Coast United | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | | Stipo Andrijesevic | Melbourne Heart | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | | Kwame Yeboah | Gold Coast United | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | | Chris Lucas | Gold Coast United | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | | Kyle Ewart | Newcastle Jets | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | | Gol-Gol Mebrahtu | Gold Coast United | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | | Adam Taggart | Perth Glory | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | | Adriano Pellegrino | Central Coast Mariners | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | | Brandon O'Neill | Perth Glory | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | | Tommy Amphlett | Perth Glory | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Mile Sterjovski | Perth Glory | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Brandon Borello | Brisbane Roar | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Nick Kalmar | Melbourne Heart | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Caleb Rufer | Sydney FC | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Zachary Anderson | Gold Coast United | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Daniel Bragg | Gold Coast United | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Ricardo Da Silva | Adelaide United | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Jake Monaco | Adelaide United | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Steven McGarry | Perth Glory | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | David Vrankovic | Newcastle Jets | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Ben Warland | Australian Institute of Sport | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Jakob Williams | Australian Institute of Sport | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Eli Babalj | Melbourne Heart | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Lachlan Jackson | Brisbane Roar | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Chris Bush | Brisbane Roar | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Dimitri Petratos | Sydney FC | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Alex Canglia | Perth Glory | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Byron Hudson | Perth Glory | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Rutger Worm | Melbourne Heart | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Labinot Haliti | Newcastle Jets | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Josh Groenewald | Melbourne Heart | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Mitch Bevan | Gold Coast United | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Alec Jovic | Perth Glory | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Nicholas Littler | Central Coast Mariners | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | James Oates | Central Coast Mariners | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | John Karatzas | Australian Institute of Sport | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Tomislav Mijic | Sydney FC | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | James Virgili | Newcastle Jets | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Stefan Mauk | Australian Institute of Sport | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Daniel Barac | Australian Institute of Sport | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Ali Abbas | Newcastle Jets | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Trent Sainsbury | Central Coast Mariners | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Scott Pettit | Newcastle Jets | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Cameron Watson | Adelaide United | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Dion Kirk | Adelaide United | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Daniel Chaabani | Melbourne Victory | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Jordan Figon | Sydney FC | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Jack Green | Australian Institute of Sport | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Mitch Cooper | Gold Coast United | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Clayton Arnez | Perth Glory | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Jacob Melling | Australian Institute of Sport | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Bright Appiah | Australian Institute of Sport | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | James Field | Australian Institute of Sport | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Yianni Perkatis | Australian Institute of Sport | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Phil Petreski | Melbourne Heart | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Jean Carlos Solórzano | Melbourne Victory | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Evan Kostopoulos | Adelaide United | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Alistair Quinn | Brisbane Roar | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | |
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