# 2011–12 Perth Glory FC season

The 2011–12 Perth Glory FC season was the club's 15th season since its establishment in 1996. The club competed in the A-League for the 7th time. The club participated in its first A-League Grand Final this season, its 5th overall.

## Players
### First team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AUS | Danny Vukovic |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Josh Mitchell |
| 3 | DF | NED | Bas van den Brink |
| 4 | FW | IRL | Billy Mehmet |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Steve Pantelidis |
| 6 | DF | AUS | Chris Coyne (Vice-Captain) |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Jacob Burns (Captain) |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Adam Hughes |
| 9 | FW | NZL | Shane Smeltz |
| 10 | MF | IRL | Liam Miller |
| 11 | MF | NED | Victor Sikora |
| 12 | DF | AUS | Scott Neville |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | MF | AUS | Travis Dodd |
| 14 | MF | SCO | Steven McGarry |
| 15 | FW | AUS | Tommy Amphlett |
| 16 | MF | AUS | Evan Berger |
| 17 | MF | AUS | Todd Howarth |
| 18 | FW | AUS | Jesse Makarounas (Youth) |
| 19 | DF | AUS | Joshua Risdon (Youth) |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Neil Young |
| 22 | FW | AUS | Adam Taggart (Youth) |
| 26 | MF | AUS | Brandon O'Neill (Youth) |
| 27 | MF | BRA | Andrezinho (Injury Replacement) |
| 35 | DF | AUS | Dean Heffernan |

### Transfers

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | AUS | Dean Heffernan (from Melbourne Heart) |
| 1 | GK | AUS | Danny Vukovic (from Wellington Phoenix) |
| 3 | DF | NED | Bas van den Brink (from Busan I'Park) |
| 4 | FW | IRL | Billy Mehmet (from Samsunspor) |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Steve Pantelidis (from Bintang Medan) |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Adam Hughes (from Adelaide United) |
| 9 | FW | NZL | Shane Smeltz (from Gold Coast United) |
| 10 | MF | IRL | Liam Miller (from Hibernian) |
| 13 | DF | AUS | Travis Dodd (from Adelaide United) |
| 16 | DF | AUS | Evan Berger (from Melbourne Victory) |
| 18 | FW | AUS | Jesse Makarounas (from Australian Institute of Sport) |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Neil Young (from Newcastle United Jets) |
| 27 | MF | BRA | Andrezinho (from Consadole Sapporo) |
| 35 | DF | AUS | Dean Heffernan (from Liaoning Whowin) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | AUS | Andrija Jukic (to Bogor Raya FC) |
| — | MF | AUS | Howard Fondyke (released) |
| — | DF | AUS | Naum Sekulovski (released) |
| — | DF | AUS | Brent Griffiths (to Stirling Lions) |
| — | FW | AUS | Anthony Skorich (released) |
| — | DF | AUS | Jamie Coyne (to Sydney FC) |
| — | DF | ENG | Andy Todd (to Oldham Athletic) |
| — | DF | AUS | Dean Heffernan (to Liaoning Whowin) |
| — | FW | AUS | Michael Baird (to Central Coast Mariners) |
| — | GK | AUS | Aleks Vrteski (to Solo FC) |
| — | MF | AUS | Adriano Pellegrino (to Central Coast Mariners) |
| — | FW | ENG | Robbie Fowler (to Muangthong United) |
| — | FW | SRB | Branko Jelic (released) |
| — | MF | AUS | Cameron Edwards (to Reading) |
| 21 | MF | AUS | Mile Sterjovski (to Dalian Aerbin) |

## Matches
### 2011–12 Hyundai A-League
#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | D | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | W |
| Position | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### Fixtures & Results

* ↑ Originally scheduled for 7 December, this match was postponed due to severe weather in Perth, stopping travel for Perth Glory.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 51 | Qualification for 2013 AFC Champions League group stage and finals series |
| 2 | Brisbane Roar (C) | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 50 | 28 | +22 | 49 | Qualification for 2013 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and finals series |
| 3 | Perth Glory | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 43 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 4 | Wellington Phoenix | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 40 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 5 | Sydney FC | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 38 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 6 | Melbourne Heart | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 37 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 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 | |
* ↑ First place qualifies for the 2013 AFC Champions League group stage. Winning the 2012 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off, unless first place are champions.

## Statistics
### Goal scorers

| Rank | Player | Player | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game |
| Rank | Player | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | FS-SF1 | FS-SF2 | FS-PF | Grand Final | Total |
| 1 | | Shane Smeltz | | 2 | 1 | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | 4 | 3 | | 1 | | 17 |
| 2 | | Billy Mehmet | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | 7 |
| 3 | | Steven McGarry | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 3 | | Mile Sterjovski | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 3 | | Travis Dodd | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | 4 |
| 6 | | Andrezinho | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 6 | | Liam Miller | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 6 | | Adam Hughes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 6 | | Own Goal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | | Josh Mitchell | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 9 | | Jacob Burns | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 9 | | Bas van den Brink | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 |
| 9 | | Todd Howarth | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | 1 |
* A goal was scored from a penalty kick
* 2 were scored from penalty kicks

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Position | Name | | | |
| 1 | GK | Danny Vukovic | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Josh Mitchell | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Bas van den Brink | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | FW | Billy Mehmet | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Steve Pantelidis | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Chris Coyne | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Jacob Burns | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | Adam Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Shane Smeltz | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Liam Miller | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | Scott Neville | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Travis Dodd | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Todd Howarth | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Joshua Risdon | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Mile Sterjovski | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Trent McClenahan | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Brandon O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Andrezinho | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | Dean Heffernan | 5 | 1 | 1 |