# 2010–11 A-League

The 2010–11 A-League was the 34th season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the sixth season of the Australian A-League soccer competition since its establishment in 2004. The home and away season began on 5 August 2010 and concluded on 13 February 2011. The addition of Melbourne Heart brought the total number of teams to 11. Brisbane Roar finished Premiers with two games remaining in the season following an Australian record unbeaten run, and later completed the Premiership and Championship double by beating the Central Coast Mariners in the Grand Final.

## Rule changes

A new rule at the start of the season allows for two marquee players to be signed without salary cap restraints so long as one is Australian with a certain number of qualifications to be determined by FFA. This replaces the previous ruling of only one salary cap exempt player in previous seasons.

## Clubs

| Team | City | Home Ground | Capacity |
| Adelaide United | Adelaide | Hindmarsh Stadium | 17,000 |
| Brisbane Roar | Brisbane | Suncorp Stadium | 52,500 |
| Central Coast Mariners | Gosford | Bluetongue Stadium | 20,119 |
| Gold Coast United | Gold Coast | Skilled Park | 27,400 |
| Melbourne Heart | Melbourne | AAMI Park | 30,050 |
| Melbourne Victory | Melbourne | AAMI Park Etihad Stadium | 30,050 56,347 |
| Newcastle Jets | Newcastle | EnergyAustralia Stadium | 26,164 |
| North Queensland Fury | Townsville | Dairy Farmers Stadium | 26,500 |
| Perth Glory | Perth | NIB Stadium | 20,500 |
| Sydney FC | Sydney | Sydney Football Stadium | 45,500 |
| Wellington Phoenix | Wellington | Westpac Stadium | 36,000 |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Central Coast Mariners | Lawrie McKinna | Reassigned | 9 February 2010 | Pre-season | Graham Arnold | 10 February 2010 |
| Melbourne Heart | Inaugural | Inaugural | Inaugural | Pre-season | John van 't Schip | 12 October 2009 |
| North Queensland Fury | Ian Ferguson | Signed by Perth Glory (assistant) | 6 April 2010 | Pre-season | Frantisek Straka | 7 June 2010 |
| Adelaide United | Aurelio Vidmar | Sacked | 3 June 2010 | Pre-season | Rini Coolen | 5 July 2010 |
| Perth Glory | David Mitchell | Reassigned, moved to director | 12 October 2010 | 7th | Ian Ferguson | 12 October 2010 |
| Melbourne Victory | Ernie Merrick | Sacked | 12 March 2011 | Post-season | Mehmet Durakovic | 21 June 2011 |

### Foreign players

| Club | Visa 1 | Visa 2 | Visa 3 | Visa 4 | Visa 5 | Non-Visa foreigner(s) | Former player(s) |
| Adelaide United | Marcos Flores | Cássio | Dario Bodrušić | Sergio van Dijk | Francisco Usúcar | Joe Keenan$^3$ Andwélé Slory$^4$ | Lloyd Owusu Shin In-seob |
| Brisbane Roar | Henrique | Jean Carlos Solórzano | Thomas Broich | Kosta Barbarouses | | | Reinaldo$^1$ |
| Central Coast Mariners | Patricio Pérez | Patrick Zwaanswijk | Michael McGlinchey | Chris Doig | | John Hutchinson$^2$ | |
| Gold Coast United | Anderson | Robson | John Curtis | Peter Perchtold | Adama Traoré | Glen Moss$^2$ Kim Sung-Kil$^4$ | Bas van den Brink |
| Melbourne Heart | Alex Terra | Gerald Sibon | Rutger Worm | | | | |
| Melbourne Victory | Ricardinho | Marvin Angulo | Carlos Hernández | Geoff Kellaway | Surat Sukha | Grant Brebner$^1$ | |
| Newcastle Jets | Zhang Shuo | Michael Bridges | Marcello Fiorentini | Jeremy Brockie | | Ali Abbas$^1$ Tomislav Mišura$^3$ | Francis Jeffers$^4$ |
| North Queensland Fury | Mark Hughes | André Kilian | Dyron Daal | Eric Akoto | Eugene Sseppuya | Brad McDonald$^2$ Jack Hingert$^2$ | |
| Perth Glory | Robbie Fowler | Andy Todd | Victor Sikora | Branko Jelić | Steven McGarry | | |
| Sydney FC | Bruno Cazarine | Juho Mäkelä | Hirofumi Moriyasu | Byun Sung-Hwan | Stephan Keller | Terry McFlynn$^1$ | |
| Wellington Phoenix | Toto Cornejo | Paul Ifill | Daniel | Diego Walsh | Chris Greenacre | Manny Muscat$^2$ | |
The following do not fill a Visa position: $^1$Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian Residency (and New Zealand Residency, in the case of Wellington Phoenix); $^2$Australian residents (and New Zealand residents, in the case of Wellington Phoenix) who have chosen to represent another national team; $^3$Injury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players; $^4$Guest Players (eligible to play a maximum of ten games)

### Salary cap exemptions and captains

| Club | Australian Marquee | International Marquee | Junior Marquee | Captain | Vice-Captain |
| Adelaide United | None | None | None | Travis Dodd | Lucas Pantelis |
| Brisbane Roar | None | None | None | Matt McKay | Shane Stefanutto |
| Central Coast Mariners | None | None | Oliver Bozanic | Alex Wilkinson | John Hutchinson |
| Gold Coast United | Jason Culina | None | Tahj Minniecon | Jason Culina | Michael Thwaite |
| Melbourne Heart | Josip Skoko | Gerald Sibon | None | Simon Colosimo | None |
| Melbourne Victory | Archie Thompson | Ricardinho | None | Kevin Muscat Adrian Leijer | Adrian Leijer |
| Newcastle Jets | None | Michael Bridges | None | Michael Bridges | Ljubo Milicevic Kasey Wehrman |
| North Queensland Fury | None | None | None | Ufuk Talay | Gareth Edds |
| Perth Glory | Mile Sterjovski | Robbie Fowler | None | Jacob Burns | None |
| Sydney FC | Nick Carle | None | None | Terry McFlynn | Alex Brosque Hayden Foxe |
| Wellington Phoenix | Jade North | None | None | Andrew Durante | Tim Brown |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brisbane Roar (C) | 30 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 58 | 26 | +32 | 65 | Qualification for 2012 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 57 | Qualification for 2012 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 50 | Qualification for 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and Finals series |
| 4 | Gold Coast United | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 46 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 5 | Melbourne Victory | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 43 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 41 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 7 | Newcastle Jets | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 35 | |
| 8 | Melbourne Heart | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 35 | |
| 9 | Sydney FC | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 34 | |
| 10 | Perth Glory | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 54 | −27 | 23 | |
| 11 | North Queensland Fury | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 60 | −32 | 19 | |
* ↑ First place qualifies for the 2012 AFC Champions League group stage. Winning the 2011 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2012 AFC Champions League group stage, unless first place are champions. Second 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.

### Home and away season

The 2010–11 A-League season had each team play 30 matches over 27 rounds. The regular season started on Thursday, 5 August 2010 and ended on Sunday, 13 February 2011. The opening game was played at the new Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (AAMI Park) and marked the A-League debut of the new franchise, Melbourne Heart. Mid week games were played to accommodate this extra team. The official 2010–11 fixture list was released on 18 May 2010.

#### Round 27
##### Notes

* ↑ Game was moved to stop a clash with the AFL grand final replay Archived 4 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine
* ↑ Game was moved due to resurfacing of Sydney Football Stadium
* 1 2 Game was moved due to an exhibition match between Newcastle Jets and Los Angeles Galaxy which also resulted in the postponement of the F3 Derby.
* ↑ Game was moved due to a U2 concert at Suncorp Stadium.
* 1 2 Roar matches against Phoenix and Heart were originally scheduled at Suncorp Stadium for 16 and 26 January, respectively, but were postponed and relocated due to the floods in Brisbane and throughout Queensland.
* ↑ Game was postponed and shifted from Dairy Farmers Stadium due to the impact of Cyclone Yasi.
* ↑ Originally scheduled for 19 December 2010, this round 19 fixture was cancelled in the 20th minute due to the poor playing condition of the pitch. It was later replayed in week 26.

### Table of results

Abbreviation and Color Key:
Adelaide United – AU
Brisbane Roar – BR
Central Coast Mariners – CCM
Gold Coast United – GCU
Melbourne Heart – MH
Melbourne Victory – MV
Newcastle Jets – NJ
Perth Glory – PG
Sydney FC – SFC
Wellington Phoenix – WP
Win
Loss
Draw
Home :
| Club | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match |
| Club | 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 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Adelaide United | NJ | CCM | MH | NQF | SFC | NJ | BR | PG | SFC | GCU | WP | MV | BR | PG | NJ | MH | GCU | WP | NQF | MH | PG | CCM | SFC | BR | MV | NQF | CCM | GCU | WP | MV |
| Adelaide United | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 8–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Brisbane Roar | GCU | SFC | WP | NJ | MV | AU | MH | PG | NJ | CCM | MV | SFC | WP | AU | MH | NJ | NQF | PG | CCM | MV | SFC | NQF | GCU | AU | PG | CCM | WP | MH | NQF | GCU |
| Brisbane Roar | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4 –0 |
| Central Coast Mariners | MH | AU | WP | SFC | MV | MH | GCU | NQF | BR | PG | NQF | WP | MV | GCU | NJ | BR | SFC | PG | NQF | AU | MV | WP | BR | NJ | PG | SFC | AU | MH | GCU | NJ |
| Central Coast Mariners | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 |
| Gold Coast United | BR | WP | MV | PG | CCM | NJ | SFC | WP | AU | MH | NQF | MV | SFC | CCM | AU | NQF | MH | WP | NJ | BR | PG | SFC | NQF | MH | NJ | MV | AU | PG | CCM | BR |
| Gold Coast United | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 |
| Melbourne Heart | CCM | NJ | AU | PG | NQF | CCM | WP | BR | MV | WP | GCU | NJ | PG | NQF | BR | AU | WP | SFC | GCU | NJ | MV | AU | SFC | NQF | PG | GCU | MV | BR | CCM | SFC |
| Melbourne Heart | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Melbourne Victory | SFC | PG | NQF | GCU | CCM | BR | WP | NQF | NJ | MH | SFC | BR | AU | GCU | PG | CCM | WP | BR | MH | PG | NJ | CCM | WP | AU | SFC | MH | NQF | GCU | NJ | AU |
| Melbourne Victory | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Newcastle Jets | AU | MH | PG | BR | AU | PG | GCU | MV | BR | MH | SFC | AU | BR | WP | CCM | NQF | MH | GCU | WP | MV | SFC | NQF | NQF | CCM | GCU | WP | MV | SFC | PG | CCM |
| Newcastle Jets | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| North Queensland Fury | PG | SFC | MV | AU | MH | MV | WP | SFC | CCM | PG | GCU | CCM | MH | BR | PG | GCU | NJ | AU | SFC | BR | CCM | WP | MH | NJ | NJ | GCU | AU | MV | BR | WP |
| North Queensland Fury | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 8–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 |
| Perth Glory | NQF | MV | NJ | MH | WP | GCU | NJ | AU | BR | NQF | SFC | CCM | MH | WP | AU | MV | SFC | BR | NQF | CCM | MV | AU | GCU | BR | MH | CCM | WP | SFC | GCU | NJ |
| Perth Glory | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 |
| Sydney FC | MV | NQF | BR | CCM | AU | WP | GCU | NQF | AU | MV | PG | BR | NJ | GCU | PG | MH | WP | CCM | BR | NQF | MH | AU | NJ | GCU | MV | CCM | PG | NJ | WP | MH |
| Sydney FC | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Wellington Phoenix | GCU | CCM | BR | PG | SFC | MV | MH | NQF | GCU | MH | AU | BR | PG | CCM | NJ | MH | MV | SFC | AU | GCU | NJ | NQF | MV | CCM | PG | BR | NJ | AU | SFC | NQF |
| Wellington Phoenix | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 |

## Finals series

| Elimination finals | Elimination finals | Elimination finals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| | | | 1 | Brisbane Roar (agg.) | 2 | 2 | | | Brisbane Roar (pen.) | Brisbane Roar (pen.) | 2 (4) |
| | | | 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 | 2 | | | Central Coast Mariners | Central Coast Mariners | 2 (2) |
| | | | | | | | Central Coast Mariners | 1 | | |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 1 | | | | | Central Coast Mariners | 1 | | |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 1 | | | | | Gold Coast United | Gold Coast United | 0 | | |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix | 0 | | | | | Gold Coast United | Gold Coast United | 0 | | |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix | 0 | Adelaide United | Adelaide United | Adelaide United | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | Gold Coast United | Gold Coast United | Gold Coast United | 3 | | | | | |
| 4 | Gold Coast United | 1 | Gold Coast United | Gold Coast United | Gold Coast United | 3 | | | | | |
| 5 | Melbourne Victory | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

### Grand Final
## Season statistics
### Top scorers

    As of end of regular season
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Sergio van Dijk | Adelaide United | 16 |
| 2 | Kosta Barbarouses | Brisbane Roar | 11 |
| 2 | Robbie Kruse | Melbourne Victory | 11 |
| 2 | Matt Simon | Central Coast Mariners | 11 |
| 2 | Jean Solórzano | Brisbane Roar | 11 |
| 6 | Bruno Cazarine | Sydney FC | 9 |
| 6 | Bruce Djite | Gold Coast United | 9 |
| 6 | Robbie Fowler | Perth Glory | 9 |
| 6 | Adam Kwasnik | Central Coast Mariners | 9 |
| 10 | John Aloisi | Melbourne Heart | 8 |
| 10 | Marcos Flores | Adelaide United | 8 |
| 10 | Chris Greenacre | Wellington Phoenix | 8 |

#### Own goals

| Player | Club | Against | Round |
| Ben Kantarovski | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne Heart | 2 |
| Brett Studman | North Queensland Fury | Adelaide United | 4 |
| Michael Marrone | Melbourne Heart | Perth Glory | 4 |
| Daniel McBreen | Central Coast Mariners | North Queensland Fury | 9 |
| Shannon Cole | Sydney FC | Adelaide United | 9 |
| Matt Smith | Brisbane Roar | Newcastle Jets | 10 |
| Naum Sekulovski | Perth Glory | Central Coast Mariners | 12 |
| Rodrigo Vargas | Melbourne Victory | Gold Coast United | 13 |
| Clint Bolton | Melbourne Heart | Adelaide United | 15 |
| Alex Wilkinson | Central Coast Mariners | Brisbane Roar | 16 |
| Matthew Kemp | Melbourne Victory | Brisbane Roar | 17 |
| Sebastian Ryall | Sydney FC | Central Coast Mariners | 17 |
| Wayne Srhoj | Melbourne Heart | Melbourne Victory | 18 |
| Sergio van Dijk | Adelaide United | Central Coast Mariners | 20 |
| Hayden Foxe | Sydney FC | Adelaide United | 20 |
| Adrian Leijer | Melbourne Victory | Central Coast Mariners | 21 |
| Tando Velaphi | Perth Glory | Wellington Phoenix | 24 |
| Nick Ward | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney FC | 26 |

### Attendance

These are the attendance records of each of the teams at the end of the home and away season. The table does not include finals series attendances.
| Team | Hosted | Average | High | Low | Total |
| Melbourne Victory | 15 | 15,234 | 32,321 | 8,287 | 228,517 |
| Adelaide United | 15 | 11,552 | 21,083 | 7,370 | 173,286 |
| Brisbane Roar | 15 | 9,279 | 20,831 | 3,522 | 139,182 |
| Perth Glory | 15 | 8,488 | 16,019 | 5,576 | 127,322 |
| Newcastle Jets | 15 | 8,429 | 13,463 | 3,114 | 126,439 |
| Melbourne Heart | 15 | 8,315 | 25,897 | 2,754 | 124,725 |
| Wellington Phoenix | 15 | 7,981 | 14,108 | 4,700 | 119,716 |
| Central Coast Mariners | 15 | 7,713 | 12,409 | 5,373 | 115,695 |
| Sydney FC | 15 | 7,656 | 12,106 | 4,012 | 114,834 |
| North Queensland Fury | 15 | 4,245 | 7,195 | 1,003 | 63,681 |
| Gold Coast United | 15 | 3,434 | 14,783 | 1,658 | 51,505 |
| {{{T12}}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| League total | 165 | 8,393 | 32,321 | 1,003 | 1,384,902 |
Updated to the end of season.
* A Gold Coast United match held on 19 December 2010 was postponed due to the poor playing surface of the pitch and torrential rain after the 21st minute of the game had been played. Spectators were allowed free entry prior to the postponement, of which there were 10,146 in attendance of the 21,000+ who applied for the free tickets. The abandoned game's attendance is not taken into account.

#### Top 10 Attendances

| Attendance | Round | Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Weekday | Time of Day |
| 50,168 | GF | 13 March 2011 | Brisbane Roar | 2–2 (4–2 pen.) | Central Coast Mariners | Suncorp Stadium | Sunday | Afternoon |
| 32,321 | 24 | 22 January 2011 | Melbourne Victory | 2–2 | Melbourne Heart | Etihad Stadium | Saturday | Night |
| 25,897 | 9 | 8 October 2010 | Melbourne Heart | 2–1 | Melbourne Victory | AAMI Park | Friday | Night |
| 25,168 | SF Leg 2 | 26 February 2011 | Brisbane Roar | 2–2 | Central Coast Mariners | Suncorp | Saturday | Night |
| 23,059 | 18 | 11 December 2010 | Melbourne Heart | 1–3 | Melbourne Victory | AAMI Park | Saturday | Night |
| 21,083 | 27 | 11 February 2011 | Adelaide United | 2–1 | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide Oval | Friday | Night |
| 20,831 | 27 | 12 February 2011 | Brisbane Roar | 4–0 | Gold Coast United | Suncorp | Saturday | Night |
| 20,358 | 2 | 14 August 2010 | Melbourne Victory | 0–2 | Perth Glory | AAMI Park | Saturday | Night |
| 18,558 | 22 | 9 January 2011 | Melbourne Victory | 1–4 | Adelaide United | AAMI Park | Sunday | Afternoon |
| 17,299 | 10 | 16 October 2010 | Melbourne Victory | 3–0 | Sydney FC | Etihad Stadium | Saturday | Night |

### Discipline

The Fair Play Award will go to the team with the lowest points on the fair play ladder at the conclusion of the home and away season. It was awarded to Premiers Brisbane Roar who beat last year's Champions Sydney FC by 6 points.
| 1 point | Yellow Card |
| 2 points | Second Caution Red Card |
| 3 points | Direct Red Card |
| Team | | | | Points |
| Brisbane Roar | 37 | 2 | 0 | 41 |
| Sydney FC | 45 | 1 | 0 | 47 |
| Central Coast Mariners | 45 | 2 | 0 | 49 |
| Adelaide United | 42 | 1 | 2 | 50 |
| Wellington Phoenix | 56 | 1 | 0 | 58 |
| Gold Coast United | 52 | 1 | 2 | 60 |
| Newcastle Jets | 52 | 2 | 3 | 65 |
| North Queensland Fury | 54 | 1 | 3 | 65 |
| Melbourne Heart | 56 | 4 | 1 | 67 |
| Melbourne Victory | 67 | 1 | 1 | 72 |
| Perth Glory | 62 | 5 | 5 | 87 |
| Sydney Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 568 | 21 | 17 | |
Updated to End of Week 27 (End of Regular Season)

## Awards
### End-of-season awards

* Johnny Warren Medal – Marcos Flores
* NAB Young Footballer of the Year – Mathew Ryan
* Golden Boot Award – Sergio Van Dijk
* Goalkeeper of the Year – Michael Theoklitos
* Manager of the Year – Ange Postecoglou
* Fair Play Award – Brisbane Roar
* Referee of the Year – Matthew Breeze
* Foreign Player of the Year – Marcos Flores
* Solo Goal of the Year – Erik Paartalu
Source:

### All-Star team

Formation: 4–3–3