# 2011–12 W-League

The 2011–12 W-League season was the fourth season of the W-League, the Australian national women's football (soccer) competition. The season consisted of twelve rounds, giving each team a total of ten games, followed by a finals series.

## Clubs

W-League teams for the 2011–12 season:
| Team | City | Years in competition |
| Adelaide United | Adelaide, SA | 2008–09 — present |
| Brisbane Roar | Brisbane, Qld | 2008–09 — present |
| Canberra United | Canberra, ACT | 2008–09 — present |
| Melbourne Victory | Melbourne, Vic | 2008–09 — present |
| Newcastle Jets | Newcastle, NSW | 2008–09 — present |
| Perth Glory | Perth, WA | 2008–09 — present |
| Sydney FC | Sydney, NSW | 2008–09 — present |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer |
| Adelaide United | David Edmondson | Abby Erceg | Erreà |
| Brisbane Roar | Jeff Hopkins | Clare Polkinghorne | Puma |
| Canberra United | Jitka Klimkova | Ellie Brush | Hummel |
| Melbourne Victory | Vicki Linton | Jodie Taylor | Adidas |
| Newcastle Jets | Clayton Zane | Ariane Hingst | ISC |
| Perth Glory | Jamie Harnwell | Tanya Oxtoby | Kelme |
| Sydney FC | Alen Stajcic | Heather Garriock | Adidas |

### Foreign players

| Club | Visa 1 | Visa 2 | Visa 3 | Non-Visa foreigner(s) | Former player(s) |
| Adelaide United | Abby Erceg | Anna Green | Ashleigh Gunning | | |
| Brisbane Roar | Hoshimi Kishi | Olga Cebrián García | | | |
| Canberra United | Aroon Clansey | Taryn Hemmings | | Emma Kete$^R$ | |
| Melbourne Victory | Jodie Taylor | Kendall Fletcher | Danielle Johnson | Gülcan Koca$^A$ | |
| Newcastle Jets | Ariane Hingst | | | Stacey Day$^B$ | |
| Perth Glory | Katie Holtham | Lisa-Marie Woods | | Carys Hawkins$^A$ | Emma Kete |
| Sydney FC | Estelle Johnson | Alli Lipsher | | | Megan Rapinoe$^G$ |
The following do not fill a Visa position: $^A$Australian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team; $^B$Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian citizenship; $^G$ Guest players; $^R$ Injury replacement players, or national team replacement players;

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canberra United (C) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 24 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Brisbane Roar | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 21 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Sydney FC | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 8 | +18 | 17 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 17 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 5 | Newcastle Jets | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 12 | |
| 6 | Perth Glory | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 36 | −25 | 6 | |
| 7 | Adelaide United | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 30 | −24 | 3 | |

### Regular season
#### Round 12
## Finals series
### Final
## Regular season statistics
### Leading goalscorers

| Total | Player | Player | Team | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round |
| Total | Player | Player | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | SF | F |
| 15 | | Michelle Heyman | Canberra United | 2 | 3 | | | 2 | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | | Emily Gielnik | Brisbane Roar | | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | 2 | | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | | Jodie Taylor | Melbourne Victory | | 1 | | | 1 | | 2 | 3 | | 1 | | | | |
| 6 | | Renee Rollason | Sydney FC | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | 1 | |
| 5 | | Lisa De Vanna | Newcastle Jets | | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 5 | | Caitlin Friend | Melbourne Victory | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 4 | | Tameka Butt | Brisbane Roar | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 4 | | Taryn Hemmings | Canberra United | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | |
| 4 | | Leena Khamis | Sydney FC | | | | | | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | | Kylie Ledbrook | Sydney FC | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | | Ashleigh Sykes | Canberra United | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 |
Goal scored from penalty kick   Two goals scored from penalty kick

### Own goals

| Player | Club | Against | Round |
| Sian McLaren | Adelaide United | Sydney FC | 6 |
| Ellie Brush | Canberra United | Brisbane Roar | 7 |
| Tanya Oxtoby | Perth Glory | Sydney FC | 7 |
| Tanya Oxtoby | Perth Glory | Sydney FC | 11 |
| Teresa Polias | Sydney FC | Brisbane Roar | 12 |