# 2010–11 Gold Coast United FC season

The 2010–11 Gold Coast United season was Gold Coast United's second season in the A-League. They finished the regular season in third place, and were defeated by Central Coast Mariners in the Preliminary Final.

## Squad

    As of match played 5 March 2011
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Glen Moss | GK | (1983-01-19)19 January 1983 (aged 28) | Melbourne Victory | 2010 | 2012 | 30 | 0 |
| 20 | Scott Higgins | GK | (1976-06-09)9 June 1976 (aged 34) | Wellington Phoenix | 2009 | | 12 | 0 |
| 30 | Jerrad Tyson | GK | (1989-09-21)21 September 1989 (aged 21) | Brisbane Strikers | 2010 | | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | Michael Thwaite | DF | (1983-05-02)2 May 1983 (aged 27) | Brann | 2009 | | 56 | 0 |
| 4 | Daniel Piorkowski | DF | (1984-01-12)12 January 1984 (aged 26) | Newcastle Jets | 2009 | 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Dino Djulbic | DF | (1983-02-16)16 February 1983 (aged 28) | Rot Weiss Ahlen | 2010 | | 40 | 4 |
| 13 | Bas van den Brink | DF | (1982-09-11)11 September 1982 (aged 28) | Omniworld | 2009 | | 50 | 4 |
| 16 | Kristian Rees | DF | (1980-01-06)6 January 1980 (aged 31) | Adelaide City | 2009 | 2011 | 52 | 2 |
| 22 | Adama Traoré | DF | (1990-02-03)3 February 1990 (aged 21) | EF Yéo Martial | 2009 | | 42 | 2 |
| 24 | John Curtis | DF | (1978-09-03)3 September 1978 (aged 32) | Northampton Town | 2010 | 2011 | 19 | 1 |
| 29 | Zac Anderson | DF | (1991-04-30)30 April 1991 (aged 19) | QAS | 2009 | | 5 | 0 |
| | Ben Wearing | DF | (1989-05-08)8 May 1989 (aged 20) | Musgrave | 2009 | | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 2 | Steve Pantelidis | MF | (1983-08-17)17 August 1983 (aged 27) | Melbourne Victory | 2009 | 2011 | 49 | 1 |
| 5 | Robson | MF | (1986-11-03)3 November 1986 (aged 24) | Cabofriense | 2009 | | 30 | 2 |
| 7 | Zenon Caravella | MF | (1983-05-17)17 May 1983 (aged 27) | Omniworld | 2009 | 2011 | 52 | 1 |
| 8 | Anderson | MF | (1983-01-10)10 January 1983 (aged 28) | Criciúma | 2010 | 2011 | 48 | 0 |
| 10 | Jason Culina | MF | (1980-08-05)5 August 1980 (aged 30) | PSV Eindhoven | 2009 | 2012 | 44 | 8 |
| 17 | Matthew Osman | MF | (1983-07-29)29 July 1983 (aged 26) | Central Coast Mariners | 2009 | 2011 | 15 | 0 |
| 18 | James Brown | MF | (1990-02-19)19 February 1990 (aged 21) | AIS | 2009 | 2012 | 21 | 3 |
| 23 | Steve Fitzsimmons | MF | (1976-09-07)7 September 1976 (aged 34) | Beenleigh | 2009 | 2010 | 34 | 2 |
| 26 | Ben Halloran | MF | (1992-06-14)14 June 1992 (aged 18) | QAS | 2010 | | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Mitch Bevan | MF | (1991-02-20)20 February 1991 (aged 20) | Brisbane Roar | 2009 | | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Joshua Brillante | MF | (1993-03-25)25 March 1993 (aged 17) | QAS | 2010 | | 5 | 0 |
| 32 | Steven Lustica | MF | (1976-03-18)18 March 1976 (aged 34) | Sydney Youth | 2010 | | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Peter Perchtold | MF | (1984-09-02)2 September 1984 (aged 26) | loan from 1. FC Nürnberg | 2010 | 2010 | 10 | 0 |
| 34 | Kim Sung-kil | MF | (1983-07-08)8 July 1983 (aged 27) | Busan Transportation Corporation | 2010 | | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Shane Smeltz | FW | (1981-09-29)29 September 1981 (aged 29) | Gençlerbirliği | 2010 | | 38 | 28 |
| 11 | Bruce Djite | FW | (1987-03-25)25 March 1987 (aged 23) | Gençlerbirliği | 2010 | | 23 | 10 |
| 14 | Joel Porter | FW | (1978-12-25)25 December 1978 (aged 32) | Hartlepool United | 2009 | | 40 | 7 |
| 15 | Tahj Minniecon | FW | (1989-02-13)13 February 1989 (aged 22) | AIS | 2009 | 2012 | 35 | 1 |
| 19 | Andrew Barisic | FW | (1986-03-22)22 March 1986 (aged 24) | Melbourne Knights | 2009 | 2010 | 17 | 2 |
| 21 | Golgol Mebrahtu | FW | (1990-08-28)28 August 1990 (aged 20) | Brisbane Strikers | 2009 | | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | Chris Broadfoot | FW | (1981-04-11)11 April 1981 (aged 29) | Broadbeach United | 2010 | | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | Chris Harold | FW | (1992-07-14)14 July 1992 (aged 18) | Brisbane Force | 2010 | | 10 | 1 |

## Competitions
### A-League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 12 February 2011. Source: See Results

#### Results
### A-League Finals
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 5 March 2011

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | A-League | A-League | A-League Finals | A-League Finals |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | NZL | Glen Moss | 30 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | AUS | Steve Pantelidis | 29 | 1 | 17+9 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Michael Thwaite | 28 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | BRA | Robson | 19 | 1 | 13+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | BIH | Dino Djulbic | 32 | 4 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Zenon Caravella | 28 | 0 | 22+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Anderson | 22 | 0 | 17+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | NZL | Shane Smeltz | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | AUS | Jason Culina | 18 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | AUS | Bruce Djite | 23 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | NED | Bas van den Brink | 23 | 3 | 19+2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | AUS | Joel Porter | 16 | 2 | 8+5 | 2 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | AUS | Tahj Minniecon | 18 | 0 | 8+7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | AUS | Kristian Rees | 26 | 0 | 19+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | AUS | James Brown | 12 | 2 | 9+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | AUS | Andrew Barisic | 11 | 1 | 2+8 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Scott Higgins | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | AUS | Golgol Mebrahtu | 8 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | CIV | Adama Traoré | 31 | 2 | 28+1 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | AUS | Steve Fitzsimmons | 15 | 0 | 7+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | John Curtis | 19 | 1 | 12+5 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | AUS | Chris Broadfoot | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | AUS | Ben Halloran | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | AUS | Chris Harold | 10 | 1 | 2+7 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | AUS | Zac Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | AUS | Jerrad Tyson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | AUS | Joshua Brillante | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | AUS | Steven Lustica | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | GER | Peter Perchtold | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | KOR | Kim Sung-kil | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left Gold Coast United during the season: ||||||||||

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | A-League | A-League Finals | Total |
| 1 | FW | | 11 | Bruce Djite | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | FW | | 9 | Shane Smeltz | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | MF | | 10 | Jason Culina | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | DF | | 6 | Dino Djulbic | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | DF | | 13 | Bas van den Brink | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | | 18 | James Brown | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | | 22 | Adama Traoré | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | FW | | 14 | Joel Porter | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | | 5 | Robson | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | DF | | 24 | John Curtis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | | 2 | Steve Pantelidis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | | 19 | Andrew Barisic | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | | 27 | Chris Harold | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 40 | 4 | 44 |

### Disciplinary record

| Position | Nation | Number | Name | A-League | A-League | A-League Finals | A-League Finals | Total | Total |
| 1 | | GK | Glen Moss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | | MF | Steve Pantelidis | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | | DF | Michael Thwaite | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | | MF | Robson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | | Df | Dino Djulbic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | | MF | Zenon Caravella | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | | MF | Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | | FW | Shane Smeltz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | | MF | Jason Culina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | | FW | Bruce Djite | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | | DF | Bas van den Brink | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | | FW | Tahj Minniecon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | | DF | Kristian Rees | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | | MF | James Brown | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 19 | | FW | Andrew Barisic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | | DF | Adama Traoré | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | | MF | Steve Fitzsimmons | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | | DF | John Curtis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | | MF | Joshua Brillante | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | | MF | Peter Perchtold | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 55 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 60 | 0 |