# 2010–11 Melbourne Heart FC season

The 2010–11 season was the inaugural season in the history of Melbourne Heart FC since its establishment in 2009. The team played in the A-League for the first time with all of their home matches being played at AAMI Park. After being placed sixth for the better part of the season, the team would go on to finish eighth on the ladder. Former Australian international John Aloisi was the Heart's top goalscorer, with eight goals, in his final season in professional football.

## 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 | Clint Bolton |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Michael Marrone |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Brendan Hamill |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Simon Colosimo |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Michael Beauchamp |
| 6 | MF | AUS | Matt Thompson |
| 7 | MF | NED | Rutger Worm |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Kristian Sarkies |
| 9 | FW | NED | Gerald Sibon |
| 10 | MF | AUS | Wayne Srhoj |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Alex Terra |
| 12 | GK | AUS | Peter Zoïs |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | AUS | Kamal Ibrahim |
| 15 | FW | AUS | John Aloisi |
| 16 | DF | AUS | Aziz Behich |
| 17 | DF | AUS | Jason Hoffman |
| 18 | MF | AUS | Ante Tomić |
| 19 | FW | AUS | Eli Babalj |
| 20 | MF | AUS | Josip Skoko |
| 21 | FW | AUS | Kliment Taseski |
| 22 | MF | AUS | Nick Kalmar |
| 23 | DF | AUS | Dean Heffernan |
| 25 | MF | AUS | Adrian Zahra |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Notes |
| 19 November 2009 | DF | Matt Thompson | Newcastle Jets | Free |
| 24 November 2009 | MF | Kristian Sarkies | Adelaide United | Free |
| 24 November 2009 | DF | Dean Heffernan | Central Coast Mariners | Free |
| 26 December 2009 | FW | Eli Babalj | AIS | Free |
| 26 December 2009 | MF | Kamal Ibrahim | AIS | Free |
| 8 January 2010 | FW | Jason Hoffman | Newcastle Jets | Free |
| 16 February 2010 | GK | Clint Bolton | Sydney FC | Free |
| 23 February 2010 | FW | Rutger Worm | N.E.C. | Free |
| 6 March 2010 | MF | Wayne Srhoj | Perth Glory | Free |
| 19 March 2010 | DF | Simon Colosimo | Sydney FC | Free |
| 29 March 2010 | FW | John Aloisi | Sydney FC | Free |
| 31 March 2010 | MF | Kliment Taseski | Melbourne Victory Youth | Free |
| 23 April 2010 | MF | Brendan Hamill | AIS | Free |
| 30 April 2010 | MF | Michael Marrone | Adelaide United | Free |
| 10 May 2010 | FW | Alex Terra | Rio Branco | Free |
| 17 May 2010 | DF | Michael Beauchamp | Al-Jazira Club | Free |
| 18 May 2010 | MF | Josip Skoko | Hajduk Split | Free |
| 21 May 2010 | FW | Gerald Sibon | Heerenveen | Free |
| 22 May 2010 | DF | Dean Heffernan | Huddersfield Town | Return from Loan |
| 29 June 2010 | MF | Nick Kalmar | Oakleigh Cannons | Free |
| 26 July 2010 | MF | Ante Tomić | Sydney United | Free |
| 4 August 2010 | GK | Peter Zoïs | South Melbourne | Free |
| 25 October 2010 | MF | Aziz Behich | Hume City | Free |

### Transfers out

| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
| 26 January 2010 | DF | Dean Heffernan | Huddersfield Town | Free |

### Injury replacements

| Injured player | Injury replacement | Injury | Replacement deal length | Fee |
| Kristian Sarkies | Aziz Behich | Broken fibula and tibia in right leg | Seven weeks* | Loan from Hume City |
| Kristian Sarkies | Adrian Zahra | Broken fibula and tibia in right leg | Four weeks | Loan from Melbourne Knights |
| Eli Babalj | Adrian Zahra | Hip and thigh problems | Unknown length* | Loan From Melbourne Knights |
*Note: Both Behich and Zahra signed long-term deals at the completion of their replacement deal period.

## 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 January 2024. Source: Ultimate A-League

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H |
| Result | L | D | L | D | W | L | W | L | W | D | D | W | D | W | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | W | W | D | D | D | L | D | D |
| Position | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Points | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Matches
## Statistics
### Overall

Players with no appearances not included in the list.
| No. | Nat. | Name | Pos. | Starts | Sub. | Total | Goals |
| No. | Nat. | Name | Pos. | 1 | | Clint Bolton | GK | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 2 | | Michael Marrone | DF | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 3 | | Brendan Hamill | DF | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| 4 | | Simon Colosimo | DF | 22 | 4 | 26 | 1 |
| 5 | | Michael Beauchamp | DF | 19 | 4 | 23 | 0 |
| 6 | | Matt Thompson | MF | 29 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| 7 | | Rutger Worm | MF | 22 | 4 | 26 | 2 |
| 8 | | Kristian Sarkies | MF | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | | Gerald Sibon | FW | 24 | 3 | 27 | 7 |
| 10 | | Wayne Srhoj | MF | 25 | 1 | 26 | 0 |
| 11 | | Alex Terra | FW | 14 | 6 | 20 | 4 |
| 12 | | Peter Zois | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | | Kamal Ibrahim | MF | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | | John Aloisi | FW | 17 | 3 | 20 | 8 |
| 16 | | Aziz Behich | DF | 23 | 4 | 27 | 0 |
| 17 | | Jason Hoffman | DF | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 |
| 18 | | Ante Tomić | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | | Eli Babalj | FW | 1 | 12 | 13 | 2 |
| 20 | | Josip Skoko | MF | 21 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| 21 | | Kliment Taseski | FW | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | | Nick Kalmar | MF | 17 | 12 | 29 | 3 |
| 23 | | Dean Heffernan | DF | 9 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| 25 | | Adrian Zahra | MF | 17 | 2 | 19 | 2 |

### Disciplinary record

Players with no cards not included in the list.
| Nat. | Name | | | | Points |
| Nat. | Name | | | | Points | Wayne Srhoj | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| | Matt Thompson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| | Michael Beauchamp | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| | Dean Heffernan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| | Rutger Worm | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| | Aziz Behich | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| | Michael Marrone | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| | Josip Skoko | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| | Simon Colosimo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| | Gerald Sibon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| | Brendan Hamill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| | Alex Terra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| | Nick Kalmar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| | Adrian Zahra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| | Jason Hoffman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| | John Aloisi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| | Eli Babalj | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 53 | 4 | 1 | 64 |

### Goal-scorers

Players with no goals not included in the list.
| Total | 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 |
| Total | 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 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 8 | | John Aloisi | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | 2 | | | 1 |
| 7 | | Gerald Sibon | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | |
| 4 | | Alex Terra | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| 3 | | Nick Kalmar | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | | Eli Babalj | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | | Adrian Zahra | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | | Matt Thompson | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | |
| 2 | | Rutger Worm | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 1 | | Own goal | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Simon Colosimo | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | Total | Total | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
* A goal was scored from a penalty kick