2010–11 Gold Coast United FC season

Gold Coast United
2010–11 season
Chairman Clive Palmer
Manager Miron Bleiberg
A-League 3rd
A-League Finals Preliminary Final
Top goalscorer League: Bruce Djite (9)
All: Bruce Djite (10)
Highest home attendance 14,783 vs Newcastle Jets
(22 January 2011)
Lowest home attendance 1,658 vs Melbourne Heart
(5 December 2010)
Average home league attendance 3,317
(20 February 2011)
Home colours
Away colours
← 2009–10 2011–12 →

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.

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
16 June 2010 DF England John Curtis Northampton Town Free [1]
19 July 2010 GK New Zealand Glen Moss Melbourne Victory Free [2]
2 September 2010 FW Australia Bruce Djite Gençlerbirliği Free [3]
10 January 2011 FW New Zealand Shane Smeltz Gençlerbirliği Free [4]
16 January 2011 MF South Korea Kim Sung-kil Busan Transportation Corporation Free
MF Brazil Anderson Criciúma Free [5]

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
19 July 2010 GK Australia Jess Vanstrattan Central Coast Mariners Undisclosed
29 July 2010 MF Australia Richard Greer
24 August 2010 FW New Zealand Shane Smeltz Gençlerbirliği Undisclosed

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.
22 December 2010 MF Germany Peter Perchtold 1. FC Nürnberg 10-games [6]

Trial

Date From Date To Position Nationality Name Last Club
14 May 2010[7] 28 May 2010 DF England John Curtis Northampton Town

Released

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date
23 February 2011[8] MF Australia Jason Culina Newcastle Jets 23 February 2011[9]

Squad

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

Competitions

A-League

Main article: 2010–11 A-League

League table

Pos
 Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Brisbane Roar (C) 30 18 11 1 58 26+32 65 2012 AFC Champions League Group stage
2 Central Coast Mariners 30 16 9 5 50 31+19 57
3 Adelaide United 30 15 5 10 51 36+15 50 2012 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off
4 Gold Coast United 30 12 10 8 40 32+8 46 2011 A-League Finals Series
5 Melbourne Victory 30 11 10 9 45 39+6 43
6 Wellington Phoenix 30 12 5 13 39 41−2 41
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 Disbanded at end of season

Source: the-AFC.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
1First place through to sixth place qualify for the 2011 A-League Finals Series.
2First place qualifies for the 2012 AFC Champions League Group stage.
3Winning the 2011 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2012 AFC Champions League Group stage, unless first place are champions.
4Second 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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 12 10 8 40 32  +8 46 7 5 3 23 9  +14 5 5 5 17 23  −6

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 TotalA-League A-League Finals
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK New Zealand Glen Moss 30 0 27 0 3 0
2 MF Australia Steve Pantelidis 29 1 17+9 1 3 0
3 DF Australia Michael Thwaite 28 0 25 0 3 0
5 MF Brazil Robson 19 1 13+6 1 0 0
6 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina Dino Djulbic 32 4 29 3 3 1
7 MF Australia Zenon Caravella 28 0 22+3 0 3 0
8 MF Brazil Anderson 22 0 17+2 0 3 0
9 FW New Zealand Shane Smeltz 12 9 9 7 3 2
10 MF Australia Jason Culina 18 5 18 5 0 0
11 FW Australia Bruce Djite 23 10 20 9 3 1
13 DF Netherlands Bas van den Brink 23 3 19+2 3 2 0
14 FW Australia Joel Porter 16 2 8+5 2 0+3 0
15 FW Australia Tahj Minniecon 18 0 8+7 0 3 0
16 DF Australia Kristian Rees 26 0 19+6 0 0+1 0
18 MF Australia James Brown 12 2 9+3 2 0 0
19 FW Australia Andrew Barisic 11 1 2+8 1 0+1 0
20 GK Australia Scott Higgins 2 0 2 0 0 0
21 FW Australia Golgol Mebrahtu 8 0 4+4 0 0 0
22 DF Ivory Coast Adama Traoré 31 2 28+1 2 1+1 0
23 MF Australia Steve Fitzsimmons 15 0 7+8 0 0 0
24 DF England John Curtis 19 1 12+5 1 0+2 0
25 FW Australia Chris Broadfoot 5 0 0+5 0 0 0
26 MF Australia Ben Halloran 5 0 2+3 0 0 0
27 FW Australia Chris Harold 10 1 2+7 1 0+1 0
29 DF Australia Zac Anderson 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
30 GK Australia Jerrad Tyson 1 0 1 0 0 0
31 MF Australia Joshua Brillante 2 0 2 0 0 0
32 MF Australia Steven Lustica 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
33 MF Germany Peter Perchtold 10 0 7 0 3 0
34 MF South Korea 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 FWAustralia11Bruce Djite9110
2 FWNew Zealand9 Shane Smeltz729
3 MFAustralia10Jason Culina505
4 DFBosnia and Herzegovina6 Dino Djulbic314
5 DFNetherlands13Bas van den Brink303
6 DFAustralia18James Brown202
DFIvory Coast22Adama Traoré202
FWAustralia14Joel Porter202
MFBrazil5 Robson202
10DFEngland24John Curtis101
MFAustralia2 Steve Pantelidis101
FWAustralia19Andrew Barisic101
FWAustralia27Chris Harold101
Own goal101
Total 40444

Disciplinary record

Position Nation Number Name A-League A-League Finals Total
Red card Red card Red card
1 New ZealandGKGlen Moss100010
2 AustraliaMFSteve Pantelidis8020100
3 AustraliaDFMichael Thwaite500050
5 BrazilMFRobson100010
6 Bosnia and HerzegovinaDfDino Djulbic500050
7 AustraliaMFZenon Caravella200020
8 BrazilMFAnderson100010
9 New ZealandFWShane Smeltz101020
10AustraliaMFJason Culina100010
11AustraliaFWBruce Djite201030
13NetherlandsDFBas van den Brink501060
15AustraliaFWTahj Minniecon100010
16AustraliaDFKristian Rees500050
18AustraliaMFJames Brown510051
19AustraliaFWAndrew Barisic200020
22Ivory CoastDFAdama Traoré400040
23AustraliaMFSteve Fitzsimmons110011
24EnglandDFJohn Curtis210021
31AustraliaMFJoshua Brillante100010
33GermanyMFPeter Perchtold200020
Total 55350600

Notes

  1. ↑ Age as of the end of the season
  2. ↑ Match was cancelled in the 20th minute on 19 December 2010 due to poor playing condition of the pitch. Replayed occurred on 9 February 2011
  3. ↑ Match was cancelled in the 20th minute on 19 December 2010 due to poor playing condition of the pitch. Replayed occurred on 9 February 2011

References

  1. 1 2 "GCU Seal Deal For Ex-Red Devil". au.fourfourtwo.com. Four Four Two. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Glen Moss to replace Jess Van Strattan". goldcoast.com.au. Gold Coast. 19 July 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Djite brought in to replace Smeltz". theworldgame.sbs.com.au. The World Game. 28 August 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Shane Smeltz back with Gold Coast United". stuff.co.nz. Stuff NZ. 10 January 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
  6. 1 2 "Gold Coast signs German giant". theworldgame.sbs.com.au. The World Game. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Ex-Manchester United defender to train with Gold Coast". goldcoastunited.com.au/. Gold Coast United. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "United confirm Culina release". goldcoastunited.com.au. Gold Coast United. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "Jason Culina joins father at Jets". a-league.com.au. A-League. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Six more names confirmed for United". goldcoastunited.com. Gold Coast United. 3 December 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  11. ↑ "Socceroo Jason Culina signs as Gold Coast United's marquee". goldcoastunited.com.au. Gold Coast United. 14 January 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  12. ↑ "Highly rated youngster pens 3-year deal with United". goldcoastunited.com.au. Gold Coast United. 9 December 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  13. ↑ "United coup as they score Minniecon". goldcoast.com.au. Gold Coast. 3 January 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  14. ↑ "Gold Coast Add Their Twelfth Man". au.fourfourtwo.com. Four Four Two. 10 December 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2016.

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