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.
2010–11 season | |||
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Chairman | Peter Sidwell | ||
Manager | John van't Schip | ||
Stadium | AAMI Park | ||
A-League | 8th | ||
Top goalscorer | John Aloisi (8) | ||
Highest home attendance | 25,897 vs. Melbourne Victory (4 October 2010) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 2,754 vs. Newcastle Jets (8 December 2010) | ||
Average home league attendance | 8,315 | ||
Biggest win | 2–0 vs. Newcastle Jets (A) (31 October 2010) 2–0 vs. North Queensland Fury (H) (2 January 2011) | ||
Biggest defeat | 0–4 vs. Brisbane Roar (A) (25 September 2010) | ||
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First-team squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
editTransfers in
editTransfers out
editDate | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
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26 January 2010 | DF | Dean Heffernan | Huddersfield Town | Free[22] |
Injury replacements
editInjured player | Injury replacement | Injury | Replacement deal length | Fee |
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Kristian Sarkies | Aziz Behich[23] | Broken fibula and tibia in right leg[24] | Seven weeks*[23] | Loan from Hume City |
Kristian Sarkies | Adrian Zahra[25] | Broken fibula and tibia in right leg[24] | Four weeks[26] | Loan from Melbourne Knights |
Eli Babalj | Adrian Zahra[27][28] | Hip and thigh problems[29][30] | Unknown length* | Loan From Melbourne Knights |
*Note: Both Behich and Zahra signed long-term deals at the completion of their replacement deal period.
Pre-season and friendlies
edit28 April 2010 | Whittlesea Zebras | 1–5 | Melbourne Heart | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Epping Stadium |
17 June 2010 | Wimmera South Coast Eagles | 1–3 | Melbourne Heart | Geelong |
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Report | Stadium: Elcho Park |
25 June 2010 | Brisbane Roar | 2–0 | Melbourne Heart | Toowoomba |
19:15 UTC+10 | Report | Stadium: Clive Berghofer Stadium Attendance: 2,893 |
2 July 2010 | Oakleigh Cannons | 2–5 | Melbourne Heart | Melbourne |
20:30 UTC+10 |
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Report | Stadium: Jack Edwards Reserve |
8 July 2010 | Melbourne Heart | 1–2 | Newcastle Jets | Morwell |
19:30 UTC+10 | Sibon 68' | Report | Bridges 6' Abbas 27' |
Stadium: LaTrobe City Stadium, Attendance: 3,000 |
14 July 2010 | Everton | 2–0 | Melbourne Heart | Melbourne |
19:30 UTC+10 | Rodwell 34' Saha 60' |
Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 19,261 |
22 July 2010 | Loddon Mallee Lightning | 1–9 | Melbourne Heart | Bendigo |
16:00 UTC+10 | Hargreaves ?' | Behich 23', ?' Alex Terra 27', 55', 57' Hoffman ?', ?', ?' Tolli 17' |
Stadium: Epsom Huntly Recreation Reserve |
July 2010 | Melbourne Heart | 3–0 | Richmond | Melbourne |
Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors due to COVID-19 pandemic in Australia) |
2 January 2011 | Melbourne Heart | 6–1 | South Melbourne | Melbourne |
Stadium: La Trobe University |
Competitions
editA-League
editLeague table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Brisbane Roar (C) | 30 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 58 | 26 | +32 | 65 | Qualification for 2012 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series[a] |
2 | Central Coast Mariners | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 57 | |
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 | |
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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ 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
editOverall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 35 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 24 | −7 |
Last updated: 12 January 2024.
Source: Ultimate A-League
Results by matchday
editA = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
edit5 August 2010 1 | Melbourne Heart | 0–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne |
Thursday 19:30 EST | Heffernan 71' Hamill 83' Behich 86' |
Report Statistics |
Bojić 1' Wilkinson 16' Hutchinson 36' Simon 72' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 11,050 Referee: Chris Beath |
13 August 2010 2 | Newcastle Jets | 1–1 | Melbourne Heart | Newcastle |
Friday 20:00 EST | Abbas 45' Bridges 50' Brockie 60' Kantarovski 66' |
Report Statistics |
Kantarovski 79' (o.g.) | Stadium: EnergyAustralia Stadium Attendance: 8,735 Referee: Ryan Shepheard |
20 August 2010 3 | Adelaide United | 3–2 | Melbourne Heart | Adelaide |
Friday 19:30 CST | Leckie 2' Fyfe 5' Ramsay 52', 88' |
Report Statistics |
Worm 42' 45+1' Srhoj 65' Babalj 74' Hoffman 75' Beauchamp 84' |
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 7,370 Referee: Ben Williams |
29 August 2010 4 | Melbourne Heart | 2–2 | Perth Glory | Melbourne |
Sunday 17:00 EST | Sibon 5' (pen.) Kalmar 37' Srhoj 52' Thompson 82' Heffernan 88' Hamill 89' |
Report Statistics |
Sekulovski 4' Marrone 19' (o.g.) Fowler 90+4' (pen.) |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,878 Referee: Kurt Ams |
4 September 2010 5 | Melbourne Heart | 1–0 | North Queensland Fury | Melbourne |
Saturday 17:15 EST | Kalmar 11' Alex 41' Srhoj 66' |
Report Statistics |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,184 Referee: Gerard Parsons |
10 September 2010 6 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–0 | Melbourne Heart | Gosford |
Friday 20:00 EST | McBreen 20' Hutchinson 75' Kwasnik 78' |
Report Statistics |
Heffernan 22' Beauchamp 52' |
Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 6,326 Referee: Peter Green |
19 September 2010 7 | Melbourne Heart | 2–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
Sunday 15:00 EST | Aloisi 50' Alex 66' |
Report Statistics |
Muscat 45+2' T. Brown 75' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,698 Referee: Peter Green |
25 September 2010 8 | Brisbane Roar | 4–0 | Melbourne Heart | Brisbane |
Saturday 17:15 EST | Barbarouses 23' Paartalu 37' Reinaldo 48' (pen.) 55' Nichols 76' 77' Stefanutto 90' |
Report Statistics |
Heffernan 47' 54' Alex 80' Skoko 81' |
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 6,342 Referee: Chris Boyle |
8 October 2010 9 | Melbourne Heart | 2–1 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
Saturday 19:30 EDT | Aloisi 10' 40' Terra 56' Behich 48' 74' |
Report Statistics |
Leijer 22' Kruse 37' Muscat 43' Brebner 55' Celeski 65' Ricardinho 68' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 25,897 Referee: Ben Williams |
17 October 2010 10 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–2 | Melbourne Heart | Wellington |
Sunday 17:00 NZDT | Greenacre 6' Bertos 59' Ifill 79' |
Report Statistics |
Aloisi 14' (pen.) M. Thompson 36' Colosimo 44' |
Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 5,211 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
23 October 2010 11 | Melbourne Heart | 0–0 | Gold Coast United | Melbourne |
Saturday 19:00 EDT | Srhoj 52' Worm 74' |
Report Statistics |
van den Brink 35' Curtis 88' J. Brown 90' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 6,150 Referee: Chris Beath |
31 October 2010 12 | Newcastle Jets | 0–2 | Melbourne Heart | Port Macquarie |
Sunday 15:00 EDT | Miličević 88' | Report Statistics |
Kalmar 53' Srhoj 76' Sibon 90+4' (pen.) |
Stadium: Port Macquarie Regional Stadium Attendance: 3,114 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones |
3 November 2010 13 | Perth Glory | 0–0 | Melbourne Heart | Perth |
Wednesday 19:00 WST | Baird 10' B. Griffiths 38' Todd 72' Fondyke 77' Fowler 77' |
Report Statistics |
Marrone 67' Worm 72' |
Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 5,745 Referee: Chris Beath |
10 November 2010 14 | North Queensland Fury | 2–3 | Melbourne Heart | Townsville |
Wednesday 20:00 EST | Daal 12' Spagnuolo 74' Talay 85' (pen.) |
Report Summary |
Marrone 24' Srhoj 31' Babalj 50', 90+1' Sibon 59' Zahra 64' Colosimo 83' |
Stadium: Dairy Farmers Stadium Attendance: 2,866 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
14 November 2010 15 | Melbourne Heart | 1–2 | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne |
Sunday 17:00 EDT | Sibon 11' Skoko 53' Srhoj 73' M. Thompson 76' |
Report Statistics |
Barbarouses 65' Solórzano 88' Broich 90' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 7,034 Referee: Ryan Shepheard |
19 November 2010 16 | Melbourne Heart | 0–2 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
Friday 20:00 EDT | Worm 36' | Report Statistics |
Cornthwaite 5' Bolton 73' (o.g.) van Dijk 87' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 6,538 Referee: Chris Beath |
24 November 2010 17 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–0 | Melbourne Heart | Wellington |
Wednesday 19:30 NZDT | Daniel 28' Ifill 62', 73' Sigmund 83' |
Report Statistics |
M. Thompson 57' 70' | Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 4,700 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
27 November 2010 18 | Melbourne Heart | 0–0 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
Saturday 20:15 EDT | Colosimo 17' Behich 35' Srhoj 38' Marrone 71' Kalmar 82' |
Report Statistics |
Musialik 27' Bridge 47' Byun 90+2' 90+3' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,128 Referee: Alan Milliner |
5 December 2010 19 | Gold Coast United | 3–0 | Melbourne Heart | Gold Coast |
Sunday 16:00 EST | van den Brink 41' 84' Culina 58' (pen.), 77' |
Report Statistics |
Beauchamp 57' Zahra 65' |
Stadium: Skilled Park Attendance: 1,658 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
8 December 2010 20 | Melbourne Heart | 0–2 | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne |
Wednesday 19:00 EDT | Report Statistics |
Wheelhouse 8' Jeffers 12' 62' Jesic 18' Zadkovich 41' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 2,754 Referee: Peter Green |
11 December 2010 21 | Melbourne Heart | 1–3 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
Saturday 19:00 EDT | Sibon 17' Kalmar 42' Marrone 46' Zahra 69' Srhoj 90+2' |
Report Statistics |
Kruse 12', 28' Celeski 38' Srhoj 54' (o.g.) Hernández 68' Ferreira 90+3' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 23,059 Referee: Chris Beath |
17 December 2010 22 | Adelaide United | 1–2 | Melbourne Heart | Adelaide |
Friday 19:30 CDT | van Dijk 45+1' Galeković 89' Keenan 90+1' |
Statistics | M. Thompson 27' Hoffman 65' Colosimo 89' Aloisi 90+2' |
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 10,011 Referee: Ryan Shepheard |
23 December 2010 23 | Sydney FC | 0–1 | Melbourne Heart | Sydney |
Thursday 19:00 EDT | Cazarine 44' | Report Summary |
Srhoj 1' Zahra 86' |
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 6,639 Referee: Ben Williams |
2 January 2011 24 | Melbourne Heart | 2–0 | North Queensland Fury | Melbourne |
Sunday 17:00 EDT | Aloisi 58' Sibon 83' |
Report Statistics |
M. Hughes 90+4' | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 6,482 Referee: Peter Green |
15 January 2011 25 | Perth Glory | 1–1 | Melbourne Heart | Perth |
Saturday 18:45 WST | Howarth 34' | Report Statistics |
Alex 70' | Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 7,962 Referee: Gerard Parsons |
19 January 2011 26 | Melbourne Heart | 1–1 | Gold Coast United | Melbourne |
Wednesday 20:00 EDT | Alex 17' Beauchamp 58' |
Report Statistics |
Djite 40' Perchtold 43' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,187 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
22 January 2011 27 | Melbourne Victory | 2–2 | Melbourne Heart | Melbourne |
Saturday 19:00 EDT | Allsopp 10' 38' Hernández 31' 89' Ferreira 43' Kemp 50' Angulo 54' K. Muscat 60' 79' Petkovic 90+2' |
Report Statistics |
Aloisi 45+2', 51' Skoko 48' M. Thompson 76' |
Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 32,231 Referee: Chris Beath |
28 January 2011 28 | Brisbane Roar | 2–1 | Melbourne Heart | Brisbane |
Friday 19:30 EST | Solórzano 5' 90+2' Nichols 45' Meyer 62' |
Report Statistics |
Sibon 45+1' 75' M. Thompson 46' |
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 4,213 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
4 February 2011 29 | Melbourne Heart | 1–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne |
Friday 20:00 EDT | M. Thompson 49' | Report Statistics |
McBreen 50' McGlinchey 55' Amini 90+3' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 3,667 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
Statistics
editOverall
editPlayers with no appearances not included in the list.
No. | Nat. | Name | Pos. | Starts | Sub. | Total | Goals |
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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
editPlayers with no cards not included in the list.
Nat. | Name | Points | |||
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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 | 53 | 4 | 1 | 64 |
Goal-scorers
editPlayers with no goals not included in the list.
Total | Player | Goals per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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 |
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A goal was scored from a penalty kick |
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