2010–11 North Queensland Fury FC season
| 2010–11 season | |||
| Chairman | Rabieh Krayem | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Frantisek Straka[1] | ||
| A-League | 11th | ||
| Top goalscorer | David Williams (5) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 7,195 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,761 | ||
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The 2010–11 season was North Queensland Fury's second, and final, season in the Hyundai A-League
Players
First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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- * Injury replacement player for Matt Ham.
Injury Replacement List
| Injured Player | Injury Replacement | Injury | Injury Replacement Deal | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | Partial tear of the anterior cruciate ligament. | Six weeks. | Loan From Gold Coast United |
| | | Partial tear of the anterior cruciate ligament. | Rest of the season (originally four weeks). | Loan From Brisbane Strikers* |
| | | Grade 2 tear of the medial ligament. | Six weeks. | Loan From South Melbourne |
| | | Grade 2 tear to his left hamstring. | Six weeks. | Loan From South Melbourne |
Note: Sebastian Usai replaced Jerrad Tyson on the short term deal after he was called up for the U23 National side.
Transfers
In
| Date | Player | From | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-04-29 | |
|
Free | [2] |
| 2010-04-29 | |
|
Free | [2] |
| 2010-05-21 | |
|
Free | [3] |
| 2010-05-21 | |
|
Free | [3] |
| 2010-05-24 | |
|
Free | [4] |
| 2010-06-01 | |
|
Free | [5] |
| 2010-06-04 | |
|
Free | [6] |
| 2010-06-23 | |
|
Free | [7] |
| 2010-06-29 | |
|
Free | [8] |
| 2010-06-29 | |
|
Free | [9] |
| 2010-07-05 | |
|
Free | [10] |
| 2010-07-31 | |
|
Free | [11] |
| 2010-08-12 | |
|
Free | [12] |
| 2010-11-4 | |
|
Free | [13] |
| January 2011 | |
|
Free |
Out
| Date | Player | To | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-02-11 | |
Retired | [14] | |
| 2010-03-02 | |
|
Free | [15] |
| 2010-03-24 | |
|
Free | [16] |
| 2010-04-01 | |
|
Free | [17] |
| 2010-04-10 | |
Released | [18] | |
| 2010-04-13 | |
|
Free | [19] |
| 2010-04-17 | |
|
Free | [20] |
| 2010-04-27 | |
|
Free | [21] |
| 2010-05-07 | |
|
Free | [22] |
| 2010-05-15 | |
|
Free | [23] |
| 2010-05-19 | |
|
Free | .[24] |
| 2010-06-12 | |
|
Free | [22] |
| 2010-06-27 | |
|
Free | .[22] |
| 2010-06-27 | |
Released | [22] | |
| 2010-06-27 | |
|
Free | .[22][25] |
| 2010-06-27 | |
|
Free | [22] |
| 2010-06-27 | |
Released | .[22] | |
| 2010-07-25 | |
|
Free | [22][26] |
| January 2011 | |
Released | ||
| January 2011 | |
|
Free |
- Note: Michael Marrone had initially signed with the Fury but pulled out on his deal.[27]
Key Dates
- 20 February 2010: Former employee at the Fury Doug Kingston sues the club for $372,500 over a contract breach.[28] An agreement is reached five days later by both parties in Supreme Court.[29]
- 3 March 2010: North Queensland Fury’s future is put into disarray when sole owner Don Matheson withdraws his support to the club.[30]
- 31 March 2010: North Queensland Fury is saved by various local businessmen and by the Townsville City Council.[31]
- 6 April 2010: Manager, Ian Ferguson, leaves the club to join Perth Glory as an assistant coach.[32]
- 27 April 2010: Former marquee player for the Fury, Robbie Fowler, officially joins Perth Glory as their marquee player.[21]
- 14 May 2010: North Queensland Fury sign former A-League player, Stuart McLaren, as an assistant coach.[33]
- 7 June 2010: The Fury sign Frantisek Straka as head coach on a one-year contract.[34]
- 10 June 2010: Rabieh Krayem is announced as the new CEO.[35]
- 29 July 2010: The club announces Ufuk Talay as the Captain and Gareth Edds as Vice-Captain for the upcoming season.[36]
- 5 August 2010: The club announces Mission Australia as one of the major sponsors for the next three seasons[37] as well as a three-year sponsorship deal with People Resourcing.[38]
- 17 September 2010: The CEO Circle is signed on as a sleeve sponsor.[39]
- 21 January 2011: North Queensland Fury suffer the worst defeat in A-League history going down 8–1 to Adelaide United.
Matches
Pre-season fixtures
| 25 June 2010 | North Queensland Fury |
0 : 0 | |
Townsville Sports Reserve |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |
| 1 July 2010 | North Queensland Fury |
7 : 2 | |
Townsville Sports Reserve |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 July 2010 | Whitsunday Miners FC |
0 : 8 | |
Wanderers football grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Dyron Daal Chris Payne Brett Studman Isaka Cernak Jason Spagnuolo |
| 17 July 2010 | North Queensland Fury |
4 : 1 | |
Brolga Park |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Payne Dyron Daal Adam Casey |
Report | Kema Jack |
Attendance: 1300 |
| 25 July 2010 | Gold Coast United |
1 : 0 | |
Carrara Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gol Gol Mebrahtu |
Report | Referee: Matt Gillett |
| 30 July 2010 | North Queensland Fury |
1 : 0 | |
Brolga Park |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Casey |
Report | Attendance: Approx 2000 Referee: Chris Beath |
2010–11 Hyundai A-League fixtures
| 6 August 2010 | Perth Glory |
3 : 3 | |
nib Stadium, Perth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 20:00 WST | Jelić Neville Sterjovski |
Report Summary |
Payne Williams Grossman |
Attendance: 16,019 Referee: |
| 14 August 2010 | North Queensland Fury |
2 : 1 | |
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 17:15 EST | Grossman Daal |
Report Summary |
Jamieson |
Attendance: 5,177 Referee: |
| 22 August 2010 | Melbourne Victory |
2 : 2 | |
AAMI Park, Melbourne |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 15:00 EST | K. Muscat |
Report Summary |
Sseppuya Grossman Akoto Payne |
Attendance: 13,318 Referee: |
| 28 August 2010 | North Queensland Fury |
2 : 3 | |
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 17:15 EST | Cernak Williams |
Report Summary |
Flores Studman D. Mullen |
Attendance: 6,130 Referee: |
| 4 September 2010 | Melbourne Heart |
1 : 0 | |
AAMI Park, Melbourne |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 17:15 EST | Kalmar |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 4,184 Referee: |
| 18 September 2010 | North Queensland Fury |
0 : 0 | |
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 17:15 EST | Report Summary |
Attendance: 4,922 Referee: |
| 24 September 2010 | Wellington Phoenix |
2 : 1 | |
Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 19:30 NZST | Greenacre Bertos Lia |
Report Summary |
M. Hughes |
Attendance: 7,212 Referee: |
| 29 September 2010 | Sydney FC |
1 : 1 | |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 19:30 EST | Cole |
Report Summary |
Williams |
Attendance: 6,978 Referee: |
| 2 October 2010 | Central Coast Mariners |
3 : 2 | |
Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 17:15 EST | Simon Pérez Zwaanswijk |
Report Summary |
Storey McBreen Daal |
Attendance: 6,656 Referee: |
| 15 October 2010 | North Queensland Fury |
2 : 1 | |
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 19:30 EST | Payne Williams |
Report Summary |
Baird |
Attendance: 4,011 Referee: |
| 31 October 2010 | North Queensland Fury |
1 : 2 | |
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 17:00 EST | M. Hughes |
Report Summary |
Traoré Đulbić |
Attendance: 7,195 Referee: |
| 5 November 2010 | North Queensland Fury |
0 : 1 | |
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 19:30 EST | Report Summary |
Zwaanswijk |
Attendance: 3,625 Referee: |
| 10 November 2010 | North Queensland Fury |
2 : 3 | |
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 20:00 EST | Daal Talay |
Report Summary |
Babalj Sibon Zahra |
Attendance: 2,866 Referee: |
| 20 November 2010 | Brisbane Roar |
1 : 1 | |
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 20:15 EST | Franjic |
Report Summary |
Edds |
Attendance: 10,126 Referee: |
| 28 November 2010 | North Queensland Fury |
1 : 1 | |
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 17:00 EST | M. Hughes |
Report Summary |
Fowler Sekulovski B. Griffiths |
Attendance: 4,491 Referee: |
| 1 December 2010 | Gold Coast United |
1 : 2 | |
Skilled Park, Gold Coast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 20:00 EST | Robson |
Report Summary |
Williams Talay |
Attendance: 1,714 Referee: |
| 4 December 2010 | North Queensland Fury |
0 : 2 | |
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 20:15 EST | Report Summary |
Topor-Stanley Petrovski |
Attendance: 3,573 Referee: |
| 10 December 2010 | Adelaide United |
2 : 0 | |
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 19:30 CDT | Flores van Dijk |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 8,786 Referee: |
| 15 December 2010 | North Queensland Fury |
1 : 0 | |
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 20:00 EST | Talay |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 2,761 Referee: |
| 18 December 2010 | North Queensland Fury |
0 : 2 | |
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 20:15 EST | Report Summary |
Barbarouses |
Attendance: 4,412 Referee: |
| 22 December 2010 | Central Coast Mariners |
1 : 0 | |
Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 19:30 EDT | Kwasnik |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 5,979 Referee: |
| 27 December 2010 | North Queensland Fury |
1 : 1 | |
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 19:15 EST | Payne |
Report Summary |
Macallister |
Attendance: 5,107 Referee: |
| 2 January 2011 | Melbourne Heart |
2 : 0 | |
AAMI Park, Melbourne |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 17:00 EDT | Aloisi Sibon |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 6,482 Referee: |
| 8 January 2011 | North Queensland Fury |
1 : 3 | |
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 20:15 EST | M. Hughes |
Report Summary |
Zadkovich Haliti Ryan Griffiths |
Attendance: 4,315 Referee: |
| 11 January 2011 | Newcastle Jets |
1 : 0 | |
EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 7:30 EDT | Jesic |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 8,218 Referee: |
| 14 January 2011 | Gold Coast United |
4 : 0 | |
Skilled Park, Gold Coast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 19:30 EST | Djite Smeltz Harold |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 2,514 Referee: |
| 21 January 2011 | Adelaide United |
8 : 1 | |
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 19:30 CDT | Flores T. Dodd Ramsay van Dijk |
Report Summary |
Nikas |
Attendance: 10,986 Referee: |
| 26 January 2011 | North Queensland Fury |
0 : 3 | |
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 19:00 EST | Report Summary |
Allsopp Dugandzic |
Attendance: 4,093 Referee: |
| 8 February 2011 | North Queensland Fury |
1 : 2 | |
Skilled Park, Gold Coast [Note 1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 19:00 EST | Grossman |
Report Summary |
Nichols Henrique |
Attendance: 1,003 Referee: |
| 13 February 2011 | Wellington Phoenix |
3 : 1 | |
Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 17:00 NZDT | Greenacre Macallister Vukovic |
Report Summary |
Studman |
Attendance: 12,718 Referee: |
- Notes
- ↑ Game was postponed and shifted from Dairy Farmers Stadium due to the impact of Cyclone Yasi.
| 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.
Statistics
- Last updated on 19 February 2010.
- (Substitute appearances in brackets)
| No. | Pos. | Name | A-league | A-League Final Series | Total | Discipline | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| 1 | GK | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | 14 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 (6) | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | 18 (7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 (7) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | 14 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 (1) | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| 5 | DF | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | 17 (5) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 (5) | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
| 7 | DF | 25 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 (1) | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | 5 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | 7 (6) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 (6) | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | FW | 8 (8) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 (8) | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| 11 | FW | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| 12 | MF | 15 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 (3) | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 13 | DF | 18 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 (1) | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | 16 (6) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 (6) | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| 15 | FW | 15 (6) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 (6) | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 16 | DF | 24 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 (1) | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF | 15 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 (2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 17 | FW | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 18 | DF | 5 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 (4) | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | MF | 12 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 20 | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | 5 (13) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (13) | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 22 | DF | 1 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | DF | 8 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (4) | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 28 | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | GK | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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- ↑ http://www.tribalfootball.com/north-queensland-fury-unveil-straka-new-coach-888811
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- 1 2 "Young German star headed for Fury". Townsville Bulletin. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
- ↑ "Studman grabs his Fury chance". Townsville Bulletin. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
- ↑ "Panni Has Faith in Fury's Future". Four Four Two. 1 June 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
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- ↑ John Tambouras Signs For Guangzhou FC
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- ↑ Sparta Rotterdam contracteert James Downey – Sparta Rotterdam (Dutch)
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