North Queensland Fury
2010–11 season
ChairmanRabieh Krayem
ManagerFrantisek Straka[1]
A-League11th
Top goalscorerDavid Williams (5)
Highest home attendance7,195
Lowest home attendance2,761

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Justin Pasfield
2 DF Australia AUS Jack Hingert (Youth)
3 DF Papua New Guinea PNG Brad McDonald (Youth)
4 DF Togo TOG Eric Akoto
5 DF England ENG Mark Hughes
6 MF Australia AUS Ufuk Talay (Captain)
7 DF Australia AUS Gareth Edds (Vice-Captain)
8 MF Australia AUS Adam Casey
9 FW Uganda UGA Eugene Sseppuya
10 FW Netherlands Antilles ANT Dyron Daal
11 FW Australia AUS David Williams
12 MF Australia AUS Panni Nikas
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF Germany GER André Kilian
14 MF Australia AUS Chris Grossman
15 FW Australia AUS Chris Payne (Youth)
16 DF Australia AUS Simon Storey
17 FW Australia AUS Alex Read (Youth)
18 DF Australia AUS Brett Studman
19 MF Australia AUS Isaka Cernak
20 GK Australia AUS Matt Ham
21 MF Australia AUS Jason Spagnuolo
22 DF Australia AUS Lorenzo Sipi (Youth)
28 GK Australia AUS Sebastian Usai (Injury replacement player*)
  • * Injury replacement player for Matt Ham.

Injury replacement list

Injured Player Injury Replacement Injury Injury Replacement Deal Fee
Australia Matt HamAustralia Jerrad TysonPartial tear of the anterior cruciate ligament.Six weeks.Loan From Gold Coast United
Australia Matt HamAustralia Sebastian UsaiPartial tear of the anterior cruciate ligament.Rest of the season (originally four weeks).Loan From Brisbane Strikers*
Togo Eric AkotoAustralia Ramazan TavsanciogluGrade 2 tear of the medial ligament.Six weeks.Loan From South Melbourne
Australia Osama MalikAustralia Ramazan TavsanciogluGrade 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 Australia Matt Ham Australia Brisbane Roar Free [2]
2010-04-29 Australia Simon Storey Scotland Airdrie United Free [2]
2010-05-21 Australia Adam Casey Australia Sydney FC Free [3]
2010-05-21 Germany André Kilian Germany FC Schalke 04 II Free [3]
2010-05-24 Australia Brett Studman Australia Bankstown City Lions Free [4]
2010-06-01 Australia Panni Nikas Australia Central Coast Mariners Free [5]
2010-06-04 Australia Isaka Cernak Australia Brisbane Roar Free [6]
2010-06-23 Australia Gareth Edds England Tranmere Rovers Free [7]
2010-06-29 Australia Chris Payne Australia Sydney FC Free [8]
2010-06-29 England Mark Hughes England Walsall F.C. Free [9]
2010-07-05 Togo Eric Akoto Greece OFI Crete Free [10]
2010-07-31 Uganda Eugene Sseppuya Lithuania FK Sūduva Free [11]
2010-08-12 Papua New Guinea Brad McDonald Australia Brisbane Strikers Free [12]
2010-11-4 Australia Lorenzo Sipi Australia North Queensland Razorbacks Free [13]
January 2011 Australia Alex Read Australia Valentine Phoenix FC Free

Out

Date Player To Fee Source
2010-02-11 Australia Robbie Middleby Retired [14]
2010-03-02 Australia John Tambouras China Guangzhou FC Free [15]
2010-03-24 Australia Rostyn Griffiths Australia Central Coast Mariners Free [16]
2010-04-01 New Zealand Jeremy Brockie Australia Newcastle Jets Free [17]
2010-04-10 Scotland Scott Wilson Released [18]
2010-04-13 Australia Shane Stefanutto Australia Brisbane Roar Free [19]
2010-04-17 Australia Matt Smith Australia Brisbane Roar Free [20]
2010-04-27 England Robbie Fowler Australia Perth Glory Free [21]
2010-05-07 Australia Beau Busch Australia Manly United Free [22]
2010-05-15 Australia Paul Henderson Australia Sydney Olympic Free [23]
2010-05-19 Australia Fred Agius Australia Adelaide City Free .[24]
2010-06-12 Australia Jacob Timpano Australia Sydney United Free [22]
2010-06-27 Australia Paul Kohler Australia Sutherland Sharks Free .[22]
2010-06-27 England James Robinson Released [22]
2010-06-27 England Terry Cooke Azerbaijan Gabala FC Free .[22][25]
2010-06-27 Australia Chris Tadrosse Australia Bonnyrigg White Eagles Free [22]
2010-06-27 Australia Karl Dodd Released .[22]
2010-07-25 Australia Jimmy Downey Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam Free [22][26]
January 2011 Uganda Eugene Sseppuya Released
January 2011 Australia Osama Malik Australia Adelaide United Free

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.[37]
  • 17 September 2010: The CEO Circle is signed on as a sleeve sponsor.[37]
  • 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

30 July 2010 North Queensland Fury Australia 1 : 0 Australia Adelaide United Brolga Park
Adam Casey 70' Report Attendance: Approx 2000
Referee: Chris Beath

2010–11 Hyundai A-League fixtures

6 August 2010 Perth Glory 3 : 3 North Queensland Fury nib Stadium, Perth
Friday 20:00 WST Jelić 5'
Neville 74'
Sterjovski 79'		 Report
Summary		 Payne 34'
Williams 64'
Grossman 90+2'		 Attendance: 16,019
Referee: Australia Kevin Docherty
22 August 2010 Melbourne Victory 2 : 2 North Queensland Fury AAMI Park, Melbourne
Sunday 15:00 EST K. Muscat 30' (pen.), 75' (pen.) Report
Summary		 Sseppuya 16'
Grossman Red card 30'
Akoto Red card 81'
Payne 82' (pen.)		 Attendance: 13,318
Referee: Scotland Chris Boyle
4 September 2010 Melbourne Heart 1 : 0 North Queensland Fury AAMI Park, Melbourne
Saturday 17:15 EST Kalmar 11' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 4,184
Referee: Australia Gerard Parsons
29 September 2010 Sydney FC 1 : 1 North Queensland Fury Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Wednesday 19:30 EST Cole 37' Report
Summary		 Williams 76' Attendance: 6,978
Referee: Australia Ryan Shepheard
2 October 2010 Central Coast Mariners 3 : 2 North Queensland Fury Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Saturday 17:15 EST Simon 47'
Pérez 57' (pen.)
Zwaanswijk 90+1'		 Report
Summary		 Storey 12'
McBreen 78' (o.g.)
Daal Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card 80'		 Attendance: 6,656
Referee: Australia Kurt Ams
15 October 2010 North Queensland Fury 2 : 1 Perth Glory Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Friday 19:30 EST Payne 16'
Williams 72'		 Report
Summary		 Baird 22' Attendance: 4,011
Referee: Australia Gerard Parsons
20 November 2010 Brisbane Roar 1 : 1 North Queensland Fury Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Saturday 20:15 EST Franjic 85' Report
Summary		 Edds 9' Attendance: 10,126
Referee: Australia Alan Milliner
28 November 2010 North Queensland Fury 1 : 1 Perth Glory Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Sunday 17:00 EST M. Hughes 80' Report
Summary		 Fowler 23'
Sekulovski Yellow card 38' Yellow-red card 50'
B. Griffiths Yellow card 59' Yellow-red card 64'		 Attendance: 4,491
Referee: Australia Kris Griffiths-Jones
4 December 2010 North Queensland Fury 0 : 2 Newcastle Jets Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Saturday 20:15 EST Report
Summary		 Topor-Stanley 79'
Petrovski 90+3'		 Attendance: 3,573
Referee: Australia Kurt Ams
10 December 2010 Adelaide United 2 : 0 North Queensland Fury Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:30 CDT Flores 5'
van Dijk 16'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 8,786
Referee: Australia Matthew Gillett
15 December 2010 North Queensland Fury 1 : 0 Sydney FC Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Wednesday 20:00 EST Talay 71' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 2,761
Referee: Australia Chris Beath
22 December 2010 Central Coast Mariners 1 : 0 North Queensland Fury Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Wednesday 19:30 EDT Kwasnik 28' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 5,979
Referee: Australia Ryan Shepheard
8 January 2011 North Queensland Fury 1 : 3 Newcastle Jets Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Saturday 20:15 EST M. Hughes 90+5' (pen.) Report
Summary		 Zadkovich 13'
Haliti 16'
Ryan Griffiths 70'		 Attendance: 4,315
Referee: Australia Ryan Shepheard
11 January 2011 Newcastle Jets 1 : 0 North Queensland Fury EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
Tuesday 7:30 EDT Jesic 13' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 8,218
Referee: Australia Gerard Parsons
14 January 2011 Gold Coast United 4 : 0 North Queensland Fury Skilled Park, Gold Coast
Friday 19:30 EST Djite 22', 43'
Smeltz 52'
Harold 82'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 2,514
Referee: Australia Matthew Gillett
21 January 2011 Adelaide United 8 : 1 North Queensland Fury Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:30 CDT Flores 4', 37', 87'
T. Dodd 28'
Ramsay 42'
van Dijk 46', 67', 83'		 Report
Summary		 Nikas 71' Attendance: 10,986
Referee: Australia Peter Green
Notes
  1. ↑ 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
1 Brisbane Roar (C) 30 18 11 1 58 26 +32 65 Qualification for 2012 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series[lower-alpha 1]
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
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ↑ 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.

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
1GKAustralia Justin Pasfield 2600026010
2DFAustralia Jack Hingert 14 (6)00014 (6)050
3DFPapua New Guinea Brad McDonald 18 (7)00018 (7)010
4DFTogo Éric Akoto 14 (1)00014 (1)051
5DFEngland Mark Hughes 3040030470
6MFAustralia Ufuk Talay 17 (5)30017 (5)360
7DFAustralia Gareth Edds 25 (1)10025 (1)120
8MFAustralia Adam Casey 5 (4)0005 (4)010
9FWUganda Eugene Sseppuya 7 (6)1007 (6)110
10FWNetherlands Antilles Dyron Daal 8 (8)2008 (8)231
11FWAustralia David Williams 2850028530
12MFAustralia Panni Nikas 15 (3)10015 (3)120
13DFGermany André Kilian 18 (1)00018 (1)040
14MFAustralia Chris Grossman 16 (6)30016 (6)311
15FWAustralia Chris Payne 15 (6)40015 (6)410
16DFAustralia Simon Storey 24 (1)10024 (1)120
17MFAustralia Osama Malik 15 (2)00015 (2)020
17FWAustralia Alex Read 0 (2)0000 (2)010
18DFAustralia Brett Studman 5 (4)1005 (4)101
19MFAustralia Isaka Cernak 12 (2)10012 (2)110
20GKAustralia Matthew Ham 00000000
21MFAustralia Jason Spagnuolo 5 (13)0005 (13)030
22DFAustralia Lorenzo Sipi 1 (4)0001 (4)000
24DFAustralia Ramazan Tavsancioglu 8 (4)0008 (4)030
28GKAustralia Jerrad Tyson 00000000
28GKAustralia Sebastian Usai 40004000

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