2011-12 A-League Fixture Review

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It has been a long tiring wait but it is finally over, the A-League fixture was announced today at 12:30pm to the delight of many anxious fans.

As far as we can tell, the FFA have done a solid job and delivered what was expected.

We can see less midweek fixture (only during the summer), regional venues (to be decided) and of course a delayed season from October to April!

Many of you may also notice that a Socceroos game has been announced to open the season with the first A-League game to be played on a Saturday by Newcastle and Melbourne Heart @ Newcastle.

This is a good move by the FFA for a number of reasons.

- The Socceroos draw a crowd and
- The Socceroos draw media attention

This combination of forces will undoubtedly shed some light on the A-League kick-off, an event avoided by the media over the past few years.



Another key introduction is the new regional fixtures.

These are "shared" games to our knowledge and balance out the 27 round season so that each team plays 13 home games

Hope this fixture pays dividends for the league and Football in Australia.

Also, remember to buy a club membership and get to a round one fixture!


Week 1 Home Away Venue Local AEDT
Fri, 7 Oct 2011 QANTAS SOCCEROOS FIXTURE - TBC
Sat, 8 Oct 2011 Newcastle Jets  Melbourne Heart Ausgrid Stadium 4:30pm 4:30pm
Sat, 8 Oct 2011 Melbourne Victory Sydney FC Etihad Stadium 6:30pm 6:30pm
Sat, 8 Oct 2011 Brisbane Roar  Central Coast Mariners  Suncorp Stadium 7:45pm 8:45pm
Sun, 9 Oct 2011 Gold Coast United  Wellington Phoenix Skilled Park 4:00pm 5:00pm
Sun, 9 Oct 2011 Perth Glory  Adelaide United nib Stadium 4:30pm 7:30pm


For the FFA's take on the fixture:
http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=39876

For the fixture itself:
http://www.a-league.com.au/site/_content/document/00002236-source.pdf

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