2010–11 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season

Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2010–11 football season

Inverness Caledonian Thistle2010–11 season

Chairman| George Fraser
Manager| Terry Butcher
Stadium| Caledonian Stadium
Scottish Premier League| 7th
Scottish Cup| Quarter-final
League Cup| Third round
Top goalscorer| League:
Adam Rooney (15)
All:
Adam Rooney (21)
Highest home attendance| 7,547 vs. Celtic Scottish Premier League 14 August 2010
Lowest home attendance| 1,001 vs. Peterhead League Cup 25 August 2010

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For the 2010–11 season, Inverness Caley Thistle compete in the Scottish Premier League, having been promoted as champions of the Scottish First Division in 2009–10. They reached the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup, and the third round of the League Cup, before being eliminated by Celtic in both competitions.

## Results and fixtures[edit]

### Scottish Premier League[edit]

Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Premier League

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Celtic 14 August 2010 SPL|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–1|  Celtic | Caledonian Stadium

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|  | BBC SPORT | McCourt 56' | Attendance: 7,547
Referee: Murray

Dundee United v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 22 August 2010 SPL|  Dundee United | 0–4|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Tannadice Park

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|  | BBC SPORT | McCann 34'
Rooney 51'
Duncan 53'
Rooney 82' (pen.) | Attendance: 6,575
Referee: Muir

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Hamilton 28 August 2010 SPL|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–1|  Hamilton | Caledonian Stadium

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|  | BBC SPORT | Imrie 1' | Attendance: 3,851
Referee: McKendrick

Hibernian v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 11 September 2010 SPL|  Hibernian | 1–1|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Easter Road

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| Riordan 8' | BBC SPORT | Rooney 82' (pen.) | Attendance: 10,358
Referee: Allan

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Hearts 18 September 2010 SPL|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–3|  Hearts | Caledonian Stadium

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| Odhiambo 37' | BBC SPORT | Innes 45' (Og.)
Stevenson 55'
Elliot 69' | Attendance: 4,515
Referee: Brines

St Mirren v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 25 September 2010 SPL|  St Mirren | 1–2|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | St Mirren Park

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| McGowan 77' | BBC SPORT | Odhiambo 45+2' (50) | Attendance: 3,954
Referee: Finnie

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Aberdeen 2 October 2010 SPL|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–0|  Aberdeen | Caledonian Stadium

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| Hayes 19'
Rooney 61' | BBC SPORT | Paton | Attendance: 6,414
Referee: Murray

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v St Johnstone 16 October SPL|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–1|  St Johnstone | Caledonian Stadium

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| Hayes 71' | BBC SPORT | Samuel 8' | Attendance: 4,883
Referee: Muir

Kilmarnock v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 23 October 2010 SPL|  Kilmarnock | 1–2|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Rugby Park

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| Miguel 74' | BBC SPORT | Rooney 42' (pen.)
Hayes 66' | Attendance: 4,508
Referee: Norris

Rangers v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 30 October SPL|  Rangers | 1–1|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Ibrox

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| Edu 11' | BBC SPORT | Odhiambo 81' | Attendance: 43,697
Referee: Brines

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Motherwell 6 November 2010 SPL|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–2|  Motherwell | Caledonian Stadium

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| Duff 75' | BBC SPORT | Gow 33'
Blackman 43' | Attendance: 4,054
Referee: Tumilty

Aberdeen v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 9 November 2010 SPL|  Aberdeen | 1–2|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Pittodrie

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| Velicka 49' | BBC SPORT | Rooney 34' (pen.)
Munro 81' | Attendance: 5,917
Referee: McKendrick

Hamilton v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 13 November 2010 SPL|  Hamilton | 1–3|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | New Douglas Park

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| Imrie 29' | BBC SPORT | Rooney 34' 59'
Hayes 52' | Attendance: 2,019
Referee: McLean

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Hibernian 20 November 2010 SPL|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 4–2|  Hibernian | Caledonian Stadium

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| Foran 7'
Rooney 51' (pen.) 70' 80' | BBC SPORT | Riordan 66'
Miller 78' (pen.)
Hanlon | Attendance: 4,217
Referee: Conroy

Celtic v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 27 November 2010 SPL|  Celtic | 2–2|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Celtic Park

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| Ki 38'
McCourt 65' | BBC SPORT | Foran 70'
Munro 83' | Attendance: 46,096
Referee: Hamer

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Rangers 11 December 2010 SPL|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–1|  Rangers | Caledonian Stadium

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| Hayes 31' | BBC SPORT | Miller 57' | Attendance: 6,799
Referee: Murray

Hearts v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 18 December 2010 SPL|  Hearts | 1–1|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Tynecastle Stadium

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| Kyle 25' (pen.) | BBC SPORT | Munro 17' | Attendance: 12,994
Referee: Winter

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v St Mirren 26 December 2010 SPL|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–2|  St Mirren | Caledonian Stadium

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| Cox 8' | BBC SPORT | Thomson 44' 85' | Attendance: 3,819
Referee: Thomson

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Kilmarnock 29 December 2010 SPL|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–3|  Kilmarnock | Caledonian Stadium

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| Foran 71' | BBC SPORT | Bryson 26'
Kelly 68'
Hamill 68' | Attendance: 3,735
Referee: Collum

St Johnstone v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 January 2011 SPL|  St Johnstone | 1–0|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | McDiarmid Park

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| Samuel 85' | BBC SPORT |  | Attendance: 3,126
Referee: Salmond

Motherwell v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 15 January 2011 SPL|  Motherwell | 0–0|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Fir Park

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|  | BBC SPORT |  | Attendance: 3,728
Referee: Norris

Rangers v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 18 January 2011 SPL|  Rangers | 1–0|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Ibrox

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| Davis 45' | BBC SPORT |  | Attendance: 41,623
Referee: Thomson

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Hamilton 22 January 2011 SPL|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–1|  Hamilton | Caledonian Stadium

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| Sánchez 18' | BBC SPORT | Antoine-Curier 45+1' (pen.) | Attendance: 3,241
Referee: Finnie

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Aberdeen 26 January 2011 SPL|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–2|  Aberdeen | Caledonian Stadium

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| Munro | BBC SPORT | Jack 44'
Blackman 49' | Attendance: 4,468
Referee: Conroy

St Mirren v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 12 February 2011 SPL|  St Mirren | 3–3|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | St Mirren Park

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| Higdon 28' (pen.)
Thomson 29'
McGregor 74' | BBC SPORT | Rooney 6' 61'
Doran 33' | Attendance: 3,203
Referee: Madden

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v St Johnstone 19 February 2011 SPL|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–0|  St Johnstone | Caledonian Stadium

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| Tokely 28'
Duncan 62' | BBC SPORT |  | Attendance: 3,942
Referee: Collum

Hibernian v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 26 February 2011 SPL|  Hibernian | 2–0|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Easter Road

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| Booth 58'
Stevenson 89' | BBC SPORT |  | Attendance: 13,841
Referee: Thomson

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Dundee United 1 March 2011 SPL|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–2|  Dundee United | Caledonian Stadium

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|  | BBC SPORT | Buaben 75'
Robertson 90' | Attendance: 3,392
Referee: McLean

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Motherwell 5 March 2011 SPL|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 3–0|  Motherwell | Caledonian Stadium

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| Sutherland 18'
Foran 64'
MacDonald 72' | BBC SPORT |  | Attendance: 3,563
Referee: Brines

Dundee United v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 19 March 2011 SPL|  Dundee United | 1–0|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Tannadice

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| Swanson 43' | BBC SPORT |  | Attendance: 6,548
Referee: Salmond

Kilmarnock v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 9 April 2011 SPL|  Kilmarnock | 1–1|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Rugby Park

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| Kelly 13' | BBC SPORT | Hayes 10' | Attendance: 4,518
Referee: McKendrick

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Hearts 16 April 2011 SPL|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1– 1|  Hearts | Caledonian Stadium

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| Doran 6'
Tokely 78' | BBC Sport | Elliot 53' | Attendance: 4,336
Referee: Crawford Allan

St Johnstone v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 25 April 2011 SPL|  St Johnstone | 0– 3|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | McDiarmid Park

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|  | BBC Sport | Innes 36'
Doran 57'
Foran 70' | Attendance: 2,395
Referee: Bobby Madden

Aberdeen v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 30 April 2011 SPL|  Aberdeen | 1– 0|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Pittodrie

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| Pawlett 75' | BBC Sport |  | Attendance: 6,280
Referee: George Salmond

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Celtic 4 May 2011 SPL|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 3– 2|  Celtic | Caledonian Stadium

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| Mulgrew 7' (o.g.)
Munro 53'
Sutherland 62' | BBC Sport | Commons 9', 90' (pen.) | Attendance: 6,072
Referee: Stevie O'Reilly

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v St Mirren 7 May 2011 SPL|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1– 0|  St Mirren | Caledonian Stadium

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| Duncan 71'
Rooney 85' | BBC Sport |  | Attendance: 3,446
Referee: Bobby Madden

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Hibernian 11 May 2011 SPL|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2– 0|  Hibernian | Caledonian Stadium

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| Foran 42'
Ross 51' | BBC Sport |  | Attendance: 3,344
Referee: Stephen Finnie

Hamilton v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 14 May 2011 SPL|  Hamilton | 1– 2|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | New Douglas Park

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| Mensing 50' | BBC Sport | Foran 44'
Rooney 57' | Attendance: 2,017
Referee: Iain Brines

#### Final league table[edit]

Pos | Team

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5  | Kilmarnock | 38  | 13  | 10  | 15  | 53  | 55  | −2  | 49
6  | Motherwell | 38  | 13  | 7  | 18  | 40  | 60  | −20  | 46
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7  | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 38  | 14  | 11  | 13  | 52  | 44  | +8  | 53
8  | St Johnstone | 38  | 11  | 11  | 16  | 23  | 43  | −20  | 44
9  | Aberdeen | 38  | 11  | 5  | 22  | 39  | 59  | −20  | 38

Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

### Scottish Cup[edit]

Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Cup

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Elgin City 8 January 2011 Scottish Cup round 4|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–0|  Elgin City | Caledonian Stadium

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| Sánchez 90+2'
Rooney 90+4' | BBC SPORT |  | Attendance: 2,808
Referee: Smith

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Morton 5 February 2011 Scottish Cup round 5|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 5–1|  Morton | Caledonian Stadium

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| Foran 19' 86'
Rooney 38' 66'
Hogg 62' | BBC SPORT | Lyle 83' | Attendance: 1,893
Referee: Charleston

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Celtic 16 March 2011 Scottish Cup Quarter-final|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–2|  Celtic | Caledonian Stadium

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| Rooney 44' (pen.) | BBC Sport | Ledley 45+2' 68' | Attendance: 6,064
Referee: Tumilty

### Scottish League Cup[edit]

Main article: 2010–11 Scottish League Cup

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Queen's Park 31 July 2010 League Cup round 1|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 3–0|  Queen's Park | Caledonian Stadium

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| Cox 22'
Odhiambo 55'
Tokely 57' | BBC SPORT |  | Attendance: 1,099
Referee: McLean

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Peterhead 25 August 2010 League Cup round 2|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 3–0|  Peterhead | Caledonian Stadium

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| Rooney 32' (pen.)
Munro 38'
Rooney 49' | BBC SPORT |  | Attendance: 1,001
Referee: Somers

Celtic v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 22 September 2010 League Cup round 3|  Celtic | 6–0|  Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Celtic Park

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| Samaras 17' (37), 57'
Hooper 21'
Stokes 74' (pen.),  81' | BBC Sport |  | Attendance: 17,429
Referee: McDonald

## Current squad[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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1  | GK |  SCO | Ryan Esson
2  | DF |  SCO | David Proctor
3  | DF |  SCO | Ross Tokely
4  | DF |  SCO | Stuart Duff
5  | DF |  SCO | Stuart Golabek
6  | MF |  ENG | Lee Cox
7  | FW |  TAN | Eric Odhiambo
8  | MF |  SCO | Russell Duncan
9  | FW |  IRL | Richie Foran (club captain)
10  | FW |  IRL | Adam Rooney
11  | MF |  IRL | Jonathan Hayes
12  | GK |  NIR | Jonathan Tuffey
14  | DF |  SCO | Grant Munro
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15  | DF |  SCO | Chris Innes
16  | MF |  SCO | Roy McBain
17  | MF |  SCO | Gavin Morrison
18  | FW |  ISR | Gil Blumstein
19  | MF |  SCO | Nick Ross
20  | FW |  SCO | Shane Sutherland
21  | DF |  SCO | Graeme Shinnie
22  | GK |  ENG | Max Johnson
23  | FW |  ESP | Dani Sánchez
24  | DF |  FRA | Kenny Gillet
26  | MF |  IRL | Aaron Doran (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
27  | FW |  SCO | Alex MacDonald (on loan from Burnley)
28  | DF |  ENG | Chris Hogg

## Transfers[edit]

Transfers In  Player  | Age*  | From  | Fee

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Kenny Gillet | 24  |  Barnet | Free
Jonathan Tuffey | 23  |  Partick Thistle | Free
Chris Innes | 33  |  St Mirren | Free
Chris Hogg | 25  |  Hibernian | Free
Stuart Duff | 28  |  Aberdeen | Free
Gil Blumstein | 20  |  Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Free
Max Johnson | 19  |  Newcastle United | Undisclosed
Kevin McCann | 22  |  Hibernian | Loan
Aaron Doran | 19  |  Blackburn Rovers | Loan
Alex MacDonald | 20  |  Burnley | Loan
Transfers Out  Player  | Age*  | To  | Fee

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Robert Eagle | 23  |  Grimsby Town | Free
Dan Stratford | 25  |  Hereford United | Free
Kyle Allison | 20  |  Dunfermline Athletic | Free
Jamie Duff | 21  |  Elgin City | Free
Lionel Djebi-Zadi | 28  |  Saint Louisienne | Free
Roy McBain | 36  |  Brechin City | Loan

## Captains[edit]

No.  | P | Name  | Country  | No. games  | Notes

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9  | FW | Richie Foran |  |  | Club captain

Last updated: 25 March 2011
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

### Hat-tricks[edit]

Player  | Competition  | Score  | Opponent  | Date

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Adam Rooney | Scottish Premier League | 4–2  | Hibernian | 20 November 2010

## References[edit]

## External links[edit]

* Inverness Fixture List

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Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. seasons

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Domestic leagues|

* Premier League
* Football League
* First Division
* Second Division
* Third Division
* Highland League
* SJFA West Premier
* SJFA East Superleague
* SJFA North Superleague
* Scottish Premier Under-19 League
* Women's Premier League 2010 2011

Domestic cups|

* Scottish Cup
* Final
* League Cup
* Final
* Challenge Cup
* Final
* Junior Cup
* Youth Cup
* Final
* Women's Cup 2010 2011
* Women's League Cup 2010 2011

European competitions|

* Champions League
* Europa League

Related to national team|

* Results
* 2012 Euro qualifying
* UEFA Group I

Events|

* Scottish football referee strike

Club seasons

Premier League|

* Aberdeen
* Celtic
* Dundee United
* Hamilton Academical
* Heart of Midlothian
* Hibernian
* Inverness Caledonian Thistle
* Kilmarnock
* Motherwell
* Rangers
* St Johnstone
* St. Mirren

First Division|

* Cowdenbeath
* Dundee
* Dunfermline Athletic
* Falkirk
* Greenock Morton
* Queen of the South
* Partick Thistle
* Raith Rovers
* Ross County
* Stirling Albion

Second Division|

* Airdrie United
* Alloa Athletic
* Ayr United
* Brechin City
* Dumbarton
* East Fife
* Forfar Athletic
* Livingston
* Peterhead
* Stenhousemuir

Third Division|

* Albion Rovers
* Annan Athletic
* Arbroath
* Berwick Rangers
* Clyde
* East Stirlingshire
* Elgin City
* Montrose
* Queen's Park
* Stranraer

List of Scottish football transfers 2010–11
*[Pos]: Position
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*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
*[No.]: Number
*[Pos.]: Position
*[GK]: Goalkeeper
*[DF]: Defender
*[MF]: Midfielder
*[FW]: Forward