2012–13 A-League

A-League
Season 2012–13
Dates 5 October 2012 – 21 April 2013
Champions Central Coast Mariners (1st title)
Premiers Western Sydney Wanderers (1st title)
Champions League
Matches played 135
Goals scored 370 (2.74 per match)
Top goalscorer Daniel McBreen
(19 goals)
Best goalkeeper Ante Covic
Biggest home win Sydney FC 7–1 Wellington Phoenix
(19 January 2013)
Biggest away win Newcastle Jets 0–3 Wellington Phoenix
(18 November 2012)
Newcastle Jets 0–3 Western Sydney Wanderers
(29 March 2013)
Highest scoring Central Coast Mariners 7–2 Sydney FC
(3 November 2012)
Longest winning run Western Sydney Wanderers (10)
Longest unbeaten run Western Sydney Wanderers (13)
Longest winless run Perth Glory (8)
Longest losing run
Highest attendance 42,032
Lowest attendance 3,060
Average attendance 12,341

The 2012–13 A-League was the 36th season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the eighth season of the Australian A-League since its establishment in 2004. The 2012–13 season saw the introduction of a new Western Sydney-based team, the return of Newcastle Jets FC after their A-League licence was returned by FFA, and the end of Gold Coast United after they were removed from the competition at the end of the previous season.[1][2][3] This season was also the last A-League season to be broadcast exclusively on paid television, after SBS obtained the rights to a live Friday night game each week of the A-League season, and all A-League finals games on a one-hour delay, on a $160 million four-year broadcast deal, effective from the 2013–14 A-League season onwards.[4][5]

Clubs

Team City Home Ground Capacity
Adelaide United Adelaide Hindmarsh Stadium 17,000
Brisbane Roar Brisbane Suncorp Stadium 52,500
Central Coast Mariners Gosford Bluetongue Stadium 20,119
Melbourne Heart Melbourne AAMI Park 30,050
Melbourne Victory Melbourne Etihad Stadium
AAMI Park		 56,347
30,050
Newcastle Jets Newcastle Hunter Stadium 33,000
Perth Glory Perth NIB Stadium
Patersons Stadium		 20,500
43,500
Sydney FC Sydney Allianz Stadium 45,500
Wellington Phoenix Wellington Westpac Stadium 36,000
Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney Parramatta Stadium 21,487

Personnel and kit specifications

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Kit partner
Adelaide United Australia Michael Valkanis Australia Eugene Galeković Kappa Unleash Solar
Brisbane Roar England Mike Mulvey Australia Matt Smith Puma The Coffee Club
Central Coast Mariners Australia Graham Arnold Malta John Hutchinson Kappa Masterfoods
Melbourne Heart Australia John Aloisi Australia Harry Kewell Kappa Westpac
Melbourne Victory Australia Ange Postecoglou Australia Adrian Leijer Adidas Adecco
Newcastle Jets Australia Gary van Egmond Australia Ruben Zadkovich ISC Hunter Ports
Perth Glory Australia Alistair Edwards Australia Jacob Burns X-blades QBE Insurance
Sydney FC Australia Frank Farina Northern Ireland Terry McFlynn Adidas Webjet
Wellington Phoenix England Chris Greenacre Australia Andrew Durante Adidas Sony
Western Sydney Wanderers Australia Tony Popovic Australia Michael Beauchamp Nike NRMA Insurance

Transfers

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Melbourne Heart Netherlands John van 't Schip Mutual Termination 1 February 2012[6] Pre-season Australia John Aloisi 8 May 2012[7]
Sydney FC Czech Republic Vitezslav Lavicka Contract expired 3 February 2012[8] England Ian Crook 14 May 2012[9]
Melbourne Victory Northern Ireland Jim Magilton Contract expired 1 April 2012[10] Australia Ange Postecoglou 26 April 2012[11]
Western Sydney Wanderers Inaugural 4 April 2012[3] Australia Tony Popovic 17 May 2012[12]
Brisbane Roar Australia Ange Postecoglou Resigned 24 April 2012[13] Australia Rado Vidošić 25 April 2012[14]
Sydney FC England Ian Crook Resigned 11 November 2012 8th Australia Frank Farina 28 November 2012[15]
Brisbane Roar Australia Rado Vidošić Mutual Consent 19 December 2012 9th England Mike Mulvey 19 December 2012[16]
Adelaide United Australia John Kosmina Resigned 28 January 2013 4th Australia Michael Valkanis 28 January 2013[16]
Perth Glory Scotland Ian Ferguson Termination 11 February 2013[17] 10th Australia Alistair Edwards 11 February 2013[17]
Wellington Phoenix New Zealand Ricki Herbert Resigned 26 February 2013[18] 10th England Chris Greenacre 26 February 2013[18]

Foreign players

Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 Visa 5 Non-Visa Foreign
Adelaide United Argentina Marcelo Carrusca Argentina Jerónimo Indonesia Sergio van Dijk Portugal Fábio Ferreira None Brazil Cássio1
Brisbane Roar Albania Besart Berisha Brazil Henrique Germany Thomas Broich South Korea Do Dong-Hyun Netherlands Stef Nijland None
Central Coast Mariners Netherlands Patrick Zwaanswijk New Zealand Michael McGlinchey Scotland Nick Montgomery None None Malta John Hutchinson2
Papua New Guinea Brad McDonald2
Melbourne Heart Argentina Jonatan Germano Brazil Fred Croatia Josip Tadic Liberia Patrick Gerhardt Netherlands Marcel Meeuwis None
Melbourne Victory Argentina Marcos Flores Brazil Guilherme Finkler Ivory Coast Adama Traore Mauritius Jonathan Bru New Zealand Marco Rojas None
Newcastle Jets Brazil Bernardo Ribeiro England Emile Heskey England Michael Bridges Switzerland Dominik Ritter None None
Perth Glory Argentina Matías Córdoba Republic of Ireland Liam Miller Japan Ryo Nagai Scotland Steven McGarry None New Zealand Storm Roux2
New Zealand Shane Smeltz2
Zambia Ndumba Makeche1
Sydney FC Brazil Fabio Croatia Kruno Lovrek Italy Alessandro Del Piero Netherlands Pascal Bosschaart Panama Yairo Yau Brazil Tiago3
Croatia Vedran Janjetović1
Iraq Ali Abbas1
Northern Ireland Terry McFlynn1
Wellington Phoenix Barbados Paul Ifill Belgium Stein Huysegems Solomon Islands Benjamin Totori Spain Dani Sánchez United States Alex Smith Malta Manny Muscat2
Western Sydney Wanderers Croatia Dino Kresinger Croatia Mateo Poljak Germany Jérome Polenz Italy Iacopo La Rocca Netherlands Youssouf Hersi Japan Shinji Ono5
New Zealand Kwabena Appiah2

The following do not fill a Visa position:
1Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian Residency (and New Zealand Residency, in the case of Wellington Phoenix);
2Australian residents (and New Zealand residents, in the case of Wellington Phoenix) who have chosen to represent another national team;
3Injury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players;
4Guest Players (eligible to play a maximum of ten games)
5Additional Expansion Club Visa Player

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 18 3 6 41 21 +20 57 2014 AFC Champions League Group stage
2 Central Coast Mariners (C) 27 16 6 5 48 22 +26 54
3 Melbourne Victory 27 13 5 9 48 45 +3 44 2014 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off[lower-alpha 1]
4 Adelaide United 27 12 5 10 38 37 +1 41 2013 A-League Finals Series
5 Brisbane Roar 27 10 5 12 33 29 +4 35
6 Perth Glory 27 9 5 13 29 31 −2 32
7 Sydney FC 27 9 5 13 41 51 −10 32
8 Newcastle Jets 27 8 7 12 30 45 −15 31
9 Melbourne Heart 27 8 3 16 31 40 −9 27
10 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 2] 27 7 6 14 31 49 −18 27
Updated to match(es) played on 30 March 2013. Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Since the winner of 2013 A-League Grand Final (Central Coast Mariners) qualified for the 2014 AFC Champions League Group stage, the 3rd placed team qualified for the qualifying play-off of 2014 AFC Champions League.
  2. ↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2014 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Home and away season

The 2012–13 season sees each team play 27 games, kicking off on 5 October 2012, and concluding on 31 March 2013.[19]

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Week 11

Week 12

Week 13

Week 14

Week 15

Week 16

Week 17

Week 18

Week 19

Week 20

Week 21

Week 22

Week 23

Week 24

Week 25

Week 26

Week 27

Table of results

Abbreviation and Colour Key:
  • Win
  • Loss
  • Draw
  • Home
Club Match
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
Adelaide United NUJ WSW MV WP BR PG MH SFC CCM MV WP WSW BR SFC NUJ PG MH CCM WSW MV SFC WP BR MH NUJ CCM PG
0–2 1–0 2–1 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 4–2 3–1 6–1 0–1 3–0 0–0 3–2 2–0 3–1 2–4 1–0 2–1 2–2 0–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 | | |
Brisbane Roar PG MV WP WSW AU MH SFC CCM NUJ WSW MV PG AU WP MH NUJ WSW PG CCM SFC WP NUJ AU MV CCM MH SFC
1–0 5–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 4–1 4–2 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 3–2 1–0 1–2 0–1 2–2 2–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 3–1 | | |
Central Coast Mariners WSW PG NUJ MH SFC WP MV BR AU NUJ MH WP SFC PG WSW MV NUJ AU BR WP PG MV WSW SFC BR AU MH
0–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 7–2 0–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 3–1 2–2 5–0 2–1 6–2 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–2 2–1 | | |
Melbourne Heart MV WP PG CCM WSW BR AU NUJ SFC PG CCM MV WP NUJ BR SFC AU WSW MV PG NUJ SFC WP AU WSW BR CCM
1–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 4–1 1–0 3–3 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 3–2 2–1 3–2 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 0–2 1–3 2–0 2–1 | | |
Melbourne Victory MH BR AU NUJ WP SFC CCM WSW PG AU BR MH NUJ WSW WP CCM PG SFC MH AU WSW CCM NUJ BR SFC PG WP
1–2 5–0 2–1 2–1 3–2 2–3 2–2 0–2 1–0 4–2 1–1 1–2 3–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 3–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 6–2 5–0 1–1 1–1 2–3 2–3 | | |
Newcastle Jets AU SFC CCM MV PG WSW WP MH BR CCM PG SFC MV MH AU BR CCM WP SFC WSW MH BR WP MV PG AU WSW
0–2 2–3 2–1 2–1 3–2 1–2 0–3 3–3 1–0 0–2 3–0 2–1 3–2 2–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–2 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–2 5–0 1–2 1–1 0–3 | | |
Perth Glory BR CCM MH SFC NUJ AU WSW WP MV MH NUJ BR WSW CCM SFC AU MV BR WP MH CCM WSW SFC NUJ WP MV AU
1–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 3–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 3–2 0–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–3 1–1 | | |
Sydney FC WP NUJ WSW PG CCM MV BR AU MH WP WSW NUJ CCM AU PG MH WP MV NUJ BR AU MH PG CCM MV WSW BR
2–0 2–3 0–1 2–1 7–2 2–3 4–2 1–2 0–0 1–2 0–2 2–1 1–0 3–0 2–2 2–1 7–1 3–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 3–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 | | |
Wellington Phoenix SFC MH BR AU MV CCM NUJ PG WSW SFC AU CCM MH BR MV WSW SFC NUJ PG CCM BR AU NUJ MH WSW PG MV
2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–2 0–1 0–3 1–1 1–0 1–2 3–1 1–1 3–2 2–1 2–0 0–2 7–1 1–1 1–0 5–0 2–0 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 1–2 2–3 | | |
Western Sydney Wanderers CCM AU SFC BR MH NUJ PG MV WP BR SFC AU PG MV CCM WP BR MH AU NUJ MV PG CCM WP MH SFC NUJ
0–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–2 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 0–2 6–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 0–2 1–2 1–0 2–4 2–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–3 1–1 0–3 | | |

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
Western Sydney Wanderers5810857568444434443322211111
Central Coast Mariners546321221111111111111122222
Melbourne Victory71091065633333343332233433333
Adelaide United111112112222222224444344444
Brisbane Roar8557910897999867897687867755
Perth Glory46243445685555568910109999876
Sydney FC99857810101010101091010978865785567
Newcastle Jets973243344566788565576656688
Melbourne Heart33791069897881096756758578999
Wellington Phoenix1246897756776791010109910101010101010
Leader and qualification to AFC Champions League Group stage
Qualification to Finals series

Notes: Adelaide United were tied with Wellington Phoenix at the end of Round 1, as were Central Coast Mariners and Western Sydney Wanderers, and Newcastle Jets and Sydney FC.

Finals series

In its eighth season the A-League has adopted a new knock-out format for the finals with six teams competing over a three-week series climaxing in the decider. As a result, the play-offs have been reduced from four to three weeks and the top two teams no longer receive a double chance. Instead they will get the opening week of the final series off and will only need to win one game to make the grand final.

Elimination Finals   Semi Finals   Grand Final
                   
      Western Sydney Wanderers 2  
Adelaide United 1     Brisbane Roar 0  
Brisbane Roar 2       Western Sydney Wanderers 0
    Central Coast Mariners 2
      Central Coast Mariners 1
Melbourne Victory (a.e.t.) 2     Melbourne Victory 0  
Perth Glory 1  

Elimination Finals

Semi Finals

Grand Final

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of matches played on 31 March 2013
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Australia Daniel McBreenCentral Coast Mariners 17
2 New Zealand Jeremy BrockieWellington Phoenix 16
3 New Zealand Marco RojasMelbourne Victory 15
4 Albania Besart BerishaBrisbane Roar 14
Italy Alessandro Del PieroSydney FC
6 Australia Mark BridgeWestern Sydney Wanderers 11
7 Australia Ryan GriffithsNewcastle Jets 9
England Emile HeskeyNewcastle Jets
Australia Dario VidošićAdelaide United
10 Australia Mark MilliganMelbourne Victory 8
Australia Archie ThompsonMelbourne Victory

Own goals

Player Team Against Week
LiberiaPatrick GerhardtMelbourne HeartWestern Sydney Wanderers5
AustraliaSebastian RyallSydney FCCentral Coast Mariners5
AustraliaMichael BeauchampWestern Sydney WanderersMelbourne Victory8
AustraliaAndrew DuranteWellington PhoenixMelbourne Heart13
AustraliaScott JamiesonPerth GloryMelbourne Victory17
AustraliaSebastian RyallSydney FCMelbourne Victory18
AustraliaTrent SainsburyCentral Coast MarinersMelbourne Victory22

Attendances

These are the attendance records of each of the teams at the end of the home and away season. The table does not include finals series attendances.

Team Hosted Average High Low Total
Melbourne Victory1421,88542,03216,839306,396
Sydney FC1318,63735,41912,425242,278
Brisbane Roar1313,41722,9709,282174,415
Newcastle Jets1313,38822,5188,310174,043
Western Sydney Wanderers1412,46619,5856,755174,520
Central Coast Mariners139,92118,7216,081128,974
Adelaide United149,59214,1156,878134,287
Perth Glory148,81916,7074,821123,466
Melbourne Heart138,56026,4574,505111,284
Wellington Phoenix146,88212,0573,06096,342
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League total 135 12,341 42,032 3,060 1,666,005

Updated to 3 February 2013

Top 10 Season Attendances

AttendanceRoundDateHomeScoreAwayVenueWeekdayTime of Day
42,102GF21 April 2013Western Sydney Wanderers0–2Central Coast MarinersAllianz StadiumSundayAfternoon
42,03215 October 2012Melbourne Victory1–2Melbourne HeartEtihad StadiumFridayNight
41,203192 February 2013Melbourne Victory2–1Melbourne HeartEtihad StadiumSaturdayNight
35,419213 October 2012Sydney FC2–3Newcastle JetsAllianz StadiumSaturdayDusk
26,8821826 January 2013Melbourne Victory3–1Sydney FCAAMI ParkSaturdayDusk
26,4571222 December 2012Melbourne Heart1–2Melbourne VictoryAAMI ParkSaturdayNight
26,1761115 December 2012Sydney FC0–2Western Sydney WanderersAllianz StadiumSaturdayNight
22,970716 November 2012Brisbane Roar4–2Sydney FCSuncorp StadiumFridayNight
22,902EF5 April 2013Melbourne Victory2–1Perth GloryEtihad StadiumFridayNight
22,5182729 March 2013Newcastle Jets0–3Western Sydney WanderersHunter StadiumFridayDusk

Discipline

The Fair Play Award will go to the team with the lowest points on the fair play ladder at the conclusion of the home and away season.

1 pointYellow Card
2 pointsSecond Caution Red Card
3 pointsDirect Red Card
TeamPoints
Adelaide United320032
Brisbane Roar301032
Central Coast Mariners302137
Melbourne Heart370140
Melbourne Victory431148
Newcastle Jets442151
Perth Glory402147
Sydney FC451047
Wellington Phoenix291134
Western Sydney Wanderers351243
Melbourne Heart0000
Sydney Rovers0000
Totals365118

Current as of 5 January 2013

Notes

    NAB Young footballer of the Year Award

    The NAB Young Footballer of the Year Award will be awarded to the finest U/21 player talent throughout the Hyundai A-League 2012–13 competition. One nominee is announced per month and all nominees will qualify to be named the NAB Footballer of the Year at the conclusion of the season.

    Nominees

    MonthPlayerClub
    October 2012Australia Craig Goodwin[21]Newcastle Jets
    November 2012Australia Tom Rogić[22]Central Coast Mariners
    December 2012New Zealand Marco Rojas[23]Melbourne Victory
    January 2013Australia Rhyan Grant[24]Sydney FC
    February 2013Australia Bernie Ibini-Isei[25]Central Coast Mariners
    March 2013Australia Trent Sainsbury[26]Central Coast Mariners

    End of season awards

    Team of the Season

    Formation: 4–3–3[27]

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "Jets to continue under FFA/HSG agreement". Football Federation Australia. 1 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
    2. ↑ "FFA statement on Gold Coast United". Football Federation Australia. 5 April 2012. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
    3. 1 2 "New Hyundai A-League club for Western Sydney". Football Federation Australia. 11 April 2012. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
    4. ↑ "Football returns to free-to-air TV on SBS". theworldgame.sbs.com.au. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
    5. ↑ "FFA shores up the game's TV future". theworldgame.sbs.com.au. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
    6. ↑ "Melbourne Heart coach John van't Schip to quit A-League club". The Australian. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
    7. ↑ "John Aloisi named coach of Melbourne Heart". Football Federation Australia. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
    8. ↑ "Sydney FC and Lavicka To Part Amicably After Season". Football Federation Australia. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
    9. ↑ "Crook takes over at Sydney FC". Football Federation Australia. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
    10. ↑ "Magilton to leave Victory". Football Federation Australia. 1 April 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
    11. ↑ "Postecoglou confirmed as Victory coach". Football Federation Australia. 26 April 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
    12. ↑ "Popovic head coach for new Sydney club". Football Federation Australia. 17 May 2012. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
    13. ↑ "Postecoglou resigns from Brisbane". Football Federation Australia. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
    14. ↑ "Rado Vidosic named Brisbane Roar coach". Football Federation Australia. 25 April 2012. Archived from the original on 28 April 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
    15. ↑ "Frank Farina is Sydney FC coach". Sydney Morning Herald. 28 November 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
    16. 1 2 "Another head rolls as struggling Brisbane coach Rado Vidosic 'moved to different role'". The Australian. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
    17. 1 2 "Perth sack Ferguson". Football Federation Australia. 11 February 2013. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
    18. 1 2 "Herbert calls time on Phoenix role". Football Federation Australia. 26 February 2013. Archived from the original on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
    19. ↑ "Hyundai A-League fixtures, scores & results | 2012/13 | Round 6 |". Footballaustralia.com.au. 2012-10-02. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
    20. ↑ "MRP overrule Broich red card". Football Federation Australia. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
    21. ↑ "Goodwin nominated for NAB Young Footballer of the Year". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
    22. ↑ "Rogic claims young player nomination". Australian FourFourTwo. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
    23. ↑ "VIDEO: Rojas nominated for Young Footballer of the Year". Retrieved 15 January 2013.
    24. ↑ "Rhyan Grant up for Young Footballer of the Year". Retrieved 10 February 2013.
    25. ↑ "Ibini up for NAB Young Footballer of the Year". Retrieved 6 March 2013.
    26. ↑ "Sainsbury nominated for Young Footballer of the Year". Retrieved 14 April 2013.
    27. ↑ "PFA's A-League Team of the Season". Retrieved 13 May 2013.
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