2012–13 in Australian soccer

Soccer in Australia
Season 2012–13
Men's soccer
A-League Premiership Western Sydney Wanderers
A-League Championship Central Coast Mariners
W-League Premiership Brisbane Roar
W-League Championship Sydney FC
National Youth League Melbourne Victory
2011–12 Australia 2013–14

The following article is a summary of the 2012–13 soccer season in Australia.

Domestic leagues

A-League

Regular season

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.

Finals

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  

W-League

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brisbane Roar 12 8 2 2 28 15 +13 26 Qualification to Finals series
2 Perth Glory 12 7 3 2 34 20 +14 24
3 Melbourne Victory 12 7 2 3 26 14 +12 23
4 Sydney FC (C) 12 6 2 4 30 24 +6 20
5 Canberra United 12 5 3 4 25 20 +5 18
6 Western Sydney Wanderers 12 4 1 7 19 23 4 13
7 Newcastle Jets 12 1 3 8 15 33 18 6
8 Adelaide United 12 2 0 10 12 40 28 6
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2013. Source: au.soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Finals

Semifinals Finals
      
2 Perth Glory 1 (3)
3 Melbourne Victory (p) 1 (4)
Melbourne Victory 1
Sydney FC 3
1 Brisbane Roar 2
4 Sydney FC 3

National Youth League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Melbourne Victory Youth (C) 18 12 1 5 57 20 +37 37
2 Central Coast Mariners Academy 18 12 1 5 38 28 +10 37
3 Newcastle Jets Youth 18 10 1 7 54 36 +18 31
4 Brisbane Roar Youth 18 9 3 6 39 34 +5 30
5 Perth Glory Youth 18 8 1 9 45 45 0 25
6 Melbourne Heart Youth 18 8 1 9 32 34 2 25
7 Western Sydney Wanderers Youth 18 7 4 7 29 41 12 25
8 Adelaide United Youth 18 6 4 8 35 42 7 22
9 Sydney FC Youth 18 6 3 9 41 46 5 21
10 AIS Football Program 18 2 1 15 23 58 35 7
Updated to match(es) played on 3 March 2013. Source: au.soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

International club competitions

AFC Champions League

Brisbane Roar

Brisbane Roar qualified for a playoff spot as winners of the 2012 A-League Grand Final.[1]

Central Coast Mariners

Central Coast Mariners entered in the Group stage as 2011–12 A-League Premiers.[1]


International Women's Club Championship

The winners of the 2011-12 season Canberra United participated in the 2012 International Women's Club Championship, known as the Mobcast Cup for sponsorship reasons, the first edition of this tournament hosted by the JFA.[2]

Canberra United finished in fourth place (out of four teams), suffering two losses.

National teams

Men's senior

Friendlies

EAFF East Asian Cup

World Cup qualifying

Men's under-20

Friendlies

AFC U-22 Championship qualification

AFF U-19 Youth Championship

AFC U-19 Championship

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Men's under-17

Friendlies

AFC U-16 Championship

Women's senior

Friendlies

EAFF Women's East Asian Cup

Women's under-20

Friendlies

Women's under-17

Friendlies

AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification

References

  1. 1 2 "AFC cuts Champions League slots". Football Federation Australia. 29 November 2012. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014.
  2. "International women's club championship set for November". JFA. 18 October 2012.
  3. "FIFA decision on Iraq matches". Asian Football Confederation. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
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