2013–14 A-League

A-League
Season 2013–14
Dates 11 October 2013 – 4 May 2014
Champions Brisbane Roar (3rd title)
Premiers Brisbane Roar (2nd title)
Champions League Brisbane Roar
Western Sydney Wanderers
Central Coast Mariners
Matches played 135
Goals scored 371 (2.75 per match)
Top goalscorer Adam Taggart
(16 goals)
Best goalkeeper Eugene Galekovic
Biggest home win Wellington Phoenix 5–0 Melbourne Victory
(18 January 2014)
Newcastle Jets 5–0 Wellington Phoenix
(22 March 2014)
Biggest away win Melbourne Victory 0–5 Sydney FC
(26 January 2014)
Wellington Phoenix 0–5 Melbourne Heart
(16 February 2014)
Highest scoring Sydney FC 2–5 Brisbane Roar
(26 December 2013)
Melbourne Victory 4–3 Adelaide United
(22 February 2014)
Longest winning run Sydney FC, Melbourne Heart (5)
Longest unbeaten run Adelaide United, Melbourne Heart (7)
Longest winless run Melbourne Heart (14)
Longest losing run Melbourne Heart (5)
Highest attendance 45,202
Lowest attendance 5,046
Average attendance 13,041

The 2013–14 A-League was the 37th season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the ninth of the A-League since its establishment in 2004. The season began on 11 October 2013, with Western Sydney Wanderers as the defending A-League Premiers and Central Coast Mariners as the defending A-League Champions. The regular season concluded on 13 April 2014, with Brisbane Roar crowned Premiers. The 2014 Grand Final took place on 4 May 2014, with Brisbane Roar claiming their third Championship with a 2–1 win in extra time against Western Sydney Wanderers.[1]

This was the first A-League season to be broadcast on free-to-air television, after SBS obtained the rights to a live Friday night game each week of the season, and all finals games on a one-hour delay, on a $160 million four-year broadcast deal.[2][3]

Clubs

Team City Home Ground Capacity
Adelaide United Adelaide Coopers Stadium 17,000
Brisbane Roar Brisbane Suncorp Stadium 52,500
Central Coast Mariners Gosford Central Coast 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 20,500
Sydney FC Sydney Allianz Stadium 45,500
Wellington Phoenix Wellington Westpac Stadium 36,000
Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney Pirtek Stadium 21,487

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Kit partner
Adelaide United Spain Josep Gombau Australia Eugene Galeković Kappa Veolia
Brisbane Roar England Mike Mulvey Australia Matt Smith Puma The Coffee Club
Central Coast Mariners Australia Phil Moss Malta John Hutchinson Kappa Masterfoods
Melbourne Heart Netherlands John van 't Schip Australia Harry Kewell Kappa Westpac
Melbourne Victory Australia Kevin Muscat Australia Mark Milligan Adidas Adecco
Newcastle Jets Australia Clayton Zane Australia Ruben Zadkovich ISC Hunter Ports
Perth Glory England Kenny Lowe Australia Jacob Burns Macron QBE Insurance
Sydney FC Australia Frank Farina Italy Alessandro Del Piero Adidas Webjet
Wellington Phoenix Scotland Ernie Merrick New Zealand Andrew Durante Adidas Huawei
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
Adelaide United Australia Michael Valkanis Resigned 28 January 2013 Pre-season Spain Josep Gombau 30 April 2013
Wellington Phoenix England Chris Greenacre Resigned 26 February 2013 Scotland Ernie Merrick 20 May 2013
Melbourne Victory Australia Ange Postecoglou Signed by Australia[4] 31 October 2013 4th Australia Kevin Muscat[5] 31 October 2013
Central Coast Mariners Australia Graham Arnold Signed by Vegalta Sendai[6] 14 November 2013 5th Australia Phil Moss[7] 14 November 2013
Perth Glory Australia Alistair Edwards Sacked[8] 17 December 2013 7th England Kenny Lowe (caretaker) 20 December 2013[9]
Melbourne Heart Australia John Aloisi Sacked[10] 29 December 2013 10th Netherlands John van 't Schip[11] 30 December 2013
Newcastle Jets Australia Gary van Egmond Mutual Termination[12] 20 January 2014 7th Australia Clayton Zane (caretaker)[12] 20 January 2014

Foreign players

Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 Visa 5 Non-Visa Foreign
Adelaide United Argentina Marcelo Carrusca Argentina Jerónimo Neumann Portugal Fábio Ferreira Spain Isaías Sánchez Spain Sergio Cirio Brazil Cássio1
Brisbane Roar Albania Besart Berisha Brazil Henrique Germany Thomas Broich Costa Rica Jean Carlos Solórzano Republic of Ireland Liam Miller
Central Coast Mariners Argentina Marcos Flores South Korea Kim Seung-Yong Netherlands Marcel Seip Scotland Nick Montgomery Malta John Hutchinson2
New Zealand Storm Roux2
Melbourne Heart Argentina Jonatan Germano Liberia Patrick Gerhardt Netherlands Rob Wielaert Netherlands Orlando Engelaar
Melbourne Victory Brazil Guilherme Finkler Chile Pablo Contreras Ivory Coast Adama Traore New Zealand Kosta Barbarouses
Newcastle Jets England Emile Heskey England Michael Bridges Netherlands Kew Jaliens
Perth Glory Brazil Sidnei Sciola France William Gallas Lithuania Darvydas Šernas Scotland Steven McGarry Serbia Nebojša Marinković New Zealand Shane Smeltz2
Sydney FC Italy Alessandro Del Piero Serbia Ranko Despotović Serbia Miloš Dimitrijević Serbia Nikola Petković Croatia Vedran Janjetović1
Iraq Ali Abbas1
Northern Ireland Terry McFlynn1
Wellington Phoenix Barbados Paul Ifill Belgium Stein Huysegems Costa Rica Carlos Hernández Costa Rica Kenny Cunningham Spain Albert Riera Malta Manny Muscat2
Fiji Roy Krishna3
Republic of Ireland Shaun Timmins3
Western Sydney Wanderers Croatia Mateo Poljak Germany Jérome Polenz Italy Iacopo La Rocca Japan Shinji Ono Netherlands Youssouf Hersi 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 citizenship (and New Zealand citizenship, in the case of Wellington Phoenix);[13]
2Australian citizens (and New Zealand citizens, 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)

Marquee players

Club Australian Marquee International Marquee Junior Marquee player Captain Vice-Captain
Adelaide United None None None Australia Eugene Galeković[14] Brazil Cássio[14]
Brisbane Roar Australia Matt McKay[15] Germany Thomas Broich[16] None Australia Matt Smith[17] Australia Shane Stefanutto[17]
Central Coast Mariners None None None Malta John Hutchinson[18] New Zealand Michael McGlinchey
Melbourne Heart None Netherlands Orlando Engelaar None Australia Harry Kewell[19] Netherlands Rob Wielaert
Melbourne Victory Australia Archie Thompson[20] Chile Pablo Contreras[21] None Australia Mark Milligan Australia Leigh Broxham
Newcastle Jets None England Emile Heskey None Australia Ruben Zadkovich Netherlands Kew Jaliens
Perth Glory None France William Gallas None Australia Jacob Burns[22] Australia Travis Dodd
Sydney FC Australia Brett Emerton[23] Italy Alessandro Del Piero[24] None Italy Alessandro Del Piero[25] Australia Brett Emerton
Wellington Phoenix None None None New Zealand Andrew Durante[26] New Zealand Ben Sigmund
Western Sydney Wanderers None Japan Shinji Ono[27] None Australia Michael Beauchamp[28] Australia Nikolai Topor-Stanley

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Brisbane Roar (C) 27 16 4 7 43 25 +18 52 2015 AFC Champions League Group stage
2 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 11 9 7 34 29 +5 42
3 Central Coast Mariners 27 12 6 9 33 36 −3 42 2015 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off[lower-alpha 1]
4 Melbourne Victory 27 11 8 8 42 43 −1 41 2014 A-League Finals Series
5 Sydney FC 27 12 3 12 40 38 +2 39
6 Adelaide United 27 10 8 9 45 36 +9 38
7 Newcastle Jets 27 10 6 11 34 34 0 36
8 Perth Glory 27 7 7 13 28 37 −9 28
9 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 2] 27 7 7 13 36 51 −15 28
10 Melbourne Heart 27 6 8 13 36 42 −6 26
Updated to match(es) played on 13 April 2014. Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Since the winner of 2014 A-League Grand Final (Brisbane Roar) qualified for the 2015 AFC Champions League Group stage, the 2nd and 3rd placed teams qualified for the group stage and the qualifying play-off of 2015 AFC Champions League.
  2. ↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2015 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Home and away season

The 2013–14 season will see each team play 27 games, kicking off on 11 October 2013, and concluding on 13 April 2014.[29]

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Round 21

Round 22

Round 23

Round 24

Round 25

Round 26

Round 27

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
Brisbane Roar311112111111111111111111111
Western Sydney Wanderers452221222222222222222232322
Central Coast Mariners443557665664333333564644233
Melbourne Victory654336546433444444435323554
Sydney FC237875434356578557646457665
Adelaide United125688888887885665353565446
Newcastle Jets101010763353545667899888776777
Perth Glory99644477777875677899101010101088
Wellington Phoenix888999999999999986777888899
Melbourne Heart6581010101010101010101010101010101010999991010
Leader and qualification to AFC Champions League Group stage
Qualification to Finals series

Notes:
  • Central Coast Mariners were tied with Western Sydney Wanderers at the end of Round 1, as were Melbourne Heart and Melbourne Victory.
  • Melbourne Heart, Melbourne Victory and Western Sydney Wanderers were tied at the end of Round 2.
  • Melbourne Heart were tied with Wellington Phoenix at the end of Round 3.
  • Central Coast Mariners and Wellington Phoenix had a game in hand between Rounds 6 and 10, with their Round 6 game played before the start of Round 11 on Thursday 19 December.
  • Melbourne Victory and Western Sydney Wanderers played their Round 19 game after the end of Round 14 on Tuesday 14 January, putting them a game ahead between rounds 15 and 18.

Finals series

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

Elimination-finals

Semi-finals

Grand Final

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of match 13 April 2014
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Australia Adam TaggartNewcastle Jets 16
2 Australia James TroisiMelbourne Victory 12
Australia David WilliamsMelbourne City
4 Albania Besart BerishaBrisbane Roar 11
5 Italy Alessandro Del PieroSydney FC 10
Belgium Stein HuysegemsWellington Phoenix
7 Portugal Fábio FerreiraAdelaide United 9
Argentina Jerónimo NeumannAdelaide United
9 Spain Sergio CirioAdelaide United 8
Brazil Gui FinklerMelbourne Victory
Australia Tomi JuricWestern Sydney Wanderers
Australia Archie ThompsonMelbourne Victory

Own goals

Player Team Against Week
AustraliaJustin PasfieldCentral Coast MarinersNewcastle Jets4
AustraliaJames DonachieBrisbane RoarNewcastle Jets11
AustraliaMitch NicholsMelbourne VictoryNewcastle Jets14
New ZealandGlen MossWellington PhoenixMelbourne Heart19
AustraliaMark MilliganMelbourne VictoryPerth Glory23
AustraliaAdrian LeijerMelbourne VictoryNewcastle Jets26
AustraliaZachary AndersonCentral Coast MarinersPerth Glory26

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 Victory1321,80845,20214,774283,507
Sydney FC1418,68240,38810,148261,543
Brisbane Roar1414,95721,84110,101209,394
Western Sydney Wanderers1314,86018,08011,892193,178
Newcastle Jets1411,94916,6347,692167,285
Adelaide United1311,22516,5046,980145,928
Melbourne Heart149,93326,4915,046139,059
Perth Glory139,41813,8565,837122,431
Central Coast Mariners149,39817,1345,787131,567
Wellington Phoenix138,20118,0565,336106,616
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League total 135 13,041 45,202 5,046 1,760,508

Top 10 Season Attendances

AttendanceRoundDateHomeScoreAwayVenueWeekdayTime of Day
51,153GF4 May 2014Brisbane Roar2 – 1 (a.e.t.)Western Sydney WanderersSuncorp StadiumSundayNight
45,202112 October 2013Melbourne Victory0–0Melbourne HeartEtihad StadiumSaturdayNight
40,388326 October 2013Sydney FC0–2Western Sydney WanderersAllianz StadiumSaturdayNight
40,285228 March 2014Sydney FC3–1Western Sydney WanderersAllianz StadiumSaturdayNight
28,350SF27 April 2014Brisbane Roar1–0Melbourne VictorySuncorp StadiumSundayNight
26,4911121 December 2013Melbourne Heart1–3Melbourne VictoryAAMI ParkSaturdayNight
25,546211 March 2014Melbourne Heart4–0Melbourne VictoryAAMI ParkSaturdayNight
24,3541626 January 2014Melbourne Victory0–5Sydney FCEtihad StadiumSundayAfternoon
23,22644 November 2013Melbourne Victory3–2Wellington PhoenixEtihad StadiumMondayNight
22,1331228 December 2013Melbourne Victory1–1Western Sydney WanderersAAMI ParkSaturdayNight

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 United652275
Brisbane Roar432253
Central Coast Mariners530053
Melbourne Heart591164
Melbourne Victory592269
Newcastle Jets660272
Perth Glory621064
Sydney FC583167
Wellington Phoenix602064
Western Sydney Wanderers620062
Melbourne Heart0000
Sydney Rovers0000
Totals5871310

Current as of 13 April 2014

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 2013–14 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 2013Australia Trent Sainsbury[31] Central Coast Mariners
November 2013Australia Adam Taggart[32]Newcastle Jets
December 2013New Zealand Storm Roux[33]Central Coast Mariners
January 2014Australia Dimitri Petratos[34]Brisbane Roar
February 2014Australia Joshua Brillante[35]Newcastle Jets
March 2014Australia Terry Antonis[36]Sydney FC

End of season awards

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Football returns to free-to-air TV on SBS". theworldgame.sbs.com.au. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
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  5. ↑ "Kevin Muscat appointed Victory coach". Football Federation Australia. 31 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
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  8. ↑ "ALISTAIR EDWARDS STATEMENT". Football Federation Australia. 17 December 2013. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013.
  9. ↑ "KENNY LOWE APPOINTED INTERIM PERTH GLORY HEAD COACH". Football Federation Australia. 20 December 2013.
  10. ↑ "Melbourne Heart FC confirms Aloisi departure". Football Federation Australia. 29 December 2013.
  11. ↑ "Melbourne Heart FC appoint John van't Schip as Head Coach". Football Federation Australia. 30 December 2013.
  12. 1 2 "Jets and van Egmond agree mutual termination". Football Federation Australia. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  13. ↑ "A-League Collective Bargaining Agreement – 2008/9 – 2012/13" (PDF). Australian Professional Footballers' Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  14. 1 2 "Galekovic takes over as Reds skipper". A-League. Football Federation Australia. 28 December 2011. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
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  16. ↑ Monteverde, Marco (21 August 2012). "Paartalu blows stack on Broich's uncapped salary at Roar". Herald Sun. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  17. 1 2 "Matt Smith to replace Matt McKay as Brisbane Roar skipper". The Courier-Mail. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  18. ↑ "Hutchinson puts hand up as Mariners sink". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 February 2010.
  19. ↑ Lynch, Michael (4 September 2013). "Harry Kewell named Melbourne Heart captain". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  20. ↑ Hand, Guy (21 August 2011). "Kewell puts Carlos under pressure". Fox Sports. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  21. ↑ "Victory gets its marquee man". Football Federation Australia. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  22. ↑ "Jacob Burns to captain Perth Glory". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 July 2009.
  23. ↑ "Emerton signs with Sydney FC". Fox Sports. 25 August 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  24. ↑ Sebastian Hassett (5 September 2012). "Ciao! $4m Del Piero signs for two years". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
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  27. ↑ Dominic Bossi (28 September 2012). "Ono signs as Wanderers first marquee player". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  28. ↑ "Beauchamp named Wanderers captain". The World Game. Special Broadcasting Service. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  29. ↑ "HYUNDAI A-LEAGUE 2013/14 DRAW" (PDF). ffa. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  30. ↑ "Australia and Japan begin referee exchange program". Football Federation Australia. 12 February 2014.
  31. ↑ "Sainsbury nominated for NAB Young Footballer of the Year". Football Federation Australia. 31 October 2013.
  32. ↑ "Taggart nominated for Young Footballer of the Year". Football Federation Australia. 4 December 2013.
  33. ↑ "Storm Roux December nominee for NAB Young Footballer of the Year". Football Federation Australia. 15 January 2014.
  34. ↑ "Dimitri Petratos nominated for NAB Young Footballer award". Football Federation Australia. 10 February 2014.
  35. ↑ "Josh Brillante nominated for NAB Young Footballer of Year". Football Federation Australia. 6 March 2014.
  36. ↑ "Antonis wins NAB Young Footballer of the Month". Football Federation Australia. 11 April 2014.
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