2012–13 in Australian soccer

The 2012–13 season was the 44th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 130th overall.

Soccer in Australia
Season2012–13
Men's soccer
A-League PremiershipWestern Sydney Wanderers
A-League ChampionshipCentral Coast Mariners
National Youth LeagueMelbourne Victory
Women's soccer
W-League PremiershipBrisbane Roar
W-League ChampionshipSydney FC
← 2011–12 Australia 2013–14 →

Domestic leagues edit

A-League edit

Regular season edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 18 3 6 41 21 +20 57 Qualification for 2014 AFC Champions League group stage and finals series
2 Central Coast Mariners (C) 27 16 6 5 48 22 +26 54
3 Melbourne Victory 27 13 5 9 48 45 +3 44 Qualification for 2014 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and finals series[a]
4 Adelaide United 27 12 5 10 38 37 +1 41 Qualification for 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[b] 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) Champions
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 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Finals edit

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 edit

Regular season edit

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
Source: au.soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Finals edit

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 edit

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
Source: au.soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

International club competitions edit

AFC Champions League edit

Brisbane Roar edit

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

13 February 2013 Qualifying play-off Buriram United   0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–0 p)
  Brisbane Roar Buriram, Thailand
18:00 UTC+7 Report Stadium: New I-Mobile Stadium
Attendance: 14,482
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea)
Penalties
Osmar  
Chappuis  
Jirawat  
  Broich
  Berisha
  Meyer

Central Coast Mariners edit

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

13 March 2013 Group stage Kashiwa Reysol   3–1   Central Coast Mariners Kashiwa, Japan
21:00 AEST (UTC+11) Leandro Domingues   21', 88'
Kano   67'
Report
Summary
Zwaanswijk   8' Stadium: Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 6,472
Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi (UAE)
3 April 2013 Group stage Central Coast Mariners   2–1   Guizhou Renhe Gosford, Australia
19:00 AEST (UTC+11) Bojić   50'
Sainsbury   80'
Report Ryan   71' (o.g.) Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)
15 May 2013 Round of 16 Central Coast Mariners   1–2   Guangzhou Evergrande Gosford, Australia
19:30 AEST (UTC+10) Duke   7' Report Barrios   28'
Muriqui   76'
Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 8,953
Referee: Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
22 May 2013 Round of 16 Guangzhou Evergrande   3–0
(5–1 agg.)
  Central Coast Mariners Guangzhou, China
22:00 AEST (UTC+10) Muriqui   7'
Conca   45+1' (pen.)
Gao Lin   68'
Report Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 39,564
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

International Women's Club Championship edit

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 edit

Men's senior edit

Friendlies edit

16 August 2012 Scotland   3–1   Australia Edinburgh, Scotland
03:00 UTC+8 Rhodes   29'
Davidson   63' (o.g.)
McCormack   76'
Summary Bresciano   18' Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 11,110
Referee: Tom Hagen (Norway)
7 September 2012 Lebanon   0–3   Australia Sidon, Lebanon
01:30 UTC+8 Summary Cahill   20'
McKay   23'
Thompson   88'
Stadium: Saida Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Konstantinos Nikolaidis (Greece)
14 November 2012 South Korea   1–2   Australia Hwaseong, South Korea
18:00 UTC+8 Lee Dong-Gook   12' Summary Rukavytsya   44'
Cornthwaite   88'
Stadium: Hwaseong Stadium
Referee: Wang Zhe (China)
6 February 2013 Australia   2–3   Romania Marbella, Spain
07:00 UTC+11 Wilkshire   44' (pen.)
Cornthwaite   53'
Summary Tănase   34'
Torje   79'
Stancu   83'
Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

EAFF East Asian Cup edit

3 December 2012 Preliminary round 2 Hong Kong   0–1   Australia Hong Kong
20:30 UTC+8 Lam Hok Hei   88'   90' Report Emerton   85' Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 4,160
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
5 December 2012 Preliminary round 2 North Korea   1–1   Australia Hong Kong
20:30 UTC+8 Yong-Hak   64' Report Thompson   4' Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 989
Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)
7 December 2012 Preliminary round 2 Guam   0–9   Australia Hong Kong
17:50 UTC+8 Report Mooy   12'
Babalj   20', 56'
Marrone   43'
Thompson   59', 63', 65' (pen.)
Milligan   71'
Garcia   83'
Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: Wang Zhe (China PR)
9 December 2012 Preliminary round 2 Australia   8–0   Chinese Taipei Hong Kong
17:00 UTC+8 Garcia   11'
Cornthwaite   17'
Taggart   20', 29'
Behich   34', 57'
Mooy   47'
Yang Chao-hsun   82' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: Kim Dae-Yong (Korea Republic)

World Cup qualifying edit

12 September 2012 Fourth round Jordan   2–1   Australia Amman, Jordan
00:00 UTC+8 Abdel-Fattah   50' (pen.)
Deeb   73'
Summary Thompson   85' Stadium: Amman International Stadium
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)
16 October 2012 Fourth round Iraq   1–2   Australia Doha, Qatar[3]
22:15 UTC+8 Abdul-Zahra   72' Summary Cahill   80'
Thompson   84'
Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (Korea Republic)
26 March 2013 Fourth round Australia   2–2   Oman Sydney, Australia
20:00 UTC+10 Cahill   52'
Holman   85'
Report Al-Muqbali   7'
Jedinak   49' (o.g.)
Stadium: Stadium Australia
Attendance: 34,603
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
4 June 2013 Fourth round Japan   1–1   Australia Saitama, Japan
20:30 UTC+10 Honda   90+1' (pen.) Report Oar   82' Stadium: Saitama Stadium
Attendance: 62,172
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
11 June 2013 Fourth round Australia   4–0   Jordan Melbourne, Australia
19:00 UTC+10 Bresciano   15'
Cahill   61'
Kruse   76'
Neill   84'
Report Stadium: Docklands Stadium
Attendance: 43,785
Referee: Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
18 June 2013 Fourth round Australia   1–0   Iraq Sydney, Australia
22:15 UTC+8 Kennedy   83' Report Stadium: Stadium Australia
Attendance: 80,523
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Men's under-20 edit

Friendlies edit

29 August 2012 Hong Kong   0–3   Australia Hong Kong
Report Taggart   40'
Woodcock   47'
Makarounas   84'
Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 800
11 October 2012 Portugal   2–1   Australia Lisbon, Portugal
João Mário   62' (pen.)
Aladje   90+2'
Report Taggart   67'
14 October 2012 Portugal   4–1   Australia Lisbon, Portugal
Aladje   9'
Pinto   45'
Ferreira   53' (pen.)
Ricardo   78'
Report Brillante   12' Stadium: Estádio Nacional
25 May 2013 Netherlands   3–1   Australia Emmen, Netherlands
Maher   4'
Wijnaldum   30'
Strootman   45'
Report Maclaren   90' Stadium: Univé Stadion
31 May 2013 Germany   2–2   Australia Paralimni, Cyprus
10:00 (UTC+2)   15'
  110'
Report Maclaren   35'
Williams   94'
Stadium: Paralimni Stadium
10 June 2013 Australia   5–0   New Zealand Wollongong, Australia
Taggart   4', 19', 47'
Maclaren   64'
Edwards   76'
Report Stadium: Wollongong Showground
16 June 2013 Australia   1–3   Chile Antalya, Turkey
Maclaren   Martínez  
Lichnovsky  
Bravo  

AFC U-22 Championship qualification edit

5 July 2012 Indonesia   0–1   Australia Pekanbaru, Indonesia
19:30 (UTC+7) Summary Proia   45+2' Stadium: Riau Main Stadium
Attendance: 40,500
Referee: Tan Hai (China)
7 July 2012 Australia   3–2   Macau Pekanbaru, Indonesia
16:00 (UTC+7) Woodcock   2'
O'Dea   7', 13'
Summary Vinicio   19'
Leong Ka Hang   78'
Stadium: Kaharudin Nasution Stadium
Attendance: 560
Referee: Win Cho (Myanmar)
10 July 2012 Australia   0–0   Singapore Pekanbaru, Indonesia
16:00 (UTC+7 Summary Stadium: Kaharudin Nasution Stadium
Attendance: 1,378
Referee: Salah Abbas Al-Abbasi (Bahrain)
12 July 2012 East Timor   0–3   Australia Pekanbaru, Indonesia
16:00 (UTC+7) Summary O'Dea   40'
Barker-Daish   87', 90+2'
Stadium: Riau Main Stadium
Attendance: 2,198
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
15 July 2012 Australia   0–5   Japan Pekanbaru, Indonesia
16:00 (UTC+7) Summary Notsuda   18', 54'
Iwanami   31'
Watari   45+2'
Hirota   77'
Stadium: Kaharudin Nasution Stadium
Attendance: 948
Referee: Ko Hyung-Jin (Korea Republic)

AFF U-19 Youth Championship edit

2 September 2012 Group stage Australia   1–2   Uzbekistan Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam
16:00 (UTC+7) Antonis   36' Report Yusupov   77'
Abdumuminov   90'
Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)
4 September 2012 Group stage Vietnam   0–4   Australia Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam
18:30 (UTC+7) Report R. Edwards   31'
Barker-Daish   53'
Makarounas   57'
Dao Duy Khanh   84' (o.g.)
Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
Referee: Min Hla (Myanmar)
6 September 2012 Group stage Australia   1–4   Iran Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam
16:00 (UTC+7) Geria   39' Report Jahanbakhsh   51', 63' (pen.)
Azmoun   52', 85'
Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Bin Yaacob (Malaysia)
8 September 2012 Third place play-off Australia   4–0   Vietnam Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam
16:00 (UTC+7) Geria   12'
Woodcock   37', 73'
Taggart   66'
Report Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
Referee: Chanketya Thong (Cambodia)

AFC U-19 Championship edit

4 November 2012 Group stage Australia   1–0   Qatar Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
15:00 (UTC+4) Gameiro   11' Report Stadium: Fujairah Club Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic)
6 November 2012 Group stage Syria   1–1   Australia Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
19:00 (UTC+4) Maowas   74' Report Gameiro   81' Stadium: Fujairah Club Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan
8 November 2012 Group stage Australia   1–1   Saudi Arabia Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
17:00 (UTC+4) Gameiro   90+1' Report Al-Muwallad   57' Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium
Attendance: 170
Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)
11 November 2012 Quarter-final Australia   3–0   Jordan Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
19:00 (UTC+4) Gameiro   10', 55', 83' Report Stadium: Fujairah Club Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
14 November 2012 Semi-final Iraq   2–0   Australia Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
20:00 (UTC+4) Abdul-Raheem   60'
Hantoosh   85'
Report Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium
Attendance: 1,350
Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)

FIFA U-20 World Cup edit

22 June 2013 Colombia   1–1   Australia Trabzon, Turkey
18:00 Córdoba   78' Report De Silva   46' Stadium: Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium
Attendance: 4,662
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
25 June 2013 Australia   1–2   El Salvador Rize, Turkey
18:00 Brillante   9' Report Coca   17'
Peña   40'
Stadium: Yeni Şehir Stadium
Attendance: 13,015
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)
28 June 2013 Australia   1–2   Turkey Trabzon, Turkey
21:00 Maclaren   52' Report Çalhanoğlu   54'
Yokuşlu   87'
Stadium: Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium
Attendance: 11,286
Referee: Roberto García (Mexico)

Men's under-17 edit

Friendlies edit

5 August 2012 Saudi Arabia   1–1   Australia Ta'if, Saudi Arabia
20:00 (UTC+3)   5' Report T. Tombides   87'
6 August 2012 Australia   1–2   United Arab Emirates Ta'if, Saudi Arabia
Iredale   55' (pen.) Report   33'
  90+3'
7 August 2012 Australia   2–2
(4–3 p)
  China Ta'if, Saudi Arabia
Gersbach   90+1'
Kuzmanovski   90+3'
Report  
  50'
Penalties
 
Iredale  
 
 
Kuzmanovski  
 
 
 
 
 

AFC U-16 Championship edit

22 September 2012 Group stage Australia   2–0   Thailand Tehran, Iran
15:00 (UTC+3:30) T. Tombides   14'
MacDonald   29'
Report Stadium: Rah Ahan Stadium
Attendance: 183
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
24 September 2012 Group stage Oman   1–2   Australia Tehran, Iran
19:00 (UTC+3:30) Al-Rushadi   52' (pen.) Report MacDonald   16'
Baldacchino   87'
Stadium: Rah Ahan Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)
26 September 2012 Group stage Australia   0–0
(2–3 p)
  Iraq Tehran, Iran
13:00 (UTC+3.30) Report Stadium: Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok (South Korea)
Penalties
Iredale  
Baldacchino  
Antoiniou  
Pudler  
Norris  
Abdul-Abbas  
Al-Mahdawi  
Isam  
Ammar  
Abdul-Zahra  
30 September 2012 Quarter-final Iran   5–1   Australia Tehran, Iran
17:00 (UTC+3.30) Ezzatollahi   31' (pen.)
Chaab   35', 90+3'
Bazaj   61'
Rigi   81'
Report Antoniou   88' Stadium: Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium
Attendance: 3,850
Referee: Maasaki Toma (Japan)

Women's senior edit

Friendlies edit

11 July 2012 Kirin Challenge Cup Japan   3–0   Australia Tokyo, Japan
Miyama   26' (pen.)
Ōgimi   45'
Sawa   59'
Report Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
13 September 2012 Haiti   0–4   Australia Indianapolis, United States
Report Brown   6'
Gill   12'
Simon   15'
Heyman   83'
Stadium: Carroll Stadium
Referee: Michelle Cowman (United States)
16 September 2012 United States   2–1   Australia Carson, California, United States
Morgan   55'
Boxx   63' (pen.)
Report De Vanna   34' Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 19,851
Referee: Kari Seitz (United States)
19 September 2012 United States   6–2   Australia Denver, United States
Uzunlar   25' (o.g.)
Morgan   43', 63'
Wambach   53'
Boxx   69'
Leroux   82'
Report De Vanna   32'
Walsh   35'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 18,589
Referee: Kristin Schiereck (United States)
13 June 2013 Australia   1–0   New Zealand Canberra, Australia
Heyman   41' Report Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia)
16 June 2013 Centenary Cup Australia   1–1
(4–2 p)
  New Zealand Canberra, Australia
Polkinghorne   11' Report Gregorius   38' Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 2,248
Referee: Qin Liang (China)
Penalties
Kellond-Knight  
van Egmond  
Uzunlar  
Kerr  
Hearn  
Hoyle  
Stott  
Wilkinson  
29 June 2013 Netherlands   3–1   Australia Velsen-Zuid, the Netherlands
Martens   12', 58'
Spitse   83'
Report Gorry   27' Stadium: TATA Steel Stadion
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)

EAFF Women's East Asian Cup edit

20 November 2012 Preliminary round 2 Australia   7–0   Chinese Taipei Shenzhen, China
17:00 (UTC+8) Gill   5', 90+3'
De Vanna   22', 51'
Simon   45+1', 83'
Uzunlar   77'
Summary Stadium: Shenzhen Stadium
Attendance: 523
Referee: Kajiyama Fusako (Japan)
22 November 2012 Preliminary round 2 Australia   4–0   Hong Kong Shenzhen, China
17:00 (UTC+8) Butt   33'
Simon   64'
Gill   79'
Catley   90+2'
Summary Stadium: Shenzhen Stadium
Attendance: 488
Referee: Park Ji-Yeong (South Korea)
24 November 2012 Preliminary round 2 China   2–1   Australia Shenzhen, China
15:45 (UTC+8) Wang Li-Si   9'
Zhang Rui   50'
Summary Gill   12' Stadium: Shenzhen Stadium
Attendance: 6,333
Referee: Ri Hong-Sil (North Korea)

Women's under-20 edit

Friendlies edit

13 April 2013 Australia   2–1   South Korea Canberra, Australia
Andrews   27'
Yeoman-Dale   49'
Report Choi Bich-na   Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport
19 April 2013 Australia   0–9   South Korea Canberra, Australia
Report Jang Sel-gi   5', 18', 28', 52'
Lee So-dam   12'
Choe Yu-ri   70', 73'
Mangung Ye-ji   80'
Choi Bich-na   88'
Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport
Attendance: 0
22 April 2013 Australia   2–4   South Korea Canberra, Australia
McLaughlin   3'
Amy Harrison   20'
Report Jang Sel-gi   34', 39'
Kim In-ji   68'
Lee So-dam   73'
Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport

Women's under-17 edit

Friendlies edit

9 May 2013 South Korea   2–0   Australia South Korea
 
 

AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification edit

7 November 2012 (2012-11-07) Australia   5–1   Thailand Manila, Philippines
15:00 (UTC+8) Cantrill   3'
Franco   37'
Gavin   44', 82'
Methawi   65' (o.g.)
Report Sudarat   19' Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Qin Lian (China)
9 November 2012 (2012-11-09) Myanmar   0–5   Australia Manila, Philippines
15:00 (UTC+8) Report Dalton   35'
Waterhouse   40'
Franco   45', 89'
Kirby   79'
Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Saltanat Noroozi (Iran)
11 November 2012 (2012-11-11) Philippines   1–8   Australia Manila, Philippines
18:00 (UTC+8) Arthur   24' Report Kirby   10'
MacQueen   12'
Waterhouse   20'
Cantrill   26', 63', 73'
Palozzi   33', 84'
Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ri Hyang Ok (North Korea)

References edit

  1. ^ a b "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.

External links edit