2012–13 A-League

Clubs

Personnel and kit specifications

Transfers

Managerial changes

Foreign players

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

Salary cap exemptions and captains

Regular season

League table

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.

Week 1

Week 2

• Thompson

Week 3

Week 4

• Huysegems

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

• Beauchamp
• Thompson

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

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.

| RD1-team1= Adelaide United | RD1-score1= 1 | RD1-team2= Brisbane Roar | RD1-score2= 2

| RD1-team3= Melbourne Victory | RD1-score3= 2 | RD1-team4= Perth Glory | RD1-score4= 1

| RD2-team1= Western Sydney Wanderers | RD2-score1= 2 | RD2-team2= Brisbane Roar | RD2-score2= 0

| RD2-team3= Central Coast Mariners | RD2-score3= 1 | RD2-team4= Melbourne Victory | RD2-score4= 0

| RD3-team1= Western Sydney Wanderers | RD3-score1= 0 | RD3-team2= Central Coast Mariners | RD3-score2= 2

Elimination-finals

• Milligan
• Thompson

Semi-finals

Grand Final

Season statistics

Top scorers

Own goals

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. Updated to 3 February 2013

Top 10 Season Attendances

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. T1=AU | T1Y =32| T1YYR = 0| T1R = 0| T2=BR | T2Y =30| T2YYR = 1| T2R = 0| T3=CCM | T3Y =30| T3YYR = 2| T3R = 1| T4=MH | T4Y =37| T4YYR = 0| T4R = 1| T5=MV | T5Y =43| T5YYR = 1| T5R = 1| T6=NUJ | T6Y =44| T6YYR = 2| T6R = 1| T7=PG | T7Y =40| T7YYR = 2| T7R = 1| T8=SFC | T8Y =45| T8YYR = 1| T8R = 0| T9=WP | T9Y =29| T9YYR = 1| T9R = 1| T10=WSW| T10Y=35| T10YYR= 1| T10R= 2| Current as of 5 January 2013 ;Notes

• Brisbane Roar's Thomas Broich was given a straight red card that was later rescinded by the Match Review Panel.

Awards

End-of-season awards

• Johnny Warren Medal – NZL Marco Rojas, Melbourne Victory
• NAB Young Footballer of the Year – NZL Marco Rojas, Melbourne Victory
• Nike Golden Boot Award – AUS Daniel McBreen, Central Coast Mariners, 17 Goals
• Goalkeeper of the Year – AUS Ante Covic, Western Sydney Wanderers
• Manager of the Year – AUS Tony Popovic, Western Sydney Wanderers
• Fair Play Award – Brisbane Roar
• Referee of the Year – AUS Peter Green
• Goal of the Year – ARG Marcos Flores, Melbourne Victory (Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix, 05-Nov-12)

Team of the season

Formation: 4–3–3

Notes

References

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