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2012–13 Melbourne Victory FC season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Melbourne Victory |
| season | 2012–13 |
| manager | Ange Postecoglou |
| chairman | Anthony Di Pietro |
| stadium | Etihad Stadium / AAMI Park |
| league | A-League |
| league result | 3rd |
| cup1 | Finals series |
| cup1 result | 3rd |
| league topscorer | Marco Rojas (12) |
| season topscorer | Marco Rojas (12) |
| highest attendance | 42,032 vs Melbourne Heart |
| (5 October 2012) | |
| lowest attendance | 17,128 vs Brisbane Roar |
| (15 December 2012) | |
| average attendance | 20,893 |
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| prevseason | 2011–12 |
| nextseason | 2013–14 |
(5 October 2012) (15 December 2012)
The Melbourne Victory 2012–13 season is Melbourne Victory's eighth A-League season.
Season summary
At the start of the 2012–13 season Ubay Luzardo and Jean Carlos Solórzano returned to their respective clubs after their loan deals had expired.
In April 2012 Ange Postecoglou was appointed as Melbourne Victory manager. Veterans Grant Brebner and Ante Covic were released from Melbourne Victory. Fabio was then released and signed a two-year contract with archrival Sydney FC.
In May 2012, it was announced that Carlos Hernandez had exited Melbourne Victory after the club couldn't come to agree a new deal with him as they attempted to slash costs to fit him into the salary cap. On 26 May, Matthew Kemp retired from the A-League.
In June 2012 Harry Kewell quit Melbourne Victory to return to England to be with his family due to problems with his mother-in-law's health.
Several signings took place during pre-season period. Ivorian defender Adama Traoré was signed from the defunct Gold Coast United, Sam Gallagher was signed from Central Coast Mariners, Brazilian attacking midfielder Guilherme Finkler was signed from Criciúma Esporte Clube, Mauritian defensive midfield Jonathan Bru was signed from Moreirense F.C., Spase Dilevski was signed from Adelaide United, Theo Markelis was signed from Vicenza Calcio, former Johnny Warren Medal winner Marco Flores was signed from Henan Jianye and Mark Milligan was signed from JEF United Ichihara Chiba after an impressive loan spell with Melbourne Victory under former coach Jim Magilton.
In July 2012 it was announced that the club had agreed to a sponsorship deal for naming rights of the newly formed statewide Victory League based in Tasmania.
On 18 October 2012 Daniel Allsopp announced his retirement from professional football after four games from the new season. while Nathan Coe returned to Australia to sign with Melbourne Victory on a three-year deal. on 24 October 2012.
During January transfer window, Petar Franjic, Isaka Cernak & Julius Davies were released and replaced by Francesco Stella, Jesse Makarounas, Jason Geria & Scott Galloway. Former Adelaide United defender Daniel Mullen was loaned from Dalian Aerbin to replace injured Nicolas Ansell for the rest of the season.
Melbourne Victory finished the season in third place in the ladder and lost to Central Coast Mariners in final series semi-final but they are qualified for 2014 Asian Champions League if Australia is given 2.5 slots based on the 2013 AFC Champions League evaluation.
On 18 April 2013, a few days before the previous season ended, Marco Rojas quit Melbourne Victory to pursue his career in Europe after Melbourne Victory was defeated in the final series semi-final. On the following day, Tando Velaphi, Diogo Ferreira, Sam Gallagher and Spase Dilevski were released from the club.
Players
Squad
As of 28 January 2013.
From the youth system
Transfers
Winter
In
Out
Summer
In
Out
Post-season
Out
Coaching staff
Competitions
Overall
| Competition | Started round | Current | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| position / round | Final | ||||
| position / round | First match | Last match | |||
| A-League | — | — | 3rd | 5 October 2012 | 31 March 2013 |
| A-League final series | Elimination final | Semi-finals | 3rd | 5 April 2013 | 14 April 2013 |
| National Youth League | — | — | Premiers | 20 October 2012 | 3 March 2013 |
| W-League | — | — | 3rd | 20 October 2012 | 13 January 2013 |
| W-League final series | Semi-finals | Grand final | Runners-up | 20 January 2013 | 27 January 2013 |
A-League
Main article: 2012–13 A-League
Pre-season
Fetfatzidis
Franjic
Allsopp
Cristaldo
O'Dea
Milicevic
Kweifio-Okai
Cristaldo
Broxham
Broxham
J. Davies
J. Davies
Milligan
Allsopp
Thompson
Finkler
van Dijk
Markelis
Flores
Mehmet
Flores
Traoré
Rojas
Regular season
Macallister
Paartalu
Berisha
Nichols
Rojas
Flores
Bosschaart Thompson
Milligan
Flores
Zwaanswijk
Beauchamp
Thompson
Ferreira
Carrusca
Rojas
Thompson
Thompson Heskey
Rojas
Thompson
J. Griffiths
Fábio
Milligan
Ono
McGlinchey
Fitzgerald
Sainsbury
Leijer
Milligan
Cristaldo
Dodd
Risdon
Brockie
Flores
Thompson
Finals series
Thompson Pantelidis
Montgomery
Results summary
League table
National Youth League
Main article: 2012–13 A-League National Youth League
Pre-season
? Nabbout
Regular season
Cernak
Nakic
Markelis
Cernak
O'Dea
L. Jeggo
Nabbout
Appiah-Kubi
Pain
Petratos
Dotti
L. Jeggo
Foschini
Markelis
Pain
Dilevski
O'Dea
Yeboah
Dougall
Proia
Theodore
Nabbout
Buceto
O'Dea
Pain
Cristaldo
Markelis
Espindola
Abbott
Makarounas
Mauk
Nabbout
Stella
Buceto
Buceto
Markelis
Murnane
N. Olsen
Trifiro
League table
Results summary
League Goalscorers by round
| Total | Player | Goals per Game | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 57 | Total | style="text-align:center;" | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | Chris Cristaldo | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS | Luke O'Dea | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS | Theo Markelis | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS | John Buceto | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS | Connor Pain | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS | Isaka Cernak | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS | Julius Davies | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS | Andrew Nabbout | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS | Francesco Stella | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS | Jake Nakic | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS | Luc Jeggo | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS | James Jeggo | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS | Sam Gallagher | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS | Matthew Foschini | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS | Spase Dilevski | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS | Hernan Espindola | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS | Jesse Makarounas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS | Dylan Murnane | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | Own goal |
W-League
Main article: 2012–13 W-League
Regular season
Tabain
L. Špiranović
McDonald
Barilla
Spina McDonald
McDonald
Barilla
Catley
Fishlock
McDonald
P. Larsson
McDonald
L. Špiranović
van Egmond Barilla
Finals series
Gill
Luik
R. Sutton
De Vanna
Friend
P. Larsson
Koca
McDonald
Ruyter-Hooley
Kerr
Simon
Results summary
League table
League goalscorers by round
| Total | Player | Goals per Game | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | SF | GF | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Jessica McDonald | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS | Laura Špiranović | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS | Enza Barilla | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SWE | Petra Larsson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS | Stephanie Catley | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WAL | Jessica Fishlock | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS | Amy Jackson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NZL | Rebekah Stott | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS | Maika Ruyter-Hooley | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA | Danielle Johnson |
Statistics
Squad stats
| No. | Pos. | Name | A-League | Finals | Total | Discipline | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | [[File:Yellow card.svg | 13px]] | [[File:Red card.svg | 13px]] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | AUS Tando Velaphi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | DF | AUS Matthew Foschini | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | DF | CIV Adama Traoré | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | DF | AUS Petar Franjic | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | DF | AUS Mark Milligan | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | MF | AUS Leigh Broxham | 1(7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(7) | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | MF | BRA Guilherme Finkler | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | MF | MRI Jonathan Bru | 5(6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(6) | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | MF | ARG Marcos Flores | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| 10 | FW | AUS Archie Thompson | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 11 | MF | NZL Marco Rojas | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 13 | MF | AUS Diogo Ferreira | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 14 | MF | AUS Billy Celeski | 10(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 | DF | AUS Sam Gallagher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 16 | FW | AUS Theo Markelis | (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | MF | AUS James Jeggo | 1(6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(6) | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 19 | MF | AUS Isaka Cernak | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 20 | GK | AUS Lawrence Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 21 | MF | AUS Spase Dilevski | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 22 | MF | AUS Julius Davies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 23 | DF | AUS Adrian Leijer | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 24 | DF | AUS Nick Ansell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 25 | FW | AUS Luke O'Dea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 26 | FW | AUS Andrew Nabbout | 5(4) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5(4) | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 27 | MF | AUS Christopher Cristaldo | (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 28 | MF | AUS Kwabena Boahene | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 29 | MF | AUS John Buceto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 30 | DF | AUS Jason Geria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 31 | MF | AUS Jake Nakic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 32 | GK | AUS Phillip Petrovski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 33 | MF | AUS Dylan Murnane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 34 | MF | AUS Luc Jeggo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 35 | DF | AUS Connor Pain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 36 | GK | AUS Luke Radonich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 37 | MF | AUS Jordan Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 39 | GK | AUS Nathan Coe | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| — | – | Own goals | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – |
Awards
Goal of the Week
| Week | Goal scorer |
|---|---|
| 6 | AUS Andrew Nabbout |
| 9 | NZL Marco Rojas |
| 11 | AUS Mark Milligan |
| 12 | AUS Archie Thompson |
| 13 | NZL Marco Rojas |
Save of the Week
| Week | Goalkeeper |
|---|---|
| 9 | AUS Nathan Coe |
| 12 | AUS Nathan Coe |
References
References
- "Postecoglou confirmed as Victory coach - Sportal - Football Australia 2013".
- "Brebner and Covic released - Melbourne Victory FC 2013".
- "Hernandez Exits Melbourne Victory - Australia News - Australian FourFourTwo - The Ultimate Football Website".
- "Victory lend name to Tassie soccer league".
- "Danny Allsopp announces retirement - Football Australia 2013".
- (24 October 2012). "Nathan Coe the latest Socceroo to join Melbourne Victory". [[Melbourne Victory]].
- (4 December 2012). "ACL 2013 Slot Allocation". AFC.
- [http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/football/melbourne-victory-confirms-departure-of-star-marco-rojas-to-continue-career-in-europe/story-fndmchp2-1226623655580 Melbourne Victory confirms departure of star Marco Rojas to continue career in Europe] Herald Sun
- "Ferreira and Dilevski among four cut loose by Victory".
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