Melbourne Victory
2012–13 season
ChairmanAnthony Di Pietro
ManagerAnge Postecoglou
StadiumEtihad Stadium / AAMI Park
A-League3rd
Finals series3rd
Top goalscorerLeague: Marco Rojas (12)
All: Marco Rojas (12)
Highest home attendance42,032 vs Melbourne Heart
(5 October 2012)
Lowest home attendance17,128 vs Brisbane Roar
(15 December 2012)
Average home league attendance20,893

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.[1] Veterans Grant Brebner and Ante Covic were released from Melbourne Victory.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

On 18 October 2012 Daniel Allsopp announced his retirement from professional football after four games from the new season.[5] while Nathan Coe returned to Australia to sign with Melbourne Victory on a three-year deal.[6] 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.[7]

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.[8] On the following day, Tando Velaphi, Diogo Ferreira, Sam Gallagher and Spase Dilevski were released from the club.[9]

Players

Squad

As of 28 January 2013. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Tando Velaphi
2 DF Australia AUS Matthew Foschini
3 DF Ivory Coast CIV Adama Traoré
5 DF Australia AUS Mark Milligan
6 MF Australia AUS Leigh Broxham
7 MF Brazil BRA Guilherme Finkler
8 MF Mauritius MRI Jonathan Bru
9 MF Argentina ARG Marcos Flores
10 FW Australia AUS Archie Thompson (Vice-captain)
11 MF New Zealand NZL Marco Rojas
13 MF Australia AUS Diogo Ferreira
14 MF Australia AUS Billy Celeski
15 DF Australia AUS Sam Gallagher
16 FW Australia AUS Theo Markelis (Youth)
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Australia AUS James Jeggo (Youth)
18 MF Australia AUS Francesco Stella
20 GK Australia AUS Lawrence Thomas (Youth)
21 DF Australia AUS Spase Dilevski
22 FW Australia AUS Jesse Makarounas (Youth)
23 DF Australia AUS Adrian Leijer (Captain)
24 DF Australia AUS Nicolas Ansell (Youth)
25 FW Australia AUS Luke O'Dea (Youth)
26 FW Australia AUS Andrew Nabbout (Youth)
27 MF Australia AUS Christopher Cristaldo (Youth)
30 DF Australia AUS Jason Geria (Youth)
31 DF Australia AUS Scott Galloway (Youth)
32 FW Australia AUS Connor Pain (Youth)
39 GK Australia AUS Nathan Coe

From the youth system

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF Australia AUS Nicolas Ansell
25 FW Australia AUS Luke O'Dea
26 FW Australia AUS Andrew Nabbout
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF Australia AUS Christopher Cristaldo
30 DF Australia AUS Jason Geria

Transfers

Winter

In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Ivory Coast CIV Adama Traoré (Free Transfer from Australia Gold Coast United)
5 DF Australia AUS Mark Milligan (Free Transfer from Japan JEF United Ichihara Chiba)
7 MF Brazil BRA Guilherme Finkler (Free Transfer from Brazil Criciúma)
8 MF Mauritius MRI Jonathan Bru (Free Transfer from Portugal Moreirense)
9 MF Argentina ARG Marcos Flores (Free Transfer from China Henan Jianye)
15 DF Australia AUS Sam Gallagher (Free Transfer from Australia Central Coast Mariners)
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW Australia AUS Theo Markelis (Free Transfer from Italy Vicenza)
21 DF Australia AUS Spase Dilevski (Free Transfer from Australia Adelaide United)
22 FW Australia AUS Julius Davies (Free Transfer from Germany TSG 1899 Hoffenheim)
39 GK Australia AUS Nathan Coe (Free Transfer from Denmark SønderjyskE)

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Brazil BRA Fábio (Free Transfer to Australia Sydney FC)
7 DF Australia AUS Matthew Kemp (Free Transfer to Australia West Adelaide)
8 MF Scotland SCO Grant Brebner (Free Transfer to Australia Moreland Zebras)
9 FW Costa Rica CRC Jean Carlos Solórzano (Loan Return to Costa Rica Alajuelense)
12 DF Australia AUS Rodrigo Vargas (Free Transfer to Australia Green Gully)
15 MF Australia AUS Tom Pondeljak (Free Transfer to Australia St Albans Saints)
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Costa Rica CRC Carlos Hernández (Free Transfer to India Prayag United)
18 FW Australia AUS Danny Allsopp (Retired)
21 GK Australia AUS Ante Čović (Free Transfer to Australia Western Sydney Wanderers)
22 FW Australia AUS Harry Kewell (Released)
28 DF Spain ESP Ubay Luzardo (Loan Return to Hong Kong Kitchee)

Summer

In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Australia AUS Francesco Stella (Free Transfer from Scotland Rangers)
22 FW Australia AUS Jesse Makarounas (Free Transfer from Australia Perth Glory)
30 DF Australia AUS Jason Geria (Free Transfer from Australia Brisbane Roar Youth)
31 DF Australia AUS Scott Galloway (Free Transfer from Australia AIS)
33 DF Australia AUS Daniel Mullen (Loan from China Dalian Aerbin)

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF Australia AUS Petar Franjic (Released)
19 MF Australia AUS Isaka Cernak (Free Transfer to New Zealand Wellington Phoenix)
22 FW Australia AUS Julius Davies (Free Transfer to Australia Brisbane Roar)

Post-season

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Tando Velaphi (Released)
11 FW Australia AUS Marco Rojas (Free transfer to GermanyVfB Stuttgart)
13 DF Australia AUS Diogo Ferreira (Released)
15 DF Australia AUS Sam Gallagher (Released)
21 DF Australia AUS Spase Dilevski (Released)
33 DF Australia AUS Daniel Mullen (Loan return to China Dalian Aerbin)

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Manager Australia Ange Postecoglou
Assistant manager Australia Kevin Muscat
Coach Northern Ireland Chris O'Loughlin
Goalkeeping Coach Australia Steve Mautone
Fitness Coach Australia Adam Basil
Sports Scientist Australia Anita Pedrana
Physiotherapist Australia Sam Bugeja
Physiotherapist Australia Daniel Jones
Physiotherapist Australia Sharbil Wehbe
Personal Trainer Australia Andrew Brown
Club Doctor Australia Dr. Anik Shawdon

Source:

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

Pre-season

19 May 2012 Melbourne Victory Australia 1–4 Greece Olympiacos Melbourne
Thompson 29' (pen.) Report Fuster 10', 88'
Fetfatzidis 22'
Franjic 25' (o.g.)
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 16,879
31 July 2012 Richmond Australia 4–3 Australia Melbourne Victory Melbourne
Tom Cahill 6', 44'
Milicevic 72'
Kweifio-Okai 78'
Report Finkler 32'
Cristaldo 86'
Broxham 88'
Stadium: Kevin Bartlett Reserve
Attendance: 3,700
14 August 2012 Dandenong Thunder Australia 1–4 Australia Melbourne Victory Melbourne
Monday 19:30 ? 59' Gallery Allsopp 8' (pen.)
Broxham 54'
J. Davies 77', 90'
Stadium: George Andrews Reserve
Attendance: 2,000
21 August 2012 Tasmania Trip Tasmania XI Australia 0–4 Australia Melbourne Victory Hobart
Monday 19:00 Report Markelis 19'
J. Davies 30'
Milligan 79' (pen.)
Allsopp 80'
Stadium: KGV Park
Attendance: 4,071
Referee: Shaun Evans
24 August 2012 Tasmania Trip Melbourne Victory Australia 4–2 Australia Adelaide United Launceston
Friday 19:00 Allsopp 6'
Thompson 12', 35'
Finkler 77'
Report Vidošić 45+1'
van Dijk 90+1'
Stadium: Aurora Stadium
Attendance: 3,147
Referee: Alex Azcurra
19 September 2012 Melbourne Victory Australia 1–2 AustraliaPerth Glory Melbourne
Wednesday 14:00 Flores 37' (pen.) Report Ward 10'
Mehmet 34' (pen.)
Stadium: AAMI Park
Referee: Brenton Hayward
23 September 2012 Intra-club Match Melbourne Victory Australia 6–0 Australia Melbourne Victory B Melbourne
Thompson 13'
Flores 23' (pen.)
Traoré 28'
Rojas 33', 45', 67'
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 3,000

Regular season

5 October 2012 1 Melbourne Victory 1–2 Melbourne Heart Melbourne
Friday 19:30 Rojas 25' Report Williams 15'
Macallister 45+2'
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 42,032
Referee: Jarred Gillett
13 October 2012 2 Brisbane Roar 5–0 Melbourne Victory Brisbane
Saturday 19:45 Broich 22'
Paartalu 24'
Berisha 64', 90'
Nichols 82'
Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 17,364
Referee: Strebre Delovski
19 October 2012 3 Melbourne Victory 2–1 Adelaide United Melbourne
Friday 19:30 Milligan 52'
Rojas 68'
Report Vidošić 50' (pen.) Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 19,174
Referee: Peter Green
26 October 2012 4 Newcastle Jets 2–1 Melbourne Victory Newcastle
Friday 19:30 Heskey 54', 56' Report Thompson 71' Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 13,912
Referee: Alan Milliner
5 November 2012 5 Melbourne Victory 3–2 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
Monday 19:30 Rojas 23', 49'
Flores 38'
Report Brockie 81', 90+2' Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 20,683
Referee: Shaun Evans
10 November 2012 6 Sydney FC 2–3 Melbourne Victory Sydney
Saturday 19:45 Yau 14'
Bosschaart 48'
Report Nabbout 78', 90'
Thompson 86'
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 21,531
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
17 November 2012 7 Melbourne Victory 2–2 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
Saturday 19:45 Nabbout 10'
Milligan 40'
Flores Yellow card 65' Red card 90'
Report McBreen 4', 22'
Zwaanswijk Yellow card 6' Red card 51'
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 19,462
Referee: Strebre Delovski
30 November 2012 9 Melbourne Victory 1–0 Perth Glory Melbourne
Friday 19:30 Rojas 58' Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 17,676
Referee: Jarred Gillett
7 December 2012 10 Adelaide United 4–2 Melbourne Victory Adelaide
Friday 19:30 Kostopoulos 3', 32'
Ferreira 21'
Carrusca 24'
Report Nabbout 5'
Rojas 47'
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 14,115
Referee: Chris Beath
15 December 2012 11 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
Saturday 17:30 Milligan 49' Report Halloran 24' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 17,128
Referee: Jarred Gillett
22 December 2012 12 Melbourne Heart 1–2 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
Saturday 19:45 Fred 81' Report Rojas 61'
Thompson 90+3'
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 26,457
Referee: Alan Milliner
28 December 2012 13 Melbourne Victory 3–2 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
Friday 19:30 Rojas 34', 74'
Thompson 45'
Report Zadkovich 64'
Heskey 73'
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 21,054
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
1 January 2013 14 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–1 Melbourne Victory Sydney
Tuesday 18:15 Ono 42', 79' Report Dilevski 72' Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 13,659
Referee: Lucien Laverdure
5 January 2013 15 Melbourne Victory 2–0 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
Saturday 19:45 Flores 42'
Rojas 52'
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 18,609
Referee: Ben Williams
12 January 2013 16 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Central Coast Mariners Launceston
Saturday 17:30 Flores 42' Report McBreen 77' (pen.) Stadium: Aurora Stadium
Attendance: 6,238
Referee: Jarred Gillett
19 January 2013 17 Perth Glory 0–1 Melbourne Victory Perth
Saturday 22:00 Report Jamieson 25' (o.g.) Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 7,603
Referee: Regis Queffelec
26 January 2013 18 Melbourne Victory 3–1 Sydney FC Melbourne
Saturday 17:30 Rojas 23', 73'
Thompson 68'
Report Tiago Yellow card 39' Red card 60'
J. Griffiths 75'
Fábio Yellow card 58' Red card 90'
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 26,882
Referee: Chris Beath
2 February 2013 19 Melbourne Victory 2–1 Melbourne Heart Melbourne
Saturday 19:45 Thompson 28'
Milligan 55' (pen.)
Report Williams 72' Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 41,203
Referee: Strebre Delovski
8 February 2013 20 Adelaide United 1–0 Melbourne Victory Adelaide
Friday 19:30 Neumann 42' Report Traoré Red card 76' Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 12,029
Referee: Jarred Gillett
16 February 2013 21 Melbourne Victory 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
Saturday 19:45 Pain 75' Report La Rocca 11'
Ono 72'
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 21,638
Referee: Peter Green
23 February 2013 22 Central Coast Mariners 6–2 Melbourne Victory Gosford
Saturday 19:45 Duke 18', 32'
McGlinchey 56', 86', 90'
Fitzgerald 81'
Report Milligan 23' (pen.)
Sainsbury 69' (o.g.)
Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 6,081
Referee: Strebre Delovski
3 March 2013 23 Melbourne Victory 5–0 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
Sunday 17:00 Rojas 8', 66'
Leijer 15'
Milligan 30' (pen.), 58' (pen.)
Report Regan Yellow card 30' Red card 56' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 17,778
Referee: Jarred Gillett
9 March 2013 24 Brisbane Roar 1–1 Melbourne Victory Brisbane
Saturday 19:45 Franjic 59' Report Broxham 11' Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 12,624
Referee: Peter Green
16 March 2013 25 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory Sydney
Saturday 19:45 Yau 85' Report Milligan 4' Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 22,233
Referee: Strebre Delovski
23 March 2013 26 Melbourne Victory 2–3 Perth Glory Melbourne
Saturday 17:30 Leijer 13'
Cristaldo 89'
Report Harold 21'
Dodd 38'
Risdon 90+4'
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 16,839
Referee: Peter O'Leary
31 March 2013 27 Wellington Phoenix 2–3 Melbourne Victory Wellington
Sunday 14:30 Huysegems 65'
Brockie 66'
Report Rojas 10'
Flores 56'
Thompson 83'
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 6,813
Referee: Adam Kersey

Finals series

5 April 2013 Elimination Final Melbourne Victory 2–1 (a.e.t.) Perth Glory Melbourne
Friday 19:30 Milligan 90' (pen.)
Thompson 95'
Report Nagai 15'
Pantelidis Yellow card 68' Red card 90'
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 22,902
Referee: Jarred Gillett
14 April 2013 Semi-final Central Coast Mariners 1–0 Melbourne Victory Gosford
Sunday 17:00 McBreen 42'
Montgomery Yellow card 59' Red card 90'
Report Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 10,651
Referee: Strebre Delovski

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
27 13 5 9 48 45  +3 44 8 3 3 29 18  +11 5 2 6 19 27  −8

Last updated: 27 August 2013.
Source:

League table

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[lower-alpha 1]
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[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) 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.

National Youth League

Pre-season

9 October 2012 Altona Magic Australia 2–4 Australia Melbourne Victory Youth Melbourne
? ?'
? 41'
Report Buceto 7', 10'
Nabbout 43' (f.k.), 70'
Stadium: Paisley Park

Regular season

3 November 2012 3 AIS Football Program 1–7 Melbourne Victory Youth Canberra
13:00 B. Appiah 45+2' Report J. Davies 16', 19'
Markelis 36'
Cernak 50'
O'Dea 55'
L. Jeggo 71'
Nabbout 72'
Stadium: AIS Athletics Track
25 November 2012 6 Perth Glory Youth 0–3 Melbourne Victory Youth Perth
15:00 Report Buceto 42', 50'
L. Jeggo 66'
Stadium: Intiga Stadium
9 February 2013 16 Adelaide United Youth 0–6 Melbourne Victory Youth Adelaide
17:00 Report Cristaldo 13', 39', 52'
Buceto 16'
Markelis 79', 87'
Stadium: Burton Park

League table

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

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
18 12 1 5 57 20  +37 37 6 0 3 34 15  +19 6 1 2 23 5  +18

Source:

League Goalscorers by round

Total Player Goals per Game
123456789101112131415161718
9 AustraliaChris Cristaldo111132
7 AustraliaLuke O'Dea11221
6 AustraliaTheo Markelis11112
5 AustraliaJohn Buceto2111
4 AustraliaConnor Pain121
3 AustraliaIsaka Cernak111
AustraliaJulius Davies21
AustraliaAndrew Nabbout111
AustraliaFrancesco Stella3
2 AustraliaJake Nakic11
AustraliaLuc Jeggo11
AustraliaJames Jeggo2
AustraliaSam Gallagher2
1 AustraliaMatthew Foschini1
AustraliaSpase Dilevski1
AustraliaHernan Espindola1
AustraliaJesse Makarounas1
AustraliaDylan Murnane1
Own goal1
57 Total3171232512833763

W-League

Regular season

21 October 2012 1 Perth Glory 2–0 Melbourne Victory Perth
10:30 Gill 75'
Tabain 88'
Report Stadium: Intiga Stadium
Referee: Kirralee Gardner
27 October 2012 2 Melbourne Victory 0–1 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
16:00 Report V. Popovic 18' (f.k.) Stadium: Veneto Club, Bulleen
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
3 November 2012 3 Melbourne Victory 1–0 Newcastle Jets Geelong
14:00 Stott 45+2' Report Day Yellow card 79' Red card 82' Stadium: Simonds Stadium
Referee: Katie Patterson
11 November 2012 4 Sydney FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory Sydney
16:45 Kennedy 41' Report Catley 8'
L. Špiranović 81'
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Referee: Kirralee Gardner
17 November 2012 5 Melbourne Victory 3–0 Canberra United Melbourne
15:00 Fishlock 28'
McDonald 45'
Barilla 80'
Report Stadium: Wembley Park
Referee: Casey Reibelt
24 November 2012 6 Brisbane Roar 3–2 Melbourne Victory Brisbane
10:00 Chapman 15', 89'
Spina 90+5'
Report L. Špiranović 72'
McDonald 90+2'
Stadium: QSAC
Referee: Peta McCallum
1 December 2012 7 Adelaide United 0–5 Melbourne Victory Adelaide
14:00 Report L. Špiranović 8'
McDonald 38', 42'
Barilla 49'
Catley 90'
Stadium: Burton Park
Referee: Kelly Jones
8 December 2012 8 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Sydney FC Melbourne
16:00 Ruyter-Hooley 27' Report Foord 4' Stadium: Wembley Park
Referee: Peta McCallum
15 December 2012 9 Canberra United 1–2 Melbourne Victory Canberra
14:00 Bisset 50' Report Jackson 31'
Fishlock 90+4'
Stadium: McKellar Park
Referee: Casey Reibelt
22 December 2012 10 Melbourne Victory 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
14:00 P. Larsson 9'
McDonald 52', 89'
Report Hart 2' Stadium: Wembley Park
Referee: Casey Reibelt
5 January 2013 11 Melbourne Victory 4–1 Adelaide United Melbourne
16:00 Johnson 2'
P. Larsson 6'
McDonald 14'
L. Špiranović 57'
Report McLaughlin 87' Stadium: Wembley Park
Referee: Kiralee Gardener
13 January 2013 12 Newcastle Jets 3–3 Melbourne Victory Newcastle
16:30 Courtenay 40'
van Egmond 42', 84' (pen.)
Report Jackson 4'
Barilla 33', 62'
Stadium: Wanderers Oval
Referee: Lara Smith

Finals series

20 January 2013 Semi-final Perth Glory 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Melbourne Victory Perth
13:00 McCallum 56' (f.k.) Report L. Špiranović 51' Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 1,589
Referee: Katie Patterson
Penalties
McCallum soccer ball with check mark
Gill soccer ball with check mark
Luik soccer ball with red X
R. Sutton soccer ball with red X
De Vanna soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark Johnson
soccer ball with red X Friend
soccer ball with check mark P. Larsson
soccer ball with check mark Koca
soccer ball with check mark McDonald
27 January 2013 Grand Final Melbourne Victory 1–3 Sydney FC Melbourne
15:30 P. Larsson 41' (f.k.)
Ruyter-Hooley Red card 84'
Report Bolger 25'
Kerr 48'
Simon 85' (pen.)
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 4,181
Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
12 7 2 3 26 14  +12 23 4 1 1 12 4  +8 3 1 2 14 10  +4

Source:

League table

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

League goalscorers by round

Total Player Goals per Game
123456789101112SFGF
7 United StatesJessica McDonald11221
5 AustraliaLaura Špiranović11111
4 AustraliaEnza Barilla112
3 SwedenPetra Larsson111
2 AustraliaStephanie Catley11
WalesJessica Fishlock11
AustraliaAmy Jackson11
1 New ZealandRebekah Stott1
AustraliaMaika Ruyter-Hooley1
United StatesDanielle Johnson1

Statistics

Squad stats

A-League Finals Total Stats
Games played27229
Games won13114
Games drawn505
Games lost9110
Goals scored48250
Goals conceded45247
Goal difference+30+3
Clean sheets505
Red cards202

Last updated: 26 August 2013
Source:

Player stats

No. Pos. Name A-League Finals Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GKAustralia Tando Velaphi 10001010
2DFAustralia Matthew Foschini 40004010
3DFIvory Coast Adama Traoré 1100011010
4DFAustralia Petar Franjic 70007010
5DFAustralia Mark Milligan 93009330
6MFAustralia Leigh Broxham 1(7)0001(7)020
7MFBrazil Guilherme Finkler 1000010020
8MFMauritius Jonathan Bru 5(6)0005(6)020
9MFArgentina Marcos Flores 1110011131
10FWAustralia Archie Thompson 84008420
11MFNew Zealand Marco Rojas 1170011700
13MFAustralia Diogo Ferreira 80008030
14MFAustralia Billy Celeski 10(1)00010(1)030
15DFAustralia Sam Gallagher 20002011
16FWAustralia Theo Markelis (5)000(5)000
17MFAustralia James Jeggo 1(6)0001(6)020
19MFAustralia Isaka Cernak 1(2)0001(2)000
20GKAustralia Lawrence Thomas 20002000
21MFAustralia Spase Dilevski 1(1)0001(1)010
22MFAustralia Julius Davies 00000000
23DFAustralia Adrian Leijer 1200012040
24DFAustralia Nick Ansell 20002010
25FWAustralia Luke O'Dea 00000000
26FWAustralia Andrew Nabbout 5(4)4005(4)400
27MFAustralia Christopher Cristaldo (1)000(1)000
28MFAustralia Kwabena Boahene 00000000
29MFAustralia John Buceto 00000000
30DFAustralia Jason Geria 00000000
31MFAustralia Jake Nakic 00000000
32GKAustralia Phillip Petrovski 00000000
33MFAustralia Dylan Murnane 00000000
34MFAustralia Luc Jeggo 00000000
35DFAustralia Connor Pain 00000000
36GKAustralia Luke Radonich 00000000
37MFAustralia Jordan Brown 00000000
39GKAustralia Nathan Coe 90009010
Own goals 000

Awards

Goal of the Week

Week Goal scorer
6 Australia Andrew Nabbout
9 New Zealand Marco Rojas
11 Australia Mark Milligan
12 Australia Archie Thompson
13 New Zealand Marco Rojas

Save of the Week

Week Goalkeeper
9 Australia Nathan Coe
12 Australia Nathan Coe

References

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