Season 2012–13 Champion Central Coast Mariners FC Goals scored 370 | Best goalkeeper Ante Covic Dates 5 Oct 2012 – 21 Apr 2013 Matches played 135 | |
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Champions Central Coast Mariners !Central Coast Mariners (1st title) Premiers Western Sydney Wanderers !Western Sydney Wanderers (1st title) Champions League Western Sydney Wanderers !Western Sydney Wanderers
Central Coast Mariners !Central Coast Mariners
Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory Top goalscorer Daniel McBreen
(19 goals) Similar 2014–15 A‑League, 2015–16 A‑League, 2016–17 A‑League | ||
The 2012–13 A-League was the 36th season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the eighth season of the Australian A-League since its establishment in 2004. The 2012–13 season saw the introduction of a new Western Sydney-based team, the return of Newcastle Jets FC after their A-League licence was returned by FFA, and the end of Gold Coast United after they were removed from the competition at the end of the previous season. This season was also the last A-League season to be broadcast exclusively on paid television, after SBS obtained the rights to a live Friday night game each week of the A-League season, and all A-League finals games on a one-hour delay, on a $160 million four-year broadcast deal, effective from the 2013–14 A-League season onwards.
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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
League table
Updated to games played on 30 March 2013
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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.
*Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2014 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
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.
Positions by round
NOTE: Adelaide United were tied with Wellington Phoenix at the end of Round 1, as were Central Coast Mariners and Western Sydney Wanderers, and Newcastle Jets and Sydney FC.
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.
Top scorers
As of matches played on 31 March 2013Attendances
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
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.
Current as of 5 January 2013
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 2012–13 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.
End of season awards
Team of the Season
Formation: 4–3–3