2012–13 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season

Western Sydney Wanderers 2012–13 football season

Western Sydney Wanderers2012–13 season

Chairman| Lyall Gorman
Manager| Tony Popovic
Stadium| Parramatta Stadium
A-League| Premiers
A-League Finals series| Runners-up
Top goalscorer| League: Mark Bridge (11)
All: Mark Bridge (11)
Highest home attendance| 19,585 vs Sydney FC
(23 March 2013)
Lowest home attendance| 6,755 vs Brisbane Roar
(9 December 2012)

Home colours

Away colours

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2013–14 ->

The 2012–13 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season was the club's inaugural season since its establishment in 2012. The club participated in the A-League for the first time, winning the competition and finishing as runner-up in the 2013 A-League Grand Final.

## Season overview

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On 4 April 2012, Western Sydney Wanderers was established by FFA as a Western Sydney based club to compete in the A-League.[1] On 17 May, Tony Popovic was announced as inaugural head coach. Popovic joined the club on a four-year deal after requesting to be released from the final year of his contracted role as assistant manager of Crystal Palace.[2] On 22 May, Ante Milicic joined the club as assistant coach.[3] On 25 June, the first players to sign to the new club were announced, these were Aaron Mooy from St Mirren, Tarek Elrich from Newcastle Jets and Kwabena Appiah-Kubi from Central Coast Mariners. All three players signed a one-year contract, as would all players in the inaugural squad, with exception of two (Beauchamp and Ono).[4] On 30 June, Sydney players Michael Beauchamp, Mark Bridge and Shannon Cole, as well as Nikolai Topor-Stanley from Newcastle Jets FC all signed for the club. Beauchamp was the first player to sign past the inaugural season, with a three-year contract.[5] On 2 July, Ante Čović joined the squad from Melbourne Victory and Labinot Haliti joined from Newcastle Jets.[6] On 25 July, after just two months of developing a squad, the club played its first friendly match against local club, Nepean. The game ended in a 0–5 win for Wanderers, with Haliti scoring one and Gibbs scoring four in front of a crowd of 3,500.[7] On 31 July, Adam D'Apuzzo signed to the new club from APIA Leichhardt Tigers.[8] On 2 August, Jerrad Tyson joined the squad from Gold Coast United, Jason Trifiro joined the squad from South Melbourne and Reece Caira joined from Aston Villa.[9] On 8 August, Tahj Minniecon joined the squad from Gold Coast United.[10] On 13 August, Dino Kresinger joined the squad from Cibalia and Mateo Poljak joined from Dinamo Zagreb.[11] On 21 August, Jérome Polenz joined the squad from Union Berlin.[12] On 11 September, Iacopo La Rocca joined the squad from Grasshoppers and Youssouf Hersi joined from Alki Larnaca.[13] On 28 September, Japanese midfielder Shinji Ono became the club's International Marquee player, signing to the club for two years from J. League Division 1 team Shimizu S-Pulse.[14] On 3 October, Joey Gibbs joined the squad from Marconi Stallions FC.[15]

On 6 October, Western Sydney Wanderers played their first competitive match of any kind against Central Coast Mariners in the first round of the A-League season. The match, played in front of a home crowd, ended in a 0–0 draw.[16] On 12 October, Wanderers lost to Adelaide United by a score of 1–0.[17] On 20 October, Wanderers lost to Sydney by a score of 0–1 in front of a sell out crowd in the first ever Sydney Derby match.[18] On 22 October, Wanderers defeated Brisbane Roar 0–1 with Bridge scoring to secure the team's first competitive win of any kind.[19] On 2 November, Wanderers defeated Melbourne Heart 2–1 at home with a goal from Bridge and an own goal from Gerhardt.[20] On 10 November, Wanderers lost to Newcastle Jets by a score of 1–2 with Gibbs providing the only goal.[21] On 18 November, a 10-manned Wanderers defeated Perth Glory 0–1 with Hersi sent off on the 38th minute after a goal scored by La Rocca.[22] On 24 November, Wanderers lost to Melbourne Victory by a score of 0–2.[23] On 2 December, Wanderers lost to Wellington Phoenix by a score of 1–0.[24] On 9 December, Wanderers defeated Brisbane Roar 1–0 with a goal by Ono.[25] On 15 December, Wanderers defeated Sydney 0–2 in the second Sydney Derby match of the season, with goals from Hersi and Beauchamp.[26] On 21 December, Wanderers defeated Adelaide United 6–1 with a hat-trick from Bridge, as well as goals from Kresinger, Ono and Gibbs.[27] On 27 December, Wanderers drew against Perth Glory 1–1 with a goal by Haliti.[28]

On 1 January 2013, Wanderers defeated Melbourne Victory 2–1 with Ono scoring both goals. The result saw Wanderers overtake Melbourne Victory for third place in the league.[29] On 3 January, defenders Adam D’Apuzzo and Shannon Cole extended their contracts with the club for a further one year until 2014.[30] On 6 January, a ten manned Wanderers lost to Central Coast Mariners by a score 0–2 with Trifiro sent off early in the second half.[31] On 9 January, Rocky Visconte signed a short-term contract with the club until the end of the season.[32] On 13 January, Wanderers bounced back with a 0–2 win over Wellington Phoenix with Topor-Stanley and Haliti scoring.[33] On 20 January, Wanderers continued their winning ways, defeating Brisbane Roar 1–2 with goals from Bridge and Hersi.[34] On 26 January, Wanderers defeated Melbourne Heart 1–0 with a goal by Ono after Polenz was sent off early in the first half.[35] On 3 February, Wanderers defeated Adelaide United 2–4 with goals by from Hersi and one each from Bridge and Poljak.[36] On 9 February, Wanderers defeated Newcastle Jets 2–1 with two goals from Hersi and Bridge. The win took Wanderers to second place in the league.[37] On 16 February, Wanderers defeated Melbourne Victory 1–2 with goals from La Rocca and Ono.[38] On 23 February, Wanderers defeated Perth Glory 1–0 with a goal by Mooy.[39] On 2 March, Wanderers defeated Central Coast Mariners 0–1 with a goal by Haliti. The win saw Wanderers overtake Central Coast Mariners for first place in the league.[40] On 7 March, Josh Barresi signed to the club on a two-year first team professional contract as an injury replacement for Tahj Minniecon.[41] On 10 March, Wanderers defeated Wellington Phoenix 2–1 with Ono and Bridge both scoring penalty kicks to set an A-League record of nine straight match wins.[42] On 16 March, Wanderers defeated Melbourne Heart 1–3 with two goals from Haliti and one from La Rocca.[43] On 22 March, goalkeeper Carlos Saliadarre signed a short-term contract with Wanderers from Blacktown Spartans until the end of the season as an injury replacement for Jerrad Tyson.[44] On 23 March, Wanderers broke their 10-game winning streak after a 1–1 draw against Sydney in the third Sydney Derby match of the season in front of a sold out crowd. Cole scored Wanderers only goal shortly after Sydney received a red card, with La Rocca also receiving a red card later in the game.[45] On 29 March, Wanderers ended their debut A-League season on a high after defeating Newcastle Jets 0–3 with two goals from Bridge and one from Visconte. The win secured Wanderers first place in the league, with the team winning the Premiers' Plate, as well as an A-League Finals position and a 2014 AFC Champions League spot.[46]

On 12 April, Wanderers defeated Brisbane Roar 2–0 at home in the semi-final match of the A-League Finals, to secure a place in the Grand Final. Kresinger and Ono supplied the goals before Hersi was sent off after receiving a second yellow card.[47] On 21 April, Wanderers played against Central Coast Mariners in the 2013 A-League Grand Final. The match, played at Sydney Football Stadium in front of a full crowd, saw Wanderers lose 0–2.[48]

## Players

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### Squad information

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| Pos.
| Nat.
| Name
| Age
| Since
| App
| Goals
| Ends
| Transfer fee
| Notes

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1  | GK |  | Ante Čović | 37  | 2012  | 29  | 0  | 2013  | Free |
2  | DF |  | Shannon Cole | 28  | 2012  | 22  | 1  | 2014  | Free |
3  | DF |  | Adam D'Apuzzo | 26  | 2012  | 23  | 0  | 2014  | Free |
4  | DF |  | Nikolai Topor-Stanley | 27  | 2012  | 29  | 1  | 2013  | Free |
5  | DF |  | Michael Beauchamp (captain) | 32  | 2012  | 24  | 1  | 2015  | Free |
6  | MF |  | Jérome Polenz | 26  | 2012  | 25  | 0  | 2013  | Free |
7  | FW |  | Labinot Haliti | 27  | 2012  | 19  | 5  | 2013  | Free |
8  | MF |  | Mateo Poljak | 23  | 2012  | 25  | 1  | 2013  | Free |
9  | FW |  | Dino Kresinger | 31  | 2012  | 25  | 2  | 2013  | Free |
10  | MF |  | Aaron Mooy | 22  | 2012  | 23  | 1  | 2013  | Free |
11  | DF |  | Tarek Elrich (vice-captain) | 26  | 2012  | 11  | 0  | 2013  | Free |
12  | FW |  | Tahj Minniecon | 24  | 2012  | 5  | 0  | 2013  | Free |
13  | MF |  | Joey Gibbs | 20  | 2012  | 13  | 2  | 2013  | Free |
14  | FW |  | Kwabena Appiah-Kubi | 21  | 2012  | 13  | 0  | 2013  | Free |
15  | DF |  | Reece Caira | 20  | 2012  | 2  | 0  | 2013  | Free |
16  | MF |  | Rocky Visconte | 22  | 2013  | 3  | 1  | 2013  | Free |
17  | MF |  | Youssouf Hersi | 30  | 2012  | 23  | 5  | 2013  | Free |
18  | DF |  | Iacopo La Rocca | 29  | 2012  | 20  | 3  | 2013  | Free |
19  | FW |  | Mark Bridge | 27  | 2012  | 27  | 11  | 2013  | Free |
20  | GK |  | Jerrad Tyson | 23  | 2012  | 0  | 0  | 2013  | Free |
21  | MF |  | Shinji Ono | 33  | 2012  | 26  | 8  | 2014  | Free |
23  | MF |  | Jason Trifiro | 24  | 2012  | 13  | 0  | 2013  | Free |
24  | MF |  | Yianni Perkatis | 19  | 2013  | 2  | 0  | 2015  | Youth system |
30  | GK |  | Carlos Saliadarre | 19  | 2013  | 0  | 0  | 2013  | Free | Injury replacement
—  | MF |  | Josh Barresi | 18  | 2013  | 0  | 0  | 2015  | Free | Injury replacement

* Last updated: 21 April 2013
* Source: westsydneyfootball.com
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### Transfers in

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No.
| Pos.
| Nat.
| Name
| Age
| Moving from
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window | Ends
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fee | Source

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1  | GK |  | Ante Čović | 37  | Melbourne Victory | Transfer  | Pre-season  | 2013  | Free | footballaustralia.com.au
2  | DF |  | Shannon Cole | 28  | Sydney FC | Transfer  | Pre-season  | 2013  | Free | footballaustralia.com.au
3  | DF |  | Adam D'Apuzzo | 26  | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | Transfer  | Pre-season  | 2013  | Free | smh.com.au
4  | DF |  | Nikolai Topor-Stanley | 27  | Newcastle Jets | Transfer  | Pre-season  | 2013  | Free | footballaustralia.com.au
5  | DF |  | Michael Beauchamp | 32  | Sydney FC | Transfer  | Pre-season  | 2015  | Free | footballaustralia.com.au
6  | MF |  | Jérome Polenz | 26  | Union Berlin | Transfer  | Pre-season  | 2013  | Free | footballaustralia.com.au
7  | FW |  | Labinot Haliti | 27  | Newcastle Jets | Transfer  | Pre-season  | 2013  | Free | footballaustralia.com.au
8  | MF |  | Mateo Poljak | 23  | Dinamo Zagreb | Transfer  | Pre-season  | 2013  | Free | footballaustralia.com.au
9  | FW |  | Dino Kresinger | 31  | Cibalia | Transfer  | Pre-season  | 2013  | Free | footballaustralia.com.au
10  | MF |  | Aaron Mooy | 22  | St Mirren | Transfer  | Pre-season  | 2013  | Free | footballaustralia.com.au
11  | DF |  | Tarek Elrich | 26  | Newcastle Jets | Transfer  | Pre-season  | 2013  | Free | footballaustralia.com.au
12  | FW |  | Tahj Minniecon | 24  | Gold Coast United | Transfer  | Pre-season  | 2013  | Free | footballaustralia.com.au
13  | MF |  | Joey Gibbs | 20  | Marconi Stallions | Transfer  | Pre-season  | 2013  | Free | footballaustralia.com.au
14  | FW |  | Kwabena Appiah-Kubi | 21  | Central Coast Mariners | Transfer  | Pre-season  | 2013  | Free | footballaustralia.com.au
15  | DF |  | Reece Caira | 20  | Aston Villa | Transfer  | Pre-season  | 2013  | Free | footballaustralia.com.au
16  | MF |  | Rocky Visconte | 22  | Brisbane Roar | Transfer  | Pre-season  | 2013  | Free | footballaustralia.com.au
17  | MF |  | Youssouf Hersi | 30  | Alki Larnaca | Transfer  | Pre-season  | 2013  | Free | footballaustralia.com.au
18  | DF |  | Iacopo La Rocca | 29  | Grasshoppers | Transfer  | Pre-season  | 2013  | Free | footballaustralia.com.au
19  | FW |  | Mark Bridge | 27  | Sydney FC | Transfer  | Pre-season  | 2013  | Free | footballaustralia.com.au
20  | GK |  | Jerrad Tyson | 23  | Gold Coast United | Transfer  | Pre-season  | 2013  | Free | footballaustralia.com.au
21  | MF |  | Shinji Ono | 33  | Shimizu S-Pulse | Transfer  | Pre-season  | 2014  | Free | footballaustralia.com.au
23  | MF |  | Jason Trifiro | 24  | South Melbourne | Transfer  | Pre-season  | 2013  | Free | footballaustralia.com.au
—  | MF |  | Josh Barresi | 18  | Australian Institute of Sport | Transfer  | Mid-season  | 2013  | Free | footballaustralia.com.au
30  | GK |  | Carlos Saliadarre  | 19  | Blacktown Spartans | Transfer  | Mid-season  | 2013  | Free | westsydneyfootball.com

## Technical staff

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Position  | Name

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Manager  |  Tony Popovic
Assistant manager  |  Ante Milicic
Goalkeeping coach  |  Ron Corry
Strength & Conditioning Coach  |  Adam Waterson
Physiotherapist  |  David Hughes

## Statistics

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### Squad statistics

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Apps | Goals |  |  |  | Apps | Goals |  |  |
1  | GK |  | Ante Čović | 29  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 29+0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0
2  | DF |  | Shannon Cole | 22  | 1  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 11+11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0
3  | DF |  | Adam D'Apuzzo | 23  | 0  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 23+0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0
4  | DF |  | Nikolai Topor-Stanley | 29  | 1  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 29+0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0
5  | DF |  | Michael Beauchamp | 24  | 1  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 24+0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0
6  | MF |  | Jérome Polenz | 25  | 0  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 25+0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1
7  | FW |  | Labinot Haliti | 19  | 5  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 8+11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0
8  | MF |  | Mateo Poljak | 25  | 1  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 25+0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0
9  | FW |  | Dino Kresinger | 25  | 2  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 17+8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0
10  | MF |  | Aaron Mooy | 23  | 1  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 20+3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0
11  | DF |  | Tarek Elrich | 11  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2+9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0
12  | FW |  | Tahj Minniecon | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
13  | MF |  | Joey Gibbs | 13  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 8+5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0
14  | FW |  | Kwabena Appiah-Kubi | 13  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 4+9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0
15  | DF |  | Reece Caira | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
16  | MF |  | Rocky Visconte | 3  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
17  | MF |  | Youssouf Hersi | 23  | 5  | 8  | 1  | 1  | 22+1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1
18  | DF |  | Iacopo La Rocca | 20  | 3  | 5  | 0  | 1  | 16+4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1
19  | FW |  | Mark Bridge | 27  | 11  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 26+1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0
20  | GK |  | Jerrad Tyson | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
21  | MF |  | Shinji Ono | 26  | 8  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 23+3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0
23  | MF |  | Jason Trifiro | 13  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 4+9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
24  | MF |  | Yianni Perkatis | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
30  | GK |  | Carlos Saliadarre  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

* Last updated: 23 April 2013
* Source: espnfc.com
* = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

### Goal scorers

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Rank | Player  | Goals per Game

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1 |  2 |  3 |  4 |  5 |  6 |  7 |  8 |  9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | SF | GF | Total
1  |  | Mark Bridge |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 11
2  |  | Shinji Ono |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |  | 2 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  | 8
3  |  | Youssouf Hersi |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 2 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5
| Labinot Haliti |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 5
5  |  | Iacopo La Rocca |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 3
6  |  | Joey Gibbs |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
| Dino Kresinger |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 2
8  |  | Michael Beauchamp |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
| Nikolai Topor-Stanley |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
| Mateo Poljak |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
| Aaron Mooy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
| Shannon Cole |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1
| Rocky Visconte |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1
– | Own Goal |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1

A goal was scored from a penalty kick

2 were scored from penalty kicks

## Pre-season and friendlies

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Nepean v  Western Sydney Wanderers 25 July 2012 Friendly|  Nepean | 0–5|  Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney

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19:30 AEST |  | Report | Haliti 43'
Gibbs 55', 65', 75', 85' | Stadium: Cook Park
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Adam Malouf

Blacktown Spartans v  Western Sydney Wanderers 1 August 2012 Friendly|  Blacktown Spartans | 0–2|  Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney

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19:30 AEST |  | Report | Bridge 59'
Zucco 65' | Stadium: Blacktown International Sportspark
Attendance: 4,116
Referee: Strebre Delovski

Blacktown City v  Western Sydney Wanderers 8 August 2012 Friendly|  Blacktown City | 0–2|  Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney

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19:00 AEST |  | Report | Haliti 10', 40' | Stadium: Lily Homes Stadium
Attendance: 3,472
Referee: Mark Crittenden

Sydney United v  Western Sydney Wanderers 22 August 2012 Friendly|  Sydney United | 2–1|  Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney

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19:30 AEST | Stamatellis  44'
Vidaic 80' (pen.) | Report | Bridge 61' | Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Alan Milliner

Wynnum District v  Western Sydney Wanderers 27 August 2012 Friendly|  Wynnum District | 0–1|  Western Sydney Wanderers | Brisbane

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19:00 AEST |  | Report | Bridge 80' (pen.) | Stadium: Carmichael Park
Attendance: 3,000

Melbourne Heart v  Western Sydney Wanderers 31 August 2012 Foster Cup|  Melbourne Heart | 0–0
(5–3 p)|  Western Sydney Wanderers | Lismore

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19:00 AEST |  | Report |  | Stadium: Oakes Oval
Attendance: 3,300
| Penalties|

Behich |  |  Topor-Stanley
La Rocca

Kresinger

Western Sydney Wanderers v  Parramatta 9 September 2012 Friendly|  Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–0|  Parramatta | Sydney

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19:00 AEST | Kresinger 60' | Report |  | Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 1,063

Newcastle Jets v  Western Sydney Wanderers 15 September 2012 Friendly|  Newcastle Jets | 1–1|  Western Sydney Wanderers | Newcastle

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14:00 AEST | Neville 7' | Report | Kresinger 60' | Stadium: Wanderers Oval
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Ben Williams

Wellington Phoenix v  Western Sydney Wanderers 23 September 2012 Friendly|  Wellington Phoenix | 1–1|  Western Sydney Wanderers | Christchurch

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12:30 AEST | Brockie 50' | Report | Mooy 30' | Stadium: AMI Stadium
Attendance: 7,009
Referee: Ben Williams

Bankstown City Lions v  Western Sydney Wanderers 27 September 2012 Friendly|  Bankstown City Lions | 0–3|  Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney

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19:30 AEST |  | Report | Mooy 5'
Trifiro 43'
Olsen 47' | Stadium: Jensen Oval
Attendance: 2,000

## Competitions

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### Overall

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Competition  | Started round  | Final
position / round  | First match  | Last match

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A-League | —  | Premiers  | 6 October 2012  | 29 March 2013
A-League Finals | Semi-finals  | Runners-up  | 12 April 2013  | 21 April 2013
National Youth League | —  | 7th  | 21 October 2012  | 24 February 2013

### A-League

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Main article: 2012–13 A-League

#### League table

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Pos | Team

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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.

#### Results summary

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Overall | Home | Away

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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD
27  | 18  | 3  | 6  | 41  | 21  |  +20  | 57  | 8  | 2  | 4  | 19  | 13  |  +6  | 10  | 1  | 2  | 22  | 8  |  +14

Last updated: 30 March 2013.
Source: theworldgame.sbs.com.au

#### Results by round

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Ground| H| A| H| A| H| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| H| A| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A
Result| D| L| L| W| W| L| W| L| L| W| W| W| D| W| L| W| W| W| W| W| W| W| W| W| W| D| W
Position| 5| 8| 10| 8| 5| 7| 5| 6| 8| 4| 4| 4| 4| 3| 4| 4| 4| 3| 3| 2| 2| 2| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1

Updated to match(es) played on 29 March 2013. Source: A-League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

#### Matches

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Western Sydney Wanderers v Central Coast Mariners 6 October 2012 Round 1|  Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–0|  Central Coast Mariners | Sydney

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20:45 AEST (UTC+10) |  | Report
Summary |  | Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 10,458
Referee: Alan Milliner

Adelaide United v Western Sydney Wanderers 12 October 2012 Round 2|  Adelaide United | 1–0|  Western Sydney Wanderers | Adelaide

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20:30 AEST (UTC+11) | Neumann 69' | Report
Summary |  | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 8,950
Referee: Brenton Hayward

Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC 20 October 2012 Round 3|  Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–1|  Sydney FC | Sydney

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20:45 AEDT (UTC+11) |  | Report
Summary | Del Piero 54' (pen.) | Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 19,126
Referee: Strebre Delovski

Brisbane Roar v Western Sydney Wanderers 27 October 2012 Round 4|  Brisbane Roar | 0–1|  Western Sydney Wanderers | Brisbane

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20:45 AEDT (UTC+11) |  | Report
Summary | Bridge 19' | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 12,663
Referee: Lucien Laverdue

Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne Heart 2 November 2012 Round 5|  Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–1|  Melbourne Heart | Sydney

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19:30 AEDT (UTC+11) | Bridge 28'
Gerhardt 51' (o.g.) | Report
Summary | Tadic 57' | Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 8,075
Referee: Regis Queffelec

Western Sydney Wanderers v Newcastle Jets 10 November 2012 Round 6|  Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–2|  Newcastle Jets | Sydney

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17:30 AEDT (UTC+11) | Gibbs 15' | Report
Summary | Griffiths 28'
Heskey 38'
Pepper 84' 90' | Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 9,011
Referee: Brenton Haywood

Perth Glory v Western Sydney Wanderers 18 November 2012 Round 7|  Perth Glory | 0–1|  Western Sydney Wanderers | Perth

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17:00 AEDT (UTC+11) |  | Report
Summary | La Rocca 15'
Hersi 38' | Stadium: nib Stadium,
Attendance: 8,060
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne Victory 24 November 2012 Round 8|  Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–2|  Melbourne Victory | Parramatta

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19:45 AEDT (UTC+11) |  | Report
Summary | Gallagher 16'
Beauchamp 44' (o.g.)
Thompson 60' | Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 9,614
Referee: Ben William

Wellington Phoenix v Western Sydney Wanderers 2 December 2012 Round 9|  Wellington Phoenix | 1–0|  Western Sydney Wanderers | Wellington

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14:30 AEDT (UTC+11) | Brockie 22' | Report
Summary |  | Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 5,405
Referee: Matthew Gillett

Western Sydney Wanderers v Brisbane Roar 9 December 2012 Round 10|  Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–0|  Brisbane Roar | Sydney

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17:00 AEDT (UTC+11) | Ono 87' (pen.) | Report
Summary |  | Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 6,755
Referee: Alan Milliner

Sydney FC v Western Sydney Wanderers 15 December 2012 Round 11|  Sydney FC | 0–2|  Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney

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19:45 AEDT (UTC+11) |  | Report
Summary | Hersi 24'
Beauchamp 77' | Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 26,176
Referee: Chris Beath

Western Sydney Wanderers v Adelaide United 21 December 2012 Round 12|  Western Sydney Wanderers | 6–1|  Adelaide United | Sydney

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19:00 AEDT (UTC+11) | Bridge 18', 45', 58'
Kresinger 45+3'
Ono 52'
Gibbs 90' | Report
Summary | Vidošić 68' | Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 9,056
Referee: Jarred Gillett

Perth Glory v Western Sydney Wanderers 27 December 2012 Round 13|  Perth Glory | 1–1|  Western Sydney Wanderers | Perth

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21:45 AEDT (UTC+11) | Ward 87' | Report
Summary | Haliti 38' | Stadium: Patersons Stadium
Attendance: 9,236
Referee: Ben Williams

Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne Victory 1 January 2013 Round 14|  Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–1|  Melbourne Victory | Sydney

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18:15 AEDT (UTC+11) | Ono 42', 79' | Report
Summary | Dilevski 72' | Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 13,659
Referee: Lucien Laverdue

Western Sydney Wanderers v Central Coast Mariners 6 January 2013 Round 15|  Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–2|  Central Coast Mariners | Sydney

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18:00 AEDT (UTC+11) | Trifiro 23' 54' | Report
Summary | McBreen 42', 90' | Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 16,387
Referee: Chris Beath

Wellington Phoenix v Western Sydney Wanderers 13 January 2013 Round 16|  Wellington Phoenix | 0–2|  Western Sydney Wanderers | Wellington

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14:30 AEDT (UTC+11) |  | Report
Summary | Topor-Stanley 72'
Haliti 82' | Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 6,608
Referee: Shaun Evans

Brisbane Roar v Western Sydney Wanderers 20 January 2013 Round 17|  Brisbane Roar | 1–2|  Western Sydney Wanderers | Brisbane

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17:00 AEDT (UTC+11) | Nichols 22' | Report
Summary | Bridge 65'
Hersi 70' | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 11,917
Referee: Matthew Gillett

Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne Heart 26 January 2013 Round 18|  Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–0|  Melbourne Heart | Sydney

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19:45 AEDT (UTC+11) | Polenz 13'
Ono 73' (pen.) | Report
Summary |  | Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 14,624
Referee: Strebre Delovski

Adelaide United v Western Sydney Wanderers 3 February 2013 Round 19|  Adelaide United | 2–4|  Western Sydney Wanderers | Adelaide

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17:00 AEDT (UTC+11) | Djite 61'
Ramsay 87' | Report
Summary | Hersi 43', 52'
Bridge 45'
Poljak 68' | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 9,686
Referee: Chris Beath

Western Sydney Wanderers v Newcastle Jets 9 February 2013 Round 20|  Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–1|  Newcastle Jets | Sydney

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19:45 AEDT (UTC+11) | Hersi 45+3'
Bridge 83' | Report
Summary | Zadkovich 90+1' | Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 10,589
Referee: Peter Green

Melbourne Victory v Western Sydney Wanderers 16 February 2013 Round 21|  Melbourne Victory | 1–2|  Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne

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19:45 AEDT (UTC+11) | Pain 75' | Report
Summary | La Rocca 11'
Ono 72' | Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 21,638
Referee: Peter Green

Western Sydney Wanderers v Perth Glory 23 February 2013 Round 22|  Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–0|  Perth Glory | Sydney

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17:30 AEDT (UTC+11) | Mooy 58' | Report
Summary |  | Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 11,772
Referee: Ben Williams

Central Coast Mariners v Western Sydney Wanderers 2 March 2013 Round 23|  Central Coast Mariners | 0–1|  Western Sydney Wanderers | Gosford

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19:45 AEDT (UTC+11) |  | Report
Summary | Haliti 81' | Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 18,721
Referee: Alan Milliner

Western Sydney Wanderers v Wellington Phoenix 10 March 2013 Round 24|  Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–1|  Wellington Phoenix | Sydney

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17:00 AEDT (UTC+11) | Ono 8' (pen.)
Bridge 49' (pen.) | Report
Summary | Brockie 22' | Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 15,809
Referee: Strebre Delovski

Melbourne Heart v Western Sydney Wanderers 16 March 2013 Round 25|  Melbourne Heart | 1–3|  Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne

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17:30 AEDT (UTC+11) | Mebrahtu 39'
Colosimo 80' | Report
Summary | Haliti 20', 60'
La Rocca 89' | Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,101
Referee: Ben Williams

Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC 23 March 2013 Round 26|  Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–1|  Sydney FC | Sydney

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19:45 AEDT (UTC+11) | Cole 70'
La Rocca 90+5' | Report
Summary | Del Piero 34'
Emerton 51' 56' | Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 19,585
Referee: Alan Milliner

Newcastle Jets v Western Sydney Wanderers 29 March 2013 Round 27|  Newcastle Jets | 0–3|  Western Sydney Wanderers | Newcastle

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17:30 AEDT (UTC+11) |  | Report
Summary | Bridge 6', 33'
Visconte 80' | Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 22,518
Referee: Ben Williams

#### Finals series

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Main article: 2012–13 A-League § Finals series

Western Sydney Wanderers v Brisbane Roar 12 April 2013 Semi-final|  Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–0|  Brisbane Roar | Parramatta

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Friday 19:30 AEST | Kresinger 16'
Ono 71'
Hersi 34' 77' | Report |  | Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 19,369
Referee: Alan Milliner

Western Sydney Wanderers v Central Coast Mariners 21 April 2013 Grand Final|  Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–2|  Central Coast Mariners | Sydney

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Sunday 16:00 AEST |  | Report | Zwaanswijk 44'
McBreen 68' (pen.) | Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 42,102
Referee: Peter Green

## See also

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* 2012–13 Western Sydney Wanderers W-League season

## References

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2. ^ "Popovic head coach for new Sydney club". Football Federation Australia. 17 May 2012. Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
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16. ^ "Match Report: Wanderers 0 – Mariners 0". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
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20. ^ "Wanderers continue Heart misery". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
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48. ^ "Mariners Crowned Champions". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 9 November 2013.

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