The 2012–13

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season was their eighth season in the A-League. As runner up in 2011–12, Brisbane were looking to continue their run of good form in the League, aiming to win their second Premiership. The Roar were also looking to replicate their

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success which saw them become the first A-League team to win back-to-back Championships. To replicate their 2011–12 success, they would have to make history by making it to the Grand Final, as no team has ever qualified for three consecutive Grand Finals. As a result of winning the

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, the Roar competed in the

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for the second time in their history. The Roar were looking to improve on a disappointing debut 2012 ACL campaign, which saw them pick up three points, finishing equal bottom of their

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. Following the departure of manager Ange Postecoglou to Melbourne Victory, Rado Vidošić, who had been the clubs' assistant coach for the past seven years, took over as manager for his first full season in charge. After 11 games at the helm, Rado Vidošić was elevated to the Technical Director's role with the club, with former

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coach Mike Mulvey taking over as head coach.

Squad lineup for 2012/13

Correct as of 30 August 2012 – players numbers as per the official Brisbane Roar website
Successful Trialists * Do Dong-Hyun * Kwame Yeboah Unsuccessful Trialists * Bae Hae-MinRoar Coach Rado Vidosic Runs Eye To Make Call On Korean Triallists Bae Hae Min And Do Dong Hyun

Transfers and Contracts

New Contracts

In

Out

Pre-Season and friendlies

Competitions

Overall

A-League

Having been the first signing for former coach Ange Postecoglou, Olyroo international Andrew Redmayne signed a contract with

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on 21 January 2012. Having featured on just 2 occasions for the first team, Redmayne would officially join the Heart on 31 May 2012, citing he needed to play first team football. The Roar would welcome two South Koreans to the club on trial to see if they could potentially be a signing for the club. With one spot left on the visa list with the departure of Canadian

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, only one could be signed. However, with the trial having finished, neither player was signed and inevitably, both players left the club. With his future in the air and several clubs interested in his services, former

player Ben Halloran would eventually sign with the Roar on a three-year contract on 13 May 2012, with ex Roar coach Postecoglou missing out on his signature. On 15 June, Brisbane Roar W-League coach

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would be announced as Rado Vidošićs right-hand man for the coming season, with his tactical knowledge and analytical skills being described as excellent and beneficial for everyone at the club. Just 4 days later, The

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season would be drawn, with a rematch of the previous seasons

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taking place in

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, with the game taking place at Paterson Stadium. This will see the first time

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has been played at the stadium since the 2003-04 National Soccer League Preliminary Final which saw the Glory defeat

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5–0. On 9 July 2012, Bahraini

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would knock back a contract offer to remain at the Roar, citing the need for him and his family to move back to the Middle East. The leaving of the lanky defender would free up a second Visa spot for the club for the coming season. With this news circulating, the Roar have been rumoured to have a high intention of filling the now open visa position with another foreign defender. Just a day later, the defensive unit at the Roar would get a reprieve with the promotion of Youth League

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Matt Acton on a 2-year contract. The promotion would see a second goalkeeper join the first team since the departure of Andrew Redmayne. On 17 July 2012, one of the South Koreaans who trialled with the club back in May, Do Dong-Hyun, signed a 3-year contract with the Roar, taking one of the two visa spots left open by the departures of

and

. The 19-year-old left winger brings the number of players in the squad to 20. Exactly a week later, the Roar would open their

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account against Brisbane Olympic at Goodwin Park in

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. The Roar would turn on the style, easing to victory in a 5–0 romp over the Brisbane Premier League side. A

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header via a cross from new signing Do Dong-Hyun would take the Roar to a 1–0 lead at half time, before a

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and an

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by an Olympic defender would seal the win in the second half. On 1 August 2012,

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would change his surname via deed poll to Michael Theo. Theo would claim that ''"Around the football traps, I’ve always been known as Michael Theo so I just thought, why not make it official?"'' Just 4 days later, youngster

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would sign with fellow

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owned team, Belgian side C.S. Visé on a two-year contract with the option of a third year. On 14 January 2013, Brisbane Roar were knocked out of the

losing 3–0 on penalties to Buriram United after a scoreless draw. This made them the first ever A-League side to fail to make the group stages of the tournament after getting a Play-off Spot.

League table

Matches

A-League Finals series

2013 Asian Champions League

Brisbane initially qualified for the

as a result of winning the

, qualifying for the

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. However, on 29 November 2012, the

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cut

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initial 2 direct group stage slots and 1 play-off slot to just 1 direct group stage and 1 play-off slot for the Asian Champions League. As a result of that, the Roar's direct group stage was removed, leaving the two time A-League champions with a play-off spot. Since the

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won the premier's plate as a result of finishing first in the regular season, the Mariners would take the direct group stage slot. Despite earning the right to host the match courtesy of Australia's higher points ranking during the

’s evaluation process, Brisbane was forced to seek a change of match day for the fixture. With

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unavailable on the matchday designated by the AFC and a Hyundai A-League match scheduled the next day, Brisbane sought to have the matchday officially changed by the AFC. The club were told in response the calendar had been finalised and could not be altered.

Play-off

Statistics

Squad statistics

Statistics accurate as of 12 April 2013
90 Minutes played is counted as a full game.

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is not counted. A sub's appearance is counted up to the 90th minute as well. If a substitution is made during extra time, it is counted as a full game (90mins) to the player that started. The substitute is credited with the number of minutes made up from 30 seconds for every substitution in the game by both teams combined. If there is an uneven number of substitutions made in total, the number of minutes is rounded up to the following number (2.5 mins = 3 mins).
A-League Games played: 27
ACL Games played: 1
Finals series Games played: 2 Player has departed the club mid season
Player has joined the club mid season
* ^{/sup> – Yuji Takahashi replaced Jack Hingert in the 90th minute vs Wellington Phoenix

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(Rnd 3). 5 substitutions were made in total
* ^{/sup> – Yuji Takahashi replaced Jack Hingert in the 90th minute vs Newcastle Jets

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(Rnd 9). 6 substitutions were made in total
* ^{/sup> – Massimo Murdocca replaced Besart Berisha in the 90th minute vs Adelaide United

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(Rnd 12). 5 substitutions were made in total
* ^{/sup> – Julius Doe replaced Mitch Nichols in the 90th minute vs Perth Glory (Rnd 18). 6 substitutions were made in totalMatch stats

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Draw
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game between Buriram United and Brisbane Roar went to Extra Time, equating to 120 minutes (90min + 2x15min halves)
* ^{/sup> – Ben Halloran replaced Jack Hingert in the 90th minute vs Melbourne Heart

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(Round 26). 5 substitutions were made in totalMatch stats}

Disciplinary Record

Correct as of 12 April 2013 (End of Season)

^{/sup> Thomas Broich

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had his straight red card rescinded from the Rnd 9 game vs Newcastle Jets

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on Saturday, 1 December 2012}

^{/sup> James Donachie

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Club career
Brisbane Roar
In 2010, he signed a youth contract with A-League club Brisbane Roar

Brisbane ...
received 2 yellow cards resulting in a red card from the Rnd 14 game vs Wellington Phoenix

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on Tuesday, 1 January 2013}

^{/sup> Shane Stefanutto

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& Besart Berisha

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Club career Youth and Hamburger SV
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both received their 5th yellow cards of the season resulting in a 1-game suspension per FFA rules, from the Rnd 17 game vs Western Sydney Wanderers

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on Sunday, 20 January 2013}

^{/sup> Matt Jurman

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Club career Youth career
After graduating from Westfields Sports High School in 2007, Jurman furthered his football d ...
received his 5th yellow card of the season resulting in a 1-game suspension per FFA rules, from the Rnd 19 game vs Central Coast Mariners

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on Friday, 1 February 2013}

League Goalscorers by round

A goal was scored from a penalty kick

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Two goals were scored from penalty kicks

Players were not selected in matchday squad or used as a substitute for highlighted round i.e. did not make an appearance

Home Attendance

League attendance and average includes Finals series

See also

* Brisbane Roar FC records and statistics
* List of Brisbane Roar FC players
* Brisbane Roar end of season awards
* 2013 AFC Champions League

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Brisbane Roar website

A-League website

References

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