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The 2012–13 A-League was the 36th season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the eighth season of the Australian
A-League A-League Men, also known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional soccer league in Australia and New Zealand and the highest level of the Australian soccer league system. Established in 2004 as the A-League by the ...
since its establishment in 2004. The 2012–13 season saw the introduction of a new Western Sydney-based
team A team is a group of individuals (human or non-human) working together to achieve their goal. As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, " team is a group of people who are interdependent with respect to in ...
, the return of
Newcastle Jets FC Newcastle United Jets Football Club, commonly known as Newcastle Jets, is an Australian professional Association football, soccer club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier competition, the A-League, under Prof ...
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.


Clubs


Personnel and kit specifications


Transfers


Managerial changes


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


Salary cap exemptions and captains


Regular season


League table


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.


Week 1


Week 2


Week 3


Week 4


Week 5


Week 6


Week 7


Week 8


Week 9


Week 10


Week 11


Week 12


Week 13


Week 14


Week 15


Week 16


Week 17


Week 18


Week 19


Week 20


Week 21


Week 22


Week 23


Week 24


Week 25


Week 26


Week 27


Table of results


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.


Elimination-finals

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Semi-finals

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Grand Final


Season statistics


Top scorers


Own goals


Attendances

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''


Top 10 Season Attendances


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'' ;Notes * Brisbane Roar's Thomas Broich was given a straight red card that was later rescinded by the Match Review Panel.


Awards


End-of-season awards

* Johnny Warren MedalMarco Rojas, Melbourne Victory * NAB Young Footballer of the YearMarco Rojas, Melbourne Victory * Nike Golden Boot AwardDaniel McBreen, Central Coast Mariners, 17 Goals * Goalkeeper of the YearAnte Covic, Western Sydney Wanderers * Manager of the YearTony Popovic, Western Sydney Wanderers * Fair Play AwardBrisbane Roar * Referee of the YearPeter Green * Goal of the YearMarcos Flores, Melbourne Victory ( Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix, 05-Nov-12)


Team of the season

Formation: 4–3–3


See also

* 2012–13 Adelaide United FC season * 2012–13 Brisbane Roar FC season * 2012–13 Central Coast Mariners FC season * 2012–13 Melbourne Heart FC season * 2012–13 Melbourne Victory FC season * 2012–13 Newcastle Jets FC season * 2012–13 Perth Glory FC season * 2012–13 Sydney FC season * 2012–13 Wellington Phoenix FC season * 2012–13 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season


Notes


References

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A-League A-League Men, also known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional soccer league in Australia and New Zealand and the highest level of the Australian soccer league system. Established in 2004 as the A-League by the ...
A-League A-League Men, also known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional soccer league in Australia and New Zealand and the highest level of the Australian soccer league system. Established in 2004 as the A-League by the ...
A-League A-League Men, also known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional soccer league in Australia and New Zealand and the highest level of the Australian soccer league system. Established in 2004 as the A-League by the ...