2012–13 W-League

W-League
Season2012–13
ChampionsSydney FC (2nd title)
PremiersBrisbane Roar (2nd title)
Matches played51
Goals scored157 (3.08 per match)
Top goalscorerKate Gill (11 goals)
Biggest home winCanberra United 5 – 0 Western Sydney Wanderers (8 January 2013)
Biggest away winNewcastle Jets 0 – 5 Canberra United (27 October 2012)
Newcastle Jets 1 – 6 Perth Glory (10 November 2012)
Adelaide United 0 – 5 Melbourne Victory (1 December 2012)
Highest scoringSydney FC 5 – 7 Perth Glory (15 December 2012)
Longest winning runBrisbane Roar (4)
Longest unbeaten runBrisbane Roar (7)
Longest winless runAdelaide United (7)
Newcastle Jets (7)
Longest losing runAdelaide United (7)

The 2012–13 W-League season was the fifth season of the W-League, the Australian national women's football (soccer) competition. The season consisted of twelve matchdays followed by a finals series.

This season saw the addition of a new team, the Western Sydney Wanderers, to the W-League (paralleling the club also fielding new teams in the A-League and Youth League) bringing the competition back up to eight teams. This means each matchday involved all eight teams, resulting in the regular season increasing from ten games to twelve for each team.

Clubs

Season announcement W-League teams for the 2012–13 season:

Team City Years in competition
Adelaide United South Australia Adelaide, SA 2008–09 — present
Brisbane Roar Queensland Brisbane, Qld 2008–09 — present
Canberra United Australian Capital Territory Canberra, ACT 2008–09 — present
Melbourne Victory Victoria (state) Melbourne, Vic 2008–09 — present
Newcastle Jets New South Wales Newcastle, NSW 2008–09 — present
Perth Glory Western Australia Perth, WA 2008–09 — present
Sydney FC New South Wales Sydney, NSW 2008–09 — present
Western Sydney Wanderers New South Wales Sydney, NSW 2012–13 — present


Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer
Adelaide United England David Edmondson New Zealand Abby Erceg Adidas
Brisbane Roar Australia Belinda Wilson Australia Clare Polkinghorne Puma
Canberra United Czech Republic Jitka Klimkova Australia Ellie Brush Hummel
Melbourne Victory England Mike Mulvey Australia Stephanie Catley Adidas[1]
Newcastle Jets Australia Wayne O'Sullivan Australia Hayley Crawford ISC
Perth Glory Australia Jamie Harnwell Australia Collette McCallum[2] Kelme
Sydney FC Australia Alen Stajcic Australia Kyah Simon Adidas
Western Sydney Wanderers Australia Stephen Roche Australia Sarah Walsh Nike[3]

Foreign players

Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Non-Visa foreigner(s) Former player(s)
Adelaide United New Zealand Abby Erceg New Zealand Sarah McLaughlin New Zealand Holly Patterson England Kristy MooreA
Brisbane Roar England Hannah Beard Japan Hoshimi Kishi Japan Sachiko Tatsuoka
Canberra United Germany Ariane Hingst United States Kristen Mewis United States Nikki Washington
Melbourne Victory Sweden Petra Larsson United States Danielle Johnson United States Jessica McDonald New Zealand Rebekah StottA
Turkey Gülcan KocaA
Wales Jess FishlockG
Newcastle Jets United States Tiffany Boshers United States Tori Huster United States Angela Salem England Stacey DayB
England Mikaela HowellB
Perth Glory Canada Sasha Andrews England Carly Telford New Zealand Elizabeth Milne Wales Carys HawkinsA
United States Kaitlyn SavageR
Sydney FC New Zealand Hannah Bromley New Zealand Emma Kete New Zealand Annalie LongoA
Western Sydney Wanderers Iceland Þóra Björg Helgadóttir Sweden Louise Fors England Lizzie DurackA

The following do not fill a Visa position:
AAustralian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team;
BThose players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian citizenship;
G Guest players;
R Injury replacement players, or national team replacement players;

Regular season

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

Matches

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

17 November 2012 Perth Glory 3–1 Sydney FC nib Stadium, Perth
11:00 AWST Rosie Sutton 18’, 76’, 85’ report Chloe Logarzo 19’ Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Round 6

5 December 2012 Canberra United 2–1 Perth Glory Deakin Football Stadium, Canberra
18:00 AEDT Caitlin Munoz 5' (pen)
Nikki Washington 53'
report Rosie Sutton 9' Referee: Peta McCallum

Round 7

Round 8

8 December 2012 Canberra United 1–0 Newcastle Jets Deakin Football Stadium, Canberra
16:00 AEDT Nicole Sykes 34’ report Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Round 9

Round 10

22 December 2012 Melbourne Victory 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Wembley Park, Melbourne
14:00 AEDT Petra Larsson 10’
Jessica McDonald 52’, 90’
report Vanessa Hart 2’ Referee: Casey Reibelt
22 December 2012 Brisbane Roar 6–2 Adelaide United A.J. Kelly Park, Redcliffe
15:00 AEST Amy Chapman 20’
Emily Gielnik 23’, 35’, 90+3’
Vedrana Popovic 58’
Tameka Butt 61’
report Kristy Moore 65’
Racheal Quigley 77’
Referee: Peta McCallum
23 December 2012 Newcastle Jets 0–4 Sydney FC Wanderers Oval, Newcastle
16:30 AEDT report Kyah Simon 11’, 47’, 87’
Alanna Kennedy 14’
Referee: Kelly Jones

Round 11

5 January 2013 Sydney FC 0–2 Brisbane Roar Cromer Park, Sydney
15:00 AEDT report Tameka Butt 45+3’, 55’ Referee: Katie Patterson
5 January 2013 Perth Glory 2–2 Newcastle Jets Intiga Stadium, Perth
16:00 AWST Rosie Sutton 22’
Kate Gill 56’
report Emily van Egmond 3’
Jasmin Courtenay 77’
Attendance: 736
Referee: Catherine Hoffman

Round 12

12 January 2013 Adelaide United 1–3 Perth Glory Burton Park, Adelaide
10:00 ACDT Racheal Quigley 52’ report Kate Gill 18’, 65’
Marianna Tabain 86’
Referee: Kelly Jones
12 January 2013 Brisbane Roar 5–1 Canberra United QSAC, Brisbane
14:00 AEST Katrina Gorry 11’
Tameka Butt 38’, 41’, 70’
Emily Gielnik 65’
report Kristen Mewis 45’ Referee: Katie Patterson
13 January 2013 Newcastle Jets 3–3 Melbourne Victory Wanderers Oval, Newcastle
16:30 AEDT Jasmin Courtenay 40’
Emily van Egmond 42’, 84’(pen)
report Amy Jackson 3’
Enza Barilla 30’
Hayley Crawford 60’(own)
Referee: Lara Smith

Finals series

Semi-finals

19 January 2013 Brisbane Roar 2–3 Sydney FC QSAC, Brisbane
15:00 AEDT Gielnik 14'
V. Popovic 75'
report Longo 19'
Kerr 29', 61'
Attendance: 1,901
Referee: Kirralee Gardener

Grand final

27 January 2013 Melbourne Victory 1–3 Sydney FC AAMI Park, Melbourne
15:30 AEDT P. Larsson 41' Report Bolger 25'
Kerr 48'
K. Simon 86' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,181
Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Season statistics

Leading goalscorers

Total Player Team Goals per Round
 1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10 11 12
11 Australia Kate Gill Perth Glory 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 2
8 Australia Tameka Butt Brisbane Roar 1 1 1 2 3
7 United States Jessica McDonald Melbourne Victory 1 1 2 2 1
6 Australia Amy Chapman Brisbane Roar 1 1 2 1 1
Australia Emily Gielnik Brisbane Roar 1 1 3 1
Australia Sam Kerr Sydney FC 2 1 1 1 1
Australia Kyah Simon Sydney FC 2 1 3
5 Australia Lisa De Vanna Perth Glory 1 3 1
Sweden Louise Fors Western Sydney Wanderers 2 1 2
New Zealand Emma Kete Sydney FC 1 1 1 1 1
Australia Marianna Tabain Perth Glory 1 1 1 1 1

  Goal scored from penalty kick

International competition

The winners of the 2011–12 season Canberra United participated in the 2012 International Women's Club Championship, known as the Mobcast Cup for sponsorship reasons, the first edition of this tournament hosted by the JFA.[4]

Canberra United finished in fourth place (out of four teams), suffering two losses.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Melbourne Victory extends partnership with adidas". Melbourne Victory. 6 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Perth Glory W League Squad anounced [sic] for 2012". Women Soccer. 4 October 2012. The Perth Glory men's legend also announced that McCallum will be the club's new captain
  3. ^ "Wanderers launch jersey, announce Nike partnership extension". Western Sydney Wanderers. 11 August 2017.
  4. ^ "International women's club championship set for November". JFA. 18 October 2012.