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2012–13 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season

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.

Western Sydney Wanderers
2012–13 season
ChairmanLyall Gorman
ManagerTony Popovic
StadiumParramatta Stadium
A-LeaguePremiers
A-League Finals seriesRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Mark Bridge (11)
All: Mark Bridge (11)
Highest home attendance19,585 vs Sydney FC
(23 March 2013)
Lowest home attendance6,755 vs Brisbane Roar
(9 December 2012)

Season overview edit

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 edit

Squad information edit

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

Transfers in edit

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
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 edit

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

Statistics edit

Squad statistics edit

N Pos. Nat. Name Total A-League
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

Goal scorers edit

Rank Player Goals per Game
 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 edit

25 July 2012 Friendly Nepean   0 – 5   Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:30 AEST Report Haliti   43'
Gibbs   55', 65', 75', 85'		 Stadium: Cook Park
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Adam Malouf
1 August 2012 Friendly Blacktown Spartans   0 – 2   Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:30 AEST Report Bridge   59'
Zucco   65'		 Stadium: Blacktown International Sportspark
Attendance: 4,116
Referee: Strebre Delovski
8 August 2012 Friendly Blacktown City   0 – 2   Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:00 AEST Report Haliti   10', 40' Stadium: Lily Homes Stadium
Attendance: 3,472
Referee: Mark Crittenden
22 August 2012 Friendly Sydney United   2 – 1   Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:30 AEST Stamatellis   44'
Vidaic   80' (pen.)		 Report Bridge   61' Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Alan Milliner
27 August 2012 Friendly Wynnum District   0 – 1   Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane
19:00 AEST Report Bridge   80' (pen.) Stadium: Carmichael Park
Attendance: 3,000
31 August 2012 Foster Cup Melbourne Heart   0 – 0
(5 – 3 p)		   Western Sydney Wanderers Lismore
19:00 AEST Report Stadium: Oakes Oval
Attendance: 3,300
Penalties
 
 
 
 
Behich  		   Topor-Stanley
  La Rocca
 
  Kresinger
9 September 2012 Friendly Western Sydney Wanderers   1 – 0   Parramatta Sydney
19:00 AEST Kresinger   60' Report Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 1,063
15 September 2012 Friendly Newcastle Jets   1 – 1   Western Sydney Wanderers Newcastle
14:00 AEST Neville   7' Report Kresinger   60' Stadium: Wanderers Oval
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Ben Williams
23 September 2012 Friendly Wellington Phoenix   1 – 1   Western Sydney Wanderers Christchurch
12:30 AEST Brockie   50' Report Mooy   30' Stadium: AMI Stadium
Attendance: 7,009
Referee: Ben Williams
27 September 2012 Friendly Bankstown City Lions   0 – 3   Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:30 AEST Report Mooy   5'
Trifiro   43'
Olsen   47'		 Stadium: Jensen Oval
Attendance: 2,000

Competitions edit

Overall edit

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

Main article: 2012–13 A-League

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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 edit

Overall Home Away
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 edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDLLWWLWLLWWWDWLWWWWWWWWWWDW
Position5810857568444434443322211111
Updated to match(es) played on 29 March 2013. Source: A-League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

6 October 2012 Round 1 Western Sydney Wanderers 0 – 0 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
20:45 AEST (UTC+10) Report
Summary		 Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 10,458
Referee: Alan Milliner
12 October 2012 Round 2 Adelaide United 1 – 0 Western Sydney Wanderers Adelaide
20:30 AEST (UTC+11) Neumann   69' Report
Summary		 Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 8,950
Referee: Brenton Hayward
20 October 2012 Round 3 Western Sydney Wanderers 0 – 1 Sydney FC Sydney
20:45 AEDT (UTC+11) Report
Summary		 Del Piero   54' (pen.) Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 19,126
Referee: Strebre Delovski
27 October 2012 Round 4 Brisbane Roar 0 – 1 Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane
20:45 AEDT (UTC+11) Report
Summary		 Bridge   19' Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 12,663
Referee: Lucien Laverdue
2 November 2012 Round 5 Western Sydney Wanderers 2 – 1 Melbourne Heart Sydney
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11) Bridge   28'
Gerhardt  51' (o.g.)		 Report
Summary		 Tadic   57' Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 8,075
Referee: Regis Queffelec
10 November 2012 Round 6 Western Sydney Wanderers 1 – 2 Newcastle Jets Sydney
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
18 November 2012 Round 7 Perth Glory 0 – 1 Western Sydney Wanderers Perth
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11) Report
Summary		 La Rocca   15'
Hersi   38'		 Stadium: nib Stadium,
Attendance: 8,060
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
24 November 2012 Round 8 Western Sydney Wanderers 0 – 2 Melbourne Victory Parramatta
19:45 AEDT (UTC+11) Report
Summary		 Gallagher   16'
Beauchamp   44' (o.g.)
Thompson  60'		 Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 9,614
Referee: Ben William
2 December 2012 Round 9 Wellington Phoenix 1 – 0 Western Sydney Wanderers Wellington
14:30 AEDT (UTC+11) Brockie   22' Report
Summary		 Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 5,405
Referee: Matthew Gillett
9 December 2012 Round 10 Western Sydney Wanderers 1 – 0 Brisbane Roar Sydney
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11) Ono   87' (pen.) Report
Summary		 Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 6,755
Referee: Alan Milliner
15 December 2012 Round 11 Sydney FC 0 – 2 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:45 AEDT (UTC+11) Report
Summary		 Hersi   24'
Beauchamp  77'		 Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 26,176
Referee: Chris Beath
21 December 2012 Round 12 Western Sydney Wanderers 6 – 1 Adelaide United Sydney
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
27 December 2012 Round 13 Perth Glory 1 – 1 Western Sydney Wanderers Perth
21:45 AEDT (UTC+11) Ward   87' Report
Summary		 Haliti   38' Stadium: Patersons Stadium
Attendance: 9,236
Referee: Ben Williams
1 January 2013 Round 14 Western Sydney Wanderers 2 – 1 Melbourne Victory Sydney
18:15 AEDT (UTC+11) Ono   42', 79' Report
Summary		 Dilevski   72' Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 13,659
Referee: Lucien Laverdue
6 January 2013 Round 15 Western Sydney Wanderers 0 – 2 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
18:00 AEDT (UTC+11) Trifiro   23'   54' Report
Summary		 McBreen   42', 90' Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 16,387
Referee: Chris Beath
13 January 2013 Round 16 Wellington Phoenix 0 – 2 Western Sydney Wanderers Wellington
14:30 AEDT (UTC+11) Report
Summary		 Topor-Stanley   72'
Haliti   82'		 Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 6,608
Referee: Shaun Evans
20 January 2013 Round 17 Brisbane Roar 1 – 2 Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11) Nichols   22' Report
Summary		 Bridge   65'
Hersi   70'		 Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 11,917
Referee: Matthew Gillett
26 January 2013 Round 18 Western Sydney Wanderers 1 – 0 Melbourne Heart Sydney
19:45 AEDT (UTC+11) Polenz   13'
Ono   73' (pen.)		 Report
Summary		 Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 14,624
Referee: Strebre Delovski
3 February 2013 Round 19 Adelaide United 2 – 4 Western Sydney Wanderers Adelaide
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
9 February 2013 Round 20 Western Sydney Wanderers 2 – 1 Newcastle Jets Sydney
19:45 AEDT (UTC+11) Hersi   45+3'
Bridge   83'		 Report
Summary		 Zadkovich   90+1' Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 10,589
Referee: Peter Green
16 February 2013 Round 21 Melbourne Victory 1 – 2 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:45 AEDT (UTC+11) Pain   75' Report
Summary		 La Rocca   11'
Ono   72'		 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 21,638
Referee: Peter Green
23 February 2013 Round 22 Western Sydney Wanderers 1 – 0 Perth Glory Sydney
17:30 AEDT (UTC+11) Mooy   58' Report
Summary		 Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 11,772
Referee: Ben Williams
2 March 2013 Round 23 Central Coast Mariners 0 – 1 Western Sydney Wanderers Gosford
19:45 AEDT (UTC+11) Report
Summary		 Haliti   81' Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 18,721
Referee: Alan Milliner
10 March 2013 Round 24 Western Sydney Wanderers 2 – 1 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11) Ono   8' (pen.)
Bridge   49' (pen.)		 Report
Summary		 Brockie   22' Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 15,809
Referee: Strebre Delovski
16 March 2013 Round 25 Melbourne Heart 1 – 3 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
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
23 March 2013 Round 26 Western Sydney Wanderers 1 – 1 Sydney FC Sydney
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
29 March 2013 Round 27 Newcastle Jets 0 – 3 Western Sydney Wanderers Newcastle
17:30 AEDT (UTC+11) Report
Summary		 Bridge   6', 33'
Visconte   80'		 Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 22,518
Referee: Ben Williams

Finals series edit

Main article: 2012–13 A-League § Finals series
12 April 2013 Semi-final Western Sydney Wanderers 2 – 0 Brisbane Roar Parramatta
Friday 19:30 AEST Kresinger   16'
Ono   71'
Hersi   34'   77'		 Report Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 19,369
Referee: Alan Milliner
21 April 2013 Grand Final Western Sydney Wanderers 0 – 2 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
Sunday 16:00 AEST Report Zwaanswijk   44'
McBreen   68' (pen.)		 Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 42,102
Referee: Peter Green

See also edit

References edit

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