2012-13 A-League season
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| Season | 2012–13 |
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| Champions | Central Coast Mariners (1st title) |
| Premiers | Western Sydney Wanderers (1st title) |
| Champions League |
Western Sydney Wanderers Central Coast Mariners Melbourne Victory |
| Matches played | 135 |
| Goals scored | 370 (2.74 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Daniel McBreen (19 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Ante Covic |
| Biggest home win |
Sydney FC 7–1 Wellington Phoenix (19 January 2013) |
| Biggest away win |
Newcastle Jets 0–3 Wellington Phoenix (18 November 2012) Newcastle Jets 0–3 Western Sydney Wanderers (29 March 2013) |
| Highest scoring |
Central Coast Mariners 7–2 Sydney FC (3 November 2012) |
| Longest winning run | Western Sydney Wanderers (10) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Western Sydney Wanderers (13) |
| Longest winless run | Perth Glory (8) |
| Longest losing run |
Melbourne Heart (5) Perth Glory (5) |
| Highest attendance | 42,032 |
| Lowest attendance | 3,060 |
| Average attendance | 12,341 |
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2013–14 →
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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 since its establishment in 2004. The 2012–13 season saw the introduction of a new Western Sydney-based team, the return of Newcastle Jets FC 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.
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
Updated to games played on 30 March 2013
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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.
*Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2014 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
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