2012–13 W-League

Fifth season of the top women's football (soccer) league in Australia

Football league season

W-League
Season	2012–13
Champions	Sydney FC (2nd title)
Premiers	Brisbane Roar (2nd title)
Matches played	51
Goals scored	157 (3.08 per match)
Top goalscorer	Kate Gill (11 goals)
Biggest home win	Canberra United 5 – 0 Western Sydney Wanderers (8 January 2013)
Biggest away win	Newcastle 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 scoring	Sydney FC 5 – 7 Perth Glory (15 December 2012)
Longest winning run	Brisbane Roar (4)
Longest unbeaten run	Brisbane Roar (7)
Longest winless run	Adelaide United (7) Newcastle Jets (7)
Longest losing run	Adelaide United (7)
← 2011–12 2013–14 →

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	Adelaide, SA	2008–09 — present
Brisbane Roar	Brisbane, Qld	2008–09 — present
Canberra United	Canberra, ACT	2008–09 — present
Melbourne Victory	Melbourne, Vic	2008–09 — present
Newcastle Jets	Newcastle, NSW	2008–09 — present
Perth Glory	Perth, WA	2008–09 — present
Sydney FC	Sydney, NSW	2008–09 — present
Western Sydney Wanderers	Sydney, NSW	2012–13 — present

Perth

Adelaide

Melbourne

Newcastle

Sydney

Brisbane

Canberra

Western Sydney

Personnel and kits

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

Foreign players

Club	Visa 1	Visa 2	Visa 3	Non-Visa foreigner(s)	Former player(s)
Adelaide United	Abby Erceg	Sarah McLaughlin	Holly Patterson	Kristy Moore^A
Brisbane Roar	Hannah Beard	Hoshimi Kishi	Sachiko Tatsuoka
Canberra United	Ariane Hingst	Kristen Mewis			Nikki Washington
Melbourne Victory	Petra Larsson	Danielle Johnson	Jessica McDonald	Rebekah Stott^A Gülcan Koca^A Jess Fishlock^G
Newcastle Jets	Tiffany Boshers	Tori Huster	Angela Salem	Stacey Day^B Mikaela Howell^B
Perth Glory	Sasha Andrews	Carly Telford	Elizabeth Milne	Carys Hawkins^A Kaitlyn Savage^R
Sydney FC	Hannah Bromley	Emma Kete		Annalie Longo^A
Western Sydney Wanderers	Þóra Björg Helgadóttir	Louise Fors		Lizzie Durack^A

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

Canberra United v Brisbane Roar

20 October 2012	Canberra United	0–0	Brisbane Roar	McKellar Park, Canberra
14:00 AEDT		report		Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Adelaide United v Western Sydney Wanderers

20 October 2012	Adelaide United	4–3	Western Sydney Wanderers	Burton Park, Adelaide
14:00 ACDT	Quigley 34’ Sarah McLaughlin 77’, 80’, 88’	report	Servet Uzunlar 6’, 21’ Jenna Kingsley 55’	Referee: Catherine Hofmann

Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory

21 October 2012	Perth Glory	2–0	Melbourne Victory	Intiga Stadium, Perth
10:30 AWST	Kate Gill 75’ Marianna Tabain 88’	report		Referee: Kirralee Gardener

Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets

21 October 2012	Sydney FC	3–3	Newcastle Jets	Leichhardt Oval, Sydney
15:00 AEDT	Alanna Kennedy 35’ Samantha Kerr 75’, 77’	report	Emily van Egmond 17’ Tara Andrews 21’ Tori Huster 58’	Referee: Casey Reibelt

Round 2

Sydney FC v Western Sydney Wanderers

27 October 2012	Sydney FC	1–0	Western Sydney Wanderers	Leichhardt Oval, Sydney
14:00 AEDT	Emma Kete 29’	report		Referee: Peta McCallum

Newcastle Jets v Canberra United

27 October 2012	Newcastle Jets	0–5	Canberra United	Wanderers Oval, Newcastle
14:00 AEDT		report	Hayley Raso 74’ Michelle Heyman 84’ Ariane Hingst 86’ Caitlin Munoz 87’ Ashleigh Sykes 90’+5	Referee: Kirralee Gardener

Perth Glory v Adelaide United

27 October 2012	Perth Glory	2–1	Adelaide United	Intiga Stadium, Perth
15:00 AWST	Kate Gill 45’+2 Elisa D'Ovidio 88’	report	Ann Mayo 44’	Referee: Renee Silvester

Melbourne Victory v Brisbane Roar

27 October 2012	Melbourne Victory	0–1	Brisbane Roar	Veneto Club, Melbourne
16:00 AEDT		report	Vedrana Popovic 17’	Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Round 3

Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets

3 November 2012	Melbourne Victory	1–0	Newcastle Jets	Simonds Stadium, Geelong
14:00 AEDT	Rebekah Stott 45’	report		Referee: Katie Patterson

Western Sydney Wanderers v Perth Glory

3 November 2012	Western Sydney Wanderers	2–0	Perth Glory	Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney
14:00 AEDT	Trudy Camilleri 43’, 61’	report		Referee: Alison Logue

Brisbane Roar v Sydney FC

3 November 2012	Brisbane Roar	1–3	Sydney FC	Cleveland Showgrounds, Cleveland
15:00 AEST	Lana Harch 44’	report	Samantha Kerr 47’ Emma Kete 58’ Ellyse Perry 62’	Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Canberra United v Adelaide United

3 November 2012	Canberra United	3–1	Adelaide United	McKellar Park, Canberra
16:00 AEDT	Caitlin Cooper 72’ Ellie Brush 78’ Samantha Wood 84’	report	Racheal Quigley 38’	Referee: Casey Reibelt

Round 4

Adelaide United v Brisbane Roar

10 November 2012	Adelaide United	0–2	Brisbane Roar	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
13:30 ACDT		report	Amy Chapman 9’ Elise Kellond-Knight 63’ (pen)	Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory

10 November 2012	Newcastle Jets	1–6	Perth Glory	Wanderers Oval, Newcastle
16:30 AEDT	Tori Huster 73’	report	Lisa De Vanna 4’ Collette McCallum 19’ Kate Gill 58’, 62’, 90’+2 (pen) Marianna Tabain 68’	Referee: Peta McCallum

Western Sydney Wanderers v Canberra United

11 November 2012	Western Sydney Wanderers	1–1	Canberra United	Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney
14:00 AEDT	Teigen Allen 23’	report	Caitlin Munoz 73’	Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory

11 November 2012	Sydney FC	1–2	Melbourne Victory	Leichhardt Oval, Sydney
16:45 AEDT	Alanna Kennedy 41’	report	Amy Jackson 8’ Laura Špiranović 81’	Referee: Kirralee Gardner

Round 5

Perth Glory v Sydney FC

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

Melbourne Victory v Canberra United

17 November 2012	Melbourne Victory	3–0	Canberra United	Wembley Park, Melbourne
15:00 AEDT	Jessica Fishlock 28’ Jessica McDonald 44’ Enza Barilla 70’	report		Attendance: 574 Referee: Casey Reibelt

Brisbane Roar v Western Sydney Wanderers

17 November 2012	Brisbane Roar	1–2	Western Sydney Wanderers	Cleveland Showgrounds, Cleveland
15:00 AEST	Amy Chapman 49’	report	Catherine Cannuli 7’, 56’	Referee: Katie Patterson

Newcastle Jets v Adelaide United

17 November 2012	Newcastle Jets	4–0	Adelaide United	Wanderers Oval, Newcastle
16:30 AEDT	Tara Andrews 8’ Angela Salem 39’ (pen) Kate Hensman 51’ Tori Huster 66’	report		Referee: Lee Corey

Round 6

Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Victory

24 November 2012	Brisbane Roar	3–2	Melbourne Victory	QSAC, Brisbane
10:00 AEST	Amy Chapman 19’, 89’ Ashley Spina 90+5’	report	Laura Špiranović 72’ Jessica McDonald 90+2’	Referee: Peta McCallum

Adelaide United v Sydney FC

24 November 2012	Adelaide United	0–4	Sydney FC	Burton Park, Adelaide
14:00 ACDT		report	Renee Rollason 4’ Emma Kete 11’ Chloe Logarzo 58’, 77’	Referee: Renee Silvester

Western Sydney Wanderers v Newcastle Jets

24 November 2012	Western Sydney Wanderers	3–0	Newcastle Jets	Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney
14:00 AEDT	Sarah Walsh 23’, 53 Candace Sciberras 90+3'	report		Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Canberra United v Perth Glory

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

Sydney FC v Canberra United

1 December 2012	Sydney FC	4–3	Canberra United	Leichhardt Oval, Sydney
10:00 AEDT	Kyah Simon 5’, 76’ (pen) Samantha Kerr 18’ Emma Kete 90+4’	report	Georgia Yeoman-Dale 33’ Hayley Raso 58’ Nikki Washington 83’	Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory

1 December 2012	Adelaide United	0–5	Melbourne Victory	Burton Park, Adelaide
14:00 ACDT		report	Laura Spiranovic 8’ Jessica McDonald 38’, 42’ Enza Barilla 49’ Stephanie Catley 90’	Referee: Kelly Jones

Perth Glory v Western Sydney Wanderers

1 December 2012	Perth Glory	3–0	Western Sydney Wanderers	Intiga Stadium, Perth
16:00 AWST	Marianna Tabain 17’ Kate Gill 25’ Collette McCallum 59’	report		Referee: Renee Silvester

Newcastle Jets v Brisbane Roar

2 December 2012	Newcastle Jets	2–3	Brisbane Roar	Wanderers Oval, Newcastle
14:00 AEDT	Tori Huster 16’ Gema Simon 69’	report	Amy Chapman 54’ Emily Gielnik 62’ Clare Polkinghorne 80’	Referee: Katie Patterson

Round 8

Brisbane Roar v Perth Glory

8 December 2012	Brisbane Roar	2–2	Perth Glory	QSAC, Brisbane
10:00 AEST	Tameka Butt 61’ Katrina Gorry 86’	report	Kate Gill 35’ Marianna Tabain 45’	Referee: Kirralee Gardener

Western Sydney Wanderers v Adelaide United

8 December 2012	Western Sydney Wanderers	4–0	Adelaide United	Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney
14:00 AEDT	Louise Fors 6’, 67’ Sarah Walsh 8’ Servet Uzunlar 40’	report		Referee: Lara Smith

Canberra United v Newcastle Jets

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

Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC

8 December 2012	Melbourne Victory	1–1	Sydney FC	Wembley Park, Melbourne
16:00 AEDT	Maika Ruyter-Hooley 27’	report	Caitlin Foord 4'	Referee: Peta McCallum

Round 9

Canberra United v Melbourne Victory

15 December 2012	Canberra United	1–2	Melbourne Victory	McKellar Park, Canberra
14:00 AEDT	Jennifer Bisset 50’	report	Amy Jackson 31’ Jessica Fishlock 90+4’	Referee: Casey Reibelt

Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets

15 December 2012	Adelaide United	2–0	Newcastle Jets	Burton Park, Adelaide
16:00 ACDT	Kristy Moore 67’ Ruth Wallace 70’	report		Referee: Katie Patterson

Sydney FC v Perth Glory

15 December 2012	Sydney FC	5–7	Perth Glory	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
17:00 AEDT	Kyah Simon 41’ Emma Kete 43’ Lillie Billson 62’ Caitlin Foord 81’ Samantha Kerr 90+2’	report	Lisa De Vanna 13’, 72’, 87’ Aivi Luik 56’ Elisa D'Ovidio 60’, 61’ Kate Gill 87’	Referee: Kirralee Gardner

Western Sydney Wanderers v Brisbane Roar

16 December 2012	Western Sydney Wanderers	1–2	Brisbane Roar	Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney
15:00 AEDT	Louise Fors 68’	report	Tameka Butt 21’ Emily Gielnik 27’	Referee: Catherine Hoffmann

Round 10

Melbourne Victory v Western Sydney Wanderers

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

Brisbane Roar v Adelaide United

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

Perth Glory v Canberra United

22 December 2012	Perth Glory	3–3	Canberra United	Intiga Stadium, Perth
16:00 AWST	Aivi Luik 33’ Elizabeth Milne 35’ Lisa De Vanna 49’	report	Nikki Washington 24’ Hayley Raso 44’ Caitlin Cooper 71’	Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC

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

Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar

5 January 2013	Sydney FC	0–2	Brisbane Roar	Cromer Park, Sydney
15:00 AEDT		report	Tameka Butt 45+3’, 55’	Referee: Katie Patterson

Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United

5 January 2013	Melbourne Victory	4–1	Adelaide United	Wembley Park, Melbourne
16:00 AEDT	Danielle Johnson 2’ Petra Larsson 6’ Jessica McDonald 14’ Laura Špiranović 57’	report	Sarah McLaughlin 87’	Referee: Kiralee Gardener

Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets

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

Canberra United v Western Sydney Wanderers

8 January 2013	Canberra United	5–0	Western Sydney Wanderers	McKellar Park, Canberra
19:00 AEDT	Ellie Brush 34’ Michelle Heyman 44’ Caitlin Munoz 74’ Vanessa Hart 82’(o.g.) Kristen Mewis 89’	report		Attendance: 712 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Round 12

Adelaide United v Perth Glory

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

Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC

12 January 2013	Western Sydney Wanderers	2–3	Sydney FC	Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney
10:30 AEDT	Louise Fors 30’, 74(pen)	report	Caitlin Foord 3’ Samantha Kerr 39’ Nicola Bolger 83’	Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Brisbane Roar v Canberra United

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

Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory

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

Brisbane Roar v Sydney FC

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

Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory

20 January 2013	Perth Glory	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Melbourne Victory	nib Stadium, Perth
13:00 AWST	McCallum 56'	report	L. Špiranović 52'	Attendance: 1,589 Referee: Katie Patterson
	Penalties
	McCallum Gill Luik R. Sutton De Vanna		Johnson Friend P. Larsson Koca McDonald

Grand final

Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC

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
Total	Player		Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
11		Kate Gill	Perth Glory	1	1		3			1	1	1		1	2
8		Tameka Butt	Brisbane Roar								1	1	1	2	3
7		Jessica McDonald	Melbourne Victory					1	1	2			2	1
6		Amy Chapman	Brisbane Roar				1	1	2	1			1
		Emily Gielnik	Brisbane Roar							1		1	3		1
		Sam Kerr	Sydney FC	2		1				1		1			1
		Kyah Simon	Sydney FC							2		1	3
5		Lisa De Vanna	Perth Glory				1					3	1
		Louise Fors	Western Sydney Wanderers								2	1			2
		Emma Kete	Sydney FC		1	1			1	1		1
		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.

References

^ "Melbourne Victory extends partnership with adidas". Melbourne Victory. 6 February 2017.
^ "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
^ "Wanderers launch jersey, announce Nike partnership extension". Western Sydney Wanderers. 11 August 2017.
^ "International women's club championship set for November". JFA. 18 October 2012.

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National leagues	A-League National Youth League W-League
State leagues	NSW Premier League South Australian Super League Victorian Premier League WA Premier Division

International

Asian competitions

Champions League (2012, 2013)

National teams

Men's	Results (2012, 2013)
Women's	Results

Club seasons
A-League	Adelaide United Brisbane Roar Central Coast Mariners Melbourne Heart Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Sydney FC Wellington Phoenix Western Sydney Wanderers
W-League	Adelaide United Brisbane Roar Canberra United Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Sydney FC Western Sydney Wanderers