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
Chairman	Lyall Gorman
Manager	Tony Popovic
Stadium	Parramatta Stadium
A-League	Premiers
A-League Finals Series	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Mark Bridge (11) All: Mark Bridge (11)
Highest home attendance	19,585 vs Sydney FC (23 March 2013)
Lowest home attendance	6,755 vs Brisbane Roar (9 December 2012)
Home colours Away colours

Season overview

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

Squad information

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

• Last updated: 21 April 2013
• Source:westsydneyfootball.com

Transfers in

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

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

Statistics

Squad statistics

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

• Last updated: 23 April 2013
• Source: espnfc.com
• = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Goal scorers

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

Nepean v Western Sydney Wanderers

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

Blacktown Spartans v Western Sydney Wanderers

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

Blacktown City v Western Sydney Wanderers

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

Sydney United v Western Sydney Wanderers

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

Wynnum District v Western Sydney Wanderers

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

Melbourne Heart v Western Sydney Wanderers

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

Western Sydney Wanderers v Parramatta

9 September 2012 Friendly	Western Sydney Wanderers	1 – 0	Parramatta	Sydney
19:00 AEST	Kresinger  60'	Report		Stadium: Parramatta Stadium Attendance: 1,063

Newcastle Jets v Western Sydney Wanderers

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

Wellington Phoenix v Western Sydney Wanderers

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

Bankstown City Lions v Western Sydney Wanderers

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

Overall

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

Main article: 2012–13 A-League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Western Sydney Wanderers	27	18	3	6	41	21	+20	57	Finals Series and 2014 AFC Champions League Group stage
2	Central Coast Mariners (C)	27	16	6	5	48	22	+26	54
3	Melbourne Victory	27	13	5	9	48	45	+3	44	Finals Series and 2014 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off[lower-alpha 1]
4	Adelaide United	27	12	5	10	38	37	+1	41	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[lower-alpha 2]	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) Champion.
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

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

Round	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
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	L	W	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W
Position	5	8	10	8	5	7	5	6	8	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1

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

Matches

Western Sydney Wanderers v Central Coast Mariners

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

Adelaide United v Western Sydney Wanderers

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

Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC

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

Brisbane Roar v Western Sydney Wanderers

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

Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne Heart

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

Western Sydney Wanderers v Newcastle Jets

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

Perth Glory v Western Sydney Wanderers

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

Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne Victory

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

Wellington Phoenix v Western Sydney Wanderers

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

Western Sydney Wanderers v Brisbane Roar

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

Sydney FC v Western Sydney Wanderers

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

Western Sydney Wanderers v Adelaide United

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

Perth Glory v Western Sydney Wanderers

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

Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne Victory

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

Western Sydney Wanderers v Central Coast Mariners

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

Wellington Phoenix v Western Sydney Wanderers

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

Brisbane Roar v Western Sydney Wanderers

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

Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne Heart

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

Adelaide United v Western Sydney Wanderers

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

Western Sydney Wanderers v Newcastle Jets

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

Melbourne Victory v Western Sydney Wanderers

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

Western Sydney Wanderers v Perth Glory

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

Central Coast Mariners v Western Sydney Wanderers

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

Western Sydney Wanderers v Wellington Phoenix

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

Melbourne Heart v Western Sydney Wanderers

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

Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC

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

Newcastle Jets v Western Sydney Wanderers

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

Main article: 2012–13 A-League § Finals series

Western Sydney Wanderers v Brisbane Roar

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

Western Sydney Wanderers v Central Coast Mariners

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

• 2012–13 Western Sydney Wanderers W-League season

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External links

• Official Website