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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)

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.

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 Australia Ante Čović 37 2012 29 0 2013 Free
2 DF Australia Shannon Cole 28 2012 22 1 2014 Free
3 DF Australia Adam D'Apuzzo 26 2012 23 0 2014 Free
4 DF Australia Nikolai Topor-Stanley 27 2012 29 1 2013 Free
5 DF Australia Michael Beauchamp (captain) 32 2012 24 1 2015 Free
6 MF Germany Jérome Polenz 26 2012 25 0 2013 Free
7 FW Australia Labinot Haliti 27 2012 19 5 2013 Free
8 MF Croatia Mateo Poljak 23 2012 25 1 2013 Free
9 FW Croatia Dino Kresinger 31 2012 25 2 2013 Free
10 MF Australia Aaron Mooy 22 2012 23 1 2013 Free
11 DF Australia Tarek Elrich (vice-captain) 26 2012 11 0 2013 Free
12 FW Australia Tahj Minniecon 24 2012 5 0 2013 Free
13 MF Australia Joey Gibbs 20 2012 13 2 2013 Free
14 FW Australia Kwabena Appiah-Kubi 21 2012 13 0 2013 Free
15 DF Australia Reece Caira 20 2012 2 0 2013 Free
16 MF Australia Rocky Visconte 22 2013 3 1 2013 Free
17 MF Netherlands Youssouf Hersi 30 2012 23 5 2013 Free
18 DF Italy Iacopo La Rocca 29 2012 20 3 2013 Free
19 FW Australia Mark Bridge 27 2012 27 11 2013 Free
20 GK Australia Jerrad Tyson 23 2012 0 0 2013 Free
21 MF Japan Shinji Ono 33 2012 26 8 2014 Free
23 MF Australia Jason Trifiro 24 2012 13 0 2013 Free
24 MF Australia Yianni Perkatis 19 2013 2 0 2015 Youth system
30 GK Australia Carlos Saliadarre 19 2013 0 0 2013 Free Injury replacement
— MF Australia Josh Barresi 18 2013 0 0 2015 Free Injury replacement

Transfers in

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
1 GK Australia Ante Čović 37 Melbourne Victory Transfer Pre-season 2013 Free footballaustralia.com.au
2 DF Australia Shannon Cole 28 Sydney FC Transfer Pre-season 2013 Free footballaustralia.com.au
3 DF Australia Adam D'Apuzzo 26 APIA Leichhardt Tigers Transfer Pre-season 2013 Free smh.com.au
4 DF Australia Nikolai Topor-Stanley 27 Newcastle Jets Transfer Pre-season 2013 Free footballaustralia.com.au
5 DF Australia Michael Beauchamp 32 Sydney FC Transfer Pre-season 2015 Free footballaustralia.com.au
6 MF Germany Jérome Polenz 26 Union Berlin Germany Transfer Pre-season 2013 Free footballaustralia.com.au
7 FW Australia Labinot Haliti 27 Newcastle Jets Transfer Pre-season 2013 Free footballaustralia.com.au
8 MF Croatia Mateo Poljak 23 Dinamo Zagreb Croatia Transfer Pre-season 2013 Free footballaustralia.com.au
9 FW Croatia Dino Kresinger 31 Cibalia Croatia Transfer Pre-season 2013 Free footballaustralia.com.au
10 MF Australia Aaron Mooy 22 St Mirren Scotland Transfer Pre-season 2013 Free footballaustralia.com.au
11 DF Australia Tarek Elrich 26 Newcastle Jets Transfer Pre-season 2013 Free footballaustralia.com.au
12 FW Australia Tahj Minniecon 24 Gold Coast United Transfer Pre-season 2013 Free footballaustralia.com.au
13 MF Australia Joey Gibbs 20 Marconi Stallions Transfer Pre-season 2013 Free footballaustralia.com.au
14 FW Australia Kwabena Appiah-Kubi 21 Central Coast Mariners Transfer Pre-season 2013 Free footballaustralia.com.au
15 DF Australia Reece Caira 20 Aston Villa England Transfer Pre-season 2013 Free footballaustralia.com.au
16 MF Australia Rocky Visconte 22 Brisbane Roar Transfer Pre-season 2013 Free footballaustralia.com.au
17 MF Netherlands Youssouf Hersi 30 Alki Larnaca Cyprus Transfer Pre-season 2013 Free footballaustralia.com.au
18 DF Italy Iacopo La Rocca 29 Grasshoppers Switzerland Transfer Pre-season 2013 Free footballaustralia.com.au
19 FW Australia Mark Bridge 27 Sydney FC Transfer Pre-season 2013 Free footballaustralia.com.au
20 GK Australia Jerrad Tyson 23 Gold Coast United Transfer Pre-season 2013 Free footballaustralia.com.au
21 MF Japan Shinji Ono 33 Shimizu S-Pulse Japan Transfer Pre-season 2014 Free footballaustralia.com.au
23 MF Australia Jason Trifiro 24 South Melbourne Transfer Pre-season 2013 Free footballaustralia.com.au
— MF Australia Josh Barresi 18 Australian Institute of Sport Transfer Mid-season 2013 Free footballaustralia.com.au
30 GK Australia Carlos Saliadarre 19 Blacktown Spartans Transfer Mid-season 2013 Free westsydneyfootball.com

Technical staff

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

Statistics

Squad statistics

N Pos. Nat. Name Total A-League
Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 GK Australia Ante Čović 29 0 2 0 0 29+0 0 2 0 0
2 DF Australia Shannon Cole 22 1 3 0 0 11+11 1 3 0 0
3 DF Australia Adam D'Apuzzo 23 0 7 0 0 23+0 0 7 0 0
4 DF Australia Nikolai Topor-Stanley 29 1 3 0 0 29+0 1 3 0 0
5 DF Australia Michael Beauchamp 24 1 6 0 0 24+0 1 6 0 0
6 MF Germany Jérome Polenz 25 0 4 0 1 25+0 0 4 0 1
7 FW Australia Labinot Haliti 19 5 2 0 0 8+11 5 2 0 0
8 MF Croatia Mateo Poljak 25 1 5 0 0 25+0 1 5 0 0
9 FW Croatia Dino Kresinger 25 2 4 0 0 17+8 2 4 0 0
10 MF Australia Aaron Mooy 23 1 6 0 0 20+3 1 6 0 0
11 DF Australia Tarek Elrich 11 0 1 0 0 2+9 0 1 0 0
12 FW Australia Tahj Minniecon 5 0 0 0 0 1+4 0 0 0 0
13 MF Australia Joey Gibbs 13 2 1 0 0 8+5 2 1 0 0
14 FW Australia Kwabena Appiah-Kubi 13 0 1 0 0 4+9 0 1 0 0
15 DF Australia Reece Caira 2 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0
16 MF Australia Rocky Visconte 3 1 0 0 0 0+3 1 0 0 0
17 MF Netherlands Youssouf Hersi 23 5 8 1 1 22+1 5 8 1 1
18 DF Italy Iacopo La Rocca 20 3 5 0 1 16+4 3 5 0 1
19 FW Australia Mark Bridge 27 11 1 0 0 26+1 11 1 0 0
20 GK Australia Jerrad Tyson 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Japan Shinji Ono 26 8 2 0 0 23+3 8 2 0 0
23 MF Australia Jason Trifiro 13 0 0 1 0 4+9 0 0 1 0
24 MF Australia Yianni Perkatis 2 0 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0
30 GK Australia Carlos Saliadarre 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0

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 Australia Mark Bridge 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 11
2 Japan Shinji Ono 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 8
3 Netherlands Youssouf Hersi 1 1 2 1 5
Australia Labinot Haliti 1 1 1 2 5
5 Italy Iacopo La Rocca 1 1 1 3
6 Australia Joey Gibbs 1 1 2
Croatia Dino Kresinger 1 1 2
8 Australia Michael Beauchamp 1 1
Australia Nikolai Topor-Stanley 1 1
Croatia Mateo Poljak 1 1
Australia Aaron Mooy 1 1
Australia Shannon Cole 1 1
Australia 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

25 July 2012 Friendly Nepean Australia 0 – 5 Australia 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 Australia 0 – 2 Australia 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 Australia 0 – 2 Australia 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 Australia 2 – 1 Australia 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 Australia 0 – 1 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane
19:00 AEST Report Bridge 80' (pen.) Stadium: Carmichael Park
Attendance: 3,000
31 August 2012 Foster Cup Melbourne Heart Australia 0 – 0
(5 – 3 p)		 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Lismore
19:00 AEST Report Stadium: Oakes Oval
Attendance: 3,300
Penalties
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Behich soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Topor-Stanley
soccer ball with red X La Rocca
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soccer ball with check mark Kresinger
9 September 2012 Friendly Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 1 – 0 Australia Parramatta Sydney
19:00 AEST Kresinger 60' Report Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 1,063
15 September 2012 Friendly Newcastle Jets Australia 1 – 1 Australia 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 Australia 1 – 1 Australia 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 Australia 0 – 3 Australia 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
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

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

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

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 Yellow card 84' Yellow-red card 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 Red card 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 Red card 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 Yellow card 23' Yellow-red card 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 Red card 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 Red card 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 Red card 90+5'		 Report
Summary		 Del Piero 34'
Emerton Yellow card 51' Yellow-red card 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

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 Yellow card 34' Yellow-red card 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

References

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