The 2012–13 season was Melbourne Victory Football Club's fifth season, in the W-League. Melbourne Victory finished 3rd in their W-League season, finishing as runners-up in the Grand Final.
| 2012–13 season | |||
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| Chairman | Anthony Di Pietro | ||
| Head Coach | Darren Tan (to 14 October 2012) Mike Mulvey (from 15 October 2012 to 17 December 2012) Fabrizio Soncin (from 18 December 2012) | ||
| W-League | 3rd | ||
| W-League Finals | Runners-up | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jessica McDonald (7) All: Jessica McDonald (7) | ||
| Biggest win | 5–0 vs. Adelaide United (A) (1 December 2012) W-League | ||
| Biggest defeat | 0–2 vs. Perth Glory (A) (21 October 2012) W-League 1–3 vs. Sydney FC (H) (27 January 2013) W-League Grand Final | ||
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Players
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
editTransfers in
edit| No. | Position | Name | From | Type/fee | Date | Ref. |
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| 2 | DF | Rita Mankowska | Free agent | Free transfer | 19 October 2012 | [1] |
| 9 | MF | Tiffany Eliadis | Free agent | [1] | ||
| 18 | MF | Cindy Lay | Free agent | [1] | ||
| 10 | FW |  Jessica McDonald
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Free agent | 25 October 2012 | [2] | |
| 6 | MF |  Petra Larsson
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Linköping
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8 November 2012 | [3] | |
| 22 | MF |  Jess Fishlock
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 Bristol Academy
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Transfers out
edit| No. | Position | Name | To | Type/fee | Date | Ref. |
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| 10 | FW | Jodie Taylor
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Birmingham City
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Free transfer | 27 February 2012 | [4] |
| 4 | DF | Kendall Fletcher
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Vittsjö
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9 March 2012 | [5] | |
| 13 | MF | Katrina Gorry | Brisbane Roar | 17 October 2012 | [6] |
Competitions
editOverall record
edit| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| W-League | 21 October 2012 | 13 January 2013 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 58.33 |
| W-League Finals | 20 January 2013 | 27 January 2013 | Semi-finals | Runners-up | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Total | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 50.00 | ||||
Source: Competitions
W-League
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Results summary
edit| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 |
Source: worldfootball.net
Results by round
editMatches
editThe league fixtures were announced on 18 September 2012.[7]
Win Draw Loss
| 21 October 2012 1 | Perth Glory | 2–0 | Melbourne Victory | Perth |
| 10:30 AWST | Report | Stadium: Initga Stadium Referee: Kirralee Andruschak |
| 27 October 2012 2 | Melbourne Victory | 0–1 | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne |
| 16:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Veneto Club Referee: Rebecca Durcau |
| 3 November 2012 3 | Melbourne Victory | 1–0 | Newcastle Jets | Geelong |
| 14:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Simonds Stadium Referee: Katie Patterson |
| 11 November 2012 4 | Sydney FC | 1–2 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
| 16:45 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Referee: Kirralee Andruschak |
| 17 November 2012 5 | Melbourne Victory | 3–0 | Canberra United | Melbourne |
| 15:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Wembley Park Attendance: 575 Referee: Casey Reibelt |
| 24 November 2012 6 | Brisbane Roar | 3–2 | Melbourne Victory | Brisbane |
| 10:00 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre Referee: Peta McCallum |
| 1 December 2012 7 | Adelaide United | 0–5 | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide |
| 14:00 ACDT | Report |
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Stadium: Burton Park Referee: Kelly Jones |
| 8 December 2012 8 | Melbourne Victory | 1–1 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
| 16:00 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Wembley Park Referee: Peta McCallum |
| 15 December 2012 9 | Canberra United | 1–2 | Melbourne Victory | Canberra |
| 14:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 719 Referee: Casey Reibelt |
| 22 December 2012 10 | Melbourne Victory | 3–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
| 14:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Wembley Park Attendance: 1,257 Referee: Casey Reibelt |
| 5 January 2013 11 | Melbourne Victory | 4–1 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
| 16:00 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Wembley Park Referee: Kirralee Andruschak |
| 13 January 2013 12 | Newcastle Jets | 3–3 | Melbourne Victory | Newcastle |
| 16:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Wanderers Oval Referee: Lara Lee |
Finals series
edit| 20 January 2013 Semi-finals | Perth Glory | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Melbourne Victory | Perth |
| 13:00 AWST |
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Report |
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Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 1,589 Referee: Katie Patterson |
| Penalties | ||||
Statistics
editAppearances and goals
editIncludes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[8]
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | W-League | Total | ||||
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| Regular season | Finals series | ||||||||
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | 
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Brianna Davey | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |
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Danielle Johnson | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 3 | DF |
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Maika Ruyter-Hooley | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | 
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Rebekah Stott | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 5 | FW |
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Laura Spiranovic | 4+5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
| 6 | MF |
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Petra Larsson | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
| 7 | DF |
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Steph Catley | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 8 | FW |
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Ashley Brown | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | MF |
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Tiffany Eliadis | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | FW |
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Jessica McDonald | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 |
| 11 | FW |
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Caitlin Friend | 0+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 12 | DF |
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Jackie Vogt | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | MF |
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Louisa Bisby | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF |
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Enza Barilla | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| 15 | MF |
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Amy Jackson | 10+1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| 17 | MF | 
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Gülcan Koca | 10+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 18 | MF |
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Cindy Lay | 4+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 19 | FW |
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Rachel Alonso | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | GK |
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Cassandra Dimovski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF |
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Jess Fishlock | 5+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 23 | DF |
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Jessica Humble | 2+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Disciplinary record
editIncludes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.[8]
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | W-League | Total | |||||||
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| 1 | 3 | DF |
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Maika Ruyter-Hooley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 21 | MF |
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Jess Fishlock | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 10 | FW |
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Jessica McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF |
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Enza Barilla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | MF |
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Amy Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | DF |
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Jessica Humble | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Clean sheets
editIncludes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | W-League | Total | |
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| 1 | 1 |
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Brianna Davey | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 20 |
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Cassandra Dimovski | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Westfield W-League ins and outs". Keep Up. 19 October 2012.
- ^ "American International touches down". Football Federation Victoria. 25 October 2012. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013.
- ^ a b "W-League: Victory bolstered by European signings". Melbourne Victory. 8 November 2012.
- ^ "Jodie Taylor focused on Europe as she turns down Lincoln Ladies". Lincolnshire Echo. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Kendall Fletcher förstärker defensiven!" [Kendall Fletcher reinforces the defensive!]. Svenskalag.se (in Swedish). 9 March 2012.
- ^ "Roar finalise W-League squad". Brisbane Roar. 17 October 2012.
- ^ "Westfield W-League 2012/13 season draw released". A-Leagues. 18 September 2012.
- ^ a b "Brisbane Roar [Women] » AppearancesWomen A-League Women 2012/2013". worldfootball.net.