The 2013–14 Perth Glory FC season was the club's ninth season in the A-League and its 17th season since its establishment. It was Alistair Edwards' first full season in charge after the sacking of Ian Ferguson; however, he was subsequently sacked as Manager on 17 December 2013, and replaced on an interim basis by Kenny Lowe.
| 2013–14 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Tony Sage | |||
| Head coach | Alistair Edwards (until 17 December 2013) Kenny Lowe (from 20 December 2013) | |||
| Stadium | nib Stadium, Perth (20,441) | |||
| A-League | 8th | |||
| Top goalscorer | Shane Smeltz, Steven McGarry (4) | |||
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Players
editSquad
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
editWinter
editIn
edit| Player | From† | Transfer Price |
|---|---|---|
 Cameron Edwards
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Melbourne Heart
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Free[1] |
| Isaka Cernak
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 Wellington Phoenix
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Free |
| Jack Duncan
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Newcastle Jets
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Free[1] |
 Matthew Davies
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Perth Glory Youth
|
Promotion |
| Daniel De Silva
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Perth Glory Youth
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Promotion |
| Riley Woodcock
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Perth Glory Youth
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Promotion |
| Jamie Maclaren
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 Blackburn Rovers
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Free[2] |
 Ryo Nagai
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Cerezo Osaka
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Loan[3] |
 Sidnei
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Free agent | [4] |
| Ryan Edwards
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Reading
|
Loan[4] |
| Ljubo Miličević
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Melbourne Knights
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[5] |
| Dean Evans
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Free agent | Injury Replacement[6] |
 William Gallas
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Free agent | [7] |
Out
edit| Player | To† | Transfer Price |
|---|---|---|
 Matías Córdoba
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 Oriente Petrolero
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Free |
| Dean Heffernan
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Western Sydney Wanderers
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Release[8][9] |
| Evan Berger
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Marconi Stallions
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Release[8] |
| Nick Ward
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Free agent | Release[8] |
| Lewis Italiano
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Wellington Phoenix
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Release[8][10] |
 Liam Miller
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Brisbane Roar
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Free[11] |
| Storm Roux
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Central Coast Mariners
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Free[12] |
| Neil Young
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– | Release |
| Ljubo Miličević
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– | Release[13] |
| Steve Pantelidis
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Selangor FA
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Free[14] |
Summer
editIn
edit| Player | From† | Transfer Price |
|---|---|---|
 Darvydas Šernas
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 Gaziantepspor
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Loan until end of season[15] |
 Nebojša Marinković
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Free agent | [16] |
| Rostyn Griffiths
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 Guangzhou R&F
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[17] |
Out
edit| Player | To† | Transfer Price |
|---|---|---|
| Ryo Nagai
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Cerezo Osaka
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Termination of Loan[18] |
| Isaka Cernak
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Central Coast Mariners
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Free[19] |
| Ndumba Makeche
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FELDA United
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Free[20] |
| Danny Vukovic
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Vegalta Sendai
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Loan[21] |
Competitions
editOverall
edit| Competition | Started round | Current position / round |
Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-League | — | — | 8th | 13 October 2013 | 13 April 2014 |
| National Youth League | — | — | 9th | 26 October 2013 | 1 March 2014 |
| National Premier League | — | 10th | 8 March 2014 | 23 August 2014 |
A-League
editPre-season
edit| 6 July 2013 Friendly | Kwinana United | 0–3 | Perth Glory | Perth |
| Saturday 14:00 AWST | Report | Sidnei  16' McGarry 48' Smeltz 75' |
Stadium: Kelly Park Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Trent Fleskens |
| 13 July 2013 Friendly | Gosnells City | 1–9 | Perth Glory | Perth |
| Saturday 15:00 AWST | D. Francis 25' |
Report | B. O'Neill 2' Nagai 4' Sidnei 13' Jamieson 30' Logue 39' (o.g.) Makeche 48', 65' Zahra 58' Harold 75' |
Stadium: Walter Padbury Reserve Attendance: 1,500 Referee: David Bruce |
| 25 July 2013 South Africa Tour | Mpumalanga Black Aces  | 1–0 | Perth Glory | Nelspruit |
| 69' |
Report | Stadium: Mbombela Stadium |
| 28 July 2013 South Africa Tour | University of Pretoria | 2–0 | Perth Glory | Pretoria |
| Selolwane ?' Tarumbwa ?' |
Report |
| 31 July 2013 South Africa Tour | SuperSport United | 2–0 | Perth Glory | Pretoria |
| 15:00 | Khumalo ?' Nkoana ?' |
Report | Stadium: Groenkloof Campus |
| 14 August 2013 Friendly | Darul Takzim | 0–2 | Perth Glory | Johor Bahru |
| Report | McGarry 35' (pen.) Makeche 90+3' |
Stadium: Larkin Stadium Attendance: 30,000 |
| 21 August 2013 Call To Arms Cup | WA State Team  | 1–3 | Perth Glory | Perth |
| G. Knight 2' |
Report | McGarry 50' (pen.) De Silva 82' Makeche 88' |
Stadium: Intiga Stadium Referee: David Bruce |
| 25 August 2013 Friendly | Cockburn City | 0–7 | Perth Glory | Perth |
| Sunday 14:00 AWST | Report | Miličević 1' Nagai 20', 47' Sidnei 29', 59' O'Brien 68', 79' |
Stadium: Dalmatinac Park |
| 4 September 2013 Friendly | Stirling Lions | 0–4 | Perth Glory | Perth |
| Wednesday 19:00 AWST | Report | Miličević 31' R. Edwards 35' Maclaren 71' Zahra 87' |
Stadium: Macedonia Park Referee: David Bruce |
| 11 September 2013 Friendly | Perth Glory  | 1–0 |  Melbourne Heart | Perth |
| Wednesday 15:30 AWST | Maclaren 9' |
Report | Stadium: Intiga Stadium |
| 14 September 2013 Friendly | Perth Glory | 1–1 | Melbourne Heart | Mandurah |
| Saturday 15:00 AWST | McGarry 88' |
Report | Kewell 84' |
Stadium: Hyundai Stadium |
| 18 September 2013 Friendly | Northern All Stars | 1–3 | Perth Glory | Joondalup |
| Wednesday 16:00 AWST | Stynes 17' (pen.) |
Report | Burns 7' Maclaren 8', 42' |
Stadium: ECU Joondalup Sport Complex Referee: Adam Fielding |
| 25 September 2013 Friendly | WA State Amateur Team | 1–2 | Perth Glory | Perth |
| Wednesday 19:00 AWST | Kelly 68' |
Report | Marulanda 18' McGarry 21' |
Stadium: Percy Doyle Reserve Referee: Trent Fleskens |
| 29 September 2013 Friendly | Sydney FC  | 0–3 | Perth Glory | Sydney |
| Sunday 16:00 AEST | Report | Maclaren 15', 89' Sidnei 48' |
Stadium: Jubilee Oval Referee: Alan Milliner |
Friendlies
edit| 10 December 2013 | Perth Glory | 9–0 | FELDA United | Perth |
| Tuesday 17:00 AWST | Makeche 17', 32', 34' Maclaren 39' Sam 64', 86' J. Burns 70' (pen.) Zahra 73' O'Neill 84' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Referee: David Bruce |
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane Roar (C) | 27 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 52 | Qualificaition for 2015 AFC Champions League group stage and finals series |
| 2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 42 | |
| 3 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 42 | Qualification for 2015 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and finals series[a] |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 41 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 5 | Sydney FC | 27 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 39 | |
| 6 | Adelaide United | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 38 | |
| 7 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 36 | |
| 8 | Perth Glory | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 28 | |
| 9 | Wellington Phoenix[b] | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 28 | |
| 10 | Melbourne Heart | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 26 |
Updated to match(es) played on 13 April 2014. Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Since the winner of 2014 A-League Grand Final (Brisbane Roar) qualified for the 2015 AFC Champions League group stage, the 2nd and 3rd placed teams qualified for the group stage and the qualifying play-off of 2015 AFC Champions League.
- ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
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 |
| 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 25 | −15 |
Last updated: 13 April 2014.
Source: Competitive Matches
Results by round
editUpdated to match(es) played on 13 April 2014. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
edit| 13 October 2013 1 | Adelaide United  | 3–1 | Perth Glory | Coopers Stadium, Adelaide |
| Sunday 16:30 ACDT | Jerónimo 9', 25' F. Ferreira 64' Isaías  40'  65' Boogaard 53' 79' |
Report | Nagai 11' |
Attendance: 10,320 Referee: Ben Williams |
| 20 October 2013 2 | Newcastle Jets  | 0–0 | Perth Glory | Hunter Stadium, Newcastle |
| Sunday 15:00 AEDT | Report | Attendance: 12,383 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 27 October 2013 3 | Perth Glory | 1–0 | Melbourne Heart | nib Stadium, Perth |
| Sunday 14:00 AWST | Maclaren 51' |
Report | Attendance: 13,856 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones |
| 2 November 2013 4 | Perth Glory | 1–0 | Sydney FC | nib Stadium, Perth |
| Saturday 14:30 AWST | McGarry 9' (pen.) |
Report | Attendance: 10,613 Referee: Ben Williams |
| 9 November 2013 5 | Wellington Phoenix  | 1–1 | Perth Glory | AMI Stadium, Christchurch |
| Saturday 17:00 NZDT | Durante 4' |
Report | Nagai 29' |
Attendance: 9,671 Referee: Alan Milliner |
| 16 November 2013 6 | Perth Glory | 1–1 | Adelaide United | nib Stadium, Perth |
| Saturday 14:30 AWST | Harold 69' |
Report | Malik 52' |
Attendance: 8,574 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 23 November 2013 7 | Perth Glory | 1–2 |  Central Coast Mariners | nib Stadium, Perth |
| Sunday 18:45 AWST | Maclaren 25' |
Report | McGlinchey 35' Duke 90+3' |
Attendance: 8,923 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 30 November 2013 8 | Brisbane Roar  | 1–0 | Perth Glory | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
| Saturday 16:30 AEST | Berisha 57' |
Report | Attendance: 12,308 Referee: Tim McGilchrist |
| 6 December 2013 9 | Perth Glory | 4–2 | Wellington Phoenix | nib Stadium, Perth |
| Friday 18:45 AWST | Sidnei 16', 90+1' Thwaite 60' Zahra 82' |
Report | Huysegems 36' Ifill 49' |
Attendance: 8,232 Referee: Matthew Gillett |
| 13 December 2013 10 | Melbourne Victory  | 2–0 | Perth Glory | AAMI Park, Melbourne |
| Friday 19:30 AEDT | Traoré 36' Finkler 90' |
Report | Attendance: 17,008 Referee: Peter Green |
| 21 December 2013 11 | Perth Glory | 0–0 | Adelaide United | nib Stadium, Perth |
| Saturday 18:30 AWST | Report | Attendance: 9,436 Referee: Alan Milliner |
| 31 December 2013 12 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–1 | Perth Glory | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
| Tuesday 19:30 AEDT | Sainsbury 11' McGlinchey 90+6' |
Report | McGarry 83' (pen.) J. Burns 89' 90+4' |
Attendance: 12,919 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 4 January 2014 13 | Newcastle Jets | 0–1 | Perth Glory | Hunter Stadium, Newcastle |
| Saturday 17:30 AEDT | Report | Harold 38' |
Attendance: 11,966 Referee: Matthew Gillett |
| 10 January 2014 14 | Perth Glory | 3–0 | Melbourne Heart | nib Stadium, Perth |
| Friday 18:45 AWST | Zahra 64' Smeltz 86', 89' |
Report | Macallister 75' 81' |
Attendance: 9,045 Referee: Peter Green |
| 17 January 2014 15 | Perth Glory | 0–0 | Brisbane Roar | nib Stadium, Perth |
| Friday 18:45 AWST | Report | Berisha 2' 32' |
Attendance: 11,026 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones |
| 26 January 2014 16 | Western Sydney Wanderers  | 3–1 | Perth Glory | Pirtek Stadium, Parramatta |
| Sunday 19:00 AEDT | Šantalab 28' Mooy 35' Bridge 71' (pen.) |
Report | Smeltz 56' |
Attendance: 14,111 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
| 31 January 2014 17 | Perth Glory | 1–1 | Melbourne Victory | nib Stadium, Perth |
| Friday 18:45 AWST | Šernas 50' |
Report | Finkler 37' (pen.) |
Attendance: 10,151 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones |
| 9 February 2014 18 | Melbourne Heart | 2–1 | Perth Glory | Lavington Sports Ground, Albury |
| Sunday 17:00 AEDT | Kisnorbo 51' Williams 81' |
Report | McGarry 73' |
Attendance: 7,218 Referee: Lucien Laverdure |
| 15 February 2014 19 | Sydney FC | 2–1 | Perth Glory | Allianz Stadium, Sydney |
| Saturday 17:30 AEDT | Despotović 17' Antonis 64' Calver 50' 89' |
Report | Ro. Griffiths 67' |
Attendance: 11,160 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 22 February 2014 20 | Perth Glory | 0–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | nib Stadium, Perth |
| Saturday 18:30 AWST | Report | Poljak 12' Jurić 70' |
Attendance: 8,543 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 28 February 2014 21 | Brisbane Roar | 3–1 | Perth Glory | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
| Friday 19:00 AEST | Franjić 56' Miller 80'Broich 85' |
Report | Smeltz 90+1' |
Attendance: 10,896 Referee: Ben Williams |
| 9 March 2014 22 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–1 | Perth Glory | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
| Sunday 17:00 NZDT | Cunningham 85' |
Report | Gallas 34' |
Attendance: 6,401 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 15 March 2014 23 | Perth Glory | 1–2 | Melbourne Victory | nib Stadium, Perth |
| Saturday 19:15 AWST | Milligan 27' (o.g.) |
Report | Milligan 40' (pen.) A. Thompson 90' |
Attendance: 7,068 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 23 March 2014 24 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 3–0 | Perth Glory | Pirtek Stadium, Parramatta |
| Sunday 17:00 AEDT | Polenz 42' Bridge 61' Jurić 78' |
Report | Attendance: 12,128 Referee: Tim McGilchrist |
| 29 March 2014 25 | Perth Glory | 2–1 | Newcastle Jets | nib Stadium, Perth |
| Sunday 18:30 AWST | Marinković 84' Harold 86' |
Report | Taggart 62' |
Attendance: 5,837 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones |
| 5 April 2014 26 | Perth Glory | 3–1 | Central Coast Mariners | nib Stadium, Perth |
| Sunday 18:30 AWST | McGarry 8' (pen.) Sidnei 71' Anderson 86' (o.g.) |
Report | Fitzgerald 19' (pen.) |
Attendance: 11,127 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
| 13 April 2014 27 | Sydney FC | 2–1 | Perth Glory | Allianz Stadium, Sydney |
| Sunday 17:00 AEST | Antonis 38' Garcia 90+3' |
Report | Ro. Griffiths 45+1' |
Attendance: 15,285 Referee: Lucien Laverdure |
League Goalscorers per Round
edit| Total | Player | Goals per Round | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||
| 4 | |
Shane Smeltz | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Steven McGarry | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | |
Chris Harold | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sidnei | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | |
Ryo Nagai | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jamie Maclaren | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Adrian Zahra | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rostyn Griffiths | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | Own goal | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | |
Michael Thwaite | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Darvydas Šernas | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Gallas | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nebojša Marinković | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | TOTAL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
Awards
edit- Player of the Week (Round 9) – Sidnei Sciola[22]
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