# 2012–13 National Youth League (Australia)

The 2012–13 A-League National Youth League was the fifth season of the Australian A-League National Youth League competition. The season ran in parallel with the 2012–13 A-League season. The new Western Sydney Wanderers played their inaugural season in the league, replacing the defunct Gold Coast United team.

## Teams

| Team | Home city | Home ground |
| Adelaide United Youth | Adelaide | Burton Park |
| AIS Football Program | Canberra | Australian Institute of Sport |
| Brisbane Roar Youth | Brisbane | Goodwin Park |
| Central Coast Mariners Youth | Gosford | Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence |
| Melbourne Heart Youth | Melbourne | John Cain Memorial Park |
| Melbourne Victory Youth | Melbourne | SS Anderson Reserve |
| Newcastle Jets Youth | Newcastle | Wanderers Oval |
| Perth Glory Youth | Perth | Intiga Stadium |
| Sydney FC Youth | Sydney | Leichhardt Oval |
| Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | Sydney | Campbelltown Stadium |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Table |
| Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | Inaugural | Inaugural | 4 April 2012 | Trevor Morgan | 27 June 2012 | Pre-season |
| Melbourne Heart Youth | John Aloisi | Moved to senior role | 8 May 2012 | Joe Palatsides | 8 August 2012 | Pre-season |
| Sydney FC Youth | Ian Crook | Moved to senior role | 14 May 2012 | Brian Dene | 17 July 2012 | Pre-season |
| Newcastle Jets Youth | Arthur Papas | Resigned | 24 May 2012 | Clayton Zane | 8 June 2012 | Pre-season |
| Central Coast Mariners Youth | Tony Walmsley | Resigned | 21 September 2012 | John McLafferty | 10 October 2012 | Pre-season |

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Melbourne Victory Youth (C) | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 57 | 20 | +37 | 37 |
| 2 | Central Coast Mariners Academy | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 37 |
| 3 | Newcastle Jets Youth | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 54 | 36 | +18 | 31 |
| 4 | Brisbane Roar Youth | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 30 |
| 5 | Perth Glory Youth | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 25 |
| 6 | Melbourne Heart Youth | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 25 |
| 7 | Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 25 |
| 8 | Adelaide United Youth | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 22 |
| 9 | Sydney FC Youth | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 21 |
| 10 | AIS Football Program | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 23 | 58 | −35 | 7 |

## Fixture and results

Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
* Brisbane fielded ineligible players, CCM retrospectively awarded a 3–0 win. Original result was 0–1
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18

## Top goalscorers

Updated to end of round 17
| Total | Player | Player | Club | Goals per Week | Goals per Week | Goals per Week | Goals per Week | Goals per Week | Goals per Week | Goals per Week | Goals per Week | Goals per Week | Goals per Week | Goals per Week | Goals per Week | Goals per Week | Goals per Week | Goals per Week | Goals per Week | Goals per Week | Goals per Week |
| Total | Player | Player | Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 16 | | Kale Bradbery | Newcastle Jets | | 1 | 2 | | 3 | | | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | | Marko Jesic | Newcastle Jets | | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | 3 | 1 | 2 | | 3 | | |
| 12 | | Alec Urosevski | Sydney FC | 3 | 1 | | | 1 | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | |
| 9 | | Christopher Cristaldo | Melbourne Victory | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | 1 | 1 | | | 3 | 2 | |
| 8 | | Awer Mabil | Adelaide United | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | | Ndumba Makeche | Perth Glory | | | | 2 | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | |
| 8 | | Joshua Groenewald | Melbourne Heart | 1 | | | 1 | | | | 2 | 2 | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | |
| 7 | | Luke O'Dea | Melbourne Victory | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | 2 | | 2 | | 1 | | | | |
| 7 | | Thomas Briscoe | Adelaide United | | 1 | | | | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | |
| 6 | | Anthony Proia | Brisbane Roar | | | | 1 | | | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | | Theo Markelis | Melbourne Victory | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | |
| 6 | | Patrick Dixon | Central Coast Mariners | | | | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | 1 | |
| 6 | | Marc Marino | AIS Football Program | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | | James Meyer | Brisbane Roar | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | 3 |
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