# 2012–13 in Australian soccer

The 2012–13 season was the 44th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 130th overall.

## Domestic leagues
### A-League
#### Regular season

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification for 2014 AFC Champions League group stage and finals series |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 44 | Qualification for 2014 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and finals series |
| 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 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 6 | Perth Glory | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 32 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 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 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 49 | −18 | 27 | |
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

#### Finals

| Elimination Finals | Elimination Finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| | | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2 | | |
| Adelaide United | 1 | Brisbane Roar | 0 | | |
| Brisbane Roar | 2 | | | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0 |
| | | | | Central Coast Mariners | 2 |
| | | Central Coast Mariners | 1 | | |
| Melbourne Victory (a.e.t.) | 2 | Melbourne Victory | 0 | | |
| Perth Glory | 1 | | | | |

### W-League
#### Regular season

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 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 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 23 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Sydney FC (C) | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 20 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 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 | |

#### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 2 | Perth Glory | 1 (3) | | | |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory (p) | 1 (4) | | | |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory (p) | 1 (4) | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne Victory | 1 |
| | | | Sydney FC | Sydney FC | 3 |
| 1 | Brisbane Roar | 2 | Sydney FC | Sydney FC | 3 |
| 4 | Sydney FC | 3 | | | |

### National Youth League

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |

## International club competitions
### AFC Champions League
#### Brisbane Roar

Brisbane Roar qualified for a playoff spot as winners of the 2012 A-League Grand Final.

#### Central Coast Mariners

Central Coast Mariners entered in the Group stage as 2011–12 A-League Premiers.

### International Women's Club Championship

The winners of the 2011–12 season Canberra United participated in the 2012 International Women's Club Championship, known as the Mobcast Cup for sponsorship reasons, the first edition of this tournament hosted by the JFA.
Canberra United finished in fourth place (out of four teams), suffering two losses.