# 2013–14 in Australian soccer

The 2013–14 season was the 45th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 131st overall.
2013 was the inaugural season of the National Premier Leagues, with five member federations participating.

## Domestic leagues
### A-League

The 2013–14 A-League regular season began on 11 October 2013 and ended on 13 April 2014.
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualificaition for 2015 AFC Champions League group stage and finals series |
| 3 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 42 | Qualification for 2015 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and finals series |
| 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 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 6 | Adelaide United | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 38 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 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 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 28 | |
| 10 | Melbourne Heart | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 26 | |
* ↑ 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.
| Elimination-finals 18–19 April | Elimination-finals 18–19 April | Semi-finals 26–27 April | Semi-finals 26–27 April | Grand final 4 May | Grand final 4 May |
| | | Brisbane Roar | 1 | | |
| Melbourne Victory | 2 | Melbourne Victory | 0 | | |
| Sydney FC | 1 | | | Brisbane Roar (a.e.t.) | 2 |
| | | | | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1 |
| | | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2 | | |
| Central Coast Mariners | 1 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 | | |
| Adelaide United | 0 | | | | |

### W-League

The 2013–14 W-League regular season began on 9 November 2013 and ended on 9 February 2014.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canberra United | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 8 | +20 | 27 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Sydney FC | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 14 | +23 | 26 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 23 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Brisbane Roar | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 23 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 5 | Perth Glory | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 15 | |
| 6 | Adelaide United | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 13 | |
| 7 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 9 | |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 47 | −37 | 1 | |
| Semi-finals 15–16 February | Semi-finals 15–16 February | Semi-finals 15–16 February | Grand final 23 February | Grand final 23 February | Grand final 23 February |
| 1 | Canberra United | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Brisbane Roar | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Brisbane Roar | 2 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne Victory | 2 |
| | | | Brisbane Roar | Brisbane Roar | 0 |
| 3 | Sydney FC | 2 | Brisbane Roar | Brisbane Roar | 0 |
| 2 | Melbourne Victory | 3 | | | |

### National Premier Leagues

2013 was the inaugural season of the National Premier Leagues with five member federations participating. The 2013 National Premier Leagues regular season in the states' leagues ran from 22 February 2013 until 1 September 2013 and the states' finals series ran from 24 August 2013 until 21 September 2013.
The National Finals series began on 29 September 2013 and ended with the Grand Final on 13 October 2013.
| Quarter-finals 29 September | Quarter-finals 29 September | Quarter-finals 29 September | Semi-finals 5–6 October | Semi-finals 5–6 October | Semi-finals 5–6 October | Grand final 13 October | Grand final 13 October | Grand final 13 October |
| | | | Olympic FC | Olympic FC | 3 | | | |
| | | | Sydney United 58 | Sydney United 58 | 4 | | | |
| Sydney United 58 | Sydney United 58 | 2 | Sydney United 58 | Sydney United 58 | 4 | | | |
| Canberra FC | Canberra FC | 1 | | | | | | |
| Canberra FC | Canberra FC | 1 | | | | Sydney United 58 | Sydney United 58 | 2 |
| | | | | | | South Hobart | South Hobart | 0 |
| | | | South Hobart | South Hobart | 3 | | | |
| | | | Campbelltown City | Campbelltown City | 1 | | | |

### National Youth League

The 2013–14 season of the National Youth League (NYL) ran between 26 October 2013 – 2 March 2014.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Sydney FC Youth (C) | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 41 |
| 2 | Newcastle Jets Youth | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 37 |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory Youth | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 31 |
| 4 | Adelaide United Youth | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 30 |
| 5 | Melbourne Heart Youth | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 28 |
| 6 | Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 23 |
| 7 | Brisbane Roar Youth | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 23 |
| 8 | AIS Football Program | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 21 |
| 9 | Perth Glory Youth | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 35 | 67 | −32 | 15 |
| 10 | Central Coast Mariners Academy | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 43 | −23 | 6 |

## International club competitions
### AFC Champions League

Western Sydney Wanderers and Central Coast Mariners both entered the competition directly into the group stage, being drawn to Groups H and F respectively. Melbourne Victory entered the competition at Round 3 of the qualifying play-off, and beat Muangthong United 2–1 and were drawn to Group G.
Central Coast Mariners finished the group stage at the bottom of the group, accumulating two wins (against Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Beijing Guoan) and four losses (against Beijing Guoan, Sanfreece Hiroshima and twice against group winner FC Seoul).
Melbourne Victory finished the group stage in the 3rd place, accumulating two wins (against Yokohama F. Marinos and defending champions Guangzhou Evergrande), two draws (both against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors) and two losses (against Guangzhou Evergrande and Yokohoma F. Marinos).
Western Sydney Wanderers advanced from the group in the first place placing above Kawasaki Frontale based on overall goal difference. They recorded four wins (against Kawasaki Frontale, Ulsan Hyundai and twice against Guizhou Renhe) and two losses (against Ulsan Hyundai and Kawasaki Frontale). In the knock-out stage Round of 16 against Sanfrecce Hiroshima they lost the first leg 3–1, but then managed to win the second leg at home 2–0 and advanced with the away goals rule. They drew defending champions Guangzhou Evergrand for the quarter-finals.
Western Sydney Wanderers faced defending champions Guangzhou Evergrande from China in the quarter-finals and advanced again on the away goals rule with a 2–2 score line over two legs. They faced South Korean FC Seoul in the semi-finals, drawing the first leg 0–0, but then managed to win 2–0 in the second leg at Parramatta Stadium. Wanderers went on to win the Champions League 1–0 on aggregate defeating Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal with a 1–0 win in the 1st leg, and a 0–0 draw in the second leg in the final.

### International Women's Club Championship

The W-League was represented in the second edition of the International Women's Club Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the Mobcast Cup.
Sydney FC (the winners of the 2012–13 season) participated in the tournament, which took place from 30 November until 8 December 2013, and finished in third place (out of 5 teams).