# 2012–13 W-League

The 2012–13 W-League season was the fifth season of the W-League, the Australian national women's football (soccer) competition. The season consisted of twelve matchdays followed by a finals series.
This season saw the addition of a new team, the Western Sydney Wanderers, to the W-League (paralleling the club also fielding new teams in the A-League and Youth League) bringing the competition back up to eight teams. This means each matchday involved all eight teams, resulting in the regular season increasing from ten games to twelve for each team.

## Clubs

Season announcement W-League teams for the 2012–13 season:
| Team | City | Years in competition |
| Adelaide United | Adelaide, SA | 2008–09 — present |
| Brisbane Roar | Brisbane, Qld | 2008–09 — present |
| Canberra United | Canberra, ACT | 2008–09 — present |
| Melbourne Victory | Melbourne, Vic | 2008–09 — present |
| Newcastle Jets | Newcastle, NSW | 2008–09 — present |
| Perth Glory | Perth, WA | 2008–09 — present |
| Sydney FC | Sydney, NSW | 2008–09 — present |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney, NSW | 2012–13 — present |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer |
| Adelaide United | David Edmondson | Abby Erceg | Adidas |
| Brisbane Roar | Belinda Wilson | Clare Polkinghorne | Puma |
| Canberra United | Jitka Klimkova | Ellie Brush | Hummel |
| Melbourne Victory | Mike Mulvey | Stephanie Catley | Adidas |
| Newcastle Jets | Wayne O'Sullivan | Hayley Crawford | ISC |
| Perth Glory | Jamie Harnwell | Collette McCallum | Kelme |
| Sydney FC | Alen Stajcic | Kyah Simon | Adidas |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Stephen Roche | Sarah Walsh | Nike |

### Foreign players

| Club | Visa 1 | Visa 2 | Visa 3 | Non-Visa foreigner(s) | Former player(s) |
| Adelaide United | Abby Erceg | Sarah McLaughlin | Holly Patterson | Kristy Moore$^A$ | |
| Brisbane Roar | Hannah Beard | Hoshimi Kishi | Sachiko Tatsuoka | | |
| Canberra United | Ariane Hingst | Kristen Mewis | | | Nikki Washington |
| Melbourne Victory | Petra Larsson | Danielle Johnson | Jessica McDonald | Rebekah Stott$^A$ Gülcan Koca$^A$ Jess Fishlock$^G$ | |
| Newcastle Jets | Tiffany Boshers | Tori Huster | Angela Salem | Stacey Day$^B$ Mikaela Howell$^B$ | |
| Perth Glory | Sasha Andrews | Carly Telford | Elizabeth Milne | Carys Hawkins$^A$ Kaitlyn Savage$^R$ | |
| Sydney FC | Hannah Bromley | Emma Kete | | Annalie Longo$^A$ | |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Þóra Björg Helgadóttir | Louise Fors | | Lizzie Durack$^A$ | |
The following do not fill a Visa position: $^A$Australian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team; $^B$Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian citizenship; $^G$ Guest players; $^R$ Injury replacement players, or national team replacement players;

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | 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 | |

### Matches
#### Round 12
## Finals series
### Grand final
## Season statistics
### Leading goalscorers

| Total | Player | Player | Team | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round |
| Total | Player | Player | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 11 | | Kate Gill | Perth Glory | 1 | 1 | | 3 | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | | Tameka Butt | Brisbane Roar | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | | Jessica McDonald | Melbourne Victory | | | | | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | 2 | 1 | |
| 6 | | Amy Chapman | Brisbane Roar | | | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | 1 | | |
| 6 | | Emily Gielnik | Brisbane Roar | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | 3 | | 1 |
| 6 | | Sam Kerr | Sydney FC | 2 | | 1 | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | 1 |
| 6 | | Kyah Simon | Sydney FC | | | | | | | 2 | | 1 | 3 | | |
| 5 | | Lisa De Vanna | Perth Glory | | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | 1 | | |
| 5 | | Louise Fors | Western Sydney Wanderers | | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | | | 2 |
| 5 | | Emma Kete | Sydney FC | | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | | |
| 5 | | Marianna Tabain | Perth Glory | 1 | | | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | | | | 1 |
Goal scored from penalty kick

## International competition

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.