2012–13 Melbourne Victory FC (W-League) season

Melbourne Victory (W-League)
2012–13 season
Chairman	Anthony Di Pietro
Head Coach	Darren Tan; (to 14 October 2012) ; Mike Mulvey; (from 15 October 2012 to 17 December 2012); Fabrizio Soncin; (from 18 December 2012)
W-League	3rd
W-League Finals	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Jessica McDonald (7); All: Jessica McDonald (7)
Biggest win	5–0; vs. Adelaide United (A); (1 December 2012); W-League
Biggest defeat	0–2; vs. Perth Glory (A); (21 October 2012); W-League; 1–3; vs. Sydney FC (H); (27 January 2013); W-League Grand Final
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2011–12 2013–14 →

The 2012–13 season was Melbourne Victory Football Club's fifth season, in the W-League. Melbourne Victory finished 3rd in their W-League season, finishing as runners-up in the Grand Final.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	AUS	Brianna Davey
2	DF	USA	Danielle Johnson
3	DF	AUS	Maika Ruyter-Hooley
4	DF	NZL	Rebekah Stott
5	FW	AUS	Laura Spiranovic
6	MF	SWE	Petra Larsson
7	DF	AUS	Steph Catley
8	FW	AUS	Ashley Brown
9	MF	AUS	Tiffany Eliadis
10	FW	USA	Jessica McDonald
11	FW	AUS	Caitlin Friend
12	DF	AUS	Jackie Vogt


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	MF	AUS	Louisa Bisby
14	MF	AUS	Enza Barilla
15	MF	AUS	Amy Jackson
17	MF	TUR	Gülcan Koca
18	MF	AUS	Cindy Lay
19	FW	AUS	Rachel Alonso
20	GK	AUS	Cassandra Dimovski
21	MF	WAL	Jess Fishlock
23	DF	AUS	Jessica Humble
30	GK	AUS	Melissa Maizels
—	MF	AUS	Georgie Koutrouvelis

Transfers

Transfers in

No.	Position	Name	From	Type/fee	Date	Ref.
2	DF	Rita Mankowska	Free agent	Free transfer	19 October 2012	^[1]
9	MF	Tiffany Eliadis	Free agent			^[1]
18	MF	Cindy Lay	Free agent			^[1]
10	FW	Jessica McDonald	Free agent		25 October 2012	^[2]
6	MF	Petra Larsson	Linköping		8 November 2012	^[3]
22	MF	Jess Fishlock	Bristol Academy		8 November 2012	^[3]

Transfers out

No.	Position	Name	To	Type/fee	Date	Ref.
10	FW	Jodie Taylor	Birmingham City	Free transfer	27 February 2012	^[4]
4	DF	Kendall Fletcher	Vittsjö		9 March 2012	^[5]
13	MF	Katrina Gorry	Brisbane Roar		17 October 2012	^[6]

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
W-League	21 October 2012	13 January 2013	Matchday 1	3rd	12	7	2	3	26	14	+12	058.33
W-League Finals	20 January 2013	27 January 2013	Semi-finals	Runners-up	2	0	1	1	2	4	−2	000.00
Total					14	7	3	4	28	18	+10	050.00

Source: Competitions

W-League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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
3	Melbourne Victory	12	7	2	3	26	14	+12	23
4	Sydney FC (C)	12	6	2	4	30	24	+6	20
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

Source: au.soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
12	7	2	3	26	14	+12	23	4	1	1	12	4	+8	3	1	2	14	10	+4

Source: worldfootball.net

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	L	L	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	D
Position	8	8	7	5	2	6	4	5	3	3	2	3
Points	0	0	3	6	9	9	12	13	16	19	22	23

Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 18 September 2012.^[7]

Win Draw Loss

21 October 2012 1	Perth Glory	2–0	Melbourne Victory	Perth
10:30 AWST	Gill 75' Tabain 88'	Report		Stadium: Initga Stadium Referee: Kirralee Andruschak

27 October 2012 2	Melbourne Victory	0–1	Brisbane Roar	Melbourne
16:00 AEDT		Report	Popovic 18'	Stadium: Veneto Club Referee: Rebecca Durcau

3 November 2012 3	Melbourne Victory	1–0	Newcastle Jets	Geelong
14:00 AEDT	Stott 45+2'	Report		Stadium: Simonds Stadium Referee: Katie Patterson

11 November 2012 4	Sydney FC	1–2	Melbourne Victory	Sydney
16:45 AEDT	Kennedy 41'	Report	Catley 8' Spiranovic 81'	Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Referee: Kirralee Andruschak

17 November 2012 5	Melbourne Victory	3–0	Canberra United	Melbourne
15:00 AEDT	Fishlock 28' McDonald 45' Barilla 80'	Report		Stadium: Wembley Park Attendance: 575 Referee: Casey Reibelt

24 November 2012 6	Brisbane Roar	3–2	Melbourne Victory	Brisbane
10:00 AEST	Chapman 19', 86' Spina 90+5'	Report	Spiranovic 72' McDonald 90+2'	Stadium: Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre Referee: Peta McCallum

1 December 2012 7	Adelaide United	0–5	Melbourne Victory	Adelaide
14:00 ACDT		Report	Spiranovic 8' McDonald 38', 42' Barilla 49' Catley 90'	Stadium: Burton Park Referee: Kelly Jones

8 December 2012 8	Melbourne Victory	1–1	Sydney FC	Melbourne
16:00 AEDT	Ruyter-Hooley 27'	Report	Foord 4'	Stadium: Wembley Park Referee: Peta McCallum

15 December 2012 9	Canberra United	1–2	Melbourne Victory	Canberra
14:00 AEDT	Bisset 50'	Report	Jackson 31' Fishlock 90'	Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 719 Referee: Casey Reibelt

22 December 2012 10	Melbourne Victory	3–1	Western Sydney Wanderers	Melbourne
14:00 AEDT	McDonald 5', 90' Larsson 11'	Report	Hart 2'	Stadium: Wembley Park Attendance: 1,257 Referee: Casey Reibelt

5 January 2013 11	Melbourne Victory	4–1	Adelaide United	Melbourne
16:00 AEDT	Johnson 2' Larsson 6' McDonald 14' Spiranovic 57'	Report	McLaughlin 87'	Stadium: Wembley Park Referee: Kirralee Andruschak

13 January 2013 12	Newcastle Jets	3–3	Melbourne Victory	Newcastle
16:00 AEDT	Courtenay 40' van Egmond 42', 84' (pen.)	Report	Jackson 4' Barilla 33', 62'	Stadium: Wanderers Oval Referee: Lara Lee

Finals series

20 January 2013 Semi-finals	Perth Glory	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Melbourne Victory	Perth
13:00 AWST	McCallum 56'	Report	Spiranovic 51'	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 1,589 Referee: Katie Patterson
	Penalties
	McCallum Gill Luik R. Sutton De Vanna		Johnson Friend P. Larsson Koca McDonald

27 January 2013 Grand Final	Melbourne Victory	1–3	Sydney FC	Melbourne
15:30 AEDT	Larsson 41'	Report	Bolger 25' Kerr 48' Simon 85' (pen.)	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,181 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.^[8]

No.	Pos.	Name	W-League				Total
			Regular season		Finals series		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Brianna Davey	10	0	2	0	12	0
2	DF	Danielle Johnson	11	1	2	0	13	1
3	DF	Maika Ruyter-Hooley	12	1	2	0	14	1
4	DF	Rebekah Stott	12	1	2	0	14	1
5	FW	Laura Spiranovic	4+5	4	2	1	11	5
6	MF	Petra Larsson	9	2	2	1	11	3
7	DF	Steph Catley	10	1	2	0	12	1
8	FW	Ashley Brown	1+1	0	0	0	2	0
9	MF	Tiffany Eliadis	5+2	0	0	0	7	0
10	FW	Jessica McDonald	11	7	2	0	13	7
11	FW	Caitlin Friend	0+7	0	0+1	0	8	0
12	DF	Jackie Vogt	0+5	0	0	0	5	0
13	MF	Louisa Bisby	2	0	0	0	2	0
14	MF	Enza Barilla	12	3	2	0	14	3
15	MF	Amy Jackson	10+1	3	2	0	13	3
17	MF	Gülcan Koca	10+1	0	2	0	13	0
18	MF	Cindy Lay	4+3	0	0	0	7	0
19	FW	Rachel Alonso	0+2	0	0	0	2	0
20	GK	Cassandra Dimovski	2	0	0	0	2	0
21	MF	Jess Fishlock	5+1	2	0	0	6	2
23	DF	Jessica Humble	2+3	0	0+2	0	7	0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.^[8]

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	W-League						Total
				Regular season			Finals series			Total

1	3	DF	Maika Ruyter-Hooley	1	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	1
2	21	MF	Jess Fishlock	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
3	10	FW	Jessica McDonald	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	14	MF	Enza Barilla	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	15	MF	Amy Jackson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	23	DF	Jessica Humble	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total				8	0	0	1	0	1	9	0	1

Clean sheets

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

Rank	No.	Nat.	Goalkeeper	W-League		Total
Rank	No.	Nat.	Goalkeeper	Regular season	Finals series	Total
1	1		Brianna Davey	2	0	2
2	20		Cassandra Dimovski	1	0	1
Total				3	0	3

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Westfield W-League ins and outs". Keep Up. 19 October 2012.
^ "American International touches down". Football Federation Victoria. 25 October 2012. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013.
^ ^a ^b "W-League: Victory bolstered by European signings". Melbourne Victory. 8 November 2012.
^ "Jodie Taylor focused on Europe as she turns down Lincoln Ladies". Lincolnshire Echo. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Kendall Fletcher förstärker defensiven!" [Kendall Fletcher reinforces the defensive!]. Svenskalag.se (in Swedish). 9 March 2012.
^ "Roar finalise W-League squad". Brisbane Roar. 17 October 2012.
^ "Westfield W-League 2012/13 season draw released". A-Leagues. 18 September 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Brisbane Roar [Women] » AppearancesWomen A-League Women 2012/2013". worldfootball.net.

[R1squads-1] "Westfield W-League ins and outs". Keep Up. 19 October 2012.

[2] "American International touches down". Football Federation Victoria. 25 October 2012. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013.

[FishlockLarsson-3] "W-League: Victory bolstered by European signings". Melbourne Victory. 8 November 2012.

[4] "Jodie Taylor focused on Europe as she turns down Lincoln Ladies". Lincolnshire Echo. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

[5] "Kendall Fletcher förstärker defensiven!" [Kendall Fletcher reinforces the defensive!]. Svenskalag.se (in Swedish). 9 March 2012.

[RoarSquad17Oct-6] "Roar finalise W-League squad". Brisbane Roar. 17 October 2012.

[7] "Westfield W-League 2012/13 season draw released". A-Leagues. 18 September 2012.

[appearances-8] "Brisbane Roar [Women] » AppearancesWomen A-League Women 2012/2013". worldfootball.net.

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