2012–13 Sydney FC season

Sydney FC
2012–2013 season
Chairman	Scott Barlow
Manager	Ian Crook ; (until 11 November 2012); Steve Corica ; (Caretaker 12–27 November 2012); Frank Farina ; (from 28 November 2012)
A-League	7th
Top goalscorer	Alessandro Del Piero (14)
	← 2011–12 2013–14 →

The 2012–13 season is Sydney FC's eighth consecutive season in the A-League since its foundation season in 2005–2006. Sydney started the season under the management of Ian Crook until his departure on 11 November 2012,^[1] being replaced by assistant coach Steve Corica who took up a caretaker role from 12 to 27 November.^[2] On 28 November Frank Farina was appointed as manager and Steve Corica returned to assistant coach.^[3]

Players

Senior squad

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	Ivan Necevski
2	DF	AUS	Sebastian Ryall
3	DF	BRA	Fabinho
4	DF	NED	Pascal Bosschaart
5	DF	AUS	Nathan Sherlock
7	MF	AUS	Brett Emerton (Vice-Captain)
8	DF	AUS	Adam Griffiths
9	MF	AUS	Paul Reid
10	FW	ITA	Alessandro Del Piero
11	FW	AUS	Jarrod Kyle
12	FW	AUS	Blake Powell
13	DF	BRA	Tiago
14	FW	AUS	Mitchell Mallia (Youth)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	NIR	Terry McFlynn (Captain)
16	MF	AUS	Joel Chianese
17	MF	AUS	Terry Antonis (Youth)
18	DF	AUS	Trent McClenahan
19	FW	CRO	Krunoslav Lovrek
20	GK	AUS	Vedran Janjetović
21	MF	PAN	Yairo Yau (on loan from Sporting San Miguelito)
22	MF	IRQ	Ali Abbas
23	MF	AUS	Rhyan Grant
24	MF	AUS	Hagi Gligor (Youth)
25	DF	AUS	Daniel Petkovski (Youth)
29	FW	AUS	Joel Griffiths
32	DF	AUS	Lucas Neill

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	MF	AUS	Nick Carle (on loan to Baniyas SC until 30 June 2013)^[4]

Youth squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
24	MF	AUS	Hagi Gligor
25	DF	AUS	Daniel Petkovski
26	MF	AUS	Peter Triantis
27	FW	AUS	Alec Urosevski
28	DF	AUS	Aaron Calver
30	GK	AUS	Anthony Bouzanis
—	GK	AUS	Ryan Norval
—	DF	AUS	Keifer Dotti


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	AUS	Roberto Speranza
—	DF	AUS	Luke Jenner
—	DF	AUS	Luke Clifford
—	MF	AUS	Lukas Stergiou
—	MF	AUS	Christopher Naumoff
—	FW	AUS	Nikola Taneski
—	FW	AUS	Josh MacDonald
—	FW	AUS	Tom Slater

Transfers

Summer

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
3	DF	BRA	Fábio Alves (from Melbourne Victory)^[5]
6	MF	AUS	Jason Čulina (from Newcastle Jets)^[6]
8	DF	AUS	Adam Griffiths (from Hangzhou Greentown)^[7]
9	MF	AUS	Paul Reid (from Police United)^[8]
10	FW	ITA	Alessandro Del Piero (from Juventus)^[9]^[10]
12	FW	AUS	Blake Powell (promoted from Sydney FC Youth)^[11]
14	FW	AUS	Mitchell Mallia (promoted from Sydney FC Youth)
18	DF	AUS	Trent McClenahan (from Central Coast Mariners)^[12]
19	FW	CRO	Krunoslav Lovrek (from Qingdao Jonoon)^[13]
20	GK	AUS	Vedran Janjetović (from Sydney United)^[14]
21	MF	PAN	Yairo Yau (from Sporting San Miguelito)^[15]
22	MF	IRQ	Ali Abbas (from Newcastle Jets FC)^[16]
24	MF	AUS	Hagi Gligor (promoted from Sydney FC Youth)
25	DF	AUS	Daniel Petkovski (promoted from Sydney FC Youth)

Out: 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	Liam Reddy (to Esteghlal)^[17]
3	DF	AUS	Jamie Coyne (to Sriwijaya)
5	DF	AUS	Michael Beauchamp (to Western Sydney Wanderers)^[18]
6	MF	JPN	Hirofumi Moriyasu (to Gifu)^[19]
8	MF	SVK	Karol Kisel (to Slavia Prague)^[20]
9	FW	BRA	Bruno Cazarine (to Free Agent)^[21]
11	FW	AUS	Dimitri Petratos (to Kelantan FA)^[22]
12	MF	AUS	Shannon Cole (to Western Sydney Wanderers)^[18]
13	MF	AUS	Nick Carle (on loan to Baniyas until 30 June 2013)^[4]
18	FW	FIN	Juho Mäkelä (to HJK)^[23]
19	FW	AUS	Mark Bridge (to Western Sydney Wanderers)^[24]
21	MF	AUS	Scott Jamieson (to Perth Glory)^[18]

Winter

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
11	FW	AUS	Joel Griffiths (from Shanghai Shenhua)^[25]
11	FW	AUS	Jarrod Kyle
13	DF	BRA	Tiago (from Newcastle Jets)^[26]
32	DF	AUS	Lucas Neill (from Al Wasl)
33	GK	AUS	Matthew Nash (from Newcastle Jets Injury Cover)

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
6	MF	AUS	Jason Čulina (Released)
33	GK	AUS	Matthew Nash (Released, end of injury cover)

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started Round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
A-League	—	—	7th	6 October 2012	28 March 2013
National Youth League	—	—	9th	28 October 2012	23 February 2013
W-League	—	—	4th	20 October 2012	12 January 2013
W-League final series	Semi-finals	Grand final	Champions	19 January 2013	27 January 2013

A-League

Preseason

14 August 2012	Macarthur Rams	1–3	Sydney FC	Campbelltown
Tuesday 19:30 AEST	Elali 64'	Report	Abbas 20' Taneski 28' Petratos 38'	Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Strebre Delovski

21 August 2012	St George Saints	0–5	Sydney FC	Kogarah
Tuesday 19:30 AEST			Lovrek 19' Chianese 30' Yau 56' Mallia 65' Abbas 75'	Stadium: Jubilee Oval Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Strebre Delovski

1 September 2012	Sydney FC	2–4	Adelaide United	Sydney
Saturday 17:00 AEST	Yau 12' Mallia 88'		Djite 30' Cássio 45' Watson 83' Kostopoulos 89'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Tim McGilchrist

9 September 2012	Sydney FC	1–1	Newcastle Jets	Sydney
Saturday 14:00 AEST	Mallia 61'		Zadkovich 30'	Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Strebre Delovski

16 September 2012	Brisbane Roar	5–1	Sydney FC	Mackay
	Broich 25' Grant 55' (o.g.) Paartalu 74' Halloran 79' Jurman 82'		Mallia 44'	Stadium: Virgin Australia Stadium Attendance: 7,200

6 November 2012	Sydney FC	1–0	Western Sydney Wanderers	Macquarie Park
14:00 AEDT (UTC+11)	Petratos 33' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Macquarie University

Matches

6 October 2012 1	Wellington Phoenix	2–0	Sydney FC	Wellington
16:30 AEST (UTC+10)	Huysegems 44' Fenton 75'	Report		Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 12,057 Referee: Peter Green

13 October 2012 2	Sydney FC	2–3	Newcastle Jets	Sydney
17:30 AEDT (UTC+11)	Del Piero 26' Powell 73'	Report	Griffths 11' Heskey 41' Goodwin 62'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 35,419 Referee: Chris Beath

20 October 2012 3	Western Sydney Wanderers	0–1	Sydney FC	Parramatta
19:45 AEDT (UTC+11)		Report	Del Piero 55'	Stadium: Parramatta Stadium Attendance: 19,126 Referee: Strebre Delovski

28 October 2012 4	Sydney FC	2–1	Perth Glory	Sydney
18:00 AEDT (UTC+11)	Del Piero 59' (pen.) Emerton 72'	Summary	Dodd 18' Pantelidis 57'	Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 22,034 Referee: Peter Green

3 November 2012 5	Central Coast Mariners	7–2	Sydney FC	Gosford
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11)	Rogić 16', 62' Ryall 29' (o.g.) McBreen 39' (pen.), 65', 67' McGlinchey 56'	Summary	Yau 8' Ali Abbas 54'	Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 15,686 Referee: Strebre Delovski

10 November 2012 6	Sydney FC	2–3	Melbourne Victory	Sydney
19:45 AEDT (UTC+11)	Yau 14' Bosschaart 48'	Summary	Nabbout 78', 90+1' Thompson 86'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 21,531 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

16 November 2012 7	Brisbane Roar	4–2	Sydney FC	Brisbane
20:00 AEDT (UTC+11)	Broich 30' Paartalu 33' Halloran 45' Berisha 56'	Summary	Del Piero 42', 49'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 22,970 Referee: Alan Milliner

23 November 2012 8	Sydney FC	1–2	Adelaide United	Sydney
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11)	Yau 56'	Summary	Vidošić 21' Ferreira 88'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 13,317 Referee: Peter Green

2 December 2012 9	Sydney FC	0–0	Melbourne Heart	Sydney
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11)		Summary		Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 12,425 Referee: Strebre Delovski

9 December 2012 10	Wellington Phoenix	1–2	Sydney FC	Wellington
16:30 AEDT (UTC+11)	Brockie 90+2' (pen.)	Summary	Ryall 45+1' Grant 70' McFlynn 13' 85'	Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 7,375 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

15 December 2012 11	Sydney FC	0–2	Western Sydney Wanderers	Sydney
19:45 AEDT (UTC+11)		Summary	Hersi 24' Beauchamp 77'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 26,176 Referee: Chris Beath

22 December 2012 12	Newcastle Jets	2–1	Sydney FC	Newcastle
17:30 AEDT (UTC+11)	Goodwin 13' Heskey 27'	Summary	Yau 32'	Stadium: Hunter Stadium Attendance: 17,402 Referee: Strebre Delovski

27 December 2012 13	Sydney FC	1–0	Central Coast Mariners	Sydney
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11)	Emerton 89'	Summary	Hutchinson 85' 90+4' Rogić 90+6'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 16,887 Referee: Peter Green

31 December 2012 14	Adelaide United	3–0	Sydney FC	Adelaide
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11)	Vidošić 18', 29' (pen.) Ramsay 61'	Summary		Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 10,934 Referee: Jarred Gillett

5 January 2013 15	Perth Glory	2–2	Sydney FC	Perth
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11)	Smeltz 39', 80'	Summary	Culina 63' Ryall 82'	Stadium: nib Stadium Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

13 January 2013 16	Sydney FC	2–1	Melbourne Heart	Sydney
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11)	Emerton 85' Grant 90+3'	Summary	Garcia 24'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 13,125 Referee: Peter O'Leary

19 January 2013 17	Sydney FC	7–1	Wellington Phoenix	Sydney
17:30 AEDT (UTC+11)	Griffiths 11' Del Piero 21', 23' (pen.), 39', 70' Culina 27' Yau 84'	Summary	Sigmund 80'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 12,691 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

26 January 2013 18	Melbourne Victory	3–1	Sydney FC	Melbourne
17:30 AEDT (UTC+11)	Rojas 23', 73' Thompson 67'	Summary	Tiago 39' 60' Griffiths 75' Fabio 58' 90'	Stadium: AAMI Park Referee: Chris Beath

2 February 2012 19	Newcastle Jets	2–2	Sydney FC	Newcastle
17:30 AEDT (UTC+11)	R.Griffiths 16' (pen.), 89' (pen.)	Summary	Del Piero 12' Powell 57' McFlynn 87'	Stadium: Hunter Stadium Attendance: 12,428 Referee: Jarred Gillett

10 February 2013 20	Sydney FC	2–1	Brisbane Roar	Sydney
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11)	Del Piero 7' Triantis 69'	Report Summary	Berisha 45'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 14,589 Referee: Ben Williams

16 February 2013 21	Sydney FC	2–1	Adelaide United	Sydney
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11)	Antonis 49' Powell 67'	Report	Jurić 78'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 15,602 Referee: Strebre Delovski

24 February 2013 22	Melbourne Heart	3–1	Sydney FC	Melbourne
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11)	Kalmar 31' Germano 36' Williams 55' (pen.)	Summary	Ryall 54' Griffiths 58'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 13,752 Referee: Alan Milliner

2 March 2013 23	Perth Glory	2–1	Sydney FC	Perth
22:00 AEDT (UTC+11)	Harold 20' Smeltz 35'	Summary	Del Piero 29' Fabinho 14' 57'	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 8,378 Referee: Strebre Delovski

9 March 2013 24	Sydney FC	2–0	Central Coast Mariners	Sydney
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11)	Ryall 25' Chianese 73'	Summary		Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 16,155 Referee: Jarred Gillett

16 March 2013 25	Sydney FC	1–1	Melbourne Victory	Sydney
19:45 AEDT (UTC+11)	Yau 85'	Summary	Milligan 3'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 22,233 Referee: Strebre Delovski

23 March 2013 26	Western Sydney Wanderers	1–1	Sydney FC	Parramatta
19:45 AEDT (UTC+11)	Cole 70' La Rocca 90+5'	Summary	Del Piero 34' Emerton 51' 56'	Stadium: Parramatta Stadium Attendance: 19,585 Referee: Alan Milliner

28 March 2013 27	Brisbane Roar	3–1	Sydney FC	Brisbane
20:00 AEDT (UTC+11)	Berisha 30' Lustica 51' Franjic 79'	Summary	Del Piero 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Referee: Peter Green

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A
Result	L	L	W	W	L	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	W	L	D	W	W	L	D	W	W	L	L	W	D	D	L
Position	9	9	8	5	7	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	9	7	8	8	6	5	7	8	5	5	6	7

Updated to match(es) played on 19 March 2013. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

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
27	9	5	13	41	51	−10	32	7	2	4	24	16	+8	2	3	9	17	35	−18

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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
3	Melbourne Victory	27	13	5	9	48	45	+3	44	Qualification for 2014 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and finals series^[a]
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
6	Perth Glory	27	9	5	13	29	31	−2	32
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^[b]	27	7	6	14	31	49	−18	27

Updated to match(es) played on 30 March 2013. Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ 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.

W-League

Regular season

21 October 2012 1	Sydney FC	3–3	Newcastle Jets	Sydney
15:00	Kennedy 35' Kerr 75', 77'	Report	van Egmond 17' Andrews 21' Huster 58'	Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Referee: Casey Reibelt

27 October 2012 2	Sydney FC	1–0	Western Sydney Wanderers	Sydney
14:00	Kete 29'	Report		Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Referee: Peta McCallum

3 November 2012 3	Brisbane Roar	1–3	Sydney FC	Brisbane
15:00	Harch 44'	Report	Kerr 47' Kete 58' Perry 62'	Stadium: Cleveland Showgrounds Referee: Kate Jacewicz

11 November 2012 4	Sydney FC	1–2	Melbourne Victory	Sydney
16:45	Kennedy 41'	Report	Jackson 8' Špiranović 81'	Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Referee: Kirralee Gardner

17 November 2012 5	Perth Glory	3–1	Sydney FC	Perth
11:00	R. Sutton 18', 76', 85'	Report	Logarzo 19'	Stadium: nib Stadium Referee: Rebecca Durcau

24 November 2012 6	Adelaide United	0–4	Sydney FC	Adelaide
14:00		Report	Rollason 4' Kete 11' Logarzo 58', 77'	Stadium: Burton Park Referee: Renee Silvester

1 December 2012 7	Sydney FC	4–3	Canberra United	Sydney
10:00	K. Simon 5', 76' (pen.) Kerr 18' Kete 90+4'	Report	Yeoman-Dale 33' Raso 58' Washington 83'	Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Referee: Kate Jacewicz

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

15 December 2012 9	Sydney FC	5–7	Perth Glory	Sydney
17:00	K. Simon 41' Kete 43' Billson 62' Foord 81' Kerr 90+2'	Report	De Vanna 13', 72', 87' Luik 56' D'Ovidio 60', 61' Gill 87'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Referee: Kirralee Gardner

23 December 2012 10	Newcastle Jets	0–4	Sydney FC	Newcastle
16:30		Report	K. Simon 11', 47', 87' Kennedy 14'	Stadium: Wanderers Oval Referee: Kelly Jones

5 January 2013 11	Sydney FC	0–2	Brisbane Roar	Sydney
15:00		Report	T. Butt 45+3', 55'	Stadium: Cromer Park Referee: Katie Patterson

12 January 2013 12	Western Sydney Wanderers	2–3	Sydney FC	Sydney
10:00	Fors 30', 74' (pen.)	Report	Foord 3' Kerr 39' Bolger 83'	Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Finals Series

19 January 2013 Semi Final	Brisbane Roar	2–3	Sydney FC	Brisbane
15:00	Gielnik 14' V. Popovic 75'	Report	Longo 19' Kerr 29', 61' Kete 78'	Stadium: QSAC Attendance: 1,901 Referee: Kirralee Gardener

27 January 2013 Grand final	Melbourne Victory	1–3	Sydney FC	Melbourne
15:30	P. Larsson 41' (f.k.) Ruyter-Hooley 84'	Report	Bolger 25' Kerr 48' Simon 86' (pen.)	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,181 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

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	6	2	4	30	24	+6	20	2	1	3	14	17	−3	4	1	1	16	7	+9

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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

League goalscorers by round

Total	Player		Goals per Game
Total	Player		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	SF	GF
9		Sam Kerr	2		1				1		1			1	2	1
7		Kyah Simon							2		1	3				1
5		Emma Kete		1	1			1	1		1
3		Chloe Logarzo					1	2
		Alanna Kennedy	1			1						1
		Caitlin Foord								1	1			1
2		Nicola Bolger												1		1
1		Ellyse Perry			1
		Renee Rollason						1
		Lillie Billson									1
		Annalie Longo													1

Squad statistics

As of 28 March 2012

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		A League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	AUS	Ivan Necevski	11	0	11+0	0
2	DF	AUS	Sebastian Ryall	25	3	23+2	3
3	DF	BRA	Fabinho	18	0	17+1	0
4	DF	NED	Pascal Bosschaart	6	1	6+0	1
5	DF	AUS	Nathan Sherlock	3	0	2+1	0
7	MF	AUS	Brett Emerton	22	3	22+0	3
8	DF	AUS	Adam Griffiths	18	0	16+2	0
9	MF	AUS	Paul Reid	11	0	6+5	0
10	FW	ITA	Alessandro Del Piero	24	14	23+1	14
12	FW	AUS	Blake Powell	18	3	9+9	3
13	DF	BRA	Tiago	9	0	9+0	0
14	FW	AUS	Mitchell Mallia	7	0	5+2	0
15	MF	NIR	Terry McFlynn	19	0	15+4	0
16	MF	AUS	Joel Chianese	13	1	2+11	1
17	MF	AUS	Terry Antonis	17	1	13+4	1
18	DF	AUS	Trent McClenahan	12	0	9+3	0
19	FW	CRO	Krunoslav Lovrek	5	0	5+0	0
20	GK	AUS	Vedran Janjetović	16	0	16+0	0
21	MF	PAN	Yairo Yau	18	6	11+7	6
22	MF	IRQ	Ali Abbas	24	1	21+3	1
23	MF	AUS	Rhyan Grant	25	2	24+1	2
24	MF	AUS	Hagi Gligor	4	0	1+3	0
25	DF	AUS	Daniel Petkovski	3	0	2+1	0
26	MF	AUS	Peter Triantis	14	1	13+1	1
27	FW	AUS	Alec Urosevski	2	0	0+2	0
28	DF	AUS	Aaron Calver	3	0	1+2	0
29	FW	AUS	Joel Griffiths	8	3	8+0	3
32	DF	AUS	Lucas Neill	3	0	3+0	0
Players away from the club on loan:
13	MF	AUS	Nick Carle	0	0	0+0	0
Players who appeared for Sydney FC no longer at the club:
11	FW	AUS	Dimitri Petratos	1	0	1+0	0
6	MF	AUS	Jason Culina	8	2	6+2	2

Disciplinary record

No.	Position	Name
1	GK	Ivan Necevski	1	0	0
2	DF	Sebastian Ryall	7	0	0
3	DF	Fabinho	6	2	0
4	DF	Pascal Bosschaart	1	0	0
5	DF	Nathan Sherlock	1	0	0
6	MF	Jason Culina	1	0	0
7	MF	Brett Emerton	8	1	0
8	DF	Adam Griffiths	6	0	0
9	MF	Paul Reid	2	0	0
10	FW	Alessandro Del Piero	3	0	0
11	FW	Dimitri Petratos	1	0	0
12	FW	Blake Powell	2	0	0
13	DF	Tiago	5	1	0
15	MF	Terry McFlynn	6	1	1
16	MF	Joel Chianese	2	0	0
17	MF	Terry Antonis	3	0	0
18	DF	Trent McClenahan	2	0	0
19	FW	Krunoslav Lovrek	1	0	0
20	GK	Vedran Janjetović	1	0	0
21	MF	Yairo Yau	3	0	0
22	MF	Ali Abbas	9	0	0
23	MF	Rhyan Grant	5	0	0
26	MF	Peter Triantis	4	0	0
27	FW	Alec Urosevski	1	0	0
28	DF	Aaron Calver	1	0	0
29	FW	Joel Griffiths	2	0	0

End-of-season awards

On 10 April 2013, Sydney FC hosted their annual Sky Blue Ball and presented seven awards on the night.^[27]

Award	Men's	Women's	Youth
Player of the Year	Alessandro Del Piero	N/A
Player's Player of the Year	Rhyan Grant	Teresa Polias	Peter Triantis
Member's Player of the Year	Alessandro Del Piero	N/A
Golden Boot	Alessandro Del Piero	N/A
Chairman's Award	Alen Stajcic W-League coach

References

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^ "Sydney FC Signs Local Junior Blake Powell". Sydney FC. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
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^ "Sydney FC Signs Croatian Striker Krunoslav Lovrek". Sydney FC. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
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External links

[table_note_res_QP0.084933270274165-27] 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.

[table_note_WP0.084933270274165-28] Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

[1] "Crook stands down as Sydney FC coach". Sydney FC. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2012.

[2] "Corica Happy To Stay As Assistant". Sydney FC. Retrieved 5 December 2012.

[3] "Sydney FC appoints Frank Farina". Sydney FC. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2012.

[Sydney_Loan_Carle-4] "Sydney FC Loans Nick Carle for 12 Months". Sydney FC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.

[5] "Sydney FC Sign Brazilian Full Back Fabio". Sydney FC. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2012.

[6] "Sydney FC Signs Dual World Cup Socceroo Midfielder Jason Culina". Sydney FC. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.

[7] "Sydney FC sign Adam Griffiths". Sydney FC. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2012.

[8] "Sydney FC Signs Midfielder Paul Reid". Sydney FC. Archived from the original on 27 December 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.

[9] "Ciao 4m Del Piero signs for two years". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 September 2012.

[10] "Sydney FC signs Italian legend Alessandro Del Piero". Sydney FC. Retrieved 5 December 2012.

[11] "Sydney FC Signs Local Junior Blake Powell". Sydney FC. Retrieved 5 December 2012.

[12] "Sydney FC Sign Experienced Australian Defender". Sydney FC. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2012.

[13] "Sydney FC Signs Croatian Striker Krunoslav Lovrek". Sydney FC. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2012.

[14] "Vedran Janjetovic wins Sydney FC Shoot Out". Sydney FC. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2012.

[15] "Sydney FC signs Panama International Yairo Yau". Sydney FC. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.

[16] "Sydney FC Sign Ali Abbas on 2 Year Deal". Sydney FC. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2012.

[17] "Sydney FC terminates Liam Reddy contract". Sydney FC. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2012.

[Released_Players-18] "Sydney FC Players To Leave Club". Sydney FC. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.

[19] "Sydney FC And Hiro Moriyasu Agree To Part Ways". Sydney FC. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2012.

[20] "Do Slavie se vrátil Kisel, generálním ředitelem se stal Kusý". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). 28 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2012.

[21] Hassett, Sebastian (10 April 2012). "Cazarine walks out as contract saga drags on". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 April 2012.

[22] "Petratos Leaves Sydney FC For New Challenge". Sydney FC. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.

[23] Mäkelä returns to HJK Archived 28 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)

[24] "Sydney FC grants Mark Bridge a release". Sydney FC. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2012.

[25] "Sydney FC signs Joel Griffiths". Fox Sports. Retrieved 14 December 2012.

[26] "Jets release Tiago Calvano - Newcastle Jets FC 2013". Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.

[29] "Alessandro del Piero Wins Sydney FC Player of the Year Award". sydneyfc.com. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2020.

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