2012–13 Adelaide United FC season

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Adelaide United

2012–13 season
Chairman	Greg Griffin
Head Coach (Interim)	Michael Valkanis
Stadium	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
A-League	4th
AFC Champions League	Quarter-finals
A-League Finals	Elimination finals
Top goalscorer	League: Dario Vidošić (10) All: Dario Vidošić (10)
Highest home attendance	14,115 (vs Melbourne Victory, 7 December 2012)
Lowest home attendance	6,878 (vs Brisbane Roar, 2 March 2013)
Average home league attendance	9,793
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The 2012–13 Adelaide United FC season was the club's eighth A-League season. It includes the 2012–13 A-League season as well as any other competitions of the 2012–13 football season, including the 2012 AFC Champions League. Adelaide United will compete in the continental competition for the fourth time, progressing past the Group Stage by topping the group for the third time, thus making the club the most successful Australian club in Asia.

Adelaide United's 2012–13 season was John Kosmina's first full season as permanent coach since being appointed in a caretaker role from Rini Coolen in December 2011. The season was also Kosmina's first in charge at Adelaide since the 2006–7 season. The offseason and preseason saw the signings of Fábio Ferreira from Sydney-based Dulwich Hill FC, Marcelo Carrusca, Daniel Bowles and Jake Barker-Daish. The club begin a new deal with kit supplier Kappa and local solar panel firm Unleash Solar, who joined the club as front-of-kit sponsor.

The club's home and away season began away to Newcastle Jets on 7 October 2012 just four days after being eliminated from the 2012 Asian Champions League. The match saw Adelaide win 2–0, with goals from Dario Vidosic and Iain Ramsay, as well as the debuts of Ferreira, Carrusca, Bowles and Barker-Daish for Adelaide. Adelaide followed this up a week later with a 1–0 win over Western Sydney Wanderers FC in their first away trip, the lone goal to Neumann, thus dealing Western Sydney their first loss and first goal conceded. In Round 3 Adelaide played Melbourne Victory at Etihad Stadium on 19 October. Despite gaining a lead early in the second half through a Vidosic penalty, Melbourne Victory scored two goals for their first win of the season, and Adelaide's first loss.

Adelaide United responded to the loss in kind the following round at home, coming from a goal down to defeat Wellington Phoenix 3–1 in Cássio's 100th A-League match. Aptly, he scored, as did Neumann. In Round 5 Adelaide travelled to Brisbane, continuing their good form at Suncorp Stadium. Dario Vidosic scored from a free kick in just the third minute. Adelaide successfully defended the lead and won the match 1–0, with much notable praise heaped on goalkeeper and captain Eugene Galekovic. Adelaide returned home for a Remembrance Day match against Perth Glory. Perth scored the opening goal, but Adelaide equalised through Vidosic. The match ended 1–1. A week later Adelaide recorded another 1–0 success, this time over Melbourne Heart. Again, the lone scorer was Neumann.

By this point Adelaide had earned its position at the top of the A-League ladder, with five wins, one draw and just one loss. A trip to Sydney at Allianz Stadium on 23 November saw a sixth win against Sydney FC. Ferreira scored his first goal for the club before Yairo Yau equalised. Vidosic struck home the winner in the 88th minute, Adelaide winning 2–1 and continuing Sydney FC's poor form. United's next match was at Bluetongue Stadium against Central Coast Mariners. Eugene Galekovic and Dario Vidosic had been selected to compete for Australia in the East Asian Cup, and therefore did not play the match. However, Vidosic gained an injury and consequently remained in Australia, though he missed the match. Paul Izzo made his debut in place of Eugene Galekovic, becoming the 100th-ever player to make an appearance for Adelaide United. Adelaide gained the lead through Bruce Djite in the 17th minute and led at half-time, but the goal was not enough and Central Coast scored two goals in the second half to hand Adelaide just its second loss in eight games.

A week later Adelaide hosted Melbourne Victory on 7 December. Over 14,000 fans attended, and it proved to be one of the most-watched matches of the season. The match indirectly attracted controversy when reports surfaced of apparent massive, multimillion-dollar bets being placed on the game. Adelaide defeated Melbourne Victory 4–2. Evan Kostopoulos scored his first ever A-League goals, netting a brace, with Ferriera and Carrusca adding to Adelaide's tally. Carrusca scored an astonishing effort, striking the ball with his first touch on the right flank it curved to the inside left of the goal, around Melbourne Victory goalkeeper Nathan Coe. A week later Adelaide notched an eighth win for the season, again defeating Wellington Phoenix 3–1, with a brace to Carrusca and a goal by Ferreira. The final action of the match saw Eugene Galekovic save a penalty, and then athletically save the rebound.

Cameron Watson, Bruce Djite, Cassio, Jeronimo Neumann and Fabio Ferreira each extended their contracts for a further two years. Round 12 saw Adelaide make a first-ever trip to Parramatta Stadium on 21 December. Western Sydney Wanderers had previously been somewhat scrutinised for a lack of goalscoring form, but on this occasion defeated Adelaide 6–1. On Boxing Day Adelaide hosted Brisbane Roar, losing 1–0. The match was Adelaide's first home loss and first match without scoring in the season. United rebounded on New Year's Eve, hosting Sydney FC and winning 3–0. Vidosic scored a brace with Ramsay netting the final goal. United followed this with a 0–0 draw in hot, dry conditions at Newcastle. On 11 January 2013, Adelaide United hosted Perth Glory. Some tension had been brewing between supporters and stadium security, as well as with the club itself. Both supporter groups staged a silent protest, with the issue being given significant media attention on internet and radio, citing disconnect with the club and heavy-handedness by security staff. At the conclusion of the protest, the stadium erupted to rapturous applause. Adelaide went on to defeat Perth 3–2.

Adelaide United lost its next three matches. Firstly was a 2–0 loss away to Melbourne Heart, and subsequently a 3–1 loss away to Central Coast Mariners (despite, again, gaining the lead before half-time). John Kosmina had expressed his desire to the club for a two-year extension to his contract, and rumours publicly emerged of assistant coach Michael Valkanis being offered a contract extension, but not Kosmina. Kosmina resigned as head coach shortly thereafter. Valkanis was appointed as interim coach until the end of the season, with former Adelaide City FC player Sergio Melta being appointed as his assistant. Valkanis' first match in charge saw Adelaide lose 2–4 at home to Western Sydney, but a week later delivered a resounding 1–0 win over Melbourne Victory, Jeronimo Neumann once more the lone goalscorer. The triumph ended Victory's run of form, who subsequently struggled for positive results for the remainder of the season.

Unleash Solar collapsed and went into administration, eventually dissolving. This left the club with no front-of-shirt sponsor. Adelaide announced the signing of Tomi Jurić on a short-term deal until the conclusion of the season. Adelaide won just one of its remaining matches, a 2–0 away win over Melbourne Heart. Finishing the season in fourth place, United hosted Brisbane Roar in an elimination final, but lost 1–2, thereby ending Adelaide's season.

It was announced on 1 December 2011 that as part of the AFC Champions League review conducted earlier in the year, Australia would be granted an extra play-off slot for the 2012 edition of the competition.^[1] Adelaide United placed 3rd in the 2010–11 A-League season and thus gained entry into the Play-off stage of the competition, alongside Champions Brisbane Roar and Runners-Up Central Coast Mariners who qualified directly into the Group Stage. Due to the Chinese and Indonesian clubs' withdrawal from the play-offs, Adelaide were fortunate enough to be drawn directly into the Group Stage of the 2012 AFC Champions League without the need to progress through the preliminary stages. The club was drawn into Group E alongside former opponents, Gamba Osaka, Bunyodkor and Pohang Steelers.^[2]

In an unprecedented turn of events, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled in favour of rebel Indonesian club Persipura Jayapura’s appeal for inclusion in the competition and revoked Adelaide's direct entry into the group stage and a play-off match was reinstated to determine the club to progress to Group E.^[3]

Adelaide United hosted the Indonesian club on 16 February, and convincingly won the game 3–0, therefore removing all doubt of the club's right to enter the continental competition for the Australian club record 4th time.^[4]

On 6 March, Adelaide United travelled to Tashkent, Uzbekistan for Match Day 1 of the Champions League, and returned with a 2–1 win in sub-zero conditions against reigning Uzbek champions, Bunyodkor.^[5]

Former Asian champions, Gamba Osaka made the trip to Hindmarsh Stadium for Match Day 2 on 20 March. Adelaide United came out the victors with a first half brace from Daniel Mullen being the difference.^[6]

On the back of the club's win over Gamba Osaka, interim head coach John Kosmina was signed on for a further season as the club's manager on 22 March.^[7]

Match Day 3 saw Adelaide United travel to the home of Pohang Steelers on 3 April, where a rare defensive error from Adelaide captain and goalkeeper Eugene Galeković gifted the home side the sole goal of the contest, and the three points.^[8]

The return leg was played in Adelaide two weeks later, where again a lone goal decided the tie. On 18 April, Adelaide United kept its second clean sheet of the AFC Champions League group stage when Bruce Djite scored in the 90th minute to send the Australian club clear at the top of Group E.^[9]

The club announced a new 2-year partnership with kit supplier Kappa on 16 July, after it dissolved its previous contract with Erreà after the company's failure to deliver products to the club's expectations.^[10]

Without Coopers Brewery as primary major sponsor, Adelaide United were forced into securing an alternative major sponsor. On 29 August, the club announced a one-year front-of-shirt sponsorship partnership with Unleash Solar^[11] worth a reported $250,000.^[12]

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK		Galeković (captain)	43	2007	127	0	2014	Free
2	CM		Malik	34	2011	44	0	2015	Free	Originally from Youth System
3	CB		Boogaard	38	2010	54	0	2014	Free
4	CB		McKain	42	2011	26	0	2014	Free
5	CB		Fyfe	42	2012	75	5	2015	Free
6	LWB		Cássio (vice-captain)	44	2007	121	7	2015	Free	Second nationality: Australia
8	LW		Carrusca	41	2012	23	5	2014	Free	Second nationality: Portugal
10	AM		Vidošić	37	2011	51	15	2014	Free	Australian marquee player
11	ST		Djite	37	2011	78	18	2015	Free
12	CB		Golec	34	2011	26	1	2014	Free
13	AM		Kamara	28	2012	1	0	2015	Youth system	Second nationality: Liberia
14	CM		Watson	37	2010	79	0	2015	Free
15	DM		Melling	29	2012	9	0	2015	Youth system
16	RWB		Bowles	32	2012	16	1	2014	Free
17	LW		Ramsay	36	2010	83	11	2013	Free	Second nationality: Australia
18	CM		Barbiero	40	2007	89	8	2013	Free
19	AM		Barker-Daish	31	2012	11	1	2014	Free
20	GK		Izzo	29	2012	3	0	2015	Youth system
21	CF		Jerónimo	38	2012	26	7	2015	Free
22	RW		Ferreira	35	2012	19	3	2015	Free
23	WI		Kostopoulos	34	2012	21	2	2013	Youth system
24	WI		Mabil	29	2012	5	0	2015	Youth system	Second nationality: Australia
25	FW		Jurić	33	2013	7	2	2013	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 24 FW  KEN Awer Mabil 30 GK  AUS John Hall

Re-signed Name Position Duration Contract Expiry Notes Antony Golec Defender 2 years 2014 [13] Nigel Boogaard Defender 2 years 2014 [14] Osama Malik Midfielder 2 years 2015 [15]

In (Pre-season) Name Position Moving from Notes Teeboy Kamara Midfielder Adelaide United (Youth) - 3-year contract.[16] Iain Fyfe Defender Busan IPark - 1-year contract.[17] Daniel Bowles Defender Gold Coast United - 2-year contract.[18][19] Jake Barker-Daish Midfielder Gold Coast United - 2-year contract.[20][21] Evan Kostopoulos Forward Adelaide United (Youth) - 1-year contract.[22] Marcelo Carrusca Midfielder San Martín de San Juan - 2-year contract.[23] Fábio Ferreira Midfielder Dulwich Hill - 1-year contract.[24][25][26] Jerónimo Neumann Forward Sol de América - 1-year loan contract.[27][28] In (Mid-season) Name Position Moving from Notes Tomi Jurić Forward Inter Zaprešić - Loan contract until end of season.[29]

Out (Pre-season) Name Position Moving to Notes Mark Birighitti Goalkeeper Newcastle Jets - 2-year contract commences after 2012 AFC Champions League group stage[30] Milan Susak Defender Tianjin Teda - Transferred in February 2012[17][31] - Reported transfer fee of $200,000 Evgeniy Levchenko Midfielder Released - Contract was not renewed.[32][33] Spase Dilevski Midfielder Melbourne Victory - Contract was not renewed.[15] Ricardo da Silva Midfielder Released - Contract was not renewed.[15] Daniel Mullen Defender Dalian Aerbin - Transferred in July 2012[34] - Transfer fee of $240,000.[35] Francisco Usúcar Midfielder Técnico Universitario - Transferred in July 2012[36] Out (Mid-season) Name Position Moving to Notes Sergio van Dijk Forward Persib Bandung - Transferred in January 2013.[37] Zenon Caravella Midfielder Newcastle Jets - Released from remainder of contract in January 2013.[38]

				Total				AFC Champions League		A-League		A-League Finals
N	Pos.	Name	Nat.	GS	App	Gls	Min	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	Notes
1	GK	Galeković		35	36	-40	3090	10	-7	25	-31	1	-2	(−) means goals conceded
2	MF	Malik		25	27		2088	7		19		1
3	DF	Boogaard		31	31	2	2626	9	2	21		1
4	DF	McKain		16	19	1	1328	8	1	10		1
5	DF	Fyfe		25	27		2241	5		21		1
6	DF	Cássio		34	34	1	2982	9		24	1	1
8	MF	Carrusca		19	23	5	1560			22	5	1
10	MF	Vidošić		35	35	10	2882	9		25	9	1	1
11	FW	Djite		21	29	3	1662	10	1	18	2	1
12	DF	Golec		17	17	1	1477	2	1	15
13	MF	Kamara			3		15	3						Source
14	MF	Watson		24	31		2272	4		27
15	MF	Melling			1		15	1
16	DF	Bowles		16	18	1	1448	2		16	1
17	MF	Ramsay		29	37	7	2534	10	2	26	5	1
18	MF	Barbiero		11	26		1214	10		16
19	MF	Barker-Daish		4	11	1	448			10	1	1
20	GK	Izzo		3	3	-6	270			3	-6			(−) means goals conceded
21	FW	Jerónimo		16	28	8	1440	2	1	25	7	1
22	MF	Ferreira		11	19	3	1061			18	3	1
23	FW	Kostopoulos		17	27	3	1484	9	1	18	2
24	FW	Mabil		2	5		160			5
25	FW	Jurić		5	7	2	349			6	2	1

				Total				AFC Champions League		A-League		A-League Finals
N	Pos.	Name	Nat.	GS	App	Gls	Min	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	Notes
	MF	Caravella		8	12		738	8		4				Released in January 2013.
	FW	van Dijk		4	11	2	500	8	2	3				-Transferred to Persib Bandung in January 2013.

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number.

N	P	Nat.	Name	League			Finals			Asia			Others			Total			Notes
1	GK		Galeković	4												4
2	MF		Malik	5		1										5		1	- One match suspension against Melbourne Heart in R24.
3	DF		Boogaard	8								1				8		1	- One match ACL suspension against Bunyodkor in ACL, QF2. - One match suspension against Melbourne Victory in R20.
4	DF		McKain	4	1											4	1		- One match suspension against Brisbane Roar in R23.
5	DF		Fyfe	5			1			1	1					7	1		- One match ACL suspension against Newcastle Jets in A-League, R1. - One match suspension against Wellington Phoenix in R22.
6	DF		Cássio	5			1			1						7			- One match suspension against Sydney FC in R21.
7	MF		Caravella							1						1
8	MF		Carrusca	4			1									5
9	FW		van Dijk	1												1
10	MF		Vidošić	4						2						6
11	FW		Djite	2						1						3
12	DF		Golec	3												3
16	DF		Bowles	4						1						5
17	MF		Ramsay	2												2
18	MF		Barbiero	2						1	1					3	1		- One match ACL suspension against Newcastle Jets in A-League, R1.
19	MF		Barker-Daish	1												1
21	FW		Jerónimo	7			1			1						9			- One match suspension against Western Sydney Wanderers in R19.
25	FW		Ferreira				1									1
23	MF		Kostopoulos	2						3						5
25	FW		Jurić	1			1									2

Last updated: 8 April 2013
Source: Competitive matches
Ordered by , and
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Goals	Player	PO2	MD1	MD2	MD3	MD4	MD5	MD6	R16	QF1	QF2
2	Nigel Boogaard	1	1
	Daniel Mullen			2
	Sergio van Dijk	1						1
	Iain Ramsay									1	1
1	Evgeniy Levchenko	1
	Antony Golec		1
	Bruce Djite					1
	Jon McKain								1
	Evan Kostopoulos									1
	Jerónimo Neumann										1

Goals	Player	0 1 0	0 2 0	0 3 0	0 4 0	0 5 0	0 6 0	0 7 0	0 8 0	0 9 0	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	EF
10	Dario Vidošić	1		1		1	1		1				1		2										1				1
7	Jerónimo Neumann		1		2			1									2				1
5	Iain Ramsay	1													1		1			1					1
	Marcelo Carrusca										1	2											1			1
3	Fábio Ferreira								1		1	1
2	Evan Kostopoulos										2
	Bruce Djite									1										1
	Tomi Jurić																					1	1
1	Cássio				1
	Daniel Bowles																		1
	Jake Barker-Daish																											1

Position	Staff
Head coach (interim)	Michael Valkanis
Assistant coach	Sergio Melta
Goalkeeper coach	Peter Blazincic
High performance manager	Sean Tagg
Physiotherapist	Peter Chitti

Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment	Table
John Kosmina	Resigned.	28 January 2013[39]	4th, Round 18 (12–13)	Michael Valkanis (Interim)	28 January 2013[40]	4th, Round 18 (12–13)

Updated to match played 8 April 2013
Source: Competitions

White City v Adelaide United

26 April 2012	White City	0–6	Adelaide United	Frank Mitchell Park, Woodville West
Thursday 19:00			Barbiero (pen.) van Dijk Vidošić Mullen

Adelaide Raiders v Adelaide United

9 May 2012	Adelaide Raiders	0–5	Adelaide United	Croatian Sports Centre, Gepps Cross
Wednesday 19:00			van Dijk Vidošić Ramsay (o.g.)

West Torrens Birkalla v Adelaide United

23 May 2012	West Torrens Birkalla	0–2	Adelaide United	Camden Sports Complex, Novar Gardens
Wednesday 19:00			Vidošić

Adelaide Hills Hawks v Adelaide United

25 July 2012	Adelaide Hills Hawks	0–4	Adelaide United	The Hawks Nest, Woodside
Wednesday 18:30		Game abandoned after half-time due to bad weather. Report	Boogaard Caravella Barbiero (o.g.)

Adelaide Comets v Adelaide United

1 August 2012	Adelaide Comets	2–2	Adelaide United	Santos Stadium, Mile End
Wednesday 19:30	Bouraee 18' Tesfagabr 81'		15' Ferreira 36' (pen.) Vidošić

South Australian State Select v Adelaide United

15 August 2012	South Australian State Select	1–3	Adelaide United	Burton Football Complex, Burton
Wednesday 19:30	Dittmar 57'	Report	49' Vidošić 85' (o.g.) 90+' Golec

Melbourne Heart v Adelaide United

21 August 2012	Melbourne Heart	1–2	Adelaide United	Epping Stadium, Epping
Tuesday 19:00	Mebrahtu 28'	Report	10', 73' (pen.) Vidošić

Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United

24 August 2012	Melbourne Victory	4–2	Adelaide United	Aurora Stadium, Launceston
Friday 18:00	Allsopp 7' Thompson 12', 35' Finkler 77'	Report	45+1' Vidošić 90+1' van Dijk	Attendance: 3,147

Sydney FC v Adelaide United

1 September 2012	Sydney FC	2–4	Adelaide United	Marconi Stadium, Bossley Park
Saturday 16:30	Yau 10' Mallia 90'	Report	28' (o.g.) Ryall 45' Cássio 83' Jerónimo 90+2' Kostopoulos

Adelaide United v Brisbane Roar

7 September 2012	Adelaide United	6–2	Brisbane Roar	Hindmarsh Stadium, Hindmarsh
Friday 19:30	Barbiero 22' Fyfe 27', 33' Jerónimo 59' Ramsay 76' van Dijk 90+3'	Report	81', 85' Visconte

Adelaide United v Central Coast Mariners

12 September 2012	Adelaide United	2–0	Central Coast Mariners	Hindmarsh Stadium, Hindmarsh
Wednesday 19:30	Cássio 62' van Dijk 90+3'	Report

Newcastle Jets v Adelaide United

7 October 2012 Round 1	Newcastle Jets	0–2	Adelaide United	Hunter Stadium, Newcastle
Sunday 14:30	Ritter  79' Birighitti  57'	Report Summary	2' Vidošić  52' Boogaard  68' Bowles 74' Ramsay	Attendance: 14,868 Referee: Shaun Evans

Adelaide United v Western Sydney Wanderers

12 October 2012 Round 2	Adelaide United	1–0	Western Sydney Wanderers	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:00	Malik  45' Jerónimo  61' 69' Barker-Daish  83'	Report Summary	40' Hersi  41' Poljak  56' Ono  64' Beauchamp	Attendance: 8,950 Referee: Brenton Hayward

Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United

19 October 2012 Round 3	Melbourne Victory	2–1	Adelaide United	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Friday 19:00	Flores  8' Milligan 52'  75' Leijer  53' Rojas 67' Jeggo  88'	Report Summary	25' 49' (pen.) Vidošić  90+1' Boogaard	Attendance: 19,174 Referee: Peter Green

Adelaide United v Wellington Phoenix

27 October 2012 Round 4	Adelaide United	3–1	Wellington Phoenix	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Saturday 17:00	Golec  11' Jerónimo 55', 85'  60' Cássio 68'  79' Malik  87'	Report Summary	16' Fenton 42' Huysegems  77' Sigmund  86' Durante  90+3' Brockie	Attendance: 8,497 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Brisbane Roar v Adelaide United

4 November 2012 Round 5	Brisbane Roar	0–1	Adelaide United	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Sunday 16:30	Stefanutto  31'	Report Summary	3'  73' Vidošić  32' van Dijk  38' Carrusca  77' Bowles  90+2' Galeković	Attendance: 12,856 Referee: Chris Beath

Adelaide United v Perth Glory

11 November 2012 Round 6	Adelaide United	1–1	Perth Glory	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Sunday 16:30	Vidošić 48'	Report Summary	24' Thwaite 42' Mehmet  73' van den Brink  90' Jamieson	Attendance: 9,212 Referee: Peter O'Leary

Adelaide United v Melbourne Heart

17 November 2012 Round 7	Adelaide United	1–0	Melbourne Heart	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Saturday 17:00	Jerónimo 58'	Report Summary	12' Hoffman  55' Thompson	Attendance: 8,816 Referee: Ben Williams

Sydney FC v Adelaide United

23 November 2012 Round 8	Sydney FC	1–2	Adelaide United	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Friday 19:00	Griffiths  7' Antonis  19' Yau  27' 57' Ryall  63' Chianese  77'	Report Summary	21' Ferreira  37' Cássio  72' Boogaard  83' Barbiero 88' Vidošić	Attendance: 13,317 Referee: Peter Green

Central Coast Mariners v Adelaide United

1 December 2012 Round 9	Central Coast Mariners	2–1	Adelaide United	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Saturday 17:00	Rose 45' Hutchinson  51' Bojić  53' Montgomery  60' 76' McBreen  75'	Report Summary	17' Djite	Attendance: 6,885 Referee: Alan Milliner

Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory

7 December 2012 Round 10	Adelaide United	4–2	Melbourne Victory	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:00	Vidošić  1' Kostopoulos 3', 32' F. Ferreira 22' Carrusca 25' Boogaard  40' Cássio  55' Djite  72'	Report Summary	6' Nabbout  12' Flores  18' Finkler  30' Leijer  33' D. Ferreira 47' Rojas  79' Gallagher	Attendance: 14,115 Referee: Chris Beath

Adelaide United v Wellington Phoenix

16 December 2012 Round 11	Adelaide United	3–1	Wellington Phoenix	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Sunday 16:30	Carrusca 20', 25'  32' Ferreira 45+2'	Report Summary	16' Muscat  35' Ifill  80' Sigmund 81' Sánchez	Attendance: 8,657 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Western Sydney Wanderers v Adelaide United

21 December 2012 Round 12	Western Sydney Wanderers	6–1	Adelaide United	Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta
Friday 18:30	D'Apuzzo  4' Bridge 18', 45', 58' Hersi  36' Kresinger 45+2' Ono 52' La Rocca  72' Gibbs 90'	Report Summary	28' Galeković  61' Carrusca 68' Vidošić  78' Jerónimo  90+2' Barbiero	Attendance: 9,056 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Adelaide United v Brisbane Roar

26 December 2012 Round 13	Adelaide United	0–1	Brisbane Roar	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Wednesday 19:00	Jerónimo  18' Fyfe  42' Bowles  43'	Report Summary	25' Smith  31' 66' Henrique  46' Theo  53' Paartalu  90' Halloran	Attendance: 11,035 Referee: Adam Kersey

Adelaide United v Sydney FC

31 December 2012 Round 14	Adelaide United	3–0	Sydney FC	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Monday 19:30	Vidošić 19', 29' (pen.) Kostopoulos  34' Ramsay 62' Cássio  90+3'	Report Summary	77' Calver	Attendance: 10,934 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Newcastle Jets v Adelaide United

5 January 2013 Round 15	Newcastle Jets	0–0	Adelaide United	Hunter Stadium, Newcastle
Saturday 17:00	Zadkovich  15'	Report Summary	70' Fyfe	Attendance: 10,721 Referee: Matthew Gillett

Adelaide United v Perth Glory

11 January 2013 Round 16	Adelaide United	3–2	Perth Glory	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:00	Galeković  17' Jerónimo 29', 37' Ramsay 46'	Report Summary	59' Pantelidis 90' (pen) Smeltz 90+3' McGarry	Attendance: 10,129 Referee: Peter Green

Melbourne Heart v Adelaide United

18 January 2013 Round 17	Melbourne Heart	2–0	Adelaide United	AAMI Park, Melbourne
Friday 19:00	Tadić 5' Garcia 50' Behich  82'	Report Summary	21' Fyfe  52' Golec	Attendance: 7,181 Referee: Lucien Laverdure

Central Coast Mariners v Adelaide United

25 January 2013 Round 18	Central Coast Mariners	3–1	Adelaide United	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Friday 19:00	Montgomery  46' Duke 68', 72' Zwaanswijk  83' McGlinchey 88'	Report Summary	39' Bowles  45+1' Jerónimo	Attendance: 8,294 Referee: Peter O'Leary

Adelaide United v Western Sydney Wanderers

3 February 2013 Round 19	Adelaide United	2–4	Western Sydney Wanderers	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Sunday 16:30	McKain  25' Boogaard  26' Djite 61' Ramsay 87' Fyfe  90+1'	Report Summary	43', 53' Hersi 45' Bridge  45' Mooy  65' Kresinger 68' Poljak	Attendance: 9,686 Referee: Chris Beath

Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory

8 February 2013 Round 20	Adelaide United	1–0	Melbourne Victory	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:00	McKain  13' Malik  20' Cássio  29' Jerónimo  34' 43' Ramsay  41' Bowles  90+2'	Report Summary	61' Flores  75' Traoré	Attendance: 12,029 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Sydney FC v Adelaide United

16 February 2013 Round 21	Sydney FC	2–1	Adelaide United	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Saturday 17:00	Antonis 49' Powell 66' McFlynn  68'	Report Summary	60' Golec 78' Jurić  83' Fyfe  84' Carrusca	Attendance: 15,602 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Wellington Phoenix v Adelaide United

24 February 2013 Round 22	Wellington Phoenix	2–2	Adelaide United	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Sunday 14:00	Brockie 31' Muscat  58' Gameiro 80'	Report Summary	5'  69' McKain  8' Malik 20' Jurić 34' Carrusca  79' Boogaard  90+1' Kostopoulos	Attendance: 4,832 Referee: Tim McGilchrist

Adelaide United v Brisbane Roar

2 March 2013 Round 23	Adelaide United	0–1	Brisbane Roar	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Saturday 17:00	Malik  51'  90+3'	Report Summary	21' Hingert  43' Brattan  49' Franjic 83' Halloran	Attendance: 6,878 Referee: Shaun Evans

Melbourne Heart v Adelaide United

11 March 2013 Round 24	Melbourne Heart	0–2	Adelaide United	AAMI Park, Melbourne
Monday 19:00	Colosimo  68' Garcia  80'	Report Summary	33' 53' Ramsay 40' (pen.) Vidošić  41' McKain  64' Jurić  77' Galeković  81' Boogaard	Attendance: 5,393 Referee: Chris Beath

Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets

15 March 2013 Round 25	Adelaide United	1–1	Newcastle Jets	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:00	Carrusca 49' Vidošić  52'	Report Summary	15' Brown  45+1' Goodwin 44' Bridges  66' Jesic	Attendance: 7,284 Referee: Lucien Laverdure

Adelaide United v Central Coast Mariners

24 March 2013 Round 26	Adelaide United	0–2	Central Coast Mariners	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Sunday 16:30	McKain  45' Boogaard  77'	Report Summary	4' McBreen 90+2' Sterjovski	Attendance: 8,069 Referee: Shaun Evans

Perth Glory v Adelaide United

30 March 2013 Round 27	Perth Glory	1–1	Adelaide United	nib Stadium, Perth
Saturday 21:15	Heffernan  56' Zahra 58' Burns  70'	Report Summary	59' Djite  84' Jerónimo 90+1' Barker-Daish	Attendance: 16,707 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Adelaide United v Brisbane Roar

7 April 2013 Elimination Finals	Adelaide United	1–2	Brisbane Roar	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Sunday 16:30	Jerónimo  33' Fyfe  57' Ferreira  73' Carrusca  78' Jurić  86' Vidošić 89' Cássio  88'	Report Summary	28'  38' Brattan 45+2' Franjic  61' Lustica  76' Nijland	Attendance: 10,234 Referee: Chris Beath