2013–14 in Australian soccer

Soccer in Australia
Season2013–14
Men's soccer
A-League PremiershipBrisbane Roar
A-League ChampionshipBrisbane Roar
National Premier LeaguesSydney United 58
National Youth League PremiershipSydney FC Youth
Women's soccer
W-League PremiershipCanberra United
W-League ChampionshipMelbourne Victory
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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

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The 2013–14 A-League regular season began on 11 October 2013 and ended on 13 April 2014.[1]

Pos Team 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
3 Central Coast Mariners 27 12 6 9 33 36 −3 42 Qualification for 2015 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and finals series[a]
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
6 Adelaide United 27 10 8 9 45 36 +9 38
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[b] 27 7 7 13 36 51 −15 28
10 Melbourne Heart 27 6 8 13 36 42 −6 26
Updated to match(es) played on 13 April 2014. Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
Elimination-finals
18–19 April
Semi-finals
26–27 April
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

The 2013–14 W-League regular season began on 9 November 2013 and ended on 9 February 2014.[2]

Pos Team 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
3 Melbourne Victory (C) 12 7 2 3 23 12 +11 23
4 Brisbane Roar 12 7 2 3 22 16 +6 23
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
Source: au.soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Semi-finals
15–16 February
Grand final
23 February
      
1 Canberra United 1
4 Brisbane Roar 2
Melbourne Victory 2
Brisbane Roar 0
3 Sydney FC 2
2 Melbourne Victory 3

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
Semi-finals
5–6 October
Grand final
13 October
         
Queensland Olympic FC 3
New South Wales Sydney United 58 4
New South Wales Sydney United 58 2
Australian Capital Territory Canberra FC 1
New South Wales Sydney United 58 2
Tasmania South Hobart 0
Tasmania South Hobart 3
South Australia Campbelltown City 1

The 2013–14 season of the National Youth League (NYL) ran between 26 October 2013 – 2 March 2014.

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

International club competitions

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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.[3]

Central Coast Mariners finished the group stage at the bottom of the group, accumulating two wins (against Sanfrecce Hiroshima[4] and Beijing Guoan[5]) and four losses (against Beijing Guoan,[6] Sanfreece Hiroshima[7] and twice against group winner FC Seoul[8][9]).

Melbourne Victory finished the group stage in the 3rd place, accumulating two wins (against Yokohama F. Marinos[10] and defending champions Guangzhou Evergrande[11]), two draws (both against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors[12][13]) and two losses (against Guangzhou Evergrande[14] and Yokohoma F. Marinos[15]).

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,[16] Ulsan Hyundai[17] and twice against Guizhou Renhe[18][19]) and two losses (against Ulsan Hyundai[20] and Kawasaki Frontale[21]). In the knock-out stage Round of 16 against Sanfrecce Hiroshima they lost the first leg 3–1,[22] but then managed to win the second leg at home 2–0 and advanced with the away goals rule.[23] They drew defending champions Guangzhou Evergrand for the quarter-finals.[24]

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,[25] but then managed to win 2–0 in the second leg at Parramatta Stadium.[26] 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

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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).

National teams

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Men's senior

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Friendlies

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8 September 2013 Brazil  6–0  Australia Brasília, Brazil
05:15 AEST 8', 34'
Neymar 36'
Ramires 58'
Pato 73'
Luiz Gustavo 84'
Report Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Attendance: 40,996
Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
12 October 2013 France  6–0  Australia Paris, France
Ribéry 8' (pen.)
Giroud 16', 27'
Cabaye 29'
Debuchy 47'
Benzema 51'
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
16 October 2013 Australia  3–0  Canada London, England
Kennedy 1'
Vidošić 52'
Leckie 79'
Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 3,741
Referee: Michael Dean (England)
19 November 2013 Australia  1–0  Costa Rica Sydney, Australia
19:30 AEDT Cahill 69' Report Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 20,165
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan)
5 March 2014 Australia  3–4  Ecuador London, England
20:00 Cahill 8', 31'
Jedinak 15' (pen.)
Langerak Red card 58'
Report Martínez 56'
Castillo 60' (pen.)
E. Valencia 76'
Méndez 90+1'
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 7,133
Referee: Lee Probert (England)
26 May 2014 Australia  1–1  South Africa Sydney, Australia
19:30 Cahill 14' Report Patosi 13' Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 50,468
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)
6 June 2014 Australia  0–1  Croatia Salvador, Brazil
Report Jelavić 58' Stadium: Estádio de Pituaçu
Referee: Francisco Carlos do Nascimento (Brazil)
20 July 2013 South Korea  0–0  Australia Seoul, South Korea
19:00 UTC+9 Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 31,571
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
25 July 2013 Japan  3–2  Australia Hwaseong, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9 Saito 26'
Osako 56' 79'
Report Duke 76'
Jurić 78'
Stadium: Hwaseong Stadium
Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok (South Korea)
28 July 2013 Australia  3–4  China Seoul, South Korea
17:15 UTC+9 Mooy 30'
Taggart 89'
Duke 90+3'
Report Yu Dabao 5'
Sun Ke 56'
Yang Xu 87'
Wu Lei 88'
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)
13 June 2014 Group Stage Chile  3–1  Australia Cuiabá, Brazil
19:00 Sánchez 12'
Valdivia 14'
Beausejour 90+2'
Report Cahill 35' Stadium: Arena Pantanal
Attendance: 40,275
Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)
18 June 2014 Group Stage Australia  2–3  Netherlands Porto Alegre, Brazil
13:00 Cahill 21'
Jedinak 54' (pen.)
Report Robben 20'
van Persie 58'
Memphis 68'
Stadium: Estádio Beira-Rio
Attendance: 42,877
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)
23 June 2014 Group Stage Australia  0–3  Spain Curitiba, Brazil
13:00 Report Villa 36'
Torres 69'
Mata 82'
Stadium: Arena da Baixada
Attendance: 39,375
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Men's under 23

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12 January 2014 Group Stage Australia  1–0  Kuwait Muscat, Oman
17:00 PGST Kitto 70' Report Stadium: Royal Oman Police Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
14 January 2014 Group Stage Australia  0–1  Iran Muscat, Oman
17:00 PGST Report Skapetis 56' Stadium: Royal Oman Police Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Kim Jong Hyeok (South Korea)
1 January 2014 Group Stage Australia  0–4  Japan Muscat, Oman
17:00 PGST Report Nakajima 18', 48' (pen.)
Yajima 24'
Brown 45' (o.g.)
Stadium: Royal Oman Police Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
20 January 2014 Quarter-final Australia  1–2  Saudi Arabia Muscat, Oman
17:00 PGST Skapetis 77' (pen.) Report Assiri 58'
Al Ammar 62'
Stadium: Royal Oman Police Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Iida Jumpei (Japan)

Men's under 20

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Friendlies

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August 2013 COTIF International Tournament Australia  0–1  Qatar L'Alcúdia, Spain
Report Hassan 9' Stadium: Estadio Municipal Els Arcs De L'Alcúdia
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Oscar Ruiz Garcia (Spain)
13 August 2013 COTIF International Tournament Mexico  4–2  Australia L'Alcúdia, Spain
21:00 Almeida 6', 21'
Ramirez 54'
Martínez 70'
Report Jimenez 24'
Cowburn 56'
Stadium: Estadio Municipal Els Arcs De L'Alcúdia
Referee: Jonathan Bernabeu (Spain)
16 August 2013 COTIF International Tournament Spain  3–2  Australia L'Alcúdia, Spain
Pino 11'
López 46'
Hermoso 70'
Report Skapetis 4', 65' Stadium: Estadio Municipal Els Arcs De L'Alcúdia
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Abraham Abad (Spain)
3 October 2013 Group Stage Australia  7–0  Hong Kong Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
17:00 MST Skapetis 12', 48', 55' (pen.), 87'
Cristaldo 52', 68'
Oxborrow 71'
Report Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium
Attendance: 98
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
5 October 2013 Group Stage Chinese Taipei  0–3  Australia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20:00 MST Report Olsen 20'
Ikonomidis 21', 47'
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium
Attendance: 76
Referee: Banjar Al-Dosari (Qatar)
7 October 2013 Group Stage Australia  1–5  Vietnam Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
17:00 MST Skapetis 45+3' Report Phượng 8', 54'
Tùng 17'
Toàn 44'
Sơn 70' (pen.)
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

Men's under 17

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20 August 2013 Group Stage Australia  4–0  Cambodia Naypyidaw, Myanmar
16:00 MST Bandiera 4', 34'
Dimitroff 15'
Maskin 83'
Report Stadium: Wunna Theikdi Stadium
Referee: Steve Supresencia (Philippines)
22 August 2013 Group Stage Australia  2–0  Myanmar Naypyidaw, Myanmar
16:00 MST Maskin 29'
Mendez 62'
Report Stadium: Wunna Theikdi Stadium
Referee: Xaypaseuth Phongsanit (Laos)
24 August 2013 Group Stage Brunei  0–19  Australia Naypyidaw, Myanmar
16:00 MST Report Petratos 9', 88', 89'
McGree 11', 19', 82'
Bandiera 23'
de Godoy 26'
Dimitroff 33'
Joice 38', 51', 57', 78', 83', 90+1'
Mendez 65', 70', 73'
Verbi 90'
Stadium: Wunna Theikdi Stadium
Referee: Steve Supresencia (Philippines)
26 August 2013 Group Stage Australia  3–0  Vietnam Naypyidaw, Myanmar
16:00 MST Maskin 19'
Bandiera 65', 85'
Report Stadium: Wunna Theikdi Stadium
Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)
31 August 2013 Semi-final Australia  2–2
(4–5 p)
 Indonesia Naypyidaw, Myanmar
16:00 MST Reiners 31'
Petratos 67'
Report Gatot 56'
Reksa 80'
Stadium: Wunna Theikdi Stadium
Referee: Win Htut (Myanmar)
Penalties
Petratos soccer ball with check mark
Reiners soccer ball with red X
Maskin soccer ball with check mark
Kim soccer ball with check mark
Verbi soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark Radja
soccer ball with check mark Samuel
soccer ball with check mark Anang
soccer ball with check mark Reksa
soccer ball with check mark Asnawi
2 September 2013 Third place play-off Australia  0–0
(7–6 p)
 Vietnam Naypyidaw, Myanmar
16:00 MST Report Stadium: Wunna Theikdi Stadium
Referee: Vichhika Tuy (Cambodia)
Penalties
Dimitroff soccer ball with check mark
Petratos soccer ball with check mark
Bandiera soccer ball with check mark
Caletti soccer ball with check mark
Maskin soccer ball with check mark
Panetta soccer ball with check mark
Fotakopoulos soccer ball with check mark
Verbi soccer ball with red X
soccer ball with check mark Phong
soccer ball with check mark Hóa
soccer ball with check mark Anh
soccer ball with check mark Hân
soccer ball with check mark Danh
soccer ball with check mark Huy
soccer ball with red X Tài
soccer ball with red X Dũng
24 September 2013 Group Stage Chinese Taipei  0–7  Australia Happy Valley, Hong Kong
10:30 HKT Report Panetta 20'
Bandiera 23', 39', 61', 76'
Fotakopoulos 31'
Dimitroff 35'
Stadium: Hong Kong Football Club Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
25 September 2013 Group Stage Australia  14–1  Macau Happy Valley, Hong Kong
10:30 HKT Reiners 4', 51'
D'Agostino 5', 31' (pen.)
Devereux 15'
Stokes 17'
de Godoy 19', 43'
Petratos 22', 82'
Kim 63'
Mendez 70'
Caletti 76'
Maskin 90+1'
Report Vong Chak Man 56' Stadium: Hong Kong Football Club Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Thong Chanketya (Cambodia)
27 September 2013 Group Stage Hong Kong  0–2  Australia Happy Valley, Hong Kong
14:30 HKT Report D'Agostino 33'
Brimmer 39'
Stadium: Hong Kong Football Club Stadium
Attendance: 230
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)
29 September 2013 Group Stage Australia  3–1  Singapore Happy Valley, Hong Kong
10:30 HKT Devereux 13'
Panetta 16'
Bandiera 52' (pen.)
Report Anugerah 39' Stadium: Hong Kong Football Club Stadium
Attendance: 50
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

Women's senior

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Friendlies

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6 July 2013 France  0–2  Australia Angers, France
20:30 CEST Report Butt 35'
Gorry 70'
Stadium: Stade Jean-Bouin
20 October 2013 United States  4–0  Australia San Antonio, United States
18:00 CST Holiday 6'
Lloyd 14'
Wambach 56'
Press 90+2'
Report Stadium: Alamodome
Attendance: 19,109
Referee: Kari Seitz (United States)
24 November 2013 Australia  2–0  China Wollongong, Australia
15:00 AEDT Gorry 34'
Butt 39'
Report Stadium: WIN Stadium
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama (Japan)
27 November 2013 Australia  2–1  China Parramatta, Australia
19:00 AEDT De Vanna 30'
van Egmond 57'
Report Li 73' (pen.) Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Referee: Nami Sato (Japan)
6 April 2014 Australia  0–1  Brazil Brisbane, Australia
15:00 AEST Report Debinha 68' Stadium: QSAC
Attendance: 2,583
Referee: Nami Inazumi (Japan)
9 April 2014 Australia  2–1  Brazil Brisbane, Australia
16:30 AEST Gill 37'
Heyman 81'
Report Gomes 53' Stadium: QSAC
Referee: Rikako Kawahara (Japan)
5 March 2014 Group Stage Netherlands  2–2  Australia Larnaca, Cyprus
14:30 EET Miedema 12'
van der Gragt 34'
Report Gorry 54'
Heyman 59'
Stadium: GSZ Stadium
Referee: Linn Andersson (Sweden)
7 March 2014 Group Stage France  3–2  Australia Nicosia, Cyprus
17:30 EET Delie 9'
Thomis 24'
Nécib 37'
Report Kerr 52'
van Egmond 62' (pen.)
Stadium: GSP Stadium
10 March 2014 Group Stage Australia  2–4  Scotland Larnaca, Cyprus
17:30 EET Carroll Yellow card 28' Red card 90+1'
Heyman 64', 74'
Report Evans 12'
J. Ross 28', 30', 70'
Stadium: GSZ Stadium
Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden)
12 March 2014 Seventh place match Australia  5–2  Italy Paralimni, Cyprus
14:00 EET Kerr 17'
van Egmond 22', 38'
Gorry 56'
Raso 79'
Report Tuttino 86'
Panico 90+1'
Stadium: Tasos Markos Stadium
14 May 2014 Group Stage Australia  2–2  Japan Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
20:15 ICT Foord 21'
De Vanna 64'
Report Polkinghorne 71' (o.g.)
Ōgimi 84'
Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Qin Liang (China)
16 May 2014 Group Stage Jordan  1–3  Australia Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
17:15 ICT Al-Naber 71' Report Gill 36', 51'
Gorry 67'
Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Ri Hyang-Ok (North Korea)
18 May 2014 Group Stage Vietnam  0–2  Australia Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
19:15 ICT Report Thương 42' (o.g.)
Gorry 90'
Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Pannipar Kamnueng (Thailand)
22 May 2014 Semi-final South Korea  1–2  Australia Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
20:45 ICT Park 53' (pen.) Report Gorry 47'
Kellond-Knight 77'
Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
Attendance: 700
Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)
25 May 2014 Final Japan  1–0  Australia Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
20:15 ICT Iwashimizu 28' Report Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Qin Liang (China)

Women's under 20

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Friendlies

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25 July 2013 New Zealand  2–1  Australia Auckland, New Zealand
15:00 NZST Lee 1', ?' Report Whitfield 85' Stadium: Kristin School
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
27 July 2013 New Zealand  0–4  Australia Auckland, New Zealand
14:30 NZST Report Caceras 5'
Merrin 9' (o.g.)
Andrews 60'
Bass 90'
Stadium: Kiwitea Street
11 September 2013 Group Stage Malaysia  0–1  Australia Yangon, Myanmar
15:30 MST Report Whitfield 76' Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong)
13 September 2013 Group Stage Australia  5–1  Jordan Yangon, Myanmar
15:30 MST Raso 5', 65'
Andrews 10', 20'
Logarzo 78'
Report Jebreen 21' Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
Referee: Sein Hlaing (Myanmar)
15 September 2013 Group Stage Thailand  2–3  Australia Yangon, Myanmar
19:30 MST Wilaiporn 43'
Taneekarn 48'
Report Raso 27', 57'
Harrison 41'
Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar)
17 September 2013 Group Stage