The 2012–13 season was the Wellington Phoenix's sixth season in the A-League. Many pegged the club to be a strong contender in the 2012–13 season, but the Phoenix finished in last place with points equal to Melbourne Heart, but with an inferior goal difference.
Players
First-team squad
Reserve squad Football School of Excellence players
Contract extensions PlayerContract extensionExpires (season end)1 GK Mark Paston 1 year 2012–1321 MF Dani Sánchez 1 year 2012–136 MF Alex Smith 1 year 2012–1315 MF Cameron Lindsay 2 years 2013–1417 MF Vince Lia 2 years 2013–1418 DF Ben Sigmund 2 Years 2014–15
Transfers
In PlayerFromDateNotes20 Gold Coast Unitedthree-year contract11 ( Newcastle Jets)three-year contract9 Koloale FCone-year contract5 ( Vancouver Whitecaps FC)two-year contract10 ( Lierse S.K.)two-year contract12 Waikato FCthree-year contract 16 Team Wellingtonthree-year contract30 Bentleigh GreensInjury-replacement contract14 ( Portland Timbers)6-month contract4 Melbourne Victory6-month contract
Brackets round club names indicate the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Wellington Phoenix.
Out PlayerToDateNotes6MF Retired12MF Perth Glory11MF ( Insee Police United F.C.)13DF ( Sutherland Sharks)20GK ( Floriana F.C.)9FW Retired4DF ( Central Coast Mariners)14FW ( Sydney United)Contract terminated28FW Sporting San MiguelitoLoan terminated30GK Bentleigh GreensMoss back to fitness
Brackets round a club denote the player joined that club after his Wellington Phoenix contract expired.
Loans in PlayerFromDateDuration28FW Sporting San Miguelito22 September 2012Jan 2013 (opt. to extend or buy)39GK Auckland Cityone-game contract23FW FulhamUntil end of season
Loans out PlayerToDateDuration14FW Sydney United FCJuly 20123 Months
Matches
2012–13 pre-season friendlies
2012–13 A-League fixtures
Notes
Results by round
League table
Statistics
Appearances PlayerMinutes PlayedTotal 1 Andrew Durante90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 46 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 26 26 0 1 2,296 Louis Fenton77 90 70 63 65 90 80 79 14 35 90 90 90 70 77 90 21 90 28 78 90 81 64 6 8 8 26 19 7 11 1,6443 Ben Sigmund90 90 76 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 24 24 0 0 2,146 Manny Muscat90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 76 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 24 24 0 1 2,146 Leo Bertos90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 75 87 90 90 90 90 75 90 90 90 90 90 90 24 24 0 2 2,127 Jeremy Brockie90 90 90 90 90 89 90 90 90 70 90 90 90 90 90 90 88 70 90 90 90 90 90 90 24 24 0 4 2,117 Tyler Boyd13 18 20 17 34 3 1 11 5 35 29 77 90 64 64 90 76 2 29 90 9 26 21 1 24 7 17 3 8258 Tony Lochhead90 90 90 90 74 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 80 90 72 90 90 90 90 90 63 23 23 0 3 1,999 Vince Lia 90 8 39 25 16 90 90 90 90 90 70 84 90 90 74 90 90 90 90 75 71 90 90 23 19 4 5 1,542 Stein Huysegems89 90 61 73 56 72 8 85 55 68 13 20 68 90 65 62 61 28 15 10 85 89 90 23 17 6 12 1,37711 Paul Ifill29 90 90 90 56 87 89 82 90 70 61 25 90 90 90 62 90 80 84 82 82 82 22 20 2 12 1,69112 Mark Paston90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 20 20 0 0 1,80013 Alex Smith90 90 82 51 90 90 90 90 76 55 44 20 6 14 13 16 90 90 18 12 6 4 1,09714 Dani Sánchez 90 90 90 68 90 90 69 82 15 12 64 19 25 82 1 90 16 10 6 4 97315 Benjamin Totori61 29 27 34 18 10 20 22 20 15 22 90 26 8 20 15 2 13 1 42216 Corey Gameiro 90 90 90 65 69 90 72 7 7 0 3 56617 Glen Moss 90 90 90 90 90 90 6 6 0 0 540 Isaka Cernak 14 90 90 26 8 27 6 3 3 1 25519 Michael Boxall 90 90 90 90 4 4 0 0 360 Cameron Lindsay 22 10 8 18 4 0 4 0 5821 Ian Hogg 90 90 90 3 3 0 0 27022 Luke Rowe 90 89 2 2 0 1 179 Ricardo Clarke1 1 2 0 2 0 224 Jacob Spoonley 90 1 1 0 0 90 Tom Biss 82 1 1 0 0 8226 Jimmy Downey 0 0 0 0 0 Lucas Pantelis 0 0 0 0 0 Mirjan Pavlovic 0 0 0 0 0
*Left the field after succumbing to a head injury
Goal scorers PlayerGoals by roundTotal 1 Jeremy Brockie 2 2111 21 1 1111 1162 Stein Huysegems1 11 11 53 Louis Fenton1 1 1 3 Paul Ifill 1 1 1 35 Dani Sánchez 11 26 Ben Sigmund 1 1 Corey Gameiro 1 1
Goal assists PlayerAssists by roundTotal 1 Paul Ifill 1 1 1 1 1 1 62 Alex Smith 1 11 3 Benjamin Totori 1 1 1 3 Manny Muscat2 1 3 Louis Fenton 1 1 1 36 Dani Sánchez 1 1 2 Jeremy Brockie 2 2 Leo Bertos 1 1 29 Tony Lochhead 1 1 Tyler Boyd 1 1 Vince Lia 1 1 Andrew Durante 1 1 Corey Gameiro 1 1 Stein Huysegems 1 1
Discipline PlayerCards by roundTotal 1 Ben Sigmund 7 12 Manny Muscat 7 Andrew Durante 7 4 Jeremy Brockie 6 5 Vince Lia 5 6 Tyler Boyd 11 Louis Fenton 4 Corey Gameiro 4 Dani Sánchez 4 10 Tony Lochhead 1 1 Leo Bertos 3 Paul Ifill 3 13 Michael Boxall 2 14 Alex Smith 1 Benjamin Totori 1 Stein Huysegems 1
Goal times
Home attendance DateRoundAttendanceOppositionStadium6 October 2012Round 112,057 Sydney FCWestpac Stadium21 October 2012Round 39,182 Brisbane Roar11 November 2012Round 66,568 Central Coast Mariners2 December 2012Round 95,405 West Sydney Wanderers9 December 2012Round 107,375 Sydney FC22 December 2012Round 125,961 Central Coast Mariners27 December 2012Round 136,401 Melbourne Heart13 January 2013Round 166,608 West Sydney Wanderers27 January 2013Round 186,429 Newcastle Jets2 February 2013Round 1911,566 Perth GloryEden Park24 February 2013Round 224,832 Adelaide UnitedWestpac Stadium27 February 2013Round 264,025 Newcastle Jets3 March 2013Round 233,060 Melbourne HeartForsyth Barr Stadium31 March 2013Round 276,813 Melbourne VictoryWestpac StadiumTotal96,282Average6,877
Club
Technical staff First team coach: Ricki Herbert (until 26 February 2013) Assistant coach: Chris Greenacre Strength & conditioning coach: Ed Baranowski Goalkeeping coach: Jonathan Gould Physiotherapist: Wayne Roberts Masseur: Dene Carroll
Kit
End-of-season awards See also List of Wellington Phoenix FC end-of-season awards Sony Player of the Year: Andrew Durante Players' Player of the Year: Jeremy Brockie Under-23 Player of the Year: Louis Fenton Golden Boot: Jeremy Brockie – 16 goals Lloyd Morrison Spirit of the Phoenix Award: Ben Sigmund
References
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