2012–13 Brisbane Roar FC season

Brisbane Roar FC
2012–13 season
Chairman	Dali Tahir
Manager	Rado Vidošić ; Mike Mulvey
A-League	5th
Finals	Equal 3rd
AFC Champions League	Qualifying Playoff
Top goalscorer	League: Besart Berisha (14); All: Besart Berisha (14)
Highest home attendance	League: 22,970; All: 22,970
Lowest home attendance	League: 9,282; All: 9,282
Average home league attendance	League: 13,857; All: 13,857
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2011–12 2013–14 →

The 2012–13 Brisbane Roar season was their eighth season in the A-League. As runner up in 2011–12, Brisbane were looking to continue their run of good form in the League, aiming to win their second Premiership. The Roar were also looking to replicate their Championship success which saw them become the first A-League team to win back-to-back Championships. To replicate their 2011–12 success, they would have to make history by making it to the Grand Final, as no team has ever qualified for three consecutive Grand Finals.

As a result of winning the 2012 A-League Grand Final, the Roar competed in the 2013 AFC Champions League for the second time in their history. The Roar were looking to improve on a disappointing debut 2012 ACL campaign, which saw them pick up three points, finishing equal bottom of their group. Following the departure of manager Ange Postecoglou to Melbourne Victory, Rado Vidošić, who had been the clubs' assistant coach for the past seven years, took over as manager for his first full season in charge. After 11 games at the helm, Rado Vidošić was elevated to the Technical Director's role with the club, with former Gold Coast United coach Mike Mulvey taking over as head coach.^[1]

Squad lineup for 2012/13

Correct as of 30 August 2012 – players numbers as per the official Brisbane Roar website^[2]^[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	AUS	Michael Theo
2	DF	AUS	Matt Smith (Captain)
3	DF	AUS	Shane Stefanutto (Vice Captain)
4	DF	AUS	Matthew Jurman
5	DF	AUS	Ivan Franjić
6	MF	AUS	Erik Paartalu
7	FW	ALB	Besart Berisha
8	MF	AUS	Massimo Murdocca
9	FW	NED	Stef Nijland
10	FW	BRA	Henrique
11	MF	AUS	Ben Halloran (Youth)
12	MF	AUS	Julius Davies (Youth)
13	DF	AUS	Jade North
14	MF	AUS	Steven Lustica


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	DF	AUS	James Donachie (Youth)
16	FW	KOR	Do Dong-Hyun
17	MF	AUS	Mitch Nichols
18	MF	AUS	Luke Brattan
19	DF	AUS	Jack Hingert (Youth)
20	GK	AUS	Matt Acton (Youth)
21	MF	AUS	James Meyer
22	MF	GER	Thomas Broich
23	FW	AUS	Anthony Proia (Youth)
24	FW	AUS	Nick Fitzgerald (Youth)
25	MF	AUS	George Lambadaridis (Youth)
26	DF	AUS	Corey Brown (Youth)
29	FW	AUS	Kwame Yeboah (Youth)

Successful Trialists

Unsuccessful Trialists

Bae Hae-Min^[5]

Transfers and contracts

New contracts

Date	Pos.	Name	Contract (Season end)	Notes
10 September 2012	GK	Michael Theo	2016/17	Re-Signing^[6]
10 September 2012	DF	Matt Smith	2015/16	Re-Signing^[6]
10 September 2012	DF	Shane Stefanutto	2013/14	Re-Signing^[6]
10 September 2012	DF	Ivan Franjic	2015/16	Re-Signing^[6]
10 September 2012	MF	Thomas Broich	2016/17	Re-Signing^[6]
10 September 2012	FW	Henrique	2015/16	Re-Signing^[6]
21 September 2012	DF	James Donachie	2015/16	Re-Signing^[7]

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Contract (Season end)	Fee
13 May 2012	MF	Ben Halloran	Gold Coast United FC	2014/15	Free^[8]
10 July 2012	GK	Matt Acton	Brisbane Roar Youth Team	2013/14	Free^[9]
17 July 2012	FW	Do Dong-Hyun	Free Agent	2014/15	Free^[10]
30 August 2012	DF	Yuji Takahashi	Kyoto Sanga FC	2012/13	Loan^[10]
8 January 2013	DF	Jade North	Free Agent	2015/16	Free^[11]
9 January 2013	MF	Julius Davies	Melbourne Victory	2014/15	Free^[12]
23 January 2013	MF	Steven Lustica	HNK Hajduk Split	2012/13	Loan^[13]
29 January 2013	FW	Stefan Nijland	PSV Eindhoven	2012/13	Loan^[14]

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee
31 May 2012	GK	Andrew Redmayne	Melbourne Heart	Bosman^[15]
31 May 2012	MF	Issey Nakajima-Farran	AEK Larnaca	Released
31 May 2012	DF	Matt Mundy	Rochedale Rovers	Released^[16]
31 May 2012	DF	Sayed Mohamed Adnan	Al-Arabi SC	Contract not renewed^[17]
5 August 2012	FW	Kofi Danning	C.S. Visé	Free transfer (inter-Bakrie group transfer)^[18]
26 December 2012	DF	Yuji Takahashi	Kyoto Sanga FC	Loan Terminated^[19]
8 January 2013	MF	Rocky Visconte	Western Sydney Wanderers	Released from contract^[20]
15 January 2013	MF	Erik Paartalu	Tianjin Teda	Undisclosed^[21]
23 January 2013	FW	Nick Fitzgerald	Central Coast Mariners	Contract Mutually Terminated^[22]

Pre-Season and friendlies

Pre-Season Friendly Tuesday, 24 July 2012	Brisbane Olympic	0–5	Brisbane Roar	Yeronga
19:15 UTC+10:00		(Report)	Berisha 51', 54', 79' Lambadaridis ??' Defender 75' (o.g.)	Stadium: Goodwin Park Attendance: Approx. 3,000

Pre-Season Friendly Sunday, 12 August 2012	Ipswich Select XI	1–5	Brisbane Roar	Ipswich
15:00 UTC+10:00	Taylor 23'	(Report)	Berisha 60', 72' Proia 14' Lambadaridis 65' Henrique 80'	Stadium: North Ipswich Reserve Attendance: 2,431

Pre-Season Friendly Thursday, 16 August 2012	Peninsula Power	0–2	Brisbane Roar	Kippa-Ring
19:15 UTC+10:00		(Report)	Jurman 17' Yeboah 49'	Stadium: A.J. Kelly Park Attendance: Approx. 2,500

Pre-Season Friendly Wednesday, 22 August 2012	Rochedale Rovers	1–1	Brisbane Roar	Underwood
19:15 UTC+10:00	McLean 41'	(Report)	Borrello 81'	Stadium: Underwood Park

Pre-Season Friendly Wednesday, 29 August 2012	Redlands United	4–5	Brisbane Roar	Cleveland
19:15 UTC+10:00	Meredith 44', 52', 55' Homer 76'	(Report)	Yeboah 22', 52', 87' Fitzgerald 81' Borrello 90'	Stadium: Cleveland Showgrounds

Pre-Season Friendly Saturday, 1 September 2012	Newcastle Jets	1–0	Brisbane Roar	Tamworth
19:30 UTC+10:00	Griffiths 20'	(Report)		Stadium: Scully Park

Pre-Season Friendly Friday, 7 September 2012	Adelaide United	6–2	Brisbane Roar	Adelaide
20:00 UTC+09:30	Barbiero 22' Fyfe 27', 33' Neumann 59' Ramsay 76' van Dijk 90+3'	(Report)	Visconte 81', 85'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium

Pre-Season Friendly Sunday, 16 September 2012	Brisbane Roar	5–1	Sydney FC	Mackay
15:00 UTC+10:00	Broich 26' Grant 54' (o.g.) Paartalu 75' (pen.) Halloran 78' Jurman 82'	(Report)	Mallia 45'	Stadium: Virgin Australia Stadium Attendance: 2,500

Pre-Season Friendly Sunday, 23 September 2012	Brisbane Roar	0–1	Central Coast Mariners	Kawana Waters
15:00 UTC+10:00		(Report)	Rogic 80'	Stadium: Stockland Stadium Attendance: Approx. 3,500 Referee: Chris Beath

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started Round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
A-League	—	—	5th	7 October 2012	28 March 2013
AFC Champions League	Qualifying Playoff	—	Qualifying Playoff	13 February 2013	13 February 2013
A-League Finals series	Elimination Final	—	Semi-final	7 April 2013	12 April 2013

A-League

Having been the first signing for former coach Ange Postecoglou, Olyroo international Andrew Redmayne signed a contract with Melbourne Heart on 21 January 2012. Having featured on just 2 occasions for the first team, Redmayne would officially join the Heart on 31 May 2012, citing he needed to play first team football.^[23] The Roar would welcome two South Koreans to the club on trial to see if they could potentially be a signing for the club. With one spot left on the visa list with the departure of Canadian Issey Nakajima-Farran, only one could be signed. However, with the trial having finished, neither player was signed and inevitably, both players left the club. With his future in the air and several clubs interested in his services, former Gold Coast United player Ben Halloran would eventually sign with the Roar on a three-year contract on 13 May 2012, with ex Roar coach Postecoglou missing out on his signature.^[24] On 15 June, Brisbane Roar W-League coach Jeff Hopkins would be announced as Rado Vidošićs right-hand man for the coming season, with his tactical knowledge and analytical skills being described as excellent and beneficial for everyone at the club.^[25] Just 4 days later, The 2012–13 A-League season would be drawn, with a rematch of the previous seasons Grand Final taking place in Perth, with the game taking place at Paterson Stadium. This will see the first time football (soccer) has been played at the stadium since the 2003-04 National Soccer League Preliminary Final which saw the Glory defeat Adelaide United 5–0.

On 9 July 2012, Bahraini central defender Sayed Mohamed Adnan would knock back a contract offer to remain at the Roar, citing the need for him and his family to move back to the Middle East.^[26] The leaving of the lanky defender would free up a second Visa spot for the club for the coming season. With this news circulating, the Roar have been rumoured to have a high intention of filling the now open visa position with another foreign defender.^[27] Just a day later, the defensive unit at the Roar would get a reprieve with the promotion of Youth League goalkeeper Matt Acton on a 2-year contract. The promotion would see a second goalkeeper join the first team since the departure of Andrew Redmayne.^[28] On 17 July 2012, one of the South Koreaans who trialled with the club back in May, Do Dong-Hyun, signed a 3-year contract with the Roar, taking one of the two visa spots left open by the departures of Issey Nakajima-Farran and Sayed Mohamed Adnan. The 19-year-old left winger brings the number of players in the squad to 20.^[29] Exactly a week later, the Roar would open their pre-season account against Brisbane Olympic at Goodwin Park in Yeronga. The Roar would turn on the style, easing to victory in a 5–0 romp over the Brisbane Premier League side. A George Lambadaridis header via a cross from new signing Do Dong-Hyun would take the Roar to a 1–0 lead at half time, before a hat-trick by Besart Berisha and an Own Goal by an Olympic defender would seal the win in the second half.^[30]

On 1 August 2012, Michael Theoklitos would change his surname via deed poll to Michael Theo. Theo would claim that "Around the football traps, I’ve always been known as Michael Theo so I just thought, why not make it official?"^[31] Just 4 days later, youngster Kofi Danning would sign with fellow Bakrie Group owned team, Belgian side C.S. Visé on a two-year contract with the option of a third year.^[32] On 14 January 2013, Brisbane Roar were knocked out of the 2013 AFC Champions League losing 3–0 on penalties to Buriram United after a scoreless draw. This made them the first ever A-League side to fail to make the group stages of the tournament after getting a Play-off Spot.

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.

Matches

7 October 2012 Round 1	Perth Glory	1–0	Brisbane Roar	Subiaco, Western Australia
14:00 UTC+08:00	Mehmet 88' Miller 34' Burns 81' Dodd 85'	(Report) (Summary)	Nichols 35' Stefanutto 45' Berisha 45+1'	Stadium: Patersons Stadium Attendance: 14,085 Referee: Ben Williams

13 October 2012 Round 2	Brisbane Roar	5–0	Melbourne Victory	Brisbane, Queensland
18:45 UTC+10:00	Broich 21' Paartalu 22' Berisha 63', 90+3' Nichols 81' Jurman 14' Smith 66' Franjic 75'	(Report) (Summary)	Jeggo 60' Allsopp 61' Broxham 87'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 17,364 Referee: Strebre Delovski

21 October 2012 Round 3	Wellington Phoenix	1–1	Brisbane Roar	Wellington, New Zealand
16:30 UTC+13:00	Huysegems 16' Fenton 62'	(Report) (Summary)	Berisha 39' Stefanutto 18'	Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 9,182 Referee: Adam Kersey

27 October 2012 Round 4	Brisbane Roar	0–1	Western Sydney Wanderers	Brisbane, Queensland
18:45 UTC+10:00		(Report) (Summary)	Bridge 19' Bridge 37' Mooy 45' Beauchamp 90'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 12,663 Referee: Lucien Laverdure

4 November 2012 Round 5	Brisbane Roar	0–1	Adelaide United	Brisbane, Queensland
16:00 UTC+10:00	Stefanutto 31'	(Report) (Summary)	Vidosic 3' Van Dijk 32' Carrusca 37' Vidosic 72' Bowles 76' Galekovic 90+1'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 12,856 Referee: Chris Beath

9 November 2012 Round 6	Melbourne Heart	4–1	Brisbane Roar	Melbourne
19:30 UTC+11:00	Gerhardt 19' Garcia 62' Tadic 70' Williams 73' Garcia 37' Hoffman 48' Colosimo 75'	(Report) (Summary)	Henrique 81' Jurman 9' Smith 60'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,466 Referee: Shaun Evans

16 November 2012 Round 7	Brisbane Roar	4–2	Sydney FC	Brisbane, Queensland
19:00 UTC+10:00	Broich 29' Paartalu 32' Halloran 44' Berisha 56' Paartalu 70'	(Report) (Summary)	Del Piero 41', 48' Fabio 18' Ryall 29' Del Piero 54' Yau 57' Emerton 89' Bosschaart 90+1'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 22,970 Referee: Alan Milliner

25 November 2012 Round 8	Central Coast Mariners	2–1	Brisbane Roar	Gosford, New South Wales
17:00 UTC+11:00	Ibini 4' Rogić 81' McBreen 34' Bojić 79' Hutchinson 87'	(Report) (Summary)	Murdocca 32' Berisha 34' Jurman 79' Nichols 89'	Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 9,084 Referee: Chris Beath

1 December 2012 Round 9	Brisbane Roar	1–0	Newcastle Jets	Brisbane, Queensland
18:45 UTC+10:00	Berisha 39' (pen.) ~~Broich 43'~~ (expunged)^[33]	(Report) (Summary)	Mitchell 39' 43' Neville 18' Zadkovich 29' Chapman 44' Griffiths 48' Ritter 90'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 12,546 Referee: Brenton Hayward

9 December 2012 Round 10	Western Sydney Wanderers	1–0	Brisbane Roar	Parramatta, New South Wales
17:00 UTC+11:00	Ono 39' (pen.) Hersi 27' D'Apuzzo 62'	(Report) (Summary)	Stefanutto 26' Nichols 65' Jurman 85' Theo 86'	Stadium: Parramatta Stadium Attendance: 6,755 Referee: Alan Milliner

15 December 2012 Round 11	Melbourne Victory	1–1	Brisbane Roar	Melbourne
17:30 UTC+11:00	Milligan 48' Celeski 22' Milligan 28' Broxham 69'	(Report) (Summary)	Halloran 24' Berisha 42'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 17,128 Referee: Jarred Gillett

21 December 2012 Round 12	Brisbane Roar	0–1	Perth Glory	Brisbane, Queensland
20:00 UTC+10:00	Paartalu 47'	(Report) (Summary)	McGarry 44' Risdon 33' Jamieson 74' McGarry 79'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 11,352 Referee: Peter Green

26 December 2012 Round 13	Adelaide United	0–1	Brisbane Roar	Adelaide, South Australia
19:00 UTC+10:30	Jerónimo 17' Fyfe 40' Bowles 42'	(Report) (Summary)	Henrique 64' Smith 24' Henrique 30' Theo 45' Paartalu 52' Halloran 89'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 11,035 Referee: Adam Kersey

1 January 2013 Round 14	Brisbane Roar	2–1	Wellington Phoenix	Brisbane, Queensland
19:30 UTC+10:00	Berisha 14' Halloran 57' Donachie 39' 84' Paartalu 35' Berisha 74'	(Report) (Summary)	Brockie 35' Boyd 45' 63'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 11,358 Referee: Tim McGilchrist

6 January 2013 Round 15	Melbourne Heart	3–2	Brisbane Roar	Melbourne
16:00 UTC+11:00	Williams 13' Tadić 35' Fred 53' Williams 67' Behich 49' Garcia 65' Redmayne 66'	(Report) (Summary)	Berisha 74' (pen.), 76' Halloran 19'	Stadium: AAMI Park Referee: Alan Milliner

12 January 2013 Round 16	Newcastle Jets	1–0	Brisbane Roar	Newcastle, New South Wales
19:45 UTC+11:00	Griffiths 48' Regan 1' Griffiths 45' Virgili 56'	(Report) (Summary)	Fitzgerald 25'	Stadium: Hunter Stadium Attendance: 10,164 Referee: Strebre Delovski

20 January 2013 Round 17	Brisbane Roar	1–2	Western Sydney Wanderers	Brisbane, Queensland
16:00 UTC+10:00	Nichols 22' Berisha 70' Stefanutto 72'	(Report) (Summary)	Bridge 65' Hersi 69'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 11,917 Referee: Matthew Gillett

26 January 2013 Round 18	Perth Glory	0–1	Brisbane Roar	Perth, Western Australia
Saturday 18:45 AWST	McGarry 24'	(Report) (Summary)	Meyer 15' Halloran 39' Meyer 51' Hingert 71'	Stadium: nib Stadium, Perth Attendance: 4,821 Referee: Alan Milliner

1 February 2013 Round 19	Brisbane Roar	2–2	Central Coast Mariners	Brisbane, Queensland
Friday 19:00 AEST	Berisha 47', 69' Berisha 12' Jurman 30' Lustica 33' Franjic 41' Stefanutto 81'	(Report) (Summary)	McGlinchey 8' McBreen 80' Bozanic 30' Sainsbury 53' McGlinchey 85'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 10,604 Referee: Lucien Laverdure

10 February 2013 Round 20	Sydney FC	2–1	Brisbane Roar	Sydney
17:00 UTC+11:00	Del Piero 7' Triantis 69' Emerton 14' Janjetović 44' Abbas 48' Chianese 79'	(Report) (Summary)	Berisha 45' (pen.) North 34' Berisha 87'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 14,589 Referee: Ben Williams

17 February 2013 Round 21	Brisbane Roar	2–0	Wellington Phoenix	Brisbane, Queensland
16:00 UTC+10:00	Lustica 32' Berisha 48'	(Report) (Summary)	Gameiro 37' Sigmund 72' Sánchez 82'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 9,282 Referee: Alan Milliner

22 February 2013 Round 22	Newcastle Jets	0–0	Brisbane Roar	Newcastle, New South Wales
19:30 UTC+11:00	Zadkovich 22' Galloway 33' Bridges 54' Caravella 55'	(Report) (Summary)	Nijland 34' Stefanutto 72' Nichols 90'	Stadium: Hunter Stadium Attendance: 8,310 Referee: Lucien Laverdure

2 March 2013 Round 23	Adelaide United	0–1	Brisbane Roar	Adelaide, South Australia
17:00 UTC+10:30	Malik 51' 90'	(Report) (Summary)	Halloran 82' Hingert 21' Brattan 43' Franjic 49'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 6,878 Referee: Shaun Evans

9 March 2013 Round 24	Brisbane Roar	1–1	Melbourne Victory	Brisbane, Queensland
18:45 UTC+10:00	Franjic 59' Brattan 63' Halloran 90'	(Report) (Summary)	Broxham 11' 90' Milligan 60' Leijer 84'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 12,624 Referee: Peter Green

17 March 2013 Round 25	Central Coast Mariners	1–0	Brisbane Roar	Gosford, New South Wales
17:00 UTC+11:00	Ibini 33' Hutchinson 85'	(Report) (Summary)	Hingert 35' Donachie 90'	Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 7,225 Referee: Alan Milliner

24 March 2013 Round 26	Brisbane Roar	2–0	Melbourne Heart	Brisbane, Queensland
16:00 UTC+10:00	Berisha 12' (pen.) Broich 31' Brattan 69'	(Report) (Summary)	Meeuwis 13' Williams 34' Coyne 34' Vranković 67'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 9,869 Referee: Matt Gillett

28 March 2013 Round 27	Brisbane Roar	3–1	Sydney FC	Brisbane, Queensland
19:00 UTC+10:00	Berisha 29' Lustica 51' Franjic 79' Theo 84'	(Report) (Summary)	Del Piero 84' Triantis 29' Grant 53' Griffiths 69' Calvano 78'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 19,010 Referee: Peter Green

A-League Finals series

7 April 2013 Elimination Final #2	Adelaide United	1–2	Brisbane Roar	Adelaide, South Australia
16:30 ACST	Vidosic 88' Jerónimo 31' Fyfe 56' Ferreira 72' Carrusca 78' Jurić 85' Cássio 88'	(Report) (Summary)	Brattan 27' Franjic 45' Brattan 38' Lustica 60' Nijland 75'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 10,234 Referee: Chris Beath

12 April 2013 Semi-final #1	Western Sydney Wanderers	2–0	Brisbane Roar	Sydney
19:30 AEST	Kresinger 15' Ono 70' Hersi 33' 77' Beauchamp 51' Trifiro 85'	(Report) (Summary)	Nichols 36' Donachie 53' Brattan 72' Berisha 86'	Stadium: Parramatta Stadium Attendance: 19,389 Referee: Alan Milliner

2013 Asian Champions League

Brisbane initially qualified for the 2013 AFC Champions League as a result of winning the 2012 A-League Grand Final, qualifying for the Group stage. However, on 29 November 2012, the Asian Football Confederation cut Australia's initial 2 direct group stage slots and 1 play-off slot to just 1 direct group stage and 1 play-off slot for the Asian Champions League. As a result of that, the Roar's direct group stage was removed, leaving the two time A-League champions with a play-off spot. Since the Central Coast Mariners won the premier's plate as a result of finishing first in the regular season, the Mariners would take the direct group stage slot.^[34]

Despite earning the right to host the match courtesy of Australia's higher points ranking during the Asian Football Confederation’s evaluation process, Brisbane was forced to seek a change of match day for the fixture. With Suncorp Stadium unavailable on the matchday designated by the AFC and a Hyundai A-League match scheduled the next day, Brisbane sought to have the matchday officially changed by the AFC. The club were told in response the calendar had been finalised and could not be altered.

Play-off

13 February 2013 Play-off	Buriram United	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–0 p)	Brisbane Roar	Buriram, Thailand
Wednesday, 18:00 ICT	Chappuis 97' Anawin 116'	Report	Donachie 13' Nijland 35' Broich 38' Berisha 89'	Stadium: New I-Mobile Stadium Attendance: 14,482 Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea)
	Penalties
	Osmar Chappuis Jirawat		Broich Berisha Meyer

Statistics

Squad statistics

Statistics accurate as of 12 April 2013
90 Minutes played is counted as a full game. Injury Time is not counted. A sub's appearance is counted up to the 90th minute as well. If a substitution is made during extra time, it is counted as a full game (90mins) to the player that started. The substitute is credited with the number of minutes made up from 30 seconds for every substitution in the game by both teams combined. If there is an uneven number of substitutions made in total, the number of minutes is rounded up to the following number (2.5 mins = 3 mins).
A-League Games played: 27
ACL Games played: 1
Finals series Games played: 2

Player has departed the club mid season
Player has joined the club mid season

No.	Nat.	Name	Contract	League				Finals				Asia				Total				Notes
No.	Nat.	Name	Contract	Start	Sub	Mins.		Start	Sub	Mins.		Start	Sub	Mins.		Start	Sub	Mins.		Notes
Goalkeepers
1		Michael Theo	2016/17	27	–	2430	–	2	–	180	–	1	–	120	–	30	–	2730	–	^[5]
20		Matt Acton	2013/14	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Defenders
2		Matt Smith	2015/16	14	–	1260	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14	–	1260	–
3		Shane Stefanutto	2013/14	26	–	2310	–	2	–	180	–	1	–	120	–	29	–	2610	–	^[5]
4		Matthew Jurman	2012/13	12	3	1044	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12	3	1044	–
5		Ivan Franjic	2015/16	21	–	1871	2	2	–	180	1	1	–	37	–	24	–	2088	3	^[5]
13		Yuji Takahashi	2012/13	–	4	11	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	11	–	^[1] ^[2]
13		Jade North	2015/16	8	–	707	–	2	–	180	–	1	–	120	–	11	–	1007	–	^[5]
15		James Donachie	2015/16	15	1	1366	–	2	–	180	–	1	–	120	–	18	1	1666	–	^[5]
19		Jack Hingert	2012/13	16	4	1420	–	1	–	66	–	–	1	83	–	17	5	1569	–	^[1] ^[2] ^[5] ^[6]
26		Corey Brown	2012/13	2	2	203	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	2	203	–
Midfielders
6		Erik Paartalu	2012/13	16	–	1393	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16	–	1393	2
8		Massimo Murdocca	2013/14	16	5	1290	1	–	2	19	–	–	–	–	–	16	7	1309	1	^[3]
11		Ben Halloran	2014/15	17	9	1692	4	1	1	127	–	1	–	116	–	19	10	1935	4	^[5] ^[6]
12		Julius Doe	2014/15	–	2	13	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	13	–	^[4]
14		Rocky Visconte	2012/13	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
14		Steven Lustica	2012/13	8	2	692	2	2	–	165	–	–	1	6	–	10	3	863	2	^[5]
17		Mitch Nichols	2012/13	18	6	1714	2	2	–	180	–	1	–	120	–	21	6	2014	2	^[4] ^[5]
18		Luke Brattan	2012/13	11	4	926	–	2	–	176	1	1	–	120	–	14	4	1222	1	^[5]
21		James Meyer	2012/13	1	4	116	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	4	–	1	5	120	1	^[5]
22		Thomas Broich	2016/17	27	–	2383	3	2	–	114	–	1	–	120	–	30	–	2617	3	^[5]
25		George Lambadaridis	2012/13	–	3	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	69	–
Forwards
7		Besart Berisha	2013/14	25	–	2206	14	2	–	180	–	1	–	120	–	28	–	2506	14	^[3] ^[5]
9		Stef Nijland	2012/13	5	3	469	–	–	2	45	–	1	–	114	–	6	5	628	–	^[5]
10		Henrique	2015/16	9	7	766	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9	7	766	2
16		Do Dong-Hyun	2014/15	–	3	37	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	37	–
23		Anthony Proia	2013/14	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
24		Nick Fitzgerald	2012/13	2	9	305	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	9	305	–
27		Kwame Yeboah	??/??	–	1	1	–	–	1	8	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	9	–

^[1] – Yuji Takahashi replaced Jack Hingert in the 90th minute vs Wellington Phoenix (Rnd 3). 5 substitutions were made in total^[35]
^[2] – Yuji Takahashi replaced Jack Hingert in the 90th minute vs Newcastle Jets (Rnd 9). 6 substitutions were made in total^[36]
^[3] – Massimo Murdocca replaced Besart Berisha in the 90th minute vs Adelaide United (Rnd 12). 5 substitutions were made in total^[37]
^[4] – Julius Doe replaced Mitch Nichols in the 90th minute vs Perth Glory (Rnd 18). 6 substitutions were made in total^[38]
^[5] – The 2013 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off game between Buriram United and Brisbane Roar went to Extra Time, equating to 120 minutes (90min + 2x15min halves)^[38]
^[6] – Ben Halloran replaced Jack Hingert in the 90th minute vs Melbourne Heart (Round 26). 5 substitutions were made in total^[39]

Disciplinary record

Correct as of 12 April 2013 (End of Season)

#	Nat.	Pos.	Name
#	Nat.	Pos.	Name	League		Finals		Asia		Total
7		FW	Besart Berisha	7 ^[3]	–	1	–	1	–	9	–
3		DF	Shane Stefanutto	7 ^[3]	–	–	–	–	–	7	–
15		DF	James Donachie	3 ^[2]	1	1	–	1	–	5 ^[2]	1
4		DF	Matt Jurman	5 ^[4]	–	–	–	–	–	5	–
18		MF	Luke Brattan	3	–	2	–	–	–	5	-
17		MF	Mitch Nichols	4	–	1	–	–	–	5	–
6		MF	Erik Paartalu	4	–	–	–	–	–	4	–
11		MF	Ben Halloran	4	–	–	–	–	–	4	–
2		DF	Matt Smith	3	–	–	–	–	–	3	–
19		DF	Jack Hingert	3	–	–	–	–	–	3	–
9		FW	Stef Nijland	1	–	1	–	1	–	3	–
1		GK	Michael Theo	3	–	–	–	–	–	3	–
5		DF	Ivan Franjic	3	–	–	–	–	–	3	–
14		MF	Steven Lustica	1	–	1	–	–	–	2	–
10		FW	Henrique	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	–
24		FW	Nick Fitzgerald	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	–
21		MF	James Meyer	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	–
13		DF	Jade North	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	–
22		MF	Thomas Broich	–	0	–	–	1	–	1	0 ^[1]
			TOTALS	55	1	7	–	4	–	66	1 ^[1]

^[1] Thomas Broich had his straight red card rescinded from the Rnd 9 game vs Newcastle Jets on Saturday, 1 December 2012
^[2] James Donachie received 2 yellow cards resulting in a red card from the Rnd 14 game vs Wellington Phoenix on Tuesday, 1 January 2013
^[3] Shane Stefanutto & Besart Berisha both received their 5th yellow cards of the season resulting in a 1-game suspension per FFA rules, from the Rnd 17 game vs Western Sydney Wanderers on Sunday, 20 January 2013
^[4] Matt Jurman received his 5th yellow card of the season resulting in a 1-game suspension per FFA rules, from the Rnd 19 game vs Central Coast Mariners on Friday, 1 February 2013

League Goalscorers by round

Total	Player		Goals per Round
Total	Player		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	KOF	SF1
14		Besart Berisha		2	1				1		1					1	2				2	1	1					1	1
4		Ben Halloran							1				1			1									1
3		Thomas Broich		1					1																			1
3		Ivan Franjic																								1			1	1
2		Steven Lustica																					1						1
2		Erik Paartalu		1					1
2		Henrique						1							1
2		Mitch Nichols		1															1
1		Massimo Murdocca								1
1		James Meyer																		1
1		Luke Brattan																												1
35	TOTAL		0	5	1	0	0	1	4	1	1	0	1	0	1	2	2	0	1	1	2	1	2	0	1	1	0	2	3	2	0

 A goal was scored from a penalty kick

 Two goals were scored from penalty kicks

 Players were not selected in matchday squad or used as a substitute for highlighted round i.e. did not make an appearance

Home attendance

Win Draw Loss
League attendance and average includes Finals series

Competition	Round	Date	Score	Opponent	Attendance
A-League	2	13 October 2012	5–0	Melbourne Victory	17,364
A-League	4	27 October 2012	0–1	Western Sydney Wanderers	12,663
A-League	5	4 November 2012	0–1	Adelaide United	12,856
A-League	7	16 November 2012	4–2	Sydney FC	22,970
A-League	9	1 December 2012	1–0	Newcastle Jets	12,546
A-League	12	21 December 2012	0–1	Perth Glory	11,352
A-League	14	1 January 2013	4–2	Wellington Phoenix	11,358
A-League	17	20 January 2013	1–2	Western Sydney Wanderers	11,917
A-League	19	1 February 2013	2–2	Central Coast Mariners	10,604
A-League	21	17 February 2013	2–0	Wellington Phoenix	9,282
A-League	24	9 March 2013	1–1	Melbourne Victory	12,624
A-League	26	24 March 2013	2–0	Melbourne Heart	9,869
A-League	27	28 March 2013	3–1	Sydney FC	19,010
				Total Attendance	174,415
				Total Average Attendance	13,417

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27°27′53″S 153°0′34″E / 27.46472°S 153.00944°E / -27.46472; 153.00944 (Suncorp Stadium)

[table_note_res_QP0.81246666089281-33] 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_WP0.81246666089281-34] Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

[1] "Brisbane Roar announces major Football Department restructure - Brisbane Roar FC 2011". Football Federation Australia. 18 December 2012. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2012.

[2] "Brisbane Roar | Players". Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2012.

[3] Takahashi joins title defence ^{[dead link‍]}

[4] "Instagram Image". Archived from the original on 3 December 2012 – via Instagram. ^{[better source needed]}

[couriermail-5] Roar Coach Rado Vidosic Runs Eye To Make Call On Korean Triallists Bae Hae Min And Do Dong Hyun

[Super_Six_Re-sign_with_Roar-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Super Six Re-sign with Roar". Football Federation Australia. 10 September 2012. Archived from the original on 19 July 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2012.

[7] Brisbane Roar Signs James Donachie For Next Three Seasons

[8] "Latest Football Australia News". Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.

[9] Brisbane Roar promote Acton to Hyundai a league squad ^{[dead link‍]}

[footballaustralia.com.au-10] "Brisbane sign South Korean do - Brisbane Roar FC 2011". Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.

[11] "Brisbane secure Qantas Socceroo - Brisbane Roar FC 2013". Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.

[12] "Youngster Davies joins Roar - Brisbane Roar FC 2013". Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.

[13] "Motorsport Video |Motorsport Highlights, Replays, News, Clips".

[14] Brisbane Bolsters strike force ^{[dead link‍]}

[15] "Goalkeeper Redmayne Signs for Heart - Simon Chiarelli, melbourneheartfc.com.au - Melbourne Heart FC 2011". Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.

[16] Hyundai A League transfer roundup ^{[dead link‍]}

[17] "Adnan leaves Brisbane - Brisbane Roar FC 2011". Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.

[18] Young Brisbane Roar Star Kofi Danning To Play In Belgium The Courier Mail ^{[dead link‍]}

[19] "Hyundai A-League Ins and Outs | Round 13 - Football Australia 2011". Archived from the original on 28 December 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.

[20] "Brisbane release Visconte - Brisbane Roar FC 2013". Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.

[21] "Roar agree Paartalu transfer - Brisbane Roar FC 2013". Archived from the original on 24 February 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.

[22] "Brisbane release Fitzgerald - Brisbane Roar FC 2013". Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2013.

[23] "Heart Transplant For Roar's Redmayne". FourFourTwo. 21 January 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2014.

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[ReferenceC-25] "Jeff Hopkins appointed to A-League coaching staff". Football Federation Australia. 15 June 2012.

[26] "Adnan leaves Brisbane". Football Federation Australia. 9 July 2012. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.

[27] Clark, Laine (17 July 2012). "Brisbane Roar unveil new import". The Sydney Morning Herald.

[28] Tobin, Michelle (10 July 2012). "Acton promoted to Hyundai A-League squad". Football Federation Australia.

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[31] Tobin, Michelle (1 August 2012). "Theo is the name of the game". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2014.

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[ReferenceA-40] Match stats ^{[dead link‍]}

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