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| club               = [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
| season             = 2012–13
| manager            = [[Michael Valkanis]]
| mgrtitle           = Head Coach (Interim)
| chairman           = Greg Griffin
| chrtitle           = Chairman
| stadium            = [[Hindmarsh Stadium]], [[Adelaide]]
| league             = [[2012–13 A-League|A-League]]
| league result      = 4th
| cup1               = [[2012 AFC Champions League|AFC Champions League]]
| cup1 result        = Quarter-finals
| cup2               = [[2012–13 A-League#Finals series|A-League Finals]]
| cup2 result        = Elimination finals
| biggest win        = 
| biggest loss       = 
| league topscorer   = [[Dario Vidošić]] (10)
| season topscorer   = [[Dario Vidošić]] (10)
| highest attendance = 14,115 (vs [[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]], 7 December 2012)
| lowest attendance  = 6,878 (vs [[Brisbane Roar FC|Brisbane Roar]], 2 March 2013)
| average 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 [[Association football|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 (Portuguese footballer)|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 (company)|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 Oliveira|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.

==Season overview==
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.<ref>{{cite news | title = ACL 2012 slots confirmed | date = 2011-12-01 | url = http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/935-afc-champions-league-2012/37285-acl-2012-slots-confirmed | work = The AFC | access-date = 2011-12-27}}</ref> 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 FC|Brisbane Roar]] and Runners-Up [[Central Coast Mariners FC|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]], [[FC Bunyodkor|Bunyodkor]] and [[Pohang Steelers]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Reds' relief as Adelaide avoid playoff |date=2011-12-06 |url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/935-afc-champions-league-2012/37401-reds-relief-as-adelaide-avoid-playoff |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120914020627/http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/935-afc-champions-league-2012/37401-reds-relief-as-adelaide-avoid-playoff |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-09-14 |work=The AFC |access-date=2011-12-27 }}</ref>

===February===
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.<ref>{{cite news|title=ACL playoff: Adelaide United vs Persipura Jayapura on Feb 16 |date=2012-02-13 |url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/media-releases/38005-acl-playoff-adelaide-united-vs-persipura-jayapura-on-feb-16 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121204163430/http://www.the-afc.com/en/media-releases/38005-acl-playoff-adelaide-united-vs-persipura-jayapura-on-feb-16 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-12-04 |work=The AFC |access-date=2012-04-01 }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite news | title = Reds confirm their place in AFC Champions League 2012 | date = 2012-02-16 | publisher = Football Federation Australia | url = http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Reds-confirm-their-place-in-AFC-Champions-League-2012/45440 | work = Adelaide United FC | access-date = 2012-08-27}}</ref>

===March===
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, [[FC Bunyodkor|Bunyodkor]].<ref>{{cite news | title = Reds score stunning win over Bunyodkor | date = 2012-03-07 | publisher = Football Federation Australia | url = http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Reds-score-stunning-win-over-Bunyodkor-in-Tashkent/45974 | work = Adelaide United FC | access-date = 2012-08-27 | archive-date = 19 February 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140219022828/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Reds-score-stunning-win-over-Bunyodkor-in-Tashkent/45974 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite news | title = Mullen brace caps off magical Asian night | date = 2012-03-20 | publisher = Football Federation Australia | url = http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Mullen-brace-caps-off-magical-Asian-night/46314 | work = Adelaide United FC | access-date = 2012-10-07}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite news | title = Kosmina reappointed as Coach | date = 2012-03-22 | publisher = Football Federation Australia | url = http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Kosmina-reappointed-as-Coach/46378 | work = Adelaide United FC | access-date = 2012-04-01 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120731181030/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Kosmina-reappointed-as-Coach/46378 | archive-date = 31 July 2012 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

===April===
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.<ref>{{cite news | title = Reds suffer first defeat to Pohang | date = 2012-04-03 | publisher = Football Federation Australia | url = http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Reds-suffer-first-defeat-to-Pohang/46681 | work = Adelaide United FC | access-date = 2012-10-07}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite news | title = Win sends Reds clear top of Group E | date = 2012-04-18 | publisher = Football Federation Australia | url = http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Win-sends-Reds-clear-top-of-Group-E/46948 | work = Adelaide United FC | access-date = 2012-10-07}}</ref>

===July===
The club announced a new 2-year partnership with kit supplier [[Kappa (company)|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.<ref>{{cite news | title = Kappa to kit out Reds | date = 2012-07-16 | publisher = Football Federation Australia | url = http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/KAPPA-to-kit-out-Reds/48136 | work = Adelaide United FC | access-date = 2012-07-16}}</ref>

===August===
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<ref>{{cite news | title = Unleash Solar to power Reds | date = 2012-08-29 | publisher = Adelaide United Members Club Inc. | url = http://adelaidereds.com.au/news/p63.aspx | work = Adelaide Reds | access-date = 2012-09-01 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> worth a reported $250,000.<ref>{{cite news | first = Jai | last = Bednall | title = Adelaide United sews up $250k shirt sponsor deal with Unleash Solar | date = 2012-08-29 | publisher = News Limited | url = http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/soccer/adelaide-united-sews-up-250k-shirt-sponsor-deal-with-unleash-solar/story-fnddhv0x-1226461120374 | work = The Advertiser | access-date = 2012-09-01}}</ref>

==Players==

===Squad information===
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|nb=AUS |n=1  |pos=GK  |age={{Age|1981|06|12}} |s=2007 |a=127 |g=0  |e=2014 |f=Free   |vc=captain }}

{{fb si player|bg=y |p=[[Osama Malik|Malik]]
|nb=AUS |n=2  |pos=CM  |age={{Age|1990|09|30}} |s=2011 |a=44  |g=0  |e=2015 |f=Free   |vc= |notes=Originally from Youth System}}

{{fb si player|bg=  |p=[[Nigel Boogaard|Boogaard]]
|nb=AUS |n=3  |pos=CB  |age={{Age|1986|08|14}} |s=2010 |a=54  |g=0  |e=2014 |f=Free   |vc= }}

{{fb si player|bg=y |p=[[Jonathan McKain|McKain]]
|nb=AUS |n=4  |pos=CB  |age={{Age|1982|09|21}} |s=2011 |a=26  |g=0  |e=2014 |f=Free  |vc= }}

{{fb si player|bg=  |p=[[Iain Fyfe|Fyfe]]
|nb=AUS |n=5  |pos=CB  |age={{Age|1982|04|03}} |s=2012 |a=75  |g=5  |e=2015 |f=Free   |vc= }}

{{fb si player|bg=y |p=[[Cássio Oliveira|Cássio]]
|nb=BRA |n=6  |pos=LWB |age={{Age|1980|01|08}} |s=2007 |a=121 |g=7  |e=2015 |f=Free   |vc=vice-captain |notes=Second nationality: Australia}}

{{fb si player|bg=  |p=[[Marcelo Carrusca|Carrusca]]
|nb=ARG |n=8  |pos=LW  |age={{Age|1983|09|01}} |s=2012 |a=23  |g=5  |e=2014 |f=Free   |vc= |notes=Second nationality: Portugal}}

{{fb si player|bg=y |p=[[Dario Vidošić|Vidošić]]
|nb=AUS |n=10 |pos=AM  |age={{Age|1987|04|08}} |s=2011 |a=51  |g=15 |e=2014 |f=Free   |vc= |notes=Australian marquee player}}

{{fb si player|bg=  |p=[[Bruce Djite|Djite]]
|nb=AUS |n=11 |pos=ST  |age={{Age|1987|03|25}} |s=2011 |a=78  |g=18 |e=2015 |f=Free   |vc= }}

{{fb si player|bg=y |p=[[Antony Golec|Golec]]
|nb=AUS |n=12 |pos=CB  |age={{Age|1990|05|29}} |s=2011 |a=26  |g=1  |e=2014 |f=Free   |vc= }}

{{fb si player|bg=  |p=[[Teeboy Kamara|Kamara]]
|nb=AUS |n=13 |pos=AM  |age={{Age|1996|05|18}} |s=2012 |a=1   |g=0  |e=2015 |f=YS     |vc= |notes=Second nationality: Liberia}}

{{fb si player|bg=y |p=[[Cameron Watson (footballer)|Watson]]
|nb=AUS |n=14 |pos=CM  |age={{Age|1987|05|31}} |s=2010 |a=79  |g=0  |e=2015 |f=Free   |vc= }}

{{fb si player|bg=  |p=[[Jacob Melling|Melling]]
|nb=AUS |n=15 |pos=DM  |age={{Age|1995|04|04}} |s=2012 |a=9   |g=0  |e=2015 |f=YS     |vc= }}

{{fb si player|bg=y |p=[[Daniel Bowles|Bowles]]
|nb=AUS |n=16 |pos=RWB |age={{Age|1991|10|19}} |s=2012 |a=16  |g=1  |e=2014 |f=Free   |vc= }}

{{fb si player|bg=  |p=[[Iain Ramsay|Ramsay]]
|nb=PHI |n=17 |pos=LW  |age={{Age|1988|02|27}} |s=2010 |a=83  |g=11 |e=2013 |f=Free   |vc= |notes=Second nationality: Australia}}

{{fb si player|bg=y |p=[[Fabian Barbiero|Barbiero]]
|nb=AUS |n=18 |pos=CM  |age={{Age|1984|05|02}} |s=2007 |a=89  |g=8  |e=2013 |f=Free   |vc= }}

{{fb si player|bg=  |p=[[Jake Barker-Daish|Barker-Daish]]
|nb=AUS |n=19 |pos=AM  |age={{Age|1993|05|07}} |s=2012 |a=11  |g=1  |e=2014 |f=Free   |vc= }}

{{fb si player|bg=y |p=[[Paul Izzo|Izzo]]
|nb=AUS |n=20 |pos=GK  |age={{Age|1995|01|06}} |s=2012 |a=3   |g=0  |e=2015 |f=YS     |vc= }}

{{fb si player|bg=  |p=[[Jerónimo Morales Neumann|Jerónimo]]
|nb=ARG |n=21 |pos=CF  |age={{Age|1986|06|03}} |s=2012 |a=26  |g=7  |e=2015 |f=Free   |vc= }}

{{fb si player|bg=y |p=[[Fábio Ferreira (Portuguese footballer)|Ferreira]]
|nb=POR |n=22 |pos=RW  |age={{Age|1989|05|03}} |s=2012 |a=19  |g=3  |e=2015 |f=Free   |vc= }}

{{fb si player|bg=  |p=[[Evan Kostopoulos|Kostopoulos]]
|nb=AUS |n=23 |pos=WI  |age={{Age|1990|05|07}} |s=2012 |a=21  |g=2  |e=2013 |f=YS     |vc= }}

{{fb si player|bg=y |p=[[Awer Mabil|Mabil]]
|nb=KEN |n=24 |pos=WI  |age={{Age|1995|09|15}} |s=2012 |a=5   |g=0  |e=2015 |f=YS     |vc= |notes=Second nationality: Australia}}

{{fb si player|bg=  |p=[[Tomi Jurić|Jurić]]
|nb=AUS |n=25 |pos=FW  |age={{Age|1991|07|22}} |s=2013 |a=7   |g=2  |e=2013 |f=Loan   |vc= }}

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===From the youth system===

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{{Fs player |no=24 |pos=FW |nat=KEN |name=[[Awer Mabil]]}}
{{Fs player |no=30 |pos=GK |nat=AUS |name=John Hall}}
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===Players in / out===
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'''Re-signed'''
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! Name !! Position !! Duration !! Contract Expiry !! Notes
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| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Antony Golec]]|| Defender || 2 years || 2014 || <ref>{{cite news | title = Reds re-sign Golec on two year deal | date = 2012-03-19 | publisher = Football Federation Australia | url = http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Reds-resign-Golec-on-two-year-deal/46294 | work = A-League | access-date = 2012-03-19 | archive-date = 13 January 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140113213645/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Reds-resign-Golec-on-two-year-deal/46294 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Nigel Boogaard]]|| Defender || 2 years || 2014 || <ref>{{cite news | title = Boogaard stays a Red | date = 2012-05-08 | publisher = Football Federation Australia | url = http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Boogaard-stays-a-Red/47231 | work = Adelaide United FC | access-date = 2012-05-08}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Osama Malik]]|| Midfielder || 2 years || 2015 || <ref name='Malik'>{{cite news | title = Malik extends contract with Reds | date = 2012-06-05 | publisher = Football Federation Australia | url = http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Malik-extends-contract-with-Reds/47628 | work = Adelaide United FC | access-date = 2012-06-05}}</ref>
|-
|}
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'''In (Pre-season)'''
{| class="wikitable"
! Name !! Position !! Moving from !! Notes
|-
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Teeboy Kamara]] || Midfielder || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]] (Youth) || <small>- 3-year contract.</small><ref>{{cite news | title = Teeboy signs three year deal with Reds | date = 2011-12-21 | publisher = Football Federation Australia | url = http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Teeboy-signs-three-year-deal-with-Reds/43786 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120731165112/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Teeboy-signs-three-year-deal-with-Reds/43786 | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2012-07-31 | work = Adelaide United FC | access-date = 2011-12-21 }}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Iain Fyfe]] || Defender || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Busan IPark]] || <small>- 1-year contract.</small><ref name='Fyfe and Susak'>{{cite news | title = Fyfe back as Susak moves on | date = 2012-02-29 | publisher = Football Federation Australia | url = http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Fyfe-back-as-Susak-moves-on/45782 | work = Adelaide United FC | access-date = 2012-02-29}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Daniel Bowles]] || Defender || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Gold Coast United FC|Gold Coast United]] || <small>- 2-year contract.</small><ref>{{cite news | title = Gold Coast loses another young star | date = 2012-03-22 | publisher = SBS | url = http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/a-league/news/1098541/Gold-Coast-loses-another-young-star | work = The World Game | access-date = 2012-03-26 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121009050821/http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/a-league/news/1098541/Gold-Coast-loses-another-young-star | archive-date = 9 October 2012 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = New signing delighted to become a Red | date = 2012-03-27 | publisher = Football Federation Australia | url = http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/New-signing-delighted-to-become-a-Red/46475 | work = Adelaide United FC | access-date = 2012-04-01}}</ref>
|-
|-
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jake Barker-Daish]] || Midfielder || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Gold Coast United FC|Gold Coast United]] || <small>- 2-year contract.</small><ref>{{cite news|first=Aidan |last=Ormond |title=Adelaide United Snap Up Barker-Daish |date=2012-04-06 |publisher=Haymarket Media |url=http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/236424,adelaide-united-snap-up-barker-daish.aspx |work=FourFourTwo Australia |access-date=2012-04-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407194538/http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/236424%2Cadelaide-united-snap-up-barker-daish.aspx |archive-date=7 April 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = Reds add to depth of young talent | date = 2012-04-06 | publisher = Football Federation Australia | url = http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Reds-add-to-depth-of-young-talent/46744 | work = Adelaide United FC | access-date = 2012-04-06}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Evan Kostopoulos]] || Forward || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]] (Youth) || <small>- 1-year contract.</small><ref>{{cite news | title = Long road pays off for Kostopoulos | date = 2012-04-14 | publisher = Football Federation Australia | url = http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Long-road-pays-off-for-Kostopoulos/46866 | work = Adelaide United FC | access-date = 2012-04-14}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Marcelo Carrusca]] || Midfielder || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[San Martín de San Juan]] || <small>- 2-year contract.</small><ref>{{cite news | title = Reds secure Argentine midfielder | date = 2012-08-03 | publisher = Football Federation Australia | url = http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Reds-secure-Argentine-midfielder/48403 | work = Adelaide United FC | access-date = 2012-08-03 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121013004728/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Reds-secure-Argentine-midfielder/48403 | archive-date = 13 October 2012 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Fábio Ferreira (Portuguese footballer)|Fábio Ferreira]] || Midfielder || {{flagicon|AUS}} Dulwich Hill || <small>- 1-year contract.</small><ref>{{cite web | url = https://twitter.com/Gatty54/status/231560445536894976 | title = Former Chelsea and mourinho protege Fabio Ferreira signs with Adelaide united. Has been playing with dulwich hill in sydney | access-date = 2012-08-04 | last = Gatt | first = Ray | date = 2012-08-04 | publisher = Twitter}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first = Ray | last = Gatt | title = Adelaide United offers former Chelsea player a contract | date = 2012-08-06 | publisher = News Limited | url = http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/football/adelaide-united-offers-former-chelsea-player-a-contract/story-fn63e0vj-1226443440584 | work = The Australian | access-date = 2012-08-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = Ferreira caps off Reds' foreign quota | date = 2012-08-27 | publisher = Football Federation Australia | url = http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Ferreira-caps-off-Reds-foreign-quota/48734 | work = Adelaide United FC | access-date = 2012-08-27 | archive-date = 31 December 2012 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20121231015236/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Ferreira-caps-off-Reds-foreign-quota/48734 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Jerónimo Morales Neumann|Jerónimo Neumann]] || Forward || {{flagicon|PAR}} [[Club Sol de América|Sol de América]] || <small>- 1-year loan contract.</small><ref>{{cite news | title = Reds sign a second Argentine | date = 2012-08-10 | publisher = A-League | url = http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Reds-sign-a-second-Argentine/48497 | work = Adelaide United FC | access-date = 2012-08-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Adelaide sign a second Argentine |date=2012-08-10 |publisher=Football Federation Australia |url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/adelaide-sign-a-second-argentine/48492 |work=A-League |access-date=2012-08-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110122654/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/adelaide-sign-a-second-argentine/48492 |archive-date=10 November 2012 }}</ref>
|}
'''In (Mid-season)'''
{| class="wikitable"
! Name !! Position !! Moving from !! Notes
|-
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tomi Jurić]] || Forward || {{flagicon|CRO}} [[NK Inter Zaprešić|Inter Zaprešić]] || <small>- Loan contract until end of season.</small><ref>{{cite news | title = Reds secure Juric for remainder of Season 8 | date = 2013-02-10 | publisher = Football Federation Australia | url = http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Reds-secure-Juric-for-remainder-of-Season-8/60550 | work = Adelaide United FC | access-date = 2013-02-11 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130213113205/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Reds-secure-Juric-for-remainder-of-Season-8/60550 | archive-date = 13 February 2013 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
|}

{{col-2}}
'''Out (Pre-season)'''
{| class="wikitable"
! Name !! Position !! Moving to !! Notes
|-
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Birighitti]] || Goalkeeper || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Newcastle Jets FC|Newcastle Jets]] || <small>- 2-year contract commences after 2012 AFC Champions League group stage</small><ref>{{cite news | title = Birighitti to join Jets next season | date = 2012-01-17 | publisher = Football Federation Australia | url = http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Birighitti-to-join-Jets-next-season/44470 | work = A-League | access-date = 2012-01-17}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Milan Susak]] || Defender || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Tianjin Teda F.C.|Tianjin Teda]] || <small>- Transferred in February 2012</small><ref name='Fyfe and Susak' /><ref>{{cite web | url = https://twitter.com/susak23/status/168169566625730560 | title = Happy to say that i have just signed with chinese super league club TIanjin TEDA FC and will be playing my first game against mariners in acl | access-date = 2012-02-11 | last = Susak | first = Milan | date = 2012-02-11 | publisher = Twitter}}</ref><br /><small>- Reported transfer fee of $200,000</small>
|-
| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Yevhen Levchenko|Evgeniy Levchenko]] || Midfielder || ''Released'' || <small>- Contract was not renewed.</small><ref>{{cite news | first = Jai | last = Bednall | title = Evgeniy Levchenko ends injury-plagued stay with United | date = 2012-03-24 | publisher = News Limited | url = http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/soccer/evgeniy-levchenko-ends-injury-plagued-stay-with-united/story-e6frectc-1226309087601 | work = Sunday Mail (SA) | access-date = 2012-03-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = Reds cut ties with Levchenko | date = 2012-03-28 | publisher = Football Federation Australia | url = http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Reds-cut-ties-with-Levchenko/46597 | work = Adelaide United FC | access-date = 2012-04-01}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Spase Dilevski]] || Midfielder || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]] || <small>- Contract was not renewed.</small><ref name='Malik' />
|-
| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Ricardo da Silva]] || Midfielder || ''Released'' || <small>- Contract was not renewed.</small><ref name='Malik' />
|-
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Daniel Mullen]] || Defender || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Dalian Aerbin F.C.|Dalian Aerbin]] || <small>- Transferred in July 2012</small><ref>{{cite news | title = Mullen set to make China move | date = 2012-07-02 | publisher = Football Federation Australia | url = http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Mullen-set-to-make-China-move/47935 | work = Adelaide United FC | access-date = 2012-07-02}}</ref><br /><small>- Transfer fee of $240,000.</small><ref>{{cite news | title = Reds launch into Pre Season | date = 2012-07-16 | publisher = Adelaide United FC | url = http://emailcampaign.expeed.com.au/t/ViewEmail/j/7AFD48A945883777/E7E8298AAF20A2956A4D01E12DB8921D | work = AUFC E-News | access-date = 2012-07-16}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|URU}} [[Francisco Usúcar]] || Midfielder || {{flagicon|ECU}} [[Técnico Universitario]] || <small>- Transferred in July 2012</small><ref>{{cite news | title = Usucar heading back to South America | date = 2012-07-11 | publisher = Football Federation Australia | url = http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Usucar-heading-back-to-South-America/48092 | work = Adelaide United FC | access-date = 2012-07-11}}</ref>
|-
|}
'''Out (Mid-season)'''
{| class="wikitable"
! Name !! Position !! Moving to !! Notes
|-
| {{flagicon|IDN}} [[Sergio van Dijk]] || Forward || {{flagicon|IDN}} [[Persib Bandung]] || <small>- Transferred in January 2013.</small><ref>{{cite news | title = Club agrees to part ways with van Dijk | date = 2013-01-17 | publisher = Football Federation Australia | url = http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Club-agrees-to-part-ways-with-van-Dijk/58321 | work = Adelaide United FC | access-date = 2013-01-17}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Zenon Caravella]] || Midfielder || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Newcastle Jets FC|Newcastle Jets]] || <small>- Released from remainder of contract in January 2013.</small><ref>{{cite news | title = Caravella released | date = 2013-01-22 | publisher = Football Federation Australia | url = http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Caravella-released/58866 | work = Adelaide United FC | access-date = 2013-01-22}}</ref>
|}
{{col-end}}

==Player statistics==

===Squad stats===
{{fb ss header 4|c1=[[2012 AFC Champions League|AFC Champions League]]|c2=[[2012–13 A-League|A-League]]|c3=[[2012–13 A-League#Finals series|A-League<br><small>Finals</small>]]}}

{{fb ss player 3|bg=   |p=[[Eugene Galeković|Galeković]] |nb=AUS |n=1  |pos=GK
|min={{#expr:930+2160}} 
|gs=35 |c1a=10 |c1g=-7 |c2a=25 |c2g=-31 |c3a=1  |c3g=-2  |nt=(−) means goals conceded}}

{{fb ss player 3|bg=y  |p=[[Osama Malik|Malik]] |nb=AUS |n=2  |pos=MF
|min={{#expr:534+1554}}
|gs=25 |c1a=7 |c1g=0   |c2a=19 |c2g=0   |c3a=1  |c3g=0  |nt=}}

{{fb ss player 3|bg=   |p=[[Nigel Boogaard|Boogaard]] |nb=AUS |n=3  |pos=DF
|min={{#expr:762+1864}}
|gs=31 |c1a=9 |c1g=2   |c2a=21 |c2g=0  |c3a=1  |c3g=0  |nt=}}

{{fb ss player 3|bg=y  |p=[[Jonathan McKain|McKain]] |nb=AUS |n=4  |pos=DF
|min={{#expr:653+675}}
|gs=16 |c1a=8 |c1g=1   |c2a=10 |c2g=0  |c3a=1  |c3g=0  |nt=}}

{{fb ss player 3|bg=   |p=[[Iain Fyfe|Fyfe]] |nb=AUS |n=5  |pos=DF
|min={{#expr:426+1815}}
|gs=25 |c1a=5 |c1g=0   |c2a=21 |c2g=0  |c3a=1  |c3g=0  |nt=}}

{{fb ss player 3|bg=y  |p=[[Cássio Oliveira|Cássio]] |nb=BRA |n=6  |pos=DF
|min={{#expr:840+2142}}
|gs=34 |c1a=9 |c1g=0   |c2a=24 |c2g=1  |c3a=1  |c3g=0  |nt=}}

{{fb ss player 3|bg=   |p=[[Marcelo Carrusca|Carrusca]] |nb=ARG |n=8  |pos=MF
|min={{#expr:0+1560}}
|gs=19 |c1a=0 |c1g=0   |c2a=22 |c2g=5  |c3a=1  |c3g=0  |nt=}}

{{fb ss player 3|bg=y  |p=[[Dario Vidošić|Vidošić]] |nb=AUS |n=10 |pos=MF
|min={{#expr:722+2160}}
|gs=35 |c1a=9 |c1g=0   |c2a=25 |c2g=9  |c3a=1  |c3g=1  |nt=}}

{{fb ss player 3|bg=   |p=[[Bruce Djite|Djite]] |nb=AUS |n=11 |pos=FW
|min={{#expr:735+927}}
|gs=21 |c1a=10 |c1g=1  |c2a=18 |c2g=2  |c3a=1  |c3g=0  |nt=}}

{{fb ss player 3|bg=y  |p=[[Antony Golec|Golec]] |nb=AUS |n=12 |pos=DF 
|min={{#expr:127+1350}}
|gs=17 |c1a=2 |c1g=1   |c2a=15 |c2g=0  |c3a=0  |c3g=0  |nt=}}

{{fb ss player 3|bg=   |p=[[Teeboy Kamara|Kamara]] |nb=AUS |n=13 |pos=MF
|min={{#expr:15+0}}
|gs=0  |c1a=3 |c1g=0   |c2a=0  |c2g=0  |c3a=0  |c3g=0  |nt={{fb injured|i=|date=September 2012|s=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Club-Statement-regarding-Teeboy-Kamara/48920}}}}

{{fb ss player 3|bg=y  |p=[[Cameron Watson (footballer)|Watson]] |nb=AUS |n=14 |pos=MF
|min={{#expr:390+1882}}
|gs=24 |c1a=4 |c1g=0   |c2a=27 |c2g=0  |c3a=0  |c3g=0  |nt=}}

{{fb ss player 3|bg=   |p=[[Jacob Melling|Melling]] |nb=AUS |n=15 |pos=MF
|min={{#expr:15+0}}
|gs=0  |c1a=1 |c1g=0   |c2a=0  |c2g=0  |c3a=0  |c3g=0  |nt=}}

{{fb ss player 3|bg=y  |p=[[Daniel Bowles|Bowles]] |nb=AUS |n=16 |pos=DF
|min={{#expr:210+1238}}
|gs=16 |c1a=2 |c1g=0   |c2a=16 |c2g=1  |c3a=0  |c3g=0  |nt=}}

{{fb ss player 3|bg=   |p=[[Iain Ramsay|Ramsay]] |nb=PHI |n=17 |pos=MF 
|min={{#expr:864+1670}}
|gs=29 |c1a=10 |c1g=2  |c2a=26 |c2g=5  |c3a=1  |c3g=0  |nt=}}

{{fb ss player 3|bg=y  |p=[[Fabian Barbiero|Barbiero]] |nb=AUS |n=18 |pos=MF
|min={{#expr:673+541}}
|gs=11 |c1a=10 |c1g=0  |c2a=16 |c2g=0  |c3a=0  |c3g=0  |nt=}}

{{fb ss player 3|bg=   |p=[[Jake Barker-Daish|Barker-Daish]] |nb=AUS |n=19 |pos=MF
|min={{#expr:0+448}}
|gs=4  |c1a=0 |c1g=0   |c2a=10 |c2g=1  |c3a=1  |c3g=0  |nt=}}

{{fb ss player 3|bg=y  |p=[[Paul Izzo|Izzo]] |nb=AUS |n=20 |pos=GK
|min={{#expr:0+270}}
|gs=3  |c1a=0 |c1g=0   |c2a=3  |c2g=-6 |c3a=0  |c3g=0  |nt= (−) means goals conceded}}

{{fb ss player 3|bg=   |p=[[Jerónimo Morales Neumann|Jerónimo]] |nb=ARG |n=21 |pos=FW
|min={{#expr:68+1372}}
|gs=16 |c1a=2 |c1g=1   |c2a=25 |c2g=7  |c3a=1  |c3g=0  |nt=}}

{{fb ss player 3|bg=y  |p=[[Fábio Ferreira (Portuguese footballer)|Ferreira]] |nb=POR |n=22 |pos=MF
|min={{#expr:0+1061}}
|gs=11 |c1a=0 |c1g=0   |c2a=18 |c2g=3  |c3a=1  |c3g=0  |nt=}}

{{fb ss player 3|bg=   |p=[[Evan Kostopoulos|Kostopoulos]] |nb=AUS |n=23 |pos=FW
|min={{#expr:311+1173}}
|gs=17 |c1a=9 |c1g=1   |c2a=18 |c2g=2  |c3a=0  |c3g=0  |nt=}}

{{fb ss player 3|bg=y  |p=[[Awer Mabil|Mabil]] |nb=KEN |n=24 |pos=FW
|min={{#expr:0+160}}
|gs=2  |c1a=0 |c1g=0   |c2a=5  |c2g=0  |c3a=0  |c3g=0  |nt=}}

{{fb ss player 3|bg=   |p=[[Tomi Jurić|Jurić]] |nb=AUS |n=25 |pos=FW
|min={{#expr:0+349}}
|gs=5  |c1a=0 |c1g=0   |c2a=6  |c2g=2  |c3a=1  |c3g=0  |nt=}}

{{fb ss footer|u=8 April 2013 |s=[https://int.soccerway.com/teams/australia/adelaide-united/squad/ Soccerway – Adelaide United 2012/13] |o=shirt number|date=January 2013}}

====Delisted players====
{{fb ss header 4|c1=[[2012 AFC Champions League|AFC Champions League]]|c2=[[2012–13 A-League|A-League]]|c3=[[2012–13 A-League#Finals series|A-League<br><small>Finals</small>]]}}

{{fb ss player 3|bg=   |p=[[Zenon Caravella|Caravella]] |nb=AUS |n=   |pos=MF 
|min={{#expr:595+143}} 
|gs=8  |c1a=8 |c1g=0   |c2a=4  |c2g=0  |c3a=0  |c3g=0  |nt=Released in January 2013.}}

{{fb ss player 3|bg=   |p=[[Sergio van Dijk|van Dijk]] |nb=IDN |n=   |pos=FW 
|min={{#expr:306+194}}
|gs=4  |c1a=8 |c1g=2   |c2a=3  |c2g=0  |c3a=0  |c3g=0  |nt=-Transferred to [[Persib Bandung]] in January 2013.}}

{{fb ss footer|u=22 January 2013 |s=[https://int.soccerway.com/teams/australia/adelaide-united/squad/ Soccerway – Adelaide United 2012/13] |o=shirt number|date=February 2012}}
<!--{{fb ss player 3|bg=   |p=[[Daniel Mullen|Mullen]]                     |nb=AUS |n=   |pos=DF |gs=7  |min=630  |c1a=7 |c1g=2   |c2a=0  |c2g=0  |c3a=0  |c3g=0  |nt=Transferred after ACL Round of 16 match day.}}
{{fb ss player 3|bg=y  |p=[[Francisco Usúcar|Usúcar]]                  |nb=URU |n=   |pos=MF |gs=3  |min=256  |c1a=5 |c1g=0   |c2a=0  |c2g=0  |c3a=0  |c3g=0  |nt=Transferred after ACL Round of 16 match day.}}
{{fb ss player 3|bg=   |p=[[Yevhen Levchenko|Levchenko]]               |nb=UKR |n=   |pos=MF |gs=1  |min=90   |c1a=1 |c1g=1   |c2a=0  |c2g=0  |c3a=0  |c3g=0  |nt=Released after ACL Play-off match day.}}
 -->

===Disciplinary records===
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number.
{{fb disc header 3 |c1=League |c2=Finals |c3=Asia |c4=Others}}
{{fb disc player 3 |bg=   |p=[[Eugene Galeković|Galeković]]              |nb=AUS    |n=1    |pos=GK    |yc1=4 |syc1=0 |rc1=0 |yc2=0 |syc2=0 |rc2=0 |rc3=0 |syc3=0 |yc3=0 |yc4=0 |syc4=0 |rc4=0 |nt=}}
{{fb disc player 3 |bg=y  |p=[[Osama Malik|Malik]]                       |nb=AUS    |n=2    |pos=MF    |yc1=5 |syc1=0 |rc1=1 |yc2=0 |syc2=0 |rc2=0 |rc3=0 |syc3=0 |yc3=0 |yc4=0 |syc4=0 |rc4=0 |nt=<small>- One match suspension against Melbourne Heart in R24.</small>}}
{{fb disc player 3 |bg=   |p=[[Nigel Boogaard|Boogaard]]                 |nb=AUS    |n=3    |pos=DF    |yc1=8 |syc1=0 |rc1=0 |yc2=0 |syc2=0 |rc2=0 |rc3=1 |syc3=0 |yc3=0 |yc4=0 |syc4=0 |rc4=0 |nt=<small>- One match ACL suspension against Bunyodkor in ACL, QF2.<br />- One match suspension against Melbourne Victory in R20.</small>}}
{{fb disc player 3 |bg=y  |p=[[Jonathan McKain|McKain]]                  |nb=AUS    |n=4    |pos=DF    |yc1=4 |syc1=1 |rc1=0 |yc2=0 |syc2=0 |rc2=0 |rc3=0 |syc3=0 |yc3=0 |yc4=0 |syc4=0 |rc4=0 |nt=<small>- One match suspension against Brisbane Roar in R23.</small>}}
{{fb disc player 3 |bg=   |p=[[Iain Fyfe|Fyfe]]                          |nb=AUS    |n=5    |pos=DF    |yc1=5 |syc1=0 |rc1=0 |yc2=1 |syc2=0 |rc2=0 |rc3=0 |syc3=1 |yc3=1 |yc4=0 |syc4=0 |rc4=0 |nt=<small>- One match ACL suspension against Newcastle Jets in A-League, R1.<br />- One match suspension against Wellington Phoenix in R22.</small>}}
{{fb disc player 3 |bg=y  |p=[[Cássio Oliveira|Cássio]]                  |nb=BRA    |n=6    |pos=DF    |yc1=5 |syc1=0 |rc1=0 |yc2=1 |syc2=0 |rc2=0 |rc3=0 |syc3=0 |yc3=1 |yc4=0 |syc4=0 |rc4=0 |nt=<small>- One match suspension against Sydney FC in R21.</small>}}
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===Scorers===

====AFC Champions League====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" width=800
! Goals
! Player
! {{Tooltip| PO2 | Play-off Final Round}}
! {{Tooltip| MD1 | Group stage Match Day 1}}
! {{Tooltip| MD2 | Group stage Match Day 2}}
! {{Tooltip| MD3 | Group stage Match Day 3}}
! {{Tooltip| MD4 | Group stage Match Day 4}}
! {{Tooltip| MD5 | Group stage Match Day 5}}
! {{Tooltip| MD6 | Group stage Match Day 6}}
! {{Tooltip| R16 | Round of 16}}
! {{Tooltip| QF1 | Quarter-finals First Leg}}
! {{Tooltip| QF2 | Quarter-finals Second Leg}}
|-
!rowspan=4|2
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Nigel Boogaard]]
| 1 || 1 ||   ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || style="background:#fcc;"|
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Daniel Mullen]]
|   ||  || 2 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || style="background:#fcc;" colspan=2|
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|IDN}} [[Sergio van Dijk]]
| 1 ||  ||  ||  || style="background:#fcc;"| ||  || 1 ||  ||  || 
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|PHI}} [[Iain Ramsay]]
|  ||  ||  ||  ||   ||  ||  ||  || 1 || 1 
|-
!rowspan=6|1
|align="left"| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Yevhen Levchenko|Evgeniy Levchenko]]
| 1 || style="background:#fcc;" colspan=9| 
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Antony Golec]]
| style="background:#fcc;"| || 1 || style="background:#fcc;" colspan=6| ||  || style="background:#fcc;"|
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Bruce Djite]]
|  ||  ||  ||  || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jonathan McKain|Jon McKain]]
|  ||  ||  ||  ||   ||  ||  || 1 ||  ||  
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Evan Kostopoulos]]
|  ||  ||  ||  ||   ||  ||  ||  || 1 ||  
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Jerónimo Morales Neumann|Jerónimo Neumann]]
| style="background:#fcc;" colspan=8| ||  || 1 
|}
{| style="font-size: smaller;"
|
{| style="padding:0em .6em; height:1.5em; background:#ccffcc; border:solid 1px #242020; width: 1.5em; margin:.25em .9em .25em .25em;" valign="top"
| 
|}
| A goal was scored from a [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty kick]] 
|
{|  style="padding:0 .6em; height:1.5em; background:#a0ffa0; border:solid 1px #242020; width:1.5em; margin:.25em .9em .25em .25em; vertical-align:top;"
|-
| 
|}
| Two goals were scored from penalty kicks
|
{|  style="padding:0 .6em; height:1.5em; background:#fcc; border:solid 1px #242020; width:1.5em; margin:.25em .9em .25em .25em; vertical-align:top;"
|
|} 
| Player did not play
|}

====A-League====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" width=800
! Goals
! Player
! {{0}}{{Tooltip| 1 | Newcastle Jets FC (A)}}{{0}}
! {{0}}{{Tooltip| 2 | Western Sydney Wanderers FC (H)}}{{0}}
! {{0}}{{Tooltip| 3 | Melbourne Victory FC (A)}}{{0}}
! {{0}}{{Tooltip| 4 | Wellington Phoenix FC (H)}}{{0}}
! {{0}}{{Tooltip| 5 | Brisbane Roar FC (A)}}{{0}}
! {{0}}{{Tooltip| 6 | Perth Glory FC (H)}}{{0}}
! {{0}}{{Tooltip| 7 | Melbourne Heart FC (H)}}{{0}}
! {{0}}{{Tooltip| 8 | Sydney FC (A)}}{{0}}
! {{0}}{{Tooltip| 9 | Central Coast Mariners FC (A)}}{{0}}
! {{Tooltip| 10 | Melbourne Victory FC (H)}}
! {{Tooltip| 11 | Wellington Phoenix FC (H)}}
! {{Tooltip| 12 | Western Sydney Wanderers FC (A)}}
! {{Tooltip| 13 | Brisbane Roar FC (H)}}
! {{Tooltip| 14 | Sydney FC (H)}}
! {{Tooltip| 15 | Newcastle Jets FC (A)}}
! {{Tooltip| 16 | Perth Glory FC (H)}}
! {{Tooltip| 17 | Melbourne Heart FC (A)}}
! {{Tooltip| 18 | Central Coast Mariners FC (A)}}
! {{Tooltip| 19 | Western Sydney Wanderers FC (H)}}
! {{Tooltip| 20 | Melbourne Victory FC (H)}}
! {{Tooltip| 21 | Sydney FC (A)}}
! {{Tooltip| 22 | Wellington Phoenix FC (A)}}
! {{Tooltip| 23 | Brisbane Roar FC (H)}}
! {{Tooltip| 24 | Melbourne Heart FC (A)}}
! {{Tooltip| 25 | Newcastle Jets FC (H)}}
! {{Tooltip| 26 | Central Coast Mariners FC (H)}}
! {{Tooltip| 27 | Perth Glory FC (A)}}
! {{Tooltip| EF | Brisbane Roar FC (H)}}
|-
!|10
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dario Vidošić]]
| 1 || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#cfc;"|1 ||  || 1 || 1 ||  || 1 || style="background:#fcc;"| ||  ||  || 1 ||  || style="background:#cfc;"|2 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || style="background:#cfc;"|1 ||  ||  || || 1
|-
!|7
|align="left"| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Jerónimo Morales Neumann|Jerónimo Neumann]]}}
|   || 1 ||  || 2 ||  ||  || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 2 ||  ||  ||  || 1 ||  || style="background:#fcc;"| ||  || style="background:#fcc;"| ||  ||  ||  ||
|-
!rowspan=2|5
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Iain Ramsay]]
| 1 ||   ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || style="background:#fcc;"| || 1 ||  || 1 ||  ||  || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Marcelo Carrusca]]
|   ||   ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || style="background:#fcc;"| || 1 || 2 ||  ||  ||  ||  || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1 ||  ||  || 1 ||  || style="background:#fcc;"| ||
|-
!|3
|align="left"| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Fábio Ferreira (Portuguese footballer)|Fábio Ferreira]]
|   ||   ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1 ||  || 1 || 1 ||  ||  ||  || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| ||  ||  ||  || ||
|-
!rowspan=3|2
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Evan Kostopoulos]]
| style="background:#fcc;"| ||  || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| ||  ||  ||  ||  || 2  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || style="background:#fcc;"| ||  ||  || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"|
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Bruce Djite]]
|   ||   || style="background:#fcc;"| ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || 1 || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| ||  || ||
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tomi Jurić]]
| style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || 1 || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  || style="background:#fcc;"| ||
|-
!rowspan=3|1
|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Cássio Oliveira|Cássio]]
|   ||   ||  || 1 || style="background:#fcc;"| ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || style="background:#fcc;"| ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || style="background:#fcc;"| ||
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Daniel Bowles]]
|   ||   ||  ||  ||  ||  || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1 ||  ||  ||  || style="background:#fcc;"| ||  || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"|
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jake Barker-Daish]]
|   ||   ||  || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| ||  ||  ||  || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| || style="background:#fcc;"| ||  ||  ||  || 1 ||
|-
|}
{| style="font-size: smaller;"
|
{| style="padding:0em .6em; height:1.5em; background:#ccffcc; border:solid 1px #242020; width: 1.5em; margin:.25em .9em .25em .25em;" valign="top"
| 
|}
| A goal was scored from a [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty kick]] 
|
{|  style="padding:0 .6em; height:1.5em; background:#a0ffa0; border:solid 1px #242020; width:1.5em; margin:.25em .9em .25em .25em; vertical-align:top;"
|-
| 
|}
| Two goals were scored from penalty kicks
|
{|  style="padding:0 .6em; height:1.5em; background:#fcc; border:solid 1px #242020; width:1.5em; margin:.25em .9em .25em .25em; vertical-align:top;"
|
|} 
| Player did not play
|}

==Club==

===Coaching staff===
{{Fb cs header}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg=  |p=Head coach (interim)                 |s={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Michael Valkanis]] }}
{{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=Assistant coach                      |s={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Sergio Melta]] }}
{{Fb cs staff |bg=  |p=Goalkeeper coach                     |s={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter Blazincic]]}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=High performance manager             |s={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Sean Tagg]]}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg=  |p=Physiotherapist                      |s={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter Chitti]]}}
{{Fb cs footer |u=5 February 2013 |s=[http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/players Adelaide United FC]|date=April 2013}}

===Managerial Changes===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Outgoing manager
!Manner of departure
!Date of vacancy
!Table
!Incoming manager
!Date of appointment
!Table
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Kosmina]]
|Resigned.
|28 January 2013<ref>{{cite news | first = Michael | last = Cockerill | title = Kosmina quits Adelaide United | date = 2013-01-28 | publisher = Football Federation Australia | url = http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/Kosmina-quits-Adelaide-United/59348 | work = A-League | access-date = 2013-01-28 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130129230957/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/kosmina-quits-adelaide-united/59348 | archive-date = 29 January 2013 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
|4th, Round 18 ([[2012–13 A-League|12–13]])
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Michael Valkanis]] (Interim)
|28 January 2013<ref>{{cite news | first = David | last = Hall | title = Adelaide stunned by Kosmina resignation | date = 2013-01-28 | publisher = Football Federation Australia | url = http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/Adelaide-stunned-by-Kosmina-resignation/59361 | work = A-League | access-date = 2013-01-28 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130131023452/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/adelaide-stunned-by-kosmina-resignation/59361 | archive-date = 31 January 2013 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
|4th, Round 18 ([[2012–13 A-League|12–13]])
|}

===Attendance at home games===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Round !! Date !! Opponent !! Score <br/> {{center|1=<small>AUFC – Away</small>}}  !! Attendance !! Weekday
|-
| 2  || 12 October 2012  || [[Western Sydney Wanderers FC|Western Sydney Wanderers]] || 1–0 || 8,950  || Friday
|-
| 4  || 27 October 2012  || [[Wellington Phoenix FC|Wellington Phoenix]]  || 3–1 || 8,497  || Saturday
|-
| 6  || 11 November 2012 || [[Perth Glory FC|Perth Glory]]  || 1–1 || 9,212  || Sunday
|-
| 7  || 17 November 2012 || [[Melbourne City FC|Melbourne Heart]]  || 1–0 || 8,816  || Saturday
|-
| 10 || 7 December 2012  || [[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]]  || 4–2 || 14,115 || Friday
|-
| 11 || 16 December 2012 || [[Wellington Phoenix FC|Wellington Phoenix]]  || 3–1 || 8,657  || Saturday
|-
| 13 || 26 December 2012 || [[Brisbane Roar FC|Brisbane Roar]]  || 0–1 || 11,035 || Wednesday
|-
| 14 || 31 December 2012 || [[Sydney FC]] || 3–0 || 10,934 || Monday
|-
| 16 || 11 January 2013  || [[Perth Glory FC|Perth Glory]]  || 3–2 || 10,129 || Friday
|-
| 19 || 3 February 2013  || [[Western Sydney Wanderers FC|Western Sydney Wanderers]] || 2–4 || 9,686  || Sunday
|-
| 20 || 8 February 2013  || [[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]]  || 1–0 || 12,029 || Friday
|-
| 23 || 2 March 2013     || [[Brisbane Roar FC|Brisbane Roar]]  || 0–1 || 6,878  || Saturday
|-
| 25 || 15 March 2013    || [[Newcastle Jets FC|Newcastle Jets]] || 1–1 || 7,284  || Friday
|-
| 26 || 24 March 2013    || [[Central Coast Mariners FC|Central Coast Mariners]] || 0–2 || 8,069  || Sunday
|-
| EF || 7 April 2013     || [[Brisbane Roar FC|Brisbane Roar]]  || 1–2 || 10,234 || Sunday
|-
|}

==Competitions==

===Overall===
{{fb overall competition header |curr=y }}
{{fb overall2 competition |bg=y |curr=y |cl = [[2012–13 A-League|A-League]]|srn=    |cprn=    |fp= |fprn=4th  |dfm=7 October 2012                    |dlm=30 March 2013 }}
{{fb overall2 competition |bg=  |curr=y |cl = [[2012–13 A-League#Finals series|A-League<br><small>Finals</small>]]|srn = [[2012–13 A-League#Elimination Finals|Elimination finals]]|cprn=     |fp= |fprn = [[2012–13 A-League#Elimination Finals|Elimination finals]]|dfm=7 April 2013     |dlm=7 April 2013 }}
{{fb overall competition footer |u=8 April 2013 |date=January 2013}}

===Pre-season===
{{Football box collapsible
|round      = 
|date       = 26 April 2012
|time       = Thursday 19:00
|team1      = [[White City Woodville|White City]]
|score      = 0–6
|report     = 
|team2      = [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = {{goal}} [[Fabian Barbiero|Barbiero]]<br/>{{goal}} (pen.) {{goal}} {{goal}} [[Sergio van Dijk|van Dijk]]<br />{{goal}} [[Dario Vidošić|Vidošić]]<br />{{goal}} [[Daniel Mullen|Mullen]]
|stadium    = Frank Mitchell Park, [[Woodville West, South Australia|Woodville West]]
|attendance = 
|referee    = 
|result     = W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round      = 
|date       = 9 May 2012
|time       = Wednesday 19:00
|team1      = [[Adelaide Raiders]]
|score      = 0–5
|report     = 
|team2      = [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = {{goal}} {{goal}} [[Sergio van Dijk|van Dijk]]<br />{{goal}} [[Dario Vidošić|Vidošić]]<br />{{goal}} [[Iain Ramsay|Ramsay]]<br />{{goal}} (o.g.)
|stadium    = Croatian Sports Centre, [[Gepps Cross, South Australia|Gepps Cross]]
|attendance = 
|referee    = 
|result     = W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round      = 
|date       = 23 May 2012
|time       = Wednesday 19:00
|team1      = [[West Torrens Birkalla SC|West Torrens Birkalla]]
|score      = 0–2
|report     = 
|team2      = [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = {{goal}} {{goal}} [[Dario Vidošić|Vidošić]]
|stadium    = Camden Sports Complex, [[Novar Gardens, South Australia|Novar Gardens]]
|attendance = 
|referee    = 
|result     = W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round      = 
|date       = 25 July 2012
|time       = Wednesday 18:30
|team1      = [[Adelaide Hills Hawks]]
|score      = 0–4
|report     = Game abandoned after half-time due to bad weather.<br />[http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Magnificent-turnout-despite-the-washout/48315 Report]
|team2      = [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = {{goal}} [[Nigel Boogaard|Boogaard]]<br />{{goal}} [[Zenon Caravella|Caravella]]<br />{{goal}} [[Fabian Barbiero|Barbiero]]<br />{{goal}} (o.g.)
|stadium    = The Hawks Nest, [[Woodside, South Australia|Woodside]]
|attendance = 
|referee    = 
|result     = V
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round      = 
|date       = 1 August 2012
|time       = Wednesday 19:30
|team1      = [[Adelaide Comets]]
|score      = 2–2
|report     = 
|team2      = [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
|goals1     = [[Matthew Bouraee|Bouraee]] {{goal|18}}<br />[[Samuel Tesfagabr|Tesfagabr]] {{goal|81}}
|goals2     = {{goal|15}} [[Fábio Ferreira (Portuguese footballer)|Ferreira]]<br />{{goal|36|pen.}} [[Dario Vidošić|Vidošić]]
|stadium    = [[Santos Stadium]], [[Mile End, South Australia|Mile End]]
|attendance = 
|referee    = 
|result     = D
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round      = 
|date       = 15 August 2012
|time       = Wednesday 19:30
|team1      = South Australian State Select
|score      = 1–3
|report     = [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Reds-down-SA-State-Select/48578 Report]
|team2      = [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
|goals1     = Dittmar {{goal|57}}
|goals2     = {{goal|49}} [[Dario Vidošić|Vidošić]]<br />{{goal|85|o.g.}}<br />{{goal|90+}} [[Antony Golec|Golec]]
|stadium    = Burton Football Complex, [[Burton, South Australia|Burton]]
|attendance = 
|referee    = 
|result     = W
}}
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|round      = 
|date       = 21 August 2012
|time       = Tuesday 19:00
|team1      = [[Melbourne City FC|Melbourne Heart]]
|score      = 1–2
|report     = [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Reds-edge-out-Heart/48654 Report]
|team2      = [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
|goals1     = [[Golgol Mebrahtu|Mebrahtu]] {{goal|28}}
|goals2     = {{goal|10||73|pen.}} [[Dario Vidošić|Vidošić]]
|stadium    = [[Epping Stadium]], [[Epping, Victoria|Epping]]
|attendance = 
|referee    = 
|result     = W
}}
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|round      = 
|date       = 24 August 2012
|time       = Friday 18:00
|team1      = [[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]]
|score      = 4–2
|report     = [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Undermanned-Reds-go-down-in-Launceston/48719 Report]
|team2      = [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
|goals1     = [[Danny Allsopp|Allsopp]] {{goal|7}}<br />[[Archie Thompson|Thompson]] {{goal|12||35}}<br />[[Guilherme Finkler|Finkler]] {{goal|77}}
|goals2     = {{goal|45+1}} [[Dario Vidošić|Vidošić]]<br />{{goal|90+1}} [[Sergio van Dijk|van Dijk]]
|stadium    = [[York Park|Aurora Stadium]], [[Launceston, Tasmania|Launceston]]
|attendance = 3,147
|referee    = 
|result     = L
}}
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|round      = 
|date       = 1 September 2012
|time       = Saturday 16:30
|team1      = [[Sydney FC]]
|score      = 2–4
|report     = [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Reds-put-four-past-Sydney-FC/48857 Report]
|team2      = [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
|goals1     = [[Yairo Yau|Yau]] {{goal|10}}<br />[[Mitchell Mallia|Mallia]] {{goal|90}}
|goals2     = {{goal|28|o.g.}} [[Sebastian Ryall|Ryall]]<br />{{goal|45}} [[Cássio Oliveira|Cássio]]<br />{{goal|83}} [[Jerónimo Morales Neumann|Jerónimo]]<br />{{goal|90+2}} [[Evan Kostopoulos|Kostopoulos]]
|stadium    = [[Marconi Stadium]], [[Bossley Park, New South Wales|Bossley Park]]
|attendance = 
|referee    = 
|result     = W
}}
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|round      = 
|date       = 7 September 2012
|time       = Friday 19:30
|team1      = [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
|score      = 6–2
|report     = [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Six-against-Roar-has-Reds-on-right-track/48984 Report]
|team2      = [[Brisbane Roar FC|Brisbane Roar]]
|goals1     = [[Fabian Barbiero|Barbiero]] {{goal|22}}<br />[[Iain Fyfe|Fyfe]] {{goal|27||33}}<br />[[Jerónimo Morales Neumann|Jerónimo]] {{goal|59}}<br />[[Iain Ramsay|Ramsay]] {{goal|76}}<br />[[Sergio van Dijk|van Dijk]] {{goal|90+3}}
|goals2     = {{goal|81||85}} [[Rocky Visconte|Visconte]]
|stadium    = [[Hindmarsh Stadium]], [[Hindmarsh, South Australia|Hindmarsh]]
|attendance = 
|referee    = 
|result     = W
}}
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|round      = 
|date       = 12 September 2012
|time       = Wednesday 19:30
|team1      = [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
|score      = 2–0
|report     = [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Reds-wrap-up-preparations-with-win-over-Mariners/49074 Report]
|team2      = [[Central Coast Mariners FC|Central Coast Mariners]]
|goals1     = [[Cássio Oliveira|Cássio]] {{goal|62}}<br />[[Sergio van Dijk|van Dijk]] {{goal|90+3}}
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = [[Hindmarsh Stadium]], [[Hindmarsh, South Australia|Hindmarsh]]
|attendance = 
|referee    = 
|result     = W
}}

===A-League===
{{Main|2012–13 A-League}}

====League table====
{{2012–13 A-League table|showteam=AU}}

====Results summary====
{{Fb_rs |hw=8 |hd=2 |hl=4 |hgf=23 |hga=16 |aw=4  |ad=3 |al=6 |agf=15 |aga=21 }}
{{Fb_rs_footer |u=2 April 2013|s=[[#Competitive|Competitive Matches]]|date=January 2013}}

====Results by round====
{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=b|header=Round

|label1= Ground
| res1=[[Newcastle Jets FC|A]]/[[Western Sydney Wanderers FC|H]]/[[Melbourne Victory FC|A]]/[[Wellington Phoenix FC|H]]/[[Brisbane Roar FC|A]]/[[Perth Glory FC|H]]/[[Melbourne Heart FC|H]]/[[Sydney FC|A]]/[[Central Coast Mariners FC|A]]/[[Melbourne Victory FC|H]]/[[Wellington Phoenix FC|H]]/[[Western Sydney Wanderers FC|A]]/[[Brisbane Roar FC|H]]/[[Sydney FC|H]]/[[Newcastle Jets FC|A]]/[[Perth Glory FC|H]]/[[Melbourne Heart FC|A]]/[[Central Coast Mariners FC|A]]/[[Western Sydney Wanderers FC|H]]/[[Melbourne Victory FC|H]]/[[Sydney FC|A]]/[[Wellington Phoenix FC|A]]/[[Brisbane Roar FC|H]]/[[Melbourne Heart FC|A]]/[[Newcastle Jets FC|H]]/[[Central Coast Mariners FC|H]]/[[Perth Glory FC|A]]
|label2= Result
| res2=W/W/L/W/W/D/W/W/L/W/W/L/L/W/D/W/L/L/L/W/L/D/L/W/D/L/D
|label3= Position
| res3=1/1/1/1/1/2/1/1/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/4/4/4/4/3/4/4/4/4/4
<!-- -->
|text_H=Home|text_A=Away
|color_W=green2|text_W=Win
|color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw
|color_L=red2|text_L=Loss
|color_1=1st|color_2=2nd|color_3=3rd|color_18-=red1

|updated=2 April 2013
|source=[[#Competitive|Competitive Matches]] 
|date=January 2013
}}

====Matches====
{{Football box collapsible
|round      = Round 1
|date       = 7 October 2012
|time       = Sunday 14:30
|team1      = [[Newcastle Jets FC|Newcastle Jets]]
|score      = 0–2
|report     = [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Reds-get-off-to-winning-ways-in-season-8/49766 Report]<br /> [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/aleague/matchcentre/matchstats/Newcastle-Jets-FC-v-Adelaide-United-FC-Hyundai-A-League/2604 Summary]
|team2      = [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
|goals1     = [[Dominik Ritter|Ritter]] {{yel|79}}<br />[[Mark Birighitti|Birighitti]] {{sent off|0|57}}
|goals2     = {{goal|2}} [[Dario Vidošić|Vidošić]]<br />{{yel|52}} [[Nigel Boogaard|Boogaard]]<br />{{yel|68}} [[Daniel Bowles|Bowles]]<br />{{goal|74}} [[Iain Ramsay|Ramsay]]
|stadium    = [[Newcastle International Sports Centre|Hunter Stadium]], [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]]
|attendance = 14,868
|referee    = Shaun Evans
|result     = W
}}
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|round      = Round 2
|date       = 12 October 2012
|time       = Friday 19:00
|team1      = [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
|score      = 1–0
|report     = [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Reds-make-it-two-from-two-with-win-over-WSW/50150 Report]<br />[http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/aleague/matchcentre/matchstats/Adelaide-United-FC-v-Western-Sydney-Wanderers-FC-Hyundai-A-League/2606 Summary]
|team2      = [[Western Sydney Wanderers FC|Western Sydney Wanderers]]
|goals1     = [[Osama Malik|Malik]] {{yel|45}}<br />[[Jerónimo Morales Neumann|Jerónimo]] {{yel|61}} {{goal|69}}<br />[[Jake Barker-Daish|Barker-Daish]] {{yel|83}}
|goals2     = {{yel|40}} [[Youssouf Hersi|Hersi]]<br />{{yel|41}} [[Mateo Poljak|Poljak]]<br />{{yel|56}} [[Shinji Ono|Ono]]<br />{{yel|64}} [[Michael Beauchamp|Beauchamp]]
|stadium    = [[Hindmarsh Stadium]], [[Adelaide]]
|attendance = 8,950
|referee    = [[Brenton Hayward]]
|result     = W
}}
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|round      = Round 3
|date       = 19 October 2012
|time       = Friday 19:00
|team1      = [[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]]
|score      = 2–1
|report     = [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Etihad-hoodoo-claims-gallant-Reds-again/50750 Report]<br />[http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/aleague/matchcentre/matchstats/Melbourne-Victory-FC-v-Adelaide-United-FC-Hyundai-A-League/2611 Summary]
|team2      = [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
|goals1     = [[Marcos Flores|Flores]] {{yel|8}}<br />[[Mark Milligan|Milligan]] {{goal|52}} {{yel|75}}<br />[[Adrian Leijer|Leijer]] {{yel|53}}<br />[[Marco Rojas|Rojas]] {{goal|67}}<br />[[James Jeggo|Jeggo]] {{yel|88}}
|goals2     = {{yel|25}} {{goal|49|pen.}} [[Dario Vidošić|Vidošić]]<br />{{yel|90+1}} [[Nigel Boogaard|Boogaard]]
|stadium    = [[Docklands Stadium|Etihad Stadium]], [[Melbourne]]
|attendance = 19,174
|referee    = [[Peter Green (referee)|Peter Green]]
|result     = L
}}
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|round      = Round 4
|date       = 27 October 2012
|time       = Saturday 17:00
|team1      = [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
|score      = 3–1
|report     = [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Second-half-surge-accounts-for-Wellington/51472 Report]<br />[http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/aleague/matchcentre/matchstats/Adelaide-United-FC-v-Wellington-Phoenix-FC-Hyundai-A-League/2617 Summary]
|team2      = [[Wellington Phoenix FC|Wellington Phoenix]]
|goals1     = [[Antony Golec|Golec]] {{yel|11}}<br />[[Jerónimo Morales Neumann|Jerónimo]] {{goal|55||85}} {{yel|60}}<br />[[Cássio Oliveira|Cássio]] {{goal|68}} {{yel|79}}<br />[[Osama Malik|Malik]] {{yel|87}}
|goals2     = {{yel|16}} [[Louis Fenton|Fenton]]<br />{{goal|42}} [[Stein Huysegems|Huysegems]]<br />{{sent off|0|77}} [[Ben Sigmund|Sigmund]]<br />{{yel|86}} [[Andrew Durante|Durante]]<br />{{yel|90+3}} [[Jeremy Brockie|Brockie]]
|stadium    = [[Hindmarsh Stadium]], [[Adelaide]]
|attendance = 8,497
|referee    = [[Jarred Gillett]]
|result     = W
}}
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|round      = Round 5
|date       = 4 November 2012
|time       = Sunday 16:30
|team1      = [[Brisbane Roar FC|Brisbane Roar]]
|score      = 0–1
|report     = [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Resolute-Reds-outlast-Brisbane/52014 Report]<br />[http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/aleague/matchcentre/matchstats/Brisbane-Roar-FC-v-Adelaide-United-FC-Hyundai-A-League/2624 Summary]
|team2      = [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
|goals1     = [[Shane Stefanutto|Stefanutto]] {{yel|31}}
|goals2     = {{goal|3}} {{yel|73}} [[Dario Vidošić|Vidošić]]<br />{{yel|32}} [[Sergio van Dijk|van Dijk]]<br />{{yel|38}} [[Marcelo Carrusca|Carrusca]]<br />{{yel|77}} [[Daniel Bowles|Bowles]]<br />{{yel|90+2}} [[Eugene Galeković|Galeković]]
|stadium    = [[Lang Park|Suncorp Stadium]], [[Brisbane]]
|attendance = 12,856
|referee    = [[Chris Beath]]
|result     = W
}}
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|round      = Round 6
|date       = 11 November 2012
|time       = Sunday 16:30
|team1      = [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
|score      = 1–1
|report     = [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Spoils-shared-on-Remembrance-Day/52631 Report]<br />[http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/aleague/matchcentre/matchstats/Adelaide-United-FC-v-Perth-Glory-FC-Hyundai-A-League/2631 Summary]
|team2      = [[Perth Glory FC|Perth Glory]]
|goals1     = [[Dario Vidošić|Vidošić]] {{goal|48}}
|goals2     = {{yel|24}} [[Michael Thwaite|Thwaite]]<br />{{goal|42}} [[Billy Mehmet|Mehmet]]<br />{{yel|73}} [[Bas van den Brink|van den Brink]]<br />{{yel|90}} [[Scott Jamieson|Jamieson]]
|stadium    = [[Hindmarsh Stadium]], [[Adelaide]]
|attendance = 9,212
|referee    = [[Peter O'Leary (referee)|Peter O'Leary]]
|result     = D
}}
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|round      = Round 7
|date       = 17 November 2012
|time       = Saturday 17:00
|team1      = [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
|score      = 1–0
|report     = [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Confident-Reds-stop-Heart/53161 Report]<br />[http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/aleague/matchcentre/matchstats/Adelaide-United-FC-v-Melbourne-Heart-FC-Hyundai-A-League/2633 Summary]
|team2      = [[Melbourne City FC|Melbourne Heart]]
|goals1     = [[Jerónimo Morales Neumann|Jerónimo]] {{goal|58}}
|goals2     = {{yel|12}} [[Jason Hoffman|Hoffman]]<br />{{yel|55}} [[Matt Thompson (footballer)|Thompson]]
|stadium    = [[Hindmarsh Stadium]], [[Adelaide]]
|attendance = 8,816
|referee    = [[Ben Williams (referee)|Ben Williams]]
|result     = W
}}
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|round      = Round 8
|date       = 23 November 2012
|time       = Friday 19:00
|team1      = [[Sydney FC]]
|score      = 1–2
|report     = [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Slick-Reds-stave-off-Sydney-FC-fight-back/53711 Report]<br />[http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/aleague/matchcentre/matchstats/Sydney-FC-v-Adelaide-United-FC-Hyundai-A-League/2642 Summary]
|team2      = [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
|goals1     = [[Adam Griffiths|Griffiths]] {{yel|7}}<br />[[Terry Antonis|Antonis]] {{yel|19}}<br />[[Yairo Yau|Yau]] {{yel|27}} {{goal|57}}<br />[[Sebastian Ryall|Ryall]] {{yel|63}}<br />[[Joel Chianese|Chianese]] {{yel|77}}
|goals2     = {{goal|21}} [[Fábio Ferreira (Portuguese footballer)|Ferreira]]<br />{{yel|37}} [[Cássio Oliveira|Cássio]]<br />{{yel|72}} [[Nigel Boogaard|Boogaard]]<br />{{yel|83}} [[Fabian Barbiero|Barbiero]]<br />{{goal|88}} [[Dario Vidošić|Vidošić]]
|stadium    = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
|attendance = 13,317
|referee    = [[Peter Green (referee)|Peter Green]]
|result     = W
}}
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|round      = Round 9
|date       = 1 December 2012
|time       = Saturday 17:00
|team1      = [[Central Coast Mariners FC|Central Coast Mariners]]
|score      = 2–1
|report     = [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Reds-undone-by-Mariners-in-humid-Gosford/54474 Report]<br />[http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/aleague/matchcentre/matchstats/Central-Coast-Mariners-FC-v-Adelaide-United-FC-Hyundai-A-League/2651 Summary]
|team2      = [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
|goals1     = [[Joshua Rose|Rose]] {{goal|45}}<br />[[John Hutchinson (footballer, born 1979)|Hutchinson]] {{yel|51}}<br />[[Pedj Bojić|Bojić]] {{yel|53}}<br />[[Nick Montgomery|Montgomery]] {{yel|60}} {{goal|76}}<br />[[Daniel McBreen|McBreen]] {{yel|75}}
|goals2     = {{goal|17}} [[Bruce Djite|Djite]]
|stadium    = [[Central Coast Stadium|Bluetongue Stadium]], [[Gosford, New South Wales|Gosford]]
|attendance = 6,885
|referee    = Alan Milliner
|result     = L
}}
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|round      = Round 10
|date       = 7 December 2012
|time       = Friday 19:00
|team1      = [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
|score      = 4–2
|report     = [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Rampant-Reds-score-stunning-victory-over-Melbourne/55061 Report]<br />[http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/aleague/matchcentre/matchstats/Adelaide-United-FC-v-Melbourne-Victory-FC-Hyundai-A-League/2659 Summary]
|team2      = [[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]]
|goals1     = [[Dario Vidošić|Vidošić]] {{yel|1}}<br />[[Evan Kostopoulos|Kostopoulos]] {{goal|3||32}}<br />[[Fábio Ferreira (Portuguese footballer)|F. Ferreira]] {{goal|22}}<br />[[Marcelo Carrusca|Carrusca]] {{goal|25}}<br />[[Nigel Boogaard|Boogaard]] {{yel|40}}<br />[[Cássio Oliveira|Cássio]] {{yel|55}}<br />[[Bruce Djite|Djite]] {{yel|72}}
|goals2     = {{goal|6}} [[Andrew Nabbout|Nabbout]]<br />{{yel|12}} [[Marcos Flores|Flores]]<br />{{yel|18}} [[Guilherme Finkler|Finkler]]<br />{{yel|30}} [[Adrian Leijer|Leijer]]<br />{{yel|33}} [[Diogo Ferreira|D. Ferreira]]<br />{{goal|47}} [[Marco Rojas|Rojas]]<br />{{yel|79}} [[Sam Gallagher (footballer, born 1991)|Gallagher]]
|stadium    = [[Hindmarsh Stadium]], [[Adelaide]]
|attendance = 14,115
|referee    = [[Chris Beath]]
|result     = W
}}
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|round      = Round 11
|date       = 16 December 2012
|time       = Sunday 16:30
|team1      = [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
|score      = 3–1
|report     = [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Carrusca-show-helps-Reds-see-off-Phoenix/55781 Report]<br />[http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/aleague/matchcentre/matchstats/Adelaide-United-FC-v-Wellington-Phoenix-FC-Hyundai-A-League/2673 Summary]
|team2      = [[Wellington Phoenix FC|Wellington Phoenix]]
|goals1     = [[Marcelo Carrusca|Carrusca]] {{goal|20||25}} {{yel|32}}<br />[[Fábio Ferreira (Portuguese footballer)|Ferreira]] {{goal|45+2}}
|goals2     = {{yel|16}} [[Emmanuel Muscat|Muscat]]<br />{{yel|35}} [[Paul Ifill|Ifill]]<br />{{yel|80}} [[Ben Sigmund|Sigmund]]<br />{{goal|81}} [[Dani Sánchez (footballer)|Sánchez]]
|stadium    = [[Hindmarsh Stadium]], [[Adelaide]]
|attendance = 8,657
|referee    = [[Strebre Delovski]]
|result     = W
}}
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|round      = Round 12
|date       = 21 December 2012
|time       = Friday 18:30 
|team1      = [[Western Sydney Wanderers FC|Western Sydney Wanderers]]
|score      = 6–1
|report     = [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Reds-shown-up-by-sizzling-Wanderers/56312 Report]<br />[http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/aleague/matchcentre/matchstats/Western-Sydney-Wanderers-FC-v-Adelaide-United-FC-Hyundai-A-League/2674 Summary]
|team2      = [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
|goals1     = [[Adam D'Apuzzo|D'Apuzzo]] {{yel|4}}<br />[[Mark Bridge|Bridge]] {{goal|18||45||58}}<br />[[Youssouf Hersi|Hersi]] {{yel|36}}<br />[[Dino Kresinger|Kresinger]] {{goal|45+2}}<br />[[Shinji Ono|Ono]] {{goal|52}}<br />[[Iacopo La Rocca|La Rocca]] {{yel|72}}<br />[[Joey Gibbs|Gibbs]] {{goal|90}}
|goals2     = {{yel|28}} [[Eugene Galeković|Galeković]]<br />{{yel|61}} [[Marcelo Carrusca|Carrusca]]<br />{{goal|68}} [[Dario Vidošić|Vidošić]]<br />{{yel|78}} [[Jerónimo Morales Neumann|Jerónimo]]<br />{{yel|90+2}} [[Fabian Barbiero|Barbiero]]
|stadium    = [[Parramatta Stadium]], [[Parramatta]]
|attendance = 9,056
|referee    = [[Jarred Gillett]]
|result     = L
}}
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|round      = Round 13
|date       = 26 December 2012
|time       = Wednesday 19:00
|team1      = [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
|score      = 0–1
|report     = [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Adelaide-Uniteds-unbeaten-home-run-ended-by-Roar/56661 Report]<br />[http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/aleague/matchcentre/matchstats/Adelaide-United-FC-v-Brisbane-Roar-FC-Hyundai-A-League/2683 Summary]
|team2      = [[Brisbane Roar FC|Brisbane Roar]]
|goals1     = [[Jerónimo Morales Neumann|Jerónimo]] {{yel|18}}<br />[[Iain Fyfe|Fyfe]] {{yel|42}}<br />[[Daniel Bowles|Bowles]] {{yel|43}}
|goals2     = {{yel|25}} [[Matt Smith (footballer, born 1982)|Smith]]<br />{{yel|31}} {{goal|66}} [[Henrique Andrade Silva|Henrique]]<br />{{yel|46}} [[Michael Theo|Theo]]<br />{{yel|53}} [[Erik Paartalu|Paartalu]]<br />{{yel|90}} [[Ben Halloran|Halloran]]
|stadium    = [[Hindmarsh Stadium]], [[Adelaide]]
|attendance = 11,035
|referee    = [[Adam Kersey]]
|result     = L
}}
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|round      = Round 14
|date       = 31 December 2012
|time       = Monday 19:30
|team1      = [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
|score      = 3–0
|report     = [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Reds-respond-with-comprehensive-win-over-Sydney-FC/57023 Report]<br />[http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/aleague/matchcentre/matchstats/Adelaide-United-FC-v-Sydney-FC-Hyundai-A-League/2692 Summary]
|team2      = [[Sydney FC]]
|goals1     = [[Dario Vidošić|Vidošić]] {{goal|19||29|pen.}}<br />[[Evan Kostopoulos|Kostopoulos]] {{yel|34}}<br />[[Iain Ramsay|Ramsay]] {{goal|62}}<br />[[Cássio Oliveira|Cássio]] {{yel|90+3}}
|goals2     = {{yel|77}} [[Aaron Calver|Calver]]
|stadium    = [[Hindmarsh Stadium]], [[Adelaide]]
|attendance = 10,934
|referee    = [[Jarred Gillett]]
|result     = W
}}
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|round      = Round 15
|date       = 5 January 2013
|time       = Saturday 17:00
|team1      = [[Newcastle Jets FC|Newcastle Jets]]
|score      = 0–0
|report     = [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Reds-play-out-stalemate-with-Jets/57364 Report]<br />[http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/aleague/matchcentre/matchstats/Newcastle-Jets-FC-v-Adelaide-United-FC-Hyundai-A-League/2727 Summary]
|team2      = [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
|goals1     = [[Ruben Zadkovich|Zadkovich]] {{yel|15}}
|goals2     = {{yel|70}} [[Iain Fyfe|Fyfe]]
|stadium    = [[Newcastle International Sports Centre|Hunter Stadium]], [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]]
|attendance = 10,721
|referee    = Matthew Gillett
|result     = D
}}
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|round      = Round 16
|date       = 11 January 2013
|time       = Friday 19:00
|team1      = [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
|score      = 3–2
|report     = [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Jeronimo-double-sparks-Reds-to-glory/57941 Report]<br />[http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/aleague/matchcentre/matchstats/Adelaide-United-FC-v-Perth-Glory-FC-Hyundai-A-League/2736 Summary]
|team2      = [[Perth Glory FC|Perth Glory]]
|goals1     = [[Eugene Galeković|Galeković]] {{yel|17}}<br />[[Jerónimo Morales Neumann|Jerónimo]] {{goal|29||37}}<br />[[Iain Ramsay|Ramsay]] {{goal|46}}
|goals2     = {{yel|59}} [[Steve Pantelidis|Pantelidis]]<br />{{goal|90|pen}} [[Shane Smeltz|Smeltz]]<br />{{goal|90+3}} [[Steven McGarry|McGarry]]
|stadium    = [[Hindmarsh Stadium]], [[Adelaide]]
|attendance = 10,129
|referee    = [[Peter Green (referee)|Peter Green]]
|result     = W
}}
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|round      = Round 17
|date       = 18 January 2013
|time       = Friday 19:00
|team1      = [[Melbourne City FC|Melbourne Heart]]
|score      = 2–0
|report     = [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Reds-halted-by-Heart/58551 Report]<br />[http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/aleague/matchcentre/matchstats/Melbourne-Heart-FC-v-Adelaide-United-FC-Hyundai-A-League/2726 Summary]
|team2      = [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
|goals1     = [[Josip Tadić|Tadić]] {{goal|5}}<br />[[Richard Garcia|Garcia]] {{goal|50}}<br />[[Aziz Behich|Behich]] {{yel|82}}
|goals2     = {{yel|21}} [[Iain Fyfe|Fyfe]]<br />{{yel|52}} [[Antony Golec|Golec]]
|stadium    = [[Melbourne Rectangular Stadium|AAMI Park]], [[Melbourne]]
|attendance = 7,181
|referee    = [[Lucien Laverdure]]
|result     = L
}}
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|round      = Round 18
|date       = 25 January 2013
|time       = Friday 19:00
|team1      = [[Central Coast Mariners FC|Central Coast Mariners]]
|score      = 3–1
|report     = [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Reds-lose-ground-to-impressive-Mariners/59115 Report]<br />[http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/aleague/matchcentre/matchstats/Central-Coast-Mariners-FC-v-Adelaide-United-FC-Hyundai-A-League/2698 Summary]
|team2      = [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
|goals1     = [[Nick Montgomery|Montgomery]] {{yel|46}}<br />[[Mitchell Duke|Duke]] {{goal|68||72}}<br />[[Patrick Zwaanswijk|Zwaanswijk]] {{yel|83}}<br />[[Michael McGlinchey|McGlinchey]] {{goal|88}}
|goals2     = {{goal|39}} [[Daniel Bowles|Bowles]]<br />{{yel|45+1}} [[Jerónimo Morales Neumann|Jerónimo]]
|stadium    = [[Central Coast Stadium|Bluetongue Stadium]], [[Gosford, New South Wales|Gosford]]
|attendance = 8,294
|referee    = [[Peter O'Leary (referee)|Peter O'Leary]]
|result     = L
}}
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|round      = Round 19
|date       = 3 February 2013
|time       = Sunday 16:30 
|team1      = [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
|score      = 2–4
|report     = [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Adelaide-United-undone-by-confident-Wanderers/59965 Report]<br />[http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/aleague/matchcentre/matchstats/Adelaide-United-FC-v-Western-Sydney-Wanderers-FC-Hyundai-A-League/2707 Summary]
|team2      = [[Western Sydney Wanderers FC|Western Sydney Wanderers]]
|goals1     = [[Jonathan McKain|McKain]] {{yel|25}}<br />[[Nigel Boogaard|Boogaard]] {{yel|26}}<br />[[Bruce Djite|Djite]] {{goal|61}}<br />[[Iain Ramsay|Ramsay]] {{goal|87}}<br />[[Iain Fyfe|Fyfe]] {{yel|90+1}}
|goals2     = {{goal|43||53}} [[Youssouf Hersi|Hersi]]<br />{{goal|45}} [[Mark Bridge|Bridge]]<br />{{yel|45}} [[Aaron Mooy|Mooy]]<br />{{yel|65}} [[Dino Kresinger|Kresinger]]<br />{{goal|68}} [[Mateo Poljak|Poljak]]
|stadium    = [[Hindmarsh Stadium]], [[Adelaide]]
|attendance = 9,686
|referee    = [[Chris Beath]]
|result     = L
}}
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|round      = Round 20
|date       = 8 February 2013
|time       = Friday 19:00
|team1      = [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
|score      = 1–0
|report     = [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Passion-takes-Reds-to-victory/60420 Report]<br />[http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/aleague/matchcentre/matchstats/Adelaide-United-FC-v-Melbourne-Victory-FC-Hyundai-A-League/2709 Summary]
|team2      = [[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]]
|goals1     = [[Jonathan McKain|McKain]] {{yel|13}}<br />[[Osama Malik|Malik]] {{yel|20}}<br />[[Cássio Oliveira|Cássio]] {{yel|29}}<br />[[Jerónimo Morales Neumann|Jerónimo]] {{yel|34}} {{goal|43}}<br />[[Iain Ramsay|Ramsay]] {{yel|41}}<br />[[Daniel Bowles|Bowles]] {{yel|90+2}}
|goals2     = {{yel|61}} [[Marcos Flores|Flores]]<br />{{send off|0|75}} [[Adama Traoré (footballer, born 1990)|Traoré]]
|stadium    = [[Hindmarsh Stadium]], [[Adelaide]]
|attendance = 12,029
|referee    = [[Jarred Gillett]]
|result     = W
}}
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|round      = Round 21
|date       = 16 February 2013
|time       = Saturday 17:00 
|team1      = [[Sydney FC]]
|score      = 2–1
|report     = [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Reds-fall-short-against-Sydney-FC/60978 Report]<br />[http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/aleague/matchcentre/matchstats/Sydney-FC-v-Adelaide-United-FC-Hyundai-A-League/2716 Summary]
|team2      = [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
|goals1     = [[Terry Antonis|Antonis]] {{goal|49}}<br />[[Blake Powell|Powell]] {{goal|66}}<br />[[Terry McFlynn|McFlynn]] {{yel|68}}
|goals2     = {{yel|60}} [[Antony Golec|Golec]]<br />{{goal|78}} [[Tomi Jurić|Jurić]]<br />{{yel|83}} [[Iain Fyfe|Fyfe]]<br />{{yel|84}} [[Marcelo Carrusca|Carrusca]]
|stadium    = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
|attendance = 15,602
|referee    = [[Strebre Delovski]]
|result     = L
}}
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|round      = Round 22
|date       = 24 February 2013
|time       = Sunday 14:00
|team1      = [[Wellington Phoenix FC|Wellington Phoenix]]
|score      = 2–2
|report     = [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Reds-climb-to-third-after-Phoenix-draw/61568 Report]<br />[http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/aleague/matchcentre/matchstats/Wellington-Phoenix-FC-v-Adelaide-United-FC-Hyundai-A-League/2723 Summary]
|team2      = [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
|goals1     = [[Jeremy Brockie|Brockie]] {{goal|31}}<br />[[Emmanuel Muscat|Muscat]] {{yel|58}}<br />[[Corey Gameiro|Gameiro]] {{goal|80}}
|goals2     = {{send off|2|5|69}} [[Jonathan McKain|McKain]]<br />{{yel|8}} [[Osama Malik|Malik]]<br />{{goal|20}} [[Tomi Jurić|Jurić]]<br />{{goal|34}} [[Marcelo Carrusca|Carrusca]]<br />{{yel|79}} [[Nigel Boogaard|Boogaard]]<br />{{yel|90+1}} [[Evan Kostopoulos|Kostopoulos]]
|stadium    = [[Westpac Stadium]], [[Wellington]]
|attendance = 4,832
|referee    = [[Tim McGilchrist]]
|result     = D
}}
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|round      = Round 23
|date       = 2 March 2013
|time       = Saturday 17:00
|team1      = [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
|score      = 0–1
|report     = [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Roar-take-advantage-of-inconsistent-Reds/62053 Report]<br />[http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/aleague/matchcentre/matchstats/Adelaide-United-FC-v-Brisbane-Roar-FC-Hyundai-A-League/2690 Summary]
|team2      = [[Brisbane Roar FC|Brisbane Roar]]
|goals1     = [[Osama Malik|Malik]] {{yel|51}} {{sent off|0|90+3}}
|goals2     = {{yel|21}} [[Jack Hingert|Hingert]]<br />{{yel|43}} [[Luke Brattan|Brattan]]<br />{{yel|49}} [[Ivan Franjic|Franjic]]<br />{{goal|83}} [[Ben Halloran|Halloran]]
|stadium    = [[Hindmarsh Stadium]], [[Adelaide]]
|attendance = 6,878
|referee    = Shaun Evans
|result     = L
}}
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|round      = Round 24
|date       = 11 March 2013
|time       = Monday 19:00
|team1      = [[Melbourne City FC|Melbourne Heart]]
|score      = 0–2
|report     = [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Reds-full-of-heart-in-consolidating-top-four-spot/62737 Report]<br />[http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/aleague/matchcentre/matchstats/Melbourne-Heart-FC-v-Adelaide-United-FC-Hyundai-A-League/2688 Summary]
|team2      = [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
|goals1     = [[Simon Colosimo|Colosimo]] {{yel|68}}<br />[[Richard Garcia|Garcia]] {{yel|80}}
|goals2     = {{yel|33}} {{goal|53}} [[Iain Ramsay|Ramsay]]<br />{{goal|40|pen.}} [[Dario Vidošić|Vidošić]]<br />{{yel|41}} [[Jonathan McKain|McKain]]<br />{{yel|64}} [[Tomi Jurić|Jurić]]<br />{{yel|77}} [[Eugene Galeković|Galeković]]<br />{{yel|81}} [[Nigel Boogaard|Boogaard]]
|stadium    = [[Melbourne Rectangular Stadium|AAMI Park]], [[Melbourne]]
|attendance = 5,393
|referee    = [[Chris Beath]]
|result     = W
}}
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|round      = Round 25
|date       = 15 March 2013
|time       = Friday 19:00
|team1      = [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
|score      = 1–1
|report     = [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Controversy-aplenty-as-Reds-share-points-with-Jets/63055 Report]<br />[http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/aleague/matchcentre/matchstats/Adelaide-United-FC-v-Newcastle-Jets-FC-Hyundai-A-League/2671 Summary]
|team2      = [[Newcastle Jets FC|Newcastle Jets]]
|goals1     = [[Marcelo Carrusca|Carrusca]] {{goal|49}}<br />[[Dario Vidošić|Vidošić]] {{yel|52}}
|goals2     = {{yel|15}} [[James Brown (Australian footballer)|Brown]]<br />{{yel|45+1}} [[Craig Goodwin|Goodwin]]<br />{{goal|44}} [[Michael Bridges|Bridges]]<br />{{yel|66}} [[Marko Jesic|Jesic]]
|stadium    = [[Hindmarsh Stadium]], [[Adelaide]]
|attendance = 7,284
|referee    = [[Lucien Laverdure]]
|result     = D
}}
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|round      = Round 26
|date       = 24 March 2013
|time       = Sunday 16:30
|team1      = [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
|score      = 0–2
|report     = [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Reds-unable-to-shake-off-Mariners-hoodoo/63722 Report]<br />[http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/aleague/matchcentre/matchstats/Adelaide-United-FC-v-Central-Coast-Mariners-FC-Hyundai-A-League/2650 Summary]
|team2      = [[Central Coast Mariners FC|Central Coast Mariners]]
|goals1     = [[Jonathan McKain|McKain]] {{yel|45}}<br />[[Nigel Boogaard|Boogaard]] {{yel|77}}
|goals2     = {{goal|4}} [[Daniel McBreen|McBreen]]<br />{{goal|90+2}} [[Mile Sterjovski|Sterjovski]]
|stadium    = [[Hindmarsh Stadium]], [[Adelaide]]
|attendance = 8,069
|referee    = Shaun Evans
|result     = L
}}
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|round      = Round 27
|date       = 30 March 2013
|time       = Saturday 21:15
|team1      = [[Perth Glory FC|Perth Glory]]
|score      = 1–1
|report     = [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Late-BarkerDaish-goal-salvages-point-with-Glory/64170 Report]<br />[http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/aleague/matchcentre/matchstats/Perth-Glory-FC-v-Adelaide-United-FC-Hyundai-A-League/2639 Summary]
|team2      = [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
|goals1     = [[Dean Heffernan|Heffernan]] {{yel|56}}<br />[[Adrian Zahra|Zahra]] {{goal|58}}<br />[[Jacob Burns (footballer)|Burns]] {{yel|70}}
|goals2     = {{yel|59}} [[Bruce Djite|Djite]]<br />{{yel|84}} [[Jerónimo Morales Neumann|Jerónimo]]<br />{{goal|90+1}} [[Jake Barker-Daish|Barker-Daish]]
|stadium    = [[Perth Oval|nib Stadium]], [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]]
|attendance = 16,707
|referee    = [[Kris Griffiths-Jones]]
|result     = D
}}

====Finals====
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|round      = Elimination Finals
|date       = 7 April 2013
|time       = Sunday 16:30
|team1      = [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
|score      = 1–2
|report     = [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Reds-title-dream-ended-by-Roar/64766 Report]<br />[http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/aleague/matchcentre/matchstats/Adelaide-United-FC-v-Brisbane-Roar-FC-Hyundai-A-League/2821 Summary]
|team2      = [[Brisbane Roar FC|Brisbane Roar]]
|goals1     = [[Jerónimo Morales Neumann|Jerónimo]] {{yel|33}}<br />[[Iain Fyfe|Fyfe]] {{yel|57}}<br />[[Fábio Ferreira (Portuguese footballer)|Ferreira]] {{yel|73}}<br />[[Marcelo Carrusca|Carrusca]] {{yel|78}}<br />[[Tomi Jurić|Jurić]] {{yel|86}}<br />[[Dario Vidošić|Vidošić]] {{goal|89}}<br />[[Cássio Oliveira|Cássio]] {{yel|88}}
|goals2     = {{goal|28}} {{yel|38}} [[Luke Brattan|Brattan]]<br />{{goal|45+2}} [[Ivan Franjic|Franjic]]<br />{{yel|61}} [[Steven Lustica|Lustica]]<br />{{yel|76}} [[Stefan Nijland|Nijland]]
|stadium    = [[Hindmarsh Stadium]], [[Adelaide]]
|attendance = 10,234
|referee    = [[Chris Beath]]
|result     = L
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.adelaideunited.com.au/ Official website]

{{Adelaide United FC seasons}}
{{2012–13 in Australian football}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Adelaide United Season 2012-13}}
[[Category:Adelaide United FC seasons|2012-13]]
[[Category:2012–13 A-League season by team]]