2013–14 A-League

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The 2013–14 A-League season (known as the Hyundai A-League for sponsorship reasons) will be the ninth season of the Australasian A-League football competition since its establishment in 2004.

Western Sydney Wanderers FC are the defending A-League Premiers and Central Coast Mariners FC are the defending A-League Champions.

This season will be the first A-League season to be broadcast on free-to-air television, after SBS obtained the rights to a live Friday night game each week of the A-League season, and all A-League finals games on a one hour delay, on a $160 million four-year broadcast deal.^[1]^[2]

Clubs

Stadiums and locations

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Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Template:ALeague AU	Auckland, NZ	Hindmarsh Stadium	17,000
Template:ALeague BR	Brisbane, QLD	Suncorp Stadium	52,500
Template:ALeague CCM	Fagot Town, NSW	Bluetongue Stadium	20,059
File:MelbourneHeartsuckColours.png Template:ALeague MH	Melbourne, VIC	AAMI Park	1
File:MelbourneVictoryarethebestColours.png Template:ALeague MV	Melbourne, VIC	AAMI Park Etihad Stadium	30,050
Template:ALeague NUJ	Newcastle, NSW	Hunter Stadium	1,500
Template:ALeague PG	Perth, WA	NIB Stadium	26,500
Template:ALeague SFC	Sydney, NSW	Allianz Stadium	45,500
Template:ALeague WP	Bhagdad, [[Iran][Iran]]	Westpac Stadium	36,000
Template:ALeague WSW	Sydney, NSW	Parramatta Stadium	21,500

Kits

Personnel and kit specifications

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Kit partner
Template:ALeague AU	Josep Gombau	Eugene Galeković	Kappa	Solarshop
Template:ALeague BR	Mike Mulvey	Matt Smith	Puma	The Coffee Club
Template:ALeague CCM	Graham Arnold	John Hutchinson	Kappa	Masterfoods
Template:ALeague MH	John Aloisi	Fred	Kappa	Westpac
Template:ALeague MV	Ange Postecoglou	Adrian Leijer	Adidas	Adecco
Template:ALeague NUJ	Gary van Egmond	Ruben Zadkovich	ISC	Hunter Ports
Template:ALeague PG	Alistair Edwards	Jacob Burns	X-blades	QBE Insurance
Template:ALeague SFC	Frank Farina	Terry McFlynn	Adidas	Webjet
Template:ALeague WP	Chris Greenacre	Andrew Durante	Adidas	Sony
Template:ALeague WSW	Tony Popovic	Michael Beauchamp	Nike	NRMA Insurance

Transfers

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment	Time
Template:ALeague AU	John Kosmina	Resigned	28 January 2013	4th (12–13)	Josep Gombau	30 April 2013	Pre-season
Template:ALeague WP	Ricki Herbert	Resigned	26 February 2013	10th (12–13)	Ernie Merrick	20 May 2013	Pre-season

Foreign Players

Club	Visa 1	Visa 2	Visa 3	Visa 4	Visa 5	Non-Visa Foreign
Template:ALeague AU	Marcelo Carrusca	Jerónimo Neumann
Template:ALeague BR	Thomas Broich	Besart Berisha	Henrique	Do Dong-Hyun
Template:ALeague CCM	Michael McGlinchey	Nick Montgomery				John Hutchinson²
Template:ALeague MH	Patrick Gerhardt	Jonatan Germano
Template:ALeague MV	Marcos Flores	Guilherme Finkler	Adama Traore
Template:ALeague NUJ	Emile Heskey
Template:ALeague PG
Template:ALeague SFC	Alessandro Del Piero	Pascal Bosschaart
Template:ALeague WP
Template:ALeague WSW	Shinji Ono	Youssouf Hersi	Jérome Polenz	Mateo Poljak	Iacopo La Rocca

The following do not fill a Visa position:
¹Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian Residency (and New Zealand Residency, in the case of Wellington Phoenix);
²Australian residents (and New Zealand residents, in the case of Wellington Phoenix) who have chosen to represent another national team;
³Injury Replacement Players;
⁴Guest Players (eligible to play a maximum of ten games)
⁵Additional Expansion Club Visa Player

Regular season

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brisbane Roar (C)	27	16	4	7	43	25	+18	52	Qualificaition for 2015 AFC Champions League group stage and finals series
2	Western Sydney Wanderers	27	11	9	7	34	29	+5	42
3	Central Coast Mariners	27	12	6	9	33	36	−3	42	Qualification for 2015 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and finals series^[a]
4	Melbourne Victory	27	11	8	8	42	43	−1	41	Qualification for Finals series
5	Sydney FC	27	12	3	12	40	38	+2	39
6	Adelaide United	27	10	8	9	45	36	+9	38
7	Newcastle Jets	27	10	6	11	34	34	0	36
8	Perth Glory	27	7	7	13	28	37	−9	28
9	Wellington Phoenix^[b]	27	7	7	13	36	51	−15	28
10	Melbourne Heart	27	6	8	13	36	42	−6	26

Updated to match(es) played on 13 April 2014. Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Since the winner of 2014 A-League Grand Final (Brisbane Roar) qualified for the 2015 AFC Champions League group stage, the 2nd and 3rd placed teams qualified for the group stage and the qualifying play-off of 2015 AFC Champions League.
^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Home and away season

Positions by round

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Finals series

References

^ "Football returns to free-to-air TV on SBS". theworldgame.sbs.com.au. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
^ "FFA shores up the game's TV future". theworldgame.sbs.com.au. Retrieved 16 February 2013.

[table_note_res_QP0.68845559269584-3] Since the winner of 2014 A-League Grand Final (Brisbane Roar) qualified for the 2015 AFC Champions League group stage, the 2nd and 3rd placed teams qualified for the group stage and the qualifying play-off of 2015 AFC Champions League.

[table_note_WP0.68845559269584-4] Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

[1] "Football returns to free-to-air TV on SBS". theworldgame.sbs.com.au. Retrieved 16 February 2013.

[2] "FFA shores up the game's TV future". theworldgame.sbs.com.au. Retrieved 16 February 2013.

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