2013 A-League All Stars Game

A-League All Stars Match 2013
Company type	Sporting event
Industry	Sports
Founded	July 20, 2013; 13 years ago
Headquarters	Sydney, Australia
Area served	Australia
Key people	Ange Postecoglou (head coach)
Products	Soccer match event
Owner	A-League

The 2013 A-League All Stars Match took place on 20 July 2013 at ANZ Stadium in Sydney. This event featured a contest between the A-League All Stars and the reigning English Premier League champions, Manchester United.

Background

Tickets were snapped up within moments, demonstrating considerable enthusiasm from fans. A public training session by Manchester United attracted an audience of 22,000 at Allianz Stadium, highlighting the event's significant commercial interest. This occasion marked Manchester United's return to Australia for the first time since 1999. On 18 March 2013, Melbourne Victory manager Ange Postecoglou was named head coach of the all-stars team, which was assembled through fan voting.

Notable A-League stars including Alessandro Del Piero and Emile Heskey were unable to participate due to other obligations.

A-League All Stars squad

Position	Player	Club
GK	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Ante Covic	Western Sydney Wanderers
GK	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Michael Theo	Brisbane Roar
DF	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Michael Beauchamp	Western Sydney Wanderers
DF	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Pedj Bojić	Central Coast Mariners
DF	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Nigel Boogaard	Adelaide United
DF	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Connor Chapman	Newcastle Jets
DF	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Joshua Risdon	Perth Glory
DF	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Joshua Rose	Central Coast Mariners
DF	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Nikolai Topor-Stanley	Western Sydney Wanderers
MF	Germany Thomas Broich	Brisbane Roar
MF	Template:Country data ARG Template:Namespace detect showall Marcelo Carrusca	Adelaide United
MF	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Billy Celeski	Melbourne Victory
MF	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Brett Emerton	Sydney FC
MF	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Rhyan Grant	Sydney FC
MF	Template:Country data NZL Template:Namespace detect showall Michael McGlinchey	Central Coast Mariners
MF	Template:Country data IRL Template:Namespace detect showall Liam Miller	Brisbane Roar
FW	Template:Country data ALB Template:Namespace detect showall Besart Berisha	Brisbane Roar
FW	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Mark Bridge	Western Sydney Wanderers
FW	Template:Country data BAR Template:Namespace detect showall Paul Ifill	Wellington Phoenix
FW	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall David Williams	Melbourne City FC (previously Melbourne Heart)

Match Information

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GK	1	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Ante Covic		Template:Suboff
RB	6	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Pedj Bojić		Template:Suboff
CB	2	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Nigel Boogaard
CB	5	{{flagicon{AUS}} Michael Beauchamp		{{suboff{83}}
LB	4	{{flagicon{AUS}} Nikolai Topor-Stanley		{{suboff{73}}
RM	7	{{flagicon{AUS}} Brett Emerton (c)		{{suboff{83}}
CM	10	{{flagicon{IRL}} Liam Miller		{{suboff{45}}
LM	3	{{flagicon{AUS}} Joshua Rose		{{suboff{64}}
RF	14	{{flagicon{NZL}} Michael McGlinchey		{{suboff{61}}
CF	11	{{flagicon{ALB}} Besart Berisha
LF	22	{{flagicon{GER}} Thomas Broich		{{suboff{72}}
GK	18	{{flagicon{AUS}Michael Theo	{{subon{45}}

>GK	13	{{flagicon{DEN}Anders Lindegaard}
>RB	2	{{flagicon{BRA}Rafael}
>CB	4	{{flagicon{ENG}Phil Jones}
>CB	5	{{flagicon{ENG}Rio Ferdinand	{{suboff{45}}
>LB	3	{{flagicon{FRA}Patrice Evra (c)	{{suboff{75}}
>RM	35	{{flagicon{ENG}Jesse Lingard}
>CM	16	{{flagicon{ENG}Michael Carrick	{{suboff{70}}
>CM	23	{{flagicon{ENG}Tom Cleverley}
>LM	29	{{flagicon{ENG}Wilfried Zaha}
>CF	19	{{flagicon{ENG}Danny Welbeck	{{suboff{70}}
>CF	11	{{flagicon{WAL}Ryan Giggs	{{suboff{62}}
>GK	1	{{flagicon{ESP}David de Gea}
>DF	22	{{flagicon{BRA}[[Fábio Pereira da Silva]\|Fábio]]	{{subon{75}}
>DF	38	{{flagicon{ENG}Michael Keane	{{subon{45}}
>MF	8	{{flagicon{BRA}[[Anderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira]\|Anderson]]	{{subon{70}}
>MF	44	{{flagicon{BEL}Adnan Januzaj	{{subon{70}}
>FW	20	{{flagicon{NED}Robin van Persie	{{subon{62}}

  Man of the Match:
  
Robin van Persie (Manchester United)

  Match regulations
  *90 minutes of regular play  
  *If necessary, two extra periods of 15 minutes each  
  *Penalty shoot-out to decide winner if still tied after extra time

Statistics

	A-League All Stars	Manchester United
Goals scored	1	5
Total attempts	6	17
Shots on goal	3	13
Possession percentage	33%	67%
Corner kicks awarded	2	15
Fouls committed	4	4
Offside calls	0	2
Yellow cards shown	0	0
Second yellow card red cards	0	0
Straight red cards	0	0

Broadcasting

The game was televised live in Australia by the Seven Network, which obtained the broadcasting rights for the first-ever A-League All Stars fixture held on 23 May 2013. In the United Kingdom, viewers could watch the match live via Manchester United's subscription-based channel MUTV.

Sponsorship

The principal sponsors for the A-League All Stars included: