2012–13 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season, Squad, Statistics, Captains
Last updated: 28 April 2012Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches onlyMatches started as captain onlyCountry: FIFA nationality; No. : Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.


2012–13 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Drake University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fifth year head coach Mark Phelps, played their home games at the Knapp Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 7–11 in MVC play to finish in three way tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Tournament to Creighton, and head coach Mark Phelps was fired 6 days later.


2012–13 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 12th year head coach Bruiser Flint, played their home games at Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 13–18, 9–9 in CAA play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament to George Mason.


2012–13 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team
The 2012–13 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dragons, led by tenth year head coach Denise Dillon, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 28–10, 13–5 in CAA play to finish in 3rd place. They advanced to the championship game of the CAA Women's Tournament where they were defeated by Delaware. They received an invitation to the Women's National Invitational Tournament where they won the championship, defeating Utah in the finals.


2012–13 Duhok S.C. season
The 2012–13 Iraq football season is Duhok FC's eleventh consecutive season in the Premier League. The club will be participating in the AFC cup, and also competing in the League Cup and the FA Cup. The league's format has changed once again this season, following the switch from a two-group format to a traditional league last season. A total of 18 teams are contesting the league, two fewer than last season. As a result of this, the bottom four teams in the 2011-12 season were relegated but only two were promoted from the Iraq Division 1.


2012–13 Duhok S.C. season
These two promoted teams were Naft Al-Janoob and Sulaymaniya. The winner and the runner-up qualify to the 2014 AFC Cup. However unlike previous seasons, the 3rd place this season will not take part in the next UAFA Cup that because the spot is reserved for the 2012–13 Iraq FA Cup champions. 4 teams will be relegated to Iraq Division 1 and 2 teams will be promoted for next season 2013–14


2012–13 Duhok S.C. season, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Hall of Famer Mike Krzyzewski. The team played its home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They won the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in the Bahamas, defeating Louisville in the championship game. The Blue Devils posted four victories against top 5 opponents (at the time of the game) and were undefeated (16-0) at home.


2012–13 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
Completing the season with 30 wins (and 6 losses; 14–4 in ACC play), Duke finished in second place in the ACC regular season standings. Duke was ranked in the top 10 of the AP poll all season long, including five weeks at #1. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament to Maryland and subsequently received a two seed in the 2013 NCAA Tournament. They defeated Albany in the Round of 64, #22 Creighton in the Round of 32, and #9 Michigan State in the Sweet Sixteen to reach the Elite Eight. Duke lost to #1 overall seed and eventual NCAA champion Louisville in the Elite Eight in Indianapolis who reversed the game result from the meeting earlier in the season. Louisville later had the title vacated for a violation of NCAA rules.


2012–13 Duleep Trophy
The 2012–13 Duleep Trophy was the 52nd season of the Duleep Trophy, a first-class cricket tournament contested by five zonal teams of India: Central Zone, East Zone, North Zone, South Zone and West Zone.


2012–13 Duleep Trophy
East Zone won the final against Central Zone on first innings lead.


2012–13 Dumbarton F.C. season
The 2012–13 season was Dumbarton's first season back in the Scottish First Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2011–12 season. Dumbarton also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2012–13 Dumbarton F.C. season, Summary, Season
Dumbarton finished seventh in the Scottish First Division. They reached the first round of the Challenge Cup, the second round of the League Cup and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.


2012–13 Dumbarton F.C. season, Summary, Management
They began the season under the management of Alan Adamson. But on 22 October 2012, Adamson was sacked by the club following what was deemed a number of unacceptable results. Jack Ross took over as interim manager following Adamson's departure, while the club looked for a replacement. On 22 November, Ian Murray was appointed as player-manager. Jack Ross was named as his assistant, and he remained in charge for their game that weekend against Dunfermline Athletic.


2012–13 Dumbarton F.C. season, Player statistics, Captains
Last updated: 5 May 2013Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches onlyMatches started as captain onlyCountry: FIFA nationality; No. : Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.


2012–13 Dumbarton F.C. season, Factfile
* The League match against Dunfermline Athletic on 23 March marked Mark Gilhaney's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 133rd Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.


2012–13 Dundee F.C. season
The 2012–13 season was Dundee's first season back in the Scottish Premier League. Dundee also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup. Dundee were due to compete in their eighth consecutive season in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from the Scottish Premier League in 2005. On 16 July 2012, Dundee were invited to join to the SPL to fill the vacancy left by Rangers. Their membership was officially confirmed on 3 August, only one day before the season started.


2012–13 Dundee F.C. season, Summary, Season
Dundee finished twelfth in the Scottish Premier League, and were relegated to the Scottish First Division. They reached the second round of the League Cup and the Quarter-final of the Scottish Cup.


2012–13 Dundee F.C. season, Summary, Management
Dundee began the season under the management of Barry Smith. On 20 February 2013, Smith left the club following a twelve-game winless streak and with the side sitting bottom of the Scottish Premier League. Smith's assistant Ray Farningham took over training. On 23 February, John Brown was appointed as interim manager until the end of the season, with the appointment being made permanent on a two-year deal in April.


2012–13 Dundee F.C. season, Results and fixtures, Pre season
A match between Dundee and Bristol City scheduled for 30 July, was cancelled due to the late scheduling of the League Cup causing a clash.


2012–13 Dundee F.C. season, Player statistics, Captains
Last updated: 18 May 2013Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches onlyMatches started as captain onlyCountry: FIFA nationality; No. : Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.


2012–13 Dundee F.C. season, Player statistics, Squad
This section includes all players who have been listed as part of the first team during the season. They may not have made an appearance.


2012–13 Dundee United F.C. season
The 2012–13 season was the club's 104th season, having been founded as Dundee Hibernian in 1909 and their 15th consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having competed in it since its inauguration in 1998–99. United also competed in the Europa League, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2012–13 Dundee United F.C. season, Summary, Season
United finished sixth in the Scottish Premier League. They reached the Third qualifying round of the Europa League, the Quarter-final of the League Cup and the Semi-final of the Scottish Cup.


2012–13 Dundee United F.C. season, Summary, Management
They began the season under the management of Peter Houston. But on 28 January 2013, Houston left the club by mutual consent, having previously announced his decision to leave at the end of the season. Stevie Campbell and Paul Hegarty were due to take over as caretaker manager's for their match against Motherwell the following day, although the match was postponed. Two days later Partick Thistle manager Jackie McNamara was appointed on a three-year contract, with Simon Donnelly appointed as his assistant.


2012–13 Dundee United F.C. season, Player statistics, Captains
Last updated: 19 May 2013Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches onlyMatches started as captain onlyCountry: FIFA nationality; No. : Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.


2012–13 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season
The 2012–13 season was Dunfermline Athletic's first season back in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from the Scottish Premier League at the end of the 2011–12 season. Dunfermline Athletic also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2012–13 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season, Summary, Season
During season 2012–13 Dunfermline Athletic finished ninth in the Scottish First Division, following a points deduction, entering the play-offs losing 3–1 to Alloa Athletic on aggregate in the final and were relegated to the Scottish Second Division. They reached the first round of the Challenge Cup, the third round of the League Cup and the fifth round of the Scottish Cup.


2012–13 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season, Summary, Financial problems
The club failed to pay the players October wages on time and in November 2012, reports arose that there were unpaid tax bills due to HM Revenue and Customs. Chairman John Yorkston was adamant that any outstanding debt could be cleared, however further issues arose over the coming months as it was reported in December, January and February that players were paid late, and reduced wages, prompting to squad to lodge an official complaint with the SFL. In mid-February, the club announced it will launch their share issue, but it was cancelled at the last minute.


2012–13 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season, Summary, Financial problems
With the club facing a winding up order over unpaid tax of £134,000 on 26 March 2013, Dunfermline Athletic Football Club announced that the club would be put into voluntary administration, with accountancy firm PKF appointed administrators, and it was formally approved by the court the following day. Bryan Jackson, who was appointed to oversee the administration proceedings, announced on 28 March that eight players including Captain Jordan McMillan were to be made redundant, however manager Jefferies stayed, on the condition of his salary would be reduced. Assistant manager Gerry McCabe was also made redundant the following day.


2012–13 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season, Summary, Financial problems
Players made redundant only had until 31 March to find new clubs, as this was the last day of player registrations for the 2012–13 season. The club's shareholder Gavin Masterton, who was responsible for placing the club in administration, apologised for his action. A week before the club went to administration, Pars Community, the club's largest supporters group, made a bid to buy the club, but the bid was unsuccessful and talks broke down. The club's debt is thought to be around 8.5 million pounds.


2012–13 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season, Summary, Financial problems
On 9 April, as a result of entering administration the club were issued with a fifteen-point dedication and banned from signing any players aged over 21 until the club comes out of administration. The SFA later issued a further transfer ban running parallel to the original, meaning should the club exit administration prior to 31 December 2013 the ban would continue until that date. On 11 April 2013, the club applied for and were granted full administration at the Court of Session in Edinburgh.


2012–13 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season, Players, Captains
Last updated: 11 May 2013Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches onlyMatches started as captain onlyCountry: FIFA nationality; No. : Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.


2012–13 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season, Transfers
John Potter was initially released but later re-signed as a player and under 20 coach.


2012–13 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by first year head coach Jim Ferry, played their home games at the A. J. Palumbo Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 8–22, 1–15 in A-10 play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Atlantic 10 Tournament.


2012–13 Dutch Basketball League
The 2012–13 Dutch Basketball League was the 53rd season of the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. The season started on 6 October 2012 and ended on 23 May 2013.


2012–13 Dutch Basketball League
Second-seeded ZZ Leiden won the DBL title, after defeating fourth-seeded Aris Leeuwarden 4–0 in the play-off finals. EiffelTowers Den Bosch player Andre Young was voted the Most Valuable Player of the regular season.


2012–13 Dutch Basketball League, Teams
Apollo Amsterdam and Den Helder Kings entered the DBL for the 2012–13 season to bring the number of teams to ten.


2012–13 Dynamo Dresden season
The 2012–13 Dynamo Dresden season is the 63rd season in the club's football history. In 2012–13 the club plays in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. It is the clubs second consecutive season in this league, having played at this level since 2011–12, after winning promotion from the 3. Liga in 2011.


2012–13 Dynamo Dresden season
The club also takes part in the 2012–13 edition of the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup, where it reached the second round and will face Bundesliga side Hannover 96 next.


2012–13 Dynamo Dresden season, Review and events
Dynamo Dresden was fined €20,000 for a riot in a DFB-Pokal match against Borussia Dortmund the previous season. The club were only permitted sell 13,000 tickets to their own supporters and 3,000 tickets to supporters of 1860 München for their first home game of the season.


2012–13 Dynamo Dresden season, Matches, Relegation play-off
Dynamo Dresden won 2–1 on aggregate to stay in the 2. Bundesliga


2012–13 Dynamo Dresden season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 ECAC women's ice hockey season
The 2012–13 ECAC women's ice hockey season marked the continuation of the annual tradition of competitive ice hockey among ECAC women's ice hockey members.


2012–13 ECHL season
The 2012–13 ECHL season was the 25th season of the ECHL. The regular season schedule ran from October 12, 2012 to March 30, 2013, with the Kelly Cup playoffs to follow. The All-Star Game, not held in 2011-12, was brought back and held on January 23, 2013 at Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Colorado, home of the Colorado Eagles.


2012–13 ECHL season, League business, Team changes
On September 21, 2011, the ECHL Board of Governors approved the membership of the San Francisco Bulls for the 2012–13 season. The Bulls will play in the Cow Palace, which was the home of the San Jose Sharks of the NHL for their first two seasons.


2012–13 ECHL season, League business, Team changes
On November 1, 2011, the ECHL Board of Governors approved the membership of the reincarnation of the Orlando Solar Bears for the 2012–13 season. The Solar Bears will play in the Amway Center which is currently home to the NBA's Orlando Magic.


2012–13 ECHL season, League business, Team changes
The league announced on April 6, 2012, that the expansion franchise Chicago Express had withdrawn from the ECHL, effective immediately. The Express finished their inaugural season ninth in the Eastern Conference with a record of 34 wins, 26 losses, 8 overtime losses, and 4 losses in shootouts, eliminating them from playoff contention. The team also finished last in the league for attendance, averaging 2,508 fans per game (compared to the league average of 4,282 fans per game).


2012–13 ECHL season, League business, Team changes
On May 17, 2012, the ECHL announced the addition of two expansion franchises - the Evansville IceMen and the Fort Wayne Komets, both located in Indiana and both former Central Hockey League markets. The IceMen will play home games at the Ford Center and the Komets at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. The league also indicated that 23 teams would play in the 2012–13 season, making these two franchises the last to be added.


2012–13 ECHL season, League business, Annual Board of Governors meeting
The league's annual Board of Governors meeting concluded on June 25, 2012. Announcements included the re-election of Steve Chapman, president of the Gwinnett Gladiators, to his seventh term as board president, capping of league membership at 26 teams, adoption of a two-referee system for the conference finals and Kelly Cup finals, and the league re-alignment for the 2012–13 season.


2012–13 ECHL season, League business, Annual Board of Governors meeting
The San Francisco Bulls joined the Western Conference's Pacific Division, while in the Eastern Conference, the Orlando Solar Bears joined the South Division and the Fort Wayne Komets and Evansville IceMen joined the North Division following the departure of the Chicago Express. The league also voted to table any decision regarding the playoff format until the Board of Governors' preseason meeting.


2012–13 ECHL season, League business, Preseason Board of Governors meeting
The preseason Board of Governors meeting was held on September 27, 2012. Announcements included changes to the Kelly Cup playoff format and a change to the league's reserve list policy. The 3-day and 7-day injured reserve spots were changed to two generic reserve spots with no minimum stay required. No change was made to the 21-day reserve list policy.


2012–13 ECHL season, League business, All-star game
The 2013 ECHL All-Star Game was played on January 23, 2013, and was hosted by the Colorado Eagles at Budweiser Events Center. The format featured the host team Eagles taking on the ECHL All-Star Team. The ECHL All-Stars won the game 7–3, scoring five unanswered goals in the second period to tie an ECHL All-Star Game record.


2012–13 ECHL season, Regular season, Standings, By conference
* - Division leader; y - Won division; z - Won conference (and division)


2012–13 ECHL season, Regular season, Standings, By conference
* - Division leader; y - Won division; b - Won Brabham Cup, best record in the league


2012–13 ECHL season, 2013 Kelly Cup playoffs, Format
The 2013 Kelly Cup playoffs format represented a significant departure from previous years. Eight teams qualified in the Eastern Conference: the three division winners plus the next five teams in the conference. With the addition of the expansion franchise in the San Francisco Bulls, the Board of Governors changed the Western Conference seeding such that eight teams qualified: two division winners and the next six teams in the conference. This eliminated the Western Conference first-round bye.


2012–13 ECHL season, 2013 Kelly Cup playoffs, Format
Similar to the NHL, the division winners were seeded as the top three seeds in the Eastern Conference and the top two seeds in the Western Conference; the conference winner faces the eighth seed, second faces seventh, third faces sixth, and fourth faces fifth in the conference quarterfinal round. The winner of the 1st/8th series plays the winner of the 4th/5th series while 2nd/7th winner plays against the 3rd/6th winner in the conference semifinal series.


2012–13 ECHL season, 2013 Kelly Cup playoffs, Format
The Board of Governors also elected to change the playoff format such that all rounds of the playoffs were best of seven series. For 2013, the conference finals and Kelly Cup finals used a two-referee system.


2012–13 EHF Champions League
The 2012–13 EHF Champions League was the 53rd edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament and the 20th edition under the current EHF Champions League format. THW Kiel was the defending champion. The final four was played on 1–2 June 2013.


2012–13 EHF Champions League
HSV Hamburg won their first title by defeating FC Barcelona 30–29 in the final.


2012–13 EHF Champions League, Round and draw dates
All draws held at EHF headquarters in Vienna, Austria unless stated otherwise.


2012–13 EHF Champions League, Qualification stage, Qualification tournament
A total of 14 teams will take part in the qualification tournaments. The clubs will be drawn into three groups of four and play a semifinal and the final. The winner of the qualification groups advance to the group stage, while the eliminated clubs will go to the EHF Cup. Matches will be played at 8–9 September 2011. The draw will take place on 3 July, at 11:00 local time at Vienna, Austria.


2012–13 EHF Champions League, Qualification stage, Seedings
The two remaining teams from Pot 1 and 4 will play a knock-out match, the winner will go into the group stage. The draw was held on 3 July 2012.


2012–13 EHF Champions League, Qualification stage, Play-off
HC Dinamo-Minsk and Beşiktaş J.K. played a playoff series to determine a participant for the group stage.


2012–13 EHF Champions League, Group stage
The draw for the group stage took place at the Gartenhotel Altmannsdorf in Vienna on 6 July 2012 at 11:00 local time. A total of 24 teams were drawn into four groups of six. Teams were divided into six pots, based on EHF coefficients. Clubs from the same pot or the same association could not be drawn into the same group, except the wild card tournament winner, which did not enjoy any protection.


2012–13 EHF Champions League, Group stage, Seedings
th Title holder. The title holder automatically gets the top position of seeding list.


2012–13 EHF Champions League, Knockout stage
In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the final four.


2012–13 EHF Champions League, Knockout stage, Last 16
The draw was held on 26 February 2013 at 12:30 in Vienna, Austria. The first legs were played on 13–17 March, and the second legs were played on 20–24 March 2013.


2012–13 EHF Champions League, Knockout stage, Quarterfinals
The first legs were played on 17–21 April, and the second legs were played on 24–28 April 2013.


2012–13 EHF Champions League group stage
This article describes the group stage of the 2012–13 EHF Champions League.


2012–13 EHF Champions League group stage, Format
The 24 teams were split into four groups, consisting of six teams. Each team played a home and away game against all opponents in the group. The first four ranked teams advanced to the knockout stage.


2012–13 EHF Champions League group stage, Seedings
The draw for the group stage took place at the Gartenhotel Altmannsdorf in Vienna on 6 July 2012 at 11:00 local time. A total of 24 teams were drawn into four groups of six. Teams were divided into six pots, based on EHF coefficients. Clubs from the same pot or the same association could not be drawn into the same group, except the wild card tournament winner, which did not enjoy any protection.


2012–13 EHF Champions League group stage, Seedings
th Title holder. The title holder automatically gets the top position of seeding list.


2012–13 EHF Champions League group stage, Groups
Times up to 27 October 2012 (matchdays 1–4) are CEST (UTC+2), thereafter (matchdays 5–10) times are CET (UTC+1).


2012–13 EHF Champions League knockout stage
The knockout stage of the 2012–13 EHF Champions League began on 13 March 2013 and concluded on 2 June 2013 with the final at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.


2012–13 EHF Champions League knockout stage
Times up to 30 March 2013 (last 16) are UTC+1, thereafter (quarterfinals and final four) times are UTC+2.


2012–13 EHF Champions League knockout stage, Round and draw dates
All draws are held at EHF headquarters in Vienna, Austria.


2012–13 EHF Champions League knockout stage, Last 16
The draw was held on 26 February 2013 at 12:30 in Vienna, Austria. The first legs were played on 13–17 March, and the second legs were played on 20–24 March 2013.


2012–13 EHF Champions League knockout stage, Quarterfinals, Seedings
The draw was held on 26 March 2013 at 11:00 in Vienna, Austria.


2012–13 EHF Champions League knockout stage, Quarterfinals, Matches
The first legs were played on 17–21 April, and the second legs were played on 24–28 April 2013.


2012–13 EHF Champions League qualifying
This article describes the qualifying for the 2012–13 EHF Champions League.


2012–13 EHF Champions League qualifying, Qualification tournament
A total of 14 teams took part in the qualification tournaments. The clubs were drawn into three groups of four and played a semifinal and the final. The winner of the qualification groups advanced to the group stage, while the eliminated clubs went to the EHF Cup. Matches were played at 8–9 September 2011. The draw took place on July 3, at 11:00 local time at Vienna, Austria.


2012–13 EHF Champions League qualifying, Qualification tournament, Seedings
The two remaining teams from Pot 1 and 4 played a knock-out match, the winner went into the group stage. The draw was held on July 3, 2012.


2012–13 EHF Champions League qualifying, Play-off
HC Dinamo-Minsk and Beşiktaş J.K. played a playoff series to determine a participant for the group stage.


2012–13 EHF Champions League qualifying, Wild card tournament
Saint-Raphaël Var HB was awarded the right to organize the tournament.


2012–13 EHF Cup
The 2012–13 EHF Cup was the 32nd edition of the EHF Cup and the first edition since the merger of the EHF Cup with the EHF Cup Winners' Cup. The EHF Cup final four tournament was played in Nantes, France, between 18 and 19 May 2013.


2012–13 EHF Cup, Qualification stage, Round 1
The table below shows the results of the first round. Teams listed first played at home during the first leg and away during the second leg. Some teams agreed to play both matches in one venue (see: Notes). Highlighted teams qualified into the second round.


2012–13 EHF Cup, Qualification stage, Round 2
The table below shows the results of the second round. Teams listed first played at home during the first leg and away during the second leg. Some teams agreed to play both matches in one venue (see: Notes). Highlighted teams qualified into the third round.


2012–13 EHF Cup, Qualification stage, Round 3
The table below shows the results of the third round. Teams listed first played at home during the first leg and away during the second leg. Some teams agreed to play both matches in one venue (see: Notes). Highlighted teams qualified into the group stage. The first legs were played on 23–25 November, and the second legs were played on 1 and 2 December 2012.


2012–13 EHF Cup, Group stage, Draw and format
The draw of the EHF Cup group phase was carried out on Thursday 6 December 2012 in Belgrade, Serbia. The teams were positioned into four pots, with the country protection rule applied: two clubs from the same country may not face each other in the same group. As is standard in EHF club competitions, the seeding is calculated on the basis of the three most recent seasons. Consequently, the results of the seasons 2011–12, 2010–11 and 2009–10 was considered to determine the seeding of the teams for the 2012–13 season. As there was the EHF Cup as well as the EHF Cup Winners' Cup parallel in these last three seasons, the results of both competitions of these seasons were added and then divided by two in order to get the points for the seeding for the 2012–13 season.


2012–13 EHF Cup, Group stage, Draw and format
The group stage features 16 teams, which were allocated four groups of four. In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays are 9–10 February, 16–17 February, 23–24 February, 9–10 March, 16–17 March, and 23–24 March 2013. The top two teams from each group qualify for the quarter-finals, which are scheduled in April 2013.


2012–13 EHF Cup, Group stage, Draw and format
If Nantes, as the organiser of the Final 4 tournament, win their group or finish among top three second ranked teams, they will receive a direct qualification to the Final 4 tournament. In that case only four group winners and two best second ranked team will qualify for the quarter-finals. If the French side wins their group then the other three group winners and the three best second ranked team will qualify for the quarter-finals. If Nantes finish among the top three second ranked teams, the quarter-finals will consist of four group winners and two best second ranked teams. If Nantes finish as the worst second ranked team, they will have to play the quarter-final match. Should the French club rank on the third or fourth position in their group, they will be out of the competition, but they will still organize the Final 4 tournament.


2012–13 EHF Cup, Group stage, Draw and format
If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings (in descending order):


2012–13 EHF Cup, Group stage, Draw and format
If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by drawing lots. Lots shall be drawn by the EHF, if possible in the presence of a responsible of each club.


2012–13 EHF Cup, Group stage, Ranking of the second-placed teams
The ranking of the second-placed teams was carried out on the basis of  the team's results in the group stage, against the first and third placed teams. The results against teams which finished last in the group stage did not count in the ranking system.


2012–13 EHF Cup, Knockout stage, Quarter-finals, Draw and format
Because the hosts of the Final 4 tournament, Nantes, finished the group stage among the top three second-placed teams, they have clinched the direct ticket to the final weekend and decided that only three quarter-finals will be played for the remaining spots in the final tournament. The draw of the EHF Cup quarter-finals was carried out on Tuesday 26 March 2013 at the EHF headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Six teams were positioned into two pots with the country protection rule not applied: two clubs from the same country could face each other in the quarter-finals.


2012–13 EHF Cup, Knockout stage, Quarter-finals, Draw and format
However, teams from the same group of the group phase cannot face each other. The first pot contained the four group winners and the second pot contained the top two second-placed teams. In the quarter-finals, teams will play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, the team drawn first will play the first leg on the home court.


2012–13 EHF Cup group stage
This article describes the group stage of the 2012–13 EHF Cup.


2012–13 EHF Cup group stage, Format
The 16 teams were split into four groups, consisting of four teams. Each team played a home and away game against all opponents in the group. The first and the second ranked teams advanced to the knockout stage.


2012–13 EHF Cup group stage, Format
The draw of the EHF Cup group phase was carried out on Thursday 6 December 2012 in Belgrade, Serbia. The teams were positioned into four pots, with the country protection rule applied: two clubs from the same country may not face each other in the same group. As is standard in EHF club competitions, the seeding is calculated on the basis of the three most recent seasons. Consequently, the results of the seasons 2011–12, 2010–11 and 2009–10 was considered to determine the seeding of the teams for the 2012–13 season. As there was the EHF Cup as well as the EHF Cup Winners' Cup parallel in these last three seasons, the results of both competitions of these seasons were added and then divided by two in order to get the points for the seeding for the 2012–13 season.


2012–13 EHF Cup group stage, Format
The group stage features 16 teams, which were allocated four groups of four. In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays are 9–10 February, 16–17 February, 23–24 February, 9–10 March, 16–17 March, and 23–24 March 2013. The top two teams from each group qualify for the quarter-finals, which are scheduled in April 2013.


2012–13 EHF Cup group stage, Format
If Nantes, as the organiser of the Final 4 tournament, win their group or finish among top three second ranked teams, they will receive a direct qualification to the Final 4 tournament. In that case only four group winners and two best second ranked team will qualify for the quarter-finals. If Nantes finish as the worst second ranked team, they will have to play the quarter-final match. Should the French club rank on the third or fourth position in their group, they will be out of the competition, but they will still organize the Final 4 tournament.


2012–13 EHF Cup group stage, Format
If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings (in descending order):


2012–13 EHF Cup group stage, Format
If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by drawing lots. Lots shall be drawn by the EHF, if possible in the presence of a responsible of each club.


2012–13 EHF Cup group stage, Groups, Ranking of second-placed teams
The ranking of the second-placed teams was carried out on the basis of the team's results in the group stage, against the first and third placed teams. The results against teams which finished last in the group stage did not count in the ranking system.


2012–13 EHF Women's Champions League
The 2012–13 EHF Women's Champions League was the 20th edition of the EHF Women's Champions League, the competition for top women's clubs of Europe, organized and supervised by the European Handball Federation. Budućnost Podgorica was title holder, after beating Győri Audi ETO KC in past season's final.


2012–13 EHF Women's Champions League
Győri redeemed themselves by winning this season's edition. They defeated Larvik HK 47–43 in the final.


2012–13 EHF Women's Champions League, Overview, Format
A few changes had been made in the competition's format. The first qualifying tournament has been deleted. As past season the second qualifying tournament was played under a final four format. A Wild Card Tournament with three teams was organized, the winner were qualified for the Group Phase. In addition, a knock-out match between one team from Pot 1 of the QT2 and a team from Pot 2 of the QT2 was played. The winner also qualified for the Group Phase.


2012–13 EHF Women's Champions League, Overview, Team allocation
28 teams from 19 federations participated to the Women's Champions League this season. Places were distributed according to the EHF league coefficient, which took into account the performances in European competitions from 2008–09 to 2010–11.


2012–13 EHF Women's Champions League, Overview, Round and draw dates
The draws will be held in Vienna, Austria and Herzogenaurach, Germany.


2012–13 EHF Women's Champions League, Qualification stage, Qualification tournament
A total of 14 teams took part in the qualification tournaments. The clubs were drawn into three groups of four and played a semifinal and the final. The winner of the qualification groups advanced to the group stage, while the eliminated clubs went to the EHF Cup. Matches were played at 8–9 September 2011. The draw took place on 3 July, at 11:00 local time at Vienna, Austria.


2012–13 EHF Women's Champions League, Qualification stage, Seedings
The two remaining teams from Pot 1 and 4 played a knock-out match, the winner went into the group stage. The draw was held on 3 July 2012.


2012–13 EHF Women's Champions League, Qualification stage, Play-off
IUVENTA Michalovce and FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria played a playoff series to determine a participant for the group stage.


2012–13 EHF Women's Champions League, Group matches
The draw of the group matches was held on 6 July at the Gartenhotel Altmannsdorf in Vienna. A total of sixteen teams were concerned in the process, to be divided into four pots of four. Teams were divided into four pots, based on EHF coefficients. Clubs from the same pot or the same association could not be drawn into the same group, except the wild card tournament winner, which did not enjoy any protection.


2012–13 EHF Women's Champions League, Main round
The draw of the group matches was held on 20 November at the Gartenhotel Altmannsdorf in Vienna. A total of eight teams were concerned in the process, to be divided into two pots of four. Teams were divided into two pots, based on EHF coefficients. Clubs from the same pot or group could not be drawn into the same group.


2012–13 EHF Women's Champions League group stage and main round
This article describes the first and second round of the 2012–13 EHF Women's Champions League.


2012–13 EHF Women's Champions League group stage and main round, Format
The 16 teams were split into four groups, consisting of four teams. Each team played a home and away game against all opponents in the group. The first two ranked teams advanced to the main round.


2012–13 EHF Women's Champions League group stage and main round, Group matches, Seedings
The draw of the group matches was held on July 6 at the Gartenhotel Altmannsdorf in Vienna. A total of sixteen teams were concerned in the process, to be divided into four pots of four. Teams were divided into four pots, based on EHF coefficients. Clubs from the same pot or the same association could not be drawn into the same group, except the wild card tournament winner, which did not enjoy any protection.


2012–13 EHF Women's Champions League group stage and main round, Main round
The draw of the group matches was held on November 20 at the Gartenhotel Altmannsdorf in Vienna. A total of eight teams were concerned in the process, to be divided into two pots of four. Teams were divided into two pots, based on EHF coefficients. Clubs from the same pot or group could not be drawn into the same group.


2012–13 EHF Women's Champions League knockout stage
The 2012–13 EHF Women's Champions League knockout stage ran from 6 April to 13 April 2013. The top two placed teams from the main round advanced to the semifinals.


2012–13 EHF Women's Champions League knockout stage, Final
A draw on 11 April 2013, decided which team had homecourt in the first leg.


2012–13 EHF Women's Champions League qualifying
This article describes the qualifying for the 2012–13 EHF Women's Champions League.


2012–13 EHF Women's Champions League qualifying, Qualification tournament
A total of 14 teams took part in the qualification tournaments. The clubs were drawn into three groups of four and played a semifinal and the final. The winner of the qualification groups advanced to the group stage, while the eliminated clubs went to the EHF Cup. Matches were played at 8–9 September 2011. The draw took place on 3 July, at 11:00 local time at Vienna, Austria.


2012–13 EHF Women's Champions League qualifying, Qualification tournament, Seedings
The two remaining teams from Pot 1 and 4 played a knock-out match, the winner went into the group stage. The draw was held on 3 July 2012.


2012–13 EHF Women's Champions League qualifying, Play-off
IUVENTA Michalovce and FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria played a playoff series to determine a participant for the group stage.


2012–13 EIHL season
The 2012–13 Elite Ice Hockey League season was the tenth season of the Elite Ice Hockey League. The regular season began on Saturday 8 September 2012 and ended on Sunday 24 March 2013, followed by the Play-Offs which culminated in the end-of-season Play-Off Finals on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 April 2013.


2012–13 EIHL season
This season saw the introduction of a new two conference format, in which the ten participating teams were split into two conferences of five teams. The Gardiner Conference, named after former Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Charlie Gardiner, comprised the five northernmost mainland teams (Braehead Clan, Dundee Stars, Edinburgh Capitals, Fife Flyers and Hull Stingrays) and the Erhardt Conference, named after the captain of the British 1936 Winter Olympics gold medal winning team Carl Erhardt, comprised the four southernmost mainland teams (Cardiff Devils, Coventry Blaze, Nottingham Panthers and Sheffield Steelers) and one team from Northern Ireland (Belfast Giants). The most prestigious honour remained the overall League Championship, awarded to the team with the most points gained from all league games (conference and inter-conference games). The season also included the end-of-season Play-Offs and the Challenge Cup.


2012–13 EIHL season
Nottingham Panthers proved to be the dominant team of the season, clinching the Elite League Championship – their first British League Championship title for 57 years – when they defeated their nearest challengers Belfast Giants 5–3 at the Odyssey Arena on Friday 15 March 2013. However, the Giants would prevent the Panthers achieving a regular season double of League and Conference titles by shading a very close Erhardt Conference title race on regulation time wins after both teams finished level on points.


2012–13 EIHL season
The Gardiner Conference proved even more exciting with all five teams never being more than a few wins apart, at one stage towards the end of the season only one point separating first and last place. Braehead Clan eventually ran out Conference Champions in a very successful first season for the new two-conference format.


2012–13 EIHL season
The Challenge Cup was won for the fourth successive season by Nottingham Panthers, clinching their second honour of the season by defeating Sheffield Steelers 5–3 on aggregate in the two-legged final. The Panthers then overcame a big scare at the hands of Fife Flyers in the Play-Off Quarter-Finals to defeat Cardiff Devils in the Semi-Finals and then Belfast Giants 3–2 in overtime in the Final. This third successive Play-Offs victory also gave them the treble of League Championship, Play-Offs and Challenge Cup, the first time the treble has been won since Coventry Blaze's success in 2004–05.


2012–13 EIHL season, Regular season
The League Championship was played for over 52 games, each team playing teams in their own conference eight times (four home and four away) and teams in the other conference four times (two home and two away).


2012–13 EIHL season, Regular season
The Conference Championships were played for over 32 games, each team playing teams in their own conference eight times (four home and four away).


2012–13 EIHL season, Regular season
Teams were awarded two points for a win (in regulation time, overtime or shoot-out), one point for a tie (in regulation time but loss in overtime or shoot-out) and no points for a loss (in regulation time). Teams level on points were separated by (1) total number of games won in regulation time, (2) total number of all games won, (3) results between teams or (4) fewest losses.


2012–13 EIHL season, Regular season
The top eight teams in the League Championship qualified for the Play-Offs.


2012–13 EIHL season, Regular season, Results
Grid Colours: Blue = league & conference games; Pink = league games.


2012–13 EIHL season, Regular season, Results
Result Colours: Black = regulation time result; Green = overtime result; Red = shoot-out result.


2012–13 EIHL season, Play-Offs
The Quarter-Finals were played over two legs, home and away. The Semi-Finals and Final were played over a single leg at a neutral venue, the National Ice Centre, in the 'Play-Off Finals Weekend'.


2012–13 EIHL season, Play-Offs
The Play-Off seeds were (1) Nottingham Panthers, (2) Belfast Giants, (3) Braehead Clan, (4) Sheffield Steelers, (5) Coventry Blaze, (6) Cardiff Devils, (7) Edinburgh Capitals and (8) Fife Flyers (in order of League Champions, best Conference Champions, second best Conference Champions, final League Championship positions respectively).


2012–13 EIHL season, Challenge Cup
The First Round comprised two groups of five teams, each team playing teams in their own group twice (once home and once away), totalling eight games.


2012–13 EIHL season, Challenge Cup
In the First Round group games, teams were awarded two points for a win (in regulation time, overtime or shoot-out), one point for a tie (in regulation time but loss in overtime or shoot-out) and no points for a loss (in regulation time). Teams level on points were separated by (1) total number of games won in regulation time, (2) total number of all games won, (3) results between teams or (4) fewest losses.


2012–13 EIHL season, Challenge Cup
The top four teams from each First Round group qualified for the Quarter-Finals. The Quarter-Final ties were decided by final group positions (A1-B4, B1-A4, A2-B3, B2-A3). The Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals and Final were all played over two legs, home and away.


2012–13 EIHL season, Challenge Cup
Due to scheduling constraints, some League Championship games doubled up as Challenge Cup games.


2012–13 EIHL season, Challenge Cup, First round
Result Colours: Black = regulation time result; Green = overtime result; Red = shoot-out result.


2012–13 ES Sétif season
In the 2012–13 season, ES Sétif competed in the Ligue 1 for the 43rd season, as well as the Algerian Cup. It was their 15th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. They competed in Ligue 1, the CAF Champions League and Algerian Cup.


2012–13 ES Sétif season, Squad information, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.


2012–13 EWHL Super Cup
The 2012–13 EWHL Super Cup was the second edition of the EWHL Super Cup, a women's ice hockey tournament organized by the Elite Women's Hockey League (EWHL).


2012–13 EWHL Super Cup
Three participants from the 2011-12 EWHL Super Cup - ESC Planegg/Würmtal, the ZSC Lions, and EHV Sabres Wien - returned for the 2012-13 tournament. They were joined by three new teams, ECDC Memmingen, HK Pantera Minsk, and the DEC Salzburg Eagles. HC Slovan Bratislava and OSC Berlin, participants in the 2011-12 tournament, did not return for the 2012-13 competition.


2012–13 East Bengal FC season
The 2012–13 season was East Bengal F.C. 's 93rd season since their formation in 1920 and their sixteenth season ever in the I-League which is India's top football league. At the end of the season the club had won the Federation Cup, finished 3rd in the 2012–13 I-League, and made it to the quarter-finals of the 2013 AFC Cup.


2012–13 East Bengal FC season, Transfers
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 East Bengal FC season, Squad, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 East Bengal FC season, Squad, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 East Bengal FC season, Competitions, Federation Cup, Summary
East Bengal entered the 2012 Indian Federation Cup automatically as they were already in the I-League. They were placed in Group C along with Sporting Clube de Goa, ONGC, and Kalighat MS and their matches were played in Siliguri. East Bengal experienced mixed fortunes at the start of the tournament as they drew their opening match 1–1 against Sporting Goa with new Nigerian signing Chidi Edeh scoring his first goal for the club in the 10th minute from the penalty spot.


2012–13 East Bengal FC season, Competitions, Federation Cup, Summary
The club then won their first game of the season in their second match of the tournament on 23 September 2012 against ONGC F.C. in which East Bengal came back from 0–1 down to 2–1 winners after Edeh and other new signing, India international, Manandeep Singh scored two goals to gift Bengal the victory.


2012–13 East Bengal FC season, Competitions, Federation Cup, Summary
East Bengal then confirmed promotion out of the group stage of the Federation Cup to the Semi-Finals after a remarkable come from behind victory in their last game at the group stage to Kalighat MS in which East Bengal came back from 2–0 to tie the score up at 2–2 through two goals from Manandeep Singh in the 26th and 30th minute but then East Bengal had to come from behind again after Kalighat took the lead again to go up 3–2 with Edeh scoring two goals to win the game for East Bengal 4–3 and send them to the semi-finals.


2012–13 East Bengal FC season, Competitions, Federation Cup, Summary
In the semi-finals East Bengal took on Churchill Brothers and after finishing regulation time tied at 0–0 the match went into 30-minute extra-time where East Bengal would eventually take the lead from former Churchill Brothers youngster Lalrindika Ralte in the 111th minute of play which then allowed East Bengal to win the match 1–0 and send them to the final.


2012–13 East Bengal FC season, Competitions, Federation Cup, Summary
Then in the final East Bengal found themselves down 1–0 after 51 minutes after their opponents, Dempo, scored through former India captain Climax Lawrence but East Bengal managed to equalize through newly signed defender Arnab Mondal in the 60th minute which would then send both clubs to 30-minute extra-time at 1–1 and that is where East Bengal start to show good form by scoring twice through Manandeep Singh in the 100th minute and Chidi Edeh in the 109th minute to give East Bengal a 3–1 lead which would then be cut down to a 3–2 after another former India international, Mahesh Gawli scored in the 111th minute but that was still enough for East Bengal to win the Federation Cup for the 2nd time in 3 years and their eighth overall.


2012–13 East Bengal FC season, Competitions, AFC Cup
Due to East Bengal's 2012 Indian Federation Cup victory the club automatically qualified for the 2013 AFC Cup which is the 2nd tier Asian competition ran by the Asian Football Confederation. On 6 December 2012 the AFC made their official 2013 AFC Cup group-stage draw and East Bengal was placed in Group H along with reigning 2012 S.League champions Tampines Rovers of Singapore, Malaysia Super League third place team Selangor FA, and V-League third place team Saigon Xuan Thanh.


2012–13 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team
The 2012–13 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates, led by third year head coach Jeff Lebo, played their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 23–12, 9–7 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA Tournament to Tulsa. They were invited to the 2013 CIT where they defeated Savannah State, Rider, Loyola (MD), Evansville, and Weber State to be the 2013 CIT Champions.


2012–13 East Fife F.C. season
The 2012–13 season was East Fife's fifth consecutive season in the Scottish Second Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Third Division at the end of the 2007–08 season. East Fife also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2012–13 East Fife F.C. season, Summary, Season
East Fife finished ninth in the Scottish Second Division, entering the play-offs defeating Peterhead 1–0 on aggregate in the final and remained in the Scottish Second Division. They reached the second round of the Challenge Cup, the first round of the League Cup and the third round of the Scottish Cup.


2012–13 East Fife F.C. season, Summary, Management
They began the season under the management of Gordon Durie. On 4 November 2012, Durie resigned as manager due to illness. The following day Billy Brown took over as his replacement.


2012–13 East Midlands Counties Football League
The 2012–13 East Midlands Counties Football League season was the 5th in the history of East Midlands Counties Football League, a football competition in England.


2012–13 East Midlands Counties Football League, League
The league featured 16 clubs from the previous season, along with three new clubs:


2012–13 East Stirlingshire F.C. season
The 2012–13 season was East Stirlingshire's nineteenth consecutive season in the Scottish Third Division, having been relegated from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 1993–94 season, following league reconstruction. East Stirlingshire also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2012–13 East Stirlingshire F.C. season, Summary, Season
East Stirlingshire finished tenth in the Scottish Third Division. They reached the Quarter-final of the Challenge Cup, the first round of the League Cup and the third round of the Scottish Cup.