2012–13 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season continued
UConn faced Maryland in their next game, the first opponent ranked by the Coaches poll in the top ten. The huskies started out scoring the first six points, and opened up a nine-point lead early but Maryland came back and cut the lead to two points. They never took the lead, and UConn won 63–48. The UConn defense, led by Kelly Faris, held All-American Alyssa Thomas to only six points, while forcing her to commit eight turnovers. Faris hit four of her six field goal attempts, and added seven rebounds, eight steals and seven assists.


2012–13 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season continued
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis was nursing a quad injury, and cleared to play in the game again Penn State shortly before the game. he UConn team had been behind all of seventeen seconds in the first seven games, but the Lady Lions took a lead in the first half. Penn State was within three points well into the second half, but Lewis scored 25 points to lead all scorers, and help ensure that UConn would go on to win their eighth game of the year 67–52.


2012–13 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season continued
After a long break for exams, the UConn team faced Oakland, a 5-5 team that would have a challenge against second ranked Connecticut under the best of circumstances, but the Grizzlies had two of their best players out with injuries. The Huskies scored the first 14 points of the game, and allowed only two baskets in the first half, reaching a season best 61 points by halftime. The Oakland team did start off the second half with five consecutive points, but couldn't get close.


2012–13 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season continued
UConn's Bria Hartley had her best game of the year, following early season injuries and a slow return, but scored 19 points in the first half, and ended up with 21 points. The final score in favor of the Huskies was 97–25, the fewest points allowed by Connecticut so far this season.


2012–13 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season continued
While it goes into the books as an away game, the match up between UConn and Hartford, held three miles from their downtown arena on December 22, didn't seem like much of a travel game, although they did have to remember to wear their away jerseys. It was the first time the team had played on the University of Hartford's court since 1990.


2012–13 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season continued
A ceremony to honor the victims of the Sandy Hook shooting occurred just before the start of the game.


2012–13 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season continued
The Huskies started out strong, hitting over 60% from the field in the first half, building a 51–15 halftime lead. Breanna Stewart came off the bench to lead all scorers with 27, but four other Huskies were in double figures. The final score in favor of Connecticut was 102–45.


2012–13 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season continued
The next game featured a #1 versus #2 match up. Stanford had beaten Baylor earlier in the season, and was voted to the top spot in the polls, where they had been for the past few weeks. Connecticut came into the game ranked #2. In addition to the #1 versus #2 story line, Stanford had the longest active home winning streak. At 82 games, they had not lost at home since 2007. The rivalry featured the added dimension that Stanford had been the team to break UConn's record winning streak which reached 90 games before being stopped by the Cardinal. Stanford's head coach Tara Vanderveer called the game "a measuring stick". This was the Huskies' fourth trip to Maples Pavilion, a venue where the team had never won.


2012–13 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season continued
Stanford scored the first two points of the game, but then the Huskies went to work. Despite sub-par shooting by Connecticut, they led 31–13 at the half, and extended the lead in the second half. UConn held the Cardinal to 19.3% field goal shooting, the lowest percentage in school history. Kaleena Mosqueda Lewis lead all scorers with 19 points. Three other UConn players reached double digits, while for Stanford, Chiney Ogwumike scored 18, but no other Cardinal reached double digits. UConn's next game was at Oregon on New Year's Eve, in the first game of a home-and-home series. Carline Doty led the Huskies to a 95–51 victory with 14 points, twelve rebounds, and seven assists. Coach Auriemma said that he had never seen her play better.


2012–13 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season continued
A few days after ascending to the number one ranking, UConn played Notre Dame, a team that had beaten UConn four of the last times they have met, including twice in the Final Four. The game came down to the final shot, but Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis missed a three-point shot near the end of the game, and Notre Dame held on to win 73–72.


2012–13 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season continued
UConn's next opponent was Georgetown, at McDonough Gymnasium. Moriah Jefferson had her best game of the year, with seven steals, along with nine points and six rebounds. Coach Auriemma called her the "star of the day. The win extended another UConn record: The last time they had lost back-to-back games was March 7, 1993, a date preceding the birth of six of the players on the team. UConn had now played 707 games without losing consecutively. For perspective, the second longest active streak is 178 games, held by Duke.


2012–13 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season continued
The Marquette game was mentioned with the side story of the Connecticut vs Tennessee rivalry in women's basketball because of the Golden Eagles' assistant coach Tyler Summitt, the son of the now-retired Lady Vols head coach, participating in his first game against Auriemma. Minor injuries nagged the Huskies as they prepared to play Marquette without Breann Stewart, who turned an ankle in practices. Then shortly after the start of the game, Bria Hartley, who has missed some time with an ankle injury, re-injured it and sat out the remainder of the game. Those missing players weren't enough to provide an edge for Marquette, as the Huskies opened up a 35 point halftime lead, and won the game 85–51.


2012–13 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season continued
Hartley recovered from her ankle problems in time for the Louisville game, scoring 16 points and seven rebounds. Stefanie Dolson also scored 16 points, helping lead the Huskies to a 72–58 win.


2012–13 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season continued
UConn's next opponent was Duke, the only remaining undefeated team in Division I college basketball. The first half was very close, with the lead changing seven times. At halftime, the Huskies lead, but only by two points. At halftime, Coach Auriemma challenged them, and the team, especially Kelly Faris, stepped up. She ended up with 18 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists, but, as is often the case, the statistics do not tell the whole story. She was assigned to guard Duke's Chelsea Gray, who has been touted as one of the best passers in the game.


2012–13 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season continued
She held Gray to two points and four assists, while helping to force four turnovers. Coach Auriemma remarked, " you just saw a performance people are going to be talking about for a long time". UConn went on to extend the two point halftime margin to a 30-point victory, winning 79–49.


2012–13 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season continued
UConn continued its dominance over Cincinnati, winning 67–31 over a team that is winless in the Big East this year, and winless all-time against the Huskies. The Bearcats scored the first two baskets of the game, and led 4–0, but would only score one more basket in the first half. Stefanie Dolson was the leading scorer, with 15 points, eleven of which came early in the game.


2012–13 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season continued
Villanova was known for relying on three point shots. They did not hit their first until late in the first half of the game, which contributed to a 44–17 halftime margin. While the Wildcats hit more threes in the second half, it was not enough. Kaleena Mosquesda-Lewis hit five of her six three point attempts, and Stefanie Dolson scored 20 points on eight for eleven shooting to lead the Huskies to a 76–43 victory.


2012–13 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season continued
Last season, St. Johns stunned UConn at home, ending a 99-game winning streak with a 57–56 victory, but UConn followed that up with a 31-point victory in the Big East Tournament. The game against unranked St. Johns this year started out more like the upset, with the Red Storm leading several times. The score was tied at 57 pints apiece with about two minutes to go, but Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis scored a three-point play, and Kelly Faris followed with a three-pointer to secure a 71–65 victory. Stokes started her first game in place of Stefanie Dolson, who sat out due to illness.


2012–13 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season continued
UConn faced Marquette for the second time this season, one of two teams appearing twice of the schedule (the other is Notre Dame). Marquette scored first, hitting a three-pointer on their first possession. UConn would go on to score nine points before Marquette could get the ball past mid-court, and a total of 19 before Marquette would score again. The Huskies scored 62 in the first half, while allowing Marquette only 17 points. Connecticut eased up on the offense in the second half with only 32 points, but held Marquette to 20 points, resulting in a 94–37 win. The Auriemma-Summitt rivalry was now at 15-9 Auriemma.


2012–13 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season continued
DePaul's trip to Connecticut started out poorly, and didn't get better. They were scheduled to arrive Saturday in preparation for the game on Sunday, but a winter blizzard delayed their departure until Sunday morning. There were delays getting the plane ready for departure; when they arrived, the bus scheduled to pick them up was late due to a traffic accident stalling traffic. They arrived at the arena not long before tip-off. DePaul's best player, Anna Martin, was not available due to injury. Once the game began, Stefanie Dolson scored 22 points in the first half, and Bria Hartley had 18 points for the game to help the Huskies to a 91–44 victory.


2012–13 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season continued
The last time UConn lost to Providence was on March 7, 1993. The three freshman on the UConn team were not yet born. This game would not break the 27 game winning streak against the school. Kelly Faris made her 100th consecutive start, and her 16 points helped the team score more than 100 points. Moriah Jefferson scored a career high 13 points, to join six players on the team with double-digit scoring. The final score was 105–49 in favor of Connecticut.


2012–13 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season continued
The Huskies next faced Rutgers, an unranked team with only five Big East wins. However, the game was on the home court of Rutgers, and the team was trying to win C. Vivian Stringers 900th game. Early in the game, the Scarlet Knight had a lead, which they extended to 10 points at one times. Coach Auriemma removed four of the starters, to express his displeasure. The bench delivered, and Connecticut retook the lead, ending up with a 65–45 victory.


2012–13 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season continued
UConn then faced Baylor, the number 1 team in the country, at home, in front of a sellout crowd of 16,294. Baylor's Brittney Griner, generally acknowledged as the top college player in the country, was held to four points in the first half. In the second half, she scored 21 points, and when Connecticut doubled her, she was able to pass to an open post player for a layup. UConn had a three-point lead at halftime, but Baylor scored 50 points in the second half to retake the lead and win the game 76–70.


2012–13 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season continued
UConn hosted Seton Hall at Gampel. The game was more notable for milestones than for the score, which was 90–30 in favor of the Huskies. Connecticut has beaten Seton Hall 29 consecutive times. Two UConn players reached the 1000 point career milestone, senior Kelly Faris and sophomore Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis. Each scred 18 points in the game.


2012–13 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season continued
In the last home game of the regular season, UConn faced Pittsburgh, a team still looking for its first Big East win of the season. Breanna Stewart had 15 points, along with nine rebounds and four blocks. Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis had a double-double with 19 points and 13 rebounds. The win was coach Auriemma's 401st Big East win. Only he and Tara Vanderveer have 400 or more conference wins in their career.


2012–13 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season continued
In the next to last game of the regular season, Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis set a career high for points with 32 and teammate Stefanie Dolson tied her career high with 25 points. Kelly Faris also reached a milestone. She now has over 1,000 points, 750 rebounds, 500 assists and 250 steals, a level only reached by one other Connecticut player in history, Maya Moore. The team went on to win the game over South Florida 85–51.


2012–13 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Games, NCAA tournament, Idaho
UConn entered the NCAA Tournament without winning either the Big East Regular season or the Big East Tournament for the first time in 19 years. Their first opponent was Idaho, winner of the Western Athletic Conference title, playing in only their second ever NCAA Tournament game. The game was never close as UConn had a 74-point lead at one time, before relaxing on defense, and allowing Idaho to hit several three-pointers and cut the lead down to the final 68 point margin, 105–37. Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis had 22 points, all in the first half.


2012–13 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Games, NCAA tournament, Vanderbilt
The second-round game was against Vanderbilt. The game started out much more competitive that the game against Idaho, with UConn managing a 13-point lead at halftime. However, the Huskies scored 17 consecutive points to start the second half, and out the game out of reach. Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis repeated her 22-point performance. One of her three-point goals in the second half gave her 108 treys for the season, a new UConn record.


2012–13 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Games, NCAA tournament, Maryland
UConn's next opponent was Maryland, a repeat of a regular season match up the Huskies had won by 15 points. The game was expected to be, and turned out to be a physical battle. near the end of the first half, Kelly Faris was "hammered" and went to the floor hard, but no foul was called. Coach Auriemma was irate, and ended up with a technical foul. Maryland scored a free throw, and scored again on the ensuing possession, cutting the lead to single digits. However, Connecticut opened up a large lead in the second half, and went on to win, 76–50. Mosqueda-Lewis was high scorer with 17, but shred the honors with Breanna Stewart, also with 17 points.


2012–13 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Games, NCAA tournament, Kentucky
In the Elite Eight round, UConn faced Kentucky, the same opponent they had faced in the prior year Elite Eight game in Rhode Island. The game started close, with Kentucky holding a tiny one point lead 23–22 with just over nine minutes to go in the first half. The UConn scored the next seventeen points, and finished the half on a 26–3 run to take a 48–26 lead at halftime.


2012–13 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Games, NCAA tournament, Kentucky
Dolson was playing on sore legs, and had not fully practiced the last few days, She played 17 minutes in the first half, but was able to sit on the bench much of the second half. Mosqueda-Lewis scored eight of the team's first 14 points, but then went to the bench for the rest of the half with her second foul. The freshman stepped up, with 5' 7" Jefferson even recording a block. Jefferson also added four steals, some of which culminated in lay ups. Hartley also had four steals.


2012–13 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Games, NCAA tournament, Kentucky
Kiah Stokes added three blocks while Stewart had three blocks, one of which was a game closing exclamation point. Stewart's 21 points led the team, and helped her to earn the tournament Most Outstanding Player honors. The win advanced the Huskies to the Final Four for the sixth consecutive time, setting an NCAA record for most consecutive trips.


2012–13 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Schedule
The XL Center is the Veterans Memorial Coliseum at XL Center.


2012–13 Copa Argentina
The 2012–13 Copa Argentina was the fourth edition of the Copa Argentina, and the second since the relaunch of the tournament in 2011. The competition began on October 23, 2012. The tournament featured 224 clubs from the top four levels of the Argentine football league system. The winner (Arsenal) qualified for the 2014 Copa Libertadores and the 2013 Supercopa Argentina.


2012–13 Copa Argentina, Teams
Two hundred and twenty-four teams took part in this competition including: All the teams from the Primera División (20), Primera B Nacional (20), Primera B Metropolitana (21), Torneo Argentino A (25), Primera C (20), Torneo Argentino B (100), and Primera D (18).


2012–13 Copa Argentina, Format
The tournament was competed in two phases organized in multiple single-elimination rounds.


2012–13 Copa Argentina, Format
The first phase consisted of four rounds divided between Metropolitan and Interior zones. The first round involved the 100 teams from the Torneo Argentino B in a single elimination round. The second round was played by the 50 winners from the first round along with the 18 teams of the Primera D Metropolitana and the 7 lowest teams plus the most recently promoted team of the Primera C Metropolitana.


2012–13 Copa Argentina, Format
The third round had the 13 winners of the Metropolitan zones from the last round plus the 12 remaining teams from the Primera C Metropolitana and the 21 teams of the Primera B Metropolitana, producing 23 teams. This round also saw the 25 winners of the Interior zones against the 25 teams of the Torneo Argentina A, producing 25 teams. The final round of the first phase saw 48 winners of the previous round (23 from the Metropolitan zone and 25 from the Interior zone) in a single elimination producing 24 teams that enter the second phase.


2012–13 Copa Argentina, Format
The Second Phase began with a classification round where the 16 non-champion teams of the B Nacional determined the 8 teams to move forward. The next round saw the 24 teams from the first phase, the 8 winners of the previous round, the remaining champion teams of the Primera B Nacional (Huracán, Ferro Carril Oeste, Rosario Central, and Banfield), and the 12 non-champion teams from the Primera Division in four brackets. The 8 champion teams (River Plate, Boca Juniors, Independiente, Vélez Sársfield, Racing, San Lorenzo, Estudiantes (LP), and Newell's Old Boys) joined the bracket with 24 winning teams.


2012–13 Copa Argentina, Final phase
The Final Phase will consist of the Round of 32, Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and the Final. Beginning in the Round of 32, the thirty-two qualified teams will be split into four groups. Each group will consist of eight Primera División teams, and twenty-four winners from the Final Phase. Each group will contest their matches in a specific location chosen by the organizing committee.


2012–13 Copa Catalunya
The 2012–13 Copa Catalunya is the 24th staging of the Copa Catalunya. The competition began on June 2, 2012.


2012–13 Copa Catalunya, Tournament, Final Phase, Semifinals
Assistant referees:Ignacio Torrella FernándezÓscar Gómez MasegosaFourth official:Juan Manuel Martín Varas


2012–13 Copa Chile
The 2012–13 Copa Chile, (officially known as Copa Chile MTS 2012/13 because of its sponsorship), is the 33rd edition of the Copa Chile, the country's national cup tournament. The competition started on June 23, 2012 with the First Round and concludes on May 8, 2013 with the Final. The winner qualifies for the 2013 Copa Sudamericana.


2012–13 Copa Chile, Teams
A total 46 clubs were accepted for the competition. The teams for this edition are the teams from the Primera División, Primera B, Segunda División, and selected Tercera División teams.


2012–13 Copa Chile, First round
This round comprised the 2012 Primera B teams, 6 Segunda División and 8 Tercera División teams.


2012–13 Copa Chile, Second round
The Second Round marks the beginning of the competition for Primera División teams. This round comprised the winners of the First Round and the 2012 Primera División teams. Every team plays home and away against every other team in its group. The best 2 teams from each group advance to the next round.


2012–13 Copa Federación de España
The 2012–13 Copa Federación de España is the 20th staging of the Copa Federación de España, a knockout competition for Spanish football clubs in Segunda División B and Tercera División.


2012–13 Copa Federación de España, National phase, Round of 32
The draw for the qualifying round and Round of 32 was October 30. The tie was decided over two legs between 28 November and 6 December 2012.


2012–13 Copa Federación de España, National phase, Round of 32, Second leg
San Roque won after extra time and penalty shootout (1–3)


2012–13 Copa Federación de España, National phase, Round of 32, Second leg
La Hoya Lorca won after extra time and penalty shootout (4–2)


2012–13 Copa Federación de España, National phase, Round of 16
The draw was held on December 14. The tie will be decided over two legs between days 10 and 24 January 2013.


2012–13 Copa Federación de España, National phase, Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals and Final was held February 22.


2012–13 Copa Federación de España, National phase, Semi-finals, Second leg
La Hoya Lorca won 2–1 on aggregate after extra time


2012–13 Copa del Rey
The 2012–13 Copa del Rey was the 111th staging of the Copa del Rey (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The competition began on 29 August 2012 and ended on 17 May 2013 with the final, held at the Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid, in which Atlético Madrid lifted the trophy for the tenth time in their history with a 1–2 victory over hosts Real Madrid in extra time. Barcelona were the defending champions but were eliminated by Real Madrid in the semifinals. Going into the competition, the winners were assured of a place in the group stage of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League, but both finalists had already qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League a few weeks before.


2012–13 Copa del Rey, Qualified teams
The following teams competed in the Copa del Rey 2012–13.


2012–13 Copa del Rey, Qualified teams
20 teams of 2011–12 Segunda División (Barcelona B and Villarreal B are excluded for being reserve teams):


2012–13 Copa del Rey, Qualified teams
25 teams of 2011–12 Segunda División B. Teams that qualified are the top five teams of each of the 4 groups (excluding reserve teams) and the five with the highest number of points out of the remaining non-reserve teams (*):


2012–13 Copa del Rey, Qualified teams
18 teams of 2011–12 Tercera División. Teams that qualified are the champions of each of the 18 groups (or at least the ones with the highest number of points within their group since reserve teams are excluded):


2012–13 Copa del Rey, First round
The draw for First and Second round was held on 3 August 2012 at 13:00 CEST in La Ciudad del Fútbol, RFEF headquarters, in Las Rozas, Madrid. In this round gained entry 36 Segunda División B and Tercera División teams. The matches were played on 29–30 August 2012.


2012–13 Copa del Rey, First round
Balompédica Linense, Real Jaén, Melilla, Huracán Valencia, Lucena, Tenerife and Lleida Esportiu received a bye.


2012–13 Copa del Rey, Second round
In this round gained entry all Segunda División teams. The matches were played on 11–12 September 2012.


2012–13 Copa del Rey, Third round
The draw was held on 14 September 2012 at 13:00 CEST in La Ciudad del Fútbol. The matches were played on 17–18 October 2012.


2012–13 Copa del Rey, Final phase
The draw for the Round of 32, Round of 16, Quarter-finals and Semi-finals was held on 18 October 2012 at 12:00 CEST in La Ciudad del Fútbol in Las Rozas, Madrid. In this round, all La Liga teams entered the competition.


2012–13 Copa del Rey, Final phase
Like previous years, Round of 32 pairings was as follows: the seven remaining teams participating in Segunda División B and Tercera División were drawn against the La Liga teams which qualified for European competitions, this is: four teams from Pot 1 (Segunda B) were drawn against four teams from pot 2a (Champions) and the three remaining teams in pot 1 were drawn in the same way with the pot 2b teams (Europa League). The five teams in Pot 3 (Segunda División) were drawn against five teams of the thirteen remaining teams of La Liga (Pot 4).


2012–13 Copa del Rey, Final phase
The remaining eight teams of La Liga faced each other. Matches involving teams with different league tiers played at home on the first leg the team in lower tier, in the other matches the first team to come out of the draw played at home. This rule was also applied in Round of 16, but not for Quarter-finals and Semi-finals, which order of legs was pure as of the order of draw.


2012–13 Copa del Rey, Final phase
At the time of the draw, the result of the match between Las Palmas and Racing de Santander (which was played later that day) was not known.


2012–13 Copa del Rey, Round of 32
The first leg matches were played between 30 October and 1 November 2012. The second legs were played between 27 and 29 November 2012, except Athletic Bilbao – Eibar on 12 December 2012.


2012–13 Copa del Rey, Round of 16
The first leg matches were played on 11–13 December 2012, except the Eibar – Málaga match, which was played on 18 December 2012. The second leg were played on 8–10 January 2013. The order of legs were changed in knockouts between teams from different levels, the lower league team playing at home in the first leg, as was the case in the knockout FC Barcelona v Córdoba CF.


2012–13 Copa del Rey, Quarter-finals
The first leg matches were played on 15–17 January 2013. The second leg matches were played on 23–24 January 2013.


2012–13 Copa del Rey, Semi-finals
The first leg matches were played on 30–31 January 2013. The second leg were played on 26–27 February 2013.


2012–13 Copa del Rey, Final
The Copa del Rey final was played at Santiago Bernabéu on Friday 17 May 2013.


2012–13 Copa del Rey de Balonmano
The Copa del Rey de Balonmano 2012–13 was the 38th edition of the Copa del Rey de Balonmano, hosted by Liga ASOBAL. For this edition, the tournament undergoes a competition format change, being played as follows:


2012–13 Copa del Rey de Balonmano
The final four took place at Palacio de los Deportes de La Rioja, Logroño on 3 & 4 May.


2012–13 Copa del Rey de Balonmano
Atlético Madrid won its twelfth title including those that won with former name (Atlético Madrid BM) and current name (BM Neptuno).


2012–13 Copa del Rey de Balonmano, Quarter finals
Round to be played in two legs. The matches were played on 27 February and 27 March 2013.


2012–13 Copa del Rey de Balonmano, Final four
The Final Four draw took place on 26 April at Consejo Regulador de la Denominación de Origen Rioja de Logroño's headquarters.


2012–13 Copa del Rey de Futsal
The 2012–13 Copa del Rey was the 3rd staging of the Copa del Rey de Futsal. The competition started on October 10, 2012 with the first round and will finish with the final on May 11, 2013. The final was held in Irun, Gipuzkoa, in the Polideportivo Artaleku with a 2,000-seats.


2012–13 Copa del Rey de Futsal
Barcelona Alusport won its third title in a row by defeating 6–3 ElPozo Murcia in the Final.


2012–13 Copa del Rey de Futsal, First round
The matches will be played on 9 and 10 October 2012.


2012–13 Copa del Rey de Futsal, Second round
Second round draw took place on October 16 at 12:00 at RFEF headquarters. The second round draw includes all the winners from the first round plus all the Primera División teams and the remaining Segunda División teams who were exempted in the first round.


2012–13 Copa del Rey de Futsal, Second round
The matches will be played on 27 and 28 November 2012.


2012–13 Copa del Rey de Futsal, Final stages, Third round
Third round or round of 16 draw took place on December 4 at 12:00 at RFEF headquarters. The third round draw includes the winners from the second round which in summary are eight teams from Primera División, four from Segunda División and four from Segunda División B. At the same time was made the draw for quarterfinals and semifinals.


2012–13 Copa del Rey de Futsal, Final stages, Third round
The matches will be played on 18 and 19 December 2012.


2012–13 Copa del Rey de Futsal, Final stages, Quarterfinals
Matches to be played on 15 & 16 January 2013, playing as home team the lowest ranked team in 2011–12 Primera División, (regular season standings).


2012–13 Copa del Rey de Futsal, Final stages, Semifinals
First leg matches to be played on 19 & 20 March and second leg matches on 9 & 10 April.


2012–13 Copa del Rey de Futsal, Final stages, Final
The final will be played on 11 May at the Polideportivo Artaleku in Irun, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country.


2012–13 Coppa Italia
The 2012–13 Coppa Italia, also known as TIM Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 66th edition of the competition. As in the previous year, 78 clubs have taken part in the tournament. Napoli were the cup holders. Lazio were the winners, thus qualifying for the group stage of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.


2012–13 Coppa Italia, Elimination rounds
The draw for 2012–13 Coppa Italia took place on 25 July.


2012–13 Coppa Italia (ice hockey)
The 2012–13 Coppa Italia was contested by four teams. HC Valpellice defeated HC Alleghe to win the cup. The tournament was played over two days, from January 12–13, 2013. The top four teams in the Serie A at the time participated in the cup.


2012–13 Coppa Italia Lega Pro
The 2012–13 Coppa Italia Lega Pro was the 41st edition of the competition that involving teams from Lega Pro in Italian football.


2012–13 Coppa Italia Lega Pro, Final phase, First round
The draw for the first round was made on 22 September and the matches was played on 3 October 2012


2012–13 Coppa Italia Lega Pro, Final phase, Second round
The draw for the second round was made on 5 October and the matches was played on 17 October 2012


2012–13 Coppa Italia Lega Pro, Final phase, Third round
The draw for the third round was made on 19 October and the matches will be played between 07-21 November and 5 December  2012


2012–13 Coppa Italia Lega Pro, Final phase, Semifinals
The first legs were played on 27 January and 24 February, and the second legs will be played on 27 February and 13 March 2013.


2012–13 Coppa Italia Serie D
Coppa Italia Serie D (Italian for Serie D Italian Cup) is a straight knock-out based competition involving teams from Serie D in Italian football. All games, including the final, are on a home/away basis. The competition has been held since the 1999/00, when Serie D clubs split from Coppa Italia Dilettanti, a tournament that was opened also to teams from Eccellenza and Promozione.


2012–13 Coppa Italia Serie D, Short Regulation
The preliminary round, the first round, the thirty-second team round, the sixteenth round, the first knockout round and the quarterfinals will be played with one-way races. The semifinals and the final matches only will be played with return race. In the event of a tie at the end of the meetings, no overtime will be played but it will pull directly on penalties. For the semi-final and final games, if it is a tie in aggregate, additional penalties are provided.


2012–13 Coppa Italia Serie D, Preliminary round
The preliminary round consists of one-leg 47 matches between the following teams:


2012–13 Coppa Italia Serie D, First round
The second round consists of 55 one-leg matches between the following teams:


2012–13 Coppa Italia Serie D, Second round
The second round consists of 32 one-leg matches between the following teams:


2012–13 Coppa Italia Serie D, Third round
The third round consists of 16 one-leg matches between the following teams:


2012–13 Coppa Italia Serie D, Fourth round
The fourth round consists of 8 one-leg matches between the following teams:


2012–13 Coppa Italia Serie D, Quarterfinals
Quarterfinals consist of 4 one-leg matches between the following teams:


2012–13 Coppa Italia Serie D, Semifinals
Semifinals consist of 2 two-leg matches between the following teams:


2012–13 Coppa Titano
The 2012-13 Coppa Titano is the 55th season of San Marino's oldest football competition. It began on 1 September 2012 with the first games of the Group Stage and will end in May 2013 with the final. La Fiorita are the defending champions, having won their second cup final last season.


2012–13 Coppa Titano
The winner of the cup final will enter the first qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.


2012–13 Coppa Titano, Competition format
The competition consists of two stages, the Group Stage and the Elimination Rounds. The Group Stage consists of three groups with five teams each. Every team plays two games (once "home" and once "away") against every other team in its group. The top two teams from each group, as well as the two best third-placed teams, qualify for the Elimination Rounds. The Elimination Rounds are a single-game elimination tournament. Games in the Elimination Rounds are decided by extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shootout.


2012–13 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team represented Coppin State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by 27th year head coach Fang Mitchell, played their home games at the Physical Education Complex and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 8–24, 5–11 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC Tournament to Bethune-Cookman.


2012–13 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team represented Cornell University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bid Red, led by third year head coach Bill Courtney, played their home games at Newman Arena and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 13–18, 5–9 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for sixth place.


2012–13 Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey season
The Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey program will represent Cornell University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Big Red will attempt to win their first NCAA tournament.


2012–13 Cornish Pirates RFC season
The 2012–13 season was the Cornish Pirates tenth season in the second tier of the English rugby union league system, the RFU Championship and their fourth in the British and Irish Cup.


2012–13 Cornish Pirates RFC season, RFU Championship
Stage one consists of twelve teams playing each of the other teams twice, once at home and once away, making a total of 22 games for each team. The league programme starts on Saturday, 1 September 2012 and will be completed by Saturday, 20 April 2013. The top four teams qualify for the two–legged semi–finals whilst the bottom team will be relegated to National League 1.


2012–13 Cornish Pirates RFC season, British and Irish Cup
The 2012–13 British and Irish Cup is the fourth season of the annual rugby union competition for second tier, semi-professional and professional clubs from Britain and Ireland. First round matches began on the weekend of 13 October 2012 and the final will be on the weekend of 17 May 2013. The competition consists of eight groups of four teams playing each other twice to give each team six matches. The top team in each group qualifies for the quarter–finals and the final will be played at a venue to be decided when the finalists are known. The Pirates are in Pool 3.


2012–13 Cornish Pirates RFC season, British and Irish Cup, Quarter–final
The quarter–finals were played on the weekend of 6 April and was decided by how well each group winner performed in the group matches. This is the third time in four seasons that the two teams have met with the Pirates winning the two previous encounters. Details of the full draw can be found at 2012–13 British and Irish Cup.


2012–13 Cornish Pirates RFC season, Squad 2012–13
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.


2012–13 Costa Rican Primera División season
The 2012–13 Primera División season (known as the Campeonato JPS 2012-13 for sponsorship reasons) is the 94th of Costa Rica's top-flight professional football league. The season was divided into two championships: the Invierno and the Verano. Club Sport Uruguay de Coronado is one of the new members.


2012–13 Costa Rican Primera División season, Campeonato de Invierno
The tournament began on 25 July 2012 and will end on 23 December 2012.


2012–13 Costa Rican Primera División season, Campeonato de Verano
The tournament began on 1 January 2013 and ended on 5 May 2013.


2012–13 Coupe de France
The 2012–13 Coupe de France was the 96th season of the most prestigious cup competition of France. The competition was organized by the French Football Federation (FFF) and open to all clubs in French football, as well as clubs from the overseas departments and territories (Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, and Réunion). The final was contested on 31 May 2013 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis. The defending champions were Lyon, who defeated Quevilly 1–0 in the final of the 2011–12 season, but lost this season in the Round of 64 against Épinal. The winner of the competition, Bordeaux, qualified for the group stage of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.


2012–13 Coupe de France, Calendar
On 1 June 2012, the FFF announced the calendar for the 96th Coupe de France season.


2012–13 Coupe de France, Calendar
On 4 October 2012, the French Football Federation confirmed that the final of the Coupe de France would be moved up a day from 1 June to 31 May. The change occurred due to the final match of the 2012–13 Top 14 season being contested at the Stade de France on 1 June, which would have conflicted with the Coupe de France final.


2012–13 Coupe de France, Regional qualifying rounds
All of the teams that enter the competition, but are not members of Ligue 1 or Ligue 2, have to compete in the regional qualifying rounds. The regional qualifying rounds determine the number of regional clubs that will earn spots in the 7th round and normally lasts six rounds.


2012–13 Coupe de France, Seventh Round
The draw for the seventh round of the Coupe de France was held on 31 October 2012 at the headquarters of the Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français (CNOSF), the national sporting committee of France, and was conducted by Guy Ferrier, the France women's under-17 coach that won the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, as well as former footballers Jérôme Alonzo and Daniel Rodighiero. The overseas regional draw was conducted on the previous day. The matches will be played on 17–18 November.


2012–13 Coupe de France, Semi-finals
Evian reached the semi-finals of the Coupe de France for the first time in their history.


2012–13 Coupe de France, Final
Evian reached the final for the first time in their history. Bordeaux won their fourth Coupe de France – and first since 1987 – after a 3–2 victory against Evian.


2012–13 Coupe de France, Media coverage
For the fifth consecutive season in France, France Télévisions were the free to air broadcasters while Eurosport were the subscription broadcasters.


2012–13 Coupe de la Ligue
The 2012–13 Coupe de la Ligue was the 19th edition of the French league cup competition. The competition was organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel and is open to the 44 professional clubs in France that are managed by the organization. The defending champions were Marseille, who defeated Lyon 1–0 in the 2011–12 edition of the final.


2012–13 Coupe de la Ligue
The final was contested on 20 April 2013 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis. The winner of the competition qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League and be inserted into the third qualifying round.


2012–13 Coupe de la Ligue, First round
The draw for the opening round of the 2012–13 edition of the Coupe de la Ligue was held on 11 July 2012. The first round featured 24 clubs; the four professional clubs in the Championnat National, the third division of French football, and the 20 clubs in Ligue 2. The matches were played on 7 August 2012.


2012–13 Coupe de la Ligue, Second round
The draw for the second round of the 2012–13 edition of the Coupe de la Ligue was held on 11 July 2012. The round featured the 12 winners of the first round matches. The matches were contested on 28 August 2012.


2012–13 Coupe de la Ligue, Third round
The draw for the third round of the 2012–13 edition of the Coupe de la Ligue was held on 29 August 2012. The round featured the six winners of the second round matches and the 14 Ligue 1 clubs that did not qualify for European competition in the 2011–12 season. The matches were contested on 25–26 September 2012.


2012–13 Coupe de la Ligue, Round of 16
The draw for the Round of 16 of the 2012–13 edition of the Coupe de la Ligue was held on 26 September 2012 following the conclusion of the third round matches. The round featured the ten winners of the third round matches and the six Ligue 1 clubs that qualify for European competition in the 2011–12 season. The matches were contested on 30–31 October and 7 November 2012.


2012–13 Coupe de la Ligue, Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarterfinals of the 2012–13 edition of the Coupe de la Ligue was held on 31 October 2012 following the conclusion of the Round of 16 matches. The round featured the eight winners of the Round of 16 matches and were contested on 27–29 November 2012.


2012–13 Coupe de la Ligue, Semi-finals
The draw for the semifinals of the 2012–13 edition of the Coupe de la Ligue was held on 29 November 2012 following the conclusion of the quarter-final matches. The round features the 4 winners of the quarterfinal matches and will be contested on 15 January 2013.


2012–13 Coventry Blaze season
The 2012–13 Coventry Blaze season is the 10th season for the Coventry Blaze in the British Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).


2012–13 Coventry Blaze season, Player roster and transfers 2012–13, Two-way players
Players on a two-way contract with Coventry Blaze for the 2012–13 season (includes players called up for injury cover during the season).


2012–13 Coventry Blaze season, Player roster and transfers 2012–13, Player transfers
Players leaving and joining the club for the 2012–13 season.


2012–13 Coventry Blaze season, Fixtures and results 2012–13, Playoffs
The top 4 teams from each conference of the Elite Ice Hockey League standings will qualify for the quarterfinals of the play-offs.


2012–13 Coventry Blaze season, Fixtures and results 2012–13, Playoffs
The winners of each match-up will progress to the play-off finals weekend, to take place in Nottingham on 6 and 7 April 2013.


2012–13 Coventry City F.C. season
The 2012–13 season was Coventry City's 93rd season in The Football League and their first season in Football League One following relegation from the Football League Championship. In addition to League One, the Sky Blues also entered the League Cup, the FA Cup and the Football League Trophy in the first rounds.


2012–13 Coventry City F.C. season, Review and events, Monthly events
This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2012–13 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include transfers, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the results section.


2012–13 Coventry City F.C. season, League One, Results summary
Last updated: 29 April 2013. Source: CCFC League One Results


2012–13 Coventry City F.C. season, League One, Round by round
* 10 points were deducted from Coventry City's league total prior to the playing of the round 41 match.


2012–13 Cowdenbeath F.C. season
The 2012–13 season was Cowdenbeath'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. Cowdenbeath also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2012–13 Cowdenbeath F.C. season, Summary, Season
Cowdenbeath finished ninth in the Scottish First Division. They reached the Semi-final of the Challenge Cup, the first round of the League Cup and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.


2012–13 Cowdenbeath F.C. season, Player statistics, Captains
Last updated: 7 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 Crawley Town F.C. season
The 2012–13 season was the 63rd season in which Crawley Town played senior football, and the eight as a fully professional team. Crawley Town competed in Football League One, the third tier of English football, following automatic promotion from League Two during the 2011–12 season.


2012–13 Crawley Town F.C. season
Sean O'Driscoll, who was appointed Crawley manager in May 2012, left the club just two months later to manage Nottingham Forest, despite not having taken charge of a competitive game. Richie Barker succeeded as manager on 7 August 2012, after agreeing compensation with Bury.


2012–13 Crawley Town F.C. season
On 5 January 2013, in their third round FA Cup tie with Premier League side Reading, Crawley had a record attendance of 5,880 at Broadfield Stadium.


2012–13 Crawley Town F.C. season, Transfers, Transfers in
Although the list below displays a previous club column, many of the players were free agents at the time of signing. The column also refers to the clubs the players were most recently contracted to, although many of them were on loan before joining Crawley.


2012–13 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by third year head coach Greg McDermott, played their home games at the CenturyLink Center Omaha and were in their final season as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 28–8, 13–5 in MVC play to be Missouri Valley regular season champions. They were also champions of the Missouri Valley Tournament, defeating Wichita State in the championship game, to earn an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament. In the tournament, they defeated Cincinnati in the second round before losing in the third round to Duke.


2012–13 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
Following the season, Creighton left the MVC to join the new Big East Conference.


2012–13 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season
This 2012–13 season in League One was Crewe's 89th competitive season in the English Football League and first upon return to League One after an absence spanning over three seasons.


2012–13 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season, Squad statistics, Appearances, Goalscorers
Players highlighted in light grey denote the player had scored for the club before leaving for another club  Players highlighted in light cyan denote the player has scored for the club after arriving at Crewe during the season  Players highlighted in Blonde denote the player has scored for the club before leaving the club on loan for part/the rest of the season


2012–13 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season, Squad statistics, Appearances, Disciplinary record
Players highlighted in light grey denote the player has received a yellow/red card for the club before leaving for another club  Players highlighted in light cyan denote the player has received a yellow/red card for the club after arriving at Crewe during the season  Players highlighted in Blonde denote the player has received a yellow/red card for the club before leaving the club on loan for part/the rest of the season


2012–13 Croatian First Football League
The 2012–13 Croatian First Football League (officially known as the MAXtv Prva Liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 22nd season of the Croatian First Football League, the national championship for men's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 21 July 2012 and ended on 26 May 2013.


2012–13 Croatian First Football League
The league was contested by 12 teams, down from 16 in the previous season. Dinamo Zagreb were the defending champions, having won their seventh consecutive title in 2011–12.


2012–13 Croatian First Football League, Format changes
The league was contested by twelve teams, four fewer than in the previous season, with each club playing every other club three times for a total of 33 rounds (last time the system was used in the 2008–09 season). On 13 April 2012, Croatian Football Federation announced that the first stage of licensing procedure for 2012–13 season was completed. For the 2012–13 Prva HNL, only three out of twenty applied clubs were issued a top level license: Dinamo Zagreb, Lokomotiva and NK Zagreb.


2012–13 Croatian First Football League, Format changes
In the second stage of licensing procedure clubs that didn't get a license appealed on the decision and provided new facts and arguments. On 15 May 2012, it was announced that all remaining Prva HNL clubs from the previous season were granted top level license, except for Šibenik, Karlovac and Varaždin. Only one team from Druga HNL acquired the top level license: Hrvatski Dragovoljac, however, they didn't manage to finish the season within top two places which would secure them promotion.


2012–13 Croatian First Football League, Format changes
Since none of the top two teams from Druga HNL acquired top level license, the 12th placed team from the 2011–12 Prva HNL were allowed to stay. If that wasn't the case, Inter Zaprešić and Rijeka would have needed to play a two-legged play-off match to decide who gets relegated since they were equal on all of the tiebreakers.


2012–13 Croatian First Football League, Teams
The following is a complete list of teams which contested the 2012–13 Prva HNL.


2012–13 Croatian First Football League, Results
Every team will play three times against each other team for a total of 33 matches. The first 22 matchdays will consist of a regular double round-robin schedule. The league standings at this point will then be used to determine the games for the last 11 matchdays.


2012–13 Croatian Football Cup
The 2012–13 Croatian Football Cup was the twenty-second season of Croatia's football knockout competition. The defending champions were Dinamo Zagreb, having won their 12th title the previous year by defeating Osijek in the final.


2012–13 Croatian Football Cup
The cup kicked off with the single-legged preliminary round which was scheduled on 29 August 2012. Most of the top flight clubs entered the competition in the following round, scheduled on 26 September 2012, with the exception of Lokomotiva, RNK Split and Zadar, as their cup coefficient (determined by their cup record over the last five seasons) was too low to skip the preliminary round.


2012–13 Croatian Football Cup, Preliminary round
The draw for the preliminary round was held on 1 August 2012 with matches scheduled on 29 August 2012. This round consists of 16 single-legged fixtures. A total of 32 clubs entered the preliminary round: 21 regional cup winners organized at the county level and 11 regional cup finalists (from the top 11 counties with the greatest number of registered football clubs).


2012–13 Croatian Football Cup, First round
First round proper consisted of 16 single-legged matches, with 16 winners of the preliminary round joined by 16 clubs with the highest cup coefficients (including remaining nine top level clubs). The draw for the first round was held on 30 August, where the club with the lowest cup coefficient hosts the one with the highest and so on. Matches are scheduled on 26 September 2012.


2012–13 Croatian Football Cup, Second round
The second round will be contested by 16 winners from the first round in eight single-legged fixtures scheduled for 31 October 2012. It will be the last stage of the competition employing the single leg format as from the quarter-finals onwards all fixtures are going to be double-legged events.


2012–13 Croatian Football Cup, Quarter-finals
The eight clubs remaining in the competition after the second round were paired for the quarter-finals. From the quarter-finals onwards the ties will be played in a two-legged format. The draw was held on 7 November 2012.


2012–13 Croatian Ice Hockey League season
The 2012–13 Croatian Ice Hockey League season was the 22nd season of the Croatian Ice Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Croatia. KHL Medveščak Zagreb II won the championship by defeating KHL Mladost Zagreb in the final.


2012–13 Croatian Ice Hockey League season, Format
The league began the season with four teams, three from Croatia and HDK Maribor from Slovenia. Maribor pulled-out of the championship after the first round. KHL Sisak joined the championship for the second round, which consisted of six games played each. The three Croatian teams that participated in the first round received bonus points which carried over to the second round. KHL Mladost Zagreb received six points, KHL Medveščak Zagreb II received four points, and KHL Zagreb received two points. KHL Sisak started the second round with zero points. All four teams that participated in the second round qualified for the playoffs.


2012–13 Croatian Premier Handball League (handball)
The 2012–13 Premijer Liga season is the twenty-second since its establishment.


2012–13 Croatian Premier Handball League (handball), Championship Playoffs, Standings
Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.


2012–13 Croatian Premier Handball League (handball), Mid-Table Playoffs
Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.


2012–13 Croatian Premier Handball League (handball), Mid-Table Playoffs, Relegation Play-offs
Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.


2012–13 Croatian Premier Handball League (handball), Final table
Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.


2012–13 Croatian Second Football League
The 2012–13 Druga HNL (also known as 2. HNL) is the 22nd season of Croatia's second level football competition since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 18 August 2012 and is expected to end on 1 June 2013.


2012–13 Croatian Second Football League
NK Dugopolje were league champions and earned a place in Croatia's first division, but were unable to complete all the requirement necessary for top league license. None of the teams from 2011–12 season were promoted to 1. HNL.


2012–13 Croatian Second Football League, Format
The league is contested by 16 teams (one more than in the previous season). Only three teams from Treća HNL were granted license for competing in the Druga HNL, but only Primorac 1929 and Zelina were promoted.


2012–13 Croatian Second Football League, Format
Lučko, Šibenik and Karlovac were relegated from 2011–12 Prva HNL and were supposed to participate in the 2012–13 Druga HNL season. But only Lučko and Šibenik fulfilled all the requirements necessary for the second level license, while Karlovac was relegated to Treća HNL. A fourth team, the financially troubled Varaždin, was suspended from the 2011–12 Prva HNL mid-season for not paying its players, and was immediately relegated to the lowest football level possible of the Croatian football league system, being the seventh-tier Third County League.


2012–13 Croatian Second Football League, Changes from last season
The following clubs have been promoted or relegated at the end of the 2011–12 season:


2012–13 Croatian Second Football League, Top goalscorers
The top scorers in the 2012–13 Druga HNL season were:


2012–13 Croatian Women's First Football League
The 2012–13 Croatian Women's First Football League (Prva hrvatska nogometna liga za žene) was the twenty-second season of Croatian Women's First Football League, the national championship for women's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992.


2012–13 Croatian Women's First Football League
The league was contested by 7 teams. ŽNK Osijek were the defending champions, having won their sixteenth title in 2011–12.


2012–13 Cruz Azul season
The 2012–13 Cruz Azul season is the 66th professional season of Mexico's top-flight football league. The season is split into four tournaments—the Torneo Apertura, Torneo Clausura, Cup Apertura and the Cup Clausura.


2012–13 Cruz Azul season, Current squad
As of June 2012: Listed on the official website of Cruz Azul.


2012–13 Cruz Azul 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 Cruz Azul season, Current squad, From youth system
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 Cruz Azul season, Competitions
Cruz Azul play four different tournaments in the 2012–13 season are Apertura 2012, Clausura 2013, Apertura 2012 Copa Mexico and Clausura 2013 Copa Mexico.


2012–13 Cruz Azul season, Competitions statistics, Copa MX, Group stage
Cruz Azul won the series 4 – 2. Round 2


2012–13 Cruz Azul season, Competitions statistics, Copa MX, Group stage
Cruz Azul won the series 1 – 0. Round 3


2012–13 Cruz Azul season, Squad statistics, Starting XI
Last updated: 17 June 2012Source: Squad stats and Start formations. Only competitive matches. Using the most used start formation. Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).


2012–13 Cruz Azul season, Squad statistics, Apps, goals and discipline
Playoffs  = Final Phase of the Apertura 2012 & Clausura 2013


2012–13 Cruz Azul season, Squad statistics, Apps, goals and discipline
Key:  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club


2012–13 Cruz Azul season, Squad statistics, Apps, goals and discipline
Correct as of 28 August 2012. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.


2012–13 Cruz Azul season, IFFHS ranking
Cruz Azul position on the Club World Ranking during the 2012–13 season, according to IFFHS.


2012–13 Crystal Palace F.C. season
The 2012–13 season is the Crystal Palace's eighth consecutive season in the Championship. This season saw Dougie Freedman take charge for a third season, before departing to manage Bolton Wanderers on 23 October. Lennie Lawrence and Curtis Fleming acted in caretaker roles, with Lawrence managing for the away games against Barnsley and Leicester City which saw Palace take four points. Although Ian Holloway was appointed manager on 3 November, Fleming took charge for that day's home win against Blackburn Rovers. Holloway's first game in charge was the 5–0 home win against Ipswich Town which saw the club climb to the top of the table.


2012–13 Crystal Palace F.C. season
The 2–1 away victory against Peterborough United on 10 November saw the club make its best start to the season in 37 years. With the following home win against Derby County on 17 November, Palace extended its unbeaten run to 14 games, a run ended by the away defeat to Leeds United on 24 November. Palace managed to score in every single one of its first 18 matches of the 2012–13 Championship season, a feat unmatched in the division during the season.


2012–13 Crystal Palace F.C. season
Despite a poor run towards the end of the season with only 1 win in their final 10 league games, Crystal Palace gained promotion to the Premier League for the first time in 8 years after beating Watford 1–0 in the 2013 Football League Championship play-off Final at Wembley. The club's 2012–13 season was subject of an Amazon Prime Video five-part series, ‘When Eagles Dare’, documenting their promotion to the top flight via the Championship playoffs.


2012–13 Crystal Palace F.C. season
In the League Cup, Palace beat Exeter City away, coming from behind to win 2–1, before losing to Preston North End, again away from home, in the second round. The third round of the FA Cup saw Palace entertain Stoke City, with a 0–0 home draw forcing a replay, though they ended up losing that game 4–1.


2012–13 Crystal Palace F.C. season, Squad statistics, Statistics
* including play-off appearancesGreen means the player is on loan, red means that a loan was terminated.


2012–13 Cuban National Series
The 2012–13 Cuban National Series was the 52nd season of the league. Villa Clara won the Series' playoff final, over Matanzas.


2012–13 Cupa României
The 2012–13 Cupa României was the seventy-fifth season of the annual Romanian football knockout tournament. The winner of the competition qualifies for the second qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League, if they have not already qualified for European competition; if so then the first non-European place of the 2012–13 Liga I qualifies for the first qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.


2012–13 Cupa României, Round of 32
The 14 winners of the fifth round are joined in this round by the 18 teams from the 2012–13 Liga I. The ties were played on 25–27 September 2012.


2012–13 Cupa României, Round of 16
The draw for the Round of 16 took place on 3 October 2012. The draw featured the 16 winners of the Round of 32. The matches were played from 30 October to 1 November 2012


2012–13 Cupa României, Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final (to determine the "home" team) took place on 6 November 2012. The draw featured the 8 winners from the previous round, all from Liga I. The matches will be played on 27–29 November 2012.


2012–13 Cyclo-cross Superprestige
The 2012–2013 Cyclo-cross Superprestige events and season-long competition took place between 7 October 2012 and 16 February 2013. Sven Nys won it for the 12th time, leading the classification from start to finish.


2012–13 Cyclo-cross Superprestige, Season standings
In each race, the top 15 riders gain points, going from 15 points for the winner decreasing by one point per position to 1 point for the rider finishing in 15th position. In case of ties in the total score of two or more riders, the result of the last race counts as decider. If this is not decisive because two or more riders scored no points, the penultimate race counts, and so on until there is a difference.


2012–13 Cyclo-cross bpost bank trophy
The BPost Bank Trophy 2012-2013 began on October 14 with the GP Mario De Clercq and finished on February 24 in Oostmalle. The men's elite competition was won by the Belgian Niels Albert while the women's elite was won by Sanne Cant, also of Belgium. The bank of the Belgian Post Group took over the sponsorship of this event, formerly known as Gazet van Antwerpen trofee.


2012–13 Cyclo-cross bpost bank trophy
Since this season, the ranking is no longer decided by points classification, but by time difference. This is a method well known from road racing. All riders that do not start in a race, do not finish the race or finish more than 5 minutes behind the winner receive 5 minutes delay on the winner in the ranking and are still in the race for the overall title. Time bonuses can be earned: during each race there is a sprint in which the first three riders gain 15, 10 and 5 seconds respectively. The same time bonuses are given at the finish.


2012–13 Cymru Alliance
The 2012–13 Cymru Alliance (known as the Huws Gray Alliance for sponsorship reasons) is a football league in Wales. It is the top division of football in North & Central Wales and the second tier of the Welsh football league system.


2012–13 Cymru Alliance
The 2012–13 Cymru Alliance season, also known as Huws Gray Alliance for sponsoring purposes, is the 23rd season of the Cymru Alliance, the second-level association football league in north Wales.


2012–13 Cymru Alliance
The champions are eligible for promotion to the 2013–14 Welsh Premier League, pending a licence application and approval, while the bottom three teams will be relegated to one of the three feeder leagues of the Cymru Alliance.


2012–13 Cypriot Cup
The 2012–13 Cypriot Cup was the 71st edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 28 clubs entered the competition. It began on 31 October 2012 with the first round and concluded on 22 May 2013 with the final which was held at Tsirion Stadium. Apollon Limassol won their 7th Cypriot Cup trophy after beating AEL Limassol 2–1 (aet) in the final.


2012–13 Cypriot Cup, Format
In the 2012–13 Cypriot Cup, participated all the teams of the Cypriot First Division and the Cypriot Second Division. Teams from the two lower divisions (Third and Fourth) competed in a separate cup competition.


2012–13 Cypriot Cup, Format
The competition consisted of five rounds. In the first round each tie was played as a single leg and was held at the home ground of the one of the two teams, according to the draw results. Each tie winner was qualifying to the next round. If a match was drawn, extra time was following. If extra time was drawn, there was a replay at the ground of the team who were away for the first game. If the rematch was also drawn, then extra time was following and if the match remained drawn after extra time the winner was decided by penalty shoot-out.


2012–13 Cypriot Cup, Format
The next three rounds were played in a two-legged format, each team playing a home and an away match against their opponent. The team which scored more goals on aggregate, was qualifying to the next round. If the two teams scored the same number of goals on aggregate, then the team which scored more goals away from home was advancing to the next round.


2012–13 Cypriot Cup, Format
If both teams had scored the same number of home and away goals, then extra time was following after the end of the second leg match. If during the extra thirty minutes both teams had managed to score, but they had scored the same number of goals, then the team who scored the away goals was advancing to the next round (i.e. the team which was playing away). If there weren't scored any goals during extra time, the qualifying team was determined by penalty shoot-out.


2012–13 Cypriot Cup, Format
The cup winner secured a place in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.


2012–13 Cypriot Cup, First round
The draw was made on 18 October 2012, with ties played on 31 October 2012, 7 and 21 November 2012.


2012–13 Cypriot Cup, Second round
The first legs played on 9 and 23 January 2013. The second legs played on 16, 23 and 30 January 2013.


2012–13 Cypriot Cup, Second round
The following four teams advanced directly to second round, meeting the twelve winners of first round ties:


2012–13 Cypriot Cup, Quarter-finals
The first legs played on 13, 20 February 2013 and on 6 March 2013. The second legs played on 6 and 13 March 2013.


2012–13 Cypriot Cup, Semi-finals
The first legs played on 10 April 2013. The second legs played on 17 April 2013.


2012–13 Cypriot Cup for lower divisions
The 2012–13 Cypriot Cup for lower divisions was the 5th edition of the Cypriot Cup for lower divisions. A total of 20 clubs entered the competition. It began on 26 October 2011 with the first round and concluded on 3 April 2013 with the final which was held at Poli Chrysochous Municipal Stadium. THOI Lakatamia won their 1st cup trophy after beating ENAD Polis Chrysochous 1–0 in the final.


2012–13 Cypriot Cup for lower divisions, Format
Only teams from the Cypriot Third Division and Cypriot Fourth Division could participate. Participation was not compulsory. 20 of 28 participated that season.


2012–13 Cypriot Cup for lower divisions, Format
The competition consisted of five rounds. In the first and in the second round each tie was played as a single leg and was held at the home ground of the one of the two teams, according to the draw results. Each tie winner was qualifying to the next round. If a match was drawn, extra time was following. If extra time was drawn, there was a replay at the ground of the team who were away for the first game. If the rematch was also drawn, then extra time was following and if the match remained drawn after extra time the winner was decided by penalty shoot-out.


2012–13 Cypriot Cup for lower divisions, Format
The next two rounds were played in a two-legged format, each team playing a home and an away match against their opponent. The team which scored more goals on aggregate, was qualifying to the next round. If the two teams scored the same number of goals on aggregate, then the team which scored more goals away from home was advancing to the next round.


2012–13 Cypriot Cup for lower divisions, Format
If both teams had scored the same number of home and away goals, then extra time was following after the end of the second leg match. If during the extra thirty minutes both teams had managed to score, but they had scored the same number of goals, then the team who scored the away goals was advancing to the next round (i.e. the team which was playing away). If there weren't scored any goals during extra time, the qualifying team was determined by penalty shoot-out.


2012–13 Cypriot Cup for lower divisions, First round
12 out of the 20 teams were drawn to qualify directly to the second round, without needing to play any match.


2012–13 Cypriot First Division
The 2012–13 Cypriot First Division was the 74th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. It began on 1 September 2012 and ended on 19 May 2013. AEL Limassol were the defending champions. APOEL won the championship two matchweeks before the end of the season.


2012–13 Cypriot First Division
The league comprise eleven teams from the 2011–12 season and three promoted teams from the 2011–12 Second Division.


2012–13 Cypriot First Division, Teams
Ermis Aradippou and Anagennisi Dherynia were relegated at the end of the first stage of the 2011–12 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were joined by Aris Limassol, who finished at the bottom of the second-phase Group C.


2012–13 Cypriot First Division, Teams
The relegated teams were replaced by 2011–12 Second Division champions Doxa Katokopias, runners-up Ayia Napa and third-placed team AEP Paphos.


2012–13 Cypriot First Division, Teams, Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 Cypriot First Division, Second round, Relegation play-offs
The 11th-placed team Nea Salamina faced 4th-placed 2012–13 Cypriot Second Division side Anagennisi Dherynia, in a single-legged play-off for one spot in the 2013–14 Cypriot First Division. The match was held at Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium on 23 May 2013 and Nea Salamina won by 3–0, retaining its Cypriot First Division spot for the 2013–14 season.


2012–13 Cypriot Fourth Division
The 2012–13 Cypriot Fourth Division was the 28th season of the Cypriot fourth-level football league. MEAP Nisou won their 2nd title.


2012–13 Cypriot Fourth Division, Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 2012–13 Cypriot Fourth Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first four teams were promoted to the 2013–14 Cypriot Third Division and the last two teams were relegated to regional leagues.


2012–13 Cypriot Fourth Division, Format, Point system
Teams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.


2012–13 Cypriot Fourth Division, Changes from previous season
1Withdrew from the 2012–13 Cypriot Fourth Division during the summer, before the start of the season. 2Withdrew after 14th round of 2011–12 Cypriot Third Division for financial reasons. Not participated in 2012–13 Cypriot Fourth Division.


2012–13 Cypriot Second Division
The 2012–13 Cypriot Second Division was the 58th season of the Cypriot second-level football league. It began on 15 September 2012 and ended on 11 May 2013. The defending champions were Doxa Katokopias. Aris Limassol and AEK Kouklia finished equal on points but Aris Limassol won the championship because they had a better goal difference than AEK Kouklia in the matches played between the two teams.


2012–13 Cypriot Third Division
The 2012–13 Cypriot Third Division was the 42nd season of the Cypriot third-level football league. Karmiotissa Polemidion won their 1st title.


2012–13 Cypriot Third Division, Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 2012–13 Cypriot Third Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first four teams were promoted to the 2013–14 Cypriot B2 Division and the last two teams were relegated to the 2013–14 Cypriot Fourth Division.


2012–13 Cypriot Third Division, Format, Point system
Teams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.


2012–13 Cypriot Third Division, Changes from previous season
1APOP Kinyras was relegated to the 2012–13 Cypriot Fourth Division after FIFA's decision.


2012–13 Czech 1. Liga season
The 2012–13 Czech 1.liga season was the 20th season of the Czech 1.liga, the second level of ice hockey in the Czech Republic. 14 teams participated in the league, and BK Mladá Boleslav and HC Olomouc qualified for the qualification round of the Czech Extraliga.


2012–13 Czech 1. Liga season, Playoffs
BK Mladá Boleslav and HC Olomouc proceeded directly to the qualification round of the Czech Extraliga after winning their semifinal series. Both teams failed to qualify, however.


2012–13 Czech 2. Liga
The 2012–13 Czech 2. Liga was the 20th season of the Czech Second Division, the second tier of the Czech football league. The season began on 4 August 2012 and finished on 5 June 2013. In addition to the two lowest-placed clubs being relegated, third-placed HFK Olomouc were also relegated due to financial difficulties.


2012–13 Czech 2. Liga, Team changes, To 2. Liga
HFK Olomouc returned to the Czech Second Division after an absence of three seasons.


2012–13 Czech Cup
The 2012–13 Czech Cup was the twentieth season of the annual football knock-out tournament of the Czech Republic. It began on 22 July 2012 with the Preliminary Round and ended with the final on 18 May 2013. FK Baumit Jablonec, the winners of the competition qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.


2012–13 Czech Cup, Second round
12 teams from the Czech First League enter at this stage. The second round was played on 29 August 2012.


2012–13 Czech Cup, Third round
The top four teams from last season's Czech First League enter at this stage. The third round was scheduled to be played on 26 September 2012.


2012–13 Czech Cup, Fourth round
The fourth round was scheduled to be played on 31 October and 28 November 2012.


2012–13 Czech Cup, Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals are scheduled for 2 and 9 April 2013.


2012–13 Czech Cup, Semi-finals
The first legs of the semi-finals were played on 24 April and 1 May 2013, and the second legs were played on 8 May 2013.


2012–13 Czech Cup, Final
The final was played on 17 May 2013 in Chomutov.


2012–13 Czech Extraliga season
The 2012–13 Czech Extraliga season is the 20th season of the Czech Extraliga since its creation after the breakup of Czechoslovakia and the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League in 1993.


2012–13 Czech Extraliga season, Regular season, Statistics, Scoring leaders
Updated as of the end of the regular season. GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2012–13 Czech Extraliga season, Playoffs, Bracket
The playoff bracket is not a fixed bracket. Like the intraconference bracket in the NHL, the matchups are adjusted in each successive round in order to place the top-ranked team against the bottom-ranked team.


2012–13 Czech First League
The 2012–13 Czech First League, known as the Gambrinus liga for sponsorship reasons, was the 20th season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football league. The defending champions were Liberec, who won their third Czech First League title the previous season.


2012–13 Czech First League
A number of games were postponed due to adverse weather conditions. On 18 March the game between Jihlava and Mladá Boleslav was postponed due to heavy snow. A second game was postponed, before, on 10 May 2013, the match between Dukla Prague and Brno became the third match to be postponed, this time due to a waterlogged pitch.


2012–13 Czech First League, Teams
Viktoria Žižkov and Bohemians 1905 were relegated to the 2012–13 Czech 2. Liga after finishing last and second to last, respectively, in the 2011–12 season. Žižkov therefore immediately returned to the second tier, while Bohemians left after a three-year spell in the top flight.


2012–13 Czech First League, Teams
The relegated teams were replaced by 2011–12 2. Liga runners-up Jihlava and fourth placed Zbrojovka Brno, who were promoted in place of 2. Liga winners FK Ústí nad Labem, whose stadium did not satisfy league requirements. Brno thus returned to the top flight after a one-year absence. Jihlava, having last played in the top flight in the 2005–06 season, returned after a six-season absence.


2012–13 Czech First League, Teams, Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 Czech Women's First League
The 2012–13 Czech Women's First League was the 20th season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football league for women. Sparta Praha were the defending champions and successfully defended their title.


2012–13 Czech Women's First League, Format
The eight teams will play each other twice for a total of 14 matches per team. After that the top four teams will play a championship round for another six matches per team. The bottom placed four teams play the relegation round. Points accumulated after the regular season are halved and added the points from the next round. The champion qualifies for the UEFA Champions League.


2012–13 Czech Women's First League, Final stage
Points of the regular season were halved and rounded up, goal difference was kept.


2012–13 Czech Women's First League, Final stage, Championship group
Played by the teams placed first to fourth of the regular season. Teams play each other twice.


2012–13 Czech Women's First League, Final stage, Relegation group
Played by the teams placed fifth to eighth of the regular season. Teams play each other twice.


2012–13 Czech Women's First League, Relegation play-off
Eighth place Brno played a two-legged play-off against FK Bohemians Prague. Bohemians had won the second league promotion play-off against Olomouc 6–4 on aggregate. FK Bohemians Prague then won the relegation play-off 2–2 (4-3 on penalties) on aggregate and promoted to the first division.


2012–13 Czech Women's First League, Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 DEL season
The 2012–13 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 19th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.


2012–13 DEL season, Playoffs, Playoff qualification
The playoff qualification was played between March 13 and 17, 2013 in a Best-of-three mode.


2012–13 DEL season, Playoffs, Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals were played between 20 March and 1 April 2013 in a Best-of-seven mode.


2012–13 DEL season, Playoffs, Semifinals
The semifinals were played between 3 and 12 April 2013 in a Best-of-five mode.


2012–13 DEL season, Playoffs, Final
The final were played between 14 and 24 April 2013 in a Best-of-five mode.


2012–13 DFB-Pokal
The 2012–13 DFB-Pokal was the 70th season of the annual German football cup competition. It began on 17 August 2012 with the first of six rounds and ended on 1 June 2013 with the final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. The defending champions were Borussia Dortmund, but they were beaten by Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals. Bayern Munich went on to win the competition, defeating VfB Stuttgart 3–2 in the final, ultimately going on to conquer the continental treble. As runners-up, VfB Stuttgart have qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League, since Bayern Munich won the Bundesliga and thus gained the right to compete in the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League.


2012–13 DFB-Pokal, Schedule
The rounds of the 2012–13 competition are scheduled as follows:


2012–13 DFB-Pokal, Draw
The draws for the different rounds are conducted as following: For the first round, the participating teams will be split into two pots. The first pot contains all teams which have qualified through their regional cup competitions, the best four teams of the 3rd Liga and the bottom four teams of the Second Bundesliga. Every team from this pot will be drawn to a team from the second pot, which contains all remaining professional teams. The teams from the first pot will be set as the home team in the process.


2012–13 DFB-Pokal, Draw
The two-pot scenario will also be applied for the second round, with the remaining 3rd Liga/amateur teams in the first pot and the remaining professional teams in the other pot. Once one pot is empty, the remaining pairings will be drawn from the other pot with the first-drawn team for a match serving as hosts. For the remaining rounds, the draw will be conducted from just one pot. Any remaining 3rd Liga/amateur team will be the home team if drawn against a professional team. In every other case, the first-drawn team will serve as hosts.


2012–13 DFB-Pokal, Matches, Round of 16
The draw for this round took place on 4 November 2012, while the matches took place on 18–19 December 2012.


2012–13 DFB-Pokal, Matches, Quarter-finals
The draw for this round took place on 19 December 2012. The matches were played on 26–27 February 2013.


2012–13 DFB-Pokal, Matches, Semi-finals
The draw for this round took place on 3 March 2013. The matches were played on 16–17 April 2013.


2012–13 DFB-Pokal Frauen
The DFB-Pokal 2012–13 was the 33rd season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important title in women's football.


2012–13 DFB-Pokal Frauen, Results, Round 1
The draw for the first round was held on 13 July 2012. The eight best clubs of the previous Bundesliga season were awarded byes for the first round.


2012–13 DFB-Pokal Frauen, Results, Round 2
The draw for the second round was held on 11 September 2012. The match between Bayern Munich and Frankfurt is a repeat of the 2011−12 championship game.


2012–13 DFB-Pokal Frauen, Results, Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 14 October 2012. The matches will be played on 17 and 18 November 2012.


2012–13 DFB-Pokal Frauen, Results, Quarterfinals
The draw for the quarterfinals was held on 29 November 2012. The matches were played on 15 and 16 December 2012. One match was delayed due to bad weather.


2012–13 DFB-Pokal Frauen, Results, Semifinals
The draw for the semifinals was held on 19 December 2012.


2012–13 Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. season
The 2012–13 season is the 6th season in the Football League played by Dagenham & Redbridge F.C., an English football club based in Dagenham, Greater London. It is their second consecutive season in Football League Two after relegation from Football League One in 2011. The season covers the period from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013.


2012–13 Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. season, League table
Twenty-four teams contest the division: 18 sides remaining in the division from last season, four relegated from League One, and two promoted from Conference National.


2012–13 Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. season, Match results
League positions are sourced from Statto, while the remaining contents of each table are sourced from the references in the "Ref" column.


2012–13 Dallas Mavericks season
The 2012–13 Dallas Mavericks season was the 33rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).


2012–13 Dallas Mavericks season
The Dallas Mavericks failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2000.


2012–13 Dallas Mavericks season, Draft picks
On draft night, the Mavericks sent Tyler Zeller and Kelenna Azubuike to Cleveland for their 24th, 33rd and 34th picks, Jared Cunningham, Bernard James and Jae Crowder. Darius Johnson-Odom was sent to Los Angeles for cash considerations.


2012–13 Dallas Mavericks season, Offseason
The Mavericks had several players coming into the free agency. Brandan Wright's option for another year was exercised on June 23. On July 1, 2012, the Mavs exercised the option on Vince Carter to sign him for the season.


2012–13 Dallas Mavericks season, Offseason
Their main target was signing Deron Williams, who was under contract with Brooklyn until last year. They met with Williams on July 2 but he signed a five-year extension later with Brooklyn.


2012–13 Dallas Mavericks season, Offseason
Jason Terry signed a three-year deal worth $15 million with Boston, while Jason Kidd agreed to a deal with the New York Knicks.


2012–13 Dallas Mavericks season, Offseason
On July 11, Chris Kaman signed a one-year deal with the Mavs. It was also announced that they would amnesty Brendan Haywood. Ian Mahinmi was sent to Indiana in a sign and trade for Darren Collison and Dahntay Jones.


2012–13 Dallas Mavericks season, Offseason
The Mavericks won the bidding process for Elton Brand on July 13 with $2.1 million.


2012–13 Dallas Mavericks season, Offseason
The Mavs signed their draft picks Jae Crowder on July 20, and Jared Cunningham a day later.


2012–13 Dallas Mavericks season, Offseason
On July 24, Delonte West agreed to re-sign with the Mavericks.


2012–13 Dallas Mavericks season, Offseason
Bernard James, their third draft pick was signed to a contract on July 25.


2012–13 Dallas Mavericks season, Offseason
Eddy Curry was claimed off waivers on October 25, 2012.


2012–13 Dallas Mavericks season, Season recap, Preseason
The Mavericks played in the 2012 NBA Europe Live Tour. On October 6 they faced German club Alba Berlin and three days later they played against FC Barcelona. They wrapped up the European tour with a record of 1–1. Against the Houston Rockets the Mavs won, thanks to a 20–0 run at the beginning of the third quarter, 123–104. They lost against the Phoenix Suns and the record fell to 2–2. The Mavs ended their preseason with a record of 4–4 after a win over the Charlotte Bobcats.


2012–13 Dallas Mavericks season, Season recap, Regular season
The Mavs started their regular season at the Los Angeles Lakers and their new formed team. They took the lead in the second quarter and never looked back, at the end it was a 99–91 victory and the season started off the right foot. Despite leading by eight at the break, the Mavericks fell in their first back-to-back this season to the Jazz 94–113. In their home opener against the Charlotte Bobcats the Mavericks blew them out by 27 with O. J. Mayo scoring 30 and the team going 16 of 25 from behind the arc.


2012–13 Dallas Mavericks season, Season recap, Regular season
Mayo added another 30+ game and Darren Collison got his second straight double-double in a blowout win against Portland. Without Elton Brand, who was with his wife for the birth of his child, the Mavs won against the Toronto Raptors 109–104 with Chris Kaman starting for the first time and scoring 22, the same point amount that Mayo had. The Mavs fell, with Brand and Beaubois, to the New York Knicks who improved to a league-best 4–0 record. On the next night, the Mavs lost to Charlotte who defeated the Mavericks for the first time in 17 tries.


2012–13 Dallas Mavericks season, Season recap, Regular season
The Mavs lost their first game at home and third straight game to the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Against the winless Washington Wizards the Mavs took care of business and won by six, while putting up 40 points in the second quarter. Their next back-to-back started at the Indiana Pacers, who played without Danny Granger, but got the win in blowout fashion by 20. On the second night they took on the Cleveland Cavaliers and squeezed out a win by eight, 103–95. The Golden State Warriors came to town and defeated the Mavs after Overtime 105–101.


2012–13 Dallas Mavericks season, Season recap, Regular season
Two days later, Jason Kidd and Tyson Chandler returned to Dallas with the New York Knicks. In a high scoring affair the Mavs closed it out and won by three, 114–111. The Lakers were next up to the Mavs on their home floor and got out there with a big win by 27. After a two-point loss against the Philadelphia 76ers the Mavs fell, for the first time this season, under .500. Without Collison the Mavericks failed on the second night of a back-to-back by losing to the Chicago Bulls.


2012–13 Dallas Mavericks season, Season recap, Regular season
In the first game of Derek Fisher, which he started, the Mavs defeated the Detroit Pistons comfortably 92–77. When facing the Los Angeles Clippers, the Mavs got blown out by 22, the same number of turnovers they had for the game. On the next night, they won at the Phoenix Suns by three, after O. J. Mayo put them ahead late in the game. The Mavericks took on the Houston Rockets and it was a duel between James Harden and Mayo, who scored 39 and 40 points respectively.


2012–13 Dallas Mavericks season, Season recap, Regular season
Mayo had the better on his side as the Mavs won by seven. Next up, the Mavs took care of the Sacramento Kings and blew them out 119–96. In the first game against ex-Maverick Jason Terry and his Boston Celtics the Mavs fell after double overtime. The Mavs moved to Canada to take on Toronto and got blown out badly. It also ended the streak of at least one three pointer in a game after 1,108 games, last time it happened was in 1999.


2012–13 Dallas Mavericks season, Season recap, Regular season
On the next night they faced Minnesota and lost by eight after overtime, which moved their overtime record to 0–3. After being back on their home floor, the Mavs won against the 76ers, and split the season series against them. Without Fisher, Brand and Brandan Wright the Mavs lost by 15 to the Miami Heat. With Wright back, the Mavs fell to the Memphis Grizzlies by ten. Dirk Nowitzki returned against the San Antonio Spurs but the Mavs still lost by 38.


2012–13 Dallas Mavericks season, Season recap, Regular season
The game at the Oklahoma City Thunder went into overtime, and the Mavs again fell short, this time by six. In Nowitzki's home debut, the Mavericks lost to the Denver Nuggets by 21. On the last game in 2012, Vince Carter made his starting debut for the season but could not prevent the Mavs from losing to the Spurs by 25. On New Year's Day the Mavs took on Washington and were able to win by nine, after being down by as much as 14 in the second quarter.


2012–13 Dallas Mavericks season, Season recap, Regular season
In yet another overtime game, the Mavs fell to Miami by 10, which leads the Mavericks still winless in overtime games this season (0–6). Nowitzki made his first start in a game against the New Orleans Hornets, which marked the 15th different starting lineup this year for the Mavs. The Hornets meanwhile got out with a win in Overtime with Eric Gordon scoring eight points in the extra period, which marked the tenth consecutive loss for the Mavs in overtime.


2012–13 Dallas Mavericks season, Season recap, Regular season
Back on the road, the Mavs lost to the Utah Jazz, which marked their 12th loss in the last 14 games. At LA, against the Clippers the Mavs failed to convert a 5-point lead going into the fourth quarter, to lose by six. Against the Kings, in the second night of a back-to-back, the Mavs won after overtime by five. The Mavs blew Memphis out back on their homecourt, by 21. Against Minnesota, who were without Kevin Love and coach Rick Adelman, the Mavs were able ton their third straight game, this time by 15.


2012–13 Dallas Mavericks season, Season recap, Regular season
In another must-win game against Houston, the Mavs escaped with a five-point victory after being up by 11 in the fourth quarter. In yet another Overtime game against Oklahoma City, Kevin Durant scored 52 points (21 from the line) to help the Thunder win it. Mayo made a three to tie the game in regulation but Carter missed a chance to send it to double-obertime. At Orlando the Mavs had several double-digit leads before winning it by five in the end.


2012–13 Dallas Mavericks season, Season recap, Regular season
Against the Sours, their third meeting, it looked like another 25+ loss but the Mavs were able to cut it down late, to lose by six. Bernard James made his first career-start against Phoenix, with both Brand and Kaman coming off the bench. The Mavs were able to win comfortably by 15, in a game where Nowitzki moved past Allen Iverson in the all-time scoring list, now placed at 18th. In a rematch of Game 4 of the 2011 playoffs between Dallas and Portland, the TrailBlazers erased a 21-point deficit and won at the buzzer after a LaMarcus Aldridge shot.


2012–13 Dallas Mavericks season, Season recap, Regular season
Without Nowitzki, against Golden State the Mavs lost another nailbiter, by three at the end. The Mavs were able to turn a fourth quarter in their favour and defeating the Suns for the third time this season. The Mavs lost their league-"best" ninth game by 20+ points against Oklahoma. Back home, the Mavs faced a must-win five-game homestand. They rallied back from 10+ points and won the game against Portland by 6 by just allowing 38 points in the second half after giving up 61 before the break.


2012–13 Dallas Mavericks season, Season recap, Regular season
The Mavericks avoided being swept by Golden State in the season series by beating them by 25 points. Against the Atlanta Hawks the Mavs lost by four, which shrunk their playoff hopes to a minimum. The last game before the all-star break was successful against Sacramento. Carter scored 17 points in the third quarter, surpassing Larry Bird on the all-time scoring leader list and made his 1,600 three pointer of his career. The Mavs started the post all-star season with a win against Orlando.


2012–13 Dallas Mavericks season, Season recap, Regular season
At New Orleans, the Mavericks needed two late threes by Mike James and Carter to escape with a four-point victory. On a marquee matchup with playoff intense, the Mavs lost to the LA Lakers by four. On a back-2-back, the Mavs lost at home to Milwaukee and at Memphis, shrinking their playoff hopes to a minimum. After three straight losses the Mavericks won at Brooklyn by 8, after being up by 20 in the fourth quarter. At Houston, the Mavericks got blown out badly, 103–136.


2012–13 Dallas Mavericks season, Season recap, Regular season
Three days later, in the second straight game against Houston, this time at home, the Mavericks squeezed out a win. At Detroit, the Mavericks were able to win by three, after being up by 15 in the third quarter. Their third straight win came at Minnesota, where they won easily by 23. At Milwaukee, the Mavs were able to extend their winning streak to four. At San Antonio, the Mavericks had a chance to win the game but Carter missed a three at the buzzer.


2012–13 Dallas Mavericks season, Season recap, Regular season
Back home and having eight of their next nine games on their homefloor, the Mavs defeated Cleveland by ten, after being down by double digits midway through the third quarter. In their last season matchup against OKC, the Mavs lost another nailbiter, by six at the end. This game marked the return of Brand into the starting lineup. At Atlanta, the Mavs wrapped up their last road game against an eastern conference team with a victory, 127–113. When Brooklyn came to town, the Mavs were unable to contain a ten-point lead from the first quarter.


2012–13 Dallas Mavericks season, Season recap, Regular season
They lost eventually by 17 at the end. When Jason Terry returned to Dalla, he received a standing ovation by his first check-in into the game. However, the Mavs defeated Boston by ten. In another pivotal matchup, against Utah this time, the Mavs were able to win by five in the end, with the fourth quarter being safely in their hands. The Mavericks stretched their winning streak to three after an overtime victory over the Clippers. With a chance to get back to .500, the Mavs got blown out by Indiana.


2012–13 Dallas Mavericks season, Season recap, Regular season
The Mavs ended their homestand with a hard-fought victory against the Bulls. They were down double-digits multiple times but Nowitzki managed to carry them when he hit the go-ahead three-pointer with 2.9 seconds to go. At the Lakers the Mavericks were not able to hang with them and lost by 20. At Denver, where the Nuggets held a 33–3 record, the Mavericks felt short by one when Andre Iguodala made a game winning layup with 2.8 seconds to go. At Sacramento, the Mavericks scored 41 points in the second quarter en route to a victory.


2012–13 Dallas Mavericks season, Season recap, Regular season
At Portland, the Mavericks got a victory which put them one game under .500. After a home loss to Phoenix, the Mavericks were eliminated for the playoffs for the first time since 2000. The Mavs won an overtime game against Denver 108–105. After winning New Orleans, the Mavs reached the .500 mark for the first time since December 12 (121 days) and were able to shave their beards with Nowitzki scoring the 25,000th point during his career. Against Memphis, the Mavericks lost by six. Their last game of the season, against New Orleans, was won, so the Mavs ended the season at .500 (41–41).