2012–13 FC Admira Wacker Mödling season
The 2012–13 FC Admira Wacker Mödling season is the 100th season in club history. In the 2011–12 Bundesliga, Admira qualified for the Second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.


2012–13 FC Alania Vladikavkaz season
The 2012–13 Alania season was their 1st season back in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia, after relegation during the 2010 Russian Premier League season. It will be their 16th season overall in the top flight. Alania also participated in the 2012–13 Russian Cup, getting knocked out at the Round of 32 stage by FC Tyumen.


2012–13 FC Alania Vladikavkaz season, Squad
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2012–13 FC Alania Vladikavkaz season, Squad, Out on loan
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2012–13 FC Alania Vladikavkaz season, Squad, Youth squad
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2012–13 FC Alania Vladikavkaz season, Transfers, Summer
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2012–13 FC Alania Vladikavkaz season, Transfers, Summer
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2012–13 FC Alania Vladikavkaz season, Transfers, Winter
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2012–13 FC Alania Vladikavkaz season, Transfers, Winter
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2012–13 FC Amkar Perm season
The 2012–13 Amkar Perm season was their 9th season in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia, following promotion during the 2003 season. They finished in 11th place in the league and were knocked out of the Russian Cup at the Round of 32 stage by SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk.


2012–13 FC Amkar Perm season, Squad
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2012–13 FC Amkar Perm season, Transfers, Summer
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2012–13 FC Amkar Perm season, Transfers, Summer
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2012–13 FC Amkar Perm season, Transfers, Winter
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2012–13 FC Amkar Perm season, Transfers, Winter
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2012–13 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season
The 2012–13 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season was the 3rd successive season that the club played in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of football in Russia. Anzhi Makhachkala finished the season in Third place, qualifying for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League Group stage, whilst they also where Runners Up to CSKA Moscow in the Russian Cup and reached the Round of 16 of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League where they were knocked out by Newcastle United.


2012–13 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season, Season events
Anzhi Makhachkala's away game against Zenit St. Petersburg on 10 December was played behind closed doors.


2012–13 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season, Season events
Anzhi Makhachkala's home UEFA Europa League knockout phase games where played at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow instead of their regular Dynamo Stadium in Makhachkala, due to security issues involving the city of Makhachkala and the autonomous republic of Dagestan.


2012–13 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season, Squad, On loan
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2012–13 FC Arsenal Kyiv season
The 2012–13 FC Arsenal Kyiv season was the club's 18th Ukrainian Premier League season and second season under manager Leonid Kuchuk. During the season, Arsenal Kyiv competed in the Premier League, UEFA Europa League and Ukrainian Cup.


2012–13 FC Arsenal Kyiv season, Squad
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2012–13 FC Arsenal Kyiv season, Squad, Out on loan
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2012–13 FC Augsburg season
The 2012–13 FC Augsburg season was the 106th season in the club's football history. In 2012–13 the club played in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. It was the clubs second consecutive season in this league, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 2011. FC Augsburg also participated in the season's edition of the DFB-Pokal. It was the fourth season for FC Augsburg in the SGL arena.


2012–13 FC Augsburg season, Review and events
The club also participated in the 2012–13 edition of the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup, where it reached the third round before losing to third division side Preußen Münster.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season
The 2012–13 season was Futbol Club Barcelona's 113th in existence and the club's 82nd consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. The season marked the managerial debut of Tito Vilanova, who served as Pep Guardiola's longtime assistant. Vilanova assumed management of the club after Guardiola, who had managed Barcelona for the prior four seasons, declined to renew his contract.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season
Barcelona finished first in La Liga but lost in the semi-finals of both the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Champions League. The club also set a record (later equaled by Real Madrid) by scoring in all 38 La Liga matches in the season.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, May/June
On 29 May, Barcelona announced their first pre-season match to be against Hamburger SV in occasion of the German outfit's 125th anniversary celebration. It will be Tito Vilanova's first match in charge of the first team. The second match will be on 28 July in Tangier, Morocco, versus an all-star starting XI from the Moroccan Football League at the Stade de Tanger. This will be their first appearance in Morocco in 38 years.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, May/June
On 1 June, Barcelona announced Brazilian defender Henrique will not return to team after both agreed to terminate the player's contract on 30 June. Henrique did not make an appearance with the first team and was on-loan in 2008–09 with German club Bayer Leverkusen, 2009–10, and 2010–11 with Racing de Santander and in 2011–12, with Brazilian club Palmeiras.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, May/June
On 28 June, Barcelona and Valencia CF reached an agreement on the transfer of left back Jordi Alba for €14 million. The player joined the team after UEFA Euro 2012 and signed a five-year deal.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, July
On 7 July, Barcelona announced that Seydou Keita would not renew his contract for the upcoming season. The Mali midfielder leaves after four years and 14 titles accumulated while at Barça.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, July
On 10 July, the Royal Spanish Football Federation released the fixture list for the 2012–13 season, with Barcelona opening the season at Camp Nou against Real Sociedad. President Ángel María Villar also confirmed that both Barcelona manager Tito Vilanova and Real Madrid manager José Mourinho will not have to serve their suspensions in the 2012 Supercopa de España for their altercation in last year's edition. Barça's Board Secretary Toni Freixa stated at a press conference that an "aggression can never go unpunished" and "we understand that an aggression on a coach deserves punishment. This measure doesn't make the aggressor innocent but it allows them to believe that they can keep on being aggressive without consequences. It's a bad example for Spanish football that this aggression hasn't been punished."


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, July
On 13 July, Barcelona announced that the pre-season match on 28 July would be played against Raja Casablanca instead of Moroccan All-Star XI as previously announced.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, July
On 24 July, Barcelona opened their pre-season with a 2–1 victory over Hamburg at the Imtech Arena. Goals scored by Dani Alves and Gerard Deulofeu to set off a victorious debut for Vilanova. Defender Marc Muniesa left the match with a torn ACL in his right knee in the 52nd minute that could possibly see him miss the rest of the season. The next day, Barcelona doctors confirmed that Muniesa will miss up to six months due to the injury picked up the day before.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, July
On 27 July, Barcelona informed the Catalan Football Federation that Barcelona B, instead of the first team, will dispute the Supercopa de Catalunya against Espanyol set for 31 July at the Olímpic Lluís Companys.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, July
On 28 July, Barcelona defeated Raja Casablanca 8–0 in Tangier with Lionel Messi supplying a hat-trick while Alexis Sánchez added another two goals while Dani Alves, Sergi Gómez, and Deulofeu scored one each.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, July
On 30 July, Barcelona announced they accepted the rescheduled date of the Supercopa de Catalunya after the Catalan Football Association proposed the match to be played on 26 September 2012. They also stated that they would play the strongest team possible as chosen by the manager.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, August
On 4 August, Barcelona defeated Paris Saint-Germain 4–1 in penalty shoot-out after a 2–2 draw in regular time for the Trophée de Paris in Paris. Rafinha and Lionel Messi scored the two goals which was kicked off by Eric Abidal, who took the ceremonial kick off.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, August
On 8 August, Barcelona defeated Manchester United 2–0 in a best-of-three penalty shoot-out after a 0–0 draw after regular time. Víctor Valdés saved a Wayne Rooney penalty in the first half of stoppage time, while Jordi Alba made his debut for Barcelona in the second half of the match.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, August
On 11 August, Barcelona defeated Dinamo București 2–0 with goals by Lionel Messi and Ibrahim Afellay. The two long-time injured Barça players, David Villa (fractured tibia) and Andreu Fontàs (torn ACL), made their returns.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, August
On 18 August, Barcelona and English club Arsenal reached an agreement on the transfer of Cameroon midfielder Alex Song for €19 million. The player signed a five-year deal with an €80 million release clause.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, August
On 19 August, Barcelona started their 2012–13 La Liga season with 5–1 home win over Real Sociedad with two goals by Lionel Messi and one each by Carles Puyol, Pedro and David Villa. It also marked a successful debut for Tito Vilanova's first league match as manager.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, August
On 20 August, Barcelona suffered their first defeat of the season at the hands of Sampdoria for the Joan Gamper Trophy by a score of 1–0. Sergi Roberto was named the best player of the match.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, August
On 23 August, Barcelona defeated Real Madrid in the first leg of the Supercopa de España, 3–2, with goals by Pedro, Lionel Messi and Xavi. It was Vilanova's first game and win in a Clásico as manager. Messi's 14th Clásico goal allowed him to equal César Rodríguez's record for Barcelona and marked the first time a player scored in four consecutive Spanish Super Cup matches.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, August
On 26 August, Barcelona came back from a 1–0 half-time deficit to defeat CA Osasuna in El Sadar with a 2–1 victory behind two goals from Lionel Messi in the last 15 minutes of the match. Carles Puyol finished with a broken cheekbone after a collision with Osasuna's forward Roland Lamah towards the end of the match, that also saw manager Vilanova ejected for the first time by referee Muñiz Fernández for excessive argument over a play the Barça manager deemed a foul not called in favour of his team.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, August
On 29 August, the RFEF Competition Committee suspended manager Tito Vilanova after he was ejected in the Osasuna match for what the referee deemed as "angrily protesting a play of the match, after he had been warned by the assistant referee." Barça are set to appeal the suspension. Later that day, Barça were defeated in the second leg of the Supercopa de España 2–1 at the Santiago Bernabéu and lost the tie on away goals.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, August
Real Madrid jumped out to a 2–0 lead within the first 20 minutes and the comeback was made even tougher for Barça after the sending off of Adriano in the 28th minute. Lionel Messi scored his sixth goal of the season off a free-kick and has scored in all four competitive matches to start the season for Barcelona. Alex Song made his debut for Barcelona with a perfect passing statistic.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, August
On 30 August, UEFA conducted the group stage draw for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League in Monaco. Barcelona were drawn into Group G along with Portuguese club Benfica, Spartak Moscow from Russia, and Scottish champions Celtic. Barcelona midfielder Andrés Iniesta received the 2011–12 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award, beating out teammate Lionel Messi and Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo for the prize.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, August
On 31 August, Barcelona and Schalke 04 agreed on a loan of Ibrahim Afellay to the German club until 30 June 2013.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, September
On 2 September, Barcelona defeated Valencia 1–0 at the Camp Nou to start the league season unbeaten before the FIFA international break. Adriano scored the lone goal in the 23rd minute.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, September
On 12 September, Barcelona announced that midfielder Andrés Iniesta would be out 10–15 days with a pulled abductor in his right leg which he picked up during the Georgia–Spain match the day before.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, September
On 15 September, Barcelona defeated Getafe CF with a scoreline of 4–1 at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez. Lionel Messi started his first match in over a year on the bench but came-on in the 59th minute to score two goals. David Villa added another one as he recovers to full match fitness from his fractured leg from December 2011. Not all was celebrations for Barça, however, as their captain, Carles Puyol, suffered a strained to the posterior cruciate ligament in his left leg in the 53rd minute. The player is expected to miss four-to-six weeks due to the knee injury.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, September
On 19 September, Barcelona made their Champions League debut for the season with a 3–2 home victory over Spartak Moscow. Cristian Tello contributed the opening goal and Lionel Messi the two winning goals, while Dani Alves scored an own goal for the visitors. Early in the first half, Barça's CB Gerard Piqué suffered a sprained left foot and will be out for two to three weeks.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, September
On 22 September, Barcelona defeated Granada at home 2–0 behind a goal from Xavi late in the 87th minute and an own goal in stoppage time to seal the victory.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, September
On 28 September, Lionel Messi won his third consecutive Onze d'Or presented by the French magazine Onze Mondial. With 47.45% of the votes, Messi beat out Cristiano Ronaldo and Atlético Madrid forward Radamel Falcao for the trophy.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, September
On 29 September, Barcelona came from two goals down to claim a 3–2 victory over Sevilla at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium. After Sevilla took a 2–0 lead, two goals by Cesc Fàbregas and one by substitute David Villa in injury time kept Barça on their perfect start to the league season. In the same match, Thiago picked up a knee injury that will sideline him for up to eight weeks.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, October
On 2 October, Barcelona defeated Benfica at the Estádio da Luz with 2–0 scoreline to stay unbeaten at the top of the group. Alexis Sánchez and Cesc Fàbregas contributed the winning goals, while Sergio Busquets was sent off in the 89th minute. Late in the second half of the game, Carles Puyol suffered yet another injury when he landed awkwardly and dislocated his left elbow. He is expected to be out for eight weeks.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, October
On 7 October, Barcelona drew their first game of the season with a 2–2 at home against Real Madrid. Both goals came from Lionel Messi, bringing him just one goal short of the all time Clásico scoring record of 18 goals by Alfredo Di Stéfano. Early in the match, Dani Alves picked up a hamstring injury in his left leg and will be out for three weeks.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, October
On 15 October, Barcelona announced defender Andreu Fontàs would be loan out to Mallorca until the end of the season.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, October
On 20 October, Barcelona took a wild match in A Coruña, beating Deportivo de La Coruña 5–4 at the Estadio Riazor. A hat-trick by Lionel Messi gave the visitors all the hard earned three points in where they raced out to a three-goal lead within the first 20 minutes of the match.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, October
On 23 October, Barcelona defeated Celtic 2–1 at home. A goal by Andrés Iniesta at the end of the first half and a Jordi Alba goal in the closing seconds helped Barcelona to take away the win in Xavi's 150th international game with Barcelona.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, October
On 27 October, Barcelona defeated Rayo Vallecano with a dominating scoreline of 5–0 in Vallecas. Leo Messi scored a brace, while David Villa, Xavi and Cesc Fàbregas contributed with a goal each. This win equalled Barcelona's best start in the La Liga.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, October
On 30 October, Barcelona started their Copa del Rey defence with a victory in Vitoria-Gasteiz over Alavés in the first leg with a 3–0 win. Goals from David Villa, Andrés Iniesta and Cesc Fàbregas gave Barça the victory.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, November
On 3 November, Barcelona defeated Celta de Vigo 3–1 at home. With goals by Adriano, David Villa and Jordi Alba, Barça confirmed their best start in La Liga in club history. Adriano had to leave the game early with a muscle tear in his right thigh and will be out of action for three weeks. The win opened a three-point gap at the top of the league over Atlético Madrid.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, November
On 7 November, Barcelona suffered their first Champions League loss of the season with a 2–1 loss in Glasgow against Celtic. The lone goal by Lionel Messi came in the closing minutes of the game. This loss marked Barça's first away defeat in the Champions League Group Stage since 2006.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, November
On 11 November, Barcelona defeated Mallorca 4–2 at the Iberostar. Goals by Xavi, Cristian Tello and a brace by Lionel Messi helped equalizing the best ever La Liga start after the first 11 games of the season, previously archived by Real Madrid 1968–69 and 1991–92. With 76 goals to his name in 2012, Messi also overtook Pelé's record of 75 goals in a single calendar year from 1958 and is only nine goals from drawing with the all-time record from 1972 by Gerd Müller.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, November
On 16 November, Barcelona announced that Qatar Airways will be the new shirt sponsor starting the 2013–14 season, marking the first official commercial sponsor on the Barcelona shirt in team's history. President Sandro Rosell stated "(Qatar Airways) an ambitious brand with global aspirations, always committed to achieving the utmost excellence in its field. These are objectives with which FC Barcelona fully identifies."


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, November
On 17 November, Barcelona defeated Zaragoza with 3–1 at home with another brace by Lionel Messi and Alex Song's first goal for Barça.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, November
On 18 November, Marc Bartra pulled the adductor in his right leg during a training session and will be sidelined for 15–20 days.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, November
On 20 November, Barcelona defeated Spartak Moscow at the Luzhniki Stadium 3–0. One goal by Dani Alves and two by Lionel Messi helped Barça to qualify for the knockout phase of the Champions League with one game left to play.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, November
On 25 November, Barcelona defeated Levante in the Ciutat de València 4–0. A brace by Lionel Messi and one goal each by Cesc Fàbregas and Andrés Iniesta, the latter also contributing three assists, as well as a penalty save by Víctor Valdés kept Barça on top of La Liga. For over 60 minutes Barcelona played with only La Masia graduates, after Dani Alves came off injured after 13 minutes.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, November
On 28 November, Barcelona defeated Alavés with 3–1 at home. One goal by Adriano and two by David Villa helped Barça to advance to the Round of 16 of the Copa del Rey, where they will face Córdoba. With the brace, David Villa passed the 300 career goals mark to 301 goals as a professional, including club and country, Spain.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, November
On 29 November, FIFA announced the three finalists for the 2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or to be presented on 7 January 2013: Lionel Messi and Andrés Iniesta from Barcelona and Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid. This marks the third season in a row that at least two finalist are from Barcelona and the six year in a row that Messi makes the final three.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, December
On 1 December, Barcelona defeated Athletic Bilbao 5–1 at home with two goals by Lionel Messi and one each by Gerard Piqué, Adriano, and Cesc Fàbregas. With this win Barça set up the best ever start of any team in La Liga. Messi's two goals made him equalize with César Rodríguez as Barcelona's top scorers in La Liga with 190 goals.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, December
On 5 December, Barcelona played their first goalless game of the season, drawing 0–0 against Benfica at home. Shortly after coming on, Lionel Messi had to be carried off on a stretcher after twisting his knee. It was later revealed that Messi picked up a contusion on the outside of his left knee.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, December
On 9 December, Barcelona defeated Real Betis in the Benito Villamarín 2–1. With two more goals by Lionel Messi, Barça continued their undefeated run in away games to start La Liga season to eight matches. Those goals also sent Messi's tally to 86 in 2012, overtaking German striker Gerd Müller's record of 85 goals in a calendar year in 1972. Early in the game, Cesc Fàbregas was subbed off with a torn biceps femoris in his left thigh and will be sidelined for three-to-four weeks.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, December
On 12 December, Barcelona defeated Córdoba at the Nuevo Arcángel 2–0. Both goals were scored by Lionel Messi in his first Copa del Rey game of the season.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, December
On 16 December, Barcelona defeated Atlético Madrid at home 4–1. Two goals by Lionel Messi and one each by Adriano and Sergio Busquets. This victory helped Barça to draw nine points clear at the top of the table, and Messi's goals brought his record up to 90 for the year.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, December
On 17 December, Cristian Tello extended his contract with Barcelona until 30 June 2016, with a set buyout clause of €10 million.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, December
On 18 December, Barcelona announced the renewal of contracts with Carles Puyol and Xavi until 2016 and Lionel Messi until 2018.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, December
On 19 December, Barcelona's Medical Services announced that manager Tito Vilanova was to undergo surgery on the following day after a routine check-up revealed that he suffered a parotid ailment relapse, which he was operated on a year previous. During the recovery time, assistant coach Jordi Roura will lead Barça.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, December
On 20 December, UEFA conducted the Round of 16 draw for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League in Nyon. Barcelona were drawn to face Italian club Milan, who they last faced in the previous season's quarter-finals.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, December
On 22 December, Barcelona won their last match of the year at the José Zorrilla against Real Valladolid with a score of 3–1. Goals by Xavi, Lionel Messi and Cristian Tello helped to keep the nine point lead on top of the table intact.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, December
On 23 December, Barcelona announced that backup goalkeeper José Manuel Pinto came to an agreement with the club to extend his contract for another year until 30 June 2014.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, January
On 6 January, Barcelona won their first match of the year at home, against Espanyol 4–0. Two goals by Pedro and one each by Xavi and Lionel Messi were scored in the first 30 minutes of the game.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, January
On 7 January, Lionel Messi was announced the 2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or winner in Zürich. With 41.60% of the votes, Messi became the first player to win the award on four occasions, surpassing Johan Cruyff, Michel Platini and Marco van Basten, all with three. The win also gave Barcelona its tenth winner, the most all time of any European club. Barcelona also celebrated five players in the 2012 FIFA FIFPro World XI, as Messi was joined by teammates Gerard Piqué, Dani Alves, Andrés Iniesta and Xavi as the world's best for 2012.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, January
On 10 January, Barcelona beat Córdoba in the return leg of the Copa del Rey at home by 5–0, with one goal scored by Thiago and two each by David Villa and Alexis Sánchez. With an aggregate score of 7–0, Barça went through to the quarter-finals, where they will face Málaga. Early in the second half of the game, Sergi Roberto was subbed off with a tear in his left hamstring and will be out of action for four weeks.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, January
On 13 January, Barcelona beat Málaga at the La Rosaleda Stadium 3–1, with goals by Lionel Messi, Cesc Fàbregas and Thiago. With this win, Barça ended the first round of the season with a record-breaking 55 out of a possible 57 points.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, January
On 16 January, Barcelona drew 2–2 against Málaga at home in the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarter-finals. Goals by Lionel Messi and Carles Puyol were scored within one minute of each other.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, January
On 18 January, Barcelona announced that goalkeeper Víctor Valdés will not be extending his contract any further after his current contract expires on 30 June 2014.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, January
On 19 January, Barcelona lost their first league game away against Real Sociedad at the Anoeta Stadium, 3–2. After leading by two goals from Messi and Pedro, Gerard Piqué was sent off with a second yellow and Sociedad turned the game around and scored the winning goal in the dying minutes.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, January
On 24 January, Barcelona defeated Málaga in the La Rosaleda 4–2, with goals by Pedro, Piqué, Iniesta and Messi. With an aggregate score of 6–4, Barça went through to the Copa del Rey semi-finals, where they will face Real Madrid.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, January
On 27 January, Barcelona defeated Osasuna at home 5–1 with four goals by Messi and one from Pedro. With those goals, Messi broke the 200-goal barrier in La Liga, becoming the youngest player to archive that feat at just 25 years and 217 days of age.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, January
On 30 January, Barcelona drew 1–1 against Real Madrid in the Santiago Bernabéu in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals. The lone Barça goal was scored by Cesc Fàbregas.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, January
On 31 January, Barcelona and Ajax agreed on the loan of forward Isaac Cuenca to the Dutch club until 30 June 2013. On the same day, Barça announced that defender Marc Muniesa will join the B team for the rest of the season after having recovered from a torn ACL.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, February
On 3 February, Barcelona drew their second league match of the season and their second season match in a row. A 1–1 draw against Valencia at the Mestalla Stadium saw Messi scoring the only goal through a penalty. Xavi, who was substituted in injury time of the match, was diagnosed the following day with a hamstring injury and will be sidelined for 15 days. Barcelona faced Milan in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 at the San Siro and lost 2–0, with goals coming from Kevin-Prince Boateng and Sulley Muntari.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, February
On 21 February, Barcelona announced that defender Eric Abidal is fit to play for the first time since receiving a liver transplant in April 2012. On 24 February, Barcelona defeated Sevilla 2–1 at Camp Nou with goals from David Villa and Lionel Messi. On 26 February, Barcelona were defeated by Real Madrid 3–1, 4–2 on aggregate, at the Camp Nou and were knocked out of Copa del Rey contention.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, March
On 2 March, Barcelona lost to Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu by a score of 2–1. This was Barcelona's second loss against Real Madrid in a week. Four days later, Víctor Valdés was handed a four-match league ban after receiving a double yellow card for verbally abusing a referee following his team's defeat in the Clásico in the weekend fixture.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, March
On 9 March, Barcelona defeated Deportivo de La Coruña 2–0 with goals from Alexis Sánchez and Lionel Messi. On 12 March, Barcelona defeated Milan 4–0, 4–2 on aggregate, and entered the quarter-finals of the Champions League with goals from David Villa, Jordi Alba and a brace from Lionel Messi. On 17 March, Barcelona defeated Rayo Vallecano 3–1 at Camp Nou with Messi scoring two and Villa scoring one goal. On 30 March, Barça drew 2–2 with Celta de Vigo with Messi and Cristian Tello scoring one goal each.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, April
On 2 April, Barça drew 2–2 against Paris Saint-Germain in France in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final, the goals coming from Messi and Xavi via a penalty.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, April
On 10 April, Barça drew 1–1 against PSG at home in the Camp Nou in the Champions League quarter-final second leg. Pedro scored the all-important equaliser, which put Barça through to the semi-finals on the away goals rule. The draw for the semi-finals of the Champions League was held on 12 April, with Barça drawing with Bayern Munich.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, April
On 14 April, Barcelona defeated Zarozoga 3–0 away from home. A 1–0 win over Levante on 20 April means that Barcelona need a maximum of six more points to secure the 2012–13 La Liga title.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, April
On 23 April, Barcelona lost to Bayern 4–0 away at the Allianz Arena in Munich, their largest defeat in Europe in 16 years. On 1 May, in the second leg at home, they lost 3–0. With an aggregate score of 7–0, they were knocked out of the Champions League in the semi-finals.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, May
On 5 May, Barcelona defeated Real Betis 4–2 at home with two goals by Lionel Messi and one each by David Villa and Alexis Sánchez with one more win to secure the La Liga title.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, May
On 11 May, Barcelona clinched their 22nd La Liga title after Real Madrid's draw against Espanyol at the Cornellà-El Prat. The result gave Barcelona an eight-point lead with two matches remaining, which ensured that they would finish top of the table. Barcelona were at the top of the league table for the entirety of the season, and only lost two matches en route to winning the title. It was the first title for manager Vilanova.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, May
On 30 May, French defender Eric Abidal called a press conference to announce his departure from the club after six seasons. Although admitting he wanted to see out his career as a Barça player, the club ultimately decided not to renew his contract.


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


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for Barcelona first squad during the season.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 5 May 2013Source: Ordered by ,  and  = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Statistics, Fair Play award
This award is given annually since 1999 to the team with the best fair play during the season. This ranking takes into account aspects such as cards, suspension of matches, audience behaviour and other penalties. This section not only aims to determine the best fair play, but also serves to break the tie in teams that are tied in all the other rules: points, head-to-head, goal difference and goals scored.


2012–13 FC Barcelona season, Statistics, Fair Play award
Source: La Liga Fair Play Award StandingsLast updated: 9 May 2013


2012–13 FC Basel season
The 2012–13 FC Basel season is the 120th season in club history and the club's 18th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football. Basel started their season with various warm-up matches against teams from Switzerland, Romania and Germany. Their 2012–13 Swiss Super League season began on 13 July with the away tie against Servette FC and they started in the 2012–13 Swiss Cup first round on 15 September with the away game against FC Amriswil. Basel entered the Champions League in the qualifying phase and were drawn against Estonian club Flora Tallinn. This and the following qualifying round were overstood, however in the play-off round Basel lost both games against CFR Cluj and were knocked out.


2012–13 FC Basel season
Following a poor start to the season it was announced on 15 October 2012 that Vogel had been replaced by Murat Yakin as manager Following the out in the Champions League Basel played in the Europa League group stage and were drawn into Group G along with Sporting Clube de Portugal, K.R.C. Genk and Videoton FC. They finished the Group in second position and advanced to the knockout phase round of 32. Here they were drawn against the Ukrainian Premier League team Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Basel won 3–1 on aggregate.


2012–13 FC Basel season
In the round of 16 they were drawn against Zenit St. Petersburg and, despite being the underdogs, Basel advanced by winning 2–1 on aggregate. Thus they qualified for the quarter-finals and were drawn against Tottenham Hotspur, whom they beat 4–1 on penalties after a 4-4 aggregate draw to progress to the semi-finals. The draw for the semi-final matched Basel against the reigning UEFA Champions League holders Chelsea.


2012–13 FC Basel season, Club, Management
First team manager at the start on the season was Heiko Vogel. His assistants were Marco Walker and Markus Hoffmann. Massimo Colomba retired as a player and was appointed as the new Goalkeeper coach. Massimo Ceccaroni was appointed as the new head of the FCB Youth System. Coach of the Youth Team (U–21) was Carlos Bernegger and Benjamin Huggel, who also retired as player, was appointed as his new assistant.


2012–13 FC Basel season, Club, Management
On 15 October 2012 it was announced that Vogel had been replaced by Murat Yakin as manager, but that the assistants would all remain in their respective positions. On 7 April 2013 it was announced that Carlos Bernegger was released from his still running contract (that was valid until June 2015) so that he could sign a contract with FC Luzern as first team manager. Bernegger started his new job on 8 April and was replaced ad-interim by the Youth Section boss Ceccaroni.


2012–13 FC Basel season, Overview, Offseason and preseason
Basel's biggest signings of the 2012–13 season were Mohamed Salah, who transferred in from Arab Contractors, and Marcelo Díaz, who came from Universidad de Chile. Díaz was transferred to Basel in a US$4 million deal and signed a four-year contract. David Degen also returned to his home club after spending four seasons with BSC Young Boys. Stjepan Vuleta, Simon Grether and Mirko Salvi signed from the youth academy.


2012–13 FC Basel season, Overview, Offseason and preseason
Xherdan Shaqiri left the club and signed a four-year contract with Bayern Munich. The transfer fee was not disclosed by the two clubs. Granit Xhaka also left FC Basel and signed a five-year contract with Borussia Mönchengladbach. The transfer fee was not disclosed. It was also announced that Getafe signed David Abraham in a free transfer and gave him a four-year contract.


2012–13 FC Basel season, Overview, Offseason and preseason
The two long time and very experienced players Benjamin Huggel and Scott Chipperfield retired from professional football during the summer break. Huggel was appointed as Assistant Youth Team (U–21) Coach. Chipperfield joined FC Aesch in the sixth tier of the Swiss Football League as Player-coach.


2012–13 FC Basel season, Overview, Winter break
Basel started the preparation for the second half of the season on 4 January 2013. They played a friendly on 12 January against Bayern Munich and spent their training camp in Marbella from 14 to 24 January. Here they played four trials, the last being the 2–1 win against the Chinese national team.


2012–13 FC Basel season, Overview, Winter break
On 13 December 2012 FC Basel announced that they had signed Serey Die on a three and a half-year contract and on 17 December 2012 they also announced that Endogan Adili had also been signed on a three and a half-year contract, with an additional one-year option. On 3 January 2013 it was announced that Raúl Bobadilla had been signed on a contract until 2017. On 29 January 2013 it was announced that Basel had signed Mohamed Elneny on loan until the end of the season.


2012–13 FC Basel season, Overview, Winter break
In the other direction, it was also announced that Radoslav Kováč was given a free transfer to Slovan Liberec. During January it was also announced that some of the youngsters would be loaned out to lower league clubs, Pak Kwang-Ryong Simon Grether and Pascal Schürpf to Bellinzona, Stjepan Vuleta to Wil and Marco Aratore to Winterthur so that they could all gain playing experience.


2012–13 FC Basel season, Overview, The Campaign, Domestic League
Basel's priority aim for the season is to win the league championship for the fourth time in a row. Basel's 2012–13 Swiss Super League season began on 13 July 2012 with the away tie against Servette FC. The season started poorly, Basel won just three of their first nine games, drawing five with one defeat. They were in fourth position in the league table, eight points behind the leaders Grasshoppers, this even increased to eleven points just three weeks later. However, following the Management change in October, the team spirits improved and they played better. They ended the first half of the season in second position, had reduced the arrears to four points and had moved one point ahead of Sion and St. Gallen.


2012–13 FC Basel season, Overview, The Campaign, Domestic League
In the second half of the season FC Sion lost their momentum completely and St. Gallen also lost contact to the first two positions in the league table. The Grasshoppers and Basel distanced themselves continually, but remained within a few points of each other. Basel took over the lead in the championship table and, mid-way through the second half of the season, started to open a gap to their last remaining rivals.


2012–13 FC Basel season, Overview, The Campaign, Domestic League
Despite Grasshoppers winning the direct league fixture against Basel three games before the end of the season, Basel had acquired enough points to finish three points ahead of them and to win their fourth title in a row. Basel thus achieved their main aim that they had set for the season, in fact the league campaign can be described as being a successful one.


2012–13 FC Basel season, Overview, The Campaign, Domestic Cup
Basel's clear aim for the Swiss Cup is to retain the title. The Cup holders started in the 2012–13 Swiss Cup first round on 15 September with the away game against FC Amriswil, a team from the OFV (Ostschweizer Fussballverband) Regional 2. Liga and this tie was won 6–1. In the second round they were drawn away against FC Chiasso, this tie was won 4–1. For the third round tie Basel were drawn, again away from home, against Locarno and passed into the next round with a 3–2 victory, but needed (a.e.t. )for the winning goal.


2012–13 FC Basel season, Overview, The Campaign, Domestic Cup
The Quarterfinals were played on 27 February 2013 and Basel were drawn away from home against FC Thun in a tie that was won 2–1, yet again this victory need extra time. Drawn away in the semifinal against Sion on 17 April 2013 Basel advanced to the final thanks to the only goal of the game scored by Valentin Stocker. The final was played on Whit Monday in the Stade de Suisse, Wankdorf in Bern. The opponents were the Grasshoppers. Basel lost the Final 3–4 on penalties, the game had ended 1-1 after extra time. Basel missed their aimed cup win, but the cup campaign can be described as being a successful one.


2012–13 FC Basel season, Overview, The Campaign, Champions League
Because Basel entered the Champions League in the qualifying phase their initial aim is to reach the group stage. They were drawn against Estonian club Flora Tallinn winning 5–0 on aggregate and in the third round they were drawn against Norwegian club Molde FK winning 2–1 on aggregate. However, in the play-off round Basel lost both games against CFR Cluj from Rumainia (being knocked out 3–1 on aggregate). Therefore, the initial aim was failed.


2012–13 FC Basel season, Overview, The Campaign, Europa League
Because the losing teams from the Champions League play-off round were eligible for the group stage of the Europa League, Basels next aim was to remain in this European competition over the winter break. Basel were drawn into Group G along with Sporting Clube de Portugal, K.R.C. Genk and Videoton FC. As they finished the Group in second position they advanced to the knockout phase round of 32. Therefore, their second aim was achieved. In the round of 32 Basel were drawn against the Ukrainian Premier League team Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Basel progressed 3–1 on aggregate, winning the home tie and drawing away. Their aims were subsequently revised again and this aim was stated as reaching the quarter-finals.


2012–13 FC Basel season, Overview, The Campaign, Europa League
In the round of 16 they were drawn against Zenit St. Petersburg and despite being the underdogs, by winning 2–1 on aggregate, they qualified for the next round. Basel were drawn against Tottenham Hotspur in the quarter-final. Spurs were beaten 4–1 in a penalty shoot-out after a 4-4 aggregate draw to progress to the semi-finals. The draw for the semi-final matched the against reigning UEFA Champions League holders Chelsea. Both games in the tie ended with a defeat, 1–2 in Basel 1–3 in London. Despite these two defeats Basel's European aims were achieved, in fact the campaign can be described as a very successful one.


2012–13 FC Basel season, Players, First team squad
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2012–13 FC Basel season, Statistics, Appearances and goals
Last updated: 29 May 2012Source: Squad statistics 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 FC Bayern Munich season
The 2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season was the 114th season in the club's history and the 48th consecutive season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, since the promotion of the team from the Regionalliga Süd in 1965. Before the start of the season, Bayern signed Xherdan Shaqiri, Dante, Claudio Pizarro, Mitchell Weiser, Tom Starke and Mario Mandžukić. Bayern also added holding midfielder Javi Martínez after the first week of the Bundesliga season at the transfer deadline.


2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season
The club started the season with a nine-match winning streak. The club would end the season claiming the Treble, winning the Bundesliga, the UEFA Champions League and the DFB-Pokal. Bayern became the first German club to achieve the Treble and the third European Club to complete the Treble in the last five seasons and seventh ever in European Club competition.


2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season, Review and events, Summer transfer window and pre-season
Xherdan Shaqiri, Claudio Pizarro, Tom Starke, Dante, Mario Mandžukić, Mitchell Weiser, Lukas Raeder, and Javi Martínez transferred to Bayern Munich in the summer transfer. The transfer of Javi Martínez, at €40 million, was at the time the most expensive transfer in the history of the Bundesliga. Takashi Usami, Breno, Rouven Sattelmaier, Ivica Olić, and Danijel Pranjić left Bayern, Hans-Jörg Butt retired, and Nils Petersen was loaned to Werder Bremen. Hans-Jörg Butt was appointed head of the Bayern Munich Junior Team on 1 July; but Hans-Jörg Butt left the position on 7 August. Wolfgang Dremmler was appointed his successor on 9 August. On 2 July, the club announced that Matthias Sammer replaced Christian Nerlinger during UEFA Euro 2012. Jupp Heynckes believed that the 2012–13 squad is better than the previous season's squad.


2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season, Review and events, Summer transfer window and pre-season
Bayern began pre-season training on 3 July. Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge stated that the Bundesliga championship is the top priority for the club this season. During pre-season, Bayern defeated SpVgg Unterhaching, FC Ismaning, Trentino XI, and 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Bayern lost to Napoli during pre-season. Bayern participated in cup matches during pre-season. Bayern won the Yingli Cup, Audi Football Summit, and the Paulaner Cup des Südens. Bayern finished in third place in the LIGA total! Cup.


2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season, Review and events, August
Pre -season continued into August Bayern. August started with a pre-season victory against 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Then in the LIGA total! Cup, Bayern lost in the semi-finals to Werder Bremen in a shoot-out on 4 August and won the third place match against Hamburger SV on 5 August. Bayern first competitive match was the DFL-Supercup on 12 August against Borussia Dortmund. Bayern won 2–1 with goals from Mario Mandžukić and Thomas Müller. Robert Lewandowski scored for Borussia Dortmund. The DFL-Supercup was Bayern's first trophy of the season.


2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season, Review and events, August
Bayern went on to defeat SV Seligenporten 3–1 in a friendly match on 15 August. Bayern then played in the first round of the DFB-Pokal against Jahn Regensburg on 20 August. Bayern won 4–0. Bayern got two goals from Mandžukić, a goal from Xherdan Shaqiri and a goal from Claudio Pizarro. Bayern finished August with their opening match of the Bundesliga campaign on 25 August against Greuther Fürth. Bayern won 3–0. Bayern got goals from Thomas Müller and Mandžukić. Thomas Kleine scored an own goal to put Bayern up 3–0.


2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season, Review and events, August
Bayern finished the matchday in first place in the league table. On 29 August, Karl Hopfner, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board for Bayern Munich AG, announced he will leave the club on 31 December 2012 due to health reasons. Karl Hopfner applied for managing director of the club in October 1982 after seeing a job ad for the position in the Süddeutsche Zeitung. Hopfner had an interview in January 1983 and started as managing director in July 1983. The draw for the Group Stage of Champions League took place on 30 August. Bayern were drawn against Valencia, Lille, and BATE Borisov.


2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season, Review and events, September
Bayern started the month with a match against VfB Stuttgart on 2 September. Bayern won 6–1 through two goals from Thomas Müller and one each from Toni Kroos, Luiz Gustavo, Mario Mandžukić and Bastian Schweinsteiger. Martin Harnik scored for Stuttgart. Bayern finished matchday 2 in first place. Bayern then faced Mainz 05 on 15 September, winning 3–1 through goals by Mandžukić, Schweinsteiger and Kroos. Ádám Szalai scored for Mainz. Bayern went on to face Valencia in Champions League on 19 September. Bayern won 2–1, where Schweinsteiger and Kroos scored for Bayern. Bayern faced Schalke 04 on 22 September.


2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season, Review and events, September
Bayern won 2–0 with goals from Kroos and Müller. Bayern faced VfL Wolfsburg on 25 September. Bayern won 3–0 with one goal from Schweinsteiger and two from Mandžukić. Bayern finished September with a league match against Werder Bremen on 29 September, where the club prevailed 2–0 via Luiz Gustavo and Mandžukić goals.


2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season, Review and events, October
Bayern faced BATE Borisov on 2 October. The loss ended Bayern's nine-match winning streak.


2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season, Review and events, December
The draw for the Champions League Round of 16 took place on 20 December. The result was that Bayern would face Arsenal.


2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season, Review and events, January
Bayern started January with mid-winter training on 3 January. Bayern had training in Qatar. Bayern defeated Lekhwiya SC, Schalke 04, FC Basel, and SpVgg Unterhaching during the mid-winter break. On 16 January, Pep Guardiola was announced as the new head coach for Bayern Munich. Guardiola is set to over for the incumbent Jupp Heynckes on 26 June, the start of pre-season training for the 2013–14 season. Bayern started the second half of the Bundesliga campaign on 19 January against Greuther Fürth. Bayern won 2–0 with two goals from Mario Mandžukić. The next day, Bayern defeated Alemannia Aachen in a friendly match. Bayern finished off January with a league match against VfB Stuttgart on 27 January. Bayern won 2–0 with goals from Mario Mandžukić and Thomas Müller.


2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season, Review and events, February
Bayern started February with a league match against Mainz 05 on 2 February. Bayern won 3–0 through one goal from Mandžukić and two from Müller. Thomas Müller scored two goals. Bayern went on to face Schalke 04 on 9 February. Bayern won 4–0 with goals from David Alaba, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Mario Gómez. David Alaba scored two goals. Then Bayern faced VfL Wolfsburg. Bayern won 2–0. Mandžukić and Arjen Robben got the goals for Bayern. Bayern then had the first leg in the Round of 16 of Champions League on 19 February against Arsenal. Bayern won 3–1.


2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season, Review and events, February
Bayern's goalscorers were Toni Kroos, Müller and Mandžukić. Arsenal's goalscorer was Lukas Podolski. Bayern were back in league action against Werder Bremen on 23 February. Bayern won 6–1. Bayern got goals from Robben, Javi Martínez, Mario Gómez and Franck Ribéry. Mario Gómez scored two goals. Theodor Gebre Selassie scored an own goal that put Bayern up 3–0. Kevin De Bruyne scored for Werder Bremen. Bayern finished February with a quarter-final match in the DFB-Pokal on 27 February against Borussia Dortmund. Bayern won 1–0 with a goal from Robben.


2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season, Review and events, March
Bayern started March with a league match against 1899 Hoffenheim on 3 March. Bayern won 1–0 with a goal from Mario Gómez. Bayern set a new league record with 583 consecutive minutes without conceding a goal. Bayern Munich faced Fortuna Düsseldorf on 9 March, winning 3–2 through Thomas Müller, Franck Ribéry and Jérôme Boateng goals. Mathis Bolly and Andreas Lambertz scored for Fortuna Düsseldorf. Bayern had the second leg of the Round of 16 in Champions League on 13 March against Arsenal. Arsenal won 2–0 with goals from Olivier Giroud and Laurent Koscielny.


2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season, Review and events, March
Bayern, however, advanced on the away goals rule. The quarter-final draw for Champions League took place on 15 March. Bayern were drawn against Juventus. Bayern faced Bayer Leverkusen on 16 March, winning 2–1. Mario Gómez scored for Bayern, Simon Rolfes equalized for Bayer Leverkusen, then Philipp Wollscheid scored an own goal to win the match for Bayern. Bayern finished March with a league match against Hamburger SV on 30 March. Bayern won 9–2. Xherdan Shaqiri, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Claudio Pizzaro, Arjen Robben and Franck Ribéry scored for Bayern. Claudio Pizzaro scored four goals and Arjen Robben scored two goals. Jeffrey Bruma and Heiko Westermann scored for Hamburg.


2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season, Review and events, April
Bayern started April against Juventus in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals on 4 April. Bayern won 2–0 with goals from David Alaba and Thomas Müller. David Alaba's goal inside the first minute of the match. Toni Kroos tore his abductor muscle and was replaced by Arjen Robben in the 16th minute. Bayern went on to face Eintracht Frankfurt on matchday 28 on 6 April. Bayern won the match 1–0. The win meant Bayern won the Bundesliga in record time. Luiz Gustavo picked up his fifth yellow card and is suspended for matchday 29 against 1. FC Nürnberg.


2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season, Review and events, April
The return leg against Juventus was played on 10 April. Bayern again defeated Juventus 2–0; Mario Mandžukić and Claudio Pizzaro scored the goals. With Bayern's victory, the 2012–13 Champions League season is the first time that two German clubs are in the semi-finals. Mandžukić controversially picked up a yellow card early in the match and is suspended for the first leg of the semi-finals. The draw for the semi-finals of the Champions League was held on 12 April. Bayern were drawn against Barcelona. Bayern faced 1. FC Nürnberg on 13 April. Emre Can started for Bayern, making his Bundesliga debut.


2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season, Review and events, April
Xherdan Shaqiri was replaced by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg in the 71st minute. Højbjerg made his Bundesliga debut. At the age of 17 years and 251 days, Højbjerg became the youngest Bundesliga player in Bayern's history, breaking David Alaba's record of 17 years and 255 days. Bayern won 4–0 with goals from Jérôme Boateng, Mario Gómez, Rafinha and Xherdan Shaqiri. Bayern faced VfL Wolfsburg on 16 April in the DFB-Pokal. Bayern won 6–1. Bayern got goals from Mandžukić, Robben, Shaqiri and Gómez. Mario Gómez scored three goals within nine-minute of coming on. Diego scored for Wolfsburg.


2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season, Review and events, April
Bayern faced Hannover 96 on 20 April. Bayern won 6–1. Bayern got goals from Ribéry, Gómez and Pizzaro; Gómez and Pizzaro scored two goals each. With the victory, Bayern equaled Borussia Dortmund's record of 81 points in a season and broke the record for most wins in a season with 26. On 23 April, Bayern announced the signing of announced the signing of Mario Götze. Bayern activated the €37 million release clause that Götze and Borussia Dortmund agreed to. Bayern faced Barcelona in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final on 23 April.


2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season, Review and events, April
Bayern won 4–0 with goals from Müller, Gómez and Robben. Müller scored two goals. The media criticized Hungarian referee Viktor Kassai for not calling a penalty shot against Gerard Piqué in the 15th minute, Alexis Sánchez in the 32nd minute, and allowing Mario Gómez's goal to stand when he was in an offside position. Bayern finished April with a match against SC Freiburg on 27 April. Bayern won 1–0 with a goal from Xherdan Shaqiri. With the win, Bayern had 84 points in the Bundesliga, a new record.


2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season, Review and events, May/June
Bayern started May with the second leg against Barcelona on 1 May. Barcelona players Sergio Busquets, Javier Mascherano, Carles Puyol and Eric Abidal were all out due to injury. Mario Mandžukić returned from suspension and replaced Mario Gómez, while Daniel Van Buyten replaced Dante, who was suffering from a cold. Lionel Messi did not play in the match. Bayern won 3–0, with goals from Arjen Robben and Thomas Müller, and an own goal from Gerard Piqué.


2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season, Review and events, May/June
Philipp Lahm, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Javi Martínez, Luiz Gustavo, Dante and Mario Gómez were all one yellow card away from being suspended for the 2013 UEFA Champions League Final. However, none of them received a yellow card and are all available for selection in the final. Bayern went on to face Borussia Dortmund on 4 May in the Bundesliga. The match ended in a 1–1 draw. Kevin Großkreutz scored for Dortmund, while Mario Gómez scored for Bayern. Rafinha was sent off after receiving a second yellow card. Rafinha was eventually suspended for the remaining two Bundesliga matches.


2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season, Review and events, May/June
On 6 May, the FC Bayern München AG supervisory board had a regularly scheduled meeting where Uli Hoeneß, president of Bayern München e.V. and chairman of FC Bayern München AG, offered to step down on a temporary basis. The supervisory board decided to reject Uli Hoeneß's offer. Bayern Munich announced that executive board members Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Andreas Jung have signed contract extensions. Rummenigge was given a three-year extension which is scheduled to expire on 30 December 2016 and Jung contract was extended by two years to 30 June 2016.


2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season, Review and events, May/June
In addition, Bayern also announced that Jörg Wacker will join the executive board on 1 July 2013. Bayern faced FC Augsburg on 11 May. Bayern won 3–0 with goals from Müller Shaqiri and Luiz Gustavo. Bayern finished their Bundesliga campaign against Borussia Mönchengladbach on 18 May. Bayern won 4–3. Martínez, Ribéry, and Robben scored for Bayern. Franck Ribéry scored two goals. Martin Stranzl, Mike Hanke and Håvard Nordtveit scored for Borussia Mönchengladbach. Bayern faced Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final on 25 May. Bayern won 2–1. Mandžukić and Robben scored for Bayern, and İlkay Gündoğan scored for Dortmund.


2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season, Review and events, May/June
After the match, Bayern had a party at the Great Room in the Grosvenor House Hotel. The party included a buffet for 1,800 people. Brand Finance valued Bayern at $860 million (£570 million), overtaking Manchester United for top spot. Bayern faced VfB Stuttgart in the DFB-Pokal Final on 1 June. Bayern won 3–2. Thomas Müller and Mario Gómez scored for Bayern. Mario Gómez scored two goals. Martin Harnik scored twice for Stuttgart.


2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season, Review and events, Bayern–Brazil dispute
The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) insisted that Dante and Luiz Gustavo report to the Brazil national team's training camp for 1 June at 16:00 local time. The training camp was for preparations for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. Bayern, however, were due to play VfB Stuttgart in the 2013 DFB-Pokal Final on 1 June. The CBF threatened to exclude both players if they did not report by the stated time. Under FIFA rules, clubs must let players report to national teams 14 days prior to the start of a tournament.


2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season, Review and events, Bayern–Brazil dispute
Bayern sent a "polite" letter asking for their release for the final, however the CBF responded with a "polite" letter rejecting it. Bayern attempted to reach an "amicable solution". with the Brazilian Football Confederation but failed. Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge blamed FIFA, the CBF and the German Football Association (DFB). The German Football Association blamed the Brazilian Football Confederation.


2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season, Review and events, Bayern–Brazil dispute
Brazil head coach Luiz Felipe Scolari claimed that Bayern were at fault since the CBF claimed that they sent letters 5, 10 and 15 days before the release date and also stated how they "would have been willing to negotiate" with the 15-day notice. Notably, the Royal Spanish Football Federation did not enforce the rule for Javi Martínez and made the player available for the DFB-Pokal final.


2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season, Match results, Bundesliga, League results
Last updated: 18 May 2013Source: 1Bayern Munich goals come first. Ground's country's flag and opponent's country's flag shown when from a different country of Bayern Munich. Pos . = Position in league, Pts. = Points, GD = Goal difference, Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.


2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season, Awards
Philipp Lahm, Manuel Neuer and Mario Gómez were nominated for the FIFA Ballon d'Or. Jupp Heynckes was nominated for FIFA World Coach of the Year.


2012–13 FC Dacia season
2012–13 season is the 11th Moldovan National Division season in the history of FC Dacia Chisinau.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season
The 2012–13 season was FC Dinamo București's 64th consecutive season in Liga I. In this season, Dinamo played in Liga I, Cupa României and UEFA Europa League. The European place was earned after Dinamo won the Romanian Cup in the season before. Dinamo kept Dario Bonetti as head coach, and won the first trophy of the season, Romanian Supercup, with a win against champions CFR Cluj. But after that the good results failed to appear.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season
Dinamo was eliminated from Europa League, and after 15 rounds, when the team laid on the seventh spot of the standings, Dario Bonetti was sacked and Dorinel Munteanu was brought to replace him. In the Romanian Cup, Dinamo was eliminated by CFR Cluj, after extra-time. At the end of 2012, Munteanu resigned citing his desire to coach abroad. His place was taken by Cornel Ţălnar. Under his spell, Dinamo started well the second half of the season and entered the fight for a European place. But after a round of poor results, Dinamo missed a place for a European competition for the first time since 1998.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Pre-season
Dinamo started its preparations for the new season on 15 June, with the medical examination. Only one new player was present, Andrei Cristea, who returned to Dinamo after one and a half years spent in Germany. Another new player brought by Dinamo was Issa Ba, a Senegalese midfielder whose contract with CS Gaz Metan Mediaş expired. Instead, Dinamo released Iulian Tameş and Dorel Stoica on mutual agreement, and sold Adrian Scarlatache to Khazar Lankaran.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Pre-season
On 21 June, Dinamo left for Austria, for an 18 days training camp, during which, the team played a large number of friendly games. The first matches were against amateur football teams from the Bischofshofen region. Thus, Dinamo's manager, Dario Bonetti had the chance to see the entire team at work, and also the players brought from the youth team, or players on trial. The first important friendly game was played against Ukrainean champions, Shakhtar Donetsk. Dinamo lost the game 1–0. Dinamo failed to win any other friendly game played in Austria, losing five and drawing against Anorthosis Famagusta from Cyprus.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Pre-season
On 26 June, Dinamo lost an important player, Cosmin Moţi, sold to the Bulgarian team Ludogorets Razgrad. The defender who played more than six years for Dinamo was in his final part of his contract, and the Red Dogs accepted the offer because they could lose him for free in the next months.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Pre-season
Instead, Dinamo managed to sign Cristian Scutaru and Mircea Axente, both returning to Liga I where they played for Poli Timișoara. In the previous season, they played for Poli in the second division. Also, Dinamo signed the Bulgarian midfielder Boris Galchev, from CSKA Sofia.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Season, July
Dinamo started the season on a high note, winning the first match and consequently the first trophy. It was the Romanian Supercup, where Dinamo defeated the champions CFR Cluj, after penalties. The white and reds controlled the game, having a superior ball possession (60.4%)and a larger number of completed passes (534 vs. 308).


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Season, July
In Liga I, Dinamo played the first game against a newly promoted team, CSS Drobeta-Turnu Severin. In front of 14,500 spectators, Dinamo opened the score in the 51st minute, through Mircea Axente, at his first game for the white-reds. The home team equalized a couple of minutes later, but Ionel Dănciulescu, coming from the bench, brought all three points for Dinamo with a goal scored in the 80th minute. The same day, 20 July, Dinamo sold one of its symbols, Marius Niculae, a player grown at the club's academy, who left for a few years to play abroad, but returned to Dinamo. He was transferred to Liga I rivals FC Vaslui.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Season, July
The first home game in this season was played on National Arena, where Dinamo decided to move for the entire season. On 29 July, Dinamo defeated CSMS Iaşi 5–2, George Ţucudean scoring four goals and offering the decisive pass for the fifth. The striker received the perfect ten in the Gazeta Sporturilor match chronicle.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Season, August
The first false step came in the third round, when Dinamo met FC Brașov. In Braşov, Dinamo won only once since 2004, and the black series continued. Braşov led twice, but Dinamo came back every time, and the match ended in a tie.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Season, August
In the fourth round, Dinamo should've met Rapid Bucuresti, but the game was postponed because at that time Dinamo played a friendly game against giants FC Barcelona. The game was played at National Arena in Bucharest, and although Barcelona won 2–0, Dinamo had moments when they rose to their rivals level.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Season, August
Eight Dinamo players were called to the national teams for the friendly games played at 15 August. Two of them scored goals, Marius Alexe and George Ţucudean helping Romania U21 squad to win against Sweden U21.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Season, August
Despite the big number of players who left to play internationally, Dinamo's game in the fifth round was not postponed and the manager was forced to change the squad a lot, players like Marius Alexe, Constantin Nica and Cosmin Matei being rested. Thus, Dinamo failed to win at Chiajna, against Concordia. The game ended 0-0.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Season, August
The European season started badly for Dinamo. In front of 20,000 fans, at Arena Națională, Dinamo was beaten by the Ukrainian side Metalist Kharkiv, quarterfinalist in the Europa League the previous season.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Season, August
In the sixth round, Dinamo came back to its old stadium, because Arena Nationala was not available due to a concert by Red Hot Chili Peppers. Only 4,000 fans came to see the match against Petrolul Ploiești. Dinamo took the lead in the third minute, when Srdjan Luchin scored with a header his first goal for the club in the championship. Previously, he scored two goals for Dinamo, both in the Romanian Cup. Petrolul equalised in the 29th minute, but Dario Bonetti's inspiration paid off in the second part. The manager sent Ţucudean on the pitch in the 62nd minute, and the striker scored in the injury time after a cross from Cătălin Munteanu.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Season, August
In the second leg of the Europa League encounter, Dinamo could not produce a miracle. They were beaten at Kharkiv, 2–1.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Season, September
The seventh round produce Dinamo's first defeat in the championship. In Ploiești, against Astra, Dinamo lost 1–0, the only goal being scored in the injury time, from a penalty kick. Dinamo played almost the entire second half with only 10 men, Paul Koulibaly being sent off in the 49th minute.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Season, September
The break for the national teams didn't help, after that Dinamo suffering the third defeat in a row. This time, at home, against Romanian champions CFR Cluj.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Season, September
The drought was ended at Cluj-Napoca, where Dinamo defeated Universitatea Cluj, 2–1. It was the first game of the season for Ionel Dănciulescu as a starter, and the striker scored one goal, his 209th in Liga I, from a penalty that he obtained. Alexandru Curtean scored the other goal for Dinamo. Three days later, Dinamo started with a win the campaign to defend the trophy in Cupa României. In front of their own fans, at Dinamo Stadium, the red-dogs defeated Vointa Sibiu after extra-time.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Season, October
In the next championship round, Dinamo met the former leader, Pandurii Targu Jiu. The game was played at National Arena, under special conditions. Dinamo commemorated 12 years since Cătălin Hâldan died, and the supporters created a special captain armband, with Hâldan face. In this game, Ionel Dănciulescu played for the 490th time in Liga I, equalling a record detained so far by Costică Ştefănescu. Dănciulescu scored a goal against Pandurii, his 210th in Liga I. Dinamo defeated Pandurii 3–0. In the next game, at Mediaş, Dănciulescu played his 491st match in Liga I, after which he became the player with the most presences in the first league. The team failed to win the third game in a row, drawing with Gaz Metan, 2-2.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Season, October
The competition took a break for the national team's games. After the break, Dinamo suffered another defeat at home. The newly promoted Gloria Bistriţa lead 2–0 at Arena Naţională, Dinamo managed to score a single goal and in the second half Ionel Dănciulescu missed a penalty.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Season, October
The first Bucharest derby of the season was played on 22 October, against Rapid. The game was initially scheduled in August, but it was postponed due to the friendly game against FC Barcelona. Rapid took the lead after a goal from Daniel Pancu, in the 30th minute, but Marius Alexe scored twice, the second time from the penalty spot, and Dinamo won 2–1, climbling to the fifth place in the championship. After that, Dinamo continued its sinusoidal evolution, and failed to win against Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ. The game ended in a goalless draw.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Season, November
Dinamo started the month of November on a high note, managing to qualify to the quarterfinals stage of the Romanian Cup with a win in Târgu Jiu, against Pandurii. It was the second win in the season against this team, and the first loss suffered by Pandurii at home.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Season, November
In the Eternal derby, against Steaua, Dinamo led at the half time, after a goal scored by Marius Alexe. After one hour, the referee, Alexandre Boucaut from Belgium, gave a penalty kick for Steaua, transformed by Raul Rusescu. In the 80th minute, the referee didn't see an obvious foul against Cosmin Matei, committed by Chipciu who should've been sent off for this foul. Two minutes later, Steaua scored for 2–1, and in the 87th minute, their third goal came, putting a 13 points distance between the two rivals.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Season, November
Neither in the next game, Dinamo could not find the way to victory. The "White-and-reds" lost at home against FC Vaslui, 1–0. Thus, this is the worst start of a season in 41 years for Dinamo, since 1971. As a consequence, Bonetti was sacked and Dorinel Munteanu was installed the new head coach. Munteanu signed a contract for two and a half years. His debut game was in Constanța, against Viitorul. The game was only two days after his installation, so he didn't change much the team comparing with the usual players used by Bonetti. The game ended in a draw, 1-1, after Viitorul failed to convert a penalty in the first half, when the score was 0-0.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Season, November
The first win under Dorinel Munteanu came against the trainer's former team, Oţelul Galaţi. Dinamo won the game 2–1.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Season, November
In the quarter-finals of the Romanian Cup, Dinamo played away against CFR Cluj. Despite having a player sent-off, Boubacar Mansaly in the 31st minute, Dinamo took the lead in the 60th minute, due to a goal scored by Marius Alexe. Rafael Bastos equalized in the 66th minute, then Gabriel Mureşan scored the winning goal in the 101st minute, transforming a free kick. Dinamo ended the game with nine players on the pitch, Constantin Nica being sent-off in the final minutes. Dinamo lost 2–1, and failed to defend its trophy.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Season, December
The month of December started well for Dinamo who won the game against CS Severin, 4–2. The game was played at the Dinamo stadium, instead of Arena Naţională, and brought only 200 people in the stands. Dinamo remained unbeaten with Munteanu for another game, as the match against CSMS Iaşi ended in a draw. The pitch was covered in snow and made the players' mission heavier.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Season, December
At the end of the year, after only one month and five games in charge at Dinamo, Dorinel Munteanu resigned as head coach, citing the wish to follow his dream to coach abroad. His replacement was Cornel Ţălnar who started his fifth spell at the helm of the team.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Season, January
After the winter holiday, Dinamo started its preparations for the second half of the season with a training period at Poiana Braşov, during which, the new coach, Cornel Ţălnar, concentrated on physical exercises.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Season, January
On 21 January, Dinamo announced that defender Cristian Pulhac ended his contract after almost 11 years spent at the club. Dinamo also parted ways with striker George Ţucudean, sold to Standard Liège.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Season, February
The first official game of the spring season was played against FC Brașov. The game was played at Dinamo stadium, the club decided to move back to its own arena and kept only two games at Arena Naţională, the games against Steaua şi Astra Ploieşti. Against Braşov, Dinamo won 2–1, after two goals from Marius Alexe. The visitors played with only ten men from the 40th minute, after Cristian Ionescu was sent off.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Season, March
The month of March started perfectly for Dinamo who won the derby against Rapid, played in Giulești stadium. Ionel Dănciulescu scored the only goal of the game.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Season, March
On 14 March, the club changed its owner. Businessman Ionuț Negoiță bought the stocks that belonged to Nicolae Badea and Dragoş Săvulescu and gained control of 90% of the club.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Season, March
On 16 March, Dănciulescu made his 500th appearance in Liga I, becoming the first player in history to reach this mile. The event happened in a game lost by Dinamo against Petrolul Ploieşti.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Season, March
For the game against Astra Giurgiu, Dinamo returned to National Arena, and more than 17.000 fans came to support the team. Dinamo won the game 1–0, after a goal scored by Marius Alexe in the middle of the first half. Before the game, Ionel Dănciulescu was awarded for the 500 appearances in Liga I. He received an award from the club, given by two of Dinamo's legends, Cornel Dinu and Ion Nunweiller, and an award from the CCA – Referees' Commission, given by the referee of the game, Sebastian Colţescu.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Season, April
Dinamo began April with a 1–0 win away at CFR Cluj, marked their fifth win in six league games. This saw the team climbing to number four in the rankings, two points behind Astra Giurgiu, the team placed on the second spot. Dănciulescu scored the only goal against CFR Cluj.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Season, April
In the 22nd minute of the Cluj-Napoca game, Dinamo's captain, Cătălin Munteanu was injured. He suffered a rupture of the cruciate ligaments at the right knee and he was operated at a clinic in Turkey.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Season, April
On 14 April, Dinamo failed to win against Universitatea Cluj, in a game played at Arena Naţională. The Cluj-Napoca team, managed by former Dinamo player Ionel Ganea, opened the score, but Nicolae Muşat scored his first goal for Dinamo and brought a point for the "red dogs". The following round, Dinamo lost away, against Pandurii. This was the first game in 2013 without a goal scored by Dinamo. The team returned quickly to the winning ways with the victory against Gaz Metan Mediaş, the following round. Alexe scored the first goal in this game, his 11th of the Liga I season, and Andrei Cristea ended his goal drought, scoring his first goal of the season.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Season, May
In the first game of May, Dinamo travelled to Bistriţa to meet Gloria, the last team in the standings. Cornel Ţălnar had a few changes in the squad, Dorin Rotariu, 17 years, being used in the starting 11 for the first time in his career. Gloria led after a goal scored by Andrei Enescu, but Marius Alexe scored twice, each time from the penalty spot, and Dinamo took all the three points.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Season, May
Alexe scored again in the following game, at home, against Ceahlăul, but his goal was not enough for a win. The game ended with a draw, 1-1.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Season, May
On 10 May, Dinamo met its biggest rival, Steaua. The game was played at Arena Naţională, in front of 43,789 spectators. Steaua won 2–0, Dinamo losing for the fourth time in a row in the Eternal derby.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Season, May
Dinamo continued its bad shape the following week, when they lost against FC Vaslui, 4–1, the biggest loss suffered during the entire season. The next game brought another defeat. This time, at home, against Viitorul Constanţa. Dinamo led 2–1, but the visitors scored twice in the final half-hour and won 3–2. After this match, Dinamo lost all chances to qualify for a European competition, ending a period of 15 consecutive years in the continental cups.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Review, Season, May
The final game of the season was played away at Oţelul Galaţi. Dinamo won 1-0 after a goal scored by Mircea Axente. Despite this win, Dinamo finished the season on the sixth place.


2012–13 FC Dinamo București season, Competitions, Overall
FC Dinamo plays in four competitions: Liga I, UEFA Europa League, Cupa României and Supercupa României.


2012–13 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk season
The Dnipro 2012–13 season was Dnipro's twenty-second Ukrainian Premier League season, and their third season under manager Juande Ramos. They finished the season in fourth place, while also reaching the semifinal of the Ukrainian Cup and the Last 32 of the UEFA Europa League when they were eliminated by Basel.


2012–13 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk season, Current squad
According to the club's   on February 9, 2013. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk season, Current squad, Out on loan
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2012–13 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk season, Transfers, Summer
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2012–13 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk season, Transfers, Summer
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2012–13 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk season, Transfers, Winter
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2012–13 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk season, Transfers, Winter
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2012–13 FC Dynamo Kyiv season
The Dynamo 2012–13 season is Dynamo's twenty-second Ukrainian Premier League season, and their third season under manager Yuri Semin. Yuri Semin was sacked 24 September 2012 after losing by Dynamo to principal rivals FC Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukrainian Cup. On 25 September 2012, Oleh Blokhin was appointed new manager. During the season, Dynamo Kyiv competed in the Ukrainian Premier League, Ukrainian Cup and in the UEFA Champions League.


2012–13 FC Dynamo Kyiv season, Current squad
Squad is given according to the club's official website. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 FC Dynamo Kyiv season, Current squad, Out on loan
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2012–13 FC Dynamo Moscow season
The 2012–13 Dynamo Moscow season was the 90th season in the club's history. They participated in the Russian Premier League, finishing in 7th place, the Russian Cup, where they reached the Quarterfinal before losing to Anzhi Makhachkala, and the Europa League where they were eliminated at the Playoff round by Stuttgart.


2012–13 FC Dynamo Moscow season, Review and events
During the season, three managers worked with the first team:Sergei Silkin worked at pre-season training, but resigned after the team was beaten on Matchday 3 by arch-rival Spartak 0–4 and sank to the bottom of the league table. This match was 9th in the row without victory, previous season included.


2012–13 FC Dynamo Moscow season, Review and events
Dmitri Khokhlov was in charge as a caretaker manager for 3 games and brought home the first victory of the season – 5–0 over Dundee Utd in Europa League. Dan Petrescu came in when the team was still 16th but managed to lift it to 9th position before winter break. In the spring Dynamo even made it temporarily to the Europa League spot, but failure to win the last game versus Volga at home lowered their final league position to 7th with no European football next season.


2012–13 FC Dynamo Moscow season, Review and events
Kevin Kurányi started season as a captain of Dynamo Moscow. After arrival of Dan Petrescu as a new manager, captain's functions were delegated also to Igor Semshov, Leandro Fernández and Aleksandr Kokorin.


2012–13 FC Dynamo Moscow season, Transfers, In
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2012–13 FC Dynamo Moscow season, Transfers, Out
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2012–13 FC Dynamo Moscow season, Transfers, Out on loan
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2012–13 FC Dynamo Moscow season, Youth squad
The following players are registered with the RFPL and are listed by club's website as youth players. They are eligible to play for the first team.


2012–13 FC Dynamo Moscow season, Youth squad
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2012–13 FC Energie Cottbus season
The 2012–13 FC Energie Cottbus season is the 48th season in the club's football history. In 2012–13 the club plays in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. It is the clubs fourth consecutive season in this league, having played at this level since 2009–10, after it was relegated from the Fußball-Bundesliga in 2009.


2012–13 FC Energie Cottbus season
The club also took part in the 2012–13 edition of the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup, but was knocked out in the first round by fellow second division side SV Sandhausen.


2012–13 FC Erzgebirge Aue season
The 2012–13 Erzgebirge Aue season was the 67th season in the club's history. The club competed in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. It is the clubs third consecutive season in this league, having played at this level since 2010–11, following promotion from the 3. Liga in 2010.


2012–13 FC Erzgebirge Aue season
The club also took part in the 2012–13 edition of the DFB-Pokal, where they reached the second round, losing 2–0 to Bundesliga side 1. FSV Mainz 05 next.


2012–13 FC Girondins de Bordeaux season
The 2012–13 FC Girondins de Bordeaux season was the 39th season since the club was refounded. The season was largely successful with the taking an unbeaten run from the previous season to 17 games which was ended on 4 October 2012 with a 3-0 defeat to Newcastle United in the Europa League, as well as winning the Coupe de France.


2012–13 FC Hansa Rostock season
The 2012–13 FC Hansa Rostock season is the 67th season in the club's football history. In 2012–13 the club plays in the 3. Liga; the third tier of German football. It is the club's first season in this league after relegation from the 2. Bundesliga in 2012. The club was eliminated in the first round of the DFB-Pokal and are currently in the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Cup.


2012–13 FC Hansa Rostock season, Review and events
The 2012–13 FC Hansa Rostock season began on 21 July 2012 with a 2–1 victory against Stuttgarter Kickers. The club also took part in the DFB-Pokal of the DFB-Pokal, and was knocked out in the first round by 1. FC Kaiserslautern. The club also takes part in the 2012–13 edition of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Cup, having reached the third round.


2012–13 FC Hansa Rostock season, Review and events
After an average start to the season, with nine points out of eight matches and a 14th place in the table the club dismissed coach Wolfgang Wolf on 3 September and replaced him with Marc Fascher two days later.


2012–13 FC Hoverla Uzhhorod season
The Hoverla 2012–13 season is Hoverla's sixth Ukrainian Premier League season, and their second season under manager Oleksandr Sevidov. During the season Hoverla will compete in the Ukrainian Premier League and Ukrainian Cup.


2012–13 FC Hoverla Uzhhorod season, Current squad
Squad is given according to  of August 31, 2012. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 FC Ingolstadt 04 season
The 2012–13 FC Ingolstadt 04 season is the 8th season in the club's football history. In 2012–13 the club plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. It is the clubs third consecutive season in this league since 2010–11, having won promotion from the 3. Liga in 2010.


2012–13 FC Ingolstadt 04 season
The club also took part in the 2012–13 edition of the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup, but was knocked out by fellow second division side VfR Aalen in the first round.


2012–13 FC Inter Baku season
The Inter Baku 2012-13 season is Inter Baku's twelfth Azerbaijan Premier League season, and their fourth season under manager Kakhaber Tskhadadze.


2012–13 FC Inter Baku season, Squad
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2012–13 FC Inter Baku season, Squad, Out on loan
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2012–13 FC Inter Baku season, Transfers, Summer
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2012–13 FC Inter Baku season, Transfers, Summer
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2012–13 FC Inter Baku season, Transfers, Winter
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2012–13 FC Inter Baku season, Transfers, Winter
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2012–13 FC Karpaty Lviv season
The 2012–13 FC Karpaty Lviv season was the 50th season in club history.


2012–13 FC Karpaty Lviv season, Review and events, Background
Karpaty Lviv began pre-season training on 6 June 2012. On 8 June 2012, the club announced that Andriy Tlumak and Taras Petrivskiy will leave FC Karpaty having received free-agent status.


2012–13 FC Karpaty Lviv season, Review and events, Background
On 7 December 2012 Polish defender Jakub Tosik left the club with a scandal, stating that he will never set a foot on Ukrainian land and calling club officials "bastards and thieves". Tosik appeared in 5 matches before he was suspended from the first team for unknown reasons.


2012–13 FC Karpaty Lviv season, Review and events, Background
On 27 May 2013 at FC Karpaty season review meeting it was decided to transfer list 19 players due to club's unsatisfactory results. Also measures of material influence were imposed on all members of the team.


2012–13 FC Karpaty Lviv season, Review and events, Season
Karpaty opened their 20th top-tier national championship season with a 1–1 away draw against Volyn Lutsk in the so-called "Wild West Derby". This was the first ever draw between the two clubs in 17 official matches.


2012–13 FC Karpaty Lviv season, Review and events, Restructuring
On 20 September 2012 Petro Dyminsky, an honorary president of Karpaty Lviv, officially passed management authority over the club to the club's supporters, thus making green'n'whites a first Ukrainian football club to do so. Petro Dyminsky stated that the strategic goal of the reorganization of FC Karpaty is a clear understanding that the club should not depend on private funds of founders, but to eventually obtain independent financial stability instead.


2012–13 FC Krasnodar season
The 2012–13 FC Krasnodar season was the club's 2nd successive season in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of football in Russia, in which they finished in 10th place. They also took part in the 2012–13 Russian Cup, getting eliminated at the last 16 stage by rivals Kuban Krasnodar.


2012–13 FC Krasnodar season, Squad
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2012–13 FC Krasnodar season, Squad, Out on loan
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2012–13 FC Krasnodar season, Squad, Reserve squad
The following players were registered with the RFPL and were listed by club's website as reserve players. They are eligible to play for the first team.


2012–13 FC Krasnodar season, Squad, Reserve squad
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2012–13 FC Krasnodar season, Transfers, Summer
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2012–13 FC Krasnodar season, Transfers, Summer
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2012–13 FC Krasnodar season, Transfers, Winter
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2012–13 FC Krasnodar season, Transfers, Winter
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2012–13 FC Krylia Sovetov Samara season
The 2012–13 Krylia Sovetov Samara season was the 19th straight season that the club played in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of football in Russia. They also played in the 2012–13 Russian Cup, getting eliminated by Anzhi Makhachkala in the Round of 16.


2012–13 FC Krylia Sovetov Samara season
Krylia Sovetov started the season under the management of Andrey Kobelev. He resigned on 15 November 2012, resulting in Aleksandr Tsygankov taking charge in a caretaker capacity until 27 January 2013 when they appointed Gadzhi Gadzhiev as their permanent manager.


2012–13 FC Krylia Sovetov Samara season, Squad
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2012–13 FC Krylia Sovetov Samara season, Squad, On Loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


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


2012–13 FC Krylia Sovetov Samara season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 FC Krylia Sovetov Samara season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 FC Krylia Sovetov Samara season, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 FC Krylia Sovetov Samara season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih season
The Kryvbas 2012–13 season is Kryvbas's 21st Ukrainian Premier League season, and their second season under manager Oleh Taran. During the season, Kryvbas will compete in the Ukrainian Premier League and Ukrainian Cup.


2012–13 FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih season, Squad
Squad is given according to the  and club's  as of September 1, 2012. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


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


2012–13 FC Kuban Krasnodar season
The 2012–13 FC Kuban Krasnodar season was the second successive season that the club played in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of football in Russia. They also participated in the 2012–13 Russian Cup, being knocked out at the quarter-final stage by Zenit St. Petersburg on penalties after a 0–0 draw.


2012–13 FC Kuban Krasnodar season
They started the season with Dan Petrescu as manager; however, he resigned on 14 August 2012 to take over as Dynamo Moscow manager. He was replaced by Yuri Krasnozhan, who himself was fired on 9 January 2013, after five months in charge due to irreconcilable differences with the owners. He was replaced by Leonid Kuchuk, who left Arsenal Kyiv to take over.


2012–13 FC Kuban Krasnodar season, Squad
As of 16 February 2013, according to the . Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 FC Kuban Krasnodar season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 FC Kuban Krasnodar season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 FC Kuban Krasnodar season, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 FC Kuban Krasnodar season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 FC Kəpəz season
The Kəpəz 2012–13 season was Kəpəz's third Azerbaijan Premier League season since their promotion back into the top flight. Kapaz started the season under Fuad Ismayilov, but he resigned on August 19, being replaced by Mahmud Gurbanov. Kəpəz finished the season in 12th place, getting relegated to the Azerbaijan First Division for the 2013-14 season, after being bottom of the league for all bar two weeks. They also participated in the 2012–13 Azerbaijan Cup, winning their first-round game against Qala 2-4, before losing to Qarabağ in extra time in the second round.