2012–13 Odense Boldklub season, Danish Superliga, Matches, Round 8: OB vs FC Copenhagen
Odense BK vs FC Copenhagen was the eighth match of the 2012-13 Danish Superliga season. Before kick-off, Kalilou Traoré got honored, because of his last game for OB, after switching to FC Sochaux.


2012–13 Odense Boldklub season, Danish Superliga, Matches, Round 13: FC Midtjylland vs OB
FC Midtjylland vs Odense BK was the 13th round in the 2012-13 Danish Superliga. OB dominated the first half, and got the leading goal after 34 minutes by Krisztián Vadócz. After the break, FC Midtjylland got a lot of more chances, but after a few minutes Izunna Uzochukwu got sent off the pitch after stamping Krisztián Vadócz's shin. But that didn't stop FC Midtjylland continuing create chances, while OB's Marcus Pedersen got a red card too. The referee Lars Christoffersen added 6 more minutes, and that was enough for Midtjylland to get an equalizer.


2012–13 Odense Boldklub season, Matches, Competitive
Last updated: 21 MaySource: 1Odense Boldklub goals come first.National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Odense Boldklub.M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.


2012–13 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by first year head coach Jim Christian, played their home games at the Convocation Center and were members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 24–10, 14–2 in the East Division to claim a share of the East Division and MAC overall regular season championship with Akron. They lost in the championship game of the MAC Tournament to Akron. They were invited to the 2013 NIT where they lost in the first round to Denver.


2012–13 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
The Ohio University Bobcat fans continued to show support for the team leading the MAC in fan attendance for the 7th time in the last 8 seasons, averaging just under 7,000 fans attending each game.


2012–13 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team, Schedule
^ Game was originally scheduled for 1/30/2013, but was postponed due to the closure of the Ohio campus following an armed robbery near the university.


2012–13 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represents The Ohio State University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach is Thad Matta, in his ninth season with the Buckeyes. The team plays its home games at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio. They finished with a record of with a record of 29–8 overall, 13–5 in Big Ten play for a second place tie with Michigan State. They won the 2013 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament and receive an automatic bid in the 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament which they were defeated by Wichita State in the Elite Eight.


2012–13 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team, Before the season, Previous season
The Ohio State Buckeyes began the 2011–12 season ranked #3 in the nation and would go on to an 8–0 start to the season, with their first loss coming at Allen Fieldhouse against the Kansas Jayhawks. Ohio State remained in the top three through the first two months of the season, until they lost their first conference game of the season on December 31 against the Indiana Hoosiers.


2012–13 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team, Before the season, Previous season
Ohio State went 13–5 through Big Ten play and ended the season with a 25–6 record and won a share of the Big Ten regular season championship, sharing it with Michigan State and Michigan. Ohio State would end up losing in the championship game of the Big Ten tournament and enter the NCAA tournament as a #2 seed. Ohio State would go on to defeat Syracuse in the Elite Eight en route to the program's eleventh Final Four appearance. Ohio State lost to the Kansas Jayhawks in the Final Four and ended the season with a 31–8 record and #3 ranking. After the season, Jared Sullinger declared for the NBA Draft after his sophomore season, while Deshaun Thomas decided to return for his junior season.


2012–13 Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey season
The Ohio State Buckeyes represented Ohio State University in WCHA women's ice hockey. The Buckeyes will attempt to qualify for the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history.


2012–13 Ohio Vortex season
The 2012–13 Ohio Vortex season was the fourth season of the Ohio Vortex indoor soccer club. The Vortex, an Eastern Division team in the Professional Arena Soccer League, played the majority of their home games at the Pinnacle Sports Complex in Medina, Ohio. The team was led by executive director Jodi Wayble and head coach Denzil Antonio.


2012–13 Ohio Vortex season, Season summary
The Vortex struggled in the regular season, posting a 1–15 record, and failed to advance to the postseason. The team won only one game, against the Illinois Piasa, before dropping the final 13 matches giving the franchise the longest losing streak in the league this season. The franchise struggled off the field as well, drawing only an average of 210 fans per home game, besting just the two Arizona-based teams. The Ohio club's abrupt relocation from Canton 60 miles northwest to Oberlin just before the start of the season then again 30 miles east to Medina after the second home game likely contributed to the team's box office issues.


2012–13 Ohio Vortex season, Season summary
The Vortex participated in the 2012–13 United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer. They received a bye in the Wild Card round then lost to the Detroit Waza in the Round of 16, ending their tournament run.


2012–13 Ohio Vortex season, Off-field moves
Founded in 2008, the Ohio Vortex began play in the 2009–10 season at the Cleveland Metroplex Events Center in Warrensville Heights, Ohio, before settling into the Canton Civic Center in Canton, Ohio. The team, an original member of the Professional Arena Soccer League, followed in the footsteps of the Canton Invaders, a team in the National Professional Soccer League that called Canton home from 1984 through 1996.


2012–13 Ohio Vortex season, Off-field moves
On October 26, 2012, one week before the start of the season, the team announced it was moving from Canton to Oberlin, Ohio, for the 2012–13 season and would play their home games at the Gameday Sports Center. After the first two home games, the team relocated to the Pinnacle Sports Complex in Medina, Ohio.


2012–13 Ohio Vortex season, Off-field moves
On March 14, 2013, the team began selling off its game uniforms and pre-game warmup shirts via its official Facebook page. The team's official website was taken down in June 2013.


2012–13 Ohio Vortex season, Roster moves
On November 20, 2012, Vortex goalkeeper Mike Mason was named PASL Player of the Week for his role in the team winning its first game of the 2012–13 season. Mason's 18 saves in a 7–0 win against Illinois Piasa constituted the fifth shutout in league history and first since February 2011.


2012–13 Ohio Vortex season, Roster moves
On December 5, 2012, the Vortex announced the signing of midfielder Joe Salem. An Akron, Ohio, native with professional experience on the Puerto Rico Islanders of the North American Soccer League, Salem is also an assistant coach at Highland High School.


2012–13 Ohio Vortex season, Schedule, Regular season
† Game also counts for US Open Cup, as listed in chart below. § Team began season at Gameday Sports Center; relocated to Pinnacle Sports Complex for final six home games.


2012–13 Oklahoma City Thunder season
The 2012–13 Oklahoma City Thunder season was the 5th season of the franchise in Oklahoma City and the 47th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After their trip to the NBA Finals, despite losing the Finals to the Miami Heat in five games, the Thunder improved on last season's output, winning 60 games, earning them the top seed in the Western Conference. The first round pitted the Thunder against the eight-seeded Houston Rockets, led by James Harden, a former Thunder player.


2012–13 Oklahoma City Thunder season
Despite a season-ending injury to Russell Westbrook in game 2, the Thunder still managed to breeze past the Rockets in six games, to advance to the next round, where they faced the Memphis Grizzlies. The absence of Westbrook, however, affected the Thunder and they would end up losing to the Grizzlies in five games.


2012–13 Oklahoma City Thunder season, Draft picks
Going into the draft on June 28, 2012, the Thunder retained only their first-round draft pick, their 2012 second-round selection having been previously traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves during the acquisition of Lazar Hayward.


2012–13 Oklahoma City Thunder season, Draft picks
The Thunder used their first-round pick (#28 overall) and only pick to select forward Perry Jones III from Baylor University.


2012–13 Oklahoma City Thunder season, Off-season
Head athletic trainer for the Thunder Joe Sharpe was named as one of the medical staff members for USA Basketball's Olympic team in London.


2012–13 Oklahoma City Thunder season, Off-season
In May 2012, Thunder shooting guard James Harden was selected to the 18-man preliminary roster for the USA Olympic basketball team, joining teammates Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant. On July 7, 2012, all three were announced as members of the final 12-man roster representing the USA in the London Olympic Games.


2012–13 Oklahoma City Thunder season, Off-season
In addition, Thunder forward Serge Ibaka, a naturalized Spanish citizen, was named to Spain's Olympic basketball team for 2012, making four Thunder players represented at the 2012 Olympics.


2012–13 Oklahoma City Thunder season, Off-season
Late on October 27, 2012, the Thunder and the Houston Rockets agreed to a trade that sent G James Harden, C Cole Aldrich, G/F Daequan Cook and F Lazar Hayward to Houston in exchange for G Kevin Martin, G Jeremy Lamb, Houston's 2013 first-round draft pick, the Toronto Raptors's 2013 first-round pick (acquired in the Kyle Lowry trade) and the Charlotte Bobcats's 2013 second-round draft pick.


2012–13 Oklahoma City Thunder season, Injuries and surgeries
In July 2012, center Kendrick Perkins underwent surgeries for a torn ligament in his left wrist as well as a right groin muscle, both injuries suffered during the 2012 playoffs.


2012–13 Oklahoma City Thunder season, Transactions
On June 26, 2012, the NBA assigned the Thunder's 2013 second-round draft selection to the Boston Celtics in compensation for a lack of information disclosure in the February 2011 trade that sent Jeff Green to Boston.


2012–13 Oklahoma City Thunder season, Transactions
On July 4, 2012, the Thunder announced they had reached a two-year agreement with unrestricted free agent center Hasheem Thabeet, at a reported minimum NBA salary (approximately $880,000 in 2012–13).


2012–13 Oklahoma City Thunder season, Transactions
Also on July 4, the Thunder announced a four-year contract extension for head coach Scott Brooks, keeping Brooks under contract with the team through the 2015–16 season with total compensation reported at $18 million.


2012–13 Oklahoma City Thunder season, Transactions
On August 18, 2012, the Thunder signed a four-year contract extension with forward Serge Ibaka, paying him a reported $48 million and keeping Ibaka under contract through the 2016–17 season.


2012–13 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Oklahoma Sooners basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sooners were led by Lon Kruger in his second season. The team played its home games at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament to Iowa State. The received an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament, where they lost in the second round to San Diego State.


2012–13 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team
The 2012–13 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Travis Ford's fifth season at Oklahoma State. The Cowboys competed in the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Gallagher-Iba Arena. They finished the season 24–9, 13–5 in Big 12 play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament where they lost to Kansas State. They received an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Oregon.


2012–13 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team
The 2012–13 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by 12th year head coach Blaine Taylor, played their home games at Ted Constant Convocation Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. This was their final season as a member of the CAA as they will join Conference USA in July 2013. As a result of the conference change, the Monarchs were not be eligible to participate in the 2013 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament.


2012–13 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team
After a 2–20 start to the season, head coach Blaine Taylor was fired. Assistant coach Jim Corrigan was named the Monarchs interim head coach for the remainder of the season.


2012–13 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team
They finished the season 5–25, 3–15 in CAA play to finish in last place.


2012–13 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season
The 2012–13 season was Oldham Athletic's 16th consecutive season in the third division of the English football league system. It was Paul Dickov's third season as manager of the club. Oldham began inconsistently in the league before a poor run of form before Christmas 2012 led to Dickov's coaching team being placed on gardening leave. Victories over Nottingham Forest and Liverpool in the FA Cup followed but after a run of one point from nine games, Dickov resigned as manager on 3 February 2013.


2012–13 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season
Tony Philliskirk took over as caretaker manager and Matt Smith's last minute equaliser earned Philliskirk's men an FA Cup fifth round replay against Everton which Everton ultimately won 3–1. It was the furthest that the Latics had progressed in the FA Cup since reaching the semi-final in 1994.


2012–13 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season
Lee Johnson was appointed as Oldham's new manager on 18 March 2013, becoming the youngest manager in the Football League at only 31 years of age. Johnson led Oldham to safety with two games to spare with four wins, three draws and three defeats from the last ten games. Oldham finished the season in 19th position and with many of his first team squad out of contract, Johnson faced a summer of rebuilding in preparation for the 2013-14 season.


2012–13 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2012–13 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Andy Kennedy, in his seventh season at Ole Miss. The team played their home games at the Tad Smith Coliseum in Oxford, Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference.


2012–13 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team
After finishing the regular season with a record of 23–8 (12–6 SEC), the Rebels claimed the 2013 SEC Tournament championship by defeating Florida in the title game. They earned an automatic berth into the 2013 NCAA Tournament as a #12 seed in the west region, where they advanced to the third round before falling to La Salle.


2012–13 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team, Preseason
The Rebels posted a record of 20–14 (8-8 SEC) in the 2011–12 season and finished seventh in the SEC standings. The Rebels were invited to the 2012 NIT and lost in the first round to Illinois State.


2012–13 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team, Preseason
Entering his seventh year as the Rebels’ head coach, Kennedy's 108 wins are the most by any coach in program history in a five-year span, and the Rebels’ 38 victories over Southeastern Conference foes are the most by a Rebel coach in his first five seasons. The 2012–13 Rebel squad will look to build on three straight seasons with 20 or more wins and a postseason berth.


2012–13 Olympiacos F.C. season
The 2012–13 season was Olympiacos's 54th consecutive season in the Super League Greece. They competed in the Greek Super League, Greek Cup, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.


2012–13 Olympiacos F.C. season
Olympiacos completed a domestic double, winning the Super League and the Greek Cup. Olympiacos won the title for a third consecutive season, reaching 40 domestic titles and therefore adding a fourth star to the team's shirt.


2012–13 Olympiacos F.C. season
The club finished third in Group B of the Champions League, which resulted in them entering the Europa League. Olympiacos was eliminated in Round of 32 by Levante with two defeats, falling 0–4 on aggregate.


2012–13 Olympiacos F.C. season, Squad
As of 7 April 2013Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 Olympiacos F.C. 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 Olympiacos F.C. 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 Olympiacos F.C. 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 Olympiacos F.C. 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 Olympique Lyonnais season
The 2012–13 season was Olympique Lyonnais's 63rd professional season since its creation in 1950. The club competed in Ligue 1, finishing third, in the Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, and in the UEFA Europa League.


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


2012–13 Olympique Lyonnais 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 Olympique Lyonnais 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 Olympique de Marseille season
The 2012–13 season of Marseille will be the club's 63rd season in the Ligue 1 and this year they will be challenging for four titles: Ligue 1, UEFA Europa League, Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue.


2012–13 Olympique de Marseille season, Kits
Marseille's home kit features the traditional white / turquoise blend with orange trims. The away kit features a retro style, with one of the club's older badges and French tricolor on collar and sleeves. The third kit is an inversion of the club's home colours, providing an intimidating black-orange look.


2012–13 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska at Omaha during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by eighth year head coach Derrin Hansen, played their home games at the Ralston Arena and were members of The Summit League. As part of their transition from Division II to Division I, the Mavericks were not eligible for The Summit League Tournament or other postseason play. They finished the season 11–20, 6–10 in The Summit League play to finish in sixth place.


2012–13 Oman Elite League
The 2012–13 Oman Elite League (known as the Omantel Elite League for sponsorship reasons) was the 37th edition of the top football league in Oman. It began on 4 October 2012 and was scheduled to finish on 19 May 2013, but for the second season running, the league title had to be decided by a playoff. Fanja SC were the defending champions, having won the previous 2011–12 Elite League season. On Wednesday, 22 May 2013, Al-Suwaiq Club won the Championship Final match against Fanja 3–1 and emerged as the champions of the 2012–13 Oman Elite League.


2012–13 Oman Elite League, Teams
This season the league had increased from 12 to 14 teams. As a result, despite losing the relegation play-off to Al-Seeb Club, Salalah SC retained their place in the top division and Al-Musannah SC, whose 11th-place finish would have seen them relegated also retained their place in the top division. Ahli Sidab Club, however were relegated to the Second Division League. Saham SC and Al-Nasr S.C.S.C. were promoted to the Omani League (First Division) after finishing in the top two positions in the Second Division League in the 2011–12 season.


2012–13 Oman Elite League, Teams
The winner qualified for the AFC Champions League qualifiers and the runner-up and the second runner-up qualified for the 2014 AFC Cup.


2012–13 Oman Elite League, Promotion/Relegation Play-off, 2nd Leg
Sohar secured promotion after winning on the away goals rule


2012–13 Oman Federation Cup
The 2012–13 Omani Federation Cup was the second edition of a pre-season football competition held in Oman. The first edition was played in 2007. The competition started on 2 August 2012 and finished on 28 January 2013.


2012–13 Oman Federation Cup
The competition featured four groups of 3 teams, with the top two advancing to the quarter-final stages.


2012–13 Oman Federation Cup
The competition featured all the clubs playing in the top flight in the 2012–13 season. Two clubs, Oman Club and Al-Seeb Club who won the first edition withdrew due to a dispute with the Oman Football Association.


2012–13 Oman First Division League
The 2012-13 Oman First Division League (known as the Omantel First Division League for sponsorship reasons) is the 37th edition of the second-highest division overall football league in Oman. The season began on 5 October 2012 and concluded on 10 May 2013. Saham were the defending champions, having won their first title in the previous 2011–12 season.


2012–13 Oman First Division League, Promotion/Relegation Play-off, 2nd Leg
Sohar secured promotion after winning on the away goals rule


2012–13 Ontario Curling Tour
The 2012–13 curling season began at the end of August 2012 and will end in April 2013.


2012–13 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Oral Roberts University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by 14th year head coach Scott Sutton, played their home games at the Mabee Center and were first year members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 13–5 in Southland play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Southland Tournament to Sam Houston State. They were invited to the 2013 CIT where they defeated Texas–Arlington and UC Irvine to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Weber State.


2012–13 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ducks, led by their third year head coach Dana Altman, were members of the Pac-12 Conference and played their home games at Matthew Knight Arena. They finished with a record of 28–9 overall, 12–6 in Pac-12 play  to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They were champions of the Pac-12 Tournament, defeating UCLA in the championship game, to earn an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament where they defeated Oklahoma State in the second round and Saint Louis in the third round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Louisville.


2012–13 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team, Notes
On March 12, 2013 Dana Altman was named the John R. Wooden Pac-12 head coach of the year.


2012–13 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented Oregon State University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Head coach Craig Robinson was in his fifth year with the team. The Beavers played their home games at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Oregon and were a member of the Pac-12 Conference. They finish with a record of 14–18 overall, 4–14 in Pac-12 to finish in a last place tie with Washington State. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament to Colorado.


2012–13 Orlando Magic season
The 2012–13 Orlando Magic season was the 24th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Magic were eliminated from playoff contention with their 115–109 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on March 17, 2013. This marked the first time since the 2005–06 season that the Magic failed to qualify for the playoffs. Ending the season with a 20–62 record, the Magic finished with the worst record in the NBA. This was also the worst record posted by the Magic since their inaugural season in 1989–90. This was also the first season since 2003-04 that All-Star center Dwight Howard was not on the roster, as he was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers (his first stint) on August 10, 2012.


2012–13 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo)
The 2012–13 Országos Bajnokság I is the 107th season of the Országos Bajnokság I, Hungary's premier Water polo league.


2012–13 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo), Regular season, Results
In the table below the home teams are listed on the left and the away teams along the top.


2012–13 Ottawa Senators season
The 2012–13 Ottawa Senators season was the 21st season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout. Despite having a large number of injuries, the Senators qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs, defeating the Montreal Canadiens in the first round before being eliminated by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round.


2012–13 Ottawa Senators season
After 19 years, this season marked the end of the Daniel Alfredsson era. Before signing with the Detroit Red Wings the following season, Alfredsson has been the Senators' team captain since 1999 and is believed by many as the greatest Senator of all-time. As captain, Alfredsson led his team to 11 playoff appearances and one Stanley Cup Finals appearance in 2007.


2012–13 Ottawa Senators season, Off-season
At the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, the Senators selected local Orleans, Ontario, and Ottawa 67's player Cody Ceci in the first round, 15th overall. The pick was the first first-round pick of a 67's player by the team.


2012–13 Ottawa Senators season, Off-season
The Senators' roster was not changed substantially during the summer. The Senators lost forward Zenon Konopka and defencemen Filip Kuba and Matt Carkner to other teams through free agency. The team traded forward Nick Foligno to the Columbus Blue Jackets for defenceman Marc Methot to add to the defence. The team picked up winger Guillaume Latendresse and defenceman Mike Lundin through free agency, both from the Minnesota Wild. Later in the summer, the team bought-out winger Bobby Butler and he signed with the New Jersey Devils.


2012–13 Ottawa Senators season, Off-season
The team made re-signing Norris Trophy winner and potential restricted free agent Erik Karlsson a priority, and he signed a seven-year extension with the team. The team reached agreement on contract extensions with Chris Neil, Kyle Turris and Zack Smith. The club also re-signed Peter Regin, Kaspars Daugavins and Stephane Da Costa to one-year contracts.


2012–13 Ottawa Senators season, Pre-season
On Tuesday, June 19, the Ottawa Senators announced a seven-game preseason. The schedule included three road contests in Montreal, Toronto and Winnipeg. Three home contests against Toronto, Montreal and a split-squad of the New York Islanders. There will also be one neutral site game taking place in Barrie, Ontario, against the other split-squad of the New York Islanders. These games were not played due to the lockout. No pre-season games were played as part of the revised season schedule.


2012–13 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season
On June 21, the Ottawa Senators announced their 2012–13 regular season schedule. The Senators regular-season opener was to take place at the Bell Centre in Montreal against the Canadiens on Thursday, October 11. Their home-opener was to be played at Scotiabank Place on Saturday, October 13, against the Washington Capitals, with the Senators to close out their regular season at home on Saturday, April 13, against the Winnipeg Jets. However, this schedule was eventually abandoned due to the lockout. Once the lockout had been resolved, a revised schedule of 48 games was released on January 12, 2013. The Senators opened their season on January 19, 2013 in Winnipeg against the Jets. Their regular season concluded with a road game against the Boston Bruins on April 28.


2012–13 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season
2012–13 saw the Senators devastated with injuries throughout much of the season. Jason Spezza suffered a herniated disc and required back surgery, Milan Michalek underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee, league leading goaltender Craig Anderson injured his ankle when Chris Kreider of the New York Rangers slid into his leg, Jared Cowen had hip surgery, and Erik Karlsson had his achilles tendon cut by Pittsburgh's Matt Cooke. The play was reviewed by the NHL but no discipline or suspensions were handed out. Senators owner Eugene Melnyk commenced a private investigation into the conduct of Cooke. Despite being devastated by injury, the Senators continued to find ways to win games, earning the nickname Pesky Sens.


2012–13 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season
The Senators had solid goaltending, finishing the lockout-shortened regular season of 48 games with just 100 goals allowed (excluding four shootout goals against), the fewest in the League.


2012–13 Ottawa Senators season, Playoffs
On April 25, after a 2–1 overtime victory over the Washington Capitals, the Ottawa Senators clinched a playoff berth for the 14th time in the modern franchise's history. This would also mark the first time the team clinched in back-to-back seasons since the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons and the first time the Senators made the playoffs while the New Jersey Devils missed the playoffs.


2012–13 Ottawa Senators season, Playoffs
After the end of the season on April 28, Ottawa finished seventh, drawing the Montreal Canadiens in the first round of the playoffs. It was the first playoff series between Montreal and Ottawa since 1928, when the original Senators were defeated by the Montreal Maroons in a two-game, total goal playoff. The Canadiens played the original Senators in the 1927 playoffs.


2012–13 Ottawa Senators season, Playoffs, Ottawa Senators (7) vs. Montreal Canadiens (2)
The first game of the series was won by the Senators 4–2 in Montreal. During the game, Senators defenceman Eric Gryba checked Montreal center Lars Eller, causing a concussion and facial fractures. Gryba would be given a two-game suspension by the league for the hit. Montreal took 27 shots at Craig Anderson in the second period, and 50 overall. The Senators won the game on a three-goal third period, erasing a 2–1 deficit to win the game. Anderson lost a tooth on a shot off his mask, but continued and was named the game's first star. The 27 shots in the second against Anderson set a new playoff record by the Senators for shots allowed, and the Canadiens for shots taken.


2012–13 Ottawa Senators season, Playoffs, Ottawa Senators (7) vs. Montreal Canadiens (2)
In the second game, Montreal played without Eller and regulars Max Pacioretty and Brian Gionta. The Senators could not capitalize on the Canadiens missing the players and lost 3–1. Montreal goaltender Carey Price would be named the first star of the game. Like Anderson in the first game, Price would also lose a tooth and be named first star.


2012–13 Ottawa Senators season, Playoffs, Ottawa Senators (7) vs. Montreal Canadiens (2)
In the third game in Ottawa, Senators' rookie Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored his first NHL hat-trick; his first goal was the game-winner. On the goal, Pageau lost a tooth on a stick to the face, becoming the third consecutive first star to lose a tooth in the series. The Senators played a more physical style in the third game and focussed on wearing down the Canadiens' top defenceman P. K. Subban. Subban would be ineffective, recording more penalty minutes than playing time, before being ejected. The Senators broke the game open in the third, scoring four goals to win 6–1.


2012–13 Ottawa Senators season, Playoffs, Ottawa Senators (7) vs. Montreal Canadiens (2)
After the Senators took a 4–1 lead, all players on the ice for both teams except the goaltenders fought. Eight players were ejected. The game tied or set several Senators' records: the four goals in the third period matched the record for most in a period; the two power-play goals in the period matched another record; the 16 penalties and 93 minutes taken by the Senators in the third set a new record; the 107 minutes of penalties during the game also set a new record. The margin of victory matched the highest by a Senators team in the playoffs, matching a 5–0 defeat of Toronto in the 2002 playoffs.


2012–13 Ottawa Senators season, Playoffs, Ottawa Senators (7) vs. Montreal Canadiens (2)
In game four, the teams stuck mostly to hockey: only four penalties were called, all minors. The first period was scoreless. In the second period, the Canadiens' Subban and Alex Galchenyuk scored to give the Canadiens a 2–0 lead into the third period. In the third period, the Canadiens played a tight defensive game, while the Senators pressed to equalize, out-shooting Montreal 13–4. Mika Zibanejad scored on a deflection off his skate. It was ruled on the ice and after video review to be a good goal.


2012–13 Ottawa Senators season, Playoffs, Ottawa Senators (7) vs. Montreal Canadiens (2)
With 22 seconds left, and Anderson on the bench for an extra attacker, Cory Conacher scored to tie the game and force overtime. In the final seconds of the third period, Zibanejad shot on the Montreal net and the shot was deflected by Carey Price. However, on the shot Price was injured and was unable to play in overtime, his position taken by Peter Budaj. In overtime, Kyle Turris wristed a shot on net that was deflected by Canadiens' defenceman Raphael Diaz past Budaj. The goal won the game for the Senators 3–2 and the Senators took the series lead three games to one.


2012–13 Ottawa Senators season, Playoffs, Ottawa Senators (7) vs. Montreal Canadiens (2)
Two Canadiens could not play in game five at the Bell Centre: Price and Brian Gionta. The Senators scored twice in the first period before the Canadiens scored late to close the margin to 2–1 at the first intermission. The Senators restored their two-goal lead in the second on a controversial short-handed goal by Turris. Turris fell into the crease of Montreal goaltender Peter Budaj and the puck was shot on net and deflected in off Turris. It was ruled a good goal as Turris had been pushed into the net by a Montreal player.


2012–13 Ottawa Senators season, Playoffs, Ottawa Senators (7) vs. Montreal Canadiens (2)
In the third period, the Senators scored three goals, finishing 6–1 and eliminating the Canadiens. For the series, the Senators did not allow a third period goal by the Canadiens in any game. It was also the first time that the Sens had won a playoff series since eliminating the Buffalo Sabres in game five of the 2007 Eastern Conference Final on May 19, 2007.


2012–13 Ottawa Senators season, Playoffs, Ottawa Senators (7) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (1)
The Penguins defeated the New York Islanders in six games to advance to the Conference Semi-final versus the Senators. The Penguins won the final two games with backup goaltender Tomas Vokoun in net, and Vokoun drew the starting goaltender assignment for the second round.


2012–13 Ottawa Senators season, Playoffs, Ottawa Senators (7) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (1)
In game one, the Penguins scored two power-play goals and a short-handed goal on way to a 4–1 win on home ice. In game two, Sidney Crosby scored a hat-trick and the Penguins held off a Senators comeback to win 4–3 and go ahead in the series two games to none going to Ottawa. Game three saw the return of Jason Spezza to the Senators' lineup after a long injury layoff due to back surgery.


2012–13 Ottawa Senators season, Playoffs, Ottawa Senators (7) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (1)
The Penguins very nearly took a three games to none lead in the series, but gave up a last-minute short-handed goal by Daniel Alfredsson which sent the game to overtime. The game was won in the second overtime on a goal by Colin Greening, his third of the series, on a rebound of an Andre Benoit shot. The Penguins won game four in Ottawa 7–3 to put the Senators on the brink of elimination. The Penguins won the series at home in game five, winning 6–2.


2012–13 Ottawa Senators season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Senators. Stats reflect time with the Senators only. ‡Traded mid-seasonBold/italics denotes franchise record


2012–13 Ottawa Senators season, Draft picks
Ottawa Senators' picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on June 22–23, 2012.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season
The 2012–13 season was Oud-Heverlee Leuven's 11th competitive season in professional football. It was their second season in the Belgian Pro League. A promising start by OH Leuven and a 5-match winning streak in October resulted in a third place after 13 matchdays, but thereafter the team dropped in the standings to finally end 10th. In the playoffs, OH Leuven won their group but then lost the playoff final to Gent. In the Belgian Cup, OHL immediately lost their first match just like the previous season, this time going out to Oostende.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, April/May
On April 27, a first transfer for the new season is announced, as Belgian defender Kenny Thompson signs for OHL, coming from Lierse and two weeks later on May 14, OHL also signs Christopher Verbist from Standard Liège. Verbist played an impressive 2011–12 season in the Belgian Second Division, as he was on loan to Second Division champions Charleroi from Standard Liège.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, April/May
On May 25, there is a lot of transfer activity at OHL, as two players leave and one is signed. Both Wingback Lionel Gendarme and central defender Pieter Nys decide to sign with a second division team. Gendarme moves to Oostende, while Nys moves to Dutch side Sparta. Meanwhile, on the same day, OHL confirms the signature of Günther Vanaudenaerde from recently relegated Westerlo. Due to injury, Vanaudenaerde missed most of the previous season.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, June
Being founded in 2002, Oud-Heverlee Leuven celebrates its tenth anniversary. During the festivities, results of the "merit" award are presented. Through a web poll, the OHL fans chose François Sterchele as the player having the most merit during the ten inaugural years. Sterchele played for OHL during the 2004–05 season, in which OHL successfully promoted to the Belgian Second Division, with Sterchele the club top scorer, including eight goals during the promotion playoffs. Other players completing the top 5 were (in order): Bjorn Ruytinx, Jordan Remacle, Joeri Vastmans and Hans Goethuys.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, June
After signing Günther Vanaudenaerde from Westerlo earlier, OHL confirms also the signing of Westerlo youngster Wout Bastiaens on June 5  and announces a few days later that another promising  youngster joins the squad as Ben Yagan (17) is promoted from the reserve team to the first team for the coming season.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, June
On June 11, the Belgian Pro League fixtures for the 2012–13 season are announced. Oud-Heverlee Leuven opens the season with an away match to Mons on 28 July 2012. One week later, Genk will be the opponent for the first home match. Later that same day, OHL first announces that Arnold Rijsenburg has signed as part of the staff, becoming the second assistant first team coach for head manager Ronny Van Geneugden, before spreading the news that the club has signed yet another Belgian defender. Twenty-six-year-old Ludovic Buysens has signed a two-year deal, signing from recently relegated Sint-Truiden.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, June
Three days later, OHL sign a fifth Belgian defender with Jonas De Roeck. The experienced 32-year-old was a free player after his contract had expired at Bundesliga team Augsburg. Meanwhile, Sint-Truiden announce the signing of Maxime Annys from OHL on their website. Annys had been with OHL since 2009, but was deemed surplus and allowed to leave.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, June
In need of a new goalkeeper since the departure of Thomas Kaminski following the end of the previous season, OHL finally choose to sign Logan Bailly. With Bailly, OHL sign a 26 year old Belgian international goalkeeper, who has already gained 8 caps for the Red Devils. Bailly gained fame when playing for Genk, leading to a lucrative transfer to Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2008. After some less successful loans, Bailly now moves to OHL, hoping to relaunch his career under Ronny Van Geneugden, who he knows from his period at Genk. Bailly is given a one-year contract.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, June
Initial signs were already bad as Captain Bjorn Ruytinx was forced to walk off the field with a swollen knee during the friendly match against Kampenhout on 27 June, but two days later the feared news is confirmed that Ruytinx has indeed suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury. Ruytinx, who had just signed a one-year contract extension in March 2012 to perform one more season for Oud-Heverlee Leuven, is now expected to be out for about 6 months.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, June
On the last day of June 2012, OHL announce the signing of Gambian forward Ibou, who signs a three-year contract with an optional extra season. He is transferred from Kortrijk, where he has played since 2008, although that includes a six-month loan to Mechelen and a season-long loan to Mons. Later that same day, news is released that new signings Logan Bailly and Kenny Thompson are both out for weeks. Goalkeeper Bailly has suffered a broken finger during training, while Thompson is suffering from meningitis.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, July
Although it was already known that Ghanaian striker Ibrahim Salou was going to be released, the news becomes official only when Belgian Third Division team La Louvière Centre announce the signing of Salou on their website on July 18. OHL draws much more media attention on July 20, when the transfer of last season OHL top scorer Jordan Remacle to Gent is now officially announced. Following weeks of rumours considering the future of Remacle, who requested a transfer and even handed in a doctors note to allow him to stay absent from training, the deal is now complete. One day later, this is followed by the news of signing Evariste Ngolok, a Belgian midfielder. After Wout Bastiaens and Günther Vanaudenaerde, Ngolok is the third player coming from Westerlo to sign for OHL.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, July
In their opening match of the 2012–13 Belgian Pro League on July 28, Oud-Heverlee Leuven suffer a heavy loss, going down 5–2 away to Mons, with goals for OHL coming from Karel Geraerts and new signing Ibou, who scores his first goal for OHL.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, August
OHL presents the team kits for the new season, the main difference being that the logo of head sponsor Option is now blending in with the shirt. The home kits remain white, while the away kits will now be green, with the third kit being coloured red. Head coach Ronny Van Geneugden claims it to be "a youthful kit, matching the youthful character of our supporters, who will surely identify themselves with it". One day later, the 5 000th season ticket is sold. This is a large increase of the record for OH Leuven, as the record stood at 4 772, set during the previous season.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, August
Playing for the first time in their new kits, the team bounce back from trailing 0–2 with 15 minutes to go, to draw 2–2 with Genk in their first home match of the season. During that same match, defender Günther Vanaudenaerde tears one of the muscles in his abdomen and is expected to be out for 4 to 6 weeks.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, August
The following week, transfer activity is again increased, as OHL loans out three Belgian players to Belgian Second Division team Antwerp. Defender Nicky Hayen and midfielders Kevin Roelandts and Jorn Vermeulen join the Antwerp team for one season, while Christian Pouga is presented as the latest new signing. The 26 year old striker from Cameroon is signed from Portuguese team Marítimo.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, August
Only 34 seconds into the match against Gent, Ibou scores his third of the season. Eventually the match against the new team of Jordan Remacle ends in a 1–1 draw, a small revenge for OHL after the 6–1 loss during the previous season. One week later, OHL books a first win, coming back twice to beat Cercle Brugge 3–2 at home, with Evariste Ngolok scoring his first goal for OHL. Other goals came from Ibou and Geraerts.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, August
Although various media already reported the coming of Ivorian defender Ali Bamba to OHL on loan from Le Mans, the deal is cancelled on 21 August 2012 after Bamba fails his medical tests.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, August
Against an Anderlecht squad in which no less than 8 first team players have been replaced to keep them fresh for their upcoming Champions League fixture, OHL draws 1–1 at Den Dreef. For the fifth game in a row, Ibou gets on the scoresheet, thereby taking the lead in the goal scorer standings, however he also suffers an injury, causing him to be sidelined for about a week.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, August
On the last day of the transfer window, OHL confirmed the signing of the 23-year-old Zimbabwean midfielder Ovidy Karuru from French side US Boulogne. It was also announced that Antoine Palate would be loaned for one season to Diegem Sport in the Belgian Third Division.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, September
An injury time goal from Christian Pouga secures one point for OHL away to Lierse. The absence of Ibou is clear on the pitch, as OHL struggles to create big scoring opportunities.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, September
OHL enters the draw for the Belgian Cup and is drawn away to Belgian Second Division team Oostende in the 16th finals. Should OH Leuven get past Oostende, they will play another away game, against the winner of the match between Brussels and Waasland-Beveren.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, September
After one week break because of international football, OHL plays a dull match at home against Zulte Waregem. With just under ten minutes to play, Zulte Waregem scores the only goal of the match to give OHL a first home loss of the season. OHL also drops into 14th position, just two points clear of the relegation zone.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, September
Available as a free player, OH Leuven adds 29-year-old Brazilian defender Robson to the squad on September 20, giving him a one-year contract with a possible one-year extension. Robson had been training with the team already for several weeks and previously played for Marítimo, alongside Christian Pouga.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, September
Although Lokeren took the lead twice, OHL manages to keep one point in the away match at Daknam, with first Wim Raymaekers equalizing to 1–1 and finally Karel Geraerts scoring the 2–2 equaliser just before the end of the match. During the following midweek match, OHL is kicked straight out of the cup in their first match, for the second consecutive season. Against Oostende, a red card for Ludovic Buysens and a handling error by Logan Bailly leading to the opening goal allow the second division team to eventually win easily, by a score of 2–1. For OHL, youngster Joren Dehond manages to score his first goal of the season.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, September
After the disappointing cup loss, OHL responds with a spectacular home win against newly promoted Waasland-Beveren. After two goals from Christian Pouga and a stunning free kick by Stefán Gíslason, Ibou completes the game with two more goals, the last one in injury time just seconds after he missed a penalty kick.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, October
In October, OHL continues where they left off and even improves their level, extending the streak of consecutive matches won to five. First the team starts with a 0–4 win away to Charleroi in which Chuka, who had been struggling to find the net, completes a hattrick. The final goal came again from Ibou, who now ties with Club Brugge striker Carlos Bacca for the lead in the standings for top scorer with 8 goals. Thereafter, a previously undefeated Club Brugge comes to lose at Den Dreef.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, October
After going down already with under five minutes played due to a goal from Carlos Bacca, Ibou scores a hattrick to race past Bacca in the top scorers' standings with 11 goals from the same number of matches. Ovidy Karuru adds his first goal for OHL to result in a final 4–1 score. With the win, OH Leuven moves into position 6 in the standings. Also, for the first time since the expansion of Den Dreef to a capacity of 9.500, OHL plays in front of a sellout crowd. Since the 1970s, there have not been that number of supporters at a football match in the region.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, October
The fourth win is achieved away to Beerschot, where OHL struggled for an hour until Kenneth Van Goethem put the ball past Stijn Stijnen. After taking the lead, the team controlled the flow of play and extended the lead further through goals from Karel Geraerts and Stefán Gíslason. In injury time, Hernán Losada scored the consolation goal for Beerschot from a penalty kick. During a midweek match, OHL moves into third place in the standings after the winning streak is extended to five matches against KV Mechelen.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, October
For a second consecutive sellout crowd and with only 52 seconds played, Christian Pouga heads in the first goal from an assist by Ibou. After an equalizer by Mechelen, OHL scores two more goals through Chuka and Ibou to win the match 3–1. Downside is the injury of central defender Wim Raymaekers, who suffers a knee injury during the first half. Although the injury is less severe than originally feared, Raymaekers still has to undergo surgery and is thereafter estimated to be out for 4 to 5 months.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, November
After moving into third position following the month of October, OHL starts struggling in November. A 2–0 loss away to Standard Liège is followed by a lacklustre 0–0 draw at home against Kortrijk and a loss against Mons, also at Den Dreef. In the latter match, an error by Jonas De Roeck allows Mons striker Jérémy Perbet to score the opening goal after just two minutes. Thereafter, Perbet completes a hattrick which means the late goal by Christian Pouga is no more than a consolation.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, November
OHL ends the month with a positive note however, as the team holds Genk to a 1–1 draw, with Ibou converting an injury time penalty to grab the point in Genk. With that, OHL moves into 8th place, seemingly headed for a safe mid-table position as the gap with the relegation zone has grown to 11 points.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, December
Although Karel Geraerts manages to equalise after an early goal by Gent, OHL fails to win, as the home game ends in a 1–1 draw. One day later, 26-year-old first goalkeeper Logan Bailly signs a 1-year contract extension, keeping him in Leuven until 2014.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, December
One week after the draw with Gent, OHL scores a third consecutive 1–1 draw, away to bottom league team Cercle Brugge. Both goals are scored through a penalty kick, with the goal from Ibou cancelled out by Eiður Guðjohnsen. Although a fourth 1–1 draw would have been welcome away to Anderlecht to deny them an eight consecutive league win, OH Leuven does lose by a score of 2–1, the first-ever loss by OHL against Anderlecht in the league. Ibou scored the goal for OHL after a fast counterattack and as OH Leuven had several opportunities, coach Van Geneugden states:"I have congratulated my players after the match because we should be proud of our achievement today". Nevertheless, OH Leuven has now suffered 7 matches without a win.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, December
Just two weeks after first goalkeeper Bailly, it is now second goalkeeper Yves Lenaerts who prolongs his contract. In contrary to Bailly however, Lenaerts extends his contract by three seasons, to 2016.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, December
The non-winning streak of OHL continues, as before the end of the year, two more matches are played without a win. First Lierse, who are fighting to avoid relegation, come to Den Dreef to score a point in a 2–2 draw, with Ibou and Geraerts scoring the goals for the Leuven team. Thereafter, OHL loses against overachievers Zulte Waregem due to an injury-time winner by Habib Habibou. A late goal by Chuka had cancelled out an earlier goal by Habibou and seemed to be giving OHL a point, but Habibou decided otherwise. OHL thus finishes the year in 10th place with 28th points out of 22 matches, just one point less than the team earned during the whole 2011–12 Belgian Pro League.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, December
Right before the end of the year, captain Kenneth Van Goethem is the third player to extend his contract. The midfielder adds three years and now has a contract until 2016.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, January
With the winter transfer window opening, several teams in the Belgian Pro League decide to make some changes in their personnel.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, January
In the first week of 2013, OHL announces three new transfers: on 1 January, 18-year-old Belgian defender Cédric Buekers is signed from Belgian Second Division team Sint-Truiden until 2015, two days later the team also announces that two more players have been signed: 20-year-old Belgian striker Alessandro Cerigioni comes from Lommel United and is signed immediately, while defender Zainoul Haidara from Guinea will finish the season with his team FC Bleid-Gaume in the Belgian Third Division and join OHL in the summer of 2013.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, January
OH Leuven continues to give players contract extensions, as both young striker Ben Yagan (18) and experienced Brazilian central defender Robson (29) prolong their stay in Leuven. Yagan is signed until 2015, Robson until 2016. One day later, Frederik Boi leaves the club as he moves back to his former team Cercle Brugge on loan. Due to several minor injuries, Boi had played only a few matches and had asked to be transferred and not to participate in the winter training camp with the rest of the team in Malta. With the contract of Boi expiring in 2013, it seems unlikely to see him return to OHL.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, January
In the first match after the winter break, Lokeren holds a 0–2 lead at half-time through two goals by Benjamin Mokulu. Goals by Thomas Azevedo and Karel Geraerts allow OHL to draw level, but thereafter Lokeren manages to score four more goals to end the game 2–6. Although Waasland-Beveren only played with 10 players for almost 35 minutes after a red card, the non-winning streak continues and grows to 11 matches as OH Leuven loses 2–0 in Beveren.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, January
Two more transfers are completed before the end of the transfer window: 31-year-old Croatian central defender Tomislav Mikulić is signed on loan from Beerschot until the end of the season, while striker Christian Pouga is loaned out to Lierse until the end of the season.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, February
A goal by Chuka ends the spell without a win as it proves enough to beat Charleroi at home. For OHL it is the first win since 31 October, which could have been followed by a second win away to Club Brugge as the team were leading 0–1 with only half an hour to play, with former Club Brugge player Karel Geraerts putting OHL in front. However, after a red card for Kenny Thompson, Brugge took control and won 3–1.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, February
OHL again fails to win one week later against bottom league team Beerschot, with a late equalizer by Benito Raman cancelling out the goal by Ibou. However, the team responds with a 1–2 away win to Mechelen, with Koen Weuts and Chuka getting on the scoresheet. During that same match, Mazin Ahmed Al-Huthayfi is brought in as a substitute during the injury time. The signing of Al-Huthayfi had not been announced, causing eyebrows to be raised as to who was this player. Apparently, Al-Huthayfi was signed on loan from Ittihad FC until the end of the season.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, March
OHL ends the regular season in a bad way after suffering a severe 0–4 loss at home against Standard Liège, with Imoh Ezekiel scoring for Standard after only 13 seconds, after which Logan Bailly saves a last minute penalty to keep Kortrijk to a 0–0 draw. Overall, OH Leuven was never in any danger of relegation and ends the season safely in tenth place with 36 points. Regarding the playoffs, the team is paired with Charleroi, Mechelen and Waasland-Beveren, against which the team scored 15 out of 18 points.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, March
OHL starts the playoffs with a 3–1 victory over Waasland-Beveren. Youngsters Alessandro Cerigioni and Joren Dehond score their first league goal for Leuven, with the other goals coming from Chuka (for OHL) and Stijn De Smet for Waasland-Beveren.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, April & May
The month of April starts with the news that Icelandic midfielder Stefán Gíslason signs a new contract to keep him with Leuven for another season, until 2014.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, April & May
The victory against Waasland-Beveren is not followed up with more good performances, as Charleroi first takes revenge for the 0–4 loss during the regular competition, beating OHL 3–0 in Charleroi, after which Leuven loses again by three goals to nil, now at home to KV Mechelen. OH Leuven thereby drops to the last position in the group with only three points, but all is still open, as after three matches Charleroi has five points, while both KV Mechelen and Waasland-Beveren have four points.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, April & May
After being down 1–0 at halftime to KV Mechelen in Mechelen, the season seems to be finished for OHL, but in the second half OHL comes back, scoring no less than five goals to take the win. Two goals came from Ibou, with the others provided by Alessandro Cerigioni, Tomislav Mikulić and Robson. In the following match at home against Charleroi, Ibou fails to score a penalty kick, which proves costly as the match ends 0–0.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, April & May
With three teams tied on 7 points and only Waasland-Beveren trailing on 5 points, OHL knows that a win away to Waasland-Beveren will win the group unless KV Mechelen wins by a larger margin in Charleroi. Mechelen grasps a late 1–2 win due to an injury time goal, but captain Bjorn Ruytinx, injured for most of the season and returning for the first time again in the starting lineup, scores a vital goal to hand OH Leuven the win against Waasland-Beveren. With that, OHL wins group B of the playoffs and will face group A winners Gent. With negotiations and rumours ongoing for a few weeks already, club icon Bjorn Ruytinx signs a new contract tying him to the club for one more season, until 2014.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Season Overview, April & May
In the playoff final, OHL proves to be no match for Gent, twice losing by four goals to one, first in Leuven, then in Ghent. The goals for Leuven came from Bjorn Ruytinx (at home) and Evariste Ngolok (in Ghent). With that, the season ends for OHL.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Team kit
The team kits for the 2012–13 season are produced by Vermarc and the main shirt sponsor is Option which is displayed on the front center of the shirt. Other sponsors featuring on the kit: Rayden Transport and Vermarc (shirt front), Dataflow and Lotto (shirt back), Tegel Concept (shirt sleeves) and Rayden Transport, GMS Leuven, Stad Leuven and Mercedes (shorts). OHL still plays in white during home matches, but now has green as primary colour for the away matches. A red outfit is available also as third kit. The goalkeeper kit is normally green during home matches and red during away matches, keeping in mind that it always needs to differ enough from the kit colour of the opponents.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, First team squad
Indicates that the player was only part of the team during the first half of the season  Indicates that the player was only part of the team during the second half of the season


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Competitions, Belgian Pro League
OHL's second season in the Belgian Pro League began on 28 July 2012.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Competitions, Belgian Pro League, Regular season
Points at home: 21 Points away from home: 15 Points against 2011/12 Playoff 1 teams (6): 10 (27.78%)Points against 2011/12 Playoff 2 teams (7): 17 (40.48%)Points against newly promoted teams (2): 9 (75%)


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Competitions, Belgian Pro League, Regular season
Biggest home win: 5–2 vs. Waasland-Beveren; 4–1 vs. Club BruggeBiggest home defeat: 2–6 vs. LokerenBiggest away win: 0–4 vs. CharleroiBiggest away defeat: 5–2 vs. Mons


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Competitions, Belgian Pro League, Regular season
Biggest home attendance: 9,599 vs. Club Brugge, vs. Mechelen and vs. Standard LiègeSmallest home attendance: 6,746 vs. Cercle BruggeBiggest away attendance: 23,800 vs. Club BruggeSmallest away attendance: 3,500 vs. Mons


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Competitions, Belgian Pro League, Playoffs
After finishing 10th during the regular season, OHL was placed in Group B of the Europa League Playoff together with Mechelen, Charleroi and Waasland-Beveren.


2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Competitions, Belgian Pro League, Playoffs
By winning playoff Group B, OHL qualified for the playoff final against Group A winners Gent. This two legged final was lost on aggregate 8–2, ending the season for OHL.


2012–13 Oxford United F.C. season
Oxford United F.C. season 2012–13 was the club's third season in League Two after returning from the Conference. Oxford United had finished 9th in League Two in 2011–12 and failed to improve on this position in 2012–13.


2012–13 Oxford United F.C. season
The club's opening nine league fixtures, consisting of three wins followed by six defeats, set the tone of a campaign in which the club were never serious contenders for a playoff place and which alternated between winning and losing streaks; a case in point was the three-game run of victories at the end of the season after the possibility of promotion had disappeared, which put a somewhat flattering gloss on Oxford's final position.


2012–13 Oxford United F.C. season
They were knocked out by higher-division opposition in the early rounds of both the FA Cup and League Cup (including elimination at the hands of Sheffield United from the former competition for the second year in succession), but reached the Area Semi-final of the Football League Trophy and won the Oxfordshire Senior Cup.


2012–13 Oxford United F.C. season
It was the club's first season under the chairmanship of owner Ian Lenagan, who had taken over from Kelvin Thomas in the previous close season. James Constable finished the season as overall top scorer for the fifth consecutive season with 14 goals (9 in the league), while Alfie Potter and Tom Craddock jointly topped the list of League scorers, with 10 League goals apiece. During the season, veteran defender Michael Duberry overtook the club record for the oldest first-team outfield player, his final appearance coming in the last game of the season against Accrington Stanley at the age of 37 years and 195 days.


2012–13 Oxford United F.C. season
It was the club's 119th year in existence, their 113th of competitive football and their 64th since turning professional. This article covers the period from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013.


2012–13 Oxford United F.C. season, Team kit
The previous season was the last in a three-year deal with Nike Inour kit. The club's main sponsor for the 2012–13 season was Bridle Insurance, an Oxfordshire-based insurance company.


2012–13 Oxford United F.C. season, Match fixtures and results, League Two
For more information on this season's Football League Two, see 2012–13 Football League Two. Oxford United's home games are played at the Kassam Stadium.


2012–13 PAOK FC season
The 2012–13 season was PAOK Football Club's 87th in existence and the club's 54th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. The team entered the Greek Football Cup in the Third Round and also competed in UEFA Europa League starting from the third qualifying round.


2012–13 PAOK FC season
On 31 May 2012, Giorgos Donis signed a two-year contract, becoming PAOK's manager after the sacking of László Bölöni in the end of 2011–12 season.


2012–13 PAOK FC season, Statistics, Squad statistics
Appearances denote players in the starting lineup, with the numbers in parentheses denoting appearances as substitute.


2012–13 PAOK FC season, Statistics, Goalscorers
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2012–13 PAOK FC season, Statistics, Assists
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2012–13 PAOK FC season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 14 April 2013 Source: Match reports in competitive matches, , ,  Only competitive matches Ordered by ,   and


2012–13 PAOK FC season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
= Number of bookings;   = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2012–13 PAS Giannina F.C. season
The 2012–13 season is PAS Giannina F.C. 's 18th competitive season in the top flight of Greek football, 3th season in the Super League Greece, and 47th year in existence as a football club. They also compete in the Greek Cup.


2012–13 PAS Giannina F.C. season, Transfers, Summer, Out
For recent transfers, see List of Greek football transfers summer 2012


2012–13 PAS Hamedan F.C. season
The 2012–13 season is PAS Hamedan's 2nd season in the Azadegan League. The team was managed by Vinko Begović and captained by Mohammad Alavi. Vinko Begović was replaced with Omid Tayeri in the middle of the season.


2012–13 PAS Hamedan F.C. season, First-team squad
as of September 8, 2012Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 PAS Hamedan F.C. 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 PAS Hamedan F.C. 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 PAS Hamedan F.C. season, Statistics, Top scorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup
The 2012–13 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup was the first conference of the 2012–13 PBA season. The tournament started on September 30, 2012 and concluded on January 16, 2013. The tournament does not allow teams to hire foreign players or imports.


2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup, Format
The following format was observed for the duration of the tournament:


2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup Finals
The 2012–13 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup Finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters and the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters competed for the 107th championship contested by the league.


2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup Finals
Talk 'N Text defeated Rain or Shine by sweeping the series, 4–0 and winning their third consecutive Philippine Cup. The Tropang Texters will also have permanent possession of the Jun Bernardino Trophy, which is awarded to the champions of the tournament since the 2006–07 season.


2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Background, Head-to-head matchup
The lone conference head-to-head matchup of the two teams was won by Talk 'N Text.


2012–13 PBA season
The 2012–13 PBA season was the 38th season of the Philippine Basketball Association. The season formally opened on September 30, 2012, and finished October 25, 2013. This was the longest in PBA history with 13-month span. The season continued to use the three-conference format, starting with the Philippine Cup, or the traditional All-Filipino Conference. The mid season Commissioner's Cup will continue to feature unlimited height limit for imports. The last conference of the season, the Governors' Cup will have imports with a 6'5" height limit.


2012–13 PBA season
The first activity of the season was the 2012 PBA Draft held on August 19, 2012 at Robinsons Midtown Mall in Ermita, Manila.


2012–13 PBA season, Arenas
Like several Metro Manila-centric leagues, most games are held at arenas within Metro Manila, and sometimes, Antipolo. Games outside this area are called "out-of-town" games, and are usually played on Saturdays. Provincial arenas usually host one game, rarely two; these arenas typically host only once per season, but could return occasionally.


2012–13 PBA season, Opening ceremonies
The season began on September 30, with Barangay Ginebra San Miguel defeating GlobalPort Batang Pier, 110-90.


2012–13 PBL season
The 2012–13 Russian Professional Basketball League (PBL) was the third and last season of the Russian Professional League, and the 22nd overall season of the Russian Professional Championship. The season started on 3 October 2012 and ended 12 May 2013.


2012–13 PBL season, Unification with VTB United League
In May 2012, all the PBL clubs gathered to decide which format would be used for the next season, and some of the club's directors raised the possibility of uniting with the VTB United League, in order to produce greater competition between the Russian basketball clubs. They suggested that the new league would be named the Eastern European Professional Basketball League.


2012–13 PBL season, Unification with VTB United League
In July 2012, the Council of VTB United League gave a definitive decision. It was decided that the PBL league would continue for one more year, with some of the games of the VTB United League that took place between two Russian clubs being counted as PBL games. The first tier Russian clubs then replaced the PBL with the VTB United League as their new national domestic league championship, starting with the 2013–14 season.


2012–13 PBL season, Format
There were no league playoffs during this season. The team that finished first in the regular season standings was declared the league's champions. All teams met each other at home and away venues. In the regular season, each team played 18 games.


2012–13 PFC Botev Plovdiv season
The 2012–13 season is Botev Plovdiv's 1st season in A Group after their return to the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club will play during the 2012–13 season.


2012–13 PFC Botev Plovdiv season, Players in/out, Winter transfers
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 PFC Botev Plovdiv season, Players in/out, Winter transfers
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 PFC Botev Plovdiv season, Matches, Bulgarian Cup
Botev won 9−1 on aggregate and qualified for the Third Round.


2012–13 PFC CSKA Moscow season
The 2012–13 CSKA season was the 21st successive season that the club will play in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia.


2012–13 PFC CSKA Sofia season
The 2012–13 season was PFC CSKA Sofia's 65th consecutive season in A Group. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club will play during the 2012–13 season.


2012–13 PFC CSKA Sofia season, Players in/out, Summer transfers
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 PFC CSKA Sofia season, Players in/out, Summer transfers
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 PFC CSKA Sofia season, Players in/out, Winter transfers
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 PFC CSKA Sofia season, Players in/out, Winter transfers
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 PFC CSKA Sofia season, Competitions, Bulgarian Cup
2–2 on aggregate. CSKA won on away goals and qualified for the Third Round.


2012–13 PFC CSKA Sofia season, Competitions, Bulgarian Cup
CSKA won 7–0 on aggregate and qualified for the Quarterfinals.


2012–13 PFC CSKA Sofia season, Competitions, Europa League
By ending as runner-up from A Grupa 2011/12, CSKA Sofia qualified for the Europa League. They started in the second qualifying round.


2012–13 PFC CSKA Sofia season, Competitions, Europa League
1–1 on aggregate. Mura 05 won on away goals. CSKA is eliminated.


2012–13 PFC CSKA Sofia season, UEFA Club Rankings
This is the current UEFA Club Rankings, including season 2011–12.


2012–13 PFC Cherno More Varna season
This page covers all relevant details regarding PFC Cherno More Varna for all official competitions inside the 2012–13 season. These are A PFG and Bulgarian Cup.


2012–13 PFC Cherno More Varna season, Squad statistics
Key:  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club


2012–13 PFC Cherno More Varna season, Squad statistics
Correct as of 26 May 2013. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.


2012–13 PFC Levski Sofia season
The 2012–13 season is Levski Sofia's 91st season in the First League. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club has played during the 2012–13 season.


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


2012–13 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad season
The 2012-13 season is Ludogorets Razgrad's second season in A Football Group, of which they are defending Champions. They will also take part in the Bulgarian Cup, SuperCup and enter the UEFA Champions League at the second qualifying round stage.


2012–13 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad 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 PFC Turan Tovuz season
The Turan Tovuz 2011-12 season was Turan Tovuz's twentieth Azerbaijan Premier League season. Turan Tovuz started the season under the management of Asgar Abdullayev, but he resigned and was replaced by Afghan Talybov on 12 October 2012. Turan Tovuz ended the season in 11th-place resulting in relegation to the Azerbaijan First Division for the 2013-14 season. They also participated in the 2012–13 Azerbaijan Cup getting knocked out in the second round on penalties to Khazar Lankaran after the game ended 1-1.


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


2012–13 PFC Turan Tovuz 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 PFC Turan Tovuz 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 PFC Turan Tovuz 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 PFC Turan Tovuz 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 PFF National Men's Club Championship
The 2012–13 PFF National Men's Club Championship (also known as 2012–13 PFF–Smart National Club Championship) was the 2nd season of the PFF National Men's Club Championship, a Filipino association football competition organized by the Philippine Football Federation.


2012–13 PFF National Men's Club Championship
On February 2, 2013, Ceres defeated PSG with a 1–0 scoreline to win the title.


2012–13 PFF National Men's Club Championship, Competition format
Similar to the previous tournament, the Smart National Club championships this year had cluster and regional eliminations outside of Manila and the quarterfinal matches were hosted in the provinces. There were two clusters for Luzon, one for Visayas, four for Mindanao and one for the National Capital Region. After the cluster eliminations, there was a Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao eliminations, where the top two teams advanced to the quarterfinal round along with the top 10 teams that were participating in the UFL Cup.


2012–13 PFF National Men's Club Championship, Competition format
There was another drawing of lots for the quarterfinal round and if a provincial team faced a UFL club, that game will be hosted by the provincial football associations. The Provincial Football Association (PFA) teams who made the quarterfinal round was given a transfer window to allow teams to add or drop eight players for their 25-man squad. This was done to help boost the provincial teams.


2012–13 PFF National Men's Club Championship, Competition format
Teams played in a single round-robin format with the top teams advancing to the regional eliminations. Top two teams from each group advanced to the Round of 16, the start of the knockout stage, wherein they were joined by the top 10 UFL teams. In the Round of 16, qualified teams were divided into two groups. The top 8 UFL teams comprised the first group and the remaining two UFL teams joined the six regional qualifiers from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao in the second group. Only two matches were played in Manila as the rest were played in the provinces. If a provincial team drew a UFL team, the match will be played in their turf. The top eight teams from the Round of 16 advanced to the quarterfinals, top four to the semifinals and top two to the finals.


2012–13 PFF National Men's Club Championship, Competition format
Top two teams in Mindanao joined top two teams of Luzon, top two teams from Visayas and top ten United Football League teams for the round of 16 which started on 12 January 2012. The tournament will also serve as a qualifying process of teams which have plans to join the country’s premier football league – the United Football League (UFL).


2012–13 PFF National Men's Club Championship, Qualifying Round
Member Associations (MA) of the Philippine Football Federation organized their own tournaments as part of Provincial Qualifying Rounds to determine their representatives to the Group Stages.


2012–13 PFF National Men's Club Championship, Qualifying Round, National Capital Region Cluster
Top ten teams of the 2012 UFL Cup from National Capital Region F.A. moved to the knockout stages.


2012–13 PFF National Men's Club Championship, Qualifying Round, National Capital Region Cluster
1 Competing as a guest club in the UFL; General Trias International FC is a member of Cavite Football Association. 2 Competing as a Division 1 club in the UFL; Stallion is a member of Iloilo Football Association.


2012–13 PFF National Men's Club Championship, Qualifying Round, Luzon Cluster
North, Central and South Luzon cluster eliminations were held in La Trinidad, Benguet on October 17, 2012.


2012–13 PFF National Men's Club Championship, Qualifying Round, Visayas Cluster
Visayas region with its lone cluster held its regional elimination in San Carlos City.


2012–13 PFF National Men's Club Championship, Qualifying Round, Visayas Cluster
Iloilo Football Association and Negros Oriental Football Association withdrew participation later on.


2012–13 PFF National Men's Club Championship, Qualifying Round, Visayas Cluster
Ceres and Cebu Queen City United qualified for the knockout stages.


2012–13 PFF National Men's Club Championship, Qualifying Round, Mindanao Cluster
Mindanao hosted the most number of cluster elimination rounds, taking place in Malaybalay on 17 October 2012 while South Cotabato and Dipolog City commenced thereafter. Davao City commenced their qualification matches earlier, on October 3, 2012. 16 football associations in the Mindanao region took part.


2012–13 PFF National Men's Club Championship, Regional Championships
Games were played in single round-robin format where winners and runners-up advanced to the next round.


2012–13 PFF National Men's Club Championship, Regional Championships, All-Luzon Championship
Luzon will stage their regional eliminations in Laguna. Winners and runners-up from both Luzon clusters will advance to the All-Luzon Championship and will compete in single-round robin format.


2012–13 PFF National Men's Club Championship, Regional Championships, All-Mindanao Championship
Mindanao will stage their regional eliminations in Davao City. Winners from the four Mindanao clusters will advance to the All-Mindanao Championship and will compete in single-round robin format.


2012–13 PFF National Men's Club Championship, Regional Championships, All-Mindanao Championship
Advocates FC back out at the last minute, leaving three clubs in the regional eliminations.


2012–13 PFF National Men's Club Championship, Knockout stage
The draw for the qualified teams from regional qualifiers was made at the Philippine Football Federation headquarters on 7 December 2012. Knock-out stages was held starting January 19, 2013.


2012–13 PGE Skra Bełchatów season
PGE Skra Bełchatów 2012–2013 season is the 2012/2013 volleyball season for Polish professional volleyball club PGE Skra Bełchatów. The club won bronze medal of FIVB Volleyball Club World Championship, was 5th team of PlusLiga, lost in quarterfinals of Polish Cup and lost in playoff 12 of CEV Champions League.


2012–13 PLK season
The 2012–13 Polish Basketball League – for sponsorship reasons Tauron Basket Liga – was the 79th season of the highest professional basketball league in Poland.


2012–13 PLK season
Stelmet Zielona Góra won the Polish championship, the club beat PGE Turów Zgorzelec 4–0 in the Finals.


2012–13 PSV Eindhoven season
The 2012–13 PSV Eindhoven season saw the club competing in the 2012–13 Eredivisie, 2012–13 KNVB Cup and 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.


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


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


2012–13 PSV Eindhoven 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 PSV Eindhoven 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 PSV Eindhoven 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 PSV Eindhoven 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 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season
The 2012–13 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2012 and ended with the 2013 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament from March 2013 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The regular season began on the first weekend of November 2012, with the conference schedule starting in December 2012. On March 9, 2013, the UCLA Bruins defeated the Washington Huskies 61–54 to clinch the regular season conference title. They were seeded as the No. 1 team in the Pac-12 Conference tournament in Las Vegas.


2012–13 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season
This was the second season under the Pac-12 Conference name. In July 2011, two schools joined the conference. Colorado came from the Big 12 and Utah arrived from the Mountain West.


2012–13 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season, Conference Schedule, Composite Matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.


2012–13 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season, Awards and honors, NBA Draft
Several players from the conference declared early for the NBA draft. The following all-conference selections were listed as seniors: Larry Drew II, Solomon Hill, Mark Lyons, E.J. Singler, Carrick Felix, and Brock Motum. Several players were among the 60 players invited to the 2013 NBA Draft Combine.


2012–13 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of the Pacific during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by 25th year head coach Bob Thomason, played their home games at Alex G. Spanos Center and were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 22–13, 13–5 in Big West play to finish in second place. They were champions of the Big West Tournament, winning the championship game over UC Irvine, to earn an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Miami (FL).


2012–13 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team
Before the season, Bob Thomason announced that he would retire at the end of the season. This was also Pacific's final year in the Big West. In July 2013, they rejoined the West Coast Conference. The Tigers were charter members of the WCC in 1952 and left the conference in 1971.


2012–13 Pailan Arrows season
The 2012–13 Pailan Arrows season was the club's third season since their formation in 2010 and their second under the name Pailan Arrows. They finished 12th in the I-League.


2012–13 Pailan Arrows season, Background
The club changed their name to Pailan Arrows on 15 June 2011 after the All India Football Federation reached an agreement with Pailan Group to sponsor the team. With the deal Pailan Arrows was also relocated to Kolkata and the Salt Lake Stadium. Then on 13 August 2012 head coach Desmond Bulpin was sacked by the club due to his "style of football" while former India national football team coach Sukhwinder Singh was signed to take over the club.


2012–13 Pailan Arrows season, Background
The club also lost many of the stars of the previous season like Lalrindika Ralte, Jeje Lalpekhlua (top scorer for Pailan and among Indians in 2010–11), Manandeep Singh and Gurpreet Singh Sandhu. The club again participated in the Federation Cup in 2011 where Pailan won two matches but lost one which meant that they would finish 2nd behind Salgaocar and thus meant Pailan were knocked out in the group stage again.


2012–13 Pailan Arrows season, Background
Pailan Arrows then began their 2011–12 I-League campaign against Mohun Bagan at the Salt Lake Stadium on 23 October 2012 in which they lost 1–3 after Lalrozama Fanai gave them the early lead. On 7 February 2012 Sukhwinder Singh resigned as coach of Pailan Arrows due to personal reasons, at this point also Pailan had not won a single match in I-League and had only managed eight draws in 17 matches. Assistant coach Sujit Chakravarty took over the reins as head coach for the remainder of the season. Towards the end of the season Pailan managed to win two matches, one against Chirag United Club Kerala and another against HAL to finished the season in 13th place out of 14 teams but since they are a developmental team, Pailan were not relegated.


2012–13 Pailan Arrows season, Durand Cup
Pailan Arrows entered the Durand Cup in 2012 in the group stage and were placed in Group A with Air India and Delhi United. Pailan started the tournament with a 2–2 draw against Delhi United with Holicharan Narzary and Milan Singh scoring for Pailan at the Ambedkar Stadium. Pailan then bowed out of the tournament after drawing 1–1 with Air India. Pailan ended with two points while Air India had 4 points.


2012–13 Pailan Arrows season, Federation Cup
As with the Durand Cup Pailan entered the Federation Cup in the group stage and were placed in Group A with 2011–12 I-League champions Dempo, along with Mumbai, and Shillong Lajong. All their group matches would be played at the JRD Tata Sports Complex in Jamshedpur, Orissa. In their first match Pailan faced off against Dempo at the JRD Tata Sports Complex in which the club drew the match 1–1 against the reigning league champions with Holicharan Narzary giving the club the lead in the 52nd minute before Clifford Miranda tied it up eight minutes later.


2012–13 Pailan Arrows season, Federation Cup
In Pailan Arrow's next match two days later on 21 September 2012 the club took on Mumbai F.C. at the Keenan Stadium; the club once again drew with their opponents but this time by a score of 2–2 with Dhanpal Ganeshan and Deepak Devrani scoring in the 45th and 78th minutes of the match while David Opara scored twice for the opposition to deny Pailan Arrows the win.


2012–13 Pailan Arrows season, Federation Cup
The club then finished their Federation Cup campaign on a high note with a victory over Shillong Lajong F.C. on 23 September 2012 at the Keenan Stadium by a score of 2–1 with Holicharan Narzary and Prabir Das scoring for Pailan Arrows in the 17th and 69th minutes of the match while Ebi Sukore scored in the 21st minute for the opposition. The club, despite not losing a match, however were knocked-out at the group stage of the Federation Cup as Dempo had won one more match than Pailan and thus had more points.


2012–13 Pailan Arrows season, I-League
Pailan Arrows began their 2012–13 I-League campaign in style on 6 October 2012 with a victory over Mumbai F.C. at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, West Bengal with the Arrows winning 3–2 over the Maharashtra club with Holicharan Narzary scoring a brace in the 34th and 76th minute with Milan Singh scoring in between Narzary's goal with a penalty-kick goal in the 54th minute; David Opara and James Singh scored the two goals for Mumbai in the 39th and 45th minutes respectively.


2012–13 Pailan Arrows season, I-League
Pailan Arrows then won their second match of the season and second match of the season on 11 October 2012 against Air India FC at the Salt Lake Stadium with Holicharan Narzary scoring his third goal in two games in the 41st minute before Henry Ezeh equalized for Air India in the 67th minute but just two minutes later Milan Singh converted his second penalty-kick of the season to win Pailan Arrows the match 2–1. Pailan Arrows then ended their first month of the season and the month of October undefeated after they drew with Salgaocar F.C. at the Fatorda Stadium in Margao, Goa 0–0 on 28 October 2012.


2012–13 Pailan Arrows season, I-League
Pailan Arrows began the month of November on an ordinary note with a draw against United Sikkim F.C. at the Paljor Stadium in the Sikkimese capital of Gangtok on 4 November 2012 with the score ending up as 0–0. The club then however suffered a set-back when they lost to Pune F.C. at home on 9 November 2012 with Karma Tsewang and Subhash Singh scoring in the 11th and 46th minutes of the game for Pune to help Pailan suffer their first defeat of the season.


2012–13 Pailan Arrows season, I-League
Pailan then suffered yet another set-back when they lost their second game on the trott when they lost to Prayag United on 18 November 2012 with C.K. Vineeth and Lalkamal Bhowmick ensuring that Pailan would not win the match while Narayan Das scored his first goal of his career in the 84th minute which was actually the equalizer for Pailan Arrows before Bhowmick finished the game off in the 88th minute.


2012–13 Pailan Arrows season, I-League
Pailan however did make a comeback in their next match on 23 November 2012 against Sporting Clube de Goa at the Fatorda Stadium when they won 1–0 over the Goan club with Narayan Das being the goalscorer again for Pailan Arrows in the 54th minute.


2012–13 Pailan Arrows season, I-League
Pailan though, however, failed to end the month of November on a bright note as the fell to their third loss of the month in five games on 28 November 2012 against Shillong Lajong F.C. by a score of 3–1 at the Nehru Stadium in Shillong with Tirthankar Sarkar being the lone scorer for Pailan in the 67th minute after Lajong scored through Sushil Kumar Singh in the 3rd and 49th minutes and Gbeneme Friday in the 52nd minute.


2012–13 Pailan Arrows season, I-League
Despite the rough month of November Pailan Arrows began the month of December with a bang on 1 December 2012 with a 4–1 victory over ONGC F.C. at the Salt Lake Stadium with Deepak Devrani scoring his first goal of his career for Pailan in the 10th minute before ONGC equalized through Liberian Eric Brown in the 21st minute but Holicharan Narzary scored his fourth league goal of the season in the 25th minute to give Pailan the lead before Milan Singh scored in the 57th minute from the penalty spot and Alwyn George scored his first goal of the season in the 82nd minute to confirm Pailan's mega victory.


2012–13 Pailan Arrows season, I-League
There after however Pailan were brought back down to earth in their next match against Churchill Brothers S.C. on 10 December 2012 at the Salt Lake Stadium when they lost 3–0 with Bineesh Balan and Beto providing the goals for Churchill Brothers.


2012–13 Pailan Arrows season, I-League
Pailan then had 12 days to prepare for their next match against Dempo S.C. as their match against Mohun Bagan A.C. for 15 December 2012 was postponed; when Pailan played Dempo on 22 December 2012 at the Salt Lake Stadium they once again saw themselves lose with Joaquim Abranches scoring both the goals for Dempo in the 10th and 59th minutes of the match while Milan Singh scored the equalizer for Pailan in between from the penalty spot in the 45th minute before halftime. Pailan Arrows however then ended the month of December and the year 2012 with their third defeat in a row when they lost 3–0 to East Bengal at the Kalyani Stadium on 30 December 2012 with Robin Singh and Sanju Pradhan doing the damage against the Pailan Arrows.


2012–13 Pailan Arrows season, I-League
The club then failed to begin the year 2013 on a good start when they fell to ONGC, a club they had beaten 4–1 only a month earlier, by a score of 3–0 with Pritam Kotal scoring an own goal for Pailan in the 6th minute before goals from Eric Brown and Lalnun Puia scoring the other two goals for ONGC in the 30th and 67th minutes of the match.


2012–13 Pailan Arrows season, I-League
The club then succumbed to their fifth defeat of the season on 9 January 2013 against Churchill Brothers at the Duler Stadium in which the club lost 3–1 due to a double by Gabon international striker Henry Antchouet and a goal by Israil Gurung all within five minutes from the 60th to the 65th minutes of the match; Pailan did have the lead though when Prathamesh Maulingkar put Arrows in the lead in the 56th minute.


2012–13 Pailan Arrows season, I-League
Despite their fifth loss of the season though, Pailan Arrows still managed to break that run in the very next match against Air India on 12 January 2013 at the Balewadi Sports Complex in which Pailan Arrows drew the match 1–1 with Rajinder Kumar giving Arrows the equalizer they needed right before halftime, after Henry Ezeh put Air India in the lead in the 37th minute.


2012–13 Pakistan Premier League
The 2012–13 Pakistan Premier League was the 9th season of the Pakistan Premier League, the Pakistani professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2004. The season began on 5 September 2012 and ended on 15 January 2013.


2012–13 Pakistan Premier League
Khan Research Laboratories were the defending champions, having won their second Premier League title the previous season. This was their second top division league title.