2012–13 Pakistan Premier League
On 13 January 2013, Khan Research Laboratories won their third Premier League title and Pakistani titles after drawing 0–0 with Pakistan Airlines at KPT Stadium.


2012–13 Pakistan Premier League
Kaleemullah Khan became the first player to score 30+ goals in a Pakistan Premier League season, after scoring 35 goals.


2012–13 Pakistan Premier League, Format
Teams play each other on a home and away basis


2012–13 Pakistan Premier League, Format
The winners will represent Pakistan at the 2013 AFC President's Cup. The bottom two teams will be relegated to the Pakistan Football Federation League.


2012–13 Pakistan Premier League, Teams
Pakistan Police and Pak Elektron were relegated at the end of the 2011–12 season and were replaced by Wohaib and Zarai Taraqiati.


2012–13 Pakistan Premier League, Teams
The Pakistan Navy on the other hand have vacated their previous home ground, the Municipal Stadium in Rawalpindi for the Karachi Port Trust Stadium in Karachi due to the former ground having various issues with the pitch condition, thus KPT Stadium will be used by three teams this season, other two being Karachi Port Trust and National Bank, both has used KPT Stadium as their home ground since the start of Pakistan Premier League.


2012–13 Pakistan federal budget
The Pakistan federal budget of Fiscal year of 2012–2013 was the federal budget of Pakistan for the fiscal year beginning from 1 July 2012 and ending on 30 June 2013.


2012–13 Pakistan federal budget
The budget was formally presented on 1 June 2012 by Finance Minister Dr. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh during a National Assembly session. The budget was a milestone in the context that this was the first time in the history of the country that a democratically elected government presented its fifth budget during its tenure. Work on budget and recommendation on spending request was completed by Hafeez Sheikh to the government of the Pakistan Peoples Party with the cabinet being led by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani.


2012–13 Pakistan federal budget
The budget outlay was totaled at an estimated at ₨. 3.203 trillion. Notable proposals in the budget included creating one hundred thousand jobs in the economy, addressing the energy crisis, and the construction of dams and water infrastructure. The Ministry of Finance also launched the Economic Survey of Pakistan in the run-up to the budget — "a pre-budget document highlighting the overall performance of the economy during the out-going fiscal year." The survey showed that the economy registered a 3.7% growth in GDP in the outgoing fiscal year, compared to the previous year's target of 4.2%.


2012–13 Paksi SE season
The 2012–13 season will be Paksi SE's 7th competitive season, 7th consecutive season in the OTP Bank Liga and 60th year in existence as a football club.


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


2012–13 Paksi SE season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.


2012–13 Palestinian local elections
Local elections were held in the Palestinian territories on 20 October 2012, with a second part to be held on 24 November 2012. A total of 245 village councils, 98 municipal councils and 10 local councils would be elected.


2012–13 Palestinian local elections, Background
Local elections had originally been scheduled for 17 July 2010. However, the Central Election Commission was unable to operate in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, resulting in the Palestinian government announcing on 25 April that the elections would be postponed in the Strip. On 10 June 2010 the government announced that all local elections were cancelled.


2012–13 Palestinian local elections, Background
As a result of the cancellation, several lawsuits were filed against the government. On 13 December the High Court ruled that cancelling the elections was illegal. The government subsequently announced that local elections would be held in 2011. They were originally scheduled for 9 July, before being postponed until 22 October due to the political split between the West Bank controlled by Fatah and the Gaza Strip controlled by Hamas. However, in August 2011, they were postponed indefinitely.


2012–13 Palestinian local elections, Background
On 10 July 2012 the government announced that local elections would be held on 20 October.


2012–13 Palestinian local elections, Elections
Local elections were held in the West Bank on 20 October 2012, with a second part to be held on 24 November 2012. Fatah claimed victory after Hamas withdraw from elections.


2012–13 Palestinian local elections, Elections
voting took place in only 92 of the West Bank's 353 municipalities. More than 80 villages were unable to produce candidate lists(a symptom, Hamas claims, of Fatah intimidation). In a further 181 districts, only one candidate list was registered rendering polling unnecessary. With 54.8 per cent of those eligible to vote turned out to cast their ballot


2012–13 Palestinian local elections, Elections
Ms Nour Odeh, a spokesperson for the Palestinian Authority said "We are still hoping that elections will be held in Gaza. A person's right to vote cannot be held hostage to any political faction,".


2012–13 Palestinian local elections, Elections
Hamas Government in Gaza has refused to recognise the election "as a legitimate expression of the Palestinian peoples' will." The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights also questioned the legitimacy of the polls, "in light of the limiting of public freedoms and continuing widespread violations of human rights by the PA."


2012–13 Panathinaikos F.C. season
The 2012–13 season is Panathinaikos' 54th consecutive season in Super League Greece.


2012–13 Panathinaikos F.C. season
They also competed in the Greek Cup. They were eliminated from the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.


2012–13 Panathinaikos F.C. season, First-team squad
As of 31 January 2013Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 Panionios F.C. season
The 2012–13 season is Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis' 122nd season in existence and its 52nd in the top tier of the modern Greek football league system. This season marks the managerial debut of Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos.


2012–13 Panionios F.C. season
The club's U17 and U20 squads will compete in their respective leagues.


2012–13 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season
The 2012–13 season was Paris Saint-Germain Football Club's 43rd in existence and their 40th in the top-flight of French football. The team competed in Ligue 1, the Coupe de France, the Coupe de la Ligue and the UEFA Champions League.


2012–13 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season
Reinforced by new stars Ezequiel Lavezzi, Zlatan Ibrahimović and Thiago Silva, PSG warmed up for the 2012–13 season with the aim of winning the league crown that dramatically eluded the club the previous year. Paris began at home to Lorient at the Parc des Princes. Les Merlus caused Paris plenty of problems and the match ended 2–2 thanks to Ibrahimović's first brace of the season. The PSG squad took a little time to get going and after three consecutive draws, Les Parisiens recorded their first victory in matchweek 4.


2012–13 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season
It was in the north of France that Paris finally launched their campaign against Lille and a 2–1 victory featuring another double from Ibrahimović. Another three points followed against Toulouse (2–0), before it was time for the UEFA Champions League. After nearly a decade's absence, PSG marked their return to Europe's premier club competition with a resounding 4–1 victory over Dynamo Kyiv.


2012–13 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season
Buoyed by their continental success, the capital club recorded their largest ever away win with a 4–0 demolition of Bastia before defeating Sochaux-Montbéliard 2–0, in a perfect month of September. October began less well with a late 1–0 defeat away to Porto. Then it was time to travel to the Stade Vélodrome for Le Classique against Olympique de Marseille. Inspired, Zlatan netted two more remarkable goals as the match ended 2-2. It got even better as Stade de Reims, Dinamo Zagreb, Nancy and Marseille, this time in the Coupe de la Ligue, all fell to Paris.


2012–13 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season
The first defeat of the campaign came soon after, 2–1, to Saint-Étienne. It marked the start of a difficult month of November for the side from the French capital. A festive December started in style with a 2–1 win over Porto which saw Paris clinch top spot in Group A of the Champions League. Next up came Evian (4-0), Valenciennes (0–4) and Lyon (1–0); all fell victim to the high-flying Les Rouge-et-Bleu. A comprehensive 3-0 win over Stade Brest in the final match of the calendar year saw PSG secure the honorary title of autumn champions.


2012–13 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season
2013 began with new Brazilian signing Lucas Moura meeting his new teammates. The return to competition wasn't easy with a tough and slender 4–3 win over Arras in the Coupe de France. After a scoreless draw with AC Ajaccio, Paris stepped up a gear with wins over Bordeaux, Toulouse in the Coupe de France and Lille. The run of matches saw goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu set a new club record for longest run without conceding a goal, surpassing the previous time set by the legendary Bernard Lama.


2012–13 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season
PSG then produced a huge surprise for their supporters by announcing the signature of David Beckham on the final day of the winter transfer window. The arrival of the English superstar saw the club continue on its winning ways with a 4–0 triumph over Toulouse followed by a 3–1 win over Bastia before the last 16 of the Champions League. Away to Spanish giants Valencia in the first leg, Paris run out 2–1 winners.


2012–13 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season
The return to domestic action proved a little less convincing with a 3–2 upset at the hands of Sochaux. The reaction was immediate. As Beckham debuted in his new colours, Paris recorded back to back 2–0 home wins against arch-rivals Marseille, firstly in the league and then in the Coupe de France. Paris confirmed their place in the Champions League quarter-finals with a 1–1 draw at home to Valencia. Despite hiccups against Reims (0–1) and Saint-Étienne (2–2), Paris continued to set the pace at the top of the ladder with victories over Nancy, 2–1, and defending champions Montpellier, 1–0.


2012–13 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season
Then came one of the highlights of the season with the quarter-final of the Champions League against Barcelona. And the match lived up to the hype with Blaise Matuidi scoring in the last minute to secure a thrilling 2–2 draw at the Parc des Princes. PSG warmed up for the return match against the Catalan outfit with a 2–0 victory over Rennes in Ligue 1. Then, at the Camp Nou, Javier Pastore opened the scoring for Carlo Ancelotti's players, only to be eliminated on away goals by Pedro’s equaliser.


2012–13 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season
Les Rouges et Bleu bounced back with a 1–0 win over Troyes before quarter-final exits in both the Coupe de la Ligue and the Coupe de France. The players just had to focus on the Ligue 1 title and they did so with a 3–0 victory over Nice before avenging their cup exit with a 1–0 win of their own away to Evian. In the end, a 1–0 win away to Lyon secured the club's first Ligue 1 title in 19 years, and third overall. Jérémy Ménez struck the goal that sent Paris into rapture.


2012–13 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season
The penultimate match of the season saw a 3–1 win over Brest at the Parc des Princes, followed by the official presentation of the Ligue 1 trophy. It also marked the final match of David Beckham's playing career. The final match of the season saw the newly-crowned 2013 champions end with a win over Lorient as Zlatan Ibrahimović received his Golden Boot trophy for Ligue 1 top scorer with 30 goals.


2012–13 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Players, 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 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, 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 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Players, Transfers in
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Players, Transfers out
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 Parma F.C. season
The 2012–13 season was Parma Football Club's 22nd season in Serie A, and their fourth consecutive season in the top-flight, having finished in eighth position in the previous season. The team is also competing in the Coppa Italia and benefit from a bye to the Round of 16 after the strong league finish.


2012–13 Parma F.C. season, Pre-season
On 4 June 2012, the club announced its intention to go on a pre-retiro in Sardinia from 4 until 10 July. This was to be followed by a third consecutive season retiro in Levico Terme from 14 until 28 July, where they would again face Levico and Slavia Prague. Thirty-one players were initially selected to take part. From 31 July to 5 August would be spent in Prague, where two friendlies were organised.


2012–13 Parma F.C. season, Competitions, Serie A
Parma's first game of the season was a trip to Turin to face champions Juventus. Banned for his part in the 2011–12 Italian football scandal, Juventus boss Antonio Conte saw his side win 2–0 through second Stephan Lichtsteiner and Andrea Pirlo goals in the second half. Parma goalkeeper Antonio Mirante had saved a dubiously awarded penalty in the first half. There was some doubt whether or not Pirlo's effort crossed the line, but Parma coach Roberto Donadoni refused to comment.


2012–13 Parma F.C. season, Statistics, Goalscorers
This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2012–13 Parma F.C. season, Transfers
On 21 June 2012, the first significant move of Parma's summer was announced: top scorer and Italian international Sebastian Giovinco re-joined Juventus, who already owned half of the player's registration, in a €11 million deal. Parma's share of Fabio Borini, previously co-owned but plying his trade with Roma, was bought out by the Rome club for €4.9 million on 23 June. On 28 June, the club announced the first of a duo forward replacements when Colombian striker Dorlan Pabón became a Parma player. Four days later, Brazilian-Italian forward Amauri rejoined the club on a two-year deal. He had been out of contract with former club Fiorentina and netted seven times in 11 appearances in a short spell on loan at Parma in 2011.


2012–13 Parma F.C. season, Transfers
The club French defender Yohan Benalouane in late August on a year-long loan deal. This was followed by the loan signing of Venezuelan youngster Manuel Arteaga, who was at Zulia.


2012–13 Parma F.C. season, Transfers
In January, Parma and Feyenoord agreed to a €3 million deal to make Graziano Pellè's move to the Dutch side permanent.


2012–13 Partick Thistle F.C. season
The 2012–13 season was Partick Thistle's seventh consecutive season in the Scottish First Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2005–06 season. Partick Thistle also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2012–13 Partick Thistle F.C. season, Summary, Season
Partick Thistle finished first in the Scottish First Division, and were promoted to the Scottish Premier League. They reached the final of the Challenge Cup, losing 6–5 on penalties to Queen of the South, the second round of the League Cup and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.


2012–13 Partick Thistle F.C. season, Summary, Management
Thistle began the season under the management of Jackie McNamara. On 29 January 2013, the club gave permission to Dundee United to speak to McNamara about becoming their new manager. The following day McNamara and his assistant Simon Donnelly resigned, to become the new management team at United. Later the same day the club announced that Alan Archibald and Scott Paterson would take over as the club's interim management team. On 22 March, the duo were given the job on a permanent basis signing a one-year rolling contract.


2012–13 Partick Thistle F.C. season, Player statistics, Captains
Last updated: 4 May  2013Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches onlyMatches started as captain onlyCountry: FIFA nationality; No. : Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.


2012–13 Penn Quakers men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by fourth year head coach Jerome Allen, played their home games at The Palestra and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 9–22, 6–8 in Ivy League play to finish in fifth place.


2012–13 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team
The 2012–13 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represents Pennsylvania State University. Head coach Pat Chambers is in his second season with the team. The team played its home games in University Park, Pennsylvania, US at the Bryce Jordan Center.


2012–13 Penn State Nittany Lions women's ice hockey season
The Penn State Nittany Lions women's hockey team will represent Penn State University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. Junior Taylor Gross will be the team captain.


2012–13 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Marty Wilson's second full season at Pepperdine. The Waves played their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 12–18, 4–12 in WCC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the second round of the WCC Tournament to San Diego.


2012–13 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team, Schedule and results
All non-conference home games, and conference home games not picked up by the WCC regional packages, are shown on TV-32 in Malibu, known as Pepperdine TV. They are also shown on pepperdinesports.com at no cost for all fans to enjoy.


2012–13 Pepperdine Waves women's basketball team
The 2012–13 Pepperdine Waves women's basketball team represented Pepperdine University in the 2012–13 college basketball season. The Waves, members of the West Coast Conference, were led by head coach Julie Rousseau, in her 9th and final season at the school. The Waves played their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse on the university campus in Malibu, California. They finished the season 5-23, 2–14 in conference, and were 9th place in the conference standings. They lost in the first round of the WCC Tournament to conclude their season and the coaching career of Rousseau at Pepperdine. Rousseau would resign on April 3, 2013, after compiling a 123–144 record at Pepperdine with 3 NCAA Tournament appearances.


2012–13 Pepperdine Waves women's basketball team, Before the Season
The Waves were picked to finish fifth in the WCC Pre-Season poll.


2012–13 Persepolis F.C. season
The 2012–13 season was Persepolis's 12th season in the Pro League, and their 30th consecutive season in the top division of Iranian Football. They competed in the Hazfi Cup. Persepolis saw a change in managerial role in the beginning of the season when Mustafa Denizli announced via an open letter to the fans that he couldn't cooperate with Perspolis anymore due to his personal problems and was replaced with former Al Ahly boss Manuel José. Persepolis is captained by Mehdi Mahdavikia.


2012–13 Persepolis F.C. season, Squad, First team squad
Apps and goals updated as of 10 May 2013 For more on the reserve and academy squads, see Persepolis Novin, Persepolis Academy & Persepolis Qaem Shahr. Source: ,


2012–13 Persepolis F.C. season, Squad, Iran Pro League squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 Persepolis F.C. season, Squad, Iran Pro League 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 Persepolis 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 Persepolis 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 Persepolis 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 Persepolis 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 Persian Gulf Cup
The 2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup (also known as Iran Pro League) was the 30th season of Iran's Football League and 12th as Iran Pro League since its establishment in 2001. Sepahan were the defending champions. The season featured 15 teams from the 2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup and three new teams promoted from the 2011–12 Azadegan League: Paykan as champions, Aluminium Hormozgan and Gahar Zagros. The league started on 19 July 2012 and ended on 10 May 2013. Esteghlal won the Pro League title for the third time in their history (total eighth Iranian title).


2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup, Events, Competition format
After the 2012–13 Iran Pro League season the number of teams was planned to be reduced from 18 to 16 for the next season, so 4 team was directly relegated to the Azadegan League, while one team was played against the 3rd ranked team from the second division league team in a play-off. 2 teams also are directly promoted from current Azadegan league to the next pro league season and one team played against the 14th placed pro league team in a play-off.


2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup, Events, Rules and regulations
The Iranian Football Clubs who participate in 2012–13 Iran Pro League are allowed to have up to maximum 35 players (including up to maximum 4 non-Iranian players) in their player lists, which will be categorized in the following groups:


2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup, Events, Rules and regulations
Based on the fact that the Season is started from 19 July 2012.


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


2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup, Relegation play-offs
Zob Ahan as 14th-placed team faced play-off winner of 2012–13 Azadegan League, Pas Hamedan in a two-legged play-off.


2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup, Relegation play-offs
Zob Ahan won 5–3 on aggregate and retained its Iran Pro League spot for the 2013–14 season.


2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup, Awards, Team of the Tournament
Goalkeeper: Mehdi Rahmati (Esteghlal)Defence: Mehrdad Jama'ati (Foolad), Pejman Montazeri (Esteghlal), Amir Hossein Sadeghi (Esteghlal), Khosro Heydari (Esteghlal)Midfield: Reza Haghighi (Perspolis), Bakhtiar Rahmani (Foolad), Moharram Navidkia (Sepahan), Yaghoub Karimi (Naft.t)Attack: Jalal Rafkhaei (Malavan), Mohammad Reza Khalatbari (Sepahan)


2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup, Awards, Player of the Tournament
Moharram Navidkia was awarded as the best player of the season among Mehdi Rahmati and Pejman Montazeri became second and third. Saeid Ezzatollahi was also awarded as the best young player of the season and Alireza Jahanbakhsh was ranked second.


2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup, Awards, Other awards
Amir Ghalenoei was awarded as the best coach of the season, Zlatko Kranjčar becomes second and Hossein Faraki third. Saeid Mozafarizadeh awarded best referee, Fair Play Award was given to the Fajr Sepasi and Esteghlal was the team of the season. Mehdi Mahdavikia, Ali Parvin, Homayoun Behzadi and Ali Jabari were also awarded for their service to the Iranian football.


2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup, Attendances, Average home attendances
Updated to games played on 10 May 2013Source: Notes:Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendancesAluminium Hormozgan, Gahar Zagros and Paykan played last season in Azadegan League


2012–13 Perth Glory FC season
The 2012–13 season was Perth Glory's 8th season since the inception of the A-League and 16th since the club's founding, in 1996. It was their third season with Ian Ferguson as head coach (he was replaced by Alistair Edwards in February 2013).


2012–13 Perth Glory FC season, Home Stadia
Due to redevelopment reducing the capacity to 9500, the 2012/2013 A-League season saw the club reclaim Patersons Stadium (formerly Subiaco Oval) as a home stadium in addition to their traditional home at nib Stadium. Perth Glory had not competed at Patersons Stadium since the 2003–04 National Soccer League (NSL) Preliminary Final, where they defeated Adelaide United by five goals. Perth Glory began their campaign against Brisbane Roar at Patersons Stadium, a rematch of the 2012 A-League Grand Final.


2012–13 Perth Glory FC season, 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 Perth Glory FC season, Squad statistics, Goal scorers
1 goal was scored from a penalty kick  2 goals were scored from penalty kicks


2012–13 Perth Heat season
The 2012–13 Perth Heat season will be the third season for the team. The Heat will once again compete in the Australian Baseball League (ABL) with the other five foundation teams, and will again play its home games at Barbagallo Ballpark.


2012–13 Perth Heat season
The Heat will also be defending the ABL Championship title, having won the previous season's Championship Series, and over the course of the season, will represent Australia in the 2012 Asia Series.


2012–13 Perth Heat season, Offseason
In 2012, for the second consecutive year, the Heat will represent Australia in the Asia Series, a round-robin tournament of champion teams from the baseball leagues of Asia, including representatives of Japan, Republic of Korea, Republic of China and, going forward, People's Republic of China. The Heat qualified as winners of the 2012 ABL Championship Series. To date, the Heat is the only team to represent Australia in the Asia Series.


2012–13 Peterborough Phantoms season
During the 2012–13 season, the Peterborough Phantoms participated in the semi-professional English Premier Ice Hockey League. It was the 10th year of Ice Hockey played by the Peterborough Phantoms.


2012–13 Peterborough United F.C. season
The 2012–13 season is Peterborough United's second consecutive season in the Championship.


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


2012–13 Peterborough United F.C. season, Transfers, In
1Although officially undisclosed, the Peterborough Evening Telegraph reported the fee to be around £300,000. 2Although officially undisclosed, the Express and Star reported the fee to be £100,000.


2012–13 Peterhead F.C. season
The 2012–13 season was Peterhead's second consecutive season in the Scottish Third Division, having been relegated from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2010–11 season. Peterhead also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2012–13 Petron Blaze Boosters season
The 2012–13 Petron Blaze Boosters season was the 38th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team placed seventh in the Philippine Cup, third in the Commissioner's Cup and second in the Governors' Cup. It had three draft picks: two Filipino and one American.


2012–13 Philadelphia 76ers season
The 2012–13 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 74th season of the franchise, 64th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 50th in Philadelphia. Before the start of the season the team made a major multiple team trade to get center Andrew Bynum from the Los Angeles Lakers (giving up the eventual 2015 NBA Finals MVP Andre Iguodala). However Bynum missed the entire regular season due to a foot injury sustained while bowling, and would never end up playing in a Sixers uniform. They finished with a record of 34–48 and would miss the post season in Doug Collins' 3rd and final season as head coach.


2012–13 Philadelphia 76ers season, NBA Draft
× Philadelphia acquired the draft rights to 27th pick Arnett Moultrie from the Miami Heat in exchange for the draft rights to 45th pick Justin Hamilton and a future first-round draft pick. ° Traded draft rights to Brooklyn in exchange for cash considerations.


2012–13 Philadelphia Flyers season
The 2012–13 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' 46th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout. The Flyers missed the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 2007, and only the second time since 1994.


2012–13 Philadelphia Flyers season, Off-season
The Flyers first roster move of the off-season was trading backup goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky to the Columbus Blue Jackets for three draft picks the afternoon prior to the NHL Entry Draft. The Flyers re-signed Michael Leighton, who had spent most of the previous two seasons playing for the Adirondack Phantoms, the Flyers' American Hockey League affiliate, to a one-year contract on July 1 to replace him. Shortly after day two of the Draft, the Flyers traded James van Riemsdyk to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Luke Schenn, Brayden Schenn's older brother. The trade gave the Flyers their first pair of brothers since Ron and Rich Sutter back in the mid-1980s.


2012–13 Philadelphia Flyers season, Off-season
When the free agency period opened on July 1 the Flyers heavily pursued the two most coveted unrestricted free agents on the market, forward Zach Parise of the New Jersey Devils and defenseman Ryan Suter of the Nashville Predators. The Flyers lost out on both as Parise and Suter signed identical 13-year contracts worth $98 million with the Minnesota Wild on July 4. The Flyers had reportedly offered Parise a contract worth a total of $110 million. As the pursuit of Parise and Suter was occurring, the Flyers lost their two biggest unrestricted free agents, Jaromir Jagr and Matt Carle.


2012–13 Philadelphia Flyers season, Off-season
Jagr signed a one-year contract worth $4.5 million with the Dallas Stars on July 3. He later said the Flyers requested that he wait while they pursued Parise and Suter, but Jagr did not want to wait and signed with the Stars after Dallas promised him a spot on the top line. Carle signed a six-year contract worth $33 million with the Tampa Bay Lightning on July 4. The Flyers most notable unrestricted free agent signings were former Flyer Ruslan Fedotenko to a one-year, $1.75 million contract and defenseman Bruno Gervais to a two-year, $1.65 million contract.


2012–13 Philadelphia Flyers season, Off-season
After failing to land Suter or re-sign Carle, the Flyers signed restricted free agent defenseman Shea Weber of the Nashville Predators to a 14-year offer sheet worth $110 million, $68 million of which was a signing bonus, on July 19. The offer sheet was the richest in NHL history in terms of total money, money per season, and length, surpassing the previous offer sheet record set by Thomas Vanek. The Predators, already having lost Weber's defensive partner Suter to Minnesota, matched the offer sheet five days later. Had the Predators declined to match, they would have received the Flyers' next four first-round draft picks as compensation.


2012–13 Philadelphia Flyers season, Off-season
In the weeks leading up to the 2012–13 lockout, the Flyers re-signed wingers Wayne Simmonds and Scott Hartnell to six-year contract extensions. Simmonds extension was worth $23.85 million and Hartnell's $28.5 million.


2012–13 Philadelphia Flyers season, Off-season
With team captain Chris Pronger unlikely to return as a result of continuing post-concussion syndrome which has placed his playing career in jeopardy, the Flyers named Claude Giroux team captain on January 15 shortly after the lockout ended.


2012–13 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
The Flyers started the season 0–3–0, the franchise's worst season start in 17 years.


2012–13 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
The Flyers did not qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 2006–07 season and only the ninth time in team history.


2012–13 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
The Flyers were the most penalized team during the regular season, with 184 power-play opportunities against.


2012–13 Philadelphia Flyers season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2012–13 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions
The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 12, 2012, the day after the deciding game of the 2012 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 24, 2013, the day of the deciding game of the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals.


2012–13 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Signings, Free agency
The following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).


2012–13 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Signings, Internal
The following players were either re-signed by the Flyers or, in the case of the team's selections in the NHL Entry Draft, signed to entry level contracts. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).


2012–13 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Departures
The following players left the team via free agency, release, or retirement. Players who were under contract and left the team during the season are marked with an asterisk (*).


2012–13 Philadelphia Flyers season, Draft picks
Philadelphia's picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 22–23, 2012. The Flyers traded their originally allotted second, third, and sixth-round picks in three different trades.


2012–13 Phoenix Coyotes season
The 2012–13 Phoenix Coyotes season was the franchise's 34th season in the National Hockey League (NHL), the 17th in Arizona, and 41st overall, including its play in the World Hockey Association. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout.


2012–13 Phoenix Coyotes season, Regular season
The Coyotes concluded the regular season having been shut-out nine times, tied with the Nashville Predators for the most in the NHL.


2012–13 Phoenix Coyotes season, Playoffs
For the first time since the 2008–09 season, the Coyotes failed to make the playoffs.


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


2012–13 Phoenix Coyotes season, Transactions
The Coyotes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season.


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


2012–13 Phoenix Suns season
The 2012–13 Phoenix Suns season was the organization's 45th season in the National Basketball Association. This season was the first since the 2003–04 season that the Suns were without star point guard and former two-time MVP Steve Nash after Nash was sign-and-traded to the rival Los Angeles Lakers. Another fan favorite, Grant Hill, also left for Los Angeles in this season, but he would sign with the Los Angeles Clippers. By technicality, the player who held the most playing experience for the Suns this season was Jermaine O'Neal.


2012–13 Phoenix Suns season, Offseason, NBA Draft
The Suns will once again only have pick 13 as their only first-round draft pick. The Suns used their only pick to select point guard Kendall Marshall from North Carolina. Marshall was a prolific passer, averaging 8.1 points and 9.8 assists in his last season with the Tar Heels. He also set the ACC & University of North Carolina season assist records, as well as winning the Bob Cousy Award for his performance in his sophomore year. Unfortunately, Marshall would retire from the league after playing for five years in the league. As for their second-round pick, it was traded to the Atlanta Hawks for Josh Childress via sign and trade. That selection became Mike Scott, who eventually came to Phoenix himself for a couple of days in 2017


2012–13 Phoenix Suns season, Offseason, Free agency
Veteran players Grant Hill and Steve Nash, as well as the newly signed Shannon Brown, Michael Redd, and Ronnie Price have all become unrestricted free agents as of the end of the 2011–12 NBA season. Center Robin Lopez has become a restricted free agent as of the end of the season as well.


2012–13 Phoenix Suns season, Offseason, Free agency
In a unique situation, former CBA player Aaron Brooks is still a restricted free agent, but due to his signing with the Guangdong Southern Tigers and the Suns not re-signing Brooks to a new contract during the 2011–12 NBA season, he'll be a restricted free agent with restricted benefits. For example, the Suns can match any offer that they see fit, but they cannot do any sign-and-trades whatsoever with him. However, Phoenix was unlikely to bring back Aaron Brooks to an restricted free agent offer, so they made him unrestricted after trying to get Eric Gordon. In addition, the Suns may also use their amnesty clause to get rid of a player that they see is holding them back. However, they have to use it a week after the July moratorium (July 11); otherwise, the amnesty clause stays with the team until at least next season.


2012–13 Phoenix Suns season, Offseason, Free agency
On July 3, 2012, Eric Gordon agreed to a tentative deal with the Suns for 4 years and $58 million. However, despite Gordon saying that "Phoenix is where my heart is now", since Gordon's a restricted free agent, his offer was matched by the New Orleans Hornets a full three days after signing free agents officially took place. Phoenix has, however, gained both former back-up point guard Goran Dragić and forward Michael Beasley as of July 4, 2012.


2012–13 Phoenix Suns season, Offseason, Free agency
As for Steve Nash, he was officially traded to the rival Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for first and second round draft picks in the 2013 draft, as well as a first round pick in the 2015 draft and a second round pick in the 2014 draft on July 4 as well. Grant Hill also went to Los Angeles, but he went to play for the Los Angeles Clippers on July 18, 2012.


2012–13 Phoenix Suns season, Offseason, Free agency
Ronnie Price would sign with the Portland Trail Blazers on July 18 as well; however, unlike Grant Hill, Ronnie Price would be waived by Portland on February 21, 2013. Aaron Brooks would go to the Sacramento Kings on July 16, 2012, but he would play for them until March 1, 2013. Four days later, Brooks decided to officially sign with his former team, the Houston Rockets, which tended to reverse Phoenix and Houston's trade in 2011 that had Goran Dragić going to Houston and Brooks going to Phoenix. The last player that became a free agent, Michael Redd, ended up retiring on November 2013.


2012–13 Phoenix Suns season, Offseason, Free agency
On July 15, 2012, a day after Eric Gordon's contract was matched by the Hornets, the Suns ended up placing a winning bid on former Houston Rockets power forward Luis Scola, as well as used their amnesty clause on Josh Childress, who would eventually sign with the Brooklyn Nets until December 29, 2012. On July 25, 2012, the Suns agreed to re-sign Shannon Brown, as well as sign former Texas University standout P. J. Tucker and produce a three-way trade with the New Orleans Hornets and the Minnesota Timberwolves.


2012–13 Phoenix Suns season, Offseason, Free agency
Two days later, the Suns exchanged Robin Lopez and Hakim Warrick to the Hornets and the Lakers' 2014 second round pick to the Timberwolves for Brad Miller's expiring contract and Jerome Dyson's non-guaranteed contract from the Hornets, as well as Wesley Johnson and a lottery protected 2013 first round draft pick that will stay in the first round until 2016 from the Timberwolves, which would then turn into two second round picks in 2016 and 2017. On August 15, 2012, the Suns decided to waive Jerome Dyson and Brad Miller's contracts and sign a one-year deal for Jermaine O'Neal.


2012–13 Phoenix Suns season, Offseason, Free agency
Former Suns player Leandro Barbosa considered playing for the Suns again, as well as the Los Angeles Lakers and the Brooklyn Nets, before officially signing with the Boston Celtics on October 17, 2012. Luke Zeller and Diante Garrett were initially announced as training camp invitees on October 1. However, due to the heart condition involving Channing Frye, both players ended up making the team. Other players announced as possible candidates that day include Othyus Jeffers, Solomon Jones, and Ike Diogu.


2012–13 Phoenix Suns season, Offseason, Coaching changes
Before the 2011–12 NBA season officially ended, Bill Cartwright had announced that he will not be returning as an assistant head coach to the Phoenix Suns. On July 2012, Elston Turner had competed for the head coach spot for the Portland Trail Blazers. Ultimately, he was not hired, and he stayed as an assistant coach for at least the start of the season. On August 28, 2012, the Suns hired Lindsey Hunter as an initial assistant head coach for player development.


2012–13 Phoenix Suns season, Offseason, Coaching changes
On October 4, 2012, the Suns also added both Sean Rooks and Basketball Hall of Famer Ralph Sampson as assistants for player development as well. Phoenix Mercury head coach Corey Gaines has also gained an assistant head coach role for player development later on in the season as well. The same thing would also be said for Dan Panaggio later on in 2013 as well.


2012–13 Phoenix Suns season, Offseason, Coaching changes
On January 18, 2013, head coach Alvin Gentry was fired from head coaching duties. Gentry's firing came right after the Suns' worst opening stint in 28 years. Two days later, the Suns announced that Lindsey Hunter would surprisingly take on the role of interim head coach for the Suns instead of either Dan Majerle or Elston Turner throughout the remainder of the season. It was also announced that Sean Rooks would resign from his developmental coaching duties. A day later, Suns fan favorite Dan Majerle announced that he would resign from his assistant head coaching duties.


2012–13 Phoenix Suns season, Offseason, Coaching changes
Two days later, defensive assistant head coach Elston Turner announced his resignation from his duties as well. Because of their resignations, Phoenix Mercury head coach Corey Gaines  gained a more permanent assistant coaching role for at least the rest of the season. In addition, former Suns scout and Shanghai Sharks head coach Dan Panaggio from the Chinese Basketball Association ended up becoming a new assistant head coach.


2012–13 Phoenix Suns season, Roster, Salaries
Because the Suns decided to amnesty Josh Childress' contract, he still gets paid the $6,500,000 that he would have been owed had he played for the Suns this season. While he still gets paid money out of being amnestied from the team for two more seasons, his salary does not actually affect the Suns' actual salary cap. In addition, since Brad Miller's contract guaranteed him around $850,000 this season, he was paid that salary despite being waived by the team and retiring in the process. Also, because Luke Zeller was waived from the team after January 10, 2013 came to fruition, his rookie salary of $473,604 ended up being counted by the Suns' salary cap as well since his contract was guaranteed by that point of the season.


2012–13 Phoenix Suns season, Transactions, Trades
^ I: The Los Angeles Lakers originally planned for their 2015 first round pick to be conveyed to Phoenix. Due to the Lakers' poor season records in the following seasons, the selection failed to be conveyed until 2018 when the Lakers did not have any protections on that year's pick. ^ II: The Minnesota Timberwolves' second round pick the Suns were to get was originally projected to be their own second round pick at the time of the trade.


2012–13 Phoenix Suns season, Transactions, Trades
However, due to stipulations between New Orleans and a future trade involving the Timberwolves, the pick that was sent to Phoenix was New Orleans' second round pick in 2016 instead of Minnesota's 2016 second round pick. ^ III: The Minnesota Timberwolves had initially planned to send their own first round pick (top-13 protected from 2013–14; top-12 protected from 2015–16) to the Suns before they traded it away to the Boston Celtics on January 9, 2015, for Brandan Wright.


2012–13 Phoenix Suns season, Transactions, Trades
However, because Minnesota could not convey a first round selection for the Celtics due to their selections in those years being protected by 2016 due to them being eliminated from playoff contention in late March 2016, the Timberwolves would convey their 2016 and 2017 second round draft picks to Boston instead. ^ IV: The Toronto Raptors sent the least favorable of their own 2014 second round pick (top-36 protected) and the Sacramento Kings' 2014 second round pick (top-55 protected) that season.


2012–13 Phoenix Suns season, Transactions, Free agents, Additions
^ a: P. J. originally signed a contract to play for Spartak St. Petersburg in Russia. However, due to his performance in the Phoenix Suns' Summer League team, P. J. had earned the right to opt out of his contract with Spartak St. Petersburg and sign with the Suns. The last team P.J. officially played for, however, was with the Brose Baskets Bamberg in Germany. P. J. was also using his birth name of Anthony Tucker at that time as well.


2012–13 Phoenix Suns season, Transactions, Free agents, Additions
^ b: Both Diante and Luke had initial rookie scale minimum deals due to being undrafted and spending their first seasons with the NBA. However, their deals weren't officially guaranteed until they continued to stay with the team on January 10, 2013. After the January 10 deadline, while both Garrett and Zeller ended up getting their money guaranteed, Zeller would end up being waived after the Suns traded for Marcus Morris, while Garrett was the only player to have stayed with the team at the end of the season.


2012–13 Phoenix Suns season, Transactions, Free agents, Subtractions
^ c: Because Josh Childress was amnestied from the Suns, he still got paid the remainder of his contract with the Suns (3 Years, $21 Million), but his salary away from the team did not affect the team's overall salary cap during that time period. ^ d: Childress would get waived by the Brooklyn Nets on December 29, 2012, and would not play for the rest of the season. ^ e: Aaron Brooks originally left the Suns due to the 2011 NBA lockout in concerns of playing for the 2011–12 NBA season.


2012–13 Phoenix Suns season, Transactions, Free agents, Subtractions
He signed with the Guangdong Southern Tigers in the Chinese Basketball Association. However, due to the CBA's newest policy during the lockout, he could not return to the Suns once the lockout ended. After his season with Guangdong officially ended, the Suns decided not to re-sign him for a new contract that year. He was initially given a qualifying offer as a restricted free agent with restricted benefits, but he was eventually rescinded of his restricted rights and became an unrestricted free agent.


2012–13 Phoenix Suns season, Transactions, Free agents, Subtractions
^ f: Brooks originally signed with the Sacramento Kings after the Suns decided to not use his restricted free agent rights that they initially had. Brooks continued to play for the Kings until March 1, 2013, which would be when the Kings decided to waive his contract. Four days later, Brooks decided to return to his original team, the Houston Rockets, for the rest of the season.


2012–13 Phoenix Suns season, Transactions, Free agents, Subtractions
As a result, the 2011 trade of having Goran Dragić being sent to the Houston Rockets and Aaron Brooks being sent to the Suns more or less ended up being reversed around two years later. ^ g: Ronnie Price would be waived by the Portland Trail Blazers on February 21, 2013. ^ h: Hakim Warrick was first traded to the New Orleans Hornets along with Robin Lopez. However, later on in the month of November, the Hornets decided to trade Warrick to the Charlotte Bobcats in exchange for Matt Carroll, who would never play a single game for the Hornets.


2012–13 Phoenix Suns season, Transactions, Free agents, Subtractions
In contrast, Warrick only played one game for the Hornets before the trade happened. However, Warrick would be traded once again before the trade deadline; this time, he was sent to the Orlando Magic in exchange for power forward Josh McRoberts. Warrick would then be waived from the Orlando Magic two days after the trade deadline; he would never play a single game for the Magic. ^ i: Even though Brad Miller announced that after last season he would retire from playing basketball, he still had obligations in his contract that allowed him to come over with the Suns.


2012–13 Phoenix Suns season, Transactions, Free agents, Subtractions
Once the Suns decided to let him go (alongside Jerome Dyson), Miller would officially announce his retirement from playing basketball. In addition, even though Michael Redd was considered a free agent after his season with the Suns was over with, he never did find a new team for him to sign up with. As a result, Redd would announce his retirement from the NBA on November 6, 2013, well over a year after being an unrestricted free agent.


2012–13 Phoenix Suns season, Transactions, Free agents, Subtractions
^ j: Luke Zeller first tried out for the Georgia national basketball team during the 2013 EuroBasket Tournament's tryouts at the end of the 2012–13 season before signing with the D-League's Austin Toros (which was also the last team Zeller played for before signing up with the Suns) nearly an entire year after being waived by the Suns on December 27, 2013.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh, widely known as "Pitt", in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers' head coach was Jamie Dixon, in his 10th year as head coach and 14th overall at Pitt. The team played its home games in the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh and was in its final season as a member of the Big East Conference. Pitt played in the ACC the following season. They finished the conference season with 12–6 in the Big East Conference, which they placed 4th. In the postseason, they lost to Syracuse in the quarterfinals of the 2013 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament and lost in the second round of 2013 NCAA Tournament to Wichita State to conclude the season with an overall record of 24–9.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team, Postseason
Pitt was announced as one of the four eight seed in the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament on Sunday, March 17, 2013. They played in the West Region. Their first game was against nine seed Wichita State University on Thursday, March 21, in Salt Lake City at 1:40 in the afternoon. They lost with a final score of 73 to 55.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team
The 2012–13 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers were coached by Agnus Berenato in their final year as a member of the Big East Conference. The Panthers played their home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania except for one game at Fitzgerald Field House.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team, Season
The Panthers went 0-16 in Big East Conference play for the second year in a row prompting the replacement of head coach Agnus Berenato with Suzie McConnell-Serio on April 12, 2013.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team, Roster
Six-foot, 11-inch center Marvadene "Bubbles" Anderson redshirted during the 2012-13 season.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team, Schedule
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2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season
The 2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the franchise's 46th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Off-season
The Pittsburgh Penguins finished their 2011–12 season with 108 points, ranking second in the Atlantic Division and fourth in the Eastern Conference. Pittsburgh started off the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs in the Eastern Conference Quarter-finals against their cross-state rivals, the Philadelphia Flyers. Pittsburgh eventually went on to lose in six games, with Philadelphia taking the series 4–2. The 45 goals scored through the first four games set an NHL record for goals in the first four games of a seven-game series. A total of 56 goals were scored over the course of the entire series.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Off-season
After elimination, Pittsburgh went on to sign 2010 draft pick Reid McNeill on May 15, 2012 and 2011 draft pick Dominik Uher on June 1, 2012 to three-year entry level contracts. On June 4, 2012, the Penguins signed goaltender Tomas Vokoun to a two-year contract after acquiring him from the Washington Capitals for a seventh-round draft pick in 2012. On June 28, 2012, the Penguins agreed to terms with All-Star center Sidney Crosby to a 12-year contract extension worth $104.4 million, but due to the terms of the current NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement, the new deal could not be signed until July 1, 2012.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Off-season, Lockout
At 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on September 15, 2012, following the expiration of the NHL collective bargaining agreement (CBA) the owners declared a lockout of the members of the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) until a new agreement could be reached. As a result, training camps will not open until agreement on a new CBA is reached.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Off-season, Lockout, Resolution
At approximately 4:40 am EST on January 6, 2013 the NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA Executive Director Donald Fehr announced that they have reached an agreement on the framework of a new CBA. On January 9, 2013 the NHL Board of Governors voted unanimously to accept the new 10-year CBA between the NHL and the NHLPA, but will not become official until the NHLPA completes a ratification vote. The NHLPA announced that ratification voting would start at 8 pm (EST) Thursday (January 10, 2013) and will continue for 36 hours through Saturday (January 12, 2013) at 8 am (EST).


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Off-season, Lockout, Resolution
On January 12, 2013 the NHLPA announced that the union had voted to ratify the new CBA with the NHL, but the new CBA will not become official until the NHL and the NHLPA sign a Memorandum of understanding (MOU). Later that same day both the NHL and the NHLPA announced that both sides signed the MOU reflecting the terms of the new 10-year CBA officially ending the lockout and announcing a 720-game (48 per team) regular-season schedule will begin on January 19, 2013.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, January
The Penguins released a statement from co-owners Mario Lemieux and Ron Burkle and CEO David Morehouse shortly after the NHL announced the framework agreement, offering an apology to the fans and the community and thanking them for their patience and loyalty to the team. As part of the organization thanking the fans and community for their loyalty, the Penguins organization announced that they would offer free selected concession items and "half off" all merchandise during the team's first four home games.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, January
In preparation of the start of the regular season the Penguins scheduled a free to fans "Black & Gold" game on January 16, 2013, which would simulate a game-like atmosphere with teammates facing teammates. The Penguins fans showed their appreciation to the organization by filling the CONSOL Energy Center with approximately 18,000 fans (official attendance could not be compiled without a ticket count due to the game's being open and free to the public) with the organization naming the fans as the number one star of the game. Team Black defeated Team White 5–4 in a game which simulated various scenarios (random five-on-three, four-on-four situations) including a full five-minute overtime and a shootout.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, January
The Penguins started the season with a win over their cross-state rivals the Philadelphia Flyers that propelled Marc-Andre Fleury past Tom Barrasso to become the Penguins' all-time winning goaltender. While the Penguins went on to finish the month with four wins and three losses they did not win a game at home in the seven games in January.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, February
The Penguins started February with a four-game winning streak including their first home victory of the season against the New Jersey Devils. In a game on February 3 against the Washington Capitals, Chris Kunitz set a career milestone for scoring four goals in one game and was then named NHL Second Star of the Week. With 18.7 seconds left in the second period in a game on February 13 against the Ottawa Senators, Matt Cooke went to finish a hit on Erik Karlsson when Cooke's skate blade caught Karlsson on the back of his left leg lacerating his left Achilles.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, February
Throughout the first four home games, as part of the special promotion following the lockout, the Penguins organization gave away 52,142 fountain drinks, 33,289 nachos, 26,633 pretzels, 22,258 hot dogs, 22,118 chicken sandwiches and 20,380 hamburgers and sold at half-price 8,680 jerseys, 18,950 T-shirts and 8,776 hats. In a game against the Florida Panthers on February 22, during the third period, Evgeni Malkin was skating toward the Panthers net when he got tangled up with Panthers defenceman Erik Gudbranson and then crashed violently into the boards.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, February
Malkin went on to miss the rest of the remaining three games of February and was diagnosed with a concussion suffering from short-term memory loss and retroactively was placed on IR effective the time of initial injury. Sidney Crosby was named NHL Second Star of the Month leading the NHL with 18 assists and 24 points in the 14 games during the month and had six three-point games while obtaining at least one point in eleven of fourteen games. The Penguins lost the last game of February against ex-Penguin Jordan Staal of the Carolina Hurricanes but still finished the month with nine wins and five losses leading the Atlantic Division and second place in the Eastern Conference with twenty-six points.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, March
The Penguins started out March with a wild game against the Montreal Canadiens that combined for a total of thirteen goals including the Brandon Sutter game-winner in overtime. The game featured Brandon Sutter, Matt Cooke and Chris Kunitz all scoring two goals apiece with defenceman Kris Letang finished with a career-high four assist night. After missing four games, Evgeni Malkin made his return to the lineup against the Tampa Bay Lightning on March 4 where he tallied a goal and an assist before defeating the Lightning 4–3.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, March
Chris Kunitz extended his career-long point streak to six games scoring six goals and nine points during the stretch and has at least one point in eighteen of the Penguins' last 23 games. After falling behind the Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 in the first period on March 7, and being outshot 18–4, the Penguins tied the score in the second period 4–4 outshooting the Flyers 12–3 eventually defeating the Flyers 5–4.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, March
Chris Kunitz scored twice in the game extending his career-long point streak to seven games as he and his linemates (Sidney Crosby, Pascal Dupuis) combined for three goals and eight points in the game. James Neal scored his sixteenth goal of the season thirty-six seconds into the March 9 game against the Toronto Maple Leafs but despite the early lead the Leafs tied the game and sent the game to a shootout. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped Tyler Bozak and Nazem Kadri with James Neal and Sidney Crosby scoring on James Reimer with James Neal scoring the determining goal. Chris Kunitz saw his career-long point streak end being held without a point against the Leafs. After absorbing a hit from James van Riemsdyk in the third period, Evgeni Malkin left the game with an upper-body injury and did not return.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, March
The Penguins played the next night against the New York Islanders in an offensive showing by the Penguins defeating the Islanders 6–1. The game featured Chris Kunitz scoring his fourth career hat-trick and had a career-high five-point game, Pascal Dupuis scoring twice and Sidney Crosby finishing with five assists tying a single-game career-high. Sidney Crosby was named NHL Second Star of the Week scoring two goals, nine assists and eleven points through the week during an eight-game point streak.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, March
In a game that seemed likely to be the Penguins first game being shutout of the season, also proved to be one of the Penguins biggest come-back games of the season. After being held scoreless throughout 53:42 minutes of March 12 game against the Boston Bruins, Chris Kunitz scored with Brandon Sutter scoring twice with the game-winner coming with only 2:03 minutes left in regulation. The next game against the Toronto Maple Leafs started out the same way as the last did with the Penguins falling behind and being held off the scoreboard until 7:18 minutes of the third period.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, March
The Penguins who were behind 1–0 saw Pascal Dupuis score the tying as well as the game-winning goal with Craig Adams scoring an empty net goal with 9.4 seconds left tallying the Penguins first short-handed goal of the season defeating the Leafs 3–1. On March 16, in a game against the New York Rangers, Marc-Andre Fleury recorded a franchise all-time leading 23rd career shutout in a 3–0 victory.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, March
The Penguins tenth straight win came on March 19 with a 2–1 win over the Washington Capitals when Matt Niskanen scored the game-winning goal late in the third period just nine seconds after the Penguins killed off a four-minute Matt Cooke penalty for boarding and unsportsmanlike conduct. On March 24 the Penguins announced that they acquired 13-year veteran and Dallas Stars captain Brenden Morrow in exchange for Joe Morrow and a 2013 fifth-round draft pick after Morrow waived his no-trade clause to play for the Penguins.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, March
Later that evening the Penguins went on to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 in overtime extending the winning streak to 12 games surpassing the Chicago Blackhawks with the longest winning streak in the NHL this year. The next day the Penguins announced that they acquired defenceman Douglas Murray from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for a 2013 second-round draft pick and a 2014 conditional second-round draft pick.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, March
The Penguins defeated the Canadiens 1–0 on March 26 with a lone goal from Chris Kunitz in a game that featured Marc-Andre Fleury and Tomas Vokoun combining for a team shutout after Marc-Andre Fleury left that game after the second period when Tyler Kennedy and Brian Gionta got tangled up and crashed into him. The next day defenseman Kris Letang was placed on Injured Reserve and will be out 7–10 days with a lower-body injury.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, March
In the early morning hours on March 28 the Pittsburgh Penguins announced that they had acquired 16-year veteran and Calgary Flames captain Jarome Iginla in exchange for Ben Hanowski, Kenny Agostino and a 2013 first-round draft pick after Iginla also waived his no-trade clause to play for the Penguins. That evening the Penguins went on to defeat the Winnipeg Jets 4–0 which featured Evgeni Malkin making his return to the lineup after missing nine games and goaltender Tomas Vokoun recording his 50th career shutout extending the Penguins winning streak to 14 games.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, March
Jarome Iginla filled an immigration petition and was approved to join the team on March 29 in time to be added to the starting line-up against the New York Islanders. The Penguins went on to defeat the Islanders extending the winning streak to 15 games and became the first team in league history to have a perfect record over a calendar month. The Penguins also set a franchise record for longest shutout streak of 208:24 minutes and Vokoun setting a personal and Penguins record for an individual shutout streak with 162:42 minutes.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, March
The win came with a price after 50 seconds into his first shift, Sidney Crosby left the game after a shot from Brooks Orpik was deflected and re-directed into his mouth. The next day, head coach Dan Bylsma announced that Sidney Crosby needed to have oral surgery as a result of the injury and was out indefinitely with a broken jaw. Defenseman Paul Martin also underwent surgery on a broken bone in his hand and is projected to miss 4–6 weeks.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, April
The Penguins history-making streak came to an end Tuesday night, April 2, 2013, at the hands of the Buffalo Sabres. The team honored Brooks Orpik who played his 622nd game as a Penguin the most games played ever in franchise history by a defenseman. On the day of the NHL trade deadline, April 3, 2013, the Pittsburgh Penguins acquired forward Jussi Jokinen from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for a conditional sixth or seventh round draft pick in 2013 with Carolina retaining a portion of Jokinen's salary.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, April
The Penguins that night went on to drop the second game in a row losing against the New York Rangers. The next game the Penguins beat the Rangers in a game which featured Jussi Jokinen making his Penguin debut and scoring the game-tying and game-winning goal in a shootout. James Neal left the game halfway through the third period after Rangers defenseman Michael Del Zotto turned and caught Neal with an elbow up high and did not return the rest of the game.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, April
Neal was later diagnosed with a concussion and would miss the upcoming road-trip with no timetable for his return given while Kris Letang, who missed the last five games, was cleared for team practice. The Penguins defeated the Carolina Hurricanes the next night, 5–3, securing themselves a playoff position. Kris Letang returned to the lineup the next game and defenseman Tanner Glass scored his first goal as a Penguin helping the Penguins defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6–3. Evgeni Malkin missed the next game against the Florida Panthers and was later classified as day-to-day due to an upper-body injury. The next game against the Montreal Canadiens, defenseman Douglas Murray scored a goal which ended the longest goalless streak in the NHL of 146 games helping the Penguins defeat the Canadiens 6–4.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, April
The game scheduled against the Boston Bruins on April 19, 2013 was postponed to April 20, 2013 due to the city of Boston being placed in a state of lock-down while authorities searched the areas for the suspects from the Boston Marathon bombing. The game originally scheduled on April 20, 2013 against the Buffalo Sabres was moved to April 23, 2013 with all tickets for the original game being honored for the rescheduled game. The Penguins went to defeat the Boston Bruins and solidified their spot as the number one seed in the Eastern Conference.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, April
The Penguins honored the lives lost and the town of Boston by wearing a special patch on their jerseys with the outline of Boston's downtown with an American flag in the background and the numbers "617" – which is the Boston area code. After the game the jerseys were auctioned off with the proceeds being donated to "The One Fund Boston". The Penguins next win over that Ottawa Senators featured Tomas Vokoun reach his 300th career win in his 700th career game and Dan Bylsma became the fastest coach in NHL history to reach 200 wins (316 games).


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, April
Evgeni Malkin returned to the line up after missing the last four games but failed to defeat the Buffalo Sabres. Brooks Orpik also left the game after the first period and did not return from a lower-body injury. The Penguins then went on to lose a their last regular season away game against the New Jersey Devils 3–2. The Penguins finished off the last game of the regular season with a home game against the Carolina Hurricanes which featured the return of Jordan Staal to the city of Pittsburgh. In the game's first television timeout, a highlight reel containing some of Staal's best moments as a Penguin aired on the jumbotron. After the video package ended, Staal received a standing ovation. The Penguins defeated the Hurrincanes 8–3.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, April
The Penguins led the League in scoring for the second consecutive year, scoring 162 goals overall (excluding 3 shootout-winning goals). The Penguins also scored at least one goal in all of their 48 regular-season games.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Stanley Cup playoffs, Eastern Conference Quarterfinals
The Penguins started the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs in the first seed of the Eastern Conference facing the #8 seed the New York Islanders. The Penguins defeated the Islanders four games out of five that they faced each other during the regular season, outscoring the Islanders 17–9. The Penguins dominated Game 1 with a score of 5–0 which marked Marc-Andre Fleury's sixth career playoff shutout tying a franchise record and rookie Beau Bennett's first career postseason goal on the first shift of his first game.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Stanley Cup playoffs, Eastern Conference Quarterfinals
Sidney Crosby made his return in Game 2 after missing the past 13 games (12 regular season, one playoff) but after taking an early lead the Penguins lost Game 2, 3–4. The Penguins went on to win Game 3 at the 8:44 mark of overtime when Chris Kunitz scored a power-play goal defeating the Islanders 5–4. James Neal opened the scoring in Game 3 after missing the last two games with a lower-body injury but the Penguins lost 6–4 with the Islanders tying the series at two games apiece.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Stanley Cup playoffs, Eastern Conference Quarterfinals
Tomas Vokoun replaced Marc-Andre Fleury for Game 5 and also saw the return of Tyler Kennedy and Joe Vitale with Kennedy scoring the game-winning goal in a 4–0 shutout victory taking the lead in the series. Game 6 saw the Penguins behind 3–2 towards the end of regulation when Paul Martin tied the game with 5:17 left in regulation. Unlikely hero, Brooks Orpik scored his first career playoff goal in 78 playoff games defeating the Islanders 4–3 and advancing the Penguins onto the Eastern Conference Semi-finals.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Stanley Cup playoffs, Eastern Conference Semi-finals
The Penguins opened the Semi-finals against the seventh-seeded the Ottawa Senators, a team that the Penguins defeated in all three meetings during the regular season, outscoring them 9–4. The Penguins defeated the Senators in Game 1, 4–1, in a physical game that saw a total of 66 hits (40 Penguins, 26 Senators). The Penguins chased goaltender Craig Anderson just 1:15 into the second period of Game 2 after Sidney Crosby's slap shot beat Anderson, with Crosby becoming just the second Penguins player other than Mario Lemieux to notch multiple post-season hat-tricks.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Stanley Cup playoffs, Eastern Conference Semi-finals
With less than a minute to play in regulation of Game 3 and the Penguins on a power-play, the Senators pulled their goaltender for the extra attacker, where captain Daniel Alfredsson scored a shorthanded goal to tie the game with 28.6 seconds left. Game 3 went into double-overtime and 7:39 minutes into the second overtime period, Colin Greening scored on a rebound to give the Senators a 2–1 victory, bringing the series to 2–1.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Stanley Cup playoffs, Eastern Conference Semi-finals
Jarome Iginla and James Neal both scored two goals apiece in Game 4, with the Penguins defeating the Senators 7–3, pushing the Senators to the risk of elimination and bringing the series to a 3–1 score. James Neal added three more goals in Game 5 to record his first career playoff hat-trick, and his fifth goal in the last six periods, eliminating the Senators with a 6–2 win and advancing the Penguins to the Conference Finals.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Stanley Cup playoffs, Eastern Conference Semi-finals
The Penguins outscored the Senators 22–11 and defeated Craig Anderson, who finished the regular season with a 1.69 GAA and a 0.941 save percentage over 24 games but finished the playoffs with a 3.01 GAA and a 0.918 save percentage over ten games total and allowed 20 goals over the five games against the Penguins.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Stanley Cup playoffs, Eastern Conference Finals
The Penguins faced the fourth-seeded Boston Bruins in the Conference Finals, the fifth time the two franchises faced off in a playoff series, and the third time in the Eastern Conference Finals. Their most recent meeting was in the 1992 Wales Conference Finals, where Pittsburgh swept the Bruins out of the playoffs. The Penguins had won all three games in this year's regular season series, all three games by one goal. The Pittsburgh Penguins had made it to their third Conference Finals since 2008, while the Boston Bruins were making their second appearance in three years.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Stanley Cup playoffs, Eastern Conference Finals
The Bruins swept the top seeded Penguins, as Boston goaltender Tuukka Rask recorded his first two career playoff shutouts and only allowed two Pittsburgh goals in the entire series. Penguin stars Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby and the newly acquired Jarome Iginla were held to zero combined points during the series.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Stanley Cup playoffs, Eastern Conference Finals
David Krejci had two goals in the Bruins' 3–0 Game 1 victory, the Bruins recorded six goals in a 6–1 rout in Game 2, Patrice Bergeron scored at 15:19 of the second overtime period of Game 3 to give Boston a 2–1 win, and in Game 4, Adam McQuaid scored the lone goal to give the Bruins a 1–0 win and a trip to the Stanley Cup Finals. This series marked the first time since 1979 that the Penguins were swept in a playoff series; notably, it was the same Bruins franchise that swept the Penguins that year.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Team only. Bold/italics denotes franchise record.


2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Transactions
The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season:


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


2012–13 Plunket Shield season
The 2012–13 Plunket Shield season was the 84th season of official first-class domestic cricket in New Zealand. The season started on 27 October 2012 and ran to 23 February 2013. Central Districts won the tournament.


2012–13 Plunket Shield season, Points Distribution
Batting Bonus Points are awarded in relation to the number of runs scored after 110 overs are bowled in the first innings.


2012–13 Plunket Shield season, Points Distribution
Bowling Bonus Points are awarded in relation to the number of wickets taken after 110 overs are bowled in the first innings.


2012–13 PlusLiga
2012–13 PlusLiga - was the 77th season of Polish Championship (13th season as professional league - PlusLiga) organized by Professional Volleyball League SA (Polish: Profesjonalna Liga Piłki Siatkowej S.A.) under the supervision of Polish Volleyball Federation (Polish: Polski Związek Piłki Siatkowej).


2012–13 PlusLiga
In season 2012/2013 Asseco Resovia Rzeszów, PGE Skra Bełchatów and ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle played in CEV Champions League, Jastrzębski Węgiel and Delecta Bydgoszcz in CEV Cup. PGE Skra Bełchatów played in the Club World Championship 2012 and achieved bronze medal.


2012–13 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season
The 2012–13 season was the 99th season of competitive association football played by Plymouth Argyle Football Club, an English team based in Plymouth. The season was the club's 86th in the Football League and seventh in the fourth tier of the English football league system.


2012–13 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Squad statistics
Appearances and goals are sourced from Soccerbase. For a description of playing positions, see association football positions.


2012–13 Polish Cup
The 2012–13 Polish Cup was the fifty-ninth season of the annual Polish football knockout tournament. It began on 18 July 2012 with the first matches of the Extra Preliminary Round and ended on 3 May 2013 with the Final. The winners qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.


2012–13 Polish Cup
Legia Warsaw were the defending champions, having won their record breaking 15th title in the previous season. They successfully defended this title, becoming the winner of the Polish Cup for the 16th time in history.


2012–13 Polish Cup, Extra Preliminary Round
The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the Polish FA on 18 June 2012. Participating in this round were 16 regional cup winners and 35 teams from the 2011–12 II Liga. The matches were played on 18 July 2012. Pelikan Łowicz received a bye to the Preliminary round.


2012–13 Polish Cup, Preliminary round
The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the Polish FA on 18 June 2012. The matches were played on 24 and 25 July 2012. Stomil Olsztyn and Sokół Aleksandrów Łódzki received a bye to the First Round.


2012–13 Polish Cup, First round
The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the Polish FA on 26 July 2012. Participating in this round are the 12 winners of the preliminary round along with Stomil Olsztyn and Sokół Aleksandrów Łódzki and the 18 teams from 2011–12 I Liga (Poland). The matches will be played on 31 July–1 August 2012.


2012–13 Polish Cup, Round of 32
The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the Polish FA on 26 July 2012. Participating in this round are the 16 winners of the first round along with and the 16 teams from 2011–12 Ekstraklasa. The matches will be played on 11–12 August 2012 with the exception of matches involving Legia Warsaw and Śląsk Wrocław.


2012–13 Polish Cup, Round of 16
The 16 winners from Round of 32 compete in this round. The matches will be played on 25–27 September and 2–3 October.


2012–13 Polish Cup, Quarterfinals
The 8 winners from Round of 16 competed in this round. The matches will be played in two legs. The first leg took place on 26 and 28 February 2013, while the second legs were played on 12 and 13 March 2013.Pairs were determined on 24 October 2012.


2012–13 Polish Cup, Quarterfinals
Two second legs were moved to 26–27 March 2013 due to bad weather conditions. This is an official UEFA date and matches will be played without players called to the National Teams, what was agreed by interested teams.


2012–13 Polish Cup, Semi-finals
The 4 winners from the Quarterfinals will compete in this round. The matches will be played in two legs. The first legs took place on 10 April 2013, while the second legs were played on 17 April 2013.The two winners moved on to the final.


2012–13 Polish Cup of men's volleyball
2012–13 Polish Cup was the 56th edition of the Polish Cup of men's volleyball tournament.


2012–13 Polish Cup of men's volleyball
As a venue for final tournament was chosen Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa in Częstochowa. ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle achieved their fourth trophy in history of club. Brazilian outside hitter Felipe Fonteles was awarded Most Valuable Player of final tournament.


2012–13 Polska Liga Hokejowa season
The 2012–13 Polska Liga Hokejowa season was the 78th season of the Polska Liga Hokejowa, the top level of ice hockey in Poland. Eight teams participated in the league, and KS Cracovia won the championship.


2012–13 Polska Liga Hokejowa season
Due to financial difficulties, KS Toruń pulled out from competition after 14 matches. They did not participate in the playoffs, and they were relegated to the 1. Liga.


2012–13 Port Vale F.C. season
The 2012–13 season was Port Vale's 101st season of football in the English Football League, and fifth successive season in League Two. The club secured promotion into League One with a third-place finish. Administration scuppered the club's promotion chances in the previous campaign, and high-profile departures in the summer meant that manager Micky Adams had to rebuild his team from the ground up. His rebuilding efforts were severely hampered when Keith Ryder's expected takeover collapsed. The club was instead taken over by Paul Wildes on 20 November.


2012–13 Port Vale F.C. season
There were no lengthy cup runs, as Vale exited the League Cup with an opening day defeat to Championship club Burnley, and were knocked out of the FA Cup at the Second Round with a loss away at League One side Sheffield United, before their progress in the Football League Trophy was halted by League Two rivals Bradford City. This allowed the "Valiants" to focus on gaining promotion, and their goal-scoring feats took them up to second place by 15 September, behind only defensive masters Gillingham.


2012–13 Port Vale F.C. season
With the new owners in place, Adams could afford to sign experienced players in the January transfer window, and the team pushed on to establish themselves as the division's leaders. However the wheels then fell off as Vale struggled to score as they showed relegation form heading on from mid-February. After just one win in eight games, Vale rediscovered their previous form by mid-March and went on to beat fourth-placed Burton Albion 7–1 in front of 10,978 supporters on 5 April. Promotion was secured 15 days later with a 2–2 draw with Northampton Town before a home crowd of 12,496. After promotion was secured Paul Wildes resigned as chairman and Norman Smurthwaite took full control of the club.


2012–13 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
On 19 June 2012, Port Vale were given odds of 40 to 1 of gaining promotion. The club had lost some its best players as versatile defender Lee Collins, midfield general Anthony Griffith, and top-scorers Sean Rigg and Marc Richards all signed big money deals elsewhere – the latter two moving to club's expecting to win promotion out of League Two.


2012–13 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
With the club's new owner in place, Adams signed six players early in July. He first signed midfielder Darren Murphy and winger Jennison Myrie-Williams (who had impressed in a loan spell at the club the previous season) from Stevenage, as well as Colchester United attacker Ashley Vincent. He then made another triple swoop by bringing in Shrewsbury Town goalkeeper Chris Neal, Crewe Alexandra centre-back David Artell, and former Wales international Richard Duffy. Highly rated striker Liam Dickinson, veteran forward Darren Byfield, and Irish attacker Tadhg Purcell also joined the club on trial.


2012–13 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
Adams appointed Doug Loft as club captain at the end of July. The pre-season tour of Ireland was hailed as a success, whilst Vale recorded wins in each of their encounters with non-league opposition. However, David Artell left the club as a free agent days before the start of the season, as he refused to sign a contract that reflected the club's status as 'in administration' (the initial contract he signed listed Keith Ryder as the club's owner, and was therefore invalid).


2012–13 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
"The players have been absolutely amazing. I've told them that I can't thank them enough for their loyalty, character and commitment. They have thrown away a lot of money in signing these [revised] contracts... I'm embarrassed because I believed in Keith Ryder and believed in what he was doing. To find out that the players could have walked away for nothing after all the work we had done in pre-season was unbelievable. I hope the football club has hit rock-bottom and we can start to climb again, but I can't guarantee that."


2012–13 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
The team got off to a solid start in August, recording wins over a poor Barnet side and a much more resilient Morecambe. They lost away at Accrington Stanley despite having 56% possession and 12 attempts on goal. They continued their form into September, as 14 points from a possible 18 left them sitting second in the table.


2012–13 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
Only a bizarre own goal from Brian Saah won them a point at home to Torquay United, before Tom Pope hit four against former club Rotherham United in a 6–2 victory; the win over Steve Evans's big spending "Millers" sent a message to the rest of the division that Vale were genuine promotion candidates. They then came from behind to win away at Plymouth Argyle, before putting a highly impressive Fleetwood Town to the sword with a 5–2 away victory.


2012–13 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
A top-of-table clash with Gillingham at Vale Park ended the "Valiants" impressive run, as the visitors claimed a 2–0 victory with a professional performance. Having named the same first eleven for nine successive games, Adams introduced Rob Taylor and Ryan Burge at the expense of central midfielders Sam Morsy and Chris Shuker, and was rewarded with a 1–0 win over high-flying Bradford City in front of over 11,000 spectators at Valley Parade. Micky Adams was named as Manager of the Month and Pope was named as Player of the Month.


2012–13 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
October opened with a dismal home draw with Dagenham & Redbridge, with goalkeeper Chris Neal making an uncharacteristic error to allow a blunted "Daggers" attack to claim an unlikely goal. The team then rallied to produce a convincing 2–0 win away at fourth-placed Exeter City, Pope's two goals taking him into double figures with 35 league games yet to play. However injuries took hold of the small squad, with captain Loft sidelined with a calf injury, and winger Lewis Haldane forced to announce his retirement after failing to recover from a broken leg he sustained in August 2011.


2012–13 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
They played Oxford United on a Monday night in front of the Sky Sports cameras, and did themselves justice with a convincing 3–0 win, with both Ashley Vincent and Sam Morsy scoring impressive goals. An injury/suspension crisis in midfield then did little to prevent a patched up Vale side to come from behind to beat Gareth Ainsworth's Wycombe Wanderers 4–1. They then travelled to Staffordshire rivals Burton Albion, and battled to a 1–1 draw after falling behind to a fluke goal.


2012–13 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
The month ended on a sour note at Sixfields, as John McCombe was sent off after breaking the leg of Northampton Town goalscorer Alex Nicholls; injuries and suspensions left teenagers Joe Davis and Kingsley James to form a makeshift centre-back partnership, though the score was kept to a respectable 2–0. For a second successive time, a Vale player was named the division's Player of the Month; Ashley Vincent took the award, but credited his teammates, saying "this award is as much for them as it is for me".


2012–13 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
Vale went three league games without a win on 6 November, as they lost a two-goal lead to draw 2–2 at home with Rochdale; the game turned on Sam Morsy's sending off on the 67 minute mark. Three days later, Adams boosted his midfield by signing former Shrewsbury player Sean McAllister to an eight-week deal. A day later and Vale travelled to Roots Hall and came away with a point following a goalless draw.


2012–13 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
Vale then went five league games without a win, after throwing away a two-goal lead for the second successive home game, to draw 2–2 with York City. Adams said "It's not a time for people to criticise and get on the players' backs, so I'll have to put my arm around a few of them, even if I feel like strangling them at times." His team duly went on to record a simple 4–0 win over Bristol Rovers, with Pope's hat-trick taking him to 20 goals in the season.


2012–13 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
On 22 November, Liam Chilvers re-signed on loan from AFC Telford United in order to provide more options in defence. Notts County striker Lee Hughes was also reported to have joined the club on loan, with a view to a permanent move; however, the next day it was revealed that the loan move would not go through as the relevant paperwork had not been sent in to the Football League on time. Vale carried on scoring goals regardless, ending the month with a 3–1 win in miserable conditions at Aldershot Town. They also welcomed Calvin Andrew, who was signed to provide cover for Tom Pope.


2012–13 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
Vale went into the festive schedule with a 2–0 home defeat to Chesterfield, who boasted four former "Valiants" in their team, including goal scorer Jay O'Shea. Adams tried to boost the team's confidence and said he then did "a bit of psychology with the players... sat them down, one-on-one, and reminded them about what and where they are." The talks seemed to work, as a Louis Dodds goal ensured that they came from behind at third-place Cheltenham Town to record a 1–1 draw.


2012–13 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
Assistant manager Mark Grew also employed psychology, telling the media that "We have the ability to bring people in, but hopefully we won't have to... if we lose three or four games, then the gaffer might have to freshen things up... but if we can pick up maybe nine points over Christmas and new year, then we wouldn't have a problem." On Boxing day, Vale headed to the New York Stadium for the first time, and completed the double over Rotherham with a 2–1 win. They then ended the year top of the table, after beating the "Daggers" 3–2 in rain-soaked conditions.


2012–13 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
The new year was welcomed with a poor showing at home to Fleetwood, that ended in a 2–0 loss. There was good and bad news on 3 January, as Trinidad and Tobago international midfielder Chris Birchall was re-signed to the club as John McCombe was ruled out injured for "at least six weeks". Adams responded to the defeat to Fleetwood by making six changes at home to Plymouth, and was rewarded with a comprehensive 4–0 win over a struggling team reduced to ten men in the first half. He also signed experienced Argyle centre-back and captain Darren Purse.


2012–13 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
Gareth Owen and Darren Murphy both left the club, whilst veteran striker Lee Hughes was signed from Notts County. Liam Chilvers was also signed up until the end of the season. Both Purse and Hughes were handed debuts for the top of the table clash with Gillingham on 12 January, and played vital roles in the team's 2–1 victory. Adams then added another new face, with left-sided Sheffield Wednesday player Daniel Jones signed on until the end of the season. With the influx of defenders limiting first team opportunities, Clayton McDonald joined Bristol Rovers on loan until the end of the season. Jones scored on his debut, helping Vale to earn a point away at AFC Wimbledon in front of the television cameras.


2012–13 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
New signings Hughes and Purse gave Vale a 3–0 home win over Accrington on 2 February. Three days later bottom club Wimbledon arrived at Vale Park, and Vale won the game 3–0 thanks to goals from Hughes and Vincent (2). The next challenge was another club battling against relegation, Barnet, and Adams named the same team for the fourth successive game; however for only the second time in the season Vale fans witnessed a goalless draw. Mid


2012–13 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
-table Morecambe then arrived at Vale Park as the club honoured former chairman Bill Bell, who died on 12 February; the game ended with a 1–0 defeat to ten-man Morecambe. Calvin Andrew was given a surprise start at Torquay, and rewarded Micky Adams with the only goal of the game. However Vale then tasted a 2–0 defeat at home to play-off hopefuls Exeter City, who put in a superb performance; Adams nevertheless found his team's lack of urgency going forward as a "little bit baffling".


2012–13 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
Oxford beat Vale 2–1 on 2 March, ending Vale's five-month unbeaten run on the road. Adams then tried to add some steel to his midfield by re-signing tough-tackling Anthony Griffith from Leyton Orient. League Cup finalists Bradford then came to Burslem, and left with a point after the first goalless draw at Vale Park of the season. With the gap between Vale and play-offs getting ever more slender, Southend then successfully defended a two-goal lead at half-time to beat Vale 2–1. Adams admitted that "Promotion seems a million miles away with the way we're playing."


2012–13 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
Things then went from bad to worse at Bristol Rovers, with former Stoke player Ryan Brunt giving the "Gas" a 2–0 win whilst Ashley Vincent suffered a season-ending injury. Adams claimed that "idiots" in a "certain section of the crowd" were giving him "personal" abuse following the run of bad results and his decision to drop fan favourite Ryan Burge for disciplinary reasons. Full -back Adam Yates later said this low-point motivated the players to pull together to prove wrong fans that had barracked Adams.


2012–13 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
Burge was suspended for two weeks after refusing to apologize for making veiled criticism of the club on Twitter. Vale then put a poor York side to the sword with goals from Myrie-Williams and Hughes. Cheltenham Town proved a much sterner challenge, but Vale recovered from 2–1 down to win a crucial match 3–2, with Tom Pope hitting his third hat-trick of the season.


2012–13 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
Vale were holding onto second place going into April, and though they failed to capitalize on their rivals dropping points on 1 April, they managed to come from behind to two Marc Richards goals at Chesterfield to secure a point. Four days later, Vale hosted fourth placed Burton Albion, in what was labelled as the biggest game of the season for the "Valiants". Reduced tickets of £9 ensured a crowd of 10,978, and they were treated to a comprehensive 7–1 victory as Lee Hughes scored a hat-trick.


2012–13 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
Bottom-placed Aldershot were the visitors four days later, and were seemingly fired up after manager Andy Scott took offense to Adams saying that "[Aldershot] are down the bottom because [they] deserve to be"; Scott stated that "Sometimes managers say things to deflect from what is going on at their own club. We will find out if they have got the stomach for the fight and see if they want to get promoted as they have got a few clubs chasing them." The match proved to be low on action, and Vale surrendered a half-time lead to draw the game 1–1.