2012–13 V AFG
The 2012–13 V AFG season was the 63rd season of the Bulgarian V AFG, the third tier of the Bulgarian football league system. The winners of each of the four regional groups progressed to the 2013–14 B PFG and up to four teams from each group were relegated to regional amateur championships.


2012–13 V AFG, Changes from the 2011–12 season, Movement between B PFG and V AFG
The champions of the four 2011–12 V AFG divisions were promoted to the 2012–13 B PFG: Shumen 2010 from V AFG North-East and Rakovski 2011 from V AFG South-East, Spartak 1919 Pleven from V AFG North-West and Pirin Razlog from V AFG South-West. This season the B Grupa will be consisting of one division, so all third division champions will play against each other.


2012–13 V AFG, Changes from the 2011–12 season, Movement between B PFG and V AFG
In return, Dorostol Silistra canceled their participation during the East B PFG championship and dissolved as club. Dobrudzha Dobrich and Nesebar finished at the bottom two places and relegated to the North-East and South-East division. Additionally Chernomorets Pomorie canceled their East B PFG participation after the end of the last season and dissolved as club.


2012–13 V AFG, Changes from the 2011–12 season, Movement between B PFG and V AFG
From West B PFG relegated also four teams - Chavdar Byala Slatina canceled its participation during the season and dissolved as club, Slivnishki Geroi will play in the South-West V AFG, Malesh Mikrevo declined its further participation in the third division and Akademik Sofia have not received a professional licence, but due financial difficulties they canceled its participation in the South-West V AFG.


2012–13 V-League (South Korea)
The 2012-13 V-League season was the 9th season of the V-League, the highest professional volleyball league in South Korea. The season started on 2 November 2012 and finished on 31 March 2013. Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs were the defending champions in the men's league and Daejeon KGC the defending female champions.


2012–13 V-League (South Korea), Season standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2012–13 VCU Rams men's basketball team
The 2012–13 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was the 45th season of the University fielding a men's basketball program. Led by fourth-year head coach Shaka Smart, they played their home games at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. This was the Rams inaugural season in the Atlantic 10 Conference (A10), after spending the past 17 years in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 27–9, 12–4 in A10 play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the 2013 Atlantic 10 Tournament where they lost to Saint Louis. They received an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament, their third straight NCAA Tournament appearance, where they defeated Akron in the first round before losing in the third round to Michigan.


2012–13 VCU Rams men's basketball team, Preseason
VCU was predicted to finish third in the Atlantic 10 preseason polls, which was released October 4, 2012 in Brooklyn, New York. Junior forward Juvonte Reddic was selected to the preseason Atlantic 10 third team, sophomore guard Brianté Weber was selected to the preseason Atlantic 10 All-Defensive team and freshman guard Melvin Johnson was selected to the preseason Atlantic 10 All-Rookie team.


2012–13 VCU Rams men's basketball team, Offseason
Incoming Freshman Jordan Burgess and Mo Alie-Cox were ruled ineligible to play in the 2012-13 season by NCAA because they were deemed to be partial qualifiers. Burgess was allowed to practice with the team while Alie-Cox was not. Both were able to remain on scholarship and will be eligible to play in 2013-14 as sophomores. The school never gave specifics as to why they were ruled ineligible by the NCAA. Guard Reco McCarver transferred from VCU to Campbell University. Heath Houston also left the team due to knee injuries.


2012–13 VCU Rams men's basketball team, Accolades, Honors and awards
Sophomore guard Brianté Weber was named the Atlantic 10 Defensive Player Of The Year. Junior forward Juvonte Reddic and Sophomore guard/forward Treveon Graham were named to the Second Team All Atlantic 10. Weber and Senior guard Darius Theus were named to the Atlantic-10 All-Defensive Team. Freshman guard Melvin Johnson was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team.


2012–13 VCU Rams men's tennis team
The 2012–13 VCU Rams men's tennis team will represent Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's tennis season. It will be the Rams' first season playing in the Atlantic 10 Conference.


2012–13 VHL season
The  2012–13 VHL season was the third season of the Russian Major League. It started 9 September 2012 and ended on April 2013.


2012–13 VHL season, Regular season
Starting with this season the VHL abandoned its previous conference structure. All teams played their regular seasons in a round robin format with two games (home and away) against every team of the league.


2012–13 VMI Keydets basketball team
The 2012–13 VMI Keydets basketball team represented the Virginia Military Institute in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Keydets were coached by Duggar Baucom, in his 8th year. They played their home games at the 5,800 seat Cameron Hall. They were a member of the North Division of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 8–8 in Big South play to finish in second place in the North Division. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big South Tournament where they fell to Charleston Southern.


2012–13 VTB United League
The VTB United League 2012–13 was the fourth complete season of the VTB United League, which is Northern and Eastern Europe's top-tier level men's professional club basketball competition. The tournament featured 20 teams, from 10 countries. CSKA Moscow won its 4th VTB title, by beating Lokomotiv-Kuban Krasnodar, 3–1, in a best-of-five Finals series.


2012–13 VTB United League, Playoffs, Round of 16
The teams that finished third, fourth, fifth and sixth in the other group in a Best-Of-3 series.


2012–13 VTB United League, Playoffs, Quarterfinals
The teams that finished first and two in the other group battled with 1/8 final winners in a Best-Of-5 series.


2012–13 VTB United League, Playoffs, Semifinals
The teams that won in 1/4 final, battled with other 1/4 final winner in a Best-Of-5 series.


2012–13 VTB United League, Playoffs, Final
The teams that won in 1/2 final, battled with other 1/2 final winner in a Best-Of-5 series.


2012–13 VTB United League, Playoffs, Final, Rosters
Champion: Miloš Teodosić, Vladimir Micov, Aleksandr Gudumak, Aaron Jackson, Dmitry Sokolov, Nenad Krstić, Sonny Weems, Aleksei Zozulin, Zoran Erceg, Evgeny Voronov, Andrey Vorontsevich, Sasha Kaun, Victor Khryapa, Anton Ponkrashov, Theo Papaloukas (Coach: Ettore Messina)


2012–13 VTB United League, Playoffs, Final, Rosters
Runner-up: Maxim Grigoryev, Derrick Brown, Richard Hendrix, Alexey Savrasenko, Mantas Kalnietis, Sergey Bykov, Valeriy Likhodey, Simas Jasaitis, James Baron, Andrey Zubkov, Aleks Marić, Nick Calathes, Maksym Sheleketo (Coach: Evgeniy Pashutin)


2012–13 VTB United League, Awards, Nationality awards
For the first time, awards were handed out to the best player by nationality.


2012–13 Valencia CF season
The 2012–13 Valencia CF season was the club's 95th season in existence and its 26th consecutive season in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. The season marked the coaching debut of Mauricio Pellegrino, who assumed coaching of the club after the four-year tenure of Unai Emery. Pellegrino was sacked on 1 December and replaced with Ernesto Valverde. Manuel Llorente resigned after almost four years as Valencia president on 5 April 2013.


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


2012–13 Valencia CF season, Players, From Valencia Mestalla
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 Valencia CF 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 Valencia CF season, Players, Detailed squad information
Notes: (d), debut in first team in an official match


2012–13 Valencia CF season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number.


2012–13 Valencia CF season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Source: Match reports in La Liga Matches, Copa del Rey Matches, UEFA Champions League Matches and , Ordered by ,  and  = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2012–13 Valencia CF season, Competitions, UEFA Champions League, Group stage
Note: BATE Borisov played their home matches at Dynama Stadium, Minsk instead of their own Haradski Stadium.


2012–13 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cruasaders, led by second year head coach Bryce Drew, played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center and were members of the Horizon League. The season finished with 26–8 in overall, 13–3 in Horizon League to become Horizon League Regular Season Champions. They were also champions of the Horizon League Tournament, defeating Wright State in the championship game, for the first Horizon League title in school history. They received an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament, their first tournament bid in 9 years, where they received a 14 seed and lost to 3 seed Michigan State in the second round.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season
The 2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's 43rd season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Canucks won their fifth-straight Northwest Division title and finished third in the Western Conference. In the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs, Vancouver was swept by the San Jose Sharks in the first round. Shortly after the Canucks' playoff elimination, head coach Alain Vigneault was fired.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season
Prior to the beginning of the season the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) expired, resulting in a lockout. The season was threatened with cancellation before the lockout ended, ultimately the length of the labor dispute resulted in the reduction of games from the standard 82 to a shortened 48. Cory Schneider entered the season as the team's new starting goaltender, while the Canucks attempted to trade incumbent Roberto Luongo. The two goaltenders battled for playing time early in the season resulting in a goaltender controversy.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season
After a six-game winning streak to start February, the Canucks dealt with multiple injuries and suspensions resulting in the team slumping. In late March Schneider captured the starters job starting seven consecutive games helping the team to a second six-game winning streak. Vancouver dueled the Minnesota Wild in the standings before pulling away in April and winning the division. Led by Henrik and Daniel Sedin, the Canucks' power play struggled dropping from 4th the previous season to 23rd, with the Sedin twins' point production declining.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season
Derek Roy was brought in through a trade to help deal with injuries at centre in the team's only trade of the year. Schneider was injured late in the season and missed the first two games of the playoffs. Vancouver lost the fourth game of their playoff series on a controversial call on Daniel Sedin.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season
Three franchise records were set during the season. Henrik Sedin became the Canucks all-time leading scorer, surpassing Markus Naslund. Alex Burrows scored six seconds into a game making it the fastest goal to start a game for Vancouver. Alain Vigneault became the all-time leader in games coached. As a way of celebrating 100 years of hockey in British Columbia, the Canucks wore a special patch on their jerseys with the logo of the Vancouver Millionaires, the first professional team in the city. They also wore replica jerseys of the Millionaires for one game.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Off-season
Following an early exit from the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs, the off-season began with speculation that head coach Alain Vigneault might be fired. There were also rumors that general manager (GM) Mike Gillis could be removed from his position. After an end of the year meeting with team owner Francesco Aquilini, Gillis signed a new five-year contract. Fifteen days after his new contract, Gillis signed Vigneault to a new two-year contract.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Off-season
The Canucks announced that they would be celebrating 100 years of hockey in British Columbia during the season. To that end, they would wear a special patch on their jerseys with the logo of the Vancouver Millionaires, the first professional team in the city. They also would wear replica jerseys of the Millionaires for their March 16 game against the Detroit Red Wings.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Off-season
After being replaced as starter for the final three playoff games, Roberto Luongo said that he would be willing to waive his no-trade clause if asked. Following the re-signing of Cory Schneider to a three-year $12 million extension, trade rumors increased. It was later reported that Luongo wanted to be traded and that "it was time to move on". Though as training camp approached, Luongo had not been traded. He indicated that he would have no issues returning to the Canucks.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Off-season
Gillis further stated that although he had received several "strong" offers, the Canucks were not having a "fire sale" for Luongo. Doug MacLean on Sportsnet's Hockey Central reported that a trade was in place to send Luongo to the Toronto Maple Leafs. However, Luongo, believing the Florida Panthers, his preferred destination, were going to make a deal for him, refused to waive his no-trade clause. Luongo later said that he never turned down a trade.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Off-season, 2012–13 lockout
Prior to the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) expiring in September, teams reassigned players on two-way or entry-level contracts to minor league affiliates. The Canucks assigned 27 players, including Christopher Tanev, Eddie Lack, Zack Kassian and 2012 second-round draft pick Alexandre Mallet to the Chicago Wolves, while first-round pick Brendan Gaunce was sent to his junior team, the Belleville Bulls. When the CBA expired on September 15, the NHL enforced a lockout until a new agreement could be reached.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Off-season, 2012–13 lockout
Canucks management posted a message from the team to the fans stating that they would continue with community initiatives throughout the lockout, which they hoped would be resolved as soon as possible, and thanked fans for their loyalty and patience. They also reduced their employees work week to four days and instituted a 20% pay reduction.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Off-season, 2012–13 lockout
Four days into the lockout, the NHL cancelled all pre-season games before September 30, cutting the first four games from Vancouver's schedule. A week later, with no further talks between the two sides, the remainder of the preseason was canceled. With no movement on a new deal, the NHL cancelled its first set of regular season games on October 4. Games continued to be cancelled in blocks culminating in their cancellation through January 14.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Off-season, 2012–13 lockout
As the lockout dragged on, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman gave a self-imposed a deadline of January 11 to agree to terms on a new CBA or the entire season would be cancelled. As the deadline approached, Bettman and the head of the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA), Donald Fehr, engaged in a 16-hour negotiation session that produced a tentative agreement to end the lockout. Both sides ratified the deal and a memorandum of understanding was signed on January 12. This  officially ended the lockout and allowed training camps to open the following day. Due to the length of the lockout, the NHL announced a new scheduled for a shortened 48-game season after it ended.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Off-season, Training camp
Under the prior CBA, players could not be traded until after the lockout was resolved, meaning Roberto Luongo could not be moved. Once a new CBA was reached, the trade rumors returned, including one that alleged Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke was fired in order to help facilitate a trade. For his part, Luongo reiterated that he was willing to remain with the Canucks for the shortened season, but did not want to remain long-term.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Off-season, Training camp
With training camp starting on January 13, 2013, Vancouver recalled 12 players from the Wolves. They also bolstered their defence corp by signing NHL veterans Jim Vandermeer and Cam Barker to one-year contracts. At the forward position, the Canucks were dealing with injuries to their second line. Centre Ryan Kesler, who was recovering from off-season surgeries to his shoulder and wrist, would be unable to start the season; it was unknown how long he would be out rehabbing the injuries. Winger David Booth was injured during the team's physicals to start camp.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Off-season, Training camp
After having an MRI done on his injury, it was announced that Booth would miss four to six weeks recovering. Alain Vigneault stated that he hoped to keep his third and fourth lines intact, leaving the possible replacements as, Andrew Ebbett, Jordan Schroeder and Zack Kassian. Schroeder was a first-round draft pick for Vancouver in 2009, but had never played in an NHL game. Ebbett a utility, journeyman forward played in 18 games for Vancouver in 2011–12. While the second-year Kassian produced only four goals in his rookie campaign.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Off-season, Training camp
Vancouver elected to start the season with Ebbett and put Kassian on their second line. In order to keep defensive depth, the Canucks decided to keep nine defenceman. Schroeder was sent back to the minors in order to comply with the 23-man roster and because he would not need to clear waivers.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, January
After winning back to back Presidents' Trophies in prior seasons the Canucks were projected as Stanley Cup contenders. The prediction was based on Vancouver's team depth, the offense provided by Daniel and Henrik Sedin, the two-way play of Kesler and Alexandre Burrows, plus the versatility of the Canuck's top four defenceman. The Hockey News predicted that the Canucks would win the Northwest Division and finish as the second place team in the Western Conference.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, January
Schneider began the year as the team's starting goaltender. In his first game against the Anaheim Ducks, Schneider allowed five goals on 14 shots and was pulled midway through the second period. When Luongo entered the game he was given a standing ovation from the crowd. Luongo gave up another two goals as the Canucks lost 7–3. In the post-game interview, Schneider took the blame for the loss, saying, "It was unacceptable to play that way and to put my team in that situation and not even give them a chance to win."


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, January
He also stated he would work hard to fix the mistakes, while Luongo said of his ovation that it was "a fun moment." The situation quickly led to a goalie controversy. Luongo made the start the following night against the Edmonton Oilers. According to Vigneault, he had already determined the starting assignments for the opening two games, and Schneider did not factor into Luongo's start. In the game, Luongo allowed two goals after Vancouver had taken a 2–0 lead. The Canucks lost the game 3–2 in a shootout.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, January
Luongo failed to stop either of the two shooters he faced, while Vancouver did not score. After losing their first two games, Vancouver added to their forward depth recalling Jordan Schroeder from the AHL and assigning Jim Vandermeer to the Wolves. Schroeder took over the second line duties after Andrew Ebbett went pointless in the first two contests.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, January
Schneider started Vancouver's next game against the Calgary Flames. For the second-straight game, Vancouver lost a two-goal lead in a game which eventually went to a shootout. In contrast to his first start, Schneider had a strong game, making 34 saves by the end of overtime. In the shootout, he stopped four of the five shooters he faced, earning the Canucks their first win of the season. Two nights later, as they began their first road trip, the Canucks played a rematch with the Ducks in Anaheim.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, January
Schneider made the start and earned some redemption, stopping all 30 Anaheim shots, helping the Canucks to the 5–0 win and earning his fifth career shutout. Following the win, Schneider started the next game, a 4–1 loss to the San Jose Sharks. Luongo started the next four games, finishing off the month of January and beginning February. Vigneault joked that he was making his starting goaltender decisions based on coin tosses. He further noted that the two goaltenders were team guys and they would do what was asked of them and never complain. The coin became a running joke for Vigneault and the Canucks in general, as Ryan Kesler stated he flipped it before announcing his return from injury.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, February
At forward, Kassian began the year on the top line with the Sedin twins. Kassian scored five goals in the first seven games of the season. Partway through the Canucks' second game of February, Kassian was replaced on the top line by Alexandre Burrows. Kassian was dropped to the third line. Despite Kassian surpassing his goal total from his rookie season, the Sedins started the year with their lowest output in nearly ten years, combining for 14 points in the first 10 games. Coinciding with the line changes, Vancouver went on a six-game winning streak between the end of January and their February 12 game. After the last game of their winning streak, the Canucks were expecting Kesler to return to the line-up.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, February
As Kesler was returning from injury, Vancouver placed centre Manny Malhotra on injured reserve (IR) for the remainder of the season. In regards to the move, Gillis stated he felt Malhotra was vulnerable to serious injury because of an eye injury he suffered in 2011. The decision was made despite Malhotra playing in 78 games in the 2011–12 season and nine games in 2013. Gillis further noted that he had reservation about him playing in the previous season, but wanted to give Malhotra a chance to adapt.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, February
After watching him play, Gillis did not see the types of changes that would not put him at a higher risk of injury. Upon placing Malhotra on IR, Gillis called it the hardest thing he had done as a GM. NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly released a statement on the situation, saying "the League is satisfied and has approved the team's and player's joint decision to discontinue the player's participation in NHL games at this time on the basis of the player's current medical condition and the risk of injury that such condition poses." The Canucks also announced that Malhotra would remain with the team in some capacity, but would not return to the ice including in the playoffs.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, February
Kesler played his first game of the season on February 15 against the Dallas Stars. The game was also witness to a piece of Canucks history as Henrik Sedin recorded two assists to pass Markus Naslund as the franchise's all-time leading scorer, with 757 points. After recording the record setting point, Sedin was given a standing ovation that carried on as play continued. After three minutes the play stopped, and Sedin saluted the crowd. During a commercial break, the Canucks ran a tribute video for the accomplishment, featuring congratulations from Naslund and Trevor Linden, the third-leading scorer in team history. As for Kesler, he registered an assist and blocked three shots in over 17 minutes of ice time of the 4–3 loss. After experiencing some discomfort in his right foot, Kesler had X-rays taken. The X-rays were negative and he continued to play.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, February
Four days after Kesler's return, Jannik Hansen was involved in a controversial hit on the Chicago Blackhawks' Marian Hossa. As both players went up for an airborne puck, Hansen struck Hossa in the back of the head with his forearm and elbow. Hossa then laid on the ice for a few minutes, during which time the training staff examined him before he was able to leave under his own power. Hansen was given a two-minute minor for roughing and Hossa did not return to the game.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, February
Opinions of the hit varied with former NHL referee Kerry Fraser, stating that he did not believe that there was any deliberate or malicious intent, and that he would be surprised if Hansen received a suspension for the play. Meanwhile, former Blackhawks analyst Ed Olczyk stated, "there's no doubt in my mind, once he didn't play the puck, he had one thing in his mind, and that was to put his forearm or elbow in the back of the head of Marian Hossa," and he would be surprised if Hansen was not suspended. Hossa returned to practice the following day. Hansen was suspended for one game due to what Brendan Shanahan called "the carelessness and force of which the blow was delivered."


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, February
With Kesler back in the lineup, the Canucks were inconstant posting a 2–3–2 record. Kesler registered five points in the seven games, but was playing with the discomfort steaming from a blocked shot in his first game back against Dallas. He was given a CT scan for his peace of mind. The results of the scan revealed a fracture in his foot. Though no time table for his return was given, the expectation was that he would be out of the line-up for four-to-six weeks.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, February
Late in the month, Kevin Bieksa suffered a groin injury in a game versus the Nashville Predators. He missed the next two games as Vancouver finished the month with back-to-back losses. After being reunited with Burrows, the Sedin twins registered a combined 18 points in the final six games of February, while Kassian tallied only three assists in the 11 games after his demotion.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, March
Bieksa returned for the first game in the month of March, a 5–2 win over the Los Angeles Kings. During the game, he re-aggravated the injury and was listed as day-to-day. With Bieksa and Kesler out, Vancouver slumped dropping three straight games going 0–1–2. Entering their March 10 game against the Minnesota Wild, the lead for the Northwest Division was at stake. A regulation win for the Wild would give them the lead based on tie breakers. Vancouver lost the game 4–2 and dropped to sixth place in the Western Conference.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, March
The Canucks reclaimed the division lead two days later with a win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. In the March 16 game against Detroit, Alexandre Burrows set a franchise record when he scored six seconds into the game, making it the fastest goal to start a game in team history. Vancouver failed to capitalize on the early lead, losing the game 5–2 and falling back into a tie with the Wild. The Canucks re-matched the Wild two days later with a chance to take sole possession of the division lead.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, March
Vancouver took the lead in the second scoring on the power play. The goal marked the first power play tally in 11 games, ending a 0–36 slump, the worst in franchise history. Much like the Detroit game, the Canucks failed to take advantage of the early lead and lost the game 3–1 and fell to seventh in the Conference.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, March
Schneider started Vancouver's next game and earned the win against the St. Louis Blues. The win marked the beginning of a six-game winning streak with Schneider as the starting goaltender each game. He allowed a total of six goals during the steak and posted two shutouts. The wins put the Canucks back into first in the Northwest. In the second game of their winning streak, defenceman Alexander Edler collided with Phoenix Coyotes' goaltender Mike Smith and was given a five-minute major for charging. The following day, Edler was given a two-game suspension for his actions.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, March
Also during the Canucks' winning streak, they began to have injury problems. Booth suffered a leg injury that required surgery which ended his season. In 12 games played, Booth scored only a single goal into an empty net. Winger Dale Weise injured a shoulder. Kassian suffered a back injury, and Steve Pinizzotto missed games due to an illness. With the forward corps depleted, defenceman Keith Ballard was moved to forward. He continued to play upfront until he suffered a broken foot.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, March
In his seventh consecutive start, Schneider gave up two early goals to the Edmonton Oilers and was pulled in favor of Luongo. The goals were scored on Edmonton's first two shots. Goals continued to come in quick succession as Taylor Hall scored his second goal, Edmonton's third, 2:34 into the game, setting an Oilers franchise record for the fastest three goals to start a game. Hall set another Edmonton record minutes later when he completed the hat-trick at 7:58 in the first. It marked the fastest hat-trick to start a game, surpassing Wayne Gretzky's previous record. Vancouver did not allow another goal, but failed to score, losing 4–0. They were again passed by Minnesota for the division lead and finished March as the fourth-placed team in the Western Conference.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, April
In their first game of April, Vancouver attempted to improve its offensive production by re-calling their 2011 first round draft choice, Nicklas Jensen, and forward Bill Sweatt. The recalls failed to produce, however, as the Canucks lost to the San Jose Sharks 3–2. The following day, the Canucks acquired centre Derek Roy from the Dallas Stars for Kevin Connauton and a second-round draft pick. The trade was believed to be an attempt to fill a hole at centre while Kesler was out with an injury.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, April
The expectation was that Roy would become the team's third line center once Kesler returned to the line-up, though the possibility of the two playing together was proposed. At the NHL trade deadline, Vancouver failed to trade Luongo. They were reportedly close to a deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs, which eventually fell through. In response to finding out that he would not be traded, Luongo stated, "My contract sucks – that's what's the problem," and would "scrap it if I could now."


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, April
The Canucks felt they needed more size and grit in their line-up and attempted to add some though trades. However, they missed out on acquiring Ryane Clowe and Raffi Torres. Clowe chose to waive his no-trade clause to go to the New York Rangers so he could play in the Eastern Conference. The Coyotes traded Torres to the Sharks, as they considered San Jose's third-round pick more attractive than the Canucks' third-rounder.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, April
In his first game as a Canuck, Roy tallied an assist helping Vancouver to a 4–0 win. The win moved the Canucks passed Minnesota for the division lead. The shutout marked Schneider's fourth of the season, which doubled his career total. Two games later, Schneider registered his fifth shutout of the season in a 2–0 over the Coyotes, tying him for the League lead. The game also marked the return of Kesler, who scored the game-winning goal.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, April
Minnesota slumped towards the end of the season and the Canucks won their fifth-straight Northwest Division title with a 2–1 victory over the Blackhawks. In the game, Schneider suffered a groin injury and was unable to play the last two games of the season; he was listed by the Canucks as day-to-day with a "body" injury. With Schneider out, the Canucks lost their final two regular season games. In their final loss, Vigneault rested many of his regulars, though he received criticism for playing Henrik Sedin for only 22 seconds. Furthermore, Sedin left the bench after his one shift.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, April
The Los Angeles Times' Helene Elliott called it a cheap way of keeping Sedin's ironman streak intact. For his part, Henrik Sedin told Vigneault that "he would be okay with sitting out the game" and to him the streak is just "a number in the paper." Vigneault responded by telling Sedin that "he's not going to be the one that breaks the streak," and he gave him the choice to remain on the bench or return to the locker room. Sedin felt remaining on the bench would have been a further distraction and chose to leave.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, April
By season's end, the Sedin twins' point production dropped from the previous years. Henrik's point points-per-game average was the lowest it had been since 2007–08, while Daniel's was his worst since 2003–04. The Cauncks' power play also struggled throughout the year dropping from fourth in 2011–12 to 23rd in the League.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Playoffs
Vancouver entered the playoffs as the Western Conference's third seed by virtue of winning the Northwest Division. As a result, they faced the sixth-seeded San Jose Sharks. The series was a rematch of the 2011 Western Conference Finals, in which Vancouver defeated the Sharks in five games to advance to the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals. However, the Sharks had won all three of the regular season games during the season.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Playoffs
With Schneider still injured, Luongo started the first game of the series. There was concern that Kesler would also be unable to play in Game 1. When asked about Kesler, Vigneault joked, "We've got him locked in a back room. We're feeding him raw meat. The beast will be ready tonight." Luongo started strong, holding the Sharks scoreless in the first period despite the Canucks being outshot 6–1 in the first 4:06 of the game.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Playoffs
Vancouver took a 1–0 lead midway through the second, though San Jose tied the game shortly after and added two more goals in the third to win the game 3–1. Luongo finished with 25 saves, Kesler played over 21 minutes, registering only two shots and finishing as a –1. Leading up to Game 2, Kesler vowed to be better. It was also rumored he had the flu in Game 1. Schneider was still unable to play, and there were concerns he would not be traveling with the team to San Jose for Game 3.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Playoffs
In Game 2, the Canucks trailed 1–0 after two periods of play. In the third period, Kesler scored a power play goal to tie the game and six minutes later, capitalized on a Sharks turnover to put Vancouver up 2–1. With Canucks leading late, San Jose pulled their goaltender for the extra attacker. With the net empty, Jannik Hansen had a chance to put the game away but missed the net. Shortly after with the play in Vancouver's end, Henrik Sedin attempted to make a pass to the middle of the ice which resulted in a turnover.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Playoffs
On the ensuing play, a Dan Boyle shot deflected off Alexander Edler and through the pads of Luongo. The puck stopped short of the goal line, but Patrick Marleau tapped the puck in to tie the game. In overtime, a blocked shot led to an odd man rush for the Sharks, resulting in Raffi Torres scoring the game-winning goal. The loss put the Canucks down 2–0 in the series. Vancouver had never won a series after losing the first two games.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Playoffs
Schneider returned from injury to play in Game 3 after missing two weeks. After the first two periods, the Canucks trailed 2–1. The Sharks scored quickly in the third period and by the 4:07 mark had scored three goals to make it a 5–1 game. After the fifth goal, Schneider was pulled and replaced by Luongo. Vancouver eventually lost the game 5–2, with Schneider making 23 saves on 28 shots. Luongo stopped all 10 shots he faced. In the post-game press conference, Schneider stated he felt good, but did not do enough to help out his teammates.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Playoffs
Later, questions were raised about who would be the starter for Game 4. Luongo stated he would be ready if asked to play, but also stated he would be supportive of Schneider if he was the starter. Sharks' centre Joe Thornton stated that San Jose felt Luongo had played great in the first two games, and they were lucky not to have to face him in Game 3. In Game 4, Schneider made the start and after two periods, the Canucks trailed 2–1.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Playoffs
Midway through the third period, Vancouver had taken the lead, but late in the period, San Jose tied the game with a power play goal to force overtime. In the extra period, Daniel Sedin checked Tommy Wingels, which sent the Sharks winger's head into the boards. Sedin was given a controversial boarding penalty on the play. On the ensuing power play, San Jose scored to win the game and complete the series sweep. After the goal was scored, Daniel voiced his opinion of the call to the referees and was given a game misconduct penalty for abusive language.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Playoffs
When asked about the call after the game, he replied, "It's the playoffs. It's shoulder to shoulder," and it was a bad call, though he further noted that the Canucks did not lose the series on the call. Brother Henrik noted that it was "a bullshit call" also pointing out that it was shoulder to shoulder. Referee Kelly Sutherland explained the call by stating he deemed it a violent shove into the boards where the player could not defend himself. For his part, Schneider made 43 saves on 47 shots in Game 4, he stated that he was 100% healthy and his groin injury was not a factor in his play.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Post-season
At an end of the season press conference, GM Mike Gillis stated the Canucks would "hit the reset button on a number of different fronts." Days later Vigneault was fired, along with assistant coaches, Rick Bowness and Newell Brown. Vigneault left as the all-time winningest coach in Canucks history, while winning two Presidents' Trophies and six Northwest Division titles. A month later, John Tortorella was hired as the new head coach. Tortorella had been fired by the New York Rangers earlier in the off-season following a second round playoff loss to the Boston Bruins.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Post-season
After the coaching situation had been settled, Gillis next turned his attention back to trading Luongo. The Canucks were hoping to make a deal at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. As the draft approached, it was reported the Canucks were also shopping Schneider. Originally, it was believed the rumors were an attempt by Gillis to gain leverage for any potential Luongo deals. However, in a surprise move, Schneider was trade to the New Jersey Devils for the ninth overall pick in the draft, which Vancouver used to select Bo Horvat.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Post-season
Fans, as well as both Luongo and Schneider, were shocked by the news. Luongo stated, "I have to let this sink in and figure out what I'm going to do." While Schneider stated he was not sure what to say or think and he was speechless, adding, "it was nice to have resolution to the situation."


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
†Traded to Canucks mid-season. Stats reflect time with Canucks only. ‡Traded to another team mid-season. Stats reflect time with Canucks only. Bold/italics denotes franchise record


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Transactions
During the off-season, Vancouver signed defenceman Jason Garrison to a six-year contract worth $27.6 million. While the Canucks brought in Garrison, they lost longtime defenceman Sami Salo. The Canucks wanted to re-sign Salo, though they were unwilling to sign him to a two-year contract and offered only a one-year deal. Salo chose to leave and signed a two-year, $7.5 million contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning. It was believed that Garrison would step in and contribute to the power play and replace the departed Salo, who had performed a similar role. However, he struggled to adjust with his new team.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Transactions
He was taken off the power play unit and dropped to the third pairing within the first month. After the injuries to Bieksa, Garrison was moved from left defenceman to the right side pairing with Dan Hamhuis. The coaching staff came to consider this pairing to be the best and most trusted. Garrison finished the season with eight goals and eight assists, scoring three goals and three assists on the power play, and registering a +18 rating. His plus-minus was second on the team and led all defenceman.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Draft picks
The 2012 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 22–23, 2012, at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In the first round, the Canucks drafted Brendan Gaunce, a two-way centre with size. Leading up to the draft, Gaunce was ranked 13th among North American skaters by the NHL's scouting department, and was the top-ranked Canadian forward. Projected to be a mid-first-round pick, he dipped slightly to 26 where he was selected by the Canucks. general manager Mike Gillis stated that going into the draft, they had targeted Gaunce, and if he had not been available, Vancouver would have traded down to add extra picks.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Draft picks
With their second pick, the Canucks selected Alexandre Mallet, a gritty centreman who was passed over in his first year of draft eligibility. Mallet's section was the first in a series "late-bloomer" picks aimed at acquiring players who were either ready for the NHL or going to college. Fifth-round selection Ben Hutton was heading to the University of Maine. Sixth-round pick Wesley Myron, the first British Columbia native to be drafted by the Canucks in four years, was going to Boston University, while seventh-rounder Matthew Beattie would attend Yale University. In their yearly draft assessment, The Hockey News gave the Canucks a D grade for drafting Gaunce, who's stock was falling, as well as four players who had not been selected in prior drafts.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Farm team
The Canucks completed their second season with the Chicago Wolves as American Hockey League affiliate, the final one under the two teams' contract. The Wolves started the season by winning their first four games for the second time in franchise history. The following games were not as fruitful as they lost five of their next six games and their starting goaltender Eddie Lack suffered a hip injury. The injury required surgery, and Lack missed the remainder of the season. With Lack out the Wolves finished fifteenth in the league for fewest goals allowed.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Farm team
The previous season they allowed the fifth fewest goals in the league. Lack and back-up Matt Climie set a franchise record for lowest team goals against average. With the league's nineteenth best offense, the Wolves were unable to overcome the goals against them and finished fourth in their division. Thus missing the playoffs. It was the second time in three years that the Wolves missed the playoffs, but only the fourth time in franchise history. Despite missing the playoffs, Chicago finished second in league attendance.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Farm team
Late in the season, reports began to surface that the Canucks would be purchasing their own AHL team and relocating it. Vancouver wanted to have more control over personnel decisions for their farm team and bought the Peoria Rivermen. The Canucks had originally hoped to move the franchise to nearby Abbotsford, British Columbia, which was home of the Calgary Flames AHL affiliate the Abbotsford Heat. Calgary indicated they would be willing to move their franchise, but a deal between the Canucks and the city of Abbotsford was unable to be reached.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Farm team
With the Abbotsford deal not working out, the Canucks set out to find a new home for their affiliate. They considered moving the team to Vancouver and sharing Rogers Arena, but the city was within the 50-mile territorial radius provided by the AHL. They next considered moving the team to Seattle, Washington, but were not allowed by the NHL. Seattle was a candidate to land the Phoenix Coyotes if a lease agreement could not be reached with the city of Glendale. Eventually, the Canucks decided to relocate their franchise to Utica, New York, creating the Comets.


2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season, Notes
1: The NHL uses a point system for their standings that awards two points for a win and one point an overtime or shootout loss. The denotation of a team's record is wins-losses-overtime/shootout losses.


2012–13 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team will represent Vanderbilt University in the 2012–13 college basketball season. The team's head coach is Kevin Stallings, in his fourteenth season at Vanderbilt. The team plays their home games at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee, as a member of the Southeastern Conference.


2012–13 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Previous season
After a 21–10 regular season that fell short of lofty preseason expectations, the Commodores captured their first SEC Tournament Championship in 61 seasons on March 11, 2012, by defeating top-ranked Kentucky in the SEC Tournament Finals. The Commodores advanced to their third consecutive NCAA Tournament where they defeated Harvard in the second round before falling the third round to Wisconsin to finish the season 25–11.


2012–13 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Previous season, Departures
Vanderbilt suffered devastating personnel losses after the 2011–12 season; of their six leading scorers, five graduated and the other declared for the 2012 NBA Draft. In all, the Commodores lost 88.1% of their scoring from 2011–12. Also, the Commodores' returning players had started a total of three games in the 2011–12 season.


2012–13 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Previous season, Departures
Of the 14 SEC teams in the 2012–13 season, Vanderbilt was one of only three that did not return a player who averaged double figures in points in the previous season, and the only team that returned fewer starts was Kentucky, which did not return a single player who had started a game in 2011–12.


2012–13 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Previous season, Departures
In addition, for the second straight offseason, a Vanderbilt assistant accepted a Division I head coaching position. In the 2011 offseason, King Rice left to become the head coach at Monmouth. This offseason, Dan Muller returned to his alma mater of Illinois State. Stallings chose not to hire a new assistant. Previously, he had rotated the administrative role of director of basketball operations among his assistants. This season, he named former Commodores player Dan Cage as director of basketball operations and removed that role from his assistants.


2012–13 Venezuelan Primera División season
The 2012–13 Primera División season was the 31st professional season of Venezuela's top-flight football league.


2012–13 Venezuelan Primera División season, Teams
Eighteen teams participated this season, sixteen of whom remain from the previous season. Carabobo and Tucanes were relegated after accumulating the fewest points in the 2011–12 season aggregate table. They will be replaced by Atlético Venezuela and Portuguesa, the 2011–12 Segunda División winner and runner-up, respectively.


2012–13 Venezuelan Primera División season, Torneo Apertura
The Torneo Apertura was the first tournament of the season. It began on August 2012 and ended on December 2012.


2012–13 Venezuelan Primera División season, Torneo Clausura
The Torneo Clausura was the second tournament of the season.


2012–13 Venezuelan Primera División season, Serie Final
Deportivo Anzoátegui and Zamora qualified to the Serie Final, which was contested on a home and away basis.


2012–13 Venezuelan Primera División season, Serie Sudamericana
Other than the teams which already qualify for the Copa Libertadores (Apertura and Clausura champions and the best-placed team in the aggregate table) and the Copa Sudamericana (Copa Venezuela champion and the second best-placed team in the aggregate table), the eight best-placed teams in the aggregate table will contest in the Serie Sudamericana for the remaining two berths to the Copa Sudamericana, which qualify the two winners to the First Stage.


2012–13 Venezuelan Primera División season, Serie Sudamericana
For the two second round winners, the team with the better record in the aggregate table will receive the Venezuela 3 berth, while the other team will receive the Venezuela 4 berth.


2012–13 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the University of Vermont during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by second year head coach John Becker, played their home games at Patrick Gym and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 11–5 in America East play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the championship game of the America East Tournament where they lost to Albany. They were invited to the 2013 College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Santa Clara.


2012–13 VfB Stuttgart II season
The 2012–13 VfB Stuttgart II season is the season for the reserve team for VfB Stuttgart. The season began on 21 July 2012 and will end on 18 May 2013. They are participating in the 3. Liga.


2012–13 VfB Stuttgart II season, Review and events
The season began on 21 July 2012 with a loss against 1. FC Saarbrücken and will end on 18 May 2013 against Borussia Dortmund II. They are participating in the 3. Liga.


2012–13 VfB Stuttgart season
The 2012–13 VfB Stuttgart season was the 120th season in the club's football history. In 2012–13, the club contested the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. It was Stuttgart's 36th consecutive season in the league, since having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 1977.


2012–13 VfB Stuttgart season, Review and events
The club finished in sixth place in the 2011–12 season. Therefore, the club participates in the 2012–13 edition of the UEFA Europa League, and also participates in the 2012–13 edition of the DFB-Pokal.


2012–13 VfB Stuttgart season, VfB Stuttgart II
The 2012–13 VfB Stuttgart II season pertains to the reserve team for VfB Stuttgart. The season began on 21 July 2012 and ended on 18 May 2013. They are participating in the 3. Liga.


2012–13 VfL Bochum season
The 2012–13 VfL Bochum season is the 75th season in club history. In 2012–13 the club plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. It is the clubs third consecutive season in this league, having played at this level since 2010–11, after it was relegated from the Bundesliga in 2010.


2012–13 VfL Bochum season, Review and events
On 28 October 2012, Andreas Bergmann was sacked and replaced by Karsten Neitzel.


2012–13 VfL Bochum season, Review and events
Marcel Maltritz set a new record for the number of 2. Bundesliga appearances for the club. After Maltritz tied Dariusz Wosz's old record of 107 appearances on 1 December 2012 against 1. FC Union Berlin, he broke it on 16 December 2012 with his appearance against SC Paderborn 07.


2012–13 VfL Bochum season, Review and events
During the winter break, the club mourned the death of long-time club official Werner Altegoer, who died on 9 January 2013.


2012–13 VfL Bochum season, Review and events
On 8 April 2013, after a string of bad results and the danger of relegation, Peter Neururer replaced Neitzel as the manager of VfL Bochum.


2012–13 VfL Bochum season, Squad, Trials
Carlos da Silva (FC Lugano) and Sehar Fejzulahi (free agent) had trial spells with Bochum during the summer transfer window.


2012–13 VfL Osnabrück season
The 2012–13 VfL Osnabrück season was the 114th season in the club's football history. In 2012–13 the club played in the 3. Liga, the third tier of German football. It was the club's second consecutive season in this league, having been relegated from the 2. Bundesliga in 2011.


2012–13 VfL Osnabrück season
The club also took part in the 2012–13 edition of the Lower Saxony Cup, having reached the quarter finals against fourth division side TSV Havelse after a 3–2 win over SV Meppen. In the quarter finals, they won against TSV Havelse 6–5 by penalties to reach the semi finals.


2012–13 VfL Osnabrück season
They finished the 2012–13 season in third position, gaining the spot to play in the 2. Bundesliga relegation playoff game. They faced Dynamo Dresden but lost in the away leg, making the aggregate score of 1–2, thus making them still in the 3. Liga.


2012–13 VfL Wolfsburg season
The 2012–13 VfL Wolfsburg season was the 68th season in the club's football history. In 2012–13 the club played in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. It was the club's 16th consecutive season in this league, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 1997.


2012–13 VfL Wolfsburg season
The club also took part in the 2012–13 edition of the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup, where it reached the semi-finals before losing to eventual champion Bayern Munich.


2012–13 VfR Aalen season
The 2012–13 VfR Aalen season was the 92nd season in the club's football history. The club competed in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. It was the club's first-ever season in this league, having won promotion from the 3. Liga in 2011–12.


2012–13 VfR Aalen season
The club also took part in the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup, where it reached the second round, losing 4–1 to Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund.


2012–13 Videoton FC season
The 2012–13 season will be Videoton FC's 44th competitive season, 13th consecutive season in the OTP Bank Liga and 71st year in existence as a football club.


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


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


2012–13 Videoton FC season, Europa League
The First and Second Qualifying Round draws took place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on 25 June 2012.


2012–13 Vijay Hazare Trophy
The 2012–13 Vijay Hazare Trophy was the eleventh season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, a List A cricket tournament in India. It was contested between 27 domestic cricket teams of India, starting in February and finishing in March 2013. In the final, Delhi beat Assam by 75 runs to win their maiden title.


2012–13 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team  represented Villanova University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Villanova was led by head coach Jay Wright, who was in his 12th season. The Wildcats participated in the Big East Conference and played their home games at The Pavilion with some select home games at the Wells Fargo Center. They finished the season 20–14, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament to Louisville. They received an at large bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to North Carolina.


2012–13 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
This was Villanova's final season as a member of the original Big East Conference. The so-called Catholic 7 schools joined together with Butler, Creighton and Xavier to form a new conference that kept the Big East Conference name, but as an entirely new conference.


2012–13 Villarreal CF season
The 2012–13 Villarreal CF season was the 82nd season in club history and the first back in the second division of Spanish football following relegation at the end of the 2011–12 La Liga season.


2012–13 Villarreal CF season, Squad, Squad, matches played and goals scored
The numbers are established according to the official website: and


2012–13 Villarreal CF season, Squad, Squad, matches played and goals scored
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


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


2012–13 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cavaliers, led by fourth year head coach Tony Bennett, played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 23–12, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament where they lost to NC State.


2012–13 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
They received an invitation to the 2013 NIT where they defeated Norfolk State and St. John's to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Iowa. The 2012–2013 Cavaliers set a school record with 18 regular season home wins, finishing with an overall home record of 20–2 and a perfect 9–0 in ACC play.


2012–13 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Cavaliers finished the 2011–12 season with a record 22–10 overall, 9–7 in ACC play and lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament to NC State. They were invited to the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament where they lost in the second round to Florida.


2012–13 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hokies, led by first year head coach James Johnson, played their home games at Cassell Coliseum and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 4–14 in ACC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the ACC Tournament to NC State.


2012–13 Volleyleague (Greece)
The 2012−2013 Volleyleague is the 45th season of the Greek national volleyball league. Olympiacos was the winner beating Pamvochaikos in the finals. This was Olympiacos' 26th Championship. The teams that were relegated were Iraklis Thessaloniki (because of financial problems) and AONS Milon. The MVP of championship was awarded to Olympiacos' Boyan Yordanov.


2012–13 Volleyleague (Greece), Notes
Iraklis Thessaloniki was relegated to A2 division due to debts, after the decision of Greek sport court (ΑΣΕΑΔ).


2012–13 W-League
The 2012–13 W-League season was the fifth season of the W-League, the Australian national women's football (soccer) competition. The season consisted of twelve matchdays followed by a finals series.


2012–13 W-League
This season saw the addition of a new team, the Western Sydney Wanderers, to the W-League (paralleling the club also fielding new teams in the A-League and Youth League) bringing the competition back up to eight teams. This means each matchday involved all eight teams, resulting in the regular season increasing from ten games to twelve for each team.


2012–13 W-League, Clubs, Foreign players
The following do not fill a Visa position:AAustralian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team;BThose players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian citizenship;


2012–13 W-League, Regular season, Leading scorers
Goal scored from penalty kick      Two goals scored from penalty kick


2012–13 W-League, International competition
The winners of the 2011–12 season Canberra United participated in the 2012 International Women's Club Championship, known as the Mobcast Cup for sponsorship reasons, the first edition of this tournament hosted by the JFA.


2012–13 W-League, International competition
Canberra United finished in fourth place (out of four teams), suffering two losses.


2012–13 WA Tlemcen season
In the 2012–13 season, WA Tlemcen is competing in the Ligue 1 for the 28th season, as well as the Algerian Cup. It is their 4th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. They will be competing in Ligue 1, and the Algerian Cup.


2012–13 WA Tlemcen season, Squad list
Players and squad numbers last updated on 18 November 2012.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


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


2012–13 WBFAL
2012–13 WBFAL was the first edition of Women Basketball Friendship Adriatic League. Participated six teams from three countries, champion became the team of Budućnost Podgorica.


2012–13 WBFAL, Final four
Final Four to be played from 4–5 March 2013 in Igalo, Montenegro.


2012–13 WCHA women's ice hockey season
The 2012–13 WCHA women's ice hockey season marked the continuation of the annual tradition of competitive ice hockey among Western Collegiate Hockey Association members.


2012–13 WHL season
The 2012–13 WHL season is the 47th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began in September 2012 and ended in March 2013. The playoffs began in late March 2013 following the regular season and ended in mid-May 2013, with the Portland Winterhawks winning the Ed Chynoweth Cup and a berth in the 2013 Memorial Cup hosted by the Saskatoon Blades.


2012–13 WHL season, Standings, Statistical leaders, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts. = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


2012–13 WHL season, Standings, Statistical leaders, Goaltenders
These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that have played at least 1440 minutes.


2012–13 WHL season, Standings, Statistical leaders, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SOL = Shootout Losses; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage


2012–13 WHL season, Playoff scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2012–13 WHL season, Playoff leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; Mins = Minutes Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; SV& = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average


2012–13 WNBL season
The 2012–13 WNBL season was the 33rd season of competition since the Women's National Basketball League's establishment in 1981. A total of nine teams contested the league. The regular season was played between 5 October 2012 and 16 February 2013, followed by a post-season involving the top five on 23 February 2013 until 10 March 2013.


2012–13 WNBL season
Broadcast rights were held by free-to-air network ABC. ABC broadcast one game a week, at 3 pm at every standard time in Australia.


2012–13 WNBL season
Spalding provided equipment including the official game ball, with Champion supplying team apparel.


2012–13 WPI Engineers men's basketball team
The 2012–13 WPI Engineers men's basketball team represented Worcester Polytechnic Institute during the 2012–13 NCAA Division III men's basketball season. They were coached by a 15-year coaching veteran, Chris Bartely. The Engineers played their home games at Harrington Auditorium in Worcester, Massachusetts and were a part of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference.


2012–13 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represented Wagner College during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks were led by the youngest men's head coach in NCAA Division I, Bashir Mason, who was 28 when he was elevated from an assistant position in March 2012 following the departure of Dan Hurley for Rhode Island. The Seahawks played their home games at Spiro Sports Center and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 19–12, 12–6 in NEC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Northeast Tournament where they lost to Long Island. For the second consecutive year, despite a winning record, Wagner choose not to participate in a post season tournament.


2012–13 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Jeff Bzdelik, who was coaching in his third season at Wake Forest. The team played its home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 6–12 in ACC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the ACC Tournament to Maryland.


2012–13 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team, Previous season
Wake finished the 2011–12 season 13–18, 4–12 in ACC play tied for 9th place and lost in the first round of the ACC Tournament. The end of the season was highlighted by the sudden outgoing transfer of 3 players off the Wake Forest Men's Basketball team following Athletic Director Ron Wellman's announcement that Head Coach Jeff Bzdelik would be returning for another season.


2012–13 Walsall F.C. season
During the 2012-13 season, the British football club Walsall F.C. was managed by Dean Smith. The captain was Andy Butler.


2012–13 Walsall F.C. 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 Walsall F.C. season, First-team squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 Washington Capitals season
The 2012–13 Washington Capitals season was the franchise's 39th 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 Washington Capitals season, Off-season
On June 26, 2012, the Capitals announced the hiring of Adam Oates as their new head coach.


2012–13 Washington Capitals season, Regular season
The Capitals scored the most power-play goals in the NHL during the regular season with 47. They also had the best power-play percentage at 27.65% (47 for 170).


2012–13 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs
The Washington Capitals ended the 2012–13 regular season as the Southeast Division champions and therefore as the Eastern Conference's 3rd seed. They faced the #6 seed New York Rangers in the first round, losing 4 games to 3.


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


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


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


2012–13 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Lorenzo Romar's 11th season at Washington. The Huskies played their home games at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 18–16, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a four-way tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament to Oregon. They were invited to the 2013 NIT where they lost in the first round to BYU.


2012–13 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars played their home games on Jack Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They were led by fourth year head coach Ken Bone. They finished the season with a record of 13–19 overall, 4–14 in Pac-12 play to finish in a last place tie with Oregon State. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament to in-state rival Washington.


2012–13 Washington Wizards season
The 2012–13 Washington Wizards season was the 52nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 40th in the Washington, D.C. area. Jason Collins was on this team when he became the first active NBA player to publicly come out as gay.


2012–13 Washington Wizards season, Injuries and surgeries
On September 28, 2012, the Wizards announced that John Wall would be sidelined for about eight weeks after being diagnosed with the early stages of what could become a stress fracture in his left knee. No surgery was required, but Wall had to begin rehabilitation immediately.


2012–13 Watford F.C. season
Watford Football Club is a football club from Watford, Hertfordshire, England. The club played in the 2012–13 Football League Championship for the sixth consecutive season since relegation from the Premier League in 2006–07. The club also competed in the FA Cup and the Football League Cup.


2012–13 Watford F.C. season
Despite guiding the club to an 11th-placed finish in 2009–10, the club's 3rd highest points tally for 9 years, manager Sean Dyche was dismissed and replaced by Gianfranco Zola following the club's takeover by Udinese and Granada owner Giampaolo Pozzo. The club captain was central midfielder John Eustace, although due to injury, Goalkeeper Manuel Almunia was captain for the majority of the season. During the summer transfer window, the club sold two key first team players; academy graduate Adrian Mariappa and goalkeeper Scott Loach. To replace them, Watford brought in two experienced players in Manuel Almunia and Fitz Hall. All other incoming transfers were loan players, mainly from Udinese and Granada. Zola later revealed that the club only loaned the players due to the short time scale between the completion of the take over and the transfer deadline day.


2012–13 Watford F.C. season
Watford had a relatively poor start to the season, losing 7 of their first 13 games, including a heavy 5–1 loss to Derby County F.C.. In the subsequent months however, Watford began to win more matches and started to climb the table, rising to hold the 6th position by the end of 2012. Towards the end of the season, Watford were in contention for an automatic promotion spot together with Hull.


2012–13 Watford F.C. season
On a dramatic final day of the regular season, Hull failed to guarantee their automatic promotion by only drawing to league champions Cardiff, however Watford were unable to capitalise against Leeds and finished the season in 3rd place, entering the play-offs. Over two games, Watford beat Leicester City on aggregate in a dramatic semi-final that saw them face Crystal Palace in the play-off final at Wembley where Crystal Palace won and sealed promotion to the Premier League.


2012–13 Watford F.C. season, Background
Sean Dyche replaced Malky Mackay as Watford manager at the end of the 2010–11 season. Following the departures of Mackay, Danny Graham, Will Buckley and Don Cowie, Watford were tipped for relegation in 2011–12 by some bookmakers and media organisations. However, Watford finished the season in 11th place with 64 points; Watford's third highest points tally since the departure of Graham Taylor as manager in 2001.


2012–13 Watford F.C. season, Background
At the end of the season, it was confirmed that Rene Gilmartin, Michael Bryan, Josh Walker, Chez Isaac and Tom James would be released – their contracts expired at the end of the 2011–12 season. Former manager Graham Taylor stepped down as chairman shortly before UEFA Euro 2012, indicating that he felt the timing was right and that he was keen to pursue other interests.


2012–13 Watford F.C. season, Takeover
In June 2012, Laurence Bassini indicated that he was looking to sell the club. Amid reports that the club's bondholders had called in the debt due to an act of default, Bassini stressed that the decision to sell was his alone, motivated by a wish to spend more time with his family. A company owned by Giampaolo Pozzo and his family completed the takeover of Watford on 29 June 2012. The management structure of the club changed significantly in the following weeks, with Rafaelle Riva appointed chairman.


2012–13 Watford F.C. season, Takeover
Former West Ham United chief executive Scott Duxbury and technical director Gianluca Nani took up similar roles with Watford, while ex-West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola replaced Sean Dyche. The club also stated an intention to make use of the Pozzo family's scouting network, which identifies players for Udinese in Serie A and Granada in La Liga.


2012–13 Watford F.C. season, Pre season
Watford did not make any signings prior to the start of their pre-season campaign, but their first two games against local featured triallists Daniel Pudil and Almen Abdi. In both matches – away to Boreham Wood and Wealdstone – Watford changed all eleven players at half time. Both games finished as 1–1 draws. The team's first win of pre-season came in a visit to Irish side Cork City, and was followed by an 8–0 win in a match against Barnet at Watford's training ground in London Colney.


2012–13 Watford F.C. season, Pre season
Watford's only pre-season game at Vicarage Road was a testimonial match for defender Lloyd Doyley, who started his professional career at the club in 2001. Before the start of the game, Doyley entered the pitch to a guard of honour, and when he was substituted with 15 minutes remaining he was given a standing ovation by supporters. However, a goal from Tottenham's Jermain Defoe gave the visitors a 1–0 victory. Watford finished their pre-season schedule with a 3–0 win at Gillingham, with two goals from Matěj Vydra and one from Piero Mingoia.


2012–13 Watford F.C. season, Football League Cup
The Football League Championship season started later than usual, due to the Olympic games being held in London. Thus, Watford's first competitive game was in the League Cup, at home to League Two side Wycombe Wanderers. The game saw few chances, and was goalless after 90 minutes. Substitute Chris Iwelumo scored the winner for Watford in extra time, assisted by debutant Matěj Vydra. In the next round, Watford again hosted League Two opposition in the form of eventual cup runners up Bradford City. After a goalless first half, Ikechi Anya put Watford into the lead in the 71st minute, on his first start for the club. However, Bradford scored two late goals to win the match 2–1. Both of Bradford's goals were scored shortly after direct free kicks.


2012–13 Watford F.C. season, FA Cup
Premier League and Championship clubs enter the FA Cup at the third round stage, where they are joined by the 20 winners from the second round for a total of 64 teams. The draw took place on 2 December 2012. Watford were drawn away to 2011 winners and eventual finalists Manchester City where Manchester City won thanks to goals from Tevez, Barry and Lopes.


2012–13 Watford F.C. season, Players, Statistics
Joined club = Year that player became a Watford first team player


2012–13 Watford F.C. season, Players, Statistics
Age = Age at end of season (27 May 2013)


2012–13 Watford F.C. season, Players, Transfers
Unless a country is specified, all clubs play in the English football league system.


2012–13 Watford F.C. season, Players, Transfers, In
The transfer window opened on 1 July, but Watford did not make any signings in the early part of pre-season, amid reports that the club was under a transfer embargo due to an administrative error. The club confirmed seven signings at the end of July, five of which were season long loans from other clubs owned by the Pozzo family. The permanent transfers were goalkeeper Manuel Almunia and centre back Fitz Hall, following the departures of Scott Loach and Adrian Mariappa in their respective positions.


2012–13 Watford F.C. season, Players, Transfers, Out
At the end of the 2011–12 season, the club announced that five players would be released at the end of their contracts. The summer transfer window opened on 1 July, and two high-profile departures followed during pre-season. 2011–12 Player of the Season Adrian Mariappa joined newly promoted Premier League side Reading on 17 July. Two days later, Scott Loach – the team's most-used goalkeeper from the previous season – transferred to Ipswich Town, the club he supported as a child. The club's final sale of the summer was Martin Taylor to Sheffield Wednesday. Taylor extended his contract shortly before Sean Dyche's departure from the club, and captained the team during his final two games under Gianfranco Zola, but was allowed to leave on the final day of the transfer window.


2012–13 Watford F.C. season, Players, Loans, In
Watford signed 14 players on season-long loans in the summer transfer window. 12 players joined from clubs also owned by the Pozzo family; 10 from Udinese and 2 from Granada. Watford also signed Nathaniel Chalobah and Geoffrey Mujangi Bia from Chelsea and Standard Liège respectively. Jean-Alain Fanchone returned to Udinese in January, while Fernando Forestieri also signed a permanent contract with Watford that month. The club added a 15th loan player in March, with Matthew Briggs joining from Fulham until the end of the season.


2012–13 Watford F.C. season, Reserves and academy
In addition, defender Matt Bevans had his scholarship from the previous year extended by a number of months after an injury kept him out for most of the previous season. In July 2011, Mensah signed a contract that saw him turn professional on his 17th birthday, later signing an extended contract in January 2013. In June 2013 O'Nien signed a one-year professional deal with the club, while Connolly, Wilmore, Eaton and English were released. Westlake was offered an extension to his scholarship of six months after missing a large period of the season through injury.


2012–13 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, were led by seventh year head coach Randy Rahe and played their home games at the Dee Events Center. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 30–7, 18–2 in Big Sky play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big Sky Tournament where they lost to Montana. They were invited to the 2013 CIT where they defeated Cal Poly, Air Force, Oral Roberts and Northern Iowa to advance to the championship game where they lost to East Carolina. They set a school record for wins in a season with 30.


2012–13 Wellington Phoenix FC season
The 2012–13 season was the Wellington Phoenix's sixth season in the A-League. Many pegged the club to be a strong contender in the 2012–13 season, but the Phoenix finished in last place with points equal to Melbourne Heart, but with an inferior goal difference.


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


2012–13 Wellington Phoenix FC season, Statistics, Appearances
Player Started      Player Subbed In      Player Suspended      Player Injured/sick      Player on International Duty      Player Left Club/Not Signed/Loan Expired


2012–13 Welsh Alliance League
The 2012–13 Welsh Alliance League, known as the Lock Stock Welsh Alliance League for sponsorship reasons, is the 29th season of the Welsh Alliance League, which consists of two divisions: the third and fourth levels of the Welsh football pyramid.


2012–13 Welsh Alliance League
There are fifteen teams in Division 1 and thirteen teams in Division 2, with the champions of Division 1 promoted to the Cymru Alliance and the bottom team relegated to Division 2. In Division 2, the champions, and runners-up are promoted to Division 1.


2012–13 Welsh Alliance League
The season began on 10 August 2012 and concluded on 11 May 2013 with Caernarfon Town as Division 1 champions and Llangefni Town relegated to Division 2. In Division 2, Llandyrnog United were champions with Llanfairpwll as runners-up.


2012–13 Welsh Alliance League, Division 1, Teams
Holyhead Hotspur were champions in the previous season and were promoted to the Cymru Alliance. They were replaced by Llangefni Town who were relegated from the Cymru Alliance.


2012–13 Welsh Alliance League, Division 1, Teams
Llanfairpwll and Caernarfon Wanderers were relegated and replaced by Division 2 champions, Glantraeth and runners-up, Llanberis, who were promoted to Division 1.


2012–13 Welsh Alliance League, Division 2, Teams
Glantraeth were champions in the previous season and were promoted to Division 1 along with runners-up, Llanberis. They were replaced by Gwynedd League champions, Penrhyndeudraeth and Vale of Clwyd and Conwy Football League runners-up, Meliden who were promoted to Division 2.


2012–13 Welsh Cup
The 2012–13 FAW Welsh Cup was the 126th season of the annual knockout tournament for competitive football teams in Wales. The 2012–13 tournament commenced on 18 August 2012, and will run until the final in May 2013. The winner of the Cup qualifies to the first qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.


2012–13 Welsh Cup, Qualifying Round One
Qualifying Round One will be played on either Saturday 18th or Sunday 19 August 2012.


2012–13 Welsh Cup, Qualifying Round Two
Qualifying Round Two will be played on either Saturday 8th or Sunday 9 September 2012.


2012–13 Welsh Cup, Round one
Round One will be played on either Saturday 6th or Sunday 7 October 2012.


2012–13 Welsh Cup, Round two
Round Two was played on either Saturday 10th or Sunday 11 November 2012.


2012–13 Welsh Cup, Round three
Round Three will be played on either Saturday 8th or Sunday 9 December 2012.


2012–13 Welsh Cup, Round Four
Round Four will be played on either Saturday 26th or Sunday 27 January 2013.


2012–13 Welsh Cup, Quarter-finals
The Quarter-finals were played on 1 and 2 March 2013.


2012–13 Welsh Football League Division One
The 2012–13 Welsh Football League Division One began on 10 August 2012 and ended on 18 May 2013.


2012–13 Welsh Football League Division One, Team changes from 2011–12
Monmouth Town, Tata Steel and Caerleon were promoted from the Welsh Football League Division Two.


2012–13 Welsh Football League Division One, Team changes from 2011–12
Caerau (Ely), Cardiff Corinthians, Cwmaman Institute were relegated to the Welsh Football League Division Two.


2012–13 Welsh Football League Division One, Team changes from 2011–12
Barry Town withdrew from the division and were adopted to the Welsh Football League Division Three under name Barry Town United.


2012–13 Welsh League Cup
The 2012–13 Welsh League Cup was the 21st season of the Welsh League Cup, which was established in 1992. A new format was introduced with eight feeder league clubs involved for the first time. The winners progressed into the second round, alongside the twelve Welsh Premier League clubs.


2012–13 Welsh Premier League
The 2012–13 Welsh Premier League, known as the Corbett Sports Welsh Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 21st season of the Welsh Premier League, the highest football league within Wales since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 17 August 2012.


2012–13 Welsh Premier League, Teams
Following a decision by UEFA not to allow Neath F.C. a license to compete both domestically and in continental competitions, it was ruled that they would be relegated no matter where in the league they finished. Bottom club Newtown were spared relegation.


2012–13 Welsh Premier League, Teams
Gap Connah's Quay finished first in the 2011–12 Cymru Alliance to return to the Welsh Premier League after a two-year absence.


2012–13 Welsh Premier League, Llanelli A.F.C.
On 22 April 2013, Llanelli A.F.C. were liquidated by HM Revenue and Customs at the High court in London with debts of £21,000; this did not affect the final league table as the club had already played all their league fixtures prior to the ruling.


2012–13 Welsh Premier League, Results
Teams will play each other twice on a home and away basis, before the league is split into two groups at the end of January 2013 - the top six and the bottom six. Clubs in these groups will play each other twice again to bring the total fixture count to 32.


2012–13 Welsh Premier League, UEFA Europa League play-offs
Teams who finished in positions third through eighth at the end of the regular season will play-off to determine the second participant for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.


2012–13 Welsh Premier Women's League
The 2012–13 Welsh Premier League was the fourth season of the Welsh Premier League (women), Wales' premier football league. It is the first season to feature a single division league. The season starts on 16 September 2012 and ended on 19 May 2013.


2012–13 Welsh Premier Women's League
After several high defeats Cearphilly Castle withdrew from the league after ten matches. All results including them were then wiped from the table.


2012–13 Welsh Premier Women's League
The title was won by Cardiff City for the first time. They finished ahead of reigning champions Cardiff Met. on superior goal difference.


2012–13 Welsh Premier Women's League, Results
Newcastly Emlyn set a Premier League record win when they defeated Caerphilly Castle 36–0 on 12 January 2013. On that day Bethan Davies also set the record for most goals scored in a match with ten. Both records were later broken by Cardiff Met. Ladies, when then won 43–0 at Caerphilly Castle, with Emily Allen and Adele Hooper scoring 15 and 12 goals respectively. Those records are void now after the withdrawal of Caerphilly Castle.


2012–13 Welsh Women's Cup
The 2012/13 FAW Women's Cup was the 21st season of Wales' national association football knock-out competition. It saw 28 clubs apply for entry, three less than previous season. In the same final as last year, Cardiff City Ladies defended their title by winning 3–1 over Cardiff Met. Ladies.


2012–13 Welsh Women's Cup, Format
Play is a straight knock-out. The four semi finalists from the previous season were given a bye to the second round. They are holders Cardiff City Ladies, runners up Cardiff Met. Ladies (formerly UWIC), as well as semi-finalists Swansea City and Port Talbot Town (formerly Trefelin).


2012–13 Welsh Women's Cup, First round
The draw for the first round is regionalised between North and South Wales . Bye to second round: Cardiff City Ladies, Cardiff Met. Ladies, Swansea City and Port Talbot Town North:


2012–13 Welsh Women's Cup, First round
Game was originally drawn to be  played at Cyncoed Ladies.


2012–13 Welsh Women's Cup, Second round
Round was played on 21 and 28 October 2012. The match between Caernarfon Town and Llanidloes has been switched to a home tie at Llanidloes after it was postponed to 4 November due to bad weather.


2012–13 Welsh Women's Cup, Final
Both teams played last year's final, which Cardiff City won in a penalty shoot-out.


2012–13 Wessex Football League
The 2012–13 Wessex Football League (known as the Sydenhams Football League (Wessex) for sponsorship reasons) was the 27th season of the Wessex Football League since its establishment in 1986.


2012–13 Wessex Football League
The league consisted of two divisions: the Premier Division and Division One. Both divisions this season consisted of fewer teams than last season – the Premier Division had 21 teams and Division One had 16 teams.


2012–13 Wessex Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 21 teams, reduced from 22 the previous season, after Winchester City were promoted to the Southern League, Laverstock & Ford were relegated to Division One, and Brading Town withdrew from the league.


2012–13 Wessex Football League, Premier Division
Two new teams joined the Premier Division, both promoted from Division One:


2012–13 Wessex Football League, Division One
Division One featured 16 teams, reduced from 18 the previous season after AFC Portchester and Verwood Town were promoted to the Premier Division, and Warminster Town transferred to the Western League.


2012–13 West Bank Premier League
The 2012–13 West Bank Premier League was the 10th season of the top division in the West Bank, Palestine, and the 5th since the league became a yearly competition in 2008. It started on 31 August 2012 and finished on 4 May 2013. The defending champions are Hilal Al-Quds, who won their first title the season before.


2012–13 West Bank Premier League, Teams
This season, the league has expanded from 10 to 12 teams. As a result, 4 teams (Ahli Al-Khaleel, Hilal Areeha, Islami Qalqilya and Jenin) were promoted from the West Bank First League while only 2 teams (Thaqafi Tulkarem and Markaz Tulkarem) were relegated.


2012–13 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season
The 2012–13 season was West Bromwich Albion's third consecutive season in the Premier League, and their seventh in total. During the season, they also competed in the League Cup and the FA Cup. The club enjoyed their best ever season in the Premier League, finishing eighth in the league with a club record 49 points and 14 wins.


2012–13 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season
Their manager for the season was Steve Clarke, after former manager Roy Hodgson left to manage the England national team.


2012–13 West Bromwich Albion 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 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season, Players, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 West Coast Conference men's basketball season
The 2012–13 West Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2012 and ended with the 2013 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament at the Orleans Arena March 6–11, 2013 in Las Vegas. The regular season began in November, with the conference schedule starting at the end of December.


2012–13 West Coast Conference men's basketball season
This was the 62nd season for the conference, and the 24th under its current name as "West Coast Conference". The conference began as the California Basketball Association in 1952, became the West Coast Athletic Conference in 1956, and dropped the word "Athletic" in 1989. After having no changes from 1980 until 2011, the conference will have its second change in three years in 2013. Original conference founder, and a fellow faith-based, private school Pacific will rejoin the conference. Pacific will come from the Big West.


2012–13 West Coast Conference men's basketball season, Conference games, Composite Matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.


2012–13 West Coast Conference women's basketball season
The 2012–13 West Coast Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2012 and ended with the 2013 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament at the Orleans Arena March 6–11, 2013 in Las Vegas. The regular season began in November, with the conference schedule starting at the end of December.


2012–13 West Coast Conference women's basketball season
This season was the 28th for WCC women's basketball, which began in the 1985–86 season when the league was known as the West Coast Athletic Conference (WCAC). It was also the 23rd season under the West Coast Conference name (the conference began as the California Basketball Association in 1952, became the WCAC in 1956, and dropped the word "Athletic" in 1989). After having no changes from 1980 until 2011, the conference will have its second change in three years in 2013. Original conference founder, and a fellow faith-based, private school Pacific will rejoin the conference. Pacific will come from the Big West.


2012–13 West Coast Conference women's basketball season, Conference games, Composite Matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.


2012–13 West Ham United F.C. season
The 2012–13 season was West Ham United's first season back in the Premier League after a one-year absence. West Ham gained promotion by winning the 2012 Championship play-off final against Blackpool at the end of the 2011–12 campaign.


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


2012–13 West Midlands (Regional) League
The 2012–13 West Midlands (Regional) League season was the 113th in the history of the West Midlands (Regional) League, an English association football competition for semi-professional and amateur teams based in the West Midlands county, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and southern Staffordshire. It has three divisions, the highest of which is the Premier Division, which sits at step 6 of the National League System, or the tenth level of the overall English football league system.


2012–13 West Midlands (Regional) League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:


2012–13 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team
The 2012–13 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers were led by sixth year head coach Bob Huggins and played their home games at WVU Coliseum. This was the Mountaineers first season as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 6–12 in Big 12 play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament to Texas Tech.


2012–13 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team, Before the Season, Recruits
Elijah Macon has committed to West Virginia, but he is doing a Post-Graduate year at Brewster Academy and won't join the Mountaineers until the 2013-14 season.


2012–13 West of Scotland Super League Premier Division
The 2012–13 West of Scotland Super League Premier Division was the eleventh Super League Premier Division competition since the formation of the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region in 2002. The season began on 18 August 2012. The winners of this competition gain direct entry to round one of the 2013–14 Scottish Cup. The two last placed sides were relegated to the Super League First Division. The third-bottom placed side entered the West Region league play-off, a two-legged tie against the third placed side in the Super League First Division, to decide the final promotion/relegation spot.


2012–13 West of Scotland Super League Premier Division, Member clubs for the 2012–13 season
Glenafton Athletic and Shotts Bon Accord were promoted from the Super League First Division, replacing Largs Thistle and Kilbirnie Ladeside.


2012–13 West of Scotland Super League Premier Division, Member clubs for the 2012–13 season
Pollok had retained their place in the league after defeating Renfrew in the West Region League play-off.