2012–13 Stevenage F.C. season, Match results, League One
Westley's first game back as manager was a 1–0 home victory over Hartlepool United on 1 April. In what was a tight match, loan signing Max Ehmer scored the decisive goal with fifteen minutes remaining; latching onto Filipe Morais' blocked shot before scoring with a first-time finish, ensuring a winning start for Westley. A 0–0 draw against Portsmouth at Fratton Park followed five days later. A game of very few goalscoring opportunities, Stevenage striker Marcus Haber had the best chance of the match, hitting the crossbar with a header in injury-time.


2012–13 Stevenage F.C. season, Match results, League One
A week later, Stevenage fell to a 2–0 home defeat by promotion-chasing Yeovil Town, with second-half goals from Sam Foley and James Hayter securing the win for the visitors. Another defeat followed a week later as Stevenage came up against another team chasing promotion, losing 3–0 to Swindon Town at the County Ground. Swindon took the lead through Aden Flint's volley after twenty minutes, before the visitors had Dani Lopez sent-off for a clash with Swindon midfielder Alan McCormack.


2012–13 Stevenage F.C. season, Match results, League One
Swindon winger Gary Roberts added a second shortly after the interval, before Flint scored his second of the game to round off a comfortable win. The season ended with a 2–0 home defeat by MK Dons on 27 April. The away side took the lead ten minutes before half-time when Patrick Bamford headed in Shaun Williams' cross. Substitute Ryan Lowe doubled the advantage late-on in the second-half. Stevenage finished their second League One season in 18th place, picking up 54 points throughout the campaign.


2012–13 Stevenage F.C. season, Match results, League Cup
First Round fixtures for the competition were released on 14 June 2012, with Stevenage being drawn at home to League Two opposition in the form of AFC Wimbledon. Unlike in previous seasons, the first round fixture turned out to be the opening game of the domestic season, as opposed to teams traditionally starting a campaign with a league match. The game ended 3–1 in Stevenage's favour, with all four goals coming in the first-half.


2012–13 Stevenage F.C. season, Match results, League Cup
The hosts opened the scoring after fifteen minutes when Luke Freeman drove a left-wing ball across goal, which was ultimately turned into his own net by AFC Wimbledon defender Pim Balkestein. Stevenage doubled their advantage seven minutes before the interval. AFC Wimbledon goalkeeper Seb Brown mis-timed a heavy defensive back pass, with the ball falling to debutant James Dunne, who slotted the ball into an empty net. The visitors responded immediately, Brendan Kiernan reducing the deficit when he successfully connected with a Luke Moore cross. Just four minutes later, in first-half injury time, Stevenage restored their two-goal cushion.


2012–13 Stevenage F.C. season, Match results, League Cup
A Greg Tansey free-kick was met on the half-volley by Marcus Haber; with Haber's volley goalbound, captain Mark Roberts slid in at the back post to ensure the ball crossed the line. Despite a number of goalscoring opportunities for the hosts in the second period, the scoreline remained the same and Stevenage progressed to the second round of the competition for the first time in their history.


2012–13 Stevenage F.C. season, Match results, League Cup
A day after the win over Wimbledon, on 15 August, the second round draw was made, with Stevenage being dealt another home tie, this time against Premier League opposition in the form of newly promoted Southampton. The match was played on 28 August, with Southampton running out 4–1 winners. The visitors took the lead early on in the second-half through Tadanari Lee, who swept home Billy Sharp's low cross.


2012–13 Stevenage F.C. season, Match results, League Cup
The away side doubled their advantage in controversial fashion when Sharp scored from a quick free-kick inside the area after referee Oliver Langford had wrongly adjudged defender Mark Roberts to have deliberately passed the ball back to goalkeeper Chris Day, who in-turn picked up the ball. Almost immediately after, Southampton scored once again, Jason Puncheon scoring with a volley from 35 yards. Substitute Michael Thalassitis scored his first goal for the club in injury-time to reduce the deficit, netting from an acute angle after good work down the right from David Gray. Southampton scored a fourth almost instantly when substitute Ben Reeves curled in a shot from the edge of the area.


2012–13 Stevenage F.C. season, Match results, FA Cup
The club entered the 2012–13 FA Cup at the First Round stage — only the third time the club had entered the competition at this stage since 1997. The First Round draw was made on 21 October 2012; Stevenage facing a trip to League Two side Rotherham United at the New York Stadium. The game was played on 3 November, with Rotherham running out 3–2 winners. The home side were three goals to the good before the hour mark, courtesy of a Mark Bradley strike and a brace from Lee Frecklington. Stevenage rallied late-on, scoring through a long-range strike from James Dunne and a first-time finish from Filipe Morais, but Rotherham ultimately held on to ensure Stevenage suffered an early exit from the competition.


2012–13 Stevenage F.C. season, Match results, Football League Trophy
The First Round draw was made on 18 August 2012, with Stevenage being dealt an away tie against League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge. The game was played on 4 September 2012, with Dagenham winning the match 3–2. The hosts took the lead after twelve minutes when Brian Woodall headed in Dominic Green's cross. Stevenage levelled through Mark Roberts, who scored from close range after the Dagenham defence had failed to clear a free-kick. The home side responded instantly with two goals in quick succession through Josh Scott and a Michael Spillane penalty. Second-half substitute Robin Shroot halved Stevenage's deficit with a driven effort fifteen minutes from time, although ultimately it was Dagenham who held on to progress to the Second Round.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season
The 2012–13 season was Stoke City's fifth season in the Premier League and the 57th in the top tier of English football. It was also the club's 150th year in existence and to mark the occasion the club had a special crest and the away kit was the same colours that Stoke Ramblers wore back in 1863, navy and cardinal Stoke also had a new shirt sponsor Bet365 taking over from Britannia.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season
The summer of 2012 saw the departure of fan favourite Ricardo Fuller whilst in came winger Michael Kightly and USA defender Geoff Cameron, later followed by Charlie Adam and Steven Nzonzi. Stoke began the season with four straight draws and an embarrassing League Cup exit to Swindon Town. Despite recording one victory in their opening ten match they did  put in some impressive performances away at Chelsea and Manchester United and at home to champions Manchester City. Stoke then went ten matches undefeated from 10 November to 29 December with a 3–1 victory over Liverpool on boxing day the stand out result.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season
During that run Stoke conceded just seven goals but at the turn of the year their form and performances dropped off as in the next ten matches Stoke picked up just five points, scored only six goals and conceded 19. Results and performances failed to improve and after an awful defeat at home to Aston Villa, Stoke were in danger of being involved in the relegation battle. Back to back wins against Queens Park Rangers and Norwich City lifted Stoke away from the foot of the table and they recovered to finish in 13th position with 42 points. At the end of the season manager Tony Pulis left the club by mutual consent bringing an end to his seven-year tenure at the club. He was replaced by the former Wales, Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City, Fulham and Queens Park Rangers manager Mark Hughes.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Pre-season
There was expectation that several players would leave the club in the summer with a number reaching the end of their contacts and chairman Peter Coates said that Tony Pulis will have to sell if he wants to buy. Pulis released Louis Moult, Tom Soares, Salif Diao and club legend Ricardo Fuller after the end of their contracts and Jonathan Woodgate and Danny Collins left for Middlesbrough and Nottingham Forest respectively. On 8 August Wolverhampton Wanderers winger Michael Kightly joined that club for an undisclosed fee.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Pre-season
For the 2012–13 pre-season, Stoke travelled to the United States where they will spend eleven days and play matches against Major League Soccer sides Columbus Crew and Sporting Kansas City as well as affiliated USL Pro club Orlando City. Matches have also been arranged against Swiss side FC Sion and German Bundesliga team SpVgg Greuther Fürth.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Pre-season
Stoke began their pre-season in Switzerland and played a match against FC Sion which was won 1–0 thanks to a penalty from Matthew Etherington. City then travelled to The USA and played their first match against the Columbus Crew. Despite taking the lead via Jonathan Walters the Americans were much brighter and scored twice through Aaron Horton and Ben Speas. The next match against affiliated club Orlando City saw Stoke win 1–0 with Walters scoring his second goal of pre-season but it was marred with Glenn Whelan being sent off after a harmless altercation with former Stoke midfielder James O'Connor.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Pre-season
Stoke's final match in USA against Sporting Kansas City saw Stoke miss a number of chances but did eventually take the lead with six minutes left when Michael Tonge whose only contribution to the club is in pre-season was fouled in the area and he scored the spot kick. Stoke however conceded a comical equaliser as Asmir Begović's clearance went straight to Kyle Miller who had the easy task of heading the ball into an empty net.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Pre-season
On their return to England they played two matches against Football League opposition, Torquay United and Yeovil Town. Both matches ended 1–1 and they had a Polish international trialist Sebastian Boenisch playing at left back. The final match of pre-season saw Stoke take on German side SpVgg Greuther Fürth in Bavaria. New signing Michael Kightly made a perfect start to his Stoke career scoring with his first touch. Matthew Upson gave away a penalty and Bernd Nehrig scored from the spot and for the four time in pre-season that match finished 1–1. Afterwards Tony Pulis revealed that Stoke had agreed to take Macedonian left back Goran Popov on loan from Dynamo Kyiv until the end of the season. However the move collapsed as he failed to gain a work permit.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Premier League, August
Stoke's first league match of the 2012–13 season saw them come up against newly promoted Reading at the Madejski Stadium. New signing Michael Kightly made his league debut and marked it with scoring the opening goal albeit thanks to an error from "Royals" goalkeeper Adam Federici.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Premier League, August
The home side were not posing much of a threat to Stoke's goal but they were gifted the chance to equalise in the final minute of the match as Dean Whitehead brought down Garath McCleary in the area and conceded a penalty, and to make matters worse for Whitehead he was shown a second yellow. Adam Le Fondre made no mistake from the spot and it was a case of two points dropped for Stoke.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Premier League, August
The first home match of the season was against old adversaries Arsenal with the match being broadcast live on TV. Geoff Cameron made his first appearance in a red and white shirt and produced a good performance in a match which surprisingly failed to live up to the buildup. There were few moments of excitement with Jonathan Walters having Stoke's best effort, hitting the back of the net but it was ruled out for offside. The "Gunners" struggled to make Asmir Begović work in the City goal and the match finished in a rather tame goalless draw. On transfer deadline day Stoke completed the signings of midfielders Charlie Adam, Maurice Edu and Steven Nzonzi.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Premier League, September
Charlie Adam and Maurice Edu were both on the bench for the match at 'bogey' side Wigan Athletic. Stoke made a terrible start to the match conceding a penalty after just four minutes after Robert Huth handled in the area and Shaun Maloney made no mistake from the spot. The away support were beginning to vent their frustration towards Pulis but after half an hour he brought on Adam for his debut. He impressed instantly with his passing ability and Stoke were awarded a penalty of their own just before half time, Jonathan Walters scoring for Stoke.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Premier League, September
But poor defending at the start of the second half gifted Franco Di Santo a goal and Stoke were again chasing the match. Peter Crouch scored his first league goal of the season and Stoke could have won it but for a wonder save from Ali Al-Habsi denying Adam a debut goal.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Premier League, September
On 4 September Stoke announced the signing of former Real Madrid and England striker Michael Owen on a one-year contract. Nzonzi and Adam made their home debuts against Premier League title holders Manchester City as Stoke lined up in a new look formation which included three centre midfielders. And it was Stoke who took the lead via Peter Crouch, although TV replays showed that he handled in the buildup. Stoke then had to as expected weather a lot of pressure from Man City but they leveled from a set play, Javi García being left unmarked.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Premier League, September
Michael Owen came off the bench for the final few moments as Begović and Shawcross prevented Manchester City winning the match late on. It was Stoke's fourth draw in a row and all from the start of a season, a club record. After the match Andy Wilkinson was handed a three match ban after an off the ball altercation with Mario Balotelli.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Premier League, September
Stoke then played Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, and were the better side for most of the 90 minutes. They had chances to take the points with Walters hitting the crossbar and Kightly and Crouch guilty of missed opportunities and Chelsea took full advantage with Ashley Cole scoring with five minutes left handing Stoke an undeserved defeat.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Premier League, September
Stoke went into their next match at home to Swansea looking for their first win of the season and that's what they got after a simple enough victory. Michael Laudrup's Swansea as expected enjoyed a large amount of possession but they never threatened to trouble Stoke's defence and Peter Crouch scored twice before half time to settle the contest.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Premier League, October
Prior to the League match against Liverpool Stoke were handed a boost when captain Ryan Shawcross earned a call up to the England team. The match against Liverpool saw both sides cancel each other out in a bad tempered 0–0 draw.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Premier League, October
After the international break Stoke completed their tough set of opening fixtures away at Manchester United. Stoke made a great start and took the lead through an own goal by Wayne Rooney and Stoke could have added to their goal tally with Adam and Walters going close. But poor defending cost Stoke dearly as Rooney, Robin van Persie and Danny Welbeck saw the "Red Devils" turn the match in their favour. Kightly pulled one back but Rooney scored his second goal to make it 4–2.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Premier League, October
The next match saw Stoke and Sunderland play out an uneventful and lifeless goalless draw at the Britannia but it proved to be a costly one for Stoke as left back Marc Wilson broke his fibula.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Premier League, November
Stoke then put in a poor performance away at Norwich City going down by a solitary goal from Bradley Johnson.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Premier League, November
Stoke went into their next match then against bottom of the table Queens Park Rangers looking for a much needed win. It was a scrappy encounter with Rangers' Adel Taarabt causing City's defence problems with his skill but were also thankful for his poor decision making which left him squandering QPR's best chances. Charlie Adam scored his first goal for Stoke just after half time and that proved to be the winning goal.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Premier League, November
Stoke's next match was against in form West Ham United moved to a Monday night for live TV coverage. Stoke began the match brightly and scored through Walters after 13 minutes via a well worked corner routine. City continued to dominate the first half and almost scored again but Nzonzi's powerful shot cannoned off the woodwork. However it was role reversal in the second half at the "Hammers" took control of the game and soon levelled through Joey O'Brien but Stoke fought off West Ham's revival and earned a decent point.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Premier League, November
Stoke then began a three-game week with a home match against Fulham and for the second match at the Britannia the match was settled by a single goal from Charlie Adam. Stoke had several chances to win by a bigger margin but were guilty of poor finishing.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Premier League, November
The mid-week match against an out of form Newcastle United side saw Stoke come from behind to claim a late victory. Papiss Cissé put the "Magpies" in front just after half time capitalising on an error from Glenn Whelan. Substitutes Kenwyne Jones and Cameron Jerome then came off the bench to spark Stoke's turnaround. Firstly, Jerome provided an assist for Jonathan Walters and then scored the winning goal after being set up by Jones.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Premier League, December
Stoke's then played high-flying West Bromwich Albion who at the time were in the top four. Stoke produced a disciplined defensive performance nullifying Albion's attack and grabbed a 1–0 win thanks to a rare goal from Dean Whitehead.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Premier League, December
Stoke again played away at Midlands opponents this time Aston Villa and both sides cancelled each other out in a drab goalless draw. Stoke had Ryan Shotton sent off for two bookable offences.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Premier League, December
Stoke then played out a bruising 1–1 draw with Everton on 15 December. The "Toffees" took the lead after Steven Pienaar's cross was deflected into the net by Ryan Shawcross and the visitors almost scored again soon after with Leon Osman missing from close range. Stoke levelled thanks to Kenwyne Jones' first league goal since August 2011 but the major indecent of the match saw Marouane Fellaini deliberately headbutt Shawcross which was missed by referee Mark Halsey. After the match Fellaini issued a public apology to Shawcross and was given a retrospective three match ban.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Premier League, December
City then earned their fifth goalless draw of the season (10th in total) with an impressive defensive display at Tottenham Hotspur.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Premier League, December
On Boxing day City took on Liverpool in a late evening kick-off and the visitors took the lead very early on as after just 30 seconds Luis Suárez was fouled in the area and Steven Gerrard scored the spot kick. Stoke instantly replied with Walters and then Jones to turn the game around and victory was completed in the second half with Walters scoring a second to earn Stoke a 3–1 win.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Premier League, December
The final match of 2012 saw another incident packed 90 minutes against Southampton. Stoke without key defensive duo Shawcross and Cameron saw the "Saints" take the lead through Rickie Lambert but Stoke soon levelled though a Jones back heel. Then two awful defensive mistakes gave the away side a 3–1 lead. Stoke pulled one back through Matthew Upson midway through the second half and then had Steven Nzonzi sent off for an apparent stamp on Jack Cork. Stoke did make it 3–3 with Cameron Jerome scoring from 30 yards in the final minute. Nzonzi's red card was later rescinded by the FA.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Premier League, January
Stoke began 2013 with another tame 3–0 defeat away at Manchester City on 1 January, ending Stoke's ten-match unbeaten run. Manchester City were in complete control of the match and only their poor finishing prevented them taking the lead. Eventually they did break the deadlock just before half-time after James Milner's cross was blocked by Begović but Pablo Zabaleta was able to score the rebound. The second half continued in the same vein and after Sergio Agüero's shot was parried by the Stoke keeper his compatriot Edin Džeko scored a simple tap-in. Stoke tried to hit back through a Charlie Adam free-kick before Walters blazed a shot over from close-range. Stoke's misery was compounded when Nzonzi fouled David Silva and conceded a penalty which Agüero converted, with Nzonzi receiving a yellow card for the foul.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Premier League, January
Chelsea then ended Stoke's 11-month unbeaten home run in the Premier League in emphatic fashion beating Stoke 4–0. However it was a harsh scoreline as Chelsea's goals came from two own goals from, Jonathan Walters a Frank Lampard penalty and a long-range effort from Eden Hazard. To add to Walters' woe he also missed a last minute penalty.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Premier League, January
Stoke's awful start to 2013 continued with a poor 3–1 loss at Swansea City After a goalless first half Swansea dominated the second period and took the lead through their full-back Ben Davies. After Adam had fouled Michu, Dutch midfielder Jonathan de Guzmán curled in the free-kick and then Jerome missed an easy chance to pull one back for Stoke. de Guzmán ended the game as a contest when he scored to complete a flowing Swansea move although Stoke did manage to get a consolation goal, Michael Owen scoring in the final minute for what was his 150th Premier League goal.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Premier League, January
Stoke then threw away a two-goal lead against Wigan Athletic on 29 January, their fourth 2–2 draw with Wigan in four seasons. Stoke ended the month by completing the transfers of USA international Brek Shea and England goalkeeper Jack Butland.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Premier League, February
Stoke continued their poor run with a narrow 1–0 defeat at Arsenal courtesy of a Lukas Podolski free-kick.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Premier League, February
Stoke secured their first league win of 2013 against Reading. After a goalless first half Stoke scored through a Robert Huth header and a fine goal from Jerome but the Royals quickly responded with Adrian Mariappa heading a late corner but Stoke held on for a 2–1 victory.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Premier League, February
After a two-week international break Stoke travelled to Craven Cottage to take on Fulham. Stoke failed to improve on their terrible away record of one win in 23 as Martin Jol's side won 1–0 thanks to a fine volley from Dimitar Berbatov. Stoke had the chance to earn a point from the penalty spot but Walters's kick was weak and easily saved by Mark Schwarzer. It got worse for Stoke as Huth was given a retrospective three match ban after an off the ball altercation with Philippe Senderos.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Premier League, March
With Huth suspended Marc Wilson filled in a centre back against West Ham United in what was another poor performance by Stoke. West Ham scored the only goal via Jack Collison and the Stoke supporters began to vent their frustration at manager Tony Pulis.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Premier League, March
Stoke's next away match was against Newcastle United and Stoke took the lead in the second half with Walters converting a penalty which he won. Stoke could not hold out for a point though as the Magpies drew level through a Yohan Cabaye free-kick and then Papiss Cissé scored in the final minute to extended Stoke's losing run to three matches.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Premier League, March
The Midlands derby against West Brom was a good opportunity for Stoke to end their poor form but it turned out to be a frustrating afternoon. There was few chances from both sides and Stoke's best chance came in the final minute through Kenwyne Jones but he could only hit his shot straight at Ben Foster and the match finished in a drab 0–0 draw.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Premier League, March
Stoke's final game of a barren March saw them travel to Everton. Stoke missed a glorious chance to take an early lead after a Ryan Shotton long throw-in was headed towards goal by Huth and saved by Tim Howard, Walters could only hit the crossbar. Everton had a couple half-chances though Nikica Jelavić before they scored in fine style. A Marc Wilson cross was punched away by Howard and the ball fell for Belgian Kevin Mirallas who broke clear of the retreating Stoke defence and slotted the ball past Begović. Stoke had chances in the second half to pull level but failed to take them with Walters, Huth, Shotton and Jerome all guilty of poor finishing and Everton won the match 1–0.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Premier League, April
Stoke entered the final six games of the 2012–13 season with a vital home match against Midlands rivals Aston Villa at the Britannia Stadium. Stoke got off to an awful start after poor defending let in Gabriel Agbonlahor to score after ten minutes. Stoke failed to trouble Brad Guzan and Villa almost scored again through Andreas Weimann whose shot hit the post. City improved marginally after the break and scored in the 80th minute through substitute Michael Kightly. But Villa defender Matthew Lowton then scored an unstoppable goal, a volley from 30 yards and with Stoke pushing for an equaliser they were caught on the counterattack and Christian Benteke sealed a 3–1 win and left Stoke fully involved in the relegation fight.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Premier League, April
Stoke's slide towards the relegation zone continued with 2–0 home defeat against champions elect Manchester United on 14 April. The Potters made an awful start conceding after just four minutes after a Robin van Persie corner was not dealt with by the Stoke defence and the ball was prodded in by Michael Carrick. Stoke rarely threatened David de Gea and when he was finally tested by Charlie Adam Stoke gave away a penalty after Wilkinson fouled van Persie in the area who converted the spot kick. Pulis decided to impose a media ban for the remainder of the season on his players in order to 'keep them focused'.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Premier League, April
City then travelled to lowly Queens Park Rangers and came away with a vital 2–0 victory only their 2nd win of 2013. Peter Crouch scored for the first time since January and a Walters penalty lifted Stoke six points away from danger.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Premier League, April
Stoke then beat Norwich City 1–0 on 27 April to move them onto the 40 point mark in a match which saw the supporters pay tribute to former player Paul Ware. Charlie Adam scored the only goal of the game just after half-time, Stoke could have added a second but Crouch was guilty of some poor finishing.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Premier League, May
Stoke played relegation threatened Sunderland on 6 May and Stoke took a 9th-minute lead through Walters after Sunderland failed to clear a Charlie Adam corner. It got worse for the Black Cats as Craig Gardner was sent-off for a foul on Adam just before half time. However Sunderland managed to earn a point thanks to a goal from John O'Shea.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Premier League, May
The last home match of the 2012–13 season against Tottenham Hotspur was used as a 'celebration match' for the club's 150th anniversary. To mark the occasion 80 former players attended the match and performed a lap of honour whilst the supporters received a free T-shirt. Stoke started the match brilliantly with Steven Nzonzi scoring his first goal for City after just three minutes. Spurs levelled through Clint Dempsey who punished a defensive mix-up between Wilson and Begović. Just after half time Stoke's task was made harder when Charlie Adam picked up a second yellow card meaning Stoke had to play the remaining 40 minutes with ten men. Stoke couldn't hold on to a draw as Emmanuel Adebayor scored the winning goal for Spurs.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, Premier League, May
Stoke ended the 2012–13 season with a 1–1 draw away at Southampton, Crouch scoring just after half time for Stoke before Rickie Lambert made sure the season ended with a draw. It proved to be Pulis' final game in charge of Stoke as two days later he left the club by mutual consent. He was replaced by fellow Welshman Mark Hughes.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, FA Cup
Stoke were drawn away at Championship side Crystal Palace in the third round and the match at Selhurst Park saw both sides cancel each other out in a 0–0 draw meaning that a replay would be required.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, FA Cup
The replay was a far more eventful affair which began with the tricky Wilfried Zaha winning a penalty but Jermaine Easter's spot kick was saved by Sørensen. Kenwyne Jones put Stoke in front on 70 minutes before Palace were awarded another penalty which Glenn Murray converted to send the tie into extra time. With Palace tiring Stoke took full advantage and a brace from Walters and a last minute strike from Cameron Jerome earned Stoke a 4–1 victory.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, FA Cup
The fourth round saw a repeat of the 2011 FA Cup Final, unfortunately for Stoke the outcome was the same, Man City winning 1–0, thanks to a late strike from Pablo Zabaleta.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, League Cup
Stoke were on the receiving end of a cup upset as League One Swindon Town knocked Stoke out in the second round. The "Robins" showed no fear at playing at the Britannia Stadium and took the lead through James Collins after a Thomas Sørensen mistake. Swindon and Collins scored again just before half time and they also had chances to increase their goal tally much to the anger of Stoke fans who booed their team off at half time. In the second half Stoke scored through Kenwyne Jones and Jonathan Walters to send the tie into extra time.


2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season, League Cup
However, despite squandering their two-goal lead Swindon were not affected and scored again through Aden Flint but Peter Crouch replied for Stoke. Jamie Ness had to leave the action after picking up an injury and it seemed it would go all the way to a penalty shoot-out but Collins beat the offside trap and claimed his hat-trick and victory for Paolo Di Canio's Swindon.


2012–13 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team represented Stony Brook University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by eighth year head coach Steve Pikiell and played their home games at Pritchard Gymnasium. They were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 25–8, 14–2 in America East play to become America East regular season champions. They advanced to the semifinals of the America East Tournament where they lost to Albany. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the 2013 NIT. The Seawolves defeated Massachusetts in the first round for their first ever postseason tournament victory in school history. They lost in the second round to Iowa.


2012–13 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team, Previous season
After being picked second, behind the Boston Terriers, in the conference coaches preseason poll the Seawolves exceeded expectations capturing their second regular season championship in three years. Stony Brook went 5–6 through the non-conference regular season. Among their losses were Indiana, Northwestern, Boston College, and Rutgers in the Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival. Despite the slow start, the Seawolves cruised through the conference season capturing a program record 14 wins and 2 losses to earn the title.


2012–13 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team, Previous season
In the America East tournament Stony Brook went on to defeat the Binghamton Bearcats and Albany Great Danes to advance to their second consecutive championship game. The following week Stony Brook faced off against Vermont at the Stony Brook Arena falling by a score of 43–51. Despite their championship exit, Stony Brook participated in the 2012 NIT First Round falling by the score of 63–61 in the last bucket to end their season.


2012–13 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team, Before the season, Losses
The Seawolves lost to graduation Danny Carter, all-time points leader Bryan Dougher, Dallis Joyner, and Al Rapier.


2012–13 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team, Before the season, Ranking and polls
Stony Brook was chosen second, behind the Vermont Catamounts, in the 2012 America East Preseason Coaches Poll ahead Boston University.


2012–13 Stranraer F.C. season
The 2012–13 season was Stranraer's first season back in the Scottish Second Division. Stranraer also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup. They were due to play in their fourth consecutive season in the Scottish Third Division, having been relegated from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2008–09 season. On 16 July 2012, it was confirmed that Stranraer would be promoted to the Scottish Second Division to fill the vacancy's left by Dundee's promotion to the Scottish Premier League and Airdrie United's promotion to the Scottish First Division. This was to fill the slot vacated by Rangers, who were voted into the Scottish Third Division following their liquidation.


2012–13 Stranraer F.C. season, Summary, Season
Stranraer finished eighth in the Scottish Second Division. They reached the first round of the Challenge Cup, the first round of the League Cup and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.


2012–13 Stranraer F.C. season, Summary, Management
Stranraer began the season under the management of Keith Knox. On 22 October 2012, Knox was sacked by the club following unacceptable results, with Knox's assistant Stephen Aitken taking over as interim manager following his departure. After the Forfar Athletic match on 27 October 2012, Aitken was given the manager's job on a permanent basis.


2012–13 Stratfor email leak
The 2012–13 Stratfor email leak is the public disclosure of a number of internal emails between geopolitical intelligence company Stratfor's employees and its clients, referred to by WikiLeaks as the Global Intelligence Files. E-mails began appearing on WikiLeaks on February 27, 2012, with 5,543,061 emails published as of July 18, 2014.


2012–13 Stratfor email leak
Stratfor is a security group based in Austin, Texas. On December 24, 2011, hackers took control of Stratfor's website and released a list of names, credit card numbers, passwords, and home and email addresses. Those listed were affiliated with organizations such as Bank of America, the United States Department of Defense, Médecins Sans Frontières, Lockheed Martin, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and the United Nations. The hackers included Jeremy Hammond, who worked with Anonymous to release Stratfor's emails to WikiLeaks. The emails revealed Stratfor's surveillance of groups such as Occupy Wall Street and protestors of the Bhopal disaster.


2012–13 Stratfor email leak
The e-mails claim to include client information, notes between Stratfor employees and internal procedural documentation on securing intelligence data. These communications date from July 2004 through to December 2011. WikiLeaks said it had obtained the e-mails from the hacker group Anonymous, who broke into Stratfor's computer network in 2011. In an initial announcement, WikiLeaks stated that they opened up a database of the emails to two dozen media organizations operating in several countries, including the McClatchy Company, l'Espresso, la Repubblica, ARD, the Russia Reporter, and Rolling Stone, along with a "sneak preview" to the Yes Men.


2012–13 Stratfor email leak, Email content
One of the first items released was an email containing a glossary titled "The Stratfor Glossary of Useful, Baffling and Strange Intelligence Terms", which contained concise and sometimes humorously candid definitions, along with pointed assessments of U.S. intelligence and law enforcement.


2012–13 Stratfor email leak, Email content, Julian Assange
Julian Assange was a frequent topic of discussion in emails from Stratfor staff in the period 2010–2012. Emails from Fred Burton (Stratfor's Vice-President for Counterterrorism and Corporate Security, and former Deputy Chief of the Department of State) indicated that he knew in January 2011 about a United States Government secret indictment against Assange. Stratfor emails gave a suggested strategy for dealing with Assange: "move him from country to country to face various charges for the next 25 years" and "[bankrupt] the asshole first ... ruin his life. Give him 7-12 years for conspiracy".


2012–13 Stratfor email leak, Email content, Governmental
An email involving a Stratfor analyst stated that it had been determined that up to 12 officials in Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency knew of Osama bin-Laden's safe house.


2012–13 Stratfor email leak, Email content, Governmental
Ynetnews reported that, according to internal emails between Stratfor employees, Israel and Russia were engaged in an exchange of information in 2008. Israel gave Russia "'data link codes' for unmanned aerial vehicles that the Jewish state sold to Georgia" and that Russia gave "the codes for Tor-M1 missile defense systems that Russia sold Iran". The emails also stated that, during the 2008 South Ossetia war, Georgia "realized that their UAVs were compromised and were looking for a replacement for the Israeli made drones".


2012–13 Stratfor email leak, Email content, Governmental
International Business Times reported that Stratfor had found that several Central European countries, especially the Czech Republic, have been petitioning NATO for missile defenses and F-16s to use against Russia. The Czech Republic, according to an unknown Stratfor source, has stated that, if the talks with the US fail, then it will be breaking all ties with NATO and the US in general.


2012–13 Stratfor email leak, Email content, Governmental
Business Insider reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was an intelligence source for Stratfor between 2007 and 2010. In emails, Fred Burton discussed his personal communications with Netanyahu. Burton stated by email that Netanyahu informed him of his success in consolidating power within the Likud party ahead of regaining the position of prime minister, shared thoughts regarding his distrust of US President Barack Obama, threatened assassination of Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah, and declared intentions to unilaterally start a war against Iran.


2012–13 Stratfor email leak, Email content, Governmental
Al Akhbar, citing internal emails from the Stratfor hack, reported former Blackwater director James F. Smith had a relationship with Stratfor and was for a time considered one of their major sources.


2012–13 Stratfor email leak, Email content, Companies
As reported by The Times of India, some of the emails reveal that Stratfor was allegedly hired by Dow Chemical Company to spy on protesters of the Bhopal disaster. Dow Chemical Company responded with a written statement that read: "Major companies are often required to take appropriate action to protect their people and safeguard their facilities," and that it had not broken any laws.


2012–13 Stratfor email leak, Email content, Companies
The released emails indicated that the Coca-Cola Company paid Stratfor to determine "to what extent will US-based PETA supporters travel to Canada to support activism" at the 2010 Olympics. The Coca-Cola Company responded to the emails with a statement saying that they "consider it prudent to monitor for protest activities at any major event we sponsor".


2012–13 Stratfor email leak, Responses, Official response
Around midnight on February 27, Stratfor released a statement saying that "the release of its stolen emails was an attempt to silence and intimidate it." It also dismissed rumors of CEO George Friedman's resignation.


2012–13 Stratfor email leak, Responses, Official response
Stratfor stated that some of the leaked emails "may be forged or altered to include inaccuracies; some may be authentic", but that they would not confirm either possibility. They further stated that the emails represented candid internal language that would probably be ripe for misinterpretation.


2012–13 Stratfor email leak, Responses, Official response
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange told Reuters that his concerns with Stratfor stem from it being a private intelligence firm relying on informants from government agencies with dubious reputations, both from the U.S. and abroad, and especially its monitoring of activist organizations. He also called the company a "shadow CIA" (a term originally coined by Barron's magazine in a 2001 article about the quality of Stratfor's analysis, not any actual association with the CIA) and stated that the emails would "reveal Stratfor's web of informers, payoff structure, payment-laundering techniques and psychological methods."


2012–13 Stratfor email leak, Responses, Other responses
Former NSA Director Bobby Inman stated that the leak would be damaging to Stratfor's business. He had previously stated that Stratfor was competent, delivering high-quality intelligence analyses.


2012–13 Stratfor email leak, Responses, Other responses
Max Fisher, the associate director of The Atlantic, argued that Stratfor has a poor reputation "among foreign policy writers, analysts, and practitioners" and that as a result Anonymous and Wikileaks have exaggerated the significance of the information they released. He also suggested that Assange may have targeted a relatively unimportant firm and over-hyped the results in order to "regain some of his former glory". Australian Broadcasting Corporation foreign correspondent and Stratfor subscriber Mark Corcoran also wrote that the e-mails showed Stratfor's methods used to gather information are similar to those employed by journalists, though he wrote that the quality of its reports are often inferior to news reports.


2012–13 Stuttgarter Kickers season
The 2012–13 Stuttgarter Kickers season is the 113th season in the club's football history. In 2012–13 the club plays in the 3. Liga, the third tier of German football. It is the club's first season back in this league, having been promoted from the Regionalliga in 2012. The club also takes part in the 2012–13 edition of the Württemberg Cup.


2012–13 Stuttgarter Kickers season, Reserve team
Kickers' reserve team finished 14th in the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg and were coached by Jürgen Hartmann.


2012–13 Stuttgarter Kickers season, Reserve team
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2012–13 Sultan Qaboos Cup
The 2012 Sultan Qaboos Cup was the 40th edition of the Sultan Qaboos Cup (Arabic: كأس السلطان قابوس), the premier knockout tournament for football teams in Oman.


2012–13 Sultan Qaboos Cup
The competition began on 30 November 2012 with the Round of 32 and concluded on 26 May 2013. Dhofar S.C.S.C. were the defending champions, having won their eighth title in 2011. On Sunday 26 May 2013, Al-Suwaiq Club were crowned the champions of the 2012 Sultan Qaboos Cup when they defeated Al-Nahda Club 2-0, hence winning the title for the third time.


2012–13 Sultan Qaboos Cup, Teams
This year the tournament had 32 teams. The winners qualified for the 2014 AFC Cup.


2012–13 Sultan Qaboos Cup, Round of 32
32 teams played a knockout tie. 16 ties were played over one leg. The first match played was between Fanja SC and Al-Nahda Club on 30 November 2012. 16 teams advanced to the Round of 16.


2012–13 Sultan Qaboos Cup, Round of 16
16 teams played a knockout tie. 8 ties were played over one leg. The first match was played between Al-Salam SC and Bowsher Club on 24 December 2012. 8 teams advanced to the Quarterfinals.


2012–13 Sultan Qaboos Cup, Quarterfinals
8 teams played a knockout tie. 4 ties were played over one leg. The first match was played between Al-Oruba SC and Al-Tali'aa SC on 25 February 2013. Al-Oruba SC, Al-Nahda Club, Dhofar S.C.S.C. and Al-Suwaiq Club qualified for the Semifinals.


2012–13 Sultan Qaboos Cup, Semifinals
4 teams played a knockout tie. 2 ties were played over two legs. The first match was played between Al-Suwaiq Club and Al-Oruba SC on 16 April 2013. Al-Suwaiq Club and Al-Nahda Club qualified for the Finals.


2012–13 Sumgayit City F.C. season
The Sumgayit 2012-13 season is Sumgayit's second Azerbaijan Premier League season, and second season under Bernhard Raab. Sumgayit also competed in the 2012–13 Azerbaijan Cup, getting knocked out by Baku at the Second round stage.


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


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


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


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


2012–13 Sun Hei SC season
The 2012–13 season was Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei's 12th season in the Hong Kong First Division League. They started as the defending champions having won the Senior Challenge Shield last season. As the champions of 2011–12 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield, they competed in the 2013 AFC Cup. They also competed in the Hong Kong First Division League and the FA Cup.


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


2012–13 Sun Hei SC season, Matches, Competitive, First Division League
Remarks: 1 The capacity of Aberdeen Sports Ground is originally 9,000, but only the 4,000-seated main stand is opened for football match. 2 Home match against Yokohama FC Hong Kong was originally scheduled to be played on 2 March 2013 but was postponed and rescheduled to be played on 23 March 2013. 3 Away match against Kitchee was originally scheduled to be played on 31 March 2013 but was rescheduled to be played on 29 March 2013.


2012–13 Sun Hei SC season, Matches, Competitive, AFC Cup
Remarks:1The match was abandoned after 65 minutes of play as Persibo Bojonegoro failed to reach the required limit of players on pitch. Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei were leading 8–0. The result was declared final by AFC.


2012–13 Sun Pegasus FC season
The 2012–13 season is Sun Pegasus FC's 5th season in football in Hong Kong First Division League. Sun Pegusus will seek to win the league, which they failed last year as Kitchee won. The club will also be competing in the Senior Challenge Shield and the FA Cup.


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


2012–13 Sunderland A.F.C. season
The 2012–13 season was Sunderland's sixth consecutive season in the top division of English football, the Premier League. They finished the season in 17th place.


2012–13 Sunderland A.F.C. season, Pre-season, 2012 Peace Cup
Sunderland, along with Eredivisie side Groningen, K-League side Seongnam, and Bundesliga side Hamburg, will compete in a friendly tournament, 2012 Peace Cup. All matches will be played at the Suwon World Cup Stadium in the Korean city of Suwon.


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


2012–13 Sunderland A.F.C. season, Transfers, Out
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.


2012–13 Sunfoil Series
The 2012–13 Sunfoil Series was a first-class cricket competition held in South Africa from 20 September 2012 to 10 February 2013. Cape Cobras won their third title, during a 10 wicket victory in the final round against Knights.


2012–13 Suomi-sarja season
The 2012–12 Suomi-sarja season was the 14th season of the Suomi-sarja, the third level of ice hockey in Finland. 12 teams participated in the league, and RoKi won the championship, however no playoffs were held. They were not promoted to the Mestis league for 2013–14 however and Kotkan Titaanit was relegated to III-divisioona for financial reasons.


2012–13 Super League Greece
The 2012–13 Super League Greece was the 77th season of the highest football league of Greece and the seventh under the name Super League. The season started on 25 August 2012 and ended on 2 June 2013 with the last matches of the European playoff round. Olympiacos were the defending champions, having won their 39th Greek championship in the 2011–12 season. They successfully defended their crown, finishing 15 points ahead of second-placed PAOK.


2012–13 Super League Greece
The league comprised 13 teams from the 2011–12 season and three promoted teams from the 2011–12 Football League.


2012–13 Super League Greece, Teams
Three teams were relegated at the end of the 2011–12 season to the 2012–13 Football League: Doxa Drama, Panetolikos, Ergotelis.


2012–13 Super League Greece, Teams
Three teams were promoted from the 2011–12 Football League, champions Panthrakikos, runners-up Veria and the winners of a four-team play-off round Platanias. Panthrakikos and Veria returned to top level respectively two and four years after relegation, while Platanias made their debut.


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


2012–13 Super League Greece, Teams, Personnel and kits
Adidas is the official ball supplier for Super League Greece.


2012–13 Super League Greece, Playoffs
In the play-off for Champions League, the four qualified teams play each other in a home and away round robin. However, they do not all start with 0 points. Instead, a weighting system applies to the teams' standing at the start of the play-off mini-league. The team finishing fifth in the Super League will start the play-off with 0 points. The fifth placed team's end of season tally of points is subtracted from the sum of the points that other teams have. This number is then divided by five.


2012–13 Superliga Femenina de Voleibol
Superliga Femenina de Voleibol 2012–13 was the 44th season since its establishment. The 2012–13 regular season started in November 2012, and finished on March 23, 2013. Championship playoffs began March 29 with semifinal matches and finished on 27 April with the 4th match of the Final.


2012–13 Superliga Femenina de Voleibol
Defending champions were Valeriano Allès Menorca having defeated Haro Rioja Voley in the championship playoff final from past season.


2012–13 Superliga Femenina de Voleibol
Haro Rioja Voley won its first ever title of Superliga after defeating 3–1 to Nuchar Tramek Murillo in the Championship playoffs Final.


2012–13 Superliga de Voleibol Masculina
Superliga de Voleibol Masculina 2012–13 is the 49th (XLIX) season since its establishment. The 2012–13 regular season started on October 13, 2012, and finished on March 2, 2013.


2012–13 Superliga de Voleibol Masculina
Championship playoffs began March 8, with the two semifinals winners vying for the championship title in the Final.


2012–13 Superliga de Voleibol Masculina
Defending champion CAI Teruel was defeated in the Final by Unicaja Almería, thus winning its ninth title, its first title since the last time in 2004-05 season.


2012–13 Superliga de Voleibol Masculina, Competition format
10 teams played in a two-rounds format. Upon completion of regular season, the top four teams play Championship's playoffs, while the bottom team is relegated to Superliga 2.


2012–13 Superliga de Voleibol Masculina, Competition format
During regular season, a win by 3–0 or 3–1 means 3 points to winner team, while a 3–2 win, 2 points for winner team & 1 for loser team.


2012–13 Surrey Heat season
The 2012–13 Surrey Heat season is the franchise's 8th season in the British Basketball League. It's the first season since being renamed as the Surrey Heat, having previously been called the Guildford Heat.


2012–13 Surrey Heat season
The Surrey Heat got their season off to the best possible start at the Surrey Sports Park when they comprehensively defeated the visiting Mersey Tigers. The final score was 106-45, which set all sorts of Heat franchise records. The Heat surpassed last year’s highest score (which was 100, against an under-strength Newcastle Eagles in the last regular season game). In fact, it was the second highest output by the Heat in over three seasons and fell one point short of the most points scored against the Tigers, when the (then) Guildford Heat beat the (then) Everton Tigers 107-101 in the 2008-09 season.


2012–13 Surrey Heat season
However, it was the defensive performance which set the records tumbling. The 61 point margin of victory is a franchise high, easily surpassing the 49 point margin of victory achieved back in the 2007-08 season, when the Heat defeated the Worthing Thunder, 118-69, in the BBL Trophy (the Heat’s highest-scoring game). The 45 points conceded was also a franchise low, beating the 52 points allowed in the 2009-10 season when the Heat notched up an 85-52 victory over the London Capital.


2012–13 Surrey Heat season, BBL Cup
The Surrey Heat suffered a hard-fought 74-79 loss against the visiting Plymouth Raiders in the BBL Cup Quarter Final. And, to add injury to insult, they lost star player Martelle McLemore to an ankle injury in the second quarter. The Heat were led by Chavis Holmes’ 20 points to go with his eight assists. Frank Holmes added 17 points and nine rebounds to go with four blocks and Sam Cricelli had 14 points and seven rebounds.


2012–13 Surrey Heat season, BBL Trophy
The Heat ran out 86-68 winners against the Reading Rockets in the round of 16, with Albert Margai leading the way with 16 points. In his last game for the Heat, Travis Holmes scored 15 points to go with his seven steals.


2012–13 Surrey Heat season, BBL Trophy
The Guildford Heat were led by Julius Joseph's 16 points, in the QF loss to the Leicester Riders. Chavis Holmes and Albert Margai had 12 each, and Frank Holmes had 17 rebounds. The Leicester Riders converted more than 50% of their shots. Jay Couisnard lead the way for the visitors with 22 points and seven rebounds.


2012–13 Sussex County Football League
The 2012–13 Sussex County Football League season was the 88th in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England.


2012–13 Sussex County Football League, Division One
Division One featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division Two:


2012–13 Sussex County Football League, Division One
For this season only, the FA were to promote a second club from two of the following six Step 5 leagues: Combined Counties League, Eastern Counties League, Essex Senior League, Kent League, Spartan South Midlands League and the Sussex County League. This was to fulfil the expansion of the Isthmian League Divisions One North and South from 22 to 24 clubs each. The two clubs were to be promoted on a points per game basis, and the two runners-up with the best PPG were VCD Athletic (Kent Football League) and Guernsey (Combined Counties League). Three others – Aylesbury United (Spartan South Midlands League), Redhill (Sussex County League) and Barkingside (Essex Senior League) – were also confirmed as promoted by the FA on 17 May, due to resignations and non-promotions elsewhere.


2012–13 Sussex County Football League, Division Two
Division Two featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division Three:


2012–13 Sussex County Football League, Division Three
Division Three featured ten clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, joined from the West Sussex League:


2012–13 Svenska Cupen
The 2012–13 Svenska Cupen was the 57th season of Svenska Cupen and the first season since 2000–01 to be held according to the fall-spring season format. The season also reintroduced a group stage, the first since 1995–96.


2012–13 Svenska Cupen
A total of 96 clubs entered the competition. The first round commenced on 3 June 2012 and the final was contested on 26 May 2013 at Friends Arena in Solna. Helsingborgs IF were the defending champions, having beaten Kalmar FF 3–1 in last season's final.


2012–13 Svenska Cupen
IFK Göteborg won their sixth Svenska Cupen title on 26 May 2013 after defeating Djurgårdens IF 3–1 on penalties after the match had finished 1–1 after extra time.


2012–13 Svenska Cupen, Qualifying rounds
The only one of the Swedish District Football Associations that had a qualifying round was Dalarnas FF, the other ones decided their teams in other ways. The first round commenced on 3 March 2012 and the final was contested on 22 May 2012.


2012–13 Svenska Cupen, Round 1
64 teams from the third tier or lower of the Swedish league system competed in this round. The round was played between 3 June and 5 August 2012 with the majority of the fixtures played in early August.


2012–13 Svenska Cupen, Round 2
All teams from 2012 Allsvenskan and 2012 Superettan entered in this round, 32 teams in total, where they were joined by the 32 winners from round 1. The 32 teams from Allsvenskan and Superettan were seeded and played against the 32 winners from round 1, the matches were played at the home venues for the unseeded teams. The fixtures were drawn on 6 August 2012 and the round was initially scheduled to be played between 16 and 20 August 2012, however three fixtures were postponed to later dates due to clashes with Allsvenskan and European cup play.


2012–13 Svenska Cupen, Group stage
The 32 winners from round 2 were divided into eight groups of four teams. The 16 highest ranked winners from the previous rounds were seeded to the top two positions in each groups and the 16 remaining winners were unseeded in the draw. The ranking of the 16 seeded teams were decided by league position in the 2012 season. All teams in the group played each other once, the highest ranked teams from the previous rounds and lower tier teams had the right to play two home matches. The group stage was played in March 2013. The draw for the group stage was held on 13 November 2012.


2012–13 Svenska Cupen, Group stage, Tie-breaking criteria and key
If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings


2012–13 Svenska Cupen, Knockout stage, Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals were played on 3 and 4 April 2013 and consisted of the eight teams that won their respective group in the previous round. The four best group winners were entitled to play the match at their home venue. The draw for the quarter-finals took place on 17 March 2013, with IK Sirius from Division 1 remaining as the lowest-ranked team.


2012–13 Svenska Cupen, Knockout stage, Semi-finals
The semi-finals were played on 1 May 2013 and consisted of the four winners from the quarter-finals. The teams drawn first were the home teams. The draw for the semi-finals took place on 8 April 2013, with Örgryte IS from Superettan remaining as the lowest-ranked team.


2012–13 Svenska Cupen, Knockout stage, Final
The final was played on 26 May 2013 at Friends Arena, Solna. The home team was designated through a draw.


2012–13 Svenska Cupen Qualifying Rounds
The 2012–13 Svenska Cupen was the 57th season of Svenska Cupen and the first season since 2000–01 to be held according to the fall-spring season format. The season also reintroduced a group stage, the first since 1995–96.


2012–13 Svenska Cupen Qualifying Rounds
A total of 96 clubs entered the competition. The first round commenced on 3 June 2012 and the final was contested on 26 May 2013 at Friends Arena in Solna. Helsingborgs IF were the defending champions, having beaten Kalmar FF 3–1 in last season's final.


2012–13 Svenska Cupen Qualifying Rounds
IFK Göteborg won their sixth Svenska Cupen title on 26 May 2013 after defeating Djurgårdens IF 3–1 on penalties after the match had finished 1–1 after extra time.


2012–13 Svenska Cupen Qualifying Rounds
The only one of the Swedish District Football Associations that had a qualifying round was Dalarnas FF, the other ones decided their teams in other ways. The first round commenced on 3 March 2012 and the final was contested on 22 May 2012.


2012–13 Swansea City A.F.C. season
The 2012–13 season was Swansea City's fourth season in the top tier of English football, and their second consecutive season in the Premier League. It was their 93rd season in the English football league system.


2012–13 Swansea City A.F.C. season
The club celebrated its centenary, and to mark the occasion released a new crest. In keeping with the centenary theme, the home kit for the season used the colours white and gold, rather than the more traditional white and black, making it very similar to the 2011–12 Real Madrid home kit (also manufactured by Adidas). The away kit for the season was red, white and green, depicting the colours of the Welsh flag.


2012–13 Swansea City A.F.C. season
During pre-season, Brendan Rodgers became the new Liverpool manager and signed a three-year contract on 1 June. In total, Liverpool paid Swansea £7 million in compensation for Rodgers, coach Colin Pascoe, assistant performance analyst Chris Davies and performance consultant Glen Driscoll. On 15 June, Swansea appointed former Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus midfielder Michael Laudrup as their new manager. Laudrup signed a two-year contract with the club.


2012–13 Swansea City A.F.C. season, Pre-season friendlies
Swansea began their 2012–13 campaign with a 10-day pre-season tour of America. The club played against MLS sides Colorado Rapids and San Jose Earthquakes, and also against USL Premier Development League side Ventura County Fusion. The Club also played at other venues within the UK, including a trip to Aberystwyth. This Swansea team contained some first team players, but also some reserves and youngsters, although it was part of the first team calendar. They also played Carmarthen Town. Swansea's first opponents at the Liberty Stadium were Blackpool.


2012–13 Swansea City A.F.C. season, Squad statistics, Top scorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2012–13 Swansea City A.F.C. season, Squad statistics, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total cards are equal.


2012–13 Swazi Premier League
The 2012–13 Swazi Premier League season was the 2012–13 season of the top level of  football competition in Swaziland. It began on 17 August 2021 and concluded on 12 May 2013.


2012–13 Swedish Figure Skating Championships
The 2012–13 Swedish Figure Skating Championships were held at the Vida Arena in Växjö between December 13 and 16, 2012. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and pair skating on the senior, junior, and novice levels. The results were among the criteria used to choose the teams to the 2013 World Championships and 2013 European Championships.


2012–13 Swindon Town F.C. season
The 2012–13 season will be Swindon Town's first season in the League One since 2010–11. Swindon will seek to achieve back-to-back promotions after winning promotion from League Two. The club will also compete in the FA Cup, League Cup and the Football League Trophy.


2012–13 Swindon Town F.C. season, Sponsors
Supplier: AdidasSponsor(s): Samsung (Home), EA Sports (Away), The People (F.A. Cup)


2012–13 Swindon Town F.C. season, Pre-Season
During the final stages of the 2011/12 season Swindon Town confirmed two pre-season friendlies, the first confirmed fixture was a home tie against Championship side Crystal Palace (8 August). Shortly afterwards the club announced that a local friendly with fellow Wiltshire outfit Salisbury City was confirmed to take place at the Raymond McEnhill Stadium on 3 August.


2012–13 Swindon Town F.C. season, Pre-Season
In June 2012, it was announced that the club would be spending two weeks of pre-season training in Italy between Sunday 1st – Saturday 14 July. The team based themselves close to Bardolino near Lake Garda. It was later confirmed that Swindon would play a local Select XI consisting on Serie D standard players and Bayern Munich II. An away fixture against Non-League side Weston-super-Mare was later confirmed.


2012–13 Swindon Town F.C. season, League One
The fixture list for the 2012/13 season was announced on 18 June 2012. It was confirmed that Swindon would begin their campaign with an away fixture at Hartlepool United.


2012–13 Swindon Town F.C. season, Club Information, Manager Season Stats
As of 1 May 2013. Only competitive matches for the 2012/13 season are counted


2012–13 Swindon Town F.C. season, Squad Details, Hat-tricks
Last updated: 19 January 2013Source: Match reports in Competitive matches


2012–13 Swindon Town F.C. season, Squad Details, Penalties awarded
Last updated: 5 February 2013Source: Match reports in Competitive matches


2012–13 Swindon Town F.C. season, Squad Details, Clean sheets
Last updated: 28 March 2013Source: Match reports in Competitive matches


2012–13 Swindon Town F.C. season, Development Squad
In June 2011 it was announced that Swindon Town would not compete in a Reserve League for the 2011/12 season and would therefore arrange friendlies with other clubs. This decision remained in place for the following season.


2012–13 Swiss Challenge League
The 2012–13 Swiss Challenge League was the tenth season of the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of the Swiss football league pyramid. It began on 14 July 2012 and ended on 2 June 2013.


2012–13 Swiss Challenge League, Teams
2011–12 Challenge League champions St. Gallen were promoted to the 2012–13 Super League. They weren't replaced by another team due to Neuchâtel Xamax being demoted to the 4th tier of Swiss football for financial irregularities. 2011–12 Challenge League runners-up Aarau had to compete in a promotion/relegation playoff against 9th-placed Super League team Sion and remained in the Challenge League after losing 3–1 on aggregate.


2012–13 Swiss Challenge League, Teams
The bottom five teams – Stade Nyonnais, Étoile Carouge, Delémont, Kriens and Brühl – were relegated to the newly formed 1. Liga Promotion with no teams replaced them due to the Challenge League reducing from 16 to 10 teams.


2012–13 Swiss Challenge League, Results
Teams played each other four times (twice home and twice away) over the course of the season, home and away, for a total of 36 matches per team.


2012–13 Swiss Cup
The 2012–13 Swiss Cup was the 88th season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition. The competition commenced on 14 September 2012 with the first game of Round 1 and ended on 20 May 2013 with the Final. The winners of the competition, Grasshopper Club Zürich qualified for the play-off round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League. They beat defending champions FC Basel in the final.


2012–13 Swiss Cup, Participating clubs
All ten Super League and nine Challenge League teams (FC Vaduz are from Liechtenstein and thus play in the 2012–13 Liechtenstein Cup) entered this year's competition, as well as 45 teams from lower leagues. Teams from 1. Liga Promotion and below qualified through separate qualifying rounds within their leagues. Teams from regional leagues qualified by winning the last season's regional cups.


2012–13 Swiss Cup, Participating clubs
th Title holders. FP Qualified for having the lowest fair play points inside its regional tier. † Qualified as regional leagues cup winners before being promoted to 2. Liga Interregional. ‡ Qualified through 2. Liga Interregional qualifiers after being relegated to their regional league.


2012–13 Swiss Cup, Round 1
Teams from Super League and Challenge League were seeded in this round. In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable.


2012–13 Swiss Cup, Round 2
The winners of Round 1 played in this round. Teams from Super League were seeded, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable.


2012–13 Swiss Cup, Round 3
The winners of Round 2 played in this round, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable.


2012–13 Swiss Cup, Quarter-finals
The winners of Round 3 played in the Quarter-finals, there was no home advantage granted in the draw.


2012–13 Swiss Cup, Semi-finals
The winners of the Quarter-finals stage advanced to play in the Semi-finals.


2012–13 Swiss Cup, Final
The winners of the Semi-finals stage played in the Final, which was held in the capital.


2012–13 Swiss Super League
The 2012–13 Swiss Super League, also known as Raiffeisen Super League for sponsoring purposes, was the 116th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. It began on 14 July 2012 and ended on 2 June 2013. Basel successfully defended their title.


2012–13 Swiss Super League
The league comprised the best eight sides from the 2011–12 season, the 2011–12 Swiss Challenge League champions FC St. Gallen, and FC Sion, the winners of the relegation/promotion play-off between the ninth-placed Super League team and the Challenge League runners-up.


2012–13 Swiss Super League
Since Switzerland climbed from sixteenth to fourteenth place in the UEFA association coefficient rankings at the end of the 2011–12 season, the league regained its second spot for the UEFA Champions League. In other changes, the league abolished the relegation/promotion play-off from this season after a structural change at lower tiers of the Swiss football league pyramid.


2012–13 Swiss Super League, Teams
No team were relegated on competitive grounds at the end of the 2011–12 season after Neuchâtel Xamax were expelled from the league over financial irregularities midway through the campaign. The club went into administration soon afterwards and was eventually liquidated. Its successors Neuchâtel Xamax 1912 were subsequently inserted into the fifth-tier 2. Liga Interregional. Xamax were replaced by 2011–12 Challenge League champions FC St. Gallen, who immediately returned to the highest football league of Switzerland.


2012–13 Swiss Super League, Teams
A further spot in the league was contested in a relegation/promotion playoff between ninth-placed FC Sion and Challenge League runners-up FC Aarau. Both teams played a two-legged series, which was won by Sion, 3–1 on aggregate. The club from Valais thus remained in the league despite having received a 36-point deduction for fielding ineligible players during the season.


2012–13 Sydney Blue Sox season
The 2012–13 Sydney Blue Sox season was the third season for the team. As was the case for the previous season, the Blue Sox competed in the Australian Baseball League (ABL) with the other five foundation teams, and again played its home games at Blacktown International Sportspark Sydney.


2012–13 Sydney FC season
The 2012–13 season is Sydney FC's eighth consecutive season in the A-League since its foundation season in 2005–2006. Sydney started the season under the management of Ian Crook until his departure on 11 November 2012, being replaced by assistant coach Steve Corica who took up a caretaker role from 12–27 November. On 28 November Frank Farina was appointed as manager and Steve Corica returned to assistant coach.


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


2012–13 Sydney FC 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 Sydney FC season, Players, Youth squad
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2012–13 Sydney FC season, Players, Transfers, Summer
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2012–13 Sydney FC season, Players, 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 Sydney FC season, Players, 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 Sydney FC season, Players, 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 Sydney FC season, End-of-season awards
On 10 April, 2013, Sydney FC hosted their annual Sky Blue Ball and presented seven awards on the night.


2012–13 Sydney Sixers season
The 2012–13 Sydney Sixers season was the club's second consecutive season in the Big Bash League (BBL).


2012–13 Sydney Sixers season, Players, Squad
Note: This table is for the 2012–13 Big Bash League season squad. See also 2012 Champions League Twenty20 squads#Sydney Sixers.


2012–13 Sydney Sixers season, Players, Transfers
Note: Transfers occurred after the Champions League Twenty20 tournament. Thus players listed as "Out" (excluding MacGill, Bravo and Cowan) competed in the CLT20 tournament and players listed as "In" did not. See also 2012 Champions League Twenty20 squads#Sydney Sixers.


2012–13 Sydney Sixers season, Champions League Twenty20
As winners of the 2011–12 Big Bash League, the Sydney Sixers qualified for the 2012 Champions League Twenty20 series held in South Africa. Corey Richards was the caretaker coach of the Sixers for this tournament as Trevor Bayliss's Indian Premier League team, the Kolkata Knight Riders also qualified. The tournament would prove to be successful for the Sixers, winning the tournament in their first attempt.


2012–13 Sydney Sixers season, Big Bash League, Finals
The Sixers poor season saw them finish seventh with only three wins. This was not good enough to qualify for the finals series and thus also ensuring they would not be able to defend their Champions League Twenty20 title.


2012–13 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
2012–13 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was the fourth edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy competition, an Indian domestic team only Twenty20 cricket tournament in India. It was contested by 27 teams. Gujarat emerged as winners of the tournament.


2012–13 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Squads
The squads details of all the 27 participating teams is present


2012–13 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach, Jim Boeheim, served for his 37th year. The team played its home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York and was a member of the Big East Conference. This team reached the Final Four for the fifth time in program history.


2012–13 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team, Preseason outlook
Syracuse began the season ranked #9 in the Coaches' Poll and the AP Poll, the second-highest ranking among Big East teams behind Louisville. In a poll of Big East coaches, Syracuse was predicted to finish second in the conference. In this same poll, the coaches named Brandon Triche to their all-Big East second team. C. J. Fair received an honorable mention.


2012–13 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team, Preseason outlook
A poll of writers in Big East cities predicted Syracuse would finish second in the conference. Triche, Fair and Michael Carter-Williams were named to the writers' all-Big East second team.


2012–13 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team, Roster changes
Syracuse returned five players that had significant playing time last season (three players that earned starts and two that came off the bench), while losing four significant contributors.


2012–13 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team, Roster changes
Syracuse graduated two players that started every game during the previous season:  senior point guard Scoop Jardine and senior forward Kris Joseph. Sophomore guard Dion Waiters, who averaged 24 minutes per game in the 2011–12 season, left school early to enter the NBA draft, as did sophomore center Fab Melo, who was a starter before the university ruled him academically ineligible toward the end of the season.


2012–13 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team, Roster changes
The starting line-up for the first half of the current season featured three players who started games in the previous season: senior guard Brandon Triche, junior forward C.J. Fair and sophomore forward Rakeem Christmas.


2012–13 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team, Roster changes
Sophomore guard Michael Carter-Williams, who did not start in the previous season, but played an average of 10 minutes per game, entered the starting line-up in the 2012–13 season, along with true freshman forward DaJuan Coleman.


2012–13 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team, Roster changes
Nine players have earned more than 10 minutes per game in the first half of the season. Senior James Southerland was averaging 26 minutes per game through 16 games before Syracuse University ruled him ineligible in January 2013. The three other players who have been playing off the bench for the team this season are redshirt freshman guard Trevor Cooney, freshman forward Jerami Grant and junior center Baye Moussa Keita. Keita also played off the bench last season.


2012–13 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team, Roster changes
By January of the 2012–13 season, more than halfway through, Syracuse was playing with just seven scholarship players due to Dajuan Coleman's knee injury and James Southerland's suspension. Coleman was Syracuse's starting center at the beginning of the season and Southerland led the team in three point scoring coming off the bench before his suspension. Head coach Boeheim said he thinks a rotation of seven or eight players is enough to compete.


2012–13 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team, Roster changes, Current depth chart
The three players on this year's team that consistently have earned the most playing time have been Triche, Fair and Carter-Williams. Cooney has been coming off the bench to spell the guards this season, while four back-line players (Coleman, Christmas, Keita and Grant) have been rounding out the line up. Total combined production from these four players has varied significantly.


2012–13 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team, Jim Boeheim milestones
Jim Boeheim became only the third coach to win 900 men's NCAA Division I games on December 17, 2012 when Syracuse defeated Detroit, 72–68. On December 31, 2012, Jim Boeheim won his 902nd game tying Bob Knight for second-most men's NCAA Division I victories with a 96–62 win over Central Connecticut. Boeheim passed Knight to gain sole possession of second place behind Mike Krzyzewski when Syracuse defeated Rutgers 78–53 on January 2, 2013.


2012–13 Syracuse Orange women's ice hockey season
The Syracuse Orange women represented Syracuse University in CHA women's ice hockey during the 2012-13 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. It was the program's most successful season. The goaltending duo of Kallie Billadeau and Jenesica Drinkwater registered 8 shutouts between them.


2012–13 Syracuse Orange women's ice hockey season, Awards and honors
Head Coach Paul Flanagan was named the CHA Coach of the Year. Flanagan earned his 300th career win on February 27.


2012–13 Syracuse Orange women's ice hockey season, Awards and honors
Junior Defense Akane Hosoyamada was named to the All-CHA First Team, along with Junior Goaltender Kallie Billadeau.


2012–13 Syracuse Orange women's ice hockey season, Awards and honors
Sophomore forward Nicole Ferrera and junior forward Margot Scharfe were named to the Second Team.


2012–13 Szombathelyi Haladás season
The 2012–13 season will be Szombathelyi Haladás's 57th competitive season, 5th consecutive season in the OTP Bank Liga and 93rd year in existence as a football club.


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


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


2012–13 Süper Lig
The 2012–13 Süper Lig (known as the Spor Toto Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons) was the 55th season of the Süper Lig, the highest football league of Turkey. Galatasaray are the defending champions. The season began on 17 August 2012 and ended on 19 May 2013.


2012–13 Süper Lig
On 5 May, Galatasaray won a record 19th Turkish title after beating Sivasspor 4-2.


2012–13 Süper Lig, Teams
Samsunspor, Manisaspor and Ankaragücü were relegated at the end of the 2011–12 season after finishing in the bottom three places of the standings. Ankaragücü concluded 31 years at top level, Manisaspor returned to second level after 2 years and Samsunspor immediately returned to second one.


2012–13 Süper Lig, Teams
The relegated teams were replaced by 2011–12 TFF First League champions Akhisar Belediyespor, runners-up Elazığspor and promotion play-off winners Kasımpaşa S.K.. Elazığspor returned to the top level after 8 years by making two successive promotions. Akhisar Belediyespor makes its debut in Turkey's top flight. Kasımpaşa returned immediately after their relegation to the First League in the 2010-11 season. Elazığspor got sponsorship from Sanica Boru and changed their name to "Sanica Boru Elazığspor".


2012–13 Süper Lig, League table, Positions by round
The following table represents the teams position after each round in the competition.


2012–13 TB2L season
In the 2012–13 season of the basketball Turkish 2nd Division (TB2L), Uşak Sportif finished on top of the regular season league standings, but in the playoffs between the top 8 teams, Trabzonspor Basketball won the championship.


2012–13 TBHSL season
The 2012–13 Turkish Ice Hockey Super League season was the 21st season of the Turkish Ice Hockey Super League, the top level of ice hockey in Turkey. 7 teams participated in the league, and Başkent Yıldızları Spor Kulübü won the championship.


2012–13 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team
The 2012–13 TCU Horned Frogs basketball team represented Texas Christian University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Trent Johnson's first season at TCU. They played their home games at Daniel–Meyer Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas and were in their first season as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 11–21, 2–16 in Big 12 play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament to Texas. On February 8, 2013, TCU earned their first ever Big 12 conference victory with a 62–55 upset win over 5th ranked Kansas. The win was also TCU's first over an opponent ranked in the top 5.


2012–13 TFF First League
The 2012–13 TFF First League, also known as PTT First League) due to sponsoring reasons (in Turkish: PTT 1. Lig, is the 12th season since the league was established in 2001 and 50th season of the second-level football league of Turkey since its establishment in 1963–64. The start date of the league was 25 August 2012 and end date is 12 May 2013.


2012–13 TFF First League, Teams
Manisaspor, Ankaragücü and Samsunspor relegated from Süper Lig. Akhisar Belediyespor, Elazığspor and Kasımpaşa promoted to 2012–13 Süper Lig.


2012–13 TFF First League, Teams
1461 Trabzon, Şanlıurfaspor and Adana Demirspor promoted from TFF Second League. İstanbul Güngörenspor, Sakaryaspor and Giresunspor relegated to 2012–13 TFF Second League.


2012–13 TFF First League, Promotion playoffs
The teams ranked fourth through seventh will compete in the promotion playoffs for the 2013–14 Süper Lig. The 4th team and 7th teams will play two matches in their own grounds. Likewise the 5th and 6th teams will play two mathes elimination round. This round is named as semi-finals. Winning teams will play one final match at a neutral venue. The winner of the final will be the third team to promote to Süper Lig 2013–2014. 3rd-placed team 1461 Trabzon is Süper Lig side Trabzonspor's reserve team So They Were Ineligible For Promotion And their play-off spot went to 7th-placed team Adana Demirspor.


2012–13 TFF Second League
The 2012–13 Second League (known as the Spor Toto 2. Lig for sponsorship reasons) is the third level in the Turkish football. The season began on 9 September 2012. In end of the 2012–2013 season, 4 teams (2 teams in each group) relegate to TFF Third League and 6 teams promote from TFF Third League. Because 36 teams (18 teams in each group) will be competing in 2013–2014 season.


2012–13 TFF Second League
The following are the results to the 2012-2013 TFF Second League.


2012–13 TFF Third League
The 2012–13 TFF Third League (also known as Spor-Toto Third League due to sponsorship reasons) is the 12th season of the league since its establishment in 2001 as the fourth level division; and the 42nd season of the third league in Turkish football since its establishment in 1967–68 (before 2001 league was played as third level division). The start date of the league is 8 September 2012 and end date is 19 May 2013.


2012–13 TFF Third League
League was started with 54 teams in three groups: Groups 1, 2 and 3, each consisting 18. Winner of each group promoted to 2013–14 TFF Second League. A playoff series was played among the best four teams in each group to determine the three more teams to promote. Bottom three teams in each groups relegated to 2013–14 Turkish Regional Amateur League.


2012–13 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim season
The 2012–13 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim season is the 114th season in the club's football history. In 2012–13 the club plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. It is the club's fifth consecutive season in this league, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 2008.


2012–13 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim season
The club also took part in the 2012–13 edition of the DFB-Pokal, where they were eliminated in the first round by fourth division side Berliner AK 07, losing 4–0.


2012–13 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim season, Review and events
1899 Hoffenheim began their season with a 4–0 defeat against regional team Berliner AK, the largest victory for a fourth division club against a Bundesliga side. Tim Wiese made his competitive debut for the club. On 3 December, manager Markus Babbel was released because of poor results, with the team in 16th place in the Bundesliga.


2012–13 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim season, Competitions, Bundesliga, Relegation play-offs
1899 Hoffenheim, as the 16th-placed team, faced third-placed 2012–13 2. Bundesliga side Kaiserslautern in a two-legged play-off.


2012–13 TSV 1860 Munich season
The 2012–13 TSV 1860 Munich season is the 108th season in the club's football history. In 2012–13 the club plays in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. It is the clubs ninth consecutive season in this league, having played at this level since 2004–05, after it was relegated from the Fußball-Bundesliga in 2004.


2012–13 TSV 1860 Munich season
The club also takes part in the 2012–13 edition of the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup, where it reached the second round and will face fourth division side Berliner AK 07 next.


2012–13 TSV 1860 Munich season, Review and events
It is the clubs ninth consecutive season in this league, having played at this level since 2004–05, after it was relegated from the Fußball-Bundesliga in 2004.


2012–13 TSV 1860 Munich season, Review and events
The club also takes part in the 2012–13 edition of the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup, where it reached the second round and will face fourth division side Berliner AK 07 next.


2012–13 TT Pro League
The 2012–13 TT Pro League season (known as the Digicel Pro League for sponsorship reasons) was the fourteenth season of the TT Pro League, the Trinidad and Tobago professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1999. A total of eight teams contested the league, with W Connection the defending champions. The season began on 14 September 2012 and ended on 10 May 2013 with the crowning of Defence Force as the league champion.


2012–13 TT Pro League
Speaking on the number of clubs in the Pro League prior to the start of the season, CEO Dexter Skeene stated in an interview that he feels the country's best footballing interests are served by an eight-team league. On 30 June 2012, San Juan Jabloteh announced that due to financial constraints the club suspended their football operations. As a result, the four-time Pro League champion, San Juan Kings, did not participate for the first time in the league's history.


2012–13 TT Pro League
In response, a new club established by Brent Sancho to represent the Central region of the country, Central FC, was formed and officially applied for Pro League membership on 25 July 2012. The club is officially based in California and plays its home games in Ato Boldon Stadium. Central was admitted into the league on 6 September 2012 and became the 21st team to compete in the Pro League.


2012–13 TT Pro League
The first goal of the season was scored by two-time Golden Boot winner Devorn Jorsling of Defence Force against St. Ann's Rangers in the thirty-second minute of the first game on 14 September 2012. Bevon Bass of T&TEC scored the first hat-trick of the season as the Electricity Boys defeated St. Ann's Rangers 3–2 on 20 October 2012. Jorsling went on to claim an unprecedented third Golden Boot award after leading the league with 21 goals scored for Defence Force.


2012–13 TT Pro League
On 6 May 2013, Defence Force secured the TT Pro League championship following a Caledonia AIA 2–1 loss to Central FC in Couva. The league title was the Teteron Boys' second in three seasons and marked their third Pro League title overall. Consequently, Defence Force and Caledonia AIA, having finished as runners-up, earned places within the 2014 CFU Club Championship. Following the season, T&TEC withdrew from the league citing financial struggles to field a professional football club. The Electricity Boys became the seventh team to leave the league in the previous four years.


2012–13 TT Pro League, Teams, Team summaries
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 TT Pro League, League table, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for the tenth round of matches, but then postponed and played between rounds 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for round 16.


2012–13 Tacoma Stars season
The 2012–13 Tacoma Stars season was the third season of the Tacoma Stars professional indoor soccer club as a franchise in the Professional Arena Soccer League. The Stars, a Pacific Division team, played their home games in the new Pacific Sports Center in Tacoma, Washington. The team was led by head coach Joe Waters.


2012–13 Tacoma Stars season, Season summary
The team had mixed results in the regular season, finishing 8–8, including the forfeit of their final scheduled game against the Sacramento Surge. The team struggled on the road with 6 of their 8 wins coming at home. Still, the Stars placed third in the PASL's five-team Pacific Division and only narrowly failed to qualify for the postseason.


2012–13 Tacoma Stars season, Season summary
The Stars participated in the 2012–13 United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer. They received a bye in the Wild Card round and defeated the Oregon Blacktails of the Premier Arena Soccer League in the Round of 16 before losing to the Las Vegas Legends in the Quarter-Finals, ending their tournament run.


2012–13 Tacoma Stars season, Off-field moves
Between the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons, Tacoma Stars team owner Marian Bowers completed construction on a new 52,000 square feet (4,800 m2) multi-sport facility on Tacoma's south side to replace the team's former home, the Tacoma Soccer Center. The Pacific Sports Center seats up to 1,200 spectators, includes 200 parking spaces, and cost approximately $4.2 million to construct. The April 2012 grand opening included free soccer clinics, appearances by Tacoma Stars players, and an "official first kick" by Joe Lonergan, then Deputy Mayor of Tacoma.


2012–13 Tacoma Stars season, Off-field moves
On January 19, 2013, the Stars announced a partnership with the local Special Olympics organization. The team hosted a match between the Sounders Special Olympics Unity team and the Tacoma Stars Special Olympics Unity team during halftime of the January 20, 2013, game as part of the Special Olympics Unified Sports campaign.


2012–13 Tacoma Stars season, Off-field moves
The Stars were originally scheduled to visit the Turlock Express on both January 25 and February 15, 2013. To reduce travel costs, the latter game was moved up to January 25 to form a doubleheader.


2012–13 Tacoma Stars season, Off-field moves
Before the start of the 2013–14 PASL season, the Tacoma franchise announced that it was putting itself on hiatus for at least one season and would return to the Premier Arena Soccer League as the Tacoma Galaxy.


2012–13 Tacoma Stars season, Roster moves
In early September 2012, the Tacoma Stars signed veteran coach Joe Waters for the 2012–13 season. Waters played 8 seasons for the original Tacoma Stars in the 1980s and early 1990s.


2012–13 Tacoma Stars season, Roster moves
The Stars held open tryouts on September 28 and 29, 2012, at the Pacific Sports Center.


2012–13 Tai Po FC season
The 2012–13 season is Wofoo Tai Po's 7th season in the Hong Kong First Division League. Wofoo Tai Po will seek to win their first trophy for 3 seasons, competing in the Hong Kong First Division League, the Senior Challenge Shield and the FA Cup.


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


2012–13 Tai Po FC season, Matches, Competitive, Hong Kong AFC Cup play-offs
Remarks: 1 The capacity of Aberdeen Sports Ground is originally 9,000, but only the 4,000-seated main stand is opened for football match. 2 Wofoo Tai Po's home match against Southern of FA Cup first round will be played at Kowloon Bay Park instead of Wofoo Tai Po's home ground Tai Po Sports Ground.


2012–13 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season
The 2012–13 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season is the 23rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


2012–13 Tampa Bay Lightning season
The 2012–13 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the franchise's 21st season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout.


2012–13 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Regular season
The Lightning began the season with one of the best starts in franchise history, earning a 6–1–0 record. However, since that seventh game, the team went 7–16–1, falling to 14th out of 15 teams in the Eastern Conference. This prompted general manager Steve Yzerman to fire head coach Guy Boucher on March 24, 2013. Boucher was in his third year as the team's head coach.