2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Off-season
Like all American Hockey League teams, the Hershey Bears saw changes at the start of the season due to the National Hockey League lockout. Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby and defenseman Dmitry Orlov joined the Bears roster due to the lockout, and Capitals head coach Adam Oates became co-coach of the Hershey team along with French. Oates' coaching staff also joined Oates and the team, including assistant coaches Calle Johansson and Tim Hunter, and video coach Brett Leonhardt. Bears goaltender Sergey Kostenko started the regular season on injured reserve due to off-season shoulder surgery, and winger Danick Paquette required surgery after breaking his right forearm during an October 6 exhibition game against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Regular season, October
Hershey began its regular season with major offensive problems. They were outshot in 17 of their first 18 games, and were held to one or fewer goals in seven of those games. Their 6–10–1–0 start was the lowest total through 17 games since 2004–05, which was the last season they failed to make the playoffs. After losing their season opener to the Syracuse Crunch, the Bears beat the Binghamton Senators on October 19 despite being outshot 44 to 21.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Regular season, October
Hershey lost their first home game on October 20, falling 8–7 to the Rochester Americans; the 15-goal total marked the most combined goals from a Bears home opener, up from the previous record of 12 in 1987. Hershey center Ryan Potulny exited the game with an undisclosed injury, and would not return until November 16 after a nine-game absence. The team's defense improved in subsequent games, allowing two goals or fewer in four of their next five matches.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Regular season, October
Hershey lost 2–1 in overtime against Binghamton on October 21. The game would have gone to a shootout, but under the first usage of the AHL's new video replay system at Giant Center, a Senators goal that had been overturned with 6.5 seconds left in overtime was restored. The Bears were held to a single goal in a second straight game in a 3–1 loss to Connecticut Whale on October 26, but the next day saw their first home win and first shutout victory of the season.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Regular season, October
They defeated the Albany Devils 3–0 and Holtby, who had been sidelined since the previous week by an upper body injury, made 35 saves. Forward T.J. Syner was recalled from the ECHL's Reading Royals and made his Hershey debut in that game. The Bears finished the month with a 3–2 victory against the Penguins on October 28, marking their first winning streak of the season. Orlov would miss the next four games due to an upper body injury, not returning until November 11.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Regular season, November
Hershey defeated the Springfield Falcons 3–2 in a shootout on November 2, in which Boyd Kane and Matt Pope scored their first regulation goals of the season, and Galiev made the game-winner in the seventh round of the shootout, his first professional shootout attempt. In a subsequent 3–2 loss against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on November 5, the Bears allowed a season-high 11 power plays, four of which were five-on-three. Hershey had 50 total penalty minutes in the game, compared to 115 minutes total in their first eight games.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Regular season, November
Stoa suffered an upper body injury that left him scratched until January 5. The Bears went 3-for-7 on the power play during a 3–1 victory against the Penguins on November 9, ending a 0-for-18 power play stretch; Holtby made 38 saves in the game. The Bears lost their next match 2–1 against the St. John's IceCaps on November 10. They were outshot 27 to 19, making a total of 359 to 266 for the season and putting them 29th out of 30 in the league in shots.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Regular season, November
Hershey's offensive problems continued in a 3–1 loss against the Portland Pirates on November 11, in which they struggled to get the puck out of their zone and through the neutral zone. Holtby, who made 31 saves, said afterward, "We just seemed to look dead the last couple games." Kalinski suffered a hand injury and would not return until December 27. The Bears fell to Syracuse again on November 16. The 6–1 game, the most lopsided defeat of the season, was their third consecutive loss and third straight home game with only one goal.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Regular season, November
Hershey broke a three-game losing streak on November 17 with a 4–1 against the Penguins, where Garrett Mitchell scored two goals, including Hershey's first successful penalty shot since February 27, 2010. The team had surrendered two goals or fewer in eight of their past 14 games. But Hershey lost their next two games, including a 4–0 shutout loss to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on November 21. The Binghamton-based Internet radio Power Play Post Show reported from an anonymous source that Penguins head coach John Hynes put a $200 bounty on Bears defenseman Oleksy for that game, a claim Hynes strongly denied.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Regular season, November
After the November 21 game, Oates announced he and his assistant coaches would no longer coach the Bears, giving full control of the team back to French and assistant coach Troy Mann. Hershey's offensive problems continued with a 3–1 loss against the Adirondack Phantoms, where they went 0-for-7 on the power play and saw their points percentage drop to .382, the worst in the Eastern Conference. However, they won five of their next six games starting with a 4–2 victory over the Toronto Marlies on November 25.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Regular season, November
The Bears' subsequent 5–2 win against the Norfolk Admirals on November 28 marked the start of a seven-game road winning streak that would not end until January 11. It was also just the second time in 19 games that they outshot their opponent, with 35 shots to Norfolk's 26. DiSalatore made two of the goals. The Norfolk match was Kane's 310th game with Hershey, placing him 39th in the teams' all-time games played list. The Bears won a third consecutive game against Bridgeport on November 30, against leading in shots 32 to 24. They won 5–2, scoring four goals in the third period, a season high for goals in a single period.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Regular season, December
The Bears opened the month with a 5–1 loss against Norfolk on December 1, even though the Admirals allowed nine power plays. On December 4, DiSalvatore and Potulny were formally named alternate captains, ending the practice of rotating alternates throughout the season. Orlov suffered an upper body injury during Hershey's 2–1 victory against Norfolk on December 6, and did not return to Hershey until March 9. The Bears also won 5–4 against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton after Kevin Marshall, who had been a healthy scratch the day before, made his first Hershey goal in overtime for the win. The Bears lost 3–2 against the Hamilton Bulldogs, with Potulny scoring both Hershey goals, including a power play goal that ended the team's recent 0-for-19 power play record.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Regular season, December
Hershey next won 2–1 against St. John's on December 11, in which Holtby the eighth goaltender in Hershey history to reach 70 victories. Taffe had two assists, tying him with Aucoin for second in the league for assists, and both Hershey goals came on the power play, marking the first time since November 9 they scored more than one power play goal in a game. Holtby had three shutout victories in the next five games, starting with a 4–0 win against St. John's on December 12.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Regular season, December
The Bears scored two power plays, marking the first time since the season's three opening games that the Bears scored power plays in three consecutive matches. Paquette and Kostenko were reassigned to ECHL's Reading Royals, and rookie winger Stanislav Galiev was recalled from Reading to the Bears. Holtby's next 4–0 shutout victory against Norfolk on December 19 moved him to fifth place in career Hershey shutouts with 13, and seventh place in regular season wins with 72.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Regular season, December
Hershey went 0-for-9 in the power play in their subsequent 1–0 loss to Springfield on December 22, which ended a seven-game point streak for Taffe. Holtby's 2–0 shutout against Scranton on December 26 brought his record to 12–9–1, tying him for third in the league for wins; his four shutouts of the season tied him for second in the league. During a five-game span he stopped 154 of 158 shots, a .975 save percentage.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Regular season, December
With their sixth straight road win on December 27 against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Hershey saw a streak of 21 straight successful penalty kills end with a power play goal by the Penguins' Paul Thompson. Hershey lost their next three games, during which they went 0-for-11 on the power play. Although his shutout streak ended, Holtby made 89 combined saves during the losing streak. He was named AHL Goaltender of the Month for December, during which he had a .943 save percentage and allowed one goal or fewer in six of 10 starts.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Regular season, January
With the end of the NHL lockout on January 6, Holtby and Schilling left Hershey for the Washington Capitals, which cleared the way for goaltender Philipp Grubauer to rejoin the Bears from ECHL's Reading Royals. The end of the lockout was believed to ultimately benefit Hershey because they retained more of their roster than most other AHL clubs. Tomáš Kundrátek scored two goals for Hershey in their 4–3 win against Bridgeport on January 8, including the unassisted game-winner with 25.6 seconds left in overtime. Dany Sabourin made 35 saves, marking his third straight win as starting goaltender.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Regular season, January
Hershey's seven-game road winning streak ended with a 1–0 loss to the Penguins on January 11, in which Taffe, Potulny and Evan Barlow all suffered lower body injuries. Despite their absences, the Bears beat Connecticut 4–3 the next day, where the line of Kalinski, Mitchell and Barry Almeida combined for two goals and six points. Hershey beat the Whale again on January 13 in a 5–0 shutout, scoring four goals in the first period including three power plays, which equaled 11.1 percent of their 27 power plays of the season thus far. Tom Poti scored one of the power play goals; it marked his first game since January 12, 2011 for the Washington Capitals due to a fractured pelvis that threatened to end his career.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Regular season, January
The Bears won their third consecutive game on January 16 with a shootout victory over the Worcester Sharks. Grubauer stopped four of five shootout attempts by the Sharks, while Mitchell and Potulny scored on the shootout for the win. But that game was followed by a season-high four-game losing streak, which included a 2–1 overtime loss to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at the AHL Outdoor Classic on January 20. Before a crowd of 17,311 at Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey kept the Penguins scoreless for two periods before they tied it in the third, then Paul Thompson scored a game-winning breakaway goal 1:19 into overtime.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Regular season, January
Their fourth straight loss against Binghamton on January 26 briefly took the Bears out of playoff contention in the Eastern Conference. The Bears ranked 22nd in the league for scoring, averaging 2.53 goals per game, and were last in league for shots on goal per game at 25.21. Their record was 0-for-15 when trailing in two periods, and 12 of their games so far had been one-goal decisions. However, the January 26 loss also started a seven-game point streak for the Bears, which included three wins and four overtime losses, three of which in a shootout. On January 31, the Bears obtained winger Peter LeBlanc in a trade for Beaudoin to the Chicago Blackhawks, and also received Casey Wellman in a trade for Hamill to the Florida Panthers.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Regular season, February
Hershey broke their four-game losing streak with a 2–1 victory against the Manchester Monarchs on February 2, making a season-high 44 shots on goal. LeBlanc and Wellman combined for 10 shots in their Hershey debuts, and LeBlanc scored one of the two goals. Hershey lost the next day to the Penguins, falling 2–1 in overtime after allowing a power play goal with 10.8 seconds left in overtime. In a 3–2 shootout win against the Lake Erie Monsters on February 5, Sabourin made 35 saves and the Bears killed seven power plays.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Regular season, February
They also defeated Binghamton 4–3 on February 9, scoring on two of eight power plays, better than their 1-for-11 power play record going into the game. Hershey lost 4–3 in a shootout against Norfolk on February 10, despite scoring three goals in the third period. Potulny made two of the goals, including the last with 34.4 seconds in regulation, marking his second multi-goal game of the season. Stoa also scored his second two-goal game of the season in the Bears' subsequent 4–3 loss against Norfolk on February 10, which marked the team's third consecutive shootout loss.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Regular season, February
Hershey's seven-game point streak ended on February 16 with a 2–1 loss against Toronto. It was also their eighth one-goal game, tying them with the Houston Aeros for the season's most one-goal contests in the league. In a 4–1 win against Rochester the next day, Grubauer blocked 35 shots, marking his personal high in the American Hockey League and the third time this season he held an opponent to one goal in regulation.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Regular season, February
The Bears defeated Binghamton 5–4 in a shootout on February 22, rallying from a two-goal deficit in the third period and killing nine of the Senators' 10 power plays. The victory was one of only two victories, both shootouts, in the past 18 games where Hershey trailed after two periods. Taffe scored two power play goals for his first two-goal game for the Bears, and McNeill's three assists move his career points total to 146, making him eighth in all-time scoring among Hershey defensemen.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Regular season, February
Grubauer earned his AHL shutout for the Bears with a 3–0 win February 23 against Adirondack, making a season high-tying 40 saves. The game brought Hershey's penalty kill record in 10 games to 42-for-46, or 91.3 percent, bringing their overall penalty kill to eighth best in the league. The Bears lost 6–4 in Albany on February 24, which was also the third straight game Hershey scored two power play goals. They were scored by Stol and Potulny, who had each had five goals in their last six and seven games, respectively. Wellman also scored two goals in the game.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Regular season, March
The Bears won their first three contests from March 1 to 3. Although it marked their fourth three-game winning streak of the season, it was their first time winning on three consecutive days, and first winning three in a row at home. The streak started with a 3–2 victory against the Penguins, scoring three goals in the first half of the first period. They were outshot 34 to 15, which tied for Bears' lowest total shots in a game. Grubauer was recalled to the Washington Capitals on March 7 to substitute for an ill Michal Neuvirth.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Regular season, March
He stopped 40 of 45 shots in 5–2 loss to the New York Islanders in his first NHL start on March 9, and was returned to the Bears the next day after Neuvirth recovered. The Bears' lost their next three straight games, including two back-to-back losses against Norfolk in which they were held to one goal. Those losses placed them in danger of losing playoff contention, tying them with Connecticut for seventh, with Albany and Manchester each one point behind. It was also the first time this season the Bears lost a game in regulation that it led after two periods. The team's losing streak ended with a 1–0 victory against Bridgeport on March 17, when Mitchell scored a game-winning overtime goal.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Regular season, March
Hershey faced a challenging schedule for the end of its regular season, with only three of the last 14 games scheduled for home. This marked the fewest in team history, with a previous low of five games in the final 14 of 2002–03. The team also experienced significant roster changes in March, with Orlov, Oleksy and Schilling all being recalled to the Washington Capitals. Almeida and Kostenko were reassigned to the Reading Royals, Nicolas Deschamps joined the Bears roster, and Kevin Marshall was for defenseman Chay Genoway.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Regular season, March
Capitals winger Joey Crabb also cleared waivers and was assigned to Hershey on March 23. The Bears ended a two-game losing streak with a 4–1 victory over Worcester on March 24, but lost 5–3 on March 29 to Albany, who had just lost six consecutive games. Grubauer was replaced by Sabourin after surrendering three shots on seven goals. Hershey defeated Providence 3–2 the next day, rallying with two goals in the final 12 minutes. It marked the first time this season the Bears had won a game after trailing for two periods.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Regular season, April
April brought further roster changes for the Hershey Bears, with Joel Rechlicz rejoining the team in exchange for Matt Clackson, and Stafford being traded for winger Dane Byers. Forward Michael Latta was also traded to Hershey, meaning the team had added seven new players to the roster via trades since January 31. The April trades were intended to add forward speed and depth to the team, but a late NHL trade deadline resulting from the lockout left only nine james to meld the new players into the line-up.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Regular season, April
After beating Syracuse 4–1 on April 5, Hershey fell into a four-game losing slump that briefly knocked them out of playoff contention. The first of those games, a 2-1 loss against Syracuse at home, drew a season-high attendance of 10,943. However, by April 12, a loss against Providence knocked them into ninth place, and last place in the East Division. Another loss the next day to Manchester left them tied with the Monarchs for last place at 75 points, a full four points behind Connecticut and Norfolk to get back into the running for the playoffs.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Regular season, April
The Bears ended their win drought with a 5–3 victory against Portland. After having gone one-for-18 on the power play in the previous five games, Hershey scored a season-high five power play goals against the Pirates, including a hat trick by Crabb. Taffe recorded five assists, the team's season-high points total for a single game. Another victory against Adirondack on April 19 placed Herhsey back into playoff contention, tying them with Manchester, Norfolk and Connecticut at 79 points in the race for the final two spots.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Regular season, April
The Bears clinched the eighth and final seed by defeating Manchester 4–2 in their final regular season game on April 21. Taffe finished the regular season the second-highest scorer in the league with 18 goals, finishing behind the Rockford IceHogs' Brandon Pirri at 22 goals. Taffe and Pirri tied for the league high in assists at 53. Taffe was also named the team's Most Valuable Player and made the AHL's 2012-13 second all-star squad. The Bears finished the regular season with a home attendance total of 381,764 and a club-record average of 10,046. This marked only the fifth time an AHL club had averaged more than 10,000 since records started being kept in 1962, and the first time since the then-Philadelphia Phantoms in 1999–2000. Boyd Kane was named the club's Man of the Year.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Calder Cup playoffs
The Bears faced the top-seeded Providence Bruins in the best-of-five first round, marking the eighth consecutive year Hershey made the Calder Cup playoffs. It also marked the sixth AHL playoff meeting between the two teams, with Hershey winning four of the previous five, losing only in the 1949 finals. The Bruins led the league in wins (5) and points (105) for the 2012–13 regular season, and no team had beaten the AHL's regular season points leader in the first round of the playoffs since the Cornwall Aces in 1996. The Providence roster featured three former Hershey forwards: Chris Bourque, Christian Hanson and Graham Mink. Defenseman Patrick McNeill did not play for Hershey during the playoff series due to veteran roster limit issues.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Calder Cup playoffs
Hershey won the first game 5–2 on April 26, with Crabb opening scoring with a power play goal, and the Bears taking a 4–0 lead by the second period, resulting in Providence goaltender Niklas Svedberg being pulled from the game. The victory marked Hershey's first game one win in a playoff series since defeating Manchester in the 2009–10 Eastern Conference finals. The Bears also won their second game 5–4 on April 28, with Grubauer making 54 saves, eight short of matching the team's playoff record.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Calder Cup playoffs
The Bruins allowed 64 shots, which were six short of Hershey's highest in a playoff game. Hershey was losing 4–3 in the third, their first time trailing in the series, but Grubauer was pulled for an extra attacker and Crabb tied the game with 91 seconds in regulation, allowing DiSalvatore to score the game-winner in overtime on a power play. Hershey's 5-for-10 power play record ranked the highest in the Calder Cup playoffs at the time.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Calder Cup playoffs
If the Bruins were swept, it would have marked the first time an overall top-seed was swept from the opening round of the playoffs since the Cleveland Barons ousted the Buffalo Bisons in 1954. But the Bruins fought off elimination with a 5–1 victory in game three on May 4, where Bourque scored two goals and one assists against his former team. Despite scoring the first goal for the third straight game, Hershey failed to score on any of its six power plays, including a five-on-three that lasted a full two minutes.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Calder Cup playoffs
Providence also won a dramatic fourth game on May 5. Trailing 4–3 in the third period, the Bruins stunned Hershey by scoring two goals in the final four minutes, including Carter Camper completing a hat trick with his game-winner with 64 seconds left in the game. Hershey were eliminated from the playoffs after losing the fifth and final game by 3–2. Crabb tied the game 2–2 in the third with his fifth goal of the series, but Bruins forward Jamie Tardif broke the tie at 9:20 of the period. The Bears finished the period with a six-on-four advantage but could not score.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Calder Cup playoffs
This marked the third consecutive year Hershey was eliminated in the first round of the Calder Cup playoffs. They became the tenth team in AHL history to be eliminated after winning the first two games of a best-of-five series; the last was the Lowell Lock Monsters, who lost to St. John's Maple Leafs in 2002. The road team won every game of the Bears and Bruins series. The only other time that had happened in AHL history was in 1995, when the Fredericton Canadiens eliminated the St. John's Maple Leafs. Hershey finished the season with a league-worst average of 26.42 shots on goal per game, and a total of 204 goals, the team's lowest since 2003–04.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Post season
On May 17, Bears President Doug Yingst and Washington Capitals General Manager George McPhee announced they would not renew the contract of head coach Mark French. French spent four seasons with Hershey, making the playoffs every time and winning the Calder Cup in 2009. He was the fifth winningest Hershey Bears coach at 180 wins, which was one win behind the fourth winningest, John Paddock. French subsequently became head coach of KHL Medveščak Zagreb for the Kontinental Hockey League.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Post season
Several people were identified as possible candidates to succeed French, including Troy Mann, Paul Jerrard, Mike Stothers, Eric Veilleux and Larry Courville. After a search, it was announced on June 18 that Mike Haviland had been chosen for the position. Yingst said Haviland was chosen because it was believed he could improve Hershey's home record and create a tougher, more aggressive, "in your face" team. Haviland had applied for the Washington Capitals head coach position the year prior, but Oates was selected instead.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Post season
After four years as Hershey's assistant coach, Mann accepted a job as head coach of ECHL's Bakersfield Condors on June 21. Mann had reinterviewed for his position with the Bears and felt it went well, but said he faced a deadline to accept the Bakersfield job and could not turn it down. Ryan Mougenel was signed as Mann's replacement on July 5. He had previously worked with Haviland, when Mougenel was alternate captain on and Haviland was head coach of the ECHL's Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies in 2002–03, the year the team won the Kelly Cup.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Post season
The post season saw several players depart the Hershey Bears line-up. Immediately after Hershey was eliminated from the playoffs, the Washington Capitals recalled Joey Crabb and Tom Wilson for their Stanley Cup run; Crabb later signed with NHL's Florida Panthers. After 365 games with Hershey and playing as captain since 2001, Boyd Kane left the Hershey Bears for Medveščak Zagreb in Croatia, reuniting with French.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Post season
Sabourin left the Bears for the Graz 99ers of the Austrian Hockey League, and McNeill, who was limited to 47 games in the 2012-13 season due to veteran roster limits, signed a one-year two-way contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Potulny signed with the KHL's Avangard Omsk, Pope joined the Aalborg Pirates in Denmark, and Sjögren departed for the Linköpings Hockey Club in the Swedish Hockey League.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Post season
Byers, Rechlicz, Stoa, Syner and Wellar were all re-signed for the 2013–14 season, and Deschamps and LeBlanc received qualifying offers from the Washington Capitals. It was announced June 14 that Taffe re-signed with the Bears. The Swedish Hockey League had announced one month earlier that Taffe had signed a contract with them, but Taffe said that announcement had been premature, and he wanted to keep his family in North America. In July, the Bears signed four free agents to one-year contracts: defenseman Tyson Strachan, winger Matt Watkins, forward Derek Whitmore and goaltender David Leggio. For the 2013–14 season, Hershey signed defenseman David Kolomatis, Nate Schmidt, and Jaynen Rissling, as well as goaltender Riley Gill, and forwards Josh Brittain, Dustin Gazley, Brandon Segal, and Jamie Johnson, a former linemate of Taffe's with the Rochester Americans.


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Standings
y–  indicates team has clinched division and a playoff spot x–  indicates team has clinched a playoff spot e–  indicates team has been eliminated from playoff contention


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Standings, Conference standings
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, ET – East


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


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Player statistics, Skaters
Note: GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty MinutesUpdated as of May 8, 2013


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Player statistics, Skaters
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining team. Stats reflect time with the team only. ‡Left the team mid-season*Rookie


2012–13 Hershey Bears season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SV = Saves; SA = Shots against; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; G = Goals; A = Assists; PIM = Penalty minutesUpdated as of May 8, 2013


2012–13 Hertha BSC season
The 2012–13 Hertha BSC season was the 120th season in club history. Hertha BSC lost to Fortuna Düsseldorf in the Promotion/Relegation Playoff. The sports court and the Federal Court of the German Football Association (DFB) confirmed the club's relegation after the club appealed the result of the second leg, losing both appeals.


2012–13 Hertha BSC season
Defender Levan Kobiashvili was suspended for the remainder of the 2012 calendar year, whilst goalkeeper Thomas Kraft was suspended for five matches for their role in an altercation with the referee during the Promotion/Relegation playoff against Fortuna Düsseldorf. Christian Lell and Andre Mijatović were also suspended for their participation in the altercation. But both were eventually released from the club.


2012–13 Hertha BSC season, Review and events
Hertha BSC were relegated during the 2011–12 Bundesliga season after losing to 2. Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf in the promotion/relegation playoff. The sports court and the Federal Court of the DFB confirmed the relegation after the club appealed the result of the second leg and lost both appeals. The DFB also issued suspensions to several Hertha players—Levan Kobiashvili was banned for a year, Christian Lell was banned for six matches, Thomas Kraft was banned for five matches and Andre Mijatović was banned for four matches.


2012–13 Hertha BSC season, Review and events
Kobiashvili's suspension was reduced to seven and a half months and Lell's ban was reduced to 5 matches. The suspensions were for an altercation with the referee during the playoff with Fortuna Düsseldorf. Lell and Mijatović were eventually released by the club. The club itself was also disciplined for its role in the events of the second leg of the playoff, originally being issued a €50,000 fine and limited to 20,000 tickets sold for their league match against Paderborn 07. The fine, however, was later reduced to €40,000 and the ticket sale limit increased to 27,500.


2012–13 Hertha BSC season, Review and events
No tickets are allowed to be sold on the matchday. The club was also ordered to spend an additional €40,000 on a non-profit program as part of the discipline. Christian Lell, Andre Mijatović, Andreas Ottl and Patrick Ebert were all released from the club following the conclusion of the 2011–12 season.


2012–13 Hertha BSC season, Review and events
Hertha BSC participated in the 2012–13 edition of the DFB-Pokal, where it was knocked out in the first round by Regionalliga Südwest side Wormatia Worms.


2012–13 Hertha BSC season, Review and events
After its 1–0 win over SV Sandhausen on 21 April 2013, Hertha ensured direct promotion to the top-flight Bundesliga for the 2013–14 season. They later secured the 2012–13 2. Bundesliga title after defeating 1. FC Köln 2–1 on 12 May, their third 2. Bundesliga championship.


2012–13 Hessenliga
The 2012–13 season of the Hessenliga was the fifth season of the league at tier five (V) of the German football league system.


2012–13 Hibernian F.C. season
The 2012–13 season was Hibernian's fourteenth consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 1998–99 season. The club improved on its league performance in the previous season by finishing 7th in the 2012–13 Scottish Premier League, but were eliminated from the 2012–13 Scottish League Cup in the second round by Queen of the South. Hibernian progressed in the 2012–13 Scottish Cup to the 2013 Scottish Cup Final, but this was lost 3–0 to league champions Celtic.


2012–13 Hibernian F.C. season, Friendlies
Hibs announced their pre-season friendly programme on 20 June 2012. A fixture against Union Berlin was originally scheduled to be played at Easter Road, but was switched to Berlin. A match against Rapid Bucharest, scheduled for 11 July, was called off due to a waterlogged pitch. A fixture at East Fife was arranged instead.


2012–13 Hibernian F.C. season, Scottish Premier League
The league season began on 5 August 2012, with a 3–0 defeat against Dundee United at Tannadice. The first home game was an Edinburgh derby, which saw an improved performance by Hibs as the game ended in a 1–1 draw. Hibs earned their first win in the next game, away to St Mirren. A run of results without defeat followed, suggesting that Pat Fenlon had succeeded in rebuilding the team. Further positive results meant that Hibs reached the top of the league in November.


2012–13 Hibernian F.C. season, Scottish Premier League
This was followed by a run of four defeats in five matches, including a 3–2 loss to Motherwell despite having led 2–0. A win and a draw against Celtic and Hearts meant that Hibs went into the winter break with 32 points from 22 games, just one less point than they accrued in the whole of the 2011–12 season. A poor run of results after the winter break, however, meant that Hibs slipped into the bottom half of the league at the split. The match against Kilmarnock on 5 May was abandoned after 54 minutes played because a spectator had fallen gravely ill and required emergency medical assistance. A run of victories towards the end of the season meant that Hibs finished in seventh place.


2012–13 Hibernian F.C. season, Scottish Cup
Hibs entered the 2012–13 Scottish Cup in the fourth round, with a home tie against Edinburgh derby rivals Hearts. Hibs captain James McPake welcomed the draw, an immediate repeat of the 2012 Scottish Cup Final. A late deflected goal gave Hibs a 1–0 victory, ending a 12 match unbeaten run for Hearts in the derby. Hibs were then drawn at home against Scottish Premier League opposition for a second time, being paired with the winner of a replayed tie between Aberdeen and Motherwell. A long-range strike by Gary Deegan and a penalty save by Ben Williams were key contributions as Hibs defeated Aberdeen 1–0. The quarter-final draw gave Hibs an away tie against Kilmarnock. Leigh Griffiths scored a hat-trick as Hibs progressed to the semi-finals with a 4–2 victory at Rugby Park.


2012–13 Hibernian F.C. season, Scottish Cup
Hibs were drawn against First Division club Falkirk in the semi-finals. Hibs went into the semi-final on a poor run of form, which had cost them a place in the top half of the SPL. Falkirk took a 3–0 lead before half-time, but Hibs produced "one of the great Scottish Cup fightbacks" to win 4–3 after extra time. Celtic also won 4–3 in their semi-final, against Dundee United, to set up the 2013 Scottish Cup Final match. Despite Hibs having a bright start to the match, poor defending allowed Gary Hooper to score two first half goals for Celtic. Hibs rarely threatened another comeback and Joe Ledley scored late on to clinch a 3–0 win for Celtic.


2012–13 Hibernian F.C. season, Scottish League Cup
As a Scottish Premier League club that had not qualified for European competition, Hibs entered the 2012–13 Scottish League Cup in the second round. They were drawn away to Second Division club Queen of the South. Hibs manager Pat Fenlon took a risk by resting key players, including captain James McPake, and this backfired as Queen of the South won 2–0 at Palmerston Park.


2012–13 Hibernian F.C. season, Transfers
Hibs narrowly avoided relegation from the Scottish Premier League during the 2011–12 season. To do this, the club signed several players on loan during the January 2012 transfer window, all of whom returned to their parent clubs at the end of the season. After the 5–1 defeat by Hearts in the 2012 Scottish Cup Final, the Hibs board of directors acknowledged the necessity of rebuilding the squad. Pat Fenlon attempted to strengthen the defence by signing goalkeeper Ben Williams and defenders James McPake and Tim Clancy.


2012–13 Hibernian F.C. season, Transfers
Later in the window, Fenlon complained that other Scottish clubs, particularly the relaunched Rangers, were outbidding Hibs for players. Fenlon was able to sign veteran Finnish striker Shefki Kuqi to provide an experienced target man. Towards the end of the window, Fenlon commented that he was looking for more midfielders, as he was left without cover during a match against St Mirren. Defender Ryan McGivern was signed on loan from Manchester City on the last day of the window, but Fenlon said afterwards he was still looking to strengthen one area of the squad. He managed to strengthen the central midfield position in September, after signing free agent Tom Taiwo to a two-year deal.


2012–13 Hibernian F.C. season, Transfers
Approaching the January transfer window, Fenlon said that his main priority was an attempt to secure the services of the three loaned players (Griffiths, McGivern and Jorge Claros). It was confirmed on 16 January that the deals for Griffiths and McGivern had been extended to the end of the season. Former Hibs player Kevin Thomson, who had been released by Middlesbrough at the end of January, began training with Hibs in February. He signed a short-term contract with Hibs in March, going without salary.


2012–13 Hibernian F.C. season, Player statistics
During the 2012–13 season, Hibs used 30 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.


2012–13 High Point Panthers men's basketball team
The 2012–13 High Point Panthers men's basketball team represented High Point University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fourth year head coach Scott Cherry, played their home games at the Millis Athletic Convocation Center and were members of the North Division of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 17–14, 12–4 in Big South play to be champions of the North Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big South Tournament to Liberty. They were invited to the 2013 CIT where they lost in the first round to UC Irvine.


2012–13 Highland Football League
The 2012–13 Highland Football League (known as the Press & Journal Highland League for sponsorship reasons) was the 110th season of the Highland Football League. The season began on 4 August 2012 and ended on 25 May 2013. Forres Mechanics were the defending champions.


2012–13 Highland Football League
The league was won by Cove Rangers, their fourth Highland League title.


2012–13 Highland League Cup
The 2012-13 Breedon Highland League Cup was the 68th edition of the competition, which was sponsored by Breedon Aggregates. The winners were Keith, who defeated Inverurie Loco Works 2-1 in the final at Princess Royal Park in Banff on 11 May 2013.


2012–13 Highland League Cup, First round
In the First Round draw, fourteen clubs were given a bye into the Second Round, and four clubs were drawn to play each other in the First Round. Ties in the First Round took place on Saturday 2 March 2013.


2012–13 Highland League Cup, Second round
The ties in the Second Round took place on Saturday 16 March 2013.


2012–13 Highland League Cup, Second round
1 After Extra Time - Deveronvale won 3-1 on penalties 2 Played on Wednesday 27 March 2013 due to 2 previous postponements due to a waterlogged pitch and a snowbound pitch


2012–13 Highland League Cup, Third round
The ties in the Third Round took place on Saturday 6 April 2013.


2012–13 Highland League Cup, Third round
1 After Extra Time - Keith won 5-4 on penalties


2012–13 Highland League Cup, Semi-Finals
The Semi-Final ties took place on Saturday 20 April 2013.


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


2012–13 HockeyAllsvenskan season
The 2012–13 HockeyAllsvenskan season was the 8th season of the HockeyAllsvenskan (14th including seasons under the name "Allsvenskan"), the second-highest level of ice hockey in Sweden. The regular season began on 12 September 2012 and ended on 2 March 2013, with the following playoffs and Kvalserien tournaments running until 5 April 2013. Leksands IF, following a season marked by financial instability and scandal, secured first place in the regular season standings, and continued to the qualification round for the 2013–14 SHL/Elitserien season, along with second-place Södertälje SK, third place VIK Västerås HK, and playoff winner Örebro HK. Meanwhile, 13th- and 14th-ranked Tingsryds AIF and Karlskrona HK were forced to defend their places in HockeyAllsvenskan for the 2013–14 season.


2012–13 HockeyAllsvenskan season
This HockeyAllsvenskan season is notable for the participation of players from the National Hockey League during the 2012–13 NHL lockout.


2012–13 HockeyAllsvenskan season
HockeyAllsvenskan had an average attendance of 3,227 spectators in 2012–13, comfortably the highest attendance of any second-tier league in Europe (beating the 2nd Bundesliga with 2,267), also making HockeyAllsvenskan the eighth most attended European hockey league. It was a 23.8 percent increase over the 2011–12 season's attendance average.


2012–13 HockeyAllsvenskan season, Post-season, Playoff series
Teams 4–7 qualified for a playoff series (Swedish: PlayOff-serien, in previous seasons called förkvalserien), in which all the teams played each other home-and-away. The winner, Örebro HK advanced to the qualifiers to Elitserien, which was renamed the SHL prior to the following season.


2012–13 HockeyAllsvenskan season, Post-season, Playoff series
The teams started the playoffs with points based on their performance in the regular season. 7th-place IK Oskarshamn started with one point, 6th-place Örebro HK with two, 5th-place Djurgårdens IF with three, and 4th-place BIK Karlskoga with four.


2012–13 HockeyAllsvenskan season, Post-season, Elitserien qualifiers
The 2013 Elitserien qualifiers (Swedish: Kvalserien) determined which teams would participate in the 2013–14 season of Elitserien (which would be renamed the SHL during the 2013 offseason). The two teams with the worst records from the 2012–13 Elitserien season (Timrå IK and Rögle BK), along with the three best teams from the 2012–13 HockeyAllsvenskan season (Leksands IF, Södertälje SK, and VIK Västerås HK) and the winner of the HockeyAllsvenskan playoff series (Örebro HK) all played each other twice, once home and once way. Örebro and Leksand finished first and second, and were thus promoted to what would become the SHL. Timrå and Rögle were therefore relegated and would play in the 2013–14 HockeyAllsvenskan season.


2012–13 HockeyAllsvenskan season, Post-season, Elitserien qualifiers
Legend:   Qualified for the 2013–14 SHL season;   Play in the 2013–14 HockeyAllsvenskan season


2012–13 HockeyAllsvenskan season, HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers
The two teams ranked 13th and 14th after the regular season, Tingsryds AIF and Karlskrona HK, were forced to play in the Kvalserien qualification series to defend their spots in HockeyAllsvenskan. They played a double round-robin tournament against the four playoff winners from third-tier Division 1 (IF Björklöven, HC Vita Hästen, Huddinge IK, and Piteå HC). The series began on 12 March 2013 and ended on 5 April 2013.


2012–13 HockeyAllsvenskan season, HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers
Umeå-based IF Björklöven, who were Swedish champions in 1987 and were in Sweden's top hockey league as recently as 2001, finished first in the standings, resulting in their return to HockeyAllsvenskan three years after their 2010 demotion to Division 1 due to financial difficulties.


2012–13 HockeyAllsvenskan season, HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers
The second and final spot in HockeyAllsvenskan was decided dramatically in the final round. Karlskrona went into the final round one point ahead of Tingsryd in the standings. Each team ended up losing their final match in game winning shots, resulting in Tingsryd being demoted to the 2013–14 Division 1 season.


2012–13 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team represented Hofstra University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pride, led by third year head coach Mo Cassara, played their home games at Mack Sports Complex and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 7–25, 4–14 in CAA play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament to Delaware.


2012–13 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by third year head coach Milan Brown, played their home games at the Hart Center and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 12–18, 4–10 in Patriot League play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament to Lafayette.


2012–13 Honduran Liga Nacional
The 2012–13 football season was the 47th Honduran Liga Nacional edition, since its establishment in 1965. The season was divided into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) and determined the 61st and 62nd national champions. The campaign began on 28 July 2012, and ended on May 2013. Club Deportivo Olimpia was the reigning champions after winning in 2011–12.


2012–13 Honduran Liga Nacional, 2012–13 teams
On 3 June 2012, C.D. Real Sociedad obtained the promotion to the Liga Nacional as winner of the 2011–12 Liga de Ascenso. Platense F.C. which had been relegated last season, bought C.D. Necaxa's franchise and will play in first division.


2012–13 Honduran Liga Nacional, Apertura
The fixtures for the Apertura tournament were announced on 4 July; with the results Real C.D. España 1–0 C.D. Real Sociedad and Atlético Choloma 4–2 C.D.S. Vida, the tournament opened fire on 28 July. On rounds 2 and 3, Vida included midfielder Luis Jaramillo on their lineups despite being ineligible to play; on 12 September, the Northern Disciplinary Commission made the decision to award both matches to Real España and Victoria 3–0.


2012–13 Honduran Liga Nacional, Apertura
On 28 October, Club Deportivo Olimpia became the first team to secure a spot for the postseason, after defeating Platense F.C. 0–1 at Estadio Excélsior in Puerto Cortés. C.D. Victoria also qualified along Olimpia directly to the semifinals finishing second. On the other hand, C.D. Motagua–Real España and C.D. Marathón–Atlético Choloma had to play a playoff round.


2012–13 Honduran Liga Nacional, Apertura
The semifinal encounters were settled on 21 November, as Motagua and Atlético Choloma defeated Real España and Marathón respectively. Motagua crushed Real España with a 7–3 on aggregate. Meanwhile, Atlético Choloma dispatched Marathón after a 2–2 aggregated score but with more away goals scored.


2012–13 Honduran Liga Nacional, Apertura
Once in the semifinals, Olimpia got rid of Atlético Choloma with a 2–1 aggregate, meanwhile Victoria and Motagua finished with a 3–3 global score, however, Victoria advanced thanks to a better regular season finish over Motagua. With their success in the semifinals, Olimpia and Victoria re-encountered each other in a final for the third time in history, having won one each in the previous two. The first match in La Ceiba ended with a scoreless tie; but in the second leg, Olimpia had no mercy over Victoria and won its third consecutive title with an overwhelming 4–0.


2012–13 Honduran Liga Nacional, Clausura
The Clausura tournament started on 19 January 2013, the first game was played between locals C.D. Marathón and Platense F.C. at Estadio Yankel Rosenthal. The regular season ended on 20 April 2013. C.D. Olimpia and C.D. Real Sociedad qualified directly to the semifinals after finishing 1st and 2nd respectively. The playoffs were paired with C.D. Victoria facing Deportes Savio and Marathón vs Platense.


2012–13 Honduran Liga Nacional, Aggregate table
Relegation was determined by the aggregated table of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments. On 20 April 2013, Atlético Choloma was relegated to the Liga de Ascenso after reaching 38 points, two less than C.D.S. Vida.


2012–13 Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso
The 2012–13 Liga Nacional de Ascenso de Honduras season was the 34th edition of the Liga Nacional de Ascenso de Honduras, the second division of football in Honduras. For this season, promotion was changed from a two-legged home-and-away match to a one-legged match in a neutral ground. Parrillas One was the promoted team to the 2013–14 Honduran Liga Nacional after defeating Juticalpa F.C. in penalties in Estadio Carlos Miranda in Comayagua.


2012–13 Hong Kong FA Cup
The 2012–13 Hong Kong FA Cup is the 38th season of Hong Kong FA Cup. It is a knockout competition for all the teams of the 2012–13 Hong Kong First Division League. Starting from this season, the format will change into a two-legged home-and-away ties competition. The winner will guarantee a place in the 2013 Hong Kong AFC Cup play-offs.


2012–13 Hong Kong FA Cup, Fixtures and results, Final
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.


2012–13 Hong Kong FA Cup, Scorers
The scorers in the 2012–13 Hong Kong FA Cup are as follows:


2012–13 Hong Kong First Division League
The 2012–13 Hong Kong First Division League, also known as 2012–13 Red MR Hong Kong First Division League for sponsorship reasons, was the 101st since its establishment.


2012–13 Hong Kong First Division League
Kitchee were the defending champions, won their 5th Hong Kong title in the previous season. The season featured 8 teams from the 2011–12 Hong Kong First Division League and two new teams promoted from 2011–12 Hong Kong Second Division League: Kam Fung, which then renamed as Biu Chun Rangers, and Southern District who replace relegated Sham Shui Po and Hong Kong Sapling.


2012–13 Hong Kong First Division League, Teams
A total of 10 teams contested the league, including eight sides from the 2011–12 season and two promoted from the 2011–12 Hong Kong Second Division League.


2012–13 Hong Kong First Division League, Teams, Stadia and locations
1 Renamed Biu Chun Rangers, previously known as Kam Fung. 2 The capacity of Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground can be increased to 5,000 if the temporary stand is opened. 3 After successfully gaining the right to play in the 2012–13 Hong Kong First Division League on 8 April 2012, Southern plan to continue using Aberdeen Sports Ground as their home ground in the First Division League. 4 The capacity of Aberdeen Sports Ground is originally 9,000, but only the 4,000-seated main stand is opened for football match. 5 Renamed as Sun Pegasus, previously known as TSW Pegasus. 6 Renamed as Yokohama FC Hong Kong, previously known as Biu Chun Rangers.


2012–13 Hong Kong First Division League, Teams, Foreign players
The number of foreign players was restricted to six per team.


2012–13 Hong Kong First Division League, League table, Positions by round
As there is a special fixture arrangement for rounds 7 and 8, 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 round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.


2012–13 Hong Kong First Division League, Fixtures and results, Round 18
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 Yokohama FC Hong Kong's home matches against Kitchee and South China are played at Mong Kok Stadium instead of their usual home ground Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground. 3 Biu Chun Rangers's home matches against South China and Kitchee are played at Mong Kok Stadium instead of their usual home ground Sham Shui Po Sports Ground.


2012–13 Hong Kong First Division League, Fixtures and results, Round 18
4 South China's home matches against Biu Chun Rangers will be played at Mong Kok Stadium instead of their usual home ground Hong Kong Stadium. 5 The match was abandoned after 28 minutes due to adverse weather and bad pitch conditions. 6 Since the 3,500-seated main stand was all full, the 1,500 temporary stand was opened and therefore the capacity of Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground was 5,000 in the home match against South China.


2012–13 Hong Kong First Division League, Season Play-offs
The play-off semi-finals were played in one match each, contested by the teams who finished in 2nd and 3rd in the 2012–13 Hong Kong First Division League table,  the champions of Senior Challenge Shield and the winners of FA Cup. The winners of the semi-finals went through to the finals, with the winner of the final gaining 2014 AFC Cup participation.


2012–13 Hong Kong First Division League, Awards, Monthly awards
The monthly awards are organised by the Hong Kong Sports Press Association. 20 journalists who specialise in football in Hong Kong will vote their best player of the month. Player with the highest number of votes wins the award.


2012–13 Hong Kong Fourth Division League
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2012–13 Hong Kong Fourth Division League
2012–13 Hong Kong Fourth Division League is the 2nd season, as well as the 1st season after the re-introduction of Hong Kong Fourth Division League, a football league in Hong Kong.


2012–13 Hong Kong Fourth Division League, Team review
The 2012–13 season of the Hong Kong Fourth Division League consists of 15 clubs, including 9 teams relegated from 2011–12 Third 'A' Division, 4 teams relegated from 2011–12 Third 'District' Division and 2 newly joined teams.


2012–13 Hong Kong Junior Challenge Shield
The 2012–13 Hong Kong Junior Challenge Shield is the 85th season of the Hong Kong Junior Challenge Shield, a knock-out competition for Hong Kong's 40 football clubs playing below the top-tier division league. Wanchai are the defending champions, having beaten Happy Valley in the 2012 Final.


2012–13 Hong Kong Junior Challenge Shield, Schedule
The schedule for the Hong Kong Junior Challenge Shield is as follows:


2012–13 Hong Kong Junior Challenge Shield, First round
16 teams out of 40 teams are randomly drawn and required to compete starting from the first round, while other 24 teams will start from the second round. The eight matches will all be played on 16 December 2012.


2012–13 Hong Kong Junior Challenge Shield, Second round
The second round draw included 8 first round winners and 24 teams that is not required to play in the first round. All second round matches will be played on 23 December 2012.


2012–13 Hong Kong Junior Challenge Shield, Third round
16 second round winners will fight for 8 quarter-finals places on 6 January 2013.


2012–13 Hong Kong Junior Challenge Shield, Quarter-finals
8 third round winners will strive for 4 semi-finals places on 13 January 2013. All matches will be played at Po Kong Village Road Park. Yau Tsim Mong from Fourth Division is the lowest team still in the competition.


2012–13 Hong Kong Junior Challenge Shield, Semi-finals
4 quarter-finals winners will strive for 2 final places on 20 January 2013. All matches will be played at Po Kong Village Road Park. Kwai Tsing from Third Division is the lowest team still in the competition.


2012–13 Hong Kong Junior Challenge Shield, Final
Yuen Long defeated Kwok Keung in the final and won the champions.


2012–13 Hong Kong Rangers FC season
Biu Chun Rangers, previously known as Rangers, will seek to win at least a trophy in this season. They are competing in the First Division League, Senior Challenge Shield and FA Cup this season.


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


2012–13 Hong Kong Rangers FC season, Matches, Competitive, First Division League
Remarks:1 Biu Chun Rangers's home matches against South China and Kitchee were played at Mong Kok Stadium instead of their usual home ground Sham Shui Po Sports Ground. 2 South China's home matches against Biu Chun Rangers were rescheduled and played at Mong Kok Stadium instead of their usual home ground of Hong Kong Stadium.


2012–13 Hong Kong Reserve Division League
The 2012–13 Hong Kong Reserve Division League was the fifty-fifth season since the establishment of the Hong Kong Reserve Division League.


2012–13 Hong Kong Reserve Division League
The events in the senior league during the 2011–12 season saw Sham Shui Po and Hong Kong Sapling relegated and replaced by Southern and Yokohama FC Hong Kong. Each First Division teams will participate in the reserve division league, and play the teams in the league home and away, making a total of 18 matches played for each team.


2012–13 Hong Kong Reserve Division League, League table
Updated to games played on 15 May 2013Source:  Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored. (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round. Only applicable when the season is not finished:(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament. Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.


2012–13 Hong Kong Reserve Division League, Results table
Updated to games played on 15 May 2013Source: 1 The home team is listed in the left-hand column. Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. For coming matches, an indicates there is an article about the match.


2012–13 Hong Kong Reserve Division League, Fixtures and results, Week 1
1Since Yokohama FC Hong Kong Reserves breached the rule of game, the Hong Kong Football Association awarded Biu Chun Rangers Reserves a 3–0 win. The match ended 5–3 to Biu Chun Rangers.


2012–13 Hong Kong Season Play-off
Hong Kong Season Play-off for the 2012–13 football season was held in May 2013. All matches took place at Mong Kok Stadium in Mong Kok, Kowloon.


2012–13 Hong Kong Season Play-off
The play-off semi-finals are played in one match each, contested by the teams who finished in 2nd and 3rd place in the First Division League table, the winners of the Senior Challenge Shield and the champions of the FA Cup. The winners of the semi-finals go through to the finals, with the winner of the final gaining participation for the 2014 AFC Cup group stage.


2012–13 Hong Kong Season Play-off, Qualified teams, First Division League
The teams with final position between 2nd and 5th inclusively guaranteed places in the play-off.


2012–13 Hong Kong Season Play-off, Qualified teams, Senior Challenge Shield
The winners of the Senior Challenge Shield guaranteed a place in the play-off.


2012–13 Hong Kong Season Play-off, Qualified teams, FA Cup
The winners of the FA Cup will guarantee a place in the play-off.


2012–13 Hong Kong Season Play-off, Qualified teams, FA Cup
Note: Since Kitchee won the FA Cup champions, the 4th place in the league (i.e. Southern) is guaranteed a place in the play-offs, as Kitchee have qualified to the play-off.


2012–13 Hong Kong Season Play-off, Scorers
The scorers in the 2013 Hong Kong AFC Cup play-offs are as follows:


2012–13 Hong Kong Second Division League
2012–13 Hong Kong Second Division League is the 67th season of Hong Kong Second Division League, a football league in Hong Kong.


2012–13 Hong Kong Second Division League, Teams, Team review
The following 11 clubs are competing in the Hong Kong Second Division League during the 2012–13 season.


2012–13 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield
2012–13 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield is the 111th season of one of the Asian oldest football knockout competitions, Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield. The competition will be played in Two-legged tie, except for the final, which will be played in one match at Hong Kong Stadium. The winner will guarantee a place in the 2013 Hong Kong AFC Cup play-offs.


2012–13 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield
Wofoo Tai Po won their first Senior Shield title as they defeated Citizen in the final by penalty shoot-out.


2012–13 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield, Fixtures and results, Final
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.


2012–13 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield, Scorers
The scorers in the 2012–13 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield are as follows:


2012–13 Hong Kong Third Division League
2012–13 Hong Kong Third Division League is the 62nd season of Hong Kong Third Division League, a football league in Hong Kong.


2012–13 Hong Kong Third Division League, Team review
The 2012–13 season of the Hong Kong Third Division League consists of 14 clubs, including the 2 teams relegated from 2011–12 Second Division, 3rd placed to 10th placed team of 2011–12 Third 'A' Division and the top 4 teams of 2011–12 Third 'District' Division.


2012–13 Hoofdklasse
The 2012–13 season of the Hoofdklasse is competed in six leagues, three Saturday leagues and three Sunday leagues. The champions of each group promoted direct to the 2013–14 Topklasse.


2012–13 Hoofdklasse, League tables, Saturday A
In determining which teams relegate directly and which teams are allowed to play the play offs to avoid relegation, only the achieved number of points is considered. The  goal difference is completely ignored. Therefore, ARC and Volendam were considered to have ended equal and had to play an additional match against each other on neutral ground to decide which team was allowed to enter the play offs.


2012–13 Hoofdklasse, Promotion/Relegation play-off Topklasse – Hoofdklasse, First round
The 3 period winners of each league are grouped together and play a semi-competition to decide which of the three continues to the second round. Each team plays one match at home and one match away.


2012–13 Hoofdklasse, Promotion/Relegation play-off Topklasse – Hoofdklasse, Second and Final round
The 3 remaining teams from the Saturday leagues and the team ranked 13th in the 2012–13 Topklasse Saturday league play in a knock-out system for 1 spot in the 2013–14 Topklasse Saturday league. Likewise, the 3 remaining teams from the Sunday leagues and the team ranked 13th in the 2012–13 Topklasse Sunday league play in a knock-out system for 1 spot in the 2013–14 Topklasse Sunday league. For details and results see 2012–13 Topklasse Promotion/relegation play-offs.


2012–13 Hoofdklasse, Promotion/Relegation play-off Hoofdklasse – Eerste Klasse, Saturday
The teams ranked 11th and 12th of each of the 3 Saturday leagues (6 teams) and the 3 period winners of each of the 5 Saturday Eerste Klasse leagues (15 teams), making a total of 21 teams are grouped in 7 groups of 3 teams in  such a way that the Hoofdklasse teams each end up in a different group. In each group the 3 teams play a semi-competition in such a way that each team plays one match at home and one match away. The 7 group winners will play next season in the 2013–14 Hoofdklasse and the remaining teams in the 2013–14 Eerste klasse.


2012–13 Hoofdklasse, Promotion/Relegation play-off Hoofdklasse – Eerste Klasse, Sunday
The teams ranked 11th and 12th of each of the 3 Sunday leagues (6 teams) and the 3 period winners of each of the 6 Sunday Eerste Klasse leagues (18 teams), making a total of 24 teams, play in a 2-round 2 leg knockout system in such a way that the Hoofdklasse teams can never meet each other. The 6 winners of the second round matches will play next season in the 2013–14 Hoofdklasse and the remaining teams in the 2013–14 Eerste klasse.


2012–13 Hoofdklasse, "Lucky losers" play-off Hoofdklasse – Eerste Klasse Sunday
End of season several clubs/teams from the Sunday leagues decided to switch from the Sunday to the Saturday leagues. The most important reason for doing so was the hope the attract a bigger audience on Saturdays. Among these clubs/teams were 3 Sunday Hoofdklasse teams, Argon, Feyenoord and Hilversum. The decision of Hilversum resulted in an extra spot, in the Sunday Hoofdklasse leagues, becoming available.


2012–13 Hoofdklasse, "Lucky losers" play-off Hoofdklasse – Eerste Klasse Sunday
Therefore, the teams who lost in the second/final round of the regular Promotion/Relegation play-off Hoofdklasse – Eerste Klasse Sunday were allowed to compete for this extra spot in a 2-round system.


2012–13 Hoofdklasse, "Lucky losers" play-off Hoofdklasse – Eerste Klasse Sunday, First round
In the first round the 6 teams were paired up 2 by 2 to decide in a single match which ones were going to proceed to the second/final round. The home advantage was drawn by lot.


2012–13 Hoofdklasse, "Lucky losers" play-off Hoofdklasse – Eerste Klasse Sunday, First round
Since Feyenoord had already decided to switch to the Saturday leagues, it was decided, after consultation between Feyenoord and the KNVB, to withdraw Feyenoord from the "Lucky losers" play-off. As a result, Quick (H) proceeded to the second/final round without playing.


2012–13 Hoofdklasse, "Lucky losers" play-off Hoofdklasse – Eerste Klasse Sunday, Second/Final round
A second spot became available when Achilles '29, as champion of the 2012–13 Topklasse Sunday league, decided to promote to the 2013–14 Eerste Divisie. Promotion from the Topklasse to the Eerste Divisie is not mandatory and in general declined by the champions of the Topklasse leagues, as done by Katwijk, the champion of 2012–13 Topklasse Saturday league. See 2012–13 Topklasse Championship play-offs for details.


2012–13 Hoofdklasse, "Lucky losers" play-off Hoofdklasse – Eerste Klasse Sunday, Second/Final round
So, the 3 remaining teams were now competing for 2 open spots in the 2013–14 Hoofdklasse Sunday leagues.


2012–13 Hoofdklasse, "Lucky losers" play-off Hoofdklasse – Eerste Klasse Sunday, Second/Final round
However, with the competition already in progress, a third spot became available. Right after the Topklasse / Hoofdklasse playoff semifinals match between Alphense Boys and Haaglandia, a big fight took place. Both teams received a fine of Euro 200,00. Additionally Alphense Boys, as a disciplinary measure, was relegated to the Eerste Klasse, because the club was held accountable for the behavior of their supporters who were designated as the cause for the fight. Alphense Boys lost the appeal against the punishment and decided not to try for a second appeal.


2012–13 Hoofdklasse, "Lucky losers" play-off Hoofdklasse – Eerste Klasse Sunday, Second/Final round
The 3 teams were supposed to play a semi-competition with each team playing one match at home and one match away. With eventually 3 open spots available, all 3 teams were allowed to play in the 2013–14 Hoofdklasse Sunday leagues. Therefore, the last match between Joure and Deurne was cancelled.


2012–13 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team represented Houston Baptist University in the 2012–13 college basketball season. This was head coach Ron Cottrell's twenty-second season at HBU. The Huskies played their home games at the Sharp Gymnasium and were members of the Great West Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 3–5 in Great West play to finish in a three way tie for third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Great West Tournament where they lost to Chicago State.


2012–13 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team
This was the Huskies final season as members of the Great West, as Houston Baptist will join the Southland Conference for the 2013 season.


2012–13 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team, Media
All Houston Baptist games will be broadcast on the radio and online live by  (LSN). LSN will also provide online video for every Huskies home game.


2012–13 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by third year head coach James Dickey, played their home games at Hofheinz Pavilion and participated as a member of Conference USA. The season marked the last for the Cougars as a member of C-USA as they joined the American Athletic Conference in July 2013.


2012–13 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
The Cougars ended the regular season with a 3-game winning streak and a 7–9 conference record. This placed the team as the number six seed in the C-USA tournament and a matchup with cross-town rival Rice in the first round. The Cougars won the game 72–67 and advanced to the quarterfinals to face UTEP where they lost 69–80.


2012–13 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
After the UTEP loss, UH officials looked into options for the team to play in either the CBI or CIT postseason tournaments to give the young team more experience. The Cougars were later invited to participate in the 2013 College Basketball Invitational and paired up with Texas in the first round. Houston defeated the Longhorns and advanced to the quarterfinals where they lost to George Mason in overtime.


2012–13 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
A highlight of the 2012–13 schedule was that it featured matchups with five former Southwest Conference rivals (Rice, SMU, TCU, Texas, and Texas A&M).


2012–13 Houston Rockets season
The 2012–13 Houston Rockets season was the 46th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 42nd based in Houston.


2012–13 Houston Rockets season
The season is best remembered for acquiring All-Star and Sixth Man of the Year James Harden from the Oklahoma City Thunder in a trade. Along with Harden, the team brought in point guard Jeremy Lin after a magical season with the New York Knicks last year and center Omer Asik.


2012–13 Houston Rockets season
Despite a stellar season from new team captains Harden and Lin, the Rockets only managed to play mediocre basketball all season finishing with a 45–37 record, clinching the number 8 seed in the West. The Rockets season ended with a first round loss to Harden's former team, the Oklahoma City Thunder, in six games. As Houston hosted the 2013 NBA All-Star Game, Harden was the only representative.


2012–13 Howard Bison men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Howard Bison basketball team represented Howard University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by third year head coach Kevin Nickelberry, played their home games at the Burr Gymnasium and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 7–24, 4–12 in MEAC play to finish in eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC Tournament to Delaware State.


2012–13 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
Huddersfield Town's 2012–13 campaign was Huddersfield Town's first season back in the second tier of English football, since the 2000–01 season.


2012–13 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
They qualified to play in the 2012–13 Football League Championship after they beat Sheffield United in the final at Wembley Stadium on 26 May 2012. After the match finished 0–0 after extra time, the Terriers won the penalty shoot-out 8–7, after every player on the pitch took a penalty. The decisive penalty was taken by the United goalkeeper Steve Simonsen, who saw his penalty go over the crossbar, giving Huddersfield the glory, and promotion to the Football League Championship.


2012–13 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
This was meant to be Simon Grayson's first full season in charge of the Terriers, but instead he was sacked on 24 January 2013, following a run of 12 consecutive league games without a win. After Town legend Mark Lillis steadied the ship for 5 games, the Coventry City boss Mark Robins was appointed as the new manager on 14 February 2013.


2012–13 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the start of the season
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2012–13 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Kit
The 2012/13 season was the club's second with technical kit supplier Umbro, and their first with home sponsor Rekorderlig Cider. Radian B continued their away shirt sponsorship. The Club introduced new home and away kits, and retained the away kit from the previous season as a third kit. Alternate shorts and socks were available for all outfield kits in the event of a colour clash, however in away games where the home kit could have theoretically been worn, the away kit was worn instead.


2012–13 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Kit
The home shirt is the club's traditional blue and white stripes but with a chequered pattern of light and darker blue within the stripes, and was worn for the first time in the pre-season friendly at Guiseley. It was worn with white shorts and black socks, except in the away games at Crystal Palace and Burnley, in which it was worn with white socks. The away shirt is dark navy with a broad white stripe across the shoulders and collar, and was worn for the first time in the pre-season friendly at Kilmarnock. The goalkeeper kits featured a striking geometric pattern across the front.


2012–13 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
Town made their first signing of the summer on 22 June, with the transfer of winger/striker Sean Scannell from Crystal Palace for an undisclosed fee. On 27 June, Scotland under-21 international defender Paul Dixon signed on a free transfer from Dundee United. Young midfielder Oliver Norwood signed from Manchester United on a 3-year-deal, beating Championship rivals Barnsley to his signature. On 6 July, Simon Grayson raided his former club Leeds United to sign Adam Clayton on an undisclosed fee, just 2 years after bringing him to Elland Road.


2012–13 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
On 11 July, Welsh defender Joel Lynch joined after being released by Nottingham Forest. On 26 July, Blackpool midfielder Keith Southern signed on a 2-year-deal, reuniting him with Simon Grayson, who managed him at Bloomfield Road. On 7 August, defender Anthony Gerrard was signed on a 3-year-deal from fellow Championship side Cardiff City in a deal believed to be worth £350,000. On 24 August, Norwich City striker James Vaughan joined the club on a season-long loan deal. As the transfer window shut on 31 August, Town signed winger Adam Hammill on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers until January 2013.


2012–13 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
On 28 September, after being snubbed by the club on transfer deadline day, Jermaine Beckford joined on a 3-month loan deal from divisional rivals, Leicester City. On 8 November, Welsh international striker Simon Church joined on a month's loan from Premier League side Reading. He returned to Reading on 31 December after his extension expired. On 8 January 2013, Beckford's Leicester teammate, Neil Danns joined on loan for the remainder of the season.


2012–13 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
On 22 February, new manager Mark Robins brought back a familiar face to the Terriers, by signing recently capped Jamaican international Theo Robinson on loan from Derby County for the remainder of the season. On 11 April, Town signed striker Daniel Carr from non-league side Dulwich Hamlet for £100,000, which will see the striker join up with the Terriers once this season has concluded. On 26 April, Irish youngster Jake Carroll was signed from St Patrick's Athletic on an undisclosed fee, and like Carr, will join up with the Terriers after this season is concluded.


2012–13 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
On 10 August, Antony Kay became the first departure of the season, when he left to sign a 2-year-deal at Milton Keynes Dons. The following day, defender Jamie McCombe had his contract terminated, which paved the way for a move to Doncaster Rovers. On 24 August, defender Liam Ridehalgh rejoined Chesterfield on a one-month loan deal. His teammate, Chris Atkinson joined him on 12 September.


2012–13 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
On 30 August, Town fans were left distraught after their prized possession, Jordan Rhodes was sold to their Championship rivals Blackburn Rovers for £8 million, a record selling fee for Town, as well as a record purchasing for Blackburn, and it was also the highest fee paid for a player between 2 non-Premier League clubs. Kallum Higginbotham joined Carlisle United on a 3-month loan deal on 20 September. On 16 October, young striker Jimmy Spencer joined Brentford on a month's loan.


2012–13 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
On 22 November, as the loan window shut, Ridehalgh was recalled from his loan at Chesterfield and sent on loan to their divisional rivals, Rotherham United. On 5 December, youngster Jordan Sinnott, joined Conference North side Altrincham (managed by his father and ex-Town player, Lee) on loan for a month. On 7 December, young duo Matt Crooks and James Burke joined Radcliffe Borough on a month's loan. Young strike duo Max Leonard and Connor Loftus were sent out on a month's loan to Garforth Town and Mossley on 21 December.


2012–13 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
Following his return from Carlisle, Kallum Higginbotham still found himself out of the picture at Huddersfield, so joined Scottish Premier League side Motherwell on loan for the rest of the season on 9 January. The following day, Jimmy Spencer went out on loan for the second time, joining Crawley Town for the remainder of the season, but he returned to Huddersfield on 6 February with a knee injury, making no appearances for the Red Devils. As the transfer window shut on 31 January, midfielder Anton Robinson joined League Two leaders Gillingham on loan for the rest of the season. However, he returned to the club on 11 April, after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligaments, which will rule him out of football for 9 months.


2012–13 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the end of the season
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2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season
The 2012–13 season is Hull City's third consecutive season back in the Championship after relegation from the Premier League in the 2009–10 season. They also competed in the League Cup and the FA Cup.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season
After a dramatic last day of the season the club took second place and gained automatic promotion back to the Premier League for the 2013–14 season.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
The closed season saw the arrival of new manager Steve Bruce, on 8 June 2012, on a three-year deal, replacing Nick Barmby, 6 weeks after he was officially sacked. On 29 June 2012 the club announced the new backroom staff for the up-and-coming season; Steve Agnew became the assistant manager, Keith Bertschin as first team coach and Stephen Clemence as reserve team manager. The announcement preceded the start of the new season which started on 2 July 2012 when the players reported back for pre-season training.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
On 6 July 2012 Andy Dawson signed a new 1-year deal with the club. On 9 July 2012, goalkeeper Eldin Jakupović signed a two-year contract, becoming Steve Bruce's first full signing as manager.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
On 19 July 2012 Nick Proschwitz signed a 3-year £2.6 million (€3.3 million) deal with the club. The following day Senegalese defender Abdoulaye Faye signed a one-year contract.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
On 25 July 2012 Sone Aluko signed a 2-year deal with the club.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
On 30 July 2012 Steve Bruce brought in his son Alex Bruce on a 2-year deal as he was a free agent after leaving Leeds United.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
On 31 July 2012 Hull confirmed that they had signed goalkeeper Ben Amos on a season-long loan from Manchester United. The loan was cut short on 4 January 2013 when he was recalled by Manchester United.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
On 8 August 2012 Mark Cullen went on a season long loan to Bury.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
Robert Koren signed a new 2-year deal with the club on 11 August 2012.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
On 29 August 2012 Danny East went out on a month-long loan to Northampton Town. The loan was later extended to 5 January 2013.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
On 30 August 2012 Ahmed Elmohamady arrived on a season-long loan from Sunderland. The loan was cut short on 16 January 2013 when he was recalled by parent club Sunderland. But he returned to Hull on loan for the rest on the season on 31 January 2013.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
On 31 August 2012 Cameron Stewart moved to Burnley on loan until January 2013.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
On transfer deadline day, 31 August 2012, Stephen Quinn of Sheffield United signed a three-year deal with the club for an undisclosed fee.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
In September 2012, former club manager Stan Ternent was appointed as Chief Recruitment Officer for Hull.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
On 18 October 2012 Mark Cullen was recalled from a season long loan to Bury.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
On 1 November 2012 Liam Cooper went on a month-long loan to Chesterfield and Jamie Devitt went on a month-long loan to  Rotherham United. Though after just two matches Devitt returned to the club for treatment following an injury. Cooper's loan was later extended to 5 January 2013.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
On 26 October 2012 Mark Oxley went out on loan to Burton Albion to cover for an injury to Stuart Tomlinson.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
On 5 November 2012 Robbie Brady returned to the KC Stadium on loan from Manchester United as an emergency loan, this was extended to 2 January 2012 on 5 December 2012.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
On 8 November 2012 David Meyler was brought in on loan from Sunderland until 1 January 2013.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
On 20 November 2012 Conor Townsend went for a month-long loan spell at Chesterfield, his loan spell was renewed on 25 January 2013 and extended to the end of the season.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
On 22 November 2012 goalkeeper David Stockdale was brought in on loan from Fulham until 2 January 2013. This was cut short on 19 December 2012 when he was recalled by Fulham. Stockdale returned to Hull on 18 January 2013 for the remainder of the season.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
Sone Aluko was named as the November Player of the Month by the Football League.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
On 18 December 2012 it was announced that Nick Thompson had been appointed as managing director of the club.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
Steve Bruce was named as the December Manager of the Month by the Football League.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
On 4 January 2013 Jamie Devitt went out on loan to Grimsby Town until the end of the 2012–13 season and Aaron McLean moved on loan to Ipswich Town until the end of the 2012–13 season.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
On 5 January 2013 Liam Cooper signed a permanent deal with Chesterfield for an undisclosed fee.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
On 8 January 2013 the club signed Robbie Brady from Manchester United and David Meyler from Sunderland on three and a half-year deals for undisclosed fees.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
On 25 January 2013 Paul McKenna was loaned to Fleetwood Town for the remainder of the season.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
On 31 January 2013 Mark Cullen went out on a month-long loan spell to Stockport County. This was later extended to the end of the season.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
On 31 January 2013 Ahmed Fathy and Gedo joined on loan for the remainder of the season from Egyptian club Al-Ahly at a cost of £500,000 each.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
On 21 February 2013 George Boyd joined on loan from Peterborough United for the remainder of the season.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
On 1 March 2013 Cameron Stewart joined Blackburn Rovers on loan until the end of the 2012–13 season.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
On 7 March 2013 Danny East joined Gillingham on loan until the end of the 2012–13 season.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
On 8 March 2013 Dougie Wilson joined Grimsby Town on loan until the end of the 2012–13 season.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
On 27 March 2013 Seyi Olofinjana joined Sheffield Wednesday on loan until the end of the 2012–13 season.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
On 28 March 2013 striker Calaum Jahraldo-Martin was signed on an 18-month contract.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
George Boyd was named as the March Player of the Month by the Football League.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
On 16 May 2013 Abdoulaye Faye signed a new one-year deal to stay with the club for the 2013–14 season, while 12 other players would be released at the end of their contracts.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
George Boyd signed a 2-year deal on 28 May 2013 to become a permanent member of the club from the start of the 2013–14 season when his contract with Peterborough United expired.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
Following release by the club Andy Dawson signed a one-year player/coach deal with Scunthorpe United on 30 May 2013.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
Mark Oxley signed a new two-year contract with the Tigers on 11 June 2013 following the club's promotion to the Premier League.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
On 17 June 2013 the signing of defender Maynor Figueroa on a 2-year contract on a free transfer was announced.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
On 25 June 2013 Birmingham City defender Curtis Davies signed a 3-year deal with the club for an undisclosed fee.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
On 26 June 2013 James Chester signed a new three-year contract with Hull City.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
On 27 June 2013 Liam Rosenior signed a new two-year contract with the club.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
After being on loan from Sunderland for the season on 28 June 2013 Ahmed Elmohamady signed a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee to become a permanent member of the City squad.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Players, Current squad
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2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Players, Out on loan
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2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Results, Pre-season
The pre-season matches were announced on 20 June 2012. An additional home fixture against Norwich City was announced on 6 June 2012. A pre-season training camp took place in Portugal from 8 July 2012.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, League Cup
Hull City received a home match against local League Two side Rotherham United in the first round of the League Cup drawn on 14 June 2012. Following agreement between the clubs the date of the fixture was brought forward to Saturday 11 August 2012 and was the first competitive match of the 2012–13 season. Hull progressed to the next round winning 7–6 after a penalty shoot-out following a 1–1 draw at full-time and no further scoring during extra time.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, League Cup
In the draw for the second round on 15 August 2012 Hull were given another local match away to League One side Doncaster Rovers. The match took place on 28 August 2012 at the Keepmoat Stadium and Doncaster won 3–2 after Hull had taken a two-goal lead. The game was marred by a tackle on Tom Cairney that would result in him missing three-months of the season and the sending off of Paul McKenna who had come on as a substitute for Cairney.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, FA Cup
Hull City enter the competition at the Third Round Proper stage with matches taking place in early January 2013. The draw for this took place at Wembley Stadium on 2 December 2012. Hull were drawn at home to either Alfreton Town or Leyton Orient. Later the same day Leyton Orient beat Alfreton Town 4–2 to set the League One team up with an away tie at the KC Stadium. The game took place on 5 January 2013 and resulted in a 1–1 draw with a replay to take place at Brisbane Road on 15 January 2013.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, FA Cup
The draw for the fourth round took place the following day and the winner of the replay was drawn at home to Barnsley. The replay finished in a 1–1 draw after full-time, with Hull getting a late goal in extra time to put them through to the fourth round. The fourth round match took place on 26 January 2013 at the KC Stadium and Barnsley ran out winners by a single Chris Dagnall goal.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Statistics, Captains
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2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Statistics, Appearances
Note: Appearances shown after a "+" indicate player came on during course of match.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Transfers
This section only lists transfers and loans for the 2012–13 season, which began 1 July 2012. For transactions in May and June 2012, see transfers and loans for the 2011–12 season.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Kits
The new home kit was revealed on 14 June 2012 on the Hull City web site. The away kit was revealed on 15 August 2012 on the Hull City web site.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Kits
For the 2012–13 season, the main kit sponsor is Cash Converters and it is manufactured by Adidas.


2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season, Awards
The end of season awards were made at the KC Stadium on 20 April 2013. Ahmed Elmohamady was voted as the Player of the Season and Stephen Quinn took the prize for Players Player of the Year. The prize for the Goal of the Season was taken byNick Proschwitz for his goal against Leyton Orient on 15 January 2013 in the FA Cup third round replay. Dougie Wilson was awarded the Young Player of the Year Award while Andy Dawson was given a Special Contribution Award for his testimonial year with the club.


2012–13 Hyderabad C.A. season
The 2012–13 season is Hyderabad cricket team's 79th competitive season. The Hyderabad cricket team is senior men's domestic cricket team based in the city of Hyderabad, India, run by the Hyderabad Cricket Association. They represent the region of Telangana in the state of Andhra Pradesh in domestic competitions.


2012–13 Hyderabad C.A. season, Squads
Ojha got selected to the Rest of India squad for the 2012 Irani Cup, a first-class cricket competition in India.


2012–13 Hyderabad C.A. season, Squads
Ojha got selected to the India A squad for the 2012-13 NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, a List-A cricket tournament in India.


2012–13 Hyderabad C.A. season, Squads
Akshath got selected to the South Zone squad for the 2012-13 Duleep Trophy, a first-class cricket tournament in India.


2012–13 Hyderabad C.A. season, Squads
Ojha got selected to the Rest of India squad for the 2013 Irani Cup, a first-class cricket competition in India.


2012–13 Hyderabad C.A. season, Squads
Ashish and Vihari got selected to the South Zone squad for the 2012-13 Deodhar Trophy, a List-A cricket competition in India.


2012–13 Hyderabad C.A. season, Squads
The newly formed local franchise, Sunrisers Hyderabad, which replaced the previous franchise, Deccan Chargers, retained 20 of its players including the Hyderabad's Bhandari, Akshath, Ravi Teja and Ashish and later signed Vihari in the player's draft while Ojha got retained by the Mumbai Indians and Suman got signed by the Pune Warriors for the 2013 Indian Premier League, a professional Twenty20 cricket league in India.


2012–13 Hyderabad C.A. season, Ranji Trophy
The squad for the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India, was announced on 21 October 2012 with V. V. S. Laxman, who recently announced his retirement from the international cricket, leading the Hyderabad. The Hyderabad began their campaign in the Ranji Trophy with a loss against the Punjab at Mohali on 2 November 2012. They finished at the bottom of the Group A with no wins, six draws and two losses and got relegated to the Group C for the 2013–14 Ranji Trophy.


2012–13 Hyderabad C.A. season, Vijay Hazare Trophy
The Hyderabad team, led by Pragyan Ojha, began their campaign in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, a List-A cricket tournament in India, with a loss against the Kerala at Vasco da Gama on 14 February 2013. The Kerala pacers, Sandeep Warrier and Prasanth Parameswaran troubled the Hyderabad and restricted them to 192 while 93-run knock from Rohan Prem helped the Kerala complete a six-wicket victory. In the second match, Ojha and Ashish Reddy restricted the Andhra to 202 but the Hyderabad top-order stumbled to Syed Shahabuddin before Hanuma Vihari and Habeeb Ahmed tried to recover the innings.


2012–13 Hyderabad C.A. season, Vijay Hazare Trophy
But, their dismissals set up the win for the Andhra as Paidikalva Vijaykumar wrapped things up to defeat the Hyderabad by two runs. In a rain-hit 25-over match, Dwaraka Ravi Teja's 111 and Akash Bhandari's 78 helped the Hyderabad register an eight-wicket win by chasing the Goa's target of 226 that was set with the help of half-centuries from Swapnil Asnodkar and Sagun Kamat.


2012–13 Hyderabad C.A. season, Vijay Hazare Trophy
The centuries from Robin Uthappa and K. L. Rahul helped the Karnataka post 305 while the four-wicket haul from S. L. Akshay helped them to recover from the 140-run partnership between Vihari and Bavanaka Sandeep and defeat the Hyderabad by 47 runs in their fourth match. In the final zonal match, century from Dinesh Karthik set a strong start for Tamil Nadu but Chama Milind struck twice to restrict Tamil Nadu to 262.


2012–13 Hyderabad C.A. season, Vijay Hazare Trophy
The Hyderabad started the chase strongly but three run-outs in the middle and Palani Amarnath's three-wicket haul at the end hampered the Hyderabad's chase and helped the Tamil Nadu win by 26 runs as the Hyderabad finished fifth in the South Zone and failed to qualify for the knockout stage with a win and four losses.


2012–13 Hyderabad C.A. season, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
The Hyderabad team, led by Akshath Reddy, began their campaign in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a Twenty20 tournament in India, with a loss against the Kerala at Shimoga on 17 March 2013. Two run-outs and disciplined bowling by the Kerala restricted the Hyderabad to 133 while Nikhilesh Surendran's half-century anchored the chase as the Kerala won by six-wickets.


2012–13 Hyderabad C.A. season, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
In the second match, the 108-run partnership between Akshath and Tirumalasetti Suman set the platform for the Hyderabad for a big total only to be hampered by the four-wicket haul from Tekkami Atchuta Rao and restricted them to 161 while the collective batting effort from the Andhra batsmen helped the Andhra complete the chase with five-wickets to spare.


2012–13 Hyderabad C.A. season, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
In the third match, the Hyderabad bowlers started strongly dismissing the Goa openers cheaply but the knocks from Swapnil Asnodkar and Ravikant Shukla helped them to recover to 141 while Darshan Misal and his bowling unit restricted the Hyderabad to 134 and win the match for the Goa by 7 runs. Mayank Agarwal's maiden ton and four-wicket hauls from Krishnappa Gowtham and Manish Pandey set up the Karnataka's 12-run win and hand over the fourth loss for the Hyderabad in as many matches.


2012–13 Hyderabad C.A. season, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
The collective effort from Suman, Bavanaka Sandeep and Hanuma Vihari helped the Hyderabad set the target of 168 while the three-wicket haul from Akash Bhandari in the middle and Chama Milind's hat-trick at the end helped the Hyderabad secure their first win in the tournament against the Tamil Nadu by eight runs as they finished fifth in the South Zone and failed to qualify for the Super League stage with a win and four losses.


2012–13 I liga
The 2012–13 I liga was the 65th season of the second tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1949 and the 5th season of the Polish I liga under its current title. The league was operated by the Polish Football Association (PZPN).


2012–13 I liga
The league is contested by 18 teams who competing for promotion to the 2013–14 Ekstraklasa. The regular season was played in a round-robin tournament. The champions and runners-up would receive promotion. The bottom four teams were automatically demoted to the II liga.


2012–13 I liga
According to the competition rules, all clubs are required to field at least one youth player (born on 1992 or later and trained in Poland) in every game (except for the times when the only youth player on the roster is sent off or unable to continue playing, in which case he can't be substituted by a senior player).


2012–13 I liga
On 28 February 2013 the Disciplinary Commission of the Polish FA suspended the ŁKS's license to compete in the I liga, because of non-payment of salaries to former players. Since the club's appeal was unsuccessful, on 5 April the Polish FA announced the cancellation of Warta–ŁKS game on the 22nd match day. On 10 April the club announced its withdrawal from the I liga. As ŁKS had already played over 50% of their games, according to the rules of I liga, they will be ranked in the final league table, with the cancelled games counted as lost 0–3.


2012–13 I liga, Changes from last season, Additionalnotes
Before the start of the season Ruch Radzionków withdrew from 2012–13 I liga, citing financial problems. The club also withdrew its reverve team from Bytom region Klasa A (7th level). However, Ruch will be able to join the 2013–14 III liga, after a one-year suspension.


2012–13 I liga, Changes from last season, Additionalnotes
Ruch's I liga spot was taken by another Silesian club, Polonia Bytom, the highest placed team of the previous season's I liga relegation zone.