# 2012–13 in German football

The 2012–13 season is the 103rd season of competitive football in Germany.

## Promotion and relegation
### Pre Season

| League | Promoted to League | Relegated from League |
| Bundesliga | SpVgg Greuther Fürth Eintracht Frankfurt Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1. FC Köln 1. FC Kaiserslautern Hertha BSC |
| 2. Bundesliga | SV Sandhausen VfR Aalen SSV Jahn Regensburg | Alemannia Aachen Hansa Rostock Karlsruher SC |
| 3. Liga | Borussia Dortmund II Stuttgarter Kickers Hallescher FC | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen FC Carl Zeiss Jena SV Werder Bremen II |
| Bundesliga (women) | VfL Sindelfingen FSV Gütersloh 2009 | Hamburger SV (women) 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig (women) |
| 2. Bundesliga (women) | Blau-Weiß Hohen Neuendorf Holstein Kiel SC Sand SV Bardenbach 1. FFC Recklinghausen | Mellendorfer TV FCR 2001 Duisburg FV Löchgau Borussia Mönchengladbach |

### Post Season

| League | Promoted to League | Relegated from League |
| Bundesliga | Hertha BSC Eintracht Braunschweig | SpVgg Greuther Fürth Fortuna Düsseldorf |
| 2. Bundesliga | Karlsruher SC Arminia Bielefeld | MSV Duisburg SSV Jahn Regensburg |
| 3. Liga | RB Leipzig SV Elversberg Holstein Kiel | Kickers Offenbach SV Babelsberg 03 Alemannia Aachen |
| Bundesliga (women) | BV Cloppenburg (women) TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | SC 07 Bad Neuenahr FSV Gütersloh 2009 |
| 2. Bundesliga (women) | FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin VfL Bochum SV 67 Weinberg TuS Wörrstadt Wolfsburg II | Holstein Kiel FFC Oldesloe 1. FFC Recklinghausen SV RW Bardenbach Bad Neuenahr II |

## National teams
### Germany national football team
#### 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Germany | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 10 | +26 | 28 | Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup | — | 4–4 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Sweden | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 20 | Advance to second round | 3–5 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Austria | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 17 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | 6–0 |
| 4 | Republic of Ireland | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 14 | | 1–6 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 5 | | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 |
| 6 | Faroe Islands | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 29 | −25 | 1 | | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | — |

#### Friendlies
### Germany women's national football team
#### Friendlies
## League standings
### Men
#### Bundesliga

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Bayern Munich (C) | 34 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 98 | 18 | +80 | 91 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 81 | 42 | +39 | 66 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 65 | 39 | +26 | 65 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 4 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 55 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 5 | SC Freiburg | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 51 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 6 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 51 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round |
| 7 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 48 | |
| 8 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 47 | |
| 9 | Hannover 96 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 60 | 62 | −2 | 45 | |
| 10 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 44 | |
| 11 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 43 | |
| 12 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 55 | −18 | 43 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 13 | Mainz 05 | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 42 | |
| 14 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 34 | |
| 15 | FC Augsburg | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 33 | |
| 16 | 1899 Hoffenheim (O) | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 42 | 67 | −25 | 31 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 17 | Fortuna Düsseldorf (R) | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 30 | Relegation to 2. Bundesliga |
| 18 | Greuther Fürth (R) | 34 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 60 | −34 | 21 | Relegation to 2. Bundesliga |
* ↑ VfB Stuttgart qualified for the Europa League by playing Champions League-qualified Bayern Munich in the 2012–13 DFB-Pokal final. Since they lost, they entered the third qualifying round, and the fifth- and sixth-placed team of the 2012–13 Bundesliga entered the group stage and play-off round respectively.

#### 2. Bundesliga

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Hertha BSC (C, P) | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 65 | 28 | +37 | 76 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
| 2 | Eintracht Braunschweig (P) | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 52 | 34 | +18 | 67 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
| 3 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 58 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 4 | FSV Frankfurt | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 54 | |
| 5 | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 54 | |
| 6 | TSV 1860 Munich | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 49 | |
| 7 | 1. FC Union Berlin | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 49 | |
| 8 | Energie Cottbus | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 48 | |
| 9 | VfR Aalen | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 46 | |
| 10 | FC St. Pauli | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 43 | |
| 11 | MSV Duisburg (R) | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 43 | Relegation to 3. Liga |
| 12 | SC Paderborn | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 42 | |
| 13 | FC Ingolstadt 04 | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 42 | |
| 14 | VfL Bochum | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 38 | |
| 15 | Erzgebirge Aue | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 37 | |
| 16 | Dynamo Dresden (O) | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 37 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 17 | SV Sandhausen | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 38 | 66 | −28 | 26 | |
| 18 | Jahn Regensburg (R) | 34 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 36 | 65 | −29 | 19 | Relegation to 3. Liga |
* 1 2 MSV Duisburg were denied a license for the 2013–14 2. Bundesliga season, and, in accordance with the rules of the DFL (Deutsche Fußball Liga), Duisburg are replaced by the best-placed originally relegated team, SV Sandhausen.

#### 3. Liga

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Karlsruher SC (C, P) | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 69 | 27 | +42 | 79 | Promotion to 2. Bundesliga and qualification for DFB-Pokal |
| 2 | Arminia Bielefeld (P) | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 59 | 32 | +27 | 76 | Promotion to 2. Bundesliga and qualification for DFB-Pokal |
| 3 | VfL Osnabrück | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 64 | 35 | +29 | 73 | Qualification to promotion play-offs and DFB-Pokal |
| 4 | Preußen Münster | 38 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 63 | 33 | +30 | 72 | Qualification for DFB-Pokal |
| 5 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 69 | 47 | +22 | 72 | |
| 6 | Chemnitzer FC | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 55 | |
| 7 | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 38 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 51 | |
| 8 | Wacker Burghausen | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 51 | |
| 9 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 51 | |
| 10 | Hallescher FC | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 46 | |
| 11 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 52 | 62 | −10 | 45 | |
| 12 | Hansa Rostock | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 44 | |
| 13 | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 44 | |
| 14 | VfB Stuttgart II | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 43 | |
| 15 | Kickers Offenbach (R) | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 42 | Relegation to Regionalliga |
| 16 | Borussia Dortmund II | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 41 | |
| 17 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 40 | |
| 18 | SV Darmstadt 98 | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 38 | |
| 19 | SV Babelsberg 03 (R) | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 32 | 54 | −22 | 37 | Relegation to Regionalliga |
| 20 | Alemannia Aachen (R) | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 40 | 68 | −28 | 26 | Relegation to Regionalliga |
* 1 2 Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion or DFB-Pokal qualification.
* ↑ Offenbach has two points deducted for using bond money from a DFB fund. After the end of the season, Offenbach were not granted a license for the following season and are thus relegated.
* ↑ Alemannia Aachen took voluntary relegation on 23 November 2012, due to financial insolvency. Later has five points deducted for using bond money from a DFB fund and not paying back in time.

### Women
#### Bundesliga

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | VfL Wolfsburg (C) | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 71 | 16 | +55 | 53 | 2013–14 UEFA Champions League Round of 32 |
| 2 | 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 70 | 16 | +54 | 49 | 2013–14 UEFA Champions League Round of 32 |
| 3 | 1. FFC Frankfurt | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 52 | 26 | +26 | 47 | |
| 4 | FC Bayern Munich | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 49 | 24 | +25 | 43 | |
| 5 | SC Freiburg | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 32 | |
| 6 | SGS Essen | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 30 | |
| 7 | SC 07 Bad Neuenahr (R) | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 30 | Club withdrawal |
| 8 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 26 | |
| 9 | FCR 2001 Duisburg | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 24 | |
| 10 | FF USV Jena | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 47 | −23 | 22 | |
| 11 | VfL Sindelfingen | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 73 | −59 | 12 | |
| 12 | FSV Gütersloh 2009 (R) | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 72 | −53 | 7 | Relegation to 2013–14 2. Bundesliga |

#### 2. Bundesliga
##### North

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | BV Cloppenburg (C) | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 54 | 14 | +40 | 54 | Promotion to 2013–14 Fußball-Bundesliga |
| 2 | Herforder SV Borussia Friedenstal | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 62 | 26 | +36 | 47 | |
| 3 | SV Meppen | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 22 | +18 | 46 | |
| 4 | Turbine Potsdam II | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 60 | 27 | +33 | 45 | |
| 5 | Werder Bremen | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 42 | |
| 6 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 33 | |
| 7 | 1. FC Lübars | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 29 | |
| 8 | Magdeburger FFC | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 24 | |
| 9 | FF USV Jena II | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 49 | −26 | 16 | |
| 10 | Blau-Weiß Hohen Neuendorf | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 56 | −38 | 14 | Qualification for the relegation play-off |
| 11 | Holstein Kiel (R) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 54 | −34 | 13 | Relegation to 2013–14 Regionalliga |
| 12 | FFC Oldesloe (R) | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 66 | −50 | 13 | Relegation to 2013–14 Regionalliga |

##### South

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (C) | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 73 | 23 | +50 | 56 | Promotion to 2013–14 Fußball-Bundesliga |
| 2 | 1. FC Köln | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 66 | 14 | +52 | 55 | |
| 3 | SC Sand | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 65 | 22 | +43 | 54 | |
| 4 | TSV Crailsheim | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 32 | |
| 5 | ETSV Würzburg | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 32 | |
| 6 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 30 | |
| 7 | Bayern Munich II | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 29 | |
| 8 | FFC Frankfurt II | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 26 | |
| 9 | 1. FFC 08 Niederkirchen | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 22 | |
| 10 | 1. FFC Recklinghausen (R) | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 31 | 79 | −48 | 17 | Qualification for the relegation play-off |
| 11 | Bad Neuenahr II (R) | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 48 | −31 | 14 | Relegation to 2013–14 Regionalliga |
| 12 | SV RW Bardenbach (R) | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 86 | −63 | 9 | Relegation to 2013–14 Regionalliga |

## German clubs in Europe
### UEFA Champions League
#### Play-off round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3–4 | Dynamo Kyiv | 1–3 | 2–1 |

#### Group stage
##### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SCH | ARS | OLY | MPL |
| 1 | Schalke 04 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Olympiacos | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | Transfer to Europa League | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 |
| 4 | Montpellier | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 2 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — |

##### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DOR | RMA | AJX | MCI |
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | 2–2 | — | 4–1 | 3–2 |
| 3 | Ajax | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 4 | Transfer to Europa League | 1–4 | 1–4 | — | 3–1 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 3 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — |

##### Group F

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAY | VAL | BATE | LIL |
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–1 | 4–1 | 6–1 |
| 2 | Valencia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | 1–1 | — | 4–2 | 2–0 |
| 3 | BATE Borisov | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 6 | Transfer to Europa League | 3–1 | 0–3 | — | 0–2 |
| 4 | Lille | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | — |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Bayern Munich 4, Valencia 1.

#### Knockout phase
##### Round of 16

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Galatasaray | 4–3 | Schalke 04 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| Arsenal | 3–3 (a) | Bayern Munich | 1–3 | 2–0 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2–5 | Borussia Dortmund | 2–2 | 0–3 |

##### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Málaga | 2–3 | Borussia Dortmund | 0–0 | 2–3 |
| Bayern Munich | 4–0 | Juventus | 2–0 | 2–0 |

##### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Bayern Munich | 7–0 | Barcelona | 4–0 | 3–0 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 4–3 | Real Madrid | 4–1 | 0–2 |

##### Final
### UEFA Europa League
#### Third qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| St. Patrick's Athletic | 0–5 | Hannover 96 | 0–3 | 0–2 |

#### Play-off Round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Śląsk Wrocław | 4–10 | Hannover 96 | 3–5 | 1–5 |
| Stuttgart | 3–1 | Dynamo Moscow | 2–0 | 1–1 |

#### Group stage
##### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FEN | MGB | OM | AEL |
| 1 | Fenerbahçe | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | 2–4 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Marseille | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 5 | | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 5–1 |
| 4 | AEL Limassol | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 4 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | — |

##### Group E

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | STE | STU | COP | MOL |
| 1 | Steaua București | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–5 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | VfB Stuttgart | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 8 | Advance to knockout phase | 2–2 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| 3 | Copenhagen | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 8 | | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Molde | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 6 | | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: VfB Stuttgart 4, Copenhagen 1.

##### Group K

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MET | BAY | ROS | RAP |
| 1 | Metalist Kharkiv | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Rosenborg | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 6 | | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 3–2 |
| 4 | Rapid Wien | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 | | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | — |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Metalist Kharkiv 4, Bayer Leverkusen 1.

##### Group L

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HAN | LEV | HEL | TWE |
| 1 | Hannover 96 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 |
| 2 | Levante | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Helsingborgs IF | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 4 | | 1–2 | 1–3 | — | 2–2 |
| 4 | Twente | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | — |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Helsingborg 4, Twente 1.

#### Knockout phase
##### Round of 32

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 1–3 | Benfica | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Stuttgart | 3–1 | Genk | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Anzhi Makhachkala | 4–2 | Hannover 96 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3–5 | Lazio | 3–3 | 0–2 |

##### Round of 16

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Stuttgart | 1–5 | Lazio | 0–2 | 1–3 |

### UEFA Women's Champions League
#### Round of 32

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Unia Racibórz | 2–11 | Wolfsburg | 1–5 | 1–6 |
| Standard Liège | 1–8 | Turbine Potsdam | 1–3 | 0–5 |

#### Round of 16

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Wolfsburg | 5–2 | Røa | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| Arsenal | 6–4 | Turbine Potsdam | 2–1 | 4–3 |

#### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Wolfsburg | 4–1 | Rossiyanka | 2–1 | 2–0 |

#### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Arsenal | 1–4 | Wolfsburg | 0–2 | 1–2 |

#### Final
## Managerial changes
### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| FC Augsburg | Jos Luhukay | 5 May 2012 | Markus Weinzierl | 17 May 2012 |
| SV Babelsberg 03 | Dietmar Demuth | 15 May 2012 | Christian Benbennek | 15 May 2012 |
| SpVgg Unterhaching | Heiko Herrlich | 25 May 2012 | Claus Schromm | 28 June 2012 |
| Wacker Burghausen | Reinhard Stumpf | 30 June 2012 | Georgi Donkov | 1 July 2012 |
| 1. FC Köln | Frank Schaefer | 30 June 2012 | Holger Stanislawski | 1 July 2012 |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Krasimir Balakov | 30 June 2012 | Franco Foda | 1 July 2012 |
| Hertha BSC | Otto Rehhagel | 30 June 2012 | Jos Luhukay | 1 July 2012 |
| Jahn Regensburg | Markus Weinzierl | 30 June 2012 | Oscar Corrochano | 1 July 2012 |
| SC Paderborn 07 | Roger Schmidt | 30 June 2012 | Stephan Schmidt | 10 July 2012 |
| Rot-Weiß Erfurt | Stefan Emmerling | 25 August 2012 | Alois Schwartz | 10 September 2012 |
| MSV Duisburg | Oliver Reck | 25 August 2012 | Kosta Runjaić | 3 September 2012 |
| SV Darmstadt 98 | Kosta Runjaić | 2 September 2012 | Jürgen Seeberger | 5 September 2012 |
| Hansa Rostock | Wolfgang Wolf | 3 September 2012 | Marc Fascher | 5 September 2012 |
| Alemannia Aachen | Ralf Außem | 3 September 2012 | René van Eck | 10 September 2012 |
| FC St. Pauli | André Schubert | 26 September 2012 | Michael Frontzeck | 3 October 2012 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | Felix Magath | 25 October 2012 | Dieter Hecking | 22 December 2012 |
| VfL Bochum | Andreas Bergmann | 28 October 2012 | Karsten Neitzel (caretaker) | 28 October 2012 |
| Jahn Regensburg | Oscar Corrochano | 4 November 2012 | Franciszek Smuda | 2 January 2013 |
| 1860 Munich | Reiner Maurer | 18 November 2012 | Alexander Schmidt | 18 November 2012 |
| SV Sandhausen | Gerd Dais | 19 November 2012 | Hans-Jürgen Boysen | 20 November 2012 |
| Stuttgarter Kickers | Dirk Schuster | 19 November 2012 | Guido Buchwald (interim) | 20 December 2012 |
| 1899 Hoffenheim | Markus Babbel | 3 December 2012 | Marco Kurz | 1 January 2013 |
| Dynamo Dresden | Ralf Loose | 9 December 2012 | Peter Pacult | 3 January 2013 |
| SV Darmstadt 98 | Jürgen Seeberger | 17 December 2012 | Dirk Schuster | 28 December 2012 |
| Schalke 04 | Huub Stevens | 16 December 2012 | Jens Keller | 16 December 2012 |
| Stuttgarter Kickers | Guido Buchwald | 20 December 2012 | Gerd Dais | 20 December 2012 |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | Dieter Hecking | 22 December 2012 | Michael Wiesinger | 24 December 2012 |
| Kickers Offenbach | Arie van Lent | 6 February 2013 | Rico Schmitt | 13 February 2013 |
| Greuther Fürth | Mike Büskens | 20 February 2013 | Frank Kramer | 11 March 2013 |
| 1899 Hoffenheim | Marco Kurz | 2 April 2013 | Markus Gisdol | 2 April 2013 |
| Stuttgarter Kickers | Gerd Dais | 7 April 2013 | Massimo Morales | 7 April 2013 |
| VfL Bochum | Karsten Neitzel | 8 April 2013 | Peter Neururer | 8 April 2013 |
| SV Babelsberg 03 | Christian Benbennek | 9 April 2013 | Almedin Civa (interim) | 19 April 2013 |
| FC Erzgebirge Aue | Karsten Baumann | 28 April 2013 | Falko Götz | 29 April 2013 |
| SV Babelsberg 03 | Almedin Civa | 29 April 2013 | Dieter Timme | 29 April 2013 |
| SC Paderborn 07 | Stephan Schmidt | 5 May 2013 | René Müller (caretaker) | 5 May 2013 |
| Werder Bremen | Thomas Schaaf | 15 May 2013 | Wolfgang Rolff | 15 May 2013 |
| VfL Osnabrück | Claus-Dieter Wollitz | 17 May 2013 | Alexander Ukrow (interim) | 17 May 2013 |

## Transfers

* List of German football transfers summer 2012

## Deaths

* 19 July 2012 – Hans Nowak, 74, defender for FC Schalke 04, FC Bayern Munich, and Kickers Offenbach and member of the 1962 West Germany World Cup squad.
* 11 October 2012 – Helmut Haller, 73, midfielder for FC Augsburg. A German international, Haller played 3 World Cups. Outside Germany, he won almost 200 Serie A caps in Italy.
* 22 November 2012 – Raimund Krauth, 59, striker for Karlsruher SC, Eintracht Frankfurt, and FK Pirmasens.
* 28 March 2013 – Heinz Patzig, 83, midfielder for Eintracht Braunschweig and others. After his playing career, he worked as Braunschweig's assistant manager for 27 straight seasons.
* 7 April 2013 – Hans Jäcker, 80, goalkeeper for Eintracht Braunschweig.
* 15 June 2013 – Heinz Flohe, 65, midfielder for 1. FC Köln and TSV 1860 Munich. He was a member of the 1974 World Cup champion West Germany squad as well as the 1976 Euro and 1978 World Cup squads.
* 16 June 2013 – Ottmar Walter, 89, forward for 1. FC Kaiserslautern and others. He was a member of the 1954 World Cup champion West Germany squad.

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