# 2012–13 Eintracht Braunschweig season

The 2012–13 Eintracht Braunschweig season is the 118th season in the club's football history. In 2012–13 the club plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. It is the club's second consecutive season in this league, having played at this level since 2011–12, after it was promoted from the 3. Liga in 2011.
The club also took part in the 2012–13 edition of the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup, where it reached the second round and subsequently lost to Bundesliga side SC Freiburg.

## Review and events

Due to the ongoing rebuilding of the Eintracht-Stadion, the stadium's capacity is reduced during the season.
Eintracht Braunschweig started the season by winning five games in a row and taking over first place in the league on the second matchday. The club never left the direct promotion spots for the rest of the season. After having spent the last two decades mostly between the second and third division of German football, Eintracht's resurgence became noted by the German media. On the 31st matchday, the club secured its return to the Bundesliga after a 28-year absence with a 1–0 away win over FC Ingolstadt. Damir Vrančić scored the decisive goal from a free-kick in injury time.
With 19 goals, Dominick Kumbela also finished as the top-scorer of the 2. Bundesliga.

## Matches and results
### Legend

Win  Tie  Loss

### DFB-Pokal
## Players
### Current squad

As of 11 March 2013
Squad Season 2012–13 :
| No. | Player | Birthday | at BTSV since | previous club | League matches | League goals | Cup matches | Cup goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Marjan Petković | 22 May 1979 | 2009 | FSV Frankfurt | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Daniel Davari | 6 Jan 1988 | 2009 | Mainz 05 II | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | Ermin Bičakčić | 24 Jan 1990 | 01/12 | VfB Stuttgart | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Matthias Henn | 28 Apr 1985 | 2007 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Benjamin Kessel | 1 Oct 1987 | 2010 | Mainz 05 II | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Deniz Doğan | 20 Oct 1979 | 2007 | VfB Lübeck | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Norman Theuerkauf | 24 Jan 1987 | 2009 | Eintracht Frankfurt II | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Emre Turan | 16 Nov 1990 | 01/11 | Ankaraspor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Ken Reichel | 19 Dec 1986 | 2007 | Hamburger SV II | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Marcel Correia | 16 May 1989 | 2011 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern II | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | Damir Vrančić | 4 Oct 1985 | 2009 | Borussia Dortmund II | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Björn Kluft | 11 Jan 1990 | 2012 | Preußen Münster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Mirko Boland | 23 Apr 1987 | 01/09 | MSV Duisburg II | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Steffen Bohl | 28 Dec 1983 | 01/11 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Raffael Korte | 29 Aug 1990 | 2011 | TuS Mechtersheim | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Omar Elabdellaoui | 5 Dec 1991 | 01/13 | Manchester City | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Kevin Kratz | 21 Jan 1987 | 2012 | Alemannia Aachen | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Oliver Petersch | 26 Apr 1989 | 2011 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Marc Pfitzner | 28 Aug 1984 | 2007 | Youth system | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Strikers ||||||||||
| 9 | Orhan Ademi | 28 Oct 1991 | 2012 | Rheindorf Altach | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Dominick Kumbela | 20 Apr 1984 | 01/10 | Rot Weiss Ahlen | 30 | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Zhang Chengdong | 9 February 1989 | 2012 | Mafra | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Pierre Merkel | 25 May 1989 | 2011 | Idar-Oberstein | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Randy Edwini-Bonsu | 20 Apr 1990 | 01/12 | Oulu | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Jonas Erwig-Drüppel | 20 Jul 1991 | 2012 | Schalke 04 II | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Gianluca Korte | 29 Aug 1990 | 2011 | TuS Mechtersheim | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Dennis Kruppke (captain) | 1 Apr 1980 | 01/08 | SC Freiburg | 23 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| No longer at the club ||||||||||
| 14 | Jan Washausen | 2 Oct 1988 | 2007 | Youth system | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last updated: 19 May 2013 ||||||||||

### Summer transfers

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 9 | FW | SUI | Orhan Ademi (from Rheindorf Altach) |
| 23 | FW | GER | Jonas Erwig-Drüppel (from Schalke 04 II) |
| 7 | MF | GER | Björn Kluft (from Preußen Münster) |
| 17 | MF | GER | Kevin Kratz (from Alemannia Aachen) |
| 20 | FW | CHN | Zhang Chengdong (on loan from Mafra, previously on loan at Beira-Mar) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 9 | FW | GER | Mathias Fetsch (to Kickers Offenbach) |
| 7 | DF | AUT | Benjamin Fuchs (to Manisaspor) |
| 24 | DF | GER | Pascal Gos (to Eintracht Braunschweig II) |
| 30 | GK | GER | Benjamin Later (to Eintracht Braunschweig II) |
| 23 | MF | GER | Julius Reinhardt (to Kickers Offenbach) |
| 17 | MF | GER | Markus Unger (to Eintracht Braunschweig II) |
| 20 | MF | GER | Nico Zimmermann (to VfR Aalen) |

### Winter transfers

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | NOR | Omar Elabdellaoui (on loan from Manchester City, previously on loan at Feyenoord) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | GER | Jan Washausen (on loan to Kickers Offenbach) |

## Management and coaching staff

Since 12 May 2008 Torsten Lieberknecht is the manager of Eintracht Braunschweig.
| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Torsten Lieberknecht |
| Assistant manager | Darius Scholtysik |
| Assistant manager/athletic trainer | Jürgen Rische |
| Goalkeeping coach | Alexander Kunze |
| Sporting director | Marc Arnold |
| Club doctor | Dr. Frank Maier |
| Physiotherapist | Caroline Schweibs |
| Physiotherapist | Goce Janevski |
| Physiotherapist | Thorsten Taenzer |
| Team manager | Holm Stelzer |
| Kit and equipment manager/Bus driver | Christian Skolik |