# 2012–13 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim season

The 2012–13 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim season was the 114th season in the club's football history. In 2012–13 the club played in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. It was the club's fifth consecutive season in this league, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 2008.
The club also took part in the 2012–13 edition of the DFB-Pokal, where they were eliminated in the first round by fourth division side Berliner AK 07, losing 4–0.

## Review and events

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

## Competitions
### Bundesliga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 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 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

#### Relegation play-offs

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

### DFB-Pokal
## Squad
### Squad and statistics

As of 4 March 2013
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Bundesliga | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Pokal |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | GER | Tim Wiese | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | GER | Jens Grahl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | BEL | Koen Casteels | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | GK | BRA | Heurelho Gomes | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | GER | Andreas Beck | 22 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | GER | Matthias Jaissle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | GER | Stefan Thesker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ARG | David Abraham | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | BRA | Chris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | FRA | Matthieu Delpierre | 20 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | USA | Fabian Johnson | 23 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | GER | Patrick Ochs | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | GER | Pelle Jensen | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | DEN | Jannik Vestergaard | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | GER | Kevin Conrad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | PHI | Stephan Schröck | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | MF | GER | Sebastian Rudy | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | GER | Boris Vukčević | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SRB | Filip Malbašić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | USA | Danny Williams | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | GER | Tobias Weis | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | TUN | Ahmed Sassi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | BRA | Roberto Firmino | 24 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | BIH | Sejad Salihović | 13 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | PER | Luis Advíncula | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | LIE | Sandro Wieser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | GER | Vincenzo Grifo | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | JPN | Takashi Usami | 20 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | GER | Andreas Schön | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | GER | Andreas Ludwig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | GHA | Afriyie Acquah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | POL | Eugen Polanski | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Strikers ||||||||||
| 9 | FW | GER | Sven Schipplock | 10 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | BEL | Igor de Camargo | 21 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | SUI | Eren Derdiyok | 20 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ESP | Joselu | 20 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | AUT | Michael Gregoritsch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | GER | Kevin Volland | 25 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | FW | GER | Kai Herdling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### In

| Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee |
| MF | Takashi Usami | 20 | Gamba Osaka | Loan | Summer | 2013 | Undisclosed |
| MF | Joseph-Claude Gyau | 19 | Youth system | Promoted | Summer | 2012 | N/A |
| MF | Eren Derdiyok | 23 | Bayer Leverkusen | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | £5 M |
| GK | Tim Wiese | 30 | Werder Bremen | Transfer | Summer | | Free |

#### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
| 37 | DF | Manuel Gulde | 21 | EU | SC Paderborn | End of contract | Summer | N/A |
| 41 | DF | Philipp Klingmann | 21 | EU | Karlsruher SC | End of contract | Summer | N/A |
| 15 | FW | Peniel Mlapa | 21 | EU | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
| 8 | FW | Knowledge Musona | 22 | | FC Augsburg | Loaned out | Summer | Undisclosed |
| 1 | GK | Daniel Haas | 28 | EU | Union Berlin | End of contract | Summer | N/A |
| 33 | GK | Tom Starke | 31 | EU | Bayern Munich | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
| 26 | DF | Andreas Ibertsberger | 29 | EU | Free agent | End of contract | Summer | N/A |
| 39 | FW | Srđan Lakić | 28 | | VfL Wolfsburg | End of loan | Summer | N/A |

## Sources

* ↑ DFB-Pokal 2012/2013 .:. Spielplan (in German) DFB-Pokal 2012–13, accessed: 6 September 2012
* ↑ "0:4! Hoffenheim scheitert an Berliner Viertligist". Die Welt (in German). 18 August 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
* 1 2 Hallam, Mark (18 August 2012). "Hoffenheim humbled by fourth-tier Berlin team". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
* ↑ "René Adler" (in German). Kicker. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
* ↑ "Trainer Markus Babbel und Rainer Widmayer freigestellt - U23-Coach Frank Kramer übernimmt bis auf weiteres" (in German). Kicker. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
* ↑ "Ausleihe plus Kaufoption: Hoffenheim holt Usami". kicker (in German). 23 May 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
* ↑ "Babbel bangt um ein Trio - Chance für Babel?". kicker (in German). 13 April 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
* ↑ "SCP holt Gulde als Palionis-Ersatz". kicker (in German). 29 May 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
* ↑ "Philipp Klingmann wechselt zum KSC" (in German). Karlsruher SC. 21 May 2012. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
* ↑ "Fohlen eisen Mlapa von Hoffenheim los". kicker (in German). 23 May 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
* ↑ "Fix und ligaunabhängig: FCA kauft Moravek". kicker (in German). 18 May 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
* ↑ "Haas wird die neue Nummer eins bei Union". kicker (in German). 15 May 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
* ↑ "Starke wird Neuers Ersatzmann". kicker (in German). 16 May 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
* ↑ "Ibertsberger: Der erwartete Abschied bestätigt". kicker (in German). 26 April 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
* ↑ "Lakic und Haas verlassen die TSG". kicker (in German). 12 April 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.