# 2012–13 SC Paderborn 07 season

The 2012–13 SC Paderborn 07 season is the 28th 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 fourth consecutive season in this league, having played at this level since 2009–10, after it was promoted from the 3. Liga in 2009.
The club also took part in the 2012–13 edition of the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup, but was knocked out in the first round by third division side Arminia Bielefeld.
The club finished the season in 12th place to secure a spot in the following year's 2. Bundesliga.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | GER | Lukas Kruse |
| 3 | DF | GER | Manuel Gulde |
| 4 | MF | GER | Diego Demme |
| 5 | DF | GER | Patrick Ziegler |
| 6 | MF | GER | Manuel Zeitz |
| 7 | MF | GER | Jens Wemmer |
| 8 | MF | GER | Mario Vrančić |
| 9 | FW | GER | Philipp Hofmann (on loan from Schalke 04) |
| 10 | FW | TUR | Deniz Yılmaz |
| 11 | FW | SVN | David Poljanec |
| 12 | GK | GER | Sebastian Lange |
| 13 | DF | GER | Christian Strohdiek |
| 14 | MF | GER | Thomas Bertels |
| 15 | FW | GER | Elias Kachunga (on loan from Borussia Mönchengladbach) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | FW | TUR | Mahir Sağlık |
| 17 | MF | ALB | Alban Meha |
| 18 | MF | GER | Markus Krösche (captain) |
| 19 | GK | GER | Nico Burchert |
| 21 | MF | GER | Daniel Brückner |
| 22 | DF | GER | Tobias Feisthammel |
| 23 | DF | LTU | Markus Palionis |
| 24 | MF | GER | Niclas Erlbeck |
| 26 | MF | ITA | Massimo Ornatelli |
| 28 | DF | GER | Tim Welker |
| 30 | DF | GER | Jens Wissing |
| 31 | MF | GER | Deniz Naki |
| 33 | GK | GER | Daniel Luck |

## Transfers
### In

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2012 | CB | Patrick Ziegler | SpVgg Unterhaching | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2012 | AM | Tobias Kempe | Erzgebirge Aue | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2012 | CM | Mario Vrančić | Borussia Dortmund II | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2012 | CF | David Poljanec | Blau-Weiß Linz | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2012 | AM | Massimo Ornatelli | Preußen Münster | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2012 | CB | Manuel Gulde | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2012 | CB | Tobias Feisthammel | Alemannia Aachen | Free transfer |
| 7 January 2013 | CF | Mahir Sağlık | St. Pauli | Free transfer |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 1 July 2012 | CM | Manuel Zeitz | 1. FC Nürnberg | 30 June 2013 |
| 30 July 2012 | CF | Philipp Hofmann | Schalke 04 | 30 June 2013 |
| 31 July 2012 | CF | Deniz Yılmaz | Mainz 05 | 30 June 2013 |
| 3 January 2013 | RW | Elias Kachunga | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 30 June 2013 |

### Out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2012 | CF | Matt Taylor | Preußen Münster | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2012 | CB | Florian Mohr | FC St. Pauli | Free |
| 1 July 2012 | CF | Sven Krause | SC Wiedenbrück | Free |
| 1 July 2012 | AM | Yasin Kocatepe | SC Pfullendorf | Free |
| 1 July 2012 | AM | Mehmet Kara | Gençlerbirliği | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2012 | FB | Sergej Schmik | SV Wilhelmshaven | Free |
| 1 July 2012 | CB | Sören Gonther | FC St. Pauli | Free |
| 1 July 2012 | CF | Sören Brandy | MSV Duisburg | Free |
| 1 July 2012 | AM | Enis Alushi | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Free |
| 19 July 2012 | CF | Nick Proschwitz | Hull City | €3,300,000 |
| 21 January 2013 | LW | Christian Rasche | Sportfreunde Lotte | Free |
| 21 January 2013 | AM | Tobias Kempe | Dynamo Dresden | Free |
* ↑ Kocatepe joined SC Pfullendorf following his release

## Friendly matches

Win  Draw  Loss

## Competitions
### 2. Bundesliga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 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 | |
* ↑ 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.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 17 June 2015. Source: Competitive matches

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

#### DFB Pokal

Win  Draw  Loss

## Sources

* ↑ DFB-Pokal 2012/2013 .:. Spielplan (in German) DFB-Pokal 2012–13, accessed: 5 September 2012
* ↑ "Paderborn holt Ziegler aus Unterhaching". www.derwesten.de (in German). 25 April 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
* ↑ "SC Paderborn holt Kempe". sport.de (in German). Retrieved 19 April 2020.
* ↑ "Vrancic wechselt an die Pader". kicker (in German). 2 May 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
* ↑ "Poljanec ist Nummer sechs". kicker (in German). 20 May 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
* 1 2 "Ornatelli kommt und Taylor geht" (in German). SC Paderborn 07. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
* ↑ "Gulde verlässt TSG Hoffenheim in Richtung Westfalen » TSG Hoffenheim" (in German). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
* ↑ "Tobias Feisthammel kommt vom Tivoli" (in German). SC Paderborn 07. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
* ↑ "Mahir Saglik kehrt nach Hause zurück" (in German). SC Paderborn 07. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
* ↑ "Manuel Zeitz kommt aus Nürnberg" (in German). SC Paderborn 07. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
* ↑ "U19-Nationalspieler stürmt an die Pader" (in German). SC Paderborn 07. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
* ↑ "SC Paderborn holt Mainzer Deniz Yilmaz auf Leihbasis". www.derwesten.de (in German). 31 July 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
* ↑ "Elias Kachunga kommt aus Berlin" (in German). SC Paderborn 07. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
* ↑ "Florian Mohr: Neuzugang mit Dominoeffekt". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). 26 January 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
* ↑ Kleimann, Hartmut (29 May 2012). "SC Paderborn: Krauses Rückschritt mit Plan". nw.de (in German). Retrieved 24 April 2020.
* ↑ "Würdiger Rahmen für den Abschied" (in German). SC Paderborn 07. 29 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
* ↑ "Kara geht zu Genclerbirligi Ankara" (in German). SC Paderborn 07. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
* ↑ "Schmik komplettiert den SVW-Kader". kicker (in German). 17 July 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
* ↑ "Fußball-Profi Gonther wechselt zum FC St. Pauli". Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger (in German). 23 March 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
* ↑ "MSV: Brandy kommt vom SCP". bundesliga.de (in German). 13 February 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
* ↑ "FCK startet Mission Wiederaufstieg". www.derwesten.de (in German). 17 June 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
* ↑ "Hull City sign striker Nick Proschwitz from Paderbon". BBC Sport. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
* ↑ "Rasche kommt aus Paderborn" (in German). Sportfreunde Lotte. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
* ↑ "Dynamo verpflichtet Tobias Kempe" (in German). Dynamo Dresden. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
* ↑ "Keine Lizenz für den MSV Duisburg" [No license for MSV Duisburg] (in German). DFL. 29 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013. Alt URL