# 2012–13 FC Erzgebirge Aue season

The 2012–13 Erzgebirge Aue season was the 67th season in the club's history. The club competed in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. It is the clubs third consecutive season in this league, having played at this level since 2010–11, following promotion from the 3. Liga in 2010.
The club also took part in the 2012–13 edition of the DFB-Pokal, where they reached the second round, losing 2–0 to Bundesliga side 1. FSV Mainz 05 next.

## Friendly matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed
Friendly match details :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers |
| 6 July 2012 | 17:30 | Hallescher FC | Away | 1–3 | Halil Savran |
| 18 July 2012 | 17:00 | Viktoria Köln | Home | 1–3 | Unknown |
| 21 July 2012 | 13:00 | Carl Zeiss Jena | Away | 5–0 | Halil Savran (3), Jan Hochscheidt, Vlad Munteanu |
| 24 July 2012 | 17:00 | Brentford | Home | 1–1 | Savran 24' |
* ↑ Played at Stadion der Freundschaft
* ↑ Played at Städtisches Stadion im Heinepark
* ↑ Played at Stadion am Wasserturm

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

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

#### Matches

2. Bundesliga match details :
| Match | Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Referee |
| 1 | 3 August 2012 | 18:00 | St. Pauli | Home | 0–0 | | 12,200 | Weiner |
| 2 | 10 August 2012 | 20:30 | Energie Cottbus | Away | 0–3 | | 12,300 | Kircher |
| 3 | 27 August 2012 | 20:15 | 1. FC Köln | Home | 2–0 | Müller 8', Savran 55' | 10,050 | Perl |
| 4 | 2 September 2012 | 13:30 | FSV Frankfurt | Away | 0–1 | | 4,012 | Stegemann |
| 5 | 16 September 2012 | 13:30 | SC Paderborn | Home | 0–1 | | 8,000 | Petersen |
| 6 | 21 September 2012 | 18:00 | VfR Aalen | Away | 0–2 | | 5,723 | Wingenbach |
| 7 | 26 September 2012 | 17:30 | 1. FC Union Berlin | Home | 1–1 | Schönheim 83' o.g. | 7,500 | Steinhaus |
| 8 | 30 September 2012 | 13:30 | Dynamo Dresden | Away | 1–3 | Sylvestr 83' | 29,200 | Bandurski |
| 9 | 7 October 2012 | 13:30 | Jahn Regensburg | Home | 3–1 | Hochscheidt 34', Sylvestr 58', König 89' | 7,400 | Christ |
| 10 | 22 October 2012 | 20:15 | 1860 Munich | Away | 1–1 | Sylvestr 51' | 17,600 | Stieler |
| 11 | 27 October 2012 | 13:00 | VfL Bochum | Home | 6–1 | Müller 7', König 9', 49', Hochscheidt 10', 46', Paulus 59' pen. | 6,500 | Grudzinski |
| 12 | 5 November 2012 | 20:15 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Away | 1–4 | Hochscheidt 23' | 23,372 | Hartmann |
| 13 | 9 November 2012 | 18:00 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Home | 1–1 | Schröder 69' | 7,600 | Aytekin |
| 14 | 18 November 2012 | 13:30 | MSV Duisburg | Away | 1–2 | Hochscheidt 42' | 10,136 | Willenborg |
| 15 | 25 November 2012 | 13:30 | Hertha BSC | Home | 0–4 | | 11,150 | Weiner |
| 16 | 28 November 2012 | 17:30 | FC Ingolstadt 04 | Away | 2–1 | Hensel 20', Hochscheidt 60' | 4,305 | Siebert |
| 17 | 1 December 2012 | 13:00 | SV Sandhausen | Home | 2–2 | Hochscheidt 8', Paulus 80' pen. | 6,150 | Cortus |
| 18 | 9 December 2012 | 13:30 | St. Pauli | Away | 3–0 | Hochscheidt 49', Sylvestr 76', Wiegel 89' | 20,740 | Sippel |
| 19 | 14 December 2012 | 18:00 | Energie Cottbus | Home | 3–0 | Sylvestr 38', 80', Fink 85' | 7,050 | Fritz |
| 20 | 2 February 2013 | 13:00 | 1. FC Köln | Away | 2–1 | Pezzoni 79' | 41,800 | Stieler |
| 21 | 8 February 2013 | 18:00 | FSV Frankfurt | Home | 0–2 | | 6,500 | Cortus |
| 22 | 15 February 2013 | 18:00 | SC Paderborn | Away | 0–2 | | 5,617 | Dietz |
| 23 | 22 February 2013 | 18:00 | VfR Aalen | Home | 1–1 | Hensel 10' | 5,500 | Stegemann |
| 24 | 1 March 2013 | 18:00 | 1. FC Union Berlin | Away | 0–3 | | 17,284 | Petersen |
| 25 | 10 March 2013 | 13:30 | Dynamo Dresden | Home | 1–0 | Hochscheidt 29' | 14,200 | Aytekin |
| 26 | 17 March 2013 | 13:30 | Jahn Regensburg | Away | 1–1 | Schlitte 12' | 6,771 | Willenborg |
| 27 | 28 March 2013 | 18:00 | 1860 Munich | Home | 0–1 | | 9,300 | Meyer |
| 28 | 5 April 2013 | 18:00 | VfL Bochum | Away | 3–0 | Klingbeil 8', Nickenig 29', Müller 37' | 13,133 | Hartmann |
| 29 | 15 April 2013 | 20:15 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Home | 1–1 | Schlitte 83' | 8,300 | Zwayer |
| 30 | 21 April 2013 | 13:30 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Away | 1–1 | Schröder 80' | 20,500 | Dingert |
| 31 | 27 April 2013 | 13:00 | MSV Duisburg | Home | 0–0 | | 9,000 | Kampka |
| 32 | 3 May 2013 | 18:00 | Hertha BSC | Away | 2–3 | Sylvestr 46', 66' | 33,200 | Dankert |
| 33 | 12 May 2013 | 13:30 | FC Ingolstadt 04 | Home | 0–1 | | 11,800 | Stieler |
| 34 | 19 May 2013 | 13:30 | SV Sandhausen | Away | 1–0 | Hochscheidt 79' | 5,250 | Sippel |

### DFB-Pokal

DFB-Pokal match details :
| Round | Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Referee | Ref. |
| First round | 19 August 2012 | 16:00 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Home | 3–0 | Paulus 21' pen., Sylvestr 61', 90' | 9,575 | Siebert | |
| Second round | 30 October 2013 | 20:30 | Mainz 05 | Away | 2–0 | Ivanschitz 18', Mallı 47' | 12,677 | Dankert | |