# 2012–13 1. FC Heidenheim season

During the 2012–13 1. FC Heidenheim season the club played in the 3. Liga, the third tier of German football. It was the club's fourth season in this league, having been promoted from the Regionalliga 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 2. Bundesliga side VfL Bochum.
1. FC Heidenheim also took part in the 2012–13 edition of the Württemberg Cup, having reached the quarter-finals after a 7–0 win over VfL Mühlheim.

## League table

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

## Matches
### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### 3. Liga

3. Liga match details :
| Match | Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Referee |
| 1 | 21 July 2012 | 16:00 | Karlsruher SC | Home | 2–2 | Schnatterer 81', Malura 90+3' | 9,200 | Stieler |
| 2 | 28 July 2012 | 14:00 | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | Away | 4–0 | Schnatterer 6', Titsch-Rivero 21', Thurk 35', 75' (pen.) | 3,994 | Cortus |
| 3 | 4 August 2012 | 14:00 | Stuttgarter Kickers | Home | 2–1 | Frommer 11', Göhlert 68' | 9,000 | Winkmann |
| 4 | 7 August 2012 | 19:00 | SpVgg Unterhaching | Away | 1–4 | Groß 82' | 3,100 | Alt |
| 5 | 11 August 2012 | 14:00 | SV Babelsberg 03 | Home | 2–1 | Schnatterer 20', Mayer 26' | 7,200 | Gerach |
| 6 | 25 August 2012 | 14:00 | Preußen Münster | Away | 1–1 | Sailor 10' | 6,282 | Stein |
| 7 | 28 August 2012 | 19:00 | Chemnitzer FC | Home | 3–2 | Schnatterer 19', 24', Wittek 43' | 8,000 | Schmickartz |
| 8 | 2 September 2012 | 14:00 | SV Darmstadt 98 | Away | 2–0 | Schnatterer 53', Heidenfelder 63' | 4,800 | Dittrich |
| 9 | 16 September 2012 | 14:00 | Hansa Rostock | Home | 1–2 | Thurk 50' | 9,000 | Steinhaus |
| 10 | 21 September 2012 | 19:00 | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | Away | 1–1 | Schnatterer 56' (pen.) | 3,956 | Siewer |
| 11 | 26 September 2012 | 19:00 | Wacker Burghausen | Away | 1–4 | Thurk 76' | 2,300 | Bandurski |
| 12 | 29 September 2012 | 14:00 | Hallescher FC | Home | 3–1 | Heidenfelder 76', Göhlert 77', Thurk 87' | 6,100 | Dietz |
| 13 | 6 October 2012 | 14:00 | VfB Stuttgart II | Away | 2–0 | Sauter 30', Göhlert 57' | 1,150 | Schmickartz |
| 14 | 20 October 2012 | 14:00 | VfL Osnabrück | Home | 1–3 | Malura 79' | 8,500 | Dankert |
| 15 | 27 October 2012 | 14:00 | Arminia Bielefeld | Away | 0–1 | | 6,828 | Aytekin |
| 16 | 2 November 2012 | 19:00 | Alemannia Aachen | Home | 1–1 | Göhlert 70' | 8,200 | Willenborg |
| 17 | 10 November 2012 | 14:00 | Borussia Dortmund II | Away | 1–2 | Sirigu 33' | 403 | Heft |
| 18 | 16 November 2012 | 19:00 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | Home | 3–0 | Thurk 5', Endres 19', Schnatterer 75' | 7,500 | Storks |
| 19 | 24 November 2012 | 14:00 | Kickers Offenbach | Away | 1–0 | Weil 6' | 5,737 | Göpferich |
| 20 | 1 December 2012 | 14:00 | Karlsruher SC | Away | 2–5 | Titsch-Rivero 9', Schnatterer 56' | 11,082 | Rohde |
| 22 | 15 December 2012 | 14:00 | Stuttgarter Kickers | Away | 2–0 | Thurk 11', Mayer 86' | 3,250 | Siebert |
| 23 | 26 January 2013 | 14:00 | SpVgg Unterhaching | Home | 2–1 | Göhlert 18', Schnatterer 31' | 7,500 | Bandurski |
| 21 | 30 January 2013 | 18:30 | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | Home | 2–1 | Schnatterer 39' (pen.), Thurk 76' | 7,700 | Beitinger |
| 24 | 2 February 2013 | 14:00 | SV Babelsberg 03 | Away | 4–2 | Malura 14', Strauß 36', Bagceci 89', Schnatterer 90+2 | 1,775 | Sönder |
| 25 | 9 February 2013 | 14:00 | Preußen Münster | Home | 3–1 | Niederlechner 11', Strauß 29', Bagceci 90' | 8,000 | Brych |
| 26 | 16 February 2013 | 14:00 | Chemnitzer FC | Away | 1–2 | Schnatterer 86' | 4,250 | Aarnink |
| 27 | 23 February 2013 | 14:00 | SV Darmstadt 98 | Home | 3–0 | Kraus 6', Titsch-Rivero 72', Krebs 85' | 6,000 | Cortus |
| 28 | 2 March 2013 | 14:00 | Hansa Rostock | Away | 2–0 | Haas 38' (o.g.), Thurk 80' | 7,700 | Dittrich |
| 29 | 9 March 2013 | 14:00 | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | Home | 2–2 | Göhlert 82', Schnatterer 90' | 6,800 | Gerach |
| 30 | 16 March 2013 | 14:00 | Wacker Burghausen | Home | 2–1 | Malura 22', Kraus 55' | 7,300 | Siewer |
| 32 | 6 April 2013 | 14:00 | VfB Stuttgart II | Home | 1–0 | Wittek 87' | 8,000 | Stein |
| 33 | 13 April 2013 | 14:00 | VfL Osnabrück | Away | 2–2 | Schnatterer 44', Kraus 90+1' | 9,600 | Sippel |
| 31 | 16 April 2013 | 19:00 | Hallescher FC | Away | 0–0 | | 6,100 | Christ |
| 34 | 20 April 2013 | 14:00 | Arminia Bielefeld | Home | 3–0 | Niederlechner 35', 48', Krebs 63' (pen.) | 9,100 | Brand |
| 35 | 27 April 2013 | 14:00 | Alemannia Aachen | Away | 2–1 | Bagceci 50', Schnatterer 73' (pen.) | 7,326 | Göpferich |
| 36 | 4 May 2013 | 14:00 | Borussia Dortmund II | Home | 2–2 | Kraus 45', 86' | 8,600 | Sönder |
| 37 | 11 May 2013 | 13:30 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | Away | 2–1 | Niederlechner 28', 38' | 4,010 | Thomsen |
| 38 | 18 May 2013 | 13:30 | Kickers Offenbach | Home | 0–0 | | 10,000 | Dingert |

### DFB-Pokal

DFB-Pokal match details :
| Round | Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
| First round | 18 August 2012 | 18:00 | VfL Bochum | Home | 0–2 | | 7,500 | |

## Sources

* ↑ DFB-Pokal 2012/2013 .:. Spielplan (in German) DFB-Pokal 2012–13, accessed: 5 September 2012
* ↑ Bitburger wfv-Pokal ab Achtelfinale Archived 2012-09-11 at the Wayback Machine (in German) Fussball.de – Württemberg Cup, accessed: 14 September 2012
* ↑ "Last-Minute-Tor rettet FCH einen Punkt". kicker (in German).
* ↑ "Thurk führt Heidenheim zum Sieg". kicker (in German). 28 July 2012. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
* ↑ "Göhlert entscheidet das Derby". kicker (in German).
* ↑ "Bigalke und Thee entscheiden das Topspiel". kicker (in German).
* ↑ "FCH-Torwart Lehmann hält den Dreier fest". kicker (in German).
* ↑ "Bischoff-Freistoß: Der Ball flutscht durch". kicker (in German). 25 August 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
* ↑ "Schnatterer vom CFC nicht zu bremsen". kicker (in German).
* ↑ "Heidenfelder schießt FCH an die Spitze". kicker (in German).
* ↑ "Faschers Einstand glückt dank Smetanas Freistoß". kicker (in German). 16 September 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
* ↑ "Mintzel belohnt den SVWW in letzter Sekunde". kicker (in German).
* ↑ "Thiel beendet Heidenheimer Aufbäumen". kicker (in German). 26 September 2012. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
* ↑ "Heidenfelders Tor leitet die Wende ein". kicker (in German).
* ↑ "Sauter leitet ungefährdeten Auswärtsdreier ein". kicker (in German).
* ↑ "Staffeldt lässt Heidenheimer Fans verstummen". kicker (in German).
* ↑ "Salger ballert die Arminia weiter nach oben". kicker (in German). Retrieved 22 October 2021.
* ↑ "Göhlert sichert dem FC einen Punkt". kicker (in German).
* ↑ "Dank Hofmann bleibt die Rettung in Sicht". kicker (in German).
* ↑ "Schnatterer beseitigt die letzten Zweifel". kicker (in German).
* ↑ "Weil sorgt für Tristesse in Offenbach". kicker (in German). 24 November 2012. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
* ↑ "Van der Biezen leitet KSC-Sieg ein". kicker (in German).
* ↑ "Mayer macht am Ende alles klar". kicker (in German). 15 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2020-12-17. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
* ↑ "Haching konnte Schnatterers Tor nicht mehr aufholen". kicker (in German).
* ↑ "Thurk macht Sieg gegen neun Erfurter klar". kicker (in German).
* ↑ "Joker Bagceci macht Heidenheim froh". kicker (in German).
* ↑ "Heidenheim siegt verdient im Spitzenspiel". kicker (in German). 9 February 2013.
* ↑ "Joker Hörnig macht's in letzter Sekunde". kicker (in German).
* ↑ "Kraus hält Heidenheim im Aufstiegsrennen". kicker (in German).
* ↑ "Thurk macht den Sack zu". kicker (in German). 2 March 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
* ↑ "Schnatterer erlöst den FCH". kicker (in German).
* ↑ "Malura leitet den Dreier ein". kicker (in German).
* ↑ "Wittek bringt FCH den Last-Minute-Sieg". kicker (in German).
* ↑ "Kraus beschert FCH spätes Remis". kicker (in German).
* ↑ "FCH verliert an Boden im Aufstiegsrennen". kicker (in German).
* ↑ "FCH bezwingt dezimierte Arminen". kicker (in German). Retrieved 22 October 2021.
* ↑ "Schnatterer kann's doch vom Punkt". kicker (in German).
* ↑ "Kraus gleicht doppelt aus". kicker (in German).
* ↑ "Niederlechner lässt Heidenheim träumen". kicker (in German).
* ↑ "Auch Thurk schafft das Wunder nicht". kicker (in German).
* ↑ "Dedic steht zweimal goldrichtig". kicker (in German).