# 2012–13 NLA season

The 2012–13 National League A season is the sixth ice hockey season of Switzerland's top hockey league, the National League A. Overall, it is the 75th season of Swiss professional hockey.

## Regular season

Final Standings
| | Team | GP | Pts | W | L | OTW | OTL | SHW | SHL |
| 1. | Fribourg-Gottéron | 50 | 99 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 2. | SC Bern | 50 | 92 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3. | EV Zug | 50 | 91 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 4. | ZSC Lions | 50 | 89 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 5. | HC Davos | 50 | 81 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 6. | HC Lugano | 50 | 80 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 7. | Genève-Servette HC | 50 | 80 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 8. | EHC Biel | 50 | 72 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 9. | Kloten Flyers | 50 | 69 | 16 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 10. | HC Ambrì-Piotta | 50 | 53 | 14 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 11. | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 50 | 53 | 13 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 12. | SCL Tigers | 50 | 41 | 10 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |

## Playoffs

| Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | | | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Fribourg-Gottéron | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | EHC Biel | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | EHC Biel | 3 | | | 1 | Fribourg-Gottéron | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | ZSC Lions | 1 | | | |
| 2 | SC Bern | 4 | | | 4 | ZSC Lions | 1 | | | |
| 7 | Genève-Servette HC | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Genève-Servette HC | 3 | | | | | | 1 | Fribourg-Gottéron | 2 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 1 | Fribourg-Gottéron | 2 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 2 | SC Bern | 4 |
| 3 | EV Zug | 4 | | | | | | | | | 2 | SC Bern | 4 |
| 6 | HC Lugano | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | HC Lugano | 3 | | | 2 | SC Bern | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | EV Zug | 3 | | | |
| 4 | ZSC Lions | 4 | | | 3 | EV Zug | 3 | | | |
| 5 | HC Davos | 3 | | | | | | | | |

## Relegation Playoffs

The bottom 4 teams of the National League A will compete in a losing team advances tournament to determine if they should stay in the League. The loser of this tournament will compete against the champions of the National League B to determine which league they will play in next season.
| Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 9 | Kloten Flyers | 4 | | | |
| 12 | SCL Tigers | 1 | | | |
| 12 | SCL Tigers | 1 | 11 | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 4 |
| | | | 12 | SCL Tigers | 3 |
| 10 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | 4 | 12 | SCL Tigers | 3 |
| 11 | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 1 | | | |

## Playdowns

The SCL Tigers were defeated by Lausanne HC, champions of the National League B, in the promotion/relegation games with a series of 4-2. The 12th team of the National League A for the season 2013/2014 will be Lausanne HC.