# 2012–13 Austrian Football Bundesliga

The 2012–13 Austrian Football Bundesliga was the 101st season of top-tier football in Austria. The season began on 21 July 2012 and ended on 26 May 2013, with the winter break held between 22 December 2012 and 9 February 2013.

## Teams
### Stadia and locations

| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
| Admira | Maria Enzersdorf | Trenkwalder Arena | 12,000 |
| Austria Wien | Vienna | Franz Horr Stadium | 14,100 |
| SV Mattersburg | Mattersburg | Pappelstadion | 15,100 |
| Rapid Wien | Vienna | Gerhard Hanappi Stadium | 18,500 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | Wals-Siezenheim | Red Bull Arena | 30,188 |
| SV Ried | Ried im Innkreis | Keine Sorgen Arena | 7,680 |
| Sturm Graz | Graz | UPC-Arena | 15,400 |
| Wacker Innsbruck | Innsbruck | Tivoli-Neu | 16,008 |
| Wiener Neustadt | Wiener Neustadt | Stadion Wiener Neustadt | 7,500 |
| Wolfsberger AC | Wolfsberg | Lavanttal-Arena | 8,000 |

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Austria Wien (C) | 36 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 84 | 31 | +53 | 82 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Red Bull Salzburg | 36 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 91 | 39 | +52 | 77 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Rapid Wien | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 57 | 39 | +18 | 57 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Sturm Graz | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 49 | 56 | −7 | 48 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Wolfsberger AC | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 53 | 56 | −3 | 47 | |
| 6 | SV Ried | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 46 | |
| 7 | Wiener Neustadt | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 60 | −28 | 36 | |
| 8 | Wacker Innsbruck | 36 | 11 | 3 | 22 | 41 | 75 | −34 | 36 | |
| 9 | Admira Wacker Mödling | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 47 | 68 | −21 | 35 | |
| 10 | Mattersburg (R) | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 36 | 67 | −31 | 35 | Relegation to Austrian First Football League |

## Results

All club will play four times against each other, twice home and twice away, for a total of 36 matches.

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Philipp Hosiner | Admira / Austria Wien | 32 |
| 2 | Jonathan Soriano | Red Bull Salzburg | 26 |
| 3 | Sadio Mané | Red Bull Salzburg | 16 |
| 4 | Deni Alar | Rapid Wien | 15 |
| 4 | René Gartler | Ried | 15 |
| 6 | Terrence Boyd | Rapid Wien | 13 |
| 7 | Richard Sukuta-Pasu | Sturm Graz | 12 |
| 8 | Alan | Red Bull Salzburg | 11 |
| 8 | Robert Žulj | Ried | 11 |
| 10 | Christian Falk | Wolfsberger AC | 10 |
| 10 | Alexander Gorgon | Austria Wien | 10 |
| 10 | Tomáš Jun | Austria Wien | 10 |
| 10 | Mihret Topčagić | Wolfsberger AC | 10 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Håvard Nielsen | Red Bull Salzburg | Admira | 4–4 | 18 August 2012 |
| Günter Friesenbichler | Wiener Neustadt | Wacker Innsbruck | 3–2 | 18 August 2012 |
| Christian Falk | Wolfsberger AC | Wiener Neustadt | 6–0 | 15 September 2012 |
| Philipp Hosiner | Austria Wien | Admira | 6–4 | 27 October 2012 |
| Philipp Hosiner | Austria Wien | Ried | 6–1 | 4 November 2012 |
| René Gartler | Ried | Mattersburg | 6–1 | 10 November 2012 |
| Deni Alar | Rapid Wien | Ried | 4–3 | 1 December 2012 |
| Philipp Hosiner | Austria Wien | Wolfsberger AC | 6–3 | 8 December 2012 |
| Sadio Mané | Red Bull Salzburg | Mattersburg | 7–0 | 15 December 2012 |
| Alan | Red Bull Salzburg | Wolfsberger AC | 6–2 | 20 April 2013 |
| Jonathan Soriano | Red Bull Salzburg | Wolfsberger AC | 6–2 | 20 April 2013 |