2012–13 Bundesliga
The 2012–13 Bundesliga was the 50th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. The season began on 24 August 2012 with the season opening match at Westfalenstadion involving defending champions Borussia Dortmund and SV Werder Bremen and ended with the last games on 18 May 2013, with a winter break between the weekends around 15 December 2012 and 19 January 2013. Bayern Munich managed to secure the championship of the 2012–13 season after only 28 match days, beating their previous record by two matches.
| Season | 2012–13 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24 August 2012 – 18 May 2013 |
| Champions | Bayern Munich 22nd Bundesliga title 23rd German title |
| Relegated | Fortuna Düsseldorf Greuther Fürth |
| Champions League | Bayern Munich Borussia Dortmund Bayer Leverkusen Schalke 04 |
| Europa League | SC Freiburg Eintracht Frankfurt VfB Stuttgart (via domestic cup) |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 898 (2.93 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Stefan Kießling (25 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Bayern Munich 9–2 Hamburger SV |
| Biggest away win | Fortuna Düsseldorf 0–5 Bayern Munich Werder Bremen 0–5 Borussia Dortmund Greuther Fürth 1–6 Borussia Dortmund Hannover 96 1–6 Bayern Munich |
| Highest scoring | Bayern Munich 9–2 Hamburger SV |
| Longest winning run | 14 games Bayern Munich |
| Longest unbeaten run | 25 games Bayern Munich |
| Longest winless run | 17 games Greuther Fürth |
| Longest losing run | 6 games 1899 Hoffenheim |
| Highest attendance | 80,645 12 games |
| Lowest attendance | 14,425 Greuther Fürth 0–3 Mainz 05 |
| Average attendance | 42,421 |
← 2011–12 2013–14 → | |
The league comprises eighteen teams: The best fifteen teams of the 2011–12 season, the best two teams from the 2011–12 2. Bundesliga and the winners of the relegation play-off between the 16th-placed Bundesliga team and the third-placed 2. Bundesliga team.