2012–13 Swansea City A.F.C. season
The 2012–13 season was Swansea City's fourth season in the top tier of English football, and their second consecutive season in the Premier League. It was their 93rd season in the English football league system.
| 2012–13 season | |||
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| Chairman | Huw Jenkins | ||
| Manager | Michael Laudrup | ||
| Stadium | Liberty Stadium | ||
| Premier League | 9th | ||
| FA Cup | Third round | ||
| League Cup | Winners | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Michu (18) All: Michu (22) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 20,650 vs. Manchester United (23 December 2012, Premier League) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 9,025 vs. Barnsley (28 August 2012, League Cup) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 20,370 (League games only) | ||
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The club celebrated its centenary, and to mark the occasion released a new crest. In keeping with the centenary theme, the home kit for the season used the colours white and gold, rather than the more traditional white and black, making it very similar to the 2011–12 Real Madrid home kit (also manufactured by Adidas). The away kit for the season was red, white and green, depicting the colours of the Welsh flag.
During pre-season, Brendan Rodgers became the new Liverpool manager and signed a three-year contract on 1 June. In total, Liverpool paid Swansea £7 million in compensation for Rodgers, coach Colin Pascoe, assistant performance analyst Chris Davies and performance consultant Glen Driscoll. On 15 June, Swansea appointed former Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus midfielder Michael Laudrup as their new manager. Laudrup signed a two-year contract with the club.