2012–13 Frauen-Bundesliga

The 2012–13 season of the Frauen-Bundesliga was the 23rd season of Germany's premier women's football league. The season began on 1 September 2012 and ended on 12 May 2013. Turbine Potsdam were the defending champions.

Frauen-Bundesliga
Season2012–13
ChampionsVfL Wolfsburg
RelegatedSC 07 Bad Neuenahr
FSV Gütersloh 2009
UEFA Women's Champions LeagueVfL Wolfsburg
1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
Matches played132
Goals scored451 (3.42 per match)
Top goalscorerYūki Ōgimi
(18 goals)
Biggest home winVfL Wolfsburg 10–0 FSV Gütersloh 2009
Biggest away winVfL Sindelfingen 1–9 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
Highest scoringVfL Sindelfingen 1–9 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
VfL Wolfsburg 10–0 FSV Gütersloh 2009
FCR 2001 Duisburg 7–3 FSV Gütersloh 2009
Highest attendance5,859[1]
Wolfsburg 4–0 Bad Neuenahr
Lowest attendance80[1]
Sindelfingen 0–3 Duisburg

The title was won by VfL Wolfsburg for the first time. Turbine Potsdam finished in second place and qualified for the UEFA Women's Champions League.

Duisburg and Bad Neuenahr went into administration during the season. As a result, Bad Neuenahr decided to withdraw from the league, sparing Sindelfingen from relegation.

Changes from 2011–12

SG Essen-Schönebeck was renamed SGS Essen and played their home games in the Stadion Essen.

Teams

The teams promoted from the previous season's 2nd Bundesliga were VfL Sindelfingen as winners of the Southern division and FSV Gütersloh 2009 as runners-up of the Northern division.

TeamHome cityHome ground
SC 07 Bad NeuenahrBad Neuenahr-AhrweilerApollinarisstadion
Bayer 04 LeverkusenLeverkusenUlrich-Haberland-Stadion (Amateur)
FC Bayern MunichMunichSportpark Aschheim
FCR 2001 DuisburgDuisburgPCC-Stadion
SGS EssenEssenStadion für Essen
1. FFC FrankfurtFrankfurtStadion am Brentanobad
SC FreiburgFreiburgMöslestadion
FSV Gütersloh 2009GüterslohHeidewaldstadion
FF USV JenaJenaSportzentrum Oberaue
VfL SindelfingenSindelfingenFloschenstadion
1. FFC Turbine PotsdamPotsdamKarl-Liebknecht-Stadion
VfL WolfsburgWolfsburgVfL-Stadium

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition
1. FFC FrankfurtSven KahlertSacked12 September 2012[2]Philipp Dahm13 September 2012[3]4th
FCR 2001 DuisburgMarco KetelaerMutual consent31 December 2012[4]Petra Hauser1 January 2013[5]9th
FCR 2001 DuisburgPetra HauserSacked28 February 2013Sven Kahlert[6]1 March 20139th
1. FFC FrankfurtPhilipp DahmSacked18 April 2013[7]Sascha Glass (interim)18 April 20133rd

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1VfL Wolfsburg (C)2217237116+55532013–14 UEFA Champions League Round of 32
21. FFC Turbine Potsdam2216157016+5449
31. FFC Frankfurt2215255226+2647
4FC Bayern Munich2214174924+2543
5SC Freiburg229583331+232
6SGS Essen228682630−430
7SC 07 Bad Neuenahr (R)228682529−430Club withdrawal
8Bayer 04 Leverkusen226883140−926
9FCR 2001 Duisburg2273123747−1024
10FF USV Jena2264122447−2322
11VfL Sindelfingen2233161473−5912
12FSV Gütersloh 2009 (R)2221191972−537Relegation to 2013–14 2. Bundesliga
Source: kicker.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ AwayBADLEVBAYDUIESSFRAFREGÜTJENSINPOTWOL
Bad Neuenahr0–01–01–11–00–14–01–00–00–00–32–2
Bayer Leverkusen1–12–11–10–00–31–13–01–24–02–41–4
Bayern Munich2–13–22–22–12–10–28–04–02–02–03–0
MSV Duisburg0–21–22–12–01–32–17–34–24–00–40–1
SGS Essen1–20–02–02–03–12–32–12–22–11–00–0
FFC Frankfurt4–14–21–25–21–01–01–12–17–01–02–0
Freiburg1–02–20–32–11–13–14–12–01–11–31–2
FSV Gütersloh 20090–21–30–23–21–22–51–40–14–00–20–3
Jena1–40–23–42–11–11–11–23–01–00–30–3
VfL Sindelfingen3–12–20–40–30–30–33–22–11–21–90–6
Turbine Potsdam5–13–02–16–15–11–20–05–06–06–02–0
Wolfsburg4–07–02–14–06–04–21–010–04–16–02–1
Source: kicker.de
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Ogimi won her first top-scorer award in the Bundesliga (women).

RankScorerClubGoals[8]
1 Yūki ŌgimiTurbine Potsdam18
2 Conny PohlersWolfsburg16
3 Mandy IslackerDuisburg15
4 Lena LotzenBayern Munich14
5 Kerstin GarefrekesFrankfurt13
Sarah HagenBayern Munich13
7 Genoveva AñonmaTurbine Potsdam12
Martina MüllerWolfsburg12
Alexandra PoppWolfsburg12
10 Célia Okoyino da MbabiBad Neuenahr10

References