A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| 2012–13 season | ||||
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| Sporting Director | Michael Preetz | |||
| Manager | Jos Luhukay | |||
| Stadium | Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany | |||
| 2. Bundesliga | 1st | |||
| DFB-Pokal | First round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ronny (18 goals) All: Ronny (18 goals) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 74,244 (v. 1. FC Union Berlin, 11 February 2013) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 23,404 (v. Paderborn 07, 3 August 2012) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 40,030 | |||
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The 2012–13 Hertha BSC season was the 120th season in club history. Hertha BSC lost to Fortuna Düsseldorf in the promotion/relegation playoff. The sports court and the Federal Court of the German Football Association (DFB) confirmed the club's relegation after the club appealed the result of the second leg, losing both appeals.
Defender Levan Kobiashvili was suspended for the remainder of the 2012 calendar year, whilst goalkeeper Thomas Kraft was suspended for five matches for their role in an altercation with the referee during the promotion/relegation playoff against Fortuna Düsseldorf. Christian Lell and Andre Mijatović were also suspended for their participation in the altercation. But both were eventually released from the club.
Review and events
Hertha BSC were relegated during the 2011–12 Bundesliga season after losing to 2. Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf in the promotion/relegation playoff. The sports court and the Federal Court of the DFB confirmed the relegation after the club appealed the result of the second leg and lost both appeals.[1][2] The DFB also issued suspensions to several Hertha players—[3]Levan Kobiashvili was banned for a year, Christian Lell was banned for six matches, Thomas Kraft was banned for five matches and Andre Mijatović was banned for four matches.[3] Kobiashvili's suspension was reduced to seven and a half months and Lell's ban was reduced to 5 matches.[4][5] The suspensions were for an altercation with the referee during the playoff with Fortuna Düsseldorf.[3] Lell and Mijatović were eventually released by the club.[6] The club itself was also disciplined for its role in the events of the second leg of the playoff,[7] originally being issued a €50,000 fine and limited to 20,000 tickets sold for their league match against Paderborn 07.[7] The fine, however, was later reduced to €40,000 and the ticket sale limit increased to 27,500.[7] No tickets are allowed to be sold on the matchday.[7] The club was also ordered to spend an additional €40,000 on a non-profit program as part of the discipline.[7] Christian Lell, Andre Mijatović, Andreas Ottl and Patrick Ebert were all released from the club following the conclusion of the 2011–12 season.[6]
Hertha BSC participated in the 2012–13 edition of the DFB-Pokal, where it was knocked out in the first round by Regionalliga Südwest side Wormatia Worms.[8]
After its 1–0 win over SV Sandhausen on 21 April 2013, Hertha ensured direct promotion to the top-flight Bundesliga for the 2013–14 season.[9][10] They later secured the 2012–13 2. Bundesliga title after defeating 1. FC Köln 2–1 on 12 May, their third 2. Bundesliga championship.[11]
Match results
Legend
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches
| 29 June 2012 | Berliner SC | 0–3 | Hertha BSC | Berlin |
| report |  33' Kachunga 46' Knoll 60' Djuricin |
Stadium: Stadion Finsterwalder Strasse |
| 4 July 2012 | Hertha BSC | 2–1 | Midtjylland | Berlin |
| 18:00 | Kachunga 17', 77' |
report | 15' Igboun |
Stadium: Amateurstadion Attendance: 2,047 |
| 10 July 2012 | Viktoria 89 Berlin | 0–2 | Hertha BSC | Berlin |
| 18:00 | report | 10' Raffael 58' Ndjeng |
Stadium: Friedrich-Ebert-Stadion Attendance: 3,680 |
| 13 July 2012 | Hertha BSC | 0–1 | Teplice | Berlin |
| 18:00 | report | 73' Mahmutović |
Stadium: Amateurstadion Attendance: 1,680 |
| 18 July 2012 | Hannover 96 | 0–4 | Hertha BSC | Hildesheim |
| 18:30 | report | 37', 68' Beichler 47' (o.g.) Andreasen 89' Ronny |
Stadium: Friedrich-Ebert-Stadion Attendance: 3,680 Referee: Florian Meyer |
| 21 July 2012 | Norwich City | 2–3 | Hertha BSC | Gleisdorf |
| 18:00 | Vaughan 48', 58' |
report | 12', 13', 51' Kachunga |
Stadium: Solar-Stadion |
| 24 July 2012 | TSV Hartberg | 1–1 | Hertha BSC | Hartberg |
| 18:30 | Hopfer 32' |
report | 5' Wagner |
Stadium: Stadion Hartberg |
| 28 July 2012 | Hertha BSC | 0–2 | Juventus | Berlin |
| 15:15 | report | 21' Matri 90' Krasić |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 32,588 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
| 9 January 2013 | Hertha BSC | 2–1 | VfL Wolfsburg II | Berlin |
| Allagui 39' Wagner 90' |
report | 66' Bošković |
Stadium: Amateurstadion Attendance: 943 |
| 12 January 2013 | VfL Wolfsburg | 5–1 | Hertha BSC | Wolfsburg |
| Perišić 4' Vieirinha 29'Orozco 35'Kahlenberg 54'Knoche 81' |
report | 88' Lasogga |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 4,473 Referee: Arne Aarnink |
| 16 January 2013 | Hamburger SV | 2–1 | Hertha BSC | Hamburg |
| Berg 19', 25' |
report | 53' Mukhtar |
Attendance: 30 |
| 22 January 2013 | Hertha BSC | 2–2 | Bayern Munich II | Belek, Turkey |
| Ronny 19' Kluge 27' |
report | 75', 79' Duhnke |
Stadium: Cornelia Diamond Resort Attendance: 200 |
| 25 January 2013 | Hertha BSC | 3–2 | Sturm Graz | Belek, Turkey |
| Ronny 36' Allagui 37'Ben-Hatira 70' |
report | 12' Szabics 71' Kainz |
2. Bundesliga
League results and fixtures
| 3 August 2012 1 | Hertha BSC | 2–2 | Paderborn 07 | Berlin |
| 20:30 | Ronny 65' Allagui 88' |
Report | 43' Yılmaz 86' Meha |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 23,404 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
| 12 August 2012 2 | FSV Frankfurt | 3–1 | Hertha BSC | Frankfurt |
| 15:30 | Schlicke 51' Leckie 63'Verhoek 90+1' |
Report | 40' Ben-Hatira |
Stadium: Frankfurter Volksbank Stadion Attendance: 6,329 Referee: Guido Winkmann |
| 24 August 2012 3 | Hertha BSC | 2–1 | Jahn Regensburg | Berlin |
| 18:00 | Allagui 41' Wagner 43' |
Report | 57' Sembolo |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 29,886 Referee: Harm Osmers |
| 3 September 2012 4 | Union Berlin | 1–2 | Hertha BSC | Berlin |
| 20:15 | Quiring 69' |
Report | 30' Wagner 73' Ronny |
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 16,750 Referee: Peter Gagelmann |
| 16 September 2012 5 | Hertha BSC | 2–0 | VfR Aalen | Berlin |
| 13:30 | Ramos 60' Ronny 90+1' |
Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 34,712 Referee: Peter Sippel |
| 22 September 2012 6 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1–1 | Hertha BSC | Kaiserslautern |
| 13:00 | Idrissou 66' |
Report | 69' Ronny |
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 31.000 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer |
| 26 September 2012 7 | Hertha BSC | 1–0 | Dynamo Dresden | Berlin |
| 17:30 | Brégerie 5' (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 45.747 Referee: Günter Perl |
| 1 October 2012 8 | MSV Duisburg | 2–2 | Hertha BSC | Duisburg |
| 20:15 | Baljak 55', 72' |
Report | 3' Hubník 78' Wagner |
Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena Attendance: 12.177 Referee: Martin Petersen |
| 5 October 2012 9 | Hertha BSC | 3–0 | 1860 München | Berlin |
| 13:30 | Ramos 55' Ben-Hatira 57', 77' |
Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 32,547 Referee: Markus Schmidt |
| 19 October 2012 10 | VfL Bochum | 0–2 | Hertha BSC | Bochum |
| 13:30 | Report | 46' Kluge 79' Ndjeng |
Stadium: rewirpowerSTADION Attendance: 13,985 Referee: Florian Meyer |
| 27 October 2012 11 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 1–1 | Hertha BSC | Braunschweig |
| 13:30 | Kruppke 25' |
Report | 78' Ramos |
Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 21,645 Referee: Jochen Drees |
| 2 November 2012 12 | Hertha BSC | 0–0 | FC Ingolstadt | Berlin |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 33.156 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
| 9 November 2012 13 | SV Sandhausen | 1–6 | Hertha BSC | Sandhausen |
| 18:00 | Wooten 75' |
Report | 28' Ramos 34' Niemeyer 68' (pen.) Ronny 81' Allagui 89' Ndjeng 90' Sahar |
Stadium: Hardtwaldstadion Attendance: 8,300 Referee: Christian Dietz |
| 19 November 2012 14 | Hertha BSC | 1–0 | FC St. Pauli | Berlin |
| 20:15 | Sahar 85' |
Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 39,127 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer |
| 25 November 2012 15 | Erzgebirge Aue | 0–4 | Hertha BSC | Aue |
| 13:30 | Report | 1' Ramos 8' Niemeyer 56' (pen.) Ronny 74' Allagui |
Stadium: Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance: 11,150 Referee: Michael Weiner |
| 29 November 2012 16 | Hertha BSC | 1–1 | 1. FC Köln | Berlin |
| 20:15 | Ronny 44' |
Report | 35' McKenna |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 34.307 Referee: Tobias Welz |
| 3 December 2012 17 | Energie Cottbus | 1–2 | Hertha BSC | Cottbus |
| 20:15 | Sørensen 54' |
Report | 16' Kluge 84' Ronny |
Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft Referee: Florian Meyer |
| 8 December 2013 18 | Paderborn 07 | 0–1 | Hertha BSC | Paderborn |
| 13:00 | Report | 65' Ramos |
Stadium: Energieteam Arena Attendance: 9.416 Referee: Tobias Stielar |
| 15 December 2012 19 | Hertha BSC | 2–1 | FSV Frankfurt | Berlin |
| 13:00 | Ndjeng 82' Ronny 84' |
Report | 55' Görlitz |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 29.951 Referee: Tobias Christ |
| 3 February 2013 20 | Jahn Regensburg | 1–5 | Hertha BSC | Regensburg |
| 13:30 | Weidlich 78' |
Report | 52' Ramos 56' (pen.), 85' Ronny 68' Wagner 90' Knoll |
Stadium: Jahnstadion Attendance: 10.212 Referee: Guido Winkmann |
| 12 February 2013 21 | Hertha BSC | 2–2 | Union Berlin | Berlin |
| 20:45 | Ramos 73' Ronny 86' |
Report | 9' Terodde 49' Nemec |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 74.244 Referee: Florian Meyer |
| 16 February 2013 22 | VfR Aalen | 0–1 | Hertha BSC | Aalen |
| 13:00 | Report | 76' Ndjeng |
Stadium: Scholz-Arena Attendance: 8.119 Referee: Christian Dingert |
| 25 February 2013 23 | Hertha BSC | 1–0 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Berlin |
| 20:15 | Kluge 68' |
Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 37.347 Referee: Tobias Welz |
| 1 March 2013 24 | Dynamo Dresden | 1–0 | Hertha BSC | Dresden |
| 13:00 | Lasogga 38' (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: Glücksgas Stadium Attendance: 29.174 Referee: Michael Weiner |
| 10 March 2013 25 | Hertha BSC | 4–2 | MSV Duisburg | Berlin |
| 13:30 | Ramos 12' Ronny 24'Allagui 57', 64' |
Report | 49' Brandy 72' Bomheuer |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 31.635 Referee: Peter Sippel |
| 16 March 2013 26 | 1860 München | 0–0 | Hertha BSC | Munich |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 25.400 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
| 30 March 2013 27 | Hertha BSC | 2–0 | VfL Bochum | Berlin |
| 13:00 | Ronny 4' Schulz 46' |
Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 34.802 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
| 8 April 2013 28 | Hertha BSC | 3–0 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Berlin |
| 20:15 | Ronny 34', 76' Ramos 55' |
Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 51.029 Referee: Peter Gagelmann |
| 12 April 2013 29 | FC Ingolstadt | 1–1 | Hertha BSC | Ingolstadt |
| 18:00 | Caiuby 14' |
Report | 64' Ben-Hatira |
Stadium: Audi Sportpark Attendance: 9,167 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
| 21 April 2013 30 | Hertha BSC | 1–0 | SV Sandhausen | Berlin |
| 13:30 | Lasogga 85' |
Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 52,135 Referee: Christian Leicher |
| 28 April 2013 31 | FC St. Pauli | 2–3 | Hertha BSC | Hamburg |
| 13:30 | Thy 66' Ginczek 85' |
Report | 23' Allagui 88' Ronny 90' Wagner |
Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 29.063 Referee: Felix Brych |
| 3 May 2013 32 | Hertha BSC | 3–2 | Erzgebirge Aue | Berlin |
| 18:00 | Ramos 10' Ronny 34'Hubník 44' |
Report | 46', 66' Sylestr |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 33,200 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
| 12 May 2013 33 | 1. FC Köln | 1–2 | Hertha BSC | Cologne |
| 13:30 | Clemens 68' |
Report | 36' Kobiashvili 55' Morales |
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 49.500 Referee: Guido Winkmann |
| 19 May 2013 34 | Hertha BSC | 1–1 | Energie Cottbus | Berlin |
| 13:30 | Brooks 87' |
Report | 28' Farina |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 63.267 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
Table
Overall league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hertha BSC (C, P) | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 65 | 28 | +37 | 76 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
| 2 | Eintracht Braunschweig (P) | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 52 | 34 | +18 | 67 | |
| 3 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 58 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 4 | FSV Frankfurt | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 54 | |
| 5 | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 54 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Table summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 65 | 28 | +37 | 76 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 12 | +19 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 16 | +18 |
Last updated: 19 May 2013.
Source: kicker.de
DFB-Pokal
| 19 August 2012 1st Round | Wormatia Worms | 2 – 1 | Hertha BSC | Worms |
| 14:30 | Bauer 3' (pen.) Dressler 82' |
Report | 64' Wagner |
Stadium: EWR-Arena Attendance: 6.263 Referee: Norbert Grudzinski |
Squad
Squad and statistics
Squad, appearances and goals scored
Sources:[12][13]
As of 18 May 2013[update]
