The 2012–13 season of the Women's BeNe League was the first season of the Belgium and the Netherlands' women's football top level league. Since this was the first season, the league had no reigning champion, although both countries had reigning champions from their former top leagues—Standard Liège in Belgium and ADO Den Haag in the Netherlands. The season started on 24 August 2012. The championship was won by FC Twente.
Format The season began with a national phase, involving eight teams in each nation. The teams then played a double round-robin, resulting in 14 matches per team. The best four teams from each nation then qualified for the BeNe League A. The other teams joined the BeNe League B. The best team of each country in League A qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League.
Teams Teams were required to apply for league places. In Belgium, 11 teams asked for a license, and nine teams got a license. Dutch teams had until 31 May 2011 to apply. On 5 June, the KNVB announced that nine Dutch teams would join the BeNe league. On 11 June, VVV-Venlo decided with FCE/PSV to withdraw from the BeNe League.
Team Country Home city Home ground Standard Fémina de Liège Belgium Liège Complexe Standard de Liège RSC Anderlecht Belgium Anderlecht RSCA Football Academy WD Lierse SK Belgium Lier Herman Vanderpoortenstadion K. St-Truidense VV Belgium Sint-Truiden Stayen Dames SV Zulte-Waregem Belgium Zulte Gemeentelijk Sportstadion Club Brugge Dames Belgium Bruges Olympiapark Oud-Heverlee Leuven Belgium Heverlee Gemeentelijk Stadion Beerschot AD Belgium Antwerpen Stadion FC Kontich ADO Den Haag Netherlands Den Haag Kyocera Stadion FC Twente Netherlands Enschede De Grolsch Veste Telstar Netherlands Velsen TATA Steel Stadion FC Utrecht Netherlands Utrecht Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd (Kampong) PEC Zwolle Netherlands Zwolle IJsseldelta Stadion SC Heerenveen Netherlands Heerenveen Sportpark Skoatterwâld AFC Ajax Netherlands Amsterdam Sportpark De Toekomst PSV/FC Eindhoven Netherlands Eindhoven Jan Louwers Stadion
First stage
BeNe League Red (Belgium)
BeNe League Orange (Netherlands)
Second stage
BeNe League A Standard has secured the Champions League spot as best placed Belgium team.
BeNe League B
Topscorers Below are the scorers of the single stages. There was no official top-scorer award given this year. First stage
+BeNe League OrangePos.PlayerClubGoals1 Renate Jansen ADO Den Haag102 Danielle van de Donk FCE/PSV8 Desiree van Lunteren AFC Ajax Lisanne Vermeulen PEC Zwolle5 Anouk Dekker Twente7 Sheila van den Bulk ADO Den Haag Mandy Versteegt AFC Ajax8 Maayke Heuver Twente6 Marianne van Brummelen PEC Zwolle10 Vivianne Miedema SC Heerenveen5 Sylvia Smit PEC Zwolle Sherida Spitse Twente137 players4207 players32714 players24122 players1Total: 183Games: 56Average: 3.27 Updated to games played on 21 December 2012 Source: uk.women.soccerway.com
+BeNe League RedPos.PlayerClubGoals1 Stephanie van Gils Anderlecht Féminin172 Elke Meers Sint-Truiden83 Lotte Aertsen WD Lierse7 Kristien Elsen Sint-Truiden Riana Nainggolan Beerschot Lenie Onzia WD Lierse Marte van de Wouw Beerschot Anaelle Wiard Anderlecht Féminin Aline Zeler Standard Fémina10 Maud Coutereels Standard Fémina6 Cécile de Gernier Standard Fémina Angélique de Wulf Club Brugge Vanity Lewerissa Standard Fémina Tessa Wullaert Anderlecht Féminin151 players5166 players4226 players32813 players24121 players1Total: 199Games: 56Average: 3.55 Updated to games played on 22 December 2012 Source: uk.women.soccerway.com
Second stage
+BeNe League APos.PlayerClubGoals1 Sherida Spitse FC Twente112 Aline Zeler Standard Fémina103 Ellen Jansen FC Twente94 Lotte Aertsen WD Lierse85 Chantal de Ridder AFC Ajax76 Marlous Pieëte FC Twente6 Danielle van de Donk PSV / FC Eindhoven Mauri van de Wetering PSV / FC Eindhoven9 Anouk Dekker FC Twente5 Renate Jansen ADO Den Haag Stephanie van Gils Anderlecht Féminin126 players4183 players32116 players23725 players1Total: 170Games: 56Average: 3.04 Updated to games played on 27 May 2013 Source: uk.women.soccerway.com
+BeNe League BPos.PlayerClubGoals1 Vivianne Miedema SC Heerenveen222 Sylvia Smit PEC Zwolle123 Lisanne Vermeulen PEC Zwolle114 Priscilla de Vos Telstar10 Tessa Oudejans FC Utrecht6 Pauline Crammer Zulte-Waregem8 Kristien Elsen Sint Truiden Judith Frijlink PEC Zwolle Elke Meers Sint Truiden Marianne van Brummelen PEC Zwolle112 players7134 players6161 players5174 players4228 players33011 players24130 players1Total: 244Games: 56Average: 4.36 Updated to games played on 26 May 2013 Source: uk.women.soccerway.com
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