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. The DFB also issued suspensions to several Hertha players—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. Kobiashvili's suspension was reduced to seven and a half months and Lell's ban was reduced to 5 matches. The suspensions were for an altercation with the referee during the playoff with Fortuna Düsseldorf. Lell and Mijatović were eventually released by the club. The club itself was also disciplined for its role in the events of the second leg of the playoff, originally being issued a €50,000 fine and limited to 20,000 tickets sold for their league match against Paderborn 07. The fine, however, was later reduced to €40,000 and the ticket sale limit increased to 27,500. No tickets are allowed to be sold on the matchday. The club was also ordered to spend an additional €40,000 on a non-profit program as part of the discipline. Christian Lell, Andre Mijatović, Andreas Ottl and Patrick Ebert were all released from the club following the conclusion of the 2011–12 season.
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.DFB-Pokal 2012/2013 .:. Spielplan DFB-Pokal 2012–13, accessed: 23 September 2012
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. They later secured the 2012–13 2. Bundesliga title after defeating 1. FC Köln 2–1 on 12 May, their third 2. Bundesliga championship.
Match results
Legend
Friendly matches
2. Bundesliga
League results and fixtures
Table
Overall league table
Table summary
DFB-Pokal
Squad
Squad and statistics
Squad, appearances and goals scored Sources:
Bookings NumberNationalityPositionName2. BundesligaDFB-PokalTotal1GKThomas Kraft1000102DFPeter Pekarík4000404DFRoman Hubník1000105 DFMaik Franz5100518MFMarcel Ndjeng5000509FWAdrián Ramos10001010 FWÄnis Ben-Hatira301040 11FWSami Allagui10001012MFRonny40004018 MFPeter Niemeyer900090 21 GKSascha Burchert010001 22 DFFelix Bastians101020 24 MFPeer Kluge60006026 MFNico Schulz200020 27DFAlfredo Morales10001028MFFabian Lustenberger40004032MFFabian Holland60006033 FWSandro Wagner400040 37 GKPhilip Sprint001010 TOTALS58230612
Transfers
In
Out No.Pos.NameAgeEUMoving toTypeTransfer WindowTransfer feeSources2DFChristian Lell27EULevanteReleasedSummerFree5DFAndre Mijatović32EUFC IngolstadtReleasedSummerFree8MFAndreas Ottl27EUFC AugsburgReleasedSummerFree13MFNikita Rukavytsya25Non EUMainz 05TransferSummer 20MFPatrick Ebert25EUReal ValladolidReleasedSummerFree29DFSebastian Neumann21EUVfL OsnabrückTransferSummer39FWMarco Djuricin19EUJahn RegensburgLoanSummer
Kits
Sources
External links 2012–13 Hertha BSC season at Weltfussball.de 2012–13 Hertha BSC season at kicker.de 2012–13 Hertha BSC season at Fussballdaten.de