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2012–13 1. FC Köln season

Field	Value
club	1. FC Köln
season	2012–13
manager	Holger Stanislawski
chairman	Werner Spinner
stadium	RheinEnergieStadion,
Cologne, NRW
league	2. Bundesliga
league result	5th
cup1	DFB-Pokal
cup1 result	Round of 16
highest attendance	46,000 (vs. 1. FC Kaiserslautern)
lowest attendance	22,900 (vs. SV Sandhausen)
average attendance	37,811
prevseason	2011–12
nextseason	2013–14
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Cologne, NRW

The 2012–13 1. FC Köln season was the 64th season in club history. In the 2012–13 season, the club played in the 2. Bundesliga; the second tier of German football. It was the club's first season back in this league, after being relegated from the Bundesliga in 2012. The season started on 5 August 2012 and ended on 19 May 2013.

Review and events

Season

The club is taking part of the 2012–13 edition of the 2. Bundesliga and the 2012–13 edition of the DFB-Pokal. The season started on 5 August 2012 with a loss against Eintracht Braunschweig and ended on 19 May 2013 against Ingolstadt 04.

The club started their league season with a six-match winless streak. Their first league win came against FSV Frankfurt on matchday seven. Overall, The first victory came against SpVgg Unterhaching in the opening round of the cup.

Holger Stanislawski was hired as the new head coach on 14 May 2012.

Discipline

1. FC Köln was hit with a €50,000 fine. The club was only allowed to sell 15.000 tickets to its own supporters and a maximum of 5.000 tickets to supporters of SV Sandhausen.

Financial problems

There have been repeated rumours about the club being in a grave financial situation. In a letter to club supporters, the club stated "The current financial position of the 1st FC Köln is serious. However, we also want to use this letter to continually eliminate repeated rumors that are without substance. An over-dramatizing the situation is just as damaging as to trivialize it." The club stated that they'll be using revenue bonds for debt restructuring.

Problem supporters

Supporters of the club went to the home of Kevin Pezzoni and harassed and threatened him. Pezzoni's car was "smeared."

Chronology of events

Date	Event	Source
19 February 2012	In a carnival party, Kevin Pezzoni has to have surgery because of a broken nose after an incident. Pezzoni was "portrayed as one of the biggest scapegoats" during the 2011–12 season
27 August 2012	1. FC Köln starts the season without any victory. Erzgebirge Aue defeats 1. FC Köln in the 4th match of the season. The defence was blamed and Pezzoni is the specific player blamed for the loss.
28 August 2012	An angry club supporter starts a Facebook page against Pezzoni. That night, five "extreme" supporters go outside Pezzoni's flat and made threats. His car is defaced.
31 August 2012	Pezzoni is transfer listed.
1 September 2012	Pezzoni is released from his contract.
2 September 2012	Pezzoni leaves Cologne and moves in with his parents in Frankfurt.
6 September 2012	Jürgen Domian, who called himself Benny, is named as the initiator of the incident at Pezzoni's flat. He is a 21 years old with a criminal record.

Match results and fixtures

Legend

2. Bundesliga

League results and fixtures

Match	Date	Time	Venue	City	Opponent	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers	Table	Source	1. FC Köln	Opponent	Pos.	Pts.
1		15:30	Eintracht-Stadion	Braunschweig	Eintracht Braunschweig	0–1	21,820	—	Ademi	16	0	title=Ademi braucht nur wenige Sekunden gegen Köln	url=https://www.kicker.de/braunschweig-gegen-koeln-2012-bundesliga-1441347/analyse	access-date=6 September 2012	newspaper=kicker	date=5 August 2012	language=de}}
2		18:00	RheinEnergieStadion	Cologne	SV Sandhausen	1–1	22,900	Bröker	Dorn	15	1	title=Dorn nutzt Breckos unglückliche Vorlage	url=https://www.kicker.de/koeln-gegen-sandhausen-2012-bundesliga-1441355/analyse	access-date=6 September 2012	newspaper=kicker	date=10 August 2012	language=de}}
3		20:15	Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion	Aue	Erzgebirge Aue	0–2	9,000	—	Müller
Savran	17	1	title=Matchwinner Müller: Erster Treffer, erster Dreier	url=https://www.kicker.de/aue-gegen-koeln-2012-bundesliga-1441371/analyse	access-date=6 September 2012	newspaper=kicker	date=27 August 2012	language=de}}
4		18:15	RheinEnergieStadion	Cologne	Energie Cottbus	0–1	34,000	—	Sanogo	17	1	title=Dank Kirschbaum hält der Höhenflug an	url=https://www.kicker.de/koeln-gegen-cottbus-2012-bundesliga-1441373/analyse	access-date=26 September 2012	newspaper=kicker	date=31 August 2012	language=de}}
5		20:45	RheinEnergieStadion	Cologne	FC St. Pauli	0–0	45,200	—	—	16	2	title=Kölner Angriffsreihe vergibt beste Chancen	url=https://www.kicker.de/koeln-gegen-st-pauli-2012-bundesliga-1441383/analyse	newspaper=kicker	date=17 September 2012	language=de}}
6		18:00	Stadion An der Alten Försterei	Berlin	Union Berlin	1–2	16,750	Bröker	Silvio
Mattuschka	17	2	title=Silvio und Mattuschka sorgen für den ersten Sieg	url=https://www.kicker.de/union-gegen-koeln-2012-bundesliga-1441394/analyse	access-date=22 September 2012	newspaper=kicker	date=21 September 2012	language=de}}
7		17:30	RheinEnergieStadion	Cologne	FSV Frankfurt	2–1	32,000	Strobl
Chihi	Verboek	16	5	title=Strobl und Chihi machen die Kölner froh	url=https://www.kicker.de/koeln-gegen-fsv-frankfurt-2012-bundesliga-1441401/analyse	access-date=25 September 2012	newspaper=kicker	date=25 September 2012	language=de}}
8		18:00	Benteler Arena	Paderborn	Paderborn 07	2–1	15,000	Ujah
Chihi	Zeitz	14	8	title=Chihi kommt, trifft und Köln siegt	url=https://www.kicker.de/paderborn-gegen-koeln-2012-bundesliga-1441410/analyse	access-date=28 September 2012	newspaper=kicker	date=28 September 2012	language=de}}
9		20:15	RheinEnergieStadion	Cologne	Dynamo Dresden	1–1	41,800	Ujah	Poté	13	9	title=Poté bestraft Fehler - Ujah belohnt Chancenfestival	url=https://www.kicker.de/koeln-gegen-dresden-2012-bundesliga-1441419/analyse	access-date=8 October 2012	newspaper=kicker	date=8 October 2012	language=de}}
10		13:00	Jahnstadion	Regensburg	Jahn Regensburg	3–2	11,465	Ujah
Maroh
Bigalke	Müller
Rahn	11	12	title=Bigalke stellt das Spiel komplett auf den Kopf	url=https://www.kicker.de/regensburg-gegen-koeln-2012-bundesliga-1441435/analyse	access-date=20 October 2012	newspaper=kicker	date=20 October 2012	language=de}}
11		18:00	RheinEnergieStadion	Cologne	1. FC Kaiserslautern	3–3	46,000	Chihi
Clemens
Royer	Baumjohann
Idrissou {{Goal	60	88}}	10	13	title=3:3! Spektakel am Dom: Idrissou wahrt Lauterns Serie	url=https://www.kicker.de/koeln-gegen-klautern-2012-bundesliga-1441436/analyse	access-date=26 October 2012	newspaper=kicker	date=26 October 2012	language=de}}

12		13:30	Scholz-Arena	Aalen	VfR Aalen	0–2	10,091	—	Dausch
Cidimar	12	13	title=Cidimar bestraft müde Kölner	url=https://www.kicker.de/aalen-gegen-koeln-2012-bundesliga-1441452/analyse	access-date=4 November 2012	newspaper=kicker	date=4 November 2012	language=de}}
13		18:00	RheinEnergieStadion	Cologne	MSV Duisburg	0–0	39,900	—	—	12	14	title=Am Ende muss Horn noch den Punkt retten	url=https://www.kicker.de/koeln-gegen-duisburg-2012-bundesliga-1441454/analyse	access-date=9 November 2012	newspaper=kicker	date=9 November 2012	language=de}}
14		20:30	Allianz Arena	Munich	1860 München	2–0	25,800	McKenna
Chihi	—	11	17	title=McKenna und Chihi beenden Kölns Wartezeit	url=https://www.kicker.de/muenchen-gegen-koeln-2012-bundesliga-1441465/analyse	access-date=16 November 2012	date=16 November 2012	language=de}}
15		18:00	RheinEnergieStadion	Cologne	VfL Bochum	3–1	40,000	Ujah {{Goal	11	84}}
McKenna	Gelashvili	10	20	title=Ujah besiegelt Bochumer Niederlage	url=https://www.kicker.de/koeln-gegen-bochum-2012-bundesliga-1441472/analyse	access-date=23 November 2012	newspaper=kicker	date=23 November 2012	language=de}}

16		20:15	Olympic Stadium	Berlin	Hertha BSC	1–1	36,000	McKenna	Ronny	11	21	title=McKenna trifft - Ronny hat die Antwort	url=https://www.kicker.de/hertha-gegen-koeln-2012-bundesliga-1441481/analyse	access-date=1 December 2012	newspaper=kicker	date=29 November 2012	language=de}}
17		13:30	RheinEnergieStadion	Cologne	Ingolstadt 04	1–0	38,500	Ujah	—	10	24	title=Ujahs Hechtkopfball sichert den Arbeitssieg	url=https://www.kicker.de/koeln-gegen-ingolstadt-2012-bundesliga-1441490/analyse	access-date=2 December 2012	newspaper=kicker	date=2 December 2012	language=de}}
18		20:15	RheinEnergieStadion	Cologne	Eintracht Braunschweig	2–2	38,000	Clemens
Ujah	Kumbela
Bičakčić	T9	25	title=Bicakcic beendet den Top-Spiel-Krimi	url=https://www.kicker.de/koeln-gegen-braunschweig-2012-bundesliga-1441499/analyse	access-date=18 March 2013	newspaper=kicker	date=10 December 2012	language=de}}
19		18:00	Hardtwaldstadion	Sandhausen	SV Sandhausen	0–0	6,200	—	—	T9	26	title=Sandhausen erkämpft einen Punkt gegen Köln	url=https://www.kicker.de/sandhausen-gegen-koeln-2012-bundesliga-1441516/analyse	access-date=18 March 2013	newspaper=kicker	date=14 December 2012	language=de}}
20		13:00	RheinEnergieStadion	Cologne	Erzgebirge Aue	2–1	41,800	Maroh
Clemens	Pezzoni	8	29	title=Clemens' Traumtor sichert den späten Sieg	url=https://www.kicker.de/koeln-gegen-aue-2013-bundesliga-1441517/analyse	access-date=18 March 2013	newspaper=kicker	date=2 February 2013	language=de}}
21		13:00	Stadion der Freundschaft	Cottbus	Energie Cottbus	0–0	10,201	—	—	9	30	title=Kirschbaum steht bei Brökers Kopfball richtig	url=https://www.kicker.de/cottbus-gegen-koeln-2013-bundesliga-1441532/analyse	access-date=18 March 2013	newspaper=kicker	date=9 February 2013	language=de}}
22		20:15	Millerntor-Stadion	Hamburg	FC St. Pauli	1–0	29,063	Clemens	—	5	33	title=Dank Clemens macht Köln einen Sprung	url=https://www.kicker.de/st-pauli-gegen-koeln-2013-bundesliga-1441535/analyse	access-date=18 March 2013	newspaper=kicker	date=18 February 2013	language=de}}
23		13:00	RheinEnergieStadion	Cologne	Union Berlin	2–0	42,000	McKenna
Maierhofer	—	4	36	title=McKenna und Maierhofer machen alles klar	url=https://www.kicker.de/koeln-gegen-union-2013-bundesliga-1441545/analyse	access-date=18 March 2013	newspaper=kicker	date=23 February 2013	language=de}}
24		13:30	Frankfurter Volksbank Stadion	Frankfurt	FSV Frankfurt	1–1	10,740	Clemens	Yelen	4	37	title=Clemens kontert Yelen spät - Klandt lange unüberwindbar	url=https://www.kicker.de/fsv-frankfurt-gegen-koeln-2013-bundesliga-1441559/analyse	access-date=18 March 2013	newspaper=kicker	date=3 March 2013	language=de}}
25		13:00	RheinEnergieStadion	Cologne	Paderborn 07	3–0	42,700	Matuschyk
Ujah {{Goal	64	83}}	—	4	40	title=Clemens glänzt als Vorbereiter, Ujah als Torjäger	url=https://www.kicker.de/koeln-gegen-paderborn-2013-bundesliga-1441563/analyse	access-date=18 March 2013	newspaper=kicker	date=9 March 2013	language=de}}

26		20:15	Glücksgas Stadium	Dresden	Dynamo Dresden	2–0	27,284	Ujah {{Goal	73	81}}	—	4	43	title=Ujah macht´s wieder doppelt	url=https://www.kicker.de/dresden-gegen-koeln-2013-bundesliga-1441575/analyse	access-date=18 March 2013	newspaper=kicker	date=18 March 2013	language=de}}

27		13:30	RheinEnergieStadion	Cologne	Jahn Regensburg	2–1	45,600	McKenna
Royer	Djuricin	3	46	title=Royer ist der glücklichere Joker	url=https://www.kicker.de/koeln-gegen-regensburg-2013-bundesliga-1441581/analyse	access-date=5 April 2013	newspaper=kicker	date=31 March 2013	language=de}}
28		18:00	Fritz-Walter-Stadion	Kaiserslautern	1. FC Kaiserslautern	0–3	49,780	—	Idrissou {{Goal	41	79}}
Šimůnek	4	46	title=Idrissou und Simunek erobern Rang drei zurück	url=https://www.kicker.de/klautern-gegen-koeln-2013-bundesliga-1441590/analyse	access-date=5 April 2013	newspaper=kicker	date=5 April 2013	language=de}}

29		13:30	RheinEnergieStadion	Cologne	VfR Aalen	1–0	44,100	Przybyłko	—	4	49	title=Przybylko verwandelt Köln in ein Tollhaus	url=https://www.kicker.de/koeln-gegen-aalen-2013-bundesliga-1441598/analyse	access-date=14 April 2013	newspaper=kicker	date=14 April 2013	language=de}}
30		20:15	Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena	Duisburg	MSV Duisburg	1–1	27,029	Bröker	Bomheuer	4	50	title=Bomheuer bestraft Kölner Nachlässigkeiten	url=https://www.kicker.de/duisburg-gegen-koeln-2013-bundesliga-1441612/analyse	access-date=22 April 2013	newspaper=kicker	date=22 April 2013	language=de}}
31		13:30	RheinEnergieStadion	Cologne	1860 München	1–1	49,100	Ujah	Halfar	4	51	title=Halfar bestraft Kölner Nachlässigkeiten	url=https://www.kicker.de/koeln-gegen-muenchen-2013-bundesliga-1441616/analyse	access-date=28 April 2013	newspaper=kicker	date=28 April 2013	language=de}}
32		13:00	rewirpowerSTADION	Bochum	VfL Bochum	1–2	28,400	Chihi	Dedić
Maltritz	4	51	date=4 May 2013	title=Neururers Serie hält!	language=de-DE	work=kicker	url=https://www.kicker.de/bochum-gegen-koeln-2013-bundesliga-1441631/analyse	access-date=10 June 2020}}
33		13:30	RheinEnergieStadion	Cologne	Hertha BSC	1–2	49,500	Clemens	Kobiashvili
Morales	5	51	date=12 May 2013	title=Geburtstagskind Morales beschenkt sich selbst	language=de-DE	work=kicker	url=https://www.kicker.de/koeln-gegen-hertha-2013-bundesliga-1441634/analyse	access-date=10 June 2020}}
34		13:30	Audi Sportpark	Ingolstadt	Ingolstadt 04	3–0	12,520	Royer
Nascimento
Ujah	—	5	54	date=19 May 2013	title=Drei Tore bei Stanislawskis Abschied	language=de-DE	work=kicker	url=https://www.kicker.de/ingolstadt-gegen-koeln-2013-bundesliga-1441650/analyse	access-date=10 June 2020}}

Table

Overall league table

Results summary

DFB-Pokal

Round	Date	Time	Venue	City	Opponent	Result	Attendance	1. FC Köln
goalscorers	Source
1	18 August 2012	15:30	Generali Sportpark	Unterhaching	SpVgg Unterhaching	2–1	7,500	Bröker {{Goal	28	40}}
2	30 October 2012	19:00	EWR-Arena	Worms	Wormatia Worms	0–0	7,203	—	title=Brecko beendet das Zittern	url=https://www.kicker.de/worms-gegen-koeln-2012-dfb-pokal-1828618/analyse	access-date=30 October 2012	newspaper=kicker	date=30 October 2012	language=de}}
3	19 December 2012	20:30	Mercedes-Benz Arena	Stuttgart	VfB Stuttgart	1–2	27,500	Clemens	title=Gentner bricht den Bann	url=https://www.kicker.de/stuttgart-gegen-koeln-2012-dfb-pokal-1874421/analyse	access-date=18 March 2013	newspaper=kicker	date=19 December 2012	language=de}}

Squad information

Squad and statistics

Squad, appearances and goals

Source:

|- ! colspan="10" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Goalkeepers |- ! colspan="10" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Defenders |- ! colspan="10" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Midfielders |- ! colspan="10" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Strikers |- ! colspan="10" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| No longer at club |}

Bookings

Sources:

TOTALS	45	0	0	1	0	0	46	0	0

Transfers

In

Pos.	Name	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer Window	Contract ends	Transfer fee	Sources
Midfield	Matthias Lehmann	Yes	Eintracht Frankfurt	Transfer	Summer		Martin Lanig	title=Lanig und Lehmann tauschen Trikots	url=https://www.kicker.de/lanig-und-lehmann-tauschen-trikots-570650/artikel	access-date=27 September 2012	newspaper=kicker	date=18 June 2012	language=de}}
Midfield	Daniel Royer	Yes	Hannover 96	Loan	Summer			title=Royer und Wimmer werden Geißböcke	url=https://www.kicker.de/royer-und-wimmer-werden-geissboecke-570974/artikel	access-date=27 September 2012	newspaper=kicker	date=24 June 2012	language=de}}
Defence	Kevin Wimmer	Yes	LASK Linz	Transfer	Summer
Midfield	Sascha Bigalke	Yes	SpVgg Unterhaching	Transfer	Summer	30 June 2015
Midfield	Anthony Ujah	No	Mainz 05	Loan	Summer	30 June 2013
Forward	Stefan Maierhofer	Yes	Red Bull Salzburg		Winter	30 June 2013		title=Maierhofer landet beim FC	url=https://www.kicker.de/maierhofer-landet-beim-fc-580053/artikel	access-date=18 March 2013	newspaper=kicker	date=9 January 2013	language=de}}

Out

No.	Pos.	Name	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer Window	Transfer fee	Sources
9	Forward	Lukas Podolski	Yes	Arsenal F.C.	Transfer	Summer	€13 Million
	Midfielder	Armando Petit	Yes	Boavista F.C.	End of contract	Summer	Free
	Defender	Andrezinho	No			Summer	Free
	Forward	Mark Uth	Yes	SC Heerenveen	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed
	Midfielder	Mitchell Weiser	Yes	Bayern Munich	Transfer	Summer
	Defender	Pedro Geromel	Yes	RCD Mallorca	Loan	Summer	Undisclosed
	Goalkeeper	Michael Rensing	Yes	Bayer Leverkusen		Summer	Free
	Midfielder	Christopher Buchtmann	Yes	FC St. Pauli	Transfer	Summer	Free
6	Midfielder	Kevin Pezzoni	Yes	Erzgebirge Aue	Released	Winter	Free	title=Aue beendet Pezzonis Vereinssuche	url=https://www.kicker.de/aue-beendet-pezzonis-vereinssuche-579499/artikel	access-date=21 December 2012	newspaper=kicker	date=21 December 2012	language=de}}
	Forward	Chong Tese	No	Suwon Samsung Bluewings		Winter

Notes

1.Times are in the CET/CEST.
2.1. FC Köln goals listed first.
3.Players who were in the squad at the time of the first competitive fixture; but have left the club or loan out since.

Sources

Match reports

Other sources

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