2012–13 VfL Wolfsburg season
{{Infobox football club season
| club = VfL Wolfsburg
| season = 2012–13
| manager = Dieter Hecking
| chairman =
| stadium = Volkswagen Arena,
Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony
| league = Bundesliga
| league result = 11th
| cup1 = DFB-Pokal
| cup1 result = Semi-finalis
| cup2 =
| cup2 result =
| league topscorer = Bas Dost (8)
| season topscorer = Bas Dost (10)
| highest attendance =
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The 2012–13 VfL Wolfsburg season was the 68th season in the club's football history. In 2012–13 the club played in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. It was the club's 16th consecutive season in this league, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 1997.
The club also took part in the 2012–13 edition of the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup, where it reached the semi-finals before losing to eventual champion Bayern Munich.
Review and events
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Matches
=Legend=
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=Friendly matches=
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|team1 = VfL Wolfsburg
|score = 2–1
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|DNK}} Odense
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Schäfer {{goal|}}
Lakić {{goal|}}
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|result =W
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|team1 = Midtjylland {{flagicon|DNK}}
|score = 0–0
|report =
|team2 = VfL Wolfsburg
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|team1 = Esbjerg {{flagicon|DNK}}
|score = 2–2
|report =
|team2 = VfL Wolfsburg
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Polák {{goal|}}
Jönsson {{goal|}}
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|date = 10 July 2012
|time = 19:00
|round =
|team1 = FC St. Pauli
|score = 3–1
|report =
|team2 = VfL Wolfsburg
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|stadium =
|location = Streichmühle
|attendance =
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|result = L
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|team1 = ETSV Weiche
|score = 0–2
|report =
|team2 = VfL Wolfsburg
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Lakić {{goal|}}
Dost {{goal|}}
|stadium =
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|result =W
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|date = 17 July 2012
|time = 19:00
|round =
|team1 = Helmstedter SV
|score = –
|report =
|team2 = VfL Wolfsburg
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|team1 = Germania Egestorf
|score = 2–8
|report =
|team2 = VfL Wolfsburg
|goals1 = {{goal|}}
{{goal|}}
|goals2 = Dost {{goal|}} {{goal|}}
Helmes {{goal|}}
Hasani {{goal|}}
Naldo {{goal|}}
Kahlenberg {{goal|}}
Medojević {{goal|}}
Lakić {{goal|}}
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|team1 = Germania Halberstadt
|score = 2–4
|report =
|team2 = VfL Wolfsburg
|goals1 = {{goal|}}
{{goal|}}
|goals2 = Lakić {{goal|}} {{goal|}}
Dost {{goal|}}
Helmes {{goal|}}
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| round= Audi Football Summit
| result= L
| date= 26 July 2012
| time= 14:00 CEST
| team1= Bayern Munich
| score= 2–1
| report=
| team2= VfL Wolfsburg
| goals1= Mandžukić {{goal|29|pen.}}
Robben {{goal|39}}
| goals2= Pilař {{goal|90+2}}
| stadium= Guangdong Olympic Stadium
| attendance=
| referee=
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|date =
|time =
|round =
|team1 = Changchun Yatai F.C. {{flagicon|CHN}}
|score = 2–3
|report =
|team2 = VfL Wolfsburg
|goals1 = {{goal|}}
{{goal|}}
|goals2 = Orozco {{goal|}}
Jönsson {{goal|}}
Dejagah {{goal|}}
|stadium =
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|result =W
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|team1 = Shanghai Shenxin F.C. {{flagicon|CHN}}
|score = 1–0
|report =
|team2 = VfL Wolfsburg
|goals1 = {{goal|}}
|goals2 =
|stadium =
|location =
|attendance =
|referee =
|result =L
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|result = L
|date = 4 August 2012
|time =
|team1 = VfL Wolfsburg
|score = 0–2
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester City
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Agüero {{goal|41}}
Y. Touré {{goal|57}}
|stadium = Volkswagen Arena
|location = Wolfsburg, Germany
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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|date = 7 August 2012
|time = 19:00
|round =
|team1 = Wolfsberger AC {{flagicon|AUT}}
|score = 1–0
|report =
|team2 = VfL Wolfsburg
|goals1 = {{goal|}}
|goals2 =
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|referee =
|result =L
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=Bundesliga=
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|date = {{Start date|2012|08|25|df=y}}
|time = 20:45
|round = 1
|team1 = VfB Stuttgart
|score = 0–1
|report = [https://www.kicker.de/stuttgart-gegen-wolfsburg-2012-bundesliga-1441340/analyse Report]
|team2 = VfL Wolfsburg
|goals1 =
|goals2 = {{goal|90}} Dost
|stadium = Mercedes-Benz Arena
|location = Stuttgart
|attendance = 48.280
|referee = Tobias Welz
|result = w
}}
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|date = {{Start date|2012|09|02|df=y}}
|time = 15:30
|round = 2
|team1 = Wolfsburg
|score = 0–4
|report = [https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/09/02/germany/bundesliga/vfl-wolfsburg/hannover-96/1300784/ Report]
|team2 = Hannover 96
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Haggui {{goal|10}}
Sobiech {{goal|26||56}}
Andreasen {{goal|52}}
|stadium = Volkswagen Arena
|location = Wolfsburg
|attendance = 29,451
|referee = Wolfgang Stark
|result = L
}}
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|date = {{Start date|2012|09|14|df=y}}
|time = 20:30
|round = 3
|team1 = FC Augsburg
|score = 0–0
|report = [https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/09/14/germany/bundesliga/fc-augsburg/vfl-wolfsburg/1300796/ Report]
|team2 = Wolfsburg
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = SGL arena
|location = Augsburg
|attendance = 28,512
|referee = Guido Winkmann
|result = D
}}
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|date = 22 September 2012
|time = 14:30
|round = 4
|team1 = Wolfsburg
|score = 1–1
|report = [https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/09/22/germany/bundesliga/vfl-wolfsburg/spvgg-greuther-furth/1300801/ Summary]
|team2 = SpVgg Greuther Fürth
|goals1 = Olić {{goal|42}}
|goals2 = Pogatetz {{goal|28|o.g.}}
Mavraj {{yel|64}}
Petsos {{yel|73}}
|stadium = Volkswagen Arena
|location = Wolfsburg
|attendance = 25,552
|referee = Markus Schmidt
|result =D
}}
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|date =25 September 2012
|time =20:00
|round =5
|team1 =Bayern Munich
|score =3–0
|report =[https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/09/25/germany/bundesliga/fc-bayern-munchen/vfl-wolfsburg/1300808/ Summary]
|team2 =Wolfsburg
|goals1 =Schweinsteiger {{goal|24}}, {{yel|82}}
Mandžukić {{goal|57||65}}
|goals2 =Kahlenberg {{yel|35}}
|stadium =Allianz Arena
|location =Munich
|attendance =71,000
|referee =Christian Dingert
|result =L
}}
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|date =30 September 2012
|time =17:30
|round =6
|team1 =Wolfsburg
|score =0–2
|report =[https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/09/30/germany/bundesliga/vfl-wolfsburg/1-fsv-mainz-05/1300819/ Summary]
|team2 =Mainz 05
|goals1 =Josué {{yel|42}}
Träsch {{yel|44}}
Olić {{yel|51}}
|goals2 =Díaz {{goal|26}}
Szalai {{goal|37}}
Soto {{yel|53}}
Baumgartlinger {{yel|77}}
Caligiuri {{yel|78}}
|stadium =Volkswagen Arena
|location =Wolfsburg
|attendance =23,795
|referee =Marco Fritz
|result =L
}}
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|date =6 October 2012
|time =15:30
|round =7
|team1 =Schalke 04
|score =3–0
|report =[https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/10/06/germany/bundesliga/fc-schalke-04/vfl-wolfsburg/1300827/ Summary]
|team2 =Wolfsburg
|goals1 =Farfán {{goal|33}}
Afellay {{goal|46}}, {{yel|54}}
Neustädter {{goal|58}}
|goals2 =
|stadium =Veltins-Arena
|location =Gelsenkirchen
|attendance =60,671
|referee =Peter Sippel
|result =L
}}
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|date =20 October 2012
|time =15:30
|round =8
|team1 = VfL Wolfsburg
|score =0–2
|report =[https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/10/20/germany/bundesliga/vfl-wolfsburg/sc-freiburg/1300837/ Summary]
|team2 =SC Freiburg
|goals1 =Naldo {{yel|39}}
|goals2 =Mujdža {{yel|11}}
Caligiuri {{goal|40|pen.}}
Schuster {{goal|84}}
Diagne {{yel|86}}
|stadium =Volkswagen Arena
|location =Wolfsburg
|attendance =25,080
|referee =Robert Hartmann
|result =L
}}
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|date =27 October 2012
|time =15:30
|round =9
|team1 =Fortuna Düsseldorf
|score =1–4
|report =[https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/10/27/germany/bundesliga/dusseldorfer-tus-fortuna-1895-ev/vfl-wolfsburg/1300852/ Summary]
|team2 =VfL Wolfsburg
|goals1 =Fink {{sent off|1|59|77}}
Langeneke {{goal|71|pen.}}
Ilsø {{yel|82}}
|goals2 =Dost {{goal|50||64}}
Olić {{goal|53}}
Josué {{yel|72}}
Diego {{goal|78|pen.}}
|stadium =Esprit Arena
|location =Düsseldorf
|attendance =45,673
|referee =Tobias Welz
|result =W
}}
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|date =3 November 2012
|time =15:30
|round =10
|team1 =1. FC Nürnberg
|score =1–0
|report =[https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/11/03/germany/bundesliga/1-fc-nurnberg/vfl-wolfsburg/1300858/ Summary]
|team2 =VfL Wolfsburg
|goals1 =Gebhart {{goal|76}}
Kiyotake {{yel|84}}
Chandler {{yel|90+1}}
|goals2 =Josué {{yel|49}}
Fagner {{yel|85}}
Kjær {{yel|90+2}}
|stadium =Frankenstadion
|location =Nuremberg
|attendance =37,586
|referee =Christian Dingert
|result =L
}}
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|date =11 November 2012
|time =15:30
|round =11
|team1 =VfL Wolfsburg
|score = 3–1
|report = [https://www.kicker.de/wolfsburg-gegen-leverkusen-2012-bundesliga-1441736/analyse Report] {{in lang|de}}
|team2 =Bayer Leverkusen
|goals1 = Diego {{goal|4||16}}
Naldo {{yel|7}}
Dost {{goal|33}}
|goals2 = {{yel|48}} Boenisch
{{yel|68}} Wollscheid
{{yel|87}} Reinartz
{{goal|90+1}} Kießling
|stadium =Volkswagen Arena
|location =Wolfsburg
|attendance = 24,825
|referee = Bastian Dankert
|result = W
}}
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|date =18 November 2012
|time =17:30
|round =12
|team1 =1899 Hoffenheim
|score = 1–3
|report = [https://www.kicker.de/hoffenheim-gegen-wolfsburg-2012-bundesliga-1441748/analyse Report]
|team2 =VfL Wolfsburg
|goals1 = Rudy {{yel|55}}
Jensen {{yel|77}}
Derdiyok {{goal|88}}
|goals2 = {{goal|7}} Hasebe
{{goal|24}} Dost
{{yel|63}} Josué
{{goal|78}} Naldo
|stadium =Rhein-Neckar Arena
|location =Hoffenheim
|attendance = 20,500
|referee = Günther Perl
|result = W
}}
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|date ={{Start date|2012|11|24|df=y}}
|time = 15:30
|round =13
|team1 = VfL Wolfsburg
|score = 1–1
|report = [https://www.kicker.de/wolfsburg-gegen-bremen-2012-bundesliga-1441753/analyse Report] {{in lang|de}}
|team2 = Werder Bremen
|goals1 = Olić {{yel|26}}
Dost {{goal|64}}
Josué {{yel|88}}
|goals2 = Arnautović {{goal|35}}, {{yel|82}}
Schmitz {{sent off|2|40|62}}
De Bruyne {{yel|87}}
|stadium = Volkswagen-Arena
|location = Wolfsburg
|attendance = 29,723
|referee = Markus Schmidt
|result = D
}}
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|date ={{Start date|2012|11|28|df=y}}
|time =20:00
|round =14
|team1 =Borussia Mönchengladbach
|score = 2–0
|report = [https://www.kicker.de/mgladbach-gegen-wolfsburg-2012-bundesliga-1441761/analyse Report] {{in lang|de}}
|team2 =VfL Wolfsburg
|goals1 = Arango {{goal|11}}
Jantschke {{yel|38}}, {{goal|44}}
|goals2 = Polák {{yel|65}}
Jönsson {{yel|90+3}}
|stadium =Borussia-Park
|location =Mönchengladbach
|attendance = 40,165
|referee = Robert Hartmann
|result = L
}}
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|date ={{Start date|2012|12|02|df=y}}
|round =15
|team1 = VfL Wolfsburg
|score = 1–1
|report = [https://www.kicker.de/wolfsburg-gegen-hsv-2012-bundesliga-1441772/analyse Report] {{in lang|de}}
|team2 = Hamburger SV
|goals1 = Naldo {{yel|22}}
Kjær {{goal|68}}
|goals2 = Beister {{goal|26}}
Rincón {{yel|64}}
Adler {{yel|68}}
Westermann {{yel|83}}
|stadium = Volkswagen Arena
|location = Wolfsburg
|attendance = 28,121
|referee = Peter Sippel
|result = D
}}
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|date =8 December 2012
|time =15:30
|round =16
|team1 =Borussia Dortmund
|score = 2–3
|report = [https://www.kicker.de/dortmund-gegen-wolfsburg-2012-bundesliga-1441778/analyse Report] {{in lang|de}}
|team2 = VfL Wolfsburg
|goals1 =Reus {{goal|6}}, {{yel|49}}
Schmelzer {{sent off|0|35}}
Błaszczykowski {{goal|61|pen.}}
Gündoğan {{yel|64}}
Götze {{yel|83}}
|goals2 =Diego {{goal|36|pen.}}
Naldo {{goal|41}}
Kjær {{yel|61}}
Josué {{yel|63}}
Dost {{goal|73}}
Kahlenberg {{yel|90}}
|stadium =Westfalenstadion
|location =Dortmund
|attendance =80,000
|referee =Wolfgang Stark
|result =W
}}
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|date =15 December 2012
|time =15:30
|round =17
|team1 = VfL Wolfsburg
|score = 0–2
|report = [https://www.kicker.de/wolfsburg-gegen-frankfurt-2012-bundesliga-1441790/analyse Report]
|team2 = Eintracht Frankfurt
|goals1 = Josué {{sent off|0|16}}
Diego {{yel|56}}
Naldo {{yel|89}}
|goals2 = Meier {{goal|12}}
Inui {{goal|18}}, {{yel|78}}
|stadium = Volkswagen Arena
|location = Wolfsburg
|attendance = 26,452
|referee = {{flagicon|GER}} Peter Gagelmann
|result = L
}}
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|date =19 January 2013
|time =15:30
|round =18
|team1 =VfL Wolfsburg
|score = 2–0
|report =[https://www.kicker.de/wolfsburg-gegen-stuttgart-2013-bundesliga-1441799/analyse Report]
|team2 =VfB Stuttgart
|goals1 =Diego {{goal|51}}
Madlung {{goal|67}}
|goals2 =Niedermeier {{yel|54}}
Rüdiger {{yel|66}}
|stadium =Volkswagen Arena
|location =Wolfsburg
|attendance =24,125
|referee ={{flagicon|GER}} Felix Brych
|result =W
}}
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|date =26 January 2013
|time =15:30
|round =19
|team1 =Hannover 96
|score =2–1
|report =[http://uk.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=match&id=1300937 Summary]
|team2 = VfL Wolfsburg
|goals1 =Abdellaoue {{goal|3}}
Pocognoli {{sent off|0|34}}
Diouf {{goal|38}}
Huszti {{yel|42}}
Chahed {{yel|83}}
Hoffmann {{yel|90+3}}
|goals2 =Madlung {{goal|46}}
Naldo {{yel|47}}
Diego {{yel|88}}
|stadium =AWD-Arena
|location =Hannover
|attendance =38,800
|referee ={{flagicon|GER}} Günter Perl
|result =L
}}
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|date = 2 February 2013
|time = 15:30
|round = 20
|team1 = VfL Wolfsburg
|score = 1–1
|report = [http://uk.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=match&id=1300945 Summary]
|team2 = FC Augsburg
|goals1 = Naldo {{goal|23}}
Diego {{yel|28}}
Fagner {{yel|47}}
|goals2 = Werner {{yel|6}}
Morávek {{goal|25}}
Baier {{yel|29}}
Ostrzolek {{yel|49}}
|stadium = Volkswagen Arena
|location = Wolfsburg
|attendance = 22,257
|referee = {{flagicon|GER}} Marco Fritz
|result = D
}}
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|date = 9 February 2013
|time = 15:30
|round = 21
|team1 = Greuther Fürth
|score = 0–1
|report = [http://uk.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=match&id=1300959 Summary]
|team2 = VfL Wolfsburg
|goals1 = Klaus {{yel|9}}
Sobiech {{yel|53}}
Peković {{yel|55}}
|goals2 = Dost {{goal|23}}
Naldo {{yel|60}}
Fagner {{yel|64}}
Träsch {{yel|73}}
|stadium = Trolli Arena
|location = Fürth
|attendance = 15,045
|referee = {{flagicon|GER}} Guido Winkmann
|result = W
}}
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|date =15 February 2013
|time =20:30
|round =22
|team1 =VfL Wolfsburg
|score =0–2
|report =[http://uk.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=match&id=1300963 Summary]
|team2 =Bayern Munich
|goals1 =Madlung {{yel|24}}
Vieirinha {{yel|35}}
Dost {{yel|45+2}}
Hasebe {{yel|73}}
Naldo {{yel|80}}
|goals2 =Mandžukić {{goal|36}}
Ribéry {{yel|57}}
Dante {{yel|76}}
Robben {{goal|90+2}}
|stadium =Volkswagen Arena
|location =Wolfsburg
|attendance =30,000
|referee ={{flagicon|GER}} Felix Zwayer
|result =L
}}
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|date =23 February 2013
|time =15:30
|round =23
|team1 =Mainz 05
|score =1–1
|report =[http://uk.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=match&id=1300976 Summary]
|team2 =VfL Wolfsburg
|goals1 =Zimling {{goal|5}}, {{yel|72}}
|goals2 =Naldo {{goal|15}}
Madlung {{sent off|0|29}}
Diego {{yel|39}}
Kjær {{yel|42}}
|stadium =Coface Arena
|location =Mainz
|attendance =27,175
|referee ={{flagicon|GER}} Peter Sippel
|result =D
}}
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|date =2 March 2013
|time =15:30
|round =24
|team1 =VfL Wolfsburg
|score =1–4
|report =[http://uk.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=match&id=1300981 Summary]
|team2 =Schalke 04
|goals1 =Olić {{goal|50}}
Fagner {{yel|82}}
|goals2 =Draxler {{goal|33||63}}
Jones {{yel|73}}
Farfán {{goal|79}}
Huntelaar {{goal|86}}
|stadium =Volkswagen Arena
|location =Wolfsburg
|attendance =29,236
|referee ={{flagicon|GER}} Manuel Gräfe
|result =L
}}
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|date ={{Start date|2013|03|09|df=y}}
|time = 15:30
|round =25
|team1 = SC Freiburg
|score =2–5
|report = [http://www.dfb.de/en/leagues/?spieledb_path=%2Fen%2Fmatches%2F1120285 Report]
|team2 =VfL Wolfsburg
|goals1 = Kruse {{goal|2}}, {{yel|85}}
Krmas {{yel|15}}
Flum {{goal|65}}
|goals2 =Makiadi {{goal|7|o.g.}}
Vieirinha {{goal|16}}
Olić {{yel|19}}, {{goal|22||49}}
Polák {{yel|57}}
Diego {{yel|78}}, {{goal|90}}
Benaglio {{yel|90}}
|stadium =
|location = Freiburg
|attendance =22,900
|referee = Markus Schmidt (Stuttgart)
|result = W
}}
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|date ={{Start date|2013|03|15|df=y}}
|time =20:30
|round =26
|team1 =VfL Wolfsburg
|score =1–1
|report = [http://www.dfb.de/en/leagues/?spieledb_path=%2Fen%2Fmatches%2F1120515 Report]
|team2 = Fortuna Düsseldorf
|goals1 = Josué {{yel|17}}
Olić {{goal|51}}
Orozco {{yel|84}}
|goals2 =Bolly {{goal|37}}
Malezas {{yel|83}}
Tesche {{yel|88}}
|stadium = Volkswagen Arena
|location = Wolfsburg
|attendance =22,540
|referee = Christian Dingert (Lebecksmühle)
|result = D
}}
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|date ={{Start date|2013|03|31|df=y}}
|time = 15:30
|round =27
|team1 = VfL Wolfsburg
|score = 2–2
|report = [http://www.dfb.de/en/leagues/?spieledb_path=%2Fen%2Fmatches%2F1120566 Report]
|team2 = 1. FC Nürnberg
|goals1 = Diego {{goal|3}}, {{yel|65}}
Olić {{goal|27}}
Polák {{yel|40}}
Hasebe {{yel|84}}
|goals2 = Simons {{goal|61}}
Nilsson {{goal|66}}
|stadium = Volkswagen Arena
|location = Wolfsburg
|attendance = 25,524
|referee = Thorsten Kinhöfer
|result = D
}}
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|date = {{Start date|2013|04|06|df=y}}
|time = 15:30
|round = 28
|team1 = Bayer Leverkusen
|score = 1–1
|report = https://www.kicker.de/1441888/analyse/bayer-leverkusen-9/vfl-wolfsburg-24
|team2 = VfL Wolfsburg
|goals1 = Schürrle {{goal|12}}
Reinartz {{yel|49}}
Boenisch {{yel|84}}
|goals2 = Kjær {{yel|65}} {{goal|70}}
Fagner {{yel|81}}
Helmes {{yel|90+2}}
|stadium = BayArena
|location = Leverkusen
|attendance = 29,288
|referee = Peter Sippel
|result = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|2013|04|13|df=y}}
|time = 15:30 CEST
|round = 29
|team1 = VfL Wolfsburg
|score = 2–2
|report = https://www.kicker.de/1441898/analyse/vfl-wolfsburg-24/1899-hoffenheim-3209
|team2 = 1899 Hoffenheim
|goals1 = Arnold {{goal|13}} {{yel|41}}
Medojević {{yel|43}}
Naldo {{goal|86}}
|goals2 = Salihović {{goal|35|pen.}}
Roberto Firmino {{yel|45}}
Beck {{goal|63}}
|stadium = Volkswagen Arena
|location = Wolfsburg
|attendance = 24,221
|referee = Daniel Siebert
|result = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|2013|04|20|df=y}}
|time = 18:30 CEST
|round = 30
|team1 = Werder Bremen
|score = 0–3
|report = https://www.kicker.de/1441909/analyse/werder-bremen-4/vfl-wolfsburg-24
|team2 = VfL Wolfsburg
|goals1 = Fritz {{yel|53}}
Bargfrede {{yel|57}}
Arnautović {{yel|80}}
|goals2 = Arnold {{goal|13}}
Olić {{goal|27}}
Diego {{goal|66}}
Träsch {{yel|84}}
|stadium = Weser-Stadion
|location = Bremen
|attendance = 41,000
|referee = Felix Brych
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|2013|04|27|df=y}}
|time = 15:30 CEST
|round = 31
|team1 = VfL Wolfsburg
|score = 3–1
|report = https://www.kicker.de/1441916/analyse/vfl-wolfsburg-24/borussia-mgladbach-15
|team2 = Borussia Mönchengladbach
|goals1 = Arnold {{goal|34}}
Olić {{goal|61}}
Diego {{goal|75}}
|goals2 = Mlapa {{goal|52}}
De Jong {{yel|83}}
|stadium = Volkswagen Arena
|location = Wolfsburg
|attendance = 30,000
|referee = Tobias Stieler
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|2013|05|05|df=y}}
|time = 17:30 CEST
|round = 32
|team1 = Hamburger SV
|score = 1–1
|report = https://www.kicker.de/1441929/analyse/hamburger-sv-12/vfl-wolfsburg-24
|team2 = VfL Wolfsburg
|goals1 = Son {{yel|20}}
Westermann {{goal|45}}
Rincón {{yel|60}}
Diekmeier {{yel|90}}
|goals2 = Vieirinha {{yel|31}}
Hasebe {{goal|65}}
Perišić {{yel|90+2}}
|stadium = Volksparkstadion
|location = Hamburg
|attendance = 50,135
|referee = Jochen Drees
|result = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|2013|05|11|df=y}}
|time = 15:30 CEST
|round = 33
|team1 = VfL Wolfsburg
|score = 3–3
|report = https://www.kicker.de/1441934/analyse/vfl-wolfsburg-24/borussia-dortmund-17
|team2 = Borussia Dortmund
|goals1 = Perišić {{goal|14||22}}
Naldo {{goal|26}}
Polák {{yel|63}}
|goals2 = Bender {{goal|5}}
Reus {{yel|44}} {{goal|84||87}}
Gündoğan {{yel|62}}
|stadium = Volkswagen Arena
|location = Wolfsburg
|attendance = 30,000
|referee = Günter Perl
|result = D
}}
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|date = {{Start date|2013|05|18|df=y}}
|time = 15:30 CEST
|round = 34
|team1 = Eintracht Frankfurt
|score = 2–2
|report = https://www.kicker.de/1441948/analyse/eintracht-frankfurt-32/vfl-wolfsburg-24
|team2 = VfL Wolfsburg
|goals1 = Meier {{goal|36|pen.}}
Zambrano {{yel|45+1}}
Rode {{yel|60}}
Russ {{yel|68}}
Rodríguez {{goal|90|o.g.}}
|goals2 = Polák {{goal|8}}
Diego {{goal|19}} {{yel|28}}
Hasebe {{sent off|0|35}}
|stadium = Commerzbank-Arena
|location = Frankfurt
|attendance = 51,500
|referee = Felix Zwayer
|result = D
}}
=DFB-Pokal=
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|date ={{Start date|2012|08|18|df=y}}
|time =20:30
|round =1st Round
|team1 =Schönberg 95
|score =0–5
|report =[https://www.kicker.de/fc-schoenberg-gegen-wolfsburg-2012-dfb-pokal-1440311/spielbericht Report]
|team2 =VfL Wolfsburg
|goals1 =
|goals2 =Olić {{goal|28||30||67}}
Diego {{goal|43}}
Dost {{goal|66}}
|stadium = PokerStars.de – Stadion an der Lohmühle
|location = Lübeck
|attendance = 3,500
|referee = Robert Kampka
|result =W
}}
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|date =31 October 2012
|time =20:30
|round = 2nd Round
|team1 = VfL Wolfsburg
|score =2–0
|aet =
|report =[https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/10/31/germany/dfb-pokal/vfl-wolfsburg/fsv-frankfurt/1383856/ Summary]
|team2 = FSV Frankfurt
|goals1 =Polák {{yel|17}}
Diego {{goal|51}}
Dost {{goal|61}}
|goals2 =
|penalties1 =
|penaltyscore =
|penalties2 =
|stadium = Volkswagen Arena
|location = Wolfsburg
|attendance = 7,538
|referee = Manuel Gräfe
|result = W
}}
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|date =17 December 2012
|time =19:00
|round = 3rd Round
|team1 = VfL Wolfsburg
|score = 2–1
|aet =
|report =
|team2 = Bayer Leverkusen
|goals1 = Träsch {{goal|78}}
Bost {{goal|90}}
|goals2 = Fagner {{goal|31|o.g.}}
|penalties1 =
|penaltyscore =
|penalties2 =
|stadium = Volkswagen Arena
|location = Wolfsburg
|attendance = 10,781
|referee =
|result = w
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date =26 February 2013
|time =20:30
|round = Quarterfinals
|team1 = Kickers Offenbach
|score = 1–2
|aet =
|report =
|team2 = VfL Wolfsburg
|goals1 = Stadel {{goal|81}}
|goals2 = Olić {{goal|49}}
Dost {{goal|71}}
|penalties1 =
|penaltyscore =
|penalties2 =
|stadium = Sparda Bank Hessen Stadion
|location = Offenbach am Main
|attendance = 20,000
|referee =
|result = w
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date =16 April 2013
|time =20:30
|round = Semifinals
|team1 = Bayern München
|score = 6–1
|aet =
|report =
|team2 = VfL Wolfsburg
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|penalties1 =
|penaltyscore =
|penalties2 =
|stadium = Allianz Arena
|location = Munich
|attendance = 71,000
|referee =
|result = L
}}
Squad
=Squad, appearances and goals=
{{As of|2012|11|27}}
Source:{{cite web|title=VfL Wolfsburg|url=http://www.fussballdaten.de/vereine/vflwolfsburg/2013/|publisher=Fussballdaten.de|access-date=27 November 2012|language=German}}{{cite web|title=1. Bundesliga - VfL Wolfsburg|url=https://www.kicker.de/vfl-wolfsburg/kader/bundesliga/2012-13|access-date=27 November 2012|language=German}}{{cite news|title=Die Neuen stechen - Olic sogar dreimal!|url=https://www.kicker.de/fc-schoenberg-gegen-wolfsburg-2012-dfb-pokal-1440311/spielbericht|access-date=27 November 2012|newspaper=kicker|date=18 August 2012|language=German}}{{cite news|title=Diego bringt seine "Wölfe" auf Kurs|url=https://www.kicker.de/wolfsburg-gegen-fsv-frankfurt-2012-dfb-pokal-1828627/analyse|access-date=27 November 2012|newspaper=kicker|date=31 October 2012|language=German}}
{{Efs start|Bundesliga|DFB-Pokal}}
|-
! colspan="10" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Goalkeepers
{{Efs player|no=1|nat=SUI|name=Diego Benaglio|pos=GK|22|0|1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=21|nat=GER|name=Patrick Drewes|pos=GK|0|0|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=35|nat=SUI|name=Marwin Hitz|pos=GK|0|0|1|0}}
|-
! colspan="10" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Defenders
{{Efs player|no=5|nat=AUT|name=Emanuel Pogatetz|pos=DF|8|0|1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=16|nat=GRE|name=Sotirios Kyrgiakos|pos=DF|0|0|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=17|nat=GER|name=Alexander Madlung|pos=DF|9|2|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=25|nat=BRA|name=Naldo|pos=DF|21|3|2|0}}
{{Efs player|no=26|nat=CRO|name=Hrvoje Čale|pos=DF|0|0|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=31|nat=GER|name=Robin Knoche|pos=DF|6|0|2|0}}
{{Efs player|no=34|nat=SUI|name=Ricardo Rodríguez|pos=DF|13|0|1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=39|nat=GER|name=Michael Schulze|pos=DF|0|0|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=40|nat=DEN|name=Simon Kjær|pos=DF|14|1|1|0}}
|-
! colspan="10" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Midfielders
{{Efs player|no=4|nat=GER|name=Marcel Schäfer|pos=MF|21|0|2|0}}
{{Efs player|no=6|nat=SER|name=Slobodan Medojević|pos=MF|0|0|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=7|nat=BRA|name=Josué|pos=MF|12|0|1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=8|nat=POR|name=Vieirinha|pos=MF|17|0|2|0}}
{{Efs player|no=13|nat=JPN|name=Makoto Hasebe|pos=MF|13|1|1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=14|nat=CZE|name=Václav Pilař|pos=MF|0|0|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=15|nat=GER|name=Christian Träsch|pos=MF|10|0|1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=18|nat=GER|name=Kevin Pannewitz|pos=MF|1|0|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=22|nat=POL|name=Mateusz Klich|pos=MF|0|0|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=27|nat=GER|name=Maximilian Arnold|pos=MF|0|0|1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=29|nat=CZE|name=Jan Polák|pos=MF|15|0|1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=30|nat=VEN|name=Yohandry Orozco|pos=MF|0|0|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=37|nat=MKD|name=Ferhan Hasani|pos=MF|3|0|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=38|nat=DEN|name=Thomas Kahlenberg|pos=MF|12|0|0|0}}
|-
! colspan="10" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Strikers
{{Efs player|no=11|nat=CRO|name=Ivica Olić|pos=FW|20|2|2|3}}
{{Efs player|no=9|nat=NED|name=Bas Dost|pos=FW|21|8|2|2}}
|-
! colspan="10" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| No longer at club
{{Efs player|no=3|nat=BRA|name=Felipe Lopes|pos=DF|1|0|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=19|nat=SWE|name=Rasmus Jönsson|pos=FW|4|1|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=23|nat=GER|name=Marco Russ|pos=DF|0|0|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=24|nat=IRN|name=Ashkan Dejagah|pos=MF|1|0|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=36|nat=CRO|name=Srđan Lakić|pos=FW|6|0|1|0}}
|}
Sources
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.weltfussball.de/teams/vfl-wolfsburg/2013/3/ 2012–13 VfL Wolfsburg season at Weltfussball.de] {{in lang|de}}
- [https://www.kicker.de/vfl-wolfsburg/info/bundesliga/2012-13 2012–13 VfL Wolfsburg season at kicker.de] {{in lang|de}}
- [http://www.fussballdaten.de/vereine/vflwolfsburg/2013/ 2012–13 VfL Wolfsburg season at Fussballdaten.de] {{in lang|de}}
{{VfL Wolfsburg}}
{{2012–13 in German football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2012-13 VfL Wolfsburg season}}