The 2012–13

Hertha BSC Hertha, Berliner Sport-Club e. V., commonly known as Hertha BSC () or Hertha Berlin, is a German professional football club based in Berlin. Hertha BSC plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football league system, German footbal ...

season was the 120th season in club history. Hertha BSC lost to

Fortuna Düsseldorf Düsseldorfer Turn- und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V., commonly known as Fortuna Düsseldorf (), is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, that competes in the 2. Bundesliga. Founded in 1895, Fo ...

in the promotion/relegation playoff. The sports court and the Federal Court of the

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(DFB) confirmed the club's relegation after the club appealed the result of the second leg, losing both appeals. Defender

Levan Kobiashvili Levan Kobiashvili ( ka, ლევან კობიაშვილი, born 10 July 1977) is a Georgian former professional footballer and the current president of the Georgian Football Federation and a member of Parliament of Georgia. He pla ...

was suspended for the remainder of the 2012 calendar year, whilst goalkeeper

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was suspended for five matches for their role in an altercation with the referee during the promotion/relegation playoff against Fortuna Düsseldorf.

Christian Lell Christian Lell (born 29 August 1984) is a German former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Career Bayern Munich Early career Born in Munich, Bavaria, Lell started his training with FC Alemannia München, He earned a place in B ...

and

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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

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season after losing to 2. Bundesliga club

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—

was banned for a year,

was banned for six matches,

was banned for five matches and

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,

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and

Patrick Ebert Patrick Ebert (born 17 March 1987) is a German former professional footballer who played as a winger. Playing career Hertha Born in Potsdam, East Germany, Ebert started playing football for TuS Gaarden in Kiel at the age of four. He completed h ...

were all released from the club following the conclusion of the 2011–12 season. Hertha BSC participated in the 2012–13 edition of the

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, where it was knocked out in the first round by

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side

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. After its 1–0 win over

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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

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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

Transfers

In

Out

Kits

Sources

External links

2012–13 Hertha BSC season at Weltfussball.de

2012–13 Hertha BSC season at kicker.de

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Hertha BSC seasons