The 2012–13 1. FC Nürnberg season is the 113th season in the club's football history.
| 2012–13 season | ||||
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| Manager | Dieter Hecking / Michael Wiesinger | |||
| Stadium | Frankenstadion | |||
| Bundesliga | 10th | |||
| DFB-Pokal | 1st Round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Nilsson (6) All: Nilsson (6) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 50,000 vs Dortmund, Bayern and Fürth | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 30,397 vs Hoffenheim | |||
| Average home league attendance | 41,518 | |||
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Review and events edit
In 2012–13, the club plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. It is the clubs fourth consecutive season in this league, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 2009.
The club also took part in the 2012–13 edition of the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup, where it was knocked out by fourth division side TSV Havelse, losing 3–2 in extra time.[1]
Matches edit
Legend edit
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches edit
| 29 June 2012 | SSV Kasendorf | 0–12 | Nürnberg | Kasendorf |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02) |  17', 23' Polter 47', 74' Wießmeier 70', 85' Nilsson 88', 88' Ngankam 89' Esswein 22' Gebhart 80' Own Goal |
Attendance: 3,500 |
| 5 July 2012 | Eintracht Bamberg | 0–4 | Nürnberg | Bamberg |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02) | 4' Polter 61' Kiyotake 72' Ngankam 82' Wießmeier |
Stadium: Fuchs-Park Stadion Attendance: 2,750 |
| 8 July 2012 | Nürnberg | 0–0 | Karlsruhe | St. Gallen, Switzerland |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Stadium: AFG Arena |
| 8 July 2012 | St. Gallen  | 0–0 | Nürnberg | St. Gallen, Switzerland |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Stadium: AFG Arena |
| 14 July 2012 | SSV Ulm 1846 | 2–3 | Nürnberg | Ulm |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Braig 4' Treske 26' (pen.) |
33' Pinola 60' Gebhart 90' Mak |
Stadium: Donaustadion Attendance: 850 |
| 21 July 2012 | Nürnberg | 4–2 | Borussia Dortmund | Nuremberg |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Balitsch 30' Mintál 44' (pen.) Polter 70' Frantz 88' |
15' Kehl 62' Błaszczykowski |
Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 31,051 Referee: Aytekin (Oberasbach) |
| 27 July 2012 | Ingolstadt 04 | 2–2 | Nürnberg | Ingolstadt |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Eigler 54', 67' |
37' (pen.), 57' (pen.) Gebhart |
Stadium: Audi Sportpark Attendance: 4,250 Referee: Dietz |
| 30 July 2012 | Nürnberg | 5–0 |  Sivasspor | Jenbach, Austria |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Simons 34' (pen.) Polter 39' Balitsch 46' Feulner 61' Nilsson 68' |
Stadium: Fußballplatz Jenbach Attendance: 400 |
| 3 August 2012 |  Raika Längenfeld | 0–12 | Nürnberg | Längenfeld, Austria |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02) | 9', 15' Pekhart 49', 73', 76' Wießmeier 60', 67' (pen.) Cohen 61', 79' Esswein 69', 80' Klement 88' Ngankam |
Stadium: Fußballplatz Jenbach |
| 10 August 2012 |  Real Betis | 1–0 | Nürnberg | Schweinfurt |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Molina 24' |
Stadium: Willy-Sachs-Stadion Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Petersen (Stuttgart) |
Bundesliga edit
League results and fixtures edit
| 25 August 2012 1 | Hamburg | 0–1 | Nürnberg | Hamburg |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+02) | Match Report | Balitsch 68' |
Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 50,123 Referee: Marco Fritz Man of the Match: R. Adler |
| 1 September 2012 2 | Nürnberg | 1–1 | Borussia Dortmund | Nuremberg |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+02) | Pekhart 31' |
Match Report | Błaszczykowski 40' |
Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 50.000 (sell-out) Referee: Tobias Welz Man of the Match: Gündoğan |
| 15 September 2012 3 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2–3 | Nürnberg | Mönchengladbach |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+02) | De Jong 45' Xhaka 53' |
Match Report | Klose 17' Simons 25'Kiyotake 55' |
Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 52,195 Referee: Christian Dingert Man of the Match: Kiyotake |
| 21 September 2012 4 | Nürnberg | 1–2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Nuremberg |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02) | Polter 76' |
Match Report | Hoffer 25' Inui 60' |
Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 45,033 Referee: Felix Zwayer Man of the Match: Rode |
| 26 September 2012 5 | Hannover 96 | 4–1 | Nürnberg | Hannover |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Stindl 21' Huszti 29'Ya Konan 52', 64' |
Match Report | Chandler 73' |
Stadium: AWD-Arena Attendance: 36,200 Referee: Daniel Siebert Man of the Match: Huszti |
| 29 September 2012 6 | Nürnberg | 0–2 | VfB Stuttgart | Nuremberg |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+02) | Match Report | Ibišević 1' Harnik 75' |
Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 43,018 Referee: Florian Meyer Man of the Match: Ibišević |
| 6 October 2012 7 | SC Freiburg | 3–0 | Nürnberg | Freiburg |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+02) | Makiadi 36' D. Caligiuri 90' (pen.)Terrazzino 90' |
Match Report | Stadium: Mage Solar Stadion Attendance: 22,800 Referee: Michael Weiner Man of the Match: Makiadi |
| 21 October 2012 8 | Nürnberg | 0–0 | Augsburg | Nuremberg |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+02) | Match Report | Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 40,171 Referee: Wolfgang Stark Man of the Match: Baier |
| 27 October 2012 9 | Schalke 04 | 1–0 | Nürnberg | Gelsenkirchen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+02) | Farfán 77' |
Match Report | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,673 (sell-out) Referee: Knut Kircher Man of the Match: Fuchs |
| 3 November 2012 10 | Nürnberg | 1–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Nuremberg |
| 15:30 | Gebhart 76' |
Match Report | Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 37,586 Referee: Christian Dingert Man of the Match: Gebhart |
| 9 November 2012 11 | Mainz 05 | 2–1 | Nürnberg | Mainz |
| 20:30 | N. Müller 12' Ivanschitz 21' |
Match Report | Nilsson 40' |
Stadium: Coface Arena Attendance: 31,390 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer Man of the Match: Kirchhoff |
| 17 November 2012 12 | Nürnberg | 1–1 | Bayern Munich | Nuremberg |
| 15:30 | Feulner 46' |
Match Report | Mandžukić 3' |
Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 50,000 (sell-out) Referee: Manuel Gräfe Man of the Match: T. Klose |
| 24 November 2012 13 | Greuther Fürth | 0–0 | Nürnberg | Fürth |
| 15:30 | Match Report | Stadium: Trolli Arena Attendance: 18,000 (sell-out) Referee: Felix Brych Man of the Match: T. Klose |
| 28 November 2013 14 | Nürnberg | 4–2 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Nuremberg |
| 20:45 | Kiyotake 6', 86' Nilsson 43'Polter 69' |
Match Report | Schipplock 43' Salihović 81' (pen.) |
Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 30,397 Referee: Dr. Jochen Drees Man of the Match: Kiyotake |
| 1 December 2012 15 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–0 | Nürnberg | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 | Kießling 37' |
Match Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,325 Referee: Markus Schmidt Man of the Match: Reinartz |
| 8 December 2012 16 | Nürnberg | 2–0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Nuremberg |
| 15:30 | Polter 27' Feulner 90' |
Match Report | Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 37,041 Referee: Marco Fritz Man of the Match: Feulner |
| 16 December 2012 17 | Werder Bremen | 1–1 | Nürnberg | Bremen |
| 17:30 | Petersen 88' |
Match Report | Gebhart 82' |
Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 38,553 Referee: Manuel Gräfe Man of the Match: Schäfer |
| 20 January 2013 18 | Nürnberg | 1–1 | Hamburg | Nuremberg |
| 15:30 | Pekhart 75' |
Match Report | Rudņevs 70' |
Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 42,601 Referee: Tobias Welz Man of the Match: Schäfer |
| 25 January 2013 19 | Borussia Dortmund | 3–0 | Nürnberg | Dortmund |
| 20:30 | Błaszczykowski 18', pen.' (21) Lewandowski 88' |
Match Report | Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 80,100 Referee: Michael Weiner Man of the Match: Błaszczykowski |
| 3 February 2013 20 | Nürnberg | 2–1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Nuremberg |
| 15:30 | Simons 4' (pen.) Pekhart 30' |
Match Report | Herrmann 58' |
Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 37,793 Referee: Florian Meyer Man of the Match: Herrmann |
| 9 February 2013 21 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0–0 | Nürnberg | Frankfurt |
| 15:30 | Match Report | Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena Attendance: 45,400 Referee: Christian Dingert Man of the Match: Trapp |
| 17 February 2013 22 | Nürnberg | 2–2 | Hannover 96 | Nuremberg |
| 15:30 | Klose 53' Polter 90' |
Match Report | Huszti 41' Ya Konan 68' |
Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 36,101 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer Man of the Match: Pinto |
| 23 February 2013 23 | VfB Stuttgart | 1–1 | Nürnberg | Stuttgart |
| 15:30 | Traoré 51' |
Match Report | Feulner 77' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 46,570 Referee: Tobias Stieler Man of the Match: Schäfer |
| 2 March 2013 24 | Nürnberg | 1–1 | SC Freiburg | Nuremberg |
| 15:30 | Simons 33' (pen.) |
Match Report | Schmid 83' |
Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 38,188 Referee: Felix Zwayer Man of the Match: Diagne |
| 8 March 2013 25 | Augsburg | 1–2 | Nürnberg | Augsburg |
| 20:30 | Werner 36' |
Match Report | Kiyotake 21' Esswein 54' |
Stadium: SGL arena Attendance: 30,660 (sell-out) Referee: Günter Perl Man of the Match: Esswein |
| 16 March 2013 26 | Nürnberg | 3–0 | Schalke 04 | Nuremberg |
| 15:30 | Feulner 31' Esswein 69'Frantz 87' |
Match Report | Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 46,055 Referee: Jochen Drees Man of the Match: Esswein |
| 31 March 2013 27 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–2 | Nürnberg | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30 | Diego 2' Olić 27' |
Match Report | Simons 61' Nilsson 66' |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 25,524 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer Man of the Match: Simons |
| 7 April 2013 28 | Nürnberg | 2–1 | Mainz 05 | Nuremberg |
| 15:30 | Nilsson 54', 69' |
Match Report | N. Müller 60' |
Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 35,082 Referee: Tobias Stieler Man of the Match: Nilsson |
| 13 April 2013 29 | Bayern Munich | 4–0 | Nürnberg | Munich |
| 15:30 | Boateng 5' Gómez 17'Rafinha 24'Shaqiri 56' |
Match Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 71,000 (sell-out) Referee: Michael Weiner Man of the Match: Boateng |
| 21 April 2013 30 | Nürnberg | 0–1 | Greuther Fürth | Nuremberg |
| 17:30 | Match Report | Geis 27' |
Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 50,000 (sell-out) Referee: Manuel Gräfe Man of the Match: Geis |
| 27 April 2013 31 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 2–1 | Nürnberg | Sinsheim |
| 15:30 | Weis 11' Salihović 19' |
Match Report | Simons 58' (pen.) |
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 28,675 Referee: Markus Schmidt Man of the Match: Salihović |
| 4 May 2013 32 | Nürnberg | 0–2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Nuremberg |
| 15:30 | Match Report | Toprak 26' Kießling 62' (pen.) |
Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 40,581 Referee: Tobias Welz Man of the Match: Toprak |
| 11 May 2013 33 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1–2 | Nürnberg | Düsseldorf |
| 15:30 | Balitsch 23' (ogg.) |
Match Report | Mak 58' Plattenhardt 64' |
Stadium: Esprit Arena Attendance: 53,500 (sell-out) Referee: Knut Kircher Man of the Match: Mak |
| 18 May 2013 34 | Nürnberg | 3–2 | Werder Bremen | Nuremberg |
| 15:30 | Nilsson 61' Polter 81'Pekhart 88' |
Match Report | De Bruyne 37', 89' |
Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 46,157 Referee: Guido Winkmann |
League table edit
Current league table edit
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | −9 |
Last updated: 19 March 2013.
Source: kicker
DFB-Pokal edit
| 19 August 2012 1 | TSV Havelse | 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Nürnberg | Garbsen |
| 14:30 CEST (UTC+02) | Beismann 13' Posipal 59'Vučinović 97' |
Esswein 7' Mak 80' |
Stadium: Willhelm-Langrehr-Stadion Attendance: 3,506 (sell-out) Referee: Robert Kempter (Sauldorf) |
Overall edit
| Matches played | 34 |
| Matches won | 10 |
| Matches drawn | 11 |
| Matches lost | 13 |
| Goals scored | 38 |
| Goals conceded | 48 |
| Goal difference | −10 |
| Clean sheets | 7 |
| Yellow cards | |
| Red cards | 2 |
| Best result(s) | 3 – 0 (vs. Schalke 04) |
| Worst result(s) | 0 – 4 (vs. Bayern Munich) |
| Points earned | 41/102 (34.50%) |
Squad edit
Squad and statistics edit
| Squad Season 2012–13 Sources:[2][3][4] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | Totals | |||||||
| Player | Nat. | Birthday | at FCN since | Previous club | Matches | Goals | Matches | Goal | Matches | Goals |
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| Raphael Schäfer |  |
30 January 1979 | 2008 | VfB Stuttgart | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Patrick Rakovsky | |
2 June 1993 | 2011 | Schalke 04 youth | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| Per Nilsson |  |
15 September 1982 | 2010 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6 |
| Marcos António |  |
25 May 1983 | 2012 | Rapid București | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Timm Klose | |
9 May 1988 | 2011 | Thun | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Noah Korczowski | |
8 January 1994 | 2012 | Schalke 04 youth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Marvin Plattenhardt | |
26 January 1992 | 2010 | Nürnberg II | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Berkay Dabanli | |
27 June 1990 | 2013 | Kayserispor | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Javier Pinola |  |
24 February 1983 | 2005 | Racing Club | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Timothy Chandler |  |
29 March 1990 | 2010 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| Timmy Simons |  |
11 December 1976 | 2010 | PSV | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 5 |
| Hanno Balitsch | |
2 January 1981 | 2012 | Bayer Leverkusen | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| Markus Feulner | |
12 February 1982 | 2011 | Borussia Dortmund | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 |
| Timo Gebhart | |
12 April 1989 | 2013 | VfB Stuttgart | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| Hiroshi Kiyotake |  |
12 November 1989 | 2012 | Cerezo Osaka | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 4 |
| Róbert Mak |  |
8 March 1991 | 2010 | Manchester City | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 2 |
| Mike Frantz | |
14 October 1986 | 2008 | Saarbrücken | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Almog Cohen |  |
1 September 1988 | 2010 | Maccabi Netanya | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Muhammed Ildiz | |
14 May 1991 | 2013 | Rapid Wien | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Markus Mendler | |
7 January 1993 | 2010 | Nürnberg youth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mu Kanazaki | |
16 February 1989 | 2013 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Niklas Stark | |
14 April 1995 | 2013 | Nürnberg youth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| Sebastian Polter | |
1 April 1991 | 2012 | VfL Wolfsburg | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 5 |
| Tomáš Pekhart |  |
26 May 1989 | 2011 | Baumit Jablonec | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 4 |
| Alexander Esswein | |
25 March 1990 | 2011 | Dynamo Dresden | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 3 |
Sources edit
- ^ DFB-Pokal 2012/2013.:. Spielplan (in German) DFB-Pokal 2012–13, accessed: 6 September 2012
- ^ "1. FC Nürnberg – eingesetzte Spieler Saison 2011/12" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ "1. FC Nürnberg – Kader". fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ "Spielstatistik Havelse – 1. FC Nürnberg". fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
External links edit
- 2012–13 1. FC Nürnberg season at Weltfussball.de (in German)
- 2012–13 1. FC Nürnberg season at kicker.de (in German)
- 2012–13 1. FC Nürnberg season at Fussballdaten.de (in German)