2012–13 2. Frauen-Bundesliga

The 2012–13 season of the Women's 2nd Fußball-Bundesliga was the ninth season of Germany's second-tier women's football league.

2. Bundesliga (women)

Season	2012–13
Champions	BV Cloppenburg (North) TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (South)
Promoted	BV Cloppenburg TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Relegated	Holstein Kiel FFC Oldesloe Bad Neuenahr II SV RW Bardenbach 1. FFC Recklinghausen
Matches played	266
Goals scored	960 (3.61 per match)
Top goalscorer	Julia Manger (24 goals)
← 2011–12 2013–14 →

BV Cloppenburg and 1899 Hoffenheim gained promotion to the 2013–14 Fußball-Bundesliga (women) season, by respectively winning the North and South groups. 1. FFC Recklinghausen and BW Hohen Neuendorf played each other as they finished in the tenth position from each groups, for the playoff match to determine the fifth team that was relegated.

Final standings

North

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	BV Cloppenburg (C)	22	17	3	2	54	14	+40	54	Promotion to 2013–14 Fußball-Bundesliga
2	Herforder SV Borussia Friedenstal	22	15	2	5	62	26	+36	47
3	SV Meppen	22	15	1	6	40	22	+18	46
4	Turbine Potsdam II	22	14	3	5	60	27	+33	45
5	Werder Bremen	22	13	3	6	54	32	+22	42
6	1. FC Lok Leipzig	22	9	6	7	41	37	+4	33
7	1. FC Lübars	22	9	2	11	31	28	+3	29
8	Magdeburger FFC	22	6	6	10	28	36	−8	24
9	FF USV Jena II	22	4	4	14	23	49	−26	16
10	Blau-Weiß Hohen Neuendorf	22	3	5	14	18	56	−38	14	Qualification for the relegation play-off
11	Holstein Kiel (R)	22	3	4	15	20	54	−34	13	Relegation to 2013–14 Regionalliga
12	FFC Oldesloe (R)	22	4	1	17	16	66	−50	13

Updated to match(es) played on 30 May 2013. Source: kicker.de (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

South

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	1899 Hoffenheim (C)	22	18	2	2	73	23	+50	56	Promotion to 2013–14 Fußball-Bundesliga
2	1. FC Köln	22	17	4	1	66	14	+52	55
3	SC Sand	22	17	3	2	65	22	+43	54
4	TSV Crailsheim	22	9	5	8	39	31	+8	32
5	ETSV Würzburg	22	10	2	10	44	53	−9	32
6	1. FC Saarbrücken	22	9	3	10	40	36	+4	30
7	Bayern Munich II	22	8	5	9	42	32	+10	29
8	FFC Frankfurt II	22	8	2	12	27	40	−13	26
9	1. FFC 08 Niederkirchen	22	6	4	12	37	40	−3	22
10	1. FFC Recklinghausen (R)	22	5	2	15	31	79	−48	17	Qualification for the relegation play-off
11	Bad Neuenahr II (R)	22	3	5	14	17	48	−31	14	Relegation to 2013–14 Regionalliga
12	SV RW Bardenbach (R)	22	2	3	17	23	86	−63	9

Updated to match(es) played on 30 May 2013. Source: kicker.de (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Relegation play-off

Blau-Weiß Hohen Neuendorf won the play-off 6–3 on aggregate and remained in the second division.

2 June 2013

14:00

Blau-Weiß Hohen Neuendorf	5 – 1	1. FFC Recklinghausen
Gabriel 40', 76' Pantelmann 78' Sommer 80' Rogg 90+2'	Report	Rogalla 65'

Referee: Daniela Illing

9 June 2013

13:00

1. FFC Recklinghausen	2 – 1	Blau-Weiß Hohen Neuendorf
Rogalla 41' Pointke 70'	Report	Rogg 83'

Referee: Ines Appelmann