| 2012–13 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Jochen A. Rotthaus | |||
| Manager | Frank Kramer | |||
| Stadium | Rhein-Neckar Arena, Sinsheim, Baden-Württemberg | |||
| Bundesliga | 16th | |||
| DFB-Pokal | First round | |||
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The 2012–13 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim season was the 114th 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 fifth consecutive season in this league, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 2008.
The club also took part in the 2012–13 edition of the DFB-Pokal, where they were eliminated in the first round by fourth division side Berliner AK 07, losing 4–0.
Review and events
1899 Hoffenheim began their season with a 4–0 defeat against regional team Berliner AK, the largest victory for a fourth division club against a Bundesliga side. Tim Wiese made his competitive debut for the club. On 3 December, manager Markus Babbel was released because of poor results, with the team in 16th place in the Bundesliga.
Competitions
Bundesliga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 34 | |
| 15 | FC Augsburg | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 33 | |
| 16 | 1899 Hoffenheim (O) | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 42 | 67 | −25 | 31 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 17 | Fortuna Düsseldorf (R) | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 30 | Relegation to 2. Bundesliga |
| 18 | Greuther Fürth (R) | 34 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 60 | −34 | 21 |
Source: Bundesliga.de, kicker.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Matches
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| 25 August 2012 1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2–1 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Mönchengladbach |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Jantschke 22' Hanke 33' Arango 79' Xhaka 88' |
Report | Roberto Firmino 66' | Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 50,146 Referee: Peter Sippel |
| 1 September 2012 2 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 0–4 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Sinsheim |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Schröck 30' 73' Weis 57' Salihović 69' 70' |
Report (in German) | Oczipka 4' Meier 39', 83' (pen.) Schwegler 43' Inui 73' Lanig 90' |
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 29,650 Referee: Michael Weiner |
| 16 September 2012 3 | SC Freiburg | 5–3 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Freiburg |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Guédé 17' Kruse 27' Sorg 45' Schuster 63' Diagne 68' Makiadi 83' Freis 87' |
Report (in German) | Delpierre 2', 51' Ochs 30' Rudy 45' Vukčević 57' Usami 76' Williams 82' |
Stadium: Mage Solar Stadion Attendance: 22,800 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
| 23 September 2012 4 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 3–1 | Hannover 96 | Sinsheim |
| 17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Johnson 27' Williams 36' Beck 64' Salihović 82' Williams 90+2' |
Report (in German) | Delpierre 26' (o.g.) Felipe 56' Eggimann 90' |
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 23,575 Referee: Marco Fritz |
| 26 September 2012 5 | VfB Stuttgart | 0–3 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Stuttgart |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Kvist 51' Cacau 75' |
Report (in German) | Usami 5' Williams 42' Joselu 47', 78' Johnson 58' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 41,720 Referee: Peter Sippel |
| 29 September 2012 6 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 0–0 | FC Augsburg | Sinsheim |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Volland 11' Williams 84' Salihović 88' |
Report (in German) | Vogt 90+1' | Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Markus Schmidt |
| 6 October 2012 7 | Bayern Munich | 2–0 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Munich |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Ribéry 19', 47' | Report (in German) | Williams 55' Beck 59' Roberto Firmino 65' |
Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 71,000 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
| 19 October 2012 8 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 3–3 | Greuther Fürth | Sinsheim |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Roberto Firmino 8' Joselu 67', 89' |
Report (in German) | Stieber 25', 39' Fürstner 42' Prib 45+1', 84' Sararer 49' Kleine 79' Sobiech 90+3' |
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 22,150 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
| 27 October 2012 9 | Mainz 05 | 3–0 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Mainz |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Szalai 21', 46', 64' | Report (in German) | Baumgartlinger 34' Williams 68' Rudy 69' |
Stadium: Coface Arena Attendance: 28,067 Referee: Guido Winkmann |
| 3 November 2012 10 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 3–2 | Schalke 04 | Sinsheim |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Volland 13' Rudy 20' Roberto Firmino 67' (pen.) Schipplock 90+1' |
Report (in German) | Neustädter 37' Fuchs 63' Afellay 64' Huntelaar 73' Uchida 82' |
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 30,150 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
| 10 November 2012 11 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1–1 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Düsseldorf |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Kruse 4' Levels 77' |
Report (in German) | Roberto Firmino 33' Joselu 39' Compper 47' 51' |
Stadium: Esprit Arena Attendance: 41,200 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
| 18 November 2012 12 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1–3 | VfL Wolfsburg | Sinsheim |
| 17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Rudy 55' Jensen 77' Derdiyok 88' |
Report | Hasebe 7' Dost 24' Josué 63' Naldo 78' |
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 20,500 Referee: Günter Perl |
| 25 November 2012 13 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1–2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Sinsheim |
| 17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Delpierre 9' Johnson 59' |
Report (in German) | Bender 15' Carvajal 38' Toprak 40' Reinartz 78' |
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 22,100 Referee: Christian Dingert |
| 28 November 2012 14 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 4–2 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Nuremberg |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Kiyotake 6', 86' Klose 23' Nilsson 43' Polter 69' |
Report (in German) | Roberto Firmino 14' Delpierre 18' Schipplock 33' Rudy 65' Salihović 81' (pen.) Beck 89' |
Stadium: Stadion Nürnberg Attendance: 30,397 Referee: Jochen Drees |
| 2 December 2012 15 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1–4 | Werder Bremen | Sinsheim |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Schipplock 10' Schröck 21' Salihović 43', 50' |
Report (in German) | Prödl 9', 21' Arnautović 29', 73', 79' |
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 23,500 Referee: Knut Kircher |
| 7 December 2012 16 | Hamburger SV | 2–0 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Hamburg |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Rudņevs 27', 74' Skjelbred 84' |
Report (in German) | Volland 46' | Stadium: Imtech Arena Attendance: 47,000 Referee: Michael Weiner |
| 16 December 2012 17 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1–3 | Borussia Dortmund | Sinsheim |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Schipplock 35' Weis 53' |
Report (in German) | Götze 26' Großkreutz 58' Lewandowski 66' |
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 30,150 Referee: Florian Meyer |
| 19 January 2013 18 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 0–0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Sinsheim |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Vestergaard 30' Weis 52' Usami 71' |
Report (in German) | Brouwers 43' Herrmann 87' |
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 26,750 Referee: Peter Sippel |
| 26 January 2013 19 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2–1 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Frankfurt |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Rode 5' Lanig 35' Aigner 67' Zambrano 77' |
Report (in German) | Advíncula 22' Usami 44' Volland 65' |
Stadium: Commerzbank Arena Attendance: 38,100 Referee: Jochen Drees |
| 2 February 2013 20 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 2–1 | SC Freiburg | Sinsheim |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Volland 10', 27' Beck 28' Polanski 65' Roberto Firmino 83' |
Report (in German) | Kruse 4' Hedenstad 45' Schuster 90+2' |
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
| 9 February 2013 21 | Hannover 96 | 1–0 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Hannover |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Diouf 8', 89' Pander 12' |
Report (in German) | Roberto Firmino 16' Polanski 45' |
Stadium: AWD Arena Attendance: 35,200 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
| 17 February 2013 22 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 0–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Sinsheim |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Williams 44' Joselu 73' |
Report (in German) | Harnik 3', 83' Boka 19' Traoré 63' Okazaki 90+1' Rüdiger 90+3' Ibišević 90+4' |
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 28,750 Referee: Guido Winkmann |
| 23 February 2013 23 | FC Augsburg | 2–1 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Augsburg |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Hahn 1' Ji 45' Mölders 79' De Camargo 90+2' |
Report (in German) | Volland 4' Beck 39' Polanski 50' Vestergaard 70' Schröck 88' |
Stadium: SGL arena Attendance: 28,211 Referee: Florian Meyer |
| 3 March 2013 24 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 0–1 | Bayern Munich | Sinsheim |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Williams 54' Schröck 69' Derdiyok 82' |
Report (in German) | Boateng 44' Gómez 38' |
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 30,150 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer |
| 9 March 2013 25 | Greuther Fürth | 0–3 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Fürth |
| 15:30 | Petsos 26' Peković 88' |
Summary | Roberto Firmino 10', 11' Joselu 16' Volland 38' Weis 50' |
Stadium: Trolli Arena Attendance: 15,760 Referee: Knut Kircher |
| 16 March 2013 26 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 0–0 | Mainz 05 | Sinsheim |
| 15:30 | Ochs 48' Vestergaard 73' |
Summary | Wetklo 61' | Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 24,500 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
| 30 March 2013 27 | Schalke 04 | 3–0 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Gelsenkirchen |
| 15:30 | Neustädter 61' Höger 72' Raffael 79' Pukki 83' |
Summary | Vestergaard 21' Roberto Firmino 69' |
Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 60,743 Referee: Felix Brych |
| 5 April 2013 28 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 3–0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Sinsheim |
| 20:30 | Roberto Firmino 11' Salihović 45+1' Lambertz 75' (o.g.) Schipplock 77' Weis 83' Volland 90+4' |
Summary | Latka 14' Tesche 36' Ilsø 77' |
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Wolfgang Stark |
| 13 April 2013 29 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–2 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30 | Arnold 13', 41' Medojević 43' Naldo 86' |
Summary | Salihović 35' (pen.) Roberto Firmino 45' Beck 63' |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 24,221 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
| 20 April 2013 30 | Bayer Leverkusen | 5–0 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 | Kießling 16', 65' Schürrle 31', 69' Sam 78' Reinartz 79' |
Summary | Polanski 23' | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 28,683 Referee: Guido Winkmann |
| 27 April 2013 31 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 2–1 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Sinsheim |
| 15:30 | Weis 11' Salihović 19' Rudy 32' Casteels 57' |
Summary | Esswein 39' Simons 58' (pen.) Balitsch 68' |
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 28,675 Referee: Markus Schmidt |
| 4 May 2013 32 | Werder Bremen | 2–2 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Bremen |
| 15:30 | Hunt 2' (pen.) De Bruyne 24' Fritz 45+1' Kroos 58' Bargfrede 62' |
Summary | Abraham 1' Vestergaard 74' Schipplock 79', 85', 90+1' |
Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
| 11 May 2013 33 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1–4 | Hamburger SV | Sinsheim |
| 15:30 | Volland 61' | Summary | Son 18' Aogo 35' Jiráček 60' Diekmeier 85' Rudņevs 88' |
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 30,150 Referee: Christian Dingert |
| 18 May 2013 34 | Borussia Dortmund | 1–2 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Dortmund |
| 15:30 | Lewandowski 6' Weidenfeller 80' Reus 85' |
Summary | Rudy 26' Vestergaard 30' Schipplock 71' Salihović 77' (pen.), 82' (pen.) Roberto Firmino 80' |
Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 80,645 Referee: Jochen Drees |
Relegation play-offs
1899 Hoffenheim, as the 16th-placed team, faced third-placed 2012–13 2. Bundesliga side Kaiserslautern in a two-legged play-off.
| 23 May 2013 First leg | 1899 Hoffenheim | 3–1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Sinsheim |
| 20:30 CEST | Roberto Firmino 11', 29' Schipplock 67' |
Report | Idrissou 58' | Stadium: Rhein-Neckar Arena Attendance: 30,135 Referee: Felix Brych |
| 27 May 2013 Second leg | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1–2 (2–5 agg.) | 1899 Hoffenheim | Kaiserslautern |
| 20:30 CEST | Baumjohann 65' | Report | Abraham 44' Vestergaard 74' |
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 49,780 Referee: Florian Meyer |
| Note: 1899 Hoffenheim won 5–2 on aggregate and retained its Bundesliga spot for the 2013–14 season. | ||||
DFB-Pokal
| 18 August 2012 1st Round | Berliner AK | 4–0 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Berlin |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Cakmak 3', 49' Gerlach 31' Kruschke 40' |
Stadium: Poststadion Attendance: 1.468 Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Niederkassel) |
Squad
Squad and statistics
As of 4 March 2013[update]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 1 | GK | GER | Tim Wiese | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 19 | GK | GER | Jens Grahl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | GK | BEL | Koen Casteels | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 34 | GK | BRA | Heurelho Gomes | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 2 | DF | GER | Andreas Beck | 22 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | GER | Matthias Jaissle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | GER | Stefan Thesker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 12 | DF | ARG | David Abraham | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 14 | DF | BRA | Chris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF | FRA | Matthieu Delpierre | 20 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 16 | DF | USA | Fabian Johnson | 23 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | DF | GER | Patrick Ochs | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | DF | GER | Pelle Jensen | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | DF | DEN | Jannik Vestergaard | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 35 | DF | GER | Kevin Conrad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 40 | DF | PHI | Stephan Schröck | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 6 | MF | GER | Sebastian Rudy | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF | GER | Boris Vukčević | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | SRB | Filip Malbašić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | MF | USA | Danny Williams | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | MF | GER | Tobias Weis | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 20 | MF | TUN | Ahmed Sassi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | MF | BRA | Roberto Firmino | 24 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 23 | MF | BIH | Sejad Salihović | 13 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 25 | MF | PER | Luis Advíncula | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | MF | LIE | Sandro Wieser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 32 | MF | GER | Vincenzo Grifo | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 33 | MF | JPN | Takashi Usami | 20 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 37 | MF | GER | Andreas Schön | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 39 | MF | GER | Andreas Ludwig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 41 | MF | GHA | Afriyie Acquah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 42 | MF | POL | Eugen Polanski | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Strikers | |||||||||||
| 9 | FW | GER | Sven Schipplock | 10 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 10 | FW | BEL | Igor de Camargo | 21 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 11 | FW | SUI | Eren Derdiyok | 20 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 18 | FW | ESP | Joselu | 20 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | FW | AUT | Michael Gregoritsch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 31 | FW | GER | Kevin Volland | 25 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 38 | FW | GER | Kai Herdling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
In
| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Takashi Usami | 20 | Gamba Osaka | Loan | Summer | 2013 | Undisclosed | ||||
| MF | Joseph-Claude Gyau | 19 | Youth system | Promoted | Summer | 2012 | N/A | ||||
| MF | Eren Derdiyok | 23 | Bayer Leverkusen | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | £5 M | ||||
| GK | Tim Wiese | 30 | Werder Bremen | Transfer | Summer | Free |
Out
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | DF | Manuel Gulde | 21 | EU | SC Paderborn | End of contract | Summer | N/A | ||
| 41 | DF | Philipp Klingmann | 21 | EU | Karlsruher SC | End of contract | Summer | N/A | ||
| 15 | FW | Peniel Mlapa | 21 | EU | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | ||
| 8 | FW | Knowledge Musona | 22 | FC Augsburg | Loaned out | Summer | Undisclosed | |||
| 1 | GK | Daniel Haas | 28 | EU | Union Berlin | End of contract | Summer | N/A | ||
| 33 | GK | Tom Starke | 31 | EU | Bayern Munich | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | ||
| 26 | DF | Andreas Ibertsberger | 29 | EU | Free agent | End of contract | Summer | N/A | ||
| 39 | FW | Srđan Lakić | 28 | VfL Wolfsburg | End of loan | Summer | N/A |
Sources
- ^ DFB-Pokal 2012/2013 .:. Spielplan (in German) DFB-Pokal 2012–13, accessed: 6 September 2012
- ^ "0:4! Hoffenheim scheitert an Berliner Viertligist". Die Welt (in German). 18 August 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ a b Hallam, Mark (18 August 2012). "Hoffenheim humbled by fourth-tier Berlin team". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ "René Adler" (in German). Kicker. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
- ^ "Trainer Markus Babbel und Rainer Widmayer freigestellt - U23-Coach Frank Kramer übernimmt bis auf weiteres" (in German). Kicker. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "Ausleihe plus Kaufoption: Hoffenheim holt Usami". kicker (in German). 23 May 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ "Babbel bangt um ein Trio - Chance für Babel?". kicker (in German). 13 April 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ "SCP holt Gulde als Palionis-Ersatz". kicker (in German). 29 May 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ "Philipp Klingmann wechselt zum KSC" (in German). Karlsruher SC. 21 May 2012. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ "Fohlen eisen Mlapa von Hoffenheim los". kicker (in German). 23 May 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ "Fix und ligaunabhängig: FCA kauft Moravek". kicker (in German). 18 May 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ "Haas wird die neue Nummer eins bei Union". kicker (in German). 15 May 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ "Starke wird Neuers Ersatzmann". kicker (in German). 16 May 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ "Ibertsberger: Der erwartete Abschied bestätigt". kicker (in German). 26 April 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ "Lakic und Haas verlassen die TSG". kicker (in German). 12 April 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
Notes
- ^ Johnson was born in Munich, West Germany, and represented them at every youth level between U-17 and U-21, but also qualifies to represent the United States internationally through his father and made his international debut for the United States in November 2011.
- ^ Schröck was born in Schweinfurt, West Germany, and represented them at every youth level between U-18 and U-20, but also qualifies to represent the Philippines internationally through his mother and made his international debut for the Philippines in June 2011.
- ^ Vukčević was born in Osijek, Yugoslavia (now Croatia), but also qualifies to represent Germany internationally and has represented them at U-19, U-20 and U-21 level.
- ^ Williams was born in Karlsruhe, West Germany, and represented them at U-15 level, but also qualifies to represent the United States internationally through his father and made his international debut for the United States in October 2011.
- ^ Grifo was born in Pforzheim, Germany, but also qualifies to represent Italy internationally through his parents and would represent them at U-20 level.
- ^ Polanski was born in Sosnowiec, Poland, but also qualifies to represent Germany internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Poland in August 2011.
- ^ De Camargo was born in Porto Feliz, Brazil, but received Belgian citizenship in 2009 and made his international debut for Belgium in 2009.
- ^ Joselu was born in Stuttgart, West Germany, but was raised in Spain and has represented them at U-19, U-20, and U-21 level.