The 2012–13 Borussia Dortmund season was the 104th season in the club's football history. In 2012–13 the club played in the

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, the top tier of

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. It was the club's 37th consecutive season in this league, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 1976.

Review and events

The 2012–13 Borussia Dortmund season started on 18 August 2012 with a win against

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. Borussia Dortmund qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League and were scheduled against

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and

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. The club's opening league match was against

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on 25 August and their opening Champions League match was against Ajax on 18 September.

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end the club's 31-match unbeaten streak on 22 September. On 30 April, Borussia Dortmund qualified for the 2013 UEFA Champions League Final. However, Real Madrid manager

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was critical of referee

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of not giving Mats Hummels a red card after handling the ball.

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would have had a breakaway if not for the handball. Mourinho claimed that Webb spared Hummels for the Champions League Final.

Competitions

Overall

Friendlies

Pre-season

=Pre-season friendlies

=Liga-total-Cup

Mid-season friendlies

Bundesliga

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

DFB-Pokal

DFL-Supercup

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Knockout phase

=Round of 16

=Quarter-finals

=Semi-finals

=Final

Squad information

Squad and statistics

Goal scorers

;All competitions ;

;

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; Champions League , - , ()* = Goals in DFL Supercup , - , colspan="12", Last updated: 26 May 2013 , -

Transfers

In: Out:

On loan

''For recent transfers, see List of German football transfers summer 2012 and List of German football transfers winter 2011–12.''

Winter transfers

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Borussia Dortmund II

References

External links

2012–13 Borussia Dortmund season at Weltfussball.de

2012–13 Borussia Dortmund season at Fussballdaten.de
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Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional footb ...

Borussia Dortmund seasons