The 2012–13 Scottish Football League Second Division (also known as the 2012–13 Irn Bru Scottish Football League Second Division for sponsorship reasons) was the 18th season in the current format of 10 teams in the third-tier of Scottish football.

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were the current champions.

Teams

Two sides were promoted from the 2011–12 competition.

as champions, and

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as winners of the promotion play-offs. They were replaced by Queen of the South, who finished bottom of the First Division, and

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, who were relegated through the first division play-offs.

Stirling Albion Stirling Albion Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the city of Stirling. The club was founded in 1945 following the demise of King's Park after World War II. The club currently competes in Scottish League Two as a member of the ...

were relegated from this division after finishing bottom, and they were replaced by Third Division winners

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finished in 9th place, but were able to stay up as a result of winning the promotion play-offs.

Stranraer Stranraer ( , in Scotland also ; gd, An t-Sròn Reamhar ), also known as The Toon, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located in the historical parish of Inch in the historic county of Wigtownshire. It lies on the shores of L ...

, who had lost to Albion Rovers in the play-off final, were promoted to the Second Division after the decision was made for Rangers to start in the Third Division. Stranraer replaced Airdrie United, who will take up the space in the First Division.

Stadia and locations

League table

Results

Teams play each other four times in this league. In the first half of the season each team plays every other team twice (home and away) and then do the same in the second half of the season, for a total of 36 games.

First half of season

Second half of season

Second Division play-offs

Times are BST (

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)

Semi-finals

The fourth placed team in the Third Division (

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) played the ninth placed team in the Second Division ( East Fife) and third placed team in the Third Division (

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) played the second placed team in the Third Division ( Queen's Park). The play-offs were played over two legs, and the winning team in each semi-final advanced to the final. First legs ---- ---- Second legs ---- ----

Final

The two semi-final winners played each other over two legs. The winning team was awarded a place in the 2013–14 Second Division. First leg ---- Second leg ----

References

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