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

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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 The 2012–13 UEFA Champions League was the 58th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 21st season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League. The final was p ...

and were tied in a group with

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and

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; despite being labelled the "

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", they topped the group by three points. 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 reached the Champions League Final after defeating group stage opponents Real Madrid 4–3 on aggregate. However, Real Madrid manager

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was critical of referee

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not giving

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a red card after handling the ball, claiming that he spared Hummels for the Final. On 25 May, in the first all-German Champions League Final, Dortmund lost 2–1 to

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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 ;

;

DFB-Pokal The DFB-Pokal (), also known as the German Cup in English language, English, is a German knockout Association football, football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competiti ...

; 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 This is a list of German football transfers in the winter transfer window 2011–12 by club. Only transfers of the Bundesliga, and 2. Bundesliga are included. Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund In: Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as has b ...

.''

Winter transfers

In: Out:

Borussia Dortmund II

References

External links

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Borussia Dortmund seasons