The 2012–13 season of the Frauen-Bundesliga was the 23rd season of Germany's premier women's

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league. The season began on 1 September 2012 and ended on 12 May 2013.

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were the defending champions. The title was won by

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for the first time. Turbine Potsdam finished in second place and qualified for the

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. Duisburg and Bad Neuenahr went into administration during the season. As a result, Bad Neuenahr decided to withdraw from the league, sparing Sindelfingen from relegation.

Changes from 2011–12

SG Essen-Schönebeck was renamed

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and played their home games in the

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Teams

The teams promoted from the previous season's 2nd Bundesliga were VfL Sindelfingen as winners of the Southern division and FSV Gütersloh 2009 as runners-up of the Northern division.

Managerial changes

League table

Results

Top scorers

Ogimi won her first top-scorer award in the Bundesliga (women).

References

External links

News, Matchdetails, Teams, Transfers
on weltfussball.de
Season
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