2012–13 VfL Wolfsburg season
VfL Wolfsburg 2012–13 football season
2012–13 season | ||||
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Manager | Dieter Hecking | |||
Stadium | Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony | |||
Bundesliga | 11th | |||
DFB-Pokal | Semi-finalis | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Bas Dost (8) All: Bas Dost (10) | |||
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The 2012–13 VfL Wolfsburg season was the 68th 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 16th consecutive season in this league, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 1997.
The club also took part in the 2012–13 edition of the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup, where it reached the semi-finals before losing to eventual champion Bayern Munich.
Review and events
Matches
Legend
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches
VfL Wolfsburg v
Odense
![Denmark](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png)
VfL Wolfsburg | 2–1 | ![]() | ||
Schäfer ![]() Lakić ![]() |
FC St. Pauli v VfL Wolfsburg
10 July 2012 | FC St. Pauli | 3–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Streichmühle |
19:00 |
Helmstedter SV v VfL Wolfsburg
17 July 2012 | Helmstedter SV | – | VfL Wolfsburg | |
19:00 |
Germania Egestorf v VfL Wolfsburg
Germania Egestorf | 2–8 | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
![]() ![]() | Dost ![]() ![]() Helmes ![]() Hasani ![]() Naldo ![]() Kahlenberg ![]() Medojević ![]() Lakić ![]() |
Bayern Munich v VfL Wolfsburg
26 July 2012 Audi Football Summit | Bayern Munich | 2–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Guangdong Olympic Stadium |
14:00 CEST | Mandžukić ![]() Robben ![]() | Pilař ![]() |
VfL Wolfsburg v
Manchester City
![England](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png)
4 August 2012 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–2 | ![]() | Wolfsburg, Germany |
Agüero ![]() Y. Touré ![]() | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
Wolfsberger AC
v VfL Wolfsburg
![Austria](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png)
7 August 2012 | Wolfsberger AC ![]() | 1–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
19:00 | ![]() |
Bundesliga
VfB Stuttgart v VfL Wolfsburg
25 August 2012 (2012-08-25) 1 | VfB Stuttgart | 0–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Stuttgart |
20:45 | Report | ![]() | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 48.280 Referee: Tobias Welz |
Wolfsburg v Hannover 96
2 September 2012 (2012-09-02) 2 | Wolfsburg | 0–4 | Hannover 96 | Wolfsburg |
15:30 | Report | Haggui ![]() Sobiech ![]() Andreasen ![]() | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 29,451 Referee: Wolfgang Stark |
FC Augsburg v Wolfsburg
14 September 2012 (2012-09-14) 3 | FC Augsburg | 0–0 | Wolfsburg | Augsburg |
20:30 | Report | Stadium: SGL arena Attendance: 28,512 Referee: Guido Winkmann |
Wolfsburg v SpVgg Greuther Fürth
22 September 2012 4 | Wolfsburg | 1–1 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Wolfsburg |
14:30 | Olić ![]() | Summary | Pogatetz ![]() Mavraj ![]() Petsos ![]() | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 25,552 Referee: Markus Schmidt |
Bayern Munich v Wolfsburg
25 September 2012 5 | Bayern Munich | 3–0 | Wolfsburg | Munich |
20:00 | Schweinsteiger ![]() ![]() Mandžukić ![]() | Summary | Kahlenberg ![]() | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 71,000 Referee: Christian Dingert |
Wolfsburg v Mainz 05
30 September 2012 6 | Wolfsburg | 0–2 | Mainz 05 | Wolfsburg |
17:30 | Josué ![]() Träsch ![]() Olić ![]() | Summary | Díaz ![]() Szalai ![]() Soto ![]() Baumgartlinger ![]() Caligiuri ![]() | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 23,795 Referee: Marco Fritz |
Schalke 04 v Wolfsburg
6 October 2012 7 | Schalke 04 | 3–0 | Wolfsburg | Gelsenkirchen |
15:30 | Farfán ![]() Afellay ![]() ![]() Neustädter ![]() | Summary | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 60,671 Referee: Peter Sippel |
VfL Wolfsburg v SC Freiburg
20 October 2012 8 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–2 | SC Freiburg | Wolfsburg |
15:30 | Naldo ![]() | Summary | Mujdža ![]() Caligiuri ![]() Schuster ![]() Diagne ![]() | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 25,080 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
Fortuna Düsseldorf v VfL Wolfsburg
27 October 2012 9 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1–4 | VfL Wolfsburg | Düsseldorf |
15:30 | Fink ![]() ![]() Langeneke ![]() Ilsø ![]() | Summary | Dost ![]() Olić ![]() Josué ![]() Diego ![]() | Stadium: Esprit Arena Attendance: 45,673 Referee: Tobias Welz |
1. FC Nürnberg v VfL Wolfsburg
3 November 2012 10 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 1–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Nuremberg |
15:30 | Gebhart ![]() Kiyotake ![]() Chandler ![]() | Summary | Josué ![]() Fagner ![]() Kjær ![]() | Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 37,586 Referee: Christian Dingert |
VfL Wolfsburg v Bayer Leverkusen
11 November 2012 11 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Wolfsburg |
15:30 | Diego ![]() Naldo ![]() Dost ![]() | Report (in German) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 24,825 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
1899 Hoffenheim v VfL Wolfsburg
18 November 2012 12 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1–3 | VfL Wolfsburg | Hoffenheim |
17:30 | Rudy ![]() Jensen ![]() Derdiyok ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Rhein-Neckar Arena Attendance: 20,500 Referee: Günther Perl |
VfL Wolfsburg v Werder Bremen
24 November 2012 (2012-11-24) 13 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | Werder Bremen | Wolfsburg |
15:30 | Olić ![]() Dost ![]() Josué ![]() | Report (in German) | Arnautović ![]() ![]() Schmitz ![]() ![]() De Bruyne ![]() | Stadium: Volkswagen-Arena Attendance: 29,723 Referee: Markus Schmidt |
Borussia Mönchengladbach v VfL Wolfsburg
28 November 2012 (2012-11-28) 14 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Mönchengladbach |
20:00 | Arango ![]() Jantschke ![]() ![]() | Report (in German) | Polák ![]() Jönsson ![]() | Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 40,165 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
VfL Wolfsburg v Hamburger SV
2 December 2012 (2012-12-02) 15 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | Hamburger SV | Wolfsburg |
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Naldo ![]() Kjær ![]() | Report (in German) | Beister ![]() Rincón ![]() Adler ![]() Westermann ![]() | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 28,121 Referee: Peter Sippel |
Borussia Dortmund v VfL Wolfsburg
8 December 2012 16 | Borussia Dortmund | 2–3 | VfL Wolfsburg | Dortmund |
15:30 | Reus ![]() ![]() Schmelzer ![]() Błaszczykowski ![]() Gündoğan ![]() Götze ![]() | Report (in German) | Diego ![]() Naldo ![]() Kjær ![]() Josué ![]() Dost ![]() Kahlenberg ![]() | Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Wolfgang Stark |
VfL Wolfsburg v Eintracht Frankfurt
15 December 2012 17 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Wolfsburg |
15:30 | Josué ![]() Diego ![]() Naldo ![]() | Report | Meier ![]() Inui ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 26,452 Referee: ![]() |
VfL Wolfsburg v VfB Stuttgart
19 January 2013 18 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Wolfsburg |
15:30 | Diego ![]() Madlung ![]() | Report | Niedermeier ![]() Rüdiger ![]() | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 24,125 Referee: ![]() |
Hannover 96 v VfL Wolfsburg
26 January 2013 19 | Hannover 96 | 2–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Hannover |
15:30 | Abdellaoue ![]() Pocognoli ![]() Diouf ![]() Huszti ![]() Chahed ![]() Hoffmann ![]() | Summary | Madlung ![]() Naldo ![]() Diego ![]() | Stadium: AWD-Arena Attendance: 38,800 Referee: ![]() |
VfL Wolfsburg v FC Augsburg
2 February 2013 20 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | FC Augsburg | Wolfsburg |
15:30 | Naldo ![]() Diego ![]() Fagner ![]() | Summary | Werner ![]() Morávek ![]() Baier ![]() Ostrzolek ![]() | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 22,257 Referee: ![]() |
Greuther Fürth v VfL Wolfsburg
9 February 2013 21 | Greuther Fürth | 0–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Fürth |
15:30 | Klaus ![]() Sobiech ![]() Peković ![]() | Summary | Dost ![]() Naldo ![]() Fagner ![]() Träsch ![]() | Stadium: Trolli Arena Attendance: 15,045 Referee: ![]() |
VfL Wolfsburg v Bayern Munich
15 February 2013 22 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–2 | Bayern Munich | Wolfsburg |
20:30 | Madlung ![]() Vieirinha ![]() Dost ![]() Hasebe ![]() Naldo ![]() | Summary | Mandžukić ![]() Ribéry ![]() Dante ![]() Robben ![]() | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 30,000 Referee: ![]() |
Mainz 05 v VfL Wolfsburg
23 February 2013 23 | Mainz 05 | 1–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Mainz |
15:30 | Zimling ![]() ![]() | Summary | Naldo ![]() Madlung ![]() Diego ![]() Kjær ![]() | Stadium: Coface Arena Attendance: 27,175 Referee: ![]() |
VfL Wolfsburg v Schalke 04
2 March 2013 24 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–4 | Schalke 04 | Wolfsburg |
15:30 | Olić ![]() Fagner ![]() | Summary | Draxler ![]() Jones ![]() Farfán ![]() Huntelaar ![]() | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 29,236 Referee: ![]() |
SC Freiburg v VfL Wolfsburg
9 March 2013 (2013-03-09) 25 | SC Freiburg | 2–5 | VfL Wolfsburg | Freiburg |
15:30 | Kruse ![]() ![]() Krmas ![]() Flum ![]() | Report | Makiadi ![]() Vieirinha ![]() Olić ![]() ![]() Polák ![]() Diego ![]() ![]() Benaglio ![]() | Attendance: 22,900 Referee: Markus Schmidt (Stuttgart) |
VfL Wolfsburg v Fortuna Düsseldorf
15 March 2013 (2013-03-15) 26 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Wolfsburg |
20:30 | Josué ![]() Olić ![]() Orozco ![]() | Report | Bolly ![]() Malezas ![]() Tesche ![]() | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 22,540 Referee: Christian Dingert (Lebecksmühle) |
VfL Wolfsburg v 1. FC Nürnberg
31 March 2013 (2013-03-31) 27 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Wolfsburg |
15:30 | Diego ![]() ![]() Olić ![]() Polák ![]() Hasebe ![]() | Report | Simons ![]() Nilsson ![]() | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 25,524 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer |
Bayer Leverkusen v VfL Wolfsburg
6 April 2013 (2013-04-06) 28 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Leverkusen |
15:30 | Schürrle ![]() Reinartz ![]() Boenisch ![]() | Report | Kjær ![]() ![]() Fagner ![]() Helmes ![]() | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,288 Referee: Peter Sippel |
VfL Wolfsburg v 1899 Hoffenheim
13 April 2013 (2013-04-13) 29 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–2 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CEST | Arnold ![]() ![]() Medojević ![]() Naldo ![]() | Report | Salihović ![]() Roberto Firmino ![]() Beck ![]() | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 24,221 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
Werder Bremen v VfL Wolfsburg
20 April 2013 (2013-04-20) 30 | Werder Bremen | 0–3 | VfL Wolfsburg | Bremen |
18:30 CEST | Fritz ![]() Bargfrede ![]() Arnautović ![]() | Report | Arnold ![]() Olić ![]() Diego ![]() Träsch ![]() | Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Felix Brych |
VfL Wolfsburg v Borussia Mönchengladbach
27 April 2013 (2013-04-27) 31 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3–1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CEST | Arnold ![]() Olić ![]() Diego ![]() | Report | Mlapa ![]() De Jong ![]() | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
Hamburger SV v VfL Wolfsburg
5 May 2013 (2013-05-05) 32 | Hamburger SV | 1–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Hamburg |
17:30 CEST | Son ![]() Westermann ![]() Rincón ![]() Diekmeier ![]() | Report | Vieirinha ![]() Hasebe ![]() Perišić ![]() | Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 50,135 Referee: Jochen Drees |
VfL Wolfsburg v Borussia Dortmund
11 May 2013 (2013-05-11) 33 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3–3 | Borussia Dortmund | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CEST | Perišić ![]() Naldo ![]() Polák ![]() | Report | Bender ![]() Reus ![]() ![]() Gündoğan ![]() | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Günter Perl |
Eintracht Frankfurt v VfL Wolfsburg
18 May 2013 (2013-05-18) 34 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Frankfurt |
15:30 CEST | Meier ![]() Zambrano ![]() Rode ![]() Russ ![]() Rodríguez ![]() | Report | Polák ![]() Diego ![]() ![]() Hasebe ![]() | Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena Attendance: 51,500 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
DFB-Pokal
Schönberg 95 v VfL Wolfsburg
18 August 2012 (2012-08-18) 1st Round | Schönberg 95 | 0–5 | VfL Wolfsburg | Lübeck |
20:30 | Report | Olić ![]() Diego ![]() Dost ![]() | Stadium: PokerStars.de – Stadion an der Lohmühle Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Robert Kampka |
VfL Wolfsburg v FSV Frankfurt
31 October 2012 2nd Round | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–0 | FSV Frankfurt | Wolfsburg |
20:30 | Polák ![]() Diego ![]() Dost ![]() | Summary | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 7,538 Referee: Manuel Gräfe |
VfL Wolfsburg v Bayer Leverkusen
17 December 2012 3rd Round | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Wolfsburg |
19:00 | Träsch ![]() Bost ![]() | Fagner ![]() | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 10,781 |
Kickers Offenbach v VfL Wolfsburg
26 February 2013 Quarterfinals | Kickers Offenbach | 1–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Offenbach am Main |
20:30 | Stadel ![]() | Olić ![]() Dost ![]() | Stadium: Sparda Bank Hessen Stadion Attendance: 20,000 |
Bayern München v VfL Wolfsburg
16 April 2013 Semifinals | Bayern München | 6–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Munich |
20:30 | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 71,000 |
Squad
Squad, appearances and goals
As of 27 November 2012[update]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||
1 | GK | ![]() | Diego Benaglio | 23 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
21 | GK | ![]() | Patrick Drewes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
35 | GK | ![]() | Marwin Hitz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Defenders | |||||||||
5 | DF | ![]() | Emanuel Pogatetz | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
16 | DF | ![]() | Sotirios Kyrgiakos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | DF | ![]() | Alexander Madlung | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
25 | DF | ![]() | Naldo | 23 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
26 | DF | ![]() | Hrvoje Čale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | DF | ![]() | Robin Knoche | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
34 | DF | ![]() | Ricardo Rodríguez | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
39 | DF | ![]() | Michael Schulze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
40 | DF | ![]() | Simon Kjær | 15 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Midfielders | |||||||||
4 | MF | ![]() | Marcel Schäfer | 23 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
6 | MF | ![]() | Slobodan Medojević | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | MF | ![]() | Josué | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() | Vieirinha | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
13 | MF | ![]() | Makoto Hasebe | 14 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
14 | MF | ![]() | Václav Pilař | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | MF | ![]() | Christian Träsch | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
18 | MF | ![]() | Kevin Pannewitz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | MF | ![]() | Mateusz Klich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27 | MF | ![]() | Maximilian Arnold | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
29 | MF | ![]() | Jan Polák | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
30 | MF | ![]() | Yohandry Orozco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
37 | MF | ![]() | Ferhan Hasani | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
38 | MF | ![]() | Thomas Kahlenberg | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Strikers | |||||||||
11 | FW | ![]() | Ivica Olić | 22 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
9 | FW | ![]() | Bas Dost | 23 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
No longer at club | |||||||||
3 | DF | ![]() | Felipe Lopes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | FW | ![]() | Rasmus Jönsson | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
23 | DF | ![]() | Marco Russ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | MF | ![]() | Ashkan Dejagah | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
36 | FW | ![]() | Srđan Lakić | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Sources
- ^ "VfL Wolfsburg" (in German). Fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ "1. Bundesliga - VfL Wolfsburg" (in German). Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ "Die Neuen stechen - Olic sogar dreimal!". kicker (in German). 18 August 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ "Diego bringt seine "Wölfe" auf Kurs". kicker (in German). 31 October 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
External links
- 2012–13 VfL Wolfsburg season at Weltfussball.de (in German)
- 2012–13 VfL Wolfsburg season at kicker.de (in German)
- 2012–13 VfL Wolfsburg season at Fussballdaten.de (in German)
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