The 2012–13 VfL Osnabrück season was the 114th season in the club's football history. In 2012–13 the club played in the 3. Liga, the third tier of German football. It was the club's second consecutive season in this league, having been relegated from the 2. Bundesliga in 2011.
The club also took part in the 2012–13 edition of the Lower Saxony Cup, having reached the quarter-finals against fourth division side TSV Havelse after a 3–2 win over SV Meppen. In the quarter-finals, they won against TSV Havelse 6–5 by penalties to reach the semi-finals.[1]
They finished the 2012–13 season in third position, gaining the spot to play in the 2. Bundesliga relegation playoff game. They faced Dynamo Dresden but lost in the away leg, making the aggregate score of 1–2, thus making them still in the 3. Liga.[2]
Matches
Legend
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches
| 16 June 2012 | SF Lechtingen | 0–6 | VfL Osnabrück | Lechtingen |
| 16:00 | Report |  4', 40' Hudec 10' Nieweler 52', 72' Zoller 89' Pauli |
Stadium: Anlage an der Osnabrücker Straße Attendance: 1.000 |
| 23 June 2012 | TuS Borgloh | 0–10 | VfL Osnabrück | Borgloch |
| 14:00 | Report | 13' Ferfelis 33' Neidhart 65' Wegkamp 69', 82' Manno 76', 79', 85', 89' Piossek 90' Krük |
Stadium: Sportplatz An der Schulstraße Attendance: 800 |
| 26 June 2012 | Preußen Lengerich | 0–13 | VfL Osnabrück | Lengerich |
| 18:30 | Report | 19', 23', 29' Nieweler 54', 82' Wegkamp 56' Zoller 59', 68' Glockner 66' Piossek 70', 83' Neidhart 76' Krük 90' Staffeldt |
Stadium: Stadion an der Münsterstraße Attendance: 1.000 |
| 30 June 2012 | VfL Osnabrück | 3–1 | SV Wilhelmshaven | Osnabrück |
| 17:00 | Nagy 13' Zoller 32'Thiel 88' |
Report | 72' Franziskus |
Stadium: Stadion Illoshöhe Attendance: 1.000 |
| 4 July 2012 | VfL Osnabrück | 2–1 | BV Cloppenburg | Bramsche |
| 19:00 | Beermann 40' Piossek 89' |
Report | 45' Wernke |
Stadium: Sportplatz Hesepe Attendance: 700 |
| 6 July 2012 | SF Lotte | 3–1 | VfL Osnabrück | Lotte |
| 19:00 | Menga 25' Shapourzadeh 52'Radke 60' |
Report | 45' Manno |
Stadium: connectM-Arena Attendance: 2.100 |
| 11 July 2012 | FC Schalke 04 II | 1–0 | VfL Osnabrück | Billerbeck |
| 18:30 | Türpitz 37' |
Report | Stadium: Sportzentrums am Helker Berg Attendance: 220 |
| 14 July 2012 | VfL Osnabrück | 3–1 | VfL Bochum | Osnabrück |
| 15:30 | Staffeldt 21' Nagy 53'Glockner 77' |
Report | 36' Dedic |
Stadium: Osnatel-Arena Attendance: 2.500 Referee: Arne Aarnink (Nordhorn) |
| 14 August 2012 | Hannover 96 | 1–0 | VfL Osnabrück | Ilten |
| 18:00 | Hauger 66' |
Report | Stadium: Wahre-Dorff-Arena Attendance: 2.400 |
3. Liga
| 21 July 2012 1 | VfL Osnabrück | 2–0 | Borussia Dortmund II | Osnabrück |
| 14:00 | Manno 41' Zoller 71' |
Report | Stadium: Osnatel-Arena Attendance: 11.700 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
| 28 July 2012 2 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 0–1 | VfL Osnabrück | Saarbrücken |
| 14:00 | Report | 47' Thomik |
Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion Attendance: 5.682 Referee: Christian Leicher |
| 5 August 2012 3 | VfL Osnabrück | 2–0 | Kickers Offenbach | Osnabrück |
| 14:00 | Staffeldt 30' Zoller 39' |
Report | Stadium: Osnatel-Arena Attendance: 11.000 Referee: Christian Fischer |
| 8 August 2012 4 | Karlsruher SC | 1–1 | VfL Osnabrück | Karlsruhe |
| 19:00 | Çalhanoğlu 25' |
Report | 49' Zoller |
Stadium: Wildparkstadion Referee: Sasha Stegemann |
| 11 August 2012 5 | VfL Osnabrück | 1–0 | Kickers Offenbach | Osnabrück |
| 14:00 | Costa 49' |
Report | Stadium: Osnatel-Arena Attendance: 9.500 Referee: Benjamin Brand |
| 25 August 2012 6 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 3–0 | VfL Osnabrück | Stuttgart |
| 19:00 | Grüttner 22' Fennell 33'Rühle 86' |
Report | Stadium: Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau Attendance: 3.700 Referee: Christian Bandurski |
| 28 August 2012 7 | VfL Osnabrück | 3–0 | SpVgg Unterhaching | Osnabrück |
| 19:00 | Zoller 25' Glockner 45'Hudec 84' |
Report | Stadium: Osnatel-Arena Attendance: 11.400 Referee: Florian Steuer |
| 1 September 2012 8 | SV Babelsberg 03 | 1–0 | VfL Osnabrück | Babelsberg |
| 14:00 | Kreuels 45' |
Report | Stadium: Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion Attendance: 2.482 Referee: Christian Dingert |
| 15 September 2012 9 | VfL Osnabrück | 0–2 | Preußen Münster | Osnabrück |
| 14:00 | Report | 43' Bischoff 90' Nazarov |
Stadium: Osnatel-Arena Attendance: 15.000 Referee: Günter Perl |
| 22 September 2012 10 | Chemnitzer FC | 0–2 | VfL Osnabrück | Chemnitz |
| 14:00 | Report | 54' Nagy 90+4' Staffeldt |
Stadium: Stadion an der Gellertstraße Attendance: 4.100 Referee: Martin Petersen |
| 26 September 2012 11 | VfL Osnabrück | 1–0 | SV Darmstadt 98 | Osnabrück |
| 19:00 | Piossek 86' |
Report | Stadium: Osnatel-Arena Attendance: 7.700 Referee: Norbert Grudzinski |
| 29 September 2012 12 | Hansa Rostock | 0–3 | VfL Osnabrück | Rostock |
| 13:30 | Report | 52' 70' Piossek 65' Grimaldi |
Stadium: DKB-Arena Attendance: 8.500 Referee: Benjamin Brand |
| 5 October 2012 13 | VfL Osnabrück | 2–2 | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | Osnabrück |
| 19:00 | Manno 26' Beermann 90+4' |
Report | 34' Wohlfarth 62' Christ |
Stadium: Osnatel-Arena Attendance: 9.700 Referee: Patrick Alt |
| 20 October 2012 14 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 1–3 | VfL Osnabrück | Heidenheim |
| 14:00 | Malura 79'  83' |
Summary | Beermann 17' Pisot 58'Krük 64'Staffeldt 80' (pen.) 82'Grimaldi 90' |
Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
| 27 October 2012 15 | VfL Osnabrück | 2–0 | Hallescher FC | Osnabrück |
| 14:00 | Manno 68' Neumann 78' |
Summary | Hauk 75' |
Stadium: Osnatel-Arena Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Malte Dittrich |
| 3 November 2012 16 | VfB Stuttgart II | 1–2 | VfL Osnabrück | Stuttgart |
| 14:00 | Benyamina 31' Khedira 64' |
Summary | Nagy 60' Manno 65' |
Stadium: Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau Attendance: 520 Referee: Benjamin Cortus |
| 10 November 2012 17 | SV Wacker Burghausen | 1–1 | VfL Osnabrück | Burghausen, Altötting |
| 14:00 | Omodiagbe 52' Thiel 63' |
Summary | Zoller 45' Fischer 62' |
Stadium: Wacker-Arena Attendance: 2,460 Referee: Knut Kircher |
| 17 November 2012 18 | VfL Osnabrück | 0–0 | Arminia Bielefeld | Osnabrück |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: Osnatel-Arena Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
| 24 November 2012 19 | Alemannia Aachen | 0–1 | VfL Osnabrück | Aachen |
| 14:00 | Report | Glockner 79' |
Stadium: New Tivoli Attendance: 12,031 Referee: Wolfgang Stark |
| 1 December 2012 20 | Borussia Dortmund II | 1–1 | VfL Osnabrück | Dortmund |
| 14:00 | Hübner 72' |
Report | Costa 55' |
Stadium: Stadion Rote Erde Attendance: 2,809 Referee: Dr. Manuel Kunzmann |
| 8 December 2012 21 | VfL Osnabrück | 3–0 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | Osnabrück |
| 14:00 | Zoller 49' Beermann 51'Neumann 53' |
Report | Stadium: Osnatel-Arena Attendance: 8,600 Referee: Christian Dingert |
| 15 December 2012 22 | Kickers Offenbach | 1–5 | VfL Osnabrück | Offenbach am Main |
| 14:00 | Fetsch 24' |
Report | Manno 22', 75' Piossek 36'Zoller 87'Thiel 89' |
Stadium: Sparda Bank Hessen Stadium Attendance: 4,703 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
| 26 January 2013 23 | VfL Osnabrück | 2–3 | Karlsruher SC | Osnabrück |
| 14:00 | Manno 63' Pisot 83' |
Report | Çalhanoğlu 29', 34' Akpoguma 54' |
Stadium: Osnatel-Arena Attendance: 11,400 Referee: Guido Winkmann |
| 2 February 2013 24 | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 2–1 | VfL Osnabrück | Erfurt |
| 14:00 | Pfingsten-Reddig 8' Engelhardt 77' |
Report | Costa 2' |
Stadium: Steigerwaldstadion Attendance: 4,037 Referee: Dr. Manuel Kunzmann |
| 10 February 2013 25 | VfL Osnabrück | 3–1 | Stuttgarter Kickers | Osnabrück |
| 14:00 | Staffeldt 11' Nagy 34'Zoller 63' |
Report | Leist 24' |
Stadium: Osnatel-Arena Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Eduard Beitinger |
| 16 February 2013 26 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 0–2 | VfL Osnabrück | Unterhaching |
| 14:00 | Report | Piossek 15' Zoller 22' |
Stadium: Stadion am Sportpark Attendance: 1,450 Referee: Timo Gerach |
| 23 February 2013 27 | VfL Osnabrück | 1–0 | SV Babelsberg 03 | Osnabrück |
| 14:00 | Manno 52' |
Report | Stadium: Osnatel-Arena Attendance: 7,700 Referee: Rene Rohde |
| 2 March 2013 28 | Preußen Münster | 3–1 | VfL Osnabrück | Münster |
| 14:00 | Kara 12', 19', 26' |
Report | Zoller 39' |
Stadium: Preußenstadion Attendance: 15,050 Referee: Christian Dingert |
| 8 March 2013 29 | VfL Osnabrück | 2–2 | Chemnitzer FC | Osnabrück |
| 19:00 | Pisot 45 +3' Zoller 52' |
Report | Fink 26' Förster 87' |
Stadium: Osnatel-Arena Attendance: 9,700 Referee: Arno Blos |
| 16 March 2013 30 | SV Darmstadt 98 | 1–0 | VfL Osnabrück | Darmstadt |
| 14:00 | Zimmerman 55' |
Report | Stadium: Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Günter Perl |
| 30 March 2013 31 | VfL Osnabrück | 3–2 | Hansa Rostock | Osnabrück |
| 14:00 | Jula 69', 90+2' Staffeldt 71' |
Report | Mendy 16' Beermann 61' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Osnatel-Arena Attendance: 10,800 Referee: Christian Dietz |
| 6 April 2013 32 | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 3–2 | VfL Osnabrück | Wiesbaden |
| 14:00 | Ivana 45' Janjic 67'Vunguidica 85' |
Report | Beermann 4' Zoller 69' |
Stadium: Brita-Arena Attendance: 3,059 Referee: Karl Valentin |
| 13 April 2013 33 | VfL Osnabrück | 2–2 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Osnabrück |
| 14:00 | Zoller 19' Staffeldt 68' |
Report | Schnatterer 44' Kraus 90+1' |
Stadium: Osnatel-Arena Attendance: 9,600 Referee: Peter Sippel |
| 20 April 2013 34 | Hallescher FC | 1–2 | VfL Osnabrück | Halle |
| 14:00 | Ivana 45' |
Report | Staffeldt 43' Zoller 63' |
Stadium: Erdgas-Sportpark Attendance: 6,406 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
| 27 April 2013 35 | VfL Osnabrück | 2–0 | VfB Stuttgart II | Osnabrück |
| 14:00 | Zoller 35' Piossek 73' |
Report | Stadium: Osnatel-Arena Attendance: 9,200 Referee: Sören Storks |
| 4 May 2013 36 | VfL Osnabrück | 1–0 | SV Wacker Burghausen | Osnabrück |
| 14:00 | Staffeldt 61' |
Report | Stadium: Osnatel-Arena Attendance: 10,100 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
| 11 May 2013 37 | Arminia Bielefeld | 1–0 | VfL Osnabrück | Bielefeld |
| 13:30 | Hille 56' |
Report | Stadium: Schüco-Arena Attendance: 26,500 Referee: Wolfgang Stark |
| 18 May 2013 38 | VfL Osnabrück | 4–0 | Alemannia Aachen | Osnabrück |
| 13:30 | Piossek 10', 38' Costa 49'Staffeldt 86' |
Report | Stadium: Osnatel-Arena Attendance: 13,900 Referee: Markus Wingenbach |
2. Bundesliga Relegation Playoff
| 24 May 2013 1st Leg | VfL Osnabrück | 1–0 | Dynamo Dresden | Osnabrück |
| 20:30 | Manno 43' |
Report | Stadium: Osnatel-Arena Attendance: 15,500 Referee: Günter Perl |
| 28 May 2013 2nd Leg | Dynamo Dresden | 2–0 | VfL Osnabrück | Dresden |
| 20:30 | Fiel 30' Ouali 71' |
Report | Stadium: Glücksgas Stadium Attendance: 29,253 Referee: Peter Gagelmann |
Lower Saxony Cup
| 5 September 2012 Eight-finals | SV Meppen | 2–3 | VfL Osnabrück | Meppen |
| 19:00 | Gerdes-Wurpts 20', 45' |
Report | 5' Nagy 45' Bouma 85' Manno |
Stadium: MEP-Arena Attendance: 5.000 Referee: Axel Martin |
| 24 March 2013 Quarter-finals | TSV Havelse | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | VfL Osnabrück | Garbsen |
| 14:00 | Wendel 55' Hintzkel 74' |
Report | 77' Nagy 85' Zoller |
Stadium: A-Platz Attendance: 1.332 Referee: Hauke-Jörn Rüther |
| Penalties | ||||
Vucinovic  Posipal Deppe |
Bouma Pisot Staffeldt Beermann |
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| 16 April 2013 Semi-finals | BSV SW Rehden | 0–2 | VfL Osnabrück | Rehden |
| 19:00 | Report | 44' Piossek 47' Jula |
Stadium: A-Platz Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Tobias Helwig |
| 30 May 2013 Final | SV Wilhelmshaven | 2–4 | VfL Osnabrück | Wilhelmshaven |
| 19:00 | Papaefthimiou 12' Jahdadic 29' |
Report | 28' Kodes 45' Neidhart 53' Stehr 90' Balzis |
Stadium: Jadestadion Attendance: 325 Referee: Stefan Haupt |
Sources
- ^ Krombacher Pokal Herren des NFV – Viertelfinale Archived 2012-09-16 at the Wayback Machine (in German) Fussball.de – Lower Saxony Cup quarter finals, accessed: 27 March 2013
- ^ "VfL Osnabrück News: VfL scheitert in der Relegation". Archived from the original on 2013-06-07. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
External links
- 2012–13 VfL Osnabrück season at Weltfussball.de (in German)
- 2012–13 VfL Osnabrück season at kicker.de (in German)
- 2012–13 VfL Osnabrück season at Fussballdaten.de (in German)