The 2012–13 Austrian Football First League was the 39th season of the Austrian second-level football league. It began on 19 July 2012 and ended on 24 May 2013.
Teams
Stadia and locations
TeamStadiumCapacityAustria Lustenau Reichshofstadion 8,800Blau-Weiß Linz Linzer Stadion 25,138First Vienna Hohe Warte Stadium 5,000Grödig Untersberg-Arena 2,955Hartberg Stadion Hartberg 6,000Horn Sportplatz 3,000Kapfenberger SV Franz Fekete Stadium 12,000Lustenau Reichshofstadion 8,800Rheindorf Altach Cashpoint Arena 8,900St. Pölten Voith-Platz 10,000
Personnel and kits TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor Helgi Kolviðsson Harald DürrUmbroZIMA Edmund Stöhr Konstantin WawraLottoLenze Alfred Tatar Ernst DospelNikePayLife Adi Hütter Ione CabreraNikeScholz Paul Gludovatz Jürgen RindlerJakoLopoca Michael Streiter Aleksandar DjordjevićUmbroShopping Horn Klaus Schmidt David SencarErimaMurauer Daniel Madlener Mario BolterNikePrometheus Damir Canadi Martin KobrasJakoCashpoint Martin Scherb Michael PoppJakoHypo Noe Gruppe
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointmentGrödig Heimo PfeifenbergerContract expired31 May 2012Pre-season Adi HütterHartberg Walter HörmannContract expired11 June 2012 Andreas MorigglRheindorf Altach Edmund StöhrContract expired30 June 2012 Rainer ScharingerBlau-Weiß Linz Thomas WeissenböckSacked22 September 20129th Edmund StöhrHartberg Andreas MorigglSacked15 October 20127th Paul GludovatzKapfenberger SV Thomas von HeesenAppointed as Sport director10 November 20129th Klaus SchmidtRheindorf Altach Rainer ScharingerSacked7 January 20134th Damir CanadiLustenau Damir CanadiSigned by Rheindorf Altach8 January 20135th Daniel Madlener
League table
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Johannes AignerRheindorf Altach182 David WitteveenGrödig173 ThiagoAustria Lustenau134 Daniel LucasSt. Pölten125 Miroslav MiloševićHorn11 Philipp ZulechnerHorn7 Furkan AydoğduLustenau10 Sandro GotalHorn Thomas SalamonGrödig10 Patrick SalomonAustria Lustenau9 Philipp WendlerKapfenberger SV
Promotion/relegation playoffs
Teams
FC Blau-Weiß Linz (finished 10th in First League) SC-ESV Parndorf 1919 (champions of Regionalliga Ost) LASK Linz (champions of Regionalliga Mitte) FC Liefering (champions of Regionalliga West)
First leg
Second leg
FC Liefering win 5-0 on aggregate and are promoted to the Austrian First League
SC-ESV Parndorf 1919 win 3-1 on aggregate and are promoted to the Austrian First League
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