2012–13 Eintracht Braunschweig season

Eintracht Braunschweig
2012–13 season
Chairman Sebastian Ebel
Manager Torsten Lieberknecht
Stadium Eintracht-Stadion
2. Bundesliga 2nd (promoted)
DFB-Pokal Lost in 2nd round
Top goalscorer Dominick Kumbela (19 goals)
Highest home attendance 21,820 (vs. Köln)
Lowest home attendance 18,900 (vs. Sandhausen)
Average home league attendance 20,454
Home colours
Away colours

The 2012–13 Eintracht Braunschweig season is the 118th season in the club's football history. In 2012–13 the club plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. It is the club's second consecutive season in this league, having played at this level since 2011–12, after it was promoted from the 3. Liga in 2011.

The club also took part in the 2012–13 edition of the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup, where it reached the second round and subsequently lost to Bundesliga side SC Freiburg.[1]

Review and events

Due to the ongoing rebuilding of the Eintracht-Stadion, the stadium's capacity is reduced during the season.[2]

Eintracht Braunschweig started the season by winning five games in a row and taking over first place in the league on the second matchday. The club never left the direct promotion spots for the rest of the season. After having spent the last two decades mostly between the second and third division of German football, Eintracht's resurgence became noted by the German media.[3][4][5][6][7][8] On the 31st matchday, the club secured its return to the Bundesliga after a 28-year absence with a 1–0 away win over FC Ingolstadt.[9] Damir Vrančić scored the decisive goal from a free-kick in injury time.

With 19 goals, Dominick Kumbela also finished as the top-scorer of the 2. Bundesliga.[10]

Matches and results

Legend

  Win   Tie   Loss

Friendly matches

2. Bundesliga

DFB-Pokal

Players

Current squad

As of 11 March 2013

Squad Season 2012–13
No.PlayerNat.Birthdayat BTSV sinceprevious clubLeague matchesLeague goalsCup matchesCup goals
Goalkeepers
1Marjan Petković22 May 19792009FSV Frankfurt4020
26Daniel Davari6 Jan 19882009Mainz 05 II30000
Defenders
3Ermin Bičakčić24 Jan 199001/12VfB Stuttgart33320
4Matthias Henn28 Apr 198520071. FC Kaiserslautern3000
5Benjamin Kessel1 Oct 19872010Mainz 05 II15000
8Deniz Doğan20 Oct 19792007VfB Lübeck29220
15Norman Theuerkauf24 Jan 19872009Eintracht Frankfurt II31120
16Emre Turan16 Nov 199001/11Ankaraspor1000
19Ken Reichel19 Dec 19862007Hamburger SV II25020
25Marcel Correia16 May 198920111. FC Kaiserslautern II17020
Midfielders
6Damir Vrančić4 Oct 19852009Borussia Dortmund II24110
7Björn Kluft11 Jan 19902012Preußen Münster1000
10Mirko Boland23 Apr 198701/09MSV Duisburg II30421
11Steffen Bohl28 Dec 198301/11Wehen Wiesbaden21010
13Raffael Korte29 Aug 19902011TuS Mechtersheim10010
14Omar Elabdellaoui5 Dec 199101/13Manchester City14000
17Kevin Kratz21 Jan 19872012Alemannia Aachen18012
18Oliver Petersch26 Apr 19892011Rot-Weiß Oberhausen11100
31Marc Pfitzner28 Aug 19842007Youth system20210
Strikers
9Orhan Ademi28 Oct 19912012Rheindorf Altach30420
12Dominick Kumbela20 Apr 198401/10Rot Weiss Ahlen301920
20Zhang Chengdong9 February 19892012Mafra12000
21Pierre Merkel25 May 19892011Idar-Oberstein16200
22Randy Edwini-Bonsu20 Apr 199001/12Oulu8010
23Jonas Erwig-Drüppel20 Jul 19912012Schalke 04 II6000
27Gianluca Korte29 Aug 19902011TuS Mechtersheim11220
32Dennis Kruppke (captain)1 Apr 198001/08SC Freiburg231120
No longer at the club
14Jan Washausen2 Oct 19882007Youth system0000
Last updated: 19 May 2013

Summer transfers

Winter transfers

Management and coaching staff

Since 12 May 2008 Torsten Lieberknecht is the manager of Eintracht Braunschweig.

Position Staff
ManagerTorsten Lieberknecht
Assistant managerDarius Scholtysik
Assistant manager/athletic trainerJürgen Rische
Goalkeeping coachAlexander Kunze
Sporting directorMarc Arnold
Club doctorDr. Frank Maier
PhysiotherapistCaroline Schweibs
PhysiotherapistGoce Janevski
PhysiotherapistThorsten Taenzer
Team managerHolm Stelzer
Kit and equipment manager/Bus driverChristian Skolik

References

  1. ↑ DFB-Pokal 2012/2013 .:. Spielplan (in German) DFB-Pokal 2012–13, accessed: 5 September 2012
  2. ↑ "Fan-Infos zum Umbau der Haupttribüne" (in German). www.eintracht-stadion.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-07-14. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  3. ↑ Otto, Christian (20 October 2012). "Im Zweifel gegen den Trend" (in German). faz.net. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  4. ↑ Herrmann, Boris (23 September 2012). "Auferstanden vom Rande des Untergangs" (in German). sueddeutsche.de. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  5. ↑ Jahn, Michael (25 October 2012). "Spagat auf der Baustelle" (in German). fr-online.de. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  6. ↑ Schramm, Anja (7 April 2013). "Braunschweigs großer Klimmzug" (in German). welt.de. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  7. ↑ Spiller, Christian (18 December 2012). "Kein Geld – und trotzdem erfolgreich" (in German). zeit.de. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  8. ↑ Hacke, Detlef (27 April 2013). "Aufstieg von Eintracht Braunschweig: Comeback der Enkel" (in German). spiegel.de. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  9. ↑ "Braunschweig nach 28 Jahren zurück in Liga eins". Die Welt (in German). 26 April 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  10. ↑ "2. Bundesliga - Torjäger". Kicker Sportmagazin (in German). Retrieved 19 May 2013.
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