2012–13 Eintracht Braunschweig season
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.
2012–13 season | |||
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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 | ||
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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
23 June 2012 | MTV Vater Jahn Peine | 0–15 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Peine |
16:00 | Report | Merkel Kessel Kruppke Doğan Erwig-Drüppel Ademi R. Korte Boland |
Stadium: Vater-Jahn-Platz Attendance: 1,300 |
24 June 2012 | Germania Wolfenbüttel | 0–14 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Wolfenbüttel |
15:00 | Report | Bičakčić Reichel Boland R. Korte Ademi Kruppke Merkel G. Korte Erwig-Drüppel |
Stadium: MKN-Sport-Park Attendance: 2,000 |
6 July 2012 | Arminia Bielefeld | 1–0 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Bielefeld |
19:00 | Klos |
Report | Stadium: Schüco Arena Attendance: 1,470 |
7 July 2012 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 3–2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | Salzgitter-Gebhardshagen |
15:30 | Reichel Kessel Janeczek |
Report | Balci Stang |
Stadium: Glück-Auf-Stadion Attendance: 1,000 |
11 July 2012 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 1–1 | Wörgl, Austria | |
18:00 | G. Korte |
Report | Petropoulos |
Stadium: Sportpark Wörgl Attendance: 300 |
20 July 2012 Summer of Champions | Eintracht Braunschweig | 1–1 | Braunschweig | |
18:30 | Doğan |
Report | Jonas |
Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 13,500 |
27 July 2012 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 3–0 | Carl Zeiss Jena | Salzgitter |
19:45 | Edwini-Bonsu Kumbela Erwig-Drüppel |
Report | Stadium: Stadion am Salzgittersee Attendance: 800 |
28 July 2012 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 5–1 | FSV Zwickau | Braunschweig |
15:30 | Ademi R. Korte Kessel |
Report | Trehkopf |
Stadium: Konrad-Koch-Stadion Attendance: 1,100 |
28 August 2012 | Wacker Braunschweig | 0–11 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Braunschweig |
18:30 | Report | Zhang Kumbela Own goal Pfitzner Turan Boland R. Korte Edwini-Bonsu Kratz Merkel |
Stadium: Jahnplatz Attendance: 700 |
4 September 2012 | Ehra-Lessien XI | 1–10 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Ehra-Lessien |
18:30 | Ivan |
Report | Ademi Edwini-Bonsu Kumbela Bohl G. Korte Zhang |
Stadium: Sportplatz Ehra-Lessien Attendance: 925 |
8 September 2012 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 0–1 | Darmstadt 98 | Salzgitter |
14:00 | Report | Karli |
Stadium: Stadion am Salzgittersee Attendance: 500 |
9 October 2012 | FSV Adenbüttel Rethen | 0–23 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Vordorf-Rethen |
18:30 | Report | Kumbela Erwig-Drüppel Pfitzner Zhang Boland Own goal Vrančić Own goal G. Korte R. Korte J. Kierdorf Kessel Edwini-Bonsu L. Kierdorf |
Stadium: Sportplatz Rethen Attendance: 800 |
12 October 2012 | SV Gifhorn | 0–14 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Gifhorn |
16:30 | Report | R. Korte Kruppke Correia Edwini-Bonsu Kratz Doğan Pfitzner Turan Merkel Boland |
Stadium: Sportplatz Eyßelheide Attendance: 300 |
8 January 2013 | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 2–3 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Erfurt |
18:00 | Oumari Nietfeld |
Report | Boland Kessel Petersch |
Stadium: Steigerwaldstadion Attendance: 1,052 |
11 January 2013 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 1–0 | Kickers Offenbach | Braunschweig |
13:00 | Theuerkauf |
Report | Stadium: Konrad-Koch-Stadion Attendance: 567 |
16 January 2013 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 1–3 | FC Ingolstadt | Belek, Turkey |
14:00 | Edwini-Bonsu |
Report | Quaner Knasmüllner Uludağ |
Stadium: Gloria Golf |
21 January 2013 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 2–0 | Belek, Turkey | |
15:00 | Kumbela Vrančić |
[www.eintracht.com/profis/neues/loewen-mit-20-erfolg-im-test-gegen-den-fc-thun/ Report] | Stadium: Calista Football Center |
26 January 2013 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 0–0 | Union Berlin | Braunschweig |
13:00 | Report | Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 1,850 |
19 February 2013 | Werder Bremen | 2–0 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Bremen |
15:00 | Wegner Akpala |
Report | Stadium: Weserstadion, Platz 11 Attendance: 350 |
23 May 2013 | Göttingen XI | 0–2 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Göttingen |
18:30 | Report Report |
Vrančić Boland |
Stadium: Stadion am Rehbach Attendance: 550 |
24 May 2013 | Viktoria Königslutter | 0–15 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Königslutter |
18:30 | Report | Kessel Bär Boland Kluft R. Korte Albrecht Bohl Turan |
Stadium: Stadion am Lutterspring Attendance: 1,500 |
2. Bundesliga
5 August 2012 1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 1–0 | 1. FC Köln | Braunschweig |
15:30 | Kruppke Ademi |
Summary | Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 21,820 Referee: Peter Gagelmann (Bremen) |
12 August 2012 2 | Union Berlin | 0–1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Berlin |
13:30 | Pfertzel |
Summary | Pfitzner Kumbela |
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 16,750 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (Herne) |
24 August 2012 3 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 2–1 | SC Paderborn | Braunschweig |
18:00 | Kumbela Doğan Kruppke Bičakčić |
Summary | Yılmaz Strohdiek Meha Krösche |
Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 19,500 Referee: Robert Hartmann (Krugzell) |
1 September 2012 4 | VfR Aalen | 0–3 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Aalen |
13:00 | Lechleiter Traut |
Summary | Boland Theuerkauf |
Stadium: Scholz-Arena Attendance: 6,604 Referee: Florian Steuer (Menden) |
15 September 2012 5 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 1–0 | Jahn Regensburg | Braunschweig |
13:00 | Kruppke |
Summary | Kotzke Sembolo Kamavuaka Erfen |
Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 19,670 Referee: Christian Fischer (Hemer) |
23 September 2012 6 | 1860 Munich | 1–1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Munich |
13:30 | Tomasov Volz Vallori Wojtkowiak Aygün Lauth |
Summary | Kumbela Kratz |
Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 31,600 Referee: Tobias Christ (Münchweiler an der Rodalb) |
26 September 2012 7 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 3–0 | MSV Duisburg | Braunschweig |
17:30 | Reichel Pfitzner Merkel Kruppke |
Summary | Šukalo |
Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 19,115 Referee: Benjamin Cortus (Röthenbach an der Pegnitz) |
30 September 2012 8 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1–1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Kaiserslautern |
13:30 | Dick Borysiuk Heintz Riedel |
Summary | Doğan Ademi |
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 33,025 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Berlin) |
6 October 2012 9 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 3–0 | VfL Bochum | Braunschweig |
13:00 | Bičakčić Theuerkauf Ademi Kruppke |
Summary | Luthe Iashvili Freier Delura Sinkiewicz |
Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 19,875 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Landshut) |
20 October 2012 10 | Dynamo Dresden | 0–2 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Dresden |
13:00 | Brégerie Koch |
Summary | Pfitzner Kruppke Boland Kumbela |
Stadium: Glücksgas Stadium Attendance: 27,513 Referee: Guido Winkmann (Kerken) |
27 October 2012 11 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 1–1 | Hertha BSC | Braunschweig |
13:00 | Pfitzner Kruppke |
Summary | Niemeyer Ronny Ramos |
Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 21,645 Referee: Jochen Drees (Münster-Sarmsheim) |
2 November 2012 12 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 2–1 | SV Sandhausen | Braunschweig |
18:00 | Kumbela |
Summary | Ischdonat Löning |
Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 18,900 Referee: Bastian Dankert (Rostock) |
9 November 2012 13 | Erzgebirge Aue | 1–1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Aue |
18:00 | Savran König Schröder |
Summary | Boland Kruppke |
Stadium: Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance: 7,600 Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Oberasbach) |
17 November 2012 14 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 3–0 | FC Ingolstadt | Braunschweig |
13:00 | Kumbela Erwig-Drüppel G. Korte |
Summary | Groß Schäfer |
Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 19,430 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Obertshausen) |
24 November 2012 15 | Energie Cottbus | 3–1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Cottbus |
13:00 | Sanogo Rippert Börner Bittroff Brinkmann Kruska |
Summary | Kumbela Kruppke Reichel Theuerkauf Doğan |
Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft Attendance: 11,740 Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Berlin) |
28 November 2012 16 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 1–0 | FC St. Pauli | Braunschweig |
17:30 | Kumbela Kessel |
Summary | Bartels Schachten Avevor |
Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 21,400 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Berlin) |
2 December 2012 17 | FSV Frankfurt | 1–2 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Frankfurt |
13:30 | Konrad |
Summary | Kruppke Theuerkauf Ademi Bičakčić Pfitzner |
Stadium: Frankfurter Volksbank Stadion Attendance: 4,748 Referee: Robert Hartmann (Krugzell) |
10 December 2012 18 | 1. FC Köln | 2–2 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Cologne |
20:15 | Jajalo Clemens Ujah |
Summary | Doğan Kumbela Bičakčić |
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Felix Brych (Munich) |
17 December 2012 19 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 4–3 | Union Berlin | Braunschweig |
20:15 | Kumbela Boland |
Summary | Nemec Pfertzel Terodde Parensen Quiring |
Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 21,200 Referee: Peter Sippel (Munich) |
2 February 2013 20 | SC Paderborn | 1–2 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Paderborn |
13:00 | Sağlık Naki Bertels Kachunga |
Summary | Petersch Kumbela Theuerkauf Doğan Davari |
Stadium: Benteler Arena Attendance: 10,709 Referee: Günter Perl (Pullach) |
8 February 2013 21 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 1–1 | VfR Aalen | Braunschweig |
18:00 | Doğan Boland Merkel |
Summary | Valentini Barth Leandro |
Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 19,850 Referee: Florian Steuer (Menden) |
15 February 2013 22 | Jahn Regensburg | 0–1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Regensburg |
18:00 | Nachreiner |
Summary | Kumbela Reichel Ademi Bohl Theuerkauf |
Stadium: Jahnstadion Attendance: 6,289 Referee: Robert Kampka (Mainz) |
24 February 2013 23 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 1–2 | 1860 Munich | Braunschweig |
13:30 | Kratz Kumbela |
Summary | Friend Lauth |
Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 20,455 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (Herne) |
4 March 2013 24 | MSV Duisburg | 1–0 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Duisburg |
20:15 | Bajić Koch Šukalo Exslager Jovanović Wolze Wiedwald |
Summary Report |
Elabdellaoui |
Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena Attendance: 11,770 Referee: Robert Hartmann (Krugzell) |
11 March 2013 25 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 1–1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Braunschweig |
20:15 | Pfitzner Kumbela |
Summary Report |
Šimůnek Weiser Hoffer |
Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 20,630 Referee: Marco Fritz (Korb) |
16 March 2013 26 | VfL Bochum | 0–1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Bochum |
13:00 | Scheidhauer Tasaka Rzatkowski |
Summary | Bičakčić Kumbela |
Stadium: rewirpowerSTADION Attendance: 12,371 Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Niederkassel) |
28 March 2013 27 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 2–1 | Dynamo Dresden | Braunschweig |
20:30 | Bičakčić Vrančić Kumbela |
Summary | Ouali Streker |
Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 21,175 Referee: Knut Kircher (Rottenburg am Neckar) |
8 April 2013 28 | Hertha BSC | 3–0 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Berlin |
20:15 | Ronny Ramos |
Summary | Doğan Pfitzner Elabdellaoui |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 51,029 Referee: Peter Gagelmann (Bremen) |
12 April 2013 29 | SV Sandhausen | 1–3 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Sandhausen |
18:00 | Mäkelä Pischorn Beichler Falkenberg |
Summary | Kumbela Kruppke |
Stadium: Hardtwaldstadion Attendance: 6,300 Referee: Christian Bandurski (Oberhausen) |
21 April 2013 30 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 1–1 | Erzgebirge Aue | Braunschweig |
13:30 | Boland Theuerkauf |
Summary | Schröder Koçer Nickenig |
Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 20,500 Referee: Christian Dingert (Thallichtenberg) |
26 April 2013 31 | FC Ingolstadt | 0–1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Ingolstadt |
18:00 | Caiuby Mijatović Leitl |
Summary | Kratz Vrančić |
Stadium: Audi Sportpark Attendance: 9,471 Referee: Martin Petersen (Stuttgart) |
6 May 2013 32 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 0–0 | Energie Cottbus | Braunschweig |
20:15 | Summary | Schulze |
Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 20,445 Referee: Günter Perl (Pullach) |
12 May 2013 33 | FC St. Pauli | 5–1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Hamburg |
13:30 | Ginczek Thorandt Bartels Kringe Bruns Ebbers |
Summary | G. Korte |
Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 29,063 Referee: Peter Gagelmann (Bremen) |
19 May 2013 34 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 2–2 | FSV Frankfurt | Braunschweig |
13:30 | Kruppke |
Summary | Görlitz Konrad Kapllani |
Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Christian Dietz (Kronach) |
DFB-Pokal
17 August 2012 1st round | VfB Lübeck | 0–3 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Lübeck |
19:00 | Samide Steinwarth Theißen Schulz Marheineke |
Summary | Kratz Boland |
Stadium: PokerStars.de – Stadion an der Lohmühle Attendance: 6,411 Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Oberasbach) |
30 October 2012 2nd round | Eintracht Braunschweig | 0–2 | SC Freiburg | Braunschweig |
19:00 | Theuerkauf Kruppke Reichel |
Summary | Caligiuri Freis Flum Guédé |
Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 20,167 Referee: Felix Brych (Munich) |
Players
Current squad
As of 11 March 2013
Squad Season 2012–13 | |||||||||
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No. | Player | Nat. | Birthday | at BTSV since | previous club | League matches | League goals | Cup matches | Cup goals |
Goalkeepers | |||||||||
1 | Marjan Petković | 22 May 1979 | 2009 | FSV Frankfurt | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
26 | Daniel Davari | 6 Jan 1988 | 2009 | Mainz 05 II | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Defenders | |||||||||
3 | Ermin Bičakčić | 24 Jan 1990 | 01/12 | VfB Stuttgart | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
4 | Matthias Henn | 28 Apr 1985 | 2007 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Benjamin Kessel | 1 Oct 1987 | 2010 | Mainz 05 II | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | Deniz Doğan | 20 Oct 1979 | 2007 | VfB Lübeck | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
15 | Norman Theuerkauf | 24 Jan 1987 | 2009 | Eintracht Frankfurt II | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
16 | Emre Turan | 16 Nov 1990 | 01/11 | Ankaraspor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
19 | Ken Reichel | 19 Dec 1986 | 2007 | Hamburger SV II | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
25 | Marcel Correia | 16 May 1989 | 2011 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern II | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Midfielders | |||||||||
6 | Damir Vrančić | 4 Oct 1985 | 2009 | Borussia Dortmund II | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
7 | Björn Kluft | 11 Jan 1990 | 2012 | Preußen Münster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | Mirko Boland | 23 Apr 1987 | 01/09 | MSV Duisburg II | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
11 | Steffen Bohl | 28 Dec 1983 | 01/11 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
13 | Raffael Korte | 29 Aug 1990 | 2011 | TuS Mechtersheim | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
14 | Omar Elabdellaoui | 5 Dec 1991 | 01/13 | Manchester City | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
17 | Kevin Kratz | 21 Jan 1987 | 2012 | Alemannia Aachen | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
18 | Oliver Petersch | 26 Apr 1989 | 2011 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
31 | Marc Pfitzner | 28 Aug 1984 | 2007 | Youth system | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Strikers | |||||||||
9 | Orhan Ademi | 28 Oct 1991 | 2012 | Rheindorf Altach | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
12 | Dominick Kumbela | 20 Apr 1984 | 01/10 | Rot Weiss Ahlen | 30 | 19 | 2 | 0 | |
20 | Zhang Chengdong | 9 February 1989 | 2012 | Mafra | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
21 | Pierre Merkel | 25 May 1989 | 2011 | Idar-Oberstein | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
22 | Randy Edwini-Bonsu | 20 Apr 1990 | 01/12 | Oulu | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
23 | Jonas Erwig-Drüppel | 20 Jul 1991 | 2012 | Schalke 04 II | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
27 | Gianluca Korte | 29 Aug 1990 | 2011 | TuS Mechtersheim | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
32 | Dennis Kruppke (captain) | 1 Apr 1980 | 01/08 | SC Freiburg | 23 | 11 | 2 | 0 | |
No longer at the club | |||||||||
14 | Jan Washausen | 2 Oct 1988 | 2007 | Youth system | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Last updated: 19 May 2013 |
Summer transfers
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Management and coaching staff
Since 12 May 2008 Torsten Lieberknecht is the manager of Eintracht Braunschweig.
Position | Staff |
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Manager | Torsten Lieberknecht |
Assistant manager | Darius Scholtysik |
Assistant manager/athletic trainer | Jürgen Rische |
Goalkeeping coach | Alexander Kunze |
Sporting director | Marc Arnold |
Club doctor | Dr. Frank Maier |
Physiotherapist | Caroline Schweibs |
Physiotherapist | Goce Janevski |
Physiotherapist | Thorsten Taenzer |
Team manager | Holm Stelzer |
Kit and equipment manager/Bus driver | Christian Skolik |
References
- DFB-Pokal 2012/2013 .:. Spielplan (in German) DFB-Pokal 2012–13, accessed: 5 September 2012
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