The first matchday of the 2012/13 season was November 23, 2012, the last matchday was February 3, 2013. Three clubs managed to get promoted back to the 1st Bundesliga , all four promoted teams were able to keep their class.
The champions of the regional leagues north, east, south and west are promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga. If this is a second team, the right of promotion goes to the next team.