German Water Polo League 2012/13

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German Water Polo League 2012/13
master ASC Duisburg
Cup winners ASC Duisburg
Relegated SGW Rhenania Cologne / BW Poseidon Cologne
SGW Rote Erde / SV Brambauer
Wasserball-Union Magdeburg
Top scorer Heiko Nossek - 98 goals
(SSV Esslingen)
DWL 2011/12

The 2012/13 season of the German Water Polo League began on October 20, 2012 with the main round and ended with the decisive third victory of ASC Duisburg in the fourth game of the final over defending champions and record champions Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 . ASC Duisburg secured its 6th title after 1968. In addition to the Wasserball-Union Magdeburg , SGW Rhenania Cologne / BW Poseidon Cologne and newcomer SGW Rote Erde / SV Brambauer were relegated to the 2nd water polo league .

mode

The games will be played according to the round system with main round (first and second leg), qualifying round ( best-of-five ) as well as championship round ( play-off finals) and relegation round ( play-down finals) from mid-October 2012 to the end of May 2013.

Main round

The game was played in two groups of eight and nine teams in a simple round with a return leg. In Group A, which included the eight best teams from the previous season, the first four qualified directly for the play-off finals. The last four of group A had to go to a qualifying round with the first four teams of group B. For the teams from places 5-8 of group B it went to the play-down finals. Due to the 17-a-side field, the bottom of the B- Group directly into the 2nd water polo league.

Group A

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 (M, P)  14th  13  1  0 209: 720 +137 27: 10
 2. ASC Duisburg  14th  12  1  1 195: 790 +116 25: 30
 3. Waspo 98 Hanover  14th  9  0  5 149: 119 +30 18:10
 4th SV Bayer Uerdingen 08  14th  7th  0  7th 118: 109  +9 14:14
 5. SV Cannstatt (AB)  14th  7th  0  7th 110: 132 −22 14:14
 6th OSC Potsdam  14th  3  0  11 114: 164 −50 06:22
 7th SV Weiden  14th  3  0  11 090: 184 −94 06:22
 8th. SC Wedding Berlin  14th  1  0  13 077: 203 −126 02:26

Participants in the qualifying round Group A - Group B
(M) reigning champions
(P) reigning cup winners
(AB) Promoted from Group B of the previous season

Crosstab

The cross table shows the results of all games this season. The home team is listed in the left column and the visiting team in the top row.

Group A
October 20, 2012 - March 16, 2013
Water lovers Spandau 04 ASC Duisburg Waspo 98 Hanover SV Bayer Uerdingen 08 SV Cannstatt OSC Potsdam SV Weiden SC Wedding Berlin
01. Water lovers Spandau 04 11 : 60 13 : 50 12 : 60 19 : 20 24 : 80 15 : 20 20 : 50
02. ASC Duisburg 7 : 7 10 : 70 13 : 30 11 : 60 19 : 40 19 : 20 20 : 30
03. Waspo 98 Hanover 05: 10 04: 15 10 : 50 15 : 70 12 : 60 15 : 60 12 : 60
04th SV Bayer Uerdingen 08 4: 8 06: 12 14 : 11 4: 5 12 : 90 10 : 10 17 : 30
05. SV Cannstatt 4: 9 08: 16 06: 12 7 : 5 11 : 90 15 : 60 12 : 50
06th OSC Potsdam 10: 13 07: 13 07: 10 04: 11 8 : 7 13 : 50 12 : 60
07th SV Weiden 05: 22 05: 14 08: 15 07: 13 08: 11 12 : 90 14 : 60
08th. SC Wedding Berlin 03: 26 06: 20 06: 16 7: 8 5: 9 9 : 8 7: 9

Group B

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. SSV Esslingen  16  16  0  0 245: 130 +115 32-00
 2. White Sharks Hanover (N)  16  10  1  5 183: 142 +41 21:11
 3. SG Neukölln Berlin  16  10  1  5 167: 142 +25 21:11
 4th SC Neustadt (N)  16  7th  3  6th 148: 150  −2 17:15
 5. Duisburg SV 98  16  8th  0  8th 139: 140  −1 16:16
 6th SV Krefeld 72  16  7th  1  8th 145: 138  +7 15:17
 7th SGW Rhenania Cologne / BW Poseidon Cologne  16  4th  1  11 106: 177 −71 09:23
 8th. SGW Rote Erde / SV Brambauer (N)  16  4th  0  12 113: 158 −45 08:24
 9. Water polo union Magdeburg  16  1  3  12 123: 192 −69 05:27

Participants in the qualifying round Group A - Group B
Relegated to the 2nd water polo league
(N) Relegated from the 2nd water polo league

Crosstab

The cross table shows the results of all games this season. The home team is listed in the left column and the visiting team in the top row.

Group B
October 20, 2012 - March 16, 2013
SSV Esslingen White Sharks Hanover SG Neukölln Berlin SC Neustadt Duisburg SV 98 SV Krefeld 72 SGW Rhenania Cologne / BW Poseidon Cologne SGW Rote Erde / SV Brambauer Water polo union Magdeburg
01. SSV Esslingen 17 : 90 19 : 60 16 : 80 16 : 11 16 : 80 21 : 10 16 : 60 22 : 70
02. White Sharks Hanover 05: 14 9 : 7 13 : 11 15 : 70 12 : 80 18 : 30 17 : 60 9 : 9
03. SG Neukölln Berlin 6: 9 6: 8 12 : 60 11 : 30 11 : 90 16 : 50 12 : 80 18 : 11
04th SC Neustadt 11: 16 14 : 12 10 : 10 11 : 60 10 : 90 9 : 3 9 : 6 11 : 50
05. Duisburg SV 98 12: 14 8 : 6 10: 11 12 : 70 8 : 7 11 : 40 10 : 40 14 : 80
06th SV Krefeld 72 06: 12 10 : 80 14 : 60 9 : 8 10 : 30 15 : 20 7 : 5 14 : 10
07th SGW Rhenania Cologne / BW Poseidon Cologne 07: 12 09: 14 11: 13 6 : 6 3: 8 9 : 5 6: 9 11 : 80
08th. SGW Rote Erde / SV Brambauer 08: 12 09: 12 5: 9 6: 8 10 : 60 9 : 5 06: 10 10 : 80
09. Water polo union Magdeburg 10: 13 04: 16 05: 13 9 : 9 03: 10 9 : 9 6: 7 11 : 60

Qualifying round Group A - Group B

In the qualifying round, the last four participants for the play-off and play-down finals were determined. The last four in Group A met the best four teams in Group B. The four winners also secured a place in Group A for the following season.
Mode: Best-of-Five
Dates: March 20, 2013 / April 3, 2013 (1st game), March 23, 2013 / April 6, 2013 (2nd game), March 24, 2013 / April 7, 2013 (3rd game) . Game), April 10, 2013 (4th game) and April 13, 2013 (5th game)
The teams in Group B had home rights in the 1st and 4th game.

pairing 1. 2. 3. 4th 5.
1.B - 8.A SSV Esslingen - SC Wedding Berlin 18 : 20 13 : 80 8 : 4 ––– –––
2.B - 7.A White Sharks Hanover - SV Weiden 9 : 6 09: 11 09: 10 9 : 4 11 : 70
3.B - 6.A SG Neukölln Berlin - OSC Potsdam 13 : 70 12 : 11 13 : 90 ––– –––
4.B - 5.A SC Neustadt - SV Cannstatt 5: 7 08: 16 09: 14 ––– –––

Esslingen, Hanover, Neukölln and Cannstatt qualified for the playoff finals and will play in Group A for the 2013/14 season .

Play down

Quarter finals

Mode: Best-of-Three
Dates: April 20, 2013 (1st game), April 27, 2013 (2nd game) and April 28, 2013 (3rd game)
The first-named team only had home rights in the 1st game.

pairing 1. 2. 3.
SGW Rote Erde / SV Brambauer - SC Wedding Berlin 07: 12 3: 6 –––
SGW Rhenania Cologne / BW Poseidon Cologne - SV Weiden 6: 9 07: 10 –––
SV Krefeld 72 - OSC Potsdam 8: 9 8: 9 –––
Duisburg SV 98 - SC Neustadt 6: 8 9 : 8 08 10

Descent 13-16

Semifinals

Mode: Best-of-Five
Dates: May 1, 2013 (1st game), May 4, 2013 (2nd game), May 5, 2013 (3rd game) and May 9, 2013 (4th game)
The former The team had home rights in the 1st and 4th game. Duisburg and Rote Erde / Brambauer exchanged this in the 1st and 2nd game.

pairing 1. 2. 3. 4th 5.
SGW Rote Erde / SV Brambauer - Duisburg SV 98 3: 4 5: 6 4: 7 ––– –––
SGW Rhenania Cologne / BW Poseidon Cologne - SV Krefeld 72 7 : 6 09: 11 02: 10 08: 11 –––

 Relegated to the 2nd water polo league

Game for 13th place

Mode: Best-of-three
dates: May 11, 2013 (Duisburg) and May 15, 2013 (Krefeld)

pairing 1. 2. 3.
Duisburg SV 98 - SV Krefeld 72 7: 9 7: 9 –––

Seats 9-12

Semifinals

Mode: Best-of-Three
Dates: May 1, 2013 / May 4, 2014 (1st game), May 4, 2013 (2nd game) and May 5, 2013 (3rd game)
The first-named team only played in the 1st Game Heimrecht, this Neustadt waived.

pairing 1. 2. 3.
SC Neustadt - SC Wedding Berlin 09: 11 09: 12 –––
OSC Potsdam - SV Weiden 15 : 70 06: 10 07: 10

Game for 11th place

Mode: Best-of-Three
Dates: May 20, 2013 (Neustadt) and June 1, 2013 (Potsdam)

pairing 1. 2. 3.
SC Neustadt - OSC Potsdam 03: 19 00: 10 –––

Play for 9th place

Mode: Best-of-Three
Dates: May 22, 2013 (Weiden) and May 25, 2013 (Berlin)

pairing 1. 2. 3.
SV Weiden - SC Wedding Berlin 10 : 00 7 : 5 –––

Play-off

Quarter finals

Mode: Best-of-Three
Dates: April 20, 2013 (1st game) and April 27, 2013 (2nd game)
The first-named team only had home rights in the 1st game.

pairing 1. 2. 3.
SSV Esslingen - Water lovers Spandau 04 13: 16 05: 23 –––
White Sharks Hanover - ASC Duisburg 08: 16 11: 21 –––
SG Neukölln Berlin - Waspo 98 Hanover 05: 15 03: 10 –––
SV Cannstatt - SV Bayer Uerdingen 08 9 : 8 12 : 90 –––

Places 5–8

Semifinals

Mode: Best-of-Three
Dates: May 1, 2013 (1st game), May 4, 2013 (2nd game) and May 5, 2013 (3rd game)
The first-named team only had home rights in the 1st game.

pairing 1. 2. 3.
SSV Esslingen - SV Bayer Uerdingen 08 10: 12 08: 11 –––
White Sharks Hanover - SG Neukölln Berlin 20 : 17 05: 11 09: 12

Game for 7th place

Mode: best-of-three
dates: May 9, 2013 (Esslingen) and May 11, 2013 (Hanover)

pairing 1. 2. 3.
SSV Esslingen - White Sharks Hanover 11 : 9 14 : 11 –––

Play for 5th place

Mode: Best-of-three
dates: May 22, 2013 (Berlin) and May 25, 2013 (Uerdingen)

pairing 1. 2. 3.
SG Neukölln Berlin - SV Bayer Uerdingen 08 11: 14 09: 14 –––

Places 1–4

Semifinals

Mode: Best-of-Five
Dates: May 1, 2013 (1st game), May 4, 2013 (2nd game) and May 5, 2013 (3rd game)
The first-named team had home rights in the 1st game.

pairing 1. 2. 3. 4th 5.
SV Cannstatt - Water lovers Spandau 04 06: 13 09: 15 10: 19 ––– –––
Waspo 98 Hanover - ASC Duisburg 14: 15 07: 10 6: 9 ––– –––

3rd place match

Mode: Best-of-Three
Dates: May 22, 2013 (Cannstatt) and May 25, 2013 (Hanover)

pairing 1. 2. 3.
SV Cannstatt - Waspo 98 Hanover 8: 9 6: 9 –––

final

Mode: Best-of-Five
Dates: May 22, 2013 (Duisburg), May 25, 2013 (Berlin), May 26, 2013 (Berlin) and May 29, 2013 (Duisburg)

pairing 1. 2. 3. 4th 5.
ASC Duisburg - Water lovers Spandau 04 8 : 7 11 : 7 7: 10 9 : 7 –––

 German champions

The championship team

1. ASC Duisburg
Logo of the ASC Duisburg

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