2012–13 Swiss Challenge League
| Season | 2012–13 |
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| Champions | Aarau |
| Promoted | Aarau |
| Relegated | Bellinzona |
| Matches played | 180 |
| Goals scored | 523 (2.91 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Armando Sadiku (20 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Bellinzona 8–0 Wil |
| Biggest away win | Locarno 0–5 Winterthur |
| Highest scoring |
Vaduz 5–3 Aarau Aarau 5–3 Wohlen Bellinzona 8–0 Wil Locarno 2–6 Bellinzona |
| Longest winning run | 6 games Aarau |
| Longest unbeaten run | 14 games Bellinzona |
| Longest winless run | 10 games Lugano |
| Longest losing run | 7 games Locarno |
| Highest attendance | 6,100 Aarau 3–3 Wohlen |
| Lowest attendance | 203 Biel-Bienne 7–0 Wohlen |
| Average attendance | 1,454 |
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The 2012–13 Swiss Challenge League was the tenth season of the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of the Swiss football league pyramid. It began on 14 July 2012 and ended on 2 June 2013.
2011–12 Challenge League champions St. Gallen were promoted to the 2012–13 Super League. They weren't replaced by another team due to Neuchâtel Xamax being demoted to the 4th tier of Swiss football for financial irregularities. 2011–12 Challenge League runners-up Aarau had to compete in a promotion/relegation playoff against 9th-placed Super League team Sion and remained in the Challenge League after losing 3–1 on aggregate.
The bottom five teams – Stade Nyonnais, Étoile Carouge, Delémont, Kriens and Brühl – were relegated to the newly formed 1. Liga Promotion with no teams replaced them due to the Challenge League reducing from 16 to 10 teams.
Source: Swiss Challenge League (German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Due to financial irregularities, AC Bellinzona was discounted seven points and were ultimately relegated at the end of the season. FC Locarno was thus not relegated in spite of their last-place finish.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
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