| Competition: | Eredivisie |
| Season: | 2012–13 |
| Winners: | Ajax (32nd title) |
| Relegated: | Willem II VVV-Venlo |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Ajax PSV |
| Continentalcup2: | Europa League |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Feyenoord Vitesse Arnhem AZ Utrecht |
| Biggest Home Win: | PSV 7–0 ADO Den Haag |
| Biggest Away Win: | VVV 0–6 PSV |
| Highest Scoring: | Heracles Almelo 6–3 Heerenveen |
| Matches: | 306 |
| Total Goals: | 964 |
| Longest Wins: | 8 games PSV |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 14 games Ajax |
| Longest Winless: | 10 games NEC |
| Longest Losses: | 6 games VVV-Venlo |
| League Topscorer: | Wilfried Bony (31 goals) |
| Attendance: | 4,596,704[1] |
| Average Attendance: | 18,838 |
| Prevseason: | 2011–12 |
| Nextseason: | 2013–14 |
The 2012–13 Eredivisie was the 57th season of Eredivisie, since its establishment in 1955. It began on 10 August 2012 with the first match of the season and ended on 26 May 2013, with the last matches of the European competition and relegation play-offs.[2] This is the first time VAR has been used for testing.[3]
A total of 18 teams took part in the league: The best fifteen teams from the 2011–12 season, two promotion/relegation playoff winners and the 2011–12 Eerste Divisie champions.
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADO Den Haag | The Hague | Kyocera Stadion | 15,000 | |
| Ajax | Amsterdam | Amsterdam Arena | 52,651 | |
| AZ | Alkmaar | AFAS Stadion | 17,023 | |
| Feyenoord | Rotterdam | Stadion Feijenoord | 51,177 | |
| Groningen | Groningen | Euroborg | 22,550 | |
| Heerenveen | Heerenveen | Abe Lenstra Stadion | 26,100 | |
| Heracles | Almelo | Polman Stadion | 8,500 | |
| NAC | Breda | Rat Verlegh Stadion | 19,005 | |
| NEC | Nijmegen | Stadion de Goffert | 12,500 | |
| PEC Zwolle[4] | Zwolle | IJsseldelta Stadion | 11,324 | |
| PSV | Eindhoven | Philips Stadion | 35,000 | |
| RKC Waalwijk | Waalwijk | Mandemakers Stadion | 7,508 | |
| Roda JC | Kerkrade | Parkstad Limburg Stadion | 18,936 | |
| Twente | Enschede | De Grolsch Veste | 30,014 | |
| Utrecht | Utrecht | Stadion Galgenwaard | 23,750 | |
| Vitesse Arnhem | Arnhem | GelreDome | 25,000 | |
| VVV-Venlo | Venlo | De Koel | 8,000 | |
| Willem II | Tilburg | Koning Willem II Stadion | 14,500 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADO Den Haag | Maurice Steijn | Danny Holla | Erreà | Basic-Fit Fitness | |
| Ajax | Frank de Boer | Siem de Jong | adidas | Aegon | |
| AZ | Gertjan Verbeek | Nick Viergever | Macron | AFAS software | |
| Feyenoord | Ronald Koeman | Stefan de Vrij | Puma | ASR | |
| Groningen | Robert Maaskant | Kees Kwakman | Klupp | Essent | |
| Heerenveen | Marco van Basten | Ramon Zomer | Jako | Univé | |
| Heracles | Peter Bosz |  Kwame Quansah | Erima | TenCate | |
| NAC |  Nebojša Gudelj | Jelle ten Rouwelaar | Patrick | SunWeb | |
| NEC | Alex Pastoor |  Gábor Babos | Jako | Scholten Awater | |
| PEC Zwolle | Art Langeler | Arne Slot | Patrick | Beaphar | |
| PSV | Dick Advocaat | Mark van Bommel | Nike | Philips | |
| RKC Waalwijk | Erwin Koeman | Ard van Peppen | Nike | Mandemakens Keukens | |
| Roda JC | Ruud Brood |  Sanharib Malki | Lotto | Toverland | |
| Twente | Alfred Schreuder (caretaker) | Wout Brama | Nike | Arke | |
| Utrecht | Jan Wouters | Nana Akwasi Asare | hummel | HealthCity | |
| Vitesse | Fred Rutten |  Guram Kashia | Nike | — | |
| VVV-Venlo | Ton Lokhoff | Jeffrey Leiwakabessy | Masita | Seacon Logistics | |
| Willem II | Jurgen Streppel | Hans Mulder | Macron | Pondres |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of contract | 1 July 2012[5] | Pre-season | 1 July 2012[6] | ||||
 | End of contract | 1 July 2012[7] | Pre-season | 1 July 2012 | |||
| 1 July 2012[8] | Pre-season | 1 July 2012[9] | |||||
| End of interim spell | 1 July 2012[10] | Pre-season | 1 July 2012[11] | ||||
| Sacked | 10 May 2012[12] | Pre-season | 1 July 2012[13] | ||||
| 1 July 2012[14] | Pre-season | 1 July 2012[15] | |||||
| Sacked | 23 October 2012[16] | 17th | Adri Bogers (caretaker) | 23 October 2012 | |||
| Adri Bogers | End of caretaker spell | 21 November 2012[17] | 15th | | 21 November 2012 | ||
| Resigned | 26 February 2013[18] | 5th | (caretaker) | 26 February 2013 |
The teams placed fifth through eighth competed in a play-off tournament for one spot in the second qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League. Teams on the left played the first leg at home.
The first legs were played on 16 May 2013, while the return legs were played on 19 May 2013.[19]
Roda JC and VVV-Venlo joined the Eerste Divisie-teams for the play-offs, after finishing 16th and 17th in the Eredivisie.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[20] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wilfried Bony | Vitesse Arnhem | 31 | |
| 2 |  Graziano Pellè | Feyenoord | 27 | |
| 3 |  Alfreð Finnbogason | Heerenveen | 24 | |
| 4 |  Jozy Altidore | AZ | 23 | |
| 5 | Sanharib Malki | Roda JC | 17 | |
| 6 | Dries Mertens | PSV | 16 | |
| 7 | Jeremain Lens | PSV | 15 | |
| 8 | Jacob Mulenga | Utrecht | 14 | |
| Georginio Wijnaldum | PSV | 14 | ||
| 10 | Luc Castaignos | Twente | 13 |