| Competition: | ASB Premiership |
| Season: | 2012–13 |
| Winners: | Waitakere United |
| Premiers: | Waitakere United |
| Continentalcup1: | OFC Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Waitakere United Auckland City |
| League Topscorer: | Roy Krishna (12) |
| Biggest Home Win: | 5x 4–0 |
| Biggest Away Win: | Waikato 1–9 Waitakere United (Round 9) |
| Highest Scoring: | Waikato 1–9 Waitakere United (Round 9) |
| Matches: | 44 |
| Total Goals: | 174 |
| Prevseason: | 2011–12 |
| Nextseason: | 2013–14 |
The New Zealand Football Championship's 2012–13 season (known as the ASB Premiership for sponsorship reasons) will be the ninth season of the NZFC since its establishment in 2004. The home and away season will begin on 3 November 2012 with the final scheduled to be on 17 March 2013. As a new feature, three games will be played as curtain-raisers to Wellington Phoenix home matches in Westpac Stadium. Auckland City and Waitakere United will represent the ASB Premiership in the 2012–13 OFC Champions League after finishing Minor Premiers and Champions respectively in the 2011–12 competition.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland City FC | Auckland | Kiwitea Street |  Ramon Tribulietx |  Ivan Vicelich | Nike | Trillian Trust Inc. | ||
| Canterbury United | Christchurch | ASB Football Park | Keith Braithwaite | Dan Terris | Samurai | Robbie's Bar and Bistro | ||
| Hawke's Bay United | Napier | Bluewater Stadium | Chris Greatholder | Bill Robertson | Samurai | Kinetic Electrical | ||
| Otago United | Dunedin | Forsyth Barr Stadium | Richard Murray | Tristan Prattley | Canterbury | Gran's Remedy | ||
| Team Wellington | Wellington | David Farrington Park | Matt Calcott | Karl Whalen | adidas | Exodus Health & Fitness Club | ||
| Waikato FC | Hamilton | Porritt Stadium | Mark Cossey | Adam Thomas | Nike | The Soccer Shop | ||
| Waitakere United | West Auckland | Fred Taylor Park | Paul Marshall | Jake Butler | Lotto Sport Italia | Cuesports Foundation | ||
| YoungHeart Manawatu | Palmerston North | Memorial Park | Stu Jacobs | Nathan Cooksley | Nike | New Zealand Pharmaceuticals |
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Signals catch-up rounds
Updated to end of regular season
| Total | Player | Team | Goals per Round[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 |  | Waitakere United | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | | Canterbury United | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | | Hawke's Bay United | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  | Ryan De Vries | Waitakere United | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| | Team Wellington | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Manel Exposito | Auckland City FC | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | | Tomas Mosquera | YoungHeart Manawatu | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Russell Kamo | Canterbury United | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | | Regan Coldicott | Otago United | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 | Auckland City FC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Updated to end of regular season
| Month | Most Outstanding Player | Coach of the Month | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | Player | Club | |
| November 2012 | Russell Kamo | Canterbury United | Chris Greatholder | Hawke's Bay United |
| December 2012 | Jake Butler | Waitakere United | Paul Marshall | Waitakere United |
| January 2013 | Roy Krishna | Waitakere United | Ramon Tribulietx | Auckland City FC |
| February 2013 | Aaron Clapham | Canterbury United | Keith Braithwaite | Canterbury United |
| Team | Home average | |
|---|---|---|
| Auckland City | 1,010 | |
| Hawke's Bay United | 437 | |
| Canterbury United | 408 | |
| Waitakere United | 394 | |
| Waikato FC | 376 | |
| Team Wellington | 317 | |
| Otago United | 246 | |
| YoungHeart Manawatu | 200 |