| Competition: | 2. liga |
| Pixels: | 125 |
| Season: | 2012–13 |
| Winners: | DAC Dunajská Streda |
| Relegated: | MFK Dolný Kubín TJ Baník Ružiná |
| League Topscorer: | Hector Tubonemi (19 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Partizán Bardejov 4–0 Rimavská Sobota Slovan Duslo Šaľa 5–1 Baník Ružiná SFM Senec 4–0 Rimavská Sobota Liptovský Mikuláš 4–0 Zemplín Michalovce |
| Biggest Away Win: | Dolný Kubín 1–4 SFM Senec |
| Highest Scoring: | Zemplín Michalovce 4–3 Partizán Bardejov |
| Highest Attendance: | Zemplín Michalovce 0–1 Podbrezová (2,230) |
| Lowest Attendance: | Šamorín 0–1 Bardejov (140) |
| Matches: | 198 |
| Total Goals: | 453 |
| Prevseason: | 2011–12 |
| Nextseason: | 2013–14 |
The 2012–13 season of the 2. Liga is the 20th season of the second-tier football league in Slovakia, since its establishment in 1993.
Twelve teams compete in the league, with bottom two sides being relegated to the Slovak third level.[1]
The schedule consisted of three rounds. The two first rounds consisted of a conventional home and away round-robin schedule. The pairings of the third round were set according to the 2011–12 final standings. Every team played each opponent once for a total of 11 games per team.
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position in 2011–12 final standings):
| 23rd round | 24th round | 25th round | 26th round | 27th round | 28th round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 – 12 | 1 – 2 | 2 – 12 | 1 – 4 | 3 – 12 | 1 – 6 | |
| 2 – 11 | 8 – 6 | 3 – 1 | 2 – 3 | 4 – 2 | 2 – 5 | |
| 3 – 10 | 9 – 5 | 4 – 11 | 9 – 7 | 5 – 1 | 3 – 4 | |
| 4 – 9 | 10 – 4 | 5 – 10 | 10 – 6 | 6 – 11 | 10 – 8 | |
| 5 – 8 | 11 – 3 | 6 – 9 | 11 – 5 | 7 – 10 | 11 – 7 | |
| 6 – 7 | 12 – 7 | 7 – 8 | 12 – 8 | 8 – 9 | 12 – 9 |
| 29th round | 30th round | 31st round | 32nd round | 33rd round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 – 12 | 1 – 8 | 5 – 12 | 1 – 10 | 6 – 12 | |
| 5 – 3 | 2 – 7 | 6 – 4 | 2 – 9 | 7 – 5 | |
| 6 – 2 | 3 – 6 | 7 – 3 | 3 – 8 | 8 – 4 | |
| 7 – 1 | 4 – 5 | 8 – 2 | 4 – 7 | 9 – 3 | |
| 8 – 11 | 11 – 9 | 9 – 1 | 5 – 6 | 10 – 2 | |
| 9 – 10 | 12 – 10 | 10 – 11 | 12 – 11 | 11 – 1 |
Updated through matches played 1 June 2013.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[6] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ŽP Šport Podbrezová | 19 | |
| 2 | FC ŠTK 1914 Šamorín | 14 | |
| 3 |  Ondrej Čurgali | Slovan Duslo Šaľa | 12 |
| 4 | ŠK Senec(3)/Dolný Kubín(8) | 11 | |
| 5 | ŠK Senec | 10 | |
| Dolný Kubín | |||
| Lukáš Szabó | Slovan Duslo Šaľa | ||
| 8 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 9 | |
| 9 | Roland Šmahajčík | MFK Dubnica | 8 |
| Bardejov | |||
| Ružiná | |||
| Michalovce | |||
| Rimavská Sobota |