Season 2012/13 Matches played 224 | Champions FC Twente Dates 14 Aug 2012 – 30 May 2013 Goals scored 796 | |
UEFA Women's Champions League Standard FéminaFC Twente Biggest away win Zulte-Waregem 1-9 Anderlecht | ||
The 2012–13 season of the Women's BeNe League was the first season of the Belgium and the Netherlands' women's football top level league. Since this was the first season, the league had no reigning champion, although both countries had reigning champions from their former top leagues—Standard Liège in Belgium and ADO Den Haag in the Netherlands. The season started on 24 August 2012. The championship was won by FC Twente.
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Format
The season began with a national phase, involving eight teams in each nation. The teams then played a double round-robin, resulting in 14 matches per team. The best four teams from each nation then qualified for the BeNe League A. The other teams joined the BeNe League B. The best team of each country in League A qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League.
Teams
Teams were required to apply for league places. 11 Belgium teams asked for a license, 9 teams got a license. Dutch teams have to apply until 31 May 2011. On 5 June the teams will be fixed. On 5 June the KNVB announced that 9 Dutch teams will join the BeNe league. On 11 June VVV-Venlo decided with FCE/PSV to withdraw from the BeNe League.
BeNe League Red (Belgium)
Updated to games played on 22 December 2012.
Source: vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl - BNL Red & Soccerway - BNL Red (Dutch)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
BeNe League Orange (Netherlands)
Updated to games played on 21 December 2012.
Source: vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl - BNL Orange & Soccerway - BNL Orange (Dutch)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
BeNe League A
Standard has secured the Champions League spot as best placed Belgium team.
Updated to games played on 26 May 2013.
Source: vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl - BNL A & Soccerway - BNL A (Dutch)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
BeNe League B
Updated to games played on 19 May 2013.
Source: vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl - BNL B & Soccerway - BNL B (Dutch)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Topscorers
Below are the scorers of the single stages. There was no official top-scorer award given this year.