2012–13 FC Red Bull Salzburg season

The 2012–13 FC Red Bull Salzburg season was the 80th season in club history. Red Bull Salzburg finished the season in 2nd place, 5 points behind champions Austria Wien. In the Austrian Cup, Salzburg reached the semifinals were they were defeated by Pasching, whilst in the UEFA Champions League, Salzburg where knocked out on the Away goals rule by F91 Dudelange in the Second Qualifying Round.

Review and events
On 15 June 2012, Ricardo Moniz resigned as manager of Red Bull Salzburg. Piet Hamberg was the caretaker manager while the club searched for a new head coach. The new manager is Roger Schmidt. Ralf Rangnick was hired as Sporting Director. Leonardo was released by the club after he criticized Stefan Maierhofer in an interview.

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 * † Transfers announced on the above date, being finalised on 1 January 2013.

Appearances and goals

 * colspan="14"|Players away on loan :
 * colspan="14"|Players away on loan :


 * colspan="14"|Players who left Red Bull Salzburg during the season:
 * colspan="14"|Players who left Red Bull Salzburg during the season:


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