title: 2012–13 Fulham F.C. season
text: # 2012–13 Fulham F.C. season
  
  The 2012–13 season is Fulham's 115th professional season and their 12th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, the Premier League. They will also compete in the League Cup and the FA Cup.
  
  ## First team squad
  
      As of 19 May 2013
  
  | No. | Name | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Year Signed | Signed From | Appearance (s) | Goal (s) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Goalkeepers |||||||||
  | 1 | Mark Schwarzer | GK | (1972-10-06) 6 October 1972 (age 50) | 2008 | Middlesbrough | 220 | 0 |
  | 13 | David Stockdale | GK | (1985-09-20) 20 September 1985 (age 37) | 2008 | Darlington | 26 | 0 |
  | 38 | Neil Etheridge | GK | (1990-02-07) 7 February 1990 (age 33) | 2008 | Fulham Academy | 1 | 0 |
  | Defenders |||||||||
  | 3 | John Arne Riise | LB | (1980-09-24) 24 September 1980 (age 42) | 2011 | Roma | 76 | 0 |
  | 4 | Philippe Senderos | CB | (1985-02-14) 14 February 1985 (age 38) | 2010 | Arsenal | 53 | 1 |
  | 5 | Brede Hangeland | CB | (1981-06-20) 20 June 1981 (age 42) | 2008 | Copenhagen | 245 | 12 |
  | 6 | Chris Baird | RB | (1982-02-25) 25 February 1982 (age 41) | 2007 | Southampton | 165 | 4 |
  | 17 | Matthew Briggs | LB | (1991-03-09) 9 March 1991 (age 32) | 2006 | Fulham Academy | 28 | 1 |
  | 18 | Aaron Hughes | CB | (1979-11-08) 8 November 1979 (age 43) | 2007 | Aston Villa | 233 | 3 |
  | 25 | Stanislav Manolev | RB | (1985-12-16) 16 December 1985 (age 37) | 2013 | PSV | 4 | 0 |
  | 27 | Sascha Riether | RB | (1983-03-23) 23 March 1983 (age 40) | 2012 | 1. FC Köln | 39 | 1 |
  | Midfielders |||||||||
  | 7 | Steve Sidwell | CM | (1982-12-14) 14 December 1982 (age 40) | 2011 | Aston Villa | 74 | 9 |
  | 8 | Pajtim Kasami | CM | (1992-06-02) 2 June 1992 (age 31) | 2011 | Palermo | 21 | 0 |
  | 12 | Emmanuel Frimpong | CM | (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992 (age 31) | 2013 | Arsenal | 6 | 0 |
  | 14 | Giorgos Karagounis | CM | (1977-03-06) 6 March 1977 (age 46) | 2012 | Free Agent | 28 | 2 |
  | 15 | Kieran Richardson | LW | (1984-10-21) 21 October 1984 (age 38) | 2012 | Sunderland | 16 | 2 |
  | 16 | Damien Duff | RW | (1979-03-02) 2 March 1979 (age 44) | 2009 | Newcastle United | 155 | 22 |
  | 19 | Mahamadou Diarra | DM | (1981-05-18) 18 May 1981 (age 42) | 2012 | Free Agent | 19 | 1 |
  | 21 | Kerim Frei | AM | (1993-11-19) 19 November 1993 (age 29) | 2011 | Fulham Academy | 33 | 1 |
  | 24 | Ashkan Dejagah | AM | (1986-07-05) 5 July 1986 (age 37) | 2012 | VfL Wolfsburg | 24 | 0 |
  | 28 | Urby Emanuelson | LW | (1986-06-16) 16 June 1986 (age 37) | 2013 | Milan | 13 | 1 |
  | 29 | Simon Davies | LW | (1979-10-23) 23 October 1979 (age 43) | 2007 | Everton | 168 | 17 |
  | 31 | Alexander Kačaniklić | LW | (1991-08-13) 13 August 1991 (age 31) | 2010 | Liverpool | 28 | 4 |
  | 33 | Eyong Enoh | CM | (1986-03-23) 23 March 1986 (age 37) | 2013 | Ajax | 9 | 0 |
  | Forwards |||||||||
  | 9 | Dimitar Berbatov | ST | (1981-01-30) 30 January 1981 (age 42) | 2012 | Manchester United | 35 | 15 |
  | 10 | Mladen Petrić | ST | (1981-01-01) 1 January 1981 (age 42) | 2012 | Hamburger SV | 24 | 5 |
  | 11 | Bryan Ruiz | ST | (1985-08-18) 18 August 1985 (age 37) | 2011 | Twente | 61 | 7 |
  | 20 | Hugo Rodallega | ST | (1985-07-25) 25 July 1985 (age 38) | 2012 | Wigan Athletic | 33 | 2 |
  
  Source:BBC Sport
  
  ## Transfers
  
  ### Transfers in
  
  | Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 28 June 2012 | ST | Mladen Petrić | Hamburg SV | Free |
  | 12 July 2012 | ST | Hugo Rodallega | Wigan Athletic | Free |
  | 31 August 2012 | ST | Dimitar Berbatov | Manchester United | near £5,000,000 |
  | 31 August 2012 | MF | Kieran Richardson | Sunderland | £2,000,000 |
  | 31 August 2012 | MF | Ashkan Dejagah | VfL Wolfsburg | £2,000,000 |
  | 11 September 2012 | MF | Giorgos Karagounis | Free Agent | Free |
  
  ### Loans in
  
  | Date | Pos. | Name | From | Length |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 July 2012 | DF | Sascha Riether | 1. FC Köln | Season |
  | 25 January 2013 | MF | Emmanuel Frimpong | Arsenal | Season |
  | 31 January 2013 | MF | Urby Emanuelson | Milan | Season |
  | 31 January 2013 | DF | Stanislav Manolev | PSV | Season |
  | 31 January 2013 | MF | Eyong Enoh | Ajax | Season |
  
  ### Transfers out
  
  | Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 18 June 2012 | ST | Andrew Johnson | Queens Park Rangers | Free |
  | 25 June 2012 | MF | Danny Murphy | Blackburn Rovers | Free |
  | 29 June 2012 | ST | Pavel Pogrebnyak | Reading | Free |
  | 30 June 2012 | ST | Orlando Sá | AEL Limassol | Released |
  | 23 July 2012 | MF | Marcel Gecov | Gent | Undisclosed |
  | 3 August 2012 | MF | Dickson Etuhu | Blackburn Rovers | £1,500,000 |
  | 3 August 2012 | MF | Bjørn Helge Riise | Lillestrøm | Free |
  | 29 August 2012 | MF | Mousa Dembélé | Tottenham Hotspur | £15,000,000 |
  | 31 August 2012 | FW | Clint Dempsey | Tottenham Hotspur | £6,000,000 |
  | 31 August 2012 | DF | Rafik Halliche | Académica de Coimbra | Free |
  | 6 December 2012 | DF | Zdeněk Grygera | | Retired |
  | 11 January 2013 | DF | Stephen Kelly | Reading | Undisclosed |
  
  ### Loans out
  
  | Date | Pos. | Name | To | Length |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 22 November 2012 | GK | David Stockdale | Hull City | 2 January 2013 |
  | 22 November 2012 | ST | Marcello Trotta | Brentford | Season |
  | 18 January 2013 | GK | David Stockdale | Hull City | Season |
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### Overall
  
  | Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Premier League | — | 12th | 18 August 2012 | 19 May 2013 |
  | League Cup | 2nd round | 2nd round | 28 August 2012 | 28 August 2012 |
  | FA Cup | 3rd round | 4th round | 5 January 2013 | 26 January 2013 |
  
  Updated to match played 19 May 2013 Source: Competitions
  
  ### Premier League table
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 10 | West Ham United | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 46 |
  | 11 | Norwich City | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 44 |
  | 12 | Fulham | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 43 |
  | 13 | Stoke City | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 42 |
  | 14 | Southampton | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 41 |
  
  ### Results summary
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  Source:
  
  ### League performance
  
  | Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A |
  | Result | W | L | L | W | W | L | D | W | D | D | D | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | D | L | W | D | L | W | L | D | W | D | W | W | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | W |
  | Position | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 12 |
  
  ## Squad statistics
  
  ### Appearances & goals
  
      Last updated 19 May 2013
  
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | 1 | GK | AUS | Mark Schwarzer | 39 | 0 | 36+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 3 | DF | NOR | John Arne Riise | 32 | 0 | 29+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 4 | DF | SUI | Philippe Senderos | 22 | 0 | 18+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 5 | DF | NOR | Brede Hangeland | 39 | 1 | 35+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 6 | DF | NIR | Chris Baird | 22 | 2 | 14+5 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 7 | MF | ENG | Steve Sidwell | 30 | 4 | 23+4 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 9 | FW | BUL | Dimitar Berbatov | 35 | 15 | 32+1 | 15 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 10 | FW | CRO | Mladen Petrić | 24 | 5 | 9+14 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 11 | FW | CRC | Bryan Ruiz | 31 | 5 | 26+3 | 5 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 12 | MF | GHA | Emmanuel Frimpong | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 14 | MF | GRE | Giorgos Karagounis | 28 | 2 | 20+5 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 15 | MF | ENG | Kieran Richardson | 16 | 2 | 12+2 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 16 | MF | IRL | Damien Duff | 34 | 3 | 27+4 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 18 | DF | NIR | Aaron Hughes | 28 | 1 | 23+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 19 | MF | MLI | Mahamadou Diarra | 8 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 20 | FW | COL | Hugo Rodallega | 33 | 3 | 14+15 | 3 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 21 | MF | TUR | Kerim Frei | 8 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 24 | MF | IRN | Ashkan Dejagah | 24 | 0 | 13+8 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 25 | DF | BUL | Stanislav Manolev | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 27 | DF | GER | Sascha Riether | 39 | 1 | 35+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
  | 28 | MF | NED | Urby Emanuelson | 13 | 1 | 5+8 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 29 | MF | WAL | Simon Davies | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 31 | MF | SWE | Alexander Kačaniklić | 24 | 4 | 16+4 | 4 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 33 | MF | CMR | Eyong Enoh | 9 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 38 | GK | PHI | Neil Etheridge | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 40 | DF | ENG | Alex Smith | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | Players who are no longer playing for Fulham or who have been loaned out: ||||||||||||
  | 2 | DF | IRL | Stephen Kelly | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 8 | MF | SUI | Pajtim Kasami | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 13 | GK | ENG | David Stockdale | 3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 17 | DF | ENG | Matthew Briggs | 8 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 22 | GK | HUN | Csaba Somogyi | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 30 | MF | BEL | Mousa Dembélé | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 39 | FW | ITA | Marcello Trotta | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
  
  ### Top scorers
  
  Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.
  
      Last updated on 19 May 2013
  
  | Rank | No. | Player | Premier League | League Cup | FA Cup | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 9 | Dimitar Berbatov | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
  | 2 | 10 | Mladen Petrić | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
  | 2 | 11 | Bryan Ruiz | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
  | 4 | 16 | Steve Sidwell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
  | 4 | 31 | Alexander Kačaniklić | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
  | 6 | 16 | Damien Duff | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
  | 6 | 20 | Hugo Rodallega | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
  | 8 | 6 | Chris Baird | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | 8 | 14 | Giorgos Karagounis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 8 | 15 | Kieran Richardson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 11 | 5 | Brede Hangeland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 11 | 18 | Aaron Hughes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 11 | 27 | Sascha Riether | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 11 | 28 | Urby Emanuelson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | # | Own Goals | Own Goals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
  | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 50 | 0 | 4 | 54 |
  
      a. ^ The Premier League's Dubious Goals Panel ruled that Fulham's first goal against Everton on 3 November 2012 was in fact a Bryan Ruiz goal and therefore has not been credited as an own goal by Tim Howard.
  
  ### Disciplinary record
  
  Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by position, and then shirt number.
  
  | N | P | Name | Premier League | Premier League | League Cup | FA Cup | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | GK | Schwarzer | | | | | | |
  | 13 | GK | Stockdale | | | | | | |
  | 3 | DF | Riise | 4 | | | | 4 | |
  | 4 | DF | Senderos | 6 | | | | 6 | |
  | 5 | DF | Hangeland | 2 | 1 | | | 2 | 1 |
  | 6 | DF | Baird | 5 | | 1 | | 6 | |
  | 17 | DF | Briggs | | | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
  | 18 | DF | Hughes | 1 | | | | 1 | |
  | 25 | DF | Manolev | 2 | | | | 2 | |
  | 27 | DF | Riether | 4 | | | 1 | 5 | |
  | 7 | MF | Sidwell | 7 | 2 | 1 | | 8 | 2 |
  | 8 | MF | Kasami | | | 1 | | 1 | |
  | 12 | MF | Frimpong | 1 | | | | 1 | |
  | 14 | MF | Karagounis | 3 | | | | 3 | |
  | 15 | MF | Richardson | 2 | | | 1 | 3 | |
  | 16 | MF | Duff | | | | | | |
  | 19 | MF | Diarra | 1 | | | | 1 | |
  | 21 | MF | Frei | | | | | | |
  | 24 | MF | Dejagah | 3 | | | | 3 | |
  | 28 | MF | Emanuelson | 1 | | | | 1 | |
  | 29 | MF | Davies | | | | | | |
  | 31 | MF | Kačaniklić | | | | | | |
  | 33 | MF | Enoh | 3 | | | | 3 | |
  | 9 | FW | Berbatov | 1 | | | | 1 | |
  | 10 | FW | Petrić | | | | | | |
  | 11 | FW | Ruiz | 2 | | | | 2 | |
  | 20 | FW | Rodallega | | | | | | |
  
  Last updated: 19 May 2013 Source: Fixtures Ordered by , and = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
  
  **Suspensions**
  
  | Player | Date Received | Offence | Length of suspension | Length of suspension |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Chris Baird | v Arsenal, 10 November | 5 cautions | 1 Match | Sunderland (H), Premier League |
  | Brede Hangeland | v Sunderland, 18 November | Serious foul play | 3 Matches | Stoke (A), Chelsea (A), Tottenham Hotspur (H), Premier League |
  | Steve Sidwell | v Queens Park Rangers, 15 December | 5 cautions | 1 Match | Liverpool (A), Premier League |
  | Steve Sidwell | v Queens Park Rangers, 1 April | Serious foul play | 3 Matches | Newcastle (A), Aston Villa (A), Chelsea (H), Premier League |
  | Steve Sidwell | v Arsenal, 20 April | Serious foul play | 4 Matches | Everton (A), Reading (H), Liverpool (H), Swansea City (A), Premier League |
  