The 2012–13 F.C. Hansa Rostock season is the 67th season in the club’s football history. In 2012–13 the club plays in the 3. Liga; the third tier of German football. It is the clubs first season in this league after relegation from the 2. Bundesliga in 2012. The club was eliminated in the first round of the DFB-Pokal and are currently in the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Cup.