The 2012–13 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim season is the 114th season in the club’s football history. In 2012–13 the club plays in the Fußball-Bundesliga the top tier of German football. It is the clubs fifth consecutive season in this league having been promoted from the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga in 2008.The club also took part in the 2012–13 edition of the DFB-Pokal the German Cup where they were knocked out in the first round by fourth division side Berliner AK 07 losing 4–0.