Kari Arnason, Rory McArdle, Youl Mawene and Mohamed Chalali all moved on to new clubs as free agents.

Aberdeen also sold youngster Fraser Fyvie to Premier League side Wigan Athletic for a fee in the region of £500,000.

Manager Craig Brown made four additions, bringing in wingers Jonny Hayes and Niall McGinn from rival SPL clubs, as well as adding experienced left-back Gary Naysmith to his squad.

Win Draw Loss Postponed Aberdeen entered the Scottish League Cup in the second round stage, having not qualified for Europe in 2011–12.

The draw for the second round took place at Hampden on 9 August and handed the Dons' an away tie against First Division side Greenock Morton[3] As of 18 May 2013 As of 18 May 2013 As of 18 May 2013 Last updated: 11 May 2013Source: Match reports in Results Win Draw Loss Last updated: 18 May 2013Source: Match reports in Results Source: Competitions