The regular season will begin on 13 September 2012 with a home game against Linköpings HC, and will conclude on 5 March 2012 on away ice against Växjö Lakers.
The following is a list of the current six top-ranked teams aside from the two automatically qualified playoff hosts Slovan Bratislava and Vienna Capitals.
Legend: Win Loss Goaltending coach Micce Andréasson decided to leave Frölunda after only one season, due to his family's living situation he instead signed a one-year contract with HockeyAllsvenskan team Örebro HK.
[2] Andréasson was replaced by Jonas Forsberg, who was brought in after two seasons as the goaltending coach of Kölner Haie of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
[3] Frölunda HC players picked in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft on June 30, 2013, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.