Metalac completed a three-year tenure in the league, while Borac were relegated after competing in top-tier football for nine seasons.
The 2012–13 season saw an average attendance by club:[17] * due to previous crowd troubles, audience was not allowed on some games Defenders: Ivan Ivanov (29/4); Aleksandar Miljković (24); Aleksandar Lazevski (17); Miloš Ostojić (13/1); Vladimir Volkov (12/1); Tomislav Pajović (12); Vojislav Stanković (7); Branko Pauljević (5); Marko Živković (2); Stefan Aškovski (1).
Midfielders: Saša Ilić (25/5); Milan Smiljanić (24/1); Nikola Ninković (21/4); Miloš Jojić (20/4); Saša Marković (17/2); Predrag Luka (14/3); Darko Brašanac (11/1); Eliomar (7); Goran Lovre (4); Dejan Babić (2); Filip Knežević (1); Andrija Živković (1); Danilo Pantić (1).
(league appearances and goals listed in brackets) Managers: Vladimir Vermezović; Vuk Rašović.
On the roster but haven't played in a league game: Žarko Tomašević Transferred out during the season: Stefan Šćepović (14/8, to Ashdod); Nemanja Tomić (13/3, to Gençlerbirliği); Medo (8, to Bolton Wanderers); Mohamed Zubya (4/1, released); Nikola Aksentijević (3, to SBV Vitesse); Sreten Sretenović (1, to Gyeongnam); Zvonimir Vukić (to PAOK); Radiša Ilić (retired).