2012–13 Ligue 1
The 2012–13 Ligue 1 was the 75th season since its establishment.[8] Montpellier were the defending champions. The league schedule was announced in April 2012 and the fixtures were determined on 30 May.[9] The season began on 10 August and ended on 26 May 2013.[10] A winter break was in effect from 24 December to 12 January 2013.[11]
Season | 2012–13 |
---|---|
Champions | Paris Saint-Germain 3rd Ligue 1 title 3rd French title |
Relegated | Nancy Troyes Brest |
Champions League | Paris Saint-Germain Marseille Lyon |
Europa League | Nice Saint-Étienne Bordeaux |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 967 (2.54 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Zlatan Ibrahimović (30) |
Biggest home win | Valenciennes 6–1 Lorient (20 October 2012)[1][2] Nice 5–0 Valenciennes (13 January 2013)[2][3] Lille 5–0 Lorient (7 April 2013)[2][4] |
Biggest away win | Bastia 0–4 Paris Saint-Germain (22 September 2012)[5] Evian 0–4 Toulouse (20 October 2012)[2][6] Lorient 0–4 Bordeaux (11 November 2012) Valenciennes 0–4 Paris Saint-Germain (11 November 2012) Toulouse 0–4 Paris Saint-Germain (1 February 2013) Bordeaux 0–4 Lyon (17 February 2013) |
Highest scoring | Lorient 4–4 Ajaccio (28 October 2012)[1][2] |
Longest winning run | 6 games Marseille (10 August – 23 September) |
Longest unbeaten run | 16 games Saint-Étienne (21 September – 12 May) |
Longest winless run | 20 games Nancy (17 August – 26 January) |
Longest losing run | 11 games Brest (9 March – 26 May) |
Highest attendance | 47,828 – Lille 0–0 Marseille (14 April 2013)[7] |
Lowest attendance | 0 (behind closed doors) Bastia 1–2 Marseille (12 December 2012)[7] |
Average attendance | 19,262[7] |
← 2011–12 2013–14 → |
The season marked the 80th anniversary of professional football in France.[9] In addition, German sportswear company Adidas became the official provider of match balls for the season after agreeing to a long-term partnership with the Ligue de Football Professionnel.[9][12] To commemorate the 80th anniversary, adidas unveiled an exclusive ball, known as Le 80, for the new season.
Since France dropped from fifth to sixth place in the UEFA association coefficient rankings at the end of the 2011–12 season, the league's third place team, Lyon qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League, having previously been placed in the playoff round.[13]
On 12 May, Paris Saint-Germain won the league title after a 1–0 away win against Lyon.[14][15][16]
Teams
There were three promoted teams from Ligue 2, replacing the three teams that were relegated from Ligue 1 following the 2011–12 season. A total of 20 teams competed in the league with three clubs suffering relegation to the second division, Ligue 2. All clubs that secured Ligue 1 status for the season were subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.[17]
Bastia became the first club to achieve promotion to Ligue 1. The club clinched the second division title on 1 May 2012 with three matches to spare after defeating Metz 3–0 at the Stade Armand Cesari.[18] Bastia is making its return to the first division after a seven-year absence and is entering Ligue 1 on a run of two consecutive promotions.[19] The club had earned promotion to Ligue 2 after winning the 2010–11 edition of the Championnat National.
Reims and Troyes became the second and third clubs, respectively, to earn promotion to Ligue 1 alongside the champions Bastia.[20] Both clubs achieved promotion with one game to spare following league victories on 11 May 2012, which positioned each club in second and third place permanently. Reims, which is a six-time Ligue 1 champion, is returning to the first division after over 33 years playing in the lower divisions.[21] During those 33 years, the club underwent liquidation and had all aspects of the club (its records, trophies, etc.) auctioned off. Troyes is returning to Ligue 1 after spending four years playing in Ligue 2. During its five-year spell outside the first division, Troyes also played in the Championnat National, the third level of French football.[22]
Stadia and locations
- 1The Stade Vélodrome is currently undergoing renovation in preparation for UEFA Euro 2016. The current capacity is 42,000, a decrease from the original capacity of 60,031.[24] The capacity will be slightly extended in December 2012 following the completion of a new stand.[9]
- 2The Stade Geoffroy-Guichard is currently undergoing renovation in preparation for UEFA Euro 2016. The current capacity is 26,747, a decrease from the original capacity of 35,616.[25] The capacity will be slightly extended in August 2012 following the completion of a new stand.[9]
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
1Subject to change before the start of the season.
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy |
Position in table |
Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
Position in table |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nice | ![]() |
Sacked | 21 May 2012[26] | Off-season | ![]() |
24 May 2012[27] | Off-season |
Brest | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 31 May 2012 | Off-season | ![]() |
31 May 2012[28] | Off-season |
Ajaccio | ![]() |
Resigned | 14 June 2012[29] | Off-season | ![]() |
22 June 2012[30] | Off-season |
Marseille | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 2 July 2012[31] | Off-season | ![]() |
4 July 2012[32] | Off-season |
Evian | ![]() |
Sacked | 3 September 2012[33] | 18th | ![]() |
3 September 2012 | 18th |
Ajaccio | ![]() |
Sacked | 17 December 2012[34] | 14th | ![]() |
21 December 2012[35] | 14th |
Nancy | ![]() |
Resigned | 10 January 2013[36] | 20th | ![]() |
11 January 2013[37] | 20th |
Brest | ![]() |
Sacked | 2 April 2013[38] | 18th | ![]() |
4 April 2013[39] | 18th |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Paris Saint-Germain (C) | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 69 | 23 | +46 | 83 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
2 | Marseille | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 71 | |
3 | Lyon | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 61 | 38 | +23 | 67 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
4 | Nice | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 64 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
5 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 60 | 32 | +28 | 63 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
6 | Lille | 38 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 59 | 40 | +19 | 62 | |
7 | Bordeaux | 38 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 55 | Qualification to Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 2] |
8 | Lorient | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 57 | 58 | −1 | 53 | |
9 | Montpellier | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 54 | 51 | +3 | 52 | |
10 | Toulouse | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 51 | |
11 | Valenciennes | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 48 | |
12 | Bastia | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 47 | |
13 | Rennes | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 48 | 59 | −11 | 46 | |
14 | Reims | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 43 | |
15 | Sochaux | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 41 | 57 | −16 | 41 | |
16 | Evian | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 40 | |
17 | Ajaccio | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 40[lower-alpha 3] | |
18 | Nancy (R) | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 58 | −20 | 38 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
19 | Troyes (R) | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 43 | 61 | −18 | 37 | |
20 | Brest (R) | 38 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 32 | 62 | −30 | 29 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
- Saint-Étienne, as winner of the 2012–13 Coupe de la Ligue, qualifies for the third qualifying round of 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.
- Bordeaux, winner of the 2012–13 Coupe de France, qualified for the Group stage of 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.
- On 9 August 2012, Ajaccio was docked two points, one suspended, by the Disciplinary Committee of the Ligue de Football Professionnel for the 2012–13 season because of incidents during a 2011–12 league match against Lyon.[40]
Results
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Source: Official Goalscorers' Standings |
Assists table
Source: Official Assists' Table |
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Evian | Montpellier | 2–3 | 6 October 2012 |
![]() | Lyon | Marseille | 1–4 | 28 November 2012 |
![]() | Paris SG | Valenciennes | 0–4 | 11 December 2012 |
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Souleymane Camara for Montpellier against Toulouse (10 August 2012)
- Fastest goal of the season: 27 seconds – Zlatan Ibrahimović for Paris Saint-Germain against Lille (2 September 2012)
- Latest goal of the season: 90+5 minutes – Ilan for Bastia against Reims (18 August 2012)
- Largest winning margin: 5 goals
- Valenciennes 6–1 Lorient (20 October 2012)
- Nice 5–0 Valenciennes (13 January 2013)
- Lille 5–0 Lorient (7 April 2013)
- Highest scoring game: 8 goals
- Lorient 4–4 Ajaccio (28 October 2012)
- Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 6 goals
- Valenciennes 6–1 Lorient (20 October 2012)
- Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals
- Valenciennes 3–4 Bastia (30 March 2013)
- Toulouse 3–4 Nice (6 April 2013)
Clean sheets
- Most clean sheets: 23[2]
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Fewest clean sheets: 6[2]
- Brest
- Nancy
Discipline
- Most yellow cards (club): 83[41]
- Bastia
- Most yellow cards (player): 14[41][42]
- Sambou Yatabaré (Bastia)
- Most red cards (club): 10[41]
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Rennes
- Most red cards (player): 2[41]
- Younès Belhanda (Montpellier)
- Cheikh M'Bengue (Toulouse)
- Jamel Saihi (Montpellier)
- Florian Thauvin (Bastia)
Number of teams by region
Region | Number of teams | Teams | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 3 | Brest, Lorient and Rennes |
2 | ![]() | 3 | Evian, Lyon and Saint-Étienne |
3 | ![]() | 2 | Reims and Troyes |
4 | ![]() | 2 | Ajaccio and Bastia |
5 | ![]() | 2 | Lille and Valenciennes |
6 | ![]() | 2 | Marseille and Nice |
7 | ![]() | 1 | Bordeaux |
8 | ![]() | 1 | Sochaux |
9 | ![]() | 1 | Paris Saint-Germain |
10 | ![]() | 1 | Montpellier |
11 | ![]() | 1 | Nancy |
12 | ![]() | 1 | Toulouse |
List of 2012–13 transfers
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