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]

Ligue 1
Season2012–13
ChampionsParis Saint-Germain
3rd Ligue 1 title
3rd French title
RelegatedNancy
Troyes
Brest
Champions LeagueParis Saint-Germain
Marseille
Lyon
Europa LeagueNice
Saint-Étienne
Bordeaux
Matches played380
Goals scored967 (2.54 per match)
Top goalscorerZlatan Ibrahimović (30)
Biggest home winValenciennes 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 winBastia 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 scoringLorient 4–4 Ajaccio
(28 October 2012)[1][2]
Longest winning run6 games
Marseille
(10 August – 23 September)
Longest unbeaten run16 games
Saint-Étienne
(21 September – 12 May)
Longest winless run20 games
Nancy
(17 August – 26 January)
Longest losing run11 games
Brest
(9 March – 26 May)
Highest attendance47,828 – Lille 0–0 Marseille (14 April 2013)[7]
Lowest attendance0 (behind closed doors)
Bastia 1–2 Marseille
(12 December 2012)[7]
Average attendance19,262[7]

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

Club Location Venue Capacity Av. Att.[23]
Ajaccio Ajaccio Stade François Coty 10,660 7,060
Bastia Bastia Stade Armand Cesari 16,480 13,619
Bordeaux Bordeaux Stade Chaban-Delmas 34,462 19,683
Brest Brest Stade Francis-Le Blé 15,931 11,936
Évian Annecy Parc des Sports 15,660 9,697
Lille Villeneuve-d'Ascq Grand Stade Lille Métropole 50,186 40,326
Lorient Lorient Stade du Moustoir 18,890 14,784
Lyon Lyon Stade de Gerland 41,842 29,210
Marseille Marseille Stade Velodrome1 42,000 34,083
Montpellier Montpellier Stade de la Mosson 32,939 18,141
Nancy Tomblaine Stade Marcel Picot 20,085 15,098
Nice Nice Stade du Ray 17,415 9,590
Paris Saint-Germain Paris Parc des Princes 48,712 42,289
Reims Reims Stade Auguste-Delaune II 21,684 14,696
Rennes Rennes Stade de la Route de Lorient 31,127 17,185
Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne Stade Geoffroy-Guichard2 26,747 22,554
Sochaux Montbéliard Stade Auguste Bonal 20,005 12,163
Toulouse Toulouse Stadium Municipal 35,470 18,140
Troyes Troyes Stade de l'Aube 21,877 12,833
Valenciennes Valenciennes Stade du Hainaut 24,926 15,513
  • 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.

Team Manager1 Captain1 Kit Manufacturer1 Main Sponsor1
Ajaccio Albert Emon Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi Duarig Restaurants du Cœur
Bastia Frédéric Hantz Yannick Cahuzac Kappa Oscaro
Bordeaux Francis Gillot Jaroslav Plašil Puma Kia
Brest Corentin Martins Ahmed Kantari Nike Quéguiner
Evian Pascal Dupraz Cédric Barbosa Kappa Danette
Lille Rudi Garcia Rio Mavuba Umbro Groupe Partouche
Lorient Christian Gourcuff Bruno Ecuele Manga Macron La trinitaine
Lyon Rémi Garde Lisandro López Adidas Hyundai
Marseille Élie Baup Steve Mandanda Adidas Intersport
Montpellier René Girard Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa Nike Dyneff
Nancy Patrick Gabriel André Luiz Umbro dlsi
Nice Claude Puel Didier Digard BURRDA Mutuelles du Soleil
Paris Saint-Germain Carlo Ancelotti Thiago Silva Nike Emirates, Qatar Investment Fund
Reims Hubert Fournier Mickaël Tacalfred Hummel Sanei
Rennes Frédéric Antonetti Romain Danzé Puma Samsic
Saint-Étienne Christophe Galtier Loïc Perrin Adidas Winamax
Sochaux Éric Hély David Sauget Lotto Mobil 1
Toulouse Alain Casanova Jonathan Zebina Kappa JD Promotion
Troyes Jean-Marc Furlan Eloge Enza Yamissi Duarig Aflelou
Valenciennes Daniel Sanchez Rudy Mater Uhlsport GDE Recyclage

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 René Marsiglia Sacked 21 May 2012[26] Off-season Claude Puel 24 May 2012[27] Off-season
Brest Corentin Martins Mutual consent 31 May 2012 Off-season Landry Chauvin 31 May 2012[28] Off-season
Ajaccio Olivier Pantaloni Resigned 14 June 2012[29] Off-season Alex Dupont 22 June 2012[30] Off-season
Marseille Didier Deschamps Mutual consent 2 July 2012[31] Off-season Élie Baup 4 July 2012[32] Off-season
Evian Pablo Correa Sacked 3 September 2012[33] 18th Pascal Dupraz 3 September 2012 18th
Ajaccio Alex Dupont Sacked 17 December 2012[34] 14th Albert Emon 21 December 2012[35] 14th
Nancy Jean Fernandez Resigned 10 January 2013[36] 20th Patrick Gabriel 11 January 2013[37] 20th
Brest Landry Chauvin Sacked 2 April 2013[38] 18th Corentin Martins 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
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Saint-Étienne, as winner of the 2012–13 Coupe de la Ligue, qualifies for the third qualifying round of 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.
  2. Bordeaux, winner of the 2012–13 Coupe de France, qualified for the Group stage of 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.
  3. 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]

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
PSG10121294322112232422112111111111111111111
Marseille72111111243343233333333333333222222222
Lyon61222233321111111221222222222343333333
Nice16141616111212161517161511109108595465644555665664564
Saint-Étienne15161181011119105645434481011876455444434445645
Lille368121213151112108789101110118810111010108766556556456
Bordeaux2444565668762566577475479101099999999897
Lorient95733444891112101111864576898799108888778778
Montpellier111318131616131516141514151214121191191298986677777887989
Toulouse127557767434897891212121291011121212121111111111111110101010
Valenciennes81036697856556655710610111212111111111212121314121212111311
Rennes171813171818141291299787796465475678810101010101011121112
Bastia1361013151614131112131715131315161313131314141516141414131212131414131213
Reims1917141485857710111416161617171616181818161717161716161513141515161414
Sochaux1419202019141718181517181618181718181817161617181415171818171617181816151715
Evian1315171815171817171818171817171814151718171716171818181615151716161718171616
Ajaccio49107910910111313101213121513141415151413131313131313141415151313141517
Nancy5891517191919202020202020202019202020202019202020192020191818171617181918
Troyes2020191920202020191919191919191920191919191920191919201919202020202019191819
Brest181115111481013141614161314151416131514141515151614151517181919191920202020
Leader
2013–14 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2013–14 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
2013–14 UEFA Europa League Play-off round
2013–14 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
Relegation to 2013–14 Ligue 2
Source: Ligue 1

Results

Home \ Away ACA BAS BOR BRS EVI LIL LOR OL OM MHS NAL NIC PSG REI REN STE SOC TFC TRO VAL
Ajaccio 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–3 1–0 3–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 2–0 2–4 0–0 0–1 2–3 0–1 1–1
Bastia 1–0 3–1 4–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 4–1 1–2 3–1 4–2 0–1 0–4 2–1 0–2 0–3 0–0 0–0 3–2 2–3
Bordeaux 2–2 1–0 0–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–0 4–2 3–2 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 2–0
Brest 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–2 0–3 0–2 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 2–1 2–1
Evian 1–1 3–0 2–3 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 4–0 0–1 2–2 4–2 2–2 5–1 0–4 2–0 2–0
Lille 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 5–0 1–1 0–0 4–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 3–0 2–0 1–1 3–3 2–0 1–1 2–1
Lorient 4–4 4–1 0–4 4–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–0 3–2 1–1
Lyon 2–0 5–2 0–2 1–0 0–0 1–3 3–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 0–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 3–1 4–1 3–2
Marseille 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–3 1–4 3–2 0–1 2–2 2–2 0–0 3–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–0
Montpellier 3–0 4–0 1–0 2–1 2–3 0–0 2–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1
Nancy 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 3–1 2–2 2–1 0–3 0–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–2 1–3 0–3 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1
Nice 0–1 2–2 0–1 4–2 3–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 3–1 5–0
Paris SG 0–0 3–1 0–0 3–1 4–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1
Reims 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 2–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1
Rennes 1–1 3–2 0–2 2–2 0–1 2–0 1–2 0–1 2–2 2–1 0–2 0–3 0–2 1–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 1–2 2–0
Saint-Étienne 4–2 3–0 0–0 4–0 1–0 1–2 0–2 0–1 2–0 4–1 4–0 4–0 2–2 0–0 2–0 0–1 2–2 2–0 1–0
Sochaux 0–0 2–3 2–2 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–3 1–2 0–1 3–2 1–0 0–1 1–2 1–2 3–1 1–1
Toulouse 2–4 0–0 0–0 3–1 0–0 4–2 0–1 3–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 3–4 0–4 1–1 2–2 2–1 2–0 2–2 2–2
Troyes 3–2 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 3–3 1–1 0–1 4–2 2–3 2–2 0–0 0–2 0–1
Valenciennes 3–0 3–4 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–3 6–1 0–2 4–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–4 1–0 4–1 0–0 3–1 0–0 2–1
Source: Ligue 1
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Saber KhelifaEvianMontpellier2–36 October 2012
Bafétimbi GomisLyonMarseille1–428 November 2012
Zlatan IbrahimovićParis SGValenciennes0–411 December 2012

Scoring

  • First goal of the season: Souleymane Camara for Montpellier against Toulouse (10 August 2012)
  • Fastest goal of the season: 27 secondsZlatan Ibrahimović for Paris Saint-Germain against Lille (2 September 2012)
  • Latest goal of the season: 90+5 minutesIlan 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

Discipline

Number of teams by region

Region Number of teams Teams
1  Brittany3Brest, Lorient and Rennes
2  Rhône-Alpes3Evian, Lyon and Saint-Étienne
3  Champagne-Ardenne2Reims and Troyes
4  Corsica2Ajaccio and Bastia
5  Nord-Pas-de-Calais2Lille and Valenciennes
6  Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur2Marseille and Nice
7  Aquitaine1Bordeaux
8  Franche-Comté1Sochaux
9  Île-de-France1Paris Saint-Germain
10  Languedoc-Roussillon1Montpellier
11  Lorraine1Nancy
12  Midi-Pyrénées1Toulouse

List of 2012–13 transfers

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