2012–13 Serie A
The 2012–13 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 111th season of top-tier Italian football, the 81st in a round-robin tournament, and the 3rd since its organization under a league committee separate from Serie B. It began on 25 August 2012 and ended on 19 May 2013.[5] Juventus were the defending champions.
Season | 2012–13 |
---|---|
Champions | Juventus 29th title |
Relegated | Palermo Siena Pescara |
Champions League | Juventus Napoli Milan |
Europa League | Fiorentina Udinese Lazio |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 1,000 (2.63 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Edinson Cavani (29 goals) |
Biggest home win | Sampdoria 6–0 Pescara Lazio 6–0 Bologna |
Biggest away win | Pescara 1–6 Juventus |
Highest scoring | Torino 3–5 Napoli |
Longest winning run | 9 games Juventus[1] |
Longest unbeaten run | 14 games Milan[2] |
Longest winless run | 19 games Pescara[3] |
Longest losing run | 8 games Pescara[3] |
Highest attendance | 79,341[4] Internazionale 1–1 Milan |
Lowest attendance | 6,300[4] Udinese 1–1 Palermo |
Average attendance | 24,655[4] |
← 2011–12 2013–14 → |
A total of 20 teams contested the league, comprising 17 sides from the 2011–12 season and three promoted from the 2011–12 Serie B. As in the previous years, Nike provided the official ball for all matches, with a new Nike Maxim Serie A model to be used throughout the season for all matches.[6]
On 21 August 2012, FIGC allowed Serie A teams to have up to 12 substitution players on the bench for each game.[7][8]
Events
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The 2012–13 season features the return of Pescara, Torino, and Sampdoria, who were promoted back to Serie A after nineteen, three, and one years respectively. It is also Cagliari's first season out of Stadio Sant'Elia after more than 40 years, following its closure due to safety issues; as a replacement, the team agreed to renovate the Stadio Is Arenas located in Quartu Sant'Elena, in order to use it as its home venue for this season (Cagliari has ongoing plans to build its own brand-new stadium in the next few years).[9] The fixtures were presented on 26 July in a lavish hour-long televised ceremony.
Teams
Region | Number of teams | Teams |
---|---|---|
![]() | 3 | Atalanta, Internazionale, and Milan |
![]() | 2 | Bologna and Parma |
![]() | 2 | Lazio and Roma |
![]() | 2 | Genoa and Sampdoria |
![]() | 2 | Juventus and Torino |
![]() | 2 | Catania and Palermo |
![]() | 2 | Fiorentina and Siena |
![]() | 1 | Pescara |
![]() | 1 | Napoli |
![]() | 1 | Udinese |
![]() | 1 | Cagliari |
![]() | 1 | Chievo |
Stadia and locations
Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Atalanta | Bergamo | Atleti Azzurri d'Italia | 26,542 |
Bologna | Bologna | Renato Dall'Ara | 38,279 |
Cagliari | Cagliari (playing in Quartu Sant'Elena) |
Is Arenas | 16,214 |
Catania | Catania | Angelo Massimino | 23,420 |
Chievo | Verona | Marc'Antonio Bentegodi | 38,402 |
Fiorentina | Florence | Artemio Franchi | 47,282 |
Genoa | Genoa | Luigi Ferraris | 36,685 |
Internazionale | Milan | Stadio Giuseppe Meazza | 80,074 |
Juventus | Turin | Juventus Stadium | 41,254 |
Lazio | Rome | Olimpico | 72,698 |
Milan | Milan | San Siro | 80,074 |
Napoli | Naples | San Paolo | 60,240 |
Palermo | Palermo | Renzo Barbera | 37,242 |
Parma | Parma | Ennio Tardini | 27,906 |
Pescara | Pescara | Adriatico | 24,500 |
Roma | Rome | Olimpico | 72,698 |
Sampdoria | Genoa | Luigi Ferraris | 36,685 |
Siena | Siena | Artemio Franchi | 15,373 |
Torino | Turin | Olimpico di Torino | 27,994 |
Udinese | Udine | Friuli | 30,642 |
Personnel and sponsorship
(*) Promoted from Serie B
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Palermo | ![]() | End of contract | 13 May 2012 | Pre-season | ![]() | 6 June 2012[10] |
Fiorentina | ![]() | End of contract | 13 May 2012 | ![]() | 11 June 2012[11] | |
Roma | ![]() | Mutual consent | 13 May 2012[12] | ![]() | 4 June 2012[13] | |
Lazio | ![]() | Mutual consent | 18 May 2012[14] | ![]() | 2 June 2012[15] | |
Pescara | ![]() | Signed by Roma | 4 June 2012[13] | ![]() | 8 June 2012[16] | |
Catania | ![]() | Mutual consent | 4 June 2012[17] | ![]() | 11 June 2012[18] | |
Siena | ![]() | Mutual consent | 6 June 2012[19] | ![]() | 27 June 2012[20] | |
Sampdoria | ![]() | Mutual consent | 2 July 2012[21] | ![]() | 2 July 2012[22] | |
Palermo | ![]() | Sacked | 16 September 2012[23] | 18th | ![]() | 16 September 2012[23] |
Chievo | ![]() | Sacked | 2 October 2012[24] | 18th | ![]() | 2 October 2012[24] |
Cagliari | ![]() | Sacked | 2 October 2012[25] | 20th | ![]() | 2 October 2012[25] |
Genoa | ![]() | Sacked | 22 October 2012[26] | 9th | ![]() | 22 October 2012[26] |
Pescara | ![]() | Resigned | 18 November 2012[27] | 18th | ![]() | 20 November 2012[27] |
Siena | ![]() | Sacked | 17 December 2012[28] | 20th | ![]() | 17 December 2012[28] |
Sampdoria | ![]() | Sacked | 17 December 2012[29] | 14th | ![]() | 17 December 2012[29] |
Genoa | ![]() | Sacked | 21 January 2013[30] | 18th | ![]() | 21 January 2013[30] |
Roma | ![]() | Sacked | 2 February 2013[31] | 8th | ![]() | 2 February 2013[31] |
Palermo | ![]() | Sacked | 4 February 2013[32] | 20th | ![]() | 5 February 2013[33] |
Palermo | ![]() | Sacked | 24 February 2013[34] | 20th | ![]() | 24 February 2013[34] |
Pescara | ![]() | Sacked | 3 March 2013[35] | 20th | ![]() | 5 March 2013[36] |
Palermo | ![]() | Mutual consent | 11 March 2013[37] | 20th | ![]() | 12 March 2013[38] |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Juventus (C) | 38 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 71 | 24 | +47 | 87 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
2 | Napoli | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 73 | 36 | +37 | 78 | |
3 | Milan | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 72 | Qualification to Champions League play-off round |
4 | Fiorentina | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 72 | 44 | +28 | 70 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
5 | Udinese | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 59 | 45 | +14 | 66 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
6 | Roma | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 71 | 56 | +15 | 62 | |
7 | Lazio | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 61 | Qualification to Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1] |
8 | Catania | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 56 | |
9 | Internazionale | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 54 | |
10 | Parma | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 49 | |
11 | Cagliari | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 47 | |
12 | Chievo | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 45 | |
13 | Bologna | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 46 | 52 | −6 | 44 | |
14 | Sampdoria | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 42[lower-alpha 2] | |
15 | Atalanta | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 40[lower-alpha 3] | |
16 | Torino | 38 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 39[lower-alpha 2] | |
17 | Genoa | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 38 | |
18 | Palermo (R) | 38 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 32 | Relegation to Serie B |
19 | Siena (R) | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 36 | 57 | −21 | 30[lower-alpha 4] | |
20 | Pescara (R) | 38 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 27 | 84 | −57 | 22 |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th goal difference; 5th number of goals scored; 6th public draw.
(Head-to-head record is applied for clubs with the same number of points only once all matches between said clubs have been played)[43]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
- Lazio qualified to 2013–14 UEFA Europa League group stage after winning 2012–13 Coppa Italia.
- Sampdoria and Torino were docked 1 point due to involvement in the 2011–12 Italian football scandal.[39][40]
- Atalanta was docked 2 points due to involvement in the 2011–12 Italian football scandal.[41][42]
- Siena was docked 6 points due to involvement in the 2011–12 Italian football scandal.[39]
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 29 (Sampdoria vs Internazionale), but then postponed and played between days 30 and 31, it will be added to the standings for day 30.
If there is a color without a number, it means that the team is at least qualified for that round.
Leader | |
2013–14 UEFA Champions League Group stage | |
2013–14 UEFA Champions League Play-off round | |
2013–14 UEFA Europa League Play-off round | |
2013–14 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round | |
2013–14 Serie B |
Results
Season statistics
- As of 29 June 2013
Top goalscorers
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Top assists
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Scoring
- First goal of the season: Maicosuel for Udinese against Fiorentina (25 August 2012)
- Fastest goal of the season: 18 seconds
- Arturo Vidal for Juventus against Internazionale (3 November 2012)
- Latest goal of the season: 90+5 minutes
- Panagiotis Kone for Bologna against Catania (30 September 2012)
- Josip Iličić for Palermo against Catania (21 April 2013)
- Largest winning margin: 6 goals[46]
- Sampdoria 6–0 Pescara (27 January 2013)
- Lazio 6–0 Bologna (5 May 2013)
- Highest scoring game: 8 goals[46]
- Torino 3–5 Napoli (30 March 2013)
- Most goals scored by a single team: 6 goals[46]
- Pescara 1–6 Juventus (10 November 2012)
- Sampdoria 6–0 Pescara (27 January 2013)
- Lazio 6–0 Bologna (5 May 2013)
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 3 goals[46]
- Cagliari 4–3 Torino (24 February 2013)
- Torino 3–5 Napoli (30 March 2013)
- Internazionale 3–4 Atalanta (7 April 2013)
- Fiorentina 4–3 Torino (21 April 2013)
Clean sheets
- Most clean sheets: 19[46]
- Juventus
- Fewest clean sheets: 5[46]
- Pescara
Discipline
- Most yellow cards (club): 111[47]
- Atalanta
- Most yellow cards (player): 16[48]
- Daniele Conti (Cagliari)
- Most red cards (club): 13[47]
- Atalanta
- Most red cards (player): 2[48]
- Davide Astori (Cagliari)
- Kevin-Prince Boateng (Milan)
- Carlos Carmona (Atalanta)
- Andrea Costa (Sampdoria)
- Danilo (Udinese)
- Felipe (Siena)
- Daniele Gastaldello (Sampdoria)
- Kamil Glik (Torino)
- Thomas Heurtaux (Udinese)
- Federico Peluso (Atalanta)
- Luca Rossettini (Cagliari)
- Vladimír Weiss (Pescara)
- Fewest yellow cards (club): 77[47]
- Juventus
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