2012 Trophée des Champions

The 2012 Trophée des Champions (English: 2012 Champions Trophy) was the 17th edition of the French supercup. The match was contested by Montpellier, the 2011–12 Ligue 1 champions and Lyon, the winners of the 2011–12 edition of the Coupe de France. The match was played at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey.[2][3] This was the fourth consecutive time the competition had taken place on international soil. The defending champions were Marseille who defeated Lille in the 2011 edition, which was played in Morocco.

2012 Trophée des Champions
Red Bull Arena in Harrison hosted the match
EventTrophée des Champions
Montpellier Lyon
Ligue 1 Ligue 1
2 2
Lyon won 4–2 on penalties
Date28 July 2012
VenueRed Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey, US
RefereeJorge Gonzalez (United States)
Attendance15,166
WeatherMostly cloudy
26 °C (79 °F)[1]

Lyon captured its eighth Trophée des Champions and its first since 2007 after defeating Montpellier 4–2 on penalties. The match ended 2–2 in regular time with John Utaka and Emanuel Herrera scoring goals for Montpellier and Bafétimbi Gomis and Jimmy Briand converting for Lyon.

Match

Details
Montpellier2–2Lyon
Utaka  27'
Herrera  56' (pen.)		 Report Gomis  44'
Briand  77'
Penalties
Charbonnier
Camara
Bedimo
Yanga-Mbiwa 		2–4 Fofana
Cissokho
Koné
Benzia
Briand
Attendance: 15,166
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez (United States)
Montpellier
Lyon
MONTPELLIER:
GK16 Geoffrey Jourdren
RB12 Daniel Congré
CB3 Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa (c) 60'
CB4 Hilton
LB5 Henri Bedimo 79'
CM13 Marco Estrada 78'
CM23 Jamel Saihi
AM20 Rémy Cabella 64'
RW7 John Utaka
LW8 Anthony Mounier 80'
FW11 Emanuel Herrera 74'
Substitutes:
GK1 Laurent Pionnier
DF27 Cyril Jeunechamp
MF6 Joris Marveaux
MF18 Karim Aït-Fana
MF22 Benjamin Stambouli 80'
FW9 Gaëtan Charbonnier 74'
FW19 Souleymane Camara 64'
Manager:
René Girard
LYON:
GK1 Hugo Lloris
RB14 Mouhamadou Dabo 81'
CB3 Cris
CB4 Bakary Koné
LB20 Aly Cissokho
CM21 Maxime Gonalons (c)
CM15 Gueïda Fofana
AM8 Yoann Gourcuff
RW10 Alexandre Lacazette 29'
LW19 Jimmy Briand
FW18 Bafétimbi Gomis 65'
Substitutes:
GK30 Rémy Vercoutre
DF13 Anthony Réveillère 81'
DF23 Samuel Umtiti
MF7 Clément Grenier
MF12 Jordan Ferri
MF24 Jérémy Pied
FW25 Yassine Benzia 65'
Manager:
Rémi Garde

MATCH OFFICIALS

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores level after 90 minutes.
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of six substitutions.

See also

References
  1. http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KEWR/2012/7/28/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA
  2. "Le calendrier général 2012/2013 adopté". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 5 April 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  3. "French soccer will open season with game at Red Bull Arena". Sports Business Journal. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
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