In today's world, 2012–13 La Liga has become a topic of great relevance and interest to a wide range of people. With its impact on society and everyday life, 2012–13 La Liga has sparked debates and generated countless divergent opinions. Since its emergence, 2012–13 La Liga has captured the attention of academics, scientists, technology experts, political leaders, activists, and ordinary citizens alike. In this article, we will thoroughly explore the phenomenon of 2012–13 La Liga, analyzing its ramifications in different areas and exposing varied perspectives on this controversial topic.
Season | 2012–13 |
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Dates | 18 August 2012 – 1 June 2013 |
Champions | Barcelona 22nd title |
Relegated | Mallorca Deportivo La Coruña Zaragoza |
Champions League | Barcelona Real Madrid Atlético Madrid Real Sociedad |
Europa League | Valencia Real Betis Sevilla |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 1,091 (2.87 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Lionel Messi (46 goals) |
Best goalkeeper | Thibaut Courtois (0.78 goals/match) |
Biggest home win | Atlético Madrid 6–0 Deportivo La Coruña (9 December 2012) |
Biggest away win | Rayo Vallecano 0–5 Barcelona (27 October 2012) Mallorca 0–5 Real Madrid (28 October 2012) Valencia 0–5 Real Madrid (20 January 2013) |
Highest scoring | Deportivo La Coruña 4–5 Barcelona (20 October 2012) |
Longest winning run | 12 matches Barcelona |
Longest unbeaten run | 19 matches Barcelona |
Longest winless run | 15 matches Zaragoza |
Longest losing run | 6 matches Deportivo La Coruña Mallorca |
Highest attendance | 96,589 Barcelona 2–2 Real Madrid |
Average attendance | 29,430 |
← 2011–12 2013–14 → |
The 2012–13 La Liga season (known as the Liga BBVA for sponsorship reasons) was the 82nd since its establishment. The campaign began on 18 August 2012, and ended on 1 June 2013. Barcelona won the league for a 22nd time, after leading the league the entire season and amassing 100 points, equalling Real Madrid's points record from the previous season. As in previous years, Nike provided the official ball for all matches, with a new Nike Maxim Liga BBVA model to be used throughout the season for all matches.
A total of 20 teams contested the league, including 17 sides from the 2011–12 season and three promoted from the 2011–12 Segunda División. This included the two top teams from the Segunda División, and the victorious team of the play-offs.
Villarreal CF, Sporting de Gijón and Racing de Santander were relegated to 2012–13 Segunda División the previous season: Villarreal were relegated after twelve years in La Liga, Sporting de Gijón returned to Segunda División after a four-year tenure in La Liga, while Racing de Santander ended ten consecutive seasons in La Liga, the longest period in its history.
The three teams that were relegated were replaced by three 2011–12 Segunda División sides: Deportivo de La Coruña made an immediate return to the top level as Segunda División champion. The second-placing team Celta de Vigo was also promoted to La Liga after a five-year absence. The third promoted team was decided in the promotion play-offs where Real Valladolid returned to La Liga after two seasons in Segunda División.
Team | Location of stadium | Stadium | Capacity |
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Athletic Bilbao | Bilbao | San Mamés | 39,750 |
Atlético Madrid | Madrid | Vicente Calderón | 54,851 |
Barcelona | Barcelona | Camp Nou | 99,354 |
Betis | Seville | Benito Villamarín | 52,745 |
Celta Vigo | Vigo | Balaídos | 31,800 |
Deportivo La Coruña | A Coruña | Riazor | 34,600 |
Espanyol | Barcelona | Cornellà-El Prat | 40,500 |
Getafe | Getafe | Coliseum Alfonso Pérez | 17,700 |
Granada | Granada | Nuevo Los Cármenes | 22,524 |
Levante | Valencia | Ciutat de València | 25,534 |
Málaga | Málaga | La Rosaleda | 28,963 |
Mallorca | Palma | Iberostar Stadium | 23,142 |
Osasuna | Pamplona | El Sadar | 19,553 |
Rayo Vallecano | Madrid | Campo de Vallecas | 15,489 |
Real Madrid | Madrid | Santiago Bernabéu | 85,454 |
Real Sociedad | San Sebastián | Anoeta | 32,076 |
Sevilla | Seville | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán | 45,500 |
Valencia | Valencia | Mestalla | 55,000 |
Valladolid | Valladolid | José Zorrilla | 26,512 |
Zaragoza | Zaragoza | La Romareda | 34,596 |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Barcelona | ![]() |
End of contract | 30 June 2012 | ![]() |
13 June 2012 | Pre-Season |
Valencia | ![]() |
End of contract | 30 June 2012 | ![]() |
4 June 2012 | Pre-Season |
Rayo Vallecano | ![]() |
End of contract | 30 June 2012 | ![]() |
14 June 2012 | Pre-Season |
Granada | ![]() |
End of contract | 30 June 2012 | ![]() |
18 June 2012 | Pre-Season |
Espanyol | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 26 November 2012 | ![]() |
28 November 2012 | 20th |
Valencia | ![]() |
Sacked | 1 December 2012 | ![]() |
1 December 2012 | 12th |
Valencia | ![]() |
End of tenure as caretaker | 5 December 2012 | ![]() |
3 December 2012 | 12th |
Deportivo La Coruña | ![]() |
Sacked | 30 December 2012 | ![]() |
31 December 2012 | 20th |
Sevilla | ![]() |
Sacked | 14 January 2013 | ![]() |
14 January 2013 | 12th |
Granada | ![]() |
Sacked | 30 January 2013 | ![]() |
30 January 2013 | 17th |
Mallorca | ![]() |
Sacked | 4 February 2013 | ![]() |
5 February 2013 | 19th |
Deportivo La Coruña | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 11 February 2013 | ![]() |
11 February 2013 | 20th |
Celta de Vigo | ![]() |
Sacked | 18 February 2013 | ![]() |
18 February 2013 | 18th |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Barcelona (C) | 38 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 115 | 40 | +75 | 100 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Real Madrid | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 103 | 42 | +61 | 85 | |
3 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 65 | 31 | +34 | 76 | |
4 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 70 | 49 | +21 | 66 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
5 | Valencia | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 67 | 54 | +13 | 65 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
6 | Málaga | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 57 | |
7 | Real Betis | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round |
8 | Rayo Vallecano | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 53 | |
9 | Sevilla | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 58 | 54 | +4 | 50 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
10 | Getafe | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 47 | |
11 | Levante | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 46 | |
12 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 44 | 65 | −21 | 45 | |
13 | Espanyol | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 44 | |
14 | Valladolid | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 43 | |
15 | Granada | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 42 | |
16 | Osasuna | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 33 | 50 | −17 | 39 | |
17 | Celta Vigo | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 37 | |
18 | Mallorca (R) | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 43 | 72 | −29 | 36 | Relegation to Segunda División |
19 | Deportivo La Coruña (R) | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 47 | 70 | −23 | 35 | |
20 | Zaragoza (R) | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 37 | 62 | −25 | 34 |
La Liga's governing body, the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, honoured the competition's best players and coach with LaLiga Awards.
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Best Player | ![]() |
Best Coach | ![]() |
Best Goalkeeper | ![]() |
Best Defender | ![]() |
Best Midfielder(s) | ![]() ![]() |
Best Forward | ![]() |
The Pichichi Trophy is awarded by newspaper Marca to the player who scores the most goals in a season.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Barcelona | 46 |
2 | ![]() |
Real Madrid | 34 |
3 | ![]() |
Atlético Madrid | 28 |
4 | ![]() |
Sevilla | 25 |
5 | ![]() |
Valencia | 24 |
6 | ![]() |
Real Betis | 18 |
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Rayo Vallecano | 18 | |
8 | ![]() |
Real Madrid | 16 |
9 | ![]() |
Real Sociedad | 14 |
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Zaragoza | 14 | |
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Athletic Bilbao | 14 |
Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
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1 | ![]() |
Real Madrid | 16 |
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Barcelona | 16 | |
3 | ![]() |
Barcelona | 12 |
4 | ![]() |
Real Madrid | 11 |
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Barcelona | 11 | |
6 | ![]() |
Real Madrid | 10 |
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Sevilla | 10 | |
8 | ![]() |
Athletic Bilbao | 9 |
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Real Sociedad | 9 | |
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Atlético Madrid | 9 | |
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Barcelona | 9 |
The Zamora Trophy is awarded by newspaper Marca to the goalkeeper with fewest goals-to-games ratio. Keepers must play at least 28 games of 60 or more minutes to be eligible for the trophy.
Rank | Name | Club | Goals Against | Matches | Average |
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1 | ![]() |
Atlético Madrid | 29 | 37 | 0.78 |
2 | ![]() |
Barcelona | 33 | 31 | 1.06 |
3 | ![]() |
Málaga | 42 | 34 | 1.24 |
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Osasuna | 46 | 37 | 1.24 | |
5 | ![]() |
Real Sociedad | 40 | 31 | 1.29 |
Source: Marca
This award is given annually since 1999 to the team with the best fair play during the season. This ranking takes into account aspects such as cards, suspension of matches, audience behaviour and other penalties. This section not only aims to determine the best fair play, but also serves to break the tie in teams that are tied in all the other rules: points, head-to-head, goal difference and goals scored.
Rank | Team | Games | ![]() |
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Total Points | |
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1 | Barcelona | 38 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 426 | 22 | – | – | 74 |
2 | Valladolid | 38 | 77 | 3 | 0 | – | 15 | – | – | 88 |
3 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 93 | 2 | 0 | – | 18 | – | – | 102 |
4 | Real Madrid | 38 | 90 | 4 | 1 | 42 | – | – | – | 105 |
5 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 98 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 106 |
6 | Málaga | 38 | 92 | 2 | 2 | – | 19 | – | – | 107 |
7 | Granada | 38 | 104 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 115 |
8 | Mallorca | 38 | 91 | 5 | 3 | – | 27, 35 | – | – | 120 |
9 | Deportivo La Coruña | 38 | 93 | 6 | 2 | – | 24, 30 | – | – | 121 |
10 | Celta de Vigo | 38 | 94 | 3 | 0 | 428 | 25, 21 | 2 Mild3, 9 | – | 124 |
11 | Levante | 38 | 108 | 5 | 2 | – | 27, 27 | – | – | 134 |
12 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 114 | 6 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 135 |
13 | Sevilla | 38 | 98 | 6 | 6 | – | 16 | 1 Mild6 | – | 138 |
14 | Betis | 38 | 112 | 4 | 3 | – | 17 | 2 Mild3, 17 | – | 144 |
15 | Getafe | 38 | 109 | 3 | 5 | 431 | 36, 15, 19 | – | – | 149 |
16 | Osasuna | 38 | 109 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 316, 21, 37 | 1 Mild10 | – | 154 |
Valencia | 38 | 124 | 4 | 4 | – | 210 | – | – | 154 | |
18 | Rayo Vallecano | 38 | 131 | 2 | 2 | – | 29, 23 | 1 Mild11 | – | 156 |
19 | Zaragoza | 38 | 124 | 6 | 4 | – | 38, 9, 25 | – | – | 163 |
20 | Espanyol | 38 | 139 | 8 | 4 | 412 | 34, 20 | – | – | 186 |
Source: 2012–13 Fair Play Rankings Season
Sources of cards and penalties: Referee's reports, Competition Committee's Sanctions, Appeal Committee Resolutions and RFEF section about Fair Play
Icon | Term | Points of sanction | Description |
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Yellow Card | 1 point/yellow card | |
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Double Yellow Card/Ejection | 2 points/double yellow card | |
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Direct Red Card | 3 points/red card | |
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Games of Suspension (Player) | As many as banned games | When a player is banned for play more than 3 future games. This punishment overrides the possible red card which caused this sanction |
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Games of Suspension (Club's Personnel) | 5 points/banned game | When some person of the club (not player) is banned for x future games. This punishment overrides the possible red card which caused this sanction |
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Audience Behaviour | Mild (5 points) Serious (6 points) Very Serious (7 points) |
When the audience makes some altercations such as explosions, flares, throwing objects to the ground, racist chanting, etc. |
Closure of Stadium | 10 points/match with closured stadium | When serious incidents happen which are punished by the closure of the stadium | |
It also accounts cards to non-players | |||
The number in superscript is the corresponding round to the sanction | |||
Important note: This table is not a count of cards and sanctions resulting from the matches, this table takes into account the removal or application of some cards and sanctions by the competent bodies (Competition Committee, Appeal Committee and Spanish Sports Disciplinary Committee) |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Atlético Madrid | Athletic Bilbao | 4–0 | 27 August 2012 |
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Real Madrid | Deportivo La Coruña | 5–1 | 30 September 2012 |
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Barcelona | Deportivo La Coruña | 5–4 | 20 October 2012 |
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Atlético Madrid | Deportivo La Coruña | 6–0 | 9 December 2012 |
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Real Sociedad | Real Madrid | 3–4 | 6 January 2013 |
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Real Madrid | Getafe | 4–0 | 27 January 2013 |
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Barcelona | Osasuna | 5–1 | 27 January 2013 |
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Real Madrid | Sevilla | 4–1 | 9 February 2013 |
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Sevilla | Celta de Vigo | 4–1 | 4 March 2013 |
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Barcelona | Mallorca | 5–0 | 6 April 2013 |
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Sevilla | Valencia | 4–3 | 1 June 2013 |