2012–13 La Liga

82nd season of La Liga October 2021 La Liga 2012–13 18 August 2012 – 1 June 2013 Barcelona22nd title MallorcaDeportivo La CoruñaZaragoza Champions League BarcelonaReal MadridAtlético MadridReal Sociedad Europa League ValenciaReal BetisSevilla Lionel Messi(46 goals) Thibaut Courtois(0.78 goals/match) Atlético Madrid 6–0 Deportivo La Coruña(9 December 2012) Rayo Vallecano 0–5 Barcelona(27 October 2012)Mallorca 0–5 Real Madrid(28 October 2012)Valencia 0–5 Real Madrid(20 January 2013) Deportivo La Coruña 4–5 Barcelona (20 October 2012) 380 1091 12 matchesBarcelonahttp://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/_/league/esp.1/spanish-la-liga?cc=5739 Spanish La Liga Stats – 2012–13 ESPN Soccernet Entertainment and Sports Programming Network 18 August 2012 17 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130117010609/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/_/league/esp.1/spanish-la-liga?cc=5739 dead 19 matchesBarcelona 15 matchesZaragoza 6 matchesDeportivo La CoruñaMallorca 96,589Barcelona 2–2 Real Madrid 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 concluded on 1 June 2013.La Liga comienza el 19 de agosto La Liga starts on 19 August http://www.lfp.es/Noticias/Detallenoticia.aspx?IDNoticia=15215&l=ES https://archive.today/20120904152933/http://www.lfp.es/Noticias/Detallenoticia.aspx?IDNoticia=15215&l=ES dead 4 September 2012 LFP 29 May 2012 29 May 2012 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.Nike MAXIM, La Liga and Serie A 2012/13 balls http://pes-parche.com/2012/03/balones-nike-maxim-temporada-2012-2013-official-match-ball-full-hd.html pes-parche.com 20 April 2012 20 April 2012 es https://web.archive.org/web/20120402171039/http://pes-parche.com/2012/03/balones-nike-maxim-temporada-2012-2013-official-match-ball-full-hd.html 2 April 2012 deadEl balón de la Liga La Liga ball http://www.marca.com/2012/07/03/futbol/1adivision/1341351018.html Marca Spain 3 July 2012 4 July 2012 es Teams 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. Stadia and locations Spain 425 right Location of teams in 2012–13 La Liga Spain 43.263472 -2.948150 Athletic Bilbao bottom Spain 40.401703 -3.720628 Atlético Madrid left Spain 41.380889 2.1228167 Barcelona right Spain 37.356419 -5.981750 Betis bottom Spain 42.211842 -8.739706 Celta Vigo top Spain 43.368717 -8.417514 Deportivo La Coruña top Spain 41.347861 2.0756667 Espanyol left Spain 40.325728 -3.714950 Getafe bottom Spain 37.152925 -3.595744 Granada top Spain 39.494703 -0.363842 Levante Spain 36.734217 -4.426603 Málaga bottom Spain 39.589936 2.6300778 Mallorca bottom Spain 42.796675 -1.637128 Osasuna bottom Spain 40.391828 -3.658586 Rayo Vallecano right Spain 43.301364 -1.973536 Real Sociedad right Spain 40.453053 -3.688356 Real Madrid top Spain 37.384039 -5.970583 Sevilla top Spain 39.474616 -0.358219 Valencia bottom Spain 41.644583 -4.761256 Valladolid top Spain 41.636472 -0.901828 Zaragoza bottom Team Location of stadium Stadium CapacityAthletic Bilbao Bilbao San Mamés 39,750Atlético Madrid Madrid Vicente Calderón 54,851Barcelona Barcelona Camp Nou 99,354Betis Seville Benito Villamarín 52,745 Celta Vigo Vigo Balaídos 31,800 Deportivo La Coruña A Coruña Riazor 34,600Espanyol Barcelona Cornellà-El Prat 40,500Getafe Getafe Coliseum Alfonso Pérez 17,700Granada Granada Nuevo Los Cármenes 22,524Levante Valencia Ciutat de València 25,534Málaga Málaga La Rosaleda 28,963Mallorca Palma Iberostar Stadium 23,142Osasuna Pamplona El Sadar 19,553Rayo Vallecano Madrid Campo de Vallecas 15,489Real Madrid Madrid Santiago Bernabéu 85,454Real Sociedad San Sebastián Anoeta 32,076Sevilla Seville Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán 45,500Valencia Valencia Mestalla 55,000 Valladolid Valladolid José Zorrilla 26,512Zaragoza Zaragoza La Romareda 34,596 Personnel and sponsorship Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorAthletic Bilbao ARG Marcelo Bielsa ESP Carlos Gurpegui Umbro PetronorAtlético Madrid ARG Diego Simeone ESP Gabi Nike Azerbaijan, Huawein1 1 and Kyoceran2 2Barcelona ESP Tito Vilanova ESP Carles Puyol Nike Qatar Foundation, UNICEFn2 2 n3 3 and TV3n6 6Betis ESP Pepe Mel ESP Juanma Macron Cirsa and Andalucían4 4Celta de Vigo ESP Paco Herrera ESP Borja Oubiña Li-Ning Citroënn4 4 and Estrella Galician2 2 n4 4Deportivo La Coruña ESP Fernando Vázquez ESP Manuel Pablo Lotto Estrella GaliciaEspanyol MEX Javier Aguirre ARG Cristian Álvarez Puma CancúnGetafe ESP Luis García Plaza ESP Jaime Gavilán Joma Confremar and IG Marketsn4 4Granada ESP Lucas Alcaraz ESP Manuel Lucena Luanvi Caja GranadaLevante ESP Juan Ignacio Martínez ESP Sergio Ballesteros Kelme Comunitat ValencianaMálaga CHI Manuel Pellegrini ESP Jesús Gámez Nike UNESCOn5 5Mallorca ESP Gregorio Manzano POR José Nunes Macron Riviera MayaOsasuna ESP José Luis Mendilibar ESP Patxi Puñal Astore Lacturale and Nevirn2 2Rayo Vallecano ESP Paco Jémez ESP Piti Erreà AE — Adquisiciones Empresariales and Nevirn2 2Real Madrid POR José Mourinho ESP Iker Casillas Adidas BWINReal Sociedad FRA 1974 Philippe Montanier ESP Xabi Prieto Nike Canal+n6 6 and Kutxan2 2Sevilla ESP Unai Emery ESP Andrés Palop Umbro InterwettenValencia ESP Ernesto Valverde ESP David Albelda Joma JinKO SolarValladolid SER Miroslav Đukić ESP Javier Baraja Kappa El Norte de Castillan4 4Zaragoza ESP Manolo Jiménez ESP Javier Paredes Mercury Proniño and Canal+n6 6 1. n1Huawei is the sponsor for select matches. 2. n2On the back of shirt. 3. n3Barcelona makes a donation to UNICEF in order to display the charity's logo on the back of the club's kit. 4. n4On the shorts. 5. n5Málaga makes a donation to UNESCO in order to display the charity's logo on the club's kit. 6. n6On the left sleeve. Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table Barcelona ESP Pep Guardiola End of contract 30 June 2012Tito Vilanova to be the new manager http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/tito-vilanova-to-be-the-new-manager FC Barcelona 27 April 2012 23 May 2012 ESP Tito Vilanova 13 June 2012Tito Vilanova will be FC Barcelona's head manager through 2014 http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/tito-vilanova-will-be-fc-barcelona-s-head-manager-through-2014 FC Barcelona 13 June 2012 14 June 2012 Pre-Season Valencia ESP Unai Emery 30 June 2012Mauricio Pellegrino confirmed as new Valencia CF manager http://www.valenciacf.com/contenidos/Actualidad/Noticias/2012/05/Noticia_37356.html?__locale=en https://archive.today/20120918204908/http://www.valenciacf.com/contenidos/Actualidad/Noticias/2012/05/Noticia_37356.html?__locale=en dead 18 September 2012 Valencia CF 7 May 2012 26 May 2012 ARG Mauricio Pellegrino 4 June 2012Mauricio Pellegrino joins up with Valencia CF http://www.valenciacf.com/contenidos/Actualidad/Noticias/2012/06/Noticia_37728.html?__locale=en https://archive.today/20130105165618/http://www.valenciacf.com/contenidos/Actualidad/Noticias/2012/06/Noticia_37728.html?__locale=en dead 5 January 2013 Valencia CF 4 June 2012 14 June 2012 Rayo Vallecano ESP José Ramón Sandoval 30 June 2012El Club ha decidido no ofrecer la renovación a Sandoval The Club has decided to not offer renewal to Sandoval http://www.rayovallecano.es/noticia/minambres-el-club-ha-decidido-no-ofrecer-la-renovacion-a-sandoval/1227/ Rayo Vallecano 25 May 2012 26 May 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120529060544/http://www.rayovallecano.es/noticia/minambres-el-club-ha-decidido-no-ofrecer-la-renovacion-a-sandoval/1227/ 29 May 2012 ESP Paco Jémez 14 June 2012Paco Jémez vuelve al Rayo Paco Jémez returns to Rayo http://www.marca.com/2012/06/15/futbol/equipos/rayo/1339751923.html es Marca Spain 14 June 2012 16 June 2012 Granada ESP Abel Resino 30 June 2012Agradecimiento Abel Resino Gratefulness Abel Resino http://www.granadacf.es/index.php?seccion=leer_mas&ref=portada+&id_noticia=1029 es Granada CF 6 May 2012 6 June 2012 ESP Juan Antonio Anquela 18 June 2012Anquela, nuevo entrenador del Granada CF Anquela, new manager of Granada CF http://www.granadacf.es/index.php?seccion=leer_mas&ref=portada+&id_noticia=1040 es Granada CF 18 June 2012 18 June 2012 Espanyol ARG Mauricio Pochettino Mutual consent 26 November 2012Pochettino leaves RCD Espanyol http://www.rcdespanyol.com/ingles/index.php?modulo=detalleNoticia&idnoticia=856&idseccion=7&Amenu=detalleNoticia RCD Espanyol 26 November 2012 27 November 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140521033409/http://www.rcdespanyol.com/ingles/index.php?modulo=detalleNoticia&idnoticia=856&idseccion=7&Amenu=detalleNoticia 21 May 2014 MEX Javier Aguirre 28 November 2012L'Espanyol fitxa Aguirre Espanyol contracts Aguirre http://www.rcdespanyol.com/principal.php?modulo=detalleNoticia&idnoticia=14739&idseccion=28&idlinkchk=0&idmenu=9&idsubmenu=108 ca RCD Espanyol 28 November 2012 28 November 2012 17 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140517183631/http://www.rcdespanyol.com/principal.php?modulo=detalleNoticia&idnoticia=14739&idseccion=28&idlinkchk=0&idmenu=9&idsubmenu=108 dead 20th Valencia ARG Mauricio Pellegrino Sacked 1 December 2012Destitución del técnico del primer equipo, Mauricio Pellegrino Dismissal of first team coach, Mauricio Pellegrino http://www.valenciacf.com/contenidos/Actualidad/Noticias/2012/12/Noticia_91143.html?__locale=es es Valencia CF 1 December 2012 1 December 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121204062653/http://www.valenciacf.com/contenidos/Actualidad/Noticias/2012/12/Noticia_91143.html?__locale=es 4 December 2012 ESP Voro (caretaker) 1 December 2012 12th ESP Voro (caretaker) End of tenure as caretaker 5 December 2012Valverde se estrena como míster del Valencia http://www.elcorreo.com/vizcaya/20121206/deportes/mas-futbol/valverde-viajo-lille-estrenado-201212061414.html El Correo 6 December 2012 ESP Ernesto Valverde 3 December 2012Ernesto Valverde new manager of Valencia CF http://www.valenciacf.com/contenidos/Actualidad/Noticias/2012/12/Noticia_91153.html?__locale=en Valencia CF 3 December 2012 3 December 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121206074036/http://www.valenciacf.com/contenidos/Actualidad/Noticias/2012/12/Noticia_91153.html?__locale=en 6 December 2012 Deportivo La Coruña ESP José Luis Oltra Sacked 30 December 2012José Luis Oltra y Chema Sanz dejan de entrenar al Deportivo José Luis Oltra and Chema Sanz stop training Deportivo http://www.canaldeportivo.com/servlet/es.iris.servlets.Noticias?accion=4&ver=1&nid=24703&mid=12 es Deportivo de La Coruña 30 December 2012 31 December 2012 POR Domingos Paciência 31 December 2012Lendoiro anuncia a Domingos Paciencia como entrenador hasta final de temporada Lendoiro announces Domingos Paciencia as coach until end of season http://www.canaldeportivo.com/servlet/es.iris.servlets.Noticias?accion=4&ver=1&nid=24707&mid=12 es Deportivo de La Coruña 31 December 2012 31 December 2012 20th Sevilla ESP Míchel 14 January 2013Míchel es destituido y deja paso a Emery, que firma hasta junio de 2014 Míchel is sacked and makes way for Emery, who signed until June 2014 http://www.sevillafc.es/nuevaweb/actualidad/noticias/27616 Sevilla FC 14 January 2013 14 January 2013 es dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130117003835/http://www.sevillafc.es/nuevaweb/actualidad/noticias/27616 17 January 2013 ESP Unai Emery 14 January 2013Emery, un técnico fiable para momentos difíciles Emery, a reliable manager for difficult moments http://www.sevillafc.es/nuevaweb/actualidad/noticias/27617 Sevilla FC 14 January 2013 14 January 2013 es dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130116215229/http://www.sevillafc.es/nuevaweb/actualidad/noticias/27617 16 January 2013 12th Granada ESP Juan Antonio Anquela 30 January 2013El Granada CF destituye a Anquela Granada CF sack Anquela http://www.granadacf.es/index.php?seccion=leer_mas&ref=portada+&id_noticia=1401 Granada CF 30 January 2013 30 January 2013 es ESP Lucas Alcaraz 30 January 2013Lucas Alcaraz, nuevo técnico del Granada CF Lucas Alcaraz, new coach of Granada CF http://www.granadacf.es/index.php?seccion=leer_mas&ref=portada+&id_noticia=1402 Granada CF 30 January 2013 30 January 2013 es 17th Mallorca ESP Joaquín Caparrós 4 February 2013Joaquín Caparrós deja de ser entrenador del RCD Mallorca Joaquín Caparrós is no longer coach of RCD Mallorca http://www.rcdmallorca.es/principal_new.php?nombreModulo=noticiasDetalle&idnoticia=32248&idmenu=3 RCD Mallorca 4 February 2013 4 February 2013 es dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131203031432/http://www.rcdmallorca.es/principal_new.php?nombreModulo=noticiasDetalle&idnoticia=32248&idmenu=3 3 December 2013 ESP Gregorio Manzano 5 February 2013Principio de acuerdo con Gregorio Manzano Principle of agreement with Gregorio Manzano http://www.rcdmallorca.es/principal_new.php?nombreModulo=noticiasDetalle&idnoticia=32249&idmenu=3 RCD Mallorca 5 February 2013 5 February 2013 es dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140222005342/http://www.rcdmallorca.es/principal_new.php?nombreModulo=noticiasDetalle&idnoticia=32249&idmenu=3 22 February 2014 19th Deportivo La Coruña POR Domingos Paciência Mutual consent 11 February 2013Domingos Paciência deja de ser entrenador del Deportivo Domingos Paciência is no longer coach of Deportivo http://www.canaldeportivo.com/servlet/es.iris.servlets.Noticias?accion=4&ver=1&nid=24944&mid=14 Deportivo de La Coruña 11 February 2013 11 February 2013 es ESP Fernando Vázquez 11 February 2013Fernando Vázquez, presentado como nuevo entrenador del Deportivo Fernando Vázquez, presented as new coach of Deportivo http://www.canaldeportivo.com/servlet/es.iris.servlets.Noticias?accion=4&ver=1&nid=24960&mid=12 Deportivo de La Coruña 11 February 2013 11 February 2013 es 20th Celta de Vigo ESP Paco Herrera Sacked 18 February 2013Abel Resino sustituye a Paco Herrera en el banquillo del Celta Abel Resino substitutes Paco Herrera in Celta bench http://www.celtavigo.net/es/primer-equipo/noticias/6061-abel-resino-sustituye-a-paco-herrera-en-el-banquillo-del-celta Celta de Vigo 18 February 2013 20 February 2013 es https://web.archive.org/web/20130225004223/http://www.celtavigo.net/es/primer-equipo/noticias/6061-abel-resino-sustituye-a-paco-herrera-en-el-banquillo-del-celta 25 February 2013 dead ESP Abel Resino 18 February 2013 18th League table main WDL QR 5 FCB Barcelona RMA Real Madrid ATM Atlético Madrid RSO Real Sociedad VCF Valencia MCF Málaga BET Real Betis RVA Rayo Vallecano SFC Sevilla GET Getafe LEV Levante ATH Athletic Bilbao ESP Espanyol VLD Valladolid GCF Granada OSA Osasuna CEL Celta Vigo MLL Mallorca RCD Deportivo La Coruña ZAR Zaragoza 32 4 2 115 40 C 26 7 5 103 42 23 7 8 65 31 18 12 8 70 49 19 8 11 67 54 16 9 13 53 50 16 8 14 57 56 16 5 17 50 66 14 8 16 58 54 13 8 17 43 57 12 10 16 40 57 12 9 17 44 65 11 11 16 43 52 11 10 17 49 58 11 9 18 37 54 10 9 19 33 50 10 7 21 37 52 9 9 20 43 72 R 8 11 19 47 70 R 9 7 22 37 62 R green1 Qualification for the Champions League group stage CLGS CLGS CLGS green2 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round CLPO blue1 Qualification for the Europa League group stage Since the 2012–13 Copa del Rey champions Atlético Madrid and runners-up Real Madrid qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League, the 5th, 6th and 7th placed teams qualified for the group stage, play-off round, and third qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League respectively.https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/competitions/Regulations/01/94/62/40/1946240_DOWNLOAD.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20130514121404/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/competitions/Regulations/01/94/62/40/1946240_DOWNLOAD.pdf dead 14 May 2013 Regulations of the UEFA Europa League 2013/14 March 2013 UEFA Nyon 1 May 2013 ELGS Málaga was excluded from participating in any UEFA club competition in 2013–14 season as a punishment for not complying with UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations.Malaga have second year of European ban waived by Uefa https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22573330 BBC 17 May 2013 9 June 2013 Málaga appealed against this UEFA ban, but the Court of Arbitration for Sport confirmed the decision of the UEFA Club Financial Control Body.UEFA welcomes CAS decision on Málaga https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/020a-0e850f5d674f-9a1d076d144f-1000--uefa-welcomes-cas-decision-on-malaga/ UEFA 11 June 2013 11 June 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20130614050019/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/footballfirst/matchorganisation/disciplinary/news/newsid%3D1962518.html 14 June 2013 MCF blue2 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round ELGS ELPO Rayo Vallecano was excluded from participating in any UEFA club competition for the next season after RFEF denied them a "UEFA licence" because they didn't meet the requirements as they were immersed in a creditor contest.El Málaga obtiene la licencia UEFA; Rayo y Espanyol, aún no Málaga got the UEFA licence, Rayo and Espanyol, not still http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2013/05/14/mas_futbol/1368551550_052026.html As 14 May 2013 14 May 2013El Betis ya tiene en su poder la licencia UEFA que la RFEF deniega al Rayo y al Espanyol Betis already has UEFA licence which RFEF denied to Espanyol and Rayo http://elcorreoweb.es/2013/05/14/el-betis-ya-tiene-en-su-poder-la-licencia-uefa-que-la-rfef-deniega-al-rayo/ El Correo de Andalucía 14 May 2013 14 May 2013 They appealed to CAS in June 2013 and on 11 July that decision was confirmed. The team placed behind them, Sevilla, took their spot at the Europa League third qualifying round.El TAS niega la licencia UEFA al Rayo y el Sevilla jugará en Europa CAS denies UEFA licence to Rayo and Sevilla will play in Europe http://www.marca.com/2013/07/11/futbol/equipos/rayo/1373549331.html es Marca Spain 11 July 2013 12 July 2013 RVA blue3 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round ELGS EL3Q red1 Relegation to Segunda División R R R complete 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th goal difference; 5th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points La Liga Results main FBR grey ATH ATM FCB BET CEL RCD ESP GET GCF LEV MCF MLL OSA RVA RMA RSO SFC VCF VLD ZAR Athletic Bilbao 3–0 2–2 3–5 1–0 1–1 0–4 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 0–3 1–3 2–1 1–0 2–0 0–2 Atlético Madrid 4–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 6–0 1–0 2–0 5–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 3–1 4–3 1–2 0–1 4–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 Barcelona 5–1 4–1 4–2 3–1 2–0 4–0 6–1 2–0 1–0 4–1 5–0 5–1 3–1 2–2 5–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 Betis 1–1 2–4 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–0 3–0 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–0 2–0 3–3 1–0 0–0 4–0 Celta Vigo 1–1 1–3 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 3–1 2–1 Deportivo La Coruña 1–1 0–0 4–5 2–3 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–3 0–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–2 2–3 0–0 3–2 Espanyol 3–3 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–2 0–1 3–2 0–0 3–2 0–3 3–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 3–3 0–0 1–2 Getafe 1–0 0–0 1–4 2–4 3–1 3–1 0–2 2–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 Granada 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–5 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 3–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 Levante 3–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–1 0–4 3–2 0–0 3–1 1–2 4–0 0–2 2–3 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 Málaga 1–0 0–0 1–3 4–0 1–1 3–1 0–2 2–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 3–2 1–2 0–0 4–0 2–1 1–1 Mallorca 0–1 1–1 2–4 1–0 1–0 2–3 2–1 1–3 1–2 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–5 1–0 2–1 2–0 4–2 1–1 Osasuna 0–1 0–2 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 1–2 4–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 Rayo Vallecano 2–2 2–1 0–5 3–0 3–2 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–0 3–0 1–3 2–0 2–2 0–2 0–2 0–0 0–4 1–2 0–2 Real Madrid 5–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 2–0 5–1 2–2 4–0 3–0 5–1 6–2 5–2 4–2 2–0 4–3 4–1 1–1 4–3 4–0 Real Sociedad 2–0 0–1 3–2 3–3 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 4–2 3–0 0–0 4–0 3–3 2–1 4–2 4–1 2–0 Sevilla 2–1 0–1 2–3 5–1 4–1 3–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 0–0 0–2 3–2 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 4–3 1–2 4–0 Valencia 3–2 2–0 1–1 3–0 2–1 3–3 2–1 4–2 1–0 2–2 5–1 2–0 4–0 0–1 0–5 2–5 2–0 2–1 2–0 Valladolid 2–2 0–3 1–3 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–3 6–1 2–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 Zaragoza 1–2 1–3 0–3 1–2 0–1 5–3 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 3–2 3–1 3–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–2 0–1 complete LFP Awards La Liga Awards La Liga's governing body, the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, honoured the competition's best players and coach with LFP Awards.Peter J. Mulroy La Liga Awards 2013: Cristiano Ronaldo Earns MVP; Lionel Messi Wins Best Player and Best Forward for 5th Year Latin Times 3 December 2013 http://www.latintimes.com/la-liga-awards-2013-cristiano-ronaldo-earns-mvp-lionel-messi-wins-best-player-and-best-forward-5th 8 March 2016Messi, mejor delantero y mejor jugador; Cristiano, jugador más valioso Liga de Fútbol Profesional es 2 December 2013 https://www.ligabbva.com/liga-bbva/126953/messi-mejor-delantero-y-mejor-jugador-cristiano-jugador-mas-valioso/ 8 March 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151208113604/https://www.ligabbva.com/liga-bbva/126953/messi-mejor-delantero-y-mejor-jugador-cristiano-jugador-mas-valioso/ 8 December 2015 AwardRecipientBest PlayerARG Lionel Messi (Barcelona)Best CoachARG Diego Simeone (Atlético Madrid) Best GoalkeeperBEL Thibaut Courtois (Atlético Madrid)Best DefenderESP Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)Best Midfielder(s)ESP Asier Illarramendi (Real Sociedad) ESP Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona)Best ForwardARG Lionel Messi (Barcelona)Most valuable playerPortugal Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) Team of the Year Soccer Field Transparant.svg 175 80% 0.40 1.35 175 Red Courtois 0.11 1.00 175 Blue Carlos Martínez 0.39 1.13 175 White Ramos 0.61 1.13 175 Red Miranda 0.89 1.00 175 Red Filipe Luís 0.25 0.70 175 #004D98 Iniesta 0.50 0.70 175 Blue Isco 0.75 0.70 175 Blue Griezmann 0.25 0.31 175 #004D98 Messi 0.50 0.31 175 White Ronaldo 0.75 0.31 175 Red Falcao Team of the YearEl Equipo del Año de la Liga 2012/13 https://es.uefa.com/news-media/news/020a-0f8879cbf656-0d66305a54a0-1000--el-equipo-del-ano-de-la-liga-2012-13/ UEFA.com 7 June 2013 22 August 2026 Goalkeeper Belgium Thibaut Courtois (Atlético Madrid) Defenders Spain Carlos Martínez (Real Sociedad) Spain Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) Brazil Miranda (Atlético Madrid) Brazil Filipe Luís (Atlético Madrid) Midfielders Spain Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) Spain Isco (Málaga) France Antoine Griezmann (Real Sociedad) Forwards Argentina Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) Colombia Radamel Falcao (Atlético Madrid) Top goalscorers The Pichichi Trophy is awarded by newspaper Marca to the player who scores the most goals in a season. Rank Player Club Goalshttp://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/scorers/_/league/esp.1/spanish-la-liga?cc=3888 Spanish La Liga Stats: Top Goal Scorers – 2012–13 ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network 20 August 2012 24 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121024070321/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/scorers/_/league/esp.1/spanish-la-liga?cc=3888 dead 1ARG Lionel MessiBarcelona462POR Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid343COL Radamel FalcaoAtlético Madrid284ESP Álvaro NegredoSevilla255ESP Roberto SoldadoValencia246ESP Rubén CastroReal Betis18ESP PitiRayo Vallecano8ARG Gonzalo HiguaínReal Madrid169ESP Aritz AdurizAthletic Bilbao14POR Hélder PostigaZaragozaMEX Carlos VelaReal Sociedad Top assists RankPlayerClubAssistshttp://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/assists/_/league/esp.1/spanish-primera-division?cc=5739 Spanish La Liga Stats: Assists Leaders – 2012–13 ESPN Soccernet Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) 17 February 2013 2 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121102092616/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/assists/_/league/esp.1/spanish-primera-division?cc=5739 dead http://www.lfp.es/Estadisticas/EstadisticasJugadores.aspx Intentional shot assists La Liga official website 3 May 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130513205840/http://www.lfp.es/Estadisticas/EstadisticasJugadores.aspx 13 May 2013 1ESP Andrés IniestaBarcelona16GER Mesut ÖzilReal Madrid3ARG Lionel MessiBarcelona124FRA Karim BenzemaReal Madrid11ESP Cesc FàbregasBarcelona6CRO Ivan RakitićSevilla10POR Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid8ESP Ibai GómezAthletic Bilbao9ESP KokeAtlético MadridCHI Alexis SánchezBarcelonaMEX Carlos VelaReal Sociedad Zamora Trophy The Ricardo Zamora Trophy is awarded by newspaper Marca to the goalkeeper with the lowest ratio of goals conceded to matches played. A goalkeeper had to play at least 28 matches of 60 or more minutes to be eligible for the trophy. RankPlayerClubGoals againstMatchesAverage1BEL Thibaut CourtoisAtlético Madrid29372ESP Víctor ValdésBarcelona33313ARG Willy CaballeroMálaga4234ESP Andrés FernándezOsasuna46375CHI Claudio BravoReal Sociedad4031 Source: Marca Fair Play award This award was 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. RankClubMatches15px|Yellow card15px|Double Yellow Card/Ejection 15px|Double Yellow Card/Ejection15px|Direct Red Card25px|Games of Suspension (Player, only when +3)25px|Games of Suspension (Club's Personnel)30px|Audience BehaviourTotal Points 1Barcelona 38 56 2 0 426 22 – – 74 2Valladolid 38 77 3 0 – 15 – – 88 3Real Sociedad 38 93 2 0 – 18 – – 102 4Real Madrid 38 90 4 1 42 – – – 105 5Atlético Madrid 38 98 4 0 – – – – 106 6Málaga 38 92 2 2 – 19 – – 107 7Granada 38 104 4 1 – – – – 115 8Mallorca 38 91 5 3 – 27, 35 – – 120 9Deportivo La Coruña 38 93 6 2 – 24, 30 – – 121 10Celta Vigo 38 94 3 0 428 25, 21 2 Mild3, 9 – 124 11Levante 38 108 5 2 – 27, 27 – – 134 12Athletic Bilbao 38 114 6 3 – – – – 135 13Sevilla 38 98 6 6 – 16 1 Mild6 – 138 14Real Betis 38 112 4 3 – 17 2 Mild3, 17 – 144 15Getafe 38 109 3 5 431 36, 15, 19 – – 14916Osasuna 38 109 3 5 42 316, 21, 37 1 Mild10 – 154Valencia 38 124 4 4 – 210 – – 18Rayo Vallecano 38 131 2 2 – 29, 23 1 Mild11 – 156 19Zaragoza 38 124 6 4 – 38, 9, 25 – – 163 20Espanyol 38 139 8 4 412 34, 20 – – 186 Source: 2012–13 Fair Play Rankings SeasonClasificación final del Premio Juego Limpio http://www.rfef.es/index.jsp?nodo=124&CATEGORIA=2&ID=2699 RFEF 5 June 2013 9 June 2013 es https://web.archive.org/web/20130618223728/http://www.rfef.es/index.jsp?nodo=124&CATEGORIA=2&ID=2699 18 June 2013 dead Sources of cards and penalties: Referee's reports, Competition Committee's Sanctions, Appeal Committee Resolutions and RFEF section about Fair Play Season statistics Scoring First goal of the season: CMR Fabrice Olinga for Málaga against Celta Vigo (18 August 2012) Last goal of the season: ESP Piti for Rayo Vallecano against Athletic Bilbao (1 June 2013) Hat-tricks List of La Liga hat-tricks Player For Against Result DateCOL Radamel Falcao Atlético Madrid Athletic Bilbao 4–0 (H)Falcao stars in Atletico romp http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/348487?cc=5739 https://archive.today/20130102224645/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/348487?cc=5739 dead 2 January 2013 ESPN Soccernet Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) 27 August 2012 27 August 2012 dmy 2012 8 27POR Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid Deportivo La Coruña 5–1 (H)Ronaldo hits hat-trick in rout http://espnfc.com/uk/en/report/348455/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=5739 ESPN Soccernet Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) 30 September 2012 30 September 2012 dmy 2012 9 30ARG Lionel Messi Barcelona Deportivo La Coruña 5–4 (A)Barcelona edge nine-goal thriller http://espnfc.com/uk/en/report/348435/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=5739 ESPN Soccernet Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) 20 October 2012 20 October 2012 dmy 2012 10 20COL Radamel Falcao5 Atlético Madrid Deportivo La Coruña 6–0 (H)Five-star show from Falcao http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=348372&cc=5739 https://archive.today/20130103020514/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=348372&cc=5739 dead 3 January 2013 ESPN Soccernet Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) 9 December 2012 9 December 2012 dmy 2012 12 9ESP Xabi Prieto Real Sociedad Real Madrid 3–4 (A)Casillas benched again but Madrid win http://espnfc.com/uk/en/report/348350/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=5739 ESPN Soccernet Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) 6 January 2013 6 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20140225192035/http://espnfc.com/uk/en/report/348350/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=5739 25 February 2014 dead dmy 2013 1 6POR Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid Getafe 4–0 (H)Ronaldo hits hat-trick in rout http://espnfc.com/uk/en/report/348455/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=5739 ESPN Soccernet Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) 27 January 2013 27 January 2013 dmy 2013 1 27ARG Lionel Messi4 Barcelona Osasuna 5–1 (H)Irrepressible Messi routs Osasuna http://espnfc.com/uk/en/report/348321/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=5739 ESPN Soccernet Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) 27 January 2013 27 January 2013 dmy 2013 1 27POR Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid Sevilla 4–1 (H)Real close gap to Atletico http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1333010/la-liga:-real-thrash-sevilla-to-close-gap-to-atletico?cc=5739 https://archive.today/20130419122622/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1333010/la-liga:-real-thrash-sevilla-to-close-gap-to-atletico?cc=5739 dead 19 April 2013 ESPN Soccernet Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) 9 February 2013 9 February 2013 dmy 2013 2 9ESP Álvaro Negredo Sevilla Celta Vigo 4–1 (H)Negredo notches three in thumping win http://espnfc.com/en/report/348274/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=4716 ESPN Soccernet Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) 4 March 2013 5 March 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140417222340/http://espnfc.com/en/report/348274/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=4716 17 April 2014 dmy 2013 3 4ESP Cesc Fàbregas Barcelona Mallorca 5–0 (H)Fabregas fires Barca to victory http://espnfc.com/uk/en/report/348240/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=5739 ESPN Soccernet Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) 6 April 2013 6 April 2013 dmy 2013 4 6ESP Álvaro Negredo4 Sevilla Valencia 4–3 (H) dmy 2013 6 1 4 Player scored 4 goals 5 Player scored 5 goals Clean sheets Most clean sheets: 20 Atlético Madrid Fewest clean sheets: 5 Mallorca Discipline Most yellow cards (club): 139 Espanyol Fewest yellow cards (club): 56 Barcelona Most yellow cards (player): 19 Cristian Săpunaru (Zaragoza) Most red cards (club): 12 Sevilla Fewest red cards (club): 2 Barcelona Real Sociedad Most red cards (player): 4 Alejandro Arribas (Osasuna) Overall Most wins - Barcelona (32) Fewest wins - Deportivo La Coruña (8) Most draws - Real Sociedad (12) Fewest draws - Barcelona (4) Most losses - Zaragoza (22) Fewest losses - Barcelona (2) Most goals scored - Barcelona (115) Fewest goals scored - Osasuna (33) Most goals conceded - Mallorca (72) Fewest goals conceded - Atlético Madrid (31) Attendances FC Barcelona drew the highest average home attendance in the 2012-13 edition of La Liga. { class"wikitable sortable" !#!!Football club!!Home games!!Average attendancehttps://european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/esp/aveesp13.htm Historical attendances - style"text-align:center;" _row_count FC Barcelona 19 71,120 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Real Madrid 19 69,988 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Atlético de Madrid 19 44,296 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Valencia CF 19 36,919 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Athletic Club 19 36,105 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Real Betis 19 34,983 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Deportivo de La Coruña 19 29,517 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Sevilla FC 19 28,026 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Málaga CF 19 27,109 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Real Sociedad 19 23,367 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Real Zaragoza 19 22,632 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count RCD Espanyol 19 20,978 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Celta de Vigo 19 19,944 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Granada CF 19 19,669 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Osasuna 19 16,337 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Real Valladolid 19 16,311 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Levante UD 19 14,792 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count RCD Mallorca 19 14,449 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Rayo Vallecano 19 9,650 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Getafe CF 19 8,553 - } See also List of Spanish football transfers summer 2012 List of Spanish football transfers winter 2012–13 2012–13 Segunda División 2012–13 Copa del Rey References External links LFP.es LigaBBVA.com sportYou.es Inside Spanish Football 2012-13 1 Spain