2012–13 La Liga
| Season | 2012–13 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 60 |
| Goals scored | 173 (2.88 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Radamel Falcao (7) |
| Biggest home win | Valladolid 6–1 Rayo Vallecano (30 September 2012) |
| Biggest away win | Getafe 1–4 Barcelona (15 September 2012) |
| Highest scoring | Athletic Bilbao 3–5 Betis (19 August 2012) |
| Longest winning run | 6 games Barcelona[1] |
| Longest unbeaten run | 6 games Atlético Madrid Barcelona Málaga[1] |
| Longest winless run | 6 games Espanyol[1] |
| Longest losing run | 3 games Espanyol Osasuna Rayo Vallecano Valladolid[1] |
| Highest attendance | 85,000[1] Barcelona 2–0 Granada |
| Lowest attendance | 8,634[1] Getafe 1–4 Barcelona Rayo Vallecano 0–0 Sevilla |
| Average attendance | 29,639[1] |
← 2011–12 | |
The 2012–13 La Liga season (known as the Liga BBVA for sponsorship reasons) is the 82nd since its establishment. The campaign began on 18 August 2012, and will end on 1 June 2013.[2] Real Madrid are the defending champions after winning the 2011–12 La Liga campaign. As in the previous years, Nike will provide the official ball for all matches, with a new Nike Maxim Liga BBVA model to be used throughout the season for all matches.[3][4]
Teams
A total of 20 teams will contest the league, including 17 sides from the 2011–12 season and three promoted from the 2011–12 Segunda División. This will include 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 returns to Segunda División after 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 relegated teams 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
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Stadium capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Cornellà de Llobregat | 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 | Nuevo José Zorrilla | 26,512 |
| Zaragoza | Zaragoza | La Romareda | 34,596 |
Personnel and sponsorship
- 1. ^ Barcelona makes a donation to UNICEF in order to display the charity's logo on the back of the club's kit.
- 2. ^ Málaga makes a donation to UNESCO in order to display the charity's logo on the club's kit.
- 3. ^ On the back of shirt.
- 4. ^ On the back of shirt.
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona |  Josep Guardiola
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End of contract | 30 June 2012[7] | Tito Vilanova
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13 June 2012[8] | 2nd (2011–12) |
| Valencia | Unai Emery
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End of contract | 30 June 2012[9] |  Mauricio Pellegrino
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4 June 2012[10] | 3rd (2011–12) |
| Rayo Vallecano | José Ramón Sandoval
|
End of contract | 30 June 2012[11] | Paco Jémez
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14 June 2012[12] | 15th (2011–12) |
| Granada | Abel Resino
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End of contract | 30 June 2012[13] | Juan Antonio Anquela
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18 June 2012[14] | 17th (2011–12) |
League table
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Positions by round
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Awards and season statistics
Zamora Trophy
The Zamora Trophy is awarded by newspaper Marca to the goalkeeper with least goals-to-games ratio.
| Rank | Name | Club | Goals | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raúl Fernández
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Athletic Bilbao | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Guaita
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Valencia | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Eñaut Zubikarai
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Real Sociedad | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | Willy Caballero
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Málaga | 2 | 6 | 0.33 |
| 5 |  Dudu Aouate
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Mallorca | 4 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 6 | Andrés Palop
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Sevilla | 4 | 5 | 0.8 |
| 7 | Iker Casillas
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Real Madrid | 5 | 6 | 0.83 |
| Víctor Valdés
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Barcelona | 5 | 6 | 0.83 | |
| 9 | Jaime
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Valladolid | 6 | 6 | 1 |
 Thibaut Courtois
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Atlético Madrid | 5 | 5 | 1 | |
| Diego López
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Sevilla | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 12 | Javi Varas
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Celta de Vigo | 8 | 6 | 1.33 |
| Roberto
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Zaragoza | 8 | 6 | 1.33 | |
| Casto
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Real Betis | 4 | 3 | 1.33 | |
| 15 | Toño
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Granada | 9 | 6 | 1.5 |
| 16 |  Diego Alves
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Valencia | 8 | 5 | 1.6 |
| 17 | Miguel Moyà
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Getafe | 10 | 6 | 1.67 |
| Andrés Fernández
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Osasuna | 10 | 6 | 1.67 | |
| 19 | Rubén Martínez
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Rayo Vallecano | 9 | 5 | 1.8 |
 Claudio Bravo
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Real Sociedad | 9 | 5 | 1.8 | |
| 21 | Cristian Álvarez
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Espanyol | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| Daniel Aranzubia
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Deportivo La Coruña | 12 | 6 | 2 | |
| Sergio Asenjo
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Atlético Madrid | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 24 |  Gustavo Munúa
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Levante | 13 | 6 | 2.17 |
| 25 | Fabricio
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Betis | 5 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 26 | Gorka Iraizoz
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Athletic Bilbao | 14 | 5 | 2.8 |
| 27 | Dani Giménez
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Rayo Vallecano | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Note: Keepers must play at least 28 games of 60 or more minutes to opt to the trophy
Source: Soccerway
Fair Play award
This award is given annually since 1999 to the team with the best fair play during the season. This ranking takes into account aspects[17] 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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Closure of Stadium | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Madrid | ||||||||||
| Granada | ||||||||||
| Zaragoza | ||||||||||
| Deportivo La Coruña | ||||||||||
| Málaga | ||||||||||
| Real Madrid | ||||||||||
| Athletic Bilbao | ||||||||||
| Valladolid | ||||||||||
| Barcelona | ||||||||||
| Getafe | ||||||||||
| Real Sociedad | ||||||||||
| Celta de Vigo | ||||||||||
| Levante | ||||||||||
| Rayo Vallecano | ||||||||||
| Mallorca | ||||||||||
| Osasuna | ||||||||||
| Valencia | ||||||||||
| Sevilla | ||||||||||
| Betis | ||||||||||
| Espanyol |
Source: Fair Play standings after matchday 5 including points of Betis–Atlético Madrid and matchday 6
Sources of cards and penalties: Referee's reports, Competition Committee's Sanctions, Appeal Committee Resolutions and RFEF's Directory about Fair Play Rankings
Last updated: 1 October 2012
Legend:[17]
| 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) | |||
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Fabrice Olinga for Málaga against Celta de Vigo (18 August 2012)
- Fastest goal of the season: 1 minute and 9 seconds, Piotr Trochowski for Sevilla against Real Madrid (15 September 2012)
- Latest goal of the season: 94 minutes and 3 seconds, Roberto Trashorras for Rayo Vallecano against Granada (20 August 2012)
- Largest winning margin: 5 goals
- Valladolid 6–1 Rayo Vallecano ( 30 September 2012)
- Highest scoring game: 8 goals
- Athletic Bilbao 3–5 Betis (19 August 2012)
- Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 6 goals
- Valladolid 6–1 Rayo Vallecano ( 30 September 2012)
- Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals
- Athletic Bilbao 3–5 Betis (19 August 2012)
- Atlético Madrid 4–3 Rayo Vallecano (16 September 2012)
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Radamel Falcao |
Atlético Madrid | Athletic Bilbao | 4–0[18] | 27 August 2012 |
 Cristiano Ronaldo |
Real Madrid | Deportivo La Coruña | 5–1[19] | 30 September 2012 |
Clean sheets
- Most clean sheets: 4
- Málaga
- Fewest clean sheets: 0
- Espanyol
- Granada
- Levante
- Zaragoza
Discipline
- Most yellow cards (club): 22
- Espanyol
- Most yellow cards (player): 5
- Ivan Rakitić (Sevilla)
- Most red cards (club): 3
- Betis
- Espanyol
- Osasuna
- Most red cards (player): 1
- Juan Albín (Espanyol)
- Alexis (Getafe)
- Fernando Amorebieta (Athletic Bilbao)
- Alejandro Arribas (Osasuna)
- José Manuel Casado (Rayo Vallecano)
- Casto (Betis)
- Rubén Castro (Rayo Vallecano)
- Fábio Coentrão (Real Madrid)
- Ricardo Costa (Valencia)
- Eliseu (Málaga)
- Sofiane Feghouli (Valencia)
- Borja Gómez (Granada)
- Vicente Iborra (Levante)
- Joseba Llorente (Osasuna)
- Samuele Longo (Espanyol)
- Diego López (Sevilla)
- Gary Medel (Sevilla)
- David Navarro (Levante)
- José Nunes (Mallorca)
- Francisco Puñal (Osasuna)
- Sergio Sánchez (Málaga)
- Wakaso (Espanyol)
See also
References
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- ^ "La Liga comienza el 19 de agosto". LFP. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
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