2012–13 La Liga


The 2012–13 La Liga season 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.
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.

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 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 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

TeamLocation of stadiumStadiumCapacity
Athletic BilbaoBilbaoSan Mamés39,750
Atlético MadridMadridVicente Calderón54,851
BarcelonaBarcelonaCamp Nou99,354
BetisSevilleBenito Villamarín52,745
Celta VigoVigoBalaídos31,800
Deportivo La CoruñaA CoruñaRiazor34,600
EspanyolBarcelonaCornellà-El Prat40,500
GetafeGetafeColiseum Alfonso Pérez17,700
GranadaGranadaNuevo Los Cármenes22,524
LevanteValenciaCiutat de València25,534
MálagaMálagaLa Rosaleda28,963
MallorcaPalmaIberostar Stadium23,142
OsasunaPamplonaEl Sadar19,553
Rayo VallecanoMadridCampo de Vallecas15,489
Real MadridMadridSantiago Bernabéu85,454
Real SociedadSan SebastiánAnoeta32,076
SevillaSevilleRamón Sánchez Pizjuán45,500
ValenciaValenciaMestalla55,000
ValladolidValladolidJosé Zorrilla26,512
ZaragozaZaragozaLa Romareda34,596

Personnel and sponsorship

Managerial changes

League table

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round.

Results

Awards

LFP Awards

La Liga's governing body, the Liga de Fútbol Profesional, honoured the competition's best players and coach with the LFP Awards.
Recipient
Best Player Lionel Messi
Best Coach Diego Simeone
Best Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Best Defender Sergio Ramos
Best Midfielder Asier Illarramendi
Andrés Iniesta
Best Forward Lionel Messi

Top goalscorers

The Pichichi Trophy is awarded by newspaper Marca to the player who scores the most goals in a season.
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Lionel MessiBarcelona46
2 Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid34
3 Radamel FalcaoAtlético Madrid28
4 Álvaro NegredoSevilla25
5 Roberto SoldadoValencia24
6 Rubén CastroReal Betis18
6 PitiRayo Vallecano18
8 Gonzalo HiguaínReal Madrid16
9 Carlos VelaReal Sociedad14
9 Hélder PostigaZaragoza14
9 Aritz AdurizAthletic Bilbao14

Assists table

Zamora Trophy

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.
RankNameClubGoals AgainstMatchesAverage
1 Thibaut CourtoisAtlético Madrid2937
2 Víctor ValdésBarcelona3331
3 Willy CaballeroMálaga4234
3 Andrés FernándezOsasuna4637
5 Claudio BravoReal Sociedad4031

Source:

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 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.
RankTeamGames Total Points
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
16
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: , , and

Season statistics

Scoring