2012–13 La Liga
| Season | 2012–13 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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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. 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 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.
Source: La Liga
Rules for classification: 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
1 Since the 2012–13 Copa del Rey champions, Atlético Madrid and runners-up Real Madrid qualified to 2013–14 UEFA Champions League, the 5th, 6th and 7th placed teams will qualify for the group stage, play-off round ,and third qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League respectively.
2 Málaga was excluded from participating in any UEFA club competition in 2013–14 season. Málaga appealed against this UEFA ban, but the Court of Arbitration for Sport confirmed the decision of the UEFA Club Financial Control Body.
3 Rayo Vallecano was excluded from participating in any UEFA club competition for the next season after RFEF denied them a "UEFA license" because they didn't meet the requirements as they were immersed in a creditor contest. They appealed to CAS in June 2013 and on 11 July that decision was confirmed.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
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