2012–13_La_Liga
2012–13 La Liga
82nd season of La Liga
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.[2] 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.[3][4]
Quick Facts Season, Dates ...
| Season | 2012–13 |
|---|---|
| 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[1] |
| Longest unbeaten run | 19 matches Barcelona[1] |
| Longest winless run | 15 matches Zaragoza[1] |
| Longest losing run | 6 matches Deportivo La Coruña Mallorca[1] |
| Highest attendance | 96,589[1] Barcelona 2–2 Real Madrid |
| Average attendance | 29,430[1] |
← 2011–12 2013–14 → | |
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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
More information Team, Location of stadium ...
| Team | Location of 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 | 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 |
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Personnel and sponsorship
More information Team, Head Coach ...
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- 1. ^ Huawei is the sponsor for select matches.
- 2. ^ On the back of shirt.
- 3. ^ Barcelona makes a donation to UNICEF in order to display the charity's logo on the back of the club's kit.
- 4. ^ On the shorts.
- 5. ^ Málaga makes a donation to UNESCO in order to display the charity's logo on the club's kit.
- 6. ^ On the left sleeve.
Managerial changes
More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona |  Pep Guardiola |
End of contract | 30 June 2012[5] | Tito Vilanova |
13 June 2012[6] | Pre-Season |
| Valencia | Unai Emery |
End of contract | 30 June 2012[7] |  Mauricio Pellegrino |
4 June 2012[8] | Pre-Season |
| Rayo Vallecano | José Ramón Sandoval |
End of contract | 30 June 2012[9] | Paco Jémez |
14 June 2012[10] | Pre-Season |
| Granada | Abel Resino |
End of contract | 30 June 2012[11] | Juan Antonio Anquela |
18 June 2012[12] | Pre-Season |
| Espanyol | Mauricio Pochettino |
Mutual consent | 26 November 2012[13] |  Javier Aguirre |
28 November 2012[14] | 20th |
| Valencia | Mauricio Pellegrino |
Sacked | 1 December 2012[15] | Voro (caretaker) |
1 December 2012[15] | 12th |
| Valencia | Voro (caretaker) |
End of tenure as caretaker | 5 December 2012[16] | Ernesto Valverde |
3 December 2012[17] | 12th |
| Deportivo La Coruña | José Luis Oltra |
Sacked | 30 December 2012[18] |  Domingos Paciência |
31 December 2012[19] | 20th |
| Sevilla | Míchel |
Sacked | 14 January 2013[20] | Unai Emery |
14 January 2013[21] | 12th |
| Granada | Juan Antonio Anquela |
Sacked | 30 January 2013[22] | Lucas Alcaraz |
30 January 2013[23] | 17th |
| Mallorca | Joaquín Caparrós |
Sacked | 4 February 2013[24] | Gregorio Manzano |
5 February 2013[25] | 19th |
| Deportivo La Coruña | Domingos Paciência |
Mutual consent | 11 February 2013[26] | Fernando Vázquez |
11 February 2013[27] | 20th |
| Celta de Vigo | Paco Herrera |
Sacked | 18 February 2013[28] | Abel Resino |
18 February 2013[28] | 18th |
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[lower-alpha 1] |
| 6 | Málaga | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 57 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| 7 | Real Betis | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[lower-alpha 1] |
| 8 | Rayo Vallecano | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 53 | [lower-alpha 3] |
| 9 | Sevilla | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 58 | 54 | +4 | 50 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
| 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 |
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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
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- 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.[29]
- 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.[30] Málaga appealed against this UEFA ban, but the Court of Arbitration for Sport confirmed the decision of the UEFA Club Financial Control Body.[31]
- 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.[32][33] 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.[34]
More information Home \ Away, ATH ...
| Home \ Away | ATH | ATM | FCB | BET | CEL | RCD | ESP | GET | GCF | LEV | MCF | MLL | OSA | RVA | RMA | RSO | SFC | VCF | VLD | ZAR |
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| 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 | 5–1 | 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 | 4–2 | 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 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 6–2 | 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 |
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Source: LFP
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
LaLiga Awards
La Liga's governing body, the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, honoured the competition's best players and coach with LaLiga Awards.[35][36]
More information Recipient, Best Player ...
| Recipient | |
|---|---|
| Best Player | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) |
| Best Coach | Diego Simeone (Atlético Madrid) |
| Best Goalkeeper |  Thibaut Courtois (Atlético Madrid) |
| Best Defender | Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) |
| Best Midfielder(s) | Asier Illarramendi (Real Sociedad) Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) |
| Best Forward | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) |
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Top goalscorers
The Pichichi Trophy is awarded by newspaper Marca to the player who scores the most goals in a season.
More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[37] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lionel Messi |
Barcelona | 46 |
| 2 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
Real Madrid | 34 |
| 3 |  Radamel Falcao |
Atlético Madrid | 28 |
| 4 | Álvaro Negredo |
Sevilla | 25 |
| 5 | Roberto Soldado |
Valencia | 24 |
| 6 | Rubén Castro |
Real Betis | 18 |
| Piti |
Rayo Vallecano | 18 | |
| 8 | Gonzalo Higuaín |
Real Madrid | 16 |
| 9 | Carlos Vela |
Real Sociedad | 14 |
| Hélder Postiga |
Zaragoza | 14 | |
| Aritz Aduriz |
Athletic Bilbao | 14 |
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Assists table
More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists[38][39] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mesut Özil |
Real Madrid | 16 |
| Andrés Iniesta |
Barcelona | 16 | |
| 3 | Lionel Messi |
Barcelona | 12 |
| 4 |  Karim Benzema |
Real Madrid | 11 |
| Cesc Fàbregas |
Barcelona | 11 | |
| 6 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
Real Madrid | 10 |
 Ivan Rakitić |
Sevilla | 10 | |
| 8 | Ibai |
Athletic Bilbao | 9 |
| Carlos Vela |
Real Sociedad | 9 | |
| Koke |
Atlético Madrid | 9 | |
 Alexis Sánchez |
Barcelona | 9 | |
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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.
More information Rank, Name ...
| Rank | Name | Club | Goals Against | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thibaut Courtois |
Atlético Madrid | 29 | 37 | 0.78 |
| 2 | Víctor Valdés |
Barcelona | 33 | 31 | 1.06 |
| 3 | Willy Caballero |
Málaga | 42 | 34 | 1.24 |
| Andrés Fernández |
Osasuna | 46 | 37 | 1.24 | |
| 5 | Claudio Bravo |
Real Sociedad | 40 | 31 | 1.29 |
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Source: Marca
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[40] 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.
More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team | Games |  |
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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 |
| 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 |
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Source: 2012–13 Fair Play Rankings Season[41]
Sources of cards and penalties: Referee's reports, Competition Committee's Sanctions, Appeal Committee Resolutions and RFEF section about Fair Play
Legend:[40]
More information Icon, Term ...
| 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) | |||
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Scoring
- First goal of the season:
Fabrice Olinga for Málaga against Celta de Vigo (18 August 2012) - Last goal of the season:
Piti for Rayo Vallecano against Athletic Bilbao (1 June 2013)
Hat-tricks
More information Player, For ...
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radamel Falcao | Atlético Madrid | Athletic Bilbao | 4–0[42] | 27 August 2012 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Deportivo La Coruña | 5–1[43] | 30 September 2012 |
| Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Deportivo La Coruña | 5–4[44] | 20 October 2012 |
| Radamel Falcao5 | Atlético Madrid | Deportivo La Coruña | 6–0[45] | 9 December 2012 |
| Xabi Prieto | Real Sociedad | Real Madrid | 3–4[46] | 6 January 2013 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Getafe | 4–0[47] | 27 January 2013 |
| Lionel Messi4 | Barcelona | Osasuna | 5–1[48] | 27 January 2013 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Sevilla | 4–1[49] | 9 February 2013 |
| Álvaro Negredo | Sevilla | Celta de Vigo | 4–1[50] | 4 March 2013 |
| Cesc Fàbregas | Barcelona | Mallorca | 5–0[51] | 6 April 2013 |
| Álvaro Negredo4 | Sevilla | Valencia | 4–3 | 1 June 2013 |
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- 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)
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