The 2012–13

La Liga The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known as the Primera División or La Liga, and officially known as LaLiga EA Sports for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Spain and the highest ...

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.

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won the league for a 22nd time, after leading the league the entire season and amassing 100 points, equalling

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's points record from the previous season. As in previous years,

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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 The 2011–12 Segunda División season (known as the Liga Adelante for sponsorship reasons) was the 81st since its establishment. The first matches of the season were played on 26 August 2011 after the Association of Spanish Footballers (AFE) c ...

. This included the two top teams from the Segunda División, and the victorious team of the play-offs.

Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de Fútbol, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D., usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Villarreal, in the Province of Castellón, Castellón province of easte ...

Sporting de Gijón Real Sporting de Gijón, S.A.D. (), commonly known as Real Sporting, Sporting Gijón, or simply Sporting is a Spanish professional association football, football club from Gijón, Principality of Asturias. Founded on 1 July 1905, it plays in the ...

and

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were relegated to

2012–13 Segunda División The 2012–13 Segunda División season (known as the Liga Adelante for sponsorship reasons) was the 82nd since its establishment. The season started on 17 August 2012 and the league phase of 42 rounds ended on 9 June 2013. The entire season ende ...

the previous season: Villarreal were relegated after twelve years in

, 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

sides:

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made an immediate return to the top level as Segunda División champion. The second-placing team

Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta Vigo, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues), the club was fou ...

was also promoted to La Liga after a five-year absence. The third promoted team was decided in the

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where

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returned to La Liga after two seasons in Segunda División.

Stadia and locations

Personnel and sponsorship

: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

League table

Results

Awards

La Liga Awards

La Liga's governing body, the

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, honoured the competition's best players and coach with

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Top goalscorers

The

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is awarded by newspaper ''

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'' to the player who scores the most goals in a season.

Top assists

Zamora Trophy

The

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is awarded by newspaper ''

'' 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. Source
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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. Source: 2012–13 Fair Play Rankings Season Sources of cards and penalties
Referee's reportsCompetition Committee's SanctionsAppeal Committee Resolutions
an
RFEF section about Fair Play

Season statistics

Scoring

*First goal of the season:

Fabrice Olinga Fabrice Olinga Essono (born 12 May 1996), known as Olinga, is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a forward. He became the youngest ever player to score in La Liga at the age of 16, at the service of Málaga. Released shortly af ...

for Málaga against Celta Vigo (''18 August 2012'') *Last goal of the season:

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for Rayo Vallecano against Athletic Bilbao (''1 June 2013'')

Hat-tricks

* ⁴ Player scored 4 goals * ⁵ Player scored 5 goals

Clean sheets

*Most

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: 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 **

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(Zaragoza) *Most red cards (club): 12 **Sevilla * Fewest red cards (club): 2 ** Barcelona ** Real Sociedad *Most red cards (player): 4 **

Alejandro Arribas Alejandro Arribas Garrido (born 1 May 1989) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He made 172 appearances in La Liga for Rayo Vallecano, Osasuna, Sevilla and Deportivo, winning the Europa League with the thir ...

(Osasuna)

Overall

*Most wins -

(32) *Fewest wins -

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(8) *Most draws -

Real Sociedad Real Sociedad de Fútbol, more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad ( ; ''Royal Society'') in English, and Erreala or Reala in Basque language, Basque, is a Spanish professional sports club in the city of San Sebastián, Donostia / San Sebastián, ...

(12) *Fewest draws -

(4) *Most losses -

Zaragoza Zaragoza (), traditionally known in English as Saragossa ( ), is the capital city of the province of Zaragoza and of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributaries, the ...

(22) *Fewest losses -

(2) *Most goals scored -

(115) *Fewest goals scored -

Osasuna Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Pamplona, Navarre. It was founded on 24 October 1920 and plays in La Liga, the top division of Spanish ...

(33) *Most goals conceded -

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(72) *Fewest goals conceded -

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), commonly referred to as Atlético Madrid or simply Atlético, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid that plays in La Liga. The club play their home game ...

(31)

Attendances

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drew the highest average home attendance in the 2012-13 edition of La Liga.

References

External links

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