2012–13 La Liga
| Season | 2012–13 |
|---|---|
← 2011–12 | |
The 2012–13 La Liga season (known as the Liga BBVA for sponsorship reasons) will be the 82nd since its establishment. The campaign will begin on 18 August 2012, and will end on 1 June 2013.[1] Real Madrid will be the reigning champions after winning the 2011–12 La Liga campaign.
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 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
As in the previous years, Nike will provide the official ball for all matches, with a new Nike MAXIM model to be used throughout the season.[2]
- 1. ^ Barcelona makes a donation to UNICEF in order to display the charity's logo on the club's kit.
- 2. ^ Málaga makes a donation to UNESCO in order to display the charity's logo on the club's kit.
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[3] | Tito Vilanova
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13 June 2012[4] | 2nd (2011–12) |
| Valencia | Unai Emery
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End of Contract | 30 June 2012[5] |  Mauricio Pellegrino
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4 June 2012[6] | 3rd (2011–12) |
| Rayo Vallecano | José Ramón Sandoval
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End of Contract | 30 June 2012[7] | Paco Jémez
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14 June 2012[8] | 15th (2011–12) |
| Granada | Abel Resino
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End of Contract | 30 June 2012[9] | Juan Antonio Anquela
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18 June 2012[10] | 17th (2011–12) |
League table
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Positions by round
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Results
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Awards and season statistics
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[11] 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 |
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| Athletic Bilbao | ||||||||||
| Atlético Madrid | ||||||||||
| Barcelona | ||||||||||
| Betis | ||||||||||
| Celta de Vigo | ||||||||||
| Deportivo La Coruña | ||||||||||
| Espanyol | ||||||||||
| Getafe | ||||||||||
| Granada | ||||||||||
| Levante | ||||||||||
| Mallorca | ||||||||||
| Málaga | ||||||||||
| Osasuna | ||||||||||
| Rayo Vallecano | ||||||||||
| Real Madrid | ||||||||||
| Real Sociedad | ||||||||||
| Sevilla | ||||||||||
| Valencia | ||||||||||
| Valladolid | ||||||||||
| Zaragoza |
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: start of season
Legend:[11]
| 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) | |||
See also
References
- ^ ""La Liga comienza el 19 de agosto"". LFP. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Nike MAXIM, La Liga and Serie A 2012/13 balls" (in Spanish). pes-parche.com. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ^ "Tito Vilanova to be the new manager". FC Barcelona. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ^ "Tito Vilanova will be FC Barcelona's head manager through 2014". FC Barcelona. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ^ "Mauricio Pellegrino confirmed as new Valencia CF manager". Valencia CF. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ "Mauricio Pellegrino joins up with Valencia CF". Valencia CF. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ^ ""El Club ha decidido no ofrecer la renovación a Sandoval"". Rayo Vallecano. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ ""Paco Jémez vuelve al Rayo"" (in Spanish). Marca (newspaper). 14 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ ""Agradecimiento Abel Resino"" (in Spanish). Granada CF. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ ""Anquela, nuevo entrenador del Granada CF"" (in Spanish). Granada CF. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Criterios de puntuación del juego limpio" (in Spanish). RFEF. 30 October 1998. Archived from the original on 7 April 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
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