2012–13 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was Paris Saint-Germain Football Club's 43rd in existence and their 40th in the top-flight of French football. The team competed in Ligue 1, the Coupe de France, the Coupe de la Ligue and the UEFA Champions League.[2]

Paris Saint-Germain
2012–13 season
PSG line-up against Dynamo Kyiv in the UEFA Champions League, on 21 November 2012
PresidentNasser Al-Khelaifi
Head coachCarlo Ancelotti
StadiumParc des Princes
Ligue 11st
Coupe de FranceQuarter-finals
Coupe de la LigueQuarter-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Zlatan Ibrahimović (30)

All:
Zlatan Ibrahimović (35)
Average home league attendance43,235[1]

Reinforced by new stars Ezequiel Lavezzi, Zlatan Ibrahimović and Thiago Silva, PSG warmed up for the 2012–13 season with the aim of winning the league crown that dramatically eluded the club the previous year. Paris began at home to Lorient at the Parc des Princes. Les Merlus caused Paris plenty of problems and the match ended 2–2 thanks to Ibrahimović's first brace of the season. The PSG squad took a little time to get going and after three consecutive draws, Les Parisiens recorded their first victory in Week 4. It was in the north of France that Paris finally launched their campaign against Lille and a 2–1 victory featuring another double from Ibrahimović. Another three points followed against Toulouse (2–0), before it was time for the UEFA Champions League. After nearly a decade's absence, PSG marked their return to Europe's premier club competition with a resounding 4–1 victory over Dynamo Kyiv.[3]

Buoyed by their continental success, the capital club recorded their largest ever away win with a 4–0 demolition of Bastia before defeating Sochaux-Montbéliard 2-0, in a perfect month of September. October began less well with a late 1-0 defeat away to Porto. The it was time to travel to the Stade Vélodrome for Le Classique against Olympique de Marseille. Inspired, Zlatan netted two more remarkable goals as the match ended 2-2. It got even better as Stade de Reims, Dinamo Zagreb, Nancy and Marseille, this time in the Coupe de la Ligue, all fell to Paris. The first defeat of the campaign came soon after, 2–1, to Saint-Étienne. It marked the start of a difficult month of November for the side from the French capital. A festive December started in style with a 2–1 win over Porto which saw Paris clinch top spot in Group A of the Champions League. Next up came Evian (4-0), Valenciennes (0–4) and Lyon (1–0); all fell victim to the high-flying Les Rouge-et-Bleu. A comprehensive 3-0 win over Stade Brest in the final match of the calendar year saw PSG secure the honorary title of autumn champions.[3]

2013 began with new Brazilian signing Lucas Moura meeting his new teammates. The return to competition wasn't easy with a tough and slender 4–3 win over Arras in the Coupe de France. After a scoreless draw with AC Ajaccio, Paris stepped up a gear with wins over Bordeaux, Toulouse in the Coupe de France and Lille. The run of matches saw goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu set a new club record for longest run without conceding a goal, surpassing the previous time set by the legendary Bernard Lama. PSG then produced a huge surprise for their supporters by announcing the signature of David Beckham on the final day of the winter transfer window. The arrival of the English superstar saw the club continue on its winning ways with a 4–0 triumph over Toulouse followed by a 3–1 win over Bastia before the last 16 of the Champions League. Away to Spanish giants Valencia in the first leg, Paris run out 2–1 winners.[3]

The return to domestic action proved a little less convincing with a 3–2 upset at the hands of Sochaux. The reaction was immediate. As Beckham debuted in his new colours, Paris recorded back to back 2–0 home wins against arch-rivals Marseille, firstly in the league and then in the Coupe de France. Paris confirmed their place in the Champions League quarter-finals with a 1–1 draw at home to Valencia. Despite hiccups against Reims (0–1) and Saint-Étienne (2–2), Paris continued to set the pace at the top of the ladder with victories over Nancy, 2–1, and defending champions Montpellier, 1–0. Then came one of the highlights of the season with the quarter-final of the Champions League against Barcelona. And the match lived up to the hype with Blaise Matuidi scoring in the last minute to secure a thrilling 2–2 draw at the Parc des Princes. PSG warmed up for the return match against the Catalan outfit with a 2–0 victory over Stade Rennais in Ligue 1. Then, at the Camp Nou, Javier Pastore opened the scoring for Carlo Ancelotti's players, only to be eliminated on away goals by Pedro’s equaliser.[3]

Les Rouges et Bleu bounced back with a 1–0 win over Troyes before quarter-final exits in both the Coupe de la Ligue and the Coupe de France.[4] The players just had to focus on the Ligue 1 title and they did so with a 3–0 victory over Nice before avenging their cup exit with a 1–0 win of their own away to Evian. In the end, a 1–0 win away to Lyon secured the club's first Ligue 1 title in 19 years, and third overall. Jérémy Ménez struck the goal that sent Paris into rapture. The penultimate match of the season saw a 3–1 win over Brest at the Parc des Princes, followed by the official presentation of the Ligue 1 trophy. It also marked the final match of David Beckham's playing career. The final match of the season saw the newly-crowned 2013 champions end with a win over Lorient as Zlatan Ibrahimović received his Golden Boot trophy for Ligue 1 top scorer with 30 goals.[3]

Players

Players, transfers, appearances and goals - 2012/2013 season.[5][6]

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  FRA Nicolas Douchez
2 DF  BRA Thiago Silva (captain)
3 DF  FRA Mamadou Sakho
5 DF  CIV Siaka Tiéné
6 DF  FRA Zoumana Camara
7 MF  FRA Jérémy Ménez
10 FW  SWE Zlatan Ibrahimović
11 FW  ARG Ezequiel Lavezzi
13 DF  BRA Alex
14 MF  FRA Blaise Matuidi
16 GK  FRA Alphonse Areola
17 DF  BRA Maxwell
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  FRA Kevin Gameiro
20 MF  FRA Clément Chantôme
22 DF  FRA Sylvain Armand
23 DF  NED Gregory van der Wiel
24 MF  ITA Marco Verratti
26 DF  FRA Christophe Jallet
27 MF  ARG Javier Pastore
28 MF  ITA Thiago Motta
29 MF  BRA Lucas Moura
30 GK  ITA Salvatore Sirigu
32 MF  ENG David Beckham
40 GK  FRA Ronan Le Crom

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  MLI Mohamed Sissoko (at Fiorentina)
MF  FRA Mathieu Bodmer (at Saint-Étienne)
DF  URU Diego Lugano (at Málaga)
FW  HAI Jean-Eudes Maurice (at Le Mans)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW  FRA Jean-Christophe Bahebeck (at Troyes)
MF  FRA Adrien Rabiot (at Toulouse)
MF  COD Neeskens Kebano (at Caen)
DF  FRA Loïck Landre (at Gazélec Ajaccio)

Transfers in

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  ITA Thiago Motta (from Internazionale)
FW  ARG Ezequiel Lavezzi (from Napoli)
DF  BRA Thiago Silva (from Milan)
MF  ITA Marco Verratti (from Pescara)
FW  SWE Zlatan Ibrahimović (from Milan)
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF  NED Gregory van der Wiel (from Ajax)
MF  BRA Lucas Moura (from São Paulo)
MF  ENG David Beckham (from LA Galaxy)

Transfers out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF  BRA Ceará (Cruzeiro)
FW  FRA Loris Arnaud (Chernomorets Burgas)
MF  COD Granddi Ngoyi (to Troyes)
DF  SRB Milan Biševac (to Lyon)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW  FRA Péguy Luyindula (Free agent)
FW  FRA Guillaume Hoarau (to Dalian Yifang)
MF  BRA Nenê (to Al-Gharafa)
FW  BRA Éverton Santos (to Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma)

Appearances and goals

Player Position Appearances Goals Profile
First-team squad
Blaise Matuidi MF 52 8 [7]
Javier Pastore MF 48 9 [8]
Maxwell DF 48 2 [9]
Zlatan Ibrahimović FW 46 35 [10]
Salvatore Sirigu GK 43 0 [11]
Ezequiel Lavezzi FW 42 11 [12]
Jérémy Ménez MF 42 8 [13]
Christophe Jallet DF 41 0 [14]
Marco Verratti MF 39 0 [15]
Clément Chantôme MF 38 1 [16]
Alex DF 34 4 [17]
Thiago Silva DF 34 3 [18]
Mamadou Sakho DF 34 2 [19]
Kevin Gameiro FW 32 9 [20]
Gregory van der Wiel DF 29 1 [21]
Sylvain Armand DF 23 0 [22]
Thiago Motta MF 15 1 [23]
Lucas Moura MF 15 0 [24]
David Beckham MF 14 0 [25]
Zoumana Camara DF 11 1 [26]
Nicolas Douchez GK 10 0 [27]
Siaka Tiéné DF 4 0 [28]
Alphonse Areola GK 2 0 [29]
Ronan Le Crom GK 1 0 [30]
Paris Saint-Germain Academy
Antoine Conte DF 1 0 [31]
Kingsley Coman MF 1 0 [32]
Hervin Ongenda FW 1 0 [33]
Transferred / loaned out during the season
Nenê MF 14 1 [34]
Guillaume Hoarau FW 9 2 [35]
Adrien Rabiot MF 9 0 [36]
Mohamed Sissoko MF 8 0 [37]
Mathieu Bodmer MF 7 0 [38]
Péguy Luyindula FW 1 0 [39]
Own goals 3
Total goals 101

Competitions

Ligue 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Paris Saint-Germain (C) 38 25 8 5 69 23 +46 83 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Marseille 38 21 8 9 42 36 +6 71
3 Lyon 38 19 10 9 61 38 +23 67 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4 Nice 38 18 10 10 57 46 +11 64 Qualification to Europa League play-off round
5 Saint-Étienne 38 16 15 7 60 32 +28 63 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
Source: Ligue de Football Professionnel
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Saint-Étienne, as winner of the 2012–13 Coupe de la Ligue, qualifies for the third qualifying round of 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 25 8 5 69 23  +46 83 13 4 2 34 10  +24 12 4 3 35 13  +22

Source: LFP.fr

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultDDDWWWWDWWLDLWLWWWWDWWWWLWLWDWWWWWDWWW
Position9121184322112232422112111111111111111111
Source: LFP.fr
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

11 August 2012 1Paris Saint-Germain2–2LorientParis
Ibrahimović  64', 90' (pen.) Report Maxwell  4' (o.g.)
Aliadière  45+3'
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 43,000
26 August 2012 3Paris Saint-Germain0–0BordeauxParis
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 41,164
2 September 2012 4Lille1–2Paris Saint-GermainVilleneuve-d'Ascq
Chedjou  12' Report Ibrahimović  1', 21' Stadium: Grand Stade Lille Métropole
Attendance: 32,707
14 September 2012 5Paris Saint-Germain2–0ToulouseParis
Pastore  38'
Ibrahimović  69'
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 43,224
22 September 2012 6Bastia0–4Paris Saint-GermainFuriani
Report Ménez  6'
Ibrahimović  40', 90'
Matuidi  72'
Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari
Attendance: 16,054
29 September 2012 7Paris Saint-Germain2–0SochauxParis
Gameiro  11', 33' Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 44,552
7 October 2012 8Marseille2–2Paris Saint-GermainMarseille
Gignac  18', 32' Report Ibrahimović  23', 25' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 40,748
20 October 2012 9Paris Saint-Germain1–0ReimsParis
Gameiro  65' Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 45,432
27 October 2012 10Nancy0–1Paris Saint-GermainTomblaine
Report Ibrahimović  74' Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot
Attendance: 18,275
3 November 2012 11Paris Saint-Germain1–2Saint-ÉtienneParis
Hoarau  88' Report Sakho  55' (o.g.)
Aubameyang  73'
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 44,516
11 November 2012 12Montpellier1–1Paris Saint-GermainMontpellier
Cabella  60' Report Maxwell  37' Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 22,242
17 November 2012 13Paris Saint-Germain1–2RennesParis
Nenê  21' Report Alessandrini  13'
Féret  35'
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 42,196
24 November 2012 14Paris Saint-Germain4–0TroyesParis
Maxwell  17'
Matuidi  63'
Ibrahimović  70', 89'
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 39,588
1 December 2012 15Nice2–1Paris Saint-GermainNice
Bauthéac  76'
Eysseric  86'
Report Ibrahimović  82' Stadium: Stade du Ray
Attendance: 16,356
8 December 2012 16Paris Saint-Germain4–0EvianParis
Ibrahimović  28'
Lavezzi  31'
Motta  84'
Gameiro  87'
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 39,276
11 December 2012 17Valenciennes0–4Paris Saint-GermainValenciennes
Report Ibrahimović  28', 49', 53'
Lavezzi  82'
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Attendance: 23,021
16 December 2012 18Paris Saint-Germain1–0LyonParis
Matuidi  45+2' Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 44,768
21 December 2012 19Brest0–3Paris Saint-GermainBrest
Report Ibrahimović  55'
Gameiro  73'
Mendy  90+2' (o.g.)
Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Attendance: 15,101
11 January 2013 20Paris Saint-Germain0–0AjaccioParis
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 42,008
27 January 2013 22Paris Saint-Germain1–0LilleParis
Chedjou  68' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 42,029
1 February 2013 23Toulouse0–4Paris Saint-GermainToulouse
Report Pastore  4'
Ibrahimović  36'
Sakho  70'
Van der Wiel  72'
Stadium: Stadium Municipal
Attendance: 35,012
8 February 2013 24Paris Saint-Germain3–1BastiaParis
Ménez  56'
Ibrahimović  71' (pen.)
Lavezzi  89'
Report Khazri  83' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 44,619
17 February 2013 25Sochaux3–2Paris Saint-GermainMontbéliard
Roudet  36'
Sio  54'
Bakambu  83'
Report Alex  29'
Sakho  76'
Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Attendance: 19,390
24 February 2013 26Paris Saint-Germain2–0MarseilleParis
N'Koulou  11' (o.g.)
Ibrahimović  90+1'
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 44,984
2 March 2013 27Reims1–0Paris Saint-GermainReims
Krychowiak  64' Report Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune
Attendance: 20,098
9 March 2013 28Paris Saint-Germain2–1NancyParis
Ibrahimović  59', 62' Report Moukandjo  36' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 44,990
6 April 2013 31Rennes0–2Paris Saint-GermainRennes
Report Ménez  56'
Ibrahimović  90+3'
Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
Attendance: 28,131
13 April 2013 32Troyes0–1Paris Saint-GermainTroyes
Report Matuidi  65' Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Attendance: 18,648
21 April 2013 33Paris Saint-Germain3–0NiceParis
Ménez  10'
Ibrahimović  65' (pen.)
Chantôme  88'
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 45,369
28 April 2013 34Evian0–1Paris Saint-GermainAnnecy
Report Pastore  50' Stadium: Parc des Sports
Attendance: 14,621
12 May 2013 36Lyon0–1Paris Saint-GermainLyon
Report Ménez  53' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 39,939
18 May 2013 37Paris Saint-Germain3–1BrestParis
Ibrahimović  4', 36'
Matuidi  31'
Report Benschop  81' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 44,983
26 May 2013 38Lorient1–3Paris Saint-GermainLorient
Le Lan  84' (pen.) Report Ibrahimović  51'
Gameiro  63', 65'
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 16,336

Coupe de France

6 January 2013 Round of 64Arras3–4Paris Saint-GermainCalais
Aït-Bouhou  26'
Desprès  52'
Bernard  83'
Report Lavezzi  7', 68'
Matuidi  10'
Camara  39'
Stadium: Stade de l'Épopée
Attendance: 12,000
17 April 2013 Quarter-finalsEvian1–1
(4–1 p)
Paris Saint-GermainAnnecy
Khelifa  43' Report Pastore  8' Stadium: Parc des Sports
Attendance: 14,925
Penalties
Sorlin
Sagbo
Khelifa
Barbosa
Ibrahimović
Thiago Silva
Lavezzi

Coupe de la Ligue

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Paris Saint-Germain 6 5 0 1 14 3 +11 15 Advance to knockout phase
2 Porto 6 4 1 1 10 4 +6 13
3 Dynamo Kyiv 6 1 2 3 6 10 4 5 Transfer to Europa League
4 Dinamo Zagreb 6 0 1 5 1 14 13 1
Source:
18 September 2012 1Paris Saint-Germain 4–1 Dynamo KyivParis, France
Ibrahimović  19' (pen.)
Silva  29'
Alex  32'
Pastore  90+1'
Report Veloso  87' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 42,536
3 October 2012 2Porto 1–0 Paris Saint-GermainPorto, Portugal
Rodríguez  83' Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 36,509
6 November 2012 4Paris Saint-Germain 4–0 Dinamo ZagrebParis, France
Alex  16'
Matuidi  61'
Ménez  65'
Hoarau  80'
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 41,060
21 November 2012 5Dynamo Kyiv 0–2 Paris Saint-GermainKiev, Ukraine
Report Lavezzi  45', 52' Stadium: Olimpiyskiy Stadium
Attendance: 36,712
4 December 2012 6Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 PortoParis, France
Silva  29'
Lavezzi  61'
Report Martínez  33' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 45,512

Knockout phase

Round of 16
12 February 2013 First legValencia 1–2 Paris Saint-GermainValencia, Spain
Rami  90' Report Lavezzi  10'
Pastore  43'
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium
Attendance: 49,000
6 March 2013 Second legParis Saint-Germain 1–1
(3–2 agg.)
ValenciaParis, France
Lavezzi  66' Report Jonas  55' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 44,867
Quarter-finals
2 April 2013 First legParis Saint-Germain 2–2 BarcelonaParis, France
Ibrahimović  79'
Matuidi  90+4'
Report Messi  38'
Xavi  89' (pen.)
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 45,336
10 April 2013 Second legBarcelona 1–1
(3a–3 agg.)
Paris Saint-GermainBarcelona, Spain
Pedro  71' Report Pastore  50' Stadium: Nou Camp
Attendance: 99,000

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