43rd season in existence of Paris Saint-Germain
Paris Saint-Germain 2012–13 football
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]
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 matchweek 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. Then 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 Rennes 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 [ edit
]
Players, transfers, appearances and goals - 2012/2013 season.[5][6]
First-team squad
[ edit ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules.
Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan [ edit ]
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indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more
than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers in [ edit ]
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as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA
nationality.
Transfers out [ edit ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under
FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA
nationality.
Appearances and goals [ edit ]
Competitions [ edit ]
Ligue 1 [ edit
]
League table [ edit ]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3)
number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes: Source: Ligue 1 Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.ChampionsNotes:
Results
summary [ edit ]
Overall Home Away Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 25 8 5 69 23 +46 83 13 4 2 34 10 +24 12 4 3 35 13 +22
Results by round [ edit
]
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Ground H A H A H A H A H A H A H H A H A H A H A H A H A H A
H A H A A H A H A H A Result D D D W W W W D W W L D L W L W W W W D W W W W L W L W D
W W W W W D W W W Position 9 12 11 8 4 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 2 4 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
A = Away ; H = Home ; W = Win ; D = Draw ; L = Loss Source:
LFP.fr
Matches [ edit ]
Win Draw Loss
Coupe de France [ edit ]
Coupe de la Ligue [ edit
]
UEFA Champions League [ edit ]
Group stage [ edit ]
Knockout phase [ edit ]
Round of
16 [ edit ]
