2012–13 UEFA Champions League

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2012–13 UEFA Champions League
Tournament details
Dates18 September 2012 – 25 May 2013
Teams32 (group stage)
76 (total)
Final positions
ChampionsGermany Bayern Munich (5th title)
Runners-upGermany Borussia Dortmund
Tournament statistics
Matches played124
Goals scored365 (2.94 per match)
Attendance5,526,358 (44,567 per match)
Top scorer(s)Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
(12 goals)

The 2012–13 UEFA Champions League was the 58th season of Europe's top club football competition organized by UEFA. It was the 21st season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.

The final match took place at Wembley Stadium in London, England, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of England's Football Association. Bayern Munich won the final by beating Borussia Dortmund 2–1 with a late goal from Arjen Robben. It was Bayern's 10th final, their first European Cup title in 12 years, and their fifth overall. This was also the first final featuring two German teams and the fourth final with teams from the same association.

Chelsea, the previous champions, were eliminated in the group stage which was a first for title holders.[1] However, they went on to win the 2013 UEFA Europa League, becoming the first team to hold both the Europa League and Champions League titles at the same time.[2]

Group stage[change | change source]

Group A[change | change source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PSG POR DK DZ
1 France Paris Saint-Germain 6 5 0 1 14 3 +11 15 Advance to knockout phase 2–1 4–1 4–0
2 Portugal Porto 6 4 1 1 10 4 +6 13 1–0 3–2 3–0
3 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 6 1 2 3 6 10 −4 5 Transfer to Europa League 0–2 0–0 2–0
4 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 6 0 1 5 1 14 −13 1 0–2 0–2 1–1
Source: Soccerway

Group B[change | change source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SCH ARS OLY MH
1 Germany Schalke 04 6 3 3 0 10 6 +4 12 Advance to knockout phase 2–2 1–0 2–2
2 England Arsenal 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 10 0–2 3–1 2–0
3 Greece Olympiacos 6 3 0 3 9 9 0 9 Transfer to Europa League 1–2 2–1 3–1
4 France Montpellier 6 0 2 4 6 12 −6 2 1–1 1–2 1–2
Source: Soccerway

Group C[change | change source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MAL ACM ZEN AND
1 Spain Málaga 6 3 3 0 12 5 +7 12 Advance to knockout phase 1–0 3–0 2–2
2 Italy Milan 6 2 2 2 7 6 +1 8 1–1 0–1 0–0
3 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7 Transfer to Europa League 2–2 2–3 1–0
4 Belgium Anderlecht 6 1 2 3 4 9 −5 5 0–3 1–3 1–0
Source: Soccerway

Group D[change | change source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BVB RM AJX MC
1 Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 4 2 0 11 5 +6 14 Advance to knockout phase 2–1 1–0 1–0
2 Spain Real Madrid 6 3 2 1 15 9 +6 11 2–2 4–1 3–2
3 Netherlands Ajax 6 1 1 4 8 16 −8 4 Transfer to Europa League 1–4 1–4 3–1
4 England Manchester City 6 0 3 3 7 11 −4 3 1–1 1–1 2–2
Source: Soccerway

Group E[change | change source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JUV SHK CHL FCN
1 Italy Juventus 6 3 3 0 12 4 +8 12 Advance to knockout phase 1–1 3–0 4–0
2 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 6 3 1 2 12 8 +4 10[a] 0–1 2–1 2–0
3 England Chelsea 6 3 1 2 16 10 +6 10[a] Transfer to Europa League 2–2 3–2 6–1
4 Denmark Nordsjælland 6 0 1 5 4 22 −18 1 1–1 2–5 0–4
Source: Soccerway
Notes:
  1. 1.0 1.1 Tiebreakers: Shakhtar Donetsk are ranked ahead of Chelsea on head-to-head away goals

Group F[change | change source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAY VAL BTE LIL
1 Germany Bayern Munich 6 4 1 1 15 7 +8 13 Advance to knockout phase 2–1 4–1 6–1
2 Spain Valencia 6 4 1 1 12 5 +7 13 1–1 4–2 2–0
3 Belarus BATE Borisov 6 2 0 4 9 15 −6 6 Transfer to Europa League 3–1 0–3 0–2
4 France Lille 6 1 0 5 4 13 −9 3 0–1 0–1 1–3
Source: Soccerway

Group G[change | change source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR CEL SLB SPM
1 Spain Barcelona 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13 Advance to knockout phase 2–1 0–0 3–2
2 Scotland Celtic 6 3 1 2 9 8 +1 10 2–1 0–0 2–1
3 Portugal Benfica 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8 Transfer to Europa League 0–2 2–1 2–0
4 Russia Spartak Moscow 6 1 0 5 7 14 −7 3 0–3 2–3 2–1
Source: Soccerway

Group H[change | change source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MU GAL CFR SCB
1 England Manchester United 6 4 0 2 9 6 +3 12 Advance to knockout phase 1–0 0–1 3–2
2 Turkey Galatasaray 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10 1–0 1–1 0–2
3 Romania CFR Cluj 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10 Transfer to Europa League 1–2 1–3 3–1
4 Portugal Braga 6 1 0 5 7 13 −6 3 1–3 1–2 0–2
Source: Soccerway

Knockout Stage[change | change source]

Round of 16[change | change source]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Galatasaray Turkey 4–3 Germany Schalke 04 1–1 3–2
Celtic Scotland 0–5 Italy Juventus 0–3 0–2
Arsenal England 3–3 (a) Germany Bayern Munich 1–3 2–0
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 2–5 Germany Borussia Dortmund 2–2 0–3
Milan Italy 2–4 Spain Barcelona 2–0 0–4
Real Madrid Spain 3–2 England Manchester United 1–1 2–1
Valencia Spain 2–3 France Paris Saint-Germain 1–2 1–1
Porto Portugal 1–2 Spain Málaga 1–0 0–2

Quarter Finals[change | change source]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Málaga Spain 2–3 Germany Borussia Dortmund 0–0 2–3
Real Madrid Spain 5–3 Turkey Galatasaray 3–0 2–3
Paris Saint-Germain France 3–3 (a) Spain Barcelona 2–2 1–1
Bayern Munich Germany 4–0 Italy Juventus 2–0 2–0

Semi Finals[change | change source]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Bayern Munich Germany 7–0 Spain Barcelona 4–0 3–0
Borussia Dortmund Germany 4–3 Spain Real Madrid 4–1 0–2

Final[change | change source]

The final was played on 25 May 2013 at Wembley Stadium in London, England.

Borussia Dortmund Germany1–2Germany Bayern Munich
Report
Attendance: 86,298[3]

Statistics[change | change source]

Hat-tricks[change | change source]

Player For Against Result Date
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Spain Real Madrid Netherlands Ajax 4-1 (A) 3 October 2012
Spain Roberto Soldado Spain Valencia Belarus BATE Borisov 3-0 (A) 23 October 2012
Peru Claudio Pizarro Germany Bayern Munich France Lille 6-1 (H) 7 November 2012
Brazil Luiz Adriano Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Denmark Nordsjælland 5-2 (A) 20 November 2012
Portugal Rui Pedro Romania CFR Cluj Portugal Braga 3-1 (H) 20 November 2012
Poland Robert Lewandowski4 Germany Borussia Dortmund Spain Real Madrid 4-1 (H) 24 April 2013

4Player scored four goals.

References[change | change source]

  1. "Champions League group stage by numbers". UEFA. 7 December 2012.
  2. "Chelsea win Europa League". Al Jazeera. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  3. "Full-time report" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 May 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.