2012–13 UEFA Champions League

58th season of the UEFA club football tournament

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.

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 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

Group A change

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

Group B change

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

Group C change

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

Group D change

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

Group E change

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JUV SHK CHL FCN
1   Juventus 6 3 3 0 12 4 +8 12 Advance to knockout phase 1–1 3–0 4–0
2   Shakhtar Donetsk 6 3 1 2 12 8 +4 10[a] 0–1 2–1 2–0
3   Chelsea 6 3 1 2 16 10 +6 10[a] Transfer to Europa League 2–2 3–2 6–1
4   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

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

Group G change

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

Group H change

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

Knockout Stage change

Round of 16 change

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

Quarter Finals change

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

Semi Finals change

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

Final change

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

Borussia Dortmund  1–2  Bayern Munich
Report
Attendance: 86,298[3]

Statistics change

Hat-tricks change

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

4Player scored four goals.

References change

  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.