2012–13 Serie A
111th season of top-tier Italian football
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The 2012–13 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 111th season of top-tier Italian football, the 81st in a round-robin tournament, and the 3rd since its organization under a league committee separate from Serie B. It began on 25 August 2012 and ended on 19 May 2013.[5] Juventus were the defending champions.
| Season | 2012–13 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 August 2012 – 19 May 2013 |
| Champions | Juventus 29th title |
| Relegated | Palermo Siena Pescara |
| Champions League | Juventus Napoli Milan |
| Europa League | Fiorentina Udinese Lazio |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 1,000 (2.63 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Edinson Cavani (29 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Sampdoria 6–0 Pescara Lazio 6–0 Bologna |
| Biggest away win | Pescara 1–6 Juventus |
| Highest scoring | Torino 3–5 Napoli |
| Longest winning run | 9 games Juventus[1] |
| Longest unbeaten run | 14 games Milan[2] |
| Longest winless run | 19 games Pescara[3] |
| Longest losing run | 8 games Pescara[3] |
| Highest attendance | 79,341[4] Internazionale 1–1 Milan |
| Lowest attendance | 6,300[4] Udinese 1–1 Palermo |
| Average attendance | 24,655[4] |
← 2011–12 2013–14 → | |
A total of 20 teams contested the league, comprising 17 sides from the 2011–12 season and three promoted from the 2011–12 Serie B. As in the previous years, Nike provided the official ball for all matches, with a new Nike Maxim Serie A model to be used throughout the season for all matches.[6]
On 21 August 2012, FIGC allowed Serie A teams to have up to 12 substitution players on the bench for each game.[7][8]
Events
The 2012–13 season features the return of Pescara, Torino, and Sampdoria, who were promoted back to Serie A after nineteen, three, and one years respectively. It is also Cagliari's first season out of Stadio Sant'Elia after more than 40 years, following its closure due to safety issues; as a replacement, the team agreed to renovate the Stadio Is Arenas located in Quartu Sant'Elena, in order to use it as its home venue for this season (Cagliari has ongoing plans to build its own brand-new stadium in the next few years).[9] The fixtures were presented on 26 July in a lavish hour-long televised ceremony.
Teams

Stadiums and locations
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | End of contract | 13 May 2012 | Pre-season | 6 June 2012[10] | ||
| Fiorentina | End of contract | 13 May 2012 | 11 June 2012[11] | |||
| Roma | Mutual consent | 13 May 2012[12] | 4 June 2012[13] | |||
| Lazio | Mutual consent | 18 May 2012[14] | 2 June 2012[15] | |||
| Pescara | Signed by Roma | 4 June 2012[13] | 8 June 2012[16] | |||
| Catania | Mutual consent | 4 June 2012[17] | 11 June 2012[18] | |||
| Siena | Mutual consent | 6 June 2012[19] | 27 June 2012[20] | |||
| Sampdoria | Mutual consent | 2 July 2012[21] | 2 July 2012[22] | |||
| Palermo | Sacked | 16 September 2012[23] | 18th | 16 September 2012[23] | ||
| Chievo | Sacked | 2 October 2012[24] | 18th | 2 October 2012[24] | ||
| Cagliari | Sacked | 2 October 2012[25] | 20th | 2 October 2012[25] | ||
| Genoa | Sacked | 22 October 2012[26] | 9th | 22 October 2012[26] | ||
| Pescara | Resigned | 18 November 2012[27] | 18th | 20 November 2012[27] | ||
| Siena | Sacked | 17 December 2012[28] | 20th | 17 December 2012[28] | ||
| Sampdoria | Sacked | 17 December 2012[29] | 14th | 17 December 2012[29] | ||
| Genoa | Sacked | 21 January 2013[30] | 18th | 21 January 2013[30] | ||
| Roma | Sacked | 2 February 2013[31] | 8th | 2 February 2013[31] | ||
| Palermo | Sacked | 4 February 2013[32] | 20th | 5 February 2013[33] | ||
| Palermo | Sacked | 24 February 2013[34] | 20th | 24 February 2013[34] | ||
| Pescara | Sacked | 3 March 2013[35] | 20th | 5 March 2013[36] | ||
| Palermo | Mutual consent | 11 March 2013[37] | 20th | 12 March 2013[38] |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus (C) | 38 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 71 | 24 | +47 | 87 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Napoli | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 73 | 36 | +37 | 78 | |
| 3 | Milan | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 72 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 4 | Fiorentina | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 72 | 44 | +28 | 70 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round |
| 5 | Udinese | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 59 | 45 | +14 | 66 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 6 | Roma | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 71 | 56 | +15 | 62 | |
| 7 | Lazio | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 61 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a] |
| 8 | Catania | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 56 | |
| 9 | Inter Milan | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 54 | |
| 10 | Parma | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 49 | |
| 11 | Cagliari | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 47 | |
| 12 | Chievo | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 45 | |
| 13 | Bologna | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 46 | 52 | −6 | 44 | |
| 14 | Sampdoria | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 42[b] | |
| 15 | Atalanta | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 40[c] | |
| 16 | Torino | 38 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 39[b] | |
| 17 | Genoa | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 38 | |
| 18 | Palermo (R) | 38 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 32 | Relegation to Serie B |
| 19 | Siena (R) | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 36 | 57 | −21 | 30[d] | |
| 20 | Pescara (R) | 38 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 27 | 84 | −57 | 22 |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th goal difference; 5th number of goals scored; 6th public draw.
(Head-to-head record is applied for clubs with the same number of points only once all matches between said clubs have been played)[43]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Lazio qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League group stage after winning 2012–13 Coppa Italia.
- Sampdoria and Torino were docked 1 point due to involvement in the 2011–12 Italian football scandal.[39][40]
- Atalanta was docked 2 points due to involvement in the 2011–12 Italian football scandal.[41][42]
- Siena was docked 6 points due to involvement in the 2011–12 Italian football scandal.[39]
Results
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
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Scoring
Clean sheets
Discipline
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Attendances
Source:[48]
| # | Club | Avg. attendance | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 46,551 | 79,341 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 43,651 | 77,023 |
| 3 | AS Roma | 40,179 | 54,981 |
| 4 | SSC Napoli | 39,636 | 58,143 |
| 5 | Juventus FC | 38,600 | 40,562 |
| 6 | SS Lazio | 31,992 | 51,461 |
| 7 | ACF Fiorentina | 25,665 | 39,469 |
| 8 | UC Sampdoria | 23,123 | 30,350 |
| 9 | Bologna FC 1909 | 21,436 | 35,206 |
| 10 | Genoa CFC | 19,740 | 29,218 |
| 11 | US Città di Palermo | 18,287 | 26,597 |
| 12 | Torino FC | 15,615 | 25,753 |
| 13 | Udinese Calcio | 15,506 | 27,543 |
| 14 | Atalanta BC | 15,396 | 22,099 |
| 15 | Calcio Catania | 13,862 | 20,381 |
| 16 | Parma FC | 12,740 | 19,073 |
| 17 | Pescara Calcio | 12,236 | 21,317 |
| 18 | ChievoVerona | 11,553 | 28,000 |
| 19 | AC Siena | 9,582 | 15,373 |
| 20 | Cagliari Calcio | 8,551 | 17,000 |