UEFA Champions League 2012-13

The 2012–13 UEFA Champions League was the 58th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 21st season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.
The final was played at Wembley Stadium in London, England. Though this was just two years after hosting 2011 Final, the competition final returned to Wembley in recognition of 150 years since the formation of the English Football Association, the world's oldest football association. This is the seventh occasion Wembley Stadium (current and old) has hosted the Champions League final. Bayern Munich, which had finished runner-up last year, won by defeating Bundesliga rival Borussia Dortmund 2–1 on an 89th minute goal by Arjen Robben. This was Bayern's tenth final, their first European Cup title in twelve years, and their fifth overall. This was the fourth final to feature both teams from the same league, having occurred previously in 2000, 2003, and 2008, and the first all-German final.
The defending champions Chelsea were eliminated in the group stage, thus becoming the first team to leave the competition as title holders at this stage. They went on to become the first team to win the Champions League and UEFA Europa League in consecutive seasons at the 2013 UEFA Europa League Final.
==Association team allocation==
A total of 76 or 77 teams will participate in the 2012–13 Champions League, from 52 UEFA associations (Liechtenstein organizes no domestic league competition). Associations are allocated places according to their 2011 UEFA league coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2006–07 to 2010–11.
Below is the qualification scheme for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League:
*Associations 1–3 each have four teams qualify
*Associations 4–6 each have three teams qualify
*Associations 7–15 each have two teams qualify
*Associations 16–53 each have one team qualify (excluding Liechtenstein)
*The winners of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, i.e., the title holder, are given an additional entry if they do not qualify for the tournament through their domestic performance; however, because of the restriction that no association can have more than four teams playing in the Champions League, if the title holder is from the top three associations, this additional entry will come at the expense of the fourth-placed team of their association
===Association ranking===
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Rank	Association 	Coeff.	Teams
1 	England 	85.785	4
2 	Spain 	82.329	4
3 	Germany 	69.436	4
4 	Italy 	60.552	3
5 	France 	53.678	3
6 	Portugal 	51.596	3
7 	Russia 	44.707	2
8 	Ukraine 	43.883	2
9 	Netherlands 	40.129	2
10 	Turkey 	35.050	2
11 	Greece 	34.166	2
12 	Denmark 	30.550	2
13 	Belgium 	27.000	2
14 	Romania 	25.824	2
15 	Scotland 	25.141	2
16 	Switzerland 	24.900	1
17 	Israel 	22.000	1
18 	Czech Republic	20.850	1
===Distribution===
 	 	Teams entering in this round	Teams advancing from previous round
First qualifying round (6 teams) 	First qualifying round (6 teams) 	
*6 champions from associations 48–53	
Second qualifying round (34 teams)	Second qualifying round (34 teams)	
*31 champions from associations 16–47 (excluding Liechtenstein)	
*3 winners from the first qualifying round
Third qualifying round 	Champions (20 teams) 	
*3 champions from associations 13–15	
*17 winners from the second qualifying round
Third qualifying round 	Non-champions (10 teams) 	
*9 runners-up from associations 7–15
*1 third-placed team from association 6	
Play-off round 	Champions (10 teams) 	 	
*10 winners from the third qualifying round for champions
Play-off round 	Non-champions (10 teams) 	
*2 third-placed teams from associations 4 and 5
*3 fourth-placed teams from associations 1–3	
*5 winners from the third qualifying round for non-champions
Group stage (32 teams) 	Group stage (32 teams) 	
*Title holder (winners of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League)
*12 champions from associations 1–12
*6 runners-up from associations 1–6
*3 third-placed teams from associations 1–3	
*5 winners from the play-off round for champions
*5 winners from the play-off round for non-champions
Knockout phase (16 teams) 	Knockout phase (16 teams) 	 	
*8 group winners from the group stage
*8 group runners-up from the group stage
If the title holder also qualifies for the Champions League through domestic performance, the following changes to the default allocation system above will be made.
; If the title holder qualifies for the group stage
* The champion of association 13 (Belgium) are promoted from the third qualifying round to the group stage.
* The champion of association 16 (Switzerland) are promoted from the second qualifying round to the third qualifying round.
* The champions of associations 48 (Malta) and 49 (Northern Ireland) are promoted from the first qualifying round to the second qualifying round.
; If the title holder qualifies for the play-off round (non-champions)
* The third-placed team of association 6 (Portugal) and the runners-up of association 7 (Russia) are promoted from the third qualifying round to the play-off round
Because of the restriction that no association can have more than four teams playing in the Champions League, if the title holder is from the top three associations (England, Spain, Germany) and finishes outside the top four in their domestic league, the fourth-placed team of their association, which would have entered in the Champions League play-off round, will be moved from the Champions League to the Europa League. In this case, the allocation system for the Champions League will be changed in the same way.
; If the title holder qualifies for the third qualifying round (champions)
* The champion of association 16 (Switzerland) are promoted from the second qualifying round to the third qualifying round.
* The champions of associations 48 (Malta) and 49 (Northern Ireland) are promoted from the first qualifying round to the second qualifying round.
; If the title holder qualifies for the third qualifying round (non-champions)
* The third-placed team of association 6 (Portugal) are promoted from the third qualifying round to the play-off round
** If the title holder is the third-placed team of association 6, the runners-up of association 7 (Russia) are promoted from the third qualifying round to the play-off round
; If the title holder qualifies for the second qualifying round
* The champions of associations 48 (Malta) and 49 (Northern Ireland) are promoted from the first qualifying round to the second qualifying round.
===Teams===
League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses, except Chelsea which qualified as title holders.
Group stage 	Group stage 	Group stage 	Group stage
Chelsea 	Valencia 	Montpellier 	Shakhtar Donetsk
Manchester City 	Borussia Dortmund 	Paris Saint-Germain 	Ajax
Manchester United 	Bayern Munich 	Porto 	Galatasaray
Arsenal 	Schalke 04 	Benfica 	Olympiacos
Real Madrid 	Juventus 	Zenit St. Petersburg 	Nordsjælland
Barcelona 	Milan 	 	
Play-off round 	Play-off round 	Play-off round 	Play-off round
Champions 	Non-champions 	Non-champions 	Non-champions
 	Málaga 	Udinese 	Braga
 	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Lille 	Spartak Moscow
Third qualifying round 	Third qualifying round 	Third qualifying round 	Third qualifying round
Champions 	Non-champions 	Non-champions 	Non-champions
Anderlecht 	Dynamo Kyiv 	Panathinaikos 	Vaslui
CFR Cluj 	Feyenoord 	Copenhagen 	Motherwell Note SCO
Celtic 	Fenerbahçe 	Club Brugge 	
Second qualifying round	Second qualifying round 	Second qualifying round	Second qualifying round
Basel 	Śląsk Wrocław 	Debrecen 	KR
Ironi Kiryat Shmona 	Žilina 	Sheriff Tiraspol 	Shakhter Karagandy
Slovan Liberec 	Molde 	Ekranas 	Budućnost Podgorica
Red Bull Salzburg 	Partizan 	Ventspils 	Skënderbeu Korçë
AEL Limassol 	Helsingborg 	Zestafoni 	Flora Tallinn
Ludogorets Razgrad 	Željezničar 	Neftchi Baku 	The New Saints
Dinamo Zagreb 	HJK 	Maribor 	Ulisses
BATE Borisov 	Shamrock Rovers 	Vardar 	
First qualifying round 	First qualifying round 	First qualifying round 	First qualifying round
Valletta 	B36 Tórshavn 	Lusitanos 	Tre Penne
Linfield 	F91 Dudelange 	 	
;Notes
*Scotland (SCO): As a result of second-placed Rangers' administration and eventual liquidation, Motherwell, the third-placed team of the 2011–12 Scottish Premier League, took Scotland's Champions League place in the non-champions path.
==Round and draw dates==
All draws are held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland unless stated otherwise.
Phase 	Round 	Draw date 	First leg 	Second leg
Qualifying 	First qualifying round 	25 June 2012 	3–4 July 2012 	10–11 July 2012
Qualifying 	Second qualifying round	25 June 2012 	17–18 July 2012 	24–25 July 2012
Qualifying 	Third qualifying round 	20 July 2012 	31 July – 1 August 2012 	7–8 August 2012
Play-off 	Play-off round 	10 August 2012 	21–22 August 2012 	28–29 August 2012
Group stage 	Matchday 1 	30 August 2012(Monaco)	18–19 September 2012 	18–19 September 2012
Group stage 	Matchday 2 	30 August 2012(Monaco)	2–3 October 2012 	2–3 October 2012
Group stage 	Matchday 3 	30 August 2012(Monaco)	23–24 October 2012 	23–24 October 2012
Group stage 	Matchday 4 	30 August 2012(Monaco)	6–7 November 2012 	6–7 November 2012
Group stage 	Matchday 5 	30 August 2012(Monaco)	20–21 November 2012 	20–21 November 2012
Group stage 	Matchday 6 	30 August 2012(Monaco)	4–5 December 2012 	4–5 December 2012
Knockout phase	Round of 16 	20 December 2012 	12–13 & 19–20 February 2013 	5–6 & 12–13 March 2013
Knockout phase	Quarter-finals 	15 March 2013 	2–3 April 2013 	9–10 April 2013
Knockout phase	Semi-finals 	12 April 2013 	23–24 April 2013 	30 April – 1 May 2013
Knockout phase	Final 	12 April 2013 	25 May 2013 at Wembley Stadium, London	25 May 2013 at Wembley Stadium, London
==Qualifying rounds==
In the qualifying rounds and the play-off round, teams were divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2012 UEFA club coefficients, and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.
===First qualifying round===
The draws for the first and second qualifying rounds were held on 25 June 2012. The first legs were played on 3 July, and the second legs were played on 10 July 2012.
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===Second qualifying round===
The first legs were played on 17 and 18 July, and the second legs were played on 24 and 25 July 2012.
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===Third qualifying round===
The third qualifying round was split into two separate sections: one for champions (Champions Route) and one for non-champions (League Route). The losing teams in both sections entered the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League play-off round.
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 20 July 2012. The first legs were played on 31 July and 1 August, and the second legs were played on 7 and 8 August 2012.
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!colspan=6|League Route
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==Play-off round==
The play-off round was split into two separate sections: one for champions (Champions Route) and one for non-champions (League Route). The losing teams in both sections entered the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League group stage.
The draw for the play-off round was held on 10 August 2012. The first legs were played on 21 and 22 August, and the second legs were played on 28 and 29 August 2012.
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!colspan=6|League Route
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;Notes
*Note 1: Order of legs reversed after original draw.
==Group stage==
The draw for the group stage was held in Monaco on 30 August 2012. The 32 teams were allocated into four pots based on their 2012 UEFA club coefficients, with the title holders, Chelsea, being placed in Pot 1 automatically. They were drawn into eight groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays were 18–19 September, 2–3 October, 23–24 October, 6–7 November, 20–21 November, and 4–5 December 2012. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16, while the third-placed teams entered the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League round of 32.
A total of 17 national associations were represented in the group stage. Montpellier, Nordsjælland and Málaga made their debut appearances in the group stage.
Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16
Third-placed teams enter the Europa League at the round of 32
See here for tiebreakers if two or more teams are equal on points.
===Group A===
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  	DZ 	DK 	PSG	POR
Dinamo Zagreb 	— 	1–1	0–2	0–2
Dynamo Kyiv 	2–0	— 	0–2	0–0
Paris Saint-Germain	4–0	4–1	— 	2–1
Porto 	3–0	3–2	1–0	—
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===Group B===
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  	ARS	MNP	OLY	SCH
Arsenal 	— 	2–0	3–1	0–2
Montpellier	1–2	— 	1–2	1–1
Olympiacos 	2–1	3–1	— 	1–2
Schalke 04 	2–2	2–2	1–0	—
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===Group C===
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  	AND	MAL	MIL	ZEN
Anderlecht 	— 	0–3	1–3	1–0
Málaga 	2–2	— 	1–0	3–0
Milan 	0–0	1–1	— 	0–1
Zenit St. Petersburg	1–0	2–2	2–3	—
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===Group D===
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  	AJA	DOR	MC 	RM
Ajax 	— 	1–4	3–1	1–4
Borussia Dortmund	1–0	— 	1–0	2–1
Manchester City 	2–2	1–1	— 	1–1
Real Madrid 	4–1	2–2	3–2	—
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===Group E===
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  	CHL	JUV	NSJ	SHK
Chelsea 	— 	2–2	6–1	3–2
Juventus 	3–0	— 	4–0	1–1
Nordsjælland 	0–4	1–1	— 	2–5
Shakhtar Donetsk	2–1	0–1	2–0	—
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===Group F===
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  	BAT	BM 	LIL	VAL
BATE Borisov 	— 	3–1	0–2	0–3
Bayern Munich	4–1	— 	6–1	2–1
Lille 	1–3	0–1	— 	0–1
Valencia 	4–2	1–1	2–0	—
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===Group G===
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  	BAR	SLB	CEL	SPA
Barcelona 	— 	0–0	2–1	3–2
Benfica 	0–2	— 	2–1	2–0
Celtic 	2–1	0–0	— 	2–1
Spartak Moscow	0–3	2–1	2–3	—
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===Group H===
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  	BRA	CFR	GAL	MU
Braga 	— 	0–2	1–2	1–3
CFR Cluj 	3–1	— 	1–3	1–2
Galatasaray 	0–2	1–1	— 	1–0
Manchester United	3–2	0–1	1–0	—
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==Knockout phase==
In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:
*In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners were seeded, and the eight group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other.
*In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other.
===Bracket===
===Round of 16===
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 20 December 2012. The first legs were played on 12, 13, 19 and 20 February, and the second legs were played on 5, 6, 12 and 13 March 2013.
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===Quarter-finals===
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 15 March 2013. The first legs were played on 2 and 3 April, and the second legs were played on 9 and 10 April 2013.
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===Semi-finals===
The draw for the semi-finals and final (to determine the "home" team for administrative purposes) was held on 12 April 2013. The first legs were played on 23 and 24 April, and the second legs were played on 30 April and 1 May 2013.
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===Final===
The final was played on 25 May 2013 at Wembley Stadium in London, England.
==Statistics==
Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.
===Top goalscorers===
Rank	Player 	Team 	Goals	Minutes played
1 	Cristiano Ronaldo 	Real Madrid 	12 	1080'
2 	Robert Lewandowski	Borussia Dortmund 	10 	1090'
3 	Burak Yılmaz 	Galatasaray 	8 	767'
3 	Lionel Messi 	Barcelona 	8 	826'
3 	Thomas Müller 	Bayern Munich 	8 	1045'
6 	Oscar 	Chelsea 	5 	449'
6 	Jonas 	Valencia 	5 	451'
6 	Alan 	Braga 	5 	492'
6 	Karim Benzema 	Real Madrid 	5 	532'
6 	Ezequiel Lavezzi 	Paris Saint-Germain	5 	572'
===Top assists===
Rank	Player 	Team 	Assists	Minutes played
1 	Zlatan Ibrahimović 	Paris Saint-Germain	7 	793'
2 	Karim Benzema 	Real Madrid 	5 	532'
2 	Mesut Özil 	Real Madrid 	5 	722'
2 	Ángel di María 	Real Madrid 	5 	794'
2 	Franck Ribéry 	Bayern Munich 	5 	853'
2 	Mario Götze 	Borussia Dortmund 	5 	887'
7 	Modou Sougou 	CFR Cluj 	4 	324'
7 	Olivier Giroud 	Arsenal 	4 	383'
7 	Wayne Rooney 	Manchester United 	4 	461'
7 	Christian Eriksen 	Ajax 	4 	540'
7 	Isco 	Málaga 	4 	708'
7 	Selçuk İnan 	Galatasaray 	4 	900'
7 	Bastian Schweinsteiger	Bayern Munich 	4 	938'
7 	Xavi 	Barcelona 	4 	946'
7 	Philipp Lahm 	Bayern Munich 	4 	1067'
==Prize money==
For the 2012–13 season, UEFA awarded €2.1 million to each team in the play-off round. For reaching the group stage, UEFA awarded a base fee of €8.6 million. A win in the group was awarded €1 million and a draw was worth €500,000. In addition, UEFA paid teams reaching the first knockout round €3.5 million, each quarter-finalist €3.9 million, €4.9 million for each semi-finalist, €6.5 million for the runners-up and €10.5 million for the winners.
*Playoffs: €2,100,000
*Base fee for group stage: €8,600,000
*Group match victory: €1,000,000
*Group match draw: €500,000
*Round of 16: €3,500,000
*Quarter-finals: €3,900,000
*Semi-finals: €4,900,000
*Losing finalist: €6,500,000
*Winning the Final: €10,500,000
A large part of the distributed revenue from the UEFA Champions League is linked to the "market pool", the distribution of which is determined by the value of the television market in each country. For the 2012–13 season, Juventus, who were eliminated on quarter-finals, earned nearly €65.3 million in total of which €20.5 million was prize money, compared with the €55.0 million earned by Bayern Munich, who won the tournament and was awarded with €35.9 million of prize money.
==See also==
* 2012–13 UEFA Europa League
* 2013 UEFA Super Cup
==External links==
*UEFA Champions League (official website)
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