2012-13: A Season in Statistics

Almost all the major leagues in Europe have come to a close or near to it after a grueling nine months of football with Manchester United running away with their 20^th English league title, Juventus securing their 29^th(although Juve fans and officials will counter that claim), Ajax Amsterdam celebrating their 32^nd triumph in the Eredivisie and Bayern Munich giving a grand send off to their departing manager Jupp Heynckes with a record points total in the Bundesliga.

In Spain, where the title showdown is always narrowed down to two contenders, the eternal rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid, it was only worth noting which of the two teams managed to outlast the other in the marathon league and in the end, the Catalans finished ahead of their rivals from the capital by a country mile. In France, too, the oil money pumped into Paris Saint-Germain paid dividends as the Parisian club secured their first Ligue 1 title in 19 years, handing David Beckham a league triumph in the fourth different country. PSG, however, are still not in the clear and could end up forfeiting the title if the club’s director Leonardo is found guilty of shoving a referee.

And although most leagues have crowned their champions, there is still couple of matches left to play and these matches will become extremely crucial in identifying the relegated teams, the top goal scorers and who gets the chance to play in Europe next season. Here’s a statistical look at the season so far:

Premier League
Manchester United(M: 37, P: 88)(UEFA Champions League)
Manchester City(M:37, P:  78)(UEFA Champions League)
Chelsea(M: 37, P: 72)(UEFA Champions League)
Arsenal(M: 37, P: 70)(UEFA Champions League qualifiers)
Tottenham Hotspur(M: 37, P: 69)(UEFA Europa League)

Top scorers
Robin van Persie(Manchester United, 25 goals)
Luis Suarez(Liverpool, 23 goals)
Gareth Bale(Tottenham Hotspur, 20 goals)

La Liga
Barcelona(M: 35, P: 91)(UEFA Champions League)
Real Madrid(M: 36, P: 81)(UEFA Champions League)
Atletico Madrid(M: 36, P: 78)(UEFA Champions League)
Real Sociedad(M: 35, P: 59)(UEFA Champions League qualifiers)
Valencia(M: 35, P: 59)(UEFA Europa League)
Malaga(M:36, P: 54)(UEFA Europa League)

Top scorers
Lionel Messi(Barcelona, 46 goals)
Cristiano Ronaldo(Real Madrid, 34 goals)
Falcao(Atletico Madrid, 28 goals)

Serie A
Juventus(M: 37, P: 87)(UEFA Champions League)
Napoli(M: 37, P: 78)(UEFA Champions League)
Milan(M: 37, P: 69)(UEFA Champions League qualifiers)
Fiorentina(M: 37, P: 67)(UEFA Europa League)
Udinese(M: 37, P: 63)(UEFA Europa League)

Top socrers
Edinson Cavani(Napoli, 28 goals)
Antonio di Natale(Udinese, 22 goals)
Daniel Osvaldo(Roma, 16 goals)

Bundesliga
Bayern Munich(M: 33, P: 88)(UEFA Champions League)
Borussia Dortmund(M: 33, P:66)(UEFA Champions League)
Bayer Leverkusen(M: 33, P: 62)(UEFA Champions League)
Schalke(M: 33, P: 52)(UEFA Champions League qualifiers)
Freiburg(M: 33, P: 51)(UEFA Europa League)
Eintracht Frankfurt(M: 33, P: 50)(UEFA Europa League)

Top scorers
Stefan Kießling(Bayer Leverkusen, 24 goals)
Robert Lewandowski(Borussia Dortmund, 23 goals)
Vedad Ibišević(VfB Stuttgart, 15 goals)

Eredivisie
Ajax Amsterdam(M: 34, P: 76)(UEFA Champions League)
PSV Eindhoven(M: 34, P: 69)(UEFA Champions League qualifiers)
Feyenoord(M: 34, P: 69)(UEFA Europa League)
Vitesse Arnhem(M: 34, P: 64)(UEFA Europa League)

Top scorers
Wilfred Bony(Vitesse Arnhem, 31 goals)
Graziano Pellè(Feyenoord, 27 goals)
Alfreð Finnbogason(Heerenveen, 24 goals)

Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain(M: 36, P: 77)(UEFA Champions League)
Marseille(M: 36, P: 70)(UEFA Champions League)
Lyon(M: 36, P: 63)(UEFA Champions League qualifiers)
Lille(M: 36, P: 60)(UEFA Europa League)

Top scorers
Zlatan Ibrahimovic(Paris Saint-Germain, 27 goals)
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang(St. Etienne, 19 goals)
Darío Cvitanich(Nice, 17 goals)

**All statistics given in this article are provisional and correct as of 17/05/2013



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