2012–13 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
2012–13 season
ChairmanDaniel Levy
ManagerAndré Villas-Boas
StadiumWhite Hart Lane
Premier League5th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFourth round
UEFA Europa LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gareth Bale (21)
All:
Gareth Bale (26)
Highest home attendance36,763 vs. Sunderland
(19 May 2013, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance25,030 vs. Lazio
(20 September 2012, Europa League)

The 2012–13 season was Tottenham Hotspur's 21st season in the Premier League and 35th successive season in the top division of the English football league system.

The campaign featured Tottenham's 11th appearance in the UEFA Europa League (formerly the UEFA Cup), entering the group stage due to finishing fourth in the 2011–12 Premier League season but missing out on qualification to the Champions League due to their London rivals Chelsea winning the Champions League trophy in 2012 but finishing outside of the top four positions in the Premier League. The season was also notable for the fact that Tottenham achieved their record points tally in a Premier League season, 72 points from 38 games. They scored 66 goals and conceded 46 throughout the course of the Premier League season, ending with a goal difference of +20.

First-team squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Brazil BRA Heurelho Gomes
2 FW United States USA Clint Dempsey
3 DF England ENG Danny Rose
4 DF France FRA Younès Kaboul
5 DF Belgium BEL Jan Vertonghen
6 MF England ENG Tom Huddlestone
7 MF England ENG Aaron Lennon (2nd vice-captain)
8 MF England ENG Scott Parker
10 FW Togo TOG Emmanuel Adebayor
11 FW Wales WAL Gareth Bale
13 DF France FRA William Gallas (vice-captain)
15 MF England ENG David Bentley
16 DF England ENG Kyle Naughton
18 FW England ENG Jermain Defoe
19 MF Belgium BEL Mousa Dembélé
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF England ENG Michael Dawson (captain)
22 MF Iceland ISL Gylfi Sigurðsson
23 MF Germany GER Lewis Holtby
24 GK United States USA Brad Friedel
25 GK France FRA Hugo Lloris
27 MF Spain ESP Iago Falque
28 DF England ENG Kyle Walker
29 MF England ENG Jake Livermore
30 MF Brazil BRA Sandro
31 MF England ENG Andros Townsend
32 DF Cameroon CMR Benoît Assou-Ekotto
33 DF England ENG Steven Caulker
37 FW England ENG Harry Kane
46 MF England ENG Tom Carroll
57 GK Scotland SCO Jordan Archer

Transfers

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In

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First team

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Position Player Transferred from Fee Transfer window Date Source
MF Iceland Gylfi Sigurðsson Germany 1899 Hoffenheim £8 million Summer 4 July 2012 [1]
DF Belgium Jan Vertonghen Netherlands Ajax £9.5 million Summer 12 July 2012 [2]
FW Togo Emmanuel Adebayor England Manchester City £5 million Summer 21 August 2012 [3]
MF Belgium Mousa Dembélé England Fulham £15 million Summer 28 August 2012 [4]
GK France Hugo Lloris France Lyon £12 million (plus £4 million in variables) Summer 31 August 2012 [5]
MF United States Clint Dempsey England Fulham £6 million Summer 31 August 2012 [5][6]
DF England Zeki Fryers Belgium Standard Liège £3 million Winter 3 January 2013 [7]
MF Germany Lewis Holtby Germany Schalke 04 £1.5 million Winter 28 January 2013 [8][9]

Total spending: Decrease £60 million

Out

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First team

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Position Player Transfer Transferred to Fee Transfer window Date Source
GK England Ben Alnwick Released England Barnsley Free Summer 1 June 2012 [10]
GK Sweden Oscar Jansson Released Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers Free Summer 1 June 2012
GK England David Button Sold England Charlton Athletic £0.5 million Summer 28 August 2012 [11]
DF England Ledley King Retired - N/A Summer 19 July 2012 [12]
DF New Zealand Ryan Nelsen Released England Queens Park Rangers Free Summer 1 June 2012 [13]
DF Croatia Vedran Ćorluka Sold Russia Lokomotiv Moscow £5.5 million Summer 27 June 2012 [14]
DF Cameroon Sébastien Bassong Sold England Norwich City £5.5 million Summer 21 August 2012 [15]
MF Croatia Niko Kranjčar Sold Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv £5.5 million Summer 7 June 2012 [16]
MF South Africa Steven Pienaar Sold England Everton £4.5 million Summer 31 July 2012 [17]
MF Croatia Luka Modrić Sold Spain Real Madrid £33 million Summer 27 August 2012 [18][19]
MF Netherlands Rafael van der Vaart Sold Germany Hamburg £10.3 million Summer 31 August 2012 [20]
FW Mexico Giovani dos Santos Sold Spain Mallorca £1.7 million Summer 31 August 2012 [21]
FW France Louis Saha Released England Sunderland Free Summer 1 June 2012 [22]
GK Italy Carlo Cudicini Released United States LA Galaxy Free Winter 1 January 2013 [23]
MF England Jermaine Jenas Sold England Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed Winter 31 January 2013 [24]

Under-21

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Position Player Transfer Transferred To Fee Transfer Window Date Source
GK Italy Mirko Ranieri Released Free agent Free Summer 1 June 2012 [22]
MF England Jesse Waller-Lassen Released Free agent Free Summer 1 June 2012 [22]
MF England Lee Angol Released England Wycombe Wanderers Free Summer 3 July 2012 [25]
FW England Kudus Oyenuga Released England Hayes & Yeading United Free Summer 1 June 2012 [26]

Loan out

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Squad # Position Player Loaned to Start End Source
36 DF South Africa Bongani Khumalo Greece PAOK 1 July 2012 31 May 2013 [27]
45 MF Australia Massimo Luongo England Ipswich Town 23 July 2012 31 May 2013 [28]
43 MF England Ryan Fredericks England Brentford 9 August 2012 31 May 2013 [29]
41 MF England John Bostock England Swindon Town 30 August 2012 January 2013 [30]
3 MF England Danny Rose England Sunderland 31 August 2012 31 May 2013 [31]
15 MF England David Bentley Russia Rostov 6 September 2012 January 2013 [32]
21 MF England Jermaine Jenas England Nottingham Forest 27 September 2012 27 October 2012 [33]
42 FW England Simon Dawkins United States San Jose Earthquakes 14 February 2012 30 November 2012 [34]
37 FW England Harry Kane England Norwich City 31 August 2012 1 January 2013 [35]
37 FW England Harry Kane England Leicester City 21 January 2013 31 May 2013 [36]
15 MF England David Bentley England Blackburn Rovers 15 February 2013 June 2013
31 FW England Andros Townsend England Queens Park Rangers 31 January 2013 31 May 2013 [37]
GK England Jonathan Miles England Dagenham & Redbridge 28 March 2013 31 May 2013 [38]

Total income: Increase £66.5 million

Transfer summary

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Transfers in = Decrease £60 million

Transfers out = Increase £66.5 million

Net = Increase £6.5 million

Competitions

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Overall

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Competition Started round Current
position / round 		Final
position / round 		First match Last match
Premier League — — 5th 18 August 2012 19 May 2013
League Cup 3rd round — 4th round 26 September 2012 31 October 2012
FA Cup 3rd round — 4th round 5 January 2013 27 January 2013
UEFA Europa League Group stage — Quarter-Final 20 September 2012 11 April 2013

Updated to match played 21 April 2013
Source: Competitions

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Chelsea 38 22 9 7 75 39 +36 75 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
4 Arsenal 38 21 10 7 72 37 +35 73 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Tottenham Hotspur 38 21 9 8 66 46 +20 72 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
6 Everton 38 16 15 7 55 40 +15 63
7 Liverpool 38 16 13 9 71 43 +28 61
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[39]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 21 9 8 66 46  +20 72 11 5 3 29 18  +11 10 4 5 37 28  +9

Last updated: 19 May 2013.
Source: [40]

Results by matchday

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Match1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAHHAHAAHHAAHHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAAH
ResultLDDWWWWLWLLLWWWLWDWWWDDDWWWWLLWDWDWDWW
Position141414108555467775444644344444333435555555
Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2013. Source: matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Pre-season

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18 July 2012 Preseason Stevenage 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Stevenage
Report Sigurðsson 55', Falque 88' Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 5,109
24 July 2012 Preseason LA Galaxy 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Carson, California
Report Bale 17' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 25,676
28 July 2012 Preseason Liverpool 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Baltimore, Maryland
Report Stadium: M&T Bank Stadium
Attendance: 42,723
31 July 2012 Preseason New York Red Bulls 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Harrison, New Jersey
Report Bale 59', Sigurðsson 65' Stadium: Red Bull Arena (New Jersey)
Attendance: 21,701
5 August 2012 Preseason Watford 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Watford
Report Defoe 55' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 9,218
9 August 2012 Preseason Valencia 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Valencia, Spain
Report Stadium: Mestalla Stadium
Attendance: 42,000

Premier League

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Main article: 2012–13 Premier League
18 August 2012 1 Newcastle United 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Newcastle upon Tyne
17:30 BST Ba 54'
Ben Arfa 80' (pen.)		 Report Defoe 76' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,385
Referee: Martin Atkinson
25 August 2012 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 West Bromwich Albion London
15:00 BST Vertonghen Yellow card 48'
Assou-Ekotto 74'		 Report Mulumbu Yellow card 30'
Reid Yellow card 81'
Morrison 90'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,166
Referee: Mike Dean
1 September 2012 3 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Norwich City London
15:00 BST Dembélé 68' Report Snodgrass 85' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,142
Referee: Mark Halsey
16 September 2012 4 Reading 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur Reading
16:00 BST Robson-Kanu 90' Report Defoe 18', 74', Yellow card 90+3'
Bale 71'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 24,160
Referee: Howard Webb
23 September 2012 5 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Queens Park Rangers London
16:00 BST Faurlín 60' (o.g.)
Defoe 61'		 Report Zamora 33' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,052
Referee: Phil Dowd
29 September 2012 6 Manchester United 2–3 Tottenham Hotspur Manchester
17:30 BST Nani 51'
Kagawa 53'		 Report Evans 2' (o.g.)
Bale 32'
Dempsey 52'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,566
Referee: Chris Foy
7 October 2012 7 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Aston Villa London
15:00 BST Caulker 58'
Lennon 67'
Walker Yellow card 73'		 Report Delph Yellow card 27'
Bennett Yellow card 47'
El Ahmadi Yellow card 57'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,802
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
20 October 2012 8 Tottenham Hotspur 2–4 Chelsea London
12:45 BST Huddlestone Yellow card 37'
Gallas Yellow card 40', 47'
Walker Yellow card 45+2'
Defoe 54'		 Report Cahill 17'
Ivanović Yellow card 25'
Mata 66', 69'
Sturridge 90'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,060
Referee: Mike Dean
28 October 2012 9 Southampton 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Southampton
15:00 GMT Rodriguez 66' Report Bale 15'
Dempsey 39'		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,944
Referee: Lee Mason
3 November 2012 10 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Wigan Athletic London
15:00 GMT Report Watson 56' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,534
Referee: Martin Atkinson
11 November 2012 11 Manchester City 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Manchester
13:30 GMT Zabaleta Yellow card 29'
Agüero 65'
Džeko 88'		 Report Caulker 21'
Walker Yellow card 27'
Adebayor Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 47,208
Referee: Michael Oliver
17 November 2012 12 Arsenal 5–2 Tottenham Hotspur London
12:45 GMT Mertesacker 24'
Podolski 42'
Giroud 45+1'
Cazorla 60'
Walcott 90+1'		 Report Adebayor 10'
Bale 71'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,111
Referee: Howard Webb
25 November 2012 13 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 West Ham United London
16:00 GMT Defoe Yellow card 33', 44', 64'
Bale 58'		 Report O'Brien Yellow card 7'
Noble Yellow card 29'
Carroll 82'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,034
Referee: Andre Marriner
28 November 2012 14 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Liverpool London
19:45 GMT Lennon 7'
Bale 16' Yellow card 78'		 Report Škrtel Yellow card 38'
Bale 72' (o.g.)
José Enrique Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,162
Referee: Phil Dowd
1 December 2012 15 Fulham 0–3 Tottenham Hotspur London
15:00 GMT Report Sandro 55'
Defoe 72', 77'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 25,426
Referee: Chris Foy
9 December 2012 16 Everton 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool
15:00 GMT Pienaar 90'
Jelavić 90'		 Report Dempsey 76' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 36,494
Referee: Lee Mason
16 December 2012 17 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Swansea City London
13:30 GMT Vertonghen 75' Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,783
Referee: Mike Dean
22 December 2012 18 Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Stoke City London
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,702
Referee: Lee Mason
26 December 2012 19 Aston Villa 0–4 Tottenham Hotspur Birmingham
17:30 GMT Report Defoe 57'
Bale 61', 73', 84'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 36,863
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
29 December 2012 20 Sunderland 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Sunderland
12:45 GMT O'Shea 40' Report Cuéllar Yellow card 47', 48' (o.g.)
Lennon 51'
Dawson Yellow card 69'
Dembélé Yellow card 78'
Bale Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 41,168
Referee: Martin Atkinson
1 January 2013 21 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Reading London
15:00 GMT Dawson 9'
Adebayor 51'
Dempsey 79'		 Report Pogrebnyak 4' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,180
Referee: Howard Webb
12 January 2013 22 Queens Park Rangers 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur London
12:45 GMT Mbia Yellow card 70' Report Dembélé Yellow card 39' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 18,018
Referee: Lee Probert
20 January 2013 23 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Manchester United London
16:00 GMT Dempsey 90+3' Report Van Persie 25' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,956
Referee: Chris Foy
30 January 2013 24 Norwich City 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Norwich
19:45 GMT Hoolahan 32' Yellow card 75'
Garrido Yellow card 36'
Holt Yellow card 60'
Snodgrass Yellow card 71'		 Report Holtby Yellow card 79'
Bale 80'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,818
3 February 2013 25 West Bromwich Albion 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich
13:30 GMT Popov Red card 47'
Dorrans Yellow card 69'		 Report Bale 67' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,978
Referee: Mike Clattenburg
9 February 2013 26 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Newcastle United London
12:45 GMT Bale 5', 78' Report Gouffran 24'
Cabaye Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,244
Referee: Phil Dowd
25 February 2013 27 West Ham United 2–3 Tottenham Hotspur London
20:00 GMT Carroll 25' (pen.)
J. Cole 58', Yellow card 59'
Diamé Yellow card 62'
O'Neil Yellow card 71'
Collins Yellow card 82'		 Report Dembélé Yellow card 8'
Bale 13', 90'
Sigurðsson 76'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,005
Referee: Howard Webb
3 March 2013 28 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Arsenal London
16:00 GMT Adebayor Yellow card 19'
Vertonghen Yellow card 29'
Bale 37'
Lennon 39'
Walker Yellow card 90+7'		 Report Ramsey Yellow card 30'
Mertesacker 51'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,170
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
10 March 2013 29 Liverpool 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool
16:00 GMT Suárez 21'
Downing 66'
Gerrard 82' (pen.)
Carragher Yellow card 83'		 Report Vertonghen 45', 53' Yellow card 57' Attendance: 44,752
Referee: Michael Oliver
17 March 2013 30 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Fulham London
15:00 GMT Dempsey Yellow card 77' Report Dejagah Yellow card 16'
Berbatov 52'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,004
Referee: Mike Jones
30 March 2013 31 Swansea City 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Swansea
15:00 GMT Michu Yellow card 62', 71'
Davies Yellow card 83'		 Report Vertonghen 7'
Bale 21'
Adebayor Yellow card 40'
Walker Yellow card 68'
Holtby Yellow card 88'
Parker Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,604
Referee: Taylor
7 April 2013 32 Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Everton London
14:05 GMT Adebayor 1'
Dempsey Yellow card 83'
Sigurðsson 87'		 Report Jagielka 15'
Mirallas 53' Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,192
Referee: Andre Marriner
21 April 2013 33 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Manchester City London
13:30 GMT Dawson Yellow card 19'
Assou-Ekotto Yellow card 48'
Huddlestone Yellow card 66'
Dempsey 75'
Defoe 80'
Bale 82'		 Report Nasri 5'
Y. Touré Yellow card 12'
Hart Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,121
Referee: Lee Mason
27 April 2013 34 Wigan Athletic 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur Wigan
15:00 GMT Boyce 11'
Gómez Yellow card 45'
McManaman 49'
Di Santo Yellow card 84'
Scharner Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Bale 9'
Dawson Yellow card 82'
Boyce 90' (o.g.)		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 22,326
Referee: Martin Atkinson
4 May 2013 35 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Southampton London
15:30 GMT Assou-Ekotto Yellow card 71'
Bale 86'		 Report Davis Yellow card 73' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,190
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
8 May 2013 36 Chelsea 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur London
19:45 GMT Oscar 10'
Ramires 39', Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Adebayor 26'
Vertonghen Yellow card 79'
Sigurðsson 80'
Bale Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,581
Referee: Mike Dean
12 May 2013 37 Stoke City 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Stoke-on-Trent
13:30 GMT Nzonzi 2'
Huth Yellow card 35'
Begović Yellow card 41'
Adam Yellow card 2' Yellow-red card 47'
Shotton Yellow card 68'		 Report Dempsey 20'
Huddlestone Yellow card 76'
Adebayor 83'		 Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 27,531
Referee: Kevin Friend
19 May 2013 38 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Sunderland London
16:00 GMT Bale Yellow card 20' 90' Report McClean Yellow card 38'
Vaughan Yellow card 53' Yellow-red card 75'
Mandron Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,763
Referee: Andre Marriner

Football League Cup

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Main article: 2012–13 Football League Cup
26 September 2012 3rd Round Carlisle United 0–3 Tottenham Hotspur Carlisle
19:45 BST Report Vertonghen 37'
Townsend 53'
Sigurðsson 89'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 12,625
Referee: Kevin Friend
31 October 2012 4th Round Norwich City 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Norwich
19:45 GMT Vertonghen 83' (o.g.)
Jackson 86'		 Report Bale 66' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,465
Referee: Jonathan Moss

FA Cup

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Main article: 2012–13 FA Cup
5 January 2013 3rd Round Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Coventry City London
15:00 GMT Dempsey 14', 37'
Bale 33'		 Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,766
Referee: Michael Naylor
27 January 2013 4th Round Leeds United 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Leeds
14:00 GMT Varney 15'
McCormack 50'		 Report Dempsey 58' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 29,943
Referee: Kevin Friend

UEFA Europa League

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Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Europa League

Group stage

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Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group J

Group J
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Italy Lazio 6 3 3 0 9 2 +7 12 Advance to knockout phase
2 England Tottenham Hotspur 6 2 4 0 8 4 +4 10
3 Greece Panathinaikos 6 1 2 3 4 11 −7 5
4 Slovenia Maribor 6 1 1 4 6 10 −4 4
Source: Soccerway
20 September 2012 1 Tottenham Hotspur England 0–0 Italy Lazio London, England
20:05 BST Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 25,030
Referee: Ovidiu Hategan (Romania)
4 October 2012 2 Panathinaikos Greece 1–1 England Tottenham Hotspur Athens, Greece
18:00 BST Toché 77' Report Dawson 35' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)
25 October 2012 3 Maribor Slovenia 1–1 England Tottenham Hotspur Maribor, Slovenia
18:00 BST Berić 42' Report Sigurðsson 55' Stadium: Ljudski vrt
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
8 November 2012 4 Tottenham Hotspur England 3–1 Slovenia Maribor London, England
20:05 GMT Defoe 22', 49', 77' Report Berić 40' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 27,089
Referee: Antti Munukka (Finland)
22 November 2012 5 Lazio Italy 0–0 England Tottenham Hotspur Rome, Italy
18:00 GMT Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico,
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Fernando Teixeira (Spain)
6 December 2012 6 Tottenham Hotspur England 3–1 Greece Panathinaikos London, England
20:05 GMT Adebayor 29'
Karnezis 76' (o.g.)
Defoe 83'		 Report Zeca 54' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 32,554
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

Knockout phase

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Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

Round of 32

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14 February 2013 First leg Tottenham Hotspur England 2–1 France Lyon London, England
20:05 GMT Bale 45', 90' Report Umtiti 55' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 31,762
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)
21 February 2013 Second leg Lyon France 1–1
(2–3 agg.)		 England Tottenham Hotspur Lyon, France
18:00 GMT Gonalons 17' Report Dembélé 90' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 38,761
Referee: Wolfgang Stark, (Germany)

Round of 16

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7 March 2013 First leg Tottenham Hotspur England 3–0 Italy Internazionale London, England
20:05 GMT Bale 6'
Sigurðsson 18'
Vertonghen 53'		 Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 34,353
Referee: Antonio Lahoz (Spain)
14 March 2013 Second leg Internazionale Italy 4–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–4 agg.)		 England Tottenham Hotspur Milan, Italy
18:00 GMT Cassano 20'
Palacio 52'
Gallas 75' (o.g.)
Álvarez 110'		 Report Adebayor 96' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 18,241
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

4–4 aggregate, Tottenham Hotspur win on away goals

Quarter-final

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4 April 2013 First leg Tottenham Hotspur England 2–2 Switzerland Basel London, England
20:05 GMT Adebayor 40'
Sigurðsson 58'		 Report Stocker 30'
F. Frei 34'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 32,136
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
11 April 2013 Second leg Basel Switzerland 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–1 p)		 England Tottenham Hotspur Basel, Switzerland
20:05 GMT Salah 27'
Dragović 49'		 Report Dempsey 23', 82' Stadium: St. Jakob-Park,
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)
Penalties
Schär soccer ball with check mark
Streller soccer ball with check mark
F. Frei soccer ball with check mark
Díaz soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Huddlestone
soccer ball with check mark Sigurðsson
soccer ball with red X Adebayor

Post-season

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Tottenham played against the Jamaica national football team on 23 May 2013 in The Bahamas as part of the 40th anniversary of Bahamas' independence celebrations. Jamaica used the game as part of their preparations for the 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign.[41]

23 May 2013 Jamaica 0 – 0 Tottenham Hotspur Paradise Island
Report Stadium: Thomas Robinson Stadium

Statistics

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Appearances

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Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source: premierleague.com

No. Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Europa League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
24 GK United States Brad Friedel 11 0 2 0 0 0 7 0 20 0
25 GK France Hugo Lloris 27 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 33 0
Defenders
4 DF France Younes Kaboul 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
5 DF Belgium Jan Vertonghen 34 4 1 0 1+1 1 12 1 48+1 6
13 DF France William Gallas 16+3 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 21+3 1
16 DF England Kyle Naughton 13+1 0 2 0 1 0 8+1 0 24+2 0
20 DF England Michael Dawson 23+4 1 1 0 2 0 3+1 1 29+5 2
28 DF England Kyle Walker 36 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 11 0 48+2 0
32 DF Cameroon Benoît Assou-Ekotto 12+3 1 2 0 0 0 4+1 0 18+4 1
33 DF England Steven Caulker 17+1 2 2 0 2 0 5+1 0 26+2 2
39 DF England Adam Smith 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Midfielders
6 MF England Tom Huddlestone 11+9 0 2 0 1+1 0 3+1 0 17+11 0
7 MF England Aaron Lennon 33+1 4 1 0 0 0 9+2 0 43+3 4
8 MF England Scott Parker 15+6 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 23+6 0
11 MF Wales Gareth Bale 33 21 2 1 1 1 8 3 44 26
19 MF Belgium Mousa Dembele 26+4 1 0+2 0 0 0 8+2 1 34+8 2
22 MF Iceland Gylfi Sigurdsson 12+21 3 2 0 2 1 5+6 3 21+27 7
23 MF Germany Lewis Holtby 4+7 0 0 0 0 0 3+3 0 7+10 0
27 MF Spain Iago Falque 0+1 0 0 0 2 0 0+2 0 2+3 0
29 MF England Jake Livermore 4+7 0 0 0 1 0 1+5 0 6+12 0
30 MF Brazil Sandro 22 1 0 0 0 0 4+1 0 26+1 1
31 MF England Andros Townsend 0+5 0 0+1 0 1 1 1+2 0 2+8 1
38 MF England Ryan Mason 0 0 0 0 1 0 0+2 0 1+2 0
46 MF England Tom Carroll 0+7 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 3+1 0 4+10 0
Forwards
2 FW United States Clint Dempsey 22+7 7 2 3 2 0 6+4 2 32+11 12
10 FW Togo Emmanuel Adebayor 18+7 5 1 0 0 0 8 3 27+7 8
18 FW England Jermain Defoe 27+7 11 0 0 0+1 0 7+1 4 34+9 15
37 FW England Harry Kane 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
45 FW England Jonathan Obika 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+2 0
Players transferred out during the season
23 GK Italy Carlo Cudicini 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
10 MF Netherlands Rafael van der Vaart 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
21 MF England Jermaine Jenas 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0

Goal scorers

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Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source: premierleague.com

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player Premier League FA Cup League Cup Europa League Total
1 MF 11 Wales Gareth Bale 21 1 1 3 26
2 FW 18 England Jermain Defoe 11 0 0 4 15
3 FW 2 United States Clint Dempsey 7 3 0 2 12
4 FW 10 Togo Emmanuel Adebayor 5 0 0 3 8
5 MF 22 Iceland Gylfi Sigurdsson 3 0 1 3 7
6 DF 5 Belgium Jan Vertonghen 4 0 1 1 6
7 MF 23 England Aaron Lennon 4 0 0 0 4
8 MF 19 Belgium Mousa Dembele 1 0 0 1 2
DF 20 England Michael Dawson 1 0 0 1 2
DF 33 England Steven Caulker 2 0 0 0 2
11 DF 13 France William Gallas 1 0 0 0 1
MF 30 Brazil Sandro 1 0 0 0 1
MF 31 England Andros Townsend 0 0 1 0 1
DF 32 Cameroon Benoît Assou-Ekotto 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 62 4 4 18 88

Clean sheets

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Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source: premierleague.com

The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.

Rnk No. Player Premier League FA Cup League Cup Europa League Total
1 25 France Hugo Lloris 9 0 0 2 11
2 24 United States Brad Friedel 0 1 0 1 2
3 23 Italy Carlo Cudicini 0 0 1 0 1
TOTALS 9 1 1 3 14

Notes

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