2012 Trophée des Champions

The 2012 Trophée des Champions (English: 2012 Champions Trophy) was the 17th edition of the French super cup. The match was contested by Montpellier, the 2011–12 Ligue 1 champions and Lyon, the winners of the 2011–12 edition of the Coupe de France. The match was played at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey.[2][3] This was the fourth consecutive time the competition had taken place on international soil. The defending champions were Marseille who defeated Lille in the 2011 edition, which was played in Morocco.

2012 Trophée des Champions
Red Bull Arena, in Harrison, New Jersey, hosted the match.
EventTrophée des Champions
Montpellier Lyon
Ligue 1 Ligue 1
2 2
Lyon won 4–2 on penalties
Date28 July 2012
VenueRed Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey, US
RefereeJorge Gonzalez (United States)
Attendance15,166
WeatherMostly cloudy
79 °F (26 °C)[1]

Lyon captured its eighth Trophée des Champions and its first since 2007 after defeating Montpellier 4–2 on penalties. The match ended 2–2 in regular time with John Utaka and Emanuel Herrera scoring goals for Montpellier and Bafétimbi Gomis and Jimmy Briand converting for Lyon.

Match

Details
Montpellier2–2Lyon
Utaka 27'
Herrera 56' (pen.)		 Report Gomis 44'
Briand 77'
Penalties
Charbonnier soccer ball with red X
Camara soccer ball with check mark
Bedimo soccer ball with red X
Yanga-Mbiwa soccer ball with check mark		 2–4 soccer ball with red X Fofana
soccer ball with check mark Cissokho
soccer ball with check mark Koné
soccer ball with check mark Benzia
soccer ball with check mark Briand
Attendance: 15,166
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez (United States)
Montpellier
Lyon
MONTPELLIER:
GK16France Geoffrey Jourdren
RB12France Daniel Congré
CB3France Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa (c)Yellow card 60'
CB4Brazil Hilton
LB5Cameroon Henri BedimoYellow card 79'
CM13Chile Marco EstradaRed card 78'
CM23Tunisia Jamel Saihi
AM20France Rémy Cabelladownward-facing red arrow 64'
RW7Nigeria John Utaka
LW8France Anthony Mounierdownward-facing red arrow 80'
FW11Argentina Emanuel Herreradownward-facing red arrow 74'
Substitutes:
GK1France Laurent Pionnier
DF27France Cyril Jeunechamp
MF6France Joris Marveaux
MF18Morocco Karim Aït-Fana
MF22France Benjamin Stambouliupward-facing green arrow 80'
FW9France Gaëtan Charbonnierupward-facing green arrow 74'
FW19Senegal Souleymane Camaraupward-facing green arrow 64'
Manager:
René Girard
LYON:
GK1France Hugo Lloris
RB14France Mouhamadou Dabodownward-facing red arrow 81'
CB3Brazil Cris
CB4Burkina Faso Bakary Koné
LB20France Aly Cissokho
CM21France Maxime Gonalons (c)
CM15France Gueïda Fofana
AM8France Yoann Gourcuff
RW10France Alexandre LacazetteYellow card 29'
LW19France Jimmy Briand
FW18France Bafétimbi Gomisdownward-facing red arrow 65'
Substitutes:
GK30France Rémy Vercoutre
DF13France Anthony Réveillèreupward-facing green arrow 81'
DF23France Samuel Umtiti
MF7France Clément Grenier
MF12France Jordan Ferri
MF24France Jérémy Pied
FW25Algeria Yassine Benziaupward-facing green arrow 65'
Manager:
Rémi Garde

MATCH OFFICIALS

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores level after 90 minutes.
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of six substitutions.

See also

References
  1. "Local Weather Forecast, News and Conditions | Weather Underground".
  2. "Le calendrier général 2012/2013 adopté". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 5 April 2012. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  3. "French soccer will open season with game at Red Bull Arena". Sports Business Journal. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
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