2012 Trophée des Champions explained
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.
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
width=50% valign=top | MATCH OFFICIALS- Assistant referees:
- Gregory Barkey (United States)
- Brian Dunn (United States)
- Fourth official: Terry Vaughn (United States)
- Principle Delegate: Bernard Docquiert
| width=50% valign=top | MATCH RULES- 90 minutes.
- Penalty shoot-out if scores level after 90 minutes.
- Seven named substitutes
- Maximum of six substitutions.
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Notes and References
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- News: Le calendrier général 2012/2013 adopté . Ligue de Football Professionnel . 5 April 2012 . 5 April 2012 . fr . 21 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120721085422/http://www.lfp.fr/corporate/article/le-calendrier-general-2012-2013-adopte.htm . dead .
- News: French soccer will open season with game at Red Bull Arena . . 2 April 2012. 10 April 2012 .