The 2012 Trophée des Champions () 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. 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
MONTPELLIER: GK 16 Geoffrey JourdrenRB 12 Daniel CongréCB 3 Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa (c) CB 4 Hilton LB 5 Henri Bedimo CM 13 Marco Estrada CM 23 Jamel Saihi AM 20 Rémy Cabella RW 7 John Utaka LW 8 Anthony Mounier FW 11 Emanuel Herrera Substitutes:GK 1 Laurent PionnierDF 27 Cyril JeunechampMF 6 Joris MarveauxMF 18 Karim Aït-FanaMF 22 Benjamin Stambouli FW 9 Gaëtan Charbonnier FW 19 Souleymane Camara Manager:René GirardLYON: GK 1 Hugo Lloris RB 14 Mouhamadou Dabo CB 3 CrisCB 4 Bakary Koné LB 20 Aly Cissokho CM 21 Maxime Gonalons (c) CM 15 Gueïda FofanaAM 8 Yoann Gourcuff RW 10 Alexandre Lacazette LW 19 Jimmy BriandFW 18 Bafétimbi Gomis Substitutes:GK 30 Rémy VercoutreDF 13 Anthony Réveillère DF 23 Samuel Umtiti MF 7 Clément GrenierMF 12 Jordan FerriMF 24 Jérémy PiedFW 25 Yassine Benzia Manager:Rémi Garde
MATCH OFFICIALS Assistant referees: Gregory Barkey (United States) Brian Dunn (United States) Fourth official: Terry Vaughn (United States) Principle Delegate: Bernard DocquiertMATCH RULES 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if scores level after 90 minutes. Seven named substitutes Maximum of six substitutions.
See also 2012–13 Ligue 1 2012–13 Coupe de France 2012–13 Olympique Lyonnais season 2012–13 Montpellier HSC season
References
External links Official site