2012–13 Top 14 season
The 2012–13 Top 14 competition was a French domestic rugby union club competition operated by the Ligue Nationale de Rugby. Two new teams from the 2011–12 Pro D2 season were promoted to Top 14 this year, Grenoble and Stade Montois in place of the two relegated teams, CA Brive and Lyon OU. Home-and-away play began on 17 August 2012 and continued through to 5 May 2013. The regular season was followed by a three-round playoff involving the top six sides. The final was contested at the Stade de France between Toulon and Castres; the match was won 19–14 by Castres to earn them their first title since the controversial final in 1993.
Teams
| Club | Full name | City | Stadium |
| SU Agen | Sporting Union Agen Lot-et-Garonne | Agen | Stade Armandie |
| Aviron Bayonnais | Aviron Bayonnais | Bayonne | Stade Jean Dauger |
| Biarritz Olympique | Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque | Biarritz | Parc des Sports Aguiléra |
| Union Bordeaux Bègles | Union Bordeaux Bègles | Bordeaux | Stade Chaban-Delmas Stade André Moga |
| Castres Olympique | Castres Olympique | Castres | Stade Pierre-Antoine |
| ASM Clermont Auvergne | Association Sportive Montferrandaise Clermont Auvergne | Clermont-Ferrand | Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin |
| FC Grenoble | Football Club Grenoble Rugby | Grenoble | Stade Lesdiguières |
| Stade Montois | Stade Montois | Mont-de-Marsan | Stade Guy Boniface |
| Montpellier Hérault Rugby | Montpellier Hérault Rugby | Montpellier | Stade Yves-du-Manoir |
| USA Perpignan | Union Sportive Arlequins Perpignanais | Perpignan | Stade Aimé Giral |
| Racing Métro | Racing Métro 92 | Colombes | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir |
| Stade Français Paris | Stade Français Club Athlétique des Sports Généraux Paris | Paris, 16th arrondissement | Stade Charléty |
| RC Toulonnais | Rugby Club Toulonnais | Toulon | Stade Mayol |
| Stade Toulousain | Stade Toulousain | Toulouse | Stade Ernest-Wallon |
Team information
Table
Playoffs
All times are in Central European Summer Time.Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics
Top points scorers
Updated 11 June 2013| Rank | Player | Club | Position | Points | Tries | Conversions | Penalties | Drop goals |
| 1 | Castres Olympique | Scrum-half | 376 | 8 | 33 | 90 | 0 | |
| 2 | RC Toulon | Fly-half | 373 | 0 | 47 | 85 | 8 | |
| 3 | USA Perpignan | Fly-half | 262 | 2 | 21 | 68 | 2 | |
| 4 | Union Bordeaux Bègles | Fly-half | 232 | 2 | 33 | 49 | 3 | |
| 5 | Stade Français | Fullback | 224 | 0 | 13 | 66 | 0 | |
| 6 | Stade Toulousain | Fly-half | 222 | 3 | 33 | 47 | 0 | |
| 7 | Racing Metro 92 | Fly-half | 191 | 2 | 14 | 49 | 2 | |
| 8 | ASM Clermont Auvergne | Scrum-half | 186 | 1 | 35 | 37 | 0 | |
| 9 | SU Agen | Fly-half | 179 | 0 | 10 | 51 | 2 | |
| 10 | Stade Toulousain | Fly-half | 179 | 3 | 13 | 46 | 0 |
Top try scorers
Updated 11 June 2013| Rank | Player | Club | Position | Tries |
| 1 | ASM Clermont Auvergne | Wing | 13 | |
| 2 | ASM Clermont Auvergne | Centre | 10 | |
| 3 | Stade Toulousain | Wing | 9 | |
| 3 | RC Toulon | Wing | 9 | |
| 5 | Castres Olympique | Scrum-half | 8 | |
| 5 | Stade Toulousain | Wing | 8 | |
| 5 | ASM Clermont Auvergne | Wing | 8 | |
| 5 | Union Bordeaux Bègles | Fullback | 8 | |
| 9 | Castres Olympique | Wing | 7 | |
| 9 | RC Toulon | Flanker | 7 | |
| 9 | RC Toulon | Centre | 7 | |
| 9 | Castres Olympique | Wing | 7 | |
| 9 | Montpellier HR | Wing | 7 | |
| 9 | RC Toulon | Wing | 7 | |
| 9 | ASM Clermont Auvergne | Wing | 7 |