The 2012-13 Ligue 1 season was the 55th edition and current of the top-tier competition of Côte d'Ivoire football. The season will start on 2 November 2012 and be in play until 31 July 2013. [1] The Ivoirian Ligue 1 is back to its 2010 formula, consisting of a single group of fourteen teams, after it followed a revised format for two seasons following political problems in the country. [2]