2012–13 Villarreal CF season
The 2012–13 season was Villarreal Club de Fútbol's 90th season in existence and the club's first season back in the second division of Spanish football following relegation at the end of the 2011–12 La Liga season. In addition to the domestic league, Villarreal participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season covered the period from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013.
2012–13 season | |||
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President | Fernando Roig | ||
Head coach | Julio Velázquez (until 13 January) Marcelino (from 14 January) | ||
Stadium | El Madrigal | ||
Segunda División | 2nd (promoted) | ||
Copa del Rey | Second round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Ikechukwu Uche (14) All: Ikechukwu Uche (14) | ||
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Review and events
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Postponed
21 July 2012 Friendly | Burriana | 0–4 | Villarreal | Burriana, Spain |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | http://villarrealcf.es/es/noticias/noticias-generales/item/942-triunfo-c%C3%B3modo-ante-el-burriana-0-4 | Trigueros 13' Bruno 37' Uche 39' Gerard 69' |
Stadium: Estadio Municipal San Fernando |
25 July 2012 Friendly | Huesca | 3–3 | Villarreal | Huesca, Spain |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | M. Martínez 67' Jokin 80', 87' |
http://villarrealcf.es/es/noticias/noticias-generales/item/952-huesca | Gerard 12' Valero 48' (pen.) Trigueros 89' |
Stadium: Estadio El Alcoraz |
28 July 2012 Friendly | Ontinyent | 1–2 | Villarreal | El Saler, Spain |
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Moreno 10' | http://villarrealcf.es/es/noticias/noticias-generales/item/959-trabajado-triunfo-ante-el-ontinyent-2-1 | Gerard 58', 73' | Stadium: El Saler |
1 August 2012 Friendly | Huracán | 1–0 | Villarreal | El Saler, Spain |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | http://villarrealcf.es/es/noticias/noticias-generales/item/968-tropiezo-de-verano | Stadium: El Saler |
4 August 2012 Friendly | Toulouse | 1–1 | Villarreal | Balma, France |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Abdennour 89' | http://villarrealcf.es/es/noticias/noticias-generales/item/985-tablas-ante-el-toulouse-en-francia-1-1 | Uche 52' | Stadium: Stade Municipal de Balma |
10 August 2012 Friendly | Gimnàstic de Tarragona | 1–0 | Villarreal | Tarragona, Spain |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Eugeni 83' (pen.) | Stadium: Nou Estadi |
Competitions
Overall record
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Segunda División | 17 August 2012 | 8 June 2013 | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 32 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 68 | 38 | +30 | 65.63 |
Copa del Rey | 12 September 2012 | Second round | Second round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 | |
Total | 33 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 68 | 40 | +28 | 63.64 |
Source: Competitions
Segunda División
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Elche (C, P) | 42 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 54 | 27 | +27 | 82 | Promotion to La Liga |
2 | Villarreal (P) | 42 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 68 | 38 | +30 | 77 | |
3 | Almería (P) | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 72 | 50 | +22 | 74 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
4 | Girona | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 74 | 56 | +18 | 71 | |
5 | Alcorcón | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 69 |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
42 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 68 | 38 | +30 | 77 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 18 | +26 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 20 | +4 |
Source:
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
17 August 2012 1 | Villarreal | 2–1 | Real Madrid Castilla | Vilarreal |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Cavenaghi 45', 79' | Report | Jesé 18' (pen.) | Stadium: El Madrigal |
25 August 2012 2 | Sabadell | 0–0 | Villarreal | Sabadell |
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Nova Creu Alta |
1 September 2012 3 | Villarreal | 2–1 | Guadalajara | Vilarreal |
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Musacchio 68' Pandiani 81' |
Kepa 13' | Stadium: El Madrigal |
8 September 2012 4 | Ponferradina | 0–1 | Villarreal | Ponferrada |
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Pandiani 72' | Stadium: El Toralín |
15 September 2012 5 | Villarreal | 1–0 | Hércules | Vilarreal |
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Cavenaghi 37' | Stadium: El Madrigal |
22 September 2012 6 | Las Palmas | 2–2 | Villarreal | Las Palmas |
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Bifouma 46', 71' | Senna 6' (pen.), 83' (pen.) | Stadium: Gran Canaria |
29 September 2012 7 | Villarreal | 2–0 | Córdoba | Vilarreal |
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Pérez 79' Uche 90+1' |
Stadium: El Madrigal |
7 October 2012 8 | Sporting Gijón | 2–0 | Villarreal | Gijón |
12:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Mandi 22' Rodríguez 40' Carmona 55' Sangoy 89' |
Bruno 35' Toribio 73' |
Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 20,000 |
13 October 2012 9 | Villarreal | 1–1 | Huesca | Vilarreal |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Senna 12' Mellberg 48' Pandiani 71' Costa 89' |
López 31' Lázaro 74' |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 7,000 |
21 October 2012 10 | Recreativo | 2–0 | Villarreal | Huelva |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Chuli 15' Montoro 22' Zamora 46' Szymanowski 63' Valle 90+3' |
Senna 75' Pérez 77' 83' Lejeune 78' Mario 89' |
Stadium: Nuevo Colombino |
27 October 2012 11 | Villarreal | 2–0 | Mirandés | Vilarreal |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Uche 12', 49' | Stadium: El Madrigal |
3 November 2012 12 | Numancia | 1–1 | Villarreal | Soria |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Nieto 18' Sunday 41' Juanma 63', 88' Bedoya 89' |
Trigueros 77' Pérez 84' |
Stadium: Los Pajaritos |
11 November 2012 13 | Villarreal | 1–1 | Real Murcia | Vilarreal |
12:00 CET (UTC+1) | Trigueros 40' Oriol 44' Senna 52' (pen.) Toribio 88' |
Catalá 31' C. García 36' Molinero 51' Berjón 86' Matilla 89' |
Stadium: El Madrigal |
17 November 2012 14 | Racing Santander | 0–3 | Villarreal | Santander |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Francis 42' Bouazza 81' Assulin 85' |
Trigueros 33' Uche 39', 53' Oriol 71' |
Stadium: El Sardinero |
24 November 2012 15 | Villarreal | 1–1 | Lugo | Vilarreal |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Cani 35' Musacchio 86' |
De Coz 22' Díaz 55' Tonetto 83' Marco 87' |
Stadium: El Madrigal |
2 December 2012 16 | Elche | 1–0 | Villarreal | Elche |
20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Suárez 66' Coro 71' Linares 89' |
Senna 52' Musacchio 63' |
Stadium: Martínez Valero |
9 December 2012 17 | Villarreal | 4–0 | Alcorcón | Vilarreal |
17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Senna 14' Melberg 43' Bruno 50' Uche 75' Pérez 86' Cavenaghi 90' |
Mora 6' 62' Manu 27' Laguardia 64' Abraham 64' Ángel 82' |
Stadium: El Madrigal |
15 December 2012 18 | Girona | 2–0 | Villarreal | Girona |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Juanlu 20' Benja 51' Tébar 52' Jandro 82' (pen.) |
Bruno 35' Pandiani 56' Cani 62' Mellberg 74' 80' Mariño 81' |
Stadium: Montilivi |
20 December 2012 19 | Xerez | 0–0 | Villarreal | Jerez |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Ruz 18' Cámara 66' Tato 88' |
Cavenaghi 6' Trigueros 16' Bruno 69' Pérez 90' |
Stadium: Chapín |
5 January 2013 20 | Villarreal | 1–3 | Barcelona B | Vilarreal |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Melberg 45' Senna 55', 77' (pen.) Pereira 85' |
Planas 45' Grimaldo 68' Lobato 73' Costa 85' (o.g.) |
Stadium: El Madrigal |
12 January 2013 21 | Almería | 1–1 | Villarreal | Almería |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Pallerano 28' Henrique 33' 60' Corona 49' Verza 90' |
Costa 30' Juan Carlos 49' Cani 55' Mellberg 63' Musacchio 73' Bruno 90' |
Stadium: Juegos Mediterráneos |
19 January 2013 22 | Real Madrid Castilla | 5–0 | Villarreal | Madrid |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Morata 18' Álex 36' García 45' Mateos 65' Jesé 71', 75' Mosquera 73' Cheryshev 78' González 86' |
Summary | Bruno 30' | Stadium: Alfredo di Stéfano Stadium |
25 January 2013 23 | Villarreal | 3–0 | Sabadell | Vilarreal |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Gerard 12' Oriol 33' Musacchio 42' Cani 66' Pereira 87' |
Ciércoles 75' | Stadium: El Madrigal |
2 February 2013 24 | Guadalajara | 0–0 | Villarreal | Guadalajara |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Soriano 61' Pérez 67' |
Summary | Pereira 70' Musacchio 71' |
Stadium: Pedro Escartín |
9 February 2013 25 | Villarreal | 3–0 | Ponferradina | Vilarreal |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Pereira 34' Senna 35' Perbet 39', 57' Dorado 49' |
Summary | Moreno 48' Isaías 52' |
Stadium: El Madrigal |
17 February 2013 26 | Hércules | 1–1 | Villarreal | Alicante |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Peña 36' Pamarot 65' Redondo 73' Sardinero 79' Cabrera 88' |
Summary | Musacchio 22' Farinós 40', 54' Bruno 60' |
Stadium: Rico Pérez |
24 February 2013 27 | Villarreal | 1–1 | Las Palmas | Vilarreal |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Perbet 45+2' Gómez 68' |
Summary | Murillo 12', 73' Bifouma 28' Castellano 47' Vitolo 52' Pignol 87' |
Stadium: El Madrigal |
3 March 2013 28 | Córdoba | 0–2 | Villarreal | Córdoba |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Armando 36' Dubarbier 52' Vico 89' |
Musacchio 27' Gómez 30' Pereira 44' Perbet 69' Costa 72' Farinós 88' |
Stadium: Nuevo Arcángel Attendance: 8,108 |
10 March 2013 29 | Villarreal | 2–1 | Sporting Gijón | Vilarreal |
12:00 CET (UTC+1) | Costa 12' Uche 39', 90+3' Farinós 89' Pereira 89' |
Cases 11' Bernardo 24' Trejo 32' Sangoy 66' |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 10,000 |
16 March 2013 30 | Huesca | 0–1 | Villarreal | Huesca |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) | López 16' Pacheco 22' García 27' Juan Carlos 38' Núñez 86' |
Costa 13' Mario 41' Bruno 50' 81' Pereira 80', 80' Trigueros 85' |
Stadium: El Alcoraz Attendance: 3,800 |
24 March 2013 31 | Villarreal | 1–1 | Recreativo | Vilarreal |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Costa 78' Gerard 88' |
Montoro 21' Valle 25' Berrocal 47' Arana 61' |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 11,000 |
31 March 2013 32 | Mirandés | 1–5 | Villarreal | Miranda de Ebro |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Muneta 32' Koikili 63' Díaz de Cerio 79' |
Gerard 34' Cani 37' Perbet 52', 89' Mario 78' Pereira 83' |
Stadium: Anduva Attendance: 4,764 |
7 April 2013 33 | Villarreal | 6–1 | Numancia | Vilarreal |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Perbet 10', 80' (pen.), 54' Canteros 13' Bruno 16' Gerard 47' Dorado 50' Uche 86' Regalón 90' (o.g.) |
Sunday 29' Martín 39' Juanma 44' Álvarez 58' Larrea 77' Regalón 79' |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 11,000 |
14 April 2013 34 | Real Murcia | 1–1 | Villarreal | Murcia |
12:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Kike 45' Matilla 57' Acciari 67' Albiol 81' Nafti 85' Sutil 88' |
Costa 14' Manu 90+5' |
Stadium: Nueva Condomina Attendance: 8,471 |
21 April 2013 35 | Villarreal | 1–0 | Racing Santander | Vilarreal |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Gómez 46', 67' Oriol 72' |
Barrio 15' Pérez 88' |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 18,000 |
27 April 2013 36 | Lugo | 0–0 | Villarreal | Lugo |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Seoane 35' Manu 73' López 87' |
Senna 54' Musacchio 83' |
Stadium: Anxo Carro Attendance: 2,500 |
5 May 2013 37 | Villarreal | 2–3 | Elche | Vilarreal |
12:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Perbet 9' (pen.) Bruno 64' 88' Uche 81' Musacchio 89' |
Gil 51', 62' Generelo 55', 67' Coro 70' Ángel 86' Suárez 89' |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 12,000 |
12 May 2013 38 | Alcorcón | 1–3 | Villarreal | Alcorcón |
12:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Nagore 31' 89' Kike 49' Sanz 58' Camille 60' Enrich 75' Sánchez 77' Lamas 81' Riera 88' Prendes 89' |
Uche 8' Cani 32' Bruno 38' Mellberg 51' Aquino 65' Juan Carlos 87' Canteros 90+3' |
Stadium: Santo Domingo Attendance: 2,000 |
18 May 2013 39 | Villarreal | 4–1 | Girona | Vilarreal |
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: El Madrigal |
27 May 2013 40 | Villarreal | 3–2 | Xerez | Vilarreal |
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: El Madrigal |
Copa del Rey
Squad
Squad, matches played and goals scored
- As of 31 January 2013
The numbers are established according to the official website: and www.lfp.es
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
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13 June 2012 | DEF | Javi Venta | Levante | Free[1] |
13 May 2012 | DEF | Iván Marcano | Olympiacos | Loan return |
13 May 2012 | MID | Jefferson Montero | Real Betis | Loan return |
13 May 2012 | FW | Ikechukwu Uche | Granada | Loan return |
13 May 2012 | GK | Juan Carlos | Elche | Loan return |
8 August 2012 | DEF | Olof Mellberg | Olympiacos | Free[2] |
Out
Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
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22 May 2012 | GK | Diego López | Sevilla | €3.5M[3] |
2 June 2012 | DEF | Iván Marcano | Rubin Kazan | €5M[4] |
17 June 2012 | MID | Jefferson Montero | Monarcas Morelia | Undisclosed[5] |
17 July 2012 | FW | Nilmar | Al-Rayyan | Undisclosed[6] |
12 July 2012 | MID | Mubarak Wakaso | Espanyol | Undisclosed[7] |
13 July 2012 | FW | Marco Ruben | Dynamo Kyiv | Undisclosed[8] |
1 June 2012 | GK | César | Retirement | Free |
3 June 2012 | FW | Alejandro Martinuccio | Fluminense | Loan return |
1 August 2012 | MID | Borja Valero | Fiorentina | €7M[9] |
1 June 2012 | DEF | Carlos Marchena | Deportivo La Coruña | Free |
2 August 2012 | DEF | Gonzalo Rodríguez | Fiorentina | Undisclosed[10] |
1 July 2012 | MID | Gonzalo Castellani | Godoy Cruz | Undisclosed[11] |
9 August 2012 | DEF | Ángel López | Free agent | Free |
4 January 2013 | FW | Giuseppe Rossi | Fiorentina | €9.5M |
Loan out
Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | To | |
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1 July 2012 | 15 May 2013 | FW | Joselu | Córdoba | Loan[12] |
10 July 2012 | 15 May 2013 | MID | Jonathan de Guzmán | Swansea City | Loan |
8 August 2012 | 15 May 2013 | DEF | Cristián Zapata | Milan | Loan[13] |
Sources
- "Javi Venta to return to Villarreal to help club fight for La Liga promotion". Goal.com. 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
- "Official: Villarreal replace Zapata with Mellberg". Goal.com. 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
- "Sevilla snap up goalkeeper Diego Lopez from Villarreal - ESPN FC". Soccernet.espn.go.com. 2012-05-23. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
- "Official: Villarreal's Ivan Marcano signs for Rubin Kazan". Goal.com. 2012-06-02. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
- "Betis winger Jefferson Montero signs for Mexican outfit Monarcas Morelia". Goal.com. 2012-06-17. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
- "Al Rayyan agree deal with Nilmar". Goal.com. 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
- "Espanyol sign Villarreal midfielder Wakaso Mubarak | Spanish Football News". tribalfootball.com. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
- "Official: Dynamo Kiev sign Marco Ruben from Villarreal". Goal.com. 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
- "Fiorentina set to land Valero - Yahoo! Eurosport UK". Uk.eurosport.yahoo.com. 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
- "Fiorentina agree fee with Villarreal over Gonzalo Rodriguez". Goal.com. 2012-08-03. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
- "OFFICIAL: Gonzalo Castellani from Villarreal to Godoy Cruz". Soccerfame.com. 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
- Comunidad Valenciana (2012-06-20). "Joselu (Villarreal) admite oferta del Córdoba y niega tener una de Recreativo - ABC.es - Noticias Agencias". ABC.es. Archived from the original on 2013-02-13. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
- "Official: Zapata joins AC Milan on loan". Goal.com. 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2012-11-08.