2012–13 Levante UD season
Levante UD 2012–13 football season
2012–13 season | ||||
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President | Quico Catalán | |||
Head coach | Juan Ignacio Martínez | |||
Stadium | Ciutat de València | |||
La Liga | 10th | |||
Copa Del Rey | Round of 16 | |||
UEFA Europa League | Round of 16 | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Martins (7) All: Martins (9) | |||
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The 2012–13 Levante season is the 72nd season in club history and their first ever in European competition, where they will enter the playoff round in the UEFA Europa League after finishing 6th in the 2011–12 season.
Competitions
Overall
- As of 14 March 2013
Competition | Started round | Current position/round | Final position | First match | Last match |
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La Liga | — | 10th | 19 August 2012 | 1 June 2013 | |
Copa del Rey | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | 1 November 2012 | 9 January 2013 | |
UEFA Europa League | Play-off Round | Round of 16 | 23 August 2012 | 14 March 2013 |
Pre-season
Kickoff times are in CET.
Win Draw Loss
Round | Date/Time | Opponents | Location | Score | Scorers | Referee |
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Friendly | 19 July 2012 – 18:30 | Deportiva Minera | Coliseo Minero, Cartagena | 2–0 | Michel 37', Koné 65' | Cristobal Boitia Moya (Murcia) |
Friendly | 22 July 2012 – 10:45 | Almería | La Manga Stadium, La Manga | 0–3 | ||
Friendly | 27 July 2012 – 20:30 | Burriana | San Fernando, Burriana | 3–0 | Roger 33', Koné 75', Juanlu 84' | Abraham Abad (Valencia) |
Italian Tour | 2 August 2012 – 20:55 | Perugia | Stadio Renato Curi, Perugia | 2–0 | Koné 41', Juanlu 80' | Fabricio Pasqua di Tivoli (Italy) |
Italian Tour | 5 August 2012 – 20:45 | Genoa | Stadio Teofilo Patini, Castel di Sangro | 1–0 | Barkero 68' | Gianpaolo Calvarese (Italy) |
Italian Tour | 8 August 2012 – 15:30 | Pescara | Stadio Adriatico, Pescara | 0–0 | Damato Antonio (Italy) | |
XIII Trofeo de la Cerámica | 11 August 2012 – 19:45 | Villarreal | El Madrigal, Vila-real | 1–2 | Ángel 12' | Juan Martínez Munuera (Valencia) |
La Liga
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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9 | Sevilla | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 58 | 54 | +4 | 50 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a] |
10 | Getafe | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 47 | |
11 | Levante | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 46 | |
12 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 44 | 65 | −21 | 45 | |
13 | Espanyol | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 44 |
Source: La Liga
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th goal difference; 5th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th goal difference; 5th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
Notes:
- ^ Since the 2012–13 Copa del Rey champions Atlético Madrid and runners-up Real Madrid qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League, the 5th, 6th and 7th placed teams qualified for the group stage, play-off round, and third qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League respectively.[1]
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 |
27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 23 | −12 |
Last updated: 14 March 2013.
Source: Levante UD
Matches
Kickoff times are in CET.
Round | Date/Time | Opponents | Location | Score | Scorers | Referee |
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1 | 19 August 2012 – 23:00 | Atlético Madrid | Ciutat de València, Valencia | 1–1 | El Zhar 5' | Clos Gómez (Aragon) |
2 | 27 August 2012 – 20:00 | Real Valladolid | José Zorrilla, Valladolid | 0–2 | Iglesias Villanueva (Galicia) | |
3 | 2 September 2012 – 18:00 | Espanyol | Ciutat de València, Valencia | 3–2 | Juanlu 54', Lell 56', Rodríguez 90+3' (o.g.) | J. A. Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria) |
4 | 15 September 2012 – 16:00 | Málaga | La Rosaleda, Málaga | 1–3 | Míchel 46' | Velasco Carballo (Community of Madrid) |
5 | 23 September 2012 – 16:00 | Real Sociedad | Ciutat de València, Valencia | 2–1 | Barkero 70' (pen.), Martins 86' | Hernández Hernández (Catalonia) |
6 | 30 September 2012 – 18:00 | Osasuna | El Sadar, Pamplona | 0–4 | Álvarez Izquierdo (Catalonia) | |
7 | 7 October 2012 – 16:00 | Valencia | Ciutat de València, Valencia | 1–0 | Martins 22' | Del Cerro Grande (Community of Madrid) |
8 | 21 October 2012 – 18:00 | Getafe | Alfonso Pérez, Getafe | 1–0 | Míchel 87' | Pérez Montero (Andalusia) |
9 | 28 October 2012 – 16:00 | Granada | Ciutat de València, Valencia | 3–1 | Martins 12', 60', Pedro Ríos 73' | Iglesias Villanueva (Galicia) |
10 | 4 November 2012 – 21:30 | Sevilla | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Sevilla | 0–0 | Clos Gómez (Aragon) | |
11 | 11 November 2012 – 21:30 | Real Madrid | Ciutat de València, Valencia | 1–2 | Ángel 62' | Muñiz Fernández (Asturias) |
12 | 18 November 2012 – 16:00 | Deportivo La Coruña | Riazor, A Coruña | 2–0 | Martins 40', Barkero 82' | Pérez Lasa (Basque Country) |
13 | 25 November 2012 – 21:00 | Barcelona | Ciutat de València, Valencia | 0–4 | Barkero 87' | Pérez Montero (Andalusia) |
14 | 2 December 2012 – 19:00 | Celta Vigo | Balaídos, Vigo | 1–1 | Roger 89' | Estrada Fernández (Catalonia) |
15 | 9 December 2012 – 19:00 | Mallorca | Ciutat de València, Valencia | 4–0 | Martins 43', Navarro 49', Rubén García 55', Iborra 58' | Delgado Ferreiro (Basque Country) |
16 | 16 December 2012 – 17:00 | Real Zaragoza | La Romareda, Zaragoza | 1–0 | Rubén García 19' | Iglesias Villanueva (Galicia) |
17 | 20 December 2012 – 20:00 | Rayo Vallecano | Campo de Vallecas, Vallecas | 0–3 | J. A. Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria) | |
18 | 6 January 2013 – 21:30 | Athletic Bilbao | Ciutat de València, Valencia | 3–1 | Lell 26', Iborra 45', El Zhar 69' | Paradas Romero (Andalusia) |
19 | 13 January 2013 – 19:00 | Real Betis | Benito Villamarín, Sevilla | 0–2 | Muñiz Fernández (Asturias) | |
20 | 20 January 2013 – 19:00 | Atlético Madrid | Vicente Calderón, Madrid | 0–2 | Delgado Ferreiro (Basque Country) | |
21 | 26 January 2013 – 18:00 | Real Valladolid | Ciutat de València, Valencia | 2–1 | Barkero 43', Rukavina 90' (o.g.) | Álvarez Izquierdo (Catalonia) |
22 | 2 February 2013 – 20:00 | Espanyol | Cornellà-El Prat, Cornellà de Llobregat | 2–3 | Rubén García 47', Martins 87' | Del Cerro Grande (Community of Madrid) |
23 | 9 February 2013 – 20:00 | Málaga | Ciutat de València, Valencia | 1–2 | Barkero 27' (pen.) | Clos Gómez (Aragon) |
24 | 17 February 2013 – 19:00 | Real Sociedad | Anoeta, San Sebastián | 1–1 | Míchel 29' (pen.) | Hernández Hernández (Catalonia) |
25 | 25 February 2013 – 21:00 | Osasuna | Ciutat de València, Valencia | 0–2 | González González (Castile and León) | |
26 | 2 March 2013 – 22:00 | Valencia | Mestalla, Valencia | 2–2 | Iborra 16', Barkero 89' | Velasco Carballo (Community of Madrid) |
27 | 10 March 2013 – 17:00 | Getafe | Ciutat de València, Valencia | 0–0 | Undiano Mallenco (Navarre) | |
28 | 17 March 2013 – 21:00 | Granada | Los Cármenes, Granada | 1-1 | Acquafresca 49' | Gil Manzano (Extremadura) |
29 | 31 March 2013 – | Sevilla | Ciutat de València, Valencia | 1–0 | Rubén García 39' | Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria) |
30 | 7 April 2013 – | Real Madrid | Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid | 5-1 | Míchel 31' | Clos Gómez (Aragon) |
31 | 14 April 2013 – | Deportivo La Coruña | Ciutat de València, Valencia | 0-4 | Estrada Fernández (Catalonia) | |
32 | 21 April 2013 – | Barcelona | Camp Nou, Barcelona | 1-0 | Undiano Mallenco (Navarre) | |
33 | 28 April 2013 – | Celta Vigo | Ciutat de València, Valencia | 0-1 | Muñiz Fernández (Asturias) | |
34 | 5 May 2013 – | Mallorca | Iberostar, Palma | 1-1 | Acquafresca 41' | González González (Castile and León) |
35 | 12 May 2013 – | Real Zaragoza | Ciutat de València, Valencia | 0-0 | Gil Manzano (Extremadura) | |
36 | 19 May 2013 – | Rayo Vallecano | Ciutat de València, Valencia | 3-2 | Acquafresca 52' Iborra 86' | Undiano Mallenco (Navarre) |
37 | 26 May 2013 – | Athletic Bilbao | San Mamés, Bilbao | 0-1 | Juanlu 89' | J. A. Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria) |
38 | 1 June 2013 – | Real Betis | Ciutat de València, Valencia | 1–1 | Pedro Ríos 50' | J. A. Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria) |
Copa del Rey
Kickoff times are in CET.
Round | Date | Time | Opponents | Location | Score | Scorers | Referee |
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Round of 32 (1st leg) | 1 November 2012 | 18:00 | Melilla | A | 0–1 | Del Cerro Grande (Community of Madrid) | |
Round of 32 (2nd leg) | 28 November 2012 | 19:30 | H | 4–1 (4–2 agg.) | Nikos 25', Roger 62', Míchel 76', Iborra 85' (pen.) | González González (Castile and León) | |
Round of 16 (1st leg) | 13 December 2012 | 20:00 | Real Zaragoza | H | 0–1 | Pérez Montero (Andalusia) | |
Round of 16 (2nd leg) | 9 January 2013 | 21:30 | A | 0–2 (0–3 agg.) | Estrada Fernández (Catalonia) |
UEFA Europa League
Qualifying stage
Kickoff times are in CET.
Round | Date/Time | Opponents | Location | Score | Scorers | Referee |
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Play-off round (1st leg) | 23 August 2012 – 20:45 | Motherwell | Fir Park, Motherwell | 2–0 | Juanlu 42', El Zhar 62' | Antti Munukka (Finland) |
Play-off round (2nd leg) | 30 August 2012 – 20:45 | Ciutat de València, Valencia | 1–0 (3–0 agg.) | Gekas 72' | Clément Turpin (France) |
Group stage
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Hannover 96 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Levante | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 11 | |
3 | Helsingborgs IF | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 4[a] | |
4 | Twente | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4[a] |
Source: Soccerway
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ a b Head-to-head points: Helsingborg 4, Twente 1.
Kickoff times are in CET.
Round | Date/Time | Opponents | Location | Score | Scorers | Referee |
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Matchday 1 | 20 September 2012 – 21:05 | Helsingborg | Ciutat de València, Valencia | 1–0 | Juanfran 40' | Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus) |
Matchday 2 | 4 October 2012 – 19:00 | Hannover 96 | AWD-Arena, Hanover | 1–2 | Míchel 10' (pen.) | Liran Liany (Israel) |
Matchday 3 | 25 October 2012 – 19:00 | Twente | Ciutat de València, Valencia | 3–0 | Míchel 59' (pen.), Ríos 78', 88' | Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia) |
Matchday 4 | 8 November 2012 – 21:00 | Twente | De Grolsch Veste, Enschede | 0–0 | Tony Chapron (France) | |
Matchday 5 | 22 November 2012 – 19:00 | Helsingborg | Olympia, Helsingborg | 3–1 | Ángel 8', Diop 37', Iborra 81' | Alan Kelly (Republic of Ireland) |
Matchday 6 | 6 December 2012 – 21:05 | Hannover 96 | Ciutat de València, Valencia | 2–2 | Ángel 49', Iborra 90+4' | Alexandru Tudor (Romania) |
Knockout stage
Round | Date/Time | Opponents | Location | Score | Scorers | Referee |
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Round of 32 (1st leg) | 14 February 2013 – 19:00 | Olympiacos | Ciutat de València, Valencia | 3–0 | Pedro Ríos 10', Martins 30', 56', Barkero 40' (pen.) | Manuel Gräfe (Germany) |
Round of 32 (2nd leg) | 21 February 2013 – 21:05 | Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus | 1–0 (4–0 agg.) | Martins 9' | Matej Jug (Slovenia) | |
Round of 16 (1st leg) | 7 March 2013 – 21:05 | Rubin Kazan | Ciutat de València, Valencia | 0–0 | Antony Gautier (France) | |
Round of 16 (2nd leg) | 14 March 2013 – 18:00 | Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow | 0–2 (a.e.t.)(0–2 agg.) | Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia) |
Squad
- As of 17 March 2013.[2]
No. | Pos. | Name | League | Cup | Europe | Total | Discipline | Note | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||||
1 | GK | Gustavo Munúa | 24 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 24 | 0 | 3 | |||
13 | GK | Keylor Navas | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||
2 | DF | Massimo Volta | – | – | 4 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | 2 | on loan from Sampdoria | ||
4 | DF | David Navarro | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||
5 | DF | Héctor Rodas | 3 (3) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 (1) | 0 | 12 (4) | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
6 | DF | Loukas Vyntra | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | 2 | |||
12 | DF | Juanfran | 21 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 5 | 1 | 26 (1) | 1 | 7 | |||
15 | DF | Nikos Karabelas | 2 (1) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 (1) | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
18 | DF | Sergio Ballesteros (C) | 22 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 9 | 0 | 32 (1) | 0 | 14 | |||
19 | DF | Pedro López | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 (1) | 0 | 19 (1) | 0 | 5 | |||
22 | DF | Christian Lell | 15 (1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 (1) | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
28 | DF | Iván | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
7 | MF | José Barkero | 21 (2) | 5 | – | – | 5 (5) | 1 | 26 (7) | 6 | 5 | |||
8 | MF | Nabil El Zhar | 17 (4) | 2 | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 (2) | 1 | 21 (6) | 3 | 6 | |||
10 | MF | Vicente Iborra | 24 | 3 | 1 (1) | 1 | 11 | 2 | 34 (3) | 6 | 9 | 1 | ||
11 | MF | Rubén García | 11 (8) | 3 | 2 (1) | 0 | 6 (3) | 0 | 19 (12) | 3 | 3 | |||
14 | MF | Dariusz Dudka | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (4) | 0 | ||||
16 | MF | Pedro Ríos | 5 (8) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 (1) | 3 | 15 (9) | 4 | 3 | |||
17 | MF | Valdo | 1 (4) | 0 | – | – | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 (6) | 0 | 1 | on loan from Atlante | ||
20 | MF | Juanlu | 13 (6) | 1 | 2 (1) | 0 | 4 (3) | 1 | 19 (10) | 2 | 7 | |||
23 | MF | Pape Diop | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 12 | |||
9 | FW | Robert Acquafresca | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | on loan from Bologna | |||
21 | FW | Míchel | 12 (12) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 (2) | 2 | 19 (14) | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | |
27 | FW | Roger | 1 (5) | 1 | 2 (1) | 1 | – | – | 3 (6) | 2 | 2 | |||
– | MF | Óscar Serrano | – | – | 2 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | ||||
– | MF | Miguel Pallardó | 0 (5) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 (5) | 0 | 4 (10) | 0 | 1 | on loan to Almería | ||
– | FW | Ángel | 2 (7) | 1 | 3 (1) | 0 | 3 (3) | 2 | 8 (11) | 3 | 1 | on loan to Elche | ||
– | FW | Obafemi Martins | 18 (2) | 7 | 1 (2) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 22 (4) | 9 | 7 | |||
– | FW | Theofanis Gekas | 2 (2) | 0 | – | – | 5 | 1 | 7 (2) | 1 | 1 |
*Italics denotes no longer with club.