| 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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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.
Review and events
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| 21 July 2012 Friendly | Burriana | 0–4 | | 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 Bruno Uche Gerard |
Stadium: Estadio Municipal San Fernando |
| 25 July 2012 Friendly | Huesca | 3–3 | | Huesca, Spain |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | M. Martínez Jokin |
http://villarrealcf.es/es/noticias/noticias-generales/item/952-huesca | Gerard Valero Trigueros |
Stadium: Estadio El Alcoraz |
| 28 July 2012 Friendly | Ontinyent | 1–2 | | El Saler, Spain |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Moreno |
http://villarrealcf.es/es/noticias/noticias-generales/item/959-trabajado-triunfo-ante-el-ontinyent-2-1 | Gerard |
Stadium: El Saler |
| 1 August 2012 Friendly | Huracán | 1–0 | | 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 | | Balma, France |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Abdennour |
http://villarrealcf.es/es/noticias/noticias-generales/item/985-tablas-ante-el-toulouse-en-francia-1-1 | Uche |
Stadium: Stade Municipal de Balma |
| 10 August 2012 Friendly | Gimnàstic de Tarragona | 1–0 | | Tarragona, Spain |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Eugeni |
Stadium: Nou Estadi |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Report | Jesé |
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 Pandiani |
Kepa |
Stadium: El Madrigal |
| 8 September 2012 4 | Ponferradina | 0–1 | Villarreal | Ponferrada |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Pandiani |
Stadium: El Toralín |
| 15 September 2012 5 | Villarreal | 1–0 | Hércules | Vilarreal |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Cavenaghi |
Stadium: El Madrigal |
| 22 September 2012 6 | Las Palmas | 2–2 | Villarreal | Las Palmas |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Bifouma |
Senna |
Stadium: Gran Canaria |
| 29 September 2012 7 | Villarreal | 2–0 | Córdoba | Vilarreal |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Pérez Uche |
Stadium: El Madrigal |
| 7 October 2012 8 | Sporting Gijón | 2–0 | Villarreal | Gijón |
| 12:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Mandi Rodríguez Carmona Sangoy |
Bruno Toribio |
Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 20,000 |
| 13 October 2012 9 | Villarreal | 1–1 | Huesca | Vilarreal |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Senna Mellberg Pandiani Costa |
López Lázaro |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 7,000 |
| 21 October 2012 10 | Recreativo | 2–0 | Villarreal | Huelva |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Chuli Montoro Zamora Szymanowski Valle |
Senna Pérez Lejeune Mario |
Stadium: Nuevo Colombino |
| 27 October 2012 11 | Villarreal | 2–0 | Mirandés | Vilarreal |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Uche |
Stadium: El Madrigal |
| 3 November 2012 12 | Numancia | 1–1 | Villarreal | Soria |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Nieto Sunday Juanma Bedoya |
Trigueros Pérez |
Stadium: Los Pajaritos |
| 11 November 2012 13 | Villarreal | 1–1 | Real Murcia | Vilarreal |
| 12:00 CET (UTC+1) | Trigueros Oriol Senna Toribio |
Catalá C. García Molinero Berjón Matilla |
Stadium: El Madrigal |
| 17 November 2012 14 | Racing Santander | 0–3 | Villarreal | Santander |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Francis Bouazza Assulin |
Trigueros Uche Oriol |
Stadium: El Sardinero |
| 24 November 2012 15 | Villarreal | 1–1 | Lugo | Vilarreal |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Cani Musacchio |
De Coz Díaz Tonetto Marco |
Stadium: El Madrigal |
| 2 December 2012 16 | Elche | 1–0 | Villarreal | Elche |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Suárez Coro Linares |
Senna Musacchio |
Stadium: Martínez Valero |
| 9 December 2012 17 | Villarreal | 4–0 | Alcorcón | Vilarreal |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Senna Melberg Bruno Uche Pérez Cavenaghi |
Mora Manu Laguardia Abraham Ángel |
Stadium: El Madrigal |
| 15 December 2012 18 | Girona | 2–0 | Villarreal | Girona |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Juanlu Benja Tébar Jandro |
Bruno Pandiani Cani Mellberg Mariño |
Stadium: Montilivi |
| 20 December 2012 19 | Xerez | 0–0 | Villarreal | Jerez |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Ruz Cámara Tato |
Cavenaghi Trigueros Bruno Pérez |
Stadium: Chapín |
| 5 January 2013 20 | Villarreal | 1–3 | Barcelona B | Vilarreal |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Melberg Senna Pereira |
Planas Grimaldo Lobato Costa |
Stadium: El Madrigal |
| 12 January 2013 21 | Almería | 1–1 | Villarreal | Almería |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Pallerano Henrique Corona Verza |
Costa Juan Carlos Cani Mellberg Musacchio Bruno |
Stadium: Juegos Mediterráneos |
| 19 January 2013 22 | Real Madrid Castilla | 5–0 | Villarreal | Madrid |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Morata Álex García Mateos Jesé Mosquera Cheryshev González |
Summary | Bruno |
Stadium: Alfredo di Stéfano Stadium |
| 25 January 2013 23 | Villarreal | 3–0 | Sabadell | Vilarreal |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Gerard Oriol Musacchio Cani Pereira |
Ciércoles |
Stadium: El Madrigal |
| 2 February 2013 24 | Guadalajara | 0–0 | Villarreal | Guadalajara |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Soriano Pérez |
Summary | Pereira Musacchio |
Stadium: Pedro Escartín |
| 9 February 2013 25 | Villarreal | 3–0 | Ponferradina | Vilarreal |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Pereira Senna Perbet Dorado |
Summary | Moreno Isaías |
Stadium: El Madrigal |
| 17 February 2013 26 | Hércules | 1–1 | Villarreal | Alicante |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Peña Pamarot Redondo Sardinero Cabrera |
Summary | Musacchio Farinós Bruno |
Stadium: Rico Pérez |
| 24 February 2013 27 | Villarreal | 1–1 | Las Palmas | Vilarreal |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Perbet Gómez |
Summary | Murillo Bifouma Castellano Vitolo Pignol |
Stadium: El Madrigal |
| 3 March 2013 28 | Córdoba | 0–2 | Villarreal | Córdoba |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Armando Dubarbier Vico |
Musacchio Gómez Pereira Perbet Costa Farinós |
Stadium: Nuevo Arcángel Attendance: 8,108 |
| 10 March 2013 29 | Villarreal | 2–1 | Sporting Gijón | Vilarreal |
| 12:00 CET (UTC+1) | Costa Uche Farinós Pereira |
Cases Bernardo Trejo Sangoy |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 10,000 |
| 16 March 2013 30 | Huesca | 0–1 | Villarreal | Huesca |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | López Pacheco García Juan Carlos Núñez |
Costa Mario Bruno Pereira Trigueros |
Stadium: El Alcoraz Attendance: 3,800 |
| 24 March 2013 31 | Villarreal | 1–1 | Recreativo | Vilarreal |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Costa Gerard |
Montoro Valle Berrocal Arana |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 11,000 |
| 31 March 2013 32 | Mirandés | 1–5 | Villarreal | Miranda de Ebro |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Muneta Koikili Díaz de Cerio |
Gerard Cani Perbet Mario Pereira |
Stadium: Anduva Attendance: 4,764 |
| 7 April 2013 33 | Villarreal | 6–1 | Numancia | Vilarreal |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Perbet Canteros Bruno Gerard Dorado Uche Regalón |
Sunday Martín Juanma Álvarez Larrea Regalón |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 11,000 |
| 14 April 2013 34 | Real Murcia | 1–1 | Villarreal | Murcia |
| 12:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Kike Matilla Acciari Albiol Nafti Sutil |
Costa Manu |
Stadium: Nueva Condomina Attendance: 8,471 |
| 21 April 2013 35 | Villarreal | 1–0 | Racing Santander | Vilarreal |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Gómez Oriol |
Barrio Pérez |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 18,000 |
| 27 April 2013 36 | Lugo | 0–0 | Villarreal | Lugo |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Seoane Manu López |
Senna Musacchio |
Stadium: Anxo Carro Attendance: 2,500 |
| 5 May 2013 37 | Villarreal | 2–3 | Elche | Vilarreal |
| 12:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Perbet Bruno Uche Musacchio |
Gil Generelo Coro Ángel Suárez |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 12,000 |
| 12 May 2013 38 | Alcorcón | 1–3 | Villarreal | Alcorcón |
| 12:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Nagore Kike Sanz Camille Enrich Sánchez Lamas Riera Prendes |
Uche Cani Bruno Mellberg Aquino Juan Carlos Canteros |
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
Second round
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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Minutes played
Bookings
Transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 June 2012 | DEF | Free[1] | ||
| 13 May 2012 | DEF | Loan return | ||
| 13 May 2012 | MID | Loan return | ||
| 13 May 2012 | FW | Loan return | ||
| 13 May 2012 | GK | Loan return | ||
| 8 August 2012 | DEF | Free[2] |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2012 | GK | €3.5M[3] | ||
| 2 June 2012 | DEF | €5M[4] | ||
| 17 June 2012 | MID | Undisclosed[5] | ||
| 17 July 2012 | FW | Undisclosed[6] | ||
| 12 July 2012 | MID | Undisclosed[7] | ||
| 13 July 2012 | FW | Undisclosed[8] | ||
| 1 June 2012 | GK | Retirement | Free | |
| 3 June 2012 | FW | Loan return | ||
| 1 August 2012 | MID | €7M[9] | ||
| 1 June 2012 | DEF | Free | ||
| 2 August 2012 | DEF | Undisclosed[10] | ||
| 1 July 2012 | MID | Undisclosed[11] | ||
| 9 August 2012 | DEF | Free agent | Free | |
| 4 January 2013 | FW | €9.5M |
Loan out
| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2012 | 15 May 2013 | FW | Loan[12] | ||
| 10 July 2012 | 15 May 2013 | MID | Loan | ||
| 8 August 2012 | 15 May 2013 | DEF | 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.