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2012–13 Levante UD season

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.

Levante UD
2012–13 season
PresidentQuico Catalán
Head coachJuan Ignacio Martínez
StadiumCiutat de València
La Liga10th
Copa Del ReyRound of 16
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Martins (7)
All:
Martins (9)

Competitions edit

Overall edit

As of 14 March 2013
Competition Started round Current position/round Final position First match Last match
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 edit

Kickoff times are in CET.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Round Date/Time Opponents Location Score Scorers Referee
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 edit

Main article: 2012–13 La Liga

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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:
  1. ^ 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 edit

Overall Home Away
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 edit

Kickoff times are in CET.

Round Date/Time Opponents Location Score Scorers Referee
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 edit

Main article: 2012–13 Copa del Rey

Kickoff times are in CET.

Round Date Time Opponents Location Score Scorers Referee
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 edit

Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying stage edit

Kickoff times are in CET.

Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round
Round Date/Time Opponents Location Score Scorers Referee
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 edit

Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group L

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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   Helsingborg 6 1 1 4 9 12 −3 4[a]
4   Twente 6 0 4 2 5 10 −5 4[a]
Source: Soccerway
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tiebreakers: Helsingborg are ranked ahead of Twente on head-to-head points.

Kickoff times are in CET.

Round Date/Time Opponents Location Score Scorers Referee
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 edit

Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Round Date/Time Opponents Location Score Scorers Referee
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 edit

As of 17 March 2013.[2]
No. Pos. Name League Cup Europe Total Discipline Note
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.

References edit

  1. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA Europa League 2013/14" (PDF). Nyon: UEFA. March 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  2. ^ "First team squad". LevanteUD.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
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