2012–13 Real Zaragoza season

The 2012–13 Real Zaragoza season is the 78th season in club history.

Real Zaragoza
2012–13 season
La LigaLeague starts on August 2012
Copa Del ReyEntering into Round of 32

Review and events edit

Competitions edit

La Liga edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Osasuna 38 10 9 19 33 50 −17 39
17 Celta Vigo 38 10 7 21 37 52 −15 37
18 Mallorca (R) 38 9 9 20 43 72 −29 36 Relegation to Segunda División
19 Deportivo La Coruña (R) 38 8 11 19 47 70 −23 35
20 Zaragoza (R) 38 9 7 22 37 62 −25 34
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
(R) Relegated

Legend edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Matches edit

20 August 2012 1 Real Zaragoza 0 – 1 Real Valladolid Zaragoza
23:00 Apoño   68'
José Mari   82'
Report Jaime   11'
González   45',   74'
Rubio   63'
Sastre   85'
Stadium: La Romareda
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández
Assistant referees: Manuel Aboy Rivas
Miguel Martínez Munuera
Fourth official: Alexandre Alemán
25 August 2012 2 Espanyol 1 – 2 Real Zaragoza Barcelona
21:00 Albín   24'   50'
Mubarak   39'
Álvaro   43'
Sánchez   79'
Rodríguez   85'
Gómez   90+3'
Report Apoño   51' (pen.)
Goni   59'
Pintér   66'
Rodríguez   82'
Montañés   85'
Postiga   89'
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
Attendance: 16,923
Referee: José Luis Paradas Romero
Assistant referees: Jesús Zancada Lobato
Jorge Canelo Prieto
Fourth official: Abraham Domínguez
1 September 2012 3 Real Zaragoza 0 – 1 Málaga Zaragoza
18:00 José Mari   58' Summary Weligton   30'
Camacho   56',   74'
Duda   84'
Saviola   90'
Stadium: La Romareda
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Alberto Undiano
Assistant referees: Roberto Díaz
Juan Yuste
Fourth official: Iosu Galech
16 September 2012 4 Real Sociedad 2 – 0 Real Zaragoza San Sebastián
19:50 De la Bella   38'
I. Martínez   55'
Bergara   57'
Vela   61' (pen.),   68'
Griezmann   90+3'
Summary Paredes   37'
Abraham   90+1'
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias
Assistant referees: Alfonso Costoya
Víctor Fernández
Fourth official: José Corral
22 September 2012 5 Real Zaragoza 3 – 1 Osasuna Zaragoza
16:00 Postiga   4'
Timor   45' (o.g.)
Abraham   67'
Apoño   71' (pen.)
Paredes   84'
Summary Armenteros   29',   77'
Loé   70'
Stadium: La Romareda
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Miguel Pérez Lasa
Assistant referees: Teodoro Sobrino Magán
Jacobo Martínez Segovia
Fourth official: Carlos Moreno
29 September 2012 6 Valencia 2 – 0 Real Zaragoza Valencia
16:00 Feghouli   12',   45+1'   62'
T. Costa   48'
Viera   59'
Soldado   82'
Summary José Mari   24'
Săpunaru   74'
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Pedro Pérez
Assistant referees: José Matías
Alfonso Hernández
Fourth official: Juan Vico
6 October 2012 7 Real Zaragoza 0 – 1 Getafe Zaragoza
18:00 Romaric   9'
Săpunaru   21'
José Mari   48'
Postiga   50'
Roberto   63'
Álvaro   63'
Summary Abraham   22'
Torres   32'
Castro   64' (pen.)
Barrada   84'
Stadium: La Romareda
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: César Muñiz
Assistant referees: José Fernández
Francisco Martín
Fourth official: Óscar Marín
21 October 2012 8 Granada 1 – 2 Real Zaragoza Granada
17:00 Iriney   31',   72'
Nyom   40'
López   63'
El-Arabi   77'
Ortiz   83'
Orellana   86'
Summary Movilla   1'
Postiga   3',   21'
Rodríguez   27'
Paredes   59'
Apoño   73'
Stadium: Los Cármenes
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: José Teixeira
Assistant referees: Francisco Lamsfús
César García
Fourth official: Raúl Nicolás
28 October 2012 9 Real Zaragoza 2 – 1 Sevilla Zaragoza
12:00 Postiga   36'
Săpunaru   45',   61'
Rodríguez   79'
Movilla   82'
Summary Botía   12'
Spahić   63'
Medel   70',   90+5'
Fazio   90'
Navas   90+4'
Stadium: La Romareda
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Carlos Del Cerro
Assistant referees: Marcos Álvarez
Abraham Álvarez
Fourth official: Valentín Pizarro
3 November 2012 10 Real Madrid 4 – 0 Real Zaragoza Madrid
20:00 Higuaín   23'
Di María   25'
Modrić   37',   90+2'
Ramos   65'
Essien   89'
Summary Abraham   70'
Săpunaru   75'
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 67,227
Referee: Javier Estrada
Assistant referees: Jordi Esquerdo
Francisco Martín
Fourth official: Juan Perdigones
10 November 2012 11 Real Zaragoza 5 – 3 Deportivo La Coruña Zaragoza
20:00 Loovens   17'
Apoño   28' (pen.)
Abraham   50'
Álvaro   59',   66'
Montañés   61'
Postiga   77', 82'
Săpunaru   90'
Summary Gama   13'
Riki   21'
Pinto   26'
Pizzi   27'   49'
Camuñas   65'
Laure   85'
Bodipo   90+2'
Stadium: La Romareda
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Fernando Teixeira
Assistant referees: Raúl Cabañero
Marcos Álvarez
Fourth official: Ángel Hernández
17 November 2012 12 Barcelona 3 – 1 Real Zaragoza Barcelona
20:00 Messi   16', 60'
Song   28'
Summary Montañés   24'
Zuculini   48'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 73,428
Referee: Miguel Ayza
Assistant referees: Miguel Martínez
Jorge Paredes
Fourth official: Alonso Vizuete
26 November 2012 13 Real Zaragoza 0 – 1 Celta Vigo Zaragoza
21:00 Săpunaru   32'
Álvaro   87'
Apoño   88'
Summary Cabral   35'
Aspas   83'
Stadium: La Romareda
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Carlos Delgado
Assistant referees: Aitor Ríos
Andoni Huerga
Fourth official: Juan López
2 December 2012 14 Mallorca 1 – 1 Real Zaragoza Palma
21:00 Pereira   42'
Bigas   45+3'
Víctor   47',   85'
Summary Loovens   2'   13'
Postiga   16'
Săpunaru   28'
Movilla   89'
Roberto   90+4'
Stadium: Iberostar
Attendance: 7,735
Referee: Miguel Pérez
Assistant referees: Teodoro Sobrino
Jacobo Martínez
Fourth official: Ander Zarrabeitia
8 December 2012 15 Rayo Vallecano 0 – 2 Real Zaragoza Madrid
21:00 Bangoura   63'
Fuego   80'
Summary Zuculini   21',   59'
Abraham   27'
Álvaro   53'
Apoño   60'
Stadium: Vallecas
Attendance: 7,834
Referee: Alberto Undiano
Assistant referees: Roberto Díaz
Jesús Calvo
Fourth official: Pablo Fernández
16 December 2012 16 Real Zaragoza 0 – 1 Levante Zaragoza
12:00 Săpunaru   26'
Postiga   53'
Movilla   63'
Apoño   70'
Summary García   19'
Iborra   44'
Martins   50'
Lell   68'   90+3'
Diop   72'
Juanlu   89'
Stadium: La Romareda
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias
Assistant referees: Alfonso Costoya
Víctor Fernández
Fourth official: Jon González
22 December 2012 17 Athletic Bilbao 0 – 2 Real Zaragoza Bilbao
22:00 Herrera   52' Summary Apoño   31' (pen.)
Săpunaru   34'
Postiga   42'
Montañés   60'
Babović   77'
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 15,651
Referee: Antonio Mateu
Assistant referees: Pau Cebrián
Jorge Canelo
Fourth official: César Soto
4 January 2013 18 Real Zaragoza 1 – 2 Real Betis Zaragoza
21:30 Movilla   26'
Paredes   45'
Postiga   52'
Montañés   77'
Álvaro   81',   90+4'
Abraham   90+1'
Summary Cañas   19'
Amaya   41'
Castro   44'
Nosa   50'
Molina   58'
Beñat   71'
Nacho   89'
Stadium: La Romareda
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: José Teixeira
13 January 2013 19 Atlético Madrid 2 – 0 Real Zaragoza Madrid
19:00 Tiago   31'
Falcao   38' (pen.)
Miranda   90+3'
Summary Paredes   26'
Săpunaru   37'
José Mari   75'
Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: José González
20 January 2013 20 Real Valladolid 2 – 0 Real Zaragoza Valladolid
17:00 Guerra   12'
Ramos   63'
Óscar   74'
Summary Apoño   45'
Lanzaro   45+1'
Abraham   60'
Stadium: Nuevo José Zorrilla
Attendance: 13,058
Referee: Carlos Del Cerro
26 January 2013 21 Real Zaragoza 0 – 0 Espanyol Zaragoza
20:00 Abraham   20'
Săpunaru   51'   82'
Summary López   23'   79'
Sánchez   33'
Stuani   59'
Gómez   74'
Stadium: La Romareda
Attendance: 18,000
Referee:   Pedro Pérez
3 February 2013 22 Málaga 1 – 1 Real Zaragoza Málaga
12:00 Isco   23' (pen.)
Portillo   55'
Weligton   68'
Toulalan   80'
Baptista   82'
Summary Postiga   13'
Paredes   21'
Abraham   40'
José Mari   64'   90+2'
Rodri   81'
Stadium: La Rosaleda
Attendance: 28,000
Referee:   Alfonso Álvarez

Copa del Rey edit

Round of 32 edit

31 October 2012 First Leg Real Zaragoza 1 – 0 Granada Zaragoza
20:00 Săpunaru   33'
Álvaro   58'
Aranda   79'
Summary Ortiz   39'
Nyom   69'
Mainz   86'
Stadium: La Romareda
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez
29 November 2012 Second Leg Granada 2 – 1
(2 – 2 agg.)
Real Zaragoza Granada
19:30 Ighalo   27'
Torje   48'
Mainz   66'
Iriney   79'
Benítez   88'
Summary Romaric   31'
Postiga   42'   59'
José Mari   56'
Álvaro   77'
Săpunaru   81'
Franco   90'
Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 21,000
Referee:   Jesús Gil

Round of 16 edit

13 December 2012 First Leg Levante 0 – 1 Real Zaragoza Valencia
20:00 El Zhar   57' Summary José Mari   28'
Movilla   64'
Aranda   90+2'
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 10,862
Referee:   Pedro Pérez
9 January 2013 Second Leg Real Zaragoza 2 – 0
(3 – 0 agg.)
Levante Zaragoza
21:30 Zuculini   23',   24'
Aranda   42'
Montañés   60'
Summary Ríos   24'
Pallardó   34'
Volta   50'
Rodas   59'
Stadium: La Romareda
Attendance: 12,000
Referee:   Javier Estrada

Quarter-finals edit

16 January 2013 First Leg Real Zaragoza 0 – 0 Sevilla Zaragoza
19:30 Álvaro   26'
Paredes   84'
Summary Navas   40'
Maduro   73'
Stadium: La Romareda
Attendance: 5,000
Referee:   Fernando Teixeira
23 January 2013 Second Leg Sevilla 4 – 0
(4 – 0 agg.)
Real Zaragoza Seville
19:30 Spahić   17'
Negredo   36', 67' (pen.)
Rakitić   45+3'
Manu   90+2'
Summary Wilchez   11'
Fernández   26'
González   49'   65'
Săpunaru   69'
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 20,000
Referee:   Carlos Velasco

Squad edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ESP Roberto
2 MF   ESP José Movilla
3 DF   ESP Javier Paredes
4 DF   ESP Álvaro González
5 DF   ITA Maurizio Lanzaro
6 FW   ESP Rodri
7 FW   CMR Henri Bienvenu
8 FW   ESP Edu Oriol
9 FW   POR Hélder Postiga
10 MF   ESP Apono
11 FW   ESP Paco Montanes
12 MF   CIV Romaric
13 GK   ARG Leo Franco
14 DF   ESP Jose Manuel Fernandez
15 MF   ESP José Mari
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF   NED Glenn Loovens
17 MF   SRB Stefan Babovic
18 MF   ARG Lucas Wílchez
19 DF   ROU Cristian Sapunaru
20 MF   ARG Franco Zuculini
21 DF   ESP Abraham Minero
22 MF   HUN Ádám Pintér
23 FW   ESP Javi Álamo
24 MF   ESP Rubén Rochina
25 FW   ESP Adria Carmona
26 FW   ESP Jorge Ortí
32 FW   ESP Víctor Rodríguez
33 DF   ESP Carlos Hernández
35 DF   SRB Ivan Obradovic
40 GK   ESP Kilian Falcón

Sources edit