| 2012–13 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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| ← 2011–122013–14 → | ||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Main article: 2012–13 La LigaLeague table
| 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 |
| 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 |
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.
Results summary
| 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
Kickoff times are in CET.
Copa del Rey
Main article: 2012–13 Copa del ReyKickoff 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
Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Europa LeagueQualifying stage
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
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
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Levante
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 11 | |
| 3 |  Helsingborgs IF
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Twente
|
6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 |
Notes:
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
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
- As of 17 March 2013.
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | Cup | Europe | Total | Discipline | Note | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | 
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| 1 | GK |  Gustavo Munúa
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24 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 24 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 13 | GK |  Keylor Navas
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2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | DF | Massimo Volta
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– | – | 4 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | 2 | on loan from Sampdoria
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| 4 | DF | David Navarro
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23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 5 | DF | Héctor Rodas
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3 (3) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 (1) | 0 | 12 (4) | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 6 | DF | Loukas Vyntra
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4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 12 | DF | Juanfran
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21 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 5 | 1 | 26 (1) | 1 | 7 | |||
| 15 | DF | Nikos Karabelas
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2 (1) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 (1) | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 18 | DF | Sergio Ballesteros (C)
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22 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 9 | 0 | 32 (1) | 0 | 14 | |||
| 19 | DF | Pedro López
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10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 (1) | 0 | 19 (1) | 0 | 5 | |||
| 22 | DF | Christian Lell
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15 (1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 (1) | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 28 | DF | Iván
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– | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | MF | José Barkero
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21 (2) | 5 | – | – | 5 (5) | 1 | 26 (7) | 6 | 5 | |||
| 8 | MF |  Nabil El Zhar
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17 (4) | 2 | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 (2) | 1 | 21 (6) | 3 | 6 | |||
| 10 | MF | Vicente Iborra
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24 | 3 | 1 (1) | 1 | 11 | 2 | 34 (3) | 6 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 11 | MF | Rubén García
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11 (8) | 3 | 2 (1) | 0 | 6 (3) | 0 | 19 (12) | 3 | 3 | |||
| 14 | MF |  Dariusz Dudka
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0 (2) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (4) | 0 | ||||
| 16 | MF | Pedro Ríos
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5 (8) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 (1) | 3 | 15 (9) | 4 | 3 | |||
| 17 | MF |  Valdo
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1 (4) | 0 | – | – | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 (6) | 0 | 1 | on loan from  Atlante
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| 20 | MF | Juanlu
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13 (6) | 1 | 2 (1) | 0 | 4 (3) | 1 | 19 (10) | 2 | 7 | |||
| 23 | MF |  Pape Diop
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22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 12 | |||
| 9 | FW | Robert Acquafresca
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1 | 0 | – | – | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | on loan from Bologna
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| 21 | FW | Míchel
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12 (12) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 (2) | 2 | 19 (14) | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | |
| 27 | FW | Roger
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1 (5) | 1 | 2 (1) | 1 | – | – | 3 (6) | 2 | 2 | |||
| – | MF | Óscar Serrano
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– | – | 2 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | ||||
| – | MF | Miguel Pallardó
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0 (5) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 (5) | 0 | 4 (10) | 0 | 1 | on loan to Almería | ||
| – | FW | Ángel
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2 (7) | 1 | 3 (1) | 0 | 3 (3) | 2 | 8 (11) | 3 | 1 | on loan to Elche | ||
| – | FW |  Obafemi Martins
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18 (2) | 7 | 1 (2) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 22 (4) | 9 | 7 | |||
| – | FW | Theofanis Gekas
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2 (2) | 0 | – | – | 5 | 1 | 7 (2) | 1 | 1 | |||
*Italics denotes no longer with club.
References
- "Regulations of the UEFA Europa League 2013/14" (PDF). Nyon: UEFA. March 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- "First team squad". LevanteUD.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
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