# 2012–13 in Spanish football

The 2012–13 season was the 109th season of competitive football in Spain. It started officially on 1 July 2012 and ended on 30 June 2013.

## Competitions dates

La Liga and Segunda División started for its first time around middle August, after previous season it was frustrated because of strike. All competitions made a break during Christmas holidays between 24 December 2012 and 3 January 2013.
| Competition | Starts | Ends | Notes |
| La Liga | 18 August 2012 | 1 June 2013 | All weekends except breaks: 9 September, 14 October, winter break and 24 March. Pre-weekend: 21 December and 1 June. Draw was released on 10 July 2012. |
| Segunda División | 17 August 2012 | 23 June 2013 | All weekends except winter break. Pre-weekend: 21 December. Play-offs on 12, 16, 19 and 23 June 2013. Draw was released on 10 July 2012. |
| Segunda División B | 25 August 2012 | 30 June 2013 | All weekends except winter break. All league matches (regular phase) must finish at maximum on 19 May 2013. Play-offs in weekends from 26 May to 30 June 2013. Draw was released on 16 July 2012. Group III was rescheduled on 8 September 2012. |
| Tercera División | 24 August 2012 | 30 June 2013 | All weekends except winter break. All league matches (regular phase) from all groups must finish at maximum on 19 May 2013. Play-offs in weekends from 26 May to 30 June 2013. |
| Copa del Rey | 29 August 2012 | 18 May 2013 | Draws and calendar |
| Supercopa de España | 23 August 2012 | 29 August 2012 | |
| Copa Federación | 1 August 2012 | 21 March 2013 | |
| Primera División (women) | 1 September 2012 | 5 May 2013 | Calendar |
| Segunda División (women) | 9 September 2012 | 21 April 2013 | Calendar |
| Copa de la Reina | 12 May 2013 | 16 June 2013 | Calendar |

## Transfer windows
### Retirements

The following players retired from association football at the end of 2011–12 season or during this season, being the last club a member of 2012–13 La Liga or 2012–13 Segunda División:
| Name | Club of retirement | Date |
| Ruud van Nistelrooy | Málaga | 14 May 2012 |
| Mikel Aranburu | Real Sociedad | 14 May 2012 |
| Aitor Ocio | Athletic Bilbao | 14 June 2012 |

## Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

Teams promoted to 2012–13 La Liga
* Deportivo de La Coruña
* Celta de Vigo
* Real Valladolid
Teams relegated from 2011–12 La Liga
* Villarreal CF
* Sporting de Gijón
* Racing de Santander
Teams promoted to 2012–13 Segunda División
* Real Madrid Castilla
* CD Mirandés
* SD Ponferradina
* CD Lugo
Teams relegated from 2011–12 Segunda División
* Villarreal CF B
* FC Cartagena
* CD Alcoyano
* Gimnàstic de Tarragona
Teams promoted to 2012–13 Segunda División B
| Caudal Deportivo CF Fuenlabrada CD Marino CD Ourense Real Madrid C | Avilés Barakaldo CF CD Izarra SD Logroñés SD Noja Peña Sport FC Racing de Santander B CD Tudelano | CD Binissalem CD Constancia RCD Espanyol B Levante UD B AE Prat Yeclano Deportivo | Arroyo CP Atlético Sanluqueño CF Loja CD San Fernando CD UCAM Murcia CF |
Teams relegated from 2011–12 Segunda División B
| Celta de Vigo B UB Conquense Montañeros CF CD Toledo UD Vecindario | Arandina CF Burgos CF Gimnástica Segoviana CF SD Lemona CF Palencia | Andorra CF CD Dénia CF Gandía CD Manacor CF Sporting Mahonés | CD Badajoz AD Ceuta CF La Unión Lorca Atlético CF Polideportivo Ejido CD Puertollano CD Roquetas Sporting Villanueva Promesas |

## National team

The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.

### FIFA World Cup qualifiers

Spain was in Group I of the 2014 World Cup qualification process.

### FIFA Confederations Cup

Spain participated in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. Spain was in Group B and was winner in this group.

### Friendlies
## Spanish friendly tournaments

List of some friendly matches or short tournaments celebrated in Spain, mainly at summer as part of pre-season, which participated La Liga and Segunda División teams. Other historical tournaments are also included.

### Other unofficial/friendly tournaments

Other unofficial major tournaments or friendly matches celebrated in Spain were:
* 2012 Supercopa de Catalunya (suspended)
* 2012 Castilla y León Cup
* 2011–12 Copa Catalunya Final
* 2012–13 Copa Catalunya
* 2012 Basque Country national football team friendly match
* 2013 Catalonia national football team friendly match (Trofeu Catalunya Internacional)
* 2013 Maspalomas International Football Tournament
* 2013 Football Impact Cup
* 2013 Copa del Sol
* 2013 Costa del Sol Trophy
* 2013 Bahía de Cádiz Cup
* 2013 Marbella Cup
* 2013 La Manga Cup

## Competitions
### Trophy & League Champions

| Competition | Winner | Details | At |
| La Liga | Barcelona | 2012–13 La Liga | Cornellà-El Prat |
| Segunda División | Elche | 2012–13 Segunda División (Play-Off 2ª) | Manuel Martínez Valero |
| Segunda División B | Overall Champions: Deportivo Alavés Overall Runners-up: Tenerife Group 1: Tenerife Group 2: Deportivo Alavés Group 3: L'Hospitalet Group 4: Real Jaén | 2012–13 Segunda División B (Play-Off 2ªB) | Heliodoro Rodríguez López |
| Tercera División | Group 1: Racing de Ferrol Group 2: CD Tuilla Group 3: CD Tropezón Group 4: CD Laudio Group 5: UE Olot Group 6: Elche CF Ilicitano Group 7: CD Puerta Bonita Group 8: Burgos CF Group 9: CD El Palo Group 10: Algeciras CF Group 11: Santa Eulàlia Group 12: UD Las Palmas Atlético Group 13: La Hoya Lorca CF Group 14: Extremadura UD Group 15: AD San Juan Group 16: Haro Deportivo Group 17: CD Sariñena Group 18: CD Toledo | 2012–13 Tercera División (Play-Off 3ª) | — |
| Copa del Rey | Atlético Madrid | 2012–13 Copa del Rey | Santiago Bernabéu |
| Supercopa de España | Real Madrid | 2012 Supercopa de España Beat Barcelona 4–4 on agg. away goals (3–2 away and 2–1 home) | Santiago Bernabéu |
| Copa Federación de España | UE Sant Andreu | 2012–13 Copa Federación de España | Narcís Sala |
| Primera División (women) | Barcelona | 2012–13 Primera División (women) | San Mamés |
| Segunda División (women) | Group 1: Oviedo Moderno CF Group 2: Añorga KKE Group 3: Girona FC Group 4: Granada CF Group 5: AD Torrejón CF Group 6: CD Achamán Santa Lucía Group 7: Fundación Albacete Group 8: CD Charco del Pino | 2012–13 Segunda División (women) | — |
| Copa de la Reina | Barcelona | 2013 Copa de la Reina | La Ciudad del Fútbol |

## League tables
### La Liga

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Barcelona (C) | 38 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 115 | 40 | +75 | 100 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 103 | 42 | +61 | 85 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 65 | 31 | +34 | 76 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 4 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 70 | 49 | +21 | 66 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 5 | Valencia | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 67 | 54 | +13 | 65 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 6 | Málaga | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 57 | |
| 7 | Real Betis | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round |
| 8 | Rayo Vallecano | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 53 | |
| 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 | |
| 14 | Valladolid | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 43 | |
| 15 | Granada | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 42 | |
| 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 | Relegation to Segunda División |
| 20 | Zaragoza (R) | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 37 | 62 | −25 | 34 | Relegation to Segunda División |
* 1 2 3 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.
* ↑ Málaga was excluded from participating in any UEFA club competition in 2013–14 season as a punishment for not complying with UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations. Málaga appealed against this UEFA ban, but the Court of Arbitration for Sport confirmed the decision of the UEFA Club Financial Control Body.
* ↑ Rayo Vallecano was excluded from participating in any UEFA club competition for the next season after RFEF denied them a "UEFA license" because they didn't meet the requirements as they were immersed in a creditor contest. They appealed to CAS in June 2013 and on 11 July that decision was confirmed. The team placed behind them, Sevilla, took their spot at the Europa League third qualifying round.

### Segunda División

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Promotion to La Liga |
| 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 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Alcorcón | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 69 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 6 | Las Palmas | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 66 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 7 | Ponferradina | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 66 | |
| 8 | Real Madrid Castilla | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 80 | 62 | +18 | 59 | |
| 9 | Barcelona B | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 76 | 71 | +5 | 57 | |
| 10 | Sporting Gijón | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 60 | 53 | +7 | 56 | |
| 11 | Lugo | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 56 | |
| 12 | Numancia | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 55 | |
| 13 | Recreativo | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 54 | |
| 14 | Córdoba | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 54 | |
| 15 | Mirandés | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 52 | |
| 16 | Sabadell | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 54 | 69 | −15 | 52 | |
| 17 | Hércules | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 43 | 53 | −10 | 50 | |
| 18 | Guadalajara (R) | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 50 | Relegation to Segunda División B |
| 19 | Murcia | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 43 | 56 | −13 | 47 | |
| 20 | Racing Santander (R) | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 51 | −13 | 46 | Relegation to Segunda División B |
| 21 | Huesca (R) | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 45 | Relegation to Segunda División B |
| 22 | Xerez (R) | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 38 | 74 | −36 | 30 | Relegation to Tercera División |
* 1 2 LPA 1–0 PON; PON 0–1 LPA
* 1 2 SPG 1–1 LUG; LUG 1–2 SPG
* 1 2 CÓR 0–2 REC; REC 2–1 CÓR
* 1 2 SAB 1–1 MIR; MIR 2–0 SAB
* 1 2 HÉR 0–0 GUA; GUA 0–2 HÉR
* ↑ Guadalajara were relegated to the Segunda División B by the LFP. Guadalajara had appealed the decision, but LFP confirmed the sanction. CEDD also confirmed the relegation.
* ↑ Xerez were relegated to the Tercera División on 1 August after enduring serious financial difficulties for several years.

## Spanish clubs in Europe
### UEFA Champions League
#### Play-off round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Málaga | 2–0 | Panathinaikos | 2–0 | 0–0 |

#### Group stage
##### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MLG | MIL | ZEN | AND |
| 1 | Málaga | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 |
| 2 | Milan | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 | Advance to knockout phase | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| 3 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 7 | Transfer to Europa League | 2–2 | 2–3 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Anderlecht | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 5 | | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | — |

##### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DOR | RMA | AJX | MCI |
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | 2–2 | — | 4–1 | 3–2 |
| 3 | Ajax | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 4 | Transfer to Europa League | 1–4 | 1–4 | — | 3–1 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 3 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — |

##### Group F

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAY | VAL | BATE | LIL |
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–1 | 4–1 | 6–1 |
| 2 | Valencia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | 1–1 | — | 4–2 | 2–0 |
| 3 | BATE Borisov | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 6 | Transfer to Europa League | 3–1 | 0–3 | — | 0–2 |
| 4 | Lille | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | — |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Bayern Munich 4, Valencia 1.

##### Group G

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAR | CEL | BEN | SPM |
| 1 | Barcelona | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 |
| 2 | Celtic | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Benfica | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Spartak Moscow | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 | | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | — |

#### Knockout phase
##### Round of 16

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Milan | 2–4 | Barcelona | 2–0 | 0–4 |
| Real Madrid | 3–2 | Manchester United | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Valencia | 2–3 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Porto | 1–2 | Málaga | 1–0 | 0–2 |

##### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Málaga | 2–3 | Borussia Dortmund | 0–0 | 2–3 |
| Real Madrid | 5–3 | Galatasaray | 3–0 | 2–3 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 3–3 (a) | Barcelona | 2–2 | 1–1 |

##### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Bayern Munich | 7–0 | Barcelona | 4–0 | 3–0 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 4–3 | Real Madrid | 4–1 | 0–2 |

### UEFA Europa League
#### Third qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Athletic Bilbao | 4–3 | Slaven Belupo | 3–1 | 1–2 |

#### Play-off Round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Athletic Bilbao | 9–3 | HJK | 6–0 | 3–3 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Motherwell | 0–3 | Levante | 0–2 | 0–1 |

#### Group stage
##### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PLZ | ATL | ACA | HTA |
| 1 | Viktoria Plzeň | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Atlético Madrid | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Académica | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 5 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 4 | | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | — |

##### Group I

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | OL | SPR | ATH | IKS |
| 1 | Lyon | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 16 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Sparta Prague | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| 3 | Athletic Bilbao | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 5 | | 2–3 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 2 | | 3–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — |

##### Group L

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HAN | LEV | HEL | TWE |
| 1 | Hannover 96 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 |
| 2 | Levante | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Helsingborgs IF | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 4 | | 1–2 | 1–3 | — | 2–2 |
| 4 | Twente | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | — |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Helsingborg 4, Twente 1.

#### Knockout phase
##### Round of 32

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Atlético Madrid | 1–2 | Rubin Kazan | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Levante | 4–0 | Olympiacos | 3–0 | 1–0 |

##### Round of 16

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Levante | 0–2 | Rubin Kazan | 0–0 | 0–2 (aet) |