# 2012–13 Villarreal CF season

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.

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | 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 | 065.63 |
| Copa del Rey | 12 September 2012 | 12 September 2012 | Second round | Second round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 33 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 68 | 40 | +28 | 063.64 |
Source: Competitions

### Segunda División
#### League table

| 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 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source:

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | L | D | L | W | D | D | W | D | L | W | L | D | L | D | L | W | D | W | D | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

#### Matches
### 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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ESP | Diego Mariño |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Mario |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Joan Oriol |
| 4 | DF | ARG | Mateo Musacchio |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Joan Truyols |
| 6 | DF | SWE | Olof Mellberg |
| 7 | FW | FRA | Jérémy Perbet (on loan from Mons) |
| 8 | FW | NGA | Ikechukwu Uche |
| 9 | MF | MEX | Javier Aquino |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Cani |
| 11 | MF | PAR | Hernán Pérez |
| 14 | MF | ESP | Manu Trigueros |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | ESP | Javier Farinós |
| 16 | DF | ESP | José Dorado |
| 17 | DF | ESP | Javi Venta |
| 18 | DF | ESP | Jaume Costa |
| 19 | MF | ESP | Marcos Senna (captain) |
| 20 | MF | ARG | Héctor Canteros |
| 21 | MF | ESP | Bruno (2nd captain) |
| 22 | MF | ESP | Juanma |
| 24 | FW | ESP | Jonathan Pereira |
| 25 | GK | ESP | Juan Carlos |
| 27 | MF | ESP | Moi Gómez |
| 29 | MF | ESP | Pablo Íñiguez |
| 32 | FW | ESP | Gerard |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | FRA | Florian Lejeune (at Stade Brest) |
| — | DF | COL | Cristián Zapata (at Milan) |
| — | DF | ESP | Toño (at Sabadell) |
| — | MF | ESP | Javier Camuñas (at Deportivo La Coruña) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ARG | Gonzalo Castellani (at Godoy Cruz) |
| — | MF | NED | Jonathan de Guzmán (at Swansea City) |
| — | FW | ESP | Gerard Bordas (at Girona) |
| — | FW | ESP | Joselu (at Córdoba) |

### Minutes played
## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
| 13 June 2012 | DEF | Javi Venta | Levante | Free |
| 13 May 2012 | DEF | Iván Marcano | Olympiacos | Loan return |
| 13 May 2012 | MID | Jefferson Montero | Real Betis | Loan return |
| 13 May 2012 | FW | Ikechukwu Uche | Granada | Loan return |
| 13 May 2012 | GK | Juan Carlos | Elche | Loan return |
| 8 August 2012 | DEF | Olof Mellberg | Olympiacos | Free |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
| 22 May 2012 | GK | Diego López | Sevilla | €3.5M |
| 2 June 2012 | DEF | Iván Marcano | Rubin Kazan | €5M |
| 17 June 2012 | MID | Jefferson Montero | Monarcas Morelia | Undisclosed |
| 17 July 2012 | FW | Nilmar | Al-Rayyan | Undisclosed |
| 12 July 2012 | MID | Mubarak Wakaso | Espanyol | Undisclosed |
| 13 July 2012 | FW | Marco Ruben | Dynamo Kyiv | Undisclosed |
| 1 June 2012 | GK | César | Retirement | Free |
| 3 June 2012 | FW | Alejandro Martinuccio | Fluminense | Loan return |
| 1 August 2012 | MID | Borja Valero | Fiorentina | €7M |
| 1 June 2012 | DEF | Carlos Marchena | Deportivo La Coruña | Free |
| 2 August 2012 | DEF | Gonzalo Rodríguez | Fiorentina | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2012 | MID | Gonzalo Castellani | Godoy Cruz | Undisclosed |
| 9 August 2012 | DEF | Ángel López | Free agent | Free |
| 4 January 2013 | FW | Giuseppe Rossi | Fiorentina | €9.5M |

### Loan out

| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | To |
| 1 July 2012 | 15 May 2013 | FW | Joselu | Córdoba | Loan |
| 10 July 2012 | 15 May 2013 | MID | Jonathan de Guzmán | Swansea City | Loan |
| 8 August 2012 | 15 May 2013 | DEF | Cristián Zapata | Milan | Loan |

## 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". ESPN. 2012-05-23. Archived from the original on January 3, 2013. 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.
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