# 2012–13 Málaga CF season

The 2012–13 season was the 81st season in Málaga CF's history and their 32nd season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. It covers a period from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013.
During the season, Málaga competed in the UEFA Champions League for the first time in their history.

## Players
### Squad information

The numbers are established according to the official website:www.malagacf.es and www.lfp.es
Updated 2 June 2013
| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
| 1 | GK | Carlos Kameni | 29 | EU | 2012 (Winter) | 12 | 0 | 2014 | Free | Second nationality: France |
| 2 | RB | Jesús Gámez (captain) | 28 | EU | 2005 | 242 | 1 | 2016 | Youth system | |
| 3 | CB | Weligton (VC) | 33 | Non-EU | 2007 | 176 | 8 | 2013 | Free | |
| 4 | CB | Diego Lugano | 32 | EU | 2013 | 11 | 0 | 2013 | Loan | Second nationality: Italy |
| 5 | CB | Martín Demichelis | 32 | EU | 2011 (Winter) | 84 | 7 | 2014 | €3,000,000 | Second nationality: Italy |
| 6 | DM | Ignacio Camacho | 23 | EU | 2011 (Winter) | 61 | 3 | 2014 | €1,500,000 | |
| 7 | RW | Joaquín | 31 | EU | 2011 | 57 | 6 | 2014 | €4,200,000 | |
| 8 | DM | Jérémy Toulalan | 29 | EU | 2011 | 44 | 3 | 2015 | €11,000,000 | |
| 9 | CF | Javier Saviola | 31 | EU | 2012 | 27 | 8 | 2013 | Free | Second nationality: Spain |
| 10 | AM | Júlio Baptista | 31 | EU | 2011 (Winter) | 29 | 14 | 2013 | €2,500,000 | Second nationality: Spain |
| 11 | AM | Sebastián Fernández | 28 | EU | 2010 | 79 | 12 | 2015 | €3,600,000 | Second nationality: Spain |
| 12 | FW | Lucas Piazon | 19 | Non-EU | 2013 | 11 | 0 | 2013 | Loan | |
| 13 | GK | Willy Caballero | 31 | EU | 2011 (Winter) | 79 | 0 | 2016 | €900,000 | Second nationality: Spain |
| 14 | AM | Pedro Morales | 28 | Non-EU | 2013 | 7 | 3 | 2013 | Loan | |
| 16 | DM | Manuel Iturra | 29 | EU | 2012 | 25 | 0 | 2013 | Free | Second nationality: Italy |
| 17 | LW | Duda (VC) | 33 | EU | 2008 | 224 | 30 | 2013 | Free | |
| 18 | LW | Eliseu | 29 | EU | 2010 | 161 | 17 | 2014 | €2,000,000 | |
| 19 | RM | Francisco Portillo | 23 | EU | 2010 | 47 | 2 | 2015 | Youth system | |
| 21 | RB | Sergio Sánchez | 27 | EU | 2011 | 37 | 0 | 2015 | €2,800,000 | |
| 22 | AM | Isco | 21 | EU | 2011 | 69 | 14 | 2017 | €6,000,000 | |
| 23 | CB | Oguchi Onyewu | 31 | EU | 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2013 | Loan | Second nationality: Belgium |
| 24 | CF | Roque Santa Cruz | 31 | EU | 2012 | 31 | 8 | 2013 | Loan (€800,000) | Second nationality: Spain |
| 25 | LB | Vitorino Antunes | 26 | EU | 2013 | 11 | 1 | 2013 | Loan | |
| 45 | CF | Fabrice Olinga | 17 | Non-EU | 2012 | 2 | 1 | 2012 | Youth system | |

### Transfers
#### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| | MF | Xavi Torres | 25 | EU | Levante | Loan return | Summer | 2013 | N/A | |
| 10 | MF | Apoño | 28 | EU | Zaragoza | Loan return | Summer | 2014 | N/A | |
| | ST | Edinho | 29 | EU | Académica | Loan return | Summer | 2012 | N/A | |
| | DM | Manuel Iturra | 28 | Non-EU | União de Leiria | Transfer | Summer | 2013 | Free | Málagacf.com |
| | CF | Javier Saviola | 30 | EU | Benfica | Transfer | Summer | 2013 | Free | Málagacf.com |
| | CF | Roque Santa Cruz | 31 | EU | Manchester City | Loan | Summer | 2013 | €800,000 | Málagacf.com |
| 23 | CB | Oguchi Onyewu | 30 | EU | Sporting CP | Loan | Summer | 2013 | Free | Málagacf.com |
| | FW | Lucas Piazon | 18 | Non-EU | Chelsea | Loan | Winter | 2013 | NA | ChelseaFC.com |
| 4 | CB | Diego Lugano | 32 | EU | Paris Saint-Germain | Loan | Winter | 2013 | N/A | Málagacf.com |
| | AM | Pedro Morales | 27 | Non-EU | Dinamo Zagreb | Loan | Winter | 2013 | N/A | |
| | LB | Vitorino Antunes | 25 | EU | Paços de Ferreira | Loan | Winter | 2013 | N/A | Málagacf.com |
Total expenditure: €800,000

#### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
| | FW | Ruud van Nistelrooy | 35 | EU | | Retirement | Summer | Free | |
| | DF | Hélder Rosário | 32 | EU | | End of contract | Summer | Free | |
| | MF | Javi López | 24 | EU | | End of contract | Summer | Free | |
| | FW | Edinho | 29 | EU | Académica | Loan | Summer | N/A | Todomercado.es |
| | MF | Sandro Silva | 28 | Non-EU | Cruzeiro | Loan | Summer | N/A | Málagacf.com |
| | DF | Iván González | 24 | EU | | Contract cancellation | Summer | Free | Málagacf.com |
| 1 | GK | Rubén Martínez | 28 | EU | Rayo Vallecano | Loan | | N/A | |
| | DM | Xavi Torres | 25 | EU | Getafe | Transfer | Summer | €400,000 | Getafecf.com |
| | CM | Apoño | 28 | EU | Zaragoza | Transfer | Summer | €1,000,000 | Málagacf.com |
| 23 | FW | Salomón Rondón | 22 | EU | Rubin Kazan | Transfer | Summer | €10,000,000 | Rubin-kazan.ru (in Russian) |
| 12 | MF | Santi Cazorla | 27 | EU | Arsenal | Transfer | Summer | €19,000,000 | Arsenal.com |
| 14 | CB | Joris Mathijsen | 32 | EU | Feyenoord | Transfer | Summer | Free | Málagacf.com |
| 24 | CB | Javier Malagueño | 29 | EU | | Contract cancellation | | | Málagacf.com |
| 16 | DM | Enzo Maresca | 32 | EU | Sampdoria | Transfer | Summer | €2,000,000 | LigaBBVA.com |
| | CM | Recio | 21 | EU | Granada | Loan | Winter | N/A | Málagacf.com |
| 26 | CF | Juanmi | 19 | EU | Racing Santander | Loan | Winter | N/A | |
| 20 | AM | Diego Buonanotte | 24 | EU | Granada | Transfer | Winter | €2,300,000 | Málagacf.com |
| 15 | LB | Nacho Monreal | 26 | EU | Arsenal | Transfer | Winter | €10,000,000 | Málagacf.com |
Total income: €45,700,000

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Manuel Pellegrini |
| 2nd coach | Rubén Cousillas |
| Technical assistant | Enrique Ruiz |
| General manager | Moyad Shatat |
| Sporting director | Armando Husillos |
| Sporting adviser | Antonio Tapia |
| Physical trainer | José Cabello |
| Goalkeepers coach | Xabi Mancisidor |
| Physical readaptor | Fernando Lacomba |
| Head of medical services | Juan Carlos Pérez Frías |
| Masseuse | Marcelino Torrontegui |
| Physiotherapists | Luis Barbado Hugo Camarero |
| Team delegate | Vicente Valcarce |
| Field delegates | Giráldez Carrasco Miguel Zambrana Juan Carlos Salcedo |
Source: Malagacf.com

## Competitions
### La Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 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 | |
* 1 2 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.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 26 May 2013. Source: Competitive matches

#### 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 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | W | W | D | W | L | W | D | L | L | D | W | L | W | W | W | L | L | D | W | D | W | W | L | D | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | D | W | L |
| Position | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |

#### Matches
### UEFA Champions League
#### Play-off round
#### Group stage

| 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 | — |

#### Knockout phase
##### Quarter-finals
## Statistics
### Goals

| R | Player | Position | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Total |
| 1 | Roque Santa Cruz | CF | 9 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 1 | Isco | AM | 9 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | Joaquín | RW | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | Javier Saviola | CF | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | Eliseu | LW | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | Martín Demichelis | CB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Júlio Baptista | AM | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Pedro Morales | AM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Francisco Portillo | RW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Ignacio Camacho | DM | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Duda | LW | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Diego Buonanotte | LW | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Weligton | CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Oguchi Onyewu | CB | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Seba Fernández | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Fabrice Olinga | CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Juanmi | CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Nacho Monreal | LB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Vitorino Antunes | LB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Manuel Iturra | DM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | N/A | N/A | 53 | 13 | 19 | 85 |
Last updated: 2 June 2013 Source: Match reports in Competitive matches