The 2012–13 Segunda División season (known as the Liga Adelante for sponsorship reasons) was the 82nd since its establishment. The season started on 17 August 2012 and the league phase of 42 rounds ended on 9 June 2013. The entire season ended on 22 June 2013 with the promotion play-off finals.
Teams A total of 22 teams contested the league, including 15 sides from the 2011–12 season, four promoted from the 2011–12 Segunda División B and three relegated from 2011–12 La Liga.
Villarreal CF, Sporting de Gijón and Racing de Santander were the teams which were relegated from La Liga the previous season. Villarreal was relegated after 12 years in La Liga, Sporting de Gijón returned to the Segunda División after a four-year tenure in La Liga, while Racing de Santander ended ten consecutive seasons in La Liga, the longest period in its history. Deportivo de La Coruña was promoted the previous season and made their immediate return to the top level, Celta de Vigo after five years in the Segunda División, and the other team promoted to La Liga as play-off winner was Valladolid after two years of absence.
The teams relegated the previous season were Villarreal B, Gimnàstic de Tarragona, Alcoyano and Cartagena. These four were replaced by four Segunda División B teams: Real Madrid Castilla (group 1 champions and 2ªB champions), Mirandés (group 2 champions and 2ªB runners-up) and the winners of third round play-offs Ponferradina and Lugo. Ponferradina made an immediate return to the second level, while Real Madrid Castilla and Lugo returned to it respectively after 5 and 19 years. Finally, Mirandés made their debut in the second level.
Villarreal B did not finish in the relegation places, but Villarreal were relegated from Liga BBVA, and the rule of Spain is that two teams of the same owner cannot play in the same league, forcing Villarreal B's relegation.
Stadia and locations
Team Home city Stadium Stadium capacity Alcorcón Alcorcón Santo Domingo 5,400 Almería Almería Juegos Mediterráneos 22,000 Barcelona B Barcelona Mini Estadi 15,276 Córdoba Córdoba El Arcángel 18,280 Elche Elche Martínez Valero 36,017 Girona Girona Estadi Municipal Montilivi 9,282 Guadalajara Guadalajara Pedro Escartín 8,000 Hércules Alicante José Rico Pérez 30,000 Huesca Huesca El Alcoraz 5,300 Las Palmas Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Estadio Gran Canaria 31,250 Lugo Lugo Anxo Carro 4,800 Mirandés Miranda de Ebro Municipal de Anduva 6,000 Murcia Murcia Nueva Condomina 31,179 Numancia Soria Nuevo Los Pajaritos 9,025 Ponferradina Ponferrada El Toralín 8,800 Racing Santander Santander El Sardinero 22,222 Real Madrid Castilla Madrid Alfredo di Stéfano 12,000 Recreativo Huelva Nuevo Colombino 21,670 Sabadell Sabadell Nova Creu Alta 20,000 Sporting de Gijón Gijón El Molinón 30,000 Villarreal Villarreal El Madrigal 25,000 Xerez Jerez de la Frontera Municipal de Chapín 20,523
Personnel and sponsorship Team Chairman Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorAlcorcón Julián Villena José Bordalás Rubén SanzErreàAlmería Alfonso García Xavi Gracia CoronaNikeUrcisol.comBarcelona B Sandro Rosell Eusebio Sacristán Ilie SánchezNikeQatar Foundation, UnicefCórdoba Carlos González Juan Eduardo Esnáider Gaspar GálvezNikeElche José Sepulcre Fran Escribá Sergio MantecónAcerbisGioseppoGirona Joaquim Boadas Rubi Dani MalloLuanvi RDIGuadalajara Germán Retuerta Carlos Terrazas Jorge MartínJomaCaja de GuadalajaraHércules Jesús García Pitarch Quique Hernández Paco PeñaNikeComunitat ValencianaHuesca Fernando Losfablos Jorge D'Alessandro Joaquín SorribasBemiserCaja InmaculadaLas Palmas Miguel Ángel Ramírez Sergio Lobera David GarcíaHummel Gran CanariaLugo José Bouso Quique Setién Manu RodríguezUmbroEstrella GaliciaMirandés Ramiro Revuelta Carlos Pouso Iván AgustínBemiserProvince of BurgosMurcia Jesús Samper Onésimo Sánchez RichiJomaNumancia Francisco Rubio Pablo Machín Txomin NagoreErreàSolarigPonferradina José Fernández Nieto Claudio Barragán MáyoradidasBio3Racing Santander Ángel Lavín Alejandro Menéndez Mario FernándezKelmeReal Madrid Castilla Nicolás Martín-Sanz Alberto Toril Nacho adidas BwinRecreativo Pablo Comas-Mata Sergi Barjuán David CórcolesHummel CajasolSabadell Joan Soteras Lluís Carreras Agustín FernándezKelmeSporting de Gijón Manuel Vega-Arango José Ramón Sandoval Roberto CanellaKappaGijón / Asturias, Ternera AsturianaVillarreal Fernando Roig Marcelino García Toral Marcos Senna/Bruno SorianoXtepXerez Rafael Mateos Carlos Ríos Jesús MendozaCejudoCajasol
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table Racing de Santander Álvaro Cervera End of contract 12 May 2012 Juan Carlos Unzué 19 June 2012 20th (in La Liga) Villarreal Miguel Ángel Lotina End of contract 16 May 2012 Manuel Preciado 6 June 2012 Sporting de Gijón Javier Clemente End of contract 17 May 2012 Manolo Sánchez 17 May 2012 19th (in La Liga) Recreativo Juan Manuel Rodríguez End of contract 30 June 2012 Sergi Barjuán 29 May 2012 17th (2011–12) Villarreal Manuel Preciado Deceased 7 June 2012 Julio Velázquez 14 June 2012 Las Palmas Juan Manuel Rodríguez End of contract 30 June 2012 Sergio Lobera 17 June 2012 9th (2011–12) Girona Javi Salamero End of contract 30 June 2012 Rubi 8 June 2012 15th (2011–12) Almería Esteban Vigo End of contract 30 June 2012 Xavi Gracia 12 June 2012 7th (2011–12) Elche César Ferrando End of contract 30 June 2012 Fran Escribá 12 June 2012 10th (2011–12) Córdoba Paco Jémez End of contract 30 June 2012 Rafael Berges 13 June 2012 5th (2011–12) Huesca Quique Hernández End of contract 30 June 2012 Fabri González 16 June 2012 13th (2011–12) Murcia Iñaki Alonso Mutual consent 30 June 2012 Gustavo Siviero 4 July 2012 18th (2011–12) Alcorcón Juan Antonio Anquela End of contract 30 June 2012 José Bordalás 26 June 2012 4th (2011–12) Xerez Vicente Moreno End of contract 30 June 2012 Esteban Vigo 4 July 2012 14th (2011–12) Huesca Fabri González Mutual consent 7 August 2012 Antonio Calderón 8 August 2012 13th (2011–12) Racing de Santander Juan Carlos Unzué Sacked 13 August 2012 Fabri González 14 August 2012 20th (in La Liga) Sporting de Gijón Manolo Sánchez Sacked 18 October 2012 José Ramón Sandoval 18 October 2012 17th Hércules Juan Carlos Mandiá Sacked 22 October 2012 Quique Hernández 22 October 2012 20th Huesca Antonio Calderón Sacked 10 December 2012 Ángel Royo (as caretaker) 11 December 2012 19th Racing de Santander Fabri González Sacked 11 December 2012 José Aurelio Gay 12 December 2012 20th Huesca Ángel Royo End of tenure as caretaker 25 December 2012 Jorge D'Alessandro 25 December 2012 20th Villarreal Julio Velázquez Sacked 13 January 2013 Marcelino García Toral 14 January 2013 7th Murcia Gustavo Siviero Sacked 4 February 2013 Onésimo Sánchez 4 February 2013 17th Xerez Esteban Vigo Sacked 18 February 2013 Carlos Ríos 20 February 2013 22nd Racing de Santander José Aurelio Gay Sacked 5 March 2013 Alejandro Menéndez 5 March 2013 20th Córdoba Rafael Berges Sacked 8 April 2013 Juan Eduardo Esnáider 8 April 2013 9th
League table
Positions by round
Results
Promotion play-offs
This promotion phase (known as Promoción de ascenso) was to determine the third team which was promoted to 2013–14 La Liga. Teams placed between 3rd and 6th position (excluding reserve teams) took part in the promotion play-offs. Fifth placed faced against the fourth, while the sixth positioned team faced against the third. The first leg of the semi-finals was played on 12 June, the best positioned team was played at home the second leg on 16 June. The final was also two-legged, with the first leg on 19 June and the second leg on 23 June, with the best positioned team also playing at home the second leg. Girona and Almería played the final phase, where Almería was winner and promoted to La Liga after a two-year absence. Alcorcón and Las Palmas were eliminated in semi-finals.
Play-Offs
Semifinals
First leg
Second leg
Final
Awards and season statistics
Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Charles Almería 272 Jesé Real Madrid Castilla 223 Yuri Ponferradina 214 Gerard Deulofeu Barcelona B 18 Oriol Riera Alcorcón 186 Javier Portillo Hércules 177 Javier Acuña Girona 168 Chuli Recreativo 15 Óscar Díaz Lugo 15 Vitolo Las Palmas 15
Zamora Trophy The Zamora Trophy is awarded by newspaper Marca to the goalkeeper with least goals-to-games ratio. RankNameClubGoalsMatchesAverage1 Manu Elche25392 Juan Carlos Villarreal30323 Roberto Santamaría Ponferradina33314 Yoel Lugo36335 Ismael Falcón Hércules43376 Esteban Almería50427 Iago Herrerín Numancia41348 Iñaki Goitia Mirandés50419 Dani Mallo Girona493910 Alberto Córdoba5240
Fair Play award This award is given annually since 1999 to the team with the best fair play during the season. This ranking takes into account aspects such as cards, suspension of matches, audience behaviour and other penalties. This section not only aims to know this aspect, but also serves to break the tie in teams that are tied in all the other rules: points, head-to-head, goal difference and goals scored.
Rank Team Games Points1Barcelona B 42992Girona 421133Guadalajara 421194Lugo 421215Mirandés 421246Real Madrid Castilla 421277Racing Santander 421308Elche 421319Córdoba 42135Ponferradina 4213511Almería 4214012Numancia 4214713Hércules 4215614Villarreal 4215915Sabadell 4216016Huesca 4216317Las Palmas 4216618Recreativo 4217119Sporting Gijón 4218520Alcorcón 4218921Murcia 4219422Xerez 42196
Source: 2012–13 Fair Play Rankings Season
Scoring First goal of the season: Jean Marie Dongou for Barcelona B against Almería (17 August 2012) Fastest goal in a match: 17 seconds – Máyor for SD Ponferradina against Sabadell (17 March 2013) Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+5 minutes Ernesto Galán (own goal) for Sabadell against Xerez (24 February 2013) Manu Trigueros for Villarreal against Real Murcia (14 April 2013) Widest winning margin: 5 Girona 5–0 Las Palmas (16 September 2012) Real Madrid Castilla 5–0 Villarreal (19 January 2013) Córdoba 5–0 Real Murcia (20 January 2013) Villarreal 6–1 Numancia (7 April 2013) Real Madrid Castilla 6–1 Mirandés (21 April 2013) Most goals in a match: 9 – Barcelona 4–5 Almería (17 August 2012) First hat-trick of the season: Gerard Deulofeu for Barcelona against Almería (17 August 2012) Most goals by one player in a single match: 3 Gerard Deulofeu for Barcelona against Almería (17 August 2012) Aníbal Zurdo for Sabadell against Almería (8 September 2012) Oriol Riera for Alcorcón against Las Palmas (8 September 2012) Chuli for Recreativo against Alcorcón (6 October 2012) Vitolo for Las Palmas against Córdoba (24 November 2012) Charles for Almería against Racing Santander (2 December 2012) Airam for Lugo against Xerez (30 March 2013) Most goals by one team in a match: 6 Villarreal 6–1 Numancia (7 April 2013) Real Madrid Castilla 6–1 Mirandés (21 April 2013) First own goal of the season: Tomás Mejías for Barcelona B against Real Madrid Castilla (25 August 2012) Most goals in one half by one team: 5 – Real Madrid Castilla 6–1 Mirandés (21 April 2013) Most goals scored by losing team: 4 – Barcelona B 4–5 Almería (17 August 2012)
Discipline First yellow card: Charles for Almería against Barcelona B (17 August 2012) First red card: Carles Planas for Barcelona B against Almería (17 August 2012)
Attendances
Teams by autonomous community Autonomous communityNumber of teamsTeams1 Andalusia4Almería, Córdoba, Recreativo and Xerez2 Castile and León3Mirandés, Numancia and Ponferradina Catalonia3Barcelona B, Girona and Sabadell Valencian Community3Elche, Hércules and Villarreal5 Community of Madrid2Alcorcón and Real Madrid Castilla6 Aragón1Huesca Asturias1Sporting Gijón Canary Islands1Las Palmas Cantabria1Racing Santander Castile-La Mancha1Guadalajara Galicia1Lugo Region of Murcia1Murcia
See also List of Spanish football transfers summer 2012 List of Spanish football transfers winter 2012–13 2012–13 La Liga 2013 Segunda División play-offs