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
Competition Started round Current position/round Final position First match Last matchLa Liga — 10th 19 August 2012 1 June 2013Copa del Rey Round of 32 Round of 16 1 November 2012 9 January 2013UEFA Europa League Play-off Round Round of 16 23 August 2012 14 March 2013
Pre-season Kickoff times are in CET.
Round Date/Time Opponents Location Score Scorers RefereeFriendly 19 July 2012 – 18:30 Deportiva Minera Coliseo Minero, Cartagena Michel , Koné 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 Roger , Koné , Juanlu Abraham Abad (Valencia)Italian Tour 2 August 2012 – 20:55 Perugia Stadio Renato Curi, Perugia Koné , Juanlu Fabricio Pasqua di Tivoli (Italy)Italian Tour 5 August 2012 – 20:45 Genoa Stadio Teofilo Patini, Castel di Sangro 1–0 Barkero 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 Juan Martínez Munuera (Valencia)
La Liga
League table
Results summary
Matches Kickoff times are in CET.
Round Date/Time Opponents Location Score Scorers Referee1 19 August 2012 – 23:00 Atlético Madrid Ciutat de València, Valencia 1–1 El Zhar Clos Gómez (Aragon)2 27 August 2012 – 20:00 Real Valladolid José Zorrilla, Valladolid 0–2 Iglesias Villanueva (Galicia)3 2 September 2012 – 18:00 Espanyol Ciutat de València, Valencia 3–2 Juanlu , Lell , Rodríguez J. A. Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria)4 15 September 2012 – 16:00 Málaga La Rosaleda, Málaga 1–3 Míchel Velasco Carballo (Community of Madrid)5 23 September 2012 – 16:00 Real Sociedad Ciutat de València, Valencia 2–1 Barkero , Martins Hernández Hernández (Catalonia)6 30 September 2012 – 18:00 Osasuna El Sadar, Pamplona 0–4 Álvarez Izquierdo (Catalonia)7 7 October 2012 – 16:00 Valencia Ciutat de València, Valencia 1–0 Martins Del Cerro Grande (Community of Madrid)8 21 October 2012 – 18:00 Getafe Alfonso Pérez, Getafe 1–0 Míchel Pérez Montero (Andalusia)9 28 October 2012 – 16:00 Granada Ciutat de València, Valencia 3–1 Martins , Pedro Ríos Iglesias Villanueva (Galicia)10 4 November 2012 – 21:30 Sevilla Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Sevilla 0–0 Clos Gómez (Aragon)11 11 November 2012 – 21:30 Real Madrid Ciutat de València, Valencia 1–2 Ángel Muñiz Fernández (Asturias)12 18 November 2012 – 16:00 Deportivo La Coruña Riazor, A Coruña 2–0 Martins , Barkero Pérez Lasa (Basque Country)13 25 November 2012 – 21:00 Barcelona Ciutat de València, Valencia 0–4 Barkero 87' Pérez Montero (Andalusia) 14 2 December 2012 – 19:00 Celta Vigo Balaídos, Vigo 1–1 Roger Estrada Fernández (Catalonia)15 9 December 2012 – 19:00 Mallorca Ciutat de València, Valencia 4–0 Martins , Navarro , Rubén García , Iborra Delgado Ferreiro (Basque Country)16 16 December 2012 – 17:00 Real Zaragoza La Romareda, Zaragoza 1–0 Rubén García Iglesias Villanueva (Galicia)17 20 December 2012 – 20:00 Rayo Vallecano Campo de Vallecas, Vallecas 0–3 J. A. Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria)18 6 January 2013 – 21:30 Athletic Bilbao Ciutat de València, Valencia 3–1 Lell , Iborra , El Zhar Paradas Romero (Andalusia)19 13 January 2013 – 19:00 Real Betis Benito Villamarín, Sevilla 0–2 Muñiz Fernández (Asturias)20 20 January 2013 – 19:00 Atlético Madrid Vicente Calderón, Madrid 0–2 Delgado Ferreiro (Basque Country)21 26 January 2013 – 18:00 Real Valladolid Ciutat de València, Valencia 2–1 Barkero , Rukavina Álvarez Izquierdo (Catalonia)22 2 February 2013 – 20:00 Espanyol Cornellà-El Prat, Cornellà de Llobregat 2–3 Rubén García , Martins Del Cerro Grande (Community of Madrid)23 9 February 2013 – 20:00 Málaga Ciutat de València, Valencia 1–2 Barkero Clos Gómez (Aragon)24 17 February 2013 – 19:00 Real Sociedad Anoeta, San Sebastián 1–1 Míchel Hernández Hernández (Catalonia)25 25 February 2013 – 21:00 Osasuna Ciutat de València, Valencia 0–2 González González (Castile and León)26 2 March 2013 – 22:00 Valencia Mestalla, Valencia Iborra , Barkero Velasco Carballo (Community of Madrid)27 10 March 2013 – 17:00 Getafe Ciutat de València, Valencia 0–0 Undiano Mallenco (Navarre)28 17 March 2013 – 21:00 Granada Los Cármenes, Granada 1-1 Acquafresca Gil Manzano (Extremadura)29 31 March 2013 – Sevilla Ciutat de València, Valencia 1–0 Rubén García Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria)30 7 April 2013 – Real Madrid Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 5-1 Míchel Clos Gómez (Aragon)31 14 April 2013 – Deportivo La Coruña Ciutat de València, Valencia 0-4 Estrada Fernández (Catalonia)32 21 April 2013 – Barcelona Camp Nou, Barcelona 1-0 Undiano Mallenco (Navarre)33 28 April 2013 – Celta Vigo Ciutat de València, Valencia 0-1 Muñiz Fernández (Asturias)34 5 May 2013 – Mallorca Iberostar, Palma 1-1 Acquafresca González González (Castile and León)35 12 May 2013 – Real Zaragoza Ciutat de València, Valencia 0-0 Gil Manzano (Extremadura)36 19 May 2013 – Rayo Vallecano Ciutat de València, Valencia 3-2 Acquafresca Iborra Undiano Mallenco (Navarre)37 26 May 2013 – Athletic Bilbao San Mamés, Bilbao 0-1 Juanlu J. A. Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria)38 1 June 2013 – Real Betis Ciutat de València, Valencia 1–1 Pedro RíosJ. A. Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria)
Copa del Rey
Kickoff times are in CET.
Round Date Time Opponents Location Score Scorers RefereeRound 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 , Roger , Míchel , Iborra 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
Qualifying stage Kickoff times are in CET.
Round Date/Time Opponents Location Score Scorers RefereePlay-off round (1st leg) 23 August 2012 – 20:45 Motherwell Fir Park, Motherwell 2–0 Juanlu , El Zhar Antti Munukka (Finland)Play-off round (2nd leg) 30 August 2012 – 20:45 Ciutat de València, Valencia 1–0 (3–0 agg.) Gekas Clément Turpin (France)
Group stage
Kickoff times are in CET. Round Date/Time Opponents Location Score Scorers RefereeMatchday 1 20 September 2012 – 21:05 Helsingborg Ciutat de València, Valencia 1–0 Juanfran Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus) Matchday 2 4 October 2012 – 19:00 Hannover 96 AWD-Arena, Hanover 1–2 Míchel Liran Liany (Israel)Matchday 3 25 October 2012 – 19:00 Twente Ciutat de València, Valencia 3–0 Míchel , Ríos 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 , Diop , Iborra Alan Kelly (Republic of Ireland)Matchday 6 6 December 2012 – 21:05 Hannover 96 Ciutat de València, Valencia 2–2 Ángel , Iborra Alexandru Tudor (Romania)
Knockout stage
Round Date/Time Opponents Location Score Scorers RefereeRound of 32 (1st leg) 14 February 2013 – 19:00 Olympiacos Ciutat de València, Valencia 3–0 Pedro Ríos , Martins 30', , Barkero Manuel Gräfe (Germany)Round of 32 (2nd leg) 21 February 2013 – 21:05 Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus 1–0 (4–0 agg.) Martins 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 (0–2 agg.) Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)
Squad .
No.Pos.NameLeagueCupEuropeTotalDisciplineNoteAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GK Gustavo Munúa240––––2403 13GK Keylor Navas204090150 2DF Massimo Volta––40––402 on loan from Sampdoria4DF David Navarro231107031161 5DF Héctor Rodas3 (3)0407 (1)012 (4)02 16DF Loukas Vyntra40––––402 12DF Juanfran2100 (1)05126 (1)17 15DF Nikos Karabelas2 (1)041409 (1)122 18DF Sergio Ballesteros (C)2201 (1)09032 (1)014 19DF Pedro López100207 (1)019 (1)05 22DF Christian Lell15 (1)2105021 (1)221 28DF Iván––10––10 7MF José Barkero21 (2)5––5 (5)126 (7)65 8MF Nabil El Zhar17 (4)21 (1)02 (2)121 (6)36 10MF Vicente Iborra2431 (1)111234 (3)691 11MF Rubén García11 (8)32 (1)06 (3)019 (12)33 14MF Dariusz Dudka0 (2)00 (1)01 (1)01 (4)0 16MF Pedro Ríos5 (8)1307 (1)315 (9)43 17MF Valdo1 (4)0––0 (2)01 (6)01 on loan from Atlante20MF Juanlu13 (6)12 (1)04 (3)119 (10)27 23MF Pape Diop220208132112 9FW Robert Acquafresca10––0 (2)01 (2)0 on loan from Bologna21FW Míchel12 (12)3319 (2)219 (14)591127FW Roger1 (5)12 (1)1––3 (6)22 –MF Óscar Serrano––200 (1)02 (1)0 –MF Miguel Pallardó0 (5)0400 (5)04 (10)01 on loan to Almería–FW Ángel2 (7)13 (1)03 (3)28 (11)31 on loan to Elche–FW Obafemi Martins18 (2)71 (2)03222 (4)97 –FW Theofanis Gekas2 (2)0––517 (2)11 *Italics denotes no longer with club.
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