The 2012–13 Belenenses season was the club's 95th competitive season, 5th in the Segunda Liga, and 95th year in existence as a football club.
Along with the club's participation in the Segunda Liga, the club also competed in the Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga. On 30 March 2013, Belenenses won promotion back to the Primeira Liga, following a defeat over Penafiel. Belenenses' campaign was also most notable for several records, namely, most points accumulated during a single season (94).
Club Coaching staff {|class="wikitable" |- !Position !Staff |- |Manager|| Mitchell van der Gaag |- |Assistant manager|| Jorge Simão |- |Technical director|| Rui Gregório |- |Goalkeeper Coach|| Luís Ferreira |- |Fitness Coach|| José Manuel Almeida |- |rowspan="2"|Scout|| João Janeiro |- | Rui Correia |- |Director of scouting|| Gonçalo Monteiro |-Other information
First-team squad Stats as of the end of the 2012–13 season. Games played and goals scored only refers to appearances and goals in domestic league campaigns.
Name Nationality Position(s) Since Date of birth (age) Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Matt Jones GK 2012 União da Madeira 41 0 12 Ricardo Fernandes GK 2013 Youth System 0 0 76 Rafael Veloso GK 2012 Sporting CP 1 0 77 Filipe Mendes GK 2012 Lousada 1 0 Defenders 2 André Teixeira RB 2012 Porto 4 0 3 Kay CB 2012 Operário 35 5 4 Duarte Machado LB / RB 2010 Fátima 74 0 6 João Meira CB / DM 2012 Atlético CP 34 2 13 João Afonso CB 2012 Mafra 16 2 20 Filipe Ferreira LB / LM 2012 Atlético CP 14 0 21 Nélson Lenho LB 2012 Santa Clara 35 0 24 Eridson CB 2012 Portimonense 4 0 55 Daniel Martins LB 2013 Benfica B 1 0 Midfielders 5 Ricardo Alves CB / DM 2012 Porto 13 1 8 Ruizinho CM 2012 Operário 7 0 14 Fernando Ferreira CM / DM 2011 Tondela 63 11 18 Yacine Si Salem AM 2012 Free agent 21 2 26 Zazá CM / RB 2009 Youth System 22 3 28 Tiago Silva AM 2012 Youth System 37 4 80 Mourtala Diakité CB / DM 2012 Guangdong Sunray Cave 35 5 94 Fábio Sturgeon AM / RM 2012 Youth System 4 0 Forwards 7 Arsénio Nunes LW / RW 2012 Ribeirão 42 5 9 Tiago Caeiro CF 2012 Atlético CP 30 13 10 Yves Desmarets LM / LW 2012 Kerkyra 28 8 11 Fredy LW / RW 2009 Youth System 92 12 17 Jordan Botaka RW 2012 Club Brugge 0 0 19 Rambé CF 2012 Pinhalnovense 15 2 23 Luís Zambujo LW / RW 2012 Portimonense 9 0 25 Paulo Roberto CF 2012 Mirandela 15 0 39 Mamadou Diawara CF 2012 Akritas Chlorakas 31 5 70 Rodrigo Parreira LW 2012 Youth System 0 0
Awards NameAwardMonth1GK Matt JonesLPFP Segunda Liga Goalkeeper of the Year— Mitchell van der GaagLPFP Segunda Liga Manager of the Year—
Competitions
Legend
Overall CompetitionStarted roundFinal position / roundFirst matchLast matchSegunda Liga1st22 August 201218 May 2013Taça de Portugal2nd roundSemi-finals16 September 201217 April 2013Taça da Liga1st round29 July 20125 August 2012
Competition record CompetitionRecordGWDLGFGAGDWin % Segunda Liga Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Total
Taça de Portugal
Matches
Statistics
Appearances No.Pos.NameLeagueCupLeague CupTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GK Matt Jones4101030450002DF André Teixeira40003070103DF Kay35552204271404DF Duarte Machado38(1)1403045(1)11005MF Ricardo Alves9(4)12(2)10(1)011(7)2306DF João Meira33(1)2410037(1)31327FW Arsénio Nunes27(15)54(3)13034(18)6508MF Ruizinho2(5)00(2)00(3)02(10)0209FW Tiago Caeiro23(7)131(2)10(2)024(11)144010MF Yves Desmarets17(11)8400021(11)830
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