The 2012–13 season was the 109th season of competitive
football in Spain. It started officially on 1 July 2012 and ended on 30 June 2013.
Competitions dates
La Liga and Segunda División started for its first time around middle August, after
previous season it was frustrated because of strike.
All competitions made a break during
Christmas holidays between 24 December 2012 and 3 January 2013.
Transfer windows
Retirements
The following players retired from association football at the end of
2011–12 season or during this season, being the last club a member of
2012–13 La Liga
The 2012–13 La Liga season (known as the ''Liga BBVA'' for sponsorship reasons) was the 82nd since its establishment. The campaign began on 18 August 2012, and ended on 1 June 2013. Barcelona won the league for a 22nd time, after leading the l ...
or
2012–13 Segunda División
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 ende ...
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Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
Teams promoted to
2012–13 La Liga
The 2012–13 La Liga season (known as the ''Liga BBVA'' for sponsorship reasons) was the 82nd since its establishment. The campaign began on 18 August 2012, and ended on 1 June 2013. Barcelona won the league for a 22nd time, after leading the l ...
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Deportivo de La Coruña
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Celta de Vigo
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Real Valladolid
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The club colo ...
Teams relegated from
2011–12 La Liga
The 2011–12 La Liga season (known as the ''Liga BBVA'' for sponsorship reasons) was the 81st season of the top level Spanish association football competition. The campaign began on 27 August 2011, and ended on 13 May 2012. Real Madrid won a re ...
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Villarreal CF
Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. ( ca-valencia, Vila-real Club de Futbol, S.A.D.), usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or simply Villarreal, is a professional football club based in Villarreal, in the Castellón province of eastern Spain, th ...
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Sporting de Gijón
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Racing de Santander
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Teams promoted to
2012–13 Segunda División
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 ende ...
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Real Madrid Castilla
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CD Mirandés
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SD Ponferradina
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CD Lugo
Club Deportivo Lugo is a Spanish football team based in Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded on 8 July 1953, it plays in Segunda División, holding home games at '' Estadio Anxo Carro''.
History
The new board of directors was o ...
Teams relegated from
2011–12 Segunda División
The 2011–12 Segunda División season (known as the Liga Adelante for sponsorship reasons) was the 81st since its establishment. The first matches of the season were played on 26 August 2011 after the Association of Spanish Footballers (AFE) ca ...
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Villarreal CF B
Villarreal Club de Fútbol "B" is a Spanish football team based in Villarreal, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1999, it is the reserve team of Villarreal CF and plays in Segunda División, holding home games at ''Ciudad Deporti ...
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FC Cartagena
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CD Alcoyano
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Gimnàstic de Tarragona
Teams promoted to
2012–13 Segunda División B
The 2012–13 Segunda División B season was the 36th since its establishment. The first matches of the season were played on 26 August 2012, and the league phase ended on 19 May 2013. The entire season ended on 30 June 2013 with the promotion pl ...
Teams relegated from
2011–12 Segunda División B
The 2011–12 Segunda División B season is the 35th since its establishment. The first matches of the season were played on 20 August 2011, and the season ended on 24 June 2012 with the promotion play-off finals.
Group 1
* Teams from Asturias, ...
National team
The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.
FIFA World Cup qualifiers
Spain was in
Group I Group 1 may refer to:
* Alkali metal, a chemical element classification for Alkali metal
* Group 1 (racing), a historic (until 1981) classification for Touring car racing, applied to standard touring cars. Comparable to modern FIA Group N
* Group On ...
of the
2014 World Cup
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qualification process.
FIFA Confederations Cup
Spain participated in the
2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
The 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup was the ninth FIFA Confederations Cup, which was held in Brazil from 15 to 30 June 2013 as a prelude to the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The most recent winners of the six continental championships appeared in the tourna ...
. Spain was in
Group B and was winner in this group.
Friendlies
Spanish friendly tournaments
List of some
friendly
Friendly may refer to:
Places
* Friendly, West Yorkshire, a settlement in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
* Friendly, Maryland, an unincorporated community in the United States
* Friendly, Eugene, Oregon, a neighborhood in the United States
* ...
matches or short tournaments celebrated in Spain, mainly at summer as part of pre-season, which participated
La Liga
The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men's ...
and
Segunda División
The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commercially known as LaLiga SmartBank for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spanish football league system. Administrated by the Lig ...
teams. Other
historical tournaments are also included.
Other unofficial/friendly tournaments
Other unofficial major tournaments or friendly matches celebrated in Spain were:
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2012 Supercopa de Catalunya (suspended)
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2012 Castilla y León Cup
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2011–12 Copa Catalunya Final
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2012–13 Copa Catalunya
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2012 Basque Country national football team friendly match
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2013 Catalonia national football team friendly match (Trofeu Catalunya Internacional)
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2013 Maspalomas International Football Tournament
* 2013 Football Impact Cup
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2013 Copa del Sol
The 2013 Copa del Sol took place in La Manga Club and Pinatar (Region of Murcia, Spain) between 23 January and 2 February 2013. The final was between Shakhtar Donetsk and Widzew Łódź with Ukrainian club winning.
The tournament gives an opening ...
* 2013 Costa del Sol Trophy
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2013 Bahía de Cádiz Cup
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2013 Marbella Cup
The 2013 Marbella Cup is the third edition of the tournament in Marbella Cup tournament is held in the Spanish resort of Costa del Sol.
Participants
* Atlético Paranaense
* Dinamo București
* Dynamo Kyiv
* Lech Poznań
* Ludogorets Razgrad
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2013 La Manga Cup
The 2013 La Manga Cup was an exhibition international club football (soccer) competition featuring football club teams from Europe, which was held in February 2013. All matches were played in La Manga Stadium in La Manga Club, Spain. This was the ...
Competitions
Trophy & League Champions
League tables
La Liga
Segunda División
Spanish clubs in Europe
UEFA Champions League
Play-off round
Group stage
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=Group D
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=Group F
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=Group G
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Knockout phase
=Round of 16
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=Quarter-finals
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=Semi-finals
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UEFA Europa League
Third qualifying round
Play-off Round
Group stage
=Group B
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=Group I
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=Group L
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Knockout phase
=Round of 32
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=Round of 16
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UEFA Super Cup
Final
References
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