2012–13 Real Zaragoza season

Real Zaragoza

2012–13 season
La Liga	League starts in August 2012
Copa Del Rey	Entering into Round of 32
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2012–13 Real Zaragoza season is the 78th season in club history.

Review and events

Competitions

La Liga

Main article: 2012–13 La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
16	Osasuna	38	10	9	19	33	50	−17	39
17	Celta Vigo	38	10	7	21	37	52	−15	37
18	Mallorca (R)	38	9	9	20	43	72	−29	36	Relegation to Segunda División
19	Deportivo La Coruña (R)	38	8	11	19	47	70	−23	35
20	Zaragoza (R)	38	9	7	22	37	62	−25	34

Source: La Liga
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th goal difference; 5th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
(R) Relegated

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Matches

Real Zaragoza v Real Valladolid

20 August 2012 1	Real Zaragoza	0 – 1	Real Valladolid	Zaragoza
23:00	Apoño  68' José Mari  82'	Report	Jaime  11' González 45',  74' Rubio  63' Sastre  85'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández Assistant referees: Manuel Aboy Rivas Miguel Martínez Munuera Fourth official: Alexandre Alemán

Espanyol v Real Zaragoza

25 August 2012 2	Espanyol	1 – 2	Real Zaragoza	Barcelona
21:00	Albín  24'  50' Mubarak  39' Álvaro 43' Sánchez  79' Rodríguez  85' Gómez  90+3'	Report	Apoño 51' (pen.) Goni  59' Pintér  66' Rodríguez  82' Montañés  85' Postiga 89'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 16,923 Referee: José Luis Paradas Romero Assistant referees: Jesús Zancada Lobato Jorge Canelo Prieto Fourth official: Abraham Domínguez

Real Zaragoza v Málaga

1 September 2012 3	Real Zaragoza	0 – 1	Málaga	Zaragoza
18:00	José Mari  58'	Summary	Weligton  30' Camacho 56',  74' Duda  84' Saviola  90'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Alberto Undiano Assistant referees: Roberto Díaz Juan Yuste Fourth official: Iosu Galech

Real Sociedad v Real Zaragoza

16 September 2012 4	Real Sociedad	2 – 0	Real Zaragoza	San Sebastián
19:50	De la Bella  38' I. Martínez 55' Bergara  57' Vela 61' (pen.),  68' Griezmann  90+3'	Summary	Paredes  37' Abraham  90+1'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Assistant referees: Alfonso Costoya Víctor Fernández Fourth official: José Corral

Real Zaragoza v Osasuna

22 September 2012 5	Real Zaragoza	3 – 1	Osasuna	Zaragoza
16:00	Postiga 4' Timor 45' (o.g.) Abraham  67' Apoño 71' (pen.) Paredes  84'	Summary	Armenteros 29',  77' Loé  70'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Miguel Pérez Lasa Assistant referees: Teodoro Sobrino Magán Jacobo Martínez Segovia Fourth official: Carlos Moreno

Valencia v Real Zaragoza

29 September 2012 6	Valencia	2 – 0	Real Zaragoza	Valencia
16:00	Feghouli 12',  45+1'  62' T. Costa  48' Viera 59' Soldado  82'	Summary	José Mari  24' Săpunaru  74'	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Pedro Pérez Assistant referees: José Matías Alfonso Hernández Fourth official: Juan Vico

Real Zaragoza v Getafe

6 October 2012 7	Real Zaragoza	0 – 1	Getafe	Zaragoza
18:00	Romaric  9' Săpunaru  21' José Mari  48' Postiga  50' Roberto  63' Álvaro  63'	Summary	Abraham  22' Torres  32' Castro 64' (pen.) Barrada  84'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 18,000 Referee: César Muñiz Assistant referees: José Fernández Francisco Martín Fourth official: Óscar Marín

Granada v Real Zaragoza

21 October 2012 8	Granada	1 – 2	Real Zaragoza	Granada
17:00	Iriney  31',  72' Nyom  40' López  63' El-Arabi 77' Ortiz  83' Orellana  86'	Summary	Movilla  1' Postiga 3',  21' Rodríguez 27' Paredes  59' Apoño  73'	Stadium: Los Cármenes Attendance: 21,000 Referee: José Teixeira Assistant referees: Francisco Lamsfús César García Fourth official: Raúl Nicolás

Real Zaragoza v Sevilla

28 October 2012 9	Real Zaragoza	2 – 1	Sevilla	Zaragoza
12:00	Postiga 36' Săpunaru 45',  61' Rodríguez  79' Movilla  82'	Summary	Botía  12' Spahić  63' Medel 70',  90+5' Fazio  90' Navas  90+4'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Carlos Del Cerro Assistant referees: Marcos Álvarez Abraham Álvarez Fourth official: Valentín Pizarro

Real Madrid v Real Zaragoza

3 November 2012 10	Real Madrid	4 – 0	Real Zaragoza	Madrid
20:00	Higuaín 23' Di María 25' Modrić  37', 90+2' Ramos  65' Essien 89'	Summary	Abraham  70' Săpunaru  75'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 67,227 Referee: Javier Estrada Assistant referees: Jordi Esquerdo Francisco Martín Fourth official: Juan Perdigones

Real Zaragoza v Deportivo La Coruña

10 November 2012 11	Real Zaragoza	5 – 3	Deportivo La Coruña	Zaragoza
20:00	Loovens  17' Apoño 28' (pen.) Abraham  50' Álvaro  59', 66' Montañés 61' Postiga 77', 82' Săpunaru  90'	Summary	Gama 13' Riki 21' Pinto  26' Pizzi  27'  49' Camuñas  65' Laure  85' Bodipo 90+2'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Assistant referees: Raúl Cabañero Marcos Álvarez Fourth official: Ángel Hernández

Barcelona v Real Zaragoza

17 November 2012 12	Barcelona	3 – 1	Real Zaragoza	Barcelona
20:00	Messi 16', 60' Song 28'	Summary	Montañés 24' Zuculini  48'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 73,428 Referee: Miguel Ayza Assistant referees: Miguel Martínez Jorge Paredes Fourth official: Alonso Vizuete

Real Zaragoza v Celta Vigo

26 November 2012 13	Real Zaragoza	0 – 1	Celta Vigo	Zaragoza
21:00	Săpunaru  32' Álvaro  87' Apoño  88'	Summary	Cabral  35' Aspas 83'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 31,000 Referee: Carlos Delgado Assistant referees: Aitor Ríos Andoni Huerga Fourth official: Juan López

Mallorca v Real Zaragoza

2 December 2012 14	Mallorca	1 – 1	Real Zaragoza	Palma
21:00	Pereira  42' Bigas  45+3' Víctor  47', 85'	Summary	Loovens  2'  13' Postiga 16' Săpunaru  28' Movilla  89' Roberto  90+4'	Stadium: Iberostar Attendance: 7,735 Referee: Miguel Pérez Assistant referees: Teodoro Sobrino Jacobo Martínez Fourth official: Ander Zarrabeitia

Rayo Vallecano v Real Zaragoza

8 December 2012 15	Rayo Vallecano	0 – 2	Real Zaragoza	Madrid
21:00	Bangoura  63' Fuego  80'	Summary	Zuculini 21',  59' Abraham  27' Álvaro  53' Apoño 60'	Stadium: Vallecas Attendance: 7,834 Referee: Alberto Undiano Assistant referees: Roberto Díaz Jesús Calvo Fourth official: Pablo Fernández

Real Zaragoza v Levante

16 December 2012 16	Real Zaragoza	0 – 1	Levante	Zaragoza
12:00	Săpunaru  26' Postiga  53' Movilla  63' Apoño  70'	Summary	García 19' Iborra  44' Martins  50' Lell  68'  90+3' Diop  72' Juanlu  89'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Assistant referees: Alfonso Costoya Víctor Fernández Fourth official: Jon González

Athletic Bilbao v Real Zaragoza

22 December 2012 17	Athletic Bilbao	0 – 2	Real Zaragoza	Bilbao
22:00	Herrera  52'	Summary	Apoño 31' (pen.) Săpunaru  34' Postiga 42' Montañés  60' Babović  77'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 15,651 Referee: Antonio Mateu Assistant referees: Pau Cebrián Jorge Canelo Fourth official: César Soto

Real Zaragoza v Real Betis

4 January 2013 18	Real Zaragoza	1 – 2	Real Betis	Zaragoza
21:30	Movilla  26' Paredes  45' Postiga  52' Montañés 77' Álvaro  81',  90+4' Abraham  90+1'	Summary	Cañas  19' Amaya  41' Castro 44' Nosa  50' Molina 58' Beñat  71' Nacho  89'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 17,000 Referee: José Teixeira

Atlético Madrid v Real Zaragoza

13 January 2013 19	Atlético Madrid	2 – 0	Real Zaragoza	Madrid
19:00	Tiago 31' Falcao 38' (pen.) Miranda  90+3'	Summary	Paredes  26' Săpunaru  37' José Mari  75'	Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 45,000 Referee: José González

Real Valladolid v Real Zaragoza

20 January 2013 20	Real Valladolid	2 – 0	Real Zaragoza	Valladolid
17:00	Guerra 12' Ramos  63' Óscar 74'	Summary	Apoño  45' Lanzaro  45+1' Abraham  60'	Stadium: Nuevo José Zorrilla Attendance: 13,058 Referee: Carlos Del Cerro

Real Zaragoza v Espanyol

26 January 2013 21	Real Zaragoza	0 – 0	Espanyol	Zaragoza
20:00	Abraham  20' Săpunaru  51'  82'	Summary	López  23'  79' Sánchez  33' Stuani  59' Gómez  74'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Pedro Pérez

Málaga v Real Zaragoza

3 February 2013 22	Málaga	1 – 1	Real Zaragoza	Málaga
12:00	Isco 23' (pen.) Portillo  55' Weligton  68' Toulalan  80' Baptista  82'	Summary	Postiga 13' Paredes  21' Abraham  40' José Mari  64'  90+2' Rodri  81'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Alfonso Álvarez

Copa del Rey

Round of 32

Real Zaragoza v Granada

31 October 2012 First Leg	Real Zaragoza	1 – 0	Granada	Zaragoza
20:00	Săpunaru  33' Álvaro  58' Aranda 79'	Summary	Ortiz  39' Nyom  69' Mainz  86'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Alfonso Álvarez

Granada v Real Zaragoza

29 November 2012 Second Leg	Granada	2 – 1 (2 – 2 agg.)	Real Zaragoza	Granada
19:30	Ighalo 27' Torje  48' Mainz 66' Iriney  79' Benítez  88'	Summary	Romaric  31' Postiga  42'  59' José Mari 56' Álvaro  77' Săpunaru  81' Franco  90'	Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Jesús Gil

Round of 16

Levante v Real Zaragoza

13 December 2012 First Leg	Levante	0 – 1	Real Zaragoza	Valencia
20:00	El Zhar  57'	Summary	José Mari  28' Movilla  64' Aranda 90+2'	Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 10,862 Referee: Pedro Pérez

Real Zaragoza v Levante

9 January 2013 Second Leg	Real Zaragoza	2 – 0 (3 – 0 agg.)	Levante	Zaragoza
21:30	Zuculini 23',  24' Aranda  42' Montañés 60'	Summary	Ríos  24' Pallardó  34' Volta  50' Rodas  59'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Javier Estrada

Quarter-finals

Real Zaragoza v Sevilla

16 January 2013 First Leg	Real Zaragoza	0 – 0	Sevilla	Zaragoza
19:30	Álvaro  26' Paredes  84'	Summary	Navas  40' Maduro  73'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Fernando Teixeira

Sevilla v Real Zaragoza

23 January 2013 Second Leg	Sevilla	4 – 0 (4 – 0 agg.)	Real Zaragoza	Seville
19:30	Spahić  17' Negredo 36', 67' (pen.) Rakitić 45+3' Manu 90+2'	Summary	Wilchez  11' Fernández  26' González  49'  65' Săpunaru  69'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Carlos Velasco

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ESP Roberto 2 MF  ESP José Movilla 3 DF  ESP Javier Paredes 4 DF  ESP Álvaro González 5 DF  ITA Maurizio Lanzaro 6 FW  ESP Rodri 7 FW  CMR Henri Bienvenu 8 FW  ESP Edu Oriol 9 FW  POR Hélder Postiga 10 MF  ESP Apono 11 FW  ESP Paco Montanes 12 MF  CIV Romaric 13 GK  ARG Leo Franco 14 DF  ESP Jose Manuel Fernandez 15 MF  ESP José Mari

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 DF  NED Glenn Loovens 17 MF  SRB Stefan Babovic 18 MF  ARG Lucas Wílchez 19 DF  ROU Cristian Sapunaru 20 MF  ARG Franco Zuculini 21 DF  ESP Abraham Minero 22 MF  HUN Ádám Pintér 23 FW  ESP Javi Álamo 24 MF  ESP Rubén Rochina 25 FW  ESP Adria Carmona 26 FW  ESP Jorge Ortí 32 FW  ESP Víctor Rodríguez 33 DF  ESP Carlos Hernández 35 DF  SRB Ivan Obradovic 40 GK  ESP Kilian Falcón

Sources