2012–13 Segunda División


The 2012–13 Segunda División season 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, Mirandés 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 Villareal 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

TeamHome cityStadiumStadium capacity
AlcorcónAlcorcónSanto Domingo5,400
AlmeríaAlmeríaJuegos Mediterráneos22,000
Barcelona BBarcelonaMini Estadi15,276
CórdobaCórdobaEl Arcángel18,280
ElcheElcheMartínez Valero36,017
GironaGironaEstadi Municipal Montilivi9,282
GuadalajaraGuadalajaraPedro Escartín8,000
HérculesAlicanteJosé Rico Pérez30,000
HuescaHuescaEl Alcoraz5,300
Las PalmasLas Palmas de Gran CanariaEstadio Gran Canaria31,250
LugoLugoAnxo Carro4,800
MirandésMiranda de EbroMunicipal de Anduva6,000
MurciaMurciaNueva Condomina31,179
NumanciaSoriaNuevo Los Pajaritos9,025
PonferradinaPonferradaEl Toralín8,800
Racing SantanderSantanderEl Sardinero22,222
Real Madrid CastillaMadridAlfredo di Stéfano12,000
RecreativoHuelvaNuevo Colombino21,670
SabadellSabadellNova Creu Alta20,000
Sporting de GijónGijónEl Molinón30,000
VillarrealVillarrealEl Madrigal25,000
XerezJerez de la FronteraMunicipal de Chapín20,523

Personnel and sponsorship

Managerial changes

League table

Positions by round

Results

Promotion play-offs

This promotion phase was to determine the third team which was promoted to 2013–14 La Liga. Teams placed between 3rd and 6th position 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 be 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

Zamora Trophy

The Zamora Trophy is awarded by newspaper Marca

to the goalkeeper with least goals-to-games ratio.
RankNameClubGoalsMatchesAverage
1 ManuElche2539
2 Juan CarlosVillarreal3032
3 Roberto SantamaríaPonferradina3331
4 YoelLugo3633
5 Ismael FalcónHércules4337
6 EstebanAlmería5042
7 Iago HerrerínNumancia4134
8 Iñaki GoitiaMirandés5041
9 Dani MalloGirona4939
10 AlbertoCórdoba5240

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.
RankTeamGamesPoints
1Barcelona B4299
2Girona42113
3Guadalajara42119
4Lugo42121
5Mirandés42124
6Real Madrid Castilla42127
7Racing Santander42130
8Elche42131
9Córdoba42135
9Ponferradina42135
11Almería42140
12Numancia42147
13Hércules42156
14Villarreal42159
15Sabadell42160
16Huesca42163
17Las Palmas42166
18Recreativo42171
19Sporting Gijón42185
20Alcorcón42189
21Murcia42194
22Xerez42196

Source: 2012–13 Fair Play Rankings Season

Scoring

Teams by autonomous community