2012–13_Real_Sociedad_season

2012–13 Real Sociedad season

2012–13 Real Sociedad season

Real Sociedad 2012–13 football season


The 2012–13 season was Real Sociedad's 67th season in La Liga. The club's league campaign surpassed all expectations as 4th spot was achieved and the team qualified for the Champions league play-off round.

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Season summary

Real Sociedad's progression during the 2012–13 season.

The season began with mixed results. A series of home wins and away defeats were reminiscent of previous season's frustration. A convincing win in the Basque derby was the only exception during this disappointing period. Early in November, the club suffered a Copa del Rey defeat away to Segunda División side Córdoba. This was followed by a league defeat at home against 19th-ranked team Espanyol. With the match still in play, fans at the stadium called for Montanier's resignation.

In the Copa del Rey, the team was incapable of overturning the first leg's deficit and exited the competition.

An exceptional run

With an away victory to Málaga, Real Sociedad began a run that stretched from mid-November to the end of the season where the team suffered only two defeats. The team found stability with a 4–2–3–1 formation comprising Asier Illarramendi and Markel Bergara in the double 6 and Xabi Prieto just ahead of them as an attacking midfielder.

Race for fourth

In April, it became clear that either Real Sociedad or Valencia would capture the fourth-place spot. On 28 April, a decisive match between these two took place at Anoeta. Real Sociedad was capable of coming back and won the match, thus opening a five-point gap with Valencia. In the following weeks, however, Valencia won three-straight games while Real Sociedad dropped points. Before the last matchday, Real Sociedad were two points behind Valencia and had to travel to relegation-threatened Deportivo de La Coruña. Real Sociedad won their match and Valencia lost theirs, sending the Basque team to fourth place and securing a spot at the UEFA Champions League play-off round.

Real Sociedad scored 70 goals that season, more than any other club bar Real Madrid and Barcelona and had the fourth-best defence.

Towards the end of the season, when it seemed like Philippe Montanier was about to renew his contract, he signed a contract with Rennes instead.[1] Montanier was awarded the Ramón Cobo trophy, given to the best manager, by the Royal Spanish Football Federation's coaches committee.[2]

League table

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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
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  1. Since the 2012–13 Copa del Rey champions Atlético Madrid and runners-up Real Madrid qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League, the 5th, 6th and 7th placed teams qualified for the group stage, play-off round, and third qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League respectively.[3]
  2. Málaga was excluded from participating in any UEFA club competition in 2013–14 season as a punishment for not complying with UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations.[4] Málaga appealed against this UEFA ban, but the Court of Arbitration for Sport confirmed the decision of the UEFA Club Financial Control Body.[5]

Dispute over TV broadcasting rights

Early in 2012, Real Sociedad filed lawsuit against Mediapro on the grounds that payments were not in time or were incomplete.[6] This escalated to a legal case that was eventually won by Real Sociedad. The media group was told to pay what had been established in the contract and €7 million as compensation. Real Sociedad was in addition declared free to sign a broadcasting contract with whoever they wanted to.[7] Weeks before the start of the new season Real Sociedad agreed a 3-year deal with Canal +.[8] Mediapro appealed this decision and in May a provincial court declared that the infringement was not serious enough to justify the €7 million compensation. Real Sociedad had to refund this amount. [9]

Transfers

Players leaving the club (summer)

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Loan out

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Loan end

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Players leaving the club (winter)

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Players joining the club (summer)

Signings

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Squad

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

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Start formations

Starting XI

Lineup that started most of the club's competitive matches throughout the season.

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Matches

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

14 July 2012 Friendly Les Eglatins France 0 15 Spain Real Sociedad Hendaye
19:00 CET (Report) 4', 35', 40' Ifrán
23', 27', 44' Agirretxe
51', 64', 66', 77' Llorente
60' C. Martínez
63', 88' Pardo
73' Ros
86' Hernández
Stadium: Stade Bixente Lizarazu
18 July 2012 Friendly SD Eibar 0 3 Real Sociedad Azpeitia
18:30 CET (Report) 19' Llorente
73' Griezmann
83' Prieto
Stadium: Garmendipe
20 July 2012 Friendly Lyon France 1 1 Spain Real Sociedad Saint-Jean-de-Luz
18:00 CET Briand 77' (Report) 66' Griezmann Stadium: Stade municipal St Jean de Luz
Referee: Maxim Thual
28 July 2012 Friendly Bordeaux France 1 0 Spain Real Sociedad Irún
19:00 CET Gouffran 89' (Report) Stadium: Stadium Gal
31 July 2012 Friendly Real Zaragoza 1 2 Real Sociedad Bergara
19:00 CET González 50' (Report) 10', 69' Agirretxe Stadium: Agorrosin
5 August 2012 Friendly Modena Italy 0 1 Spain Real Sociedad Modena
21:00 CET (Report) 83' Ifrán Stadium: Stadio Alberto Braglia
Referee: Peruzzo
9 August 2012 Friendly Parma Italy 2 0 Spain Real Sociedad Parma
20:45 CET Lucarelli 33'
Morrone 90'
(Report) Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Referee: De Marco
10 August 2012 Friendly Varese Italy 2 4 Spain Real Sociedad Varese
20:45 CET Momentè 54', 78' (pen) (Report) 6', 28' Griezmann
34' Agirretxe
78' Zurutuza
Stadium: Stadio Franco Ossola
Referee: De Marco
11 August 2012 Friendly Siena Italy 1 0 Spain Real Sociedad Siena
20:45 CET Calaiò 54'
Paci Yellow card 52'
(Report) Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi – Montepaschi Arena
Referee: Daniele Doveri

La Liga

19 August 2012 1 Barcelona 5 – 1 Real Sociedad Barcelona
21:00 CET Puyol 3'
Messi 10', 15'
Mascherano Yellow card 38'
Pedro 40'
Villa 83', Yellow card 84'
Report Castro 8'
Prieto Yellow card 34'
De la Bella Yellow card 70'
Ansotegi Yellow card 82'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 57,721
Referee: González González (Castille and León)
25 August 2012 2 Real Sociedad 2 1 Celta Vigo Donostia
19:00 CET Agirretxe 54', 61'
Ansotegi Yellow card 30'
Illarramendi Yellow card 38'
Vela Yellow card 62'
Griezmann Yellow card 87'
Bergara Yellow card 87'
Report De Lucas 49'
Mallo Yellow card 64'
López Yellow card 79'
Stadium: Anoeta
1 September 2012 3 Mallorca 1 0 Real Sociedad Palma
22:00 CET Pereira Yellow card 28'
López Yellow card 73'
Víctor 75', Yellow card 76'
Márquez Yellow card 80'
Martí Yellow card 89'
Report Bergara Yellow card 30'
Ansotegi Yellow card 71'
Stadium: Iberostar
16 September 2012 4 Real Sociedad 2 – 0 Real Zaragoza Donostia
19:50 CET De la Bella Yellow card 38'
I. Martínez 55'
Bergara Yellow card 57'
Vela 61' (pen.), Yellow card 68'
Griezmann Yellow card 90'
Report Paredes Yellow card 37'
Abraham Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias
23 September 2012 5 Levante 2 1 Real Sociedad Valencia
16:00 CET Barkero 70' (pen.)
Martins 86'
Juanfran Yellow card 51'
Navarro Yellow card 60'
Report 23' Zurutuza
Yellow card 63' Estrada
Yellow card 69' I. Martínez
Yellow card 75' Illarramendi
Yellow card 90+3' Vela
Stadium: Ciutat de València
6 October 2012 7 Real Betis 2 – 0 Real Sociedad Seville
22:00 CET Paulão 18'
Castro 81'
Martínez Yellow card 25'
Beñat Yellow card 42'
Mario Yellow card 54' Yellow-red card 88'
Agra Yellow card 77'
Pérez Yellow card 90'
Report Griezmann Yellow card 26'
Estrada Yellow card 80'
Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 30,886
Referee: José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes
21 October 2012 8 Real Sociedad 0 – 1 Atlético Madrid Donostia
21:30 CET Bergara Yellow card 23'
De la Bella Yellow card 33'
I. Martínez Yellow card 53'
Estrada Yellow card 81'
Illarramendi Yellow card 89'
Report Filipe Luís Yellow card 67'
Godín Yellow card 77'
Falcao 90'
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Ayza Gámez (Valencian Community)
29 October 2012 9 Real Valladolid 2 – 2 Real Sociedad Valladolid
21:30 CET Rueda Yellow card 15'
Ebert Yellow card 39', 42'
Rubio Yellow card 63'
Óscar 74'
(Report) Griezmann 36', 56'
González Yellow card 72'
C. Martínez Yellow card 76'
Pardo Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Nuevo José Zorrilla
Attendance: 12,574
Referee: Catalonia Álvarez Izquierdo
4 November 2012 10 Real Sociedad 0 – 1 Espanyol Donostia
12:00 CET González Yellow card 29' Report 77' Colotto
Yellow card 33' Mubarak
Yellow card 42' Gómez
Yellow card 75' Longo
Yellow card 83' Baena
Yellow card 90+2' Stuani
Yellow card 90' C. Álvarez
Stadium: Anoeta
11 November 2012 11 Málaga 1 – 2 Real Sociedad Málaga
22:00 CEST Saviola 37' Report Vela 1'
Prieto 58'
Stadium: La Rosaleda Stadium
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Navarre)
19 November 2012 12 Real Sociedad 4 – 0 Rayo Vallecano Donostia
15:30 CEST Ifrán Yellow card 2'
Vela 31', 53'
Mikel 61'
Castro 77'
Report Tito Yellow card 7'
Casado Yellow card 10'
Gálvez Yellow card 67'
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 22,600
25 November 2012 13 Real Sociedad 0 – 0 Osasuna Donostia
21:30 CEST González Yellow card 22'
Illarramendi Yellow card 27'
De la Bella Yellow card 37'
Report Nano Yellow card 7'
Sola Yellow card 38'
Arribas Yellow card 44'
Armenteros Yellow card 53'
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 20500
1 December 2012 14 Valencia 2 – 5 Real Sociedad Valencia
18:00 (CET) Soldado 2', 73'
Ruiz Yellow card 16'
Jonas Red card 41'
Banega Yellow card 77'
Report C. Martínez Yellow card 33'
De la Bella 43'
González 56'
Ifrán 64'
Vela Yellow card 67', 89' (pen.)
Agirretxe 83'
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Aragon Clos Gómez
9 December 2012 15 Real Sociedad 1 – 1 Getafe Donostia
16:00 (CET) Pardo Yellow card 61'
González Yellow card 63'
C. Martínez 90+1'
Report Lopo Yellow card 29'
Barrada Yellow card 46'
Mané Yellow card 59'
Alexis Yellow card 65'
Míchel Yellow card 77'
Lafita 86'
Gavilán Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 23,000
16 December 2012 16 Granada 0 – 0 Real Sociedad Granada
20:00 (CET) Nyom Yellow card 29'
Ighalo Yellow card 78'
Romero Yellow card 87'
Report C. Martínez Yellow card 44'
Prieto Yellow card 61'
Vela Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Los Cármenes
20 December 2012 17 Real Sociedad 2 – 1 Sevilla Donostia
22:00 CET Vela 18'
I. Martínez Yellow card 37'
De la Bella 69'
Illarramendi Yellow card 82'
Report Spahić Yellow card 23'
Medel 49'
Coke Yellow card 71' Yellow-red card 74'
Botía Yellow card 76'
Navarro Yellow card 80'
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Catalonia Álvarez Izquierdo
6 January 2013 18 Real Madrid 4 – 3 Real Sociedad Madrid
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Benzema 2'
Adán Red card 6'
Khedira 35'
Ronaldo Yellow card 44', 68', 70'
Alonso Yellow card 70'
Report Prieto 9' (pen.), 40', 76'
González Yellow card 15'
Estrada Yellow card 26' Yellow-red card 79'
I. Martínez Yellow card 41'
Zurutuza Yellow card 51'
José Ángel Yellow card 90+1'
Elustondo Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva (Galicia)
13 January 2013 19 Real Sociedad 1 – 1 Deportivo La Coruña Donostia
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Vela 45'
Illarramendi Yellow card 54'
Ansotegi Yellow card 67'
Castro Yellow card 85'
Report Pizzi 27'
Evaldo Red card 2'
Manuel Pablo Yellow card 55'
Assunção Yellow card 69'
Castro Yellow card 71'
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 22,500
19 January 2013 20 Real Sociedad 3 – 2 Barcelona Donostia
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) I. Martínez Yellow card 36'
Castro 41', 63'
Illarramendi Yellow card 79'
Agirretxe 90+1'
Griezmann Yellow card 90+3'
Report Messi 7'
Pedro 25'
Piqué Yellow card 33' Yellow-red card 56'
Iniesta Yellow card 58'
Busquets Yellow card 74'
Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Undiano Mallenco (Navarre)
26 January 2013 21 Celta Vigo 1 – 1 Real Sociedad Vigo
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Krohn-Dehli Yellow card 18', 32'
Cabral Yellow card 30'
Fernández Yellow card 42' Yellow-red card 50'
Lago Yellow card 76'
Park Yellow card 86'
Report Elustondo Yellow card 20', 59'
De la Bella Yellow card 65'
Bergara Yellow card 84'
Stadium: Balaídos
3 February 2013 22 Real Sociedad 3 – 0 Mallorca Donostia
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Castro 55'
Vela 70'
José Ángel Yellow card 39'
Ifrán 88' Yellow card 89'
Report Hemed Yellow card 6'
Márquez Yellow card 25' Yellow-red card 29'
López Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 19,000
10 February 2013 23 Real Zaragoza 1 – 2 Real Sociedad Zaragoza
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Héctor Yellow card 13' Yellow-red card 22'
Álvaro Yellow card 25'
Săpunaru Yellow card 31'
Postiga Yellow card 68'
Apoño 90+2' (pen.)
Report Griezmann 11'
Agirretxe 32'
Stadium: La Romareda
17 February 2013 24 Real Sociedad 1 – 1 Levante Donostia
12:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Vela 18' (pen.)
Pardo Yellow card 86'
Castro Yellow card 90+3'
Report Karabelas Yellow card 18' Yellow-red card 57'
Míchel Yellow card 37', 57' (pen.)
Iborra Yellow card 45'
Valdo Yellow card 86'
Diop Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Anoeta
3 March 2013 26 Real Sociedad 3 – 3 Real Betis Donostia
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) C. Martínez Yellow card 36'
Vela 51'
I. Martínez 56'
Prieto 62' (pen.)
Report 29' Molina
Beñat Yellow card 42'
Pabón 49', 66'

Ángel Yellow card 61'
Cañas Yellow card 72'
Chica Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Anoeta
10 March 2013 27 Atlético Madrid 0 – 1 Real Sociedad Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Turan Yellow card 38'
Juanfran Yellow card 47'
Godín Yellow card 59'
Costa Yellow card 86'
Falcao Yellow card 90'
Summary Vela Yellow card 11'
Mikel Yellow card 16'
Prieto 53'
Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Miguel Ayza Gámez
31 March 2013 29 Espanyol 2 – 2 Real Sociedad Cornellà de Llobregat
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) García 9'
Stuani 39'
Forlín Yellow card 25'
Sánchez Yellow card 68'
Report 24' Zurutuza
76' (o.g.) López
Yellow card 51' I. Martínez
Yellow card 75' Agirretxe
Yellow card 78' González
Yellow card 88' De la Bella
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
Attendance: 22,323
Referee: Pedro Pérez Montero
Assistant referees: José Matías
Jorge Canelo
Fourth official: Alexandre Alemán
6 April 2013 30 Real Sociedad 4 – 2 Málaga Donostia
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Vela 21'
De la Bella 24', Yellow card 56'
Griezmann 30'
I. Martínez 51'
Pardo Yellow card 59'
Report 40' Morales
70' Santa Cruz
Yellow card 47' Camacho
Yellow card 47' Fernández
Stadium: Anoeta
14 April 2013 31 Rayo Vallecano 0 – 2 Real Sociedad Vallecas
12:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Figueras Yellow card 30'
Piti Yellow card 45'
Gálvez Yellow card 55'
Domínguez Yellow card 60'
Fuego Yellow card 71'
Report 6', 14' Agirretxe
Yellow card 9' Vela
Yellow card 74' Illarramendi
Yellow card 88' Castro
Stadium: Campo de Vallecas
21 April 2013 32 Osasuna 0 – 0 Real Sociedad Pamplona
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Armenteros Yellow card 11'
Nano Yellow card 23'
Arribas Yellow card 47'
Oier Yellow card 84'
Report Yellow card 10' González
Yellow card 18' Griezmann
Yellow card 28' Cadamuro
Yellow card 44' Vela
Stadium: El Sadar
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
28 April 2013 33 Real Sociedad 4 – 2 Valencia Donostia
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) I. Martínez Yellow card 20', 34'
Castro 73'
Agirretxe 86', 90'
Bergara Yellow card 72'
Illarramendi Yellow card 82'
Report 25' Soldado
90' Jonas
Yellow card 14' Cissokho
Yellow card 37' Mathieu
Yellow card 47' Banega
Yellow card 66' Albelda
Stadium: Anoeta
12 May 2013 35 Real Sociedad 2 – 2 Granada Donostia
22:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Castro 9'
Agirretxe 45'
González Yellow card 90+1'
Griezmann Yellow card 90+3'
Report Yellow card 14', 15' El-Arabi
Yellow card 19' Siqueira
Yellow card 70' Nolito
Yellow card 82' Buonanotte
Yellow card 89' Toño
Recio 90+3'
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Javier Estrada Fernández
19 May 2013 36 Sevilla 1 – 2 Real Sociedad Sevilla
22:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Rakitić 10'
Kondogbia Yellow card 15'
Navarro Yellow card 41'
Reyes Red card 58'
Moreno Yellow card 63'
Diawara Yellow card 90+1'
Report 16' (o.g.) Rakitić
24', Yellow card 55' Agirretxe
Yellow card 19' Vela
Yellow card 78' Cadamuro
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
26 May 2013 37 Real Sociedad 3 – 3 Real Madrid Donostia
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Prieto 64' (pen.), 90+3'
Griezmann 78'
Bergara Yellow card 25'
Report 6' Higuaín
57' Callejón
80', Yellow card 63' Khedira
Yellow card 45' Essien
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 30,586
Referee: González González
1 June 2013 38 Deportivo La Coruña 0 – 1 Real Sociedad A Coruña
21:00 CEST Sílvio Yellow card 38'
Aythami Yellow card 41'
J. Domínguez Yellow card 67'
Aranzubia Yellow card 82'
Aguilar Yellow card 85'
Oliveira Yellow card 89'
Riki Yellow card 90'
Report 22', Yellow card 89' Griezmann
Yellow card 30' Yellow-red card 84' Bergara
Yellow card 82' Zurutuza
Stadium: Riazor
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán

Copa del Rey

1 November 2012 Córdoba 2 – 0 Real Sociedad Córdoba
19:00 CET Patiño 42'
Rennella 77' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Nuevo Arcángel
Attendance: 15,790[18]
Referee: José Luis González González
27 November 2012 Real Sociedad2 – 2
(2 – 4 agg.)
Córdoba Donostia
19:30 CET Griezmann 21'
Agirretxe 85'
Report Patiño 65'
Dubarbier 72'
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 16,918[19]
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ayza Gámez

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