2012–13 RCD Espanyol season

The 2012–13 RCD Espanyol season was the 112th season in the club's history.

RCD Espanyol

2012–13 season
President	Joan Collet
Head coach	Mauricio Pochettino (until 26 November 2012) Javier Aguirre (from 28 November)
Stadium	Cornellà-El Prat
La Liga	12th
Copa del Rey	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Sergio García Cristhian Stuani (7 each) All: Sergio García Cristhian Stuani (7 each)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Squad

The numbers and players are established according to the official website: www.rcdespanyol.com and www.lfp.es

As of 30 January 2013.^[1]

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  ARG Cristian Álvarez (captain) 2 DF  BRA Felipe Mattioni 3 DF  ESP Raúl Rodríguez 4 MF  ESP Víctor Sánchez 5 MF  ESP Sergio Tejera 6 DF  ARG Juan Forlín 7 MF  ESP Raúl Baena 8 FW  URU Christian Stuani 9 FW  ESP Sergio García (3rd captain) 10 MF  ESP Joan Verdú (vice-captain) 12 FW  ITA Samuele Longo (on loan from Inter Milan)

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 GK  ESP Kiko Casilla 15 DF  MEX Héctor Moreno 16 DF  ESP Javi López 17 MF  BUL Martin Petrov 18 DF  ESP Joan Capdevila 19 DF  ARG Diego Colotto 20 MF  POR Simão Sabrosa 22 MF  GHA Mubarak Wakaso 23 MF  ESP Cristian Gómez 24 MF  ESP Christian Alfonso 27 DF  ESP Víctor Álvarez

Out on loan

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 — DF  ESP Jordi Amat (at Rayo Vallecano until 30 June 2013) — MF  ESP Isaías (at Ponferradina until 30 June 2013) — MF  URU Adrián Luna (at Nacional until 30 June 2013) — MF  URU Juan Albín (at Nacional until 30 June 2013) — FW  FRA Thievy Bifouma (at Las Palmas until 30 June 2013)

Foreign players

Further information: La Liga § Eligibility of non-EU players

• Cristian Álvarez
• Diego Colotto
• Juan Forlín
• Felipe Mattioni
• Wakaso Mubarak
• Héctor Moreno
• Juan Albín
• Christian Stuani

Competitions

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

La Liga

Main article: 2012–13 La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Levante	38	12	10	16	40	57	−17	46
12	Athletic Bilbao	38	12	9	17	44	65	−21	45
13	Espanyol	38	11	11	16	43	52	−9	44
14	Valladolid	38	11	10	17	49	58	−9	43
15	Granada	38	11	9	18	37	54	−17	42

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

Matches

Mallorca v Espanyol

18 August 2012 1	Mallorca	2–1	Espanyol	Palma
23:00 CEST	Hemed 2', 85' Nunes  33' Nsue  38' Martí  90+1'	Summary	Wakaso 6',  63' Sánchez  59'	Stadium: Iberostar Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

Espanyol v Real Zaragoza

25 August 2012 2	Espanyol	1–2	Real Zaragoza	Barcelona
21:00 CEST	Albín  24'  50' Wakaso  39' Stuani 43' Sánchez  79' Rodríguez  85' Gómez  90+3'	Summary	Apoño 51' (pen.) Goni  59' Pintér  66' Montañes  85' Postiga 89'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 16,923 Referee: José Luis Paradas Romero

Levante v Espanyol

2 September 2012 3	Levante	3–2	Espanyol	Valencia
18:00 CEST	Diop  16' Juanlu 55' Lell 56' Juanfran  58' Iborra  67'  81' Munúa  86' Rodríguez 90+3' (o.g.)	Summary	Wakaso  2' Longo 21' Tejera 25',  67' Sánchez  29' Capdevila  32' Fonte  39' C. Álvarez  42'	Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 10,500 Referee: José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes

Espanyol v Athletic Bilbao

16 September 2012 4	Espanyol	3–3	Athletic Bilbao	Barcelona
12:00 CEST	López 18' Longo  26'  81', 80' Rodríguez  29' Verdú 44',  61' Forlín  53'	Summary	Muniain  26' Pérez  35' Gurpegui  48' Aduriz 56', 83' Llorente 71' San José  84' Amorebieta  90+1'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 23,123 Referee: Pedro Pérez Montero

Real Betis v Espanyol

22 September 2012 5	Real Betis	1–0	Espanyol	Seville
20:00 CEST	Paulão 18' Beñat  29' Pérez  46' Nélson  57' Nono  71' Agra  90' Casto  90+1'	Summary	Tejera  26' Wakaso  45'  67' López  52' Stuani  78' C. Álvarez  90+2'	Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez

Espanyol v Atlético Madrid

30 September 2012 6	Espanyol	0–1	Atlético Madrid	Barcelona
21:30 CEST	Moreno  43' Stuani  47' Forlín  60'	Summary	García 30',  66' Turan  59' Gabi  60' Costa  66'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 21,888 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva

Real Valladolid v Espanyol

6 October 2012 7	Real Valladolid	1–1	Espanyol	Valladolid
20:00 CEST	Rukavina  69' Sereno  75' Óscar 82'	Summary	V. Álvarez  41'  45' C. Álvarez  45' Sánchez  57' Verdú 70' (pen.),  90+2' Forlín  72' Fonte  90'	Stadium: José Zorrilla Attendance: 14,499 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán

Espanyol v Rayo Vallecano

21 October 2012 8	Espanyol	3–2	Rayo Vallecano	Barcelona
16:00 CEST	Verdú  12', 37', 48' Forlín  15' Colotto  43'  81' Stuani 90+2'	Summary	Baptistão 12', 63' Gálvez  14' Rubén  15' Labaka  68' Rodri  74'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 21,497 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes

Espanyol v Málaga

27 October 2012 9	Espanyol	0–0	Málaga	Barcelona
16:00 CEST	Wakaso  23' Sánchez  34' Stuani  48' Forlín  81'	Summary	Fernández  26' Iturra  32' Duda  51' Demichelis  67' Camacho  83'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro

Real Sociedad v Espanyol

4 November 2012 10	Real Sociedad	0–1	Espanyol	San Sebastián
12:00	González  29'	Report	Wakaso  33' Gómez  42' Longo  75' Colotto 77' Baena  83' C. Álvarez  90+1' Stuani  90+2'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 22,150 Referee: José Luis Paradas Romero

Espanyol v Osasuna

10 November 2012 11	Espanyol	0–3	Osasuna	Barcelona
18:00	Stuani  29' Moreno  88'	Report	Timor  17' Cejudo 22' Armenteros  32' Damià  48' Sola 63' Arribas  72' Onwu 77'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 20,523 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

Valencia v Espanyol

17 November 2012 12	Valencia	2–1	Espanyol	Valencia
	Viera 16' Albelda  25' Jonas  30' Soldado  38', 90' (pen.) Ruiz  43' T. Costa  57' Guardado  60' Barragán  78'		Longo 31' C. Álvarez  66' Rodríguez  66' Forlín  70' Moreno  87'  87' Tejera  87' Verdú  87' Wakaso  87' García  88'	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

Espanyol v Getafe

25 November 2012 13	Espanyol	0–2	Getafe	Barcelona
	Forlín  50' López  72'		Pedro León 17',  64' Míchel  64' Mané 90+1'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 19,053 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

Granada v Espanyol

2 December 2012 14	Granada	0–0	Espanyol	Granada
			Simão  48' López  66' Wakaso  71' Longo  75'	Stadium: Los Cármenes Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Miguel Ayza Gámez

Espanyol v Sevilla

7 December 2012 15	Espanyol	2–2	Sevilla	Barcelona
	Verdú 13' (pen.) Stuani  23' Colotto  37' Sánchez  45' Simão 60' Wakaso  80' Moreno  88'		Rakitić 24' (pen.) Reyes  33'  39' Perotti  43' Navarro  79' Negredo  90', 90+1'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 16,712 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández

Real Madrid v Espanyol

16 December 2012 16	Real Madrid	2–2	Espanyol	Madrid
	Ronaldo 45+1',  80' Coentrão 48' Alonso  70'		Wakaso  13' García 31' Alfonso  61' Sánchez  79' Albín 88',  89'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

Espanyol v Deportivo La Coruña

20 December 2012 17	Espanyol	2–0	Deportivo La Coruña	Barcelona
	Sánchez  26' Simão 30' Baena  84' Stuani 88'		Aythami  36' Pizzi  90+4'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo

Barcelona v Espanyol

6 January 2013 18	Barcelona	4–0	Espanyol	Barcelona
	Xavi 10' Pedro 15', 27' Messi 29' (pen.)		Casilla  28' Baena  53' Stuani  73' Moreno  85'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 73,760 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

Espanyol v Celta Vigo

12 January 2013 19	Espanyol	1–0	Celta Vigo	Barcelona
	Forlín  14' García J. López  30' Sánchez  48' Simão  65' Baena  67' Colotto  84'		Á. López  32'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 20,723 Referee: Miguel Pérez Lasa

Espanyol v Mallorca

18 January 2013 20	Espanyol	3–2	Mallorca	Barcelona
	Simão 16' Verdú  27', 68' (pen.) Forlín  39' Baena 83' Tejera  90+4' Casilla  90+5'		Dos Santos 35' Márquez 42' Luna  45+1'  81' Hemed  80'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 17,169 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez

Real Zaragoza v Espanyol

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

Espanyol v Levante

2 February 2013 22	Espanyol	3–2	Levante	Barcelona
	Baena  37' Iborra 42' (o.g.) Stuani 67' S. García 69'		R. García 47' Diop  53' Rodas  60' Martins 87'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 20,121 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

Athletic Bilbao v Espanyol

10 February 2013 23	Athletic Bilbao	0–4	Espanyol	Bilbao
	San José  37' Laporte  74'		Simão  18' Moreno 28' Stuani  33', 58' García  38' Casilla  43' Capdevila  45+1' Sánchez  45+3', 57' Verdú 75' Forlín  83'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo

Espanyol v Real Betis

17 February 2013 24	Espanyol	1–0	Real Betis	Barcelona
	García 7' Sánchez  36' Mattioni  51' Capdevila  65' Simão  77'		Paulão  61' Juan Carlos  79' Perquis  88'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 20,410 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

Atlético Madrid v Espanyol

24 February 2013 25	Atlético Madrid	1–0	Espanyol	Madrid
	Gabi  34'  45+4' Tiago  34' Falcao 38' (pen.) Turan  56' Courtois  90+2'		Forlín  6' Casilla  14' Stuani  34' Moreno  37' Colotto  58' Longo  79' Sánchez  90+2'	Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez

Espanyol v Real Valladolid

3 March 2013 26	Espanyol	0–0	Real Valladolid	Barcelona
			Larsson  48'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 20,423 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

Rayo Vallecano v Espanyol

9 March 2013 27	Rayo Vallecano	2–0	Espanyol	Madrid
	Casado  6' Domínguez 9',  25' Piti 77' Fuego  83' Baptistão  90+1'		Stuani  16' Simão  25' Sánchez  39' López  51' García  64'	Stadium: Campo de Vallecas Attendance: 8,292 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández

Málaga v Espanyol

17 March 2013 28	Málaga	0–2	Espanyol	Málaga
	Duda  75' Camacho  86'		Wakaso  43' Colotto 49' Forlín  55' Verdú  60' García 66'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

Espanyol v Real Sociedad

31 March 2013 29	Espanyol	2–2	Real Sociedad	Barcelona
	García 9' Forlín  25' Stuani 39' Sánchez  68'		Zurutuza 24' I. Martínez  51' Agirretxe  75' López 76' (o.g.) González  78' De la Bella  88'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 22,323 Referee: Pedro Pérez Montero

Osasuna v Espanyol

7 April 2013 30	Osasuna	0–2	Espanyol	Pamplona
	Arribas  18' Oier  69' Bertrán  77' Silva  81'		Stuani  12' Moreno  36', 51' Colotto  54' López  71' Wakaso 90+1'	Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 17,501 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

Espanyol v Valencia

13 April 2013 31	Espanyol	3–3	Valencia	Barcelona
	Wakaso 45+1' Sánchez  62' Verdú 82' García 90+3' Rodríguez  90+3' Moreno  90+4'		R. Costa  23' Canales 53' Jonas 87' Soldado 90+1' Albelda  90+2'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 24,054 Referee: José González González

Getafe v Espanyol

21 April 2013 32	Getafe	0–2	Espanyol	Getafe
	Borja  19'  52' Fernández  26'  73' Castro  45' Torres  68'		Sánchez  3' Colotto  6' Stuani  39', 72' García  53' Forlín  63' C. Álvarez  73' Wakaso  75'	Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes

Espanyol v Granada

28 April 2013 33	Espanyol	0–1	Granada	Barcelona
	Capdevila  84'		Nolito 37' Roberto  45+2'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 18,506 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo

Sevilla v Espanyol

5 May 2013 34	Sevilla	3–0	Espanyol	Seville
	Capdevila 12' (o.g.) Negredo  16', 23' Coke 19'		López  45' Wakaso  72'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro

Espanyol v Real Madrid

11 May 2013 35	Espanyol	1–1	Real Madrid	Barcelona
	Stuani 23',  30' Verdú  51' Wakaso  61' Forlín  80' Capdevila  90+1' Sánchez  90+1'		Essien  42' Higuaín 58' Alonso  65' Modrić  69' Albiol  76' Ronaldo  80'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 30,023 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva

Deportivo La Coruña v Espanyol

19 May 2013 36	Deportivo La Coruña	2–0	Espanyol	A Coruña
	Pablo  30' Aguilar  34' Gama 50' Valerón  66' Oliveira 90+1'		Tejera  13' Baena  41' López  56' Colotto  86'	Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 34,000 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández

Espanyol v Barcelona

26 May 2013 37	Espanyol	0–2	Barcelona	Barcelona
	Rodríguez  45' Wakaso  80'  80' Capdevila  81' Forlín  88'		Sánchez 14' Iniesta  67' Pedro 86' Fàbregas  88'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 27,578 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán

Celta Vigo v Espanyol

1 June 2013 38	Celta Vigo	1–0	Espanyol	Vigo
21:00	Insa 16' Oubiña  65'		García  18' Forlín  29'  90+2' Mattioni  77' Colotto  88'	Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

Copa del Rey

Round of 32

Sevilla v Espanyol

1 November 2012 First leg	Sevilla	3–1	Espanyol	Seville
19:00	Fazio 4' Cicinho  59' Cala 83' Negredo 89' (pen.)	Report	Baena  39' Alfonso 69' Simão  71' Capdevila  82' Galán  85'  89' Forlín  88' Sánchez  88'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Miguel Pérez Lasa

Espanyol v Sevilla

27 November 2012 Second Leg	Espanyol	0–3	Sevilla	Barcelona
	Wakaso  7' López  25'	Report	Perotti 26' (pen.) Botía  38' Rakitić 45' Diawara 49' Cala  81'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 7,463 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez