| 2012–13 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Jesús Martínez Patiño | ||
| Manager | Gustavo Matosas | ||
| Stadium | Estadio León | ||
| Apertura 2012 | 3rd Final Phase semi-finals | ||
| Clausura 2013 | 15th | ||
| Copa MX (Apertura) | Group stage | ||
| Copa Libertadores | First stage | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Apertura: Nelson Sebastián Maz (9) Clausura: Matías Britos (6) All: Matías Britos (16) | ||
| Highest home attendance | Apertura: 25,595 vsAmérica (September 14, 2012)[1] Clausura: 26,495 vsCruz Azul (February 2, 2013)[2] | ||
| Lowest home attendance | Apertura: 20,710 vsChiapas (October 26, 2012)[3] Clausura: 21,288 vsAtlante (April 27, 2013)[4] | ||
The 2012–13León season was the 66th professional season ofMexico's top-flight football league. The season is split into two tournaments—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each with identical formats and each contested by the same eighteen teams. Tijuana began their season on July 21, 2012 againstQuerétaro, León played their most home games on Saturday at 8:06pm local time. This was León first season in Mexican top-flight league since theVerano 2002 after defeatingCorrecaminos UAT in the promotion final. León qualified third to the final phase and was eliminated byTijuana in the semi-finals, León did not qualify to the final phase in the Clausura tournament.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Win Draw Loss
| July 21, 2012Round 1 | Querétaro | 0 – 2 | León | Querétaro,Querétaro |
| 17:00 | Cortés Vera Gustavino Jiménez | Report | Burbano González Maz Mascorro Edwin Hernández | Stadium:Estadio Corregidora Referee:José Alfredo Peñaloza |
| July 27, 2012Round 2 | León | 4 – 0 | Tijuana | León,Guanajuato |
| 21:30 | Maz Peña Montes Burbano Lobos | Report | Saucedo Gandolfi Aguilar Arce Leandro | Stadium:Estadio León Referee: Fernando Guerrero |
| August 5, 2012Round 3 | Toluca | 2 – 1 | León | Toluca,Estado de Mexico |
| 12:00 | Lucas Silva Rodríguez Cabrera Sinha Novaretti | Report | Loboa | Stadium:Estadio Nemesio Díez Attendance: 18,021[5] Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez |
| August 10, 2012Round 4 | León | 3 – 0 | Santos Laguna | León,Guanajuato |
| 20:30 | González Burbano Maz Peña | Report | Gómez Sánchez Crosas Baloy | Stadium:Estadio León Attendance: 23,777[6] Referee: Óscar Macias |
| August 17, 2012Round 5 | Cruz Azul | 1 – 1 | León | Mexico City |
| 21:30 | Perea Vela Barrera A. Castro | Report | Vázauez Hernández Montes Matosas | Stadium:Estadio Azul Attendance: 22,877[7] Referee: Erim Ramírez |
| August 24, 2012Round 6 | León | 1 – 3 | Morelia | León,Guanajuato |
| 20:30 | Loboa Britos Magallón | Report | Rojas Huiqui Pérez Ramírez Álvarez | Stadium:Estadio León Attendance: 23,402[8] Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas |
| September 1, 2012Round 7 | San Luis | 0 – 2 | León | San Luis Potosí,San Luis Potosí |
| 21:00 | Paredes | Report | Loboa Britos | Stadium:Estadio Alfonso Lastras Attendance: 11,554[9] Referee:Francisco Chacón |
| September 14, 2012Round 8 | León | 1 – 2 | Guadalajara | León,Guanajuato |
| 21:30 | Montes Vázquez Magallón Peña | Report | Sánchez Báez Araujo Enriquez Esparza Álvarez Márquez | Stadium:Estadio León Attendance: 25,595[10] Referee: Roberto García Orozco |
| September 21, 2012Round 9 | Puebla | 1 – 1 | León | Puebla,Puebla |
| 19:30 | Dimayuga Abelairas Chávez | Report | Maz González Montes | Stadium:Estadio Cuauhtémoc Attendance: 10,128[11] Referee:José Alfredo Peñaloza |
| September 28, 2012Round 10 | León | 2 – 0 | Monterrey | León,Guanajuato |
| 21:30 | Montes Peña Burbano | Report | Pérez Cardozo Basanta Reyna Meza | Stadium:Estadio León Attendance: 23,042[12] Referee: Miguel Ángel Flores |
| October 3, 2012Round 11 | León | 2 – 1 | UNAM | León,Guanajuato |
| 20:30 | Peña Hernández Delgado Maz | Report | Chiapas Velarde Herrera Verón A. Palacios Bravo | Stadium:Estadio León Attendance: 25,096[13] Referee: Fernando Guerrero |
| October 6, 2012Round 12 | Pachuca | 1 – 1 | León | Pachuca,Hidalgo |
| 19:00 | Meráz Hernández | Report | Britos Peña Delgado | Stadium:Estadio Hidalgo Attendance: 14,969[14] Referee: César Arturo Ramos |
| October 13, 2012Round 13 | León | 2 – 0 | UANL | León,Guanajuato |
| 19:00 | Britos Maz Burbano | Report | Salcido Viniegra Álvarez | Stadium:Estadio León Attendance: 22,983[15] Referee: Erim Ramírez |
| October 20, 2012Round 14 | América | 2 – 1 | León | Mexico City |
| 17:00 | Molina Aldrete Montenegro Bermúdez Medina Benítez | Report | Maz Peña | Stadium:Estadio Azteca Attendance: 41,346[16] Referee:Marco Antonio Rodríguez |
| October 26, 2012Round 15 | León | 4 – 1 | Chiapas | León,Guanajuato |
| 21:15 | Britos Vázquez Montes Burbano Pineda Peña González | Report | Corral Martínez Rey Arizala Andrade | Stadium:Estadio León Attendance: 20,710[17] Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez |
| November 4, 2012Round 16 | Atlante | 2 – 3 | León | Cancún,Quintana Roo |
| 18:00 | O. Martínez Maidana Amione Calvo Paredes | Report | Maz González Peña Martínez | Stadium:Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo Attendance: 6,850[18] Referee: Miguel Ángel Flores |
| November 9, 2012Round 17 | León | 3 – 1 | Atlas | León,Guanajuato |
| 21:30 | Loboa Delgado Britos Maz Nieves | Report | Erpen Robles Santos Cufré Mancilla | Stadium:Estadio León Attendance: 35,000+[19] Referee: Roberto García Orozco |
| November 14, 2012Quarter-finals | Cruz Azul | 2 – 1 | León | Benito Juárez,Mexico City |
| 19:00 | Pereira Flores A. Castro Torrado I. Castro Pavone | Report | González Magallón Maz | Stadium:Estadio Azul Attendance: 19,220[20] Referee:Ricardo Arellano |
| November 17, 2012Quarter-finals | León | 3 – 0 | Cruz Azul | León,Guanajuato |
| 19:00 | Britos Maz Peña Montes González Martínez Delgado | Report | Torrado Vela Aquino Pavone Giménez | Stadium:Estadio León Attendance: 24,226[21] Referee:Marco Antonio Rodríguez |
León advanced 4–2 on aggregate
| November 22, 2012Semi-finals | León | 2 – 0 | Tijuana | León,Guanajuato |
| 21:06 | Britos Arce Peña Burbano Muñoz Mustafá | Report | Corona Moreno Riascos Pellerano | Stadium:Estadio León Attendance: 24,808[22] Referee:Francisco Chacón |
| November 25, 2012Semi-finals | Tijuana | 3 – 0 | León | Tijuana,Baja California |
| 16:30 | Pellerano Aguilar Martínez Riascos Castillo Ruiz | Report | Rojas González Burbano | Stadium:Estadio Caliente Attendance: 22,333[23] Referee:Marco Antonio Rodríguez |
Tijuana advanced 3–2 on aggregate
Regular season[edit]
Source:[24] | Final phase[edit]
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| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 |
Last updated: 10 November 2012.
Source:Apertura 2012 results
Win Draw Loss
| July 24, 20121 | Dorados | 2 – 1 | León | Culiacán,Sinaloa |
| 20:00 | López Blanco Mena Güemez | Report | Delgado González Britos Nieves | Stadium:Estadio Banorte Referee: Mauricio Martínez |
| July 31, 20122 | León | 4 – 0 | Dorados | León,Guanajuato |
| 19:00 | Calderón Vázquez Pacheco González Nieves | Report | Ramírez Osuna Frausto Castro Ruiz | Stadium:Estadio León Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortega |
| August 7, 20123 | León | 1 – 1 | Estudiantes Tecos | León,Guanajuato |
| 19:00 | Martínez Pineda | Report | Quintero Alatorre Martiñones Aguayo Morales Tinajero | Stadium:Estadio León Attendance: 17,311 Referee: Víctor Bisguerra |
| August 21, 20124 | Estudiantes Tecos | 0 – 3 | León | Zapopan,Jalisco |
| 19:00 | Ramírez | Report | Santibañez Arce Pacheco | Stadium:Estadio Tres de Marzo Attendance: 2,962 Referee: Roberto Ríos Jácome |
| August 28, 20125 | León | 2 – 2 | Morelia | León,Guanajuato |
| 17:00 | Arce Britos Mascorro Calderón | Report | Pedroza Rojas Sepúlveda Godinez | Stadium:Estadio León Attendance: 19,980 Referee: Miguel Ángel Chacón |
| September 18, 20126 | Morelia | 0 – 0 | León | Morelia,Michoacán |
| 21:00 | Torres Silva | Report | Calderón Ortiz | Stadium:Estadio Morelos Attendance: 8,109 Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez |
| Position | Nation | Name | Goals scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Othoniel Arce | 3 | |
| 2. | Matías Britos | 2 | |
| 2. | José Juan Vázquez | 2 | |
| 4. | Juan José Calderón | 1 | |
| 4. | Arturo Ortíz Martínez | 1 | |
| 4. | Luis Humberto Nieves | 1 | |
| 4. | Edgar Iván Pacheco | 1 | |
| TOTAL | 11 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Win Draw Loss
| January 5, 2013Round 1 | León | 2 – 2 | Querétaro | León,Guanajuato |
| 20:06 | Hernández Montes Britos Pineda | Report | Vázquez Pineda Pérez Escoto | Stadium:Estadio León Attendance: 25,031[28] Referee:Marco Antonio Rodríguez |
| January 12, 2013Round 2 | Tijuana | 1 – 0 | León | Tijuana,Baja California |
| 17:00 | Moreno Pellerano Castillo Riascos Arce Leandro | Report | Santibañez Márquez Peña Zatarín | Stadium:Estadio Caliente Attendance: 22,233[30] Referee: Paul Delgadillo |
| January 18, 2013Round 3 | León | 1 – 2 | Toluca | León,Guanajuato |
| 20:36 | Maz Rojas Britos Márquez | Report | Báez Benítez Gamboa Tejada Lucas Silva | Stadium:Estadio León Attendance: 24,985[31] Referee: Luis Enrique Santander |
| January 25, 2013Round 4 | Santos Laguna | 2 – 0 | León | Torreón,Coahuila |
| 21:30 | Mares Salinas Peralta Rodríguez | Report | Mascorro Zataraín González | Stadium:Estadio Corona Attendance: 23,141[32] Referee: Miguel Ángel Flores |
| February 2, 2013Round 5 | León | 2 – 2 | Cruz Azul | León,Guanajuato |
| 20:06 | Montes Britos Loboa González Vázquez Burbano | Report | Pavone Gutiérrez | Stadium:Estadio León Attendance: 26,495[33] Referee: Óscar Macias |
| February 8, 2013Round 6 | Morelia | 1 – 0 | León | Morelia,Michoacán |
| 19:30 | Santana Huiqui Álvarez | Report | González Márquez | Stadium:Estadio Morelos Attendance: 16,530[34] Referee: Roberto García Orozco |
| February 16, 2013Round 7 | León | 2 – 0 | San Luis | León,Guanajuato |
| 20:05 | Hernández Arrechea Eparza Pineda | Report | Arredondo Mendoza Velasco Zamora | Stadium:Estadio León Referee: Paul Delgadillo |
| February 24, 2013Round 8 | Guadalajara | 2 – 1 | León | Zapopan,Jalisco |
| 17:00 | Fabián Peráles Sánchez López | Report | Britos Hernández Vázquez Montes Burbano González Peña | Stadium:Estadio Omnilife Attendance: 38,706[35] Referee: Erim Ramírez |
| March 2, 2013Round 9 | León | 0 – 1 | Puebla | León,Guanajuato |
| 20:06 | Peña Delgado | Report | González Beasley Hernández de Buen Durán Medina | Stadium:Estadio León Attendance: 26,123[36] Referee: Miguel Ángel Ayala |
| March 9, 2013Round 10 | Monterrey | 2 – 1 | León | Monterrey,Nuevo León |
| 19:00 | Zavala Suazo Meza | Report | González Britos Márquez Montes | Stadium:Estadio Tecnológico Attendance: 33,355[37] Referee: Fernando Guerrero |
| March 17, 2013Round 11 | UNAM | 0 – 0 | León | Coyoacán,Mexico City |
| 12:00 | Van Rankin Velarde | Report | González Montes Magallón | Stadium:Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 24,093[38] Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas |
| March 30, 2013Round 12 | León | 0 – 0 | Pachuca | León,Guanajuato |
| 20:05 | Maz Montes Márquez Castillo | Report | H. Herrera da Silva Arreola Hurtado | Stadium:Estadio León Referee: Miguel Ángel Flores |
| April 6, 2013Round 13 | UANL | 0 – 0 | León | San Nicolás de los Garza,Nuevo León |
| 19:00 | Torres Nilo Danilinho | Report | Burbano | Stadium:Estadio Universitario Attendance: 38,700[39] Referee: César Arturo Ramos |
| April 13, 2013Round 14 | León | 1 – 1 | América | León,Guanajuato |
| 20:06 | Britos Hernández Magallón Márquez | Report | Mosquera Benítez | Stadium:Estadio León Attendance: 26,229[40] Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez |
| April 10, 2013Round 15 | Chiapas | 2 – 2 | León | Tuxtla Gutiérrez,Chiapas |
| 19:30 | Esqueda Bedolla Jiménez Rey Andrade | Report | Márquez González Peña Hernández | Stadium:Estadio Victor Manuel Reyna Attendance: 9,552[41] Referee:José Alfredo Peñaloza |
| April 27, 2013Round 16 | León | 1 – 0 | Atlante | León,Guanajuato |
| 20:06 | Márquez Pacheco | Report | Venegas Villalpando Nápoles | Stadium:Estadio León Attendance: 21,288[42] Referee: Fabricio Morales |
| May 4, 2013Round 17 | Atlas | 0 – 1 | León | Guadalajara,Jalisco |
| 21:00 | Millar Erpen Razo | Report | Britos Montes | Stadium:Estadio Jalisco Attendance: 33,951[43] Referee:Marco Antonio Rodríguez |
León did not qualify to the Final Phase
| Position | Nation | Name | Goals scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Matías Britos | 6 | |
| 2. | Edwin William Hernández | 3 | |
| 3. | Yovanny Arrechea | 1 | |
| 3. | Juan Ignacio González | 1 | |
| 3. | Luis Montes | 1 | |
| 3. | Edgar Iván Pacheco | 1 | |
| 3. | Carlos Peña | 1 | |
| TOTAL | 14 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −5 |
Last updated: 4 May 2013.
Source:Clausura 2013 results
Win Draw Loss
| January 22, 2013First leg | León | 1 – 1 | León,Mexico | |
| 19:45UTC−6 | Maz | Report | Díaz Zenteno Brito | Stadium:Estadio León Referee:Héber Lopes (Brazil) |
| January 29, 2013Second leg | Iquique | 1 – 1 (4 – 2p) | Iquique,Chile | |
| 22:00UTC−3 | Monje Díaz Brito | Report | Vázquez Peña Arrechea Montes Martínez Calderón Maz | Stadium:Estadio Tierra de Campeones Referee:Antonio Arias (Paraguay) |
| Penalties | ||||
| Zenteno Villalobos Ereros Grabinski Díaz | ||||
Iquique advanced on penalties.
| Position | Nation | Name | Goals scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Yovanny Arrechea | 1 | |
| 1. | Nelson Sebastián Maz | 1 | |
| TOTAL | 2 |