2012–13 Club Santos Laguna season explained

Club:Santos Laguna
Season:2012–13
Chairman:Alejandro Irarragorri
Manager:Benjamín Galindo
(until November 15, 2012)
Pedro Caixinha
(from November 20, 2012)
Stadium:Estadio Corona
League:Apertura 2012
League Result:9th
League2:Clausura 2013
League2 Result:6th
Final phase semi-finals
Cup1:Champions League
Cup1 Result:Runners-up
League Topscorer:
Apertura:
Carlos Quintero (7)
Clausura:
Oribe Peralta (8)
Season Topscorer:
Carlos Quintero (19)
Highest Attendance:
Apertura:
25,990 vs Cruz Azul
(November 2, 2012)[1]
Clausura:
28,957 vs Cruz Azul
(May 16, 2013)[2]
Lowest Attendance:
Apertura:
20,075 vs Chiapas
(September 22, 2012)[3]
Clausura:
19,856 vs Atlas
(May 9, 2013)[4]
Prevseason:2011–12
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The 2012–13 Santos Laguna season was the 66th professional season of Mexico'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. Santos Laguna began their season on July 21, 2012 against San Luis, Santos Laguna played most their homes games on Saturdays at 7:00pm local time. Santos Laguna did not qualify to the final phase in the Apertura tournament and was eliminated in the semi-finals of the final phase by Cruz Azul in the Clausura tournament. Santos Laguna lost the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League final to Monterrey 4–2 on aggregate.

Torneo Apertura

Regular season

Apertura 2012 results

Goalscorers

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1. Carlos Quintero7
2.Oribe Peralta5
3.Herculez Gómez4
3.Daniel Ludueña4
5.Cándido Ramírez1
5.Rodolfo Salinas1
TOTAL22

Results

Results by round

Torneo Clausura

Regular season

Clausura 2013 results

Final phase

Santos Laguna advanced 3–1 on aggregate

Cruz Azul advanced 5–1 on aggregate

Goalscorers

Regular season

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1.Oribe Peralta8
2.Herculez Gomez4
2.Carlos Quintero4
4.Rodolfo Salinas2
5.Felipe Baloy1
5.César Ibáñez1
TOTAL20

Source:[6]

Final phase

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1.Carlos Quintero2
2.Andrés Rentería2
TOTAL4

Results

Results by round

CONCACAF Champions League

Group stage

Group 1

Championship round

Seeding was performed after the Group Stage. Santos was seed number two and faced Houston Dynamo the seventh seed in the quarterfinals. Santos won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semis to face Seattle Sounders FC. Santos then advanced to the Finals defeating the Sounders 2–1 on aggregate. In the finals they will face their league rival Monterrey.[7]

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Finals

See main article: article and 2013 CONCACAF Champions League Finals.

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Goalscorers

Notes and References

  1. Based on the highest attendance in the Apertura 2012 results section
  2. Based on the highest attendance in the Clausura 2013 results section
  3. Based on the lowest attendance in the Apertura 2012 results section
  4. Based on the lowest attendance in the Clausura 2013 results section
  5. Web site: Santos Laguna stats . ESPN Deportes . 17 July 2012.
  6. Web site: Santos Laguna stats . ESPN Deportes . 17 July 2012.
  7. Web site: De Nigris goal leads Monterrey over Galaxy, into CCL final. Victor Straffon. 11 April 2013 . Associated Press.. 23 April 2013.