2012–13 FC Twente season

Twente
2012–13 season
ChairmanJoop Munsterman
ManagerSteve McClaren
Until 26 February 2013[1]
Alfred Schreuder (caretaker)
26 February 2013 - April 2013
Michel Jansen (caretaker)
From April 2013
Eredivisie6th
KNVB CupThird round vs Den Bosch
Europa LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Luc Castaignos (13)
All: Nacer Chadli (16)

The 2012–13 FC Twente season was spent in the Eredivisie.

Squad

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As of 26 April 2013

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Netherlands NED Sander Boschker
2 DF Denmark DEN Andreas Bjelland
4 DF Netherlands NED Peter Wisgerhof (captain)
5 DF Netherlands NED Robbert Schilder
6 MF Netherlands NED Wout Brama (vice captain)
7 MF Netherlands NED Denny Landzaat
8 MF Netherlands NED Leroy Fer
9 FW Russia RUS Dmitry Bulykin
10 FW Serbia SRB Dušan Tadić
11 FW Netherlands NED Jerson Cabral
13 GK Bulgaria BUL Nikolay Mihailov
14 MF Netherlands NED Willem Janssen
15 DF Venezuela VEN Roberto Rosales
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Netherlands NED Tim Breukers
17 DF Sweden SWE Rasmus Bengtsson
19 DF Netherlands NED Douglas
20 DF Netherlands NED Edson Braafheid (on loan from 1899 Hoffenheim)
21 MF Chile CHI Felipe Gutiérrez
22 FW Belgium BEL Nacer Chadli
25 GK Portugal POR Daniel Fernandes
30 FW Netherlands NED Luc Castaignos
37 FW Germany GER Tim Hölscher
39 MF Netherlands NED Joey Pelupessy
45 FW Netherlands NED Edwin Gyasi

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Netherlands NED Nick Marsman (at Go Ahead Eagles until 30 June 2013)
— DF Netherlands NED Thijs Bouma (at Germany VfL Osnabrück until 30 June 2013)
— DF Netherlands NED Nicky Kuiper (at Greece Panathinaikos until 30 June 2013)
— DF Germany GER Nils Röseler (at VVV-Venlo until 30 June 2013)
— MF Sweden SWE Emir Bajrami (at France Monaco until 30 June 2013)
— MF Netherlands NED Jurjan Mannes (at Fortuna Sittard until 30 June 2013)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Germany GER Thilo Leugers (at NAC Breda until 30 June 2013)
— MF Netherlands NED Quincy Promes (at Go Ahead Eagles until 30 June 2013)
— FW Netherlands NED Joshua John (at Denmark Nordsjælland until 30 June 2013)
— FW Netherlands NED Cas Peters (at Go Ahead Eagles until 30 June 2013)
— FW Netherlands NED Glynor Plet (at Belgium Genk until 30 June 2013)

UEFA List B

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
35 GK Poland POL Filip Bednarek
38 FW Germany GER Mirco Born
39 DF Netherlands NED Joey Pelupessy
40 GK Netherlands NED Wouter Dronkers
No. Pos. Nation Player
41 DF Netherlands NED Coen Gortemaker
42 MF Netherlands NED Abdul Nury
43 DF Netherlands NED Mark Engberink
44 MF Germany GER Kris Fillinger

Transfers

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Summer

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Main article: List of Dutch football transfers summer 2012

Winter

[edit]
Main article: List of Dutch football transfers winter 2012–13

Competitions

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Eredivisie

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Main article: 2012–13 Eredivisie

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 17 11 6 60 33  +27 62 10 4 3 33 17  +16 7 7 3 27 16  +11

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAAHAHAHAAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAAHAH
ResultWWWWWWLWDWWDDDWLWWDDLDDLLLWDWWDWDW
Position1111111111122213221234355655555566
Updated to match(es) played on 26 May 2013. Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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12 August 2012 1 Twente 4–1 FC Groningen Enschede
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Chadli 30', 54'
Tadić 33', 71'		 Summary Magnasco Yellow card 35'
Bacuna 83'
Van Dijk Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 29,400
Referee: Jan Wegereef
18 August 2012 2 NAC Breda 0–1 Twente Breda
19:45 CEST (UTC+2) Lurling Yellow card 10'
Looms Yellow card 14'
Eric Fernando Botteghin Yellow card 30'
Luyckx Yellow card 67'		 Summary Douglas Yellow card 31'
Fer 51'
Brama Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion
Attendance: 15,500
Referee: Kevin Blom
26 August 2012 3 N.E.C. 1–3 Twente Nijmegen
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Babos Yellow card 42'
Sno 77'		 Summary Castaignos 14'
Bulykin 22'
Fer 42' (pen.)
Tadić Yellow card 45'
Gutiérrez Yellow card 62'
Janssen Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Stadion de Goffert
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ruud Bossen
2 September 2012 4 Twente 1–0 VVV-Venlo Enschede
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Fer 90+2' (pen.) Summary Vorstermans Yellow card 22'
Türk Yellow card 34'
Ammi Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Ed Janssen
15 September 2012 5 Willem II 2–6 Twente Tilburg
19:45 CEST (UTC+2) Mulder Yellow card 35'
Joachim Yellow card 55'
Höcher 70'
Lumu 84'		 Summary Rosales Yellow card 26'
Gutiérrez 39'
Castaignos 42'
Schilder 53', 78'
Janssen 80'
Haastrup 87' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Attendance: 10,300
Referee: Jan Wegereef
23 September 2012 6 Twente 1–0 SC Heerenveen Enschede
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Tadić 59' (pen.)
Rosales Yellow card 76'		 Summary Zomer Yellow card 30'
Gouweleeuw Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 29,200
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
29 September 2012 7 Ajax 1–0 Twente Amsterdam
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Eriksen 68' Summary Tadić Yellow card 45+1'
Brama Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 50,772
Referee: Pieter Vink
7 October 2012 8 Twente 3–0 AZ Enschede
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) Chadli 20'
Rosales Yellow card 36'
Tadić 60' (pen.)
Castaignos 62'		 Summary Gorter Yellow card 11'
Maher Red card 51'
Altidore Yellow card 52' Yellow-red card 52'		 Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 29,500
Referee: Danny Makkelie
20 October 2012 9 Roda JC 1–1 Twente Kerkrade
19:45 CEST (UTC+2) Hupperts 73'
Kurto Yellow card 86'		 Summary Castaignos 68' Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion
Attendance: 13,212
Referee: Ruud Bossen
28 October 2012 10 RKC Waalwijk 0–1 Twente Waalwijk
14:30 CET (UTC+1) Stans Yellow card 35' Summary Janssen Yellow card 12'
Rosales Yellow card 21'
Tadić 40'
Chadli Yellow card 51'		 Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion
Attendance: 6,129
Referee: Tom van Sichem
4 November 2012 11 Twente 3–0 Feyenoord Enschede
14:30 CET (UTC+1) Chadli 9'
Castaignos 17', Yellow card 73'
Tadić 78'		 Summary Mathijsen Yellow card 45' Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Pieter Vink
11 November 2012 12 Vitesse 0–0 Twente Arnhem
12:30 CET (UTC+1) Reis Yellow card 77'
Bony Yellow card 81'		 Summary Janssen Yellow card 17'
Brama Yellow card 23'		 Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 18,184
Referee: Kevin Blom
18 November 2012 13 FC Utrecht 1–1 Twente Utrecht
14:30 CET (UTC+1) Van der Maarel Yellow card 4'
Mulenga 17', Yellow card 87'		 Summary Janssen 2'
Wisgerhof Yellow card 19'
Braafheid Yellow card 26'
Rosales Yellow card 36'		 Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 20,119
Referee: Danny Makkelie
25 November 2012 14 Twente 2–2 PEC Zwolle Enschede
16:30 CET (UTC+1) Tadić 48' (pen.)
Braafheid Yellow card 85'
Castaignos 90+2'		 Summary Boer Yellow card 43'
Avdić 55'
Broerse Yellow card 76'
Van den Berg 88'
Van Polen Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 29,500
Referee: Richard Liesveld
1 December 2012 15 Twente 2–0 ADO Den Haag Enschede
18:45 CET (UTC+1) Janssen Yellow card 38'
Tadić 55'
Rosales Yellow card 57'
Bulykin 83'		 [uk.soccerway.com/matches/2012/12/01/netherlands/eredivisie/stichting-fc-twente-65/hfc-ado-den-haag/1290552/ Summary] Chery Red card 49'
Poepon Yellow card 61'		 Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 29,300
Referee: Jan Wegereef
9 December 2012 16 PSV 3–0 Twente Eindhoven
16:30 CET (UTC+1) Manolev Yellow card 23'
Wijnaldum 38'
Matavž 80'
Narsingh 82'		 Summary Douglas Yellow card 9'
Tadić Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 34,400
Referee: Pol van Boekel
14 December 2012 17 Twente 3–2 Heracles Enschede
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Fer Yellow card 12'
Chadli 26'
Brama Yellow card 40'
Gyasi 62'
Castaignos 70'		 [uk.soccerway.com/matches/2012/12/14/netherlands/eredivisie/stichting-fc-twente-65/stichting-heracles-almelo/1290564/ Summary] Quansah Yellow card 6'
Duarte Yellow card 15'
Vejinović 20'
Koenders Yellow card 43'
Rienstra Yellow card 59'
Bruns 64'		 Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 29,800
Referee: Eric Braamhaar
21 December 2012 18 AZ 0–3 Twente Alkmaar
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Reijnen Yellow card 48' Summary Chadli 47', 82'
Castaignos 75'
Tadić Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,556
Referee: Richard Liesveld
19 January 2013 19 Twente 0–0 RKC Waalwijk Enschede
19:45 CET (UTC+1) Summary Van Peppen Yellow card 54'
Martina Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 29,300
Referee: Ruud Bossen
27 January 2013 20 Feyenoord 0–0 Twente Rotterdam
14:30 CET (UTC+1) Clasie Yellow card 18'
Immers Yellow card 48'
Vilhena Yellow card 73'		 Summary Rosales Yellow card 31'
Douglas Yellow card 44'
Fer Yellow card 75'
Schilder Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: De Kuip
Attendance: 47,500
Referee: Pieter Vink
3 February 2013 21 Twente 2–4 FC Utrecht Enschede
14:30 CET (UTC+1) Bengtsson Red card 44'
Tadić 56', 73' (pen.)
Brama Yellow card 68'		 Summary Toornstra 32', Yellow card 70'
Mulenga 45+1' (pen.)
Duplan Yellow card 64'
Bulthuis 66'
Van der Maarel Yellow card 72'
Van der Hoorn 74'		 Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 29,500
Referee: Kevin Blom
10 February 2013 22 PEC Zwolle 1–1 Twente Zwolle
16:30 CET (UTC+1) Avdić 81' (pen.) Summary Tadić 11'
Janssen Yellow card 80'
Mihaylov Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: IJsseldelta Stadion
Attendance: 11,041
Referee: Tom van Sichem
16 February 2013 23 Twente 1–1 Willem II Enschede
18:45 CET (UTC+1) Douglas 43' Summary Ippel 90' Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 29,500
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
23 February 2013 24 Heerenveen 2–1 Twente Heerenveen
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Van La Parra 15'
Finnbogason 79'		 Summary Bulykin 54'
Braafheid Yellow card 30' Yellow-red card 87'		 Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
Attendance: 24,885
Referee: Danny Makkelie
2 March 2013 25 Twente 0–2 Ajax Enschede
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Summary Moisander 4'
Alderweireld 35'		 Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Richard Liesveld
10 March 2013 26 Twente 0–1 Vitesse Enschede
16:30 CET (UTC+1) Summary Bony 63' Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 29,700
Referee: Ruud Bossen
17 March 2013 27 Groningen 0–3 Twente Groningen
CET (UTC+1) Bizot Red card 78' Summary Fer 45+1'
Tadić 80' (pen.)
Castaignos 87'		 Stadium: Euroborg
Attendance: 21,330
Referee: Kevin Blom
30 March 2013 28 Twente 1–1 NAC Breda Enschede
18:45 CET (UTC+1) Brama 83' Summary Van der Weg 50' Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 29,250
Referee: Ed Janssen
6 April 2013 29 Twente 2–0 Roda JC Enschede
CEST (UTC+2) Castaignos 44'
Chadli 56'		 Summary Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 29,200
Referee: Dennis Higler
13 April 2013 30 ADO Den Haag 1–3 Twente The Hague
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Van Duinen 41'
Holla Yellow card 51' Yellow-red card 60'		 Summary Douglas 24'
Bulykin 81', 83'		 Stadium: Kyocera Stadion
Attendance: 10,330
Referee: Pol van Boekel
21 April 2013 31 VVV-Venlo 2–2 Twente Venlo
12:30 CEST (UTC+2) Röseler 18'
Nwofor 23'		 Summary Bengtsson 58'
Castaignos 59'		 Stadium: De Koel
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Pieter Vink
28 April 2013 33 Twente 5–2 N.E.C. Enschede
12:30 CEST (UTC+2) Douglas 3'
Castaignos 22'
Chadli 47'
Bengtsson 59'
Gutiérrez 90+2'		 Summary Van der Velden 50'
Falkenburg 90'		 Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 29,200
Referee: Jan Wegereef
5 May 2013 33 Heracles 1–1 Twente Almelo
12:30 CEST (UTC+2) Bruns 7' Summary Fer 27' Stadium: Polman Stadion
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Tom van Sichem
12 May 2013 34 Twente 3–1 PSV Enschede
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Castaignos 3'
Chadli 27'
Janssen 54'		 Summary Mertens 40' (pen.)
Van Bommel Yellow card 56' Yellow-red card 71'		 Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 29,350
Referee: Danny Makkelie

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Vitesse Arnhem 34 19 7 8 68 42 +26 64 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
5 Utrecht (O) 34 19 6 9 55 41 +14 63 Qualification to European competition play-offs
6 Twente 34 17 11 6 60 33 +27 62
7 Groningen 34 12 7 15 36 53 −17 43
8 Heerenveen 34 11 9 14 50 63 −13 42
Source: Eredivisie
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners

European competition

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16 May 2013 Semi-Final 1st leg Groningen 0–1 Twente Groningen
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) Summary Gutiérrez 22' Stadium: Euroborg
Attendance: 11,178
Referee: Pieter Vink
19 May 2013 Semi-Final 2nd leg Twente 3–2
(4–2 agg.)		 Groningen Enschede
12:30 CEST (UTC+2) Braafheid 12'
Gutiérrez 84'
Chadli 90+1'		 Summary Braafheid 23' (o.g.)
Kirm 26'		 Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Richard Liesveld
23 May 2013 Final 1st leg Twente 0–2 Utrecht Enschede
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Summary Van der Gun 9'
Duplan 59'
Asare Yellow card 41' Yellow-red card 90+3'		 Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 20,500
Referee: Reinold Wiedemeijer
26 May 2013 Final 2nd leg Utrecht 1–2
(3–2 agg.)		 Twente Utrecht
12:30 CEST (UTC+2) Duplan 46' Summary Tadić 34'
Chadli 36'		 Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 23,397
Referee: Danny Makkelie

KNVB Beker

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Main article: 2012–13 KNVB Cup
26 September 2012 Round 2 RVVH 0–1 Twente Ridderkerk
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Summary Castaignos 90+2' Stadium: Sportpark Ridderkerk
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Edwin van de Graaf
1 November 2012 Round 3 Twente 1–2 FC Den Bosch Enschede
18:45 CET (UTC+1) Landzaat 16' (pen.)
Boyata Red card 23'
Wisgerhof Yellow card 31'
Castaignos Yellow card 66' Yellow-red card		 Summary Brock Yellow card 15', 38'
Van Weert 62'
Van den Broek Yellow card 66'
Boldewijn Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Reinold Wiedemeijer

UEFA Europa League

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Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying Phase

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Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round
5 July 2012 1st qualifying round 1st leg Twente Netherlands 6–0 Andorra UE Santa Coloma Enschede
19:45 CEST (UTC+2) Schilder 28', 29'
Tadić 63'
John 71'
Plet 77', 79'		 Summary Victor Rodríguez Soria Yellow card 31'
Martínez Yellow card 44'
Ivan Periánez Yellow card 69'
Salvat Yellow card 81' Yellow-red card
Rubio Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)
12 July 2012 1st qualifying round 2nd leg UE Santa Coloma Andorra 0–3
(0–9 agg.)		 Netherlands Twente Andorra la Vella
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) Josep Rivas Prieto Yellow card 19'
Josep Vall Yellow card 24'		 Summary Janssen 19' (pen.)
Wisgerhof 29'
Plet 34'
Breukers Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella
Attendance: 710
Referee: Chris Reisch (Luxembourg)
19 July 2012 2nd qualifying round 1st leg Twente Netherlands 1–1 Finland Inter Turku Enschede
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) Tadić 66' Summary Bouwman 38'
Reponen Yellow card 48'
Aho Yellow card 57'		 Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 18,100
Referee: Cyril Zimmermann (Switzerland)
26 July 2012 2nd qualifying round 2nd leg Inter Turku Finland 0–5
(1–6 agg.)		 Netherlands Twente Turku
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Summary Fer 4', 37'
Plet 7'
Chadli 77', 89'		 Stadium: Veritas Stadion
Attendance: 7,610
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
2 August 2012 3rd qualifying round 1st leg Twente Netherlands 2–0 Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav Enschede
19:45 CEST (UTC+2) Fer 52'
Chadli 58' Yellow card 89'		 Summary Kysela Yellow card 74'
Mareš Yellow card 83'
Kúdela Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 18,500
Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)
9 August 2012 3rd qualifying round 2nd leg Mladá Boleslav Czech Republic 0–2
(0–4 agg.)		 Netherlands Twente Mladá Boleslav
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Mareš Yellow card 2'
Johana Yellow card 45'
Sivrić Yellow card 82'
Ondřejka Yellow card 85'		 Summary Chadli 9'
Fer 31'
Schilder Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: Městský stadion
Attendance: 3,077
Referee: Maxim Layushkin (Russia)
23 August 2012 Playoff 1st leg Bursaspor Turkey 3–1 Netherlands Twente Bursa
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) Batalla 40', 82', Yellow card 49'
Öztürk Yellow card 47'
Šesták 53'
Erdoğan Yellow card 67'		 Summary Chadli 31'
Fer Yellow card 44'		 Stadium: Bursa Atatürk Stadium
Attendance: 24,216
Referee: David Fernández (Spain)
30 August 2012 Playoff 2nd leg Twente Netherlands 4–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 agg.)		 Turkey Bursaspor Enschede
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) Brama Yellow card 20'
Fer 26' (pen.), Yellow card 54'
Schilder 61'
Gutiérrez 62'
Castaignos Yellow card 88'		 Summary Erdoğan Yellow card 25'
Pinto 45+4'
Chrétien Yellow card 50' Yellow-red card 89'
Öztürk Yellow card 54'
Carson Yellow card 102'
Çağıran Yellow card 116'		 Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

Group stage

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Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group L

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Germany Hannover 96 6 3 3 0 11 8 +3 12 Advance to knockout phase
2 Spain Levante 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 11
3 Sweden Helsingborgs IF 6 1 1 4 9 12 −3 4[a]
4 Netherlands Twente 6 0 4 2 5 10 −5 4[a]
Source: Soccerway
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Helsingborg 4, Twente 1.
20 September 2012 1 Twente Netherlands 2–2 Germany Hannover 96 Enschede
21:05 CEST (UTC+2) Janssen 7'
Chadli 54'
Landzaat Yellow card 84'		 Summary Huszti Yellow card 38'
Rausch Yellow card 58'
Sobiech 67'
Wisgerhof 73' (o.g.)
Eggimann Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 22,500[27]
Referee: Mike Dean (England)
4 October 2012 2 Helsingborg Sweden 2–2 Netherlands Twente Helsingborg
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Đurđić 7', 43'
Lindström Yellow card 52'		 Summary Rosales Yellow card 62'
Bengtsson 74'
Douglas 88'		 Stadium: Olympia
Attendance: 5,578[28]
Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland)
25 October 2012 3 Levante Spain 3–0 Netherlands Twente Valencia
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Karabelas Yellow card 41'
Juanlu Yellow card 58'
Míchel 59' (pen.)
Ángel Yellow card 75'
Ríos 78', 88'
Ballesteros Yellow card 90+3'		 Summary Douglas Yellow card 44'
Schilder Yellow card 68'
Bengtsson Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València
Attendance: 8,565[29]
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)
8 November 2012 4 Twente Netherlands 0–0 Spain Levante Enschede
21:05 CET (UTC+1) Tadić Yellow card 90+2' Summary Míchel Yellow card 63'
Ballesteros Yellow card 78'
Diop Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 19,500[30]
Referee: Tony Chapron (France)
22 November 2012 5 Hannover 96 Germany 0–0 Netherlands Twente Hanover
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Eggimann Yellow card 72'
Pinto Yellow card 86'		 Summary Bengtsson Red card 84'
Fer Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: AWD-Arena
Attendance: 35,800[31]
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
6 December 2012 6 Twente Netherlands 1–3 Sweden Helsingborg Enschede
21:05 CET (UTC+1) Boyata Yellow card 13'
Tadić 74', Yellow card 83'		 Summary Đurđić 6'
Bedoya 21'
Sørum 67'		 Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ilias Spathas (Greece)

Squad statistics

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As of match played 26 May 2013

Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Eredivisie KNVB Cup Europa League European competition
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Netherlands NED Sander Boschker 16 0 7+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0 4+0 0
2 DF Denmark DEN Andreas Bjelland 14 0 4+2 0 0+0 0 3+1 0 4+0 0
4 DF Netherlands NED Peter Wisgerhof 21 1 7+4 0 1+0 0 7+1 1 1+0 0
5 DF Netherlands NED Robbert Schilder 39 5 27+1 2 0+0 0 10+1 3 0+0 0
6 MF Netherlands NED Wout Brama 39 1 25+0 1 0+0 0 12+2 0 0+0 0
7 MF Netherlands NED Denny Landzaat 14 1 0+7 0 2+0 1 2+3 0 0+0 0
8 MF Netherlands NED Leroy Fer 38 11 25+1 5 0+0 0 6+2 6 4+0 0
9 FW Russia RUS Dmitry Bulykin 29 5 12+10 5 0+0 0 3+4 0 0+0 0
10 FW Serbia SRB Dušan Tadić 51 16 32+1 12 0+1 0 11+2 3 4+0 1
11 FW Netherlands NED Jerson Cabral 14 0 1+8 0 2+0 0 1+2 0 0+0 0
13 GK Bulgaria BUL Nikolay Mihaylov 35 0 26+0 0 0+0 0 9+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF Netherlands NED Willem Janssen 46 5 24+6 3 0+0 0 10+2 2 4+0 0
15 DF Venezuela VEN Roberto Rosales 40 0 23+4 0 0+0 0 11+0 0 2+0 0
16 DF Netherlands NED Tim Breukers 19 0 10+0 0 1+0 0 3+2 0 2+1 0
17 DF Sweden SWE Rasmus Bengtsson 31 3 20+1 2 1+0 0 4+1 1 4+0 0
19 DF Netherlands NED Douglas 43 4 31+0 3 0+1 0 11+0 1 0+0 0
20 DF Netherlands NED Edson Braafheid 34 1 22+3 0 0+0 0 6+0 0 3+0 1
21 MF Chile CHI Felipe Gutiérrez 38 5 14+9 2 2+0 0 3+6 1 4+0 2
22 FW Belgium BEL Nacer Chadli 38 18 20+2 10 0+2 0 9+1 6 3+1 2
25 GK Portugal POR Daniel Fernandes 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 0 0+0 0
26 MF Ghana GHA Shadrach Eghan 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 FW Netherlands NED Luc Castaignos 47 14 25+9 13 1+1 1 6+1 0 4+0 0
35 GK Netherlands NED Timo Plattel 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
35 GK Poland POL Filip Bednarek 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
37 FW Germany GER Tim Hölscher 18 0 7+5 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 1+3 0
38 FW Germany GER Mirco Born 4 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
39 DF Netherlands NED Joey Pelupessy 7 0 2+1 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
41 DF Netherlands NED Coen Gortemaker 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
45 FW Netherlands NED Edwin Gyasi 16 1 8+4 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
46 FW Netherlands NED Felitciano Zschusschen 6 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+3 0
Players away from Twente on loan:
3 DF Netherlands NED Nicky Kuiper 4 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
12 DF Netherlands NED Tim Cornelisse 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Germany GER Nils Röseler 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
MF Netherlands NED Quincy Promes 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
FW Netherlands NED Glynor Plet 5 4 0+0 0 0+0 0 5+0 4 0+0 0
Players who appeared for Twente no longer at the club:
12 FW