2015–16 SD Eibar season

Eibar
2015–16 season
PresidentAlex Aranzábal
Head coachJosé Luis Mendilibar
StadiumIpurua
La Liga14th
Copa del ReyRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Borja Bastón (18)
All: Borja Bastón (19)
Highest home attendance6,100 vs Real Madrid
(29 November 2015)
Lowest home attendance3,061 vs Celtic
(18 July 2015)
Average home league attendance4,990 (includes 75th Anniv.)

The 2015–16 season is Eibar's 2nd season in La Liga and 75th season in professional football. Eibar was reinstated to the first division even though they finished 18th and subsequently relegated during the 2014–15 season, due to Elche's administrative relegation by the Liga de Fútbol Profesional (LFP).[1]

Season

Thanks to their 2014 promotion and subsequent stay in La Liga, the club was able to expand the sitting of their stadium with the approval of the Eibar City Council. The addition of approximately 1,200 seats to the new North End raised the capacity to 6,267 of the stadium.[2] For the new season, Eibar changed kits supplier from Hummel to Puma[3] along with a new shirt sponsorship deal with Swiss oil company AVIA International.[4]

On 18 July 2015, Eibar played its 75th-anniversary game against Scottish club Celtic in Ipurua (1–4).[5] This included an inaugural ceremony on the pitch with a parade of 19th century clothed basque soldiers with a Saltire and bagpipes playing Scotland the Brave, with officials from both clubs shooting a 350 kg 19th century cannon. Eibar stated that they invited Celtic as their opponent for the game due to the strong connection between the Basque Country and Scotland, and also due to the Scottish presence in Eibar through the years (the main supporter group is named "Eskozia la Brava", meaning "Scotland the Brave").[6][7]

After their opening weekend victory over Granada at Los Carmenes, Eibar lead La Liga's league table for the first time in their 75 years history.[8] On 26 August, Eibar made official the transfer of Japanese international Takashi Inui from Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.[9] The reported fee of 0.3 million euros is the most expensive transfer in Eibar's history.[10] In response to the 2015 European migrant crisis, Eibar released a statement appealing to different government agencies, including the European Union, Government of Spain and Basque Government to find humanitarian solutions to this crisis. Eibar also pledged to donate 5 euros to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for every ticket sold to their home match against Atlético Madrid.[11]

Squad

Team statistics

Number Position Name Age Since La Liga Copa del Rey Signed from Notes
Apps Mins Apps Mins
Goalkeepers
1 GK Xabi Irureta 39 2009 4 360 0 0 0 4 540 0 2 0 Real Unión
13 GK Asier Riesgo 41 2015 34 3060 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Osasuna
25 GK Jaime Jimenez 44 2014 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Real Valladolid
Defenders
2 CB Ion Ansotegi 42 2016 8 542 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Real Sociedad
3 CB Aleksandar Pantić 33 2015 20 1677 0 6 0 3 206 0 0 0 Villarreal (on loan)
4 CB Iván Ramis 40 2015 23 1794 0 8 1 2 154 0 1 0 Levante
15 CB Mauro dos Santos 36 2015 31 2682 0 7 0 2 180 0 1 0 Almería
16 FB Lillo 36 2013 10 549 0 5 1 3 170 0 1 0 Alcoyano
17 LB David Juncà 31 2015 31 2335 0 8 0 2 163 0 0 0 Girona
19 LB Antonio Luna 34 2015 15 1001 0 2 0 3 197 0 2 0 Aston Villa
23 CB Borja Ekiza 37 2014 4 188 0 1 0 3 270 0 0 0 Athletic Bilbao
33 CB Imanol Corral 31 2016 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Youth system
Midfielders
5 MF Gonzalo Escalante 32 2015 34 2829 3 15 0 2 160 0 0 1 Catania
6 DM Josip Radošević 31 2016 8 405 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Napoli (on loan)
7 MF Ander Capa (vice-captain) 33 2012 36 3122 2 12 0 1 90 0 0 0 Youth system
8 AM Takashi Inui 37 2015 27 1627 3 1 0 2 135 0 0 0 Eintracht Frankfurt
11 MF Izet Hajrović 33 2015 7 174 0 0 0 2 172 1 0 1 Werder Bremen (on loan)
14 MF Dani García (captain) 35 2014 35 3056 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 Real Sociedad
20 MF Keko Gontán 33 2015 29 2315 3 5 1 3 145 0 0 0 Albacete
22 AM Jota 34 2016 13 689 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brentford (on loan)
24 MF Adrián González 37 2015 32 2230 5 6 0 4 305 0 0 0 Elche
28 MF Iñigo Barrenetxea 31 2015 1 2 0 0 0 2 135 0 0 0 Youth system
29 MF Asier Etxaburu 31 2015 0 0 0 0 0 1 46 0 0 0 Youth system
Forwards
9 FW Sergi Enrich 35 2015 38 2420 9 4 0 3 162 2 0 0 Numancia
18 FW Borja Bastón 32 2015 36 2577 18 3 0 3 180 1 1 0 Atlético Madrid (on loan)
21 FW Saúl Berjón 39 2014 29 1400 4 1 0 2 180 1 0 0 Real Murcia
Departed during season
– CF Mikel Arruabarrena 42 2009 6 56 1 0 0 2 180 1 0 0 Legia Warsaw
– AM Eddy Israfilov 32 2015 6 207 0 2 0 3 170 0 1 0 Real Murcia (on loan)
– FW Simone Verdi 32 2015 9 290 0 2 0 4 315 1 0 0 Milan (on loan)

Last updated: 1 June 2016
Source: First Team Statistics

From youth squad

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
26 MF  ESP Thaylor Lubanzadio
28 MF  ESP Iñigo Barrenetxea
29 MF  ESP Asier Etxaburu
30 GK  ESP Jorge Mediavilla
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 DF  ESP Imanol Corral
– MF  ESP Ander Gayoso
– FW  ESP Endika Arandilla

Technical staff

Position Name
First team head coach José Luis Mendilibar
Assistant coach Iñaki Bea
Fitness coach Toni Ruiz
Alain Gandiaga
Goalkeeping coach Josu Anuzita
Physiotherapist Manu Sánchez
Unai Ormazabal
Doctor Ostaiska Egia
Team liaison German Andueza

Last updated: 29 July 2014
Source: SD Eibar

Transfers

Out

Number Position Name Age Moving to Type Transfer window Source
2 RB Eneko Boveda 26 Athletic Bilbao End of contract Summer
22 CB Raúl Navas 27 Real Sociedad Loan return Summer
24 LB Abraham Minero 29 Real Zaragoza Loan return Summer
20 CF Manu del Moral 31 Sevilla Loan return Summer
19 CF Federico Piovaccari 30 Sampdoria Loan return Summer
17 CB Dídac Vilà 26 Milan Loan return Summer
– CB Rafael Páez 20 Liverpool Loan return Summer
13 GK Txusta 29 Real Unión End of contract Summer
4 DM Txema Añibarro 35 Retired Summer
18 DM Derek Boateng 32 End of contract Summer
12 DM Borja Fernández 34 Atlético de Kolkata End of contract Summer
9 CF Ángel 28 Real Zaragoza End of contract Summer
15 CF Dejan Lekić 30 Atlético de Kolkata End of contract Summer
– MF Sergio García 25 Real Murcia Loan Summer
– MF Aitor Ortega 23 Barakaldo Loan Summer
– FW Julen Iriarte 23 Real Unión Loan Summer
11 MF Dani Nieto 24 Skoda Xanthi Contract termination Summer
8 DM Jon Errasti 27 Spezia Contract termination Summer
5 MF Gonzalo Escalante 22 Catania Loan return Winter
10 CF Mikel Arruabarrena 32 Huesca Loan Winter
9 FW Simone Verdi 23 Milan Loan return Winter
6 AM Eddy Israfilov 23 Real Murcia Loan return Winter

In

Number Position Name Age Moving from Type Transfer window Source
– MF Ander Gayoso 21 Barakaldo Loan return Summer
– AM Aitor Ortega 22 Amorebieta Loan return Summer
– CF Julen Iriarte 23 Mallorca B Loan return Summer
– LB Antonio Luna 24 Aston Villa Transfer Summer SDEibar.com
– AM Eddy Pascual 22 Real Murcia Loan Summer SDEibar.com
– MF Keko Gontán 23 Albacete Transfer Summer SDEibar.com
– MF Sergio García 25 Leioa Transfer Summer SDEibar.com
– MF Gonzalo Escalante 22 Catania Loan Summer SDEibar.com
– FW Sergi Enrich 25 Numancia Transfer Summer SDEibar.com
– FW Thaylor Lubazandio 21 Celta Vigo B Transfer Summer SDEibar.com
– CB Iván Ramis 30 Levante Transfer Summer SDEibar.com
– CB Mauro dos Santos 26 Almería Transfer Summer SDEibar.com
– GK Asier Riesgo 31 Osasuna Transfer Summer SDEibar.com
– LB David Juncà 21 Girona Transfer Summer SDEibar.com
– FW Borja Bastón 22 Atlético Madrid Loan Summer SDEibar.com
– MF Adrián González 27 Elche Transfer Summer SDEibar.com
– FW Simone Verdi 23 Milan Loan Summer SDEibar.com
– CB Aleksandar Pantić 23 Villarreal Loan Summer SDEibar.com
– AM Takashi Inui 27 Eintracht Frankfurt Transfer Summer SDEibar.com
– MF Izet Hajrović 24 Werder Bremen Loan Summer SDEibar.com
5 MF Gonzalo Escalante 22 Catania Transfer Winter SDEibar.com
– AM Jota 24 Brentford Loan Winter SDEibar.com
– CB Ion Ansotegi 33 Real Sociedad Transfer Winter SDEibar.com
– DM Josip Radošević 21 Napoli Loan Winter SDEibar.com

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current position/round Final position First match Last match
La Liga — — 14th 24 August 2015 15 May 2016
Copa del Rey Round of 32 — Round of 16 2 December 2016 13 January 2016

Record

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 38 11 10 17 49 61 −12 028.95
Copa del Rey 4 1 0 3 8 9 −1 025.00
Total 42 12 10 20 57 70 −13 028.57

Last updated: 1 June 2016
Source: Competitions

Friendlies

Kickoff times are in CET.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Round Date Time Opponent H/A Score Scorer Attendance Referee
75th Anniversary 18 July 2015 19:00 Celtic H 1–4 Arruabarrena 67' (pen.) 3,061 Bikandi Garrido (Basque Country)
Pre-season 23 July 2015 19:30 Logroñés A 1–0 Arruabarrena 84' 1,500 César Soto (Castile-La Mancha)
Pre-season 24 July 2015 19:00 Real Unión N 3–1 Keko Gontán 3', Dani Nieto 84', 89' 500 Ibai Rezola (Basque Country)
Pre-season 30 July 2015 19:00 Mirandés N 0–0 600
Pre-season 31 July 2015 19:00 Osasuna N 0–1 1,000 Fermín Lampreabe (Navarre)
Pre-season 6 August 2015 20:00 Mensajero N 1–1 (4–2p) Endika 22' 300 Christian Gadella (Canary Islands).
XLV Teide Trophy 7 August 2015 21:00 Tenerife N 1–1 (2–4p) Saúl Berjón 43' 2,000 Daniel Trujillo (Canary Islands)
Pre-season 12 August 2015 20:30 Numancia A 2–0 Borja 44', Sergi Enrich 89' 2,032 De la Fuente Ramos (Castile and León)
City of Valladolid Trophy 15 August 2015 20:30 Real Valladolid A 0–1 3,289 Valdés Aller (Castile and León)
Friendly[12] 3 September 2015 19:00 Sporting Gijón N 0–1 400 Ander González (Basque Country)
Friendly[13] 9 October 2015 19:30 Bordeaux N 5–0 Arruabarrena 10', 66', Sergi Enrich 46', Saúl Berjón 62'
Keko Gontán 75'
Friendly[14] 12 November 2015 19:00 Toulouse N 3–1 Sergi Enrich 33', Thaylor 57', Arruabarrena 79' Saïd Ennjimi (France)

Primera División

Main article: 2015–16 La Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Valencia 38 11 11 16 46 48 −2 44[a]
13 Espanyol 38 12 7 19 40 74 −34 43[b]
14 Eibar 38 11 10 17 49 61 −12 43[b]
15 Deportivo La Coruña 38 8 18 12 45 61 −16 42
16 Granada 38 10 9 19 46 69 −23 39[c]
Source: La Liga, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points; 7) Play-off.
Notes:
  1. ^ Las Palmas finished ahead of Valencia on head-to-head record; Valencia 1–1 Las Palmas, Las Palmas 2–1 Valencia.
  2. ^ a b Espanyol finished ahead of Eibar on head-to-head goal difference; Eibar 2–1 Espanyol, Espanyol 4–2 Eibar.
  3. ^ Granada finished ahead of Sporting Gijón on head-to-head record; Granada 2–0 Sporting Gijón, Sporting Gijón 3–3 Granada.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 11 10 17 49 51  −2 43 8 5 6 26 22  +4 3 5 11 23 29  −6

Last updated: 1 June 2016.
Source: SDEibar.com

Result round by round

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GroundAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWDLDDWDLWWDLLDLWWWWLLLWLLLLDDLLWLDLDL
Position12568777766689101188666886778888912101111121214
Updated to match(es) played on 1 June 2016. Source: League matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Kickoff times are in CET and CEST.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Round Date Time Opponent H/A Score Scorer Attendance Referee
1 24 August 2015 20:30 Granada A 3–1 Adrián 22', Escalante 35', Arruabarrena 67' 14,833 Iglesias Villanueva (Galicia)
2 30 August 2015 18:30 Athletic Bilbao H 2–0 Saúl Berjón 34' (pen.), Adrián 62' 5,511 Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia)
3 13 September 2015 20:30 Málaga A 0–0 19,937 Undiano Mallenco (Navarre)
4 19 September 2015 20:30 Atlético Madrid H 0–2 5,128 Hernández Hernández (Canary Islands)
5 23 September 2015 20:00 Levante A 2–2 Borja 10', 48' 11,013 Velasco Carballo (Community of Madrid)
6 26 September 2015 22:00 Celta Vigo H 1–1 Borja 3' 4,862 Pérez Montero (Andalusia)
7 3 October 2015 22:00 Las Palmas A 2–0 Saúl Berjón 7', Borja 62' 18,506 Mateu Lahoz (Valencian Community)
8 17 October 2015 18:00 Sevilla H 1–1 Borja 9' 5,462 Juan Martínez Munuera (Valencian Community)
9 25 October 2015 18:00 Barcelona A 1–3 Borja 10' 76,622 Del Cerro Grande (Community of Madrid)
10 1 November 2015 12:00 Rayo Vallecano H 1–0 Llorente 21' (o.g.) 5,363 Álvarez Izquierdo (Catalonia)
11 7 November 2015 20:30 Getafe H 3–1 Sergi Enrich 16', 29', Saúl Berjón 61' 5,333 Iglesias Villanueva (Galicia)
12 22 November 2015 16:00 Villarreal A 1–1 Sergi Enrich 27', Dani García 16,770 Prieto Iglesias (Navarre)
13 29 November 2015 16:00 Real Madrid H 0–2 5,892 Gil Manzano (Community of Madrid)
14 6 December 2015 12:00 Real Sociedad A 1–2 Borja 4' 23,461 Melero López (Andalusia)
15 13 December 2015 16:00 Valencia H 1–1 Sergi Enrich 45', Saúl Berjón , N.E. Ramis  90+2' 5,182 González González (Castile-León)
16 19 December 2015 22:05 Deportivo La Coruña A 0–2 19,281 Estrada Fernández (Catalan)
17 30 December 2015 18:30 Sporting Gijón H 2–0 Keko Gontán 55', Borja 62' 5,471 Velasco Carballo (Community of Madrid)
18 4 January 2016 20:30 Real Betis A 4–0 Capa 3', Keko Gontán 17', Adrián 71', Borja 82' 33,609 Prieto Iglesias (Navarre)
19 10 January 2016 18:15 Espanyol H 2–1 Inui 15', Borja 74' (pen.) 4,587 Jaime Latre (Aragon)
20 18 January 2016 20:30 Granada H 5–1 Inui 35', Sergi Enrich 38', 68', Borja 74', 79' 4,215 José María Sánchez Martínez (Murcia)
21 24 January 2016 12:00 Athletic Bilbao A 2–5 Borja 4', 50' (pen.) 43,557 Gil Manzano (Community of Madrid)
22 30 January 2016 18:15 Málaga H 1–2 Borja 90+4' 5,249 Mateu Lahoz (Valencian Community)
23 6 February 2016 16:00 Atlético Madrid A 1–3 Keko 46' 45,321 Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia)
24 14 February 2016 18:15 Levante H 2–0 Borja 37', Adrián 58' 4,766 Estrada Fernández (Catalonia)
25 20 February 2016 22:05 Celta Vigo A 2–3 Saúl Berjón 84' (pen.), Inui 87' 14,725 Melero López (Andalusia)
26 26 February 2016 20:30 Las Palmas H 0–1 5,112 Pérez Montero (Andalusia)
27 2 March 2016 20:00 Sevilla A 0–1 29,627 Juan Martínez Munuera (Valencian Community)
28 6 March 2016 16:00 Barcelona H 0–4 6,100 Undiano Mallenco (Navarre)
29 12 March 2016 22:05 Rayo Vallecano A 1–1 Escalante 36' 10,567 Álvarez Izquierdo (Catalonia)
30 18 March 2016 20:30 Getafe A 1–1 Borja 87' 6,557 Iglesias Villanueva (Galicia)
31 3 April 2016 18:15 Villarreal H 1–2 Capa 22' 5,183 Del Cerro Grande (Community of Madrid)
32 10 April 2016 16:00 Real Madrid A 0–4 70,689 José María Sánchez Martínez (Murcia)
33 17 April 2016 20:30 Real Sociedad H 2–1 Sergi Enrich 32', Escalante 58' 5,801 Melero López (Andalusia)
34 20 April 2016 20:45 Valencia A 0–4 34,376 Estrada Fernández (Catalonia)
35 23 April 2016 22:05 Deportivo La Coruña H 1–1 Adrián 8' 4,606 Prieto Iglesias (Navarre)
36 29 April 2016 20:30 Sporting Gijón A 0–2 25,436 Hernández Hernández (Canary Islands)
37 8 May 2016 17:00 Real Betis H 1–1 Sergi Enrich 73' 5,168 Juan Martínez Munuera (Valencian Community)
38 15 May 2016 19:00 Espanyol A 2–4 Borja 57' (pen.), Sergi Enrich 90' 13,307 Melero López (Andalusia)

Results overview

  Win   Draw   Loss

Region Team Home score Away score
Granada 5–1 1–3
Málaga 1–2 0–0
Real Betis 1–1 0–4
Sevilla 1–1 0–1
Atlético Madrid 0–2 1–3
Getafe 3–1 1–1
Rayo Vallecano 1–0 1–1
Real Madrid 0–2 4-0
Levante 2–0 2–2
Valencia 1–1 4-0
Villarreal 1–2 1–1
Athletic Bilbao 2–0 5–2
Real Sociedad 2–1 2–1
Barcelona 0-4 3–1
Espanyol 2–1 4–2
Celta Vigo 1–1 3–2
Deportivo La Coruña 1–1 2–0
Las Palmas 0–1 0–2
Sporting Gijón 2–0 2–0

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2015–16 Copa del Rey

Kickoff times are in CET and CEST.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Round Date Time Opponent H/A Score Scorer Attendance Referee
Round of 32 (First leg) 3 December 2015 21:00 Ponferradina A 0–3 3,889 Jaime Latre (Aragon)
Round of 32 (Second leg) 16 December 2015 20:00 Ponferradina H 4–0 (4–3 agg.) Borja 45+2', Sergi Enrich 62', Verdi 73', Arruabarrena 85' (pen.) 3,079 Clos Gómez (Aragon)
Round of 16 (First leg) 7 January 2016 20:30 Las Palmas H 2–3 Hajrović 10',  82', Saúl Berjón 20', Escalante  86' 4,536 Álvarez Izquierdo (Catalonia)
Round of 16 (Second leg) 13 January 2016 21:00 Las Palmas A 2–3 (4–6 agg.) Ekiza 52', Sergi Enrich 53' 13,588 Pérez Montero (Andalusia)

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