2022–23 Levante UD season

Levante UD
2022–23 season
PresidentQuico Catalán
Head coachMehdi Nafti
(until 10 October)
Felipe Miñambres
(caretaker, 10–16 October)
Javier Calleja
(from 16 October)
StadiumEstadi Ciutat de València
Segunda División3rd
Copa del ReyRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mohamed Bouldini (8)
All:
Mohamed Bouldini (8)

The 2022–23 season was the 114th season in the history of Levante UD and their first season back in the second division since 2017. The club participated in Segunda División and the Copa del Rey.

Players

As of 29 October 2022.[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  ESP Dani Cárdenas
2 DF  ESP Son
3 DF  ESP Enric Franquesa
4 DF  ESP Róber Pier
5 DF  GER Shkodran Mustafi
6 MF  ESP Pablo Martínez
7 FW  BRA Wesley Moraes (on loan from Aston Villa)
8 MF  ESP Pepelu
9 FW  ESP Roberto Soldado
10 MF  ESP Vicente Iborra (vice-captain; on loan from Villarreal)
11 FW  ESP Álex Cantero
13 GK  ESP Joan Femenías
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF  POR Rúben Vezo
15 DF  ESP Sergio Postigo (captain)
16 DF  ESP Álex Muñoz
17 FW  ESP Roger Brugué
18 MF  ESP Jorge de Frutos
19 MF  ESP Rober Ibáñez
20 MF  ESP Joni Montiel (on loan from Rayo Vallecano)
21 FW  BEL Charly Musonda Jr.
22 FW  MAR Mohamed Bouldini
23 DF  URU Marcelo Saracchi
24 MF  ESP José Campaña
29 DF  ESP Marc Pubill

Reserve team

Main article: Atlético Levante UD

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 GK  ESP Pablo Cuñat
31 DF  ESP Carlos Giménez
33 FW  ESP José Cambra
No. Pos. Nation Player
35 MF  ESP Hugo Redón
39 DF  ESP Mario Climent

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 Toni Herrero (at Amorebieta until 30 June 2023)
— DF  ESP Antonio Leal (at Unionistas until 30 June 2023)
— MF  ESP Álex Blesa (at Cultural Leonesa until 30 June 2023)
— MF  GEO Giorgi Kochorashvili (at Castellón until 30 June 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  SWE Omar Faraj (at Degerfors until 31 December 2022)
— FW  ESP Dani Gómez (at Espanyol until 30 June 2023)
— FW  BRA Fabrício (at Castellón until 30 June 2023)
— FW  ESP Joan Pulpón (at Alzira until 30 June 2023)

Transfers

In

Date Player From Type Fee Ref
1 July 2022 Joan Femenías Oviedo Transfer Free [2]
8 July 2022 Álex Muñoz Tenerife Transfer Undisclosed [3]
14 July 2022 Joni Montiel Rayo Vallecano Loan [4]
22 July 2022 Wesley Aston Villa Loan [5]
29 July 2022 Vicente Iborra Villarreal Loan [6]
10 August 2022 Robert Ibáñez Osasuna Transfer Free [7][8]
16 August 2022 Charly Musonda Chelsea Transfer Free [9]
23 August 2022 Mohamed Bouldini Santa Clara Transfer Undisclosed [10]

Out

Date Player To Type Fee Ref
1 July 2022 José Luis Morales Villarreal Transfer Free
2 July 2022 Aitor Fernández Osasuna Transfer Free
6 July 2022 Edgar Sevikyan Pari Nizhny Novgorod Transfer Undisclosed [11]
19 July 2022 Jorge Miramón Leganés Transfer Free [12]
21 July 2022 Carlos Clerc Elche Transfer Free [13]
21 July 2022 Omar Faraj Degerfors Loan [14]
4 August 2022 Roger Martí Elche Transfer Undisclosed [15]
12 August 2022 Enis Bardhi Trabzonspor Transfer Undisclosed [16]
12 August 2022 Mickaël Malsa Real Valladolid Transfer Undisclosed [17]
19 August 2022 Álex Blesa Cultural Leonesa Loan [18]
22 August 2022 Dani Gómez Espanyol Loan [19]
25 August 2022 Antonio Leal Unionistas de Salamanca Loan [20]
30 August 2022 Giorgi Kochorashvili Castellón Loan [21]
1 September 2022 Coke Ibiza Transfer Free
1 September 2022 Gonzalo Melero Almería Transfer Undisclosed [22]
19 January 2023 Enric Franquesa Leganés Loan [23]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

21 July 2022 Friendly Levante 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Benidorm
10:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Roger 32',  44'
  • Bardhi  35'
  • Leal  53'
  • Kochorashvili 59'
Stadium: Melia Villaitana Football Center
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jorge Tarraga Lajara
24 July 2022 Friendly Getafe 0–0 Levante San Pedro del Pinatar
10:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Pinatar Arena
30 July 2022 Friendly Levante 4–0 Castellón
CEST (UTC+2)
3 August 2022 Friendly Villarreal 3–1 Levante Villarreal
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva Villarreal CF
Referee: Sergio Claudio Muresan

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Segunda División 12 August 2022 27 May 2023 Matchday 1 3rd 42 18 18 6 46 30 +16 042.86
Segunda División promotion play-offs 3 June 2023 17 June 2023 Semi-finals Runners-up 4 2 1 1 6 2 +4 050.00
Copa del Rey 12 November 2022 18 January 2023 First round Quarter-final 4 3 0 1 9 5 +4 075.00
Total 50 23 19 8 61 37 +24 046.00

Source: Soccerway

Segunda División

Main article: 2022–23 Segunda División

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Granada (C, P) 42 22 9 11 55 30 +25 75 Promotion to La Liga
2 Las Palmas (P) 42 18 18 6 49 29 +20 72[a]
3 Levante 42 18 18 6 46 30 +16 72[a] Qualification for promotion play-offs
4 Alavés (O, P) 42 19 14 9 47 33 +14 71[b]
5 Eibar 42 19 14 9 45 36 +9 71[b]
Source: LaLiga SmartBank
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored[24]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Overall goal difference: Las Palmas +20, Levante +16.
  2. ^ a b Alavés finished ahead of Eibar on head-to-head points: Eibar 0–0 Alavés, Alavés 2–0 Eibar.

Notes

  1. ^
    Reserve teams are not eligible for promotion to the same league as the first team.

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
42 18 18 6 46 30  +16 72 11 7 3 25 11  +14 7 11 3 21 19  +2

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAHAHHAAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDDWDWLDLLWWWWDWDDWDWDDWDWWWDWLDDWDDLDWLDWW
Position1213101151011121411107464444533333322323344555535543
Source: LaLiga SmartBank
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 23 June 2022.[25]

12 August 2022 1 Levante 0-0 Huesca Valencia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Saracchi  29'

Rober Pier  34' Campana  45+3' Pepelu  65'

Brugue*  90+3'		 Report Timor  57' Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València
Attendance: 12,677
Referee: Gonzalez Esteban J. A.
Note: *not on pitch
20 August 2022 2 Zaragoza 0-0 Levante Zaragoza
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Postigo  74' Stadium: La Romareda
Attendance: 17,418
Referee: Frances R.
27 August 2022 3 Levante 2-0 Tenerife Valencia
22:00 CEST (UTC+2) Cantero 34'

Vezo  49' Campana  52' Mustafi 83'

Postigo  85'		 Report Dauda  40'

Nacho  50' Shashoua  50' Rubio  52' Sanz  62' Leon  68'

Sanz  90+2' 		 Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València
Attendance: 12,249
Referee: Garcia V.
5 September 2022 4 Real Oviedo 1-1 Levante Oviedo
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Enrich 16'

Baston  25' Calvo  62'

Montoro  90+6'		 Report Pepelu  25'

Iborra 51' Wesley  69' Pepelu  71'  Son  90+2' Cardenas  90+3' Soldado  90+5' Postigo  90+9'

Iborra  90+9'		 Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere
Attendance: 13,519
Referee: Moreno A.
10 September 2022 5 Levante 4-1 Villarreal B Valencia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Soldado 1'

de Frutos  28' Nafti*  29' Nafti*  29'  Wesley  37' Cardenas  45+1' Vezo  48' Brugue 71' Montiel 86' Brugue  90'

Cantero 90+3'		 Report Lozano  6'

Miguel  33' del Moral  50'

Lozano 53'		 Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València
Attendance: 12,907
Referee: Toca Lopez J.
29 April 2023 38 Levante 2–0 Alavés Valencia
16:15 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Ciutat de València
Referee: Mateo Busquets
6 May 2023 39 Tenerife 1–0 Levante Santa Cruz de Tenerife
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Heliodoro Rodríguez Lopéz
Referee: Rubén Ávalos Barrera
15 May 2023 40 Levante 0–0 Ibiza Valencia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València
Referee: Luis Mario Milla Alvendiz
20 May 2023 41 Villarreal B 2–3 Levante Villarreal
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
27 May 2023 42 Levante 2–1 Oviedo Valencia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Ciutat de València

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2022–23 Copa del Rey
12 November 2022 First round Olot 0–4 Levante Olot
17:00 Report
Stadium: Municipal
Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer
21 December 2022 Second round Levante 2–1 Andorra Valencia
19:00
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Referee: Iosu Galech Apezteguía
3 January 2023 Round of 32 Levante 3–2 Getafe Valencia
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 11,403
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
18 January 2023 Round of 16 Levante 0–2 Atlético Madrid Valencia
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

References

  1. ^ "Plantilla" [Squad] (in Spanish). Levante UD. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Joan Femenías, nueva incorporación del Levante UD" (in Spanish). Levante UD. 1 July 2022.
  3. ^ "El Levante UD acuerda con Álex Muñoz su incorporación a la entidad levantinista" (in Spanish). Levante UD. 8 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Joni Montiel jugará cedido en el Levante UD" (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 14 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Wesley joins Levante on loan". BBC Sport. 22 July 2022.
  6. ^ "VICENTE IBORRA, CEDIDO AL LEVANTE UD" (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 29 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Osasuna finaliza su relación contractual con Rober Ibáñez" (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 10 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Rober Ibáñez, nueva incorporación del Levante UD" (in Spanish). Levante UD. 10 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Charly Musonda se convierte en nuevo jugador del Levante UD" (in Spanish). Levante UD. 16 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Mohamed Bouldini se convierte en nuevo jugador del Levante UD" (in Spanish). Levante UD. 23 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Эдгар Севикян: из «Леванте» – в Нижний" (in Russian). FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod. 6 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Jorge Miramón regresa a Butarque para reforzar la banda derecha" (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 19 July 2022.
  13. ^ "OFICIAL | Carlos Clerc, nuevo jugador del Elche C.F." (in Spanish). Elche CF. 21 July 2022.
  14. ^ "El delantero Omar Faraj se marcha cedido al equipo sueco Degerfors IF tras el acuerdo con el Levante UD" (in Spanish). Levante UD. 21 July 2022.
  15. ^ "OFICIAL | Roger Martí, segundo fichaje del Elche C.F." (in Spanish). Elche CF. 4 August 2022.
  16. ^ "El Levante UD y el Trabzonspor llegan a un acuerdo para el traspaso de Bardhi" (in Spanish). Levante UD. 12 August 2022.
  17. ^ "¡BIENVENIDO, MALSA!" (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 12 August 2022.
  18. ^ "Álex Blesa jugará cedido en la Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa tras el acuerdo alcanzado hasta final de temporada" (in Spanish). Levante UD. 19 August 2022.
  19. ^ "DANI GÓMEZ, NOVA INCORPORACIÓ" (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 22 August 2022.
  20. ^ "El Levante UD y el Unionistas de Salamanca pactan la cesión de Antonio Leal" (in Spanish). Levante UD. 25 August 2022.
  21. ^ "El Levante UD y el CD Castellón acuerdan la cesión de Giorgi Kochorashvili hasta final de temporada" (in Spanish). Levante UD. 30 August 2022.
  22. ^ "Gonzalo Melero, otro fichaje de garantías para reforzar la medular" (in Spanish). UD Almería. 1 September 2022.
  23. ^ "El Levante UD y el CD Leganés acuerdan la cesión de Enric Franquesa" (in Spanish). Levante UD. 19 January 2023.
  24. ^ "Reglamento General RFEF - Artículo 201. Sistema de puntos" (PDF). RFEF. 1 May 2015. p. 104. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  25. ^ "Calendario de LaLiga Smartbank 2022/23: Todas las jornadas y fechas de los partidos de la Segunda División". sport. June 23, 2022.
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