2022–23 Levante UD season

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.

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)

Players

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As of 29 October 2022.[1]

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   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

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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
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

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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
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

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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][verification needed]
22 July 2022   Wesley   Aston Villa Loan [5]
29 July 2022   Vicente Iborra Villarreal Loan [6][verification needed]
10 August 2022   Robert Ibáñez Osasuna Transfer Free [7][8][verification needed]
16 August 2022   Charly Musonda   Chelsea Transfer Free [9]
23 August 2022   Mohamed Bouldini   Santa Clara Transfer Undisclosed [10]
Date Player To Type Fee Ref
1 July 2022   José Luis Morales Villarreal Transfer Free [citation needed]
2 July 2022   Aitor Fernández Osasuna Transfer Free [citation needed]
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 [citation needed]
1 September 2022   Gonzalo Melero Almería Transfer Undisclosed [22]
19 January 2023   Enric Franquesa Leganés Loan [23]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

21 July 2022 Friendly Levante   2–1   Wolverhampton Wanderers Benidorm
10:30 CEST (UTC+2)
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

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Overall record

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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

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League table

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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

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

Results by round

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

Matches

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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

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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

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  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.