2021–22 Levante UD season

Levante UD
2021–22 season
PresidentQuico Catalán
Head coachPaco López
(until 3 October)
Javier Pereira
(from 7 October until 29 November)
Alessio Lisci
(from 7 December)
StadiumCiutat de València
La Liga19th (relegated)
Copa del ReySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
José Luis Morales (13)

All:
José Luis Morales (13)
Highest home attendance20,785 vs Barcelona
(10 April 2022)
Lowest home attendance9,838 vs Real Madrid
(22 August 2021)
Biggest winHuracán Melilla 0–8 Levante
Biggest defeatReal Madrid 6-0 Levante

The 2021–22 season was the 83rd season in the existence of Levante UD and the club's fifth consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Levante participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey.

Players

First-team squad

As of 22 February 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 Spain ESP Aitor Fernández
2 DF Spain ESP Son
3 DF Spain ESP Enric Franquesa
4 DF Spain ESP Róber Pier
5 MF Serbia SRB Nemanja Radoja
6 DF Costa Rica CRC Óscar Duarte
7 DF Uruguay URU Martín Cáceres
8 MF Spain ESP Pepelu
9 FW Spain ESP Roger
10 MF North Macedonia MKD Enis Bardhi
11 FW Spain ESP José Luis Morales (captain)[2]
12 MF Martinique MTQ Mickaël Malsa
13 DF Germany GER Shkodran Mustafi
14 DF Portugal POR Rúben Vezo
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Spain ESP Sergio Postigo (Vice-captain)
16 FW Spain ESP Roberto Soldado
17 MF Montenegro MNE Nikola Vukčević
18 FW Spain ESP Jorge de Frutos
19 DF Spain ESP Carlos Clerc
20 DF Spain ESP Jorge Miramón
21 FW Spain ESP Dani Gómez
22 MF Spain ESP Gonzalo Melero
23 DF Spain ESP Coke
24 MF Spain ESP José Campaña
25 DF Uruguay URU Marcelo Saracchi
29 FW Spain ESP Álex Cantero
34 GK Spain ESP Dani Cárdenas

Reserve team

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
36 DF Spain ESP Antonio Leal
37 GK Spain ESP Pablo Cuñat
39 MF Spain ESP Carlos Benítez
No. Pos. Nation Player
40 FW Sweden SWE Omar Faraj
44 DF Spain ESP Marc Pubill

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Spain ESP Pablo Martínez (at Huesca until 30 June 2022)
MF Spain ESP Álex Blesa (at Castellón until 30 June 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Spain ESP Brugui (at Mirandés until 30 June 2022)

Transfers

In

Date Player From Type Fee Ref
30 June 2021 Portugal Hernâni Saudi Arabia Al Wehda Loan return [3]
30 June 2021 Spain Pablo Martínez Mirandés Loan return [4]
30 June 2021 Spain Arturo Molina Castellón Loan return [5]
30 June 2021 Spain Pepelu Portugal Vitória Guimarães Loan return [6]
30 June 2021 Spain Koke Vegas Mallorca Loan return [7]
1 July 2021 Spain Roberto Soldado Granada Transfer Free [8]
2 July 2021 Spain Enric Franquesa Villarreal Transfer Undisclosed [9]

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

24 July 2021 Friendly Levante Spain 3–1 France Rennes San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center
Referee: Salva Abril Portillo
27 July 2021 Friendly Levante Spain 2–1 Greece Atromitos San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center
Referee: Alejandro Clemente Ortuño
29 July 2021 Friendly Villarreal Spain 0–0 Spain Levante Villarreal, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva
Referee: Iván Caparrós Hernández
30 July 2021 Friendly Valencia Spain 1–0 Spain Levante Paterna, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva de Paterna
Attendance: 0
Referee: Saúl Ais Reig
31 July 2021 Friendly Levante Spain Cancelled Turkey Beşiktaş La Nucía, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano
4 August 2021 Friendly Southampton England 1–0 Spain Levante Southampton, England
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Referee: Tim Robinson
6 August 2021 Friendly Levante Spain 0–1 Spain Alavés San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center
7 August 2021 Friendly Elche Spain 1–2 Spain Levante Elche, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
11 August 2021 Friendly Levante Spain 0–2 Spain Castellón Buñol, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva Levante
Attendance: 0
Referee: Miguel García Aceña

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 14 August 2021 20 May 2022 Matchday 1 19th 38 8 11 19 51 76 −25 021.05
Copa del Rey 2 December 2021 14 December 2021 First round Second round 2 1 1 0 11 3 +8 050.00
Total 40 9 12 19 62 79 −17 022.50

Last updated: 20 May 2022
Source: Soccerway

La Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Mallorca 38 10 9 19 36 63 −27 39[a]
17 Cádiz 38 8 15 15 35 51 −16 39[a]
18 Granada (R) 38 8 14 16 44 61 −17 38 Relegation to Segunda División
19 Levante (R) 38 8 11 19 51 76 −25 35
20 Alavés (R) 38 8 7 23 31 65 −34 31
Source: LaLiga Santander
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 (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[10]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Getafe 8, Mallorca 5, Cádiz 2.

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 8 11 19 51 76  −25 35 5 7 7 28 30  −2 3 4 12 23 46  −23

Last updated: 20 May 2022.
Source: La Liga

Results by round

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GroundAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA
ResultDDLDDLLLDLDLLDLDLLLWWLLLDWLDLWLWLDWLWW
Position78131415161718181919191920202020202020202020202020202020191919192019201919
Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2022. Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 30 June 2021.[11][12]

14 August 2021 1 Cádiz 1–1 Levante Cádiz
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Mirandilla
Attendance: 6,941
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
22 August 2021 2 Levante 3–3 Real Madrid Valencia
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 9,838
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
28 August 2021 3 Real Sociedad 1–0 Levante San Sebastián
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 7,758
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
11 September 2021 4 Levante 1–1 Rayo Vallecano Valencia
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 12,974
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
18 September 2021 5 Elche 1–1 Levante Elche
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Attendance: 11,507
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
21 September 2021 6 Levante 0–2 Celta Vigo Valencia
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 11,989
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
26 September 2021 7 Barcelona 3–0 Levante Barcelona
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 35,334
Referee: Isidro Díaz De Mera Escuderos
2 October 2021 8 Mallorca 1–0 Levante Palma
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Visit Mallorca Stadium
Attendance: 11,803
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
16 October 2021 9 Levante 0–0 Getafe Valencia
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 14,551
Referee: Mario Melero López
24 October 2021 10 Sevilla 5–3 Levante Seville
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 30,601
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
28 October 2021 11 Levante 2–2 Atlético Madrid Valencia
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 16,298
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
1 November 2021 12 Levante 0–3 Granada Valencia
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 14,512
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
6 November 2021 13 Alavés 2–1 Levante Vitoria-Gasteiz
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Attendance: 12,176
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
19 November 2021 14 Levante 0–0 Athletic Bilbao Valencia
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 15,230
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
28 November 2021 15 Real Betis 3–1 Levante Seville
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 45,012
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
5 December 2021 16 Levante 0–0 Osasuna Valencia
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 15,361
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
11 December 2021 17 Espanyol 4–3 Levante Cornellà de Llobregat
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 15,193
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
20 December 2021 18 Levante 3–4 Valencia Valencia
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 18,851
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
3 January 2022 19 Villarreal 5–0 Levante Villarreal
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 13,462
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
8 January 2022 20 Levante 2–0 Mallorca Valencia
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 13,330
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
22 January 2022 22 Levante 0–2 Cádiz Valencia
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 14,063
Referee: César Soto Grado
4 February 2022 23 Getafe 3–0 Levante Getafe
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 8,475
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
13 February 2022 24 Levante 2–4 Real Betis Valencia
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 16,103
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
16 February 2022 21 Atlético Madrid 0–1 Levante Madrid
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 43,456
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
21 February 2022 25 Celta Vigo 1–1 Levante Vigo
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 9,776
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
25 February 2022 26 Levante 3–0 Elche Valencia
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 14,237
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
7 March 2022 27 Athletic Bilbao 3–1 Levante Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 29,435
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
12 March 2022 28 Levante 1–1 Espanyol Valencia
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 13,407
Referee: Isidro Díaz De Mera Escuderos
19 March 2022 29 Osasuna 3–1 Levante Pamplona
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: El Sadar
Attendance: 19,429
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
2 April 2022 30 Levante 2–0 Villarreal Valencia
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 14,908
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
10 April 2022 31 Levante 2–3 Barcelona Valencia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 20,785
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
17 April 2022 32 Granada 1–4 Levante Granada
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 15,323
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
21 April 2022 33 Levante 2–3 Sevilla Valencia
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 18,107
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
30 April 2022 34 Valencia 1–1 Levante Valencia
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 35,099
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
6 May 2022 35 Levante 2–1 Real Sociedad Valencia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 17,278
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
12 May 2022 36 Real Madrid 6–0 Levante Madrid
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 38,421
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
15 May 2022 37 Levante 3–1 Alavés Valencia
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 12,438
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
20 May 2022 38 Rayo Vallecano 2–4 Levante Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Attendance: 8,446
Referee: Mario Melero López

Copa del Rey

2 December 2021 First round Huracán Melilla 0–8 Levante Melilla
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Álvarez Claro[a]
Referee: Mario Melero López
14 December 2021 Second round Alcoyano 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)
Levante Alcoy
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio El Collao
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
Penalties

Statistics

Goalscorers

As of 21 April 2022[13]
Rank Player La Liga Copa del Rey Total
1 Spain José Luis Morales 12 0 12
2 Spain Dani Gómez 4 4 8
3 Spain Roberto Soldado 3 3 6
4 Spain Roger Martí 5 0 5
5 Spain Jorge de Frutos 4 0 4
Spain Gonzalo Melero 4 0 4
7 North Macedonia Enis Bardhi 3 0 3
Spain Álex Blesa 0 3 3
9 Spain José Campaña 2 0 2
Martinique Mickaël Malsa 1 1 2
11 Germany Shkodran Mustafi 1 0 1
Spain Róber Pier 1 0 1
Spain Son 1 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0
Total 41 11 52

Notes

  1. ^ Huracán Melilla played its game at Álvarez Claro, in Melilla instead of their regular stadium La Espiguera as it does not meet the requirements established by the Royal Spanish Football Federation.

References

  1. ^ "Plantilla" [First team] (in Spanish). Levante UD.
  2. ^ "Coke Andújar, Postigo y Oier acceden a la capitanía junto a Pedro, Morales y Roger". 17 August 2018.
  3. ^ "El #LevanteUD y el Al Wehda de Arabia Saudí acuerdan la cesión de Hernani" [#LevanteUD and Saudi Arabia's Al Wehda agree to Hernani loan] (in Spanish). Twitter. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Pablo Martínez, cesión por un curso para el C.D.Mirandés" (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 2 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Arturo Molina, cedido al CD Castellón para esta temporada" (in Spanish). MachoLevante. 5 October 2020. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  6. ^ "El Levante UD y el Vitória Sport Clube acuerdan la cesión de Pepelu" [Levante UD and Vitória Sport Clube agree the loan of Pepelu] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  7. ^ "El Mallorca refuerza su portería con Koke Vegas" [Mallorca bolster their goal with Koke Vegas] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Soldado se convierte en el primer refuerzo del Levante UD para la próxima temporada". Levante UD. 28 June 2021.
  9. ^ "El Levante UD y el Villarreal CF acuerdan el traspaso de Enric Franquesa". Levante UD. 2 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Calendario LaLiga: el sorteo de Primera División 2021/2022 será el miércoles 30 de junio a las 17.30 horas". El Correo (in Spanish). 28 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Sync the new LaLiga season's fixtures with your personal calendar!". La Liga. 30 June 2021.
  13. ^ "2021-2022 Levante Stats". FBREF. Retrieved 21 April 2022.