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

Reserve team
Main article: Atlético Levante UD

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

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

Transfers

In
Date Player From Type Fee Ref
1 July 2022Spain Joan FemeníasOviedoTransferFree[2]
8 July 2022Spain Álex MuñozTenerifeTransferUndisclosed[3]
14 July 2022Spain Joni MontielRayo VallecanoLoan[4]
22 July 2022Brazil WesleyEngland Aston VillaLoan[5]
29 July 2022Spain Vicente IborraVillarrealLoan[6]
10 August 2022Spain Robert IbáñezOsasunaTransferFree[7][8]
16 August 2022Belgium Charly MusondaEngland ChelseaTransferFree[9]
23 August 2022Morocco Mohamed BouldiniPortugal Santa ClaraTransferUndisclosed[10]

Out
Date Player To Type Fee Ref
1 July 2022Spain José Luis MoralesVillarrealTransferFree
2 July 2022Spain Aitor FernándezOsasunaTransferFree
6 July 2022Russia Edgar SevikyanRussia Pari Nizhny NovgorodTransferUndisclosed[11]
19 July 2022Spain Jorge MiramónLeganésTransferFree[12]
21 July 2022Spain Carlos ClercElcheTransferFree[13]
21 July 2022Sweden Omar FarajSweden DegerforsLoan[14]
4 August 2022Spain Roger MartíElcheTransferUndisclosed[15]
12 August 2022North Macedonia Enis BardhiTurkey TrabzonsporTransferUndisclosed[16]
12 August 2022Martinique Mickaël MalsaReal ValladolidTransferUndisclosed[17]
19 August 2022Spain Álex BlesaCultural LeonesaLoan[18]
22 August 2022Spain Dani GómezEspanyolLoan[19]
25 August 2022Spain Antonio LealUnionistas de SalamancaLoan[20]
30 August 2022Georgia (country) Giorgi KochorashviliCastellónLoan[21]
1 September 2022Spain CokeIbizaTransferFree
1 September 2022Spain Gonzalo MeleroAlmeríaTransferUndisclosed[22]
19 January 2023Spain Enric FranquesaLeganésLoan[23]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

21 July 2022 Friendly Levante Spain 2–1 England Wolverhampton Wanderers Benidorm
10:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Roger 32', Red card 44'
  • Bardhi Red card 35'
  • Leal Yellow card 53'
  • Kochorashvili 59'
Stadium: Melia Villaitana Football Center
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jorge Tarraga Lajara
24 July 2022 Friendly Getafe Spain 0–0 Spain Levante San Pedro del Pinatar
10:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Pinatar Arena
30 July 2022 Friendly Levante Spain 4–0 Spain Castellón
CEST (UTC+2)
3 August 2022 Friendly Villarreal Spain 3–1 Spain 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[lower-alpha 1]
3 Levante 42 18 18 6 46 30 +16 72[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for promotion play-offs
4 Alavés (O, P) 42 19 14 9 47 33 +14 71[lower-alpha 2]
5 Eibar 42 19 14 9 45 36 +9 71[lower-alpha 2]
Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2023. 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. Goal difference: Las Palmas +20, Levante +16
  2. 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
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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 Yellow card 29'

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

Brugue* Red card 90+3'		 Report Timor Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 49' Campana Yellow card 52' Mustafi 83'

Postigo Yellow card 85'		 Report Dauda Yellow card 40'

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

Sanz Yellow card 90+2' Red card		 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 Yellow card 25' Calvo Yellow card 62'

Montoro Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Pepelu Yellow card 25'

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

Iborra Yellow card 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 Yellow card 28' Nafti* Yellow card 29' Nafti* Yellow card 29' Red card Wesley Yellow card 37' Cardenas Yellow card 45+1' Vezo Yellow card 48' Brugue 71' Montiel 86' Brugue Yellow card 90'

Cantero 90+3'		 Report Lozano Yellow card 6'

Miguel Yellow card 33' del Moral Yellow card 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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