2023–24 FC Cartagena season

The 2023–24 season is Fútbol Club Cartagena's 29th season in existence and fourth consecutive in the Segunda División, the second division of association football in Spain. They will also compete in the Copa del Rey.

FC Cartagena
2023–24 season
PresidentPaco Belmonte
Head coachVíctor Sánchez
(until 23 September)
Julián Calero
(from 25 September)
StadiumCartagonova
Segunda División22nd
Copa del ReyFirst round
All statistics correct as of 1 October 2023.

Players

First-team squad
As of 11 September 2023

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 Marc Martínez (captain)
4 DF Spain ESP Pedro Alcalá
5 DF Spain ESP Gonzalo Verdú
7 MF Spain ESP David Ferreiro
8 MF Spain ESP Luis Muñoz
9 FW Spain ESP Alfredo Ortuño
10 MF Netherlands NED Hector Hevel
11 FW Spain ESP Juan Carlos Real
12 FW Colombia COL Juanjo Narváez
13 GK Spain ESP Raúl Lizoain (on loan from Andorra)
14 DF Spain ESP José Fontán (on loan from Celta)
16 DF Spain ESP Iván Calero
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Spain ESP Mikel Rico
18 MF Argentina ARG Damián Musto
19 FW Portugal POR Umaro Embaló (on loan from Fortuna Sittard)
20 DF Spain ESP Jairo Izquierdo
21 FW Sweden SWE Isak Jansson
22 DF Spain ESP Kiko Olivas
23 MF Chile CHI Tomás Alarcón (on loan from Cádiz)
24 MF Spain ESP Jony Rodríguez
27 GK Spain ESP José Saldaña
29 FW Uruguay URU Lautaro de León (on loan from Celta)
33 DF Spain ESP Arnau Solà (on loan from Almería)

Reserve team
Main article: FC Cartagena B

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
31 DF Spain ESP Carlos Sánchez
32 MF Spain ESP Jony Álamo
34 DF Spain ESP Fromsa Mateo
35 FW Spain ESP Iván Ayllón
No. Pos. Nation Player
36 MF Ivory Coast CIV Djaka Barro
38 DF Spain ESP David Guerrero
45 GK Spain ESP Nono Gómez
47 MF Spain ESP Juan Carlos Sabater

Transfers

In
Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
DF Spain Arnau Solà Spain Almería Loan 20 July 2023 [1]
DF Spain José Fontán Spain Celta Vigo Loan 21 August 2023 [2]
GK Spain Raúl Lizoain Spain Andorra Loan 23 August 2023 [3]
MF Colombia Juanjo Narváez Spain Valladolid Free 23 August 2023 [4]
MF Chile Tomás Alarcón Spain Cádiz Loan 23 August 2023 [5]

Out
Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
GK Spain Aarón Escandell Spain Las Palmas €400,000 24 July 2023 [6]
MF Spain Neskes Spain Ibiza Free 21 August 2023 [7]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

14 July 2023 Friendly Cartagena Spain 1–2 England Birmingham City San Pedro del Pinatar
20:00 UTC+2
  • Dde Pedro 52'
 Report
Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center
19 July 2023 Friendly Cartagena Spain 0–1 Saudi Arabia Damac San Pedro del Pinatar
20:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center
22 July 2023 Friendly Cartagena Spain 1–0 Spain Elche Granada
09:30 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva del Granada CF
26 July 2023 Memorial Alfonso García Zapata Águilas Spain 0–0
(4–3 p)		 Spain Cartagena Águilas
20:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Estadio El Rubial
Referee: Sánchez Villalobos
28 July 2023 Friendly Cartagena Spain 1–2 Spain Zaragoza San Pedro del Pinatar
20:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center
5 August 2023 51st Carabela de Plata Trophy Cartagena Spain 3–1 Spain Real Murcia Cartagena
21:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Cartagonova
Referee: Jorge Díaz Escudero

Competitions

Overall record
Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Segunda División 13 August 2023 May 2024 Matchday 1 9 1 1 7 6 12 −6 011.11
Copa del Rey 1 November 2023 First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 9 1 1 7 6 12 −6 011.11

Last updated: 5 October 2023
Source: Soccerway

Segunda División
Main article: 2023–24 Segunda División

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
18 Andorra 12 4 1 7 12 18 −6 13
19 Amorebieta 12 2 4 6 12 19 −7 10 Relegation to Primera Federación
20 Alcorcón 12 2 4 6 11 20 −9 10
21 Huesca 12 1 5 6 7 13 −6 8
22 Cartagena 12 1 3 8 10 19 −9 6
Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 2023. Source: LaLiga HyperMotion
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored[8]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
9 1 1 7 6 14  −8 4 0 0 5 2 9  −7 1 1 2 4 5  −1

Last updated: 5 October 2023.
Source: LALIGA HYPERMOTION

Results by round
Round12345678910
GroundHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLLLWLLLDL
Position182022182022222222
Updated to match(es) played on 5 October 2023. Source: LALIGA HYPERMOTION
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 28 June 2023.[9]

13 August 2023 1 Cartagena 0–1 Eldense Cartagena
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cartagonova
Referee: Miguel Sesma Espinosa
18 August 2023 2 Andorra 3–2 Cartagena Andorra la Vella
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadi Nacional
Referee: Álvaro Moreno Aragón
25 August 2023 3 Cartagena 0–1 Levante Cartagena
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cartagonova
Attendance: 7,243
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
2 September 2023 4 Villarreal B 1–2 Cartagena Villarreal
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 1,522
Referee: Iosu Galech Apezteguía
10 September 2023 5 Cartagena 1–3 Zaragoza Cartagena
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cartagonova
Referee: Saúl Ais Reig
16 September 2023 6 Valladolid 1–0 Cartagena Valladolid
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla
Attendance: 16,138
Referee: Raúl Martín González Francés
22 September 2023 7 Cartagena 1–2 Eibar Cartagena
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cartagonova
Referee: Alejandro Quintero González
1 October 2023 8 Amorebieta 0–0 Cartagena Lezama
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Instalaciones de Lezama Campo 2
Attendance: 1,141
Referee: Óliver de la Fuente Ramos
5 October 2023 9 Cartagena 0–2 Espanyol Cartagena
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cartagonova
Referee: Luis Mario Milla Alvendiz
8 October 2023 10 Racing Ferrol v Cartagena Ferrol
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Estadio Municipal da Malata
Referee: Manuel Jesús Orellana Cid

Copa del Rey
Main article: 2023–24 Copa del Rey

References
  1. "Arnau Solá jugará en el Cartagena en calidad de cedido". www.udalmeriasad.com.
  2. "José Fontán, polivalencia y seguridad para fortalecer la defensa del Efesé". www.fccartagena.es.
  3. "El Andorra cede a Raúl Lizoain al Cartagena". MARCA. 23 August 2023.
  4. "Juanjo Narváez, potencia y verticalidad para el frente de ataque del Efesé". www.fccartagena.es.
  5. "Agreement with Cartagena for the transfer of Alarcón". www.cadizcf.com.
  6. "Aarón Escandell, the new signing for UD Las Palmas' goalkeeping position". www.udlaspalmas.es.
  7. "COMUNICADO OFICIAL: Alejandro Neskes". www.ibizaud.com.
  8. "Reglamento General RFEF - Artículo 201. Sistema de puntos" (PDF). RFEF. 1 May 2015. p. 104. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  9. "Este es el calendario completo de Segunda división 2023-24". sport. 28 June 2023.
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