2022–23 Levante UD season

Levante UD 2022–23 football season

Levante UD

2022–23 season

President

Quico Catalán

Head coach

Mehdi Nafti
(until 10 October)
Felipe Miñambres
(caretaker, 10–16 October)
Javier Calleja
(from 16 October)

Stadium

Estadi Ciutat de València

Segunda División

3rd

Copa del Rey

Round of 16

Top goalscorer

League:
Mohamed Bouldini (8)
All:
Mohamed Bouldini (8)

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

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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. 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

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

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

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]^{[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]

Out

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

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Levante

Wolverhampton Wanderers

21 July 2022 Friendly	Levante	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Benidorm
10:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Roger 32', 44' Bardhi 35' Leal 53' Kochorashvili 59'		Mosquera 35' Podence 44' Toti 82'	Stadium: Melia Villaitana Football Center Attendance: 0 Referee: Jorge Tarraga Lajara

Getafe

Levante

24 July 2022 Friendly	Getafe	0–0	Levante	San Pedro del Pinatar
10:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Pinatar Arena

Levante

Castellón

30 July 2022 Friendly	Levante	4–0	Castellón
CEST (UTC+2)

Villarreal

Levante

3 August 2022 Friendly	Villarreal	3–1	Levante	Villarreal
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pier 17' (o.g.) Niño 25' Morales 71' (pen.)		Iborra 90+1'	Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva Villarreal CF Referee: Sergio Claudio Muresan

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	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

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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]	Promotion to La Liga
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:

^ ^a ^b Overall goal difference: Las Palmas +20, Levante +16.
^ ^a ^b Alavés finished ahead of Eibar on head-to-head points: Eibar 0–0 Alavés, Alavés 2–0 Eibar.

Notes

^
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

Source: LaLiga SmartBank

Results by round

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

Matches

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

Levante v Huesca

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*

Zaragoza v Levante

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.

Levante v Tenerife

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.

Real Oviedo v Levante

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.

Levante v Villarreal B

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.

Levante v Alavés

29 April 2023 38	Levante	2–0	Alavés	Valencia
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Ciutat de València Referee: Mateo Busquets

Tenerife v Levante

6 May 2023 39	Tenerife	1–0	Levante	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Gallego 53'			Stadium: Heliodoro Rodríguez Lopéz Referee: Rubén Ávalos Barrera

Levante v Ibiza

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

Villarreal B v Levante

20 May 2023 41	Villarreal B	2–3	Levante	Villarreal
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica

Levante v Oviedo

27 May 2023 42	Levante	2–1	Oviedo	Valencia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Ciutat de València

Copa del Rey

Olot v Levante

12 November 2022 First round	Olot	0–4	Levante	Olot
17:00		Report	Soldado 6', 26' Pubill 32' Aimar 35' (o.g.)	Stadium: Municipal Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer

Levante v Andorra

21 December 2022 Second round	Levante	2–1	Andorra	Valencia
19:00	Brugué 12' Cantero 42'	Report	Gil 59'	Stadium: Ciutat de València Referee: Iosu Galech Apezteguía

Levante v Getafe

3 January 2023 Round of 32	Levante	3–2	Getafe	Valencia
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Postigo 52' Muñoz 62' Wesley 90+1' Saracchi 90+4' Vezo 90+4' Iborra 90+4'	Report	Aleñá 22' Munir 34', 56' Duarte 46' Djené 70' Algobia 81' Alderete 90+6' Latasa 90+7'	Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 11,403 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

Levante v Atlético Madrid

18 January 2023 Round of 16	Levante	0–2	Atlético Madrid	Valencia
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Muñoz 70' Campaña 85'	Report	Morata 54' Llorente 90+1'	Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

References

^ "Plantilla" [Squad] (in Spanish). Levante UD. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
^ "Joan Femenías, nueva incorporación del Levante UD" (in Spanish). Levante UD. 1 July 2022.
^ "El Levante UD acuerda con Álex Muñoz su incorporación a la entidad levantinista" (in Spanish). Levante UD. 8 July 2022.
^ "Joni Montiel jugará cedido en el Levante UD" (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 14 July 2022.
^ "Wesley joins Levante on loan". BBC Sport. 22 July 2022.
^ "VICENTE IBORRA, CEDIDO AL LEVANTE UD" (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 29 July 2022.
^ "Osasuna finaliza su relación contractual con Rober Ibáñez" (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 10 August 2022.
^ "Rober Ibáñez, nueva incorporación del Levante UD" (in Spanish). Levante UD. 10 August 2022.
^ "Charly Musonda se convierte en nuevo jugador del Levante UD" (in Spanish). Levante UD. 16 August 2022.
^ "Mohamed Bouldini se convierte en nuevo jugador del Levante UD" (in Spanish). Levante UD. 23 August 2022.
^ "Эдгар Севикян: из «Леванте» – в Нижний" (in Russian). FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod. 6 July 2022.
^ "Jorge Miramón regresa a Butarque para reforzar la banda derecha" (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 19 July 2022.
^ "OFICIAL | Carlos Clerc, nuevo jugador del Elche C.F." (in Spanish). Elche CF. 21 July 2022.
^ "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.
^ "OFICIAL | Roger Martí, segundo fichaje del Elche C.F." (in Spanish). Elche CF. 4 August 2022.
^ "El Levante UD y el Trabzonspor llegan a un acuerdo para el traspaso de Bardhi" (in Spanish). Levante UD. 12 August 2022.
^ "¡BIENVENIDO, MALSA!" (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 12 August 2022.
^ "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.
^ "DANI GÓMEZ, NOVA INCORPORACIÓ" (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 22 August 2022.
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