2023–24 UD Almería season

UD Almería 2023–24 football season
UD Almería
2023–24 season
PresidentTurki Al-Sheikh
Head coachVicente Moreno
(until 29 September)
Alberto Lasarte
(caretaker, from 29 September to 8 October)
Gaizka Garitano
(from 8 October to 13 March)
Pepe Mel
(from 13 March)
StadiumPower Horse Stadium
La Liga20th (relegated)
Copa del ReySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Sergio Arribas (6)

All:
Sergio Arribas (6)
Highest home attendance17,561 vs Real Madrid
Lowest home attendance11,936 vs Mallorca
Biggest winTalavera de la Reina 0–2 Almería
Biggest defeatSevilla 5–1 Almería
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 11 March 2024.

The 2023–24 season is Unión Deportiva Almería's 35th season in existence and second consecutive season in La Liga, the top flight of association football in Spain. They also competed in the Copa del Rey.

On 3 February 2024, Almeria lost 2–1 to Valencia, thus reaching 23 matches from the start of the season without a win, putting them in dubious company alongside the infamous 1997–98 Sporting Gijón team, the only other side in La Liga history to fail to win any of their opening 23 matches. Almería then overtook Sporting Gijón's record following a 0–0 draw at home to Athletic Bilbao in their following match.[1] On 18 February, Almería drew 1–1 away at Granada, breaking Levante's previous record of 28 consecutive matches without a win in La Liga.[citation needed] On 27 April, the club was formally relegated to the second division following a 1–3 home defeat versus Getafe.

Players

First-team squad

As of 5 February 2024.[2]

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 Diego Mariño
3 DF Spain ESP Edgar González
4 MF Ghana GHA Iddrisu Baba (on loan from Mallorca)
5 MF Argentina ARG Lucas Robertone
6 MF Senegal SEN Dion Lopy
7 MF Belgium BEL Largie Ramazani
8 MF Spain ESP Jonathan Viera
9 FW Colombia COL Luis Suárez
10 MF Spain ESP Adrián Embarba
11 MF Spain ESP Gonzalo Melero
12 FW Brazil BRA Léo Baptistão
13 GK Spain ESP Fernando Martínez
15 FW Honduras HON Choco Lozano (on loan from Getafe)
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Serbia SRB Aleksandar Radovanović
17 DF Spain ESP Alejandro Pozo
18 DF Spain ESP Marc Pubill
19 MF Spain ESP Sergio Arribas
20 DF Spain ESP Álex Centelles
21 DF Spain ESP Chumi
22 DF Mexico MEX César Montes
23 FW Mali MLI Ibrahima Koné
24 DF Mozambique MOZ Bruno Langa (on loan from Chaves)
25 GK Portugal POR Luís Maximiano (on loan from Lazio)
29 FW Serbia SRB Marko Milovanović
38 FW Argentina ARG Luka Romero (on loan from AC Milan)

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 MF Spain ESP Marcos Peña
27 DF Spain ESP Paco Sanz
29 FW Morocco MAR Rachad Fettal
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 DF Spain ESP Carlos Ballestero
32 DF Spain ESP Miguel Peña
37 GK Spain ESP Bruno Iribarne

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 Arnau Solà (at Cartagena until 30 June 2024)
DF Brazil BRA Kaiky (at Albacete until 30 June 2024)
DF Guinea-Bissau GNB Houboulang Mendes (at Mirandés until 30 June 2024)
MF Portugal POR Gui Guedes (at Porto B until 30 June 2024)
MF Slovakia SVK Martin Šviderský (at Murcia until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Spain ESP Arnau Puigmal (at Elche until 30 June 2024)
MF Brazil BRA Lázaro (at Palmeiras until 30 June 2024)
FW England ENG Arvin Appiah (at Rotherham United until 30 June 2024)
FW Spain ESP Carlos Rojas (at Murcia until 30 June 2024)
FW Guinea-Bissau GNB Marciano Sanca (at Alcorcón until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
FW Colombia Luis Suárez France Marseille €8,000,000 1 July 2023 [3]
DF Spain Edgar González Spain Real Betis €4,500,000 6 July 2023 [4]
FW Mali Ibrahima Koné France Lorient €7,500,000 16 August 2023 [5]
GK Portugal Luís Maximiano Italy Lazio Loan 16 August 2023 [6]
DF Mexico César Montes Spain Espanyol €14,000,000 1 September 2023 [7]
DF Serbia Aleksandar Radovanović Belgium Kortrijk Free 20 January 2024 [8]
MF Argentina Luka Romero Italy AC Milan Loan 22 January 2024 [9]
FW Honduras Anthony Lozano Spain Getafe Loan 1 February 2024 [10]
DF Mozambique Bruno Langa Portugal Chaves Loan 1 February 2024 [11]
MF Spain Jonathan Viera Unattached Free 6 February 2024 [12]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
MF Spain César de la Hoz Released 1 July 2023 [13]
MF Spain Francisco Portillo Released 1 July 2023 [14]
DF Serbia Nikola Maraš Spain Alavés €1,500,000[3] 1 July 2023 [15]
DF Serbia Srđan Babić Russia Spartak Moscow €5,000,000 21 August 2023 [16]
MF Portugal Gui Guedes Portugal Porto B Loan 1 September 2023 [17]
DF Spain Sergio Akieme France Reims €6,000,000 1 February 2024
DF Guinea-Bissau Houboulang Mendes Spain Mirandés Loan 1 February 2024 [18]
DF Brazil Kaiky Spain Albacete Loan 1 February 2024 [19]
FW Brazil Lázaro Brazil Palmeiras Loan 7 February 2024

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

El Ejido v Almería
18 July 2023 Friendly El Ejido 0–7 Almería El Ejido
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Estadio Municipal Santo Domingo
Referee: José Antonio Villalobos
Almería v Las Palmas
23 July 2023 Friendly Almería 0–0 Las Palmas San Pedro de Alcántara
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Marbella Football Center
Referee: Pablo Morales Moreno
Almería v Málaga
27 July 2023 Friendly Almería 0–1 Málaga San Pedro de Alcántara
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
  • Cristian 18'
Stadium: Marbella Football Center
Referee: Juan Antonio Manrique
Almería v Antequera
31 July 2023 Friendly Almería 1–1 Antequera Marbella
09:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Suárez 14'
Report
  • Topo 82'
Stadium: Marbella Football Center
Referee: Luis Mario Milla
Almería v Granada
5 August 2023 Friendly Almería 1–0 Granada Almería
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Suárez 44' (pen.)
Stadium: Power Horse Stadium
Attendance: 7,810
Referee: Sánchez Martínez

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 11 August 2023 26 May 2024 Matchday 1 33 1 11 21 32 67 −35 003.03
Copa del Rey 31 October 2023 6 December 2023 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 050.00
Total 35 2 11 22 34 68 −34 005.71

Last updated: 27 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

La Liga

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Mallorca 32 6 13 13 26 38 −12 31[a]
17 Celta Vigo 33 7 10 16 37 50 −13 31[a]
18 Cádiz 32 4 13 15 22 45 −23 25 Relegation to Segunda División
19 Granada 32 3 9 20 33 61 −28 18
20 Almería (R) 33 1 11 21 32 67 −35 14
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: LaLiga EA Sports
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)[20]
(R) Relegation
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Mallorca are ahead of Celta Vigo on head-to-head points: Celta Vigo 0–1 Mallorca, Mallorca 1–1 Celta Vigo.

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
33 1 11 21 32 67  −35 14 0 8 9 16 33  −17 1 3 12 16 34  −18

Last updated: 27 April 2024.
Source: La Liga

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 22 June 2023.[21]

Almería v Rayo Vallecano
11 August 2023 1 Almería 0–2 Rayo Vallecano Almería
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Power Horse Stadium
Attendance: 14,837
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
Almería v Real Madrid
19 August 2023 2 Almería 1–3 Real Madrid Almería
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Power Horse Stadium
Attendance: 17,561
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
Cádiz v Almería
26 August 2023 3 Cádiz 1–1 Almería Cádiz
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Mirandilla
Attendance: 18,653
Referee: Víctor García Verdura
Almería v Celta Vigo
1 September 2023 4 Almería 2–3 Celta Vigo Almería
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Power Horse Stadium
Attendance: 14,196
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
Villarreal v Almería
17 September 2023 5 Villarreal 2–1 Almería Villarreal
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 18,467
Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso
Almería v Valencia
23 September 2023 6 Almería 2–2 Valencia Almería
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
  • López 14'
  • Pérez Yellow card 51'
  • Guerra 63'
  • Diakhaby Yellow card 86'
Stadium: Power Horse Stadium
Attendance: 14,266
Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer
Sevilla v Almería
26 September 2023 7 Sevilla 5–1 Almería Seville
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 35,729
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
Almería v Granada
1 October 2023 8 Almería 3–3 Granada Almería
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Power Horse Stadium
Attendance: 14,264
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
Athletic Bilbao v Almería
6 October 2023 9 Athletic Bilbao 3–0 Almería Bilbao
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 43,677
Referee: Víctor García Verdura
Girona v Almería
21 October 2023 10 Girona 5–2 Almería Girona
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Martín 37'
  • Dovbyk 39', 43'
  • López Yellow card 45+4'
  • Sávio 71'
  • Stuani 85'
Report
Stadium: Montilivi
Attendance: 12,884
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
Almería v Las Palmas
28 October 2023 11 Almería 1–2 Las Palmas Almería
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Power Horse Stadium
Attendance: 12,132
Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso
Alavés v Almería
5 November 2023 12 Alavés 1–0 Almería Vitoria-Gasteiz
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Attendance: 16,380
Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana
Almería v Real Sociedad
11 November 2023 13 Almería 1–3 Real Sociedad Almería
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Power Horse Stadium
Attendance: 13,016
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
Getafe v Almería
25 November 2023 14 Getafe 2–1 Almería Getafe
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Coliseum
Attendance: 10,906
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
Almería v Real Betis
3 December 2023 15 Almería 0–0 Real Betis Almería
16:15 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Power Horse Stadium
Attendance: 14,253
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
Atlético Madrid v Almería
10 December 2023 16 Atlético Madrid 2–1 Almería Madrid
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Cívitas Metropolitano
Attendance: 55,473
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
Almería v Mallorca
17 December 2023 17 Almería 0–0 Mallorca Almería
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Power Horse Stadium
Attendance: 11,936
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
Barcelona v Almería
20 December 2023 18 Barcelona 3–2 Almería Barcelona
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Attendance: 34,471
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
Osasuna v Almería
4 January 2024 19 Osasuna 1–0 Almería Pamplona
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: El Sadar
Attendance: 20,391
Referee: César Soto Grado
Almería v Girona
14 January 2024 20 Almería 0–0 Girona Almería
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Power Horse Stadium
Attendance: 12,111
Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer
Real Madrid v Almería
21 January 2024 21 Real Madrid 3–2 Almería Madrid
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 72,044
Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso
Almería v Alavés
26 January 2024 22 Almería 0–3 Alavés Almería
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • González Yellow card 45+2'
Report
Stadium: Power Horse Stadium
Attendance: 13,817
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
Valencia v Almería
3 February 2024 23 Valencia 2–1 Almería Valencia
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 42,877
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
Note: Baptistão was sent off for dissent after already being substituted out of the match.
Almería v Athletic Bilbao
12 February 2024 24 Almería 0–0 Athletic Bilbao Almería
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Power Horse Stadium
Attendance: 12,863
Referee: Víctor García Verdura
Granada v Almería
18 February 2024 25 Granada 1–1 Almería Granada
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 18,756
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
Almería v Atlético Madrid
24 February 2024 26 Almería 2–2 Atlético Madrid Almería
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Power Horse Stadium
Attendance: 14,472
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
Celta Vigo v Almería
1 March 2024 27 Celta Vigo 1–0 Almería Vigo
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 18,005
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
Almería v Sevilla
11 March 2024 28 Almería 2–2 Sevilla Almería
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Embarba 38'
  • Lopy Yellow card 84'
  • Milovanović 90+5'
  • González Yellow card 90+6'
Report
Stadium: Power Horse Stadium
Attendance: 13,095
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
Las Palmas v Almería
17 March 2024 29 Las Palmas 0–1 Almería Las Palmas
15:15 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria
Attendance: 22,865
Referee: Víctor García Verdura
Almería v Osasuna
30 March 2024 30 Almería 0–3 Osasuna Almería
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Power Horse Stadium
Attendance: 10,565
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
Real Sociedad v Almeria
14 April 2024 31 Real Sociedad 2–2 Almeria San Sebastián
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Reale Arena
Attendance: 26,520
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
Almería v Villarreal
21 April 2024 32 Almería 1–2 Villarreal Almería
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Power Horse Stadium
Attendance: 10,601
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
Almería v Getafe
27 April 2024 33 Almería 1–3 Getafe Almería
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Power Horse Stadium
Attendance: 7,874
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
Rayo Vallecano v Almería
5 May 2024 34 Rayo Vallecano v Almería Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Real Betis v Almería
12 May 2024 35 Real Betis v Almería Seville
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Benito Villamarín

Copa del Rey

Talavera de la Reina v Almería
31 October 2023 First round Talavera de la Reina 0–2 Almería Talavera de la Reina
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Tassembedo Yellow card 32'
  • Dago Yellow card 55'
  • Fontán Yellow card 85'
Report
Stadium: El Prado
Attendance: 3,118
Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer
Barbastro v Almería
6 December 2023 Second round Barbastro 1–0 Almería Barbastro
12:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Carbonell 28'
  • Rausell Yellow card 61'
  • Gonpi Yellow card 69'
  • García Yellow card 74'
  • Val Yellow card 85'
  • Crespo Yellow card 89'
  • Prat Yellow card 90'
  • Jaime Yellow card 90+4'
Report
Stadium: Municipal de Deportes
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Víctor García Verdura

References

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  7. ^ "César Montes, ¿el fichaje más caro en la historia del Almería?". Marca México. 2 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Aleksandar Radovanovic swaps Pro League relegation battle for la Liga relegation battle".
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  12. ^ "Jonathan Viera: refuerzo de calidad para el Almería". www.udalmeriasad.com.
  13. ^ "Adiós a César de la Hoz, leyenda rojiblanca". MARCA. 14 June 2023.
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  16. ^ "Babic se va traspasado al Spartak de Moscú". Mundo Deportivo. 21 August 2023.
  17. ^ "Gui Guedes se marcha cedido al Oporto B". www.udalmeriasad.com.
  18. ^ [1]
  19. ^ [2]
  20. ^ "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  21. ^ "Calendario de Liga 2023-24: primera jornada, fechas clave, los Clásicos, los derbis." Marca (in Spanish). 22 June 2023.

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