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2023–24 Levante UD season

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Levante UD
2023–24 season
PresidentQuico Catalán
(until 4 September)
Pablo Sánchez
(from 4 September)
Head coachJavier Calleja
(until 19 February)
Felipe Miñambres
(from 19 February)
StadiumEstadi Ciutat de València
Segunda División8th
Copa del ReySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mohamed Bouldini (8)

All:
Mohamed Bouldini (8)

The 2023–24 season was Levante UD's 115th season in existence and second consecutive in the Segunda División, the second division of association football in Spain. They also competed in the Copa del Rey.

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 2 February 2024[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 Joan Femenías (vice-captain)
2 DF Spain ESP Ander Capa
3 DF Spain ESP Álex Muñoz (4th captain)
4 DF Spain ESP Adrián de la Fuente
5 DF Spain ESP Álex Valle (on loan from Barcelona)
6 MF Georgia (country) GEO Giorgi Kochorashvili
7 FW Spain ESP Roger Brugué
9 FW Spain ESP Dani Gómez
10 MF Spain ESP Pablo Martínez
11 FW Spain ESP Alejandro Cantero
12 FW Brazil BRA Fabrício
13 GK Spain ESP Andrés Fernández
14 DF Serbia SRB Nikola Maraš (on loan from Deportivo Alavés)
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Spain ESP Sergio Postigo (captain)
16 MF Spain ESP Álex Blesa
17 MF Spain ESP Óscar Clemente
18 FW Spain ESP Iván Romero
19 FW Spain ESP Rober Ibáñez
20 MF Spain ESP Oriol Rey
21 MF Spain ESP Sergio Lozano
22 FW Morocco MAR Mohamed Bouldini
23 MF Spain ESP Ángel Algobia
29 DF Spain ESP Marcos Navarro
30 FW Spain ESP Andrés García
31 DF Spain ESP Xavi Grande
37 FW Spain ESP Carlos Álvarez

Reserve team

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF Spain ESP Edgar Alcañiz
28 DF Spain ESP Carlos Jiménez
32 GK Spain ESP Álex Primo
33 GK Spain ESP Alfonso Pastor
34 DF Spain ESP Borja Cortina
35 MF Spain ESP Lass Kourouma
No. Pos. Nation Player
38 FW Spain ESP Carlos Espí
39 MF Spain ESP Hugo Redón
41 DF Spain ESP David Sellés
42 DF Spain ESP Buba Sangaré
43 DF Spain ESP Jorge Cabello
44 FW Spain ESP Paco Cortés

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Spain ESP Pablo Cuñat (at Amorebieta until 30 June 2024)
DF Spain ESP Enric Franquesa (at Leganés until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Spain ESP Alex Cerdá (at Real Unión until 30 June 2024)
MF Spain ESP Carlos Benítez (at Fuenlabrada until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

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In

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Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
FW Spain Iván Romero Spain Sevilla Free 12 August 2023 [2]
MF Spain Carlos Álvarez Spain Sevilla Atlético Free 12 August 2023 [3]
DF Spain Álex Valle Spain Barcelona Loan 14 August 2023 [4]
DF Spain Ander Capa Spain Athletic Bilbao Free 15 August 2023 [5]
GK Spain Andrés Fernández Spain Huesca Free 18 August 2023 [6]

Out

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Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
DF Spain Toni Herrero Spain Sabadell Free 14 August 2023 [7]
MF Spain Jorge de Frutos Spain Rayo Vallecano €8,000,000 17 August 2023 [8]
GK Spain Daniel Cárdenas Spain Rayo Vallecano Undisclosed 18 August 2023 [9]
MF Belgium Charly Musonda Released 1 September 2023 [10]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

15 July 2023 Friendly Levante Spain 1–1 England Stoke City La Nucía
18:15 UTC+2
  • Cantero 22'
Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano
22 July 2023 Friendly Levante Spain 1–2 England Nottingham Forest Buñol
11:00 UTC+2
Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva de Buñol
Attendance: 0
Referee: Escriche Guzmán
28 July 2023 Friendly Levante Spain 1–1 Qatar Qatar SC Buñol
18:00 UTC+2
Report
  • Omar Red card 53'
  • Ben 74'
Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva de Buñol
Referee: José Tárraga Lajara
2 August 2023 Friendly Castellón Spain 2–1 Spain Levante El Saler
18:30 UTC+2 Report Referee: Andrés Molina Fuentes
5 August 2023 Friendly Leganés Spain 2–0 Spain Levante Leganés
20:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Butarque
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Segunda División 12 August 2023 2 June 2024 Matchday 1 8th 42 13 20 9 49 45 +4 030.95
Copa del Rey 31 October 2023 6 December 2023 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 050.00
Total 44 14 20 10 52 46 +6 031.82

Source: Soccerway

Segunda División

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Oviedo 42 17 13 12 55 39 +16 64[a] Qualification for promotion play-offs
7 Racing Santander 42 18 10 14 63 55 +8 64[a]
8 Levante 42 13 20 9 49 45 +4 59[b]
9 Burgos 42 16 11 15 52 54 −2 59[b]
10 Racing Ferrol 42 15 14 13 49 52 −3 59[b]
Updated to match(es) played on 2 Jun 2024. Source: LaLiga HyperMotion
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)[11]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Oviedo finished ahead of Racing Santander on overall goal difference
  2. ^ a b c Levante finished ahead of Burgos, Racing Ferrol, and Elche on head-to-head points: Levante 12 pts, Burgos 8 pts, Racing Ferrol 8 pts, Elche 4 pts. Burgos finished ahead of Racing Ferrol on head-to-head points: Racing Ferrol 1–1 Burgos, Burgos 2–0 Racing Ferrol

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
42 13 20 9 49 45  +4 59 9 8 4 31 28  +3 4 12 5 18 17  +1

Source: LaLiga.com

Results by round

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Round12345678910
GroundAHAHHAHAHA
ResultDWWDLWWDDW
Position1054675546
Updated to match(es) played on 25 November 2023. Source: LaLiga.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were unveiled on 28 June 2023.[12]

11 August 2023 1 Amorebieta 1–1 Levante Lezama
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Instalaciones de Lezama Campo 2
Attendance: 1,297
Referee: Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo
19 August 2023 2 Levante 3–2 Burgos Valencia
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València
Attendance: 12,952
Referee: José Luis Guzmán Mansilla
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 Levante 1–1 Oviedo Valencia
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València
Attendance: 13,844
Referee: Luis Mario Milla Alvendiz
8 September 2023 5 Levante 1–4 Espanyol Valencia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València
Attendance: 15,548
Referee: Jon Ander González Esteban
16 September 2023 6 Alcorcón 0–2 Levante Alcorcón
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Santo Domingo
Attendance: 3,505
Referee: Iosu Galech Apezteguía
23 September 2023 7 Levante 2–0 Eldense Valencia
16:15 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València
Attendance: 14,845
Referee: Rafael Sánchez López
30 September 2023 8 Elche 0–0 Levante Elche
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Estadio Martínez Valero
Referee: Raúl Martín González Francés
3 October 2023 9 Levante 1–1 Villarreal B Valencia
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
6 October 2023 10 Albacete 0–2 Levante Albacete
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Estadio Carlos Belmonte
Referee: José Antonio López Toca
16 October 2023 11 Levante 1–0 Racing Ferrol Valencia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València
Referee: Rubén Ávalos Barrera
4 November 2023 14 Levante 2–2 Mirandés Valencia
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València
Referee: Raúl Martín González Francés
20 November 2023 16 Levante 2–4 Racing de Santander Valencia
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València
Referee: Marcos Barroso Galán
2 December 2023 18 Levante v Valladolid Valencia
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València
TBD 28 Levante v Andorra Valencia
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València
Note: The match, which was scheduled for 24 February 2024, was postponed due to the Valencia fire.[13]
2 March 2024 29 Oviedo v Levante Oviedo
18:30 Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere
16 March 2024 31 Burgos v Levante Burgos
14:00 Stadium: El Plantío
21 April 2024 36 Racing Santander v Levante Santander
Stadium: Campos de Sport de El Sardinero
5 May 2024 38 Villarreal B v Levante Villarreal
19 May 2024 40 Eldense v Levante Elda
Stadium: Nuevo Pepico Amat

Copa del Rey

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31 October 2023 First round Varea 0–3 Levante Varea
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Varea
Referee: Jon Ander González Esteban
6 December 2023 Second round Levante 0–1 Amorebieta Valencia
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València
Attendance: 11,216
Referee: Miguel Sesma Espinosa

References

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  1. ^ "Mercado de fichajes de LaLiga Hypermotion 2023-24" (in Spanish). Marca. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Levante UD strengthen their forward line with Iván Romero". www.levanteud.com.
  3. ^ "Levante UD reinforce their attacking line with Carlos Álvarez". www.levanteud.com.
  4. ^ "Levante UD and FC Barcelona agree on the loan of Álex Valle". www.levanteud.com.
  5. ^ "Ander Capa signs for Levante UD". www.levanteud.com.
  6. ^ "Andrés Fernández se compromete con el Levante UD". www.levanteud.com.
  7. ^ "Toni Herrero, nou jugador del CE Sabadell - Web Oficial CE Sabadell FC". 14 August 2023.
  8. ^ "El Rayo apuntala su ataque con la llegada de Jorge De Frutos". MARCA. 17 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Dani Cárdenas, séptimo fichaje del Rayo Vallecano". MARCA. 18 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Charly Musonda se desvincula del Levante UD".
  11. ^ "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Este es el calendario completo de Segunda división 2023-24". sport. 28 June 2023.
  13. ^ "Postponement of Granada CF - Valencia CF and Levante UD - FC Andorra".
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