2021–22 Levante UD season

Levante UD
2021–22 season
President	Quico Catalán
Head coach	Paco López; (until 3 October); Javier Pereira; (from 7 October until 29 November); Alessio Lisci; (from 7 December)
Stadium	Ciutat de València
La Liga	20th
Copa del Rey	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: ; José Luis Morales (5); All: ; José Luis Morales (6)
Highest home attendance	16,298 vs Atlético Madrid; (28 October 2021)
Lowest home attendance	9,838 vs Real Madrid; (22 August 2021)
Biggest win	Huracán Melilla 0–8 Levante
Biggest defeat	Levante 0–3 Granada; Barcelona 3–0 Levante
	All statistics correct as of 14 December 2021.

The 2021–22 season is the 83rd season in the existence of Levante UD and the club's fifth consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Levante UD are participating in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey.

Players

First-team squad

As of 13 August 2021[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	Koke
2	DF	ESP	Son
3	DF	ESP	Enric Franquesa
4	DF	ESP	Róber Pier
5	MF	SRB	Nemanja Radoja
6	DF	CRC	Óscar Duarte
7	FW	ESP	Sergio León
8	FW	POR	Hernâni
9	FW	ESP	Roger
10	MF	MKD	Enis Bardhi
11	FW	ESP	José Luis Morales (captain)[2]
12	MF	MTQ	Mickaël Malsa
13	GK	ESP	Aitor Fernández
14	DF	POR	Rúben Vezo
15	DF	ESP	Sergio Postigo (Vice-captain)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	FW	ESP	Roberto Soldado
17	MF	MNE	Nikola Vukčević
18	FW	ESP	Jorge de Frutos
19	DF	ESP	Carlos Clerc
20	DF	ESP	Jorge Miramón
21	FW	ESP	Dani Gómez
22	MF	ESP	Gonzalo Melero
23	DF	ESP	Coke
24	MF	ESP	José Campaña
25	MF	ESP	Pablo Martínez
29	FW	ESP	Álex Cantero
34	GK	ESP	Dani Cárdenas
42	MF	ESP	Álex Blesa
—	MF	ESP	Pepelu
—	FW	ESP	Ferni

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
39	DF	ESP	Eusebio Monzó
43	MF	GEO	Giorgi Kochorashvili


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
44	FW	RUS	Edgar Sevikyan
—	FW	SRB	Milutin Vidosavljević (on loan from FK Čukarički)

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
—	FW	ESP	Brugui (at Mirandés until 30 June 2022)

Transfers

In

Date	Player	From	Type	Fee	Ref
30 June 2021	Hernâni	Al Wehda	Loan return		[3]
30 June 2021	Pablo Martínez	Mirandés	Loan return		[4]
30 June 2021	Arturo Molina	Castellón	Loan return		[5]
30 June 2021	Pepelu	Vitória Guimarães	Loan return		[6]
30 June 2021	Koke Vegas	Mallorca	Loan return		[7]
1 July 2021	Roberto Soldado	Granada	Transfer	Free	[8]
2 July 2021	Enric Franquesa	Villarreal	Transfer	Undisclosed	[9]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

24 July 2021 Friendly	Levante	3–1	Rennes	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Soldado 1' De Frutos 25' Morales 33'	Report	Tait 56'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center Referee: Salva Abril Portillo

27 July 2021 Friendly	Levante	2–1	Atromitos	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vezo 37' Postigo 69'	Report	Koulouris 54'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center Referee: Alejandro Clemente Ortuño

29 July 2021 Friendly	Villarreal	0–0	Levante	Villarreal, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Baena 74'	Report	Soldado 43' Martínez 53'	Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva Referee: Iván Caparrós Hernández

30 July 2021 Friendly	Valencia	1–0	Levante	Paterna, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Alderete 71' Burlamaqui 72' Menargues 89'	Report	Radoja 27' Vezo 47' Malsa 56' Postigo 81'	Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva de Paterna Attendance: 0 Referee: Saúl Ais Reig

31 July 2021 Friendly	Levante	Cancelled	Beşiktaş	La Nucía, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano

4 August 2021 Friendly	Southampton	1–0	Levante	Southampton, England
19:00 BST (UTC+1)	Walker-Peters 62'	Report		Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Referee: Tim Robinson

6 August 2021 Friendly	Levante	0–1	Alavés	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Joselu 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center

7 August 2021 Friendly	Elche	1–2	Levante	Elche, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Boyé 65'	Report	Melero 53' Morales 80'	Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero

11 August 2021 Friendly	Levante	0–2	Castellón	Buñol, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Kone 34' Cubillas 42'	Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva Levante Attendance: 0 Referee: Miguel García Aceña

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 %
La Liga	14 August 2021	May 2022	Matchday 1		17	0	8	9	16	32	−16	000.00
Copa del Rey	2 December 2021	14 December 2021	First round	Second round	2	1	1	0	11	3	+8	050.00
Total					19	1	9	9	27	35	−8	005.26

Last updated: 14 December 2021
Source: Soccerway

La Liga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
16	Elche	17	3	6	8	16	24	−8	15
17	Alavés	16	4	3	9	13	22	−9	15
18	Cádiz	17	2	7	8	15	31	−16	13	Relegation to the Segunda División
19	Getafe	17	2	6	9	11	20	−9	12
20	Levante	17	0	8	9	16	32	−16	8

Updated to match(es) played on 13 December 2021. Source: LaLiga Santander
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)[10]

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
17	0	8	9	16	32	−16	8	0	6	2	6	11	−5	0	2	7	10	21	−11

Last updated: 11 December 2021.
Source: La Liga

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	D	L	D	D	L	L	L	D	L	D	L	L	D	L	D	L
Position	7	8	13	14	15	16	17	18	18	19	19	19	19	20	20	20

Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2021. Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 30 June 2021.[11][12]

14 August 2021 1	Cádiz	1–1	Levante	Cádiz
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Espino 28', 90+7'	Report	Melero 21' Morales 39', 90+3' Soldado 47' Campaña 62' Duarte 83'	Stadium: Nuevo Mirandilla Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre

22 August 2021 2	Levante	3–3	Real Madrid	Valencia
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Clerc 28' Melero 41' Roger 46' Campaña 57', 58' Pier 79' Fernández 87'	Report	Bale 5' Militão 58' Vinícius 73', 85' Rodrygo 90+2'	Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 9,838 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

28 August 2021 3	Real Sociedad	1–0	Levante	San Sebastián
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Barrenetxea 42' Gorosabel 84'	Report	Cantero 18'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 7,758 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

11 September 2021 4	Levante	1–1	Rayo Vallecano	Valencia
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Martínez 16' Roger 39' (pen.) Morales 45+1' Malsa 66'	Report	Ciss 43' Comesaña 45+4' Á. García 54' Balliu 82' Guardiola 90+2'	Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 12,974 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas

18 September 2021 5	Elche	1–1	Levante	Elche
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Roco 29' Pérez 33' Verdú 55'	Report	Martínez 53' Morales 55' Vezo 82'	Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

21 September 2021 6	Levante	0–2	Celta Vigo	Valencia
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Roger 9', 72' Miramón 59' De Frutos 90'	Report	Tapia 4' Aspas 66' Méndez 85'	Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 11,989 Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

26 September 2021 7	Barcelona	3–0	Levante	Barcelona
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Depay 6' (pen.) L. de Jong 14' Gavi 24' Fati 90+1'	Report	Postigo 25' Pepelu 58' Clerc 86'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 35,334 Referee: Isidro Díaz De Mera Escuderos

2 October 2021 8	Mallorca	1–0	Levante	Palma
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Baba 41', 74' Costa 65' Mboula 84' Amath 90+5'	Report	Roger 40' Melero 45+1' Morales 85' Pier 86' Pepelu 88'	Stadium: Visit Mallorca Stadium Attendance: 11,803 Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

16 October 2021 9	Levante	0–0	Getafe	Valencia
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Miramón 39' Morales 58' Clerc 64'	Report	Timor 29' Olivera 49' Arambarri 68'	Stadium: Ciutat de València Referee: Mario Melero López

24 October 2021 10	Sevilla	5–3	Levante	Seville
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Torres 8' Mir 24' Diego Carlos 38' Munir 50' Fernando 64', 78'	Report	Morales 33', 55' Melero 62' Malsa 66' Clerc 71'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 30,601 Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez

28 October 2021 11	Levante	2–2	Atlético Madrid	Valencia
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Bardhi 37' (pen.), 90' (pen.) Pepelu 40' Pier 90+6' 90+9'	Report	Griezmann 12' Hermoso 18' Felipe 25' Koke 65' Cunha 76' Giménez 85' Correa 87'	Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 16,298 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

1 November 2021 12	Levante	0–3	Granada	Valencia
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Malsa 25' Bardhi 71' Soldado 78' Vukčević 83'	Report	Sánchez 7', 21' Suárez 38' Puertas 69' Escudero 90'	Stadium: Ciutat de València Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

6 November 2021 13	Alavés	2–1	Levante	Vitoria-Gasteiz
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Moya 12' Guidetti 71' Joselu 77' (pen.), 90+1' Laguardia 90+5'	Report	De Frutos 13' Franquesa 55' Cárdenas 90+1' Pepelu 90+5'	Stadium: Mendizorrotza Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega

19 November 2021 14	Levante	0–0	Athletic Bilbao	Valencia
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Roger 6' Vezo 90+3'	Report	Yeray 16'	Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 15,230 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

28 November 2021 15	Real Betis	3–1	Levante	Seville
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ruiz 40' Juanmi 54', 63', 78' Fekir 71'	Report	Mustafi 7' Vezo 17' Roger 29' Malsa 67'	Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 45,012 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

5 December 2021 16	Levante	0–0	Osasuna	Valencia
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Radoja 34' De Frutos 45'	Report	Vidal 54' Brašanac 69' Torró 90+4'	Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 15,361 Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez

11 December 2021 17	Espanyol	4–3	Levante	Cornellà de Llobregat
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Darder 6' Herrera 9' Embarba 36' De Tomás 49' Vidal 57' Puado 60', 76' Bare 81'	Report	De Frutos 11' Son 26', 78' Morales 57' Campaña 66' Malsa 80' Soldado 86'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 15,193 Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega

20 December 2021 18	Levante	v	Valencia	Valencia
21:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Ciutat de València

Copa del Rey

2 December 2021 First round	Huracán Melilla	0–8	Levante	Melilla
19:00 CET (UTC+1)			Soldado 2', 22' Blesa 29', 30', 63' Malsa 51' Gómez 52', 58'	Stadium: Álvarez Claro[lower-alpha 1]

14 December 2021 Second round	Alcoyano	3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p)	Levante	Alcoy
21:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Estadio El Collao

Statistics

Goalscorers

As of 19 November 2021

Rank	Player	La Liga	Total
1	José Luis Morales	4	4
2	Roger Martí	2	2
2	Enis Bardhi	2	2
4	Gonzalo Melero	1	1
	Róber Pier	1	1
	José Campaña	1	1
	Jorge de Frutos	1	1
Own goals		0	0
Total		12	12

Notes

Huracán Melilla played its game at Álvarez Claro, in Melilla instead of their regular stadium La Espiguera as it does not meet the requirements established by the Royal Spanish Football Federation.

References

"Plantilla" [First team] (in Spanish). Levante UD.
"Coke Andújar, Postigo y Oier acceden a la capitanía junto a Pedro, Morales y Roger". 17 August 2018.
"El #LevanteUD y el Al Wehda de Arabia Saudí acuerdan la cesión de Hernani" [#LevanteUD and Saudi Arabia's Al Wehda agree to Hernani loan] (in Spanish). Twitter. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
"Pablo Martínez, cesión por un curso para el C.D.Mirandés" (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 2 October 2020.
"Arturo Molina, cedido al CD Castellón para esta temporada" (in Spanish). MachoLevante. 5 October 2020.
"El Levante UD y el Vitória Sport Clube acuerdan la cesión de Pepelu" [Levante UD and Vitória Sport Clube agree the loan of Pepelu] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
"El Mallorca refuerza su portería con Koke Vegas" [Mallorca bolster their goal with Koke Vegas] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
"Soldado se convierte en el primer refuerzo del Levante UD para la próxima temporada". Levante UD. 28 June 2021.
"El Levante UD y el Villarreal CF acuerdan el traspaso de Enric Franquesa". Levante UD. 2 July 2021.
"Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
"Calendario LaLiga: el sorteo de Primera División 2021/2022 será el miércoles 30 de junio a las 17.30 horas". El Correo. 28 June 2021.
"Sync the new LaLiga season's fixtures with your personal calendar!". LaLiga. 30 June 2021.

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[13] Huracán Melilla played its game at Álvarez Claro, in Melilla instead of their regular stadium La Espiguera as it does not meet the requirements established by the Royal Spanish Football Federation.

[1] "Plantilla" [First team] (in Spanish). Levante UD.

[CAP-2] "Coke Andújar, Postigo y Oier acceden a la capitanía junto a Pedro, Morales y Roger". 17 August 2018.

[3] "El #LevanteUD y el Al Wehda de Arabia Saudí acuerdan la cesión de Hernani" [#LevanteUD and Saudi Arabia's Al Wehda agree to Hernani loan] (in Spanish). Twitter. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

[4] "Pablo Martínez, cesión por un curso para el C.D.Mirandés" (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 2 October 2020.

[5] "Arturo Molina, cedido al CD Castellón para esta temporada" (in Spanish). MachoLevante. 5 October 2020.

[6] "El Levante UD y el Vitória Sport Clube acuerdan la cesión de Pepelu" [Levante UD and Vitória Sport Clube agree the loan of Pepelu] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.

[Koke_Vegas-7] "El Mallorca refuerza su portería con Koke Vegas" [Mallorca bolster their goal with Koke Vegas] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

[Roberto_Soldado-8] "Soldado se convierte en el primer refuerzo del Levante UD para la próxima temporada". Levante UD. 28 June 2021.

[Enric_Franquesa-9] "El Levante UD y el Villarreal CF acuerdan el traspaso de Enric Franquesa". Levante UD. 2 July 2021.

[10] "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

[11] "Calendario LaLiga: el sorteo de Primera División 2021/2022 será el miércoles 30 de junio a las 17.30 horas". El Correo. 28 June 2021.

[12] "Sync the new LaLiga season's fixtures with your personal calendar!". LaLiga. 30 June 2021.

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