2018–19 Albacete Balompié season

The 2018–19 season is Albacete Balompié's 78th season in existence and the club's second consecutive season in the second division of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Albacete participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season covered the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Albacete

2018–19 season
Owner	Skyline International
President	Georges Kabchi
Head coach	Luis Miguel Ramis
Stadium	Carlos Belmonte
Segunda División	4th
Copa del Rey	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Jérémie Bela (12) All: Jérémie Bela (12)
Home colours Away colours
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Players

Current squad

As of 24 March 2019

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ESP Churripi (on loan from Real Valladolid) 2 DF  ESP Álvaro Arroyo (Captain) 3 DF  ESP Fran García 4 DF  ARG Nico Gorosito 6 MF  GHA Sulley Muntari 7 MF  ESP Néstor Susaeta 8 MF  ESP Aleix Febas (on loan from Real Madrid) 9 MF  CAN Ballou Tabla (on loan from Barcelona B) 10 FW  UKR Roman Zozulya 11 MF  MTQ Mickaël Malsa (on loan from Fortuna Sittard) 12 MF  COL Daniel Torres (on loan from Alavés) 13 GK  ESP Tomeu Nadal

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 MF  ESP Diego Barri 15 FW  PAR Javier Acuña 16 DF  ESP José Antonio Caro 17 MF  ESP Eugeni (on loan from Huesca) 18 MF  ESP Álvaro Peña 19 DF  ARG Santiago Gentiletti 20 MF  URU Juan Boselli (on loan from Peñarol) 21 DF  ESP Borja Herrera 22 FW  ALB Rey Manaj (on loan from Inter Milan) 23 DF  ESP Álvaro Tejero (on loan from Real Madrid) 24 FW  FRA Jérémie Bela

Reserve team

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 26 GK  ESP Darío Ramos 28 MF  GEO Lado Mokhevishvili 30 DF  ESP Ángel Moreno

No. Pos. Nation Player 34 DF  ESP Rubén del Valle 37 MF  ESP Dani García 38 FW  ESP Miguel Ángel

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  CMR Jean Jules Mvondo (on loan at UCAM Murcia until 30 June 2019) — MF  ESP Sergio Molina (on loan at Salmantino until 30 June 2019)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  ESP Alfon (on loan at Inter de Madrid until 30 June 2019) — FW  ESP Alfredo Ortuño (on loan at Extremadura until 30 June 2019)

Transfers

In

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Albacete v Hércules

28 July 2018 Friendly	Albacete	2–1	Hércules	Albacete, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva Andrés Iniesta

Albacete v Atlético Baleares

1 August 2018 Friendly	Albacete	2–1	Atlético Baleares	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center

Albacete v Elche

4 August 2018 Friendly	Albacete	1–2	Elche	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center

Albacete v Levante

8 August 2018 Friendly	Albacete	2–2 (5–6 p)	Levante	Albacete, Spain
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Carlos Belmonte

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Segunda División	17 August 2018	8 June 2019	Matchday 1	4th	42	19	14	9	54	38	+16	045.24
Copa del Rey	13 September 2018		Second round	Second round	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	000.00
Total					43	19	14	10	56	41	+15	044.19

Last updated: 16 June 2019
Source: Competitions

Segunda División

Main article: 2018–19 Segunda División

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
2	Granada (P)	42	22	13	7	52	28	+24	79	Promotion to La Liga
3	Málaga	42	21	11	10	51	31	+20	74	Qualification to promotion play-offs
4	Albacete	42	19	14	9	54	38	+16	71
5	Mallorca (O, P)	42	19	12	11	53	37	+16	69
6	Deportivo La Coruña	42	17	17	8	50	32	+18	68

Source: La Liga
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored^[1]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

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	19	14	9	54	38	+16	71	9	10	2	29	17	+12	10	4	7	25	21	+4

Last updated: 8 June 2019.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	D	W	W	D	W	D	L	L	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	D	L	W	W	W	D	D	L	L	W	W	D	W	D	W	L	D	W	L	W	L	L
Position	8	10	4	5	5	3	6	7	7	8	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	2	2	2	4	5	5	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4

Updated to match(es) played on 8 June 2019. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The fixtures were revealed on 24 July 2018.^[2]

Albacete v Deportivo La Coruña

17 August 2018 1	Albacete	1–1	Deportivo La Coruña	Albacete
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Carlos Belmonte

Las Palmas v Albacete

25 August 2018 2	Las Palmas	1–1	Albacete	Las Palmas
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Gran Canaria

Albacete v Córdoba

2 September 2018 3	Albacete	3–0	Córdoba	Albacete
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Carlos Belmonte

Reus v Albacete

9 September 2018 4	Reus	1–2	Albacete	Municipal
CEST (UTC+2)				Attendance: Reus

Albacete v Cádiz

17 September 2018 5	Albacete	1–1	Cádiz	Albacete
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Carlos Belmonte

Mallorca v Albacete

23 September 2018 6	Mallorca	1–3	Albacete	Palma
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Son Moix

Albacete v Real Zaragoza

28 September 2018 7	Albacete	2–2	Real Zaragoza	Albacete
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Carlos Belmonte

Real Oviedo v Albacete

7 October 2018 8	Real Oviedo	1–0	Albacete	Oviedo
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Carlos Tartiere

Málaga v Albacete

12 October 2018 9	Málaga	2–1	Albacete	Málaga
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: La Rosaleda

Albacete v Almería

21 October 2018 10	Albacete	1–1	Almería	Albacete
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Carlos Belmonte

Extremadura v Albacete

28 October 2018 11	Extremadura	1–2	Albacete	Almendralejo
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Francisco de la Hera

Albacete v Gimnàstic

2 November 2018 12	Albacete	2–0	Gimnàstic	Albacete
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Carlos Belmonte

Tenerife v Albacete

11 November 2018 13	Tenerife	0–0	Albacete	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Heliodoro Rodríguez López

Albacete v Lugo

18 November 2018 14	Albacete	1–0	Lugo	Albacete
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Carlos Belmonte

Elche v Albacete

25 November 2018 15	Elche	0–1	Albacete	Elche
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Martínez Valero

Albacete v Alcorcón

2 December 2018 16	Albacete	2–1	Alcorcón	Albacete
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Carlos Belmonte

Albacete v Osasuna

8 December 2018 17	Albacete	2–2	Osasuna	Albacete
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Carlos Belmonte

Numancia v Albacete

15 December 2018 18	Numancia	1–2	Albacete	Soria
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Los Pajaritos

Albacete v Rayo Majadahonda

23 December 2018 19	Albacete	1–0	Rayo Majadahonda	Albacete
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Carlos Belmonte

Granada v Albacete

4 January 2019 20	Granada	1–1	Albacete	Granada
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes

Albacete v Sporting Gijón

12 January 2019 21	Albacete	1–1	Sporting Gijón	Albacete
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Carlos Belmonte

Deportivo La Coruña v Albacete

20 January 2019 22	Deportivo La Coruña	2–0	Albacete	A Coruña
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Abanca-Riazor

Albacete v Reus

27 January 2019 23	Albacete	1–0	Reus	Albacete
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Carlos Belmonte

Córdoba v Albacete

2 February 2019 24	Córdoba	1–3	Albacete	Córdoba
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: El Arcángel

Albacete v Mallorca

10 February 2019 25	Albacete	2–0	Mallorca	Albacete
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Carlos Belmonte

Real Zaragoza v Albacete

16 February 2019 26	Real Zaragoza	0–0	Albacete	Zaragoza
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: La Romareda

Albacete v Real Oviedo

23 February 2019 27	Albacete	0–0	Real Oviedo	Albacete
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Carlos Belmonte

Cádiz v Albacete

2 March 2019 28	Cádiz	1–0	Albacete	Cádiz
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Ramón de Carranza

Gimnàstic v Albacete

9 March 2019 29	Gimnàstic	1–0	Albacete	Tarragona
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Nou Estadi

Albacete v Extremadura

16 March 2019 30	Albacete	1–0	Extremadura	Albacete
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Carlos Belmonte

Lugo v Albacete

23 March 2019 31	Lugo	0–3	Albacete	Lugo
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Anxo Carro

Albacete v Tenerife

30 March 2019 32	Albacete	2–2	Tenerife	Albacete
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Carlos Belmonte

Alcorcón v Albacete

7 April 2019 33	Alcorcón	0–1	Albacete	Alcorcón
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Santo Domingo

Albacete v Elche

14 April 2019 34	Albacete	1–1	Elche	Albacete
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Carlos Belmonte

Albacete v Las Palmas

20 April 2019 35	Albacete	4–2	Las Palmas	Albacete
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Carlos Belmonte

Osasuna v Albacete

27 April 2019 36	Osasuna	2–0	Albacete	Pamplona
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: El Sadar

Albacete v Numancia

5 May 2019 37	Albacete	0–0	Numancia	Albacete
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Carlos Belmonte

Rayo Majadahonda v Albacete

12 May 2019 38	Rayo Majadahonda	2–3	Albacete	Majadahonda
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Cerro del Espino

Albacete v Granada

20 May 2019 39	Albacete	0–1	Granada	Albacete
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Carlos Belmonte

Sporting Gijón v Albacete

25 May 2019 40	Sporting Gijón	0–2	Albacete	Gijón
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: El Molinón

Albacete v Málaga

4 June 2019 41	Albacete	1–2	Málaga	Albacete
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Carlos Belmonte

Almería v Albacete

8 June 2019 42	Almería	3–0	Albacete	Almería
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Juegos Mediterráneos

Copa del Rey

Albacete v Lugo

13 September 2018 Second round	Albacete	2–3	Lugo	Albacete
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ortuño 11' Manaj 90+3'		Lazo 2' Chus Herrero 35' (o.g.) Juan Muñiz 61'	Stadium: Carlos Belmonte Attendance: 4,839 Referee: Santiago Varón Aceitón