2022–23 Levante UD season

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.

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
← 2021–22 2023–24 →

Players

As of 29 October 2022.^[1]

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 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

Main article: Atlético Levante UD

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 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; some limited exceptions apply. 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 v 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 v Levante

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

Levante v Castellón

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

Villarreal v 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
					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

Main article: 2022–23 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]
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:

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

Notes

1. ^
   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

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	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	D	W	D	W	L	D	L	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	D	W	D	W	D	D	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	L	D	D	W	D	D	L	D	W	L	D	W	W
Position	12	13	10	11	5	10	11	12	14	11	10	7	4	6	4	4	4	4	5	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	3	5	5	4	3

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

Main article: 2022–23 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