2020–21 Levante UD season
The 2020–21 season is the 82nd season in the existence of Levante UD and the club's fourth consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Levante are participating in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season covers the period from 20 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
| 2020–21 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Quico Catalán | |||
| Head coach | Paco López | |||
| Stadium | Estadi Ciutat de València | |||
| La Liga | 9th | |||
| Copa del Rey | Semi-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Roger (9) All: Roger (10) | |||
|
| ||||
| All statistics correct as of 3 February 2021. | ||||
Players
First-team squad
- As of 12 September 2020[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
|
Other players under contract
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
Transfers
In
| Date | Player | From | Type | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 July 2020 |  Cheick Doukouré | Huesca | Loan return | [3] | |
| 21 July 2020 |  Ivi | Ponferradina | Loan return | [4] | |
| 21 July 2020 | Antonio Luna | Rayo Vallecano | Loan return | [5] | |
| 21 July 2020 | Fran Manzanara | Ponferradina | Loan return | [6] | |
| 21 July 2020 |  Armando Sadiku | Málaga | Loan return | [7] | |
| 27 July 2020 | Pepelu |  Tondela | Loan return | [8] | |
| 4 August 2020 | Jorge de Frutos | Real Madrid B | Transfer | €2.5M | [9] |
| 4 August 2020 | Dani Gómez | Real Madrid B | Transfer | €2.5M | [10] |
| 4 August 2020 |  Mickaël Malsa | Mirandés | Transfer | Free | [11] |
| 4 August 2020 | Son | Ponferradina | Transfer | Free | [12] |
| 17 August 2020 |  Raphael Dwamena | Zaragoza | Loan return | [13] | |
Out
| Date | Player | To | Type | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 July 2020 | Borja Mayoral | Real Madrid | Loan return | [14] | |
| 4 August 2020 |  Moses Simon |  Nantes | Buyout clause | €5M | [15] |
| 11 August 2020 | Bruno González | Valladolid | Transfer | Free | [16] |
| 20 August 2020 | Raphael Dwamena |  Vejle BK | Transfer | Free | [17] |
| 1 September 2020 | Ivi |  Raków Częstochowa | Transfer | Free | [18] |
| 5 September 2020 | Armando Sadiku |  BB Erzurumspor | Transfer | Free | [19] |
| 8 September 2020 | Pepelu | Vitória Guimarães | Loan | [20] | |
| 2 October 2020 | Pablo Martínez | Mirandés | Loan | [21] | |
| 4 October 2020 | Fran Manzanara | Numancia | Transfer | Free | [22] |
| 5 October 2020 | Arturo Molina | Castellón | Loan | [23] | |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 22 August 2020 Friendly | Albacete | Cancelled | Levante | Albacete, Spain |
| 19:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Estadio Carlos Belmonte |
| 27 August 2020 Friendly | Levante | 2–1 | Mallorca | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Pinatar Arena Referee: Rafael Sánchez López |
| 29 August 2020 Friendly | Levante | 0–0 | Valencia | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
|
|
Stadium: Pinatar Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Rafael Sánchez López |
| 2 September 2020 Friendly | Levante | 2–1 | Cartagena | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
| 19:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Pinatar Arena |
| 5 September 2020 Friendly | Villarreal | 1–2 | Levante | Villarreal, Spain |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
|
Report | Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva Attendance: 0 Referee: Miguel Bosch Doménech |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| La Liga | 13 September 2020 | 23 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 29 | +0 | 30.00 |
| Copa del Rey | 16 December 2020 | First round | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 80.00 | |
| Total | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 40.00 | |||
Last updated: 3 February 2021
La Liga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Real Betis | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 30 |
| 8 | Granada | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 29 |
| 9 | Levante | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 26 |
| 10 | Celta Vigo | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 25 |
| 11 | Athletic Bilbao | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 24 |
Updated to match(es) played on 1 February 2021. Source: La Liga
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)[24]
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)[24]
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 |
| 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | −4 |
Last updated: 30 January 2021.
Source: La Liga
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 30 January 2021. Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 31 August 2020.[25][26]
| 13 September 2020 1 | Valencia | 4–2 | Levante | Valencia |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez |
| 27 September 2020 3 | Osasuna | 1–3 | Levante | Pamplona |
| 12:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: El Sadar Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Mario Melero López |
| 1 October 2020 4 | Sevilla | 1–0 | Levante | Seville |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández |
| 4 October 2020 5 | Levante | 0–2 | Real Madrid | Villarreal |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero |
| 18 October 2020 6 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–0 | Levante | Bilbao |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
|
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas |
| 26 October 2020 7 | Levante | 1–1 | Celta Vigo | Villarreal |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Mario Melero López |
| 1 November 2020 8 | Granada | 1–1 | Levante | Granada |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre |
| 8 November 2020 9 | Levante | 1–1 | Alavés | Valencia |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos |
| 21 November 2020 10 | Levante | 1–1 | Elche | Valencia |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez |
| 27 November 2020 11 | Valladolid | 1–1 | Levante | Valladolid |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
|
Report | Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez |
| 5 December 2020 12 | Levante | 3–0 | Getafe | Valencia |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: David Medié Jiménez |
| 13 December 2020 13 | Barcelona | 1–0 | Levante | Barcelona |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea |
| 19 December 2020 14 | Levante | 2–1 | Real Sociedad | Valencia |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
|
Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: César Soto Grado |
| 22 December 2020 15 | Huesca | 1–1 | Levante | Huesca |
| 19:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadio El Alcoraz Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera |
| 29 December 2020 16 | Levante | 4–3 | Real Betis | Valencia |
| 21:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández |
| 2 January 2021 17 | Villarreal | 2–1 | Levante | Villarreal |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Pablo González Fuertes |
| 10 January 2021 18 | Levante | 2–1 | Eibar | Valencia |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
|
Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández |
| 19 January 2021 19 | Cádiz | 2–2 | Levante | Cádiz |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Ramón de Carranza Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande |
| 22 January 2021 20 | Levante | 2–2 | Valladolid | Valencia |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero |
| 30 January 2021 21 | Real Madrid | 1–2 | Levante | Madrid |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Alfredo Di Stéfano[28] Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: David Medié Jiménez |
| 6 February 2021 22 | Levante | v | Granada | Valencia |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Ciutat de València |
| 12 February 2021 23 | Levante | v | Osasuna | Valencia |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Ciutat de València |
Copa del Rey
| 16 December 2020 First round | Racing Murcia | 0–5 | Levante | Lorca[lower-alpha 1] |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
|
Stadium: Francisco Artés Carrasco Referee: Isidro Díaz De Mera |
| 6 January 2021 Second round | Portugalete | 1–2 | Levante | Portugalete |
| 12:00 CET (UTC+1) |
|
Report | Stadium: La Florida Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega |
| 16 January 2021 Round of 32 | Fuenlabrada | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | Levante | Las Rozas[lower-alpha 2] |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: La Ciudad del Fútbol Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 26 January 2021 Round of 16 | Valladolid | 2–4 | Levante | Valladolid |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: José Zorrilla Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez |
| 3 February 2021 Quarter-finals | Levante | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Villarreal | Valencia |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Ciutat de València Referee: César Soto Grado |
| 11 February 2021 Semi-finals First leg | Athletic Bilbao | v | Levante | Bilbao |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: San Mamés |
| 4 March 2021 Semi-finals Second leg | Levante | v | Athletic Bilbao | Valencia |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Ciutat de València |
Statistics
Goalscorers
- As of 3 February 2021[29]
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | FW | |
Roger | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 11 | FW | |
José Luis Morales | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | 7 | FW | |
Sergio León | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | 22 | MF | |
Gonzalo Melero | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 18 | FW | |
Jorge de Frutos | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | FW | |
Dani Gómez | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 23 | DF | |
Coke | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 8 | 6 | DF |  |
Óscar Duarte | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF |  |
Enis Bardhi | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 12 | MF | |
Mickaël Malsa | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 14 | DF | |
Rúben Vezo | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 | MF | |
José Campaña | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 43 | MF |  |
Giorgi Kochorashvili | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Own goal | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 29 | 13 | 41 | ||||
Notes
- Racing Murcia did not play its game in its main stadium Municipal de Dolores de Pacheco, in Torre-Pacheco, as it does not meet the requirements to broadcast the match.
- Given the impossibility of being able to play the match at the Fernando Torres stadium in Fuenlabrada due to the consequences of the “Filomena” storm.
- The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.[27]
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.
- "Cheick Doukouré jugará cedido en la SD Huesca tras el acuerdo alcanzado con el club oscense" [Cheick Doukouré will play on loan at SD Huesca after the agreement reached with the oscense club] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- "Ivi López se une a la plantilla de la SD Ponferradina" [Ivi López joins SD Ponferradina squad] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- "El Levante UD y el Rayo Vallecano acuerdan la cesión de Antonio Luna" [Levante UD and Rayo Vallecano agree the loan of Antonio Luna] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- "Acuerdo entre el Levante UD y la SD Ponferradina para la cesión de Fran Manzanara" [Agreement between Levante UD and SD Ponferradina for the loan of Fran Manzanara] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- "Sadiku jugará cedido en el Málaga CF tras renovar con el Levante UD hasta 2021" [Sadiku will play on loan at Málaga CF after renewing with Levante UD until 2021] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- "El Levante UD y el CD Tondela acuerdan la cesión de Pepelu" [Levante UD and CD Tondela agree the loan of Pepelu] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- "Levante UD and Real Madrid come to an agreement for the transfer of Jorge de Frutos". Levante UD. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- "Official Announcement: Dani Gómez". realmadrid.com. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- "El Levante anuncia el fichaje de Mickael Malsa" (in Spanish). AS. 22 July 2020.
- "Oficial: El Levante anuncia la llegada de Son". Marca. 23 July 2020.
- "El Levante UD y el Real Zaragoza pactan la cesión de Raphael Dwamena" [Levante UD and Real Zaragoza agree the loan of Raphael Dwamena] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- "El Levante UD y el Real Madrid pactan la cesión de Borja Mayoral". levanteud.com (in Spanish). 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- "Moses Simon: Nantes sign Nigeria winger permanently from Levante". Goal. 15 June 2020.
- "Bruno González firma por el Real Valladolid" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 11 August 2020.
- "Danish side Vejle Boldklub complete the signing of Raphael Dwamena". My Joy Online. 20 August 2020.
- "Ivi López jugará en la Primera polaca tras fichar por el Rakow". La Nueva Cronica. 1 September 2020.
- "Erzurumspor, forvet Armando Sadiku'yla anlaştı" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 5 September 2020.
- "El Levante UD y el Vitória Sport Clube acuerdan la cesión de Pepelu" (in Spanish). Levante UD. 8 September 2020.
- "Pablo Martínez, cesión por un curso para el C.D.Mirandés" (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 2 October 2020.
- "Fran Manzanara ficha por el Numancia" (in Spanish). Lanza. 4 October 2020.
- "El Levante UD y el CD Castellón pactan la cesión de Arturo Molina" (in Spanish). Lanza. 5 October 2020.
- "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- "El sorteo del calendario de Primera División, mañana lunes a las 18:30 en la sede de la RFEF". rfef.es (in Spanish). 30 August 2020.
- "El calendario oficial de LaLiga Santander 2020/21, a un clic". laliga.com (in Spanish). 31 August 2020.
- "La Liga pins hopes on the unpredictable as Spanish football returns without heavyweights". Yahoo Sports. 11 September 2020.
- Due to the on-going renovations of the Santiago Bernabéu, Real Madrid played their home matches at the Alfredo di Stéfano.
- "2020-2021 Levante Stats". FBREF. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
External links
| |
| Teams | |
| Home stadium | |
| History | |
| Sections |
|
| Related | |
| Men's seasons | |
| Women's seasons |
|
| |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.