2011–12 Levante UD season

2011–12 Levante UD season
2011–12 season
Chairman Quico Catalán
Manager Juan Ignacio Martínez
Stadium Ciutat de València
La Liga 6th
Copa del Rey Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer League:
Arouna Koné (15)

All:
Arouna Koné (17)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2011–12 season will be the 71st season in Levante's history and their second consecutive season in La Liga.

With new manager Juan Ignacio Martínez, the club aims to stay in the top flight of Spanish football for another season. Levante will compete in the 2011–12 La Liga and the 2011–12 Copa del Rey where they will enter in the Round of 32.

Current squad

Squad information

As of 26 January 2012[1]

No. Nationality Name Date of Birth (Age) Signed in Signed from Apps. Goals Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Uruguay Gustavo Munúa 27 January 1978 2010 Málaga 24 0
13 Costa Rica Keylor Navas 15 December 1986 2011 Albacete 0 0 On loan
Defenders
3 Spain Nano 7 July 1980 2010 Betis 34 3
5 Spain Héctor Rodas 7 March 1988 2009 Youth system 31 2
11 Brazil Pedro Botelho 14 December 1989 2012 England Arsenal 0 0 On loan
12 Spain Juanfran 15 July 1976 2010 Greece AEK Athens 44 0
15 Spain Asier del Horno 19 January 1981 2011 Valencia 22 2
17 Spain Javi Venta 13 December 1975 2010 Villarreal 35 0
18 Spain Sergio Ballesteros (C) 4 September 1975 2008 Mallorca 113 2
19 Spain Pedro López 1 November 1983 2011 Valladolid 1 0
22 Argentina Gustavo Cabral 14 October 1985 2011 Argentina Arsenal de Sarandí 0 0 On loan
Midfielders
4 Spain Javier Farinós 29 March 1978 2011 Hércules 1 0
6 Spain Miguel Pallardó 5 September 1986 2008 Getafe 86 2
7 Spain José Barkero 27 April 1979 2011 Numancia 6 1
10 Spain Vicente Iborra 16 January 1988 2008 Youth system 99 5
14 Spain Xavi Torres 27 November 1986 2010 Málaga 37 0 On loan
16 Spain Marc Mateu 16 June 1990 2008 Youth system 12 0
20 Spain Juanlu 8 May 1980 2009 Betis 70 14
23 Cape Verde Valdo 23 April 1981 2010 Espanyol 31 2
Forwards
2 Ivory Coast Arouna Koné 11 November 1983 2011 Sevilla 5 1 On loan
8 Spain Óscar Serrano 30 September 1981 2012 Racing Santander 0 0
9 Spain Rafa Jordà 11 January 1984 2010 Hércules 34 7
21 Spain Rubén Suárez 19 February 1979 2008 Elche 96 30
24 Spain Carlos Aranda 27 July 1980 2011 Osasuna 2 0
25 Morocco Nabil El Zhar 27 August 1986 2011 England Liverpool 2 0

Transfers

In

Pos Player From Type Source
GK Costa Rica Keylor Navas Albacete Loan LevanteUD.com
DF Argentina Gustavo Cabral Argentina Arsenal de Sarandí Loan LevanteUD.com
DF Spain Asier del Horno Valencia Transfer LevanteUD.com
DF Spain Pedro López Valladolid Transfer LevanteUD.com
MF Spain Javier Farinós Hércules Transfer LevanteUD.com
MF Spain Miguel Pallardó Getafe Transfer LevanteUD.com
MF Spain José Barkero Numancia Transfer LevanteUD.com
MF Spain Marc Mateu Badajoz Loan return
FW Ecuador Felipe Caicedo England Manchester City Transfer LevanteUD.com
FW Spain Carlos Aranda Osasuna Transfer LevanteUD.com
FW Morocco Nabil El Zhar England Liverpool Transfer LevanteUD.com
FW Brazil Pedro Botelho England Arsenal Loan LevanteUD.com
FW Spain Óscar Serrano Racing Santander Free LevantedUD.com

Out

Pos Player To Type Source
FW Ecuador Felipe Caicedo Russia Lokomotiv Moscow Transfer LevanteUD.com
DF Spain Cerra Córdoba Transfer
MF Spain Gorka Larrea Numancia Transfer
GK Spain Manolo Reina Cartagena Transfer
FW Brazil Wellington Silva England Arsenal Loan return

Statistics

Team Stats

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLa LigaCopa del Rey
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Uruguay Gustavo Munúa 19018010
13 GK Costa Rica Keylor Navas 400040
3 DF Spain Nano 18216220
5 DF Spain Héctor Rodas 100010
11 DF Brazil Pedro Botelho 100010
12 DF Spain Juanfran 16015010
15 DF Spain Asier del Horno 907020
17 DF Spain Javi Venta 18015030
18 DF Spain Sergio Ballesteros 20218121
19 DF Spain Pedro López 1108030
22 DF Argentina Gustavo Cabral 601050
28 DF Spain Iván López 200020
30 DF Spain José Higón 401030
4 MF Spain Javier Farinós 13013000
6 MF Spain Miguel Pallardó 1005050
7 MF Spain José Barkero 20417331
10 MF Spain Vicente Iborra 21116051
14 MF Spain Xavi Torres 19117120
16 MF Spain Marc Mateu 000000
20 MF Spain Juanlu 16614620
23 MF Cape Verde Valdo 18217210
2 FW Ivory Coast Arouna Koné 21717641
8 FW Spain Óscar Serrano 100010
9 FW Spain Rafa Jordà 300030
21 FW Spain Rubén Suárez 22617452
24 FW Spain Carlos Aranda 12110021
25 FW Morocco Nabil El Zhar 1319041
34 FW Spain Roger 411031

Updated 27 January.

Discipline

No. Pos Player
1GKUruguay Gustavo Munúa300
13GKCosta Rica Keylor Navas100
3DFSpain Nano601
5DFSpain Héctor Rodas110
11DFBrazil Pedro Botelho100
12DFSpain Juanfran311
15DFSpain Asier del Horno400
17DFSpain Javi Venta600
18DFSpain Sergio Ballesteros700
19DFSpain Pedro López200
22DFArgentina Gustavo Cabral100
4MFSpain Javier Farinós300
6MFSpain Miguel Pallardó100
7MFSpain José Barkero600
10MFSpain Vicente Iborra700
14MFSpain Xavi Torres500
16MFSpain Marc Mateu000
20MFSpain Juanlu600
23MFCape Verde Valdo300
2FWIvory Coast Arouna Koné200
8FWSpain Óscar Serrano110
9FWSpain Rafa Jordà000
21FWSpain Rubén Suárez300
24FWSpain Carlos Aranda100
25FWMorocco Nabil El Zhar300

Updated 29 January

Competitions

Pre-season

Kickoff times are in CET.

La Liga

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
Head-to-head
1 Real Madrid (C) 38 32 4 2 121 32 +89 100 2012–13 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Barcelona (Q) 38 28 7 3 114 29 +85 91
3 Valencia (Q) 38 17 10 11 59 44 +15 61
4 Málaga (Q) 38 17 7 14 54 53 +1 58 2012–13 UEFA Champions League play-off round
5 Atlético Madrid (Q) 38 15 11 12 53 46 +7 56 2012–13 UEFA Europa League Play-off round
6 Levante (Q) 38 16 7 15 54 50 +4 55 2012–13 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
7 Osasuna 38 13 15 10 44 61 17 54
8 Mallorca 38 14 10 14 42 46 4 52
9 Sevilla 38 13 11 14 48 47 +1 50
10 Athletic Bilbao 38 12 13 13 49 52 3 49
11 Getafe 38 12 11 15 40 51 11 47
12 Real Sociedad 38 12 11 15 46 52 6 47
13 Betis 38 13 8 17 47 56 9 47
14 Espanyol 38 12 10 16 46 56 10 46
15 Rayo Vallecano 38 13 4 21 53 73 20 43
16 Zaragoza 38 12 7 19 36 61 25 43
17 Granada 38 12 6 20 35 56 21 42
18 Villarreal (R) 38 9 14 15 39 53 14 41 Relegation to Segunda División
19 Sporting Gijón (R) 38 10 7 21 42 69 27 37
20 Racing Santander (R) 38 4 15 19 28 63 35 27

Updated to games played on 13 May 2012.
Source: ESPN
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 16 8 14 55 50  +5 56 11 3 5 33 19  +14 5 5 9 22 31  −9

Last updated: 13 May 2012.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by Round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDDDWWWWWWWLLLWLWLDLLLDLLWWLWWLDWLLDWLW
Position491186322113444444446444744444444555666

Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2012. Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Kickoff times are in CET.

Copa del Rey

Kickoff times are in CET.

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

References

  1. "Levante Squad" (in Spanish). LevanteUD.com. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  2. "Player's brawl suspends NAC-Levante pre-season match" (in Spanish). LevanteUD.com. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  3. "LFP and AFE to continue talks". LFP.es. 19 August 2011. Archived from the original on 28 June 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
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