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2021–22 Elche CF season

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Elche CF
2021–22 season
OwnerChristian Bragarnik
PresidentJoaquín Buitrago Marhuenda
Head coachFran Escribá
(until 21 November)
Francisco
(from 28 November)
StadiumEstadio Manuel Martínez Valero
La Liga13th
Copa del ReyRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Pere Milla (8)

All:
Pere Milla (8)
Highest home attendance23,010 vs Real Madrid
(30 October 2021)
Lowest home attendance9,145 vs Athletic Bilbao
(16 August 2021)
Biggest winElche 3–1 Cádiz
Biggest defeatVillarreal 4–1 Elche
Elche 0–3 Real Betis

The 2021–22 season was the 99th season in the existence of Elche CF and the club's second consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Elche participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey.

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 1 February 2022.[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 Spain ESP Kiko Casilla (on loan from Leeds United)
2 MF Spain ESP Gerard Gumbau
3 DF Chile CHI Enzo Roco
4 DF Spain ESP Diego González
5 DF Spain ESP Gonzalo Verdú (captain)
6 DF Spain ESP Pedro Bigas
7 FW Argentina ARG Guido Carrillo
8 MF Spain ESP Raúl Guti
9 FW Argentina ARG Lucas Boyé
10 FW Spain ESP Pere Milla
11 MF Spain ESP Tete Morente
12 DF Uruguay URU Lucas Olaza (on loan from Valladolid)
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK Spain ESP Édgar Badía
14 DF Colombia COL Helibelton Palacios
15 MF Argentina ARG Javier Pastore
16 MF Spain ESP Fidel
17 MF Spain ESP Josan
18 FW Argentina ARG Ezequiel Ponce (on loan from Spartak Moscow)
19 DF Spain ESP Antonio Barragán
20 MF Argentina ARG Pablo Piatti
21 MF Spain ESP Omar Mascarell
22 DF Colombia COL Johan Mojica
23 MF Argentina ARG Iván Marcone
24 MF Spain ESP Kike Pérez (on loan from Valladolid)

Reserve team

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF Spain ESP John Nwankwo
27 DF Spain ESP Carles Marco
28 GK Spain ESP Lluis Andreu
29 FW Spain ESP Diego Bri
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 DF Spain ESP Sergio Bono
31 DF Spain ESP Lilian
32 FW Spain ESP Cheikh Diamanka
34 MF Spain ESP José Luis Friaza

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Argentina ARG Axel Werner (at Arsenal de Sarandí until 30 June 2022)
DF Spain ESP José Salinas (at Unionistas de Salamanca until 30 June 2022)
DF Spain ESP Josema (at Valladolid until 30 June 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Spain ESP Jony Álamo (at Cultural Leonesa until 30 June 2022)
FW Spain ESP Manu Justo (at Racing Santander until 30 June 2022)
FW Morocco MAR Mourad El Ghezouani (at Alcoyano until 30 June 2022)

Transfers

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In

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Date Player From Type Fee Ref
30 June 2021 Spain Ramón Folch Tenerife Loan return [2]
1 July 2021 Argentina Lucas Boyé Italy Torino Buyout clause €2M [3]
1 July 2021 Argentina Iván Marcone Argentina Boca Juniors Buyout clause €3.8M [4]
7 July 2021 Spain Pedro Bigas Eibar Transfer Undisclosed [5]
9 July 2021 Chile Enzo Roco Turkey Fatih Karagümrük Transfer Undisclosed [6]
12 July 2021 Spain Kiko Casilla England Leeds United Loan [7]
20 August 2021 Argentina Darío Benedetto France Marseille Loan [8]
31 August 2021 Spain Lucas Pérez Alavés Transfer Free [9][10]

Out

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Date Player To Type Fee Ref
9 June 2021 Spain Nino Retired [11]
30 June 2021 Argentina Paulo Gazzaniga England Tottenham Hotspur Loan return [12]
30 June 2021 Colombia Johan Mojica Girona Loan return [13]
30 June 2021 Argentina Emiliano Rigoni Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg Loan return [14]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

18 July 2021 Friendly Elche Spain 6–1 Greece Atromitos San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
10:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center
Attendance: 0
24 July 2021 Friendly Elche Spain 0–2 Spain Zaragoza San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center
Attendance: 0
28 July 2021 Friendly Elche Spain 2–2 Spain Tenerife San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center
Attendance: 0
31 July 2021 Friendly Alavés Spain 0–1 Spain Elche Murcia, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: La Manga Club Football Center
3 August 2021 Friendly Elche Spain 1–1 Spain Cartagena San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center
7 August 2021 Friendly Elche Spain 1–2 Spain Levante Elche, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 16 August 2021 22 May 2022 Matchday 1 13th 38 11 9 18 40 52 −12 028.95
Copa del Rey 2 December 2021 20 January 2022 First round Round of 16 4 3 0 1 6 3 +3 075.00
Total 42 14 9 19 46 55 −9 033.33

Source: Soccerway

La Liga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Celta Vigo 38 12 10 16 43 43 0 46
12 Rayo Vallecano 38 11 9 18 39 50 −11 42[a]
13 Elche 38 11 9 18 40 52 −12 42[a]
14 Espanyol 38 10 12 16 40 53 −13 42[a]
15 Getafe 38 8 15 15 33 41 −8 39[b]
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)[15]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head points: Rayo Vallecano 9, Elche 7, Espanyol 1.
  2. ^ Head-to-head points: Getafe 8, Mallorca 5, Cádiz 2.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 11 9 18 40 52  −12 42 7 6 6 24 21  +3 4 3 12 16 31  −15

Source: La Liga

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH
ResultDLDWDLLWLDLLDLDWLLDWWDWLWLLWLLLWWDLLLW
Position1417151112151514141515161818171616171716151514141313141414151513141314141513
Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 30 June 2021.[16][17]

16 August 2021 1 Elche 0–0 Athletic Bilbao Elche
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Attendance: 9,145
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
22 August 2021 2 Atlético Madrid 1–0 Elche Madrid
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 24,926
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
28 August 2021 3 Elche 1–1 Sevilla Elche
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Attendance: 10,385
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
13 September 2021 4 Getafe 0–1 Elche Getafe
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 6,856
Referee: Mario Melero López
18 September 2021 5 Elche 1–1 Levante Elche
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Attendance: 11,507
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
22 September 2021 6 Villarreal 4–1 Elche Villarreal
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Moreno 90+4'
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 8,234
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
26 September 2021 7 Real Sociedad 1–0 Elche San Sebastián
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 23,941
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
3 October 2021 8 Elche 1–0 Celta Vigo Elche
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Attendance: 11,299
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
17 October 2021 9 Rayo Vallecano 2–1 Elche Madrid
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Attendance: 6,989
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
23 October 2021 10 Elche 2–2 Espanyol Elche
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Attendance: 13,449
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
26 October 2021 11 Alavés 1–0 Elche Vitoria-Gasteiz
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Attendance: 10,206
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
30 October 2021 12 Elche 1–2 Real Madrid Elche
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Attendance: 23,010
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
7 November 2021 13 Mallorca 2–2 Elche Palma
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Visit Mallorca Stadium
Attendance: 12,933
Referee: Mario Melero López
21 November 2021 14 Elche 0–3 Real Betis Elche
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Attendance: 16,127
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
29 November 2021 15 Osasuna 1–1 Elche Pamplona
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: El Sadar
Attendance: 16,485
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
5 December 2021 16 Elche 3–1 Cádiz Elche
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Attendance: 11,879
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
11 December 2021 17 Valencia 2–1 Elche Valencia
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 31,662
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
18 December 2021 18 Barcelona 3–2 Elche Barcelona
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 41,664
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
2 January 2022 19 Elche 0–0 Granada Elche
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Attendance: 12,160
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
10 January 2022 20 Espanyol 1–2 Elche Cornellà de Llobregat
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 11,870
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
16 January 2022 21 Elche 1–0 Villarreal Elche
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Attendance: 12,433
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
23 January 2022 22 Real Madrid 2–2 Elche Madrid
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 39,796
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
5 February 2022 23 Elche 3–1 Alavés Elche
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Attendance: 12,923
Referee: Mario Melero López
11 February 2022 24 Sevilla 2–0 Elche Seville
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 33,411
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
18 February 2022 25 Elche 2–1 Rayo Vallecano Elche
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Attendance: 14,742
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
25 February 2022 26 Levante 3–0 Elche Valencia
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 14,237
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
6 March 2022 27 Elche 1–2 Barcelona Elche
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Attendance: 30,146
Referee: Mario Melero López
12 March 2022 28 Granada 0–1 Elche Granada
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 15,345
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
19 March 2022 29 Elche 0–1 Valencia Elche
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Attendance: 15,780
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
3 April 2022 30 Athletic Bilbao 2–1 Elche Bilbao
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 34,572
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
10 April 2022 31 Elche 1–2 Real Sociedad Elche
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Attendance: 17,011
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
16 April 2022 32 Elche 3–0 Mallorca Elche
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Attendance: 20,257
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
19 April 2022 33 Real Betis 0–1 Elche Seville
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 43,257
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
1 May 2022 34 Elche 1–1 Osasuna Elche
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Attendance: 16,305
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
7 May 2022 35 Cádiz 3–0 Elche Cádiz
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Mirandilla
Attendance: 17,615
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
11 May 2022 36 Elche 0–2 Atlético Madrid Elche
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Attendance: 21,266
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
15 May 2022 37 Celta Vigo 1–0 Elche Vigo
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 10,773
Referee: Mario Melero López
22 May 2022 38 Elche 3–1 Getafe Elche
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Attendance: 21,266
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

Copa del Rey

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2 December 2021 First round Leioa 0–2 Elche Leioa
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Sarriena
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
15 December 2021 Second round Unionistas 0–1 Elche Salamanca
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Reina Sofía
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
6 January 2022 Round of 32 Almería 1–2 Elche Almería
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Juegos Mediterráneos
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
20 January 2022 Round of 16 Elche 1–2 (a.e.t.) Real Madrid Elche
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Attendance: 33,732
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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Position Players LaLiga Copa del Rey Total
MF Spain Pere Milla 8 0 8
FW Argentina Lucas Boyé 7 0 7
FW Spain Fidel 5 0 5
FW Argentina Guido Carrillo 2 2 4
MF Spain Tete Morente 3 0 3
FW Argentina Darío Benedetto 2 0 2
MF Spain Josan 2 0 2
DF Colombia Johan Mojica 2 0 2
MF Spain Kike Pérez 2 0 2
FW Spain Lucas Pérez 2 0 2
DF Spain Pedro Bigas 1 0 1
MF Spain Raúl Guti 0 1 1
DF Uruguay Lucas Olaza 1 0 1
MF Argentina Pablo Piatti 0 1 1
FW Argentina Ezequiel Ponce 1 0 1
DF Chile Enzo Roco 1 0 1
DF Spain Gonzalo Verdú 0 1 1

References

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  1. ^ "Plantilla Elche CF" (in Spanish). Elche CF. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Ramón Folch, cedido al CD Tenerife" [Ramón Folch, loaned to CD Tenerife] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  3. ^ "El Elche adquiere en propiedad a Lucas Boyé" (in Spanish). Marca. 13 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Iván Marcone: duodécimo fichaje del Elche CF" [Iván Marcone: twelfth signing of Elche CF] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  5. ^ "OFICIAL: Pedro Bigas, primer fichaje del Elche CF". Elche CF. 7 July 2021.
  6. ^ "OFICIAL: Enzo Roco, segundo fichaje del Elche CF". Elche CF. 9 July 2021.
  7. ^ "KIKO CASILLA MAKES ELCHE LOAN MOVE". Leeds United F.C. 12 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Dario Benedetto prêté à Elche". Olympique de Marseille. 20 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Lucas Pérez finaliza su etapa en el Deportivo Alavés". Deportivo Alavés. 18 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Lucas Pérez firma por una temporada con el Elche CF" [Lucas Pérez signs for a season with Elche CF] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-08-31.
  11. ^ Díaz, Adrián (9 June 2021). "Nino: "Me retiro de lo que más quiero, la ilusión se ha acabado"" [Nino: "I retire from what I love the most, the hunger has gone"] (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Gazzaniga loaned to Elche". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Johan Mojica, nuevo fichaje del Elche CF" (in Spanish). Elche – Web Oficial. 15 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Emiliano Rigoni, undécimo fichaje del Elche CF" [Emiliano Rigoni, eleventh signing of Elche CF] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  15. ^ "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Calendario LaLiga: el sorteo de Primera División 2021/2022 será el miércoles 30 de junio a las 17.30 horas". El Correo (in Spanish). 28 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Sync the new LaLiga season's fixtures with your personal calendar!". La Liga. 30 June 2021.