2019–20 Levante UD season
Levante 2019–20 football season
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The 2019–20 season was Levante Unión Deportiva's 81st season in existence and the club's 3rd consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Levante participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season was slated to cover a period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. It was extended extraordinarily beyond 30 June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.
PresidentQuico Catalán
Head coachPaco López
StadiumEstadi Ciutat de València and Camilo Cano (from 15 June 2020)
| 2019–20 season | ||||
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| President | Quico Catalán | |||
| Head coach | Paco López | |||
| Stadium | Estadi Ciutat de València and Camilo Cano (from 15 June 2020) | |||
| La Liga | 12th | |||
| Copa del Rey | Round of 32 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Roger (11) All: Roger (11) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 23,566 (vs Real Madrid, 22 February 2020) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 14,886 (vs Mallorca, 22 November 2019) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 19,196 | |||
| Biggest win | Melilla CD 0–5 Levante | |||
| Biggest defeat | Getafe 4–0 Levante | |||
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Players
Current squad
- As of 1 February 2020[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.
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Reserve team
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Out on loan
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Transfers
In
| Date | Player | From | Type | Fee | Ref |
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| 30 June 2019 |  Ivi | Sporting Gijón | Loan return | [3] | |
| 30 June 2019 | Iván López | Gimnàstic | Loan return | [4] | |
| 30 June 2019 |  Sanjin Prcić |  Strasbourg | Loan return | [5] | |
| 30 June 2019 |  Armando Sadiku |  Lugano | Loan return | [6] | |
| 30 June 2019 |  Esteban Saveljich | Almería | Loan return | [7] | |
| 1 July 2019 | Carlos Clerc | Osasuna | Transfer | Free | [8] |
| 1 July 2019 | Sergio León | Real Betis | Transfer | €4M | [9] |
| 1 July 2019 | Jorge Miramón | Huesca | Transfer | Free | [10] |
| 1 July 2019 |  Rúben Vezo | Valencia | Buyout clause | €5M | [11] |
| 2 July 2019 | Hernâni | Porto | Transfer | Free | [12] |
| 3 July 2019 | Gonzalo Melero | Huesca | Transfer | €3.6M | [13] |
| 1 August 2019 |  Óscar Duarte | Espanyol | Transfer | Free | [14] |
| 21 August 2019 |  Nemanja Radoja | Celta Vigo | Transfer | Free | [15] |
| 2 September 2019 | Róber Pier | Deportivo La Coruña | Transfer | Undisclosed | [16] |
Total Spending: €12.6M
Out
| Date | Player | To | Type | Fee | Ref |
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| 30 June 2019 | Róber Pier | Deportivo La Coruña | Loan return | [17] | |
| 1 July 2019 | Jason | Valencia | Transfer | Free | [18] |
| 16 July 2019 | Pedro López | Huesca | Transfer | Free | [19] |
| 17 July 2019 |  Raphael Dwamena | Zaragoza | Loan | [20] | |
| 17 July 2019 | Koke Vegas | Deportivo La Coruña | Loan | [21] | |
| 27 July 2019 | Esteban Saveljich | Rayo Vallecano | Transfer | €300K | [22] |
| 8 August 2019 | Chema |  Nottingham Forest | Transfer | Undisclosed | [23] |
| 13 August 2019 | Ivi | Huesca | Loan | [24] | |
| 15 August 2019 |  Moses Simon | Nantes | Loan | [25] | |
| 29 August 2019 | Antonio Luna | Rayo Vallecano | Loan | [26] | |
| 1 September 2019 | Fran Manzanara | Ponferradina | Loan | [27] | |
| 2 September 2019 |  Cheick Doukouré | Huesca | Loan | [28] | |
| 2 September 2019 | Sanjin Prcić | Strasbourg | Transfer | Free | [29] |
| 2 September 2019 | Armando Sadiku | Málaga | Loan | [30] | |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss
| 3 August 2019 Friendly | Brest | 1–1 | Levante | Brest, France |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé Referee: Mugmer Cyril |
| 7 August 2019 Friendly | Elche | 0–2 | Levante | Alcoy, Spain |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Estadio El Collao Referee: Saúl Ais Reig |
| 10 August 2019 Friendly | Mallorca | 1–2 | Levante | Palma, Spain |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Estadi de Son Moix Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| La Liga | 18 August 2019 | 19 July 2020 | Matchday 1 | 12th | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 36.84 |
| Copa del Rey | 19 December 2019 | 21 January 2020 | First round | Round of 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 33.33 |
| Total | 41 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 54 | 57 | −3 | 36.59 | ||||
Last updated: 19 July 2020
Source: Soccerway
La Liga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 10 | Osasuna | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 52 |
| 11 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 51 |
| 12 | Levante | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 49 |
| 13 | Valladolid | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 42 |
| 14 | Eibar | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 42 |
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 49 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 34 | −14 |
Last updated: 19 July 2020.
Source: La Liga
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 19 July 2020. 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 La Liga schedule was announced on 4 July 2019.[32]
| 18 August 2019 1 | Alavés | 1–0 | Levante | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Mendizorrotza Stadium Attendance: 10,053 Referee: César Soto Grado |
| 23 August 2019 2 | Levante | 2–1 | Villarreal | Valencia |
| 22:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València Attendance: 18,914 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero |
| 31 August 2019 3 | Levante | 2–0 | Valladolid | Valencia |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València Attendance: 18,504 Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega |
| 14 September 2019 4 | Real Madrid | 3–2 | Levante | Madrid |
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 60,726 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea |
| 21 September 2019 5 | Levante | 0–0 | Eibar | Valencia |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas |
| 24 September 2019 6 | Real Betis | 3–1 | Levante | Seville |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarín Attendance: 42,995 Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias |
| 29 September 2019 7 | Levante | 1–1 | Osasuna | Valencia |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València Attendance: 19,362 Referee: César Soto Grado |
| 5 October 2019 8 | Leganés | 1–2 | Levante | Leganés |
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Butarque Attendance: 10,160 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero |
| 20 October 2019 9 | Sevilla | 1–0 | Levante | Seville |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium Attendance: 34,612 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández |
| 27 October 2019 10 | Levante | 0–1 | Espanyol | Valencia |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València Attendance: 18,934 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes |
| 30 October 2019 11 | Real Sociedad | 1–2 | Levante | San Sebastián |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 28,142 Referee: Mario Melero López |
| 2 November 2019 12 | Levante | 3–1 | Barcelona | Valencia |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València Attendance: 23,387 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández |
| 10 November 2019 13 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–1 | Levante | Bilbao |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 33,202 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas |
| 22 November 2019 14 | Levante | 2–1 | Mallorca | Valencia |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València Attendance: 15,110 Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez |
| 1 December 2019 15 | Getafe | 4–0 | Levante | Getafe |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 6,535 Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández |
| 7 December 2019 16 | Levante | 2–4 | Valencia | Valencia |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València Attendance: 22,265 Referee: David Medié Jiménez |
| 14 December 2019 17 | Granada | 1–2 | Levante | Granada |
| 13:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Nuevo Estadio de Los Cármenes Attendance: 14,127 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande |
| 22 December 2019 18 | Levante | 3–1 | Celta Vigo | Valencia |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València Attendance: 18,653 Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias |
| 4 January 2020 19 | Atlético Madrid | 2–1 | Levante | Madrid |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 59,084 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea |
| 18 January 2020 20 | Levante | 0–1 | Alavés | Valencia |
| 13:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València Attendance: 16,766 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández |
| 24 January 2020 21 | Osasuna | 2–0 | Levante | Pamplona |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 14,667 Referee: César Soto Grado |
| 2 February 2020 22 | Barcelona | 2–1 | Levante | Barcelona |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 60,295 Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega |
| 8 February 2020 23 | Levante | 2–0 | Leganés | Valencia |
| 13:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València Attendance: 17,110 Referee: José Luis González González |
| 15 February 2020 24 | Villarreal | 2–1 | Levante | Villarreal |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 17,269 Referee: Mario Melero López |
| 22 February 2020 25 | Levante | 1–0 | Real Madrid | Valencia |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València Attendance: 23,566 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández |
| 29 February 2020 26 | Eibar | 3–0 | Levante | Eibar |
| 13:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Ipurua Municipal Stadium Attendance: 5,920 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes |
| 8 March 2020 27 | Levante | 1–1 | Granada | Valencia |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València Attendance: 16,168 Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias |
| 12 June 2020 28 | Valencia | 1–1 | Levante | Valencia |
| 22:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 0 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas | ||
| Note: The match was originally scheduled for 14 March, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[33] and rescheduled to 12 June.[34] It was played behind closed doors. | ||||
| 15 June 2020 29 | Levante | 1–1 | Sevilla | La Nucia |
| 19:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Camilo Cano[note 1] Attendance: 0 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández | |
| Note: The match was originally scheduled for 22 March, but was postponed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic,[33] and rescheduled to 15 June.[34] It was played behind closed doors. | ||||
| 20 June 2020 30 | Espanyol | 1–3 | Levante | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande | ||
| Note: The match was originally scheduled for 5 April, but was postponed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic,[36] and rescheduled to 20 June.[34] It was played behind closed doors. | ||||
| 23 June 2020 31 | Levante | 0–1 | Atlético Madrid | La Nucia |
| 19:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Camilo Cano[note 1] Attendance: 0 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero | ||
| Note: The match was originally scheduled for 12 April, but was postponed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic,[36] and rescheduled to 23 June.[34] It was played behind closed doors. | ||||
| 28 June 2020 32 | Levante | 4–2 | Real Betis | La Nucia |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Camilo Cano[note 1] Attendance: 0 Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre | ||
| Note: The match was originally scheduled for 22 April, but was postponed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic,[36] and rescheduled to 28 June.[34] It was played behind closed doors. | ||||
| 1 July 2020 33 | Valladolid | 0–0 | Levante | Valladolid |
| 22:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla Attendance: 0 Referee: David Medié Jiménez | |
| Note: The match was originally scheduled for 26 April, but was postponed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic,[36] and rescheduled to 1 July.[34] It was played behind closed doors. | ||||
| 6 July 2020 34 | Levante | 1–1 | Real Sociedad | La Nucia |
| 19:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Camilo Cano[note 1] Attendance: 0 Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez | ||
| Note: The match was originally scheduled for 3 May, but was postponed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic,[36] and rescheduled to 6 July.[34] It was played behind closed doors. | ||||
| 9 July 2020 35 | Mallorca | 2–0 | Levante | Palma |
| 19:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Son Moix Attendance: 0 Referee: César Soto Grado | |
| Note: The match was originally scheduled for 10 May, but was postponed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic,[36] and rescheduled to 9 July.[34] It was played behind closed doors. | ||||
| 12 July 2020 36 | Levante | 1–2 | Athletic Bilbao | La Nucia |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Camilo Cano[note 1] Attendance: 0 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas | |
| Note: The match was originally scheduled for 13 May, but was postponed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic,[36] and rescheduled to 12 July.[34] It was played behind closed doors. | ||||
| 16 July 2020 37 | Celta Vigo | 2–3 | Levante | Vigo |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Abanca-Balaídos Attendance: 0 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero | ||
| Note: The match was originally scheduled for 17 May, but was postponed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic,[36] and rescheduled to 16 July.[34] It was played behind closed doors. | ||||
| 19 July 2020 38 | Levante | 1–0 | Getafe | La Nucia |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Camilo Cano[note 1] Attendance: 0 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea | ||
| Note: The match was originally scheduled for 24 May, but was postponed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic,[36] and rescheduled to 19 July.[34] It was played behind closed doors. | ||||
Copa del Rey
| 19 December 2019 First round | Melilla CD | 0–5 | Levante | Melilla[a] |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Álvarez Claro Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas |
| 12 January 2020 Second round | Jaén | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Levante | Jaén |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Nuevo Estadio de La Victoria Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández | |
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Statistics
Appearances and goals
- Last updated on the end of the season.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | La Liga | Copa del Rey | |||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ESP |
Koke Vegas | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 13 | GK | ESP |
Aitor Fernández | 38 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ESP |
Iván López | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | DF | ESP |
Toño | 21 | 0 | 18+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | DF | ESP |
Róber | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | DF | CRC |
Óscar Duarte | 9 | 1 | 5+3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 14 | DF | POR |
Rúben Vezo | 30 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | DF | ESP |
Sergio Postigo | 28 | 1 | 27+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | DF | ESP |
Carlos Clerc | 26 | 0 | 20+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||||
| 20 | DF | ESP |
Jorge Miramón | 32 | 1 | 27+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | DF | ESP |
Coke | 20 | 3 | 11+6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| 29 | DF | ESP |
Gonzalo | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 40 | DF | ESP |
Eliseo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | SRB |
Nemanja Radoja | 27 | 1 | 22+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | MF |  MKD |
Enis Bardhi | 32 | 7 | 23+7 | 7 | 0+2 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | MF | ESP |
José Luis Morales | 41 | 4 | 29+9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | MF | ESP |
Rubén Rochina | 29 | 4 | 22+6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | MF | MNE |
Nikola Vukčević | 32 | 0 | 20+10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | MF | ESP |
Gonzalo Melero | 27 | 2 | 14+11 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
| 24 | MF | ESP |
José Campaña | 40 | 2 | 35+2 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | ||||
| 31 | MF | ESP |
Joan Monterde | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 36 | MF | ESP |
Pablo Martínez | 7 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
| 42 | MF | ESP |
Álex Blesa | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 43 | MF |  GEO |
Giorgi Kochorashvili | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | ESP |
Sergio León | 25 | 3 | 6+16 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| 8 | FW | POR |
Hernâni Fortes | 23 | 3 | 5+15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 9 | FW | ESP |
Roger | 38 | 11 | 26+10 | 11 | 0+2 | 0 | ||||
| 21 | FW | ESP |
Borja Mayoral | 36 | 9 | 24+10 | 8 | 1+1 | 1 | ||||
| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ESP |
Oier Olazábal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | DF | ESP |
Bruno González | 6 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | DF |  URU |
Erick Cabaco | 12 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Notes
- Due to on-going renovations of the Estadi Ciutat de València, Levante played their remaining home matches of the season at the Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano.[35]
- Melilla CD played at Álvarez Claro instead of their regular stadium La Espiguera, also in Melilla, after mutual agreement between both clubs and official approval from the Royal Spanish Football Federation.[37]