2014–15 Elche CF season

The 2014–15 season was the 92nd season in Elche’s history and the 21st in the top-tier.

Elche CF

2014–15 season
Chairman	José Sepulcre
Manager	Fran Escribá
Stadium	Martínez Valero
Primera División	-
Copa del Rey	-
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Squad

As of 30 January 2014[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  ESP Manu Herrera 2 DF  URU Damián Suárez 3 DF  CHI Enzo Roco (on loan from Universidad Católica) 4 DF  ESP David Lombán 5 DF  ESP Domingo Cisma 6 MF  ESP Pedro Mosquera 7 MF  ESP Aarón Ñíguez 8 MF  ESP Adrián González 9 FW  ESP Cristian Herrera 10 FW  ESP Coro

No. Pos. Nation Player 11 MF  CPV Garry Rodrigues 14 DF  ESP José Ángel Alonso 17 MF  ESP Víctor Rodríguez 18 DF  ESP Sergio Pelegrín 19 FW  ESP Álvaro Giménez 20 MF  MAR Fayçal Fajr 21 DF  ESP Edu Albácar (Captain) 22 FW  BRA Jonathas 24 MF  CRO Mario Pašalić (on loan from Chelsea) 25 GK  POL Przemysław Tytoń (on loan from PSV)

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  ENG Charlie I'Anson (on loan at Oviedo) — MF  ESP Fidel Chaves (on loan at Córdoba) — MF  ESP Miguel Ángel Garrido (on loan at Girona)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  CHI Nicolás Maturana (on loan at Alcoyano) — MF  ESP Pelayo (on loan at Lugo) — FW  ESP Jesús Tamayo (on loan at Alcorcón B)

Transfers

Summer

Main article: List of Spanish football transfers summer 2014 § Elche

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  CHI Enzo Roco (on loan from Universidad Católica) [2] 6 MF  ESP Pedro Mosquera (from Getafe) [3] 8 MF  ESP Adrián González (from Rayo Vallecano) [4] 17 MF  ESP Víctor Rodríguez (from Zaragoza) [5] 20 MF  MAR Fayçal Fajr (from Caen) [6] 22 FW  BRA Jonathas (on loan from Latina) [7] 24 MF  CRO Mario Pašalić (on loan from Chelsea) [8] 25 GK  POL Przemysław Tytoń (on loan from PSV Eindhoven) [9] 34 FW  ARG Franco Fragapane (loan from Boca Juniors) — MF  BEL Gaby Mudingayi (from Inter Milan) [10]

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  ESP Alberto Botía (loan return to Sevilla, later signed by Olympiacos) [11] — FW  ESP Manu del Moral (loan return to Sevilla, later loaned to Eibar) [12] — MF  ESP Fidel (on loan to Córdoba) [13] — MF  ESP Javi Flores [14] — MF  ESP Sergio Mantecón (to Cádiz) [15] — MF  ESP Javi Márquez (loan return to Mallorca, later signed by Granada) [16] — MF  ESP Rubén Pérez (loan return to Atlético Madrid, later loaned to Torino) [17] — MF  ESP Alberto Rivera (retired) [18] 24 MF  COL Carlos Sánchez (to Aston Villa) [19] — GK  ESP Toño (to Zaragoza) [20]

Winter

Main article: List of Spanish football transfers winter 2014–15

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  ENG Charlie (to Real Oviedo, previously on loan to Alcorcón) [21] — MF  BEL Gaby Mudingayi (to Cesena) [22]

Competitions

La Liga

Main article: 2014–15 La Liga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
11	Rayo Vallecano	38	15	4	19	46	68	−22	49[lower-alpha 1]
12	Real Sociedad	38	11	13	14	44	51	−7	46
13	Elche[lower-alpha 2] (R)	38	11	8	19	35	62	−27	41	Relegation to Segunda División
14	Levante	38	9	10	19	34	67	−33	37[lower-alpha 3]
15	Getafe	38	10	7	21	33	64	−31	37[lower-alpha 3]

Source: La Liga
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair-play points; 7) playoff match[24]
(R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. Espanyol ahead on head-to-head record; Rayo Vallecano–Espanyol 1–3, Espanyol–Rayo Vallecano 1–1.
2. Elche administratively relegated by the LFP.[23]
3. Levante ahead on head-to-head record; Levante–Getafe 1–1, Getafe–Levante 0–1.

Results summary

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
Ground
Result
Position	20	19	10	13	16	18	16	18	19	17	18	19	19	20	20	20	20	19	16	17	19	17	17	17	17	15	15	15	15	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	13

Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Barcelona v Elche

24 August 2014 1	Barcelona	3–0	Elche	Barcelona
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Messi  42', 63' Mascherano  44' Munir  46'	Report	Pašalić  55'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 68,105 Referee: Teixeira Vitienes

Elche v Granada

31 August 2014 2	Elche	1–1	Granada	Elche
22:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Suárez  48' Rodrigues  57' Albácar  86' Mosquera  89' Lombán  90+1'	Report	Iturra  34' Rico  54',  81' Rochina  55' Yuste  87'	Stadium: Manuel Martínez Valero Attendance: 20,025 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva

Rayo Vallecano v Elche

14 September 2014 3	Rayo Vallecano	2–3	Elche	Madrid
12:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Ba  7' Kakuta  45' Castro  53' Bueno  90+1' (pen.)	Report	Albácar  37' Lombán  50' Jonathas  55' Mosquera  69' Giménez  71'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 9,521 Referee: Iñaki Bikandi

Elche v Eibar

19 September 2014 4	Elche	0–2	Eibar	Elche
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Lombán  71'	Report	García  3' Iruetagoiena  31' Albentosa  42'	Stadium: Martínez Valero Attendance: 22,474 Referee: Santiago Jaime

Real Madrid v Elche

23 September 2014 5	Real Madrid	0–2	Elche	Madrid
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Carvajal  4' Marcelo  16' Bale  20' Ronaldo  28' (pen.), 32', 80' (pen.), 90+2'	Report	Albácar  15' (pen.),  58'	Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 63,634 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez

Elche v Celta de Vigo

26 September 2014 6	Elche	0–1	Celta de Vigo	Elche
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Jonathas  18' Rodrigues  59' Lombán  61' Adrián  87'	Report	Radoja  52' Gómez  64' Nolito  90'	Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero Attendance: 20,852 Referee: Pedro Jesús Pérez Montero

Almería v Elche

4 October 2014 7	Almería	2 – 2	Elche	Almería
22:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Verza  36' (pen.) Navarro  46' Hemed  84' Édgar  90'	Report	V.Rodríguez  7',  67' José Ángel  21' Albácar  35' Jonathas  42'  67',  56' Mosquera  44'	Stadium: Juegos Mediterráneos Referee: Del Cerro Grande

Elche v Sevilla

19 October 2014 8	Elche	0–2	Sevilla	Elche
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Alonso  39' Giménez  55' Suárez  60' Mosquera  66' Rodrigues  77'	Report	Coke  21' Mbia  30' Bacca  59' Gameiro  73'	Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero Attendance: 26,059 Referee: Eduardo Prieto

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2014–15 Copa del Rey

Real Valladolid v Elche

2 December 2014 Round of 32 First Leg	Real Valladolid	0 – 0	Elche	Valladolid
22:00 CET (UTC+1)	Omar  71'	Report	Suárez  68'	Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla Attendance: 4,687 Referee: Pedro Pérez

Elche v Real Valladolid

18 December 2016 Round of 32 Second Leg	Elche	1 – 0 (1 – 0 agg.)	Real Valladolid	Elche
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Adrián  7' Cristian  36' Pelegrín  59' Roco  59' Suárez  87' Tytoń  89'	Report	Sastre  36' Timor  82' Omar  88' Carmona  89'	Stadium: Estadio Martínez Valero Attendance: 9,022 Referee: Javier Estrada

Barcelona v Elche

8 January 2015 Round of 16 First Leg	Barcelona	5 – 0	Elche	Barcelona
22:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Neymar  35', 60' Suárez  40' Messi  46' (pen.) Alba  56'	Report	Suárez  42' Roco  45' Coro  58' Pelegrín  77'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 27,099 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán

Elche v Barcelona

15 January 2015 Round of 16 Second Leg	Elche	0 – 4 (0 – 9 agg.)	Barcelona	Elche
22:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Albácar  18' Peral  29'	Report	Mathieu  21' Roberto  40' Pedro  43' (pen.) Adriano  63',  90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Martínez Valero Attendance: 13,446 Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		Copa del Rey
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Manu	1	0	0	0	1	0
2	DF		Damián Suárez	3	0	0	0	3	0
3	DF		Enzo Roco	4	0	0	0	3+1	0
4	DF		David Lombán	2	0	0	0	2	0
5	DF		Domingo Cisma	1	0	0	0	1	0
6	DF		Pedro Mosquera	2	0	0	0	2	0
7	MF		Aarón	2	0	0	0	1+1	0
8	MF		Adrián	3	1	0	0	1+2	1
9	FW		Cristian	4	0	0	0	4	0
10	FW		Coro	4	0	0	0	4	0
11	MF		Garry Rodrigues	1	0	0	0	1	0
14	DF		José Ángel	1	0	0	0	1	0
17	MF		Víctor Rodríguez	2	0	0	0	0+2	0
18	DF		Sergio Pelegrín	3	0	0	0	3	0
19	FW		Álvaro	2	0	0	0	1+1	0
20	MF		Fayçal Fajr	4	0	0	0	2+2	0
21	DF		Edu Albácar	4	0	0	0	4	0
22	FW		Jonathas	2	0	0	0	1+1	0
24	MF		Mario Pašalić	4	0	0	0	3+1	0
25	GK		Przemysław Tytoń	3	0	0	0	3	0
34	FW		Franco Fragapane	2	0	0	0	1+1	0
35	MF		Rafa Gálvez	1	0	0	0	1	0
36	DF		José Antonio Peral	1	0	0	0	1	0
Players away from Elche on loan:
Players who left Elche during the season:

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	La Liga	Copa del Rey	Total
1	MF		8	Adrián	0	1	1
				Totals	0	1	1

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	La Liga		Copa del Rey		Total
2		DF	Damián Suárez	0	0	3	0	3	0
3		DF	Enzo Roco	0	0	2	0	2	0
9		FW	Cristian	0	0	1	0	1	0
10		FW	Coro	0	0	1	0	1	0
18		DF	Sergio Pelegrín	0	0	2	0	2	0
21		DF	Edu Albácar	0	0	1	0	1	0
25		GK	Przemysław Tytoń	0	0	1	0	1	0
36		DF	José Antonio Peral	0	0	1	0	1	0
			Totals	0	0	12	0	12	0

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