2015–16 SD Eibar season

The 2015–16 season is Eibar's 2nd season in La Liga and 75th season in professional football. Eibar was reinstated to the first division even though they finished 18th and subsequently relegated during the 2014–15 season, due to Elche's administrative relegation by the Liga de Fútbol Profesional (LFP).[1]

Eibar
2015–16 season
PresidentAlex Aranzábal
Head coachJosé Luis Mendilibar
StadiumIpurua
La Liga14th
Copa del ReyRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Borja Bastón (18)
All: Borja Bastón (19)
Highest home attendance6,100 vs Real Madrid
(29 November 2015)
Lowest home attendance3,061 vs Celtic
(18 July 2015)
Average home league attendance4,990 (includes 75th Anniv.)

Season

Thanks to their 2014 promotion and subsequent stay in La Liga, the club was able to expand the sitting of their stadium with the approval of the Eibar City Council. The addition of approximately 1,200 seats to the new North End raised the capacity to 6,267 of the stadium.[2] For the new season, Eibar changed kits supplier from Hummel to Puma[3] along with a new shirt sponsorship deal with Swiss oil company AVIA International.[4]

On 18 July 2015, Eibar played its 75th Anniversary game against Scottish club Celtic in Ipurua (1–4).[5] This included an inaugural ceremony on the pitch with a parade of 19th century clothed basque soldiers with a Saltire and bagpipes playing Scotland the Brave, with officials from both clubs shooting a 350 kg 19th century cannon. Eibar stated that they invited Celtic as their opponent for the game due to the strong connection between the Basque Country and Scotland, and also due to the Scottish presence in Eibar through the years (the main supporter group is named "Eskozia la Brava", meaning "Scotland the Brave").[6][7]

After their opening weekend victory over Granada at Los Carmenes, Eibar lead La Liga's league table for the first time in their 75 years history.[8] On 26 August, Eibar made official the transfer of Japanese international Takashi Inui from Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.[9] The reported fee of 0.3 million euros is the most expensive transfer in Eibar's history.[10] In response to the 2015 European migrant crisis, Eibar released a statement appealing to different government agencies, including the European Union, Government of Spain and Basque Government to find humanitarian solutions to this crisis. Eibar also pledged to donate 5 euros to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for every ticket sold to their home match against Atlético Madrid.[11]

Squad

Team statistics
Number Position Name Age Since La Liga Copa del Rey Signed from Notes
Apps Mins Apps Mins
Goalkeepers
1 GK Xabi Irureta 34 2009 4 360 0 0 0 4 540 0 2 0 Real Unión
13 GK Asier Riesgo 36 2015 34 3060 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Osasuna
25 GK Jaime Jimenez 39 2014 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Real Valladolid
Defenders
2 CB Ion Ansotegi 38 2016 8 542 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Real Sociedad
3 CB Aleksandar Pantić 28 2015 20 1677 0 6 0 3 206 0 0 0 Villarreal (on loan)
4 CB Iván Ramis 35 2015 23 1794 0 8 1 2 154 0 1 0 Levante
15 CB Mauro dos Santos 31 2015 31 2682 0 7 0 2 180 0 1 0 Almería
16 FB Lillo 31 2013 10 549 0 5 1 3 170 0 1 0 Alcoyano
17 LB David Juncà 26 2015 31 2335 0 8 0 2 163 0 0 0 Girona
19 LB Antonio Luna 29 2015 15 1001 0 2 0 3 197 0 2 0 Aston Villa
23 CB Borja Ekiza 32 2014 4 188 0 1 0 3 270 0 0 0 Athletic Bilbao
33 CB Imanol Corral 26 2016 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Youth system
Midfielders
5 MF Gonzalo Escalante 27 2015 34 2829 3 15 0 2 160 0 0 1 Catania
6 DM Josip Radošević 26 2016 8 405 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Napoli (on loan)
7 MF Ander Capa (vice-captain) 28 2012 36 3122 2 12 0 1 90 0 0 0 Youth system
8 AM Takashi Inui 32 2015 27 1627 3 1 0 2 135 0 0 0 Eintracht Frankfurt
11 MF Izet Hajrović 29 2015 7 174 0 0 0 2 172 1 0 1 Werder Bremen (on loan)
14 MF Dani García (captain) 30 2014 35 3056 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 Real Sociedad
20 MF Keko Gontán 28 2015 29 2315 3 5 1 3 145 0 0 0 Albacete
22 AM Jota 29 2016 13 689 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brentford (on loan)
24 MF Adrián González 32 2015 32 2230 5 6 0 4 305 0 0 0 Elche
28 MF Iñigo Barrenetxea 26 2015 1 2 0 0 0 2 135 0 0 0 Youth system
29 MF Asier Etxaburu 26 2015 0 0 0 0 0 1 46 0 0 0 Youth system
Forwards
9 FW Sergi Enrich 30 2015 38 2420 9 4 0 3 162 2 0 0 Numancia
18 FW Borja Bastón 28 2015 36 2577 18 3 0 3 180 1 1 0 Atlético Madrid (on loan)
21 FW Saúl Berjón 34 2014 29 1400 4 1 0 2 180 1 0 0 Real Murcia
Departed during season
– CF Mikel Arruabarrena 37 2009 6 56 1 0 0 2 180 1 0 0 Legia Warsaw
– AM Eddy Israfilov 28 2015 6 207 0 2 0 3 170 0 1 0 Real Murcia (on loan)
– FW Simone Verdi 28 2015 9 290 0 2 0 4 315 1 0 0 Milan (on loan)

Last updated: 1 June 2016
Source: First Team Statistics

From youth squad

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  ESP Thaylor Lubanzadio
28 MF  ESP Iñigo Barrenetxea
29 MF  ESP Asier Etxaburu
30 GK  ESP Jorge Mediavilla
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 DF  ESP Imanol Corral
– MF  ESP Ander Gayoso
– FW  ESP Endika Arandilla

Technical staff
Position Name
First team head coachJosé Luis Mendilibar
Assistant coachIñaki Bea
Fitness coachToni Ruiz
Alain Gandiaga
Goalkeeping coachJosu Anuzita
PhysiotherapistManu Sánchez
Unai Ormazabal
DoctorOstaiska Egia
Team liaisonGerman Andueza

Last updated: 29 July 2014
Source: SD Eibar

Transfers

Out
NumberPositionNameAgeMoving toTypeTransfer windowSource
2RB Eneko Boveda26Athletic BilbaoEnd of contractSummer
22CB Raúl Navas27Real SociedadLoan returnSummer
24LB Abraham Minero29Real ZaragozaLoan returnSummer
20CF Manu del Moral31SevillaLoan returnSummer
19CF Federico Piovaccari30 SampdoriaLoan returnSummer
17CB Dídac Vilà26 MilanLoan returnSummer
–CB Rafael Páez20 LiverpoolLoan returnSummer
13GK Txusta29Real UniónEnd of contractSummer
4DM Txema Añibarro35RetiredSummer
18DM Derek Boateng32End of contractSummer
12DM Borja Fernández34 Atlético de KolkataEnd of contractSummer
9CF Ángel28Real ZaragozaEnd of contractSummer
15CF Dejan Lekić30 Atlético de KolkataEnd of contractSummer
–MF Sergio García25Real MurciaLoanSummer
–MF Aitor Ortega23BarakaldoLoanSummer
–FW Julen Iriarte23Real UniónLoanSummer
11MF Dani Nieto24 Skoda XanthiContract terminationSummer
8DM Jon Errasti27 SpeziaContract terminationSummer
5MF Gonzalo Escalante22 CataniaLoan returnWinter
10CF Mikel Arruabarrena32HuescaLoanWinter
9FW Simone Verdi23 MilanLoan returnWinter
6AM Eddy Israfilov23Real MurciaLoan returnWinter

In
NumberPositionNameAgeMoving fromTypeTransfer windowSource
–MF Ander Gayoso21BarakaldoLoan returnSummer
–AM Aitor Ortega22AmorebietaLoan returnSummer
–CF Julen Iriarte23Mallorca BLoan returnSummer
–LB Antonio Luna24 Aston VillaTransferSummerSDEibar.com
–AM Eddy Pascual22Real MurciaLoanSummerSDEibar.com
–MF Keko Gontán23AlbaceteTransferSummerSDEibar.com
–MF Sergio García25LeioaTransferSummerSDEibar.com
–MF Gonzalo Escalante22 CataniaLoanSummerSDEibar.com
–FW Sergi Enrich25NumanciaTransferSummerSDEibar.com
–FW Thaylor Lubazandio21Celta Vigo BTransferSummerSDEibar.com
–CB Iván Ramis30LevanteTransferSummerSDEibar.com
–CB Mauro dos Santos26AlmeríaTransferSummerSDEibar.com
–GK Asier Riesgo31OsasunaTransferSummerSDEibar.com
–LB David Juncà21GironaTransferSummerSDEibar.com
–FW Borja Bastón22Atlético MadridLoanSummerSDEibar.com
–MF Adrián González27ElcheTransferSummerSDEibar.com
–FW Simone Verdi23 MilanLoanSummerSDEibar.com
–CB Aleksandar Pantić23VillarrealLoanSummerSDEibar.com
–AM Takashi Inui27 Eintracht FrankfurtTransferSummerSDEibar.com
–MF Izet Hajrović24 Werder BremenLoanSummerSDEibar.com
5MF Gonzalo Escalante22 CataniaTransferWinterSDEibar.com
–AM Jota24 BrentfordLoanWinterSDEibar.com
–CB Ion Ansotegi33Real SociedadTransferWinterSDEibar.com
–DM Josip Radošević21 NapoliLoanWinterSDEibar.com

Competitions

Overall
CompetitionStarted roundCurrent position/roundFinal positionFirst matchLast match
La Liga——14th24 August 201515 May 2016
Copa del ReyRound of 32—Round of 162 December 201613 January 2016

Record
Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 38 11 10 17 49 61 −12 028.95
Copa del Rey 4 1 0 3 8 9 −1 025.00
Total 42 12 10 20 57 70 −13 028.57

Last updated: 1 June 2016

Source: Competitions

Friendlies

Kickoff times are in CET.

  Win   Draw   Loss

RoundDateTimeOpponentH/AScoreScorerAttendanceReferee
75th Anniversary18 July 201519:00 CelticH1–4Arruabarrena  67' (pen.)3,061Bikandi Garrido (Basque Country)
Pre-season23 July 201519:30LogroñésA1–0Arruabarrena  84'1,500César Soto (Castile-La Mancha)
Pre-season24 July 201519:00Real UniónN3–1Keko Gontán  3', Dani Nieto  84', 89'500Ibai Rezola (Basque Country)
Pre-season30 July 201519:00MirandésN0–0600
Pre-season31 July 201519:00OsasunaN0–11,000Fermín Lampreabe (Navarre)
Pre-season6 August 201520:00MensajeroN1–1 (4–2p)Endika  22'300Christian Gadella (Canary Islands).
XLV Teide Trophy7 August 201521:00TenerifeN1–1 (2–4p)Saúl Berjón  43'2,000Daniel Trujillo (Canary Islands)
Pre-season12 August 201520:30NumanciaA2–0Borja  44', Sergi Enrich  89'2,032De la Fuente Ramos (Castile and León)
City of Valladolid Trophy15 August 201520:30Real ValladolidA0–13,289Valdés Aller (Castile and León)
Friendly[12]3 September 201519:00Sporting GijónN0–1400Ander González (Basque Country)
Friendly[13]9 October 201519:30 BordeauxN5–0Arruabarrena  10', 66', Sergi Enrich  46', Saúl Berjón  62'
Keko Gontán  75'
Friendly[14]12 November 201519:00 ToulouseN3–1Sergi Enrich  33', Thaylor  57', Arruabarrena  79'Saïd Ennjimi (France)

Primera División
Main article: 2015–16 La Liga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Valencia 38 11 11 16 46 48 −2 44[lower-alpha 1]
13 Espanyol 38 12 7 19 40 74 −34 43[lower-alpha 2]
14 Eibar 38 11 10 17 49 61 −12 43[lower-alpha 2]
15 Deportivo La Coruña 38 8 18 12 45 61 −16 42
16 Granada 38 10 9 19 46 69 −23 39[lower-alpha 3]
Source: La Liga, Soccerway
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; 7) Play-off.
Notes:
  1. Las Palmas ahead of Valencia on head-to-head record; Valencia–Las Palmas 1–1, Las Palmas–Valencia 2–1.
  2. Espanyol ahead of Eibar on head-to-head goal difference; Eibar–Espanyol 2–1, Espanyol–Eibar 4–2.
  3. Granada ahead of Sporting Gijón on head-to-head record; Granada–Sporting Gijón 2–0, Sporting Gijón–Granada 3–3.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 11 10 17 49 51  −2 43 8 5 6 26 22  +4 3 5 11 23 29  −6

Last updated: 1 June 2016.
Source: SDEibar.com

Result round by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWDLDDWDLWWDLLDLWWWWLLLWLLLLDDLLWLDLDL
Position12568777766689101188666886778888912101111121214
Updated to match(es) played on 1 June 2016. Source: League matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Kickoff times are in CET and CEST.

  Win   Draw   Loss

RoundDateTimeOpponentH/AScoreScorerAttendanceReferee
124 August 201520:30GranadaA3–1Adrián  22', Escalante  35', Arruabarrena  67'14,833Iglesias Villanueva (Galicia)
230 August 201518:30Athletic BilbaoH2–0Saúl Berjón  34' (pen.), Adrián  62'5,511Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia)
313 September 201520:30MálagaA0–019,937Undiano Mallenco (Navarre)
419 September 201520:30Atlético MadridH0–25,128Hernández Hernández (Canary Islands)
523 September 201520:00LevanteA2–2Borja  10', 48'11,013Velasco Carballo (Community of Madrid)
626 September 201522:00Celta VigoH1–1Borja  3'4,862Pérez Montero (Andalusia)
73 October 201522:00Las PalmasA2–0Saúl Berjón  7', Borja  62'18,506Mateu Lahoz (Valencian Community)
817 October 201518:00SevillaH1–1Borja  9'5,462Martínez Munuera (Valencian Community)
925 October 201518:00BarcelonaA1–3Borja  10'76,622Del Cerro Grande (Community of Madrid)
101 November 201512:00Rayo VallecanoH1–0Llorente  21' (o.g.)5,363Álvarez Izquierdo (Catalonia)
117 November 201520:30GetafeH3–1Sergi Enrich  16', 29', Saúl Berjón  61'5,333Iglesias Villanueva (Galicia)
1222 November 201516:00VillarrealA1–1Sergi Enrich  27', Dani García 16,770Prieto Iglesias (Navarre)
1329 November 201516:00Real MadridH0–25,892Gil Manzano (Community of Madrid)
146 December 201512:00Real SociedadA1–2Borja  4'23,461Melero López (Andalusia)
1513 December 201516:00ValenciaH1–1Sergi Enrich  45', Saúl Berjón , N.E. Ramis  90+2'5,182González González (Castile-León)
1619 December 201522:05Deportivo La CoruñaA0–219,281Estrada Fernández (Catalan)
1730 December 201518:30Sporting GijónH2–0Keko Gontán  55', Borja  62'5,471Velasco Carballo (Community of Madrid)
184 January 201620:30Real BetisA4–0Capa  3', Keko Gontán  17', Adrián  71', Borja  82'33,609Prieto Iglesias (Navarre)
1910 January 201618:15EspanyolH2–1Inui  15', Borja  74' (pen.)4,587Jaime Latre (Aragon)
2018 January 201620:30GranadaH5–1Inui  35', Sergi Enrich  38', 68', Borja  74', 79'4,215José María Sánchez Martínez (Murcia)
2124 January 201612:00Athletic BilbaoA2–5Borja  4', 50' (pen.)43,557Gil Manzano (Community of Madrid)
2230 January 201618:15MálagaH1–2Borja  90+4'5,249Mateu Lahoz (Valencian Community)
236 February 201616:00Atlético MadridA1–3Keko  46'45,321Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia)
2414 February 201618:15LevanteH2–0Borja  37', Adrián  58'4,766Estrada Fernández (Catalonia)
2520 February 201622:05Celta VigoA2–3Saúl Berjón  84' (pen.), Inui  87'14,725Melero López (Andalusia)
2626 February 201620:30Las PalmasH0–15,112Pérez Montero (Andalusia)
272 March 201620:00SevillaA0–129,627Martínez Munuera (Valencian Community)
286 March 201616:00BarcelonaH0–46,100Undiano Mallenco (Navarre)
2912 March 201622:05Rayo VallecanoA1–1Escalante  36'10,567Álvarez Izquierdo (Catalonia)
3018 March 201620:30GetafeA1–1Borja  87'6,557Iglesias Villanueva (Galicia)
313 April 201618:15VillarrealH1–2Capa  22'5,183Del Cerro Grande (Community of Madrid)
3210 April 201616:00Real MadridA0–470,689José María Sánchez Martínez (Murcia)
3317 April 201620:30Real SociedadH2–1Sergi Enrich  32', Escalante  58'5,801Melero López (Andalusia)
3420 April 201620:45ValenciaA0–434,376Estrada Fernández (Catalonia)
3523 April 201622:05Deportivo La CoruñaH1–1Adrián  8'4,606Prieto Iglesias (Navarre)
3629 April 201620:30Sporting GijónA0–225,436Hernández Hernández (Canary Islands)
378 May 201617:00Real BetisH1–1Sergi Enrich  73'5,168Martínez Munuera (Valencian Community)
3815 May 201619:00EspanyolA2–4Borja  57' (pen.), Sergi Enrich  90'13,307Melero López (Andalusia)

Results overview

  Win   Draw   Loss

RegionTeamHome scoreAway score
Granada 5–1 1–3
Málaga 1–2 0–0
Real Betis 1–1 0–4
Sevilla 1–1 0–1
Atlético Madrid 0–2 1–3
Getafe 3–1 1–1
Rayo Vallecano 1–0 1–1
Real Madrid 0–2 4-0
Levante 2–0 2–2
Valencia 1–1 4-0
Villarreal 1–2 1–1
Athletic Bilbao 2–0 5–2
Real Sociedad 2–1 2–1
Barcelona 0-4 3–1
Espanyol 2–1 4–2
Celta Vigo 1–1 3–2
Deportivo La Coruña 1–1 2–0
Las Palmas 0–1 0–2
Sporting Gijón 2–0 2–0

Copa del Rey
Main article: 2015–16 Copa del Rey

Kickoff times are in CET and CEST.

  Win   Draw   Loss

RoundDateTimeOpponentH/AScoreScorerAttendanceReferee
Round of 32 (First leg)3 December 201521:00PonferradinaA0–33,889Jaime Latre (Aragon)
Round of 32 (Second leg)16 December 201520:00PonferradinaH4–0 (4–3 agg.)Borja  45+2', Sergi Enrich  62', Verdi  73', Arruabarrena  85' (pen.)3,079Clos Gómez (Aragon)
Round of 16 (First leg)7 January 201620:30Las PalmasH2–3Hajrović  10',  82', Saúl Berjón  20', Escalante  86'4,536Álvarez Izquierdo (Catalonia)
Round of 16 (Second leg)13 January 201621:00Las PalmasA2–3 (4–6 agg.)Ekiza  52', Sergi Enrich  53'13,588Pérez Montero (Andalusia)
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