# 2014–15 Levante UD season

The 2014–15 season was the 106th season in Levante’s history and the 10th in the top-tier.

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | La Liga | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ESP | Jesús Fernández | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Diego Mariño | 32 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ESP | Iván López | 26 | 0 | 23+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Toño | 26 | 0 | 20+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ESP | David Navarro | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | GRE | Loukas Vyntra | 27 | 0 | 26+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ESP | Juanfran (c) | 21 | 1 | 16+1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | ESP | Iván Ramis | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | GRE | Nikos Karabelas | 14 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ESP | Pedro López | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ESP | José Mari | 14 | 0 | 6+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 8 | MF | MAR | Nabil El Zhar | 21 | 1 | 5+12 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Rubén García | 30 | 1 | 13+14 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ESP | José Luis Morales | 36 | 3 | 33+3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ESP | Jordi Xumetra | 22 | 0 | 11+7 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | AUT | Andreas Ivanschitz | 20 | 1 | 16+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | MLI | Mohamed Sissoko | 21 | 0 | 12+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | SEN | Pape Diop | 19 | 0 | 18+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | MOZ | Simão Mate | 29 | 1 | 24+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ESP | Víctor Camarasa | 28 | 2 | 20+4 | 2 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ESP | Jason | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 5 | FW | NGA | Kalu Uche | 16 | 5 | 9+7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ESP | David Barral | 38 | 13 | 32+3 | 11 | 0+3 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Rafael Martins | 17 | 1 | 2+11 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ESP | Víctor Casadesús | 35 | 8 | 26+9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | ESP | Juan Delgado | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||
| 5 | DF | ESP | Héctor Rodas | 10 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ESP | Jaime Gavilán | 6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | MAR | Issam El Adoua | 8 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | ESP | Víctor Pérez | 8 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
Last updated: 30 May 2015 Source: BDFutbol

### Transfer in

| Number | Position | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Source |
| 14 | MF | Jaime Gavilán | 29 | Getafe | Transfer | Summer | LevanteUD.com |
| 9 | FW | Rafael Martins | 25 | Audax São Paulo | Transfer | Summer | LevanteUD.com |
| — | MF | Víctor Pérez | 26 | Valladolid | Loan | Summer | LevanteUD.com |
| — | GK | Jesus Fernandez | 25 | Real Madrid | Transfer | Summer | LevanteUD.com |
| — | GK | Diego Mariño | 24 | Valladolid | Transfer | Summer | LevanteUD.com |
| — | DF | Toño García | 24 | Recreativo | Transfer | Summer | LevanteUD.com |

### Transfer out

| Number | Position | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Source |
| 1 | GK | Keylor Navas | 27 | Real Madrid | Transfer | Summer | LevanteUD.com |
| 20 | MF | Pedro Rios | 32 | Recreativo Huelva | Contract termination | Summer | LevanteUD.com |
| 9 | FW | Ángel | 27 | Eibar | Transfer | Summer | LevanteUD.com |
| 25 | DF | Nagore | 33 | Alcorcón | Transfer | Summer | LevanteUD.com |
| 18 | MF | Sergio Pinto | 33 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Contract termination | Summer | LevanteUD.com |
| 14 | DF | Miguel Pallardó | 27 | Heart of Midlothian | Contract termination | Summer | LevanteUD.com |
| 10 | FW | Baba Diawara | 26 | Sevilla | Loan return | Summer | LevanteUD.com |
| – | FW | Roger Martí | 22 | Valladolid | Loan | Summer | RealValladolid.es |
| 3 | FW | Aloys Nong | 30 | Foolad | Contract termination | Summer | LevanteUD.com |
| 1 | GK | Javi Jiménez | 27 | Alcorcón | Loan | Summer | LevanteUD.com |

## Competitions
### Overall

    As of 2 September 2014
| Competition | Started round | Current position/round | Final position | First match | Last match |
| La Liga | — | 20th | | 24 August 2014 | 25 May 2015 |
| Copa del Rey | Round of 32 | | | | |

### Friendlies

| Round | Date | Time | Opponent | Location | Score | Scorer | Referee |
| Friendly | 22 July 2014 | 20:00 | Teruel | Pinilla, Teruel | 5–0 | Pedro López 14', Xumetra 18', Casadesús 35', 39', Ivanschitz 82' | Danier Torner (Spain) |
| Friendly | 26 July 2014 | 16:00 | Vitesse Arnhem | Sportveld Driel, Driel | 1–1 | Barral 32' | Jochem Kamphuis (Netherlands) |
| Friendly | 29 July 2014 | 19:30 | Barendrecht | Sportpark De Bongerd, Barendrecht | 2–1 | Morales 42', Casadesús 78' | Van Dyck (Netherlands) |
| Friendly | 2 August 2014 | 19:30 | Heerenveen | Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen | 1–0 | Casadesús 58' | Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands) |
| Friendly | 3 August 2014 | 14:30 | ADO Den Haag | Kyocera Stadion, The Hague | 0–2 | | Richard Liesveld (Netherlands) |
| Friendly | 8 August 2014 | 20:00 | Real Murcia | Pinatar Arena, Murcia | PPD | | |
| Friendly | 9 August 2014 | 20:30 | Albacete | Carlos Belmonte, Albacete | 0–2 | | Muñoz Mayordomo (Spain) |
| Friendly | 13 August 2014 | 22:00 | Elche | Ciutat de València, Valencia | 0–0 | | Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain) |
| Friendly | 3 September 2014 | 20:30 | Almansa | Polideportivo Municipal, Almansa | 6–0 | Ivanschitz 10', Rubén García 16', Rafael 32', Casadesús 44', Pedro López 66', Barral 87' | Ruiz Alonso (Spain) |

### Primera División
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 12 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 46 | |
| 13 | Elche (R) | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 35 | 62 | −27 | 41 | Relegation to Segunda División |
| 14 | Levante | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 34 | 67 | −33 | 37 | |
| 15 | Getafe | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 33 | 64 | −31 | 37 | |
| 16 | Deportivo La Coruña | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 35 | 60 | −25 | 35 | |
* ↑ Elche administratively relegated by the LFP.
* 1 2 Levante ahead on head-to-head record; Levante–Getafe 1–1, Getafe–Levante 0–1.
* ↑ Head-to-head record: Deportivo 7 pts, Granada 6 pts, Eibar 2 pts

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 25 September 2014. Source: Levante UD

#### Matches

Kickoff times are in CET and CEST.
| Round | Date | Time | Opponent | Location | Score | Scorer | Attendance | Referee |
| 1 | 24 August 2014 | 23:00 | Villarreal | Ciutat de València, Valencia | 0–2 | | 12,600 | Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia) |
| 2 | 30 August 2014 | 19:00 | Atletico Bilbao | San Mamés, Bilbao | 0–3 | | 48,300 | Pérez Montero (Andalusia) |
| 3 | 13 September 2014 | 18:00 | Málaga | La Rosaleda, Málaga | 0–0 | | 19,710 | Gil Manzano (Extremadura) |
| 4 | 21 September 2014 | 21:00 | Barcelona | Ciutat de València, Valencia | 0–5 | | 22,177 | González González (Castile and León) |
| 5 | 24 September 2014 | 22:00 | Granada | Nuevo Los Cármenes, Granada | 1–0 | Rubén García 46' | 29,456 | Álvarez Izquierdo (Catalan) |
| 6 | 27 September 2014 | 22:00 | Rayo Vallecano | Ciutat de València, Valencia | | | | |
| 7 | 4 October 2014 | 20:00 | Eibar | Ipurua, Eibar | | | | |
| 8 | 18 October 2014 | 16:00 | Real Madrid | Ciutat de València, Valencia | | | | |
| 9 | 26 October 2014 | | Celta Vigo | Balaídos, Vigo | | | | |
| 10 | 2 November 2014 | | Almería | Ciutat de València, Valencia | | | | |
| 11 | 9 November 2014 | | Sevilla | Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán, Sevilla | | | | |
| 12 | 23 November 2014 | | Valencia | Ciutat de València, Valencia | | | | |
| 13 | 30 November 2014 | | Espanyol | Power8 Stadium, Barcelona | | | | |
| 14 | 7 December 2014 | | Getafe | Ciutat de València, Valencia | | | | |
| 15 | 13 December 2014 | 20:00 | Córdoba | Nuevo Arcángel, Córdoba | 0–0 | | 14,000 | Prieto Iglesias |
| 16 | 20 December 2014 | 18:00 | Real Sociedad | Ciutat de València, Valencia | 1–1 | Ivanschitz 90+3' | 16,800 | Jaime Latre |
| 17 | 3 January 2015 | 16:00 | Atlético Madrid | Vicente Calderón, Madrid | 1–3 | El Zhar 62' | 52,163 | Álvarez Izquierdo (Catalan) |
| 18 | 9 January 2015 | 20:45 | Deportivo La Coruña | Ciutat de València, Valencia | 0–0 | | 17,000 | Pérez Montero |
| 19 | 18 January 2015 | 21:00 | Elche | Martínez Valero, Elche | 0–1 | | 14,726 | Velasco Carballo |
| 20 | 25 January 2015 | 22:00 | Villarreal | El Madrigal, Vila-real | 0–1 | | 11,000 | David Fernández |
| 21 | 1 February 2015 | 12:00 | Athletic Bilbao | Ciutat de València, Valencia | 0–2 | | 16,359 | Aleajndro Hernández |
| 22 | 8 February 2015 | 22:00 | Málaga | Ciutat de València, Valencia | 4–1 | Barral 26' 37' 62' Uche 75' | 14,500 | Carlos Del Cerro |
| 23 | 15 February 2015 | 17:00 | Barcelona | Camp Nou, Barcelona | 0–5 | | 74,963 | Mario Melero |
| 24 | 22 February 2015 | 20:45 | Granada | Ciutat de València, Valencia | 2–1 | Víctor Camarasa 88'Barral 93' | 14,000 | Alfonso Álvarez |
| 25 | 1 March 2015 | 18:00 | Rayo Vallecano | Campo de Vallecas, Vallecas | 2–4 | Casadesús 13' Uche 85' | 10,512 | Iñaki Bikandi |
| 26 | 8 March 2015 | | Eibar | Ciutat de València, Valencia | | | | |
| 27 | 15 March 2015 | | Real Madrid | Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid | | | | |
| 28 | 22 March 2015 | | Celta Vigo | Ciutat de València, Valencia | | | | |
| 29 | 5 April 2015 | | Almería | Juegos Mediterráneos, Almería | | | | |
| 30 | 8 April 2015 | | Sevilla | Ciutat de València, Valencia | | | | |
| 31 | 12 April 2015 | | Valencia | Mestalla, Valencia | | | | |
| 32 | 19 April 2015 | | Espanyol | Ciutat de València, Valencia | | | | |
| 33 | 26 April 2015 | | Getafe | Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, Getafe | | | | |
| 34 | 29 April 2015 | | Córdoba | Ciutat de València, Valencia | | | | |
| 35 | 3 May 2015 | | Real Sociedad | Anoeta, San Sebastián | | | | |
| 36 | 10 May 2015 | | Atlético Madrid | Ciutat de València, Valencia | | | | |
| 37 | 17 May 2015 | | Deportivo La Coruña | Riazor, A Coruña | | | | |
| 38 | 24 May 2015 | | Elche | Ciutat de València, Valencia | | | | |