# 2023–24 Cádiz CF season

The 2023–24 season was Cádiz Club de Fútbol's 114th season in existence and fourth consecutive season in La Liga. They also competed in the Copa del Rey.
Cádiz struggled throughout the season, only managing to win two out of the first 27 league matches. After losing to Alavés in the 21st round, head coach Sergio González was replaced by Mauricio Pellegrino. On 19 May 2024, Cádiz was officially relegated to the Segunda División after four seasons in the top flight.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 1 February 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ARG | Conan Ledesma (4th captain) |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Joseba Zaldúa |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Fali (3rd captain) |
| 4 | MF | ESP | Rubén Alcaraz |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Víctor Chust |
| 6 | MF | MLI | Diadie Samassékou (on loan from TSG Hoffenheim) |
| 7 | FW | ESP | Rubén Sobrino |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Álex Fernández (vice-captain) |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Juanmi (on loan from Real Betis) |
| 10 | FW | URU | Brian Ocampo |
| 11 | FW | ESP | Iván Alejo |
| 12 | MF | MLI | Rominigue Kouamé |
| 13 | GK | ESP | David Gil |
| 14 | DF | SEN | Momo Mbaye |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Javi Hernández (on loan from Leganés) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | FW | ESP | Chris Ramos |
| 17 | MF | ARG | Gonzalo Escalante |
| 18 | FW | VEN | Darwin Machís (on loan from Valladolid) |
| 19 | FW | ESP | Sergi Guardiola |
| 20 | DF | ESP | Iza Carcelén (5th captain) |
| 21 | FW | ESP | Roger Martí |
| 22 | DF | ESP | Jorge Meré (on loan from América) |
| 23 | DF | ESP | Luis Hernández |
| 24 | DF | SYR | Aiham Ousou (on loan from Slavia Prague) |
| 25 | FW | URU | Maxi Gómez (on loan from Trabzonspor) |
| 27 | MF | ESP | Robert Navarro (on loan from Real Sociedad) |
| 33 | DF | BRA | Lucas Pires (on loan from Santos) |
| — | MF | ESP | Fede San Emeterio |
| — | MF | ESP | José Mari (captain) |

### Reserve team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 26 | GK | BRA | Victor Aznar |
| 28 | MF | MLI | Moussa Diakité |
| 29 | FW | CMR | Nico Njalla |
| 30 | DF | ESP | Álex Morata |
| 31 | DF | ESP | Adri Miranda |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 32 | DF | ESP | Julio Cabrera |
| 34 | GK | ESP | Nando Almodóvar |
| 35 | DF | ESP | Adrián Salguero |
| 36 | MF | CMR | Etta Eyong |

### Other players under contract

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | MLI | Youba Diarra |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | PAR | Santiago Arzamendia (at Cerro Porteño until 30 June 2024) |
| — | DF | ESP | Carlos García-Die (at Córdoba until 30 June 2024) |
| — | MF | CHI | Tomás Alarcón (at Cartagena until 30 June 2024) |
| — | MF | ESP | Álvaro Bastida (at Atlético Sanluqueño until 30 June 2024) |
| — | MF | ZAM | Francisco Mwepu (at Atlético Sanluqueño until 30 June 2024) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ESP | Martín Calderón (at Atlético Sanluqueño until 30 June 2024) |
| — | FW | ESP | Álvaro Jiménez (at Tenerife until 30 June 2024) |
| — | FW | ESP | Rafa Llorente (at Linares until 30 June 2024) |
| — | FW | ESP | Peru Ruiz (at Real Unión until 30 June 2024) |

## Transfers
### In

| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
| FW | Darwin Machís | Valladolid | Loan | 1 July 2023 |
| FW | Sergi Guardiola | Valladolid | €1,000,000 | 1 July 2023 |
| MF | Gonzalo Escalante | Lazio | €2,500,000 | 1 July 2023 |
| DF | Lucas Pires | Santos | Loan | 25 July 2023 |
| FW | Maxi Gómez | Trabzonspor | Loan | 22 August 2023 |
| MF | Robert Navarro | Real Sociedad | Loan | 1 September 2023 |
| MF | Rominigue Kouamé | Troyes | €2,500,000 | 1 September 2023 |
| DF | Aiham Ousou | Slavia Prague | Loan | 1 February 2024 |
| MF | Juanmi | Real Betis | Loan | 1 February 2024 |
| MF | Diadie Samassékou | 1899 Hoffenheim | Loan | 1 February 2024 |

### Out

| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
| FW | Anthony Lozano | Getafe | Free | 1 July 2023 |
| DF | Alfonso Espino | Rayo Vallecano | Free | 1 July 2023 |
| MF | Théo Bongonda | Spartak Moscow | €7,000,000 | 12 July 2023 |
| FW | Awer Mabil | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Undisclosed | 21 August 2023 |
| MF | Tomás Alarcón | FC Cartagena | Loan | 23 August 2023 |
| FW | Milutin Osmajić | Preston North End | €2,500,000 | 1 September 2023 |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| La Liga | 14 August 2023 | 25 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 18th | 38 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 26 | 55 | −29 | 015.79 |
| Copa del Rey | 1 November 2023 | 7 December 2023 | First round | Second round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 40 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 27 | 57 | −30 | 015.00 |
Source: Soccerway

### La Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 16 | Las Palmas | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 47 | −14 | 40 | |
| 17 | Rayo Vallecano | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 29 | 48 | −19 | 38 | |
| 18 | Cádiz (R) | 38 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 26 | 55 | −29 | 33 | Relegation to Segunda División |
| 19 | Almería (R) | 38 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 43 | 75 | −32 | 21 | Relegation to Segunda División |
| 20 | Granada (R) | 38 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 38 | 79 | −41 | 21 | Relegation to Segunda División |
* ↑ Mallorca finished ahead of Las Palmas on head-to-head points: Las Palmas 1–1 Mallorca, Mallorca 1–0 Las Palmas.
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head points. Almería finished ahead of Granada on overall goal difference.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: La Liga

#### 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 | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | D | W | L | D | D | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | D | D | D | D | L | L | L | D | D | L | L | D | D | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | W | W | D | L |
| Position | 7 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 22 June 2023.