# 2022–23 Elche CF season

The 2022–23 Elche CF season was the club's 100th season in existence and the third consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Elche participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season covers the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 1 February 2023.
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 | Axel Werner |
| 2 | DF | ARG | Lautaro Blanco |
| 3 | DF | CHI | Enzo Roco |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Diego González |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Gonzalo Verdú (captain) |
| 6 | DF | ESP | Pedro Bigas |
| 7 | DF | ARG | Lisandro Magallán |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Raúl Guti |
| 9 | FW | ARG | Lucas Boyé |
| 10 | FW | ESP | Pere Milla |
| 11 | MF | ESP | Tete Morente |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Edgar Badia |
| 14 | DF | COL | Helibelton Palacios |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | ESP | Álex Collado (on loan from Barcelona) |
| 16 | MF | ESP | Fidel |
| 17 | MF | ESP | Josan |
| 19 | FW | ARG | Ezequiel Ponce |
| 20 | MF | ESP | Gerard Gumbau |
| 21 | MF | ESP | Omar Mascarell |
| 22 | DF | ARG | Nicolás Fernández |
| 23 | DF | ESP | Carlos Clerc |
| 24 | DF | ESP | Pol Lirola (on loan from Marseille) |
| 26 | DF | ESP | John Nwankwo |
| 40 | DF | ESP | José Ángel Carmona (on loan from Sevilla) |
| — | MF | FRA | Randy Nteka (on loan from Rayo Vallecano) |

### 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 | ESP | José Salinas (at Mirandés until 30 June 2023) |
| — | FW | ESP | Roger Martí (at Cádiz until 30 June 2023) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | MAR | Mourad Daoudi (at Burgos until 30 June 2023) |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Player | From | Type | Fee |
| 1 June 2022 | Ezequiel Ponce | Spartak Moscow | Buyout clause | Undisclosed |
| 21 July 2022 | Carlos Clerc | Levante | Transfer | Free |
| 4 August 2022 | Roger Martí | Levante | Transfer | Undisclosed |
| 8 August 2022 | Lautaro Blanco | Rosario Central | Transfer | Undisclosed |
| 12 August 2022 | Pol Lirola | Marseille | Loan | Loan |
| 15 August 2022 | Álex Collado | Barcelona | Loan | Loan |
| 16 August 2022 | Domingos Quina | Watford | Loan | Loan |
| 1 September 2022 | Federico Fernández | Newcastle United | Transfer | Undisclosed |
| 1 September 2022 | Nicolás Fernández | San Lorenzo | Transfer | Undisclosed |

### Out

| Date | Player | To | Type | Fee |
| 1 July 2022 | Iván Marcone | Independiente | Transfer | €1,9M |
| 30 July 2022 | José Salinas | Mirandés | Loan | Loan |
| 8 August 2022 | Lautaro Blanco | Rosario Central | Loan | Loan |
| 12 August 2022 | Josema | Leganés | Transfer | Free |
| 1 September 2022 | Mourad Daoudi | Burgos | Loan | Loan |
| 1 September 2022 | Johan Mojica | Villarreal | Transfer | Undisclosed |
| 11 January 2023 | Javier Pastore | Qatar SC | Transfer | Free |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## 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 | 15 August 2022 | 4 June 2023 | Matchday 1 | 20th | 38 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 67 | −37 | 013.16 |
| Copa del Rey | 12 November 2022 | 3 January 2023 | First round | Round of 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 066.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 41 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 36 | 68 | −32 | 017.07 |
Source: Soccerway

### La Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 16 | Valencia | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 42 | |
| 17 | Almería | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 49 | 65 | −16 | 41 | |
| 18 | Valladolid (R) | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 33 | 63 | −30 | 40 | Relegation to Segunda División |
| 19 | Espanyol (R) | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 52 | 69 | −17 | 37 | Relegation to Segunda División |
| 20 | Elche (R) | 38 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 67 | −37 | 25 | Relegation to Segunda División |
* ↑ Head-to-head points: Cádiz 8, Getafe 5, Valencia 3.

#### 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 | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | L | W | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | D | D | W | D |
| Position | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Points | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 23 June 2022.