2011–12 Levante UD season explained

Club:Levante UD
Season:2011–12
Chairman:Quico Catalán
Chrtitle:President
Manager:Juan Ignacio Martínez
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Stadium:Ciutat de València
League:La Liga
League Result:6th
Cup1:Copa del Rey
Cup1 Result:Quarter-finals
League Topscorer:Arouna Koné (15)
Season Topscorer:Arouna Koné (17)
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Prevseason:2010–11
Nextseason:2012–13

The 2011–12 season was the 71st season in Levante's history and their second consecutive season in La Liga.

With new manager Juan Ignacio Martínez, the club aimed to stay in the top flight of Spanish football for another season but far surpassed their initial aim and finished 6th, qualifying for European competition in doing so. Levante competed in the 2011–12 La Liga and the 2011–12 Copa del Rey where they entered in the Round of 32.

Squad

Squad information

Updated 26 January 2012[1]

No.NationalityNameDate of Birth (Age)Signed inSigned fromApps.GoalsNotes
Goalkeepers
1Gustavo Munúa27 January 19782010Málaga240
13Keylor Navas15 December 19862011Albacete00On loan
Defenders
3Nano7 July 19802010343
5Héctor Rodas7 March 19882009Youth system312
11Pedro Botelho14 December 19892012 Arsenal00On loan
12Juanfran15 July 19762010 AEK Athens440
15Asier del Horno19 January 19812011Valencia222
17Javi Venta13 December 19752010Villarreal350
18Sergio Ballesteros (C)4 September 19752008Mallorca1132
19Pedro López1 November 19832011Valladolid10
22Gustavo Cabral14 October 19852011 Arsenal de Sarandí00On loan
Midfielders
4Javier Farinós29 March 19782011Hércules10
6Miguel Pallardó5 September 19862008Getafe862
7José Barkero27 April 19792011Numancia61
10Vicente Iborra16 January 19882008Youth system995
14Xavi Torres27 November 19862010Málaga370On loan
16Marc Mateu16 June 19902008Youth system120
20Juanlu8 May 19802009Betis7014
23Valdo23 April 19812010Espanyol312
Forwards
2Arouna Koné11 November 19832011Sevilla51On loan
8Óscar Serrano30 September 19812012Racing Santander00
9Rafa Jordà11 January 19842010Hércules347
21Rubén Suárez19 February 19792008Elche9630
24Carlos Aranda27 July 19802011Osasuna20
25Nabil El Zhar27 August 19862011 Liverpool20

Transfers

In

Pos Player From TypeSource
GK Keylor NavasAlbaceteLoanLevanteUD.com
DF Gustavo Cabral Arsenal de SarandíLoanLevanteUD.com
DF Asier del HornoValenciaTransferLevanteUD.com
DF Pedro LópezValladolidTransferLevanteUD.com
MF Javier FarinósHérculesTransferLevanteUD.com
MF Miguel PallardóGetafeTransferLevanteUD.com
MF José BarkeroNumanciaTransferLevanteUD.com
MF Marc MateuBadajozLoan return
FW Felipe Caicedo Manchester CityTransferLevanteUD.com
FW Carlos ArandaOsasunaTransferLevanteUD.com
FW Nabil El Zhar LiverpoolTransferLevanteUD.com
FW Pedro Botelho ArsenalLoanLevanteUD.com
FW Óscar SerranoRacing SantanderFreeLevantedUD.com

Out

Pos Player To Type Source
FW Felipe Caicedo Lokomotiv MoscowTransferLevanteUD.com
DF CerraCórdobaTransfer
MF Gorka LarreaNumanciaTransfer
GK Manolo ReinaCartagenaTransfer
FW Wellington Silva ArsenalLoan return

Statistics

Team Stats

|}Updated 27 January.

Discipline

No.Pos Player
1GK Gustavo Munúa300
13GK Keylor Navas100
3DF Nano601
5DF Héctor Rodas110
11DF Pedro Botelho100
12DF Juanfran311
15DF Asier del Horno400
17DF Javi Venta600
18DF Sergio Ballesteros700
19DF Pedro López200
22DF Gustavo Cabral100
4MF Javier Farinós300
6MF Miguel Pallardó100
7MF José Barkero600
10MF Vicente Iborra700
14MF Xavi Torres500
16MF Marc Mateu000
20MF Juanlu600
23MF Valdo300
2FW Arouna Koné200
8FW Óscar Serrano110
9FW Rafa Jordà000
21FW Rubén Suárez300
24FW Carlos Aranda100
25FW Nabil El Zhar300

Updated 29 January

Competitions

Pre-season

Kickoff times are in CET.

La Liga

See main article: 2011–12 La Liga.

Matches

Kickoff times are in CET.

Copa del Rey

See main article: 2011–12 Copa del Rey. Kickoff times are in CET.

Quarter-finals

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Levante Squad. LevanteUD.com. Spanish. 3 October 2011. 3 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111005031053/http://es.levanteud.com/levante/plantilla/20112012. 5 October 2011. dead.