2018–19 Real Betis season

Real Betis
2018–19 season
PresidentÁngel Haro
Head coachQuique Setién
StadiumBenito Villamarín
La Liga10th
Copa del ReySemi-finals
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Giovani Lo Celso (9)
All: Giovani Lo Celso (16)

During the 2018–19 season, Real Betis participated in La Liga, Copa del Rey and UEFA Europa League.

Players[edit]

As of 10 January 2019[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP Joel Robles
2 DF Spain ESP Francis
3 MF Spain ESP Javi García (4th captain)
4 DF Morocco MAR Zouhair Feddal
5 DF Spain ESP Marc Bartra
6 MF Spain ESP Sergio Canales
7 FW Spain ESP Sergio León
8 MF Japan JPN Takashi Inui
9 FW Paraguay PAR Antonio Sanabria
10 MF Algeria ALG Ryad Boudebouz
11 MF Spain ESP Cristian Tello
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF Brazil BRA Sidnei
13 GK Spain ESP Pau López
14 MF Portugal POR William Carvalho
16 FW Spain ESP Loren
17 MF Spain ESP Joaquín (captain)
18 MF Mexico MEX Andrés Guardado (vice-captain)
19 DF Spain ESP Antonio Barragán
20 DF Spain ESP Junior Firpo
21 MF Argentina ARG Giovani Lo Celso (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain)
22 MF Mexico MEX Diego Lainez
23 DF Algeria ALG Aïssa Mandi (3rd captain)

Reserve team[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
31 GK Spain ESP Daniel Rebollo
33 MF Spain ESP Rober
No. Pos. Nation Player
34 MF Cameroon CMR Wilfrid Kaptoum
36 MF Spain ESP Iván Navarro

Out on loan[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Spain ESP Redru (at Elche until 30 June 2019)
DF Romania ROU Alin Toșca (at PAOK until 30 June 2019)
MF Serbia SRB Darko Brašanac (at Alavés until 30 June 2019)
MF Spain ESP Víctor Camarasa (at Cardiff City until 30 June 2019)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Colombia COL Juanjo Narváez (at Almería until 30 June 2019)
FW Spain ESP Aitor Ruibal (at Rayo Majadahonda until 30 June 2019)
FW Spain ESP Álex Alegría (at Rayo Vallecano until 30 June 2019)

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date Player From Type Fee Ref
30 May 2018 Argentina Germán Pezzella Italy Fiorentina Loan return [2]
30 June 2018 Spain Álex Alegría Spain Levante Loan return [3]
30 June 2018 Serbia Darko Brašanac Spain Leganés Loan return [4]
30 June 2018 Colombia Juanjo Narváez Spain Córdoba Loan return [5]
30 June 2018 Romania Alin Toșca Italy Benevento Loan return [6]
1 July 2018 Spain Antonio Barragán England Middlesbrough Transfer €1,000,000 [7]
1 July 2018 Japan Takashi Inui Spain Eibar Transfer Free [8]
1 July 2018 Spain Pau López Spain Espanyol Transfer Free [9]
3 July 2018 Spain Sergio Canales Spain Real Sociedad Transfer Free [10]
5 July 2018 Spain Joel Robles England Everton Transfer Free [11]
13 July 2018 Portugal William Carvalho Portugal Sporting CP Transfer €20,000,000 [12]
2 August 2018 Brazil Sidnei Spain Deportivo La Coruña Transfer €4,500,000 [13]
31 August 2018 Argentina Giovani Lo Celso France Paris Saint-Germain Loan [14]
10 January 2019 Mexico Diego Lainez Mexico América Transfer $14,000,000 [15]

Out[edit]

Date Player To Type Fee Ref
26 May 2018 Spain Dani Giménez Spain Deportivo La Coruña Transfer Free [16]
30 May 2018 Argentina Germán Pezzella Italy Fiorentina Transfer €11,000,000 [2]
22 June 2018 Denmark Riza Durmisi Italy Lazio Transfer €6,500,000 [17]
30 June 2018 Spain Jordi Amat Wales Swansea City Loan return [18]
30 June 2018 Spain Antonio Barragán England Middlesbrough Loan return [19]
30 June 2018 Costa Rica Joel Campbell England Arsenal Loan return [20]
1 July 2018 Spain Rafa Navarro Spain Alavés Transfer Free [21]
5 July 2018 Spain Fabián Italy Napoli Transfer €30,000,000 [22]
10 July 2018 Spain Antonio Adán Spain Atlético Madrid Transfer €1,000,000 [23]
13 July 2018 Spain Rubén Castro Spain Las Palmas Transfer Free [24]
9 August 2018 Spain Víctor Camarasa Wales Cardiff City Loan [25]
24 August 2018 Romania Alin Toșca Greece PAOK Loan [26]
31 August 2018 Spain Álex Alegría Spain Rayo Vallecano Loan [27]
31 August 2018 Serbia Darko Brašanac Spain Alavés Loan [28]
31 August 2018 Colombia Juanjo Narváez Spain Almería Loan [29]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

23 May 2019 Friendly D.C. United United States 2–5 Spain Real Betis Washington, D.C., United States
02:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Audi Field

Competitions[edit]

Overall[edit]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 17 August 2018 19 May 2019 Matchday 1 10th 38 14 8 16 44 52 −8 036.84
Copa del Rey 1 November 2018 28 February 2019 Round of 32 Semi-finals 8 3 4 1 12 7 +5 037.50
UEFA Europa League 20 September 2018 21 February 2019 Group stage Round of 32 8 3 4 1 11 8 +3 037.50
Total 54 20 16 18 67 67 +0 037.04

Last updated: 19 May 2019
Source: Competitions

La Liga[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Athletic Bilbao 38 13 14 11 41 45 −4 53[a]
9 Real Sociedad 38 13 11 14 45 46 −1 50[b]
10 Real Betis 38 14 8 16 44 52 −8 50[b]
11 Alavés 38 13 11 14 39 50 −11 50[b]
12 Eibar 38 11 14 13 46 50 −4 47
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 (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[30]
Notes:
  1. ^ Espanyol finished ahead of Athletic Bilbao on head-to-head points: Espanyol 1–0 Athletic Bilbao, Athletic Bilbao 1–1 Espanyol.
  2. ^ a b c Real Sociedad finished ahead of Real Betis and Alavés on head-to-head points: Real Sociedad 6, Real Betis 5, Alavés 5. Real Betis finished ahead of Alavés on goal difference: Real Betis –8, Alavés –11.

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 14 8 16 44 52  −8 50 8 5 6 25 26  −1 6 3 10 19 26  −7

Last updated: 19 May 2019.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round[edit]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA
ResultLDWDDWWLLLDWLWWWDLLWLWLDWLWLDLWLLLDLWW
Position20181310138581113141214117566778678787881091091111131010
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

17 August 2018 1 Real Betis 0–3 Levante Seville
22:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 45,337
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva
25 August 2018 2 Alavés 0–0 Real Betis Vitoria-Gasteiz
18:15 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Attendance: 12,490
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
2 September 2018 3 Real Betis 1–0 Sevilla Seville
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 52,819
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
15 September 2018 4 Valencia 0–0 Real Betis Valencia
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 40,050
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
23 September 2018 5 Real Betis 2–2 Athletic Bilbao Seville
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 50,426
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández
27 September 2018 6 Girona 0–1 Real Betis Girona
22:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Montilivi
Attendance: 11,358
Referee: José Luis González González
30 September 2018 7 Real Betis 1–0 Leganés Seville
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 48,115
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
7 October 2018 8 Atlético Madrid 1–0 Real Betis Madrid
16:15 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 63,786
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
21 October 2018 9 Real Betis 0–1 Valladolid Seville
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 42,581
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
28 October 2018 10 Getafe 2–0 Real Betis Getafe
12:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 12,086
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
4 November 2018 11 Real Betis 3–3 Celta Vigo Seville
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 42,130
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández
11 November 2018 12 Barcelona 3–4 Real Betis Barcelona
16:15 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 83,174
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
25 November 2018 13 Villarreal 2–1 Real Betis Villarreal
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 16,028
Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias
2 December 2018 14 Real Betis 1–0 Real Sociedad Seville
12:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 46,562
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
9 December 2018 15 Real Betis 2–0 Rayo Vallecano Seville
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 40,218
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
16 December 2018 16 Espanyol 1–3 Real Betis Barcelona
16:15 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 20,275
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
22 December 2018 17 Real Betis 1–1 Eibar Seville
13:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 49,426
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
5 January 2019 18 Huesca 2–1 Real Betis Huesca
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: El Alcoraz
Attendance: 6,135
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
13 January 2019 19 Real Betis 1–2 Real Madrid Seville
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 54,187
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
20 January 2019 20 Real Betis 3–2 Girona Seville
12:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 47,218
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
27 January 2019 21 Athletic Bilbao 1–0 Real Betis Bilbao
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 40,282
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández
3 February 2019 22 Real Betis 1–0 Atlético Madrid Seville
16:15 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 50,864
Referee: David Medié Jiménez
10 February 2019 23 Leganés 3–0 Real Betis Leganés
12:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Municipal de Butarque
Attendance: 11,381
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
17 February 2019 24 Real Betis 1–1 Alavés Seville
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 43,455
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
24 February 2019 25 Valladolid 0–2 Real Betis Valladolid
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: José Zorrilla
Attendance: 20,125
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
3 March 2019 26 Real Betis 1–2 Getafe Seville
16:15 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 46,657
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
10 March 2019 27 Celta Vigo 0–1 Real Betis Vigo
12:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Abanca-Balaídos
Attendance: 18,005
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández
17 March 2019 28 Real Betis 1–4 Barcelona Seville
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 54,172
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
31 March 2019 29 Rayo Vallecano 1–1 Real Betis Madrid
14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Vallecas
Attendance: 12,105
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
4 April 2019 30 Real Sociedad 2–1 Real Betis San Sebastián
21:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 16,417
Referee: David Medié Jiménez
7 April 2019 31 Real Betis 2–1 Villarreal Seville
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 28,475
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández
13 April 2019 32 Sevilla 3–2 Real Betis Seville
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 42,885
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
21 April 2019 33 Real Betis 1–2 Valencia Seville
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 42,508
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
24 April 2019 34 Levante 4–0 Real Betis Valencia
21:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 20,394
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
29 April 2019 35 Real Betis 1–1 Espanyol Seville
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 30,561
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
5 May 2019 36 Eibar 1–0 Real Betis Eibar
14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Ipurua
Attendance: 4,725
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva
12 May 2019 37 Real Betis 2–1 Huesca Seville
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 28,078
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
19 May 2019 38 Real Madrid 0–2 Real Betis Madrid
12:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 56,900
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

Copa del Rey[edit]

Round of 32[edit]

1 November 2018 First leg Racing Santander 0–1 Real Betis Santander
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: El Sardinero
Attendance: 17,398
Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias
6 December 2018 Second leg Real Betis 4–0
(5–0 agg.)
Racing Santander Seville
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 34,732
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández

Round of 16[edit]

10 January 2019 First leg Real Betis 0–0 Real Sociedad Seville
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 26,273
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
17 January 2019 Second leg Real Sociedad 2–2
(2–2 (a) agg.)
Real Betis San Sebastián
19:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 21,090
Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias

Quarter-finals[edit]

24 January 2019 First leg Espanyol 1–1 Real Betis Barcelona
19:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 13,381
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
30 January 2019 Second leg Real Betis 3–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 agg.)
Espanyol Seville
19:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 40,028
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

Semi-finals[edit]

7 February 2019 First leg Real Betis 2–2 Valencia Seville
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 57,123
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
28 February 2019 Second leg Valencia 1–0
(3–2 agg.)
Real Betis Valencia
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Referee: José Luis González González

UEFA Europa League[edit]

Group stage[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BET OLY MIL DUD
1 Spain Real Betis 6 3 3 0 7 2 +5 12 Advance to knockout phase 1–0 1–1 3–0
2 Greece Olympiacos 6 3 1 2 11 6 +5 10[a] 0–0 3–1 5–1
3 Italy Milan 6 3 1 2 12 9 +3 10[a] 1–2 3–1 5–2
4 Luxembourg F91 Dudelange 6 0 1 5 3 16 −13 1 0–0 0–2 0–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Goal difference in all group matches: Olympiacos +5, Milan +3.
20 September 2018 1 Olympiacos Greece 0–0 Spain Real Betis Piraeus, Greece
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 28,650
Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland)
4 October 2018 2 Real Betis Spain 3–0 Luxembourg F91 Dudelange Seville, Spain
18:55 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 40,133
Referee: Andrew Dallas (Scotland)
25 October 2018 3 Milan Italy 1–2 Spain Real Betis Milan, Italy
18:55 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 22,405
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)
8 November 2018 4 Real Betis Spain 1–1 Italy Milan Seville, Spain
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)