2020–21 Levante UD season

Levante
2020–21 season
PresidentQuico Catalán
Head coachPaco López
StadiumEstadi Ciutat de València
La Liga14th
Copa del ReySemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
José Luis Morales (13)

All:
José Luis Morales (14)
Biggest winRacing Murcia 0–5 Levante
Biggest defeatLevante 1–5 Villarreal

The 2020–21 season was the 82nd season in the existence of Levante UD and the club's fourth consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Levante participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season covered the period from 20 July 2020 to 30 June 2021, with the late start to the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 1 February 2021[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
2 DF Spain ESP Son
3 DF Spain ESP Toño
4 DF Spain ESP Róber Pier
5 MF Serbia SRB Nemanja Radoja
6 DF Costa Rica CRC Óscar Duarte
7 FW Spain ESP Sergio León
9 FW Spain ESP Roger Martí
10 MF North Macedonia MKD Enis Bardhi
11 FW Spain ESP José Luis Morales (captain)[2]
12 MF Martinique MTQ Mickaël Malsa
13 GK Spain ESP Aitor Fernández
14 DF Portugal POR Rúben Vezo
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Spain ESP Sergio Postigo (Vice-captain)
16 MF Spain ESP Rubén Rochina
17 MF Montenegro MNE Nikola Vukčević
18 FW Spain ESP Jorge de Frutos
19 DF Spain ESP Carlos Clerc
20 DF Spain ESP Jorge Miramón
21 FW Spain ESP Dani Gómez
22 MF Spain ESP Gonzalo Melero
23 DF Spain ESP Coke
24 MF Spain ESP José Campaña
25 MF Ivory Coast CIV Cheick Doukouré
34 GK Spain ESP Daniel Cárdenas

Reserve team

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
42 MF Spain ESP Álex Blesa
43 MF Georgia (country) GEO Giorgi Kochorashvili
No. Pos. Nation Player
44 FW Russia RUS Edgar Sevikyan

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Spain ESP Koke Vegas (at RCD Mallorca until 30 June 2021)
MF Spain ESP Arturo Molina (at Castellón until 30 June 2021)
MF Spain ESP Pablo Martínez (at Mirandés until 30 June 2021)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Spain ESP Pepelu (at Vitória Guimarães until 30 June 2021)
FW Portugal POR Hernâni (at Al Wehda until 30 June 2021)

Transfers

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In

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Date Player From Type Fee Ref
21 July 2020 Ivory Coast Cheick Doukouré Huesca Loan return [3]
21 July 2020 Spain Ivi Ponferradina Loan return [4]
21 July 2020 Spain Antonio Luna Rayo Vallecano Loan return [5]
21 July 2020 Spain Fran Manzanara Ponferradina Loan return [6]
21 July 2020 Albania Armando Sadiku Málaga Loan return [7]
27 July 2020 Spain Pepelu Portugal Tondela Loan return [8]
4 August 2020 Spain Jorge de Frutos Real Madrid B Transfer €2.5M [9]
4 August 2020 Spain Dani Gómez Real Madrid B Transfer €2.5M [10]
4 August 2020 Martinique Mickaël Malsa Mirandés Transfer Free [11]
4 August 2020 Spain Son Ponferradina Transfer Free [12]
17 August 2020 Ghana Raphael Dwamena Zaragoza Loan return [13]

Out

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Date Player To Type Fee Ref
20 July 2020 Spain Borja Mayoral Real Madrid Loan return [14]
4 August 2020 Nigeria Moses Simon France Nantes Buyout clause €5M [15]
11 August 2020 Spain Bruno González Valladolid Transfer Free [16]
20 August 2020 Ghana Raphael Dwamena Denmark Vejle BK Transfer Free [17]
1 September 2020 Spain Ivi Poland Raków Częstochowa Transfer Free [18]
5 September 2020 Albania Armando Sadiku Turkey BB Erzurumspor Transfer Free [19]
8 September 2020 Spain Pepelu Portugal Vitória Guimarães Loan [20]
2 October 2020 Spain Pablo Martínez Mirandés Loan [21]
4 October 2020 Spain Fran Manzanara Numancia Transfer Free [22]
5 October 2020 Spain Arturo Molina Castellón Loan [23]
1 February 2021 Spain Koke Vegas Mallorca Loan [24]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

22 August 2020 Friendly Albacete Spain Cancelled Spain Levante Albacete, Spain
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Estadio Carlos Belmonte
27 August 2020 Friendly Levante Spain 2–1 Spain Mallorca San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Referee: Rafael Sánchez López
29 August 2020 Friendly Levante Spain 0–0 Spain Valencia San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rafael Sánchez López
2 September 2020 Friendly Levante Spain 2–1 Spain Cartagena San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Pinatar Arena
5 September 2020 Friendly Villarreal Spain 1–2 Spain Levante Villarreal, Spain
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva
Attendance: 0
Referee: Miguel Bosch Doménech
6 September 2020 Friendly Levante Spain 1–0 Spain Castellón Buñol, Spain
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva de Buñol
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrés Fuentes Molina
15 September 2020 Friendly Sevilla Spain 3–2 Spain Levante San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: José David Martínez Montalbán

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 13 September 2020 21 May 2021 Matchday 1 14th 38 9 14 15 46 57 −11 023.68
Copa del Rey 16 December 2020 4 March 2021 First round Semi-finals 7 4 2 1 15 7 +8 057.14
Total 45 13 16 16 61 64 −3 028.89

Source: Soccerway

La Liga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Cádiz 38 11 11 16 36 58 −22 44[a]
13 Valencia 38 10 13 15 50 53 −3 43
14 Levante 38 9 14 15 46 57 −11 41
15 Getafe 38 9 11 18 28 43 −15 38
16 Alavés 38 9 11 18 36 57 −21 38
Source: La Liga
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)[25]
Notes:
  1. ^ Osasuna finished ahead of Cádiz on head-to-head points: Cádiz 0–2 Osasuna, Osasuna 3–2 Cádiz.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 9 14 15 46 57  −11 41 5 9 5 27 30  −3 4 5 10 19 27  −8

Source: La Liga

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultLDWLLLDDDDDWLWDWLWDDWDLWDLWLLWLLLLDDLD
Position1818121318201918181819171815151113111212991189119101191112121314131414
Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 31 August 2020.[26][27]

13 September 2020 1 Valencia 4–2 Levante Valencia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
27 September 2020 3 Osasuna 1–3 Levante Pamplona
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: El Sadar Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Mario Melero López
1 October 2020 4 Sevilla 1–0 Levante Seville
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández
4 October 2020 5 Levante 0–2 Real Madrid Villarreal
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
18 October 2020 6 Athletic Bilbao 2–0 Levante Bilbao
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
26 October 2020 7 Levante 1–1 Celta Vigo Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Mario Melero López
1 November 2020 8 Granada 1–1 Levante Granada
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
8 November 2020 9 Levante 1–1 Alavés Valencia
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
21 November 2020 10 Levante 1–1 Elche Valencia
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
27 November 2020 11 Valladolid 1–1 Levante Valladolid
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
5 December 2020 12 Levante 3–0 Getafe Valencia
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: David Medié Jiménez
13 December 2020 13 Barcelona 1–0 Levante Barcelona
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
19 December 2020 14 Levante 2–1 Real Sociedad Valencia
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: César Soto Grado
22 December 2020 15 Huesca 1–1 Levante Huesca
19:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio El Alcoraz
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera
29 December 2020 16 Levante 4–3 Real Betis Valencia
21:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández
2 January 2021 17 Villarreal 2–1 Levante Villarreal
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
10 January 2021 18 Levante 2–1 Eibar Valencia
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández
19 January 2021 19 Cádiz 2–2 Levante Cádiz
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ramón de Carranza
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
22 January 2021 20 Levante 2–2 Valladolid Valencia
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
30 January 2021 21 Real Madrid 1–2 Levante Madrid
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Alfredo Di Stéfano[29]
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: David Medié Jiménez
6 February 2021 22 Levante 2–2 Granada Valencia
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
14 February 2021 23 Levante 0–1 Osasuna Valencia
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
17 February 2021 2 Levante 1–1 Atlético Madrid Valencia
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
Note: Match originally scheduled for 19 September 2020, but postponed due to the delayed conclusion of last season's UEFA club competitions.
20 February 2021 24 Atlético Madrid 0–2 Levante Madrid
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Mario Melero López
26 February 2021 25 Levante 1–1 Athletic Bilbao Valencia
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Isidro Díaz De Mera Escuderos
7 March 2021 26 Real Sociedad 1–0 Levante San Sebastián
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: César Soto Grado
12 March 2021 27 Levante 1–0 Valencia Valencia
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
19 March 2021 28 Real Betis 2–0 Levante Seville
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
2 April 2021 29 Levante 0–2 Huesca Valencia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
10 April 2021 30 Eibar 0–1 Levante Eibar
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ipurua
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández
18 April 2021 33 Levante 1–5 Villarreal Valencia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 28 April 2021, but was brought forward by La Liga.[30]
21 April 2021 31 Levante 0–1 Sevilla Valencia
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
24 April 2021 32 Elche 1–0 Levante Elche
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Martínez Valero
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: David Medié Jiménez
30 April 2021 34 Celta Vigo 2–0 Levante Vigo
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
8 May 2021 35 Alavés 2–2 Levante Vitoria-Gasteiz
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
11 May 2021 36 Levante 3–3 Barcelona Valencia
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
16 May 2021 37 Getafe 2–1 Levante Getafe
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
21 May 2021 38 Levante 2–2 Cádiz Valencia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández

Copa del Rey

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16 December 2020 First round Racing Murcia 0–5 Levante Lorca[a]
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Francisco Artés Carrasco
Referee: Isidro Díaz De Mera
6 January 2021 Second round Portugalete 1–2 Levante Portugalete
12:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: La Florida
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
16 January 2021 Round of 32 Fuenlabrada 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
Levante Las Rozas[b]
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: La Ciudad del Fútbol
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
Penalties
26 January 2021 Round of 16 Valladolid 2–4 Levante Valladolid
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: José Zorrilla
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
3 February 2021 Quarter-finals Levante 1–0 (a.e.t.) Villarreal Valencia
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Referee: César Soto Grado
11 February 2021 Semi-finals
First leg
Athletic Bilbao 1–1 Levante Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
4 March 2021 Semi-finals
Second leg
Levante 1–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 agg.)
Athletic Bilbao Valencia
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Last updated on the end of the season.
No. Pos Nat Player Total La Liga Copa del Rey
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
13 GK Spain ESP Aitor Fernández 29 0 29 0 0 0
34 GK Spain ESP Daniel Cárdenas 13 0 8 0 5 0
Defenders
2 DF Spain ESP Son 34 0 10+18 0 4+2 0
3 DF Spain ESP Toño 17 0 9+3 0 5 0
4 DF Spain ESP Róber 20 0 16+3 0 1 0
6 DF Costa Rica CRC Óscar Duarte 34 1 23+6 1 3+2 0
14 DF Portugal POR Rúben Vezo 36 1 25+7 1 3+1 0
15 DF Spain ESP Sergio Postigo 27 0 19+3 0 4+1 0
19 DF Spain ESP Carlos Clerc 39 0 30+5 0 1+3 0
20 DF Spain ESP Jorge Miramón 29 0 19+7 0 1+2 0
23 DF Spain ESP Coke 23 2 11+6 0 5+1 2
Midfielders
5 MF Serbia SRB Nemanja Radoja 27 0 13+8 0 4+2 0
10 MF North Macedonia MKD Enis Bardhi 29 2 19+7 1 3 1
12 MF Martinique MTQ Mickaël Malsa 39 2 25+10 1 2+2 1
16 MF Spain ESP Rubén Rochina 30 0 17+8 0 4+1 0
17 MF Montenegro MNE Nikola Vukčević 15 0 11+2 0 2 0
22 MF Spain ESP Gonzalo Melero 35 8 21+8 7 4+2 1
24 MF Spain ESP José Campaña 9 1 8+1 1 0 0
25 MF Ivory Coast CIV Cheick Doukouré 7 0 0+7 0 0 0
27 MF Spain ESP Álex Blesa 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
43 MF Georgia (country) GEO Giorgi Kochorashvili 5 1 0+3 0 1+1 1
Forwards
7 FW Spain ESP Sergio León 33 7 6+22 2 4+1 5
9 FW Spain ESP Roger Martí 37 13 26+7 12 1+3 1
11 FW Spain ESP José Luis Morales 44 14 30+8 13 4+2 1
18 FW Spain ESP Jorge de Frutos 40 4 22+15 4 1+2 0
21 FW Spain ESP Daniel Gómez 39 2 17+17 2 2+3 0
29 FW Spain ESP Alejandro Cantero 4 0 3+1 0 0 0
44 FW Russia RUS Edgar Sevikyan 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
1 GK Spain ESP Koke Vegas 2 0 1 0 1 0
31 MF Spain ESP Alfredo Pedraza 1 0 0 0 1 0

Goalscorers

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As of 12 March 2021[31]
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name La Liga Copa del Rey Total
1 9 FW Spain Roger 11 2 13
2 11 FW Spain José Luis Morales 10 1 11
3 7 FW Spain Sergio León 1 5 6
4 22 MF Spain Gonzalo Melero 4 1 5
5 18 FW Spain Jorge de Frutos 3 0 3
6 10 MF North Macedonia Enis Bardhi 1 1 2
21 FW Spain Dani Gómez 2 0 2
23 DF Spain Coke 0 2 2
9 6 DF Costa Rica Óscar Duarte 1 0 1
12 MF Martinique Mickaël Malsa 0 1 1
14 DF Portugal Rúben Vezo 1 0 1
24 MF Spain José Campaña 1 0 1
43 MF Georgia (country) Giorgi Kochorashvili 0 1 1
Own goals 1 1 1
Totals 36 15 51

Notes

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  1. ^ Racing Murcia did not play its game in its main stadium Municipal de Dolores de Pacheco, in Torre-Pacheco, as it does not meet the requirements to broadcast the match.
  2. ^ Given the impossibility of being able to play the match at the Fernando Torres stadium in Fuenlabrada due to the consequences of the “Filomena” storm.
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.[28]

References

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  1. ^ "Plantilla" [First team] (in Spanish). Levante UD.
  2. ^ "Coke Andújar, Postigo y Oier acceden a la capitanía junto a Pedro, Morales y Roger". 17 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Cheick Doukouré jugará cedido en la SD Huesca tras el acuerdo alcanzado con el club oscense" [Cheick Doukouré will play on loan at SD Huesca after the agreement reached with the oscense club] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Ivi López se une a la plantilla de la SD Ponferradina" [Ivi López joins SD Ponferradina squad] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  5. ^ "El Levante UD y el Rayo Vallecano acuerdan la cesión de Antonio Luna" [Levante UD and Rayo Vallecano agree the loan of Antonio Luna] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Acuerdo entre el Levante UD y la SD Ponferradina para la cesión de Fran Manzanara" [Agreement between Levante UD and SD Ponferradina for the loan of Fran Manzanara] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Sadiku jugará cedido en el Málaga CF tras renovar con el Levante UD hasta 2021" [Sadiku will play on loan at Málaga CF after renewing with Levante UD until 2021] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  8. ^ "El Levante UD y el CD Tondela acuerdan la cesión de Pepelu" [Levante UD and CD Tondela agree the loan of Pepelu] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Levante UD and Real Madrid come to an agreement for the transfer of Jorge de Frutos". Levante UD. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.