2023–24 Elche CF season

The 2023–24 season is Elche CF's 101st season in existence and first one back in the Segunda División, the second division of association football in Spain. They will also compete in the Copa del Rey.

Elche CF
2023–24 season
OwnerChristian Bragarnik
PresidentJoaquín Buitrago Marhuenda
Head coachSebastián Beccacece
StadiumEstadio Martínez Valero
Segunda División17th
Copa del ReyFirst round
Highest home attendance16,154 vs Leganés
Lowest home attendance13,051 vs Racing Santander
Biggest defeatBurgos 4–0 Elche
All statistics correct as of 23 September 2023.

Players

First-team squad
As of 1 September 2023[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 Miguel San Román
2 DF Spain ESP Mario Gaspar
3 DF Argentina ARG Lautaro Blanco
4 DF Spain ESP Diego González
5 DF Spain ESP John Nwankwo
6 DF Spain ESP Pedro Bigas
7 MF Spain ESP Óscar Plano
8 MF Spain ESP Raúl Guti
9 FW Spain ESP Sergio León
11 MF Spain ESP Tete Morente
12 DF Spain ESP José Salinas
13 GK Spain ESP Edgar Badia
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Spain ESP Aleix Febas
15 DF Spain ESP Álex Martín
16 MF Spain ESP Fidel (captain)
17 MF Spain ESP Josan
18 FW Spain ESP Borja Garcés (on loan from Atlético Madrid)
19 FW Morocco MAR Mourad El Ghezouani
20 MF Spain ESP Cristian Salvador
21 MF Argentina ARG Nicolás Castro (on loan from Genk)
22 DF Argentina ARG Nicolás Fernández Mercau
23 DF Spain ESP Carlos Clerc
24 DF Spain ESP Sergio Carreira (on loan from Celta)

Reserve team
Main article: Elche CF Ilicitano

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
29 FW Spain ESP Nordin
30 MF Spain ESP Rodrigo Mendoza
No. Pos. Nation Player
34 DF Spain ESP Javi Pamíes

Out on loan

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 Argentina ARG Axel Werner (at Rosario Central until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In
Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
FW Spain Borja Garcés Spain Atlético Madrid Loan 1 September 2023 [2]
FW Spain Sergio León Spain Valladolid Undisclosed 1 September 2023 [3]

Out
Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
MF Spain Omar Mascarell Spain Mallorca €800,000 1 July 2023 [4]
FW Argentina Ezequiel Ponce Greece AEK Athens €3,500,000 5 August 2023 [5]
FW Spain Pere Milla Spain Espanyol €2,500,000 15 August 2023 [6]
FW Argentina Lucas Boyé Spain Granada €7,000,000 30 August 2023 [7]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

6 August 2023 Friendly Elche Spain 0–0 Spain Alcorcón San Pedro del Pinatar
20:00 UTC+2 Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center
Attendance: 200
Referee: Campo Salinas
6 August 2023 Festa d'Elx trophy Elche Spain 1–1
(2–4 p)		 Italy Parma Elche
21:00 UTC+2
  • Boyé 53'
Stadium: Estadio Martínez Valero
Attendance: 12,204
Referee: Mario Melero Lòpez

Competitions

Overall record
Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Segunda División 12 August 2023 May 2024 Matchday 1 7 2 2 3 5 9 −4 028.57
Copa del Rey 1 November 2023 First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 7 2 2 3 5 9 −4 028.57

Last updated: 23 September 2023
Source: Soccerway

Segunda División
Main article: 2023–24 Segunda División

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Racing Ferrol 12 4 5 3 11 12 −1 17
11 Burgos 12 5 1 6 16 18 −2 16
12 Elche 12 4 4 4 9 13 −4 16
13 Oviedo 12 3 5 4 9 7 +2 14
14 Mirandés 12 4 2 6 18 20 −2 14
Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 2023. Source: LaLiga HyperMotion
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored[8]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
7 2 2 3 5 9  −4 8 2 1 1 3 2  +1 0 1 2 2 7  −5

Last updated: 23 September 2023.
Source: LALIGA HYPERMOTION

Results by round
Round12345678
GroundHAHHAHAH
ResultLLWDDWL
Position15211515141117
Points0034588
Updated to match(es) played on 23 September 2023. Source: LALIGA HYPERMOTION
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 28 June 2023.[9]

12 August 2023 1 Elche 0–1 Racing Ferrol Elche
22:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Estadio Martínez Valero
Attendance: 14,506
Referee: Germán Cid Camacho
19 August 2023 2 Eibar 2–1 Elche Eibar
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ipurua Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 2,938
Referee: Óliver de la Fuente Ramos
26 August 2023 3 Elche 1–0 Villarreal B Elche
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Estadio Martínez Valero
Attendance: 13,318
Referee: Rafael Sánchez López
2 September 2023 4 Elche 1–1 Racing Santander Elche
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Martínez Valero
Attendance: 13,051
Referee: Álvaro Moreno Aragón
10 September 2023 5 Valladolid 1–1 Elche Valladolid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla
Attendance: 16,768
Referee: Alejandro Quintero González
17 September 2023 6 Elche 1–0 Leganés Elche
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Estadio Martínez Valero
Attendance: 16,154
Referee: José Antonio López Toca
23 September 2023 7 Burgos 4–0 Elche Burgos
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: El Plantío
Attendance: 8,753
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
30 September 2023 8 Elche v Levante Elche
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Estadio Martínez Valero

Copa del Rey
Main article: 2023–24 Copa del Rey

References
  1. "Plantilla Elche CF" (in Spanish). Elche CF. Archived from the original on June 4, 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. "Club Atlético de Madrid - Acuerdo con el Elche para la cesión de Borja Garcés". Club Atlético de Madrid. September 1, 2023.
  3. "Sergio León, traspasado al Elche CF". www.realvalladolid.es.
  4. "Omar Mascarel joins RCD Mallorca on a permanent transfer". www.rcdmallorca.es.
  5. "Ezequiel Ponce deja el Elche por el AEK Atenas de Almeyda". ESPN.com.ar. August 5, 2023.
  6. "RCD Espanyol sign Pere Milla". www.rcdespanyol.com.
  7. "Lucas Boyé deja el Elche y ya es nuevo jugador del Granada". MARCA. 30 August 2023.
  8. "Reglamento General RFEF - Artículo 201. Sistema de puntos" (PDF). RFEF. 1 May 2015. p. 104. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  9. "Este es el calendario completo de Segunda división 2023-24". sport. June 28, 2023.
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