2020–21 Elche CF season

Elche
2020–21 season
President	Joaquín Buitrago Marhuenda
Head coach	Jorge Almirón; (until 12 February); Fran Escribá; (from 14 February)
Stadium	Manuel Martínez Valero
La Liga	17th
Copa del Rey	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: ; Lucas Boyé (7); All: ; Lucas Boyé (8)
Biggest win	Alavés 0–2 Elche; Elche 2–0 Athletic Bilbao
Biggest defeat	Elche0–3Real Sociedad; Barcelona 3–0 Elche
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →
	All statistics correct as of 22 May 2021.

The 2020–21 season was the 53rd season in the existence of Elche CF and the club's first season back 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 covered the period from 24 August 2020 to 30 June 2021, with the late start to the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.

Players

First-team squad

As of 7 March 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
14	MF	ESP	Raúl Guti
15	MF	ESP	Luismi
16	MF	ESP	Fidel
17	MF	ESP	Josan
18	DF	COL	Helibelton Palacios
19	DF	ESP	Antonio Barragán
20	MF	ARG	Pablo Piatti
21	FW	ARG	Guido Carrillo
22	FW	ARG	Emiliano Rigoni (on loan from Zenit Saint Petersburg)
23	DF	ESP	Cifu
24	DF	ESP	Josema
25	DF	COL	Johan Mojica (on loan from Girona)

Reserve team

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
33	DF	ESP	José Salinas
37	MF	ESP	Jony Álamo
40	FW	ESP	Diego Bri
45	GK	ESP	Lluis Andreu

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
—	FW	ESP	Manu Justo (at Celta Vigo B until 30 June 2021)
—	FW	MAR	Mourad El Ghezouani (at Alcoyano until 30 June 2021)

Transfers

In

Date	Player	From	Type	Fee	Ref.
15 September 2020	Jeison Lucumí	UANL	Transfer	Free	^[2]
15 September 2020	Juan Sánchez Miño	Independiente	Transfer	Free	^[3]
16 September 2020	Tete Morente	Málaga	Transfer	€500K	^[4]
20 September 2020	Raúl Guti	Zaragoza	Transfer	€5M	^[5]
21 September 2020	Lucas Boyé	Torino	Loan		^[6]
22 September 2020	Cifu	Málaga	Transfer	Free	^[7]
25 September 2020	Luismi	Valladolid	Transfer	Free	^[8]
30 September 2020	Youssouf Koné	Lyon	Loan		^[9]
4 October 2020	Antonio Barragán	Real Betis	Transfer	Free	^[10]
5 October 2020	Guido Carrillo	Southampton	Transfer	Free	^[11]
5 October 2020	Iván Marcone	Boca Juniors	Loan		^[12]
5 October 2020	Emiliano Rigoni	Zenit Saint Petersburg	Transfer	Undisclosed	^[13]
5 October 2020	Diego Rodríguez	Defensa y Justicia	Loan		^[14]
9 October 2020	Diego González	Málaga	Transfer	Free	^[15]
15 January 2021	Johan Mojica	Girona	Loan		^[16]
1 February 2021	Paulo Gazzaniga	Tottenham Hotspur	Loan		^[17]
4 February 2021	Helibelton Palacios	Atlético Nacional	Transfer	Free	^[18]
6 March 2021	Pablo Piatti	Toronto FC	Transfer	Free	^[19]

Out

Date	Player	To	Type	Fee	Ref.
24 August 2020	Andoni López	Athletic Bilbao	Loan return		^[20]
24 August 2020	Miguel San Román	Atlético Madrid B	Loan return		^[21]
26 August 2020	Tekio	Volos	Transfer	Free	^[22]
27 August 2020	Iván Sánchez	Birmingham City	Transfer	Free	^[23]
29 August 2020	Jonathas	Sharjah	Transfer	Free	^[24]
30 August 2020	Juan Cruz	Osasuna	Transfer	€2.75M	^[25]
7 September 2020	Óscar Gil	Espanyol	Transfer	€500K	^[26]
21 September 2020	Manuel Sánchez	Real Ávila	Transfer	Free	^[27]
2 October 2020	Claudio Medina	Burgos	Transfer	Free	^[28]
5 October 2020	Ramón Folch	Tenerife	Loan		^[29]
1 February 2021	Jeison Lucumí	América de Cali	Transfer	Free	^[30]
1 February 2021	Juan Sánchez Miño	Estudiantes	Transfer	Free	^[30]
1 February 2021	Youssouf Koné	Lyon	Loan terminated		^[30]
1 February 2021	Diego Rodríguez	Defensa y Justicia	Loan terminated		^[30]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

v

UCAM Murcia

12 September 2020 Friendly	Elche	2–0	UCAM Murcia	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
09:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Nino 21' Medina 48'			Stadium: Pinatar Arena Referee: Kevin Javier Moreno Muñoz

v

Atlético Baleares

19 September 2020 Friendly	Elche	Cancelled	Atlético Baleares	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
10:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Pinatar Arena

v

Elche

19 September 2020 Joan Gamper Trophy	Barcelona	1–0	Elche	Barcelona, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Griezmann 2' Lenglet 58'		Moreno 84'	Stadium: Camp Nou Referee: Carlos Calderiña Pavón

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
La Liga	26 September 2020	22 May 2021	Matchday 1	17th	38	8	12	18	34	55	−21	021.05
Copa del Rey	16 December 2020	16 January 2021	First round	Round of 32	3	2	0	1	3	3	+0	066.67
Total					41	10	12	19	37	58	−21	024.39

Source: Soccerway

La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
15	Getafe	38	9	11	18	28	43	−15	38
16	Alavés	38	9	11	18	36	57	−21	38
17	Elche	38	8	12	18	34	55	−21	36
18	Huesca (R)	38	7	13	18	34	53	−19	34	Relegation to Segunda División
19	Valladolid (R)	38	5	16	17	34	57	−23	31	Relegation to Segunda División

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)^[31]
(R) Relegated

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	8	12	18	34	55	−21	36	5	8	6	18	23	−5	3	4	12	16	32	−16

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	L	W	D	W	W	L	D	D	D	D	L	L	D	D	L	L	D	L	L	D	L	W	L	W	L	D	D	L	D	W	L	L	L	L	W	W
Position	20	20	20	17	18	13	11	12	12	12	13	12	15	18	17	16	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	17	17	17	17	18	19	17	18	19	19	19	18	17

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

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 31 August 2020.^[32]^[33]

26 September 2020 3	Elche	0–3	Real Sociedad	Elche
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Mfulu 35' Verdú 70' Guti 87'	Report	Silva 43' Portu 55' Januzaj 77' (pen.) López 90+4'	Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos

30 September 2020 4	Eibar	0–1	Elche	Eibar
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Tejero 10' Burgos 47' Expósito 52'	Report	Morente 28' Boyé 37' Josan 39'	Stadium: Ipurua Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre

3 October 2020 5	Elche	0–0	Huesca	Elche
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Insua 43' Pulido 59'	Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Mario Melero López

18 October 2020 6	Alavés	0–2	Elche	Vitoria-Gasteiz
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Lejeune 30' Ely 67'	Report	Marcone 26' Calvo 33' Milla 39' Morente 47', 86' Josan 61' Rigoni 78'	Stadium: Mendizorrotza Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega

23 October 2020 7	Elche	2–1	Valencia	Elche
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Josan 19' Fidel 37', 86' Guti 77' Barragán 90+3'	Report	Gabriel 45' Lato 74', 90+5'	Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: César Soto Grado

1 November 2020 8	Real Betis	3–1	Elche	Seville
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sanabria 7', 64' Tello 29', 56' Fekir 45+1', 51'	Report	Sánchez 41' Josan 60'	Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarín Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: David Medié Jiménez

6 November 2020 9	Elche	1–1	Celta Vigo	Elche
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Fidel 4' (pen.) González 13' Boyé 58' Barragán 90+4'	Report	Suárez 5' Mina 41' Olaza 72' Aspas 81' Rodríguez 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

21 November 2020 10	Levante	1–1	Elche	Valencia
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Melero 12' Clerc 40'	Report	Boyé 39' Morente 64', 67' González 80' Mfulu 88'	Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

28 November 2020 11	Elche	1–1	Cádiz	Elche
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Gonzalo 12' Boyé 12' 45+4', 38' Milla 60' Marcone 64' Morente 90+4'	Report	Fernández 54' Giménez 55' Jønsson 68'	Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

6 December 2020 12	Villarreal	0–0	Elche	Villarreal
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Parejo 64' Albiol 75' Coquelin 81'	Report	Milla 23' Fidel 67'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre

13 December 2020 13	Elche	0–1	Granada	Elche
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Josema 10' Sánchez 48' González 73' Barragán 90+3'	Report	Suárez 42' Gonalons 86' Puertas 90+4'	Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

19 December 2020 14	Atlético Madrid	3–1	Elche	Madrid
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hermoso 40' Suárez 41', 58' Costa 80' (pen.)	Report	Gonzalo 14' Boyé 64' Marcone 79'	Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández

22 December 2020 15	Elche	2–2	Osasuna	Elche
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	Fidel 46' Carrillo 78', 84'	Report	R. García 10' Brašanac 64' Pérez 73' 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

30 December 2020 16	Elche	1–1	Real Madrid	Elche
21:30 CET (UTC+1)	Fidel 52' (pen.) Gonzalo 73'	Report	Modrić 20' Ramos 21' Casemiro 60' Carvajal 66' Kroos 71'	Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

3 January 2021 17	Athletic Bilbao	1–0	Elche	Bilbao
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Muniain 25' Vencedor 36' Berchiche 50'	Report	Barragán 44'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Mario Melero López

11 January 2021 18	Elche	1–3	Getafe	Elche
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Guti 4' Marcone 44' 52' Nino 78' Rigoni 82'	Report	Suárez 31' Cucurella 39' Mata 69' Aleñá 74' Ángel 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
Note: Match originally scheduled for 10 January 2021, but postponed due to a storm.^[35]

19 January 2021 19	Valladolid	2–2	Elche	Valladolid
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Fede 39' Míchel 71' Joaquín 89' Mesa 90+1'	Report	Josan 9', 43' Josema 51' Cifu 85' Milla 90+4'	Stadium: José Zorrilla Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre

24 January 2021 20	Elche	0–2	Barcelona	Elche
16:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report	De Jong 39' Busquets 68' Griezmann 84' Puig 89'	Stadium: Martínez Valero Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez

30 January 2021 21	Valencia	1–0	Elche	Valencia
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Wass 22', 70' Soler 34'	Report	Gonzalo 3' Barragán 33' Morente 42' Marcone 48' González 65' Rigoni 74' Rodríguez 90+1'	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

6 February 2021 22	Elche	2–2	Villarreal	Elche
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Boyé 22', 64' Carrillo 49'	Report	Gerard 16', 35' Pedraza 62' Trigueros 70'	Stadium: Martínez Valero Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Mario Melero López

12 February 2021 23	Celta Vigo	3–1	Elche	Vigo
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mina 45', 69' Méndez 45+2', 53' Ferreyra 78' Aspas 82'	Report	Rigoni 36', 50' Gonzalo 82'	Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

20 February 2021 24	Elche	1–0	Eibar	Elche
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Calvo 33' Gonzalo 42' Marcone 53'	Report	Gil 90+2'	Stadium: Martínez Valero Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega

24 February 2021 1	Barcelona	3–0	Elche	Barcelona
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Messi 48', 68' Alba 73'	Report		Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
Note: Match originally scheduled for 13 September 2020, but postponed due to the delayed conclusion of last season's UEFA club competitions.^[36]

28 February 2021 25	Granada	2–1	Elche	Granada
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Pérez 24' Quina 31' Molina 47' Puertas 79' Díaz 90+3'	Report	Mojica 34' Boyé 40' Josema 72'	Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre

6 March 2021 26	Elche	2–1	Sevilla	Elche
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Marcone 2' Boyé 47' Barragán 64' Guti 70' Carrillo 76' Fidel 90+2'	Report	De Jong 90'	Stadium: Martínez Valero Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez

13 March 2021 27	Real Madrid	2–1	Elche	Madrid
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Benzema 37', 73', 90+1'	Report	Calvo 61' Carrillo 69'	Stadium: Alfredo Di Stéfano^[37] Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

17 March 2021 2	Sevilla	2–0	Elche	Seville
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Gómez 10' Óscar 39' En-Nesyri 43' Vázquez 89'	Report	Mojica 78'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
Note: Match originally scheduled for 20 September 2020, but postponed due to the delayed conclusion of last season's UEFA club competitions.^[38]

21 March 2021 28	Getafe	1–1	Elche	Getafe
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Arambarri 25' Chakla 45+5' Ünal 61' Ángel 84' Timor 90+7'	Report	Milla 20', 63' Marcone 37' Boyé 45+5' Calvo 55' Carrillo 66' Fidel 68' Gonzalo 83'	Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

4 April 2021 29	Elche	1–1	Real Betis	Elche
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Milla 36' Guti 73'	Report	Iglesias 14' (pen.) Carvalho 19' Ruiz 47' Ruibal 67' Rodríguez 90+2'	Stadium: Martínez Valero Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega

9 April 2021 30	Huesca	3–1	Elche	Huesca
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mir 3', 88' (pen.) Sandro 30' Gómez 60' Ferreiro 71'	Report	Vavro 4' (o.g.) Fidel 52' Gonzalo 90+3'	Stadium: El Alcoraz Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas

18 April 2021 33	Osasuna	2–0	Elche	Pamplona
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Barja 38' Vidal 45' Sánchez 48' González 68' (o.g.)	Report	Boyé 8'	Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 28 April 2021, but was brought forward by La Liga.^[39]

21 April 2021 31	Elche	1–1	Valladolid	Elche
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Fidel 22' Milla 26' Marcone 37' Calvo 72' Gonzalo 84' Rigoni 90+2'	Report	Kodro 12' Joaquín 52' Janko 67' Olaza 86'	Stadium: Martínez Valero Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

24 April 2021 32	Elche	1–0	Levante	Elche
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Boyé 32' Mojica 34' Fidel 77' Gazzaniga 79'	Report	Postigo 59' Malsa 65' Roger 74' Bardhi 90+3'	Stadium: Martínez Valero Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: David Medié Jiménez

1 May 2021 34	Elche	0–1	Atlético Madrid	Elche
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Milla 69' Boyé 75' Barragán 76' Fidel 90+1'	Report	Llorente 23' Lemar 36' Carrasco 41'	Stadium: Martínez Valero Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Mario Melero López

7 May 2021 35	Real Sociedad	2–0	Elche	San Sebastián
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Guevara 36' Elustondo 72' Oyarzabal 90+2'	Report	Guti 11' Gazzaniga 11' Fidel 12' Barragán 24'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega

11 May 2021 36	Elche	0–2	Alavés	Elche
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mfulu 13' Gazzaniga 90+3'	Report	Méndez 2' Joselu 40' Rioja 54' Tachi 67' Pina 85' Deyverson 90+3'	Stadium: Martínez Valero Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

16 May 2021 37	Cádiz	1–3	Elche	Cádiz
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	José Mari 15' (pen.) Alejo 66' Lozano 90+1' Fali 90+3'	Report	Gonzalo 15' Josan 53' Milla 58' González 64', 76' Fidel 73', 88'	Stadium: Ramón de Carranza Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: César Soto Grado

22 May 2021 38	Elche	2–0	Athletic Bilbao	Elche
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Boyé 28' Mfulu 33' Piatti 58' Guti 73', 74'	Report		Stadium: Martínez Valero Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

Copa del Rey

16 December 2020 First round	Buñol	1–2	Elche	Buñol^[a]
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Calvo 12' (o.g.) Valero 36' Paco 56'	Report	Nino 66' Rigoni 72'	Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva Levante UD Referee: Mario Melero López

6 January 2021 Second round	La Nucía	0–1	Elche	La Nucía
12:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Luismi 31' Boyé 46'	Stadium: Camilo Cano Referee: David Medié Jiménez

16 January 2021 Round of 32	Rayo Vallecano	2–0	Elche	Las Rozas^[b]
22:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bebé 36' Isi 75' Catena 78'	Report	Nino 39' Lucumí 71'	Stadium: La Ciudad del Fútbol Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos

Statistics

Goalscorers

As of 12 February 2021

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	La Liga	Copa del Rey	Total
1	9	FW	Lucas Boyé	4	1	5
2	16	MF	Fidel	4	0	4
2	17	MF	Josan	4	0	4
4	11	MF	Tete Morente	2	0	2
	21	FW	Guido Carrillo	2	0	2
	22	FW	Emiliano Rigoni	1	1	2
7	7	FW	Nino	0	1	1
	10	MF	Pere Milla	1	0	1
	14	MF	Raúl Guti	1	0	1
Totals				19	3	22

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2020–21 Elche CF season

Contents

Players

First-team squad

Reserve team

Out on loan

Transfers

In

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overall record

La Liga

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Copa del Rey

Statistics

Goalscorers

Notes

References

External links