2023–24 FC Cartagena season

FC Cartagena 2023–24 football season
FC Cartagena
2023–24 season
PresidentPaco Belmonte
Head coachVíctor Sánchez
(until 23 September)
Julián Calero
(from 25 September)
StadiumCartagonova
Segunda División16th
Copa del ReySecond round
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 1 November 2023.

The 2023–24 season is Fútbol Club Cartagena's 29th season in existence and fourth consecutive in the Segunda División, the second division of association football in Spain. They will also compete in the Copa del Rey.

Players

First-team squad

As of 6 February 2024

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 Tomás Mejías
2 DF Spain ESP Diego Moreno (on loan from Osasuna)
4 DF Spain ESP Pedro Alcalá (captain)
5 DF Spain ESP Gonzalo Verdú
6 MF Spain ESP Andy Rodríguez
8 MF Spain ESP Luis Muñoz
9 FW Spain ESP Alfredo Ortuño (vice-captain)
10 FW Spain ESP Darío Poveda (on loan from Getafe)
11 FW Spain ESP Juan Carlos Real
12 FW Colombia COL Juanjo Narváez
13 GK Spain ESP Raúl Lizoain (on loan from Andorra)
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF Spain ESP José Fontán (on loan from Celta)
16 DF Spain ESP Iván Calero
17 MF Spain ESP Mikel Rico
18 MF Argentina ARG Damián Musto
20 DF Spain ESP Jairo Izquierdo
22 DF Spain ESP Kiko Olivas
23 MF Chile CHI Tomás Alarcón (on loan from Cádiz)
26 FW Spain ESP Arnau Ortiz (on loan from Girona)
27 GK Spain ESP José Saldaña
33 DF Spain ESP Arnau Solà (on loan from Almería)

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
31 DF Spain ESP Carlos Sánchez
32 MF Spain ESP Jony Álamo
34 DF Spain ESP Fromsa
35 FW Spain ESP Iván Ayllón
36 MF Ivory Coast CIV Djakaría Barro
38 DF Spain ESP David Guerrero
No. Pos. Nation Player
39 DF Spain ESP Diego de Pedro
40 DF Spain ESP Mario Climent
41 FW Guinea GUI Mamadou Cellou
45 GK Spain ESP Nono Gómez
47 DF Spain ESP Juan Carlos Sabater
48 GK Spain ESP Jhafets Reyes

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 Sweden SWE Isak Jansson (at Rapid Wien until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
DF Spain Arnau Solà Spain Almería Loan 20 July 2023 [1]
DF Spain José Fontán Spain Celta Vigo Loan 21 August 2023 [2]
GK Spain Raúl Lizoain Spain Andorra Loan 23 August 2023 [3]
MF Colombia Juanjo Narváez Spain Valladolid Free 23 August 2023 [4]
MF Chile Tomás Alarcón Spain Cádiz Loan 23 August 2023 [5]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
GK Spain Aarón Escandell Spain Las Palmas €400,000 24 July 2023 [6]
MF Spain Neskes Spain Ibiza Free 21 August 2023 [7]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Cartagena Spain v England Birmingham City
14 July 2023 Friendly Cartagena Spain 1–2 England Birmingham City San Pedro del Pinatar
20:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center
Cartagena Spain v Saudi Arabia Damac
19 July 2023 Friendly Cartagena Spain 0–1 Saudi Arabia Damac San Pedro del Pinatar
20:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center
Cartagena Spain v Spain Elche
22 July 2023 Friendly Cartagena Spain 1–0 Spain Elche Granada
09:30 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva del Granada CF
Águilas Spain v Spain Cartagena
26 July 2023 Memorial Alfonso García Zapata Águilas Spain 0–0
(4–3 p)		 Spain Cartagena Águilas
20:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Estadio El Rubial
Referee: Sánchez Villalobos
Cartagena Spain v Spain Zaragoza
28 July 2023 Friendly Cartagena Spain 1–2 Spain Zaragoza San Pedro del Pinatar
20:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center
Cartagena Spain v Spain Real Murcia
5 August 2023 51st Carabela de Plata Trophy Cartagena Spain 3–1 Spain Real Murcia Cartagena
21:00 UTC+2
Report
  • Rodri Red card 44'
  • Vega 86'
 Stadium: Cartagonova
Referee: Jorge Díaz Escudero

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Segunda División 13 August 2023 May 2024 Matchday 1 32 10 8 14 31 42 −11 031.25
Copa del Rey 1 November 2023 6 December 2023 First round Second round 2 0 2 0 0 0 +0 000.00
Total 34 10 10 14 31 42 −11 029.41

Last updated: 24 March 2024
Source: Soccerway

Segunda División

League table

Pos Team
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  • t
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Tenerife 42 15 11 16 38 41 −3 56
13 Albacete 42 12 15 15 50 56 −6 51[a]
14 Cartagena 42 14 9 19 37 51 −14 51[a]
15 Zaragoza 42 12 15 15 42 42 0 51[a]
16 Eldense 42 12 14 16 46 56 −10 50
Updated to match(es) played on 2 Jun 2024. Source: LaLiga HyperMotion
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)[8]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Albacete finished ahead of Cartagena and Zaragoza on head-to-head points: Albacete 6 pts, Cartagena 5 pts, Zaragoza 4 pts

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
42 14 9 19 37 51  −14 51 9 1 11 20 26  −6 5 8 8 17 25  −8

Source: LALIGA HYPERMOTION

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 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]

Cartagena v Eldense
13 August 2023 1 Cartagena 0–1 Eldense Cartagena
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Muñoz Yellow card 75'
 Report
Stadium: Cartagonova
Referee: Miguel Sesma Espinosa
Andorra v Cartagena
18 August 2023 2 Andorra 3–2 Cartagena Andorra la Vella
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadi Nacional
Referee: Álvaro Moreno Aragón
Cartagena v Levante
25 August 2023 3 Cartagena 0–1 Levante Cartagena
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cartagonova
Attendance: 7,243
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
Villarreal B v Cartagena
2 September 2023 4 Villarreal B 1–2 Cartagena Villarreal
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 1,522
Referee: Iosu Galech Apezteguía
Cartagena v Zaragoza
10 September 2023 5 Cartagena 1–3 Zaragoza Cartagena
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cartagonova
Referee: Saúl Ais Reig
Valladolid v Cartagena
16 September 2023 6 Valladolid 1–0 Cartagena Valladolid
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla
Attendance: 16,138
Referee: Raúl Martín González Francés
Cartagena v Eibar
22 September 2023 7 Cartagena 1–2 Eibar Cartagena
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cartagonova
Referee: Alejandro Quintero González
Amorebieta v Cartagena
1 October 2023 8 Amorebieta 0–0 Cartagena Lezama
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Instalaciones de Lezama Campo 2
Attendance: 1,141
Referee: Óliver de la Fuente Ramos
Cartagena v Espanyol
5 October 2023 9 Cartagena 0–2 Espanyol Cartagena
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cartagonova
Referee: Luis Mario Milla Alvendiz
Racing Ferrol v Cartagena
8 October 2023 10 Racing Ferrol v Cartagena Ferrol
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Estadio Municipal da Malata
Referee: Manuel Jesús Orellana Cid

Copa del Rey

Azuaga v Cartagena
1 November 2023 First round Azuaga 0–0
(2–3 p)		 Cartagena
12:00 CET (UTC+1)
Alcorcón v Cartagena
6 December 2023 Second round Alcorcón 0–0
(4–5 p)		 Cartagena Alcorcón
12:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Santo Domingo

References

  1. ^ "Arnau Solá jugará en el Cartagena en calidad de cedido". www.udalmeriasad.com.
  2. ^ "José Fontán, polivalencia y seguridad para fortalecer la defensa del Efesé". www.fccartagena.es.
  3. ^ "El Andorra cede a Raúl Lizoain al Cartagena". MARCA. 23 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Juanjo Narváez, potencia y verticalidad para el frente de ataque del Efesé". www.fccartagena.es.
  5. ^ "Agreement with Cartagena for the transfer of Alarcón". www.cadizcf.com.
  6. ^ "Aarón Escandell, the new signing for UD Las Palmas' goalkeeping position". www.udlaspalmas.es.
  7. ^ "COMUNICADO OFICIAL: Alejandro Neskes". www.ibizaud.com.
  8. ^ "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Este es el calendario completo de Segunda división 2023-24". sport. 28 June 2023.

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