2015–16 Málaga CF season

Málaga

2015–16 season
Owner	Sheikh Abdullah Al Thani
Manager	Javi Gracia
Stadium	La Rosaleda
La Liga	8th
Copa del Rey	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Charles (14 goals) All: Charles (14 goals)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2017-18

season is the 84th season in Málaga CF's history and its 35th in the top-tier.

Current squad

As of 3 May 2016^[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  CMR Carlos Kameni 2 DF  ESP Raúl Albentosa (on loan from Derby County) 3 DF  BRA Weligton (vice-captain) 4 DF  ESP Cifu (on loan from Elche) 5 MF  URU Chory Castro 6 MF  ESP Ignacio Camacho (3rd captain) 7 MF  ESP Juan Carlos (on loan from Braga) 8 FW  NGA Ikechukwu Uche (on loan from UANL) 9 FW  BRA Charles 10 MF  POR Ricardo Horta 11 MF  GHA Christian Atsu (on loan from Chelsea) 12 MF  ARG Fernando Tissone 13 GK  MEX Guillermo Ochoa

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 MF  ESP Recio 15 DF  URU Federico Ricca 16 MF  MAR Hachim Mastour (on loan from Milan) 17 MF  POR Duda (captain) 18 DF  VEN Roberto Rosales 19 DF  CIV Arthur Boka 20 FW  CRO Duje Čop (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb) 21 DF  BLR Egor Filipenko 23 DF  ESP Miguel Torres 24 FW  PAR Roque Santa Cruz (on loan from Cruz Azul) 27 GK  ESP Aarón Escandell 28 MF  VEN Juanpi 31 MF  ESP Pablo Fornals 39 MF  ESP Javi Ontiveros

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ESP Pol Ballesté (on loan at Cádiz) — MF  POR Fábio Espinho (on loan at Moreirense) — MF  ESP Rafa de Vicente (on loan at Murcia) — MF  MAR Adnane Tighadouini (on loan at Kayserispor) — FW  ARG Ezequiel Rescaldani (on loan at Quilmes)

Personnel

Current technical staff

See also: Category:Málaga CF managers

Position	Staff
Head Coach	Javi Gracia
Assistant Coach	Marcelo Romero
Coach	Ibán Andrés
Executive Vice President	Nasser Al Thani
General Manager	Vacant
Sporting Director	Francesc Arnau
Fitness Trainer	Juan Solla
Goalkeeper Coach	Íñigo Arteaga Nieto
Technical Assistant	Vicente Valcarce
Youth Advisor	Manel Casanova Capdevila

Last updated: 10 June 2014
Source: Málaga CF

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Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
La Liga	Matchday 1		21 August 2015	15 May 2016
Copa del Rey	Round of 32		3 December 2015	16 December 2015

Updated to match played 22 July 2015
Source: Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
La Liga	38	13	12	13	39	34	+5	034.21
Copa del Rey	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2	000.00
Total	40	13	12	15	40	37	+3	032.50

Last updated: 15 May 2015
Source: Competitions

La Liga

Main article: 2015–16 La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Celta Vigo	38	17	9	12	51	59	−8	60	Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
7	Sevilla	38	14	10	14	51	50	+1	52	Qualification for the Champions League group stage[b]
8	Málaga	38	12	12	14	38	35	+3	48[c]
9	Real Sociedad	38	13	9	16	45	48	−3	48[c]
10	Real Betis	38	11	12	15	34	52	−18	45

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; 7) Play-off.
Notes:

1. Since the winners of the 2015–16 Copa del Rey, Barcelona, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot awarded to the sixth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.
2. Sevilla qualified for the Champions League group stage by winning the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League. Based on their league position (7th), they would have received the spot above to enter the Europa League third qualifying round. This spot was vacated without replacement as per UEFA regulations.
3. Málaga finished ahead of Real Sociedad on head-to-head record; Málaga 3–1 Real Sociedad, Real Sociedad 1–1 Málaga.

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	12	12	14	38	35	+3	48	8	6	5	26	15	+11	4	6	9	12	20	−8

Last updated: 15 May 2015.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Result round 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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	D	L	D	L	L	D	W	L	W	L	L	L	D	D	W	W	W	W	D	L	L	W	W	L	D	D	L	D	W	W	D	D	L	D	L	W	L	W
Position	9	13	15	16	18	19	18	17	17	16	17	17	20	17	16	13	13	10	10	12	12	10	10	11	12	11	11	12	9	8	8	8	8	9	10	8	8	8

Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2015. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Málaga v Sevilla

2 August 2015 (2015-08-02) 1	Málaga	0–0	Sevilla	Málaga
20:30 (CEST) (UTC+2:00)	Darder  37' Charles  42' Boka  64'	Report	Rami  42' Nzonzi  47'  69' Mariano  76' Beto	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 23,641 Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo

Barcelona v Málaga

29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 2	Barcelona	1–0	Málaga	Barcelona
20:30 CEST (UTC+2:00)	Vermaelen 73'	Report	Recio  43' Tissone  89' Torres  90+1'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 80,812 Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre (Aragon)

Málaga v Eibar

13 September 2015 (2015-09-13) 3	Málaga	0–0	Eibar	Málaga
20:30 CEST (UTC+2:00)	Recio  67' Angeleri  75'	Report	Escalante  49' Eddy  74' Keko  77' Ramis  89'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 19,937 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Navarre)

Getafe v Málaga

18 September 2015 (2015-09-18) 4	Getafe	1–0	Málaga	Getafe
20:30 CEST (UTC+2:00)	Šćepović 2' Velázquez  33' Medrán  36' Lago  43' Lacen  81' V. Rodríguez  90+4'	Report	Amrabat  34' Tissone  89'	Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 5,808 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

Málaga v Villarreal

23 September 2015 (2015-09-23) 5	Málaga	0–1	Villarreal	Málaga
22:00 CEST (UTC+2:00)	Recio  39' Boka  61'	Report	Dos Santos  17' Bailly  67' Tissone 71' (o.g.) Suárez  79'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 18,767 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

Real Madrid v Málaga

26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 6	Real Madrid	0–0	Málaga	Madrid
18:15 CEST (UTC+2:00)	Varane  48' Nacho  52' Carvajal  89' Ronaldo  90+4'	Report	Torres  27' Recio  66' Amrabat  77' Kameni  83' Juanpi  87'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 75,361 Referee: José González González

Málaga v Real Sociedad

3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 7	Málaga	3–1	Real Sociedad	Málaga
22:05 CEST (UTC+2:00)	Charles 4', 7', 89',  74' Tissone  34'  71' Recio  38' Čop  72'	Report	Agirretxe 14' Elustondo  45' Vela  55'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 17,315 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

Valencia v Málaga

17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 8	Valencia	3–0	Málaga	Valencia
22:00 CEST (UTC+2:00)	Charles 19' (o.g.) Gomes 33' Fuego  62' Mina  64' Parejo  86', 88' (pen.)	Report	Angeleri  23' Rosales  60' Albentosa  88'	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 35,819 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

Málaga v Deportivo La Coruña

24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 9	Málaga	2–0	Deportivo La Coruña	Málaga
22:05 CEST (UTC+2:00)	Tighadouini 62' Juan Carlos 85'	Report	Mosquera  9'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 20,739 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo

Sporting Gijón v Málaga

1 November 2015 (2015-11-01) 10	Sporting Gijón	1–0	Málaga	Gijón
18:15 CET (UTC+1:00)	Halilović 27' Bernardo  45+1'	Report	Albentosa  38' Recio  84' Weligton  86'	Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 22,766 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

Málaga v Real Betis

7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) 11	Málaga	0–1	Real Betis	Málaga
22:05 CET (UTC+01:00)	Angeleri  48' Charles  79'	Report	Bruno  31' Cejudo  40' Castro 64' Piccini  78' Varela  90' Van Wolfswinkel  90+2'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 23,803 Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias

Espanyol v Málaga

21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 12	Espanyol	2–0	Málaga	Barcelona
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Pérez 6', 20' Diop  40' Asensio  79' Sánchez  90+1'	Report	Amrabat  15' Duda  35'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 12,461 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

Málaga v Granada

28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 13	Málaga	2–2	Granada	Málaga
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Tissone  37'  53' Charles 45' Rosales  51' Fornals 57' Torres  65'	Report	Lombán  27' Lopes  56' Ibáñez  65' Márquez  75' El-Arabi 83' Rochina 86',  90+2' Foulquier  90'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 22,931 Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández

Athletic Bilbao v Málaga

6 December 2015 (2015-12-06) 14	Athletic Bilbao	0–0	Málaga	Bilbao
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	San José  19' García  19' Williams  19'	Report	Filipenko  12' Amrabat  53' Recio  77'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 41,835 Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo

Rayo Vallecano v Málaga

13 December 2015 (2015-12-13) 15	Rayo Vallecano	1–2	Málaga	Madrid
12:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Guerra 6',  90+5'	Report	Čop  31', 87' Albentosa  37' Charles 59'	Stadium: Campo de Vallecas Attendance: 9,301 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez

Málaga v Atlético Madrid

20 December 2015 (2015-12-20) 16	Málaga	1–0	Atlético Madrid	Málaga
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Albentosa  45' Charles  45', 86' Rosales  74'	Report	Filipe Luís  20' Vietto  21' Carrasco  45' Gabi  51'  56' Thomas  83'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 19,086 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

Levante v Málaga

30 December 2015 (2015-12-30) 17	Levante	0–1	Málaga	Valencia
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Simão Mate  21' Roger  35' Jefferson  72' Navarro  77' P. López  87' Deyverson  88' Karabelas  90+2'	Report	Juan Carlos  1' Camacho  44' Duda 78',  84' Amrabat  88' Juanpi  89'	Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 12,094 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

Málaga v Celta Vigo

2 January 2016 (2016-01-02) 18	Málaga	2–0	Celta Vigo	Málaga
22:05 CET (UTC+01:00)	Charles 8',  88' Albentosa 26' Amrabat  30' Recio  67' Camacho  83'	Report	Cabral  25' Hernández  38' Blanco  64'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 17,635 Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido

Las Palmas v Málaga

10 January 2016 (2016-01-10) 19	Las Palmas	1–1	Málaga	Las Palmas
18:15 CET (UTC+01:00)	David Simón  10' Mesa  43' Tana 51' Araujo  58' Castellano  61' Wakaso  84'	Report	Camacho  41' Boka  56' Santa Cruz 72' Recio  75' Duda  90+3'	Stadium: Gran Canaria Attendance: 21,760 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva

Sevilla v Málaga

16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) 20	Sevilla	2–1	Málaga	Seville
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Coke  25' Gameiro 40', 42' Cristóforo  45+1' Iborra  81'  83'	Report	Čop  29' Camacho  57' Charles 72' Boka  90+1'  90+2'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 34,371 Referee: Javier Estrada Fernández

Málaga v Barcelona

23 January 2016 21	Málaga	1–2	Barcelona	Málaga
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Charles  25' Juanpi 32' Fornals  86' Duda  90+4'	Report	Munir 2' Vermaelen  44' Messi 51',  65' Turan  71'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 27,559 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez

Eibar v Málaga

30 January 2016 22	Eibar	1–2	Málaga	Eibar
18:15 CET (UTC+01:00)	García  59' Borja 90+4'	Report	Juanpi 45' Charles  51' Albentosa  65' Torres  85' Santa Cruz 90+1'	Stadium: Ipurua Attendance: 5,252 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

Málaga v Getafe

5 February 2016 23	Málaga	3–0	Getafe	Málaga
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Juanpi 9',  47' Atsu 23' Recio  29' Charles 43' Horta  82'	Report	Lacen  27' J. Rodríguez  51' Vergini  88'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 20,268 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

Villarreal v Málaga

13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 24	Villarreal	1–0	Málaga	Villarreal
18:15	Soldado 18' Trigueros  77' Bakambu  90'	Report	Albentosa  34'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 17,142 Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido

Málaga v Real Madrid

21 February 2016 (2016-02-21) 25	Málaga	1–1	Real Madrid	Málaga
16:00	Torres  2' Weligton  35' Juanpi  41' Camacho  55' Albentosa 66' Kameni  90'	Report	Marcelo  24' Ronaldo 33' Modrić  71'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 28,290 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva

Real Sociedad v Málaga

28 February 2016 (2016-02-28) 26	Real Sociedad	1–1	Málaga	San Sebastián
22:05 (UTC+1)	I. Martínez  19' Berchiche  60' Reyes  74' Rulli  78' Agirretxe 81'	Report	Recio  15' Čop 56' Ricca  58' Charles  64' Horta  70' Weligton  80'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 12,783 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

Málaga v Valencia

2 March 2016 27	Málaga	1–2	Valencia	Málaga
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Čop 14' Juanpi  32' Albentosa  62' Torres  63' Duda  64' Recio  66' Charles  77'	Report	Mustafi  19' Gayà  30' Cheryshev  35', 49' Kameni 41' (o.g.) Feghouli  63' Piatti  90+2'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 20,556 Referee: González González

Deportivo v Málaga

6 March 2016 (2016-03-06) 28	Deportivo	3–3	Málaga	A Coruña
22:05 CET (UTC+01:00)	Luis Alberto  21' Borges 43' Bergantiños  45+4' Cartabia 69' Mosquera  78' Lucas 80' Manu  90+4'	Report	Charles 29',  54' Torres  41' Camacho 63',  77'  90+3' Arribas 89' (o.g.) Albentosa  90+4'	Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 18,446 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo

Málaga v Sporting Gijón

11 March 2016 29	Málaga	1–0	Sporting Gijón	Málaga
20:30	Juanpi 25' Rosales  69'	Report	López  18' Álvarez  52' Pérez  81' Halilović  83'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 19,297 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

Real Betis v Málaga

19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 30	Real Betis	0–1	Málaga	Seville
22:05 (UTC+1)	Pezzella  17' Montoya  52' Molina  90'	Report	Albentosa  27' Castro  45' Camacho 82'	Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 31,371 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez

Málaga v Espanyol

3 April 2016 (2016-04-03) 31	Málaga	1–1	Espanyol	Málaga
CET (UTC+01:00)	Charles  25' Čop 45' (pen.) Camacho  62'	Report	Diop 11' R. Duarte  25' López  48' Ó. Duarte  63' Pérez  83'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 25,368 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

Granada v Málaga

9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) 32	Granada	0–0	Málaga	Granada
20:30 (UTC+1)	Success  89'	Report	Albentosa  20' Ricca  49' Rosales  90+2'	Stadium: Los Cármenes Attendance: 18,979 Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández

Málaga v Athletic Bilbao

17 April 2016 33	Málaga	0–1	Athletic Bilbao	Málaga
12:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Recio  26' Torres  33' Weligton  60'	Report	Muniain  26' García 53',  80' Bóveda  57' Gurpegui  66' Rico  84'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 25,158 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Murcia)

Málaga v Rayo Vallecano

20 April 2016 (2016-04-20) 34	Málaga	1–1	Rayo Vallecano	Málaga
20:45 (UTC+1)	Recio  66' Ricca 90+1'	Report	Llorente  29' Hernández  37' Baena 62' Trashorras  78'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 13,579 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

Atlético Madrid v Málaga

23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) 35	Atlético Madrid	1–0	Málaga	Madrid
18:15 CET (UTC+01:00)	Giménez  54' Torres  57' Correa 62' Filipe Luís  82'	Report	Charles  25' Weligton  29' Recio  90'	Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 47,621 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

Málaga v Levante

1 May 2016 (2016-05-01) 36	Málaga	3–1	Levante	Málaga
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Čop 30', 89' Albentosa  66' Camacho  77' Castro 90+3'	Report	Morales 42' Víctor  62' P. López  76' José Mari  77' Juanfran  82'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 17,654 Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido

Celta Vigo v Málaga

8 May 2016 (2016-05-08) 37	Celta Vigo	1–0	Málaga	Vigo
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Nolito 31'	Report	Ricca  27' Recio  45'	Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 20,040 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

Málaga v Las Palmas

15 May 2016 (2016-05-15) 38	Málaga	4–1	Las Palmas	Málaga
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Čop 26' Charles 45+1', 86' Torres  82' Atsu 84'	Report	Willian José 31' Lemos  45+1'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 17,913 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

See also

2015–16 La Liga

References

1. "Primer equipo" [First team] (in Spanish). Málaga CF. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
2. Standings Archive Liga BBVA