2023–24 CD Eldense season

CD Eldense
2023–24 season
President	Pascual Pérez Castillo
Head coach	Fernando Estévez
Stadium	Nuevo Pepico Amat
Segunda División	15th
Copa del Rey	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Juanto Ortuño (5); All: ; Juanto Ortuño (6)
Biggest win	1–0 vs Cartagena; Eldense 2–1 Eibar
Biggest defeat	3–1 vs Villarreal B; Levante 2–0 Eldense; Eldense 1–3 Oviedo
	Third colours
	Third colours
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →
	All statistics correct as of 1 November 2023.

The 2023–24 season is CD Eldense's 103rd 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.

Players

First-team squad

As of 26 August 2023.^[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	ESP	Guillermo Vallejo (4th captain)
2	DF	ESP	Toni Abad
3	DF	ESP	Álex Martínez
4	DF	BIH	Dario Đumić
5	DF	ESP	Íñigo Piña
6	DF	ESP	Carlos Hernández (vice-captain)
7	FW	ROU	Florin Andone
8	MF	ESP	Sergio Ortuño
9	FW	ESP	Mario Soberón
10	FW	ESP	Cris Montes
11	FW	ESP	Juanto Ortuño (5th captain)
12	DF	BRA	Derick Poloni
13	GK	ESP	Andoni Zubiaurre


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	ESP	Miguel Marí
16	MF	MAR	Youness Lachhab
17	MF	ESP	Jesús Clemente
18	MF	ESP	Pedro Capó (captain)
19	MF	ESP	Joel Jorquera
20	FW	ESP	Iván Chapela
21	MF	ESP	Álex Bernal
22	MF	FRA	Marc-Olivier Doué
23	MF	ESP	Marc Mateu
24	MF	ESP	David Timor (3rd captain)
27	FW	ITA	Eddie Salcedo (on loan from Inter Milan)
29	FW	ESP	Arnau Ortiz (on loan from Girona)

Other players under contract

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
—	FW	ESP	Ángel Sánchez

Youth players

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
26	GK	ESP	Antonio Pina
30	GK	ESP	Luismi Quirant

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
—	DF	ESP	Xavi Estacio (at San Fernando until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	ESP	Mario da Costa (at Atlético de Madrid B until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	David Timor	Huesca	Free	12 July 2023	^[2]
MF	Marc Mateu	Huesca	Free	25 July 2023	^[3]
FW	Florin Andone	Las Palmas	Free	30 July 2023	^[4]
MF	Derick Poloni	Casa Pia	Undisclosed	20 August 2023	^[5]
FW	Eddie Salcedo	Inter Milan	Loan	25 August 2023	^[6]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
FW	Eddie Salcedo	Inter Milan	Loan return	9 January 2024	^[7]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

29 July 2023 Friendly	Albacete	2–3	Eldense	La Nucía
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Fuster 59' Quiles 90+3' (pen.)		Soberón 22' Juanto 45+2' Jorquera 67' Chapela 88'	Stadium: Campo 2 La Nucía

2 August 2023 Friendly	Eldense	0–0	Tenerife	La Nucía
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano Attendance: 800 Referee: Jorge Tárraga Lajara

6 August 2023 Friendly	Eldense	1–1	Intercity	Algorfa
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ortuño 22'		Nsue 55'	Stadium: Instalaciones de La Finca Golf Referee: Alejandro Ojaos Valera

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Segunda División	14 August 2023	May 2024	Matchday 1	13	4	4	5	15	19	−4	030.77
Copa del Rey	1 November 2023		First round	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00
Total				14	5	4	5	18	21	−3	035.71

Last updated: 1 November 2023
Source: Soccerway

Segunda División

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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
17	Huesca	42	11	16	15	36	33	+3	49^[b]
18	Mirandés	42	12	13	17	47	55	−8	49^[b]

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:

^ ^a ^b Albacete finished ahead of Cartagena and Zaragoza on head-to-head points: Albacete 6 pts, Cartagena 5 pts, Zaragoza 4 pts
^ ^a ^b Huesca finished ahead of Mirandés on head-to-head points: Huesca 1–1 Mirandés, Mirandés 0–3 Huesca

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	12	14	16	46	56	−10	50	6	8	7	24	25	−1	6	6	9	22	31	−9

Source: LaLiga.com

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Ground	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H
Result	W	L	W	L	D	D	L	L	L	W	D	D	W
Position	6	13	7	8	11	13	16	18

Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2023. Source: LaLiga.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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

13 August 2023 1	Cartagena	0–1	Eldense	Cartagena
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Muñoz 75'	Report	Timor 36' J. Ortuño 41'	Stadium: Cartagonova Referee: Miguel Sesma Espinosa

21 August 2023 2	Villarreal B	3–1	Eldense	Villarreal
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pascual 4' Forés 27' Ab. Del Moral 45+3' Al. Del Moral 50' Espigares 90'	Report	S. Ortuño 18' J. Ortuño 34' Mateu 90+14'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 3,957 Referee: Manuel Jesús Orellana Cid

28 August 2023 3	Eldense	2–1	Eibar	Elda
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	J. Ortuño 29' Andone 39' Sebastián 66'	Report	Venâncio 59' Gutiérrez 65' Rahmani 67' Vencedor 83' Aketxe 89'	Stadium: Nuevo Pepico Amat Attendance: 4,356 Referee: Miguel González Díaz

3 September 2023 4	Zaragoza	2–0	Eldense	Zaragoza
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Azón 42' Sebastián 57' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 26,011 Referee: José Antonio López Toca

11 September 2023 5	Eldense	2–2	Alcorcón	Elda
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Chapela 52' Hernández 73'	Report	Addai 66' Chiki 90+6'	Stadium: Nuevo Pepico Amat Attendance: 3,960 Referee: Germán Cid Camacho

17 September 2023 6	Espanyol	3–3	Eldense	Barcelona
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Braithwaite 50' Puado 59', 90+14' (pen.)	Report	Soberón 10' Chapela 15' Andone 51'	Stadium: Stage Front Stadium Attendance: 20,773 Referee: Álvaro Moreno Aragón

23 September 2023 7	Levante	2–0	Eldense	Valencia
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Bouldini 28' Fabrício 82'	Report		Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València Attendance: 14,845 Referee: Rafael Sánchez López

1 October 2023 8	Eldense	1–3	Oviedo	Elda
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Salcedo 80' (pen.) Soberón 82'	Report	Bretones 6' De la Fuente 14' Bastón 25'	Stadium: Nuevo Pepico Amat Attendance: 4,050 Referee: Salvador Lax Franco

4 October 2023 9	Eldense	0–1	Valladolid	Elda
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Sylla 25'	Stadium: Nuevo Pepico Amat Referee: Miguel Sesma Espinosa

7 October 2023 10	Huesca	0–1	Eldense	Huesca
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Balboa 90+11'	Report	Soberón 90+6'	Stadium: El Alcoraz Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega

15 October 2023 11	Eldense	1–1	Elche	Elda
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Nuevo Pepico Amat Referee: Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo

22 October 2023 12	Racing Ferrol	1–1	Eldense	Ferrol
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Referee: Álvaro Moreno Aragón

28 October 2023 13	Eldense	2–0	Amorebieta	Elda
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Nuevo Pepico Amat Referee: Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez

5 November 2023 14	Eldense	2–0	Burgos	Elda
21:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Nuevo Pepico Amat

4 February 2024 25	Oviedo	1–1	Eldense	Oviedo
16:15	Bastón 71' (pen.)		Chapela 23' Đumić 70'	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere Referee: José Luis Guzmán Mansilla