2020–21 Albacete Balompié season

Albacete Balompié
2020–21 season
Owner	Skyline International
President	Georges Kabchi
Head coach	Lucas Alcaraz; (until 13 October); Aritz López Garai; (from 14 October to 6 December); Alejandro Menéndez; (from 8 December to 4 May); Francisco Noguerol; (interim, from 4 May)
Stadium	Estadio Carlos Belmonte
Segunda División	22nd (relegated)
Copa del Rey	First round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Alfredo Ortuño (7); All: ; Alfredo Ortuño (7)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 Albacete Balompié season was the club's 81st season in existence and the fourth consecutive season in the second division of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Albacete participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season covered the period from 21 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

First-team squad

As of 9 February 2021

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	SEN	Pape Maly Diamanka (on loan from Girona)
18	DF	ESP	Javi Jiménez (on loan from Valencia)
19	FW	ESP	Alfredo Ortuño
20	MF	AZE	Eddy Silvestre
21	MF	ESP	Álvaro Peña
23	DF	MNE	Ivan Kecojević
24	MF	CMR	Jean Jules
26	DF	ESP	Carlos Isaac (on loan from Alavés)
27	MF	ESP	Cedric Teguia (on loan from Atlético Madrid)
29	FW	ESP	Diego Vargas
35	FW	URU	Emiliano Gómez (on loan from Sassuolo)
37	DF	FRA	Flavien Enzo Boyomo

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
34	FW	ESP	Javi Verdú
38	MF	ESP	Jesús Parada
39	MF	ECU	Emerson Espinoza (on loan from Boston River)

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
—	MF	ESP	Chema Núñez (on loan at Real Betis B until 30 June 2021)
—	MF	VEN	Yaimil Medina (on loan at Recreativo until 30 June 2021)
—	FW	ESP	Miguel Ángel (on loan at Getafe B until 30 June 2021)
—	FW	ESP	Alfon (on loan at Celta B until 30 June 2021)

Transfers

In

Date	Player	From	Type	Fee	Ref
15 August 2020	Bernabé Barragán	Gimnàstic de Tarragona	Transfer	Free	^[1]
29 September 2020	Diamanka	Girona FC	Loan		^[2]
13 August 2020	Javi Jiménez	Valencia CF	Loan		^[3]

Out

Date	Player	To	Type	Fee	Ref
4 August 2020	José Antonio Caro	NK Osijek	Transfer	Free	^[4]
4 August 2020	Jon Erice	Hércules CF	Transfer	Free	^[5]
4 August 2020	Diego Barri	CD Badajoz	Transfer	Free	^[6]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

v

Levante

22 August 2020 Friendly	Albacete	Cancelled	Levante	Albacete, Spain
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Estadio Carlos Belmonte

v

Castellón

28 August 2020 Friendly	Albacete	1–1	Castellón	Albacete, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva Andrés Iniesta Attendance: 0

v

Leganés

5 September 2020 Friendly	Albacete	0–0	Leganés	Albacete, Spain
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva Andrés Iniesta Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overview

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 %
Segunda División	12 September 2020	30 May 2021	Matchday 1	22nd	42	9	11	22	30	53	−23	021.43
Copa del Rey	16 December 2020		First round	First round	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Total					43	9	11	23	30	54	−24	020.93

Source: Soccerway

Segunda División

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
18	Lugo	42	11	14	17	38	53	−15	47
19	Sabadell (R)	42	11	13	18	40	48	−8	46	Relegation to Primera División RFEF
20	UD Logroñés (R)	42	11	11	20	28	53	−25	44
21	Castellón (R)	42	11	8	23	35	54	−19	41
22	Albacete (R)	42	9	11	22	30	53	−23	38

Source: LaLiga
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored^[7]
(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
42	9	11	22	30	53	−23	38	5	6	10	16	23	−7	4	5	12	14	30	−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	39	40	41	42
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	L	D	L	W	D	W	D	L	D	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	W	D	W	W	W	L	L	L	D	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	D	L	W	D	D	L	L
Position	22	22	22	20	21	20	19	16	15	19	19	20	21	21	22	21	22	22	22	22	19	19	19	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

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

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 31 August 2020.^[8]^[9]

12 September 2020 1	Espanyol	3–0	Albacete	Cornellà de Llobregat
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Melendo 14' Wu Lei 25' Embarba 90+1' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Saúl Ais Reig

20 September 2020 2	Albacete	0–2	Ponferradina	Albacete
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Kecojević 66' 89' Alberto Benito 68' Álvaro Peña 90+2'	Report	Sidibé 19' Manu Hernando 34' Yuri 42' Pablo Valcarce 71'	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Belmonte Attendance: 0 Referee: Francisco Hernández Maeso

26 September 2020 3	Fuenlabrada	1–0	Albacete	Fuenlabrada
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Antonio Cristian 56' Ciss 65' Mikel Iribas 90+4'	Report	Boyomo 23' Ortuño 69' Zozulya 72'	Stadium: Estadio Fernando Torres Attendance: 0 Referee: Luis Milla Alvendiz

3 October 2020 4	Albacete	1–1	Real Oviedo	Albacete
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Gorosito 10' Manu Fuster 13' Kecojević 19' Diamanka 55' Álvaro Jiménez 74' Azamoum 88'	Report	Alejandro Arribas 11' 21' Juanjo Nieto 53' 64' Edgar González 54' Christian Fernández 85' Tejera 90+3'	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Belmonte Attendance: 0 Referee: Rafael Sánchez López

11 October 2020 5	Real Zaragoza	1–0	Albacete	Zaragoza
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Íñigo Eguaras 65' Sergio Bermejo 68' Pichu Atienza 75' Narváez 88'	Report	Gorosito 44' Javi Navarro 73'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 0 Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

17 October 2020 6	Albacete	3–0	Sabadell	Albacete
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Álvaro Arroyo 34' Israfilov 51' Álvaro Peña 52' Zozulya 62' (pen.)	Report	Aleix Coch 61'	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Belmonte Attendance: 0 Referee: Saúl Ais Reig

22 October 2020 7	Mallorca	0–0	Albacete	Palma de Mallorca
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sedlar 32' Cufré 45+1' Ndiaye 51'	Report	Álvaro Jiménez 32' Álvaro Arroyo 87'	Stadium: Visit Mallorca Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Juan Pulido Santana

25 October 2020 8	Albacete	2–1	Rayo Vallecano	Albacete
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Boyomo 43' Israfilov 47' Kecojević 60' Fran García 83'	Report	Catena 50' Isi Palazón 80'	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Belmonte Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniel Trujillo Suárez

28 October 2020 9	Albacete	1–1	Las Palmas	Albacete
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Fran García 37' Chema 90+2' Israfilov 90+7'	Report	Javi Castellano 45+3' Fabio González 53' Eric Curbelo 71' Maikel Mesa 83' 90' (pen.) Jonathan 90+3'	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Belmonte Attendance: 0 Referee: David Gálvez Rascón

31 October 2020 10	FC Cartagena	3–1	Albacete	Cartagena
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rubén Castro 8' 41' David Andújar 32' de la Bella 64' Carrasquilla 86'	Report	Álvaro Jiménez 26' Israfilov 31' Álvaro Peña 57' Azamoum 59' Liberto Beltrán 66'	Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova Attendance: 0 Referee: Álvaro Moreno Aragón

6 November 2020 11	Albacete	0–0	Leganés	Albacete
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Israfilov 24' Zozulya 26' Alberto Benito 73' Álvaro Peña 77' Diamanka 84'	Report	Rubén Pérez 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Belmonte Attendance: 0 Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias

14 November 2020 12	Lugo	1–0	Albacete	Lugo
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Edu Campabadal 40' Manu Barreiro 85' (pen.)	Report	Gorosito 8' Kecojević 90+4'	Stadium: Estadio Anxo Carro Attendance: 0 Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido

23 November 2020 13	Albacete	1–2	Almería	Albacete
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gorosito 15' Boyomo 53' Azamoum 70' Álvaro Jiménez 78' (pen.) 83' Tomeu Nadal 90+6'	Report	José Corpas 16' (pen.) Jorge Cuenca 26' 84' Manu Morlanes 34' Makaridze 77' Samuel Costa 82' Balliu 87' Sergio Akieme 90+1' Ramazani 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Belmonte Attendance: 0 Referee: Juan Pulido Santana

26 November 2020 14	UD Logroñés	2–0	Albacete	Logroño
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Andy 10' (pen.) 66' Jaime Sierra 69' Acevedo 79' Enrique Clemente 90'	Report	Boyomo 43' Manu Fuster 47'	Stadium: Estadio Las Gaunas Attendance: 0 Referee: Oliver De La Fuente

29 November 2020 15	Albacete	0–2	Tenerife	Albacete
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Azamoum 32' Diego Caballo 56'	Report	Shashoua 67' Fran Sol 84'	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Belmonte Attendance: 0 Referee: Miguel Ortíz Arias

3 December 2020 16	Sporting Gijón	0–0	Albacete	Gijón
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Kecojević 7' Boyomo 68' Sepp Mvondo 72' Gorosito 87'	Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 0 Referee: Rubén Ávalos Barrera฿

6 December 2020 17	Albacete	0–2	Girona	Albacete
18:15 CET (UTC+2)	Zozulya 34' Álvaro Arroyo 51' Carlos Isaac 87'	Report	Kecojević 66' (o.g.) Gumbau 69' Pablo Moreno 79'	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Belmonte Attendance: 0 Referee: David Gálvez Rascón
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors

12 December 2020 18	Castellón	3–0	Albacete	Castellón de la Plana
18:15 CET	Satrústegui 17' Marc Mateu 27' (pen.) Guillem Jaime 31' Carlos Delgado 52' Zlatanović 83' 90+1'	Report	Sepp Mvondo 9' Gorosito 29' Alberto Benito 29' Álvaro Jiménez 87' 87' Azamoum 88'	Stadium: Nou Estadi Castàlia Attendance: 0 Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors

21 December 2020 19	Mirandés	0–2	Albacete	Miranda de Ebro
19:00 CET	Víctor Gómez 69' Javi Muñoz 82'	Report	Diamanka 32' 70' Álvaro Peña 42' Boyomo 56' Ortuño 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Anduva Attendance: 0 Referee: Rafael Sánchez López
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors

3 January 2021 20	Albacete	1–1	Málaga	Albacete
18:15 CET	Kecojević 15' Ortuño 53' (pen.)	Report	Cristian Rodríguez 2' Jairo Samperio 50' Joaquín Muñoz 73'	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Belmonte Attendance: 0 Referee: Jon Ander González Esteban
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors

10 January 2021 21	Alcorcón	P–P	Albacete	Alcorcón
				Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Santo Domingo Attendance: 0
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors

22 January 2021 22	Albacete	1–0	Real Zaragoza	Albacete
21:00 CET	Azamoum 13' Manu Fuster 26' (pen.) Álvaro Arroyo 82'	Report	Alejandro Francés 19' Carlos Vigaray 25' Narváez 40'	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Belmonte Attendance: 0 Referee: Rubén Ávalos Barrera
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors

26 January 2021 21	Alcorcón	1–2	Albacete	Alcorcón
19:00 CET	Hugo Fraile 42' José Carlos 45' Ernesto Gómez 52' José León 68'	Report	Israfilov 30' Sepp Mvondo 59' Álvaro Jiménez 69' (pen.) Boyomo 78'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Santo Domingo Attendance: 0 Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors

30 January 2021 23	Real Oviedo	0–1	Albacete	Oviedo
16:00 CET	Javi Mier 35' Tejera 73'	Report	Zozulya 58' 90+2' Boyomo 90+6' Gorosito 90+7'	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere Attendance: 0 Referee: Aitor Gorostegui Fernández Ortega
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors

5 February 2021 24	Albacete	0–1	Mallorca	Albacete
21:00 CET	Gorosito 12' 37' Sepp Mvondo 71'	Report	Abdón Prats 44' Ruiz de Galarreta 45' Ndiaye 59' Russo 90+3'	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Belmonte Attendance: 0 Referee: Álvaro Moreno Aragón
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors

14 February 2021 25	Leganés	3–1	Albacete	Leganés
18:15 CET	Rubén Pardo 18' Robert Ibáñez 23' Borja Bastón 75' Sabin Merino 81'	Report	Fran García 49' Israfilov 62' Álvaro Jiménez 71'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Butarque Attendance: 0 Referee: José Antonio López Toca
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors

20 February 2021 26	Albacete	0–1	Sporting Gijón	Albacete
18:15 CET	Boyomo 49' Israfilov 61' Fran García 77' Cedric Teguia 90'	Report	Babin 31' José Gragera 64'	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Belmonte Attendance: 0 Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors

26 February 2021 27	Sabadell	0–0	Albacete	Sabadell
19:00 CET	Cornud 47' Víctor García 52'	Report	Alberto Benito 86' Álvaro Arroyo 90'	Stadium: Estadi de la Nova Creu Alta Attendance: 0 Referee: Saúl Ais Reig
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors

6 March 2021 28	Albacete	1–1	UD Logroñés	Albacete
20:30 CET	Alberto Benito 8' Torres 28' Boyomo 57' Zozulya 70' Fran García 72' Ortuño 90+3'	Report	Nano 74' Acevedo 90+1'	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Belmonte Attendance: 0 Referee: Iosu Galech Apezteguia
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors

14 March 2021 29	Tenerife	2–0	Albacete	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
18:15 CET	Moore 3' Vada 79' Álex Muñoz 86' 90+2'	Report	Israfilov 31' Cedric Teguia 38' Álvaro Arroyo 64' Tana 83' Kecojević 87'	Stadium: Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López Attendance: 0 Referee: Rafael Sánchez López
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors

22 March 2021 30	Albacete	2–0	FC Cartagena	Albacete
19:00 CET	Ortuño 21' Torres 57' Sepp Mvondo 90+2'	Report	José Jurado 14' David Forniés 77' Antoñito 80'	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Belmonte Attendance: 0 Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors

28 March 2021 31	Girona	2–1	Albacete	Girona
16:00 CET	Yan Couto 13' Gumbau 52' Ramon Terrats 57' Sylla 90+2' Juanpe 90+4' Stuani 90+5'	Report	Ortuño 68' Alberto Benito 81'	Stadium: Estadi Municipal de Montilivi Attendance: 0 Referee: David Gálvez Rascón
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors

31 March 2021 32	Albacete	0–1	Castellón	Albacete
19:00 CET	Zozulya 28' Torres 39'	Report	Jorge Fernández 63' 66'	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Belmonte Attendance: 0 Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors

4 April 2021 33	Albacete	0–3	Espanyol	Albacete
16:00 CET	Torres 24' Diamanka 30'	Report	Adrià Pedrosa 13' Raúl de Tomás 39' 90+5' Fernando Calero 49' 64'	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Belmonte Attendance: 0 Referee: José Antonio López Toca
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors

11 April 2021 34	Málaga	2–0	Albacete	Málaga
14:00 CET	Rahmani 23' Caye Quintana 56'	Report	Israfilov 33' Manu Fuster 63' Diego Vargas 90+1'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors

18 April 2021 35	Albacete	1–0	Mirandés	Albacete
14:00 CET	Cedric Teguia 71' Ortuño 83'	Report	Víctor Gómez 57'	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Belmonte Attendance: 0 Referee: Alejandro Muñíz Ruiz
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors

26 April 2021 36	Rayo Vallecano	2–2	Albacete	Madrid
19:00 CET	Saveljich 2' Mario Suárez 32' 61' Trejo 36' Isi Palazón 67' Joni Montiel 84' Bebé 85' 87' Qasmi 90+7'	Report	Álvaro Jiménez 62' (pen.) Manu Fuster 73' Dani Torres 84'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniel Ocón Arráiz
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors

3 May 2021 37	Albacete	0–1	Alcorcón	Albacete
21:00 CET	Álvaro Peña 53' Israfilov 68' Fran García 82' Carlos Isaac 90' Manu Fuster 90+5'	Report	Xisco 3' Ernesto Gómez 82'	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Belmonte Attendance: 0 Referee: Jon Ander González Esteban
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors

8 May 2021 38	Ponferradina	0–1	Albacete	Ponferrada
18:15 CET	Iván Rodríguez 47' Adri Castellano 75' Gaspar Panadero 86' Pablo Larrea 90+4' Caro 90+7'	Report	Javi Jiménez 7' Alberto Benito 28' Álvaro Jiménez 45' (pen.) Gorosito 58'	Stadium: Estadio El Toralín Attendance: 0 Referee: Iosu Galech Apezteguia
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors

15 May 2021 39	Almería	1–1	Albacete	Almería
21:00 CET	José Carlos Lazo 28' 43' Sergio Akieme 90'	Report	Ortuño 19' Álvaro Jiménez 22' Álvaro Peña 69' Kecojević 72' Carlos Isaac 90+3' Bernabé Barragán 90+5' Torres 90+7'	Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 0 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors

18 May 2021 40	Albacete	1–1	Lugo	Albacete
21:30 CET	Diamanka 30' Gorosito 39' Ortuño 45' 53'	Report	Diego Alende 18' José Rodríguez 25' 69' Luis Ruiz 45+3'	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Belmonte Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors

24 May 2021 41	Las Palmas	3–2	Albacete	Las Palmas
21:00 CET	Araujo 9' 74' 75' Jesé 41' Eric Curbelo 59' Benito Ramírez 81' Edu Espiau 90'	Report	Tana 66' Zozulya 79' Sepp Mvondo 89' Bernabé Barragán 90'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria Attendance: 0 Referee: Luis Mario Milla Alvéndiz
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors

30 May 2021 42	Albacete	1–2	Fuenlabrada	Albacete
18:30 CET	Gómez 67'	Report	Borja Garcés 44' 60' Juanma 59' Adrián Diéguez 85' Rosić 90+3'	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Belmonte Attendance: 0 Referee: Aitor Gorostegui Fernández Ortega
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors

Copa del Rey

16 December 2020 First round	Córdoba	1–0	Albacete	Córdoba
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Gorosito 63' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Nuevo Arcángel Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

Notes

References

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2020–21 Albacete Balompié season

Contents

Players

First-team squad

Reserve team

Out on loan

Transfers

In

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Segunda División

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Copa del Rey

Notes

References

External links