2015–16 Real Betis season

The 2015–16 Real Betis season was the club's 107th season in its history. It spent the season participating in La Liga, the top-flight of Spanish football, after playing one season in the Segunda División in 2014–15.[1]

Real Betis
2015–16 season
PresidentJuan Carlos Ollero
Head coachGus Poyet
StadiumBenito Villamarín
La Liga10th
Copa del ReyRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Rubén Castro (19)
All: Rubén Castro (19)

Players edit

Current squad edit

As of 29 January 2016[2]

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   ESP Dani Giménez
2 DF   ESP Francisco Molinero
3 DF   EGY Amro Tarek
4 DF   ESP Bruno
5 MF   ALG Foued Kadir
7 MF   ESP Joaquín
9 FW   NED Ricky van Wolfswinkel (on loan from Norwich City)
10 MF   ESP Dani Ceballos
11 MF   PER Juan Manuel Vargas
12 DF   ITA Cristiano Piccini
13 GK   ESP Antonio Adán
14 MF   ESP Xavi Torres (vice-captain)
15 MF   FRA Didier Digard
16 MF   ESP Álvaro Cejudo
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF   GER Heiko Westermann
18 MF   SEN Alfred N'Diaye
19 FW   ESP Jorge Molina (captain)
20 DF   ARG Germán Pezzella
21 MF   ESP Álvaro Vadillo
22 MF   ESP Francisco Portillo
23 MF   NED Rafael van der Vaart
24 FW   ESP Rubén Castro
25 MF   BRA Petros
33 DF   ESP Francisco Varela
41 GK   ESP Pedro López
52 MF   ESP Fabián
FW   BRA Leandro Damião
MF   BEL Charly Musonda (on loan from Chelsea)

Out on loan edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   ESP Álex Martínez (at Elche)
DF   ESP José Caro (at Elche)
MF   ESP Dani Pacheco (at Alavés)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   CHI Lorenzo Reyes (at Almería)
FW   ESP Álex Alegría (at Numancia)
FW   URU Braian Rodríguez (at Grêmio)

Competitions edit

Overall edit

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
La Liga
Copa del Rey Round of 32

Updated to match played 6 August 2015
Source: Competitions

Overview edit

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 35 10 11 14 31 48 −17 028.57
Copa del Rey 4 1 1 2 5 9 −4 025.00
Total 39 11 12 16 36 57 −21 028.21

Last updated: 25 April 2016
Source: Competitions

La Liga edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Málaga 38 12 12 14 38 35 +3 48[a]
9 Real Sociedad 38 13 9 16 45 48 −3 48[a]
10 Real Betis 38 11 12 15 34 52 −18 45
11 Las Palmas 38 12 8 18 45 53 −8 44[b]
12 Valencia 38 11 11 16 46 48 −2 44[b]
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. ^ a b Málaga finished ahead of Real Sociedad on head-to-head record; Málaga 3–1 Real Sociedad, Real Sociedad 1–1 Málaga.
  2. ^ a b Las Palmas finished ahead of Valencia on head-to-head record; Valencia 1–1 Las Palmas, Las Palmas 2–1 Valencia.

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 11 12 15 33 51  −18 45 6 6 7 17 23  −6 5 6 8 16 28  −12

Last updated: 15 May 2016.
Source: [citation needed]

Result round by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAAAHAHAHAH
ResultDLWDLWWLDLWLWDLDLLLDDLWDDDWWLLLWDWLLDW
Position7189111410810101311121111111212141515141512141313131011131413141313131410
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

23 August 2015 (2015-08-23) 1 Real Betis 1–1 Villarreal Seville
22:30 CEST Bruno   26'
Cejudo   35'
Pezzella   50'
Castro   87'
Report Soldado   31'
Castillejo   49'
Bruno   90+2'
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 37,996
Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido
29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 2 Real Madrid 5–0 Real Betis Madrid
22:30 CEST Bale   2', 89'
Kroos   24'
Rodríguez   39', 50'
Benzema   47'
Varane   60'
Casemiro   86'
Report Vargas   29'
Molinero   38'
Torres   90+2'
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 70,876
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 3 Real Betis 1–0 Real Sociedad Seville
22:00 CEST N'Diaye   27'
Bruno   37'
Castro   41'
Petros   42'   45+1'
Ceballos   78'
Portillo   90+2'
Report De la Bella   20'
Pardo   36'
Reyes   56'
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 37,909
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo
19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 4 Valencia 0–0 Real Betis Valencia
18:15 CEST Orbán   46'
Mustafi   49'
De Paul   78'
Fuego   86'
Report Ceballos   21'   48'
Vargas   30'
Adán   90+3'
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 40,560
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo
24 September 2015 (2015-09-24) 5 Real Betis 1–2 Deportivo La Coruña Seville
22:00 CEST Joaquín   27'
Piccini   43'
Petros   59'
Westermann   86'
Report J. Rodríguez   45'
Cartabia   54'
Fajr   72'
Navarro   76'
Lux   79'
Laure   82'
Luisinho   90+4'
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 36,093
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
27 September 2015 (2015-09-27) 6 Sporting Gijón 1–2 Real Betis Gijón
12:00 CEST Castro   17'
Cases   90'
Report Joaquín   46'
Castro   57'
N'Diaye   69'
Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 23,320
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
4 October 2015 (2015-10-04) 7 Rayo Vallecano 0–2 Real Betis Madrid
12:00 CEST Bangoura   52'
Guerra   68'
Bebé   89'
Raț   90+3'
Report Westermann   20'
Rennella   37'
Piccini   40'
Castro   61'
Stadium: Campo de Vallecas
Attendance: 11,719
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva
17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 8 Real Betis 1–3 Espanyol Seville
22:05 CEST Ceballos   54'
Portillo   58'
Rennella   89'
Report Roco   4'
Pérez   20'
Arbilla   30'
Caicedo   51',   61'
Sánchez   55',   70'
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 30,187
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 9 Granada 1–1 Real Betis Granada
18:15 CEST Foulquier   3'
Márquez   33'
Pérez   39'
Biraghi   78'
Report Castro   40' (pen.)
Varela   69'
Portillo   78'
Digard   84'
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 18,358
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
1 November 2015 (2015-11-01) 10 Real Betis 1–3 Athletic Bilbao Seville
20:30 CET Ceballos   31'
Castro   67' (pen.)
Pezzella   75'
Report Williams   8', 45'
García   12',   87'
San José   23'
Laporte   33'
Etxeita   65'
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 24,879
Referee: José González González
7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) 11 Málaga 0–1 Real Betis Málaga
22:05 CET 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
22 November 2015 (2015-11-22) 12 Real Betis 0–1 Atlético Madrid Seville
20:30 CET Bruno   53' Report Koke   7'
Filipe Luís   9'
Tiago   27'
Gámez   38'
Gabi   77'
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 41,976
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
27 November 2015 13 Levante 0–1 Real Betis Valencia
20:30 CET Deyverson   14'
Verza   44'
Feddal   66'
Roger   71'
P. López   78'
Juanfran   81'
Víctor   90+5'
Report Castro   4'
Cejudo   37'
Westermann   48'   79'
Varela   80'
Adán   90+3'
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 13,957
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
5 December 2015 14 Real Betis 1–1 Celta Vigo Seville
22:05 CET Bruno   16'
N'Diaye   34'
Petros   38'
Molina   68',   82'
Ceballos   87'
Report Bongonda   22',   25'
Planas   29'
Mallo   35'
Jonny   48'
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 33,762
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
12 December 2015 15 Las Palmas 1–0 Real Betis Las Palmas
22:05 CET Mesa   52'
Viera   62'
Castellano   64'
Willian José   90+3'
Report Stadium: Gran Canaria
Attendance: 16,701
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
19 December 2015 16 Real Betis 0–0 Sevilla Seville
20:30 CET Molinero   4'
Westermann   18'
Ceballos   50'
Cejudo   62'
Joaquín   69'
Adán   79'
Digard   90+2'
Report Krychowiak   28'
Vitolo   56'
Trémoulinas   63'
Rami   79'
Iborra   89'
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 50,073
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez
30 December 2015 17 Barcelona 4–0 Real Betis Barcelona
20:30 CET Westermann   29' (o.g.)
Messi   33'
Suárez   46', 83'
Alves   77'
Report Adán   27'
Petros   30'
Pezzella   68'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 83,630
Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido
3 January 2016 18 Real Betis 0–4 Eibar Seville
16:00 CET Figueras   16'
Vargas   34'
Molina   58'
Castro   90+2'
Report Capa   3'
Inui   13'
Keko   17'
Adrián   61',   71'
Luna   66'
Borja   82'
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 33,609
Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias
9 January 2016 19 Getafe 1–0 Real Betis Getafe
18:15 CET Vázquez   57'
Guaita   89'
Report Piccini   54'
Vargas   62'
Pezzella   90+3'
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 6,940
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo
16 January 2016 20 Villarreal 0–0 Real Betis Vilarreal
20:30 CET Ruiz   24'
Castillejo   90+4'
Report Petros   79' Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 15,402
Referee: José González González
24 January 2016 21 Real Betis 1–1 Real Madrid Seville
20:30 CET Cejudo   7'
Vargas   58'
Petros   61'
Molinero   69'
Report Danilo   64'
Benzema   71'
Carvajal   90+2'
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 48,111
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
30 January 2016 (2016-01-30) 22 Real Sociedad 2–1 Real Betis San Sebastián
22:05 CET Prieto   18'
I. Martínez   33'
Pardo   58'
Report Molinero   36'
Castro   51'
Cejudo   60'
Portillo   90'
Joaquín   90+1'
Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias
7 February 2016 (2016-02-07) 23 Real Betis 1–0 Valencia Seville
16:00 CET Pezzella   11'
Castro   49'
Ceballos   70'
Adán   74'
Montoya   78'
Report Mustafi   22'
Gomes   27'
Cheryshev   29'
Parejo   35'
Zahibo   58'
Gayà   62'   85'
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 40,228
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 24 Deportivo La Coruña 2–2 Real Betis A Coruña
22:05 CET Bergantiños   15',   52'
Fajr   51'
Report Musonda   20'
Vargas   37'
Stadium: Estadio Riazor
Attendance: 17,184
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
20 February 2016 (2016-02-20) 25 Real Betis 1–1 Sporting Gijón Seville
20:30 CET Montoya   32'
Pezzella   67'
N'Diaye   87'
Report Álvarez   37'
López   60'
Castro   65'
Vranješ   81'
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 41,345
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo
27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 26 Real Betis 2–2 Rayo Vallecano Gijón
18:15 CET Castro   14', 28'
Ceballos   62'
Petros   90+5'
Report Manucho   48', 51'
Trashorras   62'
Llorente   71'
Quini   76'
Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 35,666
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
2 March 2016 (2016-03-02) 27 Espanyol 0–3 Real Betis Barcelona
20:30 CET Caicedo   41'
Pérez   70'
Ó. Duarte   81'
Sánchez   82'
Report Castro   10'
Bruno   18'
Pezzella   20'
Molinero   69'
Vargas   71'
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
Attendance: 23,714
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
6 March 2016 (2016-03-06) 28 Real Betis 2–0 Granada Seville
20:30 CET Pezzella   12'
Vargas   41'   53'
Bruno   71'
Molina   79'
N'Diaye   85'
Castro   90+5'
Report Peñaranda   20'
Pérez   40'
Success   47'
Lopes   47'
Barral   69'
Costa   76'
Rochina   87'
Fernández
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 43,174
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva
13 March 2016 29 Athletic Bilbao 3–1 Real Betis Bilbao
18:15 CET García   20'
Merino   34', 50'
Rico   44'
Report Castro   85' Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 42,563
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 30 Real Betis 0–1 Málaga Seville
22:05 CET Pezzella   17'
Montoya   52'
Molina   90'
Report Albentosa   27'
Castro   45'
Camacho   82'
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 31,371
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez
2 April 2016 31 Atlético Madrid 5–1 Real Betis Madrid
16:00 CEST Torres   37'
Griezmann   41', 81'
Koke   38'
Juanfran   65'
Thomas   90+1'
Report Pezzella   61'
Kadir   62'
Torres   74'
Castro   79'
Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 46,506
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) 32 Real Betis 1–0 Levante Seville
22:05 CEST N'Diaye   35'
Musonda   70'
Bruno   80'
Castro   81'
Cejudo   90+2'
Report P. López   82'
Juanfran   89'
José Mari   90+4'
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 37,091
Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias
17 April 2016 (2016-04-17) 33 Celta Vigo 1–1 Real Betis Vigo
22:05 CEST Cabral   59'
Jonny   72'
Hernández   78',   78'
Orellana   89'
Report N'Diaye   24'
Castro   32'
Ceballos   56'
Cejudo   82'
Stadium: Balaídos
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
19 April 2016 (2016-04-19) 34 Real Betis 1–0 Las Palmas Seville
21:00 CEST Cejudo   80'
Van Wolfswinkel   83',   86'
Report Aythami   32'   41'
Willian José   68'
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 30,634
Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido
24 April 2016 35 Sevilla 2–0 Betis Seville
16:00 CEST Banega   9'
Gameiro   49',   67'
Reyes   66'
Coke   80'
Escudero   82'
Mariano   90'
Report Musonda   13'
Pezzella   33'
Cejudo   57'
Westermann   79'
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 39,523
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo
30 April 2016 36 Real Betis 0–2 Barcelona Seville
20:30 CEST Bruno   21'
Westermann   28'   35'
Petros   34'
Ceballos   67'
Report Messi   23'
Piqué   23'
Alves   45+1'
Rakitić   50'
Suárez   81'
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 40,467
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
8 May 2016 37 Eibar 1–1 Real Betis Eibar
17:00 CEST Mauro   39'
Enrich   73'
Report Castro   37'
Cejudo   70'
Montoya   82'
Adán   85'
Stadium: Ipurua
Attendance: 5,168
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
15 May 2016 38 Real Betis 2–1 Getafe Seville
19:30 CEST Petros   35'
Pezzella   56'
Castro   73' (pen.)
Report Vergini   52'
J. Rodríguez   52'
Cala   55'
Pereira   66'
Medrán   71',   84'
Suárez   72'
Emi   75'
Šćepović   83'
Yoda   89'
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 37,166
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

Copa del Rey edit

Round of 32 edit

2 December 2015 First leg Real Betis 2–0 Sporting Gijón Seville
20:00 CET Vadillo   47'
Petros   64'
Vargas   90+3'
Report Mascarell   59'
Sanabria   86'
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 21,036
Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido
15 December 2015 Second leg Sporting Gijón 3–3
(3–5 agg.)
Real Betis Gijón
20:00 CET Bernardo   14'
Pérez   26'
Halilović   47', 72' (pen.)
Report Van Wolfswinkel   18', 83'
Torres   20'
Pezzella   46'
Molinero   54'
Cejudo   88'
Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 12,642
Referee: José González González

Round of 16 edit

6 January 2016 First leg Real Betis 0–2 Sevilla Seville
18:15 CET Report Krohn-Dehli   13'
Krychowiak   49'
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 36,832
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
12 January 2016 Second leg Sevilla 4–0
(6–0 agg.)
Real Betis Seville
20:30 CET Reyes   4'
Rami   35'
Gameiro   73'
Kakuta   89'
Report Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 36,812
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

See also edit

2015–16 La Liga

References edit

  1. ^ "Ronaldo brace sends Real second, Betis relegated". FIFA. 26 April 2014. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Real Betis Balompié - Primer Equipo". Archived from the original on 2013-11-16. Retrieved 2015-09-20.

External links edit