2015–16 SD Eibar season

The 2015–16 season is Eibar's 2nd season in La Liga and 75th season in professional football. Eibar was reinstated to the first division even though they finished 18th and subsequently relegated during the 2014–15 season, due to Elche's administrative relegation by the Liga de Fútbol Profesional (LFP).[1]

Eibar
2015–16 season
PresidentAlex Aranzábal
Head coachJosé Luis Mendilibar
StadiumIpurua
La Liga14th
Copa del ReyRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Borja Bastón (18)
All: Borja Bastón (19)
Highest home attendance6,100 vs Real Madrid
(29 November 2015)
Lowest home attendance3,061 vs Celtic
(18 July 2015)
Average home league attendance4,990 (includes 75th Anniv.)

Season edit

Thanks to their 2014 promotion and subsequent stay in La Liga, the club was able to expand the sitting of their stadium with the approval of the Eibar City Council. The addition of approximately 1,200 seats to the new North End raised the capacity to 6,267 of the stadium.[2] For the new season, Eibar changed kits supplier from Hummel to Puma[3] along with a new shirt sponsorship deal with Swiss oil company AVIA International.[4]

On 18 July 2015, Eibar played its 75th-anniversary game against Scottish club Celtic in Ipurua (1–4).[5] This included an inaugural ceremony on the pitch with a parade of 19th century clothed basque soldiers with a Saltire and bagpipes playing Scotland the Brave, with officials from both clubs shooting a 350 kg 19th century cannon. Eibar stated that they invited Celtic as their opponent for the game due to the strong connection between the Basque Country and Scotland, and also due to the Scottish presence in Eibar through the years (the main supporter group is named "Eskozia la Brava", meaning "Scotland the Brave").[6][7]

After their opening weekend victory over Granada at Los Carmenes, Eibar lead La Liga's league table for the first time in their 75 years history.[8] On 26 August, Eibar made official the transfer of Japanese international Takashi Inui from Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.[9] The reported fee of 0.3 million euros is the most expensive transfer in Eibar's history.[10] In response to the 2015 European migrant crisis, Eibar released a statement appealing to different government agencies, including the European Union, Government of Spain and Basque Government to find humanitarian solutions to this crisis. Eibar also pledged to donate 5 euros to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for every ticket sold to their home match against Atlético Madrid.[11]

Squad edit

Team statistics edit

Number Position Name Age Since La Liga Copa del Rey Signed from Notes
Apps Mins       Apps Mins      
Goalkeepers
1 GK   Xabi Irureta 38 2009 4 360 0 0 0 4 540 0 2 0 Real Unión
13 GK   Asier Riesgo 40 2015 34 3060 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Osasuna
25 GK   Jaime Jimenez 43 2014 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Real Valladolid
Defenders
2 CB   Ion Ansotegi 41 2016 8 542 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Real Sociedad
3 CB   Aleksandar Pantić 32 2015 20 1677 0 6 0 3 206 0 0 0 Villarreal (on loan)
4 CB   Iván Ramis 39 2015 23 1794 0 8 1 2 154 0 1 0 Levante
15 CB   Mauro dos Santos 34 2015 31 2682 0 7 0 2 180 0 1 0 Almería
16 FB   Lillo 35 2013 10 549 0 5 1 3 170 0 1 0 Alcoyano
17 LB   David Juncà 30 2015 31 2335 0 8 0 2 163 0 0 0 Girona
19 LB   Antonio Luna 33 2015 15 1001 0 2 0 3 197 0 2 0   Aston Villa
23 CB   Borja Ekiza 36 2014 4 188 0 1 0 3 270 0 0 0 Athletic Bilbao
33 CB   Imanol Corral 30 2016 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Youth system
Midfielders
5 MF   Gonzalo Escalante 31 2015 34 2829 3 15 0 2 160 0 0 1   Catania
6 DM   Josip Radošević 30 2016 8 405 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0   Napoli (on loan)
7 MF   Ander Capa (vice-captain) 32 2012 36 3122 2 12 0 1 90 0 0 0 Youth system
8 AM   Takashi Inui 35 2015 27 1627 3 1 0 2 135 0 0 0   Eintracht Frankfurt
11 MF   Izet Hajrović 32 2015 7 174 0 0 0 2 172 1 0 1   Werder Bremen (on loan)
14 MF   Dani García (captain) 33 2014 35 3056 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 Real Sociedad
20 MF   Keko Gontán 32 2015 29 2315 3 5 1 3 145 0 0 0 Albacete
22 AM   Jota 32 2016 13 689 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0   Brentford (on loan)
24 MF   Adrián González 35 2015 32 2230 5 6 0 4 305 0 0 0 Elche
28 MF   Iñigo Barrenetxea 30 2015 1 2 0 0 0 2 135 0 0 0 Youth system
29 MF   Asier Etxaburu 30 2015 0 0 0 0 0 1 46 0 0 0 Youth system
Forwards
9 FW   Sergi Enrich 34 2015 38 2420 9 4 0 3 162 2 0 0 Numancia
18 FW   Borja Bastón 31 2015 36 2577 18 3 0 3 180 1 1 0 Atlético Madrid (on loan)
21 FW   Saúl Berjón 37 2014 29 1400 4 1 0 2 180 1 0 0 Real Murcia
Departed during season
CF   Mikel Arruabarrena 41 2009 6 56 1 0 0 2 180 1 0 0   Legia Warsaw
AM   Eddy Israfilov 31 2015 6 207 0 2 0 3 170 0 1 0 Real Murcia (on loan)
FW   Simone Verdi 31 2015 9 290 0 2 0 4 315 1 0 0   Milan (on loan)

Last updated: 1 June 2016
Source: First Team Statistics

From youth squad 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
26 MF   ESP Thaylor Lubanzadio
28 MF   ESP Iñigo Barrenetxea
29 MF   ESP Asier Etxaburu
30 GK   ESP Jorge Mediavilla
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 DF   ESP Imanol Corral
MF   ESP Ander Gayoso
FW   ESP Endika Arandilla

Technical staff edit

Position Name
First team head coach José Luis Mendilibar
Assistant coach Iñaki Bea
Fitness coach Toni Ruiz
Alain Gandiaga
Goalkeeping coach Josu Anuzita
Physiotherapist Manu Sánchez
Unai Ormazabal
Doctor Ostaiska Egia
Team liaison German Andueza

Last updated: 29 July 2014
Source: SD Eibar

Transfers edit

Out edit

Number Position Name Age Moving to Type Transfer window Source
2 RB   Eneko Boveda 26 Athletic Bilbao End of contract Summer
22 CB   Raúl Navas 27 Real Sociedad Loan return Summer
24 LB   Abraham Minero 29 Real Zaragoza Loan return Summer
20 CF   Manu del Moral 31 Sevilla Loan return Summer
19 CF   Federico Piovaccari 30   Sampdoria Loan return Summer
17 CB   Dídac Vilà 26   Milan Loan return Summer
CB   Rafael Páez 20   Liverpool Loan return Summer
13 GK   Txusta 29 Real Unión End of contract Summer
4 DM   Txema Añibarro 35 Retired Summer
18 DM   Derek Boateng 32 End of contract Summer
12 DM   Borja Fernández 34   Atlético de Kolkata End of contract Summer
9 CF   Ángel 28 Real Zaragoza End of contract Summer
15 CF   Dejan Lekić 30   Atlético de Kolkata End of contract Summer
MF   Sergio García 25 Real Murcia Loan Summer
MF   Aitor Ortega 23 Barakaldo Loan Summer
FW   Julen Iriarte 23 Real Unión Loan Summer
11 MF   Dani Nieto 24   Skoda Xanthi Contract termination Summer
8 DM   Jon Errasti 27   Spezia Contract termination Summer
5 MF   Gonzalo Escalante 22   Catania Loan return Winter
10 CF   Mikel Arruabarrena 32 Huesca Loan Winter
9 FW   Simone Verdi 23   Milan Loan return Winter
6 AM   Eddy Israfilov 23 Real Murcia Loan return Winter

In edit

Number Position Name Age Moving from Type Transfer window Source
MF   Ander Gayoso 21 Barakaldo Loan return Summer
AM   Aitor Ortega 22 Amorebieta Loan return Summer
CF   Julen Iriarte 23 Mallorca B Loan return Summer
LB   Antonio Luna 24   Aston Villa Transfer Summer SDEibar.com
AM   Eddy Pascual 22 Real Murcia Loan Summer SDEibar.com
MF   Keko Gontán 23 Albacete Transfer Summer SDEibar.com
MF   Sergio García 25 Leioa Transfer Summer SDEibar.com
MF   Gonzalo Escalante 22   Catania Loan Summer SDEibar.com
FW   Sergi Enrich 25 Numancia Transfer Summer SDEibar.com
FW   Thaylor Lubazandio 21 Celta Vigo B Transfer Summer SDEibar.com
CB   Iván Ramis 30 Levante Transfer Summer SDEibar.com
CB   Mauro dos Santos 26 Almería Transfer Summer SDEibar.com
GK   Asier Riesgo 31 Osasuna Transfer Summer SDEibar.com[permanent dead link]
LB   David Juncà 21 Girona Transfer Summer SDEibar.com
FW   Borja Bastón 22 Atlético Madrid Loan Summer SDEibar.com
MF   Adrián González 27 Elche Transfer Summer SDEibar.com
FW   Simone Verdi 23   Milan Loan Summer SDEibar.com
CB   Aleksandar Pantić 23 Villarreal Loan Summer SDEibar.com
AM   Takashi Inui 27   Eintracht Frankfurt Transfer Summer SDEibar.com
MF   Izet Hajrović 24   Werder Bremen Loan Summer SDEibar.com
5 MF   Gonzalo Escalante 22   Catania Transfer Winter SDEibar.com
AM   Jota 24   Brentford Loan Winter SDEibar.com
CB   Ion Ansotegi 33 Real Sociedad Transfer Winter SDEibar.com
DM   Josip Radošević 21   Napoli Loan Winter SDEibar.com

Competitions edit

Overall edit

Competition Started round Current position/round Final position First match Last match
La Liga 14th 24 August 2015 15 May 2016
Copa del Rey Round of 32 Round of 16 2 December 2016 13 January 2016

Record edit

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 38 11 10 17 49 61 −12 028.95
Copa del Rey 4 1 0 3 8 9 −1 025.00
Total 42 12 10 20 57 70 −13 028.57

Last updated: 1 June 2016
Source: Competitions

Friendlies edit

Kickoff times are in CET.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Round Date Time Opponent H/A Score Scorer Attendance Referee
75th Anniversary 18 July 2015 19:00   Celtic H 1–4 Arruabarrena   67' (pen.) 3,061 Bikandi Garrido (Basque Country)
Pre-season 23 July 2015 19:30 Logroñés A 1–0 Arruabarrena   84' 1,500 César Soto (Castile-La Mancha)
Pre-season 24 July 2015 19:00 Real Unión N 3–1 Keko Gontán   3', Dani Nieto   84', 89' 500 Ibai Rezola (Basque Country)
Pre-season 30 July 2015 19:00 Mirandés N 0–0 600
Pre-season 31 July 2015 19:00 Osasuna N 0–1 1,000 Fermín Lampreabe (Navarre)
Pre-season 6 August 2015 20:00 Mensajero N 1–1 (4–2p) Endika   22' 300 Christian Gadella (Canary Islands).
XLV Teide Trophy 7 August 2015 21:00 Tenerife N 1–1 (2–4p) Saúl Berjón   43' 2,000 Daniel Trujillo (Canary Islands)
Pre-season 12 August 2015 20:30 Numancia A 2–0 Borja   44', Sergi Enrich   89' 2,032 De la Fuente Ramos (Castile and León)
City of Valladolid Trophy 15 August 2015 20:30 Real Valladolid A 0–1 3,289 Valdés Aller (Castile and León)
Friendly[12] 3 September 2015 19:00 Sporting Gijón N 0–1 400 Ander González (Basque Country)
Friendly[13] 9 October 2015 19:30   Bordeaux N 5–0 Arruabarrena   10', 66', Sergi Enrich   46', Saúl Berjón   62'
Keko Gontán   75'
Friendly[14] 12 November 2015 19:00   Toulouse N 3–1 Sergi Enrich   33', Thaylor   57', Arruabarrena   79' Saïd Ennjimi (France)

Primera División edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Valencia 38 11 11 16 46 48 −2 44[a]
13 Espanyol 38 12 7 19 40 74 −34 43[b]
14 Eibar 38 11 10 17 49 61 −12 43[b]
15 Deportivo La Coruña 38 8 18 12 45 61 −16 42
16 Granada 38 10 9 19 46 69 −23 39[c]
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. ^ Las Palmas finished ahead of Valencia on head-to-head record; Valencia 1–1 Las Palmas, Las Palmas 2–1 Valencia.
  2. ^ a b Espanyol finished ahead of Eibar on head-to-head goal difference; Eibar 2–1 Espanyol, Espanyol 4–2 Eibar.
  3. ^ Granada finished ahead of Sporting Gijón on head-to-head record; Granada 2–0 Sporting Gijón, Sporting Gijón 3–3 Granada.

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 10 17 49 51  −2 43 8 5 6 26 22  +4 3 5 11 23 29  −6

Last updated: 1 June 2016.
Source: SDEibar.com

Result round by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWDLDDWDLWWDLLDLWWWWLLLWLLLLDDLLWLDLDL
Position12568777766689101188666886778888912101111121214
Updated to match(es) played on 1 June 2016. Source: League matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

Kickoff times are in CET and CEST.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Round Date Time Opponent H/A Score Scorer Attendance Referee
1 24 August 2015 20:30 Granada A 3–1 Adrián   22', Escalante   35', Arruabarrena   67' 14,833 Iglesias Villanueva (Galicia)
2 30 August 2015 18:30 Athletic Bilbao H 2–0 Saúl Berjón   34' (pen.), Adrián   62' 5,511 Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia)
3 13 September 2015 20:30 Málaga A 0–0 19,937 Undiano Mallenco (Navarre)
4 19 September 2015 20:30 Atlético Madrid H 0–2 5,128 Hernández Hernández (Canary Islands)
5 23 September 2015 20:00 Levante A 2–2 Borja   10', 48' 11,013 Velasco Carballo (Community of Madrid)
6 26 September 2015 22:00 Celta Vigo H 1–1 Borja   3' 4,862 Pérez Montero (Andalusia)
7 3 October 2015 22:00 Las Palmas A 2–0 Saúl Berjón   7', Borja   62' 18,506 Mateu Lahoz (Valencian Community)
8 17 October 2015 18:00 Sevilla H 1–1 Borja   9' 5,462 Juan Martínez Munuera (Valencian Community)
9 25 October 2015 18:00 Barcelona A 1–3 Borja   10' 76,622 Del Cerro Grande (Community of Madrid)
10 1 November 2015 12:00 Rayo Vallecano H 1–0 Llorente   21' (o.g.) 5,363 Álvarez Izquierdo (Catalonia)
11 7 November 2015 20:30 Getafe H 3–1 Sergi Enrich   16', 29', Saúl Berjón   61' 5,333 Iglesias Villanueva (Galicia)
12 22 November 2015 16:00 Villarreal A 1–1 Sergi Enrich   27', Dani García   16,770 Prieto Iglesias (Navarre)
13 29 November 2015 16:00 Real Madrid H 0–2 5,892 Gil Manzano (Community of Madrid)
14 6 December 2015 12:00 Real Sociedad A 1–2[permanent dead link] Borja   4' 23,461 Melero López (Andalusia)
15 13 December 2015 16:00 Valencia H 1–1 Sergi Enrich   45', Saúl Berjón  , N.E. Ramis   90+2' 5,182 González González (Castile-León)
16 19 December 2015 22:05 Deportivo La Coruña A 0–2 19,281 Estrada Fernández (Catalan)
17 30 December 2015 18:30 Sporting Gijón H 2–0 Keko Gontán   55', Borja   62' 5,471 Velasco Carballo (Community of Madrid)
18 4 January 2016 20:30 Real Betis A 4–0 Capa   3', Keko Gontán   17', Adrián   71', Borja   82' 33,609 Prieto Iglesias (Navarre)
19 10 January 2016 18:15 Espanyol H 2–1 Inui   15', Borja   74' (pen.) 4,587 Jaime Latre (Aragon)
20 18 January 2016 20:30 Granada H 5–1[permanent dead link] Inui   35', Sergi Enrich   38', 68', Borja   74', 79' 4,215 José María Sánchez Martínez (Murcia)
21 24 January 2016 12:00 Athletic Bilbao A 2–5 Borja   4', 50' (pen.) 43,557 Gil Manzano (Community of Madrid)
22 30 January 2016 18:15 Málaga H 1–2 Borja   90+4' 5,249 Mateu Lahoz (Valencian Community)
23 6 February 2016 16:00 Atlético Madrid A 1–3 Keko   46' 45,321 Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia)
24 14 February 2016 18:15 Levante H 2–0 Borja   37', Adrián   58' 4,766 Estrada Fernández (Catalonia)
25 20 February 2016 22:05 Celta Vigo A 2–3 Saúl Berjón   84' (pen.), Inui   87' 14,725 Melero López (Andalusia)
26 26 February 2016 20:30 Las Palmas H 0–1 5,112 Pérez Montero (Andalusia)
27 2 March 2016 20:00 Sevilla A 0–1 29,627 Juan Martínez Munuera (Valencian Community)
28 6 March 2016 16:00 Barcelona H 0–4 6,100 Undiano Mallenco (Navarre)
29 12 March 2016 22:05 Rayo Vallecano A 1–1 Escalante   36' 10,567 Álvarez Izquierdo (Catalonia)
30 18 March 2016 20:30 Getafe A 1–1 Borja   87' 6,557 Iglesias Villanueva (Galicia)
31 3 April 2016 18:15 Villarreal H 1–2 Capa   22' 5,183 Del Cerro Grande (Community of Madrid)
32 10 April 2016 16:00 Real Madrid A 0–4 70,689 José María Sánchez Martínez (Murcia)
33 17 April 2016 20:30 Real Sociedad H 2–1[permanent dead link] Sergi Enrich   32', Escalante   58' 5,801 Melero López (Andalusia)
34 20 April 2016 20:45 Valencia A 0–4[permanent dead link] 34,376 Estrada Fernández (Catalonia)
35 23 April 2016 22:05 Deportivo La Coruña H 1–1[permanent dead link] Adrián   8' 4,606 Prieto Iglesias (Navarre)
36 29 April 2016 20:30 Sporting Gijón A 0–2[permanent dead link] 25,436 Hernández Hernández (Canary Islands)
37 8 May 2016 17:00 Real Betis H 1–1[permanent dead link] Sergi Enrich   73' 5,168 Juan Martínez Munuera (Valencian Community)
38 15 May 2016 19:00 Espanyol A 2–4[permanent dead link] Borja   57' (pen.), Sergi Enrich   90' 13,307 Melero López (Andalusia)

Results overview edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

Region Team Home score Away score
  Granada 5–1 1–3
Málaga 1–2 0–0
Real Betis 1–1 0–4
Sevilla 1–1 0–1
  Atlético Madrid 0–2 1–3
Getafe 3–1 1–1
Rayo Vallecano 1–0 1–1
Real Madrid 0–2 4-0
  Levante 2–0 2–2
Valencia 1–1 4-0
Villarreal 1–2 1–1
  Athletic Bilbao 2–0 5–2
Real Sociedad 2–1 2–1
  Barcelona 0-4 3–1
Espanyol 2–1 4–2
  Celta Vigo 1–1 3–2
Deportivo La Coruña 1–1 2–0
  Las Palmas 0–1 0–2
  Sporting Gijón 2–0 2–0

Copa del Rey edit

Kickoff times are in CET and CEST.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Round Date Time Opponent H/A Score Scorer Attendance Referee
Round of 32 (First leg) 3 December 2015 21:00 Ponferradina A 0–3 3,889 Jaime Latre (Aragon)
Round of 32 (Second leg) 16 December 2015 20:00 Ponferradina H 4–0 (4–3 agg.) Borja   45+2', Sergi Enrich   62', Verdi   73', Arruabarrena   85' (pen.) 3,079 Clos Gómez (Aragon)
Round of 16 (First leg) 7 January 2016 20:30 Las Palmas H 2–3 Hajrović   10',   82', Saúl Berjón   20', Escalante   86' 4,536 Álvarez Izquierdo (Catalonia)
Round of 16 (Second leg) 13 January 2016 21:00 Las Palmas A 2–3 (4–6 agg.) Ekiza   52', Sergi Enrich   53' 13,588 Pérez Montero (Andalusia)

References edit

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  2. ^ "Ipurua seating expansion" (in Spanish). SDEibar.com. 25 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-08-28. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Puma new kit supplier" (in Spanish). SDEibar.com. 10 July 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-07-14. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  4. ^ "New shirt sponsor" (in Spanish). SDEibar.com. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Eibar 1-4 Celtic" (in Spanish). SDEibar.com. 18 July 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-09-21. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Ezkozia La Brava". Scotsman.com. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Ezkozia La Brava". HeraldScotland.com. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  8. ^ "Eibar wins opener" (in Spanish). SDEibar.com. 25 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-08-28. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Inui moves to Eibar" (in Spanish). SDEibar.com. 26 August 2015. Archived from the original on 28 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  10. ^ "Inui most expensive transfer" (in Spanish). AS.com. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  11. ^ "Eibar in solidarity with migrant crisis" (in Spanish). SDEibar.com. 5 September 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-09-14. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  12. ^ "FIFA International Week friendly" (in Spanish). SDEibar.com. 28 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  13. ^ "Second FIFA International Week friendly" (in Spanish). SDEibar.com. 28 September 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-09-29. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  14. ^ "Third FIFA International Week friendly" (in Spanish). SDEibar.com. 28 September 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 3 November 2015.

External links edit