Elche
Elche have had 18 managers since 2015/16. Eder Sarabia (Aug 2024 – May 2026) had the best points per game of them (1.53 in 81 matches) and took the club rating from 1,800 to 1,896.
Elche managers
24 spells since 2008 · newest firstBefore 2015/16 · 4 spells, Sep 2008 – May 2015
Before 2015/16 the source names the manager on fewer matches, so these rows can miss games.
Pacheta is the longest-serving: 92 matches over 2 years (Aug 2018 – Aug 2020). Eder Sarabia added the most coach rating: +54.2 over 81 matches.
Club rating - the club's rating at the manager's first rated match → after the last. Coach rating - what the spell added to the manager's coach rating. Vs expected - average result per match above what the club rating predicted. Stand-in - a caretaker who covered a few matches during another manager's spell, folded under that spell. Every competition we hold, lower divisions included.
Club rating
since 2015/16 · line by managerElche's club rating peaked at 1,919 in August 2021, under Francisco Escribá Segura, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 1,674 in June 2017, under Vicente Parras.
One point per month: the club's rating before its last rated match of the month, the manager's part left out. World rank among the 943 clubs with a match in the last 12 months and 30+ rated matches. The rating describes results so far - it doesn't predict the next game. How the club rating works ›
Next matches
next 14 days · UK timeClub rating chances on league games only (home / draw / away), calibrated on 85,718 league matches. This week's matches ›
Cards and corners
a game · by seasonElche won 3.61 corners a game in 2020/21, their fewest in any season since 2020/21 and 17% below LaLiga's average side (4.37).
League matches only (LaLiga), from 2015/16 - European and cup games carry no card or corner data. Lg = the league's average side that season. Bold green / red = 15%+ above / below it. LaLiga cards table › · corners table ›
Half-time / full-time
162 league matches since 2015/16League matches since 2015/16. Each half scored as its own match: 2nd half = goals after the break only.
Referees at Elche
18 referees with 5+ matches · most matches first8 more referees with 5+ matches
Under Mario Melero Lopez, Elche picked up 1.90 cards a game, 33% below their own average in the same seasons (10 matches).
League matches since 2015/16 with the referee named (160). Cards = Elche's own yellows and reds. Club avg = their cards a game in the same seasons with every referee. Under 10 matches the gap is grey: too few to call. Referees aren't drawn at random - the big games go to the senior ones - so a gap here describes, it doesn't prove a bias.
Quick answers
4 questions · from the tables on this pageWho is Elche's manager?
Martin Anselmi, #753 in this week's coach world ranking, since August 2026 - 13 matches, 3 won (1.00 points per game).
How many managers has Elche had since 2015?
18, counting 9 caretakers. Plus 6 stand-ins: caretakers for a few matches during another manager's spell.
Who is Elche's longest-serving manager?
Pacheta: 92 matches from August 2018 to August 2020.
How many cards a game do Elche get?
2.75 a game in LaLiga in 2026/27, against 2.41 for the league's average side.
Source: spells, ratings and ranks from the weekly ranking (Week 46, 2026); season stats updated nightly; next matches refreshed every hour.