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Levante UD

Spain · LaLiga · Manager: Luís Castro (#252 in the world) since Jan 2026

#99 World rank · club rating

1,871 Club rating

9th in LaLiga

Levante UD have had 13 managers since 2015/16. Javier Calleja (Oct 2022 – Feb 2024) had the best points per game of them (1.68 in 66 matches), while the club rating fell from 1,916 to 1,788.

Levante UD managers

24 spells since 2004 · newest first

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Luís Castro #252 now Jan 2026 – present · PPG 1.19 current Jan 2026 – present 32 9-11-12 1.19 1,804 → 1,913 +108 +21.1 +0.10

Vicente Iborra (stand-in) 13 Apr 2026 13 Apr 2026 1 1-0-0 +6.1

Álvaro del Moral Dec 2025 · PPG 1.00 caretaker Dec 2025 4 1-1-2 1.00 1,789 → 1,755 −34 −6.5 −0.35

Julián Calero Fernández #246 now Aug 2024 – Nov 2025 · PPG 1.57 Aug 2024 – Nov 2025 58 25-16-17 1.57 1,862 → 1,808 −54 +7.0 +0.07

Felipe Miñambres Mar 2024 – Jun 2024 · PPG 1.21 Mar 2024 – Jun 2024 14 3-8-3 1.21 1,827 → 1,824 −4 −12.2 −0.12

Pedro López (stand-in) 3 May 2024 3 May 2024 1 1-0-0 +8.5

Javier Calleja #691 now Oct 2022 – Feb 2024 · PPG 1.68 Oct 2022 – Feb 2024 66 28-27-11 1.68 1,916 → 1,788 −129 −14.4 −0.02

Quique Álvarez (stand-in) 4 Dec 2022 – 8 Dec 2022 4 Dec 2022 – 8 Dec 2022 2 1-1-0 −2.5

Felipe Miñambres Oct 2022 · PPG 3.00 caretaker Oct 2022 2 2-0-0 3.00 1,870 → 1,900 +30 +6.0 +0.28

José Bermúdez Sep 2022 · PPG 0.00 caretaker Sep 2022 1 0-0-1 0.00 1,935 → 1,895 −40 −8.0 −0.77

Mehdi Nafti #521 now Aug 2022 – Oct 2022 · PPG 1.25 caretaker Aug 2022 – Oct 2022 8 2-4-2 1.25 1,978 → 1,826 −152 −20.7 −0.20

Alessio Lisci #161 now Dec 2021 – May 2022 · PPG 1.28 Dec 2021 – May 2022 25 9-5-11 1.28 1,817 → 2,021 +203 +29.1 −0.03

Javier Pereira Oct 2021 – Nov 2021 · PPG 0.43 caretaker Oct 2021 – Nov 2021 7 0-3-4 0.43 1,865 → 1,757 −108 −14.1 −0.23

Paco Lopez #1,015 now Mar 2018 – Oct 2021 · PPG 1.27 Mar 2018 – Oct 2021 147 48-43-56 1.27 1,798 → 1,823 +25 +4.9 +0.10

Juan Ramon Muniz Aug 2016 – Mar 2018 · PPG 1.53 Aug 2016 – Mar 2018 74 30-23-21 1.53 1,905 → 1,740 −165 −18.0 −0.01

Rubi #265 now Oct 2015 – May 2016 · PPG 0.87 Oct 2015 – May 2016 31 7-6-18 0.87 1,840 → 1,848 +8 −7.6 −0.11

Lucas Alcaraz Oct 2014 – Oct 2015 · PPG 1.00 Oct 2014 – Oct 2015 43 10-13-20 1.00 1,866 → 1,781 −85 −20.2 −0.04

Before 2015/16 · 10 spells, Aug 2004 – Oct 2014

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Jose Luis Mendilibar #172 now Aug 2014 – Oct 2014 · PPG 0.63 caretaker Aug 2014 – Oct 2014 8 1-2-5 0.63 1,919 → 1,815 −104 −12.6 −0.02

Joaquin Caparros Aug 2013 – May 2014 · PPG 1.25 Aug 2013 – May 2014 44 14-13-17 1.25 1,837 → 1,983 +146 +11.9 −0.04

Juan Ignacio Martinez Aug 2011 – Jun 2013 · PPG 1.38 Aug 2011 – Jun 2013 98 38-21-39 1.38 1,875 → 1,756 −118 −3.5 +0.18

Luis Garcia #463 now Sep 2008 – May 2011 · PPG 1.20 Sep 2008 – May 2011 44 14-11-19 1.20 1,606 → 1,886 +281 +6.7 +0.03

José Moreno Apr 2008 – May 2008 · PPG 0.67 caretaker Apr 2008 – May 2008 6 1-1-4 0.67 1,585 → 1,552 −33 −7.0 −0.05

Giovanni De Biasi Oct 2007 – Apr 2008 · PPG 0.84 Oct 2007 – Apr 2008 25 6-3-16 0.84 1,595 → 1,578 −17 −2.4 +0.02

Abel Resino Jan 2007 – Oct 2007 · PPG 0.86 Jan 2007 – Oct 2007 21 4-6-11 0.86 1,577 → 1,570 −7 +2.0 +0.10

Juan Ramon Lopez Caro Sep 2006 – May 2007 · PPG 1.20 Sep 2006 – May 2007 20 6-6-8 1.20 1,567 → 1,627 +61 +9.8 +0.15

Jose Luis Oltra #921 now May 2005 – Dec 2006 · PPG 0.38 caretaker May 2005 – Dec 2006 8 0-3-5 0.38 1,494 → 1,563 +68 −11.6 −0.14

Bernd Schuster Aug 2004 – May 2005 · PPG 1.03 Aug 2004 – May 2005 34 9-8-17 1.03 1,553 → 1,481 −72 +6.2

Before 2015/16 the source names the manager on fewer matches, so these rows can miss games.

Paco Lopez is the longest-serving: 147 matches over 3 years (Mar 2018 – Oct 2021). Alessio Lisci added the most coach rating: +29.1 over 25 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 manager

1,871Club ratingWeek 46, 2026

#99World rankof 943 active clubs

#9LaLigaof 20 clubs

2,039Peak since 2015/16Aug 2018 · low 1,759, Dec 2025

Colour changes with each manager (12 since 2015/16) · hover a point for the name

Levante UD's club rating peaked at 2,039 in August 2018, under Paco Lopez, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 1,759 in December 2025, under Álvaro del Moral.

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 time

Mon 23 Nov · 20:00 LaLiga H v Elche

Preview Levante UD v Elche ›

Club 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 season

Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg

2026/27 12 1.42 2.08 2.41 65% 3.33 5.00 4.86

2025/26 36 2.39 2.61 2.40 66% 4.17 5.97 4.85

2021/22 38 3.03 2.87 2.72 70% 4.42 4.87 4.71

2020/21 38 1.87 2.45 2.32 62% 4.55 4.71 4.37

2019/20 38 2.21 2.53 2.68 70% 4.97 5.76 4.62

3 earlier seasons, 2015/16 – 2018/19

Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg

2018/19 38 3.11 2.58 2.67 68% 5.32 5.32 4.79

2017/18 38 3.00 2.71 2.58 57% 4.79 5.11 4.90

2015/16 38 3.66 2.45 2.94 71% 4.34 5.47 5.06

Levante UD picked up 1.42 cards a game in 2026/27, their fewest in any season since 2015/16 and 41% below LaLiga's average side (2.41).

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

276 league matches since 2015/16

FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L

HT winHT W 3412% 197% 83%

HT drawHT D 3412% 4215% 4617%

HT lossHT L 52% 176% 7126%

Points won from behindPts from behind

losing at half-time in 93 matches

Points dropped from aheadPts dropped

winning at half-time in 61 matches

1st half · W 61 · D 122 · L 93 GD −54

2nd half · W 80 · D 83 · L 113 GD −62

League matches since 2015/16. Each half scored as its own match: 2nd half = goals after the break only.

Referees at Levante UD

23 referees with 5+ matches · most matches first

Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−

José Luis Munuera Montero 19 9-4-6 1.63 2.58 2.60 −1%

Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea 16 3-3-10 0.75 2.31 2.69 −14%

Santiago Jaime Latre 16 7-3-6 1.50 2.94 2.81 +4%

Javier Alberola Rojas 15 1-7-7 0.67 1.67 2.54 −34%

Mario Melero Lopez 14 9-4-1 2.21 3.79 2.81 +35%

Adrian Cordero Vega 13 3-4-6 1.00 2.23 2.46 −9%

Carlos Del Cerro Grande 12 4-6-2 1.50 2.33 2.77 −16%

Alejandro Hernandez 11 3-2-6 1.00 2.55 2.90 −12%

Javier Estrada Fernandez 10 3-3-4 1.20 2.50 2.77 −10%

César Soto Grado 9 1-3-5 0.67 2.78 2.37 +17%

13 more referees with 5+ matches

Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−

Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez 9 3-3-3 1.33 3.44 2.52 +37%

David Medie Jimenez 8 2-1-5 0.88 3.63 2.55 +42%

Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva 8 2-4-2 1.25 2.75 3.25 −15%

Jesus Gil Manzano 8 2-1-5 0.88 2.75 2.81 −2%

Pablo Gonzalez Fuertes 8 1-2-5 0.63 2.50 2.53 −1%

Valentin Pizarro Gomez 8 2-4-2 1.25 3.00 2.37 +27%

Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz 7 0-1-6 0.14 3.14 2.72 +16%

Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos 7 0-4-3 0.57 2.43 2.43 0%

José María Sánchez Martínez 7 2-0-5 0.86 3.71 2.85 +31%

Alberto Undiano 6 0-2-4 0.33 3.17 3.25 −3%

Eduardo Prieto Iglesias 6 1-2-3 0.83 2.67 2.99 −11%

Jose Luis Gonzalez Gonzalez 6 4-0-2 2.00 1.83 2.99 −39%

Jorge Figueroa Vazquez 5 1-2-2 1.00 2.60 2.45 +6%

Under Mario Melero Lopez, Levante UD picked up 3.79 cards a game, 35% above their own average in the same seasons (14 matches).

League matches since 2015/16 with the referee named (274). Cards = Levante UD'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 page

Who is Levante UD's manager?

Luís Castro, #252 in this week's coach world ranking, since January 2026 - 32 matches, 9 won (1.19 points per game).

How many managers has Levante UD had since 2015?

13, counting 4 caretakers. Plus 3 stand-ins: caretakers for a few matches during another manager's spell.

Who is Levante UD's longest-serving manager?

Paco Lopez: 147 matches from March 2018 to October 2021.

How many cards a game do Levante UD get?

1.42 a game in LaLiga in 2026/27, against 2.41 for the league's average side.

The coach rating describes, it doesn't predict. It measures what a manager's teams did against what was expected of them. Match chances come from the club rating, calibrated on 85,718 league matches. How the rating works ›

Source: spells, ratings and ranks from the weekly ranking (Week 46, 2026); season stats updated nightly; next matches refreshed every hour.