2021–22 FC Cartagena season

FC Cartagena

2021–22 season
President	Paco Belmonte
Head coach	Luis Carrión
Stadium	Cartagonova
Segunda División	9th
Copa del Rey	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Rubén Castro (20) All: Rubén Castro (20)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2021–22 season was the 27th season in the existence of FC Cartagena and the club's second consecutive season in the second division of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Cartagena participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey.

Players

First-team squad

As of 22 March 2022

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ESP Marc Martínez (vice-captain) 3 DF  ESP Pedro Alcalá 4 DF  ARG Julio Buffarini (on loan from Huesca) 5 DF  ESP Pablo Vázquez 6 MF  FRA Yann Bodiger 7 FW  ESP Rubén Castro (3rd captain) 8 MF  ARG Pablo de Blasis 9 FW  ESP Alfredo Ortuño 10 FW  ESP Álex Gallar (on loan from Girona) 12 MF  GHA Richard Boateng 13 GK  FRA Jérôme Prior 14 MF  ESP Alberto Cayarga

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 DF  CRO Toni Datković 16 FW  JPN Shinji Okazaki 17 FW  GHA Mo Dauda (on loan from Anderlecht) 19 DF  ESP Antonio Luna 20 DF  URU Gastón Silva 21 MF  ESP Nacho Gil 22 DF  ESP Julián Delmás 23 MF  ESP Sergio Tejera 24 DF  ESP Alberto de la Bella (captain) 25 MF  URU Sebastián Cristóforo 28 MF  ESP Neskes

Reserve team

Main article: FC Cartagena B

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 26 DF  ESP Farru 27 GK  ESP Sergio Díaz 31 MF  ESP Xavi Pons 34 FW  ESP Josema Vivancos

No. Pos. Nation Player 35 MF  ESP Edu Martínez 36 DF  ESP Antonio Sánchez 47 MF  ESP José Manuel

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  ARG Uriel Jové (at Águilas until 30 June 2022) — MF  PAN Adalberto Carrasquilla (at Houston Dynamo until 30 June 2022)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ENG Teddy Sutherland (at Atlético Madrid B until 30 June 2022)

Transfers

In

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Elche v Cartagena

3 August 2021 Friendly	Elche	1–1	Cartagena	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Boyé 63'		Castro 76'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Segunda División	16 August 2021	29 May 2022	Matchday 1	9th	42	18	6	18	63	57	+6	042.86
Copa del Rey	30 November 2021	5 January 2022	First round	Round of 32	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	066.67
Total					45	20	6	19	68	60	+8	044.44

Source: Soccerway

Segunda División

Main article: 2021–22 Segunda División

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Oviedo	42	17	17	8	57	41	+16	68[a]
8	Ponferradina	42	17	12	13	57	55	+2	63
9	Cartagena	42	18	6	18	63	57	+6	60
10	Zaragoza	42	12	20	10	39	46	−7	56
11	Burgos	42	15	10	17	41	41	0	55

Source: LaLiga SmartBank
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored[1]
Notes:

1. Girona finished ahead of Oviedo on head-to-head points: Girona 2–1 Oviedo, Oviedo 0–0 Girona.

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	18	6	18	63	57	+6	60	13	2	6	42	20	+22	5	4	12	21	37	−16

Source: La Liga SmartBank

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	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	W	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	L	L	D	W	L	W	L	D	D	W	W	L	W	W	L	L	L	D	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	W	L	D	D	W	W
Position	20	21	15	9	15	8	13	17	10	8	5	8	10	11	9	11	8	9	10	10	8	8	9	7	6	8	8	9	10	7	9	7	9	10	13	11	9	9	9	9	9	9

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

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 30 June 2021.[2][3]

Cartagena v Almería

16 August 2021 1	Cartagena	1–3	Almería	Cartagena
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Andújar  13' Luna 49' Kawaya  90+1'	Report	Buñuel  18' Sadiq 19',  64' Ramazani 35', 61'	Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova Attendance: 4,770 Referee: Aitor Gorostegui Fernández-Ortega

Huesca v Cartagena

22 August 2021 2	Huesca	2–0	Cartagena	Huesca
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Delmás 53' (o.g.) Seoane 73'	Report		Stadium: El Alcoraz Referee: Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez

Zaragoza v Cartagena

30 August 2021 3	Zaragoza	0–1	Cartagena	Zaragoza
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Gámez 71' (o.g.)	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 10,704 Referee: Saúl Ais Reig

Cartagena v Real Sociedad B

4 September 2021 4	Cartagena	1–0	Real Sociedad B	Cartagena
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Ortuño 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova Referee: Iván Caparrós Hernández

Oviedo v Cartagena

12 September 2021 5	Oviedo	2–0	Cartagena	Oviedo
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bastón 45+3' (pen.) Andújar 57' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Carlos Tartiere Referee: Iosu Galech Apezteguía

Cartagena v Lugo

18 September 2021 6	Cartagena	2–1	Lugo	Cartagena
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova

Fuenlabrada v Cartagena

27 September 2021 7	Fuenlabrada	2–1	Cartagena	Fuenlabrada
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Fernando Torres

Las Palmas v Cartagena

3 October 2021 8	Las Palmas	4–1	Cartagena	Las Palmas
18:15 WEST (UTC+1)	Fabio González  23' Jonathan Viera 32' (pen.) Pejiño 36' Jesé 43' Peñaranda 72'  88' Sergi Cardona  90+1'	Report	David Andújar  25' Álex Gallar  29' Boateng  45+4'  63' Dauda 83'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria Attendance: 11,873 Referee: Oliver De La Fuente

Cartagena v Ibiza

10 October 2021 9	Cartagena	5–1	Ibiza	Cartagena
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova Referee: David Gálvez Rascón

Amorebieta v Cartagena

16 October 2021 10	Amorebieta	2–3	Cartagena	Lezama
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Lezama (field 2) Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana

Cartagena v Sporting Gijón

19 October 2021 11	Cartagena	1–0	Sporting Gijón	Cartagena
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova

Eibar v Cartagena

22 October 2021 12	Eibar	2–1	Cartagena	Eibar
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Javi Muñoz 6' Blanco 9'  90+1' Toño  43'	Report	Luna  30' Delmás  44' De Blasis 60' Silva  72'	Stadium: Ipurua Attendance: 4,097 Referee: Rubén Ávalos Barrera

Cartagena v Ponferradina

30 October 2021 13	Cartagena	0–1	Ponferradina	Cartagena
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)			Medina 20'	Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

Leganés v Cartagena

2 November 2021 14	Leganés	1–1	Cartagena	Leganés
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Butarque

Cartagena v Málaga

7 November 2021 15	Cartagena	3–1	Málaga	Cartagena
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova

Girona v Cartagena

14 November 2021 16	Girona	2–0	Cartagena	Girona
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Montilivi

Cartagena v Burgos

21 November 2021 17	Cartagena	1–0	Burgos	Cartagena
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova

Valladolid v Cartagena

27 November 2021 18	Valladolid	2–0	Cartagena	Valladolid
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: José Zorrilla

Cartagena v Tenerife

6 December 2021 19	Cartagena	1–1	Tenerife	Cartagena
18:15 CET (UTC+2)	Dauda  55'  77' Álex Gallar 59'  90+2' Bodiger  90+5'	Report	José León  24' Aitor Sanz  45' Mellot  69' Enric Gallego 87'	Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova Attendance: 7,441 Referee: Iosu Galech Apezteguía

Alcorcón v Cartagena

12 December 2021 20	Alcorcón	1–1	Cartagena	Alcorcón
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Santo Domingo

Cartagena v Mirandés

19 December 2021 21	Cartagena	3–0	Mirandés	Cartagena
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova

Almería v FC Cartagena

2 January 2022 22	Almería	0–1	FC Cartagena	Almería
14:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Boateng  35' Alberto Cayarga  40' Silva  36' 39' Alcalá  50' De Blasis  65' Nacho Gil  90+3'	Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 7,058 Referee: Raúl Martín González Francés

Cartagena v Huesca

8 January 2022 23	Cartagena	0–3	Huesca	Cartagena
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova

Real Sociedad B v Cartagena

24 January 2022 24	Real Sociedad B	1–2	Cartagena	San Sebastián
21:00 CET (UTC+2)	López 53' Martín  56'	Report	Alcalá  44' Castro 49' Dauda 83'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 985 Referee: Álvaro Moreno

Cartagena v Fuenlabrada

30 January 2022 25	Cartagena	3–0	Fuenlabrada	Cartagena
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova

Cartagena v Las Palmas

6 February 2022 26	Cartagena	0–2	Las Palmas	Cartagena
18:15 CET (UTC+2)	Cristóforo  69' Gastón Silva  74'	Report	Jonathan Viera 17' (pen.) Jesé 28',  87' Mfulu  39' Maikel Mesa  67' Sergi Cardona  90+3'	Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova Attendance: 9,382 Referee: Oliver De La Fuente

Ibiza v Cartagena

12 February 2022 27	Ibiza	2–1	Cartagena	Málaga
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Cartagena v Valladolid

18 February 2022 28	Cartagena	2–3	Valladolid	Cartagena
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova

Málaga v Cartagena

28 February 2022 29	Málaga	1–1	Cartagena	Málaga
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: La Rosaleda

Cartagena v Eibar

6 March 2022 30	Cartagena	4–1	Eibar	Cartagena
18:15 CET (UTC+1)	Bodiger 45' 90+6' Dauda 52' Marc Martínez  80' Alfredo Ortuño 89' Alcalá  90+4'	Report	Stoichkov 19'  80'  90+5' Arbilla  35' Toño  44' Miguel Atienza  54' Fran Sol  57' Javi Muñoz  77'	Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova Attendance: 5,097 Referee: Rubén Ávalos Barrera

Mirandés v Cartagena

12 March 2022 31	Mirandés	2–1	Cartagena	Miranda de Ebro
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Anduva

Cartagena v Zaragoza

19 March 2022 32	Cartagena	3–0	Zaragoza	Cartagena
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova

Sporting Gijón v Cartagena

26 March 2022 33	Sporting Gijón	4–1	Cartagena	Gijón
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: El Molinón

Cartagena v Oviedo

3 April 2022 34	Cartagena	1–2	Oviedo	Cartagena
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova

Lugo v Cartagena

8 April 2022 35	Lugo	1–0	Cartagena	Lugo
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Anxo Carro

Cartagena v Alcorcón

16 April 2022 36	Cartagena	3–1	Alcorcón	Cartagena
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova

Cartagena v Girona

23 April 2022 37	Cartagena	3–0	Girona	Cartagena
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova

Ponferradina v Cartagena

1 May 2022 38	Ponferradina	4–2	Cartagena	Ponferrada
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: El Toralín

Cartagena v Leganés

8 May 2022 39	Cartagena	0–0	Leganés	Cartagena
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova

Burgos v Cartagena

14 May 2022 40	Burgos	1–1	Cartagena	Burgos
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Valcarce 34'		Delmás 63'	Stadium: El Plantío Referee: David Gálvez Rascón

Cartagena v Amorebieta

21 May 2022 41	Cartagena	5–0	Amorebieta	Cartagena
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Castro 18' (pen.), 65', 68' Bodiger 44' Gallar 56'			Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova Referee: Víctor García Verdura

Tenerife v Cartagena

29 May 2022 42	Tenerife	1–2	Cartagena	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
19:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Aitor Sanz  11' Víctor Mollejo  38' Enric Gallego  61' Šipčić 63' Míchel  70' Carlos Ruiz  72'	Report	Alfredo Ortuño 12' (pen.) Buffarini 22' De Blasis  71'	Stadium: Heliodoro Rodríguez López Attendance: 14,525 Referee: Iosu Galech Apezteguía

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2021–22 Copa del Rey

Racing Rioja v Cartagena

30 November 2021 First round	Racing Rioja	0–2	Cartagena	Logroño[a]
20:00		Report	Ortuño 65', 81'	Stadium: Las Gaunas Referee: José Antonio López Toca

Castellón v Cartagena

15 December 2021 Second round	Castellón	1–2	Cartagena	Castellón de la Plana
20:00	Sibille 48'	Report	Ortuño 28' Cayarga 90+3'	Stadium: Castàlia Referee: David Gálvez Rascón

Cartagena v Valencia

5 January 2022 Round of 32	Cartagena	1–2	Valencia	Cartagena
16:00	Ortuño 75' (pen.)	Report	Soler 35' Cheryshev 90+2'	Stadium: Cartagonova Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

Notes

1. Racing Rioja played its game at Las Gaunas, in Logroño instead of their regular stadium El Salvador as it does not meet the requirements established by the Royal Spanish Football Federation.

References

1. "Reglamento General RFEF - Artículo 201. Sistema de puntos" (PDF). RFEF. 1 May 2015. p. 104. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
2. "Sorteo calendario LaLiga Santander 2021/22: horario y dónde ver en TV". El Correo. 30 June 2021.
3. "Sync the new LaLiga season's fixtures with your personal calendar!". LaLiga. 30 June 2021.