2014–15 Real Betis season

Real Betis
2014–15 season
President	Juan Carlos Ollero
Head coach	Pepe Mel
Stadium	Estadio Benito Villamarín
Segunda División	1st (promoted)
Copa del Rey	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Rubén Castro (32); All: Rubén Castro (33)
Home colours	Away colours
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The 2014–15 season is Real Betis' hundred and sixth season in existence, and the club will play in Segunda División after enjoying a three-year spell in the Spanish top flight.^[1]

Current squad

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	ESP	Álex Martínez
4	DF	ESP	Bruno González
5	MF	ESP	Javier Matilla
6	DF	ESP	Jordi Figueras
7	MF	ESP	Álvaro Vadillo
8	FW	ITA	Vincenzo Rennella
10	MF	ESP	Nono
11	MF	ALG	Foued Kadir (on loan from Olympique de Marseille)
12	DF	ITA	Cristiano Piccini


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	GK	ESP	Antonio Adán
14	MF	ESP	Xavi Torres
15	MF	ESP	Sergio
16	MF	ESP	Álvaro Cejudo
17	FW	ESP	Dani Pacheco
18	MF	SEN	Alfred N'Diaye
19	FW	ESP	Jorge Molina
20	DF	POL	Damien Perquis
21	MF	CHI	Lorenzo Reyes
23	DF	ESP	Jorge Casado
24	FW	ESP	Rubén Castro

Youth players

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
36	DF	ESP	José Caro
41	GK	ESP	Pedro

Out on loan

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	Juanfran (at Deportivo La Coruña)
—	MF	COD	Cedric Mabwati (at Osasuna )
—	FW	URU	Braian Rodríguez (at Numancia)
—	FW	ESP	Chuli (at Zaragoza)

Retired numbers

26 Miki Roqué (deceased) (2009–12)

Competitions

Liga Adelante

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Real Betis (C, P)	42	25	9	8	73	40	+33	84	Promotion to La Liga
2	Sporting Gijón (P)	42	21	19	2	57	27	+30	82^[a]	Promotion to La Liga
3	Girona	42	24	10	8	63	35	+28	82^[a]	Qualification to promotion play-offs
4	Las Palmas (O, P)	42	22	12	8	73	47	+26	78
5	Valladolid	42	21	9	12	65	40	+25	72

Source: LFP - Liga Adelante
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored^[2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Sporting Gijón finished ahead of Girona on goal difference; Sporting de Gijón +30, Girona +28

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	L	L	W	W	D	D	L	W	L	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	D	D	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	L	L
Position	4	1	8	9	8	5	5	7	9	7	7	5	6	6	5	5	4	3	5	4	2	2	4	5	5	3	5	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

24 August 2014 1	Sabadell	2–3	Real Betis	Sabadell
20:00	Edgar 87' Tamudo 89'	Report	Cejudo 21' Matilla 33' Castro 77'	Stadium: Estadi de la Nova Creu Alta Attendance: 8,074

31 August 2014 2	Sevilla
18:15	Castro 5', 77'	Report	Palanca 22'	Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin Attendance: 30,000

7 September 2014 3	Ponferradina	4–1	Real Betis	Ponferrada
12:00	Yuri 48', 59', 76' Acorán 56'	Report	Molina 28'	Stadium: Estadio El Tolarín Attendance: 6,000

14 September 2014 4	Sevilla
18:15		Report	Chumbi 66'	Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin Attendance: 30,049

21 September 2014 5	Girona	1–3	Real Betis	Girona
17:00	Sanchón 12'	Report	Castro 20', 69' Lejeune 27' (o.g.)	Stadium: Estadi Montilivi Attendance: 7,284

28 September 2014 6	Sevilla
18:15	Castro 28', 54'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin Attendance: 30,203

5 October 2014 7	Valladolid	0–0	Real Betis	Valladolid
12:00		Report		Stadium: Estadio Nuevo José Zorrilla Attendance: 16,800

12 October 2014 8	Sevilla
12:00		Report		Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin Attendance: 30,312

19 October 2014 9	Leganés	1–0	Real Betis	Leganés
18:15	Velasco 88'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Butarque Attendance: 8,000

25 October 2014 10	Sevilla
18:15	Rennella 9' Castro 42' (pen.) Kadir 64' (pen.)	Report	Núñez 67'	Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin Attendance: 26,087

2 November 2014 11	Osasuna	3–2	Real Betis	Pamplona
12:00	Nekounam 49' Flaño 61' Onwu 87'	Report	Castro 13' Rennella 33'	Stadium: El Sadar Stadium Attendance: 13,643

8 November 2014 12	Sevilla
18:00	Rubén Castro 50'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin Attendance: 27,487

16 November 2014 13	Zaragoza	2–2	Real Betis	Zaragoza
20:00	Pedro 63'	Report	Rennella 35' Cabrera 57' (o.g.)	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 15,000

23 November 2014 14	Sevilla
18:15	Castro 53' (pen.)	Report	García 26'	Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin Attendance: 35,000

29 November 2014 15	Llagostera	0–2	Real Betis	Palamós
18:15		Report	Castro 54' Rennella 79'	Stadium: Estadi Palamós Attendance: 3,568

Real Betis v Mallorca

8 December 2014 16	Sevilla
18:15	Rennella 55'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin Attendance: 25,007

13 December 2014 17	Lugo	0–1	Real Betis	Lugo
18:15		Report	Castro 59'	Stadium: Estadio Anxo Carro Attendance: 2,600

21 December 2014 18	Sevilla
12:00	Molina 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin Attendance: 27,238

4 January 2015 19	Alcorcón	0–0	Real Betis	Alcorcón
18:15		Report		Stadium: Santo Domingo Attendance: 4,336

10 January 2015 20	Sevilla
20:00	Molina 80'	Report	Ifrán 55'	Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin Attendance: 30,054

18 January 2015 21	Sporting de Gijón	1–2	Real Betis	Gijón
12:00	Muñiz 5'	Report	Bruno 52' Torres 64'	Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 20,095

24 January 2015 22	Sevilla
18:00	Molina 32'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin Attendance: 30,000

31 January 2015 23	Numancia	1–1	Real Betis	Soria
18:15	Regalón 17'	Report	Castro 27'	Stadium: Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos Attendance: 2,846

8 February 2015 24	Sevilla
18:15	Molina 33'	Report	Yuri 90+3'	Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin Attendance: 30,000

15 February 2015 25	Albacete	0–0	Real Betis	Albacete
18:15		Report		Stadium: Estadio Carlos Belmonte Attendance: 10,671

21 February 2015 26	Sevilla
20:00	Molina 61' Ceballos 87'	Report	Granell 90'	Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin

1 March 2015 27	Mirandés	0–0	Real Betis	Miranda de Ebro
18:15		Report	Bruno 45' 90'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Anduva Attendance: 3,889

8 March 2015 28	Sevilla
12:00	Molina 37' Castro 53', 82' (pen. ), 84'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin

15 March 2015 29	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
12:00		Report	Molina 65', 73' Ceballos 76'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria

21 March 2015 30	Sevilla
18:15	Molina 73'	Report	Eraso 22' Bertrán 45+2' Postigo 48'	Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin

28 March 2015 31	Recreativo	0–1	Real Betis	Huelva
18:15		Report	Torres 52'	Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Colombino

5 April 2015 32	Sevilla
12:00	Molina 88'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin

12 April 2015 33	Barcelona B	1–2	Real Betis	Barcelona
17:00	Ramírez 3'	Report	Molina 70'	Stadium: Mini Estadi

Real Betis v Zaragoza

19 April 2015 34	Sevilla
12:00	Molina 28', 64' Castro 52', 89'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin

25 April 2015 35	Alavés	1–2	Real Betis	Vitoria
18:15	Toti 82'	Report	Molina 15' Castro 73'	Stadium: Mendizorroza

2 May 2015 36	Sevilla
18:15	Castro 46', 70'	Report	Tito 77'	Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin

10 May 2015 37	Mallorca	1–2	Real Betis	Palma de Mallorca
12:00	Xisco 36'	Report	Molina 33'	Stadium: Iberostar Stadium

17 May 2015 38	Sevilla
18:15	Molina 42' Molinero 52' Rennella 90'	Report	Peña 22'	Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin

21 May 2015 39	Racing Santander	2–4	Real Betis	Santander
20:00	Sylla 22' Concha 74'	Report	Molina 55'	Stadium: Estadio El Sardinero

24 May 2015 40	Sevilla
20:00	Molina 65'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin Attendance: 48,462

31 May 2015 41	Tenerife	2–0	Real Betis	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
18:00	Santana 68' Ifrán 80'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López

7 June 2015 42	Sevilla
18:00		Report	Guerrero 24' Jony 60' López 68'	Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin Attendance: 26,000

Copa del Rey

Second round

10 September 2014	Llagostera	Seville
20:00	Matilla 46' Rennella 55'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin

Third round

15 October 2014	Real Betis	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Lugo	Seville
22:00		Report		Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin
	Penalties
	Castro Matilla Kadir Rennella Cejudo		López

Round of 32

5 December 2014 First leg	Real Betis	3–4	Almería	Seville
22:00	Molina 90'	Report	Quique 29' Edgar 61'	Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin Attendance: 3,000

16 December 2014 Second leg	Almería	2–1 (6–4 agg.)	Real Betis	Almería
22:00	Michel 59' Jonathan 74'	Report	Perquis 78'	Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin Attendance: 4,133

References

^ "Ronaldo brace sends Real second, Betis relegated". FIFA. 26 April 2014. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
^ "Reglamento General RFEF - Artículo 201. Sistema de puntos. (page 104)" (PDF). RFEF. 18 February 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.

[table_hth_SPG0.59423730456933-2] Sporting Gijón finished ahead of Girona on goal difference; Sporting de Gijón +30, Girona +28

[1] "Ronaldo brace sends Real second, Betis relegated". FIFA. 26 April 2014. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.

[3] "Reglamento General RFEF - Artículo 201. Sistema de puntos. (page 104)" (PDF). RFEF. 18 February 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.

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