2015–16 Málaga CF season

Abdullah Al Thani
Manager	Javi Gracia
Stadium	La Rosaleda
La Liga	8th
Copa del Rey	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Charles (14 goals); All: Charles (14 goals)
	← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 season is the 84th season in Málaga CF's history and its 35th in the top-tier.

Current squad

As of 3 May 2016^[1]

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	CMR	Carlos Kameni
2	DF	ESP	Raúl Albentosa (on loan from Derby County)
3	DF	BRA	Weligton (vice-captain )
4	DF	ESP	Cifu (on loan from Elche )
5	MF	URU	Chory Castro
6	MF	ESP	Ignacio Camacho (3rd captain)
7	MF	ESP	Juan Carlos (on loan from Braga)
8	FW	NGA	Ikechukwu Uche (on loan from UANL)
9	FW	BRA	Charles
10	MF	POR	Ricardo Horta
11	MF	GHA	Christian Atsu (on loan from Chelsea)
12	MF	ARG	Fernando Tissone
13	GK	MEX	Guillermo Ochoa


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	MF	ESP	Recio
15	DF	URU	Federico Ricca
16	MF	MAR	Milan )
17	MF	POR	Duda (captain)
18	DF	VEN	Roberto Rosales
19	DF	CIV	Arthur Boka
20	FW	CRO	Duje Čop (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb)
21	DF	BLR	Egor Filipenko
23	DF	ESP	Miguel Torres
24	FW	PAR	Roque Santa Cruz (on loan from Cruz Azul)
27	GK	ESP	Aarón Escandell
28	MF	VEN	Juanpi
31	MF	ESP	Pablo Fornals
39	MF	ESP	Javi Ontiveros

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
—	GK	ESP	Pol Ballesté (on loan at Cádiz)
—	MF	POR	Fábio Espinho (on loan at Moreirense)
—	MF	ESP	Murcia )
—	MF	MAR	Adnane Tighadouini (on loan at Kayserispor)
—	FW	ARG	Ezequiel Rescaldani (on loan at Quilmes)

Personnel

Current technical staff

Position	Staff
Head Coach	Javi Gracia
Assistant Coach	Marcelo Romero
Coach	Ibán Andrés
Executive Vice President	Nasser Al Thani
General Manager	Vacant
Sporting Director	Francesc Arnau
Fitness Trainer	Juan Solla
Goalkeeper Coach	Íñigo Arteaga Nieto
Technical Assistant	Vicente Valcarce
Youth Advisor	Manel Casanova Capdevila

Last updated: 10 June 2014
Source: Málaga CF

^[2]

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
La Liga	Matchday 1		21 August 2015	15 May 2016
Copa del Rey	Round of 32		3 December 2015	16 December 2015

Updated to match played 22 July 2015
Source: Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
La Liga	38	13	12	13	39	34	+5	034.21
Copa del Rey	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2	000.00
Total	40	13	12	15	40	37	+3	032.50

Last updated: 15 May 2015
Source: Competitions

La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Celta Vigo	38	17	9	12	51	59	−8	60	Qualification for the Europa League group stage^[a]
7	Sevilla	38	14	10	14	51	50	+1	52	Qualification for the Champions League group stage^[b]
8	Málaga	38	12	12	14	38	35	+3	48^[c]
9	Real Sociedad	38	13	9	16	45	48	−3	48^[c]
10	Real Betis	38	11	12	15	34	52	−18	45

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:

^ Since the winners of the 2015–16 Copa del Rey, Barcelona, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot awarded to the sixth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.
^ Sevilla qualified for the Champions League group stage by winning the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League. Based on their league position (7th), they would have received the spot above to enter the Europa League third qualifying round. This spot was vacated without replacement as per UEFA regulations.
^ ^a ^b Málaga finished ahead of Real Sociedad on head-to-head record; Málaga 3–1 Real Sociedad, Real Sociedad 1–1 Málaga.

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
38	12	12	14	38	35	+3	48	8	6	5	26	15	+11	4	6	9	12	20	−8

Last updated: 15 May 2015.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Result round 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
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	D	L	D	L	L	D	W	L	W	L	L	L	D	D	W	W	W	W	D	L	L	W	W	L	D	D	L	D	W	W	D	D	L	D	L	W	L	W
Position	9	13	15	16	18	19	18	17	17	16	17	17	20	17	16	13	13	10	10	12	12	10	10	11	12	11	11	12	9	8	8	8	8	9	10	8	8	8

Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2015. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss

2 August 2015 1

UTC+2:00
)

Darder

37'
Charles

42'
Boka

64'

Report

Rami

42'
Nzonzi

47'

69'
Mariano

76'
Beto

Stadium: La Rosaleda
Attendance: 23,641
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo

29 August 2015 2

UTC+2:00
)

Vermaelen

73'

Report

Torres

90+1'

Stadium:

Aragon

)

13 September 2015 3

UTC+2:00
)

Recio

67'
Angeleri

75'

Report

Eddy

74'
Keko

77'
Ramis

89'

Stadium: La Rosaleda
Attendance: 19,937
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Navarre)

18 September 2015 4

UTC+2:00
)

V. Rodríguez

90+4'

Report

Amrabat

34'
Tissone

89'

Stadium:

Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 5,808
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

23 September 2015 5

UTC+2:00
)

Recio

39'
Boka

61'

Report

Dos Santos

17'
Bailly

67'
Tissone

71' (o.g.)
Suárez

79'

Stadium: La Rosaleda
Attendance: 18,767
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 75,361
Referee: José González González

Málaga v Real Sociedad

3 October 2015 7

UTC+2:00
)

Charles

4', 7', 89',

74'
Tissone

34'

71'
Recio

38'
Čop

72'

Report

Agirretxe

14'
Elustondo

45'
Vela

55'

Stadium: La Rosaleda
Attendance: 17,315
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

17 October 2015 8

UTC+2:00
)

Charles

19' (o.g.)
Gomes

33'
Fuego

62'
Mina

64'
Parejo

86',

88' (pen.)

Report

Angeleri

23'
Rosales

60'
Albentosa

88'

Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 35,819
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

24 October 2015 9

UTC+2:00
)

Tighadouini

62'
Juan Carlos

85'

Report

Mosquera

9'

Stadium: La Rosaleda
Attendance: 20,739
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo

1 November 2015 10

UTC+1:00
)

Halilović

27'
Bernardo

45+1'

Report

Weligton

86'

Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 22,766
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) 11	Málaga	0–1	Real Betis	Málaga
22:05 CET (UTC+01:00)	Angeleri 48' Charles 79'	Report	Bruno 31' Cejudo 40' Castro 64' Piccini 78' Varela 90' Van Wolfswinkel 90+2'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 23,803 Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias

21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 12	Espanyol	2–0	Málaga	Barcelona
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Pérez 6', 20' Diop 40' Asensio 79' Sánchez 90+1'	Report	Amrabat 15' Duda 35'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 12,461 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 13	Málaga	2–2	Granada	Málaga
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Torres 65'	Report	Lombán 27' Lopes 56' Ibáñez 65' Márquez 75' El-Arabi 83' Rochina 86', 90+2' Foulquier 90'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 22,931 Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández

6 December 2015 (2015-12-06) 14	Athletic Bilbao	0–0	Málaga	Bilbao
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	San José 19' García 19' Williams 19'	Report	Filipenko 12' Amrabat 53' Recio 77'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 41,835 Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo

13 December 2015 (2015-12-13) 15	Rayo Vallecano	1–2	Málaga	Madrid
12:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Guerra 6', 90+5'	Report	Čop 31', 87' Albentosa 37' Charles 59'	Stadium: Campo de Vallecas Attendance: 9,301 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez

20 December 2015 (2015-12-20) 16	Málaga	1–0	Atlético Madrid	Málaga
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Albentosa 45' Charles 45', 86' Rosales 74'	Report	Filipe Luís 20' Vietto 21' Carrasco 45' Gabi 51' 56' Thomas 83'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 19,086 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

30 December 2015 (2015-12-30) 17	Levante	0–1	Málaga	Valencia
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	P. López 87' Deyverson 88' Karabelas 90+2'	Report	Juan Carlos 1' Camacho 44' Duda 78', 84' Amrabat 88' Juanpi 89'	Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 12,094 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

2 January 2016 (2016-01-02) 18	Celta Vigo	Málaga
22:05 CET (UTC+01:00)	Charles 8', 88' Albentosa 26' Amrabat 30' Recio 67' Camacho 83'	Report	Blanco 64'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 17,635 Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido

10 January 2016 (2016-01-10) 19	Las Palmas	1–1	Málaga	Las Palmas
18:15 CET (UTC+01:00)	Wakaso 84'	Report	Camacho 41' Boka 56' Santa Cruz 72' Recio 75' Duda 90+3'	Stadium: Gran Canaria Attendance: 21,760 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva

16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) 20	Sevilla	2–1	Málaga	Seville
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Gameiro 40', 42' Cristóforo 45+1' Iborra 81' 83'	Report	Čop 29' Camacho 57' Charles 72' Boka 90+1' 90+2'	Stadium: Javier Estrada Fernández

23 January 2016 21	Málaga	1–2	Barcelona	Málaga
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Charles 25' Juanpi 32' Fornals 86' Duda 90+4'	Report	Munir 2' Vermaelen 44' Messi 51', 65' Turan 71'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 27,559 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez

30 January 2016 22	Eibar	1–2	Málaga	Eibar
18:15 CET (UTC+01:00)	García 59' Borja 90+4'	Report	Torres 85' Santa Cruz 90+1'	Stadium: Ipurua Attendance: 5,252 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

5 February 2016 23	Málaga	3–0	Getafe	Málaga
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Juanpi 9', 47' Atsu 23' Recio 29' Charles 43' Horta 82'	Report	Lacen 27' J. Rodríguez 51' Vergini 88'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 20,268 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 24	Villarreal	1–0	Málaga	Villarreal
18:15	Soldado 18' Trigueros 77' Bakambu 90'	Report	Albentosa 34'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 17,142 Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido

21 February 2016 (2016-02-21) 25	Real Madrid	Málaga
16:00	Weligton 35' Juanpi 41' Camacho 55' Albentosa 66' Kameni 90'	Report	Marcelo 24' Ronaldo 33' Modrić 71'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 28,290 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva

28 February 2016 (2016-02-28) 26	Real Sociedad	1–1	Málaga	San Sebastián
22:05 (UTC+1)	Reyes 74' Rulli 78' Agirretxe 81'	Report	Weligton 80'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 12,783 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

2 March 2016 27	Málaga	1–2	Valencia	Málaga
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Torres 63' Duda 64' Recio 66' Charles 77'	Report	Gayà 30' Cheryshev 35', 49' Kameni 41' (o.g.) Feghouli 63' Piatti 90+2'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 20,556 Referee: González González

6 March 2016 (2016-03-06) 28	Deportivo	3–3	Málaga	A Coruña
22:05 CET (UTC+01:00)	Manu 90+4'	Report	Torres 41' Camacho 63', 77' 90+3' Arribas 89' (o.g.) Albentosa 90+4'	Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 18,446 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo

11 March 2016 29	Málaga	1–0	Sporting Gijón	Málaga
20:30	Juanpi 25' Rosales 69'	Report	Pérez 81' Halilović 83'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 19,297 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 30	Real Betis	0–1	Málaga	Seville
22:05 (UTC+1)	Molina 90'	Report	Albentosa 27' Castro 45' Camacho 82'	Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 31,371 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez

3 April 2016 (2016-04-03) 31	Málaga	1–1	Espanyol	Málaga
CET (UTC+01:00)	Charles 25' Čop 45' (pen.) Camacho 62'	Report	Ó. Duarte 63' Pérez 83'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 25,368 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) 32	Granada	0–0	Málaga	Granada
20:30 (UTC+1)	Success 89'	Report	Albentosa 20' Ricca 49' Rosales 90+2'	Stadium: Los Cármenes Attendance: 18,979 Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández

17 April 2016 33	Málaga	0–1	Athletic Bilbao	Málaga
12:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Weligton 60'	Report	Muniain 26' García 53', 80' Bóveda 57' Gurpegui 66' Rico 84'	Stadium: Murcia )

20 April 2016 (2016-04-20) 34	Málaga	1–1	Rayo Vallecano	Málaga
20:45 (UTC+1)	Recio 66' Ricca 90+1'	Report	Llorente 29' Hernández 37' Baena 62' Trashorras 78'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 13,579 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) 35	Atlético Madrid	1-0	Málaga	Madrid
18:15 CET (UTC+01:00)	Giménez 54' Torres 57' Correa 62' Filipe Luís 82'	Report	Weligton 29' Recio 90'	Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 47,621 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

1 May 2016 (2016-05-01) 36	Málaga	3–1	Levante	Málaga
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Čop 30', 89' Albentosa 66' Camacho 77' Castro 90+3'	Report	P. López 76' José Mari 77' Juanfran 82'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 17,654 Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido

8 May 2016 (2016-05-08) 37	Celta Vigo	1–0	Málaga	Vigo
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Nolito 31'	Report	Ricca 27' Recio 45'	Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 20,040 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

Málaga v Las Palmas

15 May 2016 (2016-05-15) 38	Málaga	4–1	Las Palmas	Málaga
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Torres 82' Atsu 84'	Report	Willian José 31' Lemos 45+1'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 17,913 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

References

^ "Primer equipo" [First team] (in Spanish). Málaga CF. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
^ Standings Archive Liga BBVA

[table_note_res_ELGS0.037390691711284-3] Since the winners of the 2015–16 Copa del Rey, Barcelona, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot awarded to the sixth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.

[table_note_res_ELTH0.037390691711284-4] Sevilla qualified for the Champions League group stage by winning the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League. Based on their league position (7th), they would have received the spot above to enter the Europa League third qualifying round. This spot was vacated without replacement as per UEFA regulations.

[table_hth_MLG0.037390691711284-5] Málaga finished ahead of Real Sociedad on head-to-head record; Málaga 3–1 Real Sociedad, Real Sociedad 1–1 Málaga.

[1] "Primer equipo" [First team] (in Spanish). Málaga CF. Retrieved 31 January 2014.

[2] Standings Archive Liga BBVA

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