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2021–22 RCD Espanyol season

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RCD Espanyol
2021–22 season
OwnerRastar Group
PresidentChen Yansheng
Head coachVicente Moreno
(until 13 May)
Luis Blanco
(caretaker, from 13 May)
StadiumRCDE Stadium
La Liga14th
Copa del ReyRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Raúl de Tomás (17)

All:
Raúl de Tomás (17)
Highest home attendance23,377 vs Real Madrid
(3 October 2021)
Lowest home attendance11,095 vs Villarreal
(21 August 2021)
Biggest winEspanyol 2–0 Granada
Espanyol 2–0 Cádiz
Biggest defeatEspanyol 1–4 Real Betis

The 2021–22 season was the 87th season in the existence of RCD Espanyol and the club's first season back in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Espanyol participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey.

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 18 January 2022[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 Spain ESP Oier
2 DF Spain ESP Miguelón
3 DF Spain ESP Adrià Pedrosa
4 DF Uruguay URU Leandro Cabrera
5 DF Spain ESP Fernando Calero
6 MF Spain ESP Manu Morlanes (on loan from Villarreal)
7 FW China CHN Wu Lei
8 MF Spain ESP Fran Mérida
9 FW Spain ESP Javi Puado
10 MF Spain ESP Sergi Darder
11 FW Spain ESP Raúl de Tomás
12 DF Spain ESP Óscar Gil
13 GK Spain ESP Diego López (vice-captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Spain ESP Óscar Melendo
15 MF Spain ESP David López (captain)
16 FW Spain ESP Loren Morón (on loan from Betis)
17 DF Spain ESP Dídac Vilà
18 FW Belgium BEL Landry Dimata
20 MF Albania ALB Keidi Bare
21 MF Spain ESP Nico Melamed
22 MF Spain ESP Aleix Vidal
23 MF Spain ESP Adri Embarba
24 DF Spain ESP Sergi Gómez
25 MF Venezuela VEN Yangel Herrera (on loan from Manchester City)
MF Netherlands NED Tonny Vilhena (on loan from Krasnodar)

Out on loan

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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 Spain ESP Víctor Gómez (at Málaga until 30 June 2022)
DF Russia RUS Roman Tugarinov (at Telstar until 30 June 2023)
MF Spain ESP Pol Lozano (at Girona until 30 June 2022)
MF Spain ESP Álvaro Vadillo (at Málaga until 30 June 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Spain ESP Josema Raigal (at UCAM Murcia until 30 June 2022)
FW Colombia COL Juan Camilo Becerra (at Ponferradina until 30 June 2022)
FW Argentina ARG Matías Vargas (at Adana Demirspor until 30 June 2022)

Reserve team

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
26 FW Spain ESP Max Svensson
31 DF Spain ESP Lluís Recasens
32 MF Spain ESP Gori
33 DF Spain ESP Álvaro García
No. Pos. Nation Player
34 GK Spain ESP Joan García
37 MF Spain ESP Roger Martínez
39 DF Spain ESP Rubén Sánchez

Transfers

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In

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Date Player From Type Fee Ref
30 June 2021 Spain Víctor Gómez Mirandés Loan return [2]
30 June 2021 Morocco Moha Mirandés Loan return [3]

Out

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Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

21 July 2021 Friendly Espanyol Spain 0–1 Spain Las Palmas Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Mújica 80'
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Referee: Juan Antonio Manrique Antequera
24 July 2021 Friendly Espanyol Spain 0–2 Spain Rayo Vallecano Marbella, Spain
10:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Marbella Football Center
27 July 2021 Friendly Granada Spain 1–1 Spain Espanyol Marbella, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Marbella Football Center
30 July 2021 Friendly Cádiz Spain 0–2 Spain Espanyol Marbella, Spain
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Marbella Football Center
7 August 2021 Unbeatables Cup Fiorentina Italy 0–0
(4–2 p)
Spain Espanyol Florence, Italy
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 14 August 2021 22 May 2022 Matchday 1 14th 38 10 12 16 40 53 −13 026.32
Copa del Rey 1 December 2021 15 January 2022 First round Round of 16 4 2 1 1 7 6 +1 050.00
Total 42 12 13 17 47 59 −12 028.57

Source: Soccerway

La Liga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Rayo Vallecano 38 11 9 18 39 50 −11 42[a]
13 Elche 38 11 9 18 40 52 −12 42[a]
14 Espanyol 38 10 12 16 40 53 −13 42[a]
15 Getafe 38 8 15 15 33 41 −8 39[b]
16 Mallorca 38 10 9 19 36 63 −27 39[b]
Source: LaLiga Santander
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 (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[4]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head points: Rayo Vallecano 9, Elche 7, Espanyol 1.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Getafe 8, Mallorca 5, Cádiz 2.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 10 12 16 40 53  −13 42 9 6 4 25 19  +6 1 6 12 15 34  −19

Source: La Liga

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDDLLDWLWWDDLWLWLWLWLDLLDDLWDWLWLLLDLDD
Position11131616161316131111101111119119111111111313131414121212121112131413131314
Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 30 June 2021.[5][6]

14 August 2021 1 Osasuna 0–0 Espanyol Pamplona
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: El Sadar
Attendance: 0
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
21 August 2021 2 Espanyol 0–0 Villarreal Cornellà de Llobregat
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 11,095
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
27 August 2021 3 Mallorca 1–0 Espanyol Palma
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Visit Mallorca Stadium
Attendance: 7,529
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
12 September 2021 4 Espanyol 1–2 Atlético Madrid Cornellà de Llobregat
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 15,321
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
19 September 2021 5 Real Betis 2–2 Espanyol Seville
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 30,189
Referee: César Soto Grado
22 September 2021 6 Espanyol 1–0 Alavés Cornellà de Llobregat
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 14,254
Referee: Mario Melero López
25 September 2021 7 Sevilla 2–0 Espanyol Seville
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 23,956
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
3 October 2021 8 Espanyol 2–1 Real Madrid Cornellà de Llobregat
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 23,377
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
18 October 2021 9 Espanyol 2–0 Cádiz Cornellà de Llobregat
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 15,678
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
23 October 2021 10 Elche 2–2 Espanyol Elche
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Attendance: 13,449
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
26 October 2021 11 Espanyol 1–1 Athletic Bilbao Cornellà de Llobregat
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 16,196
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
31 October 2021 12 Getafe 2–1 Espanyol Getafe
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 4,721
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
6 November 2021 13 Espanyol 2–0 Granada Cornellà de Llobregat
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 19,050
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
20 November 2021 14 Barcelona 1–0 Espanyol Barcelona
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 74,418
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
28 November 2021 15 Espanyol 1–0 Real Sociedad Cornellà de Llobregat
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 19,935
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
5 December 2021 16 Rayo Vallecano 1–0 Espanyol Madrid
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Attendance: 11,879
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
11 December 2021 17 Espanyol 4–3 Levante Cornellà de Llobregat
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 15,193
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
17 December 2021 18 Celta Vigo 3–1 Espanyol Vigo
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 9,526
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
31 December 2021 19 Valencia 1–2 Espanyol Valencia
16:15 CEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 29,566
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
10 January 2022 20 Espanyol 1–2 Elche Cornellà de Llobregat
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 11,870
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
18 January 2022 21 Cádiz 2–2 Espanyol Cádiz
21:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Mirandilla
Attendance: 10,755
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
21 January 2022 22 Espanyol 1–4 Real Betis Cornellà de Llobregat
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 17,637
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
7 February 2022 23 Athletic Bilbao 2–1 Espanyol Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 30,753
Referee: César Soto Grado
13 February 2022 24 Espanyol 2–2 Barcelona Cornellà de Llobregat
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 25,049
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
20 February 2022 25 Espanyol 1–1 Sevilla Cornellà de Llobregat
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 24,897
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
27 February 2022 26 Villarreal 5–1 Espanyol Villarreal
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 15,600
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
5 March 2022 27 Espanyol 2–0 Getafe Cornellà de Llobregat
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 18,519
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
12 March 2022 28 Levante 1–1 Espanyol Valencia
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 13,407
Referee: Isidro Díaz De Mera Escuderos
20 March 2022 29 Espanyol 1–0 Mallorca Cornellà de Llobregat
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 17,578
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
4 April 2022 30 Real Sociedad 1–0 Espanyol San Sebastián
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 20,869
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
10 April 2022 31 Espanyol 1–0 Celta Vigo Cornellà de Llobregat
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 18,471
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
17 April 2022 32 Atlético Madrid 2–1 Espanyol Madrid
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 54,011
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
21 April 2022 33 Espanyol 0–1 Rayo Vallecano Cornellà de Llobregat
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 11,873
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
30 April 2022 34 Real Madrid 4–0 Espanyol Madrid
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 58,686
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
8 May 2022 35 Espanyol 1–1 Osasuna Cornellà de Llobregat
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 18,903
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
11 May 2022 36 Alavés 2–1 Espanyol Vitoria-Gasteiz
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Attendance: 12,729
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
14 May 2022 37 Espanyol 1–1 Valencia Cornellà de Llobregat
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 14,990
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
22 May 2022 38 Granada 0–0 Espanyol Granada
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 17,951
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

Copa del Rey

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1 December 2021 First round Solares 2–3 Espanyol Solares
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: La Estación
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
14 December 2021 Second round Cristo Atlético 1–2 Espanyol Palencia
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nueva Balastera
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
4 January 2022 Round of 32 Ponferradina 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)
Espanyol Ponferrada
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: El Toralín
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
Penalties
15 January 2022 Round of 16 Mallorca 2–1 Espanyol Palma
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Visit Mallorca Stadium
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Last updated 22 May 2022
No. Pos Nat Player Total La Liga Copa del Rey
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Spain ESP Oier 2 0 1+1 0 0 0
13 GK Spain ESP Diego López 38 0 36 0 2 0
34 GK Spain ESP Joan García 4 0 1+1 0 2 0
Defenders
2 DF Spain ESP Miguelón 4 0 1+1 0 2 0
3 DF Spain ESP Adrià Pedrosa 33 2 31 1 2 1
4 DF Uruguay URU Leandro Cabrera 40 2 37 2 3 0
5 DF Spain ESP Fernando Calero 18 0 13+3 0 2 0
12 DF Spain ESP Óscar Gil 24 0 20+2 0 1+1 0
17 DF Spain ESP Dídac Vilà 11 0 1+8 0 2 0
24 DF Spain ESP Sergi Gómez 35 2 31 1 3+1 1
31 DF Spain ESP Lluís Recasens 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
39 DF Spain ESP Rubén Sánchez 4 0 1+3 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF Spain ESP Manu Morlanes 30 2 11+16 2 2+1 0
8 MF Spain ESP Fran Mérida 13 0 3+7 0 2+1 0
10 MF Spain ESP Sergi Darder 39 3 36 3 2+1 0
14 MF Spain ESP Óscar Melendo 24 0 14+7 0 2+1 0
15 MF Spain ESP David López 18 0 8+10 0 0 0
19 MF Netherlands NED Tonny Vilhena 17 1 13+4 1 0 0
20 MF Albania ALB Keidi Bare 28 1 18+7 1 2+1 0
21 MF Spain ESP Nico Melamed 33 2 7+24 2 2 0
22 MF Spain ESP Aleix Vidal 34 2 21+10 2 2+1 0
23 MF Spain ESP Adri Embarba 34 0 24+8 0 1+1 0
25 MF Venezuela VEN Yangel Herrera 23 1 19+4 1 0 0
32 MF Spain ESP Gori 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
33 MF Spain ESP Álvaro García 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
40 MF Spain ESP Dani Villahermosa 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
41 MF Canada CAN Luca Koleosho 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW China CHN Wu Lei 27 2 4+19 1 2+2 1
9 FW Spain ESP Javi Puado 33 5 26+4 4 2+1 1
11 FW Spain ESP Raúl de Tomás 36 17 33+1 17 2 0
16 FW Spain ESP Loren Morón 25 4 4+17 1 3+1 3
18 FW Belgium BEL Landry Dimata 19 0 4+13 0 1+1 0
26 FW Spain ESP Max Svensson 2 0 0 0 0+2 0
29 FW Spain ESP Jofre Carreras 4 0 0+3 0 0+1 0
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
31 DF Spain ESP Víctor Gómez 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
19 MF Spain ESP Álvaro Vadillo 3 0 0+3 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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As of 20 November 2021
Rank Player La Liga Copa del Rey Total
1 Spain Raúl de Tomás 7 0 7
2 Spain Aleix Vidal 2 0 2
3 Uruguay Leandro Cabrera 1 0 1
Spain Nico Melamed 1 0 1
Spain Manu Morlanes 1 0 1
Spain Sergi Gómez 1 0 1
Spain Adrià Pedrosa 1 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0
Total 14 0 14

References

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  1. ^ www.rcdespanyol.com, RCD Espanyol -. "First Team - RCD Espanyol". www.rcdespanyol.com.
  2. ^ "Víctor Gómez, cedido al CD Mirandés" [Víctor Gómez, loaned to CD Mirandés] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Moha, cedido al CD Mirandés" [Moha, loaned to CD Mirandés] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Calendario LaLiga: el sorteo de Primera División 2021/2022 será el miércoles 30 de junio a las 17.30 horas". El Correo (in Spanish). 28 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Sync the new LaLiga season's fixtures with your personal calendar!". La Liga. 30 June 2021.