2021–22 RCD Espanyol season
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.
2021–22 season | ||||
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Owner | Rastar Group | |||
President | Chen Yansheng | |||
Head coach | Vicente Moreno (until 13 May) Luis Blanco (caretaker, from 13 May) | |||
Stadium | RCDE Stadium | |||
La Liga | 14th | |||
Copa del Rey | Round of 16 | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Raúl de Tomás (17) All: Raúl de Tomás (17) | |||
Highest home attendance | 23,377 vs Real Madrid (3 October 2021) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 11,095 vs Villarreal (21 August 2021) | |||
Biggest win | Espanyol 2–0 Granada Espanyol 2–0 Cádiz | |||
Biggest defeat | Espanyol 1–4 Real Betis | |||
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Players
First-team squad
- As of 18 January 2022[1]
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Out on loan
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Reserve team
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Transfers
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
21 July 2021 Friendly | Espanyol | 0–1 | Las Palmas | Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: RCDE Stadium Referee: Juan Antonio Manrique Antequera |
24 July 2021 Friendly | Espanyol | 0–2 | Rayo Vallecano | Marbella, Spain |
10:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Marbella Football Center |
27 July 2021 Friendly | Granada | 1–1 | Espanyol | Marbella, Spain |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Marbella Football Center |
30 July 2021 Friendly | Cádiz | 0–2 | Espanyol | Marbella, Spain |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Marbella Football Center |
7 August 2021 Unbeatables Cup | Fiorentina | 0–0 (4–2 p) | Espanyol | Florence, Italy |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Massimiliano Irrati |
Competitions
Overall record
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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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 | 26.32 |
Copa del Rey | 1 December 2021 | 15 January 2022 | First round | Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 50.00 |
Total | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 28.57 |
Source: Soccerway
La Liga
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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12 | Rayo Vallecano | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 42[lower-alpha 1] |
13 | Elche | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 42[lower-alpha 1] |
14 | Espanyol | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 42[lower-alpha 1] |
15 | Getafe | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 39[lower-alpha 2] |
16 | Mallorca | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 63 | −27 | 39[lower-alpha 2] |
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:
- Head-to-head points: Rayo Vallecano 9, Elche 7, Espanyol 1.
- Head-to-head points: Getafe 8, Mallorca 5, Cádiz 2.
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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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
Matches
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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) |
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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 |
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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) |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
1 December 2021 First round | Solares | 2–3 | Espanyol | Solares |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Report | Stadium: Visit Mallorca Stadium Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
- Last updated 22 May 2022
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | La Liga | Copa del Rey | |||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | ESP | Oier | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
13 | GK | ESP | Diego López | 38 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
34 | GK | ESP | Joan García | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | DF | ESP | Miguelón | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
3 | DF | ESP | Adrià Pedrosa | 33 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
4 | DF | URU | Leandro Cabrera | 40 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||
5 | DF | ESP | Fernando Calero | 18 | 0 | 13+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
12 | DF | ESP | Óscar Gil | 24 | 0 | 20+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
17 | DF | ESP | Dídac Vilà | 11 | 0 | 1+8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
24 | DF | ESP | Sergi Gómez | 35 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | ||||
31 | DF | ESP | Lluís Recasens | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
39 | DF | ESP | Rubén Sánchez | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
6 | MF | ESP | Manu Morlanes | 30 | 2 | 11+16 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | ||||
8 | MF | ESP | Fran Mérida | 13 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||||
10 | MF | ESP | Sergi Darder | 39 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 | ||||
14 | MF | ESP | Óscar Melendo | 24 | 0 | 14+7 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||||
15 | MF | ESP | David López | 18 | 0 | 8+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
19 | MF | NED | Tonny Vilhena | 17 | 1 | 13+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
20 | MF | ALB | Keidi Bare | 28 | 1 | 18+7 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | ||||
21 | MF | ESP | Nico Melamed | 33 | 2 | 7+24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
22 | MF | ESP | Aleix Vidal | 34 | 2 | 21+10 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | ||||
23 | MF | ESP | Adri Embarba | 34 | 0 | 24+8 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
25 | MF | VEN | Yangel Herrera | 23 | 1 | 19+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
32 | MF | ESP | Gori | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
33 | MF | ESP | Álvaro García | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
40 | MF | ESP | Dani Villahermosa | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
41 | MF | CAN | Luca Koleosho | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
7 | FW | CHN | Wu Lei | 27 | 2 | 4+19 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | ||||
9 | FW | ESP | Javi Puado | 33 | 5 | 26+4 | 4 | 2+1 | 1 | ||||
11 | FW | ESP | Raúl de Tomás | 36 | 17 | 33+1 | 17 | 2 | 0 | ||||
16 | FW | ESP | Loren Morón | 25 | 4 | 4+17 | 1 | 3+1 | 3 | ||||
18 | FW | BEL | Landry Dimata | 19 | 0 | 4+13 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
26 | FW | ESP | Max Svensson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||||
29 | FW | 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 | ESP | Víctor Gómez | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
19 | MF | ESP | Álvaro Vadillo | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalscorers
- As of 20 November 2021
Rank | Player | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Total |
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1 | Raúl de Tomás | 7 | 0 | 7 |
2 | Aleix Vidal | 2 | 0 | 2 |
3 | Leandro Cabrera | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Nico Melamed | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Manu Morlanes | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Sergi Gómez | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Adrià Pedrosa | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 14 | 0 | 14 |
References
- www.rcdespanyol.com, RCD Espanyol -. "First Team - RCD Espanyol". www.rcdespanyol.com.
- "Víctor Gómez, cedido al CD Mirandés" [Víctor Gómez, loaned to CD Mirandés] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- "Moha, cedido al CD Mirandés" [Moha, loaned to CD Mirandés] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- "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.
- "Sync the new LaLiga season's fixtures with your personal calendar!". La Liga. 30 June 2021.