The 2020–21 Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol season was the club's 86th season in existence and the club's first season back in the second division of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Espanyol participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
2020–21 season | |||
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Owner | Rastar Group | ||
President | Chen Yansheng | ||
Head coach | Vicente Moreno | ||
Stadium | RCDE Stadium | ||
Segunda División | 1st (promoted) | ||
Copa del Rey | Round of 32 | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Raúl de Tomás (23) All: Raúl de Tomás (23) | ||
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Players
editFirst-team squad
edit- As of 1 February 2021[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve team
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
editIn
editNo. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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15 | TBD | 1 July 2020 |
Out
editNo. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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15 | TBD | 1 July 2020 |
Pre-season and friendlies
editWin Draw Loss Fixtures
22 August 2020 Friendly | Espanyol | 1–1 | Huesca | Sant Adrià de Besòs, Spain |
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Dani Jarque Attendance: 0 |
30 August 2020 Friendly | Cádiz | 1–0 | Espanyol | San Pedro de Alcántara, Spain |
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Marbella Football Center Attendance: 0 |
2 September 2020 Friendly | Espanyol | 3–0 | Málaga | San Pedro de Alcántara, Spain |
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Marbella Football Center Attendance: 0 |
Competitions
editOverview
editCompetition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Segunda División | 12 September 2020 | 30 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 71 | 28 | +43 | 57.14 |
Copa del Rey | 16 December 2020 | 17 January 2021 | First round | Round of 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 66.67 |
Total | 45 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 74 | 30 | +44 | 57.78 |
Last updated: 30 May 2021
Source: Soccerway
Segunda División
editLeague table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Espanyol (C, P) | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 71 | 28 | +43 | 82[a] | Promotion to La Liga |
2 | Mallorca (P) | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 82[a] | |
3 | Leganés | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 51 | 32 | +19 | 73[b] | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
4 | Almería | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 61 | 40 | +21 | 73[b] | |
5 | Girona | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 71 |
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; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Results summary
editOverall | 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 |
42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 71 | 28 | +43 | 82 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 12 | +29 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 16 | +14 |
Last updated: 30 May 2021.
Source: La Liga
Results by round
editA = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
editThe league fixtures were announced on 31 August 2020.[3][4]
12 September 2020 1 | Espanyol | 3–0 | Albacete | Cornellà de Llobregat |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: = 0[note 1] Referee: Saúl Ais Reig |
20 September 2020 2 | Espanyol | 0–0 | Mallorca | Cornellà de Llobregat |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo |
27 September 2020 3 | Oviedo | 0–2 | Espanyol | Oviedo |
18:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Carlos Tartiere Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Gorka Sagués Oscoz |
4 October 2020 4 | Sabadell | 0–1 | Espanyol | Sabadell |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Nova Creu Alta Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias |
10 October 2020 5 | Espanyol | 1–0 | Alcorcón | Cornellà de Llobregat |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias |
18 October 2020 6 | Rayo Vallecano | 1–0 | Espanyol | Madrid |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: José Antonio López Toca |
21 October 2020 7 | Espanyol | 2–0 | Mirandés | Cornellà de Llobregat |
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Álvaro Moreno Aragón |
25 October 2020 8 | Tenerife | 0–0 | Espanyol | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
18:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Jon González Esteban |
28 October 2020 9 | Espanyol | 2–0 | Ponferradina | Cornellà de Llobregat |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Luis Milla Alvendiz |
2 November 2020 10 | Málaga | 0–3 | Espanyol | Málaga |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: La Rosaleda Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Saúl Ais Reig |
7 November 2020 11 | Espanyol | 2–1 | Lugo | Cornellà de Llobregat |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: David Gálvez Rascón |
14 November 2020 12 | Fuenlabrada | 1–1 | Espanyol | Fuenlabrada |
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Fernando Torres Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias |
20 November 2020 13 | Espanyol | 1–2 | Girona | Cornellà de Llobregat |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: José López Toca |
26 November 2020 14 | Leganés | 2–0 | Espanyol | Leganés |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Butarque Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz |
29 November 2020 15 | Espanyol | 2–0 | Zaragoza | Cornellà de Llobregat |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Juan Pulido Santana |
2 December 2020 16 | Cartagena | 1–3 | Espanyol | Cartagena |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo |
6 December 2020 17 | Espanyol | 2–0 | Sporting Gijón | Cornellà de Llobregat |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Gorka Sagués Oscoz |
13 December 2020 18 | UD Logroñés | 0–3 | Espanyol | Logroño |
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Las Gaunas Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Jon González Esteban |
20 December 2020 19 | Espanyol | 2–1 | Almería | Cornellà de Llobregat |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Miguel Ortíz Arias |
3 January 2021 20 | Las Palmas | 1–0 | Espanyol | Las Palmas |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Daniel Ocón Arráiz |
10 January 2021 21 | Espanyol | 2–0 | Castellón | Cornellà de Llobregat |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Óliver de la Fuente Ramos |
23 January 2021 22 | Girona | 1–0 | Espanyol | Girona |
18:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadi Municipal de Montilivi Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana |
31 January 2021 23 | Espanyol | 2–3 | Rayo Vallecano | Cornellà de Llobregat |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Jon Ander González Esteban |
8 February 2021 24 | Lugo | 1–1 | Espanyol | Lugo |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Anxo Carro Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias |
14 February 2021 25 | Mallorca | 1–2 | Espanyol | Palma |
14:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Visit Mallorca Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo |
20 February 2021 26 | Espanyol | 1–0 | Sabadell | Cornellà de Llobregat |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Daniel Ocón Arráiz |
28 February 2021 27 | Sporting Gijón | 1–1 | Espanyol | Gijón |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Luis Mario Milla Alvendiz |
5 March 2021 28 | Espanyol | 1–1 | Oviedo | Cornellà de Llobregat |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez |
13 March 2021 29 | Mirandés | 2–2 | Espanyol | Miranda de Ebro |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Anduva Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Jon Ander González Esteban |
20 March 2021 30 | Espanyol | 4–0 | UD Logroñés | Cornellà de Llobregat |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana |
26 March 2021 31 | Castellón | 1–3 | Espanyol | Castellón de la Plana |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Nou Estadi Castàlia Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Aitor Gorostegui Fernández-Ortega |
1 April 2021 32 | Espanyol | 4–0 | Fuenlabrada | Cornellà de Llobregat |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Iosu Galech Apezteguía |
4 April 2021 33 | Albacete | 0–3 | Espanyol | Albacete |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Carlos Belmonte Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: José Antonio López Toca |
11 April 2021 34 | Espanyol | 2–1 | Leganés | Cornellà de Llobregat |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva |
19 April 2021 35 | Almería | 1–1 | Espanyol | Almería |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: David Gálvez Rascón |
24 April 2021 36 | Espanyol | 4–0 | Las Palmas | Cornellà de Llobregat |
18:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Álvaro Moreno Aragón |
2 May 2021 37 | Espanyol | 3–0 | Málaga | Cornellà de Llobregat |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias |
8 May 2021 38 | Zaragoza | 0–0 | Espanyol | Zaragoza |
18:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana |
14 May 2021 39 | Espanyol | 0–2 | Cartagena | Cornellà de Llobregat |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido |
18 May 2021 40 | Ponferradina | 1–4 | Espanyol | Ponferrada |
21:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: El Toralín Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Rafael Sánchez López |
23 May 2021 41 | Espanyol | 1–1 | Tenerife | Cornellà de Llobregat |
18:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Óliver de la Fuente Ramos |
30 May 2021 42 | Alcorcón | 1–0 | Espanyol | Alcorcón |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Santo Domingo Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Iosu Galech Apezteguía |
Copa del Rey
edit16 December 2020 First round | Llagostera | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Espanyol | Llagostera |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadi Municipal de Llagostera Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniel Trujillo Suárez |
6 January 2021 Second round | Burgos | 0–2 | Espanyol | Burgos |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: El Plantío Referee: José Antonio López Toca |
17 January 2021 Round of 32 | Espanyol | 0–2 | Osasuna | Cornellà de Llobregat |
12:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Referee: Mario Melero López |
Statistics
editAppearances and goals
edit- Last updated 30 May 2021
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Segunda División | Copa del Rey | |||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | ESP | Oier | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
13 | GK | ESP | Diego López | 40 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | DF | ESP | Miguelón | 21 | 0 | 17+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
3 | DF | ESP | Adrià Pedrosa | 33 | 1 | 31+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
4 | DF | URU | Leandro Cabrera | 39 | 0 | 36+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
5 | DF | ESP | Fernando Calero | 31 | 1 | 23+5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||
6 | DF | ESP | Lluís López | 20 | 0 | 12+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
17 | DF | ESP | Dídac Vilà | 14 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
27 | DF | ESP | Óscar Gil | 33 | 1 | 22+10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
31 | DF | ESP | Ricard Pujol | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
40 | DF | MAR | Omar El Hilali | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
8 | MF | ESP | Fran Mérida | 39 | 1 | 13+23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||
10 | MF | ESP | Sergi Darder | 41 | 6 | 35+5 | 6 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
14 | MF | ESP | Óscar Melendo | 29 | 2 | 22+6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||
15 | MF | ESP | David López | 38 | 1 | 36+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
19 | MF | ESP | Álvaro Vadillo | 14 | 0 | 0+12 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||||
20 | MF | ALB | Keidi Bare | 29 | 0 | 20+7 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||||
22 | MF | ARG | Matías Vargas | 24 | 0 | 8+13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
26 | MF | ESP | Pol Lozano | 26 | 0 | 1+23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
33 | MF | ESP | Nico Melamed | 36 | 6 | 12+21 | 6 | 1+2 | 0 | ||||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
7 | FW | CHN | Wu Lei | 34 | 3 | 8+23 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||
9 | FW | ESP | Javi Puado | 39 | 13 | 28+9 | 12 | 1+1 | 1 | ||||
11 | FW | ESP | Raúl de Tomás | 38 | 23 | 33+4 | 23 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
18 | FW | BEL | Landry Dimata | 20 | 5 | 14+5 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
23 | FW | ESP | Adri Embarba | 40 | 9 | 37+1 | 9 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
29 | FW | ESP | Jofre Carreras | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
39 | FW | ESP | Max Svensson | 5 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | ||||
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club | |||||||||||||
18 | MF | ESP | Álex Lopez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
21 | MF | ESP | Marc Roca | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
24 | FW | ESP | Víctor Campuzano | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Goalscorers
edit- As of 5 March 2021[6]
Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Segunda División | Copa del Rey | Total |
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1 | 11 | FW | Raúl de Tomás | 15 | 0 | 15 | |
2 | 9 | FW | Javi Puado | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
3 | 23 | MF | Adri Embarba | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
4 | 7 | FW | Wu Lei | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
10 | MF | Sergi Darder | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
33 | MF | Nico Melamed | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
7 | 14 | MF | Óscar Melendo | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
8 | 8 | MF | Fran Mérida | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
18 | FW | Landry Dimata | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
27 | DF | Óscar Gil | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
39 | FW | Max Svensson | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Totals | 40 | 3 | 43 |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ www.rcdespanyol.com, RCD Espanyol -. "First Team - RCD Espanyol". www.rcdespanyol.com.
- ^ "Reglamento General RFEF - Artículo 201. Sistema de puntos" (PDF). RFEF. 1 May 2015. p. 104. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Este será el calendario de Segunda División para la temporada 2020/21". rfef.es (in Spanish). 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Calendario de LaLiga Smartbank 2020/21". laliga.com (in Spanish). 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Bundesliga is welcoming back fans; when will Premier League, La Liga and Serie A follow suit?". ESPN. 15 September 2020.
- ^ "2020-2021 Espanyol Stats". FBref. Retrieved 8 March 2021.