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2020–21 RCD Espanyol season

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RCD Espanyol
2020–21 season
OwnerRastar Group
PresidentChen Yansheng
Head coachVicente Moreno
StadiumRCDE Stadium
Segunda División1st (promoted)
Copa del ReyRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Raúl de Tomás (23)

All:
Raúl de Tomás (23)

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.

Players

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First-team squad

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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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP Oier
2 DF Spain ESP Miguelón (on loan from Villarreal)
3 DF Spain ESP Adrià Pedrosa
4 DF Uruguay URU Leandro Cabrera
5 DF Spain ESP Fernando Calero
6 DF Spain ESP Lluís López
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
13 GK Spain ESP Diego López
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Spain ESP Óscar Melendo
15 MF Spain ESP David López (Captain)
17 DF Spain ESP Dídac Vilà (Vice-captain)
18 FW Belgium BEL Landry Dimata (on loan from Anderlecht)
19 MF Spain ESP Álvaro Vadillo (on loan from Celta)
20 MF Albania ALB Keidi Bare
22 FW Argentina ARG Matías Vargas
23 MF Spain ESP Adri Embarba
26 MF Spain ESP Pol Lozano
27 DF Spain ESP Óscar Gil
33 MF Spain ESP Nico Melamed

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
29 FW Spain ESP Jofre Carreras
30 GK Spain ESP Ángel Fortuño
31 DF Spain ESP Ricard Pujol
No. Pos. Nation Player
34 GK Spain ESP Joan García
39 FW Spain ESP Max Svensson

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
GK Spain ESP Adrián López (at Hércules until 30 June 2021)
DF Spain ESP Víctor Gómez (at Mirandés until 30 June 2021)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Morocco MAR Moha (at Mirandés until 30 June 2021)

Transfers

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In

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No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
15 TBD 1 July 2020

Out

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No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
15 TBD 1 July 2020

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

22 August 2020 Friendly Espanyol Spain 1–1 Spain Huesca Sant Adrià de Besòs, Spain
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Melendo 21'
Report
Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Dani Jarque
Attendance: 0
30 August 2020 Friendly Cádiz Spain 1–0 Spain Espanyol San Pedro de Alcántara, Spain
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Marbella Football Center
Attendance: 0
2 September 2020 Friendly Espanyol Spain 3–0 Spain Málaga San Pedro de Alcántara, Spain
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Marbella Football Center
Attendance: 0
5 September 2020 Friendly Espanyol Spain 4–0 Spain Almería San Pedro de Alcántara, Spain
10:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Marbella Football Center
Attendance: 0

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
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 +43 057.14
Copa del Rey 16 December 2020 17 January 2021 First round Round of 32 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 066.67
Total 45 26 10 9 74 30 +44 057.78

Last updated: 30 May 2021
Source: Soccerway

Segunda División

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
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
Source: LaLiga
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:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Espanyol: 4, Mallorca: 1
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Leganés: 4, Almería: 1

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
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

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ResultWDWWWLWDWWWDLLWWWWWLWLLDWWDDDWWWWWDWWDLWDL
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Updated to match(es) played on 30 May 2021. Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The 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)
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) 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
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
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
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
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)
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)
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
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
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)
Report
Stadium: Santo Domingo
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Iosu Galech Apezteguía

Copa del Rey

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16 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)
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

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Appearances and goals

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Last updated 30 May 2021
No. Pos Nat Player Total Segunda División Copa del Rey
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Spain ESP Oier 5 0 2 0 3 0
13 GK Spain ESP Diego López 40 0 40 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Spain ESP Miguelón 21 0 17+2 0 2 0
3 DF Spain ESP Adrià Pedrosa 33 1 31+1 1 0+1 0
4 DF Uruguay URU Leandro Cabrera 39 0 36+2 0 1 0
5 DF Spain ESP Fernando Calero 31 1 23+5 1 3 0
6 DF Spain ESP Lluís López 20 0 12+7 0 1 0
17 DF Spain ESP Dídac Vilà 14 0 7+4 0 3 0
27 DF Spain ESP Óscar Gil 33 1 22+10 1 1 0
31 DF Spain ESP Ricard Pujol 1 0 0 0 1 0
40 DF Morocco MAR Omar El Hilali 3 0 1+2 0 0 0
Midfielders
8 MF Spain ESP Fran Mérida 39 1 13+23 1 3 0
10 MF Spain ESP Sergi Darder 41 6 35+5 6 0+1 0
14 MF Spain ESP Óscar Melendo 29 2 22+6 2 1 0
15 MF Spain ESP David López 38 1 36+1 1 1 0
19 MF Spain ESP Álvaro Vadillo 14 0 0+12 0 0+2 0
20 MF Albania ALB Keidi Bare 29 0 20+7 0 0+2 0
22 MF Argentina ARG Matías Vargas 24 0 8+13 0 3 0
26 MF Spain ESP Pol Lozano 26 0 1+23 0 2 0
33 MF Spain ESP Nico Melamed 36 6 12+21 6 1+2 0
Forwards
7 FW China CHN Wu Lei 34 3 8+23 2 3 1
9 FW Spain ESP Javi Puado 39 13 28+9 12 1+1 1
11 FW Spain ESP Raúl de Tomás 38 23 33+4 23 0+1 0
18 FW Belgium BEL Landry Dimata 20 5 14+5 5 0+1 0
23 FW Spain ESP Adri Embarba 40 9 37+1 9 1+1 0
29 FW Spain ESP Jofre Carreras 5 0 0+3 0 1+1 0
39 FW Spain 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 Spain ESP Álex Lopez 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Spain ESP Marc Roca 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
24 FW Spain ESP Víctor Campuzano 5 0 0+4 0 1 0

Goalscorers

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As of 5 March 2021[6]
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Segunda División Copa del Rey Total
1 11 FW Spain Raúl de Tomás 15 0 15
2 9 FW Spain Javi Puado 6 1 7
3 23 MF Spain Adri Embarba 6 0 6
4 7 FW China Wu Lei 2 1 3
10 MF Spain Sergi Darder 3 0 3
33 MF Spain Nico Melamed 3 0 3
7 14 MF Spain Óscar Melendo 2 0 2
8 8 MF Spain Fran Mérida 1 0 1
18 FW Belgium Landry Dimata 1 0 1
27 DF Spain Óscar Gil 1 0 1
39 FW Spain Max Svensson 0 1 1
Totals 40 3 43

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.[5]

References

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  1. ^ www.rcdespanyol.com, RCD Espanyol -. "First Team - RCD Espanyol". www.rcdespanyol.com.
  2. ^ "Reglamento General RFEF - Artículo 201. Sistema de puntos" (PDF). RFEF. 1 May 2015. p. 104. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Este será el calendario de Segunda División para la temporada 2020/21". rfef.es (in Spanish). 31 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Calendario de LaLiga Smartbank 2020/21". laliga.com (in Spanish). 31 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Bundesliga is welcoming back fans; when will Premier League, La Liga and Serie A follow suit?". ESPN. 15 September 2020.
  6. ^ "2020-2021 Espanyol Stats". FBref. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
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