2019–20 RCD Espanyol season
2019–20 season | ||||
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President | Chen Yansheng | |||
Head coach | David Gallego (until 7 October) Pablo Machín (from 7 October to 23 December) Abelardo (from 27 December to 27 June) | |||
Stadium | RCDE Stadium | |||
La Liga | 20th (relegated)[1] | |||
Copa del Rey | Round of 32 | |||
UEFA Europa League | Round of 32 | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Raúl de Tomás Wu Lei David López (4 each) All: Facundo Ferreyra Wu Lei (8 each) | |||
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The 2019–20 RCD Espanyol season was the club's 85th season in existence and the club's 25th consecutive season 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, and the UEFA Europa League. The season originally covered a period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. It was extended extraordinarily beyond 30 June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]- As of 7 January 2020[2]
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
[edit]Note: 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
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]Date | Player | From | Type | Fee | Ref |
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30 June 2019 | Pipa | Gimnàstic | Loan return | [3] | |
30 June 2019 | Álvaro Vázquez | Zaragoza | Loan return | [4] | |
6 July 2019 | Bernardo Espinosa | Girona | Loan | [5] | |
8 July 2019 | Ander Iturraspe | Athletic Bilbao | Transfer | Free | [6] |
14 July 2019 | Matías Vargas | Vélez Sarsfield | Transfer | €10.5M | [7] |
19 July 2019 | Andrés Prieto | Leganés | Transfer | Free | [8] |
9 August 2019 | Fernando Calero | Valladolid | Transfer | €8M | [9] |
9 January 2020 | Raúl de Tomás | Benfica | Transfer | €20M | [10] |
20 January 2020 | Leandro Cabrera | Getafe | Transfer | €9M | [11] |
23 January 2020 | Adri Embarba | Rayo Vallecano | Transfer | €10M | [12] |
Out
[edit]Date | Player | To | Type | Fee | Ref |
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30 June 2019 | Roberto Rosales | Málaga | Loan return | [13] | |
30 June 2019 | Alfa Semedo | Benfica | Loan return | [14] | |
1 July 2019 | Aarón Martín | Mainz 05 | Buyout clause | €6M | [15] |
1 July 2019 | Roberto | West Ham United | Transfer | Free | [16] |
10 July 2019 | Álvaro Vázquez | Sporting Gijón | Transfer | Free | [17] |
18 July 2019 | Mario Hermoso | Atlético Madrid | Transfer | €25M | [18] |
23 July 2019 | Hernán Pérez | Al Ahli | Transfer | Undisclosed | [19] |
1 August 2019 | Óscar Duarte | Levante | Transfer | Free | [20] |
14 August 2019 | Borja Iglesias | Real Betis | Transfer | €28M | [21] |
16 November 2019 | Javi Puado | Zaragoza | Loan | [22] | |
7 January 2020 | Pablo Piatti | Toronto FC | Transfer | Undisclosed | [23] |
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]Win Draw Loss
16 July 2019 Friendly | Peralada | 0–6 | Espanyol | Peralada, Spain |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Estadi Municipal De Peralada |
20 July 2019 Friendly | Lens | 1–3 | Espanyol | Lens, France |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
28 July 2019 Friendly | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–2 | Espanyol | Owlerton, England |
15:00 BST (UTC+1) |
| Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium |
Competitions
[edit]Win Draw Loss
Overview
[edit]Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
La Liga | 18 August 2019 | 19 July 2020 | Matchday 1 | 20th | 38 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 58 | −31 | 13.16 |
Copa del Rey | 19 December 2019 | 22 January 2020 | First round | Round of 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 66.67 |
Europa League | 25 July 2019 | 27 February 2020 | Second qualifying round | Round of 32 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 13 | +19 | 64.29 |
Total | 55 | 16 | 13 | 26 | 63 | 73 | −10 | 29.09 |
Last updated: 19 July 2020
Source: Soccerway
La Liga
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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16 | Alavés | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 34 | 59 | −25 | 39 | |
17 | Celta Vigo | 38 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 37 | |
18 | Leganés (R) | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 51 | −21 | 36 | Relegation to Segunda División |
19 | Mallorca (R) | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 40 | 65 | −25 | 33 | |
20 | Espanyol (R) | 38 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 58 | −31 | 25 |
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)[24]
(R) Relegated
Results summary
[edit]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 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 58 | −31 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 31 | −16 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 27 | −15 |
Last updated: 19 July 2020.
Source: LaLiga.es
Results by round
[edit]A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
[edit]The La Liga schedule was announced on 4 July 2019.[25]
18 August 2019 1 | Espanyol | 0–2 | Sevilla | Cornellà de Llobregat |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 19,832 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera |
25 August 2019 2 | Alavés | 0–0 | Espanyol | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Mendizorrotza Stadium Attendance: 14,567 Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias |
1 September 2019 3 | Espanyol | 0–3 | Granada | Cornellà de Llobregat |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 20,870 Referee: César Soto Grado |
15 September 2019 4 | Eibar | 1–2 | Espanyol | Eibar |
12:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Ipurua Attendance: 5,410 Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez |
22 September 2019 5 | Espanyol | 1–3 | Real Sociedad | Cornellà de Llobregat |
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 19,173 Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega |
26 September 2019 6 | Celta Vigo | 1–1 | Espanyol | Vigo |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Abanca-Balaídos Attendance: 16,361 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez |
29 September 2019 7 | Espanyol | 0–2 | Valladolid | Cornellà de Llobregat |
12:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 20,911 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández |
6 October 2019 8 | Mallorca | 2–0 | Espanyol | Palma |
12:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Estadi de Son Moix Attendance: 15,052 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea |
20 October 2019 9 | Espanyol | 0–1 | Villarreal | Cornellà de Llobregat |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 20,653 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande |
27 October 2019 10 | Levante | 0–1 | Espanyol | Valencia |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València Attendance: 18,934 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes |
30 October 2019 11 | Athletic Bilbao | 3–0 | Espanyol | Bilbao |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 37,094 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera |
2 November 2019 12 | Espanyol | 1–2 | Valencia | Cornellà de Llobregat |
13:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 18,428 Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez |
10 November 2019 13 | Atlético Madrid | 3–1 | Espanyol | Madrid |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 53,069 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano |
24 November 2019 14 | Espanyol | 1–1 | Getafe | Cornellà de Llobregat |
12:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 21,059 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes |
1 December 2019 15 | Espanyol | 2–4 | Osasuna | Cornellà de Llobregat |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 21,238 Referee: Mario Melero López |
7 December 2019 16 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | Espanyol | Madrid |
13:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 64,125 Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre |
15 December 2019 17 | Espanyol | 2–2 | Real Betis | Cornellà de Llobregat |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 22,248 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández |
22 December 2019 18 | Leganés | 2–0 | Espanyol | Leganés |
12:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Butarque Attendance: 10,183 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas |
4 January 2020 19 | Espanyol | 2–2 | Barcelona | Cornellà de Llobregat |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 33,562 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande |
19 January 2020 20 | Villarreal | 1–2 | Espanyol | Villarreal |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 12,053 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes |
25 January 2020 21 | Espanyol | 1–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Cornellà de Llobregat |
13:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: RCDE Attendance: 27,542 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez |
1 February 2020 22 | Granada | 2–1 | Espanyol | Granada |
13:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Nuevo Estadio de Los Cármenes Attendance: 15,226 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández |
9 February 2020 23 | Espanyol | 1–0 | Mallorca | Cornellà de Llobregat |
12:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 32,084 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz |
16 February 2020 24 | Sevilla | 2–2 | Espanyol | Seville |
12:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 35,661 Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega |
23 February 2020 25 | Valladolid | 2–1 | Espanyol | Valladolid |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla Attendance: 19,645 Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias |
1 March 2020 26 | Espanyol | 1–1 | Atlético Madrid | Cornellà de Llobregat |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 28,872 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas |
8 March 2020 27 | Osasuna | 1–0 | Espanyol | Pamplona |
12:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 15,737 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea |
13 June 2020 28 | Espanyol | 2–0 | Alavés | Cornellà de Llobregat |
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes | ||
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 15 March, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[26] and rescheduled to 13 June.[27] It was played behind closed doors. |
16 June 2020 29 | Getafe | 0–0 | Espanyol | Getafe |
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 0 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero | ||
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 22 March, but was postponed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic,[26] and rescheduled to 16 June.[27] It was played behind closed doors. |
20 June 2020 30 | Espanyol | 1–3 | Levante | Cornellà de Llobregat |
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande | ||
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 5 April, but was postponed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic,[28] and rescheduled to 20 June.[27] It was played behind closed doors. |
25 June 2020 31 | Real Betis | 1–0 | Espanyol | Seville |
22:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 0 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera | ||
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 12 April, but was postponed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic,[28] and rescheduled to 25 June.[27] It was played behind closed doors. |
28 June 2020 32 | Espanyol | 0–1 | Real Madrid | Cornellà de Llobregat |
22:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz | |
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 22 April, but was postponed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic,[28] and rescheduled to 28 June.[27] It was played behind closed doors. |
2 July 2020 33 | Real Sociedad | 2–1 | Espanyol | San Sebastián |
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 0 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez | |
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 26 April, but was postponed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic,[28] and rescheduled to 2 July.[27] It was played behind closed doors. |
5 July 2020 34 | Espanyol | 0–1 | Leganés | Cornellà de Llobregat |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández | ||
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 3 May, but was postponed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic,[28] and rescheduled to 5 July.[27] It was played behind closed doors. |
8 July 2020 35 | Barcelona | 1–0 | Espanyol | Barcelona |
22:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 0 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero | ||
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 10 May, but was postponed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic,[28] and rescheduled to 8 July.[27] It was played behind closed doors. |
12 July 2020 36 | Espanyol | 0–2 | Eibar | Cornellà de Llobregat |
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande | ||
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 13 May, but was postponed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic,[28] and rescheduled to 12 July.[27] It was played behind closed doors. |
16 July 2020 37 | Valencia | 1–0 | Espanyol | Valencia |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 0 Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias | ||
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 17 May, but was postponed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic,[28] and rescheduled to 16 July.[27] It was played behind closed doors. |
19 July 2020 38 | Espanyol | 0–0 | Celta Vigo | Cornellà de Llobregat |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega | ||
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 24 May, but was postponed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic,[28] and rescheduled to 19 July.[27] It was played behind closed doors. |
Copa del Rey
[edit]19 December 2019 First round | Lleida Esportiu | 0–2 | Espanyol | Lleida |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Camp d'Esports Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz |
12 January 2020 Second round | San Sebastián de los Reyes | 0–2 | Espanyol | San Sebastián de los Reyes |
12:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Nuevo Matapiñonera Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera |
22 January 2020 Round of 32 | Real Sociedad | 2–0 | Espanyol | San Sebastián |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 21,647 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández |
UEFA Europa League
[edit]Second qualifying round
[edit]25 July 2019 First leg | Espanyol | 4–0 | Stjarnan | Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 19,122 Referee: Alain Durieux (Luxembourg) |
1 August 2019 Second leg | Stjarnan | 1–3 (1–7 agg.) | Espanyol | Garðabær, Iceland |
21:15 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Stjörnuvöllur Attendance: 1,020 Referee: Dumitru Muntean (Moldova) |
Third qualifying round
[edit]8 August 2019 First leg | Luzern | 0–3 | Espanyol | Lucerne, Switzerland |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Swissporarena Attendance: 9,191 Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia) |
15 August 2019 Second leg | Espanyol | 3–0 (6–0 agg.) | Luzern | Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 13,214 Referee: Jorge Sousa (Portugal) |
Play-off round
[edit]22 August 2019 First leg | Espanyol | 3–1 | Zorya Luhansk | Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 13,686 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany) |
29 August 2019 Second leg | Zorya Luhansk | 2–2 (3–5 agg.) | Espanyol | Zaporizhia, Ukraine |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Slavutych-Arena Attendance: 10,181 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania) |
Group stage
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Espanyol | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 | |
3 | Ferencváros | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 | |
4 | CSKA Moscow | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 5 |
19 September 2019 1 | Espanyol | 1–1 | Ferencváros | Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 18,125 Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro) |
3 October 2019 2 | CSKA Moscow | 0–2 | Espanyol | Moscow, Russia |
18:55 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: VEB Arena Attendance: 22,288 Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey) |
24 October 2019 3 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 0–1 | Espanyol | Razgrad, Bulgaria |
18:55 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Ludogorets Arena Attendance: 10,334 Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan) |
7 November 2019 4 | Espanyol | 6–0 | Ludogorets Razgrad | Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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