2022–23 RCD Espanyol season
2022–23 season | ||||
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Owner | Rastar Group | |||
President | Chen Yansheng | |||
Head coach | Diego Martínez (until 3 April) Luis García (from 3 April) | |||
Stadium | RCDE Stadium | |||
La Liga | 19th (relegated) | |||
Copa del Rey | Round of 16 | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Joselu (16) All: Joselu (17) | |||
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The 2022–23 season was the 88th season in the history of RCD Espanyol and their second consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in La Liga and the Copa del Rey.
First team
[edit]- As of 27 January 2023.
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
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Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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– | DF | Brian Oliván | Mallorca | Free transfer | 21 June 2022 | [1] |
– | FW | Joselu | Alavés | Free transfer | 27 June 2022 | [2] |
– | MF | Pol Lozano | Girona | Loan Return | 30 June 2022 | [3] |
– | FW | Juan Camilo Becerra | Gimnàstic | Loan Return | 30 June 2022 | [4] |
– | FW | Matías Vargas | Adana Demirspor | Loan Return | 30 June 2022 | [5] |
– | FW | Álvaro Vadillo | Málaga | Loan Return | 30 June 2022 | [6] |
31 | DF | Victor Gómez | Málaga | Loan Return | 30 June 2022 | [7] |
19 | MF | Tonny Vilhena | Krasnodar | €2.6m | 12 July 2022 | [8] |
Out
[edit]Date | Player | To | Type | Fee | Ref |
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1 July 2022 | Diego López | Rayo Vallecano | End of contract | [9][10] | |
1 July 2022 | Víctor Gómez | Braga | Loan | [11] | |
1 July 2022 | Óscar Melendo | Released | [12] | ||
1 July 2022 | Fran Mérida | Released | [13] | ||
1 July 2022 | Oier Olazábal | Released | [14] | ||
1 July 2022 | Dídac Vilà | Released | [15] | ||
12 August 2022 | Wu Lei | Shanghai Port | Undisclosed | [citation needed] |
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]Win Draw Loss Fixtures
16 July 2022 Friendly | Espanyol | 2–0 | Montpellier | Sant Adrià de Besòs |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Dani Jarque |
22 July 2022 Friendly | Espanyol | 0–0 | Las Palmas | Marbella |
19:15 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Marbella Football Center |
24 July 2022 Friendly | Espanyol | 2–0 | Lille | Marbella |
10:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Marbella Football Center |
28 July 2022 Friendly | Espanyol | 0–1 | Linense | Marbella |
11:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Stadium: Marbella Football Center |
30 July 2022 Friendly | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5–1 | Espanyol | Falmer, England |
15:00 BST (UTC+1) |
| Stadium: Falmer Stadium Referee: Stuart Attwell |
6 August 2022 Friendly | Napoli | 0–0 | Espanyol | Castel di Sangro |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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| Stadium: Stadio Teofilo Patini Referee: Gabriele Scatena (Italy) |
10 December 2022 Friendly | Espanyol | 0–1 | Torino | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center |
14 December 2022 Friendly | Espanyol | 1–1 | Mechelen | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
12:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Pinatar Arena |
Competitions
[edit]Overall record
[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 | 13 August 2022 | 4 June 2023 | Matchday 1 | 19th | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 52 | 69 | −17 | 21.05 |
Copa del Rey | 12 November 2022 | 18 January 2023 | First round | Round of 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 75.00 |
Total | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 59 | 71 | −12 | 26.19 |
Source: Soccerway
La Liga
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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16 | Valencia | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 42[a] | |
17 | Almería | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 49 | 65 | −16 | 41 | |
18 | Valladolid (R) | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 33 | 63 | −30 | 40 | Relegation to Segunda División |
19 | Espanyol (R) | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 52 | 69 | −17 | 37 | |
20 | Elche (R) | 38 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 67 | −37 | 25 |
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)[16]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
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)[16]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Head-to-head points: Cádiz 8, Getafe 5, Valencia 3.
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 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 52 | 69 | −17 | 37 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 34 | −9 |
Source: La Liga
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]The league fixtures were announced on 23 June 2022.[17][18]
13 August 2022 1 | Celta Vigo | 2–2 | Espanyol | Vigo |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 13,859 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias |
19 August 2022 2 | Espanyol | 0–2 | Rayo Vallecano | Cornellà de Llobregat |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 16,071 Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez |
28 August 2022 3 | Espanyol | 1–3 | Real Madrid | Cornellà de Llobregat |
22:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 25,778 Referee: Mario Melero López |
4 September 2022 4 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–1 | Espanyol | Bilbao |
16:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 41,574 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera |
10 September 2022 5 | Espanyol | 2–3 | Sevilla | Cornellà de Llobregat |
16:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 20,135 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández |
18 September 2022 6 | Real Sociedad | 2–1 | Espanyol | San Sebastián |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 31,511 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande |
2 October 2022 7 | Espanyol | 2–2 | Valencia | Cornellà de Llobregat |
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 19,766 Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez |
9 October 2022 8 | Cádiz | 2–2 | Espanyol | Cádiz |
16:15 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Nuevo Mirandilla Attendance: 16,572 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández |
16 October 2022 9 | Espanyol | 1–0 | Valladolid | Cornellà de Llobregat |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 17,770 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz |
20 October 2022 10 | Osasuna | 1–0 | Espanyol | Pamplona |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 17,832 Referee: Mario Melero López |
23 October 2022 11 | Espanyol | 2–2 | Elche | Cornellà de Llobregat |
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 17,560 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero |
28 October 2022 12 | Mallorca | 1–1 | Espanyol | Palma |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Visit Mallorca Stadium Attendance: 13,982 Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos |
6 November 2022 13 | Atlético Madrid | 1–1 | Espanyol | Madrid |
14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Cívitas Metropolitano Attendance: 50,007 Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana |
9 November 2022 14 | Espanyol | 0–1 | Villarreal | Cornellà de Llobregat |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 17,400 Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva |
31 December 2022 15 | Barcelona | 1–1 | Espanyol | Barcelona |
14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 88,095 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz |
7 January 2023 16 | Espanyol | 2–2 | Girona | Cornellà de Llobregat |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 21,429 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande |
15 January 2023 17 | Getafe | 1–2 | Espanyol | Getafe |
14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 10,286 Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez |
21 January 2023 18 | Espanyol | 1–0 | Real Betis | Cornellà de Llobregat |
16:15 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 20,811 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes |
27 January 2023 19 | Almería | 3–1 | Espanyol | Almería |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 11,629 Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva |
4 February 2023 20 | Espanyol | 1–1 | Osasuna | Cornellà de Llobregat |
14:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 22,313 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano |
13 February 2023 21 | Espanyol | 2–3 | Real Sociedad | Cornellà de Llobregat |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 15,732 Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz |
19 February 2023 22 | Elche | 0–1 | Espanyol | Elche |
14:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Martínez Valero Attendance: 18,963 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande |
25 February 2023 23 | Espanyol | 2–1 | Mallorca | Cornellà de Llobregat |
14:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 21,403 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas |
5 March 2023 24 | Valladolid | 2–1 | Espanyol | Valladolid |
14:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium: José Zorilla Attendance: 19,212 Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez |
11 March 2023 25 | Real Madrid | 3–1 | Espanyol | Madrid |
14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 59,872 Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez |
18 March 2023 26 | Espanyol | 1–3 | Celta Vigo | Cornellà de Llobregat |
18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 26,231 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández |
1 April 2023 27 | Girona | 2–1 | Espanyol | Girona |
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 12,841 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias | |
Note: Reinier was sent off for dissent while a substitute. |
8 April 2023 28 | Espanyol | 1–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Cornellà de Llobregat |
16:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 24,903 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero |
15 April 2023 29 | Real Betis | 3–1 | Espanyol | Seville |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 45,313 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández |
21 April 2023 30 | Espanyol | 0–0 | Cádiz | Cornellà de Llobregat |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 28,512 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera |
27 April 2023 31 | Villarreal | 4–2 | Espanyol | Villarreal |
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 16,134 Referee: César Soto Grado |
30 April 2023 32 | Espanyol | 1–0 | Getafe | Cornellà de Llobregat |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 26,953 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez |
4 May 2023 33 | Sevilla | 3–2 | Espanyol | Seville |
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 35,391 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas |
14 May 2023 34 | Espanyol | 2–4 | Barcelona | Cornellà de Llobregat |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 27,360 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea |
21 May 2023 35 | Rayo Vallecano | 1–2 | Espanyol | Madrid |
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Vallecas Attendance: 12,142 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández |
24 May 2023 36 | Espanyol | 3–3 | Atlético Madrid | Cornellà de Llobregat |
22:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 25,822 Referee: Mario Melero López |
28 May 2023 37 | Valencia | 2–2 | Espanyol | Valencia |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 44,141 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano |
4 June 2023 38 | Espanyol | 3–3 | Almería | Cornellà de Llobregat |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 14,213 Referee: César Soto Grado |
Copa del Rey
[edit]12 November 2022 First round | Rincón | 0–3 | Espanyol | Málaga |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: La Rosaleda Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez |
20 December 2022 Second round | Atlético Paso | 0–1 | Espanyol | El Paso |
22:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 5,000 Referee: César Soto Grado |
3 January 2023 Round of 32 | Espanyol | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Celta Vigo | Cornellà de Llobregat |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 20,050 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera |
18 January 2023 Round of 16 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–0 | Espanyol | Bilbao |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 37,564 Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana |
Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]- Last updated 5 March 2023
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | La Liga | Copa del Rey | |||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | ESP | Joan García | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
13 | GK | ESP | Fernando Pacheco | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
25 | GK | ESP | Álvaro Fernández | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | DF | ESP | Óscar Gil | 23 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | ||||
3 | DF | ESP | Adrià Pedrosa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
4 | DF | URU | Leandro Cabrera | 25 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
5 | DF | ESP | Fernando Calero | 20 | 0 | 15+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
14 | MF | ESP | Brian Oliván | 26 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||
18 | FW | FRA | Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
22 | DF | ESP | Aleix Vidal | 21 | 0 | 10+8 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | ||||
23 | MF | MEX | César Montes | 9 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
24 | DF | ESP | Sergi Gómez | 19 | 0 | 15+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
26 | DF | MAR | Omar El Hilali | 6 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
27 | DF | ESP | Rubén Sánchez | 14 | 0 | 4+8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
28 | DF | ESP | Simo | 7 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
6 | MF | ESP | Denis Suárez | 7 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
8 | MF | ALB | Keidi Bare | 13 | 0 | 3+8 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
10 | MF | ESP | Sergi Darder | 27 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 1+2 | 1 | ||||
12 | MF | BRA | Vinícius Souza | 25 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||||
15 | MF | ESP | José Gragera | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
16 | MF | ESP | José Carlos Lazo | 14 | 1 | 0+10 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | ||||
20 | MF | ESP | Edu Expósito | 24 | 3 | 11+9 | 2 | 3+1 | 1 | ||||
21 | MF | ESP | Nico Melamed | 22 | 2 | 7+11 | 0 | 2+2 | 2 | ||||
30 | MF | ITA | Luca Koleosho | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
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