2020–21_RCD_Espanyol_season

RCD Espanyol
2020–21 season
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)
Home colours	Away colours
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2020–21 RCD Espanyol season

RCD Espanyol 2020–21 football season

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.

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[table_hth_ESP0.58058009183993-2] Head-to-head points: Espanyol: 4, Mallorca: 1

[table_hth_LEG0.58058009183993-3] Head-to-head points: Leganés: 4, Almería: 1

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The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.^[5]

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"Este será el calendario de Segunda División para la temporada 2020/21". rfef.es (in Spanish). 31 August 2020.

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"Calendario de LaLiga Smartbank 2020/21". laliga.com (in Spanish). 31 August 2020.

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"Bundesliga is welcoming back fans; when will Premier League, La Liga and Serie A follow suit?". ESPN. 15 September 2020.

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22 August 2020 Friendly	Espanyol	1–1	Huesca	Sant Adrià de Besòs, Spain
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Melendo 21'	Report	Pulido 37'	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)	Mauro 53'	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)	Embarba 20' Puado 30' Wu Lei 52'			Stadium: Marbella Football Center Attendance: 0

5 September 2020 Friendly	Espanyol	4–0	Almería	San Pedro de Alcántara, Spain
10:00 CEST (UTC+2)	De Tomás 43' Wu Lei 54' Darder 61' Campuzano 66'			Stadium: Marbella Football Center Attendance: 0

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	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

2020–21_RCD_Espanyol_season

2020–21 RCD Espanyol season

Players

First-team squad

Reserve team

Out on loan

Transfers

In

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Segunda División

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Copa del Rey

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Goalscorers

Notes

References

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Espanyol (C, P)	42	24	10	8	71	28	+43	82^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Promotion to La Liga
2	Mallorca (P)	42	24	10	8	54	28	+26	82^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Promotion to La Liga
3	Leganés	42	21	10	11	51	32	+19	73^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Qualification for promotion play-offs
4	Almería	42	21	10	11	61	40	+21	73^{[lower-alpha 2]}
5	Girona	42	20	11	11	47	36	+11	71

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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Ground	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	D	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	L	L	D	W	W	D	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	L	W	D	L
Position	1	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

12 September 2020 1	Espanyol	3–0	Albacete	Cornellà de Llobregat
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Melendo 14' Wu Lei 25' Embarba 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Á. Arroyo 24' Israfilov 37'	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)	Mérida 26' Roca 79' 84'	Report	Valjent 41' Baba 63'	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)	Tejera 32' Edgar 62'	Report	De Tomás 65' (pen.), 69'	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)	Querol 71'	Report	Melamed 84' Darder 87' Da. López 90+4'	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)	De Tomás 75'	Report	Laure 54' Bravo 65'	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)	Á. García 34' Catena 48' Valentín 81' Saveljich 82' Palazón 88', 89' Montiel 90+4'	Report	Calero 6' Gil 78' Cabrera 82' Embarba 90+2'	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)	Mérida 3' Puado 43', 45'	Report		Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Álvaro Moreno Aragón

26 November 2020 14	Leganés	2–0	Espanyol	Leganés
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bastón 41' Arnaiz 47' Pérez 52'	Report	Miguelón 28' 44' Darder 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Butarque Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

13 December 2020 18	UD Logroñés	0–3	Espanyol	Logroño
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	López 10' Clemente 73'	Report	De Tomás 17' Darder 42' Puado 50' Wu Lei 67'	Stadium: Estadio Las Gaunas Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Jon González Esteban

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

25 October 2020 8	Tenerife	0–0	Espanyol	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Wilson 13' Sanz 90+3'	Report	L. López 8'	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)	De Tomás 24' Vargas 28' Cabrera 38' Embarda 48' Pedrosa 88'	Report	Doncel 14' Rodríguez 25' Elitim 73' Amo 76' Yuri 83'	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)	Calero 26' Chavarría 64'	Report	Embarba 7', 56', 42' Miguelón 30' De Tomás 51'	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)	Embarba 30' Calero 35' De Tomás 58'	Report	Carrillo 33' El Hacen 39' Juanpe 41' Campabadal 75'	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)	Mula 17' Cristóbal 43' Juanma 75' Ciss 82' Gassama 87' (pen.)	Report	Darder 11' De Tomás 25' Miguelón 71'	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)	De Tomás 40' Da. López 56' Mérida 70' Embarba 75' Puado 85'	Report	Cristóforo 66' Sáiz 69' 88' (pen.) Bárcenas 83'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: José López Toca

29 November 2020 15	Espanyol	2–0	Zaragoza	Cornellà de Llobregat
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	L. López 45+1' Da. López 46' Gil 69' Embarba 78' Darder 83'	Report	Serrano 51'	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)	Simón 18' Carrasquilla 42' Zorrilla 47'	Report	Bare 27' Pedrosa 41' Melamed 75' De Tomás 80' (pen.) Puado 85'	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)	Da. López 68' Embarba 76' Wu Lei 88' Darder 90+7'	Report	Campos 10' S. García 39' Rosas 90+1' Pérez 90+5' A. García 90+8'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Gorka Sagués Oscoz

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

20 December 2020 19	Espanyol	2–1	Almería	Cornellà de Llobregat
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	De Tomás 9', 84' (pen.) Darder 25'	Report	Balliu 44' Corpas 51' (pen.), 83'	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)	Rober 26' Lemos 35' Ruiz 66' Castellano 76' Espiau 90+2' Mendes 90+4' Domínguez 90+5'	Report	L. López 49' Di. López 67' Cabrera 80'	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)	Melamed 7', 31' Puado 36' Embarba 80'	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)	Moreno 41' Franquesa 45' Bueno 71'	Report	Embarba 74' Da. López 75'	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)	Puado 8' De Tomás 39' Bare 66' Darder 76' Embarba 78' Pedrosa 79'	Report	Isi 48', 49' Valentín 66' Trejo 68' Montiel 79' Qasmi 80' García 83'	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)	Marcelo 4' 83' Campabadal 9' Juanpe 58' Canella 80' Cantero 90' Seoane 90+1'	Report	Miguelón 20' De Tomás 71' Vadillo 90+3'	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)	De Galarreta 32' Amath 52' Oliván 80'	Report	Puado 33' Dimata 73'	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)	De Tomás 52', 82' Vadillo 76' Pedrosa 85' Mérida 90+4'	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)	Fuego 8' Đurđević 9', 23' García 67' Rosas 70'	Report	Embarba 12' Cabrera 30' Pedrosa 49'	Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Luis Mario Milla Alvendiz