| 2021–22 season | ||||
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| Owner | Rastar Group | |||
| President | Chen Yansheng | |||
| Head coach | Vicente Moreno (until 13 May) Luis Blanco (caretaker, from 13 May) | |||
| Stadium | RCDE Stadium | |||
| La Liga | 14th | |||
| Copa del Rey | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Raúl de Tomás (17) All: Raúl de Tomás (17) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 23,377 vsReal Madrid (3 October 2021) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 11,095 vsVillarreal (21 August 2021) | |||
| Biggest win | Espanyol 2–0Granada Espanyol 2–0Cádiz | |||
| Biggest defeat | Espanyol 1–4Real Betis | |||
The2021–22 season was the 87th season in the existence ofRCD Espanyol and the club's first season back in the top flight ofSpanish football. In addition to thedomestic league, Espanyol participated in this season's edition of theCopa del Rey.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Date | Player | From | Type | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2021 | Mirandés | Loan return | [2] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | Mirandés | Loan return | [3] | ||
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 21 July 2021Friendly | Espanyol | 0–1 | Las Palmas | Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain |
| 19:00CEST (UTC+2) |
| Stadium:RCDE Stadium Referee: Juan Antonio Manrique Antequera |
| 24 July 2021Friendly | Espanyol | 0–2 | Rayo Vallecano | Marbella, Spain |
| 10:00CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium:Marbella Football Center |
| 27 July 2021Friendly | Granada | 1–1 | Espanyol | Marbella, Spain |
| 19:00CEST (UTC+2) |
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| Stadium:Marbella Football Center |
| 30 July 2021Friendly | Cádiz | 0–2 | Espanyol | Marbella, Spain |
| 18:00CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium:Marbella Football Center |
| 7 August 2021Unbeatables Cup | Fiorentina | 0–0 (4–2p) | Espanyol | Florence, Italy |
| 19:00CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium:Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee:Massimiliano Irrati |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| La Liga | 14 August 2021 | 22 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | 14th | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 026.32 |
| Copa del Rey | 1 December 2021 | 15 January 2022 | First round | Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Total | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 028.57 | ||||
Source:Soccerway
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Rayo Vallecano | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 42[a] |
| 13 | Elche | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 42[a] |
| 14 | Espanyol | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 42[a] |
| 15 | Getafe | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 39[b] |
| 16 | Mallorca | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 63 | −27 | 39[b] |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 42 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 34 | −19 |
Source:La Liga
| 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 |
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| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | D | L | L | D | W | L | W | W | D | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | D | L | L | D | D | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | D | D |
| Position | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
The league fixtures were announced on 30 June 2021.[5][6]
| 14 August 20211 | Osasuna | 0–0 | Espanyol | Pamplona |
| 22:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:El Sadar Attendance: 0 Referee:Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias |
| 21 August 20212 | Espanyol | 0–0 | Villarreal | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 19:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:RCDE Stadium Attendance: 11,095 Referee:Jorge Figueroa Vázquez |
| 27 August 20213 | Mallorca | 1–0 | Espanyol | Palma |
| 20:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Visit Mallorca Stadium Attendance: 7,529 Referee:Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos |
| 12 September 20214 | Espanyol | 1–2 | Atlético Madrid | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 14:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:RCDE Stadium Attendance: 15,321 Referee:Juan Martínez Munuera |
| 19 September 20215 | Real Betis | 2–2 | Espanyol | Seville |
| 18:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Benito Villamarín Attendance: 30,189 Referee:César Soto Grado |
| 22 September 20216 | Espanyol | 1–0 | Alavés | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 19:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium:RCDE Stadium Attendance: 14,254 Referee:Mario Melero López |
| 25 September 20217 | Sevilla | 2–0 | Espanyol | Seville |
| 18:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 23,956 Referee:Pablo González Fuertes |
| 3 October 20218 | Espanyol | 2–1 | Real Madrid | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 16:15CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:RCDE Stadium Attendance: 23,377 Referee:Guillermo Cuadra Fernández |
| 18 October 20219 | Espanyol | 2–0 | Cádiz | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 21:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:RCDE Stadium Attendance: 15,678 Referee:Antonio Mateu Lahoz |
| 23 October 202110 | Elche | 2–2 | Espanyol | Elche |
| 18:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero Attendance: 13,449 Referee:Jorge Figueroa Vázquez |
| 26 October 202111 | Espanyol | 1–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 21:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium:RCDE Stadium Attendance: 16,196 Referee:Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias |
| 31 October 202112 | Getafe | 2–1 | Espanyol | Getafe |
| 18:30CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 4,721 Referee:Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz |
| 6 November 202113 | Espanyol | 2–0 | Granada | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 14:00CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:RCDE Stadium Attendance: 19,050 Referee:Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos |
| 20 November 202114 | Barcelona | 1–0 | Espanyol | Barcelona |
| 21:00CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium:Camp Nou Attendance: 74,418 Referee:Carlos del Cerro Grande |
| 28 November 202115 | Espanyol | 1–0 | Real Sociedad | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 16:15CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:RCDE Stadium Attendance: 19,935 Referee:Antonio Mateu Lahoz |
| 5 December 202116 | Rayo Vallecano | 1–0 | Espanyol | Madrid |
| 14:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 11,879 Referee:José Luis Munuera Montero |
| 11 December 202117 | Espanyol | 4–3 | Levante | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 14:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:RCDE Stadium Attendance: 15,193 Referee:Adrián Cordero Vega |
| 17 December 202118 | Celta Vigo | 3–1 | Espanyol | Vigo |
| 21:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Balaídos Attendance: 9,526 Referee:Valentín Pizarro Gómez |
| 31 December 202119 | Valencia | 1–2 | Espanyol | Valencia |
| 16:15CEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Mestalla Attendance: 29,566 Referee:José María Sánchez Martínez |
| 10 January 202220 | Espanyol | 1–2 | Elche | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 21:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:RCDE Stadium Attendance: 11,870 Referee:Jesús Gil Manzano |
| 18 January 202221 | Cádiz | 2–2 | Espanyol | Cádiz |
| 21:30CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Nuevo Mirandilla Attendance: 10,755 Referee:Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz |
| 21 January 202222 | Espanyol | 1–4 | Real Betis | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 21:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:RCDE Stadium Attendance: 17,637 Referee:Javier Alberola Rojas |
| 7 February 202223 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–1 | Espanyol | Bilbao |
| 21:00CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium:San Mamés Attendance: 30,753 Referee:César Soto Grado |
| 13 February 202224 | Espanyol | 2–2 | Barcelona | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 21:00CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:RCDE Stadium Attendance: 25,049 Referee:Alejandro Hernández Hernández |
| 20 February 202225 | Espanyol | 1–1 | Sevilla | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 14:00CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:RCDE Stadium Attendance: 24,897 Referee:Pablo González Fuertes |
| 27 February 202226 | Villarreal | 5–1 | Espanyol | Villarreal |
| 14:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 15,600 Referee:Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea |
| 5 March 202227 | Espanyol | 2–0 | Getafe | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 16:15CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:RCDE Stadium Attendance: 18,519 Referee:Adrián Cordero Vega |
| 12 March 202228 | Levante | 1–1 | Espanyol | Valencia |
| 14:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Ciutat de València Attendance: 13,407 Referee:Isidro Díaz De Mera Escuderos |
| 20 March 202229 | Espanyol | 1–0 | Mallorca | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 14:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:RCDE Stadium Attendance: 17,578 Referee:Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz |
| 4 April 202230 | Real Sociedad | 1–0 | Espanyol | San Sebastián |
| 21:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Anoeta Attendance: 20,869 Referee:Santiago Jaime Latre |
| 10 April 202231 | Espanyol | 1–0 | Celta Vigo | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 16:15CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium:RCDE Stadium Attendance: 18,471 Referee:Javier Alberola Rojas |
| 17 April 202232 | Atlético Madrid | 2–1 | Espanyol | Madrid |
| 16:15CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 54,011 Referee:Jorge Figueroa Vázquez |
| 21 April 202233 | Espanyol | 0–1 | Rayo Vallecano | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 19:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:RCDE Stadium Attendance: 11,873 Referee:Antonio Mateu Lahoz |
| 30 April 202234 | Real Madrid | 4–0 | Espanyol | Madrid |
| 16:15CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 58,686 Referee:José Luis Munuera Montero |
| 8 May 202235 | Espanyol | 1–1 | Osasuna | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 18:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:RCDE Stadium Attendance: 18,903 Referee:Santiago Jaime Latre |
| 11 May 202236 | Alavés | 2–1 | Espanyol | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| 19:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Mendizorrotza Attendance: 12,729 Referee:Valentín Pizarro Gómez |
| 14 May 202237 | Espanyol | 1–1 | Valencia | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 18:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:RCDE Stadium Attendance: 14,990 Referee:Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz |
| 22 May 202238 | Granada | 0–0 | Espanyol | Granada |
| 20:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Nuevo Los Cármenes Attendance: 17,951 Referee:Alejandro Hernández Hernández |
| 1 December 2021First round | Solares | 2–3 | Espanyol | Solares |
| 19:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:La Estación Referee:Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea |
| 14 December 2021Second round | Cristo Atlético | 1–2 | Espanyol | Palencia |
| 21:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Estadio Nueva Balastera Referee:Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz |
| 4 January 2022Round of 32 | Ponferradina | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–3p) | Espanyol | Ponferrada |
| 21:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:El Toralín Referee:Carlos del Cerro Grande | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 15 January 2022Round of 16 | Mallorca | 2–1 | Espanyol | Palma |
| 16:00CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium:Visit Mallorca Stadium Referee:Santiago Jaime Latre |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | La Liga | Copa del Rey | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Oier | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 13 | GK | Diego López | 38 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 34 | GK | Joan García | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Miguelón | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 3 | DF | Adrià Pedrosa | 33 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 4 | DF | Leandro Cabrera | 40 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 5 | DF | Fernando Calero | 18 | 0 | 13+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 12 | DF | Óscar Gil | 24 | 0 | 20+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |||||
| 17 | DF | Dídac Vilà | 11 | 0 | 1+8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 24 | DF | Sergi Gómez | 35 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | |||||
| 31 | DF | Lluís Recasens | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 39 | DF | Rubén Sánchez | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | Manu Morlanes | 30 | 2 | 11+16 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | |||||
| 8 | MF | Fran Mérida | 13 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |||||
| 10 | MF | Sergi Darder | 39 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 | |||||
| 14 | MF | Óscar Melendo | 24 | 0 | 14+7 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |||||
| 15 | MF | David López | 18 | 0 | 8+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 19 | MF | Tonny Vilhena | 17 | 1 | 13+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 20 | MF | Keidi Bare | 28 | 1 | 18+7 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | |||||
| 21 | MF | Nico Melamed | 33 | 2 | 7+24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 22 | MF | Aleix Vidal | 34 | 2 | 21+10 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | |||||
| 23 | MF | Adri Embarba | 34 | 0 | 24+8 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |||||
| 25 | MF | Yangel Herrera | 23 | 1 | 19+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 32 | MF | Gori | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 33 | MF | Álvaro García | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
| 40 | MF | Dani Villahermosa | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 41 | MF | Luca Koleosho | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | Wu Lei | 27 | 2 | 4+19 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | |||||
| 9 | FW | Javi Puado | 33 | 5 | 26+4 | 4 | 2+1 | 1 | |||||
| 11 | FW | Raúl de Tomás | 36 | 17 | 33+1 | 17 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 16 | FW | Loren Morón | 25 | 4 | 4+17 | 1 | 3+1 | 3 | |||||
| 18 | FW | Landry Dimata | 19 | 0 | 4+13 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |||||
| 26 | FW | Max Svensson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |||||
| 29 | FW | Jofre Carreras | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club | |||||||||||||
| 31 | DF | Víctor Gómez | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 19 | MF | Álvaro Vadillo | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Rank | Player | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 14 | |