2011–12 RCD Espanyol season

The 2011–12 RCD Espanyol season was the club's 81st year in its history.

RCD Espanyol

2011–12 season
President	Ramon Condal
Head coach	Mauricio Pochettino
La Liga	14th
Copa del Rey	Quarter-finals

La Liga

Main article: 2011–12 La Liga

Mallorca v Espanyol

28 August 2011 1	Mallorca	1–0	Espanyol	Palma
17:00 CEST	Ramis  33' Hemed  43' De Guzmán 62'	Summary	Moreno  32' Márquez  42'	Stadium: Iberostar Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Pedro Pérez Montero

Espanyol v Athletic Bilbao

11 September 2011 2	Espanyol	2–1	Athletic Bilbao	Barcelona
21:00 CEST	López  7' García 25', 74',  53'	Report	De Marcos  8' Llorente 62'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo

Real Zaragoza v Espanyol

18 September 2011 3	Real Zaragoza	2–1	Espanyol	Zaragoza
15:00 CEST	García 29', 90+2' Postiga  41' Mateos  83'	Report	Romaric  33' Márquez  45' Weiss  67' López 71',  75'  86' Moreno  84'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 26,000 Referee: José Luis Paradas Romero

Espanyol v Getafe

22 September 2011 4	Espanyol	1–0	Getafe	Getafe
19:00 CEST	Moreno  18' Bifouma  76' Pandiani  90+2',  90+2' García  90+3'	Report	Pérez  40'	Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

Levante v Espanyol

25 September 2011 5	Levante	3–1	Espanyol	Valencia
15:00 CEST	Suárez 14' (pen.), 58' (pen.) Juanlu  53' Barkero 76'	Report	Fonte  18' Forlín  39' Amat  57' Moreno 73' Pandiani  81' García  85' Márquez  86'	Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 10,398 Referee: Miguel Pérez Lasa

Espanyol v Real Madrid

2 October 2011 6	Espanyol	0–4	Real Madrid	Barcelona
15:00 CEST	Bifouma  24' López  29' Romaric  31' Weiss  80'	Report	Higuaín 17', 66', 89' Diarra  60' Callejón 82'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes

Rayo Vallecano v Espanyol

16 October 2011 7	Rayo Vallecano	0–1	Espanyol	Madrid
	Fuego  80' Arribas  89' Tamudo  89'	Report	Márquez  40' Romaric 56',  61' Amat  90'	Stadium: Campo de Vallecas Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva

Racing Santander v Espanyol

22 October 2011 8	Racing Santander	0–1	Espanyol	Santander
	Adrián  66'	Report	López  28' Rodríguez  54' Márquez  55' García 59' Álvarez  87'	Stadium: El Sardinero Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez

Espanyol v Real Betis

27 October 2011 9	Espanyol	1–0	Real Betis	Barcelona
	López  64' Pandiani 75',  76' Dátolo  78' Forlín  81' Verdú  85'	Report	Beñat  55' Pereira  89'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 19,000 Referee: José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes

Málaga v Espanyol

30 October 2011 10	Málaga	2–1	Espanyol	Málaga
	Rondón 5',  90+4' Apoño 73' (pen.)	Report	Weiss  14' Forlín  19' Galán  42' Vázquez 45' Álvarez  72' Romaric  72'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro

Espanyol v Villarreal

6 November 2011 11	Espanyol	0–0	Villarreal	Barcelona
	Vilà  41' Forlín  64'  75'	Report	De Guzmán  63' Rodríguez  72' Bruno  88'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 25,000 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán

Real Sociedad v Espanyol

20 November 2011 12	Real Sociedad	0–0	Espanyol	San Sebastián
	Llorente  42' Cadamuro-Bentaïba  46' Ansotegi  57' Illarramendi  64'	Report	Vilà  30'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 23,702 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

Espanyol v Osasuna

27 November 2011 13	Espanyol	1–2	Osasuna	Barcelona
	Forlín  27' Vázquez 55' Rodríguez  59' Verdú  87' Bifouma  90+1'	Report	Damià  36' Lamah 44' Satrústegui  45+1'  76' Nekounam 50',  90+3' Puñal  88' Fernández  90+4'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 30,000 Referee: José González González

Valencia v Espanyol

3 December 2011 14	Valencia	2–1	Espanyol	Valencia
	T. Costa 6' (pen.),  42' Barragán  18' Rami  32' Topal  57' Hernández  64' Soldado 60' Alba  84'	Report	Vilà  6' Amat  32' Weiss  44' Galán  53' Moreno 69' Rodríguez  88'	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 41,500 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo

Espanyol v Atlético Madrid

11 December 2012 15	Espanyol	4–2	Atlético Madrid	Barcelona
	Verdú 5', 8' Romaric 19' Forlín  27' García  40', 54' Baena  63'	Report	Falcao 32' Assunção  66' Perea  76' Turan 83' Miranda  84' Godín  90+1'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 26,000 Referee: José Luis Paradas Romero

Sporting de Gijón v Espanyol

17 December 2012 16	Sporting de Gijón	1–2	Espanyol	Gijón
	Barral 60'	Report	Bifouma 2' Weiss  26' Fonte  76' García 84'	Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Miguel Ayza Gámez

Espanyol v Barcelona

8 January 2012 17	Espanyol	1–1	Barcelona	Barcelona
	Romaric  45+1' Rodríguez  70' Vázquez  76', 86' García  86' Amat  90' Forlín  90+1' Casilla  90+3'	Report	Messi  14' Fàbregas 16'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 35,122 Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez

Sevilla v Espanyol

14 January 2012 18	Sevilla	0–0	Espanyol	Seville
	Kanouté  75'	Report	Vilà  23' Forlín  33' Verdú  76' Vázquez  78'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 31,000 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes

Espanyol v Granada

21 January 2012 19	Espanyol	3–0	Granada	Barcelona
	Baena 26',  77' Verdú 45+1' (pen.) Fonte 80'	Report	Nyom  45' Jara  82' Romero  85'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

Espanyol v Mallorca

28 January 2012 20	Espanyol	1–0	Mallorca	Barcelona
	Weiss 18' Forlín  52' Moreno  58' Gómez  63' Baena  76' Bifouma  80'	Report	Cendrós  45' Aouate  46' Flores  88'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva

Athletic Bilbao v Espanyol

4 February 2012 21	Athletic Bilbao	3–3	Espanyol	Bilbao
	De Marcos 26' Muniain  28' López  44' Llorente 58' Martínez 65',  90' Iturraspe  85' Herrera  86'	Report	Romaric 33' Weiss 48',  58' Forlín  70' Albín 90',  90+1'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 30,000 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán

Espanyol v Real Zaragoza

12 February 2012 22	Espanyol	0–2	Real Zaragoza	Barcelona
	Vilà  43' Coutinho  89'	Report	Lafita  44' Da Silva 55' Lanzaro  63' Álvarez  68' Juan Carlos 90+1' Zuculini  90+1' Roberto  90+2'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 32,000 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández

Getafe v Espanyol

18 February 2012 23	Getafe	1–1	Espanyol	Getafe
	Barrada  3' Díaz  34' Fedor 70' (pen.)	Report	Weiss  55' Vázquez 66' Bifouma  70' Galán  71'  81' Romaric  73'	Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

Espanyol v Levante

25 February 2012 24	Espanyol	1–2	Levante	Barcelona
	Weiss  51' Uche 75'	Report	Juanfran  13' Valdo 24' Ballesteros  52' Barkero  58' Torres  59' Suárez 89' Farinós  90+2'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

Real Madrid v Espanyol

4 March 2012 25	Real Madrid	5–0	Espanyol	Madrid
	Ronaldo 23' Carvalho  31' Khedira 38' Higuaín 47', 78' Kaká 66'	Report	Romaric  53' Forlín  56' Weiss  67' Baena  83'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 78,000 Referee: José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes

Espanyol v Rayo Vallecano

11 March 2012 26	Espanyol	5–1	Rayo Vallecano	Barcelona
	Uche 4', 45', 68' Coutinho 10', 23' López  35' Baena  61' Amat  67' Verdú  73'	Report	Tamudo 54' Michu  57' Bangoura  76'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes

Espanyol v Racing Santander

19 March 2012 27	Espanyol	3–1	Racing Santander	Barcelona
	Verdú 26',  53' Coutinho 33',  81' García  38' Forlín  78' Moreno 80'	Report	Stuani 12' Espinosa  20' Gullón  32'  52' Francis  54'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo

Real Betis v Espanyol

22 March 2012 28	Real Betis	1–1	Espanyol	Seville
	Juanma  29' Castro 79'	Report	Baena  42' Moreno  68' Pandiani 90+3'	Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 34,500 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva

Espanyol v Málaga

25 March 2012 29	Espanyol	1–2	Málaga	Barcelona
	Coutinho 24' Vilà  27' López  53' Baena  73'	Report	Demichelis  52', 78' Van Nistelrooy 76'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez

Villarreal v Espanyol

1 April 2012 30	Villarreal	0–0	Espanyol	Villarreal
	Zapata  42'	Report	Weiss  15' Uche  28' Gómez  54' Casilla  88'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 17,000 Referee: José González González

Espanyol v Real Sociedad

7 April 2012 31	Espanyol	2–2	Real Sociedad	Barcelona
	Rodríguez  20' García  41' Demidov 45+1' (o.g.) Weiss 47',  90+4' Moreno  87'	Report	Vela 12', 15' Estrada  32' Prieto  57' De la Bella  68' Bravo  90+3'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 18,000 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández

Osasuna v Espanyol

10 April 2012 32	Osasuna	2–0	Espanyol	Pamplona
	García  2', 53', 69' Puñal  63' Damià  89'	Report	Coutinho  17'  54' Baena  23' Forlín  36'  82' Gómez  56' López  89' Moreno  90+3'	Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo

Espanyol v Valencia

15 April 2012 33	Espanyol	4–0	Valencia	Barcelona
	Gómez 16' Verdú 30' Vilà  33' Vázquez 58' Baena  72' Sánchez  73' Uche 80'	Report	Alba  7' Hernández  22' T. Costa  71' Mathieu  72' Aduriz  88'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 24,205 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva

Atlético Madrid v Espanyol

22 April 2012 34	Atlético Madrid	3–1	Espanyol	Madrid
	Godín 9',  48' Gabi  16' Turan 59', 61' Falcao  75'	Report	Vilà 19' López  58' Moreno  79'	Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez

Espanyol v Sporting de Gijón

28 April 2012 35	Espanyol	0–3	Sporting de Gijón	Barcelona
	Moreno  75' Rodríguez  77'	Report	Colunga 48' Trejo 71' Gálvez  72' Bilić 81' Botía  82' Ayoze  88'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Miguel Ayza Gámez

Granada v Espanyol

1 May 2012 36	Granada	2–1	Espanyol	Granada
	Ighalo 29', 35'	Report	Weiss  42' Vilà 54'	Stadium: Los Cármenes Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

Barcelona v Espanyol

5 May 2012 37	Barcelona	4–0	Espanyol	Barcelona
	Messi 12', 64' (pen.), 74', 79' (pen.) Busquets  21' Montoya  70' Tello  85' Puyol  89'	Report	Forlín  5' Sánchez  30' Álvarez  63' Vilà  64' Gómez  64'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 98,772 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes

Espanyol v Sevilla

13 May 2012 38	Espanyol	1–1	Sevilla	Barcelona
	Sánchez  15' Verdú  55' Coutinho 77' López  84' Pandiani  89'	Report	Deivid  17' Coke  26' Negredo 45+2'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 16,627 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2011–12 Copa del Rey

Round of 32

Celta Vigo v Espanyol

13 December 2011 First leg	Celta Vigo	0–0	Espanyol	Vigo
	López  72'	Report	Galán  67'	Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Pedro Pérez Montero

RCD Espanyol v Celta Vigo

20 December 2011 Second leg	RCD Espanyol	4–2 (4–2 agg.)	Celta Vigo	Barcelona
	Weiss 31' Amat  36'  72' Vázquez 49', 59' Vilà  53' García 68' Gómez  87'	Report	De Lucas  28'  28' Rodríguez 63', 90+2'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 11,410 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo

Round of 16

Córdoba v Espanyol

5 January 2012 First leg	Córdoba	2–1	Espanyol	Córdoba
	Alberto  26' García 81' Caballero 85'	Report	García 39' Casilla  51'	Stadium: Nuevo Arcángel Attendance: 19,300 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

Espanyol v Córdoba

11 January 2012 Second leg	Espanyol	4–2 (5–4 agg.)	Córdoba	Barcelona
	Vázquez 9', 20', 88' Verdú  16' Vilà 35'	Report	Prieto  13' Alberto 40' Díaz 49' Vico  57'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 22,109 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez

Quarter-finals

Espanyol v Mirandés

17 January 2012 First leg	Espanyol	3–2	Mirandés	Barcelona
	Weiss 85' Fonte 87' Verdú 89'	Report	Arroyo 28' Martins  41' Infante 78' Corral  85' Iribas  86'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 18,408 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

Mirandés v Espanyol

24 January 2012 Second leg	Mirandés	2–1 (4–4 agg.)	Espanyol	Miranda de Ebro
	Garmendia  45' Infante 58' Caneda 90+2' Arroyo  90+4'	Report	Mújika 46' (o.g.) Weiss  62' Galán  69' Vilà  79' Casilla  87'	Stadium: Anduva Attendance: 5,858 Referee: Miguel Ayza Gámez

4–4 on aggregate. Mirandés won on away goals.