2021–22 Granada CF season

The 2021–22 season was the 88th season in the existence of Granada CF and the club's third consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Granada participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey.

Granada CF
2021–22 season
PresidentRentao Yi
Head coachRobert Moreno
(until 6 March)
Rubén Torrecilla
(caretaker, from 6 March to 18 April)
Aitor Karanka
(from 18 April)
StadiumNuevo Los Cármenes
La Liga18th (relegated)
Copa del ReySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jorge Molina (10)

All:
Jorge Molina (12)
Highest home attendance13,651 vs Getafe
(28 October 2021)
Lowest home attendance6,267 vs Valencia
(21 August 2021)
Biggest winMallorca 2–6 Granada
Biggest defeatRayo Vallecano 4–0 Granada

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 2 February 2022[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   POR Luís Maximiano
2 DF   COL Santiago Arias (on loan from Atlético Madrid)
3 DF   ESP Sergio Escudero
4 MF   FRA Maxime Gonalons
5 MF   ESP Luis Milla
6 DF   ESP Germán (vice-captain)
7 MF   ESP Alberto Soro
8 MF   CMR Yan Eteki
9 FW   COL Luis Suárez
10 FW   ESP Antonio Puertas
11 FW   VEN Darwin Machís
12 FW   ESP Dani Raba
13 GK   ESP Aarón
14 FW   URU Matías Arezo
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF   ESP Carlos Neva
16 DF   ESP Víctor Díaz (captain)
17 DF   ESP Quini
18 MF   SRB Njegoš Petrović
19 MF   ESP Ángel Montoro (3rd captain)
20 FW   COL Carlos Bacca
21 MF   ESP Rubén Rochina
22 DF   POR Domingos Duarte
23 FW   ESP Jorge Molina
24 MF   ALB Myrto Uzuni
25 GK   POR João Costa
26 MF   ESP Isma Ruiz
27 DF   COL Neyder Lozano
35 MF   ESP Álex Collado (on loan from Barcelona)

Reserve team

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
27 DF   ESP Pepe Sánchez
28 DF   ESP Raúl Torrente
29 DF   ESP Sergio Barcia
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 GK   ESP Ángel Jiménez
31 GK   SEN Cheikh Kane Sarr (on loan from Gimnàstic)
34 MF   ESP Bryan Zaragoza

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   PER Luis Abram (on loan at Cruz Azul until 30 June 2022)
DF   ESP Adrián Marín (on loan at Famalicão until 30 June 2022)
DF   SEN Alpha Diounkou (on loan at Barcelona B until 30 June 2022)
DF   ESP Ricard Sánchez (on loan at Lugo until 30 June 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ESP Monchu (on loan at Valladolid until 30 June 2022)
FW   ESP Antoñín (on loan at Málaga until 30 June 2022)
FW   ESP Adrián Butzke (on loan at Paços Ferreira until 30 June 2022)

Transfers

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Date Player From Type Fee Ref
30 June 2021   Antoñín Rayo Vallecano Loan return [2]
30 June 2021   Ramon Azeez Cartagena Loan return [3]
16 July 2021   Monchu Barcelona B Transfer Free [4]
Date Player To Type Fee Ref
30 June 2021   Yangel Herrera   Manchester City Loan return [5]
30 June 2021   Kenedy   Chelsea Loan return [6]
30 June 2021   Nehuén Pérez Atlético Madrid Loan return [7]
30 June 2021   Domingos Quina   Watford Loan return [8]
30 June 2021   Jesús Vallejo Real Madrid Loan return [9]
1 July 2021   Rui Silva Real Betis Transfer Free [10]
1 July 2021   Roberto Soldado Levante Transfer €500k [11]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

19 July 2021 Friendly Granada   Cancelled   AFC Málaga, Spain
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
19 July 2021 Friendly Granada   2–1   Bournemouth Marbella, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Soro   27'
  • Suárez   58'
Report
Stadium: Marbella Football Center
27 July 2021 Friendly Granada   1–1   Espanyol Marbella, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Marbella Football Center
28 July 2021 Friendly Granada   0–1   Alcorcón Marbella, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Marbella Football Center
2 August 2021 Friendly Granada   3–0   Linense Marbella, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Marbella Football Center
6 August 2021 Friendly Granada   3–1   Málaga Granada, Spain
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
7 August 2021 Friendly Granada   Cancelled   Crotone Marbella, Spain
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Marbella Football Center
7 August 2021 Friendly Granada   2–1   Linares Deportivo Granada, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: La Ciudad Deportiva GCF
25 March 2022 Friendly Real Jaén   0–5   Granada Jaén, Spain
19:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Nuevo Estadio de La Victoria
Attendance: 300

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 16 August 2021 22 May 2022 Matchday 1 18th 38 8 14 16 44 60 −16 021.05
Copa del Rey 30 November 2021 16 December 2021 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 7 1 +6 050.00
Total 40 9 14 17 51 61 −10 022.50

Last updated: 22 May 2022
Source: Soccerway

La Liga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Mallorca 38 10 9 19 36 63 −27 39[a]
17 Cádiz 38 8 15 15 35 51 −16 39[a]
18 Granada (R) 38 8 14 16 44 61 −17 38 Relegation to Segunda División
19 Levante (R) 38 8 11 19 51 76 −25 35
20 Alavés (R) 38 8 7 23 31 65 −34 31
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)[12]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Getafe 8, Mallorca 5, Cádiz 2.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 8 14 16 44 60  −16 38 5 7 7 22 29  −7 3 7 9 22 31  −9

Last updated: 22 May 2022.
Source: La Liga

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDDLLDLLWWDDWLLDWDWDDLLLLLDLLWDLLDDWWLD
Position1512171717181817171617141717161515121313141416171717171716161617181817161618
Updated to match(es) played on 22 May 2022. Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 30 June 2021.[13][14]

16 August 2021 1 Villarreal 0–0 Granada Villarreal
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 7,837
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
Note: Juan Foyth's first yellow card was overturned after Villarreal successfully appealed the decision.[15]
21 August 2021 2 Granada 1–1 Valencia Granada
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 6,267
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
29 August 2021 3 Rayo Vallecano 4–0 Granada Madrid
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Attendance: 583
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
13 September 2021 4 Granada 1–2 Real Betis Granada
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 10,201
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
20 September 2021 5 Barcelona 1–1 Granada Barcelona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 27,097
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
23 September 2021 6 Granada 2–3 Real Sociedad Granada
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 9,552
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
27 September 2021 7 Celta Vigo 1–0 Granada Vigo
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 6,375
Referee: César Soto Grado
3 October 2021 8 Granada 1–0 Sevilla Granada
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 12,334
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
22 October 2021 10 Osasuna 1–1 Granada Pamplona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: El Sadar
Attendance: 21,128
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
28 October 2021 11 Granada 1–1 Getafe Granada
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 13,651
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
1 November 2021 12 Levante 0–3 Granada Valencia
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 14,512
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
6 November 2021 13 Espanyol 2–0 Granada Cornellà de Llobregat
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 19,050
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
21 November 2021 14 Granada 1–4 Real Madrid Granada
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 17,460
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
26 November 2021 15 Athletic Bilbao 2–2 Granada Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 32,651
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
3 December 2021 16 Granada 2–1 Alavés Granada
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 13,511
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
13 December 2021 17 Cádiz 1–1 Granada Cádiz
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Mirandilla
Attendance: 13,052
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
19 December 2021 18 Granada 4–1 Mallorca Granada
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 13,014
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
22 December 2021 9 Granada 2–1 Atlético Madrid Granada
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 13,034
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 17 October 2021, but was postponed for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification in South America due to postponed matches because of the COVID-19 pandemic and several players would not be able to return before the match.[16]
2 January 2022 19 Elche 0–0 Granada Elche
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Attendance: 12,160
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
8 January 2022 20 Granada 1–1 Barcelona Granada
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 14,442
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
20 January 2022 21 Getafe 4–2 Granada Getafe
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 7,634
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
23 January 2022 22 Granada 0–2 Osasuna Granada
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 12,471
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
6 February 2022 23 Real Madrid 1–0 Granada Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 36,665
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
13 February 2022 24 Real Sociedad 2–0 Granada San Sebastián
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 29,847
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
19 February 2022 25 Granada 1–4 Villarreal Granada
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 13,389
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
28 February 2022 26 Granada 0–0 Cádiz Granada
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 14,785
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
5 March 2022 27 Valencia 3–1 Granada Valencia
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 31,227
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
12 March 2022 28 Granada 0–1 Elche Granada
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 15,345
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
19 March 2022 29 Alavés 2–3 Granada Vitoria-Gasteiz
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Attendance: 16,209
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
3 April 2022 30 Granada 2–2 Rayo Vallecano Granada
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 15,823
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
8 April 2022 31 Sevilla 4–2 Granada Seville
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 33,504
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
17 April 2022 32 Granada 1–4 Levante Granada
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 15,323
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
20 April 2022 33 Atlético Madrid 0–0 Granada Madrid
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 43,517
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
1 May 2022 34 Granada 1–1 Celta Vigo Granada
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 15,036
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
7 May 2022 35 Mallorca 2–6 Granada Palma
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Visit Mallorca Stadium
Attendance: 18,466
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
10 May 2022 36 Granada 1–0 Athletic Bilbao Granada
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 16,638
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
15 May 2022 37 Real Betis 2–0 Granada Seville
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 45,016
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
22 May 2022 38 Granada 0–0 Espanyol Granada
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 17,951
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

Copa del Rey

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30 November 2021 First round Laguna 0–7 Granada Santa Cruz de Tenerife
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Heliodoro Rodríguez López[a]
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
16 December 2021 Second round Atlético Mancha Real 1–0 Granada Mancha Real
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: La Juventud
Referee: César Soto Grado

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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As of 22 May 2022
Rank Player La Liga Copa del Rey Total
1   Jorge Molina 10 2 12
2   Luis Suárez 8 0 8
3   Antonio Puertas 6 1 7
4   Darwin Machís 4 0 4
5   Adrián Butzke 0 3 3
  Luis Milla 3 0 3
7
  Álex Collado 2 0 2
  Germán Sánchez 2 0 2
  Sergio Escudero 2 0 2
10
  Santiago Arias 1 0 1
  Carlos Bacca 0 1 1
  Víctor Díaz 1 0 1
  Domingos Duarte 1 0 1
  Ángel Montoro 1 0 1
  Rubén Rochina 1 0 1
  Myrto Uzuni 1 0 1
Own goals 1 0 1
Total 44 7 45

Notes

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  1. ^ Laguna played its game at Heliodoro Rodríguez López, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife instead of their regular stadium Francisco Peraza in San Cristóbal de La Laguna as it does not meet the requirements established by the Royal Spanish Football Federation.

References

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  1. ^ "Plantilla Granada Club de Fútbol".
  2. ^ "Antonio Cortés nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano" (in Spanish). Ravo Vallecano. 2 October 2020.
  3. ^ Oludare, Shina (2 February 2021). "Ramon Azeez: Granada midfielder loaned to FC Cartagena". Goal. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Monchu, nuevo mediocentro del Granada CF". Granada CF. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Acuerdo con el Manchester City para la cesión de Yangel Herrera" [Agreement with Manchester City for the loan of Yangel Herrera] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  6. ^ "El Granada CF acuerda con el Chelsea FC la cesión de Kenedy por una temporada" (Press release) (in Spanish). Granada C.F. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Acuerdo con el Atlético de Madrid para la cesión de Nehuén Pérez". Granada. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  8. ^ "El Granada acuerda con el Watford la cesión de Domingos Quina" (in Spanish). Granada CF. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Comunicado – Granada CF y Real Madrid acuerdan la cesión de Vallejo por una temporada" (in Spanish). Granada CF. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Rui Silva, nuevo jugador del Real Betis" (in Spanish). Real Betis. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Soldado se convierte en el primer refuerzo del Levante UD para la próxima temporada". Levante UD. 28 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Calendario LaLiga: el sorteo de Primera División 2021/2022 será el miércoles 30 de junio a las 17.30 horas". El Correo (in Spanish). 28 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Sync the new LaLiga season's fixtures with your personal calendar!". La Liga. 30 June 2021.
  15. ^ "El Comité deja sin efecto la segunda amarilla a Foyth". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  16. ^ "LaLiga request postponement of Real Madrid vs Athletic and Granada vs Atletico". marca.com. 24 September 2021.