2022–23 RCD Espanyol season

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.

RCD Espanyol
2022–23 season
OwnerRastar Group
PresidentChen Yansheng
Head coachDiego Martínez
(until 3 April)
Luis García
(from 3 April)
StadiumRCDE Stadium
La Liga19th (relegated)
Copa del ReyRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Joselu (16)

All:
Joselu (17)

First team

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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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ESP Joan García
2 DF   ESP Óscar Gil
3 DF   ESP Adrià Pedrosa
4 DF   URU Leandro Cabrera (captain)
5 DF   ESP Fernando Calero
6 MF   ESP Pol Lozano
7 FW   ESP Javi Puado
8 MF   ALB Keidi Bare
9 FW   ESP Joselu
10 MF   ESP Sergi Darder (vice-captain)
12 MF   BRA Vinícius Souza (on loan from Lommel)
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF   ESP Brian Oliván
16 MF   ESP José Carlos Lazo
17 FW   DEN Martin Braithwaite
19 FW   ESP Dani Gómez (on loan from Levante)
20 MF   ESP Edu Expósito
21 MF   ESP Nico Melamed
22 DF   ESP Aleix Vidal
23 DF   MEX César Montes
24 DF   ESP Sergi Gómez
25 GK   ESP Álvaro Fernández (on loan from Huesca)
DF   FRA Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel (on loan from Mainz)

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
26 DF   MAR Omar El Hilali
27 DF   ESP Rubén Sánchez
28 DF   ESP Simo Keddari
30 FW   ITA Luca Koleosho
31 MF   ESP Dani Villahermosa
No. Pos. Nation Player
32 FW   MAR Nabil Touaizi
33 FW   ESP Kenneth Soler
34 GK   ESP Ángel Fortuño
35 MF   ESP Roger Martínez

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   ESP Álvaro García (at Ibiza until 30 June 2023)
DF   ESP Miguelón (at Cartagena until 30 June 2023)
DF   ESP Víctor Gómez (at Braga until 30 June 2023)
MF   NED Tonny Vilhena (at Salernitana until 30 June 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   ESP Álvaro Vadillo (at Eibar until 30 June 2023)
FW   ESP Jofre Carreras (at Mirandés until 30 June 2023)
FW   BEL Landry Dimata (at NEC Nijmegen until 30 June 2023)
FW   ESP Max Svensson (at Deportivo La Coruña until 30 June 2023)

Transfers

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No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
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]
Date Player To Type Fee Ref
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

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  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)
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

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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 13 August 2022 4 June 2023 Matchday 1 19th 38 8 13 17 52 69 −17 021.05
Copa del Rey 12 November 2022 18 January 2023 First round Round of 16 4 3 0 1 7 2 +5 075.00
Total 42 11 13 18 59 71 −12 026.19

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 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:
  1. ^ Head-to-head points: Cádiz 8, Getafe 5, Valencia 3.

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 13 17 52 69  −17 37 4 7 8 27 35  −8 4 6 9 25 34  −9

Source: La Liga

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDLLWLLDDWLDDDLDDWWLDLWWLLLLLLDLWLLWDDD
Position915161515171617131614151616161914131515171312131517181919191918191919191919
Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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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

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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

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Appearances and goals

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Last updated 5 March 2023
No. Pos Nat Player Total La Liga Copa del Rey
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
31 MF   ESP Dani Villahermosa 1 0 0 0 1 0
35 MF   ESP Roger Martínez 2 0 0+1 0 1 0
Forwards
9 FW   ESP Joselu 27 12 16+7 11 3+1 1
7 FW   ESP Javi Puado 25 5 20+1 3 2+2 2
17 FW   DEN Martin Braithwaite 21 8 19 8 1+1 0
19 FW   ESP Dani Gómez 8 0 0+7 0 1 0
32 FW   MAR Nabil Touaizi 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
33 FW   ESP Kenneth Soler 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
13 GK   FRA Benjamin Lecomte 10 0 10 0 0 0
6 MF   ESP Pol Lozano 6 0 0+4 0 1+1 0

References

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  1. ^ "Brian Oliván signs for RCD Espanyol". RCD Espanyol. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Joselu joins RCD Espanyol". RCD Espanyol. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Cesión de Pol Lozano al Girona" [Loan of Pol Lozano to Girona] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Becerra, cedido al Nàstic de Tarragona" [Becerra, loaned to Nàstic de Tarragona] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Matías Vargas, cedido al Adana Demirspor" [Matías Vargas, loaned to Adana Demirspor] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Vadillo, cedido al Málaga CF" [Vadillo, loaned to Málaga CF] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Víctor Gómez, cedido al Málaga CF" [Víctor Gómez, loaned to Málaga CF] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  8. ^ "ТОННИ ВИЛЬЕНА ПЕРЕШЁЛ В "ЭСПАНЬОЛ"" (in Russian). Krasnodar. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Diego López bids farewell to RCD Espanyol". RCD Espanyol. 13 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Diego López nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano" (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 2 July 2022.
  11. ^ "VÍCTOR GÓMEZ ASSINA PELO SC BRAGA" (in Portuguese). S.C. Braga. 29 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Óscar Melendo finaliza su etapa en el RCD Espanyol" (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 30 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Fran Mérida se despide del Espanyol" (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 1 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Oier se despide del RCD Espanyol" (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 29 June 2022.
  15. ^ "Dídac Vilà finalitza la seva etapa al RCD Espanyol" (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 16 June 2022.
  16. ^ "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  17. ^ "OFICIAL: Este es el CALENDARIO oficial de Primera División para la temporada 2022/2023". rfef.es (in Spanish). 23 June 2022.
  18. ^ "These are the fixtures for the first Matchday of LaLiga Santander 2022/23". La Liga. 23 June 2022.