The 2024–25 season is the 125th season in the history of RCD Espanyol. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Copa del Rey.
| 2024–25 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Manolo González | |||
| Stadium | Stage Front Stadium | |||
| La Liga | 19th | |||
| Copa del Rey | Second round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Javi Puado (4) All: Javi Puado (4) | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 23 November 2024. | ||||
Transfers
editIn
edit| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF |  Carlos Romero
|
Villarreal
|
Loan | 9 July 2024 | [1] |
| DF | Álvaro Tejero
|
Eibar
|
Free | 9 July 2024 | [2] |
| FW |  Walid Cheddira
|
 Napoli
|
Loan | 27 August 2024 | [3] |
| FW |  Naci Ünüvar
|
 Ajax
|
Loan | 29 August 2024 | [4] |
Out
edit| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Keita Baldé
|
 Spartak Moscow
|
Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| MF | Nico Melamed
|
Almería
|
End of contract | 1 July 2024 | |
| DF | Óscar Gil
|
 OH Leuven
|
End of contract | 1 July 2024 | |
| DF | Víctor Ruiz
|
End of contract | 1 July 2024 | ||
| MF |  Keidi Bare
|
End of contract | 1 July 2024 | ||
| FW | Joselu
|
Real Madrid
|
€1,500,000 | 1 July 2024 | [5] |
| FW |  Martin Braithwaite
|
 Grêmio FBPA
|
Contract termination | 15 July 2024 | [6] |
Friendlies
editPre-season
edit| 31 July 2024 Friendly | Espanyol | 1–0 | Huesca | Sant Adrià de Besòs |
| 19:00 | Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Dani Jarque |
| 4 August 2024 Friendly | Espanyol | 0–0 |  Toulouse | Sant Adrià de Besòs |
| 19:00 | Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Dani Jarque |
| 10 August 2024 Friendly | 1. FC Heidenheim  | 2–1 | Espanyol | Heidenheim an der Brenz, Germany |
| 15:30 | Stadium: Voith-Arena |
Competitions
editOverall record
edit| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| La Liga | 19 August 2024 | 23–25 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 26.67 |
| Copa del Rey | 31 October 2024 | First round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 50.00 | |
| Total | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 29.41 | |||
Last updated: 23 November 2024
Source: Soccerway
La Liga
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Alavés | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 15 | |
| 17 | Leganés | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 15 | |
| 18 | Espanyol | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 13 | Relegation to Segunda División |
| 19 | Valencia | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 10 | |
| 20 | Valladolid | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 34 | −23 | 9 |
Updated to match(es) played on 9 December 2024. Source: LaLiga EA Sports
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)[7]
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)[7]
Results summary
edit| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 18 | −14 |
Last updated: 10 December 2024.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by round
editUpdated to match(es) played on 25 October 2024. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
editThe league schedule was released on 18 June 2024.[8]
| 19 August 2024 1 | Valladolid | 1–0 | Espanyol | Valladolid |
| 19:00 |
|
Report | Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla Attendance: 22,027 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes |
| 24 August 2024 2 | Espanyol | 0–1 | Real Sociedad | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 21:30 | Report |
|
Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 20,900 Referee: Mario Melero López |
| 28 August 2024 3 | Atlético Madrid | 0–0 | Espanyol | Madrid |
| 21:30 | Report | Stadium: Cívitas Metropolitano Attendance: 56,669 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea |
| 31 August 2024 4 | Espanyol | 2–1 | Rayo Vallecano | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 19:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
|
Stadium: Stage Front Stadium Attendance: 22,405 Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega |
| 14 September 2024 5 | Espanyol | 3–2 | Alavés | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 16:15 | Report | Stadium: Stage Front Stadium Attendance: 24,238 Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana |
| 21 September 2024 6 | Real Madrid | 4–1 | Espanyol | Madrid |
| 21:00 | Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 72,284 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero |
| 26 September 2024 7 | Espanyol | 1–2 | Villarreal | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 19:00 |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Stage Front Stadium Referee: Alejandro Quintero González |
| 29 September 2024 8 | Real Betis | 1–0 | Espanyol | Seville |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
|
Stadium: Benito Villamarín |
| 5 October 2024 9 | Espanyol | 2–1 | Mallorca | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 14:00 | Stadium: Stage Front Stadium |
| 19 October 2024 10 | Athletic Bilbao | 4–1 | Espanyol | Bilbao |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
|
Report | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 46,713 Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer |
| 25 October 2024 11 | Espanyol | 0–2 | Sevilla | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 21:00 | Report |
|
Stadium: Stage Front Stadium Attendance: 23,656 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias |
| 3 November 2024 12 | Barcelona | 3–1 | Espanyol | Barcelona |
| 16:15 | Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys |
| 9 November 2024 13 | Espanyol | v | Valencia | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 18:30 | Stadium: Stage Front Stadium |
| 1 December 2024 15 | Espanyol | 3-1 | Celta Vigo | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| --:-- | Stadium: Stage Front Stadium |
| 10 December 2024 16 | Getafe | 1-0 | Espanyol | Getafe |
| 22:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Coliseum Attendance: 7.559 Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer |
| 15 December 2024 17 | Espanyol | v | Osasuna | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| --:-- | Stadium: Stage Front Stadium |
| 11 January 2025 19 | Espanyol | v | Leganés | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| --:-- | Stadium: Stage Front Stadium |
| 19 January 2025 20 | Espanyol | v | Valladolid | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| --:-- | Stadium: Stage Front Stadium |
| 2 February 2025 22 | Espanyol | v | Real Madrid | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| --:-- | Stadium: Stage Front Stadium |
| 16 February 2025 24 | Espanyol | v | Athletic Bilbao | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| --:-- | Stadium: Stage Front Stadium |
| 9 March 2025 27 | Espanyol | v | Girona | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| --:-- | Stadium: Stage Front Stadium |
| 16 March 2025 28 | Mallorca | v | Espanyol | Palma |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Estadi Mallorca Son Moix |
| 30 March 2025 29 | Espanyol | v | Atlético Madrid | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| --:-- | Stadium: Stage Front Stadium |
| 20 April 2025 32 | Espanyol | v | Getafe | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| --:-- | Stadium: Stage Front Stadium |
| 4 May 2025 34 | Espanyol | v | Real Betis | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| --:-- | Stadium: Stage Front Stadium |
| 14 May 2025 36 | Espanyol | v | Barcelona | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| --:-- | Stadium: Stage Front Stadium |
| 25 May 2025 38 | Espanyol | v | Las Palmas | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| --:-- | Stadium: Stage Front Stadium |
Copa del Rey
edit| 31 October 2024 First round | San Tirso SD | 0–4 | Espanyol | A Coruña |
| 19:00 UTC+1 | Stadium: Riazor Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega |
| 3 December 2024 Second round | UD Barbastro | 2–0 | Espanyol | Barbastro |
| 21:00 UTC+1 | Stadium: Municipal de Deportes Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas |
References
edit- ^ "Carlos Romero, nou jugador del RCD Espanyol". www.rcdespanyol.com.
- ^ "Álvaro Tejero, nuevo jugador del Espanyol". MARCA. 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Cheddira joins RCD Espanyol on loan". www.rcdespanyol.com.
- ^ "Naci Ünüvar joins RCD Espanyol on loan". www.rcdespanyol.com.
- ^ Barlow, Ruairidh (27 June 2024). "Real Madrid activate buy option from Espanyol for Joselu Mato". Football España.
- ^ "Martin Braithwaite decide no seguir en el Espanyol". 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Reglamento General de LaLiga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional" (PDF) (in Spanish). La Liga. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "El sorteo del calendario de la temporada 2024-25 de LaLiga EA Sports será el 18 de junio" [The draw for the 2024-25 LaLiga EA Sports season calendar will be on June 18]. MARCA (in Spanish). 14 June 2024.