2018–19 RCD Espanyol season

The 2018–19 season was the 84th season in La Liga played by RCD Espanyol, a Spanish football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia. It covers a period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

RCD Espanyol
2018–19 season
PresidentChen Yansheng
Head coachRubi
StadiumCornellà-El Prat
La Liga7th
Copa del ReyQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Borja Iglesias (17)

All:
Borja Iglesias (20)

First team squad edit

As of 10 February 2018 [1]
No. Name Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Joined Signed From Transfer Fee Ends
Goalkeepers
1 Roberto     Madrid (1986-02-10) 10 February 1986 (age 38) 2016   Olympiacos €3,000,000 2019
13 Diego López     Paradela (1981-11-03) 3 November 1981 (age 42) 2016   Milan Free 2020
Defenders
5 Naldo       Santo André (1988-01-10) 10 January 1988 (age 36) 2017   Querétaro €2,500,000 2020
6 Óscar Duarte       Catarina (1989-06-03) 3 June 1989 (age 34) 2016   Club Brugge €1,150,000 2019
8 Roberto Rosales     Caracas (1988-11-20) 20 November 1988 (age 35) 2018 Málaga Loan 2019
12 Dídac Vilà     Mataró (1989-06-09) 9 June 1989 (age 34) 2017   AEK Athens €250,000 2020
16 Javi López     Osuna (1986-01-21) 21 January 1986 (age 38) 2006 Espanyol B Free 2019
22 Mario Hermoso     Madrid (1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 (age 28) 2017 Real Madrid Castilla €400,000 2020
Midfielders
4 Víctor Sánchez     Terrassa (1987-09-08) 8 September 1987 (age 36) 2012   Neuchâtel Xamax Free 2021
10 Sergi Darder     Artà (1993-12-22) 22 December 1993 (age 30) 2017   Lyon €8,000,000 2023
14 Óscar Melendo     Barcelona (1997-08-23) 23 August 1997 (age 26) 2003 Espanyol B Free 2022
15 David López     Barcelona (1989-10-09) 9 October 1989 (age 34) 2016   Napoli €4,000,000 2023
18 Álex Lopez     Terrassa (1997-06-02) 2 June 1997 (age 26) Espanyol B Free 2022
21 Marc Roca     Vilafranca del Penedès (1996-11-26) 26 November 1996 (age 27) 2008 Espanyol B Free 2022
23 Esteban Granero     Madrid (1987-07-02) 2 July 1987 (age 36) 2017 Real Sociedad Free 2020
Forwards
7 Borja Iglesias     Compostela (1993-01-17) 17 January 1993 (age 31) 2018 Celta €10,000,000 2022
9 Sergio García     Barcelona (1983-06-09) 9 June 1983 (age 40) 2017   Al-Rayyan Free 2019
11 Facundo Ferreyra     Lomas de Zamora (1991-03-14) 14 March 1991 (age 33) 2019   Benfica loan 2019
17 Hernán Pérez       Fernando de la Mora (1989-02-25) 25 February 1989 (age 35) 2015 Villarreal Undisclosed 2020
19 Pablo Piatti       Ucacha (1989-03-31) 31 March 1989 (age 35) 2016 Valencia €1,300,000 2020
20 Javi Puado     Barcelona (1998-05-25) 25 May 1998 (age 25) 2014 Espanyol B Free 2022
24 Wu Lei     Nanjing (1991-11-19) 19 November 1991 (age 32) 2019   Shanghai SIPG €2,000,000 2022

Transfers edit

In edit

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
17 FW   Hernán Pérez 29 EU Alavés Loan Return Summer 2020
1 GK   Roberto 32 EU Málaga Loan Return Summer 2019
8 FW   Álvaro Vázquez 27 EU Gimnàstic Loan Return Summer 2020
24 DF   Sergio Sánchez 32 EU   Rubin Kazan Transfer Summer 2019 Free Marca
10 MF   Sergi Darder 24 EU   Lyon Transfer Summer 2023 €8,000,000 Marca
18 MF   Álex López 21 EU Espanyol B Promoted Summer 2022 Youth system Marca
2 DF   Pipa 20 EU Espanyol B Promoted Summer 2022 Youth system Marca
20 FW   Javi Puado 20 EU Espanyol B Promoted Summer 2022 Youth system Marca
7 FW   Borja Iglesias 25 EU Celta Vigo Transfer Summer 2022 €10,000,000 RCDEspanyol.com
8 DF   Roberto Rosales 29 Non-EU Málaga Loan Summer 2019 Free RCDEspanyol.com
24 FW   Wu Lei 27 Non-EU   Shanghai SIPG Transfer Summer 2022 €2 million RCDEspanyol.com

  Total Spending: €18,000,000

Out edit

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
25 MF   Sergi Darder 24 EU   Lyon Loan Return Summer
8 MF   Carlos Sánchez 32 Non-EU   Fiorentina Loan return Summer
24 DF   Sergio Sánchez 32 EU   Rubin Kazan Loan Return Summer
7 FW   Gerard 26 EU Villarreal Transfer Summer €20,000,000 VillarrealCF.es
2 DF   Marc Navarro 22 EU   Watford Transfer Summer €2,000,000 WatfordFC.com
10 MF   José Manuel Jurado 32 EU   Al-Ahli Transfer Summer Free Al-Ahli FC Twitter
1 GK   Pau López 23 EU Real Betis Transfer Summer Free RealBetisBalompie.es
FW   Jairo Morillas 25 EU   V-Varen Nagasaki Transfer Summer Free V-Varen.com
3 DF   Aarón Martín 21 EU   Mainz 05 Loan Summer €3,000,000 Mainz05.de
8 FW   Álvaro Vázquez 27 EU Real Zaragoza Loan Summer Free RealZaragoza.com
24 DF   Sergio Sánchez 32 EU Unattached Contract Termination Summer RCDEspanyol.com

  Total Income: €25,000,000

Net Income:   €7,000,000

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

19 July 2018 Friendly Olot 1–2 Espanyol Olot
19:30 CEST
  • Aspar   9'
Report
Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 2,171
Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández
25 July 2018 Friendly Richmond Kickers   2–4   Espanyol Richmond, United States
19:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 7,356
Referee: JC Griggs
28 July 2018 Friendly FC Cincinnati   2–3   Espanyol Cincinnati, United States
19:30 EDT
Report
Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 16,135
Referee: Brandon Artis
5 August 2018 Friendly Burnley   0–2   Espanyol Burnley, England
13:30 WEST Report
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Lee Mason
8 August 2018 Friendly Gimnàstic 0–2 Espanyol Tarragona
20:30 CEST Report
Stadium: Nou Estadi
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Rubén Ávalos Barrera
11 August 2018 Friendly Borussia Mönchengladbach   1–3   Espanyol Wegberg
15:30 CEST
Report
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 2,315
Referee: Sascha Stegemann

Competitions edit

La Liga edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Getafe 38 15 14 9 48 35 +13 59[a] Qualification for the Europa League group stage[b]
6 Sevilla 38 17 8 13 62 47 +15 59[a]
7 Espanyol 38 14 11 13 48 50 −2 53[c] Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[b]
8 Athletic Bilbao 38 13 14 11 41 45 −4 53[c]
9 Real Sociedad 38 13 11 14 45 46 −1 50[d]
Source: La Liga, Soccerway
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)[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Getafe finished ahead of Sevilla on head-to-head points: Sevilla 0–2 Getafe, Getafe 3–0 Sevilla.
  2. ^ a b Since the winners of the 2018–19 Copa del Rey, Valencia, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot awarded to the sixth-placed team (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.
  3. ^ a b Espanyol finished ahead of Athletic Bilbao on head-to-head points: Espanyol 1–0 Athletic Bilbao, Athletic Bilbao 1–1 Espanyol.
  4. ^ Real Sociedad finished ahead of Real Betis and Alavés on head-to-head points: Real Sociedad 6, Real Betis 5, Alavés 5. Real Betis finished ahead of Alavés on goal difference: Real Betis –8, Alavés –11.

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
38 14 11 13 48 50  −2 53 11 3 5 28 22  +6 3 8 8 20 28  −8

Last updated: 18 May 2019.
Source: LaLiga.es

Result round by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDWLWLWDWWDWLLLLLLWLLLDWDDWDLLDWWDDDWWW
Position10474867525255710111491013151512141413111314131312101010997
Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2019. Source: LaLiga.es
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

18 August 2018 1 Celta Vigo 1–1 Espanyol Vigo
18:15 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Abanca-Balaídos
Attendance: 16,362
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
26 August 2018 2 Espanyol 2–0 Valencia Cornellà de Llobregat
18:15 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 18,391
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
2 September 2018 3 Alavés 2–1 Espanyol Vitoria-Gasteiz
16:15 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Attendance: 13,102
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva
16 September 2018 4 Espanyol 1–0 Levante Cornellà de Llobregat
16:15 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 18,172
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
22 September 2018 5 Real Madrid 1–0 Espanyol Madrid
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 68,034
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
25 September 2018 6 Espanyol 1–0 Eibar Cornellà de Llobregat
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 13,547
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
28 September 2018 7 Rayo Vallecano 2–2 Espanyol Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Vallecas
Attendance: 12,102
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
7 October 2018 8 Espanyol 3–1 Villarreal Cornellà de Llobregat
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 20,032
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
21 October 2018 9 Huesca 0–2 Espanyol Huesca
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: El Alcoraz
Attendance: 6,964
Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias
28 October 2018 10 Valladolid 1–1 Espanyol Valladolid
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: José Zorrilla
Attendance: 18,262
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
5 November 2018 11 Espanyol 1–0 Athletic Bilbao Cornellà
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 14,328
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
11 November 2018 12 Sevilla 2–1 Espanyol Seville
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 38,809
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
25 November 2018 13 Espanyol 1–3 Girona Cornellà de Llobregat
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 22,816
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
2 December 2018 14 Getafe 3–0 Espanyol Getafe
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 9,287
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
8 December 2018 15 Espanyol 0–4 Barcelona Cornellà de Llobregat
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 24,037
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
16 December 2018 16 Espanyol 1–3 Betis Cornellà de Llobregat
16:15 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 20,275
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
22 December 2018 17 Atlético Madrid 1–0 Espanyol Madrid
16:15 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 58,069
Referee: Mario Melero López
4 January 2019 18 Espanyol 1–0 Leganés Cornellà de Llobregat
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 15,085
Referee: José Luis González González
14 January 2019 19 Real Sociedad 3–2 Espanyol San Sebastián
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 17,301
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
21 January 2019 20 Eibar 3–0 Espanyol Eibar
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Ipurua
Attendance: 3,592
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
27 January 2019 21 Espanyol 2–4 Real Madrid Cornellà de Llobregat
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 21,215
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
3 February 2019 22 Villarreal 2–2 Espanyol Villarreal
12:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 15,476
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
9 February 2019 23 Espanyol 2–1 Rayo Vallecano Cornellà de Llobregat
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 22,104
Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias
17 February 2019 24 Valencia 0–0 Espanyol Valencia
16:15 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 39,564
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
22 February 2019 25 Espanyol 1–1 Huesca Cornellà de Llobregat
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 20,078
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
2 March 2019 26 Espanyol 3–1 Valladolid Cornellà de Llobregat
13:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 20,467
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
8 March 2019 27 Athletic Bilbao 1–1 Espanyol Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 38,453
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
17 March 2019 28 Espanyol 0–1 Sevilla Cornellà de Llobregat
16:15 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 20,219
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
30 March 2019 29 Barcelona 2–0 Espanyol Barcelona
16:15 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 92,795
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
2 April 2019 30 Espanyol 1–1 Getafe Cornellà de Llobregat
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 16,322
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
6 April 2019 31 Girona 1–2 Espanyol Girona
13:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Montilivi
Attendance: 11,393
Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias
13 April 2019 32 Espanyol 2–1 Alavés Cornellà de Llobregat
13:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 17,522
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva
21 April 2019 33 Levante 2–2 Espanyol Valencia
12:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 16,876
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
24 April 2019 34 Espanyol 1–1 Celta Vigo Cornellà de Llobregat
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 15,680
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
29 April 2019 35 Betis 1–1 Espanyol Seville
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 30,561
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
4 May 2019 36 Espanyol 3–0 Atlético Madrid Cornellà de Llobregat
16:15 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 20,207
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
12 May 2019 37 Leganés 0–2 Espanyol Leganés
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Butarque
Attendance: 10,597
Referee: Mario Melero López
18 May 2019 38 Espanyol 2–0 Real Sociedad Cornellà de Llobregat
16:15 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 26,586
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre

Copa del Rey edit

Round of 32 edit

1 November 2018 First leg Cádiz 2–1 Espanyol Cádiz
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Ramón de Carranza
Attendance: 11,830
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
4 December 2018 Second leg Espanyol 1–0
(2–2 (a) agg.)
Cádiz Cornellà de Llobregat
21:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 12,560
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

Round of 16 edit

9 January 2019 First leg Villarreal 2–2 Espanyol Villarreal
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 12,207
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
17 January 2019 Second leg Espanyol 3–1
(5–3 agg.)
Villarreal Barcelona
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 11,171
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

Quarter-finals edit

24 January 2019 First leg Espanyol 1–1 Real Betis Barcelona
19:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 13,381
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
30 January 2019 Second leg Real Betis 3–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 agg.)
Espanyol Seville
19:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 40,028
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

Last updated on 18 May 2019.
No. Pos Nat Player Total La Liga Copa del Rey
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   ESP Roberto 6 0 0 0 6 0
13 GK   ESP Diego López 38 0 38 0 0 0
Defenders
5 DF   BRA Naldo 18 1 16 1 2 0
6 DF   CRC Óscar Duarte 13 1 7+4 1 2 0
8 DF   VEN Roberto Rosales 26 3 20+1 3 5 0
12 DF   ESP Dídac Vilà 29 0 27 0 1+1 0
16 DF   ESP Javi López 25 0 21+2 0 2 0
22 DF   ESP Mario Hermoso 35 3 31+1 3 3 0
27 DF   ESP Lluís López 10 0 5+1 0 2+2 0
28 DF   ESP Adrià Pedrosa 16 1 8+4 1 4 0
Midfielders
2 MF   GNB Alfa Semedo 3 0 0+3 0 0 0
4 MF   ESP Víctor Sánchez 28 0 13+11 0 2+2 0
10 MF   ESP Sergi Darder 40 5 32+2 4 4+2 1
14 MF   ESP Óscar Melendo 37 0 22+10 0 4+1 0
15 MF   ESP David López 24 0 21 0 3 0
18 MF   ESP Álex Lopez 8 1 1+3 0 3+1 1
21 MF   ESP Marc Roca 40 1 35 1 4+1 0
23 MF   ESP Esteban Granero 21 3 9+10 3 1+1 0
Forwards
7 FW   ESP Borja Iglesias 43 20 35+2 17 4+2 3
9 FW   ESP Sergio García 31 2 17+12 2 0+2 0
11 FW   ARG Facundo Ferreyra 9 1 1+8 1 0 0
17 FW   PAR Hernán Pérez 21 2 10+9 1 1+1 1
19 FW   ARG Pablo Piatti 26 2 6+14 1 6 1
20 FW   ESP Javi Puado 20 1 2+13 0 3+2 1
24 FW   CHN Wu Lei 16 3 12+4 3 0 0
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
2 DF   ESP Pipa 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW   BRA Léo Baptistão 24 3 14+6 2 4 1

References edit

  1. ^ Plantilla 2018-2019 RCD Espanyol official website (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.

External links edit