2006–07 RCD Espanyol season

RCD Espanyol
2006–07 season
PresidentDaniel Sánchez Llibre
Head coachErnesto Valverde
StadiumEstadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
La Liga11th
Copa del ReyRound of 16
Supercopa de EspañaRunners-up
UEFA CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Spain Raúl Tamudo (15)[1]
All: Uruguay Walter Pandiani (18)

The 2006–07 RCD Espanyol season was the club's 13th consecutive season in the top division of the Spanish football league, La Liga, and the 107th in the club's history.

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 27 August 2006 17 June 2007 Matchday 1 12th 38 12 13 13 46 53 −7 031.58
Copa del Rey 25 October 2006 8 November 2006 Round of 32 Round of 32 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Supercopa de España 17 August 2006 20 August 2006 Final Runners-up 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 000.00
UEFA Cup 14 September 2006 16 May 2007 First round Runners-up 15 11 4 0 34 11 +23 073.33
Total 57 23 18 16 81 70 +11 040.35

Source: [2]

La Liga

Main article: 2006–07 La Liga

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
9 Getafe 38 14 10 14 39 33 +6 52 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
10 Racing Santander 38 12 14 12 42 48 −6 50
11 Espanyol 38 12 13 13 46 53 −7 49[b]
12 Mallorca 38 14 7 17 41 47 −6 49[b]
13 Deportivo La Coruña 38 12 11 15 32 45 −13 47
Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
Notes:
  1. ^ Since Sevilla, winners of 2006–07 Copa del Rey, was qualified for the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League, so losing cup finalists Getafe earned a spot in the first round of the 2007–08 UEFA Cup.
  2. ^ a b MLL 1–0 ESP; ESP 3–1 MLL

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 12 13 13 46 53  −7 49 7 6 6 26 27  −1 5 7 7 20 26  −6

Source: [2]

Matches

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2006–07 Copa del Rey
Round Opponent Aggregate First leg Second leg
Date Venue Score Date Venue Score
Round of 32 Rayo Vallecano 1–2 25 October A 1–1 8 November H 0–1

Supercopa de España

Main article: 2006 Supercopa de España
17 August 2006 First leg Espanyol 0–1 Barcelona Barcelona
21:00 Report Giuly 43' Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Attendance: 22,560
Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez
20 August 2006 Second leg Barcelona 3–0 Espanyol Barcelona
21:00 Xavi 2'
Deco 12', 62'		 Report Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 57,512
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González

Barcelona won 4–0 on aggregate.

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2006–07 UEFA Cup

First round

Main article: 2006–07 UEFA Cup first round
14 September 2006 First leg Artmedia Petržalka Slovakia 2–2 Spain Espanyol Bratislava
18:45 (CET) Halenár 36'
Tchuř 41'		 Report Riera 31'
Pandiani 53'		 Stadium: Tehelné pole
Attendance: 3,480
Referee: Nikolai Ivanov (Russia)
28 September 2006 Second leg Espanyol Spain 3–1 Slovakia Artmedia Petržalka Barcelona
21:30 (CET) Pandiani 19', 79'
L. García 67'		 Report Buryán 13' Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Attendance: 8,100
Referee: Costas Kapitanis (Cyprus)

Espanyol won 5–3 on aggregate.

Group stage

Main article: 2006–07 UEFA Cup group stage

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ESP AJX ZWA PRA AUS
1 Spain Espanyol 4 4 0 0 11 2 +9 12 Advance to knockout stage — — 6–2 — 1–0
2 Netherlands Ajax 4 2 1 1 6 2 +4 7 0–2 — — — 3–0
3 Belgium Zulte Waregem 4 2 0 2 9 11 −2 6 — 0–3 — 3–1 —
4 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 4 1 1 2 2 5 −3 4 0–2 0–0 — — —
5 Austria Austria Wien 4 0 0 4 1 9 −8 0 — — 1–4 0–1 —
Source: [citation needed]
19 October 2006 1 Sparta Prague Czech Republic 0–2 Spain Espanyol Prague
20:15 Report L. García 17' (pen.)
Riera 85'		 Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 11,020
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
23 November 2006 2 Espanyol Spain 6–2 Belgium Zulte Waregem Barcelona
21:30 Coro 9'
Pandiani 14', 83'
L. García 19', 27' (pen.), 73'		 Report Matthys 17'
D'Haene 62'		 Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Attendance: 9,250
Referee: Cristian Balaj (Romania)
30 November 2006 3 Ajax Netherlands 0–2 Spain Espanyol Amsterdam
20:45 Report Pandiani 36'
Coro 78'		 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 41,248
Referee: Paolo Bertini (Italy)
13 December 2006 4 Espanyol Spain 1–0 Austria Austria Wien Barcelona
20:45 Pandiani 57' Report Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Attendance: 5,575
Referee: Krzysztof Slupik (Poland)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2006–07 UEFA Cup knockout stage
14 February 2007 Round of 32
First leg		 Livorno Italy 1–2 Spain Espanyol Livorno
20:45 Galante 82' Report Pandiani 28' (pen.)
Moha 59'		 Stadium: Stadio Armando Picchi
Attendance: 400 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)
22 February 2007 Round of 32
Second leg		 Espanyol Spain 2–0 Italy Livorno Barcelona
21:30 Lacruz 15'
Coro 49'		 Report Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Attendance: 12,134
Referee: Paul Allaerts (Belgium)

Espanyol won 4–1 on aggregate.

8 March 2007 Round of 16
First leg		 Maccabi Haifa Israel 0–0 Spain Espanyol Tel Aviv
18:45 Report Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 14,750
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
15 March 2007 Round of 16
Second leg		 Espanyol Spain 4–0 Israel Maccabi Haifa Barcelona
21:30 de la Peña 53'
Tamudo 59'
L. García 61'
Pandiani 90'		 Report Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Attendance: 16,150
Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)

Espanyol won 4–0 on aggregate.

5 April 2007 Quarter-finals
First leg		 Espanyol Spain 3–2 Portugal Benfica Barcelona
20:45 Tamudo 15'
Riera 33'
Pandiani 59'		 Report Nuno Gomes 64'
Simão 66'		 Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Attendance: 25,100
Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands)
12 April 2007 Quarter-finals
Second leg		 Benfica Portugal 0–0 Spain Espanyol Lisbon
20:45 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 51,102
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)

Espanyol won 3–2 on aggregate.

26 April 2007 Semi-finals
First leg		 Espanyol Spain 3–0 Germany Werder Bremen Barcelona
20:45 Hurtado 21'
Pandiani 50'
Coro 88'		 Report Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Attendance: 40,250
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)
3 May 2007 Semi-finals
Second leg		 Werder Bremen Germany 1–2 Spain Espanyol Bremen
20:45 Almeida 4' Report Coro 50'
Lacruz 61'		 Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Bertrand Layec (France)

Espanyol won 5–1 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 2007 UEFA Cup final
16 May 2007 Final Espanyol Spain 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)		 Spain Sevilla Glasgow
19:45 (BST) Riera 28'
Jônatas 115'		 Report Adriano 18'
Kanouté 105'		 Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 47,602
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
Penalties
L. García soccer ball with red X
Pandiani soccer ball with check mark
Jônatas soccer ball with red X
Torrejón soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Kanouté
soccer ball with check mark Dragutinović
soccer ball with red X Dani Alves
soccer ball with check mark Puerta

Squad statistics

Last updated on 21 January 2024.[1][3][4][5][6]

No. Pos Nat Player Total La Liga Copa del Rey Supercopa UEFA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Spain ESP Gorka Iraizoz 20 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 15 0
2 DF Spain ESP Javi Chica 37 0 26 0 0+1 0 0 0 8+2 0
3 DF Spain ESP David García 18 0 8+2 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
4 DF Spain ESP Jesús María Lacruz 35 2 20 0 2 0 2 0 8+3 2
6 MF Brazil BRA Eduardo Costa 25 1 8+8 1 0 0 2 0 4+3 0
7 FW Uruguay URU Walter Pandiani 52 18 10+24 7 2 0 1+1 0 12+2 11
8 MF Argentina ARG Pablo Zabaleta 32 0 17+3 0 1 0 2 0 8+1 0
9 MF Spain ESP Iván de la Peña 38 1 22+4 0 0+1 0 1 0 9+1 1
10 MF Spain ESP Luis García 53 17 29+7 10 1+1 1 1+1 0 11+2 6
11 MF Spain ESP Albert Riera 44 7 23+5 4 1 0 0+2 0 9+4 3
12 DF Spain ESP Juan Velasco 25 0 16+4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
13 GK Cameroon CMR Carlos Kameni 37 0 36 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
14 MF Spain ESP Ito 19 0 3+5 0 1 0 0 0 5+5 0
16 MF Brazil BRA Jônatas 26 3 16+4 2 1 0 0 0 0+5 1
17 MF Morocco MAR Moha El Yaagoubi 30 2 13+6 1 2 0 1 0 5+3 1
18 MF Spain ESP Francisco Rufete 42 1 27+2 1 0 0 2 0 8+3 0
19 DF Spain ESP Marc Torrejón 41 0 26+3 0 1 0 0+1 0 10 0
20 FW Spain ESP Coro 45 9 17+13 4 2 0 1+1 0 7+4 5
21 DF Spain ESP Daniel Jarque 53 0 33+3 0 1 0 2 0 14 0
22 MF Spain ESP Moisés Hurtado 42 2 28+1 1 1+1 0 0 0 10+1 1
23 FW Spain ESP Raúl Tamudo 39 17 28+3 15 0 0 1 0 6+1 2
26 GK Spain ESP Biel Ribas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF Spain ESP Julián López 10 0 1+6 0 0 0 0 0 0+3 0
31 MF Spain ESP Ángel 9 0 4+3 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
32 DF Spain ESP Albert Serrán 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF Spain ESP Miguel Palanca 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Spain ESP Héctor Simón 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who have left the club after the start of the season:
DF Mozambique MOZ Armando Sá 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Spain ESP Sergio Sánchez 8 0 2+1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
MF Brazil BRA Fredson 8 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0
MF Spain ESP Miki 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Spain ESP Jonathan Soriano 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ a b "Espanyol Barcelona » Appearances Primera División 2006/2007". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Espanyol Barcelona » Fixtures & Results 2006/2007". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Espanyol Barcelona » Squad 2006/2007". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Espanyol Barcelona » Appearances Copa del Rey 2006/2007". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Espanyol Barcelona » Appearances Supercopa 2006". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Espanyol Barcelona » Appearances Europa League League 2006/2007". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 January 2024.