2018–19 RCD Espanyol season

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)

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.

First team squad

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 Spain Community of Madrid Madrid (1986-02-10) 10 February 1986 (age 38) 2016 Greece Olympiacos €3,000,000 2019
13 Diego López Spain Galicia (Spain) Paradela (1981-11-03) 3 November 1981 (age 43) 2016 Italy Milan Free 2020
Defenders
5 Naldo Brazil Italy Brazil Santo André (1988-01-10) 10 January 1988 (age 36) 2017 Mexico Querétaro €2,500,000 2020
6 Óscar Duarte Costa Rica Nicaragua Nicaragua Catarina (1989-06-03) 3 June 1989 (age 35) 2016 Belgium Club Brugge €1,150,000 2019
8 Roberto Rosales Venezuela Venezuela Caracas (1988-11-20) 20 November 1988 (age 36) 2018 Málaga Loan 2019
12 Dídac Vilà Spain Catalonia Mataró (1989-06-09) 9 June 1989 (age 35) 2017 Greece AEK Athens €250,000 2020
16 Javi López Spain Andalusia Osuna (1986-01-21) 21 January 1986 (age 38) 2006 Espanyol B Free 2019
22 Mario Hermoso Spain Community of Madrid Madrid (1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 (age 29) 2017 Real Madrid Castilla €400,000 2020
Midfielders
4 Víctor Sánchez Spain Catalonia Terrassa (1987-09-08) 8 September 1987 (age 37) 2012 Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax Free 2021
10 Sergi Darder Spain Balearic Islands Artà (1993-12-22) 22 December 1993 (age 31) 2017 France Lyon €8,000,000 2023
14 Óscar Melendo Spain Catalonia Barcelona (1997-08-23) 23 August 1997 (age 27) 2003 Espanyol B Free 2022
15 David López Spain Catalonia Barcelona (1989-10-09) 9 October 1989 (age 35) 2016 Italy Napoli €4,000,000 2023
18 Álex Lopez Spain Catalonia Terrassa (1997-06-02) 2 June 1997 (age 27) Espanyol B Free 2022
21 Marc Roca Spain Catalonia Vilafranca del Penedès (1996-11-26) 26 November 1996 (age 28) 2008 Espanyol B Free 2022
23 Esteban Granero Spain Community of Madrid Madrid (1987-07-02) 2 July 1987 (age 37) 2017 Real Sociedad Free 2020
Forwards
7 Borja Iglesias Spain Galicia (Spain) Compostela (1993-01-17) 17 January 1993 (age 31) 2018 Celta €10,000,000 2022
9 Sergio García Spain Catalonia Barcelona (1983-06-09) 9 June 1983 (age 41) 2017 Qatar Al-Rayyan Free 2019
11 Facundo Ferreyra Argentina Argentina Lomas de Zamora (1991-03-14) 14 March 1991 (age 33) 2019 Portugal Benfica loan 2019
17 Hernán Pérez Paraguay Spain Paraguay Fernando de la Mora (1989-02-25) 25 February 1989 (age 35) 2015 Villarreal Undisclosed 2020
19 Pablo Piatti Argentina Italy Argentina Ucacha (1989-03-31) 31 March 1989 (age 35) 2016 Valencia €1,300,000 2020
20 Javi Puado Spain Catalonia Barcelona (1998-05-25) 25 May 1998 (age 26) 2014 Espanyol B Free 2022
24 Wu Lei China China Nanjing (1991-11-19) 19 November 1991 (age 33) 2019 China Shanghai SIPG €2,000,000 2022

Transfers

In

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

Decrease Total Spending: €18,000,000

Out

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

Increase Total Income: €25,000,000

Net Income: Increase €7,000,000

Pre-season and friendlies

  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 United States 2–4 Spain Espanyol Richmond, United States
19:00 EDT Report
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 7,356
Referee: JC Griggs
28 July 2018 Friendly FC Cincinnati United States 2–3 Spain Espanyol Cincinnati, United States
19:30 EDT Report
Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 16,135
Referee: Brandon Artis
5 August 2018 Friendly Burnley England 0–2 Spain 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 Germany 1–3 Spain Espanyol Wegberg
15:30 CEST
Report
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 2,315
Referee: Sascha Stegemann

Competitions

La Liga

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

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

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

  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

Round of 32

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

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

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

Appearances and goals

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 Spain ESP Roberto 6 0 0 0 6 0
13 GK Spain ESP Diego López 38 0 38 0 0 0
Defenders
5 DF Brazil BRA Naldo 18 1 16 1 2 0
6 DF Costa Rica CRC Óscar Duarte 13 1 7+4 1 2 0
8 DF Venezuela VEN Roberto Rosales 26 3 20+1 3 5 0
12 DF Spain ESP Dídac Vilà 29 0 27 0 1+1 0
16 DF Spain ESP Javi López 25 0 21+2 0 2 0
22 DF Spain ESP Mario Hermoso 35 3 31+1 3 3 0
27 DF Spain ESP Lluís López 10 0 5+1 0 2+2 0
28 DF Spain ESP Adrià Pedrosa 16 1 8+4 1 4 0
Midfielders
2 MF Guinea-Bissau GNB Alfa Semedo 3 0 0+3 0 0 0
4 MF Spain ESP Víctor Sánchez 28 0 13+11 0 2+2 0
10 MF Spain ESP Sergi Darder 40 5 32+2 4 4+2 1
14 MF Spain ESP Óscar Melendo 37 0 22+10 0 4+1 0
15 MF Spain ESP David López 24 0 21 0 3 0
18 MF Spain ESP Álex Lopez 8 1 1+3 0 3+1 1
21 MF Spain ESP Marc Roca 40 1 35 1 4+1 0
23 MF Spain ESP Esteban Granero 21 3 9+10 3 1+1 0
Forwards
7 FW Spain ESP Borja Iglesias 43 20 35+2 17 4+2 3
9 FW Spain ESP Sergio García 31 2 17+12 2 0+2 0
11 FW Argentina ARG Facundo Ferreyra 9 1 1+8 1 0 0
17 FW Paraguay PAR Hernán Pérez 21 2 10+9 1 1+1 1
19 FW Argentina ARG Pablo Piatti 26 2 6+14 1 6 1
20 FW Spain ESP Javi Puado 20 1 2+13 0 3+2 1
24 FW China 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 Spain ESP Pipa 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Brazil BRA Léo Baptistão 24 3 14+6 2 4 1

References

  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.