RCD Espanyol
2023–24 season
PresidentChen Yansheng
Head coachLuis García
StadiumStage Front Stadium
Segunda División5th
Copa del ReyRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Javi Puado (10)
All: Javi Puado (11)
Highest home attendance20,773 vs Eldense
Lowest home attendance19,520 vs Amorebieta
Biggest winLevante 1–4 Espanyol
All statistics correct as of 6 January 2024.

The 2023–24 season is RCD Espanyol's 123rd season in existence and first one back in the Segunda División, the second division of association football in Spain. They will also compete in the Copa del Rey.

Players

First-team squad

As of 12 September 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 Spain ESP Joan García
2 DF Spain ESP Óscar Gil
3 DF Spain ESP Sergi Gómez
5 DF Spain ESP Fernando Calero
6 DF Uruguay URU Leandro Cabrera (captain)
7 MF Spain ESP Javi Puado
8 MF Albania ALB Keidi Bare
9 FW Senegal SEN Keita Baldé (on loan from Spartak Moscow)
10 MF Spain ESP Pol Lozano
11 FW Spain ESP Pere Milla
12 DF Brazil BRA Ramon (on loan from Olympiacos)
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK Spain ESP Fernando Pacheco
14 DF Spain ESP Brian Oliván
15 MF Spain ESP José Gragera
16 MF Spain ESP José Carlos Lazo
17 FW Spain ESP Jofre Carreras
18 MF Spain ESP Álvaro Aguado
19 MF Spain ESP Salvi Sánchez
20 MF Spain ESP Edu Expósito
21 MF Spain ESP Nico Melamed
22 FW Denmark DEN Martin Braithwaite

Reserve team

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 Spain ESP Joan Puig
27 MF Spain ESP Roger Martínez
28 MF Spain ESP Javier Hernández
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 FW Spain ESP Antoniu Roca
31 DF Morocco MAR Omar El Hilali
33 GK Spain ESP Ángel Fortuño

Out on loan

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 Spain ESP Rubén Sánchez (at Mirandés until 30 June 2024)
— FW Spain ESP Joselu (at Real Madrid until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Sweden SWE Max Svensson (at Osasuna B until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
FW Spain Pere Milla Spain Elche €2,500,000 15 August 2023 [1]
MF Spain Salvi Spain Rayo Vallecano €700,000 19 August 2023 [2]
DF Brazil Ramon Greece Olympiacos Loan 26 August 2023 [3]
DF Spain Marc Jurado England Manchester United Undisclosed 1 September 2023 [4]
FW Senegal Keita Baldé Russia Spartak Moscow Loan 1 September 2023 [5]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
DF Spain Víctor Gómez Portugal Sporting Braga €2,000,000 1 July 2023 [6]
FW Spain Joselu Spain Real Madrid Loan 1 July 2023 [7]
DF Spain Álvaro García Spain Fuenlabrada Free 20 July 2023 [8]
MF Spain Álvaro Vadillo Spain Racing Ferrol Free 9 August 2023 [9]
DF Spain Wassim Keddari Qatar Al-Arabi €4,300,000 10 August 2023 [10]
MF Spain Sergi Darder Spain Mallorca €8,000,000 11 August 2023 [11]
DF Spain Miguelón Spain Eldense Free 14 August 2023 [12]
FW Spain Max Svensson Spain Osasuna B Loan 15 August 2023 [13]
DF Spain Rubén Sánchez Spain Mirandés Loan 18 August 2023 [14]
FW Belgium Landry Dimata Turkey Samsunspor Undisclosed 1 September 2023 [15]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

26 July 2023 Friendly Las Palmas Spain 1–2 Spain Espanyol San Pedro de Alcántara
19:00 UTC+2
  • Muñoz 81'
Stadium: Banús Football Center
29 July 2023 Friendly Espanyol Spain 1–0 Qatar Al-Wakrah San Pedro de Alcántara
10:30 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Marbella Football Center
5 August 2023 Friendly Utrecht Netherlands 3–0 Spain Espanyol Utrecht, Netherlands
17:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Segunda División 13 August 2023 May 2024 Matchday 1 13 7 2 4 22 14 +8 053.85
Copa del Rey 31 October 2023 First round 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
Total 14 8 2 4 24 14 +10 057.14

Last updated: 31 October 2023
Source: Soccerway

Segunda División

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Eibar 22 10 5 7 36 27 +9 35 Qualification to Promotion play-off
5 Valladolid 21 11 2 8 25 23 +2 35
6 Espanyol 21 9 7 5 34 24 +10 34
7 Racing Santander 22 9 6 7 36 31 +5 33
8 Levante 21 8 8 5 27 26 +1 32
Updated to match(es) played on 12 January 2023. Source: LaLiga HyperMotion
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]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
21 9 7 5 34 24  +10 34 6 4 1 23 12  +11 3 3 4 11 12  −1

Last updated: 19 December 2023.
Source: LaLiga.com

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
GroundAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHHAHAHAHA
ResultDWWWWDLWWLWLLDDWWLDDD
Position942222421212456444555
Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 2023. Source: LaLiga.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 28 June 2023.[17]

13 August 2023 1 Albacete 1–1 Espanyol Albacete
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Carlos Belmonte
Attendance: 11,618
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
19 August 2023 2 Espanyol 2–0 Racing Santander Barcelona
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stage Front Stadium
Referee: Raúl Martín González Francés
27 August 2023 3 Mirandés 0–1 Espanyol Miranda de Ebro
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Anduva
Attendance: 3,452
Referee: Saúl Ais Reig
3 September 2023 4 Espanyol 3–2 Amorebieta Barcelona
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stage Front Stadium
Attendance: 19,520
Referee: Manuel Jesús Orellana Cid
8 September 2023 5 Levante 1–4 Espanyol Valencia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València
Attendance: 15,548
Referee: Jon Ander González Esteban
17 September 2023 6 Espanyol 3–3 Eldense Barcelona
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stage Front Stadium
Attendance: 20,773
Referee: Álvaro Moreno Aragón
25 September 2023 7 Tenerife 1–0 Espanyol Santa Cruz de Tenerife
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López
Attendance: 18,161
Referee: Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo
2 October 2023 8 Espanyol 3–0 Racing Ferrol Barcelona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stage Front Stadium
Referee: Alejandro Quintero González
5 October 2023 9 Cartagena 0–2 Espanyol Cartagena
21:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Cartagonova
Referee: Luis Mario Milla Alvendiz
9 October 2023 10 Villarreal B 3–1 Espanyol Villarreal
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 4,132
Referee: Óliver de la Fuente Ramos
14 October 2023 11 Espanyol 2–0 Valladolid Barcelona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stage Front Stadium
Referee: Iván Caparrós Hernández
20 October 2023 12 Espanyol 0–1 Leganés Barcelona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stage Front Stadium
Referee: Miguel Sesma Espinosa
28 October 2023 13 Sporting Gijón 2–0 Espanyol Gijón
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 19,951
Referee: Spain Adrián Cordero Vega
3 November 2023 14 Espanyol 2–2 Eibar Barcelona
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stage Front Stadium
Attendance: 18,096
Referee: Spain José López Toca
12 November 2023 15 Huesca 1–1 Espanyol Huesca
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio El Alcoraz
Attendance: 7,303
Referee: Spain Andrés Fuentes Molina
18 November 2023 16 Espanyol 2–0 Elche Barcelona
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stage Front Stadium
Attendance: 19,617
Referee: Spain Álvaro Moreno Aragón
26 November 2023 17 Espanyol 2–0 Alcorcón Barcelona
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stage Front Stadium
Attendance: 16,547
Referee: Spain Rafael Sánchez López
1 December 2023 18 Real Oviedo 2–0 Espanyol Oviedo
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere
Attendance: 13,023
Referee: Spain Alejandro Quintero González

Copa del Rey

31 October 2023 First round Mensajero 0–2 Espanyol Santa Cruz de La Palma
19:00 WET (UTC±0) Report
Stadium: Estadio Silvestre Carrillo
Referee: Manuel Jesús Orellana Cid

References

  1. ↑ "RCD Espanyol sign Pere Milla". www.rcdespanyol.com.
  2. ↑ "Salvi Sánchez signs for RCD Espanyol". www.rcdespanyol.com.
  3. ↑ "Ramon Ramos joins on loan". www.rcdespanyol.com.
  4. ↑ "Marc Jurado completes permanent move to Espanyol from Man Utd". www.manutd.com.
  5. ↑ "Keita Baldé, nou jugador de l'Espanyol". www.rcdespanyol.com.
  6. ↑ "Víctor Gómez, traspasado al Sporting Clube de Braga". www.rcdespanyol.com.
  7. ↑ "Joselu is a new Real Madrid player | Real Madrid CF". Real Madrid C.F. - Web Oficial.
  8. ↑ "Fin de la etapa de Álvaro García en el Espanyol". www.rcdespanyol.com.
  9. ↑ "Álvaro Vadillo finalitza la seva etapa a l'Espanyol". www.rcdespanyol.com.
  10. ↑ "Simo moves to Al-Arabi". www.rcdespanyol.com.
  11. ↑ "Sergi Darder ficha por el RCD Mallorca". www.rcdmallorca.es.
  12. ↑ "Miguelón leaves RCD Espanyol". www.rcdespanyol.com.
  13. ↑ "Max Svensson, cedit al CA Osasuna B". www.rcdespanyol.com.
  14. ↑ "Rubén Sánchez, cedit al CD Mirandés". www.rcdespanyol.com.
  15. ↑ "HOŞ GELDİN LANDRY DIMATA - Samsunspor Resmi İnternet Sitesi". www.samsunspor.org.tr.
  16. ↑ "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  17. ↑ "Este es el calendario completo de Segunda división 2023-24". sport. 28 June 2023.
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