2024–25 RCD Espanyol season
| 2024–25 season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Manolo González |
| Stadium | Stage Front Stadium |
| La Liga | 10th |
| Copa del Rey | First round |
| All statistics correct as of 19 August 2024. | |
The 2024–25 season is the 125th season in the history of RCD Espanyol. The Catalan club will experience top-tier football once again following a single year of absence, having secured the final promotion spot through the playoffs on 23 June 2024. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Copa del Rey.
Transfers
[edit]In
[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
[edit]Pre-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
[edit]Overall 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 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 28.57 |
| Copa del Rey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |||
| Total | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 28.57 | |||
Last updated: 26 September 2024
Source: Soccerway
La Liga
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Getafe | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 7 | |
| 16 | Leganés | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 7 | |
| 17 | Espanyol | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 7 | |
| 18 | Valencia | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 5 | Relegation to Segunda División |
| 19 | Valladolid | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 5 |
Updated to match(es) played on 30 September 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 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 |
Last updated: 26 September 2024.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by round
[edit]Updated to match(es) played on 26 September 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
[edit]The match 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 | v | Espanyol | Seville |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Benito Villamarín |
Copa del Rey
[edit]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.
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