2017–18 Málaga CF season
Málaga CF 2017–18 football season
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During the 2017–18 season, Málaga CF are participating in La Liga and the Copa del Rey.
OwnerAbdullah Al Thani
ManagerMíchel
(until 13 January)
José González
(from 13 January to 22 June)
(until 13 January)
José González
(from 13 January to 22 June)
StadiumLa Rosaleda
| 2017–18 season | ||||
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| Owner | Abdullah Al Thani | |||
| Manager | Míchel (until 13 January) José González (from 13 January to 22 June) | |||
| Stadium | La Rosaleda | |||
| La Liga | 20th (relegated) | |||
| Copa del Rey | Round of 32 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Youssef En-Nesyri (5) All: Youssef En-Nesyri (5) | |||
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Squad
- As of 29 August 2017[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
| Date | Player | From | Type | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 2017 |  Adrián | Eibar | Transfer | Free | [2] |
| 27 June 2017 |  Paul Baysse | Nice | Transfer | Free | [3] |
| 30 June 2017 |  Guillermo Ochoa | Granada | Loan return | Free | [4] |
| 30 June 2017 | Cifu | Girona | Loan return | Free | [5] |
| 30 June 2017 |  Ricardo Horta | Braga | Loan return | Free | [6] |
| 30 June 2017 |  Adnane Tighadouini |  Vitesse | Loan return | Free | [7] |
| 1 July 2017 | Luis Muñoz | Málaga B | Promoted | [8] | |
| 4 July 2017 | Andrés Prieto | Espanyol B | Transfer | Free | [9] |
| 4 July 2017 | Borja Bastón |  Swansea City | Loan | Free | [10] |
| 5 July 2017 | Roberto | Espanyol | Loan | Free | [11] |
| 19 July 2017 |  Cenk Gönen | Galatasaray | Transfer | €200,000 | [12] |
| 19 July 2017 | Juankar | Braga | Transfer | Free | [13] |
| 27 July 2017 |  Emanuel Cecchini | Banfield | Transfer | €4,000,000 | [14] |
| 3 August 2017 | Diego González | Sevilla Atlético | Transfer | €500,000 | [15] |
| 25 August 2017 | Esteban Rolón | Argentinos Juniors | Transfer | €3,500,000 | [16] |
| 29 August 2017 |  Diego Rolán | Bordeaux | Loan | Free | [17] |
Total spending: 
€8,200,000
Out
| Date | Player | To | Type | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2017 | Martín Demichelis | Retired | [18] | ||
| 22 May 2017 | Duda | TBD | Free | [18] | |
| 22 May 2017 |  Weligton | Retired | [18] | ||
| 30 June 2017 | Diego Llorente | Real Madrid | Loan return | Free | [19] |
| 30 June 2017 | Juankar | Braga | Loan return | Free | [20] |
| 30 June 2017 | José Rodríguez |  Mainz 05 | Loan return | Free | [21] |
| 30 June 2017 |  Denys Boyko | Beşiktaş | Loan return | Free | [22] |
| 3 July 2017 | Sandro |  Everton | Transfer | €6,000,000 | [23] |
| 4 July 2017 | Charles | Eibar | Transfer | Free | [24] |
| 5 July 2017 |  Carlos Kameni | Fenerbahçe | Transfer | Free | [25] |
| 8 July 2017 | Ignacio Camacho | VfL Wolfsburg | Transfer | €15,000,000 | [26] |
| 9 July 2017 | Guillermo Ochoa |  Standard Liège | Transfer | Free | [26] |
| 18 July 2017 | Ricardo Horta | Braga | Transfer | Free | [27] |
| 24 July 2017 | Pablo Fornals | Villarreal | Transfer | €12,000,000 | [28] |
| 10 August 2017 |  Mikel Villanueva | Cádiz | Loan | Free | [29] |
| 14 August 2017 | Michael Santos | Sporting Gijón | Loan | Free | [30] |
| 23 August 2017 | Adnane Tighadouini | Twente | Loan | Free | [31] |
| 26 August 2017 |  Bakary Koné | Strasbourg | Loan | Free | [32] |
| 29 August 2017 | Luis Muñoz | Lugo | Loan | Free | [33] |
Total income: 
€31,000,000
Net: €22,700,000
Competitions
Overall
| Competition | Final position |
|---|---|
| La Liga | 20th |
| Copa del Rey | Round of 32 |
Liga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 43[a] | |
| 17 | Leganés | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 43[a] | |
| 18 | Deportivo La Coruña (R) | 38 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 38 | 76 | −38 | 29 | Relegation to Segunda División |
| 19 | Las Palmas (R) | 38 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 74 | −50 | 22 | |
| 20 | Málaga (R) | 38 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 61 | −37 | 20 |
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)[34]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
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)[34]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- Athletic Bilbao finished ahead of Leganés on head-to-head goal difference: Athletic Bilbao 2–0 Leganés, Leganés 1–0 Athletic Bilbao.
Matches
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 21 August 2017 1 | Málaga | 0–1 | Eibar | Málaga |
| 22:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 24,838 Referee: David Medié Jiménez |
| 26 August 2017 2 | Girona | 1–0 | Málaga | Girona |
| 20:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 9,748 Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre |
| 11 September 2017 3 | Málaga | 1–3 | Las Palmas | Málaga |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 22,697 Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández |
| 16 September 2017 4 | Atlético Madrid | 1–0 | Málaga | Madrid |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 63,114 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez |
| 19 September 2017 5 | Valencia | 5–0 | Málaga | Valencia |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 36,215 Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo |
| 23 September 2017 6 | Málaga | 3–3 | Athletic Bilbao | Málaga |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
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Report | Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 23,425 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande |
| 30 September 2017 7 | Sevilla | 2–0 | Málaga | Seville |
| 16:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 34,430 Referee: Daniel Trujillo Suárez |
| 15 October 2017 8 | Málaga | 0–2 | Leganés | Málaga |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report |
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Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 23,951 Referee: José González González |
| 21 October 2017 9 | Barcelona | 2–0 | Málaga | Barcelona |
| 20:45 CEST | Report | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 74,397 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes |
| 29 October 2017 10 | Málaga | 2–1 | Celta Vigo | Málaga |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 17,454 Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre |
| 5 November 2017 11 | Villarreal | 2–0 | Málaga | Villarreal |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: La Cerámica Attendance: 17,522 Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández |
| 19 November 2017 12 | Málaga | 3–2 | Deportivo La Coruña | Málaga |
| 12:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 24,563 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera |
| 25 November 2017 13 | Real Madrid | 3–2 | Málaga | Madrid |
| 16:15 | Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 75,671 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano |
| 1 December 2017 14 | Málaga | 0–0 | Levante | Málaga |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) |
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Report | Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 18,172 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea |
| 10 December 2017 15 | Real Sociedad | 0–2 | Málaga | San Sebastián |
| 12:00 CET (UTC+01:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 16,834 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande |
| 18 December 2017 16 | Málaga | 0–2 | Real Betis | Málaga |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 22,742 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas |
| 21 December 2017 17 | Alavés | 1–0 | Málaga | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| 21:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Mendizorrotza Attendance: 18,733 Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo |
| 7 January 2018 18 | Málaga | 0–1 | Espanyol | Málaga |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report |
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Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 12,357 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz |
| 12 January 2018 19 | Getafe | 1–0 | Málaga | Getafe |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 9,513 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera |
| 22 January 2018 20 | Eibar | 1–1 | Málaga | Eibar |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Ipurua Attendance: 4,514 Referee: David Medié Jiménez |
| 28 January 2018 21 | Málaga | 0–0 | Girona | Málaga |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 22,125 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco |
| 5 February 2018 22 | Las Palmas | 1–0 | Málaga | Las Palmas |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Gran Canaria Attendance: 17,331 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea |
| 10 February 2018 23 | Málaga | 0–1 | Atlético Madrid | Málaga |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 25,651 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez |
| 17 February 2018 24 | Málaga | 1–2 | Valencia | Málaga |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 21,276 Referee: Daniel Trujillo Suárez |
| 25 February 2018 25 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–1 | Málaga | Bilbao |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 37,734 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández |
| 28 February 2018 26 | Málaga | 0–1 | Sevilla | Málaga |
| 19:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 15,516 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande |
| 3 March 2018 27 | Leganés | 2–0 | Málaga | Leganés |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Butarque Attendance: 5,970 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva |
| 10 March 2018 28 | Málaga | 0–2 | Barcelona | Málaga |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 26,936 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera |
| 18 March 2018 29 | Celta Vigo | 0–0 | Málaga | Vigo |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 17,353 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco |
| 1 April 2018 30 | Málaga | 1–0 | Villarreal | Málaga |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 19,345 Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo |
| 6 April 2018 31 | Deportivo La Coruña | 3–2 | Málaga | A Coruña |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 17,066 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz |
| 15 April 2018 32 | Málaga | 1–2 | Real Madrid | Málaga |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 27,117 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea |
| 19 April 2018 33 | Levante | 1–0 | Málaga | Valencia |
| 21:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 16,710 Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre |
| 22 April 2018 34 | Málaga | 2–0 | Real Sociedad | Málaga |
| 16:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report |
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Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 14,487 Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández |
| 30 April 2018 35 | Real Betis | 2–1 | Málaga | Seville |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 53,061 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande |
| 6 May 2018 36 | Málaga | 0–3 | Alavés | Málaga |
| 12:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 14,024 Referee: José González González |
| 13 May 2018 37 | Espanyol | 4–1 | Málaga | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 16:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 15,054 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera |
Copa del Rey
Round of 32
| 24 October 2017 | Numancia | 2–1 | Málaga | Soria |
| 19:30 | Report | Stadium: Los Pajaritos Attendance: 3,403 Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
- Last updated on 19 May 2018.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | La Liga | Copa del Rey | |||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ESP |
Roberto | 34 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 13 | GK | ESP |
Andrés Prieto | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| GK | TUR |
Cenk Gönen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ESP |
Ignasi Miquel | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | DF | ESP |
Diego González | 18 | 1 | 17+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | DF | ESP |
Luis Hernández | 38 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | DF | URU |
Federico Ricca | 14 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | DF |  VEN |
Roberto Rosales | 36 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | DF | ESP |
Miguel Torres | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 27 | DF | ESP |
Álex Robles | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 29 | DF | ESP |
Ian Pino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 35 | DF | ESP |
Iván Rodríguez | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 37 | DF | ESP |
Alberto López | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | ARG |
Esteban Rolón | 10 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | MF |  SRB |
Zdravko Kuzmanović | 8 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | MF |  CHI |
Manuel Iturra | 20 | 0 | 18+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | MF | ESP |
Adrián | 31 | 4 | 27+2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 10 | MF | VEN |
Juanpi | 17 | 0 | 5+11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | MF | URU |
Chory Castro | 26 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 14 | MF | ESP |
Recio | 23 | 2 | 21+1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 20 | MF | ESP |
Keko | 21 | 0 | 15+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | MF | BEL |
Maxime Lestienne | 12 | 0 | 8+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 25 | MF |  ALG |
Mehdi Lacen | 15 | 0 | 12+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ESP |
Borja Bastón | 22 | 2 | 8+12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 12 | FW |  NGA |
Brown Ideye | 13 | 1 | 8+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | FW | VEN |
Adalberto Peñaranda | 13 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | FW | NGA |
Isaac Success | 9 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | FW | ESP |
Alberto Bueno | 11 | 0 | 1+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 24 | FW | URU |
Diego Rolán | 27 | 5 | 21+5 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 26 | FW | MAR |
Youssef En-Nesyri | 26 | 4 | 16+9 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 38 | FW | ARG |
Juan Cruz | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | BFA |
Bakary Koné | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | DF | ESP |
Juankar | 10 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 12 | DF | ESP |
Cifu | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | MF | ESP |
Javi Ontiveros | 14 | 0 | 1+11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | MF | ARG |
Emanuel Cecchini | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 21 | MF | ESP |
Jony | 7 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | DF | FRA |
Paul Baysse | 16 | 1 | 13+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 28 | MF | ESP |
Álex Mula | 13 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||||
| 29 | DF | ESP |
Luis Muñoz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Cards
- Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 19 December 2017.
| No. | Pos. | Name |  |
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| 3 | DF | Diego González |
1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Luis Hernández |
5 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Esteban Rolón |
1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Zdravko Kuzmanović |
1 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Juankar |
2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Adrián |
5 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Borja Bastón |
2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Juanpi |
1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Chory Castro |
3 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Recio |
7 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | Federico Ricca |
2 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | Adalberto Peñaranda |
3 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Javi Ontiveros |
5 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Roberto Rosales |
5 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Emanuel Cecchini |
2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Keko |
1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Jony |
2 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Paul Baysse |
1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Álex Robles |
1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Álex Mula |
1 | 0 |
Clean sheets
- Last updated on 19 December 2017.
| Number | Nation | Name | Matches Played |
La Liga | Copa del Rey | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Roberto | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | |
Cenk Gönen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | |
Andrés Prieto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||