2023–24 RCD Espanyol season

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

PresidentChen Yansheng
Head coachLuis García
Segunda División4th (promoted via play-offs)
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RCD Espanyol
2023–24 season
PresidentChen Yansheng
Head coachLuis García
StadiumStage Front Stadium
Segunda División4th (promoted via play-offs)
Copa del ReyRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Martin Braithwaite (22)

All:
Martin Braithwaite (22)
Highest home attendance20,773 vs Eldense
Lowest home attendance19,520 vs Amorebieta
Biggest winLevante 1–4 Espanyol
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Players

First-team squad

As of 1 February 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Reserve team

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Out on loan

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Transfers

In

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Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
DF Spain Víctor Gómez Portugal Braga Loan return 30 June 2023
MF Netherlands Tonny Vilhena Italy Salernitana Loan return 30 June 2023
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]
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Out

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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]
MF Netherlands Tonny Vilhena Greece Panathinaikos €3,000,000 7 July 2023
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]
DF Mexico César Montes Spain Almería €14,000,000 1 September 2023 [16]
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Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

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

Competitions

Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Segunda División 13 August 2023 2 June 2024 Matchday 1 4th 42 17 18 7 59 40 +19 040.48
Promotion play-offs 9 June 2024 23 June 2024 Semi-finals Winners 4 2 1 1 3 1 +2 050.00
Copa del Rey 31 October 2023 6 January 2024 First round Round of 32 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 066.67
Total 49 21 19 9 67 43 +24 042.86
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Source: Soccerway

Segunda División

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Valladolid (P) 42 21 9 12 51 36 +15 72 Promotion to La Liga
3 Eibar 42 21 8 13 72 48 +24 71 Qualification for promotion play-offs
4 Espanyol (O, P) 42 17 18 7 59 40 +19 69
5 Sporting Gijón 42 18 11 13 51 42 +9 65
6 Oviedo 42 17 13 12 55 39 +16 64[a]
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Updated to match(es) played on 2 Jun 2024. 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)[17]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. Oviedo finished ahead of Racing Santander on overall goal difference

Results summary

More information Overall, Home ...
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
42 17 18 7 59 40  +19 69 12 8 1 39 18  +21 5 10 6 20 22  −2
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Source: LaLiga.com

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDWWWWDLWWLWLLDDWWLDDDDWLWLWWDDWDDWDDDDDWDW
Position942222421212456444555536232222223334
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Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2024. Source: LaLiga.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 28 June 2023.[18]

13 August 2023 1 Albacete 1–1 Espanyol Albacete
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
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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 Oviedo 2–0 Espanyol Oviedo
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere
Attendance: 13,023
Referee: Spain Alejandro Quintero González
8 December 2023 19 Espanyol 1–1 Zaragoza Barcelona
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stage Front Stadium
Attendance: 21,993
Referee: Spain Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo
16 December 2023 20 FC Andorra 1–1 Espanyol Andorra la Vella
16:15 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Estadi Nacional
Attendance: 3,020
Referee: Spain Miguel Sesma Espinosa
19 December 2023 21 Espanyol 3–3 Burgos Barcelona
21:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stage Front Stadium
Attendance: 13,474
Referee: Spain Adrián Cordero Vega
13 January 2024 22 Racing de Ferrol 0–0 Espanyol Ferrol
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estadio Municipal da Malata
Attendance: 7,227
Referee: Spain Manuel Orellana Cid
20 January 2024 23 Espanyol 2–1 Villarreal B Barcelona
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stage Front Stadium
Attendance: 18,249
Referee: Spain Rafael Sánchez López
28 January 2024 24 Eldense 3–2 Espanyol Elda
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Pepico Amat
Attendance: 5,734
Referee: Spain Jon González Esteban
4 February 2024 25 Espanyol 2–1 Levante Barcelona
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stage Front Stadium
10 February 2024 26 Racing de Santander 2–0 Espanyol Santander
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: El Sardinero
17 February 2024 27 Espanyol 3–0 Mirandés Barcelona
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stage Front Stadium
Referee: Luis Mario Milla Alvendiz
24 February 2024 28 Eibar 2–3 Espanyol Eibar
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Ipurua Municipal Stadium
Referee: Alejandro Quintero González
2 March 2024 29 Espanyol 0–0 Huesca Barcelona
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stage Front Stadium
Attendance: 22,472
Referee: Spain Saúl Ais Reig
10 March 2024 30 Alcorcón 1–1 Espanyol Alcorcón
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Santo Domingo
Attendance: 2,521
Referee: Spain Jon González Esteban
17 March 2024 31 Zaragoza 0–1 Espanyol Zaragoza
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: La Romareda
Attendance: 29,468
Referee: Spain Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo
23 March 2024 32 Espanyol 1–1 Tenerife Barcelona
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stage Front Stadium
Attendance: 21,159
Referee: Spain Manuel Orellana Cid
29 March 2024 33 Burgos 0–0 Espanyol Burgos
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Estadio El Plantío
Attendance: 10,822
Referee: Spain Adrián Cordero Vega
7 April 2024 34 Espanyol 2–1 Albacete Barcelona
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stage Front Stadium
Attendance: 23,233
Referee: Spain Oliver De la Fuente Ramos
12 April 2024 35 Leganés 0–0 Espanyol Leganés
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Butarque
Attendance: 11,573
Referee: Spain Daniel Trujillo Suárez
21 April 2024 36 Espanyol 1–1 FC Andorra Barcelona
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stage Front Stadium
27 April 2024 37 Elche 2–2 Espanyol Elche
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Estadio Martínez Valero

Promotion play-offs

9 June 2024 Semi-finals
First leg
Sporting Gijón 0–1 Espanyol Gijón
21:00
Report
Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 25,075
Referee: Jon Ander González Esteban
13 June 2024 Semi-finals
Second leg
Espanyol 0–0
(1–0 agg.)
Sporting Gijón Cornellá/El Prat
21:00
Report
Stadium: Stage Front Stadium
Attendance: 30,605
Referee: Álvaro Moreno Aragón
16 June 2024 Final
First leg
Oviedo 1–0 Espanyol Oviedo
18:30
Report
Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere
Attendance: 29,297
Referee: Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo
23 June 2024 Final
Second leg
Espanyol 2–0
(2–1 agg.)
Oviedo Cornellá/El Prat
18:30
Report
Stadium: Stage Front Stadium
Attendance: 33,107
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega

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
5 December 2023 Second round Espanyol 3–1 Valladolid Barcelona
21:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Stage Front Stadium
Attendance: 15,464
Referee: Salvador Lax Franco
6 January 2024 Round of 32 Espanyol 0–1 Getafe Barcelona
17:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Stage Front Stadium
Attendance: 15,197
Referee: Mario Melero López

Statistics

Goalscorers

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PositionPlayersSegunda DivisiónPlay-offsCopa del ReyTotal
FWDenmark Martin Braithwaite220022
MFSpain Javi Puado131115
MFSpain Jofre Carreras3025
MFSpain Nico Melamed4004
MFSpain Pere Milla4004
MFSpain Salvi2024
DFSpain Fernando Calero3003
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