2014–15 RCD Espanyol season

The 2014–15 RCD Espanyol season was the club's 113th season in its history and its 80th in the top-tier.

RCD Espanyol
2014–15 season
PresidentJoan Collet
Head coachSergio
StadiumCornellà-El Prat
La Liga10th
Copa del ReySemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Sergio García (14)
All: Sergio García
Cristhian Stuani (15)

Transfers edit

Current squad edit

As of 1 September 2014[8]

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   ESP Germán
2 DF   BRA Felipe Mattioni
3 DF   ESP Raúl Rodríguez
4 MF   ESP Víctor Sánchez
5 DF   ESP Víctor Álvarez
6 MF   ESP Salva Sevilla
7 MF   ESP Álex Fernández
8 FW   URU Cristhian Stuani
9 FW   ESP Sergio García (captain)
10 MF   ESP Abraham
11 MF   ESP Manuel Lanzarote
12 DF   ESP Carlos Clerc
13 GK   ESP Kiko Casilla (4th captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF   ESP José Cañas
15 DF   MEX Héctor Moreno
16 DF   ESP Javi López (vice-captain)
17 MF   ESP Lucas Vázquez (on loan from Real Madrid)
18 DF   ESP Juan Rafael Fuentes
19 DF   ARG Diego Colotto (3rd captain)
20 FW   ECU Felipe Caicedo
22 DF   ESP Álvaro
23 DF   ESP Anaitz Arbilla
24 MF   ESP Paco Montañés
25 GK   ESP Pau López
28 MF   ESP Joan Jordán
29 FW   ESP Jairo Morillas

Out on loan edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ESP Christian Alfonso (at Girona until 30 June 2015)
MF   ESP Cristian Gómez (at Girona until 30 June 2015)
MF   ESP Sergio Tejera (at Alavés until 30 June 2015)
FW   CGO Thievy Bifouma (at Almería until 30 June 2015)

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

Updated as of 30 May 2015.

No. Pos Nat Player Total La Liga Copa del Rey
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF   BRA Felipe Mattioni 8 0 0+5 0 2+1 0
4 MF   ESP Víctor Sánchez 39 4 29+5 3 4+1 1
5 DF   ESP Víctor Álvarez 26 0 15+3 0 8 0
6 MF   ESP Salva Sevilla 30 0 17+9 0 0+4 0
8 FW   URU Cristhian Stuani 45 15 15+22 12 6+2 3
9 FW   ESP Sergio García 41 15 34+1 14 6 1
10 MF   ESP Abraham 27 1 16+6 1 4+1 0
13 GK   ESP Kiko Casilla 37 0 37 0 0 0
14 MF   ESP José Cañas 34 0 24+5 0 5 0
15 DF   MEX Héctor Moreno 26 1 18+1 1 7 0
16 DF   ESP Javi López 33 0 25+3 0 5 0
17 MF   ESP Lucas Vázquez 39 4 30+3 3 5+1 1
18 DF   ESP Juan Rafael Fuentes 24 0 21+1 0 2 0
19 DF   ARG Diego Colotto 26 1 22+1 1 2+1 0
20 FW   ECU Felipe Caicedo 40 12 25+10 9 2+3 3
22 DF   ESP Álvaro 42 1 34+2 1 5+1 0
23 DF   ESP Anaitz Arbilla 32 1 25+3 1 4 0
24 MF   ESP Paco Montañés 28 1 11+14 1 1+2 0
25 GK   ESP Pau López 10 0 1+1 0 8 0
27 DF   ESP Rubén Duarte 15 0 11 0 4 0
28 MF   ESP Joan Jordán 5 0 1+2 0 0+2 0
29 FW   ESP Jairo Morillas 4 1 0+3 0 0+1 1
30 DF   CIV Eric Bailly 5 0 4+1 0 0 0
32 MF   ESP Julián Luque 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have been loaned out or transferred
1 GK   ESP Germán 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF   ESP Raúl Rodríguez 3 0 0+1 0 2 0
7 MF   ESP Álex Fernández 7 0 2+3 0 2 0
11 MF   ESP Manuel Lanzarote 2 0 0 0 2 0
12 DF   ESP Carlos Clerc 2 0 0 0 2 0
14 MF   ESP David López 1 0 1 0 0 0

Competitions edit

Overall edit

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
La Liga August 2014 May 2015
Copa del Rey Round of 32 December 2014

Updated to match played June 2014
Source: Competitions

La Liga edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Celta Vigo 38 13 12 13 47 44 +3 51
9 Málaga 38 14 8 16 42 48 −6 50
10 Espanyol 38 13 10 15 47 51 −4 49[a]
11 Rayo Vallecano 38 15 4 19 46 68 −22 49[a]
12 Real Sociedad 38 11 13 14 44 51 −7 46
Source: La Liga
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair-play points; 7) playoff match[9]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Espanyol ahead on head-to-head record; Rayo Vallecano–Espanyol 1–3, Espanyol–Rayo Vallecano 1–1.


Matches edit

Kickoff times are in CET.   Win   Draw   Loss

23 August 2014 1 Almería 1–1 Espanyol Almería
23:00 Soriano   52' Report Arbilla   17'   32'
García   63',   90+4'
Sánchez   84'
Stadium: Juegos Mediterráneos
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
30 August 2014 2 Espanyol 1–2 Sevilla Barcelona
23:00 Colotto   30'
Casilla   56'
Stuani   61'
Sánchez   64'
Vázquez   90'
Report Bacca   34'
Iborra   54'
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
14 September 2014 3 Valencia 3–1 Espanyol Valencia
17:00 Piatti   7'
Parejo   63'
Alcácer   73'
Barragán   82'
Report Álvaro   75'
García   90+1' (pen.)
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 38,500
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez
20 September 2014 4 Espanyol 2–2 Málaga Málaga
20:00 Caicedo   16'
López   39'
Stuani   88',   90+1'
Sevilla   90+3'
Report Camacho   53',   70'
Sánchez   60'
Darder   75'
Duda   89'
Kameni   89'
Duda   90+3'
Stadium: La Rosaleda
Attendance: 12,600
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva
25 September 2014 5 Espanyol 2–0 Getafe Barcelona
19:00 Álvarez   62'
García   66'
Stuani   83'
Arroyo   75'
Míchel   82'
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
28 September 2014 6 Córdoba 0-0 Espanyol Córdoba
21:00 Crespo   25'
Ekeng   55'
Cañas   12'
Fuentes   36'
Álvaro   68'
Vázquez   81'
Mattioni   86'
Sánchez   89'
Stadium: Nuevo Arcángel
Attendance: 24,000
5 October 2014 7 Espanyol 2–0 Real Sociedad Barcelona
19:00 CEST Vázquez   7'
Cañas   28'
López   33'
Fuentes   47'
Sánchez   65'
Álvaro   69'
Colotto   86'
Stuani   90+2'
Summary Gaztañaga   51'
González   56'
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
Attendance: 18,326
Referee: Mario Melero López
26 October 2014 9 Espanyol 0–0 Deportivo La Coruña Barcelona
17:00 Sánchez   52'
Álvaro   79'
Luisinho   37'
Medunjanin   53'
Postiga   69'
Insua   80'
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
Attendance: 21,000
2 November 2014 10 Elche 2–1 Espanyol Elche
21:00 Pašalić   14'
Jonathan   19', 52',   84'
Cisma   31'   85'
Rodrigues   61'   75'
Cañas   26'
Álvaro   46'
Stuani   86' (pen.)
Stadium: Manuel Martínez Valero
Attendance: 21,472
9 November 2014 11 Espanyol 1–1 Villarreal Barcelona
17:00 Álvarez   16'
García   83'
Stuani   83'
Colotto   90'
Mario   26'
Trigueros   36'
Cheryshev   43'
Costa   51'
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
Attendance: 22,000
21 November 2014 12 Athletic Bilbao 3–1 Espanyol Bilbao
19:45 Aduriz   29',   61'
Viguera   44'
Iturraspe   78'
Vázquez   52'
Caicedo   61'
López   62'
Sevilla   75'
García   76'
Sánchez   84'
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Mario Melero López
29 November 2014 13 Espanyol 2–1 Levante Barcelona
17:00 Caicedo   19'
García   34'
Cañas   85'
Arbilla   90'
Morales   12'
Ivanschitz   24'
Navarro   50'
Barral   81'
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
Attendance: 12,723
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
7 December 2014 14 Barcelona 5–1 Espanyol Barcelona
16:00 Lionel Messi   45', 50', 81'
Piqué   53'
Pedro   77'
García   13'
Sevilla   29'
Vázquez   52'
Álvaro   69'
Arbilla   79'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 76,057
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva
14 December 2014 15 Espanyol 2–1 Granada Barcelona
11:00 Cañas   19'
Caicedo   34'
Sánchez   71'
Stuani   90'
Juan Carlos   41'   82'
Murillo   59'
El-Arabi   61'
Yuste   83'
Piti   88'
Mainz   89'
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
Attendance: 18,405
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
20 December 2014 16 Rayo Vallecano 1–3 Espanyol Madrid
21:00 Baena   34'
Insúa   40'
Baptistão   45'
Quini   90'
García   9', 90+5'
Sevilla   17'
Bailly   29'
Álvaro   67]'
Stuani   72'   81'
Vázquez   76',   79'
Stadium: Campo de Vallecas
Attendance: 7,776
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
4 January 2015 17 Espanyol 1–2 Eibar Barcelona
18:00 Caicedo   80'
Arbilla   83'
Manu   34'
Bóveda   38'
Ekiza   50'
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
Attendance: 19,136
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
10 January 2015 18 Real Madrid 3–0 Espanyol Madrid
15:00 Rodríguez   12'
Bale   28'
Coentrão   51'
Ronaldo   52'
Nacho   77'
Fuentes   27'
Sánchez   58'
Arbilla   70'
Montañés   76'
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 74,896
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
17 January 2015 19 Espanyol 1–0 Celta Vigo Barcelona
21:00 Arbilla   54'
Cañas   58'
Álvaro   73'
Caicedo   90'
Fontàs   61'
Hernández   82'
Nolito   85'
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
Attendance: 12,710
Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias
25 January 2015 20 Espanyol 3–0 Almería Barcelona
18:00 Stuani   37', 40'
Abraham   51'
Cañas   58'
Caicedo   74'
Thomas   39' Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
Attendance: 16,792
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
1 February 2015 21 Sevilla 3–2 Espanyol Seville
18:00 Vidal   12'
Beto   15'
Figueiras   27',   56'
Vitolo   35'
Iborra   38'
Arribas   45'
Banega   66'
Bacca   81'
Aspas   89',   89'
Cañas   13'
Stuani   15'
Sánchez   21',   77'
Casilla   40'
Vázquez   45+2'
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 27,955
Referee: José González González
8 February 2015 22 Espanyol 1–2 Valencia Barcelona
18:00 Álvarez   56'
Sánchez   61'
Moreno   82'
Montañés   84'
García   89',   90+2'
Pérez   34'
Piatti   62'
Gomes   82'
Pau   85' (o.g.)
Orbán   90+1'
Negredo   90+2'
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
Attendance: 18,752
Referee: Mario Melero López
14 February 2015 23 Málaga 0–2 Espanyol Málaga
21:00 Darder   47'
Amrabat   51'
Camacho   54'
Abraham   7'
Sánchez   23'
Álvaro   40'
Arbilla   61'
Stuani   76'
López   81'
Colotto   81'
Casilla   82'
García   90+1',   90+3'
Stadium: La Rosaleda
Attendance: 16,181
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
20 February 2015 24 Getafe 2–1 Espanyol Getafe
19:45 J. Rodríguez   29'
Sarabia   33'
Lacen   47'
Vázquez   57'
Alexis   71'
López   30'
Duarte   60'
Cañas   62'
Arbilla   89'
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 9,614
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
27 February 2015 25 Espanyol 1–0 Córdoba Barcelona
19:45 Moreno   11'
Fuentes   19'
Abraham   43'
Cañas   59'
Sánchez   83'
S. García   86'
Pantić   54'
Zuculini   65'
Andone   75'
B. García   86'
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
Attendance: 17,128
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
8 March 2015 26 Real Sociedad 1–0 Espanyol San Sebastián
16:00 Canales   38'
Bergara   84'
Pardo   90+2'
Sánchez   50'
Moreno   77'
Colotto   84'
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 23,329
Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias
14 March 2015 27 Espanyol 0–0 Atlético Madrid Barcelona
15:00 Álvaro   8'
Sánchez   38'
López   60'
Gabi   42'
Miranda   45'
Tiago   57'
García   78'
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
Attendance: 22,538
Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido
22 March 2015 28 Deportivo La Coruña 0–0 Espanyol A Coruña
11:00 Lopo   34'
Sidnei   39'
Borges   50'
Bergantiños   70'
Sánchez   8'
López   30'
Duarte   43'
Álvaro   88'
Stadium: Riazor
Attendance: 19,957
Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes
6 April 2015 29 Espanyol 1–1 Elche Barcelona
19:00 García   17'
Sevilla   26'
Moreno   46'
Fuentes   65'
Adrián   33'
Mosquera   73'
José Ángel   75'
Herrera   77'
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
Attendance: 13,892
Referee: Pedro Pérez Montero
9 April 2015 30 Villarreal 0–3 Espanyol Villarreal
21:00 Pina   34' Caicedo   24', 68'
Álvaro   33'
Sánchez   79'
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 11,830
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
12 April 2015 31 Espanyol 1–0 Athletic Bilbao Barcelona
16:00 Stuani   33'
García   40'
Álvarez   88'
Laporte   38'
De Marcos   86'
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
Attendance: 19,054
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
17 April 2015 32 Levante 2–2 Espanyol Valencia
19:45 Simão Mate   21'
José Mari   64'
Víctor   87'
Vázquez   18'
Caicedo   45+1'
Sánchez   73'
López   75'
Duarte   89'
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 17,062
Referee: Mario Melero López
25 April 2015 33 Espanyol 0–2 Barcelona Barcelona
15:00 García   23'
Álvaro   59'
Arbilla   62'
Vázquez   73'
Cañas   80'
Moreno   90+1'   90+1'
Neymar   17'
Messi   25'
Alba   54'   55'
Alves   58'
Busquets   83'
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
Attendance: 30,253
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
30 April 2015 34 Granada 1–2 Espanyol Granada
21:00 Candeias   62'
Mainz   73'
Martins   77'
Fuentes   32'
García   38',   45'
Casilla   79'
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 15,097
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo
3 May 2015 35 Espanyol 1–1 Rayo Vallecano Barcelona
11:00 Arbilla   57'
Sánchez   64'
Moreno   80'
Duarte   87'
Cañas   90+4'   90+4'
Insúa   29'
Toño   64'
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
Attendance: 16,479
Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes
8 May 2015 36 Eibar 0–2 Espanyol Eibar
19:45 D. García   37'
Añibarro   56'
S. García   29',   56'
Casilla   49'
Stuani   60'
Arbilla   65'
Sánchez   86'
Stadium: Ipurua
Attendance: 5,648
Referee: José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes
17 May 2015 37 Espanyol 1–4 Real Madrid Barcelona
18:00 Caicedo   18'
Sánchez   55'
Stuani   73'
Pepe   23'
Ronaldo   59', 83', 90+1'
Carvajal   68'
Marcelo   74',   79'
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
Attendance: 30,180
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
23 May 2015 38 Celta Vigo 3–2 Espanyol Vigo
17:30 Sergio   20'
Fernández   28'
Mallo   38'
Mina   45+3'
Cabral   58'
Nolito   77'
García   23'
Stuani   48'
Álvaro   89'
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 18,385
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

Copa del Rey edit

Round of 32 edit

2 December 2014 First leg Alavés 0–2 Espanyol Vitoria-Gasteiz
19:00 Fernández   23'
Stuani   36', 90'
Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Attendance: 7,313
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
17 December 2014 Second leg Espanyol 1–0 Alavés Barcelona
19:00 Mattioni   32'
Morillas   64'
Manu   78' Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat

Round of 16 edit

7 January 2015 First leg Valencia 2–1 Espanyol Valencia
21:00 Gayà   11'
Negredo   86' (pen.)
Vezo   89'
Abraham   53'
Stuani   60'
Álvaro   85'
García   90'
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
13 January 2015 Second leg Espanyol 2–0 Valencia Barcelona
19:00 Cañas   5'
Álvarez   45'
Caicedo   79', 89',   80'
Mustafi   14'
Vezo   37'
De Paul   51'
Barragán   79'
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
Attendance: 16,950
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva

Quarter-finals edit

22 January 2015 First leg Espanyol 3–1 Sevilla Barcelona
21:00 Montañés   12'
Caicedo   18',   38'
Álvaro   56'
Arbilla   60'
García   74',   85'
Sánchez   75'
Vázquez   81'
Stuani   83'
Arribas   62'
Pareja   73'
Bacca   90+1'
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
29 January 2015 Second leg Sevilla 1–0 Espanyol Seville
21:00 Bacca   27'
Pareja   38'
Carriço   57'
Figueiras   88'
Arbilla   12'
Álvaro   54'
Álvarez   57'
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

Semi-finals edit

11 February 2015 First leg Athletic Bilbao 1–1 Espanyol Bilbao
21:00 Aduriz   11'
Gurpegui   41'
Aurtenetxe   77'
Herrerín   85'
Sánchez   35'
Montañés   90+1'
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
24 March 2015 Second leg Espanyol 0–2 Athletic Bilbao Barcelona
21:00 Cañas   9'
Moreno   37'
Stuani   44'
Arbilla   66'
Álvaro   87'
De Marcos   8'
Aduriz   13'
Etxeita   41'
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat

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
2 0 1 1 2 3  −1 1 0 0 1 1 2  −1 0 1 0 1 1  0

Last updated: 12 September 2014.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
ResultDLLDWDWLDLDLWLWWLLWW
Position816191811128111013121412131110101099
Updated to match(es) played on 12 September 2014. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

References edit

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