2021–22 Real Zaragoza season

Real Zaragoza

2021–22 season
President	Christian Lapetra
Head coach	Juan Ignacio Martínez
Stadium	La Romareda
Segunda División	10th
Copa del Rey	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Iván Azón Valentin Vada (7 each) All: Iván Azón Valentin Vada (7 each)
Home colours Away colours

The 2021–22 season was the 90th season in the existence of Real Zaragoza and the club's ninth consecutive season in the second division of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Real Zaragoza participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey.

Players

First-team squad

As of 31 January 2022

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ARG Cristian Álvarez (3rd captain) 2 DF  ESP Carlos Vigaray 3 DF  ESP Jair Amador 4 MF  SRB Radosav Petrović 5 MF  ESP Jaume Grau 6 DF  ESP Alejandro Francés 7 FW  COL Juanjo Narváez 8 MF  ESP Eugeni Valderrama 10 FW  ESP Sabin Merino 11 MF  ARG Valentín Vada 13 GK  ESP Álvaro Ratón 15 DF  ESP Pep Chavarría

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 DF  ESP Dani Lasure 17 DF  ESP Carlos Nieto 18 DF  ESP Fran Gámez 20 FW  ESP Álvaro Giménez (on loan from Cádiz) 21 MF  ESP Alberto Zapater (captain) 22 MF  ESP Sergio Bermejo 23 FW  ESP Nano Mesa (on loan from Cádiz) 24 DF  ESP Lluís López 26 MF  ESP Borja Sainz (on loan from Alavés) 27 MF  ESP Francho Serrano 31 FW  ESP Iván Azón

Reserve team

Main article: Deportivo Aragón

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 28 DF  ESP Javi Hernández 29 MF  ESP Isaiah 33 FW  ESP Miguel Puche 34 DF  ESP Ángel López 35 GK  ESP Miguel Ángel Sanz

No. Pos. Nation Player 37 DF  ESP Luismi Luengo 38 MF  ESP Alberto Vaquero 39 FW  ESP Raúl Rubio 40 GK  ESP Carlos Calavia 41 GK  ESP Guillermo Acín

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ESP Carlos Azón (at Tarazona until 30 June 2022) — DF  ESP Alejandro Escuín (at Ejea until 30 June 2022) — DF  ESP Enrique Clemente (at Real Sociedad B until 30 June 2022) — MF  EQG Federico Bikoro (at Hércules until 30 June 2022) — MF  EQG Jannick Buyla (at Gimnàstic until 30 June 2022) — MF  ESP Javi Ros (at Amorebieta until 30 June 2022) — MF  ESP Marc Aguado (at Andorra until 30 June 2022)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  ESP Alejandro Jay (at Tarazona until 30 June 2022) — MF  NGA James Igbekeme (at Columbus Crew until 31 December 2022) — FW  SVN Haris Vučkić (at Rijeka until 30 June 2022) — FW  ESP Gaizka Larrazabal (at Amorebieta until 30 June 2022) — FW  ESP Jaime Sancho (at Calvo Sotelo Puertollano until 30 June 2022) — FW  ESP Marcos Cuenca (at Brea until 30 June 2022) — FW  ESP Marcos Baselga (at Zamora until 30 June 2022)

Transfers

In

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Teruel v Zaragoza

17 July 2021 Friendly	Teruel	Cancelled	Zaragoza	Teruel, Spain
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Estadio La Pinila

Calahorra v Zaragoza

20 July 2021 Friendly	Calahorra	2–0	Zaragoza	Calahorra, Spain
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Estadio La Planilla

Elche v Zaragoza

24 July 2021 Friendly	Elche	0–2	Zaragoza	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)			Narváez 24' Adrián 78'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center Attendance: 0

Valencia v Zaragoza

28 July 2021 Friendly	Valencia	0–2	Zaragoza	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)			Narváez 19' Gámez 44'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center Attendance: 0 Referee: Pedro Campoy Candela

Zaragoza v Atromitos

30 July 2021 Friendly	Zaragoza	1–1	Atromitos	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gámez 39'		Oikonomidis 86'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center Attendance: 0

Zaragoza v Getafe

4 August 2021 Trofeo Carlos Lapetra	Zaragoza	0–0 (5–6 p)	Getafe	Zaragoza, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Víctor García Verdura
	Penalties
	Adrián Francés Carbonell Serrano Nieto Clemente Puche Cortés López		Timor Miquel Ramírez Duro Niang Josete Cabaco Iglesias Chema

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Segunda División	13 August 2021	27 May 2022	Matchday 1	10th	42	12	20	10	39	46	−7	028.57
Copa del Rey	1 December 2021	6 January 2022	First round	Round of 32	3	2	0	1	3	2	+1	066.67
Total					45	14	20	11	42	48	−6	031.11

Source: Soccerway

Segunda División

Main article: 2021–22 Segunda División

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Ponferradina	42	17	12	13	57	55	+2	63
9	Cartagena	42	18	6	18	63	57	+6	60
10	Zaragoza	42	12	20	10	39	46	−7	56
11	Burgos	42	15	10	17	41	41	0	55
12	Leganés	42	13	15	14	50	51	−1	54[a]

Source: LaLiga SmartBank
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored^[1]
Notes:

1. Leganés finished ahead of Huesca on head-to-head points: Leganés 2–1 Huesca, Huesca 0–2 Leganés.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
42	12	20	10	39	46	−7	56	7	10	4	16	15	+1	5	10	6	23	31	−8

Source: La Liga SmartBank

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	L	W	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	W	W	W	L	D	W	L	L	L	D	D	D	D	L	W	W	W	W	L	D	D	W	D	D	L	L	D	W	W
Position	13	18	21	17	18	19	18	20	19	18	19	19	19	17	12	11	13	13	11	13	15	17	16	16	18	18	18	16	15	14	11	14	13	14	11	12	12	14	14	14	13	10

Source: La Liga SmartBank
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 30 June 2021.^[2][3]

Zaragoza v Ibiza

13 August 2021 1	Zaragoza	0–0	Ibiza	Zaragoza
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Iosu Galech Apezteguía

Valladolid v Zaragoza

20 August 2021 2	Valladolid	2–0	Zaragoza	Valladolid
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sánchez 17' Toni 90'	Report		Stadium: José Zorrilla Attendance: 10,080 Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias

Zaragoza v Cartagena

30 August 2021 3	Zaragoza	0–1	Cartagena	Zaragoza
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Gámez 71' (o.g.)	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 10,704 Referee: Saúl Ais Reig

Alcorcón v Zaragoza

5 September 2021 4	Alcorcón	1–2	Zaragoza	Alcorcón
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Moyano 20'	Report	Eguaras 56' Vada 84'	Stadium: Santo Domingo Referee: Rubén Ávalos Barrera

Fuenlabrada v Zaragoza

12 September 2021 5	Fuenlabrada	1–1	Zaragoza	Fuenlabrada
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Anderson 25'	Report	Vada 72' (pen.)	Stadium: Fernando Torres Referee: Aitor Gorostegui Fernández-Ortega

Zaragoza v Real Sociedad B

18 September 2021 6	Zaragoza	1–1	Real Sociedad B	Zaragoza
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: La Romareda

Lugo v Zaragoza

26 September 2021 7	Lugo	1–1	Zaragoza	Lugo
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Chris Ramos 28' Xavi Torres  69'	Report	Borja Sainz 32' (pen.) Nano  63'	Stadium: Anxo Carro Attendance: 2,135 Referee: Víctor García

Zaragoza v Real Oviedo

2 October 2021 8	Zaragoza	0–0	Real Oviedo	Zaragoza
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Íñigo Eguaras  19' Narváez  88'	Report	Dani Calvo  36' Jimmy Suárez  54' Mossa  58' Brugman  80' Matheus Aiás  85' David Costas  88'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 16,889 Referee: Luis Milla

Zaragoza v Huesca

11 October 2021 9	Zaragoza	0–0	Huesca	Zaragoza
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sergio Bermejo  45' Alberto Zapater  90'	Report	Miguel  23' Dani Escriche  34' Pitta  84'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 25,307 Referee: Francisco Hernández

Málaga v Zaragoza

16 October 2021 10	Málaga	1–1	Zaragoza	Málaga
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Genaro Rodríguez  21' Javi Jiménez  25' Brandon Thomas 28' Jairo Samperio  70'	Report	Vada  37' Narváez 44'  58' Borja Sainz  82' Petrović  88'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Stadium Attendance: 15,901 Referee: Jon González

Zaragoza v Ponferradina

21 October 2021 11	Zaragoza	1–1	Ponferradina	Zaragoza
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Íñigo Eguaras  3' Jair Amador  45+1' Vada 77' (pen.) Petrović  81' Alejandro Francés  90+3'	Report	Pașcanu  24' Cristian Rodríguez 47' Copete  52' Ricard Pujol  72' José María Amo  74'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 15,676 Referee: Aitor Gorostegui

Girona v Zaragoza

25 October 2021 12	Girona	1–1	Zaragoza	Girona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Stuani 87'  90+8' Álex Baena  90+6' Samuel Sáiz  90+7'	Report	Lluís López  54' Vada 71' Fran Gámez  90'	Stadium: Estadi Montilivi Attendance: 5,162 Referee: Raúl Martín González Francés

Zaragoza v Mirandés

31 October 2021 13	Zaragoza	1–1	Mirandés	Zaragoza
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Nano 1'  15' Pep Chavarría  29' Alejandro Francés  63' Petrović  87'	Report	Iñigo Vicente  15' Brugui 90+5'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 13,802 Referee: Gorka Sagues Oscoz

Burgos v Zaragoza

4 November 2021 14	Burgos	0–1	Zaragoza	Burgos
19:00 CET	Míchel Zabaco  5' Miki Muñoz  90+4'	Report	Lluís López  66' Álvaro Giménez 83'  83' Fran Gámez  90+2'	Stadium: Estadio El Plantío Attendance: 9,584 Referee: Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez

Zaragoza v Sporting Gijón

7 November 2021 15	Zaragoza	2–0	Sporting Gijón	Zaragoza
16:00 CET	Borja Sainz 30' Petrović  45+1' Nano  59' 62' Jair Amador  80' Fran Gámez  88'	Report	Gaspar Campos  26' Đurđević  68' Pedro Díaz  77'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 18,100 Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

Las Palmas v Zaragoza

13 November 2021 16	Las Palmas	2–3	Zaragoza	Las Palmas
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Jonathan Viera 23'  90+4' Benito Ramírez 67' Álex Suárez  90+1'	Report	Sergio Bermejo 33' Álvaro Giménez 54' 75' Lluís López  69' Fran Gámez  82'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria Attendance: 13,432 Referee: Álvaro Moreno Aragón

Zaragoza v Leganés

22 November 2021 17	Zaragoza	0–2	Leganés	Zaragoza
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sergio Bermejo  43' Alejandro Francés  49' Íñigo Eguaras  56'	Report	Ranđelović 15' Javi Hernández  36' José Arnaiz  49' Recio  62' Shibasaki 65'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 10,426 Referee: Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo

Amorebieta v Zaragoza

28 November 2021 18	Amorebieta	1–1	Zaragoza	Lezama
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Jair Amador 24' (o.g.) Aitor Aldalur  29' Óscar Gil  54' Iñigo Orozco  68' Iker Bilbao  87' Gorka Larrucea  89' Gorka Guruzeta  90+4'	Report	Álvaro Giménez 18' Jair Amador  71' Igbekeme  90+1'	Stadium: Lezama Facilities Attendance: 1,250 Referee: Oliver De La Fuente

Zaragoza v Eibar

6 December 2021 19	Zaragoza	1–0	Eibar	Zaragoza
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Alejandro Francés 60'	Report	Toño  31' Stoichkov  63'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 16,109 Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

Almería v Zaragoza

11 December 2021 20	Almería	3–0	Zaragoza	Almería
18:15 CET (UTC+1)	Samú Costa  37' Babić  58' Sadiq 61' Alejandro Pozo 86' Ramazani 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 9,258 Referee: Francisco Hernández Maeso

Zaragoza v Tenerife

19 December 2021 21	Zaragoza	0–2	Tenerife	Zaragoza
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Petrović  37' Borja Sainz  50'	Report	Elady Zorrilla 20' Víctor Mollejo 28'  37' Carlos Pomares  66' Mellot  88'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 15,283 Referee: Alejandro Quintero González

Mirandés v Zaragoza

2 January 2022 22	Mirandés	2–0	Zaragoza	Miranda de Ebro
18:15 CET (UTC+1)	Alejandro Marqués 14' 79' Víctor Sanchís  21' César Gelabert  25' Capellini  39' Iago López  47' Arroyo  69'	Report	Francho Serrano  12' Vada  38' Enrique Clemente  72' Alejandro Francés  83'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Anduva Attendance: 3,076 Referee: Luis Milla Alvendiz

Ponferradina v Zaragoza

9 January 2022 23	Ponferradina	0–0	Zaragoza	Ponferrada
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	José María Amo  29' Dani Ojeda  57' Agus Medina  88'	Report	Borja Sainz  75'	Stadium: Estadio El Toralín Attendance: 3,282 Referee: Iosu Galech Apezteguía

Zaragoza v Real Valladolid

22 January 2022 24	Zaragoza	0–0	Real Valladolid	Zaragoza
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pep Chavarría  44' Nano  55'	Report	Nacho  74' Plata  84' Roque Mesa  85'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 14,795 Referee: Jon González Esteban

Ibiza v Zaragoza

31 January 2022 25	Ibiza	2–2	Zaragoza	Ibiza
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Cifu  22' David Goldar  30' Juan Ibiza  40' Sergio Castel 61' 65' Diop  76'	Report	Francho Serrano 15' Iván Azón  21' Petrović 24' Vada  70'	Stadium: Estadi Municipal de Can Misses Attendance: 4,678 Referee: Saúl Ais Reig

Zaragoza v Málaga

5 February 2022 26	Zaragoza	1–1	Málaga	Zaragoza
18:15 CET (UTC+1)	Eugeni Valderrama 64' (pen.) Petrović  83'	Report	Antoñín 26' Cufré  62' Alberto Escassi  70'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 16,178 Referee: Francisco Hernández Maeso

Leganés v Zaragoza

11 February 2022 27	Leganés	2–1	Zaragoza	Leganés
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Nyom  27' Omeruo  33' Javi Hernández  46' Cissé 51' José Arnaiz 76'	Report	Petrović  65' Iván Azón 89'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Butarque Attendance: 8,244 Referee: Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo

Zaragoza v Las Palmas

19 February 2022 28	Zaragoza	2–1	Las Palmas	Zaragoza
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Jaume Grau 5'  72' Fran Gámez  10' Pep Chavarría  43' Alejandro Francés  63' Álvaro Giménez 69'  82'	Report	Mfulu  4' Maikel Mesa  17' 55' Eric Curbelo  24' Sergi Cardona  60'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 14,898 Referee: Iván Caparrós Hernández

Sporting Gijón v Zaragoza

27 February 2022 29	Sporting Gijón	1–2	Zaragoza	Gijón
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Juan Berrocal  71' Ramírez  90' Nacho Méndez  90+2' Đurđević 90+4'  90+7' Borja López  90+7'	Report	Jaume Grau 25'  90+7' Jair Amador  45+1' Sabin Merino  46' Vada  77' Iván Azón 90+6'	Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 15,470 Referee: Jon González Esteban

Zaragoza v Almería

4 March 2022 30	Zaragoza	2–0	Almería	Zaragoza
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Álvarez  8' Francho Serrano 13' Iván Azón 79'	Report		Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Daniel Trujillo Suárez

Zaragoza v Fuenlabrada

11 March 2022 31	Zaragoza	2–1	Fuenlabrada	Zaragoza
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Narváez  37' Iván Azón 54' Miguel Puche 75' Alejandro Francés  86'	Report	Bouldini  27' Pedro León  30' Jair Amador 32' (o.g.) Javier Ontiveros  37' Sotillos  53' Adrián Diéguez  84'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 16,317 Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias

FC Cartagena v Zaragoza

19 March 2022 32	FC Cartagena	3–0	Zaragoza	Cartagena
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Delmás 34' Rubén Castro  44' Dauda 51' Bodiger 68' Datković  84'	Report	Álvaro Giménez  40' Vada  46' Iván Azón  89'	Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova Attendance: 7,056 Referee: José López Toca

Zaragoza v Amorebieta

25 March 2022 33	Zaragoza	1–1	Amorebieta	Zaragoza
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	vada  90+3' Iván Azón 90+7'	Report	Iker Seguín  29' Jon Irazabal  44' Óscar Gil  64' 78' Peru Nolaskoain  89' Koldo Obieta  90'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 15,556 Referee: Rubén Ávalos Barrera

Tenerife v Zaragoza

2 April 2022 34	Tenerife	1–1	Zaragoza	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
19:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Shashoua 22' Juan Soriano  73'	Report	Vada 15' Sergio Bermejo  68'	Stadium: Heliodoro Rodríguez López Attendance: 12,050 Referee: David Gálvez Rascón

Zaragoza v Girona

10 April 2022 35	Zaragoza	1–0	Girona	Zaragoza
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: La Romareda

Huesca v Zaragoza

17 April 2022 36	Huesca	1–1	Zaragoza	Huesca
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Seoane 31'		Azón 38'	Stadium: El Alcoraz Referee: Jon Ander González Esteban

Zaragoza v Burgos

24 April 2022 37	Zaragoza	0–0	Burgos	Zaragoza
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: La Romareda Referee: José Antonio López Toca

Eibar v Zaragoza

30 April 2022 38	Eibar	2–0	Zaragoza	Eibar
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Stoichkov 51' Antonio Glauder  59' Lluís López 60' (o.g.)	Report	Alejandro Francés  43'	Stadium: Ipurua Attendance: 5,973 Referee: Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez

Zaragoza v Alcorcón

8 May 2022 39	Zaragoza	0–3	Alcorcón	Zaragoza
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)			Apeh 45+2' Calero 62' Arribas 79'	Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Gorka Sagués Oscoz

Oviedo v Zaragoza

16 May 2022 40	Oviedo	3–3	Zaragoza	Oviedo
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bastón 14' (pen.) Obeng 26' Brugman 48'		Bermejo 17', 33' Amador 20'	Stadium: Carlos Tartiere Referee: Oliver de la Fuente Ramos

Zaragoza v Lugo

20 May 2022 41	Zaragoza	1–0	Lugo	Zaragoza
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vada 74'		Torres  59'	Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Álvaro Moreno Aragón

Real Sociedad B v Zaragoza

27 May 2022 42	Real Sociedad B	1–2	Zaragoza	San Sebastián
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Aldasoro  10' Martín 66' Sola  82'	Report	Ivan 1' Vada 41'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 2,622 Referee: Rafael Sánchez López

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2021–22 Copa del Rey

Mensajero v Zaragoza

1 December 2021 First round	Mensajero	0–1	Zaragoza	Santa Cruz de La Palma
15:30 WET (UTC±0)		Report	Clemente 80'	Stadium: Silvestre Carrillo Referee: Gorka Sagués Oscoz

Zaragoza v Burgos

14 December 2021 Second round	Zaragoza	2–0	Burgos	Zaragoza
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Eguaras 34' González 51'	Report		Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Aitor Gorostegui Fernández-Ortega

Zaragoza v Sevilla

6 January 2022 Round of 32	Zaragoza	0–2	Sevilla	Zaragoza
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Narváez  54' Petrović  73'	Report	Koundé 31' Diego Carlos  52' Gudelj  60' Mir 69'	Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez

References

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