2020–21 UD Las Palmas season

UD Las Palmas

2020–21 season
President	Miguel Ángel Ramírez
Head coach	Pepe Mel
Stadium	Estadio Gran Canaria
Segunda División	9th
Copa del Rey	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Sergio Araujo (11) All: Sergio Araujo (11)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
All statistics correct as of 30 May 2021.

The 2020–21 season was the 72nd season in existence of Unión Deportiva Las Palmas and the club's third consecutive season in the second division of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Las Palmas participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season covered the period from 26 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 February 2021.^[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.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ESP Álvaro Valles 2 DF  ESP Álex Díez 3 MF  ESP Sergio Ruiz (on loan from Charlotte FC) 4 DF  ESP Álex Suárez 5 DF  ARG Tomás Cardona (on loan from Godoy Cruz) 6 DF  ESP Eric Curbelo 7 FW  ESP Aridai 8 MF  ESP Maikel Mesa 9 FW  ESP Jesé 10 FW  ARG Sergio Araujo 11 FW  ESP Benito Ramírez 12 MF  FRA Enzo Loiodice 13 DF  KEN Ismael Athuman 14 DF  ESP Álvaro Lemos 15 MF  ESP Fabio González 16 FW  ESP Pejiño 17 MF  URU Lautaro Sánchez

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF  ESP Javi Castellano (vice-captain) 19 FW  ESP Edu Espiau 20 MF  ESP Kirian Rodríguez 21 MF  ESP Christian Rivera 22 FW  ESP Rafa Mújica (on loan from Leeds United) 23 DF  ESP Dani Castellano 24 FW  ESP Rober (on loan from Betis) 25 DF  ESP Aythami Artiles (captain) 26 FW  GNB Claudio Mendes 27 MF  ESP Pol Salvador 28 MF  ESP Alberto Moleiro 29 FW  ESP Pau Miguélez 30 GK  ESP Álex Domínguez 32 GK  ESP Sergi Puig 33 DF  BRA Jonathan (on loan from Almería) 35 DF  EQG Saúl Coco 36 MF  ESP Diego Gutiérrez

Other players under contract

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 Raúl Fernández — MF  ESP Cristian Cedrés

Reserve team

Main article: UD Las Palmas Atlético

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 31 MF  ESP Sato 37 MF  ESP Pipo Santana

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 — DF  ESP Alberto de la Bella (at Cartagena until 30 June 2021) — FW  ESP Adrián Flaqué (at Andratx until 30 June 2021)

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
15			TBD		1 July 2020

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
15			TBD		1 July 2020

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Tenerife v Las Palmas

4 September 2020 Friendly	Tenerife	1–3	Las Palmas	Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pomares 78'		Rober 46' Rodríguez 59' Maikel 90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: Heliodoro Rodríguez López Attendance: 0 Referee: Alexander González González

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Segunda División	12 September 2020	30 May 2021	Matchday 1	9th	42	14	14	14	46	52	−6	033.33
Copa del Rey	17 December 2020	6 January 2021	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	4	1	+3	050.00
Total					44	15	14	15	50	53	−3	034.09

Last updated: 30 May 2021
Source: Soccerway

Segunda División

Main article: 2020–21 Segunda División

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Sporting Gijón	42	17	14	11	37	28	+9	65
8	Ponferradina	42	15	12	15	45	50	−5	57
9	Las Palmas	42	14	14	14	46	53	−7	56
10	Mirandés	42	14	12	16	38	41	−3	54[a]
11	Fuenlabrada	42	12	18	12	45	46	−1	54[a]

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

1. Head-to-head points: Mirandés: 6, Fuenlabrada: 0

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	14	14	14	46	52	−6	56	11	5	5	34	23	+11	3	9	9	12	29	−17

Last updated: 30 May 2021.
Source: La Liga

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	D	W	D	W	W	L	D	L	D	W	L	L	W	W	D	D	L	W	W	W	L	L	L	W	L	D	W	L	D	W	D	D	D	L	W	D	L	L	W	W
Position	17	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	9	9	10	11	13	10	13	14	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	10	13	14	10	9

Updated to match(es) played on 30 May 2021. Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 31 August 2020.^[3][4]

Leganés v Las Palmas

12 September 2020 1	Leganés	1–0	Las Palmas	Leganés
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Muñoz 75'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Butarque Attendance: 0[a] Referee: José Antonio López Toca

Las Palmas v Fuenlabrada

20 September 2020 2	Las Palmas	3–3	Fuenlabrada	Las Palmas
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Espiau  8' Curbelo  36' Lemos 45' Pejiño 48',  49' Loiodice  63' Claudio  81', 90' Araujo  90+3'	Report	Antonio Cristian  27' Nteka 64' Salvador  71', 79' (pen.) Pinchi  83' Kanté 84'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Rubén Ávalos Barrera

Zaragoza v Las Palmas

26 September 2020 3	Zaragoza	2–2	Las Palmas	Zaragoza
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nieto  10'  85' Ros  16', 49' Claudio 19' (o.g.) Atienza  37' Buyla  63' Adrián  90+4'	Report	Lemos 23',  57'  70' Espiau 82' Mesa  89'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

Las Palmas v UD Logroñés

3 October 2020 4	Las Palmas	2–1	UD Logroñés	Las Palmas
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Ruiz  24' Rober 53' González  68' Artiles  70' Araujo 90' Curbelo  90+2'	Report	Errasti  31' Andy 90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Jon González Esteban

Málaga v Las Palmas

11 October 2020 5	Málaga	0–0	Las Palmas	Málaga
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rahmani  38' Escassi  60' Juande  83'	Report	Suárez  40' Ruiz  52' Valles  90+4'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Saúl Ais Reig

Las Palmas v Almería

17 October 2020 6	Las Palmas	2–0	Almería	Las Palmas
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Araujo 7', 76' Lemos  14' Pejiño  28' Iemmello  90+3'	Report	Carvalho  55' Aketxe  62' Balliu  65'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido

Las Palmas v Castellón

21 October 2020 7	Las Palmas	2–1	Castellón	Las Palmas
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Araujo 49' Claudio  60' Rober 72' González  90'	Report	Señé  44' Gálvez 65'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Oliver De La Fuente

Cartagena v Las Palmas

24 October 2020 8	Cartagena	3–0	Las Palmas	Cartagena
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Castro 25' (pen.) Andújar  31' Martín 41' Gil  45+4' De la Bella  52' Aguza  70' Carrasquilla 88'	Report	Lemos  45+3'  90' Loiodice  60' Suárez  89'	Stadium: Cartagonova Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Rubén Ávalos Barrera

Albacete v Las Palmas

28 October 2020 9	Albacete	1–1	Las Palmas	Albacete
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Garcia 37' Chema  90+2' Israfilov  90+7'	Report	Castellano  45+3' González  53' Curbelo  71' Mesa  83', 90' (pen.) Jonathan  90+3'	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Belmonte Attendance: 0[a] Referee: David Gálvez Rascón

Las Palmas v Oviedo

31 October 2020 10	Las Palmas	1–2	Oviedo	Las Palmas
18:15 CET (UTC+1)	Lemos  62' Suárez 88'	Report	Fernández  15' Nahuel 19', 21' González  48' Hernández  52' Mier  89'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

Girona v Las Palmas

9 November 2020 11	Girona	1–1	Las Palmas	Girona
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Espinosa 67',  85'  90+4' Luna  73' Moreno  90+1'	Report	Ruiz 45' Lemos  66'	Stadium: Estadi Municipal de Montilivi Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Luis Mario Milla Alvéndiz

Las Palmas v Tenerife

15 November 2020 12	Las Palmas	1–0	Tenerife	Las Palmas
22:00 CET (UTC+1)	Jonathan  38' Ortolá 48' (o.g.) Rober  72' Lemos  90+4'	Report	González  90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo

Sabadell v Las Palmas

22 November 2020 13	Sabadell	3–1	Las Palmas	Sabadell
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Cuevas 33', 69',  60' Guruzeta 45'	Report	Jonathan  57' Ruiz 63' Cabrera  90+2'	Stadium: Estadi de la Nova Creu Alta Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Álvaro Moreno Aragón

Las Palmas v Mirandés

25 November 2020 14	Las Palmas	0–2	Mirandés	Las Palmas
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Claudio  90+1'	Report	Artiles 18' (o.g.) Berrocal  47' Meseguer  62' Jirka 79'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Saúl Ais Reig

Las Palmas v Sporting Gijón

29 November 2020 15	Las Palmas	3–2	Sporting Gijón	Las Palmas
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Rober 54', 56' Curbelo  72' Espiau 84'	Report	Fuego  16' Đurđević 24' (pen.), 35',  67' López  38'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

Lugo v Las Palmas

2 December 2020 16	Lugo	1–1	Las Palmas	Lugo
21:30 CET (UTC+1)	Barreiro 12' (pen.),  79' Iriome  66'	Report	Loiodice 19' Curbelo  33'	Stadium: Estadio Anxo Carro Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Jon Ander González Esteban

Ponferradina v Las Palmas

5 December 2020 17	Ponferradina	0–0	Las Palmas	Ponferrada
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Reina  43' Adot  79'	Report	Athuman  56' Lemos  81' Castellano  86'	Stadium: El Toralín Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

Las Palmas v Alcorcón

13 December 2020 18	Las Palmas	0–0	Alcorcón	Las Palmas
18:15 CET (UTC+1)	Rodríguez  24' Cedrés  28' Castellano  75'	Report	José Carlos  42'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Rubén Ávalos Barrera

Rayo Vallecano v Las Palmas

20 December 2020 19	Rayo Vallecano	2–0	Las Palmas	Madrid
18:15 CET (UTC+1)	Trejo  40' Antoñín 58' Bebé  85', 87'	Report	Mesa  28' Ramírez  35' Espiau  50' Rodríguez  82'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Oliver De La Fuente

Las Palmas v Espanyol

3 January 2021 20	Las Palmas	1–0	Espanyol	Las Palmas
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Rober 26' Lemos  35' Ruiz  66' Castellano  75' Espiau  90+2' Claudio  90+4' Domínguez  90+5'	Report	L. López  49' D. López  67' Cabrera  80'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Daniel Ocón Arráiz

Mallorca v Las Palmas

10 January 2021 21	Mallorca	0–1	Las Palmas	Palma de Mallorca
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sastre  57' Valjent  61' Diabate  88'	Report	Araujo 21' Castellano  75'	Stadium: Visit Mallorca Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Aitor Gorostegui Fernández Ortega

Las Palmas v Leganés

24 January 2021 22	Las Palmas	2–1	Leganés	Las Palmas
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Araujo  41' Ruiz 63' Cabrera 86' (pen.) Mesa  87'	Report	Hernández  45+2' Shibasaki  49' Merino  51' Pardo 70',  71' Bustinza  84'  89' Ibáñez  90+1'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Iosu Galech Apezteguía

Mirandés v Las Palmas

31 January 2021 23	Mirandés	2–0	Las Palmas	Miranda de Ebro
18:15 CET (UTC+1)	Vivian  25' González 31',  32' López  34' Jirka  84', 90+2' Lizoain  88'	Report	Castellano  68' Díez  88'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Anduva Attendance: 0[a] Referee: David Gálvez Rascón

Las Palmas v Sabadell

7 February 2021 24	Las Palmas	0–1	Sabadell	Las Palmas
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Domínguez  33'	Report	Hernández 62'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

Almería v Las Palmas

14 February 2021 25	Almería	3–1	Las Palmas	Almería
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Fernandes  20' Costa  26' Villar  28', 45+2' (pen.), 48' Robertone  43' Akieme 54'	Report	Mújica 53' Castellano  72'	Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Jon Ander González Esteban

Las Palmas v Cartagena

20 February 2021 26	Las Palmas	2–0	Cartagena	Las Palmas
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Mújica  7' Mesa 14' (pen.),  38' Pejiño 19' Araujo  34' Díez  52'	Report	Navas  65' Aburjania  74'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso

Castellón v Las Palmas

27 February 2021 27	Castellón	4–0	Las Palmas	Castellón de la Plana
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Moyano  15' Mateu 19' (pen.) Díaz  32' Fernández 58' Jamelli 70', 81'	Report	Araujo  24'  27' Curbelo  42' Castellano  45+1' Mújica  45+3' Pejiño  56' Suárez  87'	Stadium: Nou Estadi Castàlia Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Rafael Sánchez López

Las Palmas v Rayo Vallecano

6 March 2021 28	Las Palmas	1–1	Rayo Vallecano	Las Palmas
18:15 CET (UTC+1)	Díez  5' Ruiz 87'	Report	Trejo 42' (pen.),  86'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias

Fuenlabrada v Las Palmas

13 March 2021 29	Fuenlabrada	1–2	Las Palmas	Fuenlabrada
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Garcés 2' Ciss  32'  66' Fuentes  86'	Report	Rivera  9' Pejiño 35', 71' Curbelo  79'	Stadium: Fernando Torres Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Iñaki Bikandi Garrido

Las Palmas v Girona

19 March 2021 30	Las Palmas	1–2	Girona	Las Palmas
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Lemos 42' (pen.) Araujo  45+1' Curbelo  69'	Report	Bustos  37' Sylla 47' Espinosa  56' Couto 64' Juanpe  70' Terrats  72' Bueno  90+1'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Álvaro Moreno Aragón

Tenerife v Las Palmas

28 March 2021 31	Tenerife	1–1	Las Palmas	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Vada 10',  19' Santana  84' Šipčić  89' Ruiz  90+6'	Report	Ruiz 41' Pejiño  43'	Stadium: Heliodoro Rodríguez López Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Luis Mario Milla Alvéndiz

Las Palmas v Lugo

1 April 2021 32	Las Palmas	6–1	Lugo	Las Palmas
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lemos  4' Jesé 13' (pen.) Rober 35', 57', 88' Araujo 45+2' Mesa  68' Cabrera 90'	Report	Juanpe 5' Ruiz  10' Torres  12' Pita  60'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Gorka Sagues Oscoz

Las Palmas v Mallorca

4 April 2021 33	Las Palmas	1–1	Mallorca	Las Palmas
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Araujo 47'	Report	Amath 14' Murilo  31' Sedlar  45' Cufré  76'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Jon Ander González Esteban

Oviedo v Las Palmas

10 April 2021 34	Oviedo	0–0	Las Palmas	Oviedo
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Tejera  12' Fernández  71' Arribas  75'	Report	Clemente  23' Lemos  66' Jesé  66' Mesa  70'	Stadium: Carlos Tartiere Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso

Las Palmas v Málaga

17 April 2021 35	Las Palmas	1–1	Málaga	Las Palmas
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Clemente  11' Suárez  49' Lemos  60' Araujo 85'	Report	Benítez  16' Juande  18' Šćepović 78'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Aitor Gorostegui Fernández Ortega

Espanyol v Las Palmas

24 April 2021 36	Espanyol	4–0	Las Palmas	Cornellà de Llobregat
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Puado 9', 14', 23' Calero  20' Embarba 49' (pen.) Dimata  52'	Report	Lemos  32'  39' Curbelo  49'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Álvaro Moreno Aragón

Las Palmas v Ponferradina

2 May 2021 37	Las Palmas	2–0	Ponferradina	Las Palmas
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Mesa 18' (pen.) Araujo 70' Cardona  80'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido

Alcorcón v Las Palmas

8 May 2021 38	Alcorcón	0–0	Las Palmas	Alcorcón
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Santo Domingo Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

Las Palmas v Zaragoza

15 May 2021 39	Las Palmas	0–2	Zaragoza	Las Palmas
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lemos  63'	Report	Zanimacchia 8' (pen.) Eguaras  22', 25' Vigaray  45' Sanabria 81' Jair  90+3'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria Attendance: 0[a] Referee: David Gálvez Rascón

Sporting Gijón v Las Palmas

20 May 2021 40	Sporting Gijón	1–0	Las Palmas	Gijón
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Đurđević 64' Rosas  68'	Report	Cardona  26'	Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso

Las Palmas v Albacete

24 May 2021 41	Las Palmas	3–2	Albacete	Las Palmas
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Araujo 9', 74',  75' Jesé 41' Curbelo  59' Ramírez  81' Espiau  90'	Report	Tana 66' Zozulya  79' Sepp Mvondo 89' Barragán  90'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Luis Mario Milla Alvéndiz

UD Logroñés v Las Palmas

30 May 2021 42	UD Logroñés	0–1	Las Palmas	Logroño
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Aridai 74'	Stadium: Las Gaunas Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2020–21 Copa del Rey

Varea v Las Palmas

17 December 2020 First round	Varea	0–4	Las Palmas	Varea
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Cedrés 7' Lemos 34' Iemmello 35' Curbelo 66'	Stadium: Municipal Referee: Aitor Gorostegui Fernández-Ortega

Navalcarnero v Las Palmas

6 January 2021 Second round	Navalcarnero	1–0	Las Palmas	Navalcarnero
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Guerreiro 90'	Report	González  41'  59'	Stadium: Mariano González Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

Statistics

Goalscorers

Notes

1. The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.^[5]

References

1. "Top Team". UD Las Palmas. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
2. "Reglamento General RFEF - Artículo 201. Sistema de puntos" (PDF). RFEF. 1 May 2015. p. 104. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
3. "Este será el calendario de Segunda División para la temporada 2020/21". rfef.es (in Spanish). 31 August 2020.
4. "Calendario de LaLiga Smartbank 2020/21". laliga.com (in Spanish). 31 August 2020.
5. "La Liga pins hopes on the unpredictable as Spanish football returns without heavyweights". Yahoo Sports. 11 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

External links

• Official website