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RCD Espanyol
2024–25 season
Head coach	Manolo González
Stadium	Stage Front Stadium
La Liga	19th
Copa del Rey	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Javi Puado (4); All: ; Javi Puado (4)
	← 2023–24
	All statistics correct as of 23 November 2024.

The 2024–25 season is the 125th season in the history of RCD Espanyol. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Copa del Rey.

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Carlos Romero	Villarreal	Loan	9 July 2024	^[1]
DF	Álvaro Tejero	Eibar	Free	9 July 2024	^[2]
FW	Walid Cheddira	Napoli	Loan	27 August 2024	^[3]
FW	Naci Ünüvar	Ajax	Loan	29 August 2024	^[4]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Keita Baldé	Spartak Moscow	Loan return	30 June 2024
MF	Nico Melamed	Almería	End of contract	1 July 2024
DF	Óscar Gil	OH Leuven	End of contract	1 July 2024
DF	Víctor Ruiz		End of contract	1 July 2024
MF	Keidi Bare		End of contract	1 July 2024
FW	Joselu	Real Madrid	€1,500,000	1 July 2024	^[5]
FW	Martin Braithwaite	Grêmio FBPA	Contract termination	15 July 2024	^[6]

Friendlies

Pre-season

27 July 2024 Friendly	Espanyol	0–0	Girona	Navata
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Campo de Torremirona

31 July 2024 Friendly	Espanyol	1–0	Huesca	Sant Adrià de Besòs
19:00				Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Dani Jarque

4 August 2024 Friendly	Espanyol	0–0	Toulouse	Sant Adrià de Besòs
19:00				Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Dani Jarque

10 August 2024 Friendly	1. FC Heidenheim	2–1	Espanyol	Heidenheim an der Brenz, Germany
15:30				Stadium: Voith-Arena

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
La Liga	19 August 2024	23–25 May 2025	Matchday 1	15	4	1	10	15	28	−13	026.67
Copa del Rey	31 October 2024		First round	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2	050.00
Total				17	5	1	11	19	30	−11	029.41

Last updated: 23 November 2024
Source: Soccerway

La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
16	Alavés	18	4	5	9	21	30	−9	17
17	Getafe	18	3	7	8	11	15	−4	16
18	Espanyol	18	4	3	11	16	30	−14	15	Relegation to Segunda División
19	Valencia	17	2	6	9	16	26	−10	12
20	Valladolid	18	3	3	12	12	37	−25	12

Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2024. Source: LaLiga EA Sports
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)^[7]

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
15	4	1	10	15	28	−13	13	4	0	3	11	10	+1	0	1	7	4	18	−14

Last updated: 10 December 2024.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	D	W	W	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	P	L	W	L
Position	20	19	19	15	11	13	14	17	14	15	17	17	18	19	18	18

Updated to match(es) played on 25 October 2024. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league schedule was released on 18 June 2024.^[8]

19 August 2024 1	Valladolid	1–0	Espanyol	Valladolid
19:00	Moro 23' Rosa 80' Sánchez 90+7'	Report	Roca 72' Cardona 87'	Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla Attendance: 22,027 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

24 August 2024 2	Espanyol	0–1	Real Sociedad	Cornellà de Llobregat
21:30	Véliz 52' Kumbulla 90+7'	Report	Turrientes 51' Oyarzabal 57' Kubo 80'	Stadium: Stage Front Stadium Attendance: 20,900 Referee: Mario Melero López

28 August 2024 3	Atlético Madrid	0–0	Espanyol	Madrid
21:30		Report	Puado 55' El Hilali 82'	Stadium: Cívitas Metropolitano Attendance: 56,669 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

31 August 2024 4	Espanyol	2–1	Rayo Vallecano	Cornellà de Llobregat
19:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Romero 8' Kumbulla 81' Aguado 85' Véliz 90+6' Véliz 90+7'	Report	García 4' García 82' Mumin 90+3'	Stadium: Stage Front Stadium Attendance: 22,405 Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega

14 September 2024 5	Espanyol	3–2	Alavés	Cornellà de Llobregat
16:15	Puado 21', 56', 63' (pen.) Kumbulla 48' El Hilali 54'	Report	Abqar 29' Conechny 35' Sivera 61' Tenaglia 68' Sánchez 76' García 90+2'	Stadium: Stage Front Stadium Attendance: 24,238 Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana

21 September 2024 6	Real Madrid	4–1	Espanyol	Madrid
21:00	Carvajal 58' Rodrygo 75' Vinicius 78' Mbappé 90' (pen.)	Report	Courtois 54' (o.g.)	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 72,284 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

26 September 2024 7	Espanyol	1–2	Villarreal	Cornellà de Llobregat
19:00	Carreras 46'	Report	Pérez 51', 63'	Stadium: Stage Front Stadium Attendance: 23,147 Referee: Alejandro Quintero González

29 September 2024 8	Real Betis	1–0	Espanyol	Seville
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Lo Celso 85'	Report		Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 53,065 Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández

5 October 2024 9	Espanyol	2–1	Mallorca	Cornellà de Llobregat
14:00	Kumbulla 18' Carreras 47'	Report	Raíllo 68'	Stadium: Stage Front Stadium Attendance: 24,434 Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso

19 October 2024 10	Athletic Bilbao	4–1	Espanyol	Bilbao
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vivian 6' I. Williams 28', 30' Nuñez 48' Berchiche 45+3' Berenguer 55'	Report	Milla 51' Cabrera 74' El Hilali 82' Tejero 90+2'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 46,713 Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer

25 October 2024 11	Espanyol	0–2	Sevilla	Cornellà de Llobregat
21:00	Roca 82' Lozano 90+1'	Report	Lukebakio 20', 45'	Stadium: Stage Front Stadium Attendance: 23,656 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

3 November 2024 12	Barcelona	3–1	Espanyol	Barcelona
16:15	Olmo 12', 31' Raphinha 23'	Report	Puado 63'	Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Attendance: 48,843 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

23 November 2024 14	Girona	4–1	Espanyol	Girona
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Gil 4' Miovski 16', 21' Krejčí 27'		Puado 55'	Stadium: Montilivi

30 November 2024 15	Espanyol	3–1	Celta Vigo	Cornellà de Llobregat
18:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stage Front Stadium

9 December 2024 16	Getafe	1–0	Espanyol	Getafe
22:00 CET (UTC+1)	Álvaro 8' Alderete 29' Arambarri 42' J.Patrick 83'	Report	Jofre 5' El Hilali 57' Cabrera 64' A.Roca 82' S.Gómez 90' B.Oliván 90'	Stadium: Coliseum Attendance: 7.559 Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer

14 December 2024 17	Espanyol	v	Osasuna	Cornellà de Llobregat
14:00				Stadium: Stage Front Stadium

11 January 2025 19	Espanyol	v	Leganés	Cornellà de Llobregat
--:--				Stadium: Stage Front Stadium

19 January 2025 20	Espanyol	v	Valladolid	Cornellà de Llobregat
--:--				Stadium: Stage Front Stadium

2 February 2025 22	Espanyol	v	Real Madrid	Cornellà de Llobregat
--:--				Stadium: Stage Front Stadium

16 February 2025 24	Espanyol	v	Athletic Bilbao	Cornellà de Llobregat
--:--				Stadium: Stage Front Stadium

9 March 2025 27	Espanyol	v	Girona	Cornellà de Llobregat
--:--				Stadium: Stage Front Stadium

16 March 2025 28	Mallorca	v	Espanyol	Palma
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Estadi Mallorca Son Moix

30 March 2025 29	Espanyol	v	Atlético Madrid	Cornellà de Llobregat
--:--				Stadium: Stage Front Stadium

20 April 2025 32	Espanyol	v	Getafe	Cornellà de Llobregat
--:--				Stadium: Stage Front Stadium

4 May 2025 34	Espanyol	v	Real Betis	Cornellà de Llobregat
--:--				Stadium: Stage Front Stadium

14 May 2025 36	Espanyol	v	Barcelona	Cornellà de Llobregat
--:--				Stadium: Stage Front Stadium

18 May 2025 37	Osasuna	v	Espanyol	Pamplona
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: El Sadar

25 May 2025 38	Espanyol	v	Las Palmas	Cornellà de Llobregat
--:--				Stadium: Stage Front Stadium

Copa del Rey

31 October 2024 First round	San Tirso SD	0–4	Espanyol	A Coruña
19:00 UTC+1			Véliz 54', 86', 90+1' Cardona 85'	Stadium: Riazor Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega

3 December 2024 Second round	UD Barbastro	2–0	Espanyol	Barbastro
21:00 UTC+1	Barrera 55' (pen.), 81'			Stadium: Municipal de Deportes Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas

References

^ "Carlos Romero, nou jugador del RCD Espanyol". www.rcdespanyol.com.
^ "Álvaro Tejero, nuevo jugador del Espanyol". MARCA. 9 July 2024.
^ "Cheddira joins RCD Espanyol on loan". www.rcdespanyol.com.
^ "Naci Ünüvar joins RCD Espanyol on loan". www.rcdespanyol.com.
^ Barlow, Ruairidh (27 June 2024). "Real Madrid activate buy option from Espanyol for Joselu Mato". Football España.
^ "Martin Braithwaite decide no seguir en el Espanyol". 15 July 2024.
^ "Reglamento General de LaLiga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional" (PDF) (in Spanish). La Liga. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
^ "El sorteo del calendario de la temporada 2024-25 de LaLiga EA Sports será el 18 de junio" [The draw for the 2024-25 LaLiga EA Sports season calendar will be on June 18]. MARCA (in Spanish). 14 June 2024.

[1] "Carlos Romero, nou jugador del RCD Espanyol". www.rcdespanyol.com.

[2] "Álvaro Tejero, nuevo jugador del Espanyol". MARCA. 9 July 2024.

[3] "Cheddira joins RCD Espanyol on loan". www.rcdespanyol.com.

[4] "Naci Ünüvar joins RCD Espanyol on loan". www.rcdespanyol.com.

[5] Barlow, Ruairidh (27 June 2024). "Real Madrid activate buy option from Espanyol for Joselu Mato". Football España.

[6] "Martin Braithwaite decide no seguir en el Espanyol". 15 July 2024.

[7] "Reglamento General de LaLiga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional" (PDF) (in Spanish). La Liga. Retrieved 27 May 2024.

[8] "El sorteo del calendario de la temporada 2024-25 de LaLiga EA Sports será el 18 de junio" [The draw for the 2024-25 LaLiga EA Sports season calendar will be on June 18]. MARCA (in Spanish). 14 June 2024.

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