2004–05 RCD Espanyol season

The 2004–05 RCD Espanyol season was the club's 11th consecutive season in the top division of the Spanish football league, La Liga, and the 105th in the club's history.

RCD Espanyol

2004–05 season
President	Daniel Sánchez Llibre
Head coach	Miguel Ángel Lotina
Stadium	Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
La Liga	5th
Copa del Rey	Round of 64
Top goalscorer	League: Maxi Rodríguez (15)[1] All: Maxi Rodríguez (15)
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First-team squad

Updated on 21 January 2024^[2]

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  BEL Erwin Lemmens 2 DF  ARG Hugo Ibarra (on loan from Porto) 3 DF  ESP David García 4 DF  ESP Alberto Lopo 5 MF  ESP Toni Soldevilla 6 DF  ARG Mauricio Pochettino 7 MF  ESP Toni Velamazán 8 MF  ESP Ángel Morales 9 MF  ESP Iván de la Peña 10 MF  ARG Maxi Rodríguez 11 FW  ARG Martín Posse 13 GK  CMR Carlos Kameni 14 MF  ESP Ito 15 MF  BRA Fredson

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 DF  ESP Óscar Miñambres (on loan from Real Madrid) 18 DF  FRA Didier Domi 19 FW  ESP Dani García 20 FW  ESP Coro 21 DF  ESP Daniel Jarque 22 MF  ESP Àlex Fernández 23 FW  ESP Raúl Tamudo 24 MF  ESP José Amavisca 26 GK  ESP Biel Ribas 28 MF  ESP Óscar Serrano 30 MF  ESP Héctor Simón 31 FW  ESP Jonathan Soriano 35 DF  ESP Sergio Sánchez

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
La Liga	28 August 2004	29 May 2005	Matchday 1	5th	38	17	10	11	54	46	+8	044.74
Copa del Rey	27 October 2004	27 October 2004	Round of 64	Round of 64	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Total					39	17	11	11	55	47	+8	043.59

Source: ^[3]

La Liga

Main article: 2004–05 La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Villarreal	38	18	11	9	69	37	+32	65	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4	Real Betis	38	16	14	8	62	50	+12	62
5	Espanyol	38	17	10	11	54	46	+8	61	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6	Sevilla	38	17	9	12	44	41	+3	60
7	Valencia	38	14	16	8	54	39	+15	58	Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round

Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points

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
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	D	W	W	L	W	L	L	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	L	W	D	L	D	L	W	L	W	D	W	L	D	W	L	D	W	L	W	D	D	W
Position	11	4	1	4	3	5	10	4	7	5	3	4	3	3	3	3	5	4	4	5	4	7	6	7	6	6	3	5	6	5	6	6	4	6	5	6	6	5

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

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
38	17	10	11	54	46	+8	61	12	5	2	34	18	+16	5	5	9	20	28	−8

Source: ^[3]

Matches

Date Venue Opponent Score 28 August H Deportivo de La Coruña 1–1 12 September A Real Betis 4–1 18 September H Real Madrid 1–0 22 September A Getafe 0–2 26 September H Málaga 1–0 3 October A Albacete 0–1 16 October H Barcelona 0–1 24 October A Levante 2–0 31 October H Villarreal 0–0 7 November A Real Sociedad 2–0 13 November H Racing de Santander 2–1 21 November A Sevilla 0–1 27 November H Atlético Madrid 2–1 5 December A Real Zaragoza 1–0 12 December H Mallorca 2–1 19 December A Numancia 0–0 22 December A Valencia 0–3 9 January H Osasuna 4–1 16 January A Athletic Bilbao 1–1

Date Venue Opponent Score 23 January A Deportivo de La Coruña 1–4 30 January H Real Betis 2–2 5 February A Real Madrid 0–4 13 February H Getafe 2–0 20 February A Málaga 2–3 26 February H Albacete Balompié 2–1 1 March A Barcelona 0–0 6 March H Levante 2–1 13 March A Villarreal 1–4 19 March H Real Sociedad 2–2 3 April A Racing de Santander 3–1 10 April H Sevilla 1–3 16 April A Atlético Madrid 0–0 24 April H Real Zaragoza 3–1 1 May A Mallorca 2–3 8 May H Numancia 3–0 15 May H Valencia 2–2 22 May A Osasuna 1–1 29 May H Athletic Bilbao 2–0

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2006–07 Copa del Rey

Round	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score
Round of 64	27 October	A	Terrassa	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 pen.)