2020–21 Girona FC season

The 2020–21 season was the 91st season in the existence of Girona FC and the club's second consecutive season in the second division of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Girona participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season covered the period from 24 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Girona

2020–21 season
President	Delfí Geli
Head coach	Francisco
Stadium	Montilivi
Segunda División	5th
Play-offs	Runners-up
Copa del Rey	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Cristhian Stuani (10) All: Mamadou Sylla (11)
Home colours Away colours
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

Players

First-team squad

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 Juan Carlos 2 DF  COL Bernardo Espinosa 3 DF  ESP Enric Franquesa (on loan from Villarreal) 7 FW  URU Cristhian Stuani (vice-captain) 8 MF  URU Sebastián Cristóforo 9 FW  ARG Nahuel Bustos (on loan from Manchester City) 10 MF  ESP Samuel Sáiz 11 DF  ESP Aday (captain) 13 GK  ESP Adrián Ortolá 14 MF  ESP Monchu (on loan from Barcelona)

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 DF  ESP Juanpe (3rd captain) 16 DF  BRA Yan Couto (on loan from Manchester City) 17 DF  ESP Jordi Calavera 18 FW  SEN Mamadou Sylla 19 FW  ESP Pablo Moreno (on loan from Manchester City) 20 MF  ESP Valery Fernández 21 DF  ESP Antonio Luna 22 DF  URU Santiago Bueno 23 MF  PAN Édgar Bárcenas (on loan from Tijuana) 24 MF  ESP Gerard Gumbau

Reserve team

Main article: Girona FC B

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 26 MF  MLI Ibrahima Kebe 27 MF  ESP Ramon Terrats 28 MF  ESP Jandro 30 GK  ESP Jona Morilla 31 DF  ESP Eric Monjonell 32 FW  ESP Adrián Turmo

No. Pos. Nation Player 34 DF  ESP Pau Resta 35 FW  ESP Pau Víctor 36 FW  ESP Gonpi 37 FW  ESP Álex Pachón 38 DF  ESP Arnau Martínez 39 FW  ESP Suleiman Camara

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 Iago López (at Logroñés until 30 June 2021) — DF  COL Johan Mojica (at Elche until 30 June 2021) — DF  ANG Jonás Ramalho (at Osasuna until 30 June 2021) — DF  URU Maxi Villa (at Villarreal B until 30 June 2021) — MF  ESP Álex Gallar (at Cartagena until 30 June 2021)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ESP Jairo Izquierdo (at Cádiz until 30 June 2021) — MF  BEL Jonathan Dubasin (at Llagostera until 30 June 2021) — MF  CMR Kévin Soni (at Celta B until 30 June 2021) — MF  SEN Pape Maly Diamanka (at Albacete until 30 June 2021) — FW  URU Joaquín Zeballos (at Barcelona B until 30 June 2021)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Barcelona v Girona

16 September 2020 Friendly	Barcelona	3–1	Girona	Sant Joan Despí, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Coutinho 21' Messi 45', 51'		Sáiz 46'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Stadium Referee: Albert Catalá Ferrán

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Segunda División	26 September 2020	30 May 2021	Matchday 1	5th	42	20	11	11	47	36	+11	047.62
Segunda División promotion play-offs	2 June 2021	20 June 2021	Semi-finals	Runners-up	4	2	1	1	5	3	+2	050.00
Copa del Rey	17 December 2020	26 January 2021	First round	Round of 16	4	3	0	1	6	2	+4	075.00
Total					50	25	12	13	58	41	+17	050.00

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	Promotion, qualification or relegation
3	Leganés	42	21	10	11	51	32	+19	73[a]	Qualification for promotion play-offs
4	Almería	42	21	10	11	61	40	+21	73[a]
5	Girona	42	20	11	11	47	36	+11	71
6	Rayo Vallecano (O, P)	42	19	10	13	52	40	+12	67
7	Sporting Gijón	42	17	14	11	37	28	+9	65

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^[1]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

1. Head-to-head points: Leganés: 4, Almería: 1

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	20	11	11	47	36	+11	71	12	4	5	22	12	+10	8	7	6	25	24	+1

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	A	A	H	A	H	H	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	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	L	L	W	W	L	W	W	D	D	L	W	L	L	W	W	D	L	D	D	W	L	L	D	W	D	L	D	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D
Position	9	15	19	20	18	14	18	14	13	11	12	16	12	14	15	14	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	8	9	9	11	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5

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

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 31 August 2020.^[2][3]

Sporting Gijón v Girona

26 September 2020 3	Sporting Gijón	2–0	Girona	Gijón
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Đurđević 49', 59'	Report		Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

Girona v Fuenlabrada

4 October 2020 4	Girona	0–1	Fuenlabrada	Girona
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Diéguez 45'	Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Oliver De La Fuente Ramos

Leganés v Girona

11 October 2020 5	Leganés	0–1	Girona	Leganés
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Sylla 38'	Stadium: Butarque Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Alexis Carlos Pulido Santana

Girona v Oviedo

18 October 2020 6	Girona	1–0	Oviedo	Girona
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Monchu 67'	Report		Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez

Lugo v Girona

21 October 2020 7	Lugo	3–0	Girona	Lugo
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Anxo Carro Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Iosu Galech Apezteguía

Castellón v Girona

24 October 2020 8	Castellón	0–1	Girona	Castellón de la Plana
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Franquesa 42'	Stadium: Nou Estadi Castàlia Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

Girona v Cartagena

27 October 2020 9	Girona	2–1	Cartagena	Girona
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sylla 7', 66'	Report	Castro 23'	Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

Almería v Girona

1 November 2020 10	Almería	0–0	Girona	Almería
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo

Zaragoza v Girona

4 November 2020 1	Zaragoza	2–2	Girona	Zaragoza
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Narváez 90+2', 90+5'	Report	Sylla 28' Valery 54'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Francisco Hernández Maeso

Girona v Las Palmas

9 November 2020 11	Girona	1–1	Las Palmas	Girona
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Espinosa 67'	Report	Ruiz 45'	Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Luis Mario Milla Alvéndiz

Girona v Mallorca

14 November 2020 12	Girona	0–1	Mallorca	Girona
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Aday  34' Sáiz  54' Gumbau  76' Ramalho  86' Sylla  90+5'  90+5'	Report	Sevilla 5' Raíllo  61' De Galarreta  71' Russo  79'	Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Jon Ander González Esteban

Espanyol v Girona

20 November 2020 13	Espanyol	1–2	Girona	Cornellà de Llobregat
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	De Tomás 40' Da. López  56' Mérida  70' Embarba  75' Puado  85'	Report	Cristóforo  66' Sáiz  69', 88' (pen.) Bárcenas 83'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: José Antonio López Toca

Girona v Málaga

24 November 2020 14	Girona	0–1	Málaga	Girona
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Escassi 33'	Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

Alcorcón v Girona

27 November 2020 15	Alcorcón	1–0	Girona	Alcorcón
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Santo Domingo Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Iñaki Bikandi Garrido

Girona v Mirandés

1 December 2020 16	Girona	1–0	Mirandés	Girona
21:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Francisco Hernández Maeso

Albacete v Girona

6 December 2020 17	Albacete	0–2	Girona	Albacete
18:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Carlos Belmonte Attendance: 0[a] Referee: David Gálvez Rascón

Girona v UD Logroñés

10 December 2020 2	Girona	2–0	UD Logroñés	Girona
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo

Girona v Rayo Vallecano

14 December 2020 18	Girona	0–0	Rayo Vallecano	Girona
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

Tenerife v Girona

21 December 2020 19	Tenerife	2–0	Girona	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
21:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Heliodoro Rodríguez López Attendance: 0[a] Referee: José Antonio López Toca

Girona v Sabadell

4 January 2021 20	Girona	0–0	Sabadell	Girona
18:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Gorka Sagués Oscoz

Ponferradina v Girona

11 January 2021 21	Ponferradina	1–1	Girona	Ponferrada
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Estadio El Toralín Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Saúl Ais Reig

Girona v Espanyol

23 January 2021 22	Girona	1–0	Espanyol	Girona
18:15 CET (UTC+1)	Moreno 41' Franquesa  45' Bueno  71'	Report	Embarba  74' Da. López  75'	Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana

Mallorca v Girona

30 January 2021 23	Mallorca	1–0	Girona	Palma
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Sánchez  25' Oliván  52' Valjent  75' Amath 90+2'	Report	Monchu  82'	Stadium: Visit Mallorca Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Alejandro Muñíz Ruiz

Girona v Leganés

7 February 2021 24	Girona	0–2	Leganés	Girona
14:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Bua 75', 90+2'	Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias

Mirandés v Girona

13 February 2021 25	Mirandés	3–3	Girona	Miranda de Ebro
18:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Anduva Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Luis Mario Milla Alvendiz

Girona v Castellón

21 February 2021 26	Girona	2–1	Castellón	Girona
18:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez

Fuenlabrada v Girona

28 February 2021 27	Fuenlabrada	1–1	Girona	Fuenlabrada
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Nteka 70'	Report	Stuani 9' (pen.)	Stadium: Fernando Torres Attendance: 0[a] Referee: José Antonio López Toca

Girona v Almería

7 March 2021 28	Girona	0–1	Almería	Girona
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Terrats  49' Espinosa  90+4'	Report	Costa  27' Morlanes  50' Sadiq 72' Villar  90+4' Maraš  90+7'	Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

Girona v Lugo

13 March 2021 29	Girona	1–1	Lugo	Girona
18:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Aitor Gorostegui Fernández-Ortega

Las Palmas v Girona

19 March 2021 30	Las Palmas	1–2	Girona	Las Palmas
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Álvaro Moreno Aragón

Girona v Albacete

28 March 2021 31	Girona	2–1	Albacete	Girona
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Couto  13' Gumbau  52' Terrats  57' Sylla 90+2' Juanpe  90+4' Stuani 90+5'	Report	Ortuño 68' Benito  81'	Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0[a] Referee: David Gálvez Rascón

Sabadell v Girona

31 March 2021 32	Sabadell	2–2	Girona	Sabadell
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Stoichkov 8', 45+2'	Report	Gumbau 44' Sáiz 55' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadi de la Nova Creu Alta Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso

Girona v Ponferradina

3 April 2021 33	Girona	3–1	Ponferradina	Girona
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Stuani 45+1' Sáiz 51' Bustos 84'	Report	Yuri 90+1'	Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo

Rayo Vallecano v Girona

10 April 2021 34	Rayo Vallecano	2–1	Girona	Madrid
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Comesaña  16', 38' Trejo  24' Saveljich  35' Isi 75' Advíncula  78'	Report	Bueno 36' Couto  48' Stuani  54'	Stadium: Vallecas Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana

Girona v Zaragoza

16 April 2021 35	Girona	3–0	Zaragoza	Girona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Stuani 6' (pen.) Aday  53' Bueno  57' Bustos 65' Gumbau  67' Luna  78' Sylla 84'	Report	Fernández  18' Tejero  60'	Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0[a] Referee: José Antonio López Toca

Oviedo v Girona

25 April 2021 36	Oviedo	0–1	Girona	Oviedo
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Bárcenas 63'	Stadium: Carlos Tartiere Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Gorka Sagués Oscoz

Girona v Tenerife

1 May 2021 37	Girona	1–0	Tenerife	Girona
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Franquesa 33'	Report		Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Rubén Ávalos Barrera

UD Logroñés v Girona

9 May 2021 38	UD Logroñés	1–4	Girona	Logroño
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Petcoff  13' Paulino  22' Bobadilla  56' López  83' Vitoria  88' R. Martínez 90+1'	Report	A. Martínez 14' Stuani 40', 57' (pen.) Juanpe 85' Bustos  90'	Stadium: Las Gaunas Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Rafael Sánchez López

Girona v Sporting Gijón

17 May 2021 39	Girona	1–0	Sporting Gijón	Girona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Juanpe 43'	Report	Gragera  28' Fuego  37' Mariño  45'	Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

Málaga v Girona

20 May 2021 40	Málaga	0–1	Girona	Málaga
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mejías  16' Escassi  16' Jairo  29' Joaquín  40' Matos  66' Rodríguez  90+3'	Report	Gumbau  19' Monchu  33' Bueno 62',  86'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Álvaro Moreno Aragón

Girona v Alcorcón

24 May 2021 41	Girona	1–0	Alcorcón	Girona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sáiz  76' Moreno  83' Monchu 87'	Report	Gual  45+1' Bravo  90+2'	Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Gorka Sagués Oscoz

Cartagena v Girona

30 May 2021 42	Cartagena	1–1	Girona	Cartagena
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Carrasquilla  3' De Blasis 60' Antoñito  80' José Ángel  82'	Report	Bueno  20' Aday  36' Valery 79'	Stadium: Cartagonova Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez

Promotion play-offs

Girona v Almería

2 June 2021 SF First leg	Girona	3–0	Almería	Girona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bárcenas 3' Couto 5' Juanpe  52' Franquesa  54' Sylla 65'	Report	Balliu  27' Ramazani  30' Makaridze  85'	Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

Almería v Girona

5 June 2021 SF Second leg	Almería	0–0 (0–3 agg.)	Girona	Almería
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Fernandes  39' Buñuel  43' Robertone  52' Costa  56'	Report	Kebe  67' Sylla  89'	Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

Rayo Vallecano v Girona

13 June 2021 Final First leg	Rayo Vallecano	1–2	Girona	Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Isi 6' Trejo  52' Bebé  90+8'	Report	Franquesa 41' Sáiz  45+3' Sylla 46' Cristóforo  60' Juan Carlos  69' Martínez  77'	Stadium: Vallecas Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana

Girona v Rayo Vallecano

20 June 2021 Final Second leg	Girona	0–2 (2–3 agg.)	Rayo Vallecano	Girona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bárcenas  31' Juanpe  85'	Report	Á. García 7' Velázquez  40'  56' Trejo 45+2',  76' Catena  90+6'	Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2020–21 Copa del Rey

Gimnástica Segoviana v Girona

17 December 2020 First round	Gimnástica Segoviana	0–2	Girona	Segovia
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Bustos 39', 77'	Stadium: La Albuera Referee: Álvaro Moreno Aragón

Girona v Lugo

7 January 2021 Second round	Girona	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Lugo	Girona
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Franquesa  53' Marcelo 115' (o.g.) Bueno 120+3'	Report	Escobar  37' Valentín  52' Ramos 103' Seoane  105' Torres  106'	Stadium: Montilivi Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias

Girona v Cádiz

16 January 2021 Round of 32	Girona	2–0	Cádiz	Girona
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Valery 48', 58' Kebe  82' Stuani  84'	Report	Erimuya  26'	Stadium: Montilivi Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez

Girona v Villarreal

26 January 2021 Round of 16	Girona	0–1	Villarreal	Girona
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bustos  39' Franquesa  90+2'	Report	Trigueros  17' Pino 19' Coquelin  51' Baena  73' Raba  90+1'	Stadium: Montilivi Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

Notes

1. The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.^[4]