2021–22 Girona FC season

The 2021–22 season was the 92nd season in the existence of Girona FC and the club's third 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.

Girona

2021–22 season
President	Delfí Geli
Head coach	Míchel
Stadium	Estadi Montilivi
Segunda División	6th (promoted via play-offs)
Play-offs	Winners
Copa del Rey	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Cristhian Stuani (22) All: Cristhian Stuani (24)
Home colours Away colours
← 2020–21 2022–23 →

Girona finished in 6th place to earn a play-off spot. Despite failing to win the first leg at home against either Eibar or Tenerife, they won the second leg on the road in both ties to return to La Liga after three years.^[1]

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 February 2022.^[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  ESP Juan Carlos 2 DF  COL Bernardo Espinosa 3 MF  ESP Jairo Izquierdo 4 MF  ESP Víctor Sánchez 6 MF  MLI Ibrahima Kebe 7 FW  URU Cristhian Stuani (captain) 8 MF  ESP Álex Baena (on loan from Villarreal) 9 FW  ARG Darío Sarmiento (on loan from Manchester City) 10 MF  ESP Samuel Sáiz 11 MF  ESP Valery Fernández 12 MF  ESP Iván Martín (on loan from Villarreal)

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 GK  ESP Adrián Ortolá 14 MF  ESP Aleix García 15 DF  ESP Juanpe (vice-captain) 16 FW  ESP Pablo Moreno (on loan from Manchester City) 17 DF  ESP David Juncà 19 FW  ARG Nahuel Bustos (on loan from Manchester City) 20 MF  ESP Pol Lozano (on loan from Espanyol) 21 MF  ESP Ramon Terrats 22 DF  URU Santiago Bueno 24 MF  ESP Borja García 38 DF  ESP Arnau Martínez

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 27 FW  ESP Gabri Martínez 29 FW  ESP Arnau Ortiz 30 GK  ESP Jona Morilla 31 DF  ESP Eric Monjonell 32 FW  ESP Oscar Ureña 33 DF  ESP Loïc Williams 34 MF  ESP Álex Sala

No. Pos. Nation Player 36 MF  ESP Ricard Artero 40 FW  ESP Álex Castro 41 DF  ESP Biel Farrés 42 FW  ESP Dawda Camara 43 FW  ESP Suleiman Camara 44 MF  ESP Joel Roca 45 MF  ESP Unai Hernández

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 Jordi Calavera (at Sporting Gijón until 30 June 2022) — MF  BEL Jonathan Dubasin (at Logroñés until 30 June 2022)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ESP Álex Gallar (at Cartagena until 30 June 2022)

Transfers

In

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Barcelona v Girona

24 July 2021 Friendly	Barcelona	3–1	Girona	Barcelona, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Piqué 21' (pen.) Manaj 24' Depay 85' (pen.)	Report	Sáiz 42' (pen.)	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Stadium Attendance: 2,858 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

Gimnàstic v Girona

7 August 2021 Friendly	Gimnàstic	2–1	Girona	Tarragona, Spain
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Nou Estadi de Tarragona

Girona v Barcelona B

8 August 2021 Friendly	Girona	2–0	Barcelona B	Girona, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sylla 19' (pen.) Gabri 82'			Stadium: La Vinya in Caldes de Malavella Training Centre

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Segunda División	14 August 2021	29 May 2022	Matchday 1	6th	42	20	8	14	57	42	+15	047.62
Segunda División promotion play-offs	2 June 2022	19 June 2022	Semi-finals	Winners	4	2	1	1	5	2	+3	050.00
Copa del Rey	2 December 2021	15 January 2022	First round	Round of 16	4	3	0	1	8	3	+5	075.00
Total					50	25	9	16	70	47	+23	050.00

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	Qualification or relegation
4	Las Palmas	42	19	13	10	57	47	+10	70	Qualification for promotion play-offs
5	Tenerife	42	20	9	13	53	37	+16	69
6	Girona (O, P)	42	20	8	14	57	42	+15	68[a]
7	Oviedo	42	17	17	8	57	41	+16	68[a]
8	Ponferradina	42	17	12	13	57	55	+2	63

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^[3]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

1. Girona finished ahead of Oviedo on head-to-head points: Girona 2–1 Oviedo, Oviedo 0–0 Girona.

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	8	14	57	42	+15	68	13	3	5	36	16	+20	7	5	9	21	26	−5

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	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	L	L	L	W
Position	10	14	8	13	13	13	11	6	6	5	6	4	4	3	4	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	9	7	7	8	9	11	14	9	8	8	7	7	8	8	8	7	6	4

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

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 30 June 2021.^[4][5]

Girona v Amorebieta

14 August 2021 1	Girona	2–0	Amorebieta	Girona
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Stuani 49' Bustos 86'	Report		Stadium: Montilivi Referee: David Gálvez Rascón

Girona v Las Palmas

22 August 2021 2	Girona	0–0	Las Palmas	Girona
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 2,163 Referee: Luis Mario Milla Alvendiz

Ponferradina v Girona

28 August 2021 3	Ponferradina	2–1	Girona	Ponferrada
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Yuri 3' Ojeda 85'	Report	Bustos 83'	Stadium: El Toralín Attendance: 3,397 Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana

Girona v Sporting Gijón

3 September 2021 4	Girona	1–2	Sporting Gijón	Girona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lozano 86'	Report	Campos 15' Valiente 58'	Stadium: Montilivi Referee: Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez

Málaga v Girona

12 September 2021 5	Málaga	2–0	Girona	Málaga
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Paulino 41', 90+4'	Report		Stadium: La Rosaleda Referee: José Antonio López Toca

Girona v Valladolid

18 September 2021 6	Girona	1–0	Valladolid	Girona
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Stuani 60' (pen.)			Stadium: Montilivi Referee: Jon Ander González Esteban

Oviedo v Girona

26 September 2021 7	Oviedo	0–0	Girona	Oviedo
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Carlos Tartiere Referee: David Gálvez Rascón

Girona v Almería

4 October 2021 8	Girona	1–2	Almería	Girona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Espinosa  40' 62' Álex Baena  76'	Report	Sadiq  34' 52' Robertone 68'  87' Álex Centelles  71'	Stadium: Estadi Montilivi Attendance: 4,904 Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana

Lugo v Girona

9 October 2021 9	Lugo	1–0	Girona	Lugo
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Anxo Carro

Girona v Huesca

16 October 2021 10	Girona	1–3	Huesca	Girona
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Estadi Montilivi

Mirandés v Girona

21 October 2021 11	Mirandés	1–2	Girona	Miranda de Ebro
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Anduva

Girona v Zaragoza

25 October 2021 12	Girona	1–1	Zaragoza	Girona
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Estadi Montilivi

Fuenlabrada v Girona

31 October 2021 13	Fuenlabrada	1–2	Girona	Fuenlabrada
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Fernando Torres

Girona v Alcorcón

4 November 2021 14	Girona	3–1	Alcorcón	Girona
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Estadi Montilivi

Tenerife v Girona

8 November 2021 15	Tenerife	2–1	Girona	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Heliodoro Rodríguez López

Girona v Cartagena

14 November 2021 16	Girona	2–0	Cartagena	Girona
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Estadi Montilivi

Real Sociedad B v Girona

22 November 2021 17	Real Sociedad B	1–2	Girona	San Sebastián
19:00 CET (UTC+2)	Olasagasti  55' López 83' (pen.)	Report	Ayesa 19' (o.g.) Baena  60' Bueno  66' García  68' Bernardo 75' Juanpe  82'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 1,898 Referee: Francisco Hernández

Eibar v Girona

29 November 2021 18	Eibar	4–2	Girona	Eibar
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Javi Muñoz 16' Etxeita  18' Edu Expósito  25' Fran Sol  36' Stoichkov 40' Sergio Álvarez 52' Álvaro Tejero 84'	Report	Stuani 20' (pen.) Kebe  64' David Juncà  73' Bustos 78'	Stadium: Ipurua Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Iván Caparrós Hernández

Girona v Leganés

6 December 2021 19	Girona	3–0	Leganés	Girona
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Estadi Montilivi

Ibiza v Girona

11 December 2021 20	Ibiza	1–1	Girona	Ibiza
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Can Misses

Girona v Burgos

17 December 2021 21	Girona	3–1	Burgos	Girona
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Estadi Montilivi

Huesca v Girona

2 January 2022 22	Huesca	0–1	Girona	Huesca
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: El Alcoraz

Girona v Fuenlabrada

9 January 2022 23	Girona	2–1	Fuenlabrada	Girona
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Estadi Montilivi

Girona v Lugo

23 January 2022 24	Girona	1–1	Lugo	Girona
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Estadi Montilivi

Amorebieta v Girona

29 January 2022 25	Amorebieta	1–0	Girona	Lezama
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Instalaciones de Lezama Campo 2

Girona v Ponferradina

5 February 2022 26	Girona	3–0	Ponferradina	Girona
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Estadi Montilivi

Valladolid v Girona

12 February 2022 27	Valladolid	2–2	Girona	Valladolid
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: José Zorrilla

Girona v Eibar

19 February 2022 28	Girona	0–1	Eibar	Girona
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Juanpe  41' Espinosa  74'	Report	Toño  30' Stoichkov 42' José Corpas  54' Arbilla  89' Etxeita  90+4'  90+4'	Stadium: Estadi Montilivi Attendance: 6,511 Referee: Oliver De La Fuente

Leganés v Girona

27 February 2022 29	Leganés	1–1	Girona	Leganés
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Butarque

Girona v Oviedo

6 March 2022 30	Girona	2–1	Oviedo	Girona
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Estadi Montilivi

Las Palmas v Girona

12 March 2022 31	Las Palmas	1–3	Girona	Las Palmas
18:15 CET (UTC+1)	Jesé 12' (pen.) Rafa Mújica  21'  37' Álvaro Lemos  44' Maikel Mesa  68' Fabio González  71' Raúl Navas  77' Peñaranda  81' Rober  84' Saúl Coco  90+6'	Report	Aleix García  12' Samuel Sáiz  28' Bustos 62' 65' Álex Baena  83' Valery 90+3'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria Attendance: 12,591 Referee: Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo

Girona v Ibiza

19 March 2022 32	Girona	5–1	Ibiza	Girona
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Estadi Montilivi

Almería v Girona

27 March 2022 33	Almería	0–1	Girona	Almería
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Rodrigo Ely  45+1' Alejandro Pozo  51'	Report	Borja García 13'  90+1' Pol Lozano  19' Bueno  49' Víctor Sánchez  78' Juan Carlos  80' Aleix García  83' Ramon Terrats  89'	Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 9,260 Referee: Gorka Sagués Oscoz

Girona v Málaga

1 April 2022 34	Girona	1–0	Málaga	Girona
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Estadi Montilivi

Zaragoza v Girona

10 April 2022 35	Zaragoza	1–0	Girona	Zaragoza
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sainz 33'			Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

Girona v Real Sociedad B

18 April 2022 36	Girona	2–0	Real Sociedad B	Girona
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Stuani 63' Bustos 84'	Report	Clemente  38' Sola  53' Gómez  77'	Stadium: Estadi Montilivi Attendance: 7,432 Referee: Oliver De La Fuente

Cartagena v Girona

23 April 2022 37	Cartagena	3–0	Girona	Cartagena
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Vázquez 11' Castro 14' De Blasis 63'			Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova Referee: Luis Mario Milla Alvendiz

Alcorcón v Girona

1 May 2022 38	Alcorcón	0–1	Girona	Alcorcón
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)			Stuani 40'	Stadium: Santo Domingo Referee: Aitor Gorostegui Fernández-Ortega

Girona v Tenerife

9 May 2022 39	Girona	0–1	Tenerife	Girona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)			González 40'	Stadium: Montilivi Referee: Jon Ander González Esteban

Sporting Gijón v Girona

15 May 2022 40	Sporting Gijón	2–1	Girona	Gijón
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gragera 12' Đurđević 44'		Stuani 22'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana

Girona v Mirandés

21 May 2022 41	Girona	2–0	Mirandés	Girona
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Stuani 38', 89'			Stadium: Montilivi Referee: Gorka Sagués Oscoz

Burgos v Girona

29 May 2022 42	Burgos	0–0	Girona	Burgos
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Estadio El Plantío Referee: Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez

Promotion play-offs

Girona v Eibar

2 June 2022 Semi-finals First leg	Girona	0–1	Eibar	Girona
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Aketxe 28'	Stadium: Estadi Montilivi Attendance: 9,450 Referee: Luis Mario Milla Alvéndiz

Eibar v Girona

5 June 2022 Semi-finals Second leg	Eibar	0–2 (a.e.t.) (1–2 agg.)	Girona	Eibar
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	García 1' Stuani 91'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Ipurua Attendance: 6,846 Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana

Girona v Tenerife

12 June 2022 Finals First leg	Girona	0–0	Tenerife	Girona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 11,303 Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso

Tenerife v Girona

19 June 2022 Finals Second leg	Tenerife	1–3 (1–3 agg.)	Girona	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)				Stadium: Heliodoro Rodríguez López Referee: Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2021–22 Copa del Rey

Calvo Sotelo v Girona

2 December 2021 Round 1	Calvo Sotelo	1–5	Girona	Puertollano
20:00 CET	Abraham Arcos 24' Diego Dominguez  88' George Lucas  90+1'	Report	Camara  12' 61' Samuel Sáiz 19' (pen.) Eric Monjonell 34' Pol Lozano  39' Ricard Artero 50' Aleix García 67' Bueno  84'	Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Puertollano Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Luis Milla Alvendiz

Huesca v Girona

14 December 2021 Round 2	Huesca	0–1	Girona	Huesca
20:00 CET	Roberto Barba  45+1' Mikel Rico  75'	Report	Jordi Calavera 22' Álex Baena  72' Suleiman Camara  88'	Stadium: Estadio El Alcoraz Attendance: 7,638 Referee: Iosu Galech Apezteguía

Girona v Osasuna

6 January 2022 Round of 32	Girona	1–0	Osasuna	Girona
16:00 CET	Juncà 6'	Report	Unai García  79' Moncayola  83'	Stadium: Estadi Montilivi Attendance: 11,056 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas

Girona v Rayo Vallecano

15 January 2022 Round of 16	Girona	1–2	Rayo Vallecano	Girona
18:30 CET	Juanpe  18' Espinosa 26' Pol Lozano  45+1' Arnau Martínez  79' Pablo Moreno  90+7' Gabri Martínez  90+8'	Report	Catena  26' Mario Suárez  26' Sergi Guardiola 45+1' 48' Óscar Valentín  69' Isi Palazón  90+4' Santi Comesaña  90+6' Trejo  90+7'	Stadium: Estadi Montilivi Attendance: 11,056 Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega

Statistics

Goalscorers

As of 29 May 2022

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	Segunda División	Promotion play-offs	Copa del Rey	Total
1	FW	7	Cristhian Stuani	22	0	0	22
2	FW	19	Nahuel Bustos	11	0	0	11
3	MF	6	Álex Baena	5	0	0	5
4	MF	10	Samuel Sáiz	3	0	1	4
Total				57	0	8	65