2024–25 RCD Espanyol season

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

RCD Espanyol

2024–25 season
Head coach	Manolo González
Stadium	RCDE Stadium
La Liga	14th
Copa del Rey	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Javi Puado (12) All: Javi Puado (12)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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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]
DM	Alex Král	Union Berlin	Loan	7 August 2024	[3]
ST	Alejo Véliz	Tottenham Hotspur	Loan	7 August 2024	[4]
FW	Irvin Cardona	Augsburg	Loan	10 August 2024	[5]
CB	Marash Kumbulla	Roma	Loan	17 August 2024	[6]
FW	Walid Cheddira	Napoli	Loan	27 August 2024	[7]
FW	Naci Ünüvar	Ajax	Loan	29 August 2024	[8]
DF	Pablo Ramón	Real Madrid Castilla	Free	3 January 2025	[9]
FW	Roberto Fernández	Braga	Loan	14 January 2025	[10]
CDM	Urko González de Zárate	Real Sociedad	Loan	23 January 2025	[11]

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	[12]
DF	Óscar Gil	OH Leuven	End of contract	1 July 2024	[13]
DF	Víctor Ruiz		End of contract	1 July 2024
MF	Keidi Bare	Real Zaragoza	End of contract	1 July 2024	[14]
FW	Joselu	Real Madrid	€1,500,000	1 July 2024	[15]
FW	Martin Braithwaite	Gremio	Contract terminated	15 July 2024	[16]
RB	Rubén Sánchez	Granada	Loan	23 July 2024	[17]
FW	Max Svensson	Casa Pia	End of contract	7 August 2024	[18]
LW	José Carlos Lazo	Albacete	Contract terminated	12 August 2024	[19]
MF	Javi Hernández	Huesca	Loan	13 August 2024	[20]
FW	Gastón Valles	Cartagena	Loan	14 August 2024	[21]
LW	Kenneth Soler	Real Murcia	Loan	20 August 2024	[22]
FW	Naci Ünüvar	Ajax	Loan return	15 January 2025
RW	Salvi		End of contract	23 January 2025	[23]
FW	Irvin Cardona	Augsburg	Loan return	27 January 2025

Friendlies

Pre-season

Espanyol v Girona

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

Espanyol v Huesca

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

Espanyol v Toulouse

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

1. FC Heidenheim v Espanyol

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

Copa Catalunya

Sabadell v Espanyol

29 January 2025 Quarter-finals	Sabadell	0–1	Espanyol
19:00		Report	Salazar 5'

Espanyol v Barcelona Atlètic

19 March 2025 Semi-finals	Espanyol	5–0	Barcelona Atlètic
20:45	Mingo 1', 5', 30' A. López 15' Almansa 50'

Espanyol v Girona

TBD Final

Espanyol

v

Girona

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
La Liga	19 August 2024	23–25 May 2025	Matchday 1		33	10	9	14	35	42	−7	030.30
Copa del Rey	31 October 2024	3 December 2024	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2	050.00
Total					35	11	9	15	39	44	−5	031.43

Last updated: 29 April 2025
Source: Soccerway

La Liga

Main article: 2024–25 La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
12	Valencia	38	11	13	14	44	54	−10	46[a]
13	Getafe	38	11	9	18	34	39	−5	42[b]
14	Espanyol	38	11	9	18	40	51	−11	42[b]
15	Alavés	38	10	12	16	38	48	−10	42[b]
16	Girona	38	11	8	19	44	60	−16	41[c]

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)^[24]
Notes:

1. Real Sociedad finished ahead of Valencia on head-to-head goal difference: Real Sociedad 3–0 Valencia, Valencia 1–0 Real Sociedad.
2. Head-to-head points: Getafe 9, Espanyol 9, Alavés 0.
3. Girona finished ahead of Sevilla on head-to-head goal difference: Sevilla 0–2 Girona, Girona 1–2 Sevilla.

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
33	10	9	14	35	42	−7	39	7	6	3	20	16	+4	3	3	11	15	26	−11

Last updated: 29 April 2025.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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	271	28	29	30	31	32	33	26	34
Ground	A	H	A	H	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	A	H	A	A
Result	L	L	D	W	W	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	D	L	W	L	D	L	D	W	D	W	L	D	W	D	L	D	W	W	W	D	L
Position	20	19	19	15	11	13	14	17	14	15	17	17	18	19	18	17	18	18	18	18	18	17	16	15	15	15	15	16	16	15	13	13	13

Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2025. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league schedule was released on 18 June 2024.^[25]

Valladolid v Espanyol

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

Espanyol v Real Sociedad

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

Atlético Madrid v Espanyol

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

Espanyol v Rayo Vallecano

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

Espanyol v Alavés

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

Real Madrid v Espanyol

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

Espanyol v Villarreal

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

Real Betis v Espanyol

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

Espanyol v Mallorca

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

Athletic Bilbao v Espanyol

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

Espanyol v Sevilla

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

Barcelona v Espanyol

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

Girona v Espanyol

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

Espanyol v Celta Vigo

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

Getafe v Espanyol

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

Espanyol v Osasuna

14 December 2024 17	Espanyol	0–0	Osasuna	Cornellà de Llobregat
14:00	Lozano  31' Tejero  58' Kumbulla  65'	Report	Catena  36'	Stadium: Stage Front Stadium Attendance: 20.513 Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega

Espanyol v Valencia

18 December 2024 13	Espanyol	1–1	Valencia	Cornellà de Llobregat
21:30	Puado 44' El Hilali  63'	Report	López 47'	Stadium: Stage Front Stadium Attendance: 18,122 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

Las Palmas v Espanyol

22 December 2024 18	Las Palmas	1–0	Espanyol	Gran Canaria
18:30	Fábio Silva  17' Marvin Park  30' Alex Suárez  59' Ramírez 67' Loiodice  80'	Report	Javi Puado  18' Pol Lozano  83'	Stadium: Estadio de Gran Canaria Attendance: 23.743 Referee: César Soto Grado

Espanyol v Leganés

11 January 2025 19	Espanyol	1–1	Leganés	Cornellà de Llobregat
17:30	Cabrera 2' El Hilali  15' Alex Král  15'	Report	Cissé 14' Raba  45+1' Brašanac  71' Soriano  90+1'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 26.606 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

Espanyol v Valladolid

19 January 2025 20	Espanyol	2–1	Valladolid	Cornellà de Llobregat
21:00	Javi Puado 31' El Hilali  45' Fernández 74' Oliván  90+1'	Report	Javi Sánchez 57' Stanko Juric  63' Amallah  81'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium] Attendance: 23.554 Referee: De Burgos Bengoetxea

Sevilla v Espanyol

25 January 2025 21	Sevilla	1–1	Espanyol	Seville
18:30	Loïc Badé 61' Juanlu  65'	Report	Kumbulla 15' R.Fernández  45+5' Tejero  48' Pol Lozano  56' Expósito  79'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán Attendance: 33.602 Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega

Espanyol v Real Madrid

1 February 2025 22	Espanyol	1–0	Real Madrid	Cornellà de Llobregat
21:00	Romero  61', 85' Kumbulla  90'	Report		Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 33.669 Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

Real Sociedad v Espanyol

9 February 2025 23	Real Sociedad	2–1	Espanyol	San Sebastián
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Becker 1' Aguerd  51' Méndez 84'	Report	Aguado  40' Puado 53' (pen.) Cabrera  90+2'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 29,478 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas

Espanyol v Athletic Bilbao

16 February 2025 24	Espanyol	1–1	Athletic Bilbao	Cornellà de Llobregat
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	González de Zárate  46' Fernández 62'	Report	Yeray  5' Sancet 77'	Stadium: Stage Front Stadium Attendance: 26,645 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

Alavés v Espanyol

22 February 2025 25	Alavés	0–1	Espanyol	Vitoria-Gasteiz
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Tenaglia  7' Blanco  65'	Report	Lozano  17' El Hilali  84' Calero 86'	Stadium: Mendizorrotza Attendance: 17.068 Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana

Espanyol v Girona

10 March 2025 27	Espanyol	1–1	Girona	Cornellà de Llobregat
21:00	Lozano  22' Puado  45+3' Expósito  45+3' Carreras 49'	Report	Krejčí  12' Gutiérrez  61' Gil  75' Stuani 87' (pen.)	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 23.997 Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega

Mallorca v Espanyol

15 March 2025 28	Mallorca	2–1	Espanyol	Palma
15:15 CET (UTC+1)	Muriqi 62, 90+7' (pen.) Asano 65' Abdón 90+1,	Report	Muriqi 53' (o.g.) El Hilali  61' Aguado  90+10'	Stadium: Estadi Mallorca Son Moix Attendance: 18.240 Referee: Alejandro Quintero González

Espanyol v Atlético Madrid

29 March 2025 29	Espanyol	1–1	Atlético Madrid	Cornellà de Llobregat
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Kumbulla  21' Puado 71' (pen.) Veliz  73'	Report	Azpilicueta 38' Giménez  90+1'	Stadium: Stage Front Stadium Attendance: 30.559 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas

Rayo Vallecano v Espanyol

4 April 2025 30	Rayo Vallecano	0–4	Espanyol	Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Chavarría  28' Pathé Ciss  70'	Report	Cabrera 12' Roberto 16' Lozano  55' Puado 72' (pen.) Milla  87', 90'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 11.905 Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández

Celta Vigo v Espanyol

12 April 2025 31	Celta Vigo	0–2	Espanyol	Vigo
18:30	Javi  45+4' Jailson  65'	Report	Roberto 28', 63' Lozano  44' Puado  77'	Stadium: Estadio ABANCA Balaídos Attendance: 19.801 Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer

Espanyol v Getafe

18 April 2025 32	Espanyol	1–0	Getafe	Cornellà de Llobregat
21:00	Kumbulla 39'	Report	da Costa  14' Chrisantus  60' Arambarri  73'	Stadium: Stage Front Stadium Attendance: 25.003 Referee: Ricardo De Burgos Bengochea

Valencia v Espanyol

22 April 2025 33	Valencia	1–1	Espanyol	Valencia
19:00	Almeida  39' Tárrega  45+2' Guerra 57'	Report	Romero  31' Puado 40'	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 42.448 Referee: Juan Pulido Santana

Villarreal v Espanyol

27 April 2025 26	Villarreal	v	Espanyol	Villarreal
16:15		Report		Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

Espanyol v Real Betis

4 May 2025 34

Espanyol

1–2

Real Betis

Cornellà de Llobregat

Leganés v Espanyol

11 May 2025 35

Leganés

3–2

Espanyol

Leganés

Espanyol v Barcelona

15 May 2025 36

Espanyol

0–2

Barcelona

Cornellà de Llobregat

Osasuna v Espanyol

18 May 2025 37

Osasuna

2–0

Espanyol

Pamplona

Espanyol v Las Palmas

24 May 2025 38

Espanyol

2–0

Las Palmas

Cornellà de Llobregat

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2024–25 Copa del Rey

San Tirso SD v Espanyol

31 October 2024 First round	San Tirso SD	0–4	Espanyol	A Coruña
19:00 UTC+1	Segade  10' Denis López  55'	Report	Sergi Gómez  24' Véliz 54', 86', 90+1' Rafel Bauzà  71' Cardona 85'	Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 3.041 Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega

UD Barbastro v Espanyol

3 December 2024 Second round	UD Barbastro	2–0	Espanyol	Barbastro
21:00 UTC+1	Barrera 55' (pen.), 81' Bautista  89'	Report	Kumbulla  6' Véliz  78'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Deportes de Barbastro Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas