2016–17 RCD Espanyol season

RCD Espanyol
2016–17 season
President	Joan Collet i Diví
Head coach	Quique Sánchez Flores
Stadium	Cornellà-El Prat
La Liga	8th
Copa del Rey	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Gerard (13); All: Gerard (13)
	← 2015–16 2017–18 →

Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona, commonly known as RCD Espanyol, or simply as Espanyol, is a professional sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. During the 2016–17 campaign they competed in La Liga and the Copa del Rey.

Squad

As of 31 January 2017^[1]

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	Roberto
3	DF	ESP	Rubén Duarte
4	MF	ESP	Víctor Sánchez (vice-captain)
5	DF	ESP	Víctor Álvarez (3rd captain)
6	DF	CRC	Óscar Duarte
7	FW	ESP	Gerard
8	MF	ESP	Salva Sevilla
9	MF	ESP	José Antonio Reyes
10	FW	ECU	Felipe Caicedo
11	FW	BRA	Léo Baptistão
12	DF	ESP	Aarón Martín
13	GK	ESP	Diego López (on loan from Milan)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	MF	ESP	José Manuel Jurado
15	MF	ESP	David López
16	DF	ESP	Javi López (captain)
17	MF	PAR	Hernán Pérez
18	MF	ESP	Javi Fuego
19	MF	ARG	Pablo Piatti (on loan from Valencia)
20	MF	SEN	Pape Diop
22	FW	ESP	Álvaro Vázquez
23	DF	MEX	Diego Reyes (on loan from Porto)
28	MF	ESP	Marc Roca
30	MF	ESP	Óscar Melendo
31	DF	ESP	Marc Navarro

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
—	GK	ESP	Pau López (on loan at Tottenham)
—	DF	ESP	Rober Correa (on loan at Elche)
—	DF	ESP	Edgar González (on loan at Cornellà)
—	MF	ESP	Joan Jordán (on loan at Valladolid)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ESP	Paco Montañés (on loan at Levante)
—	FW	ESP	Jairo Morillas (on loan at Numancia)
—	FW	ESP	Adrián Dalmau (on loan at Mallorca)
—	FW	SEN	Mamadou Sylla (on loan at Eupen)

Competitions

La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Real Sociedad	38	19	7	12	59	53	+6	64	Qualification for the Europa League group stage^[a]
7	Athletic Bilbao	38	19	6	13	53	43	+10	63	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
8	Espanyol	38	15	11	12	49	50	−1	56
9	Alavés	38	14	13	11	41	43	−2	55
10	Eibar	38	15	9	14	56	51	+5	54

Source: La Liga, Soccerway
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; 7) Play-off.^[2]
Notes:

^ Since the winners of the 2016–17 Copa del Rey, Barcelona, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot awarded to the sixth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.

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	15	11	12	49	50	−1	56	8	5	6	28	24	+4	7	6	6	21	26	−5

Last updated: 19 May 2017.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by matchday

Matchday	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	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	D	L	W	L	D	D	D	W	D	W	W	D	W	L	D	L	W	W	W	L	L	W	D	L	W	D	W	L	W	W	L	D	L	W	L	W
Position	12	12	12	14	14	14	12	12	12	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8

Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2017. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

20 August 2016 1	Sevilla	6–4	Espanyol	Seville
22:15 CEST	Sarabia 15' Vietto 22', 45+1', 64' Mercado 40' Vázquez 54' Ben Yedder 66' Kiyotake 74'	Summary	Piatti 8' Pérez 26', 38' Sánchez 44' Álvaro 45+3' Gerard 79'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 29,420 Referee: José González González

26 August 2016 2	Espanyol	2–2	Málaga	Barcelona
22:00 CEST	Gerard 28', 61' Álvaro 68' Piatti 89'	Summary	Ricca 9' Camacho 64' Llorente 67' Koné 74' Kameni 89' Charles 90'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 17,304 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

9 September 2016 3	Real Sociedad	1–1	Espanyol	San Sebastián
20:45 CEST	Illarramendi 44' Zurutuza 75' Willian José 78'	Summary	Ó. Duarte 14' Piatti 62' R. Duarte 77' Fuego 88' 90+2'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 19,595 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva

18 September 2016 4	Espanyol	0–2	Real Madrid	Barcelona
20:45 CEST	Pérez 21' Ó. Duarte 44' Diop 54' J. López 64'	Summary	Ramos 3' Rodríguez 45+2' Benzema 71' Carvajal 84'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 30,153 Referee: Alejandro Hernández

22 September 2016 5	Osasuna	1–2	Espanyol	Pamplona
20:00 CEST	I. García 38' Sergio León 68', 87'	Summary	Baptistão 42' Diop 51' Gerard 72'	Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 14,597 Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido

25 September 2016 6	Espanyol	0–2	Celta Vigo	Barcelona
20:45 CEST	Roca 43' Ó. Duarte 87'	Summary	Roncaglia 29' Aspas 75' Hernández 86' Rossi 90+1' Sisto 90+3'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 16,656 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

2 October 2016 7	Espanyol	0–0	Villarreal	Barcelona
18:30 CEST	Sánchez 54' Pérez 65'	Summary	Musacchio 52' Mario 90+3'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 19,666 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

14 October 2016 8	Las Palmas	0–0	Espanyol	Las Palmas
20:45 CEST	Livaja 54' Aythami 85'	Summary	Fuego 35' Sánchez 60' Roca 88'	Stadium: Gran Canaria Attendance: 20,542 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán

22 October 2016 9	Espanyol	3–3	Eibar	Barcelona
13:00 CEST	Pérez 64' Piatti 73' Baptistão 75', 90+2' Caicedo 79' 84'	Summary	Pedro León 11' Lejeune 17' Enrich 23' D. Reyes 27' (o.g.) Inui 37' Kike 44', 89' Rico 77' Luna 80'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 17,072 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

30 October 2016 10	Real Betis	0–1	Espanyol	Seville
18:30 CET	Pezzella 28' Martin 54' Gutiérrez 69'	Summary	Pérez 55' D. Reyes 62' Piatti 66' Sánchez 79'	Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 38,282 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

6 November 2016 11	Espanyol	0–0	Athletic Bilbao	Barcelona
16:15 CET	Fuego 12'	Summary	Eraso 6' Rico 45'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 21,904 Referee: Daniel Trujillo Suárez

20 November 2016 12	Alavés	0–1	Espanyol	Vitoria-Gasteiz
12:00 CET	Feddal 26' Femenía 47' Camarasa 57' Deyverson 60' Alexis 78'	Summary	Pérez 15' Víctor Sánchez 60' Gerard 81'	Stadium: Mendizorrotza Attendance: 19,550 Referee: Mario Melero López

26 November 2016 13	Espanyol	3–0	Leganés	Barcelona
18:30 CET	Gerard 46' Piatti 51', 88' Jurado 68'	Summary	Díaz 16' Mantovani 47'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 17,137 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

3 December 2016 14	Atlético Madrid	0–0	Espanyol	Madrid
20:45 CET	Koke 30' Godín 88'	Summary	Diop 23' Gerard 75'	Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 39,707 Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre

11 December 2016 15	Espanyol	2–1	Sporting de Gijón	Barcelona
18:30 CET	Caicedo 54' Diop 68' Baptistão 90'	Summary	Aït-Atmane 84' Álvarez 86' Čop 90+2'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 19,353 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

18 December 2016 16	Barcelona	4–1	Espanyol	Barcelona
20:45 CET	L. Suárez 18', 67' Alba 68' Messi 90'	Summary	Piatti 10' Martín 13' Caicedo 65' David López 79'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 79,370 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

6 January 2017 17	Espanyol	1–1	Deportivo La Coruña	Barcelona
20:45 CET	Sevilla 27' Gerard 63'	Summary	Juanfran 17' 90' Guilherme 24' Borges 59'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 16,087 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

15 January 2017 18	Valencia	2–1	Espanyol	Valencia
12:00 CET	Montoya 17' Soler 54' Parejo 56' Gayà 57' Munir 59' Mina 73' Alves 75'	Summary	David López 85'	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 33,932 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

21 January 2017 19	Espanyol	3–1	Granada	Barcelona
13:00 CET	J. Reyes 11' Piatti 32' Navarro 48'	Summary	Ingason 18' Pereira 23', 90+2' Foulquier 49'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 14,813 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez

29 January 2017 20	Espanyol	3–1	Sevilla	Barcelona
16:15 CET	J. Reyes 4' (pen.) Martín 32' Navarro 45+2' Gerard 71', 81'	Report	Pareja 2' Jovetić 20' Escudero 76' Sarabia 81'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 22,280 Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido

4 February 2017 21	Málaga	0–1	Espanyol	Málaga
13:00 CET	Demichelis 41'	Report	Piatti 17', 52' Pérez 33' Roca 70' Diego López 89'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 21,886 Referee: Daniel Ocón Arráiz

10 February 2017 22	Espanyol	1–2	Real Sociedad	Barcelona
20:45 CET	D. Reyes 30' Pérez 35', 78' J. Reyes 90+1'	Report	Vela 26', 85' Illarramendi 61' Zurutuza 90'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 17,849 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán

18 February 2017 23	Real Madrid	2–0	Espanyol	Madrid
16:15 CET	Morata 33' Kovačić 41' Isco 48' Casemiro 82' Bale 83'	Report	Gerard 28' Fuego 53' Diop 68' Martín 80'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 72,234 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

26 February 2017 24	Espanyol	3–0	Osasuna	Barcelona
12:00 CET	Caicedo 17' David López 24' Jurado 46' Gerard 90+1'	Report	Rivière 24' D. García 25' Oier 27' Berenguer 71' Mérida 76'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 18,766 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez

1 March 2017 25	Celta Vigo	2–2	Espanyol	Vigo
21:30 CET	Aspas 21' Guidetti 24' Fontàs 26' 43' Wass 30' Díaz 68'		Gerard 28', 78' Piatti 32' Pérez 70'	Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 11,391 Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre

4 March 2017 26	Villarreal	2–0	Espanyol	Villarreal
18:30 CET	Costa 3' Soriano 45' Álvaro 54' Bakambu 80'	Report	Diego López 28' Ó. Duarte 66'	Stadium: La Cerámica Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

10 March 2017 27	Espanyol	4–3	Las Palmas	Barcelona
20:45 CET	David López 1', 49' Gerard 45+1' Piatti 51', 53' (pen.) Jurado 74'	Report	Lemos 31', 49', 80' Lizoain 51' Bigas 80' M. García 84' Jesé 87'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 17,669 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

18 March 2017 28	Eibar	1–1	Espanyol	Eibar
13:00	Escalante 7' Kike 20' Gálvez 70'	Report	Diop 28' Jurado 50' J. Reyes 61' Caicedo 81' Aarón Martín 89'	Stadium: Ipurua Attendance: 5,325 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán

31 March 2017 29	Espanyol	2–1	Real Betis	Barcelona
20:45	Fuego 76', 87' J. López 82' Gerard 88' J. Reyes 90'	Report	Castro 78' (pen.) Petros 87' Navarro 90'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 21,090 Referee: José González González

4 April 2017 30	Athletic Bilbao	2–0	Espanyol	Bilbao
19:30	Aduriz 17' (pen.), 37' Y. Álvarez 27'	Report	V. Álvarez 18' David López 37' Fuego 90+1'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 38,262 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

8 April 2017 31	Espanyol	1–0	Alavés	Barcelona
13:00	Piatti 56' J. López 73' Diego López 90+1' Sánchez 90+2'	Report	Édgar 51' Feddal 90+1' Laguardia 90+2'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 17,521 Referee: Mario Melero López

16 April 2017 32	Leganés	0–1	Espanyol	Leganés
12:00 CEST	Pérez 63'	Report	Fuego 53' Baptistão 90+2'	Stadium: Butarque Attendance: 9,127 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez

22 April 2017 33	Espanyol	0–1	Atlético Madrid	Barcelona
20:45 CEST	Caicedo 30' Piatti 63' Sánchez 90+2'	Report	Godín 27' Saúl 57' Griezmann 73'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 27,777 Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido

25 April 2017 34	Sporting Gijón	1–1	Espanyol	Gijón
19:30 CEST	Rodríguez 18', 39'	Report	Fuego 15' Gerard 55' Sánchez 83'	Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 20,956 Referee: Mario Melero López

29 April 2017 35	Espanyol	0–3	Barcelona	Barcelona
20:45 CEST	Gerard 14' Martín 58' Fuego 68'	Report	L. Suárez 50', 87' Rakitić 76'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 31,708 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

7 May 2017 36	Deportivo La Coruña	1–2	Espanyol	A Coruña
18:30 CEST	Andone 47' Gil 60'	Report	Baptistão 14' Gerard 29' Piatti 78' Sánchez 81'	Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 22,803 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

13 May 2017 37	Espanyol	0–1	Valencia	Barcelona
16:00 CEST		Summary	Nani 34' Orellana 59' Gayà 75' Medrán 81' Montoya 85'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 20,111 Referee: Daniel Ocón Arráiz

19 May 2017 38	Granada	1–2	Espanyol	Granada
20:45 CEST	Pereira 22'	Summary	Baptistão 3' Vezo 8' (o.g.) Roca 62' Piatti 66' Álvarez 90+1'	Stadium: Los Cármenes Attendance: 10,503 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez

Copa del Rey

Round of 32

29 November 2016 First leg	Alcorcón	1–1	Espanyol	Alcorcón
21:00	Elgezabal 11' Giménez 51' Páez 55' Aguza 66'	Summary	Álvarez 39' Diop 41' J. Reyes 84' J. López 89'	Stadium: Santo Domingo Attendance: 1,687 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

22 December 2016 Second leg	Espanyol	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Alcorcón	Barcelona
21:00	H. Pérez 84'	Summary	Giménez 20' Plano 81'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 9,143 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
	Penalties
	Piatti Martín Gerard H. Pérez Jurado		Rodríguez V. Pérez Plano Samu Álvaro

References

^ "Primer equipo" [First team] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
^ "Primera División 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 14 September 2016.

External links

Official website (in Catalan and Spanish)
RCD Espanyol at La Liga (in English and Spanish)
RCD Espanyol at UEFA (in English and Spanish)

[table_note_res_ELGS0.4112706731126-2] Since the winners of the 2016–17 Copa del Rey, Barcelona, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot awarded to the sixth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.

[1] "Primer equipo" [First team] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. Retrieved 27 August 2016.

[3] "Primera División 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 14 September 2016.

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