2025–26 RCD Espanyol season

RCD Espanyol
2025–26 season
Head coach	Manolo González
Stadium	RCDE Stadium

The 2025–26 season is the 126th season in the history of RCD Espanyol. In addition to the domestic league, the team participated in the Copa del Rey.

Players

Current squad

As of 10 November 2025^[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	Ángel Fortuño
2	DF	ESP	Rubén Sánchez
4	MF	ESP	Urko González de Zárate
5	DF	ESP	Fernando Calero
6	DF	URU	Leandro Cabrera (captain)
7	FW	ESP	Javi Puado (vice-captain)
8	MF	ESP	Edu Expósito
9	FW	ESP	Roberto Fernández
10	MF	ESP	Pol Lozano (3rd captain)
11	FW	ESP	Pere Milla
12	DF	ESP	José Salinas
13	GK	SRB	Marko Dmitrović


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	MF	ESP	Ramon Terrats (on loan from Villarreal)
15	DF	ESP	Miguel Rubio
16	FW	ITA	Luca Koleosho (on loan from Burnley)
17	FW	ESP	Jofre Carreras
18	MF	COD	Charles Pickel
19	FW	ESP	Kike García
20	MF	ESP	Antoniu Roca
22	DF	ESP	Carlos Romero (on loan from Villarreal)
23	DF	MAR	Omar El Hilali
24	FW	ENG	Tyrhys Dolan
27	FW	ESP	Javi Hernández
38	DF	GER	Clemens Riedel

Reserve team

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	DF	ESP	José Ángel López
28	MF	ESP	Ferrán Gómez


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
30	GK	ESP	Pol Tristán
31	GK	ESP	Llorenç Serred

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	Hugo Pérez (at Huesca until 30 June 2026)
—	DF	ESP	Roger Hinojo (at Cultural Leonesa until 30 June 2026)
—	DF	ESP	Pablo Ramón (at Racing Santander until 30 June 2026)
—	MF	ESP	José Gragera (at Deportivo La Coruña until 30 June 2026)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	CAN	Justin Smith (at Sporting Gijón until 30 June 2026)
—	MF	ESP	Rafel Bauzà (at Mirandés until 30 June 2026)
—	FW	MAR	Omar Sadik (at Pau until 30 June 2026)
—	FW	ESP	Marcos Fernández (at Ceuta until 30 June 2026)

Transfers in

Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Date	Source
GK	Marko Dmitrović	CD Leganés	Transfer	19 June 2025
DF	José Salinas	Elche	Transfer	25 June 2025	^[2]
FW	Roberto Fernández	Braga	Transfer	27 June 2025	^[3]
DF	Urko González de Zárate	Real Sociedad	Transfer	28 August 2025	^[4]

Transfers out

Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Date	Source
GK	Joan García	FC Barcelona	Transfer	19 June 2025	^[5]

Friendlies

Competitions

La Liga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Villarreal	23	14	3	6	44	26	+18	45	Qualification for the Champions League league phase
5	Real Betis	24	11	8	5	39	29	+10	41	Qualification for the Europa League league phase^[a]
6	Espanyol	24	10	5	9	29	33	−4	35	Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
7	Celta Vigo	24	8	10	6	32	27	+5	34
8	Real Sociedad	24	8	7	9	34	35	−1	31

Updated to match(es) played on 16 February 2026. 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)^[6]
Notes:

^ The 2025–26 Copa del Rey winners also qualify for the Europa League league phase. If the Copa del Rey winners finish in the top five, the Europa League spot will be passed to the sixth-placed team. If the Copa del Rey winners finish in the top six, the Conference League spot will be passed to the seventh-placed team.

Matches

The league schedule was released on 1 July 2025.

17 August 2025 1	Espanyol	2–1	Atlético Madrid	Cornellà de Llobregat
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Calero 54' Rubio 73' El Hilali 74' Milla 84' Salinas 90+3'	Report	Alvarez 37' Cardoso 42' Le Normand 67' Llorente 72'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 29,612 Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer

24 August 2025 2	Real Sociedad	2–2	Espanyol	San Sebastián
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Barrene 61' Óskarsson 69' Gorrotxategi 75' Jon Martín 79'	Report	Milla 10' Expósito 44' Puado 46' (.pen) Calero 90+5'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 31,616 Referee: Alejandro Quintero González

31 August 2025 3	Espanyol	1–0	Osasuna	Cornellà de Llobregat
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Expósito 24' Romero 52' Puado 84'	Report	Muñoz 59' Benito 87' Torró 90+4'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 29,780 Referee: Miguel Sesma Espinosa

15 September 2025 4	Espanyol	3–2	Mallorca	Cornellà de Llobregat
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Milla 20' 45+3' Fernández 34' Lozano 44' García 81' (.pen) 89'	Report	Muriqi 45' (.pen) 65' Morey 45+2'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 26,082 Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández

20 September 2025 5	Real Madrid	2–0	Espanyol	Madrid
16:15 UTC+2	Militão 22' Tchouaméni 37' Mbappé 47' Mastantuono 75'	Report		Stadium: Bernabéu Attendance: 73,466 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

23 September 2025 6	Espanyol	2–2	Valencia	Cornellà de Llobregat
19:00 UTC+2	Pickel 38' Cabrera 59' Puado 96'	Report	Danjuma 15' Diakhaby 38' López 43' Santamaria 54' Duro 62' Agirrezabala 90+4'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 26,802 Referee: José Luis Guzmán Mansilla

26 September 2025 7	Girona	0–0	Espanyol	Girona
21:00 UTC+2		Report	El Hilali 35'	Stadium: Municipal de Montilivi Attendance: 11,488 Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso

5 October 2025 8	Espanyol	1–2	Real Betis	Cornellà de Llobregat
18:30 UTC+2	Lozano 15' Milla 27' Puado 45' 90+13'	Report	Fornals 33' Antony 45' Hernández 54' Ezzalzouli 63' Lo Celso 90+10' López 90+11' Gómez 90+11' Ávila 90+11'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 32,778 Referee: Iosu Galech Apezteguía

17 October 2025 9	Real Oviedo	0–2	Espanyol	Oviedo
21:00 UTC+2	Colombatto 39' Reina 58'	Report	Milla 27' 82' García 70'	Stadium: Carlos Tartiere Attendance: 25,625 Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer

25 October 2025 10	Espanyol	1–0	Elche	Cornellà de Llobregat
16:15 UTC+2	Riedel 11' Romero 47' Lozano 64' Milla 79' Cabrera 88'	Report	Rafa Mir 39' Núñez 90+1'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 30,820 Referee: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea

2 November 2025 11	Alavés	2–1	Espanyol	Vitoria-Gasteiz
16:15 UTC+2	Suárez 5' 67' Boyé 40' 30' 90+1' Parada 90+3'	Report	Fernández 56' El Hilali 86' Dolan 87	Stadium: Mendizorroza Attendance: 17,149 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

8 November 2025 12	Espanyol	0–2	Villarreal	Cornellà de Llobregat
21:00 UTC+2		Report	Moreno 43' Moleiro 57' Buchanan 61' Navarro 81'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 29,540 Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández

24 November 2025 13	Espanyol	2–1	Sevilla	Cornellà de Llobregat
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pere Milla 48', 71' Expósito 50' Roberto 84', 85' Lozano 90+7'	Report	Marcão 86' Castrín 90+4'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 25,166 Referee: Miguel Sesma Espinosa

30 November 2025 14	Celta Vigo	0–1	Espanyol	Vigo
18:30 UTC+2	Jutglà 90+5'	Report	González 72' García 86' Romero 90'	Stadium: Municipal de Balaídos Attendance: 20,031 Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos

7 December 2025 15	Espanyol	1–0	Rayo Vallecano	Cornellà de Llobregat
18:30 UTC+2	Lozano 31' Roberto 39' (.pen) González 76' Tyrhys Dolan 77' 87'	Report	Unai López 16' 64' Mendy 42' Gumbau 50' Chavarría 73' Batalla 87' Balliu 90+6'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 28,110 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

13 December 2025 16	Getafe	1–0	Espanyol	Getafe
18:30 UTC+2	Femenía 21' Duarte 33' Djené 43' Sancris 51' Kamara 85'	Report	El Hilali 28' Cabrera 53'	Stadium: Coliseum Attendance: 7,443 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

22 December 2025 17	Athletic Bilbao	1–2	Espanyol	Bilbao
21:00 UTC+2	de Galarreta 28' Williams 33' Berenguer 35' Gorosabel 45+1' Rego 80'	Report	Romero 44' Milla 52' González 77' Riedel 86'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 47,856 Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer

3 January 2026 18	Espanyol	0–2	Barcelona	Cornellà de Llobregat
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Lozano 77'	Report	Olmo 86' Lewandowski 90'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 36,283 Referee: Victor García Verdura

11 January 2026 19	Levante	1–1	Espanyol	Manises
	Losada 55'	Report	García 45+1' Romero 53'	Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València Attendance: 20,501 Referee: César Soto Grado

16 January 2026 20	Espanyol	0–2	Girona	Cornellà de Llobregat
	El Hilali 45' Sánchez 76' Carreras 81' Roca 82' Romero 89'	Report	Martínez 31' Vanat 45+3' (.pen) 89' 93' (.pen) Roca 69' Gazzaniga 76' Moreno 87'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 28,451 Referee: Iosu Galech Apezteguía

24 January 2026 21	Valencia	3–2	Espanyol	Valencia
22.15	Duro 15' Cömert 59' Vázquez 63' Ramazan 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Lozano 45+1' Terrats 54' García 56' Calero 67' Copete 79' (o.g.) Sánchez 90+3' Dolan 90+8'	Stadium: Estadio de Mestalla Attendance: 44.162 Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández

1 February 2026 22	Espanyol	1–2	Deportivo Alavés	Cornellà de Llobregat
21:00	Fernández 15'	Report	Blanco 27' Parada 40' Boyé 71'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 25.881 Referee: Miguel Sesma Espinosa

9 February 2026 23	Villarreal CF	4–1	RCD Espanyol	Villarreal
21:00	Buchanan 16' Mikautadze 35' Salinas 41' (o.g.) Pépé 50' Moleiro 55' Gueye 70' Cardona 89'	Report	Salinas 6' Expósito 53' Riedel 57' Cabrera 88'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 16,825 Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega

15 February 2026 24	Espanyol	v	RC Celta de Vigo
		Report

22 February 2026 25	Atlético Madrid	v	Espanyol
		Report

1 March 2026 26	Elche CF	v	Espanyol
		Report

8 March 2026 27	Espanyol	v	Real Oviedo
		Report

15 March 2026 28	RCD Mallorca	v	Espanyol
		Report

22 March 2026 29	Espanyol	v	Getafe CF
		Report

5 April 2026 30	Real Betis	v	Espanyol
		Report

12 April 2026 31	FC Barcelona	v	Espanyol
		Report

19 April 2026 32	Espanyol	v	Levante
		Report

22 April 2026 33	Rayo Vallecano	v	Espanyol
		Report

3 May 2026 34	Espanyol	v	Real Madrid
		Report

10 May 2026 35	Sevilla	v	Espanyol
		Report

13 May 2026 28

v

17 May 2026 28

v

24 May 2026 28

v

Copa del Rey

30 October 2025	Atlètic Lleida	1–2	Espanyol	Lleida
21:00		Report		Stadium: Camp d'Esports

4 December 2025	Atlético Baleares	1–0	Espanyol	Palma
19:00	Tovar 54'	Report		Stadium: Estadi Balear Referee: Alejandro Quintero González

Statistics

References

^ "RCD Espanyol - Equips" [RCD Espanyol - Teams] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
^ "Salinas, nou jugador del RCD Espanyol" [Salinas, new player of RCD Espanyol] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
^ "Roberto Fernández fitxa pel RCD Espanyol" [Roberto Fernández signs for RCD Espanyol] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
^ "Urko, nou jugador del RCD Espanyol" [Urko, new player of RCD Espanyol] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 28 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
^ "Joan Garcia abona la seva clàusula de rescissió" [Joan García pays his release clause] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
^ "Reglamento General de LaLiga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional" [General Regulations of the National Professional Football League] (PDF) (in Spanish). La Liga. Retrieved 8 June 2025.

[table_note_res_ELLS0.57593809979779-6] The 2025–26 Copa del Rey winners also qualify for the Europa League league phase. If the Copa del Rey winners finish in the top five, the Europa League spot will be passed to the sixth-placed team. If the Copa del Rey winners finish in the top six, the Conference League spot will be passed to the seventh-placed team.

[1] "RCD Espanyol - Equips" [RCD Espanyol - Teams] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. Retrieved 18 July 2024.

[2] "Salinas, nou jugador del RCD Espanyol" [Salinas, new player of RCD Espanyol] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.

[3] "Roberto Fernández fitxa pel RCD Espanyol" [Roberto Fernández signs for RCD Espanyol] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.

[4] "Urko, nou jugador del RCD Espanyol" [Urko, new player of RCD Espanyol] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 28 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.

[5] "Joan Garcia abona la seva clàusula de rescissió" [Joan García pays his release clause] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.

[7] "Reglamento General de LaLiga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional" [General Regulations of the National Professional Football League] (PDF) (in Spanish). La Liga. Retrieved 8 June 2025.

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