2005–06 RCD Espanyol season

RCD Espanyol 2005–06 football season

RCD Espanyol
2005–06 season
President	Daniel Sánchez Llibre
Head coach	Miguel Ángel Lotina^[1]
Stadium	Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
La Liga	15th
Copa del Rey	Winners
UEFA Cup	Round of 32
← 2004–05 2006–07 →

The 2005–06 RCD Espanyol season was RCD Espanyol's 12th consecutive season in top-division of the Spanish football league, the La Liga, and the 106th as a football club.

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

Feyenoord

Espanyol

17 July 2005 Nanjing International Tournament 1/2 final	Feyenoord	2–1	Espanyol	Nanjing, China
	Kuyt 9', 19'		Pochettino 32'	Stadium: Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
La Liga	28 August 2005	13 May 2006	Matchday 1	15th	38	10	11	17	36	56	−20	026.32
Copa del Rey	4 January 2006	12 April 2006	Round of 16	Winners	7	5	2	0	14	5	+9	071.43
UEFA Cup	15 September 2005	23 February 2006	First round	Round of 32	8	3	3	2	8	8	+0	037.50
Total					53	18	16	19	58	69	−11	033.96

Source: Competitions

La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
13	Mallorca	38	10	13	15	37	51	−14	43
14	Betis	38	10	12	16	34	51	−17	42
15	Espanyol	38	10	11	17	36	56	−20	41	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round^[a]
16	Real Sociedad	38	11	7	20	48	65	−17	40
17	Racing Santander	38	9	13	16	36	49	−13	40

Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
Notes:

^ Espanyol qualified for the UEFA Cup first round as the 2005–06 Copa del Rey winners.

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	10	11	17	36	56	−20	41	7	4	8	26	24	+2	3	7	9	10	32	−22

Source: La Liga

Results by round

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

Matches

Espanyol v Getafe

28 August 2005 1

Espanyol

0–2

Getafe

Barcelona

Málaga v Espanyol

11 September 2005 2

Málaga

1–2

Espanyol

Málaga

Espanyol v Real Madrid

18 September 2005 3

Espanyol

1–0

Real Madrid

Barcelona

Racing Santander v Espanyol

21 September 2005 4

Racing Santander

1–0

Espanyol

Santander

Espanyol v Villarreal

24 September 2005 5

Espanyol

1–2

Villarreal

Barcelona

Sevilla v Espanyol

2 October 2005 6

Sevilla

1–1

Espanyol

Seville

Espanyol v Cádiz

16 October 2005 7

Espanyol

0–2

Cádiz

Barcelona

Celta Vigo v Espanyol

23 October 2005 8

Celta Vigo

1–0

Espanyol

Vigo

Alavés v Espanyol

27 October 2005 11

Alavés

1–1

Espanyol

Vitoria-Gasteiz

Osasuna v Espanyol

30 October 2005 9

Osasuna

2–0

Espanyol

Pamplona

Espanyol v Athletic Bilbao

5 November 2005 10

Espanyol

1–1

Athletic Bilbao

Barcelona

Espanyol v Mallorca

20 November 2005 12

Espanyol

2–0

Mallorca

Barcelona

Atlético Madrid v Espanyol

27 November 2005 13

Atlético Madrid

1–1

Espanyol

Madrid

Espanyol v Valencia

4 December 2005 14

Espanyol

1–3

Valencia

Barcelona

Real Betis v Espanyol

11 December 2005 15

Real Betis

0–0

Espanyol

Seville

Espanyol v Zaragoza

18 December 2005 16

Espanyol

2–2

Zaragoza

Barcelona

Deportivo La Coruña v Espanyol

21 December 2005 17

Deportivo La Coruña

1–2

Espanyol

A Coruña

Espanyol v Barcelona

7 January 2006 18

Espanyol

1–2

Barcelona

Barcelona

Real Sociedad v Espanyol

15 January 2006 19

Real Sociedad

0–1

Espanyol

San Sebastián

Getafe v Espanyol

22 January 2006 20

Getafe

5–0

Espanyol

Getafe

Espanyol v Málaga

29 January 2006 21

Espanyol

3–1

Málaga

Barcelona

Real Madrid v Espanyol

4 February 2006 22

Real Madrid

4–0

Espanyol

Madrid

Espanyol v Racing Santander

12 February 2006 23

Espanyol

0–2

Racing Santander

Barcelona

Villarreal v Espanyol

18 February 2006 24

Villarreal

4–0

Espanyol

Villarreal

Espanyol v Sevilla

26 February 2006 25

Espanyol

5–0

Sevilla

Barcelona

Cádiz v Espanyol

4 March 2006 26

Cádiz

2–0

Espanyol

Cádiz

Espanyol v Celta Vigo

11 March 2006 27

Espanyol

2–0

Celta Vigo

Barcelona

Espanyol v Osasuna

19 March 2006 28

Espanyol

2–4

Osasuna

Barcelona

Athletic Bilbao v Espanyol

22 March 2006 29

Athletic Bilbao

1–1

Espanyol

Bilbao

Espanyol v Alavés

26 March 2006 30

Espanyol

0–0

Alavés

Barcelona

Mallorca v Espanyol

2 April 2006 31

Mallorca

0–0

Espanyol

Palma

Espanyol v Atlético Madrid

9 April 2006 32

Espanyol

1–1

Atlético Madrid

Barcelona

Valencia v Espanyol

16 April 2006 33

Valencia

4–0

Espanyol

Valencia

Espanyol v Real Betis

23 April 2006 34

Espanyol

2–0

Real Betis

Barcelona

Zaragoza v Espanyol

30 April 2006 35

Zaragoza

1–1

Espanyol

Zaragoza

Espanyol v Deportivo La Coruña

3 May 2006 36

Espanyol

1–2

Deportivo La Coruña

Barcelona

Barcelona v Espanyol

6 May 2006 37

Barcelona

2–0

Espanyol

Barcelona

Espanyol v Real Sociedad

13 May 2006 38

Espanyol

1–0

Real Sociedad

Barcelona

Copa del Rey

Round of 16

Getafe v Espanyol

4 January 2006 First leg

Getafe

0–1

Espanyol

Getafe

Espanyol v Getafe

11 January 2006 Second leg	Espanyol	3–3 (4–3 agg.)	Getafe	Barcelona
				Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys

Quarter-finals

Cádiz v Espanyol

18 January 2006 First leg

Cádiz

0–2

Espanyol

Getafe

Espanyol v Cádiz

25 January 2006 Second leg	Espanyol	2–0 (4–0 agg.)	Cádiz	Barcelona
				Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys

Semi-finals

Espanyol v Deportivo La Coruña

9 February 2006 First leg	Espanyol	2–1	Deportivo La Coruña	Barcelona
				Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys

Deportivo La Coruña v Espanyol

15 March 2006 Second leg

Deportivo La Coruña

0–0
(1–2 agg.)

Espanyol

A Coruña

Final

Espanyol v Zaragoza

12 April 2006 Final	Espanyol	4–1	Zaragoza	Madrid
	Tamudo 2' García 33', 86' Coro 71'		Ewerthon 28'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 78,000 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo

UEFA Cup

First round

Teplice

Espanyol

15 September 2005 First leg	Teplice	1–1	Espanyol	Teplice, Czech Republic
18:30				Stadium: Na Stínadlech Attendance: 16,000

Espanyol

Teplice

29 September 2005 Second leg	Espanyol	2–0 (3–1 agg.)	Teplice	Barcelona, Spain
21:45				Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Attendance: 9,435

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	PAL	ESP	LOK	BRØ	MPT
1	Palermo	4	2	2	0	6	2	+4	8	Advance to knockout stage	—	—	0–0	3–0	—
2	Espanyol	4	2	2	0	4	2	+2	8		1–1	—	—	—	1–0
3	Lokomotiv Moscow	4	2	1	1	8	3	+5	7		—	0–1	—	4–2	—
4	Brøndby	4	1	1	2	5	8	−3	4		—	1–1	—	—	2–0
5	Maccabi Petah Tikva	4	0	0	4	1	9	−8	0		1–2	—	0–4	—	—

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Lokomotiv Moscow

Espanyol

19 October 2005 1	Lokomotiv Moscow	0–1	Espanyol	Moscow, Russia
				Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium

Espanyol

Palermo

24 November 2005 2	Espanyol	1–1	Palermo	Barcelona, Spain
				Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys

Brøndby

Espanyol

30 November 2005 3	Brøndby	1–1	Espanyol	Brøndby, Denmark
				Stadium: Brøndby Stadium

Espanyol

Maccabi Petah Tikva

15 December 2005 4	Espanyol	1–0	Maccabi Petah Tikva	Barcelona, Spain
				Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys

Knockout stage

Round of 32

Schalke 04

Espanyol

15 February 2006 First leg	Schalke 04	2–1	Espanyol	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
20:00	Bordon 67' Ernst 88'		García 34'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 53,642 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

Espanyol

Schalke 04

23 February 2006 Second leg	Espanyol	0–3 (1–5 agg.)	Schalke 04	Barcelona, Spain
21:45			Kurányi 54' Sand 70' Lincoln 73'	Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Attendance: 18,100 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)

References

^ "Squad of Espanyol 2005-06 First Division". www.bdfutbol.com.

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