2021–22 Granada CF season

Granada CF 2021–22 football season
Granada CF
2021–22 season
PresidentRentao Yi
Head coachRobert Moreno
(until 6 March)
Rubén Torrecilla
(caretaker, from 6 March to 18 April)
Aitor Karanka
(from 18 April)
StadiumNuevo Los Cármenes
La Liga18th (relegated)
Copa del ReySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jorge Molina (10)
All:
Jorge Molina (12)
Highest home attendance13,651 vs Getafe
(28 October 2021)
Lowest home attendance6,267 vs Valencia
(21 August 2021)
Biggest winMallorca 2–6 Granada
Biggest defeatRayo Vallecano 4–0 Granada
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2021–22 season was the 88th season in the existence of Granada CF and the club's third consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Granada participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey.

Players

First-team squad

As of 2 February 2022[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Portugal POR Luís Maximiano
2 DF Colombia COL Santiago Arias (on loan from Atlético Madrid)
3 DF Spain ESP Sergio Escudero
4 MF France FRA Maxime Gonalons
5 MF Spain ESP Luis Milla
6 DF Spain ESP Germán (vice-captain)
7 MF Spain ESP Alberto Soro
8 MF Cameroon CMR Yan Eteki
9 FW Colombia COL Luis Suárez
10 FW Spain ESP Antonio Puertas
11 FW Venezuela VEN Darwin Machís
12 FW Spain ESP Dani Raba
13 GK Spain ESP Aarón
14 FW Uruguay URU Matías Arezo
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Spain ESP Carlos Neva
16 DF Spain ESP Víctor Díaz (captain)
17 DF Spain ESP Quini
18 MF Serbia SRB Njegoš Petrović
19 MF Spain ESP Ángel Montoro (3rd captain)
20 FW Colombia COL Carlos Bacca
21 MF Spain ESP Rubén Rochina
22 DF Portugal POR Domingos Duarte
23 FW Spain ESP Jorge Molina
24 MF Albania ALB Myrto Uzuni
25 GK Portugal POR João Costa
26 MF Spain ESP Isma Ruiz
27 DF Colombia COL Neyder Lozano
35 MF Spain ESP Álex Collado (on loan from Barcelona)

Reserve team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
27 DF Spain ESP Pepe Sánchez
28 DF Spain ESP Raúl Torrente
29 DF Spain ESP Sergio Barcia
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 GK Spain ESP Ángel Jiménez
31 GK Senegal SEN Cheikh Kane Sarr (on loan from Gimnàstic)
34 MF Spain ESP Bryan Zaragoza

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Peru PER Luis Abram (on loan at Cruz Azul until 30 June 2022)
— DF Spain ESP Adrián Marín (on loan at Famalicão until 30 June 2022)
— DF Senegal SEN Alpha Diounkou (on loan at Barcelona B until 30 June 2022)
— DF Spain ESP Ricard Sánchez (on loan at Lugo until 30 June 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Spain ESP Monchu (on loan at Valladolid until 30 June 2022)
— FW Spain ESP Antoñín (on loan at Málaga until 30 June 2022)
— FW Spain ESP Adrián Butzke (on loan at Paços Ferreira until 30 June 2022)

Transfers

In

Date Player From Type Fee Ref
30 June 2021 Spain Antoñín Rayo Vallecano Loan return [2]
30 June 2021 Nigeria Ramon Azeez Cartagena Loan return [3]
16 July 2021 Spain Monchu Barcelona B Transfer Free [4]

Out

Date Player To Type Fee Ref
30 June 2021 Venezuela Yangel Herrera England Manchester City Loan return [5]
30 June 2021 Brazil Kenedy England Chelsea Loan return [6]
30 June 2021 Argentina Nehuén Pérez Atlético Madrid Loan return [7]
30 June 2021 Portugal Domingos Quina England Watford Loan return [8]
30 June 2021 Spain Jesús Vallejo Real Madrid Loan return [9]
1 July 2021 Portugal Rui Silva Real Betis Transfer Free [10]
1 July 2021 Spain Roberto Soldado Levante Transfer €500k [11]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Granada Spain v Netherlands AFC
19 July 2021 Friendly Granada Spain Cancelled Netherlands AFC Málaga, Spain
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Granada Spain v England Bournemouth
19 July 2021 Friendly Granada Spain 2–1 England Bournemouth Marbella, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Soro 27'
  • Suárez 58'
 Report
Stadium: Marbella Football Center
Granada Spain v Spain Espanyol
27 July 2021 Friendly Granada Spain 1–1 Spain Espanyol Marbella, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Marbella Football Center
Granada Spain v Spain Alcorcón
28 July 2021 Friendly Granada Spain 0–1 Spain Alcorcón Marbella, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Marbella Football Center
Granada Spain v Spain Linense
2 August 2021 Friendly Granada Spain 3–0 Spain Linense Marbella, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Marbella Football Center
Granada Spain v Spain Málaga
6 August 2021 Friendly Granada Spain 3–1 Spain Málaga Granada, Spain
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Granada Spain v Italy Crotone
7 August 2021 Friendly Granada Spain Cancelled Italy Crotone Marbella, Spain
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Marbella Football Center
Granada Spain v Spain Linares Deportivo
7 August 2021 Friendly Granada Spain 2–1 Spain Linares Deportivo Granada, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Rodri 50'
 Stadium: La Ciudad Deportiva GCF
Real Jaén Spain v Spain Granada
25 March 2022 Friendly Real Jaén Spain 0–5 Spain Granada Jaén, Spain
19:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Nuevo Estadio de La Victoria
Attendance: 300

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 16 August 2021 22 May 2022 Matchday 1 18th 38 8 14 16 44 60 −16 021.05
Copa del Rey 30 November 2021 16 December 2021 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 7 1 +6 050.00
Total 40 9 14 17 51 61 −10 022.50

Last updated: 22 May 2022
Source: Soccerway

La Liga

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Mallorca 38 10 9 19 36 63 −27 39[a]
17 Cádiz 38 8 15 15 35 51 −16 39[a]
18 Granada (R) 38 8 14 16 44 61 −17 38 Relegation to Segunda División
19 Levante (R) 38 8 11 19 51 76 −25 35
20 Alavés (R) 38 8 7 23 31 65 −34 31
Source: LaLiga Santander
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)[12]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Getafe 8, Mallorca 5, Cádiz 2.

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 8 14 16 44 60  −16 38 5 7 7 22 29  −7 3 7 9 22 31  −9

Last updated: 22 May 2022.
Source: La Liga

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 22 May 2022. Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 30 June 2021.[13][14]

Villarreal v Granada
16 August 2021 1 Villarreal 0–0 Granada Villarreal
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
  • Germán Yellow card 71'
 Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 7,837
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
Note: Juan Foyth's first yellow card was overturned after Villarreal successfully appealed the decision.[15]
Granada v Valencia
21 August 2021 2 Granada 1–1 Valencia Granada
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 6,267
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
Rayo Vallecano v Granada
29 August 2021 3 Rayo Vallecano 4–0 Granada Madrid
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
  • Suárez Yellow card 27'
  • Puertas Yellow card 33'
  • Milla Yellow card 33'
  • Quini Yellow card 90+2'
 Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Attendance: 583
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
Granada v Real Betis
13 September 2021 4 Granada 1–2 Real Betis Granada
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 10,201
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
Barcelona v Granada
20 September 2021 5 Barcelona 1–1 Granada Barcelona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 27,097
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
Granada v Real Sociedad
23 September 2021 6 Granada 2–3 Real Sociedad Granada
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 9,552
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
Celta Vigo v Granada
27 September 2021 7 Celta Vigo 1–0 Granada Vigo
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 6,375
Referee: César Soto Grado
Granada v Sevilla
3 October 2021 8 Granada 1–0 Sevilla Granada
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 12,334
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
Osasuna v Granada
22 October 2021 10 Osasuna 1–1 Granada Pamplona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Vidal Yellow card 29'
  • Ávila 45'
  • José Ángel Red card 74'
 Report
Stadium: El Sadar
Attendance: 21,128
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
Granada v Getafe
28 October 2021 11 Granada 1–1 Getafe Granada
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Montoro Yellow card 45'
  • Suárez soccer ball with red X 78'
  • Molina 90+7'
 Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 13,651
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
Levante v Granada
1 November 2021 12 Levante 0–3 Granada Valencia
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
  • Sánchez 7', Yellow card 21'
  • Suárez 38'
  • Puertas 69'
  • Escudero Yellow card 90'
 Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 14,512
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
Espanyol v Granada
6 November 2021 13 Espanyol 2–0 Granada Cornellà de Llobregat
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
  • Díaz Yellow card 64'
 Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 19,050
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
Granada v Real Madrid
21 November 2021 14 Granada 1–4 Real Madrid Granada
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
  • Suárez 34'
  • Montoro Yellow card 62'
  • Monchu Red card 67'
 Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 17,460
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
Athletic Bilbao v Granada
26 November 2021 15 Athletic Bilbao 2–2 Granada Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
  • Machís 25'
  • Molina 34'
  • Montoro Yellow card 40'
  • Sánchez Yellow card 77'
 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 32,651
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
Granada v Alavés
3 December 2021 16 Granada 2–1 Alavés Granada
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 13,511
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
Cádiz v Granada
13 December 2021 17 Cádiz 1–1 Granada Cádiz
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
  • Molina 88'
 Stadium: Nuevo Mirandilla
Attendance: 13,052
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
Granada v Mallorca
19 December 2021 18 Granada 4–1 Mallorca Granada
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Milla Yellow card 19'
  • Molina 20', 61', 90+1'
  • Gonalons Yellow card 22'
  • Quini Yellow card 50'
  • Puertas 90+6'
 Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 13,014
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
Granada v Atlético Madrid
22 December 2021 9 Granada 2–1 Atlético Madrid Granada
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 13,034
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 17 October 2021, but was postponed for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification in South America due to postponed matches because of the COVID-19 pandemic and several players would not be able to return before the match.[16]
Elche v Granada
2 January 2022 19 Elche 0–0 Granada Elche
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
  • Machís Yellow card 45+6'
  • Suárez Yellow card 45+8'
  • Quini Yellow card 58'
 Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Attendance: 12,160
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
Granada v Barcelona
8 January 2022 20 Granada 1–1 Barcelona Granada
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 14,442
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
Getafe v Granada
20 January 2022 21 Getafe 4–2 Granada Getafe
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 7,634
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
Granada v Osasuna
23 January 2022 22 Granada 0–2 Osasuna Granada
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
  • Vidal Yellow card 26'
  • D. García 64'
  • Brašanac Yellow card 67'
  • K. García 90'
 Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 12,471
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
Real Madrid v Granada
6 February 2022 23 Real Madrid 1–0 Granada Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
  • Sánchez Yellow card 90+2'
 Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 36,665
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
Real Sociedad v Granada
13 February 2022 24 Real Sociedad 2–0 Granada San Sebastián
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
  • Escudero Yellow card 22'
  • Uzuni Yellow card 26'
 Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 29,847
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
Granada v Villarreal
19 February 2022 25 Granada 1–4 Villarreal Granada
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 13,389
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
Granada v Cádiz
28 February 2022 26 Granada 0–0 Cádiz Granada
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 14,785
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
Valencia v Granada
5 March 2022 27 Valencia 3–1 Granada Valencia
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 31,227
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
Granada v Elche
12 March 2022 28 Granada 0–1 Elche Granada
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 15,345
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
Alavés v Granada
19 March 2022 29 Alavés 2–3 Granada Vitoria-Gasteiz
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Attendance: 16,209
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
Granada v Rayo Vallecano
3 April 2022 30 Granada 2–2 Rayo Vallecano Granada
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 15,823
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
Sevilla v Granada
8 April 2022 31 Sevilla 4–2 Granada Seville
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 33,504
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
Granada v Levante
17 April 2022 32 Granada 1–4 Levante Granada
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 15,323
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
Atlético Madrid v Granada
20 April 2022 33 Atlético Madrid 0–0 Granada Madrid
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
  • Quini Yellow card 3'
  • Escudero Yellow card 58'
  • Díaz Yellow card 74'
  • Puertas Yellow card 83'
  • Duarte Yellow card 90+2'
 Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 43,517
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
Granada v Celta Vigo
1 May 2022 34 Granada 1–1 Celta Vigo Granada
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 15,036
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
Mallorca v Granada
7 May 2022 35 Mallorca 2–6 Granada Palma
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Visit Mallorca Stadium
Attendance: 18,466
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
Granada v Athletic Bilbao
10 May 2022 36 Granada 1–0 Athletic Bilbao Granada
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 16,638
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
Real Betis v Granada
15 May 2022 37 Real Betis 2–0 Granada Seville
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Juanmi 14', 89'
 Report
  • Suárez Yellow card 90+1'
 Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 45,016
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
Granada v Espanyol
22 May 2022 38 Granada 0–0 Espanyol Granada
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Molina soccer ball with red X 72'
  • Escudero Yellow card 87'
 Report Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 17,951
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

Copa del Rey

Laguna v Granada
30 November 2021 First round Laguna 0–7 Granada Santa Cruz de Tenerife
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • El Hallal Yellow card 45'
  • Dávila Yellow card 46'
 Report
Stadium: Heliodoro Rodríguez López[a]
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
Atlético Mancha Real v Granada
16 December 2021 Second round Atlético Mancha Real 1–0 Granada Mancha Real
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • José Enrique 21'
 Report Stadium: La Juventud
Referee: César Soto Grado

Statistics

Goalscorers

As of 22 May 2022
Rank Player La Liga Copa del Rey Total
1 Spain Jorge Molina 10 2 12
2 Colombia Luis Suárez 8 0 8
3 Spain Antonio Puertas 6 1 7
4 Venezuela Darwin Machís 4 0 4
5 Spain Adrián Butzke 0 3 3
Spain Luis Milla 3 0 3
7
Spain Álex Collado 2 0 2
Spain Germán Sánchez 2 0 2
Spain Sergio Escudero 2 0 2
10
Colombia Santiago Arias 1 0 1
Colombia Carlos Bacca 0 1 1
Spain Víctor Díaz 1 0 1
Portugal Domingos Duarte 1 0 1
Spain Ángel Montoro 1 0 1
Spain Rubén Rochina 1 0 1
Albania Myrto Uzuni 1 0 1
Own goals 1 0 1
Total 44 7 45

Notes

  1. ^ Laguna played its game at Heliodoro Rodríguez López, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife instead of their regular stadium Francisco Peraza in San Cristóbal de La Laguna as it does not meet the requirements established by the Royal Spanish Football Federation.

References

  1. ^ "Plantilla Granada Club de Fútbol".
  2. ^ "Antonio Cortés nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano" (in Spanish). Ravo Vallecano. 2 October 2020.
  3. ^ Oludare, Shina (2 February 2021). "Ramon Azeez: Granada midfielder loaned to FC Cartagena". Goal. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Monchu, nuevo mediocentro del Granada CF". Granada CF. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Acuerdo con el Manchester City para la cesión de Yangel Herrera" [Agreement with Manchester City for the loan of Yangel Herrera] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  6. ^ "El Granada CF acuerda con el Chelsea FC la cesión de Kenedy por una temporada" (Press release) (in Spanish). Granada C.F. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Acuerdo con el Atlético de Madrid para la cesión de Nehuén Pérez". Granada. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  8. ^ "El Granada acuerda con el Watford la cesión de Domingos Quina" (in Spanish). Granada CF. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Comunicado – Granada CF y Real Madrid acuerdan la cesión de Vallejo por una temporada" (in Spanish). Granada CF. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Rui Silva, nuevo jugador del Real Betis" (in Spanish). Real Betis. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Soldado se convierte en el primer refuerzo del Levante UD para la próxima temporada". Levante UD. 28 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Calendario LaLiga: el sorteo de Primera División 2021/2022 será el miércoles 30 de junio a las 17.30 horas". El Correo (in Spanish). 28 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Sync the new LaLiga season's fixtures with your personal calendar!". La Liga. 30 June 2021.
  15. ^ "El Comité deja sin efecto la segunda amarilla a Foyth". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  16. ^ "LaLiga request postponement of Real Madrid vs Athletic and Granada vs Atletico". marca.com. 24 September 2021.
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