1992–93 RCD Español season

RCD Español
1992–93 season
President	Julio Pardo
Head coach	Novoa (to 30 May); Juanjo Díaz (from 31 May)
Stadium	Sarrià Stadium
La Liga	18th (relegated via playoff)
Copa del Rey	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Xavier Escaich (12); All: Xavier Escaich (12)
	← 1991–92 1993–94 →

The 1992–93 season was the 58th season in the existence of RCD Español and the club's third consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Español participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey.

Players

First-team squad

^[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
—	GK	ESP	Vicente Biurrun
—	GK	ESP	Emilio Isierte
—	DF	ESP	Albert Albesa
—	DF	ESP	Santi Cuesta
—	DF	RUS	Dmitri Galiamin
—	DF	ESP	César Mendiondo
—	DF	ESP	Mino
—	DF	RUS	Andrei Mokh
—	DF	ESP	Sergio Morgado
—	DF	ESP	Eloy Pérez
—	MF	ESP	Ángel Luis
—	MF	ESP	Enrique Ayúcar
—	MF	ESP	Juan José Elgezabal


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ESP	Francisco
—	MF	ESP	Jaume
—	MF	RUS	Igor Korneev
—	MF	RUS	Dmitri Kuznetsov
—	MF	ESP	Roberto
—	MF	ESP	Urbano
—	MF	ESP	Vicente
—	FW	ESP	Enric Cuxart
—	FW	ESP	Xavier Escaich
—	FW	ESP	Gregorio Fonseca
—	FW	ESP	Jordi Lardín
—	FW	ESP	Lluís

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	6 September 1992	20 June 1993	Matchday 1	18th	38	9	11	18	40	56	−16	023.68
Relegation playoff	23 June 1993	29 June 1993	Playoff	Relegated	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Copa del Rey	1 October 1992	30 December 1992	Third round	Fourth round	4	2	1	1	5	7	−2	050.00
Total					44	11	13	20	45	64	−19	025.00

Source: ^[2]

La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
16	Oviedo	38	11	10	17	42	52	−10	32
17	Albacete (O)	38	11	9	18	54	59	−5	31	Qualification for the relegation playoffs
18	Español (R)	38	9	11	18	40	56	−16	29	Qualification for the relegation playoffs
19	Cádiz (R)	38	5	12	21	30	70	−40	22^[a]	Relegation to the Segunda División
20	Real Burgos (R)	38	4	14	20	29	69	−40	22^[a]	Relegation to the Segunda División

Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b RBU 0–2 CÁD; CÁD 3–2 RBU

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	9	11	18	40	56	−16	38	7	5	7	25	21	+4	2	6	11	15	35	−20

Source: ^[2]

Matches

^[2]

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score
6 September	A	Real Zaragoza	1–2
13 September	H	Atlético Madrid	1–3
20 September	H	Cádiz	1–3
27 September	A	Real Oviedo	2–2
4 October	H	Rayo Vallecano	2–2
7 October	A	Celta de Vigo	1–0
18 October	H	Sevilla	1–1
25 October	A	Osasuna	3–1
1 November	H	Real Sociedad	4–1
8 November	A	Real Madrid	1–3
22 November	H	Tenerife	0–0
29 November	A	Barcelona	0–5
6 December	H	Real Burgos	3–1
13 December	A	Sporting de Gijón	1–1
20 December	H	Albacete	2–0
3 January	A	Deportivo de La Coruña	0–3
9 January	H	Valencia	1–1
17 January	A	Logroñés	0–0
24 January	H	Athletic Bilbao	2–0

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score
31 January	H	Real Zaragoza	2–0
7 February	A	Atlético Madrid	1–2
14 February	A	Cádiz	0–1
21 February	H	Real Oviedo	2–0
28 February	A	Rayo Vallecano	1–1
7 March	H	Celta de Vigo	0–0
14 March	A	Sevilla	1–1
21 March	H	Osasuna	2–1
4 April	A	Real Sociedad	1–4
11 April	H	Real Madrid	1–3
18 April	A	Tenerife	1–2
2 May	H	Barcelona	0–1
9 May	A	Real Burgos	1–1
16 May	H	Sporting de Gijón	1–2
23 May	A	Albacete	0–2
30 May	H	Deportivo de La Coruña	0–2
6 June	A	Valencia	0–2
13 June	H	Logroñés	0–1
20 June	A	Athletic Bilbao	0–2

Relegation playoff

23 June 1993 First leg	Español	0–1	Racing de Santander	Barcelona
20:30		Report	Pineda 48'	Stadium: Sarrià Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega

29 June 1993 Second leg	Racing de Santander	0–0	Español	Santander
21:15		Report		Stadium: El Sardinero Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Antonio Jesús López Nieto

Racing de Santander won 1–0 on aggregate.

Copa del Rey

^[2]

Round	Opponent	Aggregate	First leg			Second leg
Round	Opponent	Aggregate	Date	Venue	Score	Date	Venue	Score
Third round	Manlleu	2–1	1 October	A	1–1	12 November	H	1–0
Fourth round	Villarreal	3–6	2 December	A	2–1	30 December	H	1–5

Goalscorers

Rank	Player	La Liga	Copa del Rey	Total
1	Xavier Escaich	12	0	12
2	Igor Korneev	7	1	8
3	Francisco	5	1	6
3	Lluís	6	0	6
5	Gregorio Fonseca	4	1	5
6	Urbano	3	0	3
7	Enrique Ayúcar	2	0	2
8	Enric Cuxart	0	1	1
	Dmitri Kuznetsov	0	1	1
	Mino	1	0	1
Total		40	5	45

References

^ "Espanyol Barcelona » Squad 1992/1993". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Espanyol Barcelona » Fixtures & Results 1992/1993". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

[table_hth_RBU0.044799829854071-3] RBU 0–2 CÁD; CÁD 3–2 RBU

[1] "Espanyol Barcelona » Squad 1992/1993". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 January 2024.

[fixtures-2] "Espanyol Barcelona » Fixtures & Results 1992/1993". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

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