2020–21 Girona FC season

Girona
2020–21 season
President	Delfí Geli
Head coach	Francisco
Stadium	Montilivi
Segunda División	5th
Play-offs	Runners-up
Copa del Rey	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: ; Cristhian Stuani (10); All: ; Mamadou Sylla (11)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 season was the 91st season in the existence of Girona FC and the club's second consecutive season in the second division of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Girona participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season covered the period from 24 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

First-team squad

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	ESP	Juan Carlos
2	DF	COL	Bernardo Espinosa
3	DF	ESP	Enric Franquesa (on loan from Villarreal)
7	FW	URU	Cristhian Stuani (vice-captain)
8	MF	URU	Sebastián Cristóforo
9	FW	ARG	Nahuel Bustos (on loan from Manchester City)
10	MF	ESP	Samuel Sáiz
11	DF	ESP	Aday (captain)
13	GK	ESP	Adrián Ortolá
14	MF	ESP	Monchu (on loan from Barcelona)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	DF	ESP	Juanpe (3rd captain)
16	DF	BRA	Yan Couto (on loan from Manchester City)
17	DF	ESP	Jordi Calavera
18	FW	SEN	Mamadou Sylla
19	FW	ESP	Pablo Moreno (on loan from Manchester City)
20	MF	ESP	Valery Fernández
21	DF	ESP	Antonio Luna
22	DF	URU	Santiago Bueno
23	MF	PAN	Édgar Bárcenas (on loan from Tijuana)
24	MF	ESP	Gerard Gumbau

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
26	MF	MLI	Ibrahima Kebe
27	MF	ESP	Ramon Terrats
28	MF	ESP	Jandro
30	GK	ESP	Jona Morilla
31	DF	ESP	Eric Monjonell
32	FW	ESP	Adrián Turmo


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
34	DF	ESP	Pau Resta
35	FW	ESP	Pau Víctor
36	FW	ESP	Gonpi
37	FW	ESP	Álex Pachón
38	DF	ESP	Arnau Martínez
39	FW	ESP	Suleiman Camara

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	ESP	Iago López (at Logroñés until 30 June 2021)
—	DF	COL	Johan Mojica (at Elche until 30 June 2021)
—	DF	ANG	Jonás Ramalho (at Osasuna until 30 June 2021)
—	DF	URU	Maxi Villa (at Villarreal B until 30 June 2021)
—	MF	ESP	Álex Gallar (at Cartagena until 30 June 2021)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ESP	Jairo Izquierdo (at Cádiz until 30 June 2021)
—	MF	BEL	Jonathan Dubasin (at Llagostera until 30 June 2021)
—	MF	CMR	Kévin Soni (at Celta B until 30 June 2021)
—	MF	SEN	Pape Maly Diamanka (at Albacete until 30 June 2021)
—	FW	URU	Joaquín Zeballos (at Barcelona B until 30 June 2021)

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

16 September 2020 Friendly	Barcelona	3–1	Girona	Sant Joan Despí, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Coutinho 21' Messi 45', 51'		Sáiz 46'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Stadium Referee: Albert Catalá Ferrán

Competitions

Overview

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 %
Segunda División	26 September 2020	30 May 2021	Matchday 1	5th	42	20	11	11	47	36	+11	047.62
Segunda División promotion play-offs	2 June 2021	20 June 2021	Semi-finals	Runners-up	4	2	1	1	5	3	+2	050.00
Copa del Rey	17 December 2020	26 January 2021	First round	Round of 16	4	3	0	1	6	2	+4	075.00
Total					50	25	12	13	58	41	+17	050.00

Source: Soccerway

Segunda División

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
3	Leganés	42	21	10	11	51	32	+19	73^[a]	Qualification for promotion play-offs
4	Almería	42	21	10	11	61	40	+21	73^[a]
5	Girona	42	20	11	11	47	36	+11	71
6	Rayo Vallecano (O, P)	42	19	10	13	52	40	+12	67
7	Sporting Gijón	42	17	14	11	37	28	+9	65

Source: LaLiga
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored^[1]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points: Leganés: 4, Almería: 1

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
42	20	11	11	47	36	+11	71	12	4	5	22	12	+10	8	7	6	25	24	+1

Source: La Liga

Results by round

Round	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	39	40	41	42
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	L	L	W	W	L	W	W	D	D	L	W	L	L	W	W	D	L	D	D	W	L	L	D	W	D	L	D	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D
Position	9	15	19	20	18	14	18	14	13	11	12	16	12	14	15	14	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	8	9	9	11	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5

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

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 31 August 2020.^[2]^[3]

26 September 2020 3	Sporting Gijón	2–0	Girona	Gijón
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Đurđević 49', 59'	Report		Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

4 October 2020 4	Girona	0–1	Fuenlabrada	Girona
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Diéguez 45'	Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Oliver De La Fuente Ramos

11 October 2020 5	Leganés	0–1	Girona	Leganés
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Sylla 38'	Stadium: Butarque Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Alexis Carlos Pulido Santana

18 October 2020 6	Girona	1–0	Oviedo	Girona
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Monchu 67'	Report		Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez

21 October 2020 7	Lugo	3–0	Girona	Lugo
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Anxo Carro Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Iosu Galech Apezteguía

24 October 2020 8	Castellón	0–1	Girona	Castellón de la Plana
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Franquesa 42'	Stadium: Nou Estadi Castàlia Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

27 October 2020 9	Girona	2–1	Cartagena	Girona
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sylla 7', 66'	Report	Castro 23'	Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

1 November 2020 10	Almería	0–0	Girona	Almería
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo

4 November 2020 1	Zaragoza	2–2	Girona	Zaragoza
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Narváez 90+2', 90+5'	Report	Sylla 28' Valery 54'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Francisco Hernández Maeso

9 November 2020 11	Girona	1–1	Las Palmas	Girona
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Espinosa 67'	Report	Ruiz 45'	Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Luis Mario Milla Alvéndiz

14 November 2020 12	Girona	0–1	Mallorca	Girona
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Aday 34' Sáiz 54' Gumbau 76' Ramalho 86' Sylla 90+5' 90+5'	Report	Sevilla 5' Raíllo 61' De Galarreta 71' Russo 79'	Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Jon Ander González Esteban

20 November 2020 13	Espanyol	1–2	Girona	Cornellà de Llobregat
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	De Tomás 40' Da. López 56' Mérida 70' Embarba 75' Puado 85'	Report	Cristóforo 66' Sáiz 69', 88' (pen.) Bárcenas 83'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: José Antonio López Toca

24 November 2020 14	Girona	0–1	Málaga	Girona
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Escassi 33'	Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

27 November 2020 15	Alcorcón	1–0	Girona	Alcorcón
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Santo Domingo Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Iñaki Bikandi Garrido

1 December 2020 16	Girona	1–0	Mirandés	Girona
21:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Francisco Hernández Maeso

6 December 2020 17	Albacete	0–2	Girona	Albacete
18:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Carlos Belmonte Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: David Gálvez Rascón

10 December 2020 2	Girona	2–0	UD Logroñés	Girona
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo

14 December 2020 18	Girona	0–0	Rayo Vallecano	Girona
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

21 December 2020 19	Tenerife	2–0	Girona	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
21:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Heliodoro Rodríguez López Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: José Antonio López Toca

4 January 2021 20	Girona	0–0	Sabadell	Girona
18:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Gorka Sagués Oscoz

11 January 2021 21	Ponferradina	1–1	Girona	Ponferrada
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Estadio El Toralín Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Saúl Ais Reig

23 January 2021 22	Girona	1–0	Espanyol	Girona
18:15 CET (UTC+1)	Moreno 41' Franquesa 45' Bueno 71'	Report	Embarba 74' Da. López 75'	Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana

30 January 2021 23	Mallorca	1–0	Girona	Palma
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Sánchez 25' Oliván 52' Valjent 75' Amath 90+2'	Report	Monchu 82'	Stadium: Visit Mallorca Stadium Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Alejandro Muñíz Ruiz

7 February 2021 24	Girona	0–2	Leganés	Girona
14:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Bua 75', 90+2'	Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias

13 February 2021 25	Mirandés	3–3	Girona	Miranda de Ebro
18:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Anduva Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Luis Mario Milla Alvendiz

21 February 2021 26	Girona	2–1	Castellón	Girona
18:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez

28 February 2021 27	Fuenlabrada	1–1	Girona	Fuenlabrada
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Nteka 70'	Report	Stuani 9' (pen.)	Stadium: Fernando Torres Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: José Antonio López Toca

7 March 2021 28	Girona	0–1	Almería	Girona
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Terrats 49' Espinosa 90+4'	Report	Costa 27' Morlanes 50' Sadiq 72' Villar 90+4' Maraš 90+7'	Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

13 March 2021 29	Girona	1–1	Lugo	Girona
18:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Aitor Gorostegui Fernández-Ortega

19 March 2021 30	Las Palmas	1–2	Girona	Las Palmas
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Álvaro Moreno Aragón

28 March 2021 31	Girona	2–1	Albacete	Girona
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Couto 13' Gumbau 52' Terrats 57' Sylla 90+2' Juanpe 90+4' Stuani 90+5'	Report	Ortuño 68' Benito 81'	Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: David Gálvez Rascón

31 March 2021 32	Sabadell	2–2	Girona	Sabadell
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Stoichkov 8', 45+2'	Report	Gumbau 44' Sáiz 55' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadi de la Nova Creu Alta Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso

3 April 2021 33	Girona	3–1	Ponferradina	Girona
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Stuani 45+1' Sáiz 51' Bustos 84'	Report	Yuri 90+1'	Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo

10 April 2021 34	Rayo Vallecano	2–1	Girona	Madrid
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Comesaña 16', 38' Trejo 24' Saveljich 35' Isi 75' Advíncula 78'	Report	Bueno 36' Couto 48' Stuani 54'	Stadium: Vallecas Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana

16 April 2021 35	Girona	3–0	Zaragoza	Girona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Stuani 6' (pen.) Aday 53' Bueno 57' Bustos 65' Gumbau 67' Luna 78' Sylla 84'	Report	Fernández 18' Tejero 60'	Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: José Antonio López Toca

25 April 2021 36	Oviedo	0–1	Girona	Oviedo
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Bárcenas 63'	Stadium: Carlos Tartiere Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Gorka Sagués Oscoz

1 May 2021 37	Girona	1–0	Tenerife	Girona
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Franquesa 33'	Report		Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Rubén Ávalos Barrera

9 May 2021 38	UD Logroñés	1–4	Girona	Logroño
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Petcoff 13' Paulino 22' Bobadilla 56' López 83' Vitoria 88' R. Martínez 90+1'	Report	A. Martínez 14' Stuani 40', 57' (pen.) Juanpe 85' Bustos 90'	Stadium: Las Gaunas Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Rafael Sánchez López

17 May 2021 39	Girona	1–0	Sporting Gijón	Girona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Juanpe 43'	Report	Gragera 28' Fuego 37' Mariño 45'	Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

20 May 2021 40	Málaga	0–1	Girona	Málaga
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mejías 16' Escassi 16' Jairo 29' Joaquín 40' Matos 66' Rodríguez 90+3'	Report	Gumbau 19' Monchu 33' Bueno 62', 86'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Álvaro Moreno Aragón

24 May 2021 41	Girona	1–0	Alcorcón	Girona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sáiz 76' Moreno 83' Monchu 87'	Report	Gual 45+1' Bravo 90+2'	Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Gorka Sagués Oscoz

30 May 2021 42	Cartagena	1–1	Girona	Cartagena
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Carrasquilla 3' De Blasis 60' Antoñito 80' José Ángel 82'	Report	Bueno 20' Aday 36' Valery 79'	Stadium: Cartagonova Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez

Promotion play-offs

2 June 2021 SF First leg	Girona	3–0	Almería	Girona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bárcenas 3' Couto 5' Juanpe 52' Franquesa 54' Sylla 65'	Report	Balliu 27' Ramazani 30' Makaridze 85'	Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

5 June 2021 SF Second leg	Almería	0–0 (0–3 agg.)	Girona	Almería
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Fernandes 39' Buñuel 43' Robertone 52' Costa 56'	Report	Kebe 67' Sylla 89'	Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

13 June 2021 Final First leg	Rayo Vallecano	1–2	Girona	Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Isi 6' Trejo 52' Bebé 90+8'	Report	Franquesa 41' Sáiz 45+3' Sylla 46' Cristóforo 60' Juan Carlos 69' Martínez 77'	Stadium: Vallecas Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana

20 June 2021 Final Second leg	Girona	0–2 (2–3 agg.)	Rayo Vallecano	Girona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bárcenas 31' Juanpe 85'	Report	Á. García 7' Velázquez 40' 56' Trejo 45+2', 76' Catena 90+6'	Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

Copa del Rey

17 December 2020 First round	Gimnástica Segoviana	0–2	Girona	Segovia
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Bustos 39', 77'	Stadium: La Albuera Referee: Álvaro Moreno Aragón

7 January 2021 Second round	Girona	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Lugo	Girona
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Franquesa 53' Marcelo 115' (o.g.) Bueno 120+3'	Report	Escobar 37' Valentín 52' Ramos 103' Seoane 105' Torres 106'	Stadium: Montilivi Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias

16 January 2021 Round of 32	Girona	2–0	Cádiz	Girona
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Valery 48', 58' Kebe 82' Stuani 84'	Report	Erimuya 26'	Stadium: Montilivi Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez

26 January 2021 Round of 16	Girona	0–1	Villarreal	Girona
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bustos 39' Franquesa 90+2'	Report	Trigueros 17' Pino 19' Coquelin 51' Baena 73' Raba 90+1'	Stadium: Montilivi Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.^[4]

References

^ "Reglamento General RFEF - Artículo 201. Sistema de puntos" (PDF). RFEF. 1 May 2015. p. 104. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
^ "Este será el calendario de Segunda División para la temporada 2020/21". rfef.es (in Spanish). 31 August 2020.
^ "Calendario de LaLiga Smartbank 2020/21". laliga.com (in Spanish). 31 August 2020.
^ "Bundesliga is welcoming back fans; when will Premier League, La Liga and Serie A follow suit?". ESPN. 15 September 2020.

External links

Official website

[table_hth_LEG0.98459237440703-1] Head-to-head points: Leganés: 4, Almería: 1

[Covid-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.^[4]

[2] "Reglamento General RFEF - Artículo 201. Sistema de puntos" (PDF). RFEF. 1 May 2015. p. 104. Retrieved 30 June 2020.

[3] "Este será el calendario de Segunda División para la temporada 2020/21". rfef.es (in Spanish). 31 August 2020.

[4] "Calendario de LaLiga Smartbank 2020/21". laliga.com (in Spanish). 31 August 2020.

[5] "Bundesliga is welcoming back fans; when will Premier League, La Liga and Serie A follow suit?". ESPN. 15 September 2020.

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