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2021–22 Girona FC season

The 2021–22 season was the 92nd season in the existence of Girona FC and the club's third 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.

Girona
2021–22 season
PresidentDelfí Geli
Head coachMíchel
StadiumEstadi Montilivi
Segunda División6th (promoted via play-offs)
Play-offsWinners
Copa del ReyRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Cristhian Stuani (22)
All:
Cristhian Stuani (24)

Girona finished in 6th place to earn a play-off spot. They beat Eibar and Tenerife on the road to return to La Liga after three years.[1]

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 1 February 2022.[2]

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 MF   ESP Jairo Izquierdo
4 MF   ESP Víctor Sánchez
6 MF   MLI Ibrahima Kebe
7 FW   URU Cristhian Stuani (captain)
8 MF   ESP Álex Baena (on loan from Villarreal)
9 FW   ARG Darío Sarmiento (on loan from Manchester City)
10 MF   ESP Samuel Sáiz
11 MF   ESP Valery Fernández
12 MF   ESP Iván Martín (on loan from Villarreal)
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK   ESP Adrián Ortolá
14 MF   ESP Aleix García
15 DF   ESP Juanpe (vice-captain)
16 FW   ESP Pablo Moreno (on loan from Manchester City)
17 DF   ESP David Juncà
19 FW   ARG Nahuel Bustos (on loan from Manchester City)
20 MF   ESP Pol Lozano (on loan from Espanyol)
21 MF   ESP Ramon Terrats
22 DF   URU Santiago Bueno
24 MF   ESP Borja García
38 DF   ESP Arnau Martínez

Reserve team

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Main article: Girona FC B

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 FW   ESP Gabri Martínez
29 FW   ESP Arnau Ortiz
30 GK   ESP Jona Morilla
31 DF   ESP Eric Monjonell
32 FW   ESP Oscar Ureña
33 DF   ESP Loïc Williams
34 MF   ESP Álex Sala
No. Pos. Nation Player
36 MF   ESP Ricard Artero
40 FW   ESP Álex Castro
41 DF   ESP Biel Farrés
42 FW   ESP Dawda Camara
43 FW   ESP Suleiman Camara
44 MF   ESP Joel Roca
45 MF   ESP Unai Hernández

Out on loan

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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 Jordi Calavera (at Sporting Gijón until 30 June 2022)
— MF   BEL Jonathan Dubasin (at Logroñés until 30 June 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   ESP Álex Gallar (at Cartagena until 30 June 2022)

Transfers

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In

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Out

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Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

24 July 2021 Friendly Barcelona   3–1   Girona Barcelona, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Stadium
Attendance: 2,858
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
7 August 2021 Friendly Gimnàstic   2–1   Girona Tarragona, Spain
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Nou Estadi de Tarragona
8 August 2021 Friendly Girona   2–0   Barcelona B Girona, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: La Vinya in Caldes de Malavella Training Centre

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Segunda División 14 August 2021 29 May 2022 Matchday 1 6th 42 20 8 14 57 42 +15 047.62
Segunda División promotion play-offs 2 June 2022 19 June 2022 Semi-finals Winners 4 2 1 1 5 2 +3 050.00
Copa del Rey 2 December 2021 15 January 2022 First round Round of 16 4 3 0 1 8 3 +5 075.00
Total 50 25 9 16 70 47 +23 050.00

Source: Soccerway

Segunda División

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Main article: 2021–22 Segunda División

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Las Palmas 42 19 13 10 57 47 +10 70 Qualification for promotion play-offs
5 Tenerife 42 20 9 13 53 37 +16 69
6 Girona (O, P) 42 20 8 14 57 42 +15 68[a]
7 Oviedo 42 17 17 8 57 41 +16 68[a]
8 Ponferradina 42 17 12 13 57 55 +2 63
Source: LaLiga SmartBank
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored[3]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Girona finished ahead of Oviedo on head-to-head points: Girona 2–1 Oviedo, Oviedo 0–0 Girona.

Results summary

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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 8 14 57 42  +15 68 13 3 5 36 16  +20 7 5 9 21 26  −5

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHHAHAHA
ResultWDLLLW
Position10148131313116656443456666777897789111498877888764
Source: La Liga SmartBank
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 30 June 2021.[4][5]

14 August 2021 1 Girona 2–0 Amorebieta Girona
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Montilivi
Referee: David Gálvez Rascón
22 August 2021 2 Girona 0–0 Las Palmas Girona
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Montilivi
Attendance: 2,163
Referee: Luis Mario Milla Alvendiz
28 August 2021 3 Ponferradina 2–1 Girona Ponferrada
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: El Toralín
Attendance: 3,397
Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana
3 September 2021 4 Girona 1–2 Sporting Gijón Girona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Montilivi
Referee: Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez
12 September 2021 5 Málaga 2–0 Girona Málaga
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: La Rosaleda
Referee: José Antonio López Toca
18 September 2021 6 Girona 1–0 Valladolid Girona
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Montilivi
Referee: Jon Ander González Esteban
26 September 2021 7 Oviedo 0–0 Girona Oviedo
18:15 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Carlos Tartiere
Referee: David Gálvez Rascón
4 October 2021 8 Girona 1–2 Almería Girona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadi Montilivi
Attendance: 4,904
Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana
9 October 2021 9 Lugo 1–0 Girona Lugo
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Anxo Carro
16 October 2021 10 Girona 1–3 Huesca Girona
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Estadi Montilivi
21 October 2021 11 Mirandés 1–2 Girona Miranda de Ebro
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Anduva
25 October 2021 12 Girona 1–1 Zaragoza Girona
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Estadi Montilivi
31 October 2021 13 Fuenlabrada 1–2 Girona Fuenlabrada
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Fernando Torres
4 November 2021 14 Girona 3–1 Alcorcón Girona
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Estadi Montilivi
8 November 2021 15 Tenerife 2–1 Girona Santa Cruz de Tenerife
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Heliodoro Rodríguez López
14 November 2021 16 Girona 2–0 Cartagena Girona
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Estadi Montilivi
22 November 2021 17 Real Sociedad B 1–2 Girona San Sebastián
19:00 CET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 1,898
Referee: Francisco Hernández
29 November 2021 18 Eibar 4–2 Girona Eibar
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ipurua
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Iván Caparrós Hernández
6 December 2021 19 Girona 3–0 Leganés Girona
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Estadi Montilivi
11 December 2021 20 Ibiza 1–1 Girona Ibiza
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Can Misses
17 December 2021 21 Girona 3–1 Burgos Girona
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Estadi Montilivi
2 January 2022 22 Huesca 0–1 Girona Huesca
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: El Alcoraz
9 January 2022 23 Girona 2–1 Fuenlabrada Girona
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Estadi Montilivi
23 January 2022 24 Girona 1–1 Lugo Girona
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Estadi Montilivi
29 January 2022 25 Amorebieta 1–0 Girona Lezama
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Instalaciones de Lezama Campo 2
5 February 2022 26 Girona 3–0 Ponferradina Girona
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Estadi Montilivi
12 February 2022 27 Valladolid 2–2 Girona Valladolid
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: José Zorrilla
19 February 2022 28 Girona 0–1 Eibar Girona
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadi Montilivi
Attendance: 6,511
Referee: Oliver De La Fuente
27 February 2022 29 Leganés 1–1 Girona Leganés
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Butarque
6 March 2022 30 Girona 2–1 Oviedo Girona
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Estadi Montilivi
12 March 2022 31 Las Palmas 1–3 Girona Las Palmas
18:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria
Attendance: 12,591
Referee:   Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo
19 March 2022 32 Girona 5–1 Ibiza Girona
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Estadi Montilivi
27 March 2022 33 Almería 0–1 Girona Almería
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Attendance: 9,260
Referee: Gorka Sagués Oscoz
1 April 2022 34 Girona 1–0 Málaga Girona
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Estadi Montilivi
10 April 2022 35 Zaragoza 1–0 Girona Zaragoza
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: La Romareda
Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva
18 April 2022 36 Girona 2–0 Real Sociedad B Girona
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadi Montilivi
Attendance: 7,432
Referee: Oliver De La Fuente
23 April 2022 37 Cartagena 3–0 Girona Cartagena
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova
Referee: Luis Mario Milla Alvendiz
1 May 2022 38 Alcorcón 0–1 Girona Alcorcón
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Santo Domingo
Referee: Aitor Gorostegui Fernández-Ortega
9 May 2022 39 Girona 0–1 Tenerife Girona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Montilivi
Referee: Jon Ander González Esteban
15 May 2022 40 Sporting Gijón 2–1 Girona Gijón
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: El Molinón
Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana
21 May 2022 41 Girona 2–0 Mirandés Girona
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Montilivi
Referee: Gorka Sagués Oscoz
29 May 2022 42 Burgos 0–0 Girona Burgos
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Estadio El Plantío
Referee: Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez

Promotion play-offs

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2 June 2022 Semi-finals
First leg		 Girona 0–1 Eibar Girona
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Aketxe   28' Stadium: Estadi Montilivi
Attendance: 9,450
Referee: Luis Mario Milla Alvéndiz
5 June 2022 Semi-finals
Second leg		 Eibar 0–2 (a.e.t.)
(1–2 agg.)		 Girona Eibar
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report García   1'
Stuani   91'		 Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Ipurua
Attendance: 6,846
Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana
12 June 2022 Finals
First leg		 Girona 0–0 Tenerife Girona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Montilivi
Attendance: 11,303
Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso
19 June 2022 Finals
Second leg		 Tenerife 1–3
(1–3 agg.)		 Girona Santa Cruz de Tenerife
20:00 WEST (UTC+1) Stadium: Heliodoro Rodríguez López
Referee: Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo

Copa del Rey

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Main article: 2021–22 Copa del Rey
2 December 2021 Round 1 Calvo Sotelo 1–5 Girona Puertollano
20:00 CET
  • Abraham Arcos   24'
  • Diego Dominguez   88'
  • George Lucas   90+1'
 Report
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Puertollano
Attendance: 1,500
Referee:   Luis Milla Alvendiz
14 December 2021 Round 2 Huesca 0–1 Girona Huesca
20:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Estadio El Alcoraz
Attendance: 7,638
Referee:   Iosu Galech Apezteguía
6 January 2022 Round of 32 Girona 1–0 Osasuna Girona
16:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Estadi Montilivi
Attendance: 11,056
Referee:   Javier Alberola Rojas
15 January 2022 Round of 16 Girona 1–2 Rayo Vallecano Girona
18:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Estadi Montilivi
Attendance: 11,056
Referee:   Adrián Cordero Vega

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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As of 29 May 2022
Rank Pos. No. Player Segunda División Promotion play-offs Copa del Rey Total
1 FW 7   Cristhian Stuani 22 0 0 22
2 FW 19   Nahuel Bustos 11 0 0 11
3 MF 6   Álex Baena 5 0 0 5
4 MF 10   Samuel Sáiz 3 0 1 4
Total 57 0 8 65

References

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  1. ^ "Girona Beat Tenerife to Earn Promotion to la Liga Via Play-offs". 19 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Primer equipo" [First team] (in Spanish). Girona FC. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Reglamento General RFEF - Artículo 201. Sistema de puntos" (PDF). RFEF. 1 May 2015. p. 104. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Sorteo calendario LaLiga Santander 2021/22: horario y dónde ver en TV". El Correo. 30 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Sync the new LaLiga season's fixtures with your personal calendar!". LaLiga. 30 June 2021.
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