2020–21 Real Zaragoza season

Real Zaragoza
2020–21 season
President	Christian Lapetra
Head coach	Rubén Baraja; (until 9 November); Iván Martínez; (from 11 November until 13 December); Juan Ignacio Martínez; (from 14 December)
Stadium	La Romareda
Segunda División	15th
Copa del Rey	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Juanjo Narváez (9); All: ; Juanjo Narváez (9)
Biggest win	Alcorcón 0–3 Zaragoza; Zaragoza 3–0 Castellón
Biggest defeat	Girona 3–0 Zaragoza
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →
	All statistics correct as of 30 May 2021.

The 2020–21 Real Zaragoza season was the club's 89th season in existence and the eighth consecutive season in the second division of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Real Zaragoza participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season covered the period from 17 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

First-team squad

As of 28 January 2021

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	ARG	Cristian Álvarez
2	DF	ESP	Carlos Vigaray
3	DF	ESP	Jair Amador
4	DF	FRA	Mathieu Peybernes (on loan from Almería)
5	DF	ESP	Álvaro Tejero (on loan from Eibar)
6	DF	ESP	Alejandro Francés
7	FW	COL	Juanjo Narváez
8	MF	ESP	Adrián
9	MF	SVN	Haris Vučkić
10	MF	ESP	Javi Ros (vice-captain)
11	FW	ITA	Luca Zanimacchia (on loan from Juventus)
12	MF	NGA	James Igbekeme


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	GK	ESP	Álvaro Ratón
14	FW	URU	Gabriel Fernández (on loan from Celta Vigo)
15	DF	ESP	Pep Chavarría
16	MF	ESP	Íñigo Eguaras
17	DF	ESP	Carlos Nieto
18	DF	ESP	Pichu Atienza
19	FW	ESP	Álex Alegría (on loan from Mallorca)
21	MF	ESP	Alberto Zapater (captain)
22	MF	ESP	Sergio Bermejo
23	FW	ESP	Gaizka Larrazabal
27	MF	ESP	Francho Serrano
28	MF	URU	Juan Manuel Sanabria (on loan from Atlético Madrid)

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
28	DF	ESP	Andrés Borge
30	FW	ESP	Jaime Sancho
31	FW	ESP	Iván Azón
32	FW	ESP	Luis Carbonell


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
33	DF	ESP	Antonio Sola
34	MF	ESP	Iván Castillo
39	DF	ESP	Javi Hernández
41	GK	ESP	Carlos Azón

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	Dani Lasure (at Leganés until 30 June 2021)
—	DF	ESP	Eduardo Mingotes (at Valencia Mestalla until 30 June 2021)
—	DF	ESP	Enrique Clemente (at Logroñés until 30 June 2021)
—	MF	EQG	Jannick Buyla (at UCAM Murcia until 30 June 2021)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	EQG	Federico Bikoro (at Badalona until 30 June 2021)
—	MF	ESP	Marc Aguado (at Andorra until 30 June 2021)
—	FW	ESP	Marcos Baselga (at Atlético Baleares until 30 June 2021)

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
15			TBD		1 July 2020

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
15			TBD		1 July 2020

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

12 September 2020 Friendly	Zaragoza	0–2	Getafe	Zaragoza, Spain
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)			Keita 5' Mata 26' (pen.)	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 0

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	12 September 2020	30 May 2021	Matchday 1	15th	42	13	11	18	37	43	−6	030.95
Copa del Rey	16 December 2020	5 January 2021	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	050.00
Total					44	14	11	19	40	45	−5	031.82

Source: Soccerway

Segunda División

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
13	Oviedo	42	11	19	12	45	46	−1	52^[a]
14	Tenerife	42	13	13	16	36	36	0	52^[a]
15	Zaragoza	42	13	11	18	37	43	−6	50
16	Cartagena	42	12	13	17	44	52	−8	49
17	Alcorcón	42	13	9	20	32	42	−10	48

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]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points: Oviedo: 4, Tenerife: 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	13	11	18	37	43	−6	50	9	7	5	20	17	+3	4	4	13	17	26	−9

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	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	D	W	W	L	L	D	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	W	D	L	L	W	L	W	D	D	W	W	L	D	D	D	W	W	L	L
Position	9	15	15	10	7	11	13	14	15	16	18	19	19	19	20	21	21	21	21	21	17	21	18	17	17	17	18	17	17	16	16	16	15	14	15	15	15	15	15	10	13	15

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	Zaragoza	2–2	Las Palmas	Zaragoza
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nieto 10' 85' Ros 16', 49' Mendes 19' (o.g.) Atienza 37' Jannick 63' Adrián 90+4'	Report	Lemos 23', 57' 70' Espiau 82' Maikel 89'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

3 October 2020 4	Alcorcón	0–3	Zaragoza	Alcorcón
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Fraile 15'	Report	Ros 63' Jannick 63'	Stadium: Santo Domingo Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez

11 October 2020 5	Zaragoza	1–0	Albacete	Zaragoza
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Eguaras 65' Bermejo 68' Atienza 75' Narváez 88'	Report	Gorosito 44' Navarro 73'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

18 October 2020 6	Zaragoza	1–2	Málaga	Zaragoza
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

22 October 2020 7	Leganés	1–0	Zaragoza	Leganés
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Arnaiz 57'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Butarque Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Luis Mario Milla Alvendiz

25 October 2020 8	Zaragoza	0–0	Sabadell	Zaragoza
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

29 October 2020 9	Mirandés	1–0	Zaragoza	Miranda de Ebro
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Moha 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Anduva Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Aitor Gorostegui Fernández-Ortega

1 November 2020 10	Zaragoza	0–0	Mallorca	Zaragoza
16:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 0^{[note 1]}

4 November 2020 1	Zaragoza	2–2	Girona	Zaragoza
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso

8 November 2020 11	Tenerife	1–0	Zaragoza	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Álvarez 15' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Heliodoro Rodríguez López Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

13 November 2020 12	Zaragoza	1–2	Oviedo	Zaragoza
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Fernández 26' (o.g.)	Report	Sánchez 45' Leschuk 49'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Rubén Ávalos Barrera

22 November 2020 13	Ponferradina	2–1	Zaragoza	Ponferrada
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hernando 41' Valcarce 45+3' Sola 61' (o.g.) Curro 69' Romera 78'	Report	Narváez 46' Sola 73' Eguaras 81'	Stadium: Estadio El Toralín Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

25 November 2020 14	Zaragoza	1–2	Rayo Vallecano	Zaragoza
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Igbekeme 19' Vučkić 55' Nieto 78'	Report	Antoñín 72' Pozo 83' Advíncula 85' Velázquez 88' Valentín 90+2'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Iosu Galech Apezteguía

29 November 2020 15	Espanyol	2–0	Zaragoza	Cornellà de Llobregat
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	L. López 45+1' D. López 46' Gil 69' Embarba 78' Darder 83'	Report	Serrano 51'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana

2 December 2020 16	Castellón	1–0	Zaragoza	Castellón
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Díaz 84' Molina 90+2'	Report	Chavarría 26' Vigaray 89'	Stadium: Nou Estadi Castàlia Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Daniel Ocón Arráiz

6 December 2020 17	Zaragoza	1–0	Fuenlabrada	Zaragoza
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Guitián 15' Narváez 52', 60'	Report	Juanma 33' Nteka 57'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez

9 December 2020 2	Almería	1–0	Zaragoza	Almería
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sadiq 59' 70' Centelles 64' Buñuel 90+1'	Report	Azón 36' Chavarría 42' Francés 77'	Stadium: Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Aitor Gorostegui Fernández Ortega

13 December 2020 18	Sporting Gijón	1–0	Zaragoza	Gijón
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Đurđević 77'	Report	Atienza 67' Eguaras 81' Zapater 90+2'	Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias

19 December 2020 19	Zaragoza	1–0	Lugo	Zaragoza
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Amador 64' Chavarría 69' 88'	Report	Torres 12' Valentín 40'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: David Gálvez Rascón

2 January 2021 20	Cartagena	1–1	Zaragoza	Cartagena
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	José Ángel 34' Andújar 60' Aguza 66' Carlos David 84'	Report	Vigaray 24' Azón 81' Zapater 90' Igbekeme 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Saúl Ais Reig

8 January 2021 21	Zaragoza	2–0	UD Logroñés	Zaragoza
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Narváez 17' (pen.) Bermejo 54' Chavarría 70'	Report	Sierra 42' López 44' Paulino 62'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Luis Mario Milla Alvendiz

22 January 2021 22	Albacete	1–0	Zaragoza	Albacete
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Azamoum 13' Fuster 26' (pen.) Arroyo 82'	Report	Francés 19' Vigaray 25' Narváez 40'	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Belmonte Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Rubén Ávalos Barrera

29 January 2021 23	Zaragoza	1–0	Ponferradina	Zaragoza
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Narváez 41' (pen.) Eguaras 45+1' Alegría 80'	Report	Valcarce 15'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo

7 February 2021 24	Málaga	1–2	Zaragoza	Málaga
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	González 24' Muñoz 82' Casas 90+1' Sá 90+2'	Report	Igbekeme 11' Vigaray 45'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez

12 February 2021 25	Sabadell	1–1	Zaragoza	Sabadell
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Grego 57' Stoichkov 71' (pen.)	Report	Bermejo 27' Jair 32' Narváez 74'	Stadium: Estadi de la Nova Creu Alta Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: David Gálvez Rascón

22 February 2021 26	Zaragoza	0–1	Alcorcón	Zaragoza
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Chavarría 88'	Report	Álvarez 65' (o.g.)	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

28 February 2021 27	Oviedo	1–0	Zaragoza	Oviedo
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Grippo 17' Rodri 53'	Report	Igbekeme 75' Francés 82' Fernández 90+1' Eguaras 90+6'	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Óliver de la Fuente Ramos

6 March 2021 28	Zaragoza	1–0	Tenerife	Zaragoza
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Alegría 21'	Report	Vada 50' Nono 74' Alonso 76' Pomares 78' Ruiz 87'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Álvaro Moreno Aragón

12 March 2021 29	Rayo Vallecano	3–2	Zaragoza	Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Catena 37', 49' Bebé 41' Trejo 56' F. García 61' Á. García 70' Hernández 87'	Report	Narváez 11', 82' Á. García 29' (o.g.) Nieto 64' Francés 90'	Stadium: Vallecas Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Luis Mario Milla Alvendiz

22 March 2021 30	Zaragoza	1–0	Mirandés	Zaragoza
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Peybernes 6' Alegría 78' Jair 83'	Report	Jiménez 71' Gómez 78' Lizoain 84'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez

27 March 2021 31	UD Logroñés	1–1	Zaragoza	Logroño
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Andy 15' (pen.), 75' Petcoff 85'	Report	Jair 14' Narváez 62'	Stadium: Las Gaunas Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Jon Ander González Esteban

1 April 2021 32	Zaragoza	0–0	Cartagena	Zaragoza
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Narváez 53' Peybernes 74'	Report	Andújar 46' Cayarga 75'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana

5 April 2021 33	Fuenlabrada	0–1	Zaragoza	Fuenlabrada
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Salvador 20' Juanma 45+1' Jano 49'	Report	Jair 19' Tejero 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Fernando Torres Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Saúl Ais Reig

11 April 2021 34	Zaragoza	2–1	Almería	Zaragoza
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Adrián 10' Nieto 18' Azón 80' Chavarría 84'	Report	Costa 17' Robertone 32', 34' Balliu 57' Petrović 59' Corpas 84' 90+4'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

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^{[note 1]} Referee: José Antonio López Toca

23 April 2021 36	Zaragoza	0–0	Sporting Gijón	Zaragoza
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nieto 42' Eguaras 90'	Report	Rosas 30' García 64'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias

30 April 2021 37	Lugo	2–2	Zaragoza	Lugo
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Barreiro 44' Varo 62' Venâncio 81' Juanpe 90+6'	Report	Adrián 64' (pen.) Peybernes 68' Azón 78' Álvarez 90+7'	Stadium: Anxo Carro Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo

8 May 2021 38	Zaragoza	0–0	Espanyol	Zaragoza
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Bermejo 41' Zapater 57'	Report	Dimata 45+3'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana

15 May 2021 39	Las Palmas	0–2	Zaragoza	Las Palmas
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lemos 63'	Report	Zanimacchia 8' (pen.) Eguaras 22', 25' Vigaray 45' Sanabria 81' Jair 90+3'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: David Gálvez Rascón

20 May 2021 40	Zaragoza	3–0	Castellón	Zaragoza
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Serrano 13' Azón 47' Tejero 66' (pen.)	Report	Molina 53' Cubillas 70'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Daniel Ocón Arráiz

23 May 2021 41	Mallorca	2–1	Zaragoza	Palma
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Rodríguez 22', 68' Sevilla 58' Junior 89'	Report	Zanimacchia 23' (pen.) Sanabria 32' Serrano 34'	Stadium: Visit Mallorca Stadium Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: David Gálvez Rascón

30 May 2021 42	Zaragoza	0–5	Leganés	Zaragoza
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Zapater 18' Narváez 19' Chavarría 32' Serrano 34'	Report	Bua 15' Muñoz 29', 43' Pardo 48' Miguel 55'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Gorka Sagués Oscoz

Copa del Rey

16 December 2020 First round	Gimnástica Torrelavega	0–2 (a.e.t.)	Zaragoza	Torrelavega
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Azón 100' Serrano 106'	Stadium: El Malecón Referee: Gorka Sagués Oscoz

5 January 2021 Second round	Alcorcón	2–1	Zaragoza	Alcorcón
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bellvís 15' Ernesto 42' León 89'	Report	Raí 4' Tarroc 88'	Stadium: Santo Domingo Referee: Rubén Ávalos Barrera

Statistics

Goalscorers

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 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_OVI0.3996867450884-1] Head-to-head points: Oviedo: 4, Tenerife: 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 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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