2021–22 Girona FC season

Girona
2021–22 season
President	Delfí Geli
Head coach	Míchel
Stadium	Estadi Montilivi
Segunda División	6th (promoted via play-offs)
Play-offs	Winners
Copa del Rey	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: ; Cristhian Stuani (22); All: ; Cristhian Stuani (24)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →

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 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

First-team squad

As of 1 February 2022.^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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

In

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

24 July 2021 Friendly	Barcelona	3–1	Girona	Barcelona, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Piqué 21' (pen.) Manaj 24' Depay 85' (pen.)	Report	Sáiz 42' (pen.)	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)	Sylla 19' (pen.) Gabri 82'			Stadium: La Vinya in Caldes de Malavella Training Centre

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 %
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

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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:

^ ^a ^b Girona finished ahead of Oviedo on head-to-head points: Girona 2–1 Oviedo, Oviedo 0–0 Girona.

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

Source: La Liga SmartBank

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	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	L	L	L	W
Position	10	14	8	13	13	13	11	6	6	5	6	4	4	3	4	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	9	7	7	8	9	11	14	9	8	8	7	7	8	8	8	7	6	4

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

Matches

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)	Stuani 49' Bustos 86'	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)	Yuri 3' Ojeda 85'	Report	Bustos 83'	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)	Lozano 86'	Report	Campos 15' Valiente 58'	Stadium: Montilivi Referee: Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez

12 September 2021 5	Málaga	2–0	Girona	Málaga
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Paulino 41', 90+4'	Report		Stadium: La Rosaleda Referee: José Antonio López Toca

18 September 2021 6	Girona	1–0	Valladolid	Girona
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Stuani 60' (pen.)			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)	Espinosa 40' 62' Álex Baena 76'	Report	Sadiq 34' 52' Robertone 68' 87' Álex Centelles 71'	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)	Olasagasti 55' López 83' (pen.)	Report	Ayesa 19' (o.g.) Baena 60' Bueno 66' García 68' Bernardo 75' Juanpe 82'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 1,898 Referee: Francisco Hernández

29 November 2021 18	Eibar	4–2	Girona	Eibar
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Javi Muñoz 16' Etxeita 18' Edu Expósito 25' Fran Sol 36' Stoichkov 40' Sergio Álvarez 52' Álvaro Tejero 84'	Report	Stuani 20' (pen.) Kebe 64' David Juncà 73' Bustos 78'	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)	Juanpe 41' Espinosa 74'	Report	Toño 30' Stoichkov 42' José Corpas 54' Arbilla 89' Etxeita 90+4' 90+4'	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)	Jesé 12' (pen.) Rafa Mújica 21' 37' Álvaro Lemos 44' Maikel Mesa 68' Fabio González 71' Raúl Navas 77' Peñaranda 81' Rober 84' Saúl Coco 90+6'	Report	Aleix García 12' Samuel Sáiz 28' Bustos 62' 65' Álex Baena 83' Valery 90+3'	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)	Rodrigo Ely 45+1' Alejandro Pozo 51'	Report	Borja García 13' 90+1' Pol Lozano 19' Bueno 49' Víctor Sánchez 78' Juan Carlos 80' Aleix García 83' Ramon Terrats 89'	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)	Sainz 33'			Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

18 April 2022 36	Girona	2–0	Real Sociedad B	Girona
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Stuani 63' Bustos 84'	Report	Clemente 38' Sola 53' Gómez 77'	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)	Vázquez 11' Castro 14' De Blasis 63'			Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova Referee: Luis Mario Milla Alvendiz

1 May 2022 38	Alcorcón	0–1	Girona	Alcorcón
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)			Stuani 40'	Stadium: Santo Domingo Referee: Aitor Gorostegui Fernández-Ortega

9 May 2022 39	Girona	0–1	Tenerife	Girona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)			González 40'	Stadium: Montilivi Referee: Jon Ander González Esteban

15 May 2022 40	Sporting Gijón	2–1	Girona	Gijón
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gragera 12' Đurđević 44'		Stuani 22'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana

21 May 2022 41	Girona	2–0	Mirandés	Girona
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Stuani 38', 89'			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

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

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	Camara 12' 61' Samuel Sáiz 19' (pen.) Eric Monjonell 34' Pol Lozano 39' Ricard Artero 50' Aleix García 67' Bueno 84'	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	Roberto Barba 45+1' Mikel Rico 75'	Report	Jordi Calavera 22' Álex Baena 72' Suleiman Camara 88'	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	Juncà 6'	Report	Unai García 79' Moncayola 83'	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	Juanpe 18' Espinosa 26' Pol Lozano 45+1' Arnau Martínez 79' Pablo Moreno 90+7' Gabri Martínez 90+8'	Report	Catena 26' Mario Suárez 26' Sergi Guardiola 45+1' 48' Óscar Valentín 69' Isi Palazón 90+4' Santi Comesaña 90+6' Trejo 90+7'	Stadium: Estadi Montilivi Attendance: 11,056 Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega

Statistics

Goalscorers

As of 29 May 2022

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

References

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

[table_hth_GIR0.79625477585767-3] Girona finished ahead of Oviedo on head-to-head points: Girona 2–1 Oviedo, Oviedo 0–0 Girona.

[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.

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

[5] "Sorteo calendario LaLiga Santander 2021/22: horario y dónde ver en TV". El Correo. 30 June 2021.

[6] "Sync the new LaLiga season's fixtures with your personal calendar!". LaLiga. 30 June 2021.

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