2020–21 Málaga CF season

The 2020–21 Málaga CF season is the club's 73rd season in existence and its third consecutive season in the second division of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Málaga participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season covers the period from 20 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Málaga
2020–21 season
PresidentJosé María Muñoz
Head coachSergio Pellicer
StadiumLa Rosaleda
Segunda División11th
Copa del ReyRound of 32
All statistics correct as of 17 January 2021.

Players

First-team squad
As of 23 September 2020[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
3 DF  ESP Diego González
4 DF  ESP Luis Hernández (captain)
5 DF  ESP David Lombán
6 MF  MAR Badr Boulahroud
7 MF  ESP Cristian Rodríguez (on loan from Extremadura)
9 FW  POR Orlando Sá
11 MF  POR Renato Santos
13 GK  ESP Dani Barrio
14 MF  ARG Esteban Rolón
16 MF  VEN Juanpi
17 MF  FRA Yanis Rahmani (on loan from Almería)
18 DF  ESP Matos (on loan from Cádiz)
19 MF  ESP Jozabed (on loan from Celta)
20 FW  ESP Caye Quintana (on loan from Cádiz)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF  ESP Iván Calero
22 MF  ESP Dani Pacheco
23 DF  ESP Alberto Escassi
24 MF  ALG Mohamed Benkhemassa
26 DF  ESP Ismael
27 DF  ESP Juande
28 DF  ESP Alejandro Benítez
29 GK  ARG Gonzalo
30 MF  ESP Ramón
31 MF  MAR Hicham
34 MF  ESP Julio
36 MF  MLI Issa Fomba
39 MF  ESP David Larrubia
— DF  ESP Cristo

Reserve team
Main article: Atlético Malagueño

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
32 DF  ESP Alberto Quintana
35 MF  ESP Mini
38 FW  ESP Jesús Hoyos
40 DF  ESP Eu
No. Pos. Nation Player
41 GK  ESP Miguel
43 MF  ESP Juan Cruz
46 FW  ESP Rafa Camacho
50 GK  SWE Daniel Strindholm

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
— GK  ESP Kellyan (at UD Ibiza until 30 June 2021)
— MF  ARG Emanuel Cecchini (at Unión de Santa Fe until 31 January 2021)

Transfers

In
No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
9 FW Orlando Sá Free 13 August 2020 [2]
7 MF Cristian Rodríguez Extremadura Loan 18 August 2020 [3]
13 GK Dani Barrio Free 28 August 2020 [4]
21 DF Iván Calero Free 28 August 2020 [5]
23 DF Alberto Escassi Free 28 August 2020 [6]
17 MF Yanis Rahmani Almería Loan 1 September 2020 [7]
20 FW Caye Quintana Cádiz Loan 7 September 2020 [8]
19 MF Jozabed Celta de Vigo Loan 16 September 2020 [9]
18 DF Matos Cádiz Loan 16 September 2020 [10]

Out
No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
9 FW Armando Sadiku Levante Loan return 22 July 2020 [11]
17 FW Sergio Buenacasa Mallorca Loan return 22 July 2020 [11]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

23 August 2020 Friendly Málaga 1–0 Valladolid Marbella, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Marbella Football Center
Attendance: 0
Referee: Francisco Sáez Vital
26 August 2020 Friendly Málaga 1–2 Cádiz Marbella, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Hoyos  13'
 Report
Stadium: Dama de Noche Pitches
Attendance: 0
30 August 2020 Friendly Málaga 0–0 Granada San Pedro de Alcántara, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Marbella Football Center
Attendance: 0
Referee: José Luis Guzmán Mansilla
2 September 2020 Friendly Espanyol 3–0 Málaga San Pedro de Alcántara, Spain
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Marbella Football Center
Attendance: 0
5 September 2020 Friendly Málaga 0–2 Alcorcón Coín, Spain
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Estadio Jose Burgos De Quintana
Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Segunda División 13 September 2020 29 May 2021 Matchday 1 23 8 7 8 21 29 −8 034.78
Copa del Rey 16 December 2020 17 January 2021 First round Round of 32 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 066.67
Total 26 10 7 9 27 31 −4 038.46

Last updated: 30 January 2021

Source: Soccerway

Segunda División
Main article: 2020–21 Segunda División

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Las Palmas 23 8 8 7 24 28 −4 32
11 Lugo 23 8 7 8 23 22 +1 31
12 Málaga 23 8 7 8 21 29 −8 31
13 Fuenlabrada 24 6 12 6 24 25 −1 30
14 UD Logroñés 24 8 5 11 18 30 −12 29
Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. 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[12]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
3 2 0 1 2 2  0 6 1 0 0 1 0  +1 1 0 1 1 2  −1

Last updated: 2 November 2020.
Source: La Liga

Results by round
Round123
GroundAAH
ResultLWW
Position21116
Updated to match(es) played on 2 November 2020. Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 31 August 2020.[13][14]

13 September 2020 1 Tenerife 2–0 Málaga Santa Cruz de Tenerife
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Heliodoro Rodríguez López
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias
19 September 2020 2 Castellón 0–1 Málaga Castellón
18:15 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Nou Estadi Castàlia
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Rafael Sánchez López
26 September 2020 3 Málaga 1–0 Alcorcón Málaga
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: La Rosaleda
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana
3 October 2020 4 Rayo Vallecano 4–0 Málaga Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Vallecas
Attendance: 0[note 1]
18 October 2020 6 Zaragoza 1–2 Málaga Zaragoza
18:15 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: La Romareda
Attendance: 0[note 1]
24 November 2020 14 Girona 0–1 Málaga Girona
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Montilivi
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
1 December 2020 16 Fuenlabrada 0–2 Málaga Fuenlabrada
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Fernando Torres
Referee: Iosu Galech Apezteguía
13 December 2020 18 Almería 3–1 Málaga Almería
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Referee: Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez
20 December 2020 19 Málaga 0–0 UD Logroñés Málaga
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: La Rosaleda
Attendance: 0[note 1]
9 January 2021 21 Málaga 1–1 Oviedo Málaga
18:15 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: La Rosaleda
Attendance: 0[note 1]

Copa del Rey
Main article: 2020–21 Copa del Rey
16 December 2020 First round Coruxo 0–4 Málaga Vigo
15:15 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: O Vao
Referee: Jon Ander González Esteban
6 January 2021 Second round Málaga 1–0 (a.e.t.) Real Oviedo Málaga
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: La Rosaleda
Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana
17 January 2021 Round of 32 Málaga 1–2 Granada Málaga
12:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: La Rosaleda
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

Statistics

Notes
  1. The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.[15]

References
  1. "Plantilla del MÁLAGA CLUB DE FÚTBOL: Actualidad, jugadores, plantilla, fichajes y mucho más. | Málaga - Web Oficial". Plantilla del MÁLAGA CLUB DE FÚTBOL: Actualidad, jugadores, plantilla, fichajes y mucho más. | Málaga - Web Oficial.
  2. "Orlando Sá, Portuguese international striker joins the team | Málaga - Web Oficial". Orlando Sá, Portuguese international striker joins the team | Málaga - Web Oficial.
  3. "CRISTIAN JUGARÁ CEDIDO EN EL MÁLAGA CF". 18 August 2020.
  4. "Experiencia bajo los palos con Dani Barrio | Málaga - Web Oficial". Experiencia bajo los palos con Dani Barrio | Málaga - Web Oficial.
  5. "El carril derecho se fortalece con Iván Calero | Málaga - Web Oficial". El carril derecho se fortalece con Iván Calero | Málaga - Web Oficial.
  6. "Escassi vuelve a casa | Málaga - Web Oficial". Escassi vuelve a casa | Málaga - Web Oficial.
  7. "Yanis Rahmani se marcha cedido por una temporada al Málaga CF | Almería - Web Oficial". Yanis Rahmani se marcha cedido por una temporada al Málaga CF | Almería - Web Oficial.
  8. "Cesión de Caye Quintana al Málaga CF | Cádiz CF - Web Oficial". Cesión de Caye Quintana al Málaga CF | Cádiz CF - Web Oficial.
  10. "Matos se marcha cedido al Málaga hasta final de temporada | Cádiz CF - Web Oficial". Matos se marcha cedido al Málaga hasta final de temporada | Cádiz CF - Web Oficial.
  11. "Sadiku y Buenacasa cierran su etapa en el Club | Málaga - Web Oficial". Sadiku y Buenacasa cierran su etapa en el Club | Málaga - Web Oficial.
  12. "Reglamento General RFEF - Artículo 201. Sistema de puntos" (PDF). RFEF. 1 May 2015. p. 104. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  13. "Este será el calendario de Segunda División para la temporada 2020/21". rfef.es (in Spanish). 31 August 2020.
  14. "Calendario de LaLiga Smartbank 2020/21". laliga.com (in Spanish). 31 August 2020.
  15. "Bundesliga is welcoming back fans; when will Premier League, La Liga and Serie A follow suit?". ESPN. 15 September 2020.
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