2020–21 RC Celta de Vigo season

The 2020–21 season is the 97th season in the existence of RC Celta de Vigo and the club's ninth consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Celta Vigo participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season covers the period from 20 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Celta Vigo
2020–21 season
OwnerCarlos Mouriño
PresidentCarlos Mouriño
Head coachÓscar García
(until 9 November)
Eduardo Coudet
(from 12 November)
StadiumBalaídos
La Liga10th
Copa del ReySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Iago Aspas (9)
All:
Iago Aspas (9)
All statistics correct as of 31 January 2021.

Players

First-team squad
As of 23 January 2021[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
1 GK  ESP Iván Villar
2 DF  ESP Hugo Mallo (captain)
3 DF  ESP David Costas
4 DF  MEX Néstor Araujo
5 MF  TUR Okay Yokuşlu
6 MF  ESP Denis Suárez
8 MF  ESP Fran Beltrán
9 FW  ESP Nolito
10 FW  ESP Iago Aspas (vice-captain)
11 FW  TUR Emre Mor
13 GK  ESP Rubén Blanco
14 MF  PER Renato Tapia
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  URU Lucas Olaza (on loan from Boca Juniors)
16 DF  ESP Jorge Sáenz (on loan from Valencia)
17 DF  ESP David Juncà
18 DF  GHA Joseph Aidoo
19 DF  ESP Aarón Martín (on loan from Mainz 05)
20 DF  ESP Kevin
21 MF  ARG Augusto Solari
22 FW  ESP Santi Mina
23 MF  ESP Brais Méndez
24 DF  COL Jeison Murillo (on loan from Sampdoria)
25 GK  ESP Sergio (3rd captain)
27 MF  ESP Miguel Baeza

Reserve team
Main article: Celta de Vigo B

List of B-team players with senior squad numbers

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 GK  ESP Iago Domínguez
28 DF  ESP Diego Pampín
29 DF  ESP José Fontán
31 MF  ESP Gabri Veiga
32 FW  ESP Miguel Rodríguez
34 DF  ESP Sergio Carreira
No. Pos. Nation Player
35 MF  ESP Raúl Blanco
36 FW  ESP Alfon (on loan from Albacete)
39 MF  SCO Jordan Holsgrove
38 FW  URU Lautaro De León
40 DF  ESP Carlos Domínguez

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 Ruly (at Unionistas until 30 June 2021)
— MF  ESP Jozabed (at Málaga until 30 June 2021)
— FW  ESP Álvaro Vadillo (at Espanyol until 30 June 2021)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  URU Gabriel Fernández (at Zaragoza until 30 June 2021)
— FW  ESP Juan Hernández (at Sabadell until 30 June 2021)

Transfers

In
Date Player From Type Fee Ref
21 July 2020 Róbert MazáňTenerifeLoan return[2]
4 August 2020 Renato Tapia FeyenoordTransferFree[3]
4 August 2020 Álvaro VadilloGranadaTransferFree[4]
7 August 2020 Emre Mor OlympiacosLoan return[5]
15 August 2020 Miguel BaezaReal Madrid BTransfer€2.5M[6]
17 August 2020 David CostasAlmeríaLoan return[7]
24 August 2020 JozabedGironaLoan return[8]
16 September 2020 Jeison Murillo SampdoriaLoan[9]

Out
Date Player To Type Fee Ref
20 July 2020 Filip Bradarić CagliariLoan return[10]
20 July 2020 Pape Cheikh LyonLoan return[11]
20 July 2020 Jeison Murillo SampdoriaLoan return[12]
20 July 2020 RafinhaBarcelonaLoan return[13]
20 July 2020 Fyodor Smolov Lokomotiv MoscowLoan return[14]
27 August 2020 Juan HernándezSabadellLoan[15]
7 September 2020 Pione Sisto MidtjyllandTransfer€2.5M[16]
11 September 2020 Gabriel FernándezZaragozaLoan[17]
11 September 2020 Róbert Mazáň Mladá BoleslavTransferFree[18]
16 August 2020 JozabedMálagaLoan[19]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

26 August 2020 Friendly Celta Vigo 2–2 Oviedo Vigo, Spain
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 0
2 September 2020 Friendly Celta Vigo 2–0 Lugo Vigo, Spain
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 12 September 2020 23 May 2021 Matchday 1 21 6 7 8 24 31 −7 028.57
Copa del Rey 17 December 2020 5 January 2021 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 7 5 +2 050.00
Total 23 7 7 9 31 36 −5 030.43

Last updated: 31 January 2021

Source: Soccerway

La Liga
Main article: 2020–21 La Liga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Granada 22 8 6 8 26 36 −10 30
9 Levante 21 6 9 6 31 31 0 27
10 Celta Vigo 21 6 7 8 24 31 −7 25
11 Athletic Bilbao 20 7 3 10 27 25 +2 24
12 Getafe 21 6 6 9 17 26 −9 24
Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. Source: La Liga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[20]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
21 6 7 8 24 31  −7 25 5 1 4 15 17  −2 1 6 4 9 14  −5

Last updated: 31 January 2021.
Source: La Liga

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223
GroundAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAH
ResultDWDLLLDLDLWWWWDWLLLDD
Position944111317171717201816988888111010
Updated to match(es) played on 31 January 2021. Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 31 August 2020.[21][22]

12 September 2020 1 Eibar 0–0 Celta Vigo Eibar
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ipurua
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
19 September 2020 2 Celta Vigo 2–1 Valencia Vigo
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
27 September 2020 3 Valladolid 1–1 Celta Vigo Valladolid
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
1 October 2020 4 Celta Vigo 0–3 Barcelona Vigo
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
4 October 2020 5 Osasuna 2–0 Celta Vigo Pamplona
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: El Sadar Stadium
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea
17 October 2020 6 Celta Vigo 0–2 Atlético Madrid Vigo
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
26 October 2020 7 Levante 1–1 Celta Vigo Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Mario Melero López
1 November 2020 8 Celta Vigo 1–4 Real Sociedad Vigo
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
6 November 2020 9 Elche 1–1 Celta Vigo Elche
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
21 November 2020 10 Sevilla 4–2 Celta Vigo Seville
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: César Soto Grado
29 November 2020 11 Celta Vigo 3–1 Granada Vigo
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera
4 December 2020 12 Athletic Bilbao 0–2 Celta Vigo Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: José Juan Vázquez
14 December 2020 13 Celta Vigo 4–0 Cádiz Vigo
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
20 December 2020 14 Celta Vigo 2–0 Alavés Vigo
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
23 December 2020 15 Getafe 1–1 Celta Vigo Getafe
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
30 December 2020 16 Celta Vigo 2–1 Huesca Vigo
19:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
2 January 2021 17 Real Madrid 2–0 Celta Vigo Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Alfredo Di Stéfano[24]
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
8 January 2021 18 Celta Vigo 0–4 Villarreal Vigo
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández
20 January 2021 19 Real Betis 2–1 Celta Vigo Seville
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
24 January 2021 20 Celta Vigo 1–1 Eibar Vigo
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
31 January 2021 21 Granada 0–0 Celta Vigo Granada
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
8 February 2021 22 Atlético Madrid v Celta Vigo Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
13 February 2021 23 Celta Vigo v Elche Vigo
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Balaídos

Copa del Rey
Main article: 2020–21 Copa del Rey
17 December 2020 First round Llanera 0–5 Celta Vigo Oviedo[25]
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Arguelles  47'
 Report
Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere
Referee: César Soto Grado
5 January 2021 Second round UD Ibiza 5–2 Celta Vigo Ibiza
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Can Misses
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

Statistics

Appearances and goals
Last updated on 17 September 2020.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLa LigaCopa del Rey
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Iván Villar 101000
13 GK Rubén Blanco 000000
25 GK Sergio 000000
Defenders
2 DF Hugo Mallo 101000
3 DF David Costas 000000
4 DF Néstor Araujo 101000
15 DF Lucas Olaza 101000
16 DF Jorge Sáenz 000000
17 DF David Juncà 000000
18 DF Joseph Aidoo 101000
20 DF Kevin Vázquez 000000
21 DF Jeison Murillo 000000
31 DF José Fontán 000000
Midfielders
5 MF Okay Yokuşlu 101000
6 MF Denis Suárez 000000
8 MF Fran Beltrán 000000
11 MF Emre Mor 101000
14 MF Renato Tapia 101000
23 MF Brais Méndez 101000
27 MF Miguel Baeza 100+1000
Forwards
9 FW Nolito 101000
10 FW Iago Aspas 101000
22 FW Santi Mina 100+1000
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club

Goalscorers
As of 5 January 2021
Rank No. Pos Nat Name La Liga Copa del Rey Total
1 10 FW Iago Aspas 9 0 9
2 9 FW Nolito 4 2 6
3 23 MF Brais Méndez 3 0 3
4 2 DF Hugo Mallo 1 1 2
8 MF Fran Beltrán 2 0 2
22 FW Santi Mina 1 1 2
7 34 DF Sergio Carreira 1 0 1
27 MF Miguel Baeza 1 0 1
11 FW Emre Mor 0 1 1
38 FW Lautaro De León 0 1 1
8 MF Jordan Holsgrove 0 1 1
Totals 22 7 29

Notes
  1. The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.[23]

References
  1. "PLANTILLA" (in Spanish). Celta de Vigo. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. "Róbert Mazáň jugará cedido en el CD Tenerife" [Róbert Mazáň will play on loan at CD Tenerife] (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  3. "Renato Tapia, el primer en llegar" (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 21 July 2020.
  4. "Oficial: Álvaro Vadillo es nuevo jugador del Celta de Vigo" (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 22 July 2020.
  5. Ολυμπιακός: Ανακοίνωσε Καφού και Μορ
  6. "Official Announcement: Miguel Baeza". Real Madrid. 15 August 2020.
  7. "David Costas to play on loan for Almeria". Celta Vigo. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  8. "Jozabed jugará cedido en el Girona" [Jozabed will play on loan at Girona] (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  9. "Jeison Murillo's energy and leadership are back: he is sky-blue this season". Celta Vigo. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  10. "Official: Bradaric arrives at Celta to strengthen the core". Sportsfinding. 25 January 2020.
  11. "Pape redondea la 'alineación' de canteranos del RC Celta: 11 jugadores de casa" [Pape round up the 'line-up' of RC Celta youth graduates: 11 home-grown players] (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  12. "Murillo ceduto al Celta Vigo a titolo temporaneo con diritto di opzione" [Murillo loaned to Celta Vigo on a temporary deal with option to buy] (Press release) (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  13. "'Un dos nosos' para cerrar una ilusionante plantilla: Rafinha llega al RC Celta" [‘Un dos nosos’ (‘One of ours’ in Galician) to complete an exciting squad: Rafinha arrives at RC Celta] (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  14. "El RC Celta enriquece su ataque con los goles y el talento de Fedor Smolov" (Press release) (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 30 January 2020.
  15. "Juan Hernández es nuevo jugador del CE Sabadell 20/21" [Juan Hernández is a new CE Sabell's 20/21 player] (Press release) (in Spanish). CE Sabadell FC. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  16. "Pione Sisto: "Volver al Midtjylland era mi mayor deseo"". El Desmarque. 7 September 2020.
  17. "'El Toro' Fernández jugará cedido en el Real Zaragoza" ['El Toro' Fernández will play on loan at Real Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  18. Odmítl Benfiku i Atalantu, teď je v Mladé Boleslavi. České kluby se zásobují ve španělské lize 11.09.2020, sport.cz
  19. "Jozabed renueva con el RC Celta hasta 2022 y se marcha cedido al Málaga hasta final de temporada" [Jozabed renews with RC Celta until 2022 and moves out on loan to Málaga until the end of the season] (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  20. "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  21. "El sorteo del calendario de Primera División, mañana lunes a las 18:30 en la sede de la RFEF". rfef.es (in Spanish). 30 August 2020.
  22. "El calendario oficial de LaLiga Santander 2020/21, a un clic". laliga.com (in Spanish). 31 August 2020.
  23. "La Liga pins hopes on the unpredictable as Spanish football returns without heavyweights". Yahoo Sports. 11 September 2020.
  24. Due to the on-going renovations of the Santiago Bernabéu, Real Madrid played their home matches at the Alfredo di Stéfano.
  25. Llanera did not play its game in its main stadium Pepe Quimarán, in Llanera, as it does not meet the requirements to broadcast the match.
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