# 2015–16 RCD Espanyol season

The 2015–16 RCD Espanyol season was the club's 114th season in its history and its 81st in La Liga, the top-flight of Spanish football.

## Squad

    As of 28 January 2016
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 | LTU | Giedrius Arlauskis (on loan from Watford) |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Rober |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Rubén Duarte |
| 4 | MF | ESP | Víctor Sánchez (vice-captain) |
| 5 | MF | ESP | Víctor Álvarez (3rd captain) |
| 6 | DF | CHI | Enzo Roco |
| 7 | FW | ESP | Gerard |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Salva Sevilla |
| 9 | MF | ESP | Burgui (on loan from Real Madrid) |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Abraham |
| 11 | MF | ESP | Paco Montañés |
| 12 | MF | SEN | Pape Diop |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Pau |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | ESP | José Cañas |
| 15 | DF | FRA | Michaël Ciani |
| 16 | MF | ESP | Javi López (captain) |
| 17 | MF | PAR | Hernán Pérez |
| 18 | DF | ESP | Juan Fuentes |
| 19 | MF | ESP | Joan Jordán |
| 20 | FW | ECU | Felipe Caicedo |
| 22 | DF | ESP | Álvaro |
| 23 | DF | ESP | Anaitz Arbilla |
| 24 | DF | CRC | Óscar Duarte |
| 25 | MF | ESP | Marco Asensio (on loan from Real Madrid) |
| 28 | FW | SEN | Mamadou Sylla |

### 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 | Germán Parreño (on loan at Girona) |
| — | DF | ESP | Antonio Raillo (on loan at Ponferradina) |
| — | DF | ESP | Carlos Clerc (on loan at Girona) |
| — | MF | ESP | Álex Fernández (on loan at Reading) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ESP | Marc Caballé (on loan at Lugo) |
| — | FW | ESP | Jairo Morillas (on loan at Girona) |
| — | FW | ESP | Lauren Egea (on loan at Cornellà) |
| — | FW | CGO | Thievy Bifouma (on loan at Reims) |

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| La Liga | – | 13th | 22 August 2015 | 15 May 2016 |
| Copa del Rey | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | 15 December 2015 | 13 January 2016 |
Updated to match played 30 January 2016 Source: Competitions

### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| La Liga | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 39 | 74 | −35 | 028.95 |
| Copa del Rey | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 025.00 |
| Total | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 43 | 81 | −38 | 028.57 |
Last updated: 15 May 2016 Source: Competitions

### La Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 11 | Las Palmas | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 44 |
| 12 | Valencia | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 44 |
| 13 | Espanyol | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 40 | 74 | −34 | 43 |
| 14 | Eibar | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 43 |
| 15 | Deportivo La Coruña | 38 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 45 | 61 | −16 | 42 |
* 1 2 Las Palmas finished ahead of Valencia on head-to-head record; Valencia 1–1 Las Palmas, Las Palmas 2–1 Valencia.
* 1 2 Espanyol finished ahead of Eibar on head-to-head goal difference; Eibar 2–1 Espanyol, Espanyol 4–2 Eibar.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 15 May 2016. Source:

#### Result round 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 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | D | L | W | L | D | L | W | L | D | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | D | L | L | D | L | W | L | W |
| Position | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss