# 1994–95 RCD Español season

The 1994–95 season was the 60th season in the existence of RCD Español (renamed RCD Espanyol in February 1995) and the club's first season back in the top flight of Spanish football after promotion from the 1993–94 Segunda División. In addition to the domestic league, Español participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey.

## Players
### First-team squad

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 |
| — | GK | ESP | Raúl Arribas |
| — | GK | ESP | Toni Jiménez |
| — | DF | ESP | José Luis Gallardo |
| — | DF | ESP | Sebastián Herrera |
| — | DF | ESP | César Mendiondo |
| — | DF | ESP | Jaime Molina |
| — | DF | ARG | Mauricio Pochettino |
| — | DF | ESP | Víctor Torres Mestre |
| — | DF | ESP | Miguel |
| — | MF | ESP | Arteaga |
| — | MF | ESP | Enrique Ayúcar |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | YUG | Branko Brnović |
| — | MF | ESP | Luis Cembranos |
| — | MF | ESP | Francisco |
| — | MF | ESP | Jaume |
| — | MF | ESP | José Mari |
| — | MF | ESP | Pacheta |
| — | MF | ESP | Roberto |
| — | FW | BUL | Velko Yotov |
| — | FW | ESP | Jordi Lardín |
| — | FW | ESP | Lluís |
| — | FW | ROU | Florin Răducioiu |

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| La Liga | 4 September 1994 | 18 June 1995 | Matchday 1 | 6th | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 036.84 |
| Copa del Rey | 4 November 1994 | 11 November 1994 | Third round | Third round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 40 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 035.00 |
Source:

### La Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Barcelona | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 60 | 45 | +15 | 46 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Sevilla | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 43 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Espanyol | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 43 | |
| 7 | Zaragoza | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 43 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 8 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 42 | |
* ↑ BAR 1–1 BET; BET 1–1 BAR
* ↑ On July 31, 1995, Sevilla and Celta Vigo were relegated to Segunda División B for not providing documentation (an audit) nor making their payments to the Royal Spanish Football Federation within the time limit. The two best qualified teams to be relegated, Albacete and Valladolid were readmitted to La Liga. Later, Sevilla and Celta Vigo claimed that according to the law they had another 15 working days because they made allegations days before. Finally, the solution was to not relegate any involved team and expand the league to 22 teams for the next two seasons.
* 1 2 3 SEV: 7 pts; ESP: 3 pts; ZAR: 2 pts
* ↑ RCD Español was renamed RCD Espanyol in February 1995.
* ↑ Zaragoza was qualified directly for the 1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as holders.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source:

#### Matches

| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score |
| 4 September | H | Real Oviedo | 4–2 |
| 11 September | A | Real Valladolid | 4–0 |
| 17 September | H | Barcelona | 0–0 |
| 24 September | A | Deportivo de La Coruña | 1–1 |
| 2 October | H | Celta de Vigo | 0–0 |
| 9 October | A | Real Betis | 1–3 |
| 15 October | H | Real Madrid | 1–2 |
| 23 October | A | Logroñés | 1–1 |
| 30 October | H | Albacete | 5–1 |
| 6 November | A | Athletic Bilbao | 3–1 |
| 20 November | H | Sporting de Gijón | 1–1 |
| 27 November | A | Racing de Santander | 0–0 |
| 4 December | A | Sevilla | 0–3 |
| 11 December | H | Compostela | 2–0 |
| 21 December | A | Real Zaragoza | 0–1 |
| 8 January | H | Atlético Madrid | 2–0 |
| 15 January | A | Valencia | 0–0 |
| 22 January | H | Tenerife | 0–0 |
| 29 January | A | Real Sociedad | 0–2 |
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score |
| 5 February | A | Real Oviedo | 0–3 |
| 12 February | H | Real Valladolid | 3–0 |
| 18 February | A | Barcelona | 0–3 |
| 26 February | H | Deportivo de La Coruña | 1–0 |
| 5 March | A | Celta de Vigo | 2–1 |
| 12 March | H | Real Betis | 0–0 |
| 19 March | A | Real Madrid | 0–1 |
| 2 April | H | Logroñés | 2–0 |
| 9 April | A | Albacete | 1–1 |
| 16 April | H | Athletic Bilbao | 3–1 |
| 23 April | A | Sporting de Gijón | 0–0 |
| 30 April | H | Racing de Santander | 2–0 |
| 7 May | H | Sevilla | 2–2 |
| 14 May | A | Compostela | 1–1 |
| 20 May | H | Real Zaragoza | 2–0 |
| 28 May | A | Atlético Madrid | 1–3 |
| 3 June | H | Valencia | 5–0 |
| 11 June | A | Tenerife | 1–1 |
| 18 June | H | Real Sociedad | 0–0 |

### Copa del Rey

| Round | Opponent | Aggregate | First leg | First leg | First leg | Second leg | Second leg | Second leg |
| Round | Opponent | Aggregate | Date | Venue | Score | Date | Venue | Score |
| Third round | Palamós | 4–5 | 4 January | A | 1–1 | 11 January | H | 3–4 |

## Goalscorers

| Rank | Player | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Total |
| 1 | Jordi Lardín | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Florin Răducioiu | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | Francisco | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Arteaga | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Roberto | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Lluís | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Branko Brnović | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Pacheta | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Velko Yotov | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Enrique Ayúcar | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | José Mari | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | Total | 51 | 4 | 55 |