2021–22 Málaga CF season

Málaga CF

2021–22 season
Owner	Abdullah Al Thani
Head coach	José Alberto (until 25 January) Natxo González (from 27 January until 2 April) Pablo Guede (from 2 April)
Stadium	La Rosaleda
Segunda División	18th
Copa del Rey	Second round

The 2021–22 season was the 74th season in the existence of Málaga CF and the club's fourth 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.

Players

First-team squad

As of 31 March 2022[1]

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 Dani Barrio 2 DF  ESP Víctor Gómez (on loan from Espanyol) 3 DF  ESP Javi Jiménez 4 DF  ESP David Lombán (captain) 5 DF  ESP Juande 6 MF  ESP Ramón 7 MF  ESP Paulino de la Fuente 8 MF  ESP Luis Muñoz (vice-captain) 9 FW  ESP Brandon Thomas 10 MF  ESP Jairo Samperio 11 MF  MAR Hicham 12 FW  ARG Pablo Chavarría 13 GK  ESP Dani Martín (on loan from Betis) 14 MF  ESP Aleix Febas (on loan from Mallorca) 15 FW  ESP Antoñín (on loan from Granada) 16 DF  ESP Genaro Rodríguez 17 DF  FRA Mathieu Peybernes 18 MF  ESP Álvaro Vadillo (on loan from Espanyol) 19 MF  ESP Jozabed

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 DF  ESP Ismael (4th captain) 21 FW  ESP Adrián López 22 FW  SEN Sekou Gassama (on loan from Valladolid) 23 DF  ESP Alberto Escassi (3rd captain) 24 DF  ARG Braian Cufré (on loan from Mallorca) 26 MF  ESP Ismael Gutiérrez (on loan from Atlético de Madrid) 28 DF  ESP Alejandro Benítez 29 FW  ESP Loren Zúñiga 30 DF  ESP Alberto Quintana 31 DF  ESP Andrés 32 FW  ESP Julio 33 MF  ESP David Larrubia 34 MF  MAR Haitam Abaida 37 MF  ESP Kevin 39 MF  ESP Roberto 41 DF  MLI Moussa Diarra 42 MF  ESP Dani Lorenzo — MF  MLI Issa Fomba

Reserve team

Main article: Atlético Malagueño

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 GK  SWE Daniel Strindholm 36 GK  ESP Antonio Santos 38 DF  MAR Bilal

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 — GK  ARG Gonzalo (at Badajoz until 30 June 2022)[2] — DF  ESP Iván Calero (at Alcorcón until 30 June 2022)[3] — DF  ESP Cristo (at Real Sociedad B until 30 June 2022)[4]

Transfers

In

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Málaga v Alcorcón

31 July 2021 Friendly	Málaga	0–3	Alcorcón	Benahavís, Spain
10:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Campo La Quinta

Málaga v Almería

31 July 2021 Friendly	Málaga	1–1	Almería	Marbella, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Marbella Football Center

Granada v Málaga

6 August 2021 Friendly	Granada	3–1	Málaga	Granada, Spain
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes

Málaga v Waasland-Beveren

14 January 2022 Friendly	Málaga	0–1	Waasland-Beveren	Málaga, Spain
11:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Estadio La Rosaleda

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Segunda División	16 August 2021	28 May 2022	Matchday 1	18th	42	11	12	19	36	57	−21	026.19
Copa del Rey	2 December 2021	14 December 2021	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	3	1	+2	050.00
Total					44	12	12	20	39	58	−19	027.27

Source: Soccerway

Segunda División

Main article: 2021–22 Segunda División

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
16	Lugo	42	10	20	12	46	52	−6	50
17	Sporting Gijón	42	11	13	18	43	48	−5	46
18	Málaga	42	11	12	19	36	57	−21	45
19	Amorebieta (R)	42	9	16	17	44	63	−19	43	Relegation to Primera Federación
20	Real Sociedad B (R)	42	10	10	22	43	61	−18	40

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[5]
(R) Relegated

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	11	12	19	36	57	−21	45	7	7	7	18	24	−6	4	5	12	18	33	−15

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	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	D	W	L	W	L	L	W	D	D	D	W	L	W	L	W	W	L	L	D	L	W	D	L	L	D	L	L	D	W	D	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	D	W	L	L
Position	13	11	7	14	6	10	16	10	11	13	13	9	11	8	11	7	7	7	11	11	13	10	11	14	14	15	16	17	18	16	16	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

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

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 30 June 2021.[6][7]

Málaga v Mirandés

16 August 2021 1	Málaga	0–0	Mirandés	Málaga
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 6,519 Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana

Ibiza v Málaga

22 August 2021 2	Ibiza	2–2	Málaga	Ibiza
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bogusz 19', 61'	Report	Muñoz 63' Fernández 87'	Stadium: Can Misses Attendance: 2,487 Referee: Óliver de la Fuente Ramos

Málaga v Alcorcón

27 August 2021 3	Málaga	1–0	Alcorcón	Málaga
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Escassi 35',  77'  90+6'	Report		Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 6,884 Referee: Aitor Gorostegui Fernández-Ortega

Almería v Málaga

4 September 2021 4	Almería	2–0	Málaga	Almería
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Martos  22'  46' Sadiq 51' Chumi 58'	Report		Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Referee: Jon Ander González Esteban

Málaga v Girona

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

Ponferradina v Málaga

19 September 2021 6	Ponferradina	4–0	Málaga	Ponferrada
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: El Toralín

Sporting Gijón v Málaga

26 September 2021 7	Sporting Gijón	2–1	Málaga	Gijón
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: El Molinón

Eibar v Málaga

11 December 2021 20	Eibar	2–2	Málaga	Eibar
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Stoichkov 25' (pen.) José Corpas 27'  80' Sergio Álvarez  89'	Report	Gassama 6' Lombán  23' Brandon Thomas 82'	Stadium: Ipurua Attendance: 3,921 Referee: Rubén Ávalos Barrera

Málaga v Almería

12 February 2022 27	Málaga	0–1	Almería	Málaga
20:30 CET	Alberto Escassi  21' Peybernes  75' Víctor Gómez  90+3'	Report	Sergio Akieme  34' Sadiq 53' Robertone  86'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Stadium Attendance: 17,267 Referee: Jon González Esteban

Málaga v Eibar

23 April 2022 37	Málaga	1–3	Eibar	Málaga
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Brandon Thomas 4'  90+4' Alberto Escassi  31' Javi Jiménez  43' Ramón Enríquez  45' Kevin Villodres  50' Luis Muñoz  69' Dani Barrio  69' Paulino  70' Víctor Gómez  90+5'	Report	José Corpas 37' (pen.) Toño  63' Llorente  73' Fran Sol 78' 90+6' Álvaro Tejero  82'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 17,667 Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2021–22 Copa del Rey

References

1. "Plantilla del MÁLAGA CLUB DE FÚTBOL: Actualidad, jugadores, plantilla, fichajes y mucho más. | Málaga - Web Oficial".
2. "Gonzalo loaned out to CD Badajoz". Málaga CF. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
3. "Calero loaned out to AD Alcorcón". Málaga CF. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
4. "Cristo loaned out to Real Sociedad 'B'". Málaga CF. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
5. "Reglamento General RFEF - Artículo 201. Sistema de puntos" (PDF). RFEF. 1 May 2015. p. 104. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
6. "Sorteo calendario LaLiga Santander 2021/22: horario y dónde ver en TV". El Correo. 30 June 2021.
7. "Sync the new LaLiga season's fixtures with your personal calendar!". LaLiga. 30 June 2021.