2021–22 Sevilla FC season

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Sevilla
2021–22 season
PresidentJosé Castro Carmona
Head coachJulen Lopetegui
StadiumRamón Sánchez Pizjuán
La Liga4th
Copa del ReyRound of 16
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Rafa Mir (10)

All:
Rafa Mir (13)
Highest home attendance30,601 vs Levante
(24 October 2021)
Lowest home attendance13,962 vs Rayo Vallecano
(15 August 2021)
Biggest winSevilla 3–0 Rayo Vallecano
Biggest defeatWest Ham United 2–0 Sevilla

The 2021–22 season was the 115th season in the existence of Sevilla and the club's 21st consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Sevilla also participated in this season's editions of the Copa del Rey, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.

Players[edit]

As of 30 August 2021.

No. Player Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Signed in Contract ends Signed from Transfer fees Apps. Goals Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Marko Dmitrović Serbia GK (1992-01-24) 24 January 1992 (age 32) 2021 2025 Spain Eibar Free transfer 1 0
13 Yassine Bounou Morocco GK (1991-04-05) 5 April 1991 (age 33) 2020 2024 Spain Girona €4m 71 1
31 Javi Díaz Spain GK (1997-05-15) 15 May 1997 (age 26) 2019 2022 Spain Sevilla Atlético Youth system 1 0
Defenders
2 Gonzalo Montiel Argentina RB (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 27) 2021 2026 Argentina River Plate €11m 0 0
3 Ludwig Augustinsson Sweden LB (1994-04-21) 21 April 1994 (age 30) 2021 2025 Germany Werder Bremen €5.5m 0 0
4 Karim Rekik Netherlands CB (1994-12-02) 2 December 1994 (age 29) 2020 2025 Germany Hertha BSC €2m 22 0
16 Jesús Navas Spain RB (1985-11-21) 21 November 1985 (age 38) 2017 2024 England Manchester City Free transfer 563 36 Captain
19 Marcos Acuña Argentina LB (1991-10-28) 28 October 1991 (age 32) 2020 2025 Portugal Sporting CP €10.5m 37 1
20 Diego Carlos Brazil CB (1993-03-15) 15 March 1993 (age 31) 2019 2024 France Nantes €15m 91 3
23 Jules Koundé France CB (1998-11-12) 12 November 1998 (age 25) 2019 2024 France Bordeaux €25m 89 6
Midfielders
6 Nemanja Gudelj Serbia DM (1991-11-16) 16 November 1991 (age 32) 2019 2023 China Guangzhou Evergrande Free transfer 82 0
8 Joan Jordán Spain CM (1994-07-06) 6 July 1994 (age 29) 2019 2027 Spain Eibar €14m 97 4
10 Ivan Rakitić Croatia CM (1988-03-10) 10 March 1988 (age 36) 2020 2024 Spain Barcelona €1.5m 199 40 Second nationality: Switzerland
18 Thomas Delaney Denmark DM (1991-09-03) 3 September 1991 (age 32) 2021 2025 Germany Borussia Dortmund €6m 0 0 Second nationality: United States
21 Óliver Torres Spain CM (1994-11-10) 10 November 1994 (age 29) 2019 2024 Portugal Porto €11m 84 6
24 Alejandro Gómez Argentina AM (1988-02-15) 15 February 1988 (age 36) 2021 2024 Italy Atalanta €5.5m 23 3 Second nationality: Italy
25 Fernando Reges Brazil DM (1987-07-25) 25 July 1987 (age 36) 2019 2024 Turkey Galatasaray €4.5m 86 6 Second nationality: Portugal
Forwards
5 Lucas Ocampos Argentina RW (1994-07-11) 11 July 1994 (age 29) 2019 2024 France Marseille €15m 90 25
7 Suso Spain RW (1993-11-19) 19 November 1993 (age 30) 2020 2024 Italy Milan €21m 67 6
9 Tecatito Corona Mexico RW (1993-01-06) 6 January 1993 (age 31) 2022 2025 Portugal Porto €3m 0 0 Second nationality: Portugal
11 Munir Morocco RW (1995-09-01) 1 September 1995 (age 28) 2019 2023 Spain Barcelona €1.05m 88 22 Second nationality: Spain
12 Rafa Mir Spain CF (1997-06-18) 18 June 1997 (age 26) 2021 2027 England Wolverhampton Wanderers €16m 0 0
15 Youssef En-Nesyri Morocco CF (1997-06-01) 1 June 1997 (age 26) 2020 2025 Spain Leganés €20m 78 30
17 Erik Lamela Argentina RW (1992-03-04) 4 March 1992 (age 32) 2021 2024 England Tottenham Hotspur Free transfer 0 0 Second nationality: Spain
22 Anthony Martial France CF (1995-12-05) 5 December 1995 (age 28) 2022 2022 England Manchester United Free transfer 0 0 On loan from Manchester United

Transfers and loans[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

Date Position No. Player From Fee Ref.
4 July 2021 GK 1 Serbia Marko Dmitrović Spain Eibar Free [1]
26 July 2021 RW 17 Argentina Erik Lamela England Tottenham Hotspur Free [2]
13 August 2021 RB 2 Argentina Gonzalo Montiel Argentina River Plate €11,000,000 [3]
15 August 2021 LB 3 Sweden Ludwig Augustinsson Germany Werder Bremen €5,500,000 [4]
20 August 2021 CF 12 Spain Rafa Mir England Wolverhampton Wanderers €16,000,000 [5]
25 August 2021 DM 18 Denmark Thomas Delaney Germany Borussia Dortmund €6,000,000 [6]
14 January 2022 RW 9 Mexico Jesús Corona Portugal Porto €3,000,000 [7]
Total €41,500,000

Transfers out[edit]

Exit Date Position No. Player To Fee Ref.
30 June 2021 GK 1 Czech Republic Tomáš Vaclík Greece Olympiacos End of contract [8]
30 June 2021 AM 22 Argentina Franco Vázquez Italy Parma End of contract [9]
30 June 2021 LB 18 Spain Sergio Escudero Spain Granada End of contract [10]
30 June 2021 GK Spain Juan Soriano Spain Tenerife Released [11]
30 June 2021 LB Brazil Guilherme Arana Brazil Atlético Mineiro €2,500,000[A]
1 July 2021 RB 17 Spain Aleix Vidal Spain Espanyol Released [12]
26 July 2021 LW - Spain Bryan Gil England Tottenham Hotspur €25,000,000[B] [13]
28 July 2021 CB 3 Spain Sergi Gómez Spain Espanyol €1,300,000 [14]
21 September 2021 CB - France Joris Gnagnon France Saint-Étienne Released [15]
12 January 2022 DM - France Ibrahim Amadou France Metz Released [16]
Total €28,800,000
  1. ^ Sevilla will retain 10 percent of Arana's rights.
  2. ^ Additional incentives of €10,000,000 could raise the fee to €35,000,000 if met.

Loans in[edit]

Start Date End Date Position No. Player From Fee Ref.
25 January 2022 30 June 2022 CF 22 France Anthony Martial England Manchester United Free [17]
Total €0

Loans out[edit]

Start Date End Date Position No. Player To Fee Ref.
22 July 2021 30 June 2022 CB - Spain Juan Berrocal Spain Sporting Gijón Undisclosed [18]
17 August 2021 30 June 2022 RW - Portugal Rony Lopes Greece Olympiacos Free[A] [19]
31 August 2021 30 June 2022 RB - Spain Alejandro Pozo Spain Almería Free[B] [20]
31 August 2021 30 June 2022 CF 9 Netherlands Luuk de Jong Spain Barcelona €1,000,000[C] [21]
17 January 2022 30 June 2022 AM 14 Spain Óscar Rodríguez Spain Getafe Free[D] [22]
20 January 2022 30 June 2022 LW 22 Morocco Oussama Idrissi Spain Cádiz Free[E] [23]
Total €1,000,000
  1. ^ Loan includes purchase option of €12,000,000.
  2. ^ Loan includes purchase option.
  3. ^ Loan includes purchase option of €3,500,000.
  4. ^ Loan does not includes purchase option.
  5. ^ Loan does not includes purchase option.

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

17 July 2021 Friendly Sevilla Spain 4–0 England Coventry City San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: José David Martínez Montalbán
22 July 2021 Friendly Sevilla Spain 1–0 Spain Las Palmas La Línea de la Concepción, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Estadio Municipal
Attendance: 0
Referee: Abraham Domínguez Cervantes
27 July 2021 Friendly Sevilla Spain 2–2 France Paris Saint-Germain Algarve, Portugal
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Attendance: 0
Referee: João Malheiro Pinto
31 July 2021 Friendly Sevilla Spain 0–0 Italy Roma Algarve, Portugal
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Referee: Nuno Almeida
7 August 2021 Friendly Aston Villa England Cancelled Spain Sevilla Birmingham, England
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: Villa Park
9 September 2021 Friendly Sevilla Spain 1–0 Spain Alavés Seville, Spain
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 15 August 2021 22 May 2022 Matchday 1 4th 38 18 16 4 53 30 +23 047.37
Copa del Rey 1 December 2021 16 January 2022 First round Round of 16 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 050.00
UEFA Champions League 14 September 2021 8 December 2021 Group stage Group stage 6 1 3 2 5 5 +0 016.67
UEFA Europa League 17 February 2022 17 March 2022 Knockout round play-offs Round of 16 4 2 0 2 4 4 +0 050.00
Total 52 23 20 9 67 42 +25 044.23

Source: Soccerway

La Liga[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Barcelona 38 21 10 7 68 38 +30 73 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3 Atlético Madrid 38 21 8 9 65 43 +22 71
4 Sevilla 38 18 16 4 53 30 +23 70
5 Real Betis 38 19 8 11 62 40 +22 65 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
6 Real Sociedad 38 17 11 10 40 37 +3 62
Source: LaLiga Santander
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)[24]
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2021–22 Copa del Rey, Real Betis, qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa League berth awarded to the Copa del Rey winners was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the sixth-placed team was passed to the seventh-placed team.

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 18 16 4 53 30  +23 70 12 6 1 36 17  +19 6 10 3 17 13  +4

Source: La Liga

Results by round[edit]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAH
ResultWWDDDWWLWWDWWDLWWWWWDDDWDWDDDLWLWDDDDW
Position21266434333333422222222222222433333444
Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

The league fixtures were announced on 30 June 2021.[25][26]

15 August 2021 1 Sevilla 3–0 Rayo Vallecano Seville
22:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 13,962
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
23 August 2021 2 Getafe 0–1 Sevilla Getafe
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 4,810
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
28 August 2021 3 Elche 1–1 Sevilla Elche
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Attendance: 10,385
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
19 September 2021 5 Real Sociedad 0–0 Sevilla San Sebastián
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 23,757
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
22 September 2021 6 Sevilla 3–1 Valencia Seville
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 23,654
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
25 September 2021 7 Sevilla 2–0 Espanyol Seville
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 23,956
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
3 October 2021 8 Granada 1–0 Sevilla Granada
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 12,334
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
17 October 2021 9 Celta Vigo 0–1 Sevilla Vigo
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 10,774
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
24 October 2021 10 Sevilla 5–3 Levante Seville
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 30,601
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
27 October 2021 11 Mallorca 1–1 Sevilla Palma
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Visit Mallorca Stadium
Attendance: 15,125
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
30 October 2021 12 Sevilla 2–0 Osasuna Seville
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 20,335
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
7 November 2021 13 Real Betis 0–2 Sevilla Seville
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 50,534
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
20 November 2021 14 Sevilla 2–2 Alavés Seville
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 25,208
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
28 November 2021 15 Real Madrid 2–1 Sevilla Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 45,281
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
4 December 2021 16 Sevilla 1–0 Villarreal Seville
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 30,865
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
11 December 2021 17 Athletic Bilbao 0–1 Sevilla Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 36,737
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
18 December 2021 18 Sevilla 2–1 Atlético Madrid Seville
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 33,241
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
21 December 2021 4 Sevilla 1–1 Barcelona Seville
21:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 31,358
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 11 September 2021, but was postponed due to the late return of several South American players from international duty.[27]
3 January 2022 19 Cádiz 0–1 Sevilla Cádiz
21:15 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Nuevo Mirandilla
Attendance: 14,342
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
9 January 2022 20 Sevilla 1–0 Getafe Seville
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 30,801
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
19 January 2022 21 Valencia 1–1 Sevilla Valencia
21:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 26,049
Referee: César Soto Grado
22 January 2022 22 Sevilla 2–2 Celta Vigo Seville
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 30,059
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
5 February 2022 23 Osasuna 0–0 Sevilla Pamplona
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: El Sadar
Attendance: 17,635
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
11 February 2022 24 Sevilla 2–0 Elche Seville
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 33,411
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
20 February 2022 25 Espanyol 1–1 Sevilla Cornellà de Llobregat
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 24,897
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
27 February 2022 26 Sevilla 2–1 Real Betis Seville
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 37,250
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
4 March 2022 27 Alavés 0–0 Sevilla Vitoria-Gasteiz
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Attendance: 13,121
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
13 March 2022 28 Rayo Vallecano 1–1 Sevilla Madrid
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Attendance: 9,073
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
20 March 2022 29 Sevilla 0–0 Real Sociedad Seville
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 24,861
Referee: César Soto Grado
3 April 2022 30 Barcelona 1–0 Sevilla Barcelona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 76,112
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
8 April 2022 31 Sevilla 4–2 Granada Seville
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 33,504
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
17 April 2022 32 Sevilla 2–3 Real Madrid Seville
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 40,629
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
21 April 2022 33 Levante 2–3 Sevilla Valencia
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 18,107
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
29 April 2022 34 Sevilla 1–1 Cádiz Seville
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 27,113
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
8 May 2022 35 Villarreal 1–1 Sevilla Villarreal
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 17,461
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
11 May 2022 36 Sevilla 0–0 Mallorca Seville
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 33,242
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
15 May 2022 37 Atlético Madrid 1–1 Sevilla Madrid
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 58,138
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
22 May 2022 38 Sevilla 1–0 Athletic Bilbao Seville
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 31,305
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

Copa del Rey[edit]

1 December 2021 First round Córdoba 0–1 (a.e.t.) Sevilla Córdoba
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Nuevo Arcángel
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
15 December 2021 Second round Andratx 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)
Sevilla Andratx
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Camp Municipal Sa Plana
Attendance: 2,053
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
Penalties
6 January 2022 Round of 32 Zaragoza 0–2 Sevilla Zaragoza
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: La Romareda
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
16 January 2022 Round of 16 Real Betis 2–1 Sevilla Seville
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
Note: The match was originally played on 15 January, but was suspended in the 35th minute after Sevilla's Joan Jordán was hit in the head by an object thrown from the crowd. It was resumed the next day at 16:00 behind closed doors.

UEFA Champions League[edit]

Group stage[edit]

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2021.[28]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LOSC SAL SEV WOL
1 France Lille 6 3 2 1 7 4 +3 11 Advance to knockout phase 1–0 0–0 0–0
2 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10 2–1 1–0 3–1
3 Spain Sevilla 6 1 3 2 5 5 0 6 Transfer to Europa League 1–2 1–1 2–0
4 Germany VfL Wolfsburg 6 1 2 3 5 10 −5 5 1–3 2–1 1–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
14 September 2021 1 Sevilla Spain 1–1 Austria Red Bull Salzburg Seville, Spain
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 18,373
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
29 September 2021 2 VfL Wolfsburg Germany 1–1 Spain Sevilla Wolfsburg, Germany
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 11,733
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
20 October 2021 3 Lille France 0–0 Spain Sevilla Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 34,362
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
2 November 2021 4 Sevilla Spain 1–2 France Lille Seville, Spain
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 29,369
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)