RCD Espanyol

Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona

(Catalan:  [rəˈjal ˈklub dəpuɾˈtiw əspəˈɲɔl də βəɾsə Espanyol
ˈlonə]; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"),
commonly known as Espanyol, is a Spanish
professional sports club based in Barcelona, Spain, that
competes in LaLiga SmartBank, the second division of
the Spanish football league system.

Founded in 1900 in Barcelona, Espanyol currently play

their home games at the RCDE Stadium, which holds
up to 40,000 spectators. Domestically, Espanyol has
won the Copa del Rey four times, most recently in
2006. In international competitions, the club reached
the UEFA Cup final in 1988 and 2007. It has a long- Full name Reial Club Deportivo
standing rivalry with FC Barcelona. Espanyol de Barcelona, S.A.D.
Nickname(s) Periquitos (Parakeets)
Name Blanquiazules (White and Blue)
Short name RCDE
Initially known as the Sociedad Española de Football
on its foundation, the name was changed to Club Founded 28 October 1900
Español de Fútbol in 1901. In 1906, the club folded as Sociedad Española de
due to financial reasons and most of the players joined Football
the X Sporting Club, which came to win the Campionat Stadium RCDE Stadium
de Catalunya three times in a row before disappearing
Capacity 40,000[1]
in 1908 to merge with the Spanish Jiu-Jitsu Club to be
effectively relaunched as the Club Deportivo Español, Owner Al-Saad Group
and in 1910, they adopted their present-day colours. President Eric Garcia
Espanyol is one of several Spanish football clubs
granted patronage by the Spanish crown and thus Head coach Luis García
entitled to use Real in their names and the royal crown League La Liga
on their badge. This right was granted to Espanyol in 2021–22 La Liga, 14th of 20
1912 by Alfonso XIII and the club subsequently
became known as the Real Club Deportivo Website Club website (http://www.rcdesp
Español.[2] anyol.com/)

Following the abdication of the same king in 1931 and

the declaration of the Second Spanish Republic, due to
prohibition of royal symbols, the club adopted the more
Catalan/republican friendly name, Club Esportiu
Espanyol. After the Spanish Civil War, the name was
reverted.

Home colours Away colours Third colours

The club took the Catalan spelling for its name in February 1995. The word
"Deportiu" in Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona is a Catalanised
form of the original word "Deportivo" (Castilian), despite the correct word
being "Esportiu" in the Catalan language. This choice was made in order to
retain the initials "RCD" in the club's name.

History
First shield of Club
Español de Fútbol
Foundation and club culture

Espanyol was founded on 28 October 1900 by Ángel Rodríguez Ruiz (1879–1959), an engineering
student at the University of Barcelona. The club's original home was in the well-off district of Sarrià;
Espanyol was the first club in Spain to be formed exclusively by Spanish fans of the game, with the other
early clubs having links to Britain or central Europe.

CD Espanyol de RCD Español in 1912

Barcelona, Catalan
champions in 1904

The club originally played in bright yellow shirts, with the colour of the shorts
being left to the individual player. A friend of the club founder owned a textile
business and happened to have an abundance of yellow material left over from
a job. In 1910, the club changed its name to the Club Deportivo Español and
chose blue and white stripes as shirt colours and as the central colours of the
club badge. Blue and white were chosen in homage to the colours appearing
on the shield of the great Sicilian-Aragonese Admiral Roger de Lluria, who
sailed the Mediterranean protecting the interests of the Crown of Aragon in the
Middle Ages. The club was successful from the very beginning, winning the
first Campionat de Catalunya in 1903 and subsequently playing in the very
first Copa del Rey in 1903.

In 1906 Club Español de Football had to suspend its activities due to a lack of
Ricardo Zamora with
players, since most of them were university students who enrolled to study at Español
universities outside Catalonia. X Sporting Club took advantage of this as most
of the remaining Español players joined them, which meant a big leap in
quality for the club, and as a result, the X won the Catalan championship three times in a row between
1905 and 1908, beating the likes of FC Internacional and FC Barcelona for the title.[3] This historic side
had the likes of Pedro Gibert, José Irízar and Santiago Massana. It was not until 1909 that X and Español
were restructured again, when several of the former university students returned to Barcelona with the idea
of refounding Club Español de Football, which they achieved on 27 December 1908, when X merged
with the Spanish Jiu-Jitsu Club.[3]
In the 1910s, they won the Campionat de Catalunya three times, in 1911–12, 1914–15 and 1917–18,
winning later largely thanks to their backline led by Ricardo Zamora. They also reached the final of the
Copa del Rey twice in 1911 and 1915, but lost to Athletic Bilbao on both occasions.[4]

In 1994, Espanyol created its reserve team, Espanyol B,[5] currently playing in the Segunda División B.

Two UEFA Cup finals (1988–2009)

Javier Clemente was hired in 1986. In his first season, he took the team to a joint-best 3rd place, qualifying
for the UEFA Cup. They defeated Borussia Mönchengladbach, A.C. Milan, Inter Milan, TJ Vitkovice and
Club Brugge KV to reach the final, losing on penalties to Bayer 04 Leverkusen after a 3–3 aggregate
draw.[6] Two relegations followed, but the club remained in La Liga from winning the 1993–94 Segunda
División until relegated at the conclusion of the 2019-20 COVID pandemic impacted season.

President from 1989 to 1993, Juli Pardo oversaw the transformation of the club into a Sociedad Anónima
Deportiva.[7] In the wake of the accumulated debt, the club were forced to sell the Sarrià Stadium, which
was eventually demolished in 1997.[7]

Paco Flores' Espanyol won the 2000 Copa del Rey Final 2–1 against Atlético Madrid at Mestalla, a first
cup win since 1940.[8] Six years later, under Miguel Ángel Lotina, the club won again, this time 4–1
against Real Zaragoza in Madrid, with goals by Raúl Tamudo, Luis García (two) and Coro.[9]

With this cup win, Espanyol entered the UEFA Cup. They won all
their group games, before dispatching Livorno, Maccabi Haifa,
Benfica, and Werder Bremen to reach the final. In the final, held on
16 May at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Espanyol fell to fellow La
Liga side Sevilla, losing 3–1 in a shootout following a 2–2
draw.[10] They became the only football team in UEFA Cup history
to remain unbeaten in the tournament, yet not take home the trophy. Chart of RCD Espanyol league
Walter Pandiani, who would leave the club at the end of the season, performance 1929–2023
was the UEFA Cup's top goalscorer that season. On 9 June 2007,
Tamudo became Espanyol's highest-ever goalscorer after
surpassing the 111 goals scored by Rafael Marañón, and ended the night with 113.

On 31 May 2009, Espanyol played its last match at the Estadio Olímpico de Montjuic, a 3–0 defeat of
Málaga. Espanyol had played in the Estadi Olímpic after moving from their previous ground in Sarria. With
the move, club talisman Raúl Tamudo had the unique distinction of having played in three different home
stadiums with his club: Sarrià, Montjuïc and, beginning in the 2009–10 season, the Cornellà-El Prat.

Recent years (2009–present)

In January 2009, former Espanyol defender Mauricio Pochettino

was hired as manager with the club in the relegation zone – his first
senior job.[11] He won 2–1 against rivals Barcelona at the Camp
Nou in February to help keep the club up; Barcelona, under Pep
Guardiola, won the treble that season.[12]

After 12 seasons playing at the Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc,

Espanyol moved to the Estadi de Cornellá-El Prat. The new
Iván Alonso in action during a La
stadium was officially inaugurated on 2 August 2009 with a match Liga fixture in August 2009
between Espanyol and Liverpool; Espanyol won 3–0, with Luis García scoring the first goal at the ground,
followed by a Ben Sahar double.[13] Six days later, Espanyol captain Daniel Jarque died from a cardiac
arrest aged 26 in the Florence neighbourhood of Coverciano, where the club was at the time after playing
several fixtures in Italy.[14] Since then, in the 21st minute – his former shirt number – of every Espanyol
match, an ovation is made in his honour for a full minute.

After Pochettino left in 2012, the club maintained themselves in the top flight under a series of other
managers. In January 2016, Chinese businessman Chen Yansheng took over the club by acquiring a 54%
stake.[15] In the 2018–19 season, Espanyol finished 7th, thus returning to the Europa League for the first
time since their final run in 2006–07.[16] However, the club suffered relegation for the first time since 1994
the following season, after a 1–0 loss at Barcelona.[17][18] On 3 August 2020 the club published an official
statement urging La Liga to suspend relegation; nevertheless relegation was not avoided.[19] Espanyol won
promotion back to La Liga at the first attempt on 8 May 2021 following a 0–0 draw against Zaragoza, with
four matches to spare in the 42-game season.

，
Since 2022 Espanyol has achieved a strategic cooperation with LEYU SPORTS. And LEYU became
Official Asian Partner of RCDE.[20] However on 28 May 2023, Espanyol suffered relegation after two
years promotion, following a 1–1 draw against Valencia.

Rivalries

El derbi barceloní

In the first half of the 20th century during the Miguel Primo de Rivera dictatorship (1923–1930), FC
Barcelona was seen as a symbol of Catalan identity. This contrasted with RCD Espanyol which cultivated
a kind of compliance with the central authority.[21]

In 1918, the municipalities of Catalonia promoted a campaign to ask the Spanish Government for a Statute
of Autonomy. FC Barcelona joined that request and the Catalan press recognized FC Barcelona as a major
cultural arm of the Catalan independence movement. The city's other team, RCD Espanyol, dissociated
itself from the claim due to the former's success on the European stage.[22][23]

Today FC Barcelona is the club that is closer to the political powers in Catalonia. Its last presidents have
linked the club with the Catalan independence movement and the holding of a referendum, even though
this causes discomfort among some Catalan fans and those in the rest of Spain who feel neglected and think
the team is biased against them.[24] Although some of RCD Espanyol's directors have expressed pro-
independence stances, the club stays out of politics. It is believed that most of the team's fans are against the
independence of Catalonia.[25]

On numerous occasions RCD Espanyol has complained of unfavourable and sometimes directly offensive
treatment towards the club in favour of FC Barcelona by some Catalonian public media like
TV3.[26][27][28]

Despite these differences in ideology, the derbi (derby) has always been more relevant to Espanyol
supporters than those of Barcelona (who hold El Clásico in higher regard instead) due to the difference in
objectives.

Though it is the most played local derby in the history of La Liga, it is also the most unbalanced, with
Barcelona overwhelmingly dominant. In the league table, Espanyol has only managed to finish above
Barça on three occasions in almost 70 years and the only all-Catalan Copa del Rey final was won by Barça
in 1957. Espanyol has the consolation of achieving the largest margin win with a 6–0 victory in 1951.

Espanyol achieved a 2–1 win against FC Barcelona during the 2008–09 season, becoming the first team to
defeat Barcelona at Camp Nou in their treble-winning season.[29]

Espanyol lost 0–1 to FC Barcelona on 8 July 2020, to be relegated to the Segunda División.[17][18]

Stadium
From 1923 until 1997, Espanyol played their home games in Estadi de Sarrià in the Sarrià-Sant Gervasi
district of Barcelona. In 1997, they moved to the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on Montjuïc. For the
beginning of the 2009–10 season, Espanyol moved into the newly constructed RCDE Stadium (also
known as Estadi Cornellà-El Prat) between Cornellà de Llobregat and El Prat de Llobregat.

Estadi de Sarrià Estadi Olímpic de

Montjüic

RCDE Stadium

Competition summary
80 seasons in Primera División
4 seasons in Segunda División
8 participations in UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League
2 participations in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
2 participations in UEFA Intertoto Cup

Achievements
In 1928, Espanyol became a founding member of La Liga, and in 1929, the team won their
first Copa del Rey. Espanyol has completed the highest number of seasons in La Liga
 without winning the title.
The team has qualified for the UEFA Cup/Europa League eight times (including the
qualifications following their 2000 and 2006 Spanish Cup wins, which in earlier eras would
instead have granted entry to the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup) and reached the final in
1988,[30][31][32][33] losing to Bayer Leverkusen of then-West Germany on penalty kicks (3–2),
after a two-legged final of contrasts ended level (3–0 in Barcelona, 0–3 in Leverkusen)[34][35]
and in 2007, losing to compatriots Sevilla, again on penalties (3–1) after a memorable match
at Hampden Park, Glasgow ended 1–1 after normal time, and 2–2 after extra time.

Honours

Men's football

National

Copa del Rey[36]

Winners (4): 1928–29, 1940, 1999–2000, 2005–06

Runners-up (5): 1911, 1915, 1941, 1947, 1957

Segunda División[37]

Winners (2): 1993–94, 2020–21

Supercopa de España

Runners-up (2): 2000, 2006

Copa de los Campeones de España

Runners-up (1): 1940

Copa de la Gran Peña

Runners-up (1): 1902

International
UEFA Cup

Runners-up (2): 1987–88, 2006–07

Regional

Campionat de Catalunya[38]

Winners (11): 1903–04, 1905–06, 1906–07, 1907–08, 1911–12, 1914–15, 1917–18,

1928–29, 1932–33, 1936–37, 1939–40

Supercopa de Catalunya
 Winners (1): 2016[39]

Women's football
Primera División

Winners (1): 2005–06

Runners-up (3): 2006–07, 2009–10, 2010–11

Copa de la Reina

Winners (6): 1996, 1997, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012

Runners-up (4): 1990, 2002, 2007, 2011

Players

Current squad

As of 1 February 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA
nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player No. Pos. Nation Player

1 GK  ESP Joan García 14 DF  ESP Brian Oliván

2 DF  ESP Óscar Gil 15 MF  ESP José Gragera

3 DF  ESP Adrià Pedrosa 16 MF  ESP José Carlos Lazo

Leandro Cabrera 17 FW  DEN Martin Braithwaite
4 DF  URU
(captain)
Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel (on
 ESP 18 DF  FRA
5 DF Fernando Calero loan from Mainz)

 ESP Denis Suárez (on loan  ESP Dani Gómez (on loan from
6 MF 19 FW
from Celta) Levante)
7 FW  ESP Javi Puado 20 MF  ESP Edu Expósito

8 MF  ALB Keidi Bare 21 MF  ESP Nico Melamed

9 FW  ESP Joselu 22 DF  ESP Aleix Vidal

Sergi Darder (vice- 23 DF  MEX César Montes
10 MF  ESP
captain)
24 DF  ESP Sergi Gómez
Vinícius Souza (on loan
12 MF  BRA
from Lommel)  ESP Álvaro Fernández (on loan
25 GK
from Huesca)
13 GK  ESP Fernando Pacheco

Reserve team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA
nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player No. Pos. Nation Player

26 DF  MAR Omar El Hilali 32 FW  MAR Nabil Touaizi

27 DF  ESP Rubén Sánchez 33 FW  ESP Kenneth Soler

28 DF  ESP Simo Keddari 34 GK  ESP Ángel Fortuño

30 FW  ITA Luca Koleosho 35 MF  ESP Roger Martínez

31 MF  ESP Dani Villahermosa

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 No. Pos. Nation Player

 ESP Álvaro García (at Ibiza  ESP Álvaro Vadillo (at Eibar
— DF — FW
until 30 June 2023) until 30 June 2023)
Miguelón (at Cartagena Jofre Carreras (at
— DF  ESP
until 30 June 2023) — FW  ESP Mirandés until 30 June
2023)
Víctor Gómez (at Braga
— DF  ESP
until 30 June 2023) Landry Dimata (at NEC
— FW  BEL Nijmegen until 30 June
Tonny Vilhena (at 2023)
— MF  NED Salernitana until 30
June 2023) Max Svensson (at
— FW  SWE Deportivo La Coruña until
Pol Lozano (at Granada 30 June 2023)
— MF  ESP
until 30 June 2023)

Retired 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

21 DF  ESP Daniel Jarque (2002–09) – posthumous honour)[a]

Notes
 a. Starting from 2018–19 season, Marc Roca and Nico Melamed wore the number 21.[40][41]

Players with most appearances

As of 12 September 2020
Competitive, professional matches only.

La Segunda Copa del Copa de UEFA

# Name Years Other Total
Liga División Rey la Liga Cup

Raúl 1996–
1
2010
340 — 26 — 14 9[a] 389
Tamudo
Antonio 1950–
2
Argilés 1964
301 14[b] 38 — — 4[c] 357

1965–
3 José María
1976
269 31 33 — 2 11[d] 346

Thomas 1982–
4
1990
241 33[e] 30 19 10 — 333
N'Kono
Mauricio 1994–
5
2006
275 — 30 — 13 2[f] 320
Pochettino
Fernando 1974–
6 264 — 43 6 6 — 319
Molinos 1984

Manuel 1979–
7 259 — 29 18 9 — 315
Zúñiga 1988

Marañón 1974–
8 261 — 43 4 6 — 314
1983
1993–
9 Arteaga
2003
238 28 32 — 10 2[g] 310

Diego 1982–
10
1991
216 33[h] 27 15 12 — 303
Orejuela

Notes

a. 6 appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup and 3 appearances in Supercopa de España

b. All appearances in La Liga relegation play-offs
c. All appearances in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
d. 8 appearances in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and 3 appearances in Intertoto Cup
e. Including 2 appearances in La Liga relegation play-offs
f. All appearances in Supercopa de España
g. All appearances in Supercopa de España
h. Including 2 appearances in La Liga relegation play-offs and 1 appearance in La Liga
promotion play-offs

Coaches
Ted Garry (1922–24) László Kubala (1964–65) José Antonio Camacho
(1997–98)
 Francisco Bru Fernando Argila (1965– Marcelo Bielsa (1998)
(1924–26) 66) Miguel Ángel Brindisi
Jack Greenwell José Espada (1966) (1998–2000)
(1926–30) Jenő Kalmár (1966–68) Paco Flores (2000–02)
Patricio Caicedo Antonio Argilés (1968– Juande Ramos (2002)
(1930–33) 69) Ramón Moya (2002)
Ramón Trabal Fernando Riera (1969– Javier Clemente (2002–
(1933–35) 70) 03)
Harry Lowe (1935) Rafael Iriondo (1970) Luis Fernández (2003–
Patricio Caicedo Ferdinand Daučík 04)
(1935–43) (1970–71) Miguel Ángel Lotina
Pedro Solé (1943) José Santamaría (1971– (2004–06)
Crisant Bosch 77) Ernesto Valverde
(1943–44) Heriberto Herrera (1977– (2006–08)
Baltasar Albéniz 78) Tintín Márquez (2008)
(1944–45) José Antonio Irulegui Mané (2008–09)
Crisant Bosch (1978–79)
Mauricio Pochettino
(1945–46) Vicente Miera (1979–80) (2009–12)
Josep Planas José María Maguregui Javier Aguirre (2012–
(1946–47) (1980–83) 14)
José Espada (1947– Milorad Pavić (1983) Sergio González
49)
Xabier Azkargorta (2014–15)
Patricio Caicedo (1983–86) Constantin Gâlcă
(1949–50)
Javier Clemente (1986– (2015–16)
Juan José Nogués 89) Quique Sánchez Flores
(1950–52)
José Mauri (1989) (2016–18)
Alejandro Scopelli
Raúl Longhi (1989) David Gallego (2018)
(1952–54)
José García de Andoin Rubi (2018–19)
José Espada (1954–
(1989) David Gallego (2019)
55)
Benito Joanet (1989) Pablo Machín (2019)
Odilio Bravo (1955)
Juanjo Díaz (1989–90) Abelardo (2019–2020)
Ricardo Zamora
(1955–57) Luis Aragonés (1990–91) Francisco Rufete (2020)
Elemér Berkessy Ljupko Petrović (1991) Vicente Moreno (2020–
(1957–58) Jaume Sabaté (1991– 2022)
Marcel Domingo 92) Luis Blanco (2022)
(1958–59) Javier Clemente (1992) Diego Martínez (2022-)
Antonio Barrios José Manuel Díaz Novoa
(1959–60) (1992–93)
Ernesto Pons Juanjo Díaz (1993)
(1960–61) José Antonio Camacho
Alejandro Scopelli (1993–96)
(1961) Pepe Carcelén (1996–
Ricardo Zamora 97)
(1961) Vicente Miera (1997)
José Luis Saso Paco Flores (1997)
(1961)
Ricardo Zamora
(1961)
 Julián Arcas (1961–
62)
Heriberto Herrera
(1962–63)
Pedro Areso (1963)
Pedro Solé (1963–
64)

Club officials

Current technical staff

Role Name
Manager Diego Martínez
Raúl Espínola
Assistant managers Thomas N'Kono
Toni Borrell
Goalkeeping coach Jesús Salvador
Dani Parra
Fitness coach
Víctor M.Lafuente
Ramón Alturo
Analyst
Álvaro J. García
Misael Rivas
Club doctors
Narciso Amigó
Adrià García
Physiotherapists Noel Julián
Albert Torner
Nutritionist Robert Bausells
Ángel Inac Martínez
Kit man
Víctor Ruiz
Delegate Guillem Calzón

Board of directors
Role Name
Owner Rastar Group
President Chen Yansheng
Vice president Wang Hongyuan
Board Secretary Jorge Sarró Riu
Board Vice Secretary Iñaki Frías Inchausti
Liu Shenghua
Mao Ye Wu
Board of Directors Zheng Zefeng
Lu Zuilan
Rafael Marañón
Business and Coordination Director Mao Yewu
Sport General Area Manager Óscar Perarnau Figueras
CEO José María Durán
Professional Football Director Francisco Rufete
Professional Football Management Raúl Tamudo
Academy director Luis Vicente Mateo
Femenino Football Director Raquel Cabezón
Femenino Sporting Director Francisca Camúñez Moreno
Head of medical services Manolo González Postigo
Marketing and Commercial Director Antoni Alegre Puzo
Financial Director Joan Fitó Pardo
Chief Communications Officer Agustín Rodríguez Mas
Social area Director Alberto Ariza Navarro
Head of Ciutat Esportiva Dani Jarque's Schools
Eloy Pérez García
and Academies
Stadium Director Josep Toldrà Alegret
Office manager Olga Moscatel Vivet
Administration and human resources manager Laura Carranza
Security Director Antoni Guerra Rojas
Telecommunications Director Ángel Rojas Gómez
Business Coordination and Expansion in Asia Senon Chen

Presidents

Dates Name Dates Name Dates Name Dates Name

1900– Àngel 1915– José María 1933– Genaro de 1970– Manuel

02 Rodríguez Ruiz 18 Bernadas 42 la Riva 82 Meler
Josep 1918– Manuel 1942– Francisco 1982– Antonio
1902–
María Miró 19 Allende 47 Román Cenarro 89 Baró
06
Trepat
1919– Victorià de 1947– José Ferran
1906– 1989
20 la Riva 48 Salas Painello Martorell
no activities
09
1920– Genaro de 1948– Francisco 1989– Julio
Julià 22 la Riva 58 Javier Sáenz 93 Pardo
1909
Clapera Roca
Eusebio 1958– Frederic
1909– Àngel 1922– 1993–
Fernández 60 Marimón Grifell Francisco
10 Rodríguez Ruiz 22 97
Muñiz Perelló
Victorià
1910– Evelio Victorià de 1960– Daniel
1922– Oliveras de la
11 Doncos 62 1997–
24 la Riva Riva Sánchez
11
Llibre
1911– José 1924– Santiago Cesáreo
12 1962–
Gaspar Hardoy 25 de la Riva Castilla 2011– Ramon
63
Delgado 12 Condal
1912– Santiago 1925– Genaro de
13 de la Riva 30 la Riva 1963– Josep 2012– Juan
67 Fusté Noguera 16 Collet
1913– Alfonso 1930– Santiago
14 Ardura 31 de la Riva 1967– Chen
Juan Vilá 2016–
69 Yansheng
1914– José 1931– Javier de
15 Gaspar Hardoy 33 Salas 1969– Josep
70 Fusté Noguera
Historical departments of RCD Espanyol
Until the 1990s, Espanyol had several sporting sections. In March 2017, the Association of Supporters and
Shareholders of RCD Espanyol boosted a project for recovering the sporting sections of the club, but this
time without any economic link with the football team. The new multi-sports club was created with the
name of Seccions Deportives Espanyol (Sporting sections Espanyol).[42]

Two months later, the association confirmed that Espanyol would start competing in the 2017–18 season,
with a roller hockey team and women's volleyball teams.[43] In the next season, the basketball section was
refounded and a new section of handball would be created.

Men's basketball
Copa del Rey

Winners (1): 1941

Catalan championship

Winners (2): 1931, 1932

Runners-up (3): 1941, 1943, 1954

Women's basketball
Copa de la Reina

Winners (1): 1943

Runners-up (1): 1944

Men's rink hockey

Copa del Rey

Winners (11): 1944, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1961, 1962
Runners-up (4): 1946, 1952, 1953, 1958

Women's volleyball
Superliga

Winners (3): 1985, 1988, 1991

Copa de la Reina

Winners (5): 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1992

Men's baseball
División de Honor
 Winners (2): 1946, 1953

See also
Association
football portal
Spain portal

RCD Espanyol B
RCD Espanyol cantera
Ciutat de Barcelona Trophy

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External links
Official website (http://www.rcdespanyol.com/) (in Catalan, Spanish, and English)
RCD Espanyol (https://www.laliga.com/en-ES/clubs/rcd-espanyol) at La Liga (in English and
Spanish)
RCD Espanyol (http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/teams/club=54189/profile/index.html)
at UEFA (in English and Spanish)

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