Derbi Barceloní

Derbi Barceloní

Other names	El Derbi El Derbi Barceloní, Catalan Derby
Location	Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Teams	FC Barcelona RCD Espanyol
First meeting	Barcelona 1–0 Espanyol La Liga (7 April 1929)
Latest meeting	Barcelona 3–0 Espanyol La Liga (29 April 2017)
Next meeting	2017
Statistics
Most wins	Barcelona (93)
Most player appearances	Xavi (32)
Top scorer	Lionel Messi (17)

The Derbi barceloní (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈdɛrβi βərsəɫuˈni]; Spanish: Derbi barcelonés, IPA: [ˈderβi βarθeloˈnes]; "Barcelonian Derby"), is the name given to football matches between FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol, both of them from Barcelona, Spain.

Background and history

Espanyol, being one of the clubs granted royal patronage, was founded exclusively by Spanish football fans, unlike the multinational nature of Barça's primary board. The founding message of the club was clearly anti-Barcelona, and they disapprovingly saw FC Barcelona as a team of foreigners. The rivalry was strengthened by what Catalonians saw as a provocative representative of Madrid. Their original ground was in the affluent district of Sarrià.

During the dictatorships of Miguel Primo de Rivera (1923–1930) and Francisco Franco (1939–1975), Espanyol was seen by the vast majority of Barcelona's citizens as a club which cultivated a kind of compliance to the central authority, in stark contrast to Barça's revolutionary spirit. Also in the 1960s and 1970s, while FC Barcelona acted as a social integrator for immigrants from poorer regions of Spain in search for a better life, Espanyol drew their support mainly from sectors close to the regime such as policemen, military officers, civil servants and career fascists.

In 1918, Espanyol started a counter-petition against autonomy, which at that time had become a pertinent issue. Later on, an Espanyol supporter group would join the Falangists in the Spanish Civil War, siding with the fascists. Despite these differences in ideology, the derbi has always been more relevant to Espanyol supporters than Barcelona ones due to the difference in objectives. In recent years the rivalry has become less political, as Espanyol translated its official name and anthem from Spanish to Catalan.

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 in 1951. Espanyol achieved a 2–1 win against Barça during the 2008–09 season, becoming the first team to defeat Barcelona at Camp Nou in their treble-winning season. Barça's Lionel Messi has scored 17 goals against Espanyol, the most in the history of the derby.

League Matches

FC Barcelona vs. RCD Espanyol Season Home Team Score Away Team 1928–29 FC Barcelona 1–0 RCD Espanyol 1929–30 FC Barcelona 5–4 RCD Espanyol 1930–31 FC Barcelona 6–2 RCD Espanyol 1931–32 FC Barcelona 2–2 RCD Espanyol 1932–33 FC Barcelona 1–1 RCD Espanyol 1933–34 FC Barcelona 5–0 RCD Espanyol 1934–35 FC Barcelona 2–2 RCD Espanyol 1935–36 FC Barcelona 2–0 RCD Espanyol 1936–37 Spanish Civil War 1937–38 Spanish Civil War 1938–39 Spanish Civil War 1939–40 FC Barcelona 0–1 RCD Espanyol 1940–41 FC Barcelona 2–3 RCD Espanyol 1941–42 FC Barcelona 1–2 RCD Espanyol 1942–43 FC Barcelona 2–0 RCD Espanyol 1943–44 FC Barcelona 1–3 RCD Espanyol 1944–45 FC Barcelona 1–0 RCD Espanyol 1945–46 FC Barcelona 1–0 RCD Espanyol 1946–47 FC Barcelona 5–0 RCD Espanyol 1947–48 FC Barcelona 5–1 RCD Espanyol 1948–49 FC Barcelona 2–1 RCD Espanyol 1949–50 FC Barcelona 1–2 RCD Espanyol 1950–51 FC Barcelona 4–1 RCD Espanyol 1951–52 FC Barcelona 2–0 RCD Espanyol 1952–53 FC Barcelona 2–1 RCD Espanyol 1953–54 FC Barcelona 1–4 RCD Espanyol 1954–55 FC Barcelona 1–0 RCD Espanyol 1955–56 FC Barcelona 1–0 RCD Espanyol 1956–57 FC Barcelona 1–1 RCD Espanyol 1957–58 FC Barcelona 3–1 RCD Espanyol 1958–59 FC Barcelona 5–3 RCD Espanyol 1959–60 FC Barcelona 1–0 RCD Espanyol 1960–61 FC Barcelona 4–1 RCD Espanyol 1961–62 FC Barcelona 2–0 RCD Espanyol 1962–63 RCD Espanyol in Spanish Second Division 1963–64 FC Barcelona 5–0 RCD Espanyol 1964–65 FC Barcelona 1–0 RCD Espanyol 1965–66 FC Barcelona 4–2 RCD Espanyol 1966–67 FC Barcelona 3–1 RCD Espanyol 1967–68 FC Barcelona 1–0 RCD Espanyol 1968–69 FC Barcelona 1–0 RCD Espanyol 1969–70 RCD Espanyol in Spanish Second Division 1970–71 FC Barcelona 3–0 RCD Espanyol 1971–72 FC Barcelona 2–0 RCD Espanyol 1972–73 FC Barcelona 0–1 RCD Espanyol 1973–74 FC Barcelona 3–0 RCD Espanyol 1974–75 FC Barcelona 4–1 RCD Espanyol 1975–76 FC Barcelona 5–0 RCD Espanyol 1976–77 FC Barcelona 4–2 RCD Espanyol 1977–78 FC Barcelona 1–1 RCD Espanyol 1978–79 FC Barcelona 2–1 RCD Espanyol 1979–80 FC Barcelona 3–1 RCD Espanyol 1980–81 FC Barcelona 3–1 RCD Espanyol 1981–82 FC Barcelona 1–3 RCD Espanyol 1982–83 FC Barcelona 1–0 RCD Espanyol 1983–84 FC Barcelona 5–2 RCD Espanyol 1984–85 FC Barcelona 1–0 RCD Espanyol 1985–86 FC Barcelona 0–0 RCD Espanyol 1986–87 FC Barcelona 1–0 RCD Espanyol 1986–87 FC Barcelona 2–1 RCD Espanyol 1987–88 FC Barcelona 3–2 RCD Espanyol 1988–89 FC Barcelona 2–0 RCD Espanyol 1989–90 RCD Espanyol in Spanish Second Division 1990–91 FC Barcelona 5–2 RCD Espanyol 1991–92 FC Barcelona 4–3 RCD Espanyol 1992–93 FC Barcelona 5–0 RCD Espanyol 1993–94 RCD Espanyol in Spanish Second Division 1994–95 FC Barcelona 3–0 RCD Espanyol 1995–96 FC Barcelona 2–1 RCD Espanyol 1996–97 FC Barcelona 2–1 RCD Espanyol 1997–98 FC Barcelona 3–1 RCD Espanyol 1998–99 FC Barcelona 3–0 RCD Espanyol 1999–00 FC Barcelona 3–0 RCD Espanyol 2000–01 FC Barcelona 4–2 RCD Espanyol 2001–02 FC Barcelona 2–0 RCD Espanyol 2002–03 FC Barcelona 2–0 RCD Espanyol 2003–04 FC Barcelona 4–1 RCD Espanyol 2004–05 FC Barcelona 0–0 RCD Espanyol 2005–06 FC Barcelona 2–0 RCD Espanyol 2006–07 FC Barcelona 2–2 RCD Espanyol 2007–08 FC Barcelona 0–0 RCD Espanyol 2008–09 FC Barcelona 1–2 RCD Espanyol 2009–10 FC Barcelona 1–0 RCD Espanyol 2010–11 FC Barcelona 2–0 RCD Espanyol 2011–12 FC Barcelona 4–0 RCD Espanyol 2012–13 FC Barcelona 4–0 RCD Espanyol 2013–14 FC Barcelona 1–0 RCD Espanyol 2014–15 FC Barcelona 5–1 RCD Espanyol 2015–16 FC Barcelona 5–0 RCD Espanyol 2016–17 FC Barcelona 4–1 RCD Espanyol FC Barcelona wins Draws RCD Espanyol wins 65 9 9

RCD Espanyol vs FC Barcelona Season Home Team Score Away Team 1928–29 RCD Espanyol 1–1 FC Barcelona 1929–30 RCD Espanyol 4–0 FC Barcelona 1930–31 RCD Espanyol 4–4 FC Barcelona 1931–32 RCD Espanyol 0–3 FC Barcelona 1932–33 RCD Espanyol 2–1 FC Barcelona 1933–34 RCD Espanyol 3–2 FC Barcelona 1934–35 RCD Espanyol 4–1 FC Barcelona 1935–36 RCD Espanyol 1–0 FC Barcelona 1936–37 Spanish Civil War 1937–38 Spanish Civil War 1938–39 Spanish Civil War 1939–40 RCD Espanyol 1–1 FC Barcelona 1940–41 RCD Espanyol 3–1 FC Barcelona 1941–42 RCD Espanyol 5–2 FC Barcelona 1942–43 RCD Espanyol 1–3 FC Barcelona 1943–44 RCD Espanyol 1–3 FC Barcelona 1944–45 RCD Espanyol 1–1 FC Barcelona 1945–46 RCD Espanyol 0–2 FC Barcelona 1946–47 RCD Espanyol 0–1 FC Barcelona 1947–48 RCD Espanyol 2–1 FC Barcelona 1948–49 RCD Espanyol 1–1 FC Barcelona 1949–50 RCD Espanyol 2–2 FC Barcelona 1950–51 RCD Espanyol 6–0 FC Barcelona 1951–52 RCD Espanyol 1–0 FC Barcelona 1952–53 RCD Espanyol 0–2 FC Barcelona 1953–54 RCD Espanyol 0–1 FC Barcelona 1954–55 RCD Espanyol 2–4 FC Barcelona 1955–56 RCD Espanyol 0–3 FC Barcelona 1956–57 RCD Espanyol 2–0 FC Barcelona 1957–58 RCD Espanyol 2–1 FC Barcelona 1958–59 RCD Espanyol 0–3 FC Barcelona 1959–60 RCD Espanyol 0–1 FC Barcelona 1960–61 RCD Espanyol 1–2 FC Barcelona 1961–62 RCD Espanyol 1–1 FC Barcelona 1962–63 RCD Espanyol in Spanish Second Division 1963–64 RCD Espanyol 2–2 FC Barcelona 1964–65 RCD Espanyol 0–0 FC Barcelona 1965–66 RCD Espanyol 1–1 FC Barcelona 1966–67 RCD Espanyol 2–0 FC Barcelona 1967–68 RCD Espanyol 1–0 FC Barcelona 1968–69 RCD Espanyol 0–0 FC Barcelona 1969–70 RCD Espanyol in Spanish Second Division 1970–71 RCD Espanyol 0–1 FC Barcelona 1971–72 RCD Espanyol 3–0 FC Barcelona 1972–73 RCD Espanyol 1–1 FC Barcelona 1973–74 RCD Espanyol 0–0 FC Barcelona 1974–75 RCD Espanyol 5–2 FC Barcelona 1975–76 RCD Espanyol 3–0 FC Barcelona 1976–77 RCD Espanyol 2–3 FC Barcelona 1977–78 RCD Espanyol 1–1 FC Barcelona 1978–79 RCD Espanyol 0–2 FC Barcelona 1979–80 RCD Espanyol 2–0 FC Barcelona 1980–81 RCD Espanyol 1–0 FC Barcelona 1981–82 RCD Espanyol 0–4 FC Barcelona 1982–83 RCD Espanyol 0–3 FC Barcelona 1983–84 RCD Espanyol 1–0 FC Barcelona 1984–85 RCD Espanyol 0–0 FC Barcelona 1985–86 RCD Espanyol 5–3 FC Barcelona 1986–87 RCD Espanyol 1–1 FC Barcelona 1986–87 RCD Espanyol 0–0 FC Barcelona 1987–88 RCD Espanyol 2–0 FC Barcelona 1988–89 RCD Espanyol 2–2 FC Barcelona 1989–90 RCD Espanyol in Spanish Second Division 1990–91 RCD Espanyol 0–1 FC Barcelona 1991–92 RCD Espanyol 0–4 FC Barcelona 1992–93 RCD Espanyol 0–1 FC Barcelona 1993–94 RCD Espanyol in Spanish Second Division 1994–95 RCD Espanyol 0–0 FC Barcelona 1995–96 RCD Espanyol 1–1 FC Barcelona 1996–97 RCD Espanyol 2–0 FC Barcelona 1997–98 RCD Espanyol 1–1 FC Barcelona 1998–99 RCD Espanyol 1–2 FC Barcelona 1999–00 RCD Espanyol 1–1 FC Barcelona 2000–01 RCD Espanyol 0–0 FC Barcelona 2001–02 RCD Espanyol 2–0 FC Barcelona 2002–03 RCD Espanyol 0–2 FC Barcelona 2003–04 RCD Espanyol 1–3 FC Barcelona 2004–05 RCD Espanyol 0–1 FC Barcelona 2005–06 RCD Espanyol 1–2 FC Barcelona 2006–07 RCD Espanyol 3–1 FC Barcelona 2007–08 RCD Espanyol 1–1 FC Barcelona 2008–09 RCD Espanyol 1–2 FC Barcelona 2009–10 RCD Espanyol 0–0 FC Barcelona 2010–11 RCD Espanyol 1–5 FC Barcelona 2011–12 RCD Espanyol 1–1 FC Barcelona 2012–13 RCD Espanyol 0–2 FC Barcelona 2013–14 RCD Espanyol 0–1 FC Barcelona 2014–15 RCD Espanyol 0–2 FC Barcelona 2015–16 RCD Espanyol 0–0 FC Barcelona 2016–17 RCD Espanyol 0–3 FC Barcelona RCD Espanyol wins Draws FC Barcelona wins 25 27 31

Head to head

Team	Played	Win	Draw	Loss	Goals for
FC Barcelona	166	96	36	34	313
RCD Espanyol	166	34	36	96	175

Last updated: 29 April 2017

Players who played for both sides

• 1922: Ricardo Zamora
• 1961: Zoltán Czibor
• 1963: László Kubala
• 1966: Cayetano Ré
• 1981: Javier Urruticoechea
• 1986: Pichi Alonso
• 1988: Miquel Soler
• 1988: Ernesto Valverde
• 1989: Steve Archibald (via Hibernian)
• 1992: Fernando Muñoz (via Real Madrid)
• 1995: Cristóbal Parralo (via Real Oviedo)
• 1999: Roger
• 1999: Toni Velamazán (via Real Oviedo, then Albacete, then Extremadura)
• 2000: Óscar (via Valencia)
• 2002: Iván de la Peña (via Lazio)
• 2003: Jordi Cruyff (via Manchester United, then Alavés)
• 2006: Francisco Rufete (via Toledo, then Málaga, then Valencia)
• 2009: Jonathan Soriano
• 2009: Joan Verdú (via Deportivo La Coruña)
• 2010: Sergio García (via Zaragoza, then Real Betis)
• 2012: Simão (via Benfica, then Atlético Madrid, then Beşiktaş)
• 2012: Víctor Sánchez (via Neuchâtel Xamax)
• 2013: Abraham González (via Cádiz, then Gimnàstic, then Alcorcón)
• 2014: Paco Montañés (via 4 different clubs)
• 2015: Aleix Vidal (via 5 different clubs)

Women's Derbi barceloní

As of 3 November 2016

League (from 2001-02)

Team	Played	Victories	Draws	Losses	Goals for	Goals against
FC Barcelona	27	11	4	12	54	58
RCD Espanyol	27	12	4	11	58	54

Cup*

Team	Played	Victories	Draws	Losses	Goals for	Goals against
FC Barcelona	4	2	0	2	7	4
RCD Espanyol	4	2	0	2	4	7

Copa Catalunya

Team	Played	Victories	Draws	Losses	Goals for	Goals against
FC Barcelona	12	4	4	4	19	18
RCD Espanyol	12	4	4	4	18	19

See also

• El Clásico
• List of association football rivalries
• Madrid derby
• List of sports rivalries
• Nationalism and sport

External links

• Official La Liga Web Site Template:Es icon