RCD Espanyol

Espanyol

Full name	Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)	Periquitos (Parakeets) Blanquiblaus (White and Blues) Mágico (Magic)
Founded	28 October 1900 (as Sociedad Española de Football)
Ground	Estadi Cornellà-El Prat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Capacity	40,500
Chairman	Joan Collet i Diví
Manager	Javier Aguirre
League	La Liga
2012–13	La Liga, 13th
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (Catalan pronunciation: [rəˈjaɫ ˈkɫub dəpurˈtiw əspəˈɲɔɫ də βərsəˈɫonə], English: Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona), or simply RCD Espanyol, is a sports club based in Barcelona, Spain. It is best known for its football team. Espanyol currently play in the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat with seats for 40,500 spectators. It has been their home stadium since 2 August 2009. Espanyol has previously played at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, which also hosted the 1992 Summer Olympics, and at Estadi de Sarrià, which hosted 1982 FIFA World Cup.

History

Foundation and club culture

Espanyol was founded on 28 October 1900 by Ángel Rodríguez, an engineering student at the University of Barcelona. The club's original home was in the well-off district of Sarrià and was initially known as the Sociedad Española de Football. One year later, the club changed its name to Club Español de Fútbol. Espanyol was the first club in Spain to be formed exclusively by Spanish fans of the game.

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 Club Deportivo Español and chose blue and white stripes as shirt colours and as the central colours of the club badge. Blue and white was 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 were successful from the very beginning, winning the Campionat de Catalunya in 1903 and subsequently playing in the Copa del Rey.

Development of club's name

In 1906, the club folded due to financial reasons and most of the players joined the X Sporting Club. This club won the Campionat de Catalunya three times between 1906 and 1908. In 1909, this club was effectively relaunched as Club Deportivo Español, and in 1910, they adopted their present day colours. Espanyol are one of several Spanish football clubs granted patronage by the Spanish crown and thus entitled to use Real in their names and the royal crown on their badge. This right was granted to Espanyol in 1912 by Alfonso XIII and the club subsequently became known as Real Club Deportivo Español.

Following the abdication of Alfonso XIII 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 reverted to Real Club Deportivo Español.

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.

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

UEFA Cup 2006–07

Further information: RCD Espanyol in Europe and Espanyol in Europe

With their win in the Copa del Rey the previous season, Espanyol entered the UEFA Cup. Following a 5–3 aggregate success against Artmedia Bratislava they were drawn in Group F, along with Dutch giants Ajax, Belgian minnows Zulte Waregem, Czech side Sparta Prague, and Austrian side Austria Wien. Espanyol were group winners, victorious in all four of their ties.

Their opponent in the Round of 32 was Italian side Livorno, who had just scraped into the knockout stages. Espanyol were 4–1 victors on aggregate, recording a 2–1 win in Tuscany and finishing the job 2–0 in Barcelona. Next up was Israeli side Maccabi Haifa, and after a dour 0–0 draw in the away leg, Espanyol thrashed their Israeli counterparts 4–0 in the second leg. Many were starting to see Espanyol as favourites to go all the way to the final in Glasgow's Hampden Park.

However, if that were to be the case, Espanyol would have to defeat Portuguese giants Benfica, two-time European Cup winners. Espanyol did not seem fazed by this, as they raced into a 3–0 lead in Spain. However, Benfica fought back and scored two away goals to leave the tie firmly in the balance. Nevertheless, Espanyol survived a daunting trip to Lisbon, coming away with a 0–0 draw, which was enough to book them a place in the semi-finals.

Germans Werder Bremen lay in wait for the Catalan side in the last four, but once again, Espanyol produced a brilliant home performance to virtually seal the tie on the night. A 3–0 rout of the Germans put the Spanish firmly in control, and any real doubts about their passage to the final disappeared, with a 2–1 win in Bremen. In the final, held on 16 May in Glasgow, Scotland, Espanyol fell to fellow La Liga side Sevilla, losing 3–1 in a shootout following a 2–2 draw. They became the only football team in UEFA Cup history to remain unbeaten in the tournament, yet didn't take home the trophy. Walter Pandiani, who would leave the club at the end of the season, was the top goal scorer of the UEFA Cup of that season.

Achievements

RCD Espanyol play at the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat

• 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 actually winning the title.
• The team has qualified nine times for the UEFA Cup (including the 2006–07 qualification following the 2006 Spanish Cup win) and reached the final in 1988, losing to Bayer Leverkusen of then-West Germany on penalty kicks (3–2), after a memorable home-and-away final (3–0 in Barcelona, 0–3 in Leverkusen), and in 2007, losing to Sevilla on another penalty kicks round (3–1), after a memorable match (ended 1–1 after normal time, and 2–2 after extra time).

Trophies

Men's Football

• Copa del Rey

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

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

• UEFA Cup

Runners-up (2): 1987–88, 2006–07

• Segunda División

Winner (1): 1993–94

• Campionat de Catalunya

Winners (11): 1903-04, 1905-06, 1906-07, 1907-08, 1911-12, 1914-15, 1917-18, 1928-29, 1932-33, 1936-37, 1939-40

• Copa Catalunya

Winners (6): 1994-95, 1995-96, 1998-99, 2005-06, 2009-10, 2010-11

Runners-up (5): 1993-94, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2006-07, 2008-09

Women's football

Main article: RCD Espanyol (women)

• 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

Men's basketball

Main article: RCD Espanyol (basketball)

• Copa del Rey

Winners (1): 1941

• Catalan championship

Winners (2): 1931, 1932

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

• EBA Catalan league

Winners (1): 1981

Women's basketball

• Copa de la Reina

Winners (1): 1943

Runners-up (1): 1944

Men's 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

Main article: RCD Espanyol (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

Competition summary

• 7 participations in UEFA Cup
• 2 participations in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
• 2 participations in Intertoto Cup
• 78 seasons in La Liga
• 4 seasons in Segunda División

Current squad

The numbers and players are established according to the official website: www.rcdespanyol.com and www.lfp.es

As of 2 September 2013.

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ESP	Germán Parreño
2	DF	BRA	Felipe Mattioni
3	DF	ESP	Raúl Rodríguez
4	MF	ESP	Víctor Sánchez
5	MF	ESP	Sergio Tejera
6	DF	BRA	Sidnei (on loan from Benfica)
7	FW	FRA	Thievy Bifouma
8	FW	URU	Christian Stuani
9	FW	ESP	Sergio García (captain)
10	FW	POR	Pizzi (on loan from Benfica)
11	DF	ESP	Joan Capdevila (vice-captain)
12	MF	ESP	Manuel Lanzarote

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	GK	ESP	Kiko Casilla
14	MF	ESP	David López
15	DF	MEX	Héctor Moreno
16	DF	ESP	Javi López (3rd captain)
17	DF	ESP	Víctor Álvarez
18	DF	ESP	Juan Fuentes
19	DF	ARG	Diego Colotto (4th captain)
20	MF	POR	Simão Sabrosa
22	MF	ESP	Álex Fernández
23	MF	ESP	Abraham González
24	FW	COL	Jhon Córdoba (on loan from Querétaro)
25	MF	ROU	Gabriel Torje (on loan from Udinese)

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
—	MF	ESP	Cristian Gómez (at Real Madrid Castilla until the end of the 2013–14 season)
—	MF	ESP	Christian Alfonso (at Alcorcón until the end of the 2013–14 season)

Retired numbers

Main article: Retired numbers in association football

21 Daniel Jarque (deceased) (2002–09)

See also Category:RCD Espanyol footballers

Internationals playing at RCD Espanyol

Pablo Cavallero Nicolás Pareja Mauricio Pochettino Maxi Rodríguez Pablo Zabaleta Andreas Ogris Theo Custers Erwin Lemmens Dominique Lemoine Nasko Sirakov Velko Yotov Idriss Carlos Kameni Thomas N'Kono Pierre Womé Azrack Mahamat Carlos Caszely Jaime Ramírez Nenad Pralija John Lauridsen Juvenal Edjogo-Owono

Nicolas Ouédec Wakaso Mubarak Steve Finnan Ben Sahar Pablo Daniel Osvaldo Cyril Domoraud Romaric Shunsuke Nakamura Akinori Nishizawa Héctor Moreno Francisco Palencia Moha Mustapha Hadji Armando Sá Kalu Uche Secundino Ayfuch Miguel Ángel Benítez Roberto "Gato" Fernández Luis César Órtiz Delio Toledo

Paulo Sousa Pizzi Constantin Gâlcă Florin Răducioiu Gabriel Torje Dmitri Galiamin Igor Korneev Dmitri Kuznetsov Andrei Mokh Savo Milošević Milan Smiljanić Vladimir Weiss Josep Artigas Crisant Bosch Canito Pedro de Felipe Iván de la Peña Gregorio Fonseca Jesús Glaría Iván Helguera

Rosendo Hernández Gabriel Jorge José María Ángel Lanchas Luis García Marañón Francisco Marcet Marcial Pina Alberto Martorell Eugenio Montesinos Miguel Ángel Ochoa Manuel Osorio José Padrón José Parra Conrad Portas Pitus Prat Pepito Ramos Albert Riera Roberto Martínez Isidro Rovira

Sergio González Pedro Solé Miquel Soler Daniel Solsona Raúl Tamudo Ricardo Teruel Toni Jiménez José Trías Javier Urruticoechea Martí Ventolrà Juan Verdugo José Luis Zabala Ricardo Zamora Tayfun Korkut Antonio Pacheco Darío Silva Christian Stuani Vasyl Rats Branko Brnović

Managers

Dates Name 1922–24 Edward Garry 1924–26 Francisco Bru 1926–30 Jack Greenwell 1930–33 Patricio Caicedo 1933–35 Ramón Trabal 1935 Harry Lowe 1935–43 Patricio Caicedo 1943–44 Pedro Solé 1944–45 Baltasar Albéniz 1946 Crisant Bosch 1946–47 Josep Planas 1947–49 José Espada 1949–50 Patricio Caicedo 1950–52 Juan José Nogués 1952–54 Alejandro Scopelli 1954 José Espada 1955 Odilio Bravo 1955–57 Ricardo Zamora 1957–58 Elemér Berkessy

Dates Name 1958–59 Marcel Domingo 1959–60 Antonio Barrios 1960–61 Ernesto Pons 1961 Alejandro Scopelli 1961 Ricardo Zamora 1961 José Luis Saso 1961 Ricardo Zamora 1961–62 Julián Arcas 1962–63 Heriberto Herrera 1963 Pedro Areso 1963–64 Pedro Solé 1964–65 László Kubala 1965–66 Fernando Argila 1966 José Espada 1966–68 Jenő Kalmár 1968–69 Antonio Argilés 1969–70 Fernando Riera 1970 Rafael Iriondo 1970–71 Ferdinand Daučík

Dates Name 1971–77 José Santamaría 1977–78 Heriberto Herrera 1978–80 José Antonio Irulegui 1980 Vicente Miera 1980–83 José María Maguregui 1983 Milorad Pavic Sept 13, 1983–June 30, 1986 Xabier Azkargorta July 1, 1986–March 13, 1989 Javier Clemente 1989 Pepe Mauri 1989 Raúl Longhi 1989 José María García Andoaín 1989–90 Benito Joanet 1990 Juanjo Díaz June 28, 1990–June 9, 1991 Luis Aragonés 1991 Ljupko Petrović 1991–92 Jaime Sabaté Jan 21, 1992–June 30, 1992 Javier Clemente 1992–93 José Manuel Díaz Novoa 1993 Juanjo Díaz

Dates Name 1993–96 José Antonio Camacho 1996–97 Pepe Carcelén 1997 Vicente Miera 1997 Paco Flores July 1, 1997–June 1, 1998 José Antonio Camacho July 1, 1998–Sept 6, 1998 Marcelo Bielsa Sept 1998–Jan 00 Miguel Ángel Brindisi Jan 17, 2000–June 30, 2002 Paco Flores July 1, 2002–Oct 20, 2002 Juande Ramos 2002 Ramón Moya Dec 18, 2002–Nov 4, 2003 Javier Clemente Nov 4, 2003–June 30, 2004 Luis Fernández July 1, 2004–June 30, 2006 Miguel Ángel Lotina July 1, 2006–June 30, 2008 Ernesto Valverde July 1, 2008–Nov 30, 2008 Tintín Márquez Dec 1, 2008–Jan 20, 2009 Mané Jan 20, 2009–Nov 26, 2012 Mauricio Pochettino Nov 28, 2012– Javier Aguirre

see also Category:RCD Espanyol managers

Presidents

Dates Name 1900–02 Ángel Rodríguez Ruiz 1902–06 Josep María Miró Trepat 1906–09 no activities 1909 Julià Clapera Roca 1909–10 Ángel Rodríguez Ruiz 1910–11 Evelio Doncos 1911–12 Josep García Hardoy 1912–13 Santiago de la Riva 1913–14 Alfonso Ardura 1914–15 Josep García Hardoy

Dates Name 1915–18 José María Bernadas 1918–19 Manuel Allende 1919–20 Victorià de la Riva 1920–22 Genaro de la Riva 1922–24 Victorià de la Riva 1924–25 Santiago de la Riva 1925–30 Genaro de la Riva 1930–31 Santiago de la Riva 1931–33 Javier de Salas 1933–42 Genaro de la Riva

Dates Name 1942–47 Francisco Román Cenarro 1947–48 José Salas Painello 1948–58 Francisco Javier Sáenz 1958–60 Frederic Marimón Grifell 1960–62 Victorià Oliveras de la Riva 1962–63 Cesáreo Castilla 1963–67 Josep Fusté 1967–69 Juan Vilá 1969–70 Josep Fusté 1970–82 Manuel Meler

Dates Name 1982–89 Antonio Baró 1989 Ferrán Martorell 1989–93 Julio Pardo 1993–97 Francisco Perelló 1997–11 Daniel Sánchez Llibre 2011–12 Ramon Condal 2012– Juan Collet

Stadia

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 Estadi Cornellà-El Prat in Cornellà de Llobregat.

See also

• RCD Espanyol B
• Ciutat de Barcelona Trophy

External links

• Official website Template:Ca icon/Template:En icon/Template:Es icon
• Espanyol at La Liga Template:En icon Template:Es icon
• Futbolme team profile Template:Es icon
• BDFutbol team profile
• Women's team official website Template:Es icon