Club Information
Founded
1900
City
Barcelona, Spain
Stadium
RCDE Stadium
Capacity
40,500
Manager
Manolo Gonzalez
League
Club History
RCD Espanyol were founded in 1900 and have always lived in the shadow of their more famous city neighbours FC Barcelona. The club moved to their modern RCDE Stadium in Cornella de Llobregat in 2009 after years at the Estadi Olimpic de Montjuic. Espanyol have a proud identity as "the other club" in Barcelona and have won the Copa del Rey four times. The club reached the UEFA Cup final in 2007 and have maintained a strong presence in La Liga despite the financial dominance of Spain's larger clubs.
Trophy Cabinet
- Copa del Rey: 4
- Segunda Division: 1
Did You Know?
- Espanyol are Barcelona's "other" club and fiercely pride themselves on their distinct identity
- The club reached the 2007 UEFA Cup final losing to Sevilla on penalties
- Espanyol's RCDE Stadium in Cornella was the first new stadium in Spain with solar panels
- The club was founded by Angel Rodriguez and a group of university students in 1900
- Espanyol won consecutive Copa del Rey titles in 2000 and 2006
- The club's name reflects their Spanish identity in contrast to Barcelona's Catalan roots
- Raul Tamudo is the club's all-time record goalscorer with over 130 goals