RCD Espanyol

Espanyol
Full nameReial Club Deportiu
Espanyol de Barcelona, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)Periquitos (Parakeets) Blanquiazules (White and Blue)
Short nameRCDE
Founded28 October 1900 (1900-10-28)
as Sociedad Española de Football
StadiumStage Front Stadium
Capacity40,000[1]
OwnerRastar Group
PresidentChen Yansheng
Head coachManolo González
LeagueSegunda División
2022–23La Liga, 19th of 20 (relegated)
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (Catalan: [rəˈjal ˈklub dəpuɾˈtiw əspəˈɲɔl βəɾsəˈlonə]; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as Espanyol, is a Spanish professional sports club based in Cornellà, Spain. They compete in the Segunda División, the second division of the Spanish football league system.

Founded in 1900 in Barcelona, Espanyol currently play their home games just outside the city 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-standing rivalry with FC Barcelona.

  1. ^ RCDE Stadium – RCD Espanyol Official Page

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