RCD Espanyol (women)

RCD Espanyol Femení (Real Club Deportivo Español) is the women's football section of RCD Espanyol and was founded in 1970.

Espanyol Femení
Full nameReial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona SAD Femenino
Nickname(s)Periquitos, españolistas
Founded1970 (1970)
GroundCiutat Esportiva Dani Jarque
Capacity1,520
PresidentJoan Collet i Diví
Head coachJordi Ferrón
LeagueSegunda División Pro
2020–21Primera División, 16th (relegated)
WebsiteClub website
Departments of RCD Espanyol
Football
(Men's)		 Football
(Men's B Team)		 Football
(Women's)		 Football
(Youth Team)
Basketball
(defunct)		 Roller hockey
(defunct)		 Volleyball
(defunct)		 Baseball
(defunct)

History

RCD Espanyol was one of the pioneering teams in women's football in Spain, playing its first match as early as 1970.[1] The team's first national success came in 1989, when they first reached the national cup's final, losing it against Añorga. They won the competition for the first time in 1996, and successfully defended the title the following year.

2006 was their most successful season to date as they won their first (and for now only) league title and their third Queen's Cup. Thus Espanyol took part in the UEFA Women's Cup the following season.

Espanyol players celebrating the 2010 Copa de la Reina title.

In the late 2000s to the early 2010s, Espanyol consolidated itself as one of Spain's top teams. It has been most successful in the Copa de la Reina, winning three titles in 2009, 2010, and 2012, tying with Levante UD as the competition's most successful team.[2] In the late 2010s, they consistently finished in the middle/bottom half of the league table and flirted with relegation multiple times.

Most recently, Espanyol had its worst-ever finish in the league when they ended the 2019-20 season in 16th place, winning zero out of 21 matches and losing 16. They avoided relegation to the Reto Iberdrola when the RFEF decided that there would be no relegations for the season due to suspension of the league brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The 2020-21 season marked Espanyol's 50th year of existence for their women's team.[4] That season, Espanyol were relegated to the Reto Iberdrola for the first time in their history, finishing 16th out of 18 in that year's league table.[5]

Competition record

Season to season
Main article: List of RCD Espanyol Femenino seasons
SeasonDiv.Pos.Copa de la ReinaChampions League
1988–891ª3rdQuarterfinals
1989–901ª3rdRunner-up
1990–912ª5thRound of 16
1991–922ª3rd
1992–932ª1stRound of 16
1993–941ª5thRound of 16
1994–951ª3rdSemifinalist
1995–961ª3rdChampion
1996–971ª3rdChampion
1997–981ª3rdSemifinalist
1998–991ª3rd
1999–001ª2ndFirst round
2000–011ª2ndQuarterfinals
2001–021ª3rdRunner-up
2002–031ª7thQuarterfinals
2003–041ª8th
2004–051ª3rdQuarterfinals
2005–061ª1stChampion
2006–071ª2ndRunner-upGroup stage
2007–081ª4thQuarterfinals
2008–091ª4thChampion
2009–101ª2ndChampion
2010–111ª2ndRunner-up
2011–121ª3rdChampion
2012–131ª5thQuarterfinals
2013–141ª11th
2014–151ª7thQuarterfinals
2015–161ª9th
2016–171ª13th
2017–181ª14th
2018–191ª9thRound of 16
2019–201ª16thRound of 16
2020–211ª16th
2021–222ªP

Record in UEFA competitions
Main article: Spanish women's football clubs in international competitions
SeasonCompetitionStageOpponentResultScorers
2006–07UEFA Women's CupQualifying Stage Hibernian LFC
FCF Juvisy
KÍ		4–1
1–0
7–0		Adriana 2, Cubí, Serna
Rubio
Cubí 4, Adriana 2, Diéguez
Group Stage Kolbotn IL
Umeå IK
Lehenda Chernihiv		2–4
0–3
5–0		Adriana + 1 o.g.
0
Serna 2, Adriana, Cubí, Rubio

Titles

Official

Invitational

Players

Current squad
As of 21 March 2022[6]

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 Montse Quesada
2 DF  ESP Irene Corral
3 DF  ESP Marta Turmo
4 DF  ESP Maite Albarrán
5 DF  ESP Xènia Pérez
6 MF  CHI Nayadet López
7 MF  ESP Cristina Baudet
8 MF  JPN Maya Yamamoto
9 FW  RUS Nadezhda Karpova
10 FW  ARG Marianela Szymanowski
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 DF  ESP Sara Extremera
12 DF  DOM Manuela Lareo
13 GK  FIN Paula Myllyoja
16 FW  ESP Anaïr Lomba
17 MF  ESP Carolina Marín De la Fuente
18 MF  ESP Judit Pablos
19 FW  ESP Clara de Clemente
21 DF  ESP Júlia Guerra
22 DF  COL Daniela Caracas
24 FW  ESP Nora Fernández Parra

Former internationals

See also

References
  1. "La historia del RCD Espanyol Femení" [The history of RCD Espanyol Femení] (in Spanish). Sexto Anillo. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  2. Mari Paz dresses herself as queen to give Espanyol its sixth title. Marca
  3. Menayo, David (6 May 2020). "La RFEF da por suspendida la temporada y apuesta por una Primera Iberdrola de 18 equipos". marca.com. MARCA. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  4. "50 years of RCD Espanyol Femení". rcdespanyol.com. RCD Espanyol. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  5. ""The objective is to get the team back to the first division"". rcdespanyol.com. RCD Espanyol. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  6. "First Team - Team 2021-2022". RCD Espanyol. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
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