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Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona "B" is the
reserve team In sports, a reserve team is a team composed of players who are under contract to a club but who do not regularly play in matches for the club's primary team. Reserve teams usually include players who are part of the larger first-team squad but ...
of the
RCD Espanyol Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as RCD Espanyol, is a Spanish professional sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The club competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spa ...
, club based in
Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...
, in the autonomous community of
Catalonia Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 2006, Statute of Autonomy. Most of its territory (except the Val d'Aran) is situate ...
. The team was founded in 1991 and plays in the , holding home matches at the 3,000-seat capacity ''
Ciutat Esportiva Dani Jarque The Ciutat Esportiva Dani Jarque is the training ground of the La Liga, Primera Division club RCD Espanyol and home of RCD Espanyol B and RCD Espanyol Femenino. Located in Sant Adrià de Besòs, it was opened in 2001. Overview Occupying an area ...
''. Unlike the English League, reserve teams in Spain play in the same football pyramid as their senior team rather than a separate league. However, reserve teams cannot play in the same division as their senior team and are no longer able to compete in the
Copa del Rey The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanis ...
.


History

In 1981, the ''Futbol Club Cristinenc'' was created in Santa Cristina d'Aro,
Province of Girona The Province of Girona ( ; ) is a Provinces of Spain, province in the northeastern part of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. It is bordered on the northwest by the province of Lleida, on the southwest ...
. The club had a speedy progression through the lower divisions until it reached the fourth division. It had also become a
feeder club In sports, a farm team (also referred to as farm system, developmental system, feeder team, or nursery club) is generally a team or club whose role is to provide experience and training for young players, with an agreement that any successful pl ...
for the
RCD Español Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as RCD Espanyol, is a Spanish professional sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The club competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spa ...
. In 1991 the team changed its denomination to the ''Cristinenc-Espanyol'', being renamed the Real Club Deportivo Espanyol B three years later, while also gaining
reserve team In sports, a reserve team is a team composed of players who are under contract to a club but who do not regularly play in matches for the club's primary team. Reserve teams usually include players who are part of the larger first-team squad but ...
status for Espanyol. It fluctuated between the fourth and the third levels in the following decades, the longest spell being five years, with a second position in the 2001–02 season. The Catalan outfit failed to promote during the team's three visits to the playoffs. In the 2009–10 Espanyol B finished in 16th position, above the relegation zone, and dropped down a division in the relegation playoffs.


Season to season

*''As FC Cristinenc'' *''As
RCD Espanyol Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as RCD Espanyol, is a Spanish professional sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The club competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spa ...
's
reserve team In sports, a reserve team is a team composed of players who are under contract to a club but who do not regularly play in matches for the club's primary team. Reserve teams usually include players who are part of the larger first-team squad but ...
'' ---- *20 seasons in
Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish ...
*5 seasons in
Segunda Federación Segunda Federación, previously called Segunda RFEF, also officially known as Segunda B, is the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system containing 90 teams divided into five groups. It is administered by the Royal Spanish Football Fede ...
/Segunda División RFEF *12 seasons in
Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...
*7 seasons in Categorías Regionales


Honours

*
Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...
: 1994–95, 2008–09, 2017–18


Players


Current squad


From

Youth Academy In sporting terminology, a youth system (or youth academy) is a youth investment program within a particular team or league, which develops and nurtures young talent in farm teams, with the vision of using them in the first team if they show en ...


Current technical staff


Notable players

Note: This list includes players that have appeared in at least 100 top league games and/or have reached international status. * Ildefons Lima * Kévin Soni * Azrack Mahamat * Thievy Bifouma * Hérita Ilunga * Juvenal Edjogo Owono *
Jacinto Elá Jacinto Elá Eyene (born 2 May 1982) is an Equatoguinean retired professional footballer who played predominantly as a right winger. Club career Born in Añisoc, Elá moved to Barcelona at the age of ten with his parents. He played most of his ...
* Jordan Gutiérrez * Bacari * Jordi Tarrés * Arthur Irawan * Jordi Amat * Eric Bailly *
Zouhair Feddal Zouhair Feddal Agharbi (; born 23 December 1989) is a Moroccan professional association football, footballer who plays for the Morocco national football team. Mainly a central defender, he can also appear as a left-back or defensive midfielder. ...
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Marvin Zeegelaar Marvin Romeo Kwasie Zeegelaar (born 12 August 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back or a left midfielder. Club career Early years Born in Amsterdam of Surinamese descent, Zeegelaar finished his formation with local ...
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Kalu Uche Kalu Uche (born 15 November 1982) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He spent most of his career in Spain, mainly with Almería, with which he amassed La Liga totals of 117 matches and 27 goals (212 appearan ...
* Rui Fonte *
Raúl Baena José Raúl Baena Urdiales (; born 2 March 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. Club career Espanyol Born in Torrox, Province of Málaga, Andalusia, and after starting his footballing career at local ...
* Alberto de la Bella * Marc Bertrán *
Joan Capdevila Joan Capdevila Méndez (; born 3 February 1978) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left-back. Over 15 seasons in La Liga, he amassed totals of 410 matches and 36 goals, mainly for Deportivo and Villarreal. In a 21-yea ...
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Kiko Casilla Francisco "Kiko" Casilla Cortés (; born 2 October 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He started playing for Real Madrid, but only represented the reserve teams in the early stage of his career. He went on to ...
* Javi Chica * Carlos Clerc * Ferran Coro * Albert Crusat * Sergi Darder * Rubén Duarte * David García *
Jordi Gómez Jordi Gómez García-Penche (born 24 May 1985) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder. After playing for the reserve teams of both Barcelona and Espanyol, he went on to spend the majority of his career in Englan ...
* Sergio González * Moisés Hurtado *
Gorka Iraizoz Gorka Iraizoz Moreno (born 6 March 1981) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper, currently manager of Gernika Club. He spent most of his professional career with Athletic Bilbao, appearing in 392 official games. In La Liga h ...
* Daniel Jarque * Joan Jordán * Pol Lirola * David López * Javi López * Pau López *
Alberto Lopo Alberto Lopo García (born 5 May 1980) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender. His physical style of play resulted in him being one of the most booked players every season in Spanish football. He spent 16 y ...
* Quique de Lucas * Pablo Maffeo * Javi Márquez * Aarón Martín * Óscar Melendo * Ángel Morales * Javi Puado * Marc Roca * Víctor Ruiz * Bruno Saltor * Sergio Sánchez * Antonio Soldevilla * Raúl Tamudo * Cristian Tello * Marc Torrejón * Álvaro Vázquez *
Dídac Vilà Dídac Vilà Rosselló (; born 9 June 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back. Club career Espanyol Born in Mataró, Barcelona, Catalonia, Vilà joined local RCD Espanyol's youth system at the age of 10, making his s ...


References


External links


Espanyol official websiteFutbolme team profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Espanyol B RCD Espanyol Reserve team football in Spain Football clubs in Barcelona Association football clubs established in 1981 1981 establishments in Spain