RCD Espanyol Femení

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

History RCD Espanyol was one of the pioneering teams in women's football in Spain, playing its first match as early as 1970. In 1971 they were one of the four major Catalan teams to take part in the Catalan Pernod Cup, playing to over 40,000 at Sarrià Stadium and 30,000 at the Camp Nou; Espanyol lifted the cup by defeating rivals Barcelona in the final. By 1979 Espanyol had won the (Catalan) league six times and the cup twice.

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.

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.Mari Paz dresses herself as queen to give Espanyol its sixth title. Marca In the late 2010s, they consistently finished in the middle/bottom half of the league table and flirted with relegation multiple times.

Espanyol had its worst-ever finish in the league when they ended the 2019–20 season in 16th place, winning none of their 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. The 2020–21 season marked Espanyol's 50th year of existence for their women's team. That season, Espanyol were relegated to the Reto Iberdrola for the first time in their history, finishing 16th out of 18 in the league table. They failed to be promoted back immediately on the final matchday of the 2021–22 season, losing 3–0 to fellow Catalan club Levante Las Planas, who took the title instead.El Levante Las Planas Regresa a primera división [Levante Las Planas return to the Primera division], Marca, 29 May 2022 (in Spanish)

Competition record

Season to season

Season Div. Pos. Copa de la Reina Champions League 1988–89 1ª 3rd Quarterfinals 1989–90 1ª 3rd Runner-up 1990–91 2ª 5th Round of 16 1991–92 2ª 3rd 1992–93 2ª 1st Round of 16 1993–94 1ª 5th Round of 16 1994–95 1ª 3rd Semifinalist 1995–96 1ª 3rd Champion 1996–97 1ª 3rd Champion 1997–98 1ª 3rd Semifinalist 1998–99 1ª 3rd 1999–00 1ª 2nd First round 2000–01 1ª 2nd Quarterfinals 2001–02 1ª 3rd Runner-up 2002–03 1ª 7th Quarterfinals 2003–04 1ª 8th 2004–05 1ª 3rd Quarterfinals 2005–06 1ª 1st Champion 2006–07 1ª 2nd Runner-up Group stage 2007–08 1ª 4th Quarterfinals 2008–09 1ª 4th Champion 2009–10 1ª 2nd Champion 2010–11 1ª 2nd Runner-up 2011–12 1ª 3rd Champion 2012–13 1ª 5th Quarterfinals 2013–14 1ª 11th 2014–15 1ª 7th Quarterfinals 2015–16 1ª 9th 2016–17 1ª 13th 2017–18 1ª 14th 2018–19 1ª 9th Round of 16 2019–20 1ª 16th Round of 16 2020–21 1ª 16th 2021–22 2ªP 2nd Round of 16 2022–23 2ªP 9th 2023–24 2ªP 3rd (PO winner) 2024–25 1ª 11th Second round 2025–26 1ª 11th Round of 16

Record in UEFA competitions

Season Competition Stage Opponent Result Scorers2006–07 UEFA Women's Cup Qualifying Stage Hibernian LFC FCF Juvisy KÍ 4–11–07–0 Adriana 2, Cubí, SernaRubioCubí 4, Adriana 2, Diéguez Group Stage Kolbotn IL Umeå IK Lehenda Chernihiv 2–40–35–0 Adriana + 1 o.g.Serna 2, Adriana, Cubí, Rubio

Titles

Official Primera División 2005–06: 1 Copa de la Reina 1995–96, 1996–97, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12: 6 Copa Catalunya 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013: 5

Invitational Pyrénées Cup 2006, 2007: 2

Players

Current squad

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