The 1928–29 season was RCD Espanyol's first season in the Spanish First Division.
It was one of the most successful seasons in the club's history, winning both the 1928–29 Campionat de Catalunya and the 1928–29 Copa del Rey. League matches were played from February to June 1929, and Espanyol finished in 7th position.
Summary 25 November 1928: Espanyol walked into the Sarrià Stadium to face city rivals FC Barcelona in the Catalan championship, only needing a victory to mathematically secure the title; Espanyol won 2–1, courtesy of two second-half goals from Francisco Tena and Domingo Broto. The club won the 1928–29 Campionat de Catalunya after winning nine games out of ten, and drawing the other.
3 February 1929: Espanyol won the 1929 Copa del Rey final at the Mestalla, having beaten the likes of Sporting de Gijón, Arenas, Atlético Madrid in the quarter-finals, Barcelona in the semifinals, and then Real Madrid in the final (2–1), thanks to two second-half goals from Tena and Crisant Bosch.
10 February 1929: Espanyol makes its La Liga debut, beating Real Unión 3–2, thanks to goals from Pitus Prat and Oramas (twice), with the former scoring the first-ever goal in the history of La Liga. This win meant that Espanyol was now unbeaten for 20 consecutive games.
First-team squad
PositionPlayerLa LigaCopa del ReyCatalan ChampionshipGames playedGoals scoredGames playedGoals scoredGames playedGoals scored GK Ricardo Zamora 15 -24 9 -15 7 -2 GK Cristòfol Solà 3 -9 - - 3 -2 DF Ricardo Saprissa 13 - 8 - 7 - DF Rafael González 12 - 3 - 3 - DF Conrad Portas - - 7 - 9 - DF Josep Virgili 5 - - - - - DF Llorenç Roure 1 - - - - - MF Ramón Trabal 16 -5 9 - 7 - MF Juan Tena 16 1 6 - 8 - MF Pedro Solé 11 - 9 1 9 - MF Julio Káiser 8 - 3 - 4 - MF Carlos Altés 3 - - - 1 - MF Ramon Duran 2 - - - 1 - MF Ramon Tomàs 2 - - - - - FW Martí Ventolrà 15 6 8 4 8 4 FW José Padrón 14 2 8 9 8 4 FW Francisco Tena 12 4 9 10 8 8 FW Domingo Broto 8 4 8 6 7 9 FW Crisant Bosch 5 - 8 2 8 1 FW Gabriel Juvé 12 2 1 - 2 3 FW Ricardo Gallart 10 5 2 - 2 - FW Rafael Oramas 8 6 - - 3 - FW Pitus Prat 6 1 1 - 2 1 FW Manuel Estrada - - - - 2 2 FW Enrique Vilar - - - - 1 - FW Jesús Navarro - - - - - -
Competitions La Liga
League table
Matches
Copa del Rey
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Catalan football championship League table PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts 1 Espanyol10910324+2819 2 Europa10451238+1513 3 Barcelona 105232313+1012
Matches
References