Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona "B" is the

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of the

RCD Espanyol Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as Espanyol, is a professional sports club based in Barcelona, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish football league sy ...

, club based in

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, in the autonomous community of

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. The team was founded in 1991 and plays in the Segunda Federación – Group 3, holding home matches at the 3,000-seat capacity '' Ciutat Esportiva Dani Jarque''. 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 Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footbal ...

History

In 1981, the ''Futbol Club Cristinenc'' was created in

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Province of Girona Girona (; es, Gerona ; french: Gérone) is a province of Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. It is bordered on the northwest by the province of Lleida, on the southwest by the province of Barcelona, on the ...

. The club had a speedy progression through the lower divisions until it reached the

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. It had also become a

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for the

RCD Español Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as Espanyol, is a professional sports club based in Barcelona, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish football league sy ...

. 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

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

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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

'' ---- *20 seasons in

Segunda División B Segunda División B ( en, 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 Foot ...

*2 seasons in

Segunda Federación Segunda Federación, previously called Segunda División RFEF, also officially known as Segunda B-Segunda Federación, is the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system containing 90 teams divided into five groups. It is administered by t ...

*12 seasons in

Tercera División Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda Di ...

*7 seasons in Categorías Regionales

Honours

: 1994–95, 2008–09, 2017–18

Players

Current squad

From
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Out on loan

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 Azrack-Yassine Mahamat (born 24 March 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for US Lusitanos Saint-Maur. Born in France, he plays for the Chad national team internationally. Club career Mahamat was born in Crét ...

Thievy Bifouma Thievy Guivane Bifouma Koulossa (born 13 May 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Super League Greece club OFI. He spent most of his early career in Spain, totalling 68 La Liga games and eight goals for Espanyol, Alm ...

* Hérita Ilunga *

Juvenal Edjogo-Owono Juvenal Edjogo Owono Montalbán (born 3 April 1979), known simply as Juvenal, is a football manager and former professional player who operated as a midfielder. Born and raised in Spain to an Equatoguinean father and a Spanish mother, he capped ...

Jacinto Elá Pedro Jacinto Elá Eyene (born 2 May 1982), known as Elá, is an Equatoguinean retired footballer who played 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 youth ...

* Jordan Gutiérrez *

Bacari Bubacar Njie Kambi (born 14 March 1988), known as Bacari, is a Gambian footballer who plays as a forward for Andorran club UE Sant Julià. Club career Born in Mataró, Barcelona, Catalonia, to Gambian parents, Bacari played for four clubs as a ...

* Jordi Tarrés * Arthur Irawan *

Eric Bailly Eric Bertrand Bailly (; born 12 April 1994) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Marseille, on loan from club Manchester United, and the Ivory Coast national team. Although he mainly plays as a centre-back, he ca ...

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. ...

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 A ...

Kalu Uche Kalu Uche (born 15 November 1982) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays 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 appearances and ...

Rui Fonte Rui Pedro da Rocha Fonte (born 23 April 1990) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward or a right winger for F.C. Famalicão. After signing for Arsenal as a 16-year-old, he only made one competitive appearance for the clu ...

Jordi Amat Jordi Amat Maas (; ; born 21 March 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim and the Indonesia national team. He spent the better part of his career with Espanyol and Swa ...

Raúl Baena José Raúl Baena Urdiales (; born 2 March 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder and is currently a free agent. Club career Espanyol Born in Torrox, Province of Málaga, Andalusia, and after starting h ...

* 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-y ...

Kiko Casilla Francisco "Kiko" Casilla Cortés (; born 2 October 1986) is a Spanish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Getafe CF. He started playing for Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid, ...

* 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 vast majority of his career i ...

* Sergio González *

Moisés Hurtado Moisés Hurtado Pérez (born 20 February 1981) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He was noted for his physical approach, which led to many bookings, and spent most of his professional career at E ...

Gorka Iraizoz Gorka Iraizoz Moreno (born 6 March 1981) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent most of his professional career with Athletic Bilbao, appearing in 392 official games. In La Liga he also represented Espanyol and Gir ...

Daniel Jarque Daniel Jarque González (1 January 1983 – 8 August 2009) was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a central defender and spent his entire career with Espanyol. He was named team captain one month before his death from a heart attac ...

* Joan Jordán * Pol Lirola * David López * Javi López *

Pau López Pau López Sabata (; born 13 December 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Marseille. López reached the final of the 2017 European Under-21 Championship with Spain. He made his full debut th ...

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 ...

* Quique de Lucas *

Pablo Maffeo Pablo Carmine Maffeo Becerra (; born 12 July 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for La Liga club Mallorca. Club career Early career Born in Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Catalonia, Maffeo joined RCD Espanyol's youth s ...

* Javi Márquez * Aarón Martín * Óscar Melendo * Ángel Morales * Javi Puado * Marc Roca * Víctor Ruiz * Bruno Saltor * Sergio Sánchez * Antonio Soldevilla *

Raúl Tamudo Raúl Tamudo Montero (born 19 October 1977) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a striker. An icon at Espanyol, he captained the club for almost a decade, playing nearly 400 official games, winning two Copa del Rey and ...

Cristian Tello Cristian Tello Herrera (; born 11 August 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Saudi Professional League club Al Fateh. He spent his youth at Espanyol and Barcelona, playing for both clubs' reserves be ...

* Marc Torrejón *

Álvaro Vázquez Álvaro Vázquez García (born 27 April 1991) is a Spanish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a striker (association football), striker for Indian Super League club FC Goa. Club career Spain and Swansea City Born in Barc ...

* Dídac Vilà

References

External links

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