Club Esportiu Europa is a Spanish football team based in the city of

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in the district of

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, in the autonomous community of

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. Founded in 1907, it plays in the Segunda División RFEF – Group 3, holding home games at '' Nou Sardenya'', with a capacity of 7,000 seats. The club is best known for its

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team who in

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, along with city neighbours

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and

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, were founder members of

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. During the late 1990s they won the

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twice in succession, on both occasions beating

in the final. The club also has one of the oldest basketball teams in Spain and on 8 December 1922 they hosted Laietà BC in the first ever organised basketball game played in the country. During the 1920s the basketball team were also Catalan champions on two occasions.

History

Club background

*''CD Europa'' – ''(1907–31)'' *''Catalunya FC'' – ''(1931–32)'' *''CD Europa'' – ''(1932–85)'' *''CE Europa'' – ''(1985–)''

Origins

CE Europa was founded on 5 June 1907 following a merger between ''Madrid de Barcelona'' and ''Provençal''. In 1918/19 season the football team won the B division of the Campionat de Catalunya. After beating CE Jupiter 3–1 and 4–0 in a play-off for the title, they then defeated Athletic Sabadell 7–0 and 9–0 in a promotion play-off.

Golden Age

During the 1920s, after

, CE Europa emerged as the second strongest team in Catalonia. In both 1921 and 1922 they finished as runners-up in the Campionat de Catalunya before winning the title in 1923 under coach Ralph Kirby. After finishing level on points with

, they then beat them 1–0 in a title play-off. They subsequently represented Catalonia in the 1923 Copa del Rey and after defeating

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and

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in earlier rounds. In the Copa del Rey final at the '' Les Corts'' stadium, they lost 1–0 to

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. Kirby subsequently went to coach

during the 1925–26 season. CE Europa finished as runners-up in the Campionat de Catalunya again in 1924, 1927, 1928 and 1929. In 1928 their impressive record saw them invited to join the very first

. They spent three seasons in the ''Primera División'': 1928/29, 1929/30 and 1930/31. In 1931, despite the return of Ralph Kirby they were relegated to the

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Breakdown

In 1931 CE Europa merged with ''Gràcia FC'', formerly known as FC Espanya de Barcelona, and briefly became known as ''Catalunya FC''. However the merger was not a success and during the 1931/32 season ''Catalunya FC'', with three games to go, were unable to complete their fixture list due to financial reasons. As a result, the fifteen games they had played in the

were annulled and the team were relegated to the

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. The club then reverted to the name ''CD Europa'' in 1932.

Segunda División

During the late 1950s and 1960s the club enjoyed a brief revival. After twice winning the Moscardó Trophy, a competition for Catalan teams in the

, they won Tercera División champions in both seasons 1961/62 and 1962/63. On the latter occasion they succeeded in gaining promotion to the

. After five seasons, they were relegated to

after season 1967/68. In 1985–86 season the Castilian ''Club Deportivo'' was replaced with ''Club Esportiu''.

Copa Catalunya

In both 1997 and 1998 CE Europa won the

, beating

in both finals. In the 1997 final they faced a team coached by

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and including Amor and

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and won 3–1. In the 1998 final they held the likes of Amor, Sergi, Iván de la Peña, Fernando Couto,

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and Michael Reiziger to a 1–1 draw at the

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. They then clinched the trophy 4–3 on penalties. Europa won a third cup in 2014–15, after beating

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in the final by 2–1.

Stadium

CE Europa hold home games at '' Nou Sardenya'', with a 7,000-spectators capacity. 1,000 seats are located on a covered tribune, and the pitch's dimensions are 100×63 metres. It opened on 1 December 1940.

Honours

Football

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*Runners-up:

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*Winners: 1961–62, 1962–63,

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Championat de Catalunya (T1) *Winners: 1922–23 Championat de Catalunya B (T2) *Winners: 1918–19 Championat de Catalunya Amateur (T3) *Winners: 1917–18, 1933–34

*Winners: 1996–97, 1997–98, 2014–15

Basketball

Catalan Championship *Winners: 1924, 1926

Season to season

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'' *6 seasons in ''

'' *1 season in ''

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'' *1 season in '' Segunda División RFEF'' *57 seasons in ''

'' *18 season in '' Categorías Regionales''

Current squad

Coaching staff

Former players

Note: this list includes players that have appeared in at least 100 league games and/or have reached international status. * Rubén Epitié *

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* Boison Wynney *

Eulogio Martínez Eulogio Ramiro Martínez (11 June 1935 – 30 September 1984) was a Paraguayan-born footballer who played as a striker. He played for the Spanish side FC Barcelona in the 1950s and 1960s, and is remembered for being a prolific striker with an e ...

Manuel Cros Manuel Cros Grau (1 September 1901 - 1 February 1986) was a Spanish footballer who played as a center-forward for CE Europa and Espanyol. In the 1920s, he was one of the great idols of Catalan football, alongside the likes of Zamora and Samiti ...

Marià Gonzalvo Mariano Gonzalvo Falcón (22 March 1922 – 7 April 2007), also referred to as Gonzalvo III or – especially as of late – by the Catalan rendition of his given name, Marià Gonzalvo, was a Spanish footballer who spent most of his career at FC ...

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* Antonio de la Cruz '

Selected former managers

* Ralph Kirby (1920s) * Josep Maria "Pep" Rovira (1990s) * Josep Moratalla (1990s) *

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(1990s)

Club Anthem

Title: Europa, sempre endavant!
Words and Music: Robert Baquero Europa, Europa, Europa sempre endavant !!
no tinguem por del que vindrà
el futur hem de guanyar !! Europa, Europa, Europa sempre endavant !!
que la nostra fe en la victòria
a tothom faci vibrar
Portem amb orgull el blau escapulari
sentim els colors ben endintre del cor Europa, Europa, Europa sempre endavant !!
que la nostra fe en la victòria
a tothom faci vibrar...
i que la nostra gran història
poc a poc poguem retrobar Europa, Europa, Europa... endavant, endavant !! Listen to the "hymn" by clicking here
Club Anthem

External links

CE Europa Official Website
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