RCD Espanyol B

Espanyol B

Full name	Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona B, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)	Los Periquitos (The Parakeets)
Founded	1981
Ground	Ciutat Esportiva Dani Jarque, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Capacity	6,000
Chairman	Joan Collet
Manager	Lluís Planagumà
League	2ªB – Group 3
2014–15	2ªB – Group 3, 11th
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona "B" is the reserve team of RCD Espanyol, club based in Barcelona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1981 and plays in Segunda División B – Group 3, holding home matches at Ciutat Esportiva Dani Jarque, with a 6,000-seat capacity.

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, also not being able (although it was possible in the past) to compete in the Copa del Rey.

History

In 1981, Futbol Club Cristinenc was created in Santa Cristina d'Aro, Province of Girona. The club had a speedy progression through the lower divisions until it reached the fourth division. Meanwhile, it had also become a feeder club for RCD Español.

In 1991 the team changed its denomination to Cristinenc-Espanyol, being renamed Real Club Deportivo Espanyol B three years later, while also gaining reserve team status for Español. 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; in its three visits to the playoffs, the Catalan outfit subsequently failed to promote.

In 2009–10 Espanyol B finished in 16th position, above the relegation zone. It dropped down a division, however, in the relegation playoffs.

Season to season

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1981–89 Regional — 1989/90 3ª 11th 1990/91 3ª 10th 1991/92 3ª 7th 1992/93 3ª 6th 1993/94 3ª 9th 1994/95 3ª 1st 1995/96 2ªB 11th 1996/97 2ªB 8th 1997/98 2ªB 4th 1998/99 2ªB 17th 1999/00 3ª 2nd 2000/01 2ªB 4th 2001/02 2ªB 2nd

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 2002/03 2ªB 10th 2003/04 2ªB 11th 2004/05 2ªB 18th 2005/06 3ª 2nd 2006/07 2ªB 13th 2007/08 2ªB 18th 2008/09 3ª 1st 2009/10 2ªB 16th 2010/11 3ª 5th 2011/12 3ª 2nd 2012/13 2ªB 8th 2013/14 2ªB 8th 2014/15 2ªB 11th 2015/16 2ªB —

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• 14 seasons in Segunda División B
• 11 seasons in Tercera División
• 9 seasons in Categorías Regionales

Current squad

As of 15 February 2016

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player — GK Andrés Prieto — GK Rubén Ualoloca — GK Jesús Suárez — DF Cristian Galas — DF Lluís López — DF Iago Indias — DF Franco Russo — DF Antonio Glauder — DF Aarón Caricol — DF Marc Navarro — DF Carles Soria — MF Borja

No. Position Player — MF Marc Roca — MF Álex Serrano — MF Lucas Porcar — MF Robert Simón — MF Yhonathan Bedoya — MF Borja Martínez — MF Juanan Entrena — FW Rufo — FW Mickaël Latour — FW Miquel Ripoll — FW Marc Gual

Honours

• Tercera División: 1994–95, 2008–09

External links

• Espanyol official website
• Futbolme team profile (Spanish)