RCD Espanyol (women)

RCD Espanyol (women)

Full name	Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona SAD
Nickname(s)	Periquites, espanyolistes
Founded	1970
Ground	Ciutat Esportiva Dani Jarque
Capacity	1,520
Chairman	Joan Collet i Diví
Manager	Antonio Polidano Lisón
League	Primera División
2014-15	Primera División, 7th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours Third colours

RCD Espanyol Femenino is the women's football (soccer) section of RCD Espanyol. 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. 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 seven years later, and successfully defended the title the following year.

2006 was their most successful season to date as they won their only league title to date and their third Queen's Cup. Thus Espanyol took part in the UEFA Women's Cup the following season.

In recent years Espanyol has consolidated itself as one of Spain's top teams. It has been most successful in the Copa de la Reina, winning two more titles in 2009 and 2010. Most recently, Espanyol was 3rd after FC Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao in the 2011-12 national championship and won its sixth national cup by beating Athletic 2-1 in the final, tying with Levante UD as the competition's most successful team.^[1]

Stadium

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

Competition record

Season to season

Season	Division	Position	Top scorer	Copa de la Reina	Champions League
1988–89	1	03 / 09	?	Quarterfinals
1989–90	1	03 / 12	?	Finalist
1990–91^1	2 (Gr. A)	05 / 05	?	Round of 16
1991–92	2 (Gr. A)	03 / 06	?
1992–93	2 (Gr. B)	0?	?	Round of 16
1993–94	1	05 / 10	?	Round of 16
1994–95	1	03 / 10	?	Semifinalist
1995–96	1	03 / 09	?	Champion
1996–97 ^1	2 (Gr. C)	03 / 14	?	?
1997–98	2 (Gr. C)	02 / 14	?	Semifinalist
1998–99	1	03 / 04	?	?
1999–00	2 (Gr. C)	02 / 14	?	Round of 16
2000–01	2 (Gr. C)	02 / 14	?	Quarterfinals
2001–02	1	03 / 11	?	Finalist
2002–03	1	07 / 12	?	Quarterfinals
2003–04	1	08 / 14	?	?
2004–05	1	03 / 14	?	Quarterfinals
2005–06	1	01 / 14	?	Champion
2006–07	1	02 / 14	?	Finalist	Group stage
2007–08	1	04 / 14	Cubí (16)	Quarterfinals
2008–09	1	04 / 16	Adriana (18)	Champion
2009–10	1	02 / 22	?	Champion
2010–11	1	02 / 23	Boquete (39)	Finalist
2011–12	1	03 / 18	Vilas (36)	Champion
2012–13	1	05 / 16	Vilas (14)	Quarterfinals
2013–14	1	11 / 16
2014–15	1	07 / 16		Quarterfinals

¹ From 1996–97 to 2000–01 there was no premier league. Each regional group's champion played a final four for the national championship.

Record in UEFA competitions

Season	Competition	Stage	Opponent	Result	Scorers
2006–07	UEFA Women's Cup	Qualifying Stage	Hibernian LFC FCF Juvisy KÍ	4–1 1–0 7–0	Adriana 2, Cubí, Serna Rubio Cubí 4, Adriana 2, Diéguez
		Group Stage	Kolbotn IL Umeå IK Lehenda Chernihiv	2–4 0–3 5–0	Adriana + 1 o.g. 0 Serna 2, Adriana, Cubí, Rubio

Current squad

As of 15 March 2016

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

No. Position Player 2 DF Elba Vergés 3 FW Anna Molet 4 DF Carla Cotado 5 DF Inés Juan 6 DF Estibaliz Torralbo 7 DF Andrea Pereira 8 MF Ana Troyano 9 FW Glòria Pelegrí 10 MF Jasmina Chamarro 11 FW Alba Pomares 12 MF Zaira Flores 13 GK Norma Méndez 14 DF Júlia Rebollo

No. Position Player 15 MF Aroa León 16 FW Anair "Lombi" 17 MF Leticia Sevilla 18 MF Paloma Fernández 19 DF Aina Blanch 20 MF Laura Benito Rocamora 21 MF Vanessa Obis 21 MF Sandra Vilanova 22 GK Andrea Giménez 23 MF Mònica Bácter 24 FW Gemma Plà 25 MF María Siegrist 26 DF Yasmina Ferrero

Former internationals

• England: Lianne Sanderson
• Italy: Pamela Conti
• Mexico: Kenti Robles
• Spain: Verónica Boquete, Raquel Cabezón, Marta Corredera, Marta Cubí, Miriam Diéguez, Vanesa Gimbert, Adriana Martín, Silvia Meseguer, Sara Monforte, Mariajo Pons, Willy Romero, Marta Torrejón, Erika Vázquez, Sandra Vilanova, Maripaz Vilas, Noelia Aybar "Rivi"
• Sweden: Elin Ekblom Bak, Louise Fors
• United States: Joanna Lohman

References

1. Mari Paz dresses herself as queen to give Espanyol its sixth title. Marca

External links

• RCD Espanyol Official website (Spanish)