RCD Espanyol (AKA Espanyol, Periquitos [Parakeets], Blanquiblaus [White and Blues], or officially Reial Club Esportiu Espanyol de Barcelona [Spanish Royal Sports Club of Barcelona]) is a Spanish sports club. RCD Espanyol professional football team is its best known part and is playing in the top Spanish league, La Liga. This successful club is a bit overshadowed by Barcelona’s best known club, FC Barcelona. Espanyol is the sixth most successful club is Spain. Among its records RCD Espanyol won 4 Spanish Cups (Copa del Rey) of which the last was won on the 2006-7 season. On the same year the club was also the runner-up for the UEFA Cup, and lost to another La Liga club – Sevilla FC. Espanyol were runners up to the UEFA Cup another time, on 1988, which was lost to West German club Bayer Leverkusen, in 3–2 penalty shootouts. Espanyol’s new stadium is the Estadi Cornell?-El Prat that holds a little over 40,000 seats. The stadium was inaugurated on August 2009 with a match against Liverpool FC, won by Espanyol, with a goal by Luis Garc?a and another two by Ben Sahar.

Espanyol was founded in 1901 as the Sociedad Espa?ola de Football. One year later, the club changed its name to Club Espa?ol de F?tbol. In 1910, the name was changed again to Club Deportivo Espa?ol. The club was successful from the very beginning, winning the Campionat de Catalunya (Catalonia Championship) in 1903 and subsequently played in the Copa del Rey. The club continued to develop (and change names) and in 1912 received from the Spanish Crown the right to add the word Royal to their name and the crown symbol to the badge. In 1928, RCD Espanyol became a founding member of La Liga, and in 1929, the team won their first Copa del Rey. RCD Espanyol played most of its history in the top Spanish League. Espanyol’s all-time top scorer is striker Ra?l Tamudo with 131 goals. He also holds the record for most appearances for the club._©22/02/2012Spanishlaligatickets.com

Espanyol sign Brazilian starlet on loan
Highly-rated young Brazilian forward Philippe Coutinho signed on loan with Primera Liga side Espanyol till the end oif the season from Serie A giants Inter Milan on Monday...

 Bilbao, Espanyol close on Champions League place
Espanyol beat a ten-man Mallorca on Saturday with a Vladimir Weiss goal to remain fifth in La Liga and move level on points with fourth placed Levante, who play Getafe at home on Sunday...

 Espanyol see off Granada to go fifth
Espanyol moved up to fifth in La Liga on Saturday as they stretched their unbeaten run to five games with a 3-0 victory over struggling Granada...

 Espanyol dent Barcelona's title hopes
Barcelona suffered a major setback to their hopes of retaining their La Liga title when they were held to a 1-1 draw by city rivals Espanyol on Sunday, a result which left them five points behind Real Madrid...

 Espanyol pile on misery for Sporting Gijon
Espanyol kept up their push for a European place with a 2-1 victory over Sporting Gijon on Saturday which kept their opponents in the relegation zone of La Liga...

 Espanyol pile on problems for Atletico
Espanyol put their European ambitions back on track with a feast of attacking football in a 4-2 victory over a slack Atletico Madrid in La Liga on Sunday...

 Pandiani heads Espanyol to Betis win
A header from substitute Walter Pandiani gave Espanyol a 1-0 victory to consign struggling Real Betis to their fifth consecutive defeat on Thursday...

 Super-sub Pandiani strikes late Espanyol winner
Super-sub Walter Pandiani scored an injury-time winner as Espanyol beat Getafe 1-0 on Thursday, condemning their rivals to their third successive defeat...

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 Espanyol V Seville - Follow LIVE text commentary
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 Espanyol V Seville - Follow LIVE text commentary
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 Espanyol away at Real Zaragoza - Follow LIVE text commentary
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 Espanyol V Valencia - Follow LIVE text commentary
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 Espanyol away at Barcelona - Follow LIVE text commentary
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 Espanyol V Athletic Bilbao - Follow LIVE text commentary
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 Espanyol away at Sporting Gijon - Follow LIVE text commentary
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 Espanyol V Atletico Madrid - Follow LIVE text commentary
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 Espanyol away at Hercules - Follow LIVE text commentary
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 Espanyol V Racing Santander - Follow LIVE text commentary
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 Espanyol away at Malaga - Follow LIVE text commentary
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 Espanyol V Deportivo Coruna - Follow LIVE text commentary
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 Espanyol away at Levante - Follow LIVE text commentary
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 Espanyol V Mallorca - Follow LIVE text commentary
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 Espanyol V Real Sociedad - Follow LIVE text commentary
Espanyol V Real Sociedad Follow every kick as Espanyol take on Real Sociedad in the Spanish Liga BBVA on 26-Feb-2011, kick off time 17:00 ...

 Espanyol away at Osasuna - Follow LIVE text commentary
Espanyol away at Osasuna Follow all the action as Espanyol travel away to Osasuna in the Spanish Liga BBVA on 20-Feb-2011...

 La Liga Team of the Week: Round 23 - Messi returns for Barcelona, Alhassane Bangoura makes his debut

Goal.com picks the best from Spain's top flight in the most recent round of action

 La Liga Round 24 Results: Rayo defeat Levante in eight-goal thriller, Mallorca thrash Villarreal

In a day of significant results, Athletic Bilbao edged into the top four, while Atletico Madrid blew the chance to boost their Champions League aspirations

 Three La Liga Tips: A win for Atletico Madrid against Sporting Gijon and a high-scoring second half in Madrid

Spanish football expert Phil Kitromilides has picked out three tips for this weekend's action including another goal fest for Real Madrid against Santander

 La Liga Team of the Week: Round 22 - Ronaldo returns as Barcelona players miss out after Osasuna shocker

Goal.com picks the best from Spain's top flight in the most recent round of action

 La Liga Round 23 Results: Malaga defeat Mallorca to gain ground on Champions League spots

Athletic Bilbao and Espanyol both suffered devastating defeats at the hands off Betis and Zaragoza respectively, whilst Villarreal overcame Granada to move away from the drop zone

 'My children go to bed wearing Espanyol pyjamas' - Mauricio Pochettino plays down Real Madrid rumours

The Argentine trainer has refuted suggestions he could replace Jose Mourinho in the Blancos hotseat after using an anecdote about his children to pledge his loyalty

 Weekend Primera Division Tips: Wins for Atletico and Espanyol

Spanish football expert Phil Kitromilides casts his eye over the Liga fixtures this weekend and has three selections including a 29/20 shot at Espanyol

 La Liga Team of the Week: Round 21 - Tello debuts while Ozil & Llorente retain their places

Goal.com picks the best from Spain's top flight in the most recent round of action

 La Liga Round 22 Results: Camunas nets late strike as Jose Molina's Villarreal move out of the drop zone after beating Sevilla

Athletic Bilbao and Espanyol play out a thrilling 3-3 draw, as Levante continue to stutter in their pursuit of a Champions League spot after being held by Racing at home

 La Liga Preview: Athletic Bilbao - Espanyol

Marcelo Bielsa's side could conceivably break into the Champions League places with victory over the Catalan outfit at San Mames

 If you thought Carlos Tevez was bad, you haven't heard the story of Ajax transfer rebel Mounir El Hamdaoui

The Morocco international made an impressive start to his career at the Amsterdam ArenA, but has since become a persona non grata who is training with the reserves

 Official: Victor Sanchez signs for Espanyol

The former Barcelona man, who can play at the back or in midfield, has been without a club following the financial collapse of Swiss outfit Neuchatel Xamax last week

 Official: Espanyol sign striker Kalu Uche from Neuchatel

The African forward has agreed to join the Catalan club after the Swiss side's expulsion from the Super League, while Atletico have decided to loan out goalkeeper Joel Robles

 Tevez to AC Milan, Thiago Motta to Paris Saint-Germain, Lucho to Porto & the big moves that could happen before the transfer window closes

With the winter window drawing to a close, Goal.com International arranges a list of possible transfers that could still cause shockwaves across the world of football

 Inter duo Philippe Coutinho & McDonald Mariga set for exits to Espanyol & Parma

The Kenyan spent five months at Real Sociedad and could be on his way to his old club, while the Brazilian youngster will join the Catalan side in search of first team football

 La Liga Team of the Week: Round 20 - Ozil continues to inspire, while Aduriz & Llorente lead the line

Goal.com picks the best from Spain's top flight in the most recent round of action