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Club Esportiu Europa is a Spanish football team based in the city of Barcelona in the district of Gràcia, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. 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.

Europa

Full name	Club Esportiu Europa
Nickname(s)	Escapulados Europeístas
Founded	5 June 1907; 115 years ago (1907-06-05)
Ground	Nou Sardenya, Barcelona Catalonia, Spain
Capacity	7,000
President	Víctor Martínez
Head coach	David Vilajoana
League	2ª RFEF – Group 3
2020–21	3ª – Group 5 (A), 1st of 11 3ª – Group 5 (C), 1st of 6 (promoted)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The club is best known for its football team who in 1929, along with city neighbours FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol, were founder members of La Liga. During the late 1990s they won the Copa Catalunya twice in succession, on both occasions beating FC Barcelona 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 FC Barcelona, 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 FC Barcelona, they then beat them 1–0 in a title play-off.

They subsequently represented Catalonia in the 1923 Copa del Rey and after defeating Sevilla FC and Sporting Gijón in earlier rounds. In the Copa del Rey final at the Les Corts stadium, they lost 1–0 to Athletic Bilbao. Kirby subsequently went to coach FC Barcelona 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 La Liga. 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 Segunda División.

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 Segunda División were annulled and the team were relegated to the Tercera División. 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 Tercera División, they won Tercera División champions in both seasons 1961/62 and 1962/63. On the latter occasion they succeeded in gaining promotion to the Segunda División. After five seasons, they were relegated to Tercera División 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 Copa Catalunya, beating FC Barcelona in both finals. In the 1997 final they faced a team coached by Bobby Robson and including Amor and Hristo Stoichkov and won 3–1. In the 1998 final they held the likes of Amor, Sergi, Iván de la Peña, Fernando Couto, Juan Antonio Pizzi and Michael Reiziger to a 1–1 draw at the Mini Estadi. They then clinched the trophy 4–3 on penalties.

Europa won a third cup in 2014–15, after beating Girona FC 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

Copa del Rey

• Runners-up: 1923

Tercera División

• Winners: 1961–62, 1962–63, 2020–21

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

Copa Catalunya

• Winners: 1996–97, 1997–98, 2014–15

Basketball

Catalan Championship

• Winners: 1924, 1926

Season to season

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1929 1 1ª 8th Round of 32 1929–30 1 1ª 9th Round of 32 1930–31 1 1ª 10th 1931–32 2 2ª 10th 1940–41 4 1ª Reg. A 9th 1941–42 4 1ª Reg. B 12th 1942–43 4 1ª Reg. B 1st 1943–44 4 1ª Reg. A 2nd 1944–45 4 1ª Reg. A 7th 1945–46 4 1ª Reg. A 8th 1946–47 4 1ª Reg. A 10th 1947–48 4 1ª Reg. A 6th 1948–49 4 1ª Reg. A 11th 1949–50 4 1ª Reg. A 8th 1950–51 4 1ª Reg. A 1st 1951–52 3 3ª 9th 1952–53 3 3ª 5th 1953–54 3 3ª 4th 1954–55 3 3ª 9th 1955–56 3 3ª 4th

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1956–57 3 3ª 4th 1957–58 3 3ª 3rd 1958–59 3 3ª 5th 1959–60 3 3ª 10th 1960–61 3 3ª 5th 1961–62 3 3ª 1st 1962–63 3 3ª 1st 1963–64 2 2ª 3rd First round 1964–65 2 2ª 13th First round 1965–66 2 2ª 14th Round of 32 1966–67 2 2ª 6th Round of 16 1967–68 2 2ª 14th 1968–69 3 3ª 6th 1969–70 3 3ª 4th 1970–71 3 3ª 5th 1971–72 3 3ª 16th 1972–73 3 3ª 10th 1973–74 3 3ª 18th 1974–75 4 Reg. Pref. 4th 1975–76 4 Reg. Pref. 6th

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1976–77 4 Reg. Pref. 1st 1977–78 4 3ª 11th 1978–79 4 3ª 17th 1979–80 4 3ª 16th 1980–81 4 3ª 17th 1981–82 4 3ª 13th 1982–83 4 3ª 11th 1983–84 4 3ª 6th 1984–85 4 3ª 4th 1985–86 4 3ª 15th 1986–87 5 Reg. Pref. 12th 1987–88 5 Reg. Pref. 5th 1988–89 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd 1989–90 4 3ª 5th 1990–91 4 3ª 13th 1991–92 4 3ª 16th 1992–93 4 3ª 14th 1993–94 4 3ª 4th 1994–95 3 2ª B 19th 1995–96 4 3ª 2nd

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1996–97 4 3ª 4th 1997–98 4 3ª 8th 1998–99 4 3ª 3rd 1999–2000 4 3ª 6th 2000–01 4 3ª 3rd 2001–02 4 3ª 17th 2002–03 4 3ª 14th 2003–04 4 3ª 17th 2004–05 5 1ª Cat. 2nd 2005–06 4 3ª 13th 2006–07 4 3ª 14th 2007–08 4 3ª 11th 2008–09 4 3ª 11th 2009–10 4 3ª 8th 2010–11 4 3ª 7th 2011–12 4 3ª 16th 2012–13 4 3ª 3rd 2013–14 4 3ª 3rd 2014–15 4 3ª 3rd 2015–16 4 3ª 3rd

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 2016–17 4 3ª 12th 2017–18 4 3ª 8th 2018–19 4 3ª 6th 2019–20 4 3ª 3rd 2020–21 4 3ª 1st / 1st 2021–22 4 2ª RFEF

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• 3 seasons in La Liga
• 6 seasons in Segunda División
• 1 season in Segunda División B
• 1 season in Segunda División RFEF
• 57 seasons in Tercera División
• 18 season in Categorías Regionales

Current squad

As of 31 October 2016

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ESP Sergio Fernández 2 DF  ESP Guti 3 FW  ESP Carlos Cano 4 DF  ESP Álex Cano 5 DF  ESP Adrian Guillén 6 MF  ESP Uri 7 MF  ESP Javier Prats 8 DF  ESP Alberto González 9 FW  ESP Eric López 10 MF  ESP Ignasi Varona 11 FW  ESP David Jiménez 13 GK  ESP Marc Briones

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 FW  ESP Albert Martí 16 MF  ESP Pau López 17 DF  ESP Guillem Castell 18 MF  ESP Miki Póveda 19 MF  ESP Gerard Nolla 20 FW  ESP Fode 21 MF  ESP Alfons Serra 22 DF  ESP Sergi Pastells 24 DF  ESP Joan Marc Lerone 25 GK  ESP Dani Pérez 27 FW  ESP Arnau Vilamitjana  ? DF  ESP Martí Alba

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	David Vilajoana
Assistant manager	Carles Raventós
Goalkeeper coach	Jordi Jané
Fitness coach	Moisés Falces

Former players

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

• Rubén Epitié
• Zoltán Czibor
• Boison Wynney
• Eulogio Martínez
• Manuel Cros
• Marià Gonzalvo
• Antoni Ramallets
• Antonio de la Cruz

Category:CE Europa footballers

Selected former managers

• Ralph Kirby (1920s)
• Josep Maria "Pep" Rovira (1990s)
• Josep Moratalla (1990s)
• Tintín Márquez (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 (in Catalan)

На других языках

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- [en] CE Europa

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[ru] Европа (футбольный клуб, Барселона)

«Европа» (исп. Club Esportiu Europa) — каталонский футбольный клуб, располагающийся в Барселоне в районе Грасия. Клуб основан в 1907 году, домашние матчи проводит на стадионе «Ноу Сарденья», расположенном в соседнем районе Гинардо. В 1929 году «Европа» стала одним из основателей Примеры. В элите команда провела три сезона, последним из которых является сезон 1930/31, лучшим результатом является 8-е место в сезоне 1929. Помимо футбольной команды клуб также известен своей баскетбольной командой, дважды становившейся чемпионом Каталонии.

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