RCD Espanyol
| Full name | Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona, S.A.D. | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Periquitos (Parakeets) Blanc-i-blaus (White and Blue) | |||
| Short name | RCDE | |||
| Founded | 28 October 1900 as Sociedad Española de Football | |||
| Stadium | RCDE Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 40,000 | |||
| Owner | Rastar Group | |||
| President | Chen Yansheng | |||
| Head coach | Manolo González | |||
| League | La Liga | |||
| 2024–25 | La Liga, 14th of 20 | |||
| Website | rcdespanyol.com | |||
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Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (Catalan: [rəˈjal ˈklub dəpuɾˈtiw əspəˈɲɔl də βəɾsəˈlonə]; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as RCD Espanyol, is a Spanish professional sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The club competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football.
Founded in 1900 in Barcelona, Espanyol currently play their home games just outside the city at the RCDE Stadium, which holds up to 40,000 spectators. Domestically, Espanyol has won the Copa del Rey four times, most recently in 2006. In international competitions, the club reached the UEFA Cup final in 1988 and 2007. It has a long-standing local rivalry with FC Barcelona.