ESPANYOL - BARCELONA

Club

EL DERBI BARCELONÍ

The rivalry between Barça (short for FC Barcelona) and RCD Espanyol is far more important for Espanyol fans than for the Barça fans, who consider Real Madrid as their main rivals. The rivalry used to be a clash between "Catalanism vs Spanishness" as Barça is a major symbol of Catalonia while "Espanyol" means "Spanish". Over the last years the derby is less political as Espanyol translated its official name and anthem from Spanish to Catalan.

Espanyol

Name	:	RCD Espanyol
City	:	Barcelona (Spain)
Colours	:	Blue and White
Founded	:	1900
Cup	:	1929, 1940, 2000, 2006
Europe	:	Uefa Cup finalist : 1988

Barcelona

Name	:	FC Barcelona
City	:	Barcelona (Spain)
Colours	:	Blue and Garnet (Blaugrana)
Founded	:	1899
League	:	1929, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1959, 1960, 1974, 1985, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2009
Cup	:	1910, 1912, 1913, 1920, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1942, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1959, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1988, 1990, 1997, 1998, 2009
Europe	:	European Cup: 1992, 2006, 2009 Cup Winners Cup: 1979, 1982, 1989, 1997 UEFA Cup: 1958, 1960, 1966 European Super Cup: 1992, 1997
Other	:	Spanish Super Cup: 1983, 1992, 2005, 2006 Spanish League Cup: 1983, 1986