Derbi barceloní

Derbi Barceloní
Other names El Derbi
El Derbi Barceloní
Locale Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Teams Barcelona
Espanyol
First contested 7 April 1929
Most wins FC Barcelona (92)

The Derbi Barceloní (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈdɛrβi βərsəɫuˈni]; Spanish: Derbi barcelonés, IPA: [ˈderβi βarθeloˈnes]; "Barcelonian Derby"), is the name given to football matches between FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol, both of them from Barcelona, Spain.

Background and history

Espanyol, being one of the clubs granted royal patronage, was founded exclusively by Spanish football fans, unlike the multinational nature of Barça's primary board. The founding message of the club was clearly anti-Barcelona, and they disapprovingly saw FC Barcelona as a team of foreigners.[1] The rivalry was strengthened by what Catalonians saw as a provocative representative of Madrid.[2] Their original ground was in the affluent district of Sarrià.[3][4]

During the dictatorships of Miguel Primo de Rivera (1923-1930) and Francisco Franco (1939-1975), Espanyol was seen by the vast majority of Barcelona's citizens as a club which cultivated a kind of compliance to the central authority, in stark contrast to Barça's revolutionary spirit.[5] Also in the '60s and '70s, while FC Barcelona acted as a social integrator for immigrants from poorer regions of Spain in search for a better life, Espanyol drew their support mainly from sectors close to the regime such as policemen, military officers, civil servants and career fascists.[6]

In 1918 Espanyol started a counter-petition against autonomy, which at that time had become a pertinent issue.[1] Later on, an Espanyol supporter group would join the Falangists in the Spanish Civil War, siding with the fascists. Despite these differences in ideology, the derbi has always been more relevant to Espanyol supporters than Barcelona ones due to the difference in objectives. In recent years the rivalry has become less political, as Espanyol translated its official name and anthem from Spanish to Catalan.[1]

Though it is the most played local derby in the history of La Liga, it is also the most unbalanced, with Barcelona overwhelmingly dominant. In the league table, Espanyol has only managed to end above Barça on three occasions in almost 70 years and the only all-Catalan Copa del Rey final was won by Barça in 1957. Espanyol has the consolation of achieving the largest margin win with a 6–0 in 1951. Espanyol achieved a 2–1 win against Barça during the 2008–09 season, becoming the first team to defeat Barcelona at Camp Nou in their treble-winning season.[7]

Matches

These are only the league matches.

At Barcelona At Espanyol
Season Home Away Home Away
1928–29 FC Barcelona 1 RCD Espanyol 0 RCD Espanyol 1 FC Barcelona 1
1929–30 FC Barcelona 5 RCD Espanyol 4 RCD Espanyol 4 FC Barcelona 0
1930–31 FC Barcelona 6 RCD Espanyol 2 RCD Espanyol 4 FC Barcelona 4
1931–32 FC Barcelona 2 RCD Espanyol 2 RCD Espanyol 0 FC Barcelona 3
1932–33 FC Barcelona 1 RCD Espanyol 1 RCD Espanyol 2 FC Barcelona 1
1933–34 FC Barcelona 5 RCD Espanyol 0 RCD Espanyol 3 FC Barcelona 2
1934–35 FC Barcelona 2 RCD Espanyol 2 RCD Espanyol 4 FC Barcelona 1
1935–36 FC Barcelona 2 RCD Espanyol 0 RCD Espanyol 1 FC Barcelona 0
1936–37 Spanish Civil War
1937–38
1938–39
1939–40 FC Barcelona 0 RCD Espanyol 1 RCD Espanyol 1 FC Barcelona 1
1940–41 FC Barcelona 2 RCD Espanyol 3 RCD Espanyol 3 FC Barcelona 1
1941–42 FC Barcelona 1 RCD Espanyol 2 RCD Espanyol 5 FC Barcelona 2
1942–43 FC Barcelona 2 RCD Espanyol 0 RCD Espanyol 1 FC Barcelona 3
1943–44 FC Barcelona 1 RCD Espanyol 3 RCD Espanyol 1 FC Barcelona 3
1944–45 FC Barcelona 1 RCD Espanyol 0 RCD Espanyol 1 FC Barcelona 1
1945–46 FC Barcelona 1 RCD Espanyol 0 RCD Espanyol 0 FC Barcelona 2
1946–47 FC Barcelona 5 RCD Espanyol 0 RCD Espanyol 0 FC Barcelona 1
1947–48 FC Barcelona 5 RCD Espanyol 1 RCD Espanyol 2 FC Barcelona 1
1948–49 FC Barcelona 2 RCD Espanyol 1 RCD Espanyol 1 FC Barcelona 1
1949–50 FC Barcelona 1 RCD Espanyol 2 RCD Espanyol 2 FC Barcelona 2
1950–51 FC Barcelona 4 RCD Espanyol 1 RCD Espanyol 6 FC Barcelona 0
1951–52 FC Barcelona 2 RCD Espanyol 0 RCD Espanyol 1 FC Barcelona 0
1952–53 FC Barcelona 2 RCD Espanyol 1 RCD Espanyol 0 FC Barcelona 2
1953–54 FC Barcelona 1 RCD Espanyol 4 RCD Espanyol 0 FC Barcelona 1
1954–55 FC Barcelona 1 RCD Espanyol 0 RCD Espanyol 2 FC Barcelona 4
1955–56 FC Barcelona 1 RCD Espanyol 0 RCD Espanyol 0 FC Barcelona 3
1956–57 FC Barcelona 1 RCD Espanyol 1 RCD Espanyol 2 FC Barcelona 0
1957–58 FC Barcelona 3 RCD Espanyol 1 RCD Espanyol 2 FC Barcelona 1
1958–59 FC Barcelona 5 RCD Espanyol 3 RCD Espanyol 0 FC Barcelona 3
1959–60 FC Barcelona 1 RCD Espanyol 0 RCD Espanyol 0 FC Barcelona 1
1960–61 FC Barcelona 4 RCD Espanyol 1 RCD Espanyol 1 FC Barcelona 2
1961–62 FC Barcelona 2 RCD Espanyol 0 RCD Espanyol 1 FC Barcelona 1
1962–63 RCD Espanyol in Spanish Second Division
1963–64 FC Barcelona 5 RCD Espanyol 0 RCD Espanyol 2 FC Barcelona 2
1964–65 FC Barcelona 1 RCD Espanyol 0 RCD Espanyol 0 FC Barcelona 0
1965–66 FC Barcelona 4 RCD Espanyol 2 RCD Espanyol 1 FC Barcelona 1
1966–67 FC Barcelona 3 RCD Espanyol 1 RCD Espanyol 2 FC Barcelona 0
1967–68 FC Barcelona 1 RCD Espanyol 0 RCD Espanyol 1 FC Barcelona 0
1968–69 FC Barcelona 1 RCD Espanyol 0 RCD Espanyol 0 FC Barcelona 0
1969–70 RCD Espanyol in Spanish Second Division
1970–71 FC Barcelona 3 RCD Espanyol 0 RCD Espanyol 0 FC Barcelona 1
1971–72 FC Barcelona 2 RCD Espanyol 0 RCD Espanyol 3 FC Barcelona 0
1972–73 FC Barcelona 0 RCD Espanyol 1 RCD Espanyol 1 FC Barcelona 1
1973–74 FC Barcelona 3 RCD Espanyol 0 RCD Espanyol 0 FC Barcelona 0
1974–75 FC Barcelona 4 RCD Espanyol 1 RCD Espanyol 5 FC Barcelona 2
1975–76 FC Barcelona 5 RCD Espanyol 0 RCD Espanyol 3 FC Barcelona 0
1976–77 FC Barcelona 4 RCD Espanyol 2 RCD Espanyol 2 FC Barcelona 3
1977–78 FC Barcelona 1 RCD Espanyol 1 RCD Espanyol 1 FC Barcelona 1
1978–79 FC Barcelona 2 RCD Espanyol 1 RCD Espanyol 0 FC Barcelona 2
1979–80 FC Barcelona 3 RCD Espanyol 1 RCD Espanyol 2 FC Barcelona 0
1980–81 FC Barcelona 3 RCD Espanyol 1 RCD Espanyol 1 FC Barcelona 0
1981–82 FC Barcelona 1 RCD Espanyol 3 RCD Espanyol 0 FC Barcelona 4
1982–83 FC Barcelona 1 RCD Espanyol 0 RCD Espanyol 0 FC Barcelona 3
1983–84 FC Barcelona 5 RCD Espanyol 2 RCD Espanyol 1 FC Barcelona 0
1984–85 FC Barcelona 1 RCD Espanyol 0 RCD Espanyol 0 FC Barcelona 0
1985–86 FC Barcelona 0 RCD Espanyol 0 RCD Espanyol 5 FC Barcelona 3
1986–87 FC Barcelona 1 RCD Espanyol 0 RCD Espanyol 1 FC Barcelona 1
1986–87 FC Barcelona 2 RCD Espanyol 1 RCD Espanyol 0 FC Barcelona 0
1987–88 FC Barcelona 3 RCD Espanyol 2 RCD Espanyol 2 FC Barcelona 0
1988–89 FC Barcelona 2 RCD Espanyol 0 RCD Espanyol 2 FC Barcelona 2
1989–90 RCD Espanyol in Spanish Second Division
1990–91 FC Barcelona 5 RCD Espanyol 2 RCD Espanyol 0 FC Barcelona 1
1991–92 FC Barcelona 4 RCD Espanyol 3 RCD Espanyol 0 FC Barcelona 4
1992–93 FC Barcelona 5 RCD Espanyol 0 RCD Espanyol 0 FC Barcelona 1
1993–94 RCD Espanyol in Spanish Second Division
1994–95 FC Barcelona 3 RCD Espanyol 0 RCD Espanyol 0 FC Barcelona 0
1995–96 FC Barcelona 2 RCD Espanyol 1 RCD Espanyol 1 FC Barcelona 1
1996–97 FC Barcelona 2 RCD Espanyol 1 RCD Espanyol 2 FC Barcelona 0
1997–98 FC Barcelona 3 RCD Espanyol 1 RCD Espanyol 1 FC Barcelona 1
1998–99 FC Barcelona 3 RCD Espanyol 0 RCD Espanyol 1 FC Barcelona 2
1999–00 FC Barcelona 3 RCD Espanyol 0 RCD Espanyol 1 FC Barcelona 1
2000–01 FC Barcelona 4 RCD Espanyol 2 RCD Espanyol 0 FC Barcelona 0
2001–02 FC Barcelona 2 RCD Espanyol 0 RCD Espanyol 2 FC Barcelona 0
2002–03 FC Barcelona 2 RCD Espanyol 0 RCD Espanyol 0 FC Barcelona 2
2003–04 FC Barcelona 4 RCD Espanyol 1 RCD Espanyol 1 FC Barcelona 3
2004–05 FC Barcelona 0 RCD Espanyol 0 RCD Espanyol 0 FC Barcelona 1
2005–06 FC Barcelona 2 RCD Espanyol 0 RCD Espanyol 1 FC Barcelona 2
2006–07 FC Barcelona 2 RCD Espanyol 2 RCD Espanyol 3 FC Barcelona 1
2007–08 FC Barcelona 0 RCD Espanyol 0 RCD Espanyol 1 FC Barcelona 1
2008–09 FC Barcelona 1 RCD Espanyol 2 RCD Espanyol 1 FC Barcelona 2
2009–10 FC Barcelona 1 RCD Espanyol 0 RCD Espanyol 0 FC Barcelona 0
2010–11 FC Barcelona 2 RCD Espanyol 0 RCD Espanyol 1 FC Barcelona 5
2011–12 FC Barcelona 4 RCD Espanyol 0 RCD Espanyol 1 FC Barcelona 1
2012–13 FC Barcelona 4 RCD Espanyol 0 RCD Espanyol 0 FC Barcelona 2
2013–14 FC Barcelona 1 RCD Espanyol 0 RCD Espanyol 0 FC Barcelona 1
2014–15 FC Barcelona 5 RCD Espanyol 1 RCD Espanyol 0 FC Barcelona 2

* There were no league matches between 1936 to 1939 because of the Spanish Civil War

Head to Head

Team Played Win % Draw % Loss % Goals for
FC Barcelona 161 92 57.14 35 21.74 34 21.12 301
RCD Espanyol 161 34 21.12 35 21.74 92 57.14 174

Last updated: 7 December 2014

Players who played for both sides

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ball, Phil. pp. 86–87.
  2. Shubert, Arthur. p. 199.
  3. "Edición del martes, 09 abril 1901, página 2 – Hemeroteca – Lavanguardia.es" (in Spanish). Hemeroteca Lavanguardia. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  4. "History of Espanyol". RCD Espanyol. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  5. Missiroli, Antonio (March 2002). "European football cultures and their integration: the 'short' Twentieth Century". Europa (web portal). Retrieved 1 July 2009.
  6. World Soccer, September 1997, p. 74.
  7. "Matchday 24". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 13 March 2010.

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