Espanyol Quiz
How well do you know Espanyol? From the 1900 founding and Sarrià to the Tamudazo, two UEFA Cup finals and Cornellà-El Prat. Test your Ball IQ.
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After scoring the winning goal in the 2010 World Cup final, which player showed a vest dedicated to the late Espanyol captain Dani Jarque?
WhyIniesta's vest read 'Dani Jarque, siempre con nosotros'. Jarque died in August 2009, aged 26. -
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After leaving Sarrià in 1997, Espanyol played their home games at which stadium until 2009?
WhyEspanyol spent 1997 to 2009 at the Olympic stadium on Montjuïc, then moved to Cornellà-El Prat. -
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In the 2000 Copa del Rey final, Raúl Tamudo scored by heading the ball out of the goalkeeper's hands while he was bouncing it. Which club was that goalkeeper playing for?
WhyTamudo nicked the ball from Atlético keeper Toni Jiménez early in the game. Espanyol won 2–1 at Mestalla. -
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Striker Gerard Moreno left Espanyol in summer 2018. Which club did he join?
WhyMoreno went back to Villarreal, where he had played earlier in his career. He later won the 2021 Europa League there. -
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Javier Aguirre left Espanyol in 2014. Which national team did he take charge of next?
WhyAguirre was named Japan coach in July 2014. He went on to coach Egypt in 2018 and returned to Mexico later. -
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Academy midfielder Marc Roca left Espanyol in 2020 after the club's relegation. Which club signed him?
WhyRoca joined Bayern Munich, then moved to Leeds United in 2022. -
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At Espanyol's old Sarrià ground during the 1982 World Cup, a Paolo Rossi hat-trick knocked out which nation?
WhyItaly beat Brazil 3–2 at Sarrià on 5 July 1982 with all three goals from Rossi. That result sent Brazil out. -
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Espanyol were relegated from La Liga in 2019-20 while also playing in that season's Europa League. Which club knocked them out in the round of 32?
WhyWolves won 4-0 at Molineux, with a Diogo Jota hat-trick, and went through 6-3 on aggregate. -
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In January 2020 Espanyol broke their transfer record by paying a reported €20m for striker Raúl de Tomás. Which club sold him?
WhyBenfica had bought De Tomás six months earlier. The previous Espanyol record was the €10.5m paid for Matías Vargas. -
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Who scored both goals in Espanyol's 2-1 La Liga win at Camp Nou in February 2009, their first league win there since 1982?
WhyFormer Barça midfielder Iván de la Peña scored both goals in the derby, which became known as the 'Delapeñazo'. -
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Espanyol's record goalscorer Raúl Tamudo left the club in 2010. Which club did he join?
WhyTamudo joined Real Sociedad on a free in 2010. He later played for Rayo Vallecano, Pachuca and Sabadell. -
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Legendary goalkeeper Ricardo Zamora left Espanyol in 1930. Which club did he join?
WhyZamora moved in 1930. He had played for Barcelona earlier, from 1919 to 1922, and went on to Nice in 1936. -
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Which future Spain national-team coach led Espanyol to the 1993–94 Segunda División title and an immediate return to La Liga?
WhyCamacho arrived from Rayo Vallecano in 1993, won Segunda at the first attempt and coached Spain from 1998. -
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Espanyol was founded in Barcelona in October 1900 by a group of university students. Who led them?
WhyÁngel Rodríguez Ruiz, a University of Barcelona student, founded the club in 1900. Gamper, Wild and Witty were all early FC Barcelona figures. -
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Who coached Espanyol on their run to the 1988 UEFA Cup final?
WhyJavier Clemente was hired in 1986 and built the side that reached the 1988 final. -
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Espanyol won the 2006 Copa del Rey with a 4–1 win in the final. Who did they beat?
WhyMiguel Ángel Lotina's Espanyol beat Real Zaragoza 4–1 in Madrid, the club's fourth Copa del Rey. -
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Who coached Espanyol to the 2000 Copa del Rey?
WhyPaco Flores's side won 2–1 at Mestalla. Lotina won Espanyol's next Copa, in 2006. -
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Espanyol won the first leg of the 1988 UEFA Cup final 3–0 but lost the trophy on penalties. Who beat them?
WhyLeverkusen won the second leg 3–0, then took the shootout 3–2. -
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Chinese forward Wu Lei joined Espanyol in January 2019. Which club did he join from?
WhyWu Lei had been Shanghai SIPG's star striker and was the 2018 Chinese Super League top scorer before moving to Espanyol. -
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What was Espanyol's original name when the club was founded in 1900?
WhyThe club began as Sociedad Española de Football and became Real Club Deportivo Español after the 1912 royal patronage. -
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Philippe Coutinho spent the second half of the 2011-12 season on loan at Espanyol under Mauricio Pochettino. Which club loaned him out?
WhyCoutinho was an Inter player at the time and moved to England in January 2013. -
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Ernesto Valverde left Espanyol in 2008 after two seasons in charge. Which club did he join?
WhyValverde went to Olympiacos in 2008 and won the Greek double. -
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Espanyol reached the 2007 UEFA Cup final by beating which German club in the semi-finals?
WhyEspanyol beat Werder Bremen 3-0 in Barcelona and 2-1 in Bremen. -
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Espanyol opened their new Cornellà-El Prat stadium in August 2009 with a friendly against which English club?
WhyEspanyol beat Liverpool 3–0 on 2 August 2009. Former Liverpool forward Luis García scored the stadium's first goal. -
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Striker Borja Iglesias left Espanyol in summer 2019 after one season at the club. Which club did he join?
WhyReal Betis paid a reported €28m for Iglesias, who had joined Espanyol from Celta Vigo a year earlier. -
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Mauricio Pochettino, a former Espanyol defender, was sacked as Espanyol head coach in November 2012. Which club did he take over next?
WhySouthampton appointed Pochettino in January 2013. He moved to Tottenham in 2014. -
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Espanyol lost the 2007 UEFA Cup final at Hampden Park on penalties. Who beat them?
WhyIt finished 2–2 after extra time and Sevilla won the shootout 3–1. -
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Raúl Tamudo's late equaliser at Camp Nou in June 2007, the 'Tamudazo', cost Barcelona the La Liga title. Which club won it instead?
WhyTamudo's goal made it 2–2, and Barcelona lost the 2006–07 title on head-to-head record.
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About Espanyol
Espanyol was founded in Barcelona in October 1900 by a group of university students led by Ángel Rodríguez Ruiz. The club began life as Sociedad Española de Football and became Real Club Deportivo Español after royal patronage in 1912. Goalkeeper Ricardo Zamora was one of its early legends before he left for Real Madrid in 1930.
The club's grounds have their own history. At the old Sarrià ground during the 1982 World Cup, Paolo Rossi scored a hat-trick as Italy beat Brazil 3–2 and knocked them out. Espanyol left Sarrià in 1997 and played at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on Montjuïc until 2009. They then opened Cornellà-El Prat in August 2009 with a 3–0 friendly win over Liverpool, and Luis García scored the stadium's first goal.
Europe has brought Espanyol two near misses. Under Javier Clemente they won the first leg of the 1988 UEFA Cup final 3–0, then lost the second leg 3–0 and the shootout to Bayer Leverkusen. In 2007 Ernesto Valverde's side beat Werder Bremen in the semi-finals and drew 2–2 with Sevilla at Hampden Park before losing on penalties. Cup finals at home went better. Paco Flores's team beat Atlético Madrid 2–1 at Mestalla to win the 2000 Copa del Rey, with Raúl Tamudo heading the ball out of the keeper's hands. Miguel Ángel Lotina's side beat Real Zaragoza 4–1 in 2006 to win the club's fourth Copa.
Then there are the derby nights and the transfer stories. Tamudo's late equaliser at Camp Nou in June 2007, the 'Tamudazo', cost Barcelona the title. In February 2009 Iván de la Peña scored both goals in a 2–1 win there, the 'Delapeñazo'. This quiz also covers Mauricio Pochettino, Philippe Coutinho's loan from Inter, Wu Lei's arrival from Shanghai SIPG and the record fee paid to Benfica for Raúl de Tomás. It ends with the 2019–20 season, when Espanyol were relegated while also playing in the Europa League. See how much you really know.
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After scoring the winning goal in the 2010 World Cup final, which player showed a vest dedicated to the late Espanyol captain Dani Jarque?
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Andrés Iniesta. Iniesta's vest read 'Dani Jarque, siempre con nosotros'. Jarque died in August 2009, aged 26.
After leaving Sarrià in 1997, Espanyol played their home games at which stadium until 2009?
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Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys. Espanyol spent 1997 to 2009 at the Olympic stadium on Montjuïc, then moved to Cornellà-El Prat.
In the 2000 Copa del Rey final, Raúl Tamudo scored by heading the ball out of the goalkeeper's hands while he was bouncing it. Which club was that goalkeeper playing for?
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Atlético Madrid. Tamudo nicked the ball from Atlético keeper Toni Jiménez early in the game. Espanyol won 2–1 at Mestalla.
Striker Gerard Moreno left Espanyol in summer 2018. Which club did he join?
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Villarreal. Moreno went back to Villarreal, where he had played earlier in his career. He later won the 2021 Europa League there.
Javier Aguirre left Espanyol in 2014. Which national team did he take charge of next?
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Japan. Aguirre was named Japan coach in July 2014. He went on to coach Egypt in 2018 and returned to Mexico later.
Academy midfielder Marc Roca left Espanyol in 2020 after the club's relegation. Which club signed him?
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Bayern Munich. Roca joined Bayern Munich, then moved to Leeds United in 2022.
At Espanyol's old Sarrià ground during the 1982 World Cup, a Paolo Rossi hat-trick knocked out which nation?
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Brazil. Italy beat Brazil 3–2 at Sarrià on 5 July 1982 with all three goals from Rossi. That result sent Brazil out.
Espanyol were relegated from La Liga in 2019-20 while also playing in that season's Europa League. Which club knocked them out in the round of 32?
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Wolverhampton Wanderers. Wolves won 4-0 at Molineux, with a Diogo Jota hat-trick, and went through 6-3 on aggregate.
In January 2020 Espanyol broke their transfer record by paying a reported €20m for striker Raúl de Tomás. Which club sold him?
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Benfica. Benfica had bought De Tomás six months earlier. The previous Espanyol record was the €10.5m paid for Matías Vargas.
Who scored both goals in Espanyol's 2-1 La Liga win at Camp Nou in February 2009, their first league win there since 1982?
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Iván de la Peña. Former Barça midfielder Iván de la Peña scored both goals in the derby, which became known as the 'Delapeñazo'.
Espanyol's record goalscorer Raúl Tamudo left the club in 2010. Which club did he join?
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Real Sociedad. Tamudo joined Real Sociedad on a free in 2010. He later played for Rayo Vallecano, Pachuca and Sabadell.
Legendary goalkeeper Ricardo Zamora left Espanyol in 1930. Which club did he join?
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Real Madrid. Zamora moved in 1930. He had played for Barcelona earlier, from 1919 to 1922, and went on to Nice in 1936.
Which future Spain national-team coach led Espanyol to the 1993–94 Segunda División title and an immediate return to La Liga?
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José Antonio Camacho. Camacho arrived from Rayo Vallecano in 1993, won Segunda at the first attempt and coached Spain from 1998.
Espanyol was founded in Barcelona in October 1900 by a group of university students. Who led them?
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Ángel Rodríguez Ruiz. Ángel Rodríguez Ruiz, a University of Barcelona student, founded the club in 1900. Gamper, Wild and Witty were all early FC Barcelona figures.
Who coached Espanyol on their run to the 1988 UEFA Cup final?
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Javier Clemente. Javier Clemente was hired in 1986 and built the side that reached the 1988 final.
Espanyol won the 2006 Copa del Rey with a 4–1 win in the final. Who did they beat?
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Real Zaragoza. Miguel Ángel Lotina's Espanyol beat Real Zaragoza 4–1 in Madrid, the club's fourth Copa del Rey.
Who coached Espanyol to the 2000 Copa del Rey?
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Paco Flores. Paco Flores's side won 2–1 at Mestalla. Lotina won Espanyol's next Copa, in 2006.
Espanyol won the first leg of the 1988 UEFA Cup final 3–0 but lost the trophy on penalties. Who beat them?
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Bayer Leverkusen. Leverkusen won the second leg 3–0, then took the shootout 3–2.
Chinese forward Wu Lei joined Espanyol in January 2019. Which club did he join from?
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Shanghai SIPG. Wu Lei had been Shanghai SIPG's star striker and was the 2018 Chinese Super League top scorer before moving to Espanyol.
What was Espanyol's original name when the club was founded in 1900?
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Sociedad Española de Football. The club began as Sociedad Española de Football and became Real Club Deportivo Español after the 1912 royal patronage.
Philippe Coutinho spent the second half of the 2011-12 season on loan at Espanyol under Mauricio Pochettino. Which club loaned him out?
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Inter Milan. Coutinho was an Inter player at the time and moved to England in January 2013.
Ernesto Valverde left Espanyol in 2008 after two seasons in charge. Which club did he join?
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Olympiacos. Valverde went to Olympiacos in 2008 and won the Greek double.
Espanyol reached the 2007 UEFA Cup final by beating which German club in the semi-finals?
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Werder Bremen. Espanyol beat Werder Bremen 3-0 in Barcelona and 2-1 in Bremen.
Espanyol opened their new Cornellà-El Prat stadium in August 2009 with a friendly against which English club?
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Liverpool. Espanyol beat Liverpool 3–0 on 2 August 2009. Former Liverpool forward Luis García scored the stadium's first goal.
Striker Borja Iglesias left Espanyol in summer 2019 after one season at the club. Which club did he join?
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Real Betis. Real Betis paid a reported €28m for Iglesias, who had joined Espanyol from Celta Vigo a year earlier.
Mauricio Pochettino, a former Espanyol defender, was sacked as Espanyol head coach in November 2012. Which club did he take over next?
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Southampton. Southampton appointed Pochettino in January 2013. He moved to Tottenham in 2014.
Espanyol lost the 2007 UEFA Cup final at Hampden Park on penalties. Who beat them?
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Sevilla. It finished 2–2 after extra time and Sevilla won the shootout 3–1.
Raúl Tamudo's late equaliser at Camp Nou in June 2007, the 'Tamudazo', cost Barcelona the La Liga title. Which club won it instead?
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Real Madrid. Tamudo's goal made it 2–2, and Barcelona lost the 2006–07 title on head-to-head record.
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