Club Esportiu Europa is the women's football section of CE Europa, a Catalan football club based in the city of Barcelona, with close links to the Vila de Gràcia. Founded in 2001, its first team currently plays in the Primera Federación, the second tier of Spanish football. Moreover, it disposes of 10 other women's teams as of the 2024–25 season, including both senior teams and youth teams. The first team plays its home matches at the Nou Sardenya, with a capacity for 4,000 spectators.
During most of its history, Europa's first team competed in the second division of Spanish women's football.
Moreover, CE Europa is considered one of the pioneers of women's football in Catalonia because of its high number of teams, the equality of treatment of its women's and men's sections, the measures that the club undertakes to promote women's football, and the attention the women's teams receive by its supporters.
History Even though the history of CE Europa goes back to 1907, its women's section was only founded in 2001 after absorbing the squad of UE Taxonera.
In only three seasons, the team reached the Segunda División, the then-second tier of women's football. The club spent eight seasons in that division, before being relegated in 2012 to the third tier.
Europa returned to the second tier one year later, often finishing in the middle of the table. In 2019, the team suffered relegation again, which were followed by many changes in the structure of Spanish women's football. This impeded CE Europa to achieve promotion in 2022, despite finishing in first place.
In 2022-23, Europa did achieve promotion to the second tier, renamed the Primera Federación, after four years of absence. One year later, the club got relegated back to the third division, but in 2024-25, the escapulades returned to the second level.
Another substantial change in the history of Europa's women's section in the 2020s were the increase of the number of teams, the increase of the financial compensation of the first team, the improved facilities at the club, and the increase of attendance numbers at the matches of the first team.
Stadium
Nou Sardenya CE Europa holds its home games at Nou Sardenya, with a 4,000-spectator capacity, opened on 1 December 1940 and located in the Vila de Gràcia, Barcelona. The stadium has artificial grass and dimensions of 100x63 meters.
Camp de l'Àliga The Camp de l'Àliga is CE Europa's second stadium, in which many youth teams play. The stadium is located in the neighbourhood of Vallcarca i els Penitents, Barcelona, and has artificial grass.
Honours
Official titles
Segunda Federación Winners (1): 2024–25 Primera División Nacional Winners (1): 2021–22
Regional Winners (2): 2002–03, 2012–13
Friendly titles Vila de Gràcia Trophy Winners (6) 2003, 2006, 2009, 2013, 2018, 2019
Season to season SeasonTierDivisionPlace2001/0253ª Cat.2nd2002/0342ª Cat.1st2003/0431ª Cat.2nd2004/0522ª Div.9th2005/0622ª Div.10th2006/0722ª Div.9th2007/0822ª Div.9th2008/0922ª Div.11th2009/1022ª Div.8th2010/1122ª Div.7th2011/1222ª Div.12th2012/133Pref.1stSeasonTierDivisionPlace2013/1422ª Div.4th2014/1522ª Div.6th2015/1622ª Div.5th2016/1722ª Div.4th2017/1822ª Div.6th2018/1922ª Div.9th2019/2032ª Div.5th2020/2132ª Div.4th2021/2232ª Div.1st2022/2332ª Fed.2nd2023/2421ª Ref.12th2024/2532ª Fed.1st Current squad Last updated on 22 June 2013.
Staff PositionStaffHead coach Nany HacesAssistant coach Lucía MartínezAnalist Víctor RamírezTechnical assistant Yannick LlaugéGoalkeeper coach Adri FreirePhysiotherapist Alex CamposFitness coach Gina CasalsNutritionist Maria Abad
List of coaches
Pere Herrera (2001-2004) Lluís Garcia Mur (2004-2006) Siscu Pujol (2006-2009) Natalia Astrain (2009-2010) Siscu Pujol (2010-2011) Fredi Martín (2011-2012) Carlos Navas (2012-2014) Oriol Casadevall (2014) Carlos Navas (2014-2015) Álvaro del Blanco (2015-2017) Cristian Aleza (2017-2018) Toni Camacho (2018-2019) Fran Güells (2019-2021) Joan Bacardit (2021-2024) Nany Haces (2024-present)
Base football Immediately after the creation of the women's team, the Club built the base structure. The subsidiary team was created (season 2002-03) and then the children's football 7 (2003-04) and finally the cadet team (2004-05). The base football has been maintained until today with some later modifications, and has come to consist of nine different teams.
Second team After the creation of the 2002-03 season, the second team disappeared after a few years. In 2022 it was reconstituted and since then it has won several league championships and consecutive promotions until reaching Tercera Federación, fourth level of the Spanish women's league.
Season to season SeasonTierDivisionPlace2022/2372ª catalana1st2023/2461ª catalana1st2024/255Preferent6th2025/2643ª Fed.--
Vila de Gràcia Trophy
The Vila de Gràcia Trophy, officially and in Catalan the Trofeu Vila de Gràcia Memorial Fina Serrano, is an annual pre-season tournament organised by CE Europa. It serves as the presentation of the first women's team of the club and includes the invitation a new team each year. In its first years, it was known as the Torneig Caliu Gracienc, as it was organised by the homonymous supporter group.
References
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External links Official club website