Club Esportiu Europa is a Spanish football team based in the city of Barcelona in the district of Gracia, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1907, it plays in the Segunda Division RFEF – Group 3, holding home games at Nou Sardenya, with a capacity of 7,000 seats.
The club is best known for its football team who in 1929, along with city neighbours FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol, were founder members of La Liga. During the late 1990s they won the Copa Catalunya twice in succession, on both occasions beating FC Barcelona in the final.
The club also has one of the oldest basketball teams in Spain and on 8 December 1922 they hosted Laieta BC in the first ever organised basketball game played in the country. During the 1920s the basketball team were also Catalan champions on two occasions.
History
Club background
- CD Europa – (1907–31)
- Catalunya FC – (1931–32)
- CD Europa – (1932–85)
- CE Europa – (1985–)
Origins
CE Europa was founded on 5 June 1907 following a merger between Madrid de Barcelona and Provencal.
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