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CE Europa (women)
*CE Europa femení* (in Catalan)
Full name	Club Esportiu Europa (women); Club Esportiu Europa femení (in Catalan)
Nickname(s)	Escapulades, europeistes, gracienques
Founded	2001
Ground	Nou Sardenya ; Barcelona, Catalonia ; Spain
Capacity	4,000
Chairman	Hèctor Ibar
Manager	Nany Haces
League	Segunda Federación (women)
2023-24	Primera Federación (women), 12th
Website	http://www.ceeuropa.cat/

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 Group 1 of the Segunda Federación, the third 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.^[3] 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. However, in 2024, the team got relegated to the Segunda Federación.^[4]

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.^[5]^[6]^[7]

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.^[8] 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.^[9]

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. 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.^[7]

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

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

Season	Tier	Division	Place
2001/02	5	3ª Cat.	2nd
2002/03	4	2ª Cat.	1st
2003/04	3	1ª Cat.	2nd
2004/05	2	2ª Div.	9th
2005/06	2	2ª Div.	10th
2006/07	2	2ª Div.	9th
2007/08	2	2ª Div.	9th
2008/09	2	2ª Div.	11th
2009/10	2	2ª Div.	8th
2010/11	2	2ª Div.	7th
2011/12	2	2ª Div.	12th
2012/13	3	Pref.	1st

Season	Tier	Division	Place
2013/14	2	2ª Div.	4th
2014/15	2	2ª Div.	6th
2015/16	2	2ª Div.	5th
2016/17	2	2ª Div.	4th
2017/18	2	2ª Div.	6th
2018/19	2	2ª Div.	9th
2019/20	3	2ª Div.	5th
2020/21	3	2ª Div.	4th
2021/22	3	2ª Div.	1st
2022/23	3	2ª Fed.	2nd
2023/24	2	1ª Ref.	12th
2024/25	3	2ª Fed.	--

Current squad

Last updated on 22 June 2013. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ESP	Sandra Noria
2	DF	JPN	Megumi Kozakai
3	MF	ESP	Irene Gisbert
4	DF	ESP	Carla Hernández
5	MF	ESP	Ana Castellano
6	DF	ESP	Sandra Teixidó (1st captain)
7	MF	ESP	Sandra Guiu
8	MF	ESP	Llorença Gasull (4th captain)
10	MF	ESP	Vane Obis (2nd captain)
11	FW	ESP	Laia Sangorrín
14	DF	HON	Eybis Medina


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	DF	ESP	Alba Montoro (3rd captain)
17	MF	ESP	Ana Alcocer
19	FW	ESP	Marina Batalla
21	FW	ESP	Núria Becerra
22	FW	ESP	Clara Clemente
23	DF	ESP	Iris Sánchez
25	GK	ESP	Tania Macías
--	DF	ESP	Marta Pou
--	DF	ESP	Tania Álvarez
--	MF	ESP	Pili Porta
--	FW	ESP	Anna Sitjà

Staff


Position	Staff
Head coach	Nany Haces
Assistant coach	Lucía Martínez
Analist	Víctor Ramírez
Technical assistant	Yannick Llaugé
Goalkeeper coach	Adri Freire
Physiotherapist	Alex Campos
Fitness coach	Gina Casals
Nutritionist	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)

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

^ "Hèctor Ibar, nuevo presidente del Europa". Diario Sport (in Spanish). 24 April 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
^ "Nany Haces, nova entrenadora del Primer Equip femení". CE Europa (in Catalan). 11 June 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
^ "Europa, C.E." Federació Catalana de Futbol (in Catalan). Barcelona. 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
^ "L'Europa, al grup nord de Segona Federació 2024-25". beteve.cat (in Catalan). 2024-07-03. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
^ "La innovadora iniciativa de l’Europa per lluitar contra la bretxa salarial". Tot Barcelona | Notícies i Informació d'actualitat a Barcelona (in Catalan). 2023-07-06. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
^ López, Fabio (2 June 2024). "L'Europa es guanya la Vila amb un increment de socis i un renovat tarannà". Diari de Barcelona. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b Borchers 2024, p. 125.
^ Borchers 2024, p. 103.
^ Borchers 2024, p. 121.

Bibliography

Borchers, Liam (2024). The Story of Europa: A Unique Football Club from Catalonia. Groningen: Self-published. ISBN 978-9-0903-8388-0.
Vergés i Soler, Ramon (2009). Història d'un històric: CE Europa (1907–2007) [History of an historic club: CE Europa (1907–2007)] (in Catalan). Barcelona: Club Esportiu Europa and Municipality of Barcelona. ISBN 978-84-9850-163-6. DL B-21.803.2009.