RCD Espanyol B
Tier 4Segunda Federación, Grupo 2Barcelona, Cataluña, SpainOn the globe
Reserve side of RCD Espanyol
- Founded
- 1981
- Ground
- Ciutat Esportiva Dani Jarque4,000 seats
- Full name
- Real Club Deportivo Espanyol "B"
Who owns RCD Espanyol B
Reserve side of RCD Espanyol, fielded by the same entity.
Owned by a multi-club groupOwner based abroad: United States
As of 2026High confidenceSource: Wikipedia (es)
From the pitch to the top
The company that fields the team, then each holder above it.
Fields the first teamReial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona, S.A.D.
- 99.7%controlsALK Capital LLCSince 8 October 2025, figure as of 8 October 2025Through through Velocity Sport Limited, the Velocity Sports Partners holding that also owns Burnley, in which Rastar Group received 16.45%99.66% is the block Velocity Sport Limited bought, not ALK Capital's look-through interest: Rastar Group holds 16.45% of Velocity.High confidenceSources: ALK Capital, 2Playbook
Espanyol B’s finances
From its published accounts and league records. Figures compare only with clubs at the tier it played that season.
- Equity
- €104.7m
- accounts, 2024-25
- Squad cost limit
- €56.6m
- maximum, 2025-26
- Public money
- €109k
- awarded, 2025, 2 records
The accounts
Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona, S.A.D., the entity that fields the team · 2020-21 to 2024-25
| Line | 2024-25Tier 1 · audited | 2023-24Tier 2 · audited | 2022-23Tier 1 · audited | 2021-22Tier 1 · audited | 2020-21Tier 2 · audited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit and loss | |||||
| Revenue | €68.6m | €23.7m | €76.8m | €78.3m | €17.0m |
| TV money | €44.0m1 | €10.6m1 | €51.3m1 | €54.9m1 | €10.6m1 |
| League and federation distributions | €490k2 | €72.4k2 | €344k2 | €442k2 | €371k2 |
| UEFA money | — | — | — | — | €831k3 |
| Matchday | €11.5m4 | €5.91m5 | €10.6m6 | €9.02m7 | €163k8 |
| Sponsorship | €11.0m9 | €5.78m9 | €13.3m9 | €13.0m9 | €4.39m9 |
| Commercial | €1.59m10 | €1.41m10 | €1.28m10 | €940k10 | €568k10 |
| Subsidies | €1.22m | €444k | €412k | €686k | €188k |
| Other revenue | €2.21m11 | €18.8m11 | €4.13m11 | €4.04m11 | €32.6m12 |
| Player sales | €22.6m13 | €17.9m14 | −€2.34m15 | €1.57m16 | €9.63m17 |
| Staff costs | €51.5m | €44.5m | €62.2m | €64.6m | €48.0m |
| Wage bill | €47.7m18 | €41.6m18 | €59.2m18 | €61.8m18 | €45.1m18 |
| Players' wages | €38.8m19 | €28.9m20 | €50.0m21 | €51.5m22 | €31.5m20 |
| Other operating costs | €24.0m | €16.9m | €24.4m | €21.9m23 | €5.93m24 |
| Travel | €2.11m25 | €2.41m25 | €3.02m25 | €2.45m25 | €1.34m25 |
| Player amortisation | €7.25m26 | €10.4m | €13.4m | €18.6m26 | €16.0m26 |
| Other depreciation | €3.88m | €3.54m | €3.11m | €2.82m | €2.68m |
| Operating result | €5.46m | −€16.8m | −€26.8m | −€24.9m | −€13.2m |
| Financial result | −€2.91m | −€1.68m | −€2.43m | −€1.66m | −€2.01m |
| Result before tax | €2.55m | −€18.4m | −€29.3m | −€26.5m | −€15.2m |
| Income tax | €253k | −€4.67m27 | −€7.04m27 | −€6.61m27 | −€3.79m27 |
| Net result | €2.30m | −€13.8m | −€22.2m | −€19.9m | −€11.4m |
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Total assets | €191.0m | €210.5m | €209.7m | €219.4m | €205.8m |
| Non-current assets | €155.8m | €175.0m | €186.1m | €180.3m | €183.4m |
| Player registrations (book value) | €7.23m | €19.8m | €40.0m | €45.9m | €58.3m |
| Property and equipment | €115.7m | €116.8m | €115.9m | €115.0m | €112.3m |
| Current assets | €35.2m | €35.5m | €23.6m | €39.2m | €22.3m |
| Transfer fees receivable | €7.71m28 | €22.1m29 | €9.46m30 | €1.57m31 | €2.61m32 |
| Cash | €14.0m | €3.17m | €2.45m | €10.5m | €6.62m |
| Equity | €104.7m | €70.4m | €84.5m | €106.8m | €126.7m |
| Share capital | €197.6m | €165.6m | €165.6m | €165.6m | €165.5m |
| Liabilities | €86.3m | €140.2m | €125.2m | €112.7m | €79.1m |
| Non-current liabilities | €42.2m | €91.7m | €47.5m | €45.5m | €6.73m |
| Current liabilities | €44.1m | €48.4m | €77.7m | €67.2m | €72.4m |
| Provisions | €181k33 | €519k33 | €199k33 | €299k33 | €399k33 |
| Financial debt | €41.4m34 | €44.0m35 | €57.9m36 | €48.2m37 | €6.25m38 |
| Tax and social security debt | €2.87m39 | €1.67m40 | €2.02m40 | €4.58m40 | €1.66m40 |
| Transfer fees payable | €1.24m41 | €8.46m42 | €16.7m43 | €6.83m44 | €22.7m45 |
| Shareholder loans | €7.00m46 | €46.1m47 | €4.04m48 | — | — |
| Cash flow | |||||
| Cash from operations | −€3.83m | −€25.1m | −€11.4m | −€21.5m | −€23.6m |
| Cash from investing | €24.9m | €1.59m | −€10.3m | −€16.6m | −€2.52m |
| Cash from financing | −€10.3m | €24.3m | €13.7m | €42.0m | €25.2m |
| Net change in cash | €10.8m | €723k | −€8.04m | €3.87m | −€985k |
| Money from owners | |||||
| Capital increase | €32.0m49 | — | — | €34.2k50 | €37.8m51 |
| Transfers and people | |||||
| Transfer fees received | — | — | — | — | €9.68m52 |
| Transfer fees paid | €211k53 | — | — | €7.37m53 | €10.5m53 |
| Employees | 419.8554 | 399.2655 | 412.6955 | 397.556 | 382.7557 |
| Players | 23.6758 | 2358 | 26.558 | 27.4258 | 23.5858 |
Notes on 58 figures, in the accounts’ own words
- TV money: Derechos de retransmisión.
- League and federation distributions: Ingresos procedentes de la LNFP.
- UEFA money: Ingresos UEFA Europa League (note 16.7).
- Matchday: Season tickets €7,679,116.82, gate receipts €3,671,892.44 and friendlies €135,601.47; no international competition income.
- Matchday: Season tickets €4,232,360.77, gate receipts €1,374,531.11, friendlies €165,702.35 and international competitions €138,352.14.
- Matchday: Season tickets €7,683,967.13, gate receipts €2,661,533.99, friendlies €222,950 and international competitions €23,954.
- Matchday: Season tickets €7,784,432.62, gate receipts €1,151,646.37 and friendlies €84,427.28; no international competition income.
- Matchday: Season tickets €163,209.24 and friendlies €148.76; no gate receipts (matches behind closed doors).
- Sponsorship: Publicidad.
- Commercial: Merchandising sales.
- Other revenue: Ingresos accesorios y otros de gestión corriente.
- Other revenue: Ingresos accesorios y otros de gestión corriente; the management report attributes the year's €29m increase mainly to LaLiga's relegation aid.
- Player sales: Gains on sale of player registrations €28,359,331.68 less losses on derecognition €5,739,330.28, plus €527.61 on other intangible assets (resultados por enajenaciones, note 16.10).
- Player sales: Gains on sale of player registrations €19,867,004.87 less losses on derecognition €1,975,523.72 and €35,455.77 on other assets (resultados por enajenaciones, note 16.10).
- Player sales: Gains on sale of player registrations €5,712,410.79 less losses on derecognition €8,053,924.86 (resultados por enajenaciones, note 16.10).
- Player sales: Gains on sale of player registrations €2,775,439.83 less losses on derecognition €1,200,112.94 and €6,313.41 on tangible assets (resultados por enajenaciones, note 16.10).
- Player sales: Result on disposals as printed in the income statement (resultados por enajenaciones); note 16.10's breakdown (gains on player sales €10,587,519.60 less losses on derecognition €813,754.68 and €141,876.49 on tangible assets) totals €9,631,888.43. The heading, with a €1,672,766 impairment reversal, is €11,298,654.43.
- Wage bill: Sueldos, salarios y asimilados, including severance.
- Players' wages: Registrable sporting staff wages (note 16.8): players, coaches and support staff €21,983,193.68, fichas €10,355,487.67, bonuses €1,255,000, collective bonuses €1,850,433.19, severance €3,296,000 and other €42,685; non-registrable staff (€4,689,334.75) and social security excluded. These notes print no LaLiga squad-cost indicator, the basis used for earlier years.
- Players' wages: First-team sporting staff costs (players and coaches) in the LaLiga squad-cost indicator, in thousands.
- Players' wages: First-team sporting staff costs (players and coaches) in the LaLiga squad-cost indicator, in thousands, as printed in the 2023-24 accounts' comparatives; the 2022-23 accounts reprint the 2021-22 indicator table under 2022-23 headings.
- Players' wages: First-team sporting staff costs (players and coaches) in the LaLiga squad-cost indicator, in thousands. The 2022-23 accounts print this table under 30/6/2023 headings, but its reconciliation totals the 2021-22 staff costs (€64,599k).
- Other operating costs: Includes €1,297,283.75 of impairment and losses on trade receivables.
- Other operating costs: After a €5,797,569.83 net release of trade receivable impairments.
- Travel: Desplazamientos, stages y concentraciones.
- Player amortisation: Note 5.
- Income tax: Tax income.
- Transfer fees receivable: Entidades deportivas deudoras: long-term €1,245,111.83, short-term €6,465,138.28.
- Transfer fees receivable: Entidades deportivas deudoras: long-term €6,403,199.61, short-term €15,692,198.69.
- Transfer fees receivable: Entidades deportivas deudoras: long-term €4,491,406.60, short-term €4,972,737.66.
- Transfer fees receivable: Entidades deportivas deudoras: long-term €582,686.01, short-term €983,371.86.
- Transfer fees receivable: Entidades deportivas deudoras: long-term €348,747.34, short-term €2,263,517.97.
- Provisions: Long-term.
- Financial debt: LaLiga Impulso (CVC) participating financing €41,347,624.89 (deudas con características especiales: long-term €39,371,538.19, short-term €1,976,086.70) and deposits received €41,700; no bank debt.
- Financial debt: LaLiga Impulso (CVC) participating financing €43,609,620.63 (deudas con características especiales), bank debt €364,015.67 and other financial liabilities €61,700.
- Financial debt: LaLiga Impulso (CVC) participating financing €37,151,110.22 (deudas con características especiales), bank debt €20,704,299.42 and other financial liabilities €61,700.
- Financial debt: LaLiga Impulso (CVC) participating financing €26,173,133.49 (deudas con características especiales), bank debt €22,003,809.44 and deposits received €61,700.
- Financial debt: Bank loans €6,183,605.80 (short-term €5,939,528.48, long-term €244,077.32) and deposits received €66,700.
- Tax and social security debt: Otras deudas con las administraciones públicas; the current income-tax payable (€1,049,618.17) is not included.
- Tax and social security debt: Otras deudas con las administraciones públicas.
- Transfer fees payable: Entidades deportivas acreedoras (short-term).
- Transfer fees payable: Entidades deportivas acreedoras: short-term €7,895,591.32, long-term €568,552.96.
- Transfer fees payable: Entidades deportivas acreedoras: short-term €12,236,847.58, long-term €4,424,024.19.
- Transfer fees payable: Entidades deportivas acreedoras: short-term €5,355,110.30, long-term €1,478,440.10.
- Transfer fees payable: Entidades deportivas acreedoras: short-term €20,591,285.43, long-term €2,148,900.69.
- Shareholder loans: Short-term loans from group companies (the majority shareholder's group); the 2023-24 participating loan was repaid or converted into capital in the year.
- Shareholder loans: Debts to group companies (long-term €42,775,821.95, short-term €3,297,415.73): a participating loan of up to €40m due June 2027 and a €12m loan from the majority shareholder.
- Shareholder loans: Short-term debts to group companies.
- Capital increase: 5,333,333 new shares subscribed by Rastar Games (HK) by offsetting loans (statement of changes in equity, operations with shareholders; approved 27 June 2025). The cash-flow statement shows it as an equity issue alongside €47,298,633.37 of group loan repayments.
- Capital increase: Second tranche of the June 2021 increase, paid in cash (statement of changes in equity and cash-flow statement).
- Capital increase: 6,307,798 new shares subscribed by Rastar Sports (HK) by offsetting loans (statement of changes in equity, operations with shareholders); the cash-flow statement shows it as an equity issue.
- Transfer fees received: Income from the transfer of two players' registrations (note 5.1, in thousands).
- Transfer fees paid: Additions to players' registration rights (note 5).
- Employees: Average headcount (327.34 men, 92.51 women), including the women's and second teams, stewards, kit and maintenance staff and the football school.
- Employees: Average headcount, including the women's and second teams, stewards, kit and maintenance staff and the football school.
- Employees: Average headcount (322.34 men, 75.16 women).
- Employees: Average headcount (312.25 men, 70.5 women).
- Players: Average first-team players.
2024-25: Source: RCD Espanyol2023-24: Source: RCD Espanyol2022-23: Sources: RCD Espanyol, RCD Espanyol2021-22: Source: RCD Espanyol2020-21: Source: RCD Espanyol
League figures, wage bills, budgets and public money 13 records
| Season | TV money | Squad cost limit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | €56.6mmaximum | Source: LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional) | |
| 2024-25 | €43.4mpaid | €8.79mmaximum | Sources: LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional), LaLiga |
| 2023-24 | €10.2mpaid | €10.1mmaximum | Sources: LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional), LaLiga |
| 2022-23 | €50.6mpaid | €72.7mmaximum | Sources: LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional), LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional) |
| 2021-22 | €54.5mpaid | €77.9mmaximum | Sources: LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional), LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional) |
| Public money, season or year | Total | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | €109kawarded | 2 |
| 2024 | €77.4kawarded | 1 |
| 2022 | €3,000awarded | 1 |
- 1 December 2025€21.8kawarded from INSTITUT CATALÀ D'ENERGIA (ICAEN): Programa para actuaciones de autoconsumo y almacenamiento con fuentes de energía renovable así como implantación de sistemas térmicos renovables en el sector residencial.. Source: Base de Datos Nacional de Subvenciones (IGAE)
- 31 July 2025€87.2kawarded from CONSELL CATALÀ DE L'ESPORT: Subvenciones para la participación de clubs deportivos federados en competiciones oficiales en la temporada 2024-2025. Source: Base de Datos Nacional de Subvenciones (IGAE)
- 31 May 2024€77.4kawarded from CONSELL CATALÀ DE L'ESPORT: Subvenciones para la participación de clubs deportivos federados en competiciones oficiales en la temporada 2023-2024. Source: Base de Datos Nacional de Subvenciones (IGAE)
- 31 December 2022€3,000awarded from CONSELL CATALÀ DE L'ESPORT: Ayudas para para entidades gestoras de instalaciones deportivas cuya apertura al público se haya visto suspendida o limitada, entre los dias 8 de febrero y 31 de diciembre de 2021. Source: Base de Datos Nacional de Subvenciones (IGAE)
Where Espanyol B has played
Season by season
- 2026-274Segunda Federación, Grupo 2
- 2025-264Segunda Federación, Grupo 3
- 2024-254Segunda Federación, Grupo 3
- 2023-244Segunda Federación, Grupo 3
- 2022-234Segunda Federación, Grupo 3
- 2021-224Segunda Federación, Grupo 3
- 2020-213Segunda División B, Grupo 3-A, relegated
- 2019-203Segunda División B, Grupo 3
- 2018-193Segunda División B, Grupo 3
- 2017-184Tercera División, Grupo 5, promoted
- 2016-173Segunda División B, Grupo 3, relegated
Sources11
- Resolución definitiva de concesión de ayudas Scouting 2026 Real Federación Española de Fútbol, Federation, September 2026. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Calendario Segunda Federación 2026/2027, Grupo 2 Real Federación Española de Fútbol, Federation, 1 July 2026. Checked 3 October 2026.
- LaLiga EA Sports: clubes LaLiga, League. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Rastar integra el Espanyol en el hólding propietario del Burnley y se suma como inversor 2Playbook, News, 14 July 2025. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Oficial: El Espanyol ya tiene nuevo propietario Sport, News, 14 July 2025. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Velocity Sports Partners complete acquisition of RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ALK Capital, Owner, 8 October 2025. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Relación de S.A.D. de fútbol Consejo Superior de Deportes, Regulator. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Ciutat Esportiva Dani Jarque Wikidata, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Wikidata Wikidata, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Segunda Federación 2026-27 Wikipedia (es), Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Real Club Deportivo Espanyol "B" Wikipedia (es), Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
Also on Wikidata (Q32537).
