# 1928–29 RCD Espanyol season

The 1928–29 season was RCD Espanyol's first season in the Spanish First Division.
It was one of the most successful seasons in the club's history, winning both the 1928–29 Campionat de Catalunya and the 1928–29 Copa del Rey. League matches were played from February to June 1929, and Espanyol finished in 7th position.

## Summary

* 25 November 1928: Espanyol walked into the Sarrià Stadium to face city rivals FC Barcelona in the Catalan championship, only needing a victory to mathematically secure the title; Espanyol won 2–1, courtesy of two second-half goals from Francisco Tena and Domingo Broto. The club won the 1928–29 Campionat de Catalunya after winning nine games out of ten, and drawing the other.
* 3 February 1929: Espanyol won the 1929 Copa del Rey final at the Mestalla, having beaten the likes of Sporting de Gijón, Arenas, Atlético Madrid in the quarter-finals, Barcelona in the semifinals, and then Real Madrid in the final (2–1), thanks to two second-half goals from Tena and Crisant Bosch.
* 10 February 1929: Espanyol makes its La Liga debut, beating Real Unión 3–2, thanks to goals from Pitus Prat and Oramas (twice), with the former scoring the first-ever goal in the history of La Liga. This win meant that Espanyol was now unbeaten for 20 consecutive games.

## First-team squad

| Position | Player | La Liga | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey | Catalan Championship | Catalan Championship |
| Position | Player | Games played | Goals scored | Games played | Goals scored | Games played | Goals scored |
| GK | Ricardo Zamora | 15 | -24 | 9 | -15 | 7 | -2 |
| GK | Cristòfol Solà | 3 | -9 | - | - | 3 | -2 |
| DF | Ricardo Saprissa | 13 | - | 8 | - | 7 | - |
| DF | Rafael González | 12 | - | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| DF | Conrad Portas | - | - | 7 | - | 9 | - |
| DF | Josep Virgili | 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| DF | Llorenç Roure | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| MF | Ramón Trabal | 16 | -5 | 9 | - | 7 | - |
| MF | Juan Tena | 16 | 1 | 6 | - | 8 | - |
| MF | Pedro Solé | 11 | - | 9 | 1 | 9 | - |
| MF | Julio Káiser | 8 | - | 3 | - | 4 | - |
| MF | Carlos Altés | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| MF | Ramon Duran | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| MF | Ramon Tomàs | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| FW | Martí Ventolrà | 15 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| FW | José Padrón | 14 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
| FW | Francisco Tena | 12 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| FW | Domingo Broto | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| FW | Crisant Bosch | 5 | - | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| FW | Gabriel Juvé | 12 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 |
| FW | Ricardo Gallart | 10 | 5 | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| FW | Rafael Oramas | 8 | 6 | - | - | 3 | - |
| FW | Pitus Prat | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 |
| FW | Manuel Estrada | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| FW | Enrique Vilar | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| FW | Jesús Navarro | - | - | - | - | - | - |

## Competitions
### La Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 5 | Arenas | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 19 |
| 6 | Athletic Madrid | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 18 |
| 7 | Español | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 18 |
| 8 | Europa | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 16 |
| 9 | Real Unión | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 12 |
* 1 2 Athletic Madrid finished ahead of Español on head-to-head goal difference: Athletic Madrid–Español 7–1, Español–Athletic Madrid 3–2

#### Matches
### Catalan football championship
#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Espanyol | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 4 | +28 | 19 |
| 2 | Europa | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 13 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 12 |