Pla de Barcelona derby

The Pla de Barcelona derby (Catalan: derbi del Pla de Barcelona), also known as the rivalry of La Vila contra El Poble, is the football rivalry between CE Europa and UE Sant Andreu.[1][2][3] Europa, from the Vila de Gràcia, and Sant Andreu, from Sant Andreu del Palomar, are the main clubs from the former towns of the Pla de Barcelona, which are now neighbourhoods of Barcelona in Catalonia. Throughout history, many matches between these two clubs have been played, even though the supporters of both sides consider 2007 the year when the rivalry was born.[4][5]

Pla de Barcelona derby
Derbi del Pla de Barcelona (in Catalan)
SportFootball
TeamsCE Europa
UE Sant Andreu
First meetingCD Europa 4–4 FC Andreuenc
Segona Categoria del Campionat de Catalunya
(28 November 1909)
Latest meetingUE Sant Andreu 2–3 CE Europa
Segunda Federación
(28 January 2024)
StadiumsNou Sardenya
(CE Europa)
Narcís Sala
(UE Sant Andreu)
Statistics
Meetings total87
Most wins32 (CE Europa)
Duel between players of CE Europa and UE Sant Andreu
Duel between players of CE Europa and UE Sant Andreu

Symbols

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Nicknames

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On the one hand, the players and supporters of CE Europa are known by three nicknames: europeistes (because of the name of the club), graciencs (demonym of the Vila de Gràcia), and escapulats. This latter nickname is a reference to the design of the shirt of Europa: a blue chevron (in Catalan: escapulari) over a white basis.[6]

On the other hand, the persons related to UE Sant Andreu are known by two nicknames: andreuencs (the demonym of Sant Andreu de Palomar) and quadribarrats ("those with four bars"), a reference to the shirt of Sant Andreu: four red bars over a yellow background, inspired on the flag of Catalonia.[7]

Stadiums

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Throughout history, both clubs have played in different stadiums. Europa has played its home matches in the neighbourhoods of el Camp de l'Arpa, la Sagrada Família, el Camp d'en Grassot, el Baix Guinardó, Vilapicina, and the Vila de Gràcia, while all of the stadiums of Sant Andreu have always been located at the same place, concretely in Sant Andreu de Palomar. Currently, the stadium of Europa is the Nou Sardenya, whereas Sant Andreu plays its home matches at the Narcís Sala.[8][9]

Colours

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Even though the designs of the shirts of the clubs have varied over the years, Europa and Sant Andreu have maintained the same colours during most of their histories. Europa has always played with a white-blue shirt, while Sant Andreu started playing with a white and red stripe, then changed the white stripes to yellow, after which it had to change the red stripes to blue because of the beginning of the Francoist dictatorship. Since the 1940s, the club has played with red and yellow stripes.[10][11]

History

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Evolution of the rivalry

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The first matches between Europa and Sant Andreu were played in the last years of the 1900s and the beginning of the 1910s, but due to the lack of clear and consistent documentation, it is not known exactly how many matches were played between the teams.[12] Moreover, there is no evidence of the existence of a significant rivalry in this era.

During most of the 20th century, there have been isolated moments of tension between the supporters of both teams, but the rivalry was not considered to be more intense than that with other teams from the Pla de Barcelona, such as UE Sants, UA Horta, or FC Martinenc.[12][13] However, during the 1980s and 1990s, the relationship between the clubs' fanbases worsened, followed by a period of less rivalry.[2]

Generally, 2007 is considered the year of the start of the rivalry that is still alive.[3] Since the 2020s, this derby is considered the second-most intense derby of Catalonia after the Derbi Barceloní, both because of incidents between the supporter groups of both clubs and because of the lack of direct confrontations between other Catalan rivals, such as the derby of the Vallès Occidental (CE Sabadell FC versus Terrassa FC) or the Camp derby (Nàstic de Tarragona versus Reus Deportiu).[3]

Current rivalry

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Currently, the derby is characterized by the similar social and political profiles of Europa and Sant Andreu. Both clubs are openly antifascist and defend the use of the Catalan language, values that are shared by their fan groups. Moreover, both are sports entities that represent formerly independent towns, currently neighbourhoods of Barcelona, annexed by the Catalan city in 1897. Europa and Sant Andreu are also considered neighbourhood clubs, football clubs with relatively cheap match tickets, close contact between players and supporters, and an active social role in the neighbourhood to which they belong.[3][14]

League confrontations

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Edition Season Category Stadium Date Home team Result Away team Comments
1[1] 1934–35 Segona Categoria Camp dels Quinze Unclear CD Europa 0–1 US San Andrés
2 1934–35 Segona Categoria Santa Coloma Unclear US San Andrés 1–2 CD Europa
3 1935–36 Segona Categoria Camp de la Providència Unclear CD Europa 1–2 US Sant Andreu
4 1935–36 Segona Categoria Santa Coloma Unclear US Sant Andreu 2–0 CD Europa
5 1936–37 Segona Categoria Camp de la Providència Unclear CD Europa 5–4 US Sant Andreu
6 1936–37 Segona Categoria Santa Coloma Unclear US Sant Andreu 2–1 CD Europa
7 1939–40 Segona Categoria Camp de la Indústria Unclear CD Europa 1–5 CD San Andrés
8 1939–40 Segona Categoria Santa Coloma Unclear CD San Andrés 2–3 CD Europa
9 1940–41 Primera Catalana Sardenya Unclear CD Europa 0–3 CD San Andrés
10 1940–41 Primera Catalana Santa Coloma Unclear CD San Andrés 0–0 CD Europa
11 1941–42 Primera Catalana Sardenya Unclear CD Europa 3–1 CD San Andrés
12 1941–42 Primera Catalana Santa Coloma Unclear CD San Andrés 1–1 CD Europa
13 1942–43 Primera Catalana Sardenya Unclear CD Europa 2–1 CD San Andrés
14 1942–43 Primera Catalana Santa Coloma Unclear CD San Andrés 0–1 CD Europa
15 1942–43 Primera Catalana Sardenya Unclear CD Europa 3–1 CD San Andrés Promotion phase
16 1942–43 Primera Catalana Santa Coloma Unclear CD San Andrés 4–4 CD Europa Promotion phase
17 1943–44 Primera Catalana Sardenya Unclear CD Europa 1–0 CD San Andrés
18 1943–44 Primera Catalana Santa Coloma Unclear CD San Andrés 2–2 CD Europa
19 1943–44 Primera Catalana Sardenya Unclear CD Europa 3–4 CD San Andrés Promotion phase
20 1943–44 Primera Catalana Santa Coloma Unclear CD San Andrés 4–1 CD Europa Promotion phase
21 1944–45 Primera Catalana Sardenya Unclear CD Europa 4–2 CD San Andrés
22 1944–45 Primera Catalana Santa Coloma Unclear CD San Andrés 3–0 CD Europa
23 1944–45 Primera Catalana Sardenya Unclear CD Europa 3–2 CD San Andrés Promotion phase
24 1944–45 Primera Catalana Santa Coloma Unclear CD San Andrés 1–2 CD Europa Promotion phase
25 1945–46 Primera Catalana Sardenya Unclear CD Europa 2–2 CD San Andrés
26 1945–46 Primera Catalana Santa Coloma Unclear CD San Andrés 2–0 CD Europa
27 1945–46 Primera Catalana Sardenya Unclear CD Europa 2–2 CD San Andrés Promotion phase
28 1945–46 Primera Catalana Santa Coloma Unclear CD San Andrés 2–1 CD Europa Promotion phase
29 1946–47 Primera Catalana Sardenya Unclear CD Europa 3–0 CD San Andrés
30 1946–47 Primera Catalana Santa Coloma Unclear CD San Andrés 2–1 CD Europa
31 1953–54 Tercera División Sardenya Unclear CD Europa 0–1 CD San Andrés
32 1953–54 Tercera División Santa Coloma Unclear CD San Andrés 2–1 CD Europa
33 1956–57 Tercera División Sardenya Unclear CD Europa 1–0 CD San Andrés
34 1956–57 Tercera División Santa Coloma Unclear CD San Andrés 0–3 CD Europa
35 1957–58 Tercera División Sardenya Unclear CD Europa 0–1 CD San Andrés
36 1957–58 Tercera División Santa Coloma Unclear CD San Andrés 0–1 CD Europa
37 1958–59 Tercera División Sardenya Unclear CD Europa 5–3 CD San Andrés
38 1958–59 Tercera División Santa Coloma Unclear CD San Andrés 2–2 CD Europa
39 1959–60 Tercera División Sardenya Unclear CD Europa 3–0 CD San Andrés
40 1959–60 Tercera División Santa Coloma Unclear CD San Andrés 2–1 CD Europa
41 1962–63 Tercera División Sardenya Unclear CD Europa 3–1 CD San Andrés
42 1962–63 Tercera División Santa Coloma Unclear CD San Andrés 0–2 CD Europa
43 1968–69 Tercera División Sardenya Unclear CD Europa 0–0 CD San Andrés
44 1968–69 Tercera División Santa Coloma Unclear CD San Andrés 2–0 CD Europa
45 1980–81 Tercera División Sardenya Unclear CD Europa 1–0 UE Sant Andreu
46 1980–81 Tercera División Narcís Sala Unclear UE Sant Andreu 3–4 CD Europa
47 1981–82 Tercera División Sardenya Unclear CD Europa 1–0 UE Sant Andreu
48 1981–82 Tercera División Narcís Sala Unclear UE Sant Andreu 5–1 CD Europa
49 1982–83 Tercera División Sardenya Unclear CD Europa 2–1 UE Sant Andreu
50 1982–83 Tercera División Narcís Sala Unclear UE Sant Andreu 1–1 CD Europa
51 1983–84 Tercera División Sardenya Unclear CD Europa 2–1 UE Sant Andreu
52 1983–84 Tercera División Narcís Sala Unclear UE Sant Andreu 1–1 CD Europa
53 1984–85 Tercera División Sardenya 09-09-1984 CD Europa 2–0 UE Sant Andreu
54 1984–85 Tercera División Narcís Sala 20-01-1985 UE Sant Andreu 1–0 CD Europa
55 1985–86 Tercera División Narcís Sala 10-11-1985 UE Sant Andreu 1–0 CE Europa
56 1985–86 Tercera División Sardenya 23-03-1986 CE Europa 1–2 UE Sant Andreu
57 1989–90 Tercera División Sardenya 31-12-1989 CE Europa 1–1 UE Sant Andreu
58 1989–90 Tercera División Narcís Sala 13-05-1990 UE Sant Andreu 1–1 CE Europa
59 1994–95 Segona Divisió B Feliu i Codina 18-12-1994 CE Europa 0–0 UE Sant Andreu
60 1994–95 Segona Divisió B Narcís Sala 07-05-1995 UE Sant Andreu 3–0 CE Europa
61 1997–98 Tercera División Nou Sardenya 14-09-1997 CE Europa 2–1 UE Sant Andreu
62 1997–98 Tercera División Narcís Sala 01-02-1998 UE Sant Andreu 2–0 CE Europa
63 1998–99 Tercera División Nou Sardenya 13-12-1998 CE Europa 4–2 UE Sant Andreu
64 1998–99 Tercera División Narcís Sala 02-05-1999 UE Sant Andreu 1–0 CE Europa
65 2000–01 Tercera División Nou Sardenya 10-12-2000 CE Europa 1–0 UE Sant Andreu
66 2000–01 Tercera División Narcís Sala 06-05-2001 UE Sant Andreu 2–1 CE Europa
67 2001–02 Tercera División Narcís Sala 30-09-2001 UE Sant Andreu 2–1 CE Europa
68 2001–02 Tercera División Nou Sardenya 07-02-2002 CE Europa 0–1 UE Sant Andreu
69 2002–03 Tercera División Narcís Sala 13-10-2002 UE Sant Andreu 4–3 CE Europa
70 2002–03 Tercera División Nou Sardenya 02-03-2003 CE Europa 1–2 UE Sant Andreu
71 2003–04 Tercera División Nou Sardenya 23-11-2003 CE Europa 0–0 UE Sant Andreu
72 2003–04 Tercera División Narcís Sala 25-05-2004 UE Sant Andreu 1–1 CE Europa
73 2007–08 Tercera División Narcís Sala 11-11-2007 UE Sant Andreu 3–0 CE Europa
74 2007–08 Tercera División Nou Sardenya 30-03-2008 CE Europa 0–1 UE Sant Andreu
75 2015–16 Tercera División Nou Sardenya 10-10-2015 CE Europa 0–0 UE Sant Andreu
76 2015–16 Tercera División Narcís Sala 28-02-2016 UE Sant Andreu 1–1 CE Europa
77 2016–17 Tercera División Nou Sardenya 27-11-2016 CE Europa 0–0 UE Sant Andreu
78 2016–17 Tercera División Narcís Sala 23-04-2017 UE Sant Andreu 0–0 CE Europa
79 2017–18 Tercera División Nou Sardenya 12-11-2017 CE Europa 0–0 UE Sant Andreu
80 2017–18 Tercera División Narcís Sala 14-04-2018 UE Sant Andreu 1–1 CE Europa
81 2018–19 Tercera División Nou Sardenya 09-12-2018 CE Europa 1–1 UE Sant Andreu
82 2018–19 Tercera División Narcís Sala 05-05-2019 UE Sant Andreu 0–0 CE Europa
83[2] 2019–20 Tercera División Nou Sardenya 05-01-2020 CE Europa 0–2 UE Sant Andreu
84 2022–23 Tercera Federación Nou Sardenya 27-11-2022 CE Europa 3–0 UE Sant Andreu
85 2022–23 Tercera Federación Narcís Sala 02-04-2023 UE Sant Andreu 1–1 CE Europa
86 2023–24 Segunda Federación Nou Sardenya 17-09-2023 CE Europa 3–0 UE Sant Andreu
87 2023–24 Segunda Federación Narcís Sala 28-01-2024 UE Sant Andreu 2–3 CE Europa
88 2024–25 Segunda Federación Nou Sardenya 17-11-2024 CE Europa 3-5[3] UE Sant Andreu Suspended

Summary

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Category Wins Europa Draws Wins Sant Andreu Goals Europa Goals Sant Andreu
Segunda División B/Segunda Federación 2 1 1 6 5
Tercera División/Tercera Federación 18 17 18 62 59
Segona Categoria del Campionat de Catalunya 3 0 5 13 19
Primera Catalana 9 6 7 40 39
Total 32 24 31 121 122

Comparison

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Element of comparison Europa Sant Andreu
General information
Complete name Club Esportiu Europa Unió Esportiva Sant Andreu, SAE
Foundational date 5 June 1907 1909
Nicknames Escapulats, graciencs, europeistes Quadribarrats, andreuencs
Colours White and blue Yellow and red
Type of entity Football club Sociedad Anónima Deportiva
Location
Neighbourhood Vila de Gràcia Sant Andreu de Palomar
Inhabitants (2023) 50,048 57,902
District Gràcia Sant Andreu
Inhabitants (2023) 120,907 149,826
Stadium
Name Nou Sardenya Narcís Sala
Capacity 4,000[15] 6,563[16]
Dimensions 100,5 x 62 m 105 x 64 m
Year of inauguration 1995 1970
Social dimension
Number of members (2024–25) 2,603[17] 4,000[18]
Number of fan groups (2024–25) 14[19] 12[20]
Fanatical animation group Eskapulats Desperdicis
Trajectory
Seasons in La Liga 3 0
Seasons in the Segunda División 5 11
Seasons in the Segunda División B/Segunda Federación 4 21
Seasons in the Tercera División/Tercera Federación 57 46
Seasons in regional categories 18 7
Direct confrontations
Number of derbies won, drawed, and lost 32 wins, 24 draws, and 31 losses 31 wins, 24 draws, and 32 losses
Number of goals scored and received in derbies 121 scored and 122 received 122 scored and 121 received
Seasons finishing above the rival in the league 42 69
Honours
Segunda División B 0 2
Tercera División/Tercera Federación 4 5
Copa Federación 0 1
Campionat de Catalunya 1 0
Copa Catalunya 3 2

References

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