RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, located in Barcelona, Spain, was founded on October 28, 1900 as one of the founding clubs of La Liga, Spain's first division football league. Espanyol have won the Copa del Rey four times and reached the UEFA Cup finals in both 1988 and 2007.According to La Liga's official website, Espanyol rank seventh in the all-time league table. One of the most traditional clubs in Spain, Espanyol is well known in the world for its excellent youth training system and constant La Liga status.Currently, Rastar Group hold 99.59 per cent of shares of RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, making it the first Chinese A-share company to take over a club of Europe's top five leagues.