RCD Espanyol Cantera

RCD Espanyol (youth system)
GroundCiutat Esportiva Dani Jarque,
Sant Adrià de Besòs, Catalonia, Spain
Capacity1,520
PresidentChen Yansheng[1]
CoachXavi Morón
LeagueDivisión de Honor
2018–19División de Honor, Gr. 3, 3rd
Websitehttp://www.rcdespanyol.com/en/youth-team-football/

The cantera (quarry) of Spanish professional football club RCD Espanyol is the organisation's youth academy, developing players from childhood through to the integration of the best prospects into the adult teams.

The final category within the youth structure is the Juvenil A under-18/19 team which represents the club in national competition. The successful graduates then usually move to the club's reserve team, Espanyol B, which is also considered part of the cantera due to being a stage in progression towards the senior team, albeit competing in the adult league system.

The academy is based at the club training complex, Ciutat Esportiva Dani Jarque.

  1. ^ "Chen Yansheng & family". Forbes.