Sport in Catalonia information

Sport has an important incidence in Catalan life since the beginning of the 20th century. The main sports in Catalonia are football, basketball, handball...

Football is the most important sport in Catalonia and was introduced in the late 19th century by a combination of mostly British immigrant workers and...

Northern Catalonia, North Catalonia or French Catalonia is the formerly Catalan-speaking and cultural territory ceded to France by Spain through the signing...

Catalonia (/ˌkætəˈloʊniə/; Catalan: Catalunya [kətəˈluɲə] ; Spanish: Cataluña [kataˈluɲa] ; Occitan: Catalonha [kataˈluɲa]) is an autonomous community...

Spanish Rugby League Association formed in 2013 who govern the sport in all of Spain. Rugby league in Catalonia came from the North with several attempts...

The Catalonia national football team (Catalan: Selecció de futbol de Catalunya) is the official football team of Catalonia. It is organised by the Catalan...

Assembly was held on 19 December 1985, once again in the hall of the General Direction of Sport for Catalonia. Joan de la Llera, the sole candidate, was elected...

changes in international sport of recent decades and prepare it for eventual international recognition in case of independence of Catalonia. Gerard Esteva...

from Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona currently playing in Liga F. Levante Las Planas was founded in 1983 in Las Planas district as a merge of local teams UP...

bullring in Girona was demolished in 2006. The sport declined in popularity in recent decades. By 2011, the only operating bullring in Catalonia was La...

is a Spanish women's football team from Lleida, Segrià, currently playing in the Primera Federación (women). As of 2 February 2024 Note: Flags indicate...

several attempts by French Catalan clubs to expand interest of the sport to Spanish Catalonia. The first of these attempts occurred on 30 May 1993, when Perpignan-based...

There are quite a number of festivals and traditions in Catalonia (Spain). While most are of ancient origin, certain traditions are of relatively recent...

a regional sport team (Catalonia) had been registered with the opposition of the state the region belonged to (Spain). The Spanish sport organizations...

groups of Catalonia: Catalan people Occitan people Spanish people Ethnic minorities in Catalonia Sport in Catalonia Football in Catalonia — Catalonia national...

popular field sport in Catalonia. The game is most popular in the North near the French border. Rugby union was introduced in Southern Catalonia in 1921, when...

founded in 1960. It is best known for its women's football team, founded in 1996. In 2010 Sant Gabriel gained promotion to the national top level. In their...

Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population...

Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia, is the second largest city and metropolitan area in Spain and sixth-most populous urban area in the European Union. It...

which currently plays in Segunda División. Other than it, the club is centered in formative football. CFF Tortosa-Ebre played in the second tier between...

Founded in 2005 from the fusion of local clubs CE Santa Eugènia and CB Vedruna, the team attained promotion for the Spanish First League in 2009, ending...

civil (1890–1936)" [Press, sport and mass culture. The role of specialized journalism in the social growth of sport in Catalonia until the civil war (1890–1936)]...

most prominent in the development of the history of the sport in Catalonia in recent centuries. It is based in an Art Nouveau house built in 1911 by Josep...