At a glance
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La Curva is an RCD Espanyol supporters' group born around 2002 with the club's backing, which in 2016 credited it with fourteen years of existence. That year Espanyol required it to join La 1900, a unified stand, and in November it suspended the project because coexistence with the Juvenil was impossible. In 2025 it shared the Grada Canito of the RCDE Stadium with the Juvenil. Betevé described it in 2020 as close to the far right; the group has also organised charity collections at the stadium.
- Club
- RCD Espanyol
- City
- Cornellà
- Stadium
- RCDE Stadium
- Stand
- Grada Canito of the RCDE Stadium (with the Juvenil, 2025)
- Founded
- 2002
- Situation
- In the Grada Canito with the Juvenil (May 2025)
Documented history
La Curva: Espanyol's supporters' group since 2002
According to an RCD Espanyol statement of August 2016, La Curva was born with the club's social and institutional support, which it maintained throughout its fourteen years of existence. In 2014, a report by Europa Press also used «La Curva» to name the animation area where the members of Brigadas Blanquiazules were located, alongside the Juvenil.
2016: La 1900 and the break with the club
In August 2016, Espanyol made La Curva's participation in the new unified stand, La 1900, conditional on its public adherence to the project, a change of spokespeople and the proposal of heads of working areas; otherwise it would stop recognising it as an official animation group. The club defined that project as a safe, apolitical and non-violent stand. On 14 October it temporarily withdrew privileges from the animation groups. In November, Iusport reported the suspension of the project: coexistence between La Curva and the Juvenil, until then located in sectors 109 and 110, had proved impossible.
See this section's source ↗Charity collections
On 5 January 2017, the club published a photograph of La Curva representatives with the players Víctor Álvarez, Gerard Moreno and Aarón Martín beside the toys collected by the group. On 5 November 2024 it reported the arrival at their destination of the trailers of food and supplies gathered over a weekend at the RCDE Stadium on La Curva's initiative, and thanked its whole fan base for its involvement.
See this section's source ↗Documented incidents
In January 2020, the Mossos d’Esquadra arrested five people after a fight in Cornellà between La Curva radicals and members of Herri Norte Taldea, of Athletic, before an Espanyol–Athletic match, according to Betevé. In September 2025, the National Police identified three people linked to La Curva as the alleged authors of a threatening banner aimed at the referee Carlos del Cerro Grande, according to Escudo Digital. These are arrests and identifications, not convictions.
See this section's source ↗The Grada Canito
In 2025, La Curva and the Juvenil shared the Grada Canito, the young fans' stand at the RCDE Stadium, named after the former player Canito. After the multiple running-down incident that occurred around the stadium before the derby against FC Barcelona in May 2025, both groups suspended their animation and issued a joint statement, according to El 1900.
See this section's source ↗Key dates
Timeline of La Curva
2002 · Birth
The group is born with the club's backing, which in 2016 credited it with fourteen years of existence.
2016 · La 1900 and the break
The club makes its presence conditional on the unified stand, withdraws privileges in October and suspends the project in November.
2017 · Toy collection
Group representatives pose with first-team players beside the toys collected.
2020 · Fight in Cornellà
Five arrests after a clash with members of Herri Norte Taldea before Espanyol–Athletic.
2024 · Food collection
Trailers of food and supplies gathered at the RCDE Stadium on the group's initiative.
2025 · Grada Canito
With the Juvenil, it suspends the animation and signs a statement after the running-down incident before the May derby.
Ideology and identity · La Curva
In January 2020, Betevé described the La Curva radicals involved in a fight in Cornellà as Espanyol fans «propers a la ultra dreta», that is, close to the far right. It is a description of those involved in that episode, not of all Espanyol supporters. The club, for its part, defined its unified-stand project in 2016 as apolitical; there is no record of a political self-definition by the group.
Source of this description ↗Frequently asked questions
Getting to know La Curva
What year was La Curva founded?
Around 2002: RCD Espanyol credited it with fourteen years of existence in its August 2016 statement.
Which team is La Curva from?
RCD Espanyol. It cheers at the RCDE Stadium, in Cornellà de Llobregat.
Where does La Curva stand at the RCDE Stadium?
In the Grada Canito, the animation stand that in 2025 it shared with the Juvenil. In 2016 both groups occupied sectors 109 and 110, according to Iusport.
What is La Curva's ideology?
Betevé described La Curva radicals in 2020 as close to the far right, following a fight with Herri Norte in Cornellà. It is an external description; there is no record of a self-definition by the group.
What are Espanyol's ultras called?
In 2025, Espanyol's animation groups were La Curva and the Juvenil, gathered in the Grada Canito. In 2014, Europa Press also placed Brigadas Blanquiazules, an earlier group, in that area.
Are La Curva and La 1900 the same thing?
No. La 1900 was the unified-stand project that Espanyol proposed in 2016 and that it asked La Curva to join; the club suspended it in November of that year.
Who are La Curva's rivals?
The cited sources document a clash with Herri Norte Taldea, of Athletic, in Cornellà in January 2020. With the Juvenil, coexistence proved impossible in 2016, although in 2025 they shared the Grada Canito.
Is La Curva still active?
Yes. In May 2025 it suspended the animation and signed a statement with the Juvenil after the running-down incident before the derby, and in September 2025 the police identified three people linked to the group.
Sources
The documents behind this history
Each source keeps its date and scope. Titles appear in their original language. An insider account, an announcement and an official decision document different facts.
- Así es el mapa de los ultras del fútbol español ↗
RTVE · Europa Press · 1 December 2014
La Curva as an animation area shared with the Juvenil and Brigadas Blanquiazules in 2014.
- Comunicado oficial ↗
RCD Espanyol · 2 August 2016
Age of the group and conditions for joining the La 1900 project.
- Retirada temporal de privilegios a los grupos de animación ↗
RCD Espanyol · 14 October 2016
The club's decision on the animation groups.
- La grada de animación, un acuerdo imposible para el Espanyol ↗
Iusport · 22 November 2016
Suspension of the La 1900 project and location in sectors 109 and 110.
- La Curva más generosa ↗
RCD Espanyol · 5 January 2017
Toy collection and the players' participation.
- Baralla entre ultres de l'Espanyol i l'Athletic a Cornellà ↗
Betevé · Redacció Esports · 25 January 2020
Fight with Herri Norte Taldea and external ideological description. Article in Catalan.
- Trajecte completat ↗
RCD Espanyol · 5 November 2024
Transport of food and supplies collected on La Curva's initiative. Article in Catalan.
- La Curva y la Juvenil: «No vamos a permitir que se normalicen estas acciones» ↗
El 1900 · Laura Solán · 16 May 2025
Grada Canito and the joint statement of May 2025.
- Identificados tres ultras del Espanyol por la pancarta amenazante contra el árbitro Del Cerro Grande ↗
Escudo Digital · Silvia Montes · 10 September 2025
Police identification; not a conviction.
Documentary review: 18 October 2026. English edition: 21 October 2026. Editorial team: Mundo Ultras.
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