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Full name | Unión Esportiva Cornellà, S.A.D.[1] | ||
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Founded | 1951 | ||
Stadium | Stage Front Stadium | ||
Capacity | 40,000[2] | ||
President | Álex Talavera | ||
Head coach | Gonzalo Riutort[3] | ||
League | Primera Federación – Group 1 | ||
2022–23 | Primera Federación – Group 2, 11th of 20 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Unión Esportiva Cornellà, S. A. D. (Catalan: Unió Esportiva Cornellà) is a Spanish football team based in Cornellà de Llobregat, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1951 it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at RCDE stadium, which has a capacity of 40,000 spectators.[4]
History
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Unión Deportiva Cornellà was founded on 29 April 1951 by the merging of Club Atlético Padró and Academia Junyent.[5] Since its foundation the club participated in regional competitions and Tercera División until the season 2013/2014, when it achieved the historic promotion to the Segunda División B.[6]
On 6 January 2021, Cornellà upset La Liga giants Atlético Madrid by a score of 1–0 in the second round of the Copa del Rey.[7] They were eliminated in the following round by Barcelona, as the final score was 2–0 after extra time.[8]
Season to season
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- 3 seasons in Primera Federación
- 7 seasons in Segunda División B
- 12 seasons in Tercera División
Players
Current squad
- As of 31 August 2023.[9]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Youth players
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Out on loan
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Honours
Notable players
Tha'er Bawab (youth)
Keita Baldé (youth)
Jordi Alba (youth)
Pep Caballé
Enric Gallego
David García
Eloy Gila
Sergio Gómez
Borja López
Pere Martínez
Rubén Miño (youth)
Ignasi Miquel (youth)
Xavi Moro
Xavi Puerto
David Raya (youth)
Víctor Ruiz (youth)
Enric Vallès
References
- ↑ Catalan Football Federation profile
- ↑ RCDE Stadium – RCD Espanyol Official Page
- ↑ Aragón, Heraldo de. "El técnico del Ejea se va al Cornellá y llega al Ebro su nuevo director deportivo". heraldo.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ↑ chrisentrenador (2018-09-10). "Barcelona – Nou Camp Municipal de Cornellá". Estadios de España. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ↑ "Unió Esportiva Cornellà, S.A.D. :: La Futbolteca. Enciclopedia del Fútbol Español" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-09.
- ↑ "El Club". Unió Esportiva Cornellà (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2019-11-20.
- ↑ "Atletico Madrid suffer shock Copa del Rey defeat to third tier Cornella". 90min. 6 January 2021.
- ↑ Roberts, Mike (21 January 2021). "Cornellà 0-2 FC Barcelona: Victory in extra time". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ↑ "Plantilla". Unió Esportiva Cornellà (in European Spanish). Retrieved 27 October 2021.
External links
- Official website (in Catalan and Spanish)
- Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)
- Club & stadium history - Estadios de España (in English)