UE Cornellà
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 Segunda Federación, holding home games at RCDE stadium, which has a capacity of 40,000 spectators.[4]
| 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 | Segunda Federación | ||
| 2023–24 | Primera Federación – Group 2, 18th of 20 (relegated) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History
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]
Club backtground
- Unión Deportiva Cornellá (1951–1999)
- Unió Esportiva Cornellà (1999–)
Season to season
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- 3 seasons in Primera Federación/Primera División RFEF
- 7 seasons in Segunda División B
- 1 season in Segunda Federación
- 12 seasons in Tercera División
Players
Current squad
- As of 1 February 2024.[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 (10 June 2019). "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)