RCDE Stadium

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RCDE Stadium

Cornellà-El Prat
UEFA Category 4 Stadium
Full name	RCDE Stadium
Former names	Cornellà-El Prat (2009–2014) Power8 Stadium (2014–2016)
Location	Cornellà and El Prat, Barcelona, Spain
Coordinates	41°20′52.3″N 2°4′32.4″E / 41.347861°N 2.075667°E / 41.347861; 2.075667Coordinates: 41°20′52.3″N 2°4′32.4″E / 41.347861°N 2.075667°E / 41.347861; 2.075667
Owner	Espanyol
Operator	Espanyol
Executive suites	44
Capacity	40,000[1]
Record attendance	40,240 (Espanyol vs Real Madrid; 13 February 2011)
Field size	105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft)
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	9 May 2003
Built	9 May 2005
Opened	2 August 2009
Construction cost	€ 60 million
Architect	Mark Fenwick, Javier Iribarren (Reid Fenwick Asociados) and Esteban Gasulla (Gasulla Arquitectura y Gestió)
Project manager	Jacques Coltard
Structural engineer	Indus
Services engineer	PGI Group
General contractor	FCC Construcción i Copisa
Tenants
RCD Espanyol (2009–present) Spain National Football Team

RCDE Stadium, also known as Estadi Cornellà-El Prat (Catalan pronunciation: [əsˈtaði kuɾnəˈʎa əl ˈpɾat]; Spanish: Estadio Cornellà-El Prat [esˈtaðjo koɾneˈʎa el ˈpɾat]), is an all-seater football stadium on the outskirts of Cornellà de Llobregat and El Prat de Llobregat, in the wider Barcelona urban area (Catalonia, Spain). It took three years to build and cost approximately €60 million. Opened in August 2009, it was awarded as Venue of the Year getting the Stadium Business Awards on 18 June 2010 in Dublin.^[2][3]

With a capacity of 40,000 seats.^[4] it is the 10th-largest stadium in Spain and the 3rd-largest in Catalonia. It became the home of RCD Espanyol in 2009, replacing their previous stadium, the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, being the 8th stadium in the club's history.

History[]

The stadium is known as the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat because it is located on the borders of the municipalities Cornellà and El Prat. The club hopes to find a buyer for the naming rights for the stadium.

Espanyol defeated Liverpool 3–0 in the stadium's inaugural match on 2 August 2009.^[5]

After the death of club captain Daniel Jarque on 8 August 2009, just six days after the inaugural match, it was proposed that the stadium should be renamed in his honour.^[6] However, the club has not taken a definite stance on the subject.^[7]

In July 2014, the stadium was renamed as Power8 Stadium for sponsorship reasons.^[8] It was discovered that Power8 was an investment fraud which duped 100s of Asian investors, organised by Bryan Cook and Thomas Yi of London Capital. In January 2016, the club renamed the stadium as RCDE Stadium ending the sponsorship of Power8.^[9]

Other uses[]

On 3 July 2010, the stadium received a live concert of American hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas, during The E.N.D World Tour, in front of 30,000 fans.

On 1 June 2019, German metal band Rammstein performed at the stadium as part of their Europe Stadium Tour 2019.

Gallery[]

League attendances[]

This is a list of league games attendances of Espanyol at Cornellà-El Prat.^[10]

References[]

External links[]

• Projecte definitiu estadi de Cornellà - Official video about the new stadium YouTube
• RCD Espanyol Official website
• Estadios de España (in English)