UE Cornellà

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Cornellà
Full nameUnión Esportiva Cornellà, S.A.D.[1]
Founded1951
StadiumStage Front Stadium
Capacity40,000[2]
PresidentÁlex Talavera
Head coachGonzalo Riutort[3]
LeaguePrimera Federación – Group 1
2022–23Primera Federación – Group 2, 11th of 20
WebsiteClub website
Current season

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[edit]

Club logo until 2021

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[edit]

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1954–55 5 2ª Reg. 8th
1955–56 5 2ª Reg. 2nd
1956–57 5 2ª Reg. 2nd
1957–58 4 1ª Reg. 4th
1958–59 4 1ª Reg. 17th
1959–60 4 1ª Reg. 7th
1960–61 4 1ª Reg. 13th
1961–62 4 1ª Reg. 3rd
1962–63 4 1ª Reg. 10th
1963–64 4 1ª Reg. 17th
1964–65 4 1ª Reg. 17th
1965–66 5 2ª Reg.
1966–67 4 1ª Reg. 16th
1967–68 4 1ª Reg. 9th
1968–69 4 Reg. Pref. 15th
1969–70 4 Reg. Pref. 11th
1970–71 5 1ª Reg. 2nd
1971–72 5 1ª Reg. 3rd
1972–73 5 1ª Reg. 10th
1973–74 5 1ª Reg. 7th
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1974–75 5 1ª Reg. 8th
1975–76 5 1ª Reg. 6th
1976–77 5 1ª Reg. 4th
1977–78 5 Reg. Pref. 6th
1978–79 5 Reg. Pref. 14th
1979–80 5 Reg. Pref. 9th
1980–81 5 Reg. Pref. 15th
1981–82 5 Reg. Pref. 19th
1982–83 6 1ª Reg. 7th
1983–84 6 1ª Reg. 6th
1984–85 6 1ª Reg. 4th
1985–86 6 1ª Reg. 8th
1986–87 6 1ª Reg. 6th
1987–88 6 1ª Reg. 13th
1988–89 6 1ª Reg. 12th
1989–90 6 1ª Reg. 2nd
1990–91 6 1ª Reg. 1st
1991–92 6 Pref. Terr. 3rd
1992–93 6 Pref. Terr. 5th
1993–94 6 Pref. Terr. 3rd
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1994–95 6 Pref. Terr. 4th
1995–96 6 Pref. Terr. 1st
1996–97 5 1ª Cat. 5th
1997–98 5 1ª Cat. 9th
1998–99 5 1ª Cat. 2nd
1999–2000 4 4th
2000–01 4 15th
2001–02 4 18th
2002–03 5 1ª Cat. 1st
2003–04 4 10th
2004–05 4 16th
2005–06 4 17th
2006–07 5 1ª Cat. 6th
2007–08 5 1ª Cat. 1st
2008–09 4 12th
2009–10 4 5th
2010–11 4 8th
2011–12 4 5th
2012–13 4 2nd
2013–14 4 1st
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2014–15 3 2ª B 15th Round of 32
2015–16 3 2ª B 5th
2016–17 3 2ª B 9th Third round
2017–18 3 2ª B 4th
2018–19 3 2ª B 4th First round
2019–20 3 2ª B 4th First round
2020–21 3 2ª B 5th / 1st Round of 32
2021–22 3 1ª RFEF 14th First round
2022–23 3 1ª Fed. 11th
2023–24 3 1ª Fed.

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP Rubén Miño
3 DF Spain ESP Javi Jiménez
4 MF Spain ESP Andreu Hernández
5 DF Spain ESP Marc Vilaplana
6 MF Spain ESP Toni Arranz
7 MF Argentina ARG Marcos Gorriti
8 MF Spain ESP Adam Cherradi
9 FW Spain ESP Mamor Niang
10 FW Guinea-Bissau GNB Clau Mendes
11 FW Spain ESP Raúl Pesca
13 GK Ukraine UKR Yaroslav Meykher
14 MF Spain ESP Kike López (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Spain ESP José Mas
16 DF Spain ESP Sergio Ayala
17 FW Spain ESP Canario
18 MF Spain ESP Antonio Caballero
19 MF Spain ESP Carles Garrido
20 DF Spain ESP Eudald Vergés
21 DF Spain ESP Kike Ríos
22 FW Spain ESP Álex Gonpi
23 FW Spain ESP Marc Tenas
27 FW Brazil BRA Luisao Macías
28 DF Ghana GHA Koffi Amankwaa

Youth players[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
30 MF Spain ESP Izan González
31 DF Spain ESP Xavier Finot
32 FW Spain ESP Carles Garrido
No. Pos. Nation Player
44 FW Spain ESP Adrián Bobi
45 DF Spain ESP Marc Jurado
MF Spain ESP Andrés Palacios

Out on loan[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
No. Pos. Nation Player

Honours[edit]

Notable players[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Catalan Football Federation profile
  2. ^ RCDE Stadium – RCD Espanyol Official Page
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ chrisentrenador (2018-09-10). "Barcelona – Nou Camp Municipal de Cornellá". Estadios de España. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  5. ^ "Unió Esportiva Cornellà, S.A.D. :: La Futbolteca. Enciclopedia del Fútbol Español" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  6. ^ "El Club". Unió Esportiva Cornellà (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  7. ^ "Atletico Madrid suffer shock Copa del Rey defeat to third tier Cornella". 90min. 6 January 2021.
  8. ^ Roberts, Mike (21 January 2021). "Cornellà 0-2 FC Barcelona: Victory in extra time". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Plantilla". Unió Esportiva Cornellà (in European Spanish). Retrieved 27 October 2021.

External links[edit]

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