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RCDE Stadium
Cornellà-El Prat
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Full nameRCDE Stadium
Former namesCornellà-El Prat
(2009–2014)
Power8 Stadium
(2014–2016)
RCDE Stadium
(2016–2023)
LocationCornellà and El Prat, Barcelona, Spain
Coordinates41°20′52″N 2°4′32″E / 41.34778°N 2.07556°E / 41.34778; 2.07556
OwnerEspanyol
OperatorEspanyol
Executive suites44
Capacity40,000[1]
Record attendance40,240 (Espanyol vs Real Madrid CF; 13 February 2011)
Field size105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground9 May 2003
Built9 May 2005
Opened2 August 2009
Construction cost€60 million
ArchitectMark Fenwick, Javier Iribarren (Reid Fenwick Asociados) and Esteban Gasulla (Gasulla Arquitectura y Gestió)
Project managerJacques Coltard
Structural engineerIndus
Services engineerPGI Group
General contractorFCC Construcción i Copisa
Tenants
RCD Espanyol (2009–present)
Cornellà (2022–present)
Spain national football team (selected matches)
Girona (2024–25; UEFA matches)

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 at the Stadium Business Awards on 18 June 2010 in Dublin.[2][3]

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

It is one of the potential host stadiums for the 2030 FIFA World Cup.

  1. ^ Jones, Rich (2019-02-09). "We ranked the top 10 stadium in La Liga - with a surprise No.1". mirror. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  2. ^ "Facilities | RCD Espanyol". www.rcdespanyol.com. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  3. ^ Jessop, Tara. "How To Attend An Espanyol Football Match". Culture Trip. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  4. ^ "Facilities | RCD Espanyol". www.rcdespanyol.com. Retrieved 2019-11-20.

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