Unió Esportiva Cornellà, S. A. D. is a Spanish football team based in Cornellà de Llobregat, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1951 it plays in Segunda Federación – Group 3, holding home games at Estadi Palamós Costa Brava, which has a capacity of 3,724.

Cornellà
Full nameUnió Esportiva Cornellà, S.A.D.
Founded1951
StadiumEstadi Palamós Costa Brava
Capacity3,724
PresidentÁlex Talavera
Head coachGenis Sampietro
LeagueSegunda Federación – Group 3
2023–24Primera Federación – Group 2, 18th of 20 (relegated)
Websitewww.uecornella.cat
Current season

History

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Club logo until 2021

Unión Deportiva Cornellà was founded on 29 April 1951 by the merging of Club Atlético Padró and Academia Junyent.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3] They were eliminated in the following round by Barcelona, as the final score was 2–0 after extra time.[4]

Club backtground

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  • Unión Deportiva Cornellá (1951–1999)
  • Unió Esportiva Cornellà (1999–)

Season to season

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Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1951–52 6 2ª Reg. 11th
1952–53 6 2ª Reg. 5th
1953–54 DNP
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
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1971–72 5 1ª Reg. 3rd
1972–73 5 1ª Reg. 10th
1973–74 5 1ª Reg. 7th
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
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1991–92 6 Pref. Terr. 3rd
1992–93 6 Pref. Terr. 5th
1993–94 6 Pref. Terr. 3rd
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
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2011–12 4 5th
2012–13 4 2nd
2013–14 4 1st
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. 18th
2024–25 4 2ª Fed.

Players

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Current squad

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As of 27 September 2024.[5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ESP Rubén Miño
2 DF   ESP Bruno Lorente
3 DF   ESP David Pons
4 DF   ESP Tomás Peñalba
5 DF   ESP Marc Vilaplana
6 MF   ESP Alagy Oliveira
7 DF   ESP Juan Duran
8 MF   ESP Adam Cherradi
9 FW   GAM Master Omar
10 FW   ESP Albert Lopez
11 FW   ESP Luis Angel Forcen
13 GK   ESP Issac Vila
14 MF   ESP Marc Esteban (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF   ESP Richard Pujol
16 MF   ESP Izan Gonzalez
17 FW   ESP Javi Serra
18 FW   ESP Hector Tejada
19 MF   ESP Mateo Enriquez
20 FW   ESP Bouba Barry
21 DF   ESP Luis Madrigal
22 MF   ESP Ibai Reches
23 FW   CIV Boris Kouassi
24 DF   ESP Alejandro Perez
25 GK   CHN Li Hao

Youth players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
30 MF   ESP Izan González
31 DF   ESP Xavier Finot
No. Pos. Nation Player
45 DF   ESP Marc Jurado
MF   ESP Andrés Palacios

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ESP Adam Cherradi (at Cerdanyola del Vallès until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   ESP Carles Garrido (at Girona B until 30 June 2024)

Honours

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Notable players

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References

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  1. ^ "Unió Esportiva Cornellà, S.A.D. :: La Futbolteca. Enciclopedia del Fútbol Español" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  2. ^ "El Club". Unió Esportiva Cornellà (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  3. ^ "Atletico Madrid suffer shock Copa del Rey defeat to third tier Cornella". 90min. 6 January 2021.
  4. ^ Roberts, Mike (21 January 2021). "Cornellà 0-2 FC Barcelona: Victory in extra time". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Plantilla". Unió Esportiva Cornellà (in European Spanish). Retrieved 27 October 2021.
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