RCDE Stadium

RCDE Stadium, also known as Estadi Cornella-El Prat (Catalan pronunciation: [əsˈtaði kuɾnəˈʎa əl ˈpɾat]; Spanish: Estadio Cornella-El Prat [esˈtaðjo koɾneˈʎa el ˈpɾat]) is an all-seater football stadium on the outskirts of Cornella 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.

With a capacity of 40,000 seats. it is the 10th-largest stadium in Spain and the 3rd-largest in Catalunya. It became the home of RCD Espanyol in 2009, replacing their previous stadium, the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys, being the 8th stadium in the club's history.

History

The stadium is known as the Estadi Cornella-El Prat because it is located on the borders of the municipalities Cornella 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.

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