RCDE Stadium, also known as Estadi Cornellà-El Prat (; es, Estadio Cornellà-El Prat ), is an

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football stadium on the outskirts of

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and

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, in the wider

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urban area (

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). It took three years to build and cost approximately

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60 million. Opened in August 2009, it was awarded as ''Venue of the Year'' getting the Stadium Business Awards on 18 June 2010 in

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. With a capacity of 40,000 seats. it is the 10th-largest stadium in Spain and the 3rd-largest in

. It became the home of

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in 2009, replacing their previous stadium, the

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, 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

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3–0 in the stadium's inaugural match on 2 August 2009. After the death of club captain

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on 8 August 2009, just six days after the inaugural match, it was proposed that the stadium should be renamed in his honour. However, the club has not taken a definite stance on the subject. In July 2014, the stadium was renamed as ''Power8 Stadium'' for sponsorship reasons. 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.

Other uses

On 3 July 2010, the stadium received a live concert of American hip hop group

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, during '' The E.N.D World Tour'', in front of 30,000 fans. On 1 June 2019, German metal band

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performed at the stadium as part of their

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with 33,825 fans in attendance.

Gallery

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League attendances

This is a list of league games attendances of Espanyol at Cornellà-El Prat.

References

External links

Projecte definitiu estadi de Cornellà - Official video about the new stadium
YouTube
RCD Espanyol
Official website
Estadios de España
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